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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14a-101)
(Amendment #1)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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o Confidential, for Use of the Commission only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
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SUNAIR SERVICES CORPORATION
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of Sunair Services Corporation , or Sunair
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13,093,588 shares of Sunairs common stock
303,250 shares underlying options with exercise prices equal to or less than $2.75 per
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The filing fee was determined based upon (a) 13,093,588 shares of Sunairs common stock and
(b) 303,250 options to purchase shares of Sunairs common stock with an exercise price less
than $2.75 per share. The filing fee was determined by adding (x) the product of (i) the
number of shares of Sunair common stock that are proposed to be acquired in the merger and
(ii) the consideration of $2.75 in cash per share of common stock, plus (y) $287,500
expected to be paid to holders of options with an exercise price less than $2.75 per share
((x) and (y) together, the Total Consideration). The amount of the filing fee,
calculated in accordance with Securities Exchange Act Rule 0-11(c)(1), was calculated by
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Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:
$36,294,867
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SUNAIR
SERVICES CORPORATION
1350 E. NEWPORT CENTER
DRIVE, SUITE 201
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442
,
2009
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting of the
shareholders of Sunair Services Corporation
(Sunair)
on ,
2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, at the
Hilton Hotel, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441.
The board of directors of Sunair has approved a merger agreement
providing for the merger of Sunair with and into Buyer
Acquisition Company, Inc. (Merger Sub), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Massey Services, Inc.
(Massey). If the merger is completed, you will
receive $2.75 in cash for each share of Sunairs common
stock that you own and Sunair will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Massey.
At the special meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote
on a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of September 28, 2009, by and among Sunair, Massey and
Merger Sub. After careful consideration, our board of directors
approved the merger agreement, the merger and the other
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and determined
that the merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable, fair to and
in the best interests of our shareholders. THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE ADOPTION
OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
The proxy statement attached to this letter provides you with
information about the merger and the special meeting. A copy of
the merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this proxy
statement. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement
carefully. You may also obtain additional information on Sunair
from documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares
of our common stock you own. The merger cannot be completed
unless shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares
of Sunairs common stock as of October 14, 2009, the
record date, approve the merger agreement. If you fail to vote
on the merger agreement or fail to instruct your broker on how
to vote, it will have the same effect as voting against the
approval of the merger agreement.
On behalf of the board of directors, thank you for your
continued support.
Sincerely,
Jack I. Ruff
President and Chief Executive Officer
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE SPECIAL
MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD
AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE. NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. SHAREHOLDERS
WHO EXECUTE A PROXY CARD MAY NEVERTHELESS ATTEND THE MEETING,
REVOKE THEIR PROXY AND VOTE THEIR SHARES IN PERSON.
THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS
DATED ,
2009 AND IS FIRST BEING
MAILED TO SHAREHOLDERS ON OR
ABOUT ,
2009.
SUNAIR
SERVICES CORPORATION
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33487
NOTICE
OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE
HELD ,
2009
A special meeting of the shareholders of Sunair Services
Corporation, a Florida corporation (Sunair,
we, us or our), will be held
at the Hilton Hotel, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida
33441,
on ,
2009 beginning at 11:00 a.m., local time, for the following
purposes:
1. Adoption of the merger agreement. To
consider and vote on a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of September 28, 2009, among Massey
Services, Inc. (Massey), Buyer Acquisition Company
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Massey (Merger
Sub), and Sunair, pursuant to which, upon the merger
becoming effective, each outstanding share of Sunair common
stock (other than shares held by Massey, Merger Sub or any
direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Massey or Merger
Sub) will be converted into the right to receive $2.75 in cash,
without interest.
2. Adjournment of the Special Meeting. To
approve the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or
appropriate, for, among other reasons, the solicitation of
additional proxies in the event that there are not sufficient
votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the proposal
to adopt the merger agreement.
3. Other Matters. To transact such other
business as may properly come before the special meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
Only shareholders of record of our common stock as of the close
of business on October 14, 2009, will be entitled to notice
of, and to vote at, the special meeting and any adjournment or
postponement of the special meeting. All shareholders of record
are cordially invited to attend the special meeting in person.
Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of
shares of our common stock you own. The merger
cannot be completed unless shareholders holding a majority of
the outstanding shares of Sunairs common stock as of the
record date approve the merger agreement. If you fail to vote on
the merger agreement or fail to instruct your broker on how to
vote, it will have the same effect as voting against the
approval of the merger agreement. Even if you plan to attend the
meeting in person, we request that you complete, sign, date and
return the enclosed proxy in the envelope provided and thus
ensure that your shares will be represented at the meeting if
you are unable to attend.
The board of directors of Sunair recommends that shareholders
vote FOR the adoption of the merger agreement and FOR the
approval of the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary
or appropriate, for the solicitation of additional proxies in
the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the
special meeting to approve the proposal to adopt the merger
agreement.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Jack I. Ruff
President and Chief Executive Officer
Deerfield Beach, Florida
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2009
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE SPECIAL
MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD
AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE. NO
POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. SHAREHOLDERS
WHO EXECUTE A PROXY CARD MAY NEVERTHELESS ATTEND THE MEETING,
REVOKE THEIR PROXY AND VOTE THEIR SHARES IN PERSON.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information from this proxy
statement and may not contain all of the information that is
important to you. To understand the merger fully, and for a more
complete description of the legal terms of the merger, you
should carefully read this entire proxy statement, the annexes
attached to this proxy statement and the documents referred to
or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement. We have
included page references in parentheses to direct you to the
appropriate place in this proxy statement for a more complete
description of the topics presented in this summary. In this
proxy statement, the terms Sunair, we,
us and our refer to Sunair Services
Corporation.
The
Parties to the Merger (page 17)
Sunair
Sunair, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Middleton Pest
Control, Inc. (Middleton), with headquarters located
in Orlando, Florida, provides pest control and lawn care
services to both residential and commercial customers. Middleton
provides essential pest control services and protection against
termites and insects to homes and businesses. In addition,
Middleton supplies lawn care services to homes and businesses,
which includes fertilization treatments and protection against
disease, weeds and insects for lawns and shrubs.
Sunair was incorporated in Florida on September 20, 1956.
Sunairs principal executive offices is located at
1350 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 201,
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 and its telephone number is
(561) 208-7400.
Massey
Massey, along with its subsidiaries, provides residential and
commercial pest control, termite protection and lawn, tree and
shrub care services in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. Its
services include pest control, termite protection, drain line
services, flying insect program, bird control program, termite
protection, and landscape care, including GreenUP landscape
services, such as soil testing, customized nutritional programs,
weed control and prevention, insect control and prevention,
disease control and prevention, tree and shrub care, and lawn
aeration.
Massey was incorporated in the state of Florida on
February 5, 1985. Masseys principal executive office
is located at 315 Groveland Street, Orlando, Florida 32804 and
its telephone number is
(407) 645-2500.
Merger
Sub
Buyer Acquisition Company, Inc. (Merger Sub), a
Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Massey, was
formed solely for the purpose of entering into the merger
agreement with Sunair and completing the merger, and has not
conducted any business operations.
Merger Sub was incorporated in the state of Florida on
September 21, 2009. Merger Subs principal executive
office is located at 315 Groveland Street, Orlando, Florida
32804 and its telephone number is
(407) 645-2500.
The
Special Meeting (page 13)
Date, Time, Place and Purpose. The special
meeting will be held
on ,
2009, at 11:00 a.m., local time, at the Hilton Hotel, 100
Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441. At the special
meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon proposals
to:
(i) approve the merger agreement;
(ii) adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or
appropriate to permit further solicitation of proxies if there
are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to
approve the merger agreement; and
(iii) transact such other business as may properly come
before the special meeting or any adjournments of the special
meeting.
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Record Date and Voting. Only shareholders who
hold shares of our common stock at the close of business on
October 14, 2009, the record date (record date)
for the special meeting, will be entitled to vote at the special
meeting. Each share of our common stock outstanding on the
record date will be entitled to one vote on each matter
submitted to shareholders for approval at the special meeting.
As of the record date, there were 13,093,588 shares of our
common stock outstanding.
Vote Required. The approval of the merger
agreement requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority
of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of the record
date. The proposal to approve the adjournment of the special
meeting if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional
proxies requires (i) if a quorum exists, that the number of
shares voted in favor of adjournment are greater than those
voted against, or (ii) in the absence of a quorum, the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
our common stock represented at the special meeting.
Coconut
Palm Proxy (page 14)
Coconut Palm Capital Investors II, Ltd. (Coconut
Palm) has the power to vote shares of Sunairs common
stock owned by its limited partners pursuant to proxy agreements
executed by its limited partners upon redemption of their
partnership interests. Richard Rochon, our Chairman, and Mario
Ferrari, our Vice Chairman, are deemed to be the beneficial
owners of Coconut Palm. Mr. Rochon and Mr. Ferrari
have advised us that they will not exercise their proxy
authority to vote the shares of Sunairs common stock owned
by Coconut Palms former limited partners (limited
partners) at the special meeting held
on ,
2009 and these limited partners will be entitled to vote these
shares at the special meeting held
on ,
2009. Mr. Rochon and Mr. Ferraris decision not
to exercise their proxy to vote the shares of Sunairs
common stock owned by the limited partners is only for the
proposals to be presented at the special meeting held
on ,
2009, and they reserve the right to exercise their proxy voting
authority for the limited partners at any subsequent meetings of
shareholders or on any matters approved by written consent.
There is litigation relating to the validity of the Coconut Palm
proxy. See Coconut Palm Proxy
Litigation on page 15.
Certain
Effects of the Merger (page 32)
If the merger agreement is adopted by our shareholders and the
other conditions to closing are satisfied, Merger Sub will merge
with and into Sunair, the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub will cease, and Sunair will continue as the surviving
corporation, wholly owned by Massey. Upon completion of the
merger, our common stock (other than shares held by Massey) will
be converted into the right to receive $2.75 per share, without
interest and less any required withholding taxes. The surviving
corporation will be a privately held corporation, and you will
cease to have any ownership interest in the surviving
corporation or any rights as a shareholder.
Recommendation
of Our Board of Directors (page 25)
After careful consideration, our board of directors approved the
merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement and declared that the
merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement are advisable, fair to and
in the best interests of our shareholders. ACCORDINGLY, OUR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
In reaching its decision, our board of directors evaluated a
variety of business, financial and market factors and consulted
with our management team, legal and financial advisors and our
special committee. In considering the recommendation of our
board of directors with respect to the merger, you should be
aware that certain of our directors and executive officers have
interests in the merger that differ from, or are in addition to,
your interests as a shareholder. See The
Merger Interests of Our Directors and Executive
Officers in the Merger beginning on page 31.
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For the factors considered by our board of directors in reaching
its decision to approve the merger agreement and the merger, see
The Merger Reasons for the Merger
beginning on page 24.
Opinion
of Hyde Park Capital (page 25)
On September 27, 2009, Hyde Park Capital rendered its oral
opinion to our board of directors (which was subsequently
confirmed in writing by delivery of Hyde Park Capitals
written opinion dated September 28, 2009) to the
effect that, as of September 28, 2009, the merger
consideration to be received by the holders of Sunair common
stock in the merger was fair to the holders of Sunair common
stock from a financial point of view.
Hyde Park Capitals opinion was directed to
Sunairs board of directors and only addressed the fairness
from a financial point of view of the merger consideration to be
received by the holders of Sunair common stock in the merger and
not any other aspect or implication of the merger. The summary
of Hyde Park Capitals opinion in this proxy statement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
written opinion which is included as Annex B to this proxy
statement and sets forth the procedures followed, assumptions
made, qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken
and other matters considered by Hyde Park Capital in preparing
its opinion. Sunair encourages its shareholders to carefully
read the full text of Hyde Park Capitals written opinion.
However, neither Hyde Park Capitals opinion nor the
summary of its opinion and the related analyses set forth in
this proxy statement are intended to be, and do not constitute,
advice or a recommendation to any Sunair shareholder as to how
Sunair shareholders should act or vote with respect to the
proposed merger. We paid Hyde Park Capital a customary fee in
connection with the delivery of its opinion. See The
Merger Opinion of Hyde Park Capital.
Goodwill
Impairment (page 30)
In conjunction with the merger and agreed upon purchase price,
Sunair concluded that it needed to take a goodwill impairment in
September 2009. The amount of the goodwill impairment is
approximately $14.2 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009. See Goodwill Impairment on
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Financing
(page 45)
Massey estimates the total amount of funds necessary to complete
the merger and the related transactions to be approximately
$54 million, which includes approximately
$36,007,367 million to be paid to our shareholders, with
$287,192.50 to cash out existing options and the remainder to be
applied to pay our outstanding debt and fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the merger and the related
transactions. These payments are expected to be funded with a
$33 million senior credit facility from SunTrust Bank and
M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank (M&I Bank).
In addition, Massey has received a commitment letter from AEA
Mezzanine Management LP (AEA Mezzanine) for
additional financing of up to $20 million.
Effect on
Stock Options and Warrants (page 39)
Stock
Options
At the effective time of the merger, all outstanding options to
purchase shares of our common stock will be cancelled by us and
will be converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal
to the excess, if any, of $2.75 per share in cash over the
exercise price per share of the option, multiplied by the number
of shares subject to the applicable option, whether or not then
exercisable, without interest and less any applicable
withholding tax. If the exercise price per share of any option
is $2.75 or greater, the holder thereof will not receive any
cash payment when the option is cancelled.
Warrants
We currently have warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate
of 6 million shares of our common stock, at prices of $6.30
per share for 1 million warrants and $7.00 per share for
5 million warrants, which
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expire on dates ranging from February 7, 2010 through
January 27, 2011. Massey has agreed to assume these
warrants and at the effective time each outstanding and
unexercised warrant shall be assumed by the surviving
corporation on the same terms and conditions. If a warrant
holder exercises a warrant after the merger is closed, the
surviving company has made provision so that the holder upon
exercise of all or any part of the holders warrant by
paying the exercise price specified in the warrant agreement,
either $6.30 per share or $7.00 per share, shall be entitled to
receive upon such exercise, the cash, $2.75 per share, that such
warrant holder would have been entitled to receive if such
warrant holder had exercised the warrant prior to the closing.
Interests
of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger
(page 33)
Our directors and executive officers may have interests in the
merger that are different from, or in addition to, yours,
including the following:
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our directors and executive officers will receive cash
consideration for their stock options to the extent the exercise
price of such options is less than $2.75 per share;
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in the event that certain executive officers or an officer
resigns from their employment for good reason or are terminated
without cause following completion of the merger, they are
entitled to the severance benefits described under The
Merger Interests of Our Directors and Executive
Officers in the Merger;
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the merger agreement provides for indemnification by Massey and
liability insurance arrangements for each of our current and
former directors and officers for a period of six years after
completion of the merger, in each case for certain events
occurring at or before the effective time of the merger; and
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RPC Financial Advisors, LLC (RPC), a company
affiliated with two of our directors and our chief executive
officer, will receive a payment equal to two percent (2%) of
Sunairs enterprise value, as determined by using the most
recently available financial statements of Sunair at the
closing. Based on Sunairs financial statements as of
June 30, 2009, RPC would have received a transaction fee
equal to $1,090,386.
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Our board of directors was aware of these interests and
considered them, among other matters, in making its decisions.
No
Appraisal Rights (page 36)
Under Florida law, you do not have appraisal rights in
connection with the merger.
Material
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
(page 36)
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the merger will be
treated as a sale of the shares of our common stock for cash by
each of our shareholders that receives cash pursuant to the
merger. As a result, in general, each shareholder will recognize
gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount
of cash received in the merger and such shareholders
adjusted tax basis in the shares surrendered. Such gain or loss
will be capital gain or loss if the shares of common stock
surrendered are held as a capital asset in the hands of the
shareholder, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the
shares of common stock have a holding period of more than one
year at the time of the merger. Shareholders are urged to
consult their own tax advisors as to the particular tax
consequences to them of the merger.
Regulatory
Approvals (page 38)
Except for filing of articles of merger in Florida at or before
the effective date of the merger and filing the proxy statement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
we are unaware of any material federal, state or foreign
regulatory requirements or approvals required for the execution
of the merger agreement or completion of the merger.
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Procedure
for Surrender of Certificates and Receipt of Merger
Consideration (page 39)
Shortly after the effective time of the merger, a paying agent
will mail a letter of transmittal and instructions to you and
the other Sunair shareholders. The letter of transmittal and
instructions will tell you how to surrender your stock
certificates in exchange for the merger consideration. You
should not return your stock certificates with the enclosed
proxy card, and you should not forward your stock certificates
to the paying agent without a letter of transmittal.
No
Solicitation of Competing Transaction Proposals
(page 44)
The merger agreement restricts our ability to solicit or engage
in discussions or negotiations with a third party regarding
specified transactions involving Sunair. Despite these
restrictions, under certain limited circumstances required for
our board of directors to comply with its fiduciary duties, our
board of directors may respond to a bona fide written takeover
proposal or terminate the merger agreement and enter into an
agreement with respect to a superior proposal if we pay a
termination fee. We are required to pay a termination fee
ranging from $2.75 million to a maximum of
$3.5 million, which depends on when the merger agreement is
terminated and Masseys costs of obtaining financing
extensions or closing on the financing. We are required to pay
this termination fee within 6 months after we terminate the
merger agreement.
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger (page 46)
We and Massey will not complete the merger unless a number of
conditions are satisfied or waived, as applicable, including
approval by our shareholders of the merger agreement and Massey
having sufficient funds at closing to satisfy all of its
obligations under the merger agreement, including payment in
full of the merger consideration.
Deposit
(page 47)
Massey deposited $4 million in an escrow account on the
date of signing the merger agreement. If the merger agreement
closes, this deposit will be applied to Sunairs closing
expenses and any remaining amount will be deposited in the
exchange fund and the paying agent will use the funds to pay the
merger consideration to Sunairs shareholders. If the
merger agreement does not close, this deposit will be returned
to Massey, unless Sunair terminates the merger agreement in
situations where it is entitled to a termination fee. If Sunair
is entitled to a termination fee, the $4 million deposit
will be advanced to Sunair by the escrow agent as payment in
full of the termination fee.
Termination
of the Merger Agreement (page 47) and Termination Fees
(page 48)
The merger agreement contains provisions addressing the
circumstances under which we or Massey may terminate the merger
agreement. We are required to pay Massey a termination fee of
$2.75 million if we terminate the merger agreement on or
before November 15, 2009 because we have received a
superior acquisition proposal. If we terminate the merger
agreement after November 15, 2009 because we have received
a superior acquisition proposal, the amount of the termination
fee is equal to $2.75 million plus the actual cost of
lenders fee paid by Massey to extend the termination date
of the financing letters beyond November 15, 2009 or to
close on such financing, up to a maximum of $3.5 million.
We are required to pay this termination fee within six months
after the date of the termination of the merger agreement.
Massey will pay us a termination fee of $4 million if
(i) we terminate the merger agreement because the merger
has not closed on or before February 25, 2010 due to the
failure of Massey to satisfy any of its obligations under the
merger agreement or (ii) Massey has breached its covenants
and obligations under the merger agreement, and these matters
can not be cured, if curable, with 30 days notice, provided
that in both situations we can not be in breach of any of our
obligations under the merger agreement.
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Market
Price of Our Common Stock (page 49)
Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange (the
AMEX) under the trading symbol SNR. The
closing sale price of our common stock on the AMEX on
September 28, 2009, which was the last trading day before
we announced the merger, was $1.84.
On ,
2009, the last trading day before the date of this proxy
statement, the closing price of our common stock on AMEX was
$ .
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE MERGER
The following questions and answers are intended to address some
commonly asked questions regarding the special meeting and the
merger. These questions and answers may not address all
questions that may be important to you as our shareholder.
Please refer to the more detailed information contained
elsewhere in this proxy statement, the annexes to this proxy
statement and the documents referred to or incorporated by
reference in this proxy statement.
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The special meeting of our shareholders will be held at the
Hilton Hotel, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441,
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2009, beginning at 11:00 a.m., local time. |
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You are being asked to vote on the following: |
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Approval of the merger agreement (Proposal 1);
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Approval of the adjournment of the special meeting,
if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if
there are insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to
approve the merger agreement (Proposal 2); and
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The transaction of any other business that may
properly come before the special meeting or any adjournments or
postponements of the special meeting.
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Our board of directors recommends that you vote: |
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FOR the approval of the merger
agreement (Proposal 1); and
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FOR the approval of the
adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate,
to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at
the time of the meeting to approve the merger agreement
(Proposal 2).
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How many shares must be present or represented at the special
meeting in order to conduct business? |
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A quorum of shareholders is necessary to hold a valid special
meeting. A quorum is present at the special meeting if a
majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled
to vote on the record date are present in person or represented
by proxy. Withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes are
counted as present for the purpose of determining whether a
quorum is present. |
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What vote of our shareholders is required to approve the
proposals? |
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The vote requirements to approve the proposals are as follows: |
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The proposal to approve the merger agreement
(Proposal 1) requires the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common
stock as of the record date for the special meeting. Because
the required vote is based on the number of shares of our common
stock outstanding and not the number of votes cast, failure to
vote your shares (including as a result of broker non-votes) and
abstentions will have the same effect as voting against approval
of the merger agreement; and
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The proposal to approve the adjournment of the
special meeting (Proposal 2), if necessary or appropriate,
to solicit additional proxies requires (i) if a quorum
exists, that the number of shares voted in favor of adjournment
are greater than those voted against, or (ii) in the
absence or a quorum, the affirmative votes of the holders of a
majority of the shares of our common stock represented at the
special meeting. If a quorum is present, abstentions will not
count as a vote cast on the proposal to adjourn the meeting, if
necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies, but will
count for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is
present. As a result if a quorum is present and you abstain, it
will have no effect on this proposal. If a quorum is not
present, then an abstention or broker non-vote will have the
same effect as a vote against this proposal.
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We urge you to complete, sign and return the enclosed proxy card
to assure the representation of your shares of Sunairs
common stock at the special meeting. |
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Who is entitled to vote at the special meeting? |
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Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on
October 14, 2009, the record date for the special meeting,
are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the special
meeting. You will have one vote at the special meeting for each
share of our common stock you owned at the close of business on
the record date. On the record date, 13,093,588 shares of
our common stock were outstanding and entitled to be voted at
the special meeting. |
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We urge you to carefully read this proxy statement, including
its annexes and any documents referred to herein in their
entirety, and to consider how the merger affects you. If you are
a shareholder of record, then you can ensure that your shares
are voted at the special meeting by completing, signing, dating
and mailing the accompanying proxy card and returning it in the
envelope provided. If you are a registered shareholder and you
attend the special meeting, you may deliver your completed proxy
card in person or vote at the special meeting. |
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Please do NOT send in your stock certificates at this time. |
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If your shares of our common stock are held in street
name by your broker, be sure to give your broker
instructions on how you want to vote your shares because your
broker will not be able to vote on the merger agreement proposal
without instructions from you. See the question below If
my broker holds my shares in street name, will my
broker vote my shares for me? |
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What if I return my proxy card but do not provide voting
instructions? |
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If you sign and return your proxy card and do not indicate how
you want to vote, your proxy card will be voted
FOR the proposal to approve the merger
agreement, FOR the proposal to approve the
adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate
to solicit additional proxies, and in accordance with the
recommendation of our board of directors on any other matters
properly brought before the meeting for a vote. |
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If my broker holds my shares in street name, will
my broker vote my shares for me? |
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Yes, but only if you provide specific instructions to your
broker on how to vote. You should follow the directions provided
by your broker regarding how to instruct your broker to vote
your shares. Unless you follow the instructions, your shares
will not be voted and will have the same effect as if you voted
against the approval of the merger agreement. |
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What is the difference between holding shares as a
shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner? |
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Many of our shareholders hold their shares through a broker,
trustee or other nominee (such as a bank) rather than directly
in their own name. As summarized below, there are some
distinctions between shares owned of record and those owned
beneficially. |
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Shareholder of Record. If your shares are
registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, you are
considered to be the shareholder of record with respect
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to those shares and these proxy materials are being sent
directly to you. As the shareholder of record, you have the
right to grant your proxy directly to us or to vote in person at
the special meeting. We have enclosed a proxy card for you to
use. |
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Beneficial Owner. If your shares are held in
a brokerage account, by a trustee or by another nominee (such as
a bank), you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held
in street name and these proxy materials are being
forwarded to you, together with a voting instruction card by
your broker, trustee or nominee. As the beneficial owner, you
have the right to direct your broker, trustee or other nominee
on how to vote and you may also attend the special meeting.
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You are entitled to attend the special meeting only if you were
a shareholder as of the close of business on the record date or
if you hold a valid proxy for the special meeting. You should be
prepared to present photo identification for admittance to the
special meeting. If you are a shareholder of record, your name
will be verified against the list of shareholders of record on
the record date prior to your being admitted to the special
meeting. If you are not a shareholder of record but hold shares
in street name through a broker, trustee or other
nominee, you should provide proof of beneficial ownership on the
record date, such as your most recent brokerage account
statement, a copy of the voting instruction card provided to you
by your broker or other nominee, or other similar evidence of
ownership. If you do not provide photo identification or comply
with the procedures outlined above, you will not be admitted to
the special meeting. |
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NO. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH YOUR
PROXY. After the merger is completed, you will receive written
instructions, including a letter of transmittal, for exchanging
your shares of our common stock for the merger consideration of
$2.75 per share in cash, without interest and less applicable
withholding tax. |
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card? |
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Yes. You may change your vote at any time before the shares of
our common stock reflected on your proxy card are voted at the
special meeting. If you hold your shares in your name, you have
the unconditional right to revoke your proxy at any time prior
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first, you can deliver to our Corporate Secretary,
at our offices located at 1350 E. Newport Center
Drive, Suite 201, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442, a written
notice (dated later than the date of your proxy card) stating
that you would like to revoke your proxy;
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second, you can submit by mail a proxy dated after
the date of the proxy you wish to revoke, provided the new proxy
is received before the polls close at the special meeting; or
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third, you can attend the meeting and vote in person.
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Any written notice of revocation should be delivered to our
Corporate Secretary at or before the taking of the vote at the
special meeting. Revocation of your proxy, without any further
action, will mean your shares will not be voted at the special
meeting or counted towards satisfying the quorum requirements.
Your attendance at the special meeting will not revoke your
proxy unless you specifically request to vote at the special
meeting. |
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If you have instructed your broker to vote your shares, you must
follow directions received from your broker to change your vote.
You cannot vote shares held in street name by
returning a proxy card directly to us or by voting in person at
the special meeting, unless you obtain a legal proxy from your
bank, broker or other nominee. |
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The expense of soliciting proxies in the enclosed form will be
borne by Sunair. In addition, we may reimburse brokers, banks
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shares for their expenses in forwarding soliciting materials to
such beneficial owners. Proxies may also be solicited by certain
of our directors, officers and employees, personally or by
telephone, facsimile or other means of communication. |
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If you have shares of our common stock that are registered
differently and are in more than one account, you will receive
more than one proxy card. Please follow the directions for
submitting a proxy on each of the proxy cards you receive to
ensure that all of your shares are voted. |
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meeting? |
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The record date of the special meeting is earlier than the
special meeting and the date that the merger is expected to be
completed. If you transfer your shares of Sunair common stock
after the record date but before the special meeting, you will
retain your right to vote at the special meeting but will have
transferred the right to receive $2.75 per share in cash to be
received by our shareholders in the merger. In order to receive
the $2.75 per share, you must hold your shares through the
completion of the merger. |
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We are working toward completing the merger as quickly as
possible, but we cannot predict the exact timing. We expect to
complete the merger no later than five business days after all
closing conditions contained in the merger agreement have been
satisfied or waived. See The Merger
Agreement Conditions to the Merger. |
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After the merger is completed, you will receive written
instructions, including a letter of transmittal, that will
explain how to exchange your shares for the cash consideration
to be paid in the merger. When you properly complete and return
the required documentation described in the written
instructions, you will receive from the paying agent a payment
of the cash consideration for your shares. |
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No, you do not have appraisal rights in connection with the
merger. |
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If you have additional questions about the special meeting or
the merger, including the procedures for voting your shares, or
if you would like additional copies, without charge, of this
proxy statement, you should contact our Corporate Secretary at
(561) 208-7400.
If your broker holds your shares, you may also call your broker
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement, and the documents to which we refer you in
this proxy statement, contain forward-looking statements about
our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.
Forward-looking statements include information concerning
possible or assumed future results of operations of our company,
the expected completion and timing of the merger and other
information relating to the merger. Generally these
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as anticipate,
believe, estimate, expect,
may, should, plan,
intend, project and similar expressions.
For each of these statements, we claim the protection of the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should
read statements that contain these words carefully. They discuss
our future expectations or state other forward-looking
information, and may involve known and unknown risks over which
we have no control. Those risks include, without limitation:
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the current market price of our common stock may reflect a
market assumption that the merger will occur, and a failure to
complete the merger could result in a decline in the market
price of our common stock;
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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that
could give rise to a termination of the merger agreement;
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under certain circumstances, we may have to pay a termination
fee to Massey of $2.75 million up to a maximum of
$3.5 million;
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the inability to complete the merger due to the failure to
obtain shareholder approval or the failure to satisfy other
conditions to consummation of the merger;
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the failure of the merger to close for any other reason,
including Masseys inability to have adequate funds to
purchase Sunair at closing;
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our remedies against Massey with respect to certain breaches of
the merger agreement may not be adequate to cover our damages;
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the proposed transactions may disrupt current business plans and
operations, and there may be potential difficulties in
attracting and retaining employees as a result of the announced
merger;
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due to restrictions imposed in the merger agreement, we may be
unable to respond effectively to competitive pressures, industry
developments and future opportunities;
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the effect of the announcement of the merger on our business
relationships, operating results and business generally;
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the costs, fees, expenses and charges we have incurred, and may
incur, related to the merger, whether or not the merger is
completed;
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the risk that we may be subject to litigation in connection with
the merger; and
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other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), including
Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. See
Where You Can Find More Information on
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We believe that the assumptions on which our forward-looking
statements are based are reasonable. However, we cannot assure
you that the actual results or developments we anticipate will
be realized or, if realized, that they will have the expected
effects on our business or operations. All subsequent written
and oral forward-looking statements concerning the merger or
other matters addressed in this proxy statement and attributable
to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or
referred to in this section. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date of this proxy statement or the date of any
document incorporated by reference in this document. Except as
required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake to
release the results of any revisions of these forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
THE
SPECIAL MEETING
Place,
Time and Purpose of the Special Meeting
This proxy statement is being furnished to our shareholders as
part of the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors
for use at the special meeting to be held at the Hilton Hotel,
100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441
on ,
2009, beginning at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, or at
any postponement or adjournment thereof. The purpose of the
special meeting is for our shareholders to consider and vote
upon the adoption of the merger agreement. Our shareholders must
adopt the merger agreement for the merger to occur. If the
shareholders fail to adopt the merger agreement, the merger will
not occur. A copy of the merger agreement is attached to this
proxy statement as Annex A. This proxy statement and the
enclosed form of proxy are first being mailed to our
shareholders on or
about ,
2009.
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Record
Date and Quorum
The holders of record of our common stock as of the close of
business on October 14, 2009, the record date for the
special meeting, are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote
at, the special meeting. On the record date, there were
13,093,588 shares of our common stock outstanding.
The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our
common stock at the close of business on the record date
represented in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum for
purposes of the special meeting. A quorum is necessary to hold
the special meeting. Once a share is represented at the special
meeting, it will be counted for the purpose of determining a
quorum at the special meeting and any postponement or
adjournment of the special meeting. However, if a new record
date is set for the adjourned special meeting, then a new quorum
will have to be established.
Required
Vote
The approval of the merger agreement requires the affirmative
vote of the shares representing a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote at the special meeting. If you abstain
from voting, either in person or by proxy, or do not instruct
your broker or other nominee how to vote your shares, it will
effectively count as a vote against the approval of the merger
agreement. The approval of the proposal to adjourn the meeting,
if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies
requires (i) if a quorum exists, that the number of shares
voted in favor of adjournment are greater than those voted
against, or (ii) in the absence of a quorum, the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
our common stock represented at the special meeting. If you
abstain from voting, either in person or by proxy, or do not
instruct your broker or other nominee how to vote your shares,
(i) if a quorum is present, it will not affect the
adjournment, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further
solicitation of proxies or (ii) if a quorum is not present,
then an abstention will have the same effect as a vote against
this proposal.
Coconut
Palm Proxy
On February 8, 2005, Coconut Palm purchased 5 million
units (Units) in Sunair for an aggregate purchase
price of $25 million. Each Unit consisted of (i) one
share of our common stock, (ii) one warrant to purchase one
share of our common stock at an exercise price of $6 per share
with a term of three years which expired on February 7,
2008 and (iii) one warrant to purchase one share of our
common stock at an exercise price of $7 per share with a term of
five years to expire on February 7, 2010. Coconut Palm
obtained the $25 million for its investment in Sunair by
selling limited partnership interests to accredited investors.
Following the closing of its initial investment on
February 8, 2005, Coconut Palm beneficially owned
5 million shares, or approximately 55.46% of Sunairs
then outstanding shares of common stock, exclusive of
outstanding options and warrants. As of October 1, 2009,
Coconut Palm beneficially owns 4,194,700 or 37.54% of
Sunairs outstanding shares of common stock, exclusive of
outstanding options and warrants.
Since its initial purchase of Sunairs Units on
February 8, 2005 through the record date, Coconut Palm has
distributed an aggregate of 4,928,998 shares of our common
stock plus warrants to purchase 4,297,832 additional shares of
common stock to its limited partners in exchange for the
redemption of their respective limited partnership interests. In
connection with the distributions of shares, Coconut Palms
limited partners granted to Coconut Palm Capital Investors II,
Inc. (Coconut Palm, Inc.), the general partner of
Coconut Palm, a proxy to vote, in its sole discretion, the
securities owned by the limited partners at any meeting of
Sunairs shareholders, as well as in any action by written
consent of Sunairs shareholders.
Richard Rochon, our Chairman, and Mario Ferrari, our Vice
Chairman, are deemed to be the beneficial owners of Coconut Palm
and Coconut Palm, Inc. and exercise the proxy authority to vote
the shares of Sunairs common stock owned by the Coconut
Palm limited partners. Mr. Rochon and Mr. Ferrari have
advised us that they will not exercise their proxy authority to
vote the shares of Sunairs common stock owned by Coconut
Palms former limited partners at the special meeting held
on ,
2009 and these limited partners will be entitled to vote these
shares at the special held meeting held
on ,
2009. Mr. Rochon and Mr. Ferraris decision not
to exercise their proxy to vote the shares of Sunairs
common stock owned by the limited partners is only for the
proposals to be presented at the special meeting held
on ,
2009
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and they reserve the right to exercise their proxy voting
authority for the limited partners at any subsequent meetings of
shareholders or on any matters approved by written consent.
There is litigation relating to the validity of the Coconut Palm
proxy. See Coconut Palm Proxy
Litigation on page 15.
Coconut
Palm Proxy Litigation
Lawsuit
filed by the Dissident Group against Sunair
On February 19, 2009, Michael Brauser, Dru Schmitt and
Michael Herman (the Dissident Group) filed a
complaint in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court
(Court or the Palm Beach Court) in Palm
Beach County, Florida against us, Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm
Inc. The claims relate to the Dissident Groups actions in
February 2009 to take control of Sunair by replacing our current
board with their six nominees and their claim that certain
proxies granted to Coconut Palm Inc. by Mr. Brauser and
Mr. Schmitt are not valid.
In the complaint, the Dissident Group demanded that (i) we
provide it with a copy of our shareholder list and pre-addressed
mailing labels for our shareholders as of January 28, 2009,
the record date for our 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(Count I), (ii) the Court issue a declaratory
judgment relating to the validity of proxies granted to Coconut
Palm Inc. by Mr. Brauser and Mr. Schmitt (Count
II), and (iii) that the Court enjoin our Annual
Meeting to be held on March 18, 2009 because our proxy
materials contained misrepresentations and omissions of material
facts (Count III). On March 17, 2009, Sunair,
Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm Inc. filed a notice of removal to
remove the lawsuit to the United States District Court, the
Southern District of Florida (Federal Court), which
the Palm Beach Court granted two days later. On April 16,
2009, the Dissident Group filed a motion to remand the lawsuit
to the state court, the Palm Beach Court. On July 6, 2009,
the Federal Court entered an order denying the motion to remand.
On March 24, 2009, Sunair, Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm
Inc. filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit and the Dissident
Group filed a response to this motion on May 18, 2009.
Sunair, Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm, Inc. filed a reply to the
Dissident Groups response to the motion to dismiss on
May 29, 2009. On August 10, 2009, the Federal Court
granted the motion to dismiss as to Count III and denied
the motion as to Counts I and II, without prejudice to Sunair,
Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm, Inc. We believe this lawsuit is
without merit and intend to continue to vigorously defend
ourselves by, among other things, filing a motion for summary
judgment on Counts I and II.
Complaint
filed by Sunair against the Dissident Group
On March 12, 2009, we filed a complaint in the Federal
Court against the Dissident Group and certain other
co-defendants for violations of federal securities laws. The
complaint relates to actions that have arisen in connection with
the information statement that the Dissident Group filed with
the SEC on January 28, 2009, as amended on
February 25, March 6 and March 9, 2009 (collectively,
the Information Statement), in which the Dissident
Group sought to remove our current board of directors and
replace it with their nominees.
The complaint alleges that the Dissident Group and certain other
co-defendants unlawfully solicited proxies from our shareholders
in violation of Section 14(a) and 14(c) of the Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) in connection
with their actions to take control of the Company and replace
our current board of directors with their six nominees. It also
alleges that the Information Statement filed by the Dissident
Group omits material information relating to
Mr. Brausers background.
With our lawsuit, we are seeking injunctive relief against the
Dissident Group to prevent them from voting any proxies obtained
in the unlawful proxy solicitation, requiring corrective
disclosure in the Information Statement and establishing a
90-day
cooling off period before the Dissident Group can commence any
further activity relating to a change of control. The Dissident
Group has filed motions for extension of time to respond to the
Complaint. On September 1, 2009, the Federal Court granted
an extension of time through September 30, 2009, for the
Dissident Group to file an answer to the complaint. On
September 3, 2009, the Federal Court stayed the lawsuit
until the earlier of the following dates: (i) within three
days of the sale of Sunair or (ii) November 1, 2009.
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Dismissal
of Lawsuits relating to Validity of the Coconut Palm Proxy at
Closing
Massey has reached a settlement agreement with the Dissident
Group that provides that at the closing of the merger
(i) the Dissident Group will dismiss its lawsuit against
Sunair, (ii) Massey will cause Sunair to dismiss its
lawsuit against the Dissident Group and (iii) the Dissident
Group will grant a general release to Sunair and Massey and
their respective officers, directors and employees as to all
potential claims by the Dissident Group.
Proxies;
Revocation
If you are a shareholder of record and submit a proxy by
returning a signed proxy card by mail, your shares will be voted
at the special meeting as you indicate on your proxy card. If no
instructions are indicated on your proxy card, your shares of
Sunair common stock will be voted FOR the
adoption of the merger agreement and FOR any
adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary
or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies.
If your shares are held in street name by your
broker, you should instruct your broker how to vote your shares
using the instructions provided by your broker. If you have not
received such voting instructions or require further information
regarding such voting instructions, contact your broker and they
can give you directions on how to vote your shares. Under the
rules of the stock exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX), brokers
who hold shares in street name for customers may not
exercise their voting discretion with respect to the approval of
non-routine matters such as the merger proposal and thus, absent
specific instructions from the beneficial owner of such shares,
brokers are not empowered to vote such shares with respect to
the adoption of the merger agreement (i.e., broker
non-votes). Shares of our common stock held by persons
attending the special meeting but not voting, or shares for
which we have received proxies with respect to which holders
have abstained from voting, will be considered abstentions.
Abstentions and properly executed broker non-votes, if any, will
be treated as shares that are present and entitled to vote at
the special meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum
exists but will have the same effect as a vote
AGAINST adoption of the merger agreement and
any adjournment of the special meeting if a quorum is not
present at the special meeting.
You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken
at the special meeting. To revoke your proxy, you must either
advise the Corporate Secretary of Sunair in writing, submit by
mail a new proxy card dated after the date of the proxy you wish
to revoke or attend the special meeting and vote your shares in
person. Attendance at the special meeting will not by itself
constitute revocation of a proxy.
Please note that if you hold your shares in street
name and you have instructed your broker to vote your
shares, the options for revoking your proxy described in the
paragraph above do not apply and instead you must follow the
directions provided by your broker to change your vote.
We do not expect that any matter other than the adoption of the
merger agreement (and the approval of the adjournment of the
special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit
additional proxies) will be brought before the special meeting.
If, however, any such other matter is properly presented at the
special meeting or any adjournment of the special meeting, the
persons appointed as proxies will have discretionary authority
to vote the shares represented by duly executed proxies in
accordance with their discretion and judgment.
Solicitation
of Proxies
Sunair will pay the cost of this proxy solicitation. In addition
to soliciting proxies by mail, our directors, officers and
employees may solicit proxies personally and by telephone,
facsimile or other electronic means of communication. These
persons will not receive additional or special compensation for
such solicitation services. We will, upon request, reimburse
brokers, banks and other nominees for their expenses in sending
proxy materials to their customers who are beneficial owners and
obtaining their voting instructions. At this time, we do not
anticipate that we will be retaining a third-party solicitation
firm, but should we determine, in
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the future, that it is in our best interests to do so, we will
retain a solicitation firm and pay for all costs and expenses
associated with retaining this solicitation firm.
THE
PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT
Sunair
Services Corporation
Sunair, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Middleton, with
headquarters located in Orlando, Florida, provides pest control
and lawn care services to both residential and commercial
customers. Middleton provides essential pest control services
and protection against termites and insects to homes and
businesses. In addition, Middleton supplies lawn care services
to homes and businesses, which includes fertilization treatments
and protection against disease, weeds and insects for lawns and
shrubs. A detailed description of our business can be found in
our
Form 10-K
for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 and other
filings with the SEC. See Where You Can Find More
Information.
Sunair was incorporated in the state of Florida on
September 20, 1956. Sunairs principal executive
office is located at 1350 E. Newport Center Drive,
Suite 201, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 and its telephone
number is
(561) 208-7400.
Massey
Services, Inc.
Massey, along with its subsidiaries, provides residential and
commercial pest control, termite protection and lawn, tree and
shrub care services in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. Its
services include pest control, termite protection, drain line
services, flying insect program, bird control program, termite
protection, and landscape care, including GreenUP landscape
services, such as soil testing, customized nutritional programs,
weed control and prevention, insect control and prevention,
disease control and prevention, tree and shrub care, and lawn
aeration.
Massey was incorporated in the state of Florida on
February 5, 1985. Masseys principal executive office
is located at 315 Groveland Street, Orlando, Florida 32804 and
its telephone number is
(407) 645-2500.
Merger
Sub
Merger Sub, a Florida corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
Massey, was formed solely for the purpose of entering into the
merger agreement with Sunair and completing the merger, and has
not conducted any business operations. Its address is
c/o Massey
Services, Inc., 315 Groveland Street, Orlando, Florida 32804,
and its telephone number is
(407) 645-2500.
Merger Sub was incorporated in the state of Florida on
September 21, 2009. Merger Subs principal executive
office is located at 315 Groveland Street, Orlando, Florida
32804 and its telephone number is
(407) 645-2500.
THE
MERGER
Background
of the Merger
In July 2008, Richard Rochon, our chairman, was contacted by
Harvey L. Massey, the chairman and CEO of Massey to discuss a
possible combination of Sunair and Massey. Mr. Rochon and
Mr. Massey met at Sunairs executive offices in Boca
Raton, Florida on July 3, 2008. At their initial meeting,
Mr. Massey indicated that Massey would like to make an
offer to acquire Sunair.
On July 28, 2008, Sunair received a letter from Massey in
which it expressed an interest in acquiring Sunair through
acquisition by merger with a subsidiary of Massey or another
form of acquisition, at a price not to exceed $4.00 per share.
In this letter, Massey proposed entering into a confidentiality
agreement with Sunair for the purpose of gaining access to
Sunairs books, records and other confidential information
for due
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diligence purposes and stated that it would be in a position to
make a definitive proposal after it had completed its due
diligence.
At this point, the board concluded that a special committee of
the board should be formed to review the proposal. On
August 1, 2008, the board authorized the formation of a
special committee, comprised of three independent directors, to
review the proposal received from Massey and to report its
recommendations back to the full board. The members of the
special committee were Robert Griffin, the Chairman,
Dr. Arnold Heggestad and Charles P. Steinmetz.
The special committee held its first meeting on August 5,
2008. The meeting was attended by a representative of Akerman
Senterfitt, who serves as Sunairs and the special
committees legal advisor. Our legal advisor reviewed with
the special committee its fiduciary duties in the context of
evaluating strategic alternatives, including a potential sale or
merger of Sunair. The special committee discussed and concluded
that it first wanted to determine the value of Sunair so that it
could properly evaluate any offers from Massey or any other
bidders. The special committee also discussed the engagement of
an investment banking firm to render financial advisory and
investment banking services to Sunair in connection with our
consideration of the Massey proposal. The special committee
decided to interview two investment banking firms, one of which
was Hyde Park Capital.
On August 8, 2008, the special committee interviewed Hyde
Park Capital and another investment banking firm. Each
investment banking firm made presentations to the special
committee and the special committee reviewed and discussed the
presentations. The special committee determined that both firms
were qualified and that it should proceed to negotiate an
engagement on the best terms possible to provide valuation
consulting and a fairness opinion relating to a possible sale of
the company.
On August 12, 2008, we entered into an engagement letter
with Hyde Park Capital in which it agreed to serve as our
investment banking firm and provide financial advisory and
investment banking services.
On September 16, 2008, Massey, through Michael Brauser, a
shareholder of Sunair, sent us a non-binding summary of terms
for the acquisition of all of Sunairs issued and
outstanding common stock through a merger with a subsidiary of
Massey resulting in a cash payment to our shareholders of
approximately $3.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments
which may have resulted in a lower price per share. Massey also
requested that Sunair agree not to enter into negotiations with
any other companies during the 60 day period following the
date of its letter.
On September 18, 2008, the special committee met to
consider a response to Masseys offer. The meeting was
attended by legal counsel, who once again reviewed the fiduciary
duties of the special committee, and representatives of Hyde
Park Capital who discussed a number of different models for
evaluating the value of Sunair. After a thorough review of the
Massey offer, the special committee decided to reject
Masseys offer based on the proposed purchase price
adjustments and the contingencies of the offer, including
uncertain financing to fund the proposed transaction.
On September 19, 2008, we sent Massey a letter in which we
rejected its offer because we could not ask our shareholders to
vote on an offer unless there was a fixed price without
adjustments and more definitive closing conditions, rather than
a price subject to adjustments and a financing condition with
uncertain financing. We also advised Massey that the proposed
price did not reflect the value of Sunair in the opinion of the
special committee.
On September 19, 2008, Massey entered into a
180-day
consulting agreement with Michael Brauser. Under the agreement
Mr. Brauser agreed to use his best efforts to advise Massey
on areas that would facilitate Masseys potential
acquisition of Sunair. If Massey acquired Sunair while the
consulting agreement was in effect, Mr. Brauser would have
been paid a cash fee of $1,000,000 at closing provided
Mr. Brauser had performed his services as set forth in the
consulting agreement. This agreement expired on March 18,
2009 and was not renewed and no further consulting agreement has
been entered into between Mr. Brauser and Massey since that
time.
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On September 29, 2008, Michael Brauser, Dru Schmitt,
Michael Herman and Joseph Q. DiMartini filed a Schedule 13D
indicating they were part of a group that has agreed to act
together to cause Sunair to be sold and the net proceeds being
distributed to its shareholders.
On October 20, 2008, Massey purchased 880,000 shares
of Sunairs common stock from an institutional investor
through a licensed broker.
On October 27, 2008, the special committee held a meeting
attended by legal counsel and representatives of Hyde Park
Capital to discuss certain new developments, which included
Masseys request for a meeting with management. The special
committee requested our legal counsel and that representatives
of Hyde Park Capital attend the meeting with Sunair management.
The special committee believed that the Massey offer, due to
certain contingencies, was not in a form suitable for the
acquisition of a public company and had issues relating to the
price. The special committee also discussed recent developments
and improvements to Sunairs business.
On October 29, 2008, a meeting was held attended by legal
counsel, Hyde Park Capital, Richard Rochon, representatives of
Massey and its legal counsel. The parties discussed the issues
relating to the offer made by Massey.
On October 30, 2008, Massey filed a Schedule 13D with
the SEC reporting that it owned 1,260,972 shares or 9.63%
of Sunairs common stock. In the Schedule 13D, Massey
reported that the purpose of its acquisition of
880,000 shares of Sunairs common stock on
October 20, 2008 was (i) to accumulate shares of our
common stock in connection with Masseys proposal to
acquire us by merger or other form of acquisition, (ii) to
own shares which may be voted to effectuate an acquisition of us
by Massey, or (iii) to hold shares for investment purposes.
In the Schedule 13D, Massey also reported that it had made
an offer to us to purchase our shares at a price of $3.00 per
share, subject to certain adjustments (which may have resulted
in a lower payment per share) and that we had rejected the
offer. Massey indicated at that time that it was evaluating
whether or not to submit another offer to us.
In November, 2008, due to the Massey 13D filing we received
inquiries from certain third parties regarding the sale of
Sunair, including an executive of a large national company in
the lawn and pest control industry, which we refer to as
Company A, and an executive from another large
national well-known company in the pest control industry, which
we refer to as Company B, also called us to ask us
if we were for sale.
On November 21, 2008, the special committee met, as well as
legal counsel, to review the current status of discussions with
Massey as well as its and certain other shareholders 13D
filings.
On December 5, 2008, Massey submitted a second offer letter
to the special committee to acquire Sunair through a merger with
a subsidiary of Massey, resulting in a cash payment to the
Sunair shareholders of $3.00 per share, which would not be
subject to any adjustments following execution of definitive
agreements. Massey informed Sunair in the offer letter that
Massey had obtained appropriate commitments from SunTrust Bank
and other major lending institutions for the financing necessary
to complete the proposed transaction.
On December 8, 2008, the special committee held a meeting
attended by legal counsel and representatives of Hyde Park
Capital to consider a response to Masseys
December 5th proposal. The special committee concluded
Masseys December 5th offer to be substantially
similar to its September offer which was previously rejected.
The special committee had concerns about the offer relating to
(i) the price, (ii) the absence of committed
financing, (iii) the lack of a non-refundable deposit, and
(iv) the lack of a provision allowing Sunair to
shop the offer. Hyde Park Capital gave a
presentation to the special committee relating to the value of
Sunair and the value of Masseys recent bid. After
discussion, the special committee requested that management
provide it with its projections of Sunairs revenues and
expenses for 2009 to assist it in evaluating the bid.
On December 16, 2008, our legal counsel sent Massey a
letter in which it outlined our objections to the offer. We
advised Massey that our special committee would require the
following assurances prior to
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considering any transaction: (i) a firm price;
(ii) firm bank commitments for financing; (iii) a
$5 million non-refundable cash deposit, and (iv) a
right to shop the offer.
Subsequent thereto, there were discussions between
representatives of Sunair and Massey regarding the December 16
letter, which centered on the financing arrangements and the
amount and type of deposit.
On January 8, 2009, the special committee held a meeting to
review recent developments. Legal counsel and representatives of
Hyde Park Capital were present at the meeting. The special
committee considered Masseys recent offer which provided a
$3.00 per share bid price, but was silent about the deposit and
did not include committed financing. The special committee also
reviewed Sunairs current business operations which
reflected lower revenue but decreased expenses and improved
EBITDA. The special committee also considered long term risks to
Sunair and current economic conditions. The special committee
recommended that Sunair provide Massey with updated numbers and
give them a period of 2 weeks to sign an agreement. Sunair
would accept the $3.00 per share price, but would require
(i) a substantial nonrefundable deposit, (ii) a
20 day go shop clause, (iii) a 3%
break-up fee
and (iv) an upfront $250,000 nonrefundable deposit to cover
expenses. The special committee approved recommending that the
full board approve this proposal.
On January 8, 2009, the board had its scheduled meeting.
Also in attendance were Sunairs Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, legal counsel and representatives from
Hyde Park Capital. Legal counsel reviewed with the board its
fiduciary duties in evaluating strategic alternatives. The
special committee then summarized for the board the discussions
with Massey over the past several months. The special committee
presented its recommendations to the board, including a
recommendation to move forward with Massey with the following
terms: (i) a $250,000 non-refundable deposit; (ii) a
$5 million escrow deposit; (iii) a three-week
exclusivity clause; (iv) a
20-day
go-shop period; (v) a 3%
break-up
fee; and (vi) $3.00 per share price. The board discussed
the valuation of Sunair and the special committees
recommendation. After further discussion, the board determined
to make a counter offer to Massey with the following adjustments
to the special committees recommendation: $3.25 per share
and two-week exclusivity period.
On January 12, 2009, Sunair sent Massey a letter advising
Massey that the terms of the offer letter were not acceptable
and Sunairs board of directors would require Massey to
agree to (i) a per share price of $3.25 per share,
(ii) a $5 million non-refundable deposit, (iii) a
definitive agreement executed by January 31, 2009,
(iv) a 20 day go shop clause, and (v) a 3%
break-up fee
prior to engaging in negotiation regarding a transaction.
On January 15, 2009, Massey submitted a response letter to
Sunair advising us that Massey continued to view the proposed
acquisition of Sunair as attractive and reiterated its
non-binding offer to acquire Sunair through a merger with a
subsidiary of Massey resulting in a cash payment to
Sunairs shareholders of $3.00 per share, which would not
be subject to any adjustments following execution of definitive
agreements. Massey also advised Sunairs board of directors
that it would withdraw its offer if Sunairs board of
directors did not agree to begin negotiating a transaction under
the terms proposed in the response letter by January 26,
2009.
On January 16, 2009, the special committee met along with
legal counsel and a representative from Hyde Park Capital and
reviewed this offer. The per share offer was lower than targeted
by the board, the deposit was lower than requested and comprised
of $1 million cash and 1 million shares of
Sunairs common stock owned by Massey. The special
committee voted in favor of recommending to the board that
Sunair respond to Massey by saying that the price was
acceptable, but the lack of an adequate cash deposit.
On January 16, 2009, Richard Rochon received a call from a
senior executive of Company A affirming their interest in
discussing a possible transaction with Sunair.
On January 17, 2009, the special committees
recommendations were presented to the full board. Also attending
was legal counsel and a representative from Hyde Park Capital.
The purpose of the meeting was to review the offer. The primary
issues were (i) the $3.00 per share offer price was lower
than the $3.25 per share price targeted by the board and
(ii) the deposit was made up of a total $1 million in
cash and 1 million shares of Sunairs common stock,
rather than all cash. Our board concluded that it was in the
shareholders best interest to place Sunair up for auction
and seek the best terms and price for its shareholders.
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On January 20, 2009, Sunairs legal counsel sent
Massey a letter explaining that it was not turning the offer
down, but rather opening an auction process to all third
parties. At that time, the board also authorized the special
committee to consider and review all acquisition proposals that
Sunair received from third parties in addition to Masseys
proposals.
On January 20, 2009, Sunair issued a press release in which
it announced that it had retained Hyde Park to explore a range
of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of Sunair.
On January 23, 2009, Massey submitted a letter to our board
withdrawing its non-binding offer to acquire 100% of the common
stock of Sunair. Massey also amended its Schedule 13D to
include a copy of its January 23, 2009 letter withdrawing
its offer.
On February 2, 2009, Michael Brauser, Michael Herman and
Dru Schmitt (the Dissident Group) filed an
Information Statement with the SEC in which they sought to
remove by written consent six of the seven members of
Sunairs current board of directors (except Charles P.
Steinmetz) and replace them with their nominees.
On February 19, 2009, the Dissident Group filed a lawsuit
in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida
against us, Coconut Palm and Coconut Palm, Inc. See
Coconut Palm Proxy Litigation on page 15
for more detail about the litigation.
The Dissident Group filed three supplements to their information
statement on February 25, March 6 and March 9, 2009.
In the supplement filed on March 9, 2009, the Dissident
Group listed the shareholders owning more than 50% of
Sunairs common stock who it expected to sign a written
consent removing Sunairs current board. Massey was listed
as one of the shareholders who would sign the written consent.
On March 10, 2009, our board held a meeting to discuss
certain issues relating to the lawsuit filed by the Dissident
Group. Outside litigation counsel, Gunster, gave its analysis of
the litigation filed by the Dissident Group.
On March 12, 2009, we filed a complaint in the Federal
Court against the Dissident Group for violations of the federal
securities laws. See Coconut Palm Proxy
Litigation on page 15 for more information about
this lawsuit.
On March 13, 2009, Massey filed an amendment to its
Schedule 13D in which it reported that it had informed
members of the Dissident Group that it did not expect to decide
whether to execute the written consent to replace six of the
seven members of the Sunairs current board of directors
until judicial determination had been made regarding the
validity of the proxies granted by certain members of the
Dissident Group to Coconut Palm.
On March 18, 2009, our board held a meeting and received an
update on Hyde Park Capitals progress in soliciting
interest in acquiring the company. The board was advised that
Hyde Park Capital had completed background materials of Sunair
to present to potential investors. Management updated the board
on recent revenue initiatives.
Beginning in late January and continuing into April 2009, Hyde
Park Capital contacted 89 potential purchasers including 27
possible strategic acquirers and 62 possible financial acquirers
to gauge their interest in entering into a transaction with us.
Twenty seven potential buyers executed non-disclosure
agreements, indicated an interest in a possible transaction with
us and received an information package.
On May 20, 2009, our board held a meeting to review four
indications of interest that Sunair had received from various
bidders. Representatives from Hyde Park Capital summarized the
results. The board after review of the bids rejected two of the
bids, one due to the price and the second due to the
contingencies of the bid. Our board then focused its discussion
on the offers to buy Sunair from Massey and Company A. With
respect to the Massey offer, the board remained concerned about
its ability to obtain the financing necessary to complete a
transaction. The board then discussed proceeding with an offer
from Company A, which was for a higher price and contained no
financing contingencies. However, Company A had conditioned its
offer on having an exclusive right to conduct due diligence
during a 30 day period. The board concluded the offer from
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Company A was the superior offer. Sunair granted Company A an
exclusive thirty (30) day period to complete its due
diligence review of Sunair. On May 20, 2009, the Company
signed a letter of intent with Company A providing a per share
price range of $3.15 to $3.25 and no financing contingency.
On June 16, 2009, our board held a meeting to be updated on
the recent developments relating to its consideration of
potential offers to purchase Sunair. The negotiation exclusivity
period with Company A expired on June 15, 2009, and Sunair
was, therefore, free to negotiate with any other company. The
board also discussed Sunairs current share price and the
effect an announced sale would have on the current price of its
shares.
On June 25, 2009, a representative of Hyde Park Capital
received a call from Company A stating they were not moving
forward, but may have an interest in purchasing our lawn care
operations only at a reduced price.
On June 30, 2009, our board held a meeting to discuss the
status of the sale process. Company A had let its exclusivity
period expire. We had granted Company A additional time to
conduct its due diligence even after the expiration of its
exclusivity period. Company A had informed us that it was not
interested in purchasing the entire business but did state that
it may be interested in purchasing our lawn care operations
only. Our board concluded any decision to sell only our lawn
operations would severely and detrimentally affect the business
and was not a viable alternative. Our board then discussed
speaking to Massey about its continued interest. The directors
discussed whether Massey was still interested in acquiring
Sunair. A representative of Hyde Park Capital was asked to
contact Massey to see if it was still interested in considering
an acquisition of Sunair. The Hyde Park Capital representative
spoke to the Massey group on June 30 and July 2, 2009.
On July 9, 2009 Sunair received a further indication of
interest from Massey which included a price of $2.75 per share,
a financing condition, a $4 million deposit made up of
stock and cash and the request for an exclusive due diligence
period.
On July 13, 2009, our board held a meeting attended by
legal counsel and a representative of Hyde Park Capital to
discuss the interests of potential investors in acquiring Sunair
and was informed that our negotiations with Company A had ended.
The history of the negotiations with Massey was recapped,
including the review of the July 9, 2009 indication of
interest. The representative of Hyde Park Capital reviewed the
value of Sunair using various metrics. The board approved a
motion for us to continue talks with Massey and a representative
of Hyde Park was authorized to tell Massey that it had been
granted a
30-day due
diligence exclusivity period commencing immediately. The Hyde
Park representative was instructed to restate the boards
issues with respect to Masseys offer.
On July 27, 2009, we sent Massey a draft of a merger
agreement. We received comments from Masseys counsel on
August 3, 2009. These comments primarily related to the
deposit, the treatment of stock options, termination of the
merger agreement and D&O insurance.
On August 11, 2009, Massey obtained commitments letters
from SunTrust Bank, M&I Bank and AEA Mezzanine to finance
the merger.
On August 12, 2009, Massey sent us copies of these
commitment letters. On August 13, 2009, Hyde Park Capital
spoke with these financial institutions to confirm the terms of
the financing.
On August 17, 2009, our board held a meeting to be updated
on the recent developments involving a potential sale of Sunair
to Massey. Mr. Rochon summarized recent events, including
discussions between the parties since the last board meeting,
our delivery to Massey of a draft of a merger agreement on
July 27, 2009, comments to the draft from Masseys
counsel received on August 3, 2009, and a letter dated
August 12, 2009 to Hyde Park Capital which included
commitment letters from financial institutions to finance the
transaction. Mr. Rochon reviewed the material open issues
remaining including the price per share of $2.75, continuation
of D&O insurance, treatment of Sunairs options, the
deposit, which was still made up of stock and cash, and timing
of the transaction. The board concluded that we should continue
negotiations with Massey to seek among things a deposit of all
cash.
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Since August 17, 2009, the parties have worked to complete
Masseys due diligence, complete the schedules to the
merger agreement and negotiate a definitive agreement.
On September 19, 2009, we informed Massey that the primary
issues to complete the merger agreement were the terms of the
deposit and D&O insurance. Our counsel had several
telephone calls with Masseys counsel and Mr. Rochon
had discussions with Harvey L. Massey during the afternoon and
evening of September 19, 2009, and the parties were able to
reach agreement over these terms. Massey agreed that the deposit
would be all cash and non-refundable (i) if it failed to
close the merger agreement within 150 days after signing
the merger agreement because of the failure of Massey to satisfy
its obligations under the merger agreement or (ii) if it
breached any of its representations and warranties which
prevented it from closing, provided that Sunair was not in
breach of any of its obligations under the merger agreement.
Massey also agreed that there would be no monetary limit on its
indemnification obligations to Sunairs former officers and
director after the closing.
On September 22, 2009, we distributed a revised draft of
the merger agreement. During the next several days, we discussed
severance payments to our officers. With respect to the
severance payments, Massey advised us that it would notify us
prior to closing if it wanted any officers to resign prior to
closing. Massey agreed it would pay at closing all amounts due
to the officer under his employment or retention agreement, if
the officer agreed to waive the 60 day notice period. If an
officer did not agree to waive the notice period, Massey agreed
to make payments post closing in accordance with the terms of
the employment or retention agreement. Massey insisted that the
termination fee be increased because of the extensive
out-of-pocket costs that it had incurred in the due diligence
process. We agreed to increase the amount of the termination fee
payable to Massey to $2.75 million, if we terminate the
merger agreement on or before November 15, 2009 if we
receive a superior acquisition proposal. If we terminate the
merger agreement after November 15, 2009, because we
receive a superior acquisition proposal, the amount of the
termination fee is equal to $2.75 million plus the actual
cost of lenders fee paid by Massey to extend the
termination date of the financing letters beyond
November 15, 2009, or to close on such financing up to a
maximum of $3.5 million.
On September 25, 2009, we circulated a revised draft of the
merger agreement to Massey.
On September 27, 2009, a joint telephonic meeting of the
special committee and the board of directors was held at which
representatives from Akerman and Hyde Park Capital (for a
portion of the meeting) were present. At this meeting,
Mr. Rochon and representatives from Akerman and Hyde Park
Capital advised the board of directors on the status of
Sunairs discussions with Massey and updated the board on
the events that had occurred since the boards last
meeting. Mr. Rochon reviewed the key business issues in the
deal: (i) the purchase price of $2.75 per share,
(ii) the cash deposit of $4 million, (iii) the
circumstances where the deposit would be returned to Massey or
advanced to Sunair, and (iv) D&O insurance after the
closing.
Representatives of Akerman reviewed with the board the final
terms of the proposed merger agreement, and further discussed
the boards fiduciary duties. Also at this meeting,
representatives of Hyde Park Capital reviewed with the board
Hyde Park Capitals financial analysis of the merger
consideration, and upon the request of the board rendered to the
board an oral opinion, which opinion was confirmed by delivery
of a written opinion dated September 28, 2009, to the
effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to the
matters described in its opinion, the merger consideration to be
offered to Sunairs shareholders was fair, from a financial
point of view. A copy of Hyde Park Capitals written
opinion dated September 28, 2009, describing the
assumptions made, matters considered and review undertaken by
Hyde Park Capital is attached to the proxy statement as
Annex B.
Following additional discussion and deliberation, the board took
a recess so the special committee could meet. The members of the
special committee considered the adoption and approval of the
merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement. Charles P. Steinmetz
abstained from voting on the approval of the merger agreement.
Robert C. Griffin, the chairman of the special committee and
Arnold Heggestad, voted in favor of approving the merger
agreement, the merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.
The special committee adjourned its meeting.
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The board of directors reconvened their meeting and Robert C.
Griffin, the chairman of the special committee informed the
board that the special committee had voted in favor of approving
the merger agreement, the merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby with two votes in favor of the proposal and
one director, Charles P. Steinmetz had abstained from voting on
the proposal. The full board then took a vote on the approval of
the merger agreement, the merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby. Mario C. Ferrari, Richard C. Rochon and
Charles P. Steinmetz abstained from voting on the approval of
the merger agreement. Joseph S. DiMartino, Robert C. Griffin,
Arnold Heggestad, and Stephen P. Oppeneheim voted in favor of
approving the merger agreement, the merger and the transactions
contemplated thereby.
On September 28, 2009, we executed the definitive merger
agreement with Massey. Early the next morning on
September 29, 2008, we issued a press release announcing
the merger transaction. We filed a
Form 8-K
disclosing the execution of the merger agreement on
October 1, 2009 and attached a copy of the definitive
merger agreement as an exhibit.
Reasons
for the Merger
Our board, acting with the assistance of our management and
legal and financial advisors and the recommendations of the
special committee, evaluated Masseys proposal, including
the terms and conditions of the merger agreement. Three of our
directors, Mario B. Ferrari, Richard C. Rochon and Charles B.
Steinmetz have abstained from voting on the merger agreement.
After careful deliberation at the September 27, 2009
meeting described above under Background of the
Merger, the board members voting on the merger
agreement, determined that the merger agreement is in the best
interests of Sunair and its shareholders. Joseph S. DiMartino,
Robert C. Griffin, Arnold Heggestad and Steven P. Oppenheim
voted in favor of the merger agreement. In reaching this
determination, our board considered the following factors and
potential benefits of the merger agreement, each of which our
board believes supported its decision:
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the $2.75 per share merger consideration represents a premium of
approximately 47% to the closing price of our common stock on
September 25, 2009, the last full trading day before the
announcement of the signing of the merger agreement;
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the fact that the merger consideration of $2.75 per share was
achieved through a competitive, multi-party process and produced
a transaction on price and terms that, in our boards
judgment, was more favorable than any other definitive offer
received by us from any other potential acquirer;
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our boards belief that the merger is more favorable to our
unaffiliated shareholders than the alternative of remaining a
shareholder in a public company;
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the ability of our board to change its recommendation with
respect to the merger and to terminate the merger agreement upon
the payment of a termination fee of $2.75 million to a
maximum of $3.5 million, to Massey, should we receive an
unsolicited proposal that our board determines to be a superior
acquisition proposal and concurrently enter into a definitive
acquisition agreement for a superior acquisition proposal;
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the fact that Massey received a commitment for a
$33 million senior credit facility from SunTrust, M&I
Bank and a commitment for additional financing of up to
$20 million from AEA Mezzanine to complete the merger;
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Massey, which is a party to the merger agreement, is not a shell
entity but is an entity that operated in Florida for many years,
with substantial operations and assets;
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the fact that the merger consideration is all cash, which
provides certainty of value to our shareholders;
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the fact that, although at various times over the past several
years, our stock price traded in excess of $2.75 per share, our
board believed it was unlikely that our stock would trade in
excess of $2.75 per share for an extended period in the
foreseeable future; and
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the opinion, dated September 28, 2009, of Hyde Park Capital
to our board as to the fairness, from a financial point of view
and as of the date of the opinion, of the consideration to be
received in the
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merger by holders of our common stock (other than excluded
holders), as more fully described under the caption
Opinion of Hyde Park Capital.
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Our board also considered a variety of risks and other
potentially negative factors concerning the merger, including
the following:
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the fact that we will no longer exist as an independent,
publicly traded company and our shareholders will no longer
participate in any of our future earnings or growth and will not
benefit from any appreciation in the value of our company;
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the fact that any gains realized from an all-cash transaction
would generally be taxable to our shareholders for
U.S. federal income tax purposes;
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the impact of the announcement and pendency of the merger,
including the impact of the merger on our employees, customers,
and our relationships with other third parties and the risk of
diverting management focus and resources from other strategic
opportunities and from operational matters while working to
negotiate and close the merger with Massey, which could impair
our prospects as an independent company if the merger is not
completed;
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the fact that, pursuant to the merger agreement, we must
generally conduct our business in the ordinary course and we are
subject to a variety of other restrictions on the conduct of our
business prior to closing of the merger or termination of the
merger agreement, which may delay or prevent us from pursuing
business opportunities that may arise or preclude actions that
would be advisable if we were to remain an independent company;
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the lack of availability of appraisal rights under applicable
law to holders of our common stock in connection with the merger;
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the possibility of significant costs, delays and non-completion
of the merger resulting from seeking the regulatory approvals
necessary for the completion of the merger or non fulfillment of
the closing condition, including Masseys failure to obtain
financing to close the merger;
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the fact that under the terms of the merger agreement, we cannot
solicit other acquisition proposals and must pay Massey a
termination fee of $2.75 million to a maximum of
$3.5 million if the merger agreement is terminated under
certain circumstances, which, in addition to being costly, might
have the effect of discouraging other parties from proposing an
alternative transaction that might be more advantageous to our
shareholders than the merger; and
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the interests of our executive officers and directors in the
merger that may be different or in addition to the interests of
our shareholders generally. See The Merger
Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the
Merger.
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The foregoing discussion summarizes the material factors
considered by our board in its consideration of the merger, but
it is not intended to be exhaustive. After considering these
factors, our board concluded that the positive factors relating
to the merger agreement and the merger outweighed the negative
factors. In view of the wide variety of factors considered by
our board, our board did not find it practicable to quantify or
otherwise assign relative weights to the foregoing factors. In
addition, individual directors may have assigned different
weights to various factors. Our board approved and recommends
the merger agreement and the merger based upon the totality of
the information presented to and considered by it.
Recommendation
of Our Board of Directors
On September 27, 2009, after evaluating, with the
assistance of our management and legal and financial advisors
and the various business, financial and market factors described
above, and after due discussion and consideration of the
recommendations of the special committee, our board determined
that the merger is in the best interest of Sunair and our
shareholders and approved, adopted and declared advisable the
merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby,
including the merger. ACCORDINGLY, OUR BOARD
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OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SUNAIR VOTE
FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
Opinion
of Hyde Park Capital
Sunair retained Hyde Park Capital to act as its financial
advisor in connection with the merger. In connection with Hyde
Parks engagement, Sunair requested that Hyde Park Capital
evaluate the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the
$2.75 per share consideration to be received in the merger by
holders of Sunair common stock (other than Massey). On
September 27, 2009, at a meeting of our board of directors
held to evaluate the proposed merger, Hyde Park Capital rendered
to our board of directors an oral opinion, which opinion was
confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated
September 28, 2009, to the effect that, as of that date and
based on and subject to the matters described in its opinion,
the consideration to be received in the merger by holders of
Sunair common stock (other than Massey) was fair, from a
financial point of view, to such holders.
The full text of Hyde Park Capitals written opinion,
dated September 28, 2009, to our board of directors, which
sets forth, among other things, the procedures followed,
assumptions made, matters considered and limitations on the
scope of review undertaken, is attached as Annex B and is
incorporated by reference, in its entirety, into this proxy
statement. Hyde Park Capitals opinion was provided to our
board of directors for its information in connection with its
evaluation of the merger consideration. The opinion addresses
only the fairness of the consideration provided for in the
merger from a financial point of view, does not address any
other aspect of the proposed merger and does not constitute
advice or a recommendation to any shareholder as to how such
shareholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the
proposed merger.
In arriving at its opinion, Hyde Park Capital reviewed the
merger agreement and certain publicly available business and
financial information relating to Sunair. Hyde Park Capital also
reviewed certain other information relating to Sunair provided
to or discussed with Hyde Park Capital by Sunair, including
financial forecasts relating to Sunair and certain industry and
business sensitivities to such forecasts prepared by
Sunairs management, and met with Sunairs management
to discuss Sunairs business and prospects. Hyde Park
Capital also considered certain financial and stock market data
of Sunair, and compared that data with similar data for other
publicly held companies in businesses Hyde Park Capital deemed
relevant in evaluating Sunair, and Hyde Park Capital considered,
to the extent publicly available, the financial terms of certain
other transactions which had been effected or announced. Hyde
Park Capital also considered such other information, financial
studies, analyses and investigations and financial, economic and
market criteria which it deemed relevant.
In connection with its review, Hyde Park Capital did not
independently verify any of the foregoing information and
assumed and relied on such information being complete and
accurate in all material respects. With respect to the financial
forecasts for Sunair that Hyde Park Capital used in its
analyses, Sunairs management advised Hyde Park Capital,
and Hyde Park Capital assumed, with Sunairs consent, that
such forecasts were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the
best currently available estimates and judgments of
Sunairs management as to Sunairs future financial
performance both before and after giving effect to certain
industry and business sensitivities referred to in the preceding
paragraph. Hyde Park Capital also assumed, with Sunairs
consent, that, in the course of obtaining any regulatory or
third party consents, approvals or agreements in connection with
the merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition would
be imposed that would have an adverse effect on Sunair or the
merger and that the merger would be consummated in accordance
with the terms of the merger agreement without waiver,
modification or amendment of any material term, condition or
agreement. Hyde Park Capital was not requested to, and did not,
make an independent evaluation or appraisal of Sunairs
assets or liabilities, contingent or otherwise, and Hyde Park
Capital was not furnished with any such evaluations or
appraisals.
Hyde Park Capitals opinion addressed only the fairness,
from a financial point of view and as of the date of its
opinion, to the holders of Sunair common stock of the
consideration to be received in the merger and did not address
any other aspect or implication of the merger or any other
agreement, arrangement or
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understanding entered into in connection with the merger or
otherwise or the fairness of the amount or nature of, or any
other aspect relating to any fees or compensation to any
officers, directors or employees of any party to the merger, or
class of such persons, relative to the merger consideration or
otherwise. The issuance of Hyde Park Capitals opinion was
approved by Hyde Park Capitals authorized internal
committee. Hyde Park Capitals opinion was based upon
information made available to it as of the date of its opinion
and financial, economic, market and other conditions as they
existed and could be evaluated on the date of its opinion. These
conditions have been and remain subject to extraordinary levels
of volatility and uncertainty and Hyde Park Capital expressed no
view as to the impact of such volatility and uncertainty on
Sunair or the merger. Hyde Park Capitals opinion did not
address the relative merits of the merger as compared to
alternative transactions or strategies that might be available
to Sunair, nor did it address the underlying business decision
of Sunair to proceed with the merger.
In preparing its opinion to the board of directors, Hyde Park
Capital performed a variety of financial and comparative
analyses, including those described below. The summary of Hyde
Park Capitals analyses described below is not a complete
description of the analyses underlying Hyde Park Capitals
opinion. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex
process involving various determinations as to the most
appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the
application of those methods to the particular circumstances
and, therefore, a fairness opinion is not readily susceptible to
partial analysis or summary description. Hyde Park Capital
arrived at its ultimate opinion based on the results of all
analyses undertaken by it and assessed as a whole and did not
draw, in isolation, conclusions from or with regard to any one
factor or method of analysis. Accordingly, Hyde Park Capital
believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole and
that selecting portions of its analyses and factors or focusing
on information presented in tabular format, without considering
all analyses and factors or the narrative description of the
analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the
processes underlying its analyses and opinion.
In its analyses, Hyde Park Capital considered industry
performance, general business, economic, market and financial
conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond
Sunairs control. No company, transaction or business used
in Hyde Park Capitals analyses is identical or directly
comparable to Sunair or the proposed merger, and an evaluation
of the results of those analyses is not entirely mathematical.
Rather, the analyses involve complex considerations and
judgments concerning financial and operating characteristics and
other factors that could affect the acquisition, public trading
or other values of the companies, business segments or
transactions analyzed. The estimates contained in Hyde Park
Capitals analyses and the ranges of valuations resulting
from any particular analysis are not necessarily indicative of
actual values or predictive of future results or values, which
may be significantly more or less favorable than those suggested
by the analyses. In addition, analyses relating to the value of
businesses or securities do not purport to be appraisals or to
reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually
may be sold. Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the results
derived from, Hyde Park Capitals analyses are inherently
subject to substantial uncertainty.
Hyde Park Capital was instructed by the board of directors to
solicit interest in Sunair from potential strategic and
financial buyers. Hyde Park Capital considered its experience
marketing Sunair for sale, and specific feedback from potential
buyers during the marketing process regarding valuation and
pricing, in connection with rendering its fairness opinion.
The decision to enter into the merger agreement was solely that
of the Sunair board of directors. Hyde Park Capitals
opinion and financial analyses were only one of many factors
considered by the board of directors in its evaluation of the
proposed merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the
views of Sunairs board of directors or management with
respect to the merger or the merger consideration.
Total
Consideration
Based on the Massey offer of $2.75 cash per share, Hyde Park
Capital calculated an implied value for total consideration paid
by Massey to Sunair shareholders of $36.3 million in equity
value and $54.5 million in enterprise value. Equity value
was derived by the $2.75 per share consideration per common
share of $36.0 million in addition to the $2.75 per share
for approximately 323,000 in-the-money options at a $1.80
weighted-average strike price ($0.3 million). Enterprise
value was determined by adding the implied total
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equity value to the sum of (i) the long term debt of
$11.6 million, (ii) the current portion of long term
debt of $4.0 million, and (iii) the net working
capital deficit of $2.6 million.
Premiums
Paid Analysis
Hyde Park Capital compared the premiums paid by acquirors on
other comparable public company mergers and acquisitions during
2007, 2008 and 2009 year-to-date (YTD) to the
premium paid to Sunair shareholders.
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The premiums paid over the closing share price before
announcement for public companies headquartered in the United
States that were acquired for between $10 million and
$1 billion in majority transactions.
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Company Transactions Purchase Price
Premiums
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Sunair
Valuation
Hyde Park Capital calculated an indicated valuation range for
Sunair based on multiple valuation methodologies including
comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, and
discounted cash flow analysis, each as more fully discussed
below. Hyde Park Capital utilized the average enterprise value
range derived from this approach to arrive at an indicated
equity value range of between approximately $31.1 million
to approximately $33.9 million. The indicated equity value
range derived for Sunair implied an indicated equity value range
per share of between approximately $2.37 to $2.59, based on
13.1 million common shares outstanding.
Sunair
Comparable Companies Analysis
A comparable company analysis reviews the trading multiples of
publicly traded companies that are similar to Sunair with
respect to type of business and revenue model, industry,
operating sector, size and target customer base. An analysis of
publicly traded comparable companies is not mathematical; rather
it involves complex considerations and judgments concerning
differences in financial and operating characteristics of the
comparable companies and other factors that could affect the
public trading of the comparable companies.
Hyde Park Capital calculated multiples of enterprise value to
fiscal year 2008, June 2009 trailing-twelve-months (TTM), and
fiscal year 2009 projected revenue and EBITDA and considered
certain financial data for selected companies that provide lawn
and/or pest
control services. Hyde Park Capital then applied those multiples
to Sunairs company specific data. None of the comparable
companies have characteristics identical to Sunair and all of
the comparable public companies are significantly larger in size
and scale and have better operating margins and higher revenue
growth rates. Because of these factors, Hyde Park Capital
ascribed a 20% discount to the multiples of the public
comparable companies.
The selected public companies used were:
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Rentokil Initial, plc;
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.;
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Rollins, Inc.
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This selected companies analysis indicated the following:
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Hyde Park Capital applied multiple ranges based on this selected
companies analysis to corresponding financial data for Sunair,
including estimates provided by Sunairs management. This
selected companies analysis indicated an implied reference
enterprise value range of $39.9 million to
$42.9 million, an equity value of $24.6 million to
$27.6 million and a per share value of $1.88 to $2.11.
Sunair
Precedent Transactions Analysis
A precedent transaction analysis involves a review of merger,
acquisition and asset purchase transactions involving target
companies that are in related industries to Sunair. Information
typically is not disclosed for transactions involving a private
seller, even when the buyer is a public company, unless the
acquisition is deemed to be material for the
acquiror. As a result, the selected precedent transaction
analysis is typically limited to transactions involving the
acquisition of a public company, or substantially all of its
assets, or the acquisition of a large private company, or
substantially all of its assets, by a public company.
Hyde Park Capital calculated multiples of enterprise value to
the nearest trailing-twelve-months revenue at the transaction
date based on the purchase prices paid in six selected
publicly-announced transactions. These target companies share
similar characteristics, however, none of the target companies
in the precedent transactions have characteristics identical to
Sunair.
The selected transactions (and date of announcement) were:
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Island Environmental Services, Inc
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General Environmental Management, Inc.
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August 2008
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HomeTeam Pest Defense, Inc.
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Rollins, Inc.
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Southern Management Company
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ABM Industries, Inc.
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Presto-X Company
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Rentokil Initial, plc
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ServiceMaster Co.
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Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice, Inc.
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Rentokil Initial, plc
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Hyde Park Capital applied multiple ranges based on this selected
transactions analysis to corresponding financial data for the
above mentioned businesses. This selected transactions analysis
indicated an implied reference range enterprise value of
$46.1 million to $48.0 million, an equity value of
$27.9 million to $29.7 million and a per share price
of $2.13 to $2.27.
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Sunair
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
A discounted cash flow analysis estimates value based upon a
companys projected future free cash flow discounted at a
rate reflecting risks inherent in its business and capital
structure. Unlevered free cash flow represents the amount of
cash generated and available for principal, interest and
dividend payments after providing for ongoing business
operations. While the discounted cash flow analysis is the most
scientific of the methodologies used, it is dependent on
projections and is further dependent on numerous
industry-specific and macroeconomic factors.
Hyde Park Capital calculated the net present value of the
unlevered, after-tax cash flows based on estimates provided by
Sunairs management. In performing this analysis, Hyde Park
Capital used the weighted average cost of capital for Sunair as
the risk adjusted discount rate. Hyde Park Capital calculated a
terminal value by using a terminal Revenue multiple of 1.1x to
1.2x, consistent with the comparable transaction analysis
referenced previously. This discounted cash flow analysis
indicated an implied reference range enterprise value for Sunair
of approximately $61.8 million to $65.6 million,
equity value range of $43.6 million to $47.4 million
and a per share value range of $3.33 to $3.62.
Summary
Based on its combined analyses of Sunair, Hyde Park Capital
determined an implied reference range enterprise value of Sunair
of $49.3 million to $52.2 million, an equity value
range of $31.1 million to $33.9 million, and an
implied price per share of $2.37 to $2.59. This compares
favorably to the consideration offered to Sunair shareholders of
$2.75 per share. Additionally, the premiums received by Sunair
shareholders to its
1-day,
1-week, and
1-month
share price of 51.1%, 48.3%, 48.2%, respectively; are higher
than the median transaction premiums received in comparable
transactions since January 1, 2007. Finally, the offer
price of $2.75 per share was superior to and significantly
higher than any other purchase offer received by Sunair at the
conclusion of its direct marketing of Sunair for potential sale.
Other
Matters
Sunair selected Hyde Park Capital to act as its financial
advisor in connection with the merger based on Hyde Parks
qualifications, experience, reputation and investment banking
experience, pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 13,
2008. As part of its investment banking business, Hyde Park
Capital regularly is engaged in the evaluation of businesses and
their securities in connection with mergers, acquisitions,
corporate restructurings, private placements and for other
purposes. Sunair determined to use the services of Hyde Park
Capital because it is a recognized investment banking firm that
has substantial experience in these matters.
Sunair has agreed to pay Hyde Park Capital a customary fee for
its financial advisory services in connection with the merger, a
significant portion of which is contingent upon the consummation
of the merger. Hyde Park Capital also will receive a fee upon
the rendering of its fairness opinion. In addition pursuant to
its engagement letter, Sunair has agreed to reimburse Hyde Park
Capital for its reasonable expenses and to indemnify Hyde Park
Capital and certain related parties for certain liabilities and
other items, including liabilities under the federal securities
laws, arising out of or related to its engagement.
Goodwill
Impairment
Sunair has concluded that in conjunction with the merger and the
agreed upon purchase price, in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards 142 (SFAS 142) a
goodwill impairment triggering event occurred in September 2009.
SFAS 142 requires goodwill to be tested for impairment
annually and more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that an asset might be impaired. We test
goodwill for impairment annually as of September 30, which
is the last day of our fiscal year. Additionally, goodwill
impairment is reviewed each quarter by management in connection
with the preparation of our quarterly financial statements.
We entered into the merger agreement with Massey as of
September 28, 2009. As of the date of the merger agreement,
our book value per share was approximately $3.81 per share. We
anticipate we will
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recognize an impairment to our goodwill as of
September 30, 2009. The impairment amount will be
approximately $14.2 million, which was determined by
multiplying the per share purchase price of $2.75 by the number
of shares on a fully diluted basis (13,396,838), which totals
$36.8 million, plus the assumed liabilities of
approximately $23 million, which totals approximately
$59.8 million, minus the total assets of approximately
$74 million, which totals ($14.2 million). The write
down is a non-cash event and has no effect on our liquidity,
cash flows, tangible capital ratios or operations.
In addition to our annual testing for impairment, management
monitors changes in circumstances and financial results for
potential impairment indicators. During each of the quarters in
fiscal year 2009, after carefully considering many factors we
determined that no indicators of impairment to our goodwill had
occurred during the period prior to September 30, 2009, and
therefore no impairment charges were recorded in the interim
reporting periods.
Among the factors we reviewed during this period were
Sunairs decreased stock price. We concluded that
Sunairs share price was not a primary indicator of its
value but more a result of depressed share prices generally
caused by overall economic and market conditions. We also
reviewed our financial results. We observed that notwithstanding
our decrease in revenue for each period tested (approximately
$5.4 million lower than revenue for fiscal year
2008) due to significant changes to the way we operated our
business, Middletons EBITDA increased $2.2 million
from $5.2 million in fiscal year 2008 to $7.4 million
in fiscal year 2009, an increase of 41.7%. So although revenue
was lower in 2009, cash flow and profitability increased
significantly. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
In addition, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
142, paragraph 28e provides that impairment testing shall
be completed when there is a more-likely-than-not, expectation
that a reporting unit or a significant portion of a reporting
unit will be sold or otherwise disposed of. In our case, the
ongoing discussions with Massey and others brought into question
whether the enterprise value of the reporting unit, Middleton,
had incurred an impairment. During the time periods that we were
discussing a possible transaction with Massey, including during
each of the our quarters in fiscal year 2009, we concluded that
due to several significant terms and conditions of the various
bids from Massey, which were unacceptable to us, including a
lack of committed financing and a lack of a nonrefundable
deposit, we could not conclude that it was more likely than not
that a transaction would occur and we therefore determined that
no impairment to our goodwill had occurred during the periods
prior to September 2009. During the fourth quarter of fiscal
2009, the proposal from Massey provided for committed financing,
a nonrefundable deposit, and the parties reached agreement on
other open issues, therefore making it more likely than not that
a transaction would occur and that an impairment charge was
necessary.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
EBITDA is a Non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is defined as net
income plus net interest expense, provision for income taxes,
depreciation and amortization. EBITDA has certain material
limitations, including:
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It does not include interest expense. Because
we have borrowed money in order to finance our operations,
interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and ability
to generate profits and cash flows. Therefore any measure that
excludes interest expense has material limitations;
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It does not include depreciation and amortization expense.
Because we use capital assets, depreciation is necessary element
of our costs and ability to generate profits. In addition,
because a significant portion of our assets consist of customer
lists that were acquired in connection with our acquisitions of
companies in the Lawn and Pest Control Services segment,
amortization is necessary element of our costs and ability to
generate profits. Therefore, any measure that excludes
deprecation and amortization expense has material
limitations; and
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It does not include provision for income
taxes. Because the payment of income taxes is a
necessary element of our costs, particularly in the future, any
measure that excludes tax expense has material limitations.
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We have included these non-GAAP financial measures, because we
believe EBITDA is an indicator of the profitability and
performance of our core operations and reflects the changes in
our operating results. These Non-GAAP financial measures are not
intended to be an alternative measure of operating income or
gross profit margin as determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. We compensate for these
limitations by using Non-GAAP financial measures as only one of
several comparative tools, together with GAAP measurements, to
assist in the evaluation of our profitability and operating
results.
A reconciliation of EBITDA to income from Middleton operations
for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 is
shown below:
MIDDLETON
PEST CONTROL, INC.
Reconciliation
of Net Income to EBITDA
Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2009* and 2008
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2009*
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2008
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Net Income
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$
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6,412,298
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$
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3,998,214
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EBITDA addbacks:
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Interest
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340,014
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418,692
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Depreciation
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818,579
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855,906
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Total EBITDA addbacks
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1,158,593
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1,274,598
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EBITDA
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$
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7,570,891
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$
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5,272,812
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Certain
Effects of the Merger
If the merger and merger agreement are approved by our
shareholders and the other conditions to the closing of the
merger are either satisfied or waived, Merger Sub, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Massey created solely for the purpose of
engaging in the transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement, will be merged with and into us, and we will remain
as the surviving corporation. When the merger is completed, we
will cease to be a publicly traded company and will instead
become a privately held wholly owned subsidiary of Massey.
When the merger is completed, each share of our common stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time
of the merger (other than shares held by Massey, Merger Sub or
any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massey and
Merger Sub) will be cancelled and converted into the right to
receive $2.75 in cash, without interest and less any applicable
withholding tax.
Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be
converted into one share of common stock of the surviving
corporation. After the effective time of the merger, each
certificate evidencing ownership of shares of Merger Sub common
stock will evidence ownership of such shares of the surviving
corporation.
The merger agreement provides that, except as otherwise agreed
to in writing by Massey and us, immediately prior to the
effective time of the merger, all outstanding options to
purchase shares of our common stock, whether or not exercisable,
will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash
payment equal to the excess, if any, of $2.75 per share in cash
over the exercise price per share of the option, multiplied by
the number of shares subject to the option, whether or not then
exercisable, without interest and less any applicable
withholding tax. If the exercise price per share of the option
is $2.75 or greater, the option will be cancelled and no cash
payment will be made. The merger agreement provides that the
surviving corporation will assume any outstanding warrants to
purchase shares of Sunairs common stock.
At the effective time of the merger, our shareholders will have
the right to receive the merger consideration but will cease to
have ownership interests in Sunair or rights as Sunair
shareholders. Therefore,
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our shareholders will not participate in our future earnings or
growth and will not benefit from any appreciation in our value.
Our common stock is currently registered under the Exchange Act
and is quoted on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol
SNR. As a result of the merger, Sunair will be a
wholly owned subsidiary of Massey, our common stock will cease
to be quoted on the American Stock Exchange and there will be no
public market for our common stock. In addition, the
registration of our common stock under the Exchange Act will be
terminated and we will no longer be required to file periodic
reports with the SEC.
Effects
on Sunair if the Merger is Not Completed
If the merger agreement is not approved by our shareholders or
if the merger is not completed for any other reason, our
shareholders will not receive any payment for their shares in
connection with the merger. Instead, we will remain an
independent public company and our common stock will continue to
be quoted on the American Stock Exchange. In addition, if the
merger is not completed, we expect that management will operate
our business in a manner similar to that in which it is being
operated today and that our shareholders will continue to be
subject to the same risks and opportunities to which they are
currently subject.
Accordingly, if the merger is not completed, there can be no
assurance as to the effect of these risks and opportunities on
the future value of your shares of our common stock. If the
merger is not completed, our board of directors will continue to
evaluate and review our business operations, properties,
dividend policy and capitalization, among other things, make
such changes as are deemed appropriate and seek to identify
strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. If the
merger agreement is not approved by our shareholders or if the
merger is not completed for any other reason, there can be no
assurance that any other transaction acceptable to us will be
offered or that our business, prospects or results of operation
will not be adversely impacted.
If the merger agreement is terminated, under certain
circumstances we will be obligated to pay a termination fee of
$2.75 million up to a maximum of $3.5 million to
Massey upon or following such termination. For a description of
the circumstances triggering payment of the termination fee, see
The Merger Termination Fee and
Expenses.
Interests
of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger
In addition to their interests in the merger as shareholders,
certain of our directors and executive officers have interests
in the merger that differ from, or are in addition to, your
interests as a shareholder. In considering the recommendation of
our board of directors to vote FOR the
adoption of the merger agreement, you should be aware of these
interests. Our board of directors was aware of, and considered
the interests of, our directors and executive officers in
approving the merger agreement, the merger and the transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement. Except as described below,
such persons have, to our knowledge, no material interest in the
merger that differs from your interests generally.
Treatment
of Stock Options
The merger agreement provides that, upon completion of the
merger, each outstanding option to purchase shares of our common
stock, including options held by our officers and directors,
whether or not then exercisable, will be canceled and converted
into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the excess (if
any) of $2.75 per share in cash over the exercise price per
share of the option, multiplied by the number of shares subject
to the option immediately prior to completion of the merger,
without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.
Based on the stock options held by our executive officers and
directors on October , 2009, which have
exercise prices of less than $2.75 per share, upon completion of
the merger, our executive officers and directors will be
entitled to receive cash payments (subject to required tax
withholding) on account of such stock options as shown in the
table below.
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Cash Payment
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Jack I. Ruff
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50,000
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$
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36,000
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Edward M. Carriero, Jr.
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40,000
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$
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41,300
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Joseph S. DiMartino
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Mario B. Ferrari
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Robert C. Griffin
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25,000
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$
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25,800
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Arnold Heggestad, Ph.D.
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Stephen P. Oppenheim
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Richard C. Rochon
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Charles P. Steinmetz
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10,000
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$
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10,950
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Total
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$
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175,000
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$
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168,800
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This table includes options held by our executive officers and
directors which have exercise prices equal to or less than $2.75
per share. |
Change
of Control Provisions in Employment and Retention
Agreements
We have agreed to use our best efforts to obtain and deliver to
Massey resignations of the officers that it has selected for
resignation at the closing of the merger agreement. To the
extent that any officer selected for resignation has an
employment or retention agreement with Sunair or Middleton, this
termination shall be deemed to be a termination by Sunair or
Middleton without good cause or a termination
other than for cause, and all amounts due for
salary, reimbursement, vacation pay, severance pay or other
amounts due under the agreements will be paid at closing if the
officer waives the sixty (60) day notice period for
termination under the employment or retention agreement. If the
officer does not waive the notice period, the payments will be
made post closing in accordance with the terms of the employment
or retention agreement. In the event that Massey does not select
an officer of Sunair or Middleton for resignation or such
officer does not waive the notice provisions, Massey shall cause
the surviving corporation to honor such agreements.
We have employment agreements with Jack I. Ruff, our Chief
Executive Officer, Edward M. Carriero, our Chief Financial
Officer and a retention agreement with Jeffrey Buhler, our Vice
President of Operations. The agreements provide for severance
payments in the event of a termination of the executives
employment (i) by us without cause,
(ii) by the executive for good reason or
(iii) after a change in control in certain
situations (as such terms are defined in the respective
agreements). A
change-in-control
under the employment and retention agreements will occur upon
completion of the merger.
If we terminate the employment of Mr. Ruff without good
cause or if Mr. Ruff terminates his employment with good
cause, we are required to pay Mr. Ruff severance
compensation equal to (i) one years salary,
calculated at the rate of his salary in effect as of the date
immediately preceding the termination date and (ii) the
cost of premiums for any company sponsored insurance policy (or
the cash equivalent) for one year. If Mr. Ruff terminates
his employment for good cause within nine (9) months of a
change in control, then Mr. Ruff will be entitled to the
severance compensation equal to (i) one years salary,
calculated at the rate of his salary in effect as of the date
immediately preceding the termination date and (ii) the
cost of premiums for any company sponsored insurance policy (or
the cash equivalent) for one year. All payments will be made in
the manner and at such times as the salary otherwise would have
been payable to Mr. Ruff if he had continued to be employed
by Sunair. Upon a change in control, any unvested stock options
previously granted to Mr. Ruff will automatically vest.
If we terminate Mr. Carrieros employment agreement
without good cause or Mr. Carriero terminates his
employment agreement with good cause, we are required to pay
Mr. Carriero a severance payment equal to one years salary,
calculated at the rate of his salary in effect as of the date
immediately preceding the termination date. If Mr. Carriero
terminates his employment with us for good cause within one year
after a change in control, Mr. Carriero will be entitled to
severance compensation equal to one years salary,
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calculated at the rate of his salary in effect as of the date
immediately preceding the termination date. All payments will be
made in the manner and at such times as the salary otherwise
would have been payable to Mr. Carriero if he had continued
to be employed by Sunair. Upon a change in control, any unvested
stock options previously granted to Mr. Carriero will
automatically vest.
If we terminate Mr. Buhlers employment agreement
without good cause or Mr. Buhler terminates his employment
agreement for good reason within one year after a change of
control (the retention period), we are required to
pay Mr. Buhler (i) a bonus equal to one hundred
percent of his current annual base salary, and (ii) the
cost of medical and dental benefits (less any employee
contribution), for a period of twelve months multiplied by a
fraction, which shall be made up of a numerator containing the
number of partial and full months remaining the retention
period, at the time of such termination and the denominator
shall be twelve. Upon a change of control, any unvested stock
options previously granted to Mr. Buhler will automatically
vest.
Potential
Payments under Employment or Retention Agreements
Assuming the completion of the merger on
November , 2009, and assuming the termination
of each officers employment by Massey without cause or by
the officer for good reason immediately following the completion
of the merger, such officer will receive the following estimated
cash severance payments pursuant to the terms of his agreement
(before any applicable withholding taxes):
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Equity Acceleration
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Other Benefit
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Name of Executive
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Cash Value(1)
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Value(2)
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Value(3)
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Total
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Jack I. Ruff
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$
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350,000
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$
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36,000
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$
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21,434
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$
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407,434
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Edward M. Carriero, Jr.
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$
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200,000
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$
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33,875
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$
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$
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233,875
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Jeffrey Buhler
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$
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150,000
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$
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11,813
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$
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5,200
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$
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167,013
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All executive officers and officer as a group
(3 persons)
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$
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700,000
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$
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81,688
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$
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26,634
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$
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808,322
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automatically vested based on a change of control and the per
share merger consideration of $2.75 per share. |
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Payment
of Transaction Fee to RPC
We entered into a management services agreement
(Management Services Agreement) with RPC on
January 7, 2008, effective as of February 7, 2008, for
a period of three years, which superseded and replaced a prior
management services agreement. Richard Rochon, our Chairman,
Mario Ferrari, our Vice Chairman and Jack Ruff, our Chief
Executive Officer, are affiliates of RPC. The Management
Services Agreement provides that RPC shall receive a transaction
fee equal to 2% of the aggregate consideration (as defined in
the Management Services Agreement) received in the merger
transaction. Sunair, Massey and RPC have agreed that RPC will
receive a transaction fee equal to two percent (2%) of
Sunairs enterprise value, which is determined by using the
most recently available financial statements of Sunair at the
closing. Enterprise value is determined by adding the value of
the options plus the number of shares outstanding x $2.75, plus
the current portion of all notes payable and capital leases,
plus the long term portion of all notes payable and capital
leases, plus or minus working capital. Based on Sunairs
financial statements as of June 30, 2009, RPC would have
received a transaction fee equal to $1,090,386.
Directors
and Officers Indemnification and Insurance
The merger agreement provides that Massey will indemnify and
hold harmless all past and present officers and directors of
Sunair to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and
Sunairs articles of incorporation and bylaws, subject to
any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable law,
for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the effective
time of the merger. In addition, prior to the closing, Sunair
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will purchase a six year prepaid (or tail)
directors and officers liability insurance policy in
respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the
effective time for six years from the effective time.
No
Appraisal or Dissenters Rights
Appraisal rights, also known as dissenters rights, allow
shareholders who object to a major corporate transaction to
elect to receive the fair value of their shares in cash rather
than continue as shareholders of the corporation. Under
Section 607.1302 of the Florida Business Corporation Act,
appraisal rights are accorded to shareholders in substantial
corporate matters such as: (i) a merger to which a
corporation is a party if shareholder approval is required;
(ii) a share exchange to which a corporation is a party as
the corporation whose shares will be acquired if the shareholder
is entitled to vote on the exchange; (iii) a disposition of
assets other than in regular course of business if the
shareholder is entitled to vote on the disposition;
(iv) any amendment to the articles of incorporation,
merger, share exchange, or disposition of assets other than in
regular course of business to the extent provided by the
articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board
of directors; or (v) with regard to certain classes of
shares issued prior to October 1, 2003, any amendment to a
corporations articles of incorporation that would
adversely affect certain enumerated shareholder rights, if the
shareholder is entitled to vote on the amendment.
The restrictions of Section 607.1302 do not apply if the
shareholders own shares of an issuer which is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock Market. Accordingly, since Sunair is listed on the
American Stock Exchange, our shareholders will not have the
opportunity to dissent from the transaction or to receive an
agreed or judicially appraised value for their shares of common
stock.
Delisting
and Deregistration of Our Common Stock
If the merger is completed, our common stock will be delisted
from the American Stock Exchange and deregistered under the
Exchange Act and we will no longer file periodic reports with
the SEC on account of our common stock.
Material
United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Merger
The following is a summary of the material United States federal
income tax consequences of the merger to holders of Sunair stock
whose shares of Sunair stock are converted into the right to
receive cash in the merger. The summary is based on the Internal
Revenue Code, applicable current and proposed United States
Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, judicial authority and
administrative rulings and pronouncements, all of which are
subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. The
discussion applies only to shares of Sunair stock held as
capital assets, and does not address the tax consequences that
may be relevant to holders of Sunair stock that are subject to
special tax rules, such as insurance companies, United States
expatriates, tax-exempt organizations, broker-dealers, financial
institutions, cooperatives, traders in securities that elect to
mark to market, United States holders (as defined below) whose
functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, or holders who
hold Sunair stock through pass-through entities, as part of a
hedge, straddle or conversion transaction, holders deemed to
sell Sunair stock under the constructive sale provisions of the
Internal Revenue Code, holders who exercise appraisal rights, or
holders who acquired Sunair stock pursuant to the exercise of
employee stock options or otherwise as compensation. Except as
specifically noted below, this summary does not address any
aspect of state, local or foreign taxation, and does not address
any United States federal taxation other than income taxation.
For purposes of this summary, a United States holder means a
beneficial owner of Sunair stock that is a citizen or resident
of the United States, a corporation (or any entity treated as a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes)
created or organized in the United States or any State thereof
(including the District of Columbia), or any estate or trust the
income of which is subject to United States federal income tax
regardless of its source. If a partnership (including any entity
treated as a partnership for United States federal income
taxation) is a holder of Sunair stock, the United States federal
income tax treatment of a partner in that partnership will
generally depend upon the status of the partner and the
activities of the partnership.
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Partners should consult their own tax advisors as to the
particular United States federal income tax consequences to
them. The term
non-United
States holder refers to any beneficial owner of Sunair stock
other than a United States holder.
The United States federal income tax consequences set forth
below are included for general informational purposes only and
are based upon current law as of the date hereof. Because
individual circumstances may differ, each holder of Sunair stock
should consult such holders own tax advisor to determine
the applicability of the rules discussed below to such
shareholder and the particular tax effects of the merger,
including the application and effect of state, local, foreign
and other tax laws.
United States Holders. The receipt of cash by
a United States holder for shares of Sunair stock pursuant to
the merger will be a taxable transaction for United States
federal income tax purposes (and also may be a taxable
transaction under applicable state, local, foreign and other
income tax laws). In general, for United States federal income
tax purposes, a United States holder who receives the merger
consideration will recognize gain or loss equal to the
difference between the holders adjusted tax basis in the
Sunair stock converted to cash in the merger and the amount of
cash received therefor. Gain or loss will be calculated
separately for each block of Sunair stock converted in the
merger (generally shares acquired at the same cost in a single
transaction). Such gain or loss generally will be capital gain
or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the
Sunair stock has been held for more than one year as of the
effective time of the merger. The deductibility of capital
losses is limited. A United States holder who receives cash
pursuant to the proper exercise of appraisal rights should
consult such holders own tax advisor regarding the tax
implications of the merger.
Cash consideration received by a non-corporate United States
holder in the merger may be subject to backup withholding at a
28% rate. Backup withholding generally will apply only if the
United States holder fails to furnish a correct social security
number or other taxpayer identification number, or otherwise
fails to comply with applicable backup withholding rules and
certification requirements. Corporations generally are exempt
from backup withholding. Each United States holder should
complete and sign the
Form W-9
that will be part of the letter of transmittal to be returned to
the paying agent (or other agent) in order to provide the
information and certification necessary to avoid backup
withholding, unless an applicable exemption exists and is
otherwise proved in a manner satisfactory to the paying agent
(or other agent).
Non-United
States Holders. A
non-United
States holder that receives cash for shares of Sunair stock
pursuant to the merger generally will not be subject to United
States federal income tax on any gain realized on the
disposition, unless (i) such holder is an individual who is
present in the United States for 183 or more days during the
taxable year of such disposition and certain other conditions
are met, (ii) the gain is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the
non-United
States holder, subject to an applicable treaty providing
otherwise or (iii) such holders shares constitute a
United States real property interest under the
Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, or FIRPTA.
If you are a
non-United
States holder who is an individual and has been present in the
United States for 183 or more days during the taxable year of
the merger and certain other conditions are satisfied, you will
be subject to a 30% tax on the gross amount of your capital
gains.
If you are a
non-United
States holder and your gain is effectively connected with a
U.S. trade or business, then you will be subject to
U.S. federal income tax on your gain on a net basis in the
same manner as U.S. shareholders.
Non-United
States holders that are corporations may also be subject to a
branch profits tax on their effectively connected income at a
rate of 30% or such lower rate as may be specified in an
applicable income tax treaty, subject to adjustments. However,
an individual who is present in the United States for
183 days or more in the taxable year will typically be a
resident of the United States and not a
non-United
States holder.
Sunair believes that its shares do not constitute a United
States real property interest for U.S. federal income
tax purposes.
Backup withholding imposed at a rate of 28% and information
reporting may apply to the payment of cash received by a
non-United
States holder for Sunair stock pursuant to the merger unless the
holder certifies
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under penalties of perjury to its
non-United
States holder status or otherwise establishes an exemption.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts so withheld
can be credited against such holders federal income tax
liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that
the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue
Service, or IRS. To avoid backup withholding, a tendering
non-United
States holder should complete IRS
Form W-8BEN
or other applicable IRS
Form W-8.
Non-United
States holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the
application of United States federal income tax laws, including
information reporting and backup withholding, to their
particular situations.
Regulatory
Approvals
Except for the filing of articles of merger in Florida at or
before the effective date of the merger, we are unaware of any
material federal, state or foreign regulatory requirements or
approvals required for the execution of the merger agreement or
completion of the merger.
THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
The following summary describes certain material provisions
of the merger agreement, which is included in this proxy
statement as Annex A and is incorporated by reference into
this proxy statement. This summary may not contain all the
information about the merger agreement that is important to you.
You are encouraged to read the merger agreement carefully in its
entirety.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in
the merger agreement were made only for purposes of such
agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit
of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to
limitations agreed by the contracting parties, including being
qualified by disclosures exchanged between the parties in
connection with the execution of the merger agreement. The
representations and warranties may have been made for the
purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to
the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts,
and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the
contracting parties that differ from those applicable to
investors.
Form of
Merger
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the merger
agreement and in accordance with Florida law, at the effective
time of the merger, Merger Sub, a Florida corporation and wholly
owned direct subsidiary of Massey, will be merged with and into
Sunair. As a result of the merger, the separate corporate
existence of Merger Sub will cease and Sunair will continue as a
direct wholly owned subsidiary of Massey.
Effective
Time of the Merger
The merger will become effective upon the filing of the articles
of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida or
at such later time as is agreed upon by Massey and us and
specified in the articles of merger in accordance with Florida
law.
The closing of the merger will occur on the fifth business day
after the conditions to the merger set forth in the merger
agreement have been satisfied or waived or at such other time
agreed to by us and Massey. Although we expect to complete the
merger shortly after the special meeting of our shareholders, we
cannot specify when, or assure you that, we and Massey will
satisfy or waive all the conditions to the merger.
Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws
The articles of incorporation and the bylaws of the surviving
corporation will be amended and restated in their entirety at
the effective time of the merger to be identical to the articles
of incorporation and the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, except
that the name of the surviving corporation will continue to be
Sunair Services Corporation, until thereafter amended in
accordance with the provisions thereof and as provided by law.
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Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
The directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the effective time of the merger will be the initial directors
and officers of the surviving corporation. The directors and
officers will serve in accordance with the articles of
incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation until
their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or
removal.
Merger
Consideration
At the effective time of the merger, each share of our common
stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective
time of the merger will be cancelled and automatically converted
into the right to receive $2.75 in cash, without interest. The
following shares of common stock will not receive the $2.75 per
share merger consideration, all of which shares will be
automatically cancelled without any payment of consideration
with respect thereto: shares held by Massey, Merger Sub or any
direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Massey or Merger
Sub immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.
Massey and the paying agent will be entitled to deduct and
withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any holder
of shares of our common stock or stock options such amounts for
taxes that it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
making such payment under all applicable tax laws.
Effect on
Stock Options
The merger agreement provides that immediately prior to the
effective time of the merger, all outstanding options to
purchase shares of our common stock, whether or not then
exercisable, will be cancelled by us and will no longer be
outstanding. In consideration for such cancellation, the holder
will be entitled to receive, promptly following the effective
time of the merger, a cash payment, without interest, from
Massey in an amount (if any) equal to the product of
(i) the number of shares of our common stock subject to
such stock option, whether or not then exercisable, and
(ii) the excess, if any, of $2.75 per share over the per
share exercise price of the stock option, reduced by any income
or employment tax required to be withheld with respect to such
payment.
Effect on
Warrants
We currently have warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate
of 6 million shares of our common stock, at a price of
$6.30 per share for 1 million warrants and $7.00 per share
for 5 million warrants, which expire on dates ranging from
February 7, 2010 through January 27, 2011. Massey has
agreed to assume these warrants and at the effective time each
outstanding and unexercised warrant shall be assumed by the
surviving corporation on the same terms and conditions. If a
warrant holder exercises a warrant after the merger is closed,
the surviving company has made provision so that the holder upon
exercise of all or any part of the holders warrant by
paying the exercise price specified in the warrant agreement,
either $6.30 per share or $7.00 per share, shall be entitled to
receive upon such exercise, the cash, $2.75 per share, that such
warrant holder would have been entitled to receive if such
warrant holder had exercised the warrant prior to the closing.
Procedures
for Surrender of Certificates and Receipt of Merger
Consideration
As soon as practicable after the consummation of the merger, the
paying agent will mail to each holder of record of a certificate
or certificates that, immediately prior to the consummation of
the merger, represented outstanding shares of Sunair common
stock subsequently converted into the right to receive $2.75 in
cash, a letter of transmittal that will contain instructions for
use in effecting the exchange of the certificates.
Upon surrender to the paying agent of a certificate for
cancellation, together with a duly completed and executed letter
of transmittal and any other required documents, (i) the
holder of such certificate will be entitled to receive in
exchange a check representing the applicable amount of cash that
such holder has the right to receive and (ii) the
surrendered certificate will be canceled.
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In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Sunair
common stock that is not registered in the transfer records of
Sunair, the appropriate amount of the merger consideration may
be paid to a transferee if the certificate representing such
shares of Sunair common stock is presented to the paying agent
properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers and
otherwise in proper form for transfer and accompanied by all
documents reasonably required by the paying agent to evidence
and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable
taxes have been paid.
Massey or the paying agent will be entitled to deduct and
withhold from amounts otherwise payable pursuant to the merger
agreement to any holder of shares of Sunair common stock or
stock options such amounts as are required to be deducted and
withheld pursuant to any applicable tax laws.
Representations
and Warranties
The merger agreement contains representations and warranties
made by the parties solely for the benefit of each other and for
the purposes of the merger agreement. The assertions embodied in
those representations and warranties were made for purposes of
the merger agreement and are subject to qualifications and
limitations as agreed by Sunair and Massey in connection with
negotiating the terms of the merger agreement. In addition,
certain representations and warranties were made as of a
specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of
materiality different from what might be viewed as material to
shareholders or may have been used for the purpose of allocation
of risk between the respective parties rather than establishing
matters as facts. For the forgoing reasons, you should not rely
on the representations and warranties as statements of factual
information.
The representations and warranties of Sunair related to, among
other things:
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Organization and Qualification, Subsidiaries
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
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Capitalization
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Authority Relative to this Agreement
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No Conflict, Required Filings and Consents
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Permits, Compliance
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Financial Statements and Undisclosed Liabilities
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Absence of Certain Changes or Events
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Absence of Litigation
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Employees; Employee Benefit Plans
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Real Property, Title to Assets
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Intellectual Property
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Taxes
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Environmental Matters
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Material Contracts
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Insurance
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Board Approval, Vote Required
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Brokers
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Condition of Assets
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No Other Representations or Warranties
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Several of Sunairs representations and warranties
contained in the merger agreement are qualified by reference to
whether the item in question has or would reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The merger agreement
defines Company Material Adverse Effect, as any
event, circumstance, development, change or effect that,
individually or in the aggregate with all other events,
circumstances, developments, changes and effects, is materially
adverse to the business, assets, financial condition, or results
of operations of Sunair and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or
would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the Transactions or prevent or materially impair
or delay the ability of Sunair to perform its obligations under
the merger agreement, other than (i) the occurrence of any
or all of the changes or events described in Sunairs
disclosure schedule, and (ii) those reasonably resulting
solely from the execution of the merger agreement, the
observance of its terms, or the announcement of the consummation
of the merger, including but not limited to any adjustments to
Sunairs intangible assets.
The representations and warranties of Massey and Merger Sub
related to, among other things:
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Corporate Organization
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No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Absence of Litigation
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Operations of Merger Sub
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Information Supplied
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Board and Shareholder Determinations
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No Parent Stockholder Vote
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Several of Massey and Merger Subs representations and
warranties contained in the merger agreement are qualified by
reference to whether the item in question has or would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
individually or in the aggregate prevents or materially delays
consummation of the merger or otherwise prevents or materially
prevents Massey and Merger Sub from performing their obligations
under the merger agreement.
Conduct
of Business by Sunair Prior to Consummation of the
Merger
Sunair agrees that prior to the consummation of the merger,
unless Massey agrees in writing, Sunair will and will cause each
of its subsidiaries to (i) conduct its business and
operations only in the ordinary and usual course of business and
in a manner consistent with prior practice and in compliance in
all material respects with applicable law, (ii) use its
reasonable best efforts to preserve substantially intact its
business organizations, and (iii) preserve the assets and
properties of Sunair and its subsidiaries in good repair and
condition, in each case in the ordinary course of business in a
manner consistent with past practice.
Further, except as previously disclosed to Massey, Sunair agrees
that until the consummation of the merger, it will not and will
cause each of its subsidiaries not to, among other things:
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amend or otherwise change its Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws
or other similar organizational documents;
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issue shares of capital stock or instruments convertible into
shares of capital stock, except for the issuance of shares of
common stock upon the exercise of any outstanding stock options
or warrants of Sunair as of the date of the merger agreement;
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declare or pay dividends or make any other distributions with
respect to any shares of capital stock;
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reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or
otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of
Sunair or any of its subsidiaries;
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(i) acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of stock or assets or any other business
combination) any corporation, partnership, other business
organization (or any division thereof) or any property or asset,
except assets (including assets or accounts from suppliers,
vendors or dealers) in the ordinary course of business and in a
manner consistent with past practice; (ii) authorize, or
make any commitment with respect to, any capital expenditure,
other than maintenance expenditures at existing leased
properties in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice; (iii) enter into any new line of
business; or (iv) make investments in persons other than
existing subsidiaries;
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(i) increase the compensation payable or to become payable
or the benefits provided to its current or former directors,
officers or employees, except for increases in compensation for
employees in the ordinary course of business and in a manner
consistent with past practice, except for the payment of bonuses
to employees relating to bonus, incentive plans or employment
agreements as in effect on the date of the merger agreement and
except for the renewal of such bonus or incentive plans in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices if
such plans can be terminated without penalty at the effective
time (other than for the payment of incentive compensation or
bonus compensation earned at the time of such termination);
provided, however, in no event shall bonuses of stock, stock
options, stock appreciation rights or any items whose value is
tied to the stock price of the Company be awarded pursuant to
such plans; (ii) grant any retention, severance or
termination pay (other than pursuant to the severance policy of
Sunair or any of its subsidiaries as in effect on the date
hereof which are identified on disclosure schedule) to, or enter
into any employment, bonus, change of control or severance
agreement with, any current or former director, officer or other
employee of Sunair or of any subsidiary; (iii) establish,
adopt, enter into, terminate or amend any plan or establish,
adopt or enter into any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust,
fund or other arrangement that would be a plan if it were in
existence as of the date of the merger agreement for the benefit
of any director, officer or employee except as required by law;
or (iv) loan or advance any money or other property to any
current or former director, officer or employee of Sunair or its
subsidiaries;
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make any change (or file for such change) in any method of tax
accounting;
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revoke, change, file, amend, settle or comprise any taxes or tax
returns;
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waive, release settle or comprise any pending threatened
litigation, proceeding or investigation;
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other than in the ordinary course of business and in a manner
consistent with past practice, (i) enter into, amend,
modify or consent to the termination of any material contract,
or (ii) amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination
of (other than a termination in accordance with its terms)
Sunair or any subsidiarys rights thereunder; provided,
however, in no event shall the Management Services Agreement
between Sunair and RPC be amended or modified, even if such
amendment or modification is in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice;
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make any expenditure in connection with any advertising or
marketing, other than in the ordinary course of business and in
a manner consistent with past practice;
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fail to maintain in full force and effect the existing insurance
policies covering Sunair and its subsidiaries and their
respective properties, assets and businesses;
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enter into, amend, modify or consent to the termination of any
contract that would be a material contract or transaction that
would be required to be set forth in the disclosure schedules as
if in effect on the date of the merger agreement;
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repurchase, repay or incur any indebtedness (other than in
connection with the lease of new vehicles or letters of credit
in the ordinary course of business) or make any loans or
advances, or grant any security interest in any of its assets,
except for repayments of indebtedness, in amounts and at times
determined
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by Sunair in its discretion, under that certain credit agreement
dated as of June 7, 2005, as amended, among Sunair and
Wachovia Bank, National Association, and except in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice;
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file any insurance claim except in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice; or
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announce an intention, enter into any formal or informal
agreement or otherwise make a commitment, to do any of the
foregoing.
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Other
Covenants under the Merger Agreement
Proxy
Statement and Shareholders Meeting
We have agreed to file a proxy statement with the SEC as
promptly as practicable after signing the merger agreement and
to respond as promptly as practicable to any SEC comments. The
merger agreement also requires us to call a meeting of our
shareholders for the purpose of obtaining shareholder approval
of the merger agreement as soon as reasonably practicable after
the SEC has completed its review of the proxy statement. Except
in the case where the board has withdrawn or modified its
recommendation because it has received a superior acquisition
proposal, the proxy statement shall include the recommendation
of the board in favor of the adoption and approval of the merger
agreement and the merger, and the board is required to use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain from its shareholders approval
of the merger agreement and the merger.
Indemnification
and Insurance
For 6 years after the effective time, Massey shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sunair and its
subsidiaries directors, officers and employees from
certain claims asserted prior to, at or after the effective time
of the merger, to the fullest extent required by Sunair and its
subsidiaries organizational documents or permitted under
applicable law.
Sunair shall obtain prior to the effective time of the merger
tail insurance policies with a claims period of at
least 6 years from the effective time with respect to
directors and officers liability insurance in amount
and scope no less favorable than the existing policy of Sunair
for claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or
prior to the effective time of the merger.
Employee
Matters
The merger agreement provides that Massey will, for a period of
one year after the effective time of the merger, cause the
surviving corporation and its subsidiaries to provide each of
our company employees (affected employees) with
benefits that are, in the aggregate, substantially comparable
and no less favorable to such employees as the benefits that the
employees received prior to the merger (continuing
benefits). Massey has agreed to cause any eligible
expenses incurred by any affected employee and his or her
covered dependents to be taken into account in connection with
continuing benefits for satisfying all applicable deductible,
coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to
such affected employees and his or her covered dependents for
the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in
accordance with such continued benefits. In addition, Massey
shall cause all pre-existing condition exclusions and
actively-at-work requirements to be waived for such affected
employee and his or her covered dependents, to the extent such
conditions were inapplicable or waived with respect to affected
employees immediately prior to the effective time.
Massey shall take all actions required so that eligible
employees of Sunair or any subsidiary shall receive service
credit for purposes of continuing benefits and under its
vacation, severance programs, pension plans and post-retirement
welfare benefit plans, for the duration of their service with
Sunair and any subsidiary (including, where applicable, past
service credit with other entities recognized by Sunair or its
subsidiaries prior to the date of the merger agreement).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained therein, the
merger agreement is not intended to create a contract between
Sunair and any of its employees and none of the employees of
Sunair are entitled to rely on the merger agreement as the basis
for any breach of contract
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claim against Massey or Sunair. The merger agreement is also not
intended to modify, amend or create any employee benefit plan
(except as otherwise explicitly provided).
As of the effective time of the merger, we will terminate or
cause to be terminated our stock incentive plans.
Reasonable
Best Efforts
The parties to the merger agreement have agreed to cooperate
with each other and use all reasonable best efforts to promptly
(a) take all actions necessary to cause the conditions to
closing the merger to be satisfied as promptly as practicable
and to consummate the merger, and (b) obtain all approvals,
consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other
confirmations from any third party or governmental authority
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
merger.
Certain
Other Covenants
The merger agreement contains additional covenants, including
covenants relating to cooperation regarding filings with
governmental and other agencies and organizations and obtaining
any governmental or third-party consents or approvals, access to
information, fees and expenses, resignations of the directors
and officers of Sunair designated by Massey, our reasonable
efforts to assist Massey in obtaining any estoppel certificates
from any ground lessor under the ground leases underlying the
leased property, public announcements, and mutual notification
of particular events.
No
Solicitation of Competing Transaction Proposals
The merger agreement provides that Sunair will not, nor will it
authorize or permit its subsidiaries or representatives to,
directly or indirectly:
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initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of furnishing
information or assistance) any inquiries or the making of any
proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead
to, any competing transaction proposal (as defined below),
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enter into discussions or negotiate with any person or entity in
furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a competing
transaction proposal,
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enter into any agreement with respect to a competing transaction
proposal,
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agree to or endorse any competing transaction proposal, or
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authorize any of our officers or directors or any of our
subsidiaries to take any such action, and Sunair shall use its
reasonable efforts to cause its directors, officers, employees,
agents and representatives (including, without limitation, any
investment banker, financial advisor, attorney or accountant
retained by Sunair) not to take any such action.
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However, this covenant will not prohibit us from furnishing
information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations
with, any person or entity that makes an unsolicited, bona fide
expression of interest in writing to enter into a competing
transaction proposal if:
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our board of directors determines in good faith, after
consultation with our outside legal advisors, that the failure
to consider the competing transaction proposal would be
inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;
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our board of directors has no reason to believe that such
expression of interest is not made in good faith; and
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promptly after furnishing information to, or entering into
discussions or negotiations with, such person or entity, we
provide verbal notice within 48 hours and written notice
within 72 hours to Massey to the effect that we plan to
furnish information to, or enter into discussions or
negotiations with, such person or entity.
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If the board of directors determines, in good faith, that a
competing transaction proposal is a superior acquisition
proposal (as defined below), the board may terminate the merger
agreement, provided that:
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we provide at least five (5) business days prior written
notice to Massey of our intention to terminate the merger
agreement;
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during such five (5) business day period (or longer period
if extended by Sunair and Massey) (the negotiation
period), we agree to negotiate in good faith with Massey
regarding such changes as Massey may propose to the terms of the
merger agreement, with the intent of enabling us to agree to a
modification of the merger agreement so that the transactions
contemplated in the merger agreement may be consummated;
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after expiration of the negotiation period, the competing
transaction proposal remains a superior acquisition proposal
(taking into account any modifications to the terms proposed by
Massey) and our board of directors confirms its determination
(after consultation with outside legal counsel and its outside
financial advisors) that such competing transaction proposal is
a superior acquisition proposal; and
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we pay a termination fee of $2.75 million if we terminate
the merger agreement on or before November 15, 2009, and a
termination fee of $2.75 million plus actual costs to
Massey to extend its financing letters or to close on the
financing, up to a maximum of $3.5 million, if we terminate
the merger agreement after November 15, 2009. This
termination fee must be paid in full within six months after we
terminate the merger agreement.
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If the party making the superior acquisition proposal comes
forth with a further proposal, we will provide Massey with
further notice of such proposal and an additional five
(5) business day negotiation period (or longer period if
extended by Sunair and Massey).
As described in the merger agreement, competing
transaction proposal means any bona fide inquiry, offer or
proposal (other than from Massey or Merger Sub or their
respective affiliates) concerning any (a) merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or similar
transaction involving Sunair, (b) direct or indirect sale,
lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition
of substantially all of the assets of Sunair and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or a
series of related transactions, or (c) any tender offer
(including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer for fifty
(50%) or more of the outstanding shares of Sunairs common
stock or the filing of a registration statement under the
Securities Act, in connection therewith.
As described in the merger agreement, superior acquisition
proposal means any bona fide, written competing
transaction proposal made by a third party, not solicited in
violation of the merger agreement, that is on terms that the
board of directors of Sunair reasonably determines in good faith
(after consulting with its outside financial advisors) would
after taking into account all the terms and conditions of the
competing transaction proposal including any breakup fees,
expenses, reimbursement provisions and conditions (including but
not limited to financial, legal or regulatory conditions) to
consummate the transaction (a) result in a transaction that
is more favorable, from a financial point of view, to
Sunairs shareholders than the transactions contemplated
hereby if such competing transaction proposal were to be
consummated, (b) the board of directors reasonably believes
that the competing transaction proposal has a substantial
likelihood of being consummated, and (c) for which
financing, to the extent required, is evidenced by a financing
commitment letter subject only to its terms, executed by a
credible, nationally recognized lender of significant financial
worth, or is from a person which, in the good faith reasonable
judgment of the board of directors (after consultation with its
outside financial advisors) is financially capable of
consummating the proposal.
Financing
Massey estimates the total amount of funds necessary to complete
the merger and the related transactions to be approximately
$54 million, which includes approximately $36,007,367 to be
paid out to our shareholders, $287,192 to satisfy outstanding
options and the remainder to be applied to pay our outstanding
debt and fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
merger and the related transactions. These payments are
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expected to be funded with a $33 million senior credit
facility from SunTrust Bank and M&I Bank. In addition,
Massey has secured additional financing of up to
$20 million from AEA Mezzanine pursuant to a binding
commitment letter. These financing commitments are subject to
customary conditions.
In August 2009, Massey obtained financing commitments from
SunTrust Bank and M&I Bank to provide a revolving credit
and term loan facility (senior credit facility) in
the amount of $33 million, consisting of a term loan
facility for $23 million and a revolving credit facility of
$10 million. SunTrust and M&I Bank have each agreed to
finance $16.5 million of the senior credit facility. Massey
will use the proceeds of the senior credit facility to
(i) finance the acquisition of Sunair pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the merger agreement, (ii) refinance
existing debt in connection with the merger, (iii) pay
certain costs and expenses relating to the merger, and
(iv) provide for ongoing working capital and general
corporate purposes at Sunair.
One of the closing conditions in the merger agreement is that
Massey must have sufficient funds at closing to (i) satisfy
all of its obligations under the merger agreement, including
payment of the merger consideration in full, (ii) refinance
the outstanding indebtedness of Sunair, to the extent necessary,
and (iii) pay all of its fees and expenses in connection
with the merger and the financing of the merger.
Conditions
to Consummation of the Merger
The obligations of the parties to consummate the merger are
subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the date of
closing of the following conditions:
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the approval and adoption of the merger agreement by holders of
at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Sunairs
common stock on the record date;
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no governmental authority shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any law, rule regulation,
judgment, decree, executive order or award which is then in
effect and has the effect of making the merger illegal or
otherwise prohibiting consummation of the merger; and
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the receipt of all consents, approvals and authorizations of any
governmental entity required to consummate the merger, other
than the filing of articles of merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Florida.
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The obligations of Massey to effect the merger are subject to
satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the closing of the merger
of, among other things, the following additional conditions:
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the representations and warranties of Sunair that are qualified
by materiality are true and correct;
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the representations and warranties of Sunair with regards to
capitalization are true and correct in all material respects
(except for stock options exercised between the execution of the
merger agreement and closing);
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all other representations and warranties of Sunair are true and
correct in all material respects;
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Sunair having performed or complied in all material respects
with all agreements and covenants required by it under the
merger agreement at or prior to the consummation of the
merger; and
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Sunair having delivered to Massey a certificate, signed by an
executive officer of Sunair, to the effect that each of the
conditions specified above has been satisfied.
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The obligations of Sunair to effect the merger are subject to
satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the closing of the merger
of, among other things, the following additional conditions:
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the representations and warranties of Massey and Merger Sub that
are qualified by materiality are true and correct;
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all other representation and warranties of Massey and Merger Sub
are true and correct in all material respects;
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Massey and Merger Sub having performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by
it under the merger agreement at or prior to the consummation of
the merger;
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Massey having delivered to Sunair a certificate, signed by an
executive officer of Massey, to the effect that each of the
conditions specified above has been satisfied; and
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Massey has sufficient funds at the closing to (i) satisfy
all of its obligations under the merger agreement, including
payment of the purchase price in full; (ii) refinance the
outstanding indebtedness of Sunair, to the extent necessary, and
(iii) pay all of its fees and expenses in connection with
the merger and the financing of the merger.
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Termination
of the Merger Agreement
The merger agreement may be terminated and the merger may be
abandoned at any time prior to the effective time of the merger,
whether before or after our shareholders have adopted the merger
agreement, as follows:
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Upon the mutual written agreement of Massey and Sunair;
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By either Massey or Sunair if the effective time shall not have
occurred on or before February 25, 2010, provided, however,
that this right to terminate shall not be available to any party
whose failure to fulfill any obligation under the merger
agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of
the effective time to occur on or before such date;
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By either Massey or Sunair if any governmental authority shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any
injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent) or taken any other action (including
the failure to have taken an action) which has become final and
non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the
merger illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting
consummation of the merger;
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By Massey, if any of our representations and warranties are or
have become untrue or inaccurate, or there has been a breach on
our part of any of our covenants or agreements, and such failure
to be true or accurate or breach (i) would give rise to the
failure of applicable closing conditions; and (ii) is not
capable of being cured prior to the closing of the merger or, if
capable of being cured, is not cured by us within 30 days
following receipt of written notice of such failure to be true
or inaccuracy or breach from us;
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By Sunair, if any of the representations and warranties of
either Massey or Merger Sub are or have become untrue or
inaccurate, or there has been a breach on the part of either
Massey or Merger Sub of any of its covenants or agreements, and
such failure to be true or accurate or breach (i) would
give rise to the failure of applicable closing conditions; and
(ii) is not capable of being cured prior to the closing of
the merger or, if capable of being cured, is not cured by Massey
or Merger Sub within 30 days following receipt of written
notice of such failure to be true or inaccuracy or breach from us
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By either Massey or Sunair if the merger agreement shall fail to
receive the requisite vote for approval by the shareholders of
Sunair at the special meeting; or
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By Sunair, prior to the approval of the merger and the merger
agreement by our shareholders, in order to enter into a
definitive agreement with respect to a competing transaction
proposal as permitted under the merger agreement.
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Deposit
Massey deposited $4 million in an escrow account on the
date of signing the merger agreement. If the merger agreement
closes, this deposit will be applied to Sunairs closing
expense and any remaining amounts will be deposited in the
exchange fund and the paying agent will use the funds to pay the
merger consideration to Sunairs shareholders. If the
merger agreement does not close, this deposit will be returned
to Massey, unless Sunair terminates the merger agreement in
situations where it is entitled to a termination fee. If Sunair
is entitled to a termination fee, the $4 million deposit
will be advanced to Sunair by the escrow agent as payment in
full of the termination fee.
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Termination
Fees
Massey will pay us a termination fee of $4 million if
(i) we terminate the merger agreement because the merger
has not closed on or before February 25, 2010, due to the
failure of Massey to satisfy its obligations under the merger
agreement, or (ii) Massey has breached its covenants and
obligations under the merger agreement, and these matters can
not be cured, if curable, with 30 days notice, provided
that in both situations we can not be in breach of any of our
obligations under the merger agreement. The termination fee will
be paid with funds that Massey has deposited in escrow. In the
event Massey becomes obligated to pay this termination fee, our
receipt of the termination fee shall be our sole and exclusive
remedy against Massey and Merger Sub for any loss or damage
suffered as a result of the merger to be consummated.
We are required to pay Massey a termination fee of
$2.75 million if we terminate the merger agreement on or
before November 15, 2009 because we have received a
superior acquisition proposal. If we terminate the merger
agreement after November 15, 2009, because we have received
a superior acquisition proposal, the amount of the termination
fee is equal to $2.75 million plus the actual cost of
lenders fee paid by Massey to extend the termination date
of the financing letters beyond November 15, 2009 or to
close on such financing, up to a maximum of $3.5 million.
We are required to pay this termination fee within six months
after the date of the termination of the merger agreement. In
the event we become obligated to pay this termination fee, then
the receipt by Massey and Merger Sub of this termination fee
shall be the sole and exclusive remedy against us for any loss
or damage suffered as a result of the failure of the merger to
be consummated.
If the merger closes, Massey will pay all of Sunairs
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
merger agreement, the merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the merger agreement. If the merger does not
close, each party is responsible for their own out of pocket
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the merger
agreement, the merger and the other transactions contemplated by
the merger agreement.
Governing
Law
The merger agreement is governed by Florida law.
Amendment
and Waiver
The merger agreement may be amended by us, Massey and Merger Sub
at any time prior to the effective time of the merger. However,
after approval of the merger agreement by our shareholders, no
amendment can be made except as allowed under applicable law.
Any amendment to the merger agreement must be made by a written
instrument signed by us, Massey and Merger Sub.
Massey, Merger Sub and we may (a) extend the time for the
performance of any obligation or other act of any other party to
be performed for the benefit of the waiving party,
(b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and
warranties of any other party contained herein or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto, or (c) waive compliance
by any other party with any agreements or conditions compliance
with which is for the benefit of the waiving party contained in
the merger agreement (to the extent permitted by law). Such
waiver must be contained in a written instrument signed by the
parties to be bound by such waiver.
PAST
CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS
Except as described under Background of the
Merger beginning on page 17 of this proxy
statement, there have not been any negotiations, transactions or
material contacts during the past two years concerning any
merger, consolidation, acquisition, tender offer or other
acquisition of any class of Sunairs securities, election
of Sunairs directors or sale or other transfer of a
material amount of Sunairs assets (i) between Sunair
or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and Sunair, Massey,
Merger Sub, their respective executive officers, directors,
members or controlling persons, on the other hand,
(ii) between any, or (iii) between Sunair and its
affiliates, on the one hand, and any person not affiliated with
Sunair who would have a direct interest in such matters, on the
other hand.
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MARKET
PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange under the
symbol SNR. As of October 1, 2009, there were
13,093,588 shares of common stock outstanding, held by
349 shareholders of record. The following table sets forth
the high and low reported closing sale prices for our common
stock for the periods shown as reported on the AMEX.
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High
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Year ended September 30, 2009
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First quarter
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2.30
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1.20
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Second quarter
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1.96
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1.32
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Third quarter
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2.55
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1.63
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Year ended September 30, 2008
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First quarter
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3.12
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1.66
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Second quarter
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2.55
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1.58
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Third quarter
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3.03
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2.21
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Fourth quarter
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2.60
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1.61
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Year ended September 30, 2007
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4.75
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3.61
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Second quarter
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3.81
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3.00
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Third quarter
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3.70
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3.11
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3.51
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2.70
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On September 28, 2009, the last trading day before Sunair
publicly announced the execution of the merger agreement, the
closing sale price for Sunairs common stock as reported on
the AMEX was $1.84.
On ,
2009, the last trading day before this proxy statement was
printed, the closing price for our common stock on the AMEX was
$ .
Shareholders should obtain a current market quotation for
Sunairs common stock before making any decision with
respect to the merger.
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table shows as of October , 2009,
the record date (or such other date indicated in the footnotes
below), the number of shares beneficially owned and the
percentage ownership of our common stock, by the following:
(a) each of our named executive officers, who was employed
by us as of the record date, (b) each of our directors,
(c) all of our named executive officers and directors as a
group, and (d) each person known to management to own
beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock. Our
named executive officers are the persons who were
listed in our summary compensation table in our proxy statement
for our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.
As used herein, the term beneficial ownership with respect to a
security is defined by
Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act as consisting of sole or shared voting
power (including the power to vote or direct the vote)
and/or sole
or shared investment power (including the power to dispose or
direct the disposition of) with respect to the security through
any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise, including a right to acquire such power(s) during the
next 60 days. Unless otherwise noted, beneficial ownership
consists of sole ownership, voting and investment rights. The
address for each named executive officer and director is care of
Sunair Services Corporation, 1350 E. Newport Center
Drive, Suite 201, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33432.
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Amount and
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Directors and Named Executive Officers
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Jack I. Ruff(1)
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12,500
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Edward M. Carriero(2)
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40,625
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Joseph S. DiMartino(3)
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73,500
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Mario B. Ferrari(4)(12)
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9,933,450
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54.84
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Robert C. Griffin(5)
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23,750
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Arnold Heggestad, Ph.D.(6)
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61,750
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Steven P. Oppenheim(7)
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38,750
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Richard C. Rochon(8)
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9,933,450
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54.84
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Charles P. Steinmetz(9)
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430,274
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All directors and executive officers as a group
(9 persons)(10)
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57.95
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Other 5% or Greater Shareholders
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Coconut Palm Capital Investors II, Ltd.(11)
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9,914,700
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54.80
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Michael Brauser(12)
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1,403,300
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10.25
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Michael Herman(12)
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2,180,600
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16.65
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Dru A. Schmitt(12)
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1,486,014
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11.11
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Joseph Q. DiMartini(12)
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407,124
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3.10
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Leon Brauser(12)
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80,000
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Massey Services, Inc.(13)
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1,260,972
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9.63
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options or options exercisable with 60 days of the record
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Includes 20,000 shares held by Mr. Carrieros
wife in her IRA account and 20,625 shares issuable upon
currently exercisable options or options exercisable within
60 days of the record date. |
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Includes 40,000 shares held directly by Mr. DiMartino
and 33,750 shares issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable options or options exercisable within 60 days
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Shares consist of: (i) 18,750 shares issuable upon
exercise of currently exercisable options or options exercisable
within 60 days of the record date; and (ii) all shares
beneficially owned by Coconut Palm (assumes beneficial ownership
of such shares is attributed to Mr. Ferrari, and
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Includes 23,750 shares issuable upon currently exercisable
options or options exercisable within 60 days of the record
date. |
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Includes 38,750 shares issuable upon currently exercisable
options or options exercisable within 60 days of the record
date. |
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Consists of 38,750 shares issuable upon currently
exercisable options or options exercisable within 60 days
of the record date. |
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Shares consist of: (i) 18,750 shares issuable upon
exercise of currently exercisable options or options exercisable
within 60 days of the record date; and (ii) all shares
beneficially owned by Coconut Palm (assumes beneficial ownership
of such shares is attributed to Mr. Rochon, and
Mr. Rochon disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares). |
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Includes 18,750 shares issuable upon exercise of currently
exercisable options or options exercisable within 60 days
of the record date. |
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Includes 5,224,375 shares issuable upon exercise of
currently exercisable options or options exercisable within
60 days of the record date. |
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Consists of 4,914,700 shares of our common stock and
5,000,000 shares of our common stock underlying warrants
that are immediately exercisable. 9,808,197 of the
9,914,700 shares of our common stock consist of an
aggregate of 4,843,698 shares of common stock and
4,964,499 shares of common stock underlying warrants that
are immediately exercisable which Coconut Palm has the sole
power to vote pursuant to proxy agreements executed by its
limited partners upon the redemption of their limited
partnership interests in Coconut Palm. Richard C. Rochon,
Chairman of our board of directors, and Mario B. Ferrari, Vice
Chairman of our board of directors, are the natural persons who
exercise voting and investment control over the shares. |
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This information was obtained from a Schedule 13D filed by
Mr. Brauser, Dru Schmitt, Michael Herman, Joseph Q.
DiMartini and Leon Brauser on February 2, 2009. With
respect to Mr. Brauser, it includes
(i) 600,000 shares underlying warrants,
(ii) 748,400 shares owned jointly with
Mr. Brausers wife and (iii) 51,000 shares
held in trust of which Mr. Brauser is the trustee. With
respect to Mr. Schmitt and Dr. Martini, it includes
warrants to purchase 285,714 and 50,000 shares of
Sunairs common stock, respectively. The mailing address
for the individuals are as follows: Mr. Brauser is
595 S. Federal Highway, Suite 600, Boca Raton, FL
33432; Mr. Schmitt at 13 Twin Springs Lane, St. Louis,
MO 63124; Mr. Herman at 1160 Lake Plaza Drive,
Suite 210, Colorado Springs, CO 80906; Mr. DiMartini
at 4 Carrsworld, Clayton, MO 63105, and Leon Brauser at 7218
Ayshire Lane, Boca Raton, FL 33496. |
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This information was obtained from a Schedule 13D filed by
Massey Services, Inc. on March 16, 2009. The mailing
address to Massey Services, Inc. is 315 Groveland Street,
Orlando, Florida 32804. |
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SHAREHOLDERS
SHARING AN ADDRESS
We will deliver only one copy of this proxy statement to
multiple shareholders sharing an address unless we have received
contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders. Upon
written or oral request, we will promptly deliver a separate
copy of the proxy statement to a shareholder at a shared address
to which a single copy of the proxy statement is delivered. A
shareholder can notify us that the shareholder wishes to receive
a separate copy of the proxy statement by contacting us at:
1350 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 201,
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33432, Attn: Corporate Secretary, or by
contacting us via telephone at
(561) 208-7400.
Conversely, if multiple shareholders sharing an address receive
multiple proxy statement and wish to receive only one, such
shareholders can notify us at the address or phone number set
forth above.
SUBMISSION
OF SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
If the merger is completed, there will be no public shareholders
of Sunair and no public participation in any future meetings of
the shareholders of Sunair. If the merger is not completed, you
will continue to be entitled to attend and participate in our
shareholder meetings and we will hold a 2010 annual meeting of
shareholders, in which case shareholder proposals will be
eligible for consideration for inclusion in the proxy statement
and form of proxy. Proposals of shareholders to be considered
for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy card for the 2010
Annual Meeting pursuant to
Rule 14a-8
under the Exchange Act must be submitted in writing to the
Corporate Secretary of Sunair, 1350 E. Newport Center
Drive, Suite 201, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33432, and must
be received by October 5, 2009. In addition, our bylaws
include advance notice provisions that require shareholders
desiring to bring nominations for directors or other business
before our annual shareholders meeting to do so in accordance
with the terms of the advance notice provisions in our bylaws.
The advance notice provisions in the bylaws do not apply if the
shareholder only seeks to include such matters in the proxy
statement pursuant to
Rule 14a-8.
To be timely, a shareholder who intends to present nominations
or a proposal (other than a
Rule 14a-8
proposal) at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must
provide the information set forth in the Bylaws to the Corporate
Secretary by December 19, 2009. If a shareholder fails to
meet these deadlines and fails to satisfy the requirements of
Rule 14a-4
under the Exchange Act, Sunair may exercise discretionary voting
authority under proxies it solicits to vote on any such proposal
as it determines appropriate. The submission of a shareholder
proposal does not guarantee that it will be included in
Sunairs proxy statement.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
reports, proxy statements or other information that we file with
the SEC at its Public Reference Room, 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference rooms. You may
also obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Our public
filings are also available to the public from document retrieval
services and the Internet website maintained by the SEC at
www.sec.gov.
No persons have been authorized to give any information or to
make any representations other than those contained in this
proxy statement and, if given or made, such information or
representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by us or any other person. This proxy statement is
dated ,
2009. You should not assume that the information contained in
this proxy statement is accurate as of any date other than that
date, and the mailing of this proxy statement to shareholders
shall not create any implication to the contrary.
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ANNEX A
EXECUTION
COPY
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
MASSEY
SERVICES, INC.
BUYER
ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
and
SUNAIR
SERVICES CORPORATION
Dated as
of September 28, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER
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Section 1.01
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The Merger
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Section 1.02
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Closing
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Effective Time
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Effect of the Merger
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Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws
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Directors and Officers
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ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF
CERTIFICATES
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Section 2.01
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Conversion of Securities
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Section 2.02
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Appointment of Paying Agent
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Section 2.03
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Exchange Fund
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Exchange of Certificates
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Preparation of Proxy Statement; Company Shareholders
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
Agreement), dated as of September 28,
2009 among Massey Services, Inc., a Florida corporation
(Parent), BUYER ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC., a
Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(Merger Sub), and SUNAIR SERVICES
CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (the
Company). In addition to terms defined in the
Preamble, Recitals and the Sections of this Agreement, certain
terms are defined in Section 9.03 of this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of the
Company, Parent and Merger Sub deem it fair to and in the best
interests of their respective shareholders to consummate the
merger (the Merger), on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, of Merger Sub
with and into the Company in which the Company would become a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and such Boards of Directors
have approved and adopted this Agreement and declared its
advisability (and, in the case of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the Company Board), shall or has
recommended that this Agreement be adopted by the Companys
shareholders);
WHEREAS, upon consummation of the Merger, each issued and
outstanding share of Common Stock, $.10 par value per
share, of the Company, will be converted into the right to
receive a portion of the Closing Payment Amount (as hereinafter
defined), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.01 The
Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with
the Florida Business Corporation Act (the
FBCA), at the Effective Time, Merger Sub
shall be merged with and into the Company. At the Effective
Time, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease
and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of
the Merger (the Surviving Corporation).
Section 1.02 Closing. Unless
this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with
Section 8.01, the closing of the Merger (the
Closing) will take place at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on a date to be specified by the parties, which date
shall be no later than the fifth business day after the date on
which each of the conditions set forth in Article VII have
been satisfied, or waived by the party entitled to the benefit
of such conditions, (other than those conditions that by their
terms are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing), at the
offices of Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson, P.A., 1000
Legion Place, Suite 1700, Orlando, FL 32801, unless another
time, date and/or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and
the Company. The date and time upon which the Closing occurs is
referred to herein as the Closing Date.
Section 1.03 Effective
Time. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, as soon as practicable
after the satisfaction or waiver by the party entitled to the
benefit of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the
parties shall file articles of merger (the Articles of
Merger) with the Secretary of State of the State of
Florida in such form as is required by, and executed in
accordance with, the relevant provisions of the FBCA. The Merger
shall become effective at such date and time as the Articles of
Merger are duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Florida, or at such subsequent date and time as Parent and
the Company shall agree and specify in the Articles of Merger.
The date and time at which the Merger becomes effective is
referred to in this Agreement as the Effective
Time.
Section 1.04 Effect
of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the
effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable
provisions of the FBCA.
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Section 1.05 Articles
of Incorporation; Bylaws.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of
the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be amended to read in its entirety as set forth in
Exhibit A attached hereto and, as so amended, shall
be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions
thereof and as provided by Law.
(b) At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Company, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended
and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in
Exhibit B attached hereto and, as so amended and
restated, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and
as provided by Law.
Section 1.06 Directors
and Officers. The directors of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial
directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation, and the officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial
officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their
respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified or until the earlier of their death, resignation or
removal.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION
OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01 Conversion
of Securities. At the Effective Time, by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Merger Sub, Company or shareholders thereof, the following shall
occur with respect to the securities of the Company:
(a) Conversion of Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock,
par value $.10 per share, of the Company (Common
Stock), issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (other than any shares of Common Stock to be
cancelled pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) shall be converted
into and become the right to receive in cash $2.75 per share of
Common Stock without interest (the Per Share
Consideration), which shall be payable in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 2.04 hereof;
(cumulatively the Closing Payment Amount plus any amounts paid
on account of Company Stock Options pursuant to
Section 2.06 hereof, is hereinafter referred to as the
Merger Consideration). The Merger
Consideration is based on there being 13,093,588 shares
outstanding, plus 303,250 Company Stock Options exercisable and
payable pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, at the Effective
Time. All such shares of Common Stock so converted shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled, and
each certificate previously representing any such shares shall
thereafter represent the right to receive the Per Share
Consideration multiplied by the number of shares represented by
each such certificate.
(b) Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock.
Each share of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company
and each share of Common Stock owned directly or indirectly by
Merger Sub, Parent or any subsidiary or affiliated entity
thereof, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
automatically be canceled without any conversion thereof and no
payment or consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(c) Capital Stock of Merger Sub. Each share of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.02 Appointment
of Paying Agent. Prior to the Closing Date,
Parent shall (i) appoint a bank or trust company reasonably
acceptable to the Company to act as paying agent in the Merger
(the Paying Agent), and (ii) enter into
a paying agent agreement, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Company and the Parent, with such Paying Agent
for the payment of the Merger Consideration in accordance with
this Article II.
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Section 2.03 Exchange
Fund.
(a) On the Closing Date and at or before the Closing,
Parent shall deposit cash in an amount sufficient to pay the
Merger Consideration (such cash referred to as the
Exchange Fund), for the benefit of the
holders of shares of Common Stock. The Exchange Fund shall not
be used for any other purposes. The Exchange Fund shall be
invested as directed by Parent but only in a Permitted
Investment.
Section 2.04 Exchange
of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Procedures. As promptly as practicable after
the Effective Time (but in any event within three
(3) business days), Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to
mail to each Person who was, at the Effective Time, a holder of
record of shares of Common Stock or Company Stock Options
entitled to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 2.01(a): (i) a letter of transmittal (which
shall be in customary form and shall specify that delivery shall
be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates
evidencing such shares (the Certificates)
shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the
Paying Agent) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting
the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent of a
Certificate for cancellation, together with such letter of
transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance
with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may
be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
the amount of cash which such holder has the right to receive in
respect of the shares formerly represented by such Certificate
pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and the Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. As soon as reasonably
practicable after receipt of the required documentation from a
holder, the Paying Agent shall make payment to such holder by
mailing certified or bank checks payable to such holder in next
day funds; provided, however, if and to the extent that a holder
is entitled to receive an amount in excess of $500,000, such
holder may, at its option, deliver to the Paying Agent at or
after Closing the documentation required herein together with
wire transfer instructions, and upon the receipt of the same by
the Paying Agent at or after Closing, the Paying Agent shall
make payment to such holder by wire transfer of same day funds
in accordance with such instructions.
In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Common
Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of the
Company that is made prior to the Effective Time, payment of the
Merger Consideration may be made to a Person other than the
Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is
registered if the Certificate representing such shares shall be
properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer
and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or
other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger
Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of
such Certificate or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of
Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.04, each
Certificate shall be deemed at all times after the Effective
Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender
the Merger Consideration to which the holder of such Certificate
is entitled pursuant to this Article II. No interest shall
be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to holders of
Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this Article II.
(b) No Further Rights. From and after the Effective Time,
holders of Certificates shall cease to have any rights as
shareholders of the Company, except as provided herein or by Law.
(c) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the
Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the former holders
of the Company Common Stock (Former Holders)
for one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to
Parent, upon demand, and any such holders who have not
theretofore complied with this Section 2.04 shall
thereafter look only to Parent for, and Parent shall remain
liable for, payment of such Former Holders claim for the
Merger Consideration without interest. Any portion of the
Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by the Former Holders as of a
date which is immediately prior to such time as such amounts
would otherwise escheat to or become property of any
Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of
any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
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(d) No Liability. None of the Paying Agent, Parent, Merger
Sub or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder
of shares of Common Stock for any cash (including any dividends
or distributions with respect to such shares) delivered to a
public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or
similar Law.
(e) Withholding Rights. Each of the Paying Agent, the
Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to
this Agreement to any holder of shares of Common Stock such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to
such payment under all applicable Tax Laws. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld by the Paying Agent, the Surviving
Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to the holder of the shares of Common Stock in respect
of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Paying
Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be.
(f) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate for shares of
Commons Stock shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon
(i) the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person
claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, and
(ii) if required by the Surviving Corporation or Paying
Agent, (A) in the event such Person is a holder of over
150 shares of Common Stock, the posting by such Person of a
bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may
reasonably direct, or (B) in the event such Person is a
holder of 150 or fewer shares of Common Stock, reasonable
personal assurances from such Person, in each case as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Surviving
Corporation with respect to such Certificate, then, as the case
may be, (x) the Paying Agent shall pay in respect of such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration
to which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.01(a).
Section 2.05 Stock
Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the
stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there
shall be no further registration of transfers of shares
thereafter on the records of the Company. From and after the
Effective Time, the holders of Certificates representing shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares.
On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to
the Paying Agent or Parent for any reason shall be canceled
against delivery of the Merger Consideration to which the
holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
Section 2.06 Company
Stock Options and Company Warrants.
(a) Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date, the Company shall take all necessary action (which action
shall be effective as of the Effective Time), including the
adoption of Company Board resolutions, if necessary, to
(i) terminate the Companys Stock Option Plan, and
(ii) cancel, as of the Effective Time, each option to
purchase shares of Common Stock granted under such Stock Option
Plan or otherwise (each, a Company Stock
Option) that is outstanding and unexercised
immediately prior to the Effective Time (in each case, without
the creation of additional liability to the Company or any
Subsidiaries but subject to the terms of this Agreement,
including but not limited to Section 2.06(c) hereof).
(b) As of the Effective Time, the obligations of the
Company with respect to each outstanding warrant to purchase
shares of Common Stock (each, a Company
Warrant) that is outstanding and unexercised
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by the
Surviving Corporation.
(c) Each holder of a Company Stock Option that is
outstanding and unexercised prior to the Effective Time that has
an exercise price per share of Common Stock that is less than
the Per Share Consideration shall (subject to the provisions of
this Section 2.06) be paid by the Paying Agent, in exchange
for the cancellation of such Company Stock Option, an amount in
cash (subject to any applicable withholding Taxes) equal to the
product of (i) the difference between the Per Share
Consideration and the applicable exercise price per share of
such Company Stock Option and (ii) the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Company
Stock Option. Pursuant to action of the Company Board, all
unvested Company Stock Options will vest immediately
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prior to a change of control and the cash payment for such
vested Company Stock Options (if applicable) will be determined
based on the formula provided in the previous sentence. The
Paying Agent shall make payment to the holders of Company Stock
Options within five (5) days following the Closing Date by
mailing certified or bank checks payable to such holders in next
day funds.
Section 2.07 Deposit. On
the date hereof, Merger Sub shall deliver cash of Four Million
Dollars ($4,000,000) (the Deposit) to Akerman
Senterfitt, as escrow agent (the Escrow Agent) to be
held pursuant to that certain Escrow Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit C. The Deposit shall be retained by Company
after the Termination Date unless this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Sections 8.01(a), 8.01(b) (unless Parent failed
to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement which was the
cause of, or resulted in the failure of the Effective Time to
occur on or before such date), 8.01(c), 8.01(d), 8.01(f) or
8.01(g) in which case the Deposit shall be returned to Merger
Sub within five (5) calendar days of the Termination Date.
In the absence of a termination of this Agreement, on the
Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall apply the Deposit to the
Company Expenses to be paid by Parent pursuant to
Section 8.05(a) and transfer any remaining amount of the
Deposit to the Exchange Fund.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the
Company to Parent and Merger Sub concurrently with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure
Schedule), which includes, inter alia, exceptions to
the representations and warranties made by Company to Parent and
Merger Sub, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent
and Merger Sub as follows (a disclosure in any section of the
Company Disclosure Schedule which clearly describes the
information being disclosed and specifically references another
Company Disclosure Schedule, shall constitute a disclosure in
such other referenced Company Disclosure Schedule):
Section 3.01 Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation
and has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and
all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good
standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good
standing that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) A true and complete list of all Subsidiaries, together
with the jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary and
the percentage of the outstanding capital stock or other equity
interests of each Subsidiary owned by the Company, each other
Subsidiary and any other Person, is set forth in
Section 3.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Section 3.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists any and all persons of which the Company directly or
indirectly owns an equity or similar interest, or an interest
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for an equity or
similar interest, of less than 50% of such Person (collectively,
the Investments). The Company or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, owns all Investments free and
clear of all Liens, and there are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary permitting the
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of any of its
interest in the Investments or to provide funds to, or make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, or provide any guarantee with respect to, any
Investment.
Section 3.02 Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has
made available to Parent a complete and correct copy of the
articles of incorporation and the bylaws each as amended to
date, of the
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Company and each Subsidiary. Such articles of incorporation and
bylaws are in full force and effect and no other organizational
documents are applicable or binding upon the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor (to the knowledge of
the Company as to any period prior to acquisition of such
Subsidiary by the Company) any Subsidiary is, nor has either the
Company or any Subsidiary been, in violation of any provision of
its articles of incorporation or bylaws or similar
organizational documents in any material respect. The Company
has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the
minutes of all meetings and all written consents of the Company
Board (and each committee thereof) and of the shareholders of
the Company, in each case since May 1, 2005 and prior to
September 1, 2009.
Section 3.03 Capitalization.
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of
(i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which
13,093,588 were issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2009,
and (ii) 8,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which
no shares were issued and outstanding.
(b) Section 3.03(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a true, complete and correct list of Company Stock
Options and Company Warrants, including the name of the Person
to whom such Company Stock Options and Company Warrants have
been granted, the number of shares subject to each Company Stock
Option and Company Warrants and the per share exercise price for
each Company Stock Option and Company Warrants. Except for the
Company Stock Options and Company Warrants, as of the date of
this Agreement, there are not any existing options, warrants,
calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other rights,
agreements or commitments which obligate the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell any shares of
capital stock of the Company. As of the date of this Agreement
there are 303,250 Company Stock Options exercisable and payable
pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, at the Effective Time.
(c) The Company does not have a poison
pill or similar shareholder rights plan. Except as
described in this Agreement and in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no (A) options, warrants or other
rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character
relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of the Company
or any Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Subsidiary to
issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity
interests in, the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) voting
securities of the Company or securities convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or
voting securities of the Company, or (C) equity
equivalents, interests in the ownership or earnings of the
Company or any Subsidiary or rights with respect to the
foregoing. All shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as
aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified
in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and free of preemptive (or similar) rights. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any
Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of Common Stock or any capital stock of any Subsidiary or to
provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan,
capital contribution or otherwise) in any Subsidiary or any
other Person. There have not been any stock reclassifications,
combinations, splits or subdivides. None of the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party to any shareholders agreement,
voting trust agreement or registration rights agreement relating
to any equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary or any
other Contract relating to disposition, voting or dividends with
respect to any equity securities of the Company or of any
Subsidiary.
(d) Each outstanding share of capital stock of each
Subsidiary is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and was issued free of preemptive (or similar)
rights, was issued in accordance with all applicable laws, and
each such share or interest is owned by the Company or another
Subsidiary free and clear of all options, rights of first
refusal, agreements, limitations on the Companys or any
Subsidiarys voting, dividend or transfer rights, charges
and other encumbrances or Liens of any nature whatsoever.
Section 3.04 Authority
Relative to This Agreement. The Company has
all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and
to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the
Company of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no other
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corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary
to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions,
other than with respect to the waiver of any rights triggered by
this Agreement or the Transactions (as identified on
Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure Schedule), and the
approval of this Agreement and/or the Transactions by the
holders of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the FBCA,
the Companys Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws,
(collectively, Shareholder Approval). This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including all laws
relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or
similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and
subject to the effect of general principles of equity.
Section 3.05 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not,
and the performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the Transactions will not,
(i) conflict with or violate the Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of the Company
or any Subsidiary, (ii) subject to (x) obtaining
Shareholder Approval, (y) obtaining the consents,
approvals, authorizations and permits of, and making filings
with or notifications to, any national, provincial, federal,
state or local government, regulatory or administrative
authority, or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body
(a Governmental Authority), pursuant to the
applicable requirements, if any, of the, the
Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder (the HSR Act), and
the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as
required by the FBCA (all as identified on Section 3.05(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule), and (z) giving the
notices and obtaining the consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits described in Section 3.05(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, conflict with or violate any statute, law,
ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, judgment,
decree or other order (Law) applicable to the
Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of
the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or
(iii) subject to obtaining Shareholder Approval, result in
any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a
default) under, require consent or result in a material loss of
a material benefit under, give rise to a right or obligation to
purchase or sell assets or securities under, give to others any
right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset
of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, contract (written or oral), agreement,
lease, license, permit, franchise or other binding commitment,
instrument or obligation (each, a Contract)
to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which
the Company or a Subsidiary or any property or asset of the
Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, except, with
respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences which would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.06 Permits;
Compliance. The Company and each Subsidiary
is in possession of all material franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances,
exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any
Governmental Authority necessary for each such entity to own,
lease and operate its material properties or to carry on its
business substantially as it is now being conducted (the
Company Permits), all of which is disclosed
on Company Disclosure Schedule 3.06 and no suspension or
cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary is in breach of or operating in violation of :
(a) any Law applicable to such entity or by which any
property or asset of such entity is bound or affected, and
(b) any Company Permit to which such entity is a party or
by which such entity or any such property or asset of such
entity is bound, except in any case for any such violations or
breaches which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.07 Financial
Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) SEC Reports. The Company has filed all required
forms and reports with the SEC since September 30, 2006
(collectively, the Company SEC Reports), all
of which were prepared in all material respects in accordance
with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the
Securities Act
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and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
Securities Laws). As of their respective
dates, the Company SEC Reports (a) complied as to form in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Laws and (b) did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Financial Statements. The Company has previously
delivered to Parent or attached to Section 3.07(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the following financial statements
(collectively the Financial Statements):
(i) the Companys consolidated audited balance sheets
and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes
in stockholders equity and comprehensive (loss) income and
cash flows as of and for the stated years ended
September 30, 2008, 2007, and 2006, and (ii) the
Companys consolidated unaudited balance sheet and related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders equity and comprehensive (loss) income and
cash flows as of and for the interim periods beginning
October 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2009 (collectively,
the Most Recent Financial Statements) (the
month ended June 30, 2009 is hereinafter referred to as the
Most Recent Fiscal Month End). The Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP),
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except to the extent required by changes in GAAP or as may be
indicated in the notes thereto, if any) (hereinafter,
Consistently Applied) and present fairly in
all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof
and the consolidated results of operations for the periods
indicated; provided, that, the Most Recent Financial Statements
are subject to normal year-end audit adjustments (which are not
material on a consolidated basis) and omit footnotes and other
presentation items which are required by GAAP. The Financial
Statements reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the financial information contained therein.
(c) Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in
Section 3.07(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company does not have any material liabilities, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, of the type required by GAAP
to be reflected or reserved against on the balance sheets,
except (i) to the extent reflected, reserved or taken into
account in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009, including all notes
thereto, if any (the Most Recent Balance
Sheet) and not heretofore paid or discharged,
(ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice since the date of the
Most Recent Balance Sheet (none of which relates to breach of
contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of
law, or which arose out of any action, suit, claim, governmental
investigation or arbitration proceeding and (iii) normal
accruals, reclassifications, and audit adjustments which would
be reflected on an audited financial statement and which would
not be material on a consolidated basis, and
(iv) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice prior to the date of the
Most Recent Balance Sheet which, in accordance with
GAAP Consistently Applied, were not recorded thereon. There
are no accrued and unpaid dividends or distributions with
respect to the Company Common Stock.
Section 3.08 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since
September 30, 2008, there has not been any Company Material
Adverse Effect except as identified on Section 3.08 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as identified on
Section 3.08 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since
September 30, 2008, and except as expressly contemplated by
this Agreement, the Company and the Subsidiaries have conducted
their businesses only in the ordinary course of business and in
a manner consistent with past practice.
Section 3.09 Absence
of Litigation. Except as set forth on
Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is
no litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing,
petition, grievance, complaint or investigation (an
Action) pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary, or
any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary, before
any Governmental Authority or arbitrator that would reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the
date of this Agreement, no officer or director of the Company is
a defendant in any Action in connection with his status as an
officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary. Other than
pursuant to Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other
organizational documents, no Contract between the Company or any
Subsidiary
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and any current or former director or officer exists that
provides for indemnification. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any
Subsidiary is subject to any continuing order of, consent
decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement
with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing
investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of
any Governmental Authority. Section 3.09 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule also lists any Actions to which the Company
or Subsidiary is the plaintiff or initiating party.
Section 3.10 Employees;
Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Employees. Section 3.10(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the name and current rate of
compensation of the employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (Employees) as of
August 15, 2009 as well as sets forth if each of the
Employees is subject to an employment agreement, non-competition
agreement
and/or
non-solicitation agreements in favor of the Company or
Subsidiaries. There are no accrued and unpaid vacation and sick
pay for any Employees except for the accruals set forth on
Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The
Company has made available to the Parent a copy of each
employment, consulting or independent contractor agreement,
confidentiality/assignment of inventions agreement
and/or
non-competition agreement entered into with an employee or
service provider of the Company and Subsidiaries. Except as set
forth on Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
to the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or
any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of any patent
disclosure agreement, non-competition agreement or any
restrictive covenant (i) to the Company or any Subsidiary,
or (ii) to a former employer relating to the right of any
such employee to be employed because of the nature of the
business conducted by the Company or the Subsidiaries or the use
of trade secrets or proprietary information of others. The
Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining
agreement or any other agreement with a labor union, and, to the
Companys knowledge, there has been no effort by any labor
union during the 36 months prior to the date hereof to
organize any employees of the Company into one or more
collective bargaining units. There is no pending or, to the
Companys knowledge, threatened labor dispute, strike or
work stoppage which affects or which may affect the business of
the Company or which may interfere with its continued
operations. Neither the Company nor any agent, representative or
employee thereof has within the last 36 months committed
any unfair labor practice as defined in the National Labor
Relations Act, as amended, and there is no pending or, to the
Companys knowledge, threatened charge or complaint against
the Company by or with the National Labor Relations Board or any
representative thereof. There has been no strike, walkout or
work stoppage or threat thereof involving any of the employees
of the Company during the 36 months prior to the date
hereof. The Company has complied in all material respects with
applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to employment
(including all employee verification requirements under
immigration laws, civil rights and equal employment
opportunities, including but not limited to, the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical
Leave Act, COBRA and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as
amended. To the Companys Knowledge, each service provider
classified by the Company or a Subsidiary as an independent
contractor satisfies and has satisfied the requirements of any
applicable law to be so classified, and the Company and
Subsidiaries have fully and accurately reported such independent
contractors compensation on IRS Forms 1099 when
required to do so.
(b) Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists all material employee benefit plans (as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (ERISA)) and all bonus,
stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive,
deferred compensation, retiree medical or life insurance,
supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit plans,
programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination,
severance or other contracts or agreements to which the Company
or any Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which the Company
or any Subsidiary has any obligation or which are maintained,
contributed to or sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary for
the benefit of any current or former employee, consultant,
officer or director of the Company or any Subsidiary
(collectively, the Plans). The Company has
made available to Parent a true and complete copy of each Plan
and has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of
(where applicable) (A) each trust or funding arrangement
prepared in connection with each such Plan, (B) the two
most
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recently filed annual reports on Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) Form 5500, (C) the most
recently received IRS determination letter for each such Plan,
(D) the two most recently prepared actuarial reports and
financial statements in connection with each such Plan, and
(E) the most recent summary plan description and any
material written communications (or a description of any
material oral communications) by the Company or the Subsidiaries
to any current or former employees, consultants, or directors of
the Company or any Subsidiary concerning the extent of the
benefits currently provided under a Plan.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has now or at
any time contributed to, sponsored, or maintained (i) a
pension plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA)
subject to Section 412 of the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)
or Title IV of ERISA; (ii) a multiemployer plan
(within the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA) (a Multiemployer Plan); or
(iii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) for which the Company or any
Subsidiary could incur liability under Section 4063 or 4064
of ERISA (a Multiple Employer Plan). Except
as set forth in Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no Plan exists that could result in the payment to any
present or former employee, director or consultant of the
Company or any Subsidiary of any money or other property or
accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any
current or former employee of the Company or any Subsidiary as a
result of the consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or
in connection with any subsequent event). Except as set forth in
Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there
is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise)
covering any current or former employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary that, individually or collectively, could give rise
to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible
pursuant to the terms of Section 280G of the Code.
(d) With respect to the Plans, no event has occurred and,
to the knowledge of the Company, there exists no condition or
set of circumstances, in connection with which the Company or
any Subsidiary could reasonably be expected to be subject to any
actual or contingent liability under the terms of such Plan or
any applicable Law which would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter or prototype opinion letter from the IRS
covering all of the provisions applicable to the Plan for which
determination letters or prototype opinion letters are currently
available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust
established in connection with any Plan which is intended to be
exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a) of
the Code is so exempt, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no
circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to result
in the revocation of such exemption.
(f) (i) Each Plan has been established and
administered in accordance with its terms, and in compliance
with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other
applicable Laws, except to the extent such noncompliance,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and
(ii) no Plan provides retiree welfare benefits, and neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has any obligation to provide any
retiree welfare benefits other than as required by applicable
law.
(g) With respect to any Plan, (i) no Actions (other
than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course) are
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, that
would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no facts or
circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to give
rise to any such Actions, and (iii) no administrative
investigation, audit or other administrative proceeding by the
Department of Labor, the IRS or other Governmental Authority is
pending, in progress or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10(h), and
except as otherwise prohibited by applicable law or in this
Agreement, each Plan may be amended or terminated unilaterally
by the Company or Subsidiaries at any time without liability or
expense to the Company or Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate as
a result thereof (other than for benefits accrued through the
date of termination or amendment and reasonable
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administrative expenses related thereto) and no plan
documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other
written communication restricts or prohibits the Company or
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from amending or terminating
any such Plan
Section 3.11 Real
Property; Title to Assets.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns
any real property.
(b) Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists each parcel of real property currently leased or subleased
by the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, the
Leased Properties) and sets forth the Company
or the Subsidiary holding such leasehold interest, with the name
of the lessor and the date of the lease, sublease, assignment of
the lease, any guaranty given or leasing commissions remaining
payable by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection therewith
and each material amendment to any of the foregoing
(collectively, the Lease Documents). The
Company or the applicable Subsidiary set forth on
Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule owns a
valid leasehold interest in the Leased Properties, free and
clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. True, correct and
complete copies of all Lease Documents have been delivered to
Parent. Each of the Lease Documents is valid, binding and in
full force and effect as against the Company or the Subsidiaries
and, to the Companys knowledge, as against the other party
thereto. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received
written notice under any of the Lease Documents of any default,
and, to the Companys knowledge, no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
material default by the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries
thereunder.
(c) To the Companys knowledge, there are no latent
defects or adverse physical conditions affecting any Leased
Property or the improvements thereon, other than those that
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) The Company and the Subsidiaries own, or have valid
leasehold rights to, all material furniture, fixtures,
equipment, operating supplies and other personal property
(collectively, the Personal Property)
necessary for the operation of each Leased Property, subject to
no Liens, other than as set forth on Section 3.11(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, in the case of owned Personal
Property. The Company owns or has a valid leasehold right to all
Personal Property at each of its locations. Section 3.11(d)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
accurate, in all material respects, depreciation list of
Personal Property of the Company, which includes items of
equipment, machinery, computers, chattels, tools, parts, machine
tools, furniture, furnishings and fixtures, owned by the Company
and the Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009.
Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule also
sets forth a complete and accurate list of the material items of
equipment leased by the Company as of June 30, 2009. The
Company has good title to the items described in such Schedule
and valid and subsisting leasehold rights to such items as are
being leased by it free and clear of all Liens except Permitted
Liens. Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
also sets forth a complete and accurate list of the vehicles
owned or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) (i) No products, services, software, technologies,
business processes, conduct or operations of the Company or the
Subsidiaries infringe, misappropriate, violate or otherwise
interfere with the Intellectual Property rights or other
contractual rights of another, and neither the Company nor the
Subsidiaries are aware that any such right which might be so
infringed, misappropriated, violated or otherwise interfered
with has been claimed, asserted or applied by another;
(ii) with respect to each item of Intellectual Property
that is owned by the Company or a Subsidiary and is material to
its operations (Owned Intellectual Property),
all of which is set forth on Section 3.12 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company or a Subsidiary is the owner of
the entire right, title and interest in and to such Owned
Intellectual Property and is entitled to all rights of ownership
in such Owned Intellectual Property in the continued operation
of its respective business; (iii) with respect to each item
of Intellectual Property that is licensed to or otherwise held
or used by the Company or a Subsidiary and is material to its
operations (Licensed Intellectual Property),
all of which is set forth in Schedule 3.12 of the
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Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company or a Subsidiary has the
right to use such Licensed Intellectual Property in the
continued operation of its respective business in accordance
with the terms of the license agreement governing such Licensed
Intellectual Property, other than those that would not be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) none of the Owned Intellectual Property is or has been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or is the
subject of a pending or threatened action or proceeding for
opposition or cancellation, or any reexamination, opposition or
interference proceeding or any form of proceeding for a
declaration of invalidity, or other proceeding or action to
invalidate or limit any of the Companys or the
Subsidiarys rights in the Owned Intellectual Property, and
no such proceeding is being threatened with respect to any of
the Owned Intellectual Property and the Owned Intellectual
Property is valid and enforceable; (v) to the
Companys knowledge, no Person is engaging in any activity
that infringes upon the Owned Intellectual Property;
(vi) each license of the Licensed Intellectual Property is
valid and enforceable, is binding on all parties to such
license, and is in full force and effect; (vii) to the
Companys knowledge, no party to any license of the
Licensed Intellectual Property is in breach or default of any
material provision thereof or thereunder; (viii) the
Company has taken all reasonable actions (including executing
non-disclosure and intellectual property assignment agreements
which are disclosed on Section 3.12 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule) to protect, preserve and maintain the Owned
Intellectual Property; and (ix) neither the execution of
this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions shall
adversely affect any of the Companys rights with respect
to the Owned Intellectual Property.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, Intellectual
Property means (i) all inventions (whether
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all
improvements thereto, and all rights arising under or in
connection with United States patents, patent applications and
statutory invention registrations, (ii) trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, domain
names and other source identifiers, and registrations and
applications for registration thereof, (iii) copyrightable
works, copyrights, moral rights and other rights of authorship,
and registrations and applications for registration thereof,
(iv) all items of software, source code, object code or
other computer program of whatever name and
(v) confidential and proprietary information, including
trade secrets and know-how.
Section 3.13 Taxes.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries (i) has filed all Tax Returns required to be
filed by any of them and (b) has paid (or had paid on their
behalf) all Taxes as required to be paid by it. All such Tax
Returns were correct and complete in all material respects. The
most recent Financial Statements contained in the Company SEC
Reports reflect, an adequate reserve for all Taxes payable by
the Company and the Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and
portions thereof through the date of such Financial Statements
in accordance with GAAP, whether or not shown as being due on
any Tax Returns. Copies of all federal, state and local Tax
Returns for the Company and each Subsidiary with respect to the
taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2006 have
been delivered or made available to representatives of Parent.
No deficiencies for any Taxes have been asserted or assessed in
writing against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and no
requests for waivers of the time to assess any such Taxes are
pending. The Company and Subsidiaries have not waived any
statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(b) The Company and Subsidiaries will not be required to
include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction
from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending after the Effective Date as a result of any:
(A) change in accounting method; (B) closing
agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code
(or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign law)
executed on or prior to the Effective Date; (C) installment
sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the
Effective Date; or (D) prepaid amount received on or prior
to the Effective Date.
(c) The Company and Subsidiaries are not a party to any
agreement, contract, arrangement, or plan that has resulted or
could result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of
(i) any excess parachute payment within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of
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state, local, or foreign Tax law) and (ii) any amount that
will not be fully deductible as a result of Section 162(m)
of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local, or
foreign Tax law). The Company has not been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. The
Company and Subsidiaries are not a party to or bound by any Tax
allocation or sharing agreement (other than among the Company
and the Subsidiaries). The Company (A) has not been a
member of an affiliated group within the meaning of
Section 1504(a) of the Code filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group, the common parent of
which is the Company) or (B) does not have any liability
for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and
Subsidiaries) under Treas. Reg.
Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or a successor, by contract, or otherwise. The
Company and Subsidiaries have not been a party to any
distribution in which the parties to such distribution treated
such distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Code
applied. The Company has not participated in a listed
transaction within the meaning of Code
Section 6707A(c)(2) and Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(d) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) Tax or Taxes
shall mean any and all federal, state, local and foreign income,
gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental,
customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding,
social security, unemployment, disability, real property,
personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value
added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other taxes
of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties,
additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect
thereto) imposed by any governmental or Tax authority.
(ii) Tax Returns means any and all
returns, declarations, claims for refund, or information returns
or statements, reports and forms relating to Taxes filed with
any Tax authority (including any schedule or attachment thereto)
with respect to the Company or the Subsidiaries, including any
amendment thereof
Section 3.14 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) to the Companys
knowledge, none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has
violated, or is in violation of, any Environmental Law;
(ii) to the Companys knowledge, there is and has been
no release of Hazardous Substances in violation of Environmental
Laws at, on, under or any of the properties currently leased or
operated by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or, during
the period of the Companys or the Subsidiaries lease
or operation thereof, formerly leased or operated by the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries; (iii) the Company and the
Subsidiaries have obtained and are and have been in material
compliance with all, and have not violated any, required
Environmental Permits; (iv) the Company has not received
any written claims against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries alleging violations of or liability or obligations
under any Environmental Law.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) Environmental Laws means any Laws
(including common law) of the United States federal, state,
local,
non-United
States, or any other Governmental Authority, relating to
(A) releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances
or materials containing Hazardous Substances; (B) the
manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage or
disposal of Hazardous Substances or materials containing
Hazardous Substances; or (C) pollution or protection of the
environment or human health and safety as affected by Hazardous
Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances.
(ii) Environmental Permits means any
permit, license registration, approval, notification or any
other authorization pursuant to Environmental Law.
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(iii) Hazardous Substances means
(A) those substances, materials or wastes defined as toxic,
hazardous, acutely hazardous, pollutants, contaminants, or words
of similar import, in or regulated under the following United
States federal statutes and any analogous state statutes, and
all regulations thereunder: the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act,
the Atomic Energy Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Clean Air Act; (B) petroleum and
petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions
thereof; (C) natural gas, synthetic gas, and any mixtures
thereof; and (D) polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, molds
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect human
health, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and radon.
Section 3.15 Material
Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of all Material Contracts. Neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary is in material violation of or in
material default under any Material Contract to which it is a
party or by which it or any of its properties or assets is
bound, except for violations or defaults that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, nor will, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15, the consummation of the Merger result in any
third party having any right to terminate, amend, accelerate,
cancel or deprive the Company of a material benefit under any
Material Contract.
(b) (i) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is and,
to the Companys knowledge, no other party is in breach or
violation of, or default under, any Material Contract,
(ii) none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries have
received any claim of default or notice of cancellation under
any Material Contract, and (iii) no event has occurred
which would result in a breach or violation of, or a default
under, any Material Contract (in each case, with or without
notice or lapse of time or both). Each Material Contract is
valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and
is in full force and effect. The Company has made available to
Parent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts,
including any amendments thereto.
Section 3.16 Insurance. Section 3.16
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list and brief description of all material insurance
policies owned or held by the Company and each Subsidiary, true
and complete copies of which have been made available to Parent.
With respect to each such insurance policy: (a) the policy
is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms and, except for policies that have expired under their
terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect;
(b) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in breach or
default (including any such breach or default with respect to
the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event
has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would
constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or
modification, under the policy; (c) to the knowledge of the
Company, without independent inquiry, no insurer on the policy
has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership,
conservatorship or liquidation; (d) no notice of
cancellation or termination has been received by the Company or
any Subsidiary; and (e) the policy is sufficient for
compliance with all requirements of Law and requirements of all
Contracts to which the Company or the Subsidiaries are parties
or otherwise bound.
Section 3.17 Board
Approval; Vote Required.
(a) The Company Board, by resolutions duly adopted at a
meeting duly called and held, has duly (i) determined that
this Agreement and the Merger are fair to and in the best
interests of the Companys shareholders, (ii) approved
this Agreement, and (iii) recommended that the shareholders
of the Company adopt this Agreement and directed that this
Agreement be submitted for consideration by the Companys
shareholders at the Company Shareholders Meeting.
(b) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of
capital stock of the Company necessary to adopt this Agreement
is the adoption of this Agreement by holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting together, as one
class.
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Section 3.18 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in
connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by
or on behalf of the Company other than Hyde Park Capital
Advisors, LLC and RPC Financial Advisors, LLC.
Section 3.19 Condition
of Assets. Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Effect, assets of the
Company and Subsidiaries necessary for the normal operation of
the Company and the Subsidiaries, including assets leased, are
in good operating condition, regularly and properly maintained,
and fit for the operation in the ordinary course of the
Companys and Subsidiaries business, subject to
normal wear and tear and subject to the decommissioning or
repair of certain vehicles in the ordinary course of business.
Section 3.20 Bank
Accounts, Letters of Credit and Powers of
Attorney. Section 3.20 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule lists (a) all bank accounts, lock boxes
and safe deposit boxes relating to the business and operations
of the Company and Subsidiaries (including the name of the bank
or other institution where such account or box is located and
the name of each authorized signatory thereto), (b) all
outstanding letters of credit issued by financial institutions
for the account of the Company and Subsidiaries (setting forth,
in each case, the financial institution issuing such letter of
credit, the maximum amount available under such letter of
credit, the terms (including the expiration date) of such letter
of credit and the party or parties in whose favor such letter of
credit was issued), and (c) the name and address of each
Person who has a power of attorney to act on behalf of the
Company or the Subsidiaries.
Section 3.21 No
Other Representations or Warranties. Except
for the representations and warranties made by the Company in
this Agreement, the Company makes no representations or
warranties, and the Company hereby disclaims any other
representations or warranties, with respect to the Company, the
Subsidiaries, or its or their businesses, operations, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub hereby, jointly and severally, represent
and warrant to the Company that:
Section 4.01 Corporate
Organization. Each of Parent and Merger Sub
is a corporation, in each case, duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has the requisite power and authority and all
necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted.
Section 4.02 Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws. Parent has
heretofore furnished to the Company a complete and correct copy
of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Parent and Merger
Sub, each as amended to date. Such Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws are in full force and effect. Neither Parent nor Merger
Sub is in violation of any of the provisions of its Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, as amended or restated.
Section 4.03 Authority
Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent
and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of
Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and
Merger Sub of the Transactions have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate and shareholder action and
no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger
Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company,
constitutes a 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 effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including all laws
relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or
similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally and
subject to the effect of general principles of equity.
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Section 4.04 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent
and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by
Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger
Sub of the Transactions will not, (i) conflict with or
violate the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Parent or
Merger Sub, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law
applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any property or
asset of either of them is bound or affected, or
(iii) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset
of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to, any contract to which
Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger Sub
or any property or asset of either of them is bound or affected,
except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any
such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other
occurrences which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
prevent or materially delay consummation of any of the
Transactions or otherwise prevent or materially delay Parent and
Merger Sub from performing their obligations under this
Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent
and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by
Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger
Sub of the Transactions will not, require any consent, approval,
authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to,
any Governmental Authority, except for (i) applicable
requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, (ii) the filing
and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by
the FBCA and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities
of other states in which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
is qualified to do business, (iii) the notification
requirements of the HSR Act, and (iv) where the failure to
obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or
to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually
or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of
any of the Transactions or otherwise prevent Parent or Merger
Sub from performing their material obligations under this
Agreement.
Section 4.05 Absence
of Litigation. As of the date of this
Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of
the officers of Parent, threatened, against Parent or any of its
affiliates before any Governmental Authority that would or seeks
to delay or prevent the consummation of any of the Transactions.
As of the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its
affiliates is subject to any continuing order of, consent
decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement
with, or, to the knowledge of the officers of Parent, continuing
investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of
any Governmental Authority that would or seeks to delay or
prevent the consummation of any of the Transactions.
Section 4.06 Operations
of Merger Sub. Merger Sub is as of the date
hereof a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and will be
as of the Effective Time a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent, was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the
Transactions, has engaged in no other business activities and
has conducted its operations only as contemplated by this
Agreement, and has no liabilities nor obligations other than as
set forth in this Agreement.
Section 4.07 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker, financial advisor, or other
Person, is entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee
or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub. The
Company will not be responsible for any brokerage, finders
or other fee or commission to any broker, finder or investment
banker in connection with the Transactions based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 4.08 Information
Supplied. To Parents and Merger
Subs knowledge none of the information provided or to be
provided by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation
by reference in the proxy statement to be mailed by the Company
pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof will at the time the proxy
statement is mailed to the Companys shareholders, or at
the time of any amendment or supplement thereto, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
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in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Section 4.09 Board
and Shareholder Determinations. The Board of
Directors of Parent, at a meeting duly called and held, adopted
resolutions approving this Agreement and the Transactions, and
the Parent, as sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has duly adopted
resolutions approving this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section 4.10 No
Parent Stockholder Vote. No vote of the
holders of shares of Parent capital stock is necessary to
approve this Agreement, the Merger or the Transactions.
Section 4.11 Financing
Letters. Parent has provided to the Company a
true, complete and correct copy of the financing commitment
letters subject only to their terms (the Financing
Letters) and all amendments thereto, executed by AEA
Mezzanine Management, LP, SunTrust Bank and M&I Marshall
and Ilsley Bank or such other credible, nationally recognized
lender of significant financial worth (the Lenders)
and addressed to the Parent. Parent will provide to the Company
any amendments to the Financing Letters, or any notices given in
connection therewith, as promptly as possible (but in any event
within twenty-four (24) hours). The terms and conditions of
any amendments thereto (or in the case of any substitute
Lenders, any financing letters or amendments thereto) shall be
satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion; provided,
however the Parent can obtain an extension to the Financial
Letters without the approval of the Company but will provide to
the Company a copy of any such extensions as promptly as
possible (but, in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours).
ARTICLE V
CONDUCT OF
BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
Section 5.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the
Merger. The Company agrees that, between the
date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, as set forth in
Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
otherwise consented to in writing by Parent, the businesses of
the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and
the Company and the Subsidiaries shall not take any action
except in, the ordinary course of business and in a manner
consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material
respects with applicable Law, and the Company shall, and shall
cause each of the Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best
efforts to preserve substantially intact the business
organization of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to preserve
the assets and properties of the Company and the Subsidiaries in
good repair and condition, in each case in the ordinary course
of business and in a manner consistent with past practice. By
way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly
contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement or as set
forth in Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Company agrees that neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the
following without the prior written consent of Parent, which
shall respond to a request for consent promptly but not later
than five (5) days after receipt of a request, (provided,
however, that with respect to Sections 5.01(h) pertaining
to settlements or compromises, 5.01(i), 5.01(j), 5.01(k) and
5.01(l) such written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld):
(a) amend or otherwise change its Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws or other similar organizational documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, encumber, or
otherwise subject to any Lien, or authorize such issuance, sale,
pledge, disposition, grant or encumbrance of or subjection to
such Lien, (i) any shares of any class of capital stock of
the Company or any Subsidiary, or any options, warrants,
convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire
any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership
interest (including any phantom interest), of the Company or any
Subsidiary except for (A) the issuance of shares of Common
Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding on
the date of this Agreement; (B) the issuance of shares of
Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Warrants outstanding
on the date of this Agreement; or (ii) any Personal
Property or other assets of the Company
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or any Subsidiary, except assets (other than Leased Properties)
that are not material in the ordinary course of business and in
a manner consistent with past practice;
(c) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other
distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise,
with respect to any of its capital stock, except for dividends
or other distributions by any Subsidiary only to the Company or
any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary;
(d) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or
purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(e) (i) acquire (including by merger, consolidation,
or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business
combination) any corporation, partnership, other business
organization (or any division thereof) or any property or asset,
except assets (including assets or accounts from suppliers,
vendors or dealers) in the ordinary course of business and in a
manner consistent with past practice; (ii) authorize, or
make any commitment with respect to, any capital expenditure,
other than maintenance expenditures at existing Leased
Properties in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice; (iii) enter into any new line of
business; or (iv) make investments in persons other than
existing Subsidiaries;
(f) (i) increase the compensation payable or to become
payable or the benefits provided to its current or former
directors, officers or employees, except for increases in
compensation for employees in the ordinary course of business
and in a manner consistent with past practice, except for the
payment of bonuses to employees relating to bonus, incentive
plans or employment agreements as in effect on the date hereof,
copies of which have been previously provided to Parent, and
except for the renewal of such bonus or incentive plans in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices if
such plans can be terminated without penalty at the Effective
Time (other than for the payment of incentive compensation or
bonus compensation earned as of the time of such termination);
provided, however, in no event shall bonuses of stock, stock
options, stock appreciation rights or any items whose value is
tied to the stock price of the Company be awarded pursuant to
such plans; (ii) grant any retention, severance or
termination pay (other than pursuant to the severance policy of
the Company or its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof,
copies of which are set forth in Section 5.01(f) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule) to, or enter into any employment,
bonus, change of control or severance agreement with, any
current or former director, officer or other employee of the
Company or of any Subsidiary; (iii) establish, adopt, enter
into, terminate or amend any Plan or establish, adopt or enter
into any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other
arrangement that would be a Plan if it were in existence as of
the date of this Agreement for the benefit of any director,
officer or employee except as required by Law; or (iv) loan
or advance any money or other property to any current or former
director, officer or employee of the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(g) make any change (or file for such change) in any method
of Tax accounting;
(h) make, change or rescind any material Tax election, file
any amended Tax Return, except as described in
Section 3.13(a) and as required by applicable Law, enter
into any closing agreement relating to Taxes, waive or extend
the statute of limitations in respect of Taxes (other than
pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in
the ordinary course of business) or settle or compromise any
material United States federal, state or local income Tax
liability, audit, claim or assessment, or surrender any right to
claim for a Tax Refund;
(i) pay, discharge, waive, settle or satisfy any claim,
liability or obligation that is not an Action, other than the
payment, discharge, waiver, settlement or satisfaction, in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(j) waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any
pending or threatened Action;
(k) other than in the ordinary course of business and in a
manner consistent with past practice, (i) enter into,
amend, modify or consent to the termination of (other than a
termination in accordance with its terms) any Material Contract,
or (ii) amend, waive, modify or consent to the termination
of (other than a termination in accordance with its terms) the
Companys or any Subsidiarys rights thereunder;
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provided, however, in no event shall the management services
agreement between the Company and RPC Financial Advisors, LLC be
amended or modified, even if such amendment or modification is
in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice;
(l) make any expenditure in connection with any advertising
or marketing, other than in the ordinary course of business and
in a manner consistent with past practice;
(m) fail to maintain in full force and effect the existing
insurance policies covering the Company and the Subsidiaries and
their respective properties, assets and businesses;
(n) enter into, amend, modify or consent to the termination
of any Contract that would be a Material Contract or transaction
that would be required to be set forth in Section 3.15(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule if in effect on the date of
this Agreement;
(o) effectuate a plant closing or
mass layoff, as those terms are defined in
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988;
(p) repurchase, repay or incur any Indebtedness (other than
in connection with the lease of new vehicles or letters of
credit in the ordinary course of business), or issue any debt
securities or assume or endorse, or otherwise become responsible
for, the obligations of any Person, or make any loans or
advances, or grant any security interest in any of its assets,
except for repayments of Indebtedness, in amounts and at times
determined by the Company in its discretion, under that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of June 7, 2005, as amended,
among the Company and Wachovia Bank, National Association (the
Credit Agreement), and except in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice;
(q) file any insurance claim except in the ordinary course
of business and consistent with past practice; or
(r) announce an intention, enter into any formal or
informal agreement or otherwise make a commitment, to do any of
the foregoing.
Section 5.02 Conduct
of Business by Parent and Merger Sub Pending the
Merger. Each of Parent and Merger Sub agrees
that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
it shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) take any action
to cause its representations and warranties set forth in
Article IV to be untrue in any material respect; or
(b) take any action that would reasonably be likely to
materially delay the consummation of the Transactions.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01 Preparation
of Proxy Statement; Company Shareholders Meeting.
(a) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy
statement that has been reviewed by Parent, in preliminary form
(the Proxy Statement), as soon as practicle
following execution of this Agreement (with a goal of three
(3) business days after execution of this Agreement) and
the Company shall respond after notification and approval by the
Parent of such response, as promptly as practical (with a goal
of no later than three (3) business days) after receipt of
any comments of the SEC with respect thereto. Parent and Merger
Sub shall cooperate with the Company in connection with the
preparation of the Proxy Statement, including, but not limited
to, furnishing to the Company any and all information regarding
Parent and Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be
required to be disclosed therein as promptly as possible after
the date hereof. The parties shall notify each other within one
(1) business day of the receipt of any comments from the
SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff for
amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for
additional information and shall supply each other with copies
of all correspondence between such or any of its
representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on
the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the
Merger.
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(b) If, at any time prior Shareholder Approval, any event
occurs with respect to the Company, any Subsidiary, Parent or
Merger Sub, or any change occurs with respect to other
information to be included in the Proxy Statement, which is
required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to,
the Proxy Statement, the Company or Parent, as the case may be,
shall within one business day notify the other party of such
event and the Company shall promptly file, with Parents
cooperation, any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy
Statement.
(c) The record date for determining the shareholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at the Shareholders
Meeting (as defined below) shall be the date twelve
(12) business days after execution of this Agreement (the
Record Date). The Company shall notify the American
Stock Exchange (AMEX) of the Record Date the day after execution
of this Agreement. In the event the SEC has not cleared the
Proxy Statement within fifty five (55) days of the Record
Date then the Companys Board of Directors shall set a new
record date, within one business day, which such new Record Date
shall be twelve (12) business days later. The Company shall
notify the AMEX within one business day of the setting of a new
Record Date.
(d) The Company shall utilize its best efforts to on the
next business day after the execution of this Agreement, mail
written notice of this Transaction to all the holders of the
Company Warrants in compliance with all warrant agreements.
(e) The Company shall utilize its best efforts to promptly
following the receipt of the SECs clearance of the Proxy
Statement (with a goal of no later than three (3) business
days after receipt of clearance), mail or otherwise deliver
notice of a meeting of the holders of the Company Common Stock
to all of such holders of Company Common Stock entitled to vote
as of the Record Date (the Shareholders
Meeting) for the purpose of seeking the Shareholder
Approval. The notice to Shareholders shall duly call a
Shareholders Meeting within twenty (20) days after
the date the notice is mailed or otherwise delivered to the
Shareholders. The notice shall also contain the cleared Proxy
Statement. The Company shall, through the Company Board,
recommend to holders of the Company Common Stock that they give
the Shareholder Approval (the Company
Recommendation), except to the extent that the Company
Board shall have withdrawn or modified such recommendation, as
permitted by and determined in accordance with Section 6.02.
(f) If the Parent determines in its sole discretion that
any of the above timelines cannot be met then the Parent shall
have the sole discretion to permit any one or more of the above
time frames to be extended.
Section 6.02 No
Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) The Company agrees that neither it nor any Subsidiary
shall, nor shall it authorize or permit the Representatives of
the Company or its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
(i) initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of
furnishing information or assistance) any inquiries or the
making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be
expected to lead to, any Competing Transaction Proposal (as
defined below), (ii) enter into discussions or negotiate
with any Person or entity in furtherance of such inquiries or to
obtain a Competing Transaction Proposal, (iii) enter into
any agreement with respect to a Competing Acquisition Proposal,
(iv) agree to or endorse any Competing Transaction
Proposal, or (v) authorize any of the officers or directors
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any such
action, and the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to
cause the directors, officers, employees, agents and
representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including,
without limitation, any investment banker, financial advisor,
attorney or accountant retained by the Company) not to take any
such action. Nothing contained in this Section 6.02 shall
prohibit the Board of Directors of the Company from furnishing
information to, or entering into discussions or negotiations
with, any Person or entity that makes an unsolicited, bona fide
expression of interest in writing to enter into a Competing
Transaction Proposal if: (A) the Board of Directors of the
Company, after consultation with and advice from Akerman
Senterfitt (or other outside counsel of recognized reputation),
determines in good faith that the failure to do so is reasonably
likely to result in a violation by the Board of Directors of its
fiduciary duties to the Companys shareholders under
applicable Law, (B) the Board of Directors of the Company
has no reason
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to believe that the expression of interest is not made in good
faith, and (C) promptly after furnishing such information
to, or entering into discussions or negotiations with, such
Person or entity, the Company provides verbal notice within
48 hours and written notice within 72 hours to Parent
to the effect that it plans to furnish information to, or enter
into discussions or negotiations with, such Person or entity.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, Competing
Transaction Proposal shall mean any of the following
involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement): (i) any
merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or
other similar transaction; (ii) any direct or indirect
sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition of substantially all of the assets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a single transaction
or a series of related transactions; or (iii) any tender
offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer for
fifty (50%) or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Company or the filing of a registration statement under the
Securities Act, in connection therewith.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
if the Board of Directors of the Company determines, in its good
faith judgment, that a Competing Transaction Proposal is a
Superior Acquisition Proposal (as defined below), the Board of
Directors of the Company may terminate this Agreement; provided,
that: (A) the Company provides at least five
(5) business days prior written notice to the Parent of its
intention to terminate this Agreement; (B) during such five
(5) business day period (or longer period if extended by
the Company and the Parent) (the Negotiation
Period), the Company agrees to negotiate in good faith
with the Parent regarding such changes as the Parent may propose
to the terms of this Agreement, with the intent of enabling the
Company to agree to a modification of this Agreement so that the
transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated; and
(C) after expiration of the Negotiation Period, the
Competing Transaction Proposal remains a Superior Acquisition
Proposal (taking into account any modifications to the terms
hereof proposed by the Parent) and the Board of Directors of the
Company confirms its determination (after consultation with
outside legal counsel and its outside financial advisors) that
such Competing Transaction Proposal is a Superior Acquisition
Proposal; and (D) pay termination fee as provided in
Section 8.02 of this Agreement. If the party making the
Superior Acquisition Proposal comes forth with a further
proposal, further notice pursuant to this Section shall be
provided to Parent and there shall be an additional Negotiation
Period pursuant to this Section.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, Superior
Acquisition Proposal means any bona fide, written
Competing Transaction Proposal made by a third party, not
solicited in violation of subsection 6.02(a), that is on terms
that the Board of Directors of the Company reasonably determines
in good faith (after consulting with its outside financial
advisors) would after taking into account all the terms and
conditions of the Competing Transaction Proposal including any
breakup fees, expenses, reimbursement provisions and conditions
(including but not limited to financial, legal or regulatory
conditions) to consummate the transaction (A) result in a
transaction that is more favorable, from a financial point of
view, to the Company Shareholders than the transactions
contemplated hereby if such Competing Transaction Proposal were
to be consummated, (B) the Board of Directors reasonably
believes that the Competing Transaction Proposal has a
substantial likelihood of being consummated, and (C) for
which financing, to the extent required, is evidenced by a
financing commitment letter subject only to its terms, executed
by a credible, nationally recognized lender of significant
financial worth, or is from a person which, in the good faith
reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors (after
consultation with its outside financial advisors) is financially
capable of consummating the proposal.
Section 6.03 Directors
and Officers Indemnification.
(a) From and for six (6) years after the Effective
Time, Parent shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
present and former officers, directors and employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the
Indemnified Parties) against all losses,
expenses (including attorneys fees and other expenses of
investigation or litigation, including on appeal), claims,
damages or liabilities arising out of actions or omissions
occurring at or prior to the Effective Time (including, without
limitation, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in
their capacity as present and former officers, directors and
employees to the full extent permitted or required under the
FBCA (including Section 607.0850 and
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subsection (7) thereof) or other applicable state Law and
shall also advance expenses as incurred to the fullest extent
permitted under the FBCA (including Section 607.0850 and
subsection (7) thereof) or other applicable state Law,
provided that the Person to whom expenses are advanced provides,
if requested, the undertaking to repay such advances under the
circumstances contemplated by the FBCA. Parent and Merger Sub
agree that all rights to indemnification, including provisions
relating to advances of expenses incurred in defense of any
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (a
Claim), existing in favor of the Indemnified
Parties as provided in the Companys or any
Subsidiarys Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or
resolutions of their Boards of Directors, as in effect as of the
date hereof, with respect to matters occurring prior to and
through the Effective Time, shall survive the Merger and shall
continue in full force and effect. Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to fulfill and honor in all respects such
indemnification obligations in accordance with their terms.
Subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under
applicable Law, the provisions with respect to indemnification
set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation shall not be amended, repealed or
otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years after the
Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the
rights thereunder of any Indemnified Person.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event any claim
is brought against any Indemnified Party (whether arising before
or after the Effective Time) after the Effective Time
(i) such Indemnified Party may retain counsel satisfactory
to it (subject to approval by Parent and the Surviving
Corporation, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld),
(ii) Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall pay all
reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for such
Indemnified Party promptly as statements therefor are received,
and (iii) Parent and the Surviving Corporation will use all
reasonable efforts to assist in the vigorous defense of any such
matter, provided that neither Parent nor the Surviving
Corporation shall be liable for any settlement of any Claim
effected without its written consent, which consent, however,
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any Indemnified Party
wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.03,
upon learning of any such Claim, shall notify Parent (but the
failure so to notify Parent shall not relieve it from any
liability for indemnification under this Section 6.03 which
it may have except to the extent such failure materially
prejudices Parent), and shall deliver to Parent, upon request,
the undertaking, if any, contemplated by the FBCA in connection
with the advance of expenses. To the extent that a Claim is
brought against more than one Indemnified Party, such
Indemnified Parties as a group may retain only one law firm to
represent them with respect to each such matter unless there is,
in the opinion of counsel to an Indemnified Party, under
applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any
significant issue between the positions of any two or more
Indemnified Parties.
(c) Immediately prior to the Effective Time the Company
shall, at the direction of the Parent, purchase a non-cancelable
extended reporting period endorsement under the Companys
existing directors and officers liability insurance
coverage for the Companys officers and directors (the
Tail Policy) in the same form as presently
maintained by the Company, which shall provide such officers and
directors with coverage until the sixth anniversary of the
Effective Time (the Tail Period) with not
less than the existing coverage under, and have other terms not
less favorable to the coverage presently maintained by the
Company; provided, however, that Parent shall have the right to
shop the insurance policy through their own insurance agent and
cause the Company to purchase the insurance policy through the
Parents insurance agent if the policy can be purchased at
a lower cost to the Company; provided, however, that Company may
engage a qualified insurance consultant to confirm that such
Tail Policy satisfies the above criteria; and, provided further,
that Parent shall not be required to pay for the Tail Period, if
the aggregate annual premium for the Tail Policy is in excess of
two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the annual premium for the
existing policy. In the event the premium for the Tail Policy
exceeds two hundred and fifty percent (250%) of the annual
premium for the existing policy the amount of coverage of the
Tail Policy shall be reduced to the greatest amount of coverage
that can be obtained for any annual premium for the existing
policy. A copy of the proposed policy shall be provided to the
Parent by the Company at least five (5) business days prior
to Closing. A copy of a binder for such policy shall be provided
to the Company prior to Closing.
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(d) This Section 6.03 shall survive the consummation
of the Merger at the Effective Time, shall not be terminated or
modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the Indemnified
Parties, is intended to benefit the Company, the Surviving
Corporation, the Indemnified Parties and their respective heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns and shall be
binding upon all successors and assigns of Parent, Merger Sub,
the Company and the Surviving Corporation.
Section 6.04 Further
Action; Reasonable Best Efforts.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its
reasonable best efforts to as soon as practicably possible
(i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and
to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and
make effective the Transactions, and (ii) obtain from
Governmental Authorities and third parties any consents,
licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders
required to be obtained by Parent or the Company or any of their
respective subsidiaries in connection with the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
(b) Subject to appropriate confidentiality protections,
each of Parent and the Company shall have the right to review
and approve in advance drafts of all applications, notices,
petitions, filings and other documents made or prepared in
connection with the items described in clauses (a) and
(b) above, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, shall cooperate with each other in
connection with the making of all such filings, shall furnish to
the other party such necessary information and assistance as
such other party may reasonably request with respect to the
foregoing and shall provide the other party with copies of all
filings made by such party with any applicable Government
Authority, and, upon request, any other information supplied by
such party to a Governmental Authority in connection with this
Agreement and the Transactions.
(c) Merger Sub, the Company, and Parent shall use their
respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any third party
consents (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
the Transactions, (ii) disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedule or (iii) required to prevent a Company Material
Adverse Effect from occurring prior to the Effective Time. In
the event that the Company shall fail to obtain any third party
consent described above, the Company shall use its reasonable
best efforts, and shall take such actions as are reasonably
requested by Parent, to minimize any adverse effect upon the
Company and Parent and their respective businesses resulting, or
which could reasonably be expected to result, after the
Effective Time, from the failure to obtain such consent. In
addition, at the request of Parent, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to assist Parent in obtaining any
estoppel certificates from any ground lessor under the ground
leases underlying the Leased Properties.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, in connection with obtaining any approval or consent
from any Person (other than a Governmental Authority) with
respect to the Merger or any other Transaction, (i) without
the prior written consent of Parent which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall pay or commit to pay to such Person whose
approval or consent is being solicited any cash or other
consideration, make any commitment or incur any liability or
other obligation due to such Person and (ii) none of
Parent, Merger Sub or their respective affiliates shall be
required to pay or commit to pay to such Person whose approval
or consent is being solicited any cash or other consideration,
make any commitment or to incur any liability or other
obligation.
(e) The Company and the Subsidiaries will (i) permit
Parent and Lenders and their respective representatives to have
reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon at
least twenty-four (24) hours prior written notice
describing the type of access requested, to the Company and the
Subsidiaries (with the goal of minimizing disruptions to
Companys operations); (ii) shall provide copies of
any documents, books, records, contracts, policies etc.
requested by Parent or Lender within two (2) business days,
if reasonably practical to do so, and (iii) shall provide
to Parent, the Lenders and their respective representatives
(x) within thirty (30) days following the end of each
fiscal month during the period beginning on the execution of
this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, Middleton Pest
Control Inc.s unaudited balance sheet, related statements
of operations and income (loss) and cash flow
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statement with respect to such prior fiscal month and
(y) such other information or documents ordinarily produced
by the Company (financial or otherwise) with respect to the
Company and its Subsidiaries as Parent and the Lenders may
reasonably request, including, without limitation, any weekly
operating metrics and other key financial measures used to
operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course.
Section 6.05 Obligations
of Parent and Merger Sub. Parent shall take
all action necessary to cause Merger Sub to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
Transactions on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement.
Section 6.06 Public
Announcements. The initial press release
relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release the
text of which has been agreed to by each of Parent and the
Company. Thereafter, each of Parent and the Company shall
consult in good faith with each other before issuing any press
release or otherwise making any public statements with respect
to this Agreement or any of the Transactions and shall not issue
any such press release or make any such public statement,
except, in the opinion of counsel for Parent or the Company (as
the case may be) as may be required by applicable Law or the
requirements of any applicable securities exchange, in which
case the issuing party shall use its reasonable best efforts to
consult with the other party before issuing any press release or
making any such public statements.
Section 6.07 Transfer
Taxes. The Company and Parent shall cooperate
in the preparation, execution and filing of all returns,
questionnaires, applications or other documents regarding any
sales, transfer, stamp, stock transfer, value added, use, real
property transfer or gains and any similar Taxes which become
payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation agrees
to assume liability for and pay any sales, transfer, stamp,
stock transfer, value added, use, real property transfer or
gains and any similar Taxes, as well as any transfer, recording,
registration and other fees that may be imposed upon, payable or
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section 6.08 Resignations. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and
deliver to Parent at the Closing evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Parent of the resignation effective as of the
Effective Time, of the directors and such officers of the
Company and the Subsidiary selected for resignation by Parent.
To the extent any officer of the Company and/or Subsidiary has
an employment, severance, termination or stay bonus agreement,
and is selected for resignation by Parent such resignations
shall be deemed under each of such agreements to be a
termination by the Company without Good Cause (as that term is
defined in the agreements listed as items 1 and 2 of
Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) and in
accordance with Section 5 of such agreements, notice of
termination shall be deemed given to such officer on the
Effective Date, or a termination other than for Cause (as
defined in the agreement listed as item 3 of
Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) and any
and all amounts due for salary, reimbursements, vacation pay,
severance or other amounts due pursuant to such agreements to
any such officer shall be paid in cash by Parent to such officer
at Closing if such officer waives the sixty (60) day notice
requirement for termination under his employment or severance
agreement, otherwise such payments shall be made post Closing in
accordance with the terms of such employment or severance
agreement. In the event the Parent does not select an officer of
the Company or the Subsidiary for resignation or such officer
does not waive any such notice provisions, Parent shall and
shall cause the Surviving Corporation to honor such agreements
and the terms thereof.
Section 6.09 Employment
and Benefit Arrangements.
(a) Parent agrees that individuals who are employed by the
Company or any of Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing
Date (each such employee, an Affected
Employee) shall remain employees of the Surviving
Corporation or such Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time,
except to the extent such individuals voluntarily terminate
their employment or terminate on account of death, retirement or
disability; provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall confer upon any Affected Employee the right to continued
employment by the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries for any period of time after the Effective Time
which is not otherwise required by Law or Contract.
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(b) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause
the Surviving Corporation to honor all employment, collective
bargaining, severance, termination and retirement agreements to
which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party, as such agreements
are in effect on the date hereof and shall take no steps to
breach or not honor the terms of such agreements.
(c) For a one year period following the Effective Time,
Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to provide those
Affected Employees who are employees of the Surviving
Corporation or a Subsidiary at the Effective Time with benefits
that are, in the aggregate, substantially comparable and no less
favorable to such employees as are the benefits of the Company
available to such employees immediately prior to the Effective
Time (collectively the Continuing Benefits).
Parent shall cause any eligible expenses incurred by any
Affected Employee and his or her covered dependents to be taken
into account in connection with Continuing Benefits for purposes
of satisfying all applicable deductible, coinsurance and maximum
out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Affected Employee
and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year
as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such
Continuing Benefits. In addition, Parent shall cause all
pre-existing condition exclusions and actively-at-work
requirements to be waived for such Affected Employee and his or
her covered dependents, to the extent such conditions were
inapplicable or waived with respect to Affected Employee
participated immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Parent shall take all actions required so that eligible
employees of the Company or any Subsidiary shall receive service
credit for purposes of Continuing Benefits and under
Parents vacation, severance programs, pension plans and
post-retirement welfare benefit plans, for the duration of their
service with the Company and any Subsidiary (including, where
applicable, past service credit with other entities recognized
by the Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the date of this
Agreement).
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
Section 7.01 Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party. Subject to
waiver as set forth in Section 8.04, the respective
obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to consummate
the Merger are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Company Shareholder Approval. This Agreement shall have
received Shareholder Approval.
(b) No Order. No Governmental Authority shall have enacted,
issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, executive order or award which is
then in effect and has the effect of making the Merger illegal
or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger.
(c) Other Government Approvals or Notices. All consents,
waivers, approvals and authorizations required to be obtained,
and all filings or notices required to be made, by Parent and
Merger Sub and the Company or any Subsidiary prior to the
Closing (other than the filing and recordation of merger
documents in accordance with the FBCA) shall have been obtained
from and made with all required Governmental Authorities, except
for such consents, waivers, approvals or authorizations which
the failure to obtain, or such filings or notices which the
failure to make, would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect prior to or after the Effective Time or be reasonably
likely to subject the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any of
their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective
officers or directors to any penalties or criminal liability.
Section 7.02 Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub. Subject to waiver as set forth in
Section 8.04, the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to
consummate the Merger are also subject to the satisfaction at or
prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement not qualified by a materiality or
Company Material Adverse Effect qualifier shall be
true and correct in all material respects, and (ii) the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement qualified by a materiality or
Company Material Adverse Effect qualifier
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shall be true and correct in all respects, in the case of both
(i) and (ii) above as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of the
Closing Date or, to the extent representations and warranties
speak as of an earlier date as of such earlier date. In
addition, the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.03 (Capitalization) shall be true and correct in
all respects as of the Closing Date, as though made on and as of
the Closing Date, except for changes to capitalization due to
the exercise or termination of Company Stock Options listed on
Schedule 3.03(b).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have
performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing
Date; provided, however the Company shall have performed in all
respects with respect to the timelines set forth in
Section 6.01.
(c) Officers Certificate. The Company shall have
delivered to Parent a certificate, dated the date of the
Closing, signed by an officer of the Company and certifying as
to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Sections 7.02(a) and 7.02(b).
Section 7.03 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company. Subject to
waiver as set forth in Section 8.04, the obligations of the
Company to effect the Merger are also subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub that are
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all
respects, and the representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub contained in this Agreement that are not so qualified
shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as
though made on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent
expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such
earlier date.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent and Merger Sub shall
have performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Officers Certificate. Parent and Merger Sub each
shall have delivered to the Company a certificate, dated the
date of the Closing, signed by an officer, certifying as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Sections 7.03(a) and 7.03(b).
(d) Available Funds. Parent has or will have sufficient
funds at the Closing (a) to satisfy any and all of
Parents and Merger Subs obligations arising under or
out of the Agreement, including without limitation the
obligations of Article II, (b) to the extent
necessary, refinance the outstanding indebtedness of the
Company, and (c) pay any and all of its fees and expenses
in connection with the Merger or the financing thereof.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 8.01 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other
Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective
Time by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of
the terminating party or parties, notwithstanding any
Shareholder Approval, and whether before or after the
shareholders of the Company have approved this Agreement at the
Company Shareholders Meeting, as follows:
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by either Parent or the Company if the Effective Time
shall not have occurred on or before 150 days after the
date of this Agreement, provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(b) shall
not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any
obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or
resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or
before such date;
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(c) by either Parent or the Company if any Governmental
Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) or taken any other action
(including the failure to have taken an action) which has become
final and non-appealable and has the effect of making
consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise preventing or
prohibiting consummation of the Merger;
(d) by Parent, if neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in
material breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and if
(i) any of the representations and warranties of the
Company herein become untrue or inaccurate such that
Section 7.02(a) would not be satisfied, or (ii) there
has been a breach on the part of the Company of any of its
covenants or agreements herein such that Section 7.02(b)
would not be satisfied, and, in either such case, such breach
(if curable) has not been cured within 30 days after
written notice to the Company; provided, however, the cure
period shall not apply to the timelines specified in
Section 6.01;
(e) by the Company if the Company is not in material breach
of its obligations under this Agreement, and if (i) any of
the representations and warranties of Parent or Merger Sub
herein become untrue or inaccurate such that
Section 7.03(a) would not be satisfied, or (ii) there
has been a breach on the part of Parent or Merger Sub of any of
its covenants or agreements herein such that
Section 7.03(b) would not be satisfied, and, in either such
case, such breach (if curable) has not been cured within
30 days after written notice to Parent;
(f) by either Parent or the Company if this Agreement shall
fail to receive the requisite vote for approval by the
Shareholders of the Company at the Shareholders
Meeting; or
(g) by the Company in accordance, and in compliance, with
the termination rights set forth in Section 6.02(c).
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.01 shall give notice of such termination and the
provisions of Section 8.01 being relied on to terminate
this Agreement to the other party.
Section 8.02 Effect
of Termination. In the event of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01,
except as provided in Section 2.07, there shall be no
liability under this Agreement on the part of any party hereto;
provided, however, in the event any party willfully breaches any
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements as set
forth in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be
entitled to pursue any of its remedies at law or in equity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that this Agreement
is terminated, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8.01(g), the Company shall pay to the Parent
$2,750,000, if terminated on or before November 15, 2009
and shall pay to the Parent up to $3,500,000 if terminated after
November 15, 2009, which payment shall be made within six
(6) months from the date of such termination, in full
satisfaction of all costs, expenses, damages and claims that the
Parent would have under the terms of this Agreement or the
Confidentiality Agreement and shall be Parents and Merger
Subs sole and exclusive remedy for Companys
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.01(g),
and thereafter the parties shall be released from all further
obligations under or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. In
the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 8.01(g) after November 15, 2009, the amount
paid to Parent shall be equal to the sum of $2,750,000
plus the actual cost of Lenders fees paid by Parent to
extend the termination date of the Financing Letters beyond
November 15, 2009, or to close such financing up to
$3,500,000.
Section 8.03 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken
by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any
time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, after
the adoption of this Agreement and the Transactions by the
shareholders of the Company, no amendment shall be made except
as allowed under applicable Law. This Agreement may not be
amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the
parties hereto.
Section 8.04 Waiver. At
any time prior to the Closing Date, any party hereto may
(a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation
or other act of any other party to be performed for the benefit
of the waiving party, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the
representations and warranties of any other party contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and
(c) waive compliance by any other party with any
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agreements or conditions compliance with which is for the
benefit of the waiving party contained in this Agreement (to the
extent permitted by Law). Any such extension or waiver shall be
valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the
party or parties to be bound thereby. The failure of any party
to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise
shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Section 8.05 Fees
and Expenses.
(a) All Expenses incurred by the parties shall be paid at
Closing by Parent.
(b) Expenses as used in this Agreement
shall include all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including
without limitation, all fees and expenses of counsel, investment
bankers, accountants, financial advisors, 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 and
performance of this Agreement, the solicitation of shareholder
approvals and all other matters related to the closing of the
Transactions.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 9.01 Nonsurvival
of Representations and Warranties; Disclosure
Schedule. None of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, nor any rights
arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements, shall survive the Effective Time,
except for those covenants and agreements contained herein that
by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part
after the Effective Time. The inclusion of any information in
the Company Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to be an
admission or acknowledgment, in and of itself, that such
information is required by the terms hereof to be disclosed, is
material, has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in a
Material Adverse Effect on the applicable party or is outside
the ordinary and usual course of business.
Section 9.02 Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (a) on the
date of delivery if delivered personally, (b) on the first
business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a
nationally recognized next day courier service, (c) on the
fifth business day following the date of mailing if delivered by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) or (d) if sent by facsimile or email
transmission, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed. All
notices hereunder shall be delivered to the respective parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party
as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this
Section 9.02):
If to Parent or Merger Sub:
Massey Services, Inc
315 Groveland Street
Orlando, FL 32804
Attn: Harvey Massey, Chairman
with a copy to:
Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson, P.A.
1000 Legion Place, Suite 1700
Orlando, FL 32801
Attn: William R. Lowman, Jr.
if to the Company:
Sunair Services Corporation
1350 Newport Center Drive, Suite 201
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Attn: President
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with a copy to:
Akerman Senterfitt
1 SE Third Avenue, Suite 2800
Miami, Florida 33131
Attn: Stephen K. Roddenberry
Section 9.03 Certain
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement:
Affiliate of a specified Person means a
Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person.
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.
Closing Payment Amount means $36,007,367
Company Material Adverse Effect means any
event, circumstance, development, change or effect that,
individually or in the aggregate with all other events,
circumstances, developments, changes and effects, is materially
adverse to the business, assets, financial condition, or results
of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially
delay the consummation of the Transactions or prevent or
materially impair or delay the ability of the Company to perform
its obligations hereunder, other than (i) the occurrence of
any or all of the changes or events described in
Section 3.08 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and
(ii) those reasonably resulting solely from the execution
of this Agreement, the observance of its terms, or the
announcement of the consummation of the Transactions, including
but not limited to any adjustments to the Companys
intangible assets.
Control (including the terms controlled
by and under common control with) means the
possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee or executor,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit
arrangement or otherwise.
Debt means the Indebtedness of the Company as
of the Closing Date, including but not limited to, indebtedness
pursuant to (i) the Credit Agreement and any prepayment
penalty due thereunder; (ii) Company acquisition
subordinated debt liability; (iii) vehicle leases; or
(iv) professional fees and other Expenses (other than as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement) including, without
limitation, legal fees and expenses, and investment banking fees
(whether or not any of the foregoing are paid as of the Closing
Date).
Exchange Act means the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Indebtedness means (A) indebtedness for
borrowed money (excluding any interest thereon), secured or
unsecured, (B) obligations under conditional sale or other
title retention Contracts relating to purchased property,
(C) capitalized lease obligations, (D) obligations
under interest rate cap, swap, collar or similar transactions or
currency hedging transactions (valued at the termination value
thereof), and (E) guarantees of any of the foregoing of any
other Person.
Knowledge of the Company or
Companys knowledge means the actual
knowledge of the Chairman of the Board, President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, or Chief Financial
Officer of the Company and Subsidiary, in each case after review
of such Persons own files and inquiry of those executives
of the Company and Subsidiary who would reasonably be expected
to have knowledge of the specific matter at issue.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, charge or other security interest.
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Material Contracts shall mean with respect to
any Person, all contracts, agreements and understandings that
are material within the meaning set forth in
Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K
of Title 17, Part 229 of the Code of Federal
Regulations and are still in effect and shall also include
(i) any contract or agreement that provides for payment to
the Company or Subsidiaries for the performance of services in
an amount in excess of $150,000 annually; (ii) any contract
or agreement requiring payments by the Company or Subsidiaries
in excess of $150,000 annually; (iii) any guarantee in
respect of any Indebtedness or obligation of the Company or
Subsidiaries; (iv) any contract or agreement limiting the
ability of the Company or Subsidiaries to engage in any line of
business or to compete with any Person; (v) any contract or
agreement limiting the ability of any Person to engage in any
line of business or to compete with the Company or Subsidiaries
(vi) any contract or agreement under which the Company or
Subsidiaries has borrowed or loaned money in excess of $150,000,
or any mortgage, note, bond, indenture or other evidence of
Indebtedness (excluding advances, deposits, trade payables in
the ordinary course of business); (vii) any joint venture,
partnership or other similar joint ownership agreements;
(viii) any contract, agreement or consent decree of
Governmental Authority to which the Company or Subsidiaries are
bound; (ix) any employment, severance, change of control or
golden parachute contract of an Employee of the
Company or Subsidiaries; and (x) any contract or agreement
(A) granting or obtaining any right to use any material
Intellectual Property rights (other than contracts granting
rights to use readily available commercial software available to
consumers for a combined license and maintenance fee of less
than $150,000 per year or subject to shrink wrap or
click through license agreements) or
(B) restricting the right of the Company or permitting any
third Person to use any material intellectual property rights.
Permitted Investment means any obligation of
investment grade status.
Permitted Liens means with respect to any
assets of the Company (i) mechanics,
materialmens and similar liens with respect to amounts not
past due, (ii) liens for income Taxes or other Taxes not
yet due and payable or for income Taxes or other Taxes that the
taxpayer is contesting in good faith pursuant to proceedings
disclosed on the Company Disclosure Schedule,
(iii) purchase money liens arising by operation of law
(including liens on inventory and other assets in favor of
vendors of the Company) and (iv) liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements disclosed on the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
Person means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
syndicate, person (including a person as defined in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, association,
entity, government, or political subdivision, agency or
instrumentality of a government.
Representatives means any officer, director,
investment banker, attorney, accountant, consultant or advisor.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Subsidiary or Subsidiaries
of a Person means an entity controlled by such Person, directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, and, without
limiting the foregoing, includes any entity in respect of which
such Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns 50% or
more of the voting securities or equity. Unless otherwise
indicated Subsidiary means subsidiary of the Company.
Termination Date means, the date this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01.
Total Common Shares Outstanding means, as of
the Closing Date, all issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock plus all shares of Common Stock to be issued or deemed
issued upon exercise of any Common Stock Option or Company
Warrant by virtue of Section 2.06 as of the Effective Time,
minus any shares of Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to
Section 2.01(b).
Transactions means the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) The following terms have the meaning set forth in the
Sections set forth below:
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Action
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Affected Employee
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Articles of Merger
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Certificates
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Claim
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Closing
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Closing Date
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Code
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Common Stock
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Company
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Company Board
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Recitals
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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Article III
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Company Permits
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Company Recommendation
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Company SEC Reports
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Company Stock Option
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Company Warrant
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Competing Transaction Proposal
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Contract
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Consistently Applied
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Continuing Benefits
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Credit Agreement
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Effective Time
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Employee
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Environmental Laws
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Environmental Permits
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ERISA
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Exchange Fund
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Expenses
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FBCA
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Financial Statements
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Former Holders
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GAAP
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Governmental Authority
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Hazardous Substances
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Investments
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Lease Documents
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Leased Properties
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Material Contracts
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Merger
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Merger Consideration
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Multiemployer Plan
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Multiple Employer Plan
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Personal Property
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Securities Act
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Securities Laws
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Shareholder Approval
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Shareholders Meeting
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Superior Acquisition Proposal
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Surviving Corporation
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Tail Period
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Tax Returns
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(c) When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections,
Schedules or Exhibits, such reference shall be to a Section,
Schedule or Exhibit of this Agreement, respectively, unless
otherwise indicated. 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 and hereunder and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not any particular provision of this
Agreement. The term or is not exclusive. The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. References
to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
Section 9.04 Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is finally
adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or
public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is
not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon
such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto 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 Transactions be
consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent
possible.
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Section 9.05 Disclaimer
of Other Representations and
Warranties. Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company each acknowledges and agrees that, except for the
representations and warranties expressly set forth in this
Agreement (a) no party makes, and has not made, any
representations or warranties relating to itself or its
businesses or otherwise in connection with the Transactions,
(b) no Person has been authorized by any party to make any
representation or warranty relating to itself or its businesses
or otherwise in connection with the Transactions and, if made,
such representation or warranty must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by such party, and (c) any
estimates, projections, predictions, data, financial
information, memoranda, presentations or any other materials or
information provided or addressed to any party or any of its
Representatives are not and shall not be deemed to be or to
include representations or warranties unless any such materials
or information is the subject of any representation or warranty
set forth in this Agreement.
Section 9.06 Entire
Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement
(together with the Confidentiality Agreement, Company Disclosure
Schedule, and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto),
constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes
all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral,
among the parties hereto, or any of them, with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall not be
assigned (whether pursuant to a merger, by operation of law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto, except that Parent and Merger Sub may assign all
or any of their rights, but not their obligations, hereunder to
any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Section 9.07 Parties
in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and
nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy
of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement,
other than (i) Section 6.03 which is intended to be
for the benefit of the persons covered thereby and may be
enforced by such persons, and (ii) Article II which is
intended to be for the benefit of those persons entitled to
receive the Merger Consideration, to the extent that their right
to receive such payment may be enforced by such persons after
the Closing Date.
Section 9.08 Remedies;
Specific Performance. The parties hereto
agree that upon a breach of any of the terms or provisions of
this Agreement then in addition to any remedies available at law
or equity the Parent, Merger Sub and Company shall have the
right to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, to the
extent available under applicable Law.
Section 9.09 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida
applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed in that
State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law. All Actions arising
out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and
determined exclusively in the Circuit Court of Orange County,
Florida. The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Orange County,
Florida for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating
to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, 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 court, 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 may not be enforced in
or by the above-named court.
Section 9.10 Headings. The
descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.11 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile
transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first
written above by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized.
SUNAIR SERVICES CORPORATION
Jack I. Ruff,
President and Chief Executive Officer
MASSEY SERVICES, INC.
Name: Harry L. Massey
BUYER ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
Name: Harry L. Massey
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Annex
B
[Letterhead
of Hyde Park Capital]
September 28, 2009
Special Committee of the Board of Directors
Sunair Services Corporation
1350 E. Newport Center Drive
Suite 201
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Members of the Special Committee of the Board:
You have asked us for our opinion as to the fairness, from a
financial point of view, to the holders of the common stock, par
value $0.10 per share (Sunair Common Stock), of
Sunair Services Corporation (Sunair or the
Company), of the Consideration (as defined below) to be
received by such holders pursuant to the terms of the draft
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 28,
2009 (the Agreement), among Massey Services, Inc.
(Massey or Acquiror), Buyer Acquisition
Company, Inc. (Merger Sub) and Sunair Services
Corporation. The Agreement provides for, among other things, the
merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company upon which the
Company would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Massey (the
Merger), pursuant to which each outstanding share of
Sunair Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive
$2.75 in cash (the Consideration).
In arriving at our opinion, we have:
1. reviewed the Agreement;
2. reviewed certain publicly available business and
financial information relating to Sunair;
3. reviewed certain other information relating to Sunair
provided to or discussed with us by the Company, including
(i) financial forecasts relating to the Company and
(ii) certain industry and business information thereto
prepared by the management of the Company;
4. discussed the past and present operations and financial
condition and the prospects of the Company with senior
executives of Sunair;
5. reviewed and compared the historical stock prices,
multiples, margins, growth rates and trading history for the
shares of Sunair, and compared that data with similar data for
other publicly held companies in businesses we deemed relevant
in evaluating Sunair;
6. considered, to the extent publicly available, the
financial terms of certain other merger or acquisition
transactions, including premiums paid for public companies,
which we deemed to be relevant, which have been effected or
announced;
7. considered our experience in connection with marketing
the Company for sale to a large group of potential strategic and
financial buyers;
8. considered such other information, financial studies,
analyses and investigations and financial, economic and market
criteria which we deemed relevant.
In connection with our review, we have not independently
verified any of the foregoing information and we have assumed
and relied upon such information being complete and accurate in
all material respects. With respect to the financial forecasts
for Sunair that we have used in our analyses, the management of
Sunair has advised us, and we have assumed, with your consent,
that such forecasts have been reasonably prepared on bases
reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments
of the management of Sunair as to the future financial
performance of the Company both before and after giving effect
to certain industry and business information referred to above.
We also have assumed, with your consent, that, in the course of
obtaining any regulatory or third party consents, approvals or
agreements in connection with the Merger, no delay, limitation,
restriction or condition will be imposed that would have an
adverse effect on Sunair or the
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Merger and that the Merger will be consummated in accordance
with the terms of the Agreement without waiver, modification or
amendment of any material term, condition or agreement thereof.
In addition, we have not been requested to make, and have not
made, an independent appraisal of the assets or liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) of Sunair, nor have we been furnished
with any such evaluations or appraisals.
Our opinion addresses only the fairness, from a financial point
of view and as of the date hereof, to the holders of Sunair
Common Stock of the Consideration to be received in the Merger
and does not address any other aspect or implication of the
Merger or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding
entered into in connection with the Merger or otherwise or the
fairness of the amount or nature of, or any other aspect
relating to, any compensation to any officers, directors or
employees of any party to the Merger, or class of such persons,
relative to the Consideration or otherwise. The issuance of this
opinion was approved by our authorized internal committee.
Our opinion is necessarily based upon information made available
to us as of the date hereof and financial, economic, market and
other conditions as they exist and can be evaluated on the date
hereof. These conditions have been and remain subject to
extraordinary levels of volatility and uncertainty and we
express no view as to the impact of such volatility and
uncertainty on Sunair or the Merger. Our opinion does not
address the relative merits of the Merger as compared to
alternative transactions or strategies that might be available
to Sunair, nor does it address the underlying business decision
of Sunair to proceed with the Merger.
We have acted as financial advisor to Sunair in connection with
the Merger and will receive a fee for our services, a
significant portion of which is contingent upon the consummation
of the Merger. We also will receive a fee upon the rendering of
our opinion. In addition, Sunair has agreed to indemnify us for
certain liabilities and other items arising out of or related to
our engagement. We may in the future provide financial advice
and services, to Sunair, Massey and their respective affiliates
for which we would expect to receive compensation. We have no
previous business agreements or relationships with either Sunair
or Massey.
In arriving at this opinion, we did not attribute any particular
weight to any analysis or factor considered, but rather made the
qualitative judgments as to the significance and relevance of
each analysis and factor. Accordingly, we believe that our
analysis must be considered as a whole and that selecting
portions of the analyses, without considering all analyses,
would create an incomplete view of the process underlying this
opinion.
It is understood that this letter is for the information of the
Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Sunair in
connection with its evaluation of the Merger and does not
constitute advice or a recommendation to any shareholder as to
how such shareholder should vote or act on any matter relating
to the proposed Merger. Furthermore, this letter should not be
construed as creating any fiduciary duty on the part of Hyde
Park Capital Advisors, LLC to any such party. This opinion is
not to be quoted or referred to, in whole or in part, without
our prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably
withheld.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that,
as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received in the
Merger by the holders of Sunair Common Stock is fair, from a
financial point of view, to such holders.
Very truly yours,
/s/ HYDE
PARK CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
HYDE PARK CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
B-2
Exhibit 99.1
(front)
SUNAIR SERVICES CORPORATION
Special Meeting of Shareholders [date]
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
The undersigned hereby appoints Jack I. Ruff and Edward M. Carriero, Jr., with full power of
substitution, proxies of the undersigned to represent the undersigned and to vote all shares of
common stock of Sunair Services Corporation which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
personally present at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Sunair Services Corporation to be held
on at the Hilton Hotel, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 at 11:00 a.m.,
local time, and any and all adjournments or postponements thereof, subject to the directions
indicated on the reverse side.
If no directions are given, the shares will be voted FOR the approval of the Merger Agreement and FOR the approval to adjourn or postpone the meeting if necessary
or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the
special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement. This Proxy also
delegates discretionary authority to vote with respect to any other matters that may properly come
before the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND PROXY
STATEMENT OF SUNAIR SERVICES CORPORATION.
Note: THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE
(reverse)
Special Meeting of Shareholders of
Sunair Services Corporation
Please date, sign and mail your
proxy card back in the envelope provided
as soon as possible.
Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1 AND
PROPOSAL 2.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE
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1. Proposal to approve the Agreement and
Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement),
dated as of September 28, 2009 by and
among Massey Services, Inc. Inc., Buyer
Acquisition Company, Inc. and Sunair
Services Corporation
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2. Proposal to approve to the
adjournment or postponement of the
meeting if necessary or appropriate, to
solicit additional proxies if there are
insufficient votes at the time of the
special meeting to approve the Merger
Agreement.
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To change the address on your account, please check the box at
right and indicate your new address in the address space above.
Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account
may not be submitted via this method
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Signature
of Shareholder Date , 2009
Signature of Shareholder Date
, 2009
NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly,
each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian,
please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by
duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.