STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “ Agreement
”) is made and entered into as of January 27, 2009, by and
between Piramal Healthcare, Inc. (“ Purchaser
”), a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Piramal Healthcare Limited, an Indian public limited
company, and RxElite, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Seller ”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS , Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock (the “ Shares ”) of RxElite
Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Acquired
Company ”); and
WHEREAS , Seller, through ownership of the Acquired
Company, is engaged in the marketing and distribution of generic
inhalation anesthetics for use in connection with human and
veterinary procedures (the “ Business ”);
and
WHEREAS , Purchaser is the holder of a junior secured
promissory note of Seller in the original principal amount of $3.0
million, pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May
30, 2008 (the “ Purchaser Loan ”), between
Purchaser and Seller; and
WHEREAS , Castlerigg Master Investments, Ltd. (the
“ Senior Lender ”) is the holder of a senior
secured promissory note of Seller in the original principal amount
of $10.5 million, as to which the Purchaser Loan is fully and
unconditionally subordinated, secured on a senior basis to the
Purchaser Loan, by substantially all of the assets and properties
of Seller, including of the Acquired Company; and
WHEREAS , Seller wishes to sell the Shares to Purchaser,
and Purchaser wishes to purchase the Shares, in order to acquire
the Business, subject, in all cases, to the consent of the Senior
Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises,
the mutual covenants and other agreements set forth herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which hereby are acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following defined
terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
“ Acquired Company ” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Affiliate ” means any
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common
control with the Person specified; provided, however,
“Affiliate” shall not include officers, directors or
stockholders of Seller, or the officers and directors of the
Acquired Company. For purposes of this definition, “
control ” when used with respect to any specified
Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“ controlling ” and “ controlled
” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“ Agreement ” means this
Stock Purchase Agreement, as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented in accordance with its terms, including the Exhibits
and Schedules attached hereto.
“ Assigned Contracts ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
“ Balance Sheet Date ” means
January 18, 2009.
“ Books and Records ” means
all existing employee, accounting, business, marketing, corporate
and other files, documents, instruments, papers, books and records,
including financial statements, budgets, ledgers, journals, deeds,
titles, policies, manuals, minute books, stock certificates and
books, equity transfer ledgers, contracts, franchises, permits,
supplier lists, reports, computer files and data, retrieval
programs and operating data or plans.
“ Business ” has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals.
“ Business Day ” means a day
other than Saturday, Sunday, or any day on which the principal
commercial banks located in the State of Delaware or the State of
New York are authorized or obligated to close under the Laws of
such states.
“ Claim ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 7.5(a) .
“ Closing Date ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
“ Closing Balance Sheet ”
means the balance sheet of the Company dated as the Balance Sheet
Date. Within the Closing Balance Sheet, “column
one” shall mean the first column entitled “RxElite,
Inc. as of January 18, 2009” and “column three”
shall mean the third column entitled “Rx Holdings as of
January 18, 2009.”
“ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ Company Plans ” means each
“employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section
3(3) of ERISA) and each stock purchase, stock option, other
stock-based, severance, change-in-control, disability, vacation,
holiday, sick leave, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred
compensation, welfare and other employee benefit plan, program,
policy or other arrangement; and any employment (including
severance and change of control) agreement; whether or not subject
to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor now in effect or
required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or otherwise); whether formal or informal, oral
or written; under which any employee or former employee or director
(or dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the Acquired Company has
any present or future right to benefits or which has been
sponsored, contributed to or maintained by the Acquired
Company.
“ Constituent Documents ”
means, for any corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company or other organization, its Certificate of
Incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement,
certificate of limited partnership, certificate of formation and
other similar formation and governance documents, each as amended
to the relevant date.
“ Contract ” means any
agreement, lease, license, sublicense, promissory note, evidence of
indebtedness, or other contract (i) to which Seller or the Acquired
Company is a party and (ii) either (A) binds any assets of the
Acquired Company or (B) relates to the Business as of the Closing
Date.
“ Controlled Group Member ”
means any entity (whether or not incorporated) other than the
Seller and the Acquired Company that, together with the Seller and
Acquired Company, is considered under common control and treated as
one employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code.
“ Court Order ” means any
judgment, order, award or decree of any federal, state, local or
other court or judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal and any award in
any binding arbitration proceeding.
“ Damages ” means any and all
damages, claims, costs, fines, fees, expenses, Taxes, penalties,
interest obligations and deficiencies (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other necessary expenses of
litigation). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, neither party nor any Affiliate thereof shall be
liable for any consequential, incidental, special or punitive
damages.
“ Encumbrance ” means any
mortgage, pledge, assessment, security interest, lease, sublease,
lien, adverse claim, levy, right of way, easement, covenant, charge
or other encumbrance of any kind, or any conditional sale contract,
title retention contract, or other agreement, arrangement or
understanding to give or to refrain from giving any of the
foregoing.
“ Equity Security ” and
“ equity interest ” mean any “equity
security” as such term is defined in the Exchange
Act.
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ Escrow Account ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(ii) .
“ Escrow Agreement ” means
the Escrow Agreement of even date herewith by and among Seller,
Purchaser and Citibank, N.A.
“ Exchange Act ” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Excluded Assets ” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit A and are excluded from the
transaction in connection with the Reorganization.
“ Excluded Contracts ” has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit B and are excluded from the
transaction in connection with the Reorganization.
“ Excluded Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit B and are excluded from the
transaction in connection with the Reorganization.
“ Excluded Payables ” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit B and are excluded from the
transaction in connection with the Reorganization.
“ GAAP ” means accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, as
consistently applied by the Acquired Company.
“ Governmental Authority ”
means any national, state or local government; any political
subdivision thereof; any other governmental, quasi-governmental,
judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body,
agency, department, bureau, commission or entity; any entity that
contracts with a governmental entity to administer or assist in the
administration of a government program; or any arbitrator with
authority to bind a party at law.
“ Indemnifying Party ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .
“ Indemnitee ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a) .
“ Intellectual Property ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.13 .
“ IRS ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.4(d) .
“ Knowledge ” shall mean,
with respect to a particular fact or other matter: (a) actual
awareness of such fact or other matter; or (b) a prudent individual
could be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of such
fact or other matter in the course of conducting a reasonably
comprehensive investigation concerning the existence of such fact
or other matter. A Person (other than an individual)
will be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact
or other matter if any individual who is serving as a director,
officer, partner, executor, or trustee of such Person (or in any
similar capacity) has, or at any time had, knowledge of such fact
or other matter.
“ Laws ” means all statutes,
laws, ordinances, regulations and other pronouncements of any
Governmental Authority having the effect of law of the United
States, any state or commonwealth of the United States, or any
city, county, municipality, department, commission, board, bureau,
agency or instrumentality thereof.
“ Liabilities ” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit B .
“ Material Contracts ” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(a) .
“ Multiemployer Plan ” means
any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“ Permits ” means all
licenses, permits, franchises, rights, registrations, approvals,
authorizations, consents, waivers, exemptions, releases,
certificates of need, variances or orders of, or filings with, or
otherwise issued by, any Governmental Authority that relate to the
Business.
“ Permitted Encumbrance ”
means (a) any Encumbrance for Taxes or other governmental charges
or assessments which are not delinquent, (b) any Encumbrance of any
landlord, carrier, warehouseman, mechanic or materialman and any
like Encumbrance arising in the ordinary course of business for
sums that are not delinquent more than thirty (30) days, (c) Laws
regulating the use or enjoyment of the applicable property, (d) all
pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security, (e) with respect
to any leased Real Property, Encumbrances which encumber the fee
interest in such property, and (f) any Encumbrance due and owing to
Purchaser and its Affiliates or to Minrad International, Inc. and
its Affiliates.
“ Person ” means any natural
person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, union, association, court, agency,
government, tribunal, instrumentality, commission, arbitrator,
board, bureau or other entity or authority.
“ Pre-Closing Period ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(i) .
“ Prohibited Activities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) .
“ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .
“ Purchaser ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Purchaser Indemnitee ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 .
“ Purchaser Loan ” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Real Property ” means all
real property that is occupied or used in connection with the
operation of the Business other than the Excluded Assets, including
the real property and real property interests set forth on
Schedule 3.9(a) .
“ Reorganization
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4
.
“ Retained Assets ” has the
meaning set forth in Exhibit A .
“ Retained Contracts ” has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit A .
“ Retained Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Exhibit B .
“ Section 1.1502-95 Election
” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(f)
.
“ Section 338 Election ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(d) .
“ Securities Act ” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ Selected Accounting Firm ”
means an accounting or consulting firm of recognized national
standing acceptable to Purchaser and Seller.
“ Seller ” has the meaning
set forth in the Preamble.
“ Seller Affiliated Group ”
means the affiliated group of corporations (as defined in Section
1504(a) of the Code) of which Seller is the parent.
“ Senior Lender ” has the
meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ Seller Indemnitee ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.3 .
“ Shares ” has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals.
“ Straddle Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(ii) .
“ Survival Period ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .
“ Tax ” shall mean all taxes,
charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties, and other assessments,
including any income, alternative minimum or add-on tax, estimated,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, transfer, transactions,
intangibles, ad valorem, value-added, franchise, registration,
title, license, capital, paid-up capital, profits, withholding,
employee withholding, payroll, worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance, social security, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, transfer occupation, premium, recording, real
property, personal property, commercial rent, environmental or
windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, fee or other like
assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any
interest, penalties, related liabilities, fines or additions to Tax
that may become payable in respect thereof imposed by any country,
any state, county, provincial or local government or subdivision or
agency thereof.
“ Tax Adjustment ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4(d) .
“ Tax Return ” shall mean any
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“ Tax Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a)(ii) .
“ Territory ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.1(a)(i) .
1.2
Interpretation . The words “hereof,”
“herein” and “herewith” and words of
similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to
refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement, and article, section, paragraph,
exhibit and schedule references are to the articles, sections,
paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless
otherwise specified. Whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” All terms defined in this Agreement
shall have the defined meanings contained herein when used in any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto
unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions
contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms and, as appropriate, to the
masculine, feminine and neuter genders of such
terms. Any reference to this Agreement includes any
Exhibits or Schedules hereto. References to a Person are also to
its permitted successors and assigns.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE;
CLOSING
2.1
Sale of the Shares . On and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the closing, Seller
shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, free and
clear of all Encumbrances, and Purchaser shall purchase from
Seller, the Shares. At the closing, title to the Shares
shall pass to Purchaser, as record and beneficial owner.
(a) The
consideration to be paid by Purchaser for the Shares shall be Four
Million One Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Sixty-Nine Dollars and
30/100 ($4,154,069.30) (the “ Purchase Price
”).
(b) The
Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:
(i) an
aggregate of Three Million Two Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand
Sixty-Nine Dollars and 30/100 ($3,254,069.30) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds at closing to an account or accounts
designated by Seller; and
(ii) Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) (the “ Holdback
Amount ”) payable by Purchaser to be held in an escrow
account (the “ Escrow Account ”) and disbursed
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement; provided, however,
that the Holdback Amount shall be reduced by any amounts owed to or
properly payable to Purchaser pursuant to Article VII of this
Agreement.
2.3
Closing . The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be deemed to occur at 11:59
p.m., Central Time, on the Closing Date or at such other time as
shall be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties
hereto. The date on which the closing takes place is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
.”
2.4
Reorganization Transactions . Prior to the
Closing Date, Seller shall have caused (a) the Acquired Company to
transfer or assign the Excluded Assets and the Excluded Liabilities
to Seller or its designated Affiliate, and (b) Seller or one or
more of its designated Affiliates to assume the Excluded Assets and
the Excluded Liabilities from the Acquired
Company. Prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall have
assigned to the Acquired Company (i) the customer contracts related
to the Business that are held by Seller and are set forth on
Schedule 2.4 (the “ Assigned Contracts
”), and (ii) the Purchaser Loan. The transactions
described in this Section 2.4 shall be referred to herein as
the “ Reorganization ”.
2.5
Closing Deliveries . At the closing, the
following events will occur:
(a)
Ownership Interests . Seller will deliver to
Purchaser all certificates representing the Shares, such
certificates representing the Shares to be duly endorsed by Seller
or accompanied by duly executed blank stock powers or other
appropriate instruments of conveyance.
(b)
Payment for Shares . At the closing, Purchaser
shall pay the Purchase Price set forth in Section 2.2 in
immediately available funds by electronic wire transfer to an
account designated by Seller.
(c)
Good Standing Certificates . Seller shall deliver
to Purchaser a good standing certificate issued with respect to
Seller and the Acquired Company issued by the Secretary of State of
Delaware dated as of a date that is not more than thirty (30) days
prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall deliver to
Seller a good standing certificate issued with respect to Purchaser
issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware dated as of a date
that is not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing
Date.
(d)
Books . Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the
original corporate minute books of the Acquired Company, including
true and complete copies of the Constituent Documents of the
Acquired Company and other records included in the
Business.
(e)
Powers of Attorney . Seller shall deliver to
Purchaser evidence of termination of all powers of attorney between
the Acquired Company and any other Person.
(f)
Resignations . Seller shall deliver to Purchaser
resignations, effective as of the Closing Date, of the officers and
directors of the Acquired Company.
(g)
FIRPTA Certificate . Seller shall deliver to
Purchaser a certificate of non-foreign status that complies with
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2).
(h)
Opinion of Delaware Counsel . Purchaser shall
receive an opinion of Delaware counsel in customary form for such
opinion, that the purchase of the Shares does not require approval
of the shareholders of Seller, and an opinion of counsel acceptable
to Purchaser that the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and any other material agreement to be entered into by
Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement have been duly
authorized and approved by and on behalf of Seller.
(i)
Secretary’s Certificate . Purchaser and
Seller shall deliver copies of the following, in each case
certified as of the Closing Date by a Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary:
(1) resolutions
of the respective boards of directors of each party authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
agreements that such party is required to execute and deliver
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(2) the
signature and incumbency of the officers of such party authorized
to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other agreements and
certificates that such party is required to deliver pursuant to
this Agreement; and
(3) such
party’s Constituent Documents.
(j)
Reorganization Transactions . Seller shall
consummate or cause the Acquired Company to consummate, the
reorganization transactions described in Section 2.4.
(k)
Escrow Agreement . Seller and Purchaser shall deliver the
fully executed Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as
follows:
3.1
Organization of Seller . Seller is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the State of Delaware.
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Organization
and Capitalization of the Acquired Company .
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(a) The
Acquired Company (i) is a corporation validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has the
corporate power and authority to own or lease and to operate its
assets and to conduct its business as currently
conducted.
(b) The
authorized capital of the Acquired Company consists of 100,000,000
shares of common stock, $.00237 par value per share,
14,827,754 shares of which are issued and outstanding
as of the date hereof. The Shares have been duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Except for the Shares, there are no
outstanding equity securities of the Acquired Company, including
(i) securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for any
capital stock, partnership interests or membership interests of the
Acquired Company, (ii) contracts, arrangements, commitments or
restrictions relating to the issuance, sale, transfer, purchase or
obtaining of capital stock or other equity securities of the
Acquired Company, or (iii) options, warrants, rights, calls or
commitments of any character granted or issued by the Acquired
Company governing the issuance of shares of its capital
stock.
(c) (i)
Seller has good and marketable title to, and owns, the Shares,
beneficially and of record; (ii) the Shares are free of all
Encumbrances; (iii) Seller has full voting power over the Shares,
subject to no proxy, stockholders’ agreement, voting trust or
other agreement relating to the voting of any of the Shares; and
(iv) other than this Agreement, there is no agreement between
Seller and any other Person with respect to the disposition of the
Shares.
(d) (i)
No Person has any preemptive right to purchase any equity interests
in the Acquired Company, and (ii) other than the Shares, there are
no outstanding equity interests in the Acquired Company giving the
owner or holder thereof the right to vote on any matters on which
stockholders, partners or members of the Acquired Company may
vote.
(e) The
Acquired Company does not directly or indirectly own, of record or
beneficially, any equity security of any Person.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and
the other agreements to be entered into by it pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement, and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, are within
Seller’s corporate powers, are not in contravention of the
terms of Seller’s Constituent Documents, and have been duly
authorized and approved by the board of directors of
Seller. No other corporate proceedings on the part of
Seller are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or any other agreement to be entered
into by Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Seller. As of the Closing Date, the other agreements to
be entered into by Seller and by the Acquired Company pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement will have been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Seller and the Acquired
Company. This Agreement constitutes (and upon their
execution and delivery by Seller and the Acquired Company, the
other agreements to be entered into pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement by Seller and the Acquired Company will constitute) the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller and the Acquired
Company enforceable against Seller and the Acquired Company in
accordance with their respective terms (assuming the valid
authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by
Purchaser), subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and similar Laws of general application relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing.
3.4
No Conflicting Agreements; Consents . Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.4 , neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or any of the other agreements to be
entered into by Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement nor
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby will:
(a) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach or termination of the terms,
conditions or provisions of, constitute a default under, or entitle
any party to terminate or accelerate (i) the Constituent Documents
of Seller or the Acquired Company, (ii) any Material Contract,
(iii) any Court Order to which Seller or the Acquired Company is a
party or by which Seller or the Acquired Company is bound, or (iv)
any material requirements of Law affecting Seller;
(b) result
in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the
assets of the Acquired Company (except for Permitted Encumbrances);
or
(c) require
a permit, approval, consent or authorization from, or the making by
Seller of any declaration, filing or registration with, any
Governmental Authority, except as provided in Section 6.1
.
3.5
Closing Balance Sheet; Accounts Receivable .
Schedule 3.5 sets forth the Closing Balance Sheet of the
Acquired Company. Column three of the Closing Balance
Sheet fairly presents in all material respects the financial
position of the Acquired Company as of the date indicated after
giving effect to the Reorganization. All accounts
receivable in such column three of the Closing Balance Sheet are
valid obligations and represent bona fide claims against debtors
for sales actually made or services actually performed in the
ordinary course of the Business. There is no contest,
claim or right of setoff, other than in the ordinary course of the
Business, contained in any agreement with any maker of an account
receivable relating to the amount or validity of such account
receivable.
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities; No Missing Assets .
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(a) Except
as disclosed in Schedule 3.6(a) , the Acquired Company does
not have any material liabilities of any nature (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise) that are of a type required to
be disclosed or reflected in financial statements of the Acquired
Company in accordance with GAAP after giving effect to the
Reorganization except for (i) liabilities reflected or reserved
against in column three of the Closing Balance Sheet (including the
notes thereto, if any) and (ii) liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date and that
are not (individually or in the aggregate) material to the Acquired
Company.
(b) (i)
The Acquired Company holds all right, title and interest in the
Retained Assets, (ii) holds no right, title or interest in any
assets other than the Retained Assets, and (iii) has no liabilities
other than the Retained Liabilities.
(c) As
a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, Purchaser and its Affiliates shall hold all right, title
and interest in the Retained Assets, which constitute all assets,
tangible and intangible, real and personal, currently used in
connection with the current operation of the Business.
3.7
Absence of Changes . Except as disclosed in
Schedule 3.7 , since September 30, 2008, there has not been
any transaction or occurrence in which the Acquired Company, in
connection with the Business, has:
(a) suffered
any material damage, destruction or loss;
(b) disposed
of or permitted to lapse any material right to the use of any
Retained Assets;
(c) made
or entered into a commitment to make any material capital
expenditure on behalf of the Acquired Company;
(d) terminated
or materially amended any Material Contract or lease to which the
Acquired Company is a party, other than in the ordinary course of
business; or
(e) agreed,
so as to legally bind Purchaser or the Acquired Company, whether in
writing or otherwise, to take any of the actions set forth in this
Section 3.7 and not otherwise permitted by this
Agreement.
(a)
Schedule 3.8(a) sets forth a true and complete list of each
Contract (the “ Material Contracts ”), including
each Assigned Contract, that relates to the Business and is not an
Excluded Contract, and any Contract with respect to a period
following the Closing Date (i) that provides for aggregate payments
to or from the Acquired Company in excess of $100,000 per contract
year; (ii) that is an employment or severance Contract; (iii) that
contains restrictions with respect to payment of dividends or any
other distributions in respect of the capital stock or other equity
interests of the Acquired Company; (iv) that guarantees any
indebtedness or obligation of any Person; (v) that limits the
ability of the Acquired Company to engage freely in any line of
business in any geographic area or to compete with any Person; (vi)
under which the Acquired Company has borrowed or loaned money, or
that is a mortgage, note, bond, indenture or other evidence of
indebtedness (excluding advances, deposits, trade payable in the
ordinary course of business, and leases for telephones, copy
machines, facsimile machines and other office equipment); (vii)
that establishes any joint venture, partnership or other similar
joint ownership entity or arrangement; (viii) with respect to the
management of the Acquired Company; (ix) that is a consent decree
of any Governmental Authority to which the Acquired Company is
bound; (x) that (A) grants or acquires any right to use any
Intellectual Property (other than Contracts granting rights to use
readily available commercial software available to consumers for a
combined license and maintenance fee or subject to “shrink
wrap” or “click through” license agreements) or
(B) restricts the right of the Acquired Company or permits any
third Person to use any Intellectual Property; or (xi) that is an
agreement between Seller and the Acquired Company, or their
respective officers or directors. Copies of all Material
Contracts have been made available to Purchaser.
(b) Each
Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable against the
Acquired Company and, to Seller’s Knowledge, against the
other party to such Material Contract, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general
application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to
general principles of equity, including principles of commercial
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and Seller or the
Acquired Company has duly performed in all respects its obligations
under each Material Contract to which it is a party (to the extent
that such obligations to perform have arisen).
(c) Neither
Seller nor the Acquired Company is in breach or default (nor would
there be a breach or default with notice or lapse of time or both
as a result of events that have occurred) under any Material
Contract.
3.9
Real Property . Schedule 3.9(a) sets
forth the addresses for all Real Property leased by the Acquired
Company or used in connection with the operation of the
Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9(a)
, all title, interest and other rights with respect to Real
Property are held by the Acquired Company, which holds good and
valid leasehold title, thereto, subject only to Permitted
Encumbrances. The Acquired Company owns no Real
Property.
3.10
Personal Property . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.10 , the Acquired Company is in possession of
and, except for Permitted Encumbrances, has good title to, or valid
leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract to use, all
of the personal property used in the conduct of the Business as
presently conducted, including anesthetic vaporizers in the field
or held as inventory. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.10 , no outstanding rights, agreements or other commitments
current