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Exhibit 2.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of April 26, 2005
with respect to
C.P. MEDICAL CORPORATION
by and among
THERAGENICS CORPORATION
as Purchaser
and
PATRICK J. FERGUSON
and
CYNTHIA L. FERGUSON
as Sellers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Table of Contents is not part of the Agreement to which it
is attached but
is inserted for convenience only.
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1
SECTION 1.01 DEFINITIONS AND
CONSTRUCTION.........................................................1
ARTICLE II SALE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES;
CLOSING........................................................12
SECTION 2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMPANY
SHARES.................................................12
SECTION 2.02 EXECUTED STOCK
POWERS...............................................................12
SECTION 2.03 PURCHASE PRICE AND ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE
PRICE.....................................13
SECTION 2.04
CLOSING.............................................................................14
SECTION 2.05 FURTHER ASSURANCES; POST-CLOSING
COOPERATION........................................15
SECTION 2.06 EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION.........................................................15
SECTION 2.07 STOCK REGISTRATION
RIGHTS...........................................................15
SECTION 2.08 SUPPLEMENT TO DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE...................................................15
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SELLER AND
THE COMPANY..............................16
SECTION 3.01 ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND
POWER....................................................16
SECTION 3.02
AUTHORITY...........................................................................16
SECTION 3.03 NO
CONFLICTS........................................................................17
SECTION 3.04 NO
CONSENTS.........................................................................17
SECTION 3.05 TITLE TO ASSETS AND PROPERTIES; ABSENCE OF
ENCUMBRANCES.............................18
SECTION 3.06 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
SCHEDULES..................................................19
SECTION 3.07 PRE-CLOSING BALANCE
SHEET...........................................................19
SECTION 3.08 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED
LIABILITIES..................................................21
SECTION 3.09 LITIGATION; REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE...................................................21
SECTION 3.10 PRODUCT LIABILITY
CLAIMS............................................................22
SECTION 3.11 RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS
ACTIVITIES.................................................22
SECTION 3.12 GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATION..........................................................22
SECTION 3.13 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY...............................................................23
SECTION 3.14 ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS...............................................................26
SECTION 3.15
TAXES...............................................................................27
SECTION 3.16 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLANS..............................................................28
SECTION 3.17 CAPITALIZATION AND EQUITY
OWNERSHIP.................................................30
SECTION 3.18 CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AFFECTED BY THE
ACQUISITION......................................30
SECTION 3.19 EMPLOYEE
MATTERS....................................................................30
SECTION 3.20 INTERESTED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS.......................................................32
SECTION 3.21
INSURANCE...........................................................................32
SECTION 3.22 BOOKS AND
RECORDS...................................................................33
SECTION 3.23 BROKERS' AND FINDERS' FEES; THIRD PARTY
EXPENSES....................................33
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SECTION 3.24 CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS AND SALES
REPRESENTATIVES.....................................33
SECTION 3.25 CONTRACTS AND
LICENSES.............................................................34
SECTION 3.26 NO BREACH OF CONTRACTS OR
LICENSES.................................................35
SECTION 3.27 THIRD PARTY
CONSENTS...............................................................35
SECTION 3.28
SOLVENCY...........................................................................35
SECTION 3.29 COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION
D.......................................................36
SECTION 3.30 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN BUSINESS
PRACTICES..............................................37
SECTION 3.31 REAL
PROPERTY......................................................................37
SECTION 3.32 PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT.............................................................37
SECTION 3.33 CERTAIN FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH
PHYSICIANS.....................................37
SECTION 3.34 REPRESENTATIONS
COMPLETE...........................................................37
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER.................................................38
SECTION 4.01 ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND
POWER....................................................38
SECTION 4.02
AUTHORITY...........................................................................38
SECTION 4.03 NO
CONFLICT.........................................................................39
SECTION 4.04 FINANCIAL
RESOURCES.................................................................39
SECTION 4.05 SEC FILINGS; FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS...................................................39
SECTION 4.06 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR
EVENTS................................................39
SECTION 4.07 VALID
ISSUANCE......................................................................40
SECTION 4.08 LITIGATION; REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE...................................................40
SECTION 4.09 NO FURTHER
REPRESENTATIONS..........................................................40
SECTION 4.10 REQUIRED
REGISTRATION...............................................................40
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS....................................................................................40
SECTION 5.01 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE COMPANY PENDING THE
CLOSING..............................40
SECTION 5.02 NOTICE OF CERTAIN
EVENTS............................................................43
SECTION 5.03 ACCESS TO INFORMATION;
CONFIDENTIALITY..............................................43
SECTION 5.04 NO SOLICITATION OF
TRANSACTIONS.....................................................43
SECTION 5.05 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
REPORTS....................................................44
SECTION 5.06 DELIVERY OF BOOKS AND RECORDS; REMOVAL OF
PROPERTY..................................45
SECTION 5.07 [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED].............................................................45
SECTION 5.08 NOTICE AND
CURE.....................................................................45
SECTION 5.09 FULFILLMENT OF
CONDITIONS...........................................................46
SECTION 5.10 FURTHER ACTION; CONSENTS;
FILINGS...................................................46
SECTION 5.11 PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS................................................................46
ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS.......................................................................47
SECTION 6.01 ASSISTANCE AND
COOPERATION..........................................................47
SECTION 6.02 [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED].............................................................47
SECTION 6.03 SPECIAL PURPOSE
SUBSIDIARY..........................................................47
SECTION 6.04 SECTION 338(H)(10)
ELECTION.........................................................47
SECTION 6.05 TAX
GROSS-UP........................................................................48
SECTION 6.06 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLANS..............................................................49
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING......................................................................49
SECTION 7.01 CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY TO
CONSUMMATE THE TRANSACTION...........49
SECTION 7.02 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH
SELLER.............................49
SECTION 7.03 ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF
PURCHASER...............................50
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER.........................................................53
SECTION 8.01
TERMINATION.........................................................................53
SECTION 8.02 EFFECT OF
TERMINATION...............................................................54
SECTION 8.03 EXPENSES; LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES........................................................54
ARTICLE IX SURVIVAL, INDEMNIFICATION AND
ESCROW........................................................54
SECTION 9.01
SURVIVAL...........................................................................54
SECTION 9.02 ESCROW
FUND........................................................................54
SECTION 9.03
INDEMNIFICATION....................................................................55
SECTION 9.04 PROCEDURE FOR
INDEMNIFICATION......................................................56
SECTION 9.05 ASSIGNMENT BY
PURCHASER............................................................57
ARTICLE X GENERAL
PROVISIONS...........................................................................57
SECTION 10.01
NOTICES.............................................................................57
SECTION 10.02
AMENDMENT...........................................................................59
SECTION 10.03 WAIVER, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE..............................................59
SECTION 10.04
SEVERABILITY........................................................................60
SECTION 10.05 ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT; NO THIRD PARTY
BENEFICIARY..............................60
SECTION 10.06 GOVERNING
LAW.......................................................................60
SECTION 10.07 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL................................................................60
SECTION 10.08 HEADINGS;
INTERPRETATION............................................................61
SECTION 10.09
COUNTERPARTS........................................................................61
SECTION 10.10
MEDIATION...........................................................................61
SECTION 10.11 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT....................................................................62
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 P. Ferguson Non-Competition Agreement
Exhibit A-2 C. Ferguson Non-Competition Agreement
Exhibit B Escrow Agreement
Exhibit C Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit D Sellers Certificate of Subchapter S Election
Exhibit E Opinion of Counsel to Purchaser
Exhibit F Opinion of Counsel to Sellers
Exhibit G Form of Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement
Exhibit H-1 P. Ferguson Employment Agreement
Exhibit H-2 W. Black Employment Agreement
Exhibit H-3 Jeffry Barron Employment Agreement
Exhibit H-4 Thomas Brammer Employment Agreement
Exhibit H-5 Mary Ann Greenawalt Employment Agreement
Exhibit H-6 Chris Taylor Employment Agreement
Exhibit I-1 Real Estate Lease Documents
Exhibit I-2 Real Estate Lease Documents
Exhibit I-3 Real Estate Lease Documents
Exhibit I-4 Real Estate Lease Documents
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of
April 26,
2005, by and among Theragenics Corporation, a Delaware
corporation
("PURCHASER"), Patrick J. Ferguson ("P. FERGUSON") and Cynthia
L. Ferguson ("C.
FERGUSON"), each a resident of the State of Washington
(collectively "SELLERS").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
set forth in
ARTICLE I.
RECITALS
As of the date hereof, P. Ferguson is the beneficial owner of
Fifty
percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
C.P. Medical
Corporation, an Oregon corporation (the "COMPANY"), and C.
Ferguson is the
beneficial owner of Fifty percent (50%) of the issued and
outstanding capital
stock of the Company.
This Agreement contemplates a transaction in which Sellers shall
sell,
transfer, assign, and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall
purchase and
accept from Sellers, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued
and outstanding
capital stock of the Company, for the consideration and on the
terms set forth
in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.
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(a) CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. For purposes of this Agreement,
the
following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below. All other
capitalized terms, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
respective
meanings assigned to them where they first appear and are
defined in this
Agreement.
"ACTION OR PROCEEDING" means any action, suit, litigation,
proceeding,
mediation, arbitration or Governmental Entity investigation or
audit.
"AFFILIATE", with respect to any Person, means any other Person
that
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
first Person.
"AGREEMENT" means this Stock Purchase Agreement, together with
all
Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto and referenced
herein.
"ALLOCABLE STOCK" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.04(c).
"ALTERNATE TRANSACTION" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 5.04.
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"ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS" means, collectively, the Escrow
Agreement, the
P. Ferguson Employment Agreement, the C. Ferguson
Non-Competition Agreement, P.
Ferguson Non-Competition Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Real
Estate Lease Documents and all other support agreements and
other agreements to
be entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement.
"ASSETS AND PROPERTIES" of any Person means all assets and
properties
of every kind, nature, character and description (whether real,
personal or
mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent,
fixed or otherwise and wherever situated), including the
goodwill related
thereto, operated, owned, leased or licensed by such Person,
including cash,
cash equivalents, Investment Assets, accounts and notes
receivable, chattel
paper, documents, instruments, licenses, Contracts, general
intangibles, real
estate, equipment, inventory, goods and Intellectual
Property.
"ASSOCIATE", with respect to any Person, means any corporation
or other
business organization of which such Person is an officer or
partner or is the
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent (10%)
or more of any
class of equity securities, any trust or estate in which such
Person has a
substantial beneficial interest or as to which such Person
serves as a trustee
or in a similar capacity, the spouse of such Person, or any
relative of such
Person or spouse, who shares the same primary residence as such
Person.
"BENEFIT PLAN" means any written and any unwritten bonus,
incentive
compensation, deferred compensation, pension, profit sharing,
retirement,
savings, stock purchase, stock option, restricted stock, stock
grant, stock
ownership, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, leave of
absence, layoff,
vacation, day care, dependent care, legal services, cafeteria,
life insurance,
health, accident, disability, worker's compensation or other
insurance,
severance, separation, welfare or other employee benefit plan,
practice, policy
or arrangement of any kind, whether written or oral, including
any "employee
benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA.
"BOOKS AND RECORDS" of any Person means all files,
documents,
instruments, papers, books and records relating to the business,
operations,
condition (financial or other), results of operations and Assets
and Properties
of such Person, including financial statements, Tax Returns and
related work
papers and letters from accountants, budgets, pricing
guidelines, sales and
promotional literature, sales and purchase correspondence,
ledgers, journals,
deeds, title policies, personnel and employment records,
Contracts, Licenses,
customer and supplier lists, telephone and facsimile numbers,
computer files and
programs, retrieval programs, operating data and plans and
environmental studies
and plans.
"BUSINESS CONTRACTS" means all Contracts (other than the Real
Property
Leases and the Personal Property Leases) to which the Company is
a party and
which are used or held for use by the Company primarily in, or
are necessary
for, the conduct of the business of the Company as a going
concern, including
purchase orders and Contracts related to customers, suppliers,
sales
representatives, distributors, marketing, manufacturing and
testing.
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"BUSINESS DAY" means any day on which the principal offices of
the SEC
in Washington, D.C. are open to accept filings, or, in the case
of determining a
date when any payment is due, any day on which banks are not
required or
authorized by Law or executive order to close in the State of
Georgia.
"BUSINESS LICENSES" means all Licenses (including
applications
therefor), to the extent transferable, which are used or held
for use by the
Company primarily in, or are necessary for, the conduct of the
business of the
Company as a going concern.
"C. FERGUSON" means Cynthia L. Ferguson, a resident of the State
of
Washington.
"C. FERGUSON NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed
to it
in Section 7.03(g).
"CERCLA" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.01(a),
under
"Environmental Law."
"CERTIFICATES" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.02.
"CLAIM" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.04(a).
"CLOSING" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.04.
"CLOSING BALANCE SHEET" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
2.03(b).
"CLOSING DATE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.04.
"COBRA" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.16(j).
"COMPANY" has the meaning ascribed to it in the Recitals.
"COMPANY AUTHORIZATIONS" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
3.12.
"COMPANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all the Intellectual
Property
that is used or useful in, or is necessary for, the conduct of
the business of
the Company as a going concern (including the Company's goodwill
therein) as
conducted within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date
hereof.
"COMPANY SHARES" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.01.
"COMPANY'S PLANS" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.16(d).
"CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT" means that certain
Confidentiality
Agreement dated October 22, 2004 between Purchaser and the
Company.
"CONTRACT" means any agreement, lease, license, evidence of
Indebtedness, mortgage, indenture, security agreement or other
contract or
arrangement (whether written or oral) setting forth a legal
obligation or right
of a party thereto with respect to the subject matter thereof
(including all
amendments, supplements thereto, restatements thereof and
consents,
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waivers and notices thereunder which affect the rights and/or
obligations of any
of the parties thereto).
"CPA FIRM" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.03(b).
"CURRENT ASSETS" means the aggregate of the amounts with respect
to the
following line items as reflected in the Pre-Closing Balance
Sheet or Closing
Balance Sheet, as applicable: cash and cash equivalents;
accounts receivable;
accounts receivable-employee; notes receivable; investments; and
inventory.
"CURRENT LIABILITIES" means the aggregate of the amounts with
respect
to the following line items as reflected in the Pre-Closing
Balance Sheet or
Closing Balance Sheet, as applicable: accounts payable; deferred
payment;
accrued bonuses; accrued payroll; accrued payroll taxes and
other accruals.
"$"means United States dollars.
"DISPUTE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.10.
"EMPLOYEES" means all employees of the Company employed in
connection
with the business of the Company as of the date of this
Agreement either
directly by the Company or indirectly pursuant to the Employee
Management
Service Agreement between HC Oregon, Inc. and the Company dated
as of September
1, 2001, and as amended on July 21, 2004.
"ENCUMBRANCE" means any mortgage, pledge, assessment,
security
interest, lease, lien, adverse claim, levy, charge or other
encumbrance or
restriction of any kind, or any conditional sale Contract, title
retention
Contract or other Contract to give any of the foregoing.
"ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIM" means any action, suit, complaint, notice
of
violation, demand, penalty, written or oral notice, request for
information or
other communication, claim, investigation, order or proceeding
relating to: (i)
the actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law,
including, without
limitation, any alleged failure to possess or comply with any
environmental
approvals, permits, licenses, clearances and consents required
under any
Environmental Law; (ii) any treatment, storage, recycling,
transportation,
disposal, handling, placement, Release or threatened Release, or
the presence of
any Hazardous Material at any location, whether or not owned by
the Person
against whom such liability is alleged or asserted; or (iii) the
actual or
alleged exposure of any Person to any Hazardous Material.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" means any Law or rule of common law
(including,
without limitation, nuisance and trespass claims) of any
Governmental Entity,
relating to human health, safety, any Hazardous Material,
natural resources or
the environment (including, without limitation, ground, air,
water or noise
pollution or contamination, and underground or above-ground
storage tanks), and
shall include, without limitation, the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
42 U.S.C. ss.
6901 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. ss.9601 et seq. ("CERCLA"), as
amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA");
the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. ss. 1801 et seq.; the
Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. ss. 1251 et seq.; the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C.
ss. 7401 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C.
ss. 2601 et
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seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 300f et seq.,
and their state
equivalents or analogs, and any other state or federal
environmental statutes,
and all rules, regulations, orders and decrees now or hereafter
promulgated
under any of the foregoing, as any of the foregoing now exist or
may be changed
or amended or come into effect in the future.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
"ERISA AFFILIATE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
3.16(g).
"ESCROW AGENT" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
9.02.
"ESCROW AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.04(c).
"ESCROW AMOUNT" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.04(c).
"ESCROW FUND" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
9.02.
"ESCROW SHARES" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.04(c).
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,
together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
as in effect
from time to time.
"EXPENSES" means, with respect to any party hereto, all
out-of-pocket
expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel,
accountants, investment
bankers, experts and consultants) reasonably incurred by or on
behalf of such
party in connection with or related to the negotiation,
authorization,
preparation, execution and performance of its obligations
pursuant to this
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the
transactions
contemplated hereby, and all other matters and proceedings
related to this
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the transactions
contemplated hereby and
thereby and the closing of such transactions.
"FINAL CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 2.03(b).
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles,
consistently applied throughout the specified period and in the
immediately
preceding comparable period.
"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" means any United States federal, state or
local
and any foreign governmental, regulatory or administrative
authority, agency,
commission, court, tribunal or arbitral body.
"GROSS SHARES" shall mean a number of shares of Purchaser Common
Stock
with a dollar value valued at the Purchaser Average Stock Price
equal to Six
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($6,250,000).
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"HAZARDOUS MATERIAL" means any material or substance, whether
solid,
liquid or gaseous: (i) which is listed, regulated or defined as
a "hazardous
substance," "hazardous waste," "hazardous material," "regulated
substance,"
"toxic substance," "contaminant," "pollutant" or "solid waste,"
or otherwise
classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic, in or pursuant to
any
Environmental Law, or for which a Person may be subject to
liability under any
Environmental Law; (ii) which is or contains asbestos,
lead-based paint, radon,
any polychlorinated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether,
urea formaldehyde
foam insulation, explosive or radioactive material, motor fuel,
or petroleum
(including, without limitation, petroleum products, by-products,
constituents or
other petroleum hydrocarbons), fungi, bacterial or viral matter
which reproduces
through the release of spores or the splitting of cells or other
means,
(including without limitation, mold, toxic or mycotoxin spores);
or (iii) which
causes a contamination or nuisance on, in, at, under, around or
affecting any
property or a hazard, or threat of the same, to public health,
human health or
the environment.
"INDEBTEDNESS" of any Person means all obligations of such
Person (i)
for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or
similar instruments, (ii) for the deferred purchase price of
goods or services
(other than trade payables or accruals incurred in the ordinary
course of
business), (iii) under capital leases, and (iv) in the nature of
guarantees of
the obligations described in clauses (i) through (iii) above of
any other
Person.
"INDEMNITEE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
9.04(a).
"INDEMNITOR" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
9.04(a).
"INTANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY" means all Intellectual Property
of the
Company, including the items listed in SECTION 3.13(G) OF THE
SELLERS DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE and all Intellectual Property of the Company related
to
Product-Specific Machinery and Equipment.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means any or all of the following, and
all
rights in, to, under, arising out of, or associated with any or
all of the
following: (i) all United States, foreign and international
patents and patent
rights (including all patents, patent applications, and any and
all divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, re-examinations
and extensions
thereof, and all invention registrations and invention
disclosures); (ii) all
trademarks and trademark rights, service marks and service mark
rights, trade
names and trade name rights, service names and service name
rights (including
all goodwill, common law rights and governmental or other
registrations or
applications for registration pertaining thereto), designs,
trade dress, brand
names, business and product names, Internet domain names, logos
and slogans;
(iii) all copyrightable works and copyright rights therein
(including all common
law rights and governmental or other registrations or
applications for
registration pertaining thereto, and renewal rights therefor);
(iv) all SUI
GENERIS database rights, ideas, inventions, (whether patentable
or not),
invention disclosures, improvements, technology, know-how,
show-how, formulas,
systems, processes, designs, methodologies, industrial models,
works of
authorship, technical drawings, statistical models, algorithms,
modules,
computer programs, technical documentation, business methods,
work product,
intellectual and industrial property licenses, proprietary
information, and
customer lists; (v) all mask works, mask work registrations and
applications
therefor; (vi) all industrial designs and any registrations and
applications
therefor throughout the world; (vii) all computer software
including all source
code, object code,
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firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all
media on which any
of the foregoing is recorded; (viii) all shop rights and moral
rights, (ix) all
trade secrets, trade secret rights, and other proprietary rights
in information,
including contractual or other rights to confidential
information of third
parties or to have information treated as confidential by third
parties; (x) all
similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to, and to the
benefits pertaining
to, any of the foregoing, including (without limitation), the
right to
institute, prosecute, defend, and/or prosecute all suits and
proceedings and
retain all damage and other awards and to take all actions
necessary or proper
to collect, assert, or enforce any interest, claim, right, or
title of any kind
in and to any and all of the foregoing, the Inventions and
Discoveries or the
Assets and Properties; and (xi) all documentation related to any
of the
foregoing; provided, however, that the term "INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY" does not
include any of the foregoing to the extent that the rights
thereto are in the
public domain and not subject to ownership or proprietary rights
on the part of
any party.
"INTERNAL REVENUE CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
"INVENTORY" means all inventory of goods and supplies used
or
maintained in connection with the business of the Company,
including medical
supplies and office supplies, whether as finished product, raw
material or work
in progress, and whether held at, or in transit from or to, the
locations at
which the business of the Company is conducted.
"INVESTMENT ASSETS" means all debentures, notes and other
evidences of
Indebtedness, stocks, securities (including rights to purchase
and securities
convertible into or exchangeable for other securities),
interests in joint
ventures and general and limited partnerships, mortgage loans
and other
investment or portfolio assets owned of record or beneficially
by the Company
(other than trade receivables generated in the ordinary course
of business of
the Company).
"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
"LAW" means any U.S. federal, state, or local, and any
foreign,
statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order,
judgment, decree, or
other requirement or rule of law, as in effect from time to
time, including the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
"LEGAL EXPENSES" of Purchaser Indemnified Parties means any and
all
reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of any kind
incurred by such
Purchaser Indemnified Parties and its counsel in investigating,
preparing for,
defending against, providing evidence, producing documents or
responding to
subpoenas in connection with, or taking other action with
respect to any
threatened or asserted claim or investigation of a third party
or Governmental
Entity, including expenses of investigation, court costs, and
fees and expenses
of attorneys, accountants and experts.
"LIABILITY" and "LIABILITIES" means any Indebtedness, obligation
or
other liability of a Person (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, fixed or
otherwise, matured or unmatured, determined or undetermined, or
whether due or
to become due).
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"LICENSE" means any license, permit, certificate of
authority,
authorization, approval, registration, franchise and similar
consent granted or
issued by any Governmental Entity.
"LOSS" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.03(a).
"MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" with respect to the specified Person
means
any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or
development that,
individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes,
effects, events,
occurrences, states of fact and developments, is, or would
reasonably be
expected to be, materially adverse to the business, assets,
Liabilities,
financial condition, operations, results of operations or
prospects of the
specified Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that none of the following
shall be deemed
in itself to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: changes,
effects, events,
occurrences, states of facts or developments (A) occurring as a
result of
general economic or financial conditions that do not have a
disproportionate and
adverse impact on the business of the Company, or (B) which, in
the case of the
business of the Company, are not unique to the Company's
business but also
affect other Persons who participate or are engaged in the
businesses comparable
to the business of the Company, and, in the case of Purchaser,
are not unique to
Purchaser but also affect other Persons who participate or are
engaged in the
businesses conducted by Purchaser, to the extent, in each case,
that such
changes, events, occurrences, states of fact or developments do
not have a
disproportionate effect on the business of the Company (in the
case of
provisions relating to the business of the Company) or on
Purchaser (in the case
of provisions relating to Purchaser).
"MEDICAL SUPPLY AND PRODUCT BUSINESS" means the business of
manufacturing, sales and distribution of medical products and
devices with human
and veterinary applications.
"NOTICE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.04(a).
"NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
2.03(b).
"ORDER" means any writ, judgment, decree, notice, ruling,
opinion,
stipulation, determination, injunction or similar order or award
of any
arbitrator, mediator or Governmental Entity (in each such case
whether
preliminary or final).
"P. FERGUSON" means Patrick J. Ferguson, a resident of the State
of
Washington.
"P. FERGUSON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to
it in
Section 7.03(g).
"P. FERGUSON NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed
to it
in Section 7.03(g).
"PAYMENT PROGRAMS" means any payment program, including
without
limitation Medicare, TRICARE, Medicaid, worker's compensation,
Blue Cross/Blue
Shield programs, managed care plans, health maintenance
organizations, preferred
provider organizations, health benefit plans, health insurance
plans, employee
benefit plans, government sponsored programs, alternative care
plans, and other
third party reimbursement and payment programs.
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"PERMITTED ENCUMBRANCE" means (i) any Encumbrance for Taxes not
yet due
or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings for
which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with
GAAP, or (ii)
any statutory Encumbrance arising in the ordinary course of
business by
operation of Law with respect to a Liability that is not yet due
and payable and
does not materially impair the value of the property subject to
such Encumbrance
or the use of such property in the conduct of the business of
the Company.
"PERSON" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability
partnership,
syndicate, person (including a "person" as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act), trust, association, entity or Governmental
Entity.
"PERSONAL PROPERTY LEASES" means (A) The leases or subleases
of
Tangible Personal Property described in SECTION 3.25(A) OF THE
SELLERS
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE as to which the Company is the lessor or
sublessor, and (B)
the leases of Tangible Personal Property described in Section
3.25(a) of the
Sellers Disclosure Schedule as to which the Company is the
lessee or sublessee,
together with any options to purchase the underlying
property.
"PRE-CLOSING BALANCE SHEET" means that certain Balance Sheet
dated as
of the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet Date set forth in SECTION 3.06
OF THE SELLERS
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE.
"PRE-CLOSING BALANCE SHEET DATE" means December 31, 2004.
"PRE-CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL" means the Working Capital derived
from
the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet.
"PRICING PERIOD" means the twenty (20) trading days ending on
two
trading days immediately prior to (and not including) the
execution date of this
Agreement.
"PRODUCT-SPECIFIC MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT" has the meaning
ascribed to
it in the definition for "TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY".
"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.03(a).
"PURCHASER" means Theragenics Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
"PURCHASER AVERAGE STOCK PRICE" means the arithmetic average of
the
closing price for a share of Purchaser Common Stock as quoted on
the New York
Stock Exchange for each trading day during the Pricing
Period.
"PURCHASER COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $.01
per
share, of Purchaser.
"PURCHASER DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" has the meaning ascribed to it
in the
introductory paragraph of ARTICLE IV.
"PURCHASER INDEMNIFIED PARTIES" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 9.03(a).
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"PURCHASER SEC REPORTS" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
4.05(a).
"RATE" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9.03(a).
"REAL ESTATE LEASE DOCUMENTS" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
7.03(h).
"REAL PROPERTY LEASES" means (A) The leases and subleases of
real
property with respect to the Company's facilities which are
described in SECTION
3.25(A) OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE as to which the
Company is the lessor
or sublessor, and (B) the leases and subleases of real property
described in
SECTION 3.25(A) OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE as to which
the Company is
the lessee or sublessee, together with any options to purchase
the underlying
property and leasehold improvements thereon, and in each case
all other rights,
subleases, licenses, permits and profits appurtenant to or
related to such
leases and subleases.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" have the meaning ascribed to them in
Section
2.07.
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 2.07.
"RELEASE" means any past or present release, spilling,
leaking,
pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, depositing,
escaping,
injecting, leaching, dispersing, seeping, migrating, filtering,
dumping,
disposing, injecting or other releasing into the indoor or
outdoor environment
(including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
groundwater, and
surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property,
whether
intentional or unintentional, including, without limitation, the
movement of
Hazardous Material through or into the air, soil, surface water,
or groundwater.
"REPRESENTATIVES" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.03.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
together
with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in
effect from time to
time.
"SELLERS" has the meaning ascribed to it in the introductory
paragraph
of this Agreement.
"SELLERS CERTIFICATE OF SUBCHAPTER S ELECTION" has the meaning
ascribed
to it in Section 3.15(a).
"SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE" has the meaning ascribed to it in
the
introductory paragraph of ARTICLE III.
"SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability
partnership, joint venture or other legal entity, a majority of
the stock or
other equity interests or voting power of which is owned,
directly or
indirectly, by such Person (either alone or through or together
with any other
subsidiary of such Person).
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"SUPPLEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.08.
"TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY" means all furniture, fixtures,
vehicles,
machinery, equipment, tools (including machinery and equipment
designed
exclusively for products of the business of the Company)
("PRODUCT-SPECIFIC
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT") computers (including computer hardware
and software)
and other tangible personal property and all replacement parts
therefor which
are used or held for use by the Company primarily in, or are
necessary for, the
conduct of the business of the Company as a going concern, and
including any of
the foregoing purchased subject to any conditional sales or
title retention
agreement in favor of any other Person and including
Product-Specific Machinery
and Equipment owned or leased by the Company and located at
locations where
products of the business of the Company are manufactured or
tested.
"TAX" means (i) any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties,
tariffs,
imposts and other charges of any kind (together with any and all
interest,
penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with
respect thereto)
imposed by any Taxing Authority, including, without limitation,
taxes or other
charges on or with respect to income, built-in gains, excessive
net passive
income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts,
property, sales,
use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security,
workers' compensation,
unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges
in the nature of
excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added or
gains taxes,
license, registration and documentation fees, and customs'
duties, tariffs and
similar charges; (ii) any liability for the payment of any
amounts of the type
described in clause (i) as a result of being a member of an
affiliated,
combined, consolidated or unitary group for any taxable period;
and (iii) any
liability for the payment of amounts of the type described in
clause (i) or
clause (ii) as a result of being a transferee of, or a successor
in interest to,
any Person or as a result of an express or implied obligation to
indemnify any
Person.
"TAX RETURN" means any return, statement, report or form
(including any
estimated tax reports and returns, withholding tax reports and
returns and
information reports and returns) required to be filed with
respect to any Tax.
"TAXING AUTHORITY" means any Governmental Entity or taxing
authority
responsible for the assessment, collection or administration of
any Tax.
"TERMINATING PURCHASER BREACH" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 8.01(e).
"TERMINATING SELLER BREACH" has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section
8.01(d).
"UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 3.06.
"W. BLACK EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT" has the meaning ascribed to it
in
Section 7.03(g).
"WORKING CAPITAL" means the difference between (i) the Current
Assets,
and (ii) the Current Liabilities.
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(b) CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context of this Agreement
otherwise
clearly requires: (i) words of any gender include each other
gender and the
neuter; (ii) words using the singular or plural number also
include the plural
or singular number, respectively; (iii) the terms "HEREOF,"
"HEREIN," "HEREBY,"
"HERETO" and derivative or similar words refer to this entire
Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other
subdivision; (iv) the
terms "ARTICLE" or "SECTION" or other subdivision refer to the
specified
Article, Section or other subdivision of the body of this
Agreement; (v) the
words "INCLUDE," "INCLUDES" and "INCLUDING" shall be deemed to
be followed by
the phrase "without limitation" except when preceded by a
negative predicate;
and (vi) when a reference is made in this Agreement to a
Schedule or Exhibit,
such reference shall be to a Schedule or Exhibit to this
Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. All accounting terms used herein and not
expressly defined
herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP. The
term "PARTY" or
"PARTIES" (but not the term "THIRD PARTY") when used herein
refer to Purchaser,
on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand. When used
herein, the phrase
"TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF" any Person, "TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE OF" any
Person, "KNOWN
TO" any Person or any similar phrase, means, in the case of
Purchaser, the
actual knowledge of Bruce Smith, James MacLennan and Tracy
Caswell and, in the
case of Sellers or the Company, the actual knowledge of P.
Ferguson, C.
Ferguson, Wayne Black and Mary Ann Greenawalt and, in each case,
the knowledge
that such Persons would have obtained of the matter represented
after reasonable
due and diligent inquiry of those employees and agents of such
party whom such
individuals reasonably believe would have actual knowledge of
the matters
represented. In this Agreement, any reference to a party
conducting its business
or other affairs or taking any action in the "ORDINARY COURSE OF
BUSINESS" and
"ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS CONSISTENT WITH PAST PRACTICE"
refer to the
business and practice of the specified business as heretofore
conducted to the
extent: (a) such action is consistent with such party's past
practices and is
taken in the ordinary course of such party's normal day-to-day
operations; and
(b) such action is not required to be authorized by such party's
shareholders or
members, as applicable, such party's board of directors or
managers, as
applicable, or any committee thereof and does not require any
other separate or
special authorization of any nature from a third party.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES; CLOSING
Section 2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMPANY SHARES. On the terms
and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Purchaser
will purchase, acquire and accept from Sellers, and Sellers will
sell, assign,
convey and deliver to Purchaser, all of their right, title and
interest in and
to Two Thousand (2,000) shares of the stock of the Company,
representing one
hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding common
stock of the Company
(the "COMPANY SHARES"), free and clear of any Encumbrances.
Section 2.02 EXECUTED STOCK POWERS. At the Closing, Sellers
shall
deliver executed stock powers, in a form reasonably satisfactory
to Purchaser,
together with those original certificates that immediately prior
to the Closing
represented the Company Shares held by Sellers, or a duly
executed affidavit of
lost certificate and indemnity for any Certificate for Company
Shares which has
been lost, stolen, seized or destroyed (the "CERTIFICATES"), to
Purchaser.
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Section 2.03 PURCHASE PRICE AND ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE
PRICE.
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(a) PURCHASE PRICE. The aggregate purchase price for (i) the
Company
Shares and (ii) for the covenants of P. Ferguson and C. Ferguson
not to compete
contained EXHIBITS A-1 and A-2, respectively, is Twenty-Five
Million Two Hundred
Eighty Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Three Dollars
($25,282,353) (the
"PURCHASE PRICE"), subject to adjustment as provided in Section
2.03(b) and
payable in cash and shares of Purchaser Common Stock at the
Closing in the
manner provided in Section 2.04(c). The parties hereto
acknowledge and agree
that $24,082,353 shall be allocated to the purchase of Company
Shares, $600,000
shall be allocable to the P. Ferguson Non-Competition Agreement
and $600,000
shall be allocable to the C. Ferguson Non-Competition
Agreement.
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.
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(i) As soon as practicable (but in no event later than
ninety
(90) days) after the Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to
Purchaser an
unaudited balance sheet for the Company dated as of the Closing
Date (the
"CLOSING BALANCE SHEET") which shall include Working Capital for
the Sellers as
of the Closing Date. The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared
in accordance
with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date. The Closing Balance
Sheet shall
become final and binding on Purchaser and Sellers unless either
party gives
written notice of disagreement (a "NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT")
within thirty (30)
days following delivery by Sellers of the Closing Balance Sheet.
Any such Notice
of Disagreement shall specify in reasonable detail the nature of
any
disagreement so asserted. If Purchaser and Sellers are unable to
resolve the
disagreements with respect to the Closing Balance Sheet within
thirty (30) days
following the issuance of the Notice of Disagreement, they shall
refer the
remaining differences to a nationally recognized firm of
independent public
accountants (excluding any firm that presently provides, or has
provided within
the last three years, services to either party) as to which
Purchaser and
Sellers mutually agree (the "CPA FIRM"), which acting as experts
and not as
arbitrators, shall determine only with respect to the remaining
differences so
submitted, whether and to what extent, if any, the Working
Capital as set forth
in the Closing Balance Sheet requires adjustment. Purchaser and
Sellers shall
direct the CPA Firm to use its best efforts to render its
determination within
forty-five (45) days after the date the CPA Firm is selected.
The CPA Firm's
determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Purchaser and
Sellers. The
fees and disbursements of the CPA Firm shall be shared equally
by Purchaser and
Sellers. The Working Capital amount that becomes final and
binding on Purchaser
and Sellers under this Section 2.03(b) shall be referred to
herein as the "FINAL
CLOSING WORKING CAPITAL."
(ii) After the calculation of the Final Closing Working
Capital, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted and payments shall
be made as
follows, not later than five (5) Business Days following the
determination of
the Final Closing Working Capital:
(A) if the Final Closing Working Capital is more than
$100,000 less than the Pre-Closing Working Capital, then the
Escrow Agent shall
return and deliver to Purchaser out of Sellers Escrow Shares
that number of
shares of Purchaser Common Stock with a dollar value (valued at
the Purchaser
Average Stock Price) equal to the amount of such difference.
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(B) if the Final Closing Working Capital is more than
$100,000 greater than the Pre-Closing Working Capital, then
Purchaser shall
transfer to the Escrow Agent that number of shares of Purchaser
Common Stock
with a dollar value (valued at the Purchaser Average Stock
Price) equal to the
amount of such difference. Such additional shares of Purchaser
Common Stock
shall increase the Escrow Amount, shall be deemed to be a part
of the Escrow
Fund and shall be held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow Agreement.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
2.03(b)(ii), no adjustments to the Purchase Price shall be made
unless the
difference between the Pre-Closing Working Capital and the Final
Closing Working
Capital exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). In the
event the
$100,000 threshold is exceeded, adjustments shall be made back
to the first
dollar of difference between the Pre-Closing Working Capital and
Final Closing
Working Capital.
(iv) Purchaser and Sellers acknowledge and agree that in
addition to adjustments to the Purchase Price that may be made
pursuant to
Section 2.03(b)(ii), the Purchase Price may be adjusted in
accordance with
Section 6.05. Any adjustment to the Purchase Price made pursuant
to Section 6.05
shall be paid in cash.
Section 2.04 CLOSING. Unless this Agreement shall have been
terminated
and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been
abandoned in accordance
with Section 8.01, the closing of the purchase and sale of the
Company Shares
shall take place effective as of midnight on May 6, 2005 or such
other date as
the parties hereto agree (the "CLOSING"), but only after the
satisfaction or
waiver of each of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VII (the
"CLOSING DATE").
The Closing shall take place at the Atlanta office of Powell
Goldstein LLP,
Fourteenth Floor, 1201 West Peachtree St, NW, Atlanta, Georgia
30309-3488. At
the Closing:
(a) Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser and Purchaser shall
deliver to
Sellers fully executed originals of the opinions, certificates,
contracts,
documents and instruments required by ARTICLE VII.
(b) Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser the Certificates, duly
endorsed
(or accompanied by duly executed stock powers).
(c) Purchaser shall deliver to each Seller his or her allocable
share
of (i) Nineteen Million Thirty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Fifty
Three Dollars
($19,032,353) in cash, and (ii) certificates registered, as
applicable, in the
name of P. Ferguson or C. Ferguson representing a number of
shares of Purchaser
Common Stock equal to each Seller's allocable portion of the
Gross Shares.
Notwithstanding Section 2.04(c)(ii) above, with respect to the
shares of
Purchaser Common Stock allocable to P. Ferguson and C. Ferguson
at Closing (the
"ALLOCABLE STOCK"), such number of shares of Allocable Stock
with a dollar value
at the Purchaser Average Stock Price equal to Three Million
Dollars ($3,000,000)
(the "ESCROW SHARES") shall be registered in the name of P.
Ferguson and C.
Ferguson, and Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a
certificate in the
name of P. Ferguson and C. Ferguson representing the Escrow
Shares (the "ESCROW
AMOUNT") pursuant to ARTICLE IX, to be held by the Escrow Agent
in accordance
with an escrow agreement to be entered into on the Closing Date
by Purchaser, P.
Ferguson and C.
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Ferguson and the Escrow Agent in substantially the form of
EXHIBIT B hereto (the
"ESCROW AGREEMENT").
If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the
outstanding
shares of Purchaser Common Stock shall be changed into a
different number of
shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization,
split-up,
combination or exchange of shares, or any dividend payable in
stock or other
securities or cash shall be declared thereon with a record date
within such
period, the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be
issued hereunder
and the number of shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be placed
into escrow
shall be adjusted accordingly.
Section 2.05 FURTHER ASSURANCES; POST-CLOSING COOPERATION. At
any time
or from time to time after the Closing, at Purchaser's request
and without
further consideration, Sellers shall execute and deliver to
Purchaser such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and
confirmation, provide
such materials and information and take such other actions as
Purchaser may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order more effectively
to transfer,
convey and assign to Purchaser, and to confirm Purchaser's title
to, the Company
Shares, and, to the full extent permitted by Law, to put
Purchaser in actual
possession and operating control of the Company and to assist
Purchaser in
exercising all rights with respect thereto.
Section 2.06 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION. The shares of
Purchaser
Common Stock to be issued in connection with the transactions
contemplated by
this Agreement will be issued in a transaction exempt from
registration under
the Securities Act by reason of Section 4(2) thereof and/or
Regulation D and may
not be re-offered or resold other than in conformity with the
registration
requirements of the Securities Act and such other Laws or
pursuant to an
exemption therefrom. The certificates representing shares of
Purchaser Common
Stock shall be legended to the effect described above and shall
include such
additional legends as necessary to comply with applicable U.S.
federal
securities Laws, Blue Sky Laws and other applicable
restrictions.
Section 2.07 STOCK REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
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The Company shall on or before August 15, 2005, file with the
SEC a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the resale of all of
the shares of
common stock of the Company issued to Selling Shareholders on
the Closing Date
(the "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES"). To evidence the Company's
obligations under this
Section 2.07, the Company shall execute and deliver to Selling
Shareholders a
Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form of
EXHIBIT C hereto (the
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").
Section 2.08 SUPPLEMENT TO DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE. The parties
acknowledge
that this Agreement has been executed prior to (i) Sellers
providing the final
and complete schedules for Sections 3.24(a)(i) and (ii), 3.25
and 3.27 that
include certain information that Sellers withheld pending
execution of this
Agreement, and (ii) Purchaser completing its due diligence of
the Company with
respect to such withheld information. Accordingly, Sellers
shall, no later than
at signing of this Agreement, deliver to Purchaser the
aforementioned final and
complete schedules containing all information required to be
provided pursuant
to ARTICLE III of this
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Agreement with respect thereto (the "SUPPLEMENT"). Purchaser
shall have ten (10)
days to review and audit the Supplement. During this period of
review and audit,
Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section
8.01, without further liability on the part of Purchaser, except
as otherwise
contemplated in Section 8.03. In the event Purchaser does not
exercise this
right of termination, the Supplement, combined with the Sellers
Disclosure
Schedule so delivered, together with any modifications and
amendments to which
the parties shall agree in writing, shall constitute the Sellers
Disclosure
Schedule for purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH SELLER AND THE
COMPANY
As inducements to Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein, Sellers,
jointly and severally,
and the Company represent and warrant to Purchaser that, subject
to the
exceptions specifically disclosed in writing in a schedule
delivered to
Purchaser prior to (or contemporaneously with) the signing of
this Agreement
(the "SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE"), the statements set forth in
this ARTICLE
III are true and correct. The Sellers Disclosure Schedule shall
be arranged in
sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered sections
and lettered
subsections of this Agreement, and all exceptions shall
reference a specific
representation set forth in this ARTICLE III and shall apply
only to such
numbered section and lettered subsection unless expressly
cross-referenced in
another numbered section and lettered subsection.
Section 3.01 ORGANIZATION, STANDING AND POWER.
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(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and
in good standing under the Laws of the state of its
incorporation. The Company
has the corporate power and authority to own, use, license,
lease and operate
its business and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted and as
currently proposed to be conducted and is duly qualified,
licensed or admitted
to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the
ownership, use, licensing, leasing or operation of its business,
or the conduct
or nature of its business, makes such qualification, licensing
or admission
necessary.
(b) The Company does not own any wholly or partially-owned
Subsidiaries.
Section 3.02 AUTHORITY. Sellers and Company have the requisite
capacity
to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements
to which each is a party, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and
thereby, and to perform their respective obligations hereunder
and thereunder.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements to
which Sellers, the Company or any of their Affiliates are each a
party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability
company, shareholder
and other action on the part of each Seller, the Company and,
with respect to
the Real Estate Lease Documents, the Ferguson Family
Investments, LLC. This
Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements to which the
Company or each
Seller is a party will be, duly executed and delivered by such
parties. This
Agreement constitutes, and the Ancillary Agreements to which
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each Seller is a party, when executed and delivered as
contemplated by this
Agreement, will constitute, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery
by each of the other parties hereto and thereto, legal, valid
and binding
obligations of such parties, enforceable against such parties in
accordance with
their respective terms.
Section 3.03 NO CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery by each
Seller of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by each Seller to
which it is a
party do not, and the consummation by each Seller of the
transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not:
(a) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or
default
under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give
rise to a right
of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation
or loss of any
benefit under, (i) any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, bylaws or
other charter or organizational documents of the Company, as
presently in
effect, or (ii) any of the Real Property Leases, Business
Contracts, Personal
Property Leases, or Business Licenses, or any other material
mortgage,
indenture, lease, Contract, or other instrument, permit,
concession, franchise,
or license applicable to the Company or any of the Assets and
Properties
applicable to it;
(b) to the knowledge of the Company, conflict with or result in
a
violation or breach of, or default under, any Law or Order
applicable to
Sellers, the Company or any of the Assets and Properties of the
Company;
(c) except as listed in SECTION 3.27 OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
(i) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (ii)
constitute a
default (or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of
time or both,
would constitute a default) under, (iii) require such Seller or
the Company to
obtain any consent, approval or action of, make any filing with
or give any
notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of, (iv)
result in or give
to any Person any right of termination, cancellation,
acceleration or
modification in or with respect to, (v) result in or give to any
Person any
additional rights or entitlement to increased, additional,
accelerated or
guaranteed payments or performance under, or (vi) result in the
loss of any
material benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any
Business Contract, Business License, Real Property Lease or
Personal Property
Lease to which the Company is a party; or
(d) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation
to
create or impose) any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets and
Properties of the
Company.
Section 3.04 NO CONSENTS. No consent, approval, order or
authorization
of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity is
required by or with respect to each Seller, the Company or any
of the Assets and
Properties applicable to the Company in connection with the
execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or the
consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i)
such consents,
authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which would
not prevent or
alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) such consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
applicable
state or federal securities Laws; and (iii) as set forth on
SECTION 3.04 OF THE
SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE, such consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations,
registrations,
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declarations and filings as may be required under applicable
Food and Drug
Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration,
Medicare/Medicaid, CE Mark, ISO
Certification, Patent and Trademark Office and Environmental Law
authorities.
Section 3.05 TITLE TO ASSETS AND PROPERTIES; ABSENCE OF
ENCUMBRANCES.
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(a) The Company has good and valid title to all of the Assets
and
Properties of the Company (excluding any assets that are subject
to a lease)
free and clear of any Encumbrances except for Permitted
Encumbrances. The Assets
and Properties of the Company are not subject to any preemptive
right, right of
first refusal or other right or restriction, are in good
operating condition and
repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted, are suitable and
adequate for use in
the ordinary course of business.
(b) All of the Real Property Leases and Personal Property Leases
are
valid, binding and enforceable on the Company in accordance with
their terms,
and, to the knowledge of the Company, are enforceable against
the other party or
parties thereto in accordance with their terms. The Company is
not in default
under any such lease applicable to it and there has not occurred
any event that,
either alone or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or
both, would
constitute a default by the Company under such lease. To the
knowledge of the
Company, there is no current default by any other party to any
such lease and no
event has occurred that, either alone or with the giving of
notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default by such party under any
such lease.
(c) The sale, transfer and assignment of the Assets and
Properties of
the Company as contemplated by this Agreement will give
Purchaser possession of,
and the right to use, all of the Assets and Properties used or
useful in, or
necessary for, the conduct of the business of the Company as
presently conducted
within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date hereof or
as intended to
be conducted by P. Ferguson. After the Closing Date, Purchaser
will be entitled
to the continued possession and use of the real property covered
by the Real
Property Leases and the Tangible Personal Property covered by
the Personal
Property Leases for the terms specified in such leases (except
as otherwise
superseded by the Real Estate Lease Documents) and for the
purposes consistent
with the past practices of the Company. Except for the Assets
and Properties
concurrently owned by the Company, there are no other Assets or
Properties that
are required by the Company or that will be required by
Purchaser after the
Closing in order to conduct the business of the Company
consistent in all
material respects with the manner in which the Company conducts
its business on
and as of the date of this Agreement.
Section 3.06 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES.
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As set forth in SECTION 3.06 OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE,
the
Company has delivered to Purchaser its unaudited income
statements for the
twelve (12)-month period ended December 31, 2004, as well as an
unaudited
balance sheet dated as of December 31, 2004 (collectively, the
"UNAUDITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"). The Unaudited Financial Statements
delivered to
Purchaser with respect to the Company are correct and complete
in all material
respects and were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated and with each other. The
Unaudited Financial
Statements present fairly and accurately the operating results
of the Company
for the periods, indicated therein, subject to
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normal year-end audit adjustments, as reflected in the
correspondence between
Lynn Rogers, Purchaser's Director of Treasury and Finance, and
Bottaini,
Gallucci & O'Hanlon, P.C. set forth on SCHEDULE 3.06 OF
SELLERS DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE, which adjustments will not be material in amount. All
Inventory has
been valued on the Company's balance sheet and on the Company's
records and
books of account at the lower of cost (determined on a FIFO
basis) or market
value on a consistent basis, subject to appropriate reserves to
reflect
discontinued excess, obsolete, spoiled or damaged inventory at a
net realizable
market value. Each item of the Company's inventory reflected on
its balance
sheet is currently salable in the normal course of business at
or above its net
carrying value on its balance sheet at such time. The Company
maintains and,
through the Closing Date, will continue to maintain a system of
internal
accounting controls that is reasonably and in good faith
believed by Sellers to
be adequate for their intended purpose.
Section 3.07 PRE-CLOSING BALANCE SHEET. Since the Pre-Closing
Balance
Sheet Date, the Company has conducted its business in the
ordinary course
consistent with past practice and there has not occurred any
change, event or
condition (whether or not covered by insurance) that has had, or
would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or its
business. In addition, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, since
the Pre-Closing Balance Sheet Date:
(a) The Company has not entered into any strategic alliance,
joint
development or joint marketing Contract relating to or involving
the business of
the Company;
(b) There has not been any amendment or other modification
(or
agreement to do so) or violation of the terms of, any of the
Business Contracts,
Business Licenses or Personal Property Leases;
(c) The Company has not entered into any transaction with
any
shareholder, officer, director, partner, member or employee
engaged in the
conduct of the business of the Company;
(d) The Company is not a party to any Contract pursuant to which
any
other Person is granted manufacturing, marketing, distribution,
licensing or
similar rights of any type or scope with respect to any product
of the business
of the Company;
(e) No Action or Proceeding has been commenced or, to the
knowledge of
the Company, threatened by or against the Company relating to
the business of
the Company or any of the Assets and Properties of the Company,
and the Company
has not received any request for indemnification with respect to
any product of
the Company or any Company Intellectual Property;
(f) There has not been any transfer, waiver or release (by way
of a
License, assignment or otherwise) to or Encumbrance by any
Person of rights to
any Company Intellectual Property;
(g) Neither the Company nor any Seller has made or agreed to
make any
waiver of rights to, or license, lease or other disposition of,
any of the
Assets and Properties of the Company (other than the sale and
transfer of the
Assets and Properties of the Company to Purchaser contemplated
by this
Agreement);
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(h) Neither the Company nor any Seller has made or agreed or
determined
to make any write-off, write-down or revaluation of any of the
Assets and
Properties of the Company or any change in any reserves or
Liabilities
associated therewith;
(i) Neither the Company nor any Seller has granted any severance
or
termination pay, and has not paid or agreed or made any
commitment to pay any
discretionary or stay bonus, to any employee or independent
contractor of or
consultant to the Company;
(j) Neither the Company nor any Seller has made, granted or
approved
any (A) grant of options, restricted stock or phantom stock or
any change in the
vesting schedule applicable thereto, or (B) increase in salary,
rate of
commissions, rate of consulting fees, rate or amount of
distribution to equity
holders or other compensation of any current employee,
independent contractor or
consultant engaged in the conduct of the business of the
Company, and neither
the Company nor any Seller has paid or approved the payment of
any other
consideration of any nature whatsoever (other than salary,
commissions or
consulting fees and customary benefits paid to any current or
former employee or
independent contractor of or consultant to the business of the
Company) to any
current or former employee or independent contractor of or
consultant to the
business of the Company;
(k) Neither the Company nor any Seller has made or changed any
election
in respect of any Tax, adopted or changed any accounting method
in respect of
any Tax, entered into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing
agreement, Tax
indemnity agreement or closing agreement, settlement or
compromise of any claim
or assessment in respect of any Tax, or consented to any
extension or waiver of
the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in
respect of any
Tax;
(l) Neither the Company nor any Seller has made any change
in
accounting policies, principles, methods, practices or
procedures (including for
bad debts, contingent liabilities or otherwise, respecting
capitalization or
expense of research and development expenditures, depreciation
or amortization
rates or timing of recognition of revenue and expense) used in
connection with
the business of the Company;
(m) Each Seller and the Company has observed all Laws and
Orders
applicable to the business of the Company;
(n) Each Seller and the Company has taken all action required
to
procure, maintain, renew, extend or enforce the Company
Intellectual Property
used or held for use in the business of the Company, including
submission of
required documents or fees during the prosecution of patent,
trademark,
copyright or other applications for the Company Intellectual
Property rights;
(o) There has been no physical damage, destruction or other
loss
(whether or not covered by insurance) affecting any Asset or
Properties of the
Company;
(p) No default under or violation of any Contract of the Company
has
occurred, and to the knowledge of the Company, no event has
occurred which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default
or violation;
and
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(q) Neither the Company nor any Seller is obligated to any
Person to
maintain, modify, improve or upgrade any of the Assets and
Properties of the
Company.
Section 3.08 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. The Company has
no
liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether known or
unknown and whether
absolute, accrued, contingent, or otherwise) except for
liabilities or
obligations reflected or reserved against in the Unaudited
Financial Statements
and current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business since the
respective dates thereof.
Section 3.09 LITIGATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.
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(a) Except as described in SECTION 3.09(A) OF THE SELLERS
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE, there is no private or governmental Action or
Proceeding pending, or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by or against the
Company, in which
the Company is named as a party or is otherwise directly
involved, relating to
the Assets and Properties of the Company or the operation of the
business of the
Company, and no judgment, decree or Order applicable to the
Company or any of
the Assets and Properties of the Company, that could reasonably
be expected to
prevent, enjoin, alter or delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or to have a Material
Adverse Effect on
the business of the Company.
(b) The Company does not currently, nor has it ever in the
past,
participated in any Payment Programs.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, nor
any
director, officer, employee, or agent thereof, with respect to
actions taken on
behalf of the Company, (A) has been assessed a civil money
penalty under Section
1128A of the Social Security Act or any regulations promulgated
thereunder, (B)
has been excluded from participation in any federal health care
program or state
health care program (as such terms are defined by the Social
Security Act), (C)
has been convicted of any criminal offense relating to the
delivery of any item
or service under a federal health care program relating to the
unlawful
manufacture, distribution, dispensing or administration of
medical supplies,
products or devices, or (D) has been a party to or subject to
any Action or
Proceeding concerning any of the matters described above in
clauses (A) through
(C).
(d) The Company (A) is in compliance in all material respects
with all
Laws relating to the operation of a Medical Supply and Product
Business, (B) is
in compliance in all material respects with all Laws relating to
the
manufacturing, labeling, packaging, marketing, advertising,
use/distribution, or
sale of medical supplies, products and devices, and (C) is not
subject to any
sanction, Order or other adverse action by any Governmental
Entity for the
matters described above in clauses (A) and (B). The Company has
responded to and
implemented all corrective measures in connection with any
investigations
conducted by the Food and Drug Administration. The Company is
not and has not
been in violation of any outstanding Order. Except in the
ordinary course of
business, the Company is not required to make, and has no
reasonable expectation
that Purchaser will be required to make, any expenditures to
achieve or maintain
compliance with any Law.
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(e) Except as described in SECTION 3.09(E) OF THE SELLERS
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE, there is no third-party litigation where either Seller
or an employee
of the Company has been served a subpoena to testify.
Section 3.10 PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS. Except as described in
SECTION
3.10 OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE, there: (a) have been no
product or
service warranty claims made by customers of the Company which
were not
reimbursed or assumed by the Company's suppliers; (b) have been
no product
recalls by the Company; and (c) are no product and/or service
warranties
outstanding or currently being offered by the Company to its
customers (other
than those of third parties for which the Company has no
obligation or
responsibility and Company's standard quality guarantee to
replace any defective
product). Furthermore, the Company and any of its predecessors
in interest has
not been subject to any product liability claim relating to any
of the products
of the Company or operation of the business of the Company and,
to the knowledge
of the Company, no such claim is threatened and no circumstance
or condition
exists that would reasonably be expected to give rise to such a
claim.
Section 3.11 RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. There is
no
agreement, judgment, injunction, Order or decree binding upon
the Company or any
Seller which would reasonably be expected to apply to Purchaser
after the
Closing and which has, or would reasonably be expected to have,
the effect of
prohibiting or impairing any current business practice of the
Company or the
conduct of the business of the Company as currently conducted by
the Company.
Section 3.12 GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION. The Company has
obtained each
Governmental Entity consent, license, permit, grant, and other
authorization (i)
pursuant to which the Company currently operates, manufacturers,
markets,
advertises, or distributes medical supplies and products or
holds any interest
in any of the Assets and Properties of the Company or (ii) that
is required for
the operation of the business of the Company or the holding of
any such interest
((i) and (ii) herein collectively called the "COMPANY
AUTHORIZATIONS"), and all
of the Company Authorizations are in full force and effect,
except where the
failure to obtain or have any of the Company Authorizations
would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business of
the Company.
SECTION 3.12 OF THE SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE sets forth all
Company
Authorizations currently in force and except as set forth in
SECTION 3.12 OF THE
SELLERS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE, each of the Company Authorizations
are assignable
or otherwise transferable to Purchaser in connection with the
transactions
contemplated hereby, without the consent or approval of any
Governmental Entity
or other third party.
Section 3.13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
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(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns all
rights, title
and interest in and to, or is licensed or otherwise possesses a
valid and
enforceable right to use, all the Company Intellectual Property.
No Action or
Proceeding or claim to the contrary or any challenge by any
other Person to the
rights, title or interests of the Company with respect to the
foregoing is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. The
Company has not
entered into any exclusive agreements related to the Company
Intellectual
Property.
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(b) The Company owns all rights, title and interest in and to
all of
the Company's Intellectual Property, free and clear of any
Encumbrances.
(c) The Company Intellectual Property constitutes all the
Intellectual
Property used or useful in, or necessary for, the conduct of the
business of the
Company as it was conducted in the twelve (12) months preceding
the date hereof,
as a going concern, as it currently is conducted, including the
design,
development, distribution, marketing, manufacture, use, import,
license,
obtaining regulatory approval for, and sale of the products,
technology and
services of the Company (including products, technology, methods
or services of
the Company currently under development).
(d) Except as listed in SECTION 3.13(D) OF THE SELLERS
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE, no Action or Proceeding or claim relating to the
Company Intellectual
Property, including (without limitation) any interference,
reissue,
reexamination, protest, or opposition proceeding before an
administrative agency
or office, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against
the Company or any of its officers, directors, customers,
licensees, licensors
or Affiliates.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company's
Intellectual
Property infringes or has been alleged to infringe any
Intellectual Property,
proprietary or contractual right of any other Person or has been
challenged or
threatened in any way.
(f) Each material license agreement relating to the business of
the
Company is in effect, and the Company has not taken or failed to
take any action
and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other event has
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