EXHIBIT 10.1
Execution Version
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
BELL INDUSTRIES, INC.
and
VELOCITA WIRELESS LLC
Dated
as of March 30, 2008
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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1.1 Certain
Definitions
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1.2 Terms Defined
Elsewhere in this Agreement
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1.3 Other
Definitional and Interpretive Matters
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
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2.1 Purchase and
Sale of Assets
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2.2 Excluded
Assets
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2.3 Assumption of
Liabilities
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2.4 Excluded
Liabilities
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2.5 Further
Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties
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2.6 Bulk Sales
Laws
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2.7 Purchase Price
Allocation
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2.8 Allocation of
Taxes and Expenses
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ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION
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3.1
Consideration
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3.2 Purchase Price
Adjustment
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3.3 Reimbursed
Liabilities
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3.4 Closing Date
Shortfall Cash
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ARTICLE IV CLOSING
AND TERMINATION
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4.1 Closing
Date
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4.2 Termination of
Agreement
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4.3 Procedure Upon
Termination
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4.4 Effect of
Termination
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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5.1 Organization
and Good Standing
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5.2 Authorization
of Agreement
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5.3 Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties; Subsidiaries
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5.4 Balance
Sheets; Books of Account
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5.5 Title to
Purchased Assets; Sufficiency
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5.6 Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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5.7 Material
Contracts
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5.8 Legal
Proceedings
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5.9 Intellectual
Property
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5.10
Insurance
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5.11 Labor
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5.12 Environmental
Matters
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5.13 Conduct of
Business in Ordinary Course
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5.14 Customers and
Suppliers
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5.15
PP&E
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5.16 Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act and Export Restrictions
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5.17 Taxes
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5.18 Real
Property
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5.19 Tangible
Personal Property
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5.20 Product
Warranty; Product Liability
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5.21 Certain
Payments; Certain Interests
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5.22 Employee
Benefits
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5.23 Financial
Advisors
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5.24 Closing Net
Current Assets
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5.25
Solvency
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5.26 No Other
Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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6.1 Organization
and Good Standing
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6.2 Authorization
of Agreement
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6.3 Conflicts;
Consents of Third Parties
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6.4
Litigation
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6.5 Financial
Advisors
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6.6
Financing
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6.7 Purchaser
Qualifications
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6.8 No Other
Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE VII
CERTAIN COVENANTS
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7.1 Access to
Information; Preservation of Records by Purchaser
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7.2 Conduct of the
Business Pending the Closing
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7.3 Consents
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7.4 Further
Assurances
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7.5 FCC
Licenses
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7.6 Lender
Consents
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7.7
Confidentiality
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7.8 Preservation
of Records by Seller
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7.9
Publicity
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7.10 Non
Competition; Non Solicitation
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7.11 Tax
Matters
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7.12
Supplementation and Amendment of Disclosure Schedule
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ARTICLE VIII
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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8.1
Employment
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8.2 Employee
Benefits
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8.3 Employee
Rights
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8.4 Employee
Information
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8.5
Cooperation
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8.6 Employee
Obligations of Confidentiality
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ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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9.1 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser
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9.2 Conditions
Precedent to Obligations of Seller
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9.3 Frustration of
Closing Conditions
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1 Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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10.2
Indemnification by Seller
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10.3
Indemnification by Purchaser
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10.4
Indemnification Procedures
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10.5 Certain
Limitations on Indemnification
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(continued)
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10.6 Calculation
of Losses
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10.7 Tax Treatment
of Indemnity Payments
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10.8 Exclusive
Remedy
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1
Expenses
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11.2 Submission to
Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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11.3 Entire
Agreement
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11.4 Governing
Law
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11.5 Notices
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11.6
Severability
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11.7 Binding
Effect; Assignment
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11.8 Non
Recourse
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11.9
Counterparts
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Exhibits |
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A-1
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Form of Note |
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A-2
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Form of Copyright Security
Agreement |
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A-3
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Form of Trademark Security
Agreement |
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Form of Patent Security
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A-5
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Form of Contracts Security
Agreement |
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Form of Membership Pledge
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Form of Bill of Sale |
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Form of Assignment and Assumption
Agreement |
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Form of Copyright Assignment |
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Form of Trademark Assignment |
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Form of Patent Assignment |
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Form of Pager Agreement |
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H-1
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Form of Sub-Lease Agreement for
Clinton, MS property |
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Form of Landlord Estoppel Certificate
for Clinton, MS property |
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Form of Lease Assignment Agreement
for Jackson, MS property |
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Form of Sub-Lease Agreement for
Jackson, MS property |
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Form of Landlord Estoppel Certificate
for Jackson, MS property |
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Form of Access Agreement |
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Form of Instrument of Assignment (FCC
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Form of Subcontract for GSA
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Form of Transition Services
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of March 30, 2008,
is between BELL INDUSTRIES, INC. , a California corporation
(“ Seller ”), and VELOCITA WIRELESS
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“
Purchaser ”), and relates to the sale of the
business as a going concern heretofore conducted by Seller under
the trade name “SkyTel”.
W I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS , Seller presently conducts the Business (as
hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS , Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to
Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to acquire substantially all of
the Purchased Assets (as hereinafter defined) for the Purchase
Price (as hereinafter defined) and the assumption by Purchaser of
certain specified liabilities relating to the Business, all as more
specifically provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings specified in this
Section 1.1 :
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person, and the term “
control ” (including the terms “
controlled by ” and “ under common
control with ”) means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
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AVL Business ” means the former business of
Seller consisting of the production, sale, development and
operation of the wireless automatic vehicle location devices and
services currently marketed or being developed under the brands of
“SkyGuard”, “FleetHawk” and
“Sentry.”
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AVL Contracts ” means collectively, the
(i) Transition Services Agreement, dated February 14,
2008, between Seller and SkyGuard, LLC; (ii) Wireless Reseller
Agreement, dated February 14, 2008, between Seller and
SkyGuard, LLC; (iii) Consulting Agreement, dated
February 14, 2008, between SkyGuard, LLC and Seller (regarding
services of Raj Cherukuri); (iv) Consulting Agreement, dated
February 14, 2008, between SkyGuard, LLC and Seller (regarding
services of Ratan Guduru); (v) Software License Agreement,
dated February 14, 2008, between SkyGuard, LLC and Seller; and
(vi) Linking Agreement, dated February 14, 2008, between
Seller and SkyGuard, LLC.
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Business ” means the business of Seller
consisting of the production, sale, development and operation of
one-way and two-way paging services, air-to-ground wireless
services, cellular reseller services and fixed location wireless
telemetry services, including all business conducted under the
“SkyTel” brand.
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Business Day ” means any day of the year on
which national banking institutions in New York are open to the
public for conducting business and are not required or authorized
to close.
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COBRA ” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985.
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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
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Contract ” means any contract, agreement, open
purchase order, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, loan, instrument,
lease, license, binding commitment or other arrangement, whether
written or oral, including distribution and sales representative
agreements, and other agreements (including any amendments and
other modifications thereto).
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Copyrights ” means all un-registered
copyrights, works of authorship and mask works, all registered
copyrights, works of authorship and mask works registrations, and
any applications for registration thereof.
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Documents ” means all files, documents,
instruments, papers, books, reports, records, tapes, microfilms,
photographs, letters, budgets, forecasts, ledgers, journals,
customer and supplier lists, regulatory filings, operating data and
plans, technical documentation (design specifications, functional
requirements, operating instructions, logic manuals, flow charts,
etc.), user documentation (installation guides, user manuals,
training materials, release notes, working papers, etc.), marketing
documentation (sales brochures, flyers, pamphlets, web pages,
etc.), and other similar materials related primarily to the
Business and the Purchased Assets in each case whether or not in
electronic form; provided, however, that “
Documents ” shall not include duplicate copies
of such Documents retained by Seller or its Affiliates subject to
the obligations relating to the use and disclosure thereof set
forth in this Agreement.
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Employee ” means, as of any applicable date,
all individuals who are employed by Seller as common law employees
of the Business, including all active full-time and part-time
employees, employees on vacation or approved personal leave,
workers’ compensation, military leave with reemployment
rights under federal Law, maternity leave, leave under the Family
and Medical Leave Act of 1993, short-term disability, long-term
disability, and employees on other approved leaves of absence with
a legal or contractual right to reinstatement.
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Environmental Claim ” means any allegation,
notice of violation, action, suit, claim, Lien, demand, abatement
or other Order or direction (conditional or otherwise) by reason of
statute, common law, or contract, in law or equity, by any
Governmental Body or by any other Person for personal injury
(including sickness, disease or death), real, personal, tangible or
intangible property damage, consequential damage, stigma, loss of
value, damage to the environment (including air, soil, water, or
natural resources), nuisance, trespass, pollution, contamination or
other adverse effects on the environment, or for fines, penalties,
injunctions, or restrictions resulting from or based upon
(a) the existence, or the continuation of the existence,
of
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Release or threatened Release (including sudden or non-sudden
accidental or nonaccidental releases) of, or exposure or threatened
exposure to, any Hazardous Material or other substance, chemical,
material, pollutant, contaminant, odor, audible noise, or other
Release in, into or onto the environment (including the air, soil,
water or natural resources) at, in, by, from or related to any
leased real estate or any activities conducted thereon or the
Business; (b) the handling, use, transportation, storage,
treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials; (c) any
disturbance or impact to the environment; or (d) the
violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law, Order or
Permit of or from any Governmental Body.
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Environmental Law ” means any Law relating to
human health and safety or the protection of the environment or
natural resources, including the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et
seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App.
§ 1801 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
§ 1251 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. § 300f et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §
7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §
2601 et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.), the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. § 1101 et
seq.); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. § 136; 16
U.S.C. § 460 et seq.), and the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. §651 et seq.); as each has been amended
and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any
Person, all other Persons that are treated as a single employer
with that Person pursuant to sections 414(b), 414(c), 414(m),
and/or 414(o) of the Code.
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Excluded Marks ” means those Trademarks of
Seller listed on Schedule 1.1(ii).
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FCC Licenses ” means all Permits issued or
granted to Seller by the FCC.
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Final Order ” means, with respect to an action
or order of the FCC granting the FCC Consent, when such action or
order shall have been issued by the FCC in writing, setting forth
the FCC Consent, and (i) such action or order shall not have
been reversed, stayed, enjoined, set aside, annulled or suspended,
and (ii) no protest, request for stay, reconsideration or
review by the FCC on its own motion or by any third party, petition
for FCC reconsideration or for rehearing, application for FCC
review, or judicial appeal of such action or order shall be
pending, when the period provided by law for initiating such
protest, request for stay, reconsideration or review by the FCC on
its own motion, petition for FCC reconsideration or for rehearing,
application for FCC review, or judicial appeal of such action or
order shall have expired.
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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States as of the date hereof.
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Governmental Body ” means any government or
governmental or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision
thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or any agency,
instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator
(public or private).
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Hazardous Material ” means any substance,
chemical, material or waste, or any constituent thereof, that is
defined by any Environmental Law as hazardous, corrosive,
ignitable, explosive, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic,
petroleum-derived, or toxic, such that the use, storage, treatment,
disposal, release, discharge of, or exposure to which is
prohibited, limited or otherwise is regulated by any Governmental
Body, or is regulated by or forms the basis of liability under any
Environmental Law, including any material, waste or substance which
is defined as a “hazardous waste,” “hazardous
material,” “hazardous substance,”
“extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted
hazardous waste,” “universal waste,”
“commingled waste,” “a pollutant,”
“pollution,” “subject waste,” a
“contaminant,” “toxic waste” or
“toxic substance” under any provision of Environmental
Law, including petroleum or petroleum products, petroleum
components, constituents, additives or derivatives thereof,
radioactive materials, radionuclides, radon gas, mercury, asbestos
and polychlorinated biphenyls.
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Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without
duplication, (i) the principal of and, accreted value and
accrued and unpaid interest in respect of (A) indebtedness of
such Person for money borrowed and (B) indebtedness evidenced
by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments the
payment of which such Person is responsible or liable;
(ii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale
obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under
any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable
and other accrued current liabilities; (iii) all obligations
of the type referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of any
Persons the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable,
directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise;
and (iv) all obligations of the type referred to in clauses
(i) through (iii) of other Persons secured by any Lien on
any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such
obligation is assumed by such Person).
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Indemnified Party ” means the party entitled to
indemnity under Article X .
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Indemnifying Party ” means party obligated to
provide indemnification under Article X .
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Intellectual Property ” means all Statutory
Intellectual Property and all Non-Statutory Intellectual
Property.
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IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue
Service and, to the extent relevant, the United States Department
of Treasury.
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Knowledge of Seller ” concerning any particular
subject, area or aspect of the Business or otherwise shall mean
(i) the actual knowledge of each of the Persons listed on
Schedule 1.1(iii) and (ii) all knowledge which was
or should have been obtained upon reasonable inquiry by such
Persons.
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Law ” means any foreign, federal, state or
local law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule or
regulation.
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Legal Proceeding ” means any judicial,
administrative or arbitral actions, suits or proceedings (public or
private) by or before a Governmental Body.
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Liability ” means any debt, liability or
obligation (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to
become due), and including all costs and expenses relating
thereto.
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Lien ” means (i) any lien, encumbrance,
pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim, lease,
charge, option, right of first refusal or easement and
(ii) except with respect to Tower Site Leases, any other
declaration, covenant, condition, restriction or servitude.
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Loan Documents ” means the Note, the Copyright
Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement, and the
Trademark Security Agreement.
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Material Adverse Effect ” means an effect,
event, development, change, occurrence or state of facts which
(i) is materially adverse to the Business, Assets, properties,
financial condition, or results of operations of Seller, or
(ii) prevents or materially impedes, impairs or hinders the
consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, in each case, other than any effect, event, development,
change, occurrence or state of facts arising out of or resulting
from (A) general changes or conditions in the U.S. economy or
securities or financial markets, (B) changes or conditions
affecting the industries in which Seller operates (but only to the
extent that the impact of such changes or conditions on Seller is
not materially disproportionate to the impact on other Persons
conducting business in such industries), (C) changes in Law or GAAP
(but only to the extent that the impact of such changes on Seller
is not materially disproportionate to the impact on other Persons
conducting business in the industries in which Seller conducts
business), (D) the occurrence of any war, sabotage, armed
hostilities or acts of terrorism or any escalation or material
worsening of any such war, sabotage, armed hostilities or acts of
terrorism existing or underway as of the date hereof (but only to
the extent that the impact of such changes on Seller is not
materially disproportionate to the impact on other Persons
conducting business in the industries in which Seller conducts
business), (E) any action taken by Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates in bad faith or in contravention of the terms of this
Agreement, or (F) the announcement of this Agreement,
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (except with
respect to the loss of employees or customers arising
therefrom).
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Non-Statutory Intellectual Property ” means
un-patented inventions (whether or not patentable), trade secrets,
know-how and proprietary information, including, but not limited
to, (in whatever form or medium), discoveries, ideas, compositions,
formulas, database, drawings, designs, plans, proposals,
specifications, samples, models, processes, procedures, data,
information, manuals, reports, financial, marketing and business
data and plans, customer lists, supplier lists, pricing and cost
information, and correspondence and notes, and any rights or
licenses in the foregoing that may be granted without the payment
of compensation or other consideration to any Person;
provided , however , that the definition of
“Non-Statutory Intellectual Property” shall not include
“Statutory Intellectual Property.”
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Order ” means any order, directive, injunction,
judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of
a Governmental Body.
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Ordinary Course of Business ” means the
ordinary and usual course of normal day to day operations of the
Business, as conducted by Seller consistent with its past
practice.
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Patents ” means all patents and patent
applications, including, but not limited to, reissuances,
continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and
reexaminations thereof, and all inventions, patent or invention
disclosures and improvements thereto described in the patents and
patent applications.
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Permits ” means any approvals, authorizations,
consents, licenses, permits or certificates of a Governmental
Body.
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Permitted Exceptions ” means (i) statutory
liens for current Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges
not yet delinquent; (ii) mechanics’, carriers’,
workers’, repairers’ and similar Liens arising or
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) zoning,
entitlement and other land use and environmental regulations by any
Governmental Body which would not result in a Material Adverse
Effect; or (iv) valid title of a lessor under a capital or
operating lease. C
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Person ” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Body or other entity.
“
Products ” means any and all products
developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by Seller in respect of
the Business.
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Purchased Contracts ” means all Contracts of
Seller related to the Business as of the Closing Date, including
the Licensed Intellectual Property and the AVL Contracts, other
than Excluded Contracts.
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Purchaser Designee ” means one or more entities
that are, by written notice given from time to time by Purchaser to
Seller, designated by Purchaser to be the transferee and/or lessee
of any of the FCC Licenses.
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Release ” means any spilling, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping,
leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including the
abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed
receptacles containing any hazardous substance or pollutant or
contaminant).
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Retained Real Property ” means all real
property and interests in real property owned in fee by Seller or
leased by Seller, except for the Tower Site Leases.
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Software ” means, except to the extent
generally available for purchase from a third party, all
(i) computer programs, including all software implementations
of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or
object code; and (ii) databases and compilations, including
all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or
otherwise.
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Statutory Intellectual Property ” means all
(i) United States of America and foreign Patents and
applications for Patents of any kind, (ii) United States of
America, state or
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Trademark registrations or applications for Trademarks of any kind,
and (iii) United States and foreign Copyright registrations or
applications for Copyrights of any kind.
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Subsidiary ” means any Person of which a
majority of the outstanding share capital, voting securities or
other voting equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by
Seller.
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Tax ” or “ Taxes ”
means (i) any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other
taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments,
including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, capital,
sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits,
inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties,
fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever, whether
computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary or combined basis;
and (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or
additional amounts imposed by any Taxing Authority in connection
with any item described in clause (i). For purposes of this
Agreement, Tax payments shall be deemed past due if not paid by the
due date thereof, whether or not such Tax is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings.
“
Tax Return ” means any return, report or
statement required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including
any attachments thereto, and any amendment thereof), including any
information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration
of estimated Tax, and including, where permitted or required,
combined, consolidated or unitary returns for any group of entities
that includes Seller, any of the Subsidiaries, or any of their
Affiliates.
“
Taxing Authority ” means the IRS and any other
Governmental Body responsible for the administration of any
Tax.
“
Trademarks ” means all (i) registered and
un-registered trademarks, tradenames, service marks, domain names,
slogans, geographical indications, trade dress, trademark designs,
logos, corporate names, (ii) applications for registrations of
any of the foregoing, (iii) renewals of any registrations, and
(iv) all goodwill associated therewith.
“
Transfer Documents ” means the Bill of Sale,
the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Instrument of
Assignment.
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WARN Act ” means the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
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Terms Defined Elsewhere in this Agreement
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Assignment and
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Balance Sheet
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Basket
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Bill of Sale
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Calculation
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Cash
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Closing
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Closing Balance
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Closing Date
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Communications
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Confidential
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Confidentiality
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Contracts Security
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Copyright
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Dispute
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Dispute Notice
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FCC
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FCC Licenses
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FCC Licenses Closing
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Final Balance
Sheet
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Foreign Ownership
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Harmful Code
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Independent
Accountant
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Initial
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Instrument of
Assignment
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Inventory
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2.1(c) |
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Jackson Lease
Assignment Agreement
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Jackson Sub-Lease
Agreement
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Lender
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License
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Assets
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Neutral Accounting
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Pager
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Patent
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Patent Security
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Personal Property
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Pledge
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Post-Closing
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PP&E
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Pre-Closing
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Price
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Shortfall
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Subcontract for GSA
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Substantive
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Survival
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Trademark
Assignment
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Trademark Security
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Transfer
Applications
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Transfer Taxes
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Transferred
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Transferred
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8.1(a) |
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Transition Services
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1.3
Other Definitional and Interpretive Matters
(a) Unless
otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the
following rules of interpretation shall apply:
Calculation of Time Period . When calculating the period of
time before which, within which or following which, any act is to
be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is
the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded. If
the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in
question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.
Dollars . Any reference in this Agreement to $ shall mean
U.S. dollars.
Exhibits/Schedules . The Exhibits and Schedules to this
Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an
integral part of this Agreement. No disclosure on a Schedule
relating to a possible breach or violation of any Contract, Law or
Order shall be construed as an admission or indication that breach
or violation exists or has actually occurred. Any capitalized terms
used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein
shall be defined as set forth in this Agreement.
Gender and Number . Any reference in this Agreement to
gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular
number only shall include the plural and vice versa.
Headings . The provision of a Table of Contents, the
division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of
reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or
interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to
any “Section” or “Schedule” are to the
corresponding Section or Schedule of this Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
Herein . The words such as “ herein ,”
“ hereinafter ,” “ hereof ,”
and “ hereunder ” refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear
unless the context otherwise requires.
Including . The words “ including ,”
“ includes ” or any variation thereof shall be
deemed to be followed by “ but is not limited to and
without limitation ” and shall not be
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construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the
specific or similar items or matters immediately following
it.
Reflected On or Set Forth In . An item arising with respect
to a specific representation or warranty shall be deemed to be
“ reflected on ” or “ set forth in
” a balance sheet or financial statements, to the extent any
such phrase appears in such representation or warranty, if
(a) there is a reserve, accrual or other similar item
underlying a number on such balance sheet or financial statements
that related to the subject matter of such representation,
(b) such item is otherwise specifically set forth on the
balance sheet or financial statements or (c) such item is
reflected on the balance sheet or financial statements and is
specifically set forth in the notes thereto.
(b) The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring
any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.1
Purchase and Sale of Assets. On the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser
(or, with respect only to the FCC Licenses, the Sister Subsidiary
or other Purchaser Designee) shall purchase, acquire and accept
from Seller, and Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, convey and
deliver to Purchaser or to the Sister Subsidiary or other Purchaser
Designee all of the “ Purchased Assets ,”
consisting of all of the assets, properties, rights, and interests
wherever situated and of any kind or nature whatsoever owned by
Seller as of the Closing Date and used directly or indirectly in
the operation of the Business, other than the Excluded Assets. The
Purchased Assets shall be transferred to Purchaser or, with respect
only to the FCC Licenses, to the Sister Subsidiary or other
Purchaser Designee by Seller free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Exceptions. The “ Purchased Assets
” include each of the following assets:
(a)
Final Balance Sheet . All property (including real and
personal property, whether tangible or intangible, and claims,
rights and choses in action), rights, and interests of the Business
set forth or reflected on the Final Balance Sheet (except the
Excluded Assets);
(b)
Contracts . All rights of Seller under the Purchased
Contracts and all claims or causes of action with respect to the
Purchased Contracts;
(c)
Inventory . All inventory used or intended to be used
primarily in connection with the Business, including all raw
materials, work in process and finished goods (the “
Inventory ”);
(d)
Accounts Receivable . All accounts receivable and any
evidence thereof relating to or arising out of the Business and
operation thereof, and any payments received with respect thereto
after the Closing Date (including cash or check payments in transit
on the Closing
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Date)
(collectively, “ Accounts Receivable ”).
Schedule 2.1(d) sets forth an itemized list of the
Accounts Receivable as of March 26, 2008, and shall be updated
as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, identifying
such Accounts Receivable by obligor’s name, aging and
amount;
(e)
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits . All deposits (including
customer deposits and security deposits for rent, electricity,
telephone or otherwise) and prepaid charges and expenses, including
any prepaid rent, of Seller related to any of the Purchased Assets
other than prepaid charges, expenses and rent under Personal
Property Leases that is attributable to any period beginning prior
to and ending on or before the Closing Date;
(f)
Property, Plant, and Equipment . All equipment, assets in
construction, office furniture and fixtures, computer equipment,
office equipment, other furnishings, trucks, automobiles and other
vehicles, supplies, and other tangible personal property of every
kind and description, including tooling, wherever located
(collectively, “ PP&E ”), used
primarily in the Business and including all PP&E located in
Jackson, Mississippi as of the date hereof, other than such
PP&E which is an Excluded Asset;
(g)
Leased Tangible Property . All of the leased tangible
personal property, including those set forth in
Schedule 2.1(g) , which includes all prepayments,
security deposits and options to renew or purchase in connection
therewith;
(h)
Business Records . All Documents used in the Business,
including Documents in Seller’s possession relating to
products, services, marketing, advertising, promotional materials,
Business Intellectual Property, and all files, customer files and
documents (including credit information), supplier lists, records,
literature and correspondence, whether or not physically located on
any of the premises currently used by the Business, but excluding
such files as may be required under applicable Law regarding
privacy;
(i)
FCC Licenses . All FCC Licenses, to the extent transferable
to Purchaser or the Sister Subsidiary or other Purchaser Designee
or to the extent otherwise dealt with in this Agreement;
(j)
Other Permits . All other Permits used by Seller in the
Business to the extent transferable to Purchaser or a Purchaser
Designee;
(k)
Non-Disclosure, Confidentiality, Non-Compete, and Similar
Agreements . All rights of Seller under non-disclosure or
confidentiality, non-compete, or non-solicitation agreements with
Employees or with third parties to the extent primarily relating to
the Business or the Purchased Assets, including those agreements
set forth on Schedule 2.1(k) , except to the extent
that such transfer of rights would violate the express terms of
such agreements;
(l)
Warranties and Guarantees . All of Seller’s interest
in rights under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and
guarantees, if any, made by vendors, suppliers, manufacturers and
contractors relating to the Business or affecting the Purchased
Assets;
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(m)
Intellectual Property . All Business Intellectual Property
other than (i) such Business Intellectual Property that is
Licensed Intellectual Property and (ii) those items of
Business Intellectual Property set forth on
Schedule 2.2(l) ;
(n)
Software . All Business Software other than such Business
Software that is Licensed Intellectual Property;
(o)
Third Party Insurance Proceeds . All third-party property
and casualty insurance proceeds, and all rights to third-party
property and casualty insurance proceeds, in each case to the
extent received or receivable in respect of the Business;
(p)
Forms . All stationery, forms, labels, shipping material,
art work, and photographs, in each case, except to the extent
incorporating any Excluded Marks;
(q)
Claims . All of Seller’s causes of action, claims,
credits, demands or rights of set-off against third parties, to the
extent related to the Business, except to the extent related to any
Excluded Asset;
(r)
Funded Compensation Rights . All rights (including
experience ratings, to the extent transferable to Purchaser) with
respect to unemployment and workers’ compensation, in each
case, relating to Transferred Employees;
(s)
Communications . All rights to the telephone and facsimile
numbers used in the Business, as well as all rights to receive mail
and other communications addressed to Seller and relating to the
Business (including mail and communications from customers,
suppliers, distributors, agents and others and payments with
respect to the Purchased Assets);
(t)
Lockboxes . All rights to the lockbox accounts used
primarily in the Business as set forth in
Schedule 2.1(t) ;
(u)
Goodwill . All goodwill of the Business; and
(v)
Other Assets . Any asset of Seller of a type not described
by the foregoing clauses of this Section 2.1 that are
necessary for the operation of the Business in a manner consistent
with past practice of Seller since February 1, 2007.
2.2
Excluded Assets . Nothing herein contained shall be deemed
to sell, transfer, assign or convey the Excluded Assets to
Purchaser, and Seller shall retain all right, title and interest
to, in and under the Excluded Assets. “ Excluded
Assets ” shall mean each of the following
assets:
(a)
Excluded Contracts . All rights of Seller under the
Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.2(a) , including all
claims or causes of action with respect thereto (the “
Excluded Contracts ”).
(b)
Cash and Cash Equivalents . All cash, cash equivalents, bank
deposits or similar cash items of Seller, except to the extent
otherwise provided in Section 3.4 ;
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(c)
Stock Certificates; Subsidiaries . All shares of capital
stock of, or other ownership interests in the Subsidiaries, and all
assets owned, leased or held by the Subsidiaries except for any
assets used primarily in the Business;
(d)
Real Property . All Retained Real Property;
(e)
Corporate Books . All minute books, organizational
documents, stock registers and such other books and records of
Seller or any Subsidiary as pertain to ownership, organization or
existence of Seller and each Subsidiary;
(f)
Additional Books and Records . Any (i) books and
records that Seller and the Subsidiaries are required by Law to
retain or that Seller determines are necessary or advisable to
retain; provided , however , that Purchaser shall
have the right to make copies of any portions of such retained
books and records that relate to the Business or any of the
Purchased Assets; and (ii) documents relating to proposals to
acquire the Business by Persons other than Purchaser;
(g)
Tax Refunds . All interests in or rights to any refund of
Taxes, Tax credits or Tax loss carryforwards relating to the
operation of the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities, or applicable to, any period, or any portion of any
period, ending on or before the Closing Date;
(h)
Tax Records . All Tax returns of Seller and the Subsidiaries
and the Business and all records (including working papers) related
thereto;
(i)
Claims Related to Excluded Assets . All of Seller’s
causes of action, claims, counterclaims, credits, demands or rights
of set-off against third parties to the extent related to any
Excluded Asset;
(j)
Seller’s Rights Under This Agreement . All rights that
accrue to Seller under this Agreement and the Seller
Documents;
(k)
Employee Benefit Plans . All Employee Benefit Plans and any
assets relating to such plans;
(l)
Intellectual Property . Those items of Business Intellectual
Property set forth on Schedule 2.2(l) ; and
(m)
Other Assets . Such other assets as are set forth on
Schedule 2.2(m) .
2.3
Assumption of Liabilities
On
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing Purchaser shall assume, effective as of
the Closing, and shall timely perform, pay and discharge in
accordance with their respective terms, only the Liabilities of
Seller set forth below in this Section 2.3 , other than
the Excluded Liabilities (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”), consisting only of the following
Liabilities:
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(a) Liabilities
of Seller for performance under the Purchased Contracts after the
Closing Date, except for any performance that was required prior to
the Closing pursuant to the terms of the Purchased Contracts;
(b) all
accounts payable existing on the Closing Date and incurred in the
Ordinary Course of the Business (including, for the avoidance of
doubt, (i) invoiced accounts payable and (ii) accrued but
uninvoiced accounts payable); and Seller shall, no less than five
Business Days prior to the Closing Date, deliver to Purchaser
Seller’s good faith list of same as anticipated to exist on
the Closing Date; provided , however , that such
accounts payable shall be Assumed Liabilities only to the extent
the amount thereof is shown in the Closing Net Current Assets and
is expressly taken into account in the calculation of any
adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 3.2 ;
(c) all
Taxes to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.11
;
(d) all
accrued vacation, sick pay or personal day payment obligations of
Seller as of the Closing Date with respect to Transferred
Employees; provided , however , that such obligations
shall be Assumed Liabilities only to the extent the amount thereof
is shown in the Closing Net Current Assets and is expressly taken
into account in the calculation of any adjustment to the Purchase
Price pursuant to Section 3.2 ;
(e) Liabilities
for warranty claims, if any, first made after the first anniversary
of the Closing Date for the return by any customer of Seller of
products sold or distributed by Seller on or prior to the Closing
Date; provided , however , that in no event shall the
Assumed Liabilities include any Liabilities for warranty claims
based upon, attributable to or resulting from (i) anything
other than Seller’s usual and customary express written
warranty, or (ii) any implied warranty arising due to
statements or conduct of Seller or Seller’s employees or
agents; and
(f) all
other Liabilities of the Business (other than Taxes) shown on the
Final Balance Sheet; provided , however , that such
Liabilities shall be Assumed Liabilities only to the extent the
amount thereof is shown in the Closing Net Current Assets and is
expressly taken into account in the calculation of any adjustment
to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.2 .
2.4
Excluded Liabilities . Purchaser will not assume, or be
liable for, any liabilities which are not Assumed Liabilities. All
such liabilities which are not Assumed Liabilities shall be
referred to as “ Excluded Liabilities ,”
all of which Seller shall retain and remain liable for (whether
such Excluded Liabilities are known or unknown, absolute,
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due, and
whether claims with respect thereto are asserted before or after
the Closing). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 2.3 and without any implied increase in any of
the Assumed Liabilities, Excluded Liabilities shall include each of
the following Liabilities:
(a) any
and all Liabilities of and/or on behalf of Seller for costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement or the
negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
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(b) any
and all Liabilities under Contracts with any officer, director or
Affiliate of Seller who is a Non-Accepting Employee;
(c) any
and all employee-related Liabilities of Seller accrued or arising
out of actions, omissions or events occurring prior to or on the
Closing Date, including (i) accrued salaries and wages,
(ii) accrued payroll Taxes, (iii) withholdings,
(iv) charges of unfair labor practices, and
(v) discrimination complaints, but not including accrued
vacation and sick pay to the extent assumed under
Section 2.3 ;
(d) any
and all Liabilities of Seller for the provision of health plan
continuation coverage in accordance with the requirements of COBRA
and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA with respect to
Non-Accepting Employees;
(e) any
and all Liabilities owed to, or claims of, Seller’s
creditors, whether arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date,
which may be asserted against Purchaser or any of the Purchased
Assets pursuant to any applicable bulk sales, bulk transfer or
similar laws and which do not otherwise constitute Assumed
Liabilities;
(f) any
and all Liabilities under any intercompany loans, accounts or
Contracts between the Business, on the one hand, and Seller or any
of its Affiliates, on the other hand;
(g) any
and all Liabilities relating to litigation (i) involving the
Business, the Purchased Assets or Seller and existing as of the
Closing Date, or (ii) to the extent arising out of or
resulting from the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities or from
events, facts or circumstances occurring or existing on or prior to
the Closing Date;
(h) any
and all Liabilities of Seller arising by reason of any violation of
any Law or any requirement of any Governmental Body, including all
Liabilities arising from, related to or in connection with FCC
enforcement actions, in each case, to the extent such Liability
results from or arises out of events, facts or circumstances
occurring or existing on or prior to the Closing Date;
(i) any
and all Liabilities relating to or arising out of Excluded Assets,
including Excluded Contracts;
(j) any
and all Taxes arising from or with respect to the Purchased Assets
or the operation of the Business that are incurred in or
attributable to any period, or any portion of any period, ending on
or prior to the Closing Date, and income and similar Taxes, of a
type not described in Section 7.11 , that are imposed
as a result of the sale of the Purchased Assets pursuant to this
Agreement (except, in any case, as otherwise provided in this
Agreement);
(k) any
Liabilities of Seller for Indebtedness;
(l) all
sales and use taxes, other than pursuant to
Section 7.11 , if any;
(m) any
and all Liabilities of Seller under any Contract, other than the
Purchased Contracts,
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(n) any
and all Liabilities of Seller under any Contract or Permit arising
out of a breach or alleged breach thereof by Seller on or prior to
the Closing Date;
(o) any
and all Liabilities of Seller arising by reason of any violation or
alleged violation of any Law or any requirement of any Governmental
Body on or prior to the Closing Date;
(p) any
and all Liabilities relating to or arising out of claims or causes
of action with respect to any Purchased Contract except those
Liabilities assumed under Section 2.3(a);
(q) any
and all Liabilities (A) arising during the one year period
commencing on the Closing Date, including Liabilities for claims
made but not paid or resolved prior to the first anniversary of the
Closing Date, for the return by any customer of Seller of products
sold or distributed by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, or
(B) for warranty claims based upon, attributable to or
resulting from (i) anything other than Seller’s usual
and customary express written warranty, or (ii) any implied
warranty arising due to statements or conduct of Seller or
Seller’s employees or agents; except, in each case under
(A) or (B) of this subparagraph, to the extent that
Purchaser elects to satisfy such Liabilities using standards
consistent with Seller’s past practice relating to the
Business regarding warranty claims, in which event Seller shall
promptly reimburse Purchaser for the costs incurred by
Purchaser;
(r) any
and all Liabilities of Seller arising out of the injury to or death
of any person or animal or damage to or destruction of any tangible
property, whether based on negligence, breach of warranty, strict
liability, enterprise liability or any other legal or equitable
theory arising from or related to products (or parts or components
thereof) sold, distributed or otherwise disposed of or services
performed by or on behalf of Seller, in each case, on or prior to
the Closing Date;
(s) any
and all Liabilities of Seller for severance pay or the like with
respect to any Employee; and
(t) any
and all Liabilities of Seller for salaries, commissions, bonuses,
deferred compensation or like payments (other than accrued but
unused vacation, sick days, or personal days with respect to
Transferred Employees to the extent assumed under
Section 2.3 ) to any Employee for the period prior to
the Closing.
Notwithstanding
any provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser is
assuming only the Assumed Liabilities and is not assuming any other
Liability of Seller or its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor owner
of all or part of the Business) of whatever nature. All such other
Liabilities shall be retained by and remain Liabilities and
obligations of Seller.
2.5
Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third
Parties .
(a) From
time to time after the Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver all such further conveyances, notices,
assumptions, releases and acquittances and such other instruments,
and shall take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary
or appropriate to assure fully to Purchaser and its successors or
assigns, all
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of the
rights, titles and interests intended to be conveyed to Purchaser
under this Agreement and the Transfer Documents and to assure fully
to Seller and its Affiliates and their successors and assigns, the
assumption of the liabilities and obligations intended to be
assumed by Purchaser under this Agreement and the Transfer
Documents, and to otherwise make effective as promptly as
practicable the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) Nothing
in this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be construed as an attempt or agreement
to assign any Purchased Asset, including any Contract, Permit,
certificate, approval, authorization or other right, which by its
terms or by Law is nonassignable without the consent of a third
party or a Governmental Body or is cancelable by a third party in
the event of an assignment (“ Nonassignable
Assets ”) unless and until such consent shall have
been obtained; provided , however , that Seller shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Purchaser
at its request for up to 180 days after the Closing Date in
endeavoring to obtain such consents promptly; and provided further
that Seller shall not be obligated to pay any consideration
therefor to any third party from whom consent is requested unless
expressly required by the terms of any Contract (excluding Tower
Site Leases); and that Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of
any request for payment of any such consideration. Purchaser and
Seller shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain, or cause to be obtained, any consent, substitution,
approval or amendment required to novate all Liabilities under any
and all Purchased Contracts or other Liabilities that constitute
Assumed Liabilities or to obtain in writing the unconditional
release of Seller and its Affiliates so that, in any such case,
Purchaser shall be solely responsible for such Liabilities.
2.6
Bulk Sales Laws . Purchaser hereby waives compliance by
Seller with the requirements and provisions of any “
bulk-transfer ” Laws of any jurisdiction that may
otherwise be applicable with respect to the sale of any or all of
the Purchased Assets to Purchaser; it being understood that any
Liabilities arising out of the failure of Seller to comply with the
requirements and provisions of any “ bulk-transfer
” Laws of any jurisdiction which would not otherwise
constitute Assumed Liabilities shall be treated as Excluded
Liabilities.
2.7
Purchase Price Allocation .
(a) For
all Tax purposes, the Purchase Price (plus any Assumed Liabilities
that are treated as consideration for the Purchased Assets) shall
be allocated in the manner set forth in this
Section 2.7 (the “ Price Allocation
”). Purchaser shall prepare a proposed allocation in a manner
consistent with Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder and shall deliver such proposal to Seller
for its review and approval not later than forty five
(45) Business Days after the Closing Date. Seller shall have
thirty (30) Business Days after receipt of the proposed
allocation to accept the proposed allocation, which acceptance
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If Seller fails to
object in writing to Purchaser prior to the end of such 30-day
period, Seller shall be deemed to have accepted the proposed
allocation. If Seller does delivery written notice of its objection
(which shall be accompanied by Seller’s proposed
modifications to the allocation) prior to the end of such 30-day
period, and Purchaser and Seller cannot agree on the allocation
within twenty (20) Business Days of such objection and
proposed modifications, such dispute shall be settled, within
thirty (30) Business Days of its submission to an accounting
firm mutually acceptable to Seller and Purchaser (“
Neutral Accounting Firm ”), by the Neutral
Accounting Firm, after which time the allocation determined
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by the
Neutral Accounting Firm shall become the final Price Allocation.
Purchaser and Seller shall submit the dispute to the Neutral
Accounting Firm within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by
Purchaser of the modifications to which it objects. After
determination of the final Price Allocation, (i) each party
agrees to timely file an IRS Form 8594 reflecting the Price
Allocation for the taxable year that includes the Closing Date and
to make any timely filing required by applicable state or local
Law, (ii) such Price Allocation shall be binding on Purchaser
and Seller for all Tax reporting purposes, (iii) none of
Purchaser or Seller or any of their respective Affiliates shall
take any position inconsistent with such Price Allocation in
connection with any Tax proceeding, except to the extent required
by applicable Law, and (iv) if any Taxing Authority disputes
such Price Allocation, the party receiving notice of the dispute
shall promptly notify the other party hereto of such dispute, and
the parties hereto shall cooperate in good faith in responding to
such dispute in order to preserve the effectiveness of such Price
Allocation.
(b) The
Neutral Accounting Firm shall address only those issues in dispute,
and may not assign a value to any item that is (i) greater
than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Seller or
Purchaser or (ii) lower than the lowest value claimed by
either Seller or Purchaser. The Neutral Accounting Firm’s
determination shall be based only upon written submissions by
Purchaser and Seller, and not upon an independent review by the
Neutral Accounting Firm. The parties shall instruct the Neutral
Accounting Firm that its decision shall be rendered within thirty
(30) Business Days of the referral of such matter thereto, and the
decision of the Neutral Accounting Firm shall be final and binding
on all of the parties for the purposes of this Agreement, and such
decision shall set forth in writing any necessary revisions to the
Price Allocation based on such determination. The fees and expenses
of the Neutral Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by Seller and
Purchaser.
(c) Any
indemnification payment treated as an adjustment to the Total
Consideration paid for the Purchased Assets under
Article III shall be reflected as an adjustment to the
consideration allocated to a specific asset, if any, giving rise to
the adjustment and if any such adjustment does not relate to a
specific asset, such adjustment shall be allocated among the
Purchased Assets in accordance with the Price Allocation method
provided in this Section 2.7 .
2.8
Allocation of Taxes and Expenses .
(a) All
state, county and local ad valorem Taxes on Purchased Assets
(“ Property Taxes ”) shall be prorated
between Purchaser and Seller as of the Closing Date, computed by
multiplying the amount of Property Taxes for the fiscal year for
which the same are levied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days in such fiscal year up to and including the
Closing Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days in
such fiscal year. In connection with such proration of Property
Taxes, in the event that actual Property Tax figures are not
available at the Closing Date, proration of Property Taxes shall be
based upon the actual Property Taxes for the preceding fiscal year
for which actual Property Tax figures are available, and
re-prorated when actual Property Tax figures become available. All
utility charges, gas charges, electric charges, water charges,
water rents and sewer rents, if any, relating to the Purchased
Assets shall be apportioned between Purchaser and Seller as of the
Closing Date, computed on the basis of the most recent meter
charges or, in the case of annual charges, on the basis of the
established fiscal year.
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(b) After
the Closing Date, Seller shall advise Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall advise Seller, of any such prorations, and the Purchase Price
shall be increased or decreased, as applicable. In the event the
third party tax preparer used by Purchaser or Seller for Property
Tax matters shall receive bills after the Closing Date for expenses
incurred before the Closing Date that were not previously prorated
in accordance with this Section 2.8 , then such third
party tax preparer shall promptly notify Purchaser and Seller as to
the amount of the expense subject to proration and Purchaser and
Seller shall cause the third party tax preparer to pay the entire
expense (in which case, each of Purchaser and Seller shall
reimburse the third party tax preparer for its portion of such
expenses). No amounts due under this Section 2.8 by
Purchaser or Seller shall be in any way offset or withheld in
respect of any claim for indemnification or otherwise under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION
3.1
Consideration .
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in consideration of
the aforesaid sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer and delivery
to Purchaser and/or a Purchaser Designee of the Business and the
Purchased Assets, at the Closing, (i) Purchaser shall and/or
shall cause a Purchaser Designee to deliver to an account
designated by Seller an amount equal to Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000.00) (the “ Cash Consideration
”), (ii) Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a Note in the
form of Exhibit A-1 (the “ Note
”) in the principal amount of Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000.00) and (iii) Purchaser shall assume the Assumed
Liabilities.
3.2
Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a) For
the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of negative $1,596,886
is referred to as the “ Target Amount ”.
For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Closing Balance
Sheet ” means the consolidated assets and liabilities
of the Business as of the Closing Date, in each case solely
comprised of Purchased Assets, Assumed Liabilities and Reimbursed
Liabilities, and determined in accordance with the accounting
principles set forth on Schedule 3.2(a)(i ) (the
“ Agreed Principles ”). For the avoidance
of doubt, to the extent that the Agreed Principles conflict with
GAAP, the Agreed Principles shall be used to prepare the Closing
Balance Sheet. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Closing Net Current Assets ” means the amount
calculated with reference to the Closing Balance Sheet and in the
manner set forth on Schedule 3.2(a)(ii) .
(b)
Initial Calculation . As soon as practical (and in no event
later than forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date),
Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Seller a balance sheet of
the Business as of the Closing Date, setting forth the Closing
Balance Sheet and Purchaser’s calculation of the Closing Net
Current Assets, determined in accordance with
Section 3.2(a) (together, the “ Initial
Calculation ”), including such schedules and data
with respect to the determination of the Closing Net Current Assets
as may be appropriate to support such Initial Calculation.
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(c)
Calculation Notice . Within fifteen (15) days after
delivery to Seller of the Initial Calculation by Purchaser, Seller
may deliver to Purchaser a written notice (the “
Calculation Notice ”) either (i) advising
Purchaser that Seller agrees with and accepts the Initial
Calculation or (ii) setting forth a detailed explanation of
those items in the Initial Calculation that Seller disputes and, to
the extent possible, a statement, with reasonable detail as to the
disputed matters, of what Seller believes is the correct
calculation of the Closing Net Current Assets. If Seller does not
submit a Calculation Notice within such 15 day period, then
the Initial Calculation shall become final and shall not be subject
to further review, challenge or adjustment, absent fraud. If Seller
submits a Calculation Notice with such 15 day period, and (x)
Purchaser shall concur with the Calculation Notice, or
(y) Purchaser does not object to the Calculation Notice in a
writing delivered to Seller within fifteen (15) days after
Purchaser’s receipt of the Calculation Notice, then the
calculation of the Closing Net Current Assets set forth in the
Calculation Notice shall become final and shall not be subject to
further review, challenge or adjustment, absent fraud.
(d) If
Purchaser objects to any of the revisions set forth in the
Calculation Notice, Purchaser and Seller will attempt to resolve
such matters in good faith. In the event that Seller and Purchaser
are unable to resolve any disputes regarding the Closing Net
Current Assets within ten (10) days after the date Purchaser
objects to the Calculation Notice, then Seller and Purchaser shall
promptly thereafter cause an independent accounting firm as they
shall mutually select (the “ Independent
Accountant ”) to review this Agreement and the
disputed items or amounts for the purpose of calculating Closing
Net Current Assets (it being understood that in making such
calculation, the Independent Accountant shall be functioning as an
expert and not as an arbitrator). Each party agrees to execute, if
requested by the Independent Accountant, an engagement letter
containing terms that are reasonably requested by the Independent
Accountant. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with the
Independent Accountant and promptly provide all documents and
information requested by the Independent Accountant. In making such
calculation, the Independent Accountant shall consider only those
items or amounts in the Initial Calculation as to which Seller has
disagreed in its Calculation Notice and shall not review any but
the disputed items and shall not determine an amount for any
disputed item that is outside the range that is in dispute for that
item. The Independent Accountant shall deliver to Purchaser and
Seller, as promptly as practicable (but in any case no later than
forty-five (45) days after the date of engagement of the
Independent Accountant), a report setting forth such calculation.
Such report shall be final and binding upon Purchaser and Seller,
shall be deemed a final arbitration award that is binding on
Purchaser and Seller, and neither Purchaser nor Seller shall seek
further recourse to courts or other tribunals, other than to
enforce such report. Judgment may be entered to enforce such report
in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each of Purchaser and
Seller shall pay one-half of the cost of the Independent
Accountant’s review and report. The balance sheet of the
Business setting forth the Closing Net Current Assets and as
determined in accordance with the Agreed Principles, as finally
determined pursuant to the procedures set forth above, is herein
referred to as the “ Final Balance Sheet
.”
(e) Purchaser
and Seller shall, and shall cause their respective representatives
to, cooperate and assist in the preparation of the Initial
Calculation and the calculation of Closing Net Current Assets and
in the conduct of the review referred to in this
Section 3.2 , including the making available to the
extent necessary of books, records, work papers and
personnel.
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(f) If
the Closing Net Current Assets, as finally determined, is greater
than the Target Amount then Purchaser shall pay to Seller the
amount of such difference. If the Closing Net Assets, as finally
determined, is less than the Target Amount then Seller shall pay to
Purchaser the amount of such shortfall. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no payments shall be made pursuant to this
Section 3.2(f) to the extent that the difference
between the Closing Net Current Assets, as finally determined and
the Target Amount is equal to or less than $5,000.
(g) Any
payment pursuant to Section 3.2(f) shall be made at a
mutually convenient time and place within five (5) Business
Days after the Closing Net Current Assets have been finally
determined by wire transfer by Purchaser or Seller, as the case may
be, of immediately available funds to the account of such other
party as may be designated in writing by such other party. The
amount of any payment to be made pursuant to this
Section 3.2 shall bear interest from and including the
Closing Date to but excluding the date of payment at a rate per
annum equal to the “prime rate” as published in the
“money rates” (or similar) section of The Wall Street
Journal on the date of payment calculated on the basis of the
number of days elapsed from the Closing Date to the date of
payment.
3.3
Reimbursed Liabilities .
Purchaser
has agreed to reimburse Seller for certain liabilities of the
Business set forth on Schedule 3.3 (the “
Reimbursed Liabilities ”). Within three
(3) Business Days after the Closing Date, Seller will prepare
and deliver, or cause to be prepared and delivered, to the
Purchaser a statement of the Reimbursed Liabilities. Such statement
shall describe in reasonable detail the amount and basis for
calculation of the Reimbursed Liabilities, and Seller shall
promptly make available to Purchaser and its representatives all
information, records, data and working papers as may be reasonably
requested by Purchaser to confirm the nature and amount of the
Reimbursed Liabilities. Subject to the immediately following
sentence, Purchaser agrees to pay to the Seller in cash the total
of the Reimbursed Liabilities within ten (10) Business Days of
the Closing Date or seven (7) Business Days after receipt by
Purchaser of such statement of the Reimbursed Liabilities,
whichever is later (the “ Reimbursement Payment
”). Should Purchaser dispute any amount of the Reimbursed
Liabilities presented by Seller then such amount shall be deducted
from the Reimbursement Payment pending resolution of such dispute.
Purchaser shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the
disputed items of Reimbursed Liabilities and the basis for any such
dispute. Seller and Purchaser will negotiate in good faith to
resolve such dispute and shall cooperate with and make available to
the other party and its representatives all information, records,
data and working papers as may be reasonably required in connection
with the resolution of any disputes with respect thereto. If Seller
and Purchaser, notwithstanding such good faith effort, fail to
resolve such dispute within thirty (30) days after the
Purchaser first disputes Seller’s statement of Reimbursed
Liabilities, then the process for resolving the dispute shall be
resolved in accordance with the provisions as set out in
Section 3.2(d) .
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3.4
Closing Date Shortfall Cash. If the Closing Net Current
Assets as estimated by Seller in good faith as of the Closing, is
less than negative $2,596,886 (the “ Shortfall
Target ”) then the amount of cash equal to the
difference between the Closing Net Current Assets as estimated by
Seller in good faith as of the Closing and the Shortfall Target
(the “ Shortfall Cash Amount ”) shall be
included as a Purchased Asset and shall be transferred by Seller to
Purchaser at the Closing. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, if the Closing Net Current Assets
(after taking into account the Shortfall Cash Amount paid at the
Closing) are less than the Shortfall Target, then Purchaser shall
have the right to rescind the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, such right of rescission to be exercised by written
notice given to Seller within thirty (30) days after the final
determination of the Closing Net Current Assets.
ARTICLE IV
CLOSING AND TERMINATION
4.1
Closing Date . The consummation of the purchase and sale of
the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
provided for in Article II (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at 7 Times Square,
New York, NY, 10036 (or at such other place as the parties may
designate in writing) at 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on
the last Business Day of the month in which all of the conditions
set forth in Article IX have been satisfied or waived
(other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those
conditions at such time); provided , however , that
if all such conditions have been satisfied or waived prior to the
15th day of the month, the Closing shall take place on the fifth
Business Day after all such conditions have been waived or
satisfied, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto (the “ Closing
Date ”); provided further that the
closing of the sale of the FCC Licenses may be deferred to a later
date pursuant to Section 7.5 .
4.2
Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated
prior to the Closing as follows:
(a) At
the election of Seller or Purchaser on or after the date that is
seventy-five (75) days after the date hereof (such date, the
“ Termination Date ”), if the Closing
shall not have occurred by the close of business on such date;
provided , however , that, if the condition set forth
in Section 9.1(e) and/or 9.1(f) is/are the only
condition(s) remaining to be satisfied on such date (other than
those conditions that are only capable of being satisfied on the
Closing), then Seller or Purchaser may extend the Termination Date
by thirty (30) additional days; and provided further that the right
to terminate this Agreement under this Section 4.2(a)
shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any
material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or
resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such
date;
(b) by
mutual written consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(c) by
Purchaser, provided that it is not then in material breach of any
of its obligations under this Agreement, if Seller (i) fails
in any material respect to perform any of its covenants in this
Agreement when performance thereof is due or (ii) has breached
in any
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material
respect any of the representations or warranties contained in
Article V , and does not cure such failure or breach
within fifteen (15) Business Days after Purchaser delivers
written notice thereof; provided , however , that
Purchaser shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 4.2(c) if, prior to the
expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period, Seller
delivers a certificate signed by an officer of Seller certifying
that (A) Seller reasonably believes that such breach or
failure is capable of being cured prior to the Termination Date and
(B) Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
breach or failure to be cured prior to the Termination Date;
(d) by
Seller, provided that it is not then in material breach of any of
its obligations under this Agreement, if Purchaser (i) fails
in any material respect to perform any of its covenants in this
Agreement when performance thereof is due or (ii) has breached
in any material respect any of the representations or warranties
contained in Article VI , and does not cure such
failure or breach within fifteen (15) Business Days after
Seller delivers written notice thereof; provided ,
however , that Seller shall not be entitled to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.2(d) if,
prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day
period, Purchaser delivers a certificate signed by an officer of
Seller certifying that (A) Purchaser reasonably believes that
such breach or failure is capable of being cured prior to the
Termination Date and (B) Purchaser shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such breach or failure to be cured prior to
the Termination Date;
(e) by
Seller or Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final
nonappealable Order of a Governmental Body of competent
jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; it being
agreed that the parties hereto shall promptly appeal any adverse
determination which is appealable (and pursue such appeal with
reasonable diligence); or
(f) by
Purchaser if a negative Substantive Indication has been received by
Purchaser within sixty (60) days after the date hereof;
provided , however , that a request by the FCC for
additional information relating to the Transfer Applications,
Assignment Applications or Foreign Ownership Applications shall not
be deemed to be a negative Substantive Indication; and
provided , further , that Purchaser shall have only
until seventy-five (75) days after the date hereof to
terminate under this subparagraph (f).
4.3
Procedure Upon Termination . (a) In the event of
termination and abandonment by Purchaser or Seller, or both,
pursuant to Section 4.2 , written notice thereof shall
forthwith be given to the other party or parties, and this
Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Assets hereunder
shall be abandoned, without further action by Purchaser or
Seller.
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 4.3(a) , if this Agreement is
being terminated by Purchaser solely in accordance with
Section 4.2(f) , (i) Purchaser shall promptly
provide Seller with copies of all written communications from the
FCC relating to the Transfer Applications, Assignment Applications
or Foreign Ownership Applications and the negative Substantive
Indication relating thereto; (ii) Purchaser shall consent to
Seller and its counsel participating in telephonic conversations
with the FCC relating to the negative Substantive Indication; and
(iii) the termination of this Agreement by Purchaser solely
in
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accordance with Section 4.2(f) shall take effect
fifteen (15) days after Seller’s receipt of
Purchaser’s termination notice if the FCC shall have not
withdrawn its negative Substantive Indication in writing within
such fifteen (15) day period. If the FCC withdraws its
negative Substantive Indication in writing during such fifteen
(15) day period, such termination notice shall be of no
further force and effect and this Agreement shall not be
terminated. This Section 4.3(b) shall not modify or
delay the rights of Purchaser or Seller to terminate this Agreement
for any of the reasons specified in Section 4.2 other
than Section 4.2(f) .
4.4
Effect of Termination .
(a) In
the event that this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance
with Sections 4.2 and 4.3 , then each of the parties
shall be relieved of its respective duties and obligations arising
under this Agreement from and after the date of such termination
and such termination shall be without liability to Purchaser or
Seller; provided , however , that no such termination
shall relieve any party hereto from liability for any breach of
this Agreement or other Liability arising prior to termination
hereof and; provided, further, that the obligations of the parties
set forth in this Section 4.4 and
Article XI shall survive any such termination and shall
be enforceable hereunder.
(b) The
Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this
Agreement and nothing in this Section 4.4 shall relieve
Purchaser or Seller of its respective obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Matters disclosed by Seller in the
Seller Disclosure Schedule dated and delivered to Purchaser on even
date herewith (the “ Seller Disclosure Schedule
”) in reference to any particular Section will be deemed to
be disclosed for all purposes of Article V to the
extent that the disclosure of such matters in such other section of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, upon review of the entire Seller
Disclosure Schedule, is reasonably apparent. Seller shall make
reasonable efforts to cross reference all disclosures to the
representation and warranty being qualified thereby. Except as
specifically disclosed, or
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