Execution Version
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of August 10,
2009
between
DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE
ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
and
DEWIND LTD.
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 10,
2009 (the “ Agreement ”), between Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., a Korean
corporation (“ Buyer ”) and DeWind Ltd., a UK
private limited company (“ Seller ”).
WHEREAS, Seller owns certain assets relating to
the manufacture, sale or use of the D6, D8 and D8.2 wind turbines
(each, a “ Turbine ” and collectively, the
“ Turbines ”); and
WHEREAS, the parties desire that Seller sell,
assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and that Buyer
purchase and acquire from Seller, all of the right, title and
interest of Seller in and to the Turbine Assets (as hereinafter
defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing premises and the respective representations and
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.1
Purchase and Sale of the Turbine Assets . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing (as
defined in Section 2.1 herein), Seller shall sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase,
acquire and accept from Seller, free and clear of liens (other than
Permitted Liens (as defined below)), the entire right, title and
interest of Seller in, to and under (a) all of the assets,
properties and rights of every kind and description listed in
Schedule 1.1 and (b) that certain lease agreement with DEWI-OCC
Offshore and Certification Centre GmbH dated June 29, 2006 for the
Turbine located in Cuxhaven, Germany (the “ Lease
”) (all of the foregoing assets collectively, “
Turbine Assets ”).
1.2
No Acquisition of Other Seller Assets . Seller is not
selling, and Buyer is not purchasing, any assets of Seller other
than the Turbine Assets pursuant to this Agreement. All
other Seller assets shall be retained by Seller.
1.3
Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall assume effective as of
the Closing, and from and after the Closing Buyer shall pay,
discharge or perform when due, as appropriate, only the contractual
obligations that arise after the Closing under the Lease (the
“ Assumed Liabilities ”), provided that
Buyer will have no obligation for liabilities under the Lease
resulting from Seller’s breach of the Lease, which
liabilities shall remain the obligation of Seller. Buyer
will not assume any liabilities or obligations of Seller other than
the Assumed Liabilities.
1.4
Purchase Price . The consideration to be paid by
Buyer to Seller for the Turbine Assets shall be $3,000,000 (the
“ Purchase Price ”). This Purchase
Price includes all payments of the European Union Value Added Tax
or any other tax (each a “ Tax ”) that may apply
to the sale of the Turbine Asset. Buyer and Seller agree
to deduct from the Purchase Price the amount required to pay for
all such applicable Taxes. Buyer shall pay the Purchase
Price in immediately available funds on the Closing Date (defined
below).
1.5
Intellectual Property License .
(a) In
consideration of Buyer’s purchase of the Turbine Assets under
this Agreement, Seller shall terminate, simultaneous with the
Closing, all its license rights granted under that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement between Seller and DeWind, Inc., dated September
30, 2008 (the “ Prior License
”). Seller shall take all actions on or prior to
the Closing Date to terminate its rights under the Prior
License.
(b) In
consideration of Seller’s sale of the Turbine Assets to
Buyer, Buyer grants Seller a perpetual (subject to Section 1.5(c)),
non-exclusive, royalty free license (the “ Turbine
License ”) to use all of the intellectual property
previously granted under the Prior License*** (the “
Licensed IP ”).***
(c) ***
1.6
Allocation . As soon as reasonably practicable
following the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer, after
consultation with, and approval of, Buyer, an allocation statement
setting forth Seller’s allocation of the Purchase Price for
tax purposes pursuant to Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (the “Code” ) and any other applicable
tax Laws (the “ Allocation Statement
”). Except as otherwise required by Law, Buyer and
Seller shall file all tax returns in a manner that is consistent
with the Allocation Statement and refrain from taking any action
inconsistent therewith.
*** This
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
1.7
Permitted Liens . As used herein, “
Permitted Liens ” means (a) liens for current real or
personal property taxes not yet due and payable or which are being
contested in good faith by Seller or its affiliates, in either
case, with respect to which the Seller maintains adequate reserves,
(b) workers’, carriers’ and mechanics’ or
other like liens incurred in the ordinary course of Seller’s
business with respect to which payment is not due and that do not
impair the conduct of Seller’s business or the present or
proposed use of the affected property, (c) any deposits or pledges
to secure the payment of worker’s compensation, unemployment
insurance or other social security benefits or obligations, or
public or statutory obligations of a like general nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business, (d) any statutory liens for
utility assessments or other charges or assessments, in each case,
arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a
liability that is not yet due or delinquent or which is being
contested in good faith by Seller or its affiliates, (e) any liens
securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the
payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety or appeal
bonds, bid or performance bonds or other obligations of a like
general nature incurred in the ordinary course of business,
including the bond (the “ Lease Bond ”) and
other liens or charges (the “ Lease Liens ”)
incurred to secure performance by Seller under the Lease, (f) any
liens arising out of judgments or awards so long as an appeal or
proceeding for review is being prosecuted in good faith and for the
payment of which adequate reserves, bonds or other security have
been provided or are fully covered by insurance, (g) any security
interest, lien or right in favor of any vendor of tangible personal
property (including any tangible personal property financed with
purchase money and any capital leases), (h) imperfections or
irregularities of title and other liens that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value
of the assets to which they attach, (i) zoning, planning, and other
similar limitations and restrictions, all rights of any
Governmental Entity (as defined below) to regulate a property, (i)
any lien set forth in any franchise or governing ordinance under
which any portion of Seller’s business is conducted, (j) all
rights of condemnation, eminent domain or other similar rights of
any person, (k) any lien to be released on or prior to, or as a
result of, Closing, (l) any license agreement governing use of the
Seller’s current accounting software (the “
Accounting Software ”), and (m) any other lien which
does not materially interfere with Seller’s use of the
Turbine Assets.
1.8
Termination . This Agreement shall immediately
and automatically, without any further action from any other
person, terminate upon the termination of that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement between Buyer, DeWind, Inc. and Composite
Technology Corporation, dated August 10, 2009 (the “
DeWind, Inc. APA ”) in accordance with its
terms. In the event of termination of this Agreement as
provided in this Section 1.8, this Agreement shall immediately
become null and void and there shall be no further obligations on
the part of Seller or Buyer; provided that such termination
will not relieve a party in breach of this Agreement from any
liability to the other party for such breach.
ARTICLE II
CLOSING
2.1
Closing Date . The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley &
McCloy LLP, 601 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90017,
simultaneously with, or as soon as possible after, the closing of
the transactions contemplated by the DeWind, Inc. APA (unless
another time and/or place is agreed to in writing by the parties).
The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this
Agreement as the “ Closing Date .”
2.2
Ancillary Agreements . On or prior to the Closing
Date (i) the Seller shall deliver, in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Buyer, evidence of the termination by the
Seller of the Prior License and acceptance of such termination by
DeWind, Inc. and (ii) Seller and Buyer shall execute or deliver,
and file as necessary, such other documents as are (a) necessary to
complete the transactions contemplated herein, or (b) reasonably
requested by either party, including (x) a Bill of Sale, and such
other good and sufficient instruments of transfer as Buyer
reasonably deems necessary and appropriate to vest in Buyer all
right, title and interest in, to and under the Turbine Assets and
(y) such other good and sufficient instruments as Seller reasonably
deems necessary and appropriate to relieve Seller of its
obligations with respect to the Assumed Liabilities (the “
Ancillary Agreements ”).
2.3
Delivery of Turbine Assets . Title to the Turbine
Assets passes to Buyer as of the Closing. All
information capable of electronic transmission will be transmitted
to Buyer in such manner.*** Without limiting the foregoing,
Buyer shall allow Seller the use of the Accounting Software and the
server on which such software is installed for 90 days after the
Closing Date.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that the statements
contained in this Article III are true and correct.
3.1
Organization and Good Standing . Seller is duly
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which it is formed and has full corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate the Turbine
Assets. Seller is duly qualified and licensed as a
foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of the Turbine Assets
makes such qualification necessary. Seller is not in
default under its charter documents.
3.2
Authority and Enforceability . Seller has the
requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Seller. Seller has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement. Assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by Buyer, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies. “ Law ” means any statute,
law (including common law), constitution, treaty, ordinance, code,
order, decree, judgment, rule, regulation and any other binding
requirement or determination of any government, official or other
regulatory, administrative or judicial authority (each a “
Governmental Entity ”).
*** This
material has been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
3.3
No Conflicts; Consents . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Seller, the execution and delivery of
each Ancillary Agreement by Seller, the performance by Seller of
its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (in each
case, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or
both), will not, directly or indirectly, (i) violate the provisions
of any of the charter documents of Seller, (ii) violate or conflict
with any Law applicable to Seller, or (iii) give any Governmental
Entity or other person the right to exercise any remedy or obtain
any relief under any such Law that will have the effect of revoking
or otherwise modifying any rights of Buyer hereunder. No
authorization or order of, registration, declaration or filing
with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity or other person, is
required by or with respect to Seller in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and there