ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
among
OAKLEY,
INC.,
a
Washington corporation,
as “Buyer
Parent”,
and
MERLITA ACQUISITION
CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation,
as
“Buyer”,
and
EYE SAFETY SYSTEMS,
INC.,
a
Delaware corporation,
as
“Target”,
and
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
EYE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC. NAMED HEREIN,
as “Target
Stockholders”
and
JOHN D.
DONDERO,
as
“Stockholders’
Representative”
Dated: November 21,
2006
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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1. PURCHASE AND SALE
OF ASSETS; CLOSING.
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1.1
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Transfer of
Assets
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1
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1.2
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Assumption of
Liabilities
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1
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1.3
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Excluded
Liabilities
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1.4
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Purchase of Assets
Only
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1.5
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Purchase Price;
Adjustment Amount
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1.6
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Closing
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1.7
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Closing
Obligations
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1.8
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Payments at
Closing
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1.9
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Adjustment
Procedure
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2. Representations
And Warranties Of Target.
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2.1
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Organization and
Good Standing
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2.2
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Authority; No
Conflict.
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2.3
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Capitalization.
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2.4
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Financial
Statements; Books and Records
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2.5
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Title to Properties;
Encumbrances.
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2.6
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Accounts
Receivable.
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2.7
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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2.8
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Payables.
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2.9
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Taxes.
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2.10
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Employee
Benefits
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2.11
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Compliance With
Applicable Laws; Governmental Authorizations
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2.12
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Legal Proceedings;
Orders.
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2.13
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Absence Of Certain
Changes And Events
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2.14
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Contracts; No
Defaults.
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2.15
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Title to Assets;
Sufficiency of Assets
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2.16
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Assumed
Contracts
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2.17
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Insurance
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2.18
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Environmental
Matters
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2.19
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Labor Relations;
Compliance
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2.20
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Intellectual
Property
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2.21
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Absence of Certain
Practices
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2.22
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Sale of
Products.
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2.23
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Relationships With
Related Persons
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2.24
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Brokers or
Finders
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2.25
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Inventory
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2.26
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Books and
Records
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2.27
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Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act
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2.28
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Government
Contracts
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2.29
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Customs
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2.30
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No Additional
Representations
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2.31
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Disclosure
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3. [Intentionally
Deleted.]
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4. Representations
And Warranties Of Buyer and Buyer Parent.
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4.1
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Organization and
Good Standing
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4.2
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Authority; No
Conflict.
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4.3
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Certain
Proceedings
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4.4
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Brokers or
Finders
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4.5
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Financing
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4.6
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OFAC
Compliance
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4.7
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No Additional
Representations
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4.8
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Disclosure
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5. Covenants Prior
To Closing Date.
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5.1
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Access and
Investigation.
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5.2
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Conduct of the
Parties
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5.3
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Target’s
Negative Covenants
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5.4
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Further Assurance;
Required Approvals
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5.5
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Notification
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5.6
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No
Negotiation
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6. Additional
Covenants.
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6.1
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Other Employee
Matters
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6.2
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Tax
Matters.
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6.3
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Publicity
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6.4
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Change of
Name
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6.5
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Assignments and
Novations of Government Contracts.
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6.6
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Confirmation
Regarding Inventory
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7. Conditions
Precedent To Buyer’s and Buyer Parent’s Obligation To
Close.
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7.1
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Accuracy of
Representations
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7.2
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Performance of
Covenants.
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7.3
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No
Proceedings
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7.4
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Good
Standing
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7.5
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Legal
Opinion
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7.6
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Material Adverse
Effect
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7.7
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Certificate of
Secretary
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7.8
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Non-Competition
Agreement
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7.9
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Consents of Third
Parties
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7.10
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Governmental
Consents
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7.11
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Audited Financial
Statements and Audit Report
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8. Conditions
Precedent To Target’s Obligation To
Close.
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8.1
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Accuracy of
Representations
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8.2
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Performance of
Covenants.
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8.3
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No
Proceedings
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8.4
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Good
Standing
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9.
Termination.
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9.1
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Termination
Events
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9.2
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Effect of
Termination
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10. Indemnification;
Remedies.
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10.1
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Survival
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10.2
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Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Sellers
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10.3
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Indemnification and
Payment of Damages by Buyer and Buyer Parent
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10.4
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Indemnification
Process
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10.5
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Limitations on
Amount - Sellers.
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10.6
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Limitations - Buyer
and Buyer Parent.
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10.7
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Escrow
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10.8
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Exclusivity of
Indemnification Remedy
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10.9
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Treatment of
Indemnification Payments
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11. Limited
Release.
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12. General
Provisions.
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12.1
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Expenses
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12.2
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Confidentiality
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12.3
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Notices
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12.4
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Jurisdiction;
Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial.
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12.5
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Further
Assurances
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12.6
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Stockholders’
Representative.
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12.7
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Waiver
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12.8
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Entire Agreement and
Modification
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12.9
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Assignments,
Successors, and No Third-Party Rights
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12.10
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Severability
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12.11
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Section Headings,
Construction
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12.12
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Time of
Essence
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12.13
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Governing
Law
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12.14
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Counterparts
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Exhibits and
Schedules :
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Exhibit A:
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Definitions
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Schedule
I:
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Target
Stockholders
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Schedule
II:
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Assumed
Contracts
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Schedule
III:
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Employees Executing
Non-Competition Agreements
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase
Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of November
21, 2006 by OAKLEY, INC., a Washington corporation (“
Buyer Parent ”); MERLITA ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”); EYE SAFETY
SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Target
”); the stockholders of Target identified on
Schedule I hereto (“ Target Stockholders
” and, collectively with Target, the “ Sellers
”) and JOHN D. DONDERO, a resident of the State of
Idaho, in his capacity as Stockholders’ Representative
(“ Stockholders’ Representative ”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in Exhibit A .
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Buyer and
Buyer Parent desire to purchase, and Target desires to sell, the
assets which Target uses in the conduct of the Business (as defined
below), for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of their mutual promises and intending to be legally
bound, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE AND
SALE OF ASSETS; CLOSING.
1.1
Transfer of
Assets . At the Closing, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Target shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver
to Buyer, and Buyer shall acquire from Target, all of
Target’s right, title and interest in and to the properties,
assets and rights of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, real
or personal and constituting, or used or useful in connection with,
or related to, the Business owned by Target or in which Target has
any interest, including without limitation all of Target’s
right, title and interest in the following (the
“Assets”), but excluding the Excluded Assets (the
“ Purchase ”):
(a)
all
accounts and notes receivable (whether current or noncurrent),
refunds, deposits, prepayments or prepaid expenses (excluding any
prepaid insurance premiums relating to Excluded Assets) of
Target;
(b)
all
Assumed Contracts;
(d)
all
equipment, fixtures and other intangible assets;
(e)
all
inventory, whether held by Target or a third party
(f)
all books
and records of Target relating to the Assets, excluding the
Excluded Assets;
(h)
all
rights to use, or sell products under, Certification
Marks;
(i)
all
Governmental Authorizations with respect to the Business to the
extent Target is permitted under Applicable Law to transfer such
rights;
(j)
all
computers and software;
(k)
all
available supplies, sales literature, promotional literature,
customer, supplier and distributor lists, art work, display units,
telephone and fax numbers and purchasing records related to the
Business;
(l)
all
rights under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and
guarantees made by suppliers in connection with the Assets or
services furnished to Target pertaining to the Business or
affecting the Assets, to the extent such warranties,
representations and guarantees are assignable;
(m)
all
deposits and prepaid expenses of Target; and
(n)
all
claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery and
rights of set-off of any kind, against any person or entity,
including without limitation any liens, security interests, pledges
or other rights to payment or to enforce payment in connection with
products delivered by Seller on or prior to the Closing
Date.
1.2
Assumption of
Liabilities . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, Buyer
shall assume the following, and only the following, Liabilities of
Target (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”):
(a)
all
Liabilities under the Assumed Contracts solely to the extent
arising out of or relating to events or conditions, occurring after
the Closing;
(b)
all
Liabilities with respect to the Assets to the extent relating to
the operation or conduct of the Business after the
Closing;
(c)
all
accounts payable set forth on the Interim Balance Sheet or incurred
after the date of the Interim Balance Sheet (i) in the ordinary
course of business, (ii) consistent with amounts historically
incurred, (iii) in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and
(iv) not delinquent as of the Closing Date; and
(d)
liabilities for
product repairs and replacements pursuant to Target’s
warranty obligations in the ordinary course of business.
1.3
Excluded
Liabilities . Notwithstanding any
other provision in this Agreement, except for the Assumed
Liabilities expressly specified in Section 1.2, Buyer shall not
assume, or otherwise be responsible for, any Liabilities of Target,
whether liquidated or unliquidated, or known or unknown, whether
arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the date hereof
(“ Excluded Liabilities ”), which Excluded
Liabilities shall include, without limitation:
(a)
any
Liability to or in respect of any employees or former employees of
Target including without limitation (i) any employment agreement,
whether or not written, between Target and any person, and (ii) any
claim arising out of or related to the employment of any of
Target’s employees prior to the Closing, including any claim
of an unfair labor practice, or any claim under any state
unemployment compensation or worker’s compensation law or
regulation or under any federal or state employment discrimination
law or regulation, which shall have been asserted on or prior to
the Closing Date or is based on acts or omissions which occurred on
or prior to the Closing Date;
(b)
any
Liability under, relating to or with respect to any Target Employee
Plan;
(c)
any
Liability of Target in respect of any Tax;
(d)
any
Liability arising from any injury to or death of any person or
damage to or destruction of any property, whether based on
negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, enterprise
liability or any other legal or equitable theory arising from
defects in products manufactured or from services performed by or
on behalf of Target or any other person or entity on or prior to
the Closing Date (other than product repairs or replacements
pursuant to warranty obligations in the ordinary course of
business);
(e)
any
Liability of Target arising out of or related to any Action against
Target or any Action which adversely affects the Assets and which
shall have been asserted on or prior to the Closing Date or to the
extent the basis of which shall have arisen on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(f)
any costs
and expenses of Target relating to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (including the fees and expenses of Target’s
legal, accounting, financial and other advisors relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby), (ii) the accrued stockholder
bonus, (iii) accrued dividends and (iv) change-in-control bonuses
to be paid to Company Employees in connection with the consummation
of the Purchase (collectively, the “ Transaction
Liabilities ”);
(g)
any
liabilities or obligations arising out of any breach prior to the
Closing by Target of any provision of any Contract, including
liabilities or obligations arising out of the failure by Target to
perform any such Contract in accordance with its terms prior to the
Closing and any liability arising out of the assignment to Buyer of
any such Contract in violation of the terms thereof; and
(h)
any
Liability of Seller that relates to any Excluded Asset.
1.4
Purchase of Assets
Only . This is a purchase
of assets and Buyer shall not assume or be bound by or responsible
for any obligations or liabilities of Target, its predecessors or
its stockholders of any kind or nature, known or unknown,
contingent or otherwise, other than those obligations and
liabilities expressly assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.2.
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 1.2, BUYER SHALL NOT
ASSUME OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEBTS, LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS
OF TARGET, INCLUDING ANY LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO TAXES AND LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS OF
ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER
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WITH RESPECT TO ANY
TARGET EMPLOYEE PLAN.
1.5
Purchase Price;
Adjustment Amount .
(a)
The
consideration for Target’s sale of the Assets to Buyer shall
be (i) One Hundred and Ten Million Dollars ($110,000,000) in cash,
plus (ii) an amount (which may be a positive or negative number)
equal to the Net Working Capital as of the Closing Date minus the
Net Working Capital Target (the “ Adjustment Amount
”) (the “ Purchase Price ”). The
Adjustment Amount shall be calculated without giving effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Adjustment Amount
shall be determined for the purpose of the Payment (as defined in
Section 1.8(b)) in accordance with Section 1.5(b) and shall be
subject to adjustment after the Closing Date in accordance with
Section 1.9.
(b)
On the
fifth (5 th ) business day prior to the Closing Date,
Target shall deliver to Buyer Parent (i) an estimate, as of the
Closing Date, of the components of the Adjustment Amount (the
“ Adjustment Amount Estimate ”) and (ii) a
certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer
Parent, executed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of Target, stating that the Adjustment Amount
Estimate has been prepared in good faith and in accordance with
GAAP (subject to the absence of footnotes) and on a basis
consistent with the accounting policies, practices, procedures and
principles used in preparing the audited balance sheets included in
the Financial Statements. Buyer Parent and its Representatives
shall be given timely access to all supporting work papers, payoff
letters, invoices (to the extent not subject to an attorney-client
privilege) and any other documentation used in preparation of the
Adjustment Amount Estimate and other estimates provided for in this
Section 1.5(b) for the purpose of verifying their accuracy and
compliance with the definitions herein. With the consent of Buyer
Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed, Target may submit, prior to the Closing, a
revised Adjustment Amount Estimate, together with the supporting
work papers, payoff letters, invoices and other documentation
described above as well as the corresponding certificate of the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer provided
for above, in which case such revised Adjustment Amount Estimate
and other estimates shall be used in calculating the Payment called
for by Section 1.8(b).
(c)
The
Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Assets in accordance
with a schedule which shall be prepared by Buyer and Target working
together in good faith and will be delivered by Buyer to Target
(the “ Allocation ”), which Allocation shall be
delivered within a reasonable time after Closing. The Allocation
will be made in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the
Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder. Target and Buyer agree
to (A) be bound by the Allocation, (B) act in accordance with the
Allocation in the filing of all Tax Returns (including, without
limitation, filing Form 8594 with the United States federal income
Tax Return for the Tax period that includes the Closing Date) and
in the course of any Tax audit, Tax review, or Tax litigation
relating thereto, and (C) take no position and cause their
Affiliates to take no position inconsistent with the Allocation for
income Tax purposes, including United States federal and state
income Tax and foreign income Tax, unless otherwise required
pursuant to a determination within the meaning of Section 1313(a)
of the Code. Not later than thirty (30)
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days prior to the
filing of their respective Forms 8594 relating to this transaction,
each Party shall deliver to the other Party a copy of its Form
8594.
(d)
Buyer
Parent shall be responsible for any documentary and transfer taxes
and any sales, use or other taxes or costs imposed by reason of the
transfers of Assets provided hereunder and any deficiency, interest
or penalty asserted with respect thereto, up to $100,000. Target
shall be responsible for all documentary and transfer taxes and any
sales, use or other taxes or costs imposed by reason of the
transfers of Assets provided hereunder and any deficiency, interest
or penalty asserted with respect thereto, in excess of $100,000.
Target shall file on a timely basis all transfer Tax Returns
relating to the periods including the transfers of Assets pursuant
to this Agreement but shall give Buyer Parent a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on drafts of such Tax Returns
before they are filed and shall make any changes reasonably
requested by Buyer Parent. Buyer Parent shall pay to Target on or
before the filing of each such Tax Return the amount of transfer
Tax shown as due on such Tax Return that relates to the transfers
of Assets pursuant to this Agreement, provided Target has complied
with its obligations set forth in this Section 1.5(d) and provided
further that Buyer Parent shall not be obligated to pay more than
the $100,000 of such Taxes.
1.6
Closing
.
Subject to Section 9.1, the closing of the Purchase provided for in
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take
place at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP (or by the
exchange of documents and instruments by mail, courier, facsimile
or telecopy and wire transfer to the extent mutually acceptable to
Buyer Parent and Target, on the fifth business day following the
date as of which all of the conditions set forth in Articles 7 and
8 shall have been satisfied or duly waived, or at such other time
and place as Buyer Parent and Target may agree (such date, the
“ Scheduled Closing Date ”). Subject to the
provisions of Section 9.1, a Party’s failure to consummate
the Purchase provided for in this Agreement on the date and at the
place determined pursuant to this Section 1.6 shall not result in
the termination of this Agreement and shall not relieve any Party
of any obligation under this Agreement.
1.7
Closing
Obligations. At the
Closing:
(a)
In
respect of Buyer’s purchase of the Assets:
(i)
Target
shall deliver to Buyer and Buyer Parent:
(1)
one or
more bills of sale, in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the
Parties hereto, conveying in the aggregate all of Target’s
owned personal property included in the Assets;
2)
Assignments of Lease,
in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties hereto, with
respect to leasehold real property;
(3)
Assignments of the
Assumed Contracts, in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the
Parties hereto, with respect to the Assumed Contracts, except as
contemplated by Section 7.9 and Section 6.5(b) as it relates to
Government Contracts;
(4)
a Supply
Agreement, in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties
hereto, if called for pursuant to Section 7.9;
(5)
all
permits (subject to Section 1.1(j)) and any other third party
consents required for the valid transfer of the Assets;
(6)
fully
executed and acknowledged or notarized assignment documents, in
form ready for filing or recording with the appropriate
Governmental Body and reasonably acceptable to Buyer, with respect
to any Registered IP held in the name of John D. Dondero or any
other employee or contractor of Target;
(7)
fully
executed and acknowledged or notarized assignments of Target IP,
each in a form to be mutually agreed upon by the Parties hereto, in
form ready for filing or recording with the appropriate
Governmental Body and reasonably acceptable to Buyer;
(8)
such
other instruments as shall be requested by Buyer to vest in Buyer
title in and to the Assets in accordance with the provisions
hereof; and
(9)
a
certificate executed by Target certifying that, as of the Closing
Date, the conditions set forth in Article 7 have been satisfied and
representing and warranting to Buyer and Buyer Parent that
Target’s representations and warranties in this Agreement is
accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the
Closing Date, except for inaccuracies that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, it being understood
that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse
Effect” qualifications and other materiality qualifications
shall be disregarded, and except for such representations and
warranties that address matters only as of a certain date, which
need only be accurate as of such certain date;
(ii)
Buyer
shall, and Buyer Parent shall cause Buyer to:
(1)
deliver
to Target an instrument of assumption, in a form to be mutually
agreed upon by the Parties hereto, evidencing Buyer’s
assumption, pursuant to Section 1.2, of the Assumed
Liabilities;
(2)
deliver
to Target the Supply Agreement, in a form to be mutually agreed
upon by the Parties hereto, if called for pursuant to Section
7.9
(3)
deliver
to Target a certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of
Buyer certifying that, as of the Closing Date, the conditions set
forth in Article 8 have been satisfied and representing
and warranting to
Target that each of Buyer’s representations and warranties in
this Agreement was accurate in all respects as of the date of this
Agreement and is accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as
if made on the Closing Date, except for inaccuracies that could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, it being
understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse
Effect” qualifications and other materiality qualifications
shall be disregarded;
(4)
deliver
to Target a certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of
Buyer Parent certifying that, as of the Closing Date, the
conditions set forth in Article 8 have been satisfied and
representing and warranting to Target that each of Buyer
Parent’s representations and warranties in this Agreement was
accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and is
accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the
Closing Date, except for inaccuracies that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, it being understood
that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse
Effect” qualifications and other materiality qualifications
shall be disregarded; and
(5)
make the
payments required to be made in accordance with Section 1.8 of this
Agreement.
(b)
Buyer,
Buyer Parent and Target shall enter into the Escrow Agreement with
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “ Escrow
Agent ”) and Buyer shall, and Buyer Parent shall cause
Buyer to, fund the Escrow Account by delivering to the Escrow Agent
the amount described in Section 1.8(a).
1.8
Payments at
Closing . Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, at the Closing Buyer shall, and Buyer
Parent shall cause Buyer to, pay an amount equal to the Purchase
Price in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, as
follows:
(a)
Ten
Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “ Escrow Amount
”) payable to the Escrow Agent in accordance with and subject
to the Escrow Agreement;
(b)
the
remaining balance of the Purchase Price to Target (the “
Payment ”).
1.9
Adjustment
Procedure .
(a)
As
promptly as possible after the Closing Date, but in no event more
than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Buyer Parent shall
deliver to Target a proposed closing balance sheet of Target
prepared as of the Closing Date in accordance with GAAP and on a
basis consistent with the accounting policies, practices,
procedures and principles used in preparing the Balance Sheets (as
such term is defined in Section 2.4), which proposed balance sheet
shall include reasonably detailed documentation of the components
of the Adjustment Amount set forth in Section 1.5(a)(ii) (the
“ Proposed Closing Balance Sheet ”). Target
shall deliver to Buyer Parent within thirty (30) days after
receiving the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet a detailed
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statement describing
all of its objections (if any) thereto, including any objection to
the calculation of the components of the Adjustment Amount and a
reasonably detailed description of the basis therefor. Failure of
Target to so object within such thirty (30) day period to the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet shall constitute acceptance thereof,
whereupon such Proposed Closing Balance Sheet shall be deemed to be
the “ Final Closing
Balance Sheet .” All items on
the Final Closing Balance Sheet, including the components of the
Adjustment Amount, shall be determined and computed in accordance
with GAAP and on a basis consistent with and utilizing the same
principles, practices and policies as those used in preparing the
Balance Sheets, except to the extent contemplated in the definition
of Net Working Capital. Buyer Parent and Target shall use
reasonable commercial efforts to resolve any such objections, but
if they do not reach a final resolution within thirty (30) days
after Buyer Parent has received the statement of objections, Buyer
Parent and Target shall select a nationally-recognized independent
accounting firm, other than an accounting firm that regularly
performs services for Buyer Parent, Target or any of their
respective Affiliates, mutually acceptable to them (the “
Neutral Auditors ”) to resolve any remaining
objections. If Buyer Parent and Target are unable to agree on the
choice of Neutral Auditors, they shall select as Neutral Auditors a
nationally-recognized accounting firm by lot (after excluding any
accounting firm that regularly performs services for Buyer Parent,
Target and their Affiliates). The Neutral Auditors shall determine,
within sixty (60) days after their appointment whether the
objections (on an objection by objection basis) raised by Target
are valid. The Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and documentation of
the Adjustment Amount contained therein that is the subject of such
objections by Target shall be adjusted in accordance with the
Neutral Auditors’ determination and, as so adjusted, shall
become the Final Closing Balance Sheet and documentation of the
Adjustment Amount. Such determination by the Neutral Auditors shall
be conclusive and binding upon Buyer Parent and Target. Buyer
Parent and Target shall share equally the fees and expenses of the
Neutral Auditors.
(b)
On the
fifteenth (15 th ) business day following the
determination of the Final Closing Balance Sheet (the “
Final Determination Date ”):
(i)
if the
Adjustment Amount as reflected in the Final Closing Balance Sheet
exceeds the Adjustment Amount Estimate, then Buyer shall, and Buyer
Parent shall cause Buyer to, pay an amount equal to such excess to
Target;
(ii)
if the
Adjustment Amount Estimate exceeds the Adjustment Amount as
reflected in the Final Closing Balance Sheet, then Target and Buyer
Parent shall direct the Escrow Agent to release from the Escrow
Account an amount equal to such excess, by wire transfer to the
accounts specified by Buyer or Buyer Parent in writing,
notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 10.5(a);
and
(c)
if
neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) of Section 1.9(b) is applicable,
the Purchase Price shall not be adjusted.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF TARGET.
Except as set forth
in the disclosure letter delivered by the Target to Buyer Parent at
or prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “ Seller
Disclosure Letter ”), Target represents and warrants to
Buyer and Buyer Parent as follows:
2.1
Organization and
Good Standing . Target is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its property and assets and conduct the business as it is now being
conducted. Target is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the
properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities
conducted by it, requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect. The copies of Target’s
Organizational Documents and all unredacted minute books of Target
which were previously furnished to Buyer Parent are true, complete
and correct copies of such documents as in effect on the date of
this Agreement. Target has no Subsidiary.
2.2
Authority; No
Conflict .
(a)
This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
Target and, assuming that this Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Buyer and Buyer Parent, constitutes the
legally valid and binding obligation of Target, duly authorized by
all requisite corporate action, and enforceable against Target in
accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effect of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally, and (ii) the effect of equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law). Target has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
(b)
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by
Target of its obligations under this Agreement shall (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both):
(i)
violate
any provision of the Organizational Documents of Target;
(ii)
conflict
with or violate any Applicable Laws or any Order, or license of any
Governmental Body, which is material to Target, and to which any of
the assets owned or used by Target, is subject;
(iii)
conflict
with, violate or result in a breach of any provision of, or give
any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy
under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to
amend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any material obligation or the
loss of any material property, right or benefit under, any Contract
listed or required to be listed on Part 2.14(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter; or
(iv)
result in
the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect
to any of the equity interests, properties or assets owned by
Target (other than as set forth in Part 2.2(b)(iv) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter and any Encumbrance contemplated by this
Agreement or granted to any lender at the Closing in connection
with financing of the Purchase arranged by Buyer or Buyer
Parent).
(c)
Except
for filings, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may
be required under, and other applicable requirements of, the HSR
Act and any other required merger control filings, Target shall not
be required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from (i)
any Governmental Body or (ii) any Person under any Contract listed
or required to be listed on Part 2.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Purchase.
(a)
As of the
date of this Agreement:
(i)
the
capitalization (including a list of all equity ownership and equity
equivalent interest in the ownership or earnings or other similar
rights) of Target is set forth on Schedule I to this
Agreement; there are no shares of capital stock, membership
interest or other voting securities issued and outstanding of
Target (including capital stock equivalents) except as so set forth
on Part 2.3(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter; and all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interest or other
voting securities of Target are held beneficially and of record by
the Persons set forth on Part 2.3(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter;
(ii)
all of
the outstanding shares of capital stock and other securities of
Target are free and clear of all Encumbrances; and
(iii)
all of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of Target have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable,
and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights.
(b)
None of
the outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of
Target was issued in violation of the Securities Act or any other
Applicable Laws.
(c)
No bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Target having the right
to vote on any matters on which shareholders or equity holders may
vote are issued or outstanding.
2.4
Financial
Statements; Books and Records . Target has
delivered to Buyer Parent: (a) the audited balance sheets of Target
as at December 31, 2004 (restated) and December 31, 2005 (the
“ Balance Sheets ”), and the related statements
of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of
the fiscal years then ended, including in each case the notes
thereto, together with the auditors’ report thereon of
Clothier & Head P.S. (the “ Audited Financial
Statements ”); and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance
sheet of Target as at October 31, 2006 (the “ Interim
Balance Sheet ”) and the related unaudited statement of
income for the period then ended (the “Interim Financial
Statements” and together with the Audited Financial
Statements, the “ Financial Statements
”). The Audited Financial Statements fairly present the
financial condition and the results of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Target as at the
respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such Audited
Financial Statements, and the Interim Financial Statements fairly
present the financial condition and the results of operations as at
the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such
Interim Financial Statements, in each case all in accordance with
GAAP, subject, in the case of the
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Audited Financial
Statements, to the qualification set forth in the third paragraph
of the auditors’ report of Clothier & Head, P.S. dated
February 11, 2006, and subject further, in the case of the Interim
Financial Statements, to customary year-end adjustments, which
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, and the absence of footnotes and statements of stockholders
equity and cash flows. The Financial Statements reflect the
consistent application of such accounting principles throughout the
periods involved, except as disclosed in the footnotes to the
Financial Statements and the qualifications noted above.
2.5
Title to Properties;
Encumbrances .
(a)
As of the
date of this Agreement, Target does not own any real property. Part
2.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains:
(i)
a
complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of all
leasehold real property, or real property operated or used, or
other real property interests owned or held by Target
(collectively, the “ Real Property
”);
(ii)
a
complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of each
item of equipment, fixtures and other tangible assets (other than
inventory) owned by Target having a book value greater than five
thousand dollars ($5,000); and
(iii)
a
complete and accurate list as of the date of this Agreement of each
tangible asset currently leased to Target requiring monthly lease
payments in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Target has made
available to Buyer Parent true and complete copies of all Real
Property leases or subleases. Each Real Property lease or sublease
is valid and binding on Target and, to the Knowledge of Target, on
the other parties thereto and is in full force and effect. Target
and, to the Knowledge of Target, each of the other parties to each
Real Property lease has performed in all material respects all
material obligations required to be performed by it thereunder. The
Real Property complies with Applicable Laws and is the subject of
those material permits or licenses required to be maintained for
the use or occupancy by Target of the Real Property. Target has not
granted any legal or equitable interests (including without
limitation rights to sublease) in respect of the Real Property,
except for Permitted Encumbrances.
(b)
Target
has good and marketable title to, or has valid leasehold interests
in, all material personal property owned or leased by Target and
used in the operation of the Business or reflected on the Interim
Balance Sheet or acquired after the date of the Interim Balance
Sheet, in each case free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for
Permitted Encumbrances, and except for personal property and assets
sold since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices. Except as set
forth in Part 2.5(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, such
properties include all properties and assets necessary for the
conduct of the Business as presently conducted. With respect to any
properties or assets identified on Part 2.5(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter that are used in the Business (i.e., molds, dyes,
applicators and similar items), Target will make available such
properties and assets (or replacement properties and assets that
are substantially equivalent in
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quality and function)
through license, assignment, replacement or other similar means so
that Buyer may operate the Business uninterrupted in the manner
currently conducted. All assets and properties of Target
(including, but not limited to, molds, dies, applicators, tooling
machinery and similar items and equipment) owned or leased by
Target and necessary for Buyer to conduct the Business in the
manner currently conducted by Target are in good operating
condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted, and subject
to normal and customary maintenance requirements) and are usable in
the ordinary course of business and conform in all material
respects to all Applicable Laws relating to their use and
operation.
2.6
Accounts
Receivable .
(a)
All
accounts receivable of Target that are reflected on the Interim
Balance Sheet and on the Closing Balance Sheets as of the Closing
Date (collectively, the “ Accounts Receivable ”)
represent or shall represent valid obligations arising from sales
actually made or services actually performed in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices and require or shall
require no additional performance by Target to render them valid in
accordance with GAAP.
(b)
Unless
paid prior to the Closing Date, the Accounts Receivable are or
shall be as of the Closing Date current and collectible in the
aggregate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices, without out-of-pocket collection fees and expenses
payable to third parties in collections efforts therefor and net of
the aggregate reserves for uncollectible accounts, if any, shown on
the Financial Statements and on the Final Closing Balance Sheet
(which reserves are, except as noted in the Final Closing Balance
Sheet, calculated consistent with past practices).
2.7
No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Target has no
liabilities except for (i) liabilities reflected or reserved
against on the balance sheets included in the Audited Financial
Statements or the Interim Balance Sheet, (ii) current
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet,
and (iii) liabilities incurred after the date hereof and expressly
permitted by Section 5.3.
Other
than with respect to Transaction Liabilities, (i) all accounts
payable of Target have arisen in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) all items which are required by
GAAP to be reflected as payables on the Interim Balance Sheet and
on the books and records of Target are so reflected and have been
recorded in accordance with GAAP applied consistently, and (iii)
there has been no material adverse change since the Interim Balance
Sheet Date in the amount or delinquency of accounts payable of
Target, either individually or in the aggregate.
(a)
Target
has filed or caused to be filed (on a timely basis) all income,
franchise and other Tax Returns that are or were required to be
filed by it pursuant to Applicable Laws. All such Tax Returns are
complete and accurate in all material respects. No claim has been
made by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where Target does
not file Tax Returns that Target is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction. Part 2.9 of the Seller Disclosure
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Letter identifies
each current or previously existing permanent establishment of
Target in any foreign country, as defined in any applicable Tax
treaty or convention between the United States of America and such
foreign country. Part 2.9(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets
forth each jurisdiction where Target is or has been required to
file a Tax Return with respect to each open Tax period, but Target
is not making any representation to Buyer or Buyer Parent as to
where Buyer may be required to file any Tax Return after the
Closing. Sellers have delivered or made available to Buyer Parent
copies of all Tax Returns relating to all open Tax periods, and
complete and accurate copies of all examination reports and
statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Target
or any of the Sellers with respect to Taxes of Target for all open
Tax periods. All Taxes due by Target (whether or not shown on a Tax
Return) have been paid or will be reserved against on the Final
Closing Balance Sheet, and all Taxes of Target due on or prior to
the Closing will be timely paid. Such Taxes, if any, as are listed
in Part 2.9(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter are being
contested in good faith and, to the extent of such unpaid Taxes,
adequate reserves will be provided on the Final Closing Balance
Sheet.
(b)
Part
2.9(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a complete and
accurate list of all audits of all United States federal and state
franchise or income Tax Returns of Target for Tax periods beginning
on or after January 1, 2001. All deficiencies proposed as a result
of such audits have been paid, will be reserved against on the
Final Closing Balance Sheet, settled, or, as described in Part
2.9(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings. Neither Target nor any Seller has
given waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver
or extension given by any other Person) of any statute of
limitations relating to the payment of Taxes of Target or for which
Target may be liable.
(c)
There
exists no proposed tax assessment against Target except as
disclosed in the Interim Balance Sheet.
(d)
There are
no Encumbrances on any of the assets of Target that arose in
connection with any failure to pay any Tax.
(e)
All Taxes
that Target is or was required by Applicable Laws to withhold or
collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent
required, have been paid to the proper Governmental Body or other
Person.
(f)
Except as
set forth in Part 2.9(f) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, Target
has not been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated,
combined or unitary Tax Return for federal, state, local or foreign
Tax purposes. Target does not have any actual or potential
liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Taxes of Target)
(i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
laws), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by contract, or
(iv) otherwise.
(g)
Target
has not participated in and is not participating in an
international boycott within the meaning of IRC Section
999.
(h)
Target
has not entered into or participated in (i) any transaction
identified as a “listed transaction” for purposes of
Treasury Regulations §§ 1.6011-4(b)(2) or
301.6111-2(b)(2), (ii) any transaction that constitutes a
“confidential corporate tax shelter” within
the
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meaning of Section
6111(d) of the IRC and Treasury Regulation Section 301.6111-2, as
in effect prior to the enactment of the American Jobs Creation Act
of 2004, or (iii) any similar transaction required to be disclosed
to a Tax authority under applicable Tax Law.
(i)
Target
has been an “S Corporation” within the meaning of
Section 136l(a)(l) of the IRC (and any comparable provision of
state and local law in each jurisdiction in which Target is
obligated to file income or franchise Tax Returns) at all times on
and after January 1, 2004 and will continue to be an S Corporation
through the close of business the day of the Closing
Date.
(a)
For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following respective meanings:
(i)
“
Target Affiliate ” shall mean any person that,
together with Target or any present or past Subsidiary of Target,
as of any relevant date was or is required to be treated as a
single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the IRC or
Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
(ii)
“
Target Employee ” shall mean any current or former
employee, consultant or director of Target or any Target
Affiliate.
(iii)
“
Target Employee Plan ” shall mean any plan, program,
policy, Contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation,
performance awards, bonuses, stock options, stock appreciation or
other stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits, health, life,
vision or dental insurance coverage (including, without limitation,
any self-insured arrangements), relocation, repatriation,
expatriation, workers’ compensation, disability benefits,
supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits or retirement
benefits, profit sharing or other forms of incentive compensation,
or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits, or other
employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written,
unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including without
limitation, each “employee benefit plan,” within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not ERISA is
applicable to such plan) which is or has been maintained,
contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Target or any
Target Affiliate for the benefit of a Target Employee, or with
respect to which Target has or may have any Liability or
obligation.
(iv)
“Pension
Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit
plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (A) which Target or
any Target Affiliate maintains, administers, contributes to or is
required to contribute to, or, prior to the Closing Date,
maintained, administered, contributed to or was required to
contribute to, or under which Target or any Target Affiliate may
incur any liability and (B) which covers or covered any employee or
former employee of Target or any Target Affiliate.
(v)
“
COBRA ” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
(vi)
“
FMLA ” shall mean the Family Medical Leave Act of
1993, as amended.
(vii)
“
HIPAA ” shall mean the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended.
(b)
Part
2.10(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and
complete list as of the date of this Agreement of each Target
Employee Plan. Target does not intend nor has it committed to
establish or enter into any new Target Employee Plan, or to modify
any Target Employee Plan (except to the extent required by
Applicable Laws, or to conform any Target Employee Plan to the
requirements of Applicable Laws or as expressly required pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement).
(c)
Target
has made available to Buyer Parent correct and complete copies of
(i) all documents setting forth the terms of each Target Employee
Plan, including, without limitation, all amendments thereto and, if
applicable, all related trust documents and funding instruments
(including, without limitation, all insurance contracts), (ii) a
complete description of each Target Employee Plan which is not in
writing, (iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series
5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto),
if any, required under ERISA or the IRC in connection with a Target
Employee Plan, (iv) if the Target Employee Plan is subject to the
minimum funding standards of ERISA Section 302 or Section 412 of
the IRC, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of the
Target Employee Plan assets, (v) the most recent summary plan
description together with the summaries of material modifications
thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to the Target
Employee Plan, (vii) all correspondence, if any, sent to or
received from any governmental agency in the last three years
relating to a Target Employee Plan, (viii) the most recent IRS
determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each Target
Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
IRC.
(d)
Target
has substantially performed all material obligations required to be
performed by it under, is not in default or violation of, and has
no Knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, the
material terms of a Target Employee Plan, and each Target Employee
Plan, if any, has been established and maintained materially in
accordance with its terms and in compliance in all material
respects with all Applicable Laws, including, without limitation,
ERISA and the IRC. Each Target Employee Plan intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC has obtained a favorable
determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its
qualified status under the IRC. Neither Target nor any plan
fiduciary of any Target Employee Plan which covers or has covered
employees or former employees of Target or any Target Affiliate,
has engaged in any transaction in violation of Sections 404 or 406
of ERISA or any “prohibited transaction,” as defined in
Section 4975 of the IRC, for which no exemption exists under
Section 408 of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(2) or (d) of the IRC, or
has otherwise violated the provisions of Part 4 of Title I,
Subtitle B of ERISA. Seller has not knowingly participated in a
violation of Part 4 of Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA by any plan
fiduciary of any Target Employee Plan (or other employee benefit
plan subject to ERISA) and has not been assessed any civil penalty
under Section 502 of ERISA. Other than routine claims for benefits,
there are no Proceedings pending against a Target Employee Plan or
against the assets of a Target Employee Plan, and to the Knowledge
of Target, (i) no such Proceeding has
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been threatened
orally or in writing, and (ii) no event has occurred and no
circumstances exist that may give rise to or serve as a basis for
the commencement of any such Proceeding. Each Target Employee Plan
can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued within 30 days
after the Closing Date in accordance with its terms, without
liability to Buyer, Buyer Parent or Target (other than ordinary
administration expenses) and without the vesting or acceleration of
any benefits promised by such Target Employee Plan. Neither Target
nor any Target Affiliate has incurred or been assessed any penalty
or excise tax under Chapter 43 of the IRC. Target has made all
contributions and other payments required by and due under the
terms of each Target Employee Plan.
(e)
Target
has not maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to, any Pension Plan. No Target Employee Plan is a
Pension Plan.
(f)
Target
has never maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to a plan or arrangement that is subject to Title IV of
ERISA, and Target does not have any liability or obligation under
any such plan or arrangement. No Target Employee Plan is subject to
Title IV of ERISA.
(g)
Target
has never maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to any “multiemployer plan” within the
meaning of Section (3)(37) of ERISA. No Target Employee Plan is or
was a “multiemployer plan”, as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA.
(h)
No Target
Employee Plan provides, or reflects or represents any liability of
Target to provide, retiree life insurance, retiree health or other
retiree employee welfare benefits to any person for any reason,
except as may be required by COBRA or other Applicable Laws. Target
has never represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or
written form) to provide retiree life insurance, retiree health or
other retiree employee welfare benefit to any Person, except to the
extent required by COBRA or similar provisions of Applicable
Laws.
(i)
Prior to
the Closing Date, Target has complied in all material respects with
the requirements of COBRA, the requirements of FMLA, the
requirements of HIPAA, and any similar provisions of Applicable
Laws.
(j)
There is
no Target Employee Plan or other contract, agreement or benefit
arrangement covering any current or former employee or independent
contractor of Target or any Target Affiliate which, individually or
collectively, would give rise to the payment of, or permit any such
individual to retain, any amount or benefit which would constitute
a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of
the IRC). Except as set forth on Part 2.10(j) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Purchase or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby (whether alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent events, including, without limitation, a
termination of employment) will (i) result in any obligation or
liability (with respect to accrued benefits or otherwise) on the
part of Target or any Target Affiliate to any Target Employee Plan,
or to any present or former employee, director, officer,
shareholder, contractor or consultant of Target or any Target
Affiliate or any of their dependents, (ii) be an event under any
Target Employee Plan that will result in any payment (whether of
severance pay or otherwise) becoming due to any such present or
former employee, officer, director, shareholder, contractor, or
consultant, or any
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of their dependents,
or (iii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the
amount, of any compensation theretofore or thereafter due or
granted to any employee, officer, director, shareholder,
independent contractor, or consultant of Target or any Target
Affiliate or any of their dependents.
(k)
Each
Target Employee Plan that is a “non-qualified deferred
compensation plan” (as defined under Section 409A(d)(1) of
the IRC) has been operated and administered in good faith
compliance with Section 409A of the IRC and Internal Revenue
Service Notice 2005-1 since January 1, 2005.
2.11
Compliance With
Applicable Laws; Governmental Authorizations
. Except
as to matters which are the subject of Section 2.9 (Taxes), 2.10
(Employee Benefits), 2.18 (Environmental Matters), 2.28 (Government
Contracts) and 2.29 (Customs) as to which no representation or
warranty is made in this Section 2.11:
(a)
Target
is, and has been at all times, in compliance in all material
respects with all Applicable Laws that are or were at such times
applicable to it, and Target has not received any written or to the
Knowledge of Target oral notice or other communication asserting or
regarding any violation in respect of any Applicable Laws that has
not been fully remedied.
(b)
Part
2.11(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and
complete list of all material Government Authorizations reasonably
necessary for the operation of the Business as currently conducted,
each of which is valid and in full force and effect. Target is, and
has been at all times, in compliance with its respective
obligations under such Governmental Authorizations. Target has not
received a written notice, which is pending, that challenges,
revokes or notifies Target of an intent not to renew any such
Governmental Authorizations or that Target requires any
Governmental Authorization required for the Business that is not
currently held by it.
(c)
All
material reports, documents, claims, notices or approvals required
to be filed, obtained, maintained, or furnished to any Governmental
Body by Target have been so filed, obtained, maintained or
furnished. All such reports, documents, claims and notices were
complete and correct in all material respects on the date filed (or
were corrected in or supplemented by a subsequent
filing).
(d)
Neither
Target, nor, to the Knowledge of the Target, its officers,
directors or managing employees, have engaged in any activities in
their capacity as an officer, director or managing employee, as
applicable, which are prohibited under federal or state criminal or
civil laws or the regulations promulgated pursuant to such
laws.
2.12
Legal Proceedings;
Orders .
(a)
There are
no Proceedings by or before any Governmental Body pending or, to
the Knowledge of Target, threatened in writing against Target
relating to Target or its Business, Assets or property or seeking
to enjoin the Purchase. Target is not a party to any litigation
(and Target has not been threatened in writing with any litigation)
which would reasonably be expected to affect or prohibit the
consummation of the Purchase. To the Knowledge of Target, no demand
or statement has been threatened or made (orally or in writing) or
any notice has been given (orally or in writing)
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that could reasonably
be expected to result in any litigation being brought against the
Target, its Business or any of the Assets owned or used by
Target.
(b)
There is
no Order to which Target, or any of the assets owned or used by
Target, is subject, and, to the Knowledge of Target, no officer or
director is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or
director from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity, or
practice material to the Business.
2.13
Absence Of Certain
Changes And Events . As of the date of
this Agreement, there has not been any transaction or occurrence
since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet that (i) has had or
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
or (ii) would constitute a breach of Section 5.2(a) or 5.3 as if
such transaction or occurrence had taken place after the date
hereof and prior to Closing.
2.14
Contracts; No
Defaults .
(a)
Part
2.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a complete and
accurate list of the following contracts or agreements to which
Target is a party as of the date of this Agreement:
(i)
each
Contract that involves performance of services or delivery of goods
or materials by or to Target (including all distributor and dealer
agreements) of an annual amount or value in excess of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000); provided, that the Seller Disclosure Letter need
not list any fulfilled purchase order entered into by Target prior
to January 1, 2005;
(ii)
each
Contract that was not entered into in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices and that involves annual
expenditures or receipts by or to Target in excess of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000);
(iii)
each
lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and
conditional sale agreement to which Target is a party, and other
Contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of,
or any leasehold or other interest in, any real or personal
property of Target having a value per item or annual payments in
excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(iv)
each
currently effective licensing agreement or other Contract regarding
Target IP, including agreements with current or former employees,
consultants, or contractors regarding the ownership of Target
IP;
(v)
Each
Target Employee Plan, each Contract relating to management and
consulting services, each subcontractor, retainer or other similar
type of agreement and all bonus, profit sharing, compensation,
severance, termination, stock option, pension, retirement, deferred
compensation, employment or other employee benefit agreements,
trusts, plans, funds or other arrangements for the benefit or
welfare of any director, officer or employee of any of
Target;
(vi)
each
joint venture, partnership, and other similar Contract (however
named) involving a sharing by Target with any other Person of
profits, losses, costs, or liabilities in an amount that has
exceeded or is reasonably expected to exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000) in any year;
(vii)
each
Contract containing covenants that purport to restrict the scope or
location of business activity of Target;
(viii)
each
Contract providing for payments to or by any Person based on sales,
purchases, or profits, other than (x) direct payments for
goods and (y) Contracts which are not reasonably likely to
result in payments of greater than ten thousand dollars ($10,000)
during the twelve (12) months after the Closing other than
distribution or dealer agreements entered into the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices;
(ix)
each
power of attorney of Target that is currently effective;
(x)
each
Contract for capital expenditures not provided for in
Target’s 2006 - 2007 capital budget (which has previously
been made available to Buyer and Buyer Parent in Target’s
electronic data room) and that exceed ten thousand dollars
($10,000) in the aggregate;
(xi)
each
Contract under which Target is obligated with respect to
Indebtedness for borrowed money or has a right or obligation to
incur any such Indebtedness;
(xii)
all
agreements with brokers that are not terminable by Target upon
sixty (60) days’ notice without penalty or
liability;
(xiii)
any other
agreement material to the Business or under which the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would constitute
a default thereunder (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) without the prior consent of another party
thereto;
(xiv)
each
agreement, including any lease agreement and supplier agreement,
that contains an assignment provision applicable to
Target;
(xv)
each
agreement that obligates Target to indemnify a third party, other
than such agreements that were made in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or that do not have the
primary purpose of indemnifying a third party;
(xvi)
each
other agreement not identified above, the loss of which could
reasonably be expected to have, directly or indirectly,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
Target; and
(xvii)
each
binding amendment, supplement and modification in respect of any of
the foregoing.
(b)
As of the
date of this Agreement, Target has made available to Buyer Parent
true and complete copies of the Contracts identified in Part
2.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Each Contract identified
or required to be identified in Part 2.14(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter is legally valid, binding, enforceable against
Target and, to the Knowledge of Target, against each other Person
party to such Contract (except, in each case, as such
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the general principles
of equity, regardless of whether asserted in a proceeding in equity
or at law) and is in full force and effect).
(c)
Neither
Target nor, to the Knowledge of Target, any other party is in
material breach or default, and no event has occurred which with
notice or lapse of time could constitute a material breach or
default or permit termination, modification or acceleration, under
any Contract identified or required to be identified in
Part 2.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and Target has
not received any notice of termination with respect to any Contract
identified or required to be identified in Part 2.14(a) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter.
(d)
Target
has designated the manufacturers or assemblers of components
for parts to be used by its significant manufacturer in the
manufacture of finished products for Target, and such manufacturer
has used such designated manufacturers or assemblers.
2.15
Title to Assets;
Sufficiency of Assets . Target has, and at
the Closing, Target will deliver to Buyer, good and valid title to
or, in the case of licensed assets, a valid and binding license to
or rights under (as the case may be), all of the Assets (except as
contemplated by the proviso of Section 7.9) free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. Except as disclosed
in Part 2.14(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, as of the date of
this Agreement, the Assets include all material assets, properties,
contract rights and other rights (both material and non-material)
that are necessary for Buyer to conduct the Business in the manner
currently conducted by the Target. Target has (i) included in the
Assets as of the date of this Agreement all non-material assets,
properties, contract rights and other rights necessary for Buyer to
conduct the Business in the manner currently conducted by the
Target or (ii) disclosed in Part 2.15 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter the absence of or exclusion from the Assets of any such
assets, properties, contract rights or other rights. Other than the
Assets and the Excluded Assets and except as disclosed in Part 2.15
of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither Target nor any Affiliate
of Target or any other Person owns or possesses any assets,
properties or rights, wherever such assets, properties and rights
may be located, and whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible, and whether or not any of such assets, properties or
rights have any value for accounting purposes or are carried or
reflected on or specifically referred to in the books or financial
statements of Target, that are used primarily (or exclusively) in
connection with the Business or that relate primarily (or
exclusively) to the Business.
2.16
Assumed
Contracts . The Assumed
Contracts include all contracts, agreements, understandings and
arrangements related to the Business to which Target is a party,
except as contemplated by Section 6.5(b) and Section 7.9. Target
and, to the Knowledge of Target, any other party thereunder, has
performed in all material respects the obligations required to be
performed by such party under the Assumed Contracts.
2.17
Insurance
. As of
the date of this Agreement, Target maintains in effect the general
liability and other insurance policies covering the Business that
are set forth in Part 2.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the
“ Policies ”), and such Policies (or
substantially equivalent renewals or replacements thereof, except
as market conditions may otherwise not reasonably allow and as
disclosed in Part 2.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter) shall
be maintained in effect by Target through the Closing Date. Part
2.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the type and amount
of coverage and the expiration dates of each of the Policies.
Target has paid all premiums due, and has otherwise performed all
of its obligations, under the Policies. The Policies are valid and
enforceable in accordance with their terms, are in full force and
effect and insure Target against the risks usually insured against
by Persons operating similar businesses or properties of similar
size in the localities (including third party locations where
inventory, molds, dies, applicators, tolling machinery and similar
items and equipment are located) where such businesses or
properties are located and provide coverage as may be required by
any and all Contracts that Target is a party to and have been
issued by insurers of recognized responsibility. There is no
material claim by Target pending under any of such Policies or
bonds as to which coverage has been denied or is being materially
disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. Target has
not received any written notice relating to or threatening any
termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any
of such Policies.
2.18
Environmental
Matters .
(a)
Target is
not liable for any Environmental, Health and Safety Liability,
including without limitation any response costs or natural resource
damages under Section 107(a) of Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), or under any
other so-called “superfund” or “superlien”
law or similar Environmental Law.
(b)
Target
is, and at all times has been, in material compliance with any
applicable Environmental Law or any Occupational Safety and Health
Law, which compliance includes, without limitation, the possession
by Target of all applicable Governmental Authorizations.
(c)
Target
has not received any notice or other communication (in writing or
otherwise) from any Governmental Body or other Person regarding any
actual or alleged Environmental, Health and Safety Liability
arising from or relating to the presence, generation, manufacture,
production, transportation, importation, use, treatment,
refinement, processing, handling, storage, discharge, Release,
emission or disposal of any Hazardous Material or arising from or
relating to any Hazardous Activity at any of the acquired
facilities or facilities for which Target may be held responsible.
No Person or Governmental Body has commenced or, to the Knowledge
of Target, threatened in writing to commence any contribution
action or other Proceeding against Target in connection with any
such actual, alleged, possible or potential Environmental, Health
and Safety Liability; and to the Knowledge of Target no event has
occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that may result
in Target becoming subject to, any such Environmental, Health and
Safety Liability.
(d)
There are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened claims,
Encumbrances, or other restrictions of any nature, resulting from
any Environmental, Health and
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Safety Liabilities or
arising under or pursuant to any Environmental Law or any
Occupational Safety and Health Law.
(e)
Target
has not permitted any Hazardous Material to be discharged, Released
or disposed of (whether lawfully or unlawfully) in a manner which
could give rise to any Environmental, Health and Safety
Liabilities:
(i)
on or
beneath the surface of any real property that is, or has at any
time been, owned by or leased to Target;
(ii)
in or
into any surface water, groundwater, soil or air associated with or
adjacent to any real property that previously was owned by or
leased to Target; or
(iii)
in or
into any well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill,
building, structure, facility, improvement, installation,
equipment, pipe, pipeline, vehicle or storage container that is or
was located on or beneath the surface of any such real property or
that has at any time been owned by or leased to Target.
(f)
To the
Knowledge of Target, all property that is owned by or leased to
Target, and all surface water, groundwater, soil and air associated
with such property, is free of any Hazardous Material and any
harmful chemical or physical conditions that could result in any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liability.
2.19
Labor Relations;
Compliance .
(a)
Target is
not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
union contract applicable to persons employed by Target and
currently there is no organizing activity involving the employees
of Target pending or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened in
writing by any labor union or group of employees.
(b)
There are
no strikes, organized slowdowns or organized work stoppages pending
or threatened in writing against Target, and Target has not
experienced any such strike, organized slowdown or organized work
stoppage within the past three (3) years.
(c)
Except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
there are no unfair labor practice charges, grievances, claims, or
complaints pending or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened in
writing against Target by or on behalf of any employee of Target or
before any Governmental Body.
2.20
Intellectual
Property .
(i)
Registered
IP . Part 2.20(a)(i) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter accurately identifies as of the date
of this Agreement (1) each item of Registered IP in which Target
has an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively,
jointly with another Person, or otherwise); (2) the jurisdiction in
which such item of Registered
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IP has been
registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial
number; and (3) any other Person that has an ownership interest in
such item of Registered IP and the nature of such ownership
interest.
(ii)
Third Party IP and
Inbound Licenses . Part 2.20(a)(ii) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter accurately identifies (1) all
Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to
Target (other than any non-customized software that (A) is so
licensed solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a
non-exclusive, internal use software license, (B) is not
incorporated into, or used directly in the development,
manufacturing, or distribution of, any of Target’s products
or services, and (C) is generally available on standard terms for
less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in licensing and related
maintenance fees per annual license period); and (2) the
corresponding Contract or Contracts pursuant to which such
Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property is licensed
to Target; and (3) whether the license or licenses granted to
Target are exclusive or non-exclusive. Seller is not required to
pay any royalties or other compensation for any Intellectual
Property or Intellectual Property Rights licensed from a third
party, including without limitation the items listed on Section
2.20(a)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(iii)
Outbound
Licenses . Part 2.20(a)(iii)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter accurately identifies each Contract
pursuant to which any Person has been granted any license under, or
otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not
currently exercisable) or interest in, any Target IP. Other than as
set forth in Contracts identified in Part 2.20(a)(iii) of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, Target is not bound by, and no Target IP
is subject to, any Contract containing any covenant or other
provision that limits or restricts the ability of Target to use,
exploit, assert, or enforce Target IP.
(iv)
Other
IP . Part 2.20(a)(iv)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter accurately identifies each material
trademark, service mark or trade name that is not
registered.
(v)
Certification
Marks . Part 2.20(a)(v) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter accurately identifies each
Certification Mark used by Target in connection with any products
sold by Target.
(i)
No
Encumbrances . The Target IP
other than Excluded Assets that consist of Target IP is free and
clear of any Encumbrances (other than (w) infringements by third
parties not within the Knowledge of Target, (x) Encumbrances
securing the Indebtedness of Target disclosed on the Interim
Balance Sheet or disclosed in Part 2.7 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter, (y) Permitted Encumbrances or (z) the Intellectual Property
Rights exclusively licensed by Target as specifically identified in
Section 2.20(a)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter).
(ii)
Employees and
Contractors . Each Person who has
participated in the authorship, invention or creation of
Intellectual Property Rights purported to be owned by Target has
entered into an agreement with Target assigning all rights, title
and interests in such Intellectual Property Rights to Target. To
the Knowledge of Target, no current or former stockholder, officer,
director, or employee of Target has any claim, right (whether or
not currently exercisable), or interest to or in Target IP. To the
Knowledge of Target, no employee of Target is (1) bound by or
otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from
performing his or her duties for Target or (2) in breach of any
Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning
Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality.
(iii)
Protection of
Proprietary Information . Target has taken
reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise
protect and enforce its rights in all proprietary information that
Target holds, or purports to hold, as confidential and proprietary
or as a trade secret.
(iv)
Government
Rights . No funding,
facilities, or personnel of any Governmental Body were used to
develop or create, in whole or in part, Target IP and no
Governmental Body has any claim of ownership or exclusive rights in
Target IP.
(v)
Standards
Bodies . Target is not a
party to, nor has it ever signed or entered into, an agreement with
any industry standards body or similar organization that could
require or obligate Target to grant or offer to any other Person
any license or right to Target IP.
(vi)
Sufficiency
. Except
where the failure to have such rights would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Target owns or
otherwise has, and immediately after the Closing Buyer shall have,
all Intellectual Property Rights that are needed to conduct its
Business as currently conducted except with respect to Excluded
Assets that consist of Target IP. To the Knowledge of Target, after
the Closing, Buyer will have all Intellectual Property Rights
necessary for Buyer or Buyer Parent to manufacture the products
sold by Target as of the Closing Date, subject to the terms of and
except for those products covered by the patents licensed pursuant
to the Contracts set forth in that certain letter agreement dated
as of the date hereof between Buyer, Buyer Parent and Target (the
“ Letter Agreement ”).
(vii)
Trademarks
. No
trademark, service mark or trade name owned, used, or applied for
by Target has been the matter of an unresolved dispute made in
writing to Target due to an actual or alleged conflict or
interference with any trademark or trade name owned, used, or
applied for by any other Person.
(viii)
Applicable Laws and
Deadlines . Except where the
failure to have done so would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, Target has used commercially reasonable
efforts to prosecute and maintain each item of Target IP that is
Registered IP, and such prosecution and maintenance is and at all
times has been in compliance with all Applicable Laws. All filings,
payments, and other actions required by the applicable United
States Governmental Body to be made or taken to maintain such item
of Target IP used in the Business as of the Closing Date in full
force and effect prior to the Closing Date have been made or
taken
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by the applicable
deadline. No application for a patent or a copyright, or trademark
registration regarding Listed Target IP filed by or on behalf of
Target has been abandoned, allowed to lapse, or
rejected.
(c)
Interference
Proceedings and Similar Claims . No interference,
opposition, reissue, reexamination, or other Proceeding is pending
or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened in writing, in which the
scope, validity, or enforceability of Registered IP is being or has
been, contested or challenged.
(d)
Third-Party
Infringement of Target IP . To the Knowledge of
Target, no Person has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise
violated any Registered IP or any material non-registered Target
IP.
(e)
Effects of This
Transaction . Neither the
execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Purchase shall, with or without notice or lapse
of time, result in, or give any other Person the right or option to
cause or declare: (i) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any of the
Target IP; (ii) subject to Section 7.9, a breach of any license
agreement listed or required to be listed in Part 2.20(a)(iii) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter; (iii) the release, disclosure, or
delivery of Target IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or
(iv) the grant, assignment, or transfer to any other Person of any
license or other right or interest under, to, or in any of the
Target IP.
(f)
Infringement Claims
and Liability .
(i)
No Infringement of
Third Party IP Rights . To the Knowledge of
Target, it has never infringed (directly, contributorily, by
inducement, or otherwise), misappropriated, or otherwise violated
any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person.
(ii)
Infringing
Acts . To the Knowledge
of Target, no product, information, or service ever manufactured,
produced, distributed, published, used, provided, or sold by or on
behalf of Target has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise
violated the Intellectual Property Rights of any other
Person.
(iii)
Infringement
Claims . No infringement,
misappropriation, or similar claim or Proceeding is pending with
written notice to Target. To the Knowledge of Target, Target is not
subject to nor has it received actual notice of an on-going dispute
regarding any actual, alleged, or suspected infringement,
misappropriation, or violation by Target of any Intellectual
Property Rights of another Person.
(iv)
Other Infringement
Liability . Target is not bound
by any Contract to indemnify, defend, hold harmless, or reimburse
any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property
infringement, misappropriation, or similar claim. Target has not
assumed, or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility
for, any existing or potential liability of another Person for
infringement, misappropriation, or violation of any Intellectual
Property Right.
2.21
Absence of Certain
Practices . Neither Target nor
any of its Representatives has, in connection with the operation of
the Business, (i) paid, offered or promised to pay, or authorized
the payment, directly or indirectly, through any other Person or
firm, any monies of anything of value to any Person or firm
employed by or acting for or on behalf of any Person, whether
private or governmental, or any governmental official or employee
of any political party or candidate for political office, in each
case for the purpose of illegally inducing or rewarding any action
by any official favorable to Target in connection with the
Business, (ii) taken any other act that, if taken by a Person
subject to United States law, would violate Section 30A of the
Exchange Act, (iii) accepted or received any unlawful contribution,
payment, gift or expenditure; or (iv) established or maintained any
fund or asset of Target that has not been recorded in the books and
records of Target.
(a)
Part
2.22(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all
civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims,
hearings, notices of violation, proceedings or demand letters, and,
to the Knowledge of the Company, all investigations undertaken by a
Governmental Body, in each case relating to any alleged hazard or
alleged defect in design, manufacture, materials or workmanship,
including any failure to warn or alleged breach of express or
implied warranty or representation, relating to any product
manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of Target that
were pending or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened in writing
at any time during the past three (3) years. None of the matters
set forth on Part 2.22(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter has had
or is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b)
Except
with respect to policies and procedures disclosed in Part 2.22(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Letter:
(i)
There is
not pending (nor in the past three (3) years has there been) any
recall or post-sale warning (collectively, a “ Recall
”) conducted by or on behalf of Target concerning any
products sold, manufactured, produced, or distributed by Target;
and
(ii)
To the
Knowledge of Target, there is not pending (nor in the past three
(3) years has there been) any Recall conducted by or on behalf of
any other Person as a result of any alleged defect in any product
supplied by Target.
(c)
Certifications and
Testimonials . Target has the
right to use each Certification Mark used by Target in connection
with a product sold by Target. Each product sold by Target that is
described in any advertising or marketing, promotional or sales
material as being “certified” or
“compliant” by a third party has in fact been certified
by such third party and Target is authorized to make such
representation. All products that are represented as having been
“Manufactured in the U.S.A.” or similar language comply
with any requirements under any applicable law, regulation or rule
of any state or federal Governmental Body in the United States.
Target has all necessary rights to use and publicize the
testimonials used or publicized by Target regarding its
products.
2.23
Relationships With
Related Persons . No Seller or, to
the Knowledge of Target or such Seller, no Related Person of such
Seller:
(a)
has, or
since January 1, 2005 has had, any interest in any property
(whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible), used in or pertaining to the Business; or
(b)
owns, or
since January 1, 2005 has owned (of record or as a beneficial
owner) an equity interest or any other financial or profit interest
in a Person that has had business dealings or a material financial
interest in any transaction with Target other than business
dealings or transactions conducted in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices with Target at
substantially prevailing market prices and on substantially
prevailing market terms. To the Knowledge of Target, except as set
forth in Part 2.23 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no Seller or
any Related Person of Sellers is a party to any Contract (other
than a Target Employee Plan) with, or has any claim or right
against, Target, except for accrued and unpaid compensation and
benefits in connection with such Person’s employment
arrangement with Target in accordance with customary corporate
policy and practices.
2.24
Brokers or
Finders . Target has not
incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, for
brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or
other similar payment in connection with this Agreement, except
with Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC.
2.25
Inventory
. Except
as set forth on Part 2.25 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the
inventory reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet or thereafter
acquired has been determined and valued in accordance with GAAP as
reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet and Target’s books and
records. Target’s inventories (whether raw materials,
work-in-process, or other inventory), other than as set forth on
Part 2.25 of the Seller Disclosure Letter and other than obsolete
inventory reserved for in the Interim Balance Sheet is salable in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
Target’s finished goods inventories consist of items which
are merchantable in all material respects in the ordinary course of
business and all raw materials will be consumed in the ordinary
course of business; and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no previously
sold inventory is subject to refunds materially in excess of that
historically experienced by Target. All material commitments or
orders for work-in-process were entered into in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice.
2.26
Books and
Records . The books, records
and accounts that Target has made and kept (and given Buyer Parent
access to) are true, correct and complete in all material respects
and, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
activities of Target. The minute books of Target previously made
available to Buyer Parent accurately and adequately reflect all
material action previously taken by the shareholders, me
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