and with respect to Articles X,
XI and XII,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Dated as of March 2,
2007
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Capitalized
Terms
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
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Purchase and
Sale of Assets
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Assumption of
Certain Liabilities
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ARTICLE III
CLOSING; PURCHASE PRICE
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Closing
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Purchase Price;
Settlement of Net Accounts Receivable
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Transfer
Taxes
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Further
Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation
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Preservation of
the Purchased Assets
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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ARTICLE IV
DELIVERIES
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Deliveries of
Seller
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Deliveries of
Buyer
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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Authority
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No
Conflict
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Consents and
Approvals
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Restrictions on
Transaction
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Capitalization
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Financial
Statements
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Business
Changes
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Sufficiency of
Assets
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Title to
Purchased Assets
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No
Default
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Intellectual
Property
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Restriction on
Business Activities
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Taxes
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Litigation
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Power of
Attorney
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Continued)
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Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
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Products
Liability
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Subsidiaries
and Affiliates
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Compliance with
Laws
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Product Return
Policies; Warranties and Liabilities
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Customers;
Suppliers
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Employees
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Employee
Benefits Plans; ERISA
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Employment
Matters and Labor Relations
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Complete Copies
of Materials
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Insurance
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Brokers or
Finders
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Settlement
Schedule; Accounts Receivable
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Representations
Complete
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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Authority
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Brokers or
Finders
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No
Conflict
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Consents and
Approvals
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ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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Access
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Operation of
the Business
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Conduct Prior
to Closing
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No
Solicitation
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Confidentiality
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Notification of
Certain Matters
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Reasonable
Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation
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Public
Announcements
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Stockholder
Approval
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Consents
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Employment
Liabilities
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Post Closing
Tax Covenants
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Non-Competition
Obligation
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Employee
Matters
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Bulk Transfer
Laws
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Dissolution of
Seller
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ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER
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Representations
and Warranties
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Performance
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Secretary's
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Orders and
Laws
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Regulatory
Consents and Approvals
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Third Party
Consents
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Releases from
All Liens
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Executed Payoff
Letters
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No Material
Adverse Effect
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Proceedings
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Claims
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Legal
Opinion
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Seller
Stockholder Approval
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Deliveries
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Employment
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ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER
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Representations
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Performance
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Orders and
Laws
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Regulatory
Consents and Approvals
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ARTICLE X
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION AND
ESCROW
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Survival of
Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
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Indemnification
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Limitations
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Escrow
Arrangements
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ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
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Termination
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Effect of
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ARTICLE XII
GENERAL
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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Notices
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Binding
Effect
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Entire
Agreement; Modification; Waiver
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Dispute
Resolution
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Attorneys'
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Expenses
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Construction
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Assignment
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Relationship
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Counterparts
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Severability
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Interpretation
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Extension;
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U.S. Patriot
Act Compliance
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Form of Offer
Letter
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Form of
Transition Services Agreement
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Form of Bill of
Sale
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Form of
Assumption Agreement
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Form of Legal
Opinion
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THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made
and entered into as of March 2, 2007 by and among Taleo
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”),
JobFlash, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller
”), and with respect to Articles X, XI and XII, U.S. Bank
National Association as Escrow Agent.
WHEREAS, Seller
is, among other things, engaged in the business of providing talent
management and human resource solutions (such business and
operations as presently conducted by Seller being referred to
herein as the “ Business ”).
WHEREAS, the
Business is comprised of certain assets and liabilities currently
owned or used by Seller.
WHEREAS, Seller
desires to sell, transfer, and assign to Buyer, and Buyer desires
to purchase from Seller, the Purchased Assets (as hereinafter
defined), and Buyer is willing to assume, the Assumed Liabilities
(as hereinafter defined), in each case as more fully described and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (the
“ Asset Acquisition ”).
WHEREAS, a portion
of the consideration otherwise payable by Buyer in connection with
the Asset Acquisition shall be deposited by Buyer into an escrow
account as security for the indemnification obligations set forth
in this Agreement.
WHEREAS,
concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a
condition and further inducement to Buyer to enter into this
Agreement, (i) the Identified Employees (as hereinafter
defined) are entering into offer letters in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the “
Offer Letters ”), and (ii) Buyer and Seller are
entering into a Transition Services Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Transition Services
Agreement ”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants, representations, warranties and
mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Capitalized
Terms . The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
(a)
“ Actions or Proceedings ” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d) .
(b)
“ Assumed Liabilities ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2(a) .
(c)
“ Affiliate ” shall mean, as to any specified
Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with such specified Person, but only so long
as such control exists. For purposes of this definition, “
control ” (including the terms “
controlling ,” “ controlled by ”
and “ under common control with ”) shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management or policies of such specified
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities or other
interest, by contract or otherwise.
(d)
“ Books and Records ” shall mean all materials,
papers and records (in paper or electronic format) in
Seller’s care, custody, or control and employed by Seller and
used in, or relating to, the Business (including the purchasing,
sales and return materials, authorization records, customer and
vendor lists, accounting and financial records, product
documentation, product specifications, marketing requirement
documents, end user documentation, packaging materials, brochures,
user manuals, graphics, artwork and software release
orders.
(e)
“ Business ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the Recitals hereto.
(f)
“ Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1 .
(g)
“ Closing Consideration ” shall mean the
Purchase Price, less (i) the Maveron Payoff Amount,
(ii) the Mosaic Payoff Amount, (iii) the Square 1 Payoff
Amount, and (iv) the Escrow Amount.
(h)
“ Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1 .
(i)
“ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
(j)
“ Employee ” shall mean any current, former or
retired employee, consultant or director of Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate who has provided services to the Business.
(k)
“ Employee Plan ” shall mean any plan, program,
policy, practice, contract, agreement or other material arrangement
providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred
compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards,
fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any
kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded,
including, without limitation, each “employee benefit
plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA,
which is or has been maintained, contributed to, or required to be
contributed to, by Seller for the benefit of any Employee, or with
respect to which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any
liability or obligation to any Employee.
(l)
“ Employment Agreement ” shall mean each
management, employment, severance, consulting, relocation,
repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or other agreement,
contract or understanding between Seller or any ERISA Affiliate and
any Employee.
(m)
“ Employment Liabilities ” shall mean any and
all claims, debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations,
whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured,
liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown,
whenever or however arising, including all costs and expenses
relating thereto arising under law, rule, regulation, permit,
action or proceeding before any Governmental Entity, order or
consent decree or any award of any arbitrator of any kind relating
to any Employee Plan, Employment Agreement or otherwise relating to
an Employee and his or her employment with Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate.
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(n)
“ ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statue, rules
and regulations thereto.
(o)
“ ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean each subsidiary
of Seller and any other person or entity under common control with
Seller or any of its subsidiaries within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the
regulations issued thereunder.
(p)
“ Escrow Agent ” shall mean U.S. Bank National
Association.
(q)
“ Escrow Amount ” shall mean
$450,000.
(r)
“ Escrow Fund ” shall mean the Escrow Amount
deposited with the Escrow Agent.
(s)
“ Excluded Assets ” shall mean those items
listed on Schedule 1.1(s) .
(t)
“ Excluded Liabilities ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2(a) .
(u)
“ FMLA ” shall mean the Family Medical Leave Act
of 1993, as amended.
(v)
“ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state,
county, local or foreign governmental authority, instrumentality,
agency or commission.
(w)
“ Identified Employees ” shall mean the Persons
listed on Schedule 1.1(w) .
(x)
“ Intellectual Property Rights ” shall mean any
or all of the following and all statutory and/or common law rights
throughout the world in, arising out of, or associated therewith:
(i) all United States and foreign patents and utility models
and applications therefor (including provisional applications) and
all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (collectively,
“ Patents ”); (ii) all inventions (whether
or not patentable, reduced to practice or made the subject of a
pending patent application), invention disclosures and
improvements, all trade secrets, proprietary information, know-how
and technology, and all documentation therefor; (iii) all
works of authorship, copyrights (registered or otherwise), mask
works, copyright and mask work registrations and applications and
all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, and
all rights therein provided by international treaties or
conventions (collectively, “ Copyrights ”);
(iv) all industrial designs and any registrations and
applications therefor; (v) all trade names, logos, trademarks
and service marks, whether or not registered, including all common
law rights, and trademark and service mark registrations and
applications, including but not limited to all marks registered in
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Trademark
Offices of the States and Territories of the United States of
America, and the Trademark Offices of other nations throughout the
world, and all rights therein provided by international treaties or
conventions (collectively, “ Trademarks ”); (vi)
all databases and data collections (including knowledge databases,
customer lists and customer databases); (vii) all rights in
Software and Technology; (viii) all rights to Uniform Resource
Locators, Web site addresses and domain names (collectively,
“ Domain Names ”); and (ix) any similar,
corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing or in
any Technology.
(y)
“ IRS ” shall mean the Internal Revenue
Service.
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(z)
“ Key Employees ” shall mean those Persons
listed on Schedule 1.1(z) .
(aa)
“ Liability ” shall mean any liability or
obligation (whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted,
absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or
unliquidated, incurred or consequential or due or to become due),
including any liability for Taxes.
(bb)
“ Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, lien,
security interest, charge, claim, equity, encumbrance, restriction
on transfer, conditional sale or other title retention device or
arrangement (including, without limitation, a capital lease),
transfer for the purpose of subjection to the payment of any
indebtedness, or restriction on the creation of any of the
foregoing, whether relating to any property or right or the income
or profits therefrom.
(cc)
“ Maveron Payoff Amount ” shall mean the amount
payable to satisfy and release in full the indebtedness of Seller
as of the Closing Date pursuant to the Convertible Secured
Promissory Note Purchase Agreement dated October 5, 2006
between Seller and entities affiliated with Maveron Equity
Partners.
(dd)
“ Mosaic Payoff Amount ” shall mean the amount
payable to satisfy and release in full the indebtedness of Seller
as of the Closing Date pursuant to the Convertible Secured
Promissory Note Purchase Agreement dated October 5, 2006
between Seller and Mosaic Venture Partners II Limited
Partnership.
(ee)
“ Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean any Pension
Plan that is a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(ff)
“ Pension Plan ” shall refer to each Employee
Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” within
the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
(gg)
“ Person ” shall mean an individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, association, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity, including any
Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof and any syndicate or group that would be deemed
to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(hh)
“ Products ” means those items listed on
Schedule 1.1(hh) (including any similar works under
development).
(ii)
“ Purchase Price ” shall mean
$3,018,500.
(jj)
“ Purchased Assets ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1 .
(kk)
“ Purchased Inventories ” shall mean the
Inventories set forth on Schedule 1.1(kk) .
(ll)
“ Purchased Tangible Property ” shall mean the
tangible property set forth on Schedule 1.1(ll) .
(mm)
“ Registered IP ” shall mean all United States,
international and foreign: (i) Patents; (ii) Trademarks;
(iii) Copyrights; (iv) Domain Names; and (v) any
other Intellectual Property Rights that are the subject of an
application, certificate, filing, registration or other document
issued, filed with, or recorded by any state, government or other
public legal authority.
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(nn)
“ Return ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 5.14 .
(oo)
“ Software ” shall mean any and all computer
software and code, including assemblers, applets, compilers, source
code, object code, data (including image and sound data), operating
systems and specifications, design tools and user interfaces, in
any form or format, however fixed. Software shall include source
code listings and documentation.
(pp)
“ Square 1 Payoff Amount ” shall mean the amount
payable to satisfy and release in full the indebtedness of Seller
as of the Closing Date pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement
dated December 15, 2005 and related documents between Seller
and Square 1 Bank.
(qq)
“ Straddle Period Tax ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 7.12(c) .
(rr)
“ Tax ” or, collectively, “ Taxes
,” shall mean (i) any and all federal, state, local and
non U.S. taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties,
impositions and liabilities, including taxes based upon or measured
by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and
value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll,
recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, as well as public
imposts, fees, and social security charges (including but not
limited to health, unemployment and pension insurance), together
with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to
such amounts; (ii) any liability for the payment of any
amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of
being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group for any period; and (iii) any liability for the payment
of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or
(ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to
indemnify any other person or as a result of any obligations under
any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect
to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a
predecessor entity.
(ss)
“ Technology ” shall mean all information
related to, constituting or disclosing, and all tangible copies and
embodiments in any media of, technology, including all know-how,
show-how, techniques, design rules, trade secrets, inventions
(whether or not patented or patentable), algorithms, routines,
Software, files, databases, works of authorship, processes,
devices, prototypes, schematics, breadboards, netlists, mask works,
test methodologies, hardware development tools.
(tt)
“ Transferred Agreements ” shall mean those
agreements between Seller and a third party listed on
Schedule 1.1(tt) .
(uu)
“ Transferred IP ” shall mean all Intellectual
Property Rights, existing as of the Closing, owned or transferable
by Seller related to, used in or necessary for the operation of the
Business, including all Intellectual Property Rights and Technology
listed or described on Schedule 1.1(uu) , and all rights to
recover past, present and future damages for infringement of such
Intellectual Property Rights.
(vv)
“ Transferred Technology ” shall mean all
Technology, existing as of the Closing, owned or transferable by
Seller related to, used in or necessary for the operation of the
Business, including the Technology constituting the Products, as
set forth on Schedule 1.1(vv) . To the extent that any
Software constitutes Transferred Technology, all versions of such
Software and Software from which such Software was derived, in both
source and object code form, shall be included as Transferred
Technology.
(ww)
“ Transfer Taxes ” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3 .
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS;
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Assets . Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller hereby sells,
conveys, transfers and assigns to Buyer, free and clear of all
Liens, and Buyer hereby purchases from Seller, the following
assets:
(a) the
Transferred Technology;
(c) all
rights of Seller under the Transferred Agreements;
(d) all
Purchased Inventories;
(e) all
Purchased Tangible Property;
(f) all
Books and Records;
(g) all
other assets of Seller related to, used in or necessary for the
operation of the Business (other than the Excluded Assets);
and
(h) all
other goodwill of the Business.
All of the assets
referred to in Sections 2.1(a) through 2.1(h) ,
inclusive, are collectively referred to herein as the “
Purchased Assets .” Without limiting the generality of
this Section 2.1 , the Purchased Assets shall not
include the Excluded Assets.
2.2 Assumption
of Certain Liabilities .
(a) Buyer
shall not assume any Liabilities of Seller except for those
Liabilities which Buyer expressly assumes pursuant to this
Section 2.2(a) . On the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall, on the Closing Date,
assume the Liabilities of Seller as of the Closing Date listed on
Schedule 2.2(a) (the “ Assumed Liabilities
”). Notwithstanding any on Schedule 2.2(a) to the
contrary, Buyer is not assuming any liabilities arising from
periods prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
shall retain and be responsible for paying, performing and
discharging when due, and Buyer shall not assume or have any
responsibility for, all Liabilities of Seller as of the Closing
Date other than the Assumed Liabilities (the “ Excluded
Liabilities ”). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Excluded Liabilities shall include, without
limitation, any of the following Liabilities (other than the
Assumed Liabilities):
(i) any
Liability arising from or related to the operations of Seller,
whenever arising or incurred, or the ownership of the Products and
the Purchased Assets by Seller through the Closing Date;
(ii) any
Employment Liability;
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(iii) claims
(including any threatened claims) for death, personal injury,
property damage or consequential, punitive, or other damages
relating to or arising out of any business conducted by
Seller;
(iv) the
violation or alleged violation of any law, including but not
limited to, laws relating to civil rights, health, safety, labor,
discrimination, and protection of the environment;
(v) claims
(including any threatened claims) of creditors of
Seller;
(vi) claims
(including any threatened claims) relating to the disposal or
arrangement for disposal by Seller of any hazardous substance at
any site, location or facility (whether or not owned or leased by
Seller);
(vii) any
obligation of Seller to indemnify any Person;
(viii) any
Taxes of Seller, including any liability for Taxes arising from or
attributable to Seller’s operation of the Business or use or
ownership of the Purchased Assets for all taxable periods (or
portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, and
including any Transfer Taxes and Straddle Period Taxes attributable
to Seller pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ix) any
liability or obligation of Seller for costs and expenses incurred
in connection with this Agreement, and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
CLOSING; PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1 Closing
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
closing hereunder (the “ Closing ”) shall take
place at 10:00 a.m. local time on a date within three
(3) business days of the satisfaction or waiver of the last of
the conditions to closing set forth in Article VIII and
Article IX hereof at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich
& Rosati, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, or at such
other place and time as may be agreed upon by the parties. The date
on which the Closing shall occur is referred to herein as the
“ Closing Date .”
3.2 Purchase
Price; Settlement of Net Accounts Receivable .
(a) At
the Closing, Buyer will pay the Purchase Price as
follows:
(i) Buyer
shall deliver to Seller the Closing Consideration by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to an account designated by
Seller;
(ii) Buyer
shall deliver to Maveron Equity Partners the Maveron Payoff Amount
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Maveron Equity Partners;
(iii) Buyer
shall deliver to Mosaic Equity Partners the Mosaic Payoff Amount by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Mosaic Equity Partners;
(iv) Buyer
shall deliver to Square 1 Bank the Square 1 Payoff Amount by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
Square 1 Bank; and
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(v) Buyer
shall deposit the Escrow Amount into the Escrow Fund in accordance
with the provisions of Section 10.3 hereof.
(b) In
addition, at the Closing, Buyer will pay fifty percent (50%) of the
“Amount owed to JF from Taleo” set forth on
Schedule 3.2(b) (the “ First Settlement
”).
(c) Sixty
(60) days following the Closing (the “ Settlement
Date ”), Buyer will pay to Seller the remaining fifty
percent (50%) of the “Amount owed to JF from Taleo” set
forth on set forth on Schedule 3.2(b) (the “
Second Settlement ”); provided, however , that
an amount equal to the product of (i) the “AR
02/28/07” amount set forth on Schedule 3.2(b)
(the “ Outstanding AR ”), and (ii) the
percentage of Outstanding AR not received or collected by Buyer or
Seller as of three business days prior to the Settlement Date (the
“ Uncollected AR Percentage ”) (the product of
(i) and (ii), the “ Non-Collected AR ”),
shall be subtracted from the Second Settlement. For purposes of
clarity, if the Non-Collected AR exceeds the Second Settlement,
Buyer shall not make any payment to Seller.
(d) Buyer
and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect the
Outstanding AR, or Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to assist Buyer in collecting the Outstanding AR, during the period
from the Closing to the Settlement Date (the “ Settlement
Period ”). During the Settlement Period, Seller will
provide to Buyer any payments of Outstanding AR by Seller within
three (3) business days of receipt by such moneys by Seller.
Three (3) business days prior to the Settlement Date, Buyer
shall provide Seller with a schedule (the “ AR Collection
Schedule ”) of (i) any payments of Outstanding AR either
received by Buyer during the Settlement Period or delivered by
Seller to Buyer during the Settlement Period and (ii) the
Uncollected AR Percentage. The AR Collection Schedule shall be
conclusive and binding upon Buyer and Seller for all
purposes.
(e) Seller
acknowledges that $18,500 of the Purchase Price will be paid to
Sara Brantley by Seller following the Closing, and that Buyer is
not responsible for paying this amount to Sara Brantley.
3.3 Transfer
Taxes . Seller shall be responsible for and shall pay when due
any sales, use, value-added, gross receipts, excise, registration,
stamp duty, transfer or other similar taxes or governmental fees
(including any interest or penalties related thereto) that may be
payable in connection with the sale or purchase of the Purchased
Assets (the “ Transfer Taxes ”). The parties
hereto shall cooperate, to the extent reasonably requested and
permitted by applicable law, in minimizing any such Transfer Taxes,
including but not limited to the transfer by remote electronic
transmission of all Purchased Assets capable of being so
transmitted and the delivery of certificates evidencing such
electronic transmission. The party required by law to file a Return
with respect to such Transfer Taxes shall do so within the time
period prescribed by law, and Seller shall promptly reimburse Buyer
for any Transfer Taxes so paid by Buyer upon receipt of notice that
such Transfer Taxes have been paid.
3.4 Further
Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation .
(a) At
any time or from time to time after the Closing, at Buyer’s
request, at no cost to Buyer and without further consideration,
Seller shall execute and deliver to Buyer such other instruments of
sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation, provide
such materials and information and take such other actions as Buyer
may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more
effectively transfer, convey and assign to Buyer, and to confirm
Buyer’s title to, all of the Purchased Assets and, to the
full extent permitted by law, to put Buyer in actual possession and
operating control of the Purchased Assets, and to assist Buyer in
exercising all rights with respect thereto, and otherwise to cause
Seller to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
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(b) To
the extent that Buyer cannot be granted possession in respect of
any Purchased Asset as of the Closing Date, such Purchased Assets
shall be held by Seller for and on behalf of Buyer until such time
as Buyer is granted possession thereof and during such period
Seller shall bear all risk of loss with respect to such
assets.
(c) Unless
specifically authorized in writing by Buyer, after the Closing,
Seller shall not retain or use any copy of any Transferred
Technology or any other Purchased Asset that is capable of being
copied, including any Software or materials constituting
Transferred Technology.
(d) Effective
on the Closing Date, Seller hereby constitutes and appoints Buyer
the true and lawful attorney of Seller, with full power of
substitution, in the name of Seller or Buyer, but on behalf of and
for the benefit of Buyer: (i) to demand and receive from time
to time any and all of the Purchased Assets and to make
endorsements and give receipts and releases for and in respect of
the same and any part thereof; (ii) to institute, prosecute,
compromise and settle any and all actions, suits, proceedings,
arbitration, or governmental or regulatory investigations or audits
(“ Actions or Proceedings ”) that Buyer may deem
proper in order to collect, assert or enforce any claim, right or
title of any kind in or to the Purchased Assets; (iii) to
defend or compromise any or all Actions or Proceedings in respect
of any of the Purchased Assets; and (iv) to do all such acts
and things in relation to the matters set forth in the preceding
clauses (i) through (iii) as Buyer shall deem desirable;
provided , however , that if any of the actions
authorized by this section could reasonably be determined to result
in a claim for indemnification by Buyer against Seller, then Buyer
shall not take any such actions without complying with the
procedures set forth in ARTICLE X of this Agreement. Seller
hereby acknowledges that the appointment hereby made and the powers
hereby granted are coupled with an interest and are not and shall
not be revocable by it in any manner or for any reason. Seller
shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing an acknowledged power of
attorney to the foregoing effect executed by Seller.
(e) Following
the Closing, Seller will afford Buyer, its counsel and its
accountants, during normal business hours, reasonable access to the
books, records and other data in Seller’s possession relating
to the Products with respect to periods prior to the Closing and
the right to make copies and extracts therefrom, to the extent that
such access may be reasonably required by Buyer in connection with:
(i) the preparation of tax returns; (ii) the
determination or enforcement of rights and obligations under this
Agreement, including without limitation by any Indemnified Party
(as defined in Section 10.2 ); (iii) compliance
with the requirements of any Governmental Entity; or (iv) in
connection with any actual or threatened Action or
Proceeding.
3.5
Preservation of the Purchased Assets . Seller hereby agrees
to take all actions that are either commercially reasonable or
which are otherwise consistent with past practices to preserve the
value and integrity of the Purchased Assets prior to the transfer
of such assets to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
3.6 Allocation
of Purchase Price . The parties hereto intend that the purchase
be treated as a taxable transaction for federal and state income
tax purposes. Within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date,
Buyer shall provide Seller with an allocation among the Purchased
Assets of the Purchase Price plus the amount of the Assumed
Liabilities to the extent properly taken into account under
Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (the “ Allocation ”). The Allocation
shall be conclusive and binding upon Buyer and Seller for all
purposes, and the parties agree that all returns and reports
(including IRS Form 8594) and all financial statements shall
be prepared in a manner consistent with (and the parties shall not
otherwise take a position on a Return that is inconsistent with)
the Allocation unless required by the IRS or any other applicable
taxing authority.
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DELIVERIES
4.1 Deliveries
of Seller . At the Closing, Seller will, at Seller’s sole
cost, in the manner and form, and to the locations reasonably
specified by Buyer, deliver to Buyer:
(a) all
of the Purchased Assets or, in the case of the Transferred IP or
other intangible assets, such instruments as are necessary or
desirable to document and to transfer title to such assets from
Seller to Buyer; provided , however , that all
Software included in the Transferred Technology shall be delivered
to Buyer by electronic means;
(b)
(i) a duly executed Transition Services Agreement, (ii) a
duly executed bill of sale and assignment for the Purchased Assets
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto; (iii)
assignments of the Transferred IP in form acceptable to Buyer and
otherwise suitable for filing in all relevant jurisdictions,
including the copyright registrations and assignments required
pursuant to this Section 4.1 ; (iv) an assumption
agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto
pursuant to which Buyer shall assume the Assumed Liabilities; and
(v) such other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance,
assignment and transfer, in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Buyer’s counsel, as shall be effective to vest
in Buyer good and valid title in and to the Purchased Assets (the
instruments referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and
(v) being collectively referred to herein as the “
Ancillary Agreements ”);
(c) for
each item of Registered IP included in the Transferred IP, an
assignment in form reasonably acceptable to Buyer to record the
transfer of such Registered IP to Buyer in each place in which such
Intellectual Property Rights are registered;
(d)
(i) all of the Transferred Agreements, and (ii) for each
such Transferred Agreement, to the extent required by its terms, a
written agreement in a form satisfactory to Buyer, signed by the
party or parties (other than Seller) to such Transferred Agreement
pursuant to which such party or parties thereto: (A) consent
to the transfer and assignment of such Transferred Agreement to
Buyer; and (B) confirm that Buyer will have all rights that
Seller had under such Transferred Agreement prior to the
Closing;
(e) all
other previously undelivered documents required to be delivered by
Seller to Buyer at or prior to the Closing in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(f) all
such other assignments and other instruments as, in the opinion of
Buyer’s counsel, are necessary to vest in Buyer good, valid
and marketable title to the Purchased Assets.
4.2 Deliveries
of Buyer . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the
payment payable on the Closing Date as provided in
Section 3.2 hereof.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
Except as
specifically disclosed in the disclosure schedule attached hereto
(the “ Disclosure Schedule ”) (referencing the
appropriate section and paragraph numbers), Seller hereby
represents and warrants to Buyer, as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date as though made as of the Closing Date,
as follows:
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5.1
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of Delaware. Seller has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its
business as now conducted and as currently contemplated to be
conducted. Seller is duly qualified to transact business and is in
good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its
respective business or of its respective properties makes such
qualification necessary. Seller has delivered a true and correct
copy of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as
amended to date and in full force and effect on the date hereof, to
Buyer.
5.2
Authority . Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Seller, and no further action is
required on the part of Seller to authorize the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been, and upon
their execution the Ancillary Agreements will be, duly executed and
delivered by Seller, and this Agreement constitutes, and upon their
execution the Ancillary Agreements will constitute, legal, valid
and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to the effect of applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors and the effect or availability of
rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies.
5.3 No
Conflict . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements does not or will not, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, conflict
with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under
(a) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or the
bylaws of Seller, (b) any mortgage, lease, indenture, contract
or other agreement or instrument, permit, concession, franchise or
license to which Seller is a party or any of the Purchased Assets
are subject, or (c) any judgment, order or decree specifically
naming Seller or the Purchased Assets, or (d) any statute,
law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Seller or the
Purchased Assets.
5.4 Consents
and Approvals . No consent, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Seller or the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.5
Restrictions on Transaction . There is no agreement (not to
compete or otherwise), commitment, judgment, injunction, order or
decree to which Seller is a party binding upon the Purchased Assets
which has or may have the effect of prohibiting the Asset
Acquisition or impairing the use of the Purchased
Assets.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Seller consists of 26,817,483 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common
Stock ”), of which 2,712,833 shares are issued and
outstanding, and 19,307,517 shares of the Preferred Stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock
,” and together with the Common Stock, the “Capital
Stock”), of which (i) 1,693,997 are designated
Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and
outstanding, (ii) 4,238,520 are designated Series B
Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding,
(iii) 3,375,000 are designated Series B-1 Preferred
Stock, 3,125,000 of which are issued and outstanding. Each share of
Preferred Stock is
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convertible on
a one-share for one-share basis into Company Common Stock. Seller
has issued and outstanding warrants for the purchase of an
aggregate of 31,250 shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock. A
list of major stockholders is set forth in
Section 5.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. All
outstanding shares of Capital Stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to
preemptive rights created by statute, the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Seller, or any agreement to which
Seller is a party or by which it is bound. All outstanding shares
of Capital Stock have been issued in compliance with all applicable
federal, state, foreign, or local statutes, laws, rules, or
regulations, including federal and state securities laws, and were
issued, transferred and repurchased (in the case of shares that
were outstanding and repurchased by Seller or any Stockholder) in
accordance with any right of first refusal or similar right or
limitation, including those in the certificate of incorporation and
bylaws. Seller has not and will not have suffered or incurred any
liability (contingent or otherwise) or claim, loss, liability,
damage, deficiency, cost or expense relating to or arising out of
the issuance or repurchase of any Capital Stock, or out of any
agreements or arrangements relating thereto (including any
amendment of the terms of any such agreement or arrangement). There
are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any
shares of Capital Stock. Seller has no other capital stock
authorized, issued or outstanding.
(b) Except
for the Amended and Restated 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“ Option Plan ”), neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries has ever adopted, sponsored or maintained any
stock option plan or any other plan or agreement providing for
equity compensation to any person. The Company has reserved a total
of 1,883,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Option
Plan of which options to purchase 1,035,344 shares of Common Stock
are outstanding and 129,823 shares are available to be granted as
of the date hereof. True and complete copies of all agreements and
instruments relating to or issued under the Option Plan have been
provided to Buyer and such agreements and instruments have not been
amended, modified or supplemented, and there are no agreements to
amend, modify or supplement such agreements or instruments, from
the forms thereof provided to Buyer.
(c)
Section 5.6(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
the outstanding principal, accrued interest and applicable rate of
interest or per diem of all outstanding stockholder loans. Except
as set forth in Section 5.6(a) and 5.6(b) ,
there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible
securities, commitments or agreements of any character, written or
oral, to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound
obligating Seller to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or
cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any
shares of the capital stock of Seller or obligating Seller to
grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of,
otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant, call,
right, commitment or agreement. There are no outstanding or
authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation,
or other similar rights with respect to Seller. There are no voting
trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect
to the voting stock of Seller. There are no agreements to which
Seller is or has been a party relating to the registration, sale or
transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal,
co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any Capital
Stock.
5.7 Financial
Statements . Section 5.7 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth the unaudited balance sheets and related statements of
income, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flow as of
and for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007 (the “
Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements are
complete and true and accurate in all material respects, and have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby and present fairly the financial condition of
Seller as of such dates and the results of operations for such
periods.
5.8 Business
Changes . Since December 31, 2006, except as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the Business has been
conducted only in the ordinary and usual course consistent
with
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past practices
and (b) there have been no changes in the financial condition,
business, assets, operations, obligations or liabilities of the
Business which, in the aggregate, have had or may be reasonably
expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition,
business, assets, operations or prospects of the Business. To the
knowledge of Seller, there are no circumstances which are likely to
cause Seller to suffer any material adverse change in the
condition, business, net worth, assets, operations or prospects of
the Business.
5.9 Sufficiency
of Assets . Except for (i) the Excluded Assets, and
(iii) any general corporate or administrative services
provided to the Business by the Seller, the Purchased Assets
include all assets and rights that are primarily used or held for
use by Seller in the operation of the Business, and are necessary
and sufficient for the conduct of the Business by Buyer following
the Closing in the same manner as presently conducted by Seller.
The Purchased Assets are in good operating condition and have been
properly maintained.
5.10 Title to
Purchased Assets . Seller has good and valid title to all of
the Purchased Assets (including the Transferred IP and the
Transferred Technology) free and clear of any Liens (including
liens for Taxes). The tangible assets of Seller included with the
Purchased Assets are in good condition and repair, subject to
normal wear and tear. Buyer shall be able to use the Purchased
Assets and exercise, and enjoy the benefits of, the Purchased
Assets in substantially the same manner as Seller, prior to the
Closing, without infringing the rights of any third
party.
(a) Each
of the Transferred Agreements is a valid and enforceable obligation
of Seller. To the knowledge of Seller, no party to any Transferred
Agreement is in default thereunder or has breached any term or
provision thereof.
(b) Seller
has performed, or is now performing, the obligations of, and is not
in material default (or, to the knowledge of Seller, would by the
lapse of time and/or the giving of notice be in material default)
in respect of, any contract, agreement or commitment binding upon
it or its assets or properties and material to the conduct of the
Business, including the Transferred Agreements. No third party has
raised any claim, dispute or controversy with respect to any of the
Transferred Agreements, nor has Seller received notice or warning
of alleged nonperformance, delay in delivery or other noncompliance
by Seller with respect to its obligations under any of those
contracts, nor to the knowledge of Seller, are there any facts
which exist indicating that any of those contracts may be totally
or partially terminated or suspended by the other parties thereto
prior to the expiration by their terms.
5.12
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedule 1.1(uu) and Schedule 1.1(vv) ,
listing the Transferred IP and the Transferred Technology, are
complete and accurate.
(b)
Section 5.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
Transferred IP that is Registered IP and lists any proceedings or
actions before any court, tribunal (including the United States
Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent authority anywhere in the
world) related to any of the Registered IP. All such Registered IP
is currently in compliance with formal legal requirements
(including payment of filing, examination and maintenance fees and
proofs of use), is valid and enforceable, and is not subject to any
unpaid maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. Seller has not
claimed any status in the application for or registration of any
Registered IP, including “small business status,” that
would not be applicable to
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Buyer. Seller
has no knowledge of any information, materials, facts or
circumstances, including any information or fact that would
constitute prior art, that would render any of the Registered IP
invalid or unenforceable, or would materially affect any pending
application for any Registered IP, and Seller has not knowingly
misrepresented, or knowingly failed to disclose, any facts or
circumstances in any application for any Registered IP that would
constitute fraud or a misrepresentation with respect to such
application or that would otherwise affect the enforceability of
any Registered IP.
(c) Each
item of the Transferred IP and Transferred Technology is free and
clear of any Lien. Seller owns exclusively, and has good title to
all works of authorship and all associated copyrights that are used
or embodied in, the Transferred Technology, and no other Person has
any other rights thereto, and to the extent that any patents would
be infringed by the manufacture, use, sale or import of any
Transferred Technology, Seller is the exclusive owner of such
patents, or has or will have secured appropriate rights from the
owner through license or other agreement to make, use, sell and
import the Transferred Technology. No person other than Seller has
ownership rights or license rights granted by Seller to an
improvement made by or for Seller in any Transferred IP or
Transferred Technology. Seller owns exclusively all trade names,
trademarks and service marks, and logos used in connection with the
operation or conduct of the Business, including the sale of any
Products or the provision of any services. All Purchased Assets
will be fully transferable, alienable or licensable by Buyer
without restriction and without payment of any kind to any third
party.
(d) To
the extent that any Transferred IP or item of Transferred
Technology was originally owned or created by, for or with any
third party, including any predecessor of Seller, (i) Seller
has a written agreement with such third party or parties with
respect thereto, pursuant to which Seller has obtained complete,
unencumbered and unrestricted ownership and is the exclusive owner
of, all such Transferred IP and Transferred Technology by valid
assignment or otherwise; (ii) the transfers and licenses from
Seller to Buyer hereunder do not violate such third party
agreements; (iii) such third parties have not retained and do
not have any rights or licenses with respect to the Transferred IP
or Transferred Technology; and (iv) no basis exists for such
third party to challenge or object to this Agreement.
(e) Seller
has the full and unencumbered right to assign and transfer to Buyer
all of Seller’s rights in and under the Transferred
Agreements without incurring, or causing Buyer to incur, any
obligation to any third party, including any royalty obligations,
other than those obligations that Seller would have had had such
transfer not taken place. Seller has not transferred ownership of,
or granted any license of or right to use, or authorized the
retention of any exclusive rights to use or joint ownership of any
Transferred Technology or associated Intellectual Property Rights
to any other Person.
(f) The
Purchased Assets, including the Transferred IP and the Transferred
Technology, constitute or include all of the Intellectual Property
Rights reasonably known by Seller that would be infringed by and
other assets related to, used in or necessary for the current or
reasonably anticipated future use, operation or exploitation of the
Business and the Transferred Technology.
(g) No
government funding, facilities of a university, college, other
educational institution or research center or funding from third
parties was used in the development of the Transferred Technology.
No current or former employee, consultant or independent contractor
of Seller, who was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation
or development of any Transferred Technology has performed services
for the government, a university, college, or other educational
institution, or a research center, during a period of time during
which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also
performing services for Seller.
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(h) Seller
has, and as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, Buyer will have, the right to use, pursuant to valid
licenses, all Software development tools, library functions,
compilers and all other third-party Software that are material to
the Business or that are used in the Business to create, modify,
compile, operate or support any Software (including the Products)
that is Transferred Technology.
(i) No
third party Software that was not properly licensed was, or is,
used in, incorporated into, integrated or bundled with, or used in
the development or compilation (other than generally available
commercial compilers) of, any Technology that is or was Transferred
Technology or a Product.
(j) Other
than the Transferred Agreements, there are no contracts, licenses
or agreements to which Seller is a party or is subject with respect
to any Transferred Technology or the Transferred IP.
(k) Seller
does not have knowledge that any person is infringing the
Transferred IP. Neither (i) the operation of the Business,
including the making, using, selling, licensing and distribution of
the Products, by Seller or, following the Closing, by Buyer, nor
(ii) the Purchased Assets (including the Transferred
Technology), did or will do: (A) infringe or misappropriate
the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person; (B) violate
the rights of any Person (including rights to privacy or
publicity); or (C) constitute unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction. Seller has not
received notice from any Person claiming that the Transferred IP or
the Transferred Technology is invalid, infringes or misappropriates
the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or constitutes
unfair competition or trade practices under the laws of any
jurisdiction (nor does Seller have knowledge of any basis
therefor).
(l) Each
item of Transferred IP is valid and subsisting, and all necessary
registration, maintenance and renewal fees have been paid, and all
necessary documents and certificates have been filed with the
relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the
United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the
purposes of maintaining such Intellectual Property Rights. There
are no actions that must be taken by Seller within sixty
(60) days of the Closing Date, including the payment of any
registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any
documents, applications or certificates for the purposes of
maintaining, perfecting or preserving or renewing any Intellectual
Property Rights. In each case in which Seller has acquired any of
the Transferred Technology from any person or entity, Seller has
obtained a valid and enforceable assignment sufficient to
irrevocably transfer or license all rights in such Transferred
Technology and the associated Intellectual Property Rights
(including the right to seek past and future damages with respect
thereto) to Buyer.
(m) There
are no contracts, licenses or agreements between Seller and any
other person or entity with respect to the Purchased Assets,
including the Transferred IP, under which there is any dispute
known to Seller regarding the scope of such agreement or
performance under such agreement, including with respect to any
payments to be made or received by Seller thereunder.
(n) Seller
has taken all reasonable steps that are required to protect
Seller’s rights in confidential information and trade secrets
related to the Business. Any other Person who has knowledge of or
access to information relating to the confidential information and
trade secrets of the Business has been put on notice and, if
appropriate, has entered into an agreement that the confidential
information and trade secrets are proprietary to Seller and are not
to be divulged or misused. All of the trade secrets are presently
valid and protectable, are not part of the public domain, and to
Seller’s knowledge have not been used, divulged, or
appropriated for the benefit of any persons other than Seller or to
the detriment of Seller. Seller has and enforces a policy requiring
each employee and consultant of Seller to execute a
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proprietary
rights and confidentiality agreement substantially in the form set
forth in Section 5.12(n) of the Disclosure Schedule,
and all current and former employees and consultants of Seller who
have created or modified any of the Transferred Technology have
executed such an agreement assigning all of such employees’
and consultants’ rights in and to the Transferred Technology
and the Transferred IP to Seller.
(o) None
of the Purchased Assets is subject to any proceeding or outstanding
decree, order, judgment or settlement agreement or stipulation that
restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by
Seller or may affect the validity, use or enforceability of such
Purchased Assets.
(p)
Section 5.12(p) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
software that is distributed as “open source software”
or under a similar licensing or distribution model (including but
not limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser
General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD
licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the
Sun Community Source License (SCSL) the Sun Industry Standards
License (SISL) and the Apache License) (collectively, “
Open Source Software ”) that has been incorporated
into any Company Product in any way and describes the manner in
which such Open Source Software was incorporated (such description
shall include, without limitation, whether (and, if so, how) the
Open Source Software was modified and/or distributed by Seller and
whether (and if so, how) such Open Source Software was incorporated
into and linked in any Product). Seller has not used Open Source
Software in any manner that would or could (i) require the
disclosure or distribution in source code form of any Product,
(ii) require the licensing of any Product for the purpose of
making derivative works, (iii) impose any restriction on the
consideration to be charged for the distribution of any Product,
(iv) create, or purport to create, obligations for Seller with
respect to Intellectual Property Rights owned by Seller or grant,
or purport to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities
under Intellectual Property Rights owned by Seller or
(v) impose any other material limitation, restriction, or
condition on the right of Seller to use or distribute any Product.
With respect to any Open Source Software that is or has been used
by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in any way, Seller has been
and is in compliance with all applicable licenses with respect
thereto.
(q) The
Transferred Technology and Products (i) will perform in
accordance with all specifications therefor, (ii) will be free
from all material bugs or defects, (iii) will function for its
intended purpose, and (iv) will not contain any viruses, trap
doors, time bombs or any harmful or undisclosed code.
(r) No
third party possesses any copy of any source code to any Software,
other than a licensor of such software, that is Transferred
Technology (including any Product), and Seller shall have delivered
to Buyer all copies of, and Seller shall not have retained any copy
of, any source code to any Software that is Transferred
Technology.
(s) None
of the Software constituting the Products has been incorporated
into, or is otherwise a substantial part of, any other Software of
Seller, including Software previously owned by Seller.
(t) Seller
is not required to make or accrue any royalty payment to any third
party in connection with any of the Purchased Assets or Transferred
IP.
(u) Seller
has disclosed in writing to Buyer, all information relating to any
problem or issue with respect to any of th
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