Exhibit 10.2
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
dated as of May 30,
2006
by and among
Bruce White, Marcy Nungesser,
Kevin Breslin, Kenneth Williams, David Press, and
Steve Wydulga
“Sellers”
and
Sterling Systems – Ohio
L.L.C.
(the
“Company”)
and
Avatech Solutions,
Inc.,
“Purchaser”
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of this 30th
day of May, 2006 by and among Bruce White, Marcy Nungesser, Kevin
Breslin, Kenneth Williams, David Press, and Steve Wydulga
(individually a “Seller” and collectively the “
Seller ”), Sterling Systems — Ohio, L.L.C. Inc.,
a Michigan limited liability company (the “ Company
”), and Avatech Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“ Purchaser ”).
EXPLANATORY
STATEMENT
A. Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
membership interests in the Company, and
B. Purchaser desires to acquire all of
Seller’s membership interest in the Company pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the covenants,
agreements, representations and warranties, the Explanatory
Statement which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller, the Company and Purchaser
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meaning set forth after each such
term.
1.1 “1934 Act” means the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.2 “1933 Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.8 “Agreement” is
defined above.
1.9 “Avatech” is defined
above.
1.10 “Avatech Common
Stock” means shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Avatech.
1.11 “Balance Sheet”
means the balance sheet of the Company dated as of
December 31, 2005, which, in part, was used by Purchaser to
calculate the value of the Company.
1.12 “Balance Sheet at
Closing” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as
of April 30, 2006.
1.8 “Closing” means the
closing of the Purchase, to be held at a place, in a manner and, on
a date mutually agreeable, but in no event later than fifteen
(15) days following the date on which all conditions to the
closing of the Purchase, as set forth herein, have been
satisfied.
1.9 “Closing Date” means
the date of the Closing.
1.10 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.11 “Controlling
Person” means each person, if any, who controls Purchaser
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act.
1.12 “Effective Date”
means the date the Purchase becomes effective which shall be the
Closing Date.
1.13 “Documents” means
the LLC Purchase Agreements, the Stock Purchase Agreement, the
Schedules referred to herein, and the Employment
Agreements.
1.14 “Employment
Agreements” means the employment agreements to be entered
into between Purchaser and Bruce White, David Press, Kenneth
Williams, Kevin Breslin, Marcy Nungesser, Mark Bonham, and Steve
Wludyga.
1.15 “Environmental
Laws” means all Federal, state and local laws relating to
pollution, protection of the environment, and waste
disposal.
1.16 “ERISA” means the
Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
1.17 “Escrow Account” is
defined in Section 2.3 herein.
1.18 “Financial
Statements” means the following financial statements of the
Company: the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2005, the
Balance Sheet at Closing, and the related unaudited consolidated
statements of income and cash flow, including the notes, if any,
thereto.
1.19 “Insiders” means
the officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives or
agents of the Company.
1.20 “Intangible
Property” means licenses or other rights held or owned by the
Company to use all software, patents, trademarks, trade names,
trade secrets, copyrights, inventions, formulae, methods and
processes.
1.21 “Lien” means any
security interest, mortgage, pledge, claim, lien, or encumbrance on
any of the assets of the Company.
1.22 “LLC Companies”
means Sterling Systems-Indiana, LLC and Sterling
Systems–Ohio, LLC.
1.23 “LLC Purchase
Agreements” means this membership interest purchase
agreement, and the membership interest purchase Agreement dated as
of even date herewith, between Purchaser and the members of
Sterling Systems - Indiana.
1.24 “Material Adverse
Effect” means any event reasonably expected to
(i) result in a material adverse effect on the properties,
business, results of operations, condition (financial or
otherwise), or affairs of the Company, or (ii) in any manner,
draw into question the validity of any of the Documents.
1.25 “Membership
Interests” means all of the membership interests of the
Company, all of which are owned by the Seller.
1.26 “Plan” or
“Plans” means any plan or arrangements of the Company
which constitutes an “employee benefit plan,” as
defined in Section 3 (3) of ERISA.
1.27 “Post Closing Price
Adjustment Schedule” means Schedule 1.26, which contains the
formula that will be used to add to or subtract from the Purchase
Price (hereinafter defined) as a result of financial operations of
the Company from the date of the Balance Sheet at Closing and the
Closing Date.
1.28 “Shareholder” or
“Shareholders” mean the holders of any shares of the
capital membership interest or equity interests of the
Company.
1.29 “State Acts” means
any applicable state securities laws or Blue Sky laws.
1.30 “Stock Purchase
Agreement” means the stock purchase agreement dated as of
even date herewith by and among Purchaser, Sterling
Systems & Consulting, Inc., Sterling Ohio Management,
Inc., and Bruce and Shelly White.
1.31 “Membership Interest
Consideration” is defined herein in
Section 2.2.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE OF THE
SHARES
SECTION 2.1. Purchase and
Sale of the Shares . At the Closing, the Seller will sell,
convey, transfer and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
will purchase and receive from the Seller all Membership Interest
in the Company owned by the Seller as of the Closing, which
Membership Interests shall represent all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in the Company as of
Closing.
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SECTION 2.2. Purchase
Price .
2.2.1 The purchase price to be paid
by Purchaser to Seller for the Shares (the “ Purchase
Price ”) shall consist of 82,473 shares of Avatech Common
Stock (the “Stock Consideration”) and seven hundred
seventy-one thousand nine hundred forty-eight dollars and 95
cents($771,948.95) in cash (the “Cash Consideration”)
which Cash Consideration, subject to the Escrow Amount (hereinafter
defined), and subject to the adjustment provided for in
Section 2.2.2, shall be wired to the account of the Seller
upon Seller’s instructions, on the Closing Date, and which
Stock Consideration shall be issued to the account of the Seller on
the Closing Date.
2.2.2 The Cash Consideration shall
be increased or decreased, as the case may be, as follows: Seller
and Company shall prepare the Balance Sheet at Closing. The sum of
accounts receivable and inventory of the Company and the limited
liability companies that are parties to the LLC Purchase Agreements
shall be totaled (such number, the “assets”) and the
sum of the accounts payable, accrued compensation, and other
current liabilities shall be totaled (such number, the
“liabilities”). If the difference between the assets
and liabilities on the Balance Sheet at Closing (the “Closing
Number”) exceeds by more than $100,000 the difference between
such sums as shown on the Balance Sheet and the LLC Balance Sheets
(the “Original Number”), then (i) if the Closing
Number is smaller than the Original Number, the Cash Consideration
shall be reduced by the difference between the Closing Number and
Original Number, and (ii) if the Closing Number is larger than
the Original Number, the Cash Consideration shall be increased by
the difference between the Closing Number and the Original Number.
The Cash Consideration shall in any event be reduced by $48,000 as
a result of a “stocking order” placed by Seller with
Autodesk, Inc. prior to the date of the Balance Sheet at
Closing.
2.2.3 After the Closing, the Cash
Consideration shall be further increased or decreased, as the case
may be, as follows: As soon as possible after the Closing, the
parties shall complete the Post Closing Price Adjustment Schedule.
If, as a result of the formula set forth in the Post Closing Price
Adjustment Schedule, Seller is due money, then Purchaser shall
immediately pay to Seller the amount that is due to Seller. If, as
a result of the formula set forth in the Post Closing Price
Adjustment Schedule, Purchaser is due money, then the Escrow Agent
(hereinafter defined) shall immediately disburse to Purchaser, from
the Escrow Account (hereinafter defined) the amount that is due to
Purchaser.
SECTION 2.3
Escrow.
2.3.1 Purchaser and Seller agree
that $400,000, allocated among the two LLC Purchase Agreements and
the Stock Purchase Agreement, of the Cash Consideration shall, on
the Closing Date, be deposited in an interest-bearing escrow
account (the “Escrow Account”) with The Huntington
National Bank, a national banking corporation (the “Escrow
Agent”), pursuant to an escrow agreement reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller, for the purpose of securing
Seller’s and the Company’s representations and
warranties made to the Purchaser in Article III hereof. The Escrow
Agent shall maintain the Escrow Account for a period of nine
months. During such period, if, as a direct result of a material
misrepresentation or breach of warranty by Seller made to the
Purchaser in Article III hereof, Purchaser becomes liable for and
pays any monetary damages, awards, or settlements of claims, then
the Escrow Agent shall, after satisfaction of the provision of
paragraph 2.2.3 hereof, pay from the Escrow Account, to the
Purchaser, the amount of any such damages, awards, or settlements
(“Escrow Payment”). On the first day of the tenth month
following the Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall pay to the
Seller the amount then on deposit in the Escrow Account, including
any earnings thereon. Any dispute between the parties regarding the
validity or amount of any damages, awards, or settlements of claims
shall be submitted to a panel of arbitrators, one selected by
Purchaser, one selected by Seller, and a third to be selected by
the two arbitrators selected by Purchaser and Seller, the findings
of a majority of which arbitrators shall be binding upon the
parties.
2.3.2 In order for Purchaser to
assert its right to an Escrow Payment, Purchaser shall have given
Seller a written notice of any third party claim or demand which
may result in liability to Purchaser pursuant to paragraph 2.2.2.
hereof (“Escrow Notice”) subject to Seller’s
right to defend in good faith third party claims as hereinafter
provided. If after such Escrow Notice Seller has not within thirty
(30) days thereof resolved such claim and payment of such
claim is made by Purchaser, such sums paid shall qualify as an
Escrow Payment and shall be paid by the Escrow Agent to
Purchaser.
2.3.3 If the Purchaser notifies the
Seller of any claim or demand pursuant to paragraph 2.3.2
above, and if such claim or demand relates to a claim or demand
asserted by a third party against the Purchaser which is a claim or
demand for which the Seller must indemnify or hold harmless the
Purchaser under this Agreement, the Seller shall either
(i) promptly pay or settle such claim or demand or
(ii) employ counsel acceptable to Purchaser, at the
Seller’s expense, to defend any such claim or demand asserted
against the Purchaser, so long as the Purchaser is not jeopardized
with respect to such defense. The Purchaser shall have the right to
cooperate in the defense of any such claim or demand. The Seller
shall notify the Purchaser in writing, within twenty (20) days
after the date of the applicable Escrow Notice of the
Seller’s decision to either pay such claim or demand or
defend in good faith any such third party claim or demand. So long
as the Seller is defending in good faith any such claim or demand
asserted by a third party against the
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Purchaser, and the Purchaser is not jeopardized
by such defense, the Purchaser shall not settle or compromise such
claim or demand. The Purchaser and Company shall make available to
the Seller or its agents all records and other materials in the
Purchaser’s or Company’s possession reasonably required
by it for its use in contesting any third party claim or demand.
Whether or not the Seller elects to defend any such claim or
demand, the Purchaser and Company shall have no obligation to do
so. The Seller may not, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser, settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry
of any judgment unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of the Purchaser from any and all
liability arising out of such claim.
SECTION 2.4 Distribution of
Cash. Seller, Company, and Purchaser agree that Company shall
distribute to Seller or to employees, on or prior to the Closing
Date, all cash of the Company, on deposit in the Company’s
depositary accounts as of December 31, 2005, and all cash of
the Company, on deposit in the Company’s depositary accounts,
received by the Company from January 1, 2006 to, but not
including, the Closing Date. It is the intention of the parties
that the Company shall distribute to its membership interest
holders, the Seller, all of its cash on hand up to, but not
including, the Closing Date.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Company and the Seller . The Seller and the
Company jointly and severally represent and warrant to the
Purchaser that, except as set forth in the Schedules and/or a
letter dated as of the Closing Date executed by the Company and
Seller and containing information required by this Agreement and
specifying the exceptions to the representations and warranties of
the Company and the Seller under this Agreement (the
“Disclosure Letter”):
3.1.2 Organization . The
Company has been duly organized, is validly existing as a limited
liability company in good standing under the laws of its state of
organization, and each state in which, by the nature of its
business or the ownership of property, it is required to be
qualified to do business, and has the requisite power and authority
to own, lease, and operate its properties, and to carry on its
business as it is currently being conducted.
3.1.3 Power and Authority .
The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Documents and to consummate all transactions contemplated hereby,
and each Seller has all requisite power and authority, to execute,
deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Documents and to consummate all transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.1.4 Membership Interests .
All of the issued and membership interests in the Company have been
duly and validly authorized and issued, and all such membership
interests are fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned by Seller
free and clear of any Lien. No such membership interest was issued
in violation of any preemptive or similar rights.
3.1.5 Rights of Others . The
Company has no direct or indirect subsidiaries, and there are no
outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants, options, calls,
convertible securities, commitments of sale, or Liens related to or
entitling any person to purchase or otherwise to acquire any
ownership interest in, the Company.
3.1.6 Validity of Agreement .
This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and
delivered by the Company and the Seller and constitutes a valid and
legally binding agreement of the Company and the Seller,
enforceable against it and them in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditor’s rights generally, by
general equitable principles (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)
and, as to rights of indemnification, by principles of public
policy or federal or state securities laws relating
thereto.
3.1.7 Financial Statements .
The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser, at or prior to the
Closing Date, copies of the following financial statements of the
Company: (a) a balance sheet of the Company for each of its
three preceding fiscal years, (b) the Balance Sheet, and
(c) any additional Financial Statements associated therewith.
Such Financial Statements and notes thereto fairly present the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company as at
the dates thereof and for the periods therein referred to, subject,
in the case of interim financial statements, to normal recurring
year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not, individually or
in the aggregate, be materially adverse) and the absence of notes
(which, if presented, would not differ materially from those
included in the Financial Statements); the Financial Statements
reflect the consistent application of accounting principles
throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed in the notes
to such Financial Statements.
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3.1.8 Liabilities . Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.1.8 , or (i) in the Financial
Statements, or (ii) liabilities for federal and state income
taxes which may hereinafter be disclosed on tax audits, the Company
had no obligations or liabilities, contingent or otherwise.
Schedule 3.1.8 also sets forth any (a) amounts owed to
Insiders and (b) accounts payable that have been outstanding
for more than sixty (60) days.
3.1.9 No Conflict . Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.1.9 , the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the Documents by the Company and
the Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not violate, conflict with, or result in a breach or
violation of the organizational documents or operating agreement
(or similar organizational and governance documents) of the Company
or any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default or
cause an acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the
imposition or creation of (or the obligation to create or impose) a
Lien with respect to the organizational documents or operating
agreement (or similar organizational and governance documents) of
the Company, any bond, note, debenture, or other evidence of
indebtedness or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound, or to which any properties of the Company are or may
be subject, or contravene any order of any court or governmental
agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
properties, or violate or conflict with any statute, rule or
regulation, or administrative or court decree applicable to the
Company or any of its properties, except for any such violations,
conflicts, breaches, or defaults which, singularly or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.1.10 Tax Matters
.
(a) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.1.10 , all federal, state, local and foreign
returns, (including, without limitation, estimated tax returns,
withholding tax returns with respect to employees, and FICA and
FUTA returns) required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company
have been timely filed or requests for extensions have been timely
filed, granted and have not expired and all returns filed are
complete and accurate. All taxes shown on filed returns have been
paid. As of the date hereof, and as of the Effective Date, there is
and shall be no audit examination, deficiency or refund litigation
or matter in controversy with respect to any taxes that might
result in a determination adverse to the Company, except as
reserved against in the Financial Statements or disclosed in
Schedule 3.1.10 . All taxes, interest, additions and
penalties due with respect to completed and settled examinations or
concluded litigation have been paid.
(b) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.1.10 , the Company has not executed an extension
or waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or
collection of any tax due that is currently in effect.
(c) To the extent any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes are due from the Company for the
period or periods beginning on the date of commencement of its most
recent fiscal year, or thereafter through and including the
Effective Date, adequate provision on an estimated basis has been
or will be made for the payment of such taxes by establishment of
appropriate tax liability accounts on the Balance Sheet at
Closing.
(d) Deferred taxes of the Company
have been provided for.
3.1.11 Properties . Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.1.11 , the Company has good and
marketable title, free and clear of all Liens, encumbrances,
charges, defaults or equities of whatever character, to all of its
properties and assets, tangible or intangible, whether real,
personal or mixed, reflected in its Financial Statements as being
owned by it at the date of the most recent balance sheet or
acquired by it thereafter. All buildings, and all fixtures,
equipment and other property and assets which, in the opinion of
the Company’s management are material to its business, held
under leases or subleases by the Company are held under valid
instruments enforceable in accordance with their terms (except as
disclosed in Schedule 3.1.11 and except as enforceability
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors rights generally and except that the
availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance or
injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before
which any proceedings may be brought). The policies of fire, theft,
liability and other insurance maintained with respect to the assets
or business of the Company provide commercially reasonable, for
businesses of its type, coverage against any loss reasonably
foreseeable in the conduct of the Company’s
business.
3.1.12 Compliance with Laws .
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1.12 , the
Company:
(a) is in compliance with all laws,
regulations, reporting and licensing requirements and orders
applicable to its business or any of its employees (because of such
employee’s activities on behalf of it), the breach or
violation of which could have a Material Adverse Effect on its
business; and
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(b) has received no notification
(not disclosed on Schedule 3.1.12 ), from any agency or
department of federal, state or local government or regulatory
authorities or the staff thereof asserting that it is not in
compliance with any of the statutes, regulations, rules or
ordinances which such governmental authority or regulatory
authority enforces