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Article I
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SALE AND
TRANSFER OF SHARES; CLOSING
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Section 1.1.
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Sale and
Transfer of Shares
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Section 1.2.
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Purchase
Price
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Section 1.3.
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Closing
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Section 1.4.
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Closing
Obligations
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Section 1.5.
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Estimated
Closing Adjustment Amount
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Section 1.6.
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Closing
Adjustment Amount
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Section 1.7.
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Lease
Consents
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Section 1.8.
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Obtaining Lease
Consents
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Section 1.9.
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Change in
Control Payments
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Article II
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRINCIPAL
SELLERS AND THE COMPANY
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Section 2.1.
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Organization
and Good Standing
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Section 2.2.
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Authority; No
Conflict
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Section 2.3.
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Capitalization
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Section 2.4.
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Financial
Statements
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Section 2.5.
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Real
Property
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Section 2.6.
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Personal
Property
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Section 2.7.
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Taxes
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Section 2.8.
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Employees
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Section 2.9.
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Employee
Benefits
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Section 2.10.
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Compliance with
Legal Requirements
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12
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Section 2.11.
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Governmental
Authorizations
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12
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Section 2.12.
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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12
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Section 2.13.
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Environmental
Matters
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12
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Section 2.14.
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Insurance
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Section 2.15.
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Contracts
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Section 2.16.
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Intellectual
Property
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Section 2.17.
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Accounts
Receivable
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Section 2.18.
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Sufficiency of
Assets
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Section 2.19.
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No Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Section 2.20.
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Material
Adverse Change
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Section 2.21.
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Absence of
Certain Changes and Events
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Section 2.22.
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Transactions
with Related Persons
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Section 2.23.
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Brokers or
Finders
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Section 2.24.
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Change in
Control Payments
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Section 2.25.
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Disclosure
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Article III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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Section 3.1.
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Organization
and Good Standing
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Section 3.2.
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Authority and
No Conflict
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Section 3.3.
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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Section 3.4.
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Investment
Intent
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Section 3.5.
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Brokers or
Finders
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Article IV
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PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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Section 4.1.
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Access and
Investigation
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Section 4.2.
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Operation of
the Business of the Company
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Section 4.3.
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Required
Approvals; Reasonable Best Efforts
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Section 4.4.
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Notification
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Section 4.5.
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No
Negotiation
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Section 4.6.
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Payment of
Indebtedness by Related Persons
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Section 4.7.
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Interim
Financial Statements
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Section 4.8.
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Termination of
Certain Agreements
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Section 4.9.
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Physical
Inventory
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Article V
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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Section 5.1.
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Conditions to
Obligations of Buyer
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Section 5.2.
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Conditions to
Obligations of Sellers
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Article VI
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TERMINATION
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Section 6.1.
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Termination
Events
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Section 6.2.
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Effect of
Termination
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Article VII
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Section 7.1.
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Public
Announcements
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Section 7.2.
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Confidentiality
Agreements
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Section 7.3.
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Customers and
Other Business Relationships
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Section 7.4.
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Tax
Matters
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Article VIII
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 8.1.
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Survival
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Section 8.2.
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Indemnification
by Seller Indemnifying Persons
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Section 8.3.
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Indemnification
by Buyer
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Section 8.4.
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Limitations on
Indemnification by Seller Indemnifying Persons
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Section 8.5.
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Limitations on
Indemnification by Buyer
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Section 8.6.
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Time
Limitations
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Section 8.7.
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Procedure for
Indemnification
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Section 8.8.
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Indemnification
for Certain Disclosed Matters
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Section 8.9.
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Materiality
Qualifications
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Section 8.10.
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Other
Actions
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Section 8.11.
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Exclusive
Remedy
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Section 8.12.
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Indemnification
Calculations
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Section 8.13.
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Tax Treatment
of Indemnity Payments
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Section 8.14.
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Liability
Limitations
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Article IX
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SHAREHOLDERS’ COMMITTEE
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Section 9.1.
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Shareholders’ Committee
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Section 9.2.
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Expenses of
Shareholders’ Committee
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Section 9.3.
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Survival of
Indemnities
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Section 9.4.
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Reliance
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Section 9.5.
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Irrevocable
Grant
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Section 9.6.
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Accounting
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Section 9.7.
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Limitation of
Liability
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Section 9.8.
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Resignation,
Death or Disability
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Section 9.9.
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Actions by
Shareholders’ Committee
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Article X
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section 10.1.
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Expenses
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Section 10.2.
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Assignment; No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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Section 10.3.
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Notices
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Section 10.4.
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Entire
Agreement; Modification
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Section 10.5.
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Waiver;
Remedies Cumulative
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Section 10.6.
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Severability
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Section 10.7.
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Headings;
Construction
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Section 10.8.
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Governing
Law
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Section 10.9.
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Execution of
Agreement; Counterparts
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Section 10.10.
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Further
Assurances
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THIS STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated
as of December 9, 2006, by and among HAT WORLD, INC., a
Minnesota corporation (“ Buyer ”), HAT SHACK,
INC., a Georgia corporation (the “ Company ”),
and all the shareholders of the Company as set forth on the
signature page hereto (individually, a “Seller” and
collectively, the “ Sellers ”). Buyer, the
Company, and Sellers are sometimes referred to individually as a
“ Party ” and collectively as the “
Parties ”, and the Shareholders’ Committee shall
be deemed a Party to the extent it acts on behalf of the Sellers as
provided in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, as of the
date of this Agreement, Sellers collectively own 111,437 shares of
Common Stock of the Company, 16,238 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company and 30,000 shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company
(collectively, the “ Shares ”; it being
acknowledged that the term “ Shares ” shall also
refer to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock into which
the Company’s outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be
converted into, and the shares of the Company’s Common Stock
that will be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options and
warrants, immediately prior to Closing), which Shares constitute
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company;
WHEREAS, Sellers
desire to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the Shares,
for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the
Company, in consideration of the anticipated benefits to be
received by the Company in connection with the closing of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and in order to induce Buyer to
enter into this Agreement, has agreed to be a Party to this
Agreement for certain purposes as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this
Agreement, the representations, warranties, conditions, and
promises hereinafter contained, and other consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of
the Parties hereby agrees as follows:
ARTICLE I
SALE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES; CLOSING
Section 1.1.
Sale and Transfer of Shares . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Sellers shall sell
and transfer the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase the
Shares from Sellers.
Section 1.2.
Purchase Price . The purchase price (the “ Purchase
Price ”) for the Shares shall be $18,000,000, adjusted
initially by the Estimated Closing Adjustment Amount and finally by
the Closing Adjustment Amount. In accordance with
Section 1.4(b), at the Closing, the Purchase Price, prior to
adjustment by the Closing Adjustment Amount, shall be delivered as
follows:
(a)
$14,500,000, adjusted by the Estimated Closing Adjustment Amount,
if applicable, and less an amount equal to the Potential Lost Lease
Cost, payable in cash by Buyer to Sellers by wire transfer of
immediately available funds (the “ Cash Consideration
”);
(b) an
amount set forth on Schedule 1.2 (the “ Escrow
Fund ”), payable in cash by Buyer to the Escrow Agent by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to be held pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement (the “ Escrow );
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The Closing
Adjustment Amount shall be paid by Buyer or Sellers, as the case
may be, following the Closing in accordance with Section 1.6.
All interest earned on the Escrow shall be for the benefit of the
Sellers pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests of
the Shares.
Section 1.3.
Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) will take place
at the offices of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, 315 Deaderick Street,
Suite 2700, Nashville, Tennessee 37238-3001 at 10:00 a.m.
(local time) on the third Business Day after the satisfaction or
waiver of all the closing conditions set forth in Article V of
this Agreement or at such other time and place as Buyer and Sellers
may agree in writing (the date of the Closing, the “
Closing Date ”). Subject to the provisions of
Article VI, failure to consummate the purchase and sale
provided for in this Agreement on the date and time and at the
place determined pursuant to this Section 1.3 will not result
in the termination of this Agreement and will not relieve any Party
of any obligations under this Agreement. In such event, the Closing
will occur as soon as practicable, subject to
Article VI.
Section 1.4.
Closing Obligations . In addition to any other documents to
be delivered under other provisions of this Agreement, at the
Closing:
(a) Sellers
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer:
(i)
certificates representing the Shares, duly endorsed (or accompanied
by duly executed stock powers), for transfer to Buyer;
(ii)
releases in substantially the forms attached hereto as
Exhibit A-1 , Exhibit A-2 , and
Exhibit A-3 executed by each of the Sellers and any
employees of the Company receiving Change in Control Payments as
set forth on Schedule 1.9 (the “ Releases
”);
(iii)
noncompetition, nondisclosure, and nonsolicitation agreements in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 ,
executed by each of the Sellers (other than Mark Deal, Katherine
Ryback and Jim Hardison) and noncompetition, nondisclosure and
nonsolicitation agreements in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B-2 executed by each by Mark Deal,
Katherine Ryback and Jim Hardison (collectively, the “
Noncompetition Agreements ”);
(iv)
an escrow agreement relating to the Escrow, in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C , executed by Sellers
and the Escrow Agent (the “ Escrow Agreement ”);
and
(v)
Legal Opinion of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, counsel to the Seller
Parties, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D .
(b) Buyer
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Sellers or the Escrow
Agent, as applicable:
(i)
the Cash Consideration to Sellers by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, counsel
to the Company, designated on Schedule 1.4(b)(i) which
funds will in turn be allocated to the Sellers. Buyer shall have no
liability to the Sellers or any other Person with respect to the
allocation of the Purchase Price;
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(ii)
the Escrow Agreement, executed by Buyer and the Escrow Agent,
together with the delivery to the Escrow Agent of the Escrow Fund
by wire transfer to an account specified by the Escrow Agent;
and
(iii)
the Noncompetition Agreements, executed by Buyer.
Section 1.5.
Estimated Closing Adjustment Amount .
(a) The
“ Estimated Closing Adjustment Amount ” (which
may be a positive or negative number) will be an amount equal to
(i) the Working Capital of the Company as reflected on the
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet (as prepared and delivered pursuant
to Section 1.5(b) below), minus (ii) $3,250,000. If the
Estimated Closing Adjustment Amount is negative, such amount will
be subtracted from the Cash Consideration payable by Buyer to
Sellers pursuant to Section 1.4(b)(i). If the Estimated
Closing Adjustment Amount is positive, such amount will be added to
the Cash Consideration payable by Buyer to Sellers pursuant to
Section 1.4(b)(i).
(b) No
earlier than five (5) Business Days and no later than one
(1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, the
Shareholders’ Committee shall cause an estimated balance
sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (the “
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet ”) to be prepared and
delivered to Buyer, which will be accompanied by a calculation of
the estimated Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing
Date. The inventory valuation, to be used as a basis for
calculating the estimated Working Capital of the Company as of the
Closing Date, shall be determined as follows:
(i)
Buyer shall analyze the inventory of the Company as more
particularly described on Schedule 1.5(b) in order to
determine the market value of the inventory (but excluding any
inventory reserves) (the “ HW Inventory Valuation
”), which will then be used in the calculation of the
estimated and actual Working Capital of the Company as of the
Closing Date;
(ii)
No later than ten (10) days prior to the date by which the
Shareholders’ Committee is to deliver the calculation of the
estimated Working Capital of the Company pursuant to
Section 1.5(b), Buyer shall present the HW Inventory Valuation
to the Shareholders’ Committee (the “ Presentation
Date ”);
(iii)
If within five (5) days following the Presentation Date, the
Shareholders’ Committee has not given written notice of its
objection to the HW Inventory Valuation (which notice must contain
(i) a statement of the Shareholders’ Committee’s
calculation of the market value of the Company’s inventory to
be used as a basis for calculating the Working Capital of the
Company as of the Closing Date and (ii) the basis of the
Shareholders’ Committee’s objection), then the HW
Inventory Valuation will be binding and conclusive on the Parties
and will be used as the basis for calculating the estimated Working
Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date; and
(iv)
If the Shareholders’ Committee duly gives Buyer such notice
of objection within five (5) days following the Presentation
Date, the Shareholders’ Committee, at its discretion, may
submit only the items in dispute from the HW Inventory Valuation to
an independent third party audit or appraisal firm to be mutually
agreed upon by Buyer and the Shareholders’ Committee (the
“ Independent Appraiser ”) for resolution. If
issues are submitted to the Independent Appraiser for resolution,
(i) the Shareholders’ Committee and Buyer shall furnish
or cause to be furnished to the Independent Appraiser such work
papers and other documents and information relating to the disputed
issues with respect to the HW Inventory
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Valuation as
the Independent Appraiser may request and are available to that
Party or its agents and shall be afforded the opportunity to
present to the Independent Appraiser any material relating to the
disputed issues and to discuss the issues with the Independent
Appraiser; (ii) for purposes of its determination, the
Independent Appraiser shall use the inventory valuation methodology
set forth on Schedule 1.5(b) ; and (iii) the
determination by the Independent Appraiser, as set forth in a
notice to be delivered to the Shareholders’ Committee and
Buyer within thirty (30) days of the submission to the
Independent Appraiser of the issues in dispute, will be final,
binding, and conclusive on Sellers (through the actions of the
Shareholders’ Committee) and Buyer. The Shareholders’
Committee shall pay the fees and costs of the Independent Appraiser
in connection with such determination; provided, however, that if
the Independent Appraiser determines that the items in dispute from
the HW Inventory Valuation were under-reported by Buyer by more
than fifteen percent (15%), then Buyer shall pay the fees and costs
of the Independent Appraiser in connection with such
determination.
Section 1.6.
Closing Adjustment Amount .
(a) The
“ Closing Adjustment Amount ” will be an amount
(which shall be a positive number) equal to the difference between
(i) the Working Capital of the Company as reflected on the
Closing Balance Sheet and (ii) the Working Capital of the
Company as reflected on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet. If the
Working Capital of the Company as reflected on the Closing Balance
Sheet is greater than the Working Capital of the Company as
reflected on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet, then the Closing
Adjustment Amount will be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds by Buyer to Escrow Agent for distribution to the
Sellers pursuant to written instructions provided to the Escrow
Agent by the Shareholders’ Committee. If the Working Capital
of the Company as reflected on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet
is greater than the Working Capital of the Company as reflected on
the Closing Balance Sheet, then the Closing Adjustment Amount will
be paid to Buyer to an account specified by Buyer from and to the
extent of the Working Capital Escrow held by the Escrow Agent under
the Escrow Agreement, and any remaining amount payable to Buyer by
wire transfer of immediately available funds by Sellers to Buyer to
an account specified by Buyer. Within three (3) Business Days
after the calculation of the Closing Adjustment Amount becomes
binding and conclusive on the Parties pursuant to
Sections 1.6(c) and 1.6(d), Sellers or Buyer, as the case may
be, will make the payment provided for in this Section 1.6(a)
and/or Buyer and the Shareholders’ Committee will deliver
joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent under the Escrow
Agreement directing that the appropriate amount be paid to Buyer
from the Working Capital Escrow with any remaining amount of the
Working Capital Escrow, if any, being distributed to Sellers. If
the payment provided for in this Section 1.6(a) is not made
within ten (10) Business Days after such Closing Adjustment
Amount becomes binding and conclusive on a Party, interest at the
rate of five percent (5%) per annum shall accrue and be payable on
the Closing Adjustment Amount.
(b) Buyer
shall prepare a balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date
(the “ Closing Balance Sheet ”), which will
include a calculation of the Working Capital of the Company as of
the Closing Date. Buyer shall deliver the Closing Balance Sheet to
the Shareholders’ Committee within forty-five (45) days
following the Closing Date (the date of such delivery, the “
Delivery Date ”).
(c) If
within fifteen (15) days following the Delivery Date, the
Shareholders’ Committee has not given Buyer written notice of
its objection to the Closing Balance Sheet calculation (which
notice must contain (i) a statement of the Shareholders’
Committee’s calculation of the Company’s Working
Capital as of the Closing Date and (ii) the basis of the
Shareholders’ Committee’s objection), then the Working
Capital amount reflected in the Closing Balance Sheet will be
binding and conclusive on the Parties and will be used in computing
the Closing Adjustment Amount.
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(d) If
the Shareholders’ Committee duly gives Buyer such notice of
objection within fifteen (15) days following the Delivery
Date, and if the Shareholders’ Committee and Buyer fail to
resolve the issues outstanding with respect to the Closing Balance
Sheet and the calculation of the Working Capital reflected in the
Closing Balance Sheet within fifteen (15) days of
Buyer’s receipt of the objection notice from the
Shareholders’ Committee, the Shareholders’ Committee
and Buyer shall submit the issues remaining in dispute to an
independent accounting firm to be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and
the Shareholders Committee (the “ Independent
Accountants ”) for resolution. If issues are submitted to
the Independent Accountants for resolution, (i) the
Shareholders’ Committee and Buyer shall furnish or cause to
be furnished to the Independent Accountants such work papers and
other documents and information relating to the disputed issues as
the Independent Accountants may request and are available to that
Party or its agents and shall be afforded the opportunity to
present to the Independent Accountants any material relating to the
disputed issues and to discuss the issues with the Independent
Accountants; (ii) if any item in dispute relates to the
valuation of inventory, the Independent Accountants must use the
inventory valuation methodology set forth on
Schedule 1.5(b) ; (iii) the determination by the
Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be delivered
to the Shareholders’ Committee and Buyer within thirty
(30) days of the submission to the Independent Accountants of
the issues remaining in dispute, will be final, binding, and
conclusive on Sellers and Buyer; and (iv) Sellers and Buyer
shall pay equal percentages of the fees and costs of the
Independent Accountants in connection with such determination,
unless one Party’s calculation of the disputed items in the
Working Capital calculation as of the Closing Date differs from the
calculation of the disputed items in the Working Capital as of the
Closing Date by the Independent Accountants by more than 33.33%, in
which case such Party shall then pay one hundred percent (100%) of
the Independent Accountants’ fees and costs in connection
with such determination. In the event that both Parties’
calculation of the disputed items in the Closing Adjustment Amount
differs from the determination of the Independent Accountants by
more than 33.33%, then the Party whose calculation differs from the
determination of the Independent Accountants by the greatest amount
shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the Independent
Accountants’ fees and costs.
Section 1.7.
Lease Consents .
(i)
“ Lease Consent Cost ” means any amount Buyer or
the Company pays or agrees to pay in order to obtain a Lease
Consent from a landlord under a Lease, either prior to the Closing
or at any time after the Closing prior to the end of the 210
th day following the Closing Date (whether such
amount is paid or payable by Buyer or the Company prior to or after
Closing). If such amount is a one time payment, the Lease Consent
Cost shall be the amount of such payment. If such amount is more
than one payment (such as increased rent), the Lease Consent Cost
shall be the net present value (calculated using a 5% discount
rate) of the sum of such payments becoming payable during the
remaining term of the Lease;
(ii)
“ Other Lease Increase Cost ” means any amount
Buyer or the Company is required to pay or otherwise agrees to pay
under any Lease as a result of the occurrence of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that (i) would not have been
owed had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not
occurred and (ii) is not a Lease Consent Cost. If such amount
is a one time payment, the Other Lease Increase Cost shall be the
amount of such payment. If such amount is more than one payment
(such as increased rent), the Other Lease Increase Cost shall be
the net present value (calculated using a 5% discount rate) of the
sum of such payments becoming payable during the remaining term of
the Lease. In the event that such amount is a percentage of the
revenues from a store owned by Buyer or any of its affiliates as of
the Closing Date which violates a radius or other similar
restriction in a Lease, for purposes of this Agreement, the Other
Lease Increase Cost shall equal the last trailing twelve months of
such width
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store’s
revenues as of the Closing Date multiplied by the applicable
percentage payable to the landlord pursuant to the Lease, for the
remaining term of the Lease.
(iii)
“ Lost Lease Cost ” means the net present value
(calculated using a 5% discount rate) of the lesser of (i) 4.5
times the Store EBITDA reflected on Schedule 1.7 hereto and
(ii) the Store EBITDA for the store covered by such Lease
multiplied by the remaining term of the applicable Lease, with
respect to any Leases that (y) are terminable by the landlord
thereunder as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (z) are in fact so terminated by such landlord
not later than 210 days after the Closing Date. The Lost Lease
Cost for Leases which may be but are not terminated prior to the
Closing Date is the “ Potential Lost Lease Cost
”.
(b) In
the event that the Company fails to obtain the consent of a
landlord for any Lease listed on section (a) of
Schedule 1.7 prior to the Closing, Buyer shall reduce
the cash consideration payable at Closing by the Potential Lost
Lease Cost for each such Lease and shall deposit such amount with
the Escrow Agent, to be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow Agreement.
(c) If
any Lease Consent Cost or Other Lease Increase Cost is not paid or
accrued by the Company at or prior to the Closing or if there is
any Lost Lease Cost, Buyer shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the funds held by the Escrow Agent under the Lease Escrow in an
amount equal to such Lease Consent Costs, Other Lease Increase
Costs and Lost Lease Costs. The procedures set forth in
Section 8.7(a) shall apply to a claim for reimbursement under
this Section as if it were a claim for indemnification to which
Section 8.7(a) is applicable. The Deductible limitation in
Section 8.4 is not applicable to any such claim for
reimbursement under this Section.
Section 1.8.
Obtaining Lease Consents .
(a) With
respect to Leases, the provisions of this Section shall be
applicable in connection with the efforts of the Parties to obtain
Lease Consents.
(b) Prior
to the Closing, the Company may obtain Lease Consents on such
economic terms as the Buyer shall approve in advance in writing
which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed. If Buyer has not disapproved in writing the form and/or
terms of any proposed Lease Consent within three (3) Business
Days following written notice thereof, Buyer shall be deemed to
have consented in writing to the form and terms thereof. In
addition, anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, in no
event shall the Company agree to any non-economic terms or
conditions in connection with any Lease Consents without the prior
written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed by Buyer.
(c) After
the Closing and prior to the end of the 210
th day following the Closing Date, Buyer or the
Company may incur or agree to incur Lease Consent Costs and Other
Lease Increase Costs in connection with obtaining Lease Consents
only with the advance written approval of the Shareholders’
Committee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed by the Shareholders’ Committee) and
the costs so incurred shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 1.7(c). If the Shareholders’ Committee has not
disapproved in writing such costs within ten (10) days
following written notice thereof, the Shareholders’ Committee
shall be deemed to have consented in writing to such
costs.
(d) Each
of the Shareholders’ Committee and Buyer shall, during the
period of time that they are obtaining Lease Consents subject to
the provisions of this Section and Section 1.7, furnish a
weekly report to the other party as to the Lease Consents obtained
since the prior weekly report and the
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terms agreed to
in connection therewith, and shall otherwise furnish the other
party from time to time with all other information reasonably
requested concerning the efforts made to obtain Lease Consents.
Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the
Company and the Shareholders’ Committee in obtaining the
Lease Consents.
Section 1.9.
Change in Control Payments . The Company will make the
Change in Control Payments at Closing to the Persons and in the
amounts set forth under the heading “Hat Shack
Retention” on Schedule 1.9 attached hereto. Buyer
shall make the retention payments to the Persons and in the amounts
set forth under the heading “Hat World Retention” by
the 20 th
day of the month following the
date(s) set forth under the heading “Guaranteed Salary
Thru” in Schedule 1.9 and the severance payments
to the Persons and in the amounts set forth under the heading
“Hat World Severance” upon termination of such
Person’s employment by the Company without cause, provided
that such Person (i) has been an employee of the Company in
good standing at all times since the Closing Date,
(ii) executes and delivers to the Company and Buyer a Release,
and (iii) with respect to Messrs. Deal and Hardison and
Ms. Ryback, has signed a Noncompetition Agreement in the form
of Exhibit A-2 .
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRINCIPAL SELLERS AND THE
COMPANY
In order to induce
Buyer to enter into this transaction, Mark S. Monroe, The Monroe
Revocable Trust, Michael W. McNelis, Donald W. Weber, Jennifer A.
Major, Steven D. Weber and Christopher J. Weber (individually, a
“ Principal Seller ” and collectively, the
“ Principal Sellers ”) and the Company, jointly
and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer that, except as set
forth in the disclosure schedules of the Company (collectively, the
“ Disclosure Schedule ”), the statements made in
this Article II are true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing as though
made as of the Closing, except to the extent such representations
and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in
which case such representations and warranties will be true and
correct as of such date). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged
in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections
contained in this Article II.
Section 2.1.
Organization and Good Standing .
(a) The
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the
Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and any other
jurisdictions in which it is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation, with full corporate power and authority to
conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use
its properties and assets, and to perform all of its obligations
under the Applicable Contracts. The Company is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the
laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which either the
ownership or use of the properties owned or used by it, or the
nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
qualification.
(b) True
and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the Company, as currently in effect, have been delivered to
Buyer.
(c) The
Company does not, directly or indirectly, own, and has not agreed
to purchase or otherwise acquire, the capital stock or other equity
interests of, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for capital stock or other equity interests of, any
Person.
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Section 2.2.
Authority; No Conflict .
(a) This
Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms. Upon the execution and delivery by the Company of each
document or instrument to be executed or delivered by it at Closing
pursuant to Section 1.4(a) or any other provision of this Agreement
(collectively, the “ Company Closing Documents
”), each of the Company Closing Documents will constitute the
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Company Closing Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized and approved by the Company, and no other corporate
action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Except
as set forth in Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller
Parties nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or
lapse of time):
(i)
conflict with or violate the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Company;
(ii)
conflict with or violate, or give any Governmental Authority or
other Person the right to challenge any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or exercise any remedy or obtain any relief
under, any Legal Requirement or any Order to which any Seller
Party, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, may be
subject;
(iii)
cause Buyer or the Company to become subject to, or to become
liable for, the payment of any Tax;
(iv)
breach any provision of any Applicable Contract, or give any Person
the right to declare a default under, exercise any remedy under,
accelerate the maturity or performance of or payment under, or
cancel, terminate, or modify, any Applicable Contract;
or
(v)
result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon or with
respect to any of the assets owned or used by the
Company.
(c) Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller Parties are not
and will not be required to give any notice to or obtain any
consent or approval from (i) any Governmental Authority,
(ii) any party to any Applicable Contract, or (iii) any
other Person, in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 2.3.
Capitalization . The authorized equity securities of the
Company consist of 900,000 shares of Class A voting common
stock, no par value, of which 110,143 shares are issued and
outstanding, 100,000 shares of Class B nonvoting common stock,
no par value, of which 1,294 shares are issued and outstanding,
500,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, no par
value, of which 16,238 shares are issued and outstanding, and
500,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, no par
value, of which 30,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All of
the Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable. The Shares have not been issued in
violation of, and, the capital stock of the Company is not subject
to, any preemptive or subscription rights or rights of first
refusal. None of the Shares were issued in violation of the
Securities Act or any other
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Legal
Requirement, nor does the payment or agreement to pay a portion of
the Purchase Price to Mark Monroe, Mark Deal, Katherine Ryback, Jim
Hardison and/or any other Person not a Seller violate the
Securities Act or any other Legal Requirement. Except as set forth
on the Disclosure Schedule, there are no options, warrants, calls,
subscriptions, convertible securities, or other rights, agreements,
or commitments that obligate the Company to issue, transfer, or
sell any shares of capital stock of the Company. There are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to the Company. There
is no obligation, contingent, or otherwise, of the Company to
repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any Shares. There are no
voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements to which any Seller is
a party with respect to the voting or transfer of any
Shares.
Section 2.4.
Financial Statements . Attached on the Disclosure Schedule
are copies of (i) the audited balance sheets of the Company
for the fiscal years ended as of February 1, 2004,
January 30, 2005 and January 29, 2006, and the related
audited income statements for the year then ended (the “
Audited Financial Statements ”), and (ii) the
unaudited balance sheets of the Company as of October 29, 2006
(the “ Most Recent Balance Sheet ”), and the
related unaudited income statements for the nine-month period then
ended (the “ Unaudited Financial Statements ”)
(the financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and
(ii) above, including the notes thereto, if any, the “
Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements
fairly present in all material respects (and the financial
statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.7 will fairly
present in all material respects) the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company as at the respective dates of
and for the periods referred to in such Financial Statements;
provided, however, that the Unaudited Financial Statements are
subject to normal year-end adjustments and lack footnotes and other
presentation items (which, if presented, would not differ
materially from those included in the Audited Financial
Statements). The Financial Statements have been prepared from the
books and records of the Company (which books and records are
accurate and complete in all material respects) in accordance with
GAAP and reflect the consistent application of accounting
principles throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed in
the notes to the Financial Statements.
Section 2.5.
Real Property .
(a) The
Company does not own and has never owned any real
property.
(b) The
Disclosure Schedule lists (i) all real property with respect
to which the Company holds a leasehold interest or subleasehold
interest, or otherwise has a license or other right to use (the
“ Leased Real Property ”), and (ii) each
agreement, contract, or other arrangement under which the Company
leases or otherwise has the right to use any such Leased Real
Property (listing, with respect to each such agreement, the names
of the parties to the agreement, the address of the Leased Real
Property, the rentable square footage and annual rent thereunder
and the expiration date). The Seller Parties have delivered to
Buyer true, correct and complete copies of each agreement, contract
or arrangement under which the Company leases or otherwise has the
right to use any such Leased Real Property, including any
amendments thereto, assignments thereof and any renewal terms. The
Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession of the Leased
Real Property. The Company has not entered into any subleases,
arrangements, licenses, or other agreements relating to the use or
occupancy of all or any portion of the Leased Real Property by any
Person other than the Company.
(c) To
the Knowledge of the Company, the Leased Real Property, and the use
of the Leased Real Property by the Company for the purposes for
which it is currently being used, conforms to all applicable fire,
safety, zoning, and building laws and ordinances, laws relating to
the disabled, and other applicable Legal Requirements.
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Section 2.6.
Personal Property .
(a) The
Company has good and valid title to, or a valid and enforceable
right to use under a contract listed in Section 2.15 of the
Disclosure Schedule, all property and assets (whether tangible or
intangible) used or held for use by the Company in connection with
its business, including all such assets reflected in the Most
Recent Balance Sheet or acquired since October 29, 2006 (the
“ Most Recent Balance Sheet Date ”), free and
clear of all Liens other than (i) any Lien for Taxes not yet
due and payable, (ii) any landlord’s, carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, or
similar Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of
business with respect to obligations that are not yet due or
delinquent, and (iii) any Liens identified on the Disclosure
Schedule (the “ Permitted Liens ”).
(b) Each
item of machinery, equipment, furniture, and other tangible
personal property used or held for use by the Company in connection
with its business is in good repair and good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, is suitable for the purposes for
which it is presently used, and is free from any latent and patent
defects. All such tangible personal property is in the possession
of the Company.
(a) The
Company has timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed by it
in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements, other than any
Tax Returns in respect of which the Company has been the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any such
Tax Returns as disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule. All such Tax
Returns are true and complete in all material respects. Except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, no such Tax Return has been
audited or examined by any taxing authority, court, or other
Governmental Authority, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no
such audit or examination is threatened. The Company has not
received from any foreign, federal, state, or local taxing
authority any (i) notice indicating an intent to open an audit
or other review, (ii) request for information related to Tax
matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency or proposed adjustment
for any amount of Tax proposed, asserted, or assessed by any taxing
authority against the Company. True and complete copies of such Tax
Returns for the past three years and any examination reports and
statements of deficiencies relating thereto assessed against or
agreed to by the Company have been made available to
Buyer.
(b) All
Taxes due and owing by the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have been paid or reserved. All Taxes that the Company is
or was required by applicable Legal Requirements to withhold or
collect have been withheld or collected, and, to the extent
required, have been properly paid on a timely basis to the
appropriate Governmental Authority or other Person. The (i) unpaid
Taxes of the Company (computed consistent with the Company’s
historical accounting principles and practices provided that such
principles and practices are consistent with applicable Tax law) do
not exceed the reserve for Taxes (rather than any reserve for
deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and tax income) set forth on the face of the Most Recent
Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto), and (ii) the
reserve set forth on the Most Recent Balance Sheet represents an
accurate estimate of the Taxes due with respect to the periods
ended October 29, 2006.
(c) There
is no dispute or claim concerning (i) any Liability of the
Company for additional Taxes, or (ii) any obligation of the
Company to file Tax Returns or pay Taxes in any jurisdiction in
which it does not file Tax Returns or pay Taxes, either
(x) claimed or raised by any Governmental Authority in any
notice or other communication provided to the Company, or
(y) as to which any Seller Party has Knowledge. No assessment
or other Proceeding by any taxing authority, court, or other
Governmental Authority is pending, or to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, with
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respect to the
Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company. There are no Liens for Taxes
upon any assets of the Company.
(d) There
are no outstanding agreements, waivers, or arrangements extending
the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for or
the period for the collection or assessment of Taxes due by the
Company for any taxable period.
(e) The
Company does not have any liability for Taxes of any Person other
than the Company (i) under Treasury Regulations
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of applicable law);
or (ii) as a transferee or successor by contract or otherwise. The
Company has not been a member of an “affiliated group”
within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code. The Company is
not a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement,
Tax indemnity agreement, or similar agreement.
(f) None
of the assets of the Company is “tax-exempt use
property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the
Code.
(g) The
Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any
payments, and is not a party to any agreement that under certain
circumstances could obligate it or any successor to make payments,
that will not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code
(including any payments required to be made in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby).
(h) The
Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all
positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of
Section 6662 of the Code.
(i) No
closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any
similar provision of applicable law has been entered into with
respect to the Company or any of its assets.
(j) There
are no joint ventures, partnerships, or other arrangements or
contracts to which the Company is a party that could be treated as
a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(k) The
Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or
exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable
period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a
result of any:
(i)
change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or
prior to the Closing Date;
(ii)
installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior
to the Closing Date; or
(iii)
prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(l) The
Company has not distributed stock of another Person, nor had its
stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was
purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by
Section 355 of the Code; and
(m) The
Company has not participated in any “listed
transaction” or “reportable transactions” or
“tax shelters” within the meaning of the Code requiring
it to file, register, prepare,
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produce or
maintain any disclosure report, list or any other statement or
document under Section 6111 or 6112 of the Code.
(a) The
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of
(i) each salaried employee of the Company, including each
employee on leave of absence or layoff status, and (ii) each
director of the Company, giving, with respect to each such
individual, name, job title, current annual salary with the
Company, any bonuses paid by the Company in addition to such annual
salary since January 1, 2006 and services credited for
purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under any
Employee Benefit Plan (in each case, to the extent applicable).
Pursuant to written Company policy, all employees of the Company
are required to use their vacation and sick days on or before the
last day of the fiscal year, and if they do not use such days by
such date, the employees will lose all rights with respect thereto
and have no right to any payment therefor.
(b) There
is no collective bargaining agreement in effect between the Company
and any labor unions or organizations in respect of its employees.
The Company has not experienced any organized slowdown, work
interruption strike, or work stoppage by its employees, and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, there is no strike, labor dispute, or
union organization activities pending or threatened affecting the
Company.
(c) The
Company is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all Legal
Requirements regarding employment and employment practices, terms
and conditions of employment, wages and hours, benefits, equal
employment opportunity, anti-discrimination, immigration,
occupational health and safety, unfair labor practices, and
collective bargaining (the “ Employment Matters
”), except where such noncompliance would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
since January 1, 2002 (the “ Compliance Date
”), there have been no Proceedings or claims regarding the
Employment Matters, whether oral or in writing, by or against the
Company or that otherwise relate to or may affect the business of,
or any of the assets owned or used by, the Company.
(d) Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party
to any employment, non-competition, severance, or other contract or
agreement with any employee or director of the Company. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no employee or director of the Company is
bound by any contract or agreement that purports to limit the
ability of such director or employee to engage in or continue or
perform any conduct, activity, duties, or practice relating to the
business of the Company, or that requires the employee to transfer,
assign, or disclose information concerning his or her work to
anyone other than the Company.
Section 2.9.
Employee Benefits .
(a) The
Disclosure Schedule lists all employment, consulting, executive
compensation, bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
stock purchase, stock option or other equity-based, retention,
change in control, severance or termination pay, hospitalization or
other medical, life, disability, dental, vision or other insurance,
supplemental unemployment benefits, profit-sharing, pension or
retirement plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, and each
other fringe or other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or
arrangement (including any “employee benefit plan,”
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA), sponsored,
maintained, or contributed to or required to be contributed to by
the Company or by any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any
employee or former employee of the Company, or any beneficiaries
thereof, or with respect to which the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate may have any Liability (the “ Employee Benefit
Plans ”).
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(b) Each
Employee Benefit Plan is and has been maintained and administered
in compliance with its terms and with the applicable requirements
of ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable Legal Requirements.
The Company has timely segregated or transferred all employee
contributions and paid all other contributions, premiums, and
expenses payable to or in respect of each Employee Benefit Plan
under the terms thereof and in accordance with the Code, ERISA, and
other applicable Legal Requirements. Neither the Company, nor, to
the Knowledge of the Company, any other Person, has engaged in any
transaction with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that would be
reasonably likely to subject the Company or Buyer to any Tax or
penalty (civil or otherwise) imposed by ERISA, the Code, or other
applicable Legal Requirements.
(c) With
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, the Company has delivered to
Buyer complete copies of each of the following documents:
(i) a copy of each Employee Benefit Plan (including any
amendments thereto); (ii) a copy of the three most recent
Form 5500 and annual report, if any, required under ERISA or
the Code; (iii) a copy of the three most recent
nondiscrimination reports, if any, required under the Code;
(iv) a copy of the most recent Summary Plan Description and
any related summary of material modification, if any, required
under ERISA; (v) if the Employee Benefit Plan is funded
through a trust or any third party funding vehicle, a copy of the
trust or other funding agreement (including any amendments
thereto); and (vi) if the Employee Benefit Plan is intended to
be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, the most recent
determination letter received from the Internal Revenue
Service.
(d) No
Employee Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer plan,” as
such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or a plan that is
subject to Title IV of ERISA, and neither the Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate has at any time contributed to, maintained, or incurred
any liability with respect to such a plan.
(e) None
of the Employee Benefit Plans that are “welfare benefit
plans,” within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA,
provide for continuing benefits or coverage after termination or
retirement from employment, except for COBRA rights under a
“group health plan” as defined in Section 4980B(g)
of the Code and Section 607 of ERISA.
(f) Each
Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code has received a determination from the
Internal Revenue Service that it is so qualified and there are no
facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to adversely
affect the qualified status of any such Employee Benefit
Plan.
(g) Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) result in an
increase in or accelerate the vesting of any of the benefits
available under any Employee Benefit Plan, or (ii) otherwise
entitle any current or former director or employee of the Company
to any severance pay, bonus payments, or other payment from the
Company.
(h) There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
Proceedings that have been asserted relating to any Employee
Benefit Plan by any employee or beneficiary covered under any
Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any Employee Benefit
Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), and neither the
Company, any ERISA Affiliate, nor any other Person has engaged in a
nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. No examination or audit of
any Employee Benefit Plan by any Governmental Authority is
currently in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened. The Company is not a party to any agreement or
understanding with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the
Internal Revenue Service, or the Department of Labor.
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Section 2.10.
Compliance with Legal Requirements . Except as set forth on
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is, and at all times has been,
in compliance with all Legal Requirements, including any Legal
Requirements related to escheat laws, that are or were applicable
to the operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of
its assets, except where such non-compliance could not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received, at any time
since the Compliance Date, any notice or other communication from
any Governmental Authority or other Person regarding any actual,
alleged, or potential violation of or failure to comply with any
Legal Requirement.
Section 2.11.
Governmental Authorizations . Each Governmental
Authorization of the Company is valid and in full force and effect
except where the failure to be in full force and effect could not
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
on the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is, and at all times since
the Compliance Date, has been, in compliance with each such
Governmental Authorization except where the failure to be in
compliance could not be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not
received, at any time since the Compliance Date, any notice or
other communication from any Governmental Authority or other Person
regarding (a) any actual, alleged, or potential violation of
or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any such
Governmental Authorization, or (b) any actual, proposed, or
potential revocation, suspension, cancellation or termination of,
or modification to, any such Governmental Authorization. The
Company has all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to
permit the Company to lawfully conduct and operate its business in
the manner it is currently conducted except where the failure to
have such authorizations could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.12.
Legal Proceedings; Orders .
(a) Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, there are no pending
Proceedings or claims, whether oral or in writing, (i) by or
against the Company or that otherwise relate to or may affect the
business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, the Company, or
(ii) that challenge, or that may have the effect of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering
with, any of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Knowledge
of the Company, no such Proceeding or claim, whether oral or in
writing, has been threatened, and no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that may give rise to or serve as a basis for
the commencement of any such Proceeding or claim. Except as set
forth in the Disclosure Schedule, there have not been any orders,
judgments, or decrees rendered against, or any settlements effected
by, the Company in connection with any Proceedings or claims,
whether oral or in writing, brought by or against the Company, or
that otherwise relate to or may affect the business of, or any of
the assets owned or used by, the Company.
(b) There
are no Orders outstanding (i) against the Company; or
(ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, that challenge, or that
may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or
otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated
hereby. To the Knowledge of the Company, no such Order has been
threatened, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that
may give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any
such Order.
Section 2.13.
Environmental Matters .
(a) To
the Knowledge of the Company, the Company is and has been in
compliance with all Environmental Laws, and does not have any
Liability under any Environmental Laws with respect to the Leased
Real Property or any other properties and assets (whether real,
personal, or mixed) in which the Company (or any predecessor) has
or at any time has had an interest, except in each case as could
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) To
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Hazardous Materials
present on or in the environment at the Leased Real Property or any
properties in which the Company has had at any time an interest
except as could not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
Knowledge of the Company, there has been no emission, disposal,
discharge, or other release or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threat of release, of any Hazardous Materials at or from the Leased
Real Property or any properties in which the Company has had at any
time an interest or, during the period of the Company’s
ownership or lease thereof, at, on, under, or from any property
formerly owned or leased by the Company.
(c) The
Company has not received any citation, notice, or other
communication from any Governmental Authority regarding any
alleged, actual, or potential violation of any Environmental Law
relating to the Leased Real Property or any properties in which the
Company has had at any time an interest, or any alleged, actual, or
potential obligation to undertake or bear the cost of any
Liabilities under any Environmental Law relating to the Leased Real
Property or any properties in which the Company has had at any time
an interest.
Section 2.14.
Insurance . The Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list and summary (including coverage amounts) of
(a) all policies of property, fire, and casualty, products
liability, workers’ compensation, and other forms of
insurance under which any of the assets or properties of the
Company are covered or otherwise relating to the business of the
Company, and (b) all life insurance policies covering the life
of any employee of the Company for which the Company or any
employee of the Company has paid any premiums. Such policies are in
full force and effect, and the Company or such employee has paid
all premiums due, and has otherwise performed all of its
obligations under, all such policies of insurance. Neither the
Company nor any employee of the Company has received any notice of
(a) cancellation or intent to cancel, or (b) an increase or
intent to increase premiums with respect to such insurance
policies, and is not aware of any basis for any such action. None
of the policies identified on the Disclosure Schedule provides for
retrospective premium adjustment. The Disclosure Schedule
identifies all risks that the Company has designated as being
self-insured and the amount of reserves set aside by the Company to
cover such risks. True and complete copies of such insurance
policies have been delivered to Buyer.
Section 2.15.
Contracts .
(a) Section 2.15(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule lists each contract, agreement, or other
commitment to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
is otherwise bound, involving payments to or from the Company in
the aggregate amount exceeding $10,000, excluding the agreements
disclosed in Sections 2.5(b), 2.8(d), and 2.16(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule (such contracts, agreements, and obligations,
together with the agreements disclosed in the aforesaid sections of
this Agreement (the “ Applicable Contracts
”):
(b) Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule:
(i)
Each Applicable Contract is valid and binding and in full force and
effect.
(ii)
The Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party
to any Applicable Contract is, and at all times has been, in
compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of each
Applicable Contract.
(iii)
The Company has not given to, or received from, any other party to
any Applicable Contract, any notice or other communication
regarding any actual or alleged breach of
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or default
under any Applicable Contract by the Company or any other party to
such Applicable Contract.
(c) True
and complete copies of each of the Applicable Contracts have been
delivered to Buyer.
Section 2.16.
Intellectual Property .
(a) The
term “ Intellectual Property Assets ” means all
intellectual property owned, licensed (as licensor or licensee), or
used by the Company, including:
(i)
the Company’s name, all fictional business names, trade
names, trade dress, registered and unregistered trademarks,
registered and unregistered service marks, and applications for any
of the foregoing (collectively, “ Marks
”);
(ii)
all patents, patent applications, and inventions and discoveries
that may be patentable or unpatentable worldwide (collectively,
“ Patents ”);
(iii)
all registered and unregistered copyrights in both published works
and unpublished works, and copyright applications (collectively,
“ Copyrights ”);
(iv)
all rights in Internet web sites and Internet domain names
(collectively, “ Internet Rights ”);
(v)
all computer software (excluding off-the-shelf software components
licensed to the Company pursuant to non-negotiable standard form,
mass-market, or “shrink wrap” licenses involving
payments of less than $3,000 on an annual basis) (the “
Software ”);
(vi)
all confidential or proprietary know-how, information, customer
lists, technical information, data, process technology, plans,
drawings, and blue prints pertaining to the business of the Company
and maintained by the Company as trade secrets (collectively,
“ Trade Secrets ”); and
(vii)
all general know-how, business information, customer and supplier
lists, technical information, data processing technology, plans,
drawings, and blue prints pertaining to the business of the Company
but which are not Trade Secrets (collectively, “ Business
Knowledge ”).
(b) The
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of the
Intellectual Property Assets (other than Trade Secrets and Business
Knowledge) in each case listing, as applicable, (i) the title of
the application or registration, (ii) the name of the
applicant/registrant and current owner, (iii) the jurisdiction
where the application/registration is located, (iv) the
application or registration number, (v) filing date, and
(vi) whether each such Intellectual Property Asset is owned or
licensed. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has
provided Buyer with specimens showing the use of each Mark in
commerce.
(c) The
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of agreements
and contracts under which the Company licenses any Intellectual
Property Assets (as a licensor or licensee). To the Knowledge of
the Company, the Intellectual Property Assets constitute all of the
intellectual property necessary to the conduct of the
Company’s business as currently conducted. The Company has
good and valid title to, or a valid and enforceable right to use
under an agreement listed in the Disclosure
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Schedule, each
of the Intellectual Property Assets, free and clear of all Liens.
The Company has the right to use without payment to a third party
each of the Intellectual Property Assets, other than any payment
required under any agreement listed in the Disclosure Schedule.
Neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the assignment to Buyer by operation of law or
otherwise of any contracts or agreements to which the Company is a
party, will result in (i) Buyer granting to any Person any
right to or with respect to any Intellectual Property Assets; or
(ii) Buyer being bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or
other restriction on the operation or scope of its
business.
(d) To
the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Intellectual Property
Assets is infringed by any patent, proprietary right, trade name,
trademark, trade dress, service mark, copyright, domain name, or
other intellectual property or proprietary right of any other
Person or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been challenged or
threatened in any way. None of the Intellectual Property Assets
infringes or interferes with or is alleged to infringe or interfere
with any patent, trade name, trademark, trade dress, service mark,
copyright, domain name or other intellectual property right of any
other Person, or misappropriates any trade secret or proprietary
rights of any other Person.
(e) There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
Proceedings asserting that any of the Intellectual Property Assets
is infringed by the intellectual property rights of any other
Person or that any of the Intellectual Property Assets infringes or
interferes with any intellectual property or proprietary rights of
any other Person, or otherwise relating to the Intellectual
Property Assets.
(f) All
Patents, Marks, and Copyrights that have been registered, and all
Internet Rights, are in compliance in all material respects with
all formal Legal Requirements (including the payment of any
required maintenance fees), and are valid and
enforceable.
(g) The
Company has taken all commercially reasonable precautions to
protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of all Trade
Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or
literature, and the Trade Secrets have not been used, divulged, or
appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other than the
Company) or to the detriment of the Company. The Business Knowledge
has not been appropriated either for the benefit of any Person
(other than the Company) or to the detriment of the
Company.
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