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PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Purchase and Sale Agreement

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Title: PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Date: 4/1/2009
Industry: Semiconductors     Law Firm: DLA Piper     Sector: Technology

PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: micronas semiconductor holding ag , trident microsystems (far east) ltd , trident microsystems  inc
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Exhibit 2.1

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG , Technoparkstrasse 1, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland

Seller

Trident Microsystems, Inc. , 3408 Garrett Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054-2803, USA,
(solely with respect to the joint and several undertaking on the signature page hereto and
Sections 3.4, 4.3, 4.6.2, 4.6.3(d), 6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 11 and 13-20)

TMI

and

Trident Microsystems (Far East) Ltd. , Ugland House, South Church Street, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, B.W.I.

Purchaser

 


 

Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Definitions

 

 

7

 

2.

 

Sale and Purchase

 

 

16

 

 

 

2.1

 

Assets

 

 

16

 

 

 

2.2

 

Sale and Purchase of Assets

 

 

18

 

 

 

2.3

 

Transfer Agreements

 

 

18

 

 

 

2.4

 

Excluded Liabilities

 

 

19

 

 

 

2.5

 

Excluded Assets

 

 

20

 

 

 

2.6

 

Transfer of Title, Possession and Risk of Loss

 

 

20

 

 

 

2.7

 

Transfer of Employees

 

 

20

 

 

 

2.8

 

Transfer of Contracts to be performed in the Name of Seller

 

 

24

 

 

 

2.9

 

Licensed IP

 

 

26

 

3.

 

Consideration

 

 

27

 

 

 

3.1

 

Shares and Warrants

 

 

27

 

 

 

3.2

 

Delivery of Consideration Shares and Warrants

 

 

28

 

 

 

3.3

 

Payment of Cash Consideration

 

 

28

 

 

 

3.4

 

Delivery of Stockholders Agreement

 

 

28

 

 

 

3.5

 

Allocation

 

 

28

 

4.

 

Closing and Conditions Precedent

 

 

28

 

 

 

4.1

 

Closing

 

 

28

 

 

 

4.2

 

Conditions Precedent to Closing

 

 

29

 

 

 

4.3

 

Reasonable Best Efforts to Close

 

 

30

 

 

 

4.4

 

Right to Terminate this Agreement

 

 

30

 

 

 

4.5

 

Reserved

 

 

31

 

 

 

4.6

 

Closing Actions

 

 

31

 

 

 

4.7

 

Intercompany Financial Relationships

 

 

33

 

 

 

4.8

 

Guarantees

 

 

34

 

5.

 

Representations and Warranties of Seller

 

 

34

 

 

 

5.1

 

Ownership of Shares and Corporate Existence

 

 

34

 

 

 

5.2

 

No Conflicts

 

 

35

 

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5.3

 

Consents and Approvals

 

 

36

 

 

 

5.4

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

36

 

 

 

5.5

 

The Annual Accounts

 

 

36

 

 

 

5.6

 

Sold Assets

 

 

37

 

 

 

5.7

 

Material Contracts

 

 

37

 

 

 

5.8

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

38

 

 

 

5.9

 

Reserved

 

 

39

 

 

 

5.10

 

Absence of Certain Changes

 

 

39

 

 

 

5.11

 

Environmental Compliance, Public Health and Workplace Safety

 

 

41

 

 

 

5.12

 

Compliance with Laws

 

 

41

 

 

 

5.13

 

Permits and Authorizations

 

 

41

 

 

 

5.14

 

Personnel

 

 

42

 

 

 

5.15

 

Litigation

 

 

42

 

 

 

5.16

 

Insurance

 

 

43

 

 

 

5.17

 

Tax and Social Security Matters

 

 

43

 

 

 

5.18

 

Proxies

 

 

43

 

 

 

5.19

 

Full Disclosure

 

 

44

 

 

 

5.20

 

No Other Warranties

 

 

44

 

6.

 

Representations and Warranties of TMI and Purchaser

 

 

44

 

 

 

6.1

 

Organization, Good Standing and Qualification

 

 

44

 

 

 

6.2

 

SEC Reports

 

 

45

 

 

 

6.3

 

Financial Statements

 

 

45

 

 

 

6.4

 

No TMI/Purchaser MAC

 

 

46

 

 

 

6.5

 

Authorization; Enforceable Agreement

 

 

46

 

 

 

6.6

 

Valid Issuance of Consideration Shares and Warrants

 

 

47

 

 

 

6.7

 

Capitalization

 

 

47

 

 

 

6.8

 

Compliance with Other Instruments

 

 

48

 

 

 

6.9

 

Registration Rights; Voting Rights

 

 

48

 

 

 

6.10

 

Compliance with Laws

 

 

49

 

 

 

6.11

 

Litigation

 

 

49

 

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6.12

 

Taxes

 

 

49

 

 

 

6.13

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

50

 

 

 

6.14

 

Purchaser Due Diligence

 

 

50

 

7.

 

Breach of Warranties

 

 

50

 

 

 

7.1

 

Indemnification by Seller

 

 

50

 

 

 

7.2

 

Limitation of Liability

 

 

51

 

 

 

7.3

 

Third Party Claims

 

 

53

 

 

 

7.4

 

Indemnification by Purchaser

 

 

54

 

8.

 

Covenants until Closing

 

 

54

 

 

 

8.1

 

General

 

 

54

 

 

 

8.2

 

Access to Seller and the Product Lines

 

 

54

 

 

 

8.3

 

Restricted Actions

 

 

55

 

 

 

8.4

 

Maintenance of Insurance Policies

 

 

57

 

 

 

8.5

 

Resignation of Directors

 

 

57

 

 

 

8.6

 

Regulatory Filings

 

 

57

 

 

 

8.7

 

Nasdaq Notice; Listing of Shares

 

 

59

 

 

 

8.8

 

Applicable Securities Laws

 

 

59

 

 

 

8.9

 

Reservation of Common Stock; Issuance of Shares of Common Stock

 

 

59

 

9.

 

Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Solicitation of Employees

 

 

59

 

10.

 

Transitory Arrangements and Post Closing Covenants

 

 

61

 

 

 

10.1

 

Post Closing Services; Termination of Inter-Company Agreements

 

 

61

 

 

 

10.2

 

The Micronas Name and Domain Name

 

 

61

 

 

 

10.3

 

Insurance Matters

 

 

62

 

 

 

10.4

 

Assistance with respect to information and documents

 

 

62

 

 

 

10.5

 

Tax Matters; Preparation of Tax Returns and Audits

 

 

62

 

 

 

10.6

 

Additional Seller Covenant

 

 

63

 

11.

 

Confidentiality and Publicity

 

 

63

 

12.

 

Reserved

 

 

64

 

13.

 

Expenses and Transfer Taxes

 

 

64

 

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13.1

 

Expenses

 

 

64

 

 

 

13.2

 

Transfer Taxes

 

 

64

 

14.

 

Notices

 

 

65

 

15.

 

Invalidity

 

 

65

 

16.

 

Waiver

 

 

65

 

17.

 

Entire Agreement

 

 

65

 

18.

 

Governing Law

 

 

66

 

19.

 

Arbitration

 

 

66

 

20.

 

Interpretation

 

 

66

 

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List of Schedules

 

 

 

Schedule A:

 

Additional Transferred Employees

Schedule B:

 

Annual Accounts

Schedule C:

 

Dataroom Index of Diligence Documents

Schedule D:

 

Press Release, dated 5 February 2009

Schedule E:

 

Transferred Employees

Schedule 2.1.1 a):

 

Equipment

Schedule 2.1.1 b)(A):

 

Transferred Patents

Schedule 2.1.1 b)(B):

 

Transferred Copyrights

Schedule 2.1.1 b)(C):

 

Transferred Trademarks

Schedule 2.1.4:

 

Assumed Contracts

Schedule 2.3 a):

 

Form of Share Purchase Agreement for Transferred Company

Schedule 2.3 b):

 

Form of Local Asset Purchase Agreement

Schedule 2.3 c):

 

Form of Local Patent Assignment Agreement

Schedule 2.3 d):

 

Form of Local Copyright Assignment Agreement

Schedule 2.3 e):

 

Form of Local Trademark Assignment Agreement

Schedule 2.3 f):

 

Form of Local Know-How Assignment Agreement

Schedule 2.3 g):

 

Form of Local Domain Name Assignment Agreement

Schedule 2.7.1:

 

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Schedule 2.9:

 

Licensed IP Rights

Schedule 3.1:

 

Form of Warrants

Schedule 3.4:

 

Form of Stockholders Agreement

Schedule 3.5:

 

Allocation Schedule

Schedule 4.2 c):

 

Applicable Merger Control Laws

Schedule 4.2 d):

 

Applicable Governmental Permits

Schedule 4.6.1:

 

Board Members of Transferred Companies

Schedule 4.6.2:

 

Form of Opinion of Purchaser Counsel

Schedule 4.6.3 a):

 

Form of Sublease for Munich Site

Schedule 4.6.3 b):

 

Cross-License Agreement

Schedule 4.8:

 

Guarantees

Schedules for Section 5:

 

Seller Disclosure Schedules

Schedule 10.1:

 

Services Agreement

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Recitals

A.

 

Seller and its Affiliates are engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, sale and distribution of cutting-edge integrated circuit and sensor system solutions for consumer and automotive electronics industries; the shares of Seller are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

B.

 

Purchaser and its Affiliates design, develop and market digital television system-on-chip (SOC) solutions for the rapidly growing consumer electronics markets in digital television (LCD, PDP, High Definition, Digital CRT, Micro Display Projection) and AV Multimedia PCs; the shares of TMI are listed on NASDAQ.

 

C.

 

Seller and its Affiliates wish to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser and its Affiliates, and Purchaser and its Affiliates wish to acquire, all right, title and interest in and to the Product Lines all for the consideration and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.

 

1.

 

Definitions

 

 

 

Unless the context expressly requires otherwise, the following terms, where capitalized in this Agreement, have the following meanings:

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

 

shall mean all obligations with respect to accounts payable and notes payable created or arising in respect of the Product Lines.

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

shall mean all trade accounts receivable, and all notes receivable or evidences of indebtedness payable, created or arising in respect of the sale of products from the Product Lines.

 

 

 

Additional Transferred Employees

 

shall mean the employees of Micronas Semiconductor R&D (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China; Micronas Taiwan Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan; Micronas South East Asia Holding PTE Ltd., Singapore; Micronas Korea Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea; Micronas Semiconductors Inc., San Diego, Cali-

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fornia and Schaumberg, Illinois, USA; and Micronas Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan, all as listed in Schedule A and who are actually employed by such entities at Closing, and provided such employees do not refuse to be transferred and are employed by the applicable Seller Subsidiary at Closing.

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

shall mean with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified Person.

 

 

 

Agreement

 

shall mean this Purchase Agreement including the Schedules hereto.

 

 

 

Annual Accounts

 

shall mean the annual accounts prepared in accordance with Seller Accounting Principles for each of the Transferred Companies as per December 31, 2008 as set out in Schedule B .

 

 

 

Asset Seller Companies

 

shall mean Micronas GmbH, Freiburg, Germany; Micronas Semiconductor R&D (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China; Micronas Taiwan Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan; Micronas South East Asia Holding PTE Ltd., Singapore; Micronas Korea Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea; Micronas Semiconductors Inc., San Diego, California and Schaumberg, Illinois, USA; and Micronas Japan K.K., Tokyo, Japan.

 

 

 

Business Day

 

shall mean any day on which banks in Zurich, Switzerland, are open for transaction of normal commercial business.

 

 

 

Disclosure Material

 

shall mean all information (i) disclosed in this Agreement including its Schedules and

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(ii) provided in Seller’s virtual dataroom according to the index in Schedule C .

 

 

 

FRC

 

shall mean frame rate converter as currently produced by the Seller and its Affiliates.

 

 

 

Intellectual Property

 

shall mean (a) all issued patents, reissued or reexamined patents, revivals of patents, utility models, certificates of invention, registrations of patents and extensions thereof, regardless of country or formal name (collectively, Issued Patents ); (b) all published or unpublished nonprovisional and provisional patent applications, reexamination proceedings, invention disclosures and records of invention (collectively Patent Applications and, with the Issued Patents, the Patents ); (c) all copyrights, copyrightable works, semiconductor topography and mask work rights, including all rights of authorship, use, publication, reproduction, distribution, performance transformation, moral rights and rights of ownership of copyrightable works, semiconductor topography works and mask works, and all rights to register and obtain renewals and extensions of registrations, together with all other interests accruing by reason of international copyright, semiconductor topography and mask work conventions (collectively, Copyrights ); (d) all trademarks, registered trademarks, applications for registration of trademarks, service marks, registered service marks, applications for registration of service marks, trade names, registered trade names and applications for registrations of trade names (collectively, Trademarks ) and domain name registrations; (e) all technology, ideas, inventions, designs, proprietary information, data, manufacturing

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and operating specifications, know-how, formulae, trade secrets, technical data, hardware, software and processes (collectively, Know-How ); and (f) all other intangible assets, properties and rights (whether or not appropriate steps have been taken to protect, under applicable law.

 

 

 

Law

 

shall mean any federal, state, cantonal, provincial, local or national statute, law, regulation, rule, code, order or other requirement or rule of law.

 

 

 

Liability

 

shall mean any debt, obligation, duty, loss, damages, cost, expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees), or liability of any nature (including any unknown, undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, indirect, conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary liability), regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or liability would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or liability is immediately due and payable.

 

 

 

Material Adverse Effect

 

shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise) of properties, assets, Liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of Seller, the Asset Seller Companies, the Transferred Companies or the Product Lines, individually or in the aggregate, all as related to the Product Lines; or (b) the ability of Seller and its Affiliates to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise perform their obligations under this Agreement, other than in each

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case of (a) and (b) an Excluded Matter. Excluded Matter means any one or more of the following: (i) the effect of any change in the United States or European or other relevant economies or securities or financial markets in general; (ii) the effect of any change that generally affects any industry in which Seller, the Asset Seller Companies or the Transferred Companies operate; (iii) the effect of any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing or underway as of the date hereof; (iv) the effect of any action taken by Purchaser or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) the effect of any changes relating to the press release of February 5, 2009 as attached in Schedule D ; (vi) the effect of any changes in applicable Laws; or (vii) any effect resulting from the announcement of this Agreement, compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

 

Micronas GmbH

 

shall mean Micronas GmbH, Hans-Bunte-Strasse 19, 79108 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

 

 

 

Munich Site

 

shall mean the premises located at Frankenthaler Strasse, Munich, Germany rented by Micronas GmbH, an Affiliate of Seller, but only as such premises (and Transferred Employees and assets) relate to the Product Lines; and such definition shall expressly exclude the SOC Product Line.

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Nasdaq

 

shall mean the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

 

 

 

Ordinary Course of Business

 

or similar phrases, shall mean the ordinary course of business prior to the announcement by Seller on February 5, 2009, pursuant to which Seller announced the closing and/or potential sale of its and its Affiliates’ consumer electronics business, as set forth in the press release of February 5, 2009 attached in Schedule D .

 

 

 

Parties

 

shall mean the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that with respect to TMI, TMI shall only be considered a “Party” with respect to the joint and several undertaking on the signature page hereto and Sections 3.4, 4.3, 4.6.2, 4.6.3(d), 6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 11 and 13-20.

 

 

 

Person

 

shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, unincorporated organization or other entity.

 

 

 

Product Lines

 

shall mean the following product lines of Seller and its Affiliates, including the business of designing, manufacturing, marketing, sale and distribution of the products of the following product lines as conducted on the date hereof: (i) FRC product line comprising integrated circuit products with frame-rate-converter function using motion-estimation, motion-compensation technology for use in consumer TV, (ii) demodulator (DRX) product line comprising integrated circuit products for demodulation of analog/digital terrestrial and cable TV signals), and (iii) product line comprising integrated circuit products demodulating audio broadcast IF signals and/or performing audio de-

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coding, audio baseband processing for TVs receiving analog and/or digital broadcast signals, and integrated circuit products implementing universal serial bus (USB) compliant audio converters (CODEC); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the product line set forth in clause (iii) of this definition shall include, without limitation, the audio products sold by Seller and its Affiliates to Logitech International S.A. and its affiliates.

 

 

 

Return

 

shall mean all reports, returns (including information returns, estimates and amended returns), declarations, claims for refund, statements or other information required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with Taxes.

 

 

 

Seller’s Knowledge

 

shall mean the actual knowledge of the Board of Directors of Seller and of Seller’s senior executive management comprising Wolfgang Kalsbach, Manfred Häner, Hans Jürgen Desor, Tim Vehling, and Dirk Wieberneit, after reasonable inquiry.

 

 

 

Signing Date

 

shall mean the date on which this Agreement has been signed by both Parties.

 

 

 

Seller Accounting Principles

 

shall mean the accounting principles applied by for the Product Lines which are based on and in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS).

 

 

 

SOC Product Line

 

shall mean the system-on-chip product line of Seller and its Affiliates.

 

 

 

Subsidiary

 

shall mean with respect to any Person of which such Person, either directly or through or together with any other Subsidi-

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ary of such Person, owns more than 50% of the voting power.

 

 

 

Taxes

 

shall mean all taxes, levies, duties, charges, fees, assessments and withholdings of any nature together with any interest and any penalties or additions to tax imposed by any taxing authority with respect thereto, including any payments to be made under the applicable social security laws.

 

 

 

TMI/Purchaser MAC

 

shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise) of properties, assets, Liabilities, business, operations or results of operations of TMI or Purchaser, individually or in the aggregate; or (b) the ability of TMI and Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise perform their obligations under this Agreement, other than in each case of (a) and (b) TMI/Purchaser Excluded Matter. TMI/Purchaser Excluded Matter means any one or more of the following: (i) the effect of any change in the United States or European or other relevant economies or securities or financial markets in general; (ii) the effect of any change that generally affects any industry in which TMI or Purchaser operate; (iii) the effect of any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing or underway as of the date hereof; (iv) the effect of any action taken by Seller or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) the effect of any changes in applicable Laws; or

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(vi) any effect resulting from the announcement of this Agreement, compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

 

TMI/Purchaser’s Knowledge

 

shall mean the actual knowledge of the Board of Directors of TMI or Purchaser and of TMI’s and Purchaser’s respective senior executive management comprising Sylvia Summers Couder and Pete Mangan, after reasonable inquiry.

 

 

 

Trading Market

 

shall mean any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock of TMI is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE Alternext, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 

 

Transferred Employees

 

shall mean all employees of Micronas GmbH listed in Schedule E and whose employment relationships shall be transferred to Purchaser, or a designee, in connection with the transfer of the Assets and the Product Lines, provided such employees do not refuse to be transferred and are employed by Micronas GmbH at Closing.

 

 

 

TMI

 

shall mean Trident Microsystems, Inc., 3408 Garrett Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054-2803, USA, the owner of 100% of the shares of Purchaser.

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VWAP

 

shall mean, for any trading day, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock of TMI is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock of TMI for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock of TMI is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock of TMI for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock of TMI is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock of TMI are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock of TMI so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock of TMI as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Board of Di-rectors of TMI.

 

2.

 

Sale and Purchase

 

2.1

 

Assets

 

2.1.1

 

For the purpose of this Agreement, the Sold Assets shall refer to:

 

a)

 

all equipment, fixtures and tooling owned by Seller and/or the Asset Seller Companies, wherever located, exclusively or primarily used in or necessary

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for the conduct of the Product Lines ( Equipment ), including, without limitation, the equipment, fixtures and tooling listed in Schedule 2.1.1 a) , which schedule Seller has made reasonable best efforts to make accurate in all material respects (provided, that Seller shall, prior to Closing, provide an updated Schedule 2.1.1 a), which updated schedule shall be subject to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser, to correctly reflect the Equipment);

 

 

b)

 

all Intellectual Property relating exclusively to the Product Lines owned by Seller, the Asset Seller Companies, the Transferred Companies and/or any other Seller Affiliate, which Intellectual Property shall include, the Issued Patents and Patent Applications, in particular those set forth in Schedule 2.1.1 b)(A) , the Copyrights, in particular those set forth on Schedule 2.1.1 b)(B) , the Trademarks, in particular those set forth on Schedule 2.1.1 b)(C) and the Know-How ( Transferred IP ). To the extent that a transfer of Intellectual Property is not possible (e.g. German copyrights), Seller grants Purchaser a sole and exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, fully assignable, royalty-free license including the right to grant sublicenses trough multiple tiers to use such Intellectual Property for all purposes in connection with the Product Lines. Such rights that cannot be transferred by virtue of law but only be licenses will also be deemed to constitute Transferred IP. For the avoidance of doubt, any Intellectual Property of Seller and its Affiliates which is not exclusively used for the Product Lines shall not be deemed to be Transferred IP; and

 

 

c)

 

all business and financial records relating to the Product Lines, including all sales materials, customer files, service records, product defect and traceability records, equipment certification and calibration records, pricing information, historical and ongoing business plans, development roadmap documents, training materials, forms and all other documentation related to the Product Lines ( Files );

 

 

excluding, for avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Assets.

 

2.1.2

 

In addition, Seller owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued shares of each of the following companies ( Transferred Companies ):

 

 

a)

 

Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands; and

 

 

b)

 

Micronas Holland B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

 

 

 

 

The capitalization and the shareholders of the Transferred Companies are set out in Schedule 5.1 .

2.1.3

 

Reserved

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2.1.4

 

Assumed Contracts

 

 

 

For purposes of this Agreement, Assumed Contracts shall refer to all rights and benefits of Seller and its Affiliates in existence as of the Closing under the contracts exclusively related to the Product Lines, including those contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1.4 , but excluding any Licensed IP Rights. The Sold Assets, the Transferred Companies, the Munich Site and the Assumed Contracts are hereinafter also referred to collectively as the Assets .

 

2.2

 

Sale and Purchase of Assets

 

 

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and with effect as of the Closing Date, Seller agrees to sell, transfer, assign, convey, deliver, license or sublicense (as provided in Section 4.6.3b) to Purchaser (or Purchaser’s designee), or shall cause to be sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed, delivered, licensed or sublicensed (as provided in Section 4.6.3b) to Purchaser (or Purchaser’s designee), and Purchaser (directly or through a designee) agrees to purchase and acquire, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets.

 

2.3

 

Transfer Agreements

 

 

 

The sale and transfer of the Assets shall be effected through the following transfer agreements, which are all subject to the Closing ( Transfer Agreements ):

 

 

a)

 

local share purchase agreement between Seller in its own name and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of 100% of the shares of Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands, referred to in Schedule 5.1 to be signed and executed at the Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 a) ;

 

 

b)

 

one or more local asset purchase agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the Assets, the Assumed Liabilities and the Transferred Employees and Additional Transferred Employees to be signed and executed at the Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 b) ;

 

 

c)

 

one or more patent assignment agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the Patents as set forth in Schedule 2.1.1(b)(A) to be signed and executed at Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 c) ;

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d)

 

one or more copyright assignment agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the Copyrights as set forth in Schedule 2.1.1(b)(B) to be signed and executed at Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 d) ;

 

 

e)

 

one or more trademark assignment agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the Trademarks as set forth in Schedule 2.1.1(b)(C) to be signed and executed at Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 e);

 

 

f)

 

one or more Know-How assignment agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the Know How to be signed and executed at Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 f) ; and

 

 

g)

 

one or more domain name assignment agreement(s) between Seller in its own name, the Asset Seller Companies and Purchaser or its designee regarding the transfer of the domain names as described in Section 10.2 to be signed and executed at Closing substantially in the form set forth in Schedule 2.3 g) .

 

2.4

 

Excluded Liabilities

 

 

 

Except for Liabilities related to the Assets, but only to the extent such Liabilities arise from any event, circumstance or condition occurring after the Closing Date (the Assumed Liabilities ), Purchaser shall not assume by virtue of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall have no Liability for, any Liabilities of Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates (including, without limitation, those related to the Product Lines) of any kind, character or description whatsoever (the Excluded Liabilities ). Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, discharge in a timely manner or shall make adequate provision for all of the Excluded Liabilities that affect the Product Lines, Assets or Assumed Liabilities, provided that Seller have the ability to contest, in good faith, any such claim of Liability asserted in respect thereof by any Person. Excluded Liabilities shall include, without limitation: (a) Taxes of any nature whatsoever of the Asset Seller Companies arising from the operation of the Product Lines or the ownership of the Assets for any period (or portion of any period) ending on or prior to the Closing and any Taxes that will arise as a result of the purchase,

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sale or transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement other than as described in Section 13.2; and (b) all Accounts Payable arising on or prior to the Closing Date.

2.5

 

Excluded Assets

 

 

 

Purchaser hereby acknowledges that neither Seller nor its Affiliates are transferring hereunder any assets, rights or interest of Seller or its Affiliates not specifically set forth in Section 2.1 (the Excluded Assets ), including, without limitation: (i) the SOC Product Line; (ii) all Accounts Receivable arising on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) all Intellectual Property not exclusively used for the Product Lines; (iv) the inventory relating to the Product Lines; and (v) the Licensed IP Rights.

 

2.6

 

Transfer of Title, Possession and Risk of Loss

 

2.6.1

 

Title to, possession and risk of loss of the Assets shall pass and transfer from Seller to Purchaser upon Closing. In particular, all Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable as well as all rights and obligations relating to services and/or supplies with respect to the Product Lines (i) rendered to or by the Seller, the Transferred Companies or the Asset Seller Companies on or prior to the Closing Date shall remain with Seller or its Affiliates and (ii) rendered to or by Purchaser, its Affiliates or the Transferred Companies after the Closing Date shall be on behalf of and for the account of Purchaser or its Affiliates.

 

2.6.2

 

For the avoidance of doubt the Parties confirm that pension Liabilities regarding services rendered by Transferred Employees up to the Closing Date remain with Micronas GmbH and pension Liabilities regarding services rendered by Transferred Employees as from the Closing Date shall be borne by Purchaser or its designee.

 

2.6.3

 

For the avoidance of doubt the Parties confirm that Seller or its Affiliates shall pay before the Closing Date all remuneration to the Transferred Employees and Additional Transferred Employees owed for the periods up to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall be responsible for the remuneration for employee inventions related exclusively to the Transferred IP accrued and payable following the Closing, whether or not such payments relate to inventions made before or after the Closing Date.

 

2.7

 

Transfer of Employees

 

2.7.1

 

All Transferred Employees and Additional Transferred Employees will be transferred and become employees of Purchaser or its designee as from the Closing. The Parties are aware that the employees could refuse to be transferred to Purchaser or its designee; provided, however, that the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts

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to ensure that all Transferred Employees and Additional Transferred Employees do not object to the transfer of employment to Purchaser or its designee. The collective bargaining agreements applicable to the Transferred Employees as set out in Schedule 2.7.1 are acknowledged by Purchaser.

2.7.2

 

Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including as provided in Section 2.7.4 and Section 2.7.5, Seller or any of its Affiliates shall have no Liability for any claims asserted by any employee employed by any Transferred Company or Asset Seller Company as of Closing to the extent such claims are based on actions taken by Purchaser or its Affiliates after the Closing Date and/or relating to a fact or event in relation to or arising out of his employment after the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless against any such claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees and other expenses incurred as a result hereof). The same indemnification and hold harmless obligations shall apply mutatis mutandis to Seller and any of its Affiliates (except for the Transferred Companies) for the claims and Liabilities asserted by any employee employed by any Transferred Company or Asset Seller Company or other Affiliate of Seller based on actions taken by Seller or such entities on or prior to the Closing Date, even if such claims or Liabilities are brought after the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, but except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including as provided in Section 2.7.4 and Section 2.7.5, should any employee other than a Transferred Employee or an Additional Transferred Employee pass to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, as the case may be, or should any other individual assert claims against Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates based upon the allegation that his/her employment relationship has passed to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, such claims shall be handled by, and at costs of, Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, as the case may be.

 

2.7.3

 

Purchaser will be responsible for compliance after the Closing Date with the requirements of all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of any governmental authority pertaining to employment termination or any applicable plant closing notification or similar law of any governmental authority related to the Transferred Employees and Additional Transferred Employees, and agrees to indemnify and defend Seller and its Affiliates from and against any and all Liability incurred by or assessed against Seller or its Affiliates arising out of, or due to, claims, suits, penalties and other forms of Liability filed administratively, judicially, or otherwise relating to a violation committed by Purchaser of any such statue, law, ordinance, rule or regulation and occurred after the Closing Date. The same shall apply mutatis mutandis to Seller for the time prior to the Closing Date, provided that such obligations shall cover any and all employees of any Transferred Company or Asset Seller Company or other Affiliate of Seller, even if such claims, etc. are brought after the

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Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, but except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, including as provided in Section 2.7.4 and Section 2.7.5, should any employee other than a Transferred Employee or an Additional Transferred Employee pass to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, as the case may be, or should any other individual assert claims against Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates based upon the allegation that his/her employment relationship has passed to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, such claims shall be handled by, and at costs of, Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates, as the case may be.

2.7.4

 

Should employees terminated by Seller or its Affiliates (e.g., employees not hired by Purchaser as Transferred Employees or Additional Transferred Employees) make claims against Purchaser and/or the Assets or Product Lines prior to the expiration of the period during which such employees can either accept or reject the severance payment offered by Seller or its Affiliates, and such employees succeed in their claims, or Purchaser settles such claims, then Seller and its Affiliates shall indemnify and hold Purchaser and its Affiliates harmless against such claims for an amount of up to the severance money that would have otherwise been paid to such employees by Seller or its Affiliates; provided that Seller’s and its Affiliates’ indemnification obligation under this Section 2.7.4 shall not be subject to the limitation on Seller’s Liability under Section 7.2.1 of this Agreement.

 

2.7.5

 

a)            Micronas GmbH currently intends to negotiate with the works councils in Freiburg and Munich for Micronas GmbH an operational change (Betriebsänderung) pursuant to Section 111 sentence 3 Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz) which includes (i) a balance of interests and social plan and (ii) an additional option for all Micronas GmbH consumer business employees to transfer into a transfer company ( TC ) no later than May 1, 2009 (hereinafter IA/SP ) and which would allow (iii) the Transferred Employees to be transferred to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates and (iv) Micronas GmbH to close its remaining consumer division in Germany.

 

b)

 

It is the further understanding that immediately upon signature by each of the Parties of this Agreement, Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates will contact the Transferred Employees as listed in Schedule E and will offer them employment with Purchaser’s new German company ( German NewCo ), to be effective upon, and subject to, Closing, subject to their acceptance of the employment offer by no later than April 22, 2009. Purchaser and German NewCo will use commercially reasonable efforts to offer employment on competitive terms to the Transferred Employees in order to induce the acceptance of such offers by the Transferred Employees. Transferred Employees receiving these offer letters will then have two options:

 

 

(i)

 

to accept such offer, in which case they will not be entitled to severance under the IA/SP from Micronas GmbH and they will receive a

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commitment from Purchaser to be protected under equivalent terms as the IA/SP for the first year of employment with German NewCo and on a pro rata basis for the succeeding consecutive three years; or

 

(ii)

 

to reject such offer, in which case they will be terminated by Micronas GmbH or offered the opportunity to be transferred into the TC, in either event being entitled to severance under the IA/SP.

 

 

c)

 

In the event that as of April 22, 2009, less than (85)% of each of the Product Line personnel comprising Group One and/or less than (70)% of each of the Product Line personnel comprising Group Two of the Transferred Employees as listed in Schedule E have accepted the offer of employment by German NewCo, Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, and the provisions of Section 4.4 shall apply. Seller agrees that in the event this Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Section 2.7.5, it will transfer to TC each of those Transferred Employees who had previously accepted the offer to join German NewCo and grant them severance pursuant to the IA/SP. This obligation will explicitly survive termination of this Agreement.

 

 

d)

 

In the event that employees listed on Schedule E who are offered employment with German NewCo do not accept such offer on or before April 22, 2009 ( Non-Accepting Employees ), Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates (including German NewCo ) agree that for a grace period of six (6) months commencing as of May 1, 2009, if German NewCo hires any Non-Accepting Employees, Purchaser will reimburse Seller an amount equal to the severance payment paid by Micronas GmbH to such Non-Accepting Employee pursuant to the terms of the IA/SP.

 

 

e)

 

Seller agrees that, with respect to up to ten (10) Micronas GmbH employees who have been transferred into the TC or terminated by Micronas GmbH (such employees hereinafter referred to as Claiming Employees ) and who file claims against Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates (including German NewCo) for employment during the first three (3) months following the date on which such employees were either transferred into the TC or terminated by Micronas GmbH ( Labor Claim ), Seller will indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its Affiliates (including German NewCo), and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, controlling persons, agents and representatives from and against any and all Liabilities associated with or related to (i) each such Labor Claim and (ii) each such Claiming Employee (such Liabilities hereinafter referred to as Claiming Employee Liabilities ). Claiming Employee Liabilities shall include, without limitation, (A) any severance pay, salary, employee benefits, bonuses, and any other employment related expense associated with such Claiming Employee, and (B) any Liabilities related to Labor Claims by such Claiming Employee based upon the allegation that his/her employment relationship

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has or should have transferred to Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates. In the event a Claiming Employee becomes an employee of Purchaser or an Affiliate of Purchaser as a result of the settlement or resolution of such Claiming Employee’s Labor Claim (or as a result of a decree, order or holding of a court, administrative proceeding, arbitrator or other governmental entity relating to such Claiming Employee’s Labor Claim), Purchaser and its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate the Claiming Employee Liabilities associated with or related to such Claiming Employee. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s indemnification obligations under this Section 2.7.5 shall not be subject to the limitation on Seller’s Liability under Section 7.2.1 of this Agreement and all such obligations shall constitute “Excluded Liabilities” hereunder.

2.8

 

Transfer of Contracts to be performed in the Name of Seller

 

2.8.1

 

At any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, at Purchaser’s reasonable request and without further consideration, Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser or its designee such other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation, provide such materials and information and take such other actions as Purchaser may reasonably deem necessary in order more effectively to transfer, convey and assign to Purchaser or its designee, and to confirm Purchaser’s or its designee’s title to, all of the Assets, and, to the full extent permitted by law, to put Purchaser or its designee in actual possession and operating control of the Product Lines and the Assets and to assist Purchaser or its designee in exercising all rights with respect thereto, and otherwise to cause Seller to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, if, on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, either Purchaser or Seller becomes aware that an asset or property of Seller or Seller’s Affiliate that was used solely or primarily in, or that was necessary for the conduct of, the Product Lines on the Signing Date, was not transferred, assigned, conveyed and delivered to Purchaser or its designee on the Closing Date, then (A) if such asset or property was used solely in the Product Lines on the date of this Agreement, Seller shall promptly, or shall cause its Affiliate to promptly, transfer, assign, convey and deliver such asset or property to Purchaser or its designee, or (B) if such asset or property was used primarily in, or was otherwise necessary for the conduct of, the Product Lines on the Signing Date, Seller shall, or shall cause its Affiliate to, either promptly transfer, assign, convey and deliver such asset or property to Purchaser or its designee, or make such asset or property available to Purchaser or its designee under a perpetual, paid-up, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, in each case without any additional consideration being due to Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, any such asset or property described in sub-clause (B) above consisting of Intellectual Property shall be included in the cross-license agreement referenced in Section 4.6.3 b).

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2.8.2

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the Assets are not assignable or transferable, (each, a Non-Assignable Asset ), without the approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization of a third party (collectively, the Assignment Consents ), either as a result of the provisions thereof or applicable legal requirements, and any of such Assignment Consents are not obtained by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall continue its efforts to obtain the Assignment Consents after Closing and this Agreement and the related instruments of transfer shall not constitute an assignment or transfer of such Non-Assignable Assets, and Purchaser shall not assume Seller’s rights or obligations under such Non-Assignable Assets (and such Non-Assignable Assets shall not be included in the Assets), except as provided below. If Seller obtains any such Assignment Consents after the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly thereafter assign to Purchaser or its designee such Non-Assignable Assets. Upon any such assignment, such assets shall be deemed Assets.

 

2.8.3

 

Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Purchaser at its request for up to six months following the Closing Date in endeavouring to obtain such Assignment Consents promptly; provided, however, that such efforts shall not require Seller to incur any expenses or Liabilities or provide any financial accommodation or to remain secondarily or contingently liable for any Asset to obtain any such Assignment Consent unless Purchaser agrees to reimburse Seller for the foregoing. To the extent that there are any Non-Assignable Assets for which an Assignment Consent has not been obtained as of the end of such six month period, then, subject to Section 2.8.4, such Non-Assignable Assets shall not be considered Assets and instead shall be considered Excluded Assets for purposes of this Agreement.

 

2.8.4

 

To the extent permitted by applicable legal requirements and the terms of the Non-Assignable Assets, in the event Assignment Consents cannot be obtained, such Non-Assignable Assets shall be held by Seller in trust for Purchaser and the covenants and obligations thereunder shall be performed by Purchaser in Seller’s name and all benefits and obligations existing thereunder shall be for Purchaser’s account. Seller shall take, or cause to be taken, at Purchaser’s expense, such actions in its name or otherwise as Purchaser may reasonably request so as to provide Purchaser with the benefits of the Non-Assignable Assets and to effect collection of any money or other consideration that becomes due and payable under the Non-Assignable Assets, and Seller shall promptly pay over to Purchaser all money or other consideration received by it in respect of all Non-Assignable Assets. As of and from the Closing Date, Seller authorizes Purchaser, to the extent permitted by applicable legal requirements and the terms of the Non-Assignable Assets, at Purchaser’s expense, to perform all the obligations and receive all the benefits of Seller under the Non-

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Assignable Assets and appoints Purchaser its attorney-in-fact to act in its name on its behalf with respect thereto, and Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold Seller and its Affiliates, agents, successors and assigns harmless from and against any and all Liabilities and losses based upon, arising out of or relating to Purchaser’s performance of, or failure to perform, such obligations under the Non-Assignable Assets.

2.8.5

 

In individual cases, Seller and Purchaser may agree that Purchaser or Purchaser’s Affiliates shall fulfill warranty and guaranty liabilities of the Asset Seller Companies vis-à-vis customers relating to services rendered prior to the Closing Date. Such fulfillment shall be on behalf of and for the account of Seller or the relevant Asset Seller Company.

 

2.8.6

 

Accounts Receivable relating to the period prior to the Closing Date which are collected by Purchaser or its Affiliates shall be promptly transferred to Seller or an Affiliate of Seller as determined by Seller.

 

2.9

 

Licensed IP

 

2.9.1

 

For purposes of this Agreement, Licensed IP Rights shall refer to all of Seller’s, the Asset Seller Companies’, the Transferred Companies’ and/or any other Seller Affiliate’s rights under all Intellectual Property which such entities have a right under contract to use and which are used in the Product Lines, which Licensed IP Rights include, in particular, the Licensed IP Rights listed on Schedule 2.9 .

 

2.9.2

 

The Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts in order to obtain the respective third party consent to the assignment and/or transfer of Licensed IP Rights (with respect to the Product Lines). In particular, as soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Seller and its applicable Affiliates shall submit to all licensors (or a specific sub-set of licensors at the request of Purchaser) written requests to consent to the assignment and/or transfer of the Licensed IP Rights (with respect to the Product Lines).

 

2.9.3

 

In the event any such consents to assignment are not obtained by Seller and/or Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall continue to use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Purchaser, at its request, for up to six months following the Closing Date in endeavouring to obtain such consents to assignment; provided, however, that such efforts shall not require Seller to incur any expenses or Liabilities or provide any financial accommodation or to remain secondarily or contingently liable for any Licensed IP Rights to obtain any such consent to assignment unless

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Purchaser agrees to reimburse Seller for the foregoing. In addition, nothing in this Section 2.9.3 shall obligate Seller to renew any Licensed IP Rights. If Seller obtains any such consent to assignment after the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly thereafter assign to Purchaser or its designee such Licensed IP Rights (with respect to the Product Lines).

2.9.4

 

To the extent permitted by applicable legal requirements and the terms of the Licensed IP Rights, in the event consents to assignment cannot be obtained for Licensed IP Rights (with respect to the Product Lines) (each a Non-Consented Licensed IP Right ), Seller, the applicable Asset Seller Company and/or any other applicable Seller Affiliate shall grant to Purchaser or its designee, a perpetual, paid-up, irrevocable, royalty-free, license, with the right to sublicense, for such Non-Consented Licensed IP Right (with respect to the Product Lines) on the terms provided in the cross-license agreement referenced in Section 4.6.3 b).

 

3.

 

Consideration

 

3.1

 

Shares and Warrants

 

 

 

The aggregate consideration ( Consideration ) for the Assets to be paid by Purchaser and/or its designees shall be comprised of the following:

 

 

a)

 

7,000,000 shares of TMI’s Common Stock ( Consideration Shares );

 

 

b)

 

Warrants to acquire up to 3,000,000 shares of TMI’s Common Stock ( Warrants ), with such Warrants to be in substantially the form set forth in Schedule 3.1 , which Warrants provide that Seller shall have the right to purchase up to 1,000,000 warrant shares on and after the second anniversary of the Closing at an exercise price of US$4.00 per share, an additional 1,000,000 warrant shares on and after the third anniversary of the Closing at an exercise price of US$4.25 per share and the remaining warrant shares on and after the fourth anniversary of the Closing at an exercise price of US$4.50 per share, with an expiration date of 5 (five) years after the Closing; and

 

 

c)

 

An amount of cash equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate value allocated under Schedule 3.5 to the purchase of 100% of the issued shares of all of the Transferred Companies.

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3.2

 

Delivery of Consideration Shares and Warrants

 

 

 

Delivery of the Consideration Shares by Purchaser to Seller shall be made by the delivery by Purchaser to Seller of one or more certificates representing the Consideration Shares registered in the name of Seller, together with all required stock transfer stamps affixed, if any. Delivery of the Warrants by Purchaser to Seller shall be made by the delivery by Purchaser to Seller of one or more duly executed Warrants in the name of Seller.

 

3.3

 

Payment of Cash Consideration

 

 

 

The payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.1 c) shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to be delivered to such account as Seller shall have designated to Purchaser in writing not less than 2 (two) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

 

3.4

 

Delivery of Stockholders Agreement

 

 

 

Delivery of a Stockholders Agreement executed by TMI and the Seller governing Seller’s ownership of TMI’s Common Stock, in substantially the form set forth in Schedule 3.4 ( Stockholders Agreement ).

 

3.5

 

Allocation

 

 

 

The Consideration shall be allocated between Seller and the Asset Seller Companies, and the Consideration and Assumed Liabilities shall be allocated amongst the Sold Assets, the Transferred Companies, the Munich Site and the Assumed Contracts as set out in Schedule 3.5 .

 

4.

 

Closing and Conditions Precedent

 

4.1

 

Closing

 

 

 

The completion of the sale and purchase of the Assets ( Closing ) shall take place within 10 (ten) Business Days after all conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 have been satisfied or waived by the Party whose performance is subject to such condition, in any event not later than May 31, 2009 ( Long Stop Date ), provided this period can be extended by agreement between the Parties which agreement shall not be unreasonably refused if the Closing is delayed as a consequence of any action or failure to act of any competent authority. The Closing shall start at 10:00 a.m. local time (the Closing Date ) at the offices of Meyer Lustenberger, Zurich, Switzerland.

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4.2

 

Conditions Precedent to Closing

 

 

 

The respective obligations of the Parties hereto to effect the transactions contemplated under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Parties hereto, on or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:

 

 

a)

 

Transfer Agreements . The Transfer Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by and to the Parties;

 

 

b)

 

Compliance with Nasdaq Requirements; Approval for Listing . TMI shall have complied with all Nasdaq requirements, if any, required in connection with the issuance of the Consideration Shares, the Warrants, and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and the Consideration Shares and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall have been approved for listing on Nasdaq.

 

 

c)

 

Merger Control Laws . All approvals under applicable merger control laws as set out in Schedule 4.2 c) shall have been obtained and any waiting period relating thereto shall have expired or been terminated by the competent authority;

 

 

d)

 

Governmental Permits, Authorization and Notices . Any and all governmental, regulatory or similar licenses, permits, concessions and authorizations or notices necessary to the consummation or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to the conduct of the Product Lines, as listed in Schedule 4.2 d) shall have been obtained or given, in particular all notices to employee representatives, unions, governmental agencies and corporate bodies shall have been made;

 

 

e)

 

No Governmental or Other Proceeding . No action, order, injunction or decree of any court, administrative body or arbitration tribunal shall be in effect on the Closing Date, which seeks to enjoin, restrain, prohibit or make illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or which could reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a Material Adverse Effect, and there shall not be pending or threatened on the Closing Date, any action or proceeding in, before or by any court, administrative body or arbitration tribunal which could reasonably be expected to result in the issuance of any such action, order, injunction or decree which could enjoin, restrain, prohibit or make illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or which could reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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f)

 

Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of Seller, TMI and Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date or, in the case of representations and warranties made as of a specified date earlier than the Closing Date, on and as of such earlier date.

 

 

g)

 

No Material Adverse Changes . There shall have been no Material Adverse Effect and no TMI/Purchaser MAC.

 

 

h)

 

Amendment to Rights Agreement . The Company shall have amended the Rights Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit 3 to the Stockholders Agreement.

4.3

 

Reasonable Best Efforts to Close

 

 

 

The Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause all necessary action to be taken in order to have all the conditions precedent to Closing to be fulfilled as promptly as practicable. The Parties shall inform each other forthwith upon becoming aware of any fact or matter which could reasonably be expected to constitute or lead to the non-fulfillment of any of the conditions set out in Section 4.2. The Parties shall discuss in good faith how best the Party whose performance hereunder is in question can resolve the issue.

 

4.4

 

Right to Terminate this Agreement

 

4.4.1

 

Should the conditions precedent to Closing set forth in Section 4.2 not be met by the Long Stop Date, or Seller fails to deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser the items in Section 4.6.1 and 4.6.2, each Party may terminate this Agreement unless such Party failed to use its reasonable best efforts to procure the satisfaction of any such condition;

 

4.4.2

 

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 4.4.1 or Section 2.7.5, such termination shall be without Liability of one Party to the other Party; provided that if such termination is made pursuant to Section 4.4.1 or Section 2.7.5 and results from the willful failure of a Party (i) to fulfill a condition to the performance of the obligations of the other Party or (ii) to perform a covenant of this Agreement, such Party shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, be fully liable for any and all damages incurred or suffered by the other Party as a result of such failure or breach;

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4.4.3

 

If this Agreement is terminated, all provisions of this Agreement shall cease to be effective except for Section 2.7.5 c), Section 4.4.2, Section 11 (Confidentiality and Publicity), Section 13.1 (Expenses and Transfer Taxes), Section 14 (Notices), Section 18 (Governing Law) and Section 19 (Jurisdiction).

 

 

 

Except as stated in this Section 4.4, or as provided in Section 2.7.5, no Party has the right to terminate this Agreement.

 

4.5

 

Reserved

 

4.6

 

Closing Actions

 

 

 

At the Closing the following actions shall occur, which actions shall be deemed to occur simultaneously:

 

4.6.1

 

Closing Actions by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser, as a condition to Purchaser’s obligations to effect the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, each of the following:

 

a)

 

execution copy of the Transfer Agreements and the Stockholders Agreement;

 

 

b)

 

certificates representing the shares of Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands duly endorsed in blank or the equivalent under the local jurisdictions;

 

 

c)

 

copies of the certificates representing the shares of Micronas Holland B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and the share register of the latter, showing Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands as sole shareholder of the Micronas Holland B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands, or the equivalent under the local jurisdictions;

 

 

d)

 

resolution of the board of directors of Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands that (i) Purchaser or its designee has been approved as a shareholder, and (ii) Purchaser or its designee is registered as sole shareholder with voting rights in the share register of Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands;

 

 

e)

 

the share register of Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands with Purchaser or its designee being registered as sole shareholder of

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Micronas Holland Holding B.V., Nijmegen, the Netherlands, or the equivalent under the local jurisdiction;

 

 

f)

 

resignation letters of each of the board members representing Seller as set forth in Schedule 4.6.1 on the board of directors of the Transferred Companies, each such resignation to be effective as of the Closing Date and to include a statement of the resigning board members that he has no claims against the respective Transferred Company;

 

 

g)

 

a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer of Seller stating that the conditions specified in Section 4.2 (other than those in Section 4.2 b) or 4.2 h)) have been satisfied;

 

 

h)

 

confirmation of receipt of the Consideration;

 

 

i)

 

updated Schedule 4.8 (guarantees and similar undertakings);

 

 

j)

 

physical handover of all Equipment, Assets and Files; and

 

 

k)

 

further activities as determined by the Parties.

4.6.2

 

Closing Actions by Purchaser. At the Closing, TMI and Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller, as a condition to Seller’s obligations to effect the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, each of the following:

 

 

a)

 

execution copy of the Transfer Agreements and the Stockholders Agreement;

 

 

b)

 

the Consideration;

 

 

c)

 

a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Financial Officer of TMI stating that the conditions specified in Section 4.2 (other than those in Section 4.2 d) or 4.2 e)) have been satisfied;

 

 

d)

 

a certificate executed by the President and/or a Director of Purchaser stating that the conditions specified in Section 4.2 (other than those in Section 4.2 d) or 4.2 e)) have been satisfied;

 

 

e)

 

an opinion from DLA Piper, counsel to Purchaser and TMI, dated as of the Closing, in the form attached hereto in Schedule 4.6.2 ;

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f)

 

copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of TMI approving the issuance of the Consideration Shares, the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants;

 

 

g)

 

a copy of the notice filed by TMI to list on Nasdaq the Consideration Shares and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and

 

 

h)

 

further activities as determined by the Parties.

4.6.3

 

Closing Actions by Seller a


 
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