ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made this 14th day of January, 2009
by and between RemoteMDx, Inc., a Utah corporation having an office
at 150 West Civic Center Drive, Suite 400, Sandy, Utah 84070
("Parent"), SecureAlert Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a Utah
corporation having an office at 150 West Civic Center Drive, Suite
400, Sandy, Utah 84070 (“Buyer”), Bishop Rock Software,
Inc., a California corporation having an office at 22222 Eucalyptus
Lane, Lake Forest, California 92630 ("Seller"), and Peter C. Sarna,
II, Sol Lizarbram, Steven Florek, Clydesdale Partners I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and Clydesdale Partners II,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (each a
“Stockholder” and collectively
“Stockholders”), with reference to the following:
A. Seller
desires to sell and Buyer desires to purchase substantially all of
the assets of Seller used in the operation of Seller’s
software subscription business (the “Business”), on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. SALE OF
ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
1.1 Sale of Assets
. (a) Purchased Assets
. At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.3 below),
Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer,
and Buyer shall accept and purchase, all of Seller's right, title
and interest in and to all the tangible and intangible assets of
Seller as of the Closing (the “Purchased Assets”),
insofar as they relate to, are used in or are necessary for the
operation of the Business as it is presently conducted and as
reflected in Seller’s balance sheet as of September 30, 2008
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Balance Sheet") and/or
the List of Purchased Assets attached hereto as Exhibit B ,
including, without limitation, the Assumed Contracts (as defined in
Section 2.1(f) below), all furniture, fixtures and equipment, all
work in process, inventory and stock in trade, all computer
hardware, peripherals and software, all service parts, vehicles and
machinery, all accounts receivable, goodwill, customer order
backlog, purchase orders, sales leads, customer lists and customer
agreements, all engineering files, specifications and drawings,
technology, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, formulae,
know-how, processes, patents, patent licenses and techniques, all
of Seller's operating permits, licenses and governmental
authorizations necessary to conduct the Business as presently
conducted, all of Seller's prepaid expenses and deposits with
respect to the Purchased Assets (the "Prepaid Amounts"), and copies
of all of Seller's books and records that relate to the Purchased
Assets.
(b) Excluded
Assets . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall
not purchase, and Seller shall not be deemed to sell,
Seller’s cash or cash equivalents (the “Excluded
Assets”).
1.2 Assumption of
Liabilities . At the Closing, Buyer shall not
assume, nor does Buyer agree to pay, any debts, liabilities or
obligations of Seller of any kind whatsoever, except for
Seller’s accounts payable as of the Closing Date as set forth
on Exhibit C attached hereto in an amount not to exceed
$80,798, that certain lease for Dell computer equipment requiring
monthly payments after the Closing of approximately $200, and the
liabilities arising from and after the Closing under the Assumed
Contracts (the “Included Liabilities”). In
particular, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Buyer shall not assume, and the Included Liabilities shall not
include, any liability for any accounts payable as of the Closing
Date in excess of $80,798, any other liabilities reflected on the
Balance Sheet, any obligations to pay or contribute any sums to any
pension or retirement or similar plan, any compensation or
severance or other benefits of any kind due to employees of Seller
through the Closing Date (except as set forth on Exhibit C )
or as the result of the Closing, or any tax
liabilities. All of the foregoing, and any other
liabilities of Seller, known or unknown, that are not identified
herein as Included Liabilities, shall be the responsibility of
Seller, and Seller and Stockholders agree to indemnify and hold
Buyer harmless against any and all such liabilities, as provided in
Section 5 below.
1.3 Closing
. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased
Assets (the "Closing") will take place on January 14, 2009 (the
"Closing Date") at the offices of Parent, unless another date or
place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
(a) Seller
Deliveries . Seller shall deliver to Buyer at the
Closing: (i) a properly executed Bill of Sale in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D ; (ii) such other documents and
instruments of conveyance of title, in form reasonably acceptable
to Buyer, sufficient to pass good and marketable title to the
Purchased Assets to Buyer, free and clear of all liens or
encumbrances of any type or nature other than the lien for personal
property taxes not yet due and payable; and (iii) consents executed
by all necessary parties to permit Buyer to assume the Licenses and
Seller's interest in the Assumed Contracts.
(b) Buyer
Deliveries . Buyer shall deliver the Parent Shares (as defined
in Section 1.4 below) to Seller immediately upon Parent’s
obtaining stockholder authorization and regulatory approval to
increase its authorized capital stock in an amount necessary to
issue the Parent Shares but in no event later than March 31,
2009.
1.4 The Purchase Price. The
purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the "Purchase Price")
shall equal the sum of (a) 2,857,286 shares of Parent’s
Common Stock (the “Parent Shares”), plus (b) assumption
of the Included Liabilities. All property taxes and prepaid rent,
license and registration fees with respect to the Purchased Assets,
insurance premiums and similar items, other than the Prepaid
Amounts, will be prorated as of the Closing. The Purchase Price
shall be paid as follows: the Included Liabilities shall be assumed
at the Closing and paid in accordance with the terms of the Assumed
Contracts, and the Parent Shares shall be issued and delivered by
March 31, 2009 in accordance with Section 1.3(b) above. None of the
Parent Shares will be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Act”), or any state securities agency.
Subject to Section 5.4 below, Seller will distribute the Parent
Shares to Stockholders in accordance with Section 368(a)(2)(G) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
1.5
Tax Treatment . It is the intention of the
parties that the transactions contemplated herein shall constitute
for tax purposes a tax deferred "reorganization" within the meaning
of Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Code. The parties agree
to take no position at any time which is inconsistent with such
intention, except as otherwise required by law. It is
understood that none of the parties warrants to any of the others
that the intended treatment will be obtained.
1.6 Further
Cooperation . From time to time after the Closing,
Seller and Stockholders at Buyer's request and without further
consideration, agree to execute and deliver or to cause to be
executed and delivered such other instruments of transfer as Buyer
may reasonably request to transfer to Buyer more effectively the
right, title and interest in or to the Purchased Assets and to take
or cause to be taken such further or other action as may reasonably
be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
2.1 Representations
and Warranties of Seller . Seller and Stockholders
represent and warrant to, and agree with, Parent and Buyer as
follows:
(a)
Organization . Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of California.
(b) Authority To
Do Business . Seller has the requisite corporate
power and authority and is in possession of all licenses, permits,
consents and approvals necessary to own, lease and operate the
Purchased Assets and to carry on the Business as it is now being
conducted. Seller is duly qualified or licensed to do
business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the
failure to do so would be materially adverse to Seller or the
Business.
(c) Binding
Obligation . Seller and each Stockholder have all
requisite corporate and other power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Board
of Directors of Seller has duly authorized the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and no other proceedings on the part of Seller or any
Stockholder are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Seller and Stockholders and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation of Seller and each Stockholder
enforceable in accordance with its terms. The execution,
delivery and performance by Seller and each Stockholder of this
Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or result in any
violation of or default under (i) any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, (ii) any provision of any
ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree, agreement,
instrument or license applicable to Seller or any Stockholder or to
any of its properties or assets, or (iii) any contract, agreement
or instrument to which Seller or any Stockholder is a
party. No consent, approval, order or authorization of,
or registration, declaration or filing with, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority
or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is required by or with
respect to Seller or any Stockholder in connection with its
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.
(d)
Inventories . All inventories included in the
Purchased Assets have been or will be valued at the lower of cost
or market in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied (“GAAP”), and consist
of items of a quantity and quality that are usable or salable in
the ordinary course of the Business.
(e) Title to
Property . Except for the lien for personal property
taxes not yet due, Seller has good and marketable title to all of
the Purchased Assets, in each case free and clear of all mortgages,
liens, security interests, pledges, charges or encumbrances of any
nature whatsoever.
(f)
Contracts . Except for the contracts described on
Schedule 2.1(f) (collectively, the "Contracts"), Seller is
not a party to or bound by any lease, agreement, contract or other
commitment which relates in any way to the Business or the
Purchased Assets. Each Contract is a valid and binding
obligation of Seller and is in full force and
effect. Seller has performed all material obligations
required to be performed by it to date under the Contracts, is not
(with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or
both) in breach or default in any material respect thereunder and
is not alleged to be in breach or default in any material respect
thereunder. All Contracts are in the name of Seller, and
all Contracts that are to be assumed by Buyer as of the Closing as
set forth under the heading “Assumed Contracts” on
Schedule 2.1(f) (the “Assumed Contracts”) will
be effectively transferred to and assumed by Buyer at the time of
the Closing.
(g)
Litigation . There are no lawsuits, claims,
proceedings or investigations pending or threatened by or against
or affecting Seller, Stockholder or any of their properties,
assets, operations or business that could in any way affect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value to Buyer
of the Purchased Assets or Buyer's right to utilize the Purchased
Assets.
(h) Licenses
. Schedule 2.1(h) contains a true and correct
listing of each license, permit or other governmental authorization
(collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Licenses") held by
Seller that in any way affects the Purchased Assets. The
Licenses constitute all licenses, permits and other governmental
authorizations that are required for the conduct of the Business
and the operation of the Purchased Assets, and all such Licenses
are in full force and effect and will be effectively transferred to
Buyer at the Closing.
(i)
Employee and Related Matters . There are no
employment-related claims, actions, proceedings or investigations
pending or threatened against or relating to Seller before any
court, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority or
body, or arbitrator or arbitration panel. Seller is not
subject to any outstanding order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decision, award, compliance order, consent decree, conciliation
agreement, settlement agreement, affirmative action plan,
determination letter or advisory of any court, governmental,
regulatory or administrative authority or body, or arbitrator or
arbitration panel. No collective bargaining agreement is
binding on Seller. Seller has not experienced any material work
stoppage or other material labor difficulty.
(j)
Absence of Changes or Events . Since September
30, 2008, the Business has been conducted in the ordinary course
and there has not been any material adverse change in the financial
condition, results of operations, business or assets of the
Business or the value or condition of the Purchased
Assets. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, since September 30, 2008 Seller has not, insofar as the
Business or the Purchased Assets are concerned, acquired or agreed
to acquire any assets which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to Seller, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with prior practice; sold, leased or otherwise disposed
of any of its assets which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to Seller, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with prior practice; or sustained any material loss or
damage to its properties, whether or not insured.
(k) Compliance
with Laws . Seller is not in violation with respect
to its conduct of the Business or its operation of the Purchased
Assets of any law, order, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
governmental authority applicable to Seller.
(l) No
Broker's or Finder's Fees . No agent, broker,
investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of Seller or any
Stockholder is or will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee
or any other commission or similar fee in connection with any of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) Employee Benefit
Plans . There are no plans of Seller in effect for
pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, severance pay, pay
for vacation, sick time or other time off, bonuses, stock options,
stock purchases, or any other form of retirement or deferred
benefit, or for any health, accident or other welfare plan, as to
which Buyer will become liable as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(n)
Customers . Schedule 2.1(n) contains a
true and correct list of Seller's largest twenty (20) customers in
the Business for 2008. Seller has no information which
would cause it to believe that any such customer will not continue
to do business with Buyer after the Closing upon substantially the
same terms and at such volumes as such customer did business with
Seller prior to the Closing.
(o) Condition of
Equipment . The furniture, fixtures, vehicles,
machinery, tools and equipment included in the Purchased Assets are
being sold AS IS.
(p) Trademarks
and Other Intellectual Property . Except as set
forth in Schedule 2.1(p) , there are no patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, or applications
therefor or registrations thereof ("Intellectual Property"), which
have been used or owned within the last three years by Seller with
respect to the Business. Schedule 2.1(p)
contains a true and complete description of the rights of Seller
with respect to each of such items of Intellectual
Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.1(p)
, Seller has sole, full and clear title to all of such items of
Intellectual Property, without any liens, encumbrances or
restrictions whatsoever, and upon closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby, Buyer will possess sole, full and clear title
to all of such items of Intellectual Property, without any liens,
encumbrances or restrictions whatsoever. To the best of
its knowledge, Seller is not and, during the last two years, has
not, with respect to the Business or the Purchased Assets (i)
infringed or violated any trademark, service mark, trade name,
patent or copyright or other Intellectual Property right; or
(ii) unlawfully or improperly used any trade secrets belonging
to any third party.
(q) Software and
Information Systems . For purposes of this Section
2.1(q), the term “Software” means all computer software
programs, program specifications, charts, procedures, source codes
(including annotations), object codes, input data, diagnostic and
other routines, data bases and report layouts and formats, record
file layouts, diagrams, functional specifications and narrative
descriptions and flow charts owned or used by Seller or employed in
the Business. For the purposes of this Section 2.1(q),
the term “computer software programs” includes any set
of arithmetic and/or logical instructions meant to run on, or to
control the operation of any computer (i) whether those
instructions are a complete program, a collection of programs
making up a subsystem or system, or are merely subroutines or meant
to operate in conjunction with other software, and (ii) whether
such instructions must be run throughout another computer program
before being useable on a computer, whether such instructions can
be used at execution time only in conjunction with another computer
program (i.e., an “interpreter”) or whether such
instructions are in a form that can be run on a computer “as
is”, except for any necessary interfaces with the
computer’s microcode, operating system or reference-resolving
routines.
Schedule 2.1(q) sets forth an accurate,
correct and complete list and summary description of all Software
and identifies specifically (A) Software as to which the source
code is owned by Seller (“Owned Software”); (B)
software which is licensed to Seller by third parties and as to
which Seller is in possession of the source code; (C) Software
which is licensed to Seller by third parties but as to which Seller
does not have possession of the source code; (D) Software purchased
by or licensed to Seller solely for resale or sublicense to its
customers or which a third party licenses or sells directly to such
customers; (E) Software in which Seller has any use, possessory or
proprietary rights other than as set forth in (A) through (D) above
(Software described in the foregoing subsections (B) through (E)
being referred to collectively as the “Third Party
Software”); (F) any other Software employed in the Business
which is not Owned Software or Third Party Software, other than so
called “shrink wrap” Software which in any event is not
a component of the Software license or sold to Seller’s
customers; (G) in each case whether the particular component of
Software is employed in the Software licensed or sold by Seller to
its customers; and (H) all Software development projects undertaken
within the past two years with persons other than employees,
together with an identification of the persons undertaking such
projects. Schedule 2.1(q) also identifies all
licenses, contracts and other arrangements with respect to the
Third Party Software (collectively the “Third Party
Licenses”).
(r)
Environmental Matters . (i) There have been no
private or governmental claims, citations, complaints, notices of
violation or letters made, issued to or threatened against Seller
by any governmental entity or private or other party for the
impairment or diminution of, or damage, injury or other adverse
effects to, the environment or public health resulting, in whole or
in part, from the ownership, use or operation of the Business.
(ii) Seller has duly
complied with, and the Property is in compliance with, the
provisions of all material federal, state and local environmental,
health and safety laws, codes and ordinances and all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to
Seller. Seller agrees to provide Buyer with the most
recent Fire Marshal’s report and to identify the licensed
hazardous waste hauler used to dispose of any hazardous
materials.
(iii) Seller has
been issued all required federal, state and local permits,
licenses, certificates and approvals with respect to the Property
relating to (A) air emissions, (B) discharges to surface
water or groundwater, (C) noise emissions, (D) solid or
liquid waste disposal, (E) the use, generation, storage,
transportation or disposal of hazardous materials or hazardous
wastes, or (F) other environmental, health or safety
matters.
(iv) Seller has not
received any notice of, and neither knows of nor suspects, any
fact(s) which might constitute violation(s) of any federal, state
or local environmental, health or safety laws, codes or ordinances,
and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, which relate
to the use, ownership or occupancy of the Property, and Seller is
not in violation of any covenants, conditions, easements, rights of
way or restrictions affecting the Property or any rights
appurtenant thereto.
(v) Seller has
provided Buyer with true, accurate and complete copies of any
written information in the possession of Seller that pertains to
the environmental history of the Property. Seller shall also
promptly furnish to Buyer true, accurate and complete copies of any
sampling and test results which may be obtained by Seller prior to
the Closing from all environmental and/or health samples and tests
taken at and around the Property.
(s) Financial
Information . Attached as Schedule 2.1(s) are
the Balance Sheet and Seller’s balance sheets as of December
31, 2006 and 2007 and September 30, 2008, and income statements for
the periods then ended (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP, present fairly the financial
condition of Seller as of the respective dates thereof and the
performance of Seller for the respective periods therein, are
correct and complete, and are consistent with the books and records
of Seller (which books and records are correct and complete).
(t) Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither Seller nor any
Stockholder has any liabilities or obligations in connection with
the Business or the Purchased Assets, either direct or indirect,
matured or unmatured, or absolute, contingent or otherwise, except:
(i) those liabilities or obligations set forth in the Balance
Sheet, and (ii) liabilities and obligations of a similar
nature arising in the ordinary course of the Business since the
date of the Balance Sheet. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term "liabilities" shall include, without
limitation, any direct or indirect indebtedness, guaranty,
endorsement, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, cost, expense,
obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed, known or unknown,
asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured.
(u) Taxes
. There are no taxes on or measured by income or gross
receipts or franchise, real and personal property, employment,
excise, sales and use or other taxes of any kind properly
attributable to periods up to and including the Closing for which
Buyer could be held liable which have not been or will not (prior
to the Closing) be paid by Seller. Seller will pay all
said taxes attributable to periods up to and including the Closing
whenever assessed and Seller and each Stockholder will indemnify
Buyer for any costs, expenses, fees or charges whatsoever incurred
by Buyer in connection therewith, all as more fully provided in
Section 5 below.
(v)
Insurance . Schedule 2.1(v) contains an
accurate and complete description of all policies of fire,
liability, worker's compensation and other forms of insurance owned
or held by Seller in connection with the Business or the Purchased
Assets. All such policies are in full force and effect;
are sufficient for compliance with all requirements of law and of
all agreements to which Seller is a party; are valid, outstanding
and enforceable policies; provide full insurance coverage for the
assets and operations of Seller; will remain in full force and
effect through the respective dates set forth in Schedule
2.1(v) ; and will not in any way be affected by, or terminate
or lapse by reason of, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.2 Representations
and Warranties of Buyer . Buyer represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, Seller and Stockholders as
follows:
(a)
Organization . Buyer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Utah.
(b) Authority To
Do Business . Buyer has all requisite power and
authority to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now conducted.
(c) Binding
Obligation . Buyer has all requisite corporate and
other power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement. All corporate acts and other
proceedings required to be taken by Buyer to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement, and
the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and properly
taken. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Buyer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with
its terms. The execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or
result in any violation of or default under any provision of the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Buyer, any provision of any
law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, decree,
agreement, instrument or license applicable to Buyer or to its
property or assets, or any contract, agreement or instrument to
which Buyer is a party. No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, is required by
or with respect to Buyer in connection with its execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement.
(d)
Litigation . There are no lawsuits, claims,
proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of
Buyer, threatened by or against or affecting Buyer or any of its
properties, assets, operations or business which could in any way
affect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Compliance
with Laws . Buyer is not in violation with respect
to the conduct of its business of any law, order, ordinance, rule
or regulation of any governmental authority applicable to
Buyer.
(f) No
Broker's or Finder's Fees . No agent, broker,
investment banker, person or firm acting on behalf of Buyer is or
will be entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any other
commission or similar fee in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
2.3 Representations
and Warranties of Parent . Parent represents and
warrants to, and agrees with, Seller and Stockholders as
follows:
(a)
Organization . Parent is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Utah.
(b) Authority To
Do Business . Parent has all requisite power and
authority to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as now conducted.
(c) Binding
Obligation . Parent has all requisite corporate and
other power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement. All corporate acts and other
proceedings required to be taken by Parent to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement,
and the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly and
properly taken. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Parent and constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in
accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery and
performance by Parent of this Agreement do not and will not
conflict with, or