ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase
Agreement (the “
Agreement ”) is entered into as of August ____,
2008, by and among: Porous Power Technologies, LLC
, a Colorado limited liability company (“
Purchaser ”) and Lithium Technology Corporation
, a Delaware corporation (“ Seller
”). Certain capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined on Exhibit A .
1.
Sale Of Assets; Related
Transactions .
1.1
Sale of Assets. Contemporaneously with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, Seller shall cause to be sold,
assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered to Purchaser good and
valid title to the Assets (as defined below), free of any
Encumbrances, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, “
Assets ” shall mean:
(a) all
equipment, furniture and other tangible assets of Seller used in
the conduct of the Business, including all of the equipment,
furniture and other tangible assets of Seller identified on
Part 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(b) Seller’s
rights under all Assumed Contracts, all of which are set forth on
Part 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule;
and
(c) all
customers lists, books, records, files, data, inventories and
work-in-progress of Seller associated with the Assumed
Contracts.
1.2
Excluded Assets. Purchaser shall not acquire,
and there shall be excluded from the Assets (collectively, the
“ Excluded Assets ”):
(a) Seller’s
interest in (i) cash on hand or in banks and cash equivalents of
Seller; (ii) all rights to collect from customers (and to retain)
all fees and other amounts payable, or that may become payable, to
Seller with respect to services performed on behalf of Seller on or
prior to the Closing Date; and (iii) all accounts receivable, notes
receivable and other receivables of Seller;
(b)
all Proprietary Assets owned, licensed or held by Seller and used
in the Business, all associated goodwill, rights, privileges,
claims, past, present and future causes of action and options
relating to such Proprietary Assets, including, but not limited to,
all of the Proprietary Assets;
(c) all
Governmental Authorizations utilized in the conduct of the
Business; and
(d) all
books, records, files and data of Seller related to the Business
not described in Section 1.1(c) above.
1.3
Licenses to Seller Proprietary Assets. Seller hereby grants
Purchaser a nonexclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free,
fully paid license, with the right to grant sublicenses through
multiple tiers, under the Seller Proprietary Assets for 10 years
after the Closing Date to (a) use and practice such Seller
Proprietary Assets including, without limitation, to make, use,
have made, sell, offer to sell, import or otherwise exploit any
product, method, process, or service of Purchaser
and (b) to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, publicly
perform, publicly display, and create derivative works of any
Seller Proprietary Assets in order to exercise its rights granted
under subsection (a) (the “ License
”).
1.4
Purchase Price . As consideration for the sale of
Assets to Purchaser and the grant of the License:
(a) Purchaser
shall pay Seller US$1.00 in cash (the “ Purchase
Price ”); and
(b) At
the Closing, Purchaser shall assume the Assumed Liabilities (as
defined in Section 1.6 below).
1.5
Sub Lease Agreement. In connection with the execution of
this Agreement, the parties shall will enter into a Sub-lease
Agreement for the sublease of a portion of the facility of Seller
at 5115 Campus Drive, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 in a form mutually
agreed upon by the parties. .
1.6
No other Liabilities or Obligations Assumed. Purchaser shall
not assume any Liability of Seller, other than the Assumed
Liabilities. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, nothing contained herein shall cause Purchaser to assume
(a) any Liabilities arising out of the conduct of the Business
prior to the Closing, whether known or unknown on the Closing Date,
other than the Assumed Liabilities; (b) any Taxes: (i)
payable with respect to the business, assets, properties or
operations of Seller relating to the Business with respect to
periods or portions thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date
or (ii) incident to or arising as a consequence of the negotiation
or consummation by Seller of this Agreement and the Transactions;
(c) any Liability arising prior to or as a result of the Closing to
any employees, agents or independent contractors of Seller, or
under any benefit arrangement with respect thereto; provided that
Purchaser shall be liable for any such Liabilities resulting from
Purchaser’s employment of Seller’s employees after the
Closing Date; (d) any Liability arising prior to, as a result of or
after the Closing from any Seller Contract that is not an Assumed
Contract; and (e) any Liability of Seller arising or incurred in
connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this
Agreement and the Transactions and fees and expenses of
Seller’s counsel, accountants and other experts . Purchaser does assume and agree to
discharge, when due, the Assumed Liabilities. For
purposes of this Agreement, “ Assumed
Liabilities ” shall mean only the following
Liabilities of Seller: the obligations of Seller under the
Assumed Contracts, but only to the extent such obligations (w)
arise after the Closing Date; (x) do not arise from or relate to
any breach by Seller of any provision of any of such Assumed
Contracts that, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute or
result in a breach of any of such Assumed Contracts; (y) do not
arise from any event, circumstance or condition occurring or
existing on or prior to the Closing Date; and (z) are ascertainable
(in nature and amount) by reference to the express terms of the
Assumed Contracts.
1.7
Sales Taxes. Seller
shall bear and pay, and shall reimburse Purchaser and its
respective affiliates for, any sales Taxes, use Taxes, transfer
Taxes, documentary charges, recording fees or similar Taxes,
charges, fees or expenses that may become payable in connection
with the sale of the Assets to Purchaser or in connection with any
of the other Transactions.
1.8
Allocation. Within 60 days following the
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a statement setting
forth Purchaser’s good faith determination of the manner in
which the Purchase Price is to be allocated among the
Assets. Except as required by law, the allocation
prescribed by such statement shall be conclusive and binding upon
Seller and Purchaser for all purposes and Seller and Purchaser
shall not file any Tax Return or other document with, or make any
statement or declaration to, any Governmental Body that is
inconsistent with such allocation.
1.9
Closing. The closing of the sale of the Assets
to Purchaser (the “ Closing ”) shall take
place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Cooley Godward Kronish llp,
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 900, Broomfield, Colorado 80021 on
the date hereof, or at such other time or place as the parties may
mutually agree. The date on which the Closing takes
place shall be referred to as the “ Closing
Date ”.
1.10
Further Assurances. From and after the Closing
Date, the Seller shall cooperate with the Purchaser and the
Purchaser’s affiliates and Representatives, and shall execute
and deliver such documents and take such other actions as the
Purchaser may reasonably request, for the purpose of evidencing the
Transactions and putting the Purchaser in possession and control of
all of the Assets. The Seller hereby irrevocably
nominates, constitutes and appoints the Purchaser as the true and
lawful attorney-in-fact of the Seller (with full power of
substitution) effective as of the Closing Date, and hereby
authorizes the Purchaser, in the name of and on behalf of the
Seller, to execute, deliver, acknowledge, certify, file and record
any document, to institute and prosecute any Proceeding and to take
any other action (on or at any time after the Closing Date) that
the Purchaser may deem appropriate for the purpose of
(i) collecting, asserting, enforcing or perfecting any claim,
right or interest of any kind that is included in or relates to any
of the Assets, (ii) defending or compromising any claim or
Proceeding relating to any of the Assets; provided that
Purchaser shall obtain Seller’s consent, not to be
unreasonably withheld, prior to compromising any such Proceeding,
or (iii) otherwise carrying out or facilitating any of the
Transactions. The power of attorney referred to in the
preceding sentence is and shall be coupled with an interest and
shall be irrevocable, and shall survive the dissolution or
insolvency of the Seller.
2. Representations
And Warranties Of Seller
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows as of
the Closing Date:
2.1
Due Organization. The Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of Delaware.
(a) Seller
is the sole owner of the Assets and Seller Proprietary Assets and
has full and exclusive right to assign the rights assigned
herein;
(b) all
of the Assets (including the Seller Proprietary Assets) are free
and clear of all Encumbrances;
(c) the
Assets and Seller Proprietary Assets constitute all the Assets
necessary to enable the Seller to conduct the Business in the
manner in which such Business is being conducted;
(d) none
of the Seller Proprietary Assets infringe, conflict with or violate
any Proprietary Assets of any third party;
(e) Seller
has maintained the Assets and Seller Proprietary Assets in
confidence and has not granted, directly or indirectly, any rights
or interest whatsoever in the Assets or Acquired Proprietary Assets
to any third party;
(f) all
employees, agents, consultants, or contractors of Seller who have
contributed to, participated in the development of or have access
to any of the Assets or Seller Proprietary Assets either (1) is a
party to a “work-for-hire” agreement under which the
Seller (or any predecessor in interest, if applicable) is deemed to
be the original owner/author of all property rights therein; or (2)
has executed an assignment or an agreement to assign in favor of
the Seller (or any predecessor in interest, if applicable) all
right, title and interest in such material; and
(g) all
Seller Proprietary Assets which are patents, trademarks, service
marks and copyrights that are registered with any Governmental Body
are valid and subsisting, and all documents, instruments, and fees
necessary to establish, perfect, and maintain the rights of the
Seller in the Seller Proprietary Assets have been and will be in
the future validly executed, delivered, and filed in a timely
manner with the appropriate Governmental Body. Each of
the Assets that is registered is and at all times has been in
compliance with all legal requirements and all filings, payments,
and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain such
Asset in full force and effect have been made by the applicable
deadline.
2.3
No Conflicts. No claim, whether or not embodied
in an action past or present, of any infringement, of any conflict
with, or of any violation of any Proprietary Asset, has been made
or is pending or threatened against Seller relative to the
Assets. Seller agrees to promptly inform the Purchaser
of any such claim arising or threatened in the future with respect
to the Assets or any part thereof.
2.4
Contracts. Except as set forth in Part
2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no Seller
Contracts: (i) for or in any way relating to the sale, license,
purchase, development or support of any Asset or any Seller
Proprietary Assets); (ii) restricting the operation of the
Seller’s business with respect to, or its right to use, any
of the Assets or any Seller Proprietary Assets); or (iii) that are
otherwise material to the operation of the Business or use of the
Assets.
2.5
Compliance with Legal Requirements. Except as
set forth in Part 2.5 of the Disclosure
Schedule: (a) the Seller is, and has been, in material compliance
with each Legal Requirement that is or was applicable to it or to
the conduct of the Business or the ownership or use of any of its
Assets; and (b) no event has occurred, and no condition or
circumstance exists, that might (with or without notice or lapse of
time) constitute or result directly or indirectly in a violation by
the Seller of, or a failure on the part of the Seller to materially
comply with, any Legal Requirement.
2.6
Governmental Authorizations. The Governmental
Authorizations held by the Seller constitute all of the
Governmental Authorizations necessary to permit the Seller to own
and use the Assets in the manner in which they are currently owned
and used and in the manner in which they are proposed to be owned
and used. Each such Governmental Authorization is valid
and in full force and effect and the Seller is and has at all times
been in material compliance with all of the terms and requirements
of each such Governmental Authorization.
2.7
Environmental and Safety Laws . The Seller is not
in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating
to the environment or occupational health and safety, and to its
Knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in
order to comply with any such existing statute, law or
regulation.
2.8
Proceedings; Orders; Litigation. There is no
pending action, suit, Proceeding or investigation, and no Person
has threatened to commence any Proceeding, that involves Seller or
that otherwise relates to or might affect the Assumed Contracts,
the Seller Proprietary Assets or any of the Assets (whether or not
Seller is named as a party thereto), and no event has occurred that
could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis
for the commencement of any such Proceeding. The
foregoing includes, without limitation, actions, suits, Proceedings
or investigations pending or threatened involving the prior
employment of any of Seller’s employees, their use in
connection with Seller’s business of any information or
techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers,
or their obligations under any agreements with prior
employers. There is no Order to which Seller, or any of
the Assets, are subject; and no Related Party of Seller is subject
to any Order that relates to the Business or to any of the Assets
or Seller Proprietary Assets. There is no proposed Order
that, if issued or otherwise put into effect, may have an adverse
effect on the Business, the Assets or the Seller Proprietary
Assets. There is no action, suit, Proceeding or
investigation by Seller currently pending or that Seller intends to
initiate.
2.9
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements. Seller
has the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to
enter into and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and
each of the Transaction Agreements; and the execution, delivery and
performance by the Seller of this Agreement and each of the
Transaction Agreements has been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Seller and its stockholders, board of
directors and officers. This Agreement and each of the
Transaction Agreements (assuming that each such agreement has been
duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Purchaser)
each constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with their
terms, except as the enforceability hereof or thereof may be
limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally or (ii) applicable equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
2.10
Non-Contravention; Consents. Except as set forth
in Part 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation or
performance of any of the Transactions, will directly or indirectly
(with or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental
Body or other Person the right to challenge any of the Transactions
or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal
Requirement or any Order to which the Seller, or any of the Assets,
is subject;
(b) cause
the Purchaser or any affiliate of the Purchaser to become subject
to, or to become liable for the payment of, any Tax;
(c) cause
any of the Assets to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing
authority or other Governmental Body;
(d) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or
requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke,
withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental
Authorization that is to be included in the Assets or is held by
the Seller or any employee of the Seller;
(e) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a
default under, any provision of any Seller Contract;
(f) conflict
or violate Seller’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws;
or
(g) result
in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with
respect to any of the Assets.
2.11
Brokers. The Seller has not agreed or become
obligated to pay, or has taken any action that might result in any
Person claiming to be entitled to receive, any brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or similar commission or fee in
connection with any of the Transactions.
2.12
Liabilities; Seller .
(a) Seller
is not now insolvent, nor will it be rendered insolvent by any of
the Transactions. As used in this section, “
insolvent ” means that the sum of the present
fair saleable value of the assets of an Entity as a going-concern
do not and will not exceed its debts and other probable
Liabilities. Immediately after giving effect to the
payment of the Purchase Price to Seller: (i) Seller will
be able to pay its Liabilities (other than the Assumed Liabilities)
that then exist or that become due in the usual course; and (ii)
Seller will have assets that exceed its Liabilities (other than the
Assumed Liabilities). The Purchase Price constitutes
fair value for the Assets and the consummation of the Transactions
will not constitute a fraudulent transfer under applicable Legal
Requirements relating to bankruptcy and insolvency
(b) Seller
has never (i) made a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against Seller, any
bankruptcy petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the
attachment or other judicial seizure of the Assets or
(iv) taken or been the subject of any action that may have an
adverse effect on Seller’s ability to comply with or perform
any obligations under any of the Transactional
Agreements. Seller is not subject to any Order and is
not bound by any Contract that may have an adverse effect on
Seller’s ability to comply with any of the Transactional
Agreements, and there is no Proceeding pending, and, no Person has
threatened to commence any Proceeding, that may have such
effect. No event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or
other condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be
expected to give rise to the commencement of any such Proceeding.
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2.13
Phoenix Program Product Specifications. Part 2.13 of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all Product Specifications for all
cells related to any Phoenix Program.
3. Representations
And Warranties Of Purchaser.
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to
Seller as follows as of the Closing Date:
3.1
Organizational Status. The Purchaser is a
limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of Colorado and is qualified to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is required to be so
qualified except where the failure to so qualify would not have a
material adverse effect on the Purchaser.
3.2
Authorization. The Purchaser has the requisite
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform the Transactions performed or to be performed by
it. Such execution, delivery and performance by the
Purchaser has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable laws of bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium and other laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally. The Purchaser has the requisite
power and authority (i) to conduct its business in the manner
in which its business is currently being conducted, and
(ii) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its
assets are currently owned and used.
4. Closing
Deliverables of the Parties.
4.1
Deliveries to be made by Seller. At the Closing,
Seller shall deliver the following to Purchaser:
(a) each
of the consents identified in Part 2.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule;
(b) the
Sublease, executed by Seller;
(c) a
Bill of Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Assignment
and Assumption Agreement ”), executed by Seller;
and
(d) such
other bills of sale, endorsements, assignments and other documents
as may (in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser or its counsel) be
reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign, convey, transfer and
deliver to Purchaser good and valid title to the Assets free of any
Encumbrances.
4.2
Deliveries to be made by Purchaser. At the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver the following to Seller:
(b) the
Sublease, executed by Purchaser;
(c) the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed by
Purchaser.
5. Covenants
and Other Agreements.
5.1
Noncompetition; Non-Solicitation. Seller agrees
that it will not, and they will cause its employees not to,
directly or indirectly, whether individually or as principal,
agent, officer, director, employee, consultant, partner, member or
stockholder (other than as the passive holder of less than 5% of
the shares of a publicly traded company) of any Entity or
otherwise, alone or in association with any other individual,
Entity or group:
(a) engage
in developing, offering, selling, or providing, or attempting to
develop, offer, sell, or provide, directly or indirectly, to any
person located anywhere in the world, any (i) products, technology,
or the intellectual property rights thereto, or (ii) services
(including training services), in either case, that are the same as
or similar to, or otherwise compete with the Business;
(b) make
known to any person, entity, firm or corporation the names and
addresses of any of the customers of Purchaser or any other
information pertaining to them;