This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of February 1,
2007, is entered into by and among Theatre Direct NY, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ Purchaser ”),
Showtix, LLC, a New York limited liability company (“
Seller ”), and each of the members of Seller
(collectively, the “ Members ”). Terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set
forth in Section 1.1 hereof.
WHEREAS , Seller is a full-service, licensed theatre sales
agency engaged in the business of selling theatre tickets for
Broadway and Off/Broadway performances to groups (the “
Business ”);
WHEREAS , Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to
Purchaser or its designated Affiliate or Affiliates, and Purchaser
desires to (or to cause its designated Affiliate or Affiliates to)
acquire and assume from Seller, all of the Purchased Assets and
Assumed Liabilities, all as more specifically provided herein;
and
WHEREAS , the Members own 100% of the outstanding membership
interests in Seller;
NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises
and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1.1 Certain
Definitions .
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.1 :
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, and the term “
control ” (including the terms “
controlled by ” and “ under common
control with ”) means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“
Business Day ” means any day of the year on
which national banking institutions in New York are open to the
public for conducting business and are not required or authorized
to close.
“
COBRA ” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
“
Contract ” means any contract, agreement,
indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument, lease, license,
commitment or other arrangement, understanding or undertaking,
commitment or obligation, whether written or oral.
“
Documents ” means all files, documents,
instruments, papers, books, reports, records, tapes, microfilms,
photographs, letters, budgets, forecasts, ledgers, journals, title
policies, lists of past, present and/or prospective customers,
supplier lists, regulatory filings, operating data and plans,
technical documentation (design specifications, functional
requirements, operating instructions, logic manuals, flow charts,
etc), user documentation (installation guides, user manuals,
training materials, release notes, working papers, etc.), marketing
documentation (sales brochures, flyers, pamphlets, web pages,
etc.), and other similar materials related to the Business and the
Purchased Assets, in each case whether or not in electronic
form.
“
Employee ” means all individuals (including
common law employees, independent contractors and individual
consultants), as of the date hereof, who are employed or engaged by
Seller or the Subsidiaries in connection with the Business,
together with individuals who are hired in respect of the Business
after the date hereof.
“
ERISA ” means the Employment Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“
Excluded Contracts ” means each of the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto.
“
Former Employee ” means all individuals
(including common law employees, independent contractors and
individual consultants) who were employed or engaged by Seller or
in connection with the Business but who are no longer so employed
or engaged on the date hereof.
“
Furniture and Equipment ” means all furniture,
fixtures, furnishings, equipment, vehicles, leasehold improvements,
and other tangible personal property owned or used by Seller in the
conduct of the Business, including all artwork, desks, chairs,
tables, Hardware, copiers, telephone lines and numbers, telecopy
machines and other telecommunication equipment, cubicles and
miscellaneous office furnishings and supplies.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States as of the date hereof.
“
Governmental Body ” means any government or
governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision
thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator
(public or private).
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“
Hardware ” means any and all computer and
computer-related hardware, including, but not limited to,
computers, file servers, facsimile servers, scanners, color
printers, laser printers and networks.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without
duplication, (i) the principal, accreted value, accrued and
unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties
(if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in
respect of (A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed
and (B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or
other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is
responsible or liable; (ii) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of
such Person under any title retention agreement (but excluding
trade accounts payable and other accrued current liabilities
arising in the Ordinary Course of Business) (other than the current
liability portion of any indebtedness for borrowed money);
(iii) all obligations of such Person under leases required to
be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; (iv) all obligations
of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter
of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(v) all obligations of such Person under interest rate or
currency swap transactions (valued at the termination value
thereof); (vi) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid
dividends and prepayment or redemption premiums and penalties (if
any), unpaid fees or expense and other monetary obligations in
respect of any and all redeemable preferred stock of such Person;
(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses
(i) through (vi) of any Persons for the payment of which
such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as
obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including guarantees of
such obligations; and (viii) all obligations of the type
referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) of other Persons
secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has an
existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien
on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such
obligation is assumed by such Person).
“
Intellectual Property ” means all right, title
and interest in or relating to intellectual property, whether
protected, created or arising under the laws of the United States
or any other jurisdiction, including: (i) all patents and
applications therefor, including all continuations, divisionals,
and continuations-in-part thereof and patents issuing thereon,
along with all reissues, reexaminations and extensions thereof
(collectively, “ Patents ”); (ii) all
trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, brand names,
trade dress rights, logos, corporate names, trade styles, logos and
other source or business identifiers and general intangibles of a
like nature, together with the goodwill associated with any of the
foregoing, along with all applications, registrations, renewals and
extensions thereof (collectively, “ Marks
”); (iii) all Internet domain names; (iv) all
copyrights and all mask work, database and design rights, whether
or not registered or published, all registrations and recordations
thereof and all applications in connection therewith, along with
all reversions, extensions and renewals thereof (collectively,
“ Copyrights ”); (iv) trade secrets
(“ Trade Secrets ”); (v) customer
lists; (vi) all other intellectual property rights arising
from or relating to Technology, and (vii) all Contracts
granting any right relating to or under the foregoing.
“
Intellectual Property Licenses ” means
(i) any grant by the Seller to another Person of any right
relating to or under the Purchased Intellectual Property and
(ii) any grant by another Person to Seller of any right
relating to or under any third Person’s Intellectual
Property.
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“
IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue
Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States Department
of Treasury.
“
Knowledge of Seller ” means, as to a particular
fact or matter, the knowledge of Patricia Daily acting in a
reasonable manner and after reasonable inquiry in the course of
performing her duties.
“
Law ” means any foreign, federal, state or
local law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule,
regulation, Order or other requirement.
“
Legal Proceeding ” means any judicial,
administrative or arbitral actions, suits, mediations,
investigations, inquiries, proceedings or claims (including
counterclaims) by or before a Governmental Body.
“
Liability ” means any debt, loss, damage,
adverse claim, fines, penalities, liability or obligation (whether
direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted,
absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured,
determined or determinable, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract,
tort, strict liability or otherwise), and including all costs and
expenses relating thereto (including all fees, disbursements and
expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and
costs of investigation).
“
Lien ” means any lien, encumbrance, pledge,
mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim, lease, charge,
option, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, proxy, voting
trust or agreement, transfer restriction under any shareholder or
similar agreement, encumbrance or any other restriction or
limitation whatsoever.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material
adverse effect on: (i) the historical or near-term or
long-term projected business, assets, properties, results of
operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller or of
the Business; (ii) the value of the Purchased Assets or a
material increase in the amount of Assumed Liabilities; or
(iii) a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
perform their obligations under this Agreement or the Seller
Documents.
“
Order ” means any order, injunction, judgment,
doctrine, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of
a Governmental Body.
“
Ordinary Course of Business ” means the
ordinary and usual course of normal day-to-day operations of the
Business, as conducted by Seller, through the date hereof
consistent with past practice.
“
Permits ” means any approvals, authorizations,
consents, licenses, permits or certificates of a Governmental
Body.
“
Permitted Exceptions ” means: (i) all
defects, exceptions, restrictions, easements, rights of way and
encumbrances disclosed in policies of title insurance that have
been delivered to Purchaser; (ii) statutory liens for current
Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent
or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith
by
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appropriate
proceedings, provided an appropriate reserve has been
established therefor in the Financial Statements in accordance with
GAAP; (iii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’
and repairers’ Liens arising or incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business that are not material to the business,
operations and financial condition of the Seller Property so
encumbered and that are not resulting from a breach, default or
violation by Seller of any Contract or Law; and (iv) zoning,
entitlement and other land use and environmental regulations by any
Governmental Body, provided , that such regulations have not
been violated.
“
Person ” means any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, firm, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Body or other entity.
“
Purchased Contracts ” means each of the
Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(b) hereto.
“
Purchased Intellectual Property ” means all
Intellectual Property owned by Seller related to or used in
connection with the Business.
“
Purchased Technology ” means all Technology
owned by Seller related to or used in connection with the
Business.
“
SEC ” means the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“
Software ” means any and all: (i) computer
programs, including any and all software implementations of
algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or
object code; (ii) databases and compilations, including any
and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or
otherwise; (iii) descriptions, flow-charts and other work
product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the
foregoing, screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware,
development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons; and
(iv) all documentation, including user manuals and other
training documentation related to any of the foregoing.
“
Subsidiary ” means any Person of which
(i) a majority of the outstanding share capital, voting
securities or other equity interests are owned, directly or
indirectly, by Seller or (ii) Seller is entitled, directly or
indirectly, to appoint a majority of the board of directors or
managers or comparable supervisory body of such Person.
“
Tax ” or “ Taxes ”
means (i) any and all federal, state, local or foreign taxes,
charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all
net income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value
added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock,
license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security,
unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and
estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges of
any kind whatsoever; (ii) all interest, penalties, fines,
additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Taxing
Authority in connection with any item described in clause (i); and
(iii) any liability in respect of any items described in
clauses (i) and/or (ii) payable by reason of Contract,
assumption, transferee liability, operation of law, Treasury
Regulation section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor
thereof or any analogous or similar provision under law) or
otherwise.
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Taxing Authority ” means the IRS and any other
Governmental Body responsible for the administration of any
Tax.
“
Tax Return ” means any return, report or
statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including
any elections, declarations, schedules or attachments thereto, and
any amendment thereof), including any information return, claim for
refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and
including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or
unitary returns for any group of entities that includes Seller, any
of the Subsidiaries, or any of their Affiliates.
“
Technology ” means, collectively, all Software,
information, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods,
techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical
data, programs, subroutines, tools, materials, specifications,
processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations,
improvements, works of authorship and other similar materials, and
all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses, and other
writings, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing, in any
form whether or not specifically listed herein, and all related
technology, that are used in, incorporated in, embodied in,
displayed by or relate to, or are used in connection with the
foregoing.
“
WARN ” means the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.2 Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters .
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the
following rules of interpretation shall apply:
(i)
Calculation of Time Period . When calculating the period of
time before which, within which or following which, any act is to
be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is
the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If
the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in
question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
(ii)
Dollars . Any reference in this Agreement to $ shall mean
U.S. dollars.
(iii)
Exhibits/Schedules . The Exhibits and Schedules to this
Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an
integral part of this Agreement. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed
hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a
part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any
capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise
defined therein shall be defined as set forth in this
Agreement.
(iv)
Gender and Number . Any reference in this Agreement to
gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular
number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
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(v)
Headings . The provision of a Table of Contents, the
division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or
interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to
any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(vi)
Herein . The words such as “herein,”
“hereinafter,” “hereof,” and
“hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not
merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the
context otherwise requires.
(vii)
Including . The word “ including ”
or any variation thereof means (unless the context of its usage
requires otherwise) “including, but not limited to,”
and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it
follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it.
(b) The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS;
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Assets . On the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing Purchaser shall, or
shall cause its designated Affiliate or Affiliates to, purchase,
acquire and accept from Seller, and Seller shall sell, transfer,
assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser or its designated Affiliate
or Affiliates, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in,
to and under the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens
except for Permitted Exceptions. “ Purchased
Assets ” shall mean all of the business, assets,
properties, contractual rights, goodwill, going concern value,
rights and claims of Seller related to the Business, wherever
situated and of whatever kind and nature, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, whether or not reflected on the books and
records of Seller (other than the Excluded Assets), including each
of the following assets:
(a) all
cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to the value of the
Assumed Liabilities;
(b) all
accounts receivable of Seller;
(c) all
inventory used or intended to be used primarily in connection with
the Business;
(d) all
tangible personal property used or intended to be used primarily in
connection with the Business, including Furniture and Equipment,
other than such tangible personal property which is an Excluded
Asset;
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(e) all
deposits (including customer deposits and security for rent,
electricity, telephone or otherwise) and prepaid charges and
expenses, including any prepaid rent, of Seller;
(f) all
rights of Seller under each Owned Property and Real Property Lease,
together with all improvements, fixtures and other appurtenances
thereto and rights in respect thereof;
(g) the
Purchased Intellectual Property and the Purchased
Technology;
(h) all
rights of Seller and the Subsidiaries under the Purchased Contracts
including all claims or causes of action with respect to the
Purchased Contracts;
(i) all
Documents that are related to the Business, including Documents
relating to products, services, marketing, advertising, promotional
materials, Purchased Intellectual Property, personnel files for
Transferred Employees and all files, customer files and documents
(including credit information), supplier lists, records, literature
and correspondence, but excluding personnel files for Employees of
Seller who are not Transferred Employees; provided , that
Seller may retain an archival copy of all Documents (including
Purchased Contracts), but Seller and its Affiliates shall not use
such archival copies for any purposes other than as an
archive;
(j) all
assets of any trust attributable to Employees and Former Employees
in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan;
(k) all
third-party property and casualty insurance proceeds, and all
rights to third-party property and casualty insurance proceeds, in
each case to the extent received or receivable in respect of the
Business; and
(l) all
goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the Business,
including the goodwill associated with the Purchased Intellectual
Property.
2.2 Excluded
Assets . Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to sell,
transfer, assign or convey the Excluded Assets to Purchaser, and
Seller shall retain all right, title and interest to, in and under
the Excluded Assets. “ Excluded Assets ”
shall mean each of the following assets:
(a) all
cash and cash equivalents in excess of the value of the Assumed
Liabilities;
(b) the
Excluded Contracts;
(c) any
and all rights with respect to Seller’s investment in
Spelling Bee LP;
(d) all
minute books, organizational documents, stock registers and such
other books and records of Seller or any Subsidiary as pertain to
ownership, organization or existence of Seller and each Subsidiary
and duplicate copies of such records as are necessary to enable
Seller and the Subsidiaries to file tax returns and
reports;
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(e) all
documents or records prepared in connection with the sale of the
Business to Purchaser that do not otherwise have to do with the
conduct of the Business in the ordinary course; and
(f) income
tax records relating to the Business.
2.3 Assumption
of Liabilities . On the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing Purchaser shall (or shall
cause its designated Affiliate or Affiliates to) assume, effective
as of the Closing Date (and shall be deemed to have been assumed as
of the Closing without any further action being taken by Seller),
and subsequently, in due course, will pay, honor and discharge all
of the following liabilities of Seller and the Subsidiaries,
whether actual or contingent (collectively, the “
Assumed Liabilities ”):
(a) all
Liabilities of Seller and the Subsidiaries under the Purchased
Contracts that arise out of or relate to the period from and after
the Closing Date; and
(b) all
Liabilities of Seller as of the Closing Date for the fulfillment of
ticket orders in respect of which the Company has already received
full payment.
2.4
Excluded Liabilities . Purchaser will not assume or be
liable for any Excluded Liabilities. Seller shall timely perform,
satisfy and discharge in accordance with their respective terms all
Excluded Liabilities. “ Excluded Liabilities
” shall mean all Liabilities of Seller arising out of,
relating to or otherwise in respect of the Business on or before
the Closing Date and all other Liabilities of Seller other than the
Assumed Liabilities, including the following
Liabilities:
(a) all
Liabilities in respect of any products sold and/or services
performed by Seller on or before the Closing Date;
(b) except
to the extent specifically provided in Article VIII ,
all Liabilities arising out of, relating to or with respect to
(i) the employment or performance of services, or termination
of employment or services by Seller or any of its Affiliates of any
individual on or before the Closing Date, (ii) workers’
compensation claims against Seller that relate to the period on or
before the Closing Date, irrespective of whether such claims are
made prior to or after the Closing or (iii) any Employee
Benefit Plan;
(c) all
Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with Contracts
that are not Purchased Contracts and, with respect to Purchased
Contracts, Liabilities in respect of a breach by or default of
Seller accruing under such Contracts with respect to any period
prior to Closing;
(d) all
Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any
Indebtedness of Seller; and
(e) all
Liabilities for (i) Seller’s share of Transfer Taxes,
(ii) Taxes of Seller, (iii) Taxes that relate to the Purchased
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for taxable periods (or portions
thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date, including, without
limitation, Taxes allocable to Seller pursuant to
Section 11.2 , and (iv) payments under any Tax
allocation, sharing or similar agreement (whether oral or
written).
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2.5 Further
Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties
.
(a) From
time to time following the Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall, and
shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute, acknowledge
and deliver all such further conveyances, notices, assumptions,
releases and acquittances and such other instruments, and shall
take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary or
appropriate to assure fully to Purchaser and its respective
successors or assigns, all of the properties, rights, titles,
interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges intended to be
conveyed to Purchaser under this Agreement and the Seller Documents
and to assure fully to Seller and its Affiliates and their
successors and assigns, the assumption of the liabilities and
obligations intended to be assumed by Purchaser under this
Agreement and the Seller Agreements, and to otherwise make
effective the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(b) Nothing
in this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be construed as an attempt or agreement
to assign any Purchased Asset, including any Contract, Permit,
certificate, approval, authorization or other right, which by its
terms or by Law is nonassignable without the consent or waiver of a
third party or a Governmental Body or is cancelable by a third
party in the event of an assignment (“ Nonassignable
Assets ”) unless and until such consent or waiver
shall have been obtained. Seller shall, and shall cause its
Affiliates to, use its best efforts to cooperate with Purchaser at
its request in endeavoring to obtain such consents or waivers
promptly. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, in the event
consents to, or waivers of, the assignment thereof cannot be
obtained, such Nonassignable Assets shall be held, as of and from
the Closing Date, by Seller or the applicable Affiliate of Seller
in trust for Purchaser and the covenants and obligations thereunder
shall be performed by Purchaser in Seller’s or such
Affiliate’s name and all benefits and obligations existing
thereunder shall be for Purchaser’s account. Seller shall
take or cause to be taken at Seller’s expense such actions in
its name or otherwise as Purchaser may reasonably request so as to
provide Purchaser with the benefits of the Nonassignable Assets and
to effect collection of money or other consideration that becomes
due and payable under the Nonassignable Assets, and Seller or the
applicable Affiliate of Seller shall promptly pay over to Purchaser
all money or other consideration received by it in respect of all
Nonassignable Assets. As of and from the Closing Date, Seller on
behalf of itself and its Affiliates authorizes Purchaser, to the
extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of the
Nonassignable Assets, at Purchaser’s expense, to perform all
the obligations and receive all the benefits of Seller or its
Affiliates under the Nonassignable Assets.
2.6 Purchase
Price Allocation . The Total Consideration shall be allocated
among the Purchased Assets as set forth on Schedule 2.6
hereof (the “ Asset Acquisition Statement
”). Purchaser and Seller agree to report the purchase of the
Purchased Assets for Tax purposes in accordance with the
allocations set forth on the Asset Acquisition Statement, except as
may be otherwise required by changes in applicable Law (subject to
purchase price adjustments, if any, mutually agreed upon in
writing) and not to take any actions inconsistent with such
allocations on any of their respective tax returns. Purchaser and
Seller shall each timely file a Form 8594 with the IRS in
accordance with the requirements of Section 1060 of the
Code.
2.7 Bulk-Sales
Laws . Purchaser hereby waives compliance by Seller and the
Subsidiaries with the requirements and provisions of any
“bulk-transfer” Laws of any
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jurisdiction
that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the sale of any or
all of the Purchased Assets to Purchaser; provided ,
however , that the Seller agrees (a) to pay and
discharge when due or to contest or litigate all claims of
creditors which are asserted against Purchaser or the Purchased
Assets by reason of such noncompliance, (b) to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Purchaser from and against any and all
such claims in the manner provided in Article XI and
(c) to take promptly all necessary action to remove any Lien
which is placed on the Purchased Assets by reason of such
noncompliance. Any “bulk-transfer” Law that addresses
Taxes shall be governed by Article XI and not by this
Section 2.7 .
2.8 Right to
Control Payment . Purchaser shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to make any payment due from Seller with respect to any
Excluded Liabilities which are not paid by Seller within ten
Business Days following written request for payment from Purchaser;
provided , however , that if Seller advises Purchaser
in writing during such ten Business Day period that a good faith
payment dispute exists or Seller has valid defenses to non-payment
with respect to such Excluded Liability, then Purchaser shall not
have the right to pay such Excluded Liability. Seller agrees to
reimburse Purchaser promptly and in any event within five Business
Days following written notice of such payment by Purchaser for the
amount of any payment made by Purchaser pursuant to this
Section 2.8 .
2.9 Proration
of Certain Expenses . Subject to Section 11.2 with
respect to Taxes, all rents and other payments (including any
prepaid amounts) due under the Real Property Leases and any other
leases constituting part of the Purchased Assets shall be prorated
between Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand,
as of the Closing Date. Seller shall be responsible for all rents
(including any percentage rent, additional rent and any accrued tax
and operating expense reimbursements and escalations), charges and
other payments of any kind accruing during any period under the
Real Property Leases or any such other leases up to and including
the Closing Date. Purchaser shall be responsible for all such
rents, charges and other payments accruing during any period under
the Real Property Leases or any such other leases after the Closing
Date. Purchaser shall pay the full amount of any invoices received
by it and shall submit a request for reimbursement to Seller for
Seller’s share of such expenses and Seller shall pay the full
amount of any invoices received by it and Purchaser shall reimburse
Seller for Purchaser’s share of such expenses.
2.10
Receivables . From and after the Closing Date, Seller shall
provide reasonable assistance to Purchaser in the collection of
accounts receivable. If Seller or any of the Subsidiaries shall
receive payment after the Closing Date in respect of accounts
receivable that are included in the Purchased Assets, then Seller
shall promptly forward such payment to Purchaser.
3.1
Consideration . The aggregate consideration for the
Purchased Assets (collectively, the “ Total
Consideration ”) shall be (i) the assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) the contingent cash payments
provided for in Section 3.2 hereof and (iii) the
following payments to Seller (the “ Purchase
Price ”):
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(a)
Cash Payment . On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver
to the Seller, by official bank check or wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account specified by Seller in
writing at least three Business Days prior to Closing, a cash
amount equal to (i) the sum of Two Million Six Hundred
Thousand US Dollars ($2,600,000.00) (the “ Cash
Value ”) and (ii) the total amount of any
Advance Ticket Purchases (as defined below) made by the Seller as
of the Closing Date, at the Seller’s cost for such Advance
Ticket Purchases as reflected in the Seller’s books and
records. For the purposes hereof, “ Advance Ticket
Purchases ” means any (A) ticket purchases made by
the Seller that are represented as unsold inventory on the balance
sheet of the Seller as of the Closing Date and (B) advances
made by the Seller on behalf of clients for ticket
purchases.
(b)
Advance Ticket Purchases . For the purposes of determining
the total amount of Advance Ticket Purchases, Seller shall, at
least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, prepare and
deliver to Purchaser an estimated balance sheet for the Business as
of the Closing Date (the “ Estimated Closing Date
Balance Sheet ”) and an estimated calculation of the
Advance Ticket Purchases as of the Closing Date, each prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Seller shall also provide Purchaser with
copies of all work papers and other documents and data as was used
to prepare the Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet.
(c)
Closing Date Balance Sheet . As soon as practicable but not
later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall prepare and deliver to Seller a final balance sheet for the
Business as of the Closing Date (the “ Closing Date
Balance Sheet ”) and a final calculation of the
Advance Ticket Purchases as of the Closing Date, each prepared in
accordance with GAAP. Purchaser shall also provide Seller with
copies of all work papers and other documents and data as was used
to prepare the Closing Date Balance Sheet. If the final amount of
Advance Ticket Purchases calculated by Purchaser as of the Closing
Date is less than the cash amount paid to Seller in accordance with
Section 3.1(a)(ii) above, then the difference shall be paid by
Seller to Purchaser in cash within ten (10) Business Days of
Purchaser’s delivery of the Closing Date Balance Sheet to
Seller; provided , however , if Seller notifies
Purchaser of its disagreement with the Closing Date Balance Sheet
in accordance with Section 3.1(c) below, then the difference,
as may be adjusted by the Purchaser and Seller in the course of
resolving such disagreement), shall be paid by Seller to Purchaser
in cash within ten (10) Business Days of the final resolution
of such disagreement.
(d)
Dispute Resolution. If Seller disagrees with the Closing
Date Balance Sheet, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of
such disagreement within ten (10) Business Days after receipt
by Seller of a copy of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, which notice
shall describe the nature of any such dispute in reasonable detail,
identify the specific items involved and the dollar amount of each
such disagreement and provide reasonable supporting documentation
for each such disagreement. During such ten (10) Business Day
period, Seller shall have reasonable access to any documents,
schedules or work papers used in the preparation of the Closing
Date Balance Sheet. Purchaser and Seller agree to negotiate in good
faith to resolve any such disagreement. If Purchaser and Seller are
unable to resolve all disagreements within fifteen (15) calendar
days after delivery to Purchaser of written notice of such
disagreements, then such disagreement may be submitted by either
party for final and binding resolution to a nationally recognized
accounting firm to resolve such disagreements (the “
Accounting Arbitrator ”). The Accounting Arbitrator
will only consider those items of
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disagreement
identified in Seller’s notice. The Accounting Arbitrator
shall deliver to Purchaser and Seller, as promptly as practicable
and in any event within thirty (30) calendar days after its
appointment, a written report setting forth the resolution of any
such disagreements. The Accounting Arbitrator shall select as a
resolution the position of either Purchaser or Seller for each item
of disagreement and may not impose an alternative resolution. The
Accounting Arbitrator shall make its determination based solely on
presentations and supporting materials provided by the parties and
not pursuant to any independent review. The determination of the
Accounting Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon Purchaser and
Seller and unreviewable. The fees, expenses and costs of the
Accounting Arbitrator shall be borne one hundred percent (100%) by
the party whose aggregate position was furthest from the aggregate
final determination of the Accounting Arbitrator. Other than such
fees, expenses and costs of the Accounting Arbitrator, Purchaser
and Seller shall each be responsible for their own costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the resolution of any dispute
concerning the Closing Date Balance Sheet.
3.2
Earn-Out . As additional consideration for the sale and
transfer of the Acquired Assets contemplated hereby, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller the following contingent cash payments if
and as earned in accordance with the terms set forth
below:
(a)
2007 Earn-Out . Seller shall be entitled to receive
additional cash consideration equal to two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the Gross Profit (as defined in Section 3.2(f)
below) of (i) the Group Sales and Broadway Classroom business
units of the Purchaser and (ii) the business unit of the
Purchaser comprising the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities
((i) and (ii) collectively, the “ Combined
Entity ”) for the year ended December 31, 2007
(the “ 2007 Earn-Out ”); provided
, that the 2007 Earn-Out shall be no greater than sixty thousand US
Dollars ($60,000.00). The 2007 Earn-Out, if earned, shall be due
and payable on March 31, 2008.
(b)
2008 Earn-Out . Seller shall be entitled to receive
additional cash consideration equal to two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the Gross Profit of the Combined Entity for the year
ended December 31, 2008 (the “ 2008
Earn-Out ”); provided , that the 2008 Earn-Out
shall be no greater than sixty thousand US Dollars ($60,000.00).
The 2008 Earn-Out, if earned, shall be due and payable on
March 31, 2009.
(c)
2009 Earn-Out . Seller shall be entitled to receive
additional cash consideration equal to two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the Gross Profit of the Combined Entity for the year
ended December 31, 2009 (the “ 2009
Earn-Out ”); provided , that the 2009 Earn-Out
shall be no greater than sixty thousand US Dollars ($60,000.00).
The 2009 Earn-Out, if earned, shall be due and payable on
March 31, 2010.
(d)
2010 Earn-Out . Seller shall be entitled to receive
additional cash consideration equal to three percent (3%) of the
Gross Profit of the Combined Entity for the year ended
December 31, 2010 (the “ 2010 Earn-Out
”); provided , that the 2010 Earn-Out shall be no
greater than ninety five thousand US Dollars ($95,000.00). The 2010
Earn-Out, if earned, shall be due and payable on March 31,
2011.
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(e)
2011 Earn-Out . Seller shall be entitled to receive
additional cash consideration equal to three percent (3%) of the
Gross Profit of the Combined Entity for the year ended
December 31, 2011 (the “ 2011 Earn-Out
”); provided , that the 2011 Earn-Out shall be no
greater than ninety five thousand US Dollars ($95,000.00). The 2011
Earn-Out, if earned, shall be due and payable on March 31,
2012.
(f)
Gross Profit . For the purposes hereof, “ Gross
Profit ” for any specified period means: (i) the
total gross revenues of the Combined Entity derived from
(A) ticket sales, (B) service charges, (C) sale of
restaurant and tour packages, (D) insurance, (E) the
Broadway Classroom business unit and (F) shipping less
(ii) (A) the following costs of revenues of the Combined
Entity: (1) ticket expense; (2) restaurant and tour
package expense; (3) credit card fees; (4) commissions
payable; (5) shipping and postage; (6) unsold inventory;
and (7) expenses related to the Broadway Classroom business
unit (excluding any teaching artist and rent expenses incurred in
connection with the Broadway Classroom business unit) and
(B) salaries, commissions, bonuses and other compensation
(exclusive of employee benefits and payroll taxes) paid to
designated employees of the Combined Entity (mutually agreed upon
by the Purchaser and the Seller) whose jobs are related to the
aforementioned activities, in each case for such specified period.
Gross Profit for the Combined Entity shall be determined in good
faith by the principal accounting officer of Hollywood Media Corp.,
a Florida corporation and the parent company of Purchaser (“
HMC ”) (which person currently is HMC’s Chief
Accounting Officer), based upon (A) GAAP, (B) the
Combined Entity’s financial statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistent with past practice to the extent permissible
and practicable (including as prepared in connection with the
preparation and audit of HMC’s audited consolidated financial
statements (“ HMC Financial Statements ”)) and
(C) the HMC Financial Statements. Seller shall have the right
to review any documents related to the calculation of the Combined
Entity’s Gross Profit for a specified period and to receive a
written explanation of how the Combined Entity’s Gross Profit
was determined for any specified period.
4.1 Closing
Date . The consummation of the purchase and sale of the
Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
provided for in Article II hereof (the “
Closing ”) shall take place simultaneously with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement at the offices of
Purchaser located at 1650 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10019
(the date hereof being referred to as the “ Closing
Date ”), unless another time, date or place is agreed
to in writing by the parties hereto.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that:
5.1
Organization and Good Standing . Seller is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York and has
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all requisite
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to
be conducted. Seller is duly qualified or authorized to do business
as a foreign entity and is in good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property and each
other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the
ownership of its properties requires such qualification or
authorization. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true, complete and
correct copies of its organizational documents as in effect on the
date hereof.
5.2
Authorization of Agreement . Seller and each of the Members,
respectively, has all requisite power, authority and legal capacity
to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement,
document, or instrument or certificate contemplated by this
Agreement or to be executed by Seller or the Members in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Seller Documents ”), to perform their
respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Seller
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly authorized and approved by all
requisite action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been,
and each of the Seller Documents will be at or prior to the
Closing, duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and each
of the Members which is a party thereto and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Purchaser) this Agreement
constitutes, and each of the Seller Documents when so executed and
delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of
Seller, or, as the case may be, the applicable Member enforceable
against Seller or, as the case may be, each applicable
Member.
5.3 Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties .
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.3(a) , none of the execution
and delivery by Seller and the Members of this Agreement or the
Seller Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or compliance by Seller and the Members with any
of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or result
in any violation or breach of, or conflict with or default (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any
obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or give rise to
any obligation of Seller or the Members to make any payment under,
or to the increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights
or entitlements of any Person under, or result in the creation of
any Liens upon any of the properties or assets of Seller under any
provision of: (i) the organizational documents of Seller;
(ii) any material Contract or Permit to which Seller is a
party or by which any of the properties or assets of Seller are
bound; (iii) any Order applicable to Seller or any Member or by
which any of the properties or assets of Seller are bound; or
(iv) any applicable Law.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.3(a) , no consent, waiver,
approval, Permit or authorization of or filing with, or
notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the
part of Seller or any Member in connection with (i) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Seller Documents,
the compliance by Seller or any Member with any of the provisions
hereof and thereof, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby or the taking by Seller or any
Member of any other action contemplated hereby or
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thereby, or
(ii) the continuing validity and effectiveness immediately
following the Closing of any Contract or Permit of
Seller.
5.4 Financial
Statements.
(a) Seller
has delivered to Purchaser copies of (i) the unaudited balance
sheets of Seller as at December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and
the related unaudited statements of income of Seller for the years
then ended and (ii) the unaudited balance sheets of Seller as
at September 30, 2006 and the related statements of income of
Seller for the nine month period then ended (such unaudited
statements are referred to herein as the “ Financial
Statements ”). Each of the Financial Statements is
complete and correct in all material respects, has been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied (except with respect to
the unaudited financial statements for normal recurring year-end
adjustments that, individually or in the aggregate, would not be
material or as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.4(a)
hereto) without modification of the accounting principles used in
the preparation thereof throughout the periods presented and
presents fairly in all material respects the financial position,
results of operations and cash flows of Seller as at the dates and
for the periods indicated.
For
the purposes hereof, the unaudited balance sheet of Seller as at
December 31, 2005 is referred to as the “ Balance
Sheet ” and December 31, 2005 is referred to as
the “ Balance Sheet Date .”
(b) Seller
makes and keeps books, records and accounts which, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of its assets. Seller maintains systems of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain accountability for assets; and (iii) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization.
5.5 No
Undisclosed Liabilities . Seller does not have any Indebtedness
or Liabilities (whether or not required under GAAP to be reflected
on a balance sheet or the notes thereto) other than those
(i) specifically reflected in, fully reserved against or
otherwise described in the Balance Sheet or the notes thereto,
(ii) incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the
Balance Sheet Date, or (iii) that are immaterial to
Seller.
5.6 Title to
Purchased Assets; Sufficiency . Seller owns and has good title
to each of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens other
than Permitted Exceptions. The Purchased Assets constitute all of
the Properties used in or held for use in the Business and are
sufficient for Purchaser to conduct the Business from and after the
Closing Date without interruption and in the Ordinary Course of
Business, as it has been conducted by Seller and the
Subsidiaries.
5.7 Absence of
Certain Developments . Except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 5.7 , since the
Balance Sheet Date, (a) Seller has conducted the Business only
in the Ordinary Course of Business and (b) there has not been
any event, change, occurrence or circumstance that, individually or
in the aggregate with any such events, changes, occurrences or
circumstances, has had or could reasonably be expected to
have
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a Material
Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
since the Balance Sheet Date:
(i) there
has not been any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, with respect to the Business having a
replacement cost of more than $10,000 for any single loss or
$25,000 for all such losses;
(ii) Seller
has not increased the compensation payable or to become payable by
the Seller to its directors, officers or Employees working in the
Business or any adoption of or increase in any bonus, insurance,
pension or other Employee Benefit Plan, payment or arrangement made
to, for or with any such directors, officers or Employees or any
Affiliate of the Seller, except for year-end increases and
Christmas bonuses to employees in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(iii) Seller
has not entered into any material Contract not in the Ordinary
Course of Business, including without limitation, any capital
expenditure;
(iv) there
has been no change by Seller in accounting methods or principles or
any write-down, write up or revaluation of any of the Purchased
Assets except depreciation accounted for in the Ordinary Course of
Business and write-downs of inventory which reflect the lower of
cost or market and which are in the Ordinary Course of Business and
in accordance with GAAP
(v) Seller
has not failed to promptly pay and discharge current liabilities or
agreed with any party to extend the payment of any current
liability;
(vi) no
Lien has been placed on any of the Purchased Assets other than
Permitted Exceptions;
(vii) there
has been no sale, assignment, transfer, lease, license or otherwise
placement of a Lien on any of the Seller’s tangible assets,
except in the Ordinary Course of Business, or canceled any material
debts or Claims;
(viii) there
has been no sale, assignment, transfer, lease, license or otherwise
placement of a Lien on any of the Purchased Intellectual Property
or other intangible assets, disclosure of any material confidential
information to any Person or abandoned or permitted to lapse any of
the Purchased Intellectual Property; or
(ix) Seller
has not agreed, whether orally or in writing, to do any of the
foregoing.
(a)
(i) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of
Seller and any Affiliated Group of which Seller is or was a member
relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets have been duly and
timely filed with the appropriate Taxing Authority in all
jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed
(except for an assertion by the Taxing Authority of the State of
New Jersey that Seller is required to file a 2005 income tax
return
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which assertion
Seller is contesting), and all such Tax Returns are true, complete
and correct in all material respects; and (ii) all Taxes
relating to th
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