Exhibit 10.1
Asset Purchase
Agreement
This Asset Purchase Agreement is entered into as
of April 30, 2007 (the “Agreement Date”
) among Accurel Systems International Corporation, a California
corporation (the “ Seller ”); Implant
Sciences Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “
Guarantor ”) and Evans Analytical Group LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Buyer” ). Capitalized terms used but
not otherwise defined in the body of this Agreement are defined in
Appendix A .
Recitals
The Seller desires to sell substantially all of
the Assets of the Seller to the Buyer on the terms set forth in
this Agreement.
The Buyer desires to purchase substantially all
of the Assets of the Seller on the terms set forth in this
Agreement.
Agreement
The Seller, the Guarantor and the Buyer,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale of
Assets.
1.1
Purchased
Assets. Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of the Parties herein, at the Closing, the Seller will
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer, and the
Buyer shall purchase and acquire from the Seller, good and valid
title to the following, free of any Encumbrances, except Permitted
Encumbrances:
(a)
Seller Intellectual
Property. All the
Seller Owned Intellectual Property and all Intellectual Property
Rights related thereto, and the Seller’s Intellectual
Property Rights in and to the Third-Person Intellectual Property,
including the Intellectual Property listed in
Schedule 1.1(a) ;
(b)
Computer and Office
Equipment. All of
the Seller’s computer and office equipment, including the
equipment listed in Schedule 1.1(b)
;
(c)
Laboratory
Equipment. All of
the Seller’s laboratory equipment, and all of Seller’s
components and spare parts for laboratory equipment, including the
equipment listed on Schedule 1.1(c) ;
(d)
General Equipment and
Supplies. Any
service equipment, telephones, pagers, computer peripherals,
supplies, spare parts and other tangible personal property owned by
the Seller;
(e)
Assumed
Contracts. All of
the Seller’s rights, claims and obligations under the Seller
Contracts listed in Schedule 1.1(e) ), except as
contemplated by Section 1.3(b)(xii) (the “ Assumed
Contracts ”) and any cash deposits relating to the
Assumed Contracts;
(f)
Promotional
Materials. All
brochures, pamphlets, stationery, letterhead and other promotional
or marketing materials (including all copies thereof) related to
the Business or the Trademarks;
(g)
Business
Records. All Books
and Records related to, necessary or useful for the conduct of the
Business which shall not include the Corporate Documents; provided,
that the Seller may retain copies of all such Books and
Records;
(h)
Goodwill.
The goodwill related to, or arising
out of, the Business;
(i)
Governmental
Authorizations. All
rights of the Seller in or related to Governmental Authorizations
necessary or useful for the conduct of the Business;
(j)
Claims;
Credits. All claims,
causes of action, rights of recovery and rights of setoff against,
and deposits, prepayments and credits with, third Persons
(including insurance companies), and all rights under or pursuant
to all warranties, representations and guarantees made by third
Persons related to the ownership, development or Use of any Asset
or the conduct of the Business, including those items listed on
Schedule 1.1(j) ;
(k)
Accounts
Receivable. The
accounts receivable recorded on the books of the Seller as of the
Closing Date;
(l)
Inventory.
All of the Seller’s raw
materials, work in progress, finished products, supply and
packaging items and similar items with respect to the Business, in
each case wherever the same may be located;
(m)
Fixtures and Leasehold
Improvements. All of
Seller’s fixtures and leasehold improvements and all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in fixtures and leasehold
improvements in Seller’s leased facilities; and
(n)
Other
Property. Except as
provided in Section 1.2, all other Property of the Seller,
whether or not described elsewhere in this Section 1.1 or
similar thereto.
Subject to the exclusion of the
Excluded Assets, the Property set forth in Sections 1.1(a)
through (l) is referred to in this Agreement as the
“Assets.”
1.2
Excluded Assets.
Notwithstanding anything in
Section 1.1, the Assets shall not include any of the
following:
(a)
Tax Items.
Any income tax deposits held as
current assets on the balance sheet as of the Closing Date,
prepayment, refund, claim, offset or other right of the Seller
related to any Tax arising or resulting from or in connection with
the ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business and
attributable to any Taxable period ending on or prior to the
Closing Date or, in the case of any Taxable period which includes
but does not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such Taxable
period up to and including the Closing Date;
(b)
Nontransferable Governmental
Authorizations. Any
Governmental Authorization the transfer of which would violate
applicable Legal Requirements;
(c)
Rights Under Certain
Agreements. All
rights of the Seller under this Agreement (including any rights of
the Seller relating to the Excluded Assets and the right to receive
the purchase price hereunder), all rights of the Seller under any
agreement, certificate, instrument or other document executed and
delivered by the Seller and the Buyer in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, or any other agreement between
the Seller and the Buyer entered into during the Pre-Closing
Period;
(d)
Corporate
Documents. Corporate
seals, certificates of incorporation, minute books, stock transfer
books or other records related to the corporate organization of the
Seller (the “Corporate Documents” );
and
(e)
Correspondence. All rights to receive mail and other
communications addressed to the Seller that are not related to any
of the Assets or the Business or the Assumed
Liabilities.
(f)
Deposit Accounts; Cash;
Accounts Receivable. Any balances in any deposit accounts, and any
cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities held by the
Seller as of the Closing Date, excluding any cash deposits relating
to the Assumed Contracts;
The Property listed in this Section
1.2 is referred to in this Agreement as the “Excluded
Assets.”
(a)
Assumed
Liabilities. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing, the Buyer shall assume the following Liabilities of the
Seller (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities” ) by executing and delivering to the
Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement:
(i)
Assumed
Contracts. The
obligations of the Seller under the Assumed Contracts;
and
(ii)
Trade Accounts
Payable. The
obligations of the Seller for trade accounts payable incurred in
the Ordinary Course of Business on or prior to the Closing Date
that are set forth on Schedule 2.7(b).
(b)
Excluded
Liabilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Buyer shall not assume any Liabilities other than
the Assumed Liabilities (collectively, the “Excluded
Liabilities” ). Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Assumed Liabilities shall not include, and the
Buyer shall not be required to assume or to otherwise perform or
discharge, the following Excluded Liabilities whether arising prior
to, at or after the Closing Date:
(i)
any Liability of the Guarantor or
any Person other than the Seller;
(ii)
any Liability of the Seller arising
out of or relating to the execution, delivery or performance of any
of the Transaction Agreements;
(iii)
any Liability of the Seller for any
fees, costs or expenses of the type referred to in
Section 8.2;
(iv)
except for Assumed Liabilities under
the Assumed Contracts, any Liability arising from or relating to
any action taken by the Seller or its agents, or any failure on the
part of the Seller or its agents to take any action, at any time,
whether prior to, at or after the Closing Date;
(v)
except for Assumed Liabilities under
the Assumed Contracts, any Liability arising from or relating to
the Business or any services performed for any Person by or on
behalf of the Seller on or prior to the Closing Date;
(vi)
except for Assumed Liabilities under
the Assumed Contracts, any Liability as successor-in-interest to
the Seller or under any rule or principle of successor liability,
continuity of enterprise, de facto merger, mere continuation or
similar rule or principle;
(vii)
any Liability under the Sunnyvale
Lease (including all associated payments, obligations and taxes
related to the facility subject to the Sunnyvale Lease), and any
Liability relating to or in connection with the Sunnyvale Lease,
other than any Liability arising from or relating to the
performance and obligations of Buyer under the Sunnyvale
Sublease;
(viii)
any Liability of the Seller related
to any Proceeding against the Seller;
(ix)
any Tax or Liability of the Seller
for the payment of any Tax;
(x)
any Liability of the Seller to or on
account of any Employee or former employee of the Seller under or
with respect to employment, including any Liability relating to any
Benefit Plan, or wages or commissions, accrued vacation days or
sick days or other paid time off, and any Liability for severance
payments or other obligations to or on account of
Employees;
(xi)
any Liability of the Seller to the
Guarantor or any other Related Party, Representative or Affiliate
of the Seller, including any Intercompany Transactions and any
payables due to the Guarantor, and including the Liabilities listed
on Schedule 1.3(b)(xi) ;
(xii)
any Liability of the Seller under
any Seller Contract, if (A) the Seller shall not have obtained,
prior to the Closing, any Consent required to be obtained from any
Person with respect to the assignment or delegation to the Buyer of
any rights or obligations under such Seller Contract and (B) such
Seller Contract would have been an Assumed Contract but for the
Seller’s failure to obtain such Consent;
(xiii)
any Liability of the Seller under
any Assumed Contract to the extent such Liability (A) was required
to be performed by the Seller before the Closing Date in accordance
with the terms of any Assumed Contracts, unless there exist
accounts payable collected by the Buyer, or (B) arises from or
relates to any Breach by the Seller of any provision of any Assumed
Contracts;
(xiv)
any bank or other debt, loans or
guarantee obligations of the Seller including, without limitation,
any capitalized leases, loans from the Guarantor, bank lines of
credit, equipment installment notes or other notes payable (other
than those Assumed Liabilities under any Assumed Contracts listed
in Schedule 1.1(e) );
(xv)
any lease obligations, including
vehicle, office and equipment leases (other than those Assumed
Liabilities under any Assumed Contracts listed in Schedule
1.1(e) );
(xvi)
any Liability of the Seller that
arises or exists by virtue of any Breach of (A) any
representation or warranty made by the Seller or the Guarantor in
any of the Transaction Agreements, or (B) any covenant or
obligation of the Seller or the Guarantor contained in any of the
Transaction Agreements;
(xvii)
any Liability of the Seller arising
out of or relating to the Seller Intellectual Property and the
Intellectual Property Rights thereto, other than obligations of the
Seller arising after the Closing (A) under inbound and outbound
licenses for Intellectual Property that are Assumed Contracts
listed in Schedule 1.1(e) or (B) described in
Section 1.3(a)(ii);
(xviii)
any Payable of the Seller that
remains unpaid as of the Closing, except those described in Section
1.3(a)(ii);
(xix)
any indemnity obligation of the
Seller to any Person (other than indemnity obligations that are
Assumed Liabilities under any Assumed Contracts listed in
Schedule 1.1(e) );
(xx)
any Liability of the Seller or any
Related Party that directly or indirectly arises from or relates to
the presence of any Hazardous Material at any site owned, leased,
occupied or controlled by the Seller on or at any time prior to the
Closing or the generation, manufacture, production, transportation,
importation, use, treatment, refinement, processing, handling,
storage, discharge, Environmental Release or disposal of any
Hazardous Material (whether lawfully or unlawfully) by or on behalf
of the Seller prior to Closing; or
(xxi)
any Liability of the Seller that is
not referred to specifically in Section 1.3(a).
1.4
Purchase
Price. The
consideration to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller at the Closing
in connection with the Transactions shall be equal to Twelve
Million Eight Hundred Eighty Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Four
Dollars ($12,880,894.00) minus Net Debt (the
“ Total Net Consideration ”) payable as
follows:
(a)
The Buyer shall pay to the Seller on
the Closing Date an amount equal to the Total Net Consideration
minus One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (the
“ Closing Payment ”);
(b)
The Buyer shall deposit One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00) with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms
of the Escrow Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit
E , to secure the indemnification obligations of
the Seller and the Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement.
1.5
Closing.
The consummation of the purchase and
sale of the Assets, the assignment of the rights under the Assumed
Contracts and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing” ) shall occur on the
Agreement Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, provided that
all conditions to the Closing set forth in Sections 4 and 5 have
been satisfied or waived in writing by the Party entitled to waive
such conditions. The Closing shall be effected by: (a) the
delivery of those signature pages, certificates, documents and
opinions that are required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 4
and 5 to the respective recipients set forth in Sections 4 and 5
via personal delivery or facsimile or electronic image
transmission; and (b) the transmission of a wire transfer to
the accounts of the Seller in an aggregate amount equal to the
Closing Payment.
1.6
Sales and Other
Taxes.
(a)
The Seller shall (i) bear and
pay all Taxes (including without limitation any sales taxes, use
taxes, transfer taxes, income or franchise taxes on capital gain or
depreciation recapture, documentary charges, recording fees or
similar taxes) and all charges, fees or expenses similar to or in
the nature of taxes, that may become payable in connection with the
sale of the Assets to the Buyer or in connection with any
pre-Closing distributions to the Guarantor; and (ii) file all
necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to such
taxes; provided , however, that, if required by any Legal
Requirement, the Buyer shall join in the execution of any such Tax
Returns and other documentation. No execution of any Tax Returns by
the Buyer shall be deemed to create any Liability of the Buyer to
the Seller or any other Person or shall affect the indemnification
by the Seller and Guarantor under Section 6.2.
(b)
Seller shall be responsible for and
shall pay any and all Taxes arising or resulting from or in
connection with the ownership of the Assets or operation of the
Business attributable to any Taxable period ending on the Closing
Date or, in the case of any Taxable period which includes but does
not end on the Closing Date, the portion of such Taxable period up
to and including the Closing Date. The Buyer shall be responsible
for and shall pay any and all Taxes arising or resulting from or in
connection with the ownership or use of the Assets or operation of
the Business by the Buyer attributable to any Taxable period
beginning after the Closing Date or, in the case of any Taxable
period which includes but does not end on the Closing Date, the
portion of such Taxable period beginning on the day after the
Closing Date. Any and all other Taxes due pursuant to the
Transaction contemplated hereby, including any and all transfer
taxes, sales taxes, bulk transfer taxes, share transfer taxes,
taxes related to excess depreciation re-capture, and/or taxes
resulting from the structure of this Transaction shall be borne by
Seller and any associated legal and other expenses incurred by
Seller shall be borne by Seller.
1.7
Allocation.
(a)
The consideration referred to in
Section 1.4 (and any other amount required for federal income
Tax purposes to be included in the determination of the Purchase
Price) is to be allocated among the Assets (the
“Allocation” ) in a manner consistent
with Schedule 1.7 . All fixed assets shall be
valued at fair market value, such value to be determined, if
necessary, through an independent appraisal at the expense of the
Buyer. Further, for the purpose of determining the value of the
fixed assets, buyer and Seller will agree to a valuation based on a
“free standing” versus a “transfer in
place” value for similar used fixed assets, to the extent
consistent with applicable income Tax regulations.
(b)
The Seller and the Buyer will
cooperate in preparing and filing with the Internal Revenue Service
their respective IRS Forms 8594. No Party shall take a position on
any Tax Return (including IRS Form 8594), before any Tax authority
or in any Proceeding that is in any manner inconsistent with the
allocation set forth in Schedule 1.7 without the
prior written consent of the Buyer or the Seller, as the case may
be, or unless specifically required pursuant to a determination by
an applicable Tax authority. Each Party shall promptly advise the
Buyer or the Seller, as the case may be, of the existence of any
Tax audit, controversy or Proceeding related to the allocation of
the Purchase Price among the Assets.
1.8
Confirmation of Net
Debt. As soon as
reasonably practicable after the Closing, but in any event not
later than fifteen (15) business days thereafter, the Buyer and the
Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to confirm the Net
Debt set forth in Schedule 2.7(c) as of the
Closing. If either the Buyer or the Seller determines that the Net
Debt amounts set forth in Schedule 2.7(c) were
incorrect, such Party shall recalculate the Total Net Consideration
using the corrected Net Debt and provide notice thereof to the
other Party. If the Buyer and the Seller are unable to resolve any
disputed amounts within ten (10) business days after delivery of
such notice to the Seller, then the disputed amounts shall be
submitted to arbitration in accordance with Section 6.2. Upon final
determination of the Total Net Consideration, the Buyer shall
promptly pay to the Seller any excess of the final Total Net
Consideration over the Total Net Consideration determined as of the
Closing, or the Seller shall promptly pay to the Buyer any excess
of the Total Net Consideration determined as of the Closing over
the final Total Net Consideration.
2.
Representations and
Warranties of the Seller. The Seller and Guarantor jointly and severally
represent and warrant to and for the benefit of the Buyer
Indemnitees, as follows, except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule; provided, that a particular representation or warranty
shall be deemed to be qualified by a particular item of disclosure
only if, and to the extent that, the disclosure is set forth in the
Schedule having the number corresponding to the particular Section
in this Section 2 that contains the representation or warranty
being qualified (all such Schedules having a number corresponding
to any Section in this Section 2 shall be referred to collectively
as the “Disclosure Schedule” and all
references to Schedules in this Section 2 shall be deemed
references to Schedules in the Disclosure Schedule).
2.1
Due Organization; No
Subsidiaries; Etc. The Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of California and has full power and authority under applicable
Legal Requirements to own, lease and operate its Property and to
carry on the Business. The Seller is duly qualified and is
authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation under the laws of each of the jurisdictions listed in
Schedule 2.1 .
2.2
Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws; Records. The Seller has delivered to the Buyer accurate
and complete copies of the following, each as in effect as of the
Agreement Date: (i) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Seller, including all amendments thereto (collectively, the
“Charter Documents” ); and (ii) the
portion of the minutes and other records of meetings and actions
taken by written consent without a meeting, of the Guarantor, the
Seller Board and all committees of the Seller Board (collectively,
the “Seller
Minutes” ) directly relating to the
Transaction.
2.3
Authority; Binding Nature of
Agreements. The
Seller has the absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority
to enter into and to perform its obligations under each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is or may become a party and the
other agreements, certificates and instruments to be executed by
Seller pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate the
Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of the Transaction Agreements to which it is or may become a party
have been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of the
Seller, the Seller Board and the Guarantor. This Agreement has
been, and each other Transaction Agreement to which the Seller is a
party will be, duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of the
Seller. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by
(i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and
(ii) laws relating to the availability of specific
performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies
(collectively, the “Enforceability
Limitations” ). Upon the execution and delivery at
the Closing of each of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Seller will be a party, each of such Transaction Agreements to
which the Seller will be a party will constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller and will be enforceable
against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by the Enforceability Limitations.
2.4
Non-Contravention. Subject to the receipt of the consents and
approvals set forth on Schedule 2.5 , the execution
and delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Seller is or will be a party by the Seller, the consummation of the
Transactions and the performance of any Transaction Agreement to
which the Seller is or will be a party will not directly or
indirectly, with or without notice or lapse of time:
(a)
contravene, conflict with or result
in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person
the right to challenge any of the Transactions or to exercise any
remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any
Order to which the Seller or any Property of the Seller is
subject;
(b)
contravene, conflict with or violate
any provision of the Charter Documents;
(c)
contravene, conflict with or violate
any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body
the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or
modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by the Seller
or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, any Employee;
(d)
contravene, conflict with or result
in a Breach of any provision of any Seller Contract, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.4(d) ;
(e)
give any Person the right to (i)
declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Seller Contract,
(ii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Seller Contract,
or (iii) cancel, terminate or modify any Seller Contract, except as
set forth on Schedule 2.4(e) ;
(f)
result in the imposition or creation
of any Encumbrance upon any of the assets of the Seller, except as
set forth on Schedule 2.4(f) .
2.5
Consents.
Except as set forth in
Schedule
2.5 , the Seller was not, is not and will not be
required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to
obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (a) the
execution and delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements to
which the Seller is or will be a party, (b) the consummation
of any of the Transactions or (c) the performance of any of
the Transactions.
2.6
Capitalization.
All of the issued and outstanding
Stock is held of record and owned by the Guarantor. No action has
been taken by the Guarantor, the Seller or the Seller Board to
authorize or issue any other Stock. No action has been taken by the
Guarantor, the Seller or the Seller Board to authorize or issue any
Stock Right.
2.7
Financial
Statements.
(a)
Financial
Statements. The
following financial statements are attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit A (collectively, the
“Financial Statements” ): (a) the
unaudited balance sheets of the Seller as of June 30, 2005 and June
30, 2006, and the related statements of income for the years then
ended, together with all the notes thereto, and (b) the unaudited
balance sheet of the Seller as of March 31, 2007 (the
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” ), and the
related statements of income for the period then ended, together
with all notes thereto. The Financial Statements are accurate and
complete in all material respects, have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered and
present fairly the financial position of the Seller as of the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations of the
Seller for the periods covered thereby.
(b)
Accounts Receivable and
Accounts Payable. The accounts receivable and accounts payable of
the Seller as of the Closing Date are listed on the attached
Schedule 2.7(b) . All such accounts receivable and
accounts payable are reflected properly on the Seller’s books
and records and are bona fide, valid receivables or payables
representing amounts due or payable with respect to actual
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business. To the Knowledge
of the Seller none of such receivables are subject to valid
counterclaims or setoffs, other than refunds, waivers, discounts or
write-offs of customer receivables in the Ordinary Course of
Business which have not exceeded $25,000 in the aggregate since
July 1, 2006.
(c)
Net Debt.
Schedule
2.7(c) sets forth true, correct and complete statements of
(a) all Seller accounts payable that, as of the Closing, are more
than 30 days past their due dates, and (d) all Transaction expenses
of the Seller or the Guarantor payable by the Buyer after the
Closing.
(a)
The Seller does not have any
Liabilities of any nature and there is no Basis for any present or
future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge,
complaint, claim, or demand against the Company giving rise to a
Liability, other than (i) Liabilities as and to the extent
specifically set forth on the Most Recent Balance Sheet, (ii)
Liabilities set forth in Schedule 2.8(a) , and
(iii) Liabilities that have been incurred by the Seller in bona
fide transactions entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business
after the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet in amounts
consistent with past practice none of which is in excess of $25,000
(individually, or collectively for any group of related
transactions) and none of which result from, arise out of, relate
to, are in the nature of, or were caused by any breach of contract,
breach of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of any Legal
Requirement.
(b)
Schedule
2.8(b ) provides an accurate and complete breakdown of
(i) the aging of the accounts payable of the Seller as of the
Closing Date; (ii) any customer deposits or other deposits
held by the Seller as of the Closing Date; (iii) all notes
payable and other indebtedness of the Seller as of the Closing Date
(the “Payables” ).
(c)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller has
not (i) made a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against it, any bankruptcy
petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the attachment or
other judicial seizure of all or a substantial portion of its
Property, (iv) admitted in writing its inability to pay its
debts as they become due, (v) been convicted of, or pleaded
guilty or no contest to, any felony, or (vi) taken or been the
subject of any Proceeding that may have an adverse effect on its
ability to comply with or perform any of its covenants or
obligations under any of the Transaction Agreements to which the
Seller is or will be a party, except as set forth on
Schedule 2.8(c) .
(d)
Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.8(d) , since March 9, 2005, the Seller
has not guaranteed or otherwise agreed to cause, insure or become
liable for, and the Seller has never pledged any of its Property to
secure, the performance or payment of any Liability of any other
Person.
(e)
There are no Encumbrances on any of
the assets of the Seller, other than Permitted
Encumbrances.
2.9
Absence of
Changes. Since the
date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet:
(a)
No Material Adverse Effect has
occurred, and no Prior Event has occurred that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b)
There has been no damage,
destruction or loss affecting the Property of the Seller, or any
interruption in the use thereof, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(c)
The Seller has not entered into any
lease of or license for any Property from any Person, other than in
the Ordinary Course of Business or pursuant to Seller Contracts
listed in Schedule 2.13(a)(ii) ;
(d)
The Seller has not sold or otherwise
transferred, or entered into any lease of any Property to any
Person, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or pursuant
to Seller Contracts listed in Schedule 2.13(b )
;
(e)
The Seller has not written off as
uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with
respect to, any account receivable or other indebtedness to the
Seller, except as set forth on Schedule 2.9(e)
;
(f)
The Seller has not
(i) established or adopted any Benefit Plan, or (ii) paid
any bonus or made any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or
increased the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fees,
fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to,
any of its directors, officers, Employees or independent
contractors or any other Person;
(g)
No Contract by which the Seller or
any Property owned or used by the Seller is or was bound, or under
which the Seller has or had any rights or interest, has been
amended or terminated;
(h)
The Seller has not incurred, assumed
or otherwise become subject to, any Liability, other than accounts
payable that are of the type that would be reflected as current
Liabilities in a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP and
that were incurred by the Seller in bona fide transactions entered
into in the Ordinary Course of Business in amounts consistent with
past practices;
(i)
The Seller has not discharged any
Encumbrance or discharged or paid any indebtedness or other
Liability, other than accounts payable that (i) are reflected
as current Liabilities in the Most Recent Balance Sheet or have
been incurred by the Seller in bona fide transactions entered into
in the Ordinary Course of Business in amounts that are consistent
with past practice and are not material, and (ii) have been
discharged or paid in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j)
The Seller has not forgiven any debt
or otherwise released or waived any right or claim;
(k)
The Seller has not changed any of
its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any
respect;
(l)
The Seller has not suffered any
adverse change or any threat of an adverse change in its relations
with, or any loss or threat of loss of, any of its material
vendors, clients, customers or distributors;
(m)
The Seller has not failed to pay or
discharge when due any Liabilities;
(n)
The Seller has not instituted,
settled or agreed to settle any Proceeding;
(o)
The Seller has not granted or
suffered the imposition of any Encumbrances on any of its Property,
other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(p)
The Seller has not entered into any
transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business, except as set
forth in the Transaction Agreements; and
(q)
The Seller has not agreed, committed
or offered, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the actions
referred to in clauses (c) through (p) above.
2.10
Tangible
Property.
Schedule 2.10 accurately identifies all
equipment, materials, prototypes, tools, supplies, vehicles,
furniture, fixtures, improvements and other tangible Property owned
or leased by the Seller with an individual book value of greater
than $5,000 . Each item of Property identified or
required to be identified in Schedule 2.10 ,
other than equipment identified on Schedule 2.10 as
being in storage or held on consignment for sale: (i) is free
of defects and deficiencies and in good condition and repair,
ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (ii) complies in all
respects with, and is being operated and otherwise used in full
compliance with, all applicable Legal Requirements. Other than
equipment identified on Schedule 2.10 as being in
storage or held on consignment for sale [or relating to third party
servicing], each item of equipment listed on Schedule
1.1(c) that is also identified on Schedule
2.10 is performing at or above the standards communicated
to Seller’s customers for the tests for which such equipment
is used. Schedule 2.10 identifies all
Seller Contracts pursuant to which any tangible Property is leased
to the Seller.
2.11
Title to
Assets. The
Seller owns and has good and valid title to all of the Assets, free
of any Encumbrance other than Encumbrances set forth on
Schedule 2.11 , including all rights of the Seller
under the Assumed Contracts. The Assets collectively constitute, as
of the Closing, all of the Property necessary to enable the Buyer
to conduct the Business.
2.12
Real
Property. Since
March 9, 2005, the Seller has not owned any real property or any
interest in real property, except for (a) the leaseholds created
under real property leases that have expired or been terminated and
(b) under the real property leases identified in
Schedule 2.12 . The Seller enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession of the real property that it
leases.
2.13
Intellectual
Property.
(a)
As of Closing Date, Seller
exclusively owns, or is authorized to Use, legally enforceable
Intellectual Property Rights in and to all Seller Intellectual
Property.
(i)
Schedule
2.13(a)(i) hereto
sets forth all United States and foreign: (i) patents and
patent applications, (ii) registered or applied for
trademarks, trade names, brand names and corporate names, and
service marks, (iii) Internet domain name registrations and
applications and (iv) copyright registrations and applications
owned or licensed by Seller in each case described in clauses (i)
through (iv), that are material to the operations of the Business
as presently conducted, specifying as to each item, as applicable:
(A) the title of the item; (B) the jurisdictions in which
the item is issued or registered or in which an application for
issuance or registration has been filed; and (C) the issuance,
registration or application numbers and dates.
(ii)
Schedule
2.13(a)(ii) hereto
sets forth all material licenses, sublicenses and other agreements
or permissions under which the Seller is a licensor or licensee or
otherwise is authorized to use or practice any Intellectual
Property. Seller has provided to Buyer a true and complete copy of
all such licenses, sublicenses and other agreements or permissions
listed on Schedule 2.13(a)(ii) .
(iii)
Schedule
2.13(a)(iii) hereto
sets forth and describes the status of any material agreements
involving Intellectual Property currently in negotiation or
proposed by the Seller.
(b)
Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.13(b) hereto, the Seller owns, free and
clear of all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances or has the
right to use all Intellectual Property used in the Business or that
is necessary for the operation of the Business.
(c)
Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.13(c) hereto, the Seller has not been,
during the three years preceding the date of this Agreement, a
party to any Claim, nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, is any
Claim threatened in writing, that challenges the validity,
enforceability, ownership or right to use, sell or license any
Intellectual Property, except for Claims that, individually or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the Seller, no third party is
infringing upon any Intellectual Property except for infringements
that, individually or in the aggregate, and could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller has
taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality, and value of its trade secrets and the proprietary
nature and value of the technology included in the Intellectual
Property, except for failures to take such precautions that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
Seller’s Knowledge, prior to March 9, 2005 the Seller has
taken all reasonable precautions to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality, and value of its trade secrets and the proprietary
nature and value of the technology included in the Intellectual
Property, except for failures to take such precautions that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(e)
The Seller is not, and, as a result
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or its performance
of its obligations hereunder, will not be, in violation of any
agreement relating to any Intellectual Property used in the
Business, except for violation that, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. After the completion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Buyer will own all right, title
and interest in and to or have a license to use all Intellectual
Property used in the Business, except for failures to own or have
available for use that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(a)
Schedule 2.14 identifies, with reasonable specificity, each
material Seller Contract. Each Seller Contract is valid and in full
force and effect. Schedule 2.14 also identifies and
provides an accurate description of each proposed Contract as to
which any current bid, offer, written proposal, term sheet or
similar document has been submitted or received by the Seller in
writing.
(b)
The Seller has not Breached any
Seller Contract, other than a Breach that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer or such Seller
Contract. To the Seller’s Knowledge, no other Person has
Breached any Seller Contract. The Seller has not waived any Breach
of any Seller Contract by another party thereto, and no other party
to any Seller Contract has waived any Breach of any Seller Contract
by the Seller. Since March 9, 2005, no Prior Event has occurred
that might, with or without notice or lapse of time,
(i) result in a Breach of any Seller Contract by the Seller
or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, any other Person, or
(ii) give the Seller or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, any
other Person the right to (A) exercise any remedy under any Seller
Contract, (B) claim or receive a material refund, rebate,
chargeback or penalty under any Seller Contract,
(C) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Seller
Contract, or (D) cancel, terminate or modify any Seller
Contract. The Seller has not received any notice or other
communication, in writing or otherwise, regarding any actual,
alleged, possible or potential material Breach of any Seller
Contract by the Seller or any other Person, other than a Breach
that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Buyer or such Seller Contract.
(c)
The performance of the Seller
Contracts by the Seller in accordance with the express terms
thereof does not and will not result in any violation of or failure
to comply with any Legal Requirement.
(d)
Neither the Seller nor any other
Person is currently renegotiating any amount paid or payable to or
by the Seller under any Seller Contract or any other term or
provision of any Seller Contract.
(e)
The Seller has no Knowledge of any
objection by any party to any Seller Contract, or any reasonable
basis therefor, to the performance of such Seller Contract by the
Buyer or any Affiliate thereof or the assignment to the Buyer or
any Affiliate thereof of any right under such Seller
Contract.
2.15
Customers.
Schedule 2.15 accurately identifies, and
provides an accurate and complete breakdown of the revenues
received from, each customer of the Seller for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2006 and for the first
nine (9) months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, in excess
of $5,000. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15 ,
the Seller has not received any notice or other communication, in
writing or otherwise, or other information, indicating that any
customer may cease dealing with the Seller or might otherwise
reduce the volume of business transacted by such customer with the
Seller.
2.16
Compliance with Legal
Requirements.
(a)
The Seller is and at all times has
been in full compliance with each Legal Requirement that is
applicable to it or to the conduct of its Business or the ownership
or use of any of its Property and for which the consequences of
noncompliance could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b)
No event has occurred, and no
condition or circumstance exists, that might, with or without
notice or lapse of time, constitute or result directly or
indirectly in a violation by the Seller of, or a failure on the
part of the Seller to comply with, any applicable Legal
Requirement, the consequences of which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)
The Seller has not received any
notice from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding any
actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to
comply with, any Legal Requirement. To the Seller’s
Knowledge, no Governmental Body has proposed or is considering any
Legal Requirement that does not apply similarly to the business of
the Buyer that, if adopted or otherwise put into effect,
(i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or adversely affect the ability of the Seller to comply with
or perform any covenant or obligation under any of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is or will be a party, or (ii) could
reasonably be expected to prevent, delay, make illegal or interfere
with any of the Transactions.
2.17
Governmental
Authorizations. Schedule 2.17
identifies each Governmental Authorization that is held by the
Seller and each currently pending application by Seller for a
Governmental Authorization other than those the lack of which could
not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Seller has delivered to the Buyer accurate and complete copies of
all of the Governmental Authorizations identified in
Schedules 2.17 , including
all renewals thereof and all amendments thereto. Other than pending
applications, each Governmental Authorization identified or
required to be identified in Schedules 2.17
(each a “Seller Governmental
Authorization” ) is valid and in full force and
effect.
(a)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller is
and has been in full compliance with all of the terms and
requirements of each Seller Governmental Authorization, and to the
Seller’s Knowledge the Seller has been in full compliance
with all of the terms and requirements of each Seller Governmental
Authorization prior to March 9, 2005, except to the extent that
noncompliance could not be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Seller’s Knowledge, no event has
occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that might, with
or without notice or lapse of time, (i) constitute or result
directly or indirectly in a violation of or a failure
to comply with any term or requirement of any Seller
Governmental Authorization, or (ii) result directly or
indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination or modification of any Seller Governmental
Authorization.
(b)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller has
not received any notice or other communication, in writing or
otherwise, from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding
(i) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Seller
Governmental Authorization, (ii) any actual, proposed,
possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension,
cancellation, termination or modification of any Seller
Governmental Authorization, or (iii) the Seller’s failure to
obtain any necessary Governmental Authorization, and to the
Seller’s Knowledge the Seller has not received any such
notice or other communication prior to March 9, 2005.
(c)
All applications required to have
been filed for the renewal of the Seller Governmental
Authorizations have been duly filed on a timely basis with the
appropriate Governmental Bodies, and each other notice or filing
required to have been given or made with respect to such Seller
Governmental Authorizations has been duly given or made on a timely
basis with the appropriate Governmental Body.
(d)
The Seller Governmental
Authorizations constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations
necessary (i) to enable the Seller to conduct the Business as
it is currently conducted, and (ii) to permit the Seller to
own and use its Property in the manner in which they are currently
owned and used, in each case other than those the lack of which
could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
2.18
Tax
Matters.
(a)
Since March 9, 2005, each Tax
required to have been paid, or claimed by any Governmental Body to
be payable, by the Seller has been duly paid in full on a timely
basis. Since March 9, 2005, any Tax required to have been withheld
or collected by the Seller has been duly withheld and collected,
and each such Tax has been duly and timely paid to the appropriate
Governmental Body or the amount of each such Tax has been properly
set aside in accounts for such purpose and will be duly and timely
paid to the appropriate Governmental Body. Other than Taxes
incurred in the ordinary course of business, the Seller has no
liability for unpaid Taxes accruing after the date of the Most
Recent Balance Sheet.
(b)
Schedule 2.18(b)
accurately identifies each
examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Seller since March 9,
2005 that has been conducted or is currently being conducted by a
Governmental Body. The Seller has delivered to the Buyer accurate
and complete copies of all audit reports and similar documents
relating to such Tax Returns.
(c)
The Seller has not requested nor
granted any currently effective waiver or extension of any statute
of limitations with respect to the assessment or filing of any Tax
or Tax Return with respect thereto.
(d)
No claim or other Proceeding is
pending or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, has been Threatened
against the Seller in respect of any Tax. The Seller has no
unsatisfied Liabilities for Taxes. The Seller has not received any
notice of deficiency or similar document, other than deficiencies
that have been fully paid and satisfied.
(e)
The Seller has no Liability for the
Taxes of any other Person (i) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar Legal Requirement), except with
respect to the Seller Group, (ii) as a transferee or
successor, (iii) by Contract or
(iv) otherwise.
(f) None of the Assets are subject to any Liens for
Taxes.
(g)
No Taxing authority has raised any
issue with respect to Taxes which, by application of similar
principles, could result in the issuance of a notice of deficiency
or similar notice of intention to assess Taxes by any taxing
authority to Seller.
2.19
Employee and Labor
Matters.
(a)
Schedule
2.19(a) accurately
sets forth, with respect to each current employee of the Seller,
including any employee who is on a leave of absence (each an
“ Employee
” ): (i) the name and title of such
Employee; (ii) the annualized salary and the bonus received by such
Employee from the Seller with respect to services performed in the
calendar year 2006; (iii) the nation(s) of which such Employee is a
citizen; and (iv) if such Employee is not a US citizen, such
Employee’s immigration or residency status and to the
Knowledge of the Seller the status of any pending applications for
any visa, residency permit or similar Governmental Authorization
for such Employee.
(b)
Schedule 2.19(b)
accurately identifies each former
employee of the Seller or spouse or other dependent of such former
employee who is receiving or is scheduled to receive any benefits
from the Seller relating to such former employee’s employment
with the Seller, and accurately describes such benefits.
(c)
Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.19(c) , the employment of each Employee
is terminable by the Seller at will, and no Employee is entitled to
severance pay or other benefits following termination or
resignation or upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
the consummation of any of the Transactions.
(d)
Seller has not received any notice
that an Employee intends to terminate his employment prior to the
Closing, or that an Employee has received an offer to join a
business other than Buyer that competes with the Business. To the
Knowledge of Seller, no Employee is a party to or is bound by
any confidentiality agreement, non-competition agreement or other
Contract that may have an adverse effect on (A) the
performance by such Employee of any of his duties or
responsibilities as an Employee of the Seller or (B) the
Business.
(e)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller is
not engaged in any unfair labor practice of any nature, and to the
Seller’s Knowledge the Seller has not engaged in any unfair
labor practice or any nature prior to March 9, 2005. Since March 9,
2005, there has not been any slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute
or union organizing activity, or any similar activity or dispute,
affecting the Seller or any of its Employees, and, to the
Seller’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any
such slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute or union organizing
activity or any similar activity or dispute. The Seller is not a
party to or bound by, and has not been a party to or bound by, any
union Contract, collective bargaining agreement or similar
Contract.
(f)
Schedule 2.19(f)
sets forth the name of each
independent contractor or consultant to whom the Seller has made or
owes any payment of any nature in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 and
the first nine (9) months of fiscal year 2007, and in the case of
payments owed, shows detail regarding such payment including due
date, basis for payment, recurrence and necessary withholdings, if
any.
(g)
None of the current officers,
directors or, to the Seller’s Knowledge, Employees of the
Seller have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to,
any felony.
2.20
Benefit Plans;
ERISA.
(a)
Schedule 2.20 lists all Benefit Plans currently maintained by
the Seller. The Seller has, with respect to each such plan,
delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of all plan texts
and agreements and related trust agreements, insurance policies and
service provider agreements.
(b)
With respect to each Benefit Plan,
to the Seller’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and there
exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with
which the Seller could, directly or indirectly, be subject to any
Liability under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law, except
Liability for benefits claims and funding obligations payable in
the Ordinary Course of Business.
(c)
No prohibited transaction within the
meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or
breach of fiduciary duty under Title I of ERISA has occurred with
respect to any Benefit Plan or with respect to the
Seller.
(d)
The Seller and each Affiliate of the
Seller have made all payments due from them to date with respect to
each Benefit Plan.
(e)
Since March 9, 2005, the Seller has
not effectuated (i) a “plant closing” or partial
“plant closing” (as defined in the federal Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN
Act” ) or any similar Legal Requirement) affecting
any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units
within any site of employment or facility of the Seller,
(ii) a “mass layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act
or any similar Legal Requirement) affecting any site of employment
or facility of the Seller, or (iii) a “mass layoff” or
“relocation” or “termination” at any
“covered establishment” (as defined in California Labor
Code Sections 1400 through 1408) of the Seller.
2.21
Environmental
Matters. The
Seller’s operation of the Business is, and has been at all
times since March 9, 2005, in compliance with all Environmental
Laws, Environmental Permit requirements, Use restrictions, and
waste control requirements. The Seller has obtained all
Environmental Permits necessary to conduct the Business, and all
such Environmental Permits are currently in effect. Schedule
2.21 sets forth a list of all Hazardous Materials used by
the