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Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Copy
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND
AMONG
FASTTRACK,
LLC
AND
COTELLIGENT,
INC.
COTELLIGENT USA,
INC.
CZG MOBILE VENTURES,
INC.
BSMART.TO
LLC
JAS CONCEPTS,
INC.
DATED APRIL 1,
2005
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This asset purchase agreement
(“ Agreement ”) is dated April 1, 2005, by and
among FastTrack, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“ Buyer ”), Cotelligent, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ”), Cotelligent USA, Inc.,
a California corporation, CZG Mobile Ventures, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, bSmart.to LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
and JAS Concepts, Inc. a Pennsylvania corporation (together with
Parent, the “ Sellers ” and each, a “
Seller ”).
R
ECITALS
Sellers desire to sell, and
Buyer desires to purchase, substantially all of the assets related
solely to the Seller’s business of sales force automation
Software and services solutions uniquely designed to serve niche
grocery and consumer packaged goods industries comprised of two
main software components known as “FastTrack,” which is
divided into two sections, field application and data server, and
“Exchange Lynx,” which consists of proprietary data
communications management product as a going concern, including the
design, manufacture, and sale of its products and the furnishing of
advisory and consulting services to customers as well as any
goodwill associated therewith (the “ Business
”), and Buyer is willing to assume certain obligations of
Sellers relating to the Business, for the consideration and on the
terms set forth in this Agreement.
The parties, intending to be
legally bound, 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
Receivable”—(a) all trade accounts receivable and other
rights to payment from customers of Sellers related solely 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 each Seller
related solely to the Business, (b) all other accounts or notes
receivable of each Seller related solely 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.
“Affected
Employees” — all employees of Sellers employed
principally in connection with the Business, including persons on
vacation, temporary layoff, approved leave of absence, sick leave,
family medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, or
short-term disability leave; and excluding persons on long-term
disability leave under a long-term disability plan maintained by
any Seller.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
such Person, and in the case of any natural Person shall include
all relatives and immediate family members of such Person. For
purposes of
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IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
this definition, a Person shall be
deemed to control another Person if such first Person directly or
indirectly owns or holds fifty percent (50%) or more of the
ownership interests in such other Person.
“Assets”—as
defined in Section 2.1.
“Assigned
Contract”—as defined in Section 2.1(c).
“Assigned
Lease”—as defined in Section 2.1(d).
“Assignment and
Assumption Agreement”—as defined in Section
2.8(a)(ii).
“Assumed
Liabilities”—as defined in Section 2.4(a).
“Balance Sheet
Statement”—as defined in Section 3.3.
“Bill of
Sale”—as defined in Section 2.8(a)(i).
“Breach”—any breach of, or any inaccuracy in,
any representation or warranty or any breach of, or failure to
perform or comply with, any covenant or obligation, in or of this
Agreement or any other Contract, or any event which with the
passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute
such a breach, inaccuracy or failure.
“Bulk Sales
Laws”—as defined in Section 5.4.
“Business”—as defined in the recitals to this
Agreement.
“Business
Day”—any day other than (a) Saturday or Sunday or (b)
any other day on which banks in Los Angeles, California are
permitted or required to be closed.
“Buyer”—as
defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Buyer
Contact”—as defined in Section 12.2(a).
“Buyer
Group”—as defined in Section 6.1.
“Buyer
Indemnitees”—as defined in Section 11.2.
“Closing”—as defined in Section
2.7.
“Closing Accrued
Vacation”—as defined in Section 2.3(b)(ii).
“Closing Cash
Payment”—as defined in Section 2.3(a).
“Closing
Date”—as defined in Section 2.7.
“COBRA”—
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“Code”—the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Competing
Business”—as defined in Section 10.2(a).
“Confidential
Information”—as defined in Section 12.1(a).
“Consent”—any approval, consent,
ratification, waiver or other authorization.
“Contemplated
Transactions”—all of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
“Contract” or
“Contracts”—any agreement, contract (including
any Government Contract), Lease, commitment or other undertaking or
arrangement.
“Damages”—as defined in Section
11.2.
“Disclosing
Party”—as defined in Section 12.1(a).
“Earn-Out
Amount”—as defined in Section 2.9.
“Earn-Out
Statement”—as defined in Section 2.9(c).
“Effective
Time”—12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date.
“Election
Period”—as defined in Section 11.6(d).
“Encumbrance”—any charge, claim, 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.
“ERISA”—the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Estimated Accrued
Vacation”—as defined in Section 2.3(b)(i).
“Exchange
Act”—the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded
Assets”—as defined in Section 2.2.
“Facilities”—any real property, leasehold or
other interest in real property related solely to the Business and
currently owned or operated by any Seller, including the Tangible
Personal Property used or operated by any Seller at the respective
locations of the Real Property specified in Section 3.6.
“GAAP”—generally accepted accounting
principles for financial reporting in the United States, applied on
a consistent basis.
“General Ledger”
—as defined in Section 3.3.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“Governmental
Authorization”—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, which consent, license, registration or permit
is related primarily to or required for the operation of the
Business.
“Governmental
Body”—any:
(a) nation, state, county,
city, town, borough, village, district or other
jurisdiction;
(b) federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign or other government;
(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);
(d) body exercising, or
entitled or purporting to exercise, any administrative, executive,
judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or
power; or
(e) official of any of the
foregoing.
“Indemnitee”—as defined in Section
11.6(a).
“Indemnitor”—as defined in Section
11.6(a).
“Independent
Accountants” —as defined in Section 2.9(e).
“Intellectual
Property”—(a) all patents, patent applications, and
patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos,
trade names, and corporate names, and including all goodwill
associated therewith, and all applications, registrations and
renewals in connection therewith, (c) all registered copyrights and
all applications, registrations and renewals in connection
therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications, registrations
and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets and
confidential information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and
cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals),
(f) all computer Software (including data and related
documentation), and (g) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof
(in whatever form or medium).
“Intellectual Property
Licenses”—as defined in Section 3.20(b).
“Inventories”—all inventories of Sellers
related solely to the Business, wherever located, including all
finished goods, work in process, raw materials, spare parts and all
other materials and supplies used or consumed by Sellers in the
production of finished goods for the Business.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“IRS”—the
United States Internal Revenue Service and, to the extent relevant,
the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge”—with respect to Sellers, Sellers
will be deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other
matter if James R. Lavelle or Curtis J. Parker is actually aware of
that fact or matter, and with respect to Buyer, Buyer will be
deemed to have Knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if
any Person relating thereto is actually aware of that fact or
matter.
“Lease”—any
Real Property Lease or any lease or rental agreement, license,
right to use or installment and conditional sale agreement to which
any Seller is a party related solely to the Business and any other
Seller Contract related solely to the Business pertaining to the
leasing or use of any Tangible Personal Property.
“Legal
Requirement”—any federal, state or municipal law,
ordinance, regulation, statute or treaty.
“Liability” or
“Liabilities”—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, and whether or not the same is required to be accrued
on the financial statements of such Person.
“License
Agreement” —as defined in Section
2.8(a)(iv).
“Material Adverse
Effect”—means a material adverse effect on the assets,
Liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the
Business taken as a whole, other than changes (a) relating to
generally applicable United States economic conditions or the
Business industry, (b) resulting from the execution of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, or the public disclosure of any information
relating thereto, or (c) arising out of or resulting from the fact
that the Business prior to the Closing Date was operated as part of
a larger company which provided corporate services and other
support and had never operated as a stand alone
business.
“Net
Names”—as defined in Section 2.1(h).
“Non-Real Estate
Encumbrances”—as defined in Section 3.7(b).
“Order”—any
order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or
arbitration award of any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
“Owned Intellectual
Property”—as defined in Section 3.20(a).
“Parent”—as
defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Parent Stockholder
Approval”—as defined in Section 8.4.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“Permitted
Encumbrances”—means (a) liens for Taxes and other
governmental charges and assessments which are not yet due and
payable or which are being contested in good faith, (b) liens
relating to deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other types of social security or to secure the performance of
leases, trade contracts or other similar agreements, (c) any and
all Legal Requirements relating to zoning and land use and (d) any
utility company rights, easements and franchises.
“Person”—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”—any action, arbitration, audit,
hearing, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil,
criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, whether public
or private) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or
otherwise involving, any Governmental Body or
arbitrator.
“Purchase
Price”—as defined in Section 2.3.
“Real Property
Lease”—any ground lease or Space Lease.
“Receiving
Party”—as defined in Section 12.1(a).
“Record”—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”—With respect to a specified Person:
(f) 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;
(g) any Person that holds a
Material Interest in such specified Person;
(h) each Person that serves
as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of such
specified Person (or in a similar capacity);
(i) any Person in which such
specified Person holds a Material Interest; and
(j) any Person with respect
to which such specified Person serves as a general partner or a
trustee (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 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
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other voting interests representing at
least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding voting power of a Person
or equity securities or other equity interests representing at
least ten percent (10%) of the outstanding equity securities or
equity interests in a Person.
“Representative”—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.
“Restrictive
Covenants”—as defined in Section 11.11(a).
“Retained
Liabilities”—as defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Securities
Act”— the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“Seller” or
“Sellers”—as defined in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“Seller Benefit
Plans”—all (i) material employee welfare benefit plans
or employee pension benefit plans as defined in sections 3(1) and
3(2) of ERISA, including plans that provide retirement income or
result in deferrals of income by employees for periods extending to
their terminations of employment or beyond, and plans that provides
medical, surgical or hospital care benefits or benefits in the
event of sickness, accident, disability, death or unemployment and
(ii) other material employee benefit agreements or arrangements
that are not ERISA plans, including any deferred compensation
plans, incentive plans, bonus plans or arrangements, stock option
plans, stock purchase plans, stock award plans, golden parachute
agreements, severance pay plans, dependent care plans, cafeteria
plans, employee assistance programs, scholarship programs,
retention incentive agreements, noncompetition agreements, vacation
policies and, or other similar plans, agreement or arrangements
that (a) are maintained by any Seller or any of its Related Persons
for the benefit of Affected Employees, (b) have been approved by
any Seller or any of its Related Persons but are not yet effective
for the benefit of Affected Employees or their beneficiaries, or
(c) were previously maintained by any Seller or any of its Related
Persons for the benefit of the Affected Employees or their
beneficiaries and with respect to which Seller or any of its
Related Persons may have any liability, contingent or otherwise.
However, Seller Benefit Plans shall not include any agreements
between the Seller and any Affected Employees pursuant to which the
Seller has agreed to pay Affected Employees additional compensation
in consideration of their services rendered in connection with the
sale of the Assets.
“Seller
Contact”—as defined in Section 12.2(a).
“Seller
Contract”—any Contract related solely to the Business
(a) under which any Seller has or may acquire any rights or
benefits; (b) under which any Seller has or may become subject to
any obligation or liability; or (c) by which any Seller or any of
the Assets may become bound.
“Seller Disclosure
Letter”—the disclosure letter delivered by Sellers to
Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement.
“Seller
Indemnitees”—as defined in Section 11.3.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“Software”—all computer software and
subsequent versions thereof, including source code, object,
executable or binary code, objects, comments, screens, user
interfaces, report formats, templates, menus, buttons and icons and
all files, data, materials, manuals, design notes and other items
and documentation related thereto or associated
therewith.
“Space
Lease”—any lease or rental agreement pertaining to the
occupancy of any improved space on any Land related solely to the
Business.
“Subsidiary”—with respect to any Person (the
“ Owner ”), any corporation or other Person of
which securities or other interests having the power to elect a
majority of that corporation’s or other Person’s board
of directors or similar governing body, or otherwise having the
power to direct the business and policies of that corporation or
other Person (other than securities or other interests having such
power only upon the happening of a contingency that has not
occurred), are held by the Owner or one or more of its
Subsidiaries.
“Survival
Period”—as defined in Section 11.5.
“Tangible Personal
Property”—all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture,
office equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles
and other items of tangible personal property (other than
Inventories) of every kind owned or leased by any Seller related
solely to the Business, together with any express or implied
warranty by the manufacturers or sellers or lessors of any item or
component part thereof and all maintenance records and other
documents relating thereto.
“Tax”—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, withholding,
social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on
minimum 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 authority of any Governmental Body or payable under any
tax-sharing agreement or any other Contract.
“Tax
Return”—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.
“Third
Party”—a Person that is not a party to this
Agreement.
“Third Party
Claim”—any claim against any Indemnitee by a Third
Party that could give rise to a right of indemnification under this
Agreement.
“Transaction
Agreements”—as defined in Section 11.11(a).
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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“Transferred
Employee”—as defined in Section 10.1(a).
“Transition Services
Agreement”—as defined in Section 2.8(a)(vi).
“[* *
*]”—as defined in Section 2.10.
“[* * *]
Contract”—as defined in Section 2.10.
“[* * *] Refund
Amount”—as defined in Section 2.10.
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) reference to any Person
includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if
applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited
by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular
capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or
individually;
(iii) reference to any gender
includes each other gender;
(iv) reference to any
agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or
instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time
in accordance with the terms thereof;
(v) reference to any Legal
Requirement means, unless expressly indicated otherwise, such Legal
Requirement as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted,
in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to any
section or other provision of any Legal Requirement means, unless
expressly indicated otherwise, that provision of such Legal
Requirement from time to time in effect and constituting the
substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or
reenactment of such section or other provision;
(vi) “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;
(vii) “including”
(and with correlative meaning “include”) means
including without limiting the generality of any description
preceding such term;
(viii) “or” is
used in the inclusive sense of “and/or”;
(ix) with respect to the
determination of any period of time, “from” means
“from and including” and “to” means
“to but excluding”; and
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IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
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PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(x) references to documents,
instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
(b) Accounting Terms and
Determinations. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting
terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with
GAAP.
(c) 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 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, each Seller shall sell, convey,
assign, transfer, and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase
and acquire from such Seller, free and clear of any Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances all of such Seller’s right,
title, and interest in and to the Business, including the following
(but excluding the Excluded Assets):
(a) all Tangible Personal
Property;
(b) all
Inventories;
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 2.2(k), all Seller Contracts, and all outstanding offers or
solicitations made by or to any Seller to enter into any Contract
related solely to the Business (the “ Assigned
Contracts ”);
(d) the Real Property Lease
set forth in the Seller Disclosure Letter, together with any
leasehold improvements thereunder (the “ Assigned
Lease ”);
(e) all Governmental
Authorizations related solely to the Business and all pending
applications therefor or renewals thereof, in each case to the
extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirement and otherwise
transferable to Buyer;
(f) the data and Records of
each Seller related solely to the Business that, consistent with
such Seller’s past practices, are located at a facility
located on the land or located at a property subject to a Real
Property Lease, including client and customer lists and Records,
referral sources, research and development reports and Records,
production reports and Records, service and warranty Records,
equipment logs, operating guides and manuals, financial and
accounting Records, creative materials, advertising materials,
promotional materials, studies, reports, correspondence and other
similar documents and Records and, subject to Legal Requirements,
copies of all personnel Records;
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(g) all of the intangible
rights and property of Sellers used solely in the Business,
including going concern value, goodwill, Software, and the Owned
Intellectual Property (including Sellers’ right, title and
interest in or to any assumed fictional business names, trade
names, registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks,
applications, logos, icons or any other trade designation or
derivative of “FastTrack” or “Exchange
Lynx”);
(h) all rights in the
internet web sites and internet domain names set forth in the
Seller Disclosure Letter; and
(i) all claims of Seller
against Third Parties relating to the Business or the Assets,
whether choate or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or
non-contingent; and
(j) all rights of Sellers
relating to deposits and prepaid expenses, claims for refunds and
rights to offset in respect thereof, in each case related to the
Business.
All of the property and
assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder are herein referred to
collectively as the “ Assets .”
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, to the extent that any of the Assigned Contracts (other
than those required to be assigned or renewed pursuant to Section
2.8(a)(ix) hereof) are not assignable without the consent, waiver
or approval of another party, this Agreement shall not constitute
an assignment or an attempted assignment thereof if such assignment
or attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof. Parent
and Sellers, in consultation with Buyer, shall use reasonable
efforts to obtain such consents as contemplated by Section 5.1
hereof, and Buyer shall submit any financial information reasonably
requested by the contract party in connection with the purchase of
the Business in applying for such consents. If any such consent is
not obtained prior to the Closing Date, Parent and Sellers shall
cooperate with Buyer in any reasonable arrangement designed to
provide for Buyer the benefits intended to be assigned to the Buyer
under the relevant contract, including enforcement at the cost and
for the account of the Buyer of any and all rights of the Seller
against the other party thereto arising out of the breach or
cancellation thereof by such other party or otherwise; provided
that Buyer shall undertake to (i) pay or satisfy the corresponding
Liabilities for the enjoyment of such benefit to the extent that
Buyer would have been responsible therefor hereunder if such
consent, waiver or approval had been obtained, (ii) pay all the
reasonable costs and expenses of Parent and Sellers, other than non
out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., time of Parent’s and
Sellers’ employees), in providing such arrangements and
taking such actions, and (iii) indemnify Parent and Sellers in full
for any loss, claims or damages resulting to Parent and Sellers
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in
providing such arrangements and taking such actions.
2.2 EXCLUDED
ASSETS
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, Sellers shall not contribute,
convey, assign, or transfer to Buyer, and Buyer shall not acquire
or have any rights to acquire any assets (the “ Excluded
Assets ”) other than those specifically set forth in
Section 2.1. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
unless and to the extent specifically set forth in Section 2.1, the
following shall constitute Excluded Assets:
(a) all cash, cash
equivalents, securities, money on deposit with banks, certificates
of deposit and similar instruments and short-term
investments;
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(b) all Accounts
Receivable;
(c) all personnel Records and
other Records that Seller is required by Legal Requirement to
retain in its possession;
(d) all claims for refund or
credit of Taxes, Tax loss carryforwards and other governmental
charges of whatever nature;
(e) all rights in connection
with and assets of the Seller Benefit Plans;
(f) all rights of Sellers
under this Agreement, the Bill of Sale, the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the
other Transaction Agreements;
(g) all corporate or
organizational records and minute books of each Seller;
(h) nontransferable
Governmental Authorizations;
(i) the hardware listed in
the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(j) the administrative
Software and internet web sites and internet domain names listed in
the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(k) subject to the license
agreement to be entered into pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(iv), the
JASware software in object code and source code;
(l) the Seller Contract
listed in Section 2.2(l) of the Seller Disclosure
Letter;
(m) all insurance policies of
each Seller relating to the Business, any refunds paid or payable
in connection with the cancellation or discontinuance of any
insurance policies applicable to the Business, and any claims made
on/or under such insurance policies; and
(n) accounts, notes or debts
owed to the Business from, or by the Business to, an Affiliate of
any Seller.
2.3 CONSIDERATION
(a) The consideration for the
Assets (the “ Purchase Price ”) will be (i) Two
Million Eight Hundred Thousand dollars ($2,800,000), subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 2.3(b) (the “ Closing
Cash Payment ”), (ii) plus the Earn-Out Amount, if any,
(iii) minus the [* * *] Refund Amount, if any, (iv) plus the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities. In accordance with Section
2.8(b), at the Closing, the Closing Cash Payment of the Purchase
Price shall be delivered by Buyer to Sellers by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. The Earn-Out Amount, if any, shall be
paid by Buyer to Parent in accordance with Section 2.9 and the [* *
*] Refund Amount, if any, shall be paid by Sellers to Buyer in
accordance with Section 2.10.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(b) The Purchase Price shall
be adjusted as follows:
(i) Five days prior to the
Closing Date, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer the latest
statement from Administaff, Inc., the Parent’s payroll firm
(“ Administaff ”), which statement shall include
the Liabilities for vacation for the Transferred Employees accrued
as of the date of such statement (the “ Estimated Accrued
Vacation ”) and which shall be substantially in the form
set forth in the Seller Disclosure Letter. If the Estimated Accrued
Vacation is less than the vacation accrual for the Transferred
Employees set forth on the Balance Sheet Statement, then the
Closing Cash Payment to be paid by the Buyer at the Closing shall
be decreased by an amount equal to such shortfall. If the Estimated
Accrued Vacation is greater than the vacation accrual for the
Transferred Employees set forth on the Balance Sheet Statement,
then the Closing Cash Payment shall be increased by an amount equal
to such excess.
(ii) As promptly as
practicable, but no later than 30 calendar days after the Closing
Date, the Sellers shall cause Administaff to prepare and deliver to
the Sellers and the Buyer a statement that includes the Liabilities
for vacation for the Transferred Employees accrued as of the
Effective Time (the “ Closing Accrued Vacation
”), which shall be substantially in the form set forth in the
Seller Disclosure Letter. If the Closing Accrued Vacation is
greater than the Estimated Accrued Vacation, then the Buyer shall
pay to the Seller an amount equal to the difference between the
Estimated Accrued Vacation and the Closing Accrued Vacation within
five Business Days after delivery of the statement of Closing
Accrued Vacation to the Buyer and the Sellers, and if the Closing
Accrued Vacation is less than the Estimated Accrued Vacation, then
the $50,000 amount set forth in Section 2.9(b)(ii) shall be deemed
increased by an amount equal to such shortfall. If the Final
Accrued Vacation is equal to the Estimated Accrued Vacation, then
no adjustment shall be made.
2.4 LIABILITIES
(a) Assumed Liabilities. On
the Closing Date, but effective as of the Effective Time, Buyer
shall assume and agree to discharge the following Liabilities of
Sellers (the “ Assumed Liabilities
”):
(i) any Liability to any
Seller’s customers incurred by such Seller in the ordinary
course of business for orders outstanding as of the Effective
Time;
(ii) any Liability to any of
Seller’s customers under warranties implied by law and any
warranty agreements and indemnities given by any Seller to its
customers prior to the Effective Time in connection with the
Business pursuant to any Assigned Contract;
(iii) all of each
Seller’s obligations, Liabilities and commitments under the
Assigned Contracts and the Assigned Lease attributable to the
period subsequent to the Closing Date; provided , that such
Assigned Contract has been assigned in accordance with this
Agreement;
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(iv) Liabilities for vacation
for the Transferred Employees accrued for periods prior to the
Effective Time and all Liabilities relating to the Transferred
Employees arising after the Effective Time and assumed by Buyer
pursuant to Section 10.1, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section
2.3(b);
(v) any Liability under any
Environmental Law at or relating to the Facilities, but excluding
any Liability arising from the transportation prior to the Closing
Date of materials from the Facilities to another location;
and
(vi) all other Liabilities
relating to the Business that arise after the Effective
Time.
(b) Retained Liabilities. The
Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and
shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by
Sellers. “ Retained Liabilities ” shall mean
every Liability of Sellers other than the Assumed Liabilities,
including:
(i) any Liability for Taxes
arising as a result of any Seller’s operation of the Business
or ownership of the Assets prior to the Effective Time;
(ii) any Liability under any
Contract not assumed by Buyer under Section 2.4(a);
(iii) any Liability of Seller
under the Seller Benefit Plans or relating to payroll, sick leave,
workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits for any
Seller’s employees or, to the extent such Liability arises
prior to the Effective Time out of or relating to the operation of
the Business, former employees or both;
(iv) any Liability under any
employment, severance, retention or termination agreement with any
employee of any Seller or any of its Related Persons;
(v) any Liability of any
Seller to any Related Person of such Seller;
(vi) any Liability to
indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any officer, director,
employee or agent of any Seller (other than the Liabilities with
respect to the Transferred Employees that are being assumed by
Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4(a)(iv);
(vii) except for the
Liabilities assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4(a), all other
Liabilities relating to the Business that existed prior to the
Effective Time; and
(viii) any Liability of any
Seller under this Agreement or any other document executed in
connection with the Contemplated Transactions.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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2.5 SALES AND TRANSFER TAXES;
RECORDING FEES
Buyer will pay all sales,
motor vehicle sales and use, transfer and documentary Taxes, if
any, payable in connection with the sale, conveyances, assignments,
transfers and deliveries to be made to Buyer hereunder. Buyer shall
promptly pay any such Taxes directly to the Governmental Body
assessing them or reimburse Sellers for any such Tax upon demand
and receipt of supporting evidence that any Seller made such
payment. Appropriate sales Taxes will be due by Buyer at Closing if
valid exemption certificates are not provided by Buyer at Closing.
In the event that Seller is audited in connection with such Taxes,
such Seller will notify Buyer of such audit and will not object to
Buyer’s appearance in the audit.
2.6 ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE
PRICE
The Purchase Price, together
with Assumed Liabilities, shall be allocated as set forth on
Section 2.6 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Sellers and Buyer
shall each report federal, state, local and other Tax consequences
of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including the filing
of Internal Revenue Service Form 8594) in a manner consistent with
such allocation, and none of them shall take any position in any
Tax Return, or other filing, proceeding or audit or otherwise that
is inconsistent with such allocation
2.7 CLOSING
The purchase and sale
provided for in this Agreement (the “ Closing ”)
will take place at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP,
101 Park Avenue, New York, New York, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
(local time) on the third Business Day immediately following the
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the
parties hereto set forth in Articles 7 and 8, unless Buyer and
Sellers otherwise agree (the date on which the Closing occurs, the
“ Closing Date ”).
2.8 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 bill of sale for all of
the Assets that are Tangible Personal Property, substantially in
the form of Exhibit A (the “ Bill of Sale
”), executed by Sellers;
(ii) an assignment and
assumption agreement that provides for the assignment of all of the
Assigned Contracts and Assumed Liabilities by Sellers to Buyer and
the assumption of the same by Buyer, substantially in the form of
Exhibit B (the “ Assignment and Assumption
Agreement ”), executed by Sellers;
(iii) for the Assigned Lease,
an Assignment and Assumption of Lease, substantially in the form of
Exhibit C or such other appropriate document or instrument
of transfer, as the case may require, each in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its counsel and executed by
the applicable Seller;
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(iv) a License Agreement (the
“ License Agreement ”), substantially in the
form of Exhibit D , pursuant to which the Sellers shall
license the JASware software to the Buyer;
(v) assignments of all
Intellectual Property Assets and separate assignments of all
registered trademarks, patents and copyrights, substantially in the
form of Exhibit E , executed by each Seller;
(vi) a transition services
agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit F (the
“ Transition Services Agreement ”), pursuant to
which Buyer shall provide certain transition services to Sellers
for a period of up to three (3) months at no cost, executed by
Sellers;
(vii) such other bills of
sale, assignments, certificates of title, 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 each
Seller;
(viii) the certificates
required by Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this Agreement;
(ix) subject to the
provisions of Section 2.10, fully executed assigned and renewed
Contracts relating to the Business from the existing clients set
forth in the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(x) a certificate of the
Secretary of each Seller certifying, as complete and accurate as of
the Closing, attached copies of the Certificate of Incorporation in
the case of the Parent, and Certificate of Incorporation,
certificate of formation, operating agreement and bylaws, as the
case may be, of such Seller as in effect on the date thereof,
certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of
such Seller’s board of directors or board of managers or
other governing body approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and
certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the officers or
members of such Seller executing this Agreement and any other
document relating to the Contemplated Transactions; and
(b) Buyer shall deliver to
Sellers:
(i) the Closing Cash Payment
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
specified by Sellers in a writing delivered to Buyer at least two
(2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, executed by Buyer;
(iii) the Transition Services
Agreement, executed by Buyer;
(iv) the License Agreement,
executed by Buyer;
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(v) the certificates required
by Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of this Agreement; and
(vi) a certificate of the
Secretary of Buyer certifying, as complete and accurate as of the
Closing, attached copies of the articles of organization and
operating agreement of Buyer as in effect on the date thereof and
certifying and attaching all requisite resolutions or actions of
Buyer’s managing member approving the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions and certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the
managing member of Buyer executing this Agreement and any other
document relating to the Contemplated Transactions.
2.9 POST-CLOSING
EARN-OUT
Sellers shall be entitled to
receive a post-closing earn-out (the “ Earn-Out Amount
”) determined in accordance with and paid at the time and
manner set forth in this Section 2.9.
(a) Subject to the provisions
of this Section 2.9, including without limitation, Sections 2.9(b)
below, with respect to each of the years ending on the first,
second and third anniversary of the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay
to Parent (on behalf of Sellers) an aggregate cash payment equal to
3% of the annual gross sales generated by Buyer in connection with
Buyer’s operation of the Assets and the Business for each
year within such three year period; provided , that Parent
shall only be entitled to such payment in the event the annual
gross sales for any such year are equal to or greater than $4.9
million.
(b) Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, in no event shall (i) the aggregate
cumulative payments of the Earn-Out Amounts made by Buyer under
Section 2.9(a) exceed $1,000,000 and (ii) the Buyer have any
obligation to pay the first $50,000 earned pursuant to this Section
2.9; provided , however , that such $50,000 shall be
counted toward the maximum Earn-Out Amount that may be earned
pursuant to this Section 2.9.
(c) After the end of each of
the first three anniversaries of the Closing Date, Buyer shall
prepare a statement (each, an “ Earn-Out Statement
”) setting forth the annual gross sales with respect to such
year, which statement shall be prepared on the same basis and
applying the same accounting principles, policies and practices
that were used by Sellers in preparing the Balance Sheet Statement.
Buyer shall then determine the Earn-Out Amount, if any, for each
such year based upon the Earn-Out Statement for such year. Buyer
shall deliver the Earn-Out Statement and its determination of the
relevant Earn-Out Amount to Sellers within sixty (60) days
following each of the first three anniversaries of the Closing
Date. Sellers and their independent auditors and other
Representatives shall have the right to review and verify each
Earn-Out Statement and determination of the related Earn-Out Amount
when received and Buyer shall provide Sellers with access to all
related working papers.
(d) If within thirty (30)
days following delivery of any Earn-Out Statement and the related
Earn-Out Amount calculation Sellers have not given Buyer written
notice of their objection as to the relevant Earn-Out Amount
calculation (which notice shall state the basis of Seller’s
objection), then the Earn-Out Amount calculated by Buyer shall be
binding and conclusive on the parties and such amount shall paid by
Buyer to Parent (on behalf of Sellers) as provided in Section
2.9(f).
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(e) If Sellers duly give
Buyer such notice of objection, and if Sellers and Buyer fail to
resolve the issues outstanding with respect to any Earn-Out
Statement and the calculation of the related Earn-Out Amount 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. 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 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 relevant Earn-Out
Amount; and (iii) Parent and Buyer will each bear fifty percent
(50%) of the fees and costs of the Independent Accountants for such
determination.
(f) If any Earn-Out Statement
delivered with respect to each of the years ending on the first,
second and third anniversary of the Closing Date indicates that any
Earn-Out Amount is payable, Buyer shall make payment to Parent (on
behalf of the Sellers) in the aggregate amount of such Earn-Out
Amount within 10 days of the earlier of (i) the expiration of the
30-day period in which Sellers had to deliver a notice of
disagreement pursuant to Section 2.9(d) but did not do so, (ii)
within five (5) days of the day on which Buyer receives a written
notice signed by Sellers to the effect that they will not be
delivering a notice of disagreement pursuant to Section 2.9(d) or
(iii) within five (5) days of the day on which any matters disputed
in a notice of disagreement are decided by agreement between Buyer
and Sellers or by decision of the Independent Accountant. Any
payments to Parent under this Section 2.9 shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by
Sellers in a writing delivered to Buyer at least two (2) Business
Days prior to the date such payment is to be made.
2.10 POST-CLOSING
REFUND
In the event [* * *]
(“[* * *]”) does not renew its services and support
contract (the “[* * *] Contract ”) with
Cotelligent USA, Inc. currently scheduled to expire on [* * *] or
enter into a new services and support contract with Buyer by May
31, 2005, Buyer shall be entitled to receive a post-closing refund
(the “[* * *] Refund Amount ”) of up to
$700,000, with the actual [* * *] Refund Amount determined in
accordance with and paid at the time and manner set forth in this
Section 2.10.
(a) In the event [* * *]
renews the [* * *] Contract or enters into a new contract with
Buyer or its Related Persons which provides for the payment by [* *
*] of 80% or greater of the total dollar amount generated by the [*
* *] Contract for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, the [* *
*] Refund Amount shall be zero.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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(b) In the event the [* * *]
Contract is not renewed, or in the event [* * *] renews the [* * *]
Contract or enters into a new contract with Buyer or its Related
Persons which provides for the payment by [* * *] of less than 80%
of the total dollar amount associated with the monthly service and
support charges under the [* * *] Contract for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, the [* * *] Refund Amount shall be an
amount equal to the difference between (i) $700,000 and (ii)
$700,000 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be
the twelve (12) month amortized dollar amount of payments to be
made by [* * *] pursuant to such renewed or new contract, and the
denominator of which shall be 1,406,851. Any [* * *] Refund Amount
under this Section 2.10(b) shall paid by Sellers to Buyer within
ten (10) days of Parent’s receipt of written notice from
Buyer regarding the execution and delivery by [* * *] and Buyer of
such renewed or new contract and such payment shall be made by
Sellers by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
account designated by Buyer at least two (2) Business Days prior to
the date such payment is to be made.
(c) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event the [* * *] Contract is not renewed but [*
* *] continues to pay the monthly service and support charges in
effect as of the date hereof under the [* * *] Contract for a
period of eight (8) consecutive months following the Closing Date,
Buyer shall not be entitled to any [* * *] Refund
Amount.
3. Representations and Warranties of
Sellers
Sellers represent and warrant
to Buyer as follows:
3.1 ORGANIZATION AND GOOD
STANDING
Parent is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware with full corporate power and authority to
own, operate and lease properties and assets and to carry on
businesses in the places and in the manner currently conducted.
Each Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each State or
other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the
properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the activities
conducted by it, requires such qualification, except where the
failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on such Seller or the Business.
3.2 ENFORCEABILITY;
AUTHORITY; NO CONFLICT
(a) Each Seller has all
requisite corporate or limited liability company power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the documents to be
delivered by such Seller at the Closing and to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, including the Contemplated
Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by Sellers and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws from time to time in effect that affect
creditors’ rights generally and by legal and equitable
limitations on the availability of specific remedies. This
Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions have been duly
authorized by all necessary action by Sellers’ board
of
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AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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directors or similar governing body.
Except for the Parent Stockholder Approval, which is required to
consummate the Contemplated Transactions, no further corporate or
stockholder action is necessary on the part of Sellers to execute
and deliver this Agreement or to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions.
(b) Except as set forth in
the Seller Disclosure Letter and except for the Parent Stockholder
Approval, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation or performance of any of the Contemplated
Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice
or lapse of time):
(i) Conflict with or violate
the Articles of Incorporation (or operating agreements as the case
may be) of Parent or Sellers;
(ii) Conflict with,
constitute a material breach, violation or termination of any
provision of, or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration, or loss of any material right or
benefit or both, under any Seller Contract;
(iii) Result in an
acceleration or increase of any indebtedness or other amounts due
with respect to the Business or the Assets;
(iv) Result in the imposition
or creation of any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance)
upon or with respect to any of the Assets; or
(v) To the Knowledge of
Sellers, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any Governmental Authorization, Legal Requirement or
Order applicable to Sellers, the Business or the Assets or to which
Sellers, the Business or any of the Assets may be subject, except
for any such violation or breach that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Sellers, the Assets or the Business.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 3.2(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no Seller is
required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any
Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions, except where the failure to notify or
obtain such a consent would not reasonably be expected, as of the
date hereof, to have a Material Adverse Effect on Sellers, the
Assets or the Business.
3.3 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Sellers have delivered to
Buyer (i) an unaudited statement of certain assets and certain
liabilities of the Business as of December 31, 2004 (the “
Balance Sheet Statement ”) and (ii) an unaudited
statement of the general ledger (including the reconciliation
thereof) of the Business (the “ General Ledger
”), copies of which are set forth in the Seller Disclosure
Letter. The Balance Sheet Statement and General Ledger were each
created specially by Sellers in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby from Sellers’ financial records. Subject
to the foregoing circumstances with respect to their creation and
subject to Sellers’ disclosure to Buyer that certain internal
allocations of expenses shared with other business units of the
Sellers, as well as certain
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direct liabilities of the Business, are
not allocated to the Balance Sheet Statement of the Business or the
General Ledger, the Balance Sheet Statement and the General Ledger
are in accordance with the books and records of the Sellers and the
Balance Sheet Statement presents fairly, in all material respects,
the assets and liabilities of the Business as of the date thereof
and the General Ledger presents fairly, in all material respects,
the revenue and expenses of the Business for the period
thereof.
3.4 BOOKS AND
RECORDS
The books of account and
other financial Records of Sellers related to the Business, all of
which have been made available to Buyer, are complete and correct
and represent actual, bona fide transactions and have been
maintained in accordance with sound business practices.
3.5 SUFFICIENCY OF
ASSETS
Except as set forth in the
Seller Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of Sellers the Assets
constitute all of the assets, tangible and intangible, of any
nature whatsoever, necessary to operate the Business in materially
the same manner in which it is presently operated by
Sellers.
3.6 DESCRIPTION OF LEASED
REAL PROPERTY
Section 2.1(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Real Property Leases which
are used solely in the Business.
3.7 TITLE TO ASSETS;
ENCUMBRANCES
(a) Seller has a valid and
subsisting leasehold interest in the Real Property described in the
Seller Disclosure Letter.
(b) Sellers own good and
transferable title to all of the Tangible Personal Property free
and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and
those Encumbrances described in the Seller Disclosure Letter
(“ Non-Real Estate Encumbrances ”). Sellers
warrant to Buyer that, at the time of Closing, all such Tangible
Personal Property shall be free and clear of all Non-Real Estate
Encumbrances other than (i) those identified in the Seller
Disclosure Letter, (ii) the interest of any United States
Governmental Body in technical data, computer software, and patents
under the clauses pertaining thereto in any government Contract
relating to the Business, if any, and (iii) Encumbrances or other
rights of Governmental Bodies or other Persons in respect of
property or assets delivered to Seller for repair, maintenance, or
other improvements.
3.8 INVENTORIES
All items included in the
Inventories consist of a quality and quantity consistent in all
material respects with past practices or reasonable future
expectations except for obsolete items, slow-moving items and items
of below-standard quality. Inventories on hand that were purchased
after the date of the Balance Sheet Statement were purchased in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or
reasonable future expectations at a cost generally not exceeding
market prices prevailing at the time of purchase.
THE PORTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT
IDENTIFIED BY THE SYMBOL “[* * *]” HAVE BEEN OMITTED
AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST.
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3.9 NO UNDISCLOSED
LIABILITIES
Except as set forth in the
Seller Disclosure Letter, to Sellers’ Knowledge, no Seller
has any material Liability related to the Business or affecting the
Assets except for Liabilities disclosed in the Seller Disclosure
Letter, Liabilities reflected, reserved against or otherwise
described in the Balance Sheet Statement, the consolidated
financial statements of Parent, and current liabilities incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or
reasonable future expectations since the date of the Balance Sheet
Statement.
3.10 TAXES
(a) There are no Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances on any of the Assets that arose
in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax,
and Sellers have no Knowledge of any basis for assertion of any
claims attributable to Taxes which, if adversely determined, would
result in any such Encumbrance.
(b) There is no Tax sharing
agreement, Tax allocation agreement, Tax indemnity obligation or
similar written or unwritten agreement, arrangement, understanding
or practice with respect to Taxes (including any advance pricing
agreement, closing agreement or other arrangement relating
to
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