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Exhibit 2.1
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF
February 15,
2008
BY AND
AMONG
DASHAMERICA, INC. D/B/A
PEARL IZUMI USA, INC.,
NAUTILUS,
INC.
AND
SHIMANO AMERICAN
CORPORATION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I - CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 |
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Certain
Definitions |
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Section 1.2 |
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Interpretation |
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| ARTICLE II - PURCHASE AND SALE |
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Section 2.1 |
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Purchase
and Sale |
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Section 2.2 |
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Purchase
Price |
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Section 2.3 |
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Closing |
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| ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND
SELLER |
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Section 3.1 |
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Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.2 |
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Authorization |
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Section 3.3 |
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Non-contravention |
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Section 3.4 |
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Consents |
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Section 3.5 |
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Capitalization; Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.6 |
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Financial
Statements |
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Section 3.7 |
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Absence
of Certain Developments |
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Section 3.8 |
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Governmental Authorizations; Licenses; Etc |
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Section 3.9 |
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Litigation |
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Section 3.10 |
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Taxes |
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Section 3.11 |
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.12 |
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Employee
Matters |
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Section 3.13 |
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Employees; Compensation; Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 3.14 |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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Section 3.15 |
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Contracts |
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Section 3.16 |
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Insurance |
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Section 3.17 |
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Property |
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Section 3.18 |
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Transaction with Affiliates |
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Section 3.19 |
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Brokers |
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Section 3.20 |
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Products
Liability |
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Section 3.21 |
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Accounts
Receivable and Inventory |
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Section 3.22 |
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Customers
and Suppliers |
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Section 3.23 |
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Absence
of Certain Practices |
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Section
3.24 |
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NO
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS |
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Section 3.25 |
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Commitments to Licensor/Japan |
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| ARTICLE IV - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER |
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Section 4.1 |
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Organization |
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Section 4.2 |
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Authorization |
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Section 4.3 |
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Non-contravention |
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Section 4.4 |
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No
Consents |
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Section 4.5 |
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Litigation |
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Section 4.6 |
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Financial
Ability |
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Section 4.7 |
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Acknowledgement by Buyer |
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| ARTICLE V - COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS |
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Section 5.1 |
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Access
and Information |
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Section 5.2 |
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Conduct
of Business by the Company |
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Section 5.3 |
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Closing
Documents |
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Section 5.4 |
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Best
Efforts; Further Assurances; Notice of Certain Events |
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Section 5.5 |
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Public
Announcements |
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Section 5.6 |
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Exclusive
Dealing |
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Section 5.7 |
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
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Section 5.8 |
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Tax
Matters |
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Section 5.9 |
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Buyer
Commitment to Licensor/Japan |
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| ARTICLE VI - CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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Section 6.1 |
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Mutual
Conditions |
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Section 6.2 |
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Conditions to the Obligations of Buyer |
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Section 6.3 |
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Conditions to the Obligations of Seller and the
Company |
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| ARTICLE VII - TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 7.1 |
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Termination |
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Section 7.2 |
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Effect of
Termination |
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| ARTICLE VIII - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS;
INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 8.1 |
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Survival
of Representations |
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Section 8.2 |
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General
Indemnification |
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Section 8.3 |
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Third
Party Claims |
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Section 8.4 |
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Limitations on Indemnification Obligations |
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Section 8.5 |
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Exclusive
Remedy |
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Section
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Treatment
of Indemnity Payments |
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| ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 9.1 |
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Notices |
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Section 9.2 |
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Exhibits
and Schedules |
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Section 9.3 |
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Time of
the Essence; Computation of Time |
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Section 9.4 |
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Expenses |
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Section 9.5 |
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction |
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Section 9.6 |
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Assignment; Successors and Assigns; No Third Party
Rights |
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Section 9.7 |
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Counterparts |
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Section 9.8 |
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Titles
and Headings |
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Section 9.9 |
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Entire
Agreement |
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Section 9.10 |
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Severability |
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Section 9.11 |
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No Strict
Construction |
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Section 9.12 |
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Specific
Performance |
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Section 9.13 |
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Waiver of
Jury Trial |
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Section 9.14 |
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Failure
or Indulgence Not Waiver |
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Section 9.15 |
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Amendments |
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EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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Exhibit A
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Company Disclosure
Schedules
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| Schedule 3.1 |
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Organization and Qualification |
| Schedule 3.3 |
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Non
– Contravention |
| Schedule 3.4 |
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Consents |
| Schedule 3.5(a) |
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Capital
Stock |
| Schedule 3.5(b) |
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Subsidiaries |
| Schedule 3.6 |
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Financial
Statements |
| Schedule 3.7 |
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Absence
of Certain Developments |
| Schedule 3.8 |
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Governmental Authorizations |
| Schedule 3.9 |
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Litigation |
| Schedule 3.10 |
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Tax
Matters |
| Schedule 3.11 |
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Environmental Matters |
| Schedule 3.12 |
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Employee
Matters |
| Schedule 3.13(a) |
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Employee
Benefit Plans |
| Schedule 3.13(g) |
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Employee
Benefit Plans - Payment |
| Schedule 3.13(k) |
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Employee
Benefit Plans – Section 409A |
| Schedule 3.14 |
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Company
Intellectual Property Rights |
| Schedule 3.15 |
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Contracts |
| Schedule 3.16 |
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Insurance |
| Schedule 3.17(a) |
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Property |
| Schedule 3.17(b) |
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Property
– Liens |
| Schedule 3.20 |
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Products
Liability |
| Schedule 3.21 |
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Accounts
Receivable and Inventory |
| Schedule 3.22 |
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Customers
and Suppliers |
| Schedule 3.25 |
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Commitment to Pearl Izumi Japan |
| Schedule 6.2(c) |
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Legal
Opinion Matters |
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| Exhibit B |
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Form of
Escrow Agreement |
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| Exhibit C |
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Company
Consents |
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| Exhibit D |
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Buyer
Consents |
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| Exhibit E |
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Form of
Transition Agreement |
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of February 15, 2008, is by and among
Nautilus, Inc., a Washington corporation (“ Seller
”), DashAmerica, Inc. d/b/a Pearl Izumi USA, Inc., a Colorado
corporation (the “ Company ”), and Shimano
American Corporation, a California corporation
(“Buyer”).
WHEREAS, the respective
Boards of Directors of Seller and Buyer have approved the sale by
Seller of all of the outstanding capital stock of the Company to
Buyer on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and
intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I - CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the respective meanings set forth below.
“ ABS Agreement
” means that certain Apparel Business System ERP software
license (tool for order entry and management and general
accounting) entered into by Seller and dated October 4,
2006.
“ Actual
Adjustment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(d)(i) of this Agreement.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. The term “control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and
“controlling” have meanings correlative
thereto.
“ Agreement
” means this Stock Purchase Agreement.
“ Articles of
Incorporation ” means the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation as amended and restated and filed with the Colorado
Secretary of State on July 7, 2005.
“ Business Day
” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which
commercial banks in New York City are open for the general
transaction of business.
“ Closing
” and “ Closing Date ” have the meanings
set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
“ Closing Date
Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.
“ Closing Date
Indebtedness ” means solely accounts payable incurred in
the ordinary course of business and which have been outstanding for
less than 45 days as of the Closing; and
SCHEDULE
6.2(c)
specifically excluding any amounts due
and owing under the Licensor/Japan Obligation, and amounts
outstanding under agreements entered into by Seller, including but
not limited to the ABS Agreement.
“ COBRA ”
means requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and
Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state
law.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Common Stock
” means common stock, no par value, of the
Company.
“ Company
Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.
“ Company
Intellectual Property Rights ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.14 of this Agreement.
“ Confidentiality
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(b) of this Agreement.
“ Employee Benefit
Plan ” means each “employee benefit plan” (as
such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and each other
material employee benefit plan, obligation, program, practice or
arrangement, whether or not legally enforceable, maintained,
sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates to provide benefits (other than (i) base salary or
hourly wages and (ii) any government sponsored program for
which contributions by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates
are required by law) to present or former directors, employees, or
agents, including consulting agreements, vacation pay, severance
policies, and fringe benefits.
“ Employee Retention
Plan ” means the Key Employee Retention Plan approved and
adopted by Seller and the Company on November 7, 2007 allowing
for payment of retention bonuses if employees continued in the
employ of the Company through and beyond the consummation of this
transaction.
“ Environmental
Laws ” shall mean all federal, state and foreign
statutes, regulations, and local ordinances having the force and
effect of law concerning pollution or protection of the environment
in effect on or prior to the Closing Date.
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means any entity that is considered a single
employer with the Company under Section 414 of the
Code.
“ Escrow Account
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i)
of this Agreement.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(b)(i) of this Agreement.
“ Estimated Purchase
Price ” means a good faith estimate of the Purchase Price
(as such term is defined in this Section 1.1 ) on the
basis of the Company’s most recent financial
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statements and as determined by the
Company’s Vice President of Finance in accordance with the
terms of Section 2.2(a) , taking into account a good
faith estimate of the Net Working Capital Adjustment.
“ Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.6(a) of this Agreement.
“ GAAP ”
means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the
United States on the date of this Agreement, applied on a
consistent basis.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any national, federal, state,
provincial, county, municipal or local government, foreign or
domestic, or the government of any political subdivision of any of
the foregoing, or any entity, authority, agency, ministry or other
similar body exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or
pertaining to government, including any authority or other
quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of such
functions.
“ Hazardous
Substances ” means (a) any petrochemical or
petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that
contain dielectric fluid containing polychlorinated biphenyls, and
radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined
as or included in the definition of “hazardous
substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous
materials,” “hazardous air pollutants,”
“restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely
hazardous substances,” “toxic substances,”
“contaminants” or “pollutants” or words of
similar meaning and regulatory effect; or (c) any other
chemical, material or substance, the release, disposal, discharge,
emission or exposure to which is prohibited, limited, addressed or
regulated by any applicable Environmental Law.
“ HSR Act
” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ Indebtedness
” means, as of any date, without duplication, the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest on and
other payment obligations (including any prepayment premiums
payable as a result of the consummation of the Transaction) arising
under any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary consisting
of (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued
in substitution or exchange for borrowed money or for the deferred
purchase price of property or services (excluding trade payables
and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business),
(ii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or
other debt security or (iii) obligations under any interest
rate, currency or other hedging agreements, in each case, as of
such date, excluding any undrawn letters of credit and undrawn
portions of lines of credit and including, without limitation, the
Licensor/Japan Obligation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
“Indebtedness” shall not include: (i) any
obligations under operating leases or capitalized leases; or
(ii) amounts outstanding under agreements entered into by
Seller (even if on behalf of the Company) including the ABS
Agreement.
“ Indemnity Cap
” means $7,000,000 (seven million US dollars).
“ Intellectual
Property Rights ” means all patents, patent applications
and industrial designs (including without limitation any
continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, renewals and
reissues), trademarks, service marks, trade names, designs, logos,
slogans, other
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similar designations of source or origin
and general intangibles of like nature, together with the goodwill
of the business symbolized by any of the foregoing, and all
registrations and applications therefor, copyrights, copyright
registrations and applications, re-examination certificates, domain
names, trade secrets, know-how, show-how and other confidential
information, software and databases.
“ Knowledge
” as used with respect to the Company (including references
to the Company being aware of a particular matter) shall mean those
facts that are known or should reasonably have been known after due
inquiry by the Company’s board of directors, executive
officers, including but not limited to the President and all Vice
Presidents, and members of management with the title of
Director.
“ Licensor/Japan
” means Pearl Izumi, Inc., a Japanese corporation.
“ Licensor/Japan
Obligation ” means the Indebtedness relating to the
Promissory Note, dated February 22, 2005, issued by the
Company to Licensor/Japan, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
dated as of February 22, 2005, between Licensor/Japan and the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of the
Licensor/Japan Obligation shall be deemed the lesser of
(i) $4,244,613 and (ii) the stated net present value of
the Licensor/Japan Obligation as reflected on the Company’s
balance sheet as of the Closing Date.
“ Lien ”
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or
charge of any kind but, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not
include license agreements or consent agreements.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any change in or effect on the business,
results of operations, assets, financial condition or liabilities
of the Company that is materially adverse to the Company taken as a
whole; provided, however , that any change or effect
resulting from, attributable to or arising out of any of the
following shall not be taken into account in making any such
determination and shall not be deemed to constitute or give rise to
a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change or changes in
general economic conditions or local, regional, national or
international industry conditions (including, without limitation,
changes in applicable laws or regulations, and changes in financial
or market conditions); (ii) in and of itself, any change in
the market price or trading volume of Seller's capital stock,
(iii) in and of itself, any change in the business, results of
operations, assets, financial condition or liabilities of Seller;
(iv) in and of itself, a failure by Seller or the Company to
meet the revenue or earnings predictions of equity analysts for any
period ending (or for which earnings are released) during the
period prior to the Closing Date; (v) the taking of any action
required by the Transaction Documents or to which Buyer has given
its written consent; (vi) any changes or effects to the extent
attributable to the execution of the Transaction Documents or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or
to the public announcement or the pendency of the execution of the
Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, including disruption or loss of customer,
business partner, supplier or employee relationships;
(vii) any changes or effects resulting from the actions of
Buyer or any of its Affiliates; (viii) any changes arising in
connection with acts of nature (including without limitation,
earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes), war or terrorism;
(ix) changes in GAAP; (x) the effect of any change that
is generally applicable to the industries in which the Company
operates or the United States economy or securities markets or the
world economy or international securities markets; (xi) any
change in the mix of the sources of the Company's total revenue; or
(xii) any changes or effects to the extent primarily
attributable to the fact that Buyer is the buyer.
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“ Most Recent
Balance Sheet Date ” and “ Most Recent Unaudited
Financial Statements ” have the meanings set forth in
Section 3.6(a)(ii) of this Agreement.
“ Multiemployer
Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of
ERISA.
“ Net Working
Capital ” means, as of any date:
(i)(A) accounts receivable
(net of reserves for doubtful accounts) plus (B) inventory
(net of (1) inventory reserves, and (2) Nautilus-branded
inventory and (3) Schwinn-branded inventory) plus
(C) prepaid expenses and other current assets
minus
(ii)(A) accounts payable plus
(B) accrued expenses and other current liabilities,
of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on
a consolidated basis, as of such date, as determined in accordance
with GAAP (subject to Section 3.6(b) of this Agreement)
and without giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Net Working
Capital” shall not include any cash and cash equivalents,
deferred income taxes, property and equipment, trademarks, goodwill
and other intangible assets, Indebtedness, Seller Expenses, and any
fees, expenses or other liabilities incurred in connection with any
financing by Seller, Buyer and their respective Affiliates of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“ Net Working
Capital Adjustment ” means an amount (which may be a
positive or negative number) equal to the amount determined by
subtracting $28,000,000 (twenty-eight million US dollars) from the
Net Working Capital as of February 29, 2008 (as determined
pursuant to Section 2.2(c)); provided, that the Net Working
Capital Adjustment shall be deemed zero ($0) if Net Working Capital
as of February 29, 2008 is less than $28,000,000 but greater
than $25,600,000.
“ Permitted
Liens ” means such of the following as to which no
enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding
shall have been commenced: (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments
and governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable as of
the Closing Date; (ii) Liens imposed by law, such as
materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’,
workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens and other similar Liens
arising in the ordinary course of business securing obligations
that (A) are not due and payable and (B) are not in
excess of $50,000 in the aggregate at any time; (iii) pledges
or deposits to secure obligations under workers’ compensation
laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory
obligations; and (iv) reciprocal easement agreements and other
customary encumbrances on title to the Leased Property that
(A) were not incurred in connection with any indebtedness,
(B) do not render title to the property encumbered thereby
unmarketable and (C) do not, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adversely affect the use or occupancy of such
property.
“Pending Tax
Liability ” means any taxes, penalties and interest and
any other related fees or costs that may become due and owing in
connection with: (i) a tax audit of the
Company’s
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German subsidiary Pearl Izumi GmbH
commenced within three (3) years of Closing and related to
pre-Closing periods, including but not limited to fees and costs
incurred by the Company for professional services in connection
with assessing and paying the taxes, penalties and interest
associated with such an audit; or (ii) any breach of the
representations made under Section 3.10(e).
“ Person ”
means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, joint stock company, unincorporated organization or
association, trust, joint venture, association or other
organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a Governmental
Authority.
“ Purchase Price
” means $69,500,000.00 (sixty-nine million five hundred
thousand US dollars),
(i) plus the Net Working
Capital Adjustment;
(ii) minus (x) Seller
Expenses paid by the Company prior to the Closing Date;
(y) all Indebtedness except Closing Date Indebtedness; and
(z) amounts identified in Schedule 3.13(g) for payments
under the Employee Retention Plan (including related social
security and Medicare taxes as set forth on Schedule 3.13(g)
).
“ Seller
Expenses ” means the following expenses incurred by or on
behalf of the Company in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby: (i) fees and expenses
payable to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC pursuant to its engagement
letter with the Board of Directors of Seller, dated
November 13, 2007, and (ii) fees and expenses payable to
any legal, accounting or professional entity or person that are
fees and expenses of the Company or the Board of Directors of the
Company, or Seller or the Board of Directors of Seller;
provided , that in no event shall Seller Expenses include
any expenses incurred by any legal counsel, accountants, investment
bankers, or consultants hired by Buyer or any of their respective
Affiliates or any expenses incurred in connection with the
financing of the transactions contemplated hereby.
“ Subsidiary
” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
partnership, association or other business entity of which
(i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of
shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a
partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of
the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person
or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed
to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association
or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be
allocated a majority of partnership, association or other business
entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing
director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person
of such partnership, association or other business entity. Unless
the context requires otherwise, each reference to a Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be a reference to a Subsidiary of the
Company.
“ Tax ”
means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
franchise,
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estimated, alternative minimum, add-on
minimum, sales, use, transfer, real property gains, registration,
value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp,
occupation, windfall profits, environmental (under Section 59A
of the Code), customs, duties, real property, personal property,
capital stock, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, payroll, license, employee or other withholding, or
other tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalties or additions to tax or similar items in respect of the
foregoing (whether disputed or not).
“ Tax Return
” means any return, report, declaration, claim for refund,
information return or other document (including any related or
supporting schedule, statement or information) filed or required to
be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or
collection of any Tax of any party or the administration of any
laws, regulations or administrative requirements relating to any
Tax (including any amendment thereof).
“ Threshold
Amount ” means $347,500.00 (three hundred forty-seven
thousand five hundred US dollars).
“ Transition
Agreement ” means the form of agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit E, governing the provision of services by Seller to the
Company for post-Closing matters.
“ Transaction
Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement, the Transition Agreement, the Paying Agent
Agreement, and all other agreements and documents entered into in
connection with the Transaction and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section 1.2
Interpretation . Unless otherwise indicated to the
contrary herein by the context or use thereof: (i) the words,
“herein,” “hereto,” “hereof”
and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular Section or paragraph hereof; (ii) the
word “including” means “including, but not
limited to”; (iii) masculine gender shall also include
the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa; and
(iv) words importing the singular shall also include the
plural, and vice versa.
ARTICLE II - PURCHASE AND
SALE
Section 2.1 Purchase
and Sale . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, and Buyer
shall purchase, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company.
Section 2.2 Purchase
Price .
(a) Estimated Purchase
Price . No later than two Business Days following the
satisfaction or waiver of all conditions required by Article
VI of this Agreement (other than those conditions that by their
terms cannot be satisfied until Closing) (the “ Company
Certificate Date ”), the Company shall deliver to Buyer a
certificate (the “ Company Certificate ”)
setting forth the calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price. The
calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price shall be executed by
the Company’s Vice President of Finance and shall be
determined based upon the Company’s most recent financial
statements as of the date of such estimate, taking into account
changes in the Company’s financial position since the date of
such financial statements. The Company shall deliver to Seller,
upon its reasonable request, any information and documentation
relied upon by the Company in completing the Company
Certificate.
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As promptly as practicable
but not later than three Business Days after the Company
Certificate Date, Buyer shall identify to the Company and Seller
any adjustments to the Company Certificate that it reasonably
believes are required to accurately set forth the Estimated
Purchase Price or shall confirm in writing to the Company that no
such adjustments are necessary. If the Company or Seller disputes
any such adjustments, they shall all use their reasonable best
efforts to resolve such dispute. No later than the next Business
Day after the day upon which the parties resolve such dispute, or,
in the absence of a dispute on the fourth Business Day after the
Company Certificate Date, the Company shall re-deliver to Buyer a
certificate (the “ Closing Date Certificate ”)
setting forth the calculation of the Estimated Purchase Price (with
such adjustments as the parties have agreed are appropriate, if
applicable).
(b) Closing Date
Payments .
(i) On the Closing Date,
Buyer shall:
(A) Deposit $4,365,000 in
cash (such amount, the “ Escrow Amount ” and
such cash, the “ Escrow Fund ”) into an escrow
account (the “ Escrow Account ”), pursuant to an
escrow agreement (the “ Escrow Agreement ”) to
be entered into on the Closing Date among Buyer, Seller and an
escrow agent to be mutually agreed upon between Buyer and Seller
(the “Escrow Agent”), substantially in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto (which Escrow Amount may be
increased or decreased by one hundred percent of the earnings and
interest, or fifty percent of the costs and fees, associated with
the Escrow Fund and Escrow Account, as more specifically provided
in the Escrow Agreement); and
(B) Pay Seller an amount in
cash equal to the remaining amount after deduction from the
Estimated Purchase Price for:
(I) the Escrow Amount;
and
(II) Seller
Expenses.
(ii) Before any payment or
deposit is made by Buyer under (i) above, Seller shall present
evidence of release of all Company assets from the Bank of America
liens filed November 2007 and January 2008.
(c) Calculation of the
Post-Closing Adjusted Purchase Price .
(i) As soon as practicable,
but no later than 90 days after the Closing Date, Seller shall
prepare and deliver to Buyer a proposed calculation of the
post-Closing adjusted Purchase Price (the “ Proposed
Purchase Price ”) reflecting Seller’s calculation
of the Net Working Capital Adjustment (the “ Proposed Net
Working Capital Adjustment ”). Such calculations shall
collectively be referred to herein from time to time as the “
Proposed Closing Date Calculations .”
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(ii) If Buyer does not give
written notice of dispute (a “ Purchase Price Dispute
Notice ”) to Seller within 30 days after receiving the
Proposed Closing Date Calculations, Buyer and the other parties
hereto agree that (A) the Proposed Net Working Capital
Adjustment shall be deemed to be the Net Working Capital
Adjustment, and (B) the Proposed Purchase Price shall be
deemed to be the Purchase Price. If Buyer gives Seller a Purchase
Price Dispute Notice (which Purchase Price Dispute Notice must set
forth, in reasonable detail, the items and amounts in dispute)
within such 30-day period, Seller and Buyer will use reasonable
efforts to resolve the dispute during the 30-day period commencing
on the date Seller receives the applicable Purchase Price Dispute
Notice from Buyer.
(iii) If Buyer and Seller do
not obtain a final resolution within such 30-day period, then the
items in dispute shall be submitted immediately to a
nationally-recognized accounting firm mutually agreed to by the
parties (the “ Accounting Firm ”) which is
independent. Each party agrees to execute, if required by the
Accounting Firm, an engagement letter with the Accounting Firm
containing reasonable and customary terms. The Accounting Firm
shall determine only those issues still in dispute at the time of
submission to the Accounting Firm, and the Accounting Firm’s
determination shall be based upon and consistent with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. The determination by the Accounting
Firm shall be based on presentations with respect to such disputed
items by Buyer and Seller to the Accounting Firm and, if determined
necessary by the Accounting Firm, on the Accounting Firm’s
independent review. Each of Buyer and Seller shall use its
reasonable best efforts to make its presentation as promptly as
practicable following submission to the Accounting Firm of the
disputed items, and each such party shall be entitled, as part of
its presentation, to respond to the presentation of the other party
and any questions and requests of the Accounting Firm. In deciding
any matter, the Accounting Firm (i) shall be bound by the
provisions of this Section 2.2(c) and (ii) may not
assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such
item claimed by either Buyer or Seller or less than the smallest
value for such item claimed by Buyer or Seller. The Accounting
Firm’s determination shall be made within 30 days after its
engagement, shall be set forth in a written statement delivered to
Buyer and Seller and shall be final, conclusive, non-appealable and
binding for all purposes hereunder; provided , that such
determination may be reviewed, corrected or set aside by a court of
competent jurisdiction but only upon a finding that the Accounting
Firm committed manifest error with respect to its determination.
The determination of the Accounting Firm shall not be deemed an
award subject to review under the Federal Arbitration Act or any
other statute. The Accounting Firm will revise the Proposed Closing
Date Calculations as appropriate to reflect the resolution of any
objections thereto pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) .
The Proposed Purchase Price together with any revisions thereto
pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) shall be deemed the
actual Purchase Price for purposes hereof.
(iv) In the event Buyer and
Seller submit any unresolved objections to an Accounting Firm for
resolution as provided in this Section 2.2(c) , the
responsibility for the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm
shall be as follows:
(A) if such Accounting Firm
resolves all of the remaining objections in
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favor of Buyer’s
position (Buyer’s position on the Purchase Price is referred
to herein as the “ Low Value ”), then Seller
will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the
Accounting Firm;
(B) if the Accounting Firm
resolves all of the remaining objections in favor of Seller’s
position (Seller’s position on the Purchase Price is referred
to herein as the “ High Value ”), then Buyer
will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the
Accounting Firm; and
(C) if such Accounting Firm
neither resolves all of the remaining objections in favor of
Seller’s position nor resolves all of the remaining
objections in favor of Buyer’s position (the Purchase Price
so determined is referred to herein as the “ Actual
Value ”), then that fraction of the fees and expenses of
the Accounting Firm equal to (x) the difference between the
High Value and the Actual Value over (y) the difference
between the High Value and the Low Value shall be paid by Seller,
and Buyer will be responsible for the remainder of the fees and
expenses of the Accounting Firm .
(v) Each of Buyer and Seller
will make the financial records of the Company available to the
other party, its accountants, the Accounting Firm and other
representatives of the other party and the Accounting Firm at
reasonable times upon reasonable notice at any time before and
after the delivery of the Proposed Closing Date Calculations and
continuing during the resolution of any objections with respect to
the Proposed Closing Date Calculations.
(d) Adjustment to
Estimated Purchase Price .
(i) If the difference between
(A) the Purchase Price determined in accordance with
Section 2.2(c) , minus (B) the Estimated Purchase
Price as set forth in the Closing Date Certificate (the “
Actual Adjustment ”) is a positive amount, then within
three Business Days after the date on which the Purchase Price is
finally determined pursuant to Section 2.2(c) above,
Buyer will pay to Seller such positive amount, without
interest.
(ii) If the Actual Adjustment
is a negative amount, then within three Business Days after the
date on which the Purchase Price is finally determined pursuant to
Section 2.2(c) above, Seller will pay to Buyer such
negative amount, without interest.
Section 2.3
Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the
offices of Garvey Schubert Barer, Seattle, Washington, at
10:00 A.M. Pacific Time on the Business Day following the
later of (i) satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by
their terms cannot be satisfied until the Closing); or
(ii) the delivery of the Closing Date Certificate in
accordance with the terms of Section 2.2(a) of this
Agreement; or on such date and time as Buyer and Seller shall
mutually agree. Closing may occur upon receipt of facsimile or .pdf
signatures, with original signatures to be provided within three
business days. The time and date of the Closing is herein called
the “ Closing Date .”
For clarification purposes,
any calculations made pursuant to this Agreement with
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reference to the Closing Date, the
Closing, or immediately prior to the Closing or the Closing Date,
shall be deemed to be in reference to the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date. By way of
example, cash credited to the account of the Company on the
Business Day prior to the Closing Date shall be considered the
property of Seller for purposes hereof, but cash credited to the
account of the Company at any time on the Closing Date shall be
deemed the property of Buyer (consolidated with the Company) upon
Closing.
ARTICLE III -
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY AND
SELLER
Except as disclosed in the
Company Disclosure Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "Company Disclosure Schedule"), the Company and Seller hereby
represent and warrant, jointly and severally, to Buyer the
statements contained in this Article III as of the date of this
Agreement and (except for any representations and warranties that
speak as of a different specified date) as of the Closing Date. The
Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections
corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections contained in
this Article III; provided , that any information disclosed
relative to one section of Article III shall be deemed to be
disclosed in respect of any and all other sections of Article III
to the extent that such disclosure is responsive or relevant to the
matters addressed in such other section(s). The representations and
warranties set forth in this Article III shall be additive to, and
not mutually exclusive or in derogation of, one another.
Section 3.1
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries . The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Colorado. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.1 , the Company has the corporate
power and authority to own or lease its property and assets and to
carry on its business as presently conducted, and is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its business or the
ownership of its assets makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Subsidiary of the Company is a
business entity that is duly organized, validly existing and (to
the extent relevant in the jurisdiction of organization) in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, has
all organizational powers to own or lease its property and assets
and to carry on its business as presently conducted, and is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and (to the
extent relevant in other jurisdictions) is in good standing in each
jurisdiction wherein the nature of its business or the ownership of
its assets makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has previously provided or
made available to Buyer true and complete copies of (i) its
Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto or
restatements thereof, (ii) its bylaws as currently in effect
and (iii) true and complete copies of the certificate or
articles of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent governing
instruments), as currently in effect, of each
Subsidiary.
Section 3.2
Authorization . The Company has all requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
other Transaction Document to be executed by the Company in
connection herewith and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, all of which have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action. This
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Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming that this
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by Seller and Buyer, constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may
be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or
(ii) applicable equitable principles (whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 3.3
Non-contravention. None of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the consummation of
the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby nor the fulfillment of and the performance by the Company
of its obligations hereunder and thereunder will
(i) contravene any provision contained in the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation or bylaws or, (ii) except as set
forth in Schedule 3.3 , conflict with, violate or result in
a breach (with or without the lapse of time, the giving of notice,
or both) of, or constitute a default under or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or to a loss of
any benefit (with or without the lapse of time, the giving of
notice, or both) under (A) any contract, agreement,
commitment, indenture, mortgage, lease, pledge, note, bond,
license, permit or other instrument or obligation or (B) to
the Company’s Knowledge, any judgment, order, decree,
statute, law, rule or regulation or other restriction of any
Governmental Authority, in each case to which the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound or to
which any of their respective assets or properties are subject,
(iii) except as contemplated herein or with respect to Liens
granted to any lender at the Closing in connection with any
financing by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby, result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than any Permitted
Lien, on any of the assets or properties of the Company or the
Subsidiaries, or (iv) except as set forth in Schedule
3.3 , result in the acceleration of, or permit any Person to
terminate, modify, cancel, accelerate or declare due and payable
prior to its stated maturity, any obligation of the Company or any
Subsidiaries, which in the case of any of clauses (ii) through
(iv) above, has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect,
or could prohibit, materially impair or materially delay the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
Section 3.4 Consents.
Except for (i) filings, permits, authorizations, consents and
approvals as may be required under, and other applicable
requirements of, the HSR Act and other antitrust laws, and
(ii) the filings, consents and approvals set forth in
Schedule 3.4 , no notice to, filing with, or authorization,
registration, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or
other Person is necessary for the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents to
be executed by the Company or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby by the Company.
Section 3.5
Capitalization; Subsidiaries.
(a) As of the date hereof,
the Company’s authorized capital stock consists solely of 100
shares of Common Stock, all of which are outstanding and held by
Seller. The Company does not have any outstanding or authorized
options or warrants, relating to its capital stock or any
outstanding securities or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for
or acquire from it, by contract or otherwise, any shares of its
capital stock. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Company have
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been duly authorized, validly issued,
are fully paid and are nonassessable. There are no Liens on the
issued and outstanding shares, nor have the outstanding shares been
pledged in any manner, and no legends or other purported
encumbrance appears on any certificate representing the outstanding
shares. No proxies have been granted with respect to the
Company’s outstanding Common Stock.
(b) All Subsidiaries of the
Company are listed in Schedule 3.5(b) . All of the
outstanding capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, each
Subsidiary of the Company is owned beneficially and of record by
the Company, directly or indirectly, is validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable and free and clear of any preemptive rights
(other than such rights as may be held by the Company),
restrictions on transfer, Taxes or Liens. There are no authorized
or outstanding securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
convertible into or exchangeable for, options or warrants or the
right to subscribe for, or providing for the issuance or sale of,
any capital stock or other ownership interest in, or any other
securities of, any Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.5(b) , no shares of capital stock or any ownership,
partnership or other equity or investment interest in any Person is
directly or indirectly owned or held, either of record,
beneficially or equitably, by the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries listed in Schedule 3.5(b) . No proxies have
been granted with respect to the outstanding ownership interests of
any Subsidiary. Effective at or prior to Closing, the Company will
have transferred all of its equity interests in Pearl Izumi Europe
B.V. to Seller.
Section 3.6 Financial
Statements.
(a) Attached hereto as
Schedule 3.6 are true and complete copies of the following
financial statements (such financial statements, the “
Financial Statements ”):
(i) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31,
2006 and December 31, 2007 and the related unaudited
consolidated income statements for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007; and
(ii) the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company (the “Most Recent
Balance Sheet”) as of January 31, 2008 (the “Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date”) and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the one
(1) month then ended (the “Most Recent Unaudited
Financial Statements”).
(b) Except as described in
Schedule 3.6 , the Financial Statements (i) have been
prepared in good faith from the books and records of the Company
kept in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby, except for the absence of footnotes and, in the case of
the Most Recent Unaudited Financial Statements, subject to normal
year-end adjustments and (iii) fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated assets, liabilities and financial
condition of the Company as of the dates thereof and for the
periods then ended (subject to the absence of footnotes and, in the
case of the Most Recent Unaudited Financial Statements, to normal
year-end adjustments).
(c) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.6 , there are no liabilities of the Company and
the Subsidiaries of any kind, other than (a) liabilities
provided for in the Most Recent Balance Sheet;
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(b) liabilities not required under GAAP
to be shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet for reasons other than
the contingent nature thereof or the difficulty of determining the
amount thereof; or (c) liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice since the Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date. The Financial Statements and any other
financial statements to be provided prior to Closing, including but
not limited to the February 29, 2008 financial statements,
include appropriate reserves, expenses or set-asides for
(1) all design issues described in Schedule 3.6 , and
(2) all pending and open litigation described in Schedule
3.9 .
(d) The Company has good and
marketable title to all assets set forth on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet, except for such assets as have been sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the
Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.
Section 3.7 Absence
of Certain Developments. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.7 , since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date there has not
been any Material Adverse Effect and the Company has conducted its
business in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practices, and used its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent
with past practices, to preserve intact its business relationships
with third parties, including, without limitation, customers,
suppliers, distributors and employees. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.7 , since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has:
(a) sold, leased, licensed or
otherwise disposed of any material assets or property except
(i) pursuant to existing contracts or commitments disclosed on
Schedule 3.15 or (ii) in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(b) (i) incurred or assumed
any debt, except in each case in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) assumed, guaranteed, endorsed or otherwise become liable
or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for
the obligations of any other Person (except Seller, the Company or
its Subsidiaries), (iii) made any loans, advances or capital
contributions to any other Person (except Seller, the Company or
its Subsidiaries), or (iv) mortgaged or pledged any material
assets or created any Lien upon any material assets except for
Permitted Liens;
(c) had any material change
in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any director,
officer, shareholder or employee of the Company, incurred or made
any payment of any dividend or distribution, or had any material
change by the Company in its accounting methods or practices;
or
(d) agreed or committed to do
any of the foregoing.
Section 3.8
Governmental Authorizations; Licenses; Etc. Except as set forth
in Schedule 3.8 , the business of each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries has been operated in compliance with all
applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances and orders
of all Governmental Authorities. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.8 (and for licenses for Intellectual Property Rights), each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has all permits, licenses,
approvals, certificates and other authorizations, and has made all
notifications, registrations, certifications and filings with all
Governmental Authorities, necessary for the operation of its
business as currently conducted. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.8 , as of the date hereof, there is no action, case or
proceeding pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened
by any Governmental
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Authority with respect to (i) any
alleged violation by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any
statute, l
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