ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
NDS NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS,
INC.,
CORY WIEDEL,
RYAN ZINK,
AND
BOND LABORATORIES,
INC.
October 1, 2008
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ARTICLE I
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1.1.
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1.2.
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2
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1.3.
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2
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1.4.
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2
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1.5.
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3
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1.6.
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Purchases of
Product Inventory
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1.7.
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1.8.
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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2.1.
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2.2.
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Gross Profit
Adjustments to Earn-Out Amount.
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2.3.
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2.4.
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Allocation of
Purchase Price
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2.5.
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2.6.
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Distribution of
Shares to Shareholders
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2.7.
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ARTICLE III
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND SHAREHOLDERS
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4.1.
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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4.2.
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Authorization;
Binding Obligation
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4.3.
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4.4.
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4.5.
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10
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4.6.
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Ownership; No
Subsidiaries
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4.7.
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10
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4.8.
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Leases of
Personal Property
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4.9.
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4.10.
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Absence of
Certain Events
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4.11.
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4.12.
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Solvency and
Value of Transfer
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4.13.
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Compliance with
FDA and FTC Regulations.
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4.14.
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4.15.
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4.16.
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Benefit Plan
Compliance with Provisions of Applicable Law
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4.17.
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4.18.
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4.19.
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4.20.
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4.21.
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4.22.
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4.23.
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Transactions
With Affiliates
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4.24.
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4.25.
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ARTICLE V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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5.1.
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Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification
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5.2.
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Authorization;
Binding Obligation
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5.3.
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5.4.
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5.5.
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5.6.
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5.7.
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Commission
Documents, Financial Statements
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5.8.
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5.9.
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5.10.
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No Implied
Representations or Warranties; Due Diligence
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ARTICLE VI
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6.1.
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Conduct of
Seller’s Business Pending Closing
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6.2.
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Notice by
Seller of Certain Events
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6.3.
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6.4.
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6.5.
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6.6.
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Preservation of
and Access to Certain Records.
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6.7.
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Maintenance of
Insurance Coverage
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6.8.
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Supply, License
and Transition Services Agreement
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ARTICLE VII
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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7.1.
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ARTICLE VIII
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CONIDITIONS
PRECENDENT TO BUYER’S PERFORMANCE AND TO SELLER’S
PERFORMANCE
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8.1.
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Conditions to
Buyer’s Obligations
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8.2.
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Conditions to
Seller’s Obligations
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8.3.
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ARTICLE IX
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SURVIVAL OF
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
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9.1.
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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9.2.
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Indemnification
by Seller and Shareholders
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9.3.
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9.4.
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9.5.
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Limitations on
Indemnification.
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ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1.
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Termination
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10.2.
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Notice of
Termination; Effect of Termination
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10.3.
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Expenses
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10.4.
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Entire Subject
Matter; Amendment
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10.5.
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Assignment
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10.6.
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Counterparts
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10.7.
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Governing Law;
Submission to Jurisdiction
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10.8.
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Schedules and
Exhibits
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10.9.
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Severability
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10.10.
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Notices
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10.11.
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Representation
by Counsel
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10.12.
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Construction
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10.13.
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Headings
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10.14.
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Waivers
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10.15.
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Attorney’s Fees
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10.16.
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No
Consequential Damages
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of the
1st day of October, 2008 (the “ Effective Date
”), by and among NDS Nutritional Products, Inc., a Nebraska
corporation (“ Seller ”), Bond
Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“
Buyer ”), and Cory Wiedel and Ryan Zink
(together, the “ Shareholders
”).
R E C I T A
L S
A.
Seller
is engaged in the business of selling products and providing
services in the weight loss, sports nutrition, general health and
related categories (hereinafter the “ Seller’s
Business ” or , the “ Business
”).
B.
The
Shareholders own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Seller.
C.
Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller and Seller desires to sell to Buyer
all of the assets, properties and rights of Seller relating to
Seller’s Business (except for the Excluded Assets) on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
D.
As
additional consideration, and as a material inducement to Buyer to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, Seller and Shareholders desire to make certain
representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants and agreements
relating to the sale of Seller’s Business.
E.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in
the Table of Definitions attached hereto as Schedule 1.0
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A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing premises and the covenants, agreements, representations
and warranties contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
(a)
Subject to the terms and the conditions set forth in this Agreement
and on the basis of the representations and warranties herein,
Seller agrees to sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to
Buyer and Buyer agrees to purchase, receive and accept from Seller
all right, title and interest in and to the assets and properties
of every kind, character and description (other than property and
rights specifically excluded in this Agreement), used in
Seller’s Business, whether tangible, intangible, real,
personal or mixed, and wherever located, including any assets of
any of Seller’s Affiliates which are primarily used in
Seller’s Business or otherwise owned by Seller (collectively
referred to hereinafter as the “
Acquired Assets ”), including but
not limited to the assets set forth at Schedule 1.1
hereto.
(b)
Without limitation of the foregoing, the Acquired Assets shall
include all tangible property, equipment, tenant improvements
(regardless of whether they are accounted for as an asset on the
books of Seller, of any Affiliate of Seller, or of a landlord or
other third party), customer accounts, customer lists, goodwill,
software, Intellectual Property, Assigned Contracts, Assigned
Personal Property Leases, books and records, any Seller policies
and procedures relating to the Seller’s Business, telephone
and facsimile numbers, all Licenses of Seller and other permits and
other authorizations necessary for the conduct of Seller’s
Business (to the extent transferable to Buyer), the Component
Inventory listed on Schedule 2.1(v), and all insurance benefits,
including rights and proceeds, arising from or relating to the
Assumed Liabilities prior to the Effective Date, unless expended in
accordance with this Agreement.
. Notwithstanding anything contained
in Section 1.1, Buyer is not purchasing Seller’s cash and
cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, deposits, accounts receivable,
insurance refunds or Seller’s product inventory (including
any finished goods inventory, but specifically excluding the
Component Inventory) expressly listed on Schedule 1.2 (the
“ Product Inventory ”), or the other
assets and properties expressly set forth on Schedule 1.2
(such assets collectively being referred to as the “
Excluded Assets ” and such Schedule 1.2
being referred to herein as the “ Excluded Assets
Schedule ”).
1.3 . Assumed
Liabilities . As of the Closing Date, Seller shall
assign to Buyer and Buyer shall assume Seller’s obligations
arising from events occurring on or after the Closing Date under
(i) those outstanding purchase orders of the Seller set forth on
Schedule 1.3 ; (ii) customer product returns in the ordinary
course of business (but excluding any returns, pursuant to
large-scale product recalls and other product returns not in the
ordinary course of business, of products that were sold by Seller
prior to the Closing Date); (iii) the Unassigned Obligations as
provided in Section 6.3; (iv) the bonus and PTO obligations under
Section 1.5; and (v) those agreements and contracts (or
responsibilities under agreements or contracts) designated
specifically on Schedule 4.8 as Assigned Personal Property
Leases and on Schedule 4.20 as Assigned Contracts, except to
the extent that any such executory obligations result from, arise
out of, relate to, or are caused by, any one or more of the
following: (a) a breach of any of the Assigned Personal Property
Leases or Assigned Contracts occurring prior to the Closing Date;
(b) a breach of warranty (except a breach of warranty that leads
solely to a customer product return as contemplated in subpart(ii)
above), infringement or violation of law occurring prior to the
Closing Date; or (c) an event or condition occurring or existing
prior to the Closing Date which, through the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both, would constitute a breach or default by
Seller under any of the Assigned Personal Property Leases or
Assigned Contracts (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”).
1.4. Excluded
Liabilities . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT, BUYER DOES NOT ASSUME AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OF
THE DEBTS, OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES OF SELLER, SELLER’S
BUSINESS, ANY SHAREHOLDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF SELLER, WHENEVER
ARISING AND OF WHATEVER TYPE OR NATURE. In particular,
but without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall not assume, and
shall not be deemed by anything contained in this Agreement (other
than to the extent expressly provided in Section 1.3 Assumed
Liabilities ) to have assumed, and shall not be liable for any
debts, obligations or liabilities of Seller, any Affiliate of
Seller or Seller’s Business whether known or unknown,
contingent, absolute or otherwise and whether or not they would be
included or disclosed in financial statements prepared in
accordance with GAAP (the “ Excluded
Liabilities ”). Without limitation of the
foregoing, the Excluded Liabilities shall include debts,
liabilities and obligations: (a) under any real estate
lease or any contract or agreement to which Seller is a party or by
which Seller or Seller’s Business is bound that has not been
listed as an Assigned Contract on Schedule 4.20 hereof or
any Personal Property Lease by which Seller or Seller’s
Business is bound that has not been listed as an Assigned Personal
Property Lease on Schedule 4.8 hereof, except as otherwise
provided in Section 6.3; (b) with respect to any Assigned Contract
or Assigned Personal Property Lease, arising from the period prior
to the Closing Date; (c) arising out of any collective bargaining
agreement to which Seller is a party; (d) for any Employee Benefit
Plan; (e) for any obligation for Taxes; (f) for any liability for
local or state sales, use or transfer tax and taxes that may be
imposed upon the sale or assignment of the Acquired Assets pursuant
to this Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption and Bill of
Sale, regardless of when such obligations may become known and due;
(g) for any damages or injuries to persons or property or for any
tort or strict liability arising from events, actions or inactions
in Seller’s Business or the operation of Seller’s
Business prior to the Closing Date; (h) arising out of any
litigation arising with respect to the period prior to the Closing
Date, whether or not threatened or pending on or before the Closing
Date; (i) incurred by Seller or by Seller’s Business for
borrowed money; (j) with respect to any warranty claims related to
sale by Seller of products and services prior to the Closing Date
(except product warranty claims that lead solely to customer
product returns as contemplated in Section 1.3(ii) above), and (k)
for any accounts payable of Seller or any Affiliate of
Seller. The intent and objective of Buyer and Seller is
that, except for liabilities explicitly assumed by Buyer hereunder,
including the Unassigned Obligations, Buyer does not assume, and no
transferee liability shall attach to Buyer pertaining to, any of
the Excluded Liabilities.
1.5. Employees
. Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date,
(A) Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer shall offer employment to each
employee of Seller who is principally employed in Seller’s
Business (collectively, the “ Seller Employees
”), provided , however , that such employee (i)
is listed on Schedule 1.5 attached hereto, and (ii) if
required by Buyer, agrees to the release of his or her employment
files to Buyer or its Affiliate prior to hiring of such Seller
Employee (and agrees to performance of any reasonable background
checks, if required by Buyer), and (B) Seller covenants and agrees
to terminate the employment of the Seller Employees who accept
Buyer’s or its Affiliate’s offer of employment, and to
reasonably cooperate with Buyer in the transition of such Seller
Employees to Buyer or its Affiliate. Those Seller
Employees who accept Buyer’s or its Affiliate’s offer
of employment shall be designated on Schedule 1.5 as “
Transferring Employees ” and referred to
hereinafter as such. Except as otherwise provided in
this Section 1.5, Seller acknowledges and agrees that, as between
the parties, it is responsible for paying to the Transferring
Employees all compensation and benefits accrued up to the date that
such Transferring Employee accepts an offer of employment with
Buyer or its Affiliate (each such date, a “ Transfer
Date ”), including without limitation PTO, provided,
however, that Buyer shall pay the compensation and benefits
(including without limitation PTO) for each Transferring Employee
for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the
earlier to occur of (i) the date such Transferring Employee accepts
an offer of employment with Buyer, and (ii) immediately after the
second payroll after Closing with respect to such Transferring
Employee. Buyer shall pay the 2008 bonus for each
employee that is designated on Schedule 1.5 as a
Transferring Employee’s once such amounts are determined
(which bonuses shall be calculated in accordance with the existing
criteria for each bonus, which criteria have been provided to the
Buyer); provided , however , Seller shall reimburse
Buyer for that portion of each Transferring Employee’s bonus
earned through the Closing Date which reimbursed amounts shall be
equal to the amount of such bonus paid by Buyer multiplied by the
quotient of (x) the amount of the Sales revenue generated by the
Business for the period beginning on January 1, 2008 and ending on
the Closing Date divided by (y) the amount of the Sales revenue
generated by the Business for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, and which reimbursed amounts Buyer shall offset, as these
amounts are paid by Buyer to the Transferring Employees, at its
election against amounts owed to Seller pursuant to the Notes or
the Earnout Amount. With respect to each Transferring
Employee, the parties agree that Seller shall transfer and Buyer
shall assume up to eighty (80) hours of PTO per employee which has
accrued through the Closing Date (the “ Assumed
PTO ”), and the payment obligations of Buyer pursuant
to the Notes or the Earnout Amount shall be reduced by the
aggregate value of such Assumed PTO. Any PTO in excess
of Assumed PTO shall be paid by Seller to each Transferring
Employee in the next Seller payroll disbursed, whether at or
following the applicable Transfer Date for each such Transferring
Employee, but in any event no more than fourteen (14) business days
following the applicable Transfer Date. Schedule
1.5 sets forth with respect to each of the Seller Employees
such person’s position, date of hire, current salary, bonus
range/potential, accrued PTO through the Closing Date, and amount
of any other accrued benefits to which such person may be entitled
or for which such person has made either written or oral claim to
Seller. Seller shall provide an updated Schedule
1.5 at Closing, which schedule shall be updated each time a
Transferring Employee officially commences employment with Buyer or
its Affiliate. All Transferring Employees shall be
employees at will, subject to Buyer’s or its
Affiliate’s employment policies ; provided ,
however , that Buyer shall provide all Transferring
Employees with health/dental and other similar benefits that are
substantively equivalent to (or greater than) the benefits offered
to such Transferring Employees by Seller. Nothing herein
shall obligate Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer to employ the
Transferring Employees for any specific time
period. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
grant any employee any rights as a third party
beneficiary. Seller shall retain all liabilities with
respect to any and all Seller Employees who are not Transferring
Employees. Buyer shall not terminate Ryan Zink’s
employment with Buyer without “cause” (as defined in
the Zink Employment Agreement) for a period of at least eighteen
(18) months following the Closing Date.
Buyer agrees unconditionally to indemnify,
defend and hold Seller and Shareholders harmless, on demand, from
and against any and all Losses of every kind, nature or description
which arise out of or result from or as a consequence of any claims
of any nature brought by any Transferring Employees against Seller
on and following the Closing Date through the applicable Transfer
Date of such Transferring Employee (the “
Transition Period ”) which claim relates to
such Transition Period except for those Losses arising out of the
acts or omissions of Seller. The indemnification
obligations set forth in this Section 1.5 shall be subject to the
terms and provisions of Article IX hereof, but shall not be subject
to any of the limitations set forth in Section 9.5
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1.6. Purchases of
Product Inventory . Buyer covenants and agrees that
to the extent applicable, it shall fill all customer product orders
it receives after the Closing by first purchasing such products
from Seller at Seller’s cost out of the Product
Inventory (as the Product Inventory exists as of Closing);
provided , however , that Buyer shall not be obliged
to purchase, and Seller shall not sell to Buyer, any expired,
defective or spoiled products. Buyer shall make all
payments owed Seller for the Product Inventory by the date that is
the earlier of fifteen (15) days from invoice date for such
shipment of products, or Buyer’s receipt of such
products. To the extent that Buyer receives a product
order for a product that is not in the Product Inventory, Buyer
shall be entitled to purchase that product from any other
source. Buyer shall be responsible for the costs of
storing, insuring, handling and shipping the Product Inventory, and
Buyer shall accept and dispose of, at its own cost, any returned
products.
1.7. Instruments of
Transfer . The sale of the Acquired Assets and the
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities as herein provided shall be
effected at Closing by the Assignment and Assumption and Bill of
Sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “
Bill of Sale ”).
1.8. Payment of
Sales Taxes . Seller covenants and agrees to pay any
and all sales, use or other transfer taxes payable by reason of the
transfer and conveyance of the Acquired Assets
hereunder. The parties will prepare and deliver and if
necessary file at or before Closing all transfer tax returns and
other filings necessary to vest in Buyer full right, title and
interest in the Acquired Assets.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1. Purchase
Price . Subject to any adjustments pursuant to this
Article II, and in reliance on Seller’s and
Shareholders’ representations, warranties and covenants, the
purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Acquired
Assets and the other rights set forth herein shall be payable as
follows:
(i)
Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000)
payable in cash at the Closing (the “ Cash Purchase
Price ”);
(ii) Three Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) in the form of a secured
promissory note payable in eighteen (18) fixed monthly installments
and accruing interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum,
substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto
(the " Installment Note ");
(iii)
An amount equal to the book value of those fixed
assets of Seller listed on Schedule 2.1(iii) hereto (the
“ Fixed Assets ”), such amount to be
determined prior to the Closing, in the form of a secured
promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2
attached hereto (the " FAP Note ");
(iv)
An earn-out payment in the amount of
Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) (subject to
adjustment based on Gross Profits from the Business, as described
below), payable in six (6) consecutive, equal, quarterly
installments (the " Earn-Out Amount
");
(v)
An
amount equal to the book value of the Product Inventory which
consists of component parts (i.e., lids, labels, bottles, boxes,
packaging, etc.) listed on Schedule 2.1(v) hereto (the
“ Component Inventory ”), such amount to
be determined prior to the Closing, in the form of a secured
promissory note, payable in twelve (12) fixed monthly
installments and
(vi) accruing interest
at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, substantially in the
form of Exhibit B-3 attached hereto (the " Component
Inventory Note " and together with the Installment Note and
the FAP Note, the “ Notes ”);
and
(vii) Issuance by Buyer
at the Closing of One Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand
(1,550,000) shares of unregistered Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share, of Buyer (the “ Shares ”),
which Shares shall have such transfer rights and be subject to
certain restrictions on resale and transfer as set forth herein and
in that certain Stock Rights and Restriction Agreement by and among
Buyer, Seller and the Shareholders in substantially the form of
Exhibit C attached hereto (the “ Stock Rights
and Restriction Agreement ”) (the “
Equity Purchase Price ” and together with the
Cash Purchase Price, the Notes and the Earn-Out Amount, the “
Purchase Price ”).
In
connection with the Notes, Earn-Out Amount and Buyer’s
obligations with respect to the purchase of the Product Inventory
after the Closing, Buyer will enter into a Security Agreement,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the
“ Security Agreement ”), pursuant to
which Buyer will grant Shareholders, for purposes of securing
Buyer’s payment obligations under the Notes, and with respect
to the Earn-Out Amount and Product Inventory purchases, a first
priority security interest in and to the Acquired Assets and
Product Inventory (assuming the Acquired Assets and Product
Inventory are transferred to Buyer free and clear of all
Liens).
2.2. Gross Profit
Adjustments to Earn-Out Amount .
(a)
Determination of Adjustment Amount . The
projected Earn-Out Amount of $350,000 shall be payable in six (6)
cash installments of Fifty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred
Thirty-Three Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($58,333.33) (each a
“ Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payment ” and
collectively the “ Target Quarterly Earn-Out
Payments ”) payable over the six (6) consecutive
quarters, which quarters will be measured commencing as of the
Effective Date and terminating on March 30, 2010 (the “
GP Period ”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, each Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payment shall be subject
to adjustment based on Gross Profits earned during the relevant
quarter of the GP Period as follows: To the extent that Gross
Profits during the relevant quarter are (i) more than Seven Hundred
Ninety-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($799,824)
(such amount, hereinafter the “ GP Quarterly Target
” ), then the accompanying Target Quarterly Earn-Out
Payment will be increased by the amount of the overage
multiplied by 0.22 (e.g., if the amount of the overage is
$100,000, then the applicable Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payment
will be increased by $22,000 (100,000 x 0.22 = 22,000) for an
actual payment of $80,333.33 for such quarter) or, (ii) less than
the GP Quarterly Target, then the accompanying Target Quarterly
Earn-Out Payment will be reduced, but not below zero, by the amount
of the shortfall multiplied by 0.22 (e.g., if the amount of
the shortfall is $100,000, then the applicable Target Quarterly
Earn-Out Payment will be reduced by $22,000 (100,000 x 0.22 =
22,000) from $58.333.33 to $36, 333.33) ; provided ,
however , that if the amount of the product of the shortfall
multiplied by 0.22 in a given quarter is greater than the
applicable Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payment, then the amount of
any such shortfall that cannot be applied to the applicable Target
Quarterly Earn-Out Payment shall, at the discretion of Buyer,
either be applied to reduction of the subsequent Target Quarterly
Earn-Out Payment(s) as necessary to fully reflect the amount of
such shortfall or carried over to the final Target Quarterly
Earn-Out Payment (at which time, Seller shall pay any amounts due
and owing to Buyer as a result of such shortfall; provided,
however, Seller’s obligation to pay Buyer the amount of such
shortfall shall in no event exceed the Actual Quarterly Earn-Out
Payments previously received from Buyer). The amount by
which each Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payment is adjusted each
quarter may hereinafter be referred to as a “ GP
Adjustment Amount ” and collectively as the “
GP Adjustment Amounts ”. Each Target
Quarterly Earn-Out Payment, as reduced or increased by the
applicable GP Adjustment Amount, shall hereinafter be referred to
as an “ Actual Quarterly Earn-Out Payment
” and collectively as the “ Actual Quarterly
Earn-Out Payments ”.
(b)
Adjustment Procedure . Buyer shall deliver to the
Shareholders no later than ten (10) business days after expiration
of each quarter during the GP Period its calculations of the GP
Adjustment Amount and the Actual Quarterly Earn-Out Payment for
such quarter and such other supporting materials reasonably
necessary to allow the Shareholders to validate such GP Adjustment
Amount and such Actual Quarterly Earn-Out Payment (collectively,
the “ Earn-Out Materials
”). The auditors preparing the Earn-Out Materials
will be auditors selected by Buyer. Upon receipt of the
Earn-Out Materials, the Shareholders shall have five (5) business
days to review the Earn-Out Materials (the “ GP
Objection Period ”). The Earn-Out
Materials and the calculations pertaining to each GP Adjustment
Amount and each Actual Quarterly Earn-Out Payment shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties unless the Shareholders
provide the Buyer with written notice (a “ GP Objection
Notice ”) within the GP Objection Period that the
Shareholders dispute such computations. In the event
that a GP Objection Notice is provided to Buyer within the GP
Objection Period, Buyer and the Shareholders shall use best efforts
to resolve the dispute within ten (10) business days of
Buyer’s receipt of the GP Objection Notice. If
Buyer and the Shareholders are unable to agree upon the dispute
within such ten (10) business day period, Buyer and
the Shareholders agree to resolve such dispute in accordance with
Section 2.2(d) below.
(c)
Payment of Target Quarterly Earn-Out Payments
. Buyer shall pay undisputed Actual Quarterly Earn-Out
Payments within seven (7) business days of the termination of the
applicable GP Objection Period; provided , however ,
that if a GP Objection Notice is tendered to Buyer within a GP
Objection Period, then the applicable Actual Quarterly Earn-Out
Payment shall be payable (A) within seven (7) business days of the
date that Buyer, Seller and Shareholders resolve amongst themselves
any dispute set forth in a GP Objection Notice pursuant to Section
2.2(b) above, or, (B) if the parties are unable to resolve such
dispute amongst themselves pursuant to Section 2.2(b) as
contemplated by clause (A) above, then the GP Adjustment Amount
shall be payable within seven (7) business of the date that the
Auditor (as defined below) renders final determination of the
Actual Quarterly Earn-Out Payment as described in Section 2.2(d)
below.
(d)
Dispute Resolution . If Buyer and the
Shareholders are unable to resolve a dispute within fifteen (15)
business days of Buyer’s receipt of the GP Objection Notice
as contemplated by Section 2.2(b) above, Buyer and the Shareholders
will mutually select an independent accounting firm (the “
Auditor ”) to make a determination of the GP
Adjustment Amount Price. In the event the parties are
unable to agree on an independent accounting firm, the parties will
select by lot (from a pool of three recognized accounting firms
mutually selected by the parties) an independent, national
accounting firm to serve as the Auditor. The Auditor
will render final determination of the Actual Quarterly Earn-Out
Payment within thirty (30) days of its selection and such
determination will be binding upon the parties. The
fees, costs and expenses of the accounting firm so selected will be
borne by the party whose positions generally did not prevail in
such determination, or if the accounting firm determines that
neither party could be fairly found to be the prevailing party,
then such fees, costs and expenses will be borne 50% by Buyer and
50% by the Shareholders. In the event the Auditor rules
in favor of Seller with respect to a particular Actual Quarterly
Earn-Out Payment, Seller shall be entitled to interest from Buyer
at the rate of six percent (6%) on said amount from the date said
payment was payable by Buyer had Buyer not disputed said
amount.
(e)
Operation of Business . During the GP Period,
Buyer shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to operate the
Business substantially consistent with Seller’s past
practices.
2.3.
Pro-Rations . All ordinary course of business
expenses incurred, such as utilities, will be pro-rated as of the
Closing Date, such that Buyer is responsible for amounts incurred
on or after the Closing Date and Seller is responsible for amounts
incurred prior to the Closing Date.
2.4. Allocation of
Purchase Price . Buyer and Seller acknowledge and
agree that the Purchase Price shall be allocated to the Acquired
Assets in accordance with Schedule 2.4 hereto, which
allocation shall include asset valuation and an amount attributable
to the covenants not to compete set forth in the Non-Competition
Agreements. Seller further acknowledges and agrees that
(a) execution of the Non-Competition Agreements is a material
inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement, and Buyer is
doing so in reliance upon full compliance by Seller and each
Shareholder agreeing to be bound by such covenants; and (b) in
light of such reliance, the amount allocated herein to the
covenants not to compete is not intended by the parties as a
measure of damages that might be incurred by Buyer in the event of
a breach of such covenant. Buyer and Seller agree to
report the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for federal
and state income tax purposes in accordance with such
allocation. The parties shall execute all forms required
to be filed for tax purposes with any taxing authority in a manner
consistent with the allocation on Schedule 2.4
hereto.
2.5. Negotiated
Value . The parties agree that the Purchase Price
and the Purchase Price allocation set forth on Schedule 2.4
reflect the fair value of the Seller’s Business and the fair
values of the Acquired Assets, respectively, agreed to by the
parties hereto as a result of arms’ length
negotiations.
2.6. Distribution
of Shares to Shareholders . Seller shall be entitled
to transfer the Shares to the Shareholders as provided in the Stock
Rights and Restriction Agreement.
2.7. Bulk Sales
Compliance . Seller represents and warrants to Buyer
that Nebraska does not have any laws with respect to the bulk
transfer of assets which would be applicable to the sale of the
Acquired Assets.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING
The
closing of the sale and purchase of the Acquired Assets (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place on October
1, 2008 (the “ Closing Date ”) by
facsimile or other electronic transmission (with original copies to
follow via United States or overnight mail). Buyer,
Seller and Shareholders shall use their respective good faith
efforts to close this transaction as promptly as possible after the
Effective Date. Closing shall be deemed to have occurred
at 12:01 a.m. local time at the location of Seller’s Business
on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND
SHAREHOLDERS
Seller jointly and severally and Shareholders
severally (in proportion to the stock ownership of each in Seller
as of immediately prior to the Closing) hereby represent and
warrant to Buyer, as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing
Date (except for those representations and warranties that are made
as of the Closing Date only, which are true and correct as of the
Closing Date), as follows:
4.1. Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification . Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the provisions of the laws of the State of Nebraska, and,
except as set forth on Schedule 4.1 hereto, is qualified and
licensed to do business in every other jurisdiction in which it
conducts business or the nature of its business and operations
would require qualification as a foreign corporation, except where
the failure to be qualified would not, individually or in the
aggregate, cause a Seller Material Adverse
Effect. Seller has all requisite power and authority to
own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now
conducted. Seller has all power and authority to enter
into all of the Acquisition Agreements to which Seller is a party
and to carry out and perform its obligations under the Acquisition
Agreements.
4.2. Authorization;
Binding Obligation . Seller and each Shareholder
have full legal and corporate (in the case of Seller) right, power,
and authority to execute and deliver the Acquisition Agreements to
which Seller is a party, and to carry out the transactions
contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery by Seller of the
Acquisition Agreements and all of the documents and instruments
required thereby and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite
action on the part of Seller. The Acquisition Agreements
to which Seller and the Shareholders are a party and each of the
other documents and instruments required thereby or delivered in
connection therewith have been duly executed and delivered by
Seller and the Shareholders, and constitute the legal, valid and
binding obligations of Seller and Shareholders, enforceable against
them in accordance with their respective terms except (i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other Laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as
limited by Laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
4.3. Consents and
Approvals .
(a)
Governmental Consents and Approvals . Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.3(a) , to the Knowledge of Seller no
registration or filing with, or consent or approval of, or other
action by, any federal, state or other governmental agency or
instrumentality is or will be necessary for the valid execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Acquisition
Agreement by Seller and the Shareholders, the transfer of the
Acquired Assets to Buyer and the operation of the Seller’s
Business by Buyer after Closing (each, a “ Governmental
Approval ”).
(b)
Third Party Consents . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.3(b) , to the Knowledge of Seller, no consent,
approval or authorization of any non-governmental third party is
required in order to consummate the transactions or perform the
related covenants and agreements contemplated hereby or to vest
full right, title and interest in the Acquired Assets free and
clear of any Lien upon Buyer, all without any change in the
Acquired Assets and all rights therein after Closing (each, a
“ Third Party Consent
”).
4.4. No
Violation. The execution, delivery, compliance with
and performance by Seller and the Shareholders of the Acquisition
Agreements and each of the other documents and instruments
delivered in connection therewith do not and will not (a) violate
or contravene the organizational certificates, documents and
agreements, as amended to date, of Seller, (b) violate or
contravene any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree to which Seller or any Shareholder is subject except where
such violation or contravention would not, individually or in the
aggregate, cause a Seller Material Adverse Effect, (c) except for
any Third Party Consents which are not obtained, conflict with or
result in a breach of or constitute a default by any party under
any contract, agreement, instrument or other document to which
Seller or any Shareholder is a party or by which Seller or any
Shareholder or any of their assets or properties are bound or
subject or to which any entity in which Seller or any Shareholder
has an interest, is a party, or by which any such entity is bound,
or (d) result in the creation of any Lien upon the Acquired Assets
or Seller’s Business or any interest of the Shareholders
therein.
4.5. Licenses and
Permits. Schedule 4.5 attached hereto
contains a true, correct and complete list and summary description
of all Licenses which have been issued to Seller in connection with
the Acquired Assets or Seller’s Business (the “
Seller Licenses ”). Each Seller
License is valid and in full force and effect as of the date
hereof, no Seller License is subject to any Lien, limitation,
restriction, probation or other qualification and there is no
default under any Seller License or any basis for the assertion of
any default thereunder. Schedule 4.5 specifies
the holder of each Seller License and whether or not such Seller
License is transferable to Buyer. There is no
investigation or proceeding, pending or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened that could result in the termination,
revocation, limitation, suspension, restriction or impairment of
any Seller License or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other
sanctions for violation of any legal or regulatory requirements
relating to any Seller License or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any
basis therefor. To Seller’s Knowledge, Seller and
the Shareholders have, and have had at all relevant times, all
Licenses that are or were necessary in order to enable Seller to
own the Acquired Assets and conduct Seller’s
Business.
4.6 .
Ownership; No Subsidiaries
. The Shareholders own all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Seller, and there
are no other outstanding rights (contingent or otherwise) to
acquire, directly or indirectly, any securities of Seller nor are
there outstanding any securities (other than the Shares) directly
or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock of Seller. Seller does not own
and has not owned, either directly or indirectly, any interest or
investment (whether debt or equity) in or been a member of any
corporation, partnership, joint venture, business trust or other
entity, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6
hereto.
4.7. Acquired
Assets . Except for that portion of the Shared
Assets owned by Complete Nutrition, Inc., Seller is the sole and
exclusive legal and equitable owner of all right, title and
interest in, and has good, clear, indefeasible, insurable and
marketable title to, all of the Acquired Assets free of all
Liens. All of the Acquired Assets have been maintained
in accordance with normal industry practice, and are in good
operating condition and repair. During the past three (3)
years, there has not been any interruption of the operations of the
Seller’s Business due to the condition of any of the Acquired
Assets. Except for the Excluded Assets, the Acquired
Assets include all assets, properties and rights used by Seller in
connection with the Seller’s Business and which are necessary
or desirable for Buyer to continue the Seller’s Business as
historically and currently conducted following
Closing. Seller will convey to Buyer on the Closing Date
all of the Acquired Assets free and clear of any Lien, including
the conveyance to Buyer of any Acquired Asset not owned by Seller
on the Effective Date or not owned free of any Lien by Seller on
the Effective Date, which items are set forth on Schedule
4.7 .
4.8. Leases of
Personal Property . For the purposes of this
Agreement, “ Personal Property Leases ”
means any lease, conditional or installment sale contract, Lien or
similar arrangement to which any tangible personal property used by
Seller in connection with the operation of Seller’s Business
is subject. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8 ,
none of the tangible personal property used by Seller in connection
with the operation of Seller’s Business is subject to a
Personal Property Lease. Seller has delivered to Buyer a
complete and correct copy of each Personal Property Lease listed on
Schedule 4.8 . All of such Personal Property
Leases are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms and are in full force and
effect. Seller is not in default under any of such
Personal Property Leases and there has not been asserted, either by
or against Seller under any of such Personal Property Leases, any
notice of default, set-off or claim of default. To
Seller’s Knowledge, the parties to such Personal Property
Leases other than Seller are not in default of their respective
obligations under any of such Personal Property
Leases. To Seller’s Knowledge, there has not
occurred any event which, with the passage of time or giving of
notice (or both), would constitute such a default or breach under
any of such Personal Property Leases by any other party
thereto. Each Personal Property Lease is separately
designated on Schedule 4.8 as either a Personal Property
Lease that Seller has agreed to assign and that Buyer has agreed to
assume (each, an “ Assigned Personal Property
Lease ”) or as a Personal Property Lease that shall
be paid off by Seller prior to Closing at its own expense or paid
off at Closing with a portion of the Purchase Price (each, a
“ Terminated Personal Property Lease
”).
4.9. Financial
Statements . Set forth on Schedule 4.9 are
(a) the unaudited balance sheets of Seller as of December 31, 2006
and December 31, 2007, and the related statements of income for
each of the applicable 12-month periods then ended, prepared in
accordance with GAAP (the “ Year-End Financial
Statements ”), and (b) the unaudited balance sheets
of Seller as of August 30, 2008 and the related unaudited
statements of income for the period then ended, prepared in
accordance with GAAP (the “ Interim Financial
Statements ”). The Year-End Financial
Statements and the Interim Financial Statements are referred to
herein collectively as the “ Financial
Statements .” The Financial Statements
fairly present the financial condition and the results of
operations and cash flow of Seller’s Business as of the
respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such
financial statements, in all material respects, all in accordance
with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes, provided that any
disclosure omitted due to the absence of such footnotes does not
either individually or in the aggregate cause a Seller Material
Adverse Effect. The Financial Statements reflect the
consistent application of GAAP throughout the periods involved,
subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments and the absence of
footnotes.
4.10. Absence of
Certain Events . Except as noted on Schedule
4.10 , since the date of the Interim Financial Statements,
Seller’s Business has been conducted only in the ordinary
course and in a manner consistent with past
practices. As amplification and not in limitation of the
foregoing, since the date of the Interim Financial Statements, with
respect to Seller’s Business, there has not
been:
(a)
any
decrease in the value of the Acquired Assets other than ordinary
depreciation consistent with past practices;
(b)
any
voluntary or involuntary sale, assignment, license or other
disposition, of any kind, of any property or right included in the
Acquired Assets, except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement and except for sale of product inventory in the ordinary
course of business;
(c)
any
Lien imposed or created on the Acquired Assets;
(d)
any
Seller Material Adverse Effect or event which could reasonably be
expected to cause a Seller Material Adverse
Event;
(e)
any
damage or destruction of any of the assets that are material
(either individually or in the aggregate with other damaged or
destroyed assets) in Seller’s Business by fire or other
casualty, whether or not covered by insurance;
(f)
any
sale, transfer, assignment, termination, modification or amendment
of any Contract, except for terminations, modifications and
amendments of Contracts made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and which would not have a Seller
Material Adverse Effect;
(g)
any
notice (written or oral) to Seller that any Contract has been
breached or repudiated or will be breached or
repudiated;
(h)
except
in the ordinary course of business, or otherwise as necessary to
comply with any applicable minimum wage law, any increase in the
salary or other compensation of any employee or consultant engaged
in Seller’s Business, or any increase in or any addition to
other benefits to which any such employee or consultant may be
entitled;
(i)
any
extraordinary compensation, bonus or distribution to Seller or to
any Affiliate of Seller;
(j)
any
pending or threatened litigation against Seller or any
Shareholder;
(k)
any
failure to pay or discharge when due any liabilities which arose
out of the ownership or operation of Seller’s
Business;
(l)
any
change in any of the accounting principles adopted by Seller, or
any change in Seller’s policies, procedures, or methods with
respect to applying such principles;
(m)
any
transaction or Contract outside the ordinary course of business or
involving an amount in excess of $5,000;
(n)
any
termination of key personnel of Seller;
(o)
any
dividends or distributions paid to Shareholders or to any other
Affiliates of Seller; or
(p)
any
action that if taken after the Effective Date would constitute a
breach of any of the covenants in Section 6.1
hereof.
4.11. Legal
Proceedings . Except as set forth on Schedule
4.11 , there is no action, suit, litigation, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened by
or against Seller or any Shareholder (but in the case of
Shareholders, relating directly or indirectly to Seller’s
Business or the Acquired Assets or a Shareholder’s ownership
interest in Seller and right to enter into the transactions
contemplated hereby), and neither Seller nor any Shareholder has
received any written or oral claim, complaint, incident, report,
threat or notice of any such proceeding or claim and neither Seller
nor any Shareholder is aware of any basis
therefor. Neither Seller nor any Shareholder has
received any opinion or memorandum or advice from legal counsel to
the effect that it is exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any
liability or claim relating to the Acquired Assets or to the
business, prospects, financial condition, operations, property or
affairs of Seller’s Business. There are no
outstanding orders, writs, judgments, injunctions or decrees of any
court, governmental agency or arbitration tribunal against,
involving or affecting Seller or the Acquired Assets, and to the
Knowledge of Seller there are no facts or circumstances which may
result in the institution of any such action, suit, claim or legal,
administrative or arbitration proceeding or investigation against,
involving or affecting Seller, the Acquired Assets or the
transactions contemplated hereby. Seller is not in
default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree known
to or served upon it from any court or any Federal, state,
municipal or other governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign.
4.12 . Solvency and
Value of Transfer . There is no bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding of any character including without
limitation, bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, dissolution
or arrangement with creditors, voluntary or involuntary, affecting
Seller or any Shareholder, and neither Seller nor any Shareholder
has taken any action in contemplation of, or which would constitute
the basis for, the institution of any such
proceedings. Neither Seller nor any Shareholder is
insolvent under any bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency law, and
since September 30, 2005 has been paying debts as they become due
and within vendor terms. The value of the Purchase Price
is equal to the negotiated value of the Acquired Assets and the
other rights granted to Buyer herein, as indicated on Schedule
2.4 . As of the Closing Date, after the Purchase
Price is paid as provided for under this Agreement, the fair value
of all of Seller’s assets will be equal to or greater than
the total amount of the retained debts of
Seller. Seller’s sale of the Acquired Assets has
not been undertaken with the intention to hinder, delay or defraud
Seller’s current or future creditors.
4.13. Compliance
with FDA and FTC Regulations .
(a) Except as
disclosed in Schedule 4.13 , to the Knowledge of Seller,
Seller is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and orders administered or issued by the United States
Food and Drug Administration (“ FDA ”) or
any comparable governmental authority (“ FDA
Laws ”) and the United States Federal Trade
Commission (“ FTC ”).
(b)
To the
Knowledge of Seller, Seller has all material authorizations,
approvals, licenses, permits, certificates, registration or
exemptions for the FDA or other comparable governmental authorities
required to conduct its business and produce, market, sell and
distribute its products as currently conducted and as contemplated
to be conducted (“ Registrations
”). To the Knowledge of Seller, each of the
Registrations is valid and is in full force and
effect. To Seller’s Knowledge, neither the FDA nor
any other governmental authority is or may consider limiting,
suspending, or revoking such Registrations or changing the
marketing classification or labeling of Seller’s
products. There is no false or misleading information,
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, significant omission in any product
application or other submission of Seller to the FDA or any
comparable governmental authority. To the Knowledge of
Seller, Seller has fulfilled and performed all material obligations
under each Registration , and no event has occurred or condition or
state of facts exists that would reasonably be expected to
constitute a violation or cause revocation or termination of any
such Registration. To Seller’s Knowledge, all
third parties that are manufacturers, contractors, or suppliers for
the Seller are in compliance with all applicable FDA
Laws insofar as they pertain to the manufacture of
products for the Seller.
(c)
To the
Knowledge of Seller, all products developed, manufactured,
distributed or marketed by or on behalf of Seller that are subject
to the jurisdiction of the FDA or any comparable governmental
authority or the FTC have been and are being developed,
manufactured, distributed and marketed in compliance with FDA Laws
and marketed and sold in compliance with the requirements of the
FTC.
(d)
Seller
has not received any written notice during the past five (5) years
from the FD or any comparable governmental authority nor
the FTC or any comparable governmental authority that alleges that
Seller is not in compliance in any respect with FDA Laws or the
laws, rules, regulations and orders of the FTC or any comparable
governmental authority. To the Knowledge of Seller,
Seller is not subject to any obligation arising under an
administrative or regulatory action or commitment made to the FDA,
the FTC or any comparable governmental
authorities. Seller has appropriately responded to all
observations made by the FDA during inspections and to all
allegations made in other correspondence from the FDA, the FTC or
any comparable governmental authorities.
(e)
No
product has been seized, withdrawn, detained or subject to a
suspension of manufacturing and, to the Knowledge of Seller, there
are no facts or circumstances likely to cause the FDA, the FTC or
any comparable governmental authorities to require (i) the seizure,
recall, detention, safety alert or any suspension of manufacturing,
distribution or sale of any product, or (ii) a change in the
labeling of any product of Seller. No proceedings in the
United States or any other jurisdiction seeking the withdrawal,
recall, suspension, or seizure of any product are pending or, to
the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
Seller.
4.14. Compliance with
Laws .
(a) Schedule
4.14 lists all claims, statements, and other matters
(including, but not limited to, all correspondence or
communications with governmental agencies, intermediaries or other
relevant authorities) that involves, relates to or alleges any
violation of any applicable rule, regulation, policy or requirement
of or related to (or any irregularity with respect to) any
activity, practice or policy of Seller or Seller’s
Business. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no such
violations or irregularities nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, are
there any grounds to anticipate the commencement of any
investigation or inquiry, or the assertion of any claim or demand
by any government agency, intermediary or other relevant authority
with respect to any of the activities, practices, policies or
claims of Seller or Seller’s
Business. Seller is not currently subject to
any outstanding audit by any such government agency, intermediary
or other authority, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no
grounds to anticipate any such audit in the foreseeable
future.
(b) To Seller’s
Knowledge, Seller has not violated and is in compliance with all
applicable Laws. Seller has not received any notice to
the effect that, or otherwise been advised that, it is not in
compliance with any Laws, and to Seller’s Knowledge no
existing circumstances are likely to result in a violation of any
Law.
(c)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, Seller has complied with all
Environmental Laws and Seller has not received any notice alleging
any violation of any Environmental Laws with respect to
Seller’s Business or the Acquired Assets. Any past
noncompliance with Environmental Laws by or with respect to
Seller’s Business is identified by Seller on Schedule
4.14 , and has been resolved without any pending or threatened,
ongoing or future obligation, cost or liability. To
Seller’s Knowledge, there has been no Release of Hazardous
Materials in violation of any Environmental Law on the
Premises. To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no
asbestos or asbestos-containing material on the
Premises. To Seller’s Knowledge, neither the
execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will require any Remedial Action
or notice to or consent of any governmental authority or third
party pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Law.
(d)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, Seller has complied with all applicable
requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and all
applicable state equivalents, and with all applicable regulations
promulgated under any such legislation, and with all orders,
judgments, and decrees of any tribunal under such legislation, that
apply to Seller’s Business, the Acquired Assets or the
Premises, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.14 , Seller
has not received any notice alleging any violation
thereof.
4.15. Employment
Matters .
(a)
Schedule 1.5 hereto contains a true and accurate list of
each Seller Employee, together with such person’s position,
date of hire, current salary, accrued paid time off, and amount of
any other accrued benefits to which such person may be entitled or
for which such person has made either written or oral claim to
Seller, whether or not such Seller Employee is designated as a
Transferring Employee. Seller has paid or made provision
for the payment of all accrued benefits and wages for all Seller
Employees through the Closing Date.
(b)
Except
as indicated on Schedule 1.5 , no Transferring Employee (i)
has an employment agreement with Seller, whether written or oral or
(ii) has indicated that he or she intends to terminate
his or her employment with Seller or seek a material change in his
or her duties or status. To Seller’s Knowledge,
each Seller Employee, including without limitation each
Transferring Employee, who is required to be licensed by applicable
law is so licensed, and copies of such Licenses are attached to
Schedule 1.5 hereto.
(c)
Except
as listed on Schedule 4.15(c) , (i) Seller is not a party to
any collective bargaining contracts or any other contracts,
agreements or understandings with any labor unions or other
representatives of the Seller Employees (a “ Labor
Contract ”); (ii) Seller is not subject to any union
organizing activities; (iii) Seller has not breached or otherwise
failed to comply with any provision of any Labor Contract, and
there are no grievances outstanding against Seller under any Labor
Contract; (iv) there are no unfair labor practice complaints
pending against Seller with respect to the Seller Employees before
the National Labor Relations Board or any current union
representation questions involving the Seller Employees; and (v)
there is no strike, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, threat thereof, by or with respect to the
Seller Employees. The consent of any labor union which
is a party to any Labor Contract is not required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)
Buyer
shall not assume any liability or responsibility for any benefit or
other obligations arising out of or under any Employee Benefit Plan
to which any Transferring Employee or Seller Employee is or may be
entitled to without regard to whether such obligation or
responsibility arises under the terms of such Employee Benefit Plan
or applicable Law. Seller shall retain all liability and
responsibility for benefits, administration and compliance with the
terms of any and all Employee Benefit Plans and applicable Laws
with regard to any and all Employee Benefit
Plans.
(e)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, no person employed by or affiliated with
Seller has employed or proposes to employ any trade secret or any
information or documentation proprietary to any former employer
and, no person employed by or affiliated with Seller has violated
any confidential relationship which such person may have had with
any third party while working on behalf of Seller, and Seller has
no reason to believe that any such event could
occur.
4.16. Benefit Plan
Compliance with Provisions of Applicable Law
. Except as described in Schedule 4.16 , Seller,
for the benefit of any of Seller Employees or Transferring
Employees, does not maintain or contribute to, nor have any
liability or responsibility with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan. Seller has not incurred any liability (other than
normal claims for benefits under its welfare plans) under any
provision of ERISA or other applicable Law relating to any Employee
Benefit Plan. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been
established, maintained and administered in compliance with its
terms and complies, both in form and operation, with the applicable
provisions of ERISA (including without limitation the funding and
prohibited transactions provisions thereof), the Code, and all
other state and federal applicable Laws, except where any such
failure to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a Seller Material Adverse Effect. No Employee Benefit
Plan is funded through a trust intended to be exempt from tax
pursuant to Section 501 of the Code. Neither Seller nor
any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained or contributed to any plan
or arrangement subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code, a multiemployer plan as described in Section 3(37) of ERISA
or a “multiple employer plan” as described in Section
3(40) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code, and Seller has never
had any liability with respect to any such plan sponsored or
maintained by an ERISA Affiliate. No Employee Benefit
Plan provides benefits, including, without limitation, death or
medical benefits (through insurance or otherwise) with respect to
employees or former employees beyond their retirement or other
termination of service other than coverage mandated by applicable
Law. No Employee Benefit Plan which is a group health
plan, as described in Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code is
self-insured. No Employee Benefit Plan liability,
contingent or otherwise, shall affect any of the Acquired Assets,
including but not limited to subjecting such Acquired Assets to
attachment, forfeiture, seizure liquidation or use as
collateral.
4.17. No Undisclosed
Liability . Except as and to the extent of the
amounts specifically accrued or disclosed in the Financial
Statements, Seller does not have any liabilities or obligations of
any nature whatsoever, due or to become due, accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, required by GAAP to be reflected on a
balance sheet, except for such liabilities or obligations that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, cause a Seller
Material Adverse Effect. Such liabilities and
obligations were incurred in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice. To Seller’s
Knowledge, there is no basis for the assertion against Seller of
any liability or obligation required by GAAP to be fully and
expressly accrued or disclosed in the Financial
Statements. Seller has not incurred any liabilities to
customers or suppliers for discounts, returns, promotional
allowances or otherwise in connection with Seller’s Business
or any liability for rebates, refunds, allowances or returns for
goods or services provided to, by or for the account of Seller
which have not been accrued or disclosed in the Financial
Statements.
4.18. No Brokers
. Neither Seller nor any Affiliate of Seller has
employed, either directly or indirectly, or incurred any liability
to, any broker, finder or other agent in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller and
its Affiliates agree to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer for any
claims brought by any broker, finder or other agent claiming to
have acted on behalf of Seller or an Affiliate of Seller in
connection with the purchase and sale of the Acquired Assets or
Seller’s Business.
4.19. Taxes
. Seller has filed, or has caused to be filed, on a
timely basis and subject to all permitted extensions, all Tax
Returns with the appropriate governmental agencies in all
jurisdictions in which such Tax Returns are required to be filed,
and all such Tax Returns were correct and complete. All
Taxes that are shown as due on such Tax Returns have been timely
paid, or delinquencies cured with payment of any applicable
penalties and interest, as of the Closing Date. There
are no Liens for Taxes on any Acquired Assets of Seller, to the
Knowledge of Seller no basis exists for the imposition of any Liens
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not give rise to any Liens for Taxes on any Acquired
Assets. No adjustment of or deficiency of any Tax or
claim for additional Taxes has been proposed, asserted, assessed or
to the Knowledge of Seller threatened against Seller or any member
of any affiliated or combined group of which Seller is or was a
member or for which Seller could be liable, and to Seller’s
Knowledge there is no basis therefor. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.19 , Seller has no dispute with any
taxing authority as to Taxes of any nature. To
Seller’s Knowledge, there are no audits or other examinations
being conducted or threatened, and there is no deficiency or refund
litigation or controversy in progress or threatened with respect to
any Taxes previously paid by Seller or with respect to any returns
previously filed by Seller or on behalf of
Seller. Seller has not made any extension or waiver of
any statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection
of Taxes. There are in effect no powers of attorney or other
authorizations to any persons or representatives of Seller with
respect to any Tax. Buyer shall have no liability for
any Taxes related to the ownership or operation of the Acquired
Assets or the Seller’s Business for the periods prior to the
Closing Date.
4.20. List of
Contracts .
(a)
For
purposes of this Agreement, “ Contracts ”
means all material agreements, contracts and commitments, written
or oral, to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of
its properties, the Acquired Assets or the Seller’s Business
is bound including, without limitation: (i) notes, loans, credit
agreements, mortgages, indentures, security agreements, operating
leases, capital leases and other agreements and instruments
relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit and any
contract of suretyship or guaranty; (ii) all employment and
consulting agreements and arrangements, and all bonus,
compensation, pension, insurance, retirement, deferred compensation
and other plans, agreements, trusts, funds and other arrangements
for the benefit of employees; (iii) agreements, orders or
commitments for the purchase by Seller of inventories and supplies
which involve annual purchases exceeding $5,000; (iv) agreements,
orders or commitments for the sale or lease to customers of goods
or services which involve annual sales exceeding $5,000; (v)
licenses of patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intangible
property rights; (vi) agreements or commitments for capital
expenditures in excess of $5,000 for any single project; (vii) any
joint venture, partnership or other agreement involving a share of
profits or losses; (viii) any contract, agreement or arrangements
with any Affiliate; (ix) any agreement restricting competition or
the business activities of any person or entity; (x) any agreement
for the purchase or sale of any Acquired Asset; (xi) all leases of
real property; and (xii) any other agreements or obligations
material to Seller’s Business or the Acquired
Assets. Schedule 4.20 hereto contains a complete
and correct list of Contracts, including a complete description for
any oral Contracts. Each Contract is separately
designated on Schedule 4.20 as either a Contract that Seller
has agreed to assign and that Buyer has agreed to assume (each, an
“ Assigned Contract ”) or as a Contract
that shall be retained or terminated by Seller, in its discretion
and at its own expense (each, a “ Retained
Contract ”).
(b)
Seller
is not in default under the terms of any Contract, except where
such de
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