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Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
among
CHILDREN’S
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INC.,
as Buyer,
FAMILY &
CHILDREN’S SERVICES, INC.
as Seller,
and
MARY L.
WHITE,
as
Shareholder.
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 5,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Defined Terms. |
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| 2. |
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The Transaction. |
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2.1. |
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Sale and
Purchase of Specified Assets. |
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2.2. |
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No Other
Liabilities. |
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Purchase Price. |
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3.1. |
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Purchase
Price. |
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3.2. |
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Reserved. |
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3.3. |
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Allocation
of Purchase Price. |
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3.4. |
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Reserved. |
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3.5. |
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Currency and
Method of Payment. |
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Representations and Warranties of Seller and
Shareholder. |
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4.1. |
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Organization, Good Standing, Qualification and
Capitalization. |
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4.2. |
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Subsidiaries. |
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4.3. |
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Authorization. |
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4.4. |
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Compliance
with Laws. |
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4.5. |
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Consents. |
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4.6. |
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Customers
and Prospects. |
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4.7. |
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Litigation. |
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4.8. |
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Intellectual
Property. |
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4.9. |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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4.10. |
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Agreements;
Action. |
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4.11. |
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Related-Party Transactions. |
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4.12. |
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Seller’s Financial Statements. |
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4.13. |
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Changes. |
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4.14. |
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Taxes. |
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4.15. |
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Permits. |
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4.16. |
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Environmental Matters. |
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4.17. |
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Disclosure. |
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4.18. |
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Obligations. |
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4.19. |
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Reserved. |
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4.20. |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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4.21. |
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Title to
Property and Assets. |
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4.22. |
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Insurance. |
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4.23. |
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Employee
Benefits. |
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4.24. |
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Employees,
Labor Agreements and Actions. |
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4.25. |
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Complaints. |
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4.26. |
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Marketing
Rights. |
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4.27. |
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Real
Property. |
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4.28. |
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Questionable
Payments. |
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4.29. |
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Solvency. |
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4.30. |
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Clients and
Suppliers. |
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4.31. |
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Investment
Matters. |
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4.32. |
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FCCS
Representations and Warranties. |
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Representations and Warranties of Buyer. |
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5.1. |
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Organization. |
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5.2. |
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Agreement. |
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Intentionally Omitted. |
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Closing. |
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Conditions Precedent to Closing. |
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8.1. |
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of Buyer. |
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8.2. |
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of Seller and Shareholder. |
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Certain Continuing Obligations. |
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9.1. |
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Transition
and Cooperation. |
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9.2. |
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Use of
Names. |
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9.3. |
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Further
Assurances. |
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9.4. |
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Taxes. |
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9.5. |
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Access and
Maintenance of Records. |
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9.6. |
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Employees of
Seller. |
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9.7. |
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Performance
of Excluded Liabilities. |
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9.8. |
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Subordination of Note. |
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9.9. |
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No Claim,
Demand or Action. |
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9.10. |
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Interim
Period Adjustments and Related Matters. |
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Restrictive Covenants of Seller and Shareholder. |
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10.1. |
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Certain
Acknowledgements. |
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10.2. |
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Nondisclosure Covenants. |
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10.3. |
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Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Covenants. |
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10.4. |
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Certain
Exclusions. |
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10.5. |
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Enforcement
of Covenants. |
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10.6. |
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Scope of
Covenants. |
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Indemnification. |
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11.1. |
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Indemnification by Seller and the Shareholder. |
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11.2. |
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Indemnification by Buyer |
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11.3. |
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Setoff. |
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11.4. |
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Notice of
Claims. |
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11.5. |
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Determination of a Claim. |
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11.6. |
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Resolution
of Conflicts. |
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11.7. |
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Third Party
Claims. |
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11.8. |
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Limits on
Indemnification. |
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11.9. |
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Survival. |
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11.10. |
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Payment of
Damages. |
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11.11. |
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Exclusive
Remedies. |
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Other Provisions. |
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12.1. |
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Press
Release and Public Announcement. |
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12.2. |
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Fees and
Expenses. |
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12.3. |
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Notices. |
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12.4. |
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Interpretation of Representations. |
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12.5. |
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Reliance by
Buyer. |
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12.6. |
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Entire
Understanding. |
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12.7. |
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Assignment. |
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12.8. |
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Waivers. |
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12.9. |
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Severability. |
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12.10. |
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Counterparts. |
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12.11. |
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Section
Headings. |
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12.12. |
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References. |
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12.13. |
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Controlling
Law. |
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12.14. |
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Jurisdiction
and Process. |
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12.15. |
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Waiver of
Jury Trial. |
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12.16. |
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. |
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12.17. |
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Delivery by
Facsimile or E-mail. |
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12.18. |
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Interpretation of Agreement. |
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Exhibits
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| Exhibit A |
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Form of
Management Agreement |
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| Exhibit B |
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Form of
Note |
Disclosure
Schedules
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| Schedule 2.1.1(c) |
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Tangible
Property Included in Specified Assets |
| Schedule 2.1.1(d) |
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Software
Included in Specified Assets |
| Schedule 2.1.2 |
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Certain
Excluded Assets |
| Schedule 2.2.1 |
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Affiliate
Obligations |
| Schedule 4.1.2 |
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Prior
Acquisitions by Seller |
| Schedule 4.1.3 |
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Seller
Organizational Information |
| Schedule 4.1.4 |
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Seller
Ownership Information |
| Schedule 4.2 |
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Seller Joint
Ventures and Partnerships |
| Schedule 4.4.1 |
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Seller
Compliance Matters |
| Schedule 4.4.2 |
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Governmental
Body Survey, Monitoring and Audit Reports |
| Schedule 4.4.3(a) |
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Missing
Permits and Customers Without Valid Provider Agreements |
| Schedule 4.4.3(b) |
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Additional
Seller Compliance Matters |
| Schedule 4.4.3(c) |
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Rate
Adjustment and Payment Cap/Ceiling Issues |
| Schedule 4.4.4 |
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Recoupment
Liabilities |
| Schedule 4.4.5 |
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Cost
Reports |
| Schedule 4.5.1 |
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Third Party
Consents |
| Schedule 4.5.2 |
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Seller
Conflicts |
| Schedule 4.6 |
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Customer
Information (including material bids and current
prospects) |
| Schedule 4.7 |
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Litigation |
| Schedule 4.8 |
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Intellectual
Property Matters |
| Schedule 4.10.1 |
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Agreements
with Affiliates |
| Schedule 4.10.2(a) |
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Specified
Contracts |
| Schedule 4.10.2(b) |
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Assumed
Specified Contracts (including Expiration Dates and Renewal Process
Descriptions) |
| Schedule 4.10.7 |
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Specified
Contracts under or subject to Renegotiation |
| Schedule 4.10.8 |
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Material
Pending Proposals for New Contracts |
| Schedule 4.11 |
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Related
Party Transactions |
| Schedule 4.12 |
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Financial
Statements |
| Schedule 4.13 |
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Material
Changes Since December 31, 2006 |
| Schedule 4.14 |
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List of Tax
Returns Filed for Periods Ended on or After December 31,
2003 |
| Schedule 4.15 |
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Permits |
| Schedule 4.16 |
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Environmental Matters; Environmental Reports and Environmental
Permits |
| Schedule 4.18 |
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Latest
Balance Sheet; Certain Seller Obligations |
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Schedule 4.21.1
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Leased
and Licensed Specified Assets; Mortgages, Loans and Encumbrances on
Specified Assets |
| Schedule
4.22 |
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Insurance
Policies |
| Schedule
4.23.1 |
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Employee
Benefit Plans |
| Schedule
4.23.2 |
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Employee
Benefit Plan Issues |
| Schedule
4.24.1 |
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Employees |
| Schedule
4.24.6 |
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Employee
Confidentiality and Noncompetition Matters |
| Schedule
4.24.7 |
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List of
Employment Contracts, Deferred Compensation Agreements, Bonus
Plans, Incentive Plans, Profit Sharing Plans, Retirement Agreements
and Other Employees Compensation Agreements |
| Schedule
4.24.8 |
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Former
Employees with Rights to Return to Work |
| Schedule
4.24.9 |
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Obligations
to Employees for Breach by Seller; Employee Reinstatement
Orders |
| Schedule
4.25 |
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Complaints |
| Schedule
4.26 |
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Marketing
Rights Licenses and Restrictions |
| Schedule
4.27 |
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Real
Property |
| Schedule
4.30 |
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Customer
Terminations and Non-Renewals |
| Schedule
8.1.20 |
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Assigned or
Sublet Leaseholds |
| Schedule
10.3 |
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Services
Provided by Buyer and The Providence Service
Corporation |
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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Children’s Behavioral Health, Inc. |
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a
Pennsylvania corporation (the “ Buyer
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College Park Plaza Suite 204
Johnstown, PA 15905
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Family
and Children’s Services, Inc. |
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a Pennsylvania corporation (the “
Seller ”)
1392 East State Street
Sharon, PA 16146
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Mary
L. White (the “ Shareholder ”) |
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| Dated as of: |
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October 5
, 2007 |
Background
Shareholder is the President
of, and owns all of the equity interests in, Seller. Seller
provides skilled staff and other administrative support to Family
Counseling and Children’s Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania
non-profit corporation (“ FCCS ”) in the
performance of the Business in the counties of Crawford, Erie,
Mercer and Venango Pennsylvania. The Parties desire that Seller
sell and Buyer buy substantially all of the assets of Seller and
that Buyer assume certain liabilities of Seller, all on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Asset Purchase
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”). Buyer, Seller
and Shareholder are sometimes individually referred to herein as a
“ Party ” and sometimes collectively referred to
herein as the “ Parties ”. Contemporaneously
herewith, Buyer and FCCS will enter into a Management Agreement
which shall include (i) representations and warranties of
FCCS, (ii) provisions for Buyer to manage FCCS’
outpatient clinic; (iii) provisions for the use of the name
“Family Counseling and Children’s Services,
Inc.”; and (iv) restrictive covenants with respect to
the performance of BHRS (the “ Management Agreement
”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A . The
employees of Seller will, at Closing, be terminated by Seller and
substantially all of such employees will be offered at-will
employment by Buyer in accordance with Section 9.6 of this
Agreement.
Intending to be legally
bound, incorporating the foregoing herein, in consideration of the
mutual agreements contained herein and subject to the satisfaction
of the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms.
Certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement and not specifically defined in context are
defined in this Section 1 as follows:
1.1. “ Accounting
Firm ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.10.1(b).
1.2. “ Accounts
Receivable ” means (a) any right to payment for
goods sold, leased or licensed or for services rendered, whether or
not it has been earned by performance, whether billed or unbilled,
and whether or not it is evidenced by any Contract; (b) any
note receivable; or (c) any other receivable or right to
payment of any nature.
1.3. “
Affiliates ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3.
1.4. “ Agreed
Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.5.
1.5. “ Agreed Upon
Net Working Capital ” shall mean One Million Dollars
($1,000,000).
1.6. “ Agreement
” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.7. “ Applicable
Employees ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6.
1.8. “ Asset
” means any real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible
property of any nature including Cash Assets, prepayments,
deposits, escrows, Accounts Receivable, Tangible Property, Real
Property, Software, Contract Rights, Intangibles, Permits, and
claims, causes of action and other legal rights and
remedies.
1.9. “ Assumed
Specified Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1(e).
1.10. “ BHRS
” means behavioral health rehabilitation services.
1.11. “ Business
” shall mean the business of the provision of any of the
following services or combination thereof: (i) BHRS programs
including the BHRS provided by Seller; and (ii) the following
services for children: mobile therapy, in-home counseling/therapy
intensive in-home family therapy and counseling, family
preservation programs, wraparound services, school-based services,
mentoring, 1:1 and group in-school behavioral
monitoring.
1.12. “ Buyer
” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.13. “ Buyer
Damages ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1.1.
1.14. “ Buyer
Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1.1.
1.15. “ Buyer
Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6
1.16. “ Cap
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.8.
1.17. “
Carve-Outs ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.8.
1.18. “ Cash
Asset ” means any cash on hand, cash in bank or other
accounts, readily marketable securities, and other cash-equivalent
liquid assets, of Seller.
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1.19. “
Certificates ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.4.
1.20. “ Closing Date
Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.1.
1.21. “ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and any
successor statute.
1.22. “ Competitive
Business ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3(a).
1.23. “ Consent
” means any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
any declaration, filing or registration with, or any application,
notice or report to, or any waiver by, or any other action (whether
similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) of, by or with, any
Person which is necessary in order to take a specified action or
actions in a specified manner and/or to achieve a specified
result.
1.24. “ Contract
” means any written or oral contract, agreement, instrument,
order, arrangement, commitment or understanding of any nature
including sales orders, purchase orders, leases, subleases, data
processing agreements, maintenance agreements, license agreements,
sublicense agreements, loan agreements, promissory notes, security
agreements, pledge agreements, deeds, mortgages, guaranties,
indemnities, warranties, employment agreements, consulting
agreements, sales representative agreements, joint venture
agreements, buy-sell agreements, options or warrants.
1.25. “ Contract
Right ” means any right, power or remedy of any nature
under any Contract including rights to receive property or services
or otherwise derive benefits from the payment, satisfaction or
performance of another party’s Obligations, rights to demand
that another party accept property or services or take any other
actions, and rights to pursue or exercise remedies or
options.
1.26. “
Covenants ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1(c).
1.27. “ Covered
Area ” means the counties of Crawford, Erie, Mercer and
Venango, Pennsylvania.
1.28. “ Current
Assets ” means the aggregate dollar value of the Accounts
Receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets of Seller as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
1.29. “ Current
Liabilities ” means the aggregate dollar value of the
accounts payable, accrued expenses and other payables of Seller as
determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, that such figure
shall specifically exclude the current portion of any long term
debt and any Obligation for Taxes, accrued payroll or accrued
vacation; and provided further that such figure shall only include
such liabilities and Obligations that constitute Specified
Liabilities.
1.30. “ Customer
Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.10.2.
1.31. “ Effective
Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.
1.32. “
Employees ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.24.1.
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1.33. “ Employee
Benefit Plan ” means any employee benefit plan as defined
in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), any “voluntary
employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning
of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, “welfare benefit
fund” within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code, or
“qualified asset account” within the meaning of
Section 419A of the Code, and any other plan, program, policy
or arrangement for or regarding bonuses, commissions, incentive
compensation, severance, vacation, deferred compensation, pensions,
profit sharing, retirement, payroll savings, stock options, stock
purchases, stock awards, stock ownership, phantom stock, stock
appreciation rights, equity compensation, medical/dental expense
payment or reimbursement, disability income or protection, sick
pay, group insurance, self insurance, death benefits, or other
material employee welfare or fringe benefits of any nature,
including those benefiting retirees or former employees.
1.34. “
Encumbrance ” means any interest, consensual or
otherwise, in property securing a monetary obligation owed to, or a
claim by, a Person other than the owners of the subject property,
whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or
Contract, or any lien, superlien, security interest, pledge, right
of first refusal, mortgage, easement, covenant, restriction,
reservation, conditional sale, prior assignment, or other
encumbrance, claim, burden or charge of any nature.
1.35. “ Entity
” means any corporation (including any non-profit
corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited
liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, firm, society
or other enterprise, association, organization or
entity.
1.36. “
Environmental Laws ” means all applicable Laws
(including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to
the public health and safety and protection of the environment
including those governing the use, generation, handling, storage
and disposal or cleanup of Hazardous Substances, all as
amended.
1.37. “ ERISA
” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
1.38. “ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall refer to any trade or business, whether
or not incorporated, under common control with the Company within
the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code and,
solely for the purposes of potential liability under
Section 302(c)(11) of ERISA and Section 412(c)(11) of the
Code and the lien created under Section 302(f) of ERISA and
Section 412(n) of the Code, within the meaning of
Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code.
1.39. “ Excluded
Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.2.
1.40. “ Excluded
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
1.41. “ FCCS
” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.42. “ Form W-2
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 9.4.2.
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1.43. “ GAAP
” means generally accepted accounting principles under United
States accounting rules and regulations, consistently applied, and
currently in effect on the date of application.
1.44. “ Governmental
Body ” means any: (a) nation, principality,
republic, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature;
(b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other
government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority
of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision,
department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council,
board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative,
organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other
tribunal); (d) multi-national organization or body; or
(e) individual, Entity or body exercising, or entitled to
exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative,
regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any
nature.
1.45. “ Hazardous
Substances ” means any substance, waste, contaminant,
pollutant or material that has been determined by any Governmental
Body to be capable of posing a risk of injury or damage to health,
safety, property or the environment including (a) all
substances, wastes, contaminants, pollutants and materials defined,
designated or regulated as hazardous, dangerous or toxic pursuant
to any Law, and (b) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls
(“PCB’s”), petroleum, petroleum products and urea
formaldehyde.
1.46. “
Including ” means including but not limited
to.
1.47. “
Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) any indebtedness
for borrowed money or issued in substitution for or exchange of
indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) any indebtedness
evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt security,
(c) any indebtedness of a deferred purchase price of property
or services with respect to which a Person is liable, contingently
or otherwise, as obligor or otherwise, (d) any commitment by
which a Person assures a creditor against loss (including
contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of
credit), (e) any indebtedness guaranteed in an manner by a
Person (f) any obligations under capitalized leases with
respect to which a Person is liable, contingently or otherwise, as
obligor, guarantor or otherwise, or with respect to which
obligations a Person assures a creditor against loss, (g) any
indebtedness secured by an Encumbrance on a Person’s assets
and (h) accrued interest on all of the foregoing enumerated
obligations and all premiums, penalties, charges, fees, expenses
and other amounts due in connection with the payment and
satisfaction in full of such obligations.
1.48. “ Indemnified
Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.4.
1.49. “ Indemnifying
Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.4.
1.50. “
Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3.
1.51. “ Insurance
Policy ” means any public liability, product liability,
general liability, comprehensive, property damage, vehicle, life,
hospital, medical, dental, disability, worker’s compensation,
key man, fidelity bond, theft, forgery, errors and omissions,
directors’ and officers’ liability, or other insurance
policy of any nature.
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1.52. “
Intangible ” means any material name, corporate name,
domain name, fictitious name, trademark, trademark application,
service mark, service mark application, trade name, brand name,
product name, symbol, logo, slogan, trade dress, trade secret,
know-how, written works, visual works, audio works, multimedia
works, Web site, database, information or data created or
maintained in any database, design, formula, invention, product,
technology, idea, concept, method, process, discovery, Software, or
other intangible asset of any nature, whether in use, operational,
active, under development or design, non-operative, or inactive,
owned, marketed, maintained, supported, used, licensed or otherwise
held for use by, or licensed to or with respect to which rights are
granted to, a Person, whether arising under statutory or common Law
in any jurisdiction or otherwise, and includes the goodwill of the
Business symbolized by and associated with such name, corporate
name, domain name, fictitious name, trademark, service mark, trade
name, brand name, product name, symbol, logo, slogan, or trade
dress, and any and all Intellectual Property Rights in and to the
foregoing.
1.53. “ Intellectual
Property Rights ” means any and all intellectual property
rights of whatever nature and in whatever form including, without
limitation, all inventions, patents, trademarks, service marks,
registered designs, domain names, pending applications for any of
the foregoing, trade and business names, brand names, unregistered
trademarks and service marks, unregistered designs and rights in
designs, copyrights, database rights, topography rights and rights
in computer software, moral rights, performers rights, know-how,
other intellectual property rights including all Permits, and all
other similar or equivalent industrial, intellectual or commercial
rights or property subsisting under the laws of each and every
jurisdiction throughout the world whether registered or not, and
whether vested, contingent or future, and all divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, reversions,
renewals and extensions of any of the foregoing, and all rights
under licenses, consents, orders, statutes or otherwise in relation
to any of the foregoing, as well as the rights to sue for past,
present, and future infringement of any and all such intellectual
property rights.
1.54. “ JCAHO
” means the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations.
1.55. “ Judgment
” means any order, writ, injunction, citation, award, decree
or other judgment of any nature of any Governmental
Body.
1.56. “ Latest
Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.18.1.
1.57. “ Law
” means any provision of any foreign, federal, state or local
law, statute, ordinance, charter, constitution, treaty, code, rule,
regulation or guideline.
1.58. “ Material
Adverse Change ” means any effect or change that would be
(or would be reasonably expected to be) materially adverse to the
business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), operating
results, operations, or business prospects of Seller, taken as a
whole (regardless of whether or not such adverse effect or change
can be or has been cured at any time or whether Buyer has knowledge
of such effect or change on the date hereof).
1.59. “ Net Working
Capital ” means Current Assets minus Current Liabilities
determined in accordance with GAAP.
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1.60. “ Non-Assigned
Contract ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1(e).
1.61. “ Note
” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.2.
1.62. “ Notice of
Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.5.
1.63. “
Obligation ” means any indebtedness, liability or
obligation of any nature, whether secured, unsecured, recourse,
nonrecourse, liquidated, unliquidated, accrued, absolute, fixed,
contingent, ascertained, unascertained, known, unknown or
otherwise.
1.64. “ Permit
” means any license, permit, approval, waiver, order,
authorization, right or privilege of any nature, granted, issued,
approved or allowed by any Governmental Body.
1.65. “ Person
” means any individual, Entity or Governmental
Body.
1.66. “
Presumption ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3(b).
1.67. “
Proceeding ” means any demand, claim, suit, action,
litigation, investigation, arbitration, administrative hearing or
other similar proceeding of any nature.
1.68. “ Purchase
Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
1.69. “ Purchase
Price Allocation ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3.1.
1.70. “ Real
Property ” means any real estate, land, building,
condominium, town house, structure or other real property of any
nature, all shares of stock or other ownership interests in
cooperative or condominium associations or other forms of ownership
interest through which interests in real estate may be held, and
all appurtenant and ancillary rights thereto including easements,
covenants, water rights, sewer rights and utility
rights.
1.71. “ Reportable
Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.14.7.
1.72. “ Seller
” shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
1.73. “ Seller
Damages ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.2.1.
1.74. “ Seller
Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.1.1.
1.75.
“Seller’s Knowledge ” or “to the
knowledge of Seller” or similar terms shall mean any
particular fact or matter actually known or that which could
reasonably be expected to be known by the Shareholder, Jeffrey
Ludovici and Marilyn Kostoff. The Shareholder is conclusively
presumed to have actual knowledge of all information contained in
the books, records and files of Shareholder, Seller and
FCCS.
1.76. “ Seller
Employee Benefit Plans ” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 9.7.
1.77. “ Seller
Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.2.1
1.78. “
Seller’s Intangibles ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 4.8.
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1.79. “
Seller’s Obligations ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 8.1.17.
1.80. “
Seller’s Real Property ” shall have the meaning
set forth in Section 4.27
1.81. “ Software
” means any computer program, operating system, application,
firmware or software of any nature, whether operational, active,
under development or design, non-operational or inactive including
all object code, source code, comment code, algorithms, processes,
formulae, interfaces, navigational devices, menu structures or
arrangements, icons, operational instructions, scripts, commands,
syntax, screen designs, reports, designs, concepts, visual
expressions, technical manuals, test scripts, user manuals and
other documentation therefor, whether in machine-readable form,
programming language or any other language or symbols, and whether
stored, encoded, recorded or written on disk, tape, film, memory
device, paper or other media of any nature and any data bases
necessary to operate any such computer program, operating or other
system, application, firmware of software.
1.82. “ Specified
Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1.
1.83. “ Specified
Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.10.
1.84. “ Specified
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.3.
1.85. “ Tangible
Property ” means any furniture, fixtures, leasehold
improvements, vehicles, Inventory, office equipment, computer
equipment, other equipment, machinery, tools, forms, supplies or
other tangible personal property of any nature.
1.86. “ Tax
” means (a) any foreign, federal, state or local income,
earnings, profits, gross receipts, franchise, capital stock, net
worth, sales, use, value added, occupancy, general property, real
property, personal property, intangible property, transfer, fuel,
excise, payroll, withholding, unemployment compensation, social
security, retirement or other tax of any nature; (b) any
foreign, federal, state or local organization fee, qualification
fee, annual report fee, filing fee, occupation fee, assessment,
sewer rent or other fee or charge of any nature; and (c) any
deficiency, interest or penalty imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
1.87. “ Tax
Allocation Form ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3.1.
1.88. “ Tax
Return ” means 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,
reassessment, collection or payment of any Tax or any exemption
therefrom, or in connection with the administration, implementation
or enforcement of or compliance with any law relating to any Tax,
including any amendment thereto.
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2. The Transaction.
2.1. Sale and Purchase of
Specified Assets.
Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, (a) Seller shall
sell, transfer, assign and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall
purchase from Seller, all right, title and interest in and to the
Specified Assets, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and
(b) Seller shall assign to Buyer, and Buyer shall assume, the
Specified Liabilities.
2.1.1. Specified
Assets.
The “ Specified
Assets ” means all Assets of Seller as of the Closing
Date, wherever located and whether or not reflected on
Seller’s books and records, excluding the Excluded Assets.
The Specified Assets include the following Assets:
(a) All Intangibles owned by
Seller or under development by Seller as of the Closing
Date.
(b) All of Seller’s
Current Assets including, without limitation, its Accounts
Receivable for services rendered on the Effective Date and
thereafter, prepaid expenses, security deposits, rent escrows, and
other prepayments, deposits and escrows.
(c) All of Seller’s
Tangible Property, as set forth on Schedule 2.1.1(c)
.
(d) All Software set forth on
Schedule 2.1.1(d) , and all other Software used by Seller
and which is not an Excluded Asset.
(e) All of Seller’s
Contract Rights under the Specified Contracts (described on
Schedule 4.10.2(b) ) (“ Assumed Specified
Contracts ”), but excluding Contract Rights under
(i) this Agreement and any other Contracts entered into by
Seller with Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; (ii) all Contract Rights under any Assumed
Specified Contracts requiring a Consent that is not obtained on or
before the Closing Date (“ Non-Assigned Contracts
”); provided that, once such Consent is obtained, the
Contract Rights under such Specified Contract shall be deemed,
automatically and without further action by the Parties, to be
included in the Specified Assets as of the date such material
Consent is delivered to Buyer.
(f) All insurance benefits,
including rights and proceeds, arising from or relating to the
Specified Assets or Specified Liabilities prior to the Closing Date
(it is understood that Seller will not assign insurance policies to
Buyer).
(g) All rights under all
Permits granted or issued to Seller or otherwise held by Seller to
the extent assignable or transferable.
(h) All of Seller’s
rights with respect to telephone numbers, telephone directory
listings and advertisements and all of Seller’s
goodwill.
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(i) All of Seller’s
customer lists, prospect lists, supplier lists, referral sources,
data bases, computer media, sales, advertising and marketing
materials, invoices, correspondence, files, financial and
accounting data, books and records, but excluding
(i) Seller’s corporate minute books, stock books and
related organizational documents; (ii) Seller’s tax
records; and (iii) Seller’s files, books and records
relating to the Excluded Assets or to Seller’s Obligations
not included in the Specified Liabilities (provided that Seller
shall provide to Buyer copies of all files, books and records which
relate to (a) the Excluded Assets, and the Specified Assets,
or (y) both Seller’s Obligations not included in the
Specified Liabilities, and the Specified Liabilities).
(j) All of Seller’s
claims, causes of action and other legal rights and remedies (other
than claims under insurance policies provided the insurance
benefits as described in Section 2.1.1(f) are transferred and
conveyed to Buyer), whether or not known as of the date hereof,
relating to Seller’s ownership of the Specified Assets and/or
the performance of the Business, but excluding causes of action and
other legal rights and remedies of Seller (i) against Buyer
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(ii) to the extent relating to the Excluded Assets or to
Seller’s liabilities not included in the Specified
Liabilities.
2.1.2. Excluded
Assets.
Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in Section 2.1.1 or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following Assets of Seller (collectively, the
“ Excluded Assets ”) are not part of the sale
and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded from the
Specified Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the
Closing:
(a) All of Seller’s
Cash Assets and bank accounts;
(b) All of Seller’s
Accounts Receivable for services rendered prior to the Effective
Date.
(c) (i) Seller’s
corporate minute books, stock books and related organizational
documents; (ii) Seller’s tax records; and
(iii) Seller’s files, books and records relating to the
Excluded Assets or to Seller’s Obligations not included in
the Specified Liabilities;
(d) the shares of capital
stock of Seller held in treasury;
(e) all personnel records and
other records that Seller is required by Law to retain;
(f) all claims for refund of
Taxes and other Governmental Body charges of whatever
nature;
(g) all rights under all
Insurance Policies owned, held or maintained by Seller or its
predecessors (except as set forth in Section 2.1.1(f) and
2.1.1(j)).
(h) all rights of Seller
under this Agreement and all agreements contemplated
hereby;
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(i) those assets set forth on
Schedule 2.1.2 ; and
(j) causes of action and
other legal rights and remedies of Seller (i) against Buyer
with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; or (ii) to the extent relating to the Excluded
Assets, or to Seller’s liabilities not included in the
Specified Liabilities.
2.1.3. Specified
Liabilities of Seller.
The “ Specified
Liabilities ” means liabilities and obligations of Seller
as of the date hereof under those Assumed Specified Contracts (as
described and set forth in Schedule 4.10.2(b) ) to which
Seller is a party, provided that the incurrence or existence of any
such liability or Contract does not constitute a breach or failure
of, or a default under, any representation, warranty, covenant or
other provision of this Agreement, but only to the extent that such
liabilities arise in the ordinary course of performing such Assumed
Specified Contracts, in accordance with their respective terms and
are not due to any breach or default by Seller under any such
Assumed Specified Contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Specified Liabilities of Seller shall not include the liabilities
and obligations of Seller under (i) this Agreement or any
other Contracts entered into by Seller with Buyer in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) any
Contracts that constitute or evidence Seller’s Insurance
Policies or Seller Employee Benefit Plans; and (iii) any
Contracts relating to the formation or acquisition of Seller or any
of Seller’s predecessors.
2.2. No Other
Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Agreement, Buyer shall not purchase the
Specified Assets subject to, and Buyer shall not in any manner
assume or be liable or responsible for any Obligations of Seller
other than the Specified Liabilities, and all Obligations of Seller
other than the Specified Liabilities shall remain the sole
responsibility of Seller (the “ Excluded Liabilities
”). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer
shall not in any manner assume or be liable or responsible for, or
acquire any Assets of Seller subject to, any of the following
Obligations of Seller (which constitute, individually and
collectively, the Excluded Liabilities):
2.2.1.
Affiliates.
Any Obligation of Seller set
forth on Schedule 2.2.1 that exists at or prior to the
Closing Date to any shareholder or any current or former
shareholder, member, partner, director or controlling Person of
Seller, or to any other Person affiliated with Seller, their
affiliates and predecessors including Obligations for dividends
declared but not paid (“ Affiliate Obligations
”).
2.2.2.
Taxes.
Any Obligation for any Tax,
including (a) any Tax payable by Seller with respect to
Seller’s Business operations; (b) any Tax payable by
Seller with respect to the ownership, possession, purchase, lease,
sale, disposition or use of any of Seller’s Assets at any
time on or before the Closing Date; and (c) any Tax resulting
from the sale of the Specified Assets to Buyer
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or otherwise resulting from the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without
limitation any income Taxes and, sales, use, excise or other
transfer Taxes incurred by Seller as a result of the
transaction.
2.2.3. Obligations
Relating to Products and Services.
Any Obligation arising out of
or relating to products or services of Seller to the extent under
development or design, produced or sold prior to the Closing Date
other than to the extent assumed under
Section 2.1.3.
2.2.4. Proceedings
relating to Pre-Closing Operations of Seller.
Any Obligation of Seller
arising out of a Proceeding commenced after the Closing Date to the
extent that it relates to any event or circumstance that existed
prior to the Closing Date.
2.2.5.
Contracts.
Any Obligation under any
Contract assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 2.1.1 that
arises after the Closing Date to the extent that such liability
arises out of or relates to any breach that occurred prior to the
Closing Date.
2.2.6. Transaction
Related.
Any Obligation that was or is
incurred by Seller in connection with the negotiation, execution or
performance of this Agreement and any other Contracts entered into
between Buyer and Seller, or among Seller, Buyer and other parties,
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.2.7.
Defaults.
Any Obligation, to the extent
the incurrence or existence of which constitutes or will constitute
a breach or failure by Seller of, or a default by Seller under, any
representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this
Agreement.
2.2.8.
Employees.
Any Obligation to any or all
Employees of Seller including Obligations under Seller’s
Employee Benefit Plans, Obligations for severance pay, bonuses
(retention or otherwise) and other termination benefits, and any
Obligation arising out of or relating to any Employee grievance
based on events occurring prior to the Closing, whether or not the
affected Employees are hired by Buyer.
2.2.9.
Infringement.
Any Obligation arising in
connection with or related to Seller’s (or any of
Seller’s predecessors’) actual or alleged infringement,
violation, or misappropriation of or interference with any
Intellectual Property Right of any Person.
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2.2.10.
Indemnification.
Any Obligation to indemnify,
reimburse or advance amounts to any officer, director, Employee or
agent of Seller.
2.2.11.
Environmental.
Any environmental, health and
safety Obligations arising out of or relating to the performance of
the Business or Seller’s leasing, ownership or operating of
Seller’s Real Property prior to the Closing, including,
without limitation, those Obligations that arise under
Environmental Laws.
2.2.12. Undisclosed
Obligations. Any Obligation not disclosed by Seller pursuant to
Section 4.18 hereof.
2.2.13.
Compliance.
Any Obligation arising out of
or resulting from Seller’s compliance or non-compliance with
any legal requirement or order of any Governmental Body.
2.2.14.
Encumbrances.
Any Encumbrance on or
affecting Seller’s Assets including the Specified Assets
(other than Encumbrances on Specified Assets arising out of actions
taken by Buyer after the Closing Date).
3. Purchase Price.
3.1. Purchase
Price.
Subject to the adjustments
set forth in Section 3.4, the total purchase price for the
Specified Assets (“ Purchase Price ”) shall be
consideration in the amount up to Ten Million Dollars
($10,000,000.00), which shall be paid by Buyer to Seller as
follows:
3.1.1. Buyer shall pay to
Seller, by wire transfer on the Closing Date, the amount of Eight
Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,200,000.00) (the “
Closing Date Payment ”) less the Agreed Upon Net
Working Capital.
3.1.2. Buyer shall deliver to
Seller an unsecured, subordinated promissory note in aggregate
amount of One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,800,000.00) and being in the form as set forth in the form of
Note attached as Exhibit B (the “ Note
”).
3.2.
Reserved.
3.3. Allocation of
Purchase Price.
3.3.1. Seller and Buyer
recognize and shall comply with their mutual obligations pursuant
to Section 1060 of the Code (and any similar provisions of
state, local or foreign law)
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and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder to timely file IRS Form 8594 Asset Acquisition Statement
(and any corresponding state, local or foreign form required by a
Government Body) (the “ Tax Allocation Form ”)
with their respective Tax Returns. The Purchase Price and the
Specified Liabilities shall be allocated among the Specified Assets
in accordance with the Latest Balance Sheet, which shall be jointly
agreed to by Seller and Buyer (the “ Purchase Price
Allocation ”). Seller and Buyer shall timely file the Tax
Allocation Form and all Tax Returns in accordance with the Purchase
Price Allocation. Neither Seller nor Buyer shall take any position
in any Tax Return, tax proceeding or audit that is inconsistent
with the Purchase Price Allocation.
3.4.
Reserved.
3.5. Currency and Method
of Payment.
All dollar amounts stated in
this Agreement are stated in United States currency, and all
payments required under this Agreement shall be paid in United
States currency. All payments required under this Agreement shall
be made by wire transfer of immediately available United States
federal funds.
4. Representations and Warranties of
Seller and Shareholder.
As a material inducement to
Buyer to enter into this Agreement, knowing that Buyer is relying
thereon, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereunder,
Seller and the Shareholder, jointly and severally, represent,
warrant and covenant to Buyer that, except as specifically
referenced in this Agreement and as set forth on Disclosure
Schedules hereto furnished to Buyer prior to execution hereof and
attached hereto specifically identifying the relevant Section and
subsection hereof, which exceptions shall be deemed to be part of
these representations and warranties as if made
hereunder:
4.1. Organization, Good
Standing, Qualification and Capitalization.
4.1.1. Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Seller is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is required. Seller has
all required power and authority necessary to own and operate its
properties, to carry on its business, as now conducted, and to
carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.1.2. Seller does not own
any securities of any corporation or any other interest in any
Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.2 , Seller has
never acquired or succeeded to all or any portion of the Assets or
businesses of any other Person, and there is no other Person that
may be deemed to be a predecessor of Seller.
4.1.3. Schedule 4.1.3
sets forth, for Seller: (i) its exact legal name;
(ii) its corporate business form and jurisdiction and date of
formation; (iii) its federal employer identification number;
(iv) its headquarters address, telephone number and facsimile
number; (v) its members or managers and officers, indicating
all current title(s) of each individual; (vi) its
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registered agent and/or office in its
jurisdiction of formation (if applicable); (vii) all foreign
jurisdictions in which it is qualified or registered to do
business, the date it so qualified or registered, and its
registered agent and/or office in each such jurisdiction (if
applicable); (viii) all fictitious, assumed or other names of
any type that are registered or used by it or under which it has
done business in the past two (2) years; and (ix) any
name changes, recapitalizations, mergers, reorganizations or
similar events in the past two (2) years.
4.1.4. Seller is owned by
those Persons listed on Schedule 4.1.4 , and no other Person
has any ownership interest in Seller. The Specified Assets are
owned directly by Seller, and no other Person has any direct or
indirect ownership interest in them. No other Person has any right,
option, warrant, subscription or other arrangement to purchase the
Specified Assets.
4.2.
Subsidiaries.
Seller does not presently own
or control, directly or indirectly, or hold any rights to acquire,
any interest in any other corporation, association or other
business Entity nor has Seller ever held such interest. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4.2 , Seller is not a participant in
any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement nor has
Seller ever been a participant in any such arrangement.
4.3.
Authorization.
Seller and the Shareholder
each has the right, power, capacity and authority to enter into and
perform its or her obligations under this Agreement and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller and
the Shareholder, has been duly authorized by all necessary actions
by its board of directors and equity owners, as applicable. This
Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of
Seller and of the Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its
respective terms, except (a) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights generally, and (b) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies.
4.4. Compliance with
Laws.
4.4.1. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4.1 : (a), Seller is presently in full compliance
with each Judgment and with each Law that is applicable to it or to
the conduct of the Business or the ownership or use of the
Specified Assets; (b) except where such non-compliance would
not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change, Seller has at all times in the past been in full compliance
with each Judgment or Law that is or was applicable to it or to the
conduct of the Business or use of Specified Assets; (c) no
event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that
might (with or without notice or lapse of time) constitute or
result in a violation by Seller of, or a failure on the part of
Seller to comply with, any Judgment or Law; and (d) Seller has
not received, at any time, any notice or other communication (in
writing or otherwise) from any Governmental Body or any other
Person regarding (i) any actual, alleged, possible or
potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Judgment or
Law, except where such failure or violation would not, individually
or in the
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aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Change, (ii) any actual, alleged, possible or potential
obligation on the part of Seller to undertake, or to bear all or
any portion of the cost of, any cleanup or any remedial, corrective
or response action of any nature in either case of (i) or
(ii) which has not been resolved without further liability or
obligation of Seller on a going-forward basis, or (iii) the
loss of participation in any governmental program applicable to the
Business.
4.4.2. There are no survey,
monitoring and/or audit reports prepared by any Government Body in
connection with reviewing compliance by Seller with respect to the
Business in connection with any governmental programs or Laws which
have been delivered to Seller nor for which unresolved matters
remain outstanding, except as set forth on Schedule 4.4.2 ,
and all such reports have been made available to Buyer. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4.4.2 , at no time has Seller been
suspended from providing services (including the direction of a
Governmental Body not to renew a contract), from participation in
any government programs with respect to the Business.
4.4.3. (a) Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.4.3(a) , Seller does not hold any
Permits for participation in, and is not a party to any provider
agreements for payment or any government programs for the provision
of services provided as part of the Business. No service location
of Seller receives any payments pursuant to any government
program(s).
(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.4.3(b) : (i) Seller is in compliance with
all conditions of participation in and eligibility requirements for
applicable government programs applicable to Seller;
(ii) Seller has timely filed with each Governmental Body all
cost reports or similar filings required to be filed by it under
federal and state law in connection with its operations, except
where failure to timely file would not, individually or in the
aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Change, and all such cost
reports or similar filings comply in all material respects with
applicable legal requirements; and (iii) all billing practices
of Seller have been in material compliance with all applicable Laws
and Seller has not billed for or received any payment or
reimbursement in excess of amounts allowed by Laws.
(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4.3(c) , with respect to the Seller there does
not exist (i) any, nor to the knowledge of Seller there are no
pending, statutory or regulatory changes or any administrative
rulings which would adversely affect the Business, (ii) any
retroactive and/or prospective rate adjustments or, to the
knowledge of Seller, there are no pending, or threatened,
recapture, offset, recoupment or withholding of payments which
would affect the level of program payments received by Seller with
respect to the Business, and/or (iii) any freezes and/or
funding reductions related to payments received by Seller from any
government programs or other third party payors with respect to the
Business and/or (iv) any, nor to the knowledge of Seller there
no currently pending or threatened, investigations (other than
routine agency monitoring) of Seller by, or loss or suspension of
participation in, any government programs with respect to the
Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4.3(c) , Seller
has not exceeded any cap or ceiling applicable to payments which
may be received from any government programs applicable to the
Business during any period, and Seller has no obligation to return
or refund to any government programs or Governmental Body any
payments received in excess of any applicable payment cap or
ceiling with respect to the Business.
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4.4.4. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.4.4 : Seller has no liabilities to any third
party fiscal intermediary or carrier administering the government
programs, directly to the government programs or any Governmental
Body or to any other third party payer for the recoupment of any
amounts previously paid to Seller by any such third party fiscal
intermediary or carrier, government program or other third party
payer with respect to the Business. There are no pending and, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened actions by any third party
fiscal intermediary or carrier, government program or other third
party payer to suspend payments to Seller with respect to the
Business.
4.4.5. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.4.5 , Seller has never filed any cost
reports.
4.4.6. Without in any way
limiting the foregoing provisions contained in this
Section 4.4, Seller has provided to and/or obtained from any
applicable Governmental Body, and continues to maintain, all
Permits necessary for Seller to qualify for any governmental
program payment or reimbursement in which Seller participates with
respect to the Business.
4.5.
Consents.
4.5.1. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.5.1 , no Consent of any Person, or registration,
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any
federal, state or local Governmental Body on the part of Seller is
required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5.2. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.5.2 , the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Seller or the Shareholder does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not,
(a) conflict with, or result in any violation of, or default
under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or
(b) give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit or a right of
indemnification under (i) any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or By-Laws of Seller, (ii) any Contract to which
Seller or Shareholder is bound, or (iii) any Permit, judgment,
order or decree applicable to Seller, or its properties or Assets
or (iv) any Law or any other legal requirement of any
Governmental Body applicable to Seller.
4.6. Customers and
Prospects.
The customers who have
contracts with FCCS for whom Seller performs BHRS are listed on
Schedule 4.6 . Schedule 4.6 contains an accurate and
complete list of all material current prospects and bids for
contracts of FCCS for whom Seller may perform BHRS. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.6 , none of FCCS customers for whom
Seller performs BHRS have given notice or otherwise indicated to
Seller that (a) it will or intends to terminate or not renew
its Contract with FCCS before the scheduled expiration date,
(b) it will otherwise terminate, modify or change its
relationship with FCCS, or (c) it may otherwise reduce the
volume of business transacted with FCCS below historical levels.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6 , Seller has not
experienced any problems with FCCS’ customers which would
constitute a Material Adverse Change. Subject to obtaining required
consents described in Schedule 4.5.1 , to the knowledge of
Seller, the transactions contemplated hereby will not adversely
affect the existing contractual relationships with any of
FCCS’ customers for whom Seller performs BHRS.
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4.7.
Litigation.
Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7 , there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or to Seller’s knowledge, currently
threatened against Seller (or, to Seller’s knowledge,
threatened against or affecting any of the officers, directors,
managers or employees of Seller) including any such action, suit,
proceeding or investigation (a) that questions the validity of
this Agreement or the right of Seller to enter into this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
(b) that might result, either individually or in the
aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change, financially or otherwise,
or (c) that might result in any change in the current equity
ownership of Seller. Seller has no knowledge that there are any
basis for the foregoing. The foregoing includes, without
limitation, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened (or any basis therefore
known to Seller) involving the current or prior employment of any
of Seller’s employees, their use in connection with the
Business of any information or techniques or other Intangibles
allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers or their
obligations under any agreements with any current or prior
employers. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 , Seller is
not a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ,
injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality. Seller has not received any opinion or memorandum
or legal advice from legal counsel to the effect that it is
exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any liability or adverse
effect which may be material to the Business now or in the future.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by Seller
currently pending or that Seller intends to initiate.
4.8. Intellectual
Property.
4.8.1. Schedule 4.8
contains a complete and accurate list of all Intangibles owned,
marketed, licensed, supported, maintained, used or under
development or design by, or licensed to or with regard to which
rights are granted to, Seller, or in which Seller otherwise has any
interest, in any part of the world (the “Seller’s
Intangibles”), which are (a) registered by Seller with
any Governmental Body or for which a registration application has
been filed by Seller with any Governmental Body or which are
otherwise material trade names or trademarks used by Seller in
connection with the Business (b) developed specifically for,
and owned by or licensed to, Seller (including, without limitation,
any proprietary software of Seller, and (c) material Software
used in connection with operation of Seller (other than
off-the-shelf Software used pursuant to “shrink-wrap”
or “click-wrap” licenses obtained in the ordinary
course of business). Schedule 4.8 also includes, with respect to
Intangibles described in the immediately preceding sentence,
(a) a brief description of such Intangible and the owner of
the right, title and interest in and to the such Intangible and
(c) the names of the jurisdictions covered by the applicable
registration or application, and, in the case of Software, a
product description. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, no other
Intangibles, other than the goodwill of Seller, are used to operate
Seller. Seller is the absolute legal and beneficial owner of
Seller’s Intangibles, or, to the extent not owned by Seller,
has and at all times has had the right to use Seller’s
Intangibles pursuant to a valid written license (except as set
forth with respect to curriculum, and certain Software and
Intangibles provided by Seller ‘s customers as described on
Schedule 4.8), a complete and accurate copy of which written
licenses (other than licenses for off-the-shelf
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Software used pursuant to
“shrink-wrap” or “click-wrap” licenses in
the ordinary course of business) have been provided to Buyer. All
documents that are relevant to the title or interest of Seller in
any Seller’s Intangible are in the possession of Seller.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, Seller has not commissioned,
engaged or used any third parties to create or contribute to any
work for it that may contain or produce Intellectual Property
Rights, and has not entered into any Contracts or arrangements with
any of its officers or other Employees or any other Persons such
that any of those Persons may retain any Intellectual Property
Rights in work they create for or contribute to Seller during the
course of their engagement by Seller. No Intangibles owned by any
current, former, or prospective employee of Seller are or have been
used in Seller or the Business or are necessary for the Business as
presently conducted or proposed to be conducted by Seller, except
to the extent such Intangibles have been irrevocably assigned or
licensed to Seller as of the Closing Date pursuant to a valid
written document, a complete and accurate copy of which document
has been provided to Buyer.
4.8.2. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.8 , Seller has good and marketable title to, and
has the full right to use, all of Seller’s Intangibles, free
and clear of any Encumbrance, restriction on use or disclosure
obligations. No rights or permission of Seller or any other Person
are necessary to use, make, manufacture, reproduce, distribute,
display, perform, market, license, sell, offer to sell, modify,
adapt, translate, enhance, improve, update, and/or create
derivative works based upon Seller’s Intangibles.
4.8.3. Schedule 4.8
also contains a complete and accurate list of all licenses and
other rights granted by Seller to any Person with respect to any
Intangibles or Intellectual Property Rights and all licenses and
other rights granted by any Person to Seller with respect to any
Intangibles or Intellectual Property Rights, in each case
identifying the subject Intangible or Intellectual Property Rights.
To Seller’s Knowledge, the owners of any Intellectual
Property Rights licensed to Seller have taken all
necessar
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