ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (“
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the 25th
day of October, 2006 (the “ Effective Date ”),
by and among RAC Nutrition Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
(the “ Buyer ”), and Millennium Biotechnologies
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent
” or the “ Company ”), together with its
wholly owned subsidiary Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Seller ” or the
“ Subsidiary ”), and RAC Nutrition Holdings LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (“LLC”) and their
respective successors and assigns.
RECITALS:
(A) WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the distribution
and sale of nutraceuticals under the “Resurgex” name
and mark (the “ Business ”), and;
(B) WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and
Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, substantially all of the
assets used in connection with the Business, as provided herein,
together with certain liabilities as defined herein (the sale of
such assets of the Business and certain liabilities by Seller to
Buyer referred to herein as the “ Transaction
”).
(C) WHEREAS, for United States Federal income tax
purposes, it is intended that the Transaction shall qualify as a
“reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (together with the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the “ Code
”), and that this Agreement shall be, and hereby is, adopted
as a plan of reorganization for purposes of Section 368 of the
Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
above and of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1
Certain Definitions
. As used herein, the following
capitalized terms have the following meanings:
“ Accounts Receivable ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(k) .
“ Adjustment Report ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) .
“ Affiliate ” means, as to
any Person, (a) any subsidiary of such Person and (b) any other
Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, such Person and includes, in the
case of a Person other than an individual, each officer, director,
general partner or member of such Person, and each Person who is
the beneficial owner of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of such
Person’s outstanding stock having ordinary voting power of
such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “
control ” means the possession of the power to direct
or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“ Agreement ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Assignment Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(ii) .
“ Assumed Obligations ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
“ Big Four ” means Ernst
& Young, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
KPMG, collectively.
“ Bill of Sale ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(i) .
“ Business ” has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals.
“ Business Day ” means any
day other than Saturday, Sunday, and any day on which commercial
banks in the State of New York are authorized by Law to be
closed.
“ Business Employees ” means,
collectively, the individuals who are employed by Seller (or an
Affiliate of Seller) on a full-time or permanent basis principally
at or with respect to the business of the Company immediately prior
to the Closing and who are identified on Schedule 3.27(c)
.
“ Business Intellectual Property
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h)
.
“ Buyer ” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble.
“ Buyer Common Stock ” means
shares of common stock of Buyer, par value $0.001 per
share.
“ Buyer Common Stock Issuance
Calculation ” means an amount equal to 10,000,000 shares
of Buyer Common Stock less the number of shares equal to Estimated
Qualified Liabilities divided by $1.00.
“ Certificate of Good Standing
” means a certificate of good standing issued by a Secretary
of State of a competent jurisdiction evidencing the good standing
of the Company or the Subsidiary.
“ Claim ” means any demand,
suit, claim or other assertion of liability by third
parties.
“ Closing ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.9 .
“ Closing Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.9 .
“ Closing Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b) .
“ COBRA ” means the
requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code.
“ Code ” has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals.
“ Collected Receivables ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
“ Company ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Company Common Stock ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) .
“ Company Stockholders ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) .
“ Confidentiality Agreements
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(xii)
.
“ Consent Contract ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.5 .
“ Contract ” and “
Contracts ” have the meaning given to them in
Section 2.1(f) .
“ Current Liabilities ” shall
include all Accounts Payable, accrued expenses and accrued Tax
liabilities of the Company on the Closing Date net of any and all
accrued interest on any long-term or short-term debt obligations of
Seller.
“ Damages ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.1 .
“ Distributor Contracts ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .
“ Domain Names ” means URL
addresses and all other internet and world wide web addresses and
designations.
“ Effective Date ” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Employee Benefit Plan ”
means any (a) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan
or arrangement; (b) qualified defined contribution retirement plan
or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan; (c)
qualified defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement which is
an Employee Pension Benefit Plan (including any Multiemployer
Plan); (d) Employee Welfare Benefit Plan; (e) material fringe
benefit including vacation pay or paid sick leave; and (f) other
retirement, bonus, severance, change in control, vacation,
incentive, profit sharing, equity-incentive, employee group
insurance, hospitalization, disability or other employee benefit
plan, program policy or agreement, whether formal or informal, and
whether or not subject to ERISA in each case that is sponsored,
contributed to or maintained by Seller or to which Seller has an
obligation to contribute.
“ Employer ” means the entity
designated by Buyer (which may be the Buyer, its Affiliate or other
entity) that employs the Transferred Employees as of the Transfer
Date.
“ Encumbrances ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.7 .
“ Environmental, Health and Safety
Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.23 .
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and the rules
and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means
with respect to the Seller, any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with Seller or which, together
with the Seller is treated as a single employer within the meaning
of Sections 414(b),(c) or (m) of the Code.
“ Estimated Qualified Liabilities
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a)
.
“ Exchange Act ” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and
regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
“ Excluded Assets ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .
“ Exclusivity Period ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
“ Fairness Advisor Opinion ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(k) .
“ Fee ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.1(a) .
“ Financial Statements ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .
“ 401(k) Plan ” means an
Employee Pension Benefit Plan that is intended to meet the
requirements of a qualified cash or deferred arrangement under
section 401(k) of the Code.
“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as
in effect from time to time set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the statements and
pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board.
“ Governmental Authority ”
means any federal, state, local or foreign government or
governmental regulatory body and any of their respective
subdivisions, agencies, instrumentalities, authorities, courts or
tribunals.
“ Headquarters Lease ” means
the Lease Agreement, dated October __, 2001, for the commercial
real estate located at 664 Martinsville Road, Suite 219, Basking
Ridge, New Jersey 07920.
“ Indebtedness ” shall mean
(a) obligations for borrowed money; (b) obligations evidenced by
bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instrument; (c)
obligations under a lease that are required to be classified and
accounted as capital lease obligation under GAAP; (d) obligations
for reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit,
banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction; and (e)
guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of
Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (d)
above.
“ Indemnitee ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.5 .
“ Indemnitor ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.5 .
“ Independent Auditors ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(d) .
“ Intellectual Property ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h) .
“ Inventory ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1(d) .
“ Key Employee ” means the
employee listed in Schedule 2.10(a)(xi) .
“ Key Employment Agreement ”
has the meaning set forth Section 2.10(a)(xi) .
“ Law ” means any federal,
state, local or foreign law, ordinance, order, rule, regulation,
license or permit, and any order, writ, judgment, award,
injunction, or decree of any court or arbitrator or any
Governmental Authority of the United States of America, any state
or political subdivision thereof or any foreign Governmental
Authority.
“ Letter of Intent ” means
that certain Letter of Intent by and among the Company, the
Subsidiary and Aisling Capital II, L.P., dated April 5,
2006.
“ Lien ” means any charge,
claim, community property interest, condition, equitable interest,
lien (including any Tax lien), mortgage, option, pledge, security
interest, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, right of
way, or other encumbrance or restriction of any kind, including any
restrictions on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“ LLC ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.1(e) .
“ LLC Interest ” means a one
hundred percent (100%) membership interest in the LLC.
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
means, when used with respect to Seller, any event, condition,
change, occurrence or circumstance which has a material adverse
effect on the Purchased Assets, operations, business, assets,
liabilities, results of operations, financial condition or
prospects of the Business on the whole, as now conducted by
Seller.
“ Operating Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(e) .
“ Organizational Documents ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
“ Other Businesses ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b) .
“ Other Contracts ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f) .
“ Parent ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Patent Assignment Agreement
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(a)(xv)
.
“ Permits ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1(g) .
“ Permitted Encumbrances ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 .
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, or
unincorporated association, or any Governmental Authority, officer,
department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality
thereof.
“ Personal Property Leases ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(j) .
“ Proxy Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c) .
“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
“ Purchased Assets ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .
“ Qualified Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
“ Representatives ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a)
“ Restricted Area ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a) .
“Royalty Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(a)(xiii) .
“ SEC ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.8(c) .
“ SEC Reports ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .
“ Securities Act ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(c) .
“ Seller ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Solvency Opinion ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(l) .
“ Solvent ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.33 .
“ Stock Purchase Agreement ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10(b)(x) .
“ Straddle Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.9(c)(ii) .
“ Stockholders’ Meeting
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a)
.
“ Sublease ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.10(a)(xiv) .
“ Subsidiary ” has the
meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“ Superior Proposal ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b) .
“ Superior Transaction ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b) .
“ Survival Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a) .
“ Tax Audit ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.20(a)(v) .
“ Tax Deficiency ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a)(vii) .
“ Tax ” (including, with
correlative meaning, “ Taxes ” and “
Taxable ”) means (i)(A) any net income, gross income,
business and occupation, admissions, gross receipts, sales, use,
value added, ad valorem, transfer, transfer gains, franchise,
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, rent, recording, occupation, premium, real or
personal property, intangibles, environmental or windfall profits
tax, alternative or add-on minimum tax, customs duty or other tax,
fee, duty, levy, impost, assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever (including but not limited to taxes assessed to or on
real property and water and sewer rents relating thereto), together
with (B) all interest, any penalties, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any taxing or other governmental
body, authority or jurisdiction (domestic or foreign) (a “
Tax Authority ”); (ii) any liability for the payment
of any amount of the type described in the immediately preceding
clause (i) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, unitary,
consolidated or combined group with any other corporation at any
time prior to the Closing Date; and (iii) any liability for the
payment of an amount of the type described in the preceding clause
(i) by reason of a contractual obligation to any other
Person.
“ Tax Return ” means any
report, return, document, declaration or other information
(including any attached schedules or amendments thereto) required
to be supplied to or filed with any Tax Authority) with respect to
any Tax, including an information return, any document with respect
to or accompanying Tax payments or estimated Taxes, or with respect
to or accompanying requests for an extension of time in which to
file any such report, return document, declaration or other
information.
“ Terminated Employees ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
“ Third Party ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
“ Third Party Acquisition ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .
“ Third Party Licenses ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c) .
“ Third Party Proposal ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b) .
“ Trademark and Domain Name Assignment
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(a)(xvi) .
“ Transaction ” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Transaction Documents ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) .
“ Transferred Employees ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .
“ Transfer Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) .
“ Transfer Taxes ” means all
excise, sales, value added, use, registration, stamp, transfer,
gains, real estate transfer and other taxes imposed with respect to
a change in the ownership of any asset or of its direct or indirect
owners.
“ UCC ” means the Uniform
Commercial Code in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction in
which a security interest is located.
“ Unassumed Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
“ Uniform Resource Locator ”
or “ URL ” means a string of characters that
refers to a resource on the internet by its location.
“ Updated Schedules ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.2 .
“ Vendor Contracts ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .
“ Warrant ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.6 .
“ Warrant Shares ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.6 .
“ Working Capital Adjustment
Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7
.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED
ASSETS
Section 2.1
Purchase and Sale
. Except for the Excluded Assets,
as of the Closing Date, Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey,
and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase, accept and assume
from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and
to all of the Seller’s property and assets, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, relating to, reasonably necessary in and/or
used in connection with the Business as set forth below
(collectively, the “ Purchased Assets ”), free
and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
The Purchased Assets shall consist of:
(a) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to all written customer contracts, distributor contracts,
reseller contracts, and contracts with sales agents or
representatives, to which either Seller is a party that are related
to the Business and that are listed in Schedule 2.1(a) ,
including, but not limited to, contracts, agreements, outstanding
proposals and commitments with such distributors, reseller, dealers
and sales agents (the “ Distributor Contracts
”);
(b) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to the vendor purchase orders and contracts, that are
related to the Business and that are listed in Schedule
2.1(b) (the “ Vendor Contracts
”);
(c) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to third party commercial computer software and related
maintenance contracts relating to the Business to which either
Seller is a party and that are listed in Schedule 2.1(c)
(the “Third Party Licenses ”);
(d) All of Seller’s inventory items relating
to the Business whether new, used, excess or obsolete, both in and
out of service, inventory held for sale, if any, including, but not
limited to, all inventory currently being held to supply
Seller’s contractual commitments to customers, and all other
similar items of inventory all of which are listed in Schedule
2.1(d) (the “ Inventory ”);
(e) Seller’s marketing and sales materials
relating to the Business;
(f) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to any written contracts (including any solicitation or
outstanding offers for contract), agreements, outstanding price
quotes, commitments from service providers, customers and/or
manufacturers, other than the Distributor Contracts, Vendor
Contracts and Third Party Licenses that relate to the Business to
which either Seller is a party and that are listed in Schedule
2.1(f) (the “ Other Contracts ”) (the
Distributor Contracts, Vendor Contracts, Third Party Licenses, and
Other Contracts are sometimes referred to collectively as the
“ Contracts ” and individually as a “
Contract ”);
(g) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to the licenses, permits, certificates, approvals,
exemptions, franchises, registrations, variances, accreditations or
authorizations that relate to the Business and are listed in
Schedule 2.1(g) (the “ Permits
”);
(h) All of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to the “ Intellectual Property ,” (as
such term is hereinafter defined) that relate to the Business and
as set forth in Schedule 2.1(h) (the “ Business
Intellectual Property ”). “ Intellectual
Property ” shall mean, for purposes of this Agreement:
patents, patent rights, patent applications, patent disclosures,
and inventions and designs that are not disclosed in any patent,
patent application, or patent disclosure; registered and
unregistered trademarks, trade names, and service marks, brand
marks, brand names, copyrights, copyright registrations, and any
applications therefore; all designs, diagrams, specifications,
schematics, molds, tooling and assembly, installation and other key
processes; licenses granted by or to a party; trade secrets
relating to or arising from any monetary process; proprietary
computer software, hardware and databases, including source code
and documentation corresponding thereto and any software and source
or object code; symbols and logos and all applications therefor,
registrations thereof and licenses and sublicenses or agreements in
respect thereof; improvements to any of the foregoing (whether or
not completed); all filings, registrations or issuances of any of
the foregoing with or by any federal, state, local or foreign
regulatory, administrative or governmental office; and other
tangible and intangible proprietary information owned or licensed
by a party; including goodwill and going concern value; technology,
and know-how related to, reasonably necessary in and used to
support the Business and not embodied in any of the foregoing; and
other tangible and intangible proprietary information owned or
licensed by a party;
(i) The machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures,
furnishings, supplies, office equipment, accessories, vehicles,
personal computers, notebook computers, cellular phones, pagers,
copiers, calculators, workstations, office automation software,
printers, facsimile machines, and other property relating to the
Business, and as listed in Schedule 2.1(i) ;
(j) All leases of equipment, machinery or other
tangible personal property to which either Seller is a party,
solely used in conducting the Business as listed in Schedule
2.1(j) (the “ Personal Property Leases
”);
(k) All accounts, notes, contracts or other
receivables of Seller generated in connection with the Business
existing as of the Closing Date that are listed in Schedule
2.1(k) and are not listed as Excluded Assets herein, and rights
and benefits of any security interests and corresponding financing
statements filed under the UCC (the “ Accounts
Receivable ”);
(l) All of Seller’s books and records relating
exclusively to the Business (other than Seller’s Tax returns
and Seller’s organizational books and records) including,
without limitation, lists of customers, vendors and suppliers,
records with respect to pricing, volume, billing and payment
history, cost, inventory, machinery and equipment, mailing lists,
distribution lists, sales, purchasing and materials, technical
processes, production and testing techniques and procedures,
marketing research, design and manufacturing drawings and
specifications and other engineering data, promotional or sales
literature, training, operations, equipment and other manuals,
quotation, correspondence, and other miscellaneous information,
including any such records which are maintained on computer or any
storage media;
(m) All service manuals, databases, and knowledge
bases, in their current forms, listed in Schedule 2.1(m)
relating to the operation of the Business as currently operated by
Seller;
(n) Seller’s backlog on orders relating to the
Business;
(o) Seller’s claims, demands, actions or
causes of actions, which either Seller has or may have against any
other person or entity relating to the Business, rights to
judgments, and proceeds resulting from the matters listed in
Schedule 2.1(o) ; and
(p) All of Seller’s domain names, internet
names, web addresses and internet locations, links to other
relevant sites and applicable related registrations related to the
Business, and as listed on Schedule 2.1(p) .
Section 2.2
Excluded Assets
. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following assets of Seller (collectively, the
“ Excluded Assets ”) are not part of the sale
and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded from the
Purchased Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the
Closing Date:
(a) All property and assets of Seller that are not
related to the Business;
(b) All rights of either Seller under this Agreement
and the other documents, agreements and instruments executed or
delivered in connection with this Agreement (together with this
Agreement, the “ Transaction Documents ”)
including all monies to be received by either Seller, and all other
rights of Seller under the Transaction Documents, including without
limitation, the Purchase Price (as defined herein);
(c) all real estate and real property leases,
including the Headquarters Lease ;
(d) all minute books, transfer records and corporate
seals of Seller;
(e) all cash, cash equivalents, bank accounts,
certificates of deposit, commercial paper, annuities, treasury
notes, bills and other marketable securities of Seller;
(f) all rights of Seller relating to claims,
refunds, causes of action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off,
deposits and prepaid expenses and claims for refunds and rights to
offset of every kind and nature whether or not related to the
Business and related to time periods prior to the Closing Date,
except for Accounts Receivable claims pertaining to the Business
and other matters set out in Schedule 2.1(o) ;
(g) all insurance policies of Seller and rights
thereunder, including, without limitation, all rights to receive
proceeds of insurance policies and all rights of offset,
counterclaims and insurance coverage thereunder;
(h) any tax credits and refunds;
(i) Intellectual Property of the Seller not related
to the Business and any rights or obligations associated
therewith;
(j) all severance, pension, retirement and other
Employee Benefit Plans and administration and services contracts
related thereto, or funding arrangements,
(k) all of Seller’s distributor contracts,
purchase contracts and other contracts that are not related to the
Business; and
(l) all of Seller’s Domain Names not related
to the Business.
Section 2.3
Assumed Obligations.
At the Closing, Purchaser shall
assume, and agree to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, the
following obligations of Seller that relate to or arise out of the
Purchased Assets (the “ Assumed Obligations ”).
The Assumed Obligations shall include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(a) Obligations which are required to be performed
under the Contracts, Permits, Personal Property Leases and
Intellectual Property, except where (i) such obligations are not
fully disclosed in accordance with the Agreement or arise in
contravention of this Agreement, or (ii) such obligations arise due
to any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement,
or violation of Law or arose out of any Claim, provided, such
breach, tort, infringement, violation or Claim arose out of events
occurring prior to the Closing, or (iii) the consent of any third
party is required for the assignment of such Contract, Permit or
Personal Property Lease and such consent has not been
obtained;
(b) Obligations and liabilities set forth on the
face of the balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 included in the
Financial Statements (rather than in any notes thereto), and all
liabilities which have arisen after June 30, 2006 in the ordinary
course of business of the Business; provided that such Assumed
Obligations (i) do not include any Indebtedness; (ii) are reflected
in the calculation of the Purchase Price; (iii) are fully disclosed
to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and do not arise in
contravention of this Agreement; and (iv) do not relate to any
breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or
violation of Law or arise out of any Claim,; it being understood
that the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock to be delivered to
the LLC pursuant to Section 2.6 shall be reduced in the
manner specified in Section 2.6 and 2.7 to the extent
that the value of Qualified Liabilities exceeds zero;
and
(c) Obligations arising after the Closing Date with
respect to Transferred Employees as set forth in Section 6.1
.
Section 2.4
No Other Liabilities
Assumed. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither Buyer nor any of
its Affiliates shall assume, and shall not be deemed to have
assumed, any debt, claim, obligation or other liability of Seller
or any of its Affiliates, whether known or unknown, now or
hereafter existing, accrued or contingent, other than as
specifically set forth in Section 2.3 including, but not
limited to (i) any environmental costs and liabilities, (ii) any of
Seller’s liabilities in respect of Taxes, (iii) any income,
transfer, sales, use, and other Taxes arising in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (other
than as expressly provided in this Agreement), (iv) any brokers or
finders’ fees, or other liability of Seller for costs and
expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection
with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (vi) any liabilities or obligations arising
out of the Royalty Agreements, (vii) any liability or obligation of
Seller under this Agreement, (viii) any Indebtedness, (ix) any
obligations or liabilities, including severance, for Seller’s
employees who are not Transferred Employees, (x) any liabilities of
the Seller or any of its ERISA affiliates relating to any Employee
Benefit Plan to which any of the Seller or its ERISA Affiliates
contributes or has any obligation to contribute, or with respect to
which any of the Seller or Seller’s Affiliates has any
liability or potential liability (including, without limitation any
such liability (a) relating to benefits payable under any Employee
Benefit Plan, (b) relating to Title IV of ERISA (c) relating to a
multiemployer plan, (d) with respect to noncompliance with the
notice and benefit continuation requirements of COBRA, or (e) with
respect to any noncompliance with ERISA or any other applicable
laws), (xi) any liability or obligation of Seller in respect of
pending or threatened claims listed on Schedule 3.14 , (xii)
any obligation or liability arising as a result of or whose
existence is a breach of Seller’s representations,
warranties, agreements or covenants, or (xiii) any Qualified
Liabilities (as defined below) to the extent that the aggregate
value of the Qualified Liabilities is greater than $500,000
(collectively, “ Unassumed Liabilities ”). Each
of the Seller and Parent hereby agrees to pay, perform and
discharge all of the obligations that are Unassumed Liabilities
hereunder. “ Qualified Liabilities ” shall mean
liabilities assumed by Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.3(b)
.
Section 2.5
Non-Assignment of Certain
Property . To the extent
that the assignment hereunder of any of the Permits, Personal
Property Leases or Contracts shall require the consent of any other
party (or in the event that any of the same shall be nonassignable)
(each, a “ Consent Contract ”), neither this
Agreement nor any action taken pursuant to its provisions shall
constitute an assignment or an agreement to assign if such
assignment or attempted assignment would constitute a breach
thereof; provided, however, that in each such case, Seller shall
use its commercial reasonable efforts to obtain the consents of
such other party to an assignment to Buyer on or prior to the
Closing. If any such consent has not been obtained as of the
Closing Date, the parties shall continue to use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain such consent after the Closing Date.
Pending the receipt of any such consents, the Seller shall
cooperate with the Buyer in any commercially reasonable arrangement
designed to provide for the Buyer all of the benefits under all of
the Consent Contracts, and for the Buyer to discharge the
corresponding obligations. At the Buyer’s request and
expense, the Seller shall take all commercially reasonable best
efforts requested by the Buyer to enforce, for the benefit of the
Buyer, any and all rights of the Seller under any Consent Contract.
Seller agrees to remit promptly, and to cause their Affiliates to
remit promptly (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days
after receipt), to the Buyer all collections or payments received
by them or their Affiliates in respect of all Consent Contracts
following the Closing Date, and shall hold all such collections or
payments for the benefit of and in trust and as a fiduciary for and
promptly pay the same over to, the Buyer. When such consents to the
transfer, conveyance and assignment of a Consent Contract have been
obtained, if ever, such Consent Contract shall thereupon
automatically be transferred, conveyed and assigned to Buyer, and
the obligations and liabilities of either Seller under such Consent
Contract shall automatically cease to be excluded from the
Assignment Agreement (as hereinafter defined) by reason of this
Section 2.5 , without the payment of any additional
consideration.
Section 2.6
Purchase Price
. In consideration for the sale,
transfer and assignment by the Seller of the Purchased Assets, the
Buyer shall: (i) assume the Assumed Obligations; provided,
however, in no event shall the value of the Qualified
Liabilities assumed by the Buyer exceed Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00); (ii) issue a certificate evidencing the LLC
Interest to the Parent; and (iii) issue to the LLC a performance
vesting warrant to purchase up to an additional Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand (2,500,000) shares of Buyer Common Stock (the
“ Warrant Shares ”) upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the form of warrant reasonably agreed by
Buyer and Seller (the “ Warrant ”). The Warrant
shall be exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise
price of $1.00 and shall further provide that the holder may not
exercise the Warrant unless and until Buyer has (i) aggregate net
revenues for the preceding four quarters of at least $50.0 million
and (ii) pre-tax net income of at least $5.0 million for the
preceding four quarters. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“ Purchase Price ” shall mean, initially,
$10,000,000, consisting of (y) the value of Assumed Obligations
(provided, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Qualified
Liabilities to be assumed by the Buyer may range from zero to
$500,000), and (z) the LLC Interest (having an assumed value equal
to the $10,000,000, less the value of the Qualified Liabilities).
At the Closing, the Buyer shall deliver to the LLC a number of
shares of Buyer Common Stock equal to (i) 10,000,000, less (ii) a
number of shares equal to (A) the Estimated Qualified Liabilities
(as defined below) less $300,000, divided by (B) $1.00.
Section 2.7
Purchase Price Payment
Adjustment .
(a) At least ten (10) days prior to the Closing, the
Sellers shall provide to the Buyer an estimate as of the Closing
Date, which, absent manifest error, shall be the basis for
calculating, on a preliminary basis, of the value of the Qualified
Liabilities for purposes of determining the number of shares of
Buyer Common Stock to be issued to the LLC at Closing (the “
Estimated Qualified Liabilities ”).
(b) Not later than sixty (60) days after the
Closing, the Buyer at its own cost, shall prepare and deliver to
the Sellers a statement of the value of the Qualified Liabilities
as of the Closing Date (the “ Closing Statement
”), prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied consistently
with the Sellers’ past practices. A failure by the Buyer to
deliver the Closing Statement within the required sixty (60) day
period shall constitute its acceptance of the Estimated Qualified
Liabilities. Within fifteen (15) days after the Closing Statement
is delivered to the Sellers pursuant to this Section 2.7(b)
, the Sellers at their own cost, shall complete its examination
thereof, and provide for the examination thereof by its
accountants, if necessary, and shall deliver to the Buyer either
(i) a written acknowledgment accepting the determination of the
value of the Qualified Liabilities or (ii) a written report of an
independent accounting firm engaged by the Sellers setting forth in
reasonable detail any proposed adjustments to the value of the
Qualified Liabilities (“ Adjustment Report ”). A
failure by the Sellers to deliver the Adjustment Report within the
required fifteen (15) day period shall constitute its acceptance of
the Closing Statement. The Buyer shall, and shall cause its
independent auditors to, cooperate with the Sellers and its
accountants in the course of the preparation of the Adjustment
Report.
(c) Following the Closing, the number of shares of
Common Stock issued to the LLC in satisfaction of the Purchase
Price shall be decreased by a number of shares equal to (i) the
amount, if any, by which the value of the Qualified Liabilities as
specified on the Closing Statement exceeds the Estimated Qualified
Liabilities, divided by (ii) $1.00; provided, if the Qualified
Liabilities as specified in the Closing Statement is less than
$300,000, there shall be no adjustment to the number of shares of
Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.7(c).
(d) During a period of fifteen (15) days following
the receipt by the Buyer of the Adjustment Report, the Buyer and
Sellers shall attempt to resolve any difference they may have with
respect to the matters raised in the Adjustment Report. In the
event the Buyer and Sellers fail to agree on all of the proposed
adjustments contained in the Adjustment Report within such fifteen
(15) day period, then the Buyer and the Sellers mutually agree that
the New York office of KPMG, or such other “Big Four”
accounting firm mutually acceptable to the Buyer and the Sellers
(the “ Independent Auditors ”), shall make the
final determination with respect to the correctness of the proposed
adjustments in the Adjustment Report in light of the terms and
provisions of this Agreement. The decision of the Independent
Auditors shall be final and binding on the Buyer and Sellers, and
may be used in a court of law by either the Buyer or the Sellers
for the purpose of enforcing such decision. The costs and expenses
of the Independent Auditors and their services rendered pursuant to
this clause (d) shall be borne by the non-prevailing party or, if
neither party prevails, equally by the Buyer and the
Sellers.
Section 2.8
Prorations
. At Closing, the parties hereto
shall determine the proration of any expenses, if
necessary.
Section 2.9
Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated
in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take
place at the offices of Andrews Kurth LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue,
15th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, or such other location as the
parties may select, within thirty (30) calendar days of the
clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC or at such other time
and place as the Purchaser, in its sole discretion, may agree (the
“ Closing Date ”).
Section 2.10
Deliveries at
Closing
(a)
Deliveries by Seller
. At the Closing, Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer the following documents,
instruments, certificates and agreements (which shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its
counsel):
(i) an executed counterpart to the Bill of Sale in a
form to be mutually agreed upon (the “ Bill of Sale
”), duly executed by Seller;
(ii) an executed counterpart to the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in a form to be mutually agreed upon (the
“ Assignment Agreement ”), duly executed by
Seller;
(iii) such other deeds, bills of sale, assignments and
other instruments of sale, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer’s counsel, as shall be required or as
may be desirable to vest in Buyer good and marketable title to the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than the
Permitted Encumbrances;
(iv) a Certificate signed by an authorized officer of
each of the Seller and dated as of the Closing Date, certifying
that the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this
Agreement are true and correct on the Closing Date as if such
representations and warranties were made on the Closing
Date;
(v) an incumbency and specimen certificate with
respect to the officer(s) of Seller executing the Transaction
Documents to which such entity is a party;
(vi) a Certificate of Good Standing for Seller issued
not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date by the
Secretary of State of Delaware as applicable;
(vii) the Fairness Opinion;
(viii) The Solvency Opinion
(ix) a release of Liens as may be identified by the
Buyer prior to the Closing;
(x) all of the required consents of third Persons
set forth in Schedule 2.10(a)(x) ;
(xi) an executed employment contract between the
buyer and the individual listed in Schedule 2.10(a)(xi)
(the “ Key Employee ”) (the “ Key
Employment Agreement ”);
(xii) executed copies of certain Confidentiality
Agreements and Assignment of Invention Agreements by any
Transferred Employees who are employed prior to Closing (the
“ Confidentiality Agreements ”);
(xiii) evidence satisfactory to the Buyer that the
Seller has obtained releases with respect to all royalty agreements
between the Company and the following individuals: (i) P. Elayne
Wishart; (ii) Jane Swon; (iii) Jerry T. Swon; (iv) John Swon; (v)
David Miller; and (vi) Carl Germano (collectively, the “
Royalty Agreements ”), provided, that the Buyer shall
have the option to waive such requirement;
(xiv) an executed counterpart of the sublease under
the Headquarters Lease, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer
(the “ Sublease ”); in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Buyer and the Seller, pursuant to which Buyer
subleases the premises covered by the Headquarters
Lease;
(xv) an executed counterpart of the Patent Assignment
Agreement (the “ Patent Assignment Agreement ”)
in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer and Seller, pursuant
to which the Seller shall assign all of the patents contained in
the Purchased Assets to Buyer;
(xvi) an executed counterpart of Trademark and Domain
Name Assignment Agreement (the “ Trademark and Domain Name
Assignment Agreement ”) in a form reasonably acceptable
to Buyer and Seller, pursuant to which the Seller shall assign all
of the trademarks and domain names contained in the Purchased
Assets to the Buyer;
(xvii) evidence satisfactory to the Buyer regarding
payoff, conversion or release of all Indebtedness; and
(xviii) Operating Agreement executed by the
Parent.
(b)
Deliveries by Buyer
. At the Closing, Buyer shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller the following documents,
instruments, certificates and agreements (which shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller and its
counsel):
(i) a counterpart to the Bill of Sale, duly executed
by Buyer;
(ii) a counterpart to the Assignment Agreement, duly
executed by Buyer;
(iii) a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Buyer and dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement
are true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date
as if such representations and warranties were made on the Closing
Date;
(iv) an incumbency and specimen certificate with
respect to the officer(s) of Buyer executing the Transaction
Documents to which Buyer is party;
(v) a counterpart to the Patent Assignment
Agreement;
(vi) a counterpart to the Trademark and Domain Name
Assignment Agreement;
(viii) a copy of the Warrant issued to the
LLC;
(ix) a copy of the Operating Agreement, duly executed
by Buyer;
(x) a counterpart to the Key Employment Agreement
duly executed by Buyer;
(xi) a counterpart to the Sublease duly executed by
Buyer;
(xii) evidence satisfactory to Seller that Buyer has
been capitalized in an amount not less than $15 million through the
sale of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with
the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and among the
Buyer and the purchasers named therein (the “ Stock
Purchase Agreement ”).
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Each of Parent and Seller represent and warrant
to Buyer as of the Effective Date and agree to represent and
warrant to Buyer as of the Closing Date as follows:
Section 3.1
Organization
. The Company is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of
Delaware. Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Both Company and
Subsidiary have (i) the requisite power and authority to conduct
the Business as now conducted and (ii) the necessary corporate
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their
obligations under the Transaction Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein and therein. Complete and correct
copies of the Certificates of Incorporation and Bylaws of Company
and of Subsidiary have previously been delivered to Buyer (such
documents, the “ Organizational Documents ”).
Each of Company and Subsidiary are is duly qualified to do business
in every jurisdiction in which the nature of its business makes
such qualifications necessary, except where such failure would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Company and Subsidiary have
the full right, power, and authority to engage in the Business as
it is now conducted, and has all necessary licenses and permits to
operate the Business as it is presently being operated.
Section 3.2
Authority . Each of Company and Subsidiary now have, or
will have, all requisite organizational authority to execute,
deliver and perform each Transaction Document to which it is a
party, and to perform its obligations and consummate the
transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party, subject to receipt of shareholder approval, if the
Board of Directors of the Company determines that such approval is
required. Subject to receipt of shareholder approval, the execution
and the delivery of each Transaction Document to which either
Company or Subsidiary is a party, and the performance of the
transactions contemplated by such Transaction Documents, have been
duly authorized by each of Company and Subsidiary and all necessary
corporate or organizational actions by each of Company and
Subsidiary for the execution, delivery and performance of each
Transaction Document to which such Company or Subsidiary is a party
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been taken, and no further corporate or organizational
authorization will be necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery by each of Company and Subsidiary, and the performance of
its obligations under, each Transaction Document to which such
Company or Subsidiary is a party.
Section 3.3
Execution and Delivery
. Each Transaction Document to which
either Company or Subsidiary is a party has been validly executed
and delivered by such party and constitutes valid and binding
obligations of each such party, enforceable against each such party
in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may
be limited by or subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as such obligations are
subject to general principles of equity and (iii) as rights to
indemnity may he limited by federal or state securities laws or by
public policy.
Section 3.4
SEC Reports
. The Seller has timely filed all
forms, reports, statements and documents required to be filed by it
with the SEC and with any other governmental body, agency, official
or authority (collectively, the “ SEC Reports
”). Each SEC Report (i) was prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder (ii) did not at the time it was filed
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 made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of
the financial statements (including, in each case, any notes
thereto) contained in the SEC Reports was prepared in accordance
with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements,
for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year end
adjustments, which adjustments are not material) applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and each presented fairly the
financial position of Buyer as at the respective dates thereof, and
results of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the
respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted
therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
and recurring immaterial year-end adjustments).
Section 3.5
Financial Statements
. Seller has delivered the balance
sheet of the Parent as of June 30, 2006 and the related statements
of income, stockholders’ equity, changes in financial
position and cash flow (the “ Financial Statements
”). Seller represent that, to Seller’s actual
knowledge, and subject to adjustments recommended by Seller’s
independent auditors, the Financial Statements (i) are true and
correct: in accordance with the books of account and records of
Parent and Subsidiary in all material respects; and (ii) accurately
and fairly reflect in all material respects all assets and
liabilities of Parent and Subsidiary. To Seller’s actual
knowledge, neither Parent nor Subsidiary has any indebtedness or
liability, absolute or contingent, which is not reflected in the
financial statements, or that has not been specifically identified
herein to Buyer, other than liabilities or indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of business.
Section 3.6
No Conflict or Default
. The execution and performance of
this Agreement, the compliance with its provisions by each of
Company and Subsidiary, and the transfer of the Purchased Assets to
Buyer on the Closing Date will not conflict with or result in any
breach of any of the terms, conditions, or provisions of any
agreement, indenture, mortgage, or other instrument to which either
Seller is a party or by which it is bound, except for any such
breach which would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect or as set forth in Schedule
3.6 . Further, subject to shareholder approval, the execution
and performance of this Agreement, the compliance with its
provisions by Seller, and the transfer of the Purchased Assets to
Buyer on the Closing Date will materially comply with all Laws of
any Governmental Authority applicable to the Business or any of the
Purchased Assets and will not conflict with, or result in, the
breach of any of the terms of any Organizational Documents. Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.6 , the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not require the
consent of any Person with respect to the rights, licenses,
franchises, leases, contracts or agreements (including but not
limited to the Contracts) of Seller and will not have a Material
Adverse Effect upon any such rights, licenses, franchises, leases
or agreements.
Section 3.7
Title to Assets
. Seller has or shall have good and
marketable title, or valid leasehold rights (in the case of leased
property) to all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
security interests, liabilities, conditions, pledges, liens,
mortgages, licenses in favor of any Person other than either
Seller, conditional sales contracts, attachments, hypothecations,
judgments, easements, claims, and encumbrances of every kind and
nature (collectively, “ Encumbrances ”), except
for those set forth in Schedule 3.7 (the “
Permitted Encumbrances ”). At the Closing, Seller will
sell, assign, transfer, convey, and deliver good and marketable
title to the Purchased Assets, or, in the case of assets
constituting Purchased Assets which are leased or licensed by
either Seller pursuant to Personal Property Leases or other
Contracts, valid leasehold interests or licenses to such Personal
Property Leases or other Contracts, free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
Section 3.8
Contracts . All of the Contracts are in full force and are
enforceable against Company or Subsidiary, as the case may be, in
accordance with their terms. To the Company’s and
Subsidiary’s knowledge and except as set forth in Schedule
3.8 and except a default or breach which is capable of being,
and shall be, cured prior to the Closing, (i) none of the Contracts
is in breach or default due to the action of Company or Subsidiary,
or to Seller’s knowledge, of any other party thereto; and
(ii) no event exists which is a default or breach due to the action
of Company or Subsidiary, under any of the Contracts, or which
after the passage of time or giving of notice or both would
constitute a breach or default, due to the action of Company or
Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8 , all duties
and obligations required to be performed by any party to the
Contracts prior to Closing have been so performed or will be
performed prior to Closing. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.8 , the Contracts are freely assignable, or if the consent of
the contracting party to the assignment is required, Seller shall
have obtained such consent prior to Closing, or if the giving of
notice of such assignment is required, Seller has provided such
notice prior to the Closing. To Seller’s actual knowledge:
(x) no party to any of the Contracts is threatened with insolvency;
and (y) there exists no fact or circumstance which may cause a
party to one of the Contracts to fail to perform such Contract. The
execution, delivery, consummation and performance of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated herein will not cause either
Seller to be in breach or default of any of the Contracts.
Schedules 2.1(a) , (b) , (c) , and
(f) collectively constitute accurate, correct and
complete lists of the Contracts.
Section 3.9
No Other Contracts
. Other than the Contracts or the
Excluded Assets, there are no written or oral or contractual
commitments, contracts or agreements that relate to the Business to
which Seller is a party that will be binding upon Buyer, or that
will affect Buyer or the Purchased Assets, on or after the
Closing.
Section 3.10
Permits . Other than the Contracts or the Excluded
Assets, the Permits listed in Schedule 2.1(g) constitute all
of the licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, exemptions,
franchises, registrations, variances, accreditations or
authorizations related to, reasonably necessary in, currently used
in or required for the operation of the Business. The Permits are
valid and in full force and effect and there are no pending
proceedings which could result in the termination, revocation,
limitation or impairment of any of the Permits. The Seller has not
received notice of any violations in respect of any of the Permits.
Schedule 2.1(g) contains an accurate, correct and complete
list of the Permits that are reasonably necessary in, currently
used in or required for the operation of the Business.
Section 3.11
Intellectual Property
. Other than the Contracts or the
Excluded Assets, the Business Intellectual Property listed in
Schedule 2.1(h) constitutes all of the Intellectual Property
owned or licensed by Seller that is currently used solely in the
conduct of the Business, and any license for any of the foregoing
in each case. Seller owns, or licenses or otherwise possesses,
legally enforceable rights to use the Business Intellectual
Property that is listed in Schedule 2.1(h) and such Business
Intellectual Property is sufficient for the conduct of the Business
of Seller as it is currently being conducted on the date hereof.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.11 , neither the
manufacture, marketing, license, sale or intended use of any
tangible product currently sold by the Business violates any
license or agreement between either Seller and any third party
relating to such product or, to Seller’s knowledge, infringes
any Intellectual Property right of any other party. The Seller has
not received any written charge, complaint, claim, demand, or
notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that either
Seller must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property
rights of any Person relating to the Business Intellectual
Property), nor is there any pending claim or litigation contesting
the validity of the Business Intellectual Property or
Seller’s ownership or right to use, sell, license or dispose
of the Business Intellectual Property. The Seller has not received
any notice asserting that any of the Business Intellectual Property
or the proposed use, sale, license or disposition thereof conflicts
or will conflict with the rights of any other party, and the Seller
has not licensed the use of the Business Intellectual Property to
any third party nor permitted the use by any third party of the
same in a manner which would infringe the trademark rights of
Seller. Seller will make available to Buyer complete and correct
copies of all reasonably accessible user and technical
documentation related to the Business Intellectual Property that is
listed in Schedule 2.1(h) . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.11 , the Seller has not received any notice that
any of their current or prior members, officers, employees or
consultants claim an ownership interest in any of the Business
Intellectual Property as a result of having been involved in the
development of such property while employed by or consulting to the
Business or otherwise.
Section 3.12
Inventory . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12 ,
Sellers are not in possession of any inventory that is not owned by
them. All of the Inventory has been valued at cost on a first-in,
first-out basis.
Section 3.13
No Real Property Owned by
Seller . Seller owns no
real property used in the Business. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.13 , the Headquarters Lease may be freely
assigned, assumed or sublet, is valid and in full force and effect,
and to Seller’s knowledge there is not pending or threatened
any proceedings which could result in the termination revocation,
limitation or impairment of the Headquarters Lease.
Section 3.14
Litigation
. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.14 , there is no litigation, proceeding, or governmental
investigation pending in front of any court, arbitration board,
administrative agency, or tribunal against or relating to Seller
that would prevent or affect the Purchased Assets, the Business, or
the consummation of this Agreement or the sale, transfer or
assignment of the Purchased Assets by Seller.
Section 3.15
Compliance with Law
. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.15 , Seller has been and are in, and the Business
has been and is being conducted in, compliance in all material
respects with all Laws that are applicable to or binding upon the
Business or the Purchased Assets, and Seller has not received any
written or oral notice of any violation or alleged violation of any
Law.
Section 3.16
Investment Company
. Seller is not an
“investment company”, or an “affiliated
person” of an “investment company”, or a company
“controlled” by an “investment company” as
such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and Buyer is not an “investment adviser” or an
“affiliated person” of an “investment
adviser” as such terms are defined in the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 3.17
Brokers’ Fees
. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.17 , Seller has no liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect
to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
Section 3.18
No Material Adverse
Effect . Since June 30,
2006, there have been no changes that would have a Material Adverse
Effect. Since June 30, 2006, Seller has operated the Business in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and
Seller has used reasonable efforts to keep the Business
intact.
Section 3.19
Accounts Receivable
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.19 , all Accounts Receivable of the Business
arose from valid transactions and in the ordinary course of
business for goods sold or services rendered and are not subject to
any valid counterclaims or setoffs known to Seller with respect to
any such Accounts Receivable. The list of Accounts Receivable
listed in Schedule 2.1(k) is a true, accurate and complete
list of such accounts generated in connection with the Business and
existing as of the date thereof.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.20 (a)
, as of the Closing Date:
(i) The Seller has timely filed or, if not yet due,
will timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed by them on or
before the Closing Date and all such Tax Returns are or, in the
case of Tax Returns not yet filed, will be, true, correct and
complete in all respects.
(ii) The Seller has paid all Taxes with respect to
all Taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date and all
Taxable periods starting before and ending after the Closing Date
to the extent attributable to the portion of such periods up to and
including the Closing Date, except to the extent the failure to pay
any such Taxes would not reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(iii) The Seller has made or will make available to
Buyer signed copies of all Tax Returns filed by the Seller relating
to all Taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date as to
which the statute of limitations remains open.
(iv) No extension of time has been requested or
granted for the Seller to file any Tax Return that has not yet been
filed or to pay any Tax that has not yet been paid, and the Seller
has not granted a power of attorney that remains out