Exhibit
2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of this 18
th day of July, 2008 (the “ Effective
Date ”), by and between IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION, a
Massachusetts corporation, with its principal place of business at
107 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880 (“ Seller
”) and BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Virginia
corporation with its principal place of business at 7643 Fullerton
Road, Springfield, Virginia 22153 (“ Purchaser
”). Capitalized terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in these recitals, throughout this
Agreement.
R E C I T A L S:
R-1
Seller has Ytterbium and Dura Plaque products,
materials, inventory, and machinery for the treatment of cancer and
other diseases (collectively referred to as “
Seller’s Ytterbium Business ”); and
R-2
Purchaser is in the business of the manufacture and
distribution of products and related inventory relating to vascular
brachytherapy and radiation therapy for use in the medical
specialties of Cardiology, Oncology and Urology, including
brachytherapy seeds and related accessories (“
Purchaser’s Brachytherapy Business ”);
and
R-3
Seller desires to sell and Purchaser desires to
acquire Seller’s Ytterbium Business, together with all
related intellectual property, technology and know-how (“
Intellectual Property Rights ”) associated therewith,
and all records and other documentation in the actual possession or
control of Seller which are reasonably relevant to the
Seller’s Ytterbium Business, including (i) information
regarding the Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) information
regarding vendors to the Seller’s Ytterbium Business,
including pricing and ordering information, contact information,
purchase orders and material correspondence, and (iii) regulatory
records, including licensing records, permits, shipping records,
contact information and material correspondence) (“
Records ”) (collectively referred to sometimes as the
“ Acquired Assets ”) upon and in accordance with
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises
contained herein, the recitals set forth above, which are hereby
incorporated by reference, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Article I.
Purchase of Assets
1.1. Purchase of
Assets . On and subject to the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement, at Closing, Seller shall sell, assign,
convey, transfer and deliver to Purchaser the Acquired Assets
including but not limited to those shown on Schedule 1.1 ,
including any Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of any
and all liens, encumbrances, mortgages, pledges, charges or other
security interests (collectively, “ Security Interests
”) or unassumed liabilities and obligations, and all right,
title, interest and goodwill therein of every kind and nature
currently owned by the Seller, subject only to the patent license
dated as of June 30, 2008, pursuant to which Seller has previously
granted to International Brachytherapy S.A. (“ IBt
”) a perpetual, exclusive worldwide, royalty-free license
(together with the related Security Agreement dated as of June 30,
2008, the “ Xenation License ”) to use and
practice, solely in IBt’s business of using Xenation machines
to implant Xenon-124 atoms and other ions into brachytherapy seeds
for the treatment of diseases, of (i) U.S. Patent Number 6,183,409,
for which the pertinent claims are 9 through 13; (ii) any foreign
counterparts of the aforementioned patent; and (iii) any reissue,
continuation, divisional or continuation-in-part applications
claiming priority directly or indirectly from any such patent, and
such patents as may issue from any such application, and also
including the right to claim priority under any applicable statute,
treaty or convention based on any of said patent applications. A
true and correct copy of the Xenation License is attached hereto as
Exhibit A .
1.2. Assumed
Liabilities . At Closing, Purchaser shall assume all
liabilities and obligations of Seller with respect to
Seller’s Ytterbium Business agreements identified in
Schedule 1.2 (“ Assumed Liabilities ”),
which are not delinquent or in default as of the Closing
Date. Except for the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser will
not assume any of the liabilities or obligations of the Seller,
including, but not limited to, liability for any debt, contract,
claim, obligation or liability of Seller, of any kind or nature,
whether known or unknown, contingent or absolute now or in the
future.
1.3. Purchase
Price . In consideration of the conveyance to
Purchaser of the Acquired Assets, the Purchaser shall pay to Seller
consideration in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
($400,000.00) (“ Purchase Price
”). Seller and Purchaser mutually agree that the
Purchase Price shall be allocated as indicated in Schedule
1.3 and that neither Party shall take, for tax purposes, any
position inconsistent with that allocation. Purchaser shall pay to
Seller One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) of the Purchase
Price upon the execution of this Agreement. Purchaser
shall pay to Seller an additional One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) within thirty (30) days after the Effective
Date. Purchaser shall pay to Seller the final Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars within sixty (60) days after the Effective
Date, the date of such payment to be mutually agreed between
Purchaser and Seller and to be referred to in this Agreement as the
“ Closing ” or the “ Closing Date
.” All such payments shall be made by Purchaser in cash, by
bank or certified check or by wire transfer of immediatley
available funds to an account designated by Seller. None of the
Purchaser’s payments shall be refundable except to the extent
set forth in Article VI of this Agreement.
ARTICLE II.
Representations and Warranties of Seller
As
used in this Article II, the term “ Knowledge ”
(or words of such import) means, respect to the Seller, the
Knowledge of Matthew R. Hollows and any of Seller’s corporate
officers; and the “Knowledge” of any of such corporate
officers means the actual knowledge of such persons or the
knowledge that such persons should have obtained after reasonable
inquiry of the matter or during the course of the performance of
such officer’s usual duties on behalf of Seller; provided,
however , that no such person shall be required to consult any
docket or public records or make any inquiry of any unrelated third
parties. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as
follows:
2.1. Corporate
Organization . Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has full power and authority
to transact business as it currently does.
2.2. Authorization
of Transaction . Seller represents that the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
does not constitute a sale of substantially all of its assets or
any other transaction that would require approval of Seller’s
shareholders or the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing:
(a) Seller’s
board of directors has duly authorized the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and has approved the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(b) Assuming the due
authorization and execution of this Agreement by Purchaser, this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to
the qualifications that enforcement of the rights and remedies
created hereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and other laws of
general obligation affecting the rights and remedies of creditors,
(ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is considered in equity or at law), and (iii) the
availability of specific performance or other equitable or legal
remedies specified therein.
2.3.
Noncontravention . Neither the execution, the
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the assignment to be executed
hereunder) will:
(a) violate any
constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, order, decree,
ruling, charge or other restriction of any government, governmental
agency, arbitrator or court to which Seller is subject;
or
(b) conflict with,
result in breach of, or constitute default under, or result in any
right to accelerate or result in the creation of any Security
Interest pursuant to, or right of termination under, any provision
of any agreement of Seller, or require the consent of any other
party to any contract, note, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust or other contract, license, assignment, agreement or
instrument to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound,
which consent was not received, except as set forth on Schedule
2.3(b) ; or
(c) conflict with the
Articles of Organization or Bylaws of Seller; or
(d) require the
approval, authorization, consent of or notice to any government or
governmental agency in order for the parties hereto to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4. Broker Fees
. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4 , Seller has no
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or
agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller has entered into no agreement and has
taken no action that could cause Purchaser to become liable or
obligated to pay any fees or commissions due and owing to any
Person identified on Schedule 2.4 or otherwise.
2.5. Title to
Acquired Assets . Seller has good and marketable
title to all of the Acquired Assets, including tangible and
intangible property rights and intellectual property rights
relating thereto and none of the Acquired Assets or use thereof is
subject to any Security Interest, restrictions, claims, licenses
(except for (i) liens for unpaid taxes which are not yet due and
(ii) the Xenation License) or rights of others of any kind or
nature whatsoever.
2.6. Business and
Intellectual Property Rights . With respect to the
Seller’s Ytterbium Business and Intellectual
Property Rights to be acquired by the Purchaser hereunder, Seller
represents that, subject only to the Xenation License:
(a) Seller owns, has
the unrestricted right to use, has sole and exclusive possession of
and has good and valid title to, or possesses the right to use
pursuant to a valid and enforceable license, sublicense agreement
or permission, all of the Acquired Assets and all of the
Intellectual Property Rights. Seller has the full right
and authority to transfer its right, title and interest in or to
the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual Property
Rights to Purchaser;
(b) Schedule
2.6(b) identifies all portions of the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business and Intellectual Property Rights which Seller owns or uses
by right of a license, sublicense agreement or permission and true,
correct and complete copies of any such licenses, sublicense
agreements or permissions are attached to Schedule 2.6(b)
(“ License Agreements ”). All License
Agreements are: (i) legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full
force and effect and will continue to be legal, valid, binding,
enforceable and in full force and effect after the consummation of
the transactions contemplated under this Agreement; (ii) no party
to any License Agreement is in default, and no event has occurred
that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or
default or permit termination, modification or acceleration
thereunder; and (iii) no party to any License Agreement has
repudiated any provision thereof;
(c) Seller owns or
possesses the right to use the Acquired Assets and the Intellectual
Property Rights free and clear of any Security Interests (except
for liens for unpaid taxes which are not yet due), licenses or
assignments of any kind or nature whatsoever, or other restrictions
or limitations regarding use or disclosure. Seller is
not obligated whatsoever to make any payments by way of royalties,
fees or otherwise to any owner of, licensor of, or other claimant
with respect to the Acquired Assets or the Intellectual Property
Rights;
(d) Seller has taken
all reasonable actions to maintain and protect the confidential and
proprietary nature of the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the
Intellectual Property Rights, including generally requiring that
employees and agents sign non-disclosure or confidentiality
agreements, or have confidentiality clauses in their agreements.
The non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements signed by Matthew
R. Hollows and John Munro are attached to this Agreement as
Schedule 2.6(d) ;
(e) The Seller’s
Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual Property Rights are not
subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling or charge. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand
currently pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened by
any Person that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability,
use or effectiveness of Seller’s ownership interest in the
Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual Property
Rights, and Seller knows of no grounds for the same;
(f) To Seller’s
Knowledge, the conduct of the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and
the use of the Intellectual Property Rights by the Seller do not
infringe the rights of any Person nor, to Seller’s Knowledge,
is any infringing use of the Intellectual Property Rights ongoing
by any Person. To the Seller’s Knowledge, the
Business and the use of the Intellectual Property Rights does not
infringe or violate any trade secrets, plans and specifications,
patents, copyrights, trade names, registered and common law
trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark
applications, computer programs and other computer software,
inventions, know-how, technology, proprietary processes and
formulae or other intellectual property rights of any other
Person. To the Seller’s Knowledge, the Seller has
not and is not using any confidential, copyrighted, patented and
trade secret information or other intellectual property rights of
any other Person in the Seller’s Ytterbium Business or in the
maintenance, operation and use of the Intellectual Property
Rights;
(g) Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.6(g) , Seller has never agreed to
indemnify any Person for or against any interference, infringement,
misappropriation or other conflict with respect to the Intellectual
Property Rights;
(h) No approval of any
third party will be required for the Seller to transfer
Seller’s rights in the Acquired Assets and the Intellectual
Property Rights to Purchaser, except as set forth on Schedule
2.6(h) ;
(i) No person or
entity other than the Seller owns, has any rights in, including any
Intellectual Property Rights, or claims any ownership of, any
portion or part of the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business;
(j) Schedule
2.6(j) sets forth a list of all license agreements, royalty
agreements, development agreements, security instruments and any
other agreements or writings whereby the Seller has given any
currently enforceable interest, license, Security Interest,
exclusive or otherwise, in the Seller’s Ytterbium Business
and the Intellectual Property Rights to any
Person. Copies of such agreements are attached to
Schedule 2.6(j) ;
(k) Seller has no
Knowledge that any patent or patent application included within the
Intellectual Property Rights is unenforceable or invalid; and
Seller has no Knowledge that any patent application (or claim
within any application) included within the Intellectual Property
Rights has been or will be rejected by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office;
(l) To the Knowledge
of Seller, Schedule 1.1 sets forth a list of all of the
material tangible items in the Seller’s possession or control
that are used in or relate to the Sellers Ytterbium Business or the
Intellectual Property Rights.
2.7. Records .
With respect to the Records, Seller represents that it has
exercised commercially reasonable efforts to maintain accurate
records. Seller has taken all commercially reasonable steps
necessary and desirable to maintain the confidential and
proprietary nature of its Records. No approval of any third party
will be required for Purchaser to acquire, exclusively use, own,
transfer, sell or convey the Records. Seller has
provided, or will provide prior to the Closing, full and complete
access to the Purchaser to inspect such Records, during normal
business hours and upon reasonable notice.
2.8. Employee/Third
Party Confidentiality/Agreements . Seller has
obtained written confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements from
its employees and consultants to whom it has disclosed information
of a confidential, proprietary or trade secret nature concerning
any of the Acquired Assets reasonably deemed to be necessary given
the proprietary nature of the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business.
2.9. Transfer of
Acquired Assets . The transfer, sale and conveyance
of the Acquired Assets is not made with the intent to delay, hinder
or defraud creditors, purchasers or other Persons.
2.10. Claims and
Proceedings . There is no legal action, suit,
arbitration or governmental proceeding or investigation pending or,
to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting Seller
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Acquired
Assets or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.11. No
Litigation . There are no actions, suits,
investigations or proceedings pending or to the actual knowledge of
the Seller threatened against or affecting Seller with respect to
the Acquired Assets in any court or before any arbitrator, or
before or by any governmental department, commission, bureau,
board, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign. Furthermore, there are no defaults by Seller
under any order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any court or
arbitrator or any governmental department, board, agency or
instrumentality that could reasonably be expected to adversely
affect the Acquired Assets or prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
2.12. Conduct of
Business . Seller has at all times relevant hereto
and up to the Closing, conducted Seller’s Ytterbium Business
in the ordinary course, without incurring any obligations or
liabilities that would affect its obligations under this Agreement,
or without taking any actions that would cause any customer or
vendor of or to Seller’s Ytterbium Business to discontinue
doing business with Seller up to the Closing or cause said
customers or vendor not to consider doing business with Purchaser
after Closing. No representation or warranty is made, however, with
respect to whether any such customer or vendor will in fact do
business with Purchaser. The Seller’s Ytterbium Business has
not had any commercial sales.
2.13. Product
Liability . The Seller has no Knowledge of any, and
there is no basis for any present or future, action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or
demand against Seller giving rise to any liability arising out of
any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership,
possession or use of any of the Acquired Assets.
2.14. Disclosure
. No representation or warranty of Seller contained in
this Agreement, and no statement contained in any other document,
schedule or certificate furnished or to be furnished by or on
behalf of Seller by any of its representatives pursuant to this
Agreement, when taken together as a whole, contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact, or intentionally and
knowingly omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements provided in any such document, certificate or schedule
not misleading.
Article III.
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
3.1. Corporate
Organization . Purchaser is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and is duly qualified to do business in
the Commonwealth of Virginia to execute this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
3.2. Corporate
Authority . The execution and delivery of this
Agreement to Seller and the carrying out of the provisions hereof
have been duly authorized by the Purchaser’s board of
directors.
3.3. Brokers
. The Purchaser has not become obligated to pay or has
taken any action that might result in any Person claiming to be
entitled to receive, any brokerage commission, finder’s fee
or similar commission or fee in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4.
Noncontravention . Neither the execution, the
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the assignment to be executed
hereunder) will:
(a) violate any
constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, order, decree,
ruling, charge or other restriction of any government, governmental
agency, arbitrator or court to which Purchaser is subject;
or
(b) conflict with,
result in breach of, or constitute default under, or result in any
right to accelerate or result in the creation of any Security
Interest pursuant to, or right of termination under, any provision
of any agreement of Purchaser, or require the consent of any other
party to any contract, note, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust or other contract, license, assignment, agreement or
instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound,
which consent was not received; or
(c) conflict with the
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or Certificate of Authority of
Purchaser; or
(d) require the
approval, authorization, consent of or notice to any government or
governmental agency in order for the parties hereto to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5
Available Funds . Purchaser has on hand, and
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