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EXHIBIT 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated October 29, 2007, is by
and
between GREATBATCH LTD., a New York corporation and its wholly
owned subsidiary,
CARDINAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with a
principal place
of business at 9645 Wehrle Drive, Clarence, New York 14031
(collectively,
"Purchaser") and QUAN EMERTEQ, LLC, a Minnesota limited
liability company with a
principal place of business at 10675 Naples Street NE, Blaine,
Minnesota 55449
("Seller").
RECITALS:
Purchaser desires to purchase and accept from Seller, and
Seller
desires to sell and transfer to Purchaser, substantially all of
the assets of
the Business upon the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
promises
contained in this Agreement, and for other valuable
consideration, the receipt
and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Accounts Payable" means, as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a),
(i) all
bona fide accounts payable of Seller related to the Business,
including amounts
owed to Seller's landlord, Farrell Properties, LLC, as of the
Closing Date to
the extent reflected on the Closing Statement and (ii) all
checks written on
bank accounts of Seller prior to the Closing Date which have not
cleared as of
the Closing Date and are not included in item 1.1(a)(i).
(b) "Accounts Receivable" means all bona fide accounts
receivable,
notes receivable, and other amounts payable to Seller in
connection with the
Business as of the Closing Date including, but not limited to,
the accounts
receivable set forth on Schedule 1.1(b).
(c) "Accrued Liabilities" means all accrued expenses of
Seller
related to the Business of the type shown on Schedule 2.4,
including, but not
limited to, (i) sick pay, paid time off, and personal days
earned or incurred
prior to the Closing Date, whenever payable and (ii) short term
disability
benefits earned or incurred prior to the Closing Date.
(d) "Affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person
who
directly or indirectly controls, is under common control with or
is controlled
by such Person. As used in this definition, "control"
(including, with its
correlative meanings, "controlled by" and "under common control
with") means
possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause
the direction of
management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or partnership
or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
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(e) "Agreement" means, unless the context otherwise requires,
this
Asset Purchase Agreement together with the Schedules and
Exhibits attached
hereto, and the certificates and instruments to be executed and
delivered in
connection herewith.
(f) "Assumed Contracts" means, except for the Excluded
Contracts, all
of the Seller's Contracts.
(g) "Assumed Liabilities" means (i) the Accounts Payable, (ii)
the
Accrued Liabilities, (iii) the Retention Payments, (iv) the
Purchaser Employee
Bonus Payment, (v) the Seller Employee Bonus Payment, and (vi)
liabilities under
the Assumed Contracts arising or performed after the Closing
Date (other than
any liability which results from, arises out of or relates to
any breach of
contract, tort, infringement or violation of law with respect to
periods prior
to the Closing Date).
(h) "Business" means the design, development and manufacture of
certain
medical device products by Seller and Seller's Predecessors
including, but not
limited to, lead systems, ablation products, delivery systems
and catheters.
(i) "Business Records" means originals or true copies of all
operating
data and records of Seller relating to the Business, including
financial,
accounting and bookkeeping books and records, purchase and sale
orders and
invoices, sales and sales promotional data, advertising
materials, marketing
analyses, past and present price lists, past and present
customer service files,
credit files, written operating methods and procedures, other
information
related to the Purchased Assets, reference catalogues, insurance
files,
personnel records, records relating to potential acquisitions
and other records,
on whatever media, pertaining to the Business, or to customers
or suppliers of,
or any other parties having contracts or other business
relationships with, the
Business.
(j) "Cash" means all cash and cash equivalents of Seller.
(k) "Charter Documents" means the Seller's Articles of
Organization and
Operating Agreement in effect on the date hereof.
(l) "Closing Date" means November 16, 2007 or such other date
that the
Closing occurs as determined by the mutual agreement of the
parties.
(m) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(n) "Confidential Information" has the meaning set forth in
Section
6.8(b).
(o) "Contracts" means any agreement, contract, license,
lease,
instrument, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee or other
legally binding
commitment or obligation, whether oral or written.
(p) "Customer Lists" means all past and current customer lists
and
lists of potential customers of the Business.
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(q) "Encumbrance" means any claim, lien, pledge, option,
charge,
easement, security interest, right-of-way, encroachment,
reservation,
restriction, encumbrance, or other right of any Person, or any
other restriction
or limitation of any nature whatsoever, affecting title to any
of the Purchased
Assets.
(r) "Enforceability Limitations" means (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating
to creditors' rights and (ii) the discretion of the appropriate
Governmental
Authority with respect to specific performance, injunctive
relief or other terms
of equitable remedies.
(s) "Environmental Claim" means any notice of violation, notice
of
potential or actual responsibility or liability, or Proceeding
(including those
for contribution and/or indemnity) by any Governmental Authority
or other Person
for any damage (including personal injury, tangible or
intangible property
damage, natural resource damage, indirect or consequential
damages,
investigative costs, removal, response or remediation costs,
nuisance,
pollution, contamination or other adverse effects on the
environment or for
fines, penalties or restrictions or conditions on environmental
Permits)
resulting from or relating to the following conditions,
circumstances or acts
existing or occurring before the Closing Date: (i) the presence
of, a Release or
threatened Release into the environment of, or exposure to, any
Hazardous
Substances, at, in, by or from any of the Facilities, (ii) the
generation,
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, handling,
transportation, storage,
treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Substances at or in
connection with the
operation of any of the Facilities, (iii) the violation, or
alleged violation,
of any Environmental Laws at or in connection with the operation
of any of the
Facilities, or (iv) the non-compliance or alleged non-compliance
with any
Environmental Laws at or in connection with the operation of any
of the
Facilities.
(t) "Environmental Laws" means any applicable Governmental
Requirements
and any licenses, permits, notices or other requirements issued
pursuant
thereto, enacted, promulgated or issued by any Governmental
Authority in any
jurisdiction, in effect as of the Closing Date, relating to
pollution or
protection of public health or the environment (including any
air, surface
water, groundwater, land surface or sub-surface strata, whether
outside, inside
or under any structure), or to the identification, reporting,
generation,
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, handling, treatment,
storage,
disposal, transporting, presence, Release or threatened Release
of, any
Hazardous Substances. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing,
Environmental Laws include the Comprehensive Environmental
Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Toxic
Substances Control
Act, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as
amended, the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, the Clean
Water Act, as
amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Clean Air
Act, as amended,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended and all
similar or analogous
laws enacted, promulgated or lawfully issued by any Governmental
Authority.
(u) "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(v) "Excluded Assets" means the following assets of Seller:
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(i) any bank accounts;
(ii) any Cash;
(iii) any rights of Seller under this Agreement and the
other
Transaction Documents;
(iv) any Tax records of Seller;
(v) any Insurance of Seller;
(vi) any rights specifically relating to Excluded Contracts,
the
Employee Benefit Plans or assets specifically relating to the
Excluded
Liabilities, and the documents evidencing or otherwise relating
to the
foregoing; and
(vii) any tax credits and tax refunds owing to Seller for
the
period of time prior to the Closing Date.
(viii) the items described on Schedule 1.1(v)(viii);
(ix) any claims under Assumed Contracts relating to events
prior
to Closing to the extent not included in Accounts Receivable;
and
(x) the vehicles described on Schedule 1.1(v)(x).
(w) "Excluded Contracts" means those Contracts set forth on
Schedule 1.1(w).
(x) "Excluded Liabilities" means any liability or obligation
of
every nature of Seller or its Affiliates other than the Assumed
Liabilities.
(y) "Facilities" means any real property ever owned or leased
by
Seller or any of its Predecessors.
(z) "Financial Statements" means (a) the balance sheet of
Seller
and its Predecessor as of December 31, 2006 and the related
statements of income
and expense, cash flows and members' equity (including related
notes, if any)
for the twelve (12) months ended December 31, 2006, and (b) the
balance sheet of
Seller as of June 30, 2007 and the related statements of income
and expense,
cash flows and members equity (including related notes, if any)
for the six (6)
months ended June 30, 2007 (the "Interim Financial Statements"),
as delivered to
the Purchaser.
(aa) "GAAP" means, with respect to all accounting matters and
issues,
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time
to time in the
United States applied (to the extent applicable) consistent with
the Financial
Statements.
(bb) "Goodwill" means the goodwill of the Business.
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(cc) "Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local
or
foreign government, or any political subdivision of any of the
foregoing, or any
court, agency or other entity, body, organization or group,
exercising any
executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, regulatory or
administrative
function of government, or any supranational body.
(dd) "Governmental Requirement" means any published law,
statute,
regulation, ordinance, rule, directive or, code, and any order,
judgment, writ,
injunction, decree or award of any Governmental Authority, in
each case, now in
effect.
(ee) "Hazardous Substances" means any pollutants,
contaminants,
substances, hazardous and/or toxic chemicals, carcinogens,
wastes, and any
ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic or other hazardous
substances or
materials, whether solids, liquids or gases (including petroleum
and its
derivatives, PCBs, asbestos, radioactive materials, waste
waters, sludge, slag
and any other substance, material or waste), as defined in or
regulated by any
Environmental Laws or as determined by any Governmental
Authority.
(ff) "Indemnified Party" means either Seller Indemnified Party
pursuant
to Section 9.3 or Purchaser Indemnified Party pursuant to
Section 9.2.
(gg) "Indemnifying Party" means either Seller pursuant to
Section 9.2
or Purchaser pursuant to Section 9.3.
(hh) "Independent Accountants" means any independent accounting
firm
mutually acceptable to Seller and Purchaser.
(ii) "Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property,
including
(i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto and all patents,
patent
applications and patent disclosures, together with all
reissuances,
continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and
re-examinations
thereof, (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos,
trade names and
corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations,
derivations and
combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated
therewith, and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection
therewith, (iii) all
copyrightable works, copyrights and all applications,
registrations and renewals
in connection therewith, (iv) all mask works and all
applications, registrations
and renewals in connection therewith, (v) all trade secrets and
confidential
business information (including ideas, know-how, compositions,
supplier lists,
pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans
and proposals),
(vi) all computer software (including data and related
documentation and
software installed on hard disk drives) other than off-the-shelf
computer
software subject to shrinkwrap or clickwrap licenses and (vii)
all copies and
tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form
or medium).
(jj) "Inventory" means all raw material, work-in-process and
finished
goods inventories of the Business, wherever located.
(kk) "Janus Medical" means Janus Medical, LLC, a Minnesota
limited
liability company, that is owned entirely by those officers and
employees of
Seller set forth on Schedule 1.1(kk).
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(ll) "Knowledge" means the actual knowledge of any of the
Seller's
officers, directors or Members after making reasonable inquiry
concerning the
existence of such fact or other matter.
(mm) "Losses" means all losses, liabilities, deficiencies,
damages
(including indirect or consequential damages), encumbrances,
fines, penalties,
claims, costs and expenses (including all fines, penalties and
other amounts
paid pursuant to a judgment, compromise or settlement), court
costs and
reasonable legal and accounting fees and disbursements.
(nn) "Material Adverse Effect" means:
(i) with respect to Seller, an effect that is or would
reasonably
be expected to be materially adverse (A) to the Business,
results of operations
or financial condition of Seller; or (B) to Seller's ability to
perform any of
its material obligations under this Agreement or to consummate
the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement; or
(ii) with respect to Purchaser, an effect that is or would
reasonably be expect to be materially adverse (A) to the
business, results of
operation or financial condition of Purchaser and its
Affiliates, considered as
a whole; or (B) to Purchaser's ability to perform any of its
material
obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated
in the Agreement; provided, however, that in determining whether
a Material
Adverse Effect has occurred there shall be excluded any effect
on the referenced
party the cause of which is: (A) general changes in conditions
in the medical
device or health care industry, in the financial markets or in
the global or
United States economy so long as any such change does not
materially affect the
referenced party to a materially different extent than other
similarly situated
Persons, (B) any action or omission of Seller or Purchaser in
contemplation of
the transactions set forth in the Agreement, and (C) the
announcement of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(oo) "Member" means all those Persons who hold membership
interests in
the Seller as of the date hereof.
(pp) "Net Working Capital" means current assets minus
current
liabilities of the Company, calculated in the manner set forth
on Schedule 2.4.
(qq) "Other Current Assets" means all current assets of the
Business
other than Accounts Receivable, prepaid Taxes and prepaid
expenses relating to
any Income Tax Liability, to the extent reflected on the Final
Net Working
Capital Statement.
(rr) "Permitted Encumbrances" means (i) liens for Taxes not yet
due and
payable, and (ii) such imperfections of title, easements and
Encumbrances, if
any, as are not material in character, amount or extent.
(ss) "Permits" means all permits, licenses, consents,
franchises,
approvals and other authorizations required from any
Governmental Authority or
other Person in connection with the operation of the Business
and necessary to
conduct the Business as presently conducted, as set forth on
Schedule 4.6.
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(tt) "Person" means any Governmental Authority, individual,
association, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company,
trust or other entity.
(uu) "Predecessors" means Quan Emerteq Holding, Inc.
(vv) "Proceeding" means any claim, demand, action, suit,
litigation,
dispute, order, writ, injunction, judgment, assessment, decree,
grievance,
arbitral action, investigation or other proceeding.
(ww) "Product Liability" means any liability, claim or
expense
(including attorneys' fees) arising in whole or in part out of a
breach of any
product warranty (whether express or implied), strict liability
in tort,
negligent design or manufacture of product, negligent provision
for services,
product recall, or any other liability, claim or expense arising
from the
design, manufacture, packaging, labeling (including instructions
for use),
marketing, or sale of products.
(xx) "Purchased Assets" means all right, title and interest of
Seller
in and to all of the assets of Seller relating to the Business
of whatsoever
nature, tangible or intangible, real or personal, including the
following
(except to the extent an Excluded Asset):
(i) the Accounts Receivable;
(ii) the Assumed Contracts;
(iii) the Business Records;
(iv) the Customer Lists;
(v) the Goodwill;
(vi) the Other Current Assets;
(vii) the Intellectual Property owned by Seller or used in
the
Business;
(viii) the Tangible Personal Property;
(ix) the Permits (to the extent assignable); and
(x) the Inventory.
(yy) "Purchase Price" means the purchase price for the Purchased
Assets
which is an amount equal to Fifty-Five Million Dollars
($55,000,000), increased
or decreased by the Working Capital Adjustment.
(zz) "Related Person" means any Member, director, or officer of
Seller
or any other direct or indirect beneficial owner of Seller, any
Person related
to any such Member, director, or officer or beneficial owner by
blood or
marriage, or any limited liability company, partnership,
corporation, trust or
other entity in which any such person has a substantial interest
as a member,
partner, shareholder, trustee or otherwise.
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(aaa) "Release" means any spilling, leaking, pumping,
pouring,
emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching,
migrating,
dumping or disposing into the environment which could give rise
to an
Environmental Claim or which is required to be reported pursuant
to 40 C.F.R.
302 or 355, or any analogous Environmental Law.
(bbb) "Representative" means any officer, director,
principal,
attorney, accountant, agent, employee or other representative of
any Person.
(ccc) "Subsidiaries" means an affiliate controlled by Seller,
directly
or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.
(ddd) "Tangible Personal Property" means all tangible personal
property
of the Business owned or leased by Seller or in which Seller has
any interest,
including, without limitation, all production and processing
equipment,
warehouse equipment, computer hardware, furniture and fixtures,
transportation
equipment, leasehold improvements, tooling, supplies and other
tangible assets,
where ever located, together with any transferable manufacturer
or vendor
warranties related thereto.
(eee) "Target Net Working Capital" means Two Million Seven
Hundred
Fifteen Thousand ($2,715,000).
(fff) "Tax" means any federal, state, local or foreign income,
gross
receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
startup, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under
Code Section
59A), customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social
security (or similar), health, unemployment, disability, real
property, personal
property, intangible property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added,
goods and services, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or
other tax or
similar obligation of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalty or
addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
(ggg) "Tax Liability" means liability for any Taxes owing by the
Seller
to any Governmental Authority attributable to the operations and
activities of,
or otherwise incurred by or existing with respect to, the Seller
for any period
ending on or prior to the Closing Date, including Taxes computed
through the
Closing Date with respect to any partial year on a
closing-of-the-books basis as
if such partial year ended at the close of business on the
Closing Date.
(hhh) "Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, claim
for
refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof.
(iii) "Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the
Employment
Agreements, the Lease and the bills of sale, assignments,
instruments and other
documents described in Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.3(a).
(jjj) "Working Capital Adjustment" means (i) if the Net Working
Capital
on the Closing Date is equal to or greater than the Target
Working Capital, the
amount, expressed as a positive number, by which the Net Working
Capital on the
Closing Date exceeds the Target Working Capital or (ii) if the
Net Working
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Capital on the Closing Date is less than the Target Working
Capital, the amount,
expressed as a negative number, by which the Net Working Capital
on the Closing
Date is less than the Target Working Capital.
1.2 Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall have meanings
defined
for such terms in the sections set forth below:
Term Section
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"Allocation Accountant" 2.3
"Cash Payment" 2.4(c)
"Casualty" 10.5
"Casualty Amount" 10.5
"Chambers Sale Agreement" 6.6(e)
"Claims Period" 9.1(a)
"Closing" 3.1
"Closing Purchase Price Reconciliation" 2.5(d)
"Closing Statement" 2.4(a)
"COBRA" 4.12(i)
"Covenant Period" 6.8(a)
"Employee Benefits Plans" 4.12(a)
"Employment Agreements" 6.6(c)
"Estimated Net Working Capital" 2.4(a)
"Final Net Working Capital Statement" 2.5(a)
"Final Net Working Capital" 2.5(a)
"Final Net Working Capital Adjustment" 2.5(a)
"Insurance" 4.15
"Leases" 4.14
"Material Contracts" 4.18(a)
"Non-Competition Agreements" 6.6(b)
"Non-Transferable Assets" 3.5
"Personal Guaranties" 6.6(a)
"Preliminary New Working Capital Adjustment" 2.4(a)
"Purchaser Claims Period" 9.1(c)
"Purchaser Indemnified Party" 9.2
"Purchaser Indemnifying Party" 9.3
"Real Estate Purchase Contract" 6.6(d)
"Restricted Activity" 6.8(b)
"Seller Indemnified Party" 9.3
"Seller Indemnifying Party" 9.2(a)
"Seller's Landlord" 6.6(d)
"Third Party Claim" 9.4(b)
1.3 Usage of Terms. Except where the context otherwise requires,
words
importing the singular number include the plural number and vice
versa. Use of
the word "including" means "including, without limitation."
1.4 References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules.
All
references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections (and other
subdivisions),
Exhibits and Schedules refer to the corresponding Articles,
Sections (and other
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subdivisions), Exhibits and Schedules of or attached to this
Agreement,
including any updated Schedules as provided for in Section 6.12,
unless the
context expressly, or by necessary implication, otherwise
requires.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS
2.1 Transfer of Purchased Assets. Subject to the terms and
conditions
contained in this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Seller shall
sell, convey,
transfer, assign and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall
purchase and
acquire from Seller, all of the Purchased Assets free and clear
of any
Encumbrances (except the Permitted Encumbrances), and Seller
shall retain the
Excluded Assets.
2.2 Assumed Liabilities; Excluded Liabilities. On the Closing
Date,
Purchaser shall assume and agree to pay or perform in accordance
with their
terms the Assumed Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this
Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, and regardless of
whether such
liability is disclosed in this Agreement, in any of the
Transaction Documents or
on any Schedule or Exhibit hereto or thereto, Purchaser shall
not assume, agree
to pay, perform, discharge, bear the economic burden of or in
any way be
responsible for any of the Excluded Liabilities. Seller shall
retain all of the
Excluded Liabilities.
2.3 Consideration; Allocation. As consideration for the sale,
transfer,
assignment, conveyance and delivery of the Purchased Assets,
Purchaser shall pay
and deliver to Seller the Purchase Price and shall assume the
Assumed
Liabilities. Not later than ninety (90) days after the Closing
Date, Purchaser
will (a) retain, at its sole cost, an outside accountant,
accounting firm or
evaluation firm to prepare a proposed allocation of the Purchase
Price among the
Purchased Assets, and (b) deliver such proposed allocation to
Seller. Unless
Seller objects to such allocation within sixty (60) days after
receipt by Seller
of such proposed allocation, such allocation shall be considered
to be final. If
Seller shall object to Purchaser's proposed allocation, the
parties shall
negotiate in good faith to reach agreement upon a final
allocation.
Additionally, Purchaser and Seller will (i) reflect the
Purchased Assets in
their books and for Tax reporting purposes in accordance with
such allocation,
(ii) file all forms required under Code Section 1060 (including
Form 8594) and
all other Tax Returns and reports in accordance with and based
upon such
allocation, and (iii) unless required to do so in accordance
with a
"determination" as defined in Code Section 1313(a)(1), take no
position in any
Tax Return, Tax Proceeding, Tax audit or otherwise which is
inconsistent with
such allocation.
2.4 Payments by Purchaser.
(a) On the day prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall in good
faith
prepare and deliver to Purchaser a certificate (the "Closing
Statement")
containing (i) a pro forma estimate of the Net Working Capital
as of the Closing
Date (the "Estimated Net Working Capital") and (ii) a pro forma
estimate of the
Working Capital Adjustment (the "Preliminary Net Working Capital
Adjustment"),
which will be subject to examination and agreement by Purchaser
as to
reasonableness. The Estimated Net Working Capital is to be
determined in
accordance with the principles set forth on Schedule 2.4.
Purchaser and Seller
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agree that the purpose of the Preliminary Net Working Capital
Adjustment is to
measure changes between the Target Net Working Capital and the
Estimated Net
Working Capital.
(b) Payments required to be made on the Closing Date pursuant to
this
Section 2.4 will be determined on the basis of the Closing
Statement and the
Preliminary Net Working Capital Adjustment, as provided
herein.
(c) At the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller an aggregate
amount
equal to Purchase Price, as adjusted by the Preliminary Net
Working Capital
Adjustment (the "Cash Payment"), in cash by wire transfer to an
account
designated by Seller to Purchaser in writing not less than two
(2) business days
prior to the Closing Date.
2.5 Final Net Working Capital Statement; Final Working Capital
Adjustment.
(a) Within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller a final statement
of Net Working
Capital (the "Final Net Working Capital Statement") setting
forth the Net
Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date (the "Final Net
Working
Capital") and the final Working Capital Adjustment (the "Final
Net Working
Capital Adjustment"). The Final Net Working Capital Statement is
to be prepared
in accordance with the principles set forth on Schedule 2.4.
(b) Within forty five (45) days following Seller's receipt of
the Final
Net Working Capital Statement, Seller shall deliver written
notice to Purchaser
of any dispute Seller has with respect to the preparation or
content of the
Final Net Working Capital Statement. Such notice must describe
in reasonable
detail the items contained in the Final Net Working Capital
Statement that
Seller disputes and the basis for any such dispute. If Seller
does not notify
Purchaser of a dispute with respect to the Final Net Working
Capital Statement
within such 45-day period, such Final Net Working Capital
Statement will be
final, conclusive and binding on the parties. In the event of a
notification of
a dispute by Seller, Purchaser and Seller shall negotiate in
good faith to
resolve such dispute. If Purchaser and Seller fail to resolve
such dispute
within thirty (30) days after Seller advises Purchaser of its
objections, then
Purchaser and Seller jointly shall engage the Independent
Accountants to resolve
such dispute. The Independent Accountants shall only consider
those items and
amounts set forth on the Final Net Working Capital Statement as
to which
Purchaser and Seller have disagreed within the time period
specified above and
must resolve the matter in accordance with the terms and
provisions of this
Agreement. Upon the agreement of Purchaser and Seller or the
decision of the
Independent Accountants, the Final Net Working Capital Statement
will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties. The fees, expenses and
costs of the
Independent Accountants shall be shared equally by Seller and
Purchaser. The
determination of the Independent Accountants, absent fraud,
shall be deemed a
final arbitration award that is binding on Purchaser and Seller,
and neither
party shall seek further recourse to courts, other tribunals or
otherwise, other
than to enforce to the final decision of the Independent
Accountants. Judgment
may be entered to enforce the final decision of the Independent
Accountants in
any court having proper jurisdiction.
(c) For purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this
Section
2.5, each party shall cooperate with and make available to the
other parties and
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their respective representatives all information, records, data
and working
papers, and shall permit reasonable access to its facilities and
personnel, as
may be reasonably required in connection with the preparation
and analysis of
the Final Net Working Capital Statement and the resolution of
any disputes
thereunder.
(d) Within five (5) business days after determination of the
Final
Working Capital Adjustment hereunder, Purchaser or Seller, as
the case may be,
shall pay to the other the amount by which the Purchase Price,
as adjusted by
the Final Working Capital Adjustment, is greater or less than
the Purchase Price
as adjusted by the Preliminary Net Working Capital Adjustment
(such difference
being the "Closing Purchase Price Reconciliation"). If the
Closing Purchase
Price Reconciliation is positive, Purchaser shall promptly pay
such difference
to Seller. If the Closing Purchase Price Reconciliation is
negative, Seller
shall promptly pay such difference to Purchaser. If Purchaser or
Seller fails to
pay any amount owing pursuant to this Section 2.5(d) within five
(5) business
days, then the amount owing shall be payable on demand and
interest shall accrue
on this unpaid amount from the date due until paid at a rate
equal to the lower
of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the highest rate permitted
by applicable
law.
2.6 Taxes; Proration. Seller will be responsible for the payment
of any
sales, use, transfer, excise, stamp or other similar Taxes
imposed by reason of
the transfer of the Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement
and any
deficiency, interest or penalty with respect to such Taxes.
2.7 Physical Inventory. An inspection and physical count of the
Inventory
and Tangible Personal Property shall be conducted by
Representatives of Seller
and Purchaser on such date proximate to the Closing Date as the
parties shall
mutually agree upon. The inspection and physical count may be
observed by
representatives of both Seller and Purchaser. The inspection and
physical count
shall be conducted in accordance with such procedures as may be
agreed upon by
Seller and Purchaser. The cost of such inspection and physical
count, other than
the cost of Purchaser's auditors, shall be shared equally by
Seller and
Purchaser. In connection with the physical inventory, (i) Seller
shall calculate
the inventory value and (ii) Seller and Purchaser shall verify
the presence of
all of the Tangible Personal Property identified in the Tangible
Personal
Property List.
ARTICLE 3
CLOSING
3.1 Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement
will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on the Closing Date at the
offices of
Briggs and Morgan, P.A. or any other place as Purchaser and
Seller shall
mutually agree (the "Closing"). The Closing will be effective as
of 11:59 p.m.
Blaine, Minnesota time on the Closing Date and the calculation
of the Estimated
Net Working Capital and the Final Net Working Capital shall be
made as of such
date and time.
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3.2 Conveyances at Closing.
(a) Upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
on the
Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser (i) one or more
bills of sale
conveying in the aggregate all of the Purchased Assets, (ii) one
or more
assignments of the Intellectual Property owned by Seller or used
in the Business
in recordable form, (iii) the Seller's and the Seller's
Affiliates' filings with
the Secretary of State of Minnesota and other applicable
Governmental
Authorities changing the name of the Seller and Seller's
Affiliates to a name
that does not contain the words "Quan Emerteq" or any derivative
or variation
thereof , (iv) such other instruments as are reasonably
requested by Purchaser
to vest in Purchaser title in and to the Purchased Assets in
accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and (v) such other documents and
agreements as are
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) All of such instruments will be in form and substance, and
will be
executed and delivered in a manner, reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser and
Seller, but will not diminish the status of title to the
Purchased Assets
required to be delivered by Seller pursuant to this
Agreement.
3.3 Assumptions at Closing.
(a) Upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
on the
Closing Date, Purchaser will deliver to Seller (i) an assumption
of the Assumed
Liabilities, (ii) such other instruments of assumption
evidencing Purchaser's
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities as Seller reasonably deems
necessary,
(iii) and such other documents and agreements as are
contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) All such instruments will be in form and substance, and will
be
executed and delivered in a manner, reasonably satisfactory to
Seller and
Purchaser, but will not increase or decrease the Assumed
Liabilities required to
be assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
3.4 Certificates and Other Document. Each of Purchaser and
Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered the certificates and other
documents and items
described in Articles 6, 7 and 8.
3.5 Non-Transferable Assets. It is understood that certain
Purchased Assets
may not be immediately transferable or assignable to Purchaser,
and Purchaser
and Seller may mutually agree, in writing, to allow Seller to
retain certain of
such assets after the Closing Date (the "Non-Transferable
Assets"), and this
Agreement will not constitute an assignment of any such
Non-Transferable Assets.
In such event, (i) Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain
any consent or authorization which may be required to transfer
or assign the
Non-Transferable Assets to Purchaser or to remove or eliminate
any impediment
preventing the transfer or assignment of the Non-Transferable
Assets to
Purchaser, (ii) Seller shall grant to Purchaser full use and
benefit of its
interest in the Non-Transferable Assets to the extent permitted
by the terms of
or applicable to such Non-Transferable Assets, it being the
intent of the
parties that, to the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing,
Purchaser have
the benefit of the Non-Transferable Assets as though it were the
sole owner
thereof, (iii) Seller shall take all commercially reasonable
actions necessary
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to preserve the value of the Non-Transferable Assets, (iv)
Seller shall not
transfer or assign the Non-Transferable Assets to any Person
other than
Purchaser or Purchaser's assigns, (v) Seller shall transfer or
assign the
Non-Transferable Assets to Purchaser at the earliest date, if
any, on which such
transfer or assignment can be effected and (vi) Purchaser will
be responsible
for obligations relating to such Non-Transferable Assets arising
or occurring on
or after the Closing Date as if they had been transferred or
assigned to
Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon
the request of
Purchaser, Seller shall enforce, for the account and on behalf
of Purchaser, any
rights of Seller arising under or in connection with any
Non-Transferable Asset.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Organization and Authority of Seller to Conduct Business.
Seller is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the
State of Minnesota. Schedule 4.1 sets forth each jurisdiction
where Seller is
qualified to do business. Seller is duly qualified and in good
standing in each
jurisdiction where it is required to be qualified and where the
failure to
qualify might have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business,
financial
condition or operations of Seller. Seller has full corporate
power and authority
to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted and
to own and lease
its properties and assets.
4.2 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2, Seller
has no
Subsidiaries and does not own, directly or indirectly, five
percent (5%) or more
of the outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of
any corporation
or other Person.
4.3 Power and Authority; Binding Effect. Seller has all
necessary power and
authority and has taken all action necessary to authorize,
execute and deliver
this Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement,
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Seller has
delivered to
Purchaser copies of all resolutions of the Board of Governors
and Members of
Seller with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement,
certified by the Secretary of Seller, in form reasonably
satisfactory to counsel
for Purchaser. No other action on the part of Seller is required
to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by
Seller and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be
limited by the Enforceability Limitations.
4.4 Title; Condition of Tangible Personal Property.
(a) Seller has good and marketable title free and clear of
all
Encumbrances to all of the Purchased Assets except for the
Permitted
Encumbrances and the security interest held by Washington County
Bank, N.A. and
Center Capital Corporation. The Purchased Assets, together with
any properties
and assets licensed or leased by Seller and disclosed in
Schedule 4.4(a),
constitute all tangible and intangible assets that Seller has
used in connection
with the operation of the Business as conducted on the date
hereof. At Closing,
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the Purchased Assets will be delivered free and clear of the
security interest
held by Washington County Bank, N.A. and Center Capital
Corporation.
(b) No repairs or replacements are necessary to the Tangible
Personal
Property and the Tangible Personal Property is operational and
in a condition
adequate and sufficient for use in the Business as it has been
conducted to
date, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
4.5 No Conflict; Governmental Authorization; Required Filings
and Consents.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5, neither the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the
transactions
contemplated by the Agreement do, or will, directly or
indirectly (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both), contravene, violate or
conflict with
the Seller's Charter Documents, result in any breach of or
constitute a default
(or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would
become a default)
under, terminate or cancel or give to others any rights of
termination,
acceleration or cancellation of (with or without notice or lapse
of time or
both), or result in the creation of an Encumbrance of any nature
whatsoever on
any of the Purchased Assets of Seller pursuant to, any of the
terms, conditions
or provisions of any Assumed Contract.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller does
not,
and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement by the Seller will not, require
any consent of or
filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority,
except the Seller's
and the Seller's Affiliates' filings with the Secretary of State
of Minnesota
and other applicable Governmental Authorities changing the name
of the Seller
and Seller's Affiliates to a name that does not contain the
words "Quan Emerteq"
or any derivative or variation thereof on the Closing Date.
4.6 Compliance with Laws and Permits.
(a) To the Knowledge of Seller, Seller and Seller's Predecessors
have
been at all times during the last three (3) years, and Seller is
now being,
operated in compliance with applicable Governmental Requirements
for any
instances of non-compliance which could not reasonably be
expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
Seller. This
Section 4.6 does not apply to environmental or pollution-related
Governmental
Requirements or matters, it being the intent and agreement of
the parties that
such matters be exclusively the subject of Section 4.20.
(b) Schedule 4.6(b) identifies all Permits issued in connection
with
the Business and currently in effect, and includes (i) the
Governmental
Authority that issued the Permit, (ii) the expiration date of
each Permit, and
(iii) whether the Permit is freely transferable to Purchaser. To
the Knowledge
of Seller, the Permits constitute all permits, consents,
licenses, franchises,
authorizations and approvals used in the operation of and
necessary to conduct
the Business. All of the Permits are valid and in full force and
effect, no
violations have been experienced, noted or recorded, and no
Proceeding is
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to revoke or
limit any of the
Permits.
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(c) Without limiting the provisions of Section 4.6(a) above, to
the
Knowledge of Seller, Seller and Seller's Predecessors have in
all material
respects during the last three (3) years complied with, and are
now in
compliance with, all requirements pursuant to the Federal Food
Drug and Cosmetic
Act, regulations promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration
("FDA"), and all Governmental Requirements administered or
issued by any other
Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over products
developed,
tested, manufactured, distributed or sold by Seller in the
United States,
including without limitation applicable FDA, pre-market approval
and pre-market
notification requirements. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.6(c), all required
notifications and applications have been filed with the FDA and
any other such
Governmental Authority and have been cleared or approved, as
applicable, by the
FDA and each such Governmental Authority, for any products
tested, distributed
or sold by Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(c), the
Seller has not
received from any Governmental Authority having regulatory
authority over the
Business's products any notice, warning letter or other similar
communication
stating that Seller is in violation of any Governmental
Requirements. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.6(c), none of products of the Business
have been
recalled, whether voluntary or otherwise, or are or have been
subject to device
removal or correction reporting requirements, and Seller and
Seller's
Predecessors have not received notice, either completed or
pending, or to
Seller's Knowledge, of any proceeding seeking a recall, removal,
or corrective
action of any products. To Seller's Knowledge, no employees or
agents of the
Business have made an untrue statement of material fact to any
Governmental
Authority with respect to any product tested, manufactured,
distributed, or sold
by the Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(c), there
has been and is
no pending or, to Seller's Knowledge, threatened or anticipated
FDA or other
Government Authority proceeding, investigation, review, or
inquiry relating to
Seller's development, testing, manufacture distribution, or sale
of its
products.
4.7 Financial Statements; Unknown Liabilities.
(a) Seller has delivered to Purchaser the Financial Statements.
The
Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects,
the financial
condition and the results of operations of Seller and Seller's
Predecessor(s),
as applicable, as of their respective dates and for the periods
then ended,
except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(a). The books and records of
Seller and
Seller's Predecessor(s) from which the Financial Statements were
prepared fairly
reflect, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities and
operations of
Seller and Seller's Predecessor(s), as applicable, and the
Financial Statements
are in conformity therewith.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7(b), there are, and as of
the
Closing Date there will be, no material liabilities or
obligations of any
nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, known, matured,
unmatured or
otherwise that would require disclosure in Seller's financial
statements in
accordance with GAAP, of Seller except (i) liabilities and
obligations reflected
in the Financial Statements (ii) liabilities relating to facts,
circumstances or
events specifically disclosed on the Schedules, (iii)
liabilities reflected in
the calculation of the Working Capital Adjustment as finally
determined, and
(iv) liabilities and obligations incurred between the date of
the Interim
Financial Statements and the Closing Date in the ordinary course
of business of
Seller (none of which results from, arises out of or relates to
any breach of
contract, breach of contractual warranty, tort, infringement or
violation of
Governmental Requirement).
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4.8 Tax Matters.
(a) (i) Seller and its Predecessors have filed all Tax Returns
that
were required to be filed, (ii) all Taxes required to have been
withheld in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor,
creditor, Member or other third party have been withheld, (iii)
all such Tax
Returns were correct and complete in all material respects when
filed, (iv) all
Taxes required to have been paid and relating to the Business
(whether or not
shown on any Tax Return) have been paid, (v) Seller and its
Predecessors are not
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which
to file any Tax
Return and (vi) no notice has been received by Seller or its
Predecessors and no
claim has been made within the last five (5) years by any
Governmental Authority
in a jurisdiction where Seller or its Predecessors does not file
Tax Returns
that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
There are no
Encumbrances on any of the Purchased Assets that arose in
connection with any
failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(b) There is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax Liability of
the
Business, either (i) claimed or raised by any Governmental
Authority in writing
or (ii) as to which Seller has Knowledge. Schedule 4.8(b) lists
all income Tax
Returns filed with respect to the Business for any taxable
period ended on or
after December 31, 2003, indicates those Tax Returns which have
been audited,
and indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the subject
of audit. Seller
has delivered to Purchaser correct and complete copies of all
income Tax
Returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies
assessed against or
agreed to by Seller or its Predecessors for any taxable period
ended on or after
December 31, 2003.
4.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Schedule 4.9 lists all of the Intellectual Property that is
owned
by Seller or used in the conduct of the Business as of the date
of this
Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 and except for
standardized
software generally available to the public, Seller owns, free
and clear of any
Encumbrances, or has a right and/or license to use, as the case
may be, all
Intellectual Property used by the Business.
(b) Except as provided in Schedule 4.9, no claim has been
asserted or,
to Seller's Knowledge, threatened in writing by any Person, to
the effect that
(i) the Intellectual Property owned by Seller or used in the
Business, or the
manufacture, use or sale of any products by the Business would
infringe or
infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property rights of
any Person, or
(ii) challenging or questioning the validity or effectiveness of
any license or
agreement with respect to the Intellectual Property owned by the
Seller or used
in the Business. Seller has paid all filing fees, maintenance
fees and other
amounts that was required to be paid and that were due and owing
as of the date
hereof under applicable Government Requirements with respect to
the Intellectual
Property owned by the Seller or used in the Business, or under
any Assumed
Contract relating to the Intellectual Property owned by the
Seller or used in
the Business. The issued patents and trademark registrations set
forth on
Schedule 4.9 are valid and, to Seller's Knowledge, no challenge
against any such
registrations has been brought by any party in any judicial or
administrative
proceeding.
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(c) To the Knowledge of Seller, no Person nor such Person's
business or
products has infringed, or misappropriated any Intellectual
Property owned by
Seller or used in the Business, or currently is infringing, or
misappropriating
any Intellectual Property owned by Seller or used in the
Business.
(d) To Seller's Knowledge, no employee or consultant of Seller
is
subject to or otherwise restricted by any employment,
nondisclosure, assignment
of inventions, non-solicitation of employees or non-competition
agreement
between such employee or consultant and a third party that has
been violated or
will be violated as a result of any of the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement. Jennifer Crystal, Lee Yang, Pa Dee Vue, Angela Lee,
John Lyon,
Angelina Vane, Merry Yang, Yong Her and all employees of the
Business that began
their employment after December 1, 2006 (which includes Tom
Walch, Jesse Geroy,
Nick Kampa, Andrea Rassmussen, Jeremy Fossum and Sandy Jagger)
have signed a
confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement
substantially in the
form(s) previously delivered to Purchaser. John Swoyer and
Jeffrey Gagnon have
signed a non-compete, non-disclosure and assignment of
inventions agreement with
the Seller in the form previously delivered to Purchaser.
Richard Farrell and
Brian Farrell have signed a non-disclosure and assignment of
inventions
agreement with the Seller in the form previously delivered to
Purchaser. The
employees referred to in this Section 4.9(d) are all of the
employees in a
position to invent the Intellectual Property described in
Schedule 4.9 and have
signed an assignment of inventions agreement with the
Seller.
(e) Except as provided on Schedule 4.9, Seller and its
Predecessors
have not granted any license or otherwise transferred any
Intellectual Property
owned by Seller or used in the Business to any Person, or agreed
to indemnify
any third party with respect to any alleged infringement or
misappropriation of
any third party's Intellectual Property by Seller or the
Business. Except as
provided in Schedule 4.9, Seller is not bound by or a party to
any options,
licenses or Contracts of any kind relating to the Intellectual
Property rights
of any other P
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