Exhibit 10.27
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(Vertebroplasty Assets)
dated as of December 20, 2006
by and among
DISC-O-TECH MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (IN
LIQUIDATION)
DISCOTECH ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIES
INC.
and
KYPHON INC.
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of December 20, 2006 (this " Agreement "),
is by and among Kyphon Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Purchaser "), on the one hand, and Disc-O-Tech
Medical Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company (in liquidation) (the
" Company ") and Discotech Orthopedic Technologies
Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company (the " Subsidiary " and, together with the
Company, the " Seller Parties "), on the other
hand.
RECITALS
:
A.
The Seller Parties are engaged, in part, in the business of
inventing, researching, developing, manufacturing and/or marketing
a variety of technologies and have certain products (excluding the
Seller Parties' B-Twin and SKy product lines) for sale having
application in the Field (as defined below) (the "
Business ").
B.
The Seller Parties and the Purchaser
have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (Non-Vertebroplasty
Assets), dated as of the date hereof (the "Non-Vertebroplasty
Purchase Agreement"), and certain related agreements pursuant to
which, among other things, the Purchaser has agreed to acquire the
Seller Parties' B-Twin and SKy product lines.
C.
The Seller Parties desire to sell any and all of their right,
interest and title in and to the Acquired Assets (as defined below)
and the Purchaser desires to acquire the Seller Parties' right,
interest and title in and to the Acquired Assets and agrees to
assume the Assumed Liabilities (as defined below), in each case on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED.
D.
Upon the Closing, the Seller Parties
(as the case may be) and the Purchaser shall enter into a
Transition Services Agreement (as defined below), a TSA License
Agreement (as defined below), and a Manufacture and Supply
Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which the Seller Parties
(as the case may be) will, among other things, (1) manufacture and
sell outside the United States, pursuant to a license arrangement,
the Existing Products during an initial period after Closing, (2)
manufacture the Existing Products for sale by the Purchaser in the
United States during such initial period and a second period after
the Closing, and manufacture the Existing Products for sale by the
Purchaser outside the United States during such second period after
the Closing, and (3) assist in the transfer to the Purchaser of any
and all know-how, trade secrets or similar intellectual property
rights the transfer of which will require the participation and
cooperation of the Seller Parties and their employees, in each case
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
therein.
E.
Upon the Closing, Motti Beyar and Oren Globerman (collectively, the
" Entrepreneurs ") and the Purchaser shall enter into
a Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Development Agreement (as
defined below), pursuant to which the Entrepreneurs shall agree to
undertake certain development and regulatory activities in
connection with the Next Generation Product (as defined below), on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
therein.
F.
Upon the Closing, Lewis Pell
(collectively with the Entrepreneurs, the " Founders
") and the Purchaser shall enter into a Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below).
Accordingly
, in consideration of the foregoing
premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms .
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Capitalized terms defined in this
Agreement whenever used herein (including, without limitation, the
Exhibits and Schedules hereto) shall have the meanings given to
such terms in this Agreement. The terms defined in this
Section 1.1(a) , whenever used herein
(including, without limitation, the Exhibits and Schedules hereto),
shall have the following meanings for all purposes of this
Agreement:
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Acquired Assets " shall mean, except for any Excluded
Assets, all the right, title and interest that the Seller Parties
or any Affiliate of the Seller Parties possess in and to the
properties, assets and rights of any kind, whether tangible or
intangible, including those listed on the Schedule of Assets
attached hereto as Exhibit A , currently owned and
primarily used in the Business (or, in the case of Intellectual
Property Rights, used in the Business) by any of the Seller Parties
or their respective Affiliates and shall include all of the
following:
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all Assumed Contracts;
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all Intellectual Property
Rights;
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all other technology rights and
licenses, franchises, know-how, inventions, designs,
specifications, plans and drawings primarily used in the
Business;
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all Books and Records;
provided , however , that the term Books and Records
will include true copies (but not originals) of any Books and
Records under clauses (a) through (c) of the definition thereof
that are also used in or necessary for the businesses of the Seller
Parties prior to the Closing or, if after the Closing, the
businesses of the Seller Parties other than the
Business;
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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all Permits in the name of the
Seller Parties that are necessary to enable the Purchaser to
manufacture, sell and distribute the Existing Products from and
after the Closing and operate the Business in the ordinary course
of business (provided, such transfer may be delayed to the extent
reasonably necessary for purposes of the Services under the
Transition Services Agreement);
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all available product brochures
primarily related to the Existing Products;
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all causes of action, rights and
remedies arising under the Intellectual Property Rights prior to or
after Closing;
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all rights, claims, credits, causes
of action, choses in action and rights of set-off against third
parties to the extent relating to any of the Acquired Assets or any
of the Assumed Liabilities, including all rights in and to products
sold or leased (including products returned after the Closing and
rights of rescission, replevin and reclamation) in the operation or
conduct of the Business and all guarantees, representations,
warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of the Seller
Parties to the extent relating to any of the Acquired Assets or any
of the Assumed Liabilities (other than any such rights set forth in
this Agreement); and
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all other assets primarily related
to the Business; provided that all Fixtures and Equipment and
Distribution Agreements will be transferred to Purchaser pursuant
to the terms of Section 2(c) of the Transition Services
Agreement.
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Action " shall mean any action, claim, suit,
litigation, proceeding, labor dispute, arbitral action,
governmental audit, inquiry, criminal prosecution, investigation or
unfair labor practice charge or complaint.
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Affiliate " shall mean, with respect to any Person,
(a) any other Person of which securities or other ownership
interests representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
interests are, at the time such determination is
being made, beneficially owned or Controlled by such Person, or (b)
any other Person which, at the time such determination is being
made, is Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with
such Person. For the purposes hereof, (i) " Control
," whether used as a noun or verb, refers to the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to affirmatively direct, or
affirmatively cause the direction of, the management and policies
of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise, and (ii) a " beneficial owner
" of a security is any Person who, directly or indirectly, through
any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise
has or shares (x) voting power, which includes the power to
vote, or direct the voting of, such security, or
(y) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or
to direct the disposition of, such security. A Person shall lose
its status as an Affiliate of a party if it no longer falls within
the preceding definition of "Affiliate."
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement "
means the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M
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Assignment of Copyrights " means the Assignment of Copyrights in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit K .
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Assignment of Other Intellectual Property Rights
" means the Assignment of
Other Intellectual Property Rights in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit L .
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Assignment of Patent Rights " means the Assignment of Patent Rights in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit I .
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Assignment of Trademark Rights " means the Assignment of Trademark Rights in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit J .
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Assumed Contracts " shall mean all Contracts listed
on Schedule 1.1 under the heading "Assumed
Contracts".
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Bill of Sale " means the Bill of Sale in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit H .
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Books and Records " shall mean (a) all records and
lists, including those relating to customers, suppliers or
personnel, (b) all financial, legal, regulatory, Tax, accounting
and personnel records and files, (c) all other books, ledgers,
files, reports, plans, drawings and operating records, whether in
hard copy or computer or other format (including historical files
and documents of the Business stored on computer systems or backup
files), maintained by or for the Seller Parties, and (d) all files
relating to the Intellectual Property Rights, but in the case of
each of (a)-(c) above, only to the extent used in or necessary for
the Business.
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Business Day " means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are
required or authorized by Law to be closed.
"
Code " means the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
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Company Disclosure Schedule " means the disclosure
schedule and related attachments attached hereto as
Exhibit B .
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Competing Product " means any product, product line,
process formulation or service that is designed, developed,
manufactured, marketed or sold by or on behalf of anyone other than
the Purchaser and is used or intended for use in the
Field.
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Confidentiality Agreements " shall mean,
collectively, the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated on or
about February 3, 2005 between the Company and the Purchaser; the
letter agreement dated as of October 20, 2006 between the Company
and the Purchaser, and the Common Interest and Confidentiality
Agreement dated as of October 20, 2006, between the Company and the
Purchaser.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Contract " shall mean any agreement, contract, note,
loan, evidence of indebtedness, purchase order, letter of credit,
indenture, security or pledge agreement, franchise agreement,
undertaking, covenant not to compete, covenant not to sue,
employment agreement, license, instrument, obligation or commitment
to which any Seller Party is a party or is bound and that relates
to the Business or the Acquired Assets, whether oral or
written.
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Copyrights " shall mean all U.S. and non-U.S.
registered copyrights, applications for copyright registration and
unregistered copyrights owned or licensed from a third party by any
of the Seller Parties and that relate to the Field and/or the
Existing Products.
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Distribution Agreements " shall mean those rights and
obligations of the Seller Parties under the Distribution Agreements
listed on Exhibit C , as such agreements may
be terminated, modified or otherwise amended in accordance with
Section 5.1 , and as such other distribution
agreements may be entered into after the date hereof in accordance
with Section 5.1 .
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Environmental Laws " means all applicable federal, state, local and
foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, treaties or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental
Entity (as defined below), relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources or endangered
species, the presence, management, Environmentally Relevant Release
or threat of Environmentally Relevant Release of, or exposure to,
Hazardous Materials and any Permits issued thereunder.
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Environmentally Relevant Release " means any
spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or
migrating into or through the environment or any natural or
man-made structure.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Excluded Assets " shall mean the following assets of
the Seller Parties which are not to be acquired by Purchaser
hereunder:
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the corporate
charters and other organizational documents of the Seller Parties
or any of their respective Affiliates, qualifications to conduct
business as a foreign corporation, arrangements with registered
agents relating to foreign qualification, taxpayer and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books,
blank stock certificates, and other documents relating to the
organization, maintenance, and existence of the Seller Parties or
any of their Affiliates as a corporation;
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all cash, cash equivalents and
investments (except as received pursuant to a Disposition pursuant
to Section 7.5 );
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all accounts receivable and notes
receivable;
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all Fixtures and Equipment and other
non-Inventory tangible assets (except that Fixtures and Equipment
shall be treated under the terms of Section 2(c) of the Transition
Services Agreement);
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all Inventory (except that such
Inventory shall be treated under the terms of the Transition
Services Agreement);
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any Permits that are not Acquired
Assets;
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all claims, causes of action, choses
in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any kind
against any Person to the extent related to the Liabilities that
are not Assumed Liabilities;
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all equity interests and other
capital stock that is owned by the Company or the
Subsidiary;
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the assets listed on
Schedule 1.1 under the heading "Excluded
Assets";
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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all rights of any Seller Party under
Contracts that are not Assumed Contracts (except that Purchaser
shall assume all obligations of the Seller Parties arising under
the Distribution Agreements pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms of Section 2(c) of the Transition Services
Agreement);
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all claims for refund of Taxes and
other governmental charges of whatever nature attributable to the
period ending on or before the Closing Date;
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the rights of the Seller Parties
under this Agreement and the other agreements entered into in
connection herewith;
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all insurance policies in the name
of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates, and any rights to
payment (whether matured or unmatured) with respect thereto; and
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copies of all Books and Records that any Seller
Party is required by Law or good business practice to retain in its
possession .
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Existing Products " shall mean (a) the Confidence
product line, together with the related cement system and cement
injectors and (b) all other products conceived, reduced to practice
or in development by Seller Parties prior to the Closing Date
having application within the Field, excluding (i) the Next
Generation Product, (ii) the B-Twin product line and (iii) the SKy
product line.
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FDA " means the
United States Food and Drug Administration.
"
FDA Act " means the United States Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act, as amended, and applicable regulations and guidances
thereunder.
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Field " shall mean the field of accessing, diagnosing
or treating spinal disease states or disorders.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Fixtures and Equipment " shall mean all of the
machinery, automobiles, trucks, spare parts, tools, supplies,
equipment and other tangible personal property owned by any Seller
Party and primarily used in connection with the Business, wherever
located and including any such Fixtures and Equipment in the
possession of any of such Seller Party's suppliers, including all
warranty rights with respect thereto.
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GAAP " shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles in effect in the United States, applied on a consistent
basis.
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Governmental Entity " shall mean any court or any
governmental or other administrative or regulatory authority,
department, ministry, agency or commission, whether federal, state
or local, U.S. or non-U.S., including notified bodies designated by
the member states of the European Union and the European Free Trade
Association.
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Hazardous Materials " means (1) petroleum products
and by-products, friable asbestos and friable asbestos containing
materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, chlorofluorocarbons
and all other ozone depleting substances or (2) any chemical,
substance, waste, or contaminant that is prohibited, limited or
regulated by or pursuant to any Environmental Law.
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HSR Act " shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
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Intellectual Property Rights " shall mean all
intellectual property rights, whether protected, created or arising
under the Laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction,
including: (i) Trademark Rights; (ii) Patent Rights;
(iii) Copyrights; (iv) Trade Secrets; (v) moral rights,
publicity rights and any other proprietary, intellectual or
industrial property rights of any kind or nature that do not
comprise or are not protected by Trademark
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
Rights,
Patent Rights, Copyrights or Trade Secrets and (vi) the right to
sue for past, present or future infringement of any of the
foregoing, that:
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are owned and/or developed, or
otherwise licensed from a third party by any of the Seller Parties;
and
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relate to the Field and/or the
Existing Products.
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Inventory " shall mean all inventory held for resale
and all raw materials, work in process, finished products,
wrapping, supply and packaging items and similar items with respect
to the Business and in each case whether owned or held by the
Seller Parties or their Affiliates and wherever the same may be
located.
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Laws " shall mean any law, constitution, statute,
ordinance, regulation, rule, notice requirement, court decision,
agency guideline, order, writ, injunction, award, judgment, decree,
resolution, code, edict, treaty or binding agreement issued,
enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented, entered into or
otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any
Governmental Entity.
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Liabilities " shall mean, as to any particular
Person, any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation,
commitment, claim, deficiency or guaranty of or by such Person of
any type, whether known or unknown, disputed or undisputed, secured
or unsecured, due or to become due, vested or unvested, liquidated
or unliquidated, accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or
unmatured, whether or not the same is required to be accrued on the
financial statements of such Person.
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Liens " means any and all mortgages, liens, pledges,
charges, restrictions or encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Manufacture and Supply Agreement " shall mean the Manufacture and Supply Agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date, between the Purchaser and the
Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F
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Next Generation Product " means a vertebral
compression fracture repair system to be developed after the
Closing by the Entrepreneurs and that incorporates [***] and the
other basic design features described by the Entrepreneurs in a
schedule to the Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Development
Agreement, and which is substantially different from the Company's
existing Confidence system such that separate and new FDA and CE
mark regulatory clearances or approvals will be
required.
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Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement " means
the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit O , between the Purchaser
and Lewis Pell.
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Non-Competition, Confidentiality and Development
Agreement " means the Post-Acquisition Non- Competition,
Confidentiality and Development Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D .
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Patent Rights " shall mean any and all U.S. and
international patents and patent applications, inventor's
certificates, utility models, design registrations, provisional
applications, nonprovisional applications, substitutions,
extensions, reissues, reexaminations, renewals, divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, parents and other related
applications and foreign counterparts of all of the foregoing
(i) owned and/or developed by any of the Seller Parties or
(ii) licensed from a third party by any of the Seller Parties
and that are used or applied, or are capable of being used or
applied, within the Field or relate to the Existing
Products.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Permitted Liens " means (i) Liens arising under
equipment or maintenance financing or leasing agreements,
(ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or which are
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings,
(iii) mechanics', workmen's, repairmen's, warehousemen's, and
carriers' Liens, or Liens of a similar type, arising in the
ordinary course of business and/or (iv) Liens expressly set forth
in any Assumed Contract.
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Person " means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity, or any Governmental Entity or
quasi-governmental body or regulatory authority.
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Pre-Closing Tax Period " means any Tax period ending
on or before the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle
Period ending on the Closing Date.
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Proprietary Rights " means all U.S. and foreign
trademarks and trademark rights, trade names and trade name rights,
service marks and service mark rights, service names and service
name rights, domain names, copyrights and copyright rights, patents
and patent rights, mask works, brand names, trade dress, industrial
or product designs, business and product names, logos, slogans,
trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable), invention
disclosures, processes, formulae, industrial models, designs,
specifications, data, databases and data collections, technology,
methodologies, computer programs (including all source codes,
object codes, firmware, software, development tools, files, records
and data), manufacturing, engineering and technical drawings, and
any other trade secret or other technical information, whether or
not subject to statutory registration, and all common law and
world-wide rights to registrations of trademarks, service marks and
copyrights, and the right to sue for patent
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
infringement, if any, in connection with any of
the foregoing, and all documents, disks and other media on which
any of the foregoing is stored.
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Severance " shall mean, with respect to any employee
of the Seller Parties principally employed in Europe or Israel, any
statutory pay, programmatic pay, contractual redundancy pay under a
program, policy or contract of any Seller Party in effect
immediately before the Closing, or pay in respect of contractual or
statutory notice periods.
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Software " shall mean any and all computer programs,
including any and all software implementations of algorithms,
models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code,
databases and compilations, including any and all data and
collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, and all
documentation, including user manuals and training materials,
relating to any of the foregoing; provided , however
, that the term "Software" shall specifically exclude any computer
programs that are generally available to the public, including
computer programs available pursuant to "shrink wrap," "click wrap"
and other similar license agreements.
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Spine " means the cervical, thoracic and lumbar
regions, the sacrum, the coccyx, and all soft tissues attached to
such bones, including the discs, facets, ligaments and muscles, and
" spinal " shall have a correlating
meaning.
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Straddle Period " means any Tax period beginning
before and ending after the Closing Date.
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Tax Return " means any report, return, declaration,
information return, statement or other information required to be
supplied to a taxing authority with respect to any Tax or
Taxes.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Trade Secrets " shall mean non-public know-how,
inventions, discoveries, improvements, concepts, ideas, methods,
processes, designs, schematics, drawings, formulae, technical data,
specifications, research and development information, technology,
data bases, inventions for which patent applications have not yet
been filed and other technical information (i) owned or otherwise
controlled by either of the Seller Parties or (ii) licensed from a
third party by either of the Seller Parties and that relate to the
Field and/or the Existing Products, but excluding any Copyrights or
Patent Rights that may cover or protect any of the
foregoing.
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Trademark Rights " shall mean trademarks, including
all U.S. and non-U.S. registered trademarks, applications to
register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or other
registrations or applications related to trademarks, common-law
trademarks and rights, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names, corporate names, all rights arising from the use of or
existing in connection with domain names, and all goodwill
associated with the foregoing and all registrations and
applications for registration of any of the foregoing owned or
otherwise controlled by either of the Seller Parties and that
relate to the Field and/or the Existing Products.
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Transition Services Agreement " shall mean the
Transition Services Agreement, in the form of Exhibit
E hereto.
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TSA License Agreement " shall mean the License
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Purchaser and
the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit P
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ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF ACQUIRED ASSETS AND ASSUMED
LIABILITIES
2.1 Closing .
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The closing (the "
Closing ") of the transactions contemplated herein
with respect to the Business shall be held at 8:00 a.m., local
time, at the offices of Proskauer Rose
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
LLP,
1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, on the date that is
two (2) Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VIII (other than
those conditions that are to be satisfied at Closing, but subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions), or such other
date as Purchaser and the Company shall mutually agree upon in
writing (such date, the " Closing Date ").
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the expiration or termination
of any waiting periods or extensions under the HSR Act required to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Closing shall
occur within two (2) Business Days after such expiration or
termination and satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in Article VIII (other than those conditions that are
to be satisfied at Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or
waiver of those conditions).
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Documents Delivered to the
Seller Parties . At the
Closing, the Seller Parties shall have received, and the Purchaser
shall execute and deliver, or, if applicable, cause its Affiliates
or its permitted assigns to execute and deliver, each of the
following documents, executed by the appropriate counterparty party
thereto:
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the Transition Services
Agreement;
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the TSA License
Agreement;
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the Manufacture and Supply
Agreement;
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the Non-Competition, Confidentiality
and Development Agreement;
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the Bill of Sale;
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the Assignment of Patent
Rights;
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the Assignment of Trademark
Rights;
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the Assignment of
Copyrights;
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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the Assignment of Other Intellectual
Property Rights;
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the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement; and
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the Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement.
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Documents Delivered to the
Purchaser . At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall have received, and the applicable
Seller Party shall execute and deliver, or if applicable, cause the
applicable third party (other than the Purchaser) to execute and
deliver, each of the following, executed by the appropriate
counterparty party thereto:
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the Transition Services
Agreement;
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the TSA License
Agreement;
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the Manufacture and Supply
Agreement;
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the Non-Competition, Confidentiality
and Development Agreement;
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the Bill of Sale;
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the Assignment of Patent
Rights;
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the Assignment of Trademark
Rights;
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the Assignment of
Copyrights;
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the Assignment of Other Intellectual
Property Rights;
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the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement;
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the Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement;
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releases of Liens on the Acquired
Assets from Bank Hapoalim and Union Bank of Israel, Ltd., in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser;
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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resolutions duly adopted by the
Seller Parties' respective Boards of Directors and shareholders
approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Purchaser;
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the Acknowledgement and Waiver in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q , executed by
each of N.M.B. Medical Applications Limited, By-Pass Makafim Ltd.
and Existent Ltd.;
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the legal opinion of Guy, Bachar
& Co., counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Purchaser, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit R ; and
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all reasonably necessary forms and
certificates complying with applicable Law duly executed and
acknowledged by the Seller Parties, certifying that the transaction
contemplated hereby is exempt from withholding under Section 1445
of the Code.
2.2 Transfer of Acquired Assets . Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the
Seller Parties will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to
Purchaser or such Affiliate of Purchaser as Purchaser will
designate in accordance with Section 11.8
hereof, and Purchaser or such Affiliate shall purchase and acquire
from the Seller Parties, the Acquired Assets free and clear of all
Liens except Permitted Liens.
2.3 Assumption of Liabilities . Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the Closing,
Purchaser or such Affiliate of Purchaser as Purchaser will
designate as permitted by Section 11.8 hereof
shall assume and pay, discharge and perform as and when due, and
the Seller Parties shall assign to Purchaser (or such Affiliate of
Purchaser) the
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
following, and only the following, Liabilities
of the Seller Parties relating to the Business (the " Assumed
Liabilities "):
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all Liabilities of Seller Parties or
their Affiliates arising from and after the Closing under all
Assumed Contracts;
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all Liabilities of Seller Parties or
their Affiliates arising from and after the Phase II Commencement
Date (as defined in the Transition Services Agreement) under all
Distribution Agreements;
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all Liabilities set forth on
Schedule 2.3(b) ; and
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all Liabilities arising out of or
related to the ownership and use of the Acquired Assets and the
operation and conduct of the Business on and after the Closing
Date.
2.4 Retained Liabilities . Neither the Purchaser
nor any Affiliate of the Purchaser shall assume, or otherwise be
responsible for any and all Liabilities of the Seller Parties and
their Affiliates not expressly assumed as an Assumed Liability in
Section 2.3 , whether liquidated or
unliquidated, or known or unknown, whether arising out of
occurrences prior to, at or after the Closing Date. Without
limitation of the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.4 , it is expressly agreed and
understood that neither the Purchaser nor any Affiliate of the
Purchaser shall assume any of the following liabilities of the
Seller Parties:
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any Liability of the Seller Parties
to or in respect of any employees or former employees of the Seller
Parties or their Affiliates, including, (i) any claim or demand of
a current or former employee relating to or arising as a result of
employment, termination by the Seller Parties thereof, or an
employment agreement, whether or not written, between a Seller
Party or its Affiliates and any Person, including, for this
purpose, with respect to any Person claiming entitlements or
benefits on the basis of a claimed employer-employee
relationship
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
between
a Seller Party and such Person, (ii) any Liability under any
employee plan at any time maintained, contributed to or required to
be contributed to by or with respect to a Seller Party or its
Affiliates or under which a Seller Party or its Affiliates may
incur Liability, or any contributions, benefits or Liabilities
therefor, or any Liability with respect to a Seller Party's or its
Affiliates' withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or termination of
any employee plan, (iii) any Liability under the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (" COBRA ")
arising as a result of any act or omission by Seller Parties, (iv)
any Liability of a Seller Party or its Affiliates under the WARN
Act, and any similar state, local U.S. or non-U.S. law or
regulation, (v) any Liability of a Seller Party or its Affiliates
for Severance, accrued vacation and/or paid time and/or mandatory
or customary payment and/or benefit and/or entitlement for
employees of a Seller Party or its Affiliates, and (vi) any
claim of an unfair labor practice, or any claim under any state
unemployment compensation or worker's compensation law or
regulation or under any federal, state or non-U.S. employment
discrimination law or regulation, which shall have been asserted
prior to the Closing Date or is based on acts or omissions by any
Seller Party which occurred prior to the Closing Date;
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except as provided in
Section 2.9 , any Liability of a Seller Party or
its Affiliates in respect of any Tax with respect to any Tax period
(including any liability for the Taxes of any other Person (i)
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502- 6 (or any similar
provision of state, local, or foreign law), (ii) as a transferee or
successor, (iii) by contract or otherwise (iv) and any
Liability for Tax attributable to the Acquired Assets or the
Business with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, including any
Liability for the breach of the terms of any "approved enterprise"
programs received by the Company which may result from the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such Liability for
Taxes for the portion of any
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
Straddle
Period ending on the Closing Date shall be determined as follows:
(A) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related
to income or receipts, the portion allocable to the Straddle Period
ending on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be the amount of such
Tax for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending
on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of
days in the entire Straddle Period; and (B) in the case of any Tax
based upon or related to income or receipts, the portion allocable
to the Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date shall be deemed
equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Straddle
Period ended on the Closing Date);
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any Liability to the extent arising
from any injury to or death of any person or damage to or
destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of
warranty, strict liability, enterprise liability or any other legal
or equitable theory arising from defects in or use or misuse of
products sold or from services performed by or on behalf of any
Seller Party or any other Person prior to the Closing
Date;
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any Liability of the Seller Parties
for any Action to the extent arising out of or related to claims
(i) asserted prior to the Closing Date against any Seller Party or
against or in respect of any Acquired Assets or (ii) the basis of
which shall have arisen prior to the Closing Date;
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except as expressly provided in this
Agreement with respect to Assumed Contracts, any Liability of the
Seller Parties to the extent resulting from entering into,
performing its obligations pursuant to or consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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any Liability of a Seller Party or
its Affiliates that arises out of or relates to any Excluded
Asset;
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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any Liability of a Seller Party or
the Business to any Seller Party's Affiliates arising prior to the
Closing Date;
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any Liability of a Seller Party for
the payment of fees or expenses of any broker or finder in
connection with the origin, negotiation or execution of this
Agreement or in connection with any transaction contemplated
hereby; and
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any Liability of a Seller Party
arising out of or relating to the ownership or operation of the
Business or the Acquired Assets prior to the Closing Date,
including outstanding (immediately prior to the Closing) debts or
obligations owed to third parties under any Assumed
Contracts.
2.5 Deferred Payments .
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In consideration of the Seller
Parties entering into this Agreement and agreeing to perform the
covenants and agreements contained herein, including without
limitation the provisions of Section 5.4 , Purchaser
or such Affiliate of Purchaser as Purchaser may designate in
accordance with Section 11.8 hereof shall pay or
cause to be paid to the Company an aggregate amount equal to one
hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) as follows
(collectively, the " Deferred Payments "), by wire
transfer of immediately available funds and in lawful currency of
the United States to one or more accounts designated in writing by
the Seller Parties:
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an aggregate amount of forty million
dollars ($40,000,000) on January 7, 2008;
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an aggregate amount of forty million
dollars ($40,000,000) on January 5, 2009; and
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an aggregate amount of forty million
dollars ($40,000,000) on January 4, 2010.
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Subject to Section
10.8 hereof, in the event that the Purchaser shall fail to
make any Deferred Payment within fifteen (15) days of the due date
thereof, then in addition to all other remedies that the Company
may have as a result of such failure, all Deferred Payments
hereunder shall immediately become due and payable without further
act or notice by the Company.
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In the event that the Purchaser
shall fail to make the Second Payment (as defined in the
Non-Vertebroplasty Purchase Agreement) when due, then in addition
to all other remedies that the Company may have as a result of such
failure, all Deferred Payments hereunder shall immediately become
due and payable without further act or notice by the
Company.
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
2.6 Transfer of Distribution Agreements . Upon
the Phase II Commencement Date (as defined in the Transition
Services Agreement), the Purchaser and the Seller Parties shall
execute and deliver such documents as shall be reasonably necessary
to effect the transfer and assignment to Purchaser (or one or more
Affiliates of Purchaser designated in accordance with Section
11.8 hereof, as the case may be) of all right, title and
interest in and to the Distribution Agreements, which documents
shall be in form and substance reasonably consistent with the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement; provided, however, that the
Purchaser shall not be required to assume any obligations
thereunder other than obligations incurred after the date hereof in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
2.7 Allocation .
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The Deferred Payments plus Assumed
Liabilities, in each case, to the extent properly taken into
account under the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
shall be allocated among the Acquired Assets and the
non-competition undertakings contained in this Agreement in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder (and any similar provision of
Israeli or other state, local or foreign Law, as appropriate) as
set forth on Exhibit G hereto (as may be revised in
accordance with the following sentence, the "
Allocation "), which shall be jointly prepared by
Purchaser and the Seller Parties before Closing. Purchaser and the
Seller Parties agree to revise the Allocation to reflect any
Deferred Payments or Assumed Liabilities, in either case to the
extent not previously taken into account for purposes of the
Allocation.
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Purchaser and the Seller Parties
agree to (i) be bound by the Allocation, (ii) act in accordance
with the Allocation in the preparation of all financial statements
and the filing of all Tax Returns (including filing Form 8594 with
their United States federal income Tax
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
Return
for the taxable year that includes the Closing Date) and in the
course of any Tax audit, Tax review or Tax litigation relating
thereto, and (iii) take no position and cause their Affiliates to
take no position inconsistent with the Allocation in any filings,
declarations or reports with any U.S. or foreign Tax authority,
including for income Tax purposes, United States federal and state
income Tax and non-U.S. income Tax, unless otherwise required
pursuant to a "determination" within the meaning of Section 1313(a)
of the Code. Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the
filing of their respective Forms 8594 relating to this transaction
if such filing is required by Law, each of Purchaser and Seller
Parties shall deliver to the other a copy of its Form
8594.
2.8 Transfer Taxes . All transfer, stamp,
documentary, sales, use and similar Taxes and any sales, use or
other Taxes imposed by reason of the transfers of Acquired Assets
provided hereunder (excluding for the removal of doubt income or
similar Taxes and further excluding any VAT or similar Taxes, as to
which Section 2.9 hereof shall govern) and any
deficiency, interest or penalty asserted with respect thereto ("
Transfer Taxes ") shall be paid to the relevant
Taxing authority by the Seller Parties when due. The Seller Parties
shall file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with
respect to all such Transfer Taxes; provided , that, the
Seller Parties shall permit Purchaser to review and comment on each
such Tax Return and other documentation prior to filing and shall
make such revisions to each such Tax Return and other documentation
as are reasonably requested by Purchaser. If required by applicable
Law, Purchaser will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the
execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation. The
Seller Parties shall provide Purchaser with evidence satisfactory
to Purchaser that such Transfer Taxes have been paid by the Seller
Parties, and Purchaser shall reimburse the Seller Parties for fifty
percent (50%) of such Transfer Taxes and
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
the expenses incurred by Seller Parties in
connection with the preparation of any related Tax Return within
fifteen (15) days after the date on which the Seller Parties have
provided Purchaser with reasonable evidence
thereof.
2.9 VAT and Similar Taxes .
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The parties understand and agree
that the Deferred Payments have been determined exclusive of VAT,
and believe as of the date hereof that any applicable VAT rate
would be 0%. If in the reasonable opinion of the Company's counsel
the VAT rate is not 0%, then Purchaser shall be entitled to file a
request pursuant to Section 20 of Israeli Value Added Tax Law with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (the " VAT
Request "). At Purchaser's request and expense, the Company
shall cooperate with Purchaser in preparing and filing the VAT
Request. If Purchaser does not file a VAT Request, or if the VAT
Request is denied, the applicable VAT, to the extent required to be
paid, shall be paid by Purchaser to the Company at any time after
the date on which the applicable portion of the Deferred Payment is
payable in accordance with this Agreement, but not later than two
(2) Business Days prior to the date upon which the Company is
required to remit the applicable VAT to the Israeli VAT
Authorities, against receipt by Purchaser of a valid VAT invoice
from the Company. The Company will furnish an invoice to Purchaser
reflecting a VAT rate of 0% unless in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to the Company the VAT rate is not 0%.
2.10 Withholding .
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Withholding Under Israeli
Law . Subject to the
third sentence of this Section 2.10 , the Purchaser
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to the Seller Parties
such amounts as the Purchaser is required to deduct and withhold
under Israeli Law, with respect to the making of such
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
payment.
To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Purchaser, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the Seller Parties in respect of
whom such deduction and withholding was made by the Purchaser. If,
at or prior to the Closing, the Company delivers to the Purchaser a
certificate from the Israeli Tax Authority evidencing an exemption
from withholding of Taxes, which shall be applicable, valid and in
effect as of the Closing, the Purchaser shall honor such
withholding tax exemption. The Company has presented to Purchaser,
and Purchaser acknowledges receipt of, a certificate from the
Israeli Tax Authority evidencing an exemption from withholding of
Taxes, which is applicable, valid and in effect, and as such, the
Purchaser shall honor such withholding tax exemption.
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Withholding Under Other
Laws . Should a
withholding tax be levied by virtue of a double tax treaty or a
source country's Law, the parties will undertake reasonable efforts
and coordinate in advance of any payment in order to benefit from
any tax treaty provision providing for a withholding tax exemption
or a reduction of the applicable withholding tax rate; provided
that under no circumstance shall Purchaser be entitled to delay any
payment under this Agreement or withhold from or reduce all or any
portion of any payment under this Agreement as a result of the
provisions of this Section 2.10(b) , and the Seller
Parties (and any of the stockholders of the Seller Parties) shall
not be required to incur or suffer any financial detriment or loss
in order to comply with the provisions of this Section
2.10(b) .
2.11 Alternative Arrangements . Notwithstanding
anything contained herein or in any agreement or certificate
executed and delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby to the contrary, neither this Agreement nor any
such agreement or certificate shall constitute an agreement to
assign any Contract, Permit or any claim or right or
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
any benefit arising thereunder or resulting
therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent
of a third party thereto, would constitute a default thereof. If
such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof
would be ineffective or would affect the rights thereunder so that
Purchaser would not receive all such rights, the Seller Parties
shall, at the expense of the Purchaser, use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect alternative arrangements in the form of a
license, sublease, or operating agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and the Seller Parties until
such time as such consent or approval has been obtained that
results in Purchaser receiving substantially all of the benefits
under and bearing all the ordinary course costs, liabilities and
other obligations with respect to any such Contract or Permit. Upon
obtaining the requisite third party consent thereto, each such
non-assignable Contract or Permit shall be transferred and assigned
to Purchaser hereunder.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE
BUSINESS
The Seller Parties hereby,
jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as
follows:
3.1 Organization of the Company and the
Subsidiary .
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Each of the Company and the
Subsidiary is an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing (in jurisdictions that recognize the concept of "good
standing") under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization,
has all requisite company, corporate or other power to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and to carry on the Business
as now being conducted. Each of the Company and the Subsidiary is
duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
its
business or ownership or leasing of its properties or assets makes
such qualification or licensing necessary.
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On November 17, 2006, the Board of
Directors of the Company recommended to the shareholders of the
Company to voluntarily liquidate the Company. On December 10, 2006,
the shareholders of the Company duly approved to commence a
voluntary liquidation of the Company and duly appointed Motti Beyar
as the receiver of the Company.
3.2 Subsidiaries .
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Schedule 3.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shows for the
Subsidiary: (i) its jurisdiction of organization and each
other jurisdiction in which it is qualified to do business,
(ii) the authorized and outstanding capital stock or other
ownership interests of the Subsidiary, and (iii) the identity
of and number of shares of such capital stock or other ownership
interests owned (of record and beneficially) by each holder
thereof.
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The Subsidiary is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of
organization, with all requisite corporate power to own, lease and
operate its properties and assets and to carry on the Business as
now being conducted, and is duly qualified and/or licensed to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or ownership or
leasing of its properties and assets makes such qualification or
licensing necessary.
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The capital stock and hence the
entire equity of the Subsidiary is owned, beneficially and of
record, by the Company. Except for the Company's ownership of the
Subsidiary, and except as set forth on
Schedule 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither of the Seller Parties has any equity, membership,
joint venture or other ownership interest in any
Person.
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
3.3 Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents .
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Each Seller Party has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting
the foregoing, the receiver of the Company has all requisite power
and authority to operate the business of the Company during the
liquidation of the Company and to enter into and execute this
Agreement, in each case on behalf of the Company, and to cause the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of each Seller Party. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by each Seller Party. This Agreement
constitutes, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Purchaser, the valid and binding obligation of each Seller
Party, enforceable against each Seller Party in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
No vote or written consent of any holder of securities of any
Seller Party is necessary to approve this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby except such as has been obtained
prior to the date hereof.
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The execution and delivery by each
Seller Party of this Agreement does not, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not and the Company's
commencement of a voluntary liquidation does not, (i) result in the
creation of any Liens on any of the Acquired Assets (other than
Permitted Liens and Liens created pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement and the other agreements and documents executed in
connection with the
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby), (ii) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach
of any provision of the articles of organization, certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other formation documents of either Seller
Party, (iii) violate any Laws applicable to either Seller
Party, or (iv) except as set forth on
Schedule 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, conflict with or result in a breach of, or give rise to a
right of termination of or loss of benefit under, or accelerate the
performance required by the terms of any judgment, court order or
consent decree, or any Material Contract or constitute a default
thereunder.
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Neither the execution and delivery
by the Seller Parties of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby nor the Company's commencement of
a voluntary liquidation will require any consent, approval, order
or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with,
or notification to any Governmental Entity or any Person, except
for (i) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
applicable federal and state securities Laws, (ii) such
filings as may be required under the HSR Act, and (iii) such other
consents, approvals, authorizations, permits, filings,
registrations and notifications which are listed on
Schedule 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
3.4 Tax Matters .
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For purposes of this
Section 3.4 and other provisions of this
Agreement relating to Taxes, the term " Tax " or "
Taxes " shall mean all taxes, however denominated,
including any interest, penalties, linkage differentials (
hefreshei hatzmada ) or other additions to Tax that may
become payable in respect thereof, imposed by any federal,
territorial, state, local or foreign government.
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, (i) all Tax Returns required to be filed prior to
the date hereof by the Company and/or the Subsidiary have been
filed, (ii) all Taxes whether or not shown on such Tax Returns
have been paid in full or have been accrued on the Company's
financial statements, (iii) the Company and the Subsidiary
have withheld and paid over all Taxes and other compulsory payments
required to have been withheld and paid over prior to the date
hereof in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, or other third party, (iv) none of the
Company and/or the Subsidiary is currently the beneficiary of any
extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, and (v)
there are no Liens on any of the Acquired Assets with respect to
Taxes, other than Permitted Liens.
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule: (i) the Tax Returns of the Company and the
Subsidiary are not being audited by a taxing authority, and to the
Knowledge of the Seller Parties, no such audit is threatened,
(ii) neither the Company nor the Subsidiary is a party to any
action or proceeding for assessment or collection of Taxes, and, to
the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, no such action or proceeding
is threatened against the Company or the Subsidiary, (iii) no claim
has ever been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where
either the Company and/or the Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns
that such entity is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction, and (iv) no waiver or extension of any statute of
limitations is in effect with respect to Taxes or Tax Returns of
the Company or the Subsidiary.
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor the Subsidiary is a party to any
Tax sharing agreement. Neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has
applied for or received any pre-tax ruling from the
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
Israel
Tax Authority or any other Tax assessing agency regarding the
Business or the Acquired Assets, except for a pre-tax ruling
relating to the tax liabilities of the Company, its Subsidiary and
the shareholders of the Company, and except for any pre-tax ruling
that shall not limit the ability of the Seller Parties to sell the
Acquired Assets in accordance with the terms hereof or affect or
otherwise cause the Purchaser to incur any Liability.
3.5 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since
June 30, 2006 through the date of this Agreement, except as set
forth on Schedule 3.5 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor the Subsidiary
has:
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made any material change in the
accounting methods or practices it follows other than as required
by Law or GAAP;
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made any capital expenditures or
commitments exceeding $20,000 per expenditure or commitment, or
$100,000 in the aggregate in respect of the Business;
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sold, assigned, transferred or
licensed any patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, trade
secrets or other intangible assets, in each case used in connection
with the Business, except nonexclusive licenses in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
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sold, leased, licensed,
transferred, or otherwise disposed of any of its properties or
assets primarily used in the Business, except Inventory sold or
transferred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and obsolete or worn out equipment sold or otherwise
disposed of in a manner consistent with past practice which was not
otherwise material (individually or in the aggregate) to the
Business, or canceled any material indebtedness or waived any
material claims or rights of material value;
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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suffered any damage to or
destruction or casualty of (whether or not covered by insurance)
any asset individually or in the aggregate material to the
operation of the Business;
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failed to pay any creditor any
amount arising from the operation of the Business owed to such
creditor when due, other than good faith disputes and trade
payables arising in the ordinary course of business and not past
due more than sixty (60) days;
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failed to discharge or satisfy any
Lien on any of the Acquired Assets, other than Permitted Liens, at
or prior to the time that the obligation with respect to such Lien
became due;
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defaulted on any material
obligation relating to the conduct or operation of the Business
without curing such default;
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granted any allowances or discounts
with respect to the Business outside the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or sold Inventory materially
in excess of reasonably anticipated consumption for the near term
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
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incurred or assumed any Liabilities
with respect to the Business other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and Liabilities that are not
Assumed Liabilities;
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amended, cancelled or terminated
any Assumed Contract or Permit that is an Acquired Asset or entered
into any Material Contract or obtained any Permit primarily related
to the Business, other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practices;
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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failed to carry on the Business in
the ordinary course and consistent with past practices so as to
preserve the Acquired Assets and the Business and the goodwill of
the suppliers, customers, distributors and others having business
relations with the Business; or
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entered into any agreement or
commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of
foregoing.
3.6 Title to Property and Assets . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.6(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Seller Parties have good and valid title to all of
the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens. Following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the execution of the instruments
of transfer contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser will acquire
good and marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets, free and
clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.6(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Acquired Assets include all of the tangible and
intangible property of the Seller Parties primarily used in,
primarily related to or primarily dedicated to the Business. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.6(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, all of the tangible Acquired Assets (other
than Inventory) are (a) suitable for the uses to which they are
currently employed, (b) in good operating condition and repair,
subject to normal and ordinary wear and tear, (c) regularly and
properly maintained, (d) free from any material defects and (e) are
adequate and sufficient for all current operations of the Business.
Schedule 3.6(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true, complete and accurate list of each
item, or each group of like items (stating the number), of the
tangible Acquired Assets, which list identifies (i) the type and
location of each such item or group of items, and (ii) to the
extent available, the original acquisition date and cost of such
items.
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
3.7 Intellectual Property .
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Schedule 3.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and complete list of all registered Intellectual Property
Rights, including the jurisdictions in which each such Intellectual
Property Right has been issued or registered or in which any
application for such issuance and registration has been filed.
Schedule 3.7(a)(i) lists all registered
Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party and either used
by the Company and/or the Subsidiary pursuant to written contracts
or agreements or knowingly incorporated by the Company and/or the
Subsidiary into any of the Existing Products. The Company and the
Subsidiary collectively are the sole and exclusive owners of, or
otherwise have a right to use, all Intellectual Property Rights,
free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens; and
Schedule 3.7(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a true and complete list of all Contracts to
which the Company and/or the Subsidiary is a party, relating to any
item of Intellectual Property Rights, other than "shrink wrap,"
"click wrap" and other similar license agreements relating to
software applications that are generally available to the public.
To the Knowledge of the Seller Parties and except as set forth on
Schedule 3.7(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and except for "shrink wrap," "click wrap" and other
similar license agreements relating to software applications that
are generally available to the public, to the extent that any third
party Proprietary Rights are incorporated into, integrated or
bundled with, or used by the Company and/or the Subsidiary in the
development, manufacture or compilation of any of the Existing
Products, the Company and/or the Subsidiary has a written agreement
with such third party with respect thereto pursuant to which the
Company and/or the Subsidiary either has obtained complete,
unencumbered and unrestricted ownership of, and is the exclusive
owner of, or has obtained perpetual, nonterminable licenses
sufficient for the conduct of the Business as
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
currently conducted by the Company and/or the
Subsidiary to all such third party Proprietary Rights.
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All Assumed Contracts entered into
between the Company and/or the Subsidiary and a third party for use
of third party Proprietary Rights are set forth on
Schedule 3.7(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule. To the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, no party to any
Assumed Contract for use of third party Proprietary Rights to which
the Company or the Subsidiary is a party is in breach or default in
any material respect, and no written notice of termination has been
given or, to the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, threatened. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will neither result in the modification, cancellation, termination,
suspension of, or acceleration of any payments with respect to such
Assumed Contracts, nor give any third party to any such Assumed
Contract the right to do any of the foregoing. Following the
Closing, and assuming all consents and/or notices required by the
Assumed Contracts have been duly obtained and/or given, as the case
may be, Purchaser will be permitted to exercise all of the rights
of the Company and/or the Subsidiary under the Assumed Contracts to
the same extent the Company and/or the Subsidiary would have been
able had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not
occurred and without the payment of any additional amounts or
consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments that
the Company and/or the Subsidiary would otherwise be required to
pay. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(b)(ii) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement,
neither the Company nor the Subsidiary has granted licenses or
covenants not to sue, or sold or otherwise transferred (other than
standard licenses or rights to use granted to customers and
distributors in the ordinary course of its business) any of the
Intellectual Property Rights to any third party, and there exists
no obligation by the Company or
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
the
Subsidiary to assign, license or otherwise transfer any of the
Intellectual Property Rights to any third party (other than the
obligations of the Seller Parties hereunder).
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.7(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) none of the
Intellectual Property Rights, or the Assumed Contracts relating
thereto, is the subject of any pending (or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller Parties, threatened) litigation, and (ii) no third
party has provided the Company or the Subsidiary with written
notice that it claims any ownership of or right to use any
Intellectual Property Rights, and (iii) to the Knowledge of
the Seller Parties, no third party is infringing upon, violating,
misusing or misappropriating any Intellectual Property Rights.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of the Seller
Parties, as of the date of this Agreement, the conduct of the
business of the Company and/or the Subsidiary, including the
production, marketing, selling, and servicing of their products, is
not infringing upon the Proprietary Rights of any third party, and
no proceedings have been instituted against, or written notices
received by the Company or the Subsidiary, alleging that the
Existing Products infringe upon any Proprietary Rights of a third
party or that any of the Intellectual Property Rights are invalid.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(c)(ii) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Seller Parties have not obtained
or received any written opinion of counsel regarding any
Proprietary Right of a third party (other than Proprietary Rights
of the Purchaser).
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.7(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, all Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company
and/or the Subsidiary were developed by current or former
employees, consultants, independent contractors or agents of the
Company or the Subsidiary and (if not owned as a matter of law)
have been assigned to the
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
Company
or the Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, are
free of any claims of such employees, consultants, independent
contractors or agents thereto. To the Knowledge of the Seller
Parties, none of such employees, consultants, independent
contractors or agents has violated any agreement with respect to
the use or disclosure of third party confidential information or
Proprietary Rights or has developed any technology, Software or
other copyrightable, patentable or otherwise proprietary work for
the Company or the Subsidiary that is subject to any agreement
under which such employee, consultant, independent contractor or
agent has assigned or otherwise granted, or is obligated to assign
or otherwise grant, to any third party any rights in or to such
technology, Software or other copyrightable, patentable or
otherwise proprietary work.
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To the Knowledge of the Seller
Parties, the Seller Parties own or possess adequate rights in and
to all Intellectual Property Rights necessary to conduct the
Business as presently conducted.
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Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.7(f) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no issued patent or registered trademark of the Company
and/or the Subsidiary is subject to any interference, cancellation,
reexamination, opposition proceeding or any other actual or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller Parties, threatened proceedings challenging
statutory or regulatory requirements, scope, validity or ownership,
anywhere in the world. To the Knowledge of the Seller Parties, (i)
no inequitable conduct that would be in violation of 37 C.F.R. 1.56
has been committed in the prosecution of the Patent Rights, and
(ii) no material information was intentionally withheld from any
entity requiring disclosure of such information during prosecution
of the Patent Rights.
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BY [***], HAS BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.
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Insofar as applicable to any
particular registered Intellectual Property Rights, to the
Knowledge of the Seller Parties, all such registered Intellectual
Proper