Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of May 12, 2008
by
and among
KENSEY NASH CORPORATION,
ILT ACQUISITION SUB, INC.,
KENSEY NASH HOLDING CORPORATION
and
THE
SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
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RECITALS
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DEFINITIONS
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Defined Terms
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Other Defined Terms
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SALE AND
PURCHASE OF ACQUIRED ASSETS AND ASSUMED LIABILITIES
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Closing
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Transfer of Acquired Assets
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Assumption of Liabilities
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Retained Liabilities
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Purchase Price
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Additional Consideration
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Allocation
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Transfer Taxes
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Alternative Arrangements
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE BUSINESS
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Organization
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Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings
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Tax Matters
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Absence of Certain Changes or
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Title to Property and
Assets
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Intellectual Property
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Material Contracts
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Compliance with Laws
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Litigation
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Health Care Compliance
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Customers and Suppliers
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Books and Records
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Affiliate Transactions
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Warranties; Product
Liability
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Financial Information
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Receivables
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Inventory
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Disclosure
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No Brokers
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Distributors
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Entire Business
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Labor Matters of KNE
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KNE Balance Sheet
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Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities of
KNE
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Assets of KNE
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE PURCHASER
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Organization of the
Purchaser
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Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings
and Consents
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Capital Resources
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Litigation
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No Brokers
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Independent Analysis
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No Other Representations
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PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS OF THE SELLER PARTIES
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Conduct of Business Prior to the
Closing
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Access to Information
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Satisfaction of Conditions
Precedent
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No Solicitation
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Notification
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Consents and Notifications
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CERTAIN
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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Confidentiality
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No Public Announcement
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Further Assurances
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The Purchaser’s Financial
Statements
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Use of Names
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Tax Matters
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Purchaser Sales Force
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Employees of KNE
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Processing Agreement
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Pending Applications
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CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
the Seller Parties
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
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TERMINATION AND
AMENDMENT
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Termination
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Effect of Termination
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Fees and Expenses
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival of Representations,
Etc
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Indemnification by the Seller
Parties
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Indemnification by the
Purchaser
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General Indemnification
Provisions
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Limits on Indemnification
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Tax Treatment of Indemnification
Payments
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Notices
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Interpretation
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Counterparts
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Entire Agreement; No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Governing Law
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Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue; Waiver
of Certain Damages and Jury Trial
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Assignment
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Amendment
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Extension; Waiver
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Severability
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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License
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Schedule of Acquired
Assets |
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Exhibit
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Company Disclosure
Schedule |
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Exhibit
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Form of Assignment and Assumption
Agreement |
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Exhibit
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Form of Patent Assignment |
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Exhibit
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Form of Trademark
Assignment |
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Exhibit
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Form of Bill of Sale |
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Exhibit
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Form of Share Transfer Agreement
Regarding the Assignment and Transfer of All Shares in Kensey Nash
Europe GmbH |
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Exhibit 8
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Form of License Agreement |
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Exhibit 9
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Form of Manufacturing and
Licensing Agreement |
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Exhibit 10
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Form of Non-Competition
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Exhibit 11
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Form of Development and Regulatory
Services Agreement |
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Exhibit 12
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Form of Opinion of Counsel of
Purchaser |
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Exhibit 13
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Form of Opinion of Counsel of
Seller Parties |
LIST OF SCHEDULES
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Schedule 1
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Excluded Assets |
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Schedule 2
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Assumed Liabilities |
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Schedule 3
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KNE Balance Sheet |
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Schedule 4
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Knowledge |
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Schedule 5
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Consents Required at
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2008 (this
“ Agreement ”), is by and among The
Spectranetics Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Purchaser ”), on the one hand, and Kensey Nash
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), ILT Acquisition Sub, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
(“ ILT ”), and Kensey Nash Holding
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company (“ KNH ” and, together with
the Company and ILT, the “ Seller Parties
”), on the other hand.
RECITALS :
A. The
Seller Parties are engaged, in part, in the business of inventing,
researching, developing, manufacturing and/or marketing the
Acquired Technology for sale anywhere in the world (the “
Business ”, it being clarified that KNE’s
entire business shall be included in such definition).
B. The
Seller Parties desire to sell any and all of their right, interest
and title in and to the Acquired Assets and the Purchaser desires
to acquire the Seller Parties’ right, interest and title in
and to the Acquired Assets and agrees to assume the Assumed
Liabilities, in each case on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein.
C. Upon
the Closing, the Seller Parties (as the case may be) and the
Purchaser shall enter into a Development and Regulatory Services
Agreement and a Manufacturing and Licensing Agreement, pursuant to
which the Seller Parties (as the case may be) will, among other
things agree to, (1) manufacture the QuickCat products during an
initial period after Closing for sale by the Purchaser,
(2) manufacture the ThromCat and SafeCross products during
such initial period and a second period after the Closing for sale
by the Purchaser during such periods after the Closing,
(3) undertake certain development and regulatory activities in
connection with the Acquired Technology or otherwise as may be
agreed between the parties and (4) assist in the transfer to
the Purchaser of the know-how, trade secrets and similar
intellectual property rights included in the Acquired Assets, in
each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
therein.
D. Upon
the Closing, the Company, ILT and the Purchaser shall enter into a
Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement.
E. Upon
the Closing, the Purchaser and the Company shall enter into a
License Agreement whereby the Purchaser shall license back to the
Company certain of the Acquired Assets for orthopedic applications
on terms and conditions set forth therein.
Accordingly , in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Defined Terms . Capitalized terms defined in this Agreement
whenever used herein (including, without limitation, the Exhibits
and Schedules hereto) shall have the meanings given to such terms
in this Agreement. The terms defined in this
Section 1.1 , whenever used herein (including,
without limitation, the Exhibits and Schedules hereto), shall have
the following meanings for all purposes of this Agreement:
(a)
“ Acquired Assets ” shall mean, except
for any Excluded Assets, all the right, title and interest that any
of the Seller Parties or any Affiliate of any of the Seller Parties
possess in and to the following properties, assets and rights of
any kind, whether tangible or intangible, including those listed on
the Schedule of Acquired Assets attached as
Exhibit 1 hereto (the “ Schedule of
Acquired Assets ”), currently owned by any of the
Seller Parties or any Affiliate of any of the Seller Parties:
(i) all Assumed Contracts (provided,
the transfer of certain Assumed Contracts as noted on the Schedule
of Acquired Assets will occur upon the expiration of the QuickCat
Manufacturing Period and the SC/TC Manufacturing Period, each as
defined in the Manufacturing and Licensing Agreement);
(ii) the KNE Share;
(iii) all Intellectual Property
Rights;
(iv) all other technology rights and
licenses, franchises, know-how, inventions, designs,
specifications, plans and drawings used exclusively in the
Business;
(v) all Books and Records, including
without limitation, all Product Records;
(vi) all Registrations and other
Permits in the name of the Seller Parties that relate primarily to,
or are otherwise necessary to, the manufacture, sale and
distribution of the Acquired Technology (provided, such transfer
may be delayed to the extent reasonably necessary for the Company
to perform its obligations under the Services Agreement);
(vii) all Promotional Materials
related to the Acquired Technology;
(viii) all causes of action, rights
and remedies arising under the Intellectual Property Rights prior
to or after Closing;
(ix) all rights, claims, credits,
causes of action, choses in action and rights of set-off against
third parties to the extent relating to any of the
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Acquired Assets
or any of the Assumed Liabilities, including all rights in and to
products sold or leased (including products returned after the
Closing and rights of rescission, replevin and reclamation) in the
operation or conduct of the Business and all guarantees,
representations, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in
favor of the Seller Parties to the extent relating to any of the
Acquired Assets or any of the Assumed Liabilities (other than any
such rights set forth in this Agreement);
(x) the Trade Receivables;
(xi) all Fixtures and Equipment and
other non-Inventory tangible assets used primarily in the
Business;
(xii) all Inventory related to the
QuickCat Aspiration product line (it being understood that all
other Inventory shall be treated under the terms of the Manufacture
and License Agreement); and
(xiii) all other properties, assets
and rights of any kind used primarily in the Business.
(b)
“ Acquired Technology ” shall mean
collectively the following products of the Seller Parties:
(a) the QuickCat Aspiration Catheter product line,
(b) the ThromCat Thrombectomy Catheter System product line and
(c) the Safe-Cross RF CTO System product line (including the
Safe-Cross Console), and such modifications and accessories thereto
as would be covered by the Registrations and/or claims included
within the Intellectual Property Rights. For the sake of clarity,
except where used in Article III , Acquired
Technology shall also include any improvements or other
deliverables developed under the Services Agreement.
(c)
“ Action ” shall mean any action, claim,
suit, litigation, proceeding, labor dispute, arbitral action,
governmental audit, inquiry, criminal prosecution, investigation or
unfair labor practice charge or complaint.
(d)
“ Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to
any Person, (a) any other Person of which securities or other
ownership interests representing more than five percent (5%) of the
voting interests are, at the time such determination is being made,
beneficially owned or Controlled by such Person, or (b) any
other Person which, at the time such determination is being made,
is Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such
Person. For the purposes hereof, (i) “ Control
,” whether used as a noun or verb, refers to the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to affirmatively direct, or
affirmatively cause the direction of, the management and policies
of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise, and (ii) a “ beneficial
owner ” of a security is any Person who, directly or
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding,
relationship or otherwise has or shares (x) voting power,
which includes the power to vote, or direct the voting of, such
security, or (y) investment power, which includes the power to
dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. A Person
shall lose its status as an Affiliate of a party if it no longer
falls within the preceding definition of
“Affiliate.”
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(e)
“ Agreement for Services ” means
the Agreement for Services, dated April 28, 2006, between the
Company and KNE.
(f)
“ Assignment and Assumption Agreement
” means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 3 , whereby the
Selling Parties will assign, and Purchaser will assume, in each
case with any required consents of any third parties thereto, each
of the Assumed Contracts.
(g)
“ Assumed Contracts ” shall mean all
Contracts listed on Schedule A of the Schedule
of Acquired Assets under the heading “Assumed
Contracts”.
(h)
“ Bill of Sale ” means the
Bill of Sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6
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(i)
“ Books and Records ” shall mean
(a) all records and lists, including those relating to
customers, suppliers or personnel, (b) all financial, legal,
regulatory, accounting and personnel records and files,
(c) all other books, ledgers, files, laboratory notebooks,
reports, plans, drawings and operating records, whether in hard
copy or computer or other format (including historical files and
documents of the Business stored on computer systems or backup
files), maintained by or for the Seller Parties, and (d) all
files relating to the Intellectual Property Rights, but in the case
of each of (a)-(c) above, only to the extent necessary for the
Business. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall “
Books and Records ” be deemed to include any
records or files relating to Taxes other than sales or use Taxes or
Property Taxes, copies of which will be provided to the
Purchaser.
(j)
“ Business Day ” means any day other than
a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New
York City are required or authorized by Law to be closed.
(k)
“ Code ” means the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(l)
“ Commissionaire Agreement ” means the
Commissionaire Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2006 between the
Company and KNE.
(m)
“ Company Disclosure Schedule ” means the
disclosure schedule and related attachments attached hereto as
Exhibit 2 .
(n)
“ Confidentiality Agreements ” shall
mean, collectively, the Confidentiality Agreement, dated on or
about October 3, 2007 between the Company and the Purchaser
and the letter agreement dated as of March 14, 2008 between
the Company and the Purchaser.
(o)
“ Contract ” shall mean any agreement,
contract, note, loan, evidence of indebtedness, purchase order,
letter of credit, indenture, security or pledge agreement,
franchise agreement, undertaking, covenant not to compete, covenant
not to sue, employment agreement, license, instrument, obligation
or commitment to which (i) any Seller Party is a party or is
bound and that relates to the Business or the Acquired Assets,
whether oral or written, or (ii) to which
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KNE is a
party or is bound, irrespective of whether it relates to the
Business or the Acquired Assets.
(p)
“ Copyrights ” shall mean all U.S. and
non-U.S. registered copyrights, applications for copyright
registration and unregistered copyrights owned or otherwise
controlled by any of the Seller Parties that primarily relate to,
or are otherwise necessary to the use, development, manufacture and
sale of, the Acquired Technology, including without limitation,
those listed on Schedule B of the Schedule of
Acquired Assets.
(q)
“ Cumulative Revenue ” shall mean the
aggregate Sales Price of products of the Acquired Technology sold
during the relevant period of determination.
(r)
“ Environment ” means any surface water,
groundwater, land surface, subsurface strata, river sediment, plant
or animal life, natural resources, air (including indoor air and
ambient air) and soil.
(s)
“ Environmental Laws ”
means all applicable international, federal, state, local and
foreign laws, statutes, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, treaties or binding
agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental
Entity (as defined below), and any Permits issued thereunder,
relating in any way to the Environment, to preservation or
reclamation of natural resources or endangered species, to exposure
to Hazardous Materials, to Handling of Hazardous Materials, or to
the presence or management of any Release or threat of Release of
Hazardous Materials.
(t)
“ Excluded Assets ” shall mean the
following assets of the Seller Parties which are not to be acquired
by the Purchaser hereunder:
(i) the corporate charters and other
organizational documents of the Seller Parties or any of their
respective Affiliates (other than KNE) qualifications to conduct
business as a foreign corporation, arrangements with registered
agents relating to foreign qualification, taxpayer and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books,
blank stock certificates, and other documents relating to the
organization, maintenance, and existence of the Seller Parties or
any of their Affiliates (other than KNE) as a corporation;
(ii) all cash, cash equivalents and
investments;
(iii) any Permits that are not
Acquired Assets;
(iv) all claims, causes of action,
choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of set-off of any
kind against any Person to the extent related to the Liabilities
that are not Assumed Liabilities;
(v) except for the KNE Share, all
equity interests and other capital stock that is owned by the
Company, ILT or KNH;
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(vi) the assets listed on
Schedule 1 attached hereto under the heading
“Excluded Assets”;
(vii) all rights of any Seller Party
under Contracts that are not Assumed Contracts or KNE
Contracts;
(viii) the rights of the Seller
Parties under this Agreement and the other agreements entered into
in connection herewith;
(ix) all rights of the Seller Parties
to any Tax refunds, Tax deposits, Tax payments and estimated Taxes,
provided, however, this exclusion shall not affect the liability of
the Seller Parties for Property Taxes pursuant to Section
6.6(c) or Taxes of KNE for Pre-Closing Tax Periods pursuant
to Section 9.2(viii) ;
(x) all insurance policies in the
name of the Seller Parties or any of their Affiliates (other than
KNE), and any rights to payment (whether matured or unmatured) with
respect thereto; and
(xi) copies of all Books and Records
that any Seller Party is required by Law or good business practice
to retain in its possession.
(u)
“ FDA ” means the United
States Food and Drug Administration.
(v)
“ FDA Act ” means the United States Food,
Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and applicable regulations and
guidances thereunder.
(w)
“ Final Base Purchase Price ” shall
mean:
(i) an amount equal to the
Preliminary Base Purchase Price; plus
(ii) the Dollar amount of the assets
included in the line item “cash and cash equivalents”
of KNE as of the Closing Date and shown in the KNE Closing Balance
Sheet; plus
(iii) the Dollar amount of the assets
included in the line item “Intercompany A/R” of KNE as
of the Closing Date and shown in the KNE Closing Balance Sheet;
plus
(iv) the Dollar amount of the assets
included in line item “Input VAT” of KNE as of the
Closing Date and shown in the KNE Closing Balance Sheet;
minus
(v) the aggregate Dollar amount of
any and all liabilities and/or accruals of KNE (including,
without limitation, (i) any category of liabilities or
accruals included in line items denoted with a “K” in
the KNE Balance Sheet and (ii) all Liabilities, payments and
obligations relating to the termination of the
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KNE Lay-Off
Employees or otherwise arising under the KNE Lay-Off Employee
Ancillary Contracts, whether to be accrued under GAAP or not) as of
the Closing Date and shown in the KNE Closing Balance Sheet.
(x)
“ Fixtures and Equipment ” shall mean the
machinery, spare parts, tools, supplies, equipment and other
tangible personal property owned or leased by any Seller Party
listed on Schedule C of the Schedule of Acquired
Assets, including all warranty rights with respect thereto.
(y)
“ Force Majeure Event ” means any natural
disaster, destruction, casualty, act of God, war, terrorist act,
fire or labor strike with respect to the manufacturing operations
of the Business located at 735 Pennsylvania Avenue, Exton,
Pennsylvania, in each case only to the extent that such event that
would render impossible the Company’s ability to perform its
obligations under the Manufacture and License Agreement as of the
Closing Date, without regard to any cure periods or Force Majeure
conditions contained therein.
(z)
“ GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles in effect in the United States, applied on a
consistent basis.
(aa)
“ German Contract ” means that certain
Contract between KNE and Azenio Business Centre GmbH & Co. KG
dated February 1, 2007.
(bb)
“ German Contract Condition ” means that,
prior to the Closing, the German Contract has been amended by the
parties thereto in writing in order to provide that the German
Contract may thereafter be terminated by KNE upon no more than
sixty (60) days’ prior written notice and that in the
event of such notice KNE shall not be obligated to make any payment
to the counterparty of the German Contract for any period following
such termination of the German Contract.
(cc)
“ Governmental Entity ” shall mean any
court or any governmental or other administrative or regulatory
authority, department, ministry, agency or commission, whether
federal, state or local, U.S. or non-U.S., including notified
bodies designated by the member states of the European Union and
the European Free Trade Association.
(dd)
“ Handling of Hazardous Materials ” shall
mean the production, use, generation, Release, storage, treatment,
formulation, processing, labeling, distribution, transportation,
recycling, or other handling or disposition of, or exposure to,
Hazardous Materials.
(ee)
“ Hazardous Material ” means any waste,
substance, product, pollutant or material, whether solid, liquid or
gaseous, that (1) is or contains petroleum or any fraction
thereof, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, oil,
or chlorofluorocarbons or any other ozone depleting substance,
(2) requires removal, remediation or reporting under any
Environmental Law, or is defined, listed or identified in any
Environmental Law as a “contaminant”,
“pollutant”, “toxic substance”,
“toxic material”, “hazardous waste” or
“hazardous substance” or words of similar meaning and
regulatory effect thereunder, or (3) is toxic, explosive,
corrosive, flammable, infectious,
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radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic or otherwise hazardous and is
regulated as such by any Governmental Entity under any
Environmental Law.
(ff)
“ Intellectual Property Rights ” shall
mean the following intellectual property rights, whether protected,
created or arising under the Laws of the United States or any other
jurisdiction: (i) Trademark Rights; (ii) Patent Rights;
(iii) Copyrights; (iv) Trade Secrets; (v) moral rights,
publicity rights and any other proprietary, intellectual or
industrial property rights of any kind or nature that exclusively
relate to, or are otherwise necessary to the use, manufacture,
offer for sale, sale, and importation of, the Acquired Technology,
are owned or otherwise controlled by any of the Seller Parties, and
do not comprise or are not protected by Trademark Rights, Patent
Rights, Copyrights or Trade Secrets and (vi) the right to sue
for past, present or future infringement of any of the
foregoing.
(gg)
“ Inventory ” shall mean all inventory of
the Acquired Technology held for resale and all raw materials, work
in process, finished products, wrapping, supply and packaging items
and similar items with respect to the Acquired Technology and in
each case whether owned or held by the Seller Parties, their
Affiliates (including without limitation KNE) or their customers
and wherever the same may be located.
(hh)
“ KNE ” shall mean Kensey Nash Europe
GmbH, a wholly owned foreign subsidiary of KNH, organized under the
laws of Germany.
(ii)
“ KNE Balance Sheet ” shall mean the
unaudited balance sheet of KNE dated as of March 31, 2008
attached hereto as Schedule 3 .
(jj)
“ KNE Share ” shall mean a share (
Geschäftsanteil ) in KNE in a nominal amount of
EUR 600,000 (in words: Euro six hundred thousand) representing
the entire registered share capital of KNE.
(kk)
“ KNE Share Transfer Agreement ” means
the Share Transfer Agreement Regarding the Assignment and Transfer
of All Shares in KNE in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 7 .
(ll)
“ Knowledge ” shall mean the actual
knowledge that each of the officers and employees of the Company,
ILT and KNH listed on Schedule 4 would have had,
had such persons made all reasonable inquiries and investigations
and the actual knowledge that each of the managing directors of KNE
would have had, had such persons made all reasonable inquiries and
investigations.
(mm)
“ Laws ” shall mean any law,
constitution, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, directive,
notice requirement, court decision, agency guideline, order, writ,
injunction, award, judgment, decree, resolution, code, edict,
treaty or binding agreement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
implemented, entered into or otherwise put into effect by or under
the authority of any Governmental Entity.
(nn)
“ Liabilities ” shall mean, as to any
particular Person, any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness,
obligation, commitment, claim, deficiency or guaranty of or by such
Person of any type, whether known or unknown, disputed or
undisputed, secured or unsecured,
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due or
to become due, vested or unvested, liquidated or unliquidated,
accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or unmatured, whether or not
the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements of
such Person.
(oo)
“ License Agreement ” shall mean the
License Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the
Purchaser and the Company, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 8 .
(pp)
“ Liens ” means any and all mortgages,
liens, pledges, charges, restrictions or encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever.
(qq)
“ Manufacturing and Licensing Agreement
” shall mean the Manufacturing and Licensing
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Purchaser and
the Company, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 9 .
(rr)
“ Material Regulatory Issue ” means any
development in applicable Law that would render the Seller Parties
unable to sell in compliance with applicable Law any of the three
products included in the Acquired Technology, so long as such
development is not reasonably expected to be cured within thirty
(30) days thereof.
(ss)
“ Non-Competition Agreement ” means the
Non-Competition Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 10 , between the Purchaser, the Company
and ILT.
(tt)
“ Patent Assignment ” means
the Patent Assignment in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 4 .
(uu)
“ Patent Rights ” shall mean all U.S.,
foreign and international patents and patent applications,
inventor’s certificates, utility models, design
registrations, provisional applications, nonprovisional
applications, substitutions, extensions, reissues, reexaminations,
renewals, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, parents
and other related applications and foreign counterparts of all of
the foregoing owned or otherwise controlled by any of the Seller
Parties that exclusively relate to, or are otherwise necessary to
the use, manufacture, offer for sale, sale, and importation of, the
Acquired Technology listed in each case on
Schedule D of the Schedule of Acquired
Assets.
(vv)
“ Permit ” means each Registration and
each federal, state, county, local or non-U.S. application,
license, permit, approval, clearance, registration, certificate,
filing, consent or order, and all supplements and amendments
thereto filed with or issued or granted by, any Governmental Entity
(including the FDA and any other Governmental Entity engaged in the
regulation of the Acquired Technology or the Business), required
for the operation of the Business as currently conducted, the
holding of any interest in any of its properties and assets, or the
operation of its facilities, that primarily relate to, or are
otherwise necessary for the operation of the Business.
(ww)
“ Permitted Liens ” means (i) Liens
arising under equipment or maintenance financing or leasing
agreements, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or
which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate
proceedings, (iii) mechanics’, workmen’s,
repairmen’s, warehousemen’s, and carriers’ Liens,
or Liens of a similar type, arising in the ordinary course of
business and/or (iv) Liens expressly set forth in any Assumed
Contract.
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(xx)
“ Person ” means an individual,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity, or any Governmental Entity or
quasi-governmental body or regulatory authority.
(yy)
“ Post-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax
period beginning after the Closing Date and that portion of a
Straddle Period beginning on the Closing Date.
(zz)
“ Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax
period ending before the Closing Date and the portion of any
Straddle Period ending before the Closing Date.
(aaa)
“ Preliminary Base Purchase Price ” shall
mean Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
(bbb)
“ Processing Agreement ” shall mean the
Processing Agreement, dated November 15, 2002, between
Isomedix Operations Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Steris
Corporation, and the Company.
(ccc)
“ Product Records ” means all Books and
Records related to the Acquired Technology, including copies of all
customer and supplier lists, account lists, call data, sales
histories, call notes, marketing studies, consulting reports,
physician databases, and correspondence with respect to the
Acquired Technology to the extent maintained by the Seller Parties,
and all complaint files and adverse event files with respect to the
Acquired Technology.
(ddd)
“ Promotional Materials ” means the
advertising, promotional and media materials, sales and training
materials, trade show materials (including displays) and videos,
used primarily or exclusively for the commercialization of the
Acquired Technology.
(eee)
“ Property Taxes ” means shall mean all
real property Taxes, personal property Taxes and similar ad valorem
Taxes.
(fff)
“ Proprietary Rights ” means all U.S. and
foreign trademarks and trademark rights, trade names and trade name
rights, service marks and service mark rights, service names and
service name rights, domain names, copyrights and copyright rights,
patents and patent rights, mask works, brand names, trade dress,
industrial or product designs, business and product names, logos,
slogans, trade secrets, inventions (whether or not patentable),
invention disclosures, processes, formulae, industrial models,
designs, specifications, data, databases and data collections,
technology, methodologies, computer programs (including all source
codes, object codes, firmware, Software, development tools, files,
records and data), manufacturing, engineering and technical
drawings, and any other trade secret or other technical
information, whether or not subject to statutory registration, and
all common law and world-wide rights to registrations of
trademarks, service marks and copyrights, and the right to sue for
patent infringement, if any, in connection with any of the
foregoing, and all documents, disks and other media on which any of
the foregoing is stored.
(ggg)
“ Registrations ” means the regulatory
clearances, approvals, authorizations, certificates, agreements and
other permissions issued by Governmental Entities and held by the
Seller Parties required for the commercial marketing and sale of
the Acquired
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Technology, including without limitation, the clearances issued
under Section 510(k) of the FDA Act covering the Acquired
Technology numbered K001992, K010531, K012169, K011986, K021323,
K021243, K021638, K030984, K031417, K031692, K032784, K031842,
K033708, K032031, K033929, K040037, K040481, K041973, K050916,
K050915, K073162, K072195, K060016, K060092 and K073519, and any
supplements, amendments or modifications thereto, submitted to or
required by the FDA prior to the Closing Date.
(hhh)
“ Release ” means any release, spill,
emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal,
discharge, dispersal, leaching, or migration at, into or onto the
Environment, including movement or migration through or in the
Environment, whether sudden or non-sudden and whether accidental or
non-accidental, or any release, emission or discharge as those
terms are defined in any applicable Environmental Law.
(iii)
“ Sales Price ” means the price per unit
at which a product is sold by the Purchaser (or is Affiliates,
successors or assigns). For the avoidance of doubt, the following
items shall not be included in the calculation of the “
Sales Price ”: (i) any refunds, credits or
allowances actually given or credited to any party due to
rejections, defects or returns of products, (ii) any sales,
use, occupation or excise taxes, duties or other governmental
charges imposed on, and paid by the Purchaser during, the
importation, exportation, use or sale of products, and
(iii) any freight, postage or insurance charges actually
incurred.
(jjj)
“ Services Agreement ” shall mean the
Development and Regulatory Services Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, between the Purchaser and the Company, in the form of
Exhibit 11 hereto.
(kkk)
“ Software ” shall mean any and all
computer programs, including any and all software implementations
of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or
object code, databases and compilations, including any and all data
and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, and
all documentation, including user manuals and training materials,
relating to any of the foregoing; provided , however
, that the term “Software” shall specifically exclude
any computer programs that are generally available to the public,
including computer programs available pursuant to “shrink
wrap,” “click wrap” and other similar license
agreements.
(lll)
“ Straddle Period ” means any Tax period
beginning before and ending on or after the Closing Date.
(mmm)
“ Tax ” means any federal, state, local
or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, ad
valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated tax,
all taxes and charges accessory to taxes (Steuern und steuerliche
Nebenleistungen) within the meaning of § 3 of the German Tax
Code (Abgabenordnung) or social security contributions
(Sozialversicherungsbeiträge) or other tax of any kind
whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto,
whether disputed or not.
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(nnn)
“ Tax Return ” means any report, return,
declaration, information return, statement or other information
required to be supplied to a taxing authority with respect to any
Tax or Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendments thereof.
(ooo)
“ Trade Receivables ” means the trade
accounts receivable and notes receivable of the Business as of the
Effective Time.
(ppp)
“ Trade Secrets ” shall mean non-public
know-how, inventions, discoveries, improvements, concepts, ideas,
methods, processes, designs, schematics, drawings, formulae,
technical data, specifications, research and development
information, technology, data bases, inventions for which patent
applications have not yet been filed and other technical
information owned or otherwise controlled by any of the Seller
Parties that relate primarily to, or are otherwise necessary to the
manufacture and sale of, the Acquired Technology, but excluding any
Copyrights or Patent Rights that may cover or protect any of the
foregoing.
(qqq)
“ Trademark Assignment ”
means the Trademark Assignment in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 5 .
(rrr)
“ Trademark Rights ” shall mean
(i) those certain trademarks, including all U.S. and non-U.S.
registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks,
intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications
related to trademarks, common-law trademarks and rights, service
marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names listed
on Schedule E of the Schedule of Acquired
Assets, (ii) all rights arising from the use of or existing in
connection with the domain names: “intraluminal.com”
and “intraluminal.info”, and (iii) all goodwill
associated with the foregoing and all registrations and
applications for registration of any of the foregoing.
(sss)
“ Transaction Documents ” means this
Agreement, the Bill of Sale, the Manufacturing and Licensing
Agreement, the License Agreement, the Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement, the Services Agreement, the various
Assignments, and all other agreements, documents, certificates and
instruments to be delivered pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement.
1.2
Other Defined Terms . The following terms shall have the
meanings defined for such terms in the Sections set forth
below:
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Proposal”
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5.4(b) |
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“Agreement”
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Preamble |
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“Allocation”
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2.7(a) |
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“Allocation
Statement”
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6.6(d) |
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“Assumed
Liabilities”
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2.3 |
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“Base Purchase
Price Determination Certificate”
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2.5(c)(i) |
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“Base Purchase
Price Settlement Payment”
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2.5(b) |
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“Basket
Threshold”
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9.5(a) |
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“Business”
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“Cap”
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9.5(b) |
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“Closing”
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2.1(a) |
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“Closing
Date”
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2.1(a) |
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“COBRA”
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2.4(a) |
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“Company”
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Preamble |
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“Company
Disclosure Schedule Supplement”
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5.5 |
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“Confidential
Information”
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6.1(a) |
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“Confidentiality Parties”
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6.1(a) |
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“Cumulative
Revenue Report”
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2.6(a) |
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“Disputed
Items”
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2.5(c)(iii) |
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“Effective
Time”
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2.1(a) |
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“Financial
Information”
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“Harmful
Code”
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3.6(o) |
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“Health Care
Laws”
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3.10(a) |
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“ILT”
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Preamble |
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“Indemnitee”
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9.4(a) |
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“Indemnitor”
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9.4(a) |
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“Independent
Accounting Firm”
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6.6(d) |
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“Intellectual
Property Contracts”
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3.6(b) |
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“KNE Closing
Balance Sheet”
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2.5(c)(i) |
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“KNE
Contracts”
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3.7(d) |
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“KNE Lay-Off
Employees”
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Employee Ancillary Contracts”
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“KNE Other
Employees”
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Preamble |
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“Losses”
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“Material
Contracts”
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3.7(a) |
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“Neutral
Auditor”
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2.5(c)(iv) |
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“Post-Closing
Payment”
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“Publicly
Available Software”
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3.6(p) |
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“Purchaser”
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Preamble |
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“Purchaser
Indemnified Parties”
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“Purchaser’s Returns”
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6.6(d) |
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“Registered
Intellectual Property Rights”
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3.6(a) |
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“Representatives”
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“Retained
Liabilities”
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2.4 |
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“Revised Base
Purchase Price Determination Certificate”
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2.5(c)(iii) |
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“Safety
Notices”
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3.10(h) |
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“Seller
Indemnified Parties”
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“Seller
Parties”
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Preamble |
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“Tax
Claim”
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6.6(j) |
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“Third Party
Claims”
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9.4(b) |
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“Transfer
Taxes”
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ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF ACQUIRED ASSETS AND ASSUMED
LIABILITIES
2.1
Closing .
(a) The
closing (the “ Closing ”) of the
transactions contemplated herein with respect to the Business shall
be held at 8:00 a.m., local time, at the offices of Katten
Muchin Rosenman LLP (except for the notarization of the KNE Share
Transfer Agreement, which shall take place at the offices of Latham
& Watkins LLP, Reuterweg 20, 60323 Frankfurt am
Main/Germany) on May 30, 2008, or such earlier date as
the Purchaser and the Company shall mutually agree upon in writing
(such date, the “ Closing Date ”).
The consummation of the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred as
of 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on the Closing Date (the “
Effective Time ”).
(b)
Closing Deliveries to the Seller Parties . At the Closing,
the Seller Parties shall have received, and the Purchaser shall
deliver, or, if applicable, cause its Affiliates or its permitted
assigns to deliver, duly executed copies (as applicable) of each of
the following:
(i) the Preliminary Base Purchase
Price;
(ii) the Services Agreement;
(iii) the License Agreement;
(iv) the Manufacture and License
Agreement;
(v) the Bill of Sale;
(vi) the Assignment of Patent
Rights;
(vii) the Assignment of Trademark
Rights;
(viii) the Assignment of
Copyrights;
(ix) the Assignment of Other
Intellectual Property Rights;
(x) the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement;
(xi) the Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement;
(xii) letters from the Purchaser to
the FDA and each other applicable Governmental Entity in the form
and including the content required under applicable Laws, duly
executed by the Purchaser, assuming responsibility for the
Registrations from the Seller Parties; and
(xiii) the legal opinion of the
Vice-President, General Counsel, of the Purchaser, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to the Seller Parties, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 12 .
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In
addition, at the Closing, the Purchaser and KNH shall (via
authorized representatives) enter into the KNE Share Transfer
Agreement in front of a German notary public.
(c)
Closing Deliveries to the Purchaser . At the Closing, the
Purchaser shall have received, and the applicable Seller Party
shall deliver, or if applicable, cause the applicable third party
(other than the Purchaser) to deliver duly executed copies (as
applicable) of, each of the following:
(i) the Services Agreement;
(ii) the License Agreement;
(iii) the Manufacture and License
Agreement;
(iv) the Bill of Sale;
(v) the Assignment of Patent
Rights;
(vi) the Assignment of Trademark
Rights;
(vii) the Assignment of
Copyrights;
(viii) the Assignment of Other
Intellectual Property Rights;
(ix) the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement;
(x) the Non-Competition and
Confidentiality Agreement;
(xi) duly executed resignation
letters, effective at or prior to the Closing Date, of
Mrs. Wendy DiCicco and Mr. Günter Ernst, providing
for their resignation as managing directors of KNE and a duly
adopted shareholders’ resolution of KNE providing for the
appointment of such person(s) as new managing directors of KNE as
nominated by the Purchaser to the Seller Parties at least
three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(xii) certification by an officer of
the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Purchaser, certifying that its Board of Directors has approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xiii) resolutions duly adopted by
the Board of Directors and sole stockholder of ILT, KNH and KNE
approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(xiv) the legal opinion of Katten
Muchin Rosenman LLP, counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date
and addressed to the Purchaser, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit 13 ;
(xv) letters from the Seller Parties
to the FDA and each other applicable Governmental Entity in the
form and including the content required
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under
applicable Laws, duly executed by the Seller Parties, transferring
the rights to the Registrations to the Purchaser; and
(xvi) all reasonably necessary forms
and certificates complying with applicable Law duly executed and
acknowledged by the Seller Parties, certifying that the transaction
contemplated hereby is exempt from withholding under
Section 1445 of the Code.
In
addition, at the Closing, KNH (via authorized representatives) and
the Purchaser shall enter into the KNE Share Transfer Agreement in
front of a German notary public.
2.2
Transfer of Acquired Assets . Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the Seller Parties
will sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Purchaser,
and the Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from the Seller
Parties, the Acquired Assets free and clear of all Liens except
Permitted Liens.
2.3
Assumption of Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions contained herein, at the Closing, the Purchaser
shall assume and pay, discharge and perform as and when due, and
the Seller Parties shall assign to the Purchaser the following, and
only the following, Liabilities of the Seller Parties relating to
the Business (the “ Assumed Liabilities
”):
(a) all
Liabilities of the Seller Parties or their Affiliates arising from
and after the Closing under all Assumed Contracts;
(b) all
Liabilities set forth on Schedule 2 attached
hereto; and
(c) all
Liabilities arising out of or related to the ownership and use of
the Acquired Assets and the operation and conduct of the Business
on and after the Closing Date.
2.4
Retained Liabilities . Neither the Purchaser nor any
Affiliate of the Purchaser shall assume, or otherwise be
responsible for any and all Liabilities of the Seller Parties and
their Affiliates not expressly assumed as an Assumed Liability in
Section 2.3 , whether liquidated or
unliquidated, or known or unknown, whether arising out of
occurrences prior to, at or after the Closing Date (the “
Retained Liabilities ”). Without limitation of
the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.4 ,
it is expressly agreed and understood that neither the Purchaser
nor any Affiliate of the Purchaser shall assume any of the
following liabilities of the Seller Parties:
(a) any
Liability of the Seller Parties to or in respect of any employees
or former employees of the Seller Parties or their Affiliates,
including, (i) any claim or demand of a current or former
employee relating to or arising as a result of employment,
termination by the Seller Parties thereof, or an employment
agreement, whether or not written, between a Seller Party or its
Affiliates and any Person, including, for this purpose, with
respect to any Person claiming entitlements or benefits on the
basis of a claimed employer-employee relationship between a Seller
Party and such Person, (ii) any Liability under any employee
plan at any time maintained, contributed to or required to be
contributed to by or with respect to a Seller Party or its
Affiliates or under which a Seller Party or its Affiliates may
incur Liability, or any contributions, benefits or Liabilities
therefor, or any Liability with respect to a Seller Party’s
or
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its
Affiliates’ withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or
termination of any employee plan, (iii) any Liability under
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“
COBRA ”) arising as a result of any act or
omission by the Seller Parties, (iv) any Liability of a Seller
Party or its Affiliates under the WARN Act, and any similar state,
local U.S. or non-U.S. law or regulation, (v) any Liability of
a Seller Party or its Affiliates for severance, accrued vacation
and/or paid time and/or mandatory or customary payment and/or
benefit and/or entitlement for employees of a Seller Party or its
Affiliates, and (vi) any claim of an unfair labor practice, or
any claim under any state unemployment compensation or
worker’s compensation law or regulation or under any federal,
state or non-U.S. employment discrimination law or regulation,
which shall have been asserted prior to the Closing Date or is
based on acts or omissions by any Seller Party which occurred prior
to the Closing Date;
(b) any
Liability of Seller, or otherwise imposed on the Acquired Assets or
with respect to the Business, in respect of any Tax, including
without limitation any Liability of Seller for the Taxes of any
other Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, but excluding
any Property Taxes to the extent specifically allocated to the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.6(c) ;
(c) any
Liability to the extent arising from any injury to or death of any
person or damage to or destruction of any property, whether based
on negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, enterprise
liability or any other legal or equitable theory arising from
defects in or use or misuse of products sold or from services
performed by or on behalf of any Seller Party or any other Person
prior to the Closing Date;
(d) any
Liability of the Seller Parties for any Action to the extent
arising out of or related to claims (i) asserted prior to the
Closing Date against any Seller Party or against or in respect of
any Acquired Assets or (ii) with respect to which the action
or occurrence giving rise to such claim shall have arisen prior to
the Closing Date;
(e) except
as expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to Assumed
Contracts, any Liability of the Seller Parties to the extent
resulting from entering into, performing its obligations pursuant
to or consummating the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(f) any
Liability of a Seller Party or its Affiliates that arises out of or
relates to any Excluded Asset;
(g) any
Liability of a Seller Party or the Business to any Seller
Party’s Affiliates arising prior to the Closing Date;
(h) any
Liability of a Seller Party for the payment of fees or expenses of
any broker or finder in connection with the origin, negotiation or
execution of this Agreement or in connection with any transaction
contemplated hereby; and
(i) any
Liability of a Seller Party arising out of or relating to the
ownership or operation of the Business or the Acquired Assets prior
to the Closing Date, including outstanding
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(immediately prior to the Closing) debts or obligations owed to
third parties under any Assumed Contracts.
2.5
Purchase Price .
(a)
Preliminary Base Purchase Price . In consideration for the
sale and transfer of the Acquired Assets, the Purchaser shall pay
or cause to be paid to the Company at the Closing, by wire transfer
of immediately available funds and in lawful currency of the United
States to one or more accounts designated in writing by the Seller
Parties, cash equal to the Preliminary Base Purchase Price.
(b)
Payment of Final Base Purchase Price . Following the Closing
Date, (i) if the Final Base Purchase Price exceeds the
Preliminary Base Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller Parties an amount equal to such excess in cash, or
(ii) if the Final Base Purchase Price is less than the
Preliminary Base Purchase Price, the Seller Parties shall pay to
the Purchaser an amount equal to such shortfall in cash (such
payment, as the case may be, by the Seller Parties to the Purchaser
or the Purchaser to the Seller Parties the “ Base
Purchase Price Settlement Payment ”). The Base
Purchase Price Settlement Payment shall be made within five
(5) Business Days from the date on which the Base Purchase
Price Determination Certificate has become final and binding upon
the parties hereto. Any amounts not paid when due shall bear
interest at the rate of prime plus three percent (3%) per
annum.
(c)
Preparation and Certification of KNE Closing Balance Sheet
.
(i) For the purpose of determining
the Final Base Purchase Price, as promptly as practical, but in any
event within thirty (30) Business Days after the Closing Date,
the Seller Parties shall prepare, and the Seller Parties shall
deliver to the Purchaser (i) a balance sheet for KNE as of the
Closing Date (the “ KNE Closing Balance Sheet
”), which shall be prepared in accordance with the
consistently applied accounting and valuation principles used in
the preparation of the KNE Balance Sheet and GAAP (except as
otherwise agreed herein) and (ii) a written certificate
derived from the KNE Closing Balance Sheet (the “ Base
Purchase Price Determination Certificate ”) setting
forth the Seller Parties’ calculation of the Final Base
Purchase Price and the amount of Base Purchase Price Settlement
Payment. The parties agree to work together in good faith to
determine the amount of all Liabilities, payments and obligations
relating to the termination of the KNE Lay-Off Employees or
otherwise arising under the KNE Lay-Off Employee Ancillary
Contracts, and that all such Liabilities, payments and obligations
shall be included on the KNE Closing Balance Sheet, whether to be
accrued under GAAP or not, it being understood that the Seller
Parties shall cause KNE to have an amount of cash and cash
equivalents as of the Closing Date equal to or greater than such
Liabilities, payments and obligations.
(ii) For the purpose of reviewing the
KNE Closing Balance Sheet and the Base Purchase Price Determination
Certificate as well as for the resolution of disputes, the Seller
Parties shall grant the Purchaser access to all reasonably required
information, in order to enable the Purchaser to review the KNE
Closing Balance Sheet and the Base Purchase Price Determination
Certificate.
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(iii) Any objections of the Purchaser
to the KNE Closing Balance Sheet and the Base Purchase Price
Determination Certificate must be raised within thirty (30)
Business Days after receipt of the KNE Closing Balance Sheet and
the Base Purchase Price Determination Certificate by providing the
Seller Parties with (i) a written statement of objections (the
“ Disputed Items ”), specifying in detail
the grounds for the objections and (ii) a revised version of
the Base Purchase Price Determination Certificate (the “
Revised Base Purchase Price Determination Certificate
”) taking the Purchaser’s position as to the Disputed
Items into account. If and to the extent that the Purchaser does
not timely state its Disputed Items in accordance with the
requirements of the foregoing sentence, the Base Purchase Price
Determination Certificate provided by the Seller Parties shall,
with the expiration of such period, become final and binding upon
the Parties.
(iv) If the Purchaser has duly
delivered a written statement of objections, the Seller Parties and
Purchaser shall, within thirty (30) Business Days following
receipt of the written statement of objections by the Seller
Parties (or within any other period of time mutually agreed upon
between the Seller Parties and the Purchaser), use all reasonable
efforts to reach an agreement on the Disputed Items. If and to the
extent that, during such period, the Seller Parties and the
Purchaser cannot reach an agreement on the Disputed Items either of
them may present the matter to a neutral auditor from an auditing
firm of international standing to be jointly appointed by them (the
“ Neutral Auditor ”). If the Seller and
the Purchaser cannot agree on the Neutral Auditor within ten
(10) Business Days of a written request of either of them for
such appointment, the Neutral Auditor shall at the request of
either of them be a German certified accountant to be
determined by the institute of Chartered Accountants in Dusseldorf
after consideration of the proposals and comments by the Seller
Parties and the Purchaser. The Seller Parties and the Purchaser
shall jointly instruct the Neutral Auditor to decide the issues in
dispute in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
(v) Unless jointly instructed
otherwise by the Seller Parties and the Purchaser, the Neutral
Auditor shall limit its decisions to the Disputed Items, but shall
as basis for such decisions also duly take into account the
undisputed parts of the KNE Closing Balance Sheet and the Base
Purchase Price Determination Certificate. If and to the extent the
Neutral Auditor’s decisions require the interpretation of
provisions of this Agreement, the Neutral Auditor shall be entitled
to interpret them as far as necessary to determine the Disputed
Items and to reach a decision on them. Other decisions, e.g.
concerning disputes about legal procedures or the fulfillment of
procedural requirements, shall not be within the scope of the
Neutral Auditor’s tasks. The Neutral Auditor shall act as an
expert and not as an arbitrator.
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(vi) The Parties shall make available
to the Neutral Auditor the KNE Closing Balance Sheet and the Base
Purchase Price Determination Certificate, the written statement of
Disputed Items, the Revised Base Purchase Price Determination
Certificate and all other documents and other data reasonably
required by the Neutral Auditor to make the required decisions and
determination. The Neutral Auditor shall immediately submit copies
of all documents and other data made available by one party to the
respective other party. Before deciding on the Disputed Items put
to it by the Seller Parties and the Purchaser, the Neutral Auditor
shall grant the Seller Parties and the Purchaser the opportunity to
present their respective positions, which shall include the
opportunity of at least one oral hearing in the presence of both of
them and their professional advisers. The Seller Parties and the
Purchaser shall instruct the Neutral Auditor to use its best
efforts to deliver its written opinion with reasons for the
decisions as soon as reasonably practical, but not later than
within two (2) months of the issues in dispute having been
referred to the Neutral Auditor. Except for manifest error or
intentional fault, the Neutral Auditor’s decisions on the KNE
Closing Balance Sheet and the Base Purchase Price Determination
Certificate as determined by the Neutral Auditor shall be final and
binding upon the parties for the purpose of determining the KNE
Closing Balance Sheet and the Base Purchase Price Determination
Certificate. The fees and disbursements of the Neutral Auditor
shall be shared between the Seller Parties and the Purchaser in
proportion to their respective success and defeat as determined by
the Neutral Auditor.
(d) Following
the Closing, the Seller Parties shall promptly pay to the Purchaser
any amounts that may be received by any of the Seller Parties after
the Effective Time with respect to any of the Acquired Assets,
including, without limitation, the Trade Receivables.
2.6
Additional Consideration . As additional consideration for
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller Parties the additional consideration (the
“ Post-Closing Payment ”), as
follows:
(a) From
and after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall, within thirty
(30) days of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Purchaser,
deliver to the Company a written report, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, detailing the Cumulative
Revenue for such fiscal quarter and the aggregate Cumulative
Revenue since the Closing Date (each, a “ Cumulative
Revenue Report ”).
(b)
Post-Closing Payment . Within ten (10) Business Days
after delivery of the Cumulative Revenue Report in which it is
reported that the aggregate Cumulative Revenue since the Closing
Date meets or exceeds $20,000,000, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller Parties an amount equal to $6,000,000.
2.7
Allocation .
(a) No
later than sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, the
Purchaser will submit to the Seller Parties its allocation of the
Purchase Price, the Post-Closing Payment plus Assumed Liabilities
and any other items of consideration for purposes of
Section 1060 of
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the
Code, in each case, to the extent properly taken into account under
the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations, among the
Acquired Assets and the non-competition undertakings contained in
the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement, subject to the
approval of the Seller Parties, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld (the “ Allocation
”). The Allocation will be made in accordance with
Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury regulations
promulgated thereunder. The Purchaser and the Seller Parties agree
to revise the Allocation to reflect any Final Base Purchase Price,
Post-Closing Payment, Assumed Liabilities or any other item of
consideration for purposes of Section 1060 of the Code, in
each case to the extent not previously taken into account for
purposes of the Allocation.
(b) The
Purchaser and the Seller Parties agree to (i) be bound by the
Allocation, (ii) act in accordance with the Allocation in the
filing of all Tax Returns (including filing Form 8594 with
their United States federal income Tax Return for the taxable year
that includes the Closing Date) and in the course of any Tax audit,
Tax review or Tax litigation relating thereto, and (iii) take
no position and cause their Affiliates to take no position
inconsistent with the Allocation for income Tax purposes, including
United States federal and state income Tax and non-U.S. income Tax,
unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination”
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code. Not later than
thirty (30) days prior to the filing of their respective Forms
8594 relating to this transaction if such filing is required by
Law, each of the Purchaser and the Seller Parties shall deliver to
the other a copy of its Form 8594.
2.8
Transfer Taxes . All transfer, stamp, documentary, sales,
recording, conveyance, notary fees and similar Taxes imposed by
reason of the transfers of Acquired Assets provided hereunder and
any deficiency, interest or penalty asserted with respect thereto
(“ Transfer Taxes ”) shall be shared
equally by the Purchaser, on the one hand, and the Seller Parties,
on the other hand; provided, however, that the Seller Parties shall
be solely responsible for any and all Transfer Taxes in excess of
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). All Transfer Taxes shall be paid
to the relevant Taxing authority by the Seller Parties when due,
subject to prompt reimbursement by the Purchaser in accordance with
the foregoing. The Seller Parties shall file all necessary Tax
Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Transfer
Taxes; provided , that, the Seller Parties shall permit the
Purchaser to review and comment on each such Tax Return and other
documentation prior to filing and shall make such revisions to each
such Tax Return and other documentation as are reasonably requested
by the Purchaser. If required by applicable Law, the Purchaser
will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of
any such Tax Returns and other documentation. The Seller Parties
shall provide the Purchaser with evidence satisfactory to the
Purchaser that such Transfer Taxes have been paid by the Seller
Parties. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for any
Acquired Asset for which any Transfer Taxes have already been
imposed in connection with the Closing, the term Transfer Taxes
shall not include any additional Taxes imposed by reason of any
subsequent transfer from the Seller Parties to the Purchaser of
Acquired Assets following the Closing.
2.9
Alternative Arrangements . Notwithstanding anything
contained herein or in any agreement or certificate executed and
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
to the contrary, neither this Agreement nor any such agreement or
certificate shall constitute an agreement to assign any Contract,
Permit or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or
resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof,
without
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the
consent of a third party thereto, would constitute a default
thereof. If such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted
assignment thereof would be ineffective or would affect the rights
thereunder so that the Purchaser would not receive all such rights,
the Seller Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
effect alternative arrangements in the form of a license, sublease,
or operating agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and the Seller Parties until such
time as such consent or approval has been obtained that results in
the Purchaser receiving substantially all of the benefits under and
bearing all the ordinary course costs, liabilities and other
obligations with respect to any such Contract or Permit. Upon
obtaining the requisite third party consent thereto, each such
non-assignable Contract or Permit shall be transferred and assigned
to the Purchaser hereunder.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE
BUSINESS
The
Seller Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant
to the Purchaser as follows, which representations and warranties
shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement) be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date:
3.1
Organization .
(a)
Seller Parties . Each of the Seller Parties is an entity
duly formed, validly existing and in good standing (in
jurisdictions that recognize the concept of “good
standing”) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, has all requisite company, corporate or other power
to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on
the Business as now being conducted. Each of the Seller Parties is
duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or ownership or leasing of its properties or assets makes
such qualification or licensing necessary.
(b)
KNE .
(i) KNE
is a limited liability company ( Gesellschaft mit
beschränkter Haftung ) duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of Germany, registered with the commercial register
( Handelsregister ) of the local court ( Amtsgericht
) of Frankfurt am Main under registration number HRB 53985 and
having its registered office in Frankfurt am Main/Germany.
Schedule 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains true and complete copies of KNE’s current
articles of association and commercial register excerpt. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.1(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, there are no shareholder resolutions or other
facts which require any registration in KNE’s commercial
register which have not been registered therein. KNE is not a party
to any agreement that grants any third party (including the Sellers
Parties and their Affiliates) any rights with respect to the
corporate governance or the profits (or a portion thereof) of KNE,
including inter-company agreements
(Unternehmensverträge) within the meaning of sections
291 et seq. of the German
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Stock
Corporation Act, silent partnership agreements ( stille
Beteiligungsverträge) and similar agreements..
(ii)
KNE has all requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on the Business as now being
conducted, and is duly qualified and/or licensed to do business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business or ownership or leasing of its
properties and assets makes such qualification or licensing
necessary.
(iii)
The registered share capital of KNE amounts to EUR 600,000 (in
words: Euro six hundred thousand). KNE’s entire registered
share capital is represented by the KNE Share. The KNE Share is
duly authorized and validly issued. The KNE Share is legally and
beneficially owned by KNH, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company. There are no agreements or commitments providing for
the issuance of additional shares in KNE. The KNE Share is fully
paid-up and all non-cash contributions have been made at values not
exceeding the fair market value of such contribution. No (cash or
non-cash) contribution or any portion thereof has been (neither
directly nor indirectly) repaid or otherwise returned. No hidden
distribution of profits (verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung)
have been made. There is no obligation to make any outstanding or
additional capital contribution with respect to the KNE Share. The
KNE Share is free and clear of any Liens or other rights of third
parties. There are no pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal,
options or other rights of any third party to purchase or acquire
the KNE Share.
(iv) No
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar
proceedings (whether mandatory or voluntary) are pending and no
filing for such proceedings has been made or is required with
respect to KNE. KNE has not entered into any moratorium agreement
or similar agreement with its creditors. KNE has not stopped or
suspended payment of its debts, become unable to pay its debts or
otherwise become insolvent in any jurisdiction. No assets of KNE
have been seized or confiscated by or on behalf of any third party
nor are any foreclosure, forfeiture, execution or enforcement
proceedings pending with respect to KNE or its assets. There are no
facts or events which may reasonably be expected to result in any
proceedings, events of circumstances as referred to in this
Section 3. 1(b) (iv) .
(v) KNE
does not hold any shares or equity interests in any other
Person.
3.2
Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a) Each
Seller Party has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of each Seller Party and
KNE. This Agreement has been
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duly
executed and delivered by each Seller Party. This Agreement
constitutes, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Purchaser, the valid and binding obligation of each Seller
Party, enforceable against each Seller Party in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity. No vote or written consent of any holder of securities
of any Seller Party or of KNE (except as set forth in KNE’s
articles of association) is necessary to approve this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby except such as has been
obtained prior to the date hereof.
(b) The
execution and delivery by each Seller Party of this Agreement does
not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, (i) result in the creation of any Liens on any of
the Acquired Assets (other than Permitted Liens and Liens created
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other agreements
and documents executed in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby), (ii) conflict with, or
result in any violation or breach of any provision of the articles
of organization, certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other
formation documents of any Seller Party or KNE, (iii) violate
any Laws applicable to any Seller Party or KNE, or (iv) except
as set forth on Schedule 3.2(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, conflict with or result in a breach of, or
give rise to a right of termination or amendment of or loss of
benefit under, or accelerate the performance required by the terms
of any judgment, court order or consent decree, or any Assumed
Contract or any KNE Contract or constitute a default
thereunder.
(c) Neither
the execution and delivery by the Seller Parties of this Agreement
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
require any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or notification to any
Governmental Entity or any Person, except for (i) such
consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required under applicable
federal and state securities Laws and (ii) such other
consents, approvals, authorizations, permits, filings,
registrations and notifications which are listed on
Schedule 3.2(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
3.3
Tax Matters .
(a) All
material Tax Returns related to the Business required to be filed
prior to the date hereof by the any Seller Party have been filed.
All such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material
respects. All material Taxes of any Seller Party whether or not
shown on such Tax Returns have been timely paid. The Seller Parties
have withheld and paid over all Taxes related to the Business
required to have been withheld and paid over prior to the date
hereof in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, or other third party. There are no Liens on
any of the Acquired Assets with respect to Taxes, other than
Permitted Liens. No written claim has ever been made to a Seller
Party by an authority in a jurisdiction where such Seller Party
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction.
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(b) All
material Tax Returns required to be filed prior to the date hereof
by KNE have been filed in each relevant jurisdiction. All such Tax
Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects. All
material Taxes of KNE whether or not shown on such Tax Returns have
been timely paid, and there are no claims or Liens outstanding
against KNE or any of its property or assets with respect to any
unpaid or disputed Taxes. KNE has withheld and paid over all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid over prior to the date
hereof in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, or other third party. No written claim has
ever been made to KNE by an authority in a jurisdiction where KNE
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction.
(c) No
Seller Party is a “foreign person” as defined in
Section 1445 of the Code.
(d) The
unpaid Taxes of KNE did not, as of the date of the KNE Balance
Sheet, exceed the reserves for Tax liability (excluding any reserve
for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the KNE
Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto). Since the date of
the KNE Balance Sheet, KNE has not incurred any liability for Taxes
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice.
(e) The
Tax Returns of the Seller Parties related to the Business and the
Acquired Assets or of KNE are not being audited by a taxing
authority, and to the Knowledge of the Seller Parties and KNE, no
such audit is threatened. Neither any Seller Party nor KNE is a
party to any action or proceeding for assessment or collection of
Taxes with respect to the Business, the Acquired Assets or KNE,
and, to the Knowledge of the Seller Parties and KNE, no such action
or proceeding is threatened against the Business, the Acquired
Assets or KNE. No waiver or extension of any statute of limitations
is in effect with respect to Taxes or Tax Returns of the Seller
Parties related to the Business and the Acquired Assets or of
KNE.
(f) No
Acquired Asset (i) is property required to be treated as owned
by another person pursuant to the provisions of
Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as
amended and in effect immediately prior to the enactment of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986, (ii) constitutes “tax-exempt use
property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code or
(iii) is “tax-exempt bond financed property”
within the meaning of Section 168(g) of the Code.
(g) KNE
(i) is not and has never been a “surrogate foreign
corporation” within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(B)
of the Code or is not and has never been treated as a U.S.
corporation under Section 7874(b) of the Code; or (ii) is not
a “domestic corporation” within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(4) of the Code.
3.4
Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since June 30,
2007 through the date of this Agreement, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
no Seller Party has and KNE has not:
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(a) sold,
assigned, transferred or licensed, or granted any covenant not to
sue based on, any patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights,
trade secrets or other intangible assets, in each case used in
connection with the Business;
(b) sold,
assigned, leased, licensed, transferred or otherwise disposed of
any of its properties or assets used in the Business, except
Inventory sold or transferred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and obsolete or worn out equipment
sold or otherwise disposed of in a manner consistent with past
practice which was not otherwise material (individually or in the
aggregate) to the Business;
(c) acquired
any business or Person (whether by acquisition of stock or assets,
merger or otherwise);
(d) suffered
any damage to or destruction or casualty of (whether or not covered
by insurance) any asset individually or in the aggregate material
to the operation of the Business;
(e) failed
to pay any creditor any amount arising from the operation of the
Business owed to such creditor when due, other than good faith
disputes and trade payables arising in the ordinary course of
business and not past due more than sixty (60) days;
(f) defaulted
on any material obligation related to the conduct or operation of
the Business without curing such default;
(g) granted
any allowances or discounts with respect to the Business outside
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or
sold Inventory materially in excess of reasonably anticipated
consumption for the near term outside the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(h) amended,
cancelled or terminated, or received any notice of termination of,
any Assumed Contract or KNE Contract or Permit that is an Acquired
Asset or entered into any Material Contract or obtained any Permit
related to the Business;
(i) accelerated,
terminated, modified, or cancelled any agreement, contract, lease
or license necessary for or arising exclusively from the Business
and involving more than $25,000;
(j) delayed
or postponed the payment of accounts payable or other liabilities
primarily relating to or arising exclusively from the Business, or
otherwise changed the practices of any Seller Party with respect to
the manner and timing of payment of accounts payable or the
collection of accounts receivable;
(k) materially
changed the practices of any Seller Party or KNE with respect to
the procurement of supplies for use in the products of the
Business;
(l) canceled,
compromised, waived, or released any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) relating exclusively to the Business and
involving more than $25,000 individually or in the aggregate;
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(m) paid,
discharged, or satisfied any claims, liabilities, or obligations
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent, or
otherwise) exclusively arising from the Business which were outside
of the ordinary course of business;
(n) made
or suffered any material change in the conduct or nature of any
aspect of the Business, whether made in the ordinary course of the
Business or not or whether or not the change had a material adverse
effect on the properties, business, financial condition or results
of operations;
(o) failed
to carry on the Business in the ordinary course and consistent with
past practice so as to preserve the Acquired Assets and the
Business and the goodwill of the suppliers, customers, distributors
and others having business relations with the Business;
(p) made
or changed any election with respect to Taxes, adopted or changed
any accounting method with respect to Taxes, amended any material
Tax Return relating to the Acquired Assets, entered into any Tax
allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity
agreement or closing agreement, settled or compromised on any
claim, notice, audit report or assessment with respect to Taxes, or
consented to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any claim or assessment with respect to Taxes, in
each case to the extent of Taxes related to KNE;
(q) without
limitation by the enumeration of the foregoing, entered into any
transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of the
Business as conducted by the Seller Parties and KNE; or
(r) entered
into any agreement or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise,
to do any of foregoing.
During
such period, except as set forth on Schedule 3.4
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, KNE has not:
(s) declared
or paid any dividend, made any other payments or distributions
(except for payments in the ordinary course of Business under
arm’s length service or supply agreements) or granted any
loans to the Seller Parties;
(t) hired
or promoted any employees or changed the compensation or benefits
of any employee;
(u) made
any lay-offs or other restructuring affecting its employees;
(v) ceased
or deferred any capital expenditure in a manner that would be
inconsistent with past practice;
(w) changed
its accounting methods and policies;
(x) and
has not entered into any agreement or commitment, whether in
writing or otherwise, to do any of foregoing.
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3.5
Title to Property and Assets . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.5(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Seller Parties have good and valid title to all of
the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens. Following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the execution of the instruments
of transfer contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser will
acquire good and marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets,
free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.5(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Acquired Assets include all of the
tangible and intangible property of the Seller Parties primarily
used in, or otherwise necessary in the operation of, the Business.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.5(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, all of the tangible Acquired Assets
(other than Inventory) are (a) suitable for the uses to which
they are currently employed, (b) in good operating condition
and repair, subject to normal and ordinary wear and tear,
(c) regularly and properly maintained, (d) free from any
material defects and (e) adequate and sufficient for all
current operations of the Business. None of the Inventory included
in the Acquired Assets contains any material defect in design or
materials that would materially and adversely affect the use,
functionality or performance of such Inventory or the Acquired
Technology. Schedule 3.5(d) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of April 30, 2008 a true,
complete and accurate list of each item, or each group of like
items (stating the number), of the tangible Acquired Assets, which
list identifies (i) the type and location of each such item or
group of items, and (ii) to the extent available, the original
acquisition date and cost of such items.
3.6
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Registered Intellectual Property Rights .
Schedule 3.6(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a true and complete list of all Intellectual
Property Rights that have been registered with a Governmental
Entity, including: (i) for each patent and patent application,
the patent number or application serial number for each
jurisdiction in which the patent or application has been filed, the
date filed or issued, the owner thereof, and the present status
thereof; (ii) for each registered trademark, trade name or
service mark, the application serial number or registration number,
for each country, province and state, and the class of goods
covered, the date filed or issued, the owner thereof, and the
present status thereof; (iii) for any URL or domain name, the
registration date, any renewal date and name of registry, the date
filed or issued, the owner thereof, and the present status thereof;
and (iv) for each registered copyrighted work, the number and
date of registration for each by country, province and state in
which a copyright application has been registered, the date filed
or issued, the owner thereof, and the present status thereof (the
“ Registered Intellectual Property Rights
”). Other than the Intellectual Property Rights listed on
Schedule 3.6(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, (A) no provisional applications, nonprovisional
applications, substitutions, extensions, reissues, reexaminations,
renewals, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, parents
or other related applications have been filed or issued with
respect to the Acquired Technology, and (B) no counterpart
applications of the Registered Intellectual Property Rights have
been filed or issued in any country. As of the date of this
Agreement, all Registered Intellectual Property Rights are valid
and subsisting. All registration, maintenance, issue, annuities,
renewal, and other fees required to maintain the Intellectual
Property Rights, which were due prior to the date hereof, have been
paid, and all necessary documents and certificates in connection
with Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been filed with
the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in
the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may
be,
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for the
purposes of maintaining such Registered Intellectual Property
Rights. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.6(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no actions that must be taken by the Seller
Parties or KNE, to the Company’s Knowledge, during the one
hundred-twenty (120) day period beginning on the date of this
Agreement, including the payment of any registration, maintenance,
issue, annuities, renewal, and other fees or the filing of any
responses to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office office actions,
documents, applications or certificates for the purposes of
obtaining, maintaining, perfecting or preserving or renewing any
Registered Intellectual Property Rights. Except as otherwise set
forth on Schedule 3.6(a)(i) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, each owner listed in
Schedule 3.6(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule is listed in the records of the appropriate Governmental
Entity as the sole owner of record. KNE does not own any of the
Registered Intellectual Property Rights required to be listed in
Schedule 3.6(a)(i) .
(b)
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights .
Schedule 3.6(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists all Contracts to which any of the Seller Parties is
a party with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights (“
Intellectual Property Contracts ”) and a
summary of the Seller Parties’ remaining payment and
accounting obligations, if any, with respect to each of such
Intellectual Property Contracts, other than “shrink
wrap,” “click wrap” and other similar license
agreements relating to software applications that are generally
available to the public. Schedule 3.6(b)(ii) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Intellectual
Property Contracts entered into between the Seller Parties or KNE
and a third party for use of third party Proprietary Rights by the
Seller Parties or KNE in connection with any of the Acquired
Technology. Except for “shrink wrap,” “click
wrap” and other similar license agreements relating to
software applications that are generally available to the public,
to the extent that any third party Proprietary Rights are
incorporated into, integrated or bundled with, or used by the
Seller Parties or KNE in the development, manufacture or
compilation of any of the Acquired Technology, the Seller Parties
have a written agreement with such third party with respect thereto
pursuant to which the Seller Parties or KNE either have obtained
complete, unencumbered and unrestricted ownership of, and are the
exclusive owners of, or have obtained perpetual, nonterminable
licenses sufficient for the conduct of the Business to all such
third party Proprietary Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Seller Parties are the sole and lawful owners of all right, title,
and interest in and to the Patent Rights to be assigned to the
Purchaser in connection with this Agreement, and the Seller Parties
have good and full right and lawful authority to sell and convey
such Patent Rights to the Purchaser. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.6(b)(iii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, the Seller Parties and
KNE have not granted licenses or covenants not to sue, or sold or
otherwise transferred (other than standard licenses or rights to
use granted to customers and distributors in the ordinary course of
its business) any of the Intellectual Property Rights to any third
party, and there exists no obligation by the Seller Parties or KNE
to assign, license or otherwise transfer any of the Intellectual
Property Rights to any third party (other than the obligations of
the Seller Parties hereunder). No party to any Intellectual
Property Contract set forth on
Schedule 3.6(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule is in
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