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E xhibit 10.1
A SSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
KELLEY II, LLC,
J. MICHAEL KELLEY,
KELLEY COMMUNICATION COMPANY, INC.,
and
SIENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
DATED AS OF APRIL 7, 2008
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is dated as of April 7, 2008
by and among KELLEY II, LLC, a newly formed Nevada limited
liability company or its nominee (“ Acquiror
”), J. MICHAEL KELLEY (“
Michael Kelley ”), KELLEY COMMUNICATION
COMPANY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “
Company ”), and SIENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a
Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”).
BACKGROUND
A.
The Company is in the business of designing, developing and
integrating automated system networks known as “smart
technologies” primarily for the gaming entertainment
and luxury residential markets (the “ Business
”).
B.
The Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company.
C.
Michael Kelley owns 100% of the limited liability company
membership interests of Acquiror.
D.
The Company is willing to sell, and Acquiror is willing to
purchase, the Business in the form of substantially all of the
assets of the Company, pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof.
BACKGROUND
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual promises, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree
as follows: Section
ARTICLE 1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1.
Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings herein specified, unless
the context otherwise requires:
Accounts has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.21.
Acquired Assets has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
Acquisition Proposal has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.4.
Affiliate means: (i) any Person that directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is
controlled by or under common control with the Person specified;
(ii) any director, officer, or Subsidiary of the Person
specified; and (iii) the immediate family members of the Person
specified. For purposes of this definition and without
limitation to the previous sentence, (a) “
control ” of a Person means the power, direct
or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of management and
policies of such Person, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise, (b) any Person owning
more than ten percent (10%) or more of the voting securities or
similar interests of another Person shall be deemed to be an
Affiliate of that Person, and (c) “ immediate
family member ” means a
Person’s spouse, parents or siblings, or lineal descendants
of any of the foregoing (by blood, adoption or marriage).
Assignment and Assumption Agreement has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.2(b).
Assumed Liabilities has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.
Bill of Sale has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3(b).
Books and Records means all records, documents, lists
and files, relating to the Business including, without limitation,
price lists, lists of accounts, customers, suppliers and personnel,
all product, business and marketing plans, historical sales data
and all books, ledgers, files and business records (including,
without limitation, all financial records and books of account), in
any of the foregoing cases, whether in electronic form or
otherwise.
Claim Notice has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(b).
Claiming Party has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.2.
Closing has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1.
Closing Date has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1.
Closing Schedule has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended and
supplemented from time to time.
Consents means any consents, waivers, approvals,
authorizations, certifications or exemptions from any Person under
any Contract or Requirement of Law or otherwise, as applicable.
Contracts means, with respect to any Person, any
indentures, indebtedness, contracts, leases, agreements,
instruments, licenses, undertakings and other commitments, whether
written or oral, to which such Person or such Person’s
properties are bound, exclusive of Permits.
Cox Settlement has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.
Dutchess Collateral has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2(g).
Dutchess Entities has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(h).
Effective Time means 1:59 p.m. on the Closing Date.
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Employee Benefit Plan means any “employee
benefit plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA Section 3(3))
and any other deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing, stock
bonus, restricted stock, stock option, stock purchase, savings,
group insurance or retirement plan, and all vacation pay, severance
pay, life, health, disability, premium conversion, flexible
spending, incentive compensation, bonus and other employee benefit
or fringe benefit plans or arrangements (whether written or
unwritten) maintained by the Company or any of its respective ERISA
Affiliates (including, without limitation, any benefit plan or
arrangement maintained for retirees) within the previous three plan
years or with respect to which contributions are or were (within
such three year period) made or required to be made by any the
Company or any of its respective ERISA Affiliates or with respect
to which the Company or any of its respective ERISA Affiliates has
any liability.
Encumbrances means, with respect to any asset, any
security interests, liens, encumbrances, pledges, trusts, charges,
proxies, mortgages, conditional or installment sales Contracts,
title retention Contracts, transferability restrictions and other
claims or burdens of any nature whatsoever attached to or adversely
affecting such asset.
Entity in Territory has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.7(a).
Environmental Laws means all Requirements of Law
relating to pollution or protection of the environment (including,
without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land,
or surface or subsurface strata) including, without limitation,
Requirements of Law relating to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, or
Hazardous Substances into the environment and Requirements of Law
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of any of the
foregoing including, without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 9601 et . seq ., the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et . seq ., and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended
and supplemented from time to time.
Equipment has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a).
ERISA means the Employment Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
all as amended and supplemented from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate means any Person that is included
with the Company in a controlled group or Affiliated service group
under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
Excluded Assets has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principals
applicable in the United States of America.
Governmental or Regulatory Authority means any court,
tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official or
other instrumentality of the government of the United
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States of America or of any foreign country, or of any state or any
political subdivision of any such government (whether state,
provincial, county, city, municipal or otherwise).
Hazardous Substances means hazardous or toxic
substances or hazardous or toxic wastes as those terms are defined
by Environmental Laws.
Historical Financial Statements has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.10(a).
Indebtedness means, without duplication, (a) all
indebtedness (including the principal amount thereof or, if
applicable, the accreted amount thereof and the amount of accrued
and unpaid interest thereon) of the Company, whether or not
represented by bonds, debentures, notes or other securities, for
the repayment of money borrowed, (b) all deferred indebtedness
of the Company for the payment of the purchase price of property or
assets purchased, (c) all obligations of the Company to pay
rent or other payment amounts under a lease of real or personal
property which is required to be classified as a capital lease or a
liability on the face of a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with GAAP, (d) any outstanding reimbursement obligation of the
Company with respect to letters of credit, bankers’
acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of the
Company, (e) any payment obligation of the Company under any
interest rate swap agreement, forward rate agreement, interest rate
cap or collar agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement
entered into for the purpose of limiting or managing interest rate
risks, (f) all indebtedness for borrowed money secured by any
Encumbrances existing on property owned by the Company, whether or
not indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed,
(g) all guaranties, endorsements, assumptions and other
contingent obligations of the Company in respect of, or to purchase
or to otherwise acquire, indebtedness for borrowed money of other
Persons, and (h) all premiums, penalties and change of control
payments required to be paid or offered in respect of any of the
foregoing as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, regardless if any of
such are actually paid.
Indemnifiable Losses means all losses, liabilities,
obligations, claims, demands, (including any governmental penalty
or punitive damages), deficiencies, diminution in value, interest,
damages, penalties, settlements, causes of action, Taxes, costs and
expenses, including, without limitation, the actual costs paid in
connection with an Indemnified Party’s investigation and
evaluation of any claim or right asserted against such Indemnified
Party and all reasonable attorneys’, experts’ and
accountants’ fees, expenses and disbursements and court costs
including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with
the Indemnified Party’s enforcement of this Agreement and the
indemnification provisions of Article 12 of this Agreement.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(a).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(a).
Indemnity Date means the date that the Indemnifying
Party shall be required to pay an indemnification claim pursuant to
Section 12.5.
Indemnity Notice has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(a).
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Intellectual Property means, with respect to the
Company, all patents, patent rights, patent applications,
registered trademarks and service marks, trademark rights,
trademark applications, service mark rights, service mark
applications, trade names, fictitious names, registered copyrights,
copyright rights (including, without limitation, computer
programming code) and all intellectual, industrial or proprietary
rights and trade secrets, technology and know-how in which the
Company has an ownership or licensed interest, in each case
together with any amendments, modifications and supplements
thereto.
Interim Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.10(b).
Inventory means, with respect to the Company, all
inventory incremental or relating to, or used in connection with
the Business including, without limitation, all raw materials,
parts, accessories, upgrades, supplies, packaging materials,
finished goods and vehicles.
IRS means the Internal Revenue Service or any
successor organization thereto.
Knowledge means with respect to any representation,
warranty or statement of any party in this Agreement that is
qualified by such party’s “ knowledge
,” the actual knowledge of such party, and (a) in the case of
the Company, the actual knowledge of the Company’s officers,
directors and the Parent and the knowledge that such Persons should
have if such Persons duly performed such Person’s duties as
an officer, director, employee or owner of the Company, or made
reasonable and diligent inquiry and exercised due diligence with
respect thereto, of the matter to which such qualification applies,
(b) in the case of the Parent, that knowledge that the Parent
should have if the Parent made reasonable and diligent inquiry and
exercised diligent inquiry and exercised due diligence with respect
thereto, of the matter to which such qualification applies; and (c)
in the case of Acquiror, the actual knowledge of Acquiror’s
officers, directors and managers, including, but not limited to,
Michael Kelley and the knowledge that such Persons should have if
such Persons duly performed his or her duties as an officer,
director, manager or employee of Acquiror, or made reasonable and
diligent inquiry and exercised due diligence with respect thereto,
of the matter to which such qualification applies.
Lease Assignment has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.2(a).
Leased Real Property means all real property leased
to the Company.
Legal Proceeding means any action, suit, arbitration,
claim or investigation by or before any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority, any arbitration or alternative dispute resolution panel,
or any other legal, administrative or other proceeding.
Material Adverse Effect means any material and
adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations,
assets, properties, prospects or business, taken as a whole.
Material Contract has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.14(a).
Noticed Party has the meaning set forth in
Section 12.3(a).
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Obligations and Liabilities and words of similar
import include, without limitation, any direct or indirect
indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage,
deficiency, cost, expense, obligation or responsibility, fixed or
unfixed, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, choate or
inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.
Order means any judgment, order, writ, decree,
injunction or other determination whatsoever of any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or any other entity or body whose finding,
ruling or holding is legally binding or is enforceable as a matter
of right (in any case, whether preliminary or final).
Other Party has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.2.
Party means any Person executing this Agreement.
Permits means all licenses, permits, certificates of
authority, authorizations, approvals, registrations, franchises,
rights, orders, qualifications and similar rights or approvals
granted or issued by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
relating to the Business.
Person means any natural person, corporation, general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
proprietorship, joint venture, trust, association, union, entity,
or other form of business organization or any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority whatsoever.
Property Leases has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.12(a).
Purchase Price is the aggregate amount of the value
of the Transferred Securities and the Assumed Liabilities.
Receivables means, with respect to the Company and as
of any date of determination, the Company’s (a) trade
accounts receivable for work performed, (b) rights to receive
payment from banks, credit card organizations, and credit card
transaction processing services, with respect to the sale of
Inventory by the Company prior to such date, (c) notes receivable,
(d) receivables from vendors, manufacturers and other
suppliers of the Company or the Business, (e) receivables related
to repairs made under warranty; and (e) other miscellaneous
receivables of the Company or associated with the Business at such
date.
Regulatory Approvals means all Consents from all
Governmental or Regulatory Authorities.
Requirement of Law means, with respect to any Person,
any provision of law, statute, treaty, rule, regulation, ordinance,
executive order or pronouncement having the effect of law, whether
domestic or foreign, or any Order, whether domestic or foreign, to
which, in each case, such Person or any of such Person’s
properties, operations, business or assets is bound or subject.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933 and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended
and supplemented from time to time.
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Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any
Person of which securities or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power to select a majority of the board of
directors or other persons serving similar functions are at the
time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
Taxes means (a) any tax, charge, fee, levy or other
assessment including, without limitation, any net income, gross
income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, profits, payroll, employment, social security,
withholding, unemployment, excise, estimated, stamp, occupancy,
occupation, property or other similar taxes, including any interest
or penalties thereon, and additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed by any federal, state, local or foreign Governmental or
Regulatory Authority, domestic or foreign (a “
Taxing Authority ”) or (b) any
liability for the payment of any taxes, interest, penalty, addition
to tax or like additional amount resulting from the application of
Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or comparable Requirement of
Law.
Tax Returns means any declaration, return, report,
estimate, information return, schedule, statements or other
document filed or required to be filed with or, when none is
required to be filed with a Taxing Authority, the statement or
other document issued by, a Taxing Authority.
Territory means North America.
TIP Judgment has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, the Bill
of Sale, and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, collectively;
and Transaction Document shall mean each of the foregoing
documents, individually.
Transferred Securities has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
Transfer Taxes means any applicable documentary,
sales, use, stamp, filing, registration, transfer and similar Taxes
(including penalties and interest) payable as a result of the
conveyance of the Acquired Assets contemplated by this
Agreement.
Treasury Regulations means the regulations
promulgated under the Code.
Tuscany Sale has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.
1.2.
Usage .
(a)
Interpretation . In this Agreement,
unless a clear contrary intention appears:
(i)
the singular number includes the plural number
and vice versa;
(ii)
reference to any Person includes such
Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only
if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this
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Agreement, and reference to a Person in a
particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity
or individually;
(iii)
reference to any gender includes each other
gender;
(iv)
reference to any agreement, document or
instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as
amended or modified and in effect from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof;
(v)
reference to any Requirement of Law means such
Requirement of Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or
reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time,
including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and
reference to any section or other provision of any Requirement
of Law means that provision of such Requirement of Law from time
to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment,
modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such
section or other provision;
(vi)
“ hereunder ,” “
hereof ,” “ hereto
,” and words of similar import shall be deemed
references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other provision hereof;
(vii)
“ including ” (and
with correlative meaning “include”) means including
without limiting the generality of any description preceding
such term;
(viii)
“ or ” is used in the
inclusive sense of “and/or”;
(ix)
references herein to an “
Article ” or “ Section
” without further reference to another agreement shall
mean the specified Article or Section of this Agreement;
(x)
with respect to the determination of any period
of time, “ from ” means “from
and including” and “ to ” means
“to but excluding”; and
(xi)
references to documents, instruments or
agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all addenda,
exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
(b)
Accounting Terms and Determinations .
Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms
used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting
determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with
GAAP.
(c)
Legal Representation of the Parties .
This Agreement was negotiated by the parties with the
benefit of legal representation, and any rule of construction or
interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement to be
construed or interpreted against any party shall not apply to
any construction or interpretation hereof.
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1.
Purchase and Sale of Assets . Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties made by the Company and the Parent
to Acquiror and made by Acquiror and Michael Kelley to the Parent
and the Company in this Agreement, as of the Effective Time, the
Company shall sell, transfer and assign to Acquiror, and Acquiror
shall purchase and acquire from the Company all right, title and
interest in and to all of the tangible and intangible assets of the
Company other than the Excluded Assets (the “
Acquired Assets ”), in each case
free and clear of all Encumbrances except the Assumed Liabilities,
including, without limitation:
(a)
All machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other tangible
assets of the Company (collectively, “
Equipment ”), including, without limitation,
those items of equipment listed in Schedule 2.1(a)
hereto;
(b)
All rights of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter
arising, against vendors or subcontractors including, without
limitation, all product warranties thereon and all rights listed in
Schedule 2.1(b) hereto;
(c)
All customer lists, files and information;
(d)
All Inventory;
(e)
All of the Company’s rights under 1) all Contracts of
the Company, including, without limitation, those listed in
Schedule 5.14(a) hereto, and all documents,
instruments, material and information relating thereto, 2) all
outstanding purchase orders and all documents, instruments,
material and information relating thereto, and 3) all
license, escrow, support and maintenance Contract used or usable in
the Business with respect to the computer software, hardware, data
rights, and documentation of the Company;
(f)
All prepaid expenses, deposits, and related rights,
including, without limitation, those listed in
Schedule 2.1(f) hereto;
(g)
All Permits, including, without limitation, those set forth in
Schedule 5.18 hereto, to the extent assignable by the
Company;
(h)
All trademarks, trade names (including the name “Kelley
Communication Company, Inc.”), service marks, trademark
registrations, trademark applications, domain names, web sites,
telephone and facsimile numbers, email addresses, patents, patent
rights and other Intellectual Property of the Company, including,
without limitation, those set forth in Schedule 2.1(h)
hereto, and all goodwill, know-how and show-how related
thereto;
(i)
All rights or choses in action arising out of occurrences
before or after the Closing relating to the Company with respect to
the Business, including, without limitation, all rights under
express or implied warranties relating to the Acquired Assets;
(j)
All Books and Records and goodwill related to the foregoing;
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(k)
All of the Company’s Receivables;
(l)
All computer software, hardware, data rights, and documentation of
the Company, including those listed on Schedule 2.1(l)
; and
(m)
All of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents wherever held
or maintained.
2.2.
Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement,
the following assets are not part of the sale and purchase
contemplated hereunder, are excluded from the Acquired Assets and
shall remain the property of the Company and/or Parent, as the case
may be, after the Closing (“ Excluded
Assets ”):
(a)
The Company seal, certificate of incorporation, minute books, stock
books, tax returns, books of account or other records having to do
with the organization of the Company;
(b)
The rights which accrue or will accrue to the Company under this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents;
(c)
All claims, rights or causes of action related to any Excluded
Asset or any Obligations and Liabilities of the Company that are
not included in the Assumed Liabilities; and
(d)
Those assets, properties or rights, if any, expressly set forth on
part (d) of Schedule 2.2 .
2.3.
Closing Schedule . On the Closing Date, the Company
and the Parent, with the assistance of Acquiror and Michael Kelley,
shall deliver to Acquiror a certified Schedule updating
Schedules 2.1(a) , 2.1(b) , 5.14(a) ,
2.1(f) , 5.18 , 2.1(h) , 2.1(l) ,
4.1 and 5.21 for changes arising or occurring between
the date hereof and the Closing Date consistent with and in
compliance with the terms hereof (the “ Closing
Schedule ”), and specifying the Acquired Assets
and all of the Assumed Liabilities as at the Closing Date. No
change in the Closing Schedule shall waive or excuse any
breach of this Agreement by the Company or the Parent.
2.4.
Conveyance . On the Closing Date, the Company shall
convey to Acquiror the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, excepting only the Assumed Liabilities.
2.5.
Assignment and Non-Assignment of Certain Assets .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
to the extent that the assignment hereunder of any of the Acquired
Assets shall require the Consent of any other Person (or if any of
the Acquired Assets shall be non-assignable), and a Consent to such
assignment is not obtained, Acquiror shall have no obligation or
liability to the Company or the Parent with respect to such
Acquired Assets; provided, however, that in each such case, the
Company and the Parent shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain the consent of such other party to an assignment
to Acquiror.
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ARTICLE 3
CONSIDERATION
3.1.
Consideration and Payment . As full
consideration for the Acquired Assets, Acquiror shall
(a) assume the Assumed Liabilities, as set forth in Article 4,
and (b) assign and transfer, or caused to be assigned and
transferred, to the Company (i) all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Parent owned by Acquiror, and
(ii) all warrants, options and rights to acquire directly or
indirectly shares of Capital Stock of Parent held by Acquiror, if
any, (such securities describe in clauses (i) and (ii) the “
Transferred Securities ”). The
Transferred Securities are listed on Schedule 3.1 .
3.2.
Allocation of Purchase Price . Acquiror and the
Company agree that the Purchase Price will be allocated to the
assets of the Company for tax purposes (including tax and financial
accounting) in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code, which
allocation shall be prepared by Acquiror within thirty (30) days
after the Closing Date. If the Company and Parent dispute the
allocation, Acquiror and the Company and Parent shall cooperate in
good faith to resolve any dispute. Acquiror shall prepare and
deliver IRS Form 8594 to the Company within forty-five (45) days
after the Closing Date to be filed with the IRS. In any proceeding
related to the determination of any Tax, neither Acquiror nor the
Parent or the Company shall contend or represent that such
allocation is not a correct allocation.
ARTICLE 4
LIABILITIES OF COMPANY
4.1.
Assumption . At Closing but effective as of the
Effective Time, Acquiror will assume only those of the
Company’s Obligations and Liabilities (the “
Assumed Liabilities ”) expressly
listed on Schedule 4.1 , which shall include, but not
be limited to, the liabilities, if any, relating to (i) all
Obligations and Liabilities of the Company and Parent with respect
to that certain sale of Tuscany Services, LLC (“
Tuscany Sale ”), (ii) all Obligations and
Liabilities of the Company and Parent with respect to that certain
Settlement Agreement, dated January 31, 2007, by and between the
Company, Kelley Technologies, LLC, Michael Kelley, the Parent, Lisa
Cox, individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of
Stephen L. Cox (“ Cox Settlement ”); and
(iii) all Obligations and Liabilities of the Company and Parent
with respect to that certain Confession of Judgment entered into by
the District Court, Clark County, Nevada, dated December 1, 2007,
in favor of Technology In Practice, LLC against the Company
(“ TIP Judgment ”). Acquiror will
not otherwise acquire, discharge, assume, or become responsible for
any debts, Obligations or Liabilities of the Company, or to which
the Acquired Assets may be subject.
4.2.
No Assumption . In no event shall Acquiror assume or
incur any liability or obligation under this Article or otherwise
in respect of any of the following:
(a)
any claim which arises out of or is based upon any express or
implied representation, warranty, agreement or guarantee made by
the Company or the Parent to
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Acquiror, or alleged to have been made by the Company or the Parent
to Acquiror, or any similar type of claim;
(b)
Any federal, state or local income or other tax (i) payable with
respect to the business, assets, properties or operations of the
Company or any member of any affiliated group of which either is a
member for any period prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) incident
to or arising as a consequence of the negotiation or consummation
by the Company or the Parent, or any member of any affiliated group
of which either is a member, of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(c)
Any Obligation or Liability under or in connection with the
Excluded Assets;
(d)
Unless such Obligation or Liability is specifically agreed to be an
Assumed Liability, any Obligation or Liability arising prior to the
Effective Time or as a result of the Closing to any employees,
agents or independent contractors of the Company, whether or not
employed by Acquiror after the Effective Time;
(e)
Any Obligation or Liability of the Company or the Parent arising or
incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and
execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby; or
(f)
Unless such Obligation or Liability is specifically agreed to be an
Assumed Liability, any Obligations or Liability of the Company or
the Parent related to the Company’s or the Parent’s
failure or alleged failure to comply with any applicable
Requirement of Law.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE PARENT
The Company and the Parent hereby jointly and severally represent
and warrant to Acquiror as follows:
5.1.
Organization; Qualification; Good Standing .
(a)
Each of the Parent and the Company (i) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada, (ii) has the power and authority to own and
operate its properties and assets and to transact its business as
currently conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified and authorized to
do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions listed on
Schedule 5.1(a) where the failure to be duly qualified,
authorized and in good standing would have a Material Adverse
Effect upon the Parent’s or the Company’s businesses,
prospects, operations, results of operations, assets, liabilities
or condition (financial or otherwise).
(b)
There is no Legal Proceeding or Order pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company
revoking, limiting or curtailing, or
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seeking to revoke, limit or curtail the Company’s power,
authority or qualification to own, lease or operate its properties
or assets or to transact the Business.
5.2.
Authority; Binding Agreement . The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by
the Company have been duly authorized by all requisite action on
the part of the Company, and have been duly executed and delivered
by or on behalf of the Company and the Parent and constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Parent,
enforceable against each of the Company and the Parent in
accordance with their terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors’
rights generally, and by general equitable principles.
5.3.
Noncontravention . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the Company and the
Parent do not: (a) require any action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority,
(b) contravene, violate or constitute a breach or default
under any Requirement of Law applicable to the Company or the
Company’s properties or any Material Contract to which the
Company or the Company’s properties is bound or subject, (c)
contravene, violate or constitute, whether with or without the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both, a breach or
default under, the Company’s articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other governing documents, or any material Requirement of
Law applicable to the Company, or (d) result in the creation
of any Encumbrance on the Acquired Assets.
5.4.
Capitalization; Subsidiaries and Affiliates .
(a)
Capitalization . The
Parent is the beneficial and record owner of all of the outstanding
capital stock of the Company. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have not been issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe
for, purchase or otherwise acquire securities. There are no
outstanding subscriptions, warrants, options, rights, agreements,
convertible securities or other commitments or instruments pursuant
to which the Company is or may become obligated to issue or sell
shares of its capital stock.
(b)
No Interest in Other Entities . The Company does not
own, directly or indirectly, any debt, equity or other ownership or
financial interest in any other Person.
(c)
No Acquisitions . The Company has not acquired, or
agreed to acquire, whether by merger or consolidation, by purchase
of equity interests or assets, or otherwise, any business or any
other Person, or, since December 31, 2007, otherwise acquired any
assets that are material, either individually or in the aggregate,
to the Company.
5.5.
Title . Except as set forth in
Schedule 5.5 , the Company is the sole and exclusive
owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of the Acquired
Assets, wherever located, free and clear of all Encumbrances of any
kind or nature whatsoever.
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5.6.
Legal Proceedings .
(a)
Parent . Except as specified on Schedule 5.6(a)
, there is no Legal Proceeding or Order
pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened
against or affecting the Parent or any of its properties or
otherwise that could adversely affect or restrict the ability of
the Parent to consummate fully the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or that in any manner could draw into question the
validity of this Agreement.
(b)
The Company . There are no Orders outstanding against
the Company nor is there any pending, or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened, Legal Proceeding, that has been commenced,
brought or asserted by (i) the Company against any Person, or (ii)
any Person against the Company, nor, to the Company’s
Knowledge, is there any basis for any such Legal Proceeding.
5.7.
Compliance with Laws . The Company is and at all times
since September 22, 2005 has been operating, in all material
respects, in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to
it or any of its properties or to which it or its properties is
bound or subject. Neither the Company nor the Parent has
received any written or oral notice from any Person concerning
alleged violations of, or the occurrence of any events or
conditions resulting in alleged noncompliance with, any Requirement
of Law applicable to the Company or any of its respective
properties are bound or subject nor, to the Company’s
Knowledge, is there any basis for any such allegations.
Neither the Company, nor, in connection with the conduct at
the Business, the Parent or any of their respective Affiliates has
made any illegal kickback, bribe, gift or political contribution to
or on behalf of any customer, or to any officer, director, employee
of any customer, or to any other Person.
5.8.
Labor/Employee Matters .
(a)
Since December 31, 2007, the Company has not increased the
compensation payable to its consultants or the rate of compensation
payable to its consultants nor made any bonuses or similar payment
to such Persons. No individuals retained by the Company as an
independent contractor or consultant would be reclassified by the
IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor or any other Governmental or
Regulatory Authority as an employee of the Company for any purpose
whatsoever.
(b)
There are no threatened or contemplated attempts to organize for
collective bargaining purposes any of the employees of, or other
Persons engaged by, the Company. The Company is not a party
to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement or similar
Contract and no collective bargaining agreement or similar Contract
covering any of the Company’s employees or other Persons
engaged by the Company is currently being negotiated.
(c)
There is no, and there has been no, work stoppage, strike,
slowdown, picketing or other labor disturbance or controversy by or
with respect to any of the employees of the Company since its
formation. In addition, there is no, and since September 22,
2005 there has been no, charge or complaint pending before,
nor any claim or petition made to, any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority including, without limitation, the National Labor
Relations Board, the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission or
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any other Governmental or Regulatory Authority nor has the Company
or the Parent received any written notice of any intention or
threat to file any such charge or complaint or claim or petition,
nor, to the Company’s Knowledge is there any basis
therefor.
(d)
To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company is a
party to any Contract with any Person who is a former employer of
such employee (other than the Company), which Contract would limit
or restrict the ability of such employee to perform his or her
duties for Acquiror in the ordinary course of business.
(e)
The Company has complied with all applicable Requirements of Law
relating to the employment of its employees. The Company has
not received notice of the intent of any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority responsible for the enforcement of Requirements of Law
relating to labor or employment matters to conduct an investigation
with respect to or relating to the Company and no such
investigation is in progress.
(f)
The Company has taken reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure
of its confidential and/or trade secret information.
5.9.
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a)
With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan maintained by the
Company, the Company has made available to Acquiror true and
complete copies of (i) the plan document, trust agreement and any
other document (including amendments thereto) governing such
Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) the summary plan description,
(iii) all Form 5500 annual reports and attachments filed within the
past three years, and (iv) the most recent IRS determination
letter, if any, for such Employee Benefit Plan.
(b)
Each of the Employee Benefit Plans complies in form and has been
operated and administered in material compliance with their
respective terms and all applicable Requirements of Law including,
without limitation, ERISA and the Code.
(c)
Neither the Company nor any of its respective ERISA Affiliates has
ever sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or been obligated to
contribute to (i) any employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of
ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Code Section 412
or (ii) any “Multiemployer Plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(d)
No Employee Benefit Plan (except statutory rights under COBRA)
provides post retirement medical benefits, post retirement death
benefits or any post retirement welfare benefits of any kind
whatsoever.
(e)
The Company has not, and will not, make or cause to be made to any
current employee, and there has not been made to any former
employee of the Company, any payment in the form of wages or other
consideration pursuant to any employment agreement or Employee
Benefit Plan that was as of the Effective Time in the aggregate an
“excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of
Section 280G(b) of the Code) as a consequence in whole or in
part of this Agreement, or thereafter, as a consequence of any
change in the ownership or
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effective control of the Company or any change in the ownership of
a substantial portion of the Company’s assets.
(f)
The Company has not maintained and does not maintain any
self-insured health, medical, dental or similar plans and the
Company has no, and will not have any, liabilities under such fully
or partially self-insured plans for any periods prior to the
Effective Time.
5.10.
Financial Statements .
(a)
True and correct copies of the Company’s balance sheet as of
December 31, 2007 and the related statements of operations, for the
years then ended, together with all proper exhibits, schedules and
notes thereto (collectively, the “ Historical
Financial Statements ”) are
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A . The
Historical Financial Statements have been prepared by the Company
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the
periods involved and present fairly in all material respects the
financial position of the Company as of the date of such Historical
Financial Statements and the results of operations for the periods
covered thereby.
(b)
A true and correct copy of the Company’s unaudited, internal
balance sheet as at March 31, 2008 (the “ Interim
Balance Sheet ”) is attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit B . The Interim Balance Sheet is in
accordance with the Books and Records, all of which have been
maintained in accordance with good business practice and in the
normal and ordinary course of business, was prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with past practices, and
presents fairly in all material respects the financial position of
the Company as of the date thereof. The Books and Records
accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable scope and detail and
in accordance with good business practice, the transactions and
assets and liabilities of the Company and such other information as
is contained therein.
(c)
Except as disclosed in the Interim Balance Sheet or in
Schedule 5.10(c) hereto, since December 31, 2007:
(i)
the Company has operated in the normal and ordinary course in a
manner consistent with past practices; and
(ii)
there has been no development, event, condition, or circumstance
that has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(d)
Except for indebtedness to Michael Kelley, the Company has no
indebtedness, loans or advances to, and has made no guaranty of
indebtedness of either of the Parent or any Affiliate of the
Parent.
5.11.
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as fully
reserved against in, the most recent Balance Sheet included in the
Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has no liabilities or
obligations except for (a) trade payables that were incurred in or
as a result of the normal and ordinary course of business since
February 28, 2008 (none of which results from, arises out of,
relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of
Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of
any Requirement of Law), and (b) executory liabilities or
obligations
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under Contracts entered into in and as a result of the normal and
ordinary course of business (none of which results from, arises out
of, relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of
such Contract or violation of any Requirement of Law) and listed in
Schedule 5.14(a) hereto.
5.12.
Real Property .
(a)
The Company does not own any real property. The Company has a
valid leasehold interest in all of the Leased Real Property, and
such leasehold interests are free and clear of all Encumbrances.
The Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under
the leases for the Leased Real Property (collectively, the “
Property Leases ”) and no claim has been
asserted against the Company that is adverse to the Company’s
respective rights in such leasehold interests. The Company is
not a party to any Contract that commits or purports to commit the
Company to purchase or otherwise acquire or, except for the
Contracts identified on Schedule 5.12(a) , lease any
real property. Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.12(a) , the Company is not a party to or
otherwise bound or subject to any Contract which grants to any
Person any right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Real
Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12(a)
attached hereto, the Company has no option to purchase or lease or
right of first refusal regarding the purchase or lease of any real
property. The Company has delivered to Acquiror true and
complete copies of its Property Leases.
(b)
The Leased Real Property is (i) in good condition and repair
(reasonable wear and tear excepted) and there has been no damage,
destruction or loss to any of the Leased Real Property that remains
unremedied to date (ordinary wear and tear excepted), (ii) suitable
to carry out the Business as conducted and intended to be conducted
thereon, (iii) adequately serviced by all utilities and services
necessary for the conduct of the Business, and (iv) to the
Company’s Knowledge, in compliance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations.
(c)
There are no condemnation, appropriation or other proceedings
involving any taking of the Leased Real Property pending, or to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against any of the Leased
Real Property.
(d)
The current use of the Leased Real Property is a permitted under
the existing zoning and other laws, rules and regulations.
(e)
Each Property Lease (i) is in full force and effect, (ii) affords
the Company, exclusive possession of the applicable Leased Real
Property, and (iii) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of,
and is enforceable in accordance with its terms against, the
respective parties thereto. Notwithstanding the generality of
the foregoing, the Company has the current right under the Property
Leases to the exclusive and peaceful possession of the Leased Real
Property and their use in the Business.
(f)
The Company has performed the obligations required to be performed
by it to date under the Property Leases and is not in default or
breach thereof. In addition, no party to any Property Lease
has (i) provided any written notice to the Company or the Parent of
its intent to terminate or not renew any such Property Lease, (ii)
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to terminate or not
renew any such Property Lease, or (iii) is in breach or default
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under any provision thereof, and no event or condition has
occurred, whether with or without the passage of time or the giving
of notice, or both, that would constitute such a breach or
default.
(g)
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i)
result in or give to any Person any right of termination,
non-renewal, cancellation, withdrawal, acceleration or modification
in or with respect to any Property Lease, or (ii) result in or give
to any Person any additional rights or entitlement to increased,
additional, accelerated or guaranteed rent or payments under any
such Property Lease.
5.13.
Personal Property . The Company either owns good,
marketable and indefeasible legal and beneficial title, or has a
valid leasehold interest in, or valid license for all of the items
of personal property (both tangible and intangible) that are used
in the conduct of the Business and operations, free and clear of
all Encumbrances. All items of personal property material to
the conduct of the Business are included in the Acquired Assets,
and all are in good condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear
excepted) and are sufficient to operate the Business in the normal
and ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice and
are free from any material defect or other material deficiency
(whether in design or manufacture). The Company enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed possession under all leases of personal
property under which the Company is operating and no claim has been
asserted against the Company that is adverse to any of the
Company’s rights in such leasehold interests. Since
February 28, 2008, the Company has not incurred or suffered any
physical damage, destruction, theft or loss of any of its items of
its respective personal property, whether owned or leased and
whether or not insured.
5.14.
Contracts .
(a)
Other than (i) agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, involving expenditures,
Obligations or Liabilities of under $10,000, (ii) purchase
orders, repair orders and sale orders involving expenses or
revenues of less than $10,000 or sales of Inventory arising in the
ordinary and normal course of business, consistent with past
practice, and (iii) Contracts relating to the performance of
services or the sale of products by the Company that provided
revenue to the Company of less than $10,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2007 and that are not expected to provide revenue to
the Company of $10,000 or more in the year ending December 31,
2008, Schedule 5.14(a) , is a complete and accurate
list of each Contract described below to which the Company or any
of its respective properties is party or is otherwise bound or
subject (each, a “ Material
Contract ”):
(i)
all Contracts relating to the performance of services or the sale
of products by the Company;
(ii)
all Contracts that create a partnership or a joint venture or
arrangement that involves a sharing of profits (whether through
equity ownership, Contract or otherwise) with any other Person;
(iii)
all Contracts relating to the acquisition or the divestiture of
fixed assets, including intangible assets, physical fixed assets
(with the exception of real estate and real estate-like rights) and
financial assets;
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(iv)
the Property Leases and all other lease or rental Contracts
(whether for real or personal property);
(v)
all management, service, supply, security, maintenance and similar
Contracts involving annual expenditures in excess of $10,000, and
all attornment Contracts, subordination Contracts or similar
Contracts affecting or relating to the use and quiet and peaceful
enjoyment of the Real Property;
(vi)
all Contracts for the storage, transportation, holding, treatment,
processing or disposal of any Hazardous Substances;
(vii)
all Contracts for storage, reoccurring transportation or similar
services for tangible personal property with carriers or
warehouses;
(viii)
all Contracts that provide a license of Intellectual Property
entered into by the Company, whether as licensor or licensee, other
than licenses to use software available over the counter;
(ix)
to the extent not already covered in Section 5.14(a)(viii),
all Contracts pursuant to which the Company is granted by any other
Person any right, option or right of first refusal or negotiation
to operate franchises and businesses;
(x)
all credit Contracts entered into by the Company as lender, or
borrower, or guarantor, with the exception of usual and customary
trade receivables or payables agreed to in the normal and ordinary
course of business;
(xi)
all Contracts involving a commitment of any of the Company’s
respective assets or the incurrence by the Company of liabilities
in any one transaction or series of related transactions in excess
of $10,000, or that extend beyond one year from the date of this
Agreement;
(xii)
all employment Contracts and all Contracts with advisors or
consultants to the extent that they involve annual payments
exceeding $10,000;
(xiii)
all Contracts relating to fringe benefits, profit sharing,
commissions, or bonuses as well as similar agreements with the
exception of those already listed in Schedule 5.9(a)
attached to this Agreement;
(xiv)
all Contracts that purport to or have the effect of limiting the
Company’s respective right to engage in, or compete with any
Person in any business;
(xv)
all Contracts which have been entered into or assumed outside the
ordinary course of the Business;
(xvi)
all Contracts in which the Company grants a power-of-attorney;
(xvii)
all Contracts in which the Company is required to pay a management
or similar fee to any Person;
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(xviii)
all Contracts with domestic or foreign suppliers, manufacturers,
manufacturer representatives, dealers or agents; and
(xix)
a description of any commitment by the Company to enter into any
Contracts of the type listed in Section 5.14(a) above.
(b)
The Company has provided true and complete copies of all of the
Material Contracts to Acquiror. Each of the Material
Contracts (i) is in full force and effect, (ii) is a valid and
binding obligation of, and is enforceable in accordance with its
terms against the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge,
each of the other parties thereto except as such may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable
principles, (iii) except as otherwise indicated as such on
Schedule 5.14(a) attached hereto, was made in the
normal and ordinary course of business, and (iv) contains no
provision or covenant prohibiting or limiting the ability of the
Company to operate its respective businesses in the manner in which
it is currently operated. No party to any Material Contract
(x) has provided any written notice to the Company of such
party’s intent to terminate or withdraw its participation in
any Material Contract, (y) has or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
has, threatened to terminate or withdraw from participation in any
Material Contract or (z) is in breach or default under any Material
Contract.
(c)
Except for those Material Contracts for which Consent is required
as set forth on Schedule 5.14(c) attached hereto, no
Consent of any party to any Material Contract to which the Company
or any of its respective properties is a party or is otherwise
bound or subject is required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
There is no consent required under any other Contract, the
absence of which could have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, its assets, operations or prospects.
(d)
Except as set forth in Schedule 5.14(d) hereto, and
assuming the Consents referenced on Schedule 5.14(c)
are obtained, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents will not (i) result in or give to any Person any right of
termination, non-renewal, cancellation, withdrawal, acceleration or
modification in or with respect to any Material Contract or any
such rights in or with respect to any other Contract,
(ii) result in or give to any Person any additional rights or
entitlement to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed
payments under any Contract, (iii) result in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the Acquired Assets under
the terms of any Contract, (iv) result in or give rise to any
action, claim or demand against the Company or the Acquired Assets
(other than executory obligations in accordance with the express
terms of such Contracts to the extent not resulting from, arising
out of, relating to, or in the nature of, or caused by any breach
of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of
any Requirement of Law) by any other Person who is a party to any
Contract, or (v) result in any restriction on the Company’s
rights under any Material Contract.
5.15.
Insurance .
Schedule 5.15 hereto is a complete and accurate list of
all insurance policies held by the Company identifying all of the
following for each such policy: (a) the type of insurance; (b)
the insurer; (c) the policy number; (d) the applicable policy
limits, (e) the applicable periodic premium; and (f) the expiration
date. Each such insurance policy is valid and
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binding and is and has been in effect since the date of its
issuance. All premiums due thereunder have been paid or will
be paid in the ordinary course of business, and neither the Company
nor the Parent has received any notice of any cancellation,
non-renewal or termination in respect of any such policy. The
Company is not in default under any such policy. No such
insurer is the subject of insolvency proceedings. The Company
has not received oral or written notice that any insurer under any
policy referred to in this Section 5.15 is denying liability
with respect to a claim thereunder or defending under a reservation
of rights clause. The Company has notified its respective
insurance carriers of all litigation, claims and facts which could
reasonably give rise to a claim, all of which are disclosed in
Schedule 5.15 . The liability insurance
maintained by the Company is and has at all times during the three
(3) years before the date of this Agreement been on an “
occurrence basis ,” except as set
forth on Schedule 5.15 hereto.
5.16.
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedule 5.16(a) hereto is a complete and accurate list
of all of the Company’s registered patents, patent
applications, copyright registrations, copyright applications,
trademark registrations and trademark applications, both domestic
and foreign, together with the: (i) applicable registration number;
(ii) filing, registration, issue or application date; (iii) record
owner; (iv) country; (v) title or description; and (vi) remaining
life. The Intellectual Property listed on
Schedule 5.16(a) constitute all of the Intellectual
Property necessary or beneficial to the operation of the Business
as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.16(a)
hereto, the Company either owns good, marketable and indefeasible
legal and beneficial title or has a valid licensed interest in all
Intellectual Property used by the Company in connection with the
Business, free and clear of all Encumbrances. All
Intellectual Property pertaining to any product, good or article of
merchandise manufactured or sold or right or service provided or
licensed by the Company or used, employed or exploited in the
development, sales, marketing, or distribution of such products,
rights or services, constituted valid and enforceable rights of the
Company at the time thereof. The Company is not infringing
and has not infringed upon, and the Company is not misappropriating
and has not misappropriated, the rights of any other Person.
To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing or
has infringed or is misappropriating or has misappropriated any of
the Company’s respective Intellectual Property used by the
Company in connection with the Business.
(b)
There is neither pending, nor to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened, any Legal Proceeding against the Company contesting the
validity or right of the Company to register or use any of the
Intellectual Property, and neither the Company nor the Parent has
received any written notice of infringement upon or conflict with
any asserted right of others nor, to the Company’s Knowledge,
is there a valid basis for such a notice.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Contracts that
provide a license of Intellectual Property identified as such in
Schedule 5.16(a) , the Company has no obligation to
compensate others for the use of any Intellectual Property.
In addition, except as otherwise provided on
Schedule 5.16(a) , the Company has not granted to any
other Person any license or other right to use, in any manner, any
of the Intellectual Property used by the Company in connection with
the Business, whether or not requiring the payment of
royalties.
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5.17.
Environmental Matters .
(a)
The Company and the operation of the Business are and have been in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b)
There have occurred no and there are no events, conditions,
circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, or actions that
may reasonably be expected to give rise to any common law or
statutory liability, or otherwise form the basis of any Legal
Proceeding, Order, remedial or responsive action, or study
involving or relating to the Company, based upon or related to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release into the environme
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