Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and among
DAC ACQUISITION HOLDING,
INC.,
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE,
INC.,
DENVILLE SCIENTIFIC,
INC.,
and
WALTER DEMSIA and RYAN
SHARP
September 2,
2009
Exhibit 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (the
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
September 2, 2009, by and between DAC Acquisition Holding,
Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ Purchaser
”), Harvard Bioscience, Inc. , a Delaware corporation
(“ Parent ”), Denville Scientific, Inc. ,
a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”), and
Walter Demsia and Ryan Sharp (each, a “
Shareholder ” and collectively, the “
Shareholders ”). For the purposes of this Agreement,
Purchaser, Parent, Seller and the Shareholders are sometimes
referred to collectively as the “ Parties ” and
individually as a “ Party ”.
RECITALS:
A. Seller is in the business of
developing and distributing molecular biology research products
(the “ Business ”).
B. The Shareholders collectively own
94.74% of the issued and outstanding stock of Seller.
C. Purchaser is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent.
D. Seller desires to sell to
Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, the
Assets (as defined in Section 1.6 ), all on the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in
consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings set forth
below and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
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1.
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS . For
purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall
have the following meanings:
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1.1.
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Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
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1.2.
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Accounts
Receivable has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.9 .
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1.2(A)
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Accounts
Receivable Reserve has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.10 .
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1.3.
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Actual Cash
Purchase Price has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
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1.4.
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ADP has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.14 .
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1.5.
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ADP
Plan(s) has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.16(b) .
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1.5(A)
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“
Affiliate(s) ” of a Person other than a natural Person
mean any entity controlled by, controlling, or under common control
with such Person.
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1.6.
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Assets means all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the assets and properties owned by Seller and
used in connection with the Business, whether known or unknown,
tangible or intangible, real or personal, wherever situated, other
than the Excluded Assets. The Assets include, without limitation,
all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the
following:
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(a)
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all furniture,
fixtures, other fixed assets, equipment, machinery, dies, tooling
and office and other equipment and vehicles used in connection with
or related to the Business, including, without limitation, the
assets listed on the attached Schedule 1.6(a) ;
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(b)
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the goodwill of
and all other intangible assets associated with the
Business;
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(c)
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all patents,
patent applications, common law trademarks, registered trademarks,
trademark applications and registrations, trade names, trade name
applications and registrations, service marks, service mark
applications and registrations, service names, copyrights,
copyright applications and registrations, commercial and technical
trade secrets, drawings, specifications, technology, phone numbers,
fax numbers, websites, web domains, computer and electronic data
processing programs and software, inventions, processes, know-how,
confidential information and other proprietary property rights and
interests used in connection with the Business, including, without
limitation, the items set forth on the attached
Schedule 1.6(c) (collectively, the “
Intellectual Property ”);
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(d)
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all sales and
business records, personnel records of Seller’s employees,
credit records of Seller’s customers, customer lists,
advertising and promotional materials and all other books and
records of every kind and nature used in connection with or related
to the Business;
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(e)
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all written
personal property leases entered into by Seller which cover
personal property used in connection with the Business (the “
Personal Property Leases ”), which are set forth on
the attached Schedule 1.6(e) ;
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(f)
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those certain
written contracts and agreements, other than the Personal Property
Leases, entered into by Seller in connection with the Business,
that are set forth on the attached Schedule 1.6(f) (the
“ General Contracts ”);
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(g)
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all licenses
and permits held by Seller in connection with the Business, the
Assets or the Leased Personal Property, including, without
limitation, those set forth on the attached Schedule 1.6(g)
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(h)
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all inventories
of the Business, regardless of nature or kind, or whether such
inventories are included in Seller’s Most Recent Balance
Sheet;
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(i)
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all third party
warranties and claims for warranties relating to the Business, the
Assets, and the Leased Property;
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(j)
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all Accounts
Receivable, including, without limitation, those set forth on the
attached Schedule 1.6(j ) which shall include the monies
owed by DSPI to Seller;
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(k)
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all prepaid
expenses set forth on Schedule 1.6(k) ;
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(l)
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those assets of
DSPI used in connection with the Business;
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(m)
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all claims and
rights concerning any litigation or potential litigation in
connection with or with respect to the Business, in which Seller is
a claimant, including but not limited to enforcing noncompetition
covenants against Former Employees and excluding any claims for
refunds of premiums on insurance policies of Seller;
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(n)
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all rights (but
no obligations) of, Seller pursuant to the DCA Agreement and the
Ruch Release; and
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(o)
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the Real
Property Lease.
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1.7.
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Assumed
Liabilities means
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(a)
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Seller’s
obligations, liabilities and commitments first arising from and
after the Closing Date under the General Contracts, the Personal
Property Leases, and pursuant to the Real Property Lease
Assignment;
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(b)
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those trade
account payables set forth on the attached Schedule 1.7(b) ,
which shall not include any items that are adjustments to the
calculation of Operating Profit in accordance with Schedule
1.87 ;
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(c)
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accruals for
employee vacation time, sick time, and bonus payments for
Transferred employees, as set forth on Schedule 1.7(c)
;
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(d)
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all
obligations, liabilities, and commitments (including under
Environmental Laws) arising out of or relating to the operation and
conduct of the Business or the use or ownership of the Assets from
and after the Closing, including obligations, liabilities and
commitments in respect of any and all products sold by the Business
from and after the Closing (including in respect of product
liability claims for items that are sold by Purchaser from and
after the Closing) and except for obligations and liabilities
arising from or related to the Business, the Assets or the Leased
Real Property prior to the Closing; and
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(e)
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other accrued
operating expenses or trade payables: (i) described on the
attached Schedule 1.7(e); or (ii) incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each
case which shall not include any items that are adjustments to the
calculation of Operating Profit in accordance with Schedule
1.87 .
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1.8.
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Attendant
Documents has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.1 .
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1.9.
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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1.10.
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Bill of
Sale has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.2(a) .
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1.11.
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Business has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
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1.12.
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Business
Day means any day other
than a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or other day upon which
banks in Delaware are not permitted or required to be
closed.
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1.13.
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Cap has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
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1.14.
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[intentionally
omitted]
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1.15.
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CERCLA has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20(a)(i) .
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1.16.
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Claim has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a) .
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1.17.
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[intentionally
omitted]
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1.18.
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Closing has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1 .
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1.19.
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Closing
Date has the meaning set
forth in Section 8.1 .
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1.20.
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Closing Date
Cash Payment has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a) .
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1.21.
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Closing Net
Assets has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.3(b) .
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1.22.
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COBRA has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16(a)(i) .
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1.23.
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Code has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16(a)(ii) .
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1.24.
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Commercial
Arbitrator has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.2(a) .
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1.24A
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Consequential Damages has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6 .
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1.25.
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Contracts means all of the General Contracts and the
Personal Property Leases.
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1.26.
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Controlled
Group has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.16(a)(iii) .
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1.27.
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Controlled
Group Member has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a)(iv) .
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1.28.
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Current
Employee(s) has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.14 .
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1.29.
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DCA means Denville.ca, Inc., formerly known as
Bioresource, Inc., a Canadian corporation.
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1.30.
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DCA
Agreement has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(g) .
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1.31.
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Denville has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.1 .
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1.32.
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Denville
Scientific has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
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1.33.
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Downward Net
Asset Adjustment Amount has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(c) .
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1.34.
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DSPI means Denville Scientific Products, Inc.,
formerly known as TKR Biotech Products, Inc., a Pennsylvania
Corporation.
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1.35.
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Early 2009
Stub Operating Profit has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(b) .
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1.36.
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Employees has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.14 .
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1.37.
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ERISA has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16(a)(v) .
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1.38.
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Employee
Benefit Plan(s) has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a)(vi) .
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1.39.
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Employment
Agreement has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(d) .
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1.40.
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Environmental Laws has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20(a)(i) .
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1.41.
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Environmental Reports has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20(a)(iii) .
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1.42.
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Escrow
Agent has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2(a)(i) .
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1.43.
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Escrow
Agreement has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i) .
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1.44.
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Escrow
Payment has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i) .
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1.45.
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Estimated
Closing Net Asset Value has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(a) .
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1.46.
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Excluded
Assets . Any provision of
this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the following shall
not be included in the Assets and shall be Excluded Assets under
this Agreement:
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(a)
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any written or
oral contracts or agreements other than the General Contracts, the
Personal Property Leases and the Real Property Lease;
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(b)
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cash and cash
equivalents of Seller and any marketable securities held by
Seller;
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(c)
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the minute
books, stock books, corporate seals and other corporate records of
Seller relating to its organization and existence; provided,
however, from time to time after the Closing, Seller shall, on
request and upon reasonable notice, make such minute books, stock
books and other corporate records available to Purchaser for
inspection and copying, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense,
during normal business hours.
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(d)
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all tax returns
of Seller and all prepaid taxes;
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(e)
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any employee
loans outstanding;
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(f)
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all of
Seller’s insurance policies and return of premiums associated
with the cancellation of any of Seller’s insurance
policies;
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(g)
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all equity
interests in any Person, including, but not limited to, DSPI and
DCA;
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(h)
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that certain
note receivable in the amount of $250,000 from DSPI (the “
DSPI Note ”);
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(i)
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any life
insurance policies on the life of a Shareholder;
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(j)
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all prepaid
expenses not included in the Assets;
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(k)
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all rights
under this Agreement; and
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(l)
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any other items
listed on the attached Schedule 1.46 .
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1.47.
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Excluded
Liabilities means any and
all debts, liabilities or obligations of Seller, regardless of
their type or nature, other than the Assumed Liabilities
(collectively, the “ Excluded Liabilities ”).
Such Excluded Liabilities shall include, without
limitation:
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(a)
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any
remediation, or other liability or obligation for any violation of
the Environmental Laws arising from the operation of the Business
or the Leased Real Property prior to the Closing Date, including,
without limitation, those arising prior to Seller’s occupancy
of the Leased Real Property;
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(b)
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any liability
or obligation relating, in any way, to any action, suit,
investigation or proceeding against Seller, the Business, the
Assets, or the Leased Property, or at law or in equity arising
prior to the Closing Date, before any federal, state, municipal or
other governmental department, commission, board, agency, court or
instrumentality, whether or not disclosed to Purchaser;
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(c)
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any liability
of Seller for Taxes, including, but not limited to, Taxes that
arise in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and any liability for the unpaid Taxes of any
Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee
of, or successor to Seller, by contract or otherwise;
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(d)
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except as assumed by Purchaser
pursuant to Section 1.7(c) , any obligation whatsoever
related to employees or independent contractors, including but not
limited to under the Employee Benefit Plans, arising in connection
with the Business on or before the Closing Date, including but not
limited
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to any liability resulting from
Seller’s termination of employees on or prior to the Closing
Date, any workers’ compensation claims which relate to events
on or before the Closing Date, and any COBRA coverage for existing
qualified beneficiaries, qualified beneficiaries who have not
elected COBRA coverage but have COBRA rights and any individuals
who become qualified beneficiaries in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any and all
liabilities and obligations relating to severance payments, change
of control costs, Seller’s Plans, including but not limited
to Seller’s 401(k) Plan;
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(e)
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all written or
oral contracts or agreements other than the General Contracts, the
Personal Property Leases and the Real Property Lease, as assumed
pursuant to Section 1.7 above;
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(f)
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all debts,
liabilities and obligations of Seller, including but not limited to
those set forth on the face of or described in the notes, if any,
to the Most Recent Balance Sheet of Seller, other than the Assumed
Liabilities;
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(g)
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all liabilities
whatsoever of DSPI or DCA, including but not limited to any
liabilities associated with or related to any equity interest held
by Seller in DSPI or DCA and all obligations of Seller pursuant to
the DCA Agreement and the Ruch Release;
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(h)
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any liability
or expense of Seller or Shareholders arising out of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
negotiation or execution of this Agreement and the Attendant
Documents and the consummation of such transactions;
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(i)
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all fees,
commissions and expenses payable to Sun Mergers &
Acquisitions LLC;
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(j)
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any claim by
Fisher Scientific International, Inc., or its subsidiary, Molecular
BioProducts, Inc., for trademark infringement arising out of or in
connection with Seller’s operation of the Business prior to
the Closing Date; and
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(k)
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except to the
extent expressly included in the list of Assumed Liabilities, any
obligation or liability of Seller arising out of or in connection
with Seller’s operation of the Business prior to the Closing
Date, including but not limited to the failure to qualify to do
business, or otherwise register with, any state in which such
qualification or registration is required.
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1.48.
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Filing
Date has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.2(b) .
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1.49.
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Financial
Statements and “
Annual Financial Statements ” have the respective
meanings set forth in Section 4.17 .
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1.50.
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Final 2008
Stub Operating Profit has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(b) .
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1.51.
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Final 2009
Stub Operating Profit has
the meaning set forth on Exhibit 3.2(b) .
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1.52.
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Final
Closing Net Asset Value has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(b) .
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1.53.
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Final Early
2009 Stub Operating Profit has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.54.
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Final Latter
2009 Operating Profit has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(c) .
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1.55.
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Final Latter
2009 Operating Profit Determination Date has the meaning set forth on Exhibit
3.2(c) .
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1.56.
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Final
Purchase Price Payment has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(c) .
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1.57.
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Final
Purchase Price Payment Date has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.7(a) .
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1.58.
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Final
Trailing 12-Month Operating Profit has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.59.
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Former
Employee(s) has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.15 .
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1.60.
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General
Contracts has the meaning
set forth in Section 1.6(f) .
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1.61.
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Hazardous
Materials has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.20(a)(ii) .
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1.62.
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Indemnification Notice has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a) .
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1.63.
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Indemnified
Party has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.3(a) .
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1.64.
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Indemnifying
Party has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.3(a) .
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1.65.
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Independent
Accounting Firm has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b) .
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1.66.
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Intellectual
Property has the meaning
set forth in Section 1.6(c) .
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1.67.
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Interim
Purchase Price Clawback Amount has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.68.
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Interim
Purchase Price Payment has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.69.
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ISRA means the Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1K-6 et seq.
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1.70.
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Latter 2009
Operating Profit has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(c) .
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1.71.
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Latter 2009
Stub Period has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(c) .
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1.72.
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Leased
Personal Property has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.5 .
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1.73.
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Leased
Property has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.5 .
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1.74.
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Leased Real
Property has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.8 .
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1.75.
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Licenses has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6 .
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1.76.
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Liens has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1 .
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1.77.
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Losses has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1 .
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1.78.
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Material
Adverse Effect shall mean
(i) a material adverse effect on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Business, taken as a whole, or
(ii) on the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
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1.79.
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Maximum Cash
Purchase Price has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
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1.80.
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Monthly
Report(s) has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.7(a) .
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1.81.
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Most Recent
Balance Sheet has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.17 .
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1.82.
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Multiemployer Plan has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16(a)(vii) .
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1.83.
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Name Change
Amendments has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
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1.84.
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Net
Assets shall mean the
Accounts Receivable (net of the Accounts Receivable Reserves),
inventory, fixed assets, all cash delivered to Purchaser at
Closing, and prepaid expenses included among the Assets minus the
accounts payable and accrued expenses of the Business included
among the Assumed Liabilities.
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1.85.
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Non-Assignable Asset has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.3(a) .
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1.86.
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Noncompetition Agreements
has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.2(e) .
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1.87.
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Notice (whether or not capitalized) has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.3 .
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1.88.
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Objection
Notice has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.7(b) .
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1.88A
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Obligations has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.16 .
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1.89.
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Operating
Profit has the meaning
set forth in Exhibit 1.87 .
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1.90.
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Operating
Profit Determination Deliverables has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.91.
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Parent has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
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1.92.
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Parent
Guarantee has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.3(f) .
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1.93.
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Party and Parties have the meanings set forth
in the preamble to this Agreement.
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1.94.
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Pension
Plan has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.16(a)(viii) .
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1.95.
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Permitted
Liens has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.10 .
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1.96.
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Personal
Property Leases has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.6(e) .
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1.97.
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Person means any individual, corporation, partnership
(limited or general), limited liability partnership, limited
liability company, trust, association or other organization or
entity, as the context requires.
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1.98.
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Plan(s) has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16(b) .
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1.99.
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Pre-Closing
Tax Period(s) has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4 .
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1.100.
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Protected
Names has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.1 .
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1.101.
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Purchase
Price has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.1 .
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1.102.
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Purchase
Price Bank Account has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii)
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1.103.
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Purchaser has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
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1.104.
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Purchaser
Parties has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.1 .
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1.105.
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RCRA has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20(a)(i) .
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1.106.
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Real
Property Lease means that
certain lease dated as of June 16, 2004, as amended, for the
Leased Real Property located at 3005 Hadley Road, Units #1-3 and
4A, South Plainfield, New Jersey.
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1.106(A)
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Real
Property Lease Assignment has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.3(b) .
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1.107.
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Retirement
Plan has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.16(c) .
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1.108.
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Ruch
Release has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(j) .
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1.109.
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Sale
Payment has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.9 .
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1.110.
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Sale
Transaction has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.9 .
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1.111.
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Seller has the meaning set forth in the preamble of
this Agreement.
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1.112.
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Seller
Parties has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.2 .
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1.113.
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Seller’s actual knowledge
shall mean the actual knowledge of
Walter Demsia or Ryan Sharp without any inquiry.
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1.114.
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Seller’s knowledge shall mean the actual knowledge of Walter Demsia
or Ryan J. Sharp after due inquiry.
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1.115.
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Shareholder(s) has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
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1.116.
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Shareholders’ Representative
has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.4(a) .
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1.117.
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Statement of
Closing Net Assets has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b) .
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1.118.
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Target
Closing Net Asset Value has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(c) .
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1.119.
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Tax or
Taxes means any and all federal, state, local or foreign
taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts, and governmental
impositions or charges of any kind in the nature of (or similar to)
taxes, including (without limitation) (a) income, franchise,
profits, gross receipts, margins, ad valorem, net worth, value
added, sales, use, service, real or personal property, special
assessments, capital stock, license, payroll, withholding,
employment, social security, workers’ compensation,
unemployment compensation, utility, severance, production, excise,
stamp, occupation, premiums, windfall profits, transfer and gains
taxes, (b) interest, penalties, additional taxes and additions
to tax imposed with respect thereto, and (c) any obligation to
indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax Liability of
any other Person.
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1.120.
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Tax
Return means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement related to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, any amendment thereof, and including, without limitation,
consolidated, combined, and unitary tax returns.
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1.121.
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Third Party
Claim has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.3(a) .
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1.122.
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Threshold
Amount has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.6
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1.123.
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Trailing
12-Month Operating Profit has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.124.
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Trailing
12-Month Operating Profit Product has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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1.125.
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Transfer
Taxes has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.8 .
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1.126.
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Transferred
Employees has the meaning
set forth in Section 7.1 .
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1.127.
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Transition
Agreement has the meaning
set forth in Section 8.2(f) .
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1.128.
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WARN
Act has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.2 .
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1.129.
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Welfare
Plan has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.16(a)(ix) .
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1.130.
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Year-End
Balance Sheet has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.17 .
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1.131.
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2008 Stub
Operating Profit has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(b) .
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1.132.
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2008
Operating Profit has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit 3.2(a) .
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1.133.
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2009 Stub
Operating Profit Determination Date has the meaning set forth in Exhibit
3.2(b) .
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2.
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PURCHASE AND
SALE OF ASSETS
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2.1.
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Purchase and
Sale of the Assets . On
the Closing Date, Seller shall sell, transfer, and assign to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase, accept and acquire from
Seller, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, all of the Assets, other than the Excluded Assets,
free and clear of all judgments, security interests, liens, title
defects, mortgages or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever
(collectively, the “ Liens ”), other than the
Permitted Liens set forth on Schedule 4.10 .
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2.2.
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Liabilities
Assumed . On the Closing
Date, Seller shall assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall assume
from Seller, the Assumed Liabilities, provided Purchaser shall not
assume and shall not be liable for any of the Excluded
Liabilities.
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3.1.
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Purchase
Price and Payment . The
purchase price for the Assets (the “ Purchase Price
”) shall be Twelve Million Eight Hundred Eleven Thousand
Eight Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($12,811,872.00), as adjusted in
accordance with Section 3.2 and Section 3.3
(collectively, the “ Actual Cash Purchase Price
”), which Actual Cash Purchase Price shall be paid as
hereinafter set forth in Section 3.2 , as adjusted
pursuant to Section 3.3 , and which Actual Cash
Purchase Price shall in no event be greater than Twenty Five
Million Five Hundred Thousand ($25,500,000.00) (the “
Maximum Cash Purchase Price ”); and (b) the
assumption by Purchaser of the Assumed Liabilities.
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3.2.
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Payment of
Purchase Price .
Purchaser shall pay the Actual Cash Purchase Price as
follows:
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(a)
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At the Closing,
Purchaser shall pay Seller the sum of Twelve Million Eight Hundred
Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Two Dollars ($12,811,872.00)
(the “ Closing Date Cash Payment ”), which
Closing Date Cash Payment shall be determined in accordance with
Exhibit 3.2(a) , payable as follows:
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(i) to secure Seller’s and
Shareholders’ indemnification obligations under this
Agreement, Purchaser shall pay Two Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00) of the Closing Date Cash Payment
(the “ Escrow Payment ”) to BNY Mellon, National
Association, a national banking association (the “ Escrow
Agent ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds,
to be held and disbursed in accordance with the terms of an escrow
agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”) among
Purchaser, Seller Parties and the Escrow Agent, the form of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit A .
(ii) to secure Seller’s and
Shareholders’ potential tax obligations under this Agreement,
Purchaser shall pay Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) of
the Closing Date Cash Payment (the “ Tax Escrow
Portion ”) to be held and disbursed in accordance with
the Escrow Agreement and Exhibit 3.2(a)(ii) .
(iii) Purchaser shall pay the
balance of the Closing Date Cash Payment to Seller by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by
Seller (the “ Purchase Price Bank Account
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At the time
specified in Exhibit 3.2(b) , Purchaser shall pay the
Interim Purchase Price Payment, if any, to Seller by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the Purchase Price Bank Account
which Interim Price Payment shall be determined in accordance with
Exhibit 3.2(b) . Alternatively, at the time specified in
Exhibit 3.2(b), Seller shall pay the Interim Purchase Price
Clawback Amount to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to a bank account specified by Purchaser in
writing.
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As specified in
Exhibit 3.2(c) , the Parties shall determine the Final
Purchase Price Payment and any payment thereof shall be paid at the
time specified in Exhibit 3.2(c) . In the event there is a
Final Purchase Price Payment, Purchaser shall pay the Final
Purchase Price Payment to Seller by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the Purchase Price Bank Account. In no event
shall the Actual Cash Purchase Price, as adjusted pursuant to
Section 3.2 and Section 3.3 , exceed the
Maximum Cash Purchase Price.
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3.3.
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Post Closing
Adjustment to Purchase Price .
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(a)
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Attached hereto
as Exhibit 3.3(a) is a statement of the estimated value of
the Net Assets of the Business as of August 31, 2009 (the
“ Estimated Closing Net Asset Value ”), as
derived from the unaudited estimated balance sheet of the Seller as
of August 31, 2009 and prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistent with past practice.
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(b)
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Unless
specifically waived in writing by Purchaser, Seller shall, at its
cost and expense, prepare and deliver to Purchaser, within ninety
(90) days after the Closing Date, a statement (the “
Statement of Closing Net Assets ”) setting forth a
balance sheet of the Net Assets as of the Closing Date (the “
Closing Net Assets ”), which Statement of Closing Net
Assets shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistent with
past practice. Purchaser shall have fifteen (15) calendar days
from the date of its receipt of the Statement of Closing Net Assets
to deliver to Seller a written objection to the Statement of
Closing Net Assets, which objection shall include a reasonably
detailed statement of the basis for Purchaser’s objection.
During such fifteen (15) day period, Purchaser and Parent
shall grant Seller, Shareholders’ Representative and
Seller’s accountants, legal counsel and advisors, reasonable
access, during normal business hours, to Purchaser’s books
and records to review (at Seller’s sole expense)
Seller’s calculation of the Closing Net Assets and
preparation of the Statement of Closing Net Assets. If Purchaser
fails to timely object, then the Statement of Closing Net Assets
shall be deemed accepted as originally delivered to Purchaser. If
Purchaser timely objects to the Statement of Closing Net Assets and
Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve such dispute within ten
(10) calendar days of Seller’s receipt of
Purchaser’s objections, then the issues in dispute shall be
submitted to an independent, nationally recognized accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to the Parties (the “ Independent
Accounting Firm ”) for resolution. The Independent
Accounting Firm shall be instructed to submit a report to Purchaser
and Seller within thirty (30) calendar days with a
determination regarding any disputed items (such disputed amounts
to be resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm in accordance
with the accounting principles used in preparing the Estimated
Closing Net Asset Value), and such report shall be final, binding
and conclusive on the Parties hereto. The value of the Closing Net
Assets as finally determined by this Section 3.3(b)
shall be deemed the “ Final Closing Net Asset Value
” for purposes of this Agreement. The fees, costs and
expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be divided
equally and paid by Purchaser and Seller.
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(c)
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If it is
determined, pursuant to 3.3(b), that the Final Net Asset Value is
less than Four Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($4,150,000.00) (the “ Target Closing Net Asset Value
”), then the Purchase Price shall be decreased by one dollar
($1.00) for every dollar that the Final Closing Net Asset Value is
less than the Target Closing Net Asset Value (the “
Downward Net Asset Adjustment Amount ”).
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(d)
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In the event of
a Downward Net Asset Adjustment Amount, Seller shall pay such
Downward Net Asset Adjustment Amount to Purchaser within three
(3) Business Days of the determination of the Downward Net
Asset Adjustment Amount, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to one or more accounts designated by Purchaser in
writing.
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3.4.
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Allocation of
Consideration . The
aggregate consideration paid by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to
this Agreement (including the Assumed
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Liabilities) shall be allocated
among the Assets, including any intangible assets. Certain of such
allocations are as set forth in Schedule 3.4 which Seller
and Purchaser have agreed upon. Each Party agrees to report the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for federal income tax
and all other tax purposes (including, without limitation, for
purposes of Section 1060 of the Code) in a manner consistent
with the agreed upon allocations set forth in Schedule 3.4
and in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations, and to
take no position inconsistent with such allocations in any
administrative or judicial examination or other proceeding.
Purchaser and Seller shall timely file the appropriate forms in
accordance with the requirements of Section 1060 of the
Code.
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND
SHAREHOLDERS . Seller and
Shareholders, jointly and severally, hereby represent, warrant and
covenant the following to Purchaser and Parent:
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4.1.
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Good
Standing and Authority .
Seller is a corporation organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.1 , Seller is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which it is required to be so qualified except
where the failure to be qualified would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Seller has the corporate power
and authority to enter into this Agreement, to enter into any and
all documents contemplated in this Agreement (the “
Attendant Documents ”) to which it is or will be a
party and to consummate the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement and the Attendant Documents. This Agreement and all of
the Attendant Documents to which Seller will be a party as of the
Closing, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated in
this Agreement and the Attendant Documents, will be, on or prior to
the Closing Date, duly authorized and approved by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Seller. This Agreement, and all of
the Attendant Documents to which Seller will be a party as of the
Closing, when executed and delivered, constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with their respective terms subject, as to enforcement,
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to
general equitable principles. This Agreement, and all of the
Attendant Documents to which each Shareholder will be a party as of
the Closing, when executed and delivered, constitute legal, valid
and binding obligations of each such Shareholder, enforceable
against each such Shareholder in accordance with their respective
terms subject, as to enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable
principles. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the representation contained in the immediately preceding
sentence is made severally by each Shareholder and not jointly and
severally. Seller owns no equity interests other than its interests
in DSPI.
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4.2.
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Assets . The Assets (including the assets of DSPI
acquired by Purchaser), together with all Leased Personal Property,
the Leased Real Property and the Excluded Assets, constitute all of
the assets which are used in connection with and are necessary to
the operation of the Business as of the Closing. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.2 , all of the Assets and all of the
Leased Personal Property are located at the Leased Real
Property.
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(a)
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The attached
Schedule 1.6(a) contains a true and complete list of all
material furniture, fixtures, fixed assets, material equipment,
machinery, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, molds, engineering and
office equipment and vehicles used in connection with the operation
of or related to the Business, other than the Leased Personal
Property.
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(b)
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The attached
Schedule 1.6(i) contains a true and complete list of all
material third party warranties and claims for warranties relating
to the Business, the Assets or the Leased Personal
Property.
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4.3.
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Intellectual
Property . Seller owns no
patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, applications
for registered trademarks, registered service marks, applications
for registered service marks, registered copyrights and
applications for registered copyrights. The attached Schedule
4.3 contains a true and complete list of any common law
trademarks and logos used in connection with the operation of the
Business, none of which are owned by any Shareholder, and any and
all corporate and assumed names under which Seller in the five
(5) years prior to the Closing Date, has conducted or, is
currently conducting the Business. To Seller’s actual
knowledge, Seller has the right to assign its entire right, title
and interest in and to all of the Intellectual Property. Seller is
not a party to any license agreements granting any right to use or
practice any rights under any Intellectual Property, whether Seller
is the licensee or licensor thereunder. The items comprising the
Intellectual Property are the only proprietary property used by
Seller in connection with the Business as conducted immediately
prior to the Closing. There has been no written claim received by
Seller for infringement, misappropriation or misuse of any of the
Intellectual Property or any other proprietary information related
to the Business in the ten (10) years prior to the Closing
Date. Seller has received no written claim in the ten
(10) years prior to the Closing Date that Seller has infringed
or is infringing on any trademark, trade name, copyright or other
proprietary or intellectual property right of any third party or
that Seller is illegally using the trade secrets or property rights
of any third party.
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4.4.
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Contracts
. The attached Schedule 4.4
identifies all material contracts and agreements related to the
Business to which Seller is a party (including all Contracts), true
and complete copies of all (or, if verbal, true and complete
summaries) of which have been delivered to Purchaser. For purposes
of
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this Section 4.4 a
Contract or agreement shall be deemed to be material if it involves
obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or payments to Seller
involving aggregate annual consideration payable to or by Seller in
excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or if it
restricts Seller’s ability to compete in the Business. Each
Contract was entered into in the ordinary course of business, is
legal, valid and binding against Seller, enforceable against Seller
and in full force and effect. To Seller’s knowledge, there
are no disputes, oral agreements or forbearance programs in effect
as to any Contract. Seller has not assigned, transferred, mortgaged
or otherwise conveyed its interest in any Contract. Seller has
complied in all material respects with the provisions of each
Contract to which it is a party, and is not in default under any
such Contract and, to Seller’s knowledge, no party to any
such Contract has failed to comply in any material respect with, or
is in material default under, the provisions of such Contract.
Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.21 , this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate or
cause a default under any Contract or, require notice to, or the
consent of, any party to any Contract.
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4.5.
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Leased
Assets . The attached
Schedule 1.6(e), contains a true and complete list of the
leased personal property used by the Business (collectively, the
“ Leased Personal Property ,” and together with
the Leased Real Property, the “ Leased Property
”). Seller is the exclusive user of all of the Leased
Personal Property listed on the attached Schedule 1.6(e) and
all of the Leased Personal Property is located at the Leased Real
Property. Except for the Leased Personal Property, there is no
personal property which is leased and which is used in connection
with the operation of, or related to, the Business.
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4.6.
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Permits and
Licenses . The attached
Schedule 1.6(g) lists all governmental franchises, permits,
licenses or other authorizations from a governmental entity held by
Seller in connection with the Business, the Assets, the Real
Property, or the Leased Property (the “ Licenses
”), true and complete copies of all of which have been
delivered to Purchaser. Except as set forth on the attached
Schedule 4.6 , all of the Licenses are in full force and
effect and are assignable or transferable to Purchaser in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
in this Agreement. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller has obtained
all Licenses necessary for its operation of the Business, the
ownership of the Assets or the lease of the Leased Property the
absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, and Seller has not, to Seller’s
knowledge, engaged in any activity which would cause revocation or
suspension of any such Licenses. No action or proceeding looking to
or contemplating the revocation or suspension of any Licenses is
pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened.
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4.7.
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Real
Property Owned . Seller
does not own and has never owned any real property.
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4.8.
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Real
Property Leased . The
attached Schedule 4.8 lists and briefly describes all
real properties leased or subleased to or by Seller for use in the
operation of the Business (the “ Leased Real Property
”). Seller has delivered to Purchaser true, correct and
complete copies of the leases and subleases for all land, buildings
and improvements used in the Business listed on the attached
Schedule 4.8 . Except as set forth on the attached
Schedule 4.8 , with respect to each Real Property
Lease:
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(a)
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the Real
Property Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full
force and effect;
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(b)
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to
Seller’s actual knowledge, the Leased Real Property has been
operated and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, rules
and regulations;
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(c)
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Seller is not,
and to Seller’s actual knowledge no other party to the Real
Property Lease is, in breach or default, and no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute such a breach
or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration
under the Real Property Lease;
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(d)
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To
Seller’s actual knowledge, no party to the Real Property
Lease has repudiated any of its provisions;
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(e)
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Seller has not
assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or
encumbered all or any portion of its interest in the Real Property
Lease;
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(f)
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the Leased Real
Property is supplied with utilities and other services necessary
for the operation of the Business at the Leased Real Property, as
conducted immediately prior to the Closing; and
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(g)
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the facilities
leased under the Real Property Lease are in good operating
condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, and would require no
structural changes by the landlord pursuant to the Real Property
Lease if such lease were to terminate as of the Closing
Date.
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4.9.
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Accounts Receivable and
Payables . The attached
Schedule 1.6(j) contains a true and complete list of all
accounts receivable of the Business (the “ Accounts
Receivable ”), as of two (2) Business Days prior to
the Closing Date. Except as set forth on the attached Schedule
4.9 , all Accounts Receivable are reflected properly on the
books and records of Seller, are valid receivables subject to no
setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible and will be
collected in substantial accordance with their terms and at their
recorded amounts, subject only to the reserve for bad debts set
forth on the Most Recent Balance Sheet, as adjusted for the passage
of time through the Closing Date in accordance with generally
acceptable accounting principles consistently applied, and are free
and clear of all
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Liens and factoring agreements.
No trade accounts payable forming part of the Assumed Liabilities
or other Assumed Liabilities are past due. The Assumed Liabilities
have been incurred in the ordinary course of business and Seller
has not delayed or postponed the payment of any such Assumed
Liabilities or other accounts payable or other liabilities. Seller
has no Notes Receivable other than the DSPI Note.
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4.10.
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Title;
Liens . Except
(i) as set forth on the attached Schedule 4.10 , and
(ii) for the Liens set forth on the attached Schedule
4.10 (the “ Permitted Liens ”), Seller has
good, marketable and unencumbered title to, or an unencumbered
interest in, each item comprising the Assets, free and clear of any
and all Liens.
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4.11.
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Good
Condition . Except as set
forth on the attached Schedule 4.11 , to Seller’s
knowledge, all of the Assets and all of the Leased Personal
Property are currently in good operating condition, subject to
normal wear and tear, operating for their respective intended uses
and need no major repairs.
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4.12.
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Litigation . There are no actions, suits, investigations or
proceedings pending or, to Seller’s actual knowledge,
threatened against Seller, the Business, the Assets or the Leased
Property, at law or in equity, before any federal, state, municipal
or other governmental department, commission, board, agency, court
or instrumentality which could affect, in any way, the Business,
the Assets or the Leased Property. There has been no written notice
received by Seller that Seller is in default under any order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or other governmental department,
commission, board, agency or instrumentality which such default
could materially affect, the Business, the Assets or the Leased
Property in any way.
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4.13.
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Compliance
with Applicable Laws and Regulations . Except as set forth on the attached
Schedule 4.13 , Seller has complied in all material respects
with all laws, regulations, rules, orders, judgments, decrees and
other requirements imposed by any governmental authority applicable
to Seller, the Business, the Assets or the Leased
Property.
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4.14.
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Employees . The attached Schedule 4.14 contains a
complete and accurate list of employees leased to the Business by
ADP TotalSource (“ ADP ”) as of the Closing Date
(each a “ Current Employee ” and collectively
the “ Current Employees ”) and, with respect to
each Current Employee, his or her salary or hourly rate currently
in effect and accrued vacation and sick time as of a date no more
than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Except
as set forth on the attached Schedule 4.14 , no Current
Employee is currently on leave of absence, layoff, military leave,
suspension, sick leave, workers’ compensation, salary
continuance or short or long term disability or otherwise not
actively performing his or her work during all normally scheduled
business hours. The Current Employees and the Former Employees (as
defined below) are sometimes referred to, collectively, as the
“ Employees .”
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4.15.
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Employee
Relations . Except as set
forth on the attached Schedule 4.15 , there are no written
or oral collective bargaining or other employment agreements or
understandings with or affecting any Current Employee. There has
been no written notice received by Seller with respect to any
Current Employee or any person formerly employed by Seller (each a
“ Former Employee ” and collectively the “
Former Employees ”) in connection with a violation of
the Fair Labor Standards Act or other applicable federal, state or
local labor laws. All payments due and payable by Seller to ADP,
including but not limited to with respect to health, welfare or
unemployment insurance and pursuant to any agreement, as of the
Closing Date will have been paid as of the Closing Date or properly
accrued for. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15 , there
are no severance payments which could become payable by Purchaser
under the terms of any oral or written agreement or commitment.
Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 4.15 ,
(i) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
concerning the Business or any Current or Former Employee pending
before any governmental agency in any jurisdiction in which Seller
conducts business; (ii) there is no labor strike or material
slowdown, work stoppage, lockout or other collective labor action
actually pending or to Seller’s knowledge threatened against
or affecting the Business, and Seller has not in the five
(5) years prior to the Closing Date experienced any strike or
material slowdown, work stoppage, lockout or other collective labor
action in connection with the Business by or with respect to any
Current Employees; (iii) there are no charges against the
Business pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
or any agency in any jurisdiction in which Seller conducts business
responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices;
(iv) Seller has not received written notice from any
governmental agency responsible for the enforcement of labor or
employment laws of an intention to conduct an investigation of the
Business and, to Seller’s knowledge, no such investigation is
currently in progress; (v) no Current Employee or Former
Employee has any claim pending against Seller on account of or for
overtime pay; and (vi) except as set forth on Schedule
4.15 , Seller has no temporary employees. To the actual
knowledge Seller: (i) no Current Employee or Former Employee
has breached such employee’s obligations regarding
confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation, to the extent
such Current Employee or Former Employee is so obligated, and
(ii) no Current Employee or group of Current Employees plans
to leave the Company or to refuse employment by
Purchaser.
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4.16.
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Employee
Benefits .
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(a)
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Definitions: For purposes of this
Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
set forth below:
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(i)
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“
COBRA ” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended;
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(ii)
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“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended;
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(iii)
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“
Controlled Group ” shall mean a group of two or more
trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, that are
considered a single employer under Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n),
or (o) of the Code;
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(iv)
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“
Controlled Group Member ” shall mean a corporation,
trade or business that is a member of a Controlled Group to which
Seller belongs;
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(v)
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“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended;
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(vi)
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“
Employee Benefit Plan(s) ” shall mean and include any
Pension Plan, Welfare Plan, Multiemployer Plan and any bonus,
severance, deferred compensation, annuity, retirement, stock
option, stock purchase, executive compensation, incentive
compensation, educational assistance, insurance or other plan or
arrangement providing benefits to employees of Seller or any
Controlled Group Member, including any similar plan allowed by any
foreign law;
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(vii)
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“
Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3(37) of ERISA;
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(viii)
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“
Pension Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan
as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA;
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(ix)
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“
Welfare Plan ” means any employee welfare benefit plan
as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
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(b)
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Seller’s Employee
Benefit Plans and Documents : The attached Schedule 4.16 lists
(i) all Employee Benefit Plans that Seller maintains,
sponsors, participates in or contributes to or with respect to
which Seller has or is reasonably expected to have any liability or
potential liability, whether or not such plan is terminated, frozen
or transferred to another party (each plan so listed or required to
be so listed is referred to hereinafter individually as a “
Plan ” and collectively as the “ Plans
”); and (ii) all Employee Benefit Plans that ADP, on
behalf of Seller, maintains, sponsors, participates in or
contributes to (each an “ ADP Plan ” and
collectively the “ ADP Plans ”). With respect to
each Plan, Seller has provided Purchaser with true and correct
copies, to the extent applicable, of the following: (i) all
material documents pursuant to which the Plan is maintained,
administered and funded; (ii) the past three (3) years of
Form 5500 (Annual Report) with schedules and attachments;
(iii) collective
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bargaining agreements or
contracts and all amendments thereto; (iv) with regard to each
Plan that is a self-funded Welfare Plan, experience and enrollment
data for the prior three (3) plan years as well as
documentation and calculations demonstrating the present value of
accrued obligations under such plans as of the Closing Date;
(v) agreements with respect to leased or temporary employees;
(vi) all governmental rulings and pending requests for
rulings; (vii) the most recent Internal Revenue Service
determination letters; and (viii) a list of all COBRA
qualified beneficiaries (including COBRA qualified beneficiaries
who are either receiving or are entitled to elect to receive COBRA
benefits), the date of each qualified beneficiary’s
qualifying event, the nature of the qualifying event, the date as
of which the maximum COBRA period will end and the cost of such
qualified beneficiary’s COBRA coverage.
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(c)
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Pension
Plan; No Title IV, Multiemployer, Multiple-Employer, Retiree
Welfare or Special COBRA Liabilities . The only Pension Plans maintained by Seller
and with respect to which Seller has any liability or potential
liability are those Plans listed on the attached Schedule
4.
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