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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
ODIMO INCORPORATED
WORLDOFWATCHES.COM, INC.
AND
ILS HOLDINGS, LLC
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Dated as of December 1, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1. THE TRANSACTION
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
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Purchased Assets
Excluded Assets
Assumed Liabilities
Retained Liabilities
Non-Assignable Assets
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Article 2. CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER
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2.1
2.2
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Purchase Price and Payment,
Allocation of Purchase Price
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Article 3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
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3.1
3.2
3.3
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Closing; Time and Place
Deliveries by Seller
Deliveries by Purchaser and Seller
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Article 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
4.25
4.26
4.27
4.28
4.29
4.30
4.31
4.32
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Organization, Good Standing, Qualification
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Subsidiaries
Financial Statements
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
Absence of Changes
Transactions with Affiliates
Material Contracts
Insurance
Title; Sufficiency; Condition of Assets
Reserved
Intellectual Property
Suppliers and Affiliates
Seller Products and Product Warranty
Reserved
Employees
Compliance with Laws
SEC Documents, Financial Statements
Governmental Approvals
Proceedings and Orders
Reserved
Taxes
Customers and Privacy
Brokers
Solvency
Board Approval
Third Party Consents
No Other Agreement
Product Liability
Promotions
Full Disclosure
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Article 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
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Organization and Good Standing
Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Brokers
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Article 6. post closing COVENANTS
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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.10
6.11
6.12
6.13
6.14
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WOW Intellectual Property.
Cooperation
Limited Power of Attorney
Return of Purchased Assets
Records and Documents
Insurance and Warranty Claims
Director and Officer Insurance
Dissolution; Restricted Payments
Bulk Sales Indemnification
Payment of Seller Supplier Accounts Payable
Publicity
Cooperation on Tax Matters.
Transition Assistance
Ice.com Covenants
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Article 7. INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
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Survival of Representations and Warranties
Indemnification by Seller
Procedures for Indemnification
Remedies Cumulative
Maximum Amounts
Liability of Purchaser
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Article 8. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
8.12
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Expenses
Notices
Interpretation
Counterparts; Facsimile Delivery
Entire Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in Interest
Severability
Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial
Rules of Construction
Incorporation of Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules
Assignment
Attorneys’ Fees
Further Assurances
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APPENDICES, EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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Appendix 1
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Certain Definitions
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
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Persons to Enter into Confidentiality and Non-Competition
Agreements
Form of Bill of Sale for Purchased Assets
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Form of Intellectual Property Assignment
Form of Support Agreement
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Schedules
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Description
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1.1(a)
1.1(b)
1.1(c)
1.1(d)
1.1(e)
2.2
4.1
4.3
4.4
4.5(c)
4.7
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.14(a)
4.14(b)
4.14(f)
4.15
4.18
4.21
4.23
4.24
4.28
4.31
6.3
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Machinery and Equipment
Intellectual Property/Telephone Numbers
Transferred Contracts
Governmental Approvals
Books and Records
Allocation of Purchase Price.
Organization, Good Standing, Qualification
No Conflicts; Required Consents
Subsidiaries
Financial Statements
Absence of Changes
Material Contracts
Insurance
Title; Sufficiency; Condition of Assets
Suppliers
Contract Affiliates
Supplier Accounts Payable
Seller Products and Product Warranty
Compliance with Laws
Proceedings and Orders
Taxes
Customers and Privacy
Third Party Consents
Promotions
Limited Power of Attorney – Proceedings
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the " Agreement ") is made
and entered into this 1st day of December, 2006, by and between ILS
Holdings, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the "
Purchaser ") and Odimo Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(" Odimo "), and Worldofwatches.com, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (collectively referred to herein together with Odimo,
as " Seller "). Certain capitalized terms used in this
Agreement are defined on Appendix A hereto.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller owns the website www.worldofwatches.com
(the " WOW Website " together with certain data, software,
furniture and equipment used in connection with the operation of
the WOW Website and on the WOW Website is engaged in the online
retail sale of watches (the " WOW Business ");
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller and Seller
desires to sell to Purchaser certain of the assets of, or related
to, the WOW Business on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, concurrent with and as a condition to the execution of
this Agreement, the individuals listed on Exhibit A
will enter into confidentiality and non-competition agreements in
favor of Purchaser.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and
the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and promises
contained herein, the adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1.
THE TRANSACTION
1.1 Purchased Assets . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller hereby sells,
transfers, conveys, assigns and delivers to Purchaser, and
Purchaser hereby purchases from Seller, all of Seller’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the following assets,
properties, goodwill and rights of Seller used in the conduct of
the WOW Business, free and clear of any Encumbrances (collectively,
the "Purchased Assets"):
(a) Machinery and Equipment . The machinery and
equipment listed on Schedule 1.1(a) (the " Machinery and
Equipment ");
(b) Intellectual Property/Telephone Numbers . The
WOW Intellectual Property and internet domain names, databases,
telephone numbers and directory listings used by Seller primarily
in the conduct of the WOW Business, as listed on
Schedule 1.1(b) ;
(c) Transferred Contracts . All rights of Seller
under Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(c) (the "
Transferred Contracts ");
(d) Governmental Approvals . All Governmental
Approvals (and pending applications therefor), including the
Governmental Approvals listed on Schedule 1.1(d) ;
(e) Books and Records . True and correct copies of
all books, files, papers, agreements, correspondence, databases,
information systems, programs, documents, records and documentation
thereof reasonably requested by Purchaser including without
limitation, customer information and historical sale records stored
as computer data bases, customer lists, price lists, files, sales
correspondence and other records, marketing information and other
records, sales literature and similar information related to the
WOW Business, any of the Purchased Assets, or used in the conduct
of the WOW Business, on whatever medium (the " Books and
Records "), including but not limited to the information
described on Schedule 1.1(e) , which shall be provided
in forms or formats as agreed to by Seller and Purchaser;
(f) Goodwill . All goodwill related to the WOW
Business including customer and supplier lists and the goodwill
associated with the WOW Intellectual Property; it being understood
that any goodwill of the business operated on the
www.ashford.com website (the " Ashford Business ")
shall remain the property of Seller, it being further understood
that by way of example, to the extent both the WOW Business and the
Ashford Business use the same supplier lists, then both Purchaser
and Seller shall have the respective right to use such lists (which
for the avoidance of doubt shall have both Purchaser’s and
Seller’s respective right to sell or otherwise transfer such
lists).
(g) Accounts Receivable . Accounts receivable
associated with sales and transactions entered into on the WOW
Website after the Transfer Time;
(h) Deposits and Advances . All performance and
other bonds, security and other deposits, advances, advance
payments, prepaid credits and deferred charges (the " Deposits
and Advances ") associated with transactions entered into or
orders placed on the WOW Website after the Transfer Time;
(i) Rebates and Credits . All rights in, to and
under claims for refunds, rebates or other discounts due from
suppliers or vendors and rights to offset in respect thereof (the "
Rebates and Credits ") associated with transactions entered
into or orders placed with respect to the WOW Business after the
Transfer Time; and
(j) Corporate Packaging Materials . All stocks of
shipping and packaging materials used or held for use in connection
with the WOW Business (the " Corporate Packaging "),
including all items of packaging, bags, boxes, wrapper and other
material used in the WOW Business.
1.2 Excluded Assets . Other than as provided in
Section 1.1, all other assets of Seller (the "Excluded
Assets") shall not be included in the Purchased Assets. The
Excluded Assets shall include:
(a) Cash . Cash, cash equivalents, merchant
deposits in transit, deposits with credit card companies and
marketable securities;
(b) Accounts Receivable . Accounts receivable
associated with sales and transactions entered into prior to the
Transfer Time;
(c) All Debt . Any intercompany or intracompany
receivable cash balances between Seller and any of its Affiliates
or between any of its Affiliates;
(d) Inventory . All Inventory of Seller
Products;
(e) Corporate Documents . Corporate seals,
certificates of incorporation, minute books, stock transfer
records, or other records related to the corporate organization of
Seller;
(f) Insurance Policies . All insurance
policies;
(g) Deposits and Advances . Deposits and Advances
associated with transactions entered into or orders placed prior to
the Transfer Time;
(h) Rebates and Credits . All rights in, to and
under Rebates and Credits associated with transactions entered into
or orders placed prior to the Transfer Time;
(i) Claims . All claims, choses-in-action, rights
in action, rights to tender claims or demands to Seller’s
insurance companies, rights to any insurance proceeds, and other
similar claims (the " Seller Claims "); and
(j) Rights Under Certain Agreements . All rights
under any Transaction Agreement.
1.3 Assumed Liabilities . Purchaser assumes no
Liabilities of Seller, except at the Closing, Purchaser shall
assume and agree to pay, discharge or perform, as appropriate, only
to the extent and as provided in this Section 1.3, the
following (collectively, the "Assumed Liabilities"):
(a) the liabilities and obligations of Seller in respect of
the Transferred Contracts only with respect to those Liabilities
that arise thereunder from and after the Closing Date, with no
Liabilities assumed for accrued or contingent obligations as of the
Closing Date; and
(b) the obligations of Seller to honor the discount coupons
and promotions listed on Schedule 4.31 in accordance
with their terms.
For clarity, Purchaser shall not assume Liability for
liabilities or obligations arising out of any breach (or alleged
breach) by Seller of any provision of any agreement, Contract,
commitment or lease, including, but not limited to, liabilities or
obligations arising out of Seller’s failure (or alleged
failure) to perform any agreement, Contract, commitment or lease in
accordance with its terms prior to the Closing.
1.4 Retained Liabilities . Other than the Assumed
Liabilities, Purchaser shall assume no liabilities and shall not be
liable or responsible for any Liability of Seller, any direct or
indirect subsidiary of Seller (each, a "Subsidiary") or any
Affiliate of Seller (collectively, the "Retained Liabilities").
Without limiting the foregoing, the Retained Liabilities shall
include, and Purchaser shall not be obligated to assume, and does
not assume, and hereby disclaims any of the following Liabilities
of Seller, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates:
(a) Any Liability attributable to any assets, properties or
Contracts that are not included in the Purchased Assets, except
Liabilities attributable to Non-Assignable Assets, for which Seller
and Purchaser have reached a mutually acceptable arrangement
pursuant to Section 1.5(b);
(b) Any Liability for breaches of any Transferred Contract
on or prior to the Closing Date and for breaches of any other
Transferred Contract or any Liability for payments or amounts due
under any Contract on or prior to the Closing Date and for payments
or amounts due under any other contract;
(c) Any Liability to GSI Commerce, Inc. under the Asset
Purchase Agreement by and between Seller and Ashford.com dated
December 6, 2002 or any Liability to Ice.com, Inc. or Ice
Diamond, LLC or their respective successors or assigns, under the
Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Seller, Ice.com, Inc. and Ice
Diamond, LLC, dated May 11, 2006 (the " Ice Agreement
"), or any of the agreements entered into in connection
therewith;
(d) Any Liability for Taxes attributable to or imposed upon
Seller or its Affiliates for any period, or attributable to or
imposed upon the Purchased Assets on or prior to the Closing Date,
including any Transfer Taxes;
(e) Any Liability for or with respect to any loan, other
indebtedness, or account payable, including any such Liabilities
owed to Affiliates of Seller;
(f) Any Liability arising from accidents, occurrences,
misconduct, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty or statements made
or omitted to be made (including libelous or defamatory statements)
on or prior to the Closing Date, whether or not covered by
workers’ compensation or other forms of insurance;
(g) Any Liability arising as a result of any legal or
equitable action or judicial or administrative proceeding initiated
at any time, to the extent related to any action or omission on or
prior to the Closing Date, including any Liability for
(i) infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property Rights or any other rights of any Person (including any
right of privacy or publicity); (ii) breach of product
warranties; (iii) injury, death, property damage or other
losses arising with respect to or caused by Seller Products or the
manufacturer or design thereof; or (iv) violations of any
Legal Requirements (including federal and state securities
laws);
(h) Any Liability incurred in connection with the making or
performance of this Agreement and the Transaction;
(i) Any Liability incurred in connection with a violation
of or arising under any environmental laws;
(j) Any Liability for expenses and fees incurred by Seller
incidental to the preparation of the Transaction Agreements,
preparation or delivery of materials or information requested by
Purchaser, and the consummation of the Transaction, including all
broker, counsel and accounting fees and Transfer Taxes;
(k) Any Liability arising out of transactions, commitments,
infringements, acts or omissions not in the ordinary course of
business;
(l) Any Liability arising out of any Seller Benefit Plan or
contract of insurance for employee group medical, dental or life
insurance plans;
(m) Any Liability for making payments of any kind to
employees (including as a result of the Transaction, the
termination of an employee by Seller, or other claims arising out
of the terms of employment with Seller) or with respect to payroll
taxes;
(n) Any Legal Requirement applicable to Seller, the
Purchased Assets or the Retained Liabilities on or prior to the
Closing Date or any Liability for a violation of such a Legal
Requirement;
(o) Any Liability to any stockholders of Seller;
(p) Any Liability for credit balances, credit memos and all
other amounts due to dealers, distributors and customers;
(q) Any Liability related to or arising from the
acquisition of the WOW Business by Seller;
(r) Any Liability associated with the Federal CAN-SPAM Act
or violations of Seller’s privacy policies associated with
collection, retention, use, transfer or sale of customer
information;
(s) Any costs or expenses associated with the contracts
with MSN or NextJump set forth on Schedule 4.31 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule;
(t) Any Liability arising out of or in connection with the
sale of any decoded inventory by Seller; or
(u) Any costs or expenses incurred in connection with
shutting down, deinstalling and removing equipment not purchased by
Purchaser and any costs or expenses associated with any Contracts
not assumed by Purchaser hereunder.
1.5 Non-Assignable Assets .
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the
Transferred Contracts or other Purchased Assets are not assignable
or transferable (each, a " Non-Assignable Asset ") without
the consent of, or waiver by, a third party (each, an "
Assignment Consent "), either as a result of the provisions
thereof or applicable Legal Requirements, and any of such
Assignment Consents have not been obtained by Seller on or prior to
the date hereof, Purchaser may elect to either: (i) have
Seller permanently retain the Non-Assignable Asset and all
Liabilities relating thereto at the Closing; or (ii) have
Seller continue its best efforts to obtain the Assignment Consents
after Closing, and, in either case, this Agreement and the related
instruments of transfer shall not constitute an assignment or
transfer of such Non-Assignable Assets, and Purchaser shall not
assume Seller’s rights or obligations under such
Non-Assignable Asset (and such Non-Assignable Asset shall not be
included in the Purchased Assets). If Purchaser elects item
(ii) above, without limiting Seller’s obligations under
Section 3.2(r) , Seller shall use its best efforts to
obtain all such Assignment Consents as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Closing Date and thereafter assign to
Purchaser such Non-Assignable Assets. Following any such
assignment, such assets shall be deemed Purchased Assets for
purposes of this Agreement.
(b) After the Closing, Seller shall cooperate with
Purchaser in any reasonable arrangement designed to provide
Purchaser with all of the benefits of the Non-Assignable Assets as
if the appropriate Assignment Consents had been obtained, including
by establishing arrangements whereby Purchaser shall undertake the
work necessary to perform under Transferred Contracts.
ARTICLE 2.
CONSIDERATION FOR TRANSFER
2.1 Purchase Price and Payment,
(a) Purchased Asset Purchase Price . Subject to the
terms of this Agreement, as full consideration for the sale,
assignment, transfer and delivery of the Purchased Assets and the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreements by Seller to
Purchaser, Purchaser shall pay to Seller, at the Closing, a
purchase price of $410,000 (the " Purchased Assets Purchase
Price ") in exchange for the Purchased Assets, payable in
immediately available funds by wire transfer.
(b) Purchase Price Adjustments . If Purchaser makes
any repairs, accepts any returns or grants any allowances from and
after the Closing Date, in compliance with the return or warranty
policy of Seller published by Seller on or prior to the Closing
Date, relating to any product produced or sold by Seller on or
prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall do so as agent of Seller
without any liability to Seller or anyone else by so acting, and
the costs associated with such returns, repairs or allowances shall
be promptly reimbursed by Seller on the Purchase Price Adjustment
Date. With respect to any return, the costs associated with such
return to be credited to Purchaser shall be equal to the excess of
(I) the sum of (a) the retail price to be credited to the
customer plus (b) any merchant costs associated with crediting
the customer, plus (c) any return shipping costs covered or
reimbursed (together with (a) and (b) the " Full
Retail Cost ") over (II) the Net Inventory Cost for the
returned item. For purposes hereof, " Net Inventory Cost "
for any returned item shall equal the "cost of goods sold" for that
item. The costs of repairs shall be the actual out of pocket costs
incurred by Purchaser in making such repair. In the event that
Purchaser shall reasonably determine that any items returned are
broken, damaged or unable to be sold as new (such items "
Damaged Goods "), Seller shall indemnify Purchaser for the
Full Retail Cost of such items and upon return of any Damaged Goods
to Purchaser, Purchaser shall deliver the Damaged Goods to Seller
at Seller’s expense. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein or in any Transaction Agreement to the contrary, Seller
shall be permitted through the date which is the 30 th
day following the Purchase Price Adjustment Date (as herein
defined) to liquidate the Damaged Goods on Odimo’s Ebay
clearance site, provided, that Seller shall not reference
Purchaser, www.worldofwatches.com , or the WOW Business in
connection with the liquidation of such Damaged Goods. Purchaser
and Seller shall use their respective commercially reasonable best
efforts to work together on repairs, returns and allowances for all
items returned for credit, exchange or repairs. On or before the
last day of each month following the Closing Date (or, if such date
is not a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter) (each
such date, a " Purchase Price Adjustment Date ") continuing
until 180 days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall
present Seller with a schedule of all returns, repairs and
allowances that have been transacted by Purchaser hereunder during
the immediately preceding month (the " Return and Repair
Schedule ") and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for any amount
amounts owed to Purchaser under this Section 2.1(b) .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not be required to
reimburse Purchaser for any amounts related to returns or warranty
repairs of SWI watches.
2.2 Allocation of Purchase Price . The purchase
price for the Purchased Assets shall be allocated as set forth in
Schedule 2.2 attached hereto and made a part hereof, subject
to the Purchase Price adjustment as described in
Section 2.1(b) above. The parties hereto agree to follow such
allocations for federal and state income tax purposes.
ARTICLE 3.
CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
3.1 Closing; Time and Place . The closing of the
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the "Closing")
shall occur at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., 401 East Las
Olas Boulevard, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 (or
such other place as the parties may designate in writing) on the
date of execution of this Agreement (the "Closing Date").
3.2 Deliveries by Seller . On the Closing Date,
Seller will take all reasonable steps necessary to place Purchaser
in actual possession and operating control of the Purchased Assets
and deliver the following items, duly executed by Seller as
applicable, all of which shall be in a form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Purchaser’s
counsel:
(a) Bill of Sale . Bill of Sale covering all of the
applicable Purchased Assets, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B ;
(b) Assignment and Assumption Agreement .
Assignment and Assumption Agreement covering the Transferred
Contracts, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C .
(c) Intellectual Property Assignment . Any and all
documents necessary to properly record the assignment to Purchaser
of all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the
WOW Intellectual Property, including the intellectual property
assignment, substantially in the form of Exhibit D
attached hereto;
(d) Other Conveyance Instruments . Such other
specific instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment
as Purchaser may request;
(e) Reserved.
(f) Support Agreements . Support Agreements
covering at least 50% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
Seller, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E
.
(g) Notice Letter to State of Delaware/Certificate of
Amendment . Certificate of Amendments of Certificates of
Incorporation of WORLDOFWATCHES.COM, Inc. as filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State changing the name of
WORLDOFWATCHES.COM, Inc. to Odimo Two Subsidiary, Inc. and a letter
to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware consenting to
the use of the name WORLDOFWATCHES.COM by Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates;
(h) Transferred Contracts . Originals of all
Transferred Contracts;
(i) Request for Reconveyance of Deed of Trust; Payoff
and Release Letters . Payoff and release letters from creditors
of Seller together with UCC-3 termination statements with respect
to any financing statements filed against any of the Purchased
Assets, terminating all Encumbrances (including Tax liens) on any
of the Purchased Assets;
(j) Books and Records . The Books and Records,
provided that Purchaser and Seller hereby agree that the
customer records associated with the WOW Business shall continue to
be made available to Purchaser for inspection on or prior to the
Closing Date and provided further that an electronic copy of
all customer records shall be provided to Purchaser in ASCII
electronic format on a mobile hard drive on or prior to the date
which is 30 days from the Closing Date;
(k) Officer’s Certificate . A Certificate
executed on behalf of Seller by its Chief Executive Officer,
certifying that (i) all of the representations and warranties
of Seller in this Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects (considered collectively and individually) as of the date
of this Agreement (or, to the extent such representations and
warranties speak as of an earlier date, they shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) and
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of Seller in
this Agreement that contain an express materiality qualification
shall have been true and correct in all respects (considered
collectively and individually) as of the date of this
Agreement;
(l) Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate
of the Secretary of the Seller setting forth a copy of the
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of Seller authorizing
and approving the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(m) Opinion of Seller’s Counsel . Opinion in
form and substance acceptable to Purchaser.
(n) Delaware Law Opinion . Opinion from Delaware
counsel, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser, confirming
that Seller is not required under Delaware law to seek the approval
of its shareholders in order to complete the Transaction;
(o) Valuation . Copy of valuation from Capitalink,
L.C. confirming the market value of the Purchased Assets.
(p) Fairness Opinion. Copy of opinion from
Capitalink, L.C. to Seller which confirms Capitalink’s view
that as of the date of the opinion, the consideration to be
received by Seller in connection with the sale of the Purchased
Assets is fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders
of Seller;
(q) Certificates of Good Standing . A certificate
from the Secretary of State of each of Delaware, Florida and each
other jurisdiction where the WOW Business is conducted as to
Seller’s good standing and payment of all applicable
taxes;
(r) Consents . All Assignment Consents and other
Consents required (i) for the transfer of the WOW Business and
the Purchased Assets; (ii) for the consummation of the
Transaction; or (iii) to prevent a breach or termination of
any Contract;
(s) Non-Competition Agreements . Non-competition
agreements in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser and its
counsel with each of the persons listed on
Exhibit B.
(t) Termination of Licenses . To the extent there
are any licenses, Contracts or rights that grant any subsidiary of
the Seller the right to use the WOW Intellectual Property, such
licenses, contracts and rights shall be terminated as of the
Closing Date and Seller shall provide Purchaser executed copied of
all termination agreements effecting such terminations.
3.3 Deliveries by Purchaser and Seller . At the
Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall deliver such other
certificates, instruments or documents required pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement or otherwise necessary or appropriate
to transfer the Purchased Assets in accordance with the terms
hereof and consummate the Transaction, and to vest in Purchaser and
its successors and assigns full, complete, absolute, legal and
equitable title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, including such certificates, instruments and
documents to be executed or delivered by Seller pursuant to
Article 3 hereof.
ARTICLE 4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Except as specifically set forth on Schedule 4 (the
" Seller Disclosure Schedule ") attached to this Agreement
(the parts of which are numbered to correspond to the individual
Section numbers of this Article 4), Seller hereby represents
and warrants (without limiting any other representations or
warranties made by Seller in this Agreement or any other
Transaction Agreement) to Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Organization, Good Standing, Qualification .
Schedule 4.1 sets forth Seller’s jurisdiction of
organization and each state or other jurisdiction in which Seller
is qualified to do business. Seller (i) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business
(including the WOW Business), the operation of its assets
(including the Purchased Assets) or the ownership or leasing of its
properties (including the Personal Property) requires such
qualification; and (iii) has full power and authority required
to own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business
(including the WOW Business) as now being conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted.
4.2 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements .
Seller has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and all other Transaction Agreements to which it is
a party and to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Agreements. The execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements have been approved by all requisite action on the part
of Seller.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by Seller. Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements constitutes, or upon execution and delivery, will
constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms.
4.3 No Conflicts; Required Consents . Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.3, the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement by
Seller does not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of
time):
(a) conflict with, violate or result in any breach of
(i) any of the provisions of Seller’s Certificate of
Incorporation or bylaws; (ii) any resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors or stockholders of Seller; (iii) any of the
terms or requirements of any Governmental Approval held by Seller
or any of its employees or that otherwise relates to the WOW
Business or any of the Purchased Assets; or (iv) any provision
of any Material Contract;
(b) give any Governmental Authority or other Person the
right to (i) challenge the Transaction; (ii) exercise any
remedy or obtain any relief under any Legal Requirement or any
Order to which Seller, or any of the Purchased Assets, is subject;
(iii) declare a default of, exercise any remedy under,
accelerate the performance of, cancel, terminate, modify or receive
any payment under any Material Contract; or (iv) revoke,
suspend or modify any Governmental Approval;
(c) cause Seller or Purchaser to become subject to, or to
become liable for the payment of, any Tax, or cause any of the
Purchased Assets to be reassessed or revalued by any Tax Authority
or other Governmental Authority;
(d) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance
upon or with respect to any of the Purchased Assets; or
(e) require any Seller to obtain any Consent or make or
deliver any filing or notice to any Person or to a Governmental
Authority.
4.4 Subsidiaries . To the extent the Purchased
Assets are owned by any subsidiary of Odimo or any other Entity, or
any portion of the WOW Business is conducted by any subsidiary of
Odimo or any other Entity, such Purchased Assets are set forth on
Schedule 4.4 next to the subsidiary that is the owner
thereof.
4.5 Financial Statements .
(a) Seller has previously delivered to Purchaser the
following financial statements (collectively, the " Financial
Statements "): (i) the audited consolidated balance
sheets, and the related statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows, of Seller as of and for
the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003,
together with the notes thereto; and (ii) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets, and the related unaudited statements
of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash
flows, of Odimo Incorporated (the " Interim Balance Sheet ")
as of and for the period ended September 30, 2006 (the "
Interim Balance Sheet Date ").
(b) All of the Financial Statements (i) are true,
accurate and complete in all respects; (ii) are consistent
with the Books and Records of Seller; (iii) present fairly and
accurately the financial condition of Seller as of the respective
dates thereof and the results of operations, changes in
stockholder’s equity and cash flows of Seller for the periods
covered thereby; and (iv) have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered; provided , however , that the Interim
Balance Sheet is subject to year-end adjustments consistent with
past practice (which will not be material individually or in the
aggregate) and do not contain all of the footnotes required by
GAAP. All reserves established by Seller and set forth in the
Interim Balance Sheet are adequate for the purposes for which they
were established.
(c) Schedule 4.5(c) sets forth an accurate,
correct and complete breakdown and aging of each of Seller’s
accounts payable (including to all of its suppliers) as of the
Interim Balance Sheet Date.
4.6 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither
Seller nor the WOW Business has any Liabilities other than
(i) those set forth in the Interim Balance Sheet;
(ii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business and not
required to be set forth in the Interim Balance Sheet under GAAP;
(iii) those incurred in the ordinary course of business since
the date of the Interim Balance Sheet; and (iv) those incurred
in connection with the execution of any of the Transaction
Agreements.
4.7 Absence of Changes . Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7, Since the Interim Balance Sheet Date,
(i) Seller has conducted the WOW Business in the ordinary
course of business and (ii) no event or circumstance has
occurred that could reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect on
Seller or the WOW Business.
4.8 Transactions with Affiliates . Except as set
forth in the Financial Statements, no Affiliate (a) has any
direct or indirect interest in any asset (including the Purchased
Assets), property or other right used in the conduct of or
otherwise related to the WOW Business; or (b) is a party to
any Material Contract or has had any direct or indirect interest
in, any Material Contract, transaction or business dealing of any
nature involving Seller.
4.9 Material Contracts .
(a) Schedule 4.9 sets forth an accurate,
correct and complete list of all Contracts associated with the WOW
Business or the Purchased Assets to which any of the descriptions
set forth below may apply (the " Material Contracts "):
(i) Personal Property Leases, Insurance, Contracts
affecting any WOW Intellectual Property or Seller’s
information systems or software, Contracts with employees or
contractors, Seller Benefit Plans and Governmental Approvals;
(ii) Any Contract for capital expenditures or for the
purchase of goods or services in excess of $5,000;
(iii) Any Contract obligating Seller to sell or deliver any
product or service by or through the WOW Business at a price which
does not cover the cost (including labor, materials and production
overhead) plus the customary profit margin associated with such
product or service;
(iv) Any Contract involving financing or borrowing of
money, or evidencing indebtedness, any liability for borrowed
money, any obligation for the deferred purchase price of property
in excess of $5,000 or guaranteeing in any way any Contract in
connection with any Person;
(v) Any joint venture, partnership, cooperative arrangement
or any other Contract involving a sharing of profits;
(vi) Any advertising or marketing Contract not terminable
without payment or penalty on five days notice;
(vii) Any Contract with respect to the discharge, storage
or removal of effluent, waste or pollutants;
(viii) Any Contract affecting any right, title or interest
in or to real property;
(ix) Any Contract relating to any license or royalty
arrangement;
(x) Any power of attorney, proxy or similar instrument;
(xi) The Charter, Bylaws and other organizational or
constitutive documents of Seller and any Contract among
stockholders of Seller;
(xii) Any Contract for the manufacture, service or
maintenance of any product of the WOW Business;
(xiii) Any Contract for the purchase or sale of any assets
other than in the ordinary course of business or for the option or
preferential rights to purchase or sell any assets;
(xiv) Any requirement or output Contract;
(xv) Any Contract to indemnify any Person or to share in or
contribute to the liability of any Person;
(xvi) Any Contract for the purchase or sale of foreign
currency or otherwise involving foreign exchange transactions;
(xvii) Any Contract containing covenants not to compete in
any line of business or with any Person in any geographical
area;
(xviii) Any Contract related to the acquisition of a
business or the equity of any other Entity;
(xix) Any other Contract which (i) provides for
payment or performance by either party thereto having an aggregate
value of $5,000 or more; (ii) is not terminable without
payment or penalty on five (5) days (or less) notice; or
(iii) is between, inter alia, an Affiliate and Seller;
(xx) Any other Contract that involves future payments,
performance of services or delivery of goods or materials to or by
Seller of an aggregate amount or value in excess of $5,000, on an
annual basis, or that otherwise is material to the WOW Business or
prospects of Seller
(xxi) Any Contract which is material to the WOW Business;
and
(xxii) Any proposed arrangement of a type that, if entered
into, would be a Contract described in any of (i) through
(xxi) above.
(b) Seller has delivered to Purchaser accurate, correct and
complete copies of all Material Contracts (or written summaries of
the material terms thereof, if not in writing), including all
amendments, supplements, modifications and waivers thereof. All
nonmaterial contracts of Seller do not, in the aggregate, represent
a material portion of the Liabilities of Seller.
(c) Each Material Contract is currently valid and in full
force and effect, and is enforceable by Seller in accordance with
its terms.
(d) Seller is not in default, and no party has notified
Seller that it is in default, under any Contract. No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that might (with
or without notice or lapse of time) (a) result in a violation
or breach of any of the provisions of any Material Contract;
(b) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise
any remedy under any Material Contract; (c) give any Person
the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material
Contract or to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Contract;
or (d) otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller in
connection with any Material Contract; and
(e) Seller has not waived any of its rights under any
Material Contract.
(f) Each Person against which Seller has or may acquire any
rights under any Material Contract is (i) Solvent and
(ii) able to satisfy such Person’s material obligations
and liabilities to Seller.
(g) The performance of the Transferred Contracts will not
result in any violation of or failure by Seller to comply with any
Legal Requirement.
(h) The Material Contracts constitute all of the Contracts
necessary to enable Seller to conduct the WOW Business in the
manner in which such WOW Business is currently being conducted and
in the manner in which such WOW Business is proposed to be
conducted.
4.10 Insurance . The Schedule 4.10 sets forth
an accurate and complete list of all insurance policies,
self-insurance arrangements and fidelity bonds, currently in
effect, that insure the WOW Business and/or the Purchased Assets
(collectively, the "Insurance Policies"). Seller has delivered to
Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all Insurance
Policies. Each Insurance Policy is valid, binding, and in full
force and effect. Seller is not in breach of any Insurance Policy,
and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time,
would constitute such a breach, or permit termination,
modification, or acceleration, of any Insurance Policy. Seller has
not received any notice of cancellation or non-renewal of any
Insurance Policy. The consummation of the Transaction will not
cause a breach, termination, modification, or acceleration of any
Insurance Policy. There is no claim under any Insurance Policy that
has been improperly filed or as to which any insurer has
questioned, disputed or denied liability. Seller has not received
any notice of, nor does Seller have any Knowledge of any facts that
might result in, a material increase in the premium for any
Insurance Policy. All sales of products by the WOW Business prior
to the closing date are covered under the Insurance Policies.
4.11 Title; Sufficiency; Condition of Assets .
(a) Seller has good and marketable title to, is the
exclusive legal and equitable owner of, and has the unrestricted
power and right to sell, assign and deliver the Purchased Assets.
The Purchased Assets are free and clear of all Encumbrances of any
kind or nature, except (a) restrictions imposed in any
Governmental Approval and (b) Encumbrances disclosed on
Schedule 4.11 which are being removed and released
concurrently with the Closing on the date thereof. Upon Closing,
Purchaser will acquire exclusive, good and marketable title or
license to (as the case may be) the Purchased Assets and no
restrictions will exist on Purchaser’s right to resell,
license or sublicense any of the Purchased Assets or engage in the
WOW Business.
(b) Except for such inventory as may be necessary to
operate the WOW Business, the Purchased Assets include all the
assets necessary to permit Purchaser to conduct the WOW Business
after the Closing in a manner substantially equivalent to the
manner as it is being conducted on the date of this Agreement in
compliance with all Legal Requirements.
(c) All Purchased Assets are (i) in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted;
(ii) suitable and adequate for continued use in the manner in
which they are presently being used; (iii) adequate to meet
all present and reasonably anticipated future requirements of the
WOW Business; and (iv) free of defects (latent and
patent).
4.12 Reserved .
4.13 Intellectual Property .
(a) Schedule 1.1(b) lists all WOW Intellectual
Property, specifying in each case whether such WOW Intellectual
Property is owned or controlled by or for, licensed to, or
otherwise held by or for the benefit of Seller, including all
Registered Intellectual Property Rights owned by, filed in the name
of or applied for by Seller and used in the WOW Business (the "
WOW Registered Intellectual Property Rights ").
(b) Each item of WOW Intellectual Property (i) is
valid, subsisting and in full force and effect, (ii) has not
been abandoned or passed into the public domain and (iii) is
free and clear of any Encumbrances.
(c) The WOW Intellectual Property constitutes all the
Intellectual Property Rights used in and/or necessary to the
conduct of the WOW Business as it is currently conducted, and as it
is currently planned or contemplated to be conducted by Seller
prior to the Closing and by Purchaser following the Closing,
including the design, development, manufacture, use, import and
sale of the Seller Products (including those currently under
development).
(d) Each item of WOW Intellectual Property either
(i) is exclusively owned by Seller and was written and created
solely by employees of Seller acting within the scope of their
employment or by third parties, all of which employees and third
parties have validly and irrevocably assigned all of their rights,
including Intellectual Property Rights therein, to Seller, and no
third party owns or has any rights to any such WOW Intellectual
Property, or (ii) is duly and validly licensed to Seller for
use in the manner currently used by Seller in the conduct of the
WOW Business and, as it is currently planned or contemplated to be
used by Seller in the conduct of the WOW Business prior to the
Closing and by Purchaser following the Closing.
(e) In each case in which Seller has acquired any
Intellectual Property Rights from any Person, Seller has obtained a
valid and enforceable assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer
all rights in such Intellectual Property Rights (including the
right to seek past and future damages with respect thereto) to
Seller. No Person who has licensed Intellectual Property Rights to
Seller has ownership rights or license rights to improvements made
by Seller in such Intellectual Property Rights. Seller has not
transferred ownership of, or granted any exclusive license of or
right to use, or authorized the retention of any exclusive rights
to use or joint ownership of, any Intellectual Property Rights that
is or was WOW Intellectual Property to any Person.
(f) There are no facts, circumstances or information that
(i) would render any WOW Intellectual Property invalid or
unenforceable, (ii) would adversely affect any pending
application for any WOW Registered Intellectual Property Right, or
(iii) would adversely affect or impede the ability of Seller
to use any WOW Intellectual Property in the conduct of the WOW
Business as it is currently conducted or as it is currently planned
or contemplated to be conducted by Seller prior to Closing or by
Purchaser following the Closing. Seller has not misrepresented, or
failed to disclose, and has no Knowledge of any misrepresentation
or failure to disclose, any fact or circumstances in any
application for any WOW Registered Intellectual Property Right that
would constitute fraud or a misrepresentation with respect to such
application or that would otherwise affect the validity or
enforceability of any WOW Registered Intellectual Property
Right.
(g) All necessary registration, maintenance and renewal
fees in connection with each item of WOW Registered Intellectual
Property Rights have been paid and all necessary documents and
certificates in connection with such WOW Registered Intellectual
Property Rights have been filed with the relevant patent,
copyright, trademark, domain name registries or other authorities
in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be,
for the purposes of maintaining such WOW Registered Intellectual
Property Rights. There are no actions that must be taken by Seller
within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing
Date, including the payment of any registration, maintenance or
renewal fees or the filing of any responses to office actions,
documents, applications or certificates for the purposes of
obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving or renewing any WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Rights. To the maximum extent
provided for by, and in accordance with, applicable laws and
regulations or registration requirements, Seller has recorded in a
timely manner each such assignment of a WOW Registered Intellectual
Property Right assigned to Seller with the relevant governmental
authority and domain name registries, including without limitation
the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the " PTO "),
the U.S. Copyright Office or their respective counterparts in any
relevant foreign jurisdiction, as the case may be.
(h) Seller has taken all necessary action to maintain and
protect (i) the WOW Intellectual Property, and (ii) the
secrecy, confidentiality, value and Seller’s rights in the
Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of Seller and those
provided by any Person to Seller, including by having and enforcing
a policy requiring all current and former employees, consultants
and contractors of Seller to execute appropriate confidentiality
and assignment agreements. All copies thereof shall be delivered to
Purchaser at Closing. Seller has no Knowledge of any violation or
unauthorized disclosure of any Trade Secret or Confidential
Information related to the WOW Business, the Purchased Assets, or
obligations of confidentiality with respect to such. Only the
individuals named in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, which
describes their relationship with Seller, have had access to such
Trade Secrets and Confidential Information, and each such
individual has signed a confidentiality agreement with respect
thereto.
(i) The operation of the WOW Business as it is currently
conducted, or as it is currently planned or contemplated to be
conducted by Seller prior to the Closing, including but not limited
to the design, development, use, import, branding, advertising,
promotion, marketing, manufacture and sale of the Seller Products
(including any currently under development), does not and will not,
and will not when operated by Purchaser substantially in the same
manner following the Closing, infringe or misappropriate any
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, violate any right of
any Person (including any right to privacy or publicity), defame or
libel any Person or constitute unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction, and Seller has not
received notice from any Person claiming that such operation or any
Seller Product (including any currently under development)
infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of
any Person (including any right of privacy or publicity), or
defames or libels any Person or constitutes unfair competition or
trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction (nor does Seller
have Knowledge of any basis therefor).
(j) To Seller’s Knowledge, no Person is violating,
infringing or misappropriating any WOW Intellectual Property
Right.
(k) There are no Proceedings before any Governmental
Authority (including before the PTO) anywhere in the world related
to any of the WOW Intellectual Property, including any WOW
Registered Intellectual Property Rights.
(l) No WOW Intellectual Property or Seller Product is
subject to any Proceeding or any outstanding decree, order,
judgment, office action or settlement agreement or stipulation that
restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by
Seller or that may affect the validity, use or enforceability of
such WOW Intellectual Property or Seller Product.
(m) Schedule 1.1(c) lists all Transferred
Contracts affecting any WOW Intellectual Property Rights. Seller is
not in breach of, nor has Seller failed to perform under, any such
Transferred Contracts and, to Seller’s Knowledge, no other
party to any such Transferred Contracts, is in breach thereof or
has failed to perform thereunder.
(n) To the extent not listed on Schedule 1.1(c)
, the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all Transferred Contracts
under which Seller has agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or
duty to warrant, indemnify, reimburse, hold harmless, guaranty or
otherwise assume or incur any obligation or liability, or provide a
right of rescission, with respect to the infringement or
misappropriation by Seller or such other person of the WOW
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person other than Seller.
(o) There is no Material Contract affecting any WOW
Intellectual Property under which there is any dispute regarding
the scope of such Material Contract, or performance under such
Material Contract, including with respect to any payments to be
made or received by Seller thereunder.
(p) All WOW Intellectual Property will be fully
transferable, alienable or licensable by Purchaser without
restriction and without payment of any kind to any third party.
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