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EXHIBIT
10.3
ASSET PURCHASE AND
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase and
Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2007 (this “
Agreement ”), is by and between Saflink Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“ Saflink ”) and FLO
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”) and wholly-owned subsidiary of Saflink. All capitalized
terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article I or
as otherwise defined herein.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Saflink desires to
transfer and contribute to the Company, and the Company desires to
acquire from Saflink, all of the assets of Saflink used in its
Registered Traveler business (the “ Business ”),
including the intellectual property rights of Saflink used in the
Business.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter
set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definitions . The
following terms, as used herein, have the following
meanings:
(a) “ Acquisition
Documents ” means this Agreement, the Bill of Sale, the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and any other document or
agreement executed in connection with any of the foregoing,
together with any exhibits and schedules thereto, and in each case
as modified, amended, supplemented, restated or renewed from time
to time.
(b) “ Affiliate
” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person who or which, directly or indirectly, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such specified
Person, including, without limitation, any partner, officer,
director, member or employee of such Person and any venture capital
fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by or under
common control with one or more general partners or managing
members of, or shares the same management company with, such
Person.
(c) “ Applicable
Law ” means, with respect to any Person, any federal,
state, local or foreign statute, law, ordinance, rule,
administrative interpretation, regulation, order, writ, injunction,
directive, judgment, decree or other requirement of any
Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its
Affiliates or any of their respective properties, assets, officers,
directors, employees, consultants or agents.
(d) “ Assignment and
Assumption Agreement ” means that certain Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, to be entered
into by the Company and Saflink.
(e) “ Bill of
Sale ” means that certain Bill of Sale, dated as of the
Closing Date, to be executed by Saflink in favor of the
Company.
(f) “ Business
Day ” means each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
other day on which commercial banks in Seattle, Washington are
authorized or required by law to close.
(g) “ Closing
Date ” means the date of the Closing.
(h) “ Contract
” means all contracts, agreements, options, leases, licenses,
sales and purchase orders, commitments and other instruments of any
kind, whether written or oral, to which Saflink is a party or is
otherwise bound.
(i) “ Governmental
Authority ” means any foreign or domestic federal,
territorial, state or local governmental authority,
quasi-governmental authority, instrumentality, court, government or
self-regulatory organization, commission, tribunal or organization
or any regulatory, administrative or other agency, or any political
or other subdivision, department or branch of any of the
foregoing.
(j) “ RT
Intellectual Property Rights ” means the Intellectual
Property Rights related to RT. RT Intellectual Property Rights are
part of the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights.
(k) “ Intellectual
Property Rights ” means all Intellectual property rights
relating to copyrights, patents (including patent applications)
mask works, trade secrets, tradenames and service marks.
(l) “ Knowledge
” means, with respect to any Person, the actual knowledge of
such Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with
respect to any Person that is a corporation, limited liability
company, partnership or other business entity, actual knowledge
shall be deemed to include the actual knowledge of all directors,
officers, partners and members of any such Person; provided
, however , that with respect to Saflink, actual knowledge
shall be deemed to be solely the actual knowledge of the
individuals identified on Schedule 1.01(n) .
(m) “ Liability
” means, with respect to any Person, any liability or
obligation of such Person of any kind, character or description,
whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due,
vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or
otherwise and whether or not the same is required to be accrued on
the financial statements of such Person.
(n) “ Lien
” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, title
defect or objection, lien, pledge, charge, security interest,
encumbrance or hypothecation in respect of such asset.
(o) “ Material
Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any Person, any
circumstance of, change in, or effect on, or group of such
circumstances of, changes in or effects on, the operations,
financial condition, earnings, or results of operations, assets or
Liabilities of
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the Person, that results in or would
reasonably be expected to result in, a material adverse effect on,
or a material adverse change in, the operations, financial
condition, earnings, results of operations, assets or Liabilities
of such Person.
(p) “ Permitted
Liens ” means (a) Liens for Taxes or governmental
assessments, charges or claims the payment of which is not yet due
and (b) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and other similar Persons and
other Liens imposed by Applicable Law incurred in the ordinary
course of business which are either for sums not yet delinquent or
that are immaterial in amount and being contested in good
faith.
(q) “ Person
” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association,
limited liability company, trust, estate or other similar business
entity or organization, including a Governmental
Authority.
(r) “ Post-Closing
Tax Period ” means any Tax period (or portion thereof)
ending after the Closing Date.
(s) “ Pre-Closing
Tax Period ” means any Tax period (or portion thereof)
ending on or before the close of business on the Closing
Date.
(t) “ Subsidiary
” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation
as to which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding
stock having ordinary voting rights or power (and excluding stock
having voting rights only upon the occurrence of a contingency
unless and until such contingency occurs and such rights may be
exercised) is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person and/or by one or more of such Person’s direct or
indirect Subsidiaries and (b) any partnership, joint venture
or other similar relationship between such Person (or any
Subsidiary thereof) and any other Person (whether pursuant to a
written agreement or otherwise).
(u) “ Taxes
” means (a) all foreign, federal, state, local and other
net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valor,
value added, intangible, unitary, capital gain, transfer,
franchise, profits, license, lease, service, service use,
withholding, backup withholding, payroll, employment, estimated,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, prohibited
transactions, windfall or excess profits, customs duties or other
taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or
additional amounts with respect thereto, (b) any Liability for
payment of amounts described in clause (a) whether as a result
of transferee Liability, of being a member of an Affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, or
otherwise through operation of law and (c) any Liability for
the payment of amounts described in clause (a) or (b) as
a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation
agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify
any other person for Taxes; and the term “ Tax ”
means any one of the foregoing Taxes.
(v) “ Tax
Returns ” means all returns, declarations, reports,
statements, information statement, forms or other documents filed
or required to be filed with respect to any Tax.
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(w) “ Transferred
Intellectual Property Rights ” means the Intellectual
Property Rights assigned to the Company pursuant to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE II
TRANSFER OF
ASSETS
2.01 Acquired Assets .
Upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing,
the Company agrees to acquire from Saflink, and Saflink agrees to
contribute, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Company,
free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of
Saflink’s right, title and interest in, to and under the
following assets, as the same shall exist on the Closing Date
(collectively, the “ Transferred Assets
”):
(a) all of the fixed and
other tangible personal property used in the Business, including
the assets described or listed on Schedule 2.01(a ),
including the RT Intellectual Property Rights; and
(b) all Contracts used in the
Business, including those Contracts listed on
Schedule 2.01(b) (the “ Assumed Contracts
”).
2.02 Excluded Assets .
The Company and Saflink expressly understand and agree that all
assets of Saflink, other than those listed above in
Section 2.01 (the “ Excluded Assets ”),
shall be excluded from the Transferred Assets, including but not
limited to:
(a) all assets, tangible or
intangible, real or personal that are not specifically identified
in Section 2.01 and listed on the schedules thereto, including
all of Saflink’s Intellectual Property Rights;
(b) all Contracts that are
not Assumed Contracts;
(c) all employee benefit
plans of Saflink, including accrued vacations and bonuses under
Saflink’s benefit plans;
(d) all causes of action,
claims, demands, rights and privileges against third parties that
relate to any of the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities,
including causes of action, claims and rights under all insurance
contracts or policies in effect as of the date of this Agreement
insuring the Transferred Assets; and
(e) all leasehold or
ownership interests in real property or any improvements
thereon.
2.03 Assumption of
Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, effective at the time of Closing, the Company
agrees to assume all Liabilities: (a) under or arising out of
the Assumed Contracts to the extent such Liabilities accrued after
the Closing Date, except as provided in Section 2.04(a);
(b) that are described or listed on Schedule 2.03
; (c) that are expressly assumed hereunder; (d) with
respect to the termination of any Employee by the Company after the
Closing Date, including health care contribution coverage with
respect to plans established or maintained by the Company after the
Closing Date, and damages or settlements arising out of any claims
of wrongful or illegal termination, and for
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complying with the requirements of all
applicable laws with respect to any such termination; and
(e) arising out of the Company’s operations and
ownership of the Transferred Assets, but, in the case of this
clause (e), only to the extent such Liabilities accrue after
the Closing Date (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”). All other Liabilities are referred to
herein as “ Excluded Liabilities .”
2.04 Excluded
Liabilities . Except for those Liabilities expressly assumed by
the Company pursuant to Section 2.03 and Section 5.08
(Tax Matters), the Company shall not assume and shall not be liable
for, and Saflink shall retain and remain, as between itself and the
Company, solely liable for and obligated to discharge and indemnify
and hold the Company harmless for, all of the debts, expenses,
contracts, agreements, commitments, obligations and other
Liabilities of any nature with respect to the Transferred Assets
incurred on or prior to the Closing Date, whether known or unknown,
accrued or not accrued, fixed or contingent, including, without
limitation, the following:
(a) Breaches of
Contracts . Any Liability for breaches by Saflink or any
Affiliates of Saflink prior to the Closing Date of any Contract
(including any Assumed Contracts) or any Liability for payments or
amounts due under any Contract (including any Assumed Contracts) on
or prior to the Closing Date;
(b) Taxes . Except as
otherwise provided in Section 5.08, any Liability for Taxes
attributable to or imposed upon Saflink or any Affiliates of
Saflink, or attributable to or imposed upon the Transferred Assets
for any period (or portion thereof) on or prior to the Closing
Date; and
(c) Accounts Payable .
Any accounts payable, whether or not invoiced, owed to suppliers
with respect to the Transferred Assets for raw materials or
supplies received by, or on behalf of or services rendered to or on
behalf of Saflink, on or prior to the Closing Date.
2.05 Consideration .
The aggregate consideration payable by the Company to Saflink for
the Transferred Assets and the Intellectual Property Agreement
shall consist of Six Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($6,300,000) (the “ Purchase Price” ). The
Purchase Price shall be payable at Closing and shall consist of any
combination of (i) cash, (ii) cancellation of
Saflink’s outstanding 8% convertible debentures, issued
June 12, 2006, and (iii) a promissory note in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Note
”).
2.07 Closing . The
closing of the purchase and sale of the Transferred Assets
hereunder (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at
such time and place as the parties may agree. At the
Closing:
(a) Saflink shall deliver to
the Company the Bill of Sale and, subject to Section 5.02,
such other endorsements, consents, assignments, instruments of
conveyance and transfer documents (including the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement) as the Company may reasonably request to vest
in the Company all right, title and interest in, to and under the
Transferred Assets free and clear of all Liens; provided ,
however , that the Company shall permit Saflink to deliver,
commencing at the Closing, certain of the Transferred Assets (as
identified in Schedule 2.01(a) ) by remote
telecommunications or by such other method as Saflink may specify
in Schedule 2.01(a) . Simultaneously with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Saflink,
through its officers, agents and employees, will put the Company
into full possession and enjoyment of all tangible Transferred
Assets;
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(b) the Company shall deliver
to Saflink the Purchase Price;
(c) Saflink and the Company
shall execute and deliver the Bill of Sale and the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement; and
(d) Saflink and the Company
shall execute and deliver the Intellectual Property
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SAFLINK
As an inducement to the
Company to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein, Saflink represents and warrants
to the Company as of the date hereof, as follows:
3.01 Existence and Good
Standing . Saflink is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has all corporate power and authority required to
carry on its business as now conducted and to own and operate the
businesses as now owned and operated by it. Saflink is not required
to be qualified to conduct business in any state other than such
states where the failure to be so qualified, whether singly or in
the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on it.
3.02 Authorization and
Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by
Saflink of this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, are within Saflink’s powers and have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. This
Agreement has been and, when executed at the Closing, the other
Acquisition Documents will have been, duly and validly executed by
Saflink and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents to which it is a
party by the Company, will constitute the legal, valid and binding
agreements of Saflink, enforceable against Saflink in accordance
with their respective terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally
or to general principles of equity.
3.03 Title to and
Sufficiency of Assets . The Transferred Assets constitute all
of the assets, tangible and intangible, of Saflink that are
primarily used by or primarily related to the Business. Saflink has
good and marketable title to all of its tangible personal property
that are Transferred Assets. None of such personal property or
assets that are Transferred Assets is subject to any Lien and other
than any restriction contemplated hereby or by the Intellectual
Property Agreement. All properties and assets primarily used by or
primarily related to the Business are included as part of the
Transferred Assets.
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3.04 Intellectual Property
Rights .
(a) Saflink is the sole legal
and beneficial owner, free and clear of any Lien, of the entire
right, title and interest in and to, the RT Intellectual Property
Rights. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Acquisition Agreements and the consummation of the
transaction contemplated hereby and thereby will not constitute a
breach of any agreement between Saflink and any third party
involving any of Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, will not
cause the forfeiture or termination or give rise to a right of
forfeiture or termination of any of Transferred Intellectual
Property Rights or impair the rights of the Company to use
Transferred Intellectual Property Rights or any portion thereof, as
presently used.
3.05 Litigation .
There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding
or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Saflink,
threatened against or affecting the Transferred Assets before or by
any Governmental Authority (collectively, an “ Action
”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the
legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Acquisition
Documents or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable
decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, any director or officer thereof, is or
has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation
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