ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
By and Among
WA 32609, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and
ImaRx Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation
June 15, 2009
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of
the 15th day of June, 2009, by and among WA 32609, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”) and ImaRx
Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Seller
”). Each of Buyer and Seller are a “ Party
”, and collectively, the “ Parties
”.
WHEREAS, Seller wishes
to sell to Buyer the Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities (each
as defined below), and Buyer wishes to purchase such assets from
Seller and to assume such liabilities subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth
herein, Buyer and Seller hereby agree as follows:
“Acquired
Assets” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
“Affiliates”
means, with respect to
any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, such specified Person.
“Agreement”
means this Asset
Purchase Agreement.
“Allocation”
means Buyer’s and
Seller’s allocation of the Purchase Price and the Assumed
Liabilities among the Acquired Assets.
“Assumed
Contracts” means the Contracts set forth on
Schedule 2.1(b) .
“Assigned
Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a)(i).
“Assumed
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
“Audited
Balance Sheets” means the audited consolidated
balance sheets of Seller and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2007 and 2008.
“Audited
Financials” means the Audited Balance Sheets and
related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of
Seller and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2007, and 2008.
“Bill of
Sale” means the Bill of Sale in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
.
“Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions in the
State of Washington are authorized or obligated by law to
close.
“Closing”
means the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.
“Closing
Date” means the date of the Closing
specified in Section 5.
“Code”
means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder,
or any subsequent legislative enactment thereof, as in effect from
time to time.
“Contract”
or
“contract” means and includes every material
agreement or understanding of any kind, written or oral,
enforceable or not and specifically includes (i) contracts and
other agreements for the provision of products or services by
Seller; (ii) contracts and other agreements for the sale of
any of Seller’s assets or properties other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business or for the grant to any person of any
preferential rights to purchase any of Seller’s assets or
properties; (iii) joint venture agreements relating to the
Program or by or to which any of the Acquired Assets are affected
or subject; and (iv) any other contract or other agreement not
made in the Ordinary Course of Business.
“Domain Name
Assignment” means the domain name assignment to
be entered into between Seller and Buyer in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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“Employee
Benefit Plans” means any pension, retirement,
profit sharing, deferred compensation, vacation, severance, bonus,
stock option, share appreciation right, incentive, medical, vision,
dental, disability, life insurance or other employee benefit plan
whether formal or informal, written or oral, for the benefit of any
director, officer, consultant or employee, whether active or
terminated, that provides benefits to employees of
Seller.
“Encumbrances”
has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.9.
“Environmental
Laws” means the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (“ RCRA ”), the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 as
amended (“ CERCLA ”), the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“ SARA ”), the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Clean Air Act,
the Toxic Substances Control Act, or any state or local statute,
regulation, ordinance, order or decree relating to health, safety
or the environment.
“ERISA”
means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
“Excluded
Assets” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“Excluded
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.
“Financial
Statements” means collectively, the Audited
Balance Sheets, the Audited Financials, the Interim Balance Sheet
and the Interim Financials.
“Governmental
Authorization” means all licenses, permits,
certificates, waivers, amendments, consents, franchises,
exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting
period requirements, other actions by, and notices, applications,
filings, registrations, qualifications, declarations and
designations with, and other authorizations and approvals issued by
or obtained from a Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal
Requirement that are related to or necessary for the conduct of the
Program.
“Governmental
Body” means any domestic, foreign,
federal, territorial, state or local governmental authority,
quasi-governmental authority, instrumentality, court, government or
self-regulatory organization, commission, tribunal or organization,
or any regulatory, administrative or other agency or any political
or other subdivision, department or branch of any of the foregoing
with competent jurisdiction.
“Hazardous
Substances” means any toxic substance, oil or
hazardous material or other chemical or substance (including,
without limitation, asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde or
polychlorinated biphenyls) regulated by any Environmental
Laws.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means,
without duplication, (i) the principal of, accrued interest
of, premium (if any) in respect of and prepayment and other
penalties, premiums, charges, expenses and fees associated with
(A) indebtedness of such Person for money borrowed and
(B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or
other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is
responsible or liable; (ii) all obligations of such Person
issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such Person (but excluding trade
accounts payable and other accrued current Liabilities arising in
the Ordinary Course of Business); (iii) all obligations of
such Person under leases required to be capitalized in accordance
with GAAP; (iv) all obligations of such Person for the
reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit,
banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;
(v) all obligations of such Person under interest rate or
currency swap transactions (valued at the termination value
thereof); (vi) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid
dividends; prepayment or redemption premiums and penalties (if
any), unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in
respect of any redeemable preferred stock of such Person;
(vii) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) of any other Persons for the
payment of which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including
guarantees of such obligations; and (viii) all obligations of
the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) of
other Persons secured by (or for which the holder of such
obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be
secured by) any Encumbrance, other than a Permitted
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Encumbrance, on any property or
asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by
such Person).
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean any and all patents and
patent applications (including all provisionals, reissues,
continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or
extensions thereof); trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade
dress (including all goodwill associated with the foregoing), mask
works, domain names, logos, business and product names, slogans,
copyrights, software, content, Internet web sites and similar
rights; and registrations and applications to register or renew the
registration of any of the foregoing; trade secrets; all other
intellectual property and proprietary rights.
“Intellectual
Property Licenses” means any and all licenses,
contracts and other arrangements providing in whole or in part for
the use of, limiting the use of, transferring, indemnifying with
respect to or otherwise relating to any Intellectual
Property.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” means any or all of the following
and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith:
(i) all United States and foreign patents and utility models
and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions,
re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations
and continuations-in-part thereof, and equivalent or similar rights
anywhere in the world in inventions and discoveries including,
without limitation, invention disclosures; (ii) all trade
secrets and other rights in know-how and confidential or
proprietary information; (iii) all copyrights, copyright
registrations and applications therefor and all other rights
corresponding thereto throughout the world; (iv) all
industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor
throughout the world; (v) mask works, mask work registrations
and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding
thereto throughout the world; (vi) all rights in World Wide
Web addresses, uniform resource locators and domain names and
applications and registrations therefor; (vii) all rights in
all trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks,
trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor
and all goodwill associated therewith throughout the world; and
(viii) any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any
of the foregoing anywhere in the world.
“Interim
Balance Sheet” means the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of Seller and its subsidiaries as of March 31,
2009.
“Interim
Financials” means the Interim Balance Sheet and
related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows of Seller and its subsidiaries for the period ended
March 31, 2009.
“Knowledge of
Seller” or “knowledge of
Seller” means the actual knowledge of Bradford A. Zakes
of a particular fact, circumstance, event or matter, or knowledge
of such fact, circumstance, event or matter that would have been
obtained after making reasonable inquiry.
“Legal
Requirement” means any federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign, international, and multinational or other
constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law, code,
regulation, statute or treaty.
“Liabilities”
means liabilities or
obligations of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or
contingent, statutory, contractual or otherwise, disclosed or
undisclosed, whether or not accrued.
“Licensed
Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a)(ii).
“Licensor
Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(a)(iii).
“Losses”
means any damages,
losses, charges, liabilities, demands, claims, actions, suits,
proceedings, payments, judgments, settlements, assessments, Taxes,
interest, penalties and costs and expenses (including reasonable
expenses of investigations, enforcement and collection, reasonable
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and reasonable out of
pocket disbursements).
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any change, development,
event, state of facts, or occurrence that has, or could reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on (i) the Acquired Assets, (ii) the
Program, or (iii) Seller’s ability to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the consummation by Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole;
provided , however , that in no event shall any of
the following occurring after the date hereof, alone or in
combination, be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect:
(A) any change in any Legal Requirement (to the extent Seller
is not
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disproportionately affected by such
change in Legal Requirement relative to similarly situated
companies in the biotechnology industry) or GAAP after the date
hereof, (B) any failure by the Seller to meet internal
projections or published revenue or earnings projections, in and of
itself, for any period ending (or for which revenues or earnings
are released) on or after the date hereof, (C) any effect that
results from changes affecting the biotechnology industry (to the
extent such effect is not disproportionate with respect to the
Seller) or the United States economy generally (to the extent such
effect is not disproportionate with respect to Seller),
(D) any effect that results from changes affecting general
worldwide economic or capital market conditions (to the extent such
effect is not disproportionate with respect to Seller),
(E) any effect resulting from compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, (F) any effect caused by an
impact to Seller’s relationships with its employees,
customers, suppliers or partners directly attributable to the
announcement of this Agreement, or (G) any declaration of war,
military crisis or conflict, civil unrest, act of terrorism, or act
of God.
“Material
Contract” or “Material
Contracts” means any Contract relating to the
Program.
“Off-the-Shelf
Software” means all software that is
commercially available off-the-shelf software that has not been
modified and costing less than $5,000 to replace with equivalent
functionality.
“Ordinary
Course” or “Ordinary Course of
Business” means an action taken by a Person consistent in
nature, scope and magnitude with the past practices of such Person
and taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day
operations of such Person.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.9.
“Personal
Property” means all of the machinery,
equipment, manufacturing tools, plant, inventory, spare parts,
supplies and other tangible and intangible personal property, that
are owned, licensed or leased by Seller and used in or related to
the Program, plus such additions thereto and deletions therefrom
arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and permitted by this
Agreement between the date hereof and the Closing Date, but in all
cases only to the extent such Personal Property is used in or
related to the Program.
“Person”
means an individual,
partnership, corporation, business trust, limited liability
company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity or a
Governmental Body.
“Program”
means Seller’s
therapy programs for the treatment of ischemic stroke as well as a
broad variety of other vascular disorders associated with blood
clots, including but not limited to, Seller’s clinical-stage
SonoLysis product candidate, which involves the administration of
Seller’s proprietary MRX-801 microspheres, a proprietary
formulation of a lipid shell encapsulating an inert biocompatible
gas, and ultrasonic device technologies to penetrate and break up
blood clots and restore blood flow to oxygen deprived
tissues.
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1.
“Seller
Transaction Expenses” has the meaning set forth in
Section 14.1.
“Solvent”
means, when used with
respect to any Person, that, as of the Closing and after giving
effect to the consummation the transactions contemplated hereby,
(a) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the
assets of such Person will, as of such date, exceed (i) the
value of all “liabilities of such Person, including
contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such
quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable
Legal Requirements governing determinations of the insolvency of
debtors; and (ii) the amount that will be required to pay the
probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts
(including contingent and other liabilities) as such debts become
absolute and mature; (b) such Person will not have, as of such
date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of
the businesses in which it intends to engage or propose to be
engaged following the Closing Date; and (c) such Person will
be able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other
liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of this definition,
“not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the
operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to
be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including
contingent and other liabilities, as they mature” means that,
as of the Closing and immediately after consummating the
transactions contemplated hereby, the relevant
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Person will be able to generate
enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or
a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become
due.
“Tax”
(and with the
correlative meaning “Taxes”) means all federal, state,
local or foreign net income, franchise, gross income, sales, use,
ad valorem, property, gross receipts, license, capital stock,
payroll, withholding, excise, severance, transfer, employment,
alternative or add-on minimum, stamp, occupation, premium,
environmental or windfall profits taxes, and all other taxes,
charges, fees, levies, imposts, customs, duties, licenses or other
assessments of any kind, together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing authority, and any Liabilities with respect to any of the
foregoing payable by reason of being or ceasing to be a member of
an affiliated, combined, unitary, or similar group for any period
(including pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6
or comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law) or under
any contract, agreement, assumption, transferee liability,
operation of law or otherwise.
“Trademark
Assignment” means the trademark assignment to be
entered into between Seller and Buyer in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Transaction
Documents” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1.
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2.
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SALE AND PURCHASE OF
ASSETS
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2.1.
Acquired Assets . Subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing referred
to in Section 5 hereof, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer,
convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, acquire and
take assignment and delivery of, free and clear from all
Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), all right, title,
and interest of Seller in and to the following assets of Seller
related to the Program, whether real, personal, tangible,
intangible or otherwise, and whether now existing or hereinafter
acquired (other than the Excluded Assets) (collectively, the
“ Acquired Assets ”):
(a) (i) all
Intellectual Property used in and related to the Program, including
without limitation, the domain names, domain name registration
applications, contents of websites hosted at the aforementioned
domain names, copyrights, copyright applications, trademarks,
trademark applications, patents and patent applications that are
owned by Seller as of the Closing set forth on
Schedule 2.1(a)(i) hereto (the “ Assigned
Intellectual Property ”); and
(ii) all
Intellectual Property used in or relating to the Program, including
without limitation, the logos (whether or not registered) and
associated artwork and typeface, trade names, certification marks
and service marks that are licensed, used or held for use by Seller
as of the Closing set forth on Schedule 2.1(a)(ii)
hereto (the “ Licensed Intellectual Property
”);
(iii) each Contract
pursuant to which Seller has licensed or authorized others to use
any Intellectual Property used in or related to the Program as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(a)(iii) hereto (the “
Licensor Intellectual Property ”).
(b) all of
Seller’s rights under the Contracts set forth on
Schedule 2.1(b) (collectively, the “ Assumed
Contracts ”), including any and all rights to receive
payment, goods or services thereunder, and to assert claims and
take other actions thereunder, but excluding any rights to receive
payments with respect to services performed on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(c) all
Governmental Authorizations, including any permits, licenses,
agreements, waivers and authorizations and any pending applications
therefore or renewals thereof, held or used by Seller in connection
with, or required for, the Program, to the extent their transfer is
permitted by law set forth on Schedule 2.1(c)
hereto;
(d) all of
Seller’s right, title and interest to the Personal Property
set forth on Schedule 2.1(d) hereto;
(e) all rights to
claims, demands, lawsuits and judgments with respect to the Program
or the ownership, use or value of any Acquired Assets with respect
to all periods following the Closing Date;
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(f) all goodwill
relating to the Program;
(g) all technical
and investor relations materials and presentations, research and
research-related materials, vendor and supplier lists, service
provider lists, catalogs, data and laboratory books, media records,
technical information, blueprints, technology, technical designs,
drawings, specifications and other development records (including
those relating to development costs) owned, used, associated with
or employed by Seller relating to the Program and including but not
limited to those related to Seller’s clinical-stage SonoLysis
product candidate;
(h) all of
Seller’s books, documents and records relating to the
Acquired Assets.
2.2.
Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 2.1 or any other provision hereof of any
schedule or exhibit thereto, Seller is not selling and Buyer is not
purchasing, pursuant to this Agreement, and the term “
Acquired Assets ” shall not include, any of the
following assets or rights of Seller (collectively, the “
Excluded Assets ”):
(a) the rights of
Seller under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or from the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(b) Seller’s
tax assets, including without limitation, Seller’s right to
refunds of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever
nature;
(c) cash, bank
accounts or similar cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
notes and investments;
(d) Seller’s
rights under all Contracts other than the Assumed Contracts, to the
extent such rights do not relate to the Program, including, without
limitation, all employment agreements, loan agreements and notes;
provided, however, that this exclusion shall not exclude from the
Acquired Assets to be acquired by Buyer hereunder any rights,
title, interest or benefits to which Seller may be entitled under
any such Contract relating to Intellectual Property, which rights,
title, interest and benefits shall be included among the Acquired
Assets notwithstanding that Buyer will not be assuming any
Liabilities under such Contracts;
(e) all rights to
receive payments with respect to services performed on or prior to
the Closing Date under any of the Assumed Contracts;
(f) all minute
books and stock records and corporate seals;
(g) all
Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights of Seller or
Seller’s Affiliates of any kind not related to or used in the
Program;
(h) all personal
property of Seller other than the Personal Property as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(d) ;
(i) the rights to
claims, demands, lawsuits and judgments with respect to the Program
or the ownership, use or value of any Acquired Assets with respect
to the period ending on or before the Closing Date;
(j) all insurance
policies and insurance benefits owned by Seller, including rights
and proceeds, arising from or relating to the Assets or Assumed
Liabilities prior to the Closing;
(k) all assets,
tangible or intangible, not expressly included in the Acquired
Assets.
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3.
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ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN
LIABILITIES.
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3.1
Assumed Liabilities . Subject to the
limitations and provisions set forth in Section 3.2, at the
Closing, Buyer shall assume the following Liabilities of Seller
(the “ Assumed Liabilities ”) relating
exclusively to the Acquired Assets:
(a) all Liabilities
under the Assigned Intellectual Property, the Licensed Intellectual
Property, the Licensor Intellectual Property, the Assumed Contracts
and the Governmental Authorizations, from and after the
Closing;
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(b) any Taxes that
Buyer has agreed to pay in accordance with Section 14.1 of
this Agreement and all Taxes attributable to the Acquired Assets
attributable to any period or partial period beginning after the
Closing; and
(c) all Liabilities
arising after the Closing Date related to the research,
development, marketing, manufacture, distribution, testing, sale or
trials of the Program.
3.2
Excluded Liabilities . Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer shall not and
none of Buyer’s Affiliates shall assume, and shall not be
deemed to have assumed, any Liabilities of Seller whatsoever not
otherwise an Assumed Liability, including without limitation the
following unassumed Liabilities (collectively, the “
Excluded Liabilities ”):
(a) any Liabilities
for accounts payable or for Indebtedness of Seller;
(b) any Liabilities
under any Contracts other than the Assumed Contracts;
(c) any Liabilities
relating to the Acquired Assets or to the operation of the Program
prior to the Closing Date;
(d) any Liabilities
for Taxes (including any amounts payable under Section 11.4
(Transaction-Related Taxes));
(e) any Liabilities
in connection with or relating to all actions, suits, claims,
proceedings, demands, warranty claims, assessments and judgments,
costs, losses, damages, deficiencies and expenses (whether or not
arising out of third party claims), including, without limitation,
the matters set forth on Schedule 6.7 and any interest,
penalties, reasonable attorney and accountant fees and all amounts
paid in investigation, defense or settlement of any of the
foregoing, to the extent such liability arises out of injuries,
actions, omissions, conditions or events that occurred or existed
prior to the Closing in connection with the Acquired Assets or to
the operation of the Program;
(f) any Liabilities
arising in connection with the employment or termination of
employment of any Persons affiliated with Seller prior to the
Closing, including any workers’ compensation claims relating
to events which transpired prior to the Closing, any employee
grievances, any Liabilities with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan, or arising as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(g) any Liabilities
of Seller under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or from
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(h) any Liability
of Seller under any Contract that is not an Assumed
Liability;
(i) any Liabilities
relating to employees of Seller;
(j) any Seller
Transaction Expenses;
(k) all other
Liabilities of Seller existing at the Closing
Date; and
(l) any Liabilities
arising out of any actual or alleged non-compliance with any
Environmental Laws.
4.1
Purchase Price . Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, Buyer shall pay to Seller, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account previously designated in
writing by Seller to Buyer, a purchase price for the Acquired
Assets equal to $500,000 (Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars) (the
“ Purchase Price ”) payable as
follows:
(a) $400,000
(Four-Hundred Thousand Dollars) at the Closing (the “
Closing Purchase Price ”); and
(b) $100,000
(One-Hundred Thousand Dollars) (the “ Holdback
”) to be delivered to the Escrow Agent for deposit into an
escrow account an amount equal to secure Seller’s obligations
under Section 12. The Holdback shall be held in an escrow
account and applied pursuant to the terms of an Escrow Agreement,
substantially in the form reasonably satisfactory to the Parties
and the Escrow Agent at the
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Closing. On the Expiration Date,
the Holdback, together with the interest thereon, then remaining in
the escrow account less any payments due to Buyer or pending claims
made by Buyer pursuant to Section 12, shall be delivered to
Seller.
4.2
Allocation of Purchase Price . Prior to
the Closing, Buyer shall submit to Seller the Allocation for
Seller’s review and approval (not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Allocation shall be
consistent with Exhibit D and may be amended by Buyer
from time to time as payments under Section 12 (if any) are
made, provided that each such amended Allocation shall be
consistent with Exhibit D . At any time, the
then most recent Allocation shall be binding on Seller and Buyer
for all Tax purposes (including filing of IRS Form 8594).
Seller shall cooperate with Buyer in Buyer’s preparation of
all Allocations, including providing such information as Buyer may
reasonably request. The Allocation will be made in accordance with
Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder. Seller and Buyer shall comply with the
applicable information requirements of Section 1060 of the
Code and shall file all information and Tax returns (and any
amendments thereto) in a manner consistent with the Allocation
(including, without limitation, filing Form 8594 with their
United Stated federal income Tax return for the Taxable year that
includes he date of the Closing). If, contrary to the intent of
Buyer and Seller as expressed in this Section 4.2, any Taxing
authority makes or proposes an allocation different from that
determined in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.2,
Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with each other in good faith to
contest such Taxing authority’s allocation (or proposed
allocation); provided, however, that after consultation with the
Parties adversely affected by such allocation (or proposed
allocation), the other Parties hereto may file such protective
claims or returns as may reasonably be required to protect their
interests.
5.1.
Time and Place . The closing of the
transfer and delivery of all documents and instruments necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall be held at the offices of the
Seller, 12277 134th Court NE, Suite 202, Redmond, WA
98052 at 10:00 a.m. on a mutually acceptable date agreed to by
the parties hereto not more than two (2) Business Days after
the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in Sections 9 and
10 hereof (the date of the Closing, the “ Closing Date
”).
5.2.
Closing Deliveries by Seller . At the
Closing, Seller shall cause to be delivered to Buyer:
(a) a duly executed
Bill of Sale, assignment and general conveyance, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , dated the
Closing Date, with respect to the Acquired Assets, and such other
instruments of assignment and transfer with respect to the Acquired
Assets as Buyer may reasonably request and/or as may reasonably be
necessary to vest in Buyer valid and enforceable title to all of
the Acquired Assets;
(b) a duly executed
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E , dated the Closing Date,
pursuant to which Seller shall assign the Assumed
Liabilities;
(c) such duly
executed documents and instruments of ownership transfer and
assignment as Buyer shall request and provide to Seller (the
“National Assignment Documents”), substantially in the
form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, requesting the commissioners
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the European
Patent Office and the other national patent offices wherein the
Intellectual Property was issued or is pending (a “National
Patent Authority”), to transfer ownership and issue the same
to Buyer, it successors, legal representatives and assigns, in
accordance with the terms of the applicable National Assignment
Document.
(d) a duly executed
Trademark Assignment, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C, dated as of the Closing Date.
(e) a duly executed
Domain Name Assignment, in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit B, dated the Closing Date.
(f) a certificate
contemplated by Section 9.9 hereof;
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(g) true and
complete copies, certified by a duly authorized officer of Seller,
of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of
Directors of Seller evidencing its authorization of the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and all
other documents to be delivered hereunder or thereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(h) the executed
Transaction Documents;
(i) the executed
Required Consents; and
(i) the legal
opinion of Seller’s counsel contemplated by Section 9.13
hereof, addressed to Buyer and dated as of the Closing Date,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F
; and
(j) such other
documents or instruments as Buyer may reasonably
request.
5.3.
Closing Deliveries by Buyer . At the
Closing, Buyer shall cause to be delivered to Seller:
(a) the Closing
Purchase Price set forth in Section 4.1(a);
(b) true and
complete copies, certified by a duly authorized officer of Buyer,
of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of
Directors of Buyer evidencing its authorization of the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and all
other documents to be delivered hereunder or thereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(c) the executed
Transaction Documents; and
(d) such other
documents or instruments as Seller may reasonably
request.
5.4.
Required Consents .
(a) If any of the
Required Consents (as defined in Section 8.1.11) have not yet
been obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and effect) as of
the Closing, in the case of each Acquired Asset as to which such
Required Consents were not obtained (or otherwise are not in full
force and effect) (the “ Restricted Material Contracts
”), Buyer may waive Buyer’s closing condition as to any
such Required Consent and, if Seller waives the condition to
closing set out in Section 10.7, either:
(i) elect to have
Seller continue its efforts for a period of three (3) months
to obtain the Required Consents; or
(ii) elect to have
Seller retain that Restricted Material Contract and all Liabilities
arising therefrom or relating thereto.
If, pursuant to this
Section 5.4, Buyer elects to have Seller continue its efforts
to obtain any Required Consents and the Closing occurs,
notwithstanding Sections 2 and 3 hereof, neither this
Agreement nor any assignment and assumption agreement nor any other
document related to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a sale, assignment,
assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery or an attempted sale,
assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or delivery of the
Restricted Material Contracts, and following the Closing, the
Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts, and
cooperate with each other, to obtain the Required Consent relating
to each Restricted Material Contract as quickly as practicable.
Pending the obtaining of such Required Consents relating to any
Restricted Material Contract, the Parties shall cooperate with each
other in any reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide
to Buyer the benefits of use of the Restricted Material Contract
for its term (or any right or benefit arising thereunder, including
the enforcement for the benefit of Buyer of any and all rights of
Seller against a third party thereunder). Once a Required Consent
for the sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance and
delivery of a Restricted Material Contract is obtained, Seller
shall promptly assign, transfer, convey and deliver such Restricted
Material Contract to Buyer, and Buyer shall assume the obligations
under such Restricted Material Contract assigned to Buyer from and
after the date of assignment to Buyer pursuant to a special-purpose
assignment and assumption agreement (which special-purpose
agreement the Parties shall prepare, execute and deliver in good
faith at the time of such transfer, all at no additional cost to
Buyer).
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(b) If there are
any consents other than the Required Consents necessary for the
assignment and transfer of any Acquired Assets to Buyer (the
“ Nonmaterial Consents ”) which have not yet
been obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and effect) as of
the Closing, Buyer shall elect at the Closing, in the case of each
of the Acquired Assets as to which such Nonmaterial Consents were
not obtained (or otherwise are not in full force and effect) (the
“ Restricted Nonmaterial Contracts ”), whether
to:
(i) accept the
assignment of such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, in which case,
as between Buyer and Seller, such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract
shall, to the maximum extent practicable and notwithstanding the
failure to obtain the applicable Nonmaterial Consent, be
transferred at the Closing to Buyer under this
Agreement; or
(ii) reject the
assignment of such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, in which case,
notwithstanding Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement,
(A) neither this Agreement nor any assignment and assumption
agreement nor any other document related to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a
sale, assignment, assumption, conveyance or delivery or an
attempted sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance or
delivery of such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract, and
(B) Seller shall retain such Restricted Nonmaterial Contract
and all Liabilities arising therefrom or relating
thereto.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. As a
material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller represents
and warrants as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date that the statements in this Section 6 are true,
correct and complete except as set forth in Seller’s
disclosure schedules (each a “ Schedule ” and
collectively, the “ Schedules ”). The Schedules
have been arranged for purposes of convenience in separately titled
sections corresponding to the provisions of this
Section 6 ; however, each section of the Schedules
shall be deemed to incorporate by reference all information
disclosed in any other section of the Schedules to the extent it is
reasonably apparent on its face to a reader unfamiliar to the
Company or the Company’s business that such information is
relevant to such other section of the Schedules.
6.1.
Organization of Seller; Authority .
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. Seller is duly qualified and in good standing as a
foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the character of
the properties owned or leased or the nature of the activities
conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where
any such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Seller is not in violation of any term of
its Certificate of Incorporation. Seller has all requisite
corporate power and corporate authority to own and hold the
Acquired Assets owned or held by it, to carry on the Program as
such program is now conducted and to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the other documents, instruments and agreements
contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “
Transaction Documents ”) to which it is a party and to
carry out all actions required of it pursuant to the terms of the
Transaction Documents.
6.2.
Corporate Approval; Binding Effect .
Seller has obtained all necessary authorizations and
approvals from its Board of Directors and required for the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is
a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. As of the Closing, Seller shall have obtained
all necessary authorizations and approvals from its stockholders
required for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the
Transaction Documents has been duly executed and, when delivered by
Seller in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as
the enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity.
6.3.
Non-Contravention . The execution and
delivery by Seller of the Transaction Documents and, subject to
receipt of required stockholder approvals, the consummation by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not
(a) violate or conflict with any provision of the Certificate
of Incorporation or By-Laws of Seller; or (b) constitute a
violation of, or be in conflict with, or constitute or create a
default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any property of Seller (including
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without limitation any of the
Acquired Assets) pursuant to (i) any agreement or instrument
to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of its
properties (including without limitation any of the Acquired
Assets) is bound or to which Seller or any of such properties is
subject, or (ii) any Legal Requirement applicable to Seller,
except in the case of clause (b) for such violations,
conflicts, defaults and Encumbrances as could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.4.
Governmental Consents; Transferability of Licenses, Etc
. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.4 ,
no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration,
qualification or filing with, any governmental agency or authority,
including but not limited to the Food and Drug Administration, is
required for the execution and delivery by Seller of the
Transaction Documents or for the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than such as
have been obtained or made. Seller has and maintains, and the
Governmental Authorizations listed on Schedule 2.1(c)
hereto include, all licenses, permits and other authorizations from
all Governmental Bodies as are (x) necessary for the conduct
of the Program as it is now being conducted or in connection with
the ownership or current use of the Acquired Assets or
(y) required to be in compliance with all Legal Requirements
applicable to the Acquired Assets, except for such licenses,
permits and other authorizations the lack of which would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Governmental Authorizations are in full force and effect in
accordance with their terms, and there have been no material
violations of such Governmental Authorizations, no proceedings are
pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, which could
result in their revocation or limitation and all steps have been
taken and filings made on a timely basis with respect to each
Governmental Authorization and its renewal; in each case, except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Acquired Assets. Except as expressly designated on
Schedule 6.4 , all of the Governmental Authorizations
listed on Schedule 2.1(c) are transferable to Buyer,
and true and complete copies of the Governmental Authorizations
listed on Schedule 2.1(c) have previously been
delivered or made available to Buyer.
6.5.
Financial Statements . Seller has
delivered the Financial Statements to Buyer. Each of the Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles accepted in the United States (“
GAAP ”), consistently applied; during the periods
involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in the
Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case
of Interim Financials, to the extent that they may not include
notes, may be condensed or summary statements or may conform to the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“ SEC
”) rules and instructions for Reports on Form 10-Q).
Each of the Audited Balance Sheets and the Interim Balance Sheets
fairly presents the consolidated financial condition of Seller and
its subsidiaries as of its respective date; and each of the
statements of operations and cash flows included in the Audited
Financials and the Interim Financials fairly presents the
consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Seller and its
subsidiaries for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of
Interim Financials, to normal recurring year-end
adjustments).
6.6.
Absence of Certain Changes . Except as
set forth on Schedule 6.6 or except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, since the
date of the Interim Financials, there has not been with respect to
the Program: (a) any change in the assets, Liabilities, income
or business of Seller, or in its relationships with suppliers,
other than changes in the Ordinary Course of Business; (b) any
acquisition or disposition by Seller of any asset or property other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) any damage,
destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, adversely
affecting, in the aggregate, the property or business of Seller;
(d) any entry by Seller into any transaction other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business; (e) any incurrence by Seller of
any Liabilities, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise
(including, without limitation, Liabilities as a guarantor or
otherwise with respect to obligations of others), other than
Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(f) any Encumbrance on any of the Acquired Assets, other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business.
6.7.
Litigation . Except as set forth on
Schedule 6.7 hereto, no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened, relating to or affecting any of the Acquired Assets or
the Program, nor, to the knowledge of Seller, has any event
occurred that is reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a
basis for the commencement of any such action, suit, proceeding or
investigation. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation is
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, which questions
the validity of the Transaction Documents or challenges any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor, to the
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knowledge of Seller, has any event
occurred that is reasonably likely to give rise to or serve as a
basis for the commencement of any such action, suit, proceeding or
investigation.
6.8.
Conformity to Law . Except as set forth
on Schedule 6.8 or except where any such noncompliance
has been cured or would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, Seller has complied with, and is in
compliance with (a) all Legal Requirements, including all
laws, statutes, governmental regulations and all judicial or
administrative tribunal orders, judgments, writs, injunctions,
decrees or similar commands applicable to the Program or any of the
Acquired Assets (including, without limitation, any labor,
environmental, occupational health, zoning or other law, regulation
or ordinance) and (b) all terms and provisions of all
contracts, agreements and indentures of the Program to which Seller
is a party, or by which the Program or any of the Acquired Assets
is subject. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.8 hereto,
Seller has not committed, been charged with, or, to the knowledge
of Seller, is or has been under investigation with respect to, nor
to the knowledge of Seller does there exist, any violation of any
provision of any Legal Requirement which would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.9.
Title to Acquired Assets . Except as set
forth on Schedule 6.9 , Seller has valid and
enforceable title or interest in or to all of the Acquired Assets,
and has the full right to sell, convey, transfer, assign and
deliver the Acquired Assets, without the need to obtain the consent
or approval of any third party. Except for Permitted Encumbrances
(as defined below), all of the Acquired Assets are free and clear
of any security interests, liens, claims, charges, options,
mortgages, debts, leases (or subleases), conditional sales
agreements, title retention agreements, encumbrances of any kind,
material defects as to title or restrictions against the transfer
or assignment thereof (collectively, “ Encumbrances
”). Except as set forth on Schedule 6.9 , all of
the Acquired Assets are in good condition and repair (reasonable
wear and tear excepted) and are adequate in all material respects
to carry on the Program as presently conducted. At and as of the
Closing, Seller will convey the Acquired Assets to Buyer by bills
of sale, certificates of title and other instruments of assignment
and transfer effective in each case to vest in Buyer, and Buyer
will have, valid and enforceable title or interest in or to all of
the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Encumb
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