AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS,
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ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
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Purchase and
Sale of Assets
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Excluded
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Assumption and
Retention of Liabilities
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Purchase
Price
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Post-Closing
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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Closing
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ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SELLER
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Corporate
Organization and Power
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Subsidiaries
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Authorization
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Non-Contravention
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Consents and
Approvals
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Financial
Statement Matters
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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Receivables
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Purchased
Assets
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Sufficiency of
Purchased Assets; Operation of Aesthetics Business
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Assigned
Contracts
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Real
Property
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FDA and Global
Regulation Compliance in Connection with the Aesthetics
Business
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Compliance with
Applicable Laws
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Litigation
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Contracts
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Labor and
Employment Matters Concerning the Employees
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Aesthetics
Business Intellectual Property
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Insurance
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Tax
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Brokers
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Environmental
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Affiliate
Transactions
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Customers and
Suppliers
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Product and
Service Warranties
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Service
Parts
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Stock
Consideration
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Scope of
Representations and Warranties
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ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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Corporate
Organization and Power; Stock Consideration
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Authorization
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Non-Contravention
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Consents and
Approvals
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Litigation
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Brokers
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SEC Filings; No
Material Adverse Change
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Funds
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Inspections;
Limitation of Parent’s and Seller’s Representations and
Warranties
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
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Confidentiality
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Preparation of
Tax Returns; Tax Matters
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Pre-Closing
Covenants
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Post-Closing
Covenants
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Updated
Disclosure; Breaches
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ARTICLE 5
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
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Scope of
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Employees
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ARTICLE 6
TERMINATION
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Termination
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Procedure and
Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS
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Conditions to
Obligations of Each Party
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Conditions to
Obligations of Purchaser
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Conditions to
Obligations of Parent and Seller
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ARTICLE 8
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival
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Indemnification
by Parent and Seller
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Indemnification
by Purchaser
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Claims for
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Indemnification
Limits and Calculation of Damages
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Exclusive
Remedy
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Subrogation
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Adjustment of
Purchase Price
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ARTICLE 9
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Injunctive
Relief
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Dispute
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Notice
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Arbitration
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ARTICLE 10
DEFINITIONS
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Definitions
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ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
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Notices
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Amendments; No
Waivers
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Expenses
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Successors and
Assigns
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Governing
Law
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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Entire
Agreement
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Captions
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Severability
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Construction
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Cumulative
Remedies
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Third Party
Beneficiaries
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THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated November 30, 2006 (this “
Agreement ”), is by and among American Medical
Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), Laserscope, a California corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (“ Seller ”), and Iridex
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Purchaser
”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the
meanings provided in, or in such other sections hereof as are
cross-referenced in, Article 10.
A. Seller is
in the business of designing, developing, using, manufacturing,
marketing, promoting, selling and distributing lasers and other
light-based treatment devices used or useful in the Field of Use
(collectively “ Aesthetics Devices ”). For
purposes of this Agreement, “Field of Use” means all
cosmetic, therapeutic aesthetic and prophylactic aesthetic
applications and dermatology applications, including, without
limitation (1) hair removal (e.g., pseudofolliculitis (shaving
bumps) and hair growth prevention and reduction; (2) minimally
invasive and/or non-invasive skin resurfacing and rejuvenation
(e.g., variable depth resurfacing for conditions such as wrinkles
and acne scars, treatment and prevention of pigmented and vascular
lesions, and collagen stimulation for conditions such as wrinkles),
(3) treatment and prevention of vascular lesions of all kinds
including without limitation port wine stains, matter
telangiectasia, rosacea, cherry angiomas, spider angiomas, venous
lake, red and blue spider leg veins and red and blue facial veins;
(4) treatment and prevention of pigmented lesions (e.g., solar
lentigines, cafe au lait stains, melasma, post-trauma
hyperpigmentation); and (5) treatment and prevention of acne
but in all cases excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
applications in the fields of urology, gynecology, colorectal
disorders, sexual dysfunction and related pelvic disorders, and all
internal surgical treatments except for internal surgical
treatments for dermatological or aesthetic applications. For
purposes of this Agreement, “ Aesthetics Business
” means Seller’s business of designing, developing,
using, manufacturing, marketing, promoting, selling and
distributing Aesthetics Devices in the Field of Use.
B. Seller has
developed Intellectual Property related to the Aesthetics Devices,
including Intellectual Property applicable to laser or other
light-based treatment devices generally, and Intellectual Property
that is uniquely applicable to Aesthetics Devices and the
Aesthetics Business.
C. Purchaser
wishes to purchase from Seller and Seller wishes to sell to
Purchaser, certain of Seller’s tangible and intangible assets
and rights used by Seller in the conduct of the Aesthetics Business
and necessary for Buyer to conduct the Aesthetics Business
following the Closing.
D. Purchaser
and Seller wish to grant certain exclusive, worldwide licenses
(including in the case of the grant by Seller, to certain of
Seller’s Intellectual Property not uniquely applicable to
Aesthetics Devices for use exclusively within the Field of Use), as
specified in the License Agreement.
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In consideration
of the foregoing, incorporated herein by this reference, and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
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Purchase and Sale of
Assets .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “
Closing ”), on the Closing Date, Seller shall sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Purchaser and Purchaser
shall purchase from Seller, free and clear of any mortgage, lien,
pledge, option, security interest, claim, charge, financing
statement or other lien of any kind whatsoever, whether or not of
record (“ Liens ”), other than Permitted Liens,
all right, title and interest in and to those assets specified
below, or in each of the categories more particularly described
below (the “ Purchased Assets ”):
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(a)
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Equipment . Those items of equipment and
tooling specified on Exhibit 1.1(a) hereto
(collectively, the “ Equipment ”);
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(b)
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Finished Goods Inventory
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Aesthetics Devices in inventory as of the close of business on the
Closing Date (the “ Finished Goods Inventory ”),
including, but not limited to the Finished Goods Inventory
specified on Exhibit 1.1(b) hereto (as such exhibit
shall be updated immediately prior to Closing);
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(c)
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Contracts . Those contracts and consulting
agreements, or portions thereof, specified on
Exhibit 1.1(c) hereto (collectively, the “
Assigned Contracts ”);
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(d)
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Transferred Intellectual
Property .
The Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property, specified on
Exhibit 1.1(d) hereto and all reissues, re-examinations
and extensions thereof, and all know-how and all invention records,
including for example “ enveloppe Soleau” if
applicable, created by internal and external personnel, and in the
case of know-how and invention records, to the extent exclusively
related to the Aesthetics Business regardless of whether proper
protection has been sought or maintained (hereinafter the “
Transferred Intellectual Property ”);
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(e)
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Accounts Receivable and Prepaid
Expenses .
All accounts and notes receivable, employee receivables, deposits,
advances, manufacturer and supplier rebates, and all other
receivables to the extent arising out of the sale of Seller Product
prior to the Closing Date (collectively, “ Accounts
Receivable ”) including, but not limited to the Accounts
Receivable specified on Exhibit 1.1(e) hereto and all
prepaid expenses to the extent relating exclusively to the
Aesthetics Business (the “ Prepaid Expenses ”),
including but not limited to the prepaid expenses specified on
Exhibit 1.1(e) (as such exhibit shall be updated
immediately prior to Closing);
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(f)
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Government Permits
. All federal, state,
local, foreign and other governmental or administrative bodies,
licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations, license applications,
registrations and other rights specified on Exhibit 1.1(f)
hereto;
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(g)
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Personal Property Leases
. All leases and
subleases of furniture, furnishings, computers, fixtures,
equipment, machinery, spare parts, tooling, supplies, vehicles and
other personal property specified on Exhibit 1.1(g)
hereto (the “ Personal Property Leases ”), which
Exhibit specifies the items of personal property subject to each of
the leases set forth therein;
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Equity Rights in Certain of
Seller’s Subsidiaries . All of the Seller’s
outstanding Equity Interests in:
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Laserscope (UK) Ltd., a British
private limited company incorporated in England and Wales with
registered number 02420543 (“ Laserscope UK ”);
and
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Laserscope France, S.A., a French
société anonyme (“ Laserscope France ”
and, together with Laserscope UK, the “ Subsidiaries
”, and the equity interests in the Subsidiaries so
transferred, the “ Transferred Equity Interests
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including, but
not limited to, the Equity Interests specified on Exhibit
1.1(h) hereto;
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(i)
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Service Parts
. All components or
parts in inventory as of the Closing Date that could be used
exclusively to provide service with respect to Seller Product sold
prior to the Closing Date (the “ Service Parts
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(j)
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Business Information.
All business and tax
information and related books and records, including files,
computer discs and tapes, invoices, credit and sales records,
personnel records (subject to Applicable Law), customer lists,
supplier lists (including supplier cost information), manuals,
drawings, business plans and other plans and specifications,
accounting books and records, sales literature, current price lists
and discounts, promotional signs and literature, marketing and
sales programs and manufacturing and quality control records and
procedures, in all cases to the extent such information is
(a) reasonably and readily (i) identifiable, (ii) capable
of segregation from Seller’s other business information,
books and records, and (iii) transferable by Seller, and
(b) exclusively related to, or is exclusively used or employed
in, the Aesthetics Business; provided , however ,
that Seller shall be entitled to retain copies of any of the
foregoing to the extent reasonably necessary for, and may use such
copies solely in connection with, tax or accounting matters or for
the defense or prosecution of any action or claim not assigned
hereunder;
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(k)
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Claims . All claims, credits, causes of
action, and rights to damages, profits or set-off whatsoever to the
extent relating to any of the foregoing, whether known or unknown,
including for infringement of any Transferred Intellectual
Property, but in any case only to the extent related to the
operation of the Aesthetics Business; and
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Goodwill. All of the goodwill of the
Aesthetics Business, including the right to represent itself as the
successor to the Aesthetics Business.
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provided , however , that notwithstanding any
other provision hereof, immediately prior to the Closing Seller
will, pursuant to agreements and documentation reasonably
acceptable to each of Seller and Purchaser, (A) take
appropriate actions to cause inter-company receivables and certain
other liabilities identified on Schedule 1.1 , as
attached hereto and as the same shall be updated immediately prior
to Closing, to be assigned to designated Affiliates of Seller; and
(B) in payment of such receivables and liabilities, cause the
Subsidiaries to transfer and assign to such Affiliates of Seller
all of the Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to:
(i) specified items of equipment and other assets of the
Subsidiaries not used in or necessary to the Aesthetics Business;
(ii) all finished goods, work in process, raw and packaging
materials, and spare and replacement parts held for sale other than
in connection with the Aesthetics Business; (iii) all accounts
receivable and purchase orders relating to products other than for
Aesthetics Devices; (iv) all cash in hand, cash equivalents,
investments, and bank accounts except for such cash, cash
equivalents, etc. that Seller elects in its sole discretion to
leave with the Subsidiaries; (v) certain contract,
intellectual property and other rights not used in or necessary to
the Aesthetics Business; and (vi) goodwill not related to the
Aesthetics Business, in each case as specified on
Schedule 1.1 as attached hereto and as the same shall
be updated immediately prior to Closing (collectively, the
transactions referred to above are referred to herein as the
“ Pre-Closing Transactions ”).
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Excluded Assets
. All of Seller’s
assets, other than those assets expressly enumerated in the
foregoing paragraph as Purchased Assets, are excluded from the
purchase and sale provided for in Section 1.1, and are
referred to herein as the “ Excluded Assets .”
The Excluded Assets include, without limitation:
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(a)
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Certain Inventory
. All raw materials and
work-in-progress inventory (collectively, the “ Excluded
Inventory ”), which Excluded Inventory shall be retained
by Seller for purposes of its performance under the Product Supply
Agreement;
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(b)
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Cash. All cash in hand, cash equivalents,
investments, and bank accounts (including the consideration
delivered to Seller at Closing pursuant to this Agreement for the
Purchased Assets);
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(c)
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Real Property
. All real property or
interests in real property and all buildings, structures, fixtures
and improvements located thereon, and all privileges, rights,
easements and appurtenances belonging to or for the benefit
thereof, owned or leased by Seller (excluding, for the avoidance of
doubt, the Real Estate Leases);
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(d)
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Tax Refunds . Federal or state income tax
refunds relating to taxes paid by Seller, for all periods or
portions of periods ending on or prior to the Closing
Date;
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Business Information
. All business
information and related books and records of Seller that is not
included in Section 1.1(i); provided, however, that Seller
shall provide Purchaser with reasonable access to such portions of
such information relating to the Aesthetics Business from time to
time from and after the Closing, subject to prior notice and
without undue interruption to the business of Seller;
and
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Other . All rights of Seller under this
Agreement and all corporate minute books, records and seals of
Seller (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any corporate minute
books, records or seals of the Subsidiaries).
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Assumption and Retention of
Liabilities .
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(a)
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Assumed Liabilities
. From and after the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall, without any further responsibility
or liability of, or recourse against, Parent or Seller, or any of
their respective Affiliates, or any of the respective directors,
shareholders, officers, employees, agents, consultants,
representatives, successors or assigns of any of the foregoing,
absolutely and irrevocably assume and be liable and solely
responsible for all Liabilities arising out of or relating
to:
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The
ownership, use or possession of the Purchased Assets and operation
of the Aesthetics Business after the effective time of the Closing
(the “ Effective Time ”), including, without
limitation, any claim that a product used, manufactured, sold or
offered for sale by Purchaser after the Effective Time infringes
any rights in Intellectual Property of any third party (not
affiliated with Parent or Seller);
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(ii)
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Employee and employee benefits
matters assumed by Purchaser under Article 5;
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(iii)
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Liabilities first arising in the
ordinary course of the Aesthetics Business after the Closing Date
under the Assigned Contracts, specifically excluding any
liabilities or obligations arising from or in connection with any
breach, violation, default or failure of performance of Seller
arising prior to the Effective Time and any Liabilities,
obligations and responsibilities of Seller arising out of or
relating to the Ancillary Agreements;
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(iv)
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All
Product Warranty Claims;
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Those customer service contracts set
forth on Exhibit 1.3(a)(v) hereto, as such exhibit is
updated as of the Closing Date to reflect those additional customer
service contracts entered into between the date hereof and the
Closing Date (collectively, the “ Assumed Service
Contracts ”); and
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(vi)
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Any
Transfer Taxes and Straddle Period Taxes attributable to Purchaser
pursuant to Sections 4.2(c) and 4.2(e) of this
Agreement.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding any other provision hereof
except as provided in Sections 1.3(b)(v), 4.2(e) and 8.2(d),
each of the Subsidiaries will, after the Closing Date (after giving
effect to the Pre-Closing Transactions) remain subject to all
Liabilities they may have on the Closing Date. The obligations
described in this Section 1.3(a), including the Liabilities of
the Subsidiaries, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“ Assumed Liabilities ”.
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Retained Liabilities
. Except for the Assumed
Liabilities, Purchaser shall not assume and hereby expressly
disclaims any assumption of any other Liabilities of Seller,
whether or not related to the Aesthetics Business (the “
Retained Liabilities ”), including, but not limited
to, any liabilities (except for the liabilities specifically
described in clauses (i) — (vi) of Section 1.3(a))
relating to or arising out of:
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(i)
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The
ownership, use or possession of the Purchased Assets and operation
of the Aesthetics Business on or before the Effective
Time;
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(ii)
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Liabilities first arising in the
ordinary course of the Aesthetics Business on or before the Closing
Date under the Assigned Contracts;
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(iii)
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Seller’s Retained
Environmental Liabilities;
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(iv)
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All
Liabilities with respect to those employees of the Subsidiaries to
be employed by Seller after the Closing Date, as identified in
Schedule 1.3(b) (the “ Retained Employees
”) whether such Liabilities arise under (A) the Acquired
Rights Directive (77/187/EEC); or (B) UK or French legislation
implementing the Acquired Rights Directive into national law; or
(C) otherwise;
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(v)
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Any
Taxes of Seller, any Income Taxes of any Subsidiary arising after
application of its NOL Threshold or other Taxes of any Subsidiary,
including any liability for Taxes arising from or attributable to
Seller’s operation of the Aesthetics Business or use or
ownership of the Purchased Assets (other than Taxes attributable to
either of the Subsidiaries for taxable periods (or portions
thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date to the extent that
they are reflected in the Final Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet)
for all taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to
the Closing Date, and including any Transfer Taxes, if any, and
Straddle Period Taxes attributable to Seller pursuant to
Sections 4.2(c) and 4.2(e) of this Agreement;
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(vi)
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All
amounts owed under any Contract disclosed in Section 2.24 of
the Disclosure Schedule;
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(vii)
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Any
Liabilities under any Contracts other than the Assigned Contracts
and any Liabilities arising from or in connection with any breach,
violation, default or failure of performance of Seller or any third
party under the Assigned Contracts prior to the Closing
Date;
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(viii)
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All
Liabilities, obligations and responsibilities of Seller arising out
of or relating to the Ancillary Agreements; and
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(ix)
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All
Liabilities arising out of Section 4.2(a) (relating to
“lump sum payment” obligations of Seller) under that
certain Non-Exclusive Patent License between Seller and Palomar
Medical Technologies, dated October 18, 2006.
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Purchase Price
. At the Closing, in
addition to assuming the Assumed Liabilities and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without
limitation any adjustment required under Section 1.5, in
reliance on the representations, warranties and agreements of
Parent and Seller contained herein and in consideration of the
sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Purchased Assets,
Purchaser agrees to pay to Seller (a) the sum of $28,000,000,
payable by delivery of (i) $26,000,000 in immediate available funds
at Closing; and (ii) issuance of a number of shares of
Purchaser’s common stock having a value equal to $2,000,000
based upon the average of the daily closing price of such shares as
reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market for the twenty
(20) trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date (the
“ Stock Consideration ”) plus, (b) an
amount equal to the book value of the Service Parts as of the
Closing Date, which such amount will be payable in immediately
available funds on the date that payment for the “Product
Inventory” becomes due under Section 7.3(c) of the Product
Supply Agreement (including such extensions as provided therein)
(collectively, the “ Purchase Price
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1.5
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Post-Closing Adjustment
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(a)
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The
Purchase Price shall be (A) increased by the amount, if any,
by which the amount of the Balance Sheet Items reflected in the
Final Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement (the “ Final
Closing Balance Sheet Item Amount ”) total to an
amount greater than $9,500,000, or decreased by the amount, if any,
by which the Final Closing Balance Sheet Item Amount is less
than $7,300,000, (B) increased by the amount of the Cash of
the Subsidiaries, (C) decreased by Fifty Percent (50%) of the
Adjusted Liabilities of the Subsidiaries, (D) decreased by the
amount of the Income Tax Liability of the Subsidiaries,
(E) decreased by the amount of any liability for Taxes
attributable to the Pre-Closing Transactions to the extent not
included in clauses (C) or (D) all, in the case of
clauses (B) through (E), to the extent reflected in the Final
Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet (as defined below) and
(F) increased by the amount of any payments that become due on
or after December 31, 2006 pursuant to any bonus plan or any
severance plan or retention plan disclosed on Schedule 5.2(d)
and that are paid by Parent or Seller prior to the Closing Date to
any Transferred Employee or any employee of a Subsidiary that is
not a Retained Employee.
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(i)
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“ Balance Sheet Items
” means (i) the book value all Equipment, Finished Goods
Inventory, Accounts Receivable and Prepaid Expenses, aggregated
with all such similar balances of the Subsidiaries, and all other
inventory items of the Subsidiaries, all after giving effect to the
Pre-Closing Transactions, less (ii) Seller’s reserves
for Product Warranty Claims and the unearned service revenue
accrued with respect to the Assumed Service Contracts, in each
case, aggregated with all such similar balances of the Subsidiaries
after giving effect to the Pre-Closing Transactions.
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(ii)
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“ Cash of the
Subsidiaries ” means all cash and cash equivalents of the
Subsidiaries.
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“ Adjusted Liabilities of
the Subsidiaries ” means (A) all Liabilities of the
Subsidiaries, except for (w) Income Tax Liability, (x)
liability for Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Transactions,
(y) Liabilities described in clause (ii) of the definition of,
and taken into account in the calculation of, Balance Sheet Items
and (z) any liability described in clauses (ii) through
(vi), inclusive, of Section 1.3(a), less (B) the amount, if
any, by which input Value Added Taxes paid by the relevant
Subsidiary prior to the Closing Date exceeds the amount of output
Value Added Taxes payable by such Subsidiary prior to the Closing
to the extent that such amount can be used to reduce the future
liability of the Subsidiaries for Value Added Taxes, less
(C) the amount of any Liability that establishes a reserve
against any Tax asset included on the Final Subsidiary Closing
Balance Sheet created by any net operating loss or net operating
loss carryover.
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“ Income Tax Liability of
the Subsidiaries ” means any Liability accrual for Income
Tax, but shall expressly not include any Liability that establishes
a reserve against any Tax asset included on the Final Subsidiary
Closing Balance Sheet created by any net operating loss or net
operating loss carryover.
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(v)
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“ Subsidiary Closing
Balance Sheet ” means the combined balance sheet of the
Subsidiaries as of the close of business on the Closing Date, after
giving effect to the Pre-Closing Transactions (including any Tax
liability arising therefrom).
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(vi)
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“ Adjusted Purchase
Price ” means the Purchase Price as adjusted pursuant to
this Section 1.5.
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(c)
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Not
later than 15 days after the Closing Date, Seller will prepare
and deliver to Purchaser a proposed statement of the Balance Sheet
Items as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement ”) and a
proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet (the “ Proposed
Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet ”), each prepared on a
basis consistent with Sections 2.6(a) and (b), respectively,
except that the Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet shall
include all Liabilities for Income Taxes. Purchaser agrees to
provide Seller and its accountants, at no cost to Seller, access to
the books and records of the Aesthetics Business to the extent
reasonably requested by Seller for purposes of preparing the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement and the Proposed
Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet, and will cause appropriate
personnel of Purchaser to provide reasonable assistance to Seller
and its representatives, at no cost to Seller, in the preparation
of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement and the
Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet.
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Unless Purchaser notifies Seller in
writing that it disagrees with any aspect of the Proposed Closing
Balance Sheet Item Statement or the Proposed Subsidiary
Closing Balance Sheet (such notice to include Purchaser’s
objections and reasonably detailed proposed revisions to said
documents and in reasonable detail the basis therefor along with
any relevant supporting data), within 30 days after receipt
thereof, the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement
and/or the Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet, as
applicable, shall be conclusive and binding on Seller and
Purchaser. If Purchaser so notifies Seller in writing within such
30-day period, then Seller and Purchaser shall attempt to resolve
their differences with respect thereto within 15 days after
Seller’s receipt of Purchaser’s written notice of
disagreement. Any disputes not resolved by Seller and Purchaser
within such 15-day period regarding the Proposed Closing Balance
Sheet Item Statement or the Proposed Subsidiary Closing
Balance Sheet will be resolved by the San Jose or San
Francisco/Oakland metropolitan area office of an accounting firm of
national reputation that has not received fees in excess of $10,000
during the preceding twelve (12) months from either the Parent
or the Seller on the one hand or Purchaser on the other hand and is
mutually agreed upon by the parties or, if the parties are unable
to agree on a firm, such firm as may be selected by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “ Firm
”), and each party agrees to execute, if requested by the
Firm, a reasonable engagement letter. Not later than 30 days
after the engagement of the Firm (as evidenced by its written
acceptance by facsimile or otherwise to the parties), the parties
shall submit simultaneous briefs to the Firm (with a copy to the
other parties) setting forth their respective positions regarding
the issues in dispute, and not later than 30 days after the
submission of such briefs the parties shall submit simultaneous
reply briefs (with a copy to the other parties). The Firm shall
render its decision resolving the dispute within 30 days after
submission of the reply briefs. If additional briefing, a hearing,
or other information is required by the Firm, the Firm shall give
notice thereof to the parties as soon as practicable before the
expiration of such 30-day period, and the parties shall promptly
respond with a view to minimizing any delay in the decision
date.
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The
Firm shall make a determination on the disputes so submitted as
well as such modifications, if any, to the Proposed Closing Balance
Sheet Item Statement and/or the Proposed Subsidiary Closing
Balance Sheet, as applicable, as reflect such determination, and
the same shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties and
non-appealable; provided , however , that neither the
Firm’s determination of nor the parties’ agreement
regarding the Final Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement
and/or the Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet (unless
otherwise specifically agreed to by the parties) shall prevent
either party from making claims under Article 8 hereof. The
Firm shall be instructed by the parties
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to use those
procedures and calculations set forth in Section 1.5(c) to
resolve any disputes in respect of the Proposed Closing Balance
Sheet Item Statement and/or the Proposed Subsidiary Closing
Balance Sheet and act in strict accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. The determination of the Firm for any item in dispute
cannot, however, be in excess of, nor less than, the greatest or
lowest value, respectively, claimed for that particular item in the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement, in the case of
Seller, or in the notice described in the first sentence of
Section 1.5(d), in the case of Purchaser. The fees and
expenses of the Firm shall be shared equally by Seller and
Purchaser. As used herein, “ Final Closing Balance Sheet
Item Statement ” shall mean either (x) the
Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement as delivered and
received without timely objection hereunder or as mutually agreed
to by the parties, or (y) in the event of any dispute resolved
by the Firm, the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet Item Statement
as amended and restated by the Firm and “ Final Subsidiary
Closing Balance Sheet ” shall mean either (x) the
Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet as delivered and received
without timely objection hereunder or as mutually agreed to by the
parties, or (y) in the event of any dispute resolved by the
Firm, the Proposed Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet as amended and
restated by the Firm.
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(f)
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Any
adjustment required hereunder shall be payable as
follows:
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(i)
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If
the amount calculated under Section 1.5(a) above results in a
net decrease to the Purchase Price, within five Business Days of
the final determination of the Final Closing Balance Sheet
Item Statement and the Final Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet,
Seller shall pay such net decrease to Purchaser.
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If
the amount calculated under Section 1.5(a) above results in a
net increase to the Purchase Price, within five Business Days of
the final determination of the Final Closing Balance Sheet
Item Statement and the Final Subsidiary Closing Balance Sheet,
Purchaser shall pay such net increase to Seller.
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(iii)
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Any
amount paid under this Section 1.5 will be accompanied by
interest thereon at the rate of LIBOR plus 0.25% per annum from
(but excluding) the Closing Date through and including the date of
payment. Such payment shall be made by a wire transfer of
immediately available funds in US currency to a bank account
designated in writing by Purchaser or Seller, as
applicable.
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(g)
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The
purpose of this Section 1.5 is to determine the purchase price
to be paid by Purchaser under this Agreement. Accordingly, any
determination pursuant to subsection (d) above made by the
Firm shall not be deemed to be an indemnification by either Seller
or Purchaser, as the case may be, pursuant to Article 8, nor
subject to the limitation on indemnities set forth in
Section 8.5 hereof.
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Allocation of Purchase
Price .
Seller and Purchaser mutually agree to the allocation of the
Purchase Price and the amount of the Assumed Liabilities among the
Purchased Assets, and the non-competition provision set forth in
Section 4.4(b), as set forth on Schedule 1.6 and in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code. Seller and Purchaser
shall prepare and file Form 8594 or such other form or
statement as may be required by Applicable Law, and any comparable
state or local income tax form, and any return in respect of Taxes
payable in respect of the transfer of the shares of the
Subsidiaries in a manner consistent with such
allocation.
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1.7
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Closing . Unless this Agreement has been
terminated and the transactions contemplated herein have been
abandoned pursuant to Article 6, the Closing will be held at
the offices of Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP,
Suite 3300, 45 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota at
10:00 a.m., local Minneapolis, Minnesota time on
January 2, 2007, (or, if later, on a date no later than two
Business Days after all of the conditions set forth in
Article 7 shall have been satisfied or waived (other than
those conditions that by their terms are not capable of being
satisfied or waived until the Closing)), or such other place, time
and date as the parties shall agree in writing. The time and date
on which the Closing is actually held is sometimes referred to
herein as the “ Closing Date ”. All matters at
the Closing will be considered to take place simultaneously and no
delivery of any document will be deemed complete until all
transactions and deliveries of documents are completed.
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At
the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the
following:
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(i)
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Possession and control of the
Purchased Assets, together with such bills of sale and instruments
of conveyance, transfer and assignment, dated as of the Closing
Date, as shall be sufficient to transfer to and vest in Purchaser
good and valid title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Liens other than Permitted Liens, together with documents
evidencing release of any Lien other than Permitted Liens on the
Purchased Assets;
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(ii)
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Certified copies of resolutions duly
adopted by the Boards of Directors of Parent and Seller, and of
Parent, as the sole shareholder of Seller, each authorizing the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
(to the extent applicable) and all other documents being entered
into or delivered by Parent and Seller, related to, or arising
from, this Agreement;
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An
executed original of the License Agreement between Seller and
Purchaser in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(iii) hereto
(the “ License Agreement ”);
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An
executed original of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement
between Seller and Purchaser in the form of
Exhibit 1.7(a)(iv) hereto (the “ Assignment
and Assumption Agreement ”);
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An
executed original of the Product Supply Agreement between Purchaser
and Seller in the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(v)(A) hereto
(the “ Product Supply Agreement ”) and the
Administrative Services Agreement between Purchaser and Seller in
the form of Exhibit 1.7(a)(v)(B) hereto (the “
Administrative Services Agreement ,” collectively with
the Product Supply Agreement, the License Agreement and the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the “ Ancillary
Agreements ”);
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The
Consents listed on Exhibit 1.7(a)(vi) hereto (the
“ Required Consents ”);
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Letters of Resignation, dated as of
the Effective Time, in substantially the form of
Exhibit 1.7(a)(vii) hereto from the officers and
directors of the Subsidiaries;
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Certified copies of the resolutions
adopted by the corporate bodies of the Subsidiaries authorizing the
transfer of the Transferred Equity Interests to the Purchaser and
providing for the replacement of the officers and directors of the
Subsidiaries by Purchaser’s appointees and the other matters
set out on Exhibit 1.7(a)(viii) ;
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Executed stock transfer forms and
certificates evidencing all outstanding equity of each of
Laserscope UK and Laserscope France except for equity of Laserscope
UK and Laserscope France not owned by Seller as disclosed on
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule;
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Such other duly executed agreements,
deeds, certificates or other instruments of conveyance, transfer
and assignment, including transfer tax registration forms, as shall
be reasonably necessary, in the opinion of Purchaser, to effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
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All
documents and instruments necessary to effect filings with any
Governmental Authority which are required to properly register the
products and relevant establishments in the Purchaser’s name,
effective as of the Closing Date (for example, the Federal Food and
Drug Administration and its overseas counterparts’ products
and establishment licenses and environmental permits, etc.) in
connection with the Aesthetics Business.
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the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the
following:
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The
cash portion of the Purchase Price specified in clause (a) of
Section 1.4, by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to a bank account designated by Seller and stock certificates
representing the Stock Consideration;
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Certified copies of resolutions duly
adopted by the Board of Directors of Purchaser, authorizing the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
and all other documents being entered into or delivered by
Purchaser, related to, or arising from, this Agreement;
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Executed originals of each of the
Ancillary Agreements;
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Resale and/or other exemption
certificates providing for an exemption of sales, use or other
Transfer Taxes to the extent an exemption is available for any of
the Purchased Assets; and
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Such other duly executed agreements,
deeds, certificates or other instruments of purchase and assumption
as shall be reasonably necessary, in the opinion of Parent or
Seller, to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SELLER
Parent and Seller
hereby represent and warrant to Purchaser that, except as set forth
in the Disclosure Schedule delivered by Seller to Purchaser on the
date hereof (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”), and
in all cases qualified by the effects of the Pre-Closing
Transactions, on the date hereof, and as of the Closing as though
made at the Closing (subject, however, to the provisions of
Section 4.5 and 7.2(c)), the statements contained in this
Article 2 are true and correct. Each item disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule shall constitute an exception to the
representations and warranties given and shall be deemed to be
disclosed with respect to each section of the Disclosure Schedule
(i) that is specifically identified (by cross reference or
otherwise) in the Disclosure Schedule as being qualified by such
exception, or (ii) with respect to which the relevance of such
exception is reasonably apparent on the face of the disclosure set
forth in the Disclosure Schedule.
With respect to
any information disclosed by Parent and Seller in the Disclosure
Schedule: (i) such disclosure is not an admission by the Seller
that the such information is material; and (ii) no representation
or warranty is made with respect to such information to the extent
such information is not required to be disclosed because it is
clearly below specific dollar thresholds specified in the
representations and warranties contained in the Agreement.
Furthermore, a threshold of materiality being provided by Parent
and Seller on a particular section of the Disclosure Schedule is
not intended to be an indication of the threshold of materiality
for any other section of the Disclosure Schedule or otherwise.
Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule constitutes an admission of any
liability or obligation of Parent or Seller to any third party or
an admission against Parent’s or Seller’s
interest
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Corporate Organization and
Power . Each
of Parent and Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, in the case of Parent, and California, in the case of
Seller, and has all requisite corporate power and authority, and
all governmental licenses, governmental authorizations,
governmental consents and governmental approvals, required to carry
on its business as now conducted and, in the case of Seller, to
own, lease and operate the assets and properties of Seller as now
owned, leased and operated.
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Laserscope UK is a private limited
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of England and Wales, and has all requisite corporate
power and authority, and all Government Authority licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals, required to carry on its
business as now conducted and to own, lease and operate the assets
and properties of Laserscope UK as now owned, leased and
operated.
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Laserscope France is a
société anonyme duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the Republic of France and has all
requisite corporate power and authority, and all Governmental
Authority licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals,
required to carry on its business as now conducted and to own,
lease and operate the assets and properties of Laserscope France as
now owned, leased and operated.
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All
of the outstanding equity interests in the Subsidiaries
(i) have been duly authorized and were validly issued, are
fully paid and nonassessable, are not subject to any right of
rescission, are not subject to preemptive rights by statute or
otherwise, and (ii) will be, as of the Closing, owned directly
by Seller, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Except with respect to Purchaser’s rights to acquire all of
Seller’s equity ownership interest in the Subsidiaries under
this Agreement, there are no options, warrants or other rights,
agreements, arrangements or commitments to which the Subsidiaries
or Seller is a party of any character relating to the issued or
unissued equity interests in the Subsidiaries or obligating the
Subsidiaries to grant, issue or sell any equity interests in the
Subsidiaries. Neither Subsidiary owns, or has the right to acquire,
any equity interest in any other entity and nor does either
Subsidiary operate or have any branch, agency, place of business or
establishment outside the country of its incorporation.
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The
Transferred Equity Interests represent all of the authorized Equity
Interests of each Subsidiary which are clear of any Lien or
Encumbrances.
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The
assets or good will (“ fonds de commerce”) of
the Subsidiaries are not the subject of any Lien or Encumbrances.
The Subsidiaries have not guaranteed in any manner the obligations
of third parties.
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There has been no formal request for
the annulment or the dissolution of any of the Subsidiaries nor has
any petition been filed with any competent authority requesting the
initiation of any restructuring or liquidation or winding up
procedures with respect to the Subsidiaries and the accounts of
Laserscope France as of December 31, 2005 recorded a net equity
amount equal to at least one half of its “share
capital.”
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Each of Parent and Seller has the
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, to
the extent a party thereto, the Ancillary Agreements, and to carry
out the transactions contemplated herein and therein.
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The
Boards of Directors of Seller and Parent, and Parent, as the sole
shareholder of Seller, have taken all action required by law and
Seller’s Articles of Incorporation and otherwise to duly and
validly authorize and approve the execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Seller are, or will be, necessary to authorize this Agreement,
the Ancillary Agreements or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
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(c)
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The
Board of Directors of Parent has taken all action required by law
and Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation and otherwise to
duly and validly authorize and approve the execution, delivery and
performance by Parent of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Parent are, or will be, necessary to authorize this Agreement or
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d)
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To
the extent a party thereto, this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements have been duly and validly executed and delivered by
each of Parent and Seller and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Parent and Seller, enforceable against each of
Parent and Seller in accordance with their respective terms,
subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and rules of law
governing specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
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2.4
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Non-Contravention
. Neither the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary
Agreements nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein will (a) contravene or conflict with
charter documents of Parent, Seller or any Subsidiary,
(b) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of
any provision of any Applicable Law binding upon or applicable to
Parent, Seller or any Subsidiary, or any of the Purchased Assets;
(c) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other
than a Permitted Lien, on any of the Purchased Assets or the assets
of the Subsidiaries, or (d) be in conflict with, constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, result in the loss of any benefit under, or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation, increased payments or
acceleration under any terms, conditions or provisions of any note,
bond, lease, mortgage, indenture, license, contract, franchise,
permit, instrument or other agreement or obligation material to the
Aesthetics Business and to which Seller or any Subsidiary is a
party, or by which any of the Purchased Assets or any of the
respective properties or assets of the Subsidiaries may be bound,
except in the case of subsections (b) and (d) above, for such
breaches or violations, if any, which would not, individually or in
the aggregate, be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.5
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Consents and Approvals
. No consent, approval,
order or authorization of or from, or registration, notification,
declaration or filing with (hereinafter sometimes separately
referred to as a “ Consent ” and sometimes
collectively as “ Consents ”) any Person,
including without limitation any Government Authority, is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements by Seller or, to the extent a
party hereto and thereto, Parent, or the consummation by Seller or
Parent, of the transactions contemplated herein and therein other
than as set forth in Schedule 2.5 .
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2.6
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Financial Statement
Matters .
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(a)
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Statement of Balance Sheet
Items .
Attached hereto as Schedule 2.6(a) is an unaudited
statement, as of September 30, 2006, of the Balance Sheet
Items, which statement (i) has been compiled from and is in
all material respects in accordance with the books and records of
Seller to the extent relating to the Aesthetics Business,
(ii) was prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material
respects consistently applied, subject to: (A) the failure to
include comparative amounts for previous periods; (B) the
failure to include footnotes; (C) the failure to include
income tax expense; (D) the failure to include the effect of
certain intercompany transactions; (E) the inclusion of the
effect of the elimination of the intercompany payables and
receivables, including by making an assumption that the
contribution of amounts owed with respect to the Aesthetics
Business to Seller and its Affiliates into “additional paid
in capital” of Seller; (F) the inclusion of the
operations of certain entities within the Aesthetics Business whose
inclusion may not otherwise be permitted by GAAP; and (G) the
inclusion of certain reasonable estimates for items that had not
previously been identified specific to the Aesthetics
Business.
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(b)
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Financial Statements of
Subsidiaries . Attached hereto as Schedule
2.6(b) are unaudited balance sheets (the “ Subsidiary
Balance Sheets ” or the “ Subsidiary Financial
Statements ”) as of September 30, 2006 (the “
Subsidiary Balance Sheet Date ”). The Subsidiary
Financial Statements (i) have been compiled from and are in
all material respects in accordance with the books and records of
each of the Subsidiaries, (ii) fairly present the financial
position of each Subsidiary as of their respective dates (and, as
such, include the financial position not specifically related to
the Aesthetics Business), and (iii) were prepared in
accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied,
subject to: (A) the failure to include comparative amounts for
previous periods; (B) the failure to include footnotes;
(C) the failure to include income tax expense; (D) the
failure to include the effect of certain intercompany transactions;
(E) the failure to include “other income and
expenses” including, for example, foreign exchange gains and
losses and interest income and expense; (F) the inclusion of
the effect of the elimination of the intercompany payables and
receivables.
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2.7
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities .
The Subsidiaries do not have any Liabilities of a nature required
by GAAP to be reflected on or disclosed on the face of the
Subsidiary Financial Statements except for (a) Liabilities
disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Subsidiary
Financial Statements, (b) Liabilities incurred after the
Subsidiary Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business,
(c) the matters disclosed in or arising out of matters set
forth on Schedule 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule,
(d) Liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby.
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2.8
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Absence of Certain
Changes .
Other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Pre-Closing
Transactions), since August 1, 2006, Seller has owned and
operated the Aesthetics Business in the ordinary course and
consistent with past practice, and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Seller has not, in connection with the Aesthetics
Business:
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(a)
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experienced any change which has had
a Material Adverse Effect or experienced any event or failed to
take any action which reasonably could be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(b)
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permitted or allowed any of its
property or assets (real, personal or mixed, tangible or
intangible) to be subjected to any Lien, other than Permitted
Liens;
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(c)
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sold, transferred, or otherwise
disposed of any of its properties or assets (real, personal or
mixed, tangible or intangible), except in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
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(d)
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disposed of or permitted to lapse
any rights to the use of any patent, trademark, trade name or
copyright, or disposed of or disclosed (except as necessary in the
conduct of its business) to any person or entity other than
representatives of Purchaser any trade secrets, process or know-how
not theretofore a matter of public knowledge;
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(e)
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granted any general increase in the
compensation of officers or employees (including any such increase
pursuant to any bonus, pension, profit sharing or other plan or
commitment) or any increase in the compensation payable or to
become payable to any officer or employee;
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(f)
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made any change in any method of
financial or Tax accounting or financial or Tax accounting practice
other than pursuant to GAAP;
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(g)
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paid, loaned or advanced any amount
to, or sold, transferred or leased any properties or assets (real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible) to, or entered into any
agreement or arrangement with, any of its officers or directors or
any Affiliate of any of its officers or directors;
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(h)
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settled or compromised any material
Proceeding; or
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(i)
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agreed, whether in writing or
otherwise, to take any action or suffer any consequence described
in this Section 2.8.
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2.9
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Receivables . The Accounts Receivable and the
receivables reflected in the Subsidiary Financial Statements
(a) are valid, (b) arose from bona fide transactions in
the ordinary course of business, and (c) have not arisen from
consignment sales that are subject to return. To Seller’s
Knowledge, there are not any valid defenses, set-offs or
counterclaims against the receivables reflected in the Subsidiary
Financial Statements for which allowances have not been established
on the applicable Subsidiary Financial Statement.
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2.10
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Purchased Assets
. (a) Seller has
good and valid right, title and interest in and to the Purchased
Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens,
(b) each Subsidiary has good and valid right, title and
interest in and to, or a leasehold interest in and to, all of its
machinery, equipment, vehicles and other personal property
reflected in the applicable Subsidiary Balance Sheet and purchased
or otherwise acquired since the Subsidiary Balance Sheet Date
(except for such items sold or leased in the ordinary course of
business since such date), and (c) the Purchased Assets and
the assets, machinery, equipment, vehicles and other personal
property of each Subsidiary that are necessary to the conduct of
the Aesthetics Business as presently conducted are in good
operating condition and repair (excluding ordinary wear and tear
and taking into account the age of such items), and fit for the
intended purposes thereof.
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2.11
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Sufficiency of Purchased Assets;
Operation of Aesthetics Business . To the Seller’s Knowledge,
the Purchased Assets, together with the rights provided under the
Ancillary Agreements, constitute, and on the Closing Date will
constitute, all of the assets, properties and rights used by or
under authority of Seller or its Affiliates principally or
exclusively in or necessary to conduct the Aesthetics Business as
currently conducted or proposed to be conducted by Seller or
Parent.
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2.12
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Assigned Contracts
. Except for the
Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.12 and portions of
Contracts necessary to be retained by Seller to satisfy its
obligations under the Product Supply Agreement, the Assigned
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(c) and the Contracts
of the Subsidiaries are all of the Contracts between Seller or a
Subsidiary on the one hand, and any third party on the other hand,
used in or necessary to conduct the Aesthetics Business as
currently conducted or proposed to be conducted by Seller or
Parent, including without limitation with respect to products,
technology or services currently under development, and true and
complete copies of all such Contracts have been made available to
Purchaser. Each Assigned Contract is in full force and effect and
neither Seller, Parent or any Subsidiary is subject to any default
thereunder, nor to the Knowledge of Seller is any party obligated
to Seller, Parent or any Subsidiary pursuant to any such Assigned
Contract subject to any default thereunder. None of Seller, Parent,
or any Subsidiary has materially breached, violated or defaulted
under, nor to the Knowledge of Seller received notice that any such
party has materially breached, violated or defaulted under, any of
the terms or conditions of any Assigned Contract. Following the
Closing, Purchaser will be permitted to exercise all of the rights
Seller had under the Assigned Contracts without the payment of any
additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees,
royalties or payments which Seller would otherwise be required to
pay pursuant to the terms of such Assigned Contracts had the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not
occurred.
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2.13
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Real Property
. The Subsidiaries do
not currently own any real property. Schedule 2.13
contains a complete and accurate list of each lease, sublease,
license and other written occupancy agreement pursuant to which the
Subsidiaries hold or have been granted the right to use or occupy,
now or in the future, any real property or any portion thereof
(collectively, the “ Leased Real Property ”),
including any and all modifications, amendments, renewals,
extensions and supplements thereto and any assignments thereof
(collectively, the “ Real Estate Leases ”).
Neither Seller nor the Subsidiaries have entered into a lease,
sublease, license or other occupancy agreement of any kind, whether
oral or written, pursuant to which Seller or the Subsidiaries have
granted to a third party a right to use or occupy any portion of
the Leased Real Property. All of the Real Estate Leases are in full
force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, and
neither the Subsidiary party, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any
other party thereto, is in breach, violation or default thereunder
in any material respect. The Leased Real Property is in good
operating condition and repair, free from structural, physical and
mechanical defects, is maintained in a manner consistent with
standards generally followed with respect to similar properties,
and is structurally sufficient and otherwise suitable for the
conduct of the Aesthetics Business as presently conducted. Neither
the operation of the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries on the
Leased Real Property nor such Leased Real Property, including the
improvements thereon, violate in any material respect any
applicable building code, zoning requirement or other Applicable
Law relating to such property or operations thereon, and any such
non-violation is not dependent on so-called non-conforming use
exceptions. There are no Applicable Laws now in existence or, to
the Knowledge of Seller, under active consideration by any
Governmental Authority which could require the tenant of any Leased
Real Property to make any expenditure in excess of $25,000 to
modify or improve such Leased Real Property to bring it into
compliance therewith. Neither the Seller (with respect to the
Aesthetics Business) nor any Subsidiary shall be required to expend
more than $25,000 in the aggregate under all Real Estate Leases to
restore the Leased Real Property at the end of the term of the
applicable Real Estate Lease to the condition required under the
Real Estate Lease (assuming the conditions existing in such Leased
Real Property as of the date hereof and as of the Closing). To
Seller’s Knowledge, the Subsidiaries have not in the past
been the tenant or guarantor of any leasehold premises not listed
in Schedule 2.13 in respect of which any obligations or
liabilities could still accrue to either of the
Subsidiaries.
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2.14
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FDA and Global
Regulation Compliance in Connection with the Aesthetics
Business .
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(a)
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Seller and the Subsidiaries have
obtained and maintained each federal, state, county, local or
non-U.S. Business Permit (including all those that may be required
by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (the “ FDA
”) or any other Governmental Authority engaged in the
regulation of the Seller Products, the Business or the
Business’s manufacturing and other quality systems) that is
required for or has been applied for in operating the Business in
any location in which it is currently operated and all of such
Business Permits are in full force and effect.
Schedule 2.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
annual
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manufacturing
registration and device listing, annual reports and similar
regulatory filing requirements that are required to be filed within
six months after the Termination Date in order to maintain Business
Permits and manufacturing facility licenses and where failure to
timely file would result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Seller nor the Subsidiaries has received any notice or
written communication with respect to the Business from any
Governmental Authority regarding, and, there are no facts or
circumstances that are likely to give rise to, (i) any
material adverse change in any Business Permit, or any failure to
materially comply with any Applicable Law or any term or
requirement of any Business Permit or (ii) any revocation,
withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, limitation, termination or
modification of any Business Permit. No such Business Permit will
be terminated or impaired, or will become terminable, in whole or
in part, as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b)
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The
operation of the Business, including the manufacture, import,
export, testing, development, processing, packaging, labeling,
storage, marketing, and distribution of all Seller Products, is and
at all times has been in material compliance with all Applicable
Laws including but not limited to regulation applicable to public
tenders and sale of material and equipment to medical entities,
Business Permits, Governmental Authorities and orders including
those administered by the FDA for products sold in the United
States. There is no actual or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened material action or investigation in respect of the
Business by the FDA or any other Governmental Authority which has
jurisdiction over the operations, properties, products or processes
of the Business or the Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, by any third parties acting on their behalf. Seller has no
Knowledge that any Governmental Authority is considering such
action or of any facts or circumstances that are likely to give
rise to any such action or investigation.
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(c)
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Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, during the
three (3) year period ending on October 31, 2006, neither
Seller nor any Subsidiary has had any product or manufacturing site
subject to a Governmental Authority (including the FDA) shutdown or
import or export prohibition, nor received any FDA Form 483 or
other Governmental Authority notice of inspectional observations,
“warning letters,” “untitled letters” or,
to the Knowledge of Seller, requests or requirements to make
changes to the operations of the Aesthetics Business or Seller
Products that if not complied with would reasonably be expected to
result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect, or similar
correspondence or written notice from the FDA or other Governmental
Authority in respect of the Business and alleging or asserting
noncompliance with any applicable Laws, Business Permits or such
requests or requirements of a Governmental Authority, and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, neither the FDA nor any Governmental Authority
is considering such action. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, no
vigilance report or medical device report with respect to the
Aesthetics Business or the Seller Products has been reported to
Seller during the 90 day period ending on October 31,
2006, and to the Knowledge of Seller, as of October 31, 2006
no vigilance report or medical device report is under investigation
by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Seller Products
or the Aesthetics Business.
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(d)
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All
studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials in respect of
the Business being conducted by or on behalf of Seller or any
Subsidiary that have been or will be submitted to any Governmental
Authority, including the FDA and its counterparts worldwide,
including in the European Union, in connection with any Business
Permit, are being or have been conducted in compliance in all
material respects with the required experimental protocols,
procedures and controls pursuant to accepted professional
scientific standards and applicable local, state, federal and
foreign Laws, rules and regulations. Neither Seller nor any
Subsidiary has received any notices, correspondence or other
communication in respect of the Business from the FDA or any other
Governmental Authority requiring the termination or suspension of
any clinical trials conducted by, or on behalf of, Seller or in
which Seller has participated, and to the Knowledge of Seller
neither the FDA nor any other Governmental Authority is considering
such action. During the six month period ending on October 31,
2006, neither Seller nor any Subsidiary has received specific
written notification from a Governmental Authority of the rejection
of data obtained from any clinical trials conducted by, or on
behalf of, Seller or in which Seller has participated with respect
to the Aesthetics Business or Seller Products, which data was
submitted to the Governmental Authority and which was necessary to
obtain regulatory approval of a particular Seller
Product.
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(e)
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The
manufacture of Seller Products by, or on behalf of, Seller or any
Subsidiary is being conducted in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws including the FDA’s Quality
Systems Regulation at 21 CFR Part 820 for products sold in the
United States, and the respective counterparts thereof promulgated
by Governmental Authorities in countries outside the United States.
Seller and each of the Transferred Subsidiaries, and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, any third party assembler, sterilizer or
manufacturer of Seller Products, components or accessories, are in
material compliance with all applicable Laws and certifications
currently held by Seller.
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(f)
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Neither Seller nor any Subsidiaries
is the subject of any pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened investigation in respect of the Aesthetics Business or
Seller Products, by the FDA pursuant to its “Fraud, Untrue
Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal
Gratuities” Final Policy set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191
(September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto. Neither
Seller nor any Subsidiaries has committed any act, made any
statement or failed to make any statement, in each case in respect
of the Aesthetics Business or Seller Products, that has resulted in
FDA invoking, or to Seller’s Knowledge intending to invoke,
its policy with respect to “Fraud, Untrue Statements of
Material Facts, Bribery and Illegal Gratuities” and any
amendments thereto. Neither Seller nor any Subsidiaries or any of
their respective officers, Employees or agents has been convicted
of any crime or engaged in any conduct that could
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result in a
material debarment or exclusion (i) under 21 U.S.C.
Section 335a, or (ii) any similar applicable Law. To the
Knowledge of Seller, no debarment or exclusionary claims, actions,
proceedings or investigations in respect of the Business are
pending or threatened against Seller, any Subsidiaries or any of
their respective officers, employees or agents, except for such
debarments, claims, actions, proceedings or investigations that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not or would not reasonably
be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
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2.15
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Compliance with Applicable
Laws .
Neither the Subsidiaries nor, with respect to the Aesthetics
Business and the Purchased Assets, Seller have materially violated
or infringed, or are in material violation or infringement of, any
Applicable Law or any order, writ, injunction, rule, regulation,
directive or decree of any Governmental Authority. No claims have
been filed or, to the Knowledge of Seller, are threatened against
the Subsidiaries or, with respect to the Aesthetics Business,
Seller, alleging a material violation of any Applicable
Law.
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2.16
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Litigation . There are no (a) actions,
suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, proceedings (public or
private) or governmental investigations that have been brought by
any Governmental Authority or any other Person (collectively,
“ Proceedings ”) against or affecting the
Subsidiaries or the Seller with respect to the Aesthetics Business,
nor any investigations or reviews by any Governmental Authority
pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against or
affecting the Subsidiaries or, with respect to the Aesthetics
Business, Seller, or any of the Purchased Assets or which seek to
enjoin or rescind the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
or the Ancillary Agreements or which would materially adversely
affect Seller’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder,
or under any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) existing orders,
judgments or decrees of any Governmental Authority naming the
Subsidiaries or, in connection with the Aesthetics Business,
Seller, as an affected party or otherwise affecting any of the
Purchased Assets.
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(a)
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The
Disclosure Schedule lists, in the following categories, the
following Contracts of Seller or the Subsidiaries relating to the
Aesthetics Business (collectively, the “ Scheduled
Contracts ”):
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(i)
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Each Contract that requires payments
in excess of $50,000 annually or in excess of $50,000 over its term
(including periods covered by any option to extend or renew by
either party), and is not terminable by Seller or the Subsidiaries
upon less than 30 days’ notice;
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(ii)
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Each Contract relating to all
material machinery, tools, equipment and other tangible personal
property (other than inventory and supplies) owned, leased or used
by Seller or any Subsidiary;
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Each material supply, manufacturing,
marketing, distribution or sale agreement or similar
Contract;
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Each material consulting,
development, joint development, research and development or similar
Contract, and each contract under which Seller or any Subsidiary
has granted or obtained a license to Intellectual Property, other
than commercial software licenses;
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(v)
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All
acquisition, partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangements or
other similar Contracts;
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(vi)
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Any
Contract under which Seller or any Subsidiary has agreed not to
compete or has granted to a third party an exclusive right that
restricts or otherwise adversely affects the ability of Seller or
any Subsidiary to conduct its Aesthetics Business;
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(vii)
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All
Contracts for clinical or marketing trials relating to Aesthetics
Devices and all Contracts with physicians, hospitals or other
healthcare providers, or other scientific or medical
advisors.
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(b)
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Seller has delivered to Purchaser
true and correct copies (or summaries, in the case of any oral
Contracts) of all such Scheduled Contracts. To the Knowledge of
Seller, no notice of default arising under any Scheduled Contract
has been delivered to or by Seller or either Subsidiary. Each
Scheduled Contract is a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, enforceable against
Seller or the Subsidiary party, as the case may be, in accordance
with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles
of equity, and neither Seller nor the Subsidiary party, as the case
may be, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any other party thereto,
is in breach, violation or default thereunder in any material
respect.
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2.18
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Labor and Employment Matters
Concerning the Employees .
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Schedules 2.18(a)(i) —
(a)(iii) list the following as of the date
of this Agreement:
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(i)
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All
Employee Plans and Employee Agreements;
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(1)
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“ Employee Plan ”
shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement
or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance,
termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock
or stock-related awards, fringe benefits or other employee benefits
or remuneration of any kind, whether written or unwritten or
otherwise, funded or unfunded, including without limitation, each
“employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section
3(3) of ERISA which is or has been maintained, contributed to, or
required to be contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate for the benefit of any Employee, or with respect to which
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability or
obligation, including all Employee Plans covering international
Employees;
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“ Employee Agreement
” shall mean each management, employment, severance,
consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work
permit or other agreement, contract or understanding between the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate and any Employee;
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(ii)
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All
material written agreements and letters of understanding currently
in effect with works councils, labor unions or associations
representing any such employees other than mandatory collective
bargaining agreements whether national or industry wide;
and
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(iii)
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Strikes related to the Aesthetics
Business in which any such Employees are participating or have
participated during the 12-month period preceding the date of this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Schedule 2.18(b)
hereto lists, as of the
date of this Agreement, with respect to the Aesthetics Business and
to the extent that Purchaser will be required, following the
Closing, to maintain similar, in the aggregate, employee benefit
plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and all written
bonus, incentive, pension, health insurance, life insurance,
severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, which
are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by Seller with respect
to any Employees of the Aesthetics Business (collectively, the
“ Benefit Plans ”).
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(c)
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Seller has made available to
Purchaser a complete and accurate copy of each Benefit Plan (and a
written summary of any unwritten Benefit Plan) and the most
recently distributed summary plan description and summary of
material modifications relating to a Benefit Plan. Neither the
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has any plan or commitment to
establish any new Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, to modify
any Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (except to the extent
required by law or to conform any such Employee Plan or Employee
Agreement to the requirements of any applicable law, in each case
as previously disclosed to Purchaser in writing, or as required by
this Agreement, or to adopt or enter into any Employee Plan or
Employee Agreement.
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(d)
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No Pension or Welfare
Plans .
Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained,
established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any
(i) Employee Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any Employee which is a
“multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA, (iii) “multiple employer plan” as defined in
ERISA or the Code, or (iv) a “funded welfare plan”
within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code. No Employee
Plan provides health benefits that are not fully insured through an
insurance contract, in each case, that would be assumed by
Purchaser.
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(e)
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Each of the Benefit Plans has been
maintained in all material respects in substantial compliance with
their terms and Applicable Law. There are no actions, suits or
claims pending, or, to the knowledge of the Seller or Parent,
threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for
benefits) against any Employee Plan or against the assets of any
Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan can be amended,
terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in
accordance with its terms, without liability to Purchaser or any of
its ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses).
There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of the Seller or Parent or any ERISA Affiliates,
threatened by the IRS or DOL, or any other governmental entity with
respect to any Employee Plan.
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(f)
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Section 409A.
Each “nonqualified
deferred compensation plan” (as defined in
Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) that is being assumed by
Purchaser has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good
faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code and IRS Notice
2005-1. No nonqualified deferred compensation plan that provides
deferred compensation benefits that were accrued and vested prior
to January 1, 2005 has been “materially modified”
(within the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1) at any time after
October 3, 2004.
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(g)
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There are no audits, inquiries or
proceedings pending or threatened by the Tax Authorities, URSSAF or
Labor Authorities with respect to any Employee Plan or Benefit
Plan. The Subsidiaries are not subject to any penalty or Tax with
respect to any Employee Plan or Benefit Plan. The Subsidiaries have
timely made all contributions and other payments required by and
due under the terms of each Employee Plan or Benefit Plan. All
social contributions, pension fund, benefit plan or similar
payments due by the Subsidiaries in favor of the employees under
the law for any period ending before Closing have been fully paid
or provided for in the Financial Statements of
Subsidiaries.
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(h)
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Subsidiary Pension Plans. Laserscope
France has never maintained, established, sponsored, participated
in, or contributed to, any Pension Plan (“retraite
chapeau”). Laserscope UK has never maintained, established,
sponsored, participated in or contributed to any pension plan where
the level of pension benefits payable are defined, underwritten or
guaranteed in any way by Laserscope UK.
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(i)
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No
Post-Employment Obligations within the Subsidiaries. No Employee
Plan or Employee Agreement provides, or reflects or represents any
liability to provide, post-termination or retiree life insurance,
health or other employee welfare benefits to ay person for any
reason and the Subsidiaries have never represented, promised or
contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee
(either individually or to Employees as a group) or any other
person that such Employee(s) or other person would be provided with
life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits, except
to the extent required by Law in France and/or in the United
Kingdom.
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(j)
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Effect of Transaction. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or any termination of
employment or service in connection therewith will (i) result
in any payment (including severance, golden parachute, bonus or
otherwise), becoming due to any Employee, (ii) result in any
forgiveness of indebtedness owed by any Employee,
(iii) materially increase any benefits of any Employee or
(iv) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or
vesting of any such benefits.
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(k)
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Parachute Payments. There is no
agreement, plan, arrangement or other contract covering any
employee of a Subsidiary that, considered individually or
considered collectively with any other such agreements, plans,
arrangements or other contracts, will, or could reasonably be
expected to, give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any
amount that would be characterized as a severance plan/agreement in
the United States (hereafter referred to as a “parachute
payment”).
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(l)
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Employment Matters. The Subsidiaries
are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions
of employment, employee safety and health and wages and hours
including with respect to the recording of time worked effectively
by employees and with respect to the payment of overtime, and in
each case, with respect to Employees: (i) have withheld and
reported all amounts required by law or by agreement to be withheld
and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to
Employees, (ii) are not liable for any arrears of wages,
severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply
with any of the foregoing, and (iii) are not liable for any
payment to any authority with respect to unemployment compensation
benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal
course of business and consistent with past practice). There are no
pending or threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or actions
against the Subsidiaries in respect of social matters. The
Subsidiaries have no direct or indirect liability with respect to
any misclassification of any person as an independent contractor
rather than as an employee, or with respect to any employee leased
from another employer.
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(m)
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Labor. No employee has a notice
period longer than three months nor is there a termination
compensation payable for termination on due notice, which would
exceed the equivalent of 3 months’ salary.
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(n)
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The
Subsidiaries complied fully with all obligations arising out of
Laws and regulation applicable to Employees, labor, health and
safety matters and arising out of the statutory regulation or the
applicable collective bargaining agreements and any other law or
regulation. There are no current disputes with any Governmental
Authority, any works council or other employee representatives. No
mass dismissals, in particular those which would give rise to any
notification to public or administrative authorities, have been
announced or are being planned.
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(o)
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There are no strikes, work stoppages
affecting the Subsidiaries, disputes or other proceedings pending
or overtly threatened by the employees in connection with their
employment. The Subsidiaries have never received notice of the
intent of any Government Authority responsible for the enforcement
of any labor law to conduct an investigation with respect to the
any of the Subsidiaries, and no such investigation is in progress.
There is no material action, pending or threatened against any of
the Subsidiaries and any of their current or former (including
retired) directors, officers or employees, including any action for
wrongful termination or breach of express or implied contract of
employment or for violation of labor laws.
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2.19
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Aesthetics Business Intellectual
Property .
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(a)
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The
Disclosure Schedule lists all Aesthetics Business Intellectual
Property that is registered with, has been applied for, or has been
issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Copyright
Office or a corresponding foreign governmental or public authority,
or that is licensed to or from any third party. Seller has
delivered or made available to Purchaser complete and accurate
copies of publicly available file histories and office actions that
are in the possession of Seller and that relate to the patents and
patent applications listed in the Disclosure Schedule. The Seller
does not possess any documents pertaining to litigation involving
the Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property. Each item of
Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property owned, licensed or used
by Seller immediately prior to the Effective Time hereunder will be
owned, licensed or available for use by Purchaser or its
Subsidiaries on identical terms and conditions immediately after
the Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement or the License
Agreement, except for such limitations as imposed by the express
terms of the License Agreement. Neither the consummation of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor the transfer to
Buyer of any contracts, licenses, agreements or Aesthetics Business
Intellectual Property will cause or obligate Buyer (i) to
grant to any third party any rights or licenses with respect to any
Intellectual Property of Buyer; or (ii) pay any royalties or
other amounts in excess of those being paid by Seller prior to the
Closing; nor result in the loss of, or otherwise adversely affect,
any ownership rights of Seller in any Aesthetics Business
Intellectual Property or result in the breach or termination of any
license, contract or agreement to which Seller is a party
respecting any material Aesthetics Business Intellectual
Property.
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(b)
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Seller owns, free and clear of any
Lien other than Permitted Liens, and possesses all right, title and
interest, or holds a license, in and to all Aesthetics Business
Intellectual Property, and has taken all reasonable action to
protect the Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property. All
necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees currently due
in connection with any currently registered or applied for
Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property, have been paid, all
formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration
applications) relating to any Aesthetics Business Intellectual
Property currently registered or applied for have been made, and
all necessary documents, recordations and certificates in
connection with Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property have been
filed with the
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relevant
patent, trademark or other authorities in the U.S. or foreign
jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of perfecting
and maintaining the Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property. No
Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property or product, technology or
service of the Aesthetics Business is subject to any proceeding or
outstanding decree, order, judgment, agreement or stipulation that
restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by
the Seller or may affect the validity, use or enforceability of
such Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property. Section 2.19
of the Disclosure Schedule lists all action, including the payment
of any fees, that must, or should be, performed by, or on behalf
of, Seller in the ninety-day period following the Closing Date,
with respect to any application for, perfection of, preservation
of, or continuation of any rights of Company with respect to any
Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property, including the filing of
any patent applications, response to Patent Office actions or
payment of fees, including renewal fees.
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(c)
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To
the Knowledge of Seller, all patents included in the Aesthetics
Business Intellectual Property are valid and enforceable. There are
no royalties, fees, honoraria or other payments payable by Seller
to any Person by reason of the ownership, development,
modification, use, license, sublicense, sale, distribution or other
disposition of the Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property other
than salaries and sales commissions paid to employees and sales
agents in the ordinary course of business.
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(d)
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To
the Knowledge of Seller, all personnel, including employees,
agents, consultants and contractors, who have contributed to or
participated in the conception or development, or both, of the
Aesthetics Business Intellectual Property on behalf of Seller and
all officers and technical employees of Seller either (i) have
been a party to “work-for-hire” arrangements or
agreements with Seller in accordance wi
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