-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C8HAeWl2JRVc4C0dfAg9Nb1SR+7j7+1HmJw5Wiy+7+qvurKm6nMOEfGo1P1RYERt eZSgWXQXh8SP2DDMROtk6Q== 0001068800-05-000186.txt : 20050317 0001068800-05-000186.hdr.sgml : 20050317 20050317120409 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001068800-05-000186 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050317 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050317 GROUP MEMBERS: DIGITAL ANGEL SHARE TRUST SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DIGITAL ANGEL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000771252 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669] IRS NUMBER: 521233960 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58785 FILM NUMBER: 05687962 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 490 VILLAUME AVENUE CITY: SOUTH ST. PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55075 BUSINESS PHONE: 6514551621 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 490 VILLAUME AVENUE CITY: SOUTH ST. PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55075 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MEDICAL ADVISORY SYSTEMS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000924642 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, NEC [3669] IRS NUMBER: 431641533 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1690 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: DELRAY BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33445 BUSINESS PHONE: 561-805-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1690 SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: DELRAY BEACH STATE: FL ZIP: 33445 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APPLIED CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940606 SC 13D/A 1 sched13d.htm APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC. SCHEDULE 13D Applied Digital Corporation Schedule 13D




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
 
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 5)

                                         Digital Angel Corporation                                      
(Name of Issuer)
 
                                     Common Stock - $0.005 par value                           
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
                                                  58449P 10 1                                                
(CUSIP Number)
 
Michael Krawitz
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Tel: (561) 805-8000
Fax: (561) 805-8001
 

 
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
Tel: (302) 651-1000
                                    Fax: (302) 636-4140                                   
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                     February 25, 2005                                     
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box / /.
 
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Name of Reporting Person:
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (“ADS”)
 
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (entity only)
43-1641533
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
                                                                (a) x
                                                                (b) o
 
3
SEC use only
 
4
Source of Funds*
 
 WC and OO
 
5
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
                                              o
 
6
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
Missouri
 
 
7
Sole voting power
8,838,167 shares
Number of shares beneficially
Owned by each
 
8
Shared voting power 
15,453,506 shares (1)
Reporting person with
 
9
Sole dispositive power
8,838,167 shares
 
 
10
Shared dispositive power
15,453,506 shares (1)
  
 
11
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
24,291,673 shares
 
12
Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*                        o
 
13
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                                  o
55.2%
 
14
Type of Reporting Person*
CO

(1)  
ADS shares voting and dispositive power with respect to 750,000 of these shares with its majority-owned subsidiary, InfoTech USA, Inc., under the terms of a Stock Pledge Agreement, and 14,703,506 of these shares with the Digital Angel Share Trust under the terms of an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement.

 
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1
Name of Reporting Person:
Digital Angel Share Trust
 
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person (entity only)
45-6117433
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
                                                        (a) x
                                                        (b) o
 
3
SEC use only
 
 
 
4
Source of Funds*
 
OO
 
5
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
                           o
 
6
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
Delaware
 
 
7
Sole voting power
-0-
Number of shares beneficially
Owned by each
 
8
Shared voting power 
14,703,506 shares
Reporting person with
 
9
Sole dispositive power
-0-
 
 
10
Shared dispositive power
14,703,506 shares
 
11
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
14,703,506 shares
 
12
Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*               o
 
 
 
13
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)                          o
33.4%
 
14
Type of Reporting Person*
 
OO


 
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Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share, of Digital Angel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), formerly Medical Advisory Systems, Inc. (“MAS”), and is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the “Schedule 13D”), which was originally filed on March 12, 2001. The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is 790 Villaume Avenue, South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075.
 
Item 2. Identity and Background.
 
(a-c) and (f). The persons filing this statement are Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. and Digital Angel Share Trust. Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., a Missouri corporation (“ADS”), is a “Security Through InnovationTM,” company and has its principal place of business at 1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Delray Beach, Florida 33445. The Digital Angel Share Trust is a Delaware statutory business trust. The trustee of the Digital Angel Share Trust is the Wilmington Trust Company, whose principal place of business is at Rodney Square North, 11 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001. The Digital Angel Share Trust is controlled by an advisory board. Mr. Scott R. Silverman, the chairman and chief executive officer of ADS is the sole advisory and voting board member of the Digital Angel Share Trust’s Advisory Board.
 
Information relating to the directors and executive officers of ADS is contained in Appendix A attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
(d) and (e). Neither of the Reporting Persons nor any of the persons listed in Appendix A have, during the last five years, (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which has resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
 
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 
On November 3, 2004, ADS purchased 12,000 shares of the Issuer’s common stock in the open market. The number of shares purchased by ADS did not represent 1% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer on such date. ADS paid $3.50 per share for total consideration of $42,000. The consideration was paid in cash. No other financing was required to effect the transaction.

On February 25, 2005, ADS entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with the Issuer. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, ADS sold 684,543 shares of ADS’ common stock to the Issuer in exchange for 644,140 shares of the Issuers’ common stock. The value of the common stock exchanged between ADS and the Issuer was $3.5 million. The value calculations were based on a ten-trading day volume weighted average for each stock. No other financing was required to effect the transaction.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
 
This Amendment to Schedule 13D is being filed to disclose the Stock Purchase Agreement between the Issuer and ADS dated February 25, 2005. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, ADS exchanged 684,543 shares of ADS’ common stock for 644,140 shares of the Issuer’ common stock. The Issuer used ADS’ common stock that was received under the Stock Purchase Agreement as partial consideration for the acquisition of DSD Holdings A/S and its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
 
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Daploma International A/S and Digitag A/S. The exchange also represented a strategic investment in the Issuer by ADS, whereby it increased its ownership interest in the Issuer, as ADS desires to maintain a controlling interest in the Issuer. The Stock Purchase Agreement is more fully described in Item 3 above.
 
Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
 
(a) and (b). As of February 25, 2005, ADS is the beneficial owner of 24,291,673 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, or approximately 55.2% of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding. ADS shares voting and dispositive power with the Digital Angel Share Trust over 14,703,506 of the shares, or 33.4% of the Issuer’s common stock, ADS shares voting and dispositive power with InfoTech USA, Inc. over 750,000 of the shares, or 1.7% of the Issuer’s common stock, and ADS has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 8,838,167 of the shares, or 20.1% of the Issuer’s common stock.

Currently, ADS claims beneficial ownership with respect to all 24,291,673 shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

The changes to the number of shares of the Issuer’s common stock owned by ADS and the Digital Angel Share Trust from the amount reported in Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 17, 2004, are as follows:

    Total shares held jointly by ADS and the Digital Angel Share
        Trust per Amendment No. 4
14,703,506
 
Shares pledged to InfoTech USA, Inc. per Amendment No. 4
750,000
 
Shares held solely by ADS per Amendment No. 4
7,850,000
 
    Total shares held per Amendment No. 4
23,303,506
(1)
Shares acquired by ADS under a letter agreement with Laurus
513,121
(2)
Shares acquired by ADS in the open market
12,000
 
Shares sold to certain warrant holders of ADS
(181,094)
(3)
Shares acquired by ADS under the February 25, 2005 Stock
    Purchase Agreement
644,140
 
       Total shares beneficially owned by ADS
24,291,673
 


(1)  
Included in the total shares held per Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D were shares related to a Share Exchange Agreement between ADS and the Issuer dated August 14, 2003. The Share Exchange Agreement provided for ADS to purchase 3,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s common stock and a warrant for the purchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s common stock. The Issuer issued the 3,000,000 shares to ADS on March 1, 2004, in exchange for 1,980,000 shares of ADS’ common stock. The Share Exchange Agreement was included as Exhibit 2.9 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 17, 2004. The warrant was exercisable for five years commencing on February 1, 2004, payable in cash or in shares of ADS’ common stock at an exercise price of $3.74 per share. ADS exercised the warrant on December 21, 2004. ADS paid the aggregate exercise price of $3,740,000 in cash. No other financing was required to effect the transaction.
   
(2)  
On June 1, 2004, ADS entered into a letter agreement, referred to as the Letter Agreement, with the Issuer and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”). The Letter Agreement was included as Exhibit 2.10 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 17, 2004. On July 31, 2003, the Issuer issued to Laurus a Convertible Note in the amount of $2,000,000, and on August 28, 2003, the Issuer issued to Laurus a Minimum Borrowing Convertible Note in the amount of $1,500,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement, Laurus agreed that with respect to each conversion by Laurus of an outstanding amount of the Convertible Note or the Minimum Borrowing
 
 
 
 
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Convertible Note into the Issuer’s common stock, the Issuer and ADS had the right to purchase all of such common stock converted by Laurus at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price of the Issuer’s common stock for the three (3) trading days immediately preceding such conversion following provision by Laurus to the Issuer and ADS of written or email notification of such conversion. Pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement, ADS acquired 513,121 shares of the Issuers common stock:
 
 
Date of Purchase
Number of Shares
Acquired
Price Per
Share
Total Consideration
Paid
       
June 30, 2004
150,000
$3.040
$456,000
October 26, 2004
50,000
$2.964
148,200
November 19, 2004
100,000
$3.725
372,500
December 24, 2004
213,121
$5.450
1,161,509
    Total
513,121
 
$2,138,209
 

 
 
As of December 31, 2004, Laurus had fully converted the principal balances of the Convertible Note and the Minimum Borrowing Convertible Note and, as such, the Issuers obligations to Laurus were satisfied in full. ADS paid cash for the shares acquired from Laurus. The number of shares purchased did not represent 1% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer on the date of purchase. Not other financing was required to effect the transaction.
   
(3)  
Under the terms of certain warrants that were issued by ADS on June 30, 2003 in connection with ADS’ $10,500,000 convertible/exchangeable debentures, the warrant holders are entitled to exchange warrants into shares of the Issuer’s common stock owned by ADS. The warrant holders exchanged 181,094 of the warrants into 181,094 shares of the Issuer’s common stock owned by ADS on November 22, 2004. The number of shares exchanged did not represent 1% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer on such date. The exchange price, per the terms of the warrants was $3.175 per share and the cash proceeds to ADS totaled $574,973. No other financing was required to effect the transaction.
 
(c). ADS and the Digital Angel Share Trust have not engaged in any transactions in the Issuer’s common stock during the past 60 days, except as set forth herein.


Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
 
On June 30, 2003, ADS and the Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, entered into the an Amended Trust Agreement. The Amended Trust Agreement was included as Exhibit 2.7 to Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 17, 2004. The Digital Angel Share Trust is controlled by an advisory board. Mr. Scott R. Silverman, the chairman and chief executive officer of ADS is the sole advisory and voting board member of the Digital Angel Share.
 
On February 25, 2005, ADS entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with the Issuer. The Stock Purchase Agreement, which is more fully discussed in Item 3. above, is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.11.


 
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Attached hereto as an exhibit is the following document:
 
Exhibit 2.11        Stock Purchase Agreement between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. and Digital Angel Corporation dated February 25, 2005
 

 
SIGNATURE
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated: March 17, 2005
 
Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
 
By: /s/ Evan C. McKeown
Name: Evan C. McKeown
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Digital Angel Share Trust
 
    By: Wilmington Trust Company, Trustee
By:/s/ Lorraine M. Breece
Name: Lorraine M. Breece
Attorney-in-Fact and Authorized Agent


 
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Appendix A

Name and Current Business Address
Present Principal Occupation or Employment:
Material Positions Held during the Past Five Years
   
Scott R. Silverman
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. Silverman, age 41, previously served since August 2001 as a special advisor to ADS’ Board of Directors. In March 2002, he was appointed to ADS’ Board of Directors and named ADS’ President. In March 2003, he was appointed ADS’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
   
J. Michael Norris
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. Norris, age 58, was appointed a director of ADS on January 12, 2004, and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and as Chairman of the Technology Committee of ADS’ Board of Directors. Mr. Norris served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Next Level Communications before it was acquired by Motorola in the spring of 2003.
   
Daniel E. Penni
260 Eliot Street
Ashland, MA 01721
Mr. Penni, age 57, has served as a director of ADS since March 1995, and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and serves as a member of the Audit, Nominating and Compliance Committees of ADS’ Board of Directors. Currently, he is an Area Senior Vice President for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG).
   
Dennis G. Rawan
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. Rawan, age 61, was appointed a director of ADS effective December 10, 2002, and serves as Chairman of the Nominating Committee and as Chairman of the Audit Committee of ADS’ Board of Directors. Mr. Rawan was Chief Financial Officer of Expo International, Inc. (“Expo”) from 1996 until his retirement in 2000.
   
Constance K. Weaver
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Ms. Weaver, age 52, was elected a director of ADS in July 1998. She serves as a member of the Compensation, Nominating and Technology Committees, and as Chairman of the Compliance Committee of ADS’ Board of Directors. Ms. Weaver has recently served as Executive Vice President, Public Relations, Marketing Communications and Brand Management for AT&T Corporation (AT&T) (NYSE:T).
   
Michael S. Zarriello
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. Zarriello, age 55, was appointed a director of ADS effective May 9, 2003, and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and of the Nominating Committee of ADS’ Board of Directors. Mr. Zarriello has served as a member of the board of directors of Digital Angel Corporation, since September 2003, and he currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee of Digital Angel Corporation’s board of directors. He has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Rural/Metro Corporation in Scottsdale, Arizona since July 2003.
   
Kevin H. McLaughlin
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. McLaughlin, age 62, was appointed ADS’ Chief Operating Officer in March 2003 and its President in May 2003. Mr. McLaughlin has served as a director of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Digital Angel Corporation, since September 2003. From April 2002 until
 
 

 
 
the present. Mr. McLaughlin has served as a director, and from April 2002 to March 2003, Mr. McLaughlin served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of InfoTech USA, Inc., the Company’s 52.5%
owned subsidiary.  
   
Michael E. Krawitz
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. Krawitz, age 35, joined the Company as Assistant Vice President and General Counsel in April 1999, and was appointed Vice President and Assistant Secretary in December 1999, Senior Vice President in December 2000, Secretary in March 2003 and Executive Vice President in April 2003.
   
Evan C. McKeown
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Mr. McKeown, age 46, joined the Company as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller in March 2001. He was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2002 and Senior Vice President in March 2003.
   
Lorraine M. Breece
1690 South Congress Avenue
Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Ms. Breece, age 52, joined ADS as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in April 2000. She was appointed Director of Accounting and SEC Reporting in March 2001 and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in March 2004.

 

 


 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit        Description
 
2.11
Stock Purchase Agreement between Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. and Digital Angel Corporation dated February 25, 2005
 
 


 
EX-2.11 2 ex2p11.htm EXHIBIT 2.11 Exhibit 2.11
Exhibit 2.11
 

 

 
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
BETWEEN
 
APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
AND
 
DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION
 

 
February 25, 2005
 
 


STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This Stock Purchase Agreement is entered into as of February 25, 2005 (the “Closing Date”), by Applied Digital Solutions, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Purchaser” or “ADSX”), and its majority-owned subsidiary, Digital Angel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seller” or “DOC”).
 
Preliminary Statements
 
For strategic investment purposes, ADSX wishes to purchase from DOC and DOC wishes to sell to ADSX, in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, newly-issued shares of the common stock of DOC in consideration for newly issued shares of the common stock of ADSX (which ADSX will seek to register for resale pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. ADSX currently owns approximately 54% of the outstanding DOC Common Stock (as defined hereunder) and has consented to the transactions contemplated herein.
 
Agreement
 
In consideration of the preliminary statements and the respective mutual covenants, representations and warranties herein contained, the parties hereto agree as set forth below.
 
ARTICLE I
 
Definitions
 
In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings indicated below:
 
ADSX Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of ADSX, par value $.01 per share.
 
ADSX VWAP” means, for any date, the daily volume weighted average price of the ADSX Common Stock for such date as reported by Bloomberg Financial, L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. ET to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP (volume average price) function.
 
Agreement” shall mean this Stock Purchase Agreement together with all exhibits and schedules referred to herein.
 
Agreement Effective Date” shall mean the date of execution of this Agreement.
 
Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
DOC Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of DOC, par value $.005 per share.
 
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DOC VWAP” means, for any date, the daily volume weighted average price of the DOC Common Stock for such date as reported by Bloomberg Financial, L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. ET to 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time) using the VAP (volume average price) function.
 
Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, unincorporated organization, partnership, association, joint stock company, joint venture, trust or government, or any agency or political subdivision of any government or any other entity.
 
SEC Reports” means all reports required to be filed by ADSX and DOC under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one year preceding the date hereof.
 
Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Trading Day” means a day on which the DOC Common Stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange and a day on which the ADSX Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, or if the ADSX Common Stock is not listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, a day on which the ADSX Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board or is quoted in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated.
 
ARTICLE II
 
Purchase of Securities; Consideration
 
2.1 Securities to be Purchased. On and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, on the Closing Date, DOC shall sell to ADSX, and ADSX shall purchase from DOC, all of DOC’s right, title and interest in and to an aggregate of $3,500,000 worth of shares of DOC Common Stock at a purchase price equaling the average of the VWAPs of the DOC Common Stock for the ten Trading Days immediately preceding (and not including) the Closing Date (“Per Share Purchase Price”) (the “DOC Shares”).
 
2.2 Consideration. The purchase price for the DOC Shares shall be $3,500,000 (“Purchase Price”), payable by ADSX on the Closing date (as defined hereunder) by delivery, in the aggregate, of the number of shares of ADSX Common Stock equal in value to $3,500,000 (the “ADSX Exchange Shares”).
 
2.3 Place of Closing; Closing Date. The closing of the purchase and sale of the DOC Shares under this Agreement will take place at the offices of the Purchaser or other location as may be mutually agreed by Purchaser and Seller, and shall occur on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”).
 
2.4 Closing Price. The per share exchange price for the ADSX Exchange Shares issuable under this Agreement on the Closing Date shall equal the average of the ADSX VWAP for the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding (and not including) the Closing Date.
 
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2.5 Deliveries of DOC Shares and ADSX Exchange Shares on the Closing Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and including but not limited to the closing requirements of Section 7.1, on the Closing Date: (i) DOC will deliver to ADSX that number of restricted DOC Shares being purchased as calculated in Section 2.1, and (ii) ADSX will, upon receipt of the DOC Shares, deliver to DOC, that number of restricted ADSX Exchange Shares being exchanged in consideration for the DOC Shares as calculated in Section 2.2.
 
2.6 Fractional Shares. DOC and ADSX shall receive a whole number of shares of DOC Shares and ADSX Exchange Shares, respectively, and no fractional shares of DOC Shares and ADSX Exchange Shares shall be issued. In lieu of fractional shares, DOC and ADSX shall deliver to the other respective party, cash or a company check in the amount of the fractional shares(s) otherwise issuable to ADSX or DOC by the other party based on the Closing Price or Fixed Price respectively. The parties hereto hereby direct their transfer agents to issue and deliver to the other party the shares in certificate form and agree to provide any and all legal opinions and supporting documentation as may be required by their transfer agent to effectuate such immediate issuance and delivery of the Shares.
 
ARTICLE III
 
Representations and Warranties of DOC
 
In order to induce ADSX to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, DOC makes the representations and warranties set forth below to ADSX.
 
3.1 Organization; Standing and Power. DOC is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.
 
3.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by DOC and the consummation by DOC of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by DOC, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of DOC, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
 
3.3 No Violation or Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by DOC and the consummation by DOC of the transactions contemplated hereby: (a) do not and will not violate or conflict with any provision of law or regulation, or any writ, order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory authority, or any provision of DOC’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; and (b) do not and will not, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in the breach of, or constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance, or require any consent under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of DOC pursuant to any material instrument or agreement to which DOC is a party or by which DOC or its properties may be bound or
 
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affected, other than instruments or agreements as to which consent shall have been obtained at or prior to the Closing Date.
 
3.4 Consent of Governmental Authorities. Other than in connection with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of the American Stock Exchange, no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, qualification or filing with any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority is required to be made by DOC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by DOC of this Agreement or the consummation by DOC of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
3.5 Validity of Securities. When issued in accordance with this Agreement, the DOC Shares shall be duly and validly authorized, legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, shall not have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person, and free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
 
3.6 Absence of Material Adverse Changes; Disclosure of Material Non-Public Information; SEC Reports. Since the filing by DOC of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 and all current reports filed on Form 8-K since such date, with the Commission, there have been no material adverse changes to the assets, liabilities, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of DOC, and all disclosures of material non-public information required pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act have been made accordingly. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
ARTICLE IV
 
Representations and Warranties of ADSX
 
In order to induce DOC to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby, ADSX makes the representations and warranties set forth below to DOC.
 
4.1 Organization; Standing and Power. ADSX is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Missouri with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.
 
4.2 Authorization; Enforceability. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ADSX and the consummation by ADSX of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by ADSX, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of ADSX, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
 
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4.3 No Violation or Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ADSX and the consummation by ADSX of the transactions contemplated hereby: (a) do not and will not violate or conflict with any provision of law or regulation, or any writ, order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory authority, or any provision of ADSX’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; and (b) do not and will not, with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, result in the breach of, or constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance, or require any consent under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of ADSX pursuant to any material instrument or agreement to which ADSX is a party or by which ADSX or its properties may be bound or affected, other than instruments or agreements as to which consent shall have been obtained at or prior to the Closing Date.
 
4.4 Consent of Governmental Authorities. Other than in connection with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, qualification or filing with any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority is required to be made by ADSX in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by ADSX of this Agreement or the consummation by ADSX of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
4.5 Validity of Securities. When issued in accordance with this Agreement, the ADSX Exchange Shares shall be duly and validly authorized, legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, shall not have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person, and free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
 
4.6 Absence of Material Adverse Changes; Disclosure of Material Non-Public Information; SEC Reports. Since the filing by ADSX of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004, and all current reports on Form 8-K filed since such date, with the Commission, there have been no material adverse changes to the assets, liabilities, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of ADSX, and all disclosures of material non-public information required pursuant to the Securities Act and the Exchange Act have been made accordingly. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
ARTICLE V
 
Covenants
 
5.1 Use of Proceeds. DOC covenants and agrees that the ADSX Exchange Shares shall be utilized to complete the proposed transaction with DSD/Daploma on February 28, 2005. It is expressly understood that the covenants of DOC contained in this Section 5.1 shall survive the Closing.
 
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5.2 Confidentiality. Except as otherwise required in the performance of obligations under this Agreement and except as otherwise required by law, any nonpublic information received by a party or its advisors from the other party shall be kept confidential and shall not be used or disclosed for any purpose other than in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The obligation of confidentiality shall not extend to information (a) which is or shall become generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by a party to this Agreement or a person to whom a party has provided such information, (b) which is or becomes known by or available to a party to this Agreement on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by one party to the other pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) which is or becomes available to a party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a party to this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall promptly return any confidential information received from the other party and, upon request, shall destroy any copies of such information in its possession. The covenants of the parties contained in this Section 5.2 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
 
5.3 Notification. Each party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties in writing of the occurrence, or pending or threatened occurrence, of any event that would constitute a breach or violation of this Agreement by any party or that would cause any representation or warranty made by the notifying party in this Agreement to be false or misleading in any respect. Any such notification shall not limit or alter any of the representations, warranties or covenants of the parties set forth in this Agreement nor any rights or remedies a party may have with respect to a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant.
 
5.4 Further Assurances. The parties hereto shall deliver any and all other instruments or documents required to be delivered pursuant to, or necessary or proper in order to give effect to, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, all necessary stock powers and such other instruments of transfer as may be necessary or desirable to transfer ownership of the DOC Shares or the ADSX Exchange Shares and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
Additional Agreements
 
6.1 Survival of the Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of ADSX and of DOC set forth in this Agreement shall terminate immediately following the Closing Date (or any alternative closing date).
 
6.2 Investigation. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall not be affected or diminished in any way by any investigation (or failure to investigate) at any time by or on behalf of the party for whose benefit such representations, warranties, covenants and agreements were made. All statements contained herein or in any schedule, certificate, exhibit, list or other document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be representations and warranties for purposes of this Agreement.
 
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6.3 Arbitration. Any and all claims, disputes or matters in controversy arising under this Agreement which the parties are unable to settle by mutual agreement shall be resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association as in force at the time (“AAA”).
 
(a) A party which desires to submit a claim, dispute or controversy to binding arbitration under this Section 6.3 shall so notify the other parties, and if after 30 days from the date of such notice the claim, dispute or controversy remains unsettled, any party may petition the AAA for arbitration of the claim, dispute or controversy. Matters submitted to arbitration shall be resolved in accordance with the decision of a panel of three arbitrators selected by the AAA. The arbitrators shall be experienced in the resolution of commercial disputes arising in the context of negotiated acquisitions of businesses, and the place of arbitration shall be either West Palm Beach or Delray Beach, Florida.
 
(b) The three arbitrators shall investigate the facts and shall hold hearings at which the parties to this Agreement may present evidence and arguments, be represented by counsel and conduct cross-examination. In determining any question, matter or dispute before them, the arbitrators shall apply the provisions of this Agreement and shall not have the power to add to, modify or change any of the provisions of this Agreement. The three arbitrators shall render a written decision upon the matter presented to them by a majority vote within 90 days after the date on which the hearings and presentation of evidence are concluded, unless a longer period is provided under the rules of the AAA. The decision rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on, and unappealable by, the parties. Judgment upon the decision rendered in such arbitration may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. No party to an arbitration proceeding shall be considered in default hereunder during the pendency of arbitration proceedings relating to a disputed default. If the three arbitrators fail to render a timely decision, then, to the extent permitted by law, any party shall have the right to institute an action or proceeding in such court as shall be appropriate in the circumstances, and, upon the institution of such action, the arbitration proceeding shall be terminated and shall be of no further force and effect. The arbitrators shall determine in what proportion the parties shall bear the fees and expenses of the arbitrators, and each party shall otherwise bear its own fees and expenses, including expenses of legal counsel and other advisors or consultants. It is the intention of the parties that arbitration as described above be the sole and exclusive means available to them for the resolution of claims, disputes or matters in controversy arising under this Agreement, other than claims, disputes and matters arising under those provisions referred to in the first sentence of this Section 6.3, and only in the event that the arbitrators fail to render a decision in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall a party have the right to institute legal action with respect to such claim, dispute or matter. Accordingly, it shall be a complete defense to any action instituted by a party with respect to a claim, dispute or matter in controversy under this Agreement that such claim, dispute or matter has not first been submitted to arbitration in accordance with the foregoing provisions.
 
 
 
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ARTICLE VII
 
Closing; Conditions Precedent
 
7.1 Closing. All proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed on the Closing Date shall be deemed to have been taken, delivered and executed simultaneously, and no proceeding shall be deemed taken nor documents deemed executed or delivered until all have been taken, delivered and executed. On the Closing Date, DOC shall deliver to ADSX (i) the DOC Shares in accordance with the procedure described in Section 2.4, free and clear of any and all claims, liens, charges, security interests, pledges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever and together with all accrued benefits and rights attaching thereto; (ii) certificate of the Secretary of State of Delaware as of a recent date as to the good standing of DOC and its Certificate of Incorporation; (iii) such other documents as may be specified, or required to satisfy the conditions set forth, in Sections 7.2 and 7.3; and (iv) such other documents and instruments as ADSX may reasonably request. On the Closing Date, ADSX shall deliver to DOC (i) the ADSX Exchange Shares in accordance with the procedure described in Section 2.6, free and clear of any and all claims, liens, charges, security interests, pledges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever and together with all accrued benefits and rights attaching thereto; (ii) certificate of the Secretary of State of Missouri as of a recent date as to the good standing of ADSX and its Articles of Incorporation, as amended; (ii) such other documents as may be specified, or required to satisfy the conditions set forth, in Sections 7.2 and 7.3; and (iii) such other documents and instruments as DOC may reasonably request.
 
7.2 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of ADSX. All of the obligations of ADSX under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date (or any alternative closing date) of each and every one of the following conditions.
 
(a) Representations and Warranties True. Each of the representations and warranties of DOC contained herein or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date.
 
(b) Performance. DOC shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the agreements, covenants and obligations required under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date.
 
(c) Consents. DOC shall have obtained all material authorizations, consents, waivers and approvals as may be required to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
 
(d) DOC Audit Committee and Board Approval. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of DOC shall have approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by DOC.
 
(e) Seller’s Certificate. DOC shall have delivered to ADSX a certificate executed by DOC, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such detail as ADSX may reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Sections 7.2(a), (b), (c) and (d) above have been fulfilled and as to such other matters as ADSX may reasonably request.
 
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7.3 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of DOC. All of the obligations of DOC under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date (or any alternative closing date) of each and every one of the following conditions.
 
(a) Representations and Warranties True. Each of the representations and warranties of ADSX contained herein or in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of such date.
 
(b) Performance. ADSX shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of the agreements, covenants and obligations required under this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.
 
(c) Consents. ADSX shall have obtained all material authorizations, consents, waivers and approvals as may be required to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
 
(d) ADSX Audit Committee and Board Approval. The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of ADSX shall have approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ADSX.
 
(e) Purchaser’s Certificate. ADSX shall have delivered to DOC a certificate executed by ADSX, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such detail as DOC may reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Sections 7.3(a), (b), (c) and (d) above have been fulfilled and as to such other matters as DOC may reasonably request.
 
 
 
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ARTICLE VIII
 
Registration
 
8.1 Registration of ADSX Exchange Shares. As soon as practicable after DOC has delivered the ADSX Exchange Shares to the DSD/Daploma shareholders, ADSX shall prepare and file with the Commission the Registration Statement covering the resale of the ADSX Exchange Shares for an offering to be made under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1 (or Form S-3 if ADSX is then eligible to register for resale the Securities on Form S-3). ADSX shall use its best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date when all ADSX Exchange Shares covered by the Registration Statement have been sold or may be sold without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) as determined by counsel to ADSX pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to ADSX’s transfer agent. ADSX shall notify DOC via facsimile or e-mail, followed by regular U.S. Mail, of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement immediately after ADSX receives notification of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement from the Commission;
 
8.2 DOC Registrable Shares’ Registration Rights; Piggyback Registration; Demand Registration.
 
(a) At any time and from time to time after the date of this Agreement, whenever DOC proposes to file a registration statement, DOC shall no less than fifteen (15) days prior to such filing give written notice to ADSX of its intention to do so and, upon the written request of ADSX given within ten (10) days after DOC provides such notice, shall use its good faith efforts to cause all DOC Registrable Shares which DOC has been requested by ADSX to register to be registered under the Securities Act to the extent necessary to permit their sale or other disposition in accordance with the intended methods of distribution specified in the request of ADSX.
 
(b) At any time and from time to time after the date of this Agreement, upon receipt of a written request from ADSX specifying the number of DOC Registrable Shares that ADSX desires to register for public sale, DOC promptly shall prepare and file with the Commission within 120 days of the written request a registration statement under the Securities Act covering a public offering of the DOC Registrable Shares and shall use all reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective as soon as is practicable. If permitted by the Securities Act, DOC shall use a Form S-3 registration statement (or any successor form) to register the DOC Registrable Shares pursuant to this Section 8.2(b). If it is ineligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement, DOC may use any other form of SEC registration statement that it considers appropriate, as long as DOC is eligible to use the form and the form does not impair in any way ADSX’s ability to publicly offer and sell any DOC Registrable Shares compared to such ability if DOC were eligible to use Form S-3.
 

 

 

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ARTICLE IX
 
Termination
 
9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated as follows: (i) by mutual written consent of the parties at any time prior to an alternative closing date (in lieu of the Closing Date); and (ii) ADSX or DOC may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party at any time prior to an alternative closing date (in lieu of the Closing Date) if either ADSX or DOC has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect.
 
9.2 Effect of Termination. If ADSX or DOC terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(ii), all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability of any party to the other party.
 
ARTICLE X
 
Miscellaneous
 
10.1 Notices. Any notice, demand, claim or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile or prepaid overnight courier to the parties at the addresses set forth below their names on the signature pages of this Agreement (or at such other addresses as shall be specified by the parties by like notice). Such notices, demands, claims and other communications shall be deemed given when actually received or, (a) in the case of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the next day or the day designated for delivery, (b) in the case of certified U.S. mail, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail, or (c) in the case of facsimile, the date upon which the transmitting party received confirmation of receipt by facsimile, telephone or otherwise.
 
10.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains every obligation and understanding between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and merges all prior discussions, negotiations and agreements, if any, between them, and none of the parties shall be bound by any conditions, definitions, understandings, warranties or representations other than as expressly provided or referred to herein.
 
10.3 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
 
10.4 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent of the other party.
 
10.5 Waiver and Amendment. Any representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition of this Agreement which may legally be waived, may be waived, or the time of performance thereof extended, at any time by the party hereto entitled to the benefit thereof, and any term, condition or covenant hereof (including, without limitation, the period during which any condition is to be satisfied or any obligation performed) may be amended by the parties hereto at
 
 
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any time. Any such waiver, extension or amendment shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing executed on behalf of the appropriate party by its Chairman, President or any Vice President or other person, who has been authorized by its Board of Directors to execute waivers, extensions or amendments on its behalf. No waiver by any party hereto, whether express or implied, of its rights under any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such party’s rights under such provisions at any other time or a waiver of such party’s rights under any other provision of this Agreement. No failure by any party hereto to take any action against any breach of this Agreement or default by another party shall constitute a waiver of the former party’s right to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to take action against such breach or default or any subsequent breach or default by such other party.
 
10.6 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and such invalid, void or unenforceable provision shall be interpreted as closely as possible to the manner in which it was written.
 
10.7 Expenses. Each party agrees to pay, without right of reimbursement from the other party, the costs incurred by it incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, costs incident to the preparation of this Agreement, and the fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants and consultants employed by such party in connection herewith.
 
10.8 Headings. The section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions of this Agreement.
 
10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
10.10 Time of Essence. Wherever time is specified for the doing or performance of any act hereunder, time shall be considered of the essence.
 
10.11 Litigation; Prevailing Party. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.3 regarding arbitration hereunder, any litigation is instituted with regard to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party and the non-prevailing party shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the prevailing party.
 
10.12 Injunctive Relief. It is possible that remedies at law may be inadequate and, therefore, the parties hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief including, without limitation, injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable remedies in addition to all other remedies provided hereunder or available to the parties hereto at law or in equity.
 
10.13 Remedies Cumulative. No remedy made available by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.
 
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10.14 Governing Law. This Agreement has been entered into and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without reference to the choice of law principles thereof.
 
10.15 Jurisdiction and Venue. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.3 regarding arbitration hereunder, any litigation is instituted with regard to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Palm Beach County, Florida. The parties to this Agreement agree that any breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a breach occurring in the State of Florida by virtue of a failure to perform an act required to be performed in the State of Florida and irrevocably and expressly agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida for the purpose of resolving any disputes among the parties relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or any judgment entered by any court in respect hereof brought in Palm Beach County, Florida, and further irrevocably waive any claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in Palm Beach County, Florida has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
 
10.16 Participation of Parties. The parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and all matters contemplated herein, have been negotiated among all parties hereto and their respective legal counsel and that all such parties have participated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement from the commencement of negotiations at all times through the execution hereof. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
 
10.17 Preliminary Statements. The parties hereto acknowledge that the preliminary statements contained herein shall be deemed part of this Agreement and shall be binding upon the parties.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each executed and delivered this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
APPLIED DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
 
By:/s/ Scott R. Silverman
Name: Scott R. Silverman
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Address for Notice:
1690 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200
Delray Beach, Florida 33445
Attn: Scott R. Silverman, CEO
Tel: (561) 805-8056
Fax: (561) 805-8001


With a copy to:                   Holland & Knight LLP        and            Applied Digital Solutions, Inc.
                   701 Brickell Avenue                      1690 South Congress Avenue
                   Suite 3000                           Suite 200
                   Miami, FL 33131                        Delray Beach, Florida 33445
                   Attn: Harvey Goldman, Esq.                  Attn: Michael Krawitz, Esq.
                   Tel: (305)789-7506                       Tel: (561) 805-8005
                   Fax: (305)789-7799                       Fax: (561) 805-8001

DIGITAL ANGEL CORPORATION

By: /s/ Kevin N. McGrath
Name: Kevin N. McGrath
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
Address for Notice:
490 Villaume Corporation
South St. Paul, MN 55075
Attn: Kevin N. McGrath
Tel: (651) 455-1621
Fax: (651) 455-0413


With a copy to:                 Winthrop & Weinstine
                 Suite 3500
                 225 South Sixth Street
                 Minneapolis, MN 55402
                 Attn: Philip Colton, Esq.
                 Tel: (612) 604-6400
                 Fax: (612) 604-6800


     

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