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Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of December 29,
2006
among
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS,
INC.
AS SELLER,
MOBILEPRO CORP.,
and
CLOSECALL AMERICA, INC.,
A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MOBILEPRO
CORP.,
AS BUYER
Table of
Contents
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ARTICLE 1 Definitions
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1.1 Certain Defined Terms.
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1
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ARTICLE 2 Purchase of Assets and Assumption of
liabilities
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6
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2.1 Agreement to Sell and Purchase
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6
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2.2 Assumption and Exclusion of
Liabilities.
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6
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2.3 Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase
Price
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6
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2.4 Tax Allocation
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7
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2.5 Restricted Nature of Common Shares
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7
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ARTICLE 3 Closing
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8
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3.1 Time and Place
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8
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3.2 Deliveries by Seller to Buyer
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8
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3.3 Deliveries by Buyer to Seller
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9
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ARTICLE 4 Representations and Warranties of
Seller
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11
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4.1 Corporate Existence and Authority
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11
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4.2 Corporate Authorization
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11
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4.3 Governmental Authorization
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11
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4.4 No Conflict
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11
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4.5 Consents and Approvals
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12
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4.6 Title to and Condition of Purchased
Assets
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12
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4.7 Accounts Receivable
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12
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4.8 Full Force and Effect
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12
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4.9 Litigation
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12
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4.10 Tax Matters
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13
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4.11 Compliance with Laws
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13
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4.12 Intellectual Property.
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13
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4.13 Product Warranties; Defects
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14
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4.14 Assigned Contracts.
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14
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4.15 No Oral Amendments to Assigned
Contracts
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14
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4.16 No Bankruptcy
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14
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4.17 Authorized Sales Channels
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15
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4.18 No Brokers
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15
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4.19 Full Disclosure
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15
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ARTICLE 5 Representations and Warranties of
Buyer
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15
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5.1 Organization and Good Standing
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15
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5.2 Authorization of Transaction
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15
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5.3 No Conflict
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16
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5.4 Authorization of Common Shares
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16
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5.5 Consents and Approvals
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16
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5.6 No Brokers
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16
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5.7 Litigation
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16
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5.8 Filings, Consents and Approvals
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16
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5.9 SEC Reports; Financial Statements
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5.10 Private Placement.
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5.11 Form S-3 Eligibility
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ARTICLE 6 Additional Covenants
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6.1 Books and Records
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18
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(i)
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6.2 Confidentiality
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18
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6.3 Regulatory and Other Authorizations;
Consents.
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18
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6.4 Further Actions
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19
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6.5 Furnishing of Outstanding Business
Proposals
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19
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6.6 Non-Solicitation.
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6.7 Adjustments in Purchase Price
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ARTICLE 7 Tax Matters
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7.1 Taxes Related to Sale of Purchased
Assets
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20
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7.2 Other Taxes
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20
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ARTICLE 8 Conditions To the Closing
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21
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8.1 Conditions to Obligations of
Seller
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21
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8.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer
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ARTICLE 9 post-closing covenants of
Seller
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9.1 No Transfer
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9.2 Payments to Buyer
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9.3 Customer and Other Business
Relationships
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ARTICLE 10 Additional Post-Closing
Agreements
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10.1 Reports Regarding Revenue Sharing
Payments
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24
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10.2 Collection of Accounts Receivable
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24
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10.3 Audit Right
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24
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10.4 Resolution of Disputes Regarding Revenue
Sharing Payments.
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ARTICLE 11 Indemnification
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25
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11.1 Loss Defined; Indemnitees
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25
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11.2 Indemnification by Seller
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11.3 Indemnification by Buyer
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26
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11.4 Procedures for Indemnification
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11.5 Limitations on Indemnification.
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ARTICLE 12 General Provisions
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12.1 Notices
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28
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12.2 Expenses
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29
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12.3 Entire Agreement
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29
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12.4 Amendment/Waiver
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29
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12.5 Public Announcements
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29
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12.6 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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30
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12.7 Assignment
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30
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12.8 Governing Law
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30
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12.9 Consent to Jurisdiction
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30
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12.10 Headings; Interpretation
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31
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12.11 Construction
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31
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12.12 Counterparts
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31
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12.13 Severability
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12.14 Attorneys’ Fees
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31
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12.15 Specific Performance
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31
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12.16 Confidentiality
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(ii)
Index of Schedules and Exhibits
Seller Disclosure Schedule
Exhibit A - Assigned Contracts
Exhibit B - Accounts Payable as of November 30,
2006
Exhibit C - Bill of Sale
Exhibit D - Assumption Agreement
Exhibit E - Transition Services
Agreement
Exhibit F - Registration Rights
Agreement
(iii)
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "
Agreement " )
, is made and entered into as of December 29, 2006
(the " Execution Date "), by
and among TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., a Maryland corporation
(" Seller " )
, Mobilepro Corp., a Delaware corporation ("
Mobilepro "), and CloseCall America,
Inc., a Maryland corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Mobilepro (" Buyer ").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business of
providing connectivity services including wireless and data
communication technologies to government, business and residential
customers; and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from Seller,
and Seller desires to sell and assign to Buyer certain assets
related to the Business on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the facts
recited above and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
1.1 Certain
Defined Terms .
" Accounts Receivable
" means the accounts receivable related to
Seller’s mobeo business as of the Effective Time. By way of
example, set forth on the AR Schedule provided pursuant to Section
4.7 are the accounts receivable related to Seller’s mobeo
business as of November 30, 2006.
" Affiliate " means, with respect to
any specified person, any other person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
specified person (where, for purposes of this definition "control"
(including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control
with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a
person, whether through the ownership of stock, as an officer,
director, trustee or executor, by contract or
otherwise).
" Ancillary Agreement
" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.2.
" AR Schedule " has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
" Assigned Contract
" means the Contracts listed on Exhibit A
attached hereto.
" Assigned Customer
" means a customer under an Assigned Contract who is
currently receiving telecommunication services from Seller,
including all Verizon wireless customers and all Research In Motion
customers.
" Assumption Agreement
" has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2.2.
" Assumed Accounts Payable
" means the accounts payable to Verizon Wireless,
Sprint and Research In Motion in connection with Seller’s
mobeo business as of the Effective Time. By way of example, set
forth on Exhibit B are the accounts payable to said vendors
in connection with Seller’s mobeo business as of November 30,
2006.
" Assumed Liabilities
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.1.
" Bill of Sale " has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1.
" Business Records
" means, to the extent they are reasonably
available, all of Seller’s marketing and sales information,
promotional materials, including customer pricing, marketing plans,
current and former customer lists, and all other files and records
(or applicable portions thereof) related to the Assigned Contracts
and Inventory.
" Change of Control
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.2.
" Closing " and "Closing Date " has
the respective meanings specified for such terms in 3.1.
" Closing Date Statement of Assets
and Liabilities " has the meaning set forth
in 3.2.3.
" COBRA "
means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
as amended.
" Common Shares
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.1.
" Confidential Information
" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.2.
" Contract " shall mean any written, oral, implied or other agreement,
contract, understanding, arrangement, instrument, note, guaranty,
indemnity, representation, warranty, deed, assignment, power of
attorney, certificate, purchase order, work order, insurance
policy, benefit plan, commitment, covenant, assurance or
undertaking of any nature.
" Documentation
" means, collectively, all user guides, manuals,
instructions, layouts, and any other designs, plans, drawings,
documentation or materials that are related in any manner to any
Intellectual Property Rights, whether in tangible or intangible
form pertaining to the Purchased Assets.
" Effective Time
" means January 1, 2007 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time.
" Encumbrance " means any pledge, lien,
collateral assignment, security interest, mortgage, title
retention, conditional sale or other security arrangement, or any
charge, adverse claim of title, ownership or right to use, or any
other encumbrance of any kind whatsoever.
" ERISA "
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the rulings and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
" Excluded Assets
" means any asset or property of Seller not
expressly included among the Purchased Assets, including, but not
limited to, all fixed assets of the Seller, including the billing
system procured from Ushacomm.
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" Excluded Liabilities
" means any and all Liabilities of Seller (whether
now existing or hereafter arising) other than the Assumed
Liabilities. By way of example and not by way of limitation, the
Excluded Liabilities that are not being assumed by Buyer include,
without limitation:
(a) any and all Taxes now or
hereafter due and payable by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller
(including without limitation any Taxes that Seller agrees to pay
pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2);
(b) any and all Taxes
attributable to any of the Purchased Assets that arose during any
time period or portion thereof ending prior to the
Closing;
(c) any and all Taxes
attributable to Seller whenever such Taxes arose;
(d) any and all trade payables
incurred or accrued by Seller at any time prior to the
Closing;
(e) any and all Liabilities with
respect to any environmental damage, or for any disposal, discharge
or other use or treatment of any hazardous or toxic substance,
under any and all laws and regulations relating to the environment
or the regulation of any hazardous or toxic substances of any
type;
(f) any and all Liabilities to
Seller’s employees or contractors related to or arising from
or with respect to any act or omission of Seller or arising from or
with respect to any event, including without limitation any
Liabilities to any of Seller’s employees for the payment of
any and all wages and commissions or accrued and unused vacation
time or for the reimbursement of any expenses incurred by
Seller’s employees and any Liabilities to any of
Seller’s contractors for any amounts due to them in
connection with services provided to Seller that arose prior to the
Closing;
(g) any and all Liabilities
arising from the termination by Seller of the employment of any
current or future employees of Seller or any of its Affiliates, any
other claims brought against Seller arising from Seller’s
employment of any person, or arising from any duties or obligations
under any existing or future employee benefit plans of Seller or
any of its Affiliates;
(h) any and all present or
future obligations or Liabilities of Seller or any of its
Affiliates to existing or future employees of Seller or any of its
Affiliates under ERISA, COBRA, WARN or any severance pay
obligations of Seller or any of its Affiliates;
(i) any and all Liabilities
arising from any breach or default by Seller of any contract,
agreement or commitment of Seller (including but not limited to any
breach or default of any of the Assigned Contracts);
(j) any and all Liabilities now
or hereafter arising from or with respect to, the sale or license
of any products or services of, by or for Seller; and
(k) any and all Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any of the Excluded Assets;
and
" GAAP "
means United States generally accepted accounting
principles.
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" Gross Profit " means Net Revenues collected plus the amortized portion of
related hardware sales collected, less the sum of airtime plus the
amortized portion of the related hardware costs. By way of example:
Assume the following: (i) an Assigned Customer has monthly airtime
charges of $45 and monthly taxes and USF fees of $5, (ii)
Buyer’s cost of airtime for such Assigned Customer is $30 per
month; and (iii) such Assigned Customer is under a one-year
contract, and bought a handset for $60 (amortizes to $5 per month)
that cost Buyer $120 (amortizes to $10 per month). Accordingly, (i)
Net Revenues for such Assigned Customer would be $45 per month, and
(ii) Gross Profit for such Assigned Customer would equal the sum of
$45 (Net Revenues) plus $5 (amortized hardware sales), or $50 total
monthly revenue, less the sum of $30 (airtime cost) plus $10
(amortized hardware cost), or $40 total cost of monthly revenue,
yielding a monthly Gross Profit of $10. Once the handset subsidy is
fully amortized, Gross Profit thereafter will be simply airtime
revenue minus airtime cost.
" Indemnified Party and
Indemnifying Party " has the meaning set
forth in 11.3.
" Independent Accounting
Firm " has the meaning set forth in Section
6.7.2.
" Intellectual Property
Rights " means, collectively, all of the intangible worldwide legal
rights of Seller pertaining to the Purchased Assets, whether or not
filed, perfected, registered or recorded including trademarks,
service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and
applications therefor, trade names, rights in trade dress and
packaging and all goodwill associated with the same. The term
"Intellectual Property Rights" does not refer to tangibles or
tangible embodiments of Intellectual Property Rights.
" Internal Revenue Code
" means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rulings and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
" Inventory " means the inventory set forth in Section 1.1(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule.
" Liabilities " means any and
all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or
determinable, known or unknown, including, without limitation,
those arising under any law, action or governmental order and those
arising under any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or
undertaking.
" Loss "
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
" Mobilepro Common Stock
" means the common stock, $.001 par value per share,
of Mobilepro.
" Net Accounts Receivable
Collected " has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.7.1.
" Net Revenues " means all revenues (as determined in accordance with GAAP)
actually collected, excluding the taxes, fees and other charges
relating to such revenues that are collected or withheld on behalf
of any taxing or regulatory authority for billing periods
commencing after January 1, 2007.
" Person " means any individual,
partnership, firm, corporation, association, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity.
" Post-Closing Statement of Assets,
Liabilities and Collections " has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.7.
" Purchase Price Objection
Notice " has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.7.2.
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" Purchased Assets
" means all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the following:
(a) Documentation, if
any;
(b) the Intellectual Property
Rights used in connection with the Purchased Assets and listed in
Section 1.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, including rights
of enforcement thereto;
(c) the Accounts Receivable,
including without limitation, the right to collect, sue for and
comprise;
(d) the Inventory;
(e) any and all copies in a
tangible medium and other tangible embodiments of (i) the
Documentation; and (ii) the Intellectual Property
Rights;
(f) the Assigned
Contracts;
(g) the Business
Records;
(h) the original books and
records (or where the originals are not available, copies of such
books and records) related to the Purchased Assets, including
without limitation, all credit records and billing records, whether
such records are in hard copy form or are electronically or
magnetically stored; and
(i) warranties which Seller has
received from third parties with respect to the Purchased Assets,
including, but not limited to, such warranties as are set forth in
any lease agreement, equipment purchase agreement or consulting
agreement.
"Purchased Assets" does not include the Excluded
Assets.
" Purchase Price
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
" Purchase Indemnities
" has the meaning set forth in Section
11.1.
" Registration Rights
Agreement " has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.10.
" Required Consents
" means the authorization, consents, approvals,
orders or filings with or notice to any court, governmental agency,
instrumentality or authority, vendor or another entity or person,
necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements by Seller or the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as listed on Section
4.5 of the Disclosure Schedule.
" Revenue Sharing Payments
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.1.
" Securities Act
" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5.
" Seller’s
Indemnitees " has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1.
" Tax " or
"Taxes "
means all federal, state and local taxes of any kind
whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding), including
but not limited to sales, use, excise, franchise, ad valorem,
property, inventory, value added and payroll taxes, together with
any interest and penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts
with respect thereto, imposed by any taxing authority.
" Third-Party Claim
" has the meaning set forth in Section
11.3.
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" Transaction Taxes
" has the meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
" Transition Services
Agreement " has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.9.
" VWAP "
means the volume weighted average price per share of Mobilepro
Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board.
" WARN "
means the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
ARTICLE 2
Purchase of Assets and Assumption of
liabilities
2.1 Agreement
to Sell and Purchase . Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance on the
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this
Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time Buyer shall purchase,
and Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to
Buyer, the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
2.2
Assumption and Exclusion of Liabilities
.
2.2.1 Assumed
Liabilities . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time Buyer shall assume
and pay, perform and discharge when due the following, and only the
following, Liabilities (whether now existing or hereafter arising)
of Seller (collectively, the " Assumed
Liabilities "):
(a) obligations and liabilities
of Seller under the Assigned Contracts, but only to the extent that
such obligations and liabilities first accrued or arose after the
Effective Time for reasons other than any breach, violation or
default by Seller of the terms of any of the Assigned
Contracts;
(b) the Assumed Accounts
Payable;
(c) any and all Taxes
attributable to any of the Purchased Assets for any taxable period
commencing after the Effective Time;
(d) any and all trade payables
incurred or accrued by Buyer at any time after the Effective Time;
and
(e) any and all Liabilities
arising from any breach or default by Buyer of any Assigned
Contract that arises after the Effective Time.
2.2.2 Excluded
Liabilities . As a material consideration and inducement to
Buyer to enter into this Agreement, Seller will retain, and will be
solely responsible for paying, performing and discharging when due,
and Buyer will not assume or otherwise have any responsibility or
liability for any Excluded Liabilities.
2.3 Purchase
Price; Allocation of Purchase Price .
The purchase price (the " Purchase Price
") in the aggregate for all the Purchased Assets
shall consist of the following:
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2.3.1 Subject to Buyer’s
right of offset set forth in Section 6.7, for a period of three
years following the Effective Time, an amount equal to: (i) 12.5%
of the Net Revenue derived under the Assigned Contracts for airtime
with respect to users with handsets as of the Effective Time and
collected for periods commencing on or after the Effective Time;
(ii) 3.3% of the Net Revenue collected from Assigned Customers with
respect to sales of third party software; and (iii) 33.3% of the
Gross Profit derived under the Assigned Contracts with respect to
users without handsets as of the Effective Time and collected for
periods commencing on or after the Effective Time (collectively,
the " Revenue Sharing Payments "), which Revenue Sharing Payments shall be due and payable on
a quarterly basis on or before the 30th day following the last day
of each fiscal quarter of Buyer ending during such three year
period, commencing on April 30, 2007; and
2.3.2 9,079,903 shares of
Mobilepro Common Stock, which number of shares is equal to $675,000
divided by VWAP for the ten trading days prior to December 29, 2006
(the " Common Shares ").
2.3.3 Seller’s right to
receive the Revenue Sharing Payments under this Section 2.3 shall
not be terminated, reduced or otherwise affected by a change in
control of Mobilepro or Buyer resulting from any sale or other
disposition of the capital stock of Mobilepro or Buyer, or the
merger or consolidation of Mobilepro or Buyer resulting, directly
or indirectly, in owning, directly or indirectly, less than a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of Mobilepro or Buyer
or any surviving corporation, or by sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of any operating unit of Mobilepro
or Buyer (each, a " Change of Control
"), and prior to any Change of Control, Mobilepro
and Buyer shall cause any such successor entity to agree to
expressly assume the obligations under this Section 2.3. No Change
of Control shall relieve Mobilepro or Buyer of any of its
obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to,
this Section 2.3.
2.3.4 For purposes of Section
2.3.1, with respect to any user with a handset as of the Effective
Time who requests and is issued a replacement handset, whether due
to breakage, upgrade or otherwise, Revenue Sharing Payments shall
be calculated pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 2.3.1 and not
clause (i) of Section 2.3.1.
2.4 Tax
Allocation . The parties hereto agree
that the Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased
Assets in accordance with the fair market value of each which shall
be determined in good faith by Buyer within sixty (60) days after
the Closing; and the parties hereto shall each act in a manner
consistent with such determination in (i) filing Internal Revenue
Form 8594, captioned "Asset Acquisition Statement under Section
1060"; (ii) paying sales and other transfer Taxes in connection
with the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets pursuant to this
Agreement, except as required by a final determination of the
relevant tax authorities; and (iii) for all other
purposes.
2.5
Restricted Nature of Common Shares
. The issuance of the Common Shares will not have
been registered, and upon issuance the Common Shares will be deemed
to be "restricted securities" under federal securities laws and may
not be resold without registration under or exemption from the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities
Act "). Each certificate representing the
Common Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following
form:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR "BLUE SKY" LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN
EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES OR "BLUE SKY" LAWS AND AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
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Buyer hereby acknowledges and agrees (i) that a
standard opinion from DLA Piper (the " DLA Piper
Opinion ") regarding the transfer of
securities shall be sufficient for purposes of removing the legend
set forth above and (ii) it will cooperate in connection with any
and all sales of the Common Shares by Seller, including, but not
limited to, by instructing its transfer agent to accept the DLA
Piper Opinion and to act promptly to execute any documentation in
connection with such sale and to promptly issue a stock certificate
which does not bear such legend.
ARTICLE 3
Closing
3.1 Time and
Place . The Closing under this
Agreement shall take place at the offices of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 815
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 2006 at 10:00
a.m., local time, on the Closing Date, after the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 8.1 and
8.2 (or by such other means, including a remote Closing wherein the
relevant documents are delivered by means of facsimile, mail,
courier or email) as Seller and Buyer may mutually
agree.
For purposes of this Agreement, the later of
January 3, 2007 or the date on which all conditions to Closing have
been satisfied or waived shall be known as the "
Closing Date "
and the actions taken on such
date and at such time the " Closing
."
3.2
Deliveries by Seller to Buyer . At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
3.2.1 the Bill of Sale in
substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto (the
" Bill of Sale "), dated the
Execution Date and duly executed by an authorized officer of
Seller, transferring certain Purchased Assets to Buyer;
3.2.2 the Assumption Agreement
in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto (the
" Assumption Agreement ")
dated the Execution Date and duly executed by an authorized officer
of Seller transferring the Purchased Assets to Buyer;
3.2.3 a statement of assets and
liabilities representing the Purchased Assets and Assumed
Liabilities as of November 30, 2006 prepared in a manner consistent
with prior periods (the " Closing Date Statement of
Assets and Liabilities ");
3.2.4 a certificate, dated the
Closing Date and executed on behalf of Seller by a duly authorized
officer of Seller certifying that (i) each of the representations
and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement is true and
correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, with the
same force and effect as if made as of the Closing Date (other than
such representations and warranties that are expressly made as of
another date), (ii) all covenants and agreements of Seller to be
performed by it on or prior to the Closing under this Agreement
have been performed, (iii) there will have not been any material
adverse change in the Purchased Assets whether or not resulting
from a breach in any representation, warranty or covenant in this
Agreement and (iv) that the Closing Date Statement of Assets and
Liabilities was prepared in a manner consistent with prior
periods;
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3.2.5 all Business
Records;
3.2.6 a certificate of
Seller’s Secretary (i) attaching copies of resolutions of the
Board of Directors of Seller authorizing and approving the
execution and delivery of the Agreement and Ancillary Agreements by
Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) certifying that the officers
of Seller executing this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
have been duly elected and have the appropriate authority on behalf
of Seller to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements;
3.2.7 the Required Consents
indicated on Section 4.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule as
having been received as of the Closing Date;
3.2.8 releases from any third
party having an Encumbrance on any Purchased Assets (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) or such other evidence of termination of
such Encumbrance as is reasonably acceptable to Buyer;
3.2.9 the Transition Services
Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached
hereto (the " Transition Services Agreement
"), dated the Execution Date and duly executed by an
authorized officer of Seller;
3.2.10
the Registration Rights Agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit F attached hereto (the " Registration
Rights Agreement "), dated the Closing Date
and duly executed by an authorized officer of Seller;
3.2.11 a
certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller
certifying that no Taxes related to the Purchased Assets are in
arrears; and
3.2.12 such
other documents and instruments as are reasonably required to be
delivered to Buyer by Seller in order to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.3
Deliveries by Buyer to Seller . At the Closing, Mobilepro and Buyer shall deliver to Seller
the following:
3.3.1 the Purchase Price,
payable in accordance with Sections 2.3, including, but not limited
to, a stock certificate representing the Common Shares issued in
the name of "TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.";
3.3.2 evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Seller that the Common Shares have been duly
authorized to be issued and delivered in accordance with Section
2.3;
3.3.3 counterpart of the
Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D
, dated the Execution Date and duly executed by an authorized
officer of Buyer assuming obligations of Seller under the Assumed
Contracts arising after the Effective Time;
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3.3.4 (a) a certificate
dated the Closing Date and executed by a duly authorized officer of
Buyer, certifying (i) that the representations and warranties of
Buyer contained herein are true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as
if made as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and
warranties that are expressly made as of another date); and (ii)
that all of the covenants and agreements to be performed by Buyer
on or prior to the Closing under this Agreement have been
performed; and
(b) a certificate dated the Closing Date and
executed by a duly authorized officer of Mobilepro, certifying (i)
that the representations and warranties of Mobilepro contained
herein are true and correct in all material respects as of the
Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made as of the
Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties that
are expressly made as of another date); and (ii) that all of the
covenants and agreements to be performed by Mobilepro on or prior
to the Closing under this Agreement have been performed;
3.3.5 (a)
a certificate of Buyer’s Secretary (i)
attaching copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Buyer
authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Buyer and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby and (ii) certifying that the officers of Buyer executing
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have been duly elected
and have the appropriate authority on behalf of Buyer to enter into
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; and
(b) a certificate of Mobilepro’s
Secretary (i) attaching copies of resolutions of the Board of
Directors of Mobilepro authorizing and approving the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by
Mobilepro and the consummation by Mobilepro of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) certifying that the
officers of Mobilepro executing this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements have been duly elected and have the appropriate
authority on behalf of Mobilepro to enter into this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements;
3.3.6 counterpart of the
Transition Services Agreement in substantially the form of
Exhibit E , dated the Execution Date and duly executed by an
authorized officer of Seller;
3.3.7 the Registration Rights
Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit F , dated the
Closing Date and duly executed by an authorized officer of
Mobilepro; and
3.3.8 such other documents and
instruments as are reasonably required to be delivered to Seller by
Buyer in order to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof.
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ARTICLE 4
Representations and Warranties of
Seller
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer
that, except as may be expressly otherwise set forth in Seller
Disclosure Schedule delivered by Seller to Buyer simultaneously
with the execution of this Agreement, each of the representations
and warranties contained in the following sections of this ARTICLE
4 is true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date.
4.1 Corporate
Existence and Authority . Seller is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. Seller has all
corporate power and authority required to carry on its business
related to the Purchased Assets, to own or use the Purchased
Assets, and to perform all obligations under the Assigned
Contracts.
4.2 Corporate
Authorization . Seller has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Bill
of Sale, the Assumption Agreement, the Transition Services
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement (the Bill of Sale,
the Assumption Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, together with all other assignments
and documents that Seller is to execute and deliver pursuant to
this Agreement being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
" Ancillary Agreements ") and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and
each of the Ancillary Agreements, and the sale of the Purchased
Assets to Buyer, have been duly and validly approved and authorized
by Seller’s Board of Directors.
4.3
Governmental Authorization .
No authorization, decree or order of any court, bankruptcy court,
bankruptcy trustee, creditors’ committee, receiver,
governmental authority or any other person is required in order to
authorize or enable Seller to: (i) enter into this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements; (ii) sell, assign, convey and transfer
all the Purchased Assets to Buyer as contemplated by this
Agreement; or (iii) to carry out and perform Seller’s
obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. This
Agreement has been, and at the Closing the Ancillary Agreements
will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller, and
(assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer) this
Agreement constitutes and, upon the execution of each of the
Ancillary Agreements by the parties thereto, the Ancillary
Agreements will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of
Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with their
respective terms except (i) as limited by general equitable
principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited
by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (iii) insofar as
indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by
applicable law.
4.4 No
Conflict . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by
Seller, do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate the
charter or Bylaws of Seller; (ii) conflict with or violate any law,
rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award applicable to the Purchased Assets; (iii)
result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or event which
with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
rescission, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any of the
Assigned Agreements or any material note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise
or other instrument relating to any of the Purchased Assets to
which Seller is a party or is bound or by which any of the
Purchased Assets are bound or affected; or (iv) result in the
creation of any Encumbrance on any of the Purchased
Assets.
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4.5 Consents
and Approvals . Except as set forth in
Section 4.5 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Seller
do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements by Seller (including Seller’s assignment of any
Assigned Contracts to Buyer) will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with or
notification to, any third party, including but not limited to any
governmental or regulatory authority.
4.6 Title to
and Condition of Purchased Assets .
Seller owns all the Purchased Assets and Seller has good and
marketable title in and to all the Purchased Assets, free and clear
of all Encumbrances. None of the Purchased Assets is licensed from
any third party and none of the Purchased Assets is licensed to any
third party. All of the tangible personal property included in the
Purchased Assets is conveyed in an "as is" condition. The transfer
of the Purchased Assets from Seller to Buyer will not result in any
Encumbrance.
4.7 Accounts
Receivable . The Accounts Receivable
constitute valid receivables that arose from bona fide transactions
in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practices.
A schedule of the Accounts Receivable as of November 30, 2006 is
set forth in Section 4.7 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (the
" AR Schedule "). Other than
ordinary course adjustments not material in the aggregate and
matters listed in the AR Schedule, (i) no counterclaims or
offsetting claims with respect to presently outstanding Accounts
Receivable are pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened
and (ii) subject to such amounts as are reserved for bad debts on
the Closing Date Statement of Assets and Liabilities, such Accounts
Receivable are fully collectible in their stated amount. Except as
provided in AR Schedule, no agreements for deductions or discounts
have been made with respect to any part of such Accounts
Receivable.
4.8 Full
Force and Effect . Each Assigned
Contract, permit, franchise or other instrument assigned to or
assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements is in full force and is not subject to any breach or
default thereunder by Seller or, to Seller’s knowledge, any
other party thereto.
4.9
Litigation . There is no
claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding of any nature
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, at law or in
equity, by way of arbitration or before any court, governmental
department, commission, board or agency that: (i) may adversely
affect, contest or challenge Seller’s authority, right or
ability to sell or convey any of the Purchased Assets to Buyer
hereunder or otherwise perform Seller’s obligations under
this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; (ii) challenges
or contests Seller’s right, title or ownership of any of the
Purchased Assets; (iii) asserts that any Purchased Asset, or any
action taken by any employee or agent of Seller with respect to any
Purchased Asset, infringes any Intellectual Property Rights of any
third party or constitutes a misappropriation or misuse of any
Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets or proprietary rights
of any party; (iv) seeks to enjoin, prevent or hinder the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; or (v) would impair or have
a material adverse effect on Buyer’s right or ability to use
or exploit any of the Purchased Assets or impair or have an adverse
effect on the value of any Purchased Asset.
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4.10 Tax
Matters . Except as set forth in
Section 4.10 of the Seller’s Disclosure Schedule, no claim or
other proceeding is pending or has been threatened against or with
respect to the Seller in respect of any Tax that could give rise to
an Encumbrance upon the Purchased Assets or otherwise be
enforceable against a transferee of the Purchased Assets. Solely
with respect to the Purchased Assets, there are no unsatisfied
Liabilities for Taxes (including liabilities for interest,
additions to tax and penalties thereon and related expenses) with
respect to any notice of deficiency or similar document received by
the Seller that could give rise to an Encumbrance upon the
Purchased Assets or otherwise be enforceable against a transferee
of the Purchased Assets.
4.11
Compliance with Laws .
Except where the failure would not impair or have a material
adverse effect on Buyer’s right or ability to use or exploit
any of the Purchased Assets or impair or have an adverse effect on
the value of any Purchased Asset, Seller has complied with and has
not received any notices of violation with respect to, any federal,
state or local statute, law or regulation, applicable to any of the
Purchased Assets, including without limitation (i) all applicable
Tax laws and regulations with respect to consultants, (ii) the
Export Administration Act and regulations promulgated thereunder
and all other laws, regulations, rules, orders, writs, injunctions,
judgments and decrees applicable to the export or re-export of
controlled commodities or technical data and (iii) the Immigration
Reform and Control Act.
4.12
Intellectual Property .
4.12.1 The Purchased Assets
include all Intellectual Property Rights necessary to
enable
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