EXHIBIT
10.6
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "
Agreement "), dated as of April 17, 2007, between Alliance
Systems, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership (" Seller "), and
Interactive Intelligence, Inc., an Indiana corporation ("
Buyer ").
RECITALS
A. Seller is in the business of providing
hardware, including servers and gateways, for Buyer and other
companies. Seller also provides software support and professional
services through a focused professional services group for Buyer
and other companies, including, but not limited to, software sales,
software implementations and configurations (the " PSO
Business ").
B. Seller desires to sell to Buyer substantially
all of the assets of the PSO Business, and Buyer desires to
purchase those assets from Seller, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
Sale and Purchase of
Assets
1.1. Sale and Purchase of Assets
. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as
defined in Article 2.2 below), Seller agrees to sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to
purchase, acquire, assume and accept from Seller, all of Seller's
right, title and interest in and to the following assets of Seller
(collectively, the " Assets "):
(a) Certain Contract Rights . All of Seller's rights under the services and
support contracts listed on Exhibit A attached hereto
(collectively, the " Services and Support Contracts "). Some
of the Services and Support Contracts are proposed contracts and
are identified as such on Exhibit A .
(b) Other Contracts . All of Seller's rights and obligations under
other contracts listed on Exhibit B attached hereto
(collectively, the " Other Contracts " and, collectively
with the software Services and Support Contracts, the " Assumed
Contracts ").
(c) Equipment . All of Sellers tangible assets related to and
used in or useful for the PSO Business, including, but not limited
to, furniture, fixtures, computers, hardware, software, manuals,
training materials and other equipment listed on Exhibit C
attached hereto (collectively, the " Equipment
").
(d) Books and Records . All books and records relating to the Assumed
Contracts and the other Assets including customer lists and
records, mailing lists, marketing, sales and promotional materials
and records, and all other books, records, files, data or
databases, correspondence, memoranda, notes and other documents or
papers and other evidence thereof relating to the PSO Business
(collectively, the " Books and Records ").
(e) Intangible Assets . All know-how, processes, goodwill and other
intangible assets associated with the PSO Business.
1.2. Assumption of Certain Liabilities by
Buyer .
(a) Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Buyer agrees to
assume only those liabilities and obligations arising out of
Buyer's ownership and operation of the PSO Business from and after
the Closing Date (and in particular, with respect to obligations
under the Assumed Contracts, only the obligations thereunder that
are required pursuant to the Assumed Contracts to be performed
after the Closing Date) (collectively, the " Assumed
Liabilities ").
(b) Retained Liabilities . Except as specifically set forth in
subsection (a) above, Buyer will not assume any debts,
obligations, rent, taxes, operating expenses, utilities or other
liabilities of Seller of any character whatsoever, whether accrued,
contingent or otherwise (the " Retained Liabilities "). All
of the foregoing will be retained by Seller and Seller agrees to
pay and satisfy when due any such liabilities and obligations not
assumed by Buyer. Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that Buyer
shall not have any liability, obligation or responsibility for any
breach of any of the Assumed Contracts prior to the Closing Date.
Without limitation of the foregoing, Buyer will not assume (i) any
accounts payable or debts, whether owed to banks, officers,
shareholders, affiliates or other creditors of any nature
whatsoever, (ii) any employment agreements, employee benefit plans
or other employment related contracts or obligations except those
obligations agreed upon in Article 5.5 , or (iii) any
obligations under any Contracts (as hereinafter defined) of Seller
that are not Assumed Contracts.
ARTICLE
2
Purchase Price;
Closing
2.1. Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the Assets
will be One Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000)
payable as set forth in Article 2.4 (the " Purchase
Price ").
2.2. Closing . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the sale and purchase
of the Assets (the " Closing ") shall take place at the
offices of Buyer's counsel, Baker & Daniels LLP, in
Indianapolis, Indiana, simultaneously with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, or at such other place and time and/or
on such other date as the parties hereto may mutually agree. The
date and time at which the Closing actually occurs is referred to
herein as the " Closing Date ."
2.3. Closing Matters . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing:
(a) Buyer shall deliver to Seller the Purchase
Price (as adjusted as set forth in Article 2.4 below, and
minus the Hold Back Sum referred to in Article 2.5 below),
by wire transfer of immediately available funds in such amount to
an account to be designated in writing by Seller prior to the
Closing Date.
(b) Seller shall deliver to Buyer such bills of
sale, endorsements, assignments and other good and sufficient
instruments of conveyance and transfer, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, as shall be effective to vest in
Buyer all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
Assets and, simultaneously therewith, will take such steps as may
be necessary to place Buyer in actual possession and operating
control of the Assets. Delivery of the Equipment shall be made at
its current locations.
(c) Seller shall deliver to Buyer any required
executed consents to assignments received by Seller with respect to
the Assumed Contracts, which consents to assignment shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller and
Buyer.
(d) Buyer shall deliver to Seller such written
undertakings, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Seller, whereby Buyer shall assume and agree to perform the Assumed
Liabilities.
(e) Seller and Buyer shall deliver to each other
such other documents, certificates, instruments and writings
required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
2.4. Adjustments and Prorations
. The amount payable at the Closing
(the " Closing Payment ") shall be subject to adjustment as
follows:
(a) The Closing Payment will be decreased by the
amount of all payments previously received by Seller prior to the
Closing Date under the Services and Support Contracts as advance
payments for services to be performed by Buyer after the Closing
Date under such Assumed Contracts (including, without limitation,
prorated amounts paid by Buyer to Seller for annual support
services with respect to that portion of each contract year after
the Closing Date).
(b) The Closing Payment will be increased by the
amount which, pursuant to the Services and Support Contracts, is to
be billed to customers after the Closing Date for services that
were previously performed by Seller prior to the Closing Date.
Buyer shall have the right to bill and collect such amounts after
the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer is not
purchasing or assuming Seller's accounts receivable that are
outstanding at the Closing Date and there will be no adjustment of
the Closing Payment as a result of such receivables.
(c) The parties will cooperate and use their good
faith efforts document and agree upon the prorations required by
this Article 2.4 at least two business days prior to the
Closing. If final prorations cannot be made prior to or at the
Closing, then the parties shall allocate such items on a fair and
equitable basis as soon as the applicable invoices, bills or other
financial statements are available, with final adjustment to be
made as soon as reasonably possible after the Closing Date. Each
party promptly will provide the other upon reasonable request with
all financial information in its possession or control in
reasonable detail necessary to determine and confirm the final
prorations.
2.5. Hold Back Provision .
(a) Both Seller and Buyer recognize that there are
no guarantees that the PSO Employees (as defined herein) will stay
in the employment of the Buyer nor any legal obligation the PSO
Employees will stay in the employment of the Buyer after the
Closing Date, unless Buyer enters into binding employment
agreements with such employees. Absent such employment agreement,
the PSO Employees have a right to leave their employment at will.
The Seller and Buyer recognize that if any of the PSO Employees
leave the employment of the Buyer during a short period of time
after the Closing Date, there may be certain costs of recruiting
and training that the Buyer could incur. The Seller and Buyer agree
that Buyer shall hold back from the amount to be paid to Seller at
the Closing the sum of One Hundred and Eighty Thousand
($180,000.00) Dollars (the " Hold Back Sum ") for a period
of ninety days to account for the costs of recruiting and training
if any of the PSO Employees leave the employment of Buyer prior to
the date that is ninety days after the Closing Date (such date
being the " Final Settlement Date "). The Hold Back Sum will
be paid in full to the Seller so long as none of the PSO Employees
leave the employment of the Buyer prior to the Final Settlement
Date. The Hold Back Sum to be paid to the Seller will be reduced by
a certain sum depending upon which PSO Employee leaves prior to the
Final Settlement Date. A list of the PSO Employees is set out on
the attached Exhibit D which includes the sum of money
identified as a reduction in the Hold Back Sum that will be paid to
the Seller on the Final Settlement Date. Such reductions will be
returned to the Buyer at the Final Settlement Date.
(b) At the Final Settlement Date, the parties
mutually agree to the following process: The Buyer will provide the
Seller (i) the final list of those PSO Employees that have remained
in the employment of the Buyer at the Final Settlement Date; (ii) a
final accounting of the Hold Back Sum owed the Seller, less any
deductions for PSO Employees that have left before the Final
Settlement Date, and (iii) written confirmation that the Buyer will
to pay the Seller the Hold Back Sum less any deductions to the Hold
Back Sum returned to the Buyer at the Final Settlement Date. The
Buyer will review such information, and confirm its acceptance of
the final Hold Back Sum before the monies will be paid to each
party.
2.6. Allocation of Purchase Price
. At or prior to the Closing, Seller
and Buyer shall agree in writing to an allocation of the Purchase
Price among the various Assets. Each of Seller and Buyer agrees
that it shall report for federal, state, local and all other tax
purposes in a manner consistent with such allocation, and that it
shall not take any position inconsistent with such allocation in
connection with any examination, claim, action or other proceeding
by or against any taxing authority or for any other
purpose.
ARTICLE
3
Representations and
Warranties of Seller
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer
as follows:
3.1. Organization and Authority
. Seller is duly organized and
validly existing as a limited partnership under the laws of the
State of Texas and has the requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by Seller and constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with
its terms.
3.2. No Violation . The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by Seller do not and will not constitute or result
in (i) a breach or violation of the Articles of Incorporation or
By-Laws of Seller, or (ii) a breach or violation of, a default
under, the acceleration of or the creation of any Lien (as
hereinafter defined) (with or without the giving of notice or the
lapse of time) pursuant to, any provision of any agreement, lease,
license, contract, note, mortgage, arrangement or other obligation
(collectively, " Contracts ") to which Seller is a party or
by which it or any of the Assets is bound, or any law, rule,
ordinance or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, award or
governmental or non-governmental permit to which it is
subject.
3.3. Required Consents . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3 ,
no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by
Seller with, and no consents, approvals or other authorizations are
required to be obtained by Seller from any governmental or
regulatory authority or any other person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
3.4. Warranty of Title . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 ,
Seller owns all right, title and interest in and to all of the
Assets, free and clear of all liens, pledges, security interests,
claims, charges or other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever ("
Liens "), all of which Liens will be completely released on
or prior to the Closing Date. At the Closing, Seller will convey to
Buyer, and Buyer will take from Seller, all right, title and
interest in and to all of the Assets, free and clear of any and all
Liens.
3.5. Assumed Contracts . The Assumed Contracts comprise all of the
material Contracts related to the PSO Business. Seller has
delivered to Buyer true and accurate copies of all of the Assumed
Contracts, as amended through the Closing Date. Each of the Assumed
Contracts is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms and there is not any existing default or event of default, or
any event which, with or without notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under any of the Assumed Contracts by
Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller, by any other party
thereto.
3.6. Condition of Equipment; Sufficiency of
Assets . The Equipment is
in good operating condition and repair (subject to routine
maintenance in the ordinary course of business) and, collectively
with the Assumed Contracts and the other Assets, constitute all of
the assets necessary and sufficient for the continued conduct of
the PSO Business by Buyer after the Closing in the same manner as
conducted prior to the Closing.
(a) Schedule 3.7 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all
of the employees of Seller engaged in the PSO Business (the "
PSO Employees "), including their name, job title, current
wage rate or salary and date of hire. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.7 , Seller is not a party to or bound by any
employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or other
employment related Contract or arrangement with respect to any of
the PSO employees.
(b) With respect to the PSO Employees, Seller is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws
respecting employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment, wages and hours of work and occupational
safety and health, including, without limitation, laws respecting
employment discrimination. There are no claims, actions or
proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened
against Seller by or on behalf of any of the PSO Employees alleging
breach of any law or regulation governing employment or the
termination thereof or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious
conduct in connection with the employment relationship. Seller has
not received any notice of the intent of any governmental or
regulatory authority responsible for the enforcement of labor or
employment laws to conduct an investigation of Seller and no such
investigation is in progress. There is no labor strike, dispute,
slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to Sellers'
knowledge, threatened by any of the PSO Employees.
(c) Seller is not delinquent in payments to any of
the PSO Employees for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or
other compensation for any services performed by them to the date
hereof. Seller has complied with all withholding tax requirements
and procedures and, in the case of social security, unemployment,
employee payroll and withholding taxes, Seller has withheld amounts
from the PSO employees, in each case in compliance in all material
respects with applicable tax withholding provisions and has made
all required remittances in respect of such amounts
withheld.
3.8. Compliance with Law; No Litigation
. Seller and the PSO Business are in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and
regulations and there is no action, suit or proceeding pending or,
to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller relating in
any way to the PSO Business or the Assets or that would affect
Buyer's ownership and control or rights to use or otherwise receive
the benefit of any of the Assets following the Closing
Date.
3.9. No Brokers . No broker, finder or investment banker,
includi
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