Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
SYNEL INDUSTRIES LTD. AND TIME
AMERICA, INC. (Delaware Corporation)
AND
TIME AMERICA, INC. (Nevada
Corporation)
AND
TIME AMERICA, INC. (Arizona
Corporation)
AND
NETEDGE DEVICES,
LLC
January 16, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.
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Definitions
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Section 2.
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Basic Transaction
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Section 3.
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Sellers’ Representations,
Warranties and Declarations.
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Section 4.
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Buyer’s Representations and
Warranties
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Section 5.
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Pre-Closing Covenants
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Section 6.
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Conditions to Obligation to
Close
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Section 7.
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At/Post-Closing Covenants
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Section 8.
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Miscellaneous
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
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— List of Sellers’
Resellers
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Exhibit B
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— Sellers’
Employees to be Hired by Buyer and Employment Letters
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Exhibit C
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— Form of Sellers’
Hosted Remarketing Agreement
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Exhibit D
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— Sellers’ Direct
and End-User Accounts
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Exhibit F
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— TA7000 Inventory and
tools to be Purchased by Buyer
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Exhibit G
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— Sellers’
Financial Statements
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Exhibit H
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— None
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Exhibit I
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— Top 20
Contracts
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Exhibit J
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— Litigation
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Exhibit K
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— Form of Buyer’s
Employment Letter
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Exhibit L
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— TA7000 Know-How in
Written and DVD Form
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Exhibit M
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— Form of Laurus Payoff
Letter
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Exhibit N
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— Form of Letter to be
Sent by Buyer to Sellers’ Customers
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Exhibit O
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— Buyer’s U.S.
Clients
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Exhibit P
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— Letter regarding
Ownership of Molds
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Exhibit Q
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— Parts List
Pricing
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of January 16,
2007, by and among Synel Industries Ltd. , an Israeli
registered corporation or any of its subsidiaries (
“Synel” ), and Time America, Inc ., a
Delaware corporation (“ Synel Delaware ”
and,together with Synel, collectively, the “ Buyer
”, and Time America, Inc., a Nevada Corporation
(“T.A. Nevada”), Time America, Inc. , an
Arizona Corporation (“T.A. Arizona”), and
NetEdge Devices, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company
(“NetEdge”) . T.A. Nevada, T.A. Arizona
and NetEdge are referred to collectively herein as the “
Sellers .” Buyer and Sellers are referred to
collectively herein as the “ Parties
.”
This Agreement contemplates a
transaction in which Buyer will purchase certain assets of Sellers
in return for cash and future royalty payments based on
Buyer’s revenue derived from the sale of the TA7000 (defined
below) following the Closing.
Now, therefore, in consideration of
the Sellers premises and promises herein made in front of the
Buyer, and in consideration of the Sellers representations,
warranties, and covenants herein contained which made in front of
the Buyer, the Parties agree as follows.
Section
1.
Definitions .
“ Acquired Assets
” or “ Purchased Assets ” means all of the
following assets of Sellers:
(a)
The resellers of Sellers identified on Exhibit A to this Agreement
related to the Purchased Assets, which list includes Sellers’
regular resellers and NETtime hosting resellers.
(b)
All of Sellers full ownership, title and interest in the
intellectual property rights, including source code, object code,
kernel, know-how, published user documentation and any related
technical documentation to the following software and firmware
products of Sellers: GENESIS SQL, GENESIS PRO, TA100, TA100PRO
TA50, TA50XL, TA50 PRO and the TA7000 Product Series (“
TA7000 ”), HourTrack and the associated firmware for
all the data collection devices.
(c)
the NETtime Source Code.
(d)
All of Sellers right, title and interest in and to the mark
“Time America” including its use with respect to the
labeling of software and/or hardware products and the names and
trade marks of the Sellers and its U.S. subsidiary what so ever,
the domain name of Time America as well as the web site itself, and
any labeling whatsoever related to the brand “Time
America” of the Sellers and its U.S. subsidiaries and have
the right to use either Sellers or Buyer’s brand name and
trademark regarding the TA7000 or any other of the Purchased
Assets as Buyer would like, based on its sole discretion.
Sellers shall also be entitled to a copy of the content of the Time
America web site as it exists as of the Closing.
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“ Assumed Liabilities
” means all liabilities and obligations of Sellers (whether
known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute
or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), arising out of
and/or related to the Acquired Assets as well as Sellers
representations and warranties regarding the Purchased
Assets.
“ Buyer ” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“ Sellers ” has
the meaning set forth in the preface above.
“ Closing ” has
the meaning set forth in §2(d) below.
“ Closing Date ”
has the meaning set forth in §2(d) below.
“ Employees ”
means all the employees of Sellers listed on Exhibit B to this
Agreement.
“ Financial Statements
” has the meaning set forth in §3(g) below.
“ GAAP ” means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
from time to time, consistently applied.
“ Hosting Facilities
” means the existing service commitment provided by Sellers
immediately preceding the Closing to its NETtime clients, as
described in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of Sellers standard Hosted
Remarketing Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit C.
“ Income Tax ”
means any federal, state, local, or foreign tax based on or
measured by reference to net income, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“ Income Tax Return
” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Income Taxes, including
any schedule or attachment thereto.
“ Legal
Proceedings” means any lawsuit and/or legal action at any
stage of the actual legal process brought against the Sellers by
any third party who seeks a legal remedy.
“ Lien ” means
any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security
interest other than (a) mechanics’, materialmen’s, and
similar liens, (b) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for
Taxes that the taxpayer is contesting in good faith through
appropriate proceedings, (c) purchase money liens and liens
securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements, (d)
other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not
incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, (e) any liens
existing in favor of Laurus Master Fund Ltd. and/or Laurus Capital
Management or any of its affiliated companies and/or
subsidiaries.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” or “ Material Adverse Change
” means any effect or change of more than 5% regarding the
Financial Declarations and/or Representations and/or
Warranties that made by the Sellers.
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“ Most Recent Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in §3(f)
below.
“ Most Recent Fiscal Month
End ” has the meaning set forth in §3(g)
below.
“ NETtime Source Code
” means the limited right to use a copy of the NETtime source
code for NETtime versions 5 and 6, provided such use shall prohibit
any resale by Buyer of the NETtime source code to any third party
and any sale by Buyer of the NETtime products to any direct and
end-use accounts of Sellers listed on Exhibit N hereto. In
addition, such license shall grant Buyer the right to receive any
new versions of NETtime for a period of 12 months following the
Closing.
“ Ordinary Course of
Business ” means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to
quantity and frequency).
“ Party ” has the
meaning set forth in the preface above.
“ Person ” means
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization, any other business entity,
or a governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
“ Purchase Price
” has the meaning set forth in §2(c) below.
“ Resellers’
Activity ” means the revenue arising from the activity of
the resellers identified on Exhibit A for the calendar year
ended December 312006.
“ Sellers ” has
the meaning set forth in the preface above.
“ Software ”
means all computer software and last versions thereof, including
source code, kernel, object, executable or binary code, objects,
comments, screens, user interfaces, report formats, templates,
menus, buttons and icons and all files, data related to
Sellers’ resellers, materials, manuals files, design notes
and other items and documentation related thereto or associated
therewith relating to the following software products of
Sellers: Genesis SQL, Genesis Pro, TA100, TA100 PRO, TA50
PRO, TA50XL, and NETtime (Versions 5 and 6).
“ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, association, or other business
entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total
voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of
directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more
of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof
or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association,
or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of
the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof and for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority
ownership interest in such a business entity (other than a
corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a
majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall
be or control any managing director or general
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partner of such business entity
(other than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary”
shall include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.
“ Tax Return ”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
Section
2.
Basic Transaction .
(a)
Purchase and Sale of Assets . Based on the
representations, warranties, declarations and exhibits made by the
Sellers in front of the Buyer in this Agreement and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase
from Sellers, and Sellers agrees to sell, transfer, convey, and
deliver to Buyer, all of the Acquired Assets at the Closing for the
consideration specified below in this §2.
(b)
Purchase Price . Buyer agrees to pay to Sellers at the
Closing U.S. $2,500,000 in consideration for the Acquired Assets,
less the Escrow Amount (the “ Purchase Price
”). The Purchase Price shall be paid as
follows:
(i)
U.S. $2,250,000 (the “ Cash Payment ”) shall be
payable by Buyer to Sellers as follows:
1.
U.S. $1,724,975.75, of which shall be paid by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to Laurus Master Fund Ltd. to repay in
full all of Sellers’ existing indebtedness owing to Laurus
Master Fund Ltd.(“Laurus Payment”). The parties agreed
and approved mutually that the Buyer will not transfer Laurus
Payment wire transfer until Sellers will provide to Buyer Exhibit M
(while all the fill in blanks of the document have been fulfilled)
signed by Laurus Master Fund Ltd. by an authorized person of Laurus
Master Fund Ltd.
2.
U.S. $250,000 (the “ Escrow Amount ”) to be paid
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Wells Fargo
Bank, as escrow agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”),
pursuant to terms set forth in an escrow agreement mutually
acceptable to the parties attached as Exhibit C. The term of
the escrow shall be for a period of six months, with 50% of the
Escrow Amount to be released three months following the Closing and
the remainder six months following the Closing in accordance with
(and upon fulfillment of) the terms and conditions under the Escrow
Agreement.
3.
U.S. $517,524.25 by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
an account designated in writing by Seller.
The assets described in Section 1(a)
of this Agreement shall be transferred to Synel Delaware and the
remaining assets shall be transferred to Synel.
(c)
Inventory Purchasing . In addition to the Cash
Payment, Buyer shall wire transfer to Sellers immediately available
funds in the amount of U.S. $140,000 for the purchase of the TA7000
inventory listed on Exhibit F to this Agreement. In the event
Buyer decides to purchase TA7000 inventory from Sellers in excess
of U.S. $140,000 following the Closing, the purchase price of such
inventory in excess of U.S. $140,000 shall equal 50% of
Sellers’ cost. In
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the event Buyer decides to purchase
from Sellers any other inventory unrelated to the TA7000, Buyer
will pay Sellers cost of such inventory.
(d)
The Closing .
(i)
The execution date of this Agreement shall be January 16,
2007.
(ii)
The Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur on January 23, 2007 and
be effective as of January 16, 2007, subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than
conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take
at the Closing itself) or such other date as the Parties may
mutually determine (the “ Closing Date ”).
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the
Closing shall not have occurred by January 26, 2007, either party
may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other party
without any liability to the other party.
(e)
Deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing, (i)
Sellers shall deliver to Buyer the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in §6(a) below; and
(ii) Sellers shall execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and
deliver to Buyer (A) assignments (including intellectual property
transfer documents) and (B) such other instruments of sale,
transfer, conveyance, and assignment as Buyer and its counsel may
reasonably request.
Section
3.
Sellers’ Representations, Warranties and
Declarations .
Sellers represents, warrants and
declares to the Buyer that the Exhibits and Appendix attached to
this Agreement as well as the statements contained in it are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then
and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of
this Agreement throughout this Agreement).
(a)
Organization of Sellers . Sellers are:
(i)
Time America, Inc. is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of
Nevada.
(ii)
Time America, Inc. is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of
Arizona.
(iii)
NetEdge Devices, LLC is an Arizona limited liability
companyduly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of the state of Arizona.
(b)
Authorization of Transaction . Sellers have full power
and authority (including full corporate or other entity power and
authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the board of directors of Sellers has duly authorized
the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by
Sellers. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of Sellers, enforceable in accordance with its
terms and conditions.
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(c)
Non-contravention . To the knowledge of the Sellers,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
assignments and assumptions referred to in §2 above), will (i)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of
any government, governmental agency, or court to which Sellers or
any of its Subsidiaries is subject or any provision of the charter
or bylaws of Sellers or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in
the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which Sellers or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject
(or result in the imposition of any Lien upon any of its assets),
except where the violation, conflict, breach, default,
acceleration, termination, modification, cancellation, failure to
give notice, or Lien would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d)
Brokers’ Fees . Sellers has no liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for which Buyer could become liable or obligated.
None of the Subsidiaries of Sellers has any liability or obligation
to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding, Sellers has an agreement with Oberon Securities
LLC to pay a transaction fee that is the responsibility of
Sellers. Further more, it is known, understood and acceptable
on the Sellers that the Buyer has no liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for
which Buyer could become liable or obligated. None of the
Subsidiaries of the Buyer has any liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All the
above exclude fees that arise as a result of any of the parties
actions which are not stated hereunder and have not revealed to the
other party.
(e)
Title to Tangible Assets . Sellers and its
Subsidiaries have good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
the material tangible assets they use regularly in the conduct of
their Resellers’ Activity.
(f)
Financial Statements . Attached hereto as Exhibit
G are the following financial statements (collectively the
“ Financial Statements ”): (i) audited
consolidated balance sheets and statements of income, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flow as of and for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2005 and 2006, and for Sellers and its
Subsidiaries; and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and
cash flow (the “ Most Recent Financial Statements
” as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2006
(the “ Most Recent Fiscal Month End ”) for
Sellers and its Subsidiaries. The Financial Statements
(including the notes thereto) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP throughout the periods covered thereby and present fairly the
financial condition of Sellers and its Subsidiaries as of such
dates and the results of operations of Sellers and its Subsidiaries
for such periods; provided, however , that the Most Recent
Financial Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments and
lack footnotes and other presentation items.
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(g)
Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Month End .
Since the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, there has not been any
Material Adverse Change. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, since that date neither Sellers nor any of its
Subsidiaries has engaged in any practice, taken any action, or
entered into any transaction outside the Ordinary Course of
Business.
(h)
Legal Compliance and Lack of Legal Proceedings . To the
knowledge of Sellers, each of Sellers and its Subsidiaries has
complied with all applicable laws (including rules, regulations,
codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and
charges thereunder) of federal, state, local, and foreign
governments (and all agencies thereof). There are not any
Legal Proceedings and/or potential Legal Proceedings against the
Sellers and its Subsidiaries. Attached hereto as Appendix
A is an opinion letter from the legal counsel of the Sellers
and its Subsidiaries.
(i)
Tax Matters .
(i)
Each of Sellers and its Subsidiaries has filed all Income Tax
Returns that it was required to file, and has paid all Income Taxes
shown thereon as owing.
(ii)
Neither Sellers nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute
of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of
time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(iii)
Neither Sellers nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
Income Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
(iv)
Neither Sellers nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an
Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal Income Tax Return
(other than a group the common parent of which was
Sellers).
(j)
Intellectual Property . Attached hereto as Exhibit H
identifies each patent or registration related to the Acquired
Assets that has been issued to Sellers or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to any of its Software, identifies each pending patent
application or application for registration that Sellers or any of
its Subsidiaries has made with respect to any of its Software, and
identifies each material license, agreement, or other permission
that Sellers or any of its Subsidiaries has granted to any third
party with respect to any of its Software.
(k)
Contracts . Attached hereto as Exhibit I lists the top
20 written contracts relating