Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
MORLEX, INC. AND
SUPERFLY ADVERTISING, INC.
AND
COMMERCE PLANET, INC.,
LEGACY MEDIA LLC, AND
CONSUMER LOYALTY GROUP LLC
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.1.
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Definitions.
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Section
1.2.
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Other
Definitions.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
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Section
2.1.
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Agreement to
Purchase and Sell.
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Section
2.2.
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Assets.
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Section
2.3.
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Excluded
Assets.
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Section
2.4.
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Assumed
Liabilities.
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Section
2.5.
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Excluded
Liabilities.
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ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE; ALLOCATIONS
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Section
3.1.
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Purchase
Price.
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Section
3.2.
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Allocation of
Purchase Price.
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Section
3.3.
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Allocation of
Certain Items.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND SELLERS
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Section
4.1.
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Organization.
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Section
4.2.
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Authorization;
Enforceability; Ownership.
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Section
4.3.
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Absence of
Restrictions and Conflicts.
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Section
4.4.
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Real
Property.
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Section
4.5.
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Title to Assets;
Related Matters.
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Section
4.6.
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Financial
Statements.
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Section
4.7.
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Accounts
Receivable; Indebtedness.
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Section
4.8.
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities.
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Section
4.9.
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Absence of
Certain Changes.
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Section
4.10.
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Legal
Proceedings.
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Section
4.11.
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Compliance with
Law.
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Section
4.12.
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Seller
Contracts.
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Section
4.13.
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Insurance
Policies.
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Section
4.14.
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Environmental,
Health and Safety Matters.
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Section
4.15.
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Intellectual
Property.
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Section
4.16.
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Transactions
with Affiliates.
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Section
4.17.
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Customer and
Supplier Relations.
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Section
4.18.
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Employee
Matters.
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Section
4.19.
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Permits.
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Section
4.20.
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Brokers, Finders
and Investment Bankers.
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Section
4.21.
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Taxes.
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Section 4.22.
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Ethical Practices.
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Section 4.23.
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Privacy Laws; FTC.
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Section 4.24.
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Vote Required.
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Section 4.25.
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No Dissenter’s Rights.
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Section 4.26.
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Parent Public Filings.
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Section 4.27.
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Disclosure.
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
MORLEX AND PURCHASER
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Section
5.1.
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Organization.
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Section
5.2.
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Authorization.
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Section
5.3.
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Absence of
Restrictions and Conflicts.
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Section
5.4.
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Morlex Public
Filings.
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Section
5.5.
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Brokers, Finders
and Investment Bankers.
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ARTICLE VI THE
LOAN
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Section
6.1.
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Loan.
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Section
6.2.
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Note.
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Section
6.3.
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Guaranty; Pledge
Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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Section
7.1.
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Conduct of
Business of the Sellers.
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Section
7.2.
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Inspection and
Access to Information.
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Section
7.3.
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Notices of
Certain Events.
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Section
7.4.
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No Solicitation
of Transactions.
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Section
7.5.
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Reasonable
Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation.
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Section
7.6.
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Consents.
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Section
7.7.
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Public
Announcements.
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Section
7.8.
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Supplements to
Schedules.
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Section
7.9.
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Insurance.
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Section
7.10.
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Non-Competition
and Confidentiality.
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Section
7.11.
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Risk of
Loss.
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Section
7.12.
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Name
Change.
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Section
7.13.
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Employment
Agreements with Key Employees.
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Section
7.14.
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Registration of
Shares; Distribution to Parent Shareholders.
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Section
7.15.
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Shareholder
Meeting; Shareholder Consents.
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Section
7.16.
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Proxy Statement,
Filing Cooperation.
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Section
7.17.
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Audited
Financial Statements; Financial Data.
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Section
7.18.
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Exhibits.
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ARTICLE VIII TAX AND EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
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Section
8.1.
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Tax
Cooperation.
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Section
8.2.
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Transfer
Taxes.
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Section
8.3.
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Employees.
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ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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Section 9.1.
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Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligations.
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Section 9.2.
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Conditions to Obligations of the
Purchaser.
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Section 9.3.
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Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers and
Parent.
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ARTICLE X CLOSING
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ARTICLE XI TERMINATION
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Section
11.1.
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Termination.
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Section
11.2.
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Effect of
Termination.
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ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
12.1.
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Indemnification
Obligations of the Sellers and the Parent.
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Section
12.2.
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Indemnification
Obligations of the Purchaser.
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Section
12.3.
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Indemnification
Procedure.
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Section
12.4.
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Claims
Period.
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Section
12.5.
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Reliance
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Section
12.6.
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Payment of
Claims; Right of Set-off.
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section
13.1.
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Notices.
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Section
13.2.
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Schedules and
Exhibits.
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Section
13.3.
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Assignment;
Successors in Interest.
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Section
13.4.
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Number;
Gender.
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Section
13.5.
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Captions.
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Section
13.6.
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Controlling Law;
Amendment.
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Section
13.7.
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Consent to
Jurisdiction, Etc.
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Section
13.8.
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WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL.
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Section
13.9.
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Severability.
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Section
13.10.
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Counterparts;
Electronic Signatures.
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Section
13.11.
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Enforcement of
Certain Rights.
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Section
13.12.
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Waiver.
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Section
13.13.
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Integration.
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Section
13.14.
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Cooperation
Following the Closing.
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Section
13.15.
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Transaction
Costs.
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Section
13.16.
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Interpretation;
Construction.
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Signatures
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Exhibits
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Schedules
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form of Voting
Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form of Note,
Guaranty and Pledge Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Form of
Employment Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form of
Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Form of Bill of
Sale
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Exhibit
F
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Form of
Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit
G
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Form of
Intellectual Property Assignment
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Exhibit
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Form of Opinion
of Legal Counsel to Parent and Sellers
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Exhibit
I
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Form of Opinion
of Purchaser’s Legal Counsel
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LIST OF SCHEDULES
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Schedule
2.2(a)
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Interests in
Real Property
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Schedule
2.2(b)
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Tangible
Assets
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Schedule
2.2(c)
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Assumed
Contracts
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Schedule
2.2(i)
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Permits
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Schedule
2.2(l)
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Transferred
Insurance Policies
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Schedule
2.3
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Non-Transferable
Permits
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Schedule
2.4
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Accounts
Payable
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Schedule
4.1
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Qualifications
to Do Business
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Schedule
4.3
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Governmental
Entity Consents
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Schedule
4.4
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Leased Real
Property
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Schedule
4.5
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Title to
Assets
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Schedule
4.6
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
4.7
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Accounts
Receivable; Indebtedness
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Schedule
4.8
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Schedule
4.9
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Certain
Changes
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Schedule
4.10(a)
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Legal
Proceedings
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Schedule
4.10(b)
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Criminal
Sanctions, etc.
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Schedule
4.11
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Compliance with
Law
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Schedule
4.12(a)
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Seller
Contracts
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Schedule
4.12(b)
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Contract
Consents
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Schedule
4.13(a)
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Insurance
Policies
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Schedule
4.13(b)
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Contracts with
Insurance Requirements
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Schedule
4.14
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Environmental,
Health and Safety Matters
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Schedule
4.15
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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Schedule
4.16
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Schedule
4.17(a)
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Customer
Relations
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Schedule
4.17(b)
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Supplier
Relations
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Schedule
4.19
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Permits
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Schedule 4.20
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Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers Employed
by the Parent or any Seller
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Schedule
4.21
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Taxable Years
Audited and Assessments
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Schedule 4.21
(c)
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Tax Years with
Audited Returns
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Schedule 4.23
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Privacy Laws; FTC
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Schedule 4.26
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Parent Public Filings
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Schedule 6.2
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Pledged Accounts
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Schedule 7.13
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Key Employees
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Schedule 9.2(h)
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Consents
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as
of September 16, 2008, is made and entered into by and among
Morlex, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Morlex
”), Superfly Advertising, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Morlex (the “ Purchaser
”), Commerce Planet, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “
Parent ”), Legacy Media LLC, a California limited
liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent
(“ Legacy ”), and Consumer Loyalty Group, LLC, a
California limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Parent (“ CLG ” and collectively with
Legacy, the “ Sellers ”). Legacy and
CLG are sometimes individually referred to herein as “
Seller ” and collectively as the “
Sellers .” Morlex, the Purchaser, the
Parent, Legacy and CLG are sometimes individually referred to
herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the
“ Parties .”
RECITALS
A. Legacy
and CLG are in the business of internet marketing and
advertising.
B. The
Parties desire to enter into this Agreement pursuant to which the
Sellers propose to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
proposes to purchase from the Sellers, certain assets used or held
for use by the Sellers in the conduct of the Business as a going
concern, and the Purchaser proposes to assume certain of the
liabilities and obligations of the Sellers, all as more fully set
forth in this Agreement (the “ Acquisition
”).
C. As
an inducement and condition to the willingness of Purchaser and
Morlex to enter into this Agreement, certain shareholders of Parent
(each, a “ Voting Agreement Shareholder ” and
collectively, the “ Voting Agreement Shareholders
”), representing in the aggregate approximately 15% of the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Parent (the “ Parent Common Stock
”), have entered into a Voting Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof, with Morlex (the “ Voting Agreement
”), pursuant to which each Voting Agreement Shareholder has
agreed, among other things, to vote such Voting Agreement
Shareholder’s shares of Parent Common Stock in favor of
approval of this Agreement, the Acquisition and the transactions
contemplated hereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Voting Agreement. A form of the Voting
Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A .
D. The
Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with the Acquisition.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set
forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions
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(a) The following Terms, as used
herein, have the following meanings:
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) a
director or officer of such person, or a shareholder owning 5% or
more of the outstanding voting securities of such person, (ii) a
spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of such person (or spouse,
parent, sibling or descendant of any director or executive officer
of such Persons), and (iii) any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other
Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control,” when used with respect to any specified
Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“
Business ” means the business of internet marketing
and advertising conducted by the Sellers, but excluding
e-commerce.
“
Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday
or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in
the City of New York.
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
“
Contract ” means any written or oral contract, loan or
credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, sublease,
understanding, purchase order or other agreement, instrument,
concession, franchise or license.
“
EBITDA ” means for any given period, an amount equal
to (a) the net income of the Business for that period; plus (b) the
total of the interest, tax, depreciation and amortization expenses
used in computing net income of the Business for that period as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
“
FTC ” means the Federal Trade Commission.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
employed in the United States.
“
Governmental Entity ” means any federal, state or
local or foreign government or any court, administrative or
regulatory agency or commission or other governmental authority or
agency, domestic or foreign.
“
Hazardous Materials ” mean any waste, pollutant,
contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic, ignitable, reactive or
corrosive substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial
substance, by-product, process intermediate product or waste,
petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, chemical liquids
or solids, liquid or gaseous products or any constituent of any
such substance or waste, the use, handling or disposal of which by
the Parent or any Seller is in any way governed by or subject to
any applicable Environmental Law.
“
Indebtedness ” means indebtedness for borrowed money,
reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and
similar instruments, obligations incurred, issued or assumed as the
deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), obligations under leases that are
or should be capitalized under GAAP, obligations of others secured
(or, for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing
right, contingent or otherwise, to be so secured) by any Liens on
the Assets and obligations in respect of guarantees of any of the
foregoing or other agreement to maintain any financial statement
condition of another Person, in each case, whether or not matured,
liquidated, fixed, or contingent, and without
duplication. The term “Indebtedness” shall
mean the amount required to retire such Indebtedness on the date in
question and includes all principal, interest, fees, expenses,
prepayment penalties and other similar obligations owed in respect
of any outstanding Indebtedness.
“
Intellectual Property Right ” means all Copyrights,
Patents, Know-How, Trademarks and other intellectual or proprietary
rights or property and the rights to obtain renewals, extensions,
continuations or similar legal protections. For purposes
of this definition “Copyrights” shall mean registered
or unregistered claims of copyright, assignments of copyright,
design rights, rights to mask works and database rights, and
registrations and applications for registration of any of the
foregoing; “Know-How” shall mean methods, devices,
technology, software, trade secrets, designs, drawings, know-how,
show-how, technical and training manuals and documentation, contact
information, book of business, franchises, customer lists, client
lists, instructions, marketing materials, advertising records,
research records, sales and promotional materials, files,
correspondences, reports, records and other proprietary
information, including proprietary processes, procedure, designs
and formulae, and invention disclosures and rights in inventions;
“Patents” shall mean United States patents and United
States patent applications, continuations, continuations-in-part,
divisions, reissues, re-exam certificate, extensions, and foreign
counterparts of such patents and related items; and
“Trademarks” shall mean (i) United States registered
trademarks and United States registered service marks, applications
for registration of such trademarks and service marks, renewal
registrations and applications for renewal registrations,
extensions and foreign counterparts of such registered trademarks,
registered service marks and related items; (ii) unregistered
trademarks and service marks; (iii) corporate names, business
names, logos, fictitious business names, and trade names, whether
registered or unregistered; and (iv) internet domain names and
associated addresses and URLs.
“
IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service of the United
States.
“
Knowledge ” of any Person means (a) the actual
knowledge of such Person or its officers and directors and (b) that
knowledge which should have been acquired by such Person or its
officers and directors after making such due inquiry and exercising
such due diligence as a prudent businessperson would have made or
exercised in the management of his or her business affairs,
including due inquiry of those officers, directors and key
employees of such Person who could reasonably be expected to have
actual knowledge of the matters in question.
“
Law ” means any law (both common and statutory law and
civil and criminal law), treaty, convention, rule, directive,
legislation, ordinance, regulatory code (including, without
limitation, statutory instruments, guidance notes, circulars,
directives, decisions, rules and regulations) or similar provision
having the force of law or an Order of any Governmental Entity or
any self regulatory organization.
“
Liability ” means any actual or potential liability or
obligation (including as related to Taxes), whether known or
unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or
unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become
due, regardless of when asserted.
“
Lien ” means, with respect to any property or asset,
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of such property or
asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person
shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset
which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor
or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or
other title retention agreement relating to such property or
asset.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any state of facts,
change, event, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the
aggregate, is or could be reasonably likely to be materially
adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), results of
operations, prospects, properties, assets or liabilities
(including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) of the
Business, the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities taken as a
whole. A Material Adverse Effect shall also include any
state of facts, change, event or occurrence that shall have
occurred or been threatened that (when taken together with all
other adverse state of facts, changes, events, effects or
occurrences that have occurred or been threatened) is or could be
reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the performance by
a Party of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided that the term “Material Adverse Effect” shall
not include any change arising from the following events, but only
to the extent not disproportionately affecting the Business (a)
changes in the United States or foreign economies or securities
markets in general, any state, province or locality in which any
Party (or any subsidiaries of such Party) conducts business or a
Party’s industry in general, (b) changes in any law,
regulation, rule, ordinance, policy, mandate, guideline or other
requirement of any governmental authority (including changes in
interpretations of any of the foregoing by courts or government
entities, agencies or authorities), (c) any adverse change in or
effect on the business of a Party that is cured in all material
respects before the Closing Date, (d) changes in GAAP, or (e) acts
of war, major hostilities or terrorism.
“
Orders ” means judgments, writs, decrees, compliance
agreements, injunctions or judicial or administrative orders and
legally binding determinations of any Governmental Entity or
arbitrator.
“
Parent Articles ” shall mean the articles of
incorporation of Parent, as amended, as on file with the Division
of Corporations and Commercial Code of the State of Utah and in
effect as of the date of this Agreement.
“
Parent Bylaws ” shall mean the bylaws of Parent as
amended to date.
“
Permits ” means all permits, licenses, authorizations,
filings or registrations, franchises, approvals, certificates,
exemptions, variances and similar rights obtained, or required to
be obtained, from Governmental Entities.
“
Permitted Liens ” means (a) Liens for Taxes not
yet due and payable, (b) statutory Liens of landlords and
Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and
repairmen incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice and not yet delinquent and (c) zoning,
building, or other restrictions, variances, covenants, rights of
way, encumbrances, easements and other minor irregularities in
title, none of which, individually or in the aggregate,
(i) interfere in any material respect with the present use of
or occupancy of such parcel by the Parent or any Seller,
(ii) have more than an immaterial effect on the value thereof
or their use or (iii) would impair the ability of such parcel
to be sold for their present use.
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other
entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“
Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means any Tax period ending
on or before the Closing Date.
“
Proceedings ” means actions, suits, claims, reviews,
and investigations and legal, administrative or arbitration
proceedings.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Seller Employee Benefit Plan ” means each plan, fund,
program, agreement or arrangement (a) with respect to which either
Seller or Parent has any liability, whether actual or contingent,
direct or indirect covering the employees of the Business and (b)
which provide employee benefits or for the remuneration, direct or
indirect, of employees, former employees, directors, officers,
consultants, independent contractors, contingent workers or leased
employees of the Business that together with the Parent or any
Seller would be a single employer within the meaning of Section 414
of the Code (whether written or oral), including, without
limitation, each “welfare” plan (within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA) and each “pension” plan (within
the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA).
“
Taxes ” means all taxes, assessments, charges, duties,
fees, levies or other governmental charges (including interest,
penalties or additions associated therewith), including income,
franchise, capital stock, real property, personal property,
tangible, withholding, employment, payroll, social security, social
contribution, unemployment compensation, disability, transfer,
sales, use, excise, gross receipts, value-added and all other taxes
of any kind imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether disputed or
not, and any charges, interest or penalties imposed by any
Governmental Entity.
“
Tax Return ” shall mean any report, return,
declaration or other information required to be supplied to a
Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes, including estimated
returns and reports of every kind with respect to Taxes.
“
Utah Act ” shall mean the Utah Revised Business
Corporation Act.
Section 1.2. Other Definitions
.
Each of the following terms is
defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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Acquisition
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Recitals
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Ancillary
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4.2(a)
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Assets
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2.1
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Assignment and
Assumption Agreement
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9.2(g)(ii)
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Assumed
Contracts
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2.2(c)
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Assumed
Liabilities
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2.4(b)
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Audited
Financial Statements
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4.6(b)
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Bill of
Sale
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9.2(g)(i)
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Cash
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3.1
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Channel
Marketing
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2.3(g)
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Claims
Period
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12.4
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CLG
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Preamble
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Closing
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Article
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Closing
Date
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Article
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Closing
Payment
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3.1(b)
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Customers
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4.17(a)
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Deposit
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3.1(b)
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Employment
Agreement
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7.13
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Employment
Agreements
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7.13
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Excluded
Assets
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2.3
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Excluded
Liabilities
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2.5
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Financial
Statements
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4.6(b)
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Governmental
Approvals
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4.19
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Guaranty
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6.3
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Indemnified
Party
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12.3(a)
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Indemnifying
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12.3(a)
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Interim Balance
Sheet
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4.6(a)
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Intellectual
Property Assignment Agreement
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9.2(g)(iii)
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Key
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7.13
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Leased Real
Property
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4.4(a)
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Legacy
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Preamble
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Loan
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6.1
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Morlex
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Preamble
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Non-Assignable Contracts
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7.6
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Non-Compete Period
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7.10
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Note
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6.2
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Note Amount
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11.2(a)
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Owned Real Property
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4.4(a)
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Parent
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Preamble
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Parent Board
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7.15
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Parent Common Stock
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Recital C
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Parent Termination Fee
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11.2(b)
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Parties
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Preamble
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Party
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Preamble
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Pledged Accounts
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6.2(c)
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Pledge Agreement
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6.3
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Purchase Price
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3.1
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Purchaser
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Preamble
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Purchaser Common Stock
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3.1
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Purchaser Indemnified Parties
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12.1
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Purchaser Losses
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12.1
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Purchaser Representative(s)
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7.1
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Purchaser Termination Fee
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11.2(c)
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SEC
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7.1(s)
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Seller
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Preamble
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Seller Indemnified Parties
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12.2
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Seller Losses
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12.2
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Sellers
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Preamble
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Shareholder Meeting
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4.24
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Shares
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3.1
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Signing Payment
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3.1(b)
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Suppliers
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4.17(b)
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Termination Date
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11.1
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Termination Shares
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11.2(c)(x)(B)
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Transfer Taxes
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8.2
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Transferred Insurance Policies
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2.2(n)
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Unaudited Balance Sheet
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4.6
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Unaudited Balance Sheet Date
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4.5
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Unaudited Financial Statements
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4.6
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Voting Agreement
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Recital C
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Voting Shareholder(s)
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Recital C
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Yearly Financial Statements
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1.
Agreement to Purchase and Sell .
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing and
except for the Excluded Assets, each Seller shall grant, sell,
assign, transfer and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
shall purchase and acquire from each Seller, all right, title and
interest of the Sellers in, to and under the assets, properties and
business, of every kind and description, wherever located, real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned or held for use or
used in the conduct of the Business by the Sellers (which assets,
properties and rights are collectively referred to in this
Agreement as the “ Assets ”), free and clear of
all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, and the Purchaser will
assume the Assumed Liabilities (as hereinafter defined).
Section 2.2.
Assets .
Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 2.3, the Assets shall
include, without limitation, the following assets, properties and
rights of each Seller as of the close of business on the Closing
Date:
(a) all
leases of, easements upon or options for easements upon, and other
interests in, real property solely or primarily used in connection
with the Business, as set forth on Schedule 2.2(a)
;
(b) all
furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, computer hardware, and
all other tangible assets and personal property, which is used or
held for use in the operation of the Business, including as set
forth on Schedule 2.2(b) ;
(c) the
Contracts and Contract rights of the Sellers with respect to the
Business set forth on Schedule 2.2(c) (collectively, the
“ Assumed Contracts ”);
(d) all
deposits, advances, pre-paid expenses and credits relating to the
Business;
(e) all
Intellectual Property Rights relating to the Business,
including without limitation the names “Legacy Media,”
“Consumer Loyalty Group” and any similar name or a name
containing similar terms;
(f) all
goodwill and going concern value of the Business;
(g) except
with respect to defenses available in respect of any Excluded
Liabilities, all rights to causes of action, lawsuits, judgments,
claims and demands of any nature available to or being pursued with
respect to the Business, whether arising by way of counterclaim or
otherwise;
(h) all
rights in and under all express or implied guarantees, warranties,
representations, covenants, indemnities and similar rights in favor
of the Sellers or otherwise relating to the Business;
(i) all
Permits, certifications and licenses, authorizations,
accreditations, qualifications, product or service registrations or
similar rights to the extent that they are assignable, including as
set forth on Schedule 2.2(i) ;
(j) all
accounts receivable related to the Business;
(k) all
information, files, correspondence, records (other than corporate
records), data, plans, reports, contracts and recorded Knowledge,
including client and employee files, customer, supplier, price and
mailing lists, manuals, schematics, formulation, and all accounting
or other books and records of the Business in whatever media
retained or stored, including, without limitation, computer
programs and disks; and
(l) the
Insurance policies set forth on Schedule 2.2(l) (“
Transferred Insurance Policies ”);
(m) all
cash and cash equivalents; and
(n) all
other tangible and intangible assets of any kind or description,
wherever located, that are carried on the books of the Business or
which are owned by the Sellers or used or held for use in the
operations of the Business or shown on the Unaudited Balance Sheet
that have not been disposed of by the Business since the Unaudited
Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business in accordance
with past practices.
Section 2.3. Excluded Assets
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in this Agreement, the Assets will not include the following
assets, properties and rights of the Parent or any Seller
(collectively, the “ Excluded Assets
”):
(a) all
rights of the Sellers under any and all Contracts that are not
Assumed Contracts;
(b) any
Permit or similar right that by its terms is not transferable to
the Purchaser, including those set forth on Schedule 2.3
;
(c) all
refunds or claims for refunds due from federal, state and local Tax
authorities with respect to federal, state and local income Taxes
paid by the Sellers for periods ending on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(d) any
assets of any Seller Employee Benefit Plan;
(e) any
of the rights of the Sellers under this
Agreement;
(f) the
charter documents of the Sellers, minute book, stock ledger, Tax
Returns, and other constituent records relating to the corporate
organization of the Sellers;
(g) all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or equity
interests, as applicable, of Channel Marketing Limited, a private
limited company incorporated under English law (“ Channel
Marketing ”), owned by CLG; and
(h)
assets of the Parent and Sellers not related to the
Business.
Section 2.4. Assumed
Liabilities .
(a) Anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except for the
Assumed Liabilities described in Section 2.4(b), the Purchaser
shall not and the Purchaser does not assume any liabilities or
obligations (fixed or contingent, known or unknown, matured or
unmatured) of the Sellers whether or not arising out of or relating
to the Assets or the Business or any other business of the Sellers
or Parent, all of which liabilities and obligations shall, at and
after the Closing, remain the exclusive responsibility of the
Sellers (as applicable).
(b) Effective
as of the close of business on the Closing Date, the Purchaser will
assume and agree to pay, discharge or perform, as appropriate, only
the following Liabilities of Sellers with respect to the Business:
(i) the obligations of the Sellers under the Assumed Contracts and
Permits included in the Assets that relate to the operations of the
Business subsequent to the Closing Date, except to the extent
relating to breach or default under any such Assumed Contract or
violation under such Permit by any Seller prior to the Closing
Date; (ii) the accounts payable of the Sellers arising in the
ordinary course of business of the Sellers, consistent with past
practices, that are not related to a breach, default or violation
by any Seller, as set forth in Schedule 2.4 ; and (iii) all
Liabilities and obligations arising out of the operation of the
Business by the Purchaser after the Closing Date, except to the
extent specifically included in Excluded Liabilities (collectively,
the “ Assumed Liabilities ”).
Section 2.5. Excluded
Liabilities .
Specifically, and without in any way limiting the
generality of Section 2.4(a), the Assumed Liabilities will not
include, and in no event will the Purchaser assume, agree to pay,
discharge or satisfy, or otherwise have any responsibility for, any
Liability or obligation (together with all other Liabilities of the
Sellers or Parent that are not Assumed Liabilities, the “
Excluded Liabilities ”):
(a) owed
to any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller which was incurred
prior to the Closing Date;
(b) for
any Taxes of any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller with respect
to any period or portion thereof and any Taxes attributable to the
Assets relating to any period or portion thereof ending on or prior
to the Closing Date ( provided , that with respect to any
Tax that is imposed on a periodic basis and is payable for a
taxable period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date,
the portion of such Taxes that is payable for the portion of such
taxable period ending on such Closing Date shall be the amount of
such Tax for the entire period (or, in the case of such Taxes
determined on an arrears basis, the amount of such Tax for the
preceding period) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of days in the portion of such taxable period ending
on such Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of
days in the entire taxable period);
(c) for
any Indebtedness of any Seller or Parent, or any Indebtedness
otherwise relating to the Business which was incurred prior to the
Closing Date;
(d) relating
to, resulting from or arising out of (i) claims made in pending or
future suits, actions, investigations or other legal, governmental
or administrative proceedings relating to events which have
occurred, conditions arising, facts and circumstances existing, or
the operation of the Business, prior to the Closing Date, or
(ii) claims based on violations of Law, breach of contract,
employment practices, intellectual property matters, product
warranty, product liability, or environmental, health and safety
matters or any other actual or alleged failure of the Parent or any
Seller to perform any obligation, in each case arising out of or
relating to events which have occurred, conditions arising, facts
and circumstances existing, goods delivered or services performed,
or the operation of the Business, prior to the Closing, including
without limitation, any claims set forth in Schedules
4.10(a) or 4.11 ;
(e) pertaining
to any Excluded Asset;
(f) for
any Liability or reimbursement obligation to any third party payor
arising out of or relating to the operation of the Business for
periods prior to the Closing Date, other than accounts payable
included in the Assumed Liabilities;
(g) relating
to, resulting from or arising out of any former operations of any
Seller that have been discontinued or disposed of prior to the
Closing Date;
(h) under
or relating to any Seller Employee Benefit Plan, whether or not
such Liability or obligation arises prior to or after the Closing
Date;
(i) any
Liability for any employees of the Business with respect to the
periods prior to the Closing Date, including any wages, salaries or
otherwise, or any Liability for any severance or similar payments
for any employees of the Business;
(j) of
the Parent or any Seller arising or incurred in connection with the
negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and any fees and expenses of
counsel, accountants, brokers, financial advisors or other experts
of the Parent or any Seller;
(k) any
Liability related to any Proceeding, including without limitation,
the FTC;
(l) all
Liabilities of Parent or any Seller to Issa Gharibeh whether or not
reflected in the Financial Statements; or
(m) relating
to Channel Marketing.
Such Excluded Liabilities shall
include all claims, actions, litigations and proceedings relating
to any or all of the foregoing and all costs and expenses in
connection therewith.
ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE; ALLOCATIONS
Section 3.1. Purchase Price
.
(a) The
purchase price for the Assets (the “ Purchase Price
”) shall be as follows: (i) the payment to the Parent of
cash in the amount of $1,000,000 (the “ Cash ”),
payable as set forth in Section 3.1(b) below; and (ii) the
issuance to the Parent of 4,000,000 shares (the “
Shares ”) of common stock, par value $0.001, of the
Purchaser (“ Purchaser Common Stock ”), which
the Parties agree for purposes of this Agreement shall be valued at
$0.75 per share, issuable as set forth in Section 3.1(c)
below. In addition to the foregoing amount, as
consideration for the grant, sale, assignment, transfer and
delivery of the Assets, the Purchaser shall assume and discharge
the Assumed Liabilities as such Assumed Liabilities mature
according to their terms.
(b) The
Cash portion of the Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:
(i) $125,000 (the “ Deposit ”) shall be
payable upon the execution of this Agreement by the Parties by
check or the wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds to
such bank account as shall be designated in writing by the Parent,
(ii) $200,000 shall be payable by the forgiveness of all
indebtedness of the Parent evidenced by the Loan advanced to the
Parent by or on behalf of Purchaser as contemplated by Article VI
of this Agreement; and (iii) $675,000 less the amount of
interest accrued on the Loan as of the Closing Date (the “
Closing Payment ”) shall be payable at the Closing by
check or the wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds to
such bank account as shall be designated in writing by the
Parent.
(c) The
Shares shall be issuable upon the Closing. At the
Closing, Morlex shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Morlex’s transfer agent the instruction letter, instructing
the transfer agent to issue the Shares to the Parent effective as
of the Closing Date, and shall cause the transfer agent to have the
shares issued on the Closing Date.
Section 3.2. Allocation of
Purchase Price .
(a) Within
sixty (60) days following the Closing, the Purchaser shall prepare
and deliver to the Parent, an allocation of the Purchase Price (and
all other capitalized costs) among the Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities in accordance with Code Section 1060 and the U.S.
Treasury regulations thereunder (and any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law, as appropriate), which allocation
shall be conclusive and binding on the parties
hereto.
(b) The
parties shall report, act and file Tax Returns in a manner
consistent with the allocations set forth in clause (a), except as
required by applicable Law. The Sellers and Parent shall
timely and properly prepare, execute, file and deliver all such
documents, forms and other information as the Purchaser may
reasonably request to prepare such allocations.
Section 3.3. Allocation of Certain
Items .
With
respect to certain expenses incurred with respect to the Assets in
the operation of the Business, the following allocations will be
made between the Purchaser and the Sellers:
(a)
Taxes . Ad valorem property Taxes (or any other
Tax that is imposed on a periodic basis) will be apportioned at the
Closing based upon the number of days in the taxable period before
and after the Closing Date and the amounts set forth in the current
Tax bills.
(b)
Utilities . Utilities, water and sewer charges
will be apportioned based upon the number of Business Days
occurring before and after the Closing Date during the billing
period for each such charge.
Appropriate cash payments by the Purchaser, the
Parent or the Sellers, as the case may require, shall be made
hereunder from time to time as soon as practicable after the facts
giving rise to the obligation for such payments are known in the
amounts necessary to give effect to the allocations provided for in
this Section 3.3.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND
SELLERS
The
Parent and each of the Sellers jointly and severally hereby
represent and warrant to the Purchaser as
follows:
Section 4.1. Organization
.
The
Parent is a corporation duly formed and validly existing under the
laws of Utah and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
now being conducted. Each of Legacy and CLG is a limited
liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws
of California, and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
now being conducted. The Parent has heretofore made
available to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the
charter documents of the Parent and each Seller as currently in
effect and the company record books of Parent and each Seller with
respect to actions taken by Parent and each Seller’s board of
directors or applicable governing body, as applicable.
Schedule 4.1 contains a true and correct list of the
jurisdictions in which Parent and each Seller is qualified or
registered to do business, or is required by law to be so
qualified.
Section 4.2. Authorization;
Enforceability; Ownership .
(a)
Authorization; Enforceability . The Parent and each Seller
has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and any other certificate, agreement, document or other instrument
to be executed and delivered by it in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the
“ Ancillary Documents ”) and to perform its
respective obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the applicable Ancillary Documents
by Parent and each Seller and the performance by Parent and each
Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation of the transactions provided for herein and therein
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
member or manager action, as applicable, on the part of Parent and
each Seller; provided that, the approval of a requisite vote of
shareholders of the Parent is required in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Documents will be as of the
Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by Parent and the Sellers
and do or will, as the case may be, constitute the valid and
binding agreements of Parent and the Sellers, enforceable against
Parent and each Seller in accordance with their respective
terms.
(b)
Ownership . Parent owns 100% of the issued and
outstanding equity interests in each Seller. CLG owns
100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or
equity interests, as applicable, of Channel
Marketing. Channel Marketing is dormant, and does not
own or possess any assets of the Business. CLG has no
other subsidiaries. Legacy has no
subsidiaries.
Section 4.3. Absence of
Restrictions and Conflicts .
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which
it is a party do not or will not, as the case may be, with the
passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or
conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in
the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any
obligation under or create in the Parent or any Seller the right to
terminate, modify or cancel, or otherwise require any action,
consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration
or filing with respect to (a) any term or provision of the
charter documents of the Parent or any Seller, (b) except as
indicated on Schedule 4.12(b) , any Assumed Contract or any
other material Contract, Permit or other instrument applicable the
Parent, any Seller or the Business, (c) any judgment, decree
or order of any court or Governmental Entity or agency to which the
Parent or any Seller is a party or by which the Business or any of
the Assets are bound or (d) except as set forth on Schedule
4.3 , any Law which is material to the Parent or any Seller or
the Business.
Section 4.4. Real Property
.
(a) Neither
the Parent nor any Seller owns any real property that is used or
held for use in connection with the Business.
Schedule 4.4 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all
leases of real property to which any Seller or, with respect to the
Business, Parent or any Affiliate of Parent has a continuing
financial or other obligation (together with all fixtures and
improvements thereon, the “ Leased Real Property
”). Each Seller or Parent, as applicable, has a
valid leasehold interest in such Leased Real Property, free and
clear of any Liens. The leases of the Leased Real
Property are in full force and effect. All leases of Leased Real
Property are in good standing and are valid, binding and
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and there
does not exist under any such lease any default or any event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a
default.
(b) The
improvements on the Leased Real Property are in good operating
condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, are adequate and suitable for the purposes
for which they are presently being used. There are no
condemnation, appropriation or similar proceedings pending or
threatened against any of the Leased Real Property or the
improvements thereon.
Section 4.5. Title to Assets;
Related Matters .
The
Assets constitute all of the assets necessary and sufficient to
conduct the operations of the Business in accordance with
Parent’s and each Sellers’ past practices and as
presently planned to be conducted by the Purchaser, except as
specifically set forth in the definition of Excluded
Assets. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5 , the
Sellers have (and will convey to the Purchaser at the Closing) good
and marketable title to the Assets, free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Encumbrances. All plants,
buildings, structures, equipment and other items of tangible
personal property and assets included in the Assets: (a) are in
good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and
repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, consistent with standards
generally followed in the industry; (b) are usable in the regular
and ordinary course of business; and (c) conform in all material
respects to all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules and
regulations applicable thereto, and the Parent and Sellers have no
Knowledge of any material defects or problems with any of the
Assets. The Sellers own, lease or license all of the
Assets and neither Parent nor any Seller or Affiliate of Parent
other than the Sellers has any rights with respect to the
Assets. No Person other than either Seller owns any
equipment or other tangible personal property or assets either
which are necessary to the operation of, or have been used or held
for use in the operation of, the Business, except for the leased
items that are subject to personal property
leases. Since December 31, 2007 (the “
Unaudited Balance Sheet Date ”), neither Seller has
sold, transferred or disposed of any assets.
Schedule 4.5 sets forth a true, correct and complete list
and general description of each material item of tangible personal
property used or held for use in connection with the Business by
the Sellers, the Parent or any Affiliate of Parent. There are no
developments affecting any of the Assets pending or threatened,
which might materially detract from the value, materially interfere
with any present or intended use or materially adversely affect the
marketability of such Assets.
Section 4.6. Financial
Statements .
(a)
Schedule 4.6 contains true, correct and complete copies of
(i) the unaudited balance sheets of the Sellers as of
December 31 for each of the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007 (such 2007 balance sheet, the “ Unaudited
Balance Sheet ”), and the related statements of income
and cash flows for the years then ended (the “ Yearly
Financial Statements ”), and (ii) the unaudited interim
balance sheet of the Sellers for the six-month period ended
August 20, 2008 (the “ Interim Balance Sheet
” and, collectively with the Yearly Financial Statements, the
“ Unaudited Financial Statements
”).
(b) Prior
to the Closing Date, the Parent and Sellers shall deliver to
Purchaser and Morlex, pursuant to Section 7.17(a), true, correct
and complete copies of the audited balance sheets of the Sellers as
of December 31 for each of the years ended December 31, 2005,
2006 and 2007, and the related statements of income and cash flows
for the years then ended (the “ Audited Financial
Statements ” and collectively with the Unaudited
Financial Statements, the “ Financial Statements
”).
(c) The
Financial Statements have been, or in the case of the Audited
Financial Statements will be, prepared in accordance with GAAP
(except with respect to the Interim Balance Sheet, for the absence
of notes thereto and year end audit adjustments which shall not be
material), are, or in the case of the Audited Financial Statements
will be, true, correct and complete and present fairly in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Business, Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as of the dates
thereof, and the related consolidated results of its operations and
changes in cash flows for the periods then ended. The
Financial Statements are, or in the case of the Audited Financial
Statements will be, based on the books and records of the Parent
and Sellers which have been kept, and such Financial Statements
have been, or in the case of the Audited Financial Statements will
be, prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis. Since the Unaudited Balance Sheet Date, there has
been no change in any of the accounting (and Tax accounting)
policies, practices or procedures of the Parent or either
Seller.
Section 4.7. Accounts Receivable;
Indebtedness .
(a) All
accounts receivable reflected on the Unaudited Balance Sheet arose
from bona fide sales transactions in the ordinary course of
business of the applicable Seller, are reflected therein at values
determined in accordance with GAAP, reflect normal credit and
payment terms consistent with the past practices of the Parent and
Sellers, are collectible in accordance with their payment terms or
are fully reserved against in the Unaudited Balance Sheet, and none
of such accounts receivable reflect or will reflect consignment
sales or sales on approval. Except charge backs and
penalties that occur in the ordinary course of the Business
consistent with past practice and none of which are material
individually or in the aggregate, neither the Parent nor any Seller
has received notice of any counterclaims or set-offs against such
accounts receivable for which allowances have not been established
in accordance with GAAP.
(b) All
obligations of the Parent or Sellers constituting Indebtedness
relating to the Business are listed on Schedule 4.7 or
are otherwise listed in the Financial
Statements.
Section 4.8. No Undisclosed
Liabilities .
(a) The
Sellers have no Liabilities, except for (i) the Liabilities set
forth on Schedule 4.8 ; (ii) Liabilities listed on the
Financial Statements; (iii) Liabilities that have arisen since the
date of the Financial Statements in the ordinary course of business
(provided that there is no such Liability that is material that
relates to breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, violation of Law, Order or Permit, or any Proceeding;
(iv) Liabilities under or arising out of the performance of
Contracts disclosed on Schedule 4.12(a) , or under or
arising out of the performance of Contracts entered into after the
date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions
hereof, and (v) Liabilities disclosed in this Agreement or any
Schedule to this Agreement. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.8 , no Seller has, either expressly or by
operation of Law, assumed or undertaken any Liability of any other
Person.
Section 4.9. Absence of Certain
Changes .
Since
the Unaudited Balance Sheet Date and except as set forth in
Schedule 4.9 , there has not been (i) any event,
occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts which,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent, any Seller,
the Business, Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) any
damage, destruction, loss or casualty to property or assets of the
Business or included in the Assets, whether or not covered by
insurance, (iii) any material change in the value or condition of
the Business from the value or condition reflected in the Financial
Statements; (iv) any action or event which, if occurring after
the date of this Agreement, would violate Section 7.1 hereof; or
(v) any Contract for Parent or any Seller to take any of the
actions specified in this Section 4.9.
Section 4.10. Legal
Proceedings .
(a) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(a) , there are no Proceedings
(or any basis therefor) pending, threatened against, relating to or
involving Parent, any Seller, the Business, the Assets or the
Assumed Liabilities by any person or before any Governmental
Entity. Parent and Sellers have delivered or made
available to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all
material documents and material correspondence relating to such
matters referred to in Schedule 4.10(a) .
(b) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(b) , there are no Proceedings
that (i) resulted in any criminal sanctions or (ii) within the last
three (3) years, resulted in any payments, in each case by or
against Parent, any Seller or any of their members, managers,
employees, directors or officers in their capacity as members,
managers, employees, directors or officers (whether as a result of
a judgment, civil fine, settlement or otherwise) with respect to
the Business, the Assets or Assumed Liabilities.
Section 4.11. Compliance with
Law .
Each Seller is (and has been at all times during
the past five (5) years) in compliance in all material respects
with all Laws applicable to the Business, the Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.11
, with respect to the Business, the Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities, (i) neither the Parent nor any Seller has been
charged with, received written notice with respect to or been under
investigation with respect to, a violation of any applicable Law,
(ii) no Seller is a party to or bound by any Order of any
Governmental Entity, and (iii) the Parent or each Seller has filed
all reports required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with
respect to the Business, the Assets or Assumed Liabilities on or
before the date hereof and all such reports are accurate and
complete in all material respects and in material compliance with
all applicable Laws. Each Seller has all Permits
required or desirable in connection with the conduct of the
Business, all such Permits are in full force and effect, and all
such Permits are listed on Schedule 4.11 .
Section 4.12. Seller Contracts
.
(a)
Schedule 4.12(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete
list of the following Contracts related to the Business, the Assets
or the Assumed Liabilities:
(i) all
leases relating to the Leased Real Property or other leases or
licenses involving any properties or assets (whether real, personal
or mixed, tangible or intangible) involving an annual commitment or
payment of more than $10,000 individually;
(ii) all
Contracts or agreements which limit or restrict a Seller or any
members, managers, officers or key employees of the Parent or any
Seller from engaging in any business in any
jurisdiction;
(iii) all
franchising and licensing agreements;
(iv) any
Contract or agreement relating to the Intellectual
Property;
(v)
any Contract or agreement with or for the benefit of an member,
manager, employee, officer or director of the Parent or any Seller
including any employment agreement;
(vi) any
Contract or agreement for capital expenditures or the acquisition
or construction of fixed assets;
(vii) any
Contract that provides for an increased payment or benefit, or
accelerated vesting, upon the execution of this Agreement or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
(viii) any
Contract or agreement granting any Person a Lien on all or any part
of any of the Assets;
(ix) any
Contract or agreement for the cleanup, abatement or other actions
in connection with any Hazardous Materials, the remediation of any
existing environmental condition or relating to the performance of
any environmental audit or study;
(x) any
Contract or agreement granting to any Person an option or a first
refusal, first-offer or similar preferential right to purchase or
acquire any assets;
(xi) any
Contract or agreement with any supplier, agent, distributor or
representative that is not terminable without penalty on thirty
(30) calendar days’ or less notice;
(xii) any
Contract or agreement for the granting or receiving of a license or
sublicense or under which any Person is obligated to pay or have
the right to receive a royalty, license fee or similar
payment;
(xiii) any
Contract providing for the indemnification or holding harmless of
any member, manager, officer, director, employee or other
Person;
(xiv) any
joint venture or partnership Contract;
(xv) any
customer Contract for the provision of goods or services by the
Business, including all outstanding orders or purchase
orders;
(xvi) any
outstanding power of attorney empowering any Person to act on
behalf of a Seller; and
(xvii) all
existing Contracts and commitments (other than those described in
subparagraphs (i) through (xvi) of this Section 4.12(a)) that are
material to the Business or entered into outside the ordinary
course of business of the Business.
True,
correct and complete copies of all Assumed Contracts have been made
available to the Purchaser.
(b) The
Assumed Contracts are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms with respect to the Parent
and the applicable Seller and with respect to each other party to
such Assumed Contracts. There are no existing defaults
or breaches of the Parent or any Seller under any Assumed Contract
(or events or conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or
both would constitute a default or breach) and, to the Knowledge of
Parent or any Seller, there are no such defaults (or events or
conditions which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third party to
any Assumed Contract. Neither the Parent nor any Seller
has any Knowledge of any pending or threatened bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar proceeding with respect to any party to such
agreements. Neither the Parent nor any Seller is
participating in any discussions or negotiations regarding
modification of or amendment to any Assumed Contract or entry in
any new material contract applicable to the Business, Assets or the
Assumed Liabilities. Schedule 4.12(b) identifies
each Assumed Contract set forth therein that requires the consent
of or notice to the other party thereto to avoid any breach,
default or violation of such contract, agreement or other
instrument in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the assignment of such Assumed Contract to the
Purchaser.
Section 4.13.
Insurance Policies .
(a)
Schedule 4.13(a) contains a complete and correct list of all
insurance policies relating to the Business, the Assets or the
Assumed Liabilities carried by or for the benefit of the Parent or
any Seller, specifying the insurer, policy number, amount of and
nature of coverage, the risk insured against, the deductible amount
(if any) and the date through which coverage will continue by
virtue of premiums already paid. The Parent and Sellers
maintain insurance with reputable insurers for the Business and
Assets against all risks normally insured against, and in amounts
normally carried, by corporations of similar size engaged in
similar lines of business and such coverage is
sufficient. All insurance policies and bonds with
respect to the Business, Assets and the Assumed Liabilities are in
full force and effect and will be maintained by the Parent or
Sellers in full force and effect as they apply to any matter,
action or event relating to each Seller, the Business, Assets and
the Assumed Liabilities occurring through the Closing Date and the
Parent and Sellers have not reached or exceeded their policy limits
for any insurance policies in effect at any time during the past
five (5) years. There is no claim by the Parent or any
Seller pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which
coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the
underwriters of such policies or bonds or in respect of which such
underwriters have reserved their rights. All premiums
payable under all such policies and bonds have been timely paid,
and the Parent and Sellers have otherwise complied fully with the
terms and conditions of all such policies and
bonds. Neither the Parent nor any Seller has any
Knowledge of any threatened termination of, premium increase with
respect to, or material alteration of coverage under, any of such
policies or bonds.
(b)
Schedule 4.13(b) contains a true, correct and complete list
of all policies of liability, theft, fidelity, business
interruption, life, fire, product liability, professional
liability, workers compensation, health and other material forms of
insurance required to be held by the Parent and each Seller
pursuant to any Contract with a customer, vendor, payor or
supplier.
Section 4.14.
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters .
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.14 ,
with respect to the Business, Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and
the Leased Real Property:
(a) the
Parent and each Seller and the Business are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Environmental
Laws;
(b) the
Parent and each Seller possesses, and is in full compliance with,
all Permits and has filed all notices that are required under
Environmental Laws, and the Parent and each Seller is in compliance
with all applicable limitations, restrictions, conditions,
standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and
timetables contained in those Laws or contained in any law,
regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, notice, permit or
demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder,
in each case in all material respects;
(c) there
are no Liabilities arising in connection with or in any way
relating to the Business, Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the
Leased Real Property of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued,
contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise,
arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, and there are
no facts, events, conditions, situations or set of circumstances,
including notice of actual or threatened Liability under any
foreign, state or local statute or ordinance from any Governmental
Entity or any third party, which could reasonably be expected to
result in or be the basis for any such Liability;
(d) no
Hazardous Material has been discharged, disposed of, dumped,
injected, pumped, deposited, spilled, leaked, emitted or released
by the Business or by any of the products sold or installed by the
Business;
(e) neither
the Parent nor any Seller has imported, manufactured, stored, used,
operated, transported, treated or disposed of any Hazardous
Materials other than in compliance with all Environmental Laws;
and
(f) for
purposes of this Section 4.14, the terms “ Parent
” or “ Seller ” shall include any entity
which is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of the Parent or
respective Seller, as applicable.
Section 4.15.
Intellectual Property .
Schedule 4.15 sets forth a true and correct list of all
Intellectual Property Rights of the Business that is registered
with a Governmental Entity and the jurisdictions where each is
registered. The Parent and Sellers have good and
marketable title to or possesses adequate licenses or other valid
rights to use all Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of
all Liens and have paid all maintenance fees, renewals or expenses
related to its Intellectual Property Rights. Neither the
use of the Intellectual Property Rights nor the conduct of the
Business in accordance with the past practices, misappropriates,
infringes upon or conflicts with any patent, copyright, trade name,
trade secret, trademark or other Intellectual Property Rights of
any third party. There are no royalties or fees payable
by the Parent or any Seller to any Person by reason of the
ownership or use of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights. No party has filed a claim or threatened to file
a claim against the Parent or any Seller alleging that it has
violated, infringed on or otherwise improperly used the
Intellectual Property Rights of such party. To the
Knowledge of the Parent or any Seller, no other Person is
infringing upon any Intellectual Property Right of the
Business. All employees of the Parent and Sellers have
signed customary assignment of inventions and other intellectual
property in favor of the Sellers, and the Parent and each Seller
has taken all reasonable precautions necessary to protect the
Sellers’ trade secrets.
Section 4.16.
Transactions with Affiliates .
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.16 , no
member, manager, shareholder, employee, officer or director of
Parent or any Seller, or any Person with whom any such employee,
officer or director has any direct or indirect relation by blood,
marriage or adoption, or any entity in which any such person, owns
any beneficial interest (other than a publicly held corporation
whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter market and less than 5% of the stock of which is
beneficially owned by all such Persons in the aggregate) or any
Affiliate of any of the foregoing or any current or former
Affiliate of the Parent or any Seller have any interest in:
(a) any Contract, arrangement or understanding with, or
relating to, the Business, the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
or (b) any property (real, personal or mixed), tangible or
intangible, used or currently intended to be used by the Parent or
any Seller relating to the Business, the Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities. Schedule 4.16 also sets forth a
complete list of all accounts receivable, notes receivable and
other receivables and accounts payable owed to or due from any
Affiliate to the Parent or any Seller relating to the Business, the
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities.
Section 4.17.
Customer and Supplier Relations .
(a)
Schedule 4.17(a) contains a complete and accurate list of
the names and addresses of the top ten (10) customers of the
Business for each of the 2006 and 2007 fiscal years, and for the
2008 stub period (the “ Customers
”). No event has occurred that would materially
and adversely affect the Parent’s or any Seller’s
relations with any such Customer. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.17(a) , no Customer (or former customer) during
the last twelve (12) months has canceled, terminated or made any
written threat to cancel or otherwise terminate its Contract or to
decrease its usage of the Business’s services or
products. Neither the Parent nor the Seller has received
notice nor has any Knowledge to the effect that any current
customer may terminate or materially alter its business relations
with the Business, either as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.
(b)
Schedule 4.17(b) contains a complete and accurate list of
the names and addresses of the top five (5) suppliers of the
Business for each of the 2006 and 2007 fiscal years, and for the
2008 stub period (the “ Suppliers
”). The Parent and Sellers maintain good relations
with each of the Suppliers, and no event has occurred that would
materially and adversely affect any Seller’s relations with
any such Supplier. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.17(b) , no supplier (or former supplier) during the last
twelve (12) months has canceled, terminated or made any threat to
cancel or otherwise terminate its Contract or to decrease its
supply of services or products. Neither the Parent nor
the Seller has received notice nor has any Knowledge to the effect
that any current supplier may terminate or materially alter its
business relations with the Business, either as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise.
Section 4.18.
Employee Matters .
(a) There
are no Seller Employee Benefit Plans.
(b) The
employees of the Business have not been, and currently are not,
represented by any labor organization or group
whatsoever. Neither the Parent nor any Seller has been
and is not a signatory to any collective bargaining agreement, and
no union organizing campaign or other attempt to organize or
establish a labor union, employee organization or labor
organization involving or representing employees of the Parent or
any Seller has occurred, is in progress or is
threatened.
(c) No
workers’ compensation or retaliation claim, complaint, charge
or investigation has been filed or is pending against the Parent or
any Seller with respect to the Business, and the Parent and Sellers
have maintained and currently maintain adequate insurance as
required by applicable law with respect to workers’
compensation claims and unemployment benefits claims.
(d) The
Parent and Sellers are in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable laws, regulations and orders and all contracts or
collective bargaining agreements governing or concerning labor
relations, unions and collective bargaining, conditions of
employment, employment discrimination and harassment, wages, hours
or occupations safety and health, including, without limitation,
ERISA, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the National
Labor Relations Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1964, the
Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Davis Bacon Act, the
Walsh-Healy Act, the service Contract Act, Executive Order 11246,
the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and
all regulations under such acts.
Section 4.19.
Permits .
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19 ,
each Seller has all material Permits necessary for its operations
in the conduct of the Business, such Permits are in full force and
effect and no violations are or have been recorded in respect of
any thereof, and no Proceeding is pending or threatened to revoke
or limit any thereof. The Parent and Sellers have taken
all necessary action to maintain each Permit.
Schedule 4.19 contains a true, correct and complete list of
all such Permits under which each Seller is operating or bound, and
the Parent has furnished or made available to the Purchaser true,
correct and complete copies of the Permits set forth on Schedule
4.19 . To the Knowledge of the Parent or any Seller,
there is no proposed change in any applicable Law which would
require any Seller to obtain any Permits not set forth on
Schedule 4.19 in order to conduct the Business as presently
conducted. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19 ,
none of the Permits set forth on Schedule 4.19 shall be
materially and adversely affected as a result of the Parent’s
and Sellers’ execution and delivery of, or the performance of
its obligations under, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Schedule 4.19
contains a list of approvals of any Governmental Authority or any
department thereof with respect to the products provided by the
Business, or any preferred status, approval or other favorable
determination of any Governmental Authority with respect to such
products (the “Governmental
Approvals”). Such Governmental Approvals are in
full force and effect, no event or circumstance has occurred that
would result in a change of any such Governmental Approval, and
such Governmental Approvals will not be affected by the transaction
contemplated pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 4.20.
Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers .
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20 ,
none of the Parent, Sellers, any members, managers, officers,
directors, shareholders or employees of the Parent or any Seller or
any Affiliate of the Parent or any Seller has employed any broker,
finder or investment banker or incurred any liability for any
investment banking fees, financial advisory fees, brokerage fees
or