ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into on July 31, 2009, by and
between Atrinsic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Purchaser ”), and Shopit, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Seller ”). Purchaser and Seller
are referred to collectively herein as the “ Parties
.”
This Agreement contemplates a transaction in
which Purchaser will purchase substantially all of the assets (and
assume certain of the liabilities) of Seller relating to the
Business in return for the Purchase Price.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises
and the mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the
representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, the
Parties agree as follows.
“ Accredited Investor ” has
the meaning set forth in Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act.
“ Acquired Assets ” means all
right, title, and interest in and to all of the assets of Seller
relating to the Business, including all of
Seller’s (a) Intellectual Property, goodwill associated
therewith, licenses and sublicenses granted and obtained with
respect thereto, and rights thereunder, remedies against
infringements thereof, and rights to protection of interests
therein under the laws of all jurisdictions, (b) websites, (c)
tangible personal property, (d) agreements and contracts necessary
to operate the Business and all other contracts listed on Schedule
3(o) hereto, (e) customer lists, creative materials, advertising
and promotional materials, studies, reports, and other printed or
written materials, (f) subscriber database, (g) the telephone,
facsimile and other telecom numbers and codes set forth on Schedule
1 and (h) claims, deposits, prepayments, refunds, causes of action,
choses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set off, and rights
of recoupment directly related to (a) through (g), provided
, however , that the Acquired Assets shall not include (i)
Seller’s certificate of formation, qualifications to conduct
business as a corporation, arrangements with registered agents
relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock transfer books,
stock certificates, and other documents relating to the
organization, maintenance, and existence of Seller as a
corporation, (ii) any of the rights of Seller under this Agreement
(or under any side agreement between Seller on the one hand and
Purchaser on the other hand entered into on or after the date of
this Agreement), (iii) Cash, (iv) bank accounts, (v) accounts
receivable, (vi) Leased Real Property, (vii) prepaid expenses,
advance payments and deposits to the extent that such prepaid
expenses, advance payments and deposits are not directly related to
(a) through (g) above, (viii) refunds, overpayments and rebates of
Taxes and other governmental charges, (ix) all life insurance
policies on officers and other employees of Seller and all other
insurance policies of the Seller, including E&O and D&O
policies, and rights arising from any refunds due (including, but
not limited to, retrospective premium adjustment) with respect to
insurance premium payments, (x) all telephone, facsimile and other
telecom numbers and codes of Seller not set forth on Schedule 1,
(xi) Tax Returns, Tax and financial records and reports and other
documents and records pertaining to Seller’s operation of the
Business that Seller is required by law to retain or that will be
necessary or advisable for Seller to retain, in its reasonable
discretion, for tax or related purposes; provided that
Purchaser will be provided with and entitled to retain a copy of
all such retained records, and (xii) the assets listed on Schedule
2(a).
“ Acquired Contracts ” means
those contracts and agreements set forth on Schedule 3(o)
hereto.
“ Adverse Consequences ”
means all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations,
charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs,
amounts paid in settlement, Liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens,
losses, expenses, and fees, including court costs and attorneys'
fees and expenses.
“ Affiliate ” with respect to
any Person, means any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is
controlled by, controls or is under common Control with that
Person.
“ Affiliated Group ” means
any affiliated group within the meaning of Code Section 1504(a) or
any similar group defined under a similar provision of state,
local, or foreign law.
“ Assumed Liabilities ” means
(i) all Liabilities and obligations of Seller set forth on
Schedule 2(b) , and (ii) all Liabilities and obligations
directly relating to the Acquired Assets including without
limitation the Acquired Contracts set forth on Schedule 3(o)
. The Assumed Liabilities shall not include any other
Liability or obligation of Seller, including, without limitation,
(i) any Liability of Seller for Taxes, (ii) any Liability of Seller
for income, transfer, sales, use, and other Taxes arising in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including any income Taxes arising because Seller is
transferring the Acquired Assets), (iii) any Liability of Seller
for the unpaid Taxes of any Person under Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or
any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise, (iv) any
obligation of Seller to indemnify any Person by reason of the fact
that such Person was a director, officer, employee, or agent of
Seller or was serving at the request of Seller as a partner,
trustee, director, manager, officer, employee, or agent of another
entity (whether such indemnification is for judgments, damages,
penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses,
expenses, or otherwise and whether such indemnification is pursuant
to any statute, charter document, operating agreement, or
otherwise), (v) any Liability of Seller for costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, or (vi) any Liability or obligation of Seller
under this Agreement (or under any side agreement between Seller on
the one hand and Purchaser on the other hand entered into on or
after the date of this Agreement).
“ Business ” means the
business of developing, marketing, distributing, servicing and/or
otherwise exploiting ecommerce store applications for users of
social networking sites to sell goods and services.
“ Cash ” means cash on hand
and on deposit in banks and other financial institutions and cash
equivalents (including marketable securities and short-term bonds
and other investments) calculated in accordance with GAAP applied
on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Financial
Statements.
“ Closing ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2(d) below.
“ Closing Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2(d) below.
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Confidential Information ”
means any information concerning the business and affairs of Seller
that is not already generally available to the public.
“ Control ,” with respect to
any Person, means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the
management and policies of that Person.
“ Debt Consideration ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) below.
“ Disclosure Schedule ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3 below.
“ Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements ” shall mean, as amended and as now and
hereafter in effect, all federal, state, local, and foreign
statutes, regulations, ordinances, and other provisions having the
force or effect of law, all judicial and administrative orders and
determinations, all contractual obligations, and all common law
concerning public health and safety, worker health and safety,
pollution, or protection of the environment, including, without
limitation, all those relating to the presence, use, production,
generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal,
distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release,
threatened release, control, or cleanup of any hazardous materials,
substances, or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides,
pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or
byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise, or
radiation.
“ Escrow Shares ” means
200,000 shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
“ Financial Statements ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) below.
“ GAAP ” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time, consistently applied.
“ Governmental Authority ”
means any court, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign.
“ Intellectual Property ”
means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the
world: (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and
all patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures, together
with all reissuances, divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos,
slogans, trade names, corporate names, Internet domain names
(including, but not limited to, shopit.com) (i.e., any alphanumeric
designation registered with or assigned by a domain name registrar,
registry, or domain name registration authority as part of an
electronic address on the Internet) and rights in
telephone numbers, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill
associated therewith, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all
copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in
connection therewith, (d) all Trade Secrets, (f) all computer
software (including source code, executable code, data, databases,
and related documentation), (g) all advertising and promotional
materials, and (h) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in
whatever form or medium).
“ Knowledge ” of a party
shall mean the actual knowledge of any executive officer of such
party, after reasonable inquiry of those employees whom such
executive officers reasonably believe would have actual knowledge
of such fact or matter.
“ Leased Real Property ”
means all leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use
or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures,
or other interest in real property held by Seller.
“ Leases ” means all leases,
subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements (written or
oral), including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties,
and other agreements with respect thereto, pursuant to which Seller
hold any Leased Real Property, including the right to all security
deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on
behalf of Seller thereunder.
“ Liability ” means any
liability or obligation of whatever kind or nature (whether known
or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any
liability for Taxes.
“ Lien ” means any mortgage,
pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security interest other
than (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b)
purchase money liens and liens securing rental payments under
capital lease arrangements, and (c) other liens arising in the
Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred in connection with the
borrowing of money.
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
or “ Material Adverse Change ” means any effect
or change that would be materially adverse to the business of
Purchaser or Seller, as applicable, taken as a whole, or to the
ability of any Party to consummate timely the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided that none of the following shall be
deemed to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into
account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse
Effect or Material Adverse Change: (a) any adverse change, event,
development, or effect arising from or relating to (1) general
business or economic conditions, including such conditions related
to the business of Seller, (2) national or international political
or social conditions, including the engagement by the United States
in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a
national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or
terrorist attack upon the United States, or any of its territories,
possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military
installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, (3)
financial, banking, or securities markets (including any disruption
thereof and any decline in the price of any security or any market
index), (4) changes in United States generally accepted accounting
principles, (5) changes in laws, rules, regulations, orders, or
other binding directives issued by any governmental entity or (6)
the taking of any action contemplated by this Agreement and the
other agreements contemplated hereby, (b) any existing event,
occurrence, or circumstance with respect to which Purchaser has
Knowledge as of the date hereof and (c) any adverse change in or
effect on the business of Seller that is cured by Seller before the
earlier of (1) the Closing Date and (2) the date on which this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof.
“ Most Recent Balance Sheet ”
means the balance sheet contained within the Most Recent Financial
Statements.
“ Most Recent Financial Statements
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) below.
“ Most Recent Fiscal Month End
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) below.
“ Most Recent Fiscal Year End
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(g) below.
“ Notes ” means (a) that
certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated June 26, 2008
issued by Seller in favor of Propulsion Fund III, L.P., (b) that
certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated July 18, 2008
issued by Seller in favor of Anthony DiGiandomenico; (c) that
certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated July 18, 2008
issued by Seller in favor of Christopher A. Marlett Living Trust;
(d) that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated
September 12, 2008 issued by Seller in favor of Aaron A. Grunfeld;
and (e) that certain Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated
September 12, 2008 issued by Seller in favor of Anthony
DiGiandomenico.
“ Ordinary Course of Business
” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past
custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
“ Open Source Code ” means
any software code that is distributed as “free
software” or “open source software” or is
otherwise distributed publicly in source code form under terms that
permit modification and redistribution of such
software. Open Source Code includes software code that
is licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser
General Public License, Mozilla License, Common Public License,
Apache License, BSD License, Artistic License, or Sun Community
Source License.
“ Party ” has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
“ Person ” means an
individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization, any other business entity,
or a governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
“ Purchaser Common Stock ”
means the common stock of Purchaser, par value $.001 per
share.
“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2(c) below.
“ Real Property Laws ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3(l) below.
“ Retained Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2(b) below.
“ Retained Liability Closing
Payment ” means an amount equal to the total amount of
the liabilities identified on Schedule 2(b) that will be paid
directly by Purchaser on or about the Closing Date.
“ Securities Act ” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Secured Debtholders ” means
those individuals and entities listed on Schedule 2(c)
.
“ Share Consideration ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2(c) below.
“ Subsidiary ” means, with
respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, or other business entity of which (i) if
a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of
stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a limited
liability company, partnership, association, or other business
entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or
other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this
purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in
such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or
Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business
entity’s gains or losses or shall be or control any managing
director or general partner of such business entity (other than a
corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all
Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.
“ Tax ” or “
Taxes ” means any federal, state, local, or foreign
income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), customs
duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property,
personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind
whatsoever, whether computed on a separate or consolidated, unitary
or combined basis or in any other manner, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including
any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the
Tax liability of any other Person.
“ Tax Return ” means any
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“ Trade Secrets ” all trade
secrets and confidential business information (including ideas,
research and development, know-how, technical information, data,
designs, process technology, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and
marketing plans and proposals).
SECTION 2.
BASIC TRANSACTION .
(a) Purchase and Sale of
Assets . On and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, and
Seller agrees to sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to Purchaser,
all of the Acquired Assets at the Closing for the consideration
specified below in this Section 2.
(b) Assumption of Liabilities;
Retained Liabilities . On and subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser agrees to assume and
become responsible for all Assumed Liabilities at the
Closing. Purchaser will not assume or have any
responsibility, however, with respect to any other Liability of
Seller not included within the definition of Assumed Liabilities
(the “ Retained Liabilities ”).
(c) Purchase Price . The
Purchase Price for the Acquired Assets shall consist of (i)
cancellation of One Million Eight Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars
(US $1,815,000) in aggregate principal amount of indebtedness (plus
any interest, fees and other amounts owing thereon) owed by Seller
to Purchaser (the “ Debt Consideration ”), (ii)
the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser, (iii) Four
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars (US $450,000) (the “ Cash
Consideration ”) and (ii) Three Hundred Eighty Thousand
(380,000) Shares of Purchaser Common Stock (the “
Share Consideration ”), of which One Hundred Eighty
Thousand (180,000) Shares shall be distributed to the Secured
Debtholders of Seller, as set forth on Schedule 2(c
).
(d) Closing . The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, LLP, in Sherman Oaks, California
commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on July 31, 2009 or such other
date as the Parties may mutually determine (the “ Closing
Date ”).
(e) Deliveries at Closing
.
(i) Deliveries By Seller
. At the Closing, Seller will deliver to
Purchaser: (a) the various certificates, instruments,
and documents referred to in Section 6(a) below; and (b) such duly
executed and acknowledged instruments of sale, transfer,
conveyance, and assignment (including Intellectual Property
transfer documents) as Purchaser and its counsel may reasonably
request.
(ii) Deliveries By Purchaser
. At the Closing, Purchaser will deliver to
Seller: (a) the various certificates, instruments, and
documents referred to in Section 6(b) below; (b) such document
evidencing cancellation of the Debt Consideration as Seller and
their counsel may reasonably request; and (c) the Cash
Consideration, less the Retained Liability Closing Payment, by wire
transfer to the account designated by Seller. At the
Closing or as soon as practicable thereafter, Purchaser will also
deliver to Seller a certificate or certificates evidencing the
Share Consideration, less the Escrow Shares.
(f) Escrow Shares
. The Purchaser shall deduct and withhold from the Share
Consideration deliverable to Seller at the Closing the Escrow
Shares. The Escrow Shares shall be available to satisfy
any exercise(s) by the Purchaser of its offset rights pursuant to
Sections 8(i) and/or 9(f). Any Escrow Shares that
have not be used to satisfy Purchaser’s offset rights shall
be delivered to Seller on the twelve (12) month anniversary of this
Closing Date; provided, however, if any claim or dispute is pending
as of such date that could result in Purchaser exercising its
offset rights, the Purchaser may withhold from the Escrow Shares
delivered to Seller on such date such number of shares as is equal
in value to the pending claim, as determined in the reasonable
discretion of Purchaser. For purposes of
Purchaser’s offset rights under this Agreement, the Escrow
Shares shall be deemed to have a value of $2.00 per
share. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock-split, reclassification or combination of shares or
exchange of shares, recapitalization or merger, consolidation or
other similar event affecting the Escrow Shares (collectively, a
“ Recapitalization Transaction ”), the number
and kind of Escrow Shares referred to herein shall be appropriately
adjusted and references in this Agreement to Escrow Shares shall
refer, as applicable, to the stock, securities, cash, property or
other consideration received in exchange for or with respect to
such Escrow Shares pursuant to the terms of the Recapitalization
Transaction, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
cash dividends on the Escrow Shares and/or any dividends payable in
securities or other distributions of any kind on the Escrow
Shares, shall promptly be distributed by the Purchaser to
Seller in accordance with the terms of such dividend or
distribution, as determined by Purchaser’s Board of
Directors.
(g) Allocation
. As soon as practicable but in any event within 60 days
after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide Seller with an
allocation of the Purchase Price among the Purchased Assets which
allocation shall be in accordance with Code Section 1060 and the
Treasury regulations thereunder (and any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law, as appropriate) and reasonably
acceptable to Seller. The parties shall file a Form 8594
with the Internal Revenue Service reflecting such allocation.
Neither Purchaser nor Seller shall take any position (whether in
audits, tax returns or otherwise) that is inconsistent with such
allocation unless required to do so by applicable law.
SECTION 3.
SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that the
statements contained in this Section 3 are correct and complete as
of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in the
disclosure schedule accompanying this Agreement (the “
ÓDisclosure Schedule ”). The Disclosure
Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the
lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this Section
3.
(a) Organization of Seller
. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of
Delaware.
(b) Authorization of
Transaction . Seller has full power and authority
(including full corporate power and authority) to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the board of
directors of Seller and Seller’s stockholders have duly
authorized the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement by Seller. This Agreement constitutes the valid and
legally binding obligation of Seller, enforceable in accordance
with its terms and conditions except (i) as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights
generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
(c) Non-contravention
. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2
above), will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to
which Seller is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws
of Seller or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute
a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice or consent under any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument, or other arrangement to which Seller is a
party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is
subject (or result in the imposition of any Lien upon any of its
assets). Seller does not need to give any notice to, make any
filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of
any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in Section 2
above).
(d) Brokers’ Fees
. Seller has no Liability to pay any fees or commissions
to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which Purchaser could become
liable or obligated.
(e) Title to Assets
. Seller has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, all of the Acquired Assets, free and clear
of any Liens or restriction on transfer. The Acquired
Assets are sufficient to operate the Business as presently
conducted.
(f) No Subsidiaries
. Seller does not have any Subsidiaries.
(g) Financial Statements
. The Disclosure Schedule includes the following
financial statements (collectively the “ Financial
Statements ”) for Seller: (i) unaudited balance sheets
and statements of income and cash flow as of and for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2007, and December 31, 2008 (the “
Most Recent Fiscal Year End ”); and (ii) unaudited
balance sheets and statements of income and cash flow (the
“ Most Recent Financial Statements ”) as of and
for the four months ended March 31, 2009 (the “ Most
Recent Fiscal Month End ”) for Seller. The Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout
the periods covered thereby, present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial condition of Seller as of such dates
and the results of operations of Seller for such periods, are
correct and complete, and are consistent with the books and records
of Seller (which books and records are correct and complete);
provided , however , that the Most Recent Financial
Statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will
not be material individually or in the aggregate).
(h) Events Subsequent to Most
Recent Fiscal Month End . Since the Most Recent
Fiscal Month End, there has not been any Material Adverse
Change.
(i) Undisclosed Liabilities
. Seller does not have any material Liability, except
for (i) Liabilities set forth on the face of the Most Recent
Balance Sheet, (ii) Liabilities that have arisen after the Most
Recent Fiscal Month End in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of
that results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of,
or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, or violation of law), and (iii) Liabilities set forth
on the Disclosure Schedule.
(j) Legal Compliance .
Seller has complied with all applicable laws
(including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder and
including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 et
seq.) of federal, state, local, and foreign governments (and all
agencies thereof), and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been
filed or commenced against it alleging any failure so to
comply.
(i) Seller has timely filed all Tax
Returns that it was required to file or has filed for, and
received, an extension with respect to such Tax Return. All such
Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects and
were prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations. No claim has ever been made by an authority
in a jurisdiction where Seller does not file Tax Returns that
Seller is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There
are no Liens on any of the assets of Seller that arose in
connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any
Tax.
(ii) Seller has withheld and paid all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder, or other third party, and all Forms W-2 and
1099 required with respect thereto have been properly completed and
timely filed.
(iii) There is no dispute or claim
concerning any Tax Liability of Seller either (A) claimed or raised
by any authority in writing or (B) as to which the Seller (and
employees responsible for Tax matters) has Knowledge based upon
personal contact with any agent of such authority.
(iv) Seller has not voluntarily
waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to
any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
(v) The unpaid Taxes of Seller (A)
did not, as of the Most Recent Fiscal Month End, exceed the reserve
for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax
income) set forth on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet and
(B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time
through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of Seller in filing its Tax Returns.
(vi) None of the Assumed Liabilities
is an obligation to make a payment that is not deductible under
Code Section 280G. Seller is not a party to any Tax
allocation or sharing agreement. Seller (A) has not been
a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return and (B) has no Liability for the Taxes of any
Person under Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise.
(i) Seller does not own any real
property.
(ii) The Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the address of each parcel of Leased Real Property, and a
true and complete list of all Leases for each such Leased Real
Property (including the date and name of the parties to such Lease
document). Seller has made available to Purchaser a true
and complete copy of each such Lease document.
(m) Intellectual Property
.
(i) Seller owns or possesses or has
the right to use pursuant to a valid and enforceable written
license, sublicense, agreement, or permission all Intellectual
Property necessary for the operation of the Business as presently
conducted. Each item of Intellectual Property included
in the Acquired Assets will be owned or available for use by
Purchaser on identical terms and conditions immediately
subsequent to the Closing hereunder. Seller has taken
all necessary and desirable action to maintain and protect each
item of Intellectual Property that it owns or uses and will
continue to maintain and protect all of the Intellectual Property
that it owns or uses prior to Closing so as not to materially
adversely affect the validity or enforceability thereof.
(ii) Seller has not interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict
with any Intellectual Property rights or privacy rights of third
parties, there are no facts that indicate a likelihood of any of
the foregoing, and no director, manager or officer of Seller has
ever received any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice
alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or
violation (including any claim that Seller must license or refrain
from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third party). To
the Knowledge of Seller, no third party has interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict
with any Intellectual Property rights of Seller.
(iii) The Disclosure Schedule
identifies each issued patent and all registrations that have been
issued to Seller by a Governmental Authority with respect to
any of Seller’s Intellectual Property, identifies each
pending patent application or application for registration that
Seller has made with respect to any of its Intellectual Property,
and identifies each license, sublicense, agreement, or other
permission that Seller has granted to any third party with respect
to any of its Intellectual Property (together with any exceptions).
Seller has made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies
of all such patents, registrations, applications, licenses,
sublicenses, agreements, and permissions (as amended to date) and
has made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of all
other written documentation evidencing ownership and prosecution
(if applicable) of each such item. The Disclosure Schedule also
identifies each unregistered trademark, service mark, trade name,
corporate name or Internet domain name, computer software
item (other than commercially available off-the-shelf software
purchased or licensed for less than a total cost of $1,000 in the
aggregate), including all software developed by or for the Seller,
and each material unregistered copyright used by Seller in
connection with the Business. After Closing, the Purchaser
will have at least a non-exclusive right to use any code
incorporated into such software that was not specifically written
or developed for use in such software (the “
Preexisting Code ”) and there are no
third-party rights to such Preexisting Code that will materially
interfere with Purchaser’s ownership and use of such
software. With respect to each item of Intellectual Property
required to be identified in the Disclosure Schedule pursuant to
this Section:
(A) Seller owns and possesses all
right, title, and interest in and to the item, free and clear of
any Lien, license, or other restriction or limitation regarding use
or disclosure and the Seller has made available to Purchaser
correct and complete copies of all written documentation evidencing
ownership and prosecution (if applicable) of each item of
Seller’s Intellectual Property in Seller’s
possession;
(B) the item is not subject to any
outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or
charge;
(C) no action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, is threatened that
challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, use, or
ownership of the item, and there are no grounds for the
same;
(D) Seller has never agreed to
indemnify any Person for or against any interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or other conflict with respect to the
item;
(E) no loss or expiration of the item
is threatened, pending or reasonably foreseeable, except for
patents expiring at the end of their statutory terms (and not as a
result of any act or omission by Seller, including without
limitation, a failure by Seller to pay any required maintenance
fees);
(F) there are no maintenance fees,
taxes, or actions falling due within 90 days; and
(G) all such Intellectual Property is
valid, subsisting, and enforceable.
(iv) The Seller has no Trade
Secrets.
(v) The Disclosure Schedule
identifies each item of Intellectual Property that any third party
owns and that Seller uses pursuant to license, sublicense,
agreement, or permission. Seller has made available to
Purchaser correct and complete copies of all such licenses,
sublicenses, agreements, and permissions (as amended to date) in
Seller’s possession. With respect to each item of
Intellectual Property required to be identified in the Disclosure
Schedule pursuant to this Section and to the Knowledge of
Seller:
(A) the license, sublicense,
agreement, or permission covering the item is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect;
(B) the license, sublicense,
agreement, or permission will continue to be legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms
following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
no consent of any third party is required in connection with the
transfer, assignment and conveyance of such license, sublicense,
agreement or permission as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(C) no party to the license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission is in breach or default, and
no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time would
constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification,
or acceleration thereunder;
(D) no party to the license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission has repudiated any provision
thereof;
(E) with respect to each sublicense,
the representations and warranties set forth in subsections (A)
through (D) above are true and correct with respect to the
underlying license;
(F) the underlying item of
Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge;
(G) no action, suit, proceeding,
hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand is
pending or, to the Knowledge of any officer or director of Seller,
is threatened that challenges the legality, validity, or
enforceability of the underlying item of Intellectual Property, and
there are no grounds for the same; and
(H) Seller has not granted any
sublicense or similar right with respect to the license,
sublicense, agreement, or permission.
(vi) Except as set forth on the
Disclosure Schedule, all former and current employees of Seller
have executed written contracts with Seller that assign to Seller
all rights to any inventions, improvements, discoveries or
information relating to Seller’s Business. To Seller’s
Knowledge, no employee of Seller has entered into any contract that
restricts or limits in any way the scope or type of work in which
the employee may be engaged or requires the employee to transfer,
assign, or disclose information concerning his or her work to any
person other than Seller.
(vii) The Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list and summary of all royalties,
fees, commissions, and other amounts payable by the Seller to any
other person (other than sales commissions paid to employees
according to the Seller’s standard commissions plan) upon or
for the sale or distribution of any Seller product or the use of
any Intellectual Property.
(viii) To Seller’s Knowledge,
none of the software (including firmware and other software
embedded in hardware devices) owned, developed (or currently being
developed), used, marketed, distributed, licensed, or otherwise
used in connection with Seller’s Business (a) contains any
bug, defect, or error (including any bug, defect, or error relating
to or resulting from the display, manipulation, processing,
storage, transmission, or use of date data) that materially and
adversely affects the use, functionality, or performance of such
software or any product or system containing or used in conjunction
with such software; (b) fails to comply with any applicable
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