PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a Pennsylvania corporation,
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
(collectively, the
“Seller”),
CHEETAH TECHNOLOGIES,
L.P.
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1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets; Assumption of
Liabilities; Excluded Assets and Excluded Liabilities
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1.6. Consents to Assignment
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER
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2.1 Organization, Qualification; Corporate
Power; Capacity
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2.5 Consents and Approvals of Governmental
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2.6 Absence of Certain Changes
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2.7 Related Party Transactions
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2.10 Undisclosed Liabilities
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2.11 Environmental Matters
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2.13 Intellectual Property
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2.26 No Fraudulent Intent
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2.27 Absence of Sensitive Payments
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2.28 No Prior Sale or Licensing of Acquired
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2.29 Customers and Suppliers
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE BUYER
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3.8 Buyer’s Acknowledgments and
Agreements
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ARTICLE IV EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
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4.1 Definition of Active Employees
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4.2 Potential Employees; Hired Employees and
Retained Employees
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4.3 Employee Related Obligations and
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4.4 No Transfer of Assets
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4.6 Certain Non Competition Agreements with
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5.1 Access to Information; Record Retention;
Cooperation
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5.3 Conduct of Business Until Closing
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5.4 Access Pending Closing
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5.7 Supplemental Disclosure
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5.8 Restrictive Covenants
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
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6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of
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6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of
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ARTICLE VII INDEMNITY AND
SURVIVAL
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7.2 The Seller’s Indemnity
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7.7 Scope of Representations and Warranties of
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7.8 No Consequential or Special Damages; No
Multiplier
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1 Press Releases and Announcements
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8.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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8.3 Action to be Taken by Affiliates
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8.5 Succession and Assignment
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8.7 Amendments and Waivers
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8.10 Specific Performance
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8.12 Termination; Effect of
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8.16 Waiver of Jury Trial
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8.17 Incorporation of Exhibits and
Schedules
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8.18 Counterparts and Electronic
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PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
This PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of
May 1, 2009 by and among TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Operating Company”),
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. , a Delaware corporation
(“IP Owner”) (collectively, the “Seller”),
and CHEETAH TECHNOLOGIES, L.P. , a Pennsylvania limited
partnership (the “Buyer”). The Seller and the Buyer are
referred to individually herein as a “Party” and
collectively herein as the “Parties.”
1. The
Operating Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing,
distributing, developing, marketing and selling transponder-based
power supply and fiber node status monitoring systems, including
hardware and software, to the cable industry (the
“Business”);
2. The IP
Owner owns certain intellectual property which is used in
connection with the Business; and
3. The Buyer
desires to purchase from the Seller, and the Seller desires to sell
to the Buyer, substantially all of their assets relating to the
Business (other than assets specifically excluded pursuant hereto),
subject to the assumption only of the Assumed Liabilities as set
forth herein (and no other liabilities of either Seller) and upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties
agree as follows:
1.1 Purchase
and Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities; Excluded Assets and
Excluded Liabilities .
(a)
Transfer of Assets . On the basis of the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as of the
Closing but effective as of the Effective Time, the Seller shall
sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to the Buyer, and the
Buyer shall purchase and acquire from the Seller, free and clear of
all Security Interests, except for the permitted liens set forth in
Schedule 1.1(a) (the “Permitted Liens”,
and, for the avoidance of doubt, all Permitted Liens shall be
Excluded Liabilities and shall remain the responsibility of Seller
and shall be paid, performed and discharged by Seller when due) all
of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the
following assets, properties and rights held by Seller in
connection with the operation of the Business, other than Excluded
Assets (as defined in Section 1.1(b) ) (collectively,
the “Acquired Assets”), which Acquired Assets are
comprised of the following:
(i) all
inventory, spare parts, supplies, works in progress, raw materials,
finished goods and last-buy component parts, and, to the extent
permitted by law, an assignment of all related manufacturer
warranties, guarantees and indemnities, all of which are as listed
or further described on Schedule 1.1(a)(i)
(collectively, the “Inventory”);
(ii) the
computers (including, if assignable pursuant to the license
Contracts relating thereto, all Software loaded on such machines),
equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, machinery, vehicles,
tools and tooling equipment and other tangible personal property,
all of which are listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(ii)
(collectively “Equipment”);
(iii) the
rights under all contracts, purchase orders, agreements, licenses,
leases, commitments, instruments, understandings and arrangements
in each case as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified
(each, a “Contract”), all of which are listed on
Schedule 1.1(a)(iii) (the “Assigned
Contracts”);
(iv) any
and all of Seller’s rights in (A) the United States and
foreign patents (including design patents, industrial designs and
utility models) and patent applications (including patent
disclosures, reissues, divisions, continuations-in-part and
extensions), inventions and improvements thereto, all of which are
listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(iv) ; (B) United States
and foreign trademarks, service marks, certification marks,
tradenames, domain names, trade dress and registrations and
applications for registrations, which are listed on
Schedule 1.1(a)(iv) ; (C) the United States and
foreign copyrights and registrations thereof relating to the
Business, which are listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(iv) ;
(D) inventions, processes, designs, formulae, trade secrets,
manufacturing, engineering and technical drawings, product
industrial models, specifications, technical information,
technology, know-how, processes, quality control data, and other
confidential business information relating to the Business;
(E) the Software, including all source code and object code
versions thereof held by the Seller (excluding any open source code
or free software), in any and all forms and media, whether recorded
on paper, magnetic media or other electronic or non-electronic
media (including data and recorded documentation, user manuals,
training materials, flow charts, diagrams, descriptive tests and
programs computer printouts, underlying tapes, computer databases
and similar items) and computer applications and operating
programs, which are listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(iv) ;
(F) licenses of any of the foregoing, all of which are listed
in Schedule 1.1(a)(iv) ; (G) the content of
websites to the extent relating to the operation of the Business;
and (H) all other intellectual property of Seller used in the
Business as currently operated including, but not limited to, all
names and tradenames (excluding the names “Tollgrade”
and “Lighthouse”), marks and trade dress which are not
registered (collectively, “Intellectual Property”); and
all rights thereunder or in respect thereof, including, without
limitation, all rights to sue for and remedies against past,
present and future infringement of all Intellectual Property, and
rights of priority and protection of interests therein under the
laws of any jurisdiction worldwide and all tangible embodiments
(together with all Intellectual Property rights included in the
other clauses of this Section 1.1 , collectively the
“Seller Intellectual Property”);
(v) all
Business products under research or development prior to or on the
Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.5(a) ), all of
which are listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(v) ,
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and all right,
title and interest of the Seller in or to any prototypes,
enhancements, improvements, or other tangible work product,
technology or process developed, created or otherwise acquired in
connection with the design, research and development,
implementation, market research or marketing of the products of the
Business (collectively the “Technical
Information”);
(vi) all
Permits issued by any Governmental Entity (all of which are listed
on Schedule 1.1(a)(vi) ), to the extent that the transfer of
such Permits is permitted by applicable Laws;
(vii) all
books and records (other than stock record books and corporate
minute books), accounts, manuals, ledgers, files, documents,
correspondence, studies, payroll and financial information, reports
and other printed or written materials of Seller to the extent
related to the Business or the Acquired Assets, in any form or
medium, wherever located, including, without limitation,
procurement and customer specifications, advertising materials,
catalogs, price lists, mailing lists, lists of present and
prospective customers, customer service records, credit records,
distribution lists, photographs, production data, sales and
promotional materials and records, purchasing materials and
records, quality control records and procedures, blueprints and
media materials, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable
Laws on the transfer of files and other materials related to
classified programs (the “Books and
Records”);
(viii) all
rights to causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims and demands
of the Seller relating exclusively to the ownership, use, function
or value of any Acquired Asset, whether by way of counterclaim or
otherwise;
(ix) all
guarantees, warranties, indemnities or similar rights in favor of
the Seller relating exclusively to the Acquired Assets;
(x) the
accounts receivable of and other similar rights of Seller to
receive payment from a person or entity arising out of sales of the
products and services of the Business, all of which accounts
receivable and other similar rights of Seller are listed or
described in reasonable detail on Schedule 1.1(a)(x)
(the “Accounts Receivable”);
(xi) all
rights to insurance claims, related refunds and proceeds to the
extent arising from or related to the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities (as defined in Section 1.1(c)
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(xii) all
goodwill associated with the Business and the Acquired Assets,
together with the right to represent to third parties that the
Buyer is the successor to the Business and the Acquired
Assets;
(xiii) the
prepaid expenses listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(xiii) (the
“Prepaid Expenses”);
(xiv) all
Open Orders as of the Effective Time;
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(xv) the
intellectual property rights to be granted to Buyer under the
Trademark License and Software Sublicense Agreement to be entered
into by the Parties pursuant to Section 1.5(b)(xvii)
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(b)
Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Agreement, the Acquired Assets shall not include any of the
following assets, all of which shall be retained by Seller (each,
an “Excluded Asset”):
(i) all
cash and cash equivalents or similar investments, bank accounts,
commercial paper, certificates of deposit, Treasury bills and other
marketable securities, as well as the notes receivable listed on
Schedule 1.1(b)(i) ;
(ii) all
assets, properties or rights listed on
Schedule 1.1(b)(ii) ;
(iii) all
rights to insurance claims, related refunds and proceeds to the
extent arising from or related to the Excluded Assets or the
Excluded Liabilities (as defined in Section 1.1(d)
);
(iv) all
rights which accrue or will accrue to the benefit of the Seller
under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements (as defined in
Section 1.5(b) );
(v) all
rights relating to refunds or recoupment of Taxes (as defined in
Section 2.7 ) of the Seller, including rights under any
legal or administrative proceedings relating thereto, whether or
not yet commenced;
(vi) all
actions, claims, causes of action, rights of recovery, choses in
action and rights of setoff of any kind arising before, on or after
the Closing relating to the items set forth in this
Section 1.1(b) or to any Excluded
Liabilities;
(vii) all
corporate records of Seller, including, but not limited to,
stockholder records, stock records, stock transfer journals, and
board of directors and stockholder minutes;
(viii) all
books, records, accounts, ledgers, files, documents,
correspondence, studies, Tax Returns (as defined in
Section 2.7 ), payroll and financial information,
reports and other printed or written materials to the extent
related to any Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities;
(ix) all
employment-related contracts with employees of Seller, all Business
Benefit Plans and any other assets of Seller which are associated
with employment of its employees; and
(x) all
assets, properties or rights of Seller not otherwise specifically
set forth in Section 1.1(a) hereof.
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The Parties
acknowledge and agree that the Excluded Assets shall not include
(A) assets that are necessary for the ongoing operation and
support of the Seller Intellectual Property, or (B) solely
with respect to the manufacture, distribution, marketing, sale and
support of the commercial products of the Business, (i) assets
that cannot be obtained from any other source or supplier
regardless of cost, (ii) assets that are non-replaceable, or
(iii) assets for which no other item can be substituted as a
functional equivalent; and Seller further acknowledges and agrees
that to the extent the Excluded Assets include any asset described
in the foregoing (A) or (B), any and all benefit expected to
be obtained by Buyer from such assets shall be provided by Seller
to Buyer pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement or
Section 1.6 hereof.
(c) Assumed
Liabilities. On and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement, as additional consideration for the Acquired
Assets, on the Closing Date Buyer shall undertake, assume, perform
and otherwise pay, satisfy and discharge, and hold Seller harmless
from the following liabilities and obligations of Seller relating
to the Business:
(i) the
liabilities and obligations associated with the Acquired Assets
arising or to be performed on or after the Effective
Time;
(ii) the
liabilities and obligations arising or to be performed on or after
the Effective Time pursuant to Assigned Contracts (except to the
extent such obligations accrued or become due in accordance with
the terms of the Assigned Contract on or before the Effective
Time);
(iii) the
liabilities and obligations arising or to be performed pursuant to
(A) Pre-closing Warranty Claims up to a maximum amount of Six
Hundred Thirty-eight Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-two US Dollars
(US$638,472), and (B) all Post-closing Warranty
Claims;
(iv) the
liabilities and obligations pursuant to Product Liability, but only
to the extent caused by or attributable to products manufactured,
sold or distributed, or services performed or rendered by or on
behalf of Buyer or any of Buyer’s agents on or after the
Effective Time; and
(v) the
liabilities and obligations set forth on the Latest Balance
Sheet.
(d) Excluded
Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, Buyer will not assume or in any way become liable
for, and Seller shall retain, all of Seller’s and its
Affiliates’ debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature
whatsoever (other than the Assumed Liabilities), whether accrued,
absolute or contingent, whether known or unknown, whether due or to
become due, including, without limitation, the following (the
“Excluded Liabilities”):
(i) the
liabilities or obligations of Seller to any of their respective
stockholders with respect to dividends, distributions to their
respective stockholders in liquidation, redemptions of stock or
otherwise;
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(ii) liabilities
or obligations of Seller arising out of any transactions occurring,
or liabilities or obligations incurred, except to the extent
expressly assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.1(c)
hereof;
(iii) any
liabilities or obligations of Seller for expenses, Taxes or fees
incident to or arising out of the negotiation, preparation,
approval or authorization of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, all of Seller’s (i) attorney’s and
accountant’s fees, (ii) all broker’s and
finder’s fees, and (iii) any commissions payable to any
party by Seller;
(iv) any
liabilities or obligations of Seller under or arising out of this
Agreement;
(v) liabilities
or obligations against which Seller is insured or otherwise
indemnified or which would have been covered by insurance (or
indemnification) but for a claim by the insurer (or the indemnitor)
that the insured (or the indemnitee) had breached its obligations
under the policy of insurance (or the contract of indemnity) or had
committed fraud in the insurance application or in entering unto
the indemnity agreement;
(vi) any
liabilities or obligations of the Business to Seller or any
Affiliate of Seller;
(vii) any
liabilities and obligations of Seller to indemnify its officers,
directors, employees or agents;
(viii) all
Taxes imposed on Seller (including any Taxes of any other
corporation) and any Taxes assessed against Seller by virtue of its
status as a member of any consolidated group of which such other
corporation was also a member;
(ix) all
liabilities and obligations of Seller relating to any collective
bargaining agreement by and between Seller and any certified
collective bargaining unit;
(x) all
liabilities and obligations arising under or imposed pursuant to
Environmental Laws, whether or not attributable (A) to actions
or failures to act by Seller, with respect to the ownership of,
operation of, or properties utilized in connection with, the
Business at any time prior to the Effective Time, or (B) to
any property being transferred or leased to Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement;
(xi) all
of Seller’s liabilities and obligations for employee benefits
of the Business; and
(xii) all
other liabilities or obligations of Seller arising out of its
conduct of the Business prior to the Effective Time, including
without limitation, Permitted Liens; Pre-closing Warranty Claims in
excess of Six Hundred Thirty-eight Thousand Four Hundred
Seventy-two US Dollars (US$638,472); liabilities or obligations
related to the infringement by any Seller of any intellectual
property of another Person; liabilities or obligations of
Seller
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relating to any
Environmental Laws; and any liabilities or obligations related to
any lawsuit, cause of action, litigation or legal proceeding with
respect to any losses, occurrences or events occurring prior to the
Effective Time, whether commenced prior to or after the Effective
Time, except for those liabilities or obligations constituting a
part of the Assumed Liabilities.
1.2 Purchase
Price . In consideration for the sale and transfer of the
Acquired Assets, the Buyer shall assume the Assumed Liabilities as
provided in Section 1.1(c) and shall pay to the Seller
the aggregate amount of Three Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand US
Dollars (US$3,150,000) (the “Purchase Price”), subject
to adjustment pursuant to Section 1.3 . In accordance
with Section 1.5(b) , at the Closing, the Purchase
Price shall be delivered as follows: (a) by wire transfer from
the Buyer to the Seller in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred
Fifty Thousand US Dollars (US$2,750,000); and (b) if
applicable, execution and delivery by the Buyer of a secured
promissory note (the “Note”) in the amount of Four
Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$400,000), together with interest
thereon, which shall be in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto and made a part hereof, and which shall be
subordinated to the Buyer’s institutional lender on terms
satisfactory to such lender in its reasonable, sole
discretion.
1.3 Working
Capital Adjustment .
(a) For
the purposes of this Section 1.3, the following words, terms
and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Closing
Date Adjustment” shall mean the adjustment to the Purchase
Price amount payable at Closing, as determined pursuant to
Section 1.3(b) .
“Net Working
Capital” means the excess of (i) the current assets of
the Business as of the Closing Date over (ii) the current
liabilities of the Business as of the Closing Date, all determined
in accordance with the Accounting Standards.
“Target
Working Capital” means Three Million US Dollars
(US$3,000,000), as determined as of the date of, and based on, the
Latest Balance Sheet.
“Working
Capital Statement” means a statement setting forth the Net
Working Capital of the Business, which shall be prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Standards.
(b) On
the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the Working Capital
Statement certified by Seller, including a certification of the Net
Working Capital. Based on such Working Capital Statement, an
adjustment shall be made to the Purchase Price amount payable at
Closing, as follows:
(i) If
the Net Working Capital amount set forth in the Working Capital
Statement is greater than the Target Working Capital, the Purchase
Price payable at Closing shall be increased on a dollar-for dollar
basis by the amount of such excess, but only if Net Working Capital
as set forth in the Working Capital Statement exceeds the Target
Working Capital by Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) (the
“Adjustment Collar”) or more. Such excess amount shall
be paid by Buyer at the Closing by wire transfer.
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(ii) If
the Net Working Capital amount set forth in the Working Capital
Statement is less than the Target Working Capital, the Purchase
Price payable at Closing shall be decreased on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by the amount of such deficit, but only if Net Working
Capital as set forth in the Working Capital Statement is less than
the Target Working Capital by the Adjustment Collar or more. The
amount of such deficit shall be deducted from the cash portion of
the Purchase Price described in Section 1.2(a)
.
(c) Within
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare
(in accordance with the Accounting Standards) and deliver to Seller
a balance sheet of the Business as of the close of business on the
Closing Date (“Buyer’s Balance Sheet”), which
includes (i) a calculation of Net Working Capital,
(ii) any adjustment to the Purchase Price based on such
calculation (the “Post-closing Adjustment”), which
adjustment shall be determined in the same manner prescribed under
Section 1.3(b) , and (iii) the difference, if any,
between the Post-closing Adjustment amount and the Closing Date
Adjustment amount. The calculations to be made pursuant to
Sections 1.3(c)(ii) and (iii) above shall take into
account that no Purchase Price Adjustment is to occur if Net
Working Capital is within the Adjustment Collar.
(d) Seller
shall be deemed to have accepted Buyer’s Balance Sheet and
the Post-closing Adjustment on the thirtieth (30
th ) day after delivery thereof if Seller does not
give Buyer written notice of its objection by the close of business
on such day. If Seller does not object to the Post-closing
Adjustment within such thirty-day period, and the difference
between the Post-closing Adjustment amount and the Target Working
Capital amount is equal to or greater than Twenty-five Thousand US
Dollars (US$25,000), then Seller shall pay to Buyer, or Buyer shall
pay to Seller, as applicable, the entire amount of the difference
between the Post-closing Adjustment amount and the Target Working
Capital amount taking into account payments, if any, made pursuant
to the Closing Date Adjustment. Such amount shall be paid in cash
or by wire transfer of immediately available funds within thirty
(30) days after the date of delivery of Buyer’s Balance
Sheet to Seller. The Parties agree that, in the event the
difference between the Post-closing Adjustment amount and the
Target Working Capital amount, as reflected on Buyer’s
Balance Sheet, is less than Twenty-five Thousand US Dollars
(US$25,000), no adjustment to the Purchase Price amount shall be
made hereunder.
(e) If
Seller objects to the Post-closing Adjustment, it shall notify
Buyer in writing within thirty (30) days following delivery of
Buyer’s Balance Sheet to Seller, setting forth in specific
detail the bases for its objection and its proposal for any
adjustments to the Post-closing Adjustment. Buyer and Seller shall
use their best efforts to reach agreement as to any proposed
adjustment or that no adjustment is necessary. If agreement is
reached as to all proposed further adjustments, the parties shall
make such adjustments and the Post-closing Adjustment shall be
based thereon. If Buyer and Seller are unable to reach agreement
within thirty (30) days, they shall engage McCrory &
McDowell LLC, having an address at One Riverfront Center, 20
Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the “Independent
Auditor”) to (i) review the proposed adjustments as to
which agreement has not been reached and (ii) make a
determination as to the resolution of the proposed adjustments to
cause the Post-closing Adjustment to have been properly prepared in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. All resolutions
shall represent either (x) agreement with the position taken by
Buyer or Seller or
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(y) a
compromise of such positions. The determination by the Independent
Auditor shall be final, conclusive and binding upon Buyer and
Seller. Thereafter, Seller shall pay to Buyer, or Buyer shall pay
to Seller, as applicable, not later than ten (10) days
following the determination of the adjustments by the Independent
Auditor, by wire transfer, an amount equal to the difference
between the Post-closing Adjustment amount, as determined by the
Independent Auditor, and the Closing Date Adjustment amount. Any
costs incurred in resolving such disagreement shall be borne
equally by the parties.
1.4
Allocation . The Buyer and the Seller agree to allocate the
Purchase Price among the Acquired Assets for all purposes
(including financial accounting and Tax purposes) in accordance
with the allocation schedule to be prepared jointly by the Buyer
and the Seller within thirty (30) days following the later of
(i) the date of Seller’s acceptance of Buyer’s
Balance Sheet or (ii) the resolution of any adjustments to the
Post-closing Adjustment amount by the Independent Auditor.
Thereafter, the Parties shall make consistent use of the
allocation, fair market value and useful lives agreed to by the
Seller and the Buyer for all Tax purposes and in all filings,
declarations and reports with the U.S. IRS in respect thereof,
including the reports required to be filed under Section 1060
of the Code.
(a)
Time and Location . The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall
take place at the offices of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott,
LLC on the later of (a) May 15, 2009 and (b) ten
(10) Business Days following satisfaction or waiver of all of
the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof (the
“Closing Date”). The Closing shall be effective as of
11:59 p.m. on the day immediately prior to the Closing Date
(the Effective Time”), and Buyer shall be deemed to have
acquired the Acquired Assets and to have assumed the Assumed
Liabilities as of such Effective Time. For the purposes of this
Agreement, a “Business Day” shall be any day other than
(i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking
institutions located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are permitted or
required by law to remain closed.
(b)
Actions at the Closing . At the Closing:
(i) the
Seller shall execute and deliver the Bill of Sale in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A ;
(ii) the
Seller shall execute and deliver the Trademark Assignment in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B ;
(iii) the
Seller shall execute and deliver a Copyright Assignment in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C ;
(iv) the
Seller shall execute and deliver a Patent Assignment in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D ;
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(v) the
Seller shall execute and deliver a Subordination Agreement in such
form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer’s
lender;
(vi) the
Seller and the Buyer shall execute and deliver such other
instruments of conveyance as the Buyer may reasonably request in
order to effect the sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment to
the Buyer of good and valid ownership of the Acquired
Assets;
(vii) the
Seller and the Buyer shall execute and deliver the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E ;
(viii) the
Buyer and the Seller shall execute and deliver such other
instruments as the Seller may reasonably request in order to effect
the assumption by the Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities;
(ix) the
Seller shall deliver to the Buyer all the Books and Records
relating to the Acquired Assets or the Business;
(x) the
Buyer shall pay to the Seller the Purchase Price (subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 1.3(b) hereof) as
follows: (1) payment of Two Million Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand US Dollars (US$2,750,000) in immediately available funds
by wire transfer into an account designated by the Seller; and
(2) execution and delivery of the Note in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F ;
(xi) the
Seller shall deliver to the Buyer, or otherwise put the Buyer in
possession and control of, (A) all of the Acquired Assets of a
tangible nature free and clear of all Security Interests, except
for Permitted Liens; and (B) the original execution copies, if
available or required by applicable Laws, or copies of all of the
Acquired Assets that are embodied in writing;
(xii) the
Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Buyer the
following certificates, instruments and documents:
(A) all
of the Third Party Consents listed on
Schedule 1.5(b)(xii)(A) (the “Required
Consents”), which shall be in writing and in a form
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;
(B) releases
of all Security Interests on the Acquired Assets except for
Permitted Liens;
(C) a
certificate dated as of a date not earlier than seven (7) days
prior to the Closing Date as to the good standing of the Seller in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in all other United States
jurisdictions where the Seller is required to register as a foreign
corporation;
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(D) a
certificate of the Secretary or another executive officer of the
Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, and certifying as to the
incumbency of officers, the adoption of authorizing resolutions and
other matters that are reasonably necessary in connection with the
Closing and that the conditions to be satisfied by Seller pursuant
to Section 6.3 below are satisfied in all respects;
and
(E) the
Permits required for the operation of the Business, all of which
shall have been validly transferred to Buyer, other than Permits
that are not permitted to be transferred by applicable
Laws;
(xiii) the
Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Seller a
certificate of the Secretary or another executive officer of the
Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, and certifying as to the
incumbency of officers, the adoption of authorizing resolutions and
other matters that are reasonably necessary in connection with the
Closing and that the conditions to be satisfied by Buyer pursuant
to in Section 6.2 below are satisfied in all respects;
and
(xiv) the
Parties shall have delivered to each other copies of all
registrations, filings, notices, consents and approvals with or to
Governmental Entities in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby (the “Governmental Filings”), all
of which Governmental Filings are listed on
Schedule 1.5(b)(xiv) ;
(xv) the
Operating Company and the Buyer shall execute and deliver to each
other a Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit G ;
(xvi) the
Operating Company and the Buyer shall execute and deliver to each
other a Security Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit H ;
(xvii) the
Seller shall have terminated any and all employment-related
agreements between the Seller and each Hired Employee and shall
have executed and delivered to Buyer, with respect to each Hired
Employee, a waiver and release in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I which releases the Hired Employees from their
obligations under such employment-related agreements, so that the
Hired Employees may accept employment with Buyer;
(xviii) the
Seller and Buyer shall execute and deliver to each other a
Trademark License and Software Sublicense Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit J to permit Buyer to use the
Seller mark “Lighthouse” in connection with the
manufacture, marketing and sale of certain products of the
Business;
(xix) the
Parties shall execute and deliver to each other a cross-receipt
evidencing the transactions referred to above.
The agreements
and instruments referred to in clauses (i) through
(xix) above are referred to herein as the “Ancillary
Agreements.”
1.6. Consents
to Assignment .
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(a) Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement
shall not constitute an attempt or agreement to assign or transfer
any Assigned Contract or Permit, or any claim, right or benefit
arising thereunder or resulting therefrom or to undertake to make a
Governmental Filing, if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof
or an undertaking to make a filing, which by its terms or under any
Laws is nonassignable without the consent, approval or
acknowledgement of a third party thereto or of the issuing
Governmental Entity, unless and until such consent, approval or
acknowledgment shall have been obtained. The Parties agree to use
all reasonable efforts and to cooperate and provide each other with
reasonable assistance, to do all thing necessary or appropriate to
obtain such consents, approvals and acknowledgements so that all
right, title and interest of Seller with respect to the applicable
asset or obligation shall be novated or assigned to Buyer effective
as of the Closing.
(b) If
such consent, approval, acknowledgement or filing (a
“Deferred Consent”) is not obtained at or prior to the
Closing, or if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof would be
ineffective or would affect the rights thereunder so that the Buyer
would not receive all such rights from and as of the Closing, then,
in each such case, (i) the Assigned Contract, Permit or
Governmental Filing to which such Deferred Consent relates (a
“Deferred Item”) shall be excluded from the definition
of Acquired Assets (without any reduction in the Purchase Price)
only for such period of time until the such Deferred Consent shall
have been obtained, (ii) from and after the Closing, the
Seller and the Buyer will cooperate, in all reasonable respects, to
obtain such Deferred Consent as soon as reasonably practicable
after the Closing, and (iii) until such Deferred Consent is
obtained, the Seller and the Buyer will cooperate, in all
reasonable respects, to provide to the Buyer, whether through a
subcontracting arrangement or otherwise, the benefits under the
Deferred Item to which such Deferred Consent relates (with the
Buyer entitled to all the gains and responsible for all the losses,
Taxes, liabilities and/or obligations thereunder). All such
Deferred Items shall be held by Seller for the benefit of Buyer and
the covenants and obligations thereunder shall be performed by
Buyer in such Seller’s name and all benefits and obligations
existing thereunder shall be for Buyer’s account. Seller
shall take or cause to be taken such actions in its name or
otherwise as Buyer may reasonably request so as to provide Buyer
with the benefits of the Deferred Item and to effect collection of
money or other consideration that becomes due and payable under the
Deferred Item, and Seller shall promptly pay over to Buyer all
money or other consideration received by it in respect of all
Deferred Items. As of and from the Closing Date, Seller authorizes
Buyer, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of
the Deferred Items, to perform all the obligations and receive all
the benefits of Seller under the Deferred Items.
(c) Each
Party shall bear its own costs in connection with obtaining all
Deferred Consents. Neither Party shall have any obligation to make
any economic concession to a third party as a condition to
obtaining a Deferred Consent.
(d) Nothing
in this Section 1.6 shall be deemed to affect, modify, or
release Seller from its obligations under
Section 1.5(b)(xii)(A), the performance of which is a
condition precedent to Buyer’s obligation to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, as set forth in Section 6.3
hereof.
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1.7 Further
Assurances . At any time and from time to time after the
Closing Date, as and when requested by any Party hereto and at such
Party’s expense, the other Party or Parties shall promptly
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all
such documents, instruments and certificates and shall take, or
cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as are
necessary to evidence and effectuate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
SELLER
The Seller
represents and warrants to the Buyer that the statements contained
in this Article II are true and correct as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule comprised of the various Schedules described in
this Agreement and attached hereto as provided by the Seller to the
Buyer on the date hereof (the “Disclosure Schedule”).
The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections and
subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and
subsections contained in this Article II . With respect
to any representation, warranty or statement of the Seller in this
Agreement that is qualified by or to the Seller’s knowledge,
such knowledge (“Seller’s Knowledge” or
“Knowledge of Seller”) shall be deemed to exist if, at
the time as of which such representation, warranty or statement was
made, any of Joseph Ferrara, Kenneth Shebek, Joseph O’Brien,
Sara Antol, Gary W. Bogatay, Jr., or R. Joseph Fink had actual
knowledge of the fact or matter to which such qualification applies
or could reasonably be expected to discover or otherwise become
aware of that fact or matter in the course of conducting a
reasonably comprehensive investigation. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means any single
change, effect or circumstance or series of changes, effects or
circumstances that, individually or in the aggregate, has a
material adverse effect on the business, financial condition,
results of operations of the Business or the Acquired Assets (other
than (i) changes, effects or circumstances that are the result
of economic factors affecting the economy as a whole or that are
the result of factors generally affecting the industry in which the
Business competes, (ii) the announcement of the transactions
described in this Agreement or the consummation of the Closing, and
(iii) national or international political or social
conditions, including the engagement by the United States in
hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a
national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or
terrorist attack upon the United States, or any of its territories,
possessions, or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military
installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, or
(iv) arising out of or resulting primarily from actions
contemplated by the Parties in connection with this Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements (other than consummation of the
Closing).
2.1
Organization, Qualification; Corporate Power; Capacity
.
(a)
Schedule 2.1(a) contains a complete and accurate list
of the Seller’s jurisdiction of incorporation and all other
United States jurisdictions in which the Seller is qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation.
(b) The
Operating Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign
corporation under the laws of each jurisdiction where
the
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Business is
conducted, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) The
IP Owner is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly
qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation under the
laws of each jurisdiction where the Business is conducted, except
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.2
Authority . The Seller has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to which it is a party and to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Seller
of this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements, and the
consummation by the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, have been validly authorized by all necessary and
proper corporate action on the part of the Seller. This Agreement
and such Ancillary Agreements are validly executed and delivered by
the Seller and, assuming this Agreement and each such Ancillary
Agreement constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Buyer,
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Seller, enforceable
against the Seller in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’
rights and remedies and the effect of the exercise of judicial
discretion in accordance with general principles of
equity.
2.3
Noncontravention . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.3 , neither the execution and delivery by
the Seller of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which
the Seller is a party, nor the consummation by the Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will:
(a) conflict
with or violate any provision of the charter or bylaws or other
governing documents of the Seller or any resolution adopted by the
board of directors of Seller;
(b) require
on the part of the Seller filing with, or any permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity
except for any filing, permit, authorization, consent or approval
that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c) conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice
or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the
acceleration of obligations under, create in any party the right to
terminate or modify, or require any notice, consent or waiver
under, any contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense,
franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed
money, instrument of indebtedness or Security Interest (as defined
below) to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is
bound or to which any of the Acquired Assets are subject, except
for (i) other than in the case of the creation of a Security
Interest, any conflict, breach, default, acceleration or right to
terminate or modify that would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) other than in the case
of the creation of a Security Interest, any notice, consent or
waiver the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(d) to
the Knowledge of Seller, violate any Laws or any other order, writ,
injunction or decree or statute, rule or regulation applicable to,
the Business, Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities.
2.4 Financial
Statements .
(a)
Schedule 2.4 includes true, correct, and complete
copies of the unaudited Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the
related income statements of the Business as of and for the periods
ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the unaudited
interim financial statements of Seller as of and for the period
ended February 21, 2009 (the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with the Books and Records of the Business and in
accordance with the Accounting Standards, and present fairly and
accurately, in all material respects, the financial position,
assets and liabilities of the Business and the results of its
operations, and changes in its financial position, for the periods
indicated. The Books and Records used in the preparation of the
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and
present fairly and accurately the matters set forth therein. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “GAAP” shall mean
United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied. Schedule 2.4 includes a true, correct and
complete description of the differences between the Accounting
Standards and GAAP.
(b) Since
December 31, 2008, Seller has not identified or been made
aware of any fraud that involves the Acquired Assets, the Business
or its management, or other current employees or any claim or
allegation regarding any of the foregoing and Seller has not
received any written notice from its independent accountants
regarding any of the foregoing.
(c) The
Books and Records have been made available to Buyer prior to the
Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof and set
forth all material transactions affecting the Business or the
Acquired Assets. Such Books and Records are complete and correct in
all material respects and have been properly kept and maintained.
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4 , the Books and
Records have been kept and maintained in a manner sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, including without limitation,
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific existing authorization; and (iv) the recorded
intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any
differences.
2.5 Consents
and Approvals of Governmental Entities and Others . Except as
noted in Schedule 2.5 , no approval or authorization
of, filing or registration with, or notification to, any
Governmental Entity is required in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and/or the Ancillary Agreements by
Seller or the performance of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. Except as noted in Schedule 2.5 , no
consent, approval or authorization of any Person is required in
connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement by
Seller, the transfer to Buyer of the Acquired Assets, or the
performance by Seller of any other obligation under this
Agreement
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and/or the
Ancillary Agreements. The matters set forth on
Schedule 2.5 are referred to herein as the “Third
Party Consents”.
2.6 Absence of
Certain Changes . Except as contemplated by this Agreement,
since December 31, 2008, there have not been any changes in
the financial condition or results of operations of the Business,
except for changes that would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement and except as set forth on Schedule 2.6 ,
since December 31, 2008, the Seller has conducted the Business
in the ordinary course consistent with prior practice and has not
taken any of the following actions (or permitted any of the
following events to occur) with respect to the Business:
(a) sold,
leased, assigned, licensed or otherwise transferred any portion of
the assets used in the Business, including without limitation, any
Seller Intellectual Property, in a single transaction or series of
related transactions, except in the ordinary course of
business;
(b) made
any capital expenditures or entered into any contract, lease,
license or commitments in an amount in excess of Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars (US$25,000), except in the ordinary course of
business;
(c) acquired
any operating business, whether by merger, stock purchase or asset
purchase;
(d) incurred
or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, except in the
ordinary course of business;
(e) entered
into any employment, compensation or deferred compensation
agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with
any officer or other employee of the Business whose annual base
salary exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (US$25,000), except in
the ordinary course of business;
(f) materially
amended the terms of any existing Business Benefit Plan (as defined
in Section 2.17(a) ), except as required by Law;
(g) materially
changed its accounting principles, methods or practices, except in
each case to conform to changes in GAAP;
(h) made
any modification to any Material Contracts or Permits;
(i) entered
into or assumed any Material Contract;
(j) subjected
any of the Acquired Assets to any Security Interest (except for
Permitted Liens);
(k) made
any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures)
relating to the Business either involving more than $25,000 or
outside the ordinary course of business;
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(l) made
any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of the
securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related
capital investments, loans and acquisitions) either involving more
than $25,000 or outside the ordinary course of business;
(m) delayed
or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other liabilities
or obligations of the Business outside the ordinary course of
business;
(n) cancelled,
compromised, waived or released any right or claim (or series of
related rights and claims) of the Business involving more than
$25,000);
(p) experienced
any damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) to the property of the Business exceeding
$25,000;
(q) made
any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any of its
directors, officers, employees or Affiliates outside the ordinary
course of business;
(r) entered
into any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement,
written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing such
contract or agreement relating to the Business;
(s) granted
any increase in the base compensation of any of the managers or key
employees of the Business outside the ordinary course of
business;
(t) adopted,
amended, modified or terminated any bonus, profit-sharing,
incentive, severance or other plan, contract or commitment for the
benefit of any of the managers or key employees of the Business (or
taken any such action with respect to any other employee benefit
plan);
(u) made
any other change in employment terms for any of the managers or key
employees of the Business;
(v) received
any written or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any oral, notice from
any customer with respect to termination of contracts or work
orders or disputes;
(w) received
any written or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any oral, notice with
respect to Product Liability claims; or
(x) entered
into any agreement or commitment with respect to any of the matters
referred to in paragraphs (a) through (w) of this
Section 2.6 .
2.7 Related
Party Transactions . None of Seller’s Affiliates or any
of Seller’s directors, officers or employees owns any asset
which is used in the Business.
2.8 Tax
Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.8
,
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(a) The
Seller has timely filed or had timely filed on its behalf all Tax
Returns (as defined below) that it was required to file (separately
or as part of a consolidated, combined or unitary group) and all
such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete, except for any
error or omission that would not reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Seller is qualified as a foreign corporation and has
timely filed all required Tax Returns and annual reports, and has
timely paid all required Taxes, in each United States jurisdiction
in which it has done business. The Seller has timely paid (or had
timely paid on its behalf) all Taxes (including, but not limited
to, all sales taxes) that have become due and payable for all
periods covered by the Tax Returns and any interim payments which
may have been required under Law since the date of such Tax
Returns, except where the failure to make such payment would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Seller has not received a written notice from a Governmental
Entity, located in a United States jurisdiction where the Seller
does not file Tax Returns, claiming that the Business or Acquired
Assets are subject to taxation in such jurisdiction. Neither the
IRS nor any other Governmental Entity is now asserting or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, threatening to assert against the Seller
any deficiency or claim for additional Taxes or any adjustment of
such Taxes. The Seller has withheld and paid all Taxes required to
have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid (or
deemed paid for income Tax purposes) to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder or other Person.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.8(b) , no audits or
administrative or judicial Tax proceedings are pending or being
conducted with respect to the Seller. There is no dispute or claim
concerning any Taxes of Seller either (i) claimed or raised by
any Governmental Entity in writing or (ii) as to which any of
the directors, officers or representatives of Seller, respectively,
have knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of such
Governmental Entity.
(c) Seller
has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or
agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or
deficiency for Taxes.
(d) There
are no Security Interests on the Acquired Assets that have arisen
or could arise in connection with any prior failure by Seller to
pay any Tax. All Taxes that the Seller is or was required by Laws
to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to
the extent required, have been paid to the proper Governmental
Entity.
(a) The
Seller has and will have at Closing good and valid title to, a good
and valid leasehold interest in, or a good and valid license or
right to use, as the case may be, all of the Acquired Assets, free
and clear of all Security Interests, except for Permitted Liens.
Immediately after the Closing, subject to obtaining the Deferred
Consents, the Buyer will be the sole owner of all of the Acquired
Assets, free from any Security Interest, except for Permitted
Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.9(a) , the
Acquired Assets comprise all of the assets that are used or useful
for the continued conduct of the Business by the Buyer after the
Closing in the manner that the Business is now being conducted by
the Seller, except for the sale of inventory
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and the
disposition of other assets of the Business in the ordinary course
and consistent with past practices of the Business.
(b)
Schedule 2.9(b) contains a true, correct and complete
listing of any Acquired Assets which are located at sites other
than sites occupied by Seller, including, but not limited to,
domestic or foreign sites owned or leased by contract manufacturers
of Seller.
(c) Except
as noted in Schedule 2.9(c) , as of the Effective Time,
all of the Acquired Assets shall be adequate for use, occupancy or
operation by Buyer in the Business in the same manner that Seller
has used, occupied or operated such Acquired Assets in its
operation of the Business for the immediately preceding twelve
(12) months.
(d) All
the Acquired Assets of Seller are in good operating order,
condition and repair, except for routine maintenance in the
ordinary course of business.
2.10
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except to the extent
(i) reflected or reserved against in the Latest Balance Sheet,
(ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business after the
date of the Latest Balance Sheet (none of which results from,
arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by
any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or
violation of law) or (iii) described on
Schedule 2.10 , Seller does not have any Liabilities in
respect of the Business, other than performance obligations with
respect to contracts of Seller that would not be required to be
reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP or in the footnotes thereto.
2.11
Environmental Matters . Seller has materially complied with
all Environmental Laws applicable to the Business, and no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim,
demand or notice has been filed or commenced against Seller
alleging any failure to so comply. Seller has obtained and is in
compliance with all permits, licenses and other authorizations
required pursuant to Environmental Laws for the occupation of the
Real Property and the operation of the Business; and all such
permits, licenses and other authorization are set forth on
Schedule 2.11 . Seller has not received any notice of
any actual or alleged violations or Liabilities, including any
investigatory, remedial or corrective obligations, arising under
Environmental Laws in connection with its conduct of the Business.
Seller has not assumed or otherwise become subject to any
Liability, including any investigatory, remedial or corrective
obligations, of any other Person arising under Environmental Laws.
Seller has provided Buyer with all environmental audits, reports
and other material environmental documents currently maintained by
Seller that relate to Seller’s past or current properties,
facilities and operations with respect to the Business, except for
audits, reports and other documents relating to the facility
formerly leased by Seller and located at 7020 Professional Parkway
East, Sarasota, Florida 34240.
2.12 Real
Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12 ,
the Seller does not own or lease any real property in connection
with the Business. Schedule 2.12 sets forth the address
of all real property currently leased by the Seller in connection
with the Business (the “Real Property”) and each lease
pursuant to which the Seller currently leases the Real Property.
Seller has provided to Buyer a true, correct and complete copy of
each such lease.
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2.13
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedule 2.13(a) sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of all Seller Intellectual Property that is
(i) owned by the Seller (the “Owned Seller Intellectual
Property”), and (ii) licensed or otherwise made available for
use to the Seller by third parties (the “Licensed Seller
Intellectual Property”).
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.13(b) , the Seller is the
sole owner of all Owned Seller Intellectual Property. The Seller
has a license or the valid right to use, pursuant to a Contract,
all Licensed Seller Intellectual Property. The Seller Intellectual
Property is (i) free and clear of all Security Interests,
except for Permitted Liens and (ii) except as set forth in the
Schedule 2.13(b) , not subject to any requirement of any
past, present or future royalty payments, license fees, charges or
other payments or restrictions, and the Seller has no Knowledge of
any such claim or reasonable basis upon which such a claim can be
made. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.13(b) , the
Seller Intellectual Property comprises all of the Intellectual
Property used in the Business. Immediately after the Closing, the
Buyer will be the sole owner of all Owned Seller Intellectual
Property, free from any Security Interest, except for Permitted
Liens, and on the same terms and conditions as in effect prior to
the Closing. Immediately after the Closing, the Buyer will have the
right to use all Licensed Seller Intellectual Property, free from
any Security Interest, except for Permitted Liens, and on the same
terms and conditions as in effect prior to the Closing. Except as
noted in Schedule 2.13(b) , (A) all patents,
copyrights (where such registration is permitted or required by
applicable law), trademarks, tradenames and service marks included
in the Seller Intellectual Property (i) are registered to or
owned by or licensed to Seller, (ii) are, to the Knowledge of
Seller, valid and enforceable (or, in the case of any unregistered
or unpatented rights, may be freely used by Seller) or pending (in
the case of patents), and (B) all annuities, if any, are fully
paid.
(c)
Schedule 2.13(c) sets forth all Contracts relating to
the Seller Intellectual Property pursuant to which (i) the
Seller has licensed, sublicensed or otherwise granted the right of
use of Owned or Licensed Seller Intellectual Property to third
parties, and (ii) the Seller has been granted a license or the
right to use the Licensed Seller Intellectual Property. All of the
agreements and arrangements set forth on
Schedule 2.13(c) are (i) in full force and effect
and enforceable in accordance with their terms, and no default
exists or is threatened thereunder by the Seller, or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller, by any other person or entity, and
(ii) are free and clear of all Security Interests, except for
Permitted Liens. The Seller has made available to the Buyer true,
correct and complete copies of all Contracts set forth on
Schedule 2.13(c) .
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.13(d) , to the Knowledge of
the Seller, the use of the Seller Intellectual Property in
connection with the Business does not infringe upon or otherwise
conflict with any intellectual property rights of any person or
entity. To the Knowledge of the Seller, the Owned Seller
Intellectual Property is not being infringed and is not being used
or available for use by any person or entity without a license or
permission from the Seller.
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(e) Except
as set forth in on Schedule 2.13(e) , no claim or
demand of any person or entity has been made against the Seller or,
to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened, nor is there any
litigation that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
threatened, that (i) challenges the rights of the Seller in
respect of any Owned Seller Intellectual Property or
(ii) asserts that the Owned Seller Intellectual Property is
infringing or otherwise in conflict with any intellectual property
or related right of any third party. None of the Seller
Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding order, ruling,
decree, judgment or stipulation by or with any court, tribunal,
arbitrator or other Governmental Entity.
(f) For
purposes of this Section 2.13 , the terms “Seller
Intellectual Property” and “License
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