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EXHIBIT 10.38
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
ANDREW CORPORATION,
as the Buyer,
and
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
as the Seller,
Dated as of October 31,
2006
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iii
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of
October 31, 2006 (this " Agreement "), is between
ANDREW CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the "
Buyer "), and EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a Georgia
corporation (the " Seller "). Each of the Buyer and the
Seller is referred to individually in this Agreement as a "
Party " and collectively as the " Parties ."
RECITALS
A. The Seller, through its EMS Wireless division (including its
Subsidiary EMS Brazil), is engaged in the business of designing,
manufacturing and marketing a line of radio frequency products and
services, including base-station antennas, repeaters and
accessories and related maintenance and services used by service
providers in cellular and PCS telecommunications networks,
primarily in the United States and Brazil (the " Business
").
B. The Seller wishes to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer wishes
to purchase from the Seller, the Business, and in connection
therewith the Buyer is willing to assume certain specified
liabilities and obligations of the Seller relating thereto, all
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . For purposes of this
Agreement:
" Action " means any claim, action, suit, arbitration or
proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority.
" Affiliate ", with respect to any specified Person,
means any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common
Control with, such specified Person.
" Ancillary Agreements " means the Bill of Sale, the
Intellectual Property Assignments, the Assumption Agreement and the
Transition Services Agreement.
" Assumption Agreement " means an instrument of
assignment and assumption, in substantially the form set forth in
Exhibit A , pursuant to which the Buyer shall assume all of
the liabilities of the Seller as of the Closing Date that are
included in the Assumed Liabilities.
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" Bill of Sale " means a bill of sale, in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B , transferring
to the Buyer all of the tangible personal property owned or held by
the Seller as of the Closing Date that is included in the
Transferred Assets.
" Business Day " means any day that is not a Saturday, a
Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by
Law to be closed in the city of Atlanta, Georgia or the city of
Chicago, Illinois.
" Business Employees " means all individuals set forth on
Annex 1 .
" Buyer Material Adverse Effect " means any event,
change, circumstance, effect or state of facts that is materially
adverse to the ability of the Buyer to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
" Code " means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended through the date hereof.
" Control ", including the terms "Controlled by" and
"under common Control with", means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, as trustee or executor, as general partner or
managing member, by contract or otherwise.
" Employee Plans " means all "employee benefit plans"
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, all formal
written plans and all other compensation and benefit plans,
contracts, policies, programs and arrangements of the Seller (other
than routine administrative procedures) in connection with the
Business in effect as of the date of this Agreement, including all
pension, profit sharing, savings and thrift, bonus, stock bonus,
stock option or other cash or equity-based incentive or deferred
compensation, severance pay and medical and life insurance plans in
which any of the Business Employees or their dependents
participate.
" EMS Brazil " means EMS Wireless do Brasil Ltda.,
enrolled with the National Legal Entities Registry (CNPJ) in Brazil
under No. 03.945.567/0001-29.
" Encumbrance " means any charge, claim, mortgage, lien,
option, pledge, security interest or other restriction of any
kind.
" Environmental Laws " means any Laws of any Governmental
Authority or applicable jurisdiction relating to protection and
clean up of the air, the land, the water and the environment and
activities or conditions related thereto including those relating
to the generation, handling, disposal, transportation, or release
of or exposure to Hazardous Material.
" Environmental Permits " means all Permits under any
Environmental Law reasonably required in the operation or conduct
of the Business as currently conducted.
" Final Working Capital " means the current assets of the
Business less the current liabilities of the Business (in each case
including EMS Brazil on a consolidated basis, including cash and
cash equivalents of EMS Brazil) as of 11:59 p.m. Atlanta, Georgia
time on the day
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immediately prior to the Closing Date, prepared
in accordance with the guidelines on Exhibit C , and as
reflected on the Working Capital Schedule.
" First Commercial Sale " means, with respect to the
SelectaCell Products, the date any such product is first sold by
the Buyer or an Affiliate of the Buyer to a non-affiliated third
party.
" GAAP " means United States generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect on the date of this
Agreement.
" Governmental Authority " means any United States or
non-United States national, federal, state or local governmental,
regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any
judicial or arbitral body.
" Hazardous Material " means any pollutant, contaminant,
waste, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, toxic substance,
petroleum or petroleum-based substance or waste, asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, or any
other material or substance which is defined in, regulated under or
for which liability or standards of care are imposed by any
Environmental Law.
" Intellectual Property " means all intellectual property
rights arising under the Laws of the United States or any other
jurisdiction with respect to the following: (a) trade names,
trademarks and service marks (registered and unregistered), domain
names, trade dress and similar rights and applications to register
any of the foregoing (collectively, " Marks ");
(b) patents and patent applications and rights in respect of
utility models or industrial designs (collectively, "
Patents "); (c) copyrights and registrations and
applications therefor (collectively, " Copyrights ");
(d) know-how, ideas, inventions, invention records or
disclosures, discoveries, methods, processes, technical data,
specifications, research and development information, technology,
Software, data bases, test information and other proprietary or
confidential information, including marketing strategies and
customer lists that are the subject of reasonable efforts under the
circumstances to maintain the confidentiality thereof and derive
economic value from not being generally known (collectively, "
Trade Secrets ").
" Intellectual Property Assignments " means instruments
of assignment in substantially the form of Exhibit D ,
transferring to the Buyer all of the Owned Business Registered
IP.
" Known ," with respect to the Seller or the Buyer, means
the actual or constructive knowledge of the persons listed under
the appropriate caption in Schedule 1.1(a) of the Disclosure
Schedules, including the knowledge such persons would have
following reasonable inquiry, as of the date the applicable
representation or warranty is made or deemed made hereunder (or,
with respect to a certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
as of the date of delivery of such certificate).
" Law " means any statute, law (including common law),
ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, decree or
order of any Governmental Authority.
" LXE " means LXE Inc., a Georgia corporation.
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" Material Adverse Effect " means any
event, change, circumstance, effect or state of facts that is
materially adverse to (a) the business, assets, condition
(financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Business
or (b) the ability of the Seller timely to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents or timely to consummate
the transactions contemplated thereby; provided ,
however , that "Material Adverse Effect" shall not include
the effect of any event, change, circumstance, effect, or state of
facts arising out of or attributable to any of the following,
either alone or in combination: (i) the base-station antenna
and repeater business generally, (ii) general economic or
political conditions in the United States or Brazil, (iii) the
public announcement of this Agreement or of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iv) acts of
war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, military
actions or the escalation thereof or other force majeure events
occurring after the date of this Agreement, in each case, occurring
after the date hereof and, in the case of clauses (i),
(ii) and (iv), that does not materially and adversely affect
the Business in a manner that is substantially different from the
impact to the other businesses in the industry.
" Net Sales " means the sum of (a) the net sales
recognized with respect to the SelectaCell Products, by the Buyer
or any Affiliate of the Buyer (or any successor to the ownership of
the SelectaCell Products), to any non-Affiliate third party, for
all the units of such SelectaCell Products so sold, and
(b) any net licensing revenues recognized by the Buyer or any
Affiliate of the Buyer (or any successor to the ownership of the
technology associated with the SelectaCell Products) relating to
the license of the Intellectual Property included within the
SelectaCell Products in connection with the sale of SelectaCell
Products or any OEM program relating to the SelectaCell Products,
in each case, in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles, applied on a basis consistent with the
Buyer’s past practice, as in effect at the time such net
sales or net revenues are recognized; provided ,
however , that Net Sales shall not be affected by payments
by the Buyer to the Seller pursuant to Section 5.15
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" Permitted Encumbrance " means, with respect to any
Transferred Asset, (a) statutory liens for current Taxes not
yet due or the validity or amount of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) mechanics’,
carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and other similar
liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business
relating to obligations as to which there is no default on the part
of the Seller for a period greater than 60 days, or the validity or
amount of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, or pledges, deposits or other liens securing the
performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or statutory
obligations (including workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance or other social security legislation), (c) zoning,
entitlement, conservation restriction and other similar land use
and environmental regulations by Governmental Authorities and
(d) all exceptions, restrictions, easements, imperfections of
title, charges, rights of way and other Encumbrances that do not,
individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the
present use of such Transferred Asset in the Business as presently
conducted.
" Person " means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other
entity, including any Governmental Authority, and including any
successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing.
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" Products " means any and all products
manufactured, marketed, distributed or sold by the Business prior
to the Closing Date.
" Product Warranty Costs " means all costs and expenses
reasonably incurred by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates from and
after the Closing Date, including manufacturing overhead but
excluding general and administrative overhead, to the extent
arising out of or resulting from any warranty obligations existing
with respect to the Products on the Closing Date, including any
such reasonable costs and expenses relating to refunds, repairs,
exchanges, adjustments or returns made by customers of the Business
with respect to such Products pursuant to rights under such
warranty obligations.
" Purchase Price " means $50,500,000.
" Release " means any release, spill, emission, leaking,
pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal,
leaching or migration of a Hazardous Material into the indoor or
outdoor environment or into or out of any property, including the
movement of Hazardous Material through or into the air, soil,
surface water, groundwater or other environmental media.
" Restricted Activities " means any of the development,
manufacture, distribution or sale of tower-mounted and other fixed
terrestrial base station antennas and fixed terrestrial indoor and
outdoor signal repeaters intended for use as part of, or in
connection with the use of, any terrestrial cellular or PCS
wireless telecommunications network, in each case, anywhere in
North America, Central America or South America; provided, however,
that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Seller shall not be
prohibited from developing, manufacturing, distributing or selling
any product for end use by any government in military and defense
applications.
" SelectaCell Patents " means those Patents included
within the Transferred Assets identified in Exhibit E .
" SelectaCell Products " means the product of the
Business known as the SelectaCell 1900 MHz indoor repeater and any
other indoor repeater product that is (a) covered by one or
more claims of the SelectaCell Patents and (b) derived from
and has substantially the same functional specifications as the
SelectaCell 1900 MHz indoor repeater.
" Seller’s Product Warranty Share " means
seventy-five percent (75%) of all Product Warranty Costs
incurred by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates with respect to any
individual product model (as determined by SKU number) or
component, or any particular design or manufacturing defect common
to multiple product models or components (a " Significant
Warranty Event "), during the two-year period immediately
following the Closing Date; provided , however , that
(a) the Seller shall not have any responsibility or liability
for such Product Warranty Costs with respect to any Significant
Warranty Event until the aggregate Product Warranty Costs with
respect to such Significant Warrant Event exceed $300,000, in which
case Seller’s Product Warranty Share shall be calculated from
the first dollar of the Product Warranty Costs associated with such
Significant Warranty Event, and (b) in no event shall the
aggregate amount of Seller’s Product Warranty Share for all
Significant Warranty Events exceed $1,200,000.
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" Software " means computer software
programs and related documentation and materials, whether in source
code, object code or human readable form; provided ,
however , that Software does not include software that is
available generally through retail stores, distribution networks or
is otherwise subject to "shrink-wrap" license or "click-through"
agreements, including any software pre-installed in the ordinary
course of business as a standard part of hardware, equipment or
fixtures purchased by the Seller or EMS Brazil and used in the
Business.
" Subsidiary " of any Person means any other Person of
which an amount of the outstanding voting securities or other
voting equity interests sufficient to elect at least a majority of
its Board of Directors or other governing body (or, if there are no
such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests) is
owned, directly or indirectly, by such first Person.
" Target Working Capital Amount " means $16,657,014,
which reflects the current assets and the current liabilities of
the Business (in each case including EMS Brazil on a consolidated
basis, but excluding cash and cash equivalents of EMS Brazil) as of
11:59 p.m. Atlanta, Georgia time on September 30, 2006,
prepared in accordance with the guidelines on Exhibit C
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" Tax " (and, with correlative meaning, " Taxes ")
means (a) any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross
receipts, property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise,
employment, payroll, withholding, alternative or add-on minimum, ad
valorem, value added, transfer or excise tax, or any other tax,
custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge
of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty,
imposed by any Governmental Authority; and (b) any liability
of the Seller or EMS Brazil for the payment of amounts described in
clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group or as a result of any
obligation of under any Tax sharing agreement or Tax indemnity
agreement.
" Tax Return " means any return, declaration, report,
statement, information statement and other document required to be
filed with respect to Taxes.
" Transaction Documents " means this Agreement, the
Ancillary Agreements and the documents delivered in connection
herewith and therewith.
" Transition Services Agreement " means the agreement, in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit F , pursuant to
which the Seller will provide certain services to the Buyer for the
period of time set forth in such agreement.
" Working Capital Schedule " means a statement of the
current assets and the current liabilities of the Business (in each
case including EMS Brazil on a consolidated basis) as of 11:59 p.m.
Atlanta, Georgia time on the day immediately prior to the Closing
Date, prepared in accordance with the guidelines on Exhibit
C .
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Section 1.2 Table of Definitions . The
following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections
referenced below:
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Section 1.3 Construction .
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly
requires, (i) references to the plural include the singular,
and references to the singular include the plural,
(ii) references to one gender include the other gender,
(iii) the words "include," "includes" and "including" do not
limit the preceding terms or words and shall be deemed to be
followed by the words "without limitation", (iv) the terms
"hereof", "herein", "hereunder", "hereto" and similar terms in this
Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement, (v) the terms "day"
and "days" mean and refer to calendar day(s), and (vi) the
terms "year" and "years" mean and refer to calendar year(s).
(b) Unless otherwise set forth in this Agreement, references in
this Agreement to any document, instrument or agreement (including
this Agreement) (i) includes and incorporates all exhibits,
schedules and other attachments thereto, (ii) includes all
documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in
replacement thereof and (iii) means such document, instrument
or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its
terms and in effect at any
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given time. All Article, Section, Exhibit and
Schedule references herein are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets . Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing,
the Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the
Buyer all of the Seller’s right, title and interest as of the
Closing Date in, to and under the Transferred Assets, and the Buyer
shall purchase, acquire, accept and pay for the Transferred Assets
and assume the Assumed Liabilities. " Transferred Assets "
shall mean all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in,
to and under all of the business, the assets, properties, rights
and goodwill (wherever located), real or personal, whether tangible
or intangible, that are owned by or leased or licensed to the
Seller and used, held for use or intended to be used primarily in
the Business (other than the Excluded Assets), as of the Closing
Date, including the assets, properties and rights referred to
below:
(a) all contracts and agreements, oral or written, to which the
Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound that are used,
held for use or intended to be used primarily in the Business, or
that arise primarily out of the operation or conduct of the
Business or to which the Transferred Assets are subject including
all contracts and agreements listed in Schedule 3.16 of the
Disclosure Schedules (collectively, the " Contracts ");
(b) all real property, leaseholds and other interests in real
property leased by the Seller and used, held for use or intended to
be used primarily in the Business, together with the Seller’s
right, title and interest in, to and under all structures,
facilities or improvements located thereon, all fixtures, systems,
equipment and other items of personal property attached or
appurtenant thereto and all easements, licenses, rights and
appurtenances relating to the foregoing (the " Real Property
");
(c) all Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Seller
and used, held for use or intended to be used primarily in the
Business (including any confidentiality agreements to protect the
Seller’s interest therein) (the " Business Intellectual
Property ");
(d) all accounts receivable, notes receivable and other
receivables due to the Seller in connection with the Business (the
" Receivables "), together with any unpaid interest or fees
accrued thereon or other amounts due with respect thereto;
(e) all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, parts,
spare parts, vehicles and other tangible personal property or
interests therein owned or leased by the Seller and used, held for
use or intended to be used primarily in the Business (the "
Tangible Personal Property ");
(f) all raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods,
supplies, packaging materials and other inventories (including in
transit, on consignment or in the possession of any third party)
owned by the Seller (including any of the foregoing in possession
of third parties) and used, held for use or intended to be used
primarily in the Business (the " Inventory ");
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(g) all Permits of the Seller used, held for use
or intended to be used primarily in the Business (the " Business
Permits ");
(h) all files, invoices, customers’ and suppliers’
lists, other distribution lists, billing records, sales and
promotional literature, manuals and customer and supplier
correspondence of the Seller relating primarily to the
Business;
(i) all credits, prepaid expenses, deferred charges (other than
deferred Taxes), advance payments, prepaid items and security
deposits that are used, held for use or intended to be used
primarily in, or arising primarily out of or relating primarily to,
the Business;
(j) 1,936,560 quotas in EMS Brazil (including the quota
currently held by LXE) representing 100% of its capital, free and
clear of any Encumbrances (the " Quotas ");
(k) all rights to causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims,
credits and demands of any nature in favor of the Seller to the
extent relating to the Business or the Transferred Assets,
including all rights under all guarantees, warranties, indemnities
and similar rights in favor of the Seller;
(l) all goodwill generated by or associated with the Business;
and
(m) all rights in and to products sold in the operation or
conduct of the Business.
Section 2.2 Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything
contained in Section 2.1 to the contrary, the Seller is
not selling, and the Buyer is not purchasing, any of the following
assets of the Seller (except to the extent that such assets are
assets directly owned by EMS Brazil), all of which shall be
retained by the Seller (collectively, the " Excluded Assets
"):
(a) all of the Seller’s cash and cash equivalents as of
11:59 p.m. Atlanta, Georgia time on the day immediately prior to
the Closing Date;
(b) the Seller’s corporate books and records of internal
corporate proceedings, Tax Returns, taxpayer and other
identification numbers;
(c) all rights in the following names and marks and any
variation or derivation thereof: "EMS," "EMS Technologies" and "EMS
Wireless";
(d) all of the Seller’s bank accounts;
(e) all (i) accounting records (including records relating
to Taxes) and internal reports relating to the business activities
of the Seller that are not Transferred Assets, and (ii) work
papers and books and records relating to the Business that the
Seller is required by Law to retain; provided ,
however , that the Seller shall provide copies of such
accounting records, internal reports, work papers and books and
records to the extent that they would reasonably be expected to
relate primarily to the operation and conduct of the Business
following the Closing;
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(f) any interest in or right to any refund of any
Taxes for which the Seller is liable pursuant to this Agreement,
except to the extent such refund is treated as a current asset in
the calculation of Final Working Capital;
(g) any insurance policies and rights, claims or causes of
action thereunder;
(h) except as specifically provided in Section 5.6 ,
any assets relating to any Employee Plan;
(i) all rights, claims and causes of action to the extent
relating to any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Liability;
(j) the assets of the Seller listed in Exhibit G ;
and
(k) all rights of the Seller under the Transaction
Documents.
Section 2.3 Assumed Liabilities . In connection with the
purchase and sale of the Transferred Assets pursuant to this
Agreement, as of the Closing, the Buyer shall assume and pay,
discharge, perform or otherwise satisfy the following liabilities
and obligations of the Seller relating to the Business (the "
Assumed Liabilities "):
(a) all liabilities (other than liabilities for Taxes) of the
Business reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet;
(b) all liabilities (other than liabilities for Taxes) accruing,
arising out of or relating to the conduct or operation of the
Business incurred subsequent to the date of the Balance Sheet in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that
would have been required by GAAP to be reflected or reserved
against in the Balance Sheet had such liabilities existed as of the
date of the Balance Sheet; provided , however , that
in no event shall the Assumed Liabilities include indebtedness for
borrowed money or guarantees thereof;
(c) all liabilities accruing, arising out of or relating to the
conduct or operation of the Business by the Buyer or the ownership
or use of the Transferred Assets by the Buyer from and after the
Closing Date;
(d) all liabilities for Taxes accrued as current liabilities in
the calculation of Final Working Capital (but only to the extent of
the amount so accrued) and for Taxes allocated to the Buyer
pursuant to Article VI ;
(e) all liabilities and obligations of the Seller under the
Contracts and the Business Permits to the extent such liabilities
and obligations are not required to be performed prior to the
Closing Date; provided , however , that if such
liability or obligation relates to an obligation of the Seller to
make a cash payment under a Contract relating to the period prior
to the Closing Date, then the Buyer shall assume such liability or
obligation only to the extent it is included in the calculation of
Final Working Capital;
(f) all rights of return and warranty obligations of the Seller
or EMS Brazil associated with the Products (other than
Seller’s Product Warranty Share); and
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(g) all liabilities assumed by the Buyer pursuant
to Section 5.6 .
Section 2.4 Excluded Liabilities . Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Buyer is not
assuming and the Seller shall pay, perform or otherwise satisfy,
all liabilities, obligations or commitments other than the Assumed
Liabilities specifically listed in Section 2.3 (the "
Excluded Liabilities ") (in the case of liabilities,
obligations or commitments of EMS Brazil, solely for purposes of
Article VIII ), including the following:
(a) all liabilities for Taxes of the Seller except those
allocated to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2.3(d) ;
(b) any liability that is not assumed by the Buyer pursuant to
Section 5.6 , including any liability with respect to
any retention plans implemented by the Seller or by EMS Brazil
prior to the Closing;
(c) any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof of
the Seller or EMS Brazil outstanding as of the Closing Date;
(d) any liability or obligation relating to an Excluded
Asset;
(e) any Losses to the extent arising out of or resulting from
any actual, material breach by the Seller or EMS Brazil under any
Contract prior to the Closing (other than any right of return or
warranty obligation of the Seller or EMS Brazil associated with the
Products, which shall be assumed by the Buyer to the extent
provided in Section 2.3(f) );
(f) any liability, obligation or commitment of the Seller or EMS
Brazil, whether express or implied, liquidated, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise, or known or unknown, arising primarily out
of the operation or conduct by the Seller or EMS Brazil of any
business other than the Business;
(g) any Losses to the extent arising out of or resulting from
(i) any Action pending or threatened against the Seller or EMS
Brazil as of the Closing Date, (ii) any actual, material
violation by the Seller or EMS Brazil of any Applicable Law prior
to the Closing, or (iii) any action, omission or event prior
to the Closing relating to any of the matters described on
Schedule 3.7 (for the avoidance of doubt, any rights of
return and warranty obligations relating to such matters shall be
Excluded Liabilities notwithstanding Section 2.3(f) or
any other provision hereof);
(h) any liability of the Seller or EMS Brazil pursuant to any
Environmental Law arising from or relating to any action, event,
circumstance or condition occurring or existing on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(i) any liability, obligation or commitment of the Seller or EMS
Brazil to any of their respective Affiliates; and
(j) all liabilities for the Taxes of EMS Brazil (or any
predecessor thereof) for any taxable period ending prior to the
Closing Date except those allocated to the Buyer pursuant to
Section 2.3(d) .
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Section 2.5 Consideration .
(a) In full consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance and delivery of the Transferred Assets to the Buyer, at
the Closing, the Buyer shall (a) pay to the Seller an amount
equal to the Purchase Price and (b) assume the Assumed
Liabilities. The Purchase Price shall be payable in accordance with
Section 2.7 and shall be subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 2.9 .
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchase Price
will be reduced by the amount of any withholding income tax that,
in the Buyer’s reasonable discretion, may be imposed by the
Brazilian Taxing Authority on capital gain, if any, realized by the
Seller as a result of the sale of the Quotas.
Section 2.6 Closing . The sale and purchase of the
Transferred Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at a closing (the "
Closing ") to be held at the offices of King &
Spalding LLP, 1180 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309, at 10:00
A.M. Atlanta time on the second Business Day following the
satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver
by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof of all conditions to
the obligations of the Parties set forth in Article VII
(other than such conditions as may, by their terms, only be
satisfied at the Closing or on the Closing Date but subject to the
satisfaction of such conditions), or at such other place or at such
other time or on such other date as the Seller and the Buyer
mutually may agree in writing. The day on which the Closing takes
place is referred to as the " Closing Date ."
Section 2.7 Transactions to be Effected at the Closing .
At the Closing:
(a) The Seller shall deliver to the Buyer
(i) an appropriately executed Bill of Sale;
(ii) an appropriately executed Intellectual Property
Assignments;
(iii) an amendment to the articles of association of EMS Brazil
(" Amendment to the Articles of Association "), duly
executed by the Seller and by LXE in the form of Exhibit H ,
reflecting (A) transfer of the Quotas from the Seller and LXE
to the Buyer, and (B) modification of the corporate name of
the company so as to exclude the expression "EMS";
(iv) a valid negative certificate issued by the Social Security
National Institute attesting that EMS Brazil has no outstanding
debts (" Certidão Negativa perante o INSS (CND INSS)
");
(v) a valid Certificate issued by the Federal Unemployment Fund
attesting that EMS Brazil is in good standing with such Fund ("
Certificado de Regularidade perante o FGTS ");
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(vi) a valid Certificate issued by the Federal
Government attesting that EMS Brazil has no pending debts with the
Federal Government (" Certidão Conjunta de Débitos
Relativos a Tributos Federais e à Dívida Ativa da
União ");
(vii) a valid Certificate issued by the State Government of
Paraná stating that EMS Brazil has no pending debts with the
State Government of Paraná (" Certidão Negative de
Débitos da Receita Estadual ");
(viii) duly signed resignations (from the applicable board of
directors and officers), effective immediately after the Closing,
of all applicable directors and officers of EMS Brazil; and
(ix) the consents referred to in Section 7.3(a) and
such other appropriately executed deeds (in recordable form), bills
of sale, assignments, instruments of transfer and other documents
as the Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request to effect the
transfer of the Transferred Assets, and to demonstrate satisfaction
of the conditions and compliance with the covenants set forth in
this Agreement; and
(b) The Buyer shall deliver to the Seller (i) payment, by
wire transfer to a bank account designated in writing by the Seller
(such designation to be made at least two business days prior to
the Closing Date), in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars
in an amount (the " Closing Date Amount ") equal to
(A) the Purchase Price plus or minus (B) an estimate,
prepared by the Seller (and reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer)
and delivered to the Buyer at least two Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, of any adjustment to the Purchase Price under
Section 2.9 based on the most recent date practicable,
(ii) an appropriately executed Assumption Agreement and
(iii) such other documents as the Seller or its counsel may
reasonably request to demonstrate satisfaction of the conditions
and compliance with the covenants set forth in this Agreement;
and
(c) The Buyer and the Seller shall execute and deliver the
Ancillary Agreements (other than the Bill of Sale and the
Assumption Agreement).
Section 2.8 Risk of Loss . Until the Closing, any loss of
or damage to the Transferred Assets from fire, casualty or any
other occurrence shall be the sole responsibility of the
Seller.
Section 2.9 Post-Closing Adjustment of Purchase Price
.
(a) During the 60 days after the Closing Date, the Buyer shall
prepare the Working Capital Schedule. The Buyer shall consult with
the Seller and the parties shall cooperate with one another in the
preparation of the Working Capital Schedule. Within 60 days after
the Closing Date, the Buyer shall deliver to the Seller the Working
Capital Schedule certified by an officer of the Buyer that it has
been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
Section 2.9 .
(b) During the 20 Business Day period following the
Seller’s receipt of the Working Capital Schedule, the Buyer
shall cooperate with the Seller and its Representatives to provide
them with any information used in preparing the Working Capital
Schedule reasonably requested by the Seller and its Representatives
and reasonably available to the Buyer. The
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Working Capital Schedule shall become final and
binding on the 20 th
Business Day following delivery thereof, unless
prior to the end of such period, the Seller delivers to the Buyer
written notice of its disagreement (a " Notice of
Disagreement ") specifying the nature and amount of any
disputed item. The Seller shall be deemed to have agreed with all
items and amounts in the Working Capital Schedule not specifically
referenced in the Notice of Disagreement, and such items and
amounts shall not be subject to review in accordance with
Section 2.9(c) . Any Notice of Disagreement may
reference only disagreements based on mathematical errors or based
on amounts reflected on the Working Capital Schedule not being
calculated in accordance with this Section 2.9
.
(c) During the ten-Business Day period following delivery of a
Notice of Disagreement by the Seller to the Buyer, if any, the
Parties in good faith shall seek to resolve in writing any
differences that they may have with respect to the matters
specified therein. During such ten-Business Day period, the Seller
shall cooperate with the Buyer and its Representatives to provide
them with any information used in preparing the Notice of
Disagreement reasonably requested by the Buyer or its
Representatives and reasonably available to the Seller. Any
disputed items resolved in writing between the Buyer and the Seller
within such ten Business Day period shall be final and binding with
respect to such items, and if the Seller and the Buyer agree in
writing on the resolution of each disputed item specified by the
Seller in the Notice of Disagreement and the amount of the Final
Working Capital, the amount so determined shall be final and
binding on the Parties for all purposes hereunder. If the Seller
and the Buyer have not resolved all such differences by the end of
such ten Business Day period, the Seller and the Buyer shall
submit, in writing, to an independent public accounting firm (the "
Independent Accounting Firm "), their briefs detailing their
views as to the correct nature and amount of each item remaining in
dispute and the amount of the Final Working Capital, and the
Independent Accounting Firm shall make a written determination as
to each such disputed item and the amount of the Final Working
Capital, which determination shall be final and binding on the
Parties for all purposes hereunder. The determination of the
Independent Accounting Firm shall be accompanied by a certificate
of the Independent Accounting Firm that it reached such
determination in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.9 . The Independent Accounting Firm shall be
Deloitte & Touche or, if such firm is unable or unwilling
to act, such other independent public accounting firm as shall be
agreed in writing by the Seller and the Buyer. The Seller and the
Buyer shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Independent Accounting Firm to render a written decision resolving
the matters submitted to it within 20 Business Days following the
submission thereof. The Independent Accounting Firm shall be
authorized to resolve only those items remaining in dispute between
the Parties in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 2.9 within the range of the difference between
the Buyer’s position with respect thereto and the
Seller’s position with respect thereto. The Seller and the
Buyer agree that judgment may be entered upon the written
determination of the Independent Accounting Firm in any court
referred to in Section 10.8 . The costs of any dispute
resolution pursuant to this Section 2.9(c) , including
the fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm and of any
enforcement of the determination thereof, shall be borne by the
Parties in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the matters
resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm, which proportionate
allocation shall be calculated on an aggregate basis based on the
relative dollar values of the amounts in dispute and shall be
determined by the Independent Accounting Firm at the time the
determination of such firm is rendered on the merits of the matters
submitted. The fees and disbursements of the Representatives of
each Party
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incurred in connection with their preparation or
review of the Working Capital Schedule and preparation or review of
any Notice of Disagreement, as applicable, shall be borne by such
Party.
(d) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted (the " Adjusted
Purchase Price "), upwards or downwards, as follows:
(i) if the Final Working Capital as finally determined pursuant
to this Section 2.9 is greater than the Target Working
Capital Amount, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upwards in an
amount equal to the difference between the Final Working Capital
and the Target Working Capital Amount; and
(ii) if the Target Working Capital Amount is greater than the
Final Working Capital as finally determined pursuant to this
Section 2.9 , the Purchase Price shall be adjusted
downwards in an amount equal to the difference between the Target
Working Capital Amount and the Final Working Capital.
(e) If the Adjusted Purchase Price is more than the Closing Date
Amount, then the Buyer shall pay to the Seller, and if the Adjusted
Purchase Price is less than the Closing Date Amount, the Seller
shall pay to the Buyer, within five Business Days after the Final
Working Capital becomes final, the amount of such difference by
wire transfer in immediately available funds in U.S. dollars.
Amounts to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)
shall bear interest from the Closing Date to the date of such
payment at an annual rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate in
effect as of the third Business Day prior to the date the payment
is made (the " Agreed Rate "). Payments in respect of this
Section 2.9(e) shall be made within three Business Days
of final determination of the Final Working Capital pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 2.9 by wire transfer of
United States dollars in immediately available funds to such
account or accounts as may be designated in writing by the Party
entitled to such payment at least two Business Days prior to such
payment date.
Section 2.10 Allocation . Within 30 days after the
determination of the Final Working Capital, the Buyer shall deliver
to the Seller a schedule (the " Allocation Schedule ")
allocating the Purchase Price (and any other items treated as
consideration for the Transferred Assets, except the Quotas, for
Tax purposes) among the Transferred Assets and the covenant of the
Seller set forth in Section 5.12 ; provided ,
however , that the portion of the Purchase Price related to
the Quotas will be agreed by the Buyer and the Seller prior to the
Closing and reflected in the Amendment to the Articles of
Association executed on the Closing Date. The remaining portion of
the consideration will be allocated to the remainder of the
Transferred Assets in accordance with this Section 2.10
. The Allocation Schedule shall be reasonable and shall be prepared
in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations thereunder. Such allocation shall be deemed final
unless the Seller has notified the Buyer of any disagreement with
the Allocation Schedule within 20 Business Days after submission
thereof by the Buyer. In the event of such disagreement, the
Parties hereto shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on a
reasonable allocation of consideration among the Transferred
Assets. In the event that the Parties hereto do not agree to a
Purchase Price allocation in accordance with this
Section 2.10 , the Independent Accounting Firm shall
make a determination as to each disputed item which shall be
binding upon the Parties. The Buyer and the Seller each agrees to
file Internal Revenue Service Form 8594, and all federal, state,
local and foreign Tax Returns, in accordance with the
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Allocation Schedule as finally determined by the
Parties or the Independent Accounting Firm, as the case may be. The
Buyer and Seller each agrees to provide the other promptly with any
other information required to complete Form 8594.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE SELLER
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules attached to this
Agreement (collectively, the " Disclosure Schedules "), the
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer, as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification .
(a) The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Georgia and has
full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate the
Transferred Assets and to carry on the Business as it is now being
conducted. The Seller is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign
corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of the Transferred
Assets or the conduct or operation of the Business makes such
qualification or licensing necessary, except, in each case, for any
such failures that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Seller, as amended,
that are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are true
and complete in all material respects.
(b) EMS Brazil is an entity duly organized and validly existing
under the Laws of Brazil and has the power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business as it is
now being conducted.
Section 3.2 Authority . The Seller has full corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver each of the Transaction
Documents, to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and
delivery by the Seller of the Transaction Documents and the
consummation by the Seller of the transactions contemplated thereby
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement has been, and upon their execution each of
the Ancillary Agreements to which the Seller will be a party will
have been, duly executed and delivered by the Seller. This
Agreement constitutes, and upon their execution each of the
Ancillary Agreements will constitute, the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in
accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
Section 3.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of
this Agreement do not and the execution, delivery and performance
of each of the Ancillary Agreements, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not:
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(i) conflict with or violate the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Seller or similar organizational
documents of EMS Brazil;
(ii) conflict with or violate in any material respect any
material Law applicable to the Seller or EMS Brazil, the Business
or any of the Transferred Assets or by which the Seller or EMS
Brazil, the Business or any of the Transferred Assets may be bound
or affected; or
(iii) except as set forth in Schedule 3.3(a) , conflict
with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or an event
that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default)
under, require any approval, consent or authorization of any Person
pursuant to, or give to others any rights of termination,
acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Contract;
except, in the case of clause (iii), for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil is required to file, seek
or obtain any notice, authorization, approval, order, permit or
consent of or with any Governmental Authority in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller or EMS Brazil
of each of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller or EMS
Brazil will be a party or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby or in order to prevent the termination of any
right, privilege, license or qualification of the Business, except
for (i) any filings required to be made under the Hart Scott
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the " HSR
Act "), (ii) any filings required to be made to the
Brazilian Antitrust Authority which may be necessary or advisable
to obtain consent for the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents, (iii) any notice, authorization,
approval, order, permit or consent of any Governmental Authority
required for the Buyer to manufacture, market, distribute, sell,
service or repair the Products (the " Product Authorizations
"), (iv) where failure to obtain such consent, approval,
authorization or action, or to make such filing or notification,
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect or (v) as may be necessary
as a result of any facts or circumstances relating to the Buyer or
any of its Affiliates (as opposed to any other third party).
Section 3.4 Transferred Assets .
(a) Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, at the Closing the Seller will have assigned,
transferred and conveyed to the Buyer good, valid and marketable
title to all of the Transferred Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), subject to
Section 2.5 .
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4 of the Disclosure
Schedules, the transfer to the Buyer of the Transferred Assets
pursuant to this Agreement, together with the Buyer’s rights
under the Transaction Documents, comprise all the assets required
to operate the Business in substantially the same manner as such
operations are being conducted on the date hereof. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedules, the
Seller and its
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Affiliates (other than EMS Brazil) do not provide
any corporate support or other services to the Business.
Section 3.5 Financial Statements; No Undisclosed
Liabilities .
(a) True and complete copies of the unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of the Business (including EMS Brazil on a
consolidated basis) as at September 30, 2006 (the " Balance
Sheet "), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of
results of operations and cash flows of the Business (including EMS
Brazil on a consolidated basis) for the nine-month period ending
September 30, 2006, together with all related notes and
schedules thereto (collectively referred to as the " Financial
Statements ") are attached as Schedule 3.5(a) of the
Disclosure Schedules. The Financial Statements (i) have been
prepared based on the books and records of the Seller and EMS
Brazil pertaining to the Business; (ii) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods indicated; and (iii) fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Business (including EMS Brazil on
a consolidated basis) as at the respective dates thereof and for
the respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted
therein and subject to normal and recurring year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of notes, in each case, that will not,
individually or in the aggregate, be material.
(b) True and complete copies of (i) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet of EMS Brazil as of December 31,
2005 (the " EMS Brazil Balance Sheet "), and the related
unaudited consolidated statements of results of operations and cash
flows of EMS Brazil for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, together with all related notes and schedules thereto, and
(ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of EMS Brazil as
of September 30, 2006 (the " EMS Brazil Unaudited Balance
Sheet "), and the related unaudited consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2006, are attached as Schedule 3.5(b) of
the Disclosure Schedules (collectively referred to as the " EMS
Brazil Financial Statements "). The EMS Brazil Financial
Statements (x) have been prepared based on the books and
records of EMS Brazil; (y) have been prepared on a consistent
basis throughout the periods indicated; and (z) fairly
present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of EMS Brazil as at
the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods
indicated therein, except as otherwise noted therein and subject to
normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments and the absence of
notes, in each case, that will not, individually or in the
aggregate, be material.
(c) Insofar as is Known to the Seller, there are no debts,
liabilities, obligations, or commitments, whether accrued or fixed,
absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or
determinable, of the Business of a nature required to be reflected
on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than any
such debts, liabilities, obligations and commitments
(i) reflected or reserved against on the Financial Statements
and on the EMS Brazil Financial Statements, (ii) incurred
since the date of the Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, or (iii) that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no debts, liabilities, obligations or commitments,
whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or
unmatured or determined or determinable, of
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EMS Brazil, other than any such debts,
liabilities, obligations and commitments (i) reflected or
reserved against on the EMS Brazil Unaudited Balance Sheet or
(ii) incurred since the date of the EMS Brazil Unaudited
Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice.
Section 3.6 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since
the date of the Balance Sheet: (a) the Seller and EMS Brazil
have conducted the Business, in all material respects, in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(b) there has not occurred any Material Adverse Effect;
(c) there has been no physical damage, destruction or loss in
respect of the Transferred Assets that would, after taking into
account any recoveries under the Seller or EMS Brazil’s
insurance policies that would be payable to the Buyer in connection
therewith, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and (d) the Seller and EMS Brazil have not taken any
action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would
constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in
Section 5.1 .
Section 3.7 Compliance with Law; Permits .
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7 , the Seller and
EMS Brazil are and have been in compliance with all Laws applicable
to them in connection with the conduct or operation of the Business
and the ownership or use of the Transferred Assets, except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil
has received any written communication during the past three years
that alleges that the Business is not in compliance in any material
respect with any Applicable Law.
(b) The Seller or EMS Brazil is in possession of all permits,
licenses, franchises, approvals, certificates, consents, waivers,
concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations, notices or other
authorizations of any Governmental Authority necessary for it to
own, lease and operate the Transferred Assets and to carry on the
Business as currently conducted (the " Permits "), except
where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of,
any of the Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Seller or EMS Brazil is in compliance with the Permits and no
suspension or cancellation of any of the Permits is pending or,
insofar as is Known to the Seller or EMS Brazil, threatened,
except, in each case, where the failure to so comply, or the
suspension or cancellation of, any of the Permits would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil has
received any written notice of any Actions relating to the
revocation or modification of any such Permits and none of such
Permits will be subject to suspension, modification, revocation or
nonrenewal as a result of the execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby.
(c) EMS Brazil is in possession of all permits, licenses,
franchises, approvals, certificates, consents, waivers,
concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations, notices or other
authorizations of any Governmental Authority necessary for it to
own, lease and operate its assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted (the " EMS Permits "), except where the
failure to have, or the suspension or cancellations of, any of the
EMS Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, EMS
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Brazil is in compliance with the EMS Permits and
no suspension or cancellation of any of the EMS Permits is pending
or, insofar as is Known to Seller or EMS Brazil, threatened,
except, in each case, where the failure to so comply, or the
suspension or cancellation of, any of the EMS Permits would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil has
received any written notice of any Actions relating to the
revocation or modification of any such EMS Permits and none of such
EMS Permits will be subject to suspension, modification, revocation
or nonrenewal as a result of the execution and delivery of the
Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby.
Section 3.8 Litigation . As of the date hereof, there is
no Action by or against the Seller or EMS Brazil in connection with
the Business pending, or insofar as is Known to the Seller or EMS
Brazil, threatened in writing (a) pursuing any criminal
sanctions or penalties, (b) seeking equitable or injunctive
relief, (c) that relates to or involves more than $50,000, or
(d) that would otherwise, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or would
affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the
Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil is a party
or subject to, in violation of, or in default under any material
Judgment applicable to the conduct of the Business or any
Transferred Asset or Assumed Liability. As of the date hereof,
there is not any Action by the Seller or EMS Brazil pending, or
which the Seller or EMS Brazil intends to initiate, against any
other Person arising out of the conduct of the Business. Insofar as
is Known to the Seller or EMS Brazil, there is no pending or
threatened investigation of or affecting the conduct of the
Business or any Transferred Asset or Assumed Liability
Section 3.9 Employee Plans . Schedule 3.9 of the
Disclosure Schedules sets forth all material Employee Plans. The
Seller has made available to the Buyer a true and complete copy of
the following documents: (a) each writing constituting an
Employee Plan, (b) the current summary description of each
Employee Plan and any material modifications thereto, (c) the
most recent determination letter from the IRS, if any, with respect
to any Employee Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code and (d) the most recent annual report on IRS Form 5500,
if any, filed by the Seller for each Employee Plan. Seller
represents and warrants that Annex 1 includes the name of each
employee whose duties, as of the date of this Agreement, relate
primarily to the operations of the Business.
Section 3.10 Labor and Employment Matters . Neither the
Seller nor EMS Brazil is a party to any labor or collective
bargaining contract that pertains to any Business Employees.
Insofar as is Known to the Seller or EMS Brazil, (a) there are
no organizing activities or collective bargaining arrangements that
could affect the Business pending or under discussion with any
labor organization or Business Employees and (b) there are no
lockouts, strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages pending or
threatened by or with respect to any Business Employees. Neither
the Seller nor EMS Brazil is engaged in any unfair labor practice
in connection with the conduct of the Business. There are no
pending, or, insofar as is Known to Seller or EMS Brazil,
threatened, charges in connection with the conduct of the Business
against the Seller, EMS Brazil or any current or former employee of
the Business before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or
any state or local agency responsible for the prevention of
unlawful employment practices. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil
has not
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received any written notice during the past three
years of the intent of any Governmental Authority responsible for
the enforcement of labor or employment laws to conduct an
investigation of or affecting the Business and, insofar as is Known
to Seller or EMS Brazil, no such investigation is in
progress.
Section 3.11 Insurance . The Business and the Transferred
Assets are covered by insurance coverage with reputable insurers in
such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with
normal industry practice for similar businesses (taking into
account the cost and availability of such insurance). No notice of
cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any
such policy as of the date hereof, the premium with respect to such
policies have been paid and all such insurance policies are in full
force and effect and will remain in full force and effect up to and
including the time of the Closing (other than those that have been
retired or expired in the ordinary course).
Section 3.12 Real Property . Schedule 3.12 of the
Disclosure Schedules lists the street address of each parcel of
Real Property leased by the Seller or by EMS Brazil and used, held
for use or intended to be used in the conduct of the Business (the
" Leased Real Property ") and the identity of the lessor of
each such parcel of Leased Real Property. The Seller or EMS Brazil,
as the case may be, has a valid leasehold estate in all Leased Real
Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil has received
written notice from any Governmental Authority that any of the
Leased Real Property is not in material compliance with all
applicable Laws, except for such failures to comply, if any, which
have been remedied. All leases in respect of the Leased Real
Property are in full force and effect, neither the Seller nor EMS
Brazil has received any written notice of a breach or default
thereunder, and insofar as is Known to the Seller or EMS Brazil, no
event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a breach or default thereunder. Insofar as is
Known to the Seller or EMS Brazil, there is no pending or written
threat of condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Leased
Real Property or any portion thereof. The Seller has made available
to the Buyer true and complete copies of the leases in effect at
the date hereof relating to the Leased Real Property. There has not
been any sublease or assignment entered into by the Seller or by
EMS Brazil in respect of the leases relating to the Leased Real
Property. Neither the Seller nor EMS Brazil own any Real Property
used, held for use or intended to be used primarily in the conduct
of the Business. EMS Brazil does not own any United States real
property interest as defined in Section 897 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 3.13 Intellectual Property .
(a) Schedule 3.13(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedules sets
forth an accurate and complete list of all registered Marks and
applications for registration of Marks owned by the Seller or by
EMS Brazil and included in the Business Intellectual Property
(collectively, the " Owned Business Registered Marks "),
Schedule 3.13(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth
an accurate and complete list of all Patents owned by the Seller or
by EMS Brazil and included in the Business Intellectual Property
(collectively, the " Owned Business Patents ") and
Schedule 3.13(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedules sets forth
an accurate and complete list of all registered Copyrights and all
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