ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
GLOBAL SOFTWARE, INC.,
TIMELINE ACQUISITION LLC,
TIMELINE, INC.
and
WORKWISE SOFTWARE, INC.
effective as of
1
July 20, 2005
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
”) is entered into effective as of July 20, 2005 by and
among Global Software, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“
Global ”), Timeline Acquisition LLC, a North
Carolina limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of
Global (the “ Buyer ”), Timeline, Inc., a
Washington corporation (“ Timeline ”) and
WorkWise Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
WorkWise ”). Global, the Buyer, Timeline and
WorkWise are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the
“ Parties ” and each individually as a
“ Party .”
Timeline and its subsidiaries engage in, among
other things, the development, marketing, licensing, installation,
supporting and maintaining of financial reporting, budgeting, and
consolidations software, and event-based notification, application
integration, and process automation software applications that
streamline key business activities for workplace efficiency,
including the Timeline® Analyst product line (including
Analyst Reporting , Analyst Budgeting and Analyst
Consolidation products) and related services (the “
Acquired Analyst Business ”), the
Infinium product line and related services and the
WorkWise® product line (including WorkWise®
Business Alerts and WorkWise® Data Agent
Server™ products) and related services (collectively
(including the Acquired Analyst Business), the “
Acquired Business ”).
This
Agreement contemplates two transactions in which Timeline and
WorkWise will transfer to the Buyer the Acquired Business through
the sale of certain assets, including all of the outstanding shares
of Analyst Financials Limited, a United Kingdom private limited
company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Timeline (the “
UK Subsidiary ”) and substantially all of the
assets of Timeline and WorkWise other than certain patents and
patent rights, and the license of certain rights with respect to
such patents in exchange for the payment to Timeline of the
consideration described herein. In consideration of the
representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the
Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE ACQUISITIONS
(a) Purchase and Sale of UK
Subsidiary . Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Buyer shall purchase from Timeline, and
Timeline shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the
Buyer, at the First Closing (as defined in Section 1.1(f) ),
in consideration of the payment by the Buyer of consideration as
provided in Section 1.1(d) , all of its rights, title
and interest in and to the following:
(i) all of the issued shares in the capital
of the UK Subsidiary and any other equity interests of the UK
Subsidiary (the “ Shares ”);
(ii) to the extent not owned by the UK
Subsidiary, all customer lists, customer contracts, goodwill,
contracts and contract rights with regard to the UK
Subsidiary’s customers, whether in the United States or
overseas;
(iii) to the extent not owned by the UK
Subsidiary, all customer lists, customer contracts, goodwill,
contracts and contract rights with regard to all maintenance and
support contracts related to the Infinium product line (the “
Infinium Maintenance Contracts ”);
(iv) that certain account receivable of
Timeline from the UK Subsidiary with a current outstanding balance
of £490,480.07; and
(v) all books and records related to the
foregoing
(collectively, such shares and other assets, the
“ First Acquisition Acquired Assets
”).
(b) Source Code License . Effective
as of the First Closing, Timeline and the Buyer will enter into a
Source Code License in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B (the “ Source Code
License ”).
(c) Excluded Liabilities . Pursuant
to that Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Timeline
Assignment and Assumption Agreement ”), effective as
of or prior to the First Closing, UK Subsidiary shall assign, and
Timeline shall assume and indemnifty the UK Subsidiary against all
liabilities and obligations, whether direct or indirect and whether
contingent or otherwise, of the UK Subsidiary accruing, occurring
or arising on or prior to the First Closing Date other than the
following:
(i) Ongoing obligations with respect to all
prepaid maintenance fees paid to Timeline or the UK Subsidiary as
of the First Closing with respect to the First Acquisition Acquired
Assets, including the Infinium Maintenance Contracts (on or prior
to the First Closing, Timeline or the UK Subsidiary will provide
Buyer with a detailed list and amount of all such prepaid
maintenance fees as of the First Closing);
(ii) Obligations arising after the date of
the First Closing under that License for Use of Office Facilities
at Centre 500 (the “ UK Lease ”) between
the UK Subsidiary and Centre 500 Ltd (the “ UK
Landlord ”);
(iii) Obligations with respect to accrued
vacation time for the employees of the UK Subsidiary (the “
UK Employees ”) as of the First
Closing;
(iv) Outstanding payables and other
obligations in the amount of £73,686.99, as set forth on
Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) (“ Outstanding
Payables ”).
The
liabilities and obligations described in (i) through
(iv) above are referred to as the “ Continuing UK
Subsidiary Liabilities ” and all other liabilities
and obligations of the UK Subsidiary (whether direct or indirect,
contingent or certain) accruing, occurring or arising on or prior
to the First Closing Date are referred to as the “
Excluded UK Subsidiary Liabilities
.”
(d) Consideration . As
consideration for the First Acquisition Acquired Assets, the Source
Code License, and the covenants set forth in this Agreement
(including the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in
Section 5 hereof), the Buyer shall:
(i) Pay, by wire or check as directed by
Timeline, the sum of (A) $620,000, less (B) all amounts of
principal and interest outstanding under that certain Secured
Promissory Note issued by Timeline to Global, dated as of
June 1, 2005 (the “ Bridge Note) ”,
plus (C) £79,778.70 (the amount by which the U.K.
Subsidiary’s cash, accounts receivable and deposits at
Closing exceed the Outstanding Payables, as set forth on
Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) ), all as adjusted pursuant to
Section 1.3 below (such cash payment, as so adjusted, the
“ First Acquisition Cash Consideration
”); and
(ii) Issue to Timeline that promissory note
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D , having an
initial principal amount of $480,000 (the “ First
Acquisition Note ”), of which (a) $240,000, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and payable on the
18-month anniversary of the First Closing and (b) $240,000, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and payable on the
36-month anniversary of the First Closing, subject to reduction by
$20,000 if Timeline exercise the Timeline Second Closing Extension
Option (as defined below).
(e) Allocation of Purchase Price.
The Parties agree to the allocation of purchase price for the First
Acquisition Acquired Assets as indicated on
Schedule 1.1(e) hereto.
(f) The Closing . The closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Section 1.1 of this
Agreement and the agreements and documents referred to in this
Section 1.1 (the “ First Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Global in Raleigh, North
Carolina, by mail, courier and/or fax, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
local time on July 15, 2005 or at such other date and time as
may be agreed upon by Global and Timeline (the “ First
Closing Date ”). At the First Closing:
(i) Timeline shall execute and deliver to
the Buyer a bill of sale in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A-1 (the “ First Acquisition Bill
of Sale ”), transfers of the Shares in favor of the
Buyer, or a nominee specified by the Buyer for the purpose, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 (the “
Share Transfers ”), and such other instruments
of conveyance as the Buyer may reasonably request in order to
effect the sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment to the Buyer
of valid ownership of the First Acquisition Acquired
Assets;
(ii) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer,
or otherwise shall put the Buyer in possession and control of, all
of the First Acquisition Acquired Assets of a tangible
nature;
(iii) Timeline shall execute and deliver to
the Buyer, and the Buyer shall execute and deliver to Timeline, the
Source Code License;
(iv) The Buyer shall deliver to Timeline
the First Acquisition Cash Consideration;
(v) The Buyer shall execute and deliver to
Timeline the First Acquisition Note;
(vi) Global shall execute and deliver to
Timeline the Guaranty in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E (the “ Global First Acquisition
Guaranty ”);
(vii) Counsel to Timeline shall execute and
deliver to the Buyer a legal opinion in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Buyer and Timeline (the “
First Closing Legal Opinion ”);
(viii) Timeline and the UK Subsidiary shall
deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer and Global shall deliver to
Timeline, the various other certificates, instruments and documents
referred to in Section 6.1;
(ix) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer
the share certificates representing the Shares, or affidavits of
lost certificates;
(x) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer the
resignation of the officers and directors of the U.K.
Subsidiary;
(xi) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer
all consents and waivers needed pursuant to the UK
Subsidiary’s articles of association or otherwise for the
valid sale of the Shares to the Buyer and the registration of the
Buyer as the holder of the Shares in accordance with this
Agreement;
(xii) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer a
power of attorney in favor of the Buyer in the form attached hereto
(together with the form of share transfers) as
Exhibit A-2 , duly executed by Timeline as a
deed;
(xiii) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer
validly adopted resolutions of itself as the sole shareholder and
member of the UK Subsidiary approving the election of an additional
director to the UK Subsidiary’s Board of Directors (the
“ Additional Timeline-Designated Director
”), and waivers or consents necessary to allow the transfer
of the Shares in a manner not in conflict with the articles of
association or other governing documents of the UK
Subsidiary;
(xiv) If required by Buyer, Timeline shall
deliver to the Buyer a completed and executed Form 288A for
the Additional Timeline-Designated Director;
(xv) Timeline shall deliver to the Buyer
validly adopted resolutions of the directors of the UK Subsidiary
approving the entering into of the Timeline Assignment and
Assumption Agreement;
(xvi) That certain Security Agreement dated
June 1, 2005 executed by Timeline in favor of Global shall be
terminated, and the Bridge Note shall be cancelled, and Global
shall authorize Timeline to take all necessary action to terminate
the security interests granted thereby, including filing
termination statements with the appropriate filing
offices.
The First Acquisition Bill of
Sale, the Share Transfers, the Source Code License, the First
Acquisition Note, the Global First Acquisition Guaranty and any
other documents executed or delivered by any Party pursuant to this
Agreement in connection with the First Closing or in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with respect
to the First Closing shall be referred to as the “
First Acquisition Ancillary Documents
.”
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1.2.
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Second
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(a) Purchase and Sale of Assets .
Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Buyer shall purchase from Timeline and WorkWise, and Timeline and
WorkWise shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the
Buyer, at the Second Closing (as defined in
Section 1.2(h) ), in consideration of the assumption by
the Buyer of certain liabilities as set forth in
Section 1.2(d) and payment by the Buyer of
consideration as provided in Section 1.2(f) , all
right, title and interest in and to the all assets of Timeline and
WorkWise other than the “Second Acquisition Excluded
Assets” (as defined below) (the “ Second
Acquisition Acquired Assets ” and, collectively with
the First Acquisition Acquired Assets, the “ Acquired
Assets ”), including the following:
(i) The product known as “Analyst
Financials” (also known as “Analyst Suite”),
including all source code and object code, all prior versions,
versions under development, documentation, including installation,
implementation and help manuals and guides for users and
programmers/developers, and all trademarks, trade names, service
marks, copyrights and goodwill and other intellectual property,
whether registered or not, associated therewith, whether in the
United States or overseas (all of the foregoing, the “
Software-Related Assets ”) other than the
“Excluded Assets” (as defined below);
(ii) The product known as
“WorkWise” and all Software-Related Assets associated
therewith, whether in the United States or overseas, other than the
Excluded Assets;
(iii) all customer lists, customer
contracts, goodwill, contracts and contract rights with regard to
customers, whether in the United States or overseas (other than the
Excluded Assets), including those contracts set forth on
Schedule 1.2(a)(iii) attached hereto (the “
Customer Contracts ”), and all of
Timeline’s and WorkWise’s right, title and interest in
the names “WorkWise” and “Analyst
Financials” and any trademarks or stylized marks derivative
thereof;
(iv) the equipment, inventory, fixtures and
capitalized software described on Schedule 1.2(a)(iv)
attached hereto (other than the Excluded Assets);
(v) all goodwill and intangible property
rights other than with respect to the Excluded Assets, including
but not limited to inventions, discoveries, trade secrets,
processes, formulas, know-how, trade names or any derivation
thereof, trademarks, trademark registrations, applications for
trademark registrations, copyrights, copyright registrations,
including but not limited to the name “Timeline” (other
than “Timeline, Inc.” and “TMLN”), and all
trade name, trademark and “doing business as” rights
thereto, and all licenses and other agreements to which Timeline or
WorkWise is a party (as licensor or licensee) or by which Timeline
or WorkWise is bound relating to any of the foregoing kinds of
property or rights to any “know-how” or disclosure or
use of ideas (to the extent such licenses or agreements are
assignable);
(vi) the domain names
www.timeline.com , www.analystfinancials.com ,
www.analyst-financials.com and www.workwise.com; and
(vii) all books and records related to the
foregoing.
(b) Patent License . Effective as
of the Second Closing, Timeline, WorkWise and the Buyer will enter
into a License Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H (the “ Patent License
”).
(c) Excluded Assets . The foregoing
notwithstanding, the Buyer shall not purchase from Timeline and
WorkWise, and Timeline and WorkWise shall not transfer to the
Buyer, Timeline’s or WorkWise’s right, title and
interest in and to the following (the “ Excluded
Assets ”):
(i) All cash and cash equivalent items on
hand or on deposit as of the Second Closing (as defined
below);
(ii) Timeline’s and WorkWise’s
rights under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including
any consideration delivered at the First Closing or Second Closing
or rights to consideration to be delivered thereafter;
(iii) Timeline’s and WorkWise’s
corporate and Tax records;
(iv) Life insurance policies and rights
thereunder owned by Timeline or WorkWise at the time of the Second
Closing;
(v) Timeline’s or WorkWise’s
accounts receivables to the extent such accounts receivable arise
out of goods sold, services performed and licenses provided by
Timeline or WorkWise prior to the Second Closing (the “
Excluded Receivables ”);
(vi) Accounts receivable for maintenance
services provided by Timeline or WorkWise whose due date is prior
to the Second Closing Date;
(vii) Prepaid expenses, including any
prepaid expenses relating to service or consulting work to the
extent incurred prior to the Second Closing;
(viii) All rights with respect to all
patents (including those listed on Schedule 1.2(c)(viii) ,
patent applications and rights thereunder, including all license,
royalty or other agreements related thereto, and all claims,
rights, recoveries, choses in action and other rights (known or
unknown, matured or unmatured, accrued or contingent), with respect
thereto;
(ix) All permits, licenses and other
authorizations relating to the Acquired Business to the extent they
are not assignable or transferable (such as the “Gold
Certified Partner” designation from Microsoft
Corporation);
(x) The equipment and other items of
personal property listed on Schedule 1.2(c)(x) ;
(xi) All rights to or claims for refunds,
overpayments or rebates of any Taxes and other governmental charges
for periods ending on or prior to the Second Closing Date;
and
(xii) The domain name “
www.TMLN.com ”; and
(xiii) All books and records related to the
foregoing and all books and records of Timeline and WorkWise that
are not listed in Section 1.2(a)(vi) above.
(d) Assumption of Liabilities .
Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Timeline shall assign to the Buyer and the Buyer shall assume from
Timeline, the following (the “ Second Acquisition
Assumed Liabilities ” and, collectively with the
Continuing UK Subsidiary Liabilities, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”):
(i) All liabilities and obligations arising
after the Second Closing under all agreements and contracts
included in the Acquired Assets, including, but not limited to,
vendor agreements, leases for personal property, customer
agreements and software licenses listed on the attached
Schedule 1.2(a)(iii) other than liabilities caused by
breach or violation thereof by Timeline;
(ii) Ongoing obligations with respect to
all prepaid maintenance fees paid to Timeline or WorkWise as of the
Second Closing (on or prior to the Second Closing, Timeline will
provide Buyer with a detailed list and amount of all such prepaid
maintenance fees as of the Second Closing), provided that the
prepaid maintenance fees for which Timeline is assuming the
obligations hereunder and for which the UK Subsidiary is retaining
the obligations under Section 1.1(c)(i) shall not exceed, in
the aggregate, $800,000;
(iii) Obligations arising after the date of
the Second Closing under that Office Lease dated as of
September 8, 1995, by and between Timeline and G&W
Investment Partners, as amended by that Amendment of Lease
Commencement Date dated as of June 27, 1996, that Amendment
No. 1 of Exhibit “D” dated as of June 27,
1996, that Third Amendment to Lease dated as of March 9, 2000
by and between Timeline and MONY Life Insurance Company, that
Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of October 15, 2003 by and
between Timeline and HAL Realty XII, Inc. (the “ US
Landlord ”), that letter agreement dated as of
January 25, 2005 by and between Timeline and JSH Properties,
Inc. and that letter agreement dated as of June 13, 2005 by
and between Timeline and JSH Properties, Inc. (such Office Lease as
so amended and modified, the “ US Lease
”); and
(iv) obligations for accrued vacation for
the Key US Employees (as defined below) as of the Second
Closing.
(e) Hiring of Employees . The Buyer
will offer employment to certain employees of Timeline set forth on
Schedule 1.2(e) hereto (the “ Key US
Employees ”) according to the Buyer’s standard
offer letter. Other than obligations to the Key US Employees under
the arrangements in the Key US Employee Offer Letters (as defined
below) and for accrued vacation time pursuant to
Section 1.2(d)(iv) , the Buyer shall have no
obligations to or with respect to any employees or consultants of
Timeline or WorkWise.
(f) Consideration . As
consideration for the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets, the
Patent License and the covenants set forth in this Agreement
(including the non-competition and non-solicitation provisions in
Section 5 hereof), the Buyer shall :
(i) assume the Assumed Liabilities as set
forth above;
(ii) Pay, by wire or check as directed by
Timeline, the amount of $380,000, as adjusted pursuant to
Section 1.3 below (the “ Second Acquisition Cash
Consideration ”);
(iii) Issue to Timeline that promissory
note in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I , having
an initial principal amount of $520,000 (the “ Second
Acquisition Note ” and, collectively with the First
Acquisition Note, the “ Buyer Notes ”) of
which (a) $260,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due
and payable on the 18-month anniversary of the Second Closing and
(b) $260,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest, shall be due and
payable on the 36-month anniversary of the Second
Closing.
(g) Allocation of Purchase Price.
The Parties agree to the allocation of purchase price paid for the
Second Acquisition Acquired Assets as indicated on
Schedule 1.2(g) hereto.
(h) The Closing . The closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Section 1.2 of this
Agreement and the agreements and documents referred to in this
Section 1.2 (the “ Second Closing ,”
and each of the First Closing and the Second Closing may be
referred to as a “ Closing ”) shall take
place at the offices of Global in Raleigh, North Carolina, by mail,
courier and/or fax, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on
August 31, 2005, unless Timeline has not then obtained the
Requisite Shareholder Approval (as defined in
Section 5.2(a) below), in which case, at
Timeline’s option, the Second Closing shall commence at
10:00 a.m. local time on September 30, 2005 (the “
Timeline Second Closing Extension Option ” and
the applicable date of the Second Closing, the “ Second
Closing Date ,” and each of the First Closing Date
and the Second Closing Date may be referred to as a “
Closing Date ”) or at such other date and time
as may be agreed upon by Global and Timeline. At the Second
Closing:
(i) Timeline and WorkWise shall execute and
deliver to the Buyer a bill of sale in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit G (the “ Second Acquisition Bill of
Sale ”) and such other instruments of conveyance as
the Buyer may reasonably request in order to effect the sale,
transfer, conveyance and assignment to the Buyer of valid ownership
of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets;
(ii) Timeline and WorkWise shall deliver to
the Buyer, or otherwise shall put the Buyer in possession and
control of, all of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets of a
tangible nature;
(iii) Timeline and WorkWise shall execute
and deliver to the Buyer, and Buyer shall execute and deliver to
Timeline and WorkWise, the Patent License;
(iv) The Buyer shall deliver to Timeline
the Second Acquisition Cash Consideration;
(v) The Buyer shall execute and deliver to
Timeline the Second Acquisition Note;
(vi) Global shall execute and deliver to
Timeline the Guaranty in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I (the “ Global Second Acquisition
Guaranty ” and, collectively with the Global First
Acquisition Guaranty, the “ Global Guaranties
”);
(vii) The Key US Employees will execute and
deliver to Global the offer letters for their employment by Global
or the Buyer (the “ Key US Employee Offer
Letters ”);
(viii) Counsel to Timeline shall execute
and deliver to the Buyer a legal opinion in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Buyer and Timeline (the “
Second Closing Legal Opinion ”); and
(ix) Timeline and WorkWise shall deliver to
the Buyer, and the Buyer and Global shall deliver to Timeline, the
various other certificates, instruments and documents referred to
in Section 6.2.
The Second Acquisition Bill of
Sale, the Patent License, the Second Acquisition Note, the Global
Second Acquisition Guaranty, the Key US Employee Offer Letters and
any other documents executed or delivered by any Party pursuant to
this Agreement in connection with the Second Closing or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
with respect to the Second Closing shall be referred to as the
“ Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents
,” and the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents and the
Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents may be referred to
collectively as “ Ancillary Documents
.”
1.3.
Apportionment; Other Adjustments .
(a) Apportionment .
(i) The consideration set forth in
Section 1.1(d)(i) with respect to the First Closing and
Section 1.2(f)(ii) with respect to the Second Closing shall be
subject to further adjustment as set forth in this
Section 1.3. In the event that any of the adjustments provided
for in this Section 1.3 cannot be calculated as of the applicable
Closing Date, the appropriate payment shall be made by the Buyer or
Timeline, as the case may be, to the other as promptly following
the applicable Closing Date as is practicable and, if further
payments hereunder shall be owing from the Buyer to Timeline and at
the time of such payment, Timeline has not yet paid any such
adjustment, the Buyer may reduce such further payment by the amount
of outstanding adjustments hereunder or under the Buyer Notes,
which shall constitute payment by Timeline of such
adjustments.
(ii) For each contract constituting Assumed
Liabilities (including leases of equipment and insurance policies)
for which rent or other payments have been made in advance by
Timeline covering a payment period that includes time after the
applicable Closing Date, the consideration with respect to the
applicable Closing shall be increased by the amount determined by
multiplying such advance payment by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days remaining in the payment period after
the applicable Closing Date and the denominator of which is the
total number of days in the payment period.
(iii) For each contract constituting
Assumed Liabilities (including leases of equipment and insurance
policies) for which rent or other payments are to be made in
arrears by the Buyer covering a payment period that includes time
on or before the applicable Closing Date, the consideration with
respect to the applicable Closing shall be decreased by the amount
determined by multiplying such payment by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of days in the payment period through and
including the applicable Closing Date and the denominator of which
is the total number of days in the payment period.
(iv) For each Tax payable by the UK
Subsidiary with respect to any period that includes time on or
before the First Closing Date and time following the First Closing
Date (including, by way of example, VAT, income, sales or use
taxes), to the extent that any such Tax exceeds the amount accrued
therefor on Schedule 1.1(c)(iv), Timeline shall reimburse the
Buyer to the extent Taxes paid by the UK Subsidiary for such period
arise out of income or sales prior to the First Closing Date. To
the extent that Timeline has not yet so reimbursed the Buyer, the
Buyer shall be entitled to set off such amounts against the Second
Acquisition Cash Consideration or the Buyer Notes, and such set off
shall constitute payment thereunder by the Buyer to the extent of
the amount so set off. In the event that the amount of such Taxes
arising out of income or sales prior to the First Closing Date does
not exceed the amounts accrued therefor on
Schedule 1.1(c)(iv), Buyer will reimburse Timeline the
additional amount so accrued.
(v) With respect to assets of Timeline or
WorkWise being transferred which are subject to ad valorem,
property or similar taxes, to the extent that the Buyer pays ad
valorem taxes with respect to such assets, Timeline shall reimburse
the Buyer for its portion of such ad valorem taxes determined by
dividing the number of days between the most recent “tax
date” for such ad valorem taxes and the applicable Closing
Date (inclusive of the applicable Closing Date) by 365. To the
extent that Timeline has not yet reimbursed the Buyer for such
taxes, the Buyer shall be entitled to set off such amounts against
the Second Acquisition Cash Consideration or the Buyer Notes, and
such set off shall constitute payment thereunder by the Buyer to
the extent of the amount so set off.
(vi) If the consideration for a Closing is
adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3, the allocation of the
consideration among the Acquired Assets as set forth in
Schedule 1.1(f) or Schedule 1.2(g) , as
applicable, shall be appropriately modified to reflect such
adjustment.
(b) Transfer Tax Matters
.
(i) The Buyer and Timeline shall each bear
half of the actual amount of the documentary or stamp tax payable
in the United Kingdom as a result of the transfer of Shares. The
Parties shall prepare a good faith estimate of the full amount of
such tax, based upon the allocation set forth on
Schedule 1.1(f), and the consideration payable under
Section 1.1(d)(i) shall be increased by half of such good
faith estimate. If the actual amount of the tax is less than such
estimate, Timeline shall promptly deliver to the Buyer half of the
difference between the actual tax and the estimated tax. If the
actual amount of the tax is more than such estimate, the Buyer
shall promptly deliver to Timeline half of the difference between
the actual tax and the estimated tax. The Buyer shall be
responsible for timely payment of such tax to the proper
authorities, and to the extent that the Buyer fails to make such
payment, Timeline may make such payment, together with any
penalties or fees, and the Buyer shall promptly reimburse Timeline
for such payments, provided, that, Timeline shall provide the Buyer
with evidence of payment of such taxes (and penalties or
fees).
(ii) The Buyer and Timeline shall each bear
half of the actual amount of the transfer tax payable in the State
of Washington a result of the transfer of the Acquired Assets
hereunder. The parties shall prepare a good faith estimate of the
full amount of such tax for each Closing, based upon the allocation
set forth on Schedule 1.1(f) or Schedule 1.2(g), as
applicable, and the consideration payable under
Section 1.1(d)(i) or Section 1.2(f)(ii), as applicable,
shall be increased by half of such good faith estimate. If the
actual amount of the tax is less than such estimate, Timeline shall
promptly deliver to the Buyer half of the difference between the
actual tax and the estimated tax. If the actual amount of the tax
is more than such estimate, the Buyer shall promptly deliver to
Timeline half of the difference between the actual tax and the
estimated tax. Timeline shall be responsible for timely payment of
such tax to the proper authorities, and to the extent that Timeline
fails to make such payment, the Buyer may make such payment,
together with any penalties or fees, and may set such amount off
against any payment to be made by the Buyer to Timeline hereunder
or under any Buyer Note, provided, that, the Buyer shall provide
Timeline with evidence of payment of such taxes (and penalties or
fees).
(c) UK Accounts Receivable . To the
extent that the UK Subsidiary, using commercially reasonable
efforts to collect such accounts receivable, is unable to collect
the accounts receivable included in the calculations set forth on
Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) (after giving effect to the bad
debt reserve set forth on such Schedule) (the “ UK
Accounts Receivable ”), within 120 days
following the First Closing Date, then Timeline shall pay to the
Buyer an amount equal to the amount that the UK Accounts Receivable
set forth on Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) exceed the amount
actually collected with regard to such accounts receivable.
Timeline shall pay such amounts within ten (10) days of notice
by the Buyer that such UK Accounts Receivable were not fully
collected. Thereafter, if any of such UK Accounts Receivable for
which the Buyer has been paid by Timeline are collected, the Buyer
shall promptly pay an amount to Timeline equal to the amount of any
such accounts receivable collected. In the event that the actual
amount of uncollectible UK Accounts Receivable is less than the bad
debt reserve set forth on Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) , Buyer
shall reimburse Timeline the amount of such difference.
(d) Allocation of Risk of Liability for
Certain Matters . Timeline shall reimburse the Buyer for all
any and all claims, loss, liability, damages, costs or expense
(including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees,
costs and expenses) of any kind or nature whatsoever to Global, the
Buyer or the UK Subsidiary with respect to or arising out of:
(i) the employment of, appointment as an officer or director
of the UK Subsidiary of, or the termination, removal or resignation
of, any officer or director of the UK Subsidiary prior to the First
Closing, including the failure of Timeline or, prior to the First
Closing, the UK Subsidiary to fulfill any legal or contractual
obligations or requirements in connection with, or upon, such
termination, removal or resignation other than as accrued and set
forth on Schedule 1.1(c)(iv) or (ii) the audit of
the UK Subsidiary prior to the First Closing and assessments,
penalties, fines or taxes assessed as a result thereof.
1.4.
Further Assurances . At any time and from time to time after
the First Closing, at the request of another Party and without
further consideration, each Party shall execute and deliver such
other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment or
assumption and take such action as another Party may reasonably
determine is necessary to carry out the intent of this
Agreement.
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2.
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REPRESENTATIONS
OF TIMELINE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST CLOSING
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Timeline represents and warrants to the Buyer
and Global that the following representations and warranties are
true and correct as of the date hereof except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference:
2.1.
Organization .
(a) Timeline is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the First Acquisition
Ancillary Documents, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) The UK Subsidiary is a private limited
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver the Timeline
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby.
2.2.
Authorization; Title .
(a) The execution and delivery by Timeline
of this Agreement and the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents,
and the consummation by Timeline of the transactions contemplated
by Section 1.1 of this Agreement and the agreements referenced
therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Timeline including approval of its directors.
This Agreement and the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents to
which Timeline is contemplated to be a party, when executed and
delivered by Timeline constitute, or will constitute, the valid and
binding obligations of Timeline, enforceable against it in
accordance with their respective terms, except as the same may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other laws
generally affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, or
by principles of equity. Timeline holds of record and owns legally
and beneficially all of the First Acquisition Acquired Assets free
and clear of any mortgages, charges, pledges, options, liens or
contractual restrictions or limitations or other third party
rights, interests or claims, encumbrances or security interests of
any kind (“ Encumbrances ”) whatsoever,
other than liens in favor of Global and any statutory landlord
liens under UK law. At the First Closing, upon the payment of the
First Closing Cash Consideration and the issuance and delivery of
the First Closing Note, Timeline shall convey to the Buyer good,
valid and marketable legal and beneficial title to the First
Acquisition Acquired Assets, including all issued shares and other
equity interests in the UK Subsidiary, free and clear of all
Encumbrances whatsoever. Other than the shares of the stock of the
UK Subsidiary being transferred by Timeline to the Buyer pursuant
to this Agreement, there are no other outstanding shares and there
are no securities, rights, agreements, obligations or other
instruments which are directly or indirectly exercisable,
exchangeable or convertible for or into shares or other equity
rights with respect to the UK Subsidiary.
(b) The execution and delivery by the UK
Subsidiary of the Timeline Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
the consummation by the UK Subsidiary of the transactions
contemplated thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the UK Subsidiary including
approval of its directors and shareholders. The Timeline Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, when executed and delivered by the UK
Subsidiary constitutes, or will constitute, the valid and binding
obligations of the UK Subsidiary, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other laws generally
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights, or by
principles of equity.
2.3.
Noncontravention .
(a) The execution and delivery by Timeline
of this Agreement and the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by
Section 1.1 of this Agreement will not, with or without the
giving of notice or the passage of time or both: (a) violate the
provisions of any law, rule or regulation applicable to Timeline;
(b) violate the provisions of the charter or bylaws of
Timeline; (c) violate any judgment, decree, order or award of
any court, governmental body or arbitrator applicable to Timeline;
or (d) result in the breach of, or constitute a default under,
any agreement or instrument to which Timeline is a party that would
materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery by the UK
Subsidiary of the Timeline Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby
will not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of
time or both: (a) violate the provisions of any law, rule or
regulation applicable to the UK Subsidiary; (b) violate the
provisions of the articles or memorandum of association of the UK
Subsidiary; (c) violate any judgment, decree, order or award
of any court, governmental body or arbitrator applicable to the UK
Subsidiary; or (d) result in the breach of, or constitute a
default under, any agreement or instrument to which the UK
Subsidiary is a party that would materially adversely affect its
ability to perform its obligations hereunder.
2.4.
Governmental Consents .
(a) No consent, permit, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any court, arbitrational tribunal,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental or
regulatory authority or agency (each of the foregoing is hereafter
referred to as a “ Governmental Entity ”)
is required on the part of Timeline in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the First Acquisition
Ancillary Documents, the sale and delivery of the First Acquisition
Acquired Assets, or the consummation of the transactions to be
consummated at the First Closing, as contemplated by this Agreement
and the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents.
(b) No consent, permit, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on
the part of the UK Subsidiary in connection with the execution and
delivery of the Timeline Assignment and Assumption Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.
2.5.
Ownership of the UK Subsidiary; Voting Rights; Subsidiaries
. Section 2.5 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the total
number of shares in the authorized capital stock of each series or
class of the UK Subsidiary’s shares, the total number of such
shares that are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of the UK Subsidiary as so set forth (i) have been duly
authorized and validly issued in accordance with all applicable
governmental requirements and the UK Subsidiary’s governing
documents and (ii) are fully paid and nonassessable. The UK
Subsidiary has not issued or sold any of its shares in breach or
violation of any applicable statutory or contractual preemptive
rights, or any other rights of any kind (including any rights of
first offer or refusal), of any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, association or any
other entity or organization (a “ Person
”). No Person has, other than solely by reason of that
Person’s right, if any, to exercise voting rights in respect
of shares in the capital stock of the UK Subsidiary such Person
holds (to the extent those shares afford the holder thereof any
voting rights), any right to vote on any matter with the
shareholders of the UK Subsidiary. The UK Subsidiary owns no
subsidiary corporations, nor does the UK Subsidiary own, directly
or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any
Person. The UK Subsidiary is not subject to any obligation or
requirement to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form
of a loan, capital contribution, or otherwise) in any
Person.
2.6.
Financial Statements; Disclosure .
(a) The financial statements (including in
each case the related notes) included by Timeline in its most
recently filed report on 10-KSB (the “ Financial
Statements ”) present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Timeline, the UK Subsidiary and
WorkWise, on a consolidated basis, at the respective dates of the
balance sheets included therein and the results of operations and
accumulated earnings or deficit and cash flows of Timeline, the UK
Subsidiary and WorkWise, on a consolidated basis, for the
respective periods set forth therein and have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP. As of the date of each balance sheet those
financial statements include, Timeline, the UK Subsidiary and
WorkWise did not then have any outstanding indebtedness to any
Person or any liabilities or obligations of any kind (including
contingent obligations, tax assessments or unusual forward or long
term commitments), or any unrealized or anticipated loss, which in
the aggregate then were material to Timeline and its subsidiaries
(or material to the UK Subsidiary) or otherwise required to be
reflected on that balance sheet or in the notes related thereto in
order to present fairly the financial positions of Timeline, the UK
Subsidiary and WorkWise on a consolidated basis which were not so
reflected. Since March 31, 2005 (the “ Current
Balance Sheet Date ”) and except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement, no change has occurred in
the business, operations, properties or other assets, liabilities,
prospects, condition (financial or other) or results of operations
of Timeline, WorkWise or the UK Subsidiary that could reasonably be
expected, either alone or together with all other such changes, to
have a material adverse change in the business, properties,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, assets
or liabilities of the UK Subsidiary, the Acquired Analyst Business
or the Infinium Maintenance Contracts (a “ First
Acquisition Material Adverse Change ”).
(b) The balance sheet for the UK Subsidiary
attached hereto as Schedule 2.6(b) (the “
Stand-Alone Balance Sheet ”) presents fairly in
all material respects the financial position of the UK Subsidiary
as of July 15, 2005. The UK Subsidiary does not have any
outstanding indebtedness to any Person or any liabilities or
obligations of any kind (including contingent obligations, tax
assessments or unusual forward or long term commitments), or any
unrealized or anticipated loss, which in the aggregate is material
to the UK Subsidiary or would otherwise be required to be reflected
on the Stand-Alone Balance Sheet in order to present fairly the
financial position of the UK Subsidiary.
2.7.
Liabilities and Obligations . Section 2.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists or describes all present liabilities, of
every kind, character and description and whether accrued,
absolute, fixed, contingent or otherwise, of the UK Subsidiary
which (i) individually exceed or reasonably could be expected
to exceed $2,500 and (ii) (A) had been incurred prior to the
Current Balance Sheet Date, but are not reflected on the balance
sheet dated March 31, 2005 (the “ Balance
Sheet ”), or (B) were incurred after the Current
Balance Sheet Date. That section of the Disclosure Schedule also
lists and describes: (i) each of the UK Subsidiary’s
outstanding secured and unsecured guaranties not constituting its
indebtedness and, for each of those guaranties, whether any
stockholder or affiliate of any stockholder is a Person whose
obligation is covered by that guaranty, and (ii) for each of
the items listed under clause (i) of this sentence,
(A) if that item is secured by any property or other asset of
the UK Subsidiary or any asset of Timeline constituting a First
Acquisition Acquired Asset, the nature of that security, and
(B) if that item is covered in whole or in part by a guaranty
of any stockholder or any affiliate of any stockholder, the name of
the guarantor. The UK Subsidiary has no liabilities or obligations
of any nature (whether known or unknown and whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise) except for (i) those
reflected or reserved against in the Stand-Alone Balance Sheet
(including the notes thereto) and not previously paid or
discharged, (ii) current liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business since the Current Balance Sheet Date and not
previously paid or discharged, (iii) expenses incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
other agreements that do not have liabilities potentially in excess
of $2,500 in the aggregate and were entered into by the UK
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business, consistent with
its past practices.
2.8.
Absence of Changes . Since the Current Balance Sheet Date,
except as Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth,
none of the following has occurred through the date
hereof:
(a) to the knowledge of Timeline or the UK
Subsidiary, any circumstance, condition, event or state of facts
(either singly or in the aggregate), other than conditions
affecting the industry or economy generally, which has caused or is
likely to cause a First Acquisition Material Adverse
Change;
(b) any change in its authorized or issued
share capital of the UK Subsidiary;
(c) any work interruptions, labor
grievances or claims filed, or any similar event or condition of
any character, that will have a First Acquisition Material Adverse
Change following the First Closing Date;
(d) any distribution, sale or transfer of,
or any commitment to distribute, sell or transfer, any of its
properties or other assets of any kind which singly is or in the
aggregate are material to the UK Subsidiary, the Acquired Analyst
Business or the Infinium Maintenance Contracts, other than:
(i) the transfer of the First Acquisition Acquired Assets and
the Excluded UK Subsidiary Assets pursuant to this Agreement and
(ii) distributions, sales or transfers in the ordinary course
of its business and consistent with its past practices to Persons
other than the stockholders and their affiliates;
(e) any waiver of any of Timeline’s
or the UK Subsidiary’s rights or claims that singly is or in
the aggregate are material to the UK Subsidiary, the Acquired
Analyst Business or the Infinium Maintenance Contracts;
(f) to Timeline’s or the UK
Subsidiary’s knowledge, any development with respect to a
customer of the UK Subsidiary or the Acquired Analyst Business or
under the Infinium Maintenance Contracts which could involve
significant cost overruns, a claim against the UK Subsidiary, the
Buyer or Global or threatened cancellation by a
customer;
(g) any material change in the terms of
payment by the UK Subsidiary’s customers for any products or
services the UK Subsidiary sells, or change in the terms of payment
by Timeline’s customers with respect to the Acquired Analyst
Business or the Infinium Maintenance Contracts, the effect of which
is to enable the UK Subsidiary or Timeline to collect revenues for
any period ending on or before the First Closing Date which, but
for that change, the Buyer would collect after the First Closing
Date;
(h) any material change in the UK
Subsidiary’s practices, not in the ordinary course of
business, with respect to timely payment of accounts payable or
other obligations payable to vendors, suppliers or other third
parties or any material change in Timeline’s practices, not
in the ordinary course of business with respect to timely payment
of accounts payable or other obligations payable to vendors,
suppliers or other third parties to the extent such changes relate
to the Acquired Analyst Business or the Infinium Maintenance
Contracts;
(i) any material change in the UK
Subsidiary’s methods of management, operation or accounting
that in the aggregate are material to the UK Subsidiary;
(j) any cancellation or termination of a
material agreement of the UK Subsidiary or a material agreement of
Timeline relating to the Acquired Analyst Business or the Infinium
Maintenance Contracts;
(k) any material transaction by the UK
Subsidiary, or by Timeline with respect to the Acquired Analyst
Business or the Infinium Maintenance Contracts, outside the
ordinary course of its business or not consistent with its past
practices (other than the transactions to be effected by this
Agreement); or
(l) any material change in insurance
coverage or insurance policy limits.
2.9.
Material Contracts . All of the “Material
Contracts” (as defined in this Section 2.9 below) are listed
in Section 2.9 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to
each Material Contract, and except as listed in Section 2.9 of
the Disclosure Schedule: (a) the Material Contract is legal,
valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with
respect to the UK Subsidiary and, to the UK Subsidiary’s
knowledge, is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force
and effect with respect to each other party thereto, in either case
subject to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and except as the availability of equitable
remedies may be limited by general principles of equity;
(b) the Material Contract will continue to be legal, valid,
binding and enforceable and in full force and effect immediately
following the First Closing in accordance with its terms as in
effect prior to the First Closing, subject to the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as
the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by general
principles of equity; and (c) neither the UK Subsidiary nor,
to the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, any other party is in
breach or default, and no event has occurred that with notice or
lapse of time would constitute a breach or default by the UK
Subsidiary or, to the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, by any such
other party, or permit termination, modification or acceleration,
or a right to a refund, rebate, discount or a material
reimbursement by such other party under such Material Contract. The
UK Subsidiary is not a party to any oral contract, agreement or
other arrangement. With respect to Section 2 of this
Agreement, “ Material Contract ” means
any contract, agreement or commitment: (a) to which the UK
Subsidiary is a party (i) for the sale or license of, or
maintenance services in connection with, its products or services,
(ii) with expected receipts or expenditures in excess of
$2,500; (iii) required to be listed on the Disclosure Schedule
pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16 below; (iv) requiring
the UK Subsidiary to indemnify any Person; (v) granting any
exclusive rights to any party; (vi) evidencing indebtedness
for borrowed or loaned money of $2,500 or more, including
guarantees of such indebtedness; or (vii) that could
reasonably be expected to have a First Acquisition Material Adverse
Change if breached by the UK Subsidiary or Timeline in such a
manner as would (A) permit any other party to cancel or
terminate the same (with or without notice of passage of time);
(B) provide a basis for any other party to claim money damages
(either individually or in the aggregate with all other such claims
under that contract) from the UK Subsidiary; or (C) give rise
to a right of acceleration of any material obligation or loss of
any material benefit under such Material Contract; (b) which
is an Infinium Maintenance Contract.
2.10.
No Defaults . To the best of Timeline’s and the UK
Subsidiary’s knowledge, no condition or state of facts
exists, or, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both,
would exist, which entitles any party to any contracts or
agreements constituting First Acquisition Acquired Assets or to
which the UK Subsidiary is a party or to which its property or the
Acquired Analyst Business is subject, to accelerate the maturity,
or require a mandatory prepayment, of any obligations thereunder,
or gives such other party the right to terminate or declare a
default, breach or violation of such contract or agreement, or to
charge any fee, charge, penalty or other cost in excess of the
regularly scheduled payments clearly set out therein; and the
transfer, assignment or assumption of such contract or agreement as
contemplated herein would not entitle any such party to any such
right.
2.11.
Accounts Receivable . Subject to any reserves set forth
therein, the accounts receivable shown or reflected on the
Stand-Alone Balance Sheet are valid and genuine, have arisen solely
out of bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of
services, and other business transactions in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices in each case with persons
other than affiliates, are not subject to any prior assignment,
lien or security interest, and are not subject to valid defenses,
set-offs or counter-claims. The accounts receivable are collectible
in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, subject
only to the reserve for doubtful accounts on the Stand-Alone
Balance Sheet.
2.12.
Customers and Suppliers . As of the date hereof, no customer
that individually accounted for more than 5% of the UK
Subsidiary’s gross revenues during the 12-month period
preceding the date hereof and no supplier of the UK Subsidiary that
individually accounted for more than 5% of the UK
Subsidiary’s purchases during the 12-month period preceding
the date hereof has canceled or, to the UK Subsidiary’s
knowledge, otherwise terminated or made any written threat to the
UK Subsidiary to cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship
with the UK Subsidiary or has at any time on or after the Current
Balance Sheet Date, decreased materially its services or supplies
to the UK Subsidiary in the case of any such supplier, or its usage
of the services or products of the UK Subsidiary in the case of
such customer, and to the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge no such
supplier or customer has indicated either orally or in writing that
it intends to cancel or otherwise terminate its relationship with
the UK Subsidiary or to decrease materially its services or
supplies to the UK Subsidiary or its usage of the services or
products of the UK Subsidiary, as the case may be. The UK
Subsidiary has not knowingly breached, so as to provide a benefit
to the UK Subsidiary that was not intended by the Parties, any
agreement with, or engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect
to, any customer or supplier of the UK Subsidiary.
2.13.
Real Properties .
(a) Timeline has provided the Buyer with
true, correct and complete copies of the lease agreements, and all
amendments, modifications and waivers thereto or thereunder, with
respect to the UK Lease. The UK Lease is in full force and effect
and neither Timeline nor the UK Subsidiary has received notice and
are not otherwise aware of any claim by the UK Landlord under the
UK Lease or its agent that the UK Subsidiary is in violation of the
UK Lease. The UK Subsidiary is not a party to, or subject to, any
other lease or license with respect to real property or real
property interests other than the UK Lease. There is no damage to
the property subject to the UK Lease or maintenance to be performed
on such property for which the UK Landlord may charge the UK
Subsidiary upon termination of the UK Lease or otherwise (ordinary
wear and tear excepted).
(b) The fixed assets of the UK Subsidiary
that are affixed to real property are affixed only to the property
covered by the UK Lease and are adequate for the purposes for which
they presently are being used or held for use, ordinary wear and
tear excepted.
2.14.
Other Tangible Assets .
(a) Except as Section 2.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth, and except for equipment held for
use as sources of spare parts, to the best of Timeline’s and
the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, all of the UK
Subsidiary’s property, plant and equipment are in good
working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
adequate (i) for the purposes for which they presently are
being used or held for use and (ii) to maintain the types and
levels of products and services the UK Subsidiary presently
provides and anticipates providing during the year ending
December 31, 2005.
(b) In each case, free and clear of all
liens, the UK Subsidiary has good and valid title to, or holds
under a lease that is valid and binding on the lessor party
thereto, all tangible personal properties and assets that
individually or in the aggregate are material to the UK
Subsidiary’s business and the UK Subsidiary has not entered
into any lease agreement for personal property, or committed to
enter into any such lease agreement, since the Current Balance
Sheet Date.
2.15.
Intellectual Property Rights .
(a) The UK Subsidiary has sufficient title
and ownership of or is licensed under all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, and all registrations and
applications for registration of any of the foregoing (such
registrations and applications for registration being listed on
Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule), and all trade
secrets, information, inventions, computer programs owned or
licensed by the UK Subsidiary, documentation, proprietary rights
and processes (collectively, the “ UK Subsidiary
Intellectual Property ”) necessary for its business
as now conducted without any conflict with and without infringement
of the rights of others. Except as listed on Section 2.15 of
the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding options, licenses
or agreements relating to the foregoing nor is the UK Subsidiary
bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements with
respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary
rights or processes of any other person or entity. The UK
Subsidiary has not received any written communications alleging
that it has violated or, by conducting its business as currently
conducted, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other
proprietary rights of any other person or entity. The UK Subsidiary
does not believe it is or will be necessary to use any inventions
of any of its employees (or people it currently intends to hire)
made prior to their employment by the UK Subsidiary (unless under
an agreement providing ownership of such invention to the UK
Subsidiary).
(b) Timeline has sufficient title and
ownership of or is licensed under all patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, and all registrations and
applications for registration of any of the foregoing (such
registrations and applications for registration being listed on
Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule), and all trade
secrets, information, inventions, computer programs owned or
licensed by Timeline, documentation, proprietary rights and
processes necessary for the Acquired Analyst Business as now
conducted and to provide services under the Infinium Maintenance
Contracts without any conflict with and without infringement of the
rights of others (other than the UK Subsidiary). Except as listed
on Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding options, licenses or agreements relating to the
foregoing nor is Timeline bound by or a party to any options,
licenses or agreements with respect to the patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses,
information, proprietary rights or processes of any other person or
entity as the foregoing relates to the Acquired Analyst Business or
the Infinium Maintenance Contracts. Timeline has not received any
written communications alleging that it has violated or, by
conducting the Acquired Analyst Business as currently conducted or
by licensing or selling the products or services related to the
Infinium Maintenance Contracts, would violate any of the patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets
or other proprietary rights of any other person or entity. Timeline
does not believe it is or will be necessary for the conducting of
the Acquired Analyst Business or sell or license the products and
services related to the Infinium Maintenance Contracts to use any
inventions of any of its employees (or people it currently intends
to hire) made prior to their employment by Timeline (unless under
an agreement providing ownership of such invention to
Timeline).
(c) The First Acquisition Acquired Assets
and the rights licensed to the Buyer under the Source Code License
will be sufficient to allow the Buyer to conduct the business of
the UK Subsidiary in accordance with its past practices, to provide
services under the Infinium Maintenance Contracts and fulfill its
obligations under the First Acquisition Assumed Liabilities without
violating or infringing any of the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other
proprietary rights of any other person or entity.
2.16.
Software and Hardware .
(a) Section 2.16 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all software owned
by or licensed to the UK Subsidiary in connection with the business
of the UK Subsidiary other than off-the-shelf software acquired for
less than $1,000 per user license (the “ UK
Software ”). The UK Subsidiary has all technical and
descriptive materials for the UK Software as is necessary to run
its business in accordance with its historical practices, except as
would not have a First Acquisition Material Adverse
Change.
(b) The use of the UK Software by the UK
Subsidiary as it has conducted its business for the prior twelve
months does not breach any terms of any contract or agreement to
which the UK Subsidiary is a party. The UK Subsidiary either owns
or has been granted under license agreements relating to the UK
Software (the “ UK License Agreements ”)
valid and subsisting rights with respect to all software comprising
the UK Software. The UK Subsidiary is in compliance with each of
the terms and conditions of each of the UK License Agreements
except to the extent failure to so comply, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a First Acquisition Material Adverse
Change. In the case of any commercially available
“shrink-wrap” software programs (such as Microsoft
Office), the UK Subsidiary has not made and is not using any
unauthorized copies of any such software programs and, to the
knowledge of the UK Subsidiary, none of the employees, agents or
representatives of the UK Subsidiary have made or are using any
such unauthorized copies in the conduct of the UK
Subsidiary’s business, except as would not have a First
Acquisition Material Adverse Change.
(c) The UK Software and the related
computer hardware used by in its operations (the “ UK
Hardware ”) are adequate in all material respects,
when taken together with the other assets, resources and personnel
of the UK Subsidiary, to run the business of the UK Subsidiary in
the same manner as such business has been operated for the prior
twelve months. The Disclosure Schedule contains a summary
description of any unusual problems experienced by the UK
Subsidiary in the past twelve months with respect to the UK
Software or the UK Hardware that would result in an adverse effect
on the UK Subsidiary.
(d) Proprietary Information;
Noncompetition Covenants . The UK Subsidiary has done nothing
to materially compromise the secrecy, confidentiality or value of
any of its trade secrets, know-how, inventions, prototypes,
designs, processes or technical data required to conduct its
business as now conducted. The UK Subsidiary has taken in the past
reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all its trade secrets, know-how,
inventions, prototypes, designs, processes, and technical data
important to the conduct of its business. To the UK
Subsidiary’s knowledge, no current or former employee or
consultant has any rights to any of the UK Subsidiary Intellectual
Property (except with respect to in-licensed components of such
products set forth in Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule)
and including any rights to use, license, market or sale such UK
Subsidiary Intellectual Property and any rights to receive
royalties, license fees or other payments upon the UK
Subsidiary’s use, sale or license thereof.
2.17.
Employee Matters . Section 2.17 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete list of all employees of the UK
Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement, including their title,
full-time or part-time status, current annual compensation,
bonuses, severance terms, and any accrued benefits (such as accrued
vacation, sick or other leave or personal benefits time, and the
full amount of potential monetary compensation payable therefor).
The UK Subsidiary is in compliance with all currently applicable
laws and regulations respecting terms and conditions of employment,
including applicant and employee background checking, immigration
laws, discrimination laws, verification of employment eligibility,
employee leave laws, classification of workers as employees and
independent contractors, wage and hour laws, and occupational
safety and health laws, except as would not have a First
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. There are no proceedings
pending or, to the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, reasonably
expected or threatened, between the UK Subsidiary, on the one hand,
and any or all of its current or former employees, on the other
hand, including any claims for actual or alleged harassment or
discrimination based on race, national origin, age, sex, sexual
orientation, religion, disability, or similar tortious conduct,
breach of contract, wrongful termination, defamation, intentional
or negligent infliction of emotional distress, interference with
contract or interference with actual or prospective economic
disadvantage. There are no claims pending, or, to the UK
Subsidiary’s knowledge, reasonably expected or threatened,
against the UK Subsidiary under any workers’ compensation or
long-term disability plan or policy. The UK Subsidiary has no
material unsatisfied obligations to any employees, former
employees, or qualified beneficiaries pursuant to COBRA, HIPAA, or
any state law governing health care coverage extension or
continuation. The UK Subsidiary is not a party to any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor union contract, nor does the UK
Subsidiary know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union
to organize its employees. The UK Subsidiary has provided all
employees with all wages, benefits, relocation benefits, stock
options, bonuses and incentives, and all other compensation that
became due and payable through the date of this
Agreement.
2.18.
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Section 2.18 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of each plan,
program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for employment, compensation, retirement, deferred
compensation, loans, severance, separation, relocation,
repatriation, expatriation, visas, work permits, termination pay,
performance awards, bonus, incentive, stock option, stock purchase,
stock bonus, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, supplemental
retirement, fringe benefits, cafeteria benefits or other benefits,
whether written or unwritten, which is or has been sponsored,
maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to by the
UK Subsidiary for the benefit of any person who performs or who has
performed services for the UK Subsidiary or with respect to which
the UK Subsidiary or any Affiliate has or may have any liability
(including contingent liability) or obligation (collectively, the
“ UK Subsidiary Employee Plans
”).
(b) The UK Subsidiary has furnished to the
Buyer true and complete copies of documents embodying each of the
UK Subsidiary Employee Plans and related plan documents, including
trust documents, group annuity contracts, plan amendments,
insurance policies or contracts, participant agreements, employee
booklets, administrative service agreements, summary plan
descriptions, compliance and nondiscrimination tests for the last
three plan years, standard forms and related notices, registration
statements and prospectuses and, to the extent still in its
possession, any material employee communications relating thereto.
With respect to each UK Subsidiary Employee Plan that is subject to
reporting or filing requirements with a Governmental Entity, the UK
Subsidiary has provided copies of the Form reports filed for the
last five plan years.
(c) Each UK Subsidiary Employee Plan has
been administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance
with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, rules and
regulations, except as could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a First Acquisition Material
Adverse Change; and the UK Subsidiary and each Affiliate have
performed all material obligations required to be performed by them
under, are not in material respect in default under or violation of
and have no knowledge of any material default or violation by any
other party to, any of the UK Subsidiary Employee Plans;
(ii) none of the UK Subsidiary Employee Plans promises or
provides retiree medical or other retiree welfare benefits to any
person; (iii) all contributions required to be made by the UK
Subsidiary or any Affiliate to any UK Subsidiary Employee Plan have
been paid or accrued; (iv) each UK Subsidiary Employee Plan
subject to reporting or filing requirements with any Governmental
Entity has prepared in good faith and timely filed or made all
requisite reports or filings, which were true and correct as of the
date made or filed, and has properly and timely filed and
distributed or posted all notices and reports to employees required
to be filed, distributed or posted with respect to each such UK
Subsidiary Employee Plan; (ix) no suit, administrative
proceeding, action or other litigation has been brought, or to the
knowledge of Timeline or the UK Subsidiary is threatened, against
or with respect to any such UK Subsidiary Employee Plan, including
any audit or inquiry by the IRS, the Department of Labor, HM
Revenue and Customs or the UK Department of Labor; and
(x) there has been no amendment to, written interpretation or
announcement by the UK Subsidiary or any Affiliate that would
materially increase the expense of maintaining any UK Subsidiary
Employee Plan above the level of expense incurred with respect to
that Plan for the most recent fiscal year included in the Financial
Statements.
(d) The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) entitle any
current or former employee or other service provider of the UK
Subsidiary to severance benefits or any other payment (including
unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or benefits
under any UK Subsidiary Employee Plan), except as expressly
provided in this Agreement; or (ii) accelerate the time of payment
or vesting of any such benefits or increase the amount of
compensation due any such employee or service provider.
2.19.
Compliance . The UK Subsidiary has, in all material
respects, complied with all laws, regulations and orders applicable
to its business and has all material permits and licenses required
thereby, except as would not have a First Acquisition Material
Adverse Change. There is no term or provision of any mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to which the UK
Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, or, to the best of
Timeline’s or the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, any
provision of any state or federal judgment, decree, order, statute,
rule or regulation applicable to or binding upon the UK Subsidiary,
which now has resulted or, so far as Timeline may now foresee, in
the future is reasonably likely to result in or have a First
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. To Timeline’s and the UK
Subsidiary’s knowledge, none of the UK Subsidiary’s
employees is or has been in violation of any term of any contract
or covenant with any person or entity relating to employment,
patents, assignment of inventions, proprietary information
disclosure, non-competition or non-solicitation, which violation
would interfere with such person’s ability to perform his or
her duties for the UK Subsidiary or which is reasonably likely to
have a First Acquisition Material Adverse Change.
2.20.
Permits . The Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all
permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders or approvals
from any Governmental Entity (“ Permits
”) issued to or held by the UK Subsidiary or issued to or
held by Timeline in connection with the First Acquisition Acquired
Assets. To Timeline’s and the UK Subsidiary’s
knowledge, such listed Permits are the only Permits that are
required for the UK Subsidiary to conduct its business as presently
conducted and for Timeline to provide services under the Infinium
Maintenance Contracts, except for those the absence of which would
not have a First Acquisition Material Adverse Change. Each such
Permit is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of
Timeline and the UK Subsidiary, no suspension or cancellation of
such Permit is threatened and there is no basis for believing that
such Permit will not be renewable upon expiration.
2.21.
Environmental Matters . The UK Subsidiary has not released
any substance at its facility or disposed of or arranged for the
disposal of any substance that has been designated by any
Governmental Entity or by applicable law to be radioactive, toxic,
hazardous or otherwise a danger to health or the environment,
including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, and all substances listed as
hazardous substances pursuant to any local, state or federal
environmental law that would result in liability.
2.22.
Litigation .
(a) There is no action, suit or proceeding,
or governmental inquiry or investigation pending or, to the
knowledge of Timeline, any basis therefor or threat thereof,
against Timeline relating to the First Acquisition Acquired Assets,
this Agreement or the First Acquisition Ancillary Documents or the
transactions to be consummated pursuant hereto or
thereto.
(b) There is no action, suit or proceeding,
or governmental inquiry or investigation pending or, to the
knowledge of Timeline, any basis therefor or threat thereof,
against the UK Subsidiary.
2.23.
Insurance . The UK Subsidiary has general commercial,
workmens’ compensation and other insurance policies
sufficient to protect its assets and its business consistent with
its practice over the prior 12 months, all of which
(1) have been issued by insurers of recognized responsibility
and (2) currently are in full force and effect. No insurance
carried by the UK Subsidiary has been canceled by the insurer
during the past five years, and the UK Subsidiary has not been
denied coverage during that period. The UK Subsidiary has not
received any notice or other communication from any issuer of any
such insurance policy of any material increase in any deductibles,
retained amounts or the premiums payable thereunder, and, to the
knowledge of the UK Subsidiary, no such increase in deductibles,
retainages or premiums is threatened.
2.24.
Taxes , As used in this Agreement, the terms “
Tax ” and, collectively, “
Taxes ” mean any and all federal, state and
local taxes of any country, assessments and other governmental
charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including taxes based
upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and
occupation, and value added, ad valorem, stamp transfer, franchise,
withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property
taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any
agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to
such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor
entity;
(a) The UK Subsidiary has prepared and
timely filed all returns, estimates, information statements and
reports required to be filed by the UK Subsidiary with any taxing
authority (“ Returns ”) relating to any
and all Taxes concerning or attributable to the UK Subsidiary or
its operations with respect to Taxes for any period ending on or
before the First Closing Date and such Returns are true and correct
in all material respects and have been completed in accordance with
applicable law;
(b) The UK Subsidiary, as of the First
Closing, (i) will have paid all Taxes shown to be payable on
such Returns covered by Section 2.24(a), and (ii) will
have withheld with respect to its employees all Taxes required to
be withheld;
(c) There is no Tax deficiency outstanding
or assessed or, to the UK Subsidiary’s knowledge, proposed
against the UK Subsidiary that is not reflected as a liability on
the Stand-Alone Balance Sheet, nor has the UK Subsidiary executed
any agreements or waivers extending any statute of limitations on
or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any
Tax;
(d) The UK Subsidiary has no liabilities
for unpaid Taxes that have not been accrued for or reserved on the
Stand-Alone Balance Sheet, whether asserted or unasserted,
contingent or otherwise and the UK Subsidiary has no knowledge of
any basis for the assertion of any such liability attributable to
the UK Subsidiary, its assets or operations;
(e) The UK Subsidiary is not a party to any
tax-sharing agreement or similar arrangement with any other party,
and the UK Subsidiary has not assumed any obligation to pay any Tax
obligations of, or with respect to any transaction relating to, any
other person or agreed to indemnify any other person with respect
to any Tax;
(f) The UK Subsidiary’s Returns have
never been audited by a government or taxing authority, nor is any
such audit in process or pending, and the UK Subsidiary has not
been notified of any request for such an audit or other
examination;
(g) The UK Subsidiary has made available to
Global copies of all Returns filed for its most recent three
(3) fiscal years;
(h) The UK Subsidiary has not filed any
consent agreement with any Governmental Entity to allow for
auditing or examining of the UK Subsidiary’s records from
prior fiscal years for the purpose of assessing additional tax or
penalties for such periods; and
(i) the UK Subsidiary has not been at any
time a United States Real Property Holding Corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
2.25.
Restrictions on Business Activities . There is no agreement,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the UK
Subsidiary that has or, to Timeline’s knowledge, could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or
materially impairing any current business practice of the UK
Subsidiary, any acquisition of property by the UK Subsidiary or the
conduct of business by the UK Subsidiary as currently
conducted.
2.26.
No Brokers .
(a) Timeline has not, directly or
indirectly, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
this Agreement contemplates (i) employed any broker, finder or
agent or (ii) agreed to pay or incurred any obligation to pay
any broker’s or finder’s fee, any sales commission or
any similar form of compensation.
(b) The UK Subsidiary has not, directly or
indirectly, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
this Agreement contemplates (i) employed any broker, finder or
agent or (ii) agreed to pay or incurred any obligation to pay any
broker’s or finder’s fee, any sales commission or any
similar form of compensation.
2.27.
Disclosures . As of the date hereof, with respect to all
written information contained in this Agreement and the First
Acquisition Ancillary Documents (including schedules and exhibits
attached hereto and thereto) and all other certificates and
instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto in connection with the
First Closing, Timeline has not intentionally included any untrue
statement of a material fact or intentionally omitted a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which those
statements were made.
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
OF TIMELINE AND WORKWISE WITH RESPECT TO SECOND CLOSING
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Timeline and WorkWise, jointly and severally,
represent and warrant to the Buyer and Global that the following
representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date
hereof except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference:
3.1.
Organization .
(a) Timeline is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Second Acquisition
Ancillary Documents, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) WorkWise is a corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Second Acquisition
Ancillary Documents, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
3.2.
Authorization; Title .
(a) The execution and delivery by Timeline
of this Agreement and the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents,
and the consummation by Timeline of the transactions contemplated
by Section 1.2 of this Agreement and the agreements referenced
therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Timeline including approval of its directors,
other than the Requisite Shareholder Approval. Subject to Requisite
Shareholder Approval, this Agreement and the Second Acquisition
Ancillary Documents to which Timeline is contemplated to be a
party, when executed and delivered by Timeline constitute, or will
constitute, the valid and binding obligations of Timeline,
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms,
except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws generally affecting the enforcement of
creditors rights, or by principles of equity.
(b) The execution and delivery by WorkWise
of this Agreement and the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents,
and the consummation by WorkWise of the transactions contemplated
by Section 1.2 of this Agreement and the agreements referenced
therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of WorkWise including approval of its directors
and shareholders. This Agreement and the Second Acquisition
Ancillary Documents to which WorkWise is contemplated to be a
party, when executed and delivered by WorkWise constitute, or will
constitute, the valid and binding obligations of WorkWise,
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms,
except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws generally affecting the enforcement of
creditors rights, or by principles of equity.
(c) Timeline and WorkWise hold of record
and own legally and beneficially all of the Second Acquisition
Acquired Assets free and clear of any liens or contractual
restrictions or limitations whatsoever, other than liens in favor
of Global and any statutory landlord liens. At the Second Closing,
upon the payment of the Second Closing Cash Consideration and the
issuance and delivery of the Second Acquisition Note, Timeline and
WorkWise shall convey to the Buyer good, valid and marketable title
to the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets.
3.3.
Noncontravention .
(a) The execution and delivery by Timeline
of this Agreement and the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents
and, subject to obtaining the Requisite Shareholder Approval, the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby will not, with or without the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both: (a) violate the provisions of any
law, rule or regulation applicable to Timeline; (b) violate
the provisions of the charter or bylaws of Timeline; (c) violate
any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental
body or arbitrator applicable to Timeline; or (d) result in
the breach of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or
instrument to which Timeline is a party that would materially
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(b) The execution and delivery by WorkWise
of this Agreement and the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents
and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby will not, with or without the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both: (a) violate the provisions of any
law, rule or regulation applicable to WorkWise; (b) violate
the provisions of the charter or bylaws of WorkWise;
(c) violate any judgment, decree, order or award of any court,
governmental body or arbitrator applicable to WorkWise; or
(d) result in the breach of, or constitute a default under,
any agreement or instrument to which WorkWise is a party that would
materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
hereunder.
3.4.
Governmental Consents .
(a) No consent, permit, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on
the part of Timeline in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents,
the sale and delivery of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets, or
the consummation of the transactions to be consummated at the
Second Closing, as contemplated by this Agreement and the Second
Acquisition Ancillary Documents, other than as contemplated herein
in connection with soliciting the Requisite Shareholder
Approval.
(b) No consent, permit, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on
the part of WorkWise in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents,
the sale and delivery of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets, or
the consummation of the transactions to be consummated at the
Second Closing, as contemplated by this Agreement and the Second
Acquisition Ancillary Documents.
3.5.
Financial Statements; Disclosure . The representations and
warranties of Timeline contained in Section 2.6(a) are true
and correct.
3.6.
Liabilities and Obligations . Section 3.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule and the agreements described therein, as
provided to the Buyer, set forth all liabilities and obligations,
whether direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, included in
the Second Acquisition Assumed Liabilities. On or prior to the
Second Closing, Timeline shall deliver to Buyer an updated Section
3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule reflecting all Second Acquisition
Assumed Liabilities as of the Second Closing Date.
3.7.
Absence of Changes . Since the Current Balance Sheet Date,
except as Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth,
none of the following has occurred through the date
hereof:
(a) to the knowledge of Timeline or
WorkWise, any circumstance, condition, event or state of facts
(either singly or in the aggregate), other than conditions
affecting the industry or economy generally, which has caused or is
likely to cause a material adverse change in the business,
properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, assets or liabilities of Timeline or WorkWise, the
Second Acquisition Acquired Assets, the rights to be licensed under
the Patent License or the Acquired Business (other than the Analyst
Acquired Business) (a “ Second Acquisition Material
Adverse Change ” and “ Material Adverse
Change ” shall refer to either a First Acquisition
Material Adverse Change and a Second Acquisition Material Adverse
Change);
(b) any change in the authorized or
outstanding capital stock of WorkWise;
(c) any work interruptions, labor
grievances or claims filed, or any similar event or condition of
any character, that will have a Second Acquisition Material Adverse
Change following the Second Closing Date;
(d) any distribution, sale or transfer of,
or any commitment to distribute, sell or transfer, any of
Timeline’s or WorkWise’s properties or other assets of
any kind which singly is or in the aggregate are material to the
Acquired Business other than: (i) the transfer of the First
Acquisition Acquired Assets and the Second Acquisition Acquired
Assets pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) distributions, sales
or transfers in the ordinary course of its business and consistent
with its past practices to Persons other than the stockholders and
their affiliates, and (iii) licenses or other agreements,
claims, causes of action or negotiations with respect to any of
Timeline’s patents which licenses or other agreements,
claims, causes of action or negotiations do not impair
Timeline’s or WorkWise’s ability to consummate the
transactions hereunder, including the entering into of the Source
Code License and the Patent License, pursuant to the terms hereof
and thereof (“ Non-Relevant Patent Transactions
”);
(e) any waiver of any of Timeline’s
or WorkWise’s rights or claims that singly is or in the
aggregate are material to the Acquired Business;
(f) to Timeline’s or WorkWise’s
knowledge, any development with respect to a customer of Timeline
or WorkWise which could involve significant cost overruns, a claim
against Timeline, WorkWise, the Buyer or Global or threatened
cancellation by a customer;
(g) any material change in the terms of
payment by Timeline’s or WorkWise’s customers for any
products or services, the effect of which is to enable WorkWise or
Timeline to collect revenues for any period ending on or before the
Second Closing Date which, but for that change, the Buyer would
collect after the Second Closing Date;
(h) any material change in Timeline’s
or WorkWise’s practices, not in the ordinary course of
business, with respect to timely payment of accounts payable or
other obligations payable to vendors, suppliers or other third
parties;
(i) any material change in Timeline’s
or WorkWise’s methods of management, operation or accounting
that in the aggregate are material to Timeline or
WorkWise;
(j) any cancellation or termination of a
material agreement of Timeline or WorkWise;
(k) any material transaction by either
Timeline or WorkWise outside the ordinary course of its business or
not consistent with its past practices (other than the transactions
to be effected by this Agreement); or
(l) any material change in insurance
coverage or insurance policy limits for Timeline or
WorkWise.
3.8.
Material Contracts . All of the “Material
Contracts” (as defined in this Section 3.8 below) are listed
in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to
each Material Contract, and except as listed in Section 3.8 of
the Disclosure Schedule: (a) the Material Contract is legal,
valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with
respect to Timeline or WorkWise and, to Timeline’s and
WorkWise’s knowledge, is legal, valid, binding, enforceable
and in full force and effect with respect to each other party
thereto, in either case subject to the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as the
availability of equitable remedies may be limited by general
principles of equity; (b) the Material Contract will continue
to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and
effect immediately following the Second Closing in accordance with
its terms as in effect prior to the Second Closing, subject to the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
except as the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by
general principles of equity; and (c) neither WorkWise nor, to
WorkWise’s knowledge, any other party is in breach or
default, and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of
time would constitute a breach or default by WorkWise or, to
WorkWise’s knowledge, by any such other party, or permit
termination, modification or acceleration or a right to a refund,
rebate, discount or a material reimbursement by such other party,
under such Material Contract. The Second Acquisition Acquired
Assets and the Second Acquisition Assumed Liabilities do not
include any oral contract, agreement or other arrangement, except
to the extent that the Parties and all terms thereof are described
in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to
Section 3 of this Agreement, “ Material
Contract ” means any contract, agreement or
commitment: (a) constituting Second Acquisition Acquired
Assets, (b) constituting Second Acquisition Assumed
Liabilities; (c) to or by which the Second Acquisition
Acquired Assets or Second Acquisition Assumed Liabilities are
subject, bound or encumbered; (d) otherwise required to be listed
on the Disclosure Schedule pursuant to Section 3.14 or 3.15
below; or (e) granting any rights in any Software-Related
Rights to any party other than the Buyer, other than non-exclusive
licenses of Timeline’s or WorkWise’s software products
to customers in the ordinary course of the business of selling or
licensing their products.
3.9.
No Defaults . To Timeline’s and WorkWise’s
knowledge, no condition or state of facts exists, or, with the
giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would exist, which
entitles any party to any contracts or agreements constituting
Second Acquisition Acquired Assets or Second Acquisition Assumed
Liabilities or to which the Acquired Business is subject, to
accelerate the maturity, or require a mandatory prepayment, of any
obligations thereunder, or gives such other party the right to
terminate or declare a default, breach or violation of such
contract or agreement, or to charge any fee, charge, penalty or
other cost in excess of the regularly scheduled payments clearly
set out therein; and the transfer, assignment or assumption of such
contract or agreement as contemplated herein would not entitle any
such party to any such right.
3.10.
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3.11.
Customers and Suppliers . As of the date hereof, no customer
that individually accounted for more than 5% of Timeline’s
and WorkWise’s gross revenues during the 12-month period
preceding the date hereof and no supplier that individually
accounted for more than 5% of Timeline’s and WorkWise’s
purchases during the 12-month period preceding the date hereof has
canceled or otherwise terminated, or made any written threat to
Timeline or WorkWise to cancel or otherwise terminate its
relationship with Timeline or WorkWise or has at any time on or
after the Current Balance Sheet Date, decreased materially its
services or supplies to Timeline or WorkWise in the case of any
such supplier, or its usage of the services or products of Timeline
or WorkWise in the case of such customer, and to Timeline’s
or WorkWise’s knowledge no such supplier or customer has
indicated either orally or in writing that it intends to cancel or
otherwise terminate its relationship with Timeline or WorkWise or
to decrease materially its services or supplies to Timeline or
WorkWise or its usage of the services or products of Timeline or
WorkWise, as the case may be. Neither Timeline nor WorkWise has
knowingly breached, so as to provide a benefit to Timeline or
WorkWise that was not intended by the parties, any agreement with,
or engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect to, any customer
or supplier of Timeline or WorkWise.
3.12.
Real Properties .
(a) Timeline has provided the Buyer with
true, correct and complete copies of the lease agreements, and all
amendments, modifications and waivers thereto or thereunder, with
respect to the US Lease. The US Lease is in full force and effect
and neither Timeline nor WorkWise has received notice and are not
otherwise aware of any claim by the US Landlord under the US Lease
or its agent that Timeline or WorkWise is in violation of the US
Lease. Neither Timeline nor WorkWise is a party to, or subject to,
any other lease or license with respect to real property or real
property interests other than the US Lease. There is no damage to
the property subject to the US Lease or maintenance to be performed
on such property for which the US Landlord may charge the Buyer or
Global upon termination of the US Lease or otherwise, ordinary wear
and tear excepted, and the US Landlord may not charge the Buyer or
Global for the removal of the raised floor constructed by or on
behalf of a prior tenant of the property covered by the US Lease,
and the US Landlord does not have the right to require that the
Buyer or Global otherwise be responsible for removing or modifying
such raised floor.
(b) The fixed assets constituting Second
Acquisition Acquired Assets that are affixed to real property are
affixed only to the property covered by the US Lease and are
adequate for the purposes for which they presently are being used
or held for use, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
3.13.
Other Tangible Assets . Section 3.13 of the Disclosure
Schedule is a list of all property, plants and equipment included
in the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets. Except as
Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, and except
for equipment held for use as sources of spare parts, to the best
of Timeline’s and WorkWise’s knowledge, all of such
property, plant and equipment are in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and adequate
(i) for the purposes for which they presently are being used
or held for use and (ii) to maintain the types and levels of
products and services Timeline and WorkWise have provided for the
prior twelve months.
3.14.
Intellectual Property Rights .
(a) Timeline and WorkWise have sufficient
title and ownership of or are licensed under all patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, and all
registrations and applications for registration of any of the
foregoing (such registrations and applications for registration
being listed on Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Schedule), and
all trade secrets, information, inventions, computer programs owned
or licensed by Timeline, documentation, proprietary rights and
processes necessary for the Acquired Business as now conducted
without any conflict with and without infringement of the rights of
others. Except as listed on Section 3.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements
relating to the foregoing nor is Timeline or WorkWise bound by or a
party to any options, licenses or agreements with respect to the
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade
secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights or processes of
any other person or entity. Neither Timeline nor WorkWise has
received any written communications alleging that it has violated
or, by conducting the Acquired Business, would violate any of the
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or
trade secrets or other proprietary rights of any other person or
entity. The Second Acquisition Acquired Assets do not contain or
infringe on any inventions of any of Timeline’s or
WorkWise’s employees made prior to their employment by
Timeline or WorkWise (unless under an agreement providing ownership
of such invention to Timeline or WorkWise).
(b) The Second Acquisition Acquired Assets
and the rights licensed to the Buyer under the Patent License will
be sufficient to allow the Buyer to conduct the Acquired Business
and fulfill its obligations under the Second Acquisition Assumed
Liabilities without violating or infringing any of the patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets
or other proprietary rights of any other person or
entity.
3.15.
Software and Hardware .
(a) Section 3.15 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all software owned
by or licensed to Timeline or WorkWise in connection with the
Acquired Business other than off-the-shelf software acquired for
less than $1,000 per user license (the “ Acquired
Software ”). Timeline or WorkWise has all technical
and descriptive materials for the Acquired Software as is necessary
to run its business in accordance with its historical practices,
except as would not have a Second Acquisition Material Adverse
Change.
(b) The use of the Acquired Software by
Timeline or WorkWise as they have conducted their business for the
prior twelve months does not breach any terms of any contract or
agreement to which Timeline or WorkWise is a party. Each of
Timeline and WorkWise either owns or has been granted under license
agreements relating to the Acquired Software (the “
Acquired License Agreements ”) valid and
subsisting rights with respect to all software comprising the
Acquired Software and is transferring all such rights to the Buyer
as part of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets. WorkWise is in
compliance with each of the terms and conditions of each of the
Acquired License Agreements except to the extent failure to so
comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Second
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. In the case of any
commercially available “shrink-wrap” software programs
(such as Microsoft Office), the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets
do not include any unauthorized copies of any such software
programs.
(c) The computer hardware included in the
Second Acquisition Acquired Assets (the “ Acquired
Hardware ”) are adequate in all material respects,
when taken together with the other assets and resources being
transferred to the Buyer and the Key Employees to run the Acquired
Business in the same manner as such business has been operated for
the prior twelve months. The Disclosure Schedule contains a summary
description of any unusual problems experienced by Timeline or
WorkWise in the past twelve months with respect to the Acquired
Software or the Acquired Hardware that would result in an adverse
effect on Timeline or WorkWise.
(d) Neither Timeline nor WorkWise has done
anything to materially compromise the secrecy, confidentiality or
value of any trade secrets, know-how, inventions, prototypes,
designs, processes or technical data included in the Second
Acquisition Acquired Assets or to be licensed to the Buyer under
the Patent License. Each of Timeline and WorkWise has taken in the
past reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of all trade secrets, know-how,
inventions, prototypes, designs, processes, and technical data
included in the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets or to be
licensed to the Buyer under the Patent License. To Timeline’s
knowledge, no current or former employee or consultant has rights
with respect to the Software-Related Assets included in the Second
Acquisition Acquired Assets (except with respect to in-licensed
components of such products set forth in Section 3.15 of the
Disclosure Schedule) and including any rights to use, license,
market or sale such and any rights to receive royalties, license
fees or other payments upon Timeline’s or WorkWise’s
use, sale or license thereof.
3.16.
Employee Matters . Section 3.16 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a list of the title, full-time or part-time
status, current annual compensation, bonuses, severance terms, and
any accrued benefits (such as accrued vacation, sick or other leave
or personal benefits time, and the full amount of potential
monetary compensation payable therefor) for all Key US Employees as
of the date of this Agreement. Timeline and WorkWise are in
compliance with all currently applicable laws and regulations
respecting terms and conditions of employment, including applicant
and employee background checking, immigration laws, discrimination
laws, verification of employment eligibility, employee leave laws,
classification of workers as employees and independent contractors,
wage and hour laws, and occupational safety and health laws with
respect to the Key US Employees, except as would not have a Second
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. There are no proceedings
pending or, to WorkWise’s knowledge, reasonably expected or
threatened, between Timeline or WorkWise, on the one hand, and any
Key US Employees, on the other hand, including any claims for
actual or alleged harassment or discrimination based on race,
national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion,
disability, or similar tortious conduct, breach of contract,
wrongful termination, defamation, intentional or negligent
infliction of emotional distress, interference with contract or
interference with actual or prospective economic disadvantage.
Neither Timeline nor WorkWise has any material unsatisfied
obligations to any of the Key US Employees. Neither Timeline nor
WorkWise knows of any activities or proceedings of any labor union
to organize any of the Key US Employees. Either Timeline or
WorkWise has provided all Key Employees with all wages, benefits,
relocation benefits, stock options, bonuses and incentives, and all
other compensation that became due and payable through the date of
this Agreement.
3.17.
Compliance . Each of Timeline and WorkWise has, in all
material respects, complied with all laws, regulations and orders
applicable to its business and has all material permits and
licenses required thereby, except as would not have a Second
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. There is no term or provision
of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to
which Timeline or WorkWise is a party or by which it is bound, or,
to Timeline’s or WorkWise’s knowledge, any provision of
any state or federal judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to or binding upon Timeline or WorkWise,
which now has resulted or, so far as Timeline may now foresee, in
the future is reasonably likely to result in or have a Second
Acquisition Material Adverse Change. To Timeline’s and
WorkWise’s knowledge, none of the Key US Employees is or has
been in violation of any term of any contract or covenant with any
person or entity (including Timeline or WorkWise) relating to
employment, patents, assignment of inventions, proprietary
information disclosure, non-competition or non-solicitation, which
violation would interfere with such person’s ability to
perform his or her duties for the Buyer.
3.18.
Permits . The Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all
Permits issued to or held by Timeline or WorkWise relating to the
Acquired Business. To Timeline’s and WorkWise’s
knowledge, such listed Permits are the only Permits that are
required for Timeline and WorkWise to conduct their business as
presently conducted, except for those the absence of which would
not have a Second Acquisition Material Adverse Change. Each such
Permit is in full force and effect and, to the best of the
knowledge of Timeline and WorkWise, no suspension or cancellation
of such Permit is threatened and there is no basis for believing
that such Permit will not be renewable upon expiration.
Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule specifically discloses
if any such Permit is non-transferable to the Buyer in connection
with the transfer of the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets
pursuant to this Agreement.
3.19.
Environmental Matters . WorkWise has not released any
substance at its facility or disposed of or arranged for the
disposal of any substance that has been designated by any
Governmental Entity or by applicable law to be radioactive, toxic,
hazardous or otherwise a danger to health or the environment,
including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, and all substances listed as
hazardous substances pursuant to any local, state or federal
environmental law that would result in liability.
3.20.
Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding, or
governmental inquiry or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of Timeline, any basis therefor or threat thereof, against Timeline
or WorkWise relating to the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets, the
Second Acquisition Assumed Liabilities, this Agreement or the
Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents or the transactions to be
consummated pursuant hereto or thereto.
3.21.
Insurance . Each of Timeline and WorkWise has general
commercial, workmens’ compensation and other insurance
policies covering the products and services it has sold or
delivered in the course of the Acquired Business, the Second
Acquisition Acquired Assets and the Key US Employees sufficient to
protect such assets and business and at a level which is consistent
with its practice over the prior 12 months, all of which
(1) have been issued by insurers of recognized responsibility
and (2) currently are in full force and effect.
3.22.
Taxes , Each of Timeline and WorkWise has prepared and
timely filed all Returns relating to any and all Taxes concerning
or attributable to Timeline or WorkWise or its operations with
respect to Taxes for any period ending on or before the date hereof
and such Returns are true and correct in all material respects and
have been completed in accordance with applicable law. Neither
Timeline nor WorkWise is currently undergoing or has received
notice from any Governmental Entity of any inquiry, audit or
investigation of any matters related to Taxes which could:
(i) have a Second Acquisition Material Adverse Change or
(ii) give rise to a right of any Governmental Entity to place
a lien on the Second Acquisition Acquired Assets or the rights
licensed to the Buyer pursuant to the Patent License.
3.23.
Restrictions on Business Activities . There is no agreement,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon Timeline or
WorkWise that has or, to Timeline’s knowledge, could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or
materially impairing the conducting of the Acquired
Business.
3.24.
No Brokers .
(a) Timeline has not, directly or
indirectly, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
this Agreement contemplates (i) employed any broker, finder or
agent or (ii) agreed to pay or incurred any obligation to pay
any broker’s or finder’s fee, any sales commission or
any similar form of compensation.
(b) WorkWise has not, directly or
indirectly, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
this Agreement contemplates (i) employed any broker, finder or
agent or (ii) agreed to pay or incurred any obligation to pay
any broker’s or finder’s fee, any sales commission or
any similar form of compensation.
3.25.
Disclosures . As of the date hereof, with respect to all
written information contained in this Agreement and, as of the date
of the Second Closing, the Second Acquisition Ancillary Documents
(including schedules and exhibits attached hereto and thereto) and
all other certificates and instruments to be delivered pursuant
hereto in connection with the Second Closing, Timeline has not
intentionally included any untrue statement of a material fact or
intentionally omitted a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements contained herein and therein not misleading in light
of the circumstances in which those statements were
made.
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REPRESENTATIONS
OF GLOBAL AND THE BUYER
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Global
and the Buyer, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to
Timeline that the following representations and warranties are true
and correct as of the date hereof:
4.1.
Organization .
(a) Global is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
(b) The Buyer is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has all
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Ancillary Documents, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
4.2.
Authorization .
(a) The execution and delivery by Global of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and the consummation by
Global of the transactions contemplated by Section 1.1 and
Section 1.2 of this Agreement and the agreements referenced
therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of Global including approval of its directors
and, to the extent necessary, its shareholders. This Agreement and
the Ancillary Documents to which Global is contemplated to be a
party including, but not limited to, the Global Guaranties, when
executed and d