Exhibit 10.32
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated
as of March 10, 2006, is by and between MOMS PHARMACY OF
BROOKLYN, INC., a New York corporation (“Buyer”), and
H.S. MAIMAN RX, INC., a New York corporation
(“Seller”), and SCOTT MAIMAN and NANCY MAIMAN (the
“Seller’s Shareholder”).
Seller is a licensed New York
pharmacy located at 821 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, New
York.
Buyer desires to purchase and Seller
desires to sell, transfer and deliver to Buyer Seller’s right
title and interest in and to all of its business and assets
including without limitation its fixed assets, inventory, customer
lists, prescription files, books and records, files and goodwill,
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Buyer
desires to purchase such business and assets related to
Seller’s HIV/AIDS business (the “HIV/AIDS
Business”) and business and assets related to the balance of
Seller’s business (the “Non-HIV/AIDS Business”),
including without limitation Seller’s interest in its
lease.
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
Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a)(ii) 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 business, assets and properties, whether tangible or
intangible, and including, without limitation, the Equipment,
Inventory, supplies, packaging and shipping materials, the Assumed
Contracts, Intellectual Property, tenant improvements,
manufacturers warranties, customer lists, Prescription Files, books
and records, files and goodwill, and all other information relating
or pertaining to the Acquired Assets.
1.4 “ Assumed Contracts
” shall mean the Contracts listed on Schedule 4.9 of this
Agreement that are identified as “Assumed
Contracts”.
1.5 “ 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.
1.6 “ Buyer Claimant
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of
this Agreement.
1.7 “ Closing ”
shall mean the closing of the purchase and sale of the Acquired
Assets, as contemplated by this Agreement.
1.8 “ Closing Date
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of
this Agreement.
1.9 “ Code ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
1.10 “ Contract ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this
Agreement.
1.11 “ 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.
1.12 “ 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.
1.13 “ 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.
1.14 “ 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.
1.15 “ 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.
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1.16 “ Equipment
” shall mean all items of machinery, equipment, computers,
tools, parts, furniture and fixtures set forth on Schedule 4.6 and
all other items of machinery, equipment, computers, tools, parts,
furniture and fixtures owned by Seller.
1.17 “ ERISA ”
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder.
1.18 “ ERISA Affiliate
” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Employee Benefit Plan”.
1.19 “ Excluded
Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1(c) of this Agreement.
1.20 “ Financial
Statements ” shall mean (a) the financial statements
of the Seller as of December 31, 2003 and 2004, and for each
of the fiscal years then ended, and (b) the revenue analysis
of the Seller for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.
1.21 “ GAAP ”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles.
1.22 “ 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.
1.23 “ 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.
1.24 “ Indemnitee
” and “ Indemnitor ” shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 8.4(a) of this
Agreement.
1.25 “ Initial Payment
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i)
of this Agreement.
1.26 “ Intellectual
Property ” means (a) all United States and foreign
patents and pending patent applications, trademarks, service marks
and trade names, including, without limitation, the marks and
patents described on Schedule 4.8 of this Agreement, and
copyrights, and registrations and pending applications, computer
programs and software, research and development, know-how,
inventions and other proprietary processes and information of any
kind, and all software necessary or desirable to run Equipment, all
as set forth on Schedule 4.8 of this Agreement; (b) all copies
and tangible embodiments of the foregoing; and (c) the right
to sue for past and future misappropriation or infringement of any
of the foregoing
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1.27 “ Inventory
” means all items of Seller’s inventory, including
inventory related to the HIV/AIDS Business, provided that, with
respect to inventory related to the HIV/AIDS Business, an item
shall be considered “Inventory” only if Seller has
provided to Buyer the following information for such item prior to
or within ten (10) days following the Closing Date:
(a) the proprietary and established name of the item;
(b) dosage; (c) container size; (d) number of
containers; (e) the item’s lot or control number(s);
(f) the business name and address of all parties to each prior
transaction involving the item, starting with the manufacturer; and
(g) the date of each previous transaction.
1.28 “ Inventory
Payment ” shall have the meaning given such term in
Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.
1.29 “ IRS ”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
1.30 “ Licenses and
Permits ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 4.14 of this Agreement.
1.31 “ Losses ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 of this
Agreement.
1.32 “ 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.
1.33 “ Payment Program
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19 of
this Agreement.
1.34 “ 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.
1.35 “ Prescription
Files ” shall mean all prescription files owned or used
by Seller that are associated with Seller’s business, and all
customer data and information derived from customer purchases from
Seller.
1.36 “ Purchase Price
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b) of
this Agreement.
1.37 “ Real Property
” shall mean the real property and interests in real property
described on Schedule 4.17 leased by Seller and the plants,
buildings, structures, storage tanks, erections and improvements of
all kinds made to, located on or forming a part of the real
property and interests in real property (including, without
limitation, all fixtures), together with all easements,
rights-of-way, appurtenances and tenements to, on or otherwise
beneficial to the use of such real property or interests in real
property
1.38 “ Related Party
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13 of
this Agreement.
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1.39 “ Seller Claimant
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3 of
this Agreement.
1.40 “ 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 listed on Schedule 2.1.
If at any time Buyer receives any payment in respect of accounts
receivable of Seller, Buyer shall keep such payment segregated from
its other funds, and shall promptly forward to Seller or pay to
Seller an amount equal to such payment so received.
(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 whatsoever (the “Excluded
Liabilities”), and Seller shall pay, fulfill, perform and
discharge such Excluded Liabilities when due. 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;
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(iii) Liabilities or obligations
incurred by Seller or any Affiliate of Seller after the
Closing;
(iv) Except as to any claim that
would be covered by an indemnification in favor of Seller, 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, or any litigation or other claim against Seller,
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 which is not an Assumed Contract,
and any liability or obligation 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, debt or
obligation of Seller or any of its Shareholders.
2.2 Purchase Price
.
(a) In consideration for the
Acquired Assets (other than the Inventory), Buyer shall pay to
Seller an amount in cash equal to Five Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($5,250,000), payable as follow:
(i) At the Closing, Buyer shall pay
to Seller and amount in cash equal to Four Million Seven Hundred
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($4,725,000) (the
“Initial
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Payment”). One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) of the Initial Payment shall be held by Seller’s
counsel in an escrow account of Seller’s counsel, and shall
be used solely for the purpose of discharging Seller’s
secured indebtedness to Bellco Drug Corp. Kinray, Inc. and Commerce
Bank, N.A., which indebtedness shall be discharged in full promptly
after the Closing. To the extent that any sums remain in such
escrow account after discharge in full of such indebtedness, such
sums may be released to Seller; and
(ii) In addition, on May 13,
2006, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to Five Hundred
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($525,000) (the “Additional
Payment”) if, and only if, Seller and Seller’s
management, including Scott Maiman, have during the two
(2) month period from the Closing Date through May 13,
2006 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,
which assistance may be provided by telephone in such cases that
physical presence is not necessary to provide such assistance;
and
(b) On March 31, 2006, in
consideration for the Inventory, Buyer shall pay to Seller an
amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Seller’s wholesale
acquisition cost of the Inventory (as calculated by Buyer based on
documentation provided by Seller to Buyer) and (y) the
Buyer’s wholesale acquisition cost of the types of items
included in the Inventory (but not less than two percent
(2%) less than Seller’s wholesale acquisition of such
items, calculated on an item-by-item basis), in each case only to
the extent that such Inventory conforms to the representation
contained in Section 4.6 and Buyer otherwise in its sole
discretion elects by that date, by notice to Seller, to purchase
and acquire such Inventory from Seller (the “Inventory
Payment” and, collectively with the Initial Payment and the
Additional Payment, the “Purchase Price”). The
inventory of Seller shall occur on March 12, 2006, and the
amount of the Inventory Payment shall be as mutually agreed by
Buyer and Seller based upon the valuation principles set forth
above. To the extent that the amount of the Inventory Payment is
not agreed to by March 31, 2006, Buyer shall pay to Seller the
amount of the Inventory Payment to the extent not in dispute on
that date, and the parties shall continue to work in good faith to
resolve any remaining differences.
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 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.
2.4 Nonassignable Contracts .
To the extent that the assignment of the Assumed Contracts shall
require the consent of any other Person, this Agreement shall not
constitute a contract to assign the same if an attempted assignment
would constitute a breach thereof. Seller shall use all reasonable
efforts, and Buyer shall cooperate where appropriate, to obtain any
consent necessary to any such assignment where such consent is
requested by Buyer.
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ARTICLE III
CLOSING
3.1 The Closing .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Closing
shall occur on March 13, 2006 (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) A bill of sale, in customary
form, duly executed by Seller.
(b) A Limited Power of Attorney for
Use of Pharmacy Licenses, Medicaid Number, DEA Registration Numbers
and DEA Order Forms.
(c) A grant of permission to Buyer
from Seller to utilize Seller’s National Counsel for
Prescription Drug Programs number.
(d) A copy of the agreement between
Seller and/or one or both of Seller’s Shareholders and
Josette Toussaint, which agreement shall not be modified or
amended, or any of its provisions waived or released, without
Buyer’s consent.
(e) A legal opinion of counsel to
Seller and Seller’s Shareholders, covering the matters set
forth in Exhibit A .
(f) 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.
(g) All consents to the assignment
to Buyer of each of the Acquired Assets, including without
limitation all consents to the assignment to Buyer of
Seller’s lease, provided that if the consent to the
assignment to Buyer of Seller’s lease is not obtained prior
to the Closing, the parties shall continue to use their
commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain such consent. To the
extent that Seller’s security deposit under its lease is not
returned by the landlord thereunder to Seller, Buyer shall at or
immediately following the Closing reimburse Seller therefor, and
thereafter shall be entitled to the security deposit in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the lease as assignee
thereunder.
(h) Such other instruments of
assignment and conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate to
fully and effectively transfer to Buyer the Acquired
Assets.
(i) All of the other documents and
instruments required to be delivered by Seller.
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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.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
REGARDING SELLER AND SELLER’S BUSINESS
Seller and Seller’s
Shareholders hereby represent and warrant to Buyer, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing, 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 New
York, 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. 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 Shareholders own 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 . Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.3, 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
Certificate 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 any leases, agreements, instruments,
arrangements, contracts, commitments or understandings, written or
oral, to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of the
Acquired Assets is bound (collectively, the
“Contracts”) listed on Schedule 4.9; (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
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default under any judgment, decree, order or
process of any court or governmental authority; (e) conflict
with or violate any 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, or other
third party.
4.4 Financial Statements and
Sales Information . Prior to the date hereof, Seller has
delivered to Buyer the Financial Statements, which are attached
hereto as Schedule 4.4. The Financial Statements: (a) were
prepared from the books and records prepared from Seller’s
compilation statements, 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 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) are true and correct, and 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 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. Prior to the date hereof, Seller has
provided Buyer with sales information, by patient, for its past
three fiscal years. The books and records of Seller are accurate
and complete and have been maintained in accordance with good
business practices.
4.5 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events . Since December 31, 2004: Seller’s business
has been conducted and the Acquired Assets have been acquired and
operated only in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice; neither Seller’s business nor the Acquired Assets
have suffered any event or condition that has had a Material
Adverse Effect; and Seller is not aware of any event or condition
that has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur that
could result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.6 Acquired Assets . Seller
has good and freely transferable title to all of the Acquired
Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, and has the complete
and unrestricted power and right to sell and transfer the Assets to
Buyer in accordance with the terms hereof. S