Exhibit 2.3
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“ Agreement ”) is dated as of December 13,
2006, by and among SKYVIEW CAPITAL, LLC, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Delaware (“ Buyer
”), TRM Copy Centers, LLC, a limited liability company
organized under the laws of Delaware (“Copy Centers”),
TRM Corporation, an Oregon corporation (“ TRM
”), and TRM Copy Centers (USA) Corporation, an Oregon
corporation (“ TRM CC ”; TRM and TRM CC are
collectively referred to herein as “ Sellers
”).
RECITAL
Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer
desires to purchase, certain of the operating assets and other
rights of Sellers relating to Sellers’ photocopier business
for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual promises set forth herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
1.1 DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms and variations thereof have the meanings specified
or referred to in this Section 1.1:
“Accounts Payable” shall
mean trade accounts payable and other payment obligations to
vendors and service providers.
“Accounts Receivable”
shall mean (a) all trade accounts receivable and other rights
to payment from customers of Sellers related to the Business and
the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to
payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing
amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or
services rendered to customers of Sellers, (b) all other
accounts or notes receivable of Sellers related to the Business and
the full benefit of all security for such accounts or notes and
(c) any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the
foregoing.
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“Affiliate” shall mean
with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “ control ” when used with respect
to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies of such Person directly or indirectly, whether through
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the
terms “ controlling ” and “
controlled ” having meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
“Agreement” shall mean as
defined in the first paragraph of this Asset Purchase
Agreement.
“Ancillary Agreement”
shall mean the agreements and documents executed and delivered in
connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
“Assets” shall have the
definition set forth in Section 2.1.
“Assumed Liabilities”
shall have the definition set forth in Section 2.4(a).
“Benefit Plan” shall mean
employee benefit plans, programs, policies, arrangements or
agreements, including “employee welfare benefit plans”
and “employee pension benefit plans,” as defined in
Sections 3(1) and 3(2), respectively, of ERISA, for the
benefit of employees, officers, managers, and directors or their
respective dependents or beneficiaries (or former employees,
officers, managers, and directors or their respective dependents or
beneficiaries).
“Bill of Sale, Assignment and
Assumption Agreement” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 2.7(a)(ii).
“Bulk Sales Laws” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 5.8.
“Business” shall have the
definition set forth in Section 2.1.
“Business Days” shall
mean any day of the year other than (a) Saturday or Sunday, or
(b) any other day on which banks located in Portland, Oregon
generally are closed for business.
“Buyer” shall have the
definition set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Buyer Indemnified
Parties” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 9.2.
“Closing” shall have the
definition set forth in Section 2.6.
“Closing Date” shall mean
the date on which the Closing actually takes place.
“Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“Commitment Letter” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 4.6.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 5.4.
“Consent” shall mean any
approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other
authorization.
“Contemplated
Transactions” shall mean all of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
“Contract” shall mean any
agreement, contract, Lease, consensual obligation, promise or
undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or
implied).
“Damages” shall have the
definition set forth in Section 9.2.
“Deductible” shall have
the definition set forth in Section 9.4.
“Effective Time” shall
mean the time at which the Closing is consummated.
“Lien” shall mean any
charge, claim, community or other marital property interest,
condition, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security
interest, mortgage, right of way, easement, encroachment,
servitude, right of first option, right of first refusal or similar
restriction, including any restriction on use, voting (in the case
of any security or equity interest), transfer, receipt of income or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“License Agreement” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 2.7(a)(v).
“Environment” shall mean
soil, land surface or subsurface strata, surface waters (including
navigable waters and ocean waters), groundwaters, drinking water
supply, stream sediments, ambient air (including indoor air), plant
and animal life and any other environmental medium or natural
resource.
“Environmental Law” shall
mean any Legal Requirement relating to the protection of the
Environment and Releases of Hazardous Substances, including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act,
as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended,
the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act,
as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, and any applicable
United States federal, state or local Law having a similar subject
matter.
“Environmental Matter”
shall mean
(a) pollution or contamination
of the Environment, including soil or groundwater contamination or
the occurrence or the existence of or the continuation of the
existence of a Release;
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(b) the treatment, disposal or
Release of any Hazardous Substance;
(c) exposure of any person to
any Hazardous Substance; or
(d) the material violation of
any Environmental Law or any Environmental Permit.
“Environmental Permit”
shall mean any Governmental Authorization issued, granted or
required under Environmental Laws.
“ERISA” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 3.10(c).
“Exchange Act” shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 2.2.
“Facilities Maintenance
Agreement” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 2.7(a)(iv).
“Governmental
Authorization” shall mean any Consent, license, registration
or permit issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or
under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any
Legal Requirement.
“Governmental Body” shall
mean any:
(a) nation, state, county, city,
town, borough, village, district or other jurisdiction;
(b) federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign or other government; or
(c) governmental or
quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any agency,
branch, department, board, commission, court, tribunal or other
entity exercising governmental or quasi-governmental powers).
“Hazardous Substance”
shall mean, collectively, any (a) petroleum or petroleum
products, or derivative or fraction thereof, radioactive materials
(including radon gas), asbestos in any form that is friable,
urea-formaldehyde foam insulation , and polychlorinated biphenyls,
and (b) any chemical, material, substance or waste, which is
now defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous
substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous
materials,” “toxic substances,” “restricted
hazardous wastes,” “contaminants,” or
“pollutants,” in each case as regulated under
Environmental Laws, including materials that are deemed hazardous
pursuant to any Environmental Laws due to their ignitability,
corrosivity or reactivity characteristics.
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“Income Taxes” shall mean
federal, state, local or foreign income or franchise Taxes or other
Taxes measured in whole or in part by income and any interest, and
penalties or additions thereon.
“Income Tax Returns”
shall mean any Tax Returns of or with respect to Income
Taxes.
“Indemnified Party” shall
mean either a Buyer Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party
as the context requires.
“Indemnifying Party”
shall mean either a Buyer Indemnifying Party or Seller Indemnifying
Party as the context requires.
“Intellectual Property”
shall mean United States and foreign: (a) registered and
unregistered trade names, trademarks and service marks,
(b) patent registrations and patent applications, and
(c) copyright registrations and copyright applications.
“Intra-Company Accounts
Payable” shall mean Accounts Payable of a Seller to an
Affiliate of such Seller.
“Intra-Company Accounts
Receivable” shall mean Accounts Receivable of a Seller from
an Affiliate of such Seller.
“Intra-Company Contract”
shall mean a Contract of a Seller with an Affiliate or Affiliates
of such Seller.
“Intra-Company
Liabilities” shall mean Liabilities of a Seller to an
Affiliate of such Seller.
“Inventories” shall mean
finished goods, work in process, raw materials, spare parts and all
other materials and supplies to be used or consumed in the
production of finished goods.
“IRS” shall mean the
United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant,
the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge” shall mean
with respect to Sellers the actual knowledge of Danial J. Tierney,
Gary Cosmer and Jackie Piggott, and with respect to Buyer, the
actual knowledge of Alex R. Soltani. Any of these individuals will
be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other matter
if:
(a) such individual is actually
aware of such fact or other matter; or
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(b) a prudent individual could
be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of such fact or
other matter in the course of conducting a reasonable investigation
concerning the existence of such fact or other matter.
“Lease” shall mean any
real property lease or any lease or rental agreement, license,
right to use or installment and conditional sale agreement.
“Leased Real Property”
shall have the definition set forth in Section 3.5.
“Legal Requirement” or
“Law” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign, international, multinational or other constitution, law,
ordinance, principle of common law, code, regulation, statute or
treaty.
“Liability” shall mean
with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such
Person of any kind, character or description, whether known or
unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or
undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint
or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory,
determined, determinable or otherwise.
“License Agreement” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 2.7(a)(v).
“Lien” shall mean any
lien, security interest, charge, claim, mortgage, servitude,
easement, right of way, equitable interest, possessory interest,
pledge, preference, priority, deed of trust, option, lease or other
encumbrance.
“Material Adverse Effect”
shall mean a material adverse effect on the Assets, operations or
financial condition of the Business, taken as a whole;
provided , that , for purposes of this Agreement, a
Material Adverse Effect shall not include changes to the Assets,
operations or financial condition of the Business, taken as a
whole, resulting from (a) changes to the U.S. economy or the
global economy, in each case, as a whole, or the industry or
markets in which the Business operates, (b) changes in the
financial, banking or securities market conditions (including any
disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security
(including any security or creditor claim of or with respect to
Sellers) or any market index), (c) the announcement or
disclosure of the Contemplated Transactions,, (d) changes in
the Business consistent with past trends, (e) general
economic, regulatory or political conditions or changes thereto in
the United States or abroad, (f) military action or any act of
terrorism or any worsening thereof, (g) changes in Law, or
(h) compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Material Consents” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 6.3.
“Material Contracts”
shall mean all Contracts to which a Seller is a party or by which
it is bound that relate to the Business and involve aggregate
payments by or to the Sellers in excess of $50,000 per year.
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“Permitted Lien” shall
mean (a) Liens arising by operation of Law for Taxes or other
governmental charges not yet due and payable or due but not
delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, (b) Liens arising by operation of Law, including
Liens arising by virtue of the rights of customers, suppliers and
subcontractors in the ordinary course of business under general
principles of commercial law, (c) Liens securing rental
payments under capital lease arrangements, (d) restrictions on
the transferability of securities arising under applicable
securities Laws, (e) restrictions arising under applicable
zoning and other land use Laws that do not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the present use or
occupancy of the property subject thereto, (f) defects,
easements, rights of way, restrictions, covenants, claims,
subleases or similar items relating to real property that do not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on
the present use or occupancy of the real property subject thereto,
(g) Liens that would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
“Order” shall mean any
order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Person” shall mean an
individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
entity or a Governmental Body.
“Proceeding” shall mean
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation
or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or
investigative, whether formal or informal, whether public or
private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Purchase Price” shall
have the definition set forth in Section 2.3.
“Record” shall mean
information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is
stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in
perceivable form.
“Related Person shall mean,
with respect to a specified Person:
(a) any
Person that directly or indirectly controls, is directly or
indirectly controlled by or is directly or indirectly under common
control with such specified Person;
(b) any
Person that holds a material interest in such specified Person;
and
(c) each
Person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or
trustee of such specified Person (or in a similar capacity).
For purposes of this definition, (a)
“control” (including “controlling,”
“controlled by,” and “under common control
with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise, and shall be construed
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as such
term is used in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act; and
(b) “Material Interest” means direct or indirect
beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act) of voting securities or other voting interests
representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding
voting power of a Person or equity securities or other equity
interests representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the
outstanding equity securities or equity interests in a
Person.
“Release” shall mean any
release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit,
disposal, discharge, dispersal or leaching of any Hazardous
Substances into the Environment, and “Released” shall
be construed accordingly.
“Representative” shall
mean with respect to a particular Person, any director, officer,
manager, employee, agent, consultant, advisor, accountant,
financial advisor, legal counsel or other representative of that
Person.
“Required Cash Amount”
shall have the definition set forth in Section 4.6.
“Retained Liabilities”
shall have the definition set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Schedule of Exceptions”
shall have the definition set forth in the preamble of
Article 3.
“SEC” shall mean the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Sellers” shall have the
definition set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Seller Benefit Plan”
shall have the definition set forth in Section 3.10(a).
“Seller Indemnified
Parties” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 9.3.
“Sublease of Real
Property” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 2.7(a)(vi).
“Sublease of Vehicles: shall
have the definition set forth in Section 2.7(a)(vii).
“Sublicense of Software”
shall have the definition set forth in
Section 2.7(a)(viii).
“Tax” shall mean any
federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, vehicle,
airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital
stock, franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or
domestic withholding, social security, unemployment, disability,
real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, value
added, alternative, add-on minimum, estimated, and other tax, fee,
assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever and
any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon
imposed, assessed or collected by or under the
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authority of any Governmental Body or payable under any tax-sharing
agreement or any other Contract.
“Tax Advantage” shall
mean the present value of any refund, credit or reduction in
otherwise required Tax payments, which net present value shall be
computed as of the Closing Date or the first date on which the
right to the refund, credit or other reduction arises or is
reasonably estimable, whichever is later, (i) using the Tax
rate applicable to the highest level of income with respect to such
Tax under applicable Laws on such date, and (ii) using the
interest rate on such date imposed on corporate deficiencies paid
within 30 days of a notice of proposed deficiency under the
Code or other applicable Laws.
“Tax Return” shall mean
any return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund or other
document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to
be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection
with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any
Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or
enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to
any Tax.
“Transferred Employees”
shall mean the Persons whose names are set forth on
Schedule 3.15(a).
“Transition Services
Agreement” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 2.7(a)(iii).
“TRM Lenders’
Consents” shall have the definition set forth in
Section 6.8.
1.2 USAGE
(a) Interpretation. In this
Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears:
(i) the singular number includes the
plural number and vice versa;
(ii) “hereunder,”
“hereof,” “hereto,” and words of similar
import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular Article, Section or other provision
hereof;
(iii) “including” (and
with correlative meaning “include”) means including
without limiting the generality of any description preceding such
term;
(iv) references to documents,
instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
(b) Legal Representation of the
Parties. This Agreement was negotiated by the parties with the
benefit of legal representation, and any rule of construction or
interpretation
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otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted
against any party shall not apply to any construction or
interpretation hereof.
2.
SALE AND TRANSFER OF ASSETS; CLOSING
2.1 ASSETS TO BE SOLD
Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing and
effective as of the Effective Time, Sellers shall sell, convey,
assign, transfer, and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase
and acquire from Sellers, all of Sellers’ right, title, and
interest in and to the following property and assets, real,
personal, or mixed, tangible and intangible which relate to the
United States portion of the photocopier business currently
conducted by Sellers as a going concern, including the placement,
leasing, maintenance, monitoring, and provision of supplies for
photocopiers within the United States (the “ Business
”) (but excluding the Excluded Assets):
(a) Sellers’ photocopiers
used in the Business, whether deployed and generating revenue, used
for demonstration or marketing purposes, or in inventory, including
spare parts, as listed on Schedule 2.1(a). Between the date
hereof and the Closing Date, Buyer will identify the photocopiers
they are seeking to acquire from the Sellers’ storage
facilities;
(b) Machinery, equipment,
furniture and other similar property used in the Business, as
listed on Schedule 2.1(b); provided, however, the parties
acknowledge and agree that Sellers maintain the right to substitute
other similar equipment for the designated equipment in that
Schedule in order to avoid any interruption in the computer
processing provided with this equipment to Sellers; provided,
however, that Buyer shall have the right to approve or reject the
equipment offered by Sellers in lieu of the originally designated
equipment;
(c) Inventories of the
Business;
(d) Accounts Receivable of the
Business, other than Intra-Company Accounts Receivable
(Schedule 3.7 sets forth the Accounts Receivable as of
September 30, 2006);
(e) All of Sellers’ rights
and interests in the Contracts relating to the Business, (other
than Intra-Company Contracts and Contracts related to the Seller
Benefit Plans), all supplier, customer and vendor lists of the
Business, including prospects, and sales and credit records
relating to the Business and all customer credit information on
customers and vendors relating to the Business, and all books,
accounts and records of Sellers relating to the Business, and all
outstanding offers or solicitations made by or to Sellers to enter
into any Contract related to the Business, as listed on
Schedule 2.1(e); provided, however, that, in all cases,
Sellers shall not be required to transfer any such rights and
interests in the automated teller business of Sellers;
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(f) Governmental Authorizations
used by the Sellers in connection with the Business, as listed on
Schedule 2.1(f), to the extent transferable to Buyer;
(g) Sales and promotional
literature, customer lists and other sales-related materials
related to the Business;
(h) Subject to
Section 2.2(b) and (c), general, financial and other records
pertaining to the Business as in existence on the Closing
Date;
(i) the intangible rights and
property relating to the Business, including Intellectual Property,
going concern value, goodwill, dedicated telephone numbers of the
Business, Business signage, customer lists, e-mail addresses, and
URLs, as listed on Schedule 2.1(i);
(j) all prepayments and prepaid
expenses made for the benefit of the Business (but only to the
extent that Buyer is assuming the liability relating to the
prepayment, and not including customer deposits) and all claims,
causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights
of set-off of any kind of Sellers arising out of or held for the
benefit of the Business (other than those related to Excluded
Assets or Retained Liabilities, or claims, causes of action, choses
in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of Sellers
against Sellers’ officers, directors, employees,
representatives or agents, none of which shall be deemed
transferred to Buyer); and
(k) all other Assets that are
exclusively used in, or held by, the Business other than the
Excluded Assets, whether or not referenced in any paragraphs
above.
All of the property and assets to be
transferred to Buyer hereunder are herein referred to collectively
as the “ Assets .”
2.2 EXCLUDED ASSETS
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following assets of Sellers (collectively, the
“ Excluded Assets ”) are not part of the sale
and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded from the Assets
and shall remain the property of Sellers after the Closing:
(a) all of Sellers’ cash,
cash equivalents, short-term investments and customer
deposits;
(b) all of Sellers’ minute
books, stock records and corporate seals;
(c) all personnel Records and
other Records that Sellers are required by law to retain in their
possession;
(d) all of Sellers’
insurance policies;
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(e) all of Sellers’ rights
in any and all owned or leased motor vehicles;
(f) all of Sellers’ rights
in real property that may be owned, leased or used by either of
Sellers;
(g) all of Sellers’ rights
in proprietary software that has been licensed to Sellers,
including, but not limited to, the software described in
Schedule 2.2(g);
(h) all of Sellers’
photocopier business outside of the United States;
(i) all of TRM CC’s
interests in its subsidiaries;
(j) all assets of, or related
to, the Seller Benefit Plans; and
(k) all other assets not
exclusively used in the Business.
2.3 CONSIDERATION
The consideration for the Assets
shall consist of the sum of:
(a) The cash payment of Nine
Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,200,000), minus the net
breakage costs designated in Schedule 2.3 (as so adjusted, the
“Purchase Price”);
(b) The assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities; and
(c) The provision of a credit in
the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) that shall
be applied by Sellers for services rendered to Sellers under the
Facilities Maintenance Agreement and to offset certain property
losses that may be incurred by Sellers under the Facilities
Maintenance Agreement.
The
Purchase Price shall be further adjusted by the Adjustment Amount,
in accordance with Section 2.9.
In accordance with
Section 2.7(b), at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be
delivered by Buyer to Sellers by wire transfer. The Adjustment
Amount shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.9.
2.4 LIABILITIES
(a) Assumed Liabilities
. On the Closing Date, but effective as of the Effective Time,
Buyer shall assume and agree to discharge all of the Liabilities
(and only those Liabilities) of Sellers that relate to or arose out
of the operation of the Business other than the Retained
Liabilities (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”), as
set forth below:
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(i) all
Liabilities of Sellers to vendors and service providers, including
all Accounts Payable of the Business, other than Intra-Company
Accounts Payable (Schedule 2.4(a)(i) sets forth the Accounts
Payable of the Business at September 30, 2006);
(ii) all
Liabilities of Sellers to Sellers’ customers, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $20,000, that relate to or arose out of the
sales and other activities of the Business, other than customer
deposits described in Section 2.4(b)(xii);
(iii) all
Liabilities of Sellers that relate to or arose out of the Contracts
listed in Schedule 2.1(e), other than Intra-Company
Liabilities;
(iv) all
Liabilities of Sellers that relate to or arose out of the
Governmental Authorizations listed on Schedule 2.1(f);
(v) all
Liabilities of Sellers that relate to or arose out of the
intangible assets listed on Schedule 2.1(i);
(vi) any
Liability for Taxes arising from the operation of the Business or
ownership of the Assets on or after the Effective Time; and
(vii) all
Liabilities of Sellers with respect to paid time off accrued for
the Transferred Employees as of the Closing Date, as set forth in
Schedule 2.4(a)(vii), in connection with which Buyer agrees to
comply with Section 652.140(6) of the Oregon Revised Statutes
(as in effect on the date hereof), and other similar state laws
regarding the assumption of certain obligations to employees made
in connection with the sale of a business or business
property.
(b) Retained Liabilities
. The following Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of
and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by
Sellers (the “ Retained Liabilities ”:
(i) any
Liability of Sellers for (x) Taxes resulting from, or arising
in connection with, the Contemplated Transactions (except as
provided in Section 5.10), (y) Taxes of any other Person
under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provisions of state, local or foreign Law) or as a transferee,
successor, by contract or otherwise, and (z) Taxes with the
respect to the ownership of the Assets or the operation of the
Business for periods through the Effective Time (except as provided
in Section 5.10);
(ii) any
Liability of Sellers under any credit facilities or any security
interest related thereto;
(iii) any
Liability with respect to current and former employees of the
Business and their dependents and beneficiaries arising or accruing
prior to the Effective Time, including any Liability under any
Seller Benefit Plan or any Liability relating to payroll, vacation,
sick leave, workers’ compensation, unemployment benefits,
pension
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benefits, employee stock option or profit-sharing plans, health
care plans or benefits or any other employee plans or benefits of
any kind for Sellers’ employees or former employees or
both;
(iv) any
Intra-Company Liabilities of Sellers;
(v) any
Liability of Sellers for expenses associated with the Contemplated
Transactions;
(vi) any
Liability of Sellers under this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement;
(vii) any
Liability under any Contract not assumed by Buyer under
Section 2.4(a);
(viii) any
Liability under any employment, severance, retention or termination
agreement with any Nontransferred Employees of any Sellers or any
of its Related Persons;
(ix) any
Liability of any Sellers to any Related Person of such
Sellers;
(x) any
Liability to indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any
officer, director, employee or agent of Sellers or an Affiliate of
Sellers;
(xi) any
Environmental Liabilities arising out of or relating to the
operation of the Business or Sellers’ leasing, or operation
of the Leased Real Property used by the Business prior to the
Effective Time;
(xii) any
Liability for the repayment of customer deposits retained by
Sellers;
(xiii) all
Liabilities of Sellers to Sellers’ customers in excess of the
aggregate amount of $20,000 of Assumed Liabilities under
Section 2.4(a)(ii);
(xiv) any
Liability arising as a result of Sellers’ operation of the
Business or ownership of the Assets prior to the Effective Time;
and
(xv) any
Liability arising at any time as a result of Sellers’
operation of any portion of its business other than the Business or
the ownership of any of its assets other than the Assets.
2.5 ALLOCATION
Buyer and Sellers shall prepare an
allocation of the Purchase Price, the Assumed Liabilities and any
capitalized costs among the Assets in accordance with
Section 1060 of the
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Code and
the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (as well as any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law, as appropriate)
(the “Allocation Schedule”). The Allocation Schedule
shall be binding upon Buyer and Sellers. Buyer and Sellers and
their Affiliates agree to amend the Allocation Schedule as
necessary to reflect the Adjustment Amount (which amendment shall
only change the amount allocated to Accounts Receivable or
goodwill), and a final Allocation Schedule (the “Final
Allocation Schedule”) shall be prepared by Buyer and Sellers
within thirty (30) days following the final determination of
the Adjustment Amount under Section 2.10. Buyer and Sellers
and their Affiliates shall report, act, and file all Tax Returns
(including, but not limited to, IRS Form 8594) in all respects
and for all purposes consistent with the Final Allocation Schedule.
Buyer and Sellers shall each timely and properly prepare, execute,
file and deliver all such documents, forms, and other information
as either Buyer or Sellers may reasonably request in preparing the
Allocation Schedule or the Final Allocation Schedule. Neither Buyer
nor Sellers shall take any position (whether in audits, Tax Returns
or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the Final Allocation
Schedule unless required to do so by any applicable Legal
Requirement.
2.6 CLOSING
Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the sale and purchase of the Assets and the
assumptions of the Assumed Liabilities contemplated hereby shall
take place at a closing (the “ Closing ”) at the
offices of Perkins Coie LLP, 1120 N.W. Couch Street, Tenth Floor,
Portland, Oregon at 10:00 a.m., local time, on or before
January 15, 2007, or at such other time or on such other date
or at such other place as the Seller and the Buyer may mutually
agree upon in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place
being the “Closing Date”). The sale and purchase of the
Assets and the assumption by the Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities
shall be deemed for all purposes to have taken place as of the
Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of Article 8,
failure to consummate the purchase and sale provided for in this
Agreement on the date and time and at the place determined pursuant
to this Section 2.6 will not result in the termination of this
Agreement and will not relieve any party of any obligation under
this Agreement. In such a situation, the Closing will occur as soon
as practicable, subject to Article 8.
2.7 CLOSING OBLIGATIONS
In addition to any other documents to
be delivered under other provisions of this Agreement, at the
Closing:
(a) Sellers shall deliver to
Buyer:
(i) a receipt for the Purchase Price,
as adjusted;
(ii) the “Bill of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement” in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 2.7(a)(ii) , and such other
instruments executed by the
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Sellers
as may reasonably be requested by the Buyer to transfer title to
the Assets to the Buyer;
(iii) the “Transition
Services Agreement” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
2.7(a)(iii) executed by Sellers;
(iv) the “Facilities
Maintenance Agreement” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
2.7(a)(iv) executed by Sellers;
(v) the “License
Agreement” in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.7(a)(v) executed by Sellers;
(vi) the “Sublease of Real
Property” in the form to be negotiated in good faith by
Sellers and Buyer, executed by Sellers;
(vii) the “Sublease of
Vehicles” in the form to be negotiated in good faith by
Sellers and Buyer, executed by Sellers;
(viii) the “Sublicense of
Software” in the form to be negotiated in good faith by
Sellers and Buyer, executed by Sellers;
(ix) assignments of certain
Intellectual Property in the form to be negotiated in good faith by
Seller and Buyer, executed by Sellers;
(x) executed counterparts of
each other Ancillary Agreement to which the Sellers are a
party;
(xi) the certificates, opinion
and other documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 6.4;
(xii) such other, bills of sale,
assignments, documents and other instruments of transfer and
conveyance as may reasonably be requested by Buyer, each in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its legal
counsel and executed by Sellers; and
(xiii) to the extent requested
by Buyer, tax clearance certificates or similar documents required
by any taxing authority, as duly executed by each Seller (as
necessary).
(b) Buyer shall deliver to Sellers:
(i) Payment of
the Purchase Price by wire transfer to an account specified by
Sellers in a writing to be delivered to Buyer at least three
(3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
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(ii) the Bill of Sale, Assignment and
Assumption Agreement executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(iii) the Transition Services
Agreement executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(iv) the Facilities Maintenance
Agreement executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(v) the License Agreement executed by
Buyer and Copy Centers;
(vi) the Sublease of Real Property
executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(vii) the Sublease of Vehicles
executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(viii) the Sublicense of Software
executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(ix) assignments of certain
Intellectual Property in the form to be negotiated in good faith by
Seller and Buyer, executed by Buyer and Copy Centers;
(x) executed counterparts of each
other Ancillary Agreement to which the Buyer is a party; and
(xi) the certificates, opinion and
other documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 7.4.
2.8 LIMITATION ON ASSIGNMENT OF
CONTRACTS AND RIGHTS
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an
agreement to assign any claim, contract, license or other agreement
or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting
therefrom if the agreement to assign or attempt to assign, without
the consent of a third party, would constitute a breach thereof or
in any way adversely affect the rights of Buyer thereunder. Until
such consent is obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof
would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of
Sellers or Buyer thereunder so that Buyer would not in fact receive
all such rights, Buyer and Sellers will cooperate with each other
in any arrangement designed to provide for Buyer the benefits of
any such claim, contract, license or other agreement. Any transfer
or assignment to Buyer by Sellers of any contract or agreement that
requires the consent or approval of any third party shall be made
subject to such consent or approval being obtained.
2.9 ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT AND
PAYMENT
(a) The “Adjustment
Amount” will be equal to the amount determined pursuant to
Sections 2.9(b), 2.9(c) and 2.9(d), utilizing the “Closing AR
Balances,” as determined in accordance with Section 2.10
hereof.
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(b) If the Closing AR Balances
are less than $3,760,000, then Sellers shall pay Buyer a cash
payment (delivered by wire transfer to the account of Buyer) equal
to the positive net difference (if any) determined by subtracting
the amount of the Closing AR Balances from the sum of $3,760,000,
as an Adjustment Amount.
(c) If the Closing AR Balances
are equal to or greater than $3,760,000, but equal to or less than
$3,938,000, then no payment shall be made by Sellers to Buyer, or
by Buyer to Sellers, as an Adjustment Amount.
(d) If the Closing AR Balances
are greater than $3,938,000, then Buyer shall pay Sellers a cash
payment (delivered by wire transfer to the account of Sellers)
equal to the positive net difference (if any) determined by
subtracting the sum of $3,938,000 from the amount of the Closing AR
Balances, as an Adjustment Amount.
2.10 ADJUSTMENT
PROCEDURE
(a) “AR Balances”
shall mean the total Accounts Receivable attributable to the
Business, without any allowance for doubtful accounts.
(b) Buyer shall prepare the AR
Balances as of the Effective Time on the Closing Date (the
“Closing AR Balances”) on the same basis and applying
the same accounting principles, policies and practices that were
historically used by Sellers in the preparation of its financial
statements. Buyer shall deliver the Closing AR Balances to Sellers
within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date. Sellers and
their independent auditors and other Representatives shall have the
right to review and verify the Closing AR Balances when received
and Buyer shall provide Sellers with access to all related working
papers.
(c) If within thirty
(30) days following delivery of the Closing AR Balances
Sellers have not given Buyer written notice of their objection as
to the Closing AR Balances calculation (which notice shall state
the basis of Sellers’ objection), then the Closing AR
Balances calculated by Buyer shall be binding and conclusive on the
parties and be used in computing the Adjustment Amount.
(d) If Sellers duly give Buyer
such notice of objection, and if Sellers and Buyer fail to resolve
the issues outstanding with respect to the Closing AR Balances
within thirty (30) days of Buyer’s receipt of
Sellers’ objection notice, Sellers and Buyer shall submit the
issues remaining in dispute to Ernst & Young LLP, independent
public accountants or such other independent accounting firm
mutually agreed to by Buyer and Sellers (the “Independent
Accountants”), for resolution applying the principles,
policies and practices referred to in Section 2.10(b). If
issues are submitted to the Independent Accountants for resolution,
(i) Sellers and Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished
to the Independent Accountants such work papers and other documents
and information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent
Accountants may request and are available to that party or its
agents and shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the
Independent Accountants any
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material
relating to the disputed issues and to discuss the issues with the
Independent Accountants; (ii) the determination by the
Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be delivered
to both Sellers and Buyer within sixty (60) days of the
submission to the Independent Accountants of the issues remaining
in dispute, shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties
and shall be used in the calculation of the Closing AR Balances;
and (iii) Sellers and Buyer will each bear fifty percent (50%)
of the fees and costs of the Independent Accountants for such
determination.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Subject to the limitations and
exceptions set forth in this Agreement, including, without
limitation, in the attached Schedule of Exceptions dated as of the
date hereof (the “ Schedule of Exceptions ”),
the Sellers make the following representations and warranties to
the Buyer. Notwithstanding references in the Schedule of Exceptions
to specific sections of this Agreement, the disclosure of any
exception set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions shall be deemed
an exception to all representations, warranties and covenants to
which such exception may be applicable.
3.1 ORGANIZATION
Each Seller is a corporation duly
incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Oregon, with full corporate power and authority to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted, and to own or use the
properties and assets that it purports to own or use.
3.2 ENFORCEABILITY; AUTHORITY; NO
CONFLICT
(a) The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by Sellers have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action by each Seller. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller,
enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar Laws from time to
time in effect which affect creditors’ rights generally, or
(b) legal and equitable limitations on the availability of
specific remedies.
(b) The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by Sellers, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the performance by Sellers of
their respective obligations hereunder, does not: (a) violate
or conflict with any term, condition or provision of (i) the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of either of the Sellers,
(ii) any Contract to which either of the Sellers is a party or
by which any of their respective properties are bound, or
(iii) any Law applicable to either of the Sellers and which
violation would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
(b) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties of either of the Sellers or give to others (other than
to Buyer) any interest or right in any of their respective
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properties, including, a right to purchase any of such properties,
except where such Lien, right or interest is not reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No authorization,
consent, or approval of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority
is required in connection with the execution and delivery of, or
performance by Sellers of their respective obligations under, this
Agreement.
3.3 SUFFICIENCY OF
ASSETS
The Assets constitute all of the
assets, tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever,
necessary to operate the Business in the manner presently operated
by Sellers. All of the assets of Sellers necessary for the conduct
of the Business as presently conducted by Sellers are in sufficient
condition for their intended use.
3.4 TITLE TO ASSETS;
ENCUMBRANCES
Seller owns good and transferable
title to the Assets (or in the case of leased property, good and
valid leasehold interests) free and clear of any Liens other than
Permitted Liens.
3.5 [RESERVED]
3.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; ARC
REPORT
(a) Sellers will have delivered
to Buyer by the Closing Date unaudited balance sheets and income
statements for the Business at and for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the unaudited balance
sheet and income statement at and for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2006 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements will have been
prepared by the management of Sellers on a basis consistent with
prior accounting periods, and, as adjusted, will present fairly the
financial position of the Business.
(b) The ARC Report (the
“ARC Report”), a copy of which has been delivered to
Buyer, is an internal accounting tool utilized by Sellers in
assessing the performance of machines in the field. It is not
reviewed by Sellers’ auditors, and only measures items of
incremental cash flow from machines and transaction locations. The
ARC Report is an accurate presentation of the gross number of
copies produced by the photocopy machine and the net sales derived
from the photocopy machines.
3.7 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
All Accounts Receivable arising from
the operation of the Business as of the Closing Date represent or
will represent valid obligations arising from sales actually made
or services actually performed by Sellers consistent with past
practices. To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no contest, claim,
defense or right of setoff, other than those in the ordinary course
of the Business consistent with past practices, under any Seller
Contract with any account debtor of an Account Receivable relating
to the amount or validity of such Account Receivable.
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Schedule 3.7 contains a complete and accurate list of
all Accounts Receivable as of September 30, 2006, which list
sets forth the aging of each such Account Receivable.
3.8 TAXES
(a) The Sellers have filed, or
have had filed on their behalf, all Income Tax Returns and other
material Tax Returns required to have been filed with respect to
the Business or the Assets and have directly, or have had on their
behalf, paid, withheld, or made provision for the payment of, all
Taxes shown thereon as owing , except where the failure to
file such Tax Returns or to pay, withhold or make provision for
such Taxes would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There have been no waivers
or extensions of any statute of limitations filed with any
Governmental Authority responsible for assessing or collecting
Taxes in respect of any Tax Return of, or which includes, the
Sellers, and no agreements to an extension of time with respect to
a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(c) There is no material action,
suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, claim or assessment pending
with respect to any liability for Tax of the Sellers, or with
respect to any Tax Return of the Sellers.
(d) Taxes which Seller is
required by law to withhold or collect have been withheld or
collected and have been paid over to the proper governmental entity
or are properly held by Seller for such payment, and all
withholdings, collections or other payments payable in connection
therewith as of September 30, 2006 are fully reflected or
disclosed in the financial statements of the Business as of
September 30, 2006 included as a part of the unaudited
financials as at such dates and for the periods then ended. All
such Taxes are and will be so withheld, collected, paid over or
held for payment as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date.
(e) Schedule 3.8(e)
contains a list of states, territories and jurisdictions (whether
foreign or domestic) in which Sellers have filed Tax Returns
relating to Taxes of the Business.
(f) There are no Liens for Taxes
on the Assets, except for Permitted Liens.
(g) There are no Tax sharing or
similar arrangements that include any Seller that in any way
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