Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
VIEWCENTRAL, INC.
DAN TOMPKINS, AS
REPRESENTATIVE
CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS OF VIEWCENTRAL,
INC.
AND
RAINMAKER SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated September 1,
2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Sale and
Transfer of Assets
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2.
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Purchase Price;
Escrow
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2
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3.
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Purchase Price
Adjustments.
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4.
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Lock-Up;
Securities Laws Restrictions; Legend
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5.
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Assumption of
Liabilities
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6.
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Representations
and Warranties of Seller and Shareholders
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(a)
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Organization
and Good Standing
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(b)
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Execution and
Effect of Agreement
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(c)
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No
Contravention
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(d)
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Title to
Assets
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(e)
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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(f)
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Compliance with
Laws
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(g)
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Financial
Reports
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(h)
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Litigation;
Consents
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(i)
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Employees
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(j)
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Environmental
Matters
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(k)
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Taxes
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(l)
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Permits and
Approvals
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(m)
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Inventory
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(n)
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Tangible
Assets
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(o)
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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(p)
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Investment
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(q)
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Intellectual
Property
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(r)
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Brokers and
Finders Fees
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(s)
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Disclosure
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(t)
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Contracts
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(u)
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No Prepaid
Expenses
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(v)
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Capital Stock;
Ownership
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7.
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Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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8.
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Covenants
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Page
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(a)
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Public
Announcements
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(b)
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Notification of
Certain Matters, Further Assurances
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(c)
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Registration
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9.
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Conditions
Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations
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10.
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Conditions
Precedent to Seller’s Obligations
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11.
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The
Closing
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12.
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Further
Assurances
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13.
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Labor and
Employment Matters
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14.
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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15.
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Indemnification
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Indemnification
Procedure
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17.
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Third Party
Claims
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18.
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Notices
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19.
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Entire
Agreement
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20.
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Successors
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21.
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Section
Headings
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22.
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Applicable
Law
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23.
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Expenses
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24.
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Severability
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25.
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Counterparts
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26.
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Representative
of the Shareholders; Power of Attorney
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27.
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Actions of the
Representative
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28.
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Termination
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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Exhibit A
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- Assets
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Exhibit
B
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- Excluded Assets
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Exhibit
C
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- Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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- Assumed Liabilities
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Exhibit
E
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- Required Consents
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Exhibit
F
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- Bill of Sale and Assignment of
Contracts
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Exhibit G-1
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- Form of Employment Agreement (Terry
Lydon)
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Exhibit
G-2
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- Form of Employment Agreement
(Brigitte Wilson)
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Exhibit
G-3
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- Form of Employment Agreement (Greg
McLemore)
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Exhibit
H
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- Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Exhibit
I
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- Shareholders’ Pro Rata
Interest
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Exhibit
J
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- Loss Certificate
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Schedule 6(c)
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- No
Contravention
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Schedule 6(d)
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- Title to Assets
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Schedule
6(g)
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- Financial Reports
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Schedule
6(h)
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- Litigation; Consents
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Schedule
6(k)
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- Taxes
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Schedule
6(n)
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- Tangible Assets
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Schedule
6(o)
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- Employment Benefit Plans
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Schedule
6(q)
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- Intellectual Property
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Schedule
6(r)
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- Brokers and Finders Fees
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Schedule
6(t)
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- Contracts
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Schedule
6(u)
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- No
Prepaid Expenses
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Schedule
6(v)
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- Capital Stock; Ownership
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Schedule 11(c)(vii) - Employees
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“ Agreement ”) is made this 1st day of
September 2006, by and among ViewCentral, Inc., a California
corporation (“ Seller ”), Rainmaker Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”), Dan
Tompkins, as representative of the shareholders of Seller (in such
capacity, the “ Representative ”), and certain
shareholders of Seller listed on the signature page hereto (each, a
“ Shareholder ” and collectively, the “
Shareholders ”).
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the
business of providing enterprise training and marketing program
management solutions to business customers (the “
Business ”);
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase
and acquire from Seller, and Seller desires to sell, assign and
transfer to Buyer, certain of the assets of Seller in consideration
for the purchase price, and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the parties intend that the
transfer of Assets (as herein defined) will constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “ Code
”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Sale and Transfer of
Assets . On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, Seller agrees to sell, convey,
assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase
from Seller, all of the right, title and interest of Seller in and
to all of its assets, other than the Excluded Assets (as defined
below) (such assets, other than the Excluded Assets, are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Assets
”), including, without limitation:
(a) the software products described
on Exhibit A ;
(b) the customer contracts relating
to the Business identified on Exhibit A ;
(c) all Intellectual Property rights
of the Seller, and any licenses and sublicenses granted and
obtained with respect thereto and rights thereunder, remedies
against infringements thereof, and rights to protection of
interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property” shall mean
any of the following: (1) U.S. and non-U.S. patents, and
applications for either; (2) registered and unregistered
trademarks, service marks and other indicia of origin, pending
trademark and service mark registration applications, and
intent-to-use registrations or similar reservations of marks;
(3) registered and unregistered copyrights and mask works, and
applications for registration of either; (4) internet domain
names, applications and reservations therefor, uniform resource
locators (“ URLs ”) and the corresponding
Internet sites (collectively, the “ Sites ”);
(5) trade secrets and proprietary information not otherwise
listed in (1) through (4) above, including unpatented
inventions, invention disclosures, moral and economic rights of
authors and
inventors (however denominated), confidential
information, technical data, customer lists, corporate and business
names, trade names, trade dress, brand names, know-how, show-how,
mask works, formulae, methods (whether or not patentable), designs,
processes, procedures, technology, source codes, object codes,
computer software programs, databases, data collections and other
proprietary information or material of any type, and all
derivatives, improvements and refinements thereof, howsoever
recorded, or unrecorded; and (6) any good will associated with
any of the foregoing;
(d) (i) all trade accounts
receivable and other rights to payment from customers of Seller and
the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to
payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing
amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or
services rendered to customers of Seller, (ii) all other
accounts or notes receivable of Seller and the full benefit of all
security for such accounts or notes and (iii) any claim,
remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing;
(e) all cash, after giving effect to
any payment of the liabilities described in Section 5(a)
below; and
(f) all servers, desktop computers,
laptop computers, computer hardware and other office equipment
owned or leased by Seller (wherever located and whether or not
carried on Seller’s books), together with any express or
implied warranty by the manufacturers or sellers or lessors of any
item or component part thereof and all maintenance records and
other documents relating thereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, it is understood that Seller is not
selling and Buyer is not buying (i) the minute books, stock
record books, stock ledgers and tax records of Seller; and
(ii) any assets of Seller set forth on Exhibit B
(collectively, the “ Excluded Assets
”).
2. Purchase Price; Escrow
.
(a) In full consideration for the
purchase by Buyer of the Assets, Buyer shall cause to be issued to
Seller on the Closing Date 754,968 unregistered shares of Buyer
common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Buyer
Shares ”).
(b) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall
deliver 145,493 of the Buyer Shares (the “Escrow
Fund”), to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”), which shall
be held in escrow (the “ Escrow ”) subject to
the escrow agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C (the
“ Escrow Agreement ”) for the purposes of
securing the Seller’s and the Shareholders’ indemnity
obligations under this Agreement. Buyer Shares deposited into the
Escrow Fund shall be deducted from the number of shares of Buyer
Shares otherwise deliverable to Seller as set forth in
Section 2(a) above. Subject to and in accordance with
the terms of the Escrow Agreement, twelve (12) months
following the Closing Date (or, if such date is not on a Business
Day, the first Business Day thereafter), the Escrow Agent shall
deliver all Buyer Shares remaining in the Escrow Fund to the
Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to and in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent
may withhold from such delivery the equivalent of any amounts then
in dispute relating to indemnification obligations
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arising under this Agreement, provided that the
withheld amount, to the extent not applied in satisfaction of
indemnification obligations, shall be delivered to the Seller as
described above promptly upon resolution of such dispute. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Business Day” means shall
mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks
located in San Francisco, California, shall be authorized or
required by law to close.
(c) The parties intend that the
transfer of the Assets will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code and hereby adopt
this Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of
Section 354 of the Code, except as otherwise required by law.
However, Buyer nor any attorney, accountant or other advisor of
Buyer has made, nor makes, any representations or warranties to
Seller or the Shareholders regarding the tax treatment of the
transfer of the Assets and any other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, whether the transfer of the Assets will qualify as
a reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code, or
any of the tax consequences contemplated hereby or thereby, and the
Seller and the Shareholders acknowledge that the Seller and the
Shareholders are relying solely on their own tax advisors in
connection with this Agreement and the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise agreed in writing by the
parties: (1) each party shall initially treat and report the
transfer of the Assets as a reorganization for all applicable
income tax purposes on their respective income tax returns;
(2) except as otherwise required by law, no party shall take
any position inconsistent with such treatment; and (3) except
as otherwise required by law, from and after the Closing Date, no
party shall take any action that my adversely affect the
qualification for such treatment.
3. Purchase Price Adjustments
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(a) Pre-Closing Adjustments .
The Seller has delivered to Buyer an estimated consolidated balance
sheet for the Seller (the “Estimated Closing Date Balance
Sheet”) and an estimated calculation of the Current Asset
Value Shortfall (as defined below), in each case, measured as of
the Closing Date after giving effect to the payment of, or
reservation for, all liabilities and other obligations described in
Section 5(a) below. The Seller shall also provide Buyer with
copies of all work papers and other documents and data as were used
to prepare the Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet. If the
Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet shows a Current Asset Value
Shortfall, the Buyer Shares issuable under Section 2(a) above
shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such Current Asset
Value Shortfall, and the Buyer Shares to be issued to Seller, as
set forth in Section 2(a) above, shall be adjusted
accordingly. As used herein, “Current Asset Value
Shortfall” means the amount by which (x) current assets
minus total liabilities, excluding deferred revenue and operating
leases assumed by Buyer (in each case, determined on a consolidated
basis for the Seller), is less than (y) $932,000.
(b) Post Closing Adjustments
. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause
its accountants to prepare and deliver to the Representative a
consolidated balance sheet for the Seller (the “Closing Date
Balance Sheet”) and a calculation of the Current Asset Value
Shortfall, in each case, measured as of the close of business on
the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP
”). Buyer shall endeavor in good faith to cause its
accountants to deliver to the Representative the Closing Date
Balance Sheet and calculation of the Current Asset Value Shortfall
within 60 days after the Closing Date; provided, however, that if
the Closing Date Balance Sheet is not
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delivered to the Representative by Buyer’s
accountants within 60 days after the Closing Date, the Estimated
Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be the final consolidated balance
sheet of Seller for purposes of this Section 3. Buyer shall
also make available to the Representative copies of all work papers
and other documents and data as was used to calculate the Closing
Date Balance Sheet, and Buyer shall set out all proposed
adjustments in reasonable detail in a written statement delivered
to Representative. The Representative shall have the right to
dispute the Closing Date Balance Sheet (and any items therein) and
the accompanying calculation of the Current Asset Value Shortfall
and make any proposed adjustments thereto as provided in
Section 3(c) below. If it is determined after completion of
the time and procedure described in Section 3(c) below that
there is a Current Asset Value Shortfall in excess of the estimated
Current Asset Value Shortfall and the Representative does not
dispute such determination as described in Section 3(c) below,
Buyer Shares in an amount equal to the excess Current Asset Value
Shortfall shall be deducted from the Escrow Fund and delivered by
the Escrow Agent to Buyer.
(c) Dispute Resolution
Procedures . The Representative shall have until thirty
(30) days after the receipt of the Closing Date Balance Sheet
and the accompanying Current Asset Value Shortfall calculation to
review such calculation and propose any adjustments thereto. All
adjustments proposed by the Representative shall be set out in
reasonable detail in a written statement delivered to Buyer (the
“Adjustment Statement”) and shall be incorporated into
the Closing Date Balance Sheet, unless Buyer shall object in
writing to such proposed adjustments (the proposed adjustment or
adjustments to which Buyer objects are referred to herein as the
“Contested Adjustments” and Buyer’s objection
notice is referred to herein as the “Contested Adjustment
Notice”) within thirty (30) days of Buyer’s
receipt of the Adjustment Statement. If Buyer delivers a Contested
Adjustment Notice to the Representative, Buyer and the
Representative shall attempt in good faith to resolve their dispute
regarding the Contested Adjustments, but if a final resolution
thereof is not obtained within ten (10) days after Buyer
delivers to the Representative said Contested Adjustment Notice,
either Buyer or the Representative may retain for the benefit of
all the parties hereto a nationally recognized independent
accounting firm acceptable to both the Representative and Buyer
(the “Independent Accountant”) to resolve any remaining
disputes concerning the Contested Adjustments. If the Independent
Accountant is retained, then (i) the Representative and Buyer
shall each submit to the Independent Accountant in writing not
later than fifteen (15) days after the Independent Accountant
is retained their respective positions with respect to the
Contested Adjustments and their respective calculation of the
Current Asset Value Shortfall, together with such supporting
documentation as they deem necessary or as the Independent
Accountant requests, and (ii) the Independent Accountant
shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving the positions
of both the Representative and Buyer and all supplementary
supporting documentation requested by the Independent Accountant,
render its decision as to the Contested Adjustments, which decision
shall be final and binding on, and nonappealable by, the
Representative and Buyer. The fees and expenses of the Independent
Accountant shall be paid one-half by the Shareholders and one-half
by Buyer; provided, however, that if the Current Asset Value
Shortfall as finally determined by the Independent Account and set
forth in the Settlement Amount Certificate (defined below) is
closer to the Current Asset Value Shortfall submitted by the
Representative than to the Current Asset Value Shortfall submitted
by Buyer, then Buyer shall pay 100% of the fees and expenses of the
Independent Accountant. The decision of the Independent Accountant
shall also include a certificate of the Independent Accountant
setting forth the final Current Asset Value Shortfall calculation
measured as of the Closing Date (the “Settlement Amount
Certificate”). The Closing
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Date Balance Sheet shall be deemed to include
all proposed adjustments not disputed by Buyer and those
adjustments accepted or made by the decision of the Independent
Accountant in resolving the Contested Adjustments.
(d) Settlement Date . There
shall be a “Settlement Date” after the calculation of
the Current Asset Value Shortfall measured as of the Closing Date
which shall mean the following, as applicable:
(i) If the Representative has not
timely delivered an Adjustment Statement to Buyer, thirty-five
(35) Business Days after the date the Representative receives
the Current Asset Value Shortfall calculation;
(ii) If the Representative has
timely delivered an Adjustment Statement and Buyer has not timely
delivered a Contested Adjustment Notice, thirty-five
(35) Business Days after the date Buyer receives the
Adjustment Statement;
(iii) If the Representative and
Buyer have any disputes regarding Contested Adjustments and they
resolve those disputes, five (5) Business Days after such
resolution;
(iv) Five (5) Business Days
after the Independent Accountant delivers the Settlement Amount
Certificate, if applicable; or
(v) Such other date as shall be
mutually agreed between the Representative and Buyer.
(e) Price Per Buyer Share .
For purposes of any calculations required under Section 2(b)
above and this Section 3, each Buyer Share shall be deemed to
have a per share value of $5.636 (as such price per share may from
time to time be appropriately adjusted for stock splits or
combinations, if any). Fractional share amounts resulting from any
such calculations shall be rounded upwards to the nearest whole
share.
4. Lock-Up; Securities Laws
Restrictions; Legend .
(a) The Seller and each Shareholder
agree that the Buyer Shares delivered to Seller at Closing (the
“ Delivered Shares ”) shall only be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned, disposed of or encumbered in
accordance with the following:
(i) One hundred percent
(100%) of the Delivered Shares may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, disposed of or encumbered for one hundred eighty
(180) days after the Closing Date;
(ii) Fifty percent (50%) of the
Delivered Shares may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned,
disposed of or encumbered on the date commencing one hundred
eighty-one (181) days after the Closing Date; and
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(iii) The final fifty percent
(50%) of the Delivered Shares may be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, disposed of or encumbered on the date commencing
three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the Closing
Date.
Buyer Shares subject to the Escrow
may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, disposed of or
encumbered until such time as they are delivered to the Seller or
such other person entitled thereto in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement, at which time they may be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned, disposed of or encumbered.
(b) Notwithstanding the preceding
Section 4(a) , (i) the Seller and each Shareholder
agrees that all sales, transfers, pledges, assignments, disposals
or encumbrances of Buyer Shares shall be effected in compliance
with all applicable federal and state securities laws and
(ii) the Seller may distribute Buyer Shares to the
Shareholders at any time under and in accordance with the
California Corporations Code or otherwise as permitted by
applicable law (for the avoidance of doubt, the parties understand
and agree that upon any such distribution the Shareholders shall
remain bound by the provisions of this Section 4
).
(c) Upon issuance at Closing, each
certificate representing Buyer Shares shall bear a legend
stating:
“THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “
ACT ”), OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THESE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING SUCH SALE AND TRANSFER IS EFFECTIVE
UNDER THE ACT OR (II) THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, AND IF THE ISSUER REQUESTS, AN OPINION
SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER TO SUCH EFFECT HAS BEEN RENDERED BY
COUNSEL.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A CONTRACTUAL LOCK-UP PERIOD PURSUANT TO
THAT CERTAIN ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG THE ISSUER,
VIEWCENTRAL, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS PARTY THERETO. IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AND SUBJECT TO SUCH LOCK-UP PERIOD, SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, DISPOSED OF, ENCUMBERED OR ASSIGNED AND
THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED
SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE, DISPOSAL, ENCUMBRANCE OR ASSIGNMENT. UPON
THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE ISSUER
AGREES TO REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED
WITH ITS TRANSFER AGENT) WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES THAT ARE
NO LONGER BOUND BY THE LOCK-UP PERIOD.”
5. Assumption of Liabilities
.
(a) Without limiting
Section 5(c) below, the Parties agree and acknowledge
that prior to the Closing Date, Seller will pay or reserve against
the following liabilities: (i) fees
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of Heller Ehrman LLP; (ii) miscellaneous
costs and expenses incurred by Seller and Shareholders in
connection with the transactions hereunder; (iii) fees of
Pagemill Partners, LLC; (iv) any accrued paid time off of
employees and all other accrued employee benefits; and (v) all
other liabilities of Seller excluding deferred revenues and
operating leases assumed by Buyer under Section 5(b)
below.
(b) On the Closing Date, effective
upon consummation of the Closing, Buyer shall assume and agree to
discharge only the liabilities and obligations of Seller identified
on Exhibit D hereto (the “ Assumed Liabilities
”).
(c) Notwithstanding any provision in
this Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, Buyer shall
not assume and shall not be liable for any liabilities and
obligations of Seller, the Shareholders or the conduct of the
Business by Seller of whatever nature whether presently in
existence or arising hereafter, except for the Assumed Liabilities.
All such liabilities and obligations, other than the Assumed
Liabilities, shall be retained by and remain liabilities and
obligations of Seller (collectively, the “ Excluded
Liabilities ”). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Buyer shall not assume and shall not be liable for any
of the following liabilities or obligations of Seller or the
Shareholders: (i) any and all taxes levied by and owing to any
foreign, federal, state or local taxing authority with respect to
the ownership or use of the Assets by Seller or the conduct of the
Business by Seller; (ii) any liabilities or obligations
related to the Excluded Assets or which are not directly incident
to or arising out of or incurred with respect to the Business;
(iii) all lawsuits, claims and other liabilities or
obligations arising in connection with all actions, suits, claims,
investigations or proceedings to the extent relating to the conduct
of the Business by Seller or the ownership of the Assets by Seller;
(iv) subject to Section 13(d) below, all liabilities or
obligations relating to the employment, failure to employ or
termination of employment of any individual with respect to the
Business by Seller or relating to or under any labor agreements or
employee benefit or compensation arrangements, plans, programs,
policies, practices or agreements, including, without limitation,
severance or accrued vacation pay, of Seller or for the benefit of
employees of Seller; (v) any liability arising under
Environmental Laws (as such term is defined in
Section 6(j) hereof) with respect to the conduct of the
Business by Seller; (vi) any indebtedness for borrowed money
or otherwise of Seller or the Shareholders; (vii) any amounts
payable to Seller’s affiliates; or (viii) any
workers’ compensation claims relating to employees of
Seller.
6. Representations and Warranties
of Seller . As of the Closing Date, Seller represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
(a) Organization and Good
Standing . Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California. Seller has the full power and authority to own its
properties, to carry on its business as presently conducted and to
sell and convey the Assets to Buyer.
(b) Execution and Effect of
Agreement . Seller has the requisite power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder,
and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
performance of Seller’s obligations hereunder have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of Seller. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller
and
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constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (the “
Enforceability Exceptions ”).
(c) No Contravention .
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) violate or conflict with any provision of Seller’s
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (ii) except as set forth
on Schedule 6(c) , (with or without the giving of notice or
the lapse of time or both) violate, or result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under, or conflict with, or give rise to a
right of termination of, or accelerate the performance required by,
any of the terms of any agreement, lease, mortgage, indenture or
other instrument to which Seller or any Shareholder is a party or
by which it is bound, or (iii) violate or conflict with any
judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or
arbitrator, or, any law, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or
any Shareholder, nor will the same result in the creation of any
Liens (as such term is defined in Section 6(d) hereof)
upon any of the Assets.
(d) Title to Assets . Seller
is the owner of the Assets, and, by the execution and delivery on
the Closing Date of the instruments of transfer provided for
herein, Buyer will be vested with good, valid and marketable title
to each of the Assets, free and clear of all liens, mortgages,
pledges, imperfections of title, security interests, restrictions,
prior assignments, encumbrances and claims of any kind or nature
whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”). Except as
set forth on Schedule 6(d) hereto, there are no Liens on any
of the Assets as of the Closing Date.
(e) Absence of Certain Changes or
Events . Since December 31, 2005, there has not been:
(i) any event or circumstance which is reasonably likely to
have a material adverse effect on the Assets (a “ Material
Adverse Effect ”), (ii) any damage, destruction, or
casualty loss, whether or not covered by insurance, to any Assets,
(iii) any disposition or use of the Assets by Seller other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or (iv) any Lien created on any Asset, other than
the Liens referenced on Schedule 6(d) hereto.
(f) Compliance with Laws .
The Business has been conducted, and is presently being conducted,
in compliance with all applicable requirements of laws, ordinances,
regulations and rules and all applicable requirements of
governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction over Seller,
except for such non-compliance as is not reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Financial Reports .
Attached as Schedule 6(g) are, with respect to the Assets,
certain financial reports and/or customer information, including,
without limitation, audited and unaudited financial information of
Seller, previously delivered to Buyer, all of which are true and
correct in all material respects. There are no material
inaccuracies, undisclosed liabilities or discrepancies contained or
reflected therein. Any financial or other projections delivered to
Buyer referred to in this Section 6(g) represent the
Seller’s and the Shareholders’ estimates and
assumptions as to future performance, which the Seller and the
Shareholders believe to be fair and reasonable as of the time made
in the light of current and reasonably foreseeable business
conditions and with the same availability of the equivalent
expertise and effort.
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(h) Litigation; Consents .
Except as set forth on Schedule 6(h) hereto, there is no
action, suit, litigation, administrative or arbitration proceeding
or formal governmental inquiry or investigation pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller with respect to the
Assets or the Business or which seeks to restrain or prohibit or
otherwise challenges the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement or the consummation, legality or validity of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Seller is not in violation of any
term of any judgment, decree, injunction or order entered by any
court or governmental authority and outstanding against it relating
to or with respect to the Business or any Asset. Except as set
forth on Schedule 6(h) hereto, no consent, approval or
authorization of or filing with any governmental authority or other
third party on the part of Seller is required in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(i) Employees . There are no
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened strikes, work
stoppages, slowdowns, grievances or other labor disputes with
respect to individuals employed by Seller in connection with the
Business. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened complaints or charges with any federal, state or local
governmental agency or court with respect to any individual or
group of individuals employed by Seller in connection with the
Business alleging employment discrimination, wrongful termination,
any unfair labor practice charges or any other employment-related
claim. To the knowledge of Seller, no individuals employed by
Seller in connection with the Business are represented by any labor
organization with respect to their employment by Seller, and no
group of such individuals or labor organization with respect to
such individuals have made a demand for recognition or have filed a
petition seeking a representation proceeding with the National
Labor Relations Board within the past two years.
(j) Environmental Matters .
To the knowledge of Seller, the operations of the Business are in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable federal,
state, local or other governmental statutes, codes, rules,
regulations, ordinances, decrees, orders or other requirements of
law relating to the protection of human health and safety or the
environment (collectively, “ Environmental Laws
”) and all permits issued pursuant to Environmental
Laws.
(k) Taxes . Except as set
forth on Schedule 6(k) hereto, Seller has accurately
prepared and duly and timely filed all tax returns required to be
filed by Seller or on behalf of Seller on or prior to the date
hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(k) hereto, all
taxes owed by or with respect to Seller (whether or not shown on
any tax return) have been paid in full. The Seller is not currently
the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any
tax return. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(k) hereto, no
deficiencies for any taxes have been asserted or assessed against
Seller which remain unpaid. There are no tax Liens upon any of the
Assets of Seller. All amounts required to be withheld by Seller
(including from employees of Seller for income taxes, social
security and other payroll taxes) have been collected and withheld
and have been paid to the respective governmental agencies. None of
the Assets is treated as being owned by a person other than Seller
for tax purposes.
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For purposes of this Agreement, the
term (i) ”tax” shall mean all taxes, levies or
other like assessments, charges or fees, including, without
limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, value added, real or
personal property, withholding, asset, sales, use, license,
payroll, transaction, capital, business, corporation, employment,
net worth and franchise taxes, or other governmental taxes imposed
by or payable to the United States of America or any State, local
or foreign governmental entity, whether computed on a separate,
consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis, including
liability arising as a transferee or successor-in-interest; and in
each instance such term shall include any interest, penalties or
additions to tax attributable to any such tax; and
(ii) ”tax return” shall mean any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or
statement relating to taxes, including any schedules or attachments
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
(l) Permits and Approvals .
Seller has all licenses, permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of governmental
authorities (collectively, the “ Permits ”)
necessary or required for the conduct of the Business as presently
conducted by Seller. Within the past eighteen months, Seller has
not received a written notice alleging a violation or probable
violation or notice of revocation or other written communication
from or on behalf of any governmental entity, which violation has
not been corrected or otherwise settled, alleging (i) any
violation of any Permit or (ii) that Seller requires any
Permit not currently held by Seller.
(m) Inventory . Seller has no
inventory.
(n) Tangible Assets .
Schedule 6(n) lists all servers, desktop computers, laptop
computers, computer hardware and other office equipment owned or
leased by Seller (wherever located and whether or not carried on
Seller’s books).
(o) Employee Benefit Plans .
Set forth in Schedule 6(o) is an accurate and complete list
of each domestic and foreign employee benefit plan, within the
meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder (“ ERISA ”), whether or not subject
to ERISA, and each stock option, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock, stock purchase, stock unit, performance share,
incentive, bonus, profit-sharing, savings, deferred compensation,
health, medical, dental, life insurance, disability, accident,
supplemental unemployment or retirement, employment, severance or
salary or benefits continuation or fringe benefit plan, program,
arrangement, agreement or commitment (whether written or oral)
maintained by the Seller or any affiliate thereof (including, for
this purpose and for the purpose of all of the representations in
this Section 6(o) , any predecessors to the Seller or
its affiliates and all employers (whether or not incorporated) that
would be treated together with the Seller or any such affiliate as
a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the
Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) or to which
the Seller or any affiliate thereof contributes (or has any
obligation to contribute), has any liability or is a party)
(collectively, the “ Employee Benefit Plans ”).
Seller does not maintain, sponsor or contribute to or have
liability in respect of and has not maintained, sponsored or
contributed to, or had any liability with respect to and does not
have any obligation to maintain, sponsor or contribute to any
Employee Benefit Plan.
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(p) Investment . Seller and
each Shareholder (a) understands that the Buyer Shares have
not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “ Securities Act ”), or under any state
securities laws, and are being offered and sold in reliance upon
federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving any
public offering, (b) Buyer is acquiring the Buyer Shares
solely for its own account and not with a view to the distribution
thereof except in connection with Seller’s plan of
liquidation and otherwise in compliance with the Securities Act,
(c) is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience
in business and financial matters, (d) has received certain
information concerning Buyer, including, without limitation,
Buyer’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC ”) and each other current or periodic report filed
with the SEC since December 31, 2005 and has had the
opportunity to obtain additional information as desired in order to
evaluate the merits and the risks inherent in acquiring and holding
the Buyer Shares, (e) is able to bear the economic risk and
lack of liquidity inherent in holding the Buyer Shares,
(f) was at no time presented with or solicited by or through
any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement
or any other form of general solicitation or advertising relating
to Buyer or any investment in the Buyer Shares and (g) is an
“accredited investor” for purposes of the Securities
Act and any applicable state securities laws, or has such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective
investment.
(q) Intellectual Property .
Schedule 6(q) sets forth each and every item of Intellectual
Property owned by the Seller included in the Assets, except that
(1) copyrights which are not the subject of a registration or
application therefor, and (2) items included in subsection
(5) of the definition of Intellectual Property contained in
Section 1(c) herein shall be listed only if they are
material to the Assets; provided, however, that Schedule
6(q) shall not set forth those items included in subsection
(6) of the definition of Intellectual Property contained in
Section 1(c).
(i) Additionally, Schedule
6(q) sets forth each and every item of Intellectual Property
material to the Business and included in the Assets that is
licensed by the Seller as licensor and that has not been
terminated, together with the (i) owner, (ii) the
licensee, (iii) the jurisdiction(s) where licensed for use,
(iv) the royalty or other fees payable by the licensee, and
(v) the license agreement, listed by date of earliest expiry,
with respect to each such item.
(ii) Additionally, Schedule
6(q) sets forth each and every material license or other
material agreement that has not been terminated by which the Seller
has obtained rights with respect to any Intellectual Property
included in the Assets (other than licenses arising from the
purchase or other lawful acquisition or use of standard “off
the shelf” products), together with the (i) identity of
the licensor, (ii) the type of rights licensed, (iii) the
Intellectual Property licensed, (iv) the royalty or other fees
payable by the Seller and (v) the license agreement listed by
date of earliest expiry.
(iii) The Intellectual Property and
rights under licenses and agreements set forth on Schedule
6(q) includes all Intellectual Property rights necessary or
material to the Business and the Assets on the Closing Date other
than “off the shelf” products and, other than
“off the shelf” products, the Seller uses no
Intellectual Property included in the Assets which is
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not owned by the Seller or licensed under an
agreement listed on Schedule 6(q) . The Assets or the
Seller’s use thereof do not violate, infringe, misappropriate
or misuse any Intellectual Property rights.
(iv) Except as is set forth on
Schedule 6(q) , each item of Intellectual Property included
in the Assets listed on Schedule 6(q) , that is shown on
said Schedule as registered, filed, issued or applied by, for, or
on behalf of Seller, has been duly and validly registered in, filed
in or issued by, the official governmental registrars and/or
issuers (or officially recognized issuers) of patents, trademarks,
copyrights or Internet domain names, in the various jurisdictions
(national and local) indicated on such Schedule, and except as set
forth on such Schedule, each such registration, filing, application
and/or issuance (a) has not been abandoned, canceled or
otherwise transferred or assigned, (b) has been maintained
effective by all requisite filings, renewals and payments, and
(c) remains in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.
Except as set forth on Schedule 6(q) , there are no actions
that must be taken or payments that must be made by the Seller or
Buyer with respect to each such registration, filing, application
and/or issuance within one hundred and eighty (180) days
following the Closing Date that, if not taken, would adversely
affect the applicable Intellectual Property or the right of the
Seller or Buyer to use same as and where used as of the Closing
Date. Except for “off the shelf” products or the
Intellectual Property listed under Section 6(q)(ii)
above, the Seller has the exclusive right to file, prosecute
and maintain all applications and registrations with respect to the
Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule 6(q)
.
(v) Copies of all items of
Seller’s Intellectual Property included in the Assets which
have been reduced to writing or other tangible form have been
delivered by the Seller to Buyer (including true and complete
copies of all related licenses, and amendments and modifications
thereto) or, in the case of “off-the-shelf products”,
are otherwise referenced in Schedule 6(q) .
(vi) With respect to each item of
Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 6(q) , no notice of
a material default of a license has been sent or received by the
Seller which default remains uncured, and the execution, delivery
or performance of the Seller’s obligations hereunder and
under the other instruments and agreements to be executed and
delivered as contemplated hereby will not result in such a default.
Each such license agreement is a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Seller and the relevant other parties thereto,
enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not breach the
terms thereof.
(vii) Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(q) , the Seller has not received any notice of
any claim, or a threat of any claim, from any third party, and no
third party claims are pending (i) challenging the right of
the Seller to use any Intellectual Property included in the Assets
or alleging any violation, infringement, misuse or misappropriation
by the Seller of such Intellectual Property or indicating that the
failure to take a license would result in any such claim, or
(ii) challenging the ownership rights of the Seller in any
such Intellectual Property or asserting any opposition,
interference, invalidity, termination, abandonment,
unenforceability, or other infirmity of any such Intellectual
Property.
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(viii) Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(q) , the Seller has not made any claim of a
violation, infringement, misuse or misappropriation by any third
party (including any employee, consultant, or contractor or former
employee, consultant, or contractor of the Seller) of the
Seller’s rights to, or in connection with, any Intellectual
Property included in the Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule
6(q) , the Seller has not entered into any agreement to
indemnify any other person against any charge of infringement of
any such Intellectual Property, other than indemnification
provisions contained in purchase orders or license agreements
arising in the ordinary course of business.
(ix) With respect to consultants,
contractors and employees (collectively, “ Workers
”) who contributed to the creation or development of
Seller’s Intellectual Property included in the Assets the
Seller has secured valid written assignments from all such Workers
of the rights to such contributions that the Seller does not
already own by operation of law.
(x) Except as set forth on
Schedule 6(q) , the Seller has taken all necessary and
reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all
the Seller’s trade secrets (and other proprietary and
confidential information) included in the Assets, including
know-how, source codes, databases, data collections, customer
lists, schematics, ideas, algorithms and processes. To the
knowledge of the Seller or the Shareholders, the Seller has not
breached any agreements of non-disclosure or confidentiality and is
not currently alleged or claimed to have done so.
(r) Brokers and Finders Fees
. Except as set forth on Schedule 6(r) ,