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Exhibit 10.146
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Asset
Purchase Agreement entered into as of May 17, 2007, by and
among Empagio Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “Buyer”), Empagio, Inc. a Delaware limited
liability company (the “Seller”) and HALO Technology
Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”).
The Buyer, the Parent and the Seller are referred to collectively
herein as the “ Parties .”
The Parent
owns one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Seller. This Agreement contemplates a
transaction in which the Buyer will purchase substantially all of
the assets (and assume certain of the liabilities) of the Seller in
return for cash and other consideration as set forth herein.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the premises and the actual promises
herein made, and in consideration of the representations,
warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as
follows.
Section 1.
Definitions.
"
Accountant ” shall have the meaning set forth in
§2(g) below.
"
Acquired Assets ” means all right, title, and interest
in and to all of the assets of the Seller, including all of
its (a) tangible personal property (such as supplies,
equipment, furniture, automobiles, (b) agreements, contracts,
indentures, mortgages, instruments, Security Interests, guaranties,
other similar arrangements, and rights thereunder,
(c) franchises, approvals, permits, licenses, orders,
registrations, certificates, variances, exemptions, and similar
rights obtained from governments and governmental agencies (the
“ Permits ”), (d) Intellectual Property,
goodwill associated therewith, licenses and sublicenses granted and
obtained with respect thereto, and rights thereunder, remedies
against infringements thereof, and rights to protection of
interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions, (e) any
interest in any real property, fixtures, improvements, and fittings
thereon, leaseholds and subleaseholds therein, and easements,
rights-of-way, and other appurtenants thereto (such as appurtenant
rights in and to public streets), (f) leases, subleases, and
rights thereunder, (g) prepayments, prepaid expenses, and
deferred items, claims, deposits, refunds, causes of action,
chooses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set off, and
rights of recoupment, (h) accounts, notes, and other
receivables, and (i) books, records, ledgers, files,
documents, correspondence, lists, plats, architectural plans,
drawings, and specifications, creative materials, advertising and
promotional materials, studies, reports, and other printed or
written materials, AND (j) Cash and all other material assets
necessary to operate the business of the Seller as conducted by it
prior to the Closing Date; provided , however , that
the Acquired Assets shall not include (i) the items as set
forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and all rights
thereunder (the “ Excluded Assets ”),
(ii) the corporate charter, qualifications to conduct business
as a foreign corporation, arrangements with registered agents
relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer, and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books,
blank stock certificates, and other documents relating to the
organization, maintenance, and existence of the Seller as a
corporation, or (iii) any of the rights of the Seller under
this Agreement.
"
Adjusted Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set
forth in §2(g)(ii) below.
"
Adverse Consequences ” means all actions, suits,
proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints, claims,
demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,
dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement,
Liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and fees,
including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, Adverse Consequences shall
not include any liability of Seth Bernstein or Chatham Capital
Partners LLC, Chatham Investment Fund III, LLC, for their own
actions or failure to act, as a result of being named as defendants
in Crestview Capital Partners LLC v. Halo Technology Holdings,
Inc., Empagio, Inc. Chatham Capital Partners LLC, Chatham
Investment Fund III, LLC and Seth Bernstein, Circuit Court of
Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division, Case
No. 07CH12078.
"
Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in
Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act.
"
Affiliated Group ” means any affiliated group within
the meaning of Code Sec. 1504.
“
Agreement ” this Asset Purchase Agreement.
"
Assumed Liabilities ” means (a) all trade account
payables and accrued expenses of the Seller which are listed on
Exhibit B hereto (which Exhibit shall exclude
liabilities of the Seller related to any Litigation ), (b) all
trade account payables and accrued expenses of the Seller which
have arisen in the ordinary course of business since the date of
the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, (c) all obligations of the
Seller under the agreements, contracts, leases, licenses, and other
arrangements referred to in the definition of Acquired Assets, and
(d) all other Liabilities and obligations of the Seller set
forth in an Appendix to the Disclosure Schedule;
provided , however, that the Assumed Liabilities shall not
include (i) any Liability of the Seller for unpaid Taxes or
for income, transfer, sales, use, and other Taxes arising in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, (ii) any obligation of the Seller to indemnify any
Person (including the Parent) by reason of the fact that such
Person was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Seller or
was serving at the request of any such entity as a partner,
trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of another entity
(whether such indemnification is for judgments, damages, penalties,
fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses, expenses, or
otherwise and whether such indemnification is pursuant to any
statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, or otherwise),
(iii) all Liabilities and obligations of the Seller under its
Employee Benefit Plans, (iv) all Liabilities and obligations
relating to the Excluded Assets (including accounts payable and
accrued expenses), (v) all liabilities and obligations
relating to funded indebtedness of the Seller, (vi) any
Liability of the Seller for costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, or (vii) any obligation which should have been
performed by Seller prior to the Closing Date or (viii) any
Liability or obligation of the Seller under this Agreement.
"
Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the preface
above.
"
Cash ” means cash and cash equivalents (including
marketable securities and short term investments) calculated in
accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the
preparation of the Financial Statements.
“
Cash Consideration ” the meaning set forth in
§2(c)(i) below.
"
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in §2(d)
below.
"
Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in §2(d)
below.
"
Closing Date Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth
in §2(g)(ii) below.
“
Closing Payment ” the meaning set forth in
§2(c)(iii).
"
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
"
Compensation Program ” shall have the meaning set
forth in §9(b) below.
“
Contingent Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth
in §2(c)(iv) below.
"
Controlled Group of Corporations ” has the meaning set
forth in Code Sec. 1563.
“
Deferred Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in
§2(C)(i).
“
Deferred Payments ” has the meaning set forth in
§2(C)(i).
“
Deposit ” means the $250,000 deposited by the Buyer
with the Seller on the date of execution of this Agreement and any
interest accrued thereon.
"
Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in
§3 below.
“
Domain Names ” means Internet electronic addresses,
uniform resource locators and
alphanumeric designations
associated therewith registered with or assigned by any domain name
registrar, domain name registry or other domain name registration
authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet and all
applications for any of the foregoing.
" Draft
Closing Date Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in
§2(g) below.
"
Employee Benefit Plan ” means any
(a) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan or
arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan,
(b) qualified defined contribution retirement plan or
arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan,
(c) qualified defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement
which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan (including any
Multiemployer Plan), (d) Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, or
(e) any bonus, incentive, severance, stock option, stock
purchase, short-term disability plan or other material fringe
benefit plan, program or arrangement, including policies concerning
holidays, vacations and salary continuation during short absences
for illness or otherwise.
"
Employee Pension Benefit Plan ” has the meaning set
forth in ERISA Sec. 3(2).
"
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan ” has the meaning set
forth in ERISA Sec. 3(1).
"
Environmental Health. and Safety Laws ” means the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the
Hazardous Material Transportation Agreement, and the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, each as amended, together with all
other laws (including rules, regulations, codes, plans,
injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges
thereunder) of federal, state, local, and foreign governments (and
all agencies thereof) concerning pollution or protection of the
environment, public health and safety, or employee health and
safety, including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases,
or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, or chemical,
industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials (including petroleum
products and asbestos) or wastes into ambient air, surface water,
ground water, or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport, or handing of pollutants, contaminants, or chemical,
industrial, hazardous, or toxic materials or wastes (“
Hazardous Substances ”).
"
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended.
"
Estimated Net Working Capital ” shall mean the
Seller’s good faith estimate of its Net Working Capital as of
the Closing Date as set forth on a certificate signed by an officer
of the Seller delivered to the Buyer.
"
Fiduciary ” has the meaning set forth in ERISA Sec.
3(21).
"
Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
§3(g)
"
Excluded Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the
definition of Acquired Assets.
"
GAAP ” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect from time to time.
"
Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the
definition of “Guaranty” hereunder.
“
Guaranty ” means the guaranty of the Buyer’s
obligations dated the hereof executed by Seth Bernstein (the
“Guarantor”) in favor of the Seller, the form of which
is attached as Exhibit D-1 hereto.
"
Hazardous Substances ” has the meaning set forth in
the definition of Environmental, Health, and Safety Laws.
“
Holdback ” has the meaning set forth in
§2(c)(i).
"
Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in
§8(d) below.
"
Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in
§8(d)(i) below.
“
Information Systems” means all computer hardware,
databases and data storage systems, computer, data, database and
communications networks (other than the Internet), architecture
interfaces and firewalls (whether for data, voice, video or other
media access, transmission or reception) and other apparatus used
to create, store, transmit, exchange or receive information in any
form.
“I
nitial Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in
§2(c)(i).
"
Intellectual Property ” means (a) all trade
secrets and confidential business information (including customer
and supplier lists, ideas, research and development, know-how,
formulas, compositions, and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, specifications, pricing and cost information, and
business and marketing plans and proposals), (b) all
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, and
corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill
associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (c) all inventions (whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice),
all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and
patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (d) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith,
(e) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (f) all Software (including
data and related documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights,
(h) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever
form or medium), and (h) all Domain Names.
“
Interest Period ” means a period commencing on the
date specified in §2(c) and ending on the date specified in
§2(c) except that (i) each such Interest Period that
commences on the last business day of a calendar month (or on any
day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the
appropriate subsequent calendar month) shall end on the last
business day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month; and
(ii) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a
London business day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
next business day unless such London business day would fall in the
next calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end
on the immediately preceding business day.
“
Liability ” means any liability (whether known or
unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any
liability for Taxes.
“
LIBOR ” means the LIBOR Interest Rate that is the
offered rate for deposits of U.S. Dollars in an amount
approximately equal to the amount of the unpaid Deferred Payments
for an Interest Period specified in §2(c) which the British
Bankers’ Association fixes as its LIBOR rate as of
11:00 a.m. London time on the day which is two London banking
days prior to each date the LIBOR is set pursuant to §2(c). If
such day is not a London banking day, LIBOR shall be determined on
the next preceding day which is a London banking day. If for any
reason the parties cannot determine such offered rate by the
British Bankers’ Association, the parties shall mutually
agree on a replacement index based on the arithmetic mean of the
quotations, if any, of the interbank offered rate by first class
banks in London or New York for deposits in comparable amounts and
maturities.
“
Limited Guaranty ” means the limited guaranty dated
the date hereof of the Buyer’s obligations hereunder,
including payment of the Deferred Payments and the Contingent
Payment executed by the Guarantor in favor of the Seller, the form
of which is attached as Exhibit D-2 hereto.
“
Litigation ” the meaning set forth in §3(t).
" Most
Recent Balance Sheet ” means the balance sheet contained
within the Most Recent Financial Statements.
" Most
Recent Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth
in §3(g) below.
" Most
Recent Fiscal Month End ” has the meaning set forth in
§3(g) below.
" Most
Recent Fiscal Year End ” has the meaning set forth in
§3(g) below.
"
Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
ERISA Sec. 3(37).
" Net
Working Capital ” means the sum of Seller’s cash
and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (net of allowances for
doubtful accounts), prepaid expenses (and not including any amounts
due to Parent or any other Affiliate of the Seller), and other
current assets, but not including any amounts due from Parent or
any other Affiliate of the Seller, all of which are Acquired Assets
less the sum of accounts payable, accrued liabilities (not
including any amounts due the Parent or any other Affiliate of the
Seller and specifically excluding liabilities related to deferred
revenue), and other current liabilities, all of which are Assumed
Liabilities, all as shown on the Closing Date Balance Sheet. Net
Working Capital shall be calculated as set forth on
Exhibit C .
“
Non-Competition and Related Assignments ” has the
meaning set forth in §6(a)(vi) below.
“
Object Code ” means computer software that is
substantially or entirely in binary form and that is intended to be
directly executable by a computer after suitable processing and
linking but without any intervening steps of compilation or
assembly.
“
Parent ” has the meaning in the preface above.
"
Party ” has the meaning set forth in the preface
above.
"
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
"
Permits ” has the meaning set forth in the definition
of Acquired Assets.
"
Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a
corporation, an association., a joint stock company, a limited
liability company or partnership, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, or a governmental entity (or any
department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).
"
Preliminary Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth
§2(c)
"
Prohibited Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in
ERISA Sec. 406 and Code Sec. 4975.
"
Reportable Event ” has the meaning set forth in ERISA
Sec.
4043.
"
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
"
Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"
Security Interest ” means any lien, encumbrance,
mortgage, pledge, charge, or other security interest.
"
Seller ” has the meaning set forth in the preface
above.
“
Software ” means all computer software and code,
including assemblers, applets,
compilers, Source Code,
Object Code, development tools, design tools, user interfaces and
data, in any form or format, however fixed. For purposes of this
Agreement, Software includes all software that is in the
development, transition or similar phase.
“Source Code ” computer software that may be
displayed or printed in human readable form, including all related
programmer comments, annotations, flowcharts, diagrams, help text,
data and data structures, instructions, procedural, object oriented
or other human readable code, and that is not intended to be
executed directly by a computer without an intervening step of
compilation or assembly.
"
Subsidiary ” means any corporation with respect to
which a specified Person (or a Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority
of the common stock or has the power to vote or direct the voting
of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the directors.
"
Tax ” means any federal, state, local, or foreign
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental (including taxes under Code Sec. 59A), customs
duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property,
personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind
whatsoever, including and interest, penalty, or addition thereto,
whether disputed or not.
“
Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report,
claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to
Taxes, including any Exhibit or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.
" Third
Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in 8(c)(i)
below.
“
Transferred Employees ” has the meaning set forth in
§9(b)(i) below.
Section 2.
Basic Transaction .
(a)
Purchase and Sale of Assets. At the Closing, and on and
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer
agrees to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller agrees to sell,
transfer, convey, and deliver to the Buyer, all of the Acquired
Assets free and clear of any Security Interests for the
consideration with respect to the Acquired Assets specified below
in this §2.
(b)
Assumption of Liabilities . On and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to assume and become
responsible for all of the Assumed Liabilities at the Closing. The
Buyer will not assume or have any responsibility, however, with
respect to any other obligation or Liability of the Seller not
included within the definition of Assumed Liabilities.
(c)
Purchase Price .
(i) The aggregate initial purchase price to be paid by the
Buyer for the Acquired Assets is $16,000,000 (the “
Initial Purchase Price ”), paid as follows. On the
date of execution of this Agreement, Buyer has paid to Seller the
Deposit, and at the Closing, Buyer shall pay over to the Seller
$13,750,000 in cash (the “ Cash Consideration ”)
$250,000 of such Cash Consideration (the “Holdback”)
shall be deposited on the Closing Date with Rogin, Nassau, Caplan,
Lassman & Hirtle, LLC (“Rogin”) . On each of
September 30, 2008 and June 30, 2009 (each a
“Deferred Payment Date”), Buyer shall pay to Seller (or
Seller’s designee) the sum of $1,000,000 in cash (the
“Deferred Payments”) plus simple interest accrued on
such Deferred Payments from the Closing Date at a per annum rate of
LIBOR plus 4% per annum (the “Rate”). The Rate shall
continue to accrue on any unpaid principal balance of the Deferred
Payments only for so long as any portion of the Deferred Payment
remains unpaid. On the Closing Date through the fifteen month
anniversary thereof (such anniversary date being the “Change
Date”), the Rate shall equal the LIBOR for an Interest Period
of 12 months. On the Change Date through June 30, 2009,
the Rate shall convert to LIBOR for an Interest Period of nine
(9) months. There shall be no prepayment penalty if Buyer
prepays the Deferred Payments. Seller’s right to the Deferred
Payments and any Contingent Payment shall be an unsecured
obligation of the Buyer and subordinated to the senior lender and
Chatham Capital and/or its successors and/or assigns and shall at
all times rank junior and subordinate to any present or future
secured indebtedness of the Buyer and any extension, amendment, or
additional or replacement financing thereof. If the Buyer (or the
business purchased hereunder) is sold (by stock sale, merger (if
Buyer is not the surviving entity), sale of all or substantially
all of its assets or otherwise) any unpaid Deferred Payments shall
be due and payable upon the closing of such sale.
(ii) Not later than five (5) business days prior to the
Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer (i) a pro
forma consolidated estimate of the Acquired Assets and Assumed
Liabilities as of the Closing Date and an unaudited consolidated
statement of the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of the
close of business on the most recent month, prepared in conformity
with GAAP and (ii) and the Estimated Net Working Capital. If
the Estimated Net Working Capital is less than $517,550 (such
shortfall being a “ Working Capital Underage ”),
the Buyer shall subtract the amount of the Working Capital Underage
from the Initial Purchase Price. If the Estimated Net Working
Capital exceeds $517,000 (the “ Working Capital Excess
”), then the Buyer shall add the amount of the Working
Capital Excess to the Initial Purchase Price paid at Closing. The
Initial Purchase Price, reduced or increased, as the case may be,
by a Working Capital Excess or a Working Capital Underage, is
herein referred to as the “ Preliminary Purchase Price
”).
(iii) At the Closing, the Buyer will purchase the Purchased
Assets from Seller and will assume the Assumed Liabilities, upon
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in
reliance upon the representations, warranties covenants and
agreements of the Seller contained herein, and will pay or cause to
be paid to the Seller the Cash Consideration (the “
Closing Payment ”) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds at the Closing to such account(s) designated in
writing by the Seller at least three (3) business days prior
to the Closing Date.
(iv) If the Buyer is sold (by stock sale, merger, sale of all
or substantially all of its assets or otherwise) prior to the fifth
(5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, Buyer and/or
its stockholders shall cause to be paid to Seller or Seller’s
successors or assigns from the proceeds of the sale and not later
than that date of the closing of the sale an amount equal to (x)
ten percent (10%) of the proceeds of such sale, reduced by (y)
$1.0 million (the “ Contingent Payment ”).
Proceeds of the sale means, the sum of the aggregate
(A) amount of cash consideration paid for Buyer (or its
assets), (B) implied value of any equity interest retained in
the acquiring company by Buyer or its members, (C) value of
any assets retained by the Buyer after the sale, (D) amount of
any seller financing provided by the Buyer or its members in
connection with the transaction and (E) amount of any other
quantifiable consideration included as part of a transaction to be
received by the Buyer or its members (in their sole capacity as
such) in connection with the transaction (i.e., deferred payments)
minus (F) the costs or other expenses incurred in connection
with such transaction, including, without limitation, any Tax
liability incurred by the Buyer. The Contingent Payment shall rank
in priority of payment on a pari passu basis with that of the
holders of the Buyer’s common equity The portions of the net
proceeds of the sale described in (C), (D), and/or (E) may be
paid when such amounts are received. For purposes of this
§2(c)(iv), the term “net proceeds” shall mean the
proceeds of such sale reduced by the costs of such sale, payment of
all debt which is prior to right to the Buyer’s equity and
payment of all equity senior in right to the Buyer’s common
equity.
(d)
The Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (the " Closing ”) shall take place
at the offices of Rogin, Nassau, Caplan, Lassman & Hirtle, LLC,
CityPlace 1, 22 nd Floor, 185 Asylum Street, Hartford,
Connecticut 06103, commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second
business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions
to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions
the respective Parties will take at the Closing itself) or such
other date as the Parties may mutually determine (the “
Closing Date ”); provided, however, that the Closing
Date shall be no later than May 18, 2007; provided, however,
that the Buyer may extend such Closing Date to May 25, 2007,
at its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer
shall pay to the Seller the sum of $10,000 for each business day
commencing on May 21, 2007, through May 25, 2007 (to a
maximum of $50,000, such total being the “Extension
Payments”), so long as the parties hereto have not
consummated the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
Buyer may terminate this Agreement pursuant to §7(a)(ii)
hereunder at any time during the period from May 21, 2007,
through May 25, 2007, the Buyer shall not be liable for any
Extension Payments. The Extension Payments shall be made to Seller
on the Closing Date with the Cash Consideration.
(e)
Deliveries at the Closing . At the closing, (i) the
Seller will deliver to the Buyer the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in §6(a) below;
(ii) the Buyer will deliver to the Seller the various
certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in §6(b)
below; (iii) the Seller will execute, acknowledge (if
appropriate), and deliver to the Buyer (A) assignments
(including real property and Intellectual Property transfer
documents) in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits E-1 through
E- and (B) such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and assignment as the
Buyer and its counsel may request; (iv) the Buyer will
execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and deliver to the Seller
(A) an assumption in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit F and (B) such other instruments of
assumption as the Seller and its counsel may reasonably request
(f)
Allocation . The Parties agree to allocate the Preliminary
Purchase Price (and all other capitalizable costs) among the
Acquired Assets for all purposes (including financial accounting
and tax purposes) in accordance with the allocation Exhibit
attached hereto as Exhibit G, as amended to reflect any
adjustment as provided herein.
(g)
Post-Closing Adjustment for Net Working Capital.
(i) Within
60 days after the Closing Date, the Buyer will prepare and
deliver to the Seller (x) a draft consolidated balance sheet
(the “ Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet ”) for
the Acquired Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as of the close of
business on the Closing Date, and (y) a computation and
determination of the Net Working Capital, and (z) a
computation and determination of the Adjusted Purchase Price in
accordance with the provisions of this §2(g). The Buyer will
prepare the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet in accordance with
GAAP (other than exceptions to GAAP noted in the definition of Net
Working Capital).
(ii) If the
Seller has any objections to the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet,
it will deliver a detailed statement describing its objections to
the Buyer within 30 days after receiving the Draft Closing
Date Balance Sheet. The Buyer and the Seller will use reasonable
efforts to resolve any such objections themselves. If the Parties
do not obtain a final resolution within 30 days after the
Buyer has received the statement of objections, however, the Buyer
and the Seller will select an accounting firm mutually acceptable
to them to resolve any remaining objections. If the Buyer and the
Seller are unable to agree on the choice of an accounting firm,
they will select a nationally-recognized accounting firm by lot
(the “ Accountant ”) which shall be jointly
instructed by the Buyer and the Seller to determine the Net Working
Capital and the Adjusted Purchase Price. The Accountant shall
deliver to each of the Buyer and the Seller its determinations
within 30 days after receiving the joint instructions from the
Buyer and the Seller, and the determinations of the Accountant will
be forth in writing and will be conclusive and binding upon the
Parties. The expenses of the Accountant shall be born equally by
the Buyer and the Seller. The Buyer will give the Seller the Draft
Closing Date Balance Sheet, revised to reflect the
Accountant’s determinations. The “ Closing Date
Balance Sheet ” shall mean the Draft Closing Date Balance
Sheet, together with any revisions thereto pursuant to this §
2(g) (ii), including the determination of the Accountant. The
“ Adjusted Purchase Price ” shall mean the
Preliminary Purchase Price, together with any revisions thereto
pursuant to this §2(g) (ii), including the determination of
the Accountant.
(iii) The
Buyer will make the work papers and back-up materials used in
preparing the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet available to the
Seller and its accountants and other representatives at reasonable
times and upon reasonable notice at any time during (A) the
preparation by the Buyer of the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet,
(B) the review by the Seller of the Draft Closing Balance
Sheet, and (C) the resolution by the Parties of any objection
thereto.
(iv) The
Adjusted Purchase Price will be determined by adjusting the
Preliminary Purchase Price as follows:
(A) The
Preliminary Purchase Price will be increased by the amount, if any,
by which the Net Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Net Working
Capital; and
(B) The
Preliminary Purchase Price will be decreased by the amount, if any,
by which the Net Working Capital is less than the Estimated Net
Working Capital.
(v) If the
Adjusted Purchase Price exceeds the Preliminary Purchase Price, the
Buyer shall pay to the Seller an amount in cash equal to such
excess by delivery of cash payable by wire transfer or delivery of
other immediately available funds. If the Adjusted Purchase Price
is less than the Preliminary Purchase Price, (i) Rogin shall
distribute to the Buyer, from the Holdback, an amount in cash equal
to such deficiency and (ii) if the deficiency exceeds the
Holdback, the Seller shall pay to the Buyer by delivery of cash
payable by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available
funds the amount by which the deficiency exceeds the Holdback.
After any required distributions of the Holdback are made to the
Buyer pursuant to the preceding sentence, the balance of the
Holdback (if any) shall be disbursed to the Seller. In connection
with the distribution of the Holdback, the parties hereunder shall
provide such joint instructions as Rogin shall require. Such
payment shall be made no later than five business days after
(A) the 30th day after the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet
has been given by the Buyer to the Seller, if the Seller has not
objected to the Draft Closing Date Balance Sheet within such
30 day period; (B) the Buyer and the Seller have resolved
any objection raised by the Seller; or (C) the date the
determination of the Accountant described in clause (ii) above
is given to the Buyer and the Seller.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Seller and
the Parent .
The Seller
and the Parent jointly and severally represent and warrant that the
statements contained in this §3 are correct and complete as of
the date of this Agreement and except for representations and
warranties which are made as to a date certain will be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though
the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement),
except as set forth in the disclosure schedule accompanying this
Agreement (the “Disclosure Schedule”). The Disclosure
Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the
lettered and number paragraphs contained in this §3.
(a)
Organization; Capitalization . Each of the Parent and the
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. The Parent is the sole shareholder of the Seller.
There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase
rights, subscription rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or
commitments that require the Seller to issue, sell, or otherwise
cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock.
(b)
Authorization of Transaction . Each of the Seller and the
Parent has full power and authority (including full corporate power
and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform
its obligations hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the board of directors of the Seller and the Parent has
each duly authorized the execution, delivery, and performance of
this Agreement by each of the Seller and the Parent. This Agreement
constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller
and the Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
(c)
Noncontravention . Neither the execution and the delivery of
this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the assignments and assumptions
referred to in §2 above), will violate any constitution,
statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government,
governmental agency, or court to which the Parent or the Seller is
subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws of any of the
Seller or the Parent. Other than as would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Assets,
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under,
result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to
accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice
under any material agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument,
or other arrangement to which any of the Seller, or the Parent is a
party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject (or result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon
any of its assets). Neither the Seller nor the Parent needs to give
any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization,
consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in
order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement (including the assignments and assumptions
referred to in §2 above), except as set forth on §3(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule.
(d)
Brokers’ Fees . Neither the Seller nor the Parent has
any Liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any
broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which the Buyer could become
liable or obligated.
(e)
Title to Assets . The Seller has good and marketable title
to, or a valid leasehold interest in, the properties and assets
used by them, located on their premises, or shown on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet or acquired after the date free and clear of
all Security Interests, except for properties and assets disposed
of in the ordinary course of business since the date of such Most
Recent Balance Sheet. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Seller has good and marketable title to all of the
Acquired Assets, free and clear of any Security Interest or
restriction on transfer.
(f)
Subsidiaries . The Seller has no Subsidiary of any kind.
(g)
Financial Statements . Attached hereto as
Exhibit H are the following financial statements
(collectively, the “Financial Statements”):
(i) consolidated and consolidating balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and
cash flow as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006
(the “Most Recent Fiscal Year End”) for the Seller; and
(ii) unaudited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet
and statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity,
and cash flow (the “Most Recent Financial Statements”)
as of and for the period ending April 30, 2007 (the
“Most Recent Fiscal Month End”) for the Seller. The
Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby, present fairly the
financial condition of the Seller as of such dates and the results
of operations of the Seller for such periods are correct and
complete, and are consistent with the books and records of the
Seller (which books and records are correct and complete).
(h)
Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End . Since the
Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not been any material
adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations,
results of operations, or future prospects of any of the Seller.
Since the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, the Seller has conducted
its respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course,
and except as set forth in §3(h) of the Disclosure Schedule,
there have not occurred any of the events set forth in §5(d)
hereof.
(i)
Undisclosed Liabilities . The Seller has no Liability (and
there is no basis for any Liability), except for
(i) Liabilities set forth on the Most Recent Financial
Statements; and (ii) Liabilities which have arisen after the
Most Recent Fiscal Month End in the ordinary course of business
.
(j)
Legal Compliance . The Seller and its respective
predecessors and Affiliates have complied with all applicable laws
(including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder) of
federal, state, local, and foreign governments (and all agencies
thereof), except where any non-compliance would reasonably be
expected to not have a material adverse effect on the business or
operations of the Acquired Assets, and no action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice
has been filed or commenced against any of them alleging any
failure so to comply.
(k)
Tax Matters .
(i) The
Seller has filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file. To
the Seller’s knowledge, all such Tax Returns were correct and
complete, all Taxes owed by the Seller have been paid and there is
no dispute or claim concerning any Tax Liability of the Seller
either (A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or
(B) as to which the Seller has knowledge. The Seller is not
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to
file any Tax Return. To Seller’s knowledge, no claim has ever
been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Seller
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction. There are no Security Interests on any of the
assets of any of the Seller that arose in connection with any
failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(ii) The
Seller has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other
third party.
(iii) The
Seller has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of
Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(iv) The
Seller has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any
payments, or is a party to any agreement that under certain
circumstances could obligate it to make any payments that will not
be deductible under Code Sec. 280G. The Seller has not been a
United States real property holding corporation within the meaning
of Code Sec. 897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in
Code Sec. 997(c) (1) (A) (ii). The Seller is not a party to any Tax
allocation or sharing agreement. The Seller (A) is not a
member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal income
Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the
Parent) and (B) has no Liability for the Taxes of any Person
under Treas. Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise.
(1)
Real Property .
(i) The Seller owns no real property.
(ii)
§3(l)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists and describes
briefly all real property leased or subleased to or by the Seller.
The Seller has made available to the Buyer correct and complete
copies of the leases and subleases listed in §3(l)
(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule (as amended to date). With
respect to each lease and sublease listed in §3(l) (ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(A) the
lease or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in
full force and effect against the Seller;
(B) to
Seller’s knowledge no party to the lease or sublease is in
breach or default, and no event has occurred which, with notice or
lapse of time, would constitute a breach or default or permit
termination, modification, or acceleration thereunder;
(C) to
Seller’s knowledge no party to the lease or sublease has
repudiated any provision thereof;
(D) the
Seller has not assigned,
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