Dated as of March 1,
2009
This Asset
Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), is
entered into and effective as of March 1, 2009 (the “
Effective Date ”), by and between StemCells, Inc. a
Delaware corporation whose address is at 3155 Porter Drive, Palo
Alto, CA 94304 (the “ Purchaser ”), and Stem
Cell Sciences plc (Registered Number 05455929), a public limited
company registered in England and Wales having its Registered
Office at Meditrina Building 260, Babraham Research Campus,
Cambridge CB22 3A, United Kingdom (the “ Seller
”).
WHEREAS, the
boards of directors of the Purchaser and Seller have deemed it
expedient and in the best interests of their respective companies
and stockholders that they consummate the Acquisition and the
Contemplated Transactions, each as defined below;
WHEREAS, in order
to induce Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain Significant
Security Holders of the Seller are executing Voting Agreements in
favor of certain resolutions proposed to be put to the stockholders
of the Seller concerning the approval of the Contemplated
Transactions; and
WHEREAS, the
Parties hereto desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants, and agreements in connection with the transactions
described above and also to prescribe various conditions to the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein made, and
in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants
herein contained, Purchaser and Seller hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS;
CERTAIN RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
1.1. As used
herein, the following terms will have the following
meanings:
“
Accounts ” means the accounts of each member of the
Acquired Group and the audited consolidated accounts of the Seller
and its Subsidiaries for the accounting reference period which
ended on the Accounts Date (comprising in each case a balance sheet
and income statement or, as the case may be, a consolidated balance
sheet and consolidated income statement, notes and directors’
and auditors’ reports).
“
Accounts Date ” means December 31,
2007.
“
Accounts Relief ” means any relief which appears as an
asset in the Completion Statement or has been taken into account in
reducing or eliminating any provision for deferred Tax which
appears in the Completion Statement (or which, but for the presumed
availability of such relief, would have appeared in the Completion
Statement) and any prepayment of tax which is treated as an asset
in the Completion Statement
“
Acquired Assets ” is defined in
Section 2.1.
“
Acquired Group ” means the Company and each Subsidiary
of the Company, including the Operating Subsidiaries, or any of
them.
“
Acquired Product(s) ” means all biological, cell line,
medical, and drug products and related materials manufactured,
distributed or developed by, or on behalf of, the Seller and its
Subsidiaries, including cell culture media, transgenic animals, and
human and murine stem and progenitor cell lines.
“
Acquired Shares ” means 4,320,000 A ordinary shares of
£0.0001 each and 10,995,000 ordinary shares of £0.0001
each in the capital of the Company, which together comprise the
entire issued share capital of the Company.
“
Acquisition ” means the purchase and sale of the
Acquired Assets and the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities.
“
Acquisition Consideration ” means the sum of
(i) the Purchaser Shares and (ii) the Assumed
Liabilities.
“
Action ” means any Claim, action, cause of action, or
suit (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), litigation (whether
at law or in equity, whether civil or criminal), controversy,
assessment, arbitration, investigation, hearing, charge, complaint,
demand, notice or proceeding to, from, by, or before any
Governmental Authority; provided, however , that Patent
prosecution in the Ordinary Course of Business before the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office, corresponding foreign patent offices
and under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, will not be considered an
“Action.”
“
Affiliate ,” with respect to any specified Person,
means: (a) each Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such
specified Person at such time, (b) each Person who is at such
time an officer or director of, or direct or indirect beneficial
holder of at least 10% of any class of the Equity Interests of,
such specified Person, and (c) each Person that is managed by
a common group of executive officers and directors as such
specified Person.
“
Agreement ” is defined in the Preamble.
“ AIM
Rules for Companies ” means the AIM Rules for Companies
as published by the London Stock Exchange plc.
“
Ancillary Agreements ” means the Escrow Agreement, the
Voting Agreements, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the
Stock Transfer Form and the Second Facility Agreement.
“
Assets ” means all of the properties, rights and
assets of Seller and its Subsidiaries, whether real or personal and
whether tangible or intangible, including all assets reflected in
the Half-Yearly Report or acquired after the Half-Yearly Report
Date (except for such assets that
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have been sold
or otherwise disposed of since the Half-Yearly Report Date in the
Ordinary Course of Business).
“
Assigned Agreements ” is defined in
Section 2.1(d).
“
Assignment and Assumption Agreements ” means the
assignment and assumption agreements (and where applicable the
deeds of novation) to be entered into between the Purchaser and
Seller (and where applicable a Third Party), which will be in a
form reasonably acceptable to the Parties, concerning the
assignment of the Assigned Agreements.
“ Assumed
Liabilities ” is defined in Section 2.3.
“ ASX
Listing Rules ” means the rule governing the admission of
securities to the official list of the Australian Stock Exchange
operated by ASX Limited.
“
Awards ” means any outstanding options and awards
granted to employees of the Acquired Group prior to Completion
under any share scheme, share based remuneration scheme, share
option scheme or similar arrangements operated by the Seller or in
which employees of the Acquired Group or former employees were
entitled to, or did, participate including the Stem Cell Sciences
EMI Scheme, the Stem Cell Sciences Unapproved Share Option Scheme
and the various standalone option agreements which have been
disclosed.
“
Bloomberg ” is defined in
Section 11.7.
“
Business ” means the business and operations conducted
or proposed to be conducted by the Seller and its Subsidiaries,
including the research and development of technologies to grow,
differentiate, purify, and use adult and embryonic stem cells,
whether for the development of therapeutics or to permit the
generation of highly purified stem cells and their differentiated
progeny for use in genetic, pharmacological and toxicological
screens, or otherwise.
“
Business Day ” means any weekday other than a weekday
on which banks in either London or San Francisco are authorized or
required to be closed.
“
Circular ” means the circular to the Seller’s
stockholders required to be published pursuant to Rule 15 of
the AIM Rules for Companies setting out the information specified
by Rule 15 of, and Schedule 4 to, the AIM Rules for
Companies and convening a general meeting of the Seller’s
stockholders.
“
Claim ” means any claim or assertion of any other
right whatsoever (including arising under any Debt, bond, promise,
liability for damages, equitable claim and/or judgment), whether
liquidated, fixed or contingent, direct or indirect, or
imputed.
“
Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
“
Commercial Confidential Information ” means all
information not in the public domain, other than Technical
Confidential Information, which Seller and/or any of its
Representatives received or obtained at any time by reason of, or
in connection with, their relationship with either the Acquired
Group or the Business, including: trade secrets; customer/client
lists, contact
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details of, or
other information relating to, clients, customers and suppliers and
individuals within those organizations; financial projections,
target details and accounts; fee levels, pricing policies,
commissions and commission charges; budgets, forecasts, reports,
interpretations, records, and corporate and business plans; planned
products and services; and marketing and advertising plans,
requirements and materials, marketing surveys and research reports
and market share and pricing statistics.
“
Companies Legislation ” means the Companies Act 2006,
Companies Act 1985, Companies Consolidation (Consequential
Provisions) Act 1985, Companies Act 1989 and Part V of
Criminal Justice Act 1993.
“
Company ” means Stem Cell Sciences Holdings Limited, a
private limited company registered in the United Kingdom
(Registered Number SC247746) having its Registered Office at
Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrance, Edinburgh, Lothian EH1 2ED,
United Kingdom. Certain details of the Company are set out in
Schedule 1.1(a).
“
Compensation ” means, with respect to any Person, all
salaries, compensation, remuneration, bonuses, or benefits of any
kind whatever (including issuances or grants of Equity Interests),
made directly or indirectly to such Person or Affiliates of such
Person.
“
Competing Proposal ” is defined in
Section 7.7(a).
“
Completion ” is defined in
Section 3.2.
“
Completion Date ” means the date on which the
Completion actually occurs.
“
Conditions ” means the conditions to the
Purchaser’s obligations at the Completion, as set out in
Section 8 and the conditions to the Seller’s obligations
at the Completion, as set out in Section 9.
“
Confidentiality Agreement ” is defined in
Section 7.4(a).
“
Contemplated Transactions ” means, collectively, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (a) the
Acquisition and (b) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
“
Contractual Obligation ” means, with respect to any
Person, any contract, agreement, deed, mortgage, lease, license,
commitment, promise, undertaking, arrangement, or understanding,
whether written or oral and whether express or implied, or other
document or instrument (including any document or instrument
evidencing or otherwise relating to any Debt) to which, or by
which, such Person is a party or otherwise subject or bound or to
which, or by which, any property, business, operation, or right of
such Person is subject or bound.
“
Copyrights ” means all copyrights and copyrightable
works, whether published or unpublished, including all rights of
authorship, use, publication, reproduction, distribution,
performance and public display, transformation, moral rights and
rights of ownership of copyrightable works and all rights to
register and obtain renewals and extensions of
registrations,
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rights to make
derivative works based on the foregoing, together with all other
interests accruing by reason of copyright law.
“ Credit
Facility ” is defined in Section 7.13.
“
Debt ” means, with respect to any Person, all
obligations (including all obligations in respect of principal,
accrued interest, penalties, fees, and premiums) of such Person
(a) for borrowed money (including overdraft facilities),
(b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar
Contractual Obligations, (c) for the deferred purchase price
of property, goods or services (other than trade payables or
accruals incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business),
(d) under capital leases (in accordance with IFRS),
(e) in respect of letters of credit and bankers’
acceptances, (f) for Contractual Obligations relating to
interest rate protection, swap agreements and collar agreements,
and (g) in the nature of Guarantees of the obligations
described in clauses (a) through (f) above of any other
Person.
“
Disclosure Letter ” means the letter dated as of the
date of this Agreement written and delivered by or on behalf of the
Seller to the Purchaser, in the form reasonably agreed upon by the
Parties.
“
Effective Date ” is defined in the
Preamble.
“
Enforceable ” means, with respect to any Contractual
Obligation stated to be enforceable by or against any Person, that
such Contractual Obligation is a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Person enforceable by or against such Person in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforcement of
the rights and remedies created thereby is subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar laws of
general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
“
Environmental Law ” means all applicable statutes and
subordinate legislation and other national, international or
European Union laws, common laws, guidance notes, or codes of
practice insofar as they relate to or apply to health, safety or
environmental matters, from time to time, including those Legal
Requirements relating to any natural or artificial substances or
materials (whether solid, liquid, gas or otherwise and whether
alone or in combination with any other substance) capable of
causing harm to human health and/or the environment, including, for
the avoidance of doubt, noise, light, radiation, and
vibration.
“ Equity
Interests ” means (a) any capital stock, share,
partnership or membership interest, unit of participation, or other
similar interest (however designated) in any Person and
(b) any option, warrant, purchase right, conversion right,
exchange rights, or other Contractual Obligation which would
entitle any Person to acquire any such interest in such Person or
otherwise entitle any Person to share in the equity, profit,
earnings, losses, or gains of such Person (including stock
appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or other similar
rights).
“ Escrow
Agent ” is defined in Section 3.3.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” is defined in Section 3.3.
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“
Escrowed Shares ” is defined in
Section 3.3.
“
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet ” is defined in
Section 2.6.
“
Estimated Closing Statement ” is defined in
Section 2.6.
“
Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
“
Excluded Assets ” is defined in
Section 2.2.
“
Excluded Liabilities ” is defined in
Section 2.4.
“
Facility Agreement ” means the facility agreement
between Purchaser and the Seller dated December 23, 2008, as
amended and supplemented from time to time.
“ FDA
” is defined in Section 4.16(b)(ii).
“ FDA
Fraud Policy ” is defined in
Section 4.16(b)(vi).
“
FDCA ” is defined in
Section 4.16(b)(ii).
“ Filing
Deadline ” is defined in Section 7.11(a).
“ FRS
” means a Financial Reporting Standard issued by the
Accounting Standards Board.
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States as in effect from time to time.
“ GMP
” is defined in Section 4.16(b)(ii).
“
Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state,
local, or foreign government (or political subdivision thereof),
any local, state, national, or multinational organization or
authority, any authority, agency or commission entitled to exercise
any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police,
regulatory, or taxing authority or power, any court or tribunal (or
any department, bureau or division thereof), or any arbitrator or
arbitral body.
“
Governmental Order ” means any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, stipulation, ruling, determination, or award
entered by or with any Governmental Authority that is binding on
any Person or any of its property under any Legal
Requirement.
“
Group ” has the meaning given to it in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“
Guarantee ” means, with respect to any Person,
(a) any guarantee of the payment or performance of, or any
contingent obligation in respect of, any Debt or other Liability of
any other Person, (b) any other arrangement whereby credit is
extended to any obligor (other than such Person) on the basis of
any promise or undertaking of such Person (i) to pay the Debt
or other Liability of such obligor, (ii) to purchase any
obligation owed by such obligor, (iii) to purchase or lease
assets under circumstances that are designed to enable such obligor
to discharge one or more of its obligations, or (iv) to
maintain the capital, working capital,
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solvency, or
general financial condition of such obligor, and (c) any
liability as a general partner of a partnership or as a venturer in
a joint venture in respect of Debt or other obligations of such
partnership or venture.
“
Half-Yearly Report ” means the condensed set of
unaudited financial statements in the half-yearly report of the
Seller Group for the six months ended on the Half-Yearly Report
Date comprising a consolidated income statement, a consolidated
statement of changes in equity and a consolidated cash flow
statement and related explanatory notes.
“
Half-Yearly Report Date ” means June 30,
2008.
“
IFRS ” means an International Accounting Standard or
an International Financial Reporting Standard issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board and to any related
interpretation by the Standing Interpretations Committee or its
successor, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations
Committee.
“ Inbound
IP Agreements ” is defined in
Section 4.15(b).
“
Indemnification Limit ” is defined in
Section 11.2.
“
Indemnification Threshold ” is defined in
Section 11.2.
“
Indemnified Party ” means, with respect to any
Indemnity Claim, the party asserting such claim under
Section 11.1 or 11.3, as the case may be.
“
Indemnifying Party ” means, with respect to any
Indemnity Claim, the party under Section 11.1 or 11.3, as the
case may be, against whom such claim is asserted.
“
Indemnity Claim ” means a claim for indemnity under
Section 11.1 or 11.3.
“
Intellectual Property ” means any and all of the
following in any country: Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, domain
name registrations, moral rights, publicity rights, Trade Secrets,
know how rights, software (including source code and object code),
data or other exclusivity rights, all inventions whether or not
patentable, and any other intellectual property rights or
intangible assets of any kind or nature whether owned, licensed or
otherwise held.
“
Inter-Company Debt ” means all Debt obligations
between either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC and the
Acquired Group.
“ IP
Agreements ” is defined in
Section 4.15(b).
“
ITEPA ” is defined in Section 4.18(c).
“ Legal
Requirement ” means, with respect to any Person, any
federal, state, local, or foreign law, statute, standard,
ordinance, code, rule, regulation, resolution or promulgation,
judicial interpretation, or any Governmental Order, including any
rules or requirements of the European Union, or any license,
franchise, permit, or similar right granted under any of the
foregoing, or any similar provision having the force or effect of
law applicable to such Person or
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any of such
Person’s property, assets, officers, directors, employees,
consultants, agents, Affiliates, or Representatives.
“
Liability ” means, with respect to any Person, any
liability or obligation of such Person whether known or unknown,
whether asserted or unasserted, whether determined, determinable or
otherwise, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether incurred or
consequential, whether due or to become due and whether or not
required under GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, to be accrued on the
financial statements of such Person.
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security
interest, charge, Claim, condition, out-bound license, covenant not
to sue, option, right of first offer or refusal, buy/sell
agreement, equitable interest, encumbrance, restriction on
transfer, conditional sale or other title retention device or
arrangement (including a capital lease), transfer for the purpose
of subjection to the payment of any Debt, or restriction on the
creation of any of the foregoing or any other restriction or
covenant with respect to, or condition governing the use,
construction, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other
attribute of legal or equitable ownership, whether relating to any
property or right or the income or profits therefrom; provided,
however , that the term “Lien” will not include
(i) statutory liens for Taxes to the extent that the payment
thereof is not in arrears or otherwise due, (ii) encumbrances
in the nature of zoning restrictions, easements, rights or
restrictions of record on the uses of real property if the same do
not detract from the value of the property encumbered thereby or
impair the use of such property in the Business as currently
conducted, (iii) statutory or common law liens to secure
landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements
confined to the premises rented to the extent that no payment or
performance under any such lease or rental agreement is in arrears
or is otherwise due, (iv) deposits or pledges made in
connection with, or to secure payment of, worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension programs
mandated under applicable laws or other social security
regulations, and (v) statutory or common law liens in favor of
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, statutory or
common law liens to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies
and other like liens, which secure obligations to the extent that
payment thereof is not in arrears or otherwise due in the case of
(i) - (v), which have been incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
“
Losses ” is defined in Section 11.1.
“
Management Accounts ” means the unaudited accounts of
the Acquired Group and the unaudited consolidated accounts of the
Seller and its Subsidiaries for the period from the Half-Yearly
Report Date to January 31, 2009 (comprising in each case a
balance sheet and income statement or, as the case may be, a
consolidated balance sheet and consolidated income
statement).
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event,
circumstance, effect or development that, individually or in the
aggregate with all other changes, events, circumstances, effects or
developments that exists on the date of determination of the
occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect, has had or is reasonable
likely to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business,
assets, liabilities, condition (financial or other) or results of
operations of the Acquired Group, taken as a whole, (b) the
ability of the Seller to consummate the Contemplated Transactions
or
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(c) the
ability of Purchaser to operate the Business immediately after the
Completion, but excluding, in the case of clause (a), any
change(s), event(s), circumstance(s), effect(s) or development(s)
concerning general financial, market or economic conditions (in
each case to the extent that the Acquired Group is not
disproportionately adversely affected).
“
Off-the-Shelf Software ” means software, other than
open source software, obtained from a Third Party, whether run on
the Acquired Group’s systems or accessed on an application
service provider basis, (i) on general commercial terms and
which continues to be widely available on such commercial terms,
(ii) which is not distributed with or incorporated in any of
the Acquired Products or services, (iii) which is used for
business infrastructure or other internal purposes, and
(iv) was licensed for fixed payments of less than US$25,000 in
the aggregate or annual or periodic payments of less than US$25,000
per year.
“ OFT
” means the Office of Fair Trading of the United
Kingdom.
“
Operating Subsidiaries ” means, collectively, Stem
Cell Sciences Australia (Pty) Ltd and Stem Cell Sciences
(UK) Limited.
“
Ordinary Course of Business ” means an action taken by
any Person in the ordinary course of such Person’s business
which is consistent with the past customs and practices of such
Person (including past practice with respect to quantity, amount,
magnitude, and frequency).
“
Ordinary Shares ” means Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
each in the capital of the Seller, each of which carries pari
passu voting rights.
“
Organizational Documents ” means, with respect to any
Person (other than an individual), (a) the memorandum of
association, articles of association or certificate of
incorporation or organization of such Person and any other similar
documents adopted or filed in connection with the creation,
formation or organization of such Person and (b) all bylaws,
voting agreements and similar documents, instruments or agreements
relating to the organization or governance of such Person, in each
case, as amended or supplemented.
“
Outbound IP Agreements ” is defined in
Section 4.15(b).
“
Party ” means either the Seller or the Purchaser and
their permitted successors or assigns, respectively; and the term
“ Parties ” refers to both of them
together.
“
Patents ” means (a) all national, regional and
international patents and patent applications, including
provisional patent applications, (b) all patent applications
filed either from such patents, patent applications or provisional
applications or from an application claiming priority from any of
the foregoing, including divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, provisionals, converted provisionals, and
continued prosecution applications and any and all rights to claim
priority from any of the foregoing, (c) any and all patents
that have issued or in the future issue from the foregoing patent
applications ((a) and (b)), including utility models, petty
patents, design patents, and certificates of invention,
(d) any and all extensions or restorations by existing or
future extension or restoration mechanisms, including
revalidations, reissues, re-examinations, and extensions (including
any supplementary protection certificates and the like) of the
foregoing patents or patent applications ((a), (b) and (c)),
and (e) any similar
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rights,
including so-called pipeline protection, or any importation,
revalidation, confirmation, or introduction patent or registration
patent or patent of additions to any such foregoing patent
applications and patents.
“
Permits ” means, with respect to any Person, any
license, franchise, permit, consent, approval, right, privilege,
certificate, or other similar authorization issued by, or otherwise
granted by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person to
which, or by which, such Person is subject or bound or to which, or
by which, any property, business, operation, or right of such
Person is subject or bound.
“
Permitted Liens ” is defined in
Section 2.1.
“
Person ” means any individual or corporation,
association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
joint stock or other company, business trust, trust, organization,
Governmental Authority, or other entity of any kind.
“
Post-Completion Tax Period ” means any Tax Period
beginning after the Completion Date and that portion of a Straddle
Period beginning after the Completion Date.
“
Pre-Completion Tax Period ” means any Tax Period
ending on or before the Completion Date and the portion of any
Straddle Period ending on the Completion Date.
“
Properties ” means (a) Units 13 and 14,
Meditrina, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, England;
(b) Minerva Building, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge,
England and (c) Level 2 of Building 75 at the Strip at Monash
University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
“
Prospectus ” is defined in
Section 7.11(b)(i).
“
Purchaser ” is defined in the Preamble.
“
Purchaser Common Stock ” means the common stock, par
value US$.01 per share, of Purchaser.
“
Purchaser Drop Dead Date ” is defined in
Section 10.1(b).
“
Purchaser Shares ” is defined in
Section 2.5.
“
Purchaser Indemnified Person ” is defined in
Section 11.1.
“ Quality
System Regulations ” is defined in
Section 4.16(b)(ii).
“
Records ” is defined in
Section 3.4(m).
“
Registered Intellectual Property ” is defined in
Section 4.15(a).
“
Registration Period ” is defined in
Section 7.11(a).
“
Registration Statement ” is defined in
Section 7.11(a).
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“
Regulation S ” is defined in
Section 4.34.
“
Relevant Benefits ” is defined in
Section 4.19.
“
Representative ” means, with respect to any Person,
any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, advisor, or
other representative of such Person, including legal counsel,
accountants and financial advisors.
“
Required Effective Date ” is defined in
Section 7.11(a).
“
Required Stockholder Vote ” is defined in
Section 4.3(d).
“
Restricted Territories ” means: (a) the United
Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the Republic of
Ireland; (b) Australia; (c) the United States;
(d) Japan and the rest of Asia east of Pakistan; and
(e) any other country in which any company in the Acquired
Group carries on business at the time of Completion.
“
Retained Agreements ” is defined in
Section 2.2(c).
“ SEC
” is defined in Section 5.10.
“ SEC
Reports ” is defined in Section 5.10.
“ Second
Facility Agreement ” is defined in
Section 7.13.
“
Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of
1933.
“
Seller ” is defined in the Preamble.
“ Seller
Drop Dead Date ” is defined in
Section 10.1(c).
“ Seller
Group ” means the Seller and its direct and indirect
Subsidiaries from time to time, or any of them.
“ Seller
Indemnified Person ” is defined in
Section 11.3.
“
Seller’s Knowledge ” and similar phrases means
the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation and inquiry,
of each or any of Alastair Riddell, Giorgio Reggiani, Timothy
Allsopp, George Murphy and George Schlich.
“ Seller
Security Holders ” means the holders of Equity Interests
in the Seller.
“
Significant Security Holders ” means such Persons as
hold (or otherwise exercise the power to exercise the voting rights
attaching to), collectively, not less than 30% of the
Seller’s Ordinary Shares.
“
Stockholders Meeting ” means a general meeting of the
Seller’s stockholders for the purpose of approving and
adopting the Acquisition and the Contemplated
Transactions.
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“ Stock
Transfer Forms ” means the stock transfer forms by which
the Seller’s interest in the Acquired Shares will be
transferred to the Purchaser, which will be in the form of
Exhibit A1-A2 .
“
Straddle Period ” means any Tax Period beginning
before and ending after the Completion Date.
“
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified
Person, any other Person of which such specified Person will, at
the time, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries,
(a) own at least 50% of the outstanding capital stock (or
other shares of beneficial interest) entitled to vote generally,
(b) hold at least 50% of the partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, or similar interests or (c) be a
general partner, managing member or joint venturer.
“ Stem
Cell Sciences Australia ” means Stem Cell Sciences
(Australia) Pty Limited, a private limited company registered in
Australia (Registered Number ACN 063 293 130) having its Registered
Office at Level 2 of Building 75 at the Strip at Monash University,
Clayton, Victoria, Australia, certain details of which are set out
in Schedule 1.1(a) .
“ Stem
Cell Sciences LLC ” means Stem Cell Sciences LLC, a
California limited liability corporation with its principal office
at 845 Oak Grove Avenue, Suite 220, Menlo Park, California
94025.
“ Stem
Cell Sciences UK ” means Stem Cell Sciences
(UK) Limited, a private limited company registered in Scotland
(Registered Number SC209852) having its Registered Office at
Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrance, Edinburgh, Lothian EH1 2 ED,
United Kingdom certain details of which are set out in
Schedule 1.1(a) .
“ Tax
” or “ Taxes ” means (a) any and all
federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock,
franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar,
including FICA), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or escheat liability, or
other tax of any kind or any charge of any kind in the nature of
(or similar to) taxes whatsoever, including any interest, penalty,
or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and (b) any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clause (a) of this definition as a result of being a member of
an affiliated, consolidated, combined, or unitary group for any
period, as a result of any tax sharing or tax allocation agreement,
arrangement or understanding, or as a result of being liable for
another person’s taxes as a transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise.
“ Tax
Document ” is defined in Section 12.3.1.
“ Tax
Period ” means any period prescribed by any Governmental
Authority for which a Tax Return is required to be filed or a Tax
is required to be paid.
“ Tax
Return ” means any return, declaration, report, claim for
refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes
supplied or required to be supplied to a Taxing Authority,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any
amendment thereof.
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“ Taxing
Authority ” means any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction with respect to any Tax.
“
Technical Confidential Information ” means information
not in the public domain, which any Representative of the Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries received or obtained at any time by reason
of, or in connection with, his or her relationship with either the
Acquired Group or the Business, which is of a technical nature,
including: the Acquired Group’s scientific data; clinical and
pre-clinical information; computer software and passwords; Trade
Secrets; and Technology.
“
Technology ” means all inventions, works, discoveries,
innovations, information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, methods, processes and techniques,
methods, data, clinical trial data, clinical trial protocols,
designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists,
pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and
proposals, documentation and manuals), cell lines, plasmids
encoding any DNA sequence, biologic or chemical materials, or other
compositions of matter, computer software, firmware, computer
hardware, devices, electronic, electrical and mechanical equipment
and all other forms of technology, including improvements,
modifications, works in process, derivatives or changes, whether
tangible or intangible, embodied in any form, whether or not
protectable or protected by patent, copyright, mask work right,
trade secret law or otherwise, and all documents and other
materials recording any of the foregoing.
“
Termination Date ” is defined in
Section 10.1.
“ Third
Party ” means any Person other than a Party or their
respective Subsidiaries.
“ Third
Party Claim ” is defined in
Section 11.6(a).
“
Trademarks ” means any word, name, symbol, color,
designation or device or any combination thereof for use in the
course of trade, including any trademark, registered trademark,
application for registration of trademark, service mark, trade
dress, brand mark, trade name, registered trade name, application
for registration of trade name, brand name, domain name, logo, or
business symbol.
“ Trade
Secrets ” means all confidential information and trade
secrets such as confidential know-how, inventions, discoveries,
improvements, concepts, ideas, methods, processes, designs, plans,
schematics, drawings, formulae, technical data, specifications,
research and development information, technology and product
roadmaps, and data bases.
“
Transaction Expenses ” is defined in
Section 7.8.
“
Transfer Taxes ” is defined in
Section 12.1.
“
Valuation Methodology ” means, for a particular date,
(i) the 10-day volume-weighted average price per share of
Purchaser Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market or other trading
market where such security is listed or traded as reported by
Bloomberg Financial Markets (or a comparable reporting service of
national reputation selected by the Purchaser and reasonably
acceptable to the Seller if Bloomberg Financial Markets is not then
reporting sales prices of such security) (collectively, “
Bloomberg ”) for the ten (10) consecutive trading
days
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immediately
preceding the applicable date, or (ii) if the NASDAQ Global
Market is not the principal trading market for the shares of
Purchaser Common Stock, the 10-day volume-weighted average price
reported by Bloomberg on the principal trading market per share of
Purchaser Common Stock during the same period, or, if there are no
volume-weighted average prices for such period, the last sales
price reported by Bloomberg for such period, or (iii) if
neither of the foregoing applies, the last sales price of such
security in the over-the-counter market on the pink sheets or
bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or if no
sales price is so reported for such security, the last bid price of
such security as reported by Bloomberg or (iv) if fair market
value cannot be calculated as of such date on any of the foregoing
bases, the fair market value will be as determined by the board of
directors of the Purchaser in the exercise of its good faith
judgment.
“ Voting
Agreement ” means an irrevocable voting agreement entered
into by any of the Significant Security Holders in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B .
“ Working
Capital ” means (i) current assets net of any cash,
cash equivalents and short-term or other marketable investments,
minus (ii) current liabilities net of any Inter-Company Debt,
in each case determined in a manner consistent with that adopted in
the preparation of the Accounts.
“ Working
Capital Shortfall ” is defined in
Section 2.6.
“ Working
Capital Target ” means £(200,000).
1.2. In this
Agreement (unless the context requires otherwise):
(a) references to a Section, Clause,
Article, Exhibit, or Schedule means a section, clause, article,
exhibit, or schedule of this Agreement, unless another document is
specified;
(b) any
reference to this Agreement includes the Introduction, Exhibits,
Schedules, and Disclosure Letter, and includes any amendments to
the Agreement or to the Introduction, Exhibits, Schedules, and/or
Disclosure Letter that the Parties may duly enter into, from time
to time after the Effective Date, in accordance with
Section 13.3;
(c) any
reference to any statute, statutory provision or subordinate
legislation is to be construed as a reference to the same as it may
have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified,
consolidated, or re-enacted and in force, and any reference to a
statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation
made under it;
(d) references to a particular Person
include such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent
not prohibited by this Agreement;
(e) any
gender includes a reference to the other genders;
(f) words
in the singular or plural form include the plural and singular
form, respectively;
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(g)
“directly or indirectly” means either alone or jointly
with any other Person and whether on his own account or in
partnership with another or others or as the holder of any interest
in or as officer, employee, or other Representative of, or
consultant to, any other Person;
(h) any
phrase introduced by the terms “including,”
“include,” “in particular,” or a similar
expression will be construed as illustrative and will not limit the
sense of the words preceding those terms, unless preceded by the
word “not”;
(i) any
reference to something being “in writing” or
“written” will include a reference to that thing being
produced by any legible and non-transitory substitute for writing
(including in electronic form) or partly in one manner and partly
in another; and
(j) where
it is necessary to determine whether a monetary limit or threshold
set out in this Agreement has been reached or exceeded (as the case
may be) and the value of the relevant claim or any of the relevant
claims is expressed in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the
value of each such claim will be translated into U.S. dollars at
the prevailing exchange rate applicable to that amount of that
non-U.S. dollar currency by reference to middle-market rates quoted
by the Royal Bank of Scotland plc immediately before close of
business in London on the date of receipt by the relevant Person(s)
of written notification in accordance with this Agreement of the
existence of such claim, or if such day is not a Business Day, on
the Business Day immediately preceding such day.
1.3. The
Section, Clause, Article, Exhibit, and Schedule headings in this
Agreement are included for convenience only and do not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement.
2.1.
Purchase and Sale of the Acquired Assets . The Seller agrees
to sell, transfer, convey, assign, and deliver to Purchaser with
full title guarantee, and Purchaser agrees to purchase from the
Seller, at the Completion and subject to and upon the terms and
conditions contained herein, free and clear of any Liens other than
the Liens set forth on Schedule 2.1 (the “ Permitted
Liens ”) (and in the case of the Assigned Agreements,
subject to the terms of the Assigned Agreements, the Assignment and
Assumption Agreements and the provisions of Section 2.8), all
of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under
all of the following assets, properties and rights (whether
tangible or intangible, whether real, personal or mixed, whether
fixed, contingent or otherwise and including the Seller’s
Intellectual Property rights contained therein or related thereto)
(collectively, the “ Acquired Assets
”):
(a) all of
the Acquired Shares, with effect from and including the Completion
Date to the intent that as from that date all rights and advantages
accruing to the Acquired Shares, including any dividends or
distributions declared or paid on the Acquired Shares after that
date, will belong to the Purchaser;
(b) all
Inter-Company Debt payable to the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences
LLC;
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(c) all
goodwill and going concern value of the Business, insofar as the
same is held by the Seller (as opposed to the Acquired
Group);
(d) the
written contracts, which will be assigned to Purchaser effective as
of the Completion Date, set forth on Schedule 2.1(d)
(collectively, the “ Assigned Agreements
”);
(e) the
Seller’s rights and obligations under any other grants,
collaborations or material agreements to the extent comprising (or
to the extent used in the operation of) the Business;
and
(f) all
other assets, properties and rights of the Seller to the extent
comprising (or to the extent used in the operation of) the
Business, other than the Excluded Assets.
The Parties
acknowledge that Purchaser is acquiring, by virtue of its
acquisition of the Acquired Shares, an indirect ownership interest
(as stockholder) over the assets, properties, goodwill and rights
of the Acquired Group.
2.2.
Excluded Assets . The Seller hereby retains and will not
transfer, assign, convey or otherwise transfer to Purchaser any of
the following assets, properties or rights (the “ Excluded
Assets ”):
(a) all of
the outstanding Equity Interests of Stem Cell Sciences LLC, a
California limited liability company;
(b) cash,
cash equivalents and short-term or other marketable investments of
the Seller Group;
(c) the
written contracts, which will be retained (and, if the Seller so
elects, may be hereafter terminated) by the Seller, set forth on
Schedule 2.2(c) (collectively, the “ Retained
Agreements ”); and
(d) the
statutory books, registers, minutes, Tax records, accounts,
schedules of creditors and other administrative records (including
relevant correspondence, documents, files and memoranda) of the
Seller (as distinct from the Records of the Acquired
Group).
2.3. Assumed
Liabilities . At the Completion, Purchaser will assume (and
from and after the Completion Purchaser will satisfy, perform and
otherwise discharge when due and, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of Section 11, will hold the Seller harmless with
respect to) in accordance with their respective terms only, the
following specified obligations and liabilities of the Seller
(collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”), but
no others:
(a) obligations and any other Liabilities
accruing after the Completion Date (i.e., post-Completion
Liabilities) under any of the Assigned Agreements;
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(b) the
Liabilities accruing after the Completion Date (i.e.,
post-Completion Liabilities) in respect of the Liabilities of the
Acquired Group;
(c) the
Liabilities accruing after the Completion Date (i.e.,
post-Completion Liabilities) in respect of the Liabilities arising
in connection with the Acquired Assets; and
(d) any
Liability of the Seller Group in respect of the Facility Agreement
or the Second Facility Agreement.
Purchaser is
not assuming, and will not be deemed to have assumed by virtue of
acquiring the Acquired Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, any
obligations or liabilities of the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC
other than the Assumed Liabilities specifically described above. No
assumption by Purchaser of any of the Assumed Liabilities will
relieve, or be deemed to relieve, the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences
LLC from any Contractual Obligation or Liability under this
Agreement with respect to any representations or warranties made by
the Seller to Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties
acknowledge that Purchaser’s acquisition of the Acquired
Shares at Completion will make it the sole stockholder of the
Acquired Group.
2.4.
Excluded Liabilities . Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser is not assuming (and the
Seller will satisfy and perform when due and, on the terms and
subject to the conditions of Section 11, will hold Purchaser
harmless with respect to) any Liabilities of either the Seller or
Stem Cell Sciences LLC other than the Assumed Liabilities (the
“ Excluded Liabilities ”). For the avoidance of
doubt, the Excluded Liabilities include:
(a) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC for or in
respect of any and all Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of either
the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC (whether incurred on, prior to
or subsequent to Completion) and any Liability for any and all
Taxes levied with respect to the Acquired Assets that are allocated
to the Seller pursuant to Section 12.4;
(b) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC for or in
respect of Debt;
(c) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC to
indemnify any Person by reason of the fact that such Person is or
was a director, officer, employee, stockholder, or agent of the
Seller or is or was serving at the request of the Seller as a
partner, trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of another
entity;
(d) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC arising as
a result of, or out of any Claim or Action pertaining to, or
relating in any way to, either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC
initiated at any time, whether or not described in any Schedule
hereto, including any Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell
Sciences LLC arising from any Action initiated at any time in
respect
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of anything
done, suffered to be done or omitted to be done by either the
Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC or any of their respective
Representatives or any holder of any of Seller’s Equity
Interests;
(e) any
Liability of the Seller arising under or incurred in connection
with the making or performance of this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements or any of the other agreements contemplated hereby or
thereby;
(f) any
Liability of the Seller arising out of any employee benefits or the
termination of any employee benefits;
(g) any
Liability of the Seller of any kind (including as a result of the
sale of the Acquired Assets or as a result of the termination of
employment by the Seller of employees or other labor claims) to
employees of the Seller or in respect of payroll taxes for
employees of the Seller, including any Liabilities of the Seller
arising under or with respect to any applicable Legal Requirements
respecting employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment, occupational safety and health, worker
classification and wages and hours, in each case, with respect to
its current and former employees, directors, officers, consultants,
and independent contractors;
(h) any
Liability of the Seller under or with respect to any lease,
contract, arrangement, commitment, or Contractual Obligation (other
than post-Completion Liabilities under the Assigned
Agreements);
(i) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC under any
bulk sales law of any jurisdiction, under any common law doctrine
of de facto merger or successor liability or otherwise by operation
of law;
(j) any
Liability of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC in respect
of Losses, Claims or Legal Requirements incurred under or with
respect to any Environmental Law; and
(k) any
Liabilities of either the Seller or Stem Cell Sciences LLC which
are undisclosed or contingent or which relate to or arise from the
breach of any Contractual Obligation or violation of any Legal
Requirement prior to or at the Completion.
2.5.
Purchase Price . As consideration for the Acquisition, the
Purchaser agrees to:
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2.5.1. at
Completion, waive all right, title and interest (including, without
limitation, all right to repayment of all loan monies and accrued
interest) in respect of all monies outstanding (and all other
Liabilities of the Seller) under the Facility Agreement and the
Second Facility Agreement (and to release all liens, charges and
other security interests granted in respect thereof);
2.5.2. at
Completion, issue to the Seller an aggregate amount of 2,650,000
shares of Purchaser Common Stock, less the Working Capital
Shortfall, if any (the “ Purchaser Shares ”).
Upon Completion, the Purchaser Shares will be duly authorized,
fully paid and nonassessable, and will be issued as
follows:
(a) 2,120,000 shares of Purchaser Common
Stock to be issued to the Seller, less the Working Capital
Shortfall, if any; and
(b) 530,000 shares of Purchaser Common
Stock to be issued to the Escrow Agent in accordance with
Section 3.3.
2.5.3. In the
event of any issuances of Purchaser Common Stock pursuant to any
stock split, dividend or distribution payable in additional shares
of capital stock to holders of Purchaser Common Stock subsequent to
the Effective Date and prior to the issuance of the Purchaser
Shares at Completion, the number of Purchaser Shares will
appropriately be adjusted.
2.6. Minimum
Working Capital .
(a)
Estimated Balance Sheet . The Seller will prepare or cause
to be prepared, and delivered to the Purchaser not later than five
Business Days prior to the expected Completion Date, an estimated
consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Group as of immediately
prior to the Completion disclosing the material assets and
liabilities of the Acquired Group and the material financial
commitments in existence as at the Completion Date (the “
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet ”), together with a
written statement setting forth in reasonable detail its estimate
of the Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Completion as
reflected on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet (the “
Estimated Closing Statement ”). The Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet and the Estimated Closing Statement will be prepared
with reasonable skill and care by the Seller and in a manner
consistent with that adopted in the preparation of the Accounts and
will be updated by the Seller immediately prior to the
Completion.
(b)
Adjustment to Purchase Price . If the Working Capital
reflected on the Estimated Closing Statement is less than the
Working Capital Target, then number of Purchaser Shares will be
reduced by the amount of such shortfall (the “ Working
Capital Shortfall ”) on a dollar-for-dollar basis,
valuing the shares of Purchaser Common Stock in accordance with the
Valuation Methodology as of the Completion Date.
2.7.
Withholding . Purchaser will be entitled to deduct and
withhold Taxes from any amounts payable or otherwise deliverable
pursuant to this Agreement if such withholding
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is required
under the Code or any provision of applicable Legal Requirements.
To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid to
the appropriate Taxing Authority, such amounts will be treated for
all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person
to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
2.8.
Assigned Agreements . If and to the extent the consent or
approval of any third party is required for the assignment or
transfer of any Assigned Agreement then:
(a) the
Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
consent or approval of such third party prior to, but conditional
on, Completion (including, without limitation, the entering into of
any agreement, assurance or guarantee by the Purchaser reasonably
required by such third party);
(b) if and
to the extent that any such consent or approval is not obtained
prior to Completion (including, without limitation, if any third
party signature is required to any Assignment and Assumption
Agreement(s)), the Parties will nevertheless proceed to Completion
and will thereafter continue to use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the consent or approval of such third party as soon as
reasonably practicable (including, without limitation, the entering
into of any agreement, assurance or guarantee by the Purchaser
reasonably required by such third party) but, conditional on
Completion, until such time as such assignment is effective: (i)
the Seller will not undertake any action in breach of the terms of
such Assigned Agreement other than pursuant to this Section
(b) or otherwise with the prior written consent of the
Purchaser; (ii) the Purchaser will procure that the Acquired
Group will perform and satisfy the obligations and Liabilities of
the Seller under such Assigned Agreement; (iii) the Seller
will transfer and pay to the Purchaser all consideration and other
sums (if any) received by the Seller under such Assigned Agreement
subsequent to Completion and otherwise take such further actions as
may be reasonably necessary or desirable (subject to applicable
Laws and the terms of the Assigned Agreement) in order to confer
the benefits of the Seller under such Assigned Agreement on the
Purchaser; and (iv) the Seller will take such further action
as may be reasonably required by the Purchaser in relation to the
enforcement of Purchaser’s rights under such Assigned
Agreement, subject to the Purchaser indemnifying and holding the
Seller harmless in respect of any Liability arising in connection
with any action so taken by the Seller (and the Seller will be
entitled to require that the Purchaser provide payment in advance
in respect of any such Liability which may so arise as a condition
precedent to the Seller undertaking any such action).
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THE
EFFECTIVE DATE AND COMPLETION.
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3.1.
Obligations of the Parties on the Effective Date . On the
Effective Date:
(a) The
Seller will deliver, or procure to be delivered to Purchaser, the
following:
(i) this
Agreement, duly executed by the Seller;
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(ii) the
Disclosure Letter, duly executed by the Seller;
(iii) minutes of the meeting of the board
of directors of Seller approving the entry into this Agreement, the
delivery of the Disclosure Letter and the approval of the
Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) the
Voting Agreements (to the extent that such have been delivered to
the Seller by the Significant Security Holders on or prior to the
Effective Date), each duly executed by the Significant Security
Holder which is a party thereto;
(v) the
Second Facility Agreement, duly executed by the Seller;
and
(b) The
Purchaser will deliver, or procure to be delivered to Seller, the
following:
(i) this
Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(ii) a
copy of the resolutions adopted by the board of directors of
Purchaser approving the entry into this Agreement and the approval
of the Contemplated Transactions; and
(iii) the
Second Facility Agreement, duly executed by the
Purchaser.
3.2.
Completion . The completion of the Acquisition (the “
Completion ”) will take place on a date to be
specified by the Seller and Purchaser, which will be no later than
the second Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of all of the
Conditions set forth in Sections 8 and 9, at the offices of
Macfarlanes LLP, 20 Cursitor Street, London, England EC4A 1LT,
unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the
Parties.
3.3.
Escrow . At the Completion, 530,000 shares of Purchaser
Common Stock (the “ Escrowed Shares ”) will be
delivered by Purchaser to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as escrow
agent (the “ Escrow Agent ”), pursuant to the
provisions of an escrow agreement in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit C hereto, subject to any amendments
to such form requested by the Escrow Agent and mutually agreed to
by the Purchaser and Seller (the “ Escrow Agreement
”). The Escrow Agreement will be entered into prior to the
Completion Date, by and among the Purchaser, the Seller and the
Escrow Agent, and will provide Purchaser with recourse against the
Escrowed Shares held in escrow by the Escrow Agent with respect to
Losses and the Seller’s indemnification obligations under
Section 11, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Escrow Agreement and in Section 11. The Escrowed Shares
(or any portion thereof) will be distributed to the Seller at the
times, and upon the terms and conditions, set forth in the Escrow
Agreement.
3.4.
Completion Obligations of the Seller . At the Completion,
the Seller will deliver or procure to be delivered to the
Purchaser, if such is not already in the Purchaser’s
possession:
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(a) duly
executed Stock Transfer Forms in favor of the Purchaser in respect
of the Acquired Shares;
(b) the
original certificates for the Acquired Shares;
(c) any
other document which may reasonably be required to give good title
to the Acquired Shares or which may be necessary to enable the
Purchaser to procure the registration of the Acquired Shares in the
name of the Purchaser or its nominee(s);
(d) the
compliance certificate, as described in
Section 8.4;
(e) a
power of attorney in the form set out in Exhibit D ,
pursuant to which the Seller will confer on the Purchaser all right
to vote and otherwise exercise rights attaching to, and received
dividends and distributions made in respect of, the Acquired Shares
pending registration of Acquired Shares in the statutory books of
the Company;
(f) the
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet and the Estimated Closing
Statement;
(g) a copy
of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the Seller
(certified as true by an officer of the Seller) and at which
meeting the directors of the Seller approved the execution and
entering into of the Ancillary Agreements to which the Seller is
party, and the performance of the obligations of the Seller under
such agreements (subject to the terms thereof and the conditions
set out therein);
(h) a copy
of a resolution passed by the stockholders of the Seller (certified
as true by an officer of the Seller) and which resolution approved
the Contemplated Transactions to the extent required by
Rule 15 of the AIM Rules for Companies;
(i) a copy
of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the Company (in the
form marked Exhibit E1 and certified as true by an
officer of the Company) and at which meeting the directors of the
Company approved, conditional on Completion:
(i) the
transfer of the Acquired Shares by the Seller to the Purchaser is
approved and, conditional on the delivery to the Company of duly
executed and stamped Stock Transfer Forms, that such transfer be
recorded in the statutory books of the Company and that thereupon a
new share certificate be issued to the Purchaser in respect
thereof;
(ii) that
Martin McGlynn, Rodney Young and Ann Tsukamoto be appointed as
directors of the Company;
(iii) that
Ken Stratton be appointed as company secretary of the
Company;
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(iv) that
George Koshy be appointed as assistant company secretary of the
Company; and
(v) that
the existing bank mandates of the Company be terminated and that
the Company enter into new bank mandates authorizing Martin
McGlynn, Rodney Young and Ann Tsukamoto as the new directors of the
Company, Ken Stratton as the new company secretary, and George
Koshy as the assistant company secretary, to have power and
authority to sign checks on behalf of the Company and otherwise to
give instructions to the Company’s bank in relation to
matters concerning the payment of monies from the Company’s
bank accounts;
(j) a copy
of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the Stem Cell
Sciences Australia (in the form marked Exhibit E2 and
certified as true by an officer of the Stem Cell Sciences
Australia) and at which meeting the directors of Stem Cell Sciences
Australia approved, conditional on Completion:
(i) that
Martin McGlynn, Rodney Young, Ann Tsukamoto, and an Australian
national to be selected by the Purchaser be appointed as directors
of Stem Cell Sciences Australia;
(ii) that
Ken Stratton be appointed as company secretary of Stem Cell
Sciences Australia;
(iii) that
George Koshy be appointed as assistant company secretary of Stem
Cell Sciences Australia; and
(iv) that
the existing bank mandates of Stem Cell Sciences Australia be
terminated and that Stem Cell Sciences Australia enter into new
bank mandates authorizing Martin McGlynn, Rodney Young and Ann
Tsukamoto as the new directors of Stem Cell Sciences Australia, Ken
Stratton as the new company secretary, and George Koshy as the
assistant company secretary, to have power and authority to sign
checks on behalf of Stem Cell Sciences Australia and otherwise to
give instructions to Stem Cell Sciences Australia’s bank in
relation to matters concerning the payment of monies from Stem Cell
Sciences Australia’s bank accounts;
(k) a copy
of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the Stem Cell
Sciences UK (in the form marked Exhibit E3 and
certified as true by an officer of the Stem Cell Sciences UK) and
at which meeting the directors of Stem Cell Sciences UK approved,
conditional on Completion:
(i) that
Martin McGlynn, Rodney Young and Stewart Craig be appointed as
directors of Stem Cell Sciences UK;
(ii) that
Ken Stratton be appointed as company secretary of Stem Cell
Sciences UK;
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(iii) that
George Koshy be appointed as assistant company secretary of Stem
Cell Sciences UK; and
(iv) that
the existing bank mandates of Stem Cell Sciences UK be terminated
and that Stem Cell Sciences UK enter into new bank mandates
authorizing Martin McGlynn, Rodney Young and Stewart Craig as the
new directors of Stem Cell Sciences UK, Ken Stratton as the new
company secretary, and George Koshy as the assistant company
secretary, to have power and authority to sign checks on behalf of
Stem Cell Sciences UK and otherwise to give instructions to Stem
Cell Sciences UK’s bank in relation to matters concerning the
payment of monies from Stem Cell Sciences UK’s bank
accounts;
(l) the
common seal (if any) and statutory books (including registers and
minutes books) of each member of the Acquired Group made up to the
Completion Date and all certificates of incorporation and
certificates of incorporation on change of name of each member of
the Acquired Group;
(m) save
to the extent that they are kept at the Properties, all books of
account, financial and accounting records, correspondence,
documents, files, memoranda and other papers relating to each
member of the Acquired Group (the “ Records
”);
(n) certificates for all the issued shares
held in Stem Cell Sciences Australia and Stem Cell Sciences UK
registered in the name of the Company (save to the extent already
within the possession, custody or control of the
Purchaser);
(o) a duly
updated schedule to the license agreement dated January 31,
2006, by and between Stem Cell Sciences Australia (Pty) Ltd
(f/d/b/a Stem Cell Sciences Limited) and the University of
Edinburgh in a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser sufficient
to show the license of the rat ES cell technology (pat. app. no.
PCT/GB2007/002913);
(p) a
license agreement between Stem Cell Sciences Australia (Pty) Ltd
(f/d/b/a Stem Cell Sciences Limited) and the University of
Edinburgh (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser) in
respect of the license of the cancer NSC cell line (provisional
application entitled “Neural Tumor Stem Cells and Methods of
Use Thereof,” docket no. 50037/007001);
(q) letters of resignation from office in
the agreed form marked Exhibit F1 to F9 from
Dr. Thomas Michael Dexter, Harry Karelis, Dr. Alastair
James Riddell, Leslie Harold Webb, Timothy Eugene Allsopp, Lorna
Peers, Giorgio Reggiani, Peter Mountford and Paul Bello, in each
case acknowledging under seal that the writer has no claim against
the Company or any of the Operating Subsidiaries for compensation
for loss of office or otherwise;
(r) a copy
of a letter from KPMG Audit Plc resigning their office as auditors
of the Company, Stem Cell Sciences Australia and Stem Cell Sciences
UK with effect from the Completion Date and in respect of the
Company and Stem Cell
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Sciences UK
accompanied by the statement required by Companies Act 2006 section
519, with an original of such letter to be deposited at the
registered office of the Company and Stem Cell Sciences
UK;
(s) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreements duly executed by the Seller
(subject to Section 2.8); and
(t) compromise agreements between the
Company and each of the individuals listed on
Schedule 3.4(t) in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser.
3.5.
Completion Obligations of the Purchaser . At the Completion,
Purchaser will procure that:
(a) on the
Completion Date, the Purchaser Shares (other than the Escrowed
Shares) are issued to the Seller and the Escrowed Shares are issued
to the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 2.5, and within
2 Business Days of Completion there is delivered to the Seller, a
share certificate issued in the name of the Seller showing the
Seller to be the registered holder of the Purchaser Shares (other
than the Escrowed Shares) and a share certificate issued in the
name of the Escrow Agent in respect of the Escrowed Shares;
and
(b) the
following are delivered to the Seller, or such other person as
Seller may direct:
(i) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreements, duly executed by
Purchaser;
(ii) a
copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Purchaser
approving the issuance of the Purchaser Shares to the Purchaser and
the Escrow Agent (in such number as set forth in
Section 2.5.2), the entry into the Escrow Agreement, the
Assignment and Assumption Agreements and the deed of waiver and
release as described in (iii) below; and
(iii) a
deed of waiver and release, in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Parties, duly executed by Purchaser and in respect of all right,
title and interest (including, without limitation, all right to
repayment of all loan monies and accrued interest) in respect of
all monies outstanding (and all other Liabilities of the Seller)
under the Facility Agreement and the Second Facility Agreement (and
to release all liens, charges and other security interests granted
in respect thereof) together with duly signed instruments of
transfer in respect of the securities the subject of all liens,
charges and other security interests released.
3.6.
Additional Matters . With effect from Completion, the
officers and directors of Purchaser are hereby authorized to
execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Seller, any
deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do,
in the name and on behalf of the Seller, any other actions and
things to vest, perfect or confirm of
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record or
otherwise in Purchaser, any and all right, title and interest in,
to and under any of the Acquired Assets. Without limiting the
foregoing, at and after the Completion, the Seller will, and will
cause its Representatives, to execute all documents and perform all
acts reasonably deemed necessary by Purchaser to evidence
Purchaser’s ownership of the Acquired Assets.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY
THE SELLER.
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4.1.
Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the
Purchaser to enter into and perform this Agreement and to
consummate the Acquisition, the Seller hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser that, except as qualified by the
Disclosure Letter, the statements contained in this Section 4
are true and correct in all respect as of the Effective Date and
will be true and correct in all respects as of the Completion as
though made as of the Completion, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are specifically made as of a
particular date (in which case such representations and warranties
will be true and correct as of such date). The Disclosure Letter
will be arranged in schedules corresponding to the numbered and
lettered sections and subsections specifically referenced in this
Section 4. The disclosures in any schedule of the Disclosure
Letter will qualify other sections and subsections in this
Section 4 only to the extent it is reasonably clear from a
reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to
such other sections and subsections.
(a) The
Seller . The Seller is (i) duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
(ii) duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction set
forth in the Disclosure Letter, which Schedule sets forth all
jurisdictions in which the nature of the Business or the ownership,
leasing or operation of the Acquired Assets makes such
qualification necessary. Attached hereto as
Schedule 4.2(a) are true, accurate and complete copies
of the Seller’s Organizational Documents as in effect as of
the Effective Date. The Seller has no Subsidiaries other than the
Acquired Group and Stem Cell Sciences LLC.
(b) The
Acquired Group . Each member of the Acquired Group is
(i) duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and (ii) duly qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction set forth in the Disclosure Letter,
which Schedule sets forth all jurisdictions in which the nature of
the Business or the ownership, leasing or operation of the Acquired
Assets makes such qualification necessary. Attached hereto as
Schedule 4.2(b) are true, accurate and complete copies
of the Organizational Documents for each member of the Acquired
Group as in effect as of the Effective Date, and, to the extent
applicable, have embodied in them or annexed to them a copy of
every resolution or agreement as is referred to in Companies Act
1985 section 380(4) and, in relation to resolutions passed and
agreements made on or after 1 October 2007, Companies Act 2006
section 29(1), and set out in full the rights and restrictions
attaching to each class of share capital of each.
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(c)
Statutory Books . The statutory books (including all
registers and minute books) of each member of the Acquired Group
have been properly kept and contain a complete and accurate record
of the matters which should be dealt with in them and no notice or
allegation that any of them is incorrect or should be rectified has
been received by the Seller Group. All returns, particulars,
resolutions and other documents required under the Companies
Legislation and all other legislation to be delivered on behalf of
any member of the Acquired Group to the U.K. Registrar of Companies
(or to the Australian registrar of companies in respect of Stem
Cell Sciences Australia) has been duly and properly made and
delivered.
4.3. Power and
Authorization .
(a)
Contemplated Transactions . The execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions (subject to, and in accordance with
the terms and conditions of, this Agreement including, without
limitation, the Required Stockholder Vote) are within the corporate
power and authority of the Seller and at the Completion will have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the
Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Seller and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by Purchaser, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Seller, Enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its
terms.
(b) Conduct
of Business . Each member of the Acquired Group has all
requisite corporate power and authority necessary to carry on the
Business.
(c) Board
Approvals . The Seller’s board of directors, at a meeting
duly called and held at which at least a quorum of directors were
present or participating, has (i) determined that the
Acquisition is expedient and for the best interests of the Seller;
and (ii) duly approved and adopted this Agreement and the
Contemplated Transactions (subject to, and in accordance with the
terms and conditions of, this Agreement including, without
limitation, the Required Stockholder Vote).
(d)
Stockholder Vote . The only vote of holders of any Equity
Interest of the Seller necessary to approve and adopt this
Agreement and consummate the Acquisition is the consent in general
meeting of the holders of Ordinary Shares in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 15 of the AIM Rules for Companies (the
“ Required Stockholder Vote ”). No approval of
the holder(s) of Equity Interests in any of the Seller’s
Subsidiaries is required to consummate the Acquisition.
(e) Voting
Agreements . The number of votes exercisable in respect of
Ordinary Shares subject to Voting Agreements represents not less
than 30% of all votes exercisable at the Required Stockholder
Vote.
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4.4. Authorization of
Governmental Authorities . No action by (including any
authorization, consent or approval), or in respect of, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required for, or in connection
with, the valid and lawful (a) authorization, execution,
delivery and performance by the Seller of this Agreement or
(b) the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions.
4.5. Noncontravention .
Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions will:
(a) violate any Legal Requirement
applicable to the Seller Group;
(b) result
in a breach or violation of, or default under, right to accelerate
payment under or obligation to make any payment pursuant to or loss
of material rights under, or modify or terminate (i) any
Acquired Asset or (ii) any other Contractual Obligation of the
Seller Group the breach or violation of, default under, right to
accelerate payment under, obligation to make any payment pursuant
to, loss of material rights under, or modification or termination
of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(c) contravene, conflict with or result in
any limitation on the right, title or interest of the Seller or of
any member of the Acquired Group in or to any Registered
Intellectual Property;
(d) require any action by (including any
authorization, consent or approval) or in respect of (including
notice to), any Person under any Contractual Obligation of the
Seller Group;
(e) result
in the creation or imposition of a Lien upon, or the forfeiture of,
any (i) Acquired Asset or (ii) other asset upon which the
creation or imposition of a Lien would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) result
in a breach or violation of, or default under, the Organizational
Documents of Seller or of any member of the Acquired Group;
or
(g) cause
any member of the Acquired Group to lose the benefit of any right
or privilege it presently enjoys or cause any Person who normally
does business with such member not to continue to do so on the same
basis or is likely to cause any officer or senior employee to leave
and, so far as the Seller is aware, the attitude or actions of
customers, collaborators, suppliers, employees, and other Persons
with regard to the Acquired Group will not be prejudicially
affected thereby.
4.6. Compliance with the
AIM Rules for Companies . The Seller has made all regulatory
announcements and disclosures that it is required to make pursuant
to the AIM Rules for Companies and is not in contravention of any
of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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4.7. The Circular . The
Circular and the publication and distribution thereof will comply
with the requirements of the Companies Legislation, the AIM Rules
for Companies and all other applicable laws and regulations and the
information contained therein (save for information set out therein
as describes matters concerns the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries
and the Purchaser Common Stock) is true and accurate in all
material respects and is considered by the Seller to be sufficient
to enable its stockholders to make an informed decision as to
whether or not to vote in favor of the Acquisition.
4.8. Capitalization of the
Acquired Group Companies .
(a)
Outstanding Capital Stock of the Company . The Acquired
Shares comprise the whole of the issued share capital of the
Company and there are no shares in its capital allotted but not
issued. All of the Acquired Shares are fully paid or credited as
fully paid, and, subject to the Permitted Liens and the releases
thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.5(b)(iii), will
be at Completion 100% legally and beneficially owned by the Seller
free from all Liens, and the Company is therefore a direct
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Seller. Save for the Facility
Agreement (and documentation entered into in connection with the
Facility Agreement, including the Permitted Liens) and the
arrangements provided for in this Agreement, there are no
agreements or arrangements in force that call for the present or
future creation, allotment, issue, transfer, redemption, or
repayment of, or grant to any Person the right (whether exercisable
now or in the future and whether conditional or not) to call for
the creation, allotment, issue, transfer, redemption, or repayment
of, any share or loan capital of any member of the Acquired Group
(including by way of option or under any right of conversion or
pre-emption).
(b)
Subsidiaries . The Company does not have, and never has had,
any direct or indirect Subsidiaries or subsidiary undertakings
apart from the Operating Subsidiaries. The Company is the
beneficial owner of the entire issued share capital of each of the
Operating Subsidiaries, free from all Liens other than the
Permitted Liens. The Company has no associated companies as defined
in FRS9.
(c) The
Acquired Group has no branch, agency, place of business, or
permanent establishment outside the United Kingdom and
Australia.
4.9. Financial
Statements .
(a) The
Accounts . The Accounts: (i) comply with the requirements
of the Companies Legislation; (ii) have been prepared in
accordance with all applicable IFRSs or, where there are none, in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United Kingdom and on a basis consistent with preceding accounting
periods; (iii) show a true and fair view of the state of
affairs of the Seller and its Subsidiaries as at the Accounts Date
and of its profit or loss for the financial year ended on that
date; (iv) save as expressly disclosed in the Accounts, are
not affected by any extraordinary, exceptional or non-recurring
items; (v) makes due and proper account of all the assets and
liabilities (whether
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ascertained,
contingent or otherwise and whether or not quantified or disputed)
of the Seller and its Subsidiaries as at the Accounts Date and make
proper provision and/or reserve for all such liabilities; and
(vi) made due and proper account of the financial commitments
in existence as at the Accounts Date.
(b) The
Half-Yearly Report . The unaudited Half-Yearly Report:
(i) has been prepared with reasonable skill to a standard not
less than that required for the public disclosure of unaudited
financial information under the AIM Rules (having due regard to
applicable IFRSs or, where there are none, in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United Kingdom) and
on a basis consistent with the Accounts; (iii) show with a
reasonable accuracy having regard to the purpose for which such
Half-Yearly Report was prepared a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Seller and its Subsidiaries as at the Half-Yearly
Report Date and of its profit or loss for the six-month period
ended on that date; (iv) except as expressly disclosed in the
Half-Yearly Report, is not affected by any extraordinary,
exceptional or non recurring items; (v) makes due account of
all the material assets and material liabilities (whether
ascertained, contingent or otherwise and whether or not quantified
or disputed) of the Seller and its Subsidiaries as at the
Half-Yearly Report Date and makes proper provision and/or reserve
for all such liabilities; and (vi) made due account of all
material financial commitments in existence as at the Half-Yearly
Report Date.
(c)
Accounting records . The accounting records of the Seller
and its Subsidiaries: (i) have at all times been fully,
properly and accurately kept and completed and contain due and
accurate records of all matters required by law to be entered in
them; and (ii) contain or reflect no material inaccuracies or
discrepancies of any kind.
(d)
Management Accounts . Having regard to the purpose for which
the Management Accounts have been prepared, they are not misleading
in any material respect and do not overstate the assets or
understate the liabilities and do not overstate the profits or
understate the losses of the Seller and its Subsidiaries in respect
of the date or period to which they relate.
4.10. Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities . The Acquired Group has no Liabilities
except for (a) Liabilities reflected in the Half-Yearly Report
for the period ended on the Half-Yearly Report Date and
(b) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
since the Half-Yearly Report Date none of which results from,
arises out of, or relates to any breach or violation of, or default
under, a Contractual Obligation of the Acquired Group or Legal
Requirement applicable to the Acquired Group. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, there are no outstanding payment obligations on and as
of the Effective Date which are due or payable in accordance with
IFRS accrual accounting from and after the Completion with respect
to the Contractual Obligations acquired by Purchaser as a result of
its acquisition of the Acquired Assets.
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4.11. Absence of Certain
Developments . Since the Half-Yearly Report Date, the Business
has been conducted in the Ordinary Course of Business and, except
as set forth in the Disclosure Letter:
(a) no
member of the Acquired Group has (i) amended its
Organizational Documents, (ii) amended any term of its
outstanding Equity Interests or other securities or
(iii) issued, sold, granted, or otherwise disposed of, its
Equity Interests or other securities;
(b) no
member of the Seller Group has become liable in respect of any
Guarantee or has incurred, assumed or otherwise become liable in
respect of any material Debt;
(c) no
member of the Seller Group has permitted (i) any Acquired
Asset to become subject to any Lien, or (ii) any of its other
Assets to become subject to any Lien that would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) no
member of the Seller Group has made any declaration, setting aside
or payment of any dividend or other distribution with respect to,
or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of, any of its
capital stock or other Equity Interests;
(e) no
member of the Seller Group has entered into, or performed, any
transaction with, or for the benefit of, the Seller or any Seller
Security Holder or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, any Affiliate
of the Seller or of any Seller Security Holder;
(f) there
has been no material loss, destruction, damage, or eminent domain
taking (in each case, whether or not insured) affecting
(i) any entity in the Acquired Group, (ii) the Business
or any Acquired Asset or (iii) any other Asset the loss,
destruction, damage, or eminent taking of which would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(g) no
member of the Seller Group has increased the Compensation or
benefits payable or paid, whether conditionally or otherwise, to
(i) any employee, consultant or agent, (ii) any director
or officer or (iii) any holder of Equity Interests in the
Seller or in the Acquired Group or of any Affiliate of any such
holder;
(h) no
member of the Seller Group has terminated or closed any facility,
business or operation;
(i) no
member of the Seller Group has instituted any new, or modified any
existing, severance or termination pay practices;
(j) no
member of the Seller Group has made any material change in its
methods of accounting or accounting practices (including with
respect to reserves);
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(k) no
member of the Seller Group has written up or written down any of
its material Assets;
(l) no
share or loan capital has been allotted or issued or agreed to be
allotted or issued by any member of the Seller Group;
(m) no
distribution of capital or income has been declared, made or paid
in respect of any share capital of the Seller Group and (excluding
fluctuations in overdrawn current accounts with bankers) no loan or
loan capital or preference capital of the Seller Group has been
repaid in whole or part or has become liable to be
repaid;
(n) no
member of the Seller Group has incurred any material capital
expenditure or any material capital commitment or disposed of any
material capital Asset or any interest in any such
Asset;
(o) no
member of the Seller Group has entered into any license,
collaboration or research agreement, or any other material
agreement which would be required to be scheduled in the Disclosure
Letter pursuant to Section 4.21, with a Third
Party;
(p) no
member of the Seller Group has made any change to the terms of
engagement of any consultant or independent contractor and no
member of the Seller Group has engaged any further independent
contractors or consultants;
(q) no
member of the Seller Group has initiated, compromised or settled
any material litigation or arbitration proceeding;
(r) no
event or circumstance has occurred which has had, or would
reasonably be likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect;
and
(s) no
member of the Seller Group has entered into any Contractual
Obligation to do any of the things referred to elsewhere in this
Section 4.11.
4.12. Debt; Guarantees
. The Disclosure Letter sets forth the details of the principal
amount of all outstanding Debts of the Seller Group, including any
Inter-Company Debt, as of the Effective Date, the name of the
creditor, the maturity date thereof and the collateral, if any,
securing such Debt. Except as reflected in the Disclosure Letter
and the Half-Yearly Report, there are no Debts owing by the Seller
Group, other than Debts which have arisen in the Ordinary Course of
Business not in excess of US$35,000. Except as reflected in the
Half-Yearly Report, the Seller Group does not have any Liability in
respect of a Guarantee of any Liability of any other Person.
Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or
any Ancillary Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions will give rise, with or without the passage of time,
to any default, violation, termination event, call right, put
right, acceleration of any payment, repurchase option or other
Liability or Lien under any item of Debt.
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(a)
Ownership of Assets . The Acquired Group has sole and
exclusive, good and marketable title to all of the Assets used in
the Business other than the Assigned Agreements and the Retained
Agreements. None of the Acquired Assets is subject to any Lien
other than Permitted Liens, either before or immediately after
giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Required
Approvals . The Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct
and complete list of the identities of any Person whose consent or
approval is required and the matter, agreement or contract to which
such consent relates, in connection with the Acquisition or the
transfer, assignment or conveyance of the Acquired
Assets.
(c)
Sufficiency of Acquired Assets . The Acquired Assets
comprise all of the assets, properties and rights of every type and
description, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, used
in or necessary for the conduct of the Business. The Acquired
Assets are adequate to conduct the Business. The Excluded Assets do
not include any asset, property or right, of any type or
description, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, that
is used in or necessary for the conduct of the Business.
4.14. Real Property .
The Acquired Group does not own or use any real property other than
the Properties. The Disclosure Letter describes all the Properties
and specifies the lessor(s) of such Properties and identifies each
lease or any other Contractual Obligation under which such Property
is leased.
4.15. Intellectual
Property .
(a)
Registered Intellectual Property . The Disclosure Letter
contains a complete list of all of the following items of
Intellectual Property owned or co-owned by or licensed to the
Seller Group and included in the Acquired Assets or used in the
Business: (i) Patents, (ii) registered trademarks or
service marks, domain names, or applications therefor and
unregistered trademarks that are material to the Business, and
(iii) registered copyrights ((i), (ii), and (ii),
collectively, hereinafter the “ Registered Intellectual
Property ”). For every item of Registered Intellectual
Property, the Disclosure Letter identifies the owner or co-owners
of record and, if different, the beneficial owners of such item
and, for items that are licensed to the Seller Group from a Third
Party, identifies the Inbound IP Agreements (defined below) under
which such item is licensed and whether such license is exclusive
or non-exclusive with respect to such item. For each Patent, the
Disclosure Letter sets forth the country, title, patent number (if
issued), application number, filing date, issue date, inventors,
and any continuity relationship (such as continuation,
continuation-in-part, divisional) with respect to any other Patent.
For each registered trademark or service mark or application
therefor, the Disclosure Letter sets forth the country, mark,
registration number (if issued), application number, filing date,
issue date, and the description of goods or
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covered. For each internet domain na
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