Exhibit 10.31
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated
as of December 9, 2005, is by and between MEDICINE MADE EASY,
a California corporation (“Buyer”), and PRIORITY
PHARMACY, INC., a California corporation (“Seller”),
The David C. Zeiger Trust UTD 4/30/93 (the “Seller’s
Shareholder”), David C. Zeiger (“David”) and
Peter Ellman (“Peter”).
Seller is a licensed California
pharmacy located at 3935 First Avenue, San Diego,
California.
Buyer desires to purchase and Seller
desires to sell, transfer and deliver to Buyer Seller’s right
title and interest in and to certain of its business and assets
used in connection with or related to its HIV/AIDS business,
including without limitation its inventory, customer lists, books
and records, files and goodwill used in connection with or related
to its HIV/AIDS business, on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.
The parties agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The terms defined in this Article I,
whenever used herein (including the schedules hereto, unless
otherwise defined therein), shall have the following
meanings:
1.1 “ Additional
Payments ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement
1.2 “ Affiliate ”
shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by or is under common control with another
Person.
1.3 “ Acquired Assets
” shall mean all of Seller’s right, title and interest
in and to its Inventory, supplies, packaging and shipping
materials, manufacturers warranties, customer lists, books and
records, files and goodwill used in connection with or related to
its HIV/AIDS business.
1.4 “ Business Day
” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which banks are closed or are authorized to be closed in New
York, New York.
1.5 “ Buyer Claimant
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of
this Agreement.
1.6 “ Closing ”
shall mean the closing of the purchase and sale of the Acquired
Assets, as contemplated by this Agreement.
1.7 “ Closing Date
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of
this Agreement.
1.8 “ Code ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
1.9 “ Contract ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this
Agreement.
1.10 “ Employee Benefit
Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan”
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other
bonus, profit sharing, compensation, pension, severance, deferred
compensation, fringe benefit, insurance, welfare, medical,
post-retirement health or welfare benefit, medical reimbursement,
health, life, stock option, stock purchase, tuition refund, service
award, company car, scholarship, relocation, disability, accident,
sick pay, sick leave, vacation, termination, individual employment,
executive compensation, incentive, bonus, commission, payroll
practices, retention or other plan, agreement, policy, trust fund
or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, and whether
maintained, sponsored or contributed to by Seller or any entity
that would be deemed a “single employer” with Seller
under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or
Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA (an “ERISA
Affiliate”) on behalf of any of the current, former or
retired employees of Seller or its beneficiaries or with respect to
which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate has or has had any obligation
on behalf of any such employee or beneficiary.
1.11 “ Encumbrance
” shall mean any lien, charge, encumbrance, option, right of
first refusal, security interest, easement, obligation or claim or
other third party right of any kind.
1.12 “ Environment
” shall mean any surface or subsurface physical medium or
natural resource, including, air, land, soil, surface waters,
ground waters, stream and river sediments, and biota.
1.13 “ Environmental
Laws ” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign
law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, order or judgment
(including the common law and any judicial or administrative
interpretations, guidances, directives or opinions) relating to the
injury to, or the pollution or protection of human health and
safety or the Environment.
1.14 “ Environmental
Liabilities ” shall mean any claims, judgments, damages
(including punitive damages), losses, penalties, fines,
liabilities, encumbrances, liens, violations, costs and expenses
(including attorneys and consultants fees) of investigation,
remediation or defense of any matter relating to human health,
safety or the Environment of whatever kind or nature by any party,
entity or authority, (a) which are incurred as a result of
(i) the existence of Hazardous Substances in, on, under, at or
emanating from any real property presently or formerly owned or
operated by Seller or any of its Affiliates, (ii) the offsite
transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous
Substances generated by Seller or any of its Affiliates, or
(iii) the violation of any Environmental Laws or
(b) which arise under the Environmental Laws.
1.15 “ ERISA ”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder.
1.16 “ ERISA Affiliate
” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Employee Benefit Plan”.
1.17 “ Excluded
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(c) of this Agreement.
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1.18 “ Financial
Statements ” shall mean (a) the unaudited financial
statements of the Seller as of December 31, 2002, 2003 and
2004, and for each of the fiscal years then ended, (b) the
unaudited financial statements of the Seller as of August 31, 2005,
and for the eight month period then ended.
1.19 “ GAAP ”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles.
1.20 “ Hazardous
Discharge ” shall mean any releasing, spilling, leaking,
pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting,
escaping, leaching, migrating, disposing or dumping (including the
movement of any material through or in air, soil, surface or
groundwater) of Hazardous Substances, whether on, off, under or
from any real property owned, operated, leased or used at any time
by Seller or its predecessors.
1.21 “ Hazardous
Substances ” shall mean petroleum, petroleum products,
petroleum-derived substances, radioactive materials, hazardous
wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead based paint, urea
formaldehyde, asbestos or any materials containing asbestos, and
any materials, wastes or substances regulated or defined as or
included in the definition of “hazardous substances,”
“hazardous materials,” “hazardous
constituents,” “toxic substances,”
“pollutants,” “contaminants” or any similar
denomination intended to classify substances by reason of toxicity,
carcinogenicity, ignitability, corrosivity or reactivity under any
Environmental Laws.
1.22 “ Indemnitee
” and “ Indemnitor ” shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 8.4(a) of this
Agreement.
1.23 “ Initial Payment
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a) of
this Agreement.
1.24 “ Inventory
” means Seller’s inventory related to its HIV/AIDS
business.
1.25 “ Inventory
Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
1.26 “ IRS ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service
1.27 “ Licenses and
Permits ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.8 of this Agreement.
1.28 “ Losses ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of this
Agreement.
1.29 “ Material Adverse
Effect ” shall mean any material adverse effect,
individually or in the aggregate, on the condition (financial or
otherwise), business, assets, operations or prospects of Seller or
the Acquired Assets.
1.30 “ Monthly
Information ” shall mean the gross revenue and
prescription count information for Seller for the months of
September, October and November 2005.
1.31 “ Payment Program
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 of
this Agreement.
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1.32 “ Person ”
shall mean any natural person, corporation, professional
corporation, limited or limited liability partnership, general
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
limited liability company, company, trust, bank, trust company,
land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a
legal entity, and any governmental unit or agency or political
subdivision thereof.
1.33 “ Purchase Price
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) of
this Agreement.
1.34 “ Related Party
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 of
this Agreement.
1.35 “ Seller Claimant
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 of
this Agreement.
1.36 “ Taxes ”
(or “Tax” where the context requires) shall mean all
federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes, duties, or similar
charges (including, without limitation, income (whether net or
gross), profits, premium, estimated, excise, sales, use,
environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A),
occupancy, franchise, license, value added stamp, windfall profits,
social security, gross receipts, franchise, ad valorem, severance,
capital levy, production, transfer, gains, withholding, occupation,
employment and payroll related and property taxes, alternative or
add-on, minimum or estimated, import and export duties and other
governmental charges and assessments) imposed by any taxing or
governmental authority on or payable by Seller or any other party
with respect to the income, operations, products, assets or
properties of Seller, whether attributable to statutory or
nonstatutory rules and whether or not measured in whole or in part
by net income, and including interest, additions to tax or
interest, and penalties with respect thereto, and including
expenses associated with contesting any proposed adjustment related
to any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ACQUIRED
ASSETS
2.1 Purchase of the
Acquired Assets .
(a) Upon the terms and subject to
the conditions hereof, and upon the basis of the agreements,
representations and warranties contained in, and the schedules to,
this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, transfer,
assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and
acquire from Seller, all of the Acquired Assets, in each case free
and clear of Encumbrances of any kind.
(b) Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement, Seller shall not sell, transfer,
assign, convey or deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall not purchase or
acquire from Seller, any of Seller’s cash or accounts
receivable, and any other assets of Seller other than the Acquired
Assets.
(c) Buyer shall not be required to
assume, pay, fulfill, perform or otherwise discharge any
liabilities or obligations of Seller, including of Seller’s
business, of any kind
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whatsoever (the “Excluded
Liabilities”), and Seller shall pay, fulfill, perform and
discharge such Excluded Liabilities. The Excluded Liabilities
include, without limitation:
(i) Legal, accounting, brokerage,
finder’s fees, Taxes or other expenses incurred by Seller or
any Affiliate, including, without limitation, in connection with
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(ii) Any intercompany debt or other
liability or obligation of any nature between Seller and any past
or present Related Party of Seller;
(iii) Liabilities or obligations
incurred by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller after the
Closing;
(iv) Any obligation or liability
relating to any litigation or any claim arising out of any dispute,
the elements of which occurred prior to the Closing, whether or not
listed on any schedule hereto and regardless of whether accruing
prior to or subsequent to the Closing;
(v) Any liability for any Taxes
accrued to or incurred by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller or
relating to operations, products or assets of Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller or arising as a consequence of the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(vi) Any liability or costs
(including, without limitation, costs of remediation) arising out
of or relating to a Hazardous Discharge or the release, discharge
or disposal of any solid wastes or the handling, storage, use,
transportation or disposal of any of the foregoing, as these terms
are defined by the Environmental Laws in, on, under or from
facilities of Seller at any time prior to the Closing, regardless
of whether such liability or costs arise before or after Closing
and whether or not in breach of any representation or warranty
under this Agreement;
(vii) Any liability or obligation to
employees, government agencies or other third parties in connection
with any option plan, pension plan, other ERISA plan or other
Employee Benefit Plan, and any health, dental or life insurance
benefits, whether or not insured and whether or not disclosed on
any schedule hereto;
(viii) Any liability or obligation
under any contract or commitment, including which relates to any
default in respect of such contract or other commitment or
obligation of Seller;
(ix) Any liability or obligation to
employees in the nature of accrued payroll, vacation, holiday or
sick pay, worker’s compensation relating to the period prior
to the Closing, whether or not listed on any schedule hereto and
regardless of whether accruing prior or subsequent to the
Closing;
(x) Any trade debt, accounts
payable, notes payable and bank debts; or
(xi) Any other liability or
obligation.
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2.2 Purchase Price
.
(a) At the Closing, in consideration
for the Acquired Assets (other than the Inventory), Buyer shall pay
to Seller an amount in cash equal to Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000) (the “Initial
Payment”).
(b) In addition, (i) on each of
January 8, 2006, February 8, 2006 and March 8,
2006, in consideration for the Acquired Assets (other than the
Inventory), Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to Three
Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars
($366,667) (the “Additional Payments”) if, and only if,
(A) Seller, David and Peter have, during such three
(3) month period, provided during normal business hours such
reasonable assistance to Buyer as Buyer from time to time has
requested to transition the business of Seller and the Acquired
Assets to Buyer and (B) Seller has delivered to Buyer within
ten (10) days after the Closing Date a legal opinion of
counsel to Seller and Seller’s Shareholder, covering the
matters set forth in Exhibit A ; and (ii) no later than
on December 20, 2005, in consideration for the Inventory,
Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the wholesale
acquisition cost (as calculated by Buyer based on its inventory to
be concluded by December 16, 2005 and documentation provided
by Seller to Buyer), less two percent (2%) of such wholesale
acquisition cost, of the Inventory that Buyer in its sole
discretion elects by close of business on December 16, 2005,
by notice to Seller, to purchase and acquire from Seller (the
“Inventory Payment” and, collectively with the Initial
Payment and the Additional Payments, the “Purchase
Price”). The Inventory shall be shipped F.O.B. seller’s
facility in San Diego, California.
(c) Buyer shall provide written
notice to Seller if it reasonably determines that Seller is not
fulfilling its obligations under Section 2.2(b)(i)(A), which
notice shall specify in reasonable detail Buyer’s reasons for
its belief that Sellers is not so fulfilling its obligations, in
which case Seller shall have ten (10) business days from the
date such notice is effective to cure such performance. If such
performance is not cured within such ten (10) business day
period, Buyer shall have no obligation to make the remaining
payments due under Section 2.2(b)(i)(A). If a dispute arises
between the parties relating to the cure of Seller’s
performance under Section 2.2(b)(i)(A), such dispute shall be
settled by a panel of three arbitrators with such arbitration to be
held in San Diego, California, in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and
judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The decision of the
arbitrators shall be final and may be sued on or enforced by the
party in whose favor it runs in any court of competent jurisdiction
at the option of the successful party. In the event the arbitrators
determine that Buyer wrongfully failed to make payments to Seller
under this Section 2.2(c), or if Buyer does not make the
Inventory Payment to Seller when due, Buyer shall, in additional to
making such payments to Seller, pay to Seller interest thereon at a
rate of interest equal to fifteen percent (15%) per annum beginning
on the date such payments were originally due and continuing until
any such payments are made in full.
2.3 Allocation of Purchase
Price . The Purchase Price for the Acquired Assets shall be
allocated for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes by
each party among the Acquired Assets as mutually determined by
Seller and Buyer, in compliance with applicable laws and generally
accepted accounting principles. For all pertinent tax purposes,
each party hereto shall report the purchase and sale provided for,
and with the characterization given these transactions in this
Agreement, to taxing authorities on a basis consistent with such
allocation, and each party agrees not to take a position
inconsistent with such allocation. After the Closing, Seller and
Buyer each shall timely file form 8594 with the IRS detailing this
allocation. In the event that Buyer determines, subject to
Seller’s reasonable approval, that any adjustments to such
allocation are
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necessary, Seller shall make such modifications
as are necessary, reporting the same on Seller’s form 8594
(if required) or any tax report or return filed or to be filed by
Seller in order to conform to Buyer’s allocation as
adjusted.
ARTICLE III
CLOSING
3.1 The Closing .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Closing
shall occur on December 9, 2005 (the “Closing
Date”), at the offices of Buyer’s counsel, Nixon
Peabody LLP, 990 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New
York.
3.2 Obligations of Seller .
At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the
following:
(a) Copies of the resolutions of the
Board of Directors and shareholders of Seller certified by the
secretary or assistant secretary of Seller, which resolutions shall
approve and authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) All consents to the assignment
to Buyer of each of the Acquired Assets.
(c) Such other instruments of
assignment and conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate to
fully and effectively transfer to Buyer the Acquired
Assets.
(d) All of the other documents and
instruments required to be delivered by Seller.
3.3 Obligations of Buyer . At
the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the
following:
(a) The Initial Payment.
(b) Copies of the resolutions of the
Board of Directors of Buyer certified by the secretary or assistant
secretary of Seller, which resolutions shall approve and authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) All of the other documents and
instruments required to be delivered by Buyer.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REGARDING SELLER AND SELLER’S BUSINESS
Except as set forth on a disclosure
schedule delivered by Seller to Buyer and attached hereto (the
“Seller Disclosure Schedule”), Seller and
Seller’s Shareholder hereby represent and warrant to Buyer,
as of the date hereof, as follows:
4.1 Organization and
Qualification . Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business
as it is now being conducted. Seller has no Affiliates,
subsidiaries or equity interest in any other Person, except as set
forth on Schedule 4.1. Seller is duly qualified and in good
standing as a foreign corporation and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to do business in the jurisdictions set forth
on Schedule 4.1, which jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions
wherein the character of the properties owned or leased or the
nature of activities conducted by Seller make such qualification
necessary. Seller’s Shareholder owns all the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Seller.
4.2 Authority . Seller has
all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and all documents, certificates, agreements, instruments
and writings related hereto to which it is a party and to perform,
carry out and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of Seller. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
by Seller and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its
terms.
4.3 No Breach . Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will:
(a) violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws of Seller; (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or
constitute a default (or an event which, with or without notice,
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under and of
Seller’s leases, agreements, arrangements, contracts,
commitments or understandings, written or oral, relating to
Seller’s HIV/AIDS business (collectively, the
“Contracts”) or any other material agreement, document,
certificate or other instrument to which Seller is a party or by
which Seller or any of its properties or assets (including the
Acquired Assets) is subject or bound; (c) result in the
creation of, or give any party the right to create, any Encumbrance
upon any of the Acquired Assets; (d) conflict with, violate,
result in a breach of or constitute a default under any judgment,
decree, order or process of any court or governmental authority;
(e) conflict with or violate any material statute, law or
regulation applicable to Seller or any of the Acquired Assets; or
(f) require Seller to obtain any authorization, consent,
approval or waiver from, or to make any filing with, any
governmental or regulatory authority.
4.4 Financial Statements and
Sales Information . Prior to the date hereof, Seller has
delivered to Buyer the Financial Statements and Monthly Information
attached hereto as Schedule 4.4(a). The Financial Statements:
(a) were prepared from the books and records of Seller, which
books and records have been maintained in accordance with all legal
and accounting requirements and completely and accurately reflect
all financial transactions of Seller, including, without
limitation, the accounts
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receivable, accounts payable and revenue of
Seller for the periods covered by and as at the dates of the
Financial Statements; (b) were prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied; and (c) present fairly the
financial condition of Seller and the results of its operations for
the periods covered by, and as at the dates of, each of the
Financial Statements. The statements of profit and loss included in
the Financial Statements do not contain any material items of
special or non-recurring income or other income not earned in the
ordinary course of business except as expressly specified therein.
All liabilities (whether accrued, unmatured, contingent or
otherwise, and whether due or to become due) of Seller are set
forth or adequately reserved against on the face of the most recent
Financial Statements, except for liabilities incurred since the
date thereof in the ordinary course of business as theretofore
conducted, which liabilities are not, individually or in the
aggregate, materially adverse to the condition (financial or
otherwise), business, assets, operations or prospects of Seller.
Seller is neither aware nor ought reasonably to be aware of any
basis for the assertion against Seller of any materially adverse
liability or loss contingency. The books and records of Seller are
accurate and complete and have been maintained in accordance with
good business practices. The Monthly Information is accurate and
complete in all material respects, subject to normal e-log and
other final adjustments.
4.5 Absen