ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
ODIMO
INCORPORATED
WORLDOFWATCHES.COM,
INC.
AND
ILS HOLDINGS,
LLC
1
Dated as of
December 1, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1. THE TRANSACTION
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Purchased Assets
Excluded Assets
Assumed Liabilities
Retained Liabilities
Non-Assignable Assets
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Article 2. CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER
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Purchase Price and Payment,
Allocation of Purchase Price
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Article 3. CLOSING AND CLOSING
DELIVERIES
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Closing; Time and Place
Deliveries by Seller
Deliveries by Purchaser and Seller
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Article 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
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Organization, Good Standing, Qualification
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Subsidiaries
Financial Statements
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
Absence of Changes
Transactions with Affiliates
Material Contracts
Insurance
Title; Sufficiency; Condition of Assets
Reserved
Intellectual Property
Suppliers and Affiliates
Seller Products and Product Warranty
Reserved
Employees
Compliance with Laws
SEC Documents, Financial Statements
Governmental Approvals
Proceedings and Orders
Reserved
Taxes
Customers and Privacy
Brokers
Solvency
Board Approval
Third Party Consents
No Other Agreement
Product Liability
Promotions
Full Disclosure
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Article 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
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Organization and Good Standing
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Brokers
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Article 6. post closing COVENANTS
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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
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WOW Intellectual Property.
Cooperation
Limited Power of Attorney
Return of Purchased Assets
Records and Documents
Insurance and Warranty Claims
Director and Officer Insurance
Dissolution; Restricted Payments
Bulk Sales Indemnification
Payment of Seller Supplier Accounts Payable
Publicity
Cooperation on Tax Matters.
Transition Assistance
Ice.com Covenants
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Article 7. INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival of Representations and Warranties
Indemnification by Seller
Procedures for Indemnification
Remedies Cumulative
Maximum Amounts
Liability of Purchaser
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Article 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
8.12
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Expenses
Notices
Interpretation
Counterparts; Facsimile Delivery
Entire Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in Interest
Severability
Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial
Rules of Construction
Incorporation of Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules
Assignment
Attorneys’ Fees
Further Assurances
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APPENDICES,
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
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Certain Definitions
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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
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Persons to Enter into Confidentiality and
Non-Competition
Agreements
Form of Bill of Sale for Purchased Assets
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Form of Intellectual Property Assignment
Form of Support Agreement
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Schedules
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Description
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1.1(a)
1.1(b)
1.1(c)
1.1(d)
1.1(e)
2.2
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5(c)
4.7
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.14(a)
4.14(b)
4.14(f)
4.15
4.18
4.21
4.23
4.24
4.28
4.31
6.3
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Machinery and Equipment
Intellectual Property/Telephone Numbers
Transferred Contracts
Governmental Approvals
Books and Records
Allocation of Purchase Price.
Organization, Good Standing, Qualification
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Subsidiaries
Financial Statements
Absence of Changes
Material Contracts
Insurance
Title; Sufficiency; Condition of Assets
Suppliers
Contract Affiliates
Supplier Accounts Payable
Seller Products and Product Warranty
Compliance with Laws
Proceedings and Orders
Taxes
Customers and Privacy
Third Party Consents
Promotions
Limited Power of Attorney – Proceedings
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2
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into this 1st
day of December, 2006, by and between ILS Holdings, LLC, a Florida
limited liability company (the “ Purchaser ”)
and Odimo Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“
Odimo ”), and Worldofwatches.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (collectively referred to herein together with Odimo,
as “ Seller ”). Certain capitalized terms used
in this Agreement are defined on Appendix A hereto.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller owns the website
www.worldofwatches.com (the “ WOW Website
” together with certain data, software, furniture and
equipment used in connection with the operation of the WOW Website
and on the WOW Website is engaged in the online retail sale of
watches (the “ WOW Business ”);
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to
purchase from Seller and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser
certain of the assets of, or related to, the WOW Business on the
terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with and as a
condition to the execution of this Agreement, the individuals
listed on Exhibit A will enter into confidentiality and
non-competition agreements in favor of Purchaser.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and promises contained herein, the adequacy and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1.
THE
TRANSACTION
1.1 Purchased Assets .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Closing, Seller hereby sells, transfers, conveys, assigns and
delivers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases from Seller,
all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under
the following assets, properties, goodwill and rights of Seller
used in the conduct of the WOW Business, free and clear of any
Encumbrances (collectively, the “Purchased
Assets”):
(a) Machinery and
Equipment . The machinery and equipment listed on
Schedule 1.1(a) (the “ Machinery and Equipment
”);
(b) Intellectual
Property/Telephone Numbers . The WOW Intellectual Property and
internet domain names, databases, telephone numbers and directory
listings used by Seller primarily in the conduct of the WOW
Business, as listed on Schedule 1.1(b) ;
(c) Transferred
Contracts . All rights of Seller under Contracts listed on
Schedule 1.1(c) (the “ Transferred
Contracts ”);
(d) Governmental
Approvals . All Governmental Approvals (and pending
applications therefor), including the Governmental Approvals listed
on Schedule 1.1(d) ;
(e) Books and Records .
True and correct copies of all books, files, papers, agreements,
correspondence, databases, information systems, programs,
documents, records and documentation thereof reasonably requested
by Purchaser including without limitation, customer information and
historical sale records stored as computer data bases, customer
lists, price lists, files, sales correspondence and other records,
marketing information and other records, sales literature and
similar information related to the WOW Business, any of the
Purchased Assets, or used in the conduct of the WOW Business, on
whatever medium (the “ Books and Records ”),
including but not limited to the information described on
Schedule 1.1(e) , which shall be provided in forms or
formats as agreed to by Seller and Purchaser;
(f) Goodwill . All
goodwill related to the WOW Business including customer and
supplier lists and the goodwill associated with the WOW
Intellectual Property; it being understood that any goodwill of the
business operated on the www.ashford.com website (the
“ Ashford Business ”) shall remain the property
of Seller, it being further understood that by way of example, to
the extent both the WOW Business and the Ashford Business use the
same supplier lists, then both Purchaser and Seller shall have the
respective right to use such lists (which for the avoidance of
doubt shall have both Purchaser’s and Seller’s
respective right to sell or otherwise transfer such lists).
(g) Accounts Receivable
. Accounts receivable associated with sales and transactions
entered into on the WOW Website after the Transfer Time;
(h) Deposits and
Advances . All performance and other bonds, security and other
deposits, advances, advance payments, prepaid credits and deferred
charges (the “ Deposits and Advances ”)
associated with transactions entered into or orders placed on the
WOW Website after the Transfer Time;
(i) Rebates and Credits
. All rights in, to and under claims for refunds, rebates or other
discounts due from suppliers or vendors and rights to offset in
respect thereof (the “ Rebates and Credits ”)
associated with transactions entered into or orders placed with
respect to the WOW Business after the Transfer Time; and
(j) Corporate Packaging
Materials . All stocks of shipping and packaging materials used
or held for use in connection with the WOW Business (the “
Corporate Packaging ”), including all items of
packaging, bags, boxes, wrapper and other material used in the WOW
Business.
1.2 Excluded Assets .
Other than as provided in Section 1.1, all other assets of
Seller (the “Excluded Assets”) shall not be included in
the Purchased Assets. The Excluded Assets shall include:
(a) Cash . Cash, cash
equivalents, merchant deposits in transit, deposits with credit
card companies and marketable securities;
(b) Accounts Receivable
. Accounts receivable associated with sales and transactions
entered into prior to the Transfer Time;
(c) All Debt . Any
intercompany or intracompany receivable cash balances between
Seller and any of its Affiliates or between any of its
Affiliates;
(d) Inventory . All
Inventory of Seller Products;
(e) Corporate Documents
. Corporate seals, certificates of incorporation, minute books,
stock transfer records, or other records related to the corporate
organization of Seller;
(f) Insurance Policies
. All insurance policies;
(g) Deposits and
Advances . Deposits and Advances associated with transactions
entered into or orders placed prior to the Transfer Time;
(h) Rebates and Credits
. All rights in, to and under Rebates and Credits associated with
transactions entered into or orders placed prior to the Transfer
Time;
(i) Claims . All
claims, choses-in-action, rights in action, rights to tender claims
or demands to Seller’s insurance companies, rights to any
insurance proceeds, and other similar claims (the “ Seller
Claims ”); and
(j) Rights Under Certain
Agreements . All rights under any Transaction Agreement.
1.3 Assumed Liabilities
. Purchaser assumes no Liabilities of Seller, except at the
Closing, Purchaser shall assume and agree to pay, discharge or
perform, as appropriate, only to the extent and as provided in this
Section 1.3, the following (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) the liabilities and
obligations of Seller in respect of the Transferred Contracts only
with respect to those Liabilities that arise thereunder from and
after the Closing Date, with no Liabilities assumed for accrued or
contingent obligations as of the Closing Date; and
(b) the obligations of Seller
to honor the discount coupons and promotions listed on
Schedule 4.31 in accordance with their terms.
For clarity, Purchaser shall not assume Liability for
liabilities or obligations arising out of any breach (or alleged
breach) by Seller of any provision of any agreement, Contract,
commitment or lease, including, but not limited to, liabilities or
obligations arising out of Seller’s failure (or alleged
failure) to perform any agreement, Contract, commitment or lease in
accordance with its terms prior to the Closing.
1.4 Retained
Liabilities . Other than the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser
shall assume no liabilities and shall not be liable or responsible
for any Liability of Seller, any direct or indirect subsidiary of
Seller (each, a “Subsidiary”) or any Affiliate of
Seller (collectively, the “Retained Liabilities”).
Without limiting the foregoing, the Retained Liabilities shall
include, and Purchaser shall not be obligated to assume, and does
not assume, and hereby disclaims any of the following Liabilities
of Seller, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates:
(a) Any Liability attributable
to any assets, properties or Contracts that are not included in the
Purchased Assets, except Liabilities attributable to Non-Assignable
Assets, for which Seller and Purchaser have reached a mutually
acceptable arrangement pursuant to Section 1.5(b);
(b) Any Liability for breaches
of any Transferred Contract on or prior to the Closing Date and for
breaches of any other Transferred Contract or any Liability for
payments or amounts due under any Contract on or prior to the
Closing Date and for payments or amounts due under any other
contract;
(c) Any Liability to GSI
Commerce, Inc. under the Asset Purchase Agreement by and between
Seller and Ashford.com dated December 6, 2002 or any Liability
to Ice.com, Inc. or Ice Diamond, LLC or their respective successors
or assigns, under the Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Seller,
Ice.com, Inc. and Ice Diamond, LLC, dated May 11, 2006 (the
“ Ice Agreement ”), or any of the agreements
entered into in connection therewith;
(d) Any Liability for Taxes
attributable to or imposed upon Seller or its Affiliates for any
period, or attributable to or imposed upon the Purchased Assets on
or prior to the Closing Date, including any Transfer Taxes;
(e) Any Liability for or with
respect to any loan, other indebtedness, or account payable,
including any such Liabilities owed to Affiliates of Seller;
(f) Any Liability arising from
accidents, occurrences, misconduct, negligence, breach of fiduciary
duty or statements made or omitted to be made (including libelous
or defamatory statements) on or prior to the Closing Date, whether
or not covered by workers’ compensation or other forms of
insurance;
(g) Any Liability arising as a
result of any legal or equitable action or judicial or
administrative proceeding initiated at any time, to the extent
related to any action or omission on or prior to the Closing Date,
including any Liability for (i) infringement or
misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Rights or any other
rights of any Person (including any right of privacy or publicity);
(ii) breach of product warranties; (iii) injury, death,
property damage or other losses arising with respect to or caused
by Seller Products or the manufacturer or design thereof; or
(iv) violations of any Legal Requirements (including federal
and state securities laws);
(h) Any Liability incurred in
connection with the making or performance of this Agreement and the
Transaction;
(i) Any Liability incurred in
connection with a violation of or arising under any environmental
laws;
(j) Any Liability for expenses
and fees incurred by Seller incidental to the preparation of the
Transaction Agreements, preparation or delivery of materials or
information requested by Purchaser, and the consummation of the
Transaction, including all broker, counsel and accounting fees and
Transfer Taxes;
(k) Any Liability arising out
of transactions, commitments, infringements, acts or omissions not
in the ordinary course of business;
(l) Any Liability arising out
of any Seller Benefit Plan or contract of insurance for employee
group medical, dental or life insurance plans;
(m) Any Liability for making
payments of any kind to employees (including as a result of the
Transaction, the termination of an employee by Seller, or other
claims arising out of the terms of employment with Seller) or with
respect to payroll taxes;
(n) Any Legal Requirement
applicable to Seller, the Purchased Assets or the Retained
Liabilities on or prior to the Closing Date or any Liability for a
violation of such a Legal Requirement;
(o) Any Liability to any
stockholders of Seller;
(p) Any Liability for credit
balances, credit memos and all other amounts due to dealers,
distributors and customers;
(q) Any Liability related to or
arising from the acquisition of the WOW Business by Seller;
(r) Any Liability associated
with the Federal CAN-SPAM Act or violations of Seller’s
privacy policies associated with collection, retention, use,
transfer or sale of customer information;
(s) Any costs or expenses
associated with the contracts with MSN or NextJump set forth on
Schedule 4.31 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule;
(t) Any Liability arising out
of or in connection with the sale of any decoded inventory by
Seller; or
(u) Any costs or expenses
incurred in connection with shutting down, deinstalling and
removing equipment not purchased by Purchaser and any costs or
expenses associated with any Contracts not assumed by Purchaser
hereunder.
1.5 Non-Assignable
Assets .
(a) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any of the Transferred Contracts or other Purchased
Assets are not assignable or transferable (each, a “
Non-Assignable Asset ”) without the consent of, or
waiver by, a third party (each, an “ Assignment
Consent ”), either as a result of the provisions thereof
or applicable Legal Requirements, and any of such Assignment
Consents have not been obtained by Seller on or prior to the date
hereof, Purchaser may elect to either: (i) have Seller
permanently retain the Non-Assignable Asset and all Liabilities
relating thereto at the Closing; or (ii) have Seller continue
its best efforts to obtain the Assignment Consents after Closing,
and, in either case, this Agreement and the related instruments of
transfer shall not constitute an assignment or transfer of such
Non-Assignable Assets, and Purchaser shall not assume
Seller’s rights or obligations under such Non-Assignable
Asset (and such Non-Assignable Asset shall not be included in the
Purchased Assets). If Purchaser elects item (ii) above,
without limiting Seller’s obligations under
Section 3.2(r) , Seller shall use its best efforts to
obtain all such Assignment Consents as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Closing Date and thereafter assign to
Purchaser such Non-Assignable Assets. Following any such
assignment, such assets shall be deemed Purchased Assets for
purposes of this Agreement.
(b) After the Closing, Seller
shall cooperate with Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement
designed to provide Purchaser with all of the benefits of the
Non-Assignable Assets as if the appropriate Assignment Consents had
been obtained, including by establishing arrangements whereby
Purchaser shall undertake the work necessary to perform under
Transferred Contracts.
ARTICLE 2.
CONSIDERATION FOR
TRANSFER
2.1 Purchase Price and
Payment,
(a) Purchased Asset
Purchase Price . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, as
full consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery
of the Purchased Assets and the execution and delivery of the
Transaction Agreements by Seller to Purchaser, Purchaser shall pay
to Seller, at the Closing, a purchase price of $410,000 (the
“ Purchased Assets Purchase Price ”) in exchange
for the Purchased Assets, payable in immediately available funds by
wire transfer.
(b) Purchase Price
Adjustments . If Purchaser makes any repairs, accepts any
returns or grants any allowances from and after the Closing Date,
in compliance with the return or warranty policy of Seller
published by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, relating to
any product produced or sold by Seller on or prior to the Closing
Date, Purchaser shall do so as agent of Seller without any
liability to Seller or anyone else by so acting, and the costs
associated with such returns, repairs or allowances shall be
promptly reimbursed by Seller on the Purchase Price Adjustment
Date. With respect to any return, the costs associated with such
return to be credited to Purchaser shall be equal to the excess of
(I) the sum of (a) the retail price to be credited to the
customer plus (b) any merchant costs associated with crediting
the customer, plus (c) any return shipping costs covered or
reimbursed (together with (a) and (b) the “ Full
Retail Cost ”) over (II) the Net Inventory Cost for
the returned item. For purposes hereof, “ Net Inventory
Cost ” for any returned item shall equal the “cost
of goods sold” for that item. The costs of repairs shall be
the actual out of pocket costs incurred by Purchaser in making such
repair. In the event that Purchaser shall reasonably determine that
any items returned are broken, damaged or unable to be sold as new
(such items “ Damaged Goods ”), Seller shall
indemnify Purchaser for the Full Retail Cost of such items and upon
return of any Damaged Goods to Purchaser, Purchaser shall deliver
the Damaged Goods to Seller at Seller’s expense.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any Transaction
Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall be permitted through the
date which is the 30 th day following the Purchase Price
Adjustment Date (as herein defined) to liquidate the Damaged Goods
on Odimo’s Ebay clearance site, provided, that Seller shall
not reference Purchaser, www.worldofwatches.com , or the WOW
Business in connection with the liquidation of such Damaged Goods.
Purchaser and Seller shall use their respective commercially
reasonable best efforts to work together on repairs, returns and
allowances for all items returned for credit, exchange or repairs.
On or before the last day of each month following the Closing Date
(or, if such date is not a Business Day, the first Business Day
thereafter) (each such date, a “ Purchase Price Adjustment
Date ”) continuing until 180 days following the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall present Seller with a schedule of all
returns, repairs and allowances that have been transacted by
Purchaser hereunder during the immediately preceding month (the
“ Return and Repair Schedule ”) and Seller shall
reimburse Purchaser for any amount amounts owed to Purchaser under
this Section 2.1(b) . Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Seller shall not be required to reimburse Purchaser for any amounts
related to returns or warranty repairs of SWI watches.
2.2 Allocation of Purchase
Price . The purchase price for the Purchased Assets shall
be allocated as set forth in Schedule 2.2 attached hereto and
made a part hereof, subject to the Purchase Price adjustment as
described in Section 2.1(b) above. The parties hereto agree to
follow such allocations for federal and state income tax
purposes.
ARTICLE 3.
CLOSING AND CLOSING
DELIVERIES
3.1 Closing; Time and
Place . The closing of the purchase and sale provided for
in this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur at the
offices of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., 401 East Las Olas Boulevard,
Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (or such other
place as the parties may designate in writing) on the date of
execution of this Agreement (the “Closing Date”).
3.2 Deliveries by
Seller . On the Closing Date, Seller will take all
reasonable steps necessary to place Purchaser in actual possession
and operating control of the Purchased Assets and deliver the
following items, duly executed by Seller as applicable, all of
which shall be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel:
(a) Bill of Sale . Bill
of Sale covering all of the applicable Purchased Assets,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
;
(b) Assignment and
Assumption Agreement . Assignment and Assumption Agreement
covering the Transferred Contracts, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C .
(c) Intellectual Property
Assignment . Any and all documents necessary to properly record
the assignment to Purchaser of all of Seller’s right, title
and interest in and to the WOW Intellectual Property, including the
intellectual property assignment, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D attached hereto;
(d) Other Conveyance
Instruments . Such other specific instruments of sale,
transfer, conveyance and assignment as Purchaser may request;
(e) Reserved.
(f) Support Agreements
. Support Agreements covering at least 50% of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Seller, in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit E .
(g) Notice Letter to State
of Delaware/Certificate of Amendment . Certificate of
Amendments of Certificates of Incorporation of WORLDOFWATCHES.COM,
Inc. as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State changing the
name of WORLDOFWATCHES.COM, Inc. to Odimo Two Subsidiary, Inc. and
a letter to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
consenting to the use of the name WORLDOFWATCHES.COM by Purchaser
or any of its Affiliates;
(h) Transferred
Contracts . Originals of all Transferred Contracts;
(i) Request for
Reconveyance of Deed of Trust; Payoff and Release Letters .
Payoff and release letters from creditors of Seller together with
UCC-3 termination statements with respect to any financing
statements filed against any of the Purchased Assets, terminating
all Encumbrances (including Tax liens) on any of the Purchased
Assets;
(j) Books and Records .
The Books and Records, provided that Purchaser and Seller
hereby agree that the customer records associated with the WOW
Business shall continue to be made available to Purchaser for
inspection on or prior to the Closing Date and provided
further that an electronic copy of all customer records shall
be provided to Purchaser in ASCII electronic format on a mobile
hard drive on or prior to the date which is 30 days from the
Closing Date;
(k) Officer’s
Certificate . A Certificate executed on behalf of Seller by its
Chief Executive Officer, certifying that (i) all of the
representations and warranties of Seller in this Agreement are true
and correct in all material respects (considered collectively and
individually) as of the date of this Agreement (or, to the extent
such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date,
they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date) and (ii) all of the representations and
warranties of Seller in this Agreement that contain an express
materiality qualification shall have been true and correct in all
respects (considered collectively and individually) as of the date
of this Agreement;
(l) Secretary’s
Certificate . A certificate of the Secretary of the Seller
setting forth a copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of Seller authorizing and approving the execution and
delivery of the Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(m) Opinion of
Seller’s Counsel . Opinion in form and substance
acceptable to Purchaser.
(n) Delaware Law
Opinion . Opinion from Delaware counsel, in form and substance
acceptable to Purchaser, confirming that Seller is not required
under Delaware law to seek the approval of its shareholders in
order to complete the Transaction;
(o) Valuation . Copy of
valuation from Capitalink, L.C. confirming the market value of the
Purchased Assets.
(p) Fairness Opinion.
Copy of opinion from Capitalink, L.C. to Seller which confirms
Capitalink’s view that as of the date of the opinion, the
consideration to be received by Seller in connection with the sale
of the Purchased Assets is fair, from a financial point of view, to
the shareholders of Seller;
(q) Certificates of Good
Standing . A certificate from the Secretary of State of each of
Delaware, Florida and each other jurisdiction where the WOW
Business is conducted as to Seller’s good standing and
payment of all applicable taxes;
(r) Consents . All
Assignment Consents and other Consents required (i) for the
transfer of the WOW Business and the Purchased Assets;
(ii) for the consummation of the Transaction; or (iii) to
prevent a breach or termination of any Contract;
(s) Non-Competition
Agreements . Non-competition agreements in form and substance
acceptable to Purchaser and its counsel with each of the persons
listed on Exhibit B.
(t) Termination of
Licenses . To the extent there are any licenses, Contracts or
rights that grant any subsidiary of the Seller the right to use the
WOW Intellectual Property, such licenses, contracts and rights
shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and Seller shall provide
Purchaser executed copied of all termination agreements effecting
such terminations.
3.3 Deliveries by Purchaser and
Seller . At the Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall deliver
such other certificates, instruments or documents required pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise necessary or
appropriate to transfer the Purchased Assets in accordance with the
terms hereof and consummate the Transaction, and to vest in
Purchaser and its successors and assigns full, complete, absolute,
legal and equitable title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear
of all Encumbrances, including such certificates, instruments and
documents to be executed or delivered by Seller pursuant to
Article 3 hereof.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except as specifically set forth on
Schedule 4 (the “ Seller Disclosure
Schedule ”) attached to this Agreement (the parts of
which are numbered to correspond to the individual Section numbers
of this Article 4), Seller hereby represents and warrants
(without limiting any other representations or warranties made by
Seller in this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement) to
Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Organization, Good
Standing, Qualification . Schedule 4.1 sets forth
Seller’s jurisdiction of organization and each state or other
jurisdiction in which Seller is qualified to do business. Seller
(i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;
(ii) is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate
and tax good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which
the nature of its business (including the WOW Business), the
operation of its assets (including the Purchased Assets) or the
ownership or leasing of its properties (including the Personal
Property) requires such qualification; and (iii) has full
power and authority required to own, lease and operate its assets
and to carry on its business (including the WOW Business) as now
being conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.
4.2 Authority; Binding Nature
of Agreements . Seller has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Agreements have been approved by all
requisite action on the part of Seller.
This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Seller. Each of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Agreements constitutes, or upon execution
and delivery, will constitute, the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with
its terms.
4.3 No Conflicts; Required
Consents . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Agreement by Seller does not and will not (with or
without notice or lapse of time):
(a) conflict with, violate or
result in any breach of (i) any of the provisions of
Seller’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws;
(ii) any resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors or
stockholders of Seller; (iii) any of the terms or requirements
of any Governmental Approval held by Seller or any of its employees
or that otherwise relates to the WOW Business or any of the
Purchased Assets; or (iv) any provision of any Material
Contract;
(b) give any Governmental
Authority or other Person the right to (i) challenge the
Transaction; (ii) exercise any remedy or obtain any relief
under any Legal Requirement or any Order to which Seller, or any of
the Purchased Assets, is subject; (iii) declare a default of,
exercise any remedy under, accelerate the performance of, cancel,
terminate, modify or receive any payment under any Material
Contract; or (iv) revoke, suspend or modify any Governmental
Approval;
(c) cause Seller or Purchaser
to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any
Tax, or cause any of the Purchased Assets to be reassessed or
revalued by any Tax Authority or other Governmental Authority;
(d) result in the imposition or
creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
Purchased Assets; or
(e) require any Seller to
obtain any Consent or make or deliver any filing or notice to any
Person or to a Governmental Authority.
4.4 Subsidiaries . To
the extent the Purchased Assets are owned by any subsidiary of
Odimo or any other Entity, or any portion of the WOW Business is
conducted by any subsidiary of Odimo or any other Entity, such
Purchased Assets are set forth on Schedule 4.4 next to the
subsidiary that is the owner thereof.
4.5 Financial
Statements .
(a) Seller has previously
delivered to Purchaser the following financial statements
(collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”):
(i) the audited consolidated balance sheets, and the related
statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows, of Seller as of and for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, together with the notes
thereto; and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheets,
and the related unaudited statements of operations, changes in
stockholder’s equity, and cash flows, of Odimo Incorporated
(the “ Interim Balance Sheet ”) as of and for
the period ended September 30, 2006 (the “ Interim
Balance Sheet Date ”).
(b) All of the Financial
Statements (i) are true, accurate and complete in all
respects; (ii) are consistent with the Books and Records of
Seller; (iii) present fairly and accurately the financial
condition of Seller as of the respective dates thereof and the
results of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity and
cash flows of Seller for the periods covered thereby; and
(iv) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods covered; provided ,
however , that the Interim Balance Sheet is subject to
year-end adjustments consistent with past practice (which will not
be material individually or in the aggregate) and do not contain
all of the footnotes required by GAAP. All reserves established by
Seller and set forth in the Interim Balance Sheet are adequate for
the purposes for which they were established.
(c)
Schedule 4.5(c) sets forth an accurate, correct and
complete breakdown and aging of each of Seller’s accounts
payable (including to all of its suppliers) as of the Interim
Balance Sheet Date.
4.6 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . Neither Seller nor the WOW Business has any
Liabilities other than (i) those set forth in the Interim
Balance Sheet; (ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not required to be set forth in the Interim Balance
Sheet under GAAP; (iii) those incurred in the ordinary course
of business since the date of the Interim Balance Sheet; and
(iv) those incurred in connection with the execution of any of
the Transaction Agreements.
4.7 Absence of Changes
. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7, Since the Interim
Balance Sheet Date, (i) Seller has conducted the WOW Business
in the ordinary course of business and (ii) no event or
circumstance has occurred that could reasonably have a Material
Adverse Effect on Seller or the WOW Business.
4.8 Transactions with
Affiliates . Except as set forth in the Financial
Statements, no Affiliate (a) has any direct or indirect
interest in any asset (including the Purchased Assets), property or
other right used in the conduct of or otherwise related to the WOW
Business; or (b) is a party to any Material Contract or has
had any direct or indirect interest in, any Material Contract,
transaction or business dealing of any nature involving Seller.
4.9 Material Contracts
.
(a) Schedule 4.9
sets forth an accurate, correct and complete list of all Contracts
associated with the WOW Business or the Purchased Assets to which
any of the descriptions set forth below may apply (the “
Material Contracts ”):
(i) Personal Property Leases,
Insurance, Contracts affecting any WOW Intellectual Property or
Seller’s information systems or software, Contracts with
employees or contractors, Seller Benefit Plans and Governmental
Approvals;
(ii) Any Contract for capital
expenditures or for the purchase of goods or services in excess of
$5,000;
(iii) Any Contract obligating
Seller to sell or deliver any product or service by or through the
WOW Business at a price which does not cover the cost (including
labor, materials and production overhead) plus the customary profit
margin associated with such product or service;
(iv) Any Contract involving
financing or borrowing of money, or evidencing indebtedness, any
liability for borrowed money, any obligation for the deferred
purchase price of property in excess of $5,000 or guaranteeing in
any way any Contract in connection with any Person;
(v) Any joint venture,
partnership, cooperative arrangement or any other Contract
involving a sharing of profits;
(vi) Any advertising or
marketing Contract not terminable without payment or penalty on
five days notice;
(vii) Any Contract with respect
to the discharge, storage or removal of effluent, waste or
pollutants;
(viii) Any Contract affecting
any right, title or interest in or to real property;
(ix) Any Contract relating to
any license or royalty arrangement;
(x) Any power of attorney,
proxy or similar instrument;
(xi) The Charter, Bylaws and
other organizational or constitutive documents of Seller and any
Contract among stockholders of Seller;
(xii) Any Contract for the
manufacture, service or maintenance of any product of the WOW
Business;
(xiii) Any Contract for the
purchase or sale of any assets other than in the ordinary course of
business or for the option or preferential rights to purchase or
sell any assets;
(xiv) Any requirement or output
Contract;
(xv) Any Contract to indemnify
any Person or to share in or contribute to the liability of any
Person;
(xvi) Any Contract for the
purchase or sale of foreign currency or otherwise involving foreign
exchange transactions;
(xvii) Any Contract containing
covenants not to compete in any line of business or with any Person
in any geographical area;
(xviii) Any Contract related to
the acquisition of a business or the equity of any other
Entity;
(xix) Any other Contract which
(i) provides for payment or performance by either party
thereto having an aggregate value of $5,000 or more; (ii) is
not terminable without payment or penalty on five (5) days (or
less) notice; or (iii) is between, inter alia, an Affiliate
and Seller;
(xx) Any other Contract that
involves future payments, performance of services or delivery of
goods or materials to or by Seller of an aggregate amount or value
in excess of $5,000, on an annual basis, or that otherwise is
material to the WOW Business or prospects of Seller
(xxi) Any Contract which is
material to the WOW Business; and
(xxii) Any proposed arrangement
of a type that, if entered into, would be a Contract described in
any of (i) through (xxi) above.
(b) Seller has delivered to
Purchaser accurate, correct and complete copies of all Material
Contracts (or written summaries of the material terms thereof, if
not in writing), including all amendments, supplements,
modifications and waivers thereof. All nonmaterial contracts of
Seller do not, in the aggregate, represent a material portion of
the Liabilities of Seller.
(c) Each Material Contract is
currently valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable by
Seller in accordance with its terms.
(d) Seller is not in default,
and no party has notified Seller that it is in default, under any
Contract. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition
exists, that might (with or without notice or lapse of time)
(a) result in a violation or breach of any of the provisions
of any Material Contract; (b) give any Person the right to
declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Material
Contract; (c) give any Person the right to accelerate the
maturity or performance of any Material Contract or to cancel,
terminate or modify any Material Contract; or (d) otherwise
have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller in connection with any
Material Contract; and
(e) Seller has not waived any
of its rights under any Material Contract.
(f) Each Person against which
Seller has or may acquire any rights under any Material Contract is
(i) Solvent and (ii) able to satisfy such Person’s
material obligations and liabilities to Seller.
(g) The performance of the
Transferred Contracts will not result in any violation of or
failure by Seller to comply with any Legal Requirement.
(h) The Material Contracts
constitute all of the Contracts necessary to enable Seller to
conduct the WOW Business in the manner in which such WOW Business
is currently being conducted and in the manner in which such WOW
Business is proposed to be conducted.
4.10 Insurance . The
Schedule 4.10 sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
insurance policies, self-insurance arrangements and fidelity bonds,
currently in effect, that insure the WOW Business and/or the
Purchased Assets (collectively, the “Insurance
Policies”). Seller has delivered to Purchaser true, correct
and complete copies of all Insurance Policies. Each Insurance
Policy is valid, binding, and in full force and effect. Seller is
not in breach of any Insurance Policy, and no event has occurred
which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a
breach, or permit termination, modification, or acceleration, of
any Insurance Policy. Seller has not received any notice of
cancellation or non-renewal of any Insurance Policy. The
consummation of the Transaction will not cause a breach,
termination, modification, or acceleration of any Insurance Policy.
There is no claim under any Insurance Policy that has been
improperly filed or as to which any insurer has questioned,
disputed or denied liability. Seller has not received any notice
of, nor does Seller have any Knowledge of any facts that might
result in, a material increase in the premium for any Insurance
Policy. All sales of products by the WOW Business prior to the
closing date are covered under the Insurance Policies.
4.11 Title; Sufficiency;
Condition of Assets .
(a) Seller has good and
marketable title to, is the exclusive legal and equitable owner of,
and has the unrestricted power and right to sell, assign and
deliver the Purchased Assets. The Purchased Assets are free and
clear of all Encumbrances of any kind or nature, except
(a) restrictions imposed in any Governmental Approval and
(b) Encumbrances disclosed on Schedule 4.11 which
are being removed and released concurrently with the Closing on the
date thereof. Upon Closing, Purchaser will acquire exclusive, good
and marketable title or license to (as the case may be) the
Purchased Assets and no restrictions will exist on
Purchaser’s right to resell, license or sublicense any of the
Purchased Assets or engage in the WOW Business.
(b) Except for such inventory
as may be necessary to operate the WOW Business, the Purchased
Assets include all the assets necessary to permit Purchaser to
conduct the WOW Business after the Closing in a manner
substantially equivalent to the manner as it is being conducted on
the date of this Agreement in compliance with all Legal
Requirements.
(c) All Purchased Assets are
(i) in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and
tear excepted; (ii) suitable and adequate for continued use in
the manner in which they are presently being used;
(iii) adequate to meet all present and reasonably anticipated
future requirements of the WOW Business; and (iv) free of
defects (latent and patent).
4.12 Reserved .
4.13 Intellectual
Property .
(a)
Schedule 1.1(b) lists all WOW Intellectual Property,
specifying in each case whether such WOW Intellectual Property is
owned or controlled by or for, licensed to, or otherwise held by or
for the benefit of Seller, including all Registered Intellectual
Property Rights owned by, filed in the name of or applied for by
Seller and used in the WOW Business (the “ WOW Registered
Intellectual Property Rights ”).
(b) Each item of WOW
Intellectual Property (i) is valid, subsisting and in full
force and effect, (ii) has not been abandoned or passed into
the public domain and (iii) is free and clear of any
Encumbrances.
(c) The WOW Intellectual
Property constitutes all the Intellectual Property Rights used in
and/or necessary to the conduct of the WOW Business as it is
currently conducted, and as it is currently planned or contemplated
to be conducted by Seller prior to the Closing and by Purchaser
following the Closing, including the design, development,
manufacture, use, import and sale of the Seller Products (including
those currently under development).
(d) Each item of WOW
Intellectual Property either (i) is exclusively owned by
Seller and was written and created solely by employees of Seller
acting within the scope of their employment or by third parties,
all of which employees and third parties have validly and
irrevocably assigned all of their rights, including Intellectual
Property Rights therein, to Seller, and no third party owns or has
any rights to any such WOW Intellectual Property, or (ii) is
duly and validly licensed to Seller for use in the manner currently
used by Seller in the conduct of the WOW Business and, as it is
currently planned or contemplated to be used by Seller in the
conduct of the WOW Business prior to the Closing and by Purchaser
following the Closing.
(e) In each case in which
Seller has acquired any Intellectual Property Rights from any
Person, Seller has obtained a valid and enforceable assignment
sufficient to irrevocably transfer all rights in such Intellectual
Property Rights (including the right to seek past and future
damages with respect thereto) to Seller. No Person who has licensed
Intellectual Property Rights to Seller has ownership rights or
license rights to improvements made by Seller in such Intellectual
Property Rights. Seller has not transferred ownership of, or
granted any exclusive license of or right to use, or authorized the
retention of any exclusive rights to use or joint ownership of, any
Intellectual Property Rights that is or was WOW Intellectual
Property to any Person.
(f) There are no facts,
circumstances or information that (i) would render any WOW
Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable, (ii) would
adversely affect any pending application for any WOW Registered
Intellectual Property Right, or (iii) would adversely affect
or impede the ability of Seller to use any WOW Intellectual
Property in the conduct of the WOW Business as it is currently
conducted or as it is currently planned or contemplated to be
conducted by Seller prior to Closing or by Purchaser following the
Closing. Seller has not misrepresented, or failed to disclose, and
has no Knowledge of any misrepresentation or failure to disclose,
any fact or circumstances in any application for any WOW Registered
Intellectual Property Right that would constitute fraud or a
misrepresentation with respect to such application or that would
otherwise affect the validity or enforceability of any WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Right.
(g) All necessary registration,
maintenance and renewal fees in connection with each item of WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been paid and all
necessary documents and certificates in connection with such WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been filed with the
relevant patent, copyright, trademark, domain name registries or
other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as
the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Rights. There are no actions that
must be taken by Seller within one hundred twenty (120) days
following the Closing Date, including the payment of any
registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any
responses to office actions, documents, applications or
certificates for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining,
perfecting, preserving or renewing any WOW Registered Intellectual
Property Rights. To the maximum extent provided for by, and in
accordance with, applicable laws and regulations or registration
requirements, Seller has recorded in a timely manner each such
assignment of a WOW Registered Intellectual Property Right assigned
to Seller with the relevant governmental authority and domain name
registries, including without limitation the United States Patent
and Trademark Office (the “ PTO ”), the U.S.
Copyright Office or their respective counterparts in any relevant
foreign jurisdiction, as the case may be.
(h) Seller has taken all
necessary action to maintain and protect (i) the WOW
Intellectual Property, and (ii) the secrecy, confidentiality,
value and Seller’s rights in the Confidential Information and
Trade Secrets of Seller and those provided by any Person to Seller,
including by having and enforcing a policy requiring all current
and former employees, consultants and contractors of Seller to
execute appropriate confidentiality and assignment agreements. All
copies thereof shall be delivered to Purchaser at Closing. Seller
has no Knowledge of any violation or unauthorized disclosure of any
Trade Secret or Confidential Information related to the WOW
Business, the Purchased Assets, or obligations of confidentiality
with respect to such. Only the individuals named in the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, which describes their relationship with
Seller, have had access to such Trade Secrets and Confidential
Information, and each such individual has signed a confidentiality
agreement with respect thereto.
(i) The operation of the WOW
Business as it is currently conducted, or as it is currently
planned or contemplated to be conducted by Seller prior to the
Closing, including but not limited to the design, development, use,
import, branding, advertising, promotion, marketing, manufacture
and sale of the Seller Products (including any currently under
development), does not and will not, and will not when operated by
Purchaser substantially in the same manner following the Closing,
infringe or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of any
Person, violate any right of any Person (including any right to
privacy or publicity), defame or libel any Person or constitute
unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any
jurisdiction, and Seller has not received notice from any Person
claiming that such operation or any Seller Product (including any
currently under development) infringes or misappropriates any
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person (including any right of
privacy or publicity), or defames or libels any Person or
constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of
any jurisdiction (nor does Seller have Knowledge of any basis
therefor).
(j) To Seller’s
Knowledge, no Person is violating, infringing or misappropriating
any WOW Intellectual Property Right.
(k) There are no Proceedings
before any Governmental Authority (including before the PTO)
anywhere in the world related to any of the WOW Intellectual
Property, including any WOW Registered Intellectual Property
Rights.
(l) No WOW Intellectual
Property or Seller Product is subject to any Proceeding or any
outstanding decree, order, judgment, office action or settlement
agreement or stipulation that restricts in any manner the use,
transfer or licensing thereof by Seller or that may affect the
validity, use or enforceability of such WOW Intellectual Property
or Seller Product.
(m)
Schedule 1.1(c) lists all Transferred Contracts
affecting any WOW Intellectual Property Rights. Seller is not in
breach of, nor has Seller failed to perform under, any such
Transferred Contracts and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no other
party to any such Transferred Contracts, is in breach thereof or
has failed to perform thereunder.
(n) To the extent not listed on
Schedule 1.1(c) , the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists
all Transferred Contracts under which Seller has agreed to, or
assumed, any obligation or duty to warrant, indemnify, reimburse,
hold harmless, guaranty or otherwise assume or incur any obligation
or liability, or provide a right of rescission, with respect to the
infringement or misappropriation by Seller or such other person of
the WOW Intellectual Property Rights of any Person other than
Seller.
(o) There is no Material
Contract affecting any WOW Intellectual Property under which there
is any dispute regarding the scope of such Material Contract, or
performance under such Material Contract, including with respect to
any payments to be made or received by Seller thereunder.
(p) All WOW Intellectual
Property will be fully transferable, alienable or licensable by
Purchaser without restriction and without payment of any kind to
any third party. The consummation of the Transaction as
contemplated hereby will not result in any loss of, or the
diminishment in value of, any WOW Intellectual Property or the
right to use any WOW Intellectual Property.
(q) Neither this Agreement nor
the Transaction, including the assi