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Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
BEANSTALK NETWORKS ACQUISITION LLC,
AS BUYER AND
LION, INC., AS SELLER
DATED AS OF MAY 12, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1 |
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1.1
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"Adverse
Acquisition" |
1 |
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1.2 |
"Affiliate" |
1 |
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1.3 |
"Agreement" |
2 |
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1.4 |
"Ancillary
Agreements" |
2 |
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1.5 |
"Asset
Acquisition Statement" |
2 |
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1.6 |
"Assignment and
Assumption Agreement" |
2 |
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1.7 |
"Assumed
Liabilities" |
2 |
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1.8 |
"Balance
Sheets" |
2 |
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1.9 |
"Balance Sheet
Date" |
2 |
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1.10 |
"Benefit
Plan" |
2 |
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1.11 |
"Bill of
Sale" |
2 |
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1.12 |
"Business" |
2 |
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1.13 |
"Business
Assets" |
2 |
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1.14 |
"Business
Contracts" |
2 |
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1.15 |
"Business
Day" |
3 |
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1.16 |
"Business
Records" |
3 |
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1.17 |
"Buyer" |
3 |
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1.18 |
"Buyer Closing
Deliverables" |
3 |
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1.19 |
"Buyer Tax
Returns" |
3 |
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1.20 |
"Claim
Notice" |
3 |
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1.21 |
"Closing" |
3 |
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1.22 |
"Closing
Date" |
3 |
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1.23 |
"Code" |
3 |
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1.24 |
"Confidential
Information" |
3 |
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1.25 |
"Confidentiality Obligations" |
3 |
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1.26 |
"Copyrights" |
3 |
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1.27 |
"Damages" |
3 |
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1.28 |
"Designated
Employee" |
3 |
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1.29 |
"Direct
Claim" |
3 |
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1.30 |
"Domain Name
Rights" |
3 |
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1.31 |
"Employee" |
4 |
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1.32 |
"Employment
Agreement" |
4 |
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1.33 |
"Employment
Liabilities" |
4 |
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1.34 |
"Environmental
Law" |
4 |
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1.35 |
"ERISA" |
4 |
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1.36 |
"ERISA
Affiliate" |
4 |
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1.37 |
"Excluded
Assets" |
4 |
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1.38 |
"Excluded
Liabilities" |
4 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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1.39 |
“
Financial Statements ” |
4 |
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1.40
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“
GAAP ” |
4 |
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1.41 |
“
Governmental Entity ” |
4 |
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1.42 |
“
Hazardous Materials ” |
4 |
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1.43 |
“
Inappropriate Content ” |
4 |
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1.44 |
“
Indemnification Basket ” |
5 |
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1.45 |
“
Indemnification Cap ” |
5 |
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1.46 |
“
Indemnified Party ” |
5 |
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1.47 |
“
Indemnifying Party ” |
5 |
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1.48 |
“
Insurance Policies ” |
5 |
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1.49 |
“
Intellectual Property ” |
5 |
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1.50
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“
Intellectual Property Rights” |
5 |
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1.51 |
“
International Employee Plan ” |
5 |
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1.52 |
“
Inventions ” |
5 |
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1.53 |
“
Inventory ” |
5 |
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1.54 |
“ IP
Assignment Agreement ” |
5 |
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1.55 |
“
Law ” |
5 |
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1.56 |
“
Lease ” |
5 |
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1.57 |
“
Legal Proceeding ” |
5 |
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1.58 |
“
License Agreement ” |
5 |
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1.59 |
“
Lien ” |
5 |
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1.60
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“
Material Adverse Effect ” |
6 |
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1.61 |
“
Moral Rights ” |
6 |
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1.62 |
“
Multiemployer Plan ” |
6 |
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1.63 |
“
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement ” |
6 |
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1.64 |
“ Open
Source Materials ” |
6 |
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1.65 |
“
Ordinary Course of Business ” |
7 |
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1.66 |
“
Patent Rights ” |
7 |
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1.67 |
“
Party ” and “ Parties ” |
7 |
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1.68 |
“
Pension Plan ” |
7 |
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1.69 |
“
Permits ” |
7 |
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1.70
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“
Person ” |
7 |
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1.71 |
“
Personality Rights ” |
7 |
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1.72 |
“
Post-Closing Period ” |
7 |
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1.73 |
“
Pre-Closing Period ” |
7 |
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1.74 |
“
Premises ” |
7 |
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1.75 |
“
Privacy Statements ” |
7 |
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1.76 |
“
Purchase Price ” |
7 |
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1.77 |
“
Receivables ” |
7 |
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1.78 |
“
Registered Intellectual Property Rights ” |
7 |
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1.79 |
“
Required Consents ” |
8 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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1.80
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“
Seller ” |
8 |
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1.81 |
“
Seller Certificate ” |
8 |
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1.82 |
“
Seller Closing Deliverables ” |
8 |
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1.83 |
“
Seller Licensed Intellectual Property ” |
8 |
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1.84 |
Seller Tax
Returns” |
8 |
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1.85 |
“
Seller’s Intellectual Property ” |
8 |
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1.86 |
“
Seller’s Intellectual Property Rights ” |
8 |
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1.87 |
“
Seller’s Registered Intellectual Property Rights
” |
8 |
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1.88 |
“
Software ” |
8 |
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1.89 |
“
Sublease ” |
8 |
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1.90
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“
Superior Proposal ” |
8 |
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1.91 |
“
Survival Period ” |
9 |
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1.92 |
“ Tax
Returns ” |
9 |
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1.93 |
“
Taxes ” |
9 |
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1.94 |
“
Termination Date ” |
9 |
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1.95 |
“
Terms and Conditions ” |
9 |
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1.96 |
“Third
Party Claim” |
9 |
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1.97 |
“
Trademarks ” |
9 |
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1.98 |
“
Trademark Rights ” |
10 |
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1.99 |
“
Trade Secret Rights ” |
10 |
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1.100
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“
Transfer Taxes ” |
10 |
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1.101 |
“
Webpage ” |
10 |
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1.102 |
“
Website ” |
10 |
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1.103 |
“
Works of Authorship ” |
10 |
| Article II THE TRANSACTION |
10 |
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2.1 |
The Transaction. |
10 |
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2.2 |
Business Assets. |
10 |
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2.3 |
Excluded Assets. |
10 |
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2.4 |
Assumed Liabilities. |
11 |
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2.5 |
Excluded Liabilities. |
11 |
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2.6 |
The Closing. |
11 |
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2.7 |
Deliveries by Seller. |
11 |
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2.8 |
Deliveries by Buyer. |
12 |
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2.9 |
Allocation of Purchase Price. |
13 |
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2.1 |
Further Assurances. |
13 |
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2.11 |
Third-Party Consents. |
13 |
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2.12 |
Sales and Transfer Taxes. |
13 |
| Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER |
14 |
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3.1 |
Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power.
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14 |
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3.2 |
Subsidiaries; Powers of Attorney. |
14 |
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3.3 |
Authorization of Transaction. |
14 |
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3.4 |
Noncontravention. |
14 |
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3.5 |
Financial Statements. |
15 |
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3.6 |
Inventory. |
15 |
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3.7 |
Absence of Changes. |
15 |
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3.8 |
No Undisclosed Liabilities. |
15 |
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3.9 |
Title to and Condition of Tangible Assets. |
16 |
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3.10
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Sufficiency of Assets. |
16 |
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3.11 |
Bulk Sales Laws; Ability to Pay Creditors. |
16 |
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3.12 |
Real Property. |
16 |
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3.13 |
Insurance. |
16 |
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3.14 |
Intellectual Property. |
17 |
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3.15 |
Websites. |
21 |
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3.16 |
Contracts. |
22 |
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3.17 |
Litigation. |
22 |
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3.18 |
Certain Relationships with Seller. |
22 |
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3.19 |
Taxes. |
23 |
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3.20
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Employment Matters. |
23 |
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3.21 |
Environmental Matters. |
25 |
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3.22 |
Compliance with Laws. |
25 |
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3.23 |
Customers and Suppliers. |
25 |
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3.24 |
Permits. |
25 |
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3.25 |
Brokers’ Fees. |
25 |
| Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
26 |
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4.1 |
Organization. |
26 |
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4.2 |
Authorization of Transaction. |
26 |
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4.3 |
Brokers’ Fees. |
26 |
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4.4 |
Financing. |
26 |
| Article V COVENANTS |
26 |
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5.1 |
Closing Efforts. |
26 |
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5.2 |
Regulatory Matters. |
26 |
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5.3 |
Operation of Business. |
26 |
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5.4 |
Access to Information. |
27 |
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5.5 |
Tax Matters. |
28 |
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5.6 |
Confidentiality. |
28 |
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5.7 |
Exclusivity. |
29 |
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5.8 |
Employees. |
31 |
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5.9 |
Required Consents. |
32 |
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(continued)
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5.10
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Post-Closing Access by Seller. |
32 |
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5.11 |
Facilitation of Buyer’s Customer Billing. |
32 |
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5.12 |
Use of “LION, Inc.” |
33 |
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5.13 |
Payment of Broker’s Fees. |
33 |
| Article VI CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF
TRANSACTION |
33 |
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6.1 |
Conditions to Buyer’s and Seller’s Obligations. |
33 |
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6.2 |
Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. |
33 |
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6.3 |
Conditions to Obligations of Seller. |
34 |
| Article VII SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES |
34 |
|
7.1 |
Indemnification. |
34 |
| Article VIII TERMINATION |
36 |
|
8.1 |
Termination of Agreement. |
36 |
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8.2 |
Effect of Termination. |
37 |
| Article IX MISCELLANEOUS |
37 |
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9.1 |
No Third Party Beneficiaries. |
37 |
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9.2 |
Entire Agreement. |
37 |
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9.3 |
Succession and Assignment. |
37 |
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9.4 |
Counterparts and Facsimile Signature. |
38 |
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9.5 |
Headings. |
38 |
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9.6 |
Notices. |
38 |
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9.7 |
Governing Law. |
39 |
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9.8 |
Jurisdiction; Venue. |
39 |
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9.9 |
Amendments and Waivers. |
39 |
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9.10
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Severability. |
39 |
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9.11 |
Construction. |
39 |
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9.12 |
Expenses. |
40 |
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9.13 |
Specific Performance. |
40 |
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EXHIBITS |
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| Exhibit A |
Form of
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement |
| Exhibit B |
Form of Bill of
Sale |
| Exhibit C |
Form of
Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
| Exhibit D |
Form of IP
Assignment Agreement |
| Exhibit E |
Form of
Seller’s Legal Opinion |
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SCHEDULES |
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| Schedule
2.2 |
Business
Assets |
| Schedule
2.3(e) |
Excluded
Contracts |
| Schedule
2.3(f) |
Excluded
Assets |
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Schedule 2.4
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Assumed
Liabilities
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| Schedule
3.4 |
Required
Consents |
| Schedule
3.5 |
Financial
Statements |
| Schedule
3.12 |
Leased Real
Property |
| Schedule
3.13 |
Insurance
Policies |
| Schedule
3.14 |
Intellectual
Property |
| Schedule
3.15 |
Websites |
| Schedule
3.16 |
Business
Contracts |
| Schedule
3.20 |
Employees |
| Schedule
3.20(b) |
Benefit
Plans |
| Schedule
3.23 |
Customers and
Suppliers |
| Schedule
3.24 |
Permits |
| Schedule
5.3 |
Operation of
Business |
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) entered into as of
May 12, 2008 by and between Beanstalk Networks
Acquisition LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“
Buyer ”), and Lion, Inc., a Washington
corporation (“ Seller ”). Buyer and
Seller are referred to individually as a “
Party ” and together as the “
Parties .”
RECITALS
A. Seller is, among other things,
engaged in the business of providing software and services that
enable mortgage loan brokers and mortgage lenders to increase their
productivity in originating single family residential mortgage
loans (such business and operations as presently conducted by
Seller being referred to herein as the “
Business ”).
B. The Business is comprised of
certain assets and liabilities currently owned or used by
Seller.
C. Seller desires to sell, transfer
and assign to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, the
Business Assets (as hereinafter defined), and Buyer is willing to
assume, the Assumed Liabilities (as hereinafter defined), in each
case as more fully described and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
D. In connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement Buyer and Seller shall
enter into a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“ Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement ”).
E. In connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall
enter into: (i) a Bill of Sale in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Bill of Sale
”); (ii) and an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the
“ Assumption Agreement ”); (iii) an IP
Assignment Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the “ IP Assignment Agreement
”); and (iv) a Sublease with respect to the Premises.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the
Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 “ Adverse
Recommendation ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 5.7(b) .
1.2 “ A ffiliate
” of any Person means any Person that controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person. As used herein,
the term “control” (including the terms
“controlling”, “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 a Person, whether
through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by
contract or otherwise.
1.3 “ Agreement
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Preamble.
1.4 “ Ancillary
Agreements ” means the Non-Competition and
Non-Solicitation Agreement, Bill of Sale, the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, the IP Assignment Agreement and the
Sublease.
1.5 “ Asset Acquisition
Statement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 2.9 .
1.6 “ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in paragraph E of the Recitals.
1.7 “ Assumed
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 2.4.
1.8 “ Balance
Sheets ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.5 .
1.9 “ Balance Sheet
Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.5 .
1.10 “ Benefit
Plan ” means any plan, program, policy, practice,
contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for
compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation,
performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits
or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether
written or unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including
without limitation, each “employee benefit plan,”
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is maintained,
contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Seller or any
ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any Employee, or with respect to
which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability
or obligation
1.11 “ Bill of
Sale ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in paragraph E of the Recitals.
1.12 “ Business
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
paragraph A of the Recitals.
1.13 “ Business
Assets ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.2 .
1.14 “ Business
Contracts ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.16(a) .
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1.15 “ Business
Day ” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or
a statutory or civic holiday in the State of Florida or any other
day on which banking institutions are not required to be open in
the State of Washington.
1.16 “ Business
Records ” means all books, records, ledgers and files
or other similar information of Seller exclusively used or held for
use in the operation or conduct of the Business, including price
lists, customer lists, vendor lists, mailing lists, warranty
information, catalogs, sales promotion literature, advertising
materials, brochures, records of operation, standard forms of
documents, manuals of operations or business procedures, research
materials and product testing reports required by any Governmental
Entity, but excluding any such items to the extent any applicable
Law prohibits their transfer.
1.17 “ Buyer
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Preamble.
1.18 “ Buyer Closing
Deliverables ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 2.8.
1.19 “ Buyer Tax
Returns ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 5.5(b) .
1.20 “Claim
Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(c) .
1.21 “ Closing
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.6 .
1.22 “ Closing
Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.6 .
1.23 “ Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.24 “ Confidential
Information ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.14(a).
1.25 “ Confidentiality
Obligations ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 5.6.
1.26 “
Copyrights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3.14(a).
1.27 “ Damages
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
7.1(a) .
1.28 “ Designated
Employee ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 5.8(b) .
1.29 “ Direct
Claim ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(c) .
1.30 “ Domain Name
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
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1.31 “ Employee
” shall mean any current or former employee, consultant or
director of Seller or any ERISA Affiliate, who has provided
services to Seller or any of its predecessors.
1.32 “ Employment
Agreement ” shall mean each management, employment,
severance, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation,
visa, work permit or other agreement, contract or understanding
between Seller or any ERISA Affiliate and any Employee
1.33 “ Employment
Liabilities ” shall mean any and all claims, debts,
liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent
or absolute, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated,
accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever or however
arising, including all costs and expenses relating thereto arising
under law, rule, regulation, permit, action or proceeding before
any governmental authority, order or consent decree or any award of
any arbitrator of any kind relating to any Benefit Plan, Employment
Agreement or otherwise relating to an Employee and his or her
employment with Seller or any ERISA
1.34 “ Environmental
Law ” means all federal, state, local and foreign
laws and regulations relating to pollution or protection of the
environment or exposure of any individual to Hazardous Materials,
including laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, registration,
distribution, labeling, recycling, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials and
including any Hazardous Materials related electronic waste, product
content or product take-back requirements.
1.35 “ ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
1.36 “ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall mean each subsidiary of Seller and
any other person or entity under common control with Seller or any
of its subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
1.37 “ Excluded
Assets ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.3.
1.38 “ Excluded
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 2.5.
1.39 “ Financial
Statements ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.5 .
1.40 “ GAAP
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.5 .
1.41 “ Governmental
Entity ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.4.
1.42 “ Hazardous
Materials ” means chemicals, pollutants,
contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, radioactive and biological
materials, asbestos-containing materials (ACM), hazardous
substances, petroleum and petroleum products or any fraction
thereof.
1.43 “ Inappropriate
Content ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.15(i) .
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1.44 “ Indemnification
Basket ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(b) .
1.45 “ Indemnification
Cap ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7.1(b) .
1.46 “ Indemnified
Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(a) .
1.47 “ Indemnifying
Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(a) .
1.48 “ Insurance
Policies ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.13.
1.49 “ Intellectual
Property ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.14(a).
1.50 “ Intellectual
Property Rights ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 3.14(a).
1.51 “ International
Employee Plan ” shall mean each Benefit Plan that has
been adopted or maintained by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate,
whether informally or formally, or with respect to which Seller or
any ERISA Affiliate will or may have any liability, for the benefit
of Employees who perform or performed services outside the United
States.
1.52 “
Inventions ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3.14(a).
1.53 “ Inventory
” means all inventory, including raw materials, work in
process and finished products held for use in the operation or
conduct of the Business, and any rights of Seller to the warranties
received from suppliers and any related claims, credits, rights of
recovery and setoff with respect to such Inventory, but only to the
extent such rights are assignable to Buyer.
1.54 “ IP Assignment
Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in paragraph E of the Recitals.
1.55 “ Law
” means any national, federal, state, provincial or local
law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, judgment,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity.
1.56 “ Lease
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
3.12.
1.57 “ Legal
Proceeding ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.17.
1.58 “ License
Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.14(m).
1.59 “ Lien
” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, easement, covenant,
right of way, restriction (excepting those restrictions imposed by
federal or state securities laws), equity or encumbrance of any
nature whatsoever in or on such asset, other than liens for Taxes
that are not yet due and payable, (b) the interest of a vendor or a
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title
retention agreement relating to such asset and (c) in the case of
securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third
party with respect to such securities.
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1.60 “ Material Adverse
Effect ” means when used in connection with Seller,
any change, development, event, occurrence, effect or state of
facts that, individually or in the aggregate with all such other
changes, developments, events, occurrences, effects or states of
facts is, or is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the
business, assets, condition (financial or other) or results of
operations or business prospects of Seller; provided , that
none of the following shall be deemed either alone or in
combination to constitute, or be taken into account in determining
whether there has been, or is reasonably likely to be, a Material
Adverse Effect: (a) any change, development, event, occurrence,
effect or state of facts arising out of or resulting from
(i) capital market conditions generally or general economic
conditions, including with respect to interest rates or currency
exchange rates, (ii) geopolitical conditions or any outbreak
or escalation of hostilities, acts of war or terrorism occurring
after the date of this Agreement, (iii) any hurricane,
tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster occurring
after the date of this Agreement, (iv) any change in
applicable law, regulation or GAAP (or authoritative interpretation
thereof) which is proposed, approved or enacted after the date of
this Agreement, (v) general conditions in the industry in
which Seller operates, (vi) the failure, in and of itself, of
Seller to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts,
estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other
financial or operating metrics after the date of this Agreement,
and (vii) the announcement and pendency of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, compliance with the covenants
contained herein, and any loss of or change in relationship with
any customer, supplier, distributor or other business partner, or
departure of any employee or officer, of Seller, except, in the
cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v), to the extent
that Seller is materially disproportionately affected thereby
compared with other participants in the industry in which Seller
operates (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or
impacts may be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute,
or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or
is reasonably likely to be, a Material Adverse Effect); (b) any
existing event, occurrence or circumstance concerning a Party with
respect to which the other Party has knowledge as of the date
hereof; and (c) any adverse change in or effect on the business of
Seller that is cured thereby before the earlier of (i) the Closing
Date and (ii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 8.1 .
1.61 “ Moral
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
1.62 “ Multiemployer
Plan ” means any Pension Plan which is a
“multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA.
1.63 “ Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation Agreement ” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in paragraph E of the
Recitals.
1.64 “ Notice of
Superior Proposal ” shall have the meaning ascribed
to such term in Section 5.7(b) .
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1.65 “ Open Source
Materials ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.14(q).
1.66 “ Ordinary Course
of Business ” means the ordinary course of the
Business as conducted by Seller, consistent with past practice.
1.67 “ Patent
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
1.68 “ Party
” and “ Parties ” shall have the
meaning ascribed to such term in the Preamble.
1.69 “ Pension
Plan ” shall mean each Benefit Plan which is an
“employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA.
1.70 “ Permits
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3.24.
1.71 “ Person
” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm,
association, joint venture, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity, including any
Governmental Entity.
1.72 “ Personality
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
1.73 “ Post-Closing
Period ” means any taxable period or portion of a
period that begins after the Closing Date.
1.74 “ Pre-Closing
Period ” means any taxable period or portion of a
period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends on the
Closing Date.
1.75 “ Premises
” means the facilities located at 2801 Hollycroft Street, Gig
Harbor, Washington 98335.
1.76 “ Privacy
Statements ” means, collectively, any and all of
Seller’s privacy policies published on its Website or
otherwise made available by Seller to third parties regarding the
collection, retention, use and distribution of the personal
information of individuals, including, without limitation, from
visitors of any of its Websites.
1.77 “ Purchase
Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.1.
1.78 “
Receivables ” means all trade accounts
receivable and other rights to payment from customers of Seller to
the extent primarily relating to or from the conduct or operations
of the Business prior to the Closing Date.
1.79 “ Registered
Intellectual Property Rights ” means all Intellectual
Property Rights that are the subject of an application,
certificate, filing, registration, or other document issued by,
filed with, or recorded by, any state, government, or other public
legal authority at any time in any jurisdiction, including without
limitation all applications, reissues, divisions, re-examinations,
renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations, and
continuations-in-part associated with Patent Rights.
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1.80 “ Required
Consents ” shall mean the required consents set forth
on Schedule 3.4 .
1.81 “ Seller
” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Preamble.
1.82 “ Seller
Acquisition Agreement ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 5.7(b) .
1.83 “ Seller
Certificate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 6.2(c) .
1.84 “ Seller Closing
Deliverables ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 2.7.
1.85 “ Seller Licensed
Intellectual Property ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 3.14(m).
1.86 Seller Tax
Returns ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 5.5(a).
1.87 “ Seller’s
Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual
Property in, arising out of, or associated with the Business
Assets, or included in the Excluded Assets.
1.88 “ Seller’s
Intellectual Property Rights ” means all Intellectual
Property Rights in, arising out of, or associated with the Business
Assets, or included in the Excluded Assets.
1.89 “ Seller’s
Registered Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have
the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.14(g).
1.90 “ Software
” means computer programs of any type or form (including
source code and object code), including code, scripts, applets,
engines, generators, and macros, and related programmers’
comments, data files and structures, header and include files,
macros, object libraries, programming tools not commercially
available, technical specifications, flowcharts, and logic
diagrams, schematics, annotations, and documentation.
1.91 “ Sublease
” means the sublease of the Premises from Seller to Buyer.
Such Sublease shall (i) be for fifty percent (50%) of the square
footage of the Premises; (ii) be on a month to month basis; (iii)
provide that if Buyer intends to occupy the Premises beyond the
date of Seller’s final dissolution, Seller shall prepay the
remaining lease payments to the Premises’ landlord and Buyer
shall pay its pro rata portion of such prepayment to Seller; (iv)
provide that Buyer will pay its pro rata portion of the maintenance
costs associated with the lease of the Premises; and (iv) be in a
form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
1.92 “ Superior
Proposal ” means any bona fide offer made by a third
party that if consummated would result in such Person (or its
shareholders) owning, directly or indirectly, more than 66.67% of
the shares of Seller’s capital stock then outstanding (or of
the shares of the surviving entity in a merger or the direct or
indirect parent of the surviving entity in a merger) or all or
substantially all the assets of Seller, which the board of
directors of Seller determines in good faith (after consultation
with its financial advisors) to be (i) more favorable to the
shareholders of Seller from a financial point of view than the
purchase of the Business Assets, and taking into account all the
terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement (including
any changes to the financial terms of this Agreement in response to
such offer or otherwise) and (ii) reasonably capable of being
completed on or before September 30, 2008 and on the terms
proposed, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory, and
other aspects of such proposal.
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1.93 “ Survival
Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(a).
1.94 “ Takeover
Proposal ” means any inquiry (including a request for
a waiver or amendment of an existing agreement), proposal or offer
from any Person (other than Buyer or an Affiliate thereof) relating
to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, any direct or
indirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, of assets or businesses that constitute 25% or more
of the revenues, net income or assets of Seller, or 25% or more of
any class of equity securities of Seller; any tender offer or
exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person
beneficially owning 25% or more of any class of equity securities
of Seller; or any merger, consolidation, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, binding share exchange or
similar transaction involving Seller pursuant to which any Person
or the shareholders of any Person would own 25% or more of any
class of equity securities of Seller or of any resulting parent
company of Seller, in each case other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
1.95 “ Tax
Returns ” means all reports, returns, declarations,
statements or other information supplied to a taxing authority in
connection with Taxes.
1.96 “ Taxes
” means all taxes, including income, gross receipts, ad
valorem, value-added, excise, real property, personal property,
sales, use, transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment,
insurance, social security, business license, business
organization, environmental, workers compensation, profits,
license, lease, service, service use, severance, stamp, occupation,
windfall profits, customs, duties, franchise and other taxes
imposed by the United States of America or any state, local or
foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political
subdivision of the United States or any such government, and any
interest, penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting
from, attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax or any
contest or dispute thereof, and including any liability for the
Taxes of another Person.
1.97 “ Termination
Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 8.1(d) .
1.98 “ Terms and
Conditions ” means any and all of the visitor terms
and conditions published on Seller’s Websites governing
visitor’s use of and access to any of its Websites.
1.99 “Third Party
Claim ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 7.1(c) .
1.100 “
Trademarks ” shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in Section 3.14(a).
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1.101 “ Trademark
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
1.102 “ Trade Secret
Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 3.14(a).
1.103 “ Transfer
Taxes ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term
in Section 2.12 .
1.104 “ Webpage
” shall means a page, document, or file viewable within a
Website (i.e., that is presented as part of the Website and not as
a link to another Website).
1.105 “ Website
” shall mean the Webpages located at the following urls:
www.lionbroker.com; www.lioninc.com; www.lionmts.com;
www.lionmts.org; www.lionmts.biz; and www.lionmts.net.
1.106 “ Works of
Authorship ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Section 3.14(a).
ARTICLE II
THE TRANSACTION
2.1 The Transaction . On the
Closing Date and effective as of the Closing, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Seller shall sell,
convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall
purchase from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the Business Assets, in exchange for (x) a
cash payment to Seller in the amount of $525,000 (the “
Purchase Price ”) and (y) the assumption
by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities.
2.2 Business Assets . For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Business
Assets ” means all the assets, properties and rights
of Seller used, or contemplated to be used, in connection with the
operation of the Business, including, but not limited to, those
assets set forth on Schedule 2.2 , except for the Excluded
Assets.
2.3 Excluded Assets .
Notwithstanding anything in Article II to the contrary,
it is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that the Business
Assets shall not include, and Seller is not selling, conveying,
assigning, transferring or delivering to Buyer, and Buyer is not
purchasing, acquiring or accepting from Seller, any of the rights,
properties or assets set forth or described in paragraphs (a)
through (e) below (the rights, properties and assets expressly
excluded by this Section 2.3 from the Business Assets
being referred to herein as the “ Excluded
Assets ”):
(a) all cash
and cash equivalents;
(b) all
Receivables;
(c) all of
Seller’s minute books, stock records and corporate seals;
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(d) all
Insurance Policies;
(e) all
contracts listed on Schedule 2.3(e) ;
(f) all assets
listed on Schedule 2.3(f) ; and
(g) all rights
and interest pursuant to Seller’s lease to the Premises,
subject to the terms of the Sublease.
2.4 Assumed Liabilities . On
the Closing Date, Buyer shall execute and deliver to Seller the
Assumption Agreement, pursuant to which Buyer shall accept, assume
and agree to pay, perform or otherwise discharge the liabilities
and obligations of Seller pursuant to and under the Assumed
Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Assumed Liabilities ” means all current
liabilities and obligations of the Business as set forth and
described on Schedule 2.4 . Seller shall indemnify and hold
Buyer harmless from and against any and all losses, costs,
expenses, claims, liabilities, deficiencies, judgments and damages
incurred or suffered by Buyer or any of its affiliates related to
or arising out of any liabilities or obligations of Seller not
listed on Schedule 2.4 as Assumed Liabilities.
2.5 Excluded Liabilities .
Buyer shall not assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise
discharge any liabilities or obligations of Seller, whether direct
or indirect, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, pursuant to
and under the Excluded Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “ Excluded Liabilities ” means
all obligations and liabilities of Seller, whether known or
unknown, not listed on Schedule 2.4 .
2.6 The Closing . The closing
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Seattle, Washington, or at such location as the
Parties may mutually agree, on such mutually agreeable date as soon
as practicable (and in any event not later than three business
days) after the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions set forth
in Article VI hereof (other than those conditions that,
by their terms, are not capable of being satisfied or waived until
the Closing) (the “ Closing Date ”).
2.7 Deliveries by Seller . At
the Closing, Seller will deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer
the following (the “ Seller Closing
Deliverables ”):
(a) a duly
executed counterpart of the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Assignment in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A ;
(b) a duly
executed counterpart of the Bill of Sale in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(c) a duly
executed counterpart of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
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(d) a duly
executed counterpart of the IP Assignment Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
;
(e) a duly
executed counterpart of the Sublease;
(f) the Seller
Certificate;
(g) a
certificate of Seller’s non foreign status that complies with
the requirements of Section 1445 of the Code, and the Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder;
(h) the
Required Consents;
(i) a legal
opinion from Stoel Rives LLP, Seller’s counsel, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E ;
and
(j) all other
documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by
Seller at or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, and, subject to
Section 2.11 , all other documents, instruments,
declarations, affidavits and writings reasonably requested by Buyer
that are reasonably necessary to assign, convey, transfer and
deliver to Buyer, good and valid title to the Business Assets.
2.8 Deliveries by Buyer . At
the Closing, Buyer will deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller
the following (the “ Buyer Closing Deliverables
”):
(a) an amount
equal to the Purchase Price by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to an account designated by Seller at least five
business days prior to the Closing Date;
(b) a duly
executed counterpart of the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Assignment in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A ;
(c) a duly
executed counterpart of the Bill of Sale in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(d) a duly
executed counterpart of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C;
(e) a duly
executed counterpart of the IP Assignment Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
;
(f) a duly
executed counterpart of the Sublease; and
(g) all other
documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by
Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements, and all other documents, instruments,
declarations, affidavits and writings reasonably requested by
Seller that are reasonably necessary for Buyer to assume the
Assumed Liabilities.
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2.9 Allocation of Purchase
Price . Seller and Buyer recognize their mutual obligations
pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code to timely file IRS Form
8594 (the “ Asset Acquisition Statement
”) with their respective federal income tax returns. The
Parties shall timely agree on an allocation of the Purchase Price
among the Business Assets consistent with the provisions of
Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
thereunder. Seller and Buyer shall each timely file an Asset
Acquisition Statement conforming to such Purchase Price allocation
with their respective income tax returns and neither Seller nor
Buyer shall take a Tax position which is inconsistent with such
Purchase Price allocation.
2.10 Further Assurances . On
and after the Closing, upon the reasonable request of a Party, the
other Party shall prepare, execute and deliver such other and
further agreements, instruments, certificates, and other documents,
and take, do and perform such other and further actions, as may be
reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the
purposes and intent of this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. In this regard, Seller and Buyer
shall, and shall cause their respective affiliates to, 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 transfer and deliver to Buyer and its affiliates
and their successors and assigns, all of the properties, rights,
titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges
intended to be conveyed to Buyer under this Agreement, and to
assure the assumption by Buyer from Seller and its affiliates and
their successors and assigns of the liabilities and obligations
intended to be assumed by Buyer under this Agreement, and to
otherwise make effective the transactions contemplated hereby
(including returning to Seller any asset not contemplated by this
Agreement to be a Business Asset, which asset was delivered to
Buyer at the Closing).
2.11 Third-Party Consents .
To the extent that any Business Contract is not assignable without
the consent of another party, this Agreement shall not constitute
an assignment or an attempted assignment thereof if such assignment
or attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof, prior to
obtaining such consent. Seller shall obtain the Required Consents
as a condition to Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Business
Assets. Following the Closing Date, Seller shall obtain all
Required Consents that Seller failed to obtain prior to the
Closing, if any, as provided in Section 5.9 .
2.12 Sales and Transfer Taxes
. Buyer shall pay directly, or reimburse Seller promptly upon
demand and proof of payment for, any transfer taxes that may be
imposed upon or payable or collectible or incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder
(“ Transfer Taxes ”). Buyer and Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts, to the extent permitted
by Law, to reduce any applicable Transfer Taxes.
2.13 Legal Opinion of
Seller’s Counsel . At Closing, Buyer shall reimburse
Seller for up to $5,000 in respect of Seller’s documented
costs incurred in connection with preparation of the legal opinion
referenced in Section 2.7(h).
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer as of the date hereof, the following:
3.1 Organization, Qualification
and Corporate Power . Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Washington. Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to carry on the Business and to own and use the Business
Assets. Seller is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing
to do business in each jurisdiction in which the property owned,
leased or operated by it in the conduct of the Business makes such
qualification or licensing necessary.
3.2 Subsidiaries; Powers of
Attorney . Other than Tuttle Risk Management Services LLC, a
Washington limited liability company, Seller does not own or
control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other
corporation, association or other business entity. Seller is not a
participant in any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement
involving joint ownership of assets and sharing of profits. There
are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of Seller.
Seller has never been the successor to any predecessor person or
entity.
3.3 Authorization of
Transaction . Seller has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and
to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller.
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements have been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Seller and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer) constitute valid
and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and
subject to rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies.
3.4 Noncontravention .
Neither the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements, nor the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will (a) conflict
with or violate any provision of the articles of incorporation or
bylaws of Seller, (b) require on the part of Seller any filing
with, or any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any
court, arbitrational tribunal, administrative agency or commission
or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency (a “
Governmental Entity ”), (c) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of any obligations under, create in any party the right to
terminate, modify any provision or cancel, or require any notice,
consent or waiver under, any, or any Business Contract listed or
required to be listed in Schedule 3.16(a) , except for
the contracts listed on Schedule 3.4 (the “
Required Consents ”), (d) result in the
imposition of any Lien upon any of the Business Assets, or
(e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule
or regulation applicable to any of the Business Assets.
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3.5 Financial Statements .
Schedule 3.5 sets forth an unaudited balance sheet (the
“ Balance Sheets ”) of Seller as of March
31, 2008 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”),
the related quarterly and annual unaudited statements of operations
and cash flows of Seller for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2008 and the audited financial statements of Seller for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007 (collectively, the “
Financial Statements ”). The Financial
Statements were prepared in accordance with United States Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods covered thereby (“ GAAP
”), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition of Seller as of the dates and during the periods
indicated therein.
3.6 Inventory . Seller does
not own, control or possess any Inventory.
3.7 Absence of Changes .
Since the Balance Sheet Date, Seller has not taken any of the
following actions:
(a) adopted any
employment or severance agreement for the benefit of any Employee,
extended any offer letters for at-will employment, materially
increased the compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially
modified the employment terms of any Employee, or paid any benefit
not required by the terms in effect on the Balance Sheet Date of
any existing Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan, program
or policy or employment agreement;
(b) sold,
leased, licensed or disposed of any assets, other than assets that
are not associated with, necessary for or used in connection with
the operation of the Business;
(c) acquired
any material asset, other than an asset that is not associated
with, necessary for or used in connection with the operation of the
Business;
(d) licensed
Seller’s Intellectual Property Rights to any third party;
(e) incurred or
assumed any material liabilities or obligations;
(f) mortgaged
or pledged or subjected any Business Asset to a Lien;
(g) changed in
any material respect the accounting methods, principles or
practices, except insofar as may be required by a change in GAAP or
to comply with Seller’s accounting principles or
policies;
(h) terminated
(except pursuant to its terms), or materially modified or amended
any Business Contract;
(i) canceled or
compromised any material debt or claim or waived or released any
rights of Seller; or
(j) agreed to
take any of the foregoing actions.
3.8 No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Seller does not have any liability, indebtedness,
obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of
any type, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured
or other (whether or not required to be reflected in Financial
Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles), which individually or in the aggregate, has not been
reflected in the Balance Sheets. Seller has no liabilities that
would be deemed to be Assumed Liabilities pursuant Section
2.4 other than those liabilities listed on Schedule 2.4
as Assumed Liabilities.
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3.9 Title to and Condition of
Tangible Assets . Seller has, and as of immediately prior to
the Closing will have, good and valid title to all tangible
personal property, including equipment, included in the Business
Assets, free and clear of any Lien. Seller has, and as of
immediately prior to the Closing will have, a valid and binding
leasehold interest in any leased equipment, free and clear of any
Lien. Each item of tangible personal property included in the
Business Assets, and the buildings, improvements, machinery and
equipment necessary to the conduct of the Business, has been
maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in
reasonable operating condition in light of its age and is suitable
for the purposes for which it presently is used.
3.10 Sufficiency of Assets .
Except for (i) the Excluded Assets and (ii) any general
corporate or administrative services provided to the Business by
Seller, the Business Assets and the Employees include all tangible
as
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