EXECUTIVE COPY
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and between
VA SOFTWARE
CORPORATION,
a Delaware corporation,
and
COLLABNET,
INC.,
a Delaware corporation
____________________________
Dated as of April 24,
2007
____________________________
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is entered into as
of April 24, 2007, by and between VA Software
Corporation , a Delaware
corporation (the " Seller "), and
CollabNet, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (the "
Purchaser "). Certain capitalized terms used in
this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A .
Recitals
WHEREAS , the Seller, through its enterprise software
division, is engaged in the business of developing, licensing,
supporting and maintaining the SFEE Software
(the " Business ");
and
WHEREAS , upon and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Seller proposes to sell to the Purchaser, and
the Purchaser proposes to purchase from the Seller, substantially
all of the assets used or held for use by the Seller in the conduct
of the Business and all of the assets needed to conduct the
Business after the Closing, and the Purchaser proposes to assume
certain of the liabilities and obligations of the Seller related to
the Business.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and
conditions hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, each party hereby agrees as follows:
Agreement
1. SALE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS;
RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
1.1
Sale of Transferred Assets;
Excluded Assets .
The Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the
Purchaser at the Closing (as defined in Section 1.8), good and
valid title to the Transferred Assets (as defined below), free of
any Encumbrances, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "
Transferred Assets " means the following assets,
provided , however , that the Transferred Assets
shall not include any assets identified on Part 1.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule (" Excluded Assets
"):
(a) all development, test/build, and personal
computer and storage devices and other associated electronic
equipment identified in Part 2.8 of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(b) all marketing contact and lead databases data
possessed by the Seller that primarily relates to the
Business;
(c) all Intellectual Property and Intellectual
Property Rights identified in Part 1.1(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, all Intellectual Property Rights in the
Intellectual Property identified in Part 1.1(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, and all goodwill of the Seller related to any of the
foregoing;
(d) all rights of the Seller under those Seller
Contracts and Seller IP Contracts identified in
Part 1.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(e) all rights of the Seller under the Third Party
Software licenses identified in Part 1.1(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(f) all rights of the Seller in those Seller
Contracts for marketing, PR relationships, tradeshow space and
booths, analyst relationships and other fully or partially paid for
marketing activities that primarily relate to the Business
identified in Part 1.1(f) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(g) all historical support and other related CRM
data exclusively pertaining to the Business identified in Part
1.1(g) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(h) all Governmental Authorizations identified in
Part 2.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(i) all claims (including claims for past
infringement or misappropriation of Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights and claims for breach or other
violation of any Seller Contract) and causes of action of the
Seller against other Persons (regardless of whether or not such
claims and causes of action have been asserted by the Seller) to
the extent that they pertain to the Business, and all rights of
indemnity, warranty rights, rights of contribution, deposits,
prepayments, rights to refunds, rights of reimbursement and other
rights of recovery possessed by the Seller (regardless of whether
such rights are currently exercisable) to the extent that they
relate to the Business; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Seller retains its rights to such claims and causes of action
described above that (a) arise prior to Closing and affect the
Seller’s business and (ii) arise post-Closing (solely to the
extent they are required to protect any of the Seller’s
rights in its ongoing business operations);
(j) all proceeds under any insurance policies (other
than any director and officer policies) payable with respect to
Claims arising out of, or in connection with, the Transferred
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in
Section 1.5(a)), to the extent such Claims pertain to matters
which arose prior to the Closing;
(k) all books, records, files and data of the Seller
that exclusively pertain to the Business, including any files
relating to the Transitioning Employees; and
(l) all goodwill of the Business.
1.2
Agreements Relating to
Transfer of Transferred Assets . The Seller and the Purchaser agree that all of
the Transferred Assets (including software and any related
documentation) that can be transmitted to the Purchaser
electronically will be so delivered to the Purchaser promptly
following the Closing and will not be delivered to the Purchaser on
any tangible medium.
(a) As consideration for the sale, assignment,
transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Transferred Assets to the
Purchaser:
(i)
at the Closing, the Purchaser shall
pay or cause to be paid to the Seller $19,404 in cash by check or
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account provided
to the Purchaser by the Seller, which amount constitutes (i) the
remaining balance of $59,404 owed by Seller on the license
agreement with Stellent, Inc., less (ii) the $40,000 payable
by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to Section 7.8 hereof;
(ii)
the Purchaser shall issue and
deliver to the Seller on the Closing date 11,733,777 shares of
Purchaser’s Series C-1 Preferred Stock (the “
Stock Consideration ”),
provided , that 2,933,444 of such shares (such
portion of the Stock Consideration being the “
Escrowed Shares ”) shall be deposited with
U.S. Bank, N.A. (the “ Escrow Agent ”)
and held in escrow until April 24, 2008 to be released to the
Seller in accordance with Article 6 hereto; and
(iii)
at the Closing, the Purchaser shall
assume the Assumed Liabilities (as defined in
Section 1.5(a)).
1.4
Media Access
Payment. For Media
Access Services as set forth in Exhibit B hereto, Purchaser
shall pay a total of $2,000,000, payable as to (i) $500,000 on June
30, 2007, and (ii) the remaining $1,500,000 paid in seven (7) equal
successive quarterly installments beginning September 30, 2007;
provided , however , that Seller may invoice
against such payment schedule on a monthly basis.
1.5
Assumption of
Liabilities .
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, "
Assumed Liabilities " shall mean only the
following liabilities of the Seller:
(i)
all customer service, support,
maintenance and warranty obligations of the Seller under each of
the Contracts identified on Part 1.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule
for the period commencing on the Closing Date (as further set forth
in Section 3.1 of the Transition Services Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit C (the " Transition Services
Agreement "), until such time as such a Contract is
subject to a valid consent to assignment to Purchaser, in which
case all obligations of the Seller under such Contract shall
constitute “Assumed Liabilities” hereunder without
further action; for the purpose of clarification, such obligations
shall not include those obligations of Seller under such Contracts
for the period prior to the Closing Date;
(ii)
the obligations or liabilities of
the Seller as of the Closing Date for accrued paid time off of the
Transitioning Employees who elect to have such amounts transition
to the Purchaser, in amounts (with respect to each Transitioning
Employee) not to exceed the amounts set forth in Part 1.5(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule; provided , further , that
such amounts do not exceed the maximum amounts allowable under the
current vacation policies of the Purchaser (it being understood
that any accrued paid time off in excess of such maximums will be
paid out by Seller upon such employee’s termination of
employment with Seller); and
(iii)
subject to the limitations set forth
above in subsection (a)(i), all obligations and liabilities of the
Business arising after the Closing.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the "Assumed Liabilities" shall not include any
liability not specifically assumed and the Purchaser shall not be
required to assume or to perform or discharge:
(i)
any Liability of any other Person,
except for the Liabilities of the Seller as specified in
Section 1.5(a);
(ii)
any Liability of the Seller arising
from or relating to the period prior to the Closing, including
without limitation any Claim or Legal Proceeding against the Seller
relating to Claims arising prior to the Closing;
(iii)
any Liability of Seller that does
not pertain exclusively to the Business,
(iv)
any Liability of the Seller for the
payment of any Tax, including Transfer Taxes allocated to the
Seller as provided in Section 1.7);
(v)
any Liability of the Seller arising
from or related to the pre-Closing employment of any Transitioning
Employee (other than the Liabilities assumed pursuant to Section
1.5(a)(ii) (relating to accrued paid time off for certain
Transitioning Employees);
(vi)
any Liability of the Seller arising
from or related to the employment or termination of any Seller
Employee who is not a Transitioning Employee; or
(vii)
Any Liability that is an obligation
that may not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code or that
could result in the imposition of additional Taxes under Section
409A of the Code.
1.6
Allocation
. Within thirty (30) days following
the Closing and subject to the reasonable approval of the Seller,
the Purchaser shall prepare an allocation of the consideration
referred to in Sections 1.3 and 1.4 among the Transferred
Assets. The allocation referred to in the preceding sentence shall
be made in accordance with: (a) the reasonable fair market
values of the respective Transferred Assets and (b) the
provisions of Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the " Code "), and the rules and
regulations thereunder, and shall be binding, to the extent not in
conflict with applicable Legal Requirements, upon the Purchaser and
the Seller for all Tax purposes. The Purchaser and the Seller each
further agrees to file, as applicable, its respective U.S. federal
income tax returns and, to the extent not in conflict with
applicable law, its respective other Tax Returns reflecting such
allocation, Form 8594 and any other required reports by
Section 1060 of the Code, in accordance with said
allocation.
1.7
Transfer
Taxes . All sales,
use, value-added, gross receipts, excise, registration, stamp duty,
transfer or other similar taxes or governmental fees ("
Transfer Taxes ") imposed or levied by reason of,
in connection with or attributable to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne 50% by the
Purchaser and 50% by the Seller. The parties hereto shall
cooperate, to the extent reasonably requested and permitted by
applicable Legal Requirements, in minimizing any such Transfer
Taxes, including but not limited to the transfer by remote
electronic transmission of all Transferred Assets capable of being
so transmitted in accordance with Section 1.2.
1.8
Closing
. The execution, delivery and
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "
Closing ") shall take place at the offices of
Perkins Coie LLP at 101 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, California
94025, at a time to be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Seller
on the date hereof. The date on which the Closing actually takes
place is referred to in this Agreement as the " Closing
Date ." At the Closing, the Purchaser shall have delivered
to the Seller those documents specified in Section 5.1 hereof, and
the Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser those documents
specified in Section 5.2 hereof.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER.
The Seller represents and warrants to the
Purchaser, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, as follows:
2.1
Incorporation, Power and
Authority.
(a) The Seller has been duly incorporated, and is
validly existing and in good standing, under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation. The Seller has full power and
authority: (i) to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement
and the other Transactional Agreements; (ii) conduct the Business
as of the date hereof in the manner in which it is currently being
conducted; and (iii) to own and use the Transferred Assets in
the manner in which such assets are currently owned and
used.
(b) The Seller is qualified, licensed or admitted to
do business as a foreign corporation in the State of California and
under the laws of all other jurisdictions where the property owned,
leased or operated by it or the nature of its business requires
such qualification, license or admission and where the failure to
be so qualified, licensed or admitted would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.2
Records
. The books of account and other
records of the Business of the Seller, including the historical
data contained in the SFEE Business Report, that have provided to
Purchaser (the " Financial Records ") are
accurate, up to date and complete in all material respects, and
have been maintained in accordance with prudent business practices.
The Financial Records fairly present the results of operations of
the Business in all material respects over the periods reflected
therein.
2.3
SEC
Documents . With
respect to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Seller on
October 17, 2006 and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed by
the Seller on March 12, 2007 and December 11, 2006, including all
financial statements or schedules included therein, in each case,
only to the extent they primarily relate to "Software Revenue" as
set forth on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) and the description of the Business
disclosed therein (the " SEC Documents "), as of
the time such SEC Document was filed with the SEC (or, if amended
or superseded by a subsequent filing prior to the date of this
Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (a) each of the SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
and (b) none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
2.4
Financial
Controls . The
Seller maintains accurate books and records relating to the
Business that reflect its assets and liabilities and maintains
proper and adequate internal accounting controls which provide
assurance that (i) transactions are executed with management's
authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of the financial statements of the Business and
to maintain accountability for the Business' consolidated assets;
(iii) access to the Business' assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's authorization; and (iv) accounts,
notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately,
and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the
collection thereof on a current and timely basis.
2.5
Absence of
Changes . Except as
set forth in Part 2.5 of the Disclosure Schedule and since
January 31, 2007: (a) there has not been any Material
Adverse Effect, and no event has occurred or circumstance has
arisen that, in combination with any other events or circumstances
that have occurred or arisen, could reasonably be expected to have
or result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) there has not been
any material loss, damage or destruction to any of the assets of
the Business (whether or not covered by insurance); (c) the
Seller has not made any capital expenditure primarily relating to
the Business that exceeds $100,000; (d) the Seller has not
written off as uncollectible, or established any extraordinary
reserve with respect to, any account receivable or other
Indebtedness relating to the Business; (e) other than the
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller has not
entered into any material transaction outside the ordinary course
of business or inconsistent with past practices with respect to the
Business; (f) other than as contemplated by this Agreement, Seller
has not sold or licensed any portion of the Business (including any
tangible or intangible assets) other than in the ordinary course of
business; (g) other than the Transactional Agreements, the Seller
has not entered into any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or
series of related agreements, contracts, leases and licenses)
primarily related to the Business and outside the ordinary course
of business; (h) no party to any contract involving the Business
has accelerated, terminated, modified, or cancelled any agreement,
contract, lease or license (or series of related agreements,
contracts, leases, and licenses) involving more than $15,000; (i)
Seller has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable
or other Liabilities pertaining to the Business; (j) other than as
contemplated by this Agreement, Seller has not transferred,
assigned or granted any license or sublicense with respect to
Intellectual Property Rights pertaining to the Business, except in
the ordinary course of business; (k) other than as contemplated by
this Agreement, Seller has not granted any increase in the base
compensation of any of the officers or managers of the Business who
are Transitioning Employees or made any other material change in
the terms of their employment, except in the ordinary course of
business; (l) the Seller has not discharged a material Liability or
Encumbrance pertaining to the Business outside of the ordinary
course of business; (m) Seller has not paid any amount to any third
party with respect to any Liability pertaining to the Business that
would not constitute an Assumed Liability if in existence as of the
Closing; and (n) the Seller has not agreed or committed to take any
of the actions referred to in clauses "(c)" through "(m)" of
this sentence with respect to the Business.
2.6
Title to
Assets . Other than
with respect to Seller IP, which is addressed in Section 2.9,
the Seller owns, and has good and valid title to the Transferred
Assets. All of said assets are owned by the Seller free and clear
of any Encumbrances, except for (i) any lien for current Taxes
not yet due and payable and (ii) Encumbrances described in
Part 2.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, which Encumbrances will
be released at the Closing.
2.7
Customers
. The Seller has not received any
written notice or other written communication indicating that any
customer or development partner of the Business may cease dealing
with the Seller or may otherwise reduce the volume of business
transacted by such Person with the Business substantially below the
level of business in the most recent 12-month period.
2.8
Equipment;
Leasehold .
Part 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies all
development, test/build, and personal computers and storage devices
and other associated electronic equipment used exclusively in the
conduct of the Business. Part 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule
also accurately identifies all leased tangible assets used
exclusively in the conduct of the Business. Each asset identified
or required to be identified in Part 2.8 of the Disclosure
Schedule: (i) in good condition and repair (ordinary wear and
tear excepted); (ii) is being operated and otherwise used in
material compliance with, all applicable Legal Requirements; and
(iii) is adequate and appropriate for the uses to which it is
being put. The Seller has the right under valid and existing leases
or other agreements to occupy and use all leased real property
which it uses in the conduct of the Business.
2.9
Intellectual
Property .
(a) Other than the Third Party Software licenses and
Open Source Software licenses, to the Seller’s Knowledge, the
Seller is not a party to any inbound third party license that is
necessary to run the Business as currently conducted.
(b) Part 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
accurately identifies and describes each item of Registered IP
in which the Seller has or purports to have an ownership interest
of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another Person or
otherwise); (B) the jurisdiction in which such item of
Registered IP has been registered or filed and the applicable
registration or serial number; and (C) any other Person that
has an ownership interest in such item of Registered IP and
the nature of such ownership interest;
(c) The Seller exclusively owns all right, title and
interest to and in the Seller IP and Seller
Technology.
(d) Seller either owns and possesses or has the
right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written license,
sublicense, agreement or permission all Intellectual Property used
in or necessary for use in the Business as presently conducted and
can either assign or license such rights to the Purchaser. Seller
has taken all reasonably necessary action to maintain and protect
each item of Intellectual Property that it owns or uses that is
primarily related to the Business. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing:
(i)
all documents and instruments
necessary to establish, secure and perfect the rights of the Seller
in the Seller IP that is Registered IP have been validly
executed, delivered and filed in a timely manner with the
appropriate Governmental Body;
(ii)
each Person who is or was an
employee or independent contractor of the Seller and who is or was
involved in the creation or development of any Seller IP has
signed an agreement containing an irrevocable assignment of
Intellectual Property Rights to the Seller for which such Person is
or was an employee or independent contractor;
(iii)
no funding, facilities or personnel
of any Governmental Body or college, university or other education
institution were used to develop or create, in whole or in part,
any Seller Technology or any Seller IP;
(iv)
the Seller has taken all reasonable
steps to maintain the confidentiality of all source code for SFEE
Software and all other proprietary information held by the Seller,
or purported to be held by the Seller, as a trade secret, which
steps are no less rigorous than the steps used by Seller to
maintain the confidentiality of its other most important source
code and other proprietary information, and Part 2.9(d)(iv) of
the Disclosure Schedule describes the protection procedures
followed and other measures taken by the Seller to maintain such
confidentiality;
(v)
no Seller IP Contract limits or
restricts the ability of the Seller to use, exploit, assert or
enforce any of its Intellectual Property Rights pertaining to the
Business, including without limitation the Seller IP anywhere
in the world, other than limits or restrictions arising from
license grants under End User Licenses (with respect to each such
licensee); and
(vi)
except as set forth in
Part 2.9(d)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller is not
under any obligation to pay any royalty or other compensation to
any third Person under any Seller IP Contract pursuant to which the
Seller has licensed any Intellectual Property Rights pertaining to
the Business.
(e) Except as set forth in Part 2.9(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule, Seller has the right to convey, assign and/or
license, as appropriate, the Intellectual Property Rights
pertaining to the Business, including without limitation the Seller
IP and Seller IP Contracts as contemplated by this Agreement and
the Transactional Agreements.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Seller, the Seller IP is
valid, subsisting and enforceable. In each case,
(i)
each item of Seller IP that is
Registered IP is in compliance with all Legal Requirements,
and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or
taken to maintain each such item of Seller IP in full force
and effect have been made by the applicable deadline;
(ii)
Part 2.9(f)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies and describes each
filing, payment, and action that must be made or taken on or before
the date that is 90 days after the date of this Agreement in
order to maintain each item of Seller IP that is
Registered IP in full force and effect; and
(iii)
no interference, opposition,
reissue, reexamination or other Legal Proceeding of any nature is
or has been pending or to the Knowledge of the Seller is threatened
in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Seller IP is
being, has been or could reasonably be expected to be contested or
challenged.
(g) Neither the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement or any of the Transactional Agreements, nor the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein or
therein will, with or without notice or the lapse of time, result
in or give any other Person the right or option to cause or
declare: (i) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any Seller IP
or Seller Technology; (ii) the release, disclosure or delivery
of any source code within the SFEE Software by or to any escrow
agent or other Person; (iii) the grant, assignment or transfer
to any other Person of any license or other right or interest
under, to or in any of the Seller IP, Seller Technology; or
(iv) to the Seller's Knowledge, a violation of any third party
Intellectual Property Rights.
(h) With respect to each item of Third Party
Software identified in Part 1.1(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule:
(i)
the license, sublicense, agreement
or permission covering the item is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii)
the license, sublicense, agreement
or permission will continue to be legal, valid, binding and
enforceable, and in full force and effect following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Transactional
Agreements (including the assignments contained therein);
and
(iii)
no party to the license, sublicense,
agreement or permission is in breach or default, and no event has
occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a
breach or default or permit termination, modification or
acceleration thereunder.
(i) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Person has
infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, and no Person is
currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any
Seller IP.
(j) To the Knowledge of Seller, the operation of the
Business as currently conducted by Seller, including the design,
development, use, import, branding, manufacture and sale of the
SFEE Software as currently conducted by the Seller, does not
infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual
Property Rights of any third Person. Seller has not received any
charge, complaint, Claim, demand, or notice alleging any
infringement, misappropriation or violation of Intellectual
Property Rights of a third Person (including a Claim that Seller
must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property Rights
pertaining to the Business).
(k) None of the SFEE Software contains any bug,
defect or error (including any bug, defect or error relating to or
resulting from the display, manipulation, processing, storage,
transmission or use of date data) that materially and adversely
affects the use, functionality or performance of such SFEE
Software. The Seller has provided to the Purchaser a complete and
accurate list of all known bugs, defects and errors in each version
and component of the SFEE Software.
(l) None of the SFEE Software contains any "back
door," "drop dead device," "time bomb," "Trojan horse," "virus," or
"worm" (as such terms are commonly understood in the software
industry) or any other code designed or intended to have, or
capable of performing, any of the following functions:
(i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in
any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a
computer system or network or other device on which such code is
stored or installed; or (ii) damaging or destroying any data
or file without the user's consent.
(m) The SFEE Software and other Intellectual
Property included in the Transferred Assets does not constitute
open source or freeware Intellectual Property, or any modification
or derivative work thereof, including any version of any software
licensed pursuant to any GNU General Public License or limited
general public license, or pursuant to any license (other than
licenses assigned to Purchaser and listed in Part 1.1(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule) that purports to restrict a party's ability to
charge for distribution or use of software or requires that
derivative works of the software be made available to the public or
otherwise used only pursuant to specified terms (collectively,
"Open Source Software"), and no Open Source Software was used in,
incorporated into, integrated or bundled with, the SFEE Software or
any of the other Intellectual Property included in the Transferred
Assets. The Open Source Software included in the Transferred
Assets, as currently used and distributed in the conduct of the
Business, does not, to the Seller's Knowledge, subject the
proprietary software included in the Transferred Assets to any Open
Source Software licenses.
(n) Solely for the purpose of ensuring that the
Purchaser may conduct the Business after the Closing as it is
currently conducted, in the event and to the extent that the Seller
either owns or licenses any Intellectual Property Rights in any of
the Seller Technology after the Closing (collectively, the "
Seller Retained IP "), Seller shall grant
Purchaser a perpetual, nonrevocable, sublicensable, fully-paid up,
royalty-free, limited license under the Seller Retained IP to make,
use, sell, import, export, distribute, copy, perform, reproduce,
make derivatives of the Seller Technology. Such license is
transferable by the Purchaser only upon a change of control or sale
of the assets related to the Business.
(a) Parts 2.10(a)(i) through (xii) of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies each Seller Contract that
constitutes a "Material Contract" (other than End User Licenses).
For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following shall be
deemed to constitute a " Material Contract
":
(i)
any Seller Contract (A) that
relates to the employment of, or the performance of Seller IP
development services by any Seller Employee, (B) pursuant to
which the Seller is or may become obligated to make any severance,
termination or similar payment to any Seller Employee, or
(C) pursuant to which the Seller is or may become obligated to
make any bonus, commission or similar payment (other than payments
constituting base salary) to any Seller Employee;
(ii)
any Seller IP Contract
(including End User Licenses) for the acquisition, sale, transfer
or development of any Intellectual Property or Intellectual
Property Right, other than any agreements related to employment
with the Seller described in Section 2.10(a)(i);
(iii)
any Seller Contract relating to the
acquisition, sale, spinoff or outsourcing of any business unit or
operation or any product line;
(iv)
any Seller Contract imposing any
material restriction on the right or ability of the Seller
(A) to compete with, or solicit any customer of, any other
Person, (B) to acquire any product or other asset or any
services from any other Person, (C) to solicit, hire or retain
any Person as an employee, consultant or independent contractor,
(D) to develop, sell, supply, distribute, offer, support or
service any product or any technology or other asset to or for any
other Person, (E) to perform services for any other Person, or
(F) to transact business with any other Person;
(v)
any Seller Contract creating or
involving any agency relationship (including sales representative
agreements), distribution or reseller arrangement or franchise
relationship;
(vi)
any Seller Contract imposing any
Encumbrance with respect to any Transferred Asset;
(vii)
any Seller Contract creating any
partnership or joint venture or any sharing of revenues, profits,
losses or costs, other than any Seller Contracts relating to
employment;
(viii)
to the extent it exclusively relates
to the Business, any Seller Contract involving the lease of real or
personal property;
(ix)
any Seller Contract (A)
containing "standstill" or similar provisions, or
(B) providing any right of first negotiation, right of first
refusal or similar right to any Person;
(x)
any Seller Contract with a term of
more than 60 days and that may not be terminated by the Seller
(without penalty) within 60 days after the delivery of a
termination notice by the Seller (other than routine nondisclosure
agreements entered into by the Seller in the ordinary course of
business and other than End User Licenses);
(xi)
any Seller Contract under which the
Transactions would give rise to or expand any rights in favor of,
or any obligations on the part of, the Seller or any other
Person;
(xii)
any Seller Contract that could
reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse
effect on (A) the assets, Intellectual Property, liabilities,
results of operations or financial performance of the Business or
(B) the ability of the Seller to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any of the
Transactions.
The Seller has
made available to Purchaser an accurate and materially complete
copy of each Seller Contract that constitutes a Material
Contract.
(b) Other than those Contracts that have expired or
been terminated as of the Closing Date, each Seller Contract that
constitutes a Material Contract is valid and in full force and
effect, subject to (i) laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) rules of
law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other
equitable remedies.
(c) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule: (i) the Seller is not in material
violation, breach or default under any Material Contract, and, to
the Knowledge of the Seller, no other party to any such Material
Contract is in violation, breach or default under, any Material
Contract; and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Seller, no event
has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with
or without notice or lapse of time) could reasonably be expected to
(A) result in a material violation or breach of any of the
provisions of any Material Contract, (B) give any Person the
right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any
Material Contract, (C) give any Person the right to receive or
require a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery
schedule under any Material Contract, (D) give any Person the
right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material
Contract, (E) result in the disclosure, release or delivery of
any source code for any SFEE Software, or (F) give any Person
the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Contract; and
(iii) the Seller has not received any written notice regarding
any violation or breach of, or default under, any Material
Contract.
(d) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, with respect to each of the Seller Contracts
that is not being assigned to the Purchaser as of the Closing, such
Seller Contract does not prohibit the subcontractor arrangement
contemplated by Section 3.1 of the Transition Services Agreement),
and such subcontractor arrangement does not result in a breach of
such Seller Contract or give rise to a right for the other party to
the Seller Contract to terminate such Seller Contract.
2.11
Compliance with Legal
Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
.
(a) The Seller is in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Legal Requirements with respect to the
Business. Except as set forth in Part 2.11(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Seller has not received any notice or
other communication (in writing or otherwise) from any Governmental
Body or other Person regarding any actual or possible violation of,
or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement with respect to
the Business.
(b) Part 2.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each material Governmental Authorization held by the
Seller related to the Business, and the Seller has made available
to the Purchaser accurate and complete copies of all such
Governmental Authorizations. The Governmental Authorizations
identified in Part 2.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule are
valid and in full force and effect, and collectively constitute all
Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable the Seller to
conduct the Business in the manner in which the Business is
currently being conducted. Such Governmental Authorizations will be
transferred to Purchaser upon completion of the transactions
contemplated in the Transactional Documents, including the
assignments contemplated therein. The Seller is in compliance in
all material respects with the terms and requirements of the
Governmental Authorizations identified in Part 2.11(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Seller has not received any notice or
other communication (in writing or otherwise) from any Governmental
Body regarding (a) any actual or possible violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any material
Governmental Authorization, or (b) any actual or possible
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or
modification of any material Governmental Authorization. No
Governmental Body has at any time challenged in writing the right
of the Seller to conduct the Business as currently
conducted.
(c) The Seller is in compliance in all material
respects with all Legal Requirements relating to the export,
re-export, import and transfer of products, commodities, services
and technology from the jurisdiction of one Governmental Body to
another with respect to the conduct of the Business.
(a) The Seller (i) has timely paid all Taxes it
is required to pay and (ii) has timely filed all required Tax
Returns (" Seller Returns ") concerning or
attributable to the Transferred Assets or the Business and such
Seller Returns are true and correct and were completed in
accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.
(b) The Seller has timely paid or withheld with
respect to the Seller Employees (and timely paid over any withheld
amounts to the appropriate Taxing authority) all federal and state
income Taxes and Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Federal
Unemployment Tax Act and other Taxes required to be withheld or
paid.
(c) The Seller does not know of any basis for the
assertion of any Claim for any liabilities for unpaid Taxes for
which the Purchaser would become liable as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that would result in
any Encumbrance on any of the Transferred Assets.
(d) There are no Encumbrances with respect to any
Taxes upon any of the Transferred Assets, other than with respect
to Taxes not yet due and payable.
(e) To the extent applicable to the Transferred
Assets or the Purchaser’s ownership of the Transferred Assets
or operation of the Business, the Seller has not been delinquent in
the payment of any Tax, nor is there any Tax deficiency
outstanding, assessed or proposed against the Seller, nor has the
Seller executed any outstanding waiver of any statute of
limitations on or extension of the period for the assessment or
collection of any Tax.
(f) With respect to the Business, the Seller has no
Tax holidays or similar Governmental Body Taxing authority
incentives relating or available to the Seller. The Transactions
will not have an adverse effect on the availability of any such Tax
holiday or incentive prior to the Closing Date. To the extent
applicable to the Transferred Assets or the Purchaser’s
ownership of the Transferred Assets or operation of the Business,
(i) no audit or other examination of any Seller Return is
presently in progress, nor has the Seller been notified of any
request for such an audit or other examination; (ii) no
adjustment relating to any Seller Return has been proposed formally
or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, informally by a Governmental
Body to the Seller or any representative thereof; and (iii) no
Claim is pending by a Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the
Seller does not file Seller Returns that it is or may be subject to
taxation by that jurisdiction.
(g) None of the Transferred Assets is (i) property
required to be treated as being owned by another Person pursuant to
the provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1954, as amended and in effect immediately prior to the enactment
of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, (ii) "tax-exempt use property"
within the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code, (iii)
"tax-exempt bond financed property" within the meaning of Section
168(g) of the Code, (iv) "limited use property" within the meaning
of Rev. Proc. 76-30, or (v) subject to Section 168(g)(1)(A) of the
Code.
(h) None of the Assumed Liabilities is an obligation
to make a payment that may not be deductible under Section 280G of
the Code or that could result in the imposition of additional Taxes
under Section 409A of the Code as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.13
Employee and Labor Matters;
Benefit Plans.
(a) Part 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list of each Transitioning Employee
and independent contractor of the Seller that is currently
providing services to, the Seller with respect to the Business
(including any such individual who is on a leave of absence) who
performs services exclusively with respect to the Business. To the
extent applicable, Part 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule also
sets forth:
(i)
the name, title and date of hire of
each individual;
(ii)
each individual's annual base salary
and target bonus opportunity as of the date of this Agreement, or,
in the case of an independent contractor, the terms of compensation
of such independent contractor;
(iii)
each individual's accrued and unused
vacation; and
(iv)
in the case of any individual that
is an independent contractor, a brief description of such
independent contractor's duties and responsibilities to the
Seller.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Seller: (i) no
Transitioning Employee intends to terminate his or her employment
with the Seller (other than by virtue of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement); (ii) no Transitioning Employee has
received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with
the Business; and (iii) no Transitioning Employee is a party to or
is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement
or other Contract (with any Person) that may have a material
adverse effect on: (A) the performance by such employee of any of
his or her duties or responsibilities as an employee of the Seller;
or (B) the Business with respect to the Transitioning
Employees.
(c) Except as set forth in Part 2.13(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, with respect to any Transitioning Employee,
the Seller is not a party to or bound by any employment agreement
or any union contract, collective bargaining agreement or similar
Contract.
(d) There has not been any slowdown, work stoppage,
labor dispute or union organizing activity, or any similar activity
or dispute, affecting the Transitioning Employees. There is not now
pending, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no Person has
threatened to commence, any such slowdown, work stoppage, labor
dispute or union organizing activity or any similar activity or
dispute with respect to the Business. There are no actions, suits,
Claims, labor disputes or grievances pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Seller, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any
labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any Transitioning
Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or
discrimination complaints.
(e) Part 2.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule contains
an accurate and complete list as of the date hereof of each Seller
Employee Plan and each Seller Employee Agreement, in each case as
relates to any of the Transitioning Employees.
(f) With respect to each Seller Employee Plan: (i)
such Plan is, and at all times since inception has been,
maintained, administered, operated and funded in all material
respects in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any
and all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations,
including, without limitation, ERISA, the Code and the regulations
issued thereunder; and (ii) the Seller has in all material respects
properly performed all obligations, whether arising by operation of
law or contract, required to be performed by any of them in
connection with such Plan.
(g) Neither the Seller nor its ERISA Affiliates
have ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to any Seller Employee Plan that: (i) is subject to
Title IV of ERISA; (ii) is a "multiemployer plan" within the
meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA; or (iii) promises or provides
retiree medical or other retiree welfare benefits to any Person
other than as required under COBRA or other applicable Legal
Requirements.
2.14
Environmental
Matters . The Seller
possesses all permits and other Governmental Authorizations
required under applicable Environmental Laws in respect of the
Business, and is in material compliance with the terms and
conditions thereof. The Seller has not received any notice or other
communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a
Governmental Body, citizens group, employee or otherwise, that
alleges that the Seller is not in compliance with any Environmental
Law with respect to its operation of the Business.
2.15
Insurance
. The Seller has in full force and
effect insurance policies of the type and in an amount (subject to
reasonable deductibles) sufficient to adequately cover the assets,
business, equipment, properties and operations related to the
Business.
2.16
Related Party
Transactions .
Except as set forth in Part 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule,
no Related Party has entered into, or has had any direct or
indirect financial interest in, any Material Contract, transaction
or business dealing involving the Seller in the conduct of the
Business. For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following
shall be deemed to be a " Related Party ":
(i) each officer or director of the Seller; and (ii) any
trust or other Entity (other than the Seller) in which any one of
the Persons referred to in clause "(i)" above holds (or in
which more than one of such individuals collectively hold),
beneficially or otherwise, a material voting, proprietary or equity
interest.
2.17
Legal Proceedings;
Orders .
(a) Except as set forth in Part 2.17(a)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and,
to the Knowledge of the Seller, no Person has threatened in writing
to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that specifically
relates to the Business or the Transferred Assets; or
(ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of
preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with,
the Transactions.
(b) There is no Order to which the Seller, or any of
the Transferred Assets, is subject. To the Knowledge of the Seller,
no Transitioning Employee is subject to any Order that prohibits
such Transitioning Employee from engaging in or continuing any
conduct, activity or practice relating to the Business.
2.18
Authority; Binding Nature of
Agreement . The
Seller has all requisite power and authority to enter into and to
perform its obligations under each of the Transactional Agreements
to which it is a party; and the execution, delivery and performance
by the Seller of the Transactional Agreements to which it is a
party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Seller. This Agreement constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the
Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
federal or state Legal Requirements affecting the rights of
creditors. Upon the execution of each of the other Transactional
Agreements at the Closing, each of such other Transactional
Agreements to which the Seller is a party will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller and will be
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar federal or state Legal Requirements
affecting the rights of creditors.
2.19
Non-Contravention;
Consents . Except as
set forth in Part 2.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
(i) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
or any of the Transactional Agreements, nor (ii) the
consummation of the Transactions will directly or indirectly (with
or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of (i) any of the provisions of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Seller, or (ii) any resolution
adopted by the stockholders, the board of directors or any
committee of the board of directors of the Seller;
(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the
right to challenge the Transactions or to exercise any remedy or
obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any Order to
which the Seller, or any of the assets owned or used by the Seller,
is subject;
(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any
Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel,
terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by
the Seller or that otherwise relates to the Business or to any of
the assets owned or used by the Seller;
(d) result in the imposition or creation of any
Encumbrance upon or with respect to any Transferred
Asset;
(e) result in the disclosure or delivery to any
escrow holder or other Person of any source code for any SFEE
Software, or the transfer of any material asset of the Seller to
any Person;
(f) result in a breach of any contract or agreement
to which Seller is a party or by which its assets may be bound,
including without limitation, the Seller Contracts; or
(g) require the Seller to make any filing with any
Person in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transactions, or
(y) the consummation of the Transactions.
2.20
Financial
Advisor . Except
with respect to Updata Capital, Inc., the fees of which shall be
paid entirely by the Seller, no broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission
in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by
or on behalf of the Seller.
2.21
Sufficiency of Transferred
Assets . The
Transferred Assets will collectively constitute, as of the Closing
Date, all of the properties, rights, interests and other tangible
and intangible assets necessary and sufficient to enable the
Purchaser to conduct the Business in the manner in which the
Business is currently being conducted, provided that the
Seller is making no representation or warranty hereby as to the
adequacy of the working capital and/or cash available to fund the
Business as it will operate following the Closing.
2.22
Marketing Contact and Lead
Database Data . Part
1.1(g) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete
listing of all marketing contact and lead database data primarily
relating to the Business.
2.23
No Plans to
Compete . As of the
Closing Date, Seller has no plan or intention to offer any
Competing Enterprise Software Product or Service.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE PURCHASER.
The Purchaser represents and warrants to the
Seller as follows:
3.1
Organization and Standing;
Certificate and Bylaws . The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized
and validly existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the State
of Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Purchaser
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate
its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. The Purchaser is presently qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would have a material adverse effect on the
Purchaser’s business as now conducted.
3.2
Corporate
Power . The
Purchaser will have at the Closing Date all requisite legal and
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver that certain
Amendment No. 1 to the Purchaser’s Amended and Restated
Stockholder Rights Agreement (the " Amendment to the Rights
Agreement "), entered into by and among the Purchaser, the
Seller and the other parties listed therein, to sell and issue the
Stock Consideration to Seller, to issue the shares of the common
stock of the Purchaser (the “ Common Stock
”) issuable upon conversion of the Stoc