OpenTV Advertising Holdings,
Inc.,
StarNet Management,
L.L.C.,
and the Members of CAM Systems,
L.L.C. and StarNet Management, L.L.C.
Dated as of September 7,
2005
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STARNET LLC
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9.14 Joint Participation in Drafting this
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This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”),
is entered into September 7, 2005, by and between OpenTV
Corp., a company organized under the Laws of the British Virgin
Islands (“ Parent ”), OpenTV Advertising
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (“ Purchaser ”), CAM
Systems, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“
CAMS ”), StarNet, L.P., a Pennsylvania limited
partnership (“ StarNet ,” and together with
CAMS, “ Sellers ”), StarNet Management, L.L.C.,
a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“ StarNet
LLC ”), H. Chase Lenfest and H. F. Lenfest (together the
“ Lenfest Members ”), and HCL Family Holdings,
L.P., a Pennsylvania limited partnership (“ HCL
Holdings ” and, together with the Lenfest Members, the
“ Members ”).
WHEREAS,
the Members are the sole members of CAMS and the Lenfest Members
are the sole members of StarNet LLC; and
WHEREAS,
StarNet is solely managed by StarNet LLC, which is the sole general
partner of StarNet and has as its sole limited partners the
Members; and
WHEREAS,
CAMS owns all of the assets related to, and operates, the
following:
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An
integrated traffic and billing software system designed and
operated to manage local advertising inventory for cable system
operators, which is commonly referred to as the Eclipse Traffic and
Billing System (“ ETB ”); and
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A
sales management software solution designed to assist in the
creation of customer proposals, rate card management, local
advertising research and other related customer relationship
services for the local advertising market, which is commonly
referred to as the Eclipse Sales Management solution (“
ESM ”);
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StarNet owns all of the assets related to, and operates, the
following:
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An
end-to-end managed service that operates as a national interconnect
for Comcast Media Center (defined below) designed to manage Comcast
(defined below) promotional inventory across certain Comcast
headends throughout the United States, which is commonly referred
as the National Marketing Interconnect solution (“ NMI
”); and
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Advanced advertising applications
and related technology, including without limitation, software and
code developed for the benefit of Invidi Technology Corporation and
commonly referred to as the “Advanced Advertising
Adapter” (collectively, “ AAA
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WHEREAS,
ETB, ESM, NMI, AAA and certain other assets referred to in
Section 2 of this Agreement, collectively constitute the
“ Business ”; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire that Sellers sell, transfer, convey and
assign to Purchaser, free and clear of any and all encumbrances,
all of the assets, properties, interest and rights of Sellers used,
held for use, under development for or intended to be used in, or
derived from the Business, and that Purchaser purchase and acquire
the same, subject to the assumption by Purchaser of certain of the
liabilities and obligations of Sellers relating to the Business
(other than the Excluded Assets (defined below)), upon the terms
and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth (the “
Transaction ”).
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter
set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.1
Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
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Action ” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration,
inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental
Authority.
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Adjustment Date ” means March 7, 2006.
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Advision ” means the integrated traffic and billing
system operated by Parent under the trade name
“Advision.”
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with such Person. For purposes of this
definition, the term “control” (including its
correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,”
“controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
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Assigned Contracts ” means those Contracts listed on
Section 1.1(a) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter, and all
Contracts listed, or required to be listed, in
Section 4.6(a)(iv) or Section 4.7(a) of the Sellers
Disclosure Letter.
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Broadway Business ” means the integrated traffic and
billing, sales management and program management software system
designed and operated to manage national advertising inventory for
cable programming networks.
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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday, or other day that banks in New York, New York are
authorized or required by law to remain closed.
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Ceiling Value ” means $3.3324 subject to
Section 2.6(a)(v)(6).
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Claims ” means any and all claims, demands or causes
of actions.
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Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time.
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Comcast ” means Comcast Corporation.
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Comcast Media Center ” means NDTC Inc. dba Comcast
Media Center.
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Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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Contract ” means any contract, agreement, license,
lease, sales or purchase order or other legally binding commitment,
whether written or oral.
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Employee Benefit Plan(s) ” means any and all
“employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA, whether or not U.S. law applies),
“employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA, whether or not U.S. law applies) and
all other benefit plans (including all employment, bonus, deferred
compensation, part-time, incentive compensation, stock ownership,
stock purchase, stock appreciation, restricted stock, stock option,
“phantom” stock, performance, stock bonus, paid time
off, perquisite, fringe benefit, vacation, severance or other plan,
program, policy, arrangement or understanding (whether or not
legally binding) whether or not subject to the provisions of ERISA)
that are maintained or contributed to, or required to be maintained
or contributed to, by Sellers or an ERISA Affiliate for the benefit
of any current or former employee, consultant or contractor of
Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate.
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Environmental Laws ” means any federal, state, local
or foreign Law, statute, rule or regulation or the common law
relating to the environment, the management of hazardous or toxic
substances, the protection of natural resources or wildlife, or
occupational or public health and safety, including the federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended and the federal Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any state or foreign Law
counterpart.
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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity that is required to
be treated as a single employer together with either Seller under
Section 414 of ERISA.
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Escrow Agent ” means Guardian Trust Company,
FSB.
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Escrow Agreement ” means the escrow agreement to be
entered into among Parent, Purchaser, Sellers and the Escrow Agent
at the Closing in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit A .
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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Floor Value ” means $2.4993 subject to
Section 2.6(a)(v)(6).
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GAAP ” means accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States, applied in a manner consistent with the most
recently issued financial statements of the Person to whom any GAAP
reference may be made.
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Governmental Authority ” means any nation or
government, any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other
political subdivision, any government or quasi-governmental entity
of any nature, thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
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Governmental Order ” means any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by
or with any Governmental Authority.
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Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person,
without duplication (whether or not the recourse of the lender is
to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a portion
thereof), (i) every liability of such Person (A) for
borrowed money, (B) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
other similar instruments (whether or not negotiable), (C) for
reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit,
bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the
account of such Person, (D) issued or assumed as the deferred
purchase price of property or services (excluding accounts payable)
or (E) relating to a capitalized lease obligation and all debt
attributable to sale/leaseback transactions of such Person; and
(ii) every liability of others of the kind described in the
preceding clause (i) that such Person has guaranteed or which
is otherwise its legal liability.
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Indemnified Person ” means, with respect to any Loss,
the Person seeking indemnification hereunder.
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Indemnifying Person ” means, with respect to any Loss,
the Person from whom indemnification is being sought
hereunder.
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Injunction ” means any permanent or preliminary
injunction or restraining order or other similar order issued or
entered by any court or Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction.
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Intellectual Property ” shall mean all domestic or
foreign rights in, to and concerning: (i) inventions and
discoveries (whether patented, patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), including ideas, research and
techniques, technical designs, and specifications (written or
otherwise), improvements, modifications, adaptations, and
derivations thereto, and patents, patent applications,
inventor’s certificates, and patent disclosures, together
with divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
reissuances and reexaminations thereof; (ii) trademarks,
service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks,
d/b/a’s, trade dress, logos, symbols, trade names, assumed
names, fictitious names, corporate names and other indications or
indicia of origin, including translations, adaptations,
derivations, modifications, combinations and renewals thereof;
(iii) published and
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unpublished
works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including
databases and other compilations of data or information),
copyrights therein and thereto, moral rights, and rights equivalent
thereto, including but not limited to, the rights of attribution,
assignation and integrity; (iv) trade secrets, confidential
and/or proprietary information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, technical data, schematics,
designs, discoveries, drawings, prototypes, specifications,
hardware configurations, customer and supplier lists, financial
information, pricing and cost information, financial projections,
and business and marketing methods plans and proposals),
collectively “Trade Secrets”; (v) computer
software, including programs, applications, source and object code,
data bases, data, models, algorithms, flowcharts, tables and
documentation related to the foregoing; (vi) other similar
tangible or intangible intellectual property or proprietary rights,
information and technology and copies and tangible embodiments
thereof (in whatever form or medium); (vii) all applications
to register, registrations, restorations, reversions and renewals
or extensions of the foregoing; (viii) internet domain names;
and (ix) all the goodwill associated with each of the
foregoing and symbolized thereby; and (x) all other
intellectual property or proprietary rights and claims or causes of
action arising out of or related to any infringement,
misappropriation or other violation of any of the foregoing,
including rights to recover for past, present and future violations
thereof.
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Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property ” means that
specified intellectual property set forth on
Schedule 2.3 as to which each of Sellers and Purchaser
shall have full, unfettered and indefeasible rights of ownership,
each without further rights to any derivative or other use that the
other party may make of such Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
from and after the Closing Date; provided , however ,
that Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property shall include only such
intellectual property existing on the Closing Date and shall not
include any modifications or enhancements thereof, or derivative
works thereon, created after the Closing Date unless otherwise
agreed to in writing by the party creating such modifications,
enhancements or derivative works.
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Law ” means any foreign, federal, state or local
statute, law, ordinance, regulation, administrative regulations,
administrative act, rule, code, judgment, order, requirement or
rule, including common law and supranational acts.
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Leased Property ” means the office space in the
building located at 12980 Saratoga Avenue, Suite C, Saratoga,
California 95070 leased by CAMS pursuant to the Lease, dated as of
January 14, 2002, and amended as of March 8, 2002,
between CAMS, as tenant, and Saratoga Office Center Partners LLC, a
California limited liability company, as landlord.
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Legal Proceeding ” means any private or governmental
claim, action, suit, complaint, arbitration, mediation, legal or
administrative proceeding or investigation.
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Liabilities ” means any and all debts, liabilities,
commitments and obligations of any kind or nature, whether accrued
or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or
determined or determinable, including, without limitation, those
arising, reported or claimed under any Law, Action or Governmental
Order.
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Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
charge, assignment, encumbrance, easement, lease, sublease,
covenant, right of way, option, claim, restriction, lien (statutory
or other) or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever.
For purposes of this Agreement, executory obligations owed by one
Person to another Person under an agreement between those two
Persons shall not be deemed to constitute a “Lien” by
reason solely of such outstanding obligations under the referenced
agreement.
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Lock-Up Agreement ” means the agreement to be entered
into at closing by Parent, Purchaser, Sellers and each Member in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit B
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Material Adverse Effect ” as to any Person or business
means any circumstance, change or effect that is or could
reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business,
assets, liabilities, obligations, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of such Person or business; provided
, however , in no event shall any effect that results from
changes affecting the industry in which such Person or business
operates generally (which changes in each case do not
disproportionately affect such Person or business in any material
respect) be taken into account in determining whether there has
been a Material Adverse Effect on such Person or
business.
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Parent Class A Stock ” means the Class A
Ordinary Shares, no par value, of Parent, or, if applicable, the
class of common stock or ordinary shares of Parent into which the
Class A Ordinary Shares, no par value, of Parent may hereafter
be converted by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization,
split-up, stock combination, exchange of shares, readjustment or
otherwise.
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Parent Class A Stock Adjustment Value ” means, as
of the Adjustment Date, the average of the last sale prices (or, if
on any day no sale price is reported, the average of the quoted
high bid and low ask prices on such day) of a share of Parent
Class A Stock on the Relevant Market on each of the twenty
consecutive trading days immediately preceding the third trading
day prior to the Adjustment Date.
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Parent Class A Stock Value ” as of any date means
the average of the last sale prices (or, if on any day no sale
price is reported, the average of the quoted high bid and low ask
prices on such day) of a share of Parent Class A Stock on the
Relevant Market on each of the ten consecutive trading days
immediately preceding the third trading day prior to such
date.
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Parent Class B Stock ” means the Class B
Ordinary Shares, no par value, of Parent.
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Parent Preference Stock ” means the Series C
Preference Shares, no par value, of Parent.
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Permitted Liens ” means such of the following as to
which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure
proceeding shall have been commenced: (a) Liens for Taxes,
assessments, and governmental charges or levies not yet due and
payable; (b) Liens imposed by Law, such as
materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’,
workmen’s and repairmen’s liens and other similar Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations
that (i) are not overdue for a period of more than thirty
(30) days and (ii) are not in excess of $5,000 in
the
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single property or $25,000 in the aggregate at any time;
(c) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under
workers’ compensation Laws or similar legislation or to
secure public or statutory obligations; (d) Liens arising
under conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third
parties entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(e) rights reserved to any Governmental Authority to regulate
the affected Asset, including zoning laws and ordinances, none of
which, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect or
interfere with the right or ability to own, use, dispose of or
operate any of the Assets.
“
Person ” means an individual, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever
nature.
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Relevant Market ” means the Nasdaq Stock Market (or,
if the Parent Class A Stock is not traded on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, such other securities exchange or national market system on
which such stock is traded).
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” means the registration
rights agreement to be entered into by Parent, Sellers and the
Members at the Closing in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit C .
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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Sellers Disclosure Letter ” means the disclosure
letter, dated as of the date hereof, delivered by Sellers to
Purchaser.
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Sellers Representative ” means H. Chase Lenfest, or
any person appointed to replace H. Chase Lenfest as Sellers
Representative as evidenced by writing delivered to Purchaser and
signed by both Sellers.
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Service ” means any of ETB, ESM, or NMI.
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Sublease ” means the lease to be entered into by
Purchaser and CAMS in respect of a portion of the Leased Property
at the Closing in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
D .
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Sublease Space ” means the space to be leased by
Sellers to Purchaser pursuant to the Sublease.
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Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any Person,
means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated
or unincorporated, of which such Person or any other Subsidiary of
such Person is a general partner or at least 50% of the securities
or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to
elect at least 50% of the Board of Directors or others performing
similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such
Person, by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person
and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
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Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means any
federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, net
wealth, net worth, equity, sales, use, turnover, ad valorem,
value-added, environmental,
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capital,
unitary, intangible, franchise, profits, license, withholding,
payroll, employment, social security contribution, excise,
severance, stamp, transfer, real estate transfer, occupation,
premium or property tax, customs duty or other tax, governmental
fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest or penalty, addition to tax or
additional amount imposed with respect thereto.
“
Tax Return ” means any return, statement, report or
form required to be filed or submitted to any Governmental
Authority in connection with the determination, assessment,
collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with
any Law relating to any Tax.
“
Transaction Documents ” means (a) this Agreement,
(b) the Lock-up Agreement, (c) the Registration Rights
Agreement, (d) the Escrow Agreement, (e) the Sublease,
(f) the Transition Services Agreement and (g) any
certificates or other documents delivered by any party hereto at
the Closing.
“
Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition
Services Agreement to be entered into by Purchaser and Sellers on
the Closing Date which sets forth the terms and conditions by which
Sellers will provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser services
to facilitate the transition of the Business from Sellers to
Purchaser and the continued uninterrupted operation of the Business
during such transition, in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit F .
1.2
Additional Definitions . The following additional terms have
the meaning ascribed thereto in the Section indicated below next to
such term:
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1.3
Terms Generally . Defined terms used in this Agreement shall
apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
words “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The words
“herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this
Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules) in its entirety
and not to any part hereof unless the context shall otherwise
require. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of,
and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context
shall otherwise require. Unless the context shall otherwise
require, any references to any agreement or other instrument or
statute or regulation are to it as amended and supplemented from
time to time (and, in the case of a statute or regulation, to any
successor provisions). Any reference in this Agreement to a
“day” or number of “days” (without the
explicit qualification of “Business Day”) shall be
interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number of calendar
days. If any action or notice is to be taken or given on or by a
particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business
Day, then such action or notice shall be deferred until, or may be
taken or given on, the next Business Day.
CLOSING AND PURCHASE
PRICE
2.1
Sale and Transfer of the Assets . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Sellers will
sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Purchaser, and
Purchaser will purchase, acquire and accept from Sellers, all of
Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to all of the
business, properties, rights, claims and assets of Sellers to the
extent that they are used, held for use or intended to be used in
the operations of the Business, as the same shall exist on the
Closing Date (collectively, the “ Transferred Assets
”), free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
The Transferred Assets include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(d)
AAA, other than such advanced advertising applications that have
been developed specifically for or are used in the Broadway
Business;
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(e)
all tangible personal property (other than tangible personal
property identified in the Transition Services Agreement which are
to be used in the Business only during the term of the Transition
Services Agreement in order to facilitate the provision of services
thereunder), including all machinery, equipment, furniture,
software, and hardware, used, held for use or intended to be used
in the Business, including all tangible personal property listed on
Schedule 2.1(e) ;
(f)
all items, in addition to tangible personal property referenced in
Section 2.1(e), listed on Schedule 2.1(e);
(g)
subject to Section 2.3, all Intellectual Property used, held
for use or intended to be used in the Business including all
Intellectual Property listed on Sections 4.6(a)(i), (ii),
(iii) and (viii) of the Sellers Disclosure
Letter;
(h)
subject to Section 2.3, all products developed or under
development for use in or derived from any of the assets described
in subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this
Section 2.1, including the Bigfoot project;
(i)
all rights of Sellers under the Assigned Contracts;
(j)
all transferable licenses, permits, orders, indemnifications,
approvals and other authorizations by, and any applications for any
of the foregoing filed with, any Governmental Authority used, held
for use or intended to be used in or relating to the Business or
the Transferred Assets;
(k)
all books and records (other than records for Sellers’ Taxes
not of the type specified in Section 2.10 that are applicable
to any of the Transferred Assets), relating to the Business or the
Transferred Assets, including sales literature, product
information, employment records relating to the Business Employees
and files and other information and/or data related to or used by
Sellers in, or that arise out of, the operation of the Business
(the “ Records ”);
(l)
all notes, drafts and accounts receivable, or portions thereof,
arising out of the Transferred Assets for periods after the Closing
Date;
(m)
except as provided in Section 2.2(f), all causes of action,
claims and rights against third parties that relate to the
Transferred Assets or the Business, including all warranties and
guaranties received from vendors, suppliers or manufacturers with
respect to the Transferred Assets or the Business other than those
that are in the process of being prosecuted or affirmatively
pursued by Sellers, if any, as of the Closing Date as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(m) ;
(n)
all goodwill appurtenant to the Transferred Assets or the Business
and the right to represent to third parties that Purchaser is the
successor to the Business; and
(o)
all rights in and to products sold or leased (including products
returned after the Closing and rights of rescission, replevin and
reclamation) in the operation or conduct of the
Business.
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2.2
Assets Not Transferred . Notwithstanding anything herein to
the contrary, the following assets are not included in the
Transferred Assets and shall be retained by Sellers (the “
Excluded Assets ”):
(a)
all rights of Sellers in any real property leased by Sellers,
except as provided in the Sublease;
(b)
subject to Section 2.3, the assets of the Broadway Business
(“ Broadway Business Assets ”);
(c)
all cash and cash equivalent items, including checking accounts,
bank accounts, lock box numbers, certificates of deposit, time
deposits, securities, and the proceeds of accounts receivable,
including uncashed checks in payment thereof, that relate to the
operation of the Business, and performance of services, by the
Sellers prior to the Closing Date;
(d)
rights to or claims for refunds or rebates of Taxes and other
governmental charges for periods ending on or prior to the Closing
Date and the benefit of net operating loss carryforwards,
carrybacks or other credits of Seller;
(e)
proprietary or confidential business information, records and
policies that relate generally to Sellers and are not used, held
for use, intended to be used in or otherwise necessary to conduct
the Business, including organization manuals, and Sellers’
Tax records and related information;
(f)
all causes of action, claims, demands, rights and privileges
against third parties that relate to any of the other Excluded
Assets or any of the Excluded Liabilities, including causes of
action, claims and rights under insurance policies relating
thereto;
(g)
all other assets, tangible and intangible, that relate generally to
Sellers and are not used, held for use, intended to be used in or
otherwise necessary to the operation of the Business, including,
without limitation, any record interest of StarNet in the real
property located at 1332 Enterprise Drive, West Chester,
Pennsylvania, StarNet’s interest in StarNet Holdings, Inc.
and MDVX, Inc. (f/k/a Media DVX, Inc.), and the assets identified
in the Transition Services Agreement which are to be used in the
Business only during the term of the Transition Services Agreement
in order to facilitate the provision of services thereunder;
and
(h)
except as otherwise provided in Article VII, all assets in
respect of any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by
Sellers.
2.3
Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property .
Each
of Sellers and Purchaser shall retain equal, undivided interests in
the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property with full rights to use,
display, modify, reproduce, transfer, distribute, make, have made,
sell, import, and create derivative works. None of the
Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property owned by one party shall be
deemed a derivative or enhancement of the other party, and neither
Sellers nor Purchaser shall (or permit any successor to) claim any
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to, or
interests in, any of the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property
retained by the other; provided , however , that each
of Sellers and Purchaser shall cooperate fully to effect the intent
and perfect the intended ownership structure set forth herein to
the extent necessary from and after the Closing Date. Any
modification, enhancement or derivative work of the Jointly-Owned
Intellectual Property shall be solely owned by the Person creating
such modification, enhancement or derivative work.
2.4
Assumed and Excluded Liabilities .
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Purchaser shall assume, effective as of the Closing, and from and
after the Closing Purchaser shall pay, perform and discharge when
due, all obligations of Sellers arising under the Assigned
Contracts after the Closing Date, to the extent such obligations do
not arise as a result of a breach of, or default under, an Assigned
Contract prior to the Closing (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”).
(b)
Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Transaction
Document to the contrary, and regardless of any disclosure to
Purchaser, other than the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser shall not
assume or be liable for any liabilities, obligations or commitments
of Sellers, whether known or unknown, absolute, contingent, accrued
or otherwise, and whether arising before or after the Closing (the
“ Excluded Liabilities ”), all of which shall be
retained and paid, performed and discharged when due by
Sellers.
(a)
The closing (the “ Closing ”) of the purchase
and sale of the Transferred Assets and the assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities shall be held at the offices of Baker Botts
L.L.P., 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112-4498. The
date on which the Closing shall occur, which shall be the same date
on which this Agreement is executed by all the parties hereto, is
hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing Date .”
The Closing shall be deemed to occur as of the close of business on
the Closing Date.
(a)
As consideration for the acquisition of the Transferred Assets,
Purchaser (or, in the case of any issuance of Parent Class A
Stock, Parent on behalf of Purchaser) shall:
(i)
On the Closing Date, deliver to Sellers an amount in cash equal to
$5,000,000 (“ Initial Cash Amount ”), subject to
the adjustments, if any, required by Section 2.6(b) (the “
Closing Cash ”);
(ii)
On the Closing Date, assume the Assumed Liabilities;
(iii)
On the Closing Date, deliver to Sellers’ Representative a
certificate in the name of the Sellers’ Representative
representing a number of shares of Parent Class A Stock equal
to $12,000,000 divided by the Parent Class A Stock Value as of
the Closing Date (the “ Closing Shares ”),
subject to the adjustments, if any, required by
Section 2.6(a)(v) below;
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(iv)
On the Closing Date, deliver to the Escrow Agent to be held and
distributed in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement a
certificate in the name of the Escrow Agent representing a number
of shares of Parent Class A Stock equal to $2,500,000,
calculated in the same manner as set forth in clause
(iii) above (the “ Escrow Shares ” and
together with the Closing Shares, the “ Gross
Consideration Shares ”), subject to the adjustments, if
any, required by Section 2.6(a)(v) below;
(v)
On the Adjustment Date, the Gross Consideration Shares shall be
adjusted in the manner set forth in the following subparagraphs of
this Section 2.6(a)(v):
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on the Adjustment Date, the Parent Class A Stock Adjustment
Value shall be less than the Floor Value, then the Gross
Consideration Shares shall be increased so that the aggregate
number of shares of Parent Class A Stock to be delivered to
Seller pursuant to this Agreement shall be equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (i) the product of (x) the Gross
Consideration Shares determined on the Closing Date and
(y) the Floor Value, by (ii) the Parent Class A
Stock Adjustment Value; provided , however ,
that the aggregate number of shares of Parent Class A Stock to be
delivered to Seller pursuant to this Agreement, if any, shall not,
in any event, exceed 6,713,308 Shares (“ Minimum Share
Amount ”);
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on the Adjustment Date, the Parent Class A Stock Adjustment
Value shall be more than the Ceiling Value, then the Gross
Consideration Shares shall be decreased so that the aggregate
number of shares of Parent Class A Stock to be delivered to
Seller pursuant to this Agreement shall be equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing (i) the product of (x) the Gross
Consideration Shares determined on the Closing Date and
(y) the Ceiling Value, by (ii) the Parent Class A
Stock Adjustment Value; provided , however ,
that the aggregate number of shares of Parent Class A Stock to be
redelivered to Parent pursuant to this Agreement, if any, shall
not, in any event, exceed 401,651 Shares (“ Maximum Share
Amount ”);
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purposes of determining the adjustments pursuant to this
Section 2.6(a)(v), calculations shall be made to four decimal
places, with fractional shares, based upon such calculations,
rounded, up or down, to the nearest whole number;
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any increase in the number of Gross Consideration Shares is
required pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(v)(1), Parent shall have
the right, in its discretion, to effect such adjustment by
(i) delivering the number of additional shares of Parent
Class A Stock required to effect such increase, (ii) cash
in an amount equal to the value of additional shares that would
otherwise have been delivered pursuant to clause (i) based on
the Parent Class A Stock
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combination of additional shares of Parent Class A Stock and
cash;
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adjustments required to be made pursuant to this
Section 2.6(a)(v), whether delivery by Sellers to Parent or by
Parent to Sellers is required, shall be effected within five
Business Days after the Adjustment Date; and
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If
at any time after the Closing Date and prior to the Adjustment
Date, the Parent Class A Stock shall be recapitalized or
reclassified or Parent shall effect any stock dividend, stock split
or reverse stock split of Parent Class A Stock, or shall
otherwise effect any transaction that changes the
shares
of Parent Class A Stock into any other securities (including
securities of another corporation), or shall make any other
dividend (other than cash dividends) or distribution on the shares
of Parent Class A Stock, then the Floor Value, Ceiling Value,
Minimum Share Amount and Maximum Share Amount will, as appropriate,
reflect such event and preserve the economic effect of the Floor
Value, Ceiling Value, Minimum Share Amount and Maximum Share Amount
as of the Closing Date.
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(b)
The Initial Cash Amount shall be increased or decreased, as
required, to effectuate the proration of revenues and expenses as
of the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 2.6(b) .
Schedule 2.6(b) also sets forth a list of accounts
receivable relating to periods before and after the Closing Date.
If either Seller receives any payments in respect of any of the
Assigned Contracts for services provided, or technology licensed,
under those Assigned Contracts in respect of periods after the
Closing Date, then such Seller shall hold such amount in trust for
the benefit of Purchaser and shall pay such amount within ten days
of receipt to Purchaser in accordance with the allocations set
forth in Schedule 2.6(b) . If Purchaser receives any
payments in respect of any of the Assigned Contracts for services
provided, or technology licensed, under those Assigned Contracts in
respect of periods prior to the Closing Date, then Purchaser shall
hold such amount in trust for the benefit of Sellers and shall pay
such amount within ten days of receipt to Sellers in accordance
with the allocations set forth in Schedule 2.6(b) . If,
and to the extent that, a payment or accounts receivable in respect
of an Assigned Contract relates to any period prior to the Closing
Date is not received, is delinquent, or is otherwise due, then, in
such event, from and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be the
sole party responsible for, and with authority to, pursue any
claims in respect of such amounts against any customer as provided
in Section 6.4, and shall allocate any collected funds
received in respect of such accounts receivable in a manner
consistent with the allocation referred to in this
Section 2.6(b) and Schedule 2.6(b) . Purchaser shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to collect the accounts
receivable and shall in good faith seek to collect accounts
receivable not in dispute at the respective stated values thereof.
So long as Purchaser and Parent are using their commercially
reasonable efforts to collect the accounts receivable in a diligent
manner consistent with the efforts undertaken with respect to all
other receivables of Parent and Purchaser, except for the causes of
action identified on Schedule 2.1(m) , Sellers shall
have no right to initiate or
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institute any
such causes of action or claims or exercise any such rights with
respect to the Business or any Transferred Asset after the Closing
Date unless requested by Parent.
(c)
No transfer of Parent Class A Stock to Sellers pursuant to
this Agreement has been or will be registered under the Securities
Act or any state securities laws, except as contemplated by the
Registration Rights Agreement.
(d)
Any payment of cash required under this Agreement shall be by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in
writing by the party entitled to such payment at least 2 Business
Days prior to the required payment date.
(e)
All deliveries of cash or Parent Class A Stock required to be
made to Sellers (including any shares of Parent Class A Stock
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.6(a)(v)) shall be
delivered to Sellers Representative for further delivery to
Sellers, and Sellers Representative shall assume all responsibility
and liability for making such delivery. Each Seller agrees that, as
between Purchaser and Parent and such Seller, delivery to Sellers
Representative of any consideration due to such Seller under this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement shall constitute delivery of such
consideration to such Seller.
2.7
Sellers’ Deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing,
Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser the
following:
(a)
the Escrow Agreement;
(b)
the Registration Rights Agreement;
(c)
a Lock-Up Agreement entered into by Sellers and each
Member;
(e)
written assignment of the trademarks, tradenames, and patents, if
any, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E
and all other Intellectual Property in forms reasonably acceptable
to Purchaser and otherwise acceptable for filing in all relevant
jurisdictions;
(f)
the Transition Services Agreement;
(g)
domain name transfer forms for camsystems.com and
adspedia.net;
(i)
such other documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to Purchaser’s counsel, as Purchaser may reasonably request
in order to effectively vest in Purchaser good and valid title in
and to the Transferred Assets.
2.8
Purchaser’s Deliveries at the Closing . At the
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered one or
more certificates representing the Escrow Shares to the Escrow
Agent and shall deliver or cause to be delivered the following to
Sellers:
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(b)
one or more certificates representing the Closing
Shares;
(c)
the Escrow Agreement;
(d)
the Registration Rights Agreement;
(f)
the Transition Services Agreement; and
(g)
such other documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to Sellers’ counsel, as are reasonably required by Sellers to
be delivered to effectuate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.9
Tax Allocation . Schedule 2.9 sets forth the
principles for an allocation of the aggregate consideration payable
to Sellers among the Transferred Assets. Such allocations will be
used by the parties as the basis for reporting asset values and
other items for purposes of all required Tax Returns. Each party
agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will take any
position inconsistent with such allocations in connection with any
Tax Return, Tax filing or other matter related to Taxes, unless
otherwise required by Law.
2.10
Tax Proration . Any ad valorem, property or similar Taxes
with respect to the Transferred Assets shall be prorated on a per
diem basis through the close of business on the Closing Date, with
Sellers being responsible for all of such prorated Taxes
attributable to the period on or before the close of business on
the Closing Date and Purchaser being responsible for all of such
prorated Taxes attributable to the period after the close of
business on the Closing Date. Promptly upon receipt, Purchaser or
Sellers, as appropriate, shall provide the other with copies of all
bills for such items for which the other is responsible pursuant to
this Section 2.10. The resulting amount payable by Purchaser or
Sellers shall be paid promptly upon demand by the party to whom
such payment is owed.
2.11
Sales Taxes . Purchaser shall pay all sales taxes imposed as
a result of the transfer of the Transferred Assets by Sellers to
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party shall otherwise
pay any other taxes imposed on it by any Governmental Authority in
any jurisdiction in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein.
2.12
Risk of Loss . Until the Closing, any loss of or damage to
the Transferred Assets and the Business from fire, casualty or any
other occurrence shall be the sole responsibility of
Sellers.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
STARNET LLC AND EACH MEMBER
StarNet
LLC and each Member represent and warrant to Parent and Purchaser,
solely as to itself or himself, as applicable, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
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3.1
Partnership Interest . StarNet LLC is the sole general
partner of StarNet and each Member is the record and beneficial
owner of a limited partner interest in StarNet free and clear of
all Liens. Except for the Members, StarNet has no other partners or
equity participants.
3.2
Member Interests . Each Member is the record and beneficial
owner of a member interest in CAMS and each Lenfest Member is the
record and beneficial owner of a member interest in StarNet LLC, in
each case, free and clear of all Liens. HCL Holdings is the record
and beneficial owner of an approximate 22.4% membership interest in
CAMS. The sole general partner of HCL Holdings is Lenfest
Enterprises 2, L.L.C., whose sole member and sole manager is H.
Chase Lenfest. The Members constitute the sole members of
CAMS.
3.3
Authority; No Conflicts; Approval .
(a)
StarNet LLC and each Member has full power, legal capacity and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform his
obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
StarNet LLC and each Member and, assuming due execution and
delivery and valid authorization by the other parties hereto, is a
valid and binding obligation of StarNet LLC and each Member,
enforceable against StarNet LLC and each Member in accordance with
its terms (except insofar as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by
principles governing the availability of equitable
remedies).
(b)
The execution, delivery and performance by StarNet LLC and each
Member of this Agreement does not, and of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party will not, (i) conflict with or
violate any Law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
Injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to StarNet
LLC and each Member, or (ii) result in any breach of, or
constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, or give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration,
suspension, revocation or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of any Lien on the interests of StarNet LLC or any Member
in StarNet LLC or either Seller, as applicable, pursuant to any
Contract to which StarNet LLC or any Member is a party or by which
the interests of StarNet LLC or any Member in StarNet LLC or either
Seller, as applicable, is bound or affected, except, in the case of
clause (ii) as, individually or in the aggregate, have not
resulted, and would not reasonably be expected to result, in a
Material Adverse Effect on StarNet LLC, either Seller, or the
Business or a material adverse effect on the ability of StarNet
LLC, any Member or either Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(c)
StarNet LLC and each Member, acting in each capacity in which it or
he is entitled under the organizational or governing documents of
StarNet LLC and each Seller, as applicable, has voted in favor of,
consented to, or otherwise authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by StarNet LLC and each
Seller.
3.4
No Brokers . No broker, finder or investment banker is
entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby
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based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of StarNet LLC or any Member that
is or will become an Assumed Liability or will otherwise be payable
by Parent or Purchaser.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
Sellers
hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Parent and
Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
4.1
Authority; No Conflicts; Governmental Consents; Corporate
Matters.
(a)
CAMS (i) is a limited liability company duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of
Delaware and (ii) has all requisite power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted.
(b)
StarNet (i) is a limited partnership duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and (ii) has all requisite power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted.
(c)
StarNet LLC (i) is a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and (ii) has all requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted.
(d)
Each Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder
and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by Sellers of this Agreement and the
consummation by each Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly authorized by the Members and StarNet
LLC and by all other necessary action on the part of each Seller.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Seller
and, assuming due execution and delivery and valid authorization by
Parent and Purchaser, is a valid and binding obligation of each
Seller, enforceable against each Seller in accordance with its
terms (except insofar as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by
principles governing the availability of equitable
remedies).
(e)
The execution, delivery and performance by each Seller of this
Agreement does not, and of the other Transaction Documents to which
it is a party will not, (i) violate or conflict with the
organizational or governing documents of each Seller,
(ii) conflict with or violate any Law, rule, regulation,
order, writ, judgment, Injunction, decree, determination or award
applicable to each Seller or by which any of the assets or
properties of the Business are bound or affected, or
(iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a default (or
event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both,
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than
Permitted Liens) on the
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Transferred
Assets pursuant to, any Contract to which a Seller is a party or by
which any of the Transferred Assets are bound or affected, except
for the consents, approvals, authorizations, and acknowledgements
set forth on Section 4.1(e) of the Sellers Disclosure
Letter.
(f)
No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of,
or registration, declaration or filing with, or notification to,
any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by or
with respect to each Seller in connection with the execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as set forth in
Section 4.1(f) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter.
(g)
Except as set forth in Section 4.1(g) of the Sellers
Disclosure Letter, no Seller holds, nor has ever held, any interest
in any other Person and no part of the Business is owned by or
conducted through any Person other than Sellers and their
employees. No Person other than StarNet LLC and the Members holds
any interest, or has any right or option to acquire any interest,
in Sellers.
4.2
Financial Statements; Absence of Changes .
(a)
Section 4.2(a) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter contains true
and complete copies of (i) the unaudited balance sheet
(including any related notes thereto) of each Seller for the
Business as of December 31, 2004 and the related unaudited
income statement of each Seller for the Business for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (together the “ December 31
Financials ”), (ii) the unaudited balance sheet
(including any related notes thereto) of each Seller for the
Business as of March 31, 2005 and the related unaudited income
statement of each Seller for the Business for the three month
period ended March 31, 2005 (together the “
March 31 Financials ”), and (iii) the
unaudited balance sheet (including any related notes thereto) of
each Seller for the Business as of June 30, 2005 (the “
Sellers Balance Sheet ”) and the related unaudited
income statement of each Seller for the Business for the three
month period ended June 30, 2005 (together with the Sellers
Balance Sheet, the “ June 30 Financials ”, and
collectively with the December 31 Financials and the
March 31 Financials, the “ Sellers Financials
”). Sellers Financials have not been prepared in accordance
with GAAP, however, the March 31 Financials the June 30
Financials have been prepared on a basis consistent with the basis
on which the December 31 Financials were prepared, and the
June 30 Financials fairly present, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the
Business.
(b)
Except as disclosed in the Sellers Balance Sheet or as disclosed in
Section 4.2(b) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter, neither
Seller has any Liabilities which are, individually or in the
aggregate, material to the Business, results of operations or
financial condition of such Seller, except for Liabilities incurred
since the date of the Sellers Balance Sheet in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices that are not,
individually or in the aggregate, material to either Seller or
Liabilities incurred pursuant to this Agreement.
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(c)
Except as disclosed in Section 4.2(c) of the Sellers
Disclosure Letter, since June 30, 2005, the Business has been
conducted in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice, and, since such date, there has not been any event
or circumstance that has resulted, or would reasonably be expected
to result in, a Material Adverse Effect on either Seller or the
Business.
(d)
The Sellers Financials were prepared in accordance with the books
of account and records of Sellers for the Business. The books of
account and records of Sellers for the Business are true and
complete in all material respects and fairly reflect all the
material properties, assets, liabilities and transactions of each
Seller on a basis consistent with preceding periods and throughout
the respective periods covered by Sellers Financials. All fees,
charges, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever (including,
without limitation, insurance premiums, reorganization or
restructuring costs, utility charges, office, maintenance, labor,
and income, property, payroll and other taxes) associated with the
ownership, leasing, operation, maintenance and management of the
Business and the Transferred Assets have been in all material
respects fully and properly charged and reflected in the books of
account and records of Sellers for the Business and in the Sellers
Financials, and such books of account and records and the Sellers
Financials do not, because of the provision of services or the
bearing of costs and expenses by any other Person or for any other
reason, understate in any material respect the true costs and
expenses of conducting the Business.
4.3
Taxes . Except as disclosed in Section 4.3 of the
Sellers Disclosure Letter, (i) Sellers have filed or caused to be
filed all Tax Returns of Sellers, which have become due (taking
into account valid extensions of time to file), and have paid or
caused to be paid all Taxes due thereon, with respect to the
Business, in each case to the extent Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries would incur liability under a successor liability (or
similar) statute for failure to file such Tax Returns or pay such
Taxes by reason of its acquisition of the Transferred Assets,
(ii) each Tax Return described in (i), to the extent relating
to the Transferred Assets, was true, complete and correct in all
material respects, (iii) there are no outstanding Tax Liens
that have been filed by any Tax authority against the Transferred
Assets except for Taxes that are not yet due and payable; and
(iv) no claims are being asserted or have been raised with
respect to any Taxes relating to the Transferred Assets.
4.4
Assets Other than Real Property Interests .
(a)
Sellers have good title to all of the Transferred Assets, tangible
and intangible, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens.
All Transferred Assets are in reasonable operating condition and
repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and are suitable and
adequate for use in the ordinary course of business and conform to
all applicable Laws. Upon the Closing, Purchaser will indefeasibly
own and hold good title to the Transferred Assets free and clear of
any Liens except Permitted Liens.
(b)
The Transferred Assets comprise all the assets employed by Sellers
in connection with the Business, and none of the Broadway Business
Assets, except for the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property, are
necessary or desirable for the operation of the Business.
Schedule 2.1(e) sets forth a complete list of all
tangible personal property used,
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held for use or
intended to be used in the Business. The Transferred Assets and the
assets identified in the Transition Services Agreement which are to
be used in the Business only during the term of the Transition
Services Agreement in order to facilitate the provision of services
thereunder are the only assets of Sellers necessary or desirable
for the conduct of the Business immediately following the Closing
in substantially the same manner as currently conducted. After the
Closing, Sellers will not (i) hold any assets or properties
used, held for use or intended to be used in the Business other
than the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property or (ii) otherwise
participate in the conduct of the Business.
4.5
Real Property Interests.
(a)
Section 4.5(a) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter sets forth a
complete and accurate list of all real property leased or subleased
by each Seller. Neither Seller owns any real property; a list of
all real property owned by Sellers, if any, since 2000 is set forth
on Section 4.5(a) of Sellers Disclosure Letter.
(b)
CAMS’s lease for the space that includes the Sublease Space
is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect
and represents the entire agreement between the landlord and
Sellers with respect to such space. Neither CAMS nor, to the
knowledge of CAMS, any other party to such lease is in breach or
default in respect of such lease, and, to the knowledge of CAMS, no
event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time would
constitute such a breach or default or permit termination,
modification or acceleration under such lease. The Sublease Space
is adequate for the conduct of the Business presently conducted
therefrom by CAMS.
4.6
Patents, Trademarks and Other Rights .
(a)
List of Patents, Trademarks and Similar Rights .
Section 4.6(a) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter sets forth a
complete and accurate lists and status of:
(i)
all foreign and domestic Intellectual Property registrations and
issued or granted patents, or if a registration or patent has not
been issued or granted, all pending and abandoned applications for
patents, and all applications to register trademarks, trade names,
service marks, copyrights and domain names, and all extensions,
renewals, restorations, revivals, resuscitations, continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, and reexaminations
thereof, as well as all invention disclosure records for which
Sellers have not filed for patent protection, which a Seller owns
or in which a Seller claims or can claim ownership and which
pertains to the Business;
(ii)
all products, including computer software or technology,
commercially sold or licensed by a Seller and all types of services
commercially provided by each Seller which pertain to the
Business;
(iii)
any computer software and software applications in development by
or owned by a Seller which pertains to the Business;
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(iv)
all agreements (“ Inbound Agreements ”) under
which any Intellectual Property used, held for use, intended for
use in, or otherwise necessary to operate, any aspect of the
Business, is licensed or sublicensed by a Seller from others or
otherwise permitted by other Persons to use, indicating the parties
to each such agreement (other than “shrinkwrap,”
“clickwrap” or other commercial, off-the-shelf
licenses), and agreements under which any such software has been or
is required to be escrowed;
(v)
all agreements (“ Outbound Agreements ”)
pursuant to which a Seller has granted, or has an obligation to
grant, any rights in, to or concerning any Intellectual Property
used, held for use, intended for use in, or otherwise necessary to
operate, any aspect of the Business, including assignments,
covenants-not-to-sue or assert, licenses (exclusive or
nonexclusive) or sublicenses, releases, grant-backs,
cross-licenses, confidentiality or escrow arrangements,
indemnification, and all settlement, consent or coexistent
agreements involving any such Intellectual Property;
(vi)
all contracts and agreements that include any licenses, grantbacks,
covenants not to sue, or other provisions that relinquish, limit,
or otherwise affect rights to enforce any Intellectual Property
used, held for use, intended for use in, or otherwise necessary to
operate, any aspect of the Business, that is owned, controlled, or
licensable by a Seller, or that in any way define or characterize
ownership of such Intellectual Property, including integration
agreements, hardware porting kits, and any agreement with any
multiple system operator or Person controlled by or Affiliated with
a multiple system operator;
(vii)
all agreements to which a Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller is a
party, or otherwise subject to, and which pertains to the Business,
with or involving any standards setting bodies or organizations,
including Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (“
CableLabs ”), the Society Of Cable Television
Engineers, or similar organizations, and any open source compacts
and/or other standards developing community agreement, including
but not limited to the Java-related JCP/JSPA/JSPA2/JSR242
agreements; and
(viii)
all other Intellectual Property (not identified pursuant to clauses
(i)-(vii) above) which pertains to the Business.
(b)
Free Title and Liens . Sellers own exclusively (except for
any Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property identified as such on
Schedule 2.3 or as described in Sections 4.6(d)(iii)
and 4.6(d)(iv) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter with respect to any
Company Owned Intellectual Property subject to an agreement
pursuant to which the applicable contributor has agreed to assign
all of his rights to the applicable Seller but no formal assignment
has been obtained as of the Closing Date) all of the Intellectual
Property identified and indicated in Sections 4.6(a)(i), (ii),
and (iii) of the Sellers Disclosure Letter (the “
Company Owned Intellectual Property ,” which for
purposes of this representation shall be deemed to include
references to the Jointly-Owned Intellectual Property). Except as
set forth in Section 4.6(b) of the Sellers Disclosure
Letter:
(i)
with respect to the Company
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