EXHIBIT 2.6
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
DATED AS OF JULY 10, 1998
AMONG
WORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION,
BCC ACQUISITION, INC.
THE BURNETT COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED, INC.
AND
ITS STOCKHOLDERS
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this "Agreement") is made as of
July 10, 1998, among WORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a Texas corporation
("WORK"), BCC ACQUISITION, INC., a Texas corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of WORK ("Newco"),THE BURNETT COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED, INC., a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), and the persons listed on the signature pages of
this Agreement under the caption "Stockholders" (collectively, the
"Stockholders," and each of them, individually, a "Stockholder").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The parties to this Agreement wish to effect a business combination
pursuant to which:
(i) Newco will merge into the Company (the "Merger") on the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement;
(ii) WORK, via mergers involving other WORK subsidiaries, will
acquire the stock of all or some of the entities other than the
Company identified in the accompanying Addendum I (each an "Other
Founding Company" and, collectively with the Company, the "Founding
Companies") under agreements similar to this Agreement entered into
among the Other Founding Companies, their stockholders, WORK and other
subsidiaries of WORK (collectively, the "Other Agreements");
(iii) WORK will effect a public offering of shares of its common
stock; and
(iv) the Stockholders will receive the Merger Consideration (as
such term is hereinafter defined).
The respective boards of directors of WORK, Newco and the Company have
approved and adopted this Agreement to effect a transaction involving a transfer
of the nature described in Section 351 of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements,
representations and undertakings contained in this Agreement, the parties to
this Agreement agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings assigned to them below in this Section 1.01:
"AAA Distributions" means distributions before the IPO Closing Date of
amounts which shall have accumulated in the Accumulated Adjustment Account
for all taxable periods ending prior to the date of the IPO Closing Date.
"Accumulated Adjustment Account" means the accumulated adjustment
account maintained by the Company under Section 1368(e)(1) of the Code.
"Adjustment Date" means (a) if the Closing occurs on or before the
twentieth day of a month, the last day of the second month preceding the
date of the Closing and (b) if the Closing occurs after the twentieth day,
and on or before the last day, of a month, the last day of the month
preceding the date of the Closing.
"Agreement" means this Agreement, including the Disclosure Statement
relating to this Agreement and all attached Schedules, Annexes and
Exhibits, as each of them may be amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time under their provisions or the provisions of this Agreement.
"Business Corporation Act" means the Texas Business Corporation Act.
"Cash Basis Accounts Receivable Distribution Amount" has the meaning
specified in Section 2.07.
"Ceiling Amount" means $24,421,601.
"Closing" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(a).
"Company Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of the Company.
"Counsel for the Company and the Stockholders" means Cochran, Rooke &
Craft, L.L.P.
"Counsel for WORK and Newco" means Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.
"Current Balance Sheet" means the unaudited balance sheet of the
Company at March 31, 1998, which is included in the Initial Financial
Statements.
"Current Balance Sheet Date" means March 31, 1998.
"Current Date" means any day during the 20-day period ending on the
date of the Closing.
"Designated Current Liabilities" means current liabilities of the
Company with respect to current accrued and current deferred income taxes
and current liabilities of the Company with respect to indebtedness
incurred by the Company to enable the Company to make AAA Distributions
after the Initial Calculation Date.
"Disclosure Statement" means the written statement executed by the
Company and each of the Stockholders and delivered to WORK prior to the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, in which either (a) exceptions
are taken to certain of the representations and warranties made by the
Company and the Stockholders in this Agreement or (b) it is confirmed that
no exception is taken to that representation and warranty.
"Effective Time" has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.
"Estimated AAA Amount" means $2,653,124, the estimated amount, as of
the Initial Calculation Date, of the Accumulated Adjustment Account.
"Estimated Cash Basis Adjustment Amount" means $5,525,211, the
estimated amount, as of the Initial Calculation Date, of the net adjustment
that would be required under Section 481(a) of the Code if the Company
changed its method of accounting from the cash basis to the accrual basis.
"Initial Financial Statements" means (a) the audited balance sheets of
the Company at December 27, 1997, December 28, 1996, and December 30, 1995
and the related audited statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the Company's three fiscal years in the three-year
period ended December 27, 1997, together with the related audit report of
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, and (b) the Current Balance Sheet and the related
unaudited statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
the three-month period ended on the Current Balance Sheet Date.
"Initial Calculation Date" means March 31, 1998.
"Long Term Debt" means indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company
with a maturity of one year or more and includes indebtedness incurred
under Capital Leases.
"Majority Stockholders" means any Stockholder or combination of
Stockholders who at the date of this Agreement own shares of Company Common
Stock representing more than two-thirds of the total number of shares of
Company Common Stock outstanding at the date of this Agreement.
"Merger Consideration" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
"Newco" means BCC Acquisition, Inc., a Texas corporation.
"New Employment Agreements" means the Employment Agreements entered
into as of the date of this Agreement, between the Company and Susan W.
Burnett and Rusty Burnett, respectively.
"Parties" means the parties to this Agreement.
"Pro Rata Share" means for each Stockholder the fraction expressed as
a percentage and set forth in Schedule 2.04, (a) the numerator of which is
the number of shares of
outstanding Company Common Stock owned by that Stockholder, as set forth in
Schedule 2.04, and (b) the denominator of which is the total number of
shares of outstanding Company Common Stock owned by all Stockholders, as
set forth in Schedule 2.04.
"Responsible Officer" means either of Rusty Burnett or Susan W.
Burnett.
"Restricted Period" has the meaning specified in Section 11.02.
"Staffing Industry" means the business of providing temporary
personnel staffing, personnel placement, staff leasing, professional
employer organization and training and business solutions.
"Surviving Corporation" means the Company, which is to be designated
in the Certificate of Merger as the surviving corporation of the Merger.
"Territory" has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.
"Threshold Amount" means 2% of the Ceiling Amount.
"Transfer Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
"Uniform Provisions" means the Uniform Provisions for the Acquisition
of Founding Companies attached as Annex 1 to this Agreement.
"WORK" means Work International Corporation, a Texas corporation.
"WORK Acquisition Candidate" means any Entity engaged in the Staffing
Industry and which shall have been called on by any of the Company, WORK or
a Subsidiary of the Company or WORK in connection with the possible
acquisition by any of them of that Entity or with respect to which any of
them has made an acquisition analysis.
"Working Capital" means (a) current assets of the Company minus (b)
the sum of (i) the product of current liabilities of the Company (other
than Designated Current Liabilities) multiplied by 1.25 and (ii) the
product of the Designated Current Liabilities multiplied by 1.00.
Section 1.02. Definitions in Uniform Provisions. Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement but not defined in this Section 1.01 have the meanings
assigned to them in the Preliminary Statements or in Article I of the Uniform
Provisions (the text of which is by this reference incorporated in this
Agreement), as the case may be.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 2.01. Certificate of Merger. On the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, the Company will cause a Certificate of Merger to
be duly executed and delivered on or promptly after the date of the Closing to
the Secretary of State of the State of Texas.
Section 2.02. The Effective Time. The effective time of the Merger the
("Effective Time") will be the time on the IPO Closing Date which the
Certificate of Merger specifies or, if the Certificate of Merger does not
specify another time, 8:00 a.m., central time, on the IPO Closing Date.
Section 2.03. Certain Effects of the Merger. At and as of the Effective
Time, (a) Newco will be merged with and into the Company in accordance with the
provisions of the Business Corporation Act, (b) Newco will cease to exist as a
separate legal entity, (c) the certificate or articles of incorporation of the
Company will be amended to change its authorized capital stock to 1,000 shares,
par value $1.00 per share, of Common Stock, (d) the Company will be the
Surviving Corporation and, as such, will, all with the effect provided by the
Business Corporation Act, (i) possess all the properties and rights, and be
subject to all the restrictions and duties, of the Company and Newco and (ii) be
governed by the laws of the State of Texas, (e) the Charter Documents of the
Company then in effect (after giving effect to the amendment of the Company's
certificate or articles of incorporation specified in clause (c) of this
sentence) will become and thereafter remain (until changed in accordance with
(i) applicable law, in the case of the certificate or articles of incorporation
or (ii) their terms, in the case of the bylaws) the Charter Documents of the
Surviving Corporation, (f) the initial board of directors of the Surviving
Corporation will be the Persons named in Schedule 2.03, who will hold the office
of director of the Surviving Corporation subject to the provisions of the
applicable laws of the State of Texas and the Charter Documents of the Surviving
Corporation, and (g) the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately
following the Merger will be as set forth in Schedule 2.03, and each of the
Persons so designated in Schedule 2.03 will serve in each office specified for
that Person in Schedule 2.03, subject to the provisions of the Charter Documents
of the Surviving Corporation, until his or her successor is duly elected to,
and, if necessary, qualified for, that office.
Section 2.04. Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock. As of the Effective
Time, as a result of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder
thereof:
(a) the shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will (i) be converted into the right to
receive, without interest, on surrender of the certificate evidencing those
shares, the amount of cash and the number of whole and fractional shares of
WORK Common Stock set forth or determined as provided
in Schedule 2.04 (the "Merger Consideration"), (ii) cease to be
outstanding and to exist, and (iii) be canceled and retired;
(b) each share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the
Company or by any Company Subsidiary will (i) cease to be outstanding and
to exist and (ii) be canceled and retired; and
(c) each share of Newco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one share of Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, and the
shares of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation issued on such
conversion will constitute all the issued and outstanding shares of Capital
Stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Each holder of a certificate representing shares of Company Common Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time and
thereafter, cease to have any rights respecting those shares other than the
right to receive, without interest, the Merger Consideration and the additional
cash, if any, owing with respect to those shares as provided in Section 2.06.
Section 2.05. Delivery, Exchange and Payment.
(a) At or after the Effective Time: (i) each Stockholder, as the holder
of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock, will, on
surrender of his certificates to WORK (or any agent which may be appointed
by WORK for purposes of this Section 2.05), receive, and WORK will pay and
issue to each Stockholder, in each case subject to the provisions of
Section 2.06, the Merger Consideration; and (ii) until any certificate
representing Company Common Stock has been surrendered and replaced
pursuant to this Section 2.05, that certificate will, for all purposes, be
deemed to evidence ownership of the number of whole shares of WORK Common
Stock, and the right to receive cash, included in the Merger Consideration
payable in respect of that certificate pursuant to Section 2.04. All
shares of WORK Common Stock issuable in the Merger will be deemed for all
purposes to have been issued by WORK at the Effective Time. All cash
included in the Merger Consideration shall be paid, at WORK's option, by
(a) WORK's company check or checks, (b) one or more wire transfers to
accounts designated by the respective Stockholders at least five Business
Days before the IPO Closing Date, or (c) certified or official bank check
or checks.
(b) Each Stockholder will deliver to WORK (or any agent that may be
appointed by WORK for purposes of this Section 2.05), on or before the IPO
Closing Date, the certificates representing Company Common Stock owned by
the Stockholder, duly endorsed in blank by him, or accompanied by stock
powers duly executed by him in blank, and with all necessary transfer tax
and other revenue stamps, acquired at his expense, affixed and canceled.
Each Stockholder shall cure any deficiencies in the endorsement of the
certificates or other documents of conveyance respecting, or in the stock
powers accompanying, the certificates representing Company Common Stock
delivered by him.
(c) No dividends (or interest) or other distributions declared or earned
after the Effective Time with respect to WORK Common Stock and payable to
the holders of record thereof after the Effective Time will be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered certificates representing shares of Company
Common Stock for which shares of WORK Common Stock have been issued in the
Merger until the unsurrendered certificates are surrendered as provided
herein, but (i) on such surrender, WORK will cause to be paid, to the
Person in whose name the certificates representing such shares of WORK
Common Stock shall then be issued, the amount of dividends or other
distributions previously paid with respect to such whole shares of WORK
Common Stock with a record date, or which have accrued, subsequent to the
Effective Time, but prior to surrender, and the amount of any cash payable
to such Person for and in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section
2.06 and (ii) at the appropriate payment date or as soon as practicable
thereafter, WORK will cause to be paid to that Person the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date, or which have been
accrued, subsequent to the Effective Time, but which are not payable until
a date subsequent to surrender, which are payable with respect to such
number of whole shares of WORK Common Stock, subject in all cases to any
applicable escheat laws. No interest will be payable with respect to the
payment of such dividends or other distributions (or cash for and in lieu
of fractional shares) on surrender of outstanding certificates.
Section 2.06. Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Article II, no fractional shares of WORK Common Stock will be issued, and
any Stockholder otherwise entitled to receive a fractional share of WORK Common
Stock but for this Section 2.06 will instead be entitled to receive a cash
payment for and in lieu thereof in the amount (rounded to the nearest whole
dollar) equal to that Person's fractional interest in a share of WORK Common
Stock multiplied by $12.
Section 2.07. Distribution of Cash Basis Accounts Receivable. On or
before the day preceding the IPO Closing Date, the Company shall distribute in
kind (in addition to, and not as a part of, the Merger Consideration) to the
Stockholders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, cash basis
accounts and notes receivable outstanding at such time which have a value equal
to the net adjustment that would be required under Section 481(a) of the Code
if, as of the IPO Closing Date, the Company changed its method of accounting
from the cash basis to the accrual basis. In the event that, notwithstanding
such distribution, the Company receives any payment with respect to any such
receivables, the Company will promptly pay the amount so received over to the
Stockholders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares. The aggregate
amount of accounts and notes receivable to be distributed pursuant to this
Section 2.07 is herein referred to as the "Cash Basis Accounts Receivable
Distribution Amount."
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH STOCKHOLDER
Each Stockholder, severally as to himself or herself only, represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, WORK that the representations and warranties
contained in Article III of the Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article
hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) are true and correct, and the
agreements set forth therein are hereby agreed to.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDERS
The Company and each Stockholder jointly and severally represent and
warrant to, and agree with, WORK that the representations and warranties
contained in Article IV of the Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article
hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) are true and correct, and the
agreements set forth therein are hereby agreed to.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WORK AND NEWCO
WORK and Newco jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and agree
with, the Company and each Stockholder that the representations and warranties
contained in Article V of the Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article
hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) are true and correct, and the
agreements set forth therein are hereby agreed to.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS EXTENDING TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
Until the Effective Time, subject to the waiver provisions of Section
11.05, each Party will comply with each covenant for which provision is made in
Article VI of the Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article VI is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference) to be performed or observed by that
Party.
ARTICLE VII
THE CLOSING AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND CONSUMMATION
Section 7.01. The Closing and Conditions to Closing.
(a) The Closing. On or before the IPO Pricing Date, the Parties will
take all actions necessary to (i) effect the Merger on the IPO Closing Date
(including, as permitted by the Business Corporation Act, (A) the execution
of a Certificate of Merger meeting the requirements of the Business
Corporation Act and providing that the Merger will become effective on the
IPO Closing Date and (B) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Texas), (ii) verify the existence and
ownership of the certificates evidencing the Company Common Stock to be
exchanged for the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.05, and (iii)
satisfy the document delivery requirements to which the obligations of the
Parties to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
are conditioned by the provisions of this Article VII (all those actions
collectively being the "Closing"). The Closing will take place at the
offices of Porter & Hedges, L.L.P., 700 Louisiana, Houston, Texas at 10:00
a.m., Houston time, or at such later
time on the IPO Pricing Date as WORK shall specify by written notice to
Rusty Burnett. The actions taken at the Closing will not include the
completion of either the Merger or the delivery of the Company Common Stock
or the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.05. Instead, on the IPO
Closing Date, the Certificate of Merger will become effective pursuant to
Section 2.02, and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
closed or completed on or before the IPO Closing Date, including the
surrender of the Company Common Stock in exchange for the Merger
Consideration will be closed or completed, as the case may be. During the
period from the Closing to the IPO Closing Date, this Agreement may be
terminated by the parties only pursuant to Section 12.01 (b).
(b) Incorporation by Reference. The text of Article VII of the Uniform
Provisions hereby is incorporated herein by this reference.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
From and after the Effective Time, subject to the waiver provisions of
Section 11.05, each Party (other than the Company) will comply with each
covenant for which provision is made in Article VIII of the Uniform Provisions
(the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) to
be performed or observed by that Party.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
The text of Article IX of the Uniform Provisions hereby is incorporated
herein by this reference.
ARTICLE X
LIMITATIONS ON COMPETITION
Section 10.01. Prohibited Activities. Each Stockholder severally agrees
that he will not during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on
the second anniversary of the IPO Closing Date, directly or indirectly, for any
reason, for his own account or on behalf of or together with any other Person:
(a) engage as an officer, director or in any other managerial capacity or
as an owner, co-owner or other investor of or in, whether as an employee,
independent contractor, consultant or advisor, in any business in the
Staffing Industry in competition with the Company, any Company Subsidiary
or WORK or any Subsidiary of WORK (WORK and its Subsidiaries collectively
being called "WORK" for purposes of this Article X) within any territory
surrounding any office or facility (each a "facility") in which any of the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries was engaged in business on the date
hereof or immediately prior to the Effective Time (for purposes of this
Article X, the territory surrounding a facility
shall be the area located within 50 miles of the facility, all of such
locations being herein collectively called the "Territory");
(b) call on any natural Person who is at that time employed by the
Company, any Company Subsidiary or WORK with the purpose or intent of
attracting that person from the employ of the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or WORK, provided that a Stockholder may call on and hire any of
his Immediate Family Members;
(c) call on any Person that at that time is, or at any time within one
year prior to that time was, a customer of the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or WORK within the Territory, (i) for the purpose of soliciting
or selling any product or service in competition with the Company, any
Company Subsidiary or WORK within the Territory and (ii) with the knowledge
of the customer relationship; or
(d) call on any WORK Acquisition Candidate, with the knowledge of that
Person's status as a WORK Acquisition Candidate, for the purpose of
acquiring that Person or arranging the acquisition of that Person by any
Person other than WORK.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Stockholder may own and hold as a passive
investment up to 1% of a class of the outstanding Capital Stock of a competing
Entity if that class of Capital Stock is publicly traded.
Section 10.02. Damages. Because of the difficulty of measuring economic
losses to WORK as a result of any breach by a Stockholder of his covenants in
Section 10.01, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that could be
caused to WORK for which it would have no other adequate remedy, each
Stockholder agrees that WORK may enforce the provisions of Section 10.01 by
injunctions and restraining orders against the Stockholder if he breaches any of
those provisions.
Section 10.03. Reasonable Restraint. The Parties each agree that
Sections 10.01 and 10.02 impose a reasonable restraint on the Stockholders in
light of the activities and business of WORK on the date hereof, the current
business plans of WORK and the investment by each Stockholder in WORK as a
result of the Merger.
Section 10.04. Severability; Reformation. The covenants in this Article
X are severable and separate. The unenforceability of any specific covenant in
this Article X is not intended by any Party to, and shall not, affect the
provisions of any other covenant in this Article X. If any court of competent
jurisdiction determines that the scope, time or territorial restrictions set
forth in Section 10.01 are unreasonable as applied to any Stockholder, the
Parties, including the Stockholder in question, acknowledge their mutual
intention and agreement that those restrictions be enforced to the fullest
extent the court deems reasonable, and thereby shall be reformed to that extent
as applied to that Stockholder and any other Stockholder similarly situated.
Section 10.05. Independent Covenant. All the covenants in this Article X
are intended by each Party to, and shall, be construed as an agreement
independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any
claim or cause of action of any Stockholder against WORK, whether predicated on
this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement
by WORK of any covenant in this Article X. It is specifically agreed that the
period specified in Section 10.01 shall be computed in the case of each
Stockholder by excluding from that computation any time during which that
Stockholder is in violation of any provision of Section 10.01. The covenants
contained in this Article X shall not be affected by any breach of any other
provision of this Agreement by any Party.
Section 10.06. Materiality. The Company and each Stockholder, severally
and not jointly with any other Person, hereby agree that this Article X is a
material and substantial part of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11.01. Treatment of Confidential Information.
(a) Each of the Company and the Stockholders, severally and not jointly
with any other Person, acknowledges that it has or may have had in the
past, currently has and in the future may have access to Confidential
Information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, the Other Founding
Companies and their Subsidiaries and WORK and its Subsidiaries. Each of
the Company and the Stockholders, severally and not jointly with any other
Person, agrees that it will keep confidential all such Confidential
Information furnished to it and, except with the specific prior written
consent of WORK will not disclose such Confidential Information to any
Person except (a) Representatives of WORK, (b) its own Representatives,
provided that these Representatives (other than counsel) agree to the
confidentiality provisions of this Section 11.01; and provided, further,
that Confidential Information shall not include (i) such information which
becomes known to the public generally through no fault of any Stockholder,
(ii) information required to be disclosed by law or the order of any
governmental authority under color of law, provided, that prior to
disclosing any information pursuant to this clause (ii), each Stockholder
shall, if possible, give prior written notice thereof to WORK and provide
WORK with the opportunity to contest such disclosure, or (iii) information
with respect to which the disclosing party reasonably believes disclosure
is required in connection with the defense of a lawsuit against the
disclosing party. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by any
Stockholder of the provisions of this Section 11.01 with respect to any
Confidential Information, WORK shall be entitled to an injunction
restraining such Stockholder from disclosing, in whole or in part, that
Confidential Information. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting
WORK from pursuing any other available remedy for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of damages. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, the obligations imposed herein upon the Company
and the Stockholders shall be in addition to, and not in lieu or limitation
of, the obligations of confidentiality set forth in the Nondisclosure
Agreement.
(b) Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses as a result of
the breach of the foregoing covenants in Section 11.01(a), and because of
the immediate and irreparable damage that would be caused to WORK for which
it would have no other
adequate remedy, each of the Company and the Stockholders agrees that WORK
may enforce the provisions of Section 11.01(a) by injunctions and
restraining orders against each of them who breaches any of those
provisions.
(c) The obligations of WORK set forth in Section 6.01(d) are incorporated
in this Section 11.01 by this reference.
(d) The obligations of the parties under this Section 11.01 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
Section 11.02. Restrictions on Transfers of WORK Common Stock.
(a) During the one-year period ending on the first anniversary of the IPO
Closing Date (the "Restricted Period"), no Stockholder voluntarily will:
(i) sell, assign, exchange, transfer, encumber, pledge, distribute, appoint
or otherwise dispose of (A) any shares of WORK Common Stock received by any
Stockholder in the Merger or (B) any interest in (including any option to
buy or sell) any such shares of WORK Common Stock, in whole or in part, and
WORK will have no obligation to, and shall not, treat any such attempted
transfer as effective for any purpose; or (ii) engage in any transaction,
whether or not with respect to any shares of WORK Common Stock or any
interest therein, the intent or effect of which is to reduce the risk of
owning the shares of WORK Common Stock acquired pursuant to Section 2.04
(including, for example engaging in put, call, short-sale, straddle or
similar market transactions); provided, however, that this Section 11.02
shall not restrict any transfer of WORK Common Stock acquired by a
Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.04 to any of that Stockholder's Related
Persons who agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of Section 11.01
and this Section 11.02. The certificates evidencing the WORK Common Stock
delivered to each Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.05 will bear a legend
substantially in the form set forth below:
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION AMONG THE ISSUER, THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE
OTHER PARTIES THERETO, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT
BE VOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED,
DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT
BE REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY SALE, ASSIGNMENT,
EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE, PLEDGE, DISTRIBUTION, APPOINTMENT OR OTHER
DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THOSE SHARES, DURING THE PERIOD ENDING ON [DATE THAT
IS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE IPO CLOSING DATE] (THE "RESTRICTED
PERIOD"). ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE
ISSUER AGREES TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED
WITH THE TRANSFER AGENT) AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE RESTRICTED PERIOD.
(b) Each Stockholder, severally and not jointly with any other Person,
(i) acknowledges that the shares of WORK Common Stock to be delivered to
him pursuant to Section 2.04 (A) have not been and, except pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement,
if applicable, will not be registered under the Securities Act and
therefore may not be resold by him without compliance with the Securities
Act and (B) will, as a result of their restrictions on transferability
which are imposed by this Agreement during the Restricted Period, have a
value materially less at the Effective Time than the value of then freely
tradeable shares of WORK Common Stock, and (ii) covenants that none of the
shares of WORK Common Stock issued to him pursuant to Section 2.04 will be
offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise
disposed of except after full compliance with all the applicable provisions
of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and
applicable state securities laws and regulations. All certificates
evidencing shares of WORK Common Stock issued pursuant to Section 2.04 will
bear the following legend in addition to the legend prescribed by Section
11.02(a):
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY ONLY BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
IF THE HOLDER HEREOF COMPLIES WITH THAT ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE
SECURITIES LAWS.
In addition, certificates evidencing shares of WORK Common Stock issued to
each Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.04 will bear any legend required by
(i) the securities or blue sky laws of the state in which that Stockholder
resides or (ii) the Underwriter in connection with any agreement of that
Stockholder with the Underwriter to the effect set forth in Section
11.02(a).
Section 11.03. Brokers and Agents. The Stockholders jointly and
severally represent and warrant to WORK that the Company is not directly or
indirectly obligated to pay any broker or similar agent in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and agree, without regard to the Threshold
Amount limitations set forth in Article IX, to indemnify WORK against all Damage
Claims arising out of claims for any and all fees and commissions of brokers or
similar agents employed or promised payment by the Company.
Section 11.04. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
and the rights of its Parties may not be assigned (except by operation of law)
and shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties, the successors
of WORK, and the heirs and legal representatives of the Stockholders (and, in
the case of any trust, the successor trustees of the trust). Neither this
Agreement nor any other Transaction Document is intended, or shall be construed,
deemed or interpreted, to confer on any Person not a party hereto or thereto any
rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder, except as provided in Section
6.05(b) or 11.14, in Article IX, or as otherwise provided expressly herein or
therein.
Section 11.05. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers. This Agreement and
the documents delivered pursuant to it constitute the entire agreement and
understanding among the Parties and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and any
right hereunder may be waived, if, but only if, the amendment, modification,
supplement or waiver is in writing and signed by the Majority Stockholders, the
Company and WORK. The waiver
of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be construed or
interpreted as, or deemed to be, a waiver of any of its other term or
conditions.
Section 11.06. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 11.07. Expenses. Whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated, (a) WORK will pay the fees, expenses and disbursements
of WORK and Newco and their Representatives which are incurred in connection
with the subject matter of this Agreement and any amendments to this Agreement
including all costs and expenses incurred in the performance of and compliance
with all conditions to be performed by WORK and Newco under this Agreement,
including the costs of preparing the Registration Statement, (b) WORK will pay
up to a maximum of $25,000 in the aggregate of the fees, expenses and
disbursements of Bracewell and Patterson, L.L.P., counsel to the Founding
Companies, incurred in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement, and
(c) the Stockholders will pay from personal funds, and not from funds of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, (i) all sales, use, transfer and other
similar taxes and fees (collectively, "Transfer Taxes") incurred in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) the fees, expenses and
disbursements of Counsel for the Company and the Stockholders incurred in
connection with the subject matter of this Agreement and the Registration
Statement on or before the IPO Closing Date. The Stockholders will file all
necessary documentation and Returns with respect to all Transfer Taxes. In
addition, each Stockholder acknowledges that he, and not the Company, WORK or
the Surviving Corporation, will pay all Taxes due upon receipt of the
consideration payable to the Stockholder pursuant to Article II.
Section 11.08. Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall
be in writing, and shall be deemed to be delivered and received (a) if
personally delivered or if delivered by telex, telegram, facsimile or courier
service, when actually received by the Party to whom notice is sent or (b) if
delivered by mail (whether actually received or not), at the close of business
on the third Business Day next following the day when placed in the mail,
postage prepaid, certified or registered, addressed to the appropriate Party or
Parties, at the address of such Party set forth below (or at such other address
as such party may designate by written notice to all other Parties in accordance
herewith):
(i) if to WORK or Newco, addressed to it at:
Work International Corporation
700 Louisiana, Suite 3900
Houston, Texas 77002
Attn.: Monte R. Stephens
Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer
Telecopy No.: (713) 225-6104
with copies (which shall not constitute notice for purposes of this
Agreement) to:
Porter & Hedges, L.L.P.
700 Louisiana, 35th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002-2764
Attn: William W. Wiggins, Jr.
Telecopy No.: (713) 228-4935
(ii) if to the Stockholders, addressed to them at their
respective addresses set forth in Schedule 2.04; and
(iii) if to the Company, addressed to it at:
9800 Richmond Avenue, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77042
Attn: President
Telecopy No.: (713) 268-6032
with copies (which shall not constitute notice for purposes of this
Agreement) to:
Cochran, Rooke & Craft, L.L.P.
2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77056
Attn: John R. Cochran, Jr.
Telecopy No.: (713) 621-8562
SECTION 11.09. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE, WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO
THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT: (A) ARTICLE X
AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF AND (B) MATTERS
PERTAINING SOLELY TO THE LEGALITY AND EFFECTUATION OF THE MERGER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT.
Section 11.10. Exercise of Rights and Remedies. Except as otherwise
provided herein, no delay or omission in the exercise of any right, power or
remedy accruing to any Party as a result of any breach or default hereunder by
any other Party shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be
construed, deemed or interpreted as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such
breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor
shall any waiver of any single breach or default be construed, deemed or
interpreted as a waiver of any other breach or default hereunder occurring
before or after that waiver.
Section 11.11. Time. Time is of the essence in the performance of this
Agreement in all respects.
Section 11.12. Reformation and Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall, to the
extent possible, be modified in such manner as to be valid, legal and
enforceable but so as to most nearly retain the intent of the Parties as
expressed herein, and if such a modification is not possible, that provision
shall be severed from this Agreement, and in either case the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.13. Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided in
Section 9.06, no right, remedy or election given by any term of this Agreement
shall be deemed exclusive, but each shall be cumulative with all other rights,
remedies and elections available at law or in equity.
Section 11.14. Respecting the IPO. Each of the Company and the
Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that: (a) no firm commitment, binding
agreement or promise or other assurance of any kind, whether express or implied,
oral or written, exists at the date hereof that the Registration Statement will
become effective or that the IPO will occur at a particular price or within a
particular range of prices or occur at all; (b) neither WORK or any of its
Representatives nor any prospective underwriters in the IPO will have any
liability to the Company, the Stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates
or associates for any failure of (i) the Registration Statement to become
effective (provided, however, that WORK will use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the Registration Statement to become effective prior to September 30,
1998) or (ii) the IPO to occur at a particular price or within a particular
range of prices or to occur at all; and (c) the decision of Stockholders to
enter into this Agreement, or to vote in favor of or consent to the Merger, has
been or will be made independent of, and without reliance on, any statements,
opinions or other communications of, or due diligence investigations that have
been or will be made or performed by, any prospective underwriter relative to
WORK or the IPO. The Underwriter shall have no obligation to any of the Company
and the Stockholders with respect to any disclosure contained in the
Registration Statement except for written information concerning the Underwriter
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for
inclusion in the Registration Statement.
Section 11.15. Consents.
(a) The Stockholders, as the owners and holders of all the Capital Stock
of the Company, hereby consent to and approve the Merger and the plan of
merger contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Sections 5.03 and 9.10 of
the Business Corporation Act.
(b) WORK hereby consents to and approves the Merger and the plan of
merger contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Sections 5.03 and 9.10 of
the Business Corporation Act.
Section 11.16. Repayment of Obligations. On or before the IPO Closing
Date, each of the Stockholders shall repay the entire unpaid amount of all
notes, advances and other payment obligations owed by such Stockholder to the
Company.
Section 11.17. Litigation Matters. The Stockholders covenant and agree
that they, jointly and severally, will indemnify each WORK Indemnified Party
against, and hold each WORK Indemnified Party harmless from and in respect of,
all Damages that arise from, are based on or
relate or otherwise are attributable to the litigation described in Section 4.12
of the Disclosure Statement, to the same extent as if such matters were WORK
Indemnified Losses except that such indemnification shall be without regard to
the Threshold Amount limitation on indemnification contained in the first
sentence of Section 9.06(a).
Section 11.18. Certain Rights. WORK hereby acknowledges that the
Stockholders have acquired shares of the Class B Preferred Stock of WORK and
such shares will be converted into shares of WORK Common Stock upon consummation
of the IPO, and in no event shall such conversion be deemed a breach of the
representation and warranty contained in Section 3.06.
Section 11.19. Franchise Taxes. The Company will promptly prepare and
file the franchise tax return for 1998, and the taxes reflected thereon shall be
apportioned between the Company on the one hand and the Stockholders
proportionately in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares on the
other. The Stockholders will be apportioned an amount of such taxes equal to the
fraction obtained by dividing the number of days during the period commencing
January 1, 1998 and ending on the day before the IPO Closing Date multiplied
times the amount of such taxes, and the Company shall be apportioned the balance
of such taxes.
Section 11.20. No Obligation To Terminate Plans. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 6.09, WORK will not require the Company to terminate the
Plans described in Section 4.26(d) of the Disclosure Statement without the
consent of the Stockholders.
Section 11.21. Split Dollar Agreement. Prior to the date hereof, the
Company, the Stockholders and the trustee of the Rusty and Susan Burnett Joint
Life Insurance Trusts under agreement dated October 27, 1997, have agreed that
the Company will be released from liability for the payment of any further
premiums from and after June 30, 1998, and the Stockholders have provided a copy
of such agreement to WORK.
Section 11.22. Company Software. The Stockholders acknowledge and agree
that, while the Company's front and back office software was authored by one or
both of the Stockholders, it is owned by the Company and not the Stockholders,
and the Company has obtained a copyright with respect thereto. The Stockholders
hereby assign and convey to the Company all right, title and interest which they
otherwise might have in such software.
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION
Section 12.01. Termination of This Agreement.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing
solely:
(i) by the mutual written consent of WORK and the Company;
(ii) by the Majority Stockholders or the Company, on the one
hand, or by WORK, on the other hand, if the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement to
take place at the Closing shall not have been consummated by September
30, 1998, unless the failure of such transactions to be consummated
results from the willful failure of the Party (or in the case of the
Stockholders and the Company, any of them) seeking to terminate this
Agreement to perform or adhere to any agreement required hereby to be
performed or adhered to by that Party prior to or at the Closing or
thereafter on the IPO Closing Date; provided, however, that the date
September 30, 1998, set forth above shall be extended to October 31,
1998, unless, on or before September 15, 1998, Founding Companies
which are to receive a majority of the initial merger consideration
(valuing shares of WORK Common Stock at $12 per share) to be received
by all the Founding Companies on the IPO Closing Date notify WORK that
they have elected not to extend such date beyond September 30, 1998;
(iii) by the Majority Stockholders or the Company, on the one
hand, or by WORK, on the other hand, if a material breach or default
shall be made by the other Party (or in the case of the Stockholders
and the Company, any of them) in the observance or in the due and
timely performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions
contained herein and such breach or default continues for fifteen days
after written notice from the Majority Stockholders or the Company, on
the one hand, or from WORK on the other hand; or
(iv) by WORK if it is entitled to do so as provided in Section
6.06.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated after the Closing solely:
(i) by WORK or the Company if the Underwriting Agreement is
terminated pursuant to its terms after the Closing and prior to the
consummation of the IPO; or
(ii) automatically and without action on the part of any party
hereto if the IPO is not consummated within 15 Business Days after the
date of the Closing.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 12.01, the
Merger will be deemed for all purposes to have been abandoned and of no
force or effect. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section
12.01 after the Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Texas, but before the IPO has been consummated, WORK
(at WORK's expense) will take all actions that Counsel for the Company and
the Stockholders advises WORK are required by the applicable laws of the
State of Texas to rescind the Merger.
Section 12.02. Liabilities in Event of Termination. If this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 12.01, there shall be no liability or obligation
on the part of any Party except (a) as provided in Section 11.07, or (b) to the
extent that such liability is based on the breach by that Party of any of its or
his representations, warranties or covenants set forth in of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
WORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Monte R. Stephens
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Monte R. Stephens, Vice President and
Chief Acquisitions Officer
BCC ACQUISITION, INC.
By: /s/ Monte R. Stephens
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Monte R. Stephens, President and
Chief Acquisitions Officer
THE BURNETT COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED, INC.
By: /s/ Susan W. Burnett
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Susan W. Burnett, President
STOCKHOLDERS:
/s/ Rusty Burnett
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Rusty Burnett
/s/ Susan W. Burnett
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Susan W. Burnett
ADDENDUM 1
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Addendum which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this is an Addendum are used herein as therein
defined.
B. The Founding Companies are:
1. Absolutely Professional Staffing, Inc.
2. Botal Associates, Inc.
3. AIM Staffing, Inc.
4. Access Staffing, Inc.
5. Benetemps, Inc.
6. The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
7. Contract Health Professionals Inc.
8. Core Personnel, Inc.
9. Core Personnel of Arlington, Inc.
10. CoreLink Staffing Services, Inc.
11. Law Pros Legal Placement Services, Inc.
12. Law Resources, Inc.
13. Professional Consulting Network, Inc.
14. Smith Hanley Associates, Inc.
15. Smith Hanley Consulting Group, Inc.
16. Sparks Personnel Services, Inc.
17. Sparks Associates, Inc.
18. Customer Care Solutions, LLC
19. Task Management, Inc.
20. TOSI Placement Services Inc.
21. WSi Personnel Services, Inc.
SCHEDULE 2.03
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 2.03 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the
Effective Time are as follows:
Samuel Sacco
B. Garfield French
Susan W. Burnett
C. The officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the
Effective Time are as follows:
President Susan W. Burnett
Vice President Rusty Burnett
Vice President and Assistant Secretary Monte R. Stephens
Vice President and Assistant Secretary Mark F. Walz
SCHEDULE 2.04
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 2.04 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The name and address of each Stockholder are as follows:
Name Address
- ------------------- ----------------------
Rusty Burnett 201 Vanderpool, No. 34
Houston, Texas 77024
Susan W. Burnett 201 Vanderpool, No. 34
Houston, Texas 77024
C. The aggregate Merger Consideration shall be comprised of (i) an amount
of cash equal to $8,421,605, as adjusted pursuant to paragraph D below, and (ii)
1,333,333 shares of WORK Common Stock, which shall be payable and issuable to
the Stockholders pro rata in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.
The Pro Rata Shares of the Stockholders are as follows:
Shares of Pre-Merger Pro Rata
Name Company Common Stock Share
---- -------------------- ---------
Rusty Burnett 480,000 48.485%
Susan W. Burnett 510,000 51.515%
------- -------
990,000 100.000%
D. The cash portion of the Merger Consideration will be subject to
adjustment based upon changes in Working Capital and Long Term Debt between the
Initial Calculation Date and the Adjustment Date as follows: (i) the cash
portion of the Merger Consideration will be increased for any positive change,
and decreased for any negative change, in the Company's Working Capital between
the Initial Calculation Date and the Adjustment Date and (ii) the cash portion
of the Merger Consideration will be increased for any decrease, and decreased
for any increase, in the amount of Long Term Debt, between the Initial
Calculation Date and the Adjustment Date. In addition, the cash portion of the
Merger Consideration will be (i) reduced by the amount, if any, by which (x) the
estimated undistributed balance in the Accumulated Adjustment Account as of the
Adjustment Date exceeds (y) the Estimated AAA Amount, (ii) increased by the
amount, if any, by which (x) the estimated undistributed balance in the
Accumulated Adjustment Account as of the Adjustment Date is less than (y) the
Estimated AAA Amount, (iii) reduced by the amount, if any, by which (x) the
estimated amount of the net adjustment that would be required under Section
481(a) of the Code if,
as of the Adjustment Date, the Company changed its method of accounting for tax
purposes from the cash basis to the accrual basis exceeds (y) the Estimated Cash
Basis Adjustment Amount and (iv) increased by the amount, if any, by which (x)
the estimated amount of the net adjustment that would be required under Section
481(a) of the Code if, as of the Adjustment Date, the Company changed its method
of accounting for tax purposes from the cash basis to the accrual basis is less
than (y) the Estimated Cash Basis Adjustment Amount.
E. The Stockholders will promptly prepare a final Return for the Company
for the period ending on the day prior to the IPO Closing Date and will use
their best efforts to complete such Return within 45 days after the Closing. In
the event such final Return and the accounting records of the Company reflect
that, between the Adjustment Date and the IPO Closing Date, the Company shall
have made distributions pursuant to Schedule 6.03 in excess of the sum of the
estimated undistributed balance in the Accumulated Adjustment Account as of the
Adjustment Date and the estimated amount of the net adjustment that would be
required under Section 481(a) of the Code if, as of the Adjustment Date, the
Company changed its method of accounting for tax purposes from the cash basis to
the accrual basis, the Stockholders shall repay to the Company the amount of
such excess in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, and the
Stockholders' obligation to repay such amount (and their indemnification with
respect thereto) shall not be subject to the Threshold Amount limitation on
indemnification contained in the first sentence of Section 9.06(a).
SCHEDULE 3.01
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 3.01 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. Each Stockholders is an "accredited investor" as defined in Securities
Act Rule 501(a).
SCHEDULE 3.02
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 3.02 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The following table sets forth the ownership of the Company's Capital
Stock:
NUMBER OF
NAME CLASS SHARES OWNED
---- ----- ------------
Rusty Burnett Common 480,000
Susan W. Burnett Common 510,000
C. No exception is taken to the representations and warranties made in
Section 3.02 of the captioned Agreement.
SCHEDULE 3.07
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 3.07 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The Stockholders are, alone or with one or more other Persons, the
controlling Affiliate of the following Entity, business or trade (other than the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries, if the Stockholder is an Affiliate of the
Company) that is (a) engaged in any line of business which is the same as or
similar to any line of business in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is engaged or (b) is, or has within the three year period ending on the date of
the captioned Agreement, engaged in any transaction with the Company or any
Company Subsidiary except for (i) transactions in the ordinary course of
business of the Company or that Company Subsidiary and (ii) any single
transaction (or series of related transactions) involving property or services
having a value, or the payment of money, of less than $10,000:
None
SCHEDULE 4.07
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 4.07 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. Set forth below are the authorized Capital Stock of the Company, the
number of shares of Capital Stock of each class or series which are issued and
now outstanding, whether any shares of Capital Stock of the Company are held by
the Company as treasury shares, and whether any Derivative Securities of the
Company are outstanding:
No. of Shares No. of Derivative
No. of Shares Issued and No. of Treasury Shares
Class Par Value Authorized Outstanding Shares Outstanding
- --------- --------- ------------- ------------- --------------- -----------------
Common $.01 1,000,000 990,000 10,000 None
SCHEDULE 4.11
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 4.11 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The following Related Party Agreements will be permitted to continue
in effect past the date of the Closing in accordance with their terms, subject
to the following provisions of this Schedule:
The New Employment Agreements
SCHEDULE 4.28
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 4.28 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The Company has made, and there is now in effect, an election with the
IRS to be taxed as an S corporation within the meaning of Section 1361 of the
Code.
SCHEDULE 6.02
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 6.02 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The Company may enter into a Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement
between Fraydun Realty Company and the Company, on substantially the same terms
as previously provided to WORK.
SCHEDULE 6.03
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 6.03 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The Company may make the following Restricted Payments prior to the
Effective Time:
a) Between the Initial Calculation Date and the date of the Closing, the
Company may make AAA Distributions up to the amount equal to the sum
of the Accumulated Adjustment Account as of the Initial Calculation
Date plus any additions to the Accumulated Adjustment Account between
the Initial Calculation Date and the date of Closing. In addition, the
Company shall make distributions of cash basis accounts and notes
receivable as contemplated by Section 2.07.
b) The Company may transfer to the Stockholders (i) the 1982 Cessna
Pressurized 210 airplane (N6598W) owned by the Company and (ii) life
insurance policies on the lives of the Stockholders and the Company's
interest therein.
c) The Company may enter into a Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement between
Fraydun Realty Company and the Company, on substantially the same
terms as previously provided to WORK.
SCHEDULE 6.10
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 6.10 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. The Company will make all arrangements and take all such actions as
are necessary and satisfactory to WORK to dispose, prior to the Effective Time,
of the following assets in the manner indicated below:
The 1982 Cessna Pressurized 210 airplane (N6598W) and insurance
policies owned by the Company may be distributed to the Stockholders
as set forth in Schedule 6.03.
SCHEDULE 8.04
to the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
dated as of July 10, 1998
among
Work International Corporation
BCC Acquisition, Inc.
The Burnett Companies Consolidated, Inc.
and
the Stockholders Named Therein
A. Words and terms used in this Schedule which are defined in the
captioned Agreement to which this Schedule is attached as Schedule 8.04 are used
herein as therein defined.
B. At or within 120 days following the Effective Time, WORK will cause
the following Stockholder Guarantees to be terminated:
None.