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Exhibit
10.12
Execution Version
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
between
L.M. BERRY AND
COMPANY
AND
LOCAL INSIGHT REGATTA
HOLDINGS, INC.
February 1,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
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1.1.
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Purchase
and Sale of Assets
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1.2.
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Excluded
Assets
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1.3.
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Assumed
Liabilities
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1.4.
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Excluded
Liabilities
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1.5.
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Non-Assignment if Breach
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1.6.
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Closing
and Purchase Price
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1.7.
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Purchase
Price Adjustment; Payment Mechanisms
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1.8.
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Allocation
of Purchase Price
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ARTICLE
II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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2.1.
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Organization
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2.2.
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Authority
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2.3.
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No
Violation; Third Party Consents
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2.4.
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Government
Consents
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2.5.
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Real
Property; Fixed Assets
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2.6.
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Title to
and Sufficiency of Transferred Assets
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2.7.
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Financial
Statements; ILOB Accounts Receivables
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2.8.
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
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2.9.
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Business
Contracts
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2.10.
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Intellectual Property
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2.11.
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Business
Licenses
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2.12.
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Business
Employees
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2.13.
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Labor
Matters
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2.14.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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2.15.
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Litigation; Governmental Orders
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2.16.
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Compliance
with Laws
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2.17.
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Environmental Matters
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2.18.
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Tax
Matters
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2.19.
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Bank
Accounts
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2.20.
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Brokerage
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2.21.
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Insurance
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2.22.
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Intentionally Omitted
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2.23.
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Customer
and Supplier Relationships
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2.24.
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Anti-Corruption Laws
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2.25.
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ILOB Books
and Records
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2.26.
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No
Additional Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
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3.1.
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Organization
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3.2.
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Authority
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3.3.
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No
Violation
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3.4.
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Governmental Consents
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3.5.
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Brokerage
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3.6.
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Sufficient
Funds
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ARTICLE
IV COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
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4.1.
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Conduct of
Business
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4.2.
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Access and
Information
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4.3.
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Confidentiality
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4.4.
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Further
Actions and HSR Act
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4.5.
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Fulfillment of Conditions
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4.6.
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Publicity
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4.7.
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Transaction Costs
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4.8.
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Related
Assets
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4.9.
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Employment
Matters
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4.10.
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No
Solicitations of Transactions
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4.11.
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Transition
of Certain Information
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4.12.
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Cooperation
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4.13.
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Transition
Services Agreement
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4.14.
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YPC
Agreement
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4.15.
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Non-Competition Agreement
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4.16.
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Sublease
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4.17.
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IP
Agreement
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4.18.
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Receipt of
Cash Post-Closing
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4.19.
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Actions by
Purchaser and Seller
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4.20.
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Tax
Matters
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4.21.
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Retention
of Books and Records
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4.22.
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Certain
Updates
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4.23.
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Dayton
Campus
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4.24.
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Notice of
Certain Events
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4.25.
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Hoover,
Alabama Sublease
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ARTICLE
V CLOSING CONDITIONS
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5.1.
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
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5.2.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Purchaser
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5.3.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller
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ARTICLE
VI TERMINATION
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6.1.
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Termination
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6.2.
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Effect of
Termination
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ARTICLE
VII INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1.
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Indemnification of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties
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7.2.
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Indemnification of Seller Indemnified Parties
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7.3.
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Indemnification Procedure
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7.4.
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Claims
Period
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7.5.
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Liability
Limits
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7.6.
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Calculation of Losses
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7.7.
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Specific
Performance
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7.8.
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Exclusive
Remedy
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ARTICLE
VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1.
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Notices
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8.2.
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Assignment; Successors in Interest
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8.3.
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Controlling Law; Amendment
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8.4.
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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8.5.
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Waiver of
Jury Trial
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8.6.
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Severability
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8.7.
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Counterparts
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8.8.
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Parties in
Interest
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8.9.
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Waiver
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8.10.
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Integration
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8.11.
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Neutral
Construction
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8.12.
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Headings;
Interpretation; Schedules and Exhibits
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ARTICLE
IX DEFINITIONS
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9.1.
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Certain
Definitions
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9.2.
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Certain
Additional Definitions
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”)
is made and entered into as of February 1, 2008 (the “
Execution Date ”), between L.M. BERRY AND
COMPANY, a Georgia corporation (“ Seller ”),
and LOCAL INSIGHT REGATTA HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware
corporation (“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is
a provider of an array of directory services, including sales,
marketing and sales support, electronic ad design and composition,
pagination, compilation, printing, billing, and delivery of
finished directories;
WHEREAS,
Seller’s Independent Line of Business division (the “
ILOB ”) is a sales agency that contracts with
independent telephone company publishers for the sale, marketing,
composition, printing and delivery for their print and internet
directory products;
WHEREAS, Seller is
an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ AT&T ”);
WHEREAS, Seller
desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to
(i) purchase from Seller, substantially all the assets and to
assume certain liabilities of Seller related to the ILOB that are
described in this Agreement or in the IP Agreement (such term and
other capitalized terms used in this Agreement being defined as set
forth herein), as applicable, and (ii) to execute and deliver
the other Ancillary Agreements, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Ancillary
Agreements (such transaction sometimes being referred to herein as
the “ Asset Acquisition ”); and
WHEREAS, Seller and
Purchaser desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Asset Acquisition,
all as more fully set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises, the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
1.1. Purchase
and Sale of Assets . Upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller, and Seller agrees
to sell, transfer, convey and assign to Purchaser, free and clear
of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances, the
Transferred Assets for the Purchase Price. For purposes of this
Agreement, “ Transferred Assets ” shall mean all
of Seller’s right, title, and interest in all of the
following properties, assets,
goodwill and rights existing
on the Closing Date, and only such properties, assets, goodwill and
rights, wherever located:
(a) all of
the leases or subleases of real property set forth on Schedule
1.1(a)(i) hereto as to which Seller is the lessor or sublessor,
and all leases and subleases of real property set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) hereto as to which Seller is the lessee
or sublessee, in each case together with any options of Seller to
purchase the underlying property and Seller’s interests in
all leasehold improvements thereon and all other Seller rights,
subleases, licenses, interests and profits appurtenant thereto or
related to such leases and subleases (collectively, the “
Real Property Leases ”);
(b) all of
the leases or subleases of tangible personal property set forth on
Schedule 1.1(b)(i) hereto as to which Seller is the lessor
or sublessor and all leases of tangible personal property primarily
used by employees of the ILOB set forth on Schedule
1.1(b)(ii) hereto as to which Seller is the lessee or
sublessee, in each case together with any options to purchase or
sell the underlying property (collectively, the “ Personal
Property Leases ”);
(c) all ILOB
Inventory and all ILOB Fixed Assets;
(d) all
Relocated Building C Fixed Assets and the Buildings A and B Fixed
Assets;
(e) all Motor
Vehicles;
(f) all
Transferred Contracts;
(g) all ILOB
Accounts Receivable;
(h) all
Licenses of Seller that are used exclusively in the ILOB, to the
extent assignable;
(i) the
proceeds of any insurance policy that results from the insured
loss, damage, destruction or casualty related to any Transferred
Assets, to the extent that the amount of such proceeds have not
been applied by Seller to the replacement or repair of any such
Transferred Assets;
(j) all ILOB
Books and Records;
(k) those
current assets that are included in the computation of Closing
Working Capital as finally determined hereunder;
(l) all
rights to any advance payments, deferred charges, rights of offset
and credits and claims for refund that relate exclusively to any
Transferred Asset referred to in clauses (a) through
(k) above and (m) and (n) below, to the extent
included in Closing Working Capital;
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(m) all
rights of Seller to deposits and prepaid expenses (and any portions
thereof) that relate exclusively to any Transferred Asset referred
to in clauses (a) through (l) above and (n) below,
to the extent included in Closing Working Capital; and
(n) all
claims, counterclaims, demands, lawsuits, judgments, rights and
causes of action of any nature, whether choate or inchoate, known
or unknown, in favor of Seller against third parties that relate
exclusively to any Transferred Asset referred to in clauses
(a) through (m) above.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the transfer of the Transferred Assets pursuant to this
Agreement shall not include the assumption of any Liability
relating to the Transferred Assets unless Purchaser expressly
assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 1.3
hereof.
1.2. Excluded
Assets . Other than those properties, assets, goodwill and
rights specifically set forth in Section 1.1(a) through
and including 1.1(o) , all properties, assets and rights of
Seller, including the Dayton Campus, the Retained Building C Fixed
Assets, and those set forth on Schedule 1.2 , shall be
retained solely and exclusively by Seller (collectively, the
“ Excluded Assets ”).
1.3. Assumed
Liabilities . Purchaser shall not assume any Liabilities of
Seller to the extent that they arise out of or relate to the
ownership, use or operation of the Transferred Assets or the
business of the ILOB on or prior to the Closing Date, or any facts,
circumstance or conditions existing, initiated or occurring on or
prior to the Closing Date, except for the following (each, an
“ Assumed Liability ,” and collectively, the
“ Assumed Liabilities ”): (a) current
liabilities of Seller included in the calculation of Estimated
Working Capital and Closing Working Capital (excluding accrued
payroll liabilities other than accrued vacation); (b) those
Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.3(b) ; and (c) any
Liabilities arising after the Closing Date under any Transferred
Contract, Real Property Lease, Personal Property Lease, or any
Business License (except in all cases under this clause (c), and
subject to Section 1.5 , that Assumed Liabilities shall
not include any Liabilities in respect of any breach of any of the
foregoing that arise out of or relate to the ownership, use or
operation of the Transferred Assets or the business of the ILOB on
or prior to the Closing Date, or any facts, circumstances or
conditions existing, initiated or occurring on or prior to the
Closing Date, if the existence of such Liability constitutes a
breach of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 2.9) . The assumption by Purchaser of the
Assumed Liabilities, and the assignment thereof by Seller, shall in
no way expand the rights or remedies of any third party against
Purchaser or its Affiliates as compared to the rights and remedies
that such third party would have had against Seller or any of its
Affiliates had Purchaser not assumed such Liabilities. Without
limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the assumption
by Purchaser of the Assumed Liabilities shall not create any
third-party beneficiary rights.
1.4. Excluded
Liabilities . Except as expressly set forth in
Section 1.3 or on Schedule 1.3(b) and subject to
Section 1.5 , Purchaser is not assuming any Liabilities
of Seller including:
(a) any
Liability for Taxes of Seller or any of its Affiliates for any
taxable period, including, except as provided in
Section 4.20(b ) with respect to Purchaser’s
share of Transfer Taxes and Section 4.20(c) with
respect to Purchaser’s share of certain Taxes for
periods
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that include but do
not end on the Closing Date, (i) any Taxes arising as a result
of the operation of the business of the ILOB or ownership of the
Transferred Assets on or prior to the Closing Date including any
unpaid Taxes of any Person under Reg. §1.1502-6 promulgated
under the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise, (ii) any deferred Taxes of any nature,
(iii) Taxes related to the Excluded Assets, and (iv) all
other Taxes of Seller. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, Seller shall retain all rights with respect to any
refund of Taxes to the extent relating to any period ending on or
prior to the Closing Date;
(b) subject
to Section 1.5 , any Liability under any Transferred
Contract or Non-Assigned Contract in respect of any breach by
Seller of such Transferred Contract or Non-Assigned Contract on or
prior to the Closing Date;
(c) any
Liability under any Plan or, subject to Section 4.9 ,
any Liability of Seller for any period ending on or before the
Closing Date relating to payroll, severance, vacation, deferred
compensation, sick leave, workers’ compensation, unemployment
benefits, pension benefits, employee stock option or profit-sharing
plans, health care plans or benefits, COBRA, or any other employee
plans or benefits of any kind for the Business
Employees;
(d) any
Liability arising out of or relating to any grievance by any of the
Business Employees relating to any period on or prior to the
Closing Date, whether or not such employees are hired by
Purchaser;
(e) any
Liability of Seller to AT&T or any other Affiliate or
Representative of Seller, to the extent not included in the
calculation of Closing Working Capital;
(f) any
Liability to distribute to AT&T all or any part of the
consideration received hereunder;
(g) any
Liability of Seller arising out of any Action pending against
Seller by any third party on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(h) any
Liability of Seller to any Person or Governmental Authority arising
out of or resulting from Seller’s compliance or noncompliance
with any Law or Governmental Order;
(i) any
Liability of Seller based upon Seller’s acts or
omissions;
(j) any
Liability relating to or arising from any of the Excluded
Assets;
(k) any
Liabilities of Seller to the extent that they arise out of or
relate to the ownership, use or operation of the Transferred Assets
or the business of the ILOB on or prior to the Closing Date, or any
facts, circumstance or conditions existing, initiated or occurring
on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(l) any
Liability not expressly assumed by Purchaser pursuant to the
provisions of Section 1.3 (the foregoing being referred
to herein as the “ Excluded Liabilities
”).
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1.5.
Non-Assignment if Breach .
(a) This
Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Contract
otherwise included in the Transferred Contracts that by its terms
is non-assignable without the consent of the other party or parties
to such Contract (“ Counterparty ”) in the
absence of such Counterparty’s consent to such assignment. If
any such consent is not obtained prior to the Closing Date, the
applicable Contract subject thereto shall not be assigned at
Closing (collectively, the “ Non-Assigned Contracts
”). Purchaser shall nevertheless pay and perform
Seller’s obligations arising under any Non-Assigned Contract
after the Closing in accordance with its terms, and on request
Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser and use its Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to facilitate Purchaser’s efforts to
obtain the benefits of such Non-Assigned Contract, it being the
goal of the Parties, subject to the further provisions of this
Section 1.5 and the other express provisions of this
Agreement, for Purchaser to obtain the economic benefits and to
bear the burdens of the Non-Assigned Contracts in the same manner
and to the same degree that would have applied if the Non-Assigned
Contracts had been assigned at Closing. Except as otherwise
provided below, Purchaser shall have the primary, active and
“facing” responsibility for dealing with the
Counterparty under any Non-Assigned Contract after Closing, and
Seller shall not be required to participate actively in the ongoing
performance of the Contract or the relationship with the
Counterparty or to seek any consent or approval of the
Counterparty.
(b) During
the period from the Execution Date until the Closing Date, Seller
will use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain from the
Counterparty to each of the Contracts or licenses listed on
Schedule 1.5(b)(i) each such Counterparty’s consent to
the assignment of such Contract or license to Purchaser at Closing
(collectively, the “ Requested Consents ”), and
Purchaser shall cooperate with such efforts and to the extent
requested by Seller shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts
to obtain such consents. For further certainty such Commercially
Reasonable Efforts of Seller and Purchaser shall be at each
Party’s own cost, but shall not include any consent or
transfer fees or costs requested by Counterparties as a condition
to granting consent. If a consent to assignment (collectively, the
“ Primary Consents ”) of a Contract listed on
Schedule 1.5(b)(ii) (collectively, the “ Primary
Contracts ”) is not obtained prior to Closing, and the
Closing occurs, Purchaser and Seller will continue following
Closing to cooperate and use their respective Commercially
Reasonable Efforts to obtain such Primary Consent, in the manner
applicable before Closing, for up to 180 days (or a longer period
if the parties mutually agree). If a consent to assignment of any
Non-Assigned Contract is obtained after Closing the applicable
Contract shall be deemed automatically assigned to and assumed by
Purchaser without any further action required of the parties
hereto, such Contract shall be deemed to be a Transferred Contract
and the obligations thereunder shall be deemed to be Assumed
Liabilities to the same extent as obligations under other
Transferred Contracts.
(c) If any
Primary Consent is not obtained prior to the Closing Date, in
addition to the arrangement specified in Section 1.5(a)
with respect to the Primary Contract to which the Primary Consent
relates, if Purchaser so requests, the parties shall use their
respective Commercially Reasonable Efforts to implement a
reasonable additional arrangement designed to afford to Purchaser
all of the economic benefits and burdens of the affected
Non-Assigned Contract. Such arrangement may involve Seller’s
involvement as the named party to the Primary Contract in dealing
with the Counterparty to such Primary Contract on behalf of
Purchaser on a “pass-through” basis to facilitate
Purchaser’s obtaining such benefits, but Seller shall not
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required to use any
efforts beyond its Commercially Reasonable Efforts, and in all
cases Purchaser shall pay and perform Seller’s obligations
arising under any such Primary Contract from and after Closing in
accordance with its terms.
(d) Nothing
contained in this Section 1.5 , and no arrangement
under Section 1.5(a) or (c) , shall require Seller to
pay or perform any of the obligations to the Counterparty arising
after the Closing under any applicable Non-Assigned Contract, to
assure Purchaser of obtaining the benefits of such Non-Assigned
Contract, or to undertake any other acts except to use its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to the extent provided above to
assist Purchaser in Purchaser’s efforts to obtain the
benefits of such Non-Assigned Contract to the same extent as if it
had been assigned. All such arrangements under
Section 1.5(a) or (c) shall be at
Purchaser’s sole expense (provided that for a period of 180
days after Closing, only Seller’s out-of pocket expenses
shall be reimbursed) and risk (including the risk that a party to a
Non-Assigned Contract may claim that the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or performance hereunder or the
attempted assignment of such Non-Assigned Contract, conflicts with
or violates in any respect, constitutes a default (or event which
with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
default) under, gives rise to any right of termination, amendment,
modification, acceleration or cancellation of any obligation or
loss of any benefit under, or results in the creation of any
Encumbrance other than a Permitted Encumbrance on any assets
pursuant to, such Non-Assigned Contract); provided, however, that
Seller shall also, subject to receipt of such assurances as it may
reasonably require that it shall not be subjected to any
unreimbursed expense or any unindemnified risk or Liability in so
doing: (i) seek to enforce any rights of the Seller arising
for any period after the Closing from any Primary Contract against
the Counterparty thereto for Purchaser’s sole benefit, and
(ii) follow Purchaser’s reasonable instructions and
requests in dealing with such Counterparty. If at any time Seller
receives any monies or other assets collected by or paid to Seller
in respect of any Non-Assigned Contract for any period after the
Closing as the result of any arrangement pursuant to
Section 1.5(a) or (c), Seller shall promptly pay over such
amount to Purchaser.
(e) Purchaser
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates
for any costs, expenses or Seller Losses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses, but excluding routine legal fees and
expenses incurred in soliciting the Requested Consents as provided
above) incurred by them (i) in connection with the enforcement
of any Non-Assigned Contract or otherwise in connection with any
arrangement pursuant to Section 1.5(a) or (c), or
(ii) in connection with any claim by any Counterparty to a
Non-Assigned Contract that the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or performance of this Agreement or
the attempted assignment of such Non-Assigned Contract conflicts
with or violates in any respect, constitutes a default (or event
which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become a default) under, gives rise to any right of termination,
amendment, modification, acceleration or cancellation of any
obligation or loss of any benefit under, or results in the creation
of any Encumbrance other than a Permitted Encumbrance on any assets
pursuant to, such Non-Assigned Contract.
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1.6. Closing and
Purchase Price .
(a)
Closing . The consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby shall take place at a closing (the “ Closing
”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on a date to be
designated by Seller and Purchaser in writing, which date shall be
no later than the second Business Day after satisfaction and
fulfillment or, if permissible pursuant to the terms hereof, waiver
of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE V hereof (except for those
conditions required to be satisfied at Closing) ( provided ,
however , that in no event shall the Closing occur earlier
than sixty (60) days following the Execution Date), at the
offices of Hogan & Hartson LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street,
Suite 1500, Denver, Colorado 80202, unless another time, date or
place is mutually agreed upon in writing by Seller and Purchaser
(the “ Closing Date ”). The Closing shall for
the purposes of the determination of Working Capital be deemed
completed as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the Business Day before
the Closing Date.
(b)
Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the
Transferred Assets (the “ Purchase Price ”)
shall consist of (i) Purchaser’s payment of $235,000,000
in cash (such cash payment at Closing being referred to herein as
the “ Cash Purchase Payment ”) to Seller on the
Closing Date, and (ii) Purchaser’s assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities on the Closing Date, as the Purchase Price may
be adjusted in accordance with Section 1.7 . All
payments required under this Section 1.6(b) or any
other provision hereof shall be made in cash by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to such bank account(s) as shall be
designated in writing by the recipient at least five
(5) Business Days prior to the applicable payment
date.
(c) Seller
Closing Deliveries . At or prior to the Closing, Seller shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Purchaser the
following:
(i) a
certificate of an officer of Seller as to compliance with the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) , 5.2(b) and
5.2(c) ;
(ii) a
certificate, dated not more than five (5) Business Days prior
to the Closing Date, duly issued by the applicable state agency
confirming that Seller is in good standing or similar status in the
state of Seller’s organization;
(iii) a
certificate of non-foreign status that complies with Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2) stating that Seller is not a
foreign person in accordance with Sections 897 and 1445 of the
Code;
(iv) a
certificate by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Seller
dated the Closing Date, certifying the completeness and correctness
of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Seller, the
completeness and correctness of the board of director resolutions
of Seller relating to this Agreement and any actions contemplated
hereby, and the incumbency of the executing officers of Seller in
the form to be agreed upon by the parties;
(v) a Real
Property Lease Agreement in the form set forth in Exhibit
1.6(c)(v) duly executed by Seller (the “ Lease
Agreement ”) covering that portion of the Dayton Campus
described therein;
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(vi) a Bill
of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form set forth
in Exhibit 1.6(c)(vi) duly executed by Seller (the “
Bill of Sale ”);
(vii) the IP
Agreement duly executed by Seller and all documents required to be
executed and delivered by Seller pursuant thereto;
(viii) the
Transition Services Agreement duly executed by Seller;
(ix) the YPC
Agreement duly executed by YPC;
(x) the
Non-Competition Agreement duly executed by Seller and the
Affiliates named therein;
(xi) the
Sublease duly executed by the Affiliate of Seller named therein;
and
(xii) all
other documents required to be entered into by Seller pursuant to
this Agreement.
(d)
Purchaser Closing Deliveries . At or prior to the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Seller the
following:
(i) the Cash
Purchase Payment;
(ii) a
certificate of an officer of Purchaser as to compliance with the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and 5.3(b)
;
(iii) a
certificate, dated not more than five (5) Business Days prior
to the Closing Date, duly issued by the applicable state agency
confirming that Purchaser is in good standing or similar status in
the state of Purchaser’s organization;
(iv) a
certificate by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of
Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, certifying the completeness and
correctness of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of
Purchaser, the completeness and correctness of the board of
director resolutions of Purchaser relating to this Agreement and
any actions contemplated hereby, and the incumbency of the
executing officers of Purchaser, in the form to be agreed upon by
the parties;
(v) the Bill
of Sale duly executed by Purchaser;
(vi) the IP
Agreement duly executed by Purchaser and all documents required to
be executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant thereto;
(vii) the
Transition Services Agreement duly executed by
Purchaser;
(viii) the
YPC Agreement duly executed by Purchaser;
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(ix) the
Non-Competition Agreement duly executed by Purchaser;
and
(x) all other
documents required to be entered into by Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.7. Purchase
Price Adjustment; Payment Mechanisms . The Purchase Price shall
be subject to adjustment and payments in respect thereof shall be
made in accordance with this Section 1.7 .
(a) For all
purposes of and under this Agreement:
(i) “
Working Capital ” shall mean (x) (I) the
“Current Assets of the ILOB” that are identified as
such on Schedule 1.7(a) minus (II) the Disputed CT
Receivable Amount plus (III) the Agreed CT Receivable Amount,
minus (y) the “Current Liabilities of the
ILOB” that are identified as such on Schedule 1.7(a),
in each case as calculated or determined in a manner consistent
with the procedures, methodologies and assumptions set forth on
Schedule 1.7(a) .
(ii) “
Working Capital Target ” shall mean
$70,695,356.00.
(iii) “
Variable Monthly Amount ” shall mean the amount
identified as such on Schedule 1.7(a) for the month in which
Closing occurs.
(iv) “
Current Pay Liabilities ” shall mean an amount equal
to the aggregate amounts reflected in General Ledger Account
Numbers 21711 and 21772 (as identified as such on Schedule
1.7(a )) and used in calculating Working Capital.
(v) “
Deferred Pay Liabilities ” shall mean an amount equal
to the aggregate amounts reflected in General Ledger Account
Numbers 21119, 21121, 21112, 21779, 21781, 21792, 21799, 21512 and
21816 (as identified as such on Schedule 1.7(a )) and used
in calculating Working Capital.
(vi) “
Disputed CT Receivable ” shall mean the ILOB Accounts
Receivable owing by CenturyTel to Seller designated as such on the
ILOB Books and Records from which the Disputed CT Receivable Amount
is derived.
(vii) “
Disputed CT Receivable Amount ” shall mean
$2,318,867.00.
(viii)
“ Agreed CT Receivable Amount ” shall mean the
amount identified as such on Schedule 1.7(a) for the month
in which Closing occurs.
(b) At least
five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, Seller shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to Purchaser a statement in the
same format as Schedule 1.7(a) , made prior to the
application of purchase accounting in respect of the Asset
Acquisition (the
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“
Statement of Estimated Closing Date Items ”) setting
forth (A) the Working Capital as of the most recent month end
prior to Closing as estimated by Seller in good faith (the “
Estimated Working Capital ”), (B) the Variable
Monthly Amount with reference to the projected date of Closing (the
“ Estimated Variable Monthly Amount ”),
(C) the Current Pay Liabilities as of the most recent month
end prior to Closing as estimated by Seller in good faith (the
“ Estimated Current Pay Liabilities ”), and
(D) the Deferred Pay Liabilities as of the most recent month
end prior to Closing as estimated by Seller in good faith (the
“ Estimated Deferred Pay Liabilities ”), in each
case based upon the Books and Records of Seller and applying the
terms of this Agreement.
At the Closing and as reflected on the
Statement of Estimated Closing Date Items:
(A) to
reflect an interim adjustment to the Purchase Price, the Cash
Purchase Payment shall be (I) decreased on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by the amount that the Estimated Working Capital is less than
the Working Capital Target if the Estimated Working Capital is less
than the Working Capital Target or (II) increased on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount that the Estimated Working
Capital is more than the Working Capital Target if the Estimated
Working Capital is more than the Working Capital Target;
(B) the Cash
Purchase Payment shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis by
an amount equal to the Estimated Variable Monthly Amount;
and
(C) the Cash
Purchase Payment shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis by
an amount equal to the Estimated Current Pay
Liabilities.
An amount in addition to such
Cash Purchase Payment will be paid by Purchaser to Seller no later
than the forty-fifth (45th) day after the Closing Date in an
amount equal to the Estimated Deferred Pay Liabilities.
(c) As
promptly as practicable, but in any event within seventy-five
(75) calendar days following the Closing, Purchaser shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller a statement (the
“ Final Statement ”) setting forth its
determination of Working Capital, Variable Monthly Amount, Current
Pay Liabilities and Deferred Pay Liabilities, in each case as of
the Closing (such items being referred to herein collectively as
the “ Closing Date Items ”). Seller will assist
Purchaser with the calculation of Closing Date Items to be paid by
Seller on behalf of Purchaser subsequent to the Closing. Seller
shall have forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of the
foregoing to review the Final Statement and Closing Date Items (the
“ Review Period ”) and to notify Purchaser in
writing that Seller disputes the Final Statement and any of the
Closing Date Items. If Seller does not notify Purchaser in writing
on or prior to the expiration of the Review Period that Seller
disputes some or all of Purchaser’s calculations related
thereto, the Closing Date Items shall be final and binding on the
parties. For purposes of Seller’s review of Purchaser’s
calculations, Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller with respect to
reasonable requests for information with respect thereto, including
reasonable access to employees, financial and other records of the
ILOB and Purchaser, and all other information related to or
affecting such calculation. If Seller accepts the Final Statement
and Closing Date Items by delivery of
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written notice to
Purchaser or failure to deliver its objection thereto, whether in
whole or in part, then:
(A) to
reflect a final adjustment to the Purchase Price, (I) if the
Estimated Working Capital exceeded the Closing Working Capital,
then Seller shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to the
difference between the Estimated Working Capital and the Closing
Working Capital, or (II) if the Estimated Working Capital was less
than the Closing Working Capital, then Purchaser shall pay to
Seller an amount equal to the difference between the Estimated
Working Capital and the Closing Working Capital;
(B) if the
Closing occurs in a calendar month other than the calendar month
used in determining the Estimated Variable Monthly Amount, the
Variable Monthly Amount (with reference to the actual calendar
month in which the Closing occurs) shall be compared to the
Estimated Variable Monthly Amount and if the actual calendar
Variable Monthly Amount is (I) more than the Estimated
Variable Monthly Amount, Purchaser shall pay an amount equal to the
difference to Seller and (II) less than the Estimate Variable
Amount, Seller shall pay an amount equal to the difference to
Purchaser;
(C) (I) if
the Estimated Current Pay Liabilities exceeded the Current Pay
Liabilities, then Seller shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to
the difference between the Estimated Current Pay Liabilities and
the Current Pay Liabilities, and (II) if the Estimated Current Pay
Liabilities was less than the Current Pay Liabilities, then
Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the difference
between the Estimated Current Pay Liabilities and the Current Pay
Liabilities; and
(D) (I) if
the Estimated Deferred Pay Liabilities exceeded the Deferred Pay
Liabilities, then Seller shall pay to Purchaser an amount equal to
the difference between the Estimated Deferred Pay Liabilities and
the Deferred Pay Liabilities, and (II) if the Estimated Deferred
Pay Liabilities was less than the Deferred Pay Liabilities, then
Purchaser shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the difference
between the Estimated Deferred Pay Liabilities and the Deferred Pay
Liabilities,
in each case, with
interest on any such amounts calculated using the prime rate of
interest (as published in the “Money Rates” table of
the Eastern U.S. Edition of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL on the Closing
Date) and calculated beginning on the Closing Date and ending on
the date of any such payment. If as a result of the application of
the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.7(c) each
Party is obligated to pay an amount to the other, such amounts
shall be netted and the Party with the greater liability shall pay
over the netted amount to the other.
(d) If Seller
disputes the Final Statement by providing timely written notice of
such dispute (a “ Notice of Disagreement ”)
prior to the expiration of the Review Period, then Seller and
Purchaser shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to resolve and
finally determine the amount of the Closing Date Items. The Notice
of Disagreement delivered by Seller shall set
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forth in reasonable
detail the basis for the disagreement described in the Notice of
Disagreement. The parties will be deemed to have agreed to all
matters related to the calculation of Closing Date Items and all
matters set forth in the Final Statement not specifically objected
to in the Notice of Disagreement. If Seller and Purchaser are
unable to resolve the disagreement within thirty (30) calendar
days following the later of the delivery of the Notice of
Disagreement or the expiration of the Review Period, then Seller
and Purchaser shall retain KPMG (the “ Independent
Accountant ”), to resolve the disagreement and make a
determination with respect thereto. The Independent Accountant will
be retained under a retention letter executed by Seller and
Purchaser that specifies that the determination of the Independent
Accountant shall be made, and written notice thereof given to
Seller and Purchaser, within thirty (30) calendar days after
the date of the retention letter and that the determination by the
Independent Accountant shall be final, binding and conclusive upon
Seller and Purchaser. The scope of the Independent
Accountant’s engagement (which will not be an audit) shall be
limited to the resolution of the disputed items described in the
Notice of Disagreement, and the recalculation, if any, of the Final
Statement in light of such resolution. If an Independent Accountant
is engaged pursuant to this Section 1.7(d) , the fees
and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be borne fifty
percent (50%) by Purchaser and fifty percent (50%) by
Seller. Within ten (10) calendar days after delivery of a
notice of determination by the Independent Accountant as described
above, any payment required by Section 1.7(c) hereof
shall be made, based on such determination.
(e) To the
extent that Seller is given credit pursuant to this
Section 1.7 for Current Pay Liabilities and Deferred
Pay Liabilities, Seller shall pay over such amounts to the Persons
entitled to payment therefor as and when such amounts are due and
payable. For the avoidance of doubt, all Current Pay Liabilities
and Deferred Pay Liabilities constitute Assumed Liabilities for all
purposes of this Agreement.
(f)
Notwithstanding anything in this Schedule 1.7(a) ,
Section 1.7 or this Agreement to the
contrary:
(A) (I) in no
event will Purchaser be entitled to receive or be given credit for,
whether through receipt of payment by or on behalf of CenturyTel
associated with the Disputed CT Receivable or application of the
provisions of Schedule 1.7(a) , Section 1.7 or
any other provision of this Agreement, an amount in excess of the
relevant Agreed CT Receivable Amount; and (II) at any time and from
time to time on or after the Closing Date, if Purchaser is so
benefited it shall promptly pay over to Seller all amounts in
excess thereof following Purchaser’s receipt of such
benefit.
(B) if
Purchaser has not received the full benefit of the Agreed CT
Receivable Amount (whether by receipts from CenturyTel or
payments or credits arising under this Agreement), Purchaser
shall notify Seller by November 30, 2008 if it has a
shortfall in the Agreed CT Receivable Amount (and if it does not
so notify Seller on or before December 31, 2008, it shall
be deemed to have received the full benefit of such amount) and
Seller shall pay over any such shortfall on or before the
thirtieth (30 th ) day following its receipt of such notice.
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1.8. Allocation
of Purchase Price . Prior to the Closing Date, Seller and
Purchaser shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to mutually
agree on an allocation of the Purchase Price and Assumed
Liabilities among the Transferred Assets according to the relative
fair market values of such assets on the Closing Date and
consistent with Section 1060 of the Code. The parties agree
that the fair market value of the Transferred Assets that are
accounts receivable is equal to the face amount of such accounts
receivable less any reserves recorded on the Final Statement as
finally determined pursuant to the procedures in
Section 1.7 and that the fair market value of the
Transferred Assets that are prepaid directory production costs
related to the directories that have not been published is equal to
Seller’s costs of such prepaid directory production costs. If
Seller and Purchaser have not so agreed prior to Closing and are
unable to agree on such fair market values within ninety
(90) days after the Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall select
an independent appraisal firm to determine such values. The
conclusions of such appraisal firm shall be conclusive and binding.
The fees and expenses of such appraisal firm shall be borne fifty
percent (50%) by Seller and fifty percent (50%) by
Purchaser. Following the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser in
connection with their respective U.S. Federal, state and local
income Tax Returns (including amended Tax Returns and claims for
refunds) and other filings, shall not take (and shall cause their
Affiliates not to take) any position inconsistent with the
allocation determined pursuant to this Section 1.8 .
Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate in the filing of any forms
(including Form 8594) with respect to such allocation, including
any amendments to such forms required with respect to any
adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby makes
the following representations and warranties to
Purchaser:
2.1.
Organization . Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Georgia, and has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own, license, operate or lease the assets and properties now owned,
licensed, operated or leased by it in connection with the ILOB, and
to conduct the ILOB as presently conducted. Seller is duly
authorized, qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign
corporation, and is in good standing, under the Laws of each state
or other jurisdiction in which the character of the properties it
owns, operates or leases in connection with the ILOB, or the nature
of the activities of the ILOB, makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the Articles
of Incorporation (the “ Articles of Incorporation
”) and Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) of Seller,
each as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, have been
delivered to Purchaser and its agents and representatives. Seller
is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
2.2.
Authority . Seller and each of its Affiliates that is a
party to any Ancillary Agreement have all requisite power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and such Ancillary
Agreements, as applicable, to perform their obligations hereunder
and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by Seller of this
Agreement and the execution and delivery by Seller and any of its
Affiliates of any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, the
performance by Seller or any of
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its Affiliates of its or
their obligations hereunder and thereunder, as the case may be, and
the consummation by Seller and such of its Affiliates of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (i) have not
been approved by the sole shareholder of Seller, and no such
approval is required under the Georgia Business Corporation Code
and (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary entity
action on the part of Seller and such Affiliates. This Agreement
has been and each Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or any of its
Affiliates is a party, has been duly executed and delivered by
Seller or such of its Affiliates, as the case may be, and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements by Purchaser, this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements constitute legally valid and binding
obligations of Seller or such Affiliates, as the case may be,
enforceable against Seller or such of its Affiliates in accordance
with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by (i) the effect of any applicable Laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and
relief of debtors generally, and (ii) the effect of Law and
general principles of equity governing specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at Law).
2.3. No
Violation; Third Party Consents . Assuming that all consents,
waivers, approvals, orders and authorizations set forth on
Schedule 2.3 , Schedule 2.9(a) or Schedule
2.9(b) or referred to in Section 2.4 hereto have
been obtained and all registrations, qualifications, designations,
declarations or filings with any Governmental Authorities referred
to in Section 2.4 or set forth on Schedule 2.4
hereto have been made, the execution and delivery by Seller and any
of its Affiliates of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to
which Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party, the performance
by Seller and such of its Affiliates, as the case may be, of their
obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation by
Seller and such of its Affiliates, as the case may be, of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict
with or violate in any respect, constitute a default (or event
which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become a default) under, give rise to any right of termination,
amendment, modification, acceleration or cancellation of any
obligation or loss of any benefit under, result in the creation of
any Encumbrance other than a Permitted Encumbrance on any of the
Transferred Assets, or require Seller or such of its Affiliates to
obtain any consent, waiver, approval or action of, make any filing
with, or give any notice to any Person as a result, or under the
terms and provisions, of (i) the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, (ii) any Business Contract included within the
Transferred Assets, or (iii) any Law applicable to Seller, the
ILOB or any of the Transferred Assets, or any Governmental Order
issued by a Governmental Authority by which Seller or any of the
Transferred Assets are in any way bound or obligated, except where
any failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.4. Government
Consents . Except (i) the pre-merger notification
requirements of the HSR Act or (ii) as set forth on
Schedule 2.4 hereto, no consent, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required
on the part of Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with
the execution and delivery by Seller and any of its Affiliates of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller or any of
its Affiliates is a party, the performance by Seller and such of
its Affiliates, as the case may be, of their obligations hereunder
and thereunder, and the consummation by Seller and such of its
Affiliates, as the case may be, of the transactions
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contemplated hereby and
thereby, except where any failure to do so would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.5. Real
Property; Fixed Assets .
(a)
Schedule 2.5(a)(i) correctly identifies all real property
leased or subleased (as lessee or lessor) by Seller that is used in
connection with the operation of the ILOB by a Business Employee as
of the date hereof (collectively with any improvements thereon, the
“ Leased Real Property ”). Seller has delivered,
or caused to be delivered, to Purchaser copies of all Real Property
Leases, and any amendments, guaranties or addenda thereto related
to the Leased Real Property. Other than such Real Property Leases,
there are no other material documents in Seller’s possession,
custody or control, relating to the use or operation of such Leased
Real Property. The Real Property Leases are in full force and
effect, and there are no existing defaults or any events that with
the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute an event of default by Seller, as applicable, under any
Real Property Lease or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other
party to any Real Property Lease. Except as described on
Schedule 2.5(a) , Schedule 2.9(a) or Schedule
2.9(b) , no consent, waiver, approval or authorization is
required from the lessor or lessee under any Real Property Lease as
a result of the execution of this Agreement, any Ancillary
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(b) Other
than the Dayton Campus, Seller owns no real property that is used
in connection with the operation of the ILOB.
(c)
Schedule 2.5(c) attached hereto contains a true, correct and
complete list of all material ILOB Fixed Assets owned or leased by
Seller, as reflected in the Seller’s Schedule of ILOB Fixed
Assets prepared in the ordinary course of business as of the date
set forth therein.
(d) Seller
has good and marketable title to the Dayton Campus and a valid
leasehold interest in the Leased Real Property, in each case free
and clear of any Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances.
Seller has not leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right
to use or occupy the Dayton Campus or any portion thereof other
than for its licensees and invitees. Other than Purchaser’s
rights arising under this Agreement, there are no outstanding
options, rights or rights of first refusal to purchase or lease the
Dayton Campus or any portion thereof or interest therein. There are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened condemnation
proceedings or other Actions relating to the Dayton Campus or the
Leased Real Property. Other than Seller and its licensees and
invitees, there are no parties in possession or parties having any
rights to occupy any of the Dayton Campus or, to the Knowledge of
the Seller, any of the Leased Real Property.
(e) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.5(e) , all improvements made by
Seller or its Affiliates on the Dayton Campus and the Leased Real
Property have received all Governmental Authority approvals
(including Licenses) required in connection with the ownership or
operation thereof, and all such improvements have been and are
currently operated and maintained in material compliance with all
applicable Laws.
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(f) To the
Knowledge of Seller, Seller has reasonably adequate rights of
ingress and egress with respect to the Dayton Campus and all the
Leased Real Property and the improvements thereon pursuant to
public streets and roads or by marketable and insurable appurtenant
easements.
(g) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.5(g) , neither the Dayton Campus
(including any improvements thereon and the condition or use
thereof) nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any of the Leased Real
Property (including any improvements thereon and the condition or
use thereof), contravenes or violates any building, zoning, fire
safety, seismic, design, conservation, parking, architectural
barriers to the handicapped, occupational safety and health or
other applicable Law, or any restrictive covenant (whether or not
permitted on the basis of prior nonconforming use, waiver or
variance), which contravention or violation would reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date
hereof, the Dayton Campus and, taken as a whole, the Leased Real
Property is in substantially the same condition it was in on
November 30, 2007, ordinary wear and tear and changes and
modifications in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices excepted. The ILOB Fixed Assets, taken as a whole,
are in good working order and condition, as used by Seller in the
operation of the ILOB, ordinary wear and tear and changes and
modifications occurring from the Execution Date to the Closing Date
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices
excepted. The ILOB Inventory consists of items that are of a
quality and quantity presently usable or saleable in the ordinary
course of business (subject to applicable reserves).
(h) Seller
and its Affiliates do not owe any brokerage commission with respect
to any Leased Real Property.
2.6. Title to
and Sufficiency of Transferred Assets .
(a) Except as
disclosed on Schedule 2.6(a) , Seller has good title to the
Transferred Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for
Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) Except as
disclosed on Schedule 2.6(b) and except for Non-Assigned
Contracts and non-transferable Business Licenses and for assets to
be made available to, or used by Seller and its Affiliates in the
provision of services to, Purchaser after the Closing pursuant to
the Transition Services Agreement or another Ancillary Agreement,
the Transferred Assets together with the assets and properties that
are the subject of the IP Agreement and the assets and properties
made available to Purchaser under or pursuant to the Lease
Agreement, the Sublease and the YPC Agreement, include all assets
necessary and sufficient for the operation of the ILOB as it is
currently being conducted by Seller and as presently proposed to be
conducted by Seller.
2.7. Financial
Statements; ILOB Accounts Receivables .
(a) Attached
as Schedule 2.7(a) are true and correct copies of the
Financial Statements. The Financial Statements have been prepared
from, and are in accordance with, the Books and Records of Seller
and fairly represent in all material respects the results of
operations and selected assets and liabilities of the ILOB as
reflected in such Books and Records as of and for the dates and
periods identified in the Financial Statements, each of which is
subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth therein and
in the notes and comments, presentation
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qualifications, and
assumptions thereto. Except as expressly noted in Schedule
2.7(a) , each statement of operations included in the Financial
Statements fairly and accurately presents in all material respects
the results of operations of the ILOB for the periods set forth
therein. Each of the accounts reflected in the Financial Statements
conforms with GAAP.
(b) All ILOB
Accounts Receivable reflected on the Latest Balance Sheet (net of
any reserves or write-offs shown thereon, all of which reserves
have been established in the ordinary course) and existing on the
date hereof are valid, existing and were incurred in the ordinary
course of business and arose from transactions for the sale of good
and services. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.7(b) and
ILOB Accounts Receivable reserved against, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, there are no disputes regarding the collectibility of any
such ILOB Accounts Receivables. Seller has not factored any of the
ILOB Accounts Receivable.
2.8. Absence of
Certain Changes or Events . Except as set forth on Schedule
2.8 or otherwise as contemplated by or provided for in this
Agreement, the IP Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement:
(a) Since
December 31, 2006, there has not been any Material Adverse
Effect and no state of facts exists, nor has there been any change,
event, effect or occurrence that would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) Since
December 31, 2006, Seller has carried on the ILOB in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(c) Since
December 31, 2006, Seller has collected all Accounts
Receivable and paid all accounts payable in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice; and
(d) Seller
has not taken any action or failed to take any action that would
have resulted in a breach of Section 4.1 had such
Section been in effect on November 30, 2007.
2.9. Business
Contracts .
(a)
Schedule 2.9(a) hereto contains a list of the following
material Contracts (including all amendments thereto) included in
the Transferred Assets (each, a “ Business Contract
” and, collectively, the “ Business Contracts
”):
(i) Real
Property Leases;
(ii) capital
or operating leases or conditional sales agreements;
(iii)
employment, consulting, separation, collective bargaining or other
labor agreements, including Contracts (1) to employ or
terminate executive officers or other personnel and other Contracts
with present or former officers or directors of Seller or
(2) that will result in the payment by, or the creation of any
Liability to pay on behalf of Purchaser or Seller any severance,
termination, “golden parachute,” or other similar
payments to any present or former personnel following termination
of
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employment or
otherwise as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv)
agreements for the purchase of ILOB Inventory, other materials or
real or personal property, in each case other than in the ordinary
course of business;
(v)
agreements under which Seller is obligated to indemnify, or
entitled to indemnification from, any other Person, other than any
agreement that requires indemnification solely in connection with
or as a result of a breach of such agreement;
(vi)
manufacturing or joint development agreements;
(vii) license
agreements or royalty agreements, whether Seller is the licensor or
licensee thereunder, other than Shrink-Wrap Licenses;
(viii)
confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements (whether Seller is
the beneficiary or the obligated party thereunder) entered into on
or after January 1, 2006, other than those entered into in the
ordinary course of business;
(ix) customer
orders, services or sales contracts under which the customer is to
make a payment or under which the ILOB is required to perform after
the Execution Date, in each case with an annual value in excess of
$250,000;
(x)
distributor agreements, sales agency agreements or similar
agreements with an annual value in excess of $100,000;
(xi)
Contracts involving future expenditures or Liabilities, actual or
potential, after the Execution Date with an annual value in excess
of $100,000;
(xii)
Contracts or commitments relating to commission arrangements with
others;
(xiii)
promissory notes, loans, agreements, indentures, evidences of
indebtedness, letters of credit, guarantees, or other instruments
relating to an obligation to pay money, whether Seller shall be the
borrower, lender or guarantor thereunder (excluding credit provided
by Seller in the ordinary course of business to purchasers of its
products and services and obligations to pay vendors in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice);
(xiv)
Contracts containing covenants limiting the freedom of Seller, the
ILOB or any Representative or Affiliate of Seller, to engage in any
line of business or compete with any Person;
(xv)
Contracts with any Governmental Authority with an annual value in
excess of $100,000;
(xvi)
Contracts with any Related Party;
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(xvii)
Contracts that involve the purchase or sale of any business,
corporation, partnership or other organization, any division,
operating unit or product line thereof or any other material
assets;
(xviii)
Contracts that create a power of attorney or other similar grant of
agency;
(xix)
Contracts that involve a settlement pursuant to which Seller or the
ILOB will be required to pay consideration in excess of
$100,000;
(xx) all
joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other
similar agreements;
(xxi)
Contracts for the provision of goods and services to the Seller to
the extent related exclusively to the ILOB;
(xxii) to the
extent not captured elsewhere in this Section 2.9(a) ,
agreements that are not terminable by Seller or the ILOB without
penalty on ninety (90) calendar days’ or less notice;
and
(xxiii) all
other agreements or arrangements or plans not made in the ordinary
course of the ILOB’s business that are material to the
ILOB.
(b) Except as
set forth on Schedule 2.9(b) hereto, Seller has made
available to Purchaser a complete and correct copy of each written
Business Contract (and summaries of each oral Business Contract),
including all amendments, extensions, renewals and modifications
thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8 or Schedule
2.9(b) hereto (i) each Business Contract is, in full force
and effect and represents a valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of Seller in accordance with the respective terms
thereof and, to the Knowledge of Seller, represents a valid,
binding and enforceable obligation of each other party thereto,
(ii) there exists no material breach or material default (or
event, circumstance or condition, that with notice or the lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a material breach or material
default) on the part of Seller or, to the Knowledge of Seller, on
the part of any other party under any Business Contract, and
(iii) none of the Business Contracts will terminate or be
rescinded, or give rise to such right, or cease to be valid and
enforceable agreements by reason of the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or by any of the Ancillary Agreements
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.9(b) hereto,
Seller has fulfilled, or taken all actions necessary to enable it
to fulfill when due, all of its obligations under each of such
Business Contracts, determined as of the date hereof and without
giving effect to any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or any changes or effects
arising from the announcement or consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the
taking of any action contemplated by or permitted by this
Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8 or
Schedule 2.9(b) hereto, since December 31, 2006, Seller
has not received any notice of cancellation or termination or
change in material terms (including pricing, term and volume) of
any Business Contract, and to the Knowledge of Seller, there has
not been any occurrence of any event that is likely to result in
such a termination or reduction, in each case without giving
effect
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to any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, or any changes or effects arising from the announcement
or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, or the taking of any action
contemplated by or permitted by this Agreement.
2.10.
Intellectual Property . The representations and warranties
set forth in the IP Agreement are the sole and exclusive
representations and warranties made by Seller in respect of
intellectual property.
2.11. Business
Licenses . Seller owns or possesses all right, title and
interest in and to all Licenses which are necessary or material to
conduct the ILOB as conducted by Seller as of the Execution Date
(each, a “ Business License ” and, collectively,
the “ Business Licenses ”) each of which is set
forth on Schedule 2.11 hereof. No loss or expiration of any
Business License is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened, other than the expiration of any Business Licenses in
accordance with the terms thereof which may be renewed in the
ordinary course of business. Seller is not in default, nor has it
received any written notice of any claim of default, with respect
to any such Business License. All Business Licenses are valid and
in full force and effect, and there is no Action (other than one
resulting from the announcement or consummation of the transactions
contemplated by or provided for in this Agreement) that could
reasonably be expected to result in the termination, impairment or
nonrenewal thereof.
2.12. Business
Employees .
(a) On the
date hereof, Seller has delivered to Purchaser’s Chief
Financial Officer, Scott A. Berman, via electronic mail from Carlos
Pena, Esq. a correct and complete list of all personnel of the ILOB
that are employed by Seller as of the Execution Date, including
(and designating as such) any such employee who is an inactive
employee on paid or unpaid leave of absence, and indicating the
date of employment, current title, location of employment and
compensation. Each employee set forth on such list, each additional
ILOB employee who is hired by Seller following the Execution Date
and prior to the Closing Date, and each ILOB employee whose
employment is terminated prior to the Execution Date shall be
referred to individually as a “ Business Employee
” and collectively as, the “ Business Employees
.”
(b) With
respect to the Business Employees: (i) since January 1,
2003, Seller has been in material compliance with all applicable
Laws relating to the employment and labor, including those related
to equal opportunity, wages, hours, collective bargaining,
occupational safety and health, immigration and the payment and
withholding of Taxes and other sums as required by the appropriate
Governmental Authority; (ii) Seller has withheld and paid to
the appropriate Governmental Authority or is holding for payment
not yet due to such Governmental Authority all amounts required to
be withheld; and (iii) Seller is not liable for any arrears of
wages, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with
any of the foregoing. Seller has paid in full to all Business
Employees, or fully accrued for on the Financial Statements, all
wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits and other
compensation due to or on behalf of such Business Employees and
there is no claim with respect to the payment of wages, salary or
overtime pay that has been asserted or is now pending or threatened
before any Governmental Authority with respect to any Business
Employees. Seller is not a party to, or otherwise bound by, any
consent decree with any Governmental Authority relating to any
Business Employees or
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Seller’s
employment practices. There is no charge or proceeding with respect
to a violation of any occupational safety or health standards that
has been asserted or is now pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Seller, threatened with respect to any Business Employees. There is
no charge of discrimination in employment or employment practices,
for any reason, including age, gender, race, religion or other
legally protected category, which has been asserted or is now
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened before the
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other
Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction in which Seller has
employed or employs any Business Employees.
(c) With
respect to the ILOB, (i) Seller has not engaged in, and is not
engaged in, any unfair labor practice and (ii) no unfair labor
practice compliant, grievance or arbitration proceeding is pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
Seller.
(d) Since
December 31, 2006, there has not been any resignation or
termination of any Business Employees whose annual compensation
exceeds $75,000, or any increase in the rate of compensation
payable or to become payable to any Business Employees whose annual
compensation exceeds $75,000, including the making of any loan to,
or the payment, grant or accrual of any bonus, incentive
compensation, service award or other similar benefit to, any such
Person, or the addition to, modification of, or contribution to any
Plan other than the extension of coverage under such plan to others
who became eligible after December 31, 2006, in each case
other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice.
2.13. Labor
Matters . With respect to the ILOB, Seller is not bound by or
subject to (and none of its assets or properties used in the ILOB
is bound by or subject to) any written or oral, express or implied,
contract, commitment or arrangement with any labor union, and, to
the Knowledge of Seller, no labor union has made any organizational
effort, made a written demand for recognition, or filed any
petition with the National Labor Relations Board, in so far as
relates to the Business Employees at any time in the past five
(5) years. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.13 , each
of the Business Employees is terminable at the will of Seller.
There is no pending strike, work stoppage, work slowdown or
lock-out involving the Business Employees, nor to the Knowledge of
Seller, is any threatened.
2.14. Employee
Benefit Plans .
(a)
Schedule 2.14(a)(i) contains a correct and complete list of
each employment, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, stock purchase, stock option, restricted stock, stock
appreciation right or other stock-based incentive, severance or
other termination pay, change-in-control, retention, health,
disability, life, cafeteria, insurance, supplemental unemployment
benefits, profit-sharing, holiday bonus or other mandatory annual
payment, fringe, pension, or retirement plan, program, policy,
agreement or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan,
program, agreement or arrangement sponsored, maintained,
participated in or contributed to or required to be contributed to
by Seller with respect to any past or current Business Employees
(collectively, the “ Plans ”). Schedule
2.14(a)(ii) identifies each of the Plans that is an
“employee welfare benefit plan,” or “employee
pension benefit plan” as such terms are defined in
Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of ERISA (such plans being hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “ ERISA Plans
”). Neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has any formal
plan
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or commitment,
whether legally binding or not, to create any additional Plan or
modify or change any existing Plan that would affect only any of
the Business Employees.
(b) With
respect to each of the Plans, Seller has heretofore delivered to
Purchaser true and complete copies of the most recent Summary Plan
Description (“ SPD ”), together with all
summaries of modification issued with respect to such SPD, if
required under ERISA, with respect to each ERISA Plan, and the
following documents:
(i) a copy of
the Plan documents (including all amendments thereto) for each
written Plan or a written description of any Plan that is not
otherwise in writing;
(ii) a copy
of all other material employee communications relating to each
ERISA Plan; and
(iii) the
most recent determination letter received from the IRS with respect
to each Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code.
(c) None of
the Business Employees currently or previously has participated in
a multiemployer pension plan (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) that is covered by Title IV of
ERISA (a “multiemployer plan”) as to which Seller or an
ERISA Affiliate has any liability or reasonably could be expected
to have liability for any partial or complete withdrawal with
respect to the Business Employees and as to which there would be
any withdrawal liability if Seller were to completely withdraw from
such plan as of the Closing Date and disregarding contributions
attributable to any other business retained by Seller and its
Affiliates. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14(c) , none
of the Plans is a “defined benefit plan” as defined in
ERISA Section 3(35).
(d) Each of
the Plans has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws,
including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code. Each of the
ERISA Plans that is intended to be “qualified” within
the meaning of Code Section 401(a) is so qualified.
(e) Except as
set forth on Schedule 2.14(e) , no Plan provides benefits,
including death or medical benefits (whether or not insured) with
respect to current or former Business Employees after retirement or
other termination of service for reasons other than death (other
than (i) coverage mandated by applicable Laws, (ii) death
benefits or retirements benefits under any “employee pension
plan,” as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA,
(iii) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on
the books of Seller or an ERISA Affiliate or (iv) benefits,
the full direct cost of which is borne by the current or former
employee (or beneficiary thereof)).
2.15.
Litigation; Governmental Orders .
(a) Except as
set forth on Schedule 2.15(a) hereto, there are no pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened Actions by any Person or
Governmental Authority against the Seller relating to the ILOB or,
to the Knowledge of Seller, to which any of the
Transferred
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Assets are subject,
without giving effect to any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or any changes or
effects arising from the announcement or consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement, or the taking of any action contemplated by or permitted
by this Agreement. Seller has made available to Purchaser copies of
all material pleadings, correspondence and other material documents
relating to each Action listed on Schedule 2.15(a) . To the
Knowledge of the Seller and other than in respect of any failure to
obtain any consent in respect of any Business Contract as set forth
in Schedule 2.9(a) or Schedule 2.9(b) in connection
with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, there is no basis for any Action,
which if adversely determined against Seller, its directors or
officers, or any other Person could reasonably be expected to,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Seller
insofar as relates to the ILOB or any of the Transferred Assets is
not subject to or bound by any Governmental Order.
2.16. Compliance
with Laws . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16 hereto
and in respect of Laws other than Environmental Laws or those that
relate to or implicate Environmental Matters (which are covered
exclusively in Section 2.17 ), Seller has conducted the
ILOB in material compliance with, is in material compliance with,
and Seller has not received since January 1, 2002, any written
claim or notice that Seller is not in material compliance with, any
Laws or Governmental Orders applicable to the ILOB or the
Transferred Assets. Seller has filed with the relevant Governmental
Authority all material reports required by applicable Law. Seller
does not have any present intentions to make any changes in the
conduct of the business were it to continue to own and operate the
ILOB that could reasonably be expected to result in or cause the
ILOB to be in noncompliance with applicable Laws or that would
reasonably be expected to require changes in or a loss of any such
Licenses or an increase in any expenses related thereto other than
in connection with this Agreement.
2.17.
Environmental Matters .
(a) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.17(a) , Seller is and has been in
material compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to its
operation of the ILOB.
(b) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.17(b)(i) , Seller has been duly
issued and maintains all Environmental Permits that are required of
Seller for the lawful operation of the ILOB, and all Environmental
Permits possessed by Seller in connection with the ILOB are set
forth in Schedule 2.17(b)(ii) . Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.17(b)(iii) , each such Environmental Permit is in
full force and effect, and Seller is in material compliance with
such Environmental Permits.
(c) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.17(c) , no Environmental Claims have
been asserted in writing or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened, against Seller relating to the Dayton Campus, the
Leased Real Property, ILOB or the Transferred Assets.
(d) (i)
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17(d)(i) , there has been
no Release at, on, under, from or to (A) the Dayton Campus,
and (B) to the Knowledge of Seller, at any Leased
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Real Property.
(ii) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17(d)(ii) ,
there has been no Release at any real property formerly but not
currently owned by the Seller, in connection with the ILOB and, to
the Knowledge of Seller, formerly operated or leased by the Seller
in connection with the ILOB, in each case during the term of
Seller’s ownership, operation or tenancy of such property,
and such that Seller is or could be liable for Remediation with
respect to such Hazardous Materials. (iii) Except as set forth
in Schedule 2.17(d)(iii) , Seller has not, in connection
with the ILOB, arranged, by contract, agreement or otherwise for
the transportation, treatment or disposal of Hazardous Materials at
any location such as has resulted or could result in any material
Liability for the failure to comply with applicable Environmental
Laws.
(e) (i)
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17(e)(i) , the Dayton
Campus does not contain, and to the Knowledge of Seller none of the
Leased Real Property contains, any of the following:
(A) underground improvements (underground storage tanks or
underground piping associated with such tanks) used currently or in
the past for the management of Hazardous Materials; (B) any
dump or landfill or other unit for the treatment or disposal of
Hazardous Materials; (C) wetlands regulated under applicable
Environmental laws; (D) PCBs; or (E) mold in quantities
and form such that it is harmful to human health. (ii) Except
as set forth in Schedule 2.17(e)(ii) , the Real Property
does not contain any damaged lead-based paint, or friable or
damaged asbestos-containing materials and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, does not contain lead-based paint or asbestos-containing
materials in any form or condition.
(f) Seller
has made available to Purchaser copies of all material
environmental assessments, reports, audits and other material
documents issued since January 1, 2002, in its possession or
under its control that relate to the following: (i) the Dayton
Campus or the Leased Real Property; (ii) any real property
formerly owned, operated, or leased by Seller in connection with
the ILOB; or (iii) Seller’s compliance with
Environmental Laws in connection with the ILOB.
(g) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.17(g) , no authorization,
notification, recording, filing, consent, waiting period,
Remediation or approval is required under any Environmental Law in
order to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.
(h) Except as
set forth on Schedule 2.17(h) , no Encumbrance in favor of
any person relating to or in connection with any Environmental
Claim has been filed or, to the Knowledge of Seller, has attached
to the Dayton Campus or any of the Leased Real Property.
2.18. Tax
Matters .
(a) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.18 hereto:
(i) Seller
has timely filed, and will timely file, all Tax Returns which it is
required to file under applicable Laws with respect to any taxable
period ending on or before the Closing Date, and paid or will pay,
deposited or will deposit, all amounts shown thereon as due or
owing or as collected and withheld;
(ii) All such
Tax Returns are correct and accurate in all material
respects;
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(iii) There
are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet
due and payable) on any of the Transferred Assets; and
(iv) With
respect to the ILOB, Seller has paid or deposited all Taxes due and
owing by it (whether or not such Taxes are required to be shown on
a Tax Return) and has collected and withheld and paid over to the
appropriate taxing authority all Taxes which it has been required
to collect or withhold from amounts paid or owing to any employee,
shareholder, creditor or other third party. Seller has complied and
is in compliance with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations
relating to the payment, withholding and information reporting
requirements relating to any Taxes required to be collected or
withheld. All individuals employed with respect to the ILOB and
paid for services by Seller have been properly classified as either
employees or independent contractors in accordance with the Code
and applicable Tax Laws.
(b) Seller is
not a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 of the
Code.
(c) With
respect to the ILOB, no claim has
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