Authority Relative to this Agreement The board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement and declared it and the Merger to be advisable, and Merger Sub has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The board of directors of Parent has declared the Merger and the related issuance of Parent Shares advisable, has duly and validly authorized this Agreement and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby and has recommended that the stockholders of Parent approve the Merger and the related issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the approval of the issuance of the Parent Shares pursuant to this Agreement by the stockholders of Parent in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NNM. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in interest of the stock present or represented by proxy at the Parent Stockholders Meeting, provided a quorum is present, is sufficient for Parent's stockholders to approve the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger, and no other approval of any holder of any securities of Parent is required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub and by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general principles of equity.
