REGENT
ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA INC. ,
a Delaware corporation, and
REGENT RELEASING,
L.L.C. ,
a Texas limited liability company (for purposes of
Sections 2.3(a), 2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only);
PlanetOut
Inc .,
LPI Media Inc.
, and
SpecPub, Inc.
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each a Delaware corporation;
Dated as of August 12,
2008
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SECTION 2. THE PUT AND THE CALL OF THE ASSETS
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2.5 Allocation of Purchase Price
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SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LPI
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3.6 Intellectual Property
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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
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SECTION 5. COVENANTS RELATED TO CONDUCT OF
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5.1 Conduct of Business Prior to Closing
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SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.9 SunTrust Bank Deposit
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6.12 New York Lease Deposit
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SECTION 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE
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SECTION 8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE
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SECTION 10. INDEMNIFICATION, ETC
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10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Exhibit A
Forms of Bills of Sale, Endorsements
and Assignments
Exhibit B Form
of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C Form
of Guaranty
Exhibit D Form
of Security Agreement
Exhibit E
Form Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit F Forms
of Trademark Security Agreement
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This Put/Call Agreement is
entered into as of August 12, 2008 (this “
Agreement ”) by and among REGENT ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Buyer
”), LPI Media
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ LPI
”), SpecPub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ SPI
”), and PlanetOut
Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ PlanetOut
” and, collectively with LPI and SPI, the “
Sellers ”) and, for purposes of Sections 2.3(a),
2.4(b)(v) and 11.15 only, REGENT RELEASING, L.L.C. , a
Texas limited liability company (“ Regent
”).
A.
PlanetOut owns all of the outstanding capital stock of LPI and
SPI;
B.
The Sellers wish to provide for the sale of substantially all of
the assets of LPI and SPI to the Buyer and the assumption of
certain liabilities of LPI and SPI by the Buyer on the terms set
forth in this Agreement through the exercise of a Put by Sellers or
Call by the Buyer; and
C.
Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) Regent
and PlanetOut are executing that certain Marketing Agreement dated
as of the date hereof (the “ Marketing Agreement
”), pursuant to which PlanetOut is agreeing to provide
certain marketing services to the Buyer over the period from
April 30, 2008 through March 31, 2009 in exchange for the
payment of $6,000,000 (the “ Marketing Commitment
Amount ”) over the period from April 30, 2008
through September 15, 2008 and (ii) the Buyer and
PlanetOut are executing that certain Content and Trademark License
Agreement dated as of the date hereof and that certain Subscription
Co-Marketing Agreement dated as of the date hereof.
The parties to
this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
The following terms shall have the
corresponding meanings for the purposes of this
Agreement:
Acquisition
Proposal. “Acquisition Proposal,” shall mean any
proposal, plan, agreement, understanding or arrangement
contemplating (i) any merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Print
Business, (ii) any transfer or issuance of any capital stock
or other securities of LPI or SPI, or (iii) any transfer of
any material asset of the Print Business (other than the transfer
of the Assets to the Buyer as contemplated hereby); provided,
however, Acquisition Proposal specifically does not refer to any
acquisition of PlanetOut’s stock by merger, consolidation or
otherwise or any acquisition of the assets of PlanetOut or any of
its subsidiaries other than the Assets.
Affiliate
. “Affiliate” of a Person shall mean any Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person.
Agreed
Claims. “Agreed Claims” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 10.4(c) of the Agreement.
Agreement.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the
Preamble to the Agreement.
Assets.
“Assets” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.2 of the Agreement.
Assumed
Liabilities. “Assumed Liabilities” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(b) of the
Agreement.
Business
Day. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in San
Francisco, California are authorized or obligated pursuant to legal
requirements or executive order to be closed.
Buyer.
“Buyer” shall have the meaning specified in the
Preamble to the Agreement.
Buyer
Indemnitees. “Buyer Indemnitees” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 10.2 of the Agreement.
Cash
Consideration. “Cash Consideration” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(a) of the
Agreement.
Call.
“Call” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.1 of the Agreement.
Claim
Certificate. “Claim Certificate” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 10.4(a) of the
Agreement.
Closing.
“Closing” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.4(a) of the Agreement.
Closing
Date. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.4(a) of the Agreement.
Confidentiality Agreement. “Confidentiality
Agreement” shall mean that certain Mutual Confidentiality
Agreement by and between PlanetOut and Here Network, LLC dated as
of December 5, 2007.
Consent.
“Consent” shall mean any approval, consent,
ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any
Governmental Authorization).
Continuing
Employees. “Continuing Employees” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 6.5(b) of the Agreement.
Contract.
“Contract” shall mean any written, oral, implied or
other agreement, contract, instrument, note, guaranty, indemnity,
warranty, deed, assignment, power of attorney, purchase order, work
order, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment, covenant,
assurance or undertaking of any nature.
Damages.
“Damages” shall mean all costs, damages, liabilities,
awards, judgments, losses or costs and expenses, interest, awards,
judgments and penalties (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and consultants’ fees and expenses) actually suffered or
incurred; provided, however, that Damages shall not include lost
profits or opportunity costs or consequential, incidental, special,
indirect, exemplary or punitive damages.
De Minimis
Claim. “De Minimis Claim” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 10.2 of the Agreement.
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Disclosure
Schedule. “Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the
schedule (dated as of the date of the Agreement) delivered to the
Buyer on behalf of the Sellers and approved by the Buyer, a copy of
which is attached to the Agreement and incorporated in the
Agreement by reference.
Encumbrance. “Encumbrance” shall mean any lien,
pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest,
encumbrance, equity, trust, equitable interest, claim, preference,
right of possession, lease, tenancy, license, encroachment,
covenant, infringement, interference, Order, proxy, option, right
of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest,
legend, defect, impediment, exception, reservation, limitation,
impairment, imperfection of title, condition or restriction of any
nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security,
any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any
restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset,
any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the
possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of
ownership of any asset).
Entity.
“Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any
non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust,
cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union, company
(including any limited liability company or joint stock company),
firm or other enterprise, association, organization or
entity.
ERISA .
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Excluded
Assets. “Excluded Assets” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.2 of the Agreement.
Excluded
Liabilities. “Excluded Liabilities” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 2.3(b) of the Agreement.
Financial
Statements . “Financial Statements” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 3.4 of the Agreement.
GAAP.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting
principles, applied on a basis consistent with the basis on which
the Financial Statements were prepared.
Governmental
Authorization. “Governmental Authorization” shall
mean any:
(a) permit,
license, certificate, franchise, concession, approval, consent,
ratification, permission, clearance, confirmation, endorsement,
waiver, certification, designation, rating, registration,
qualification or authorization that is, has been or may in the
future be issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or
under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any
Legal Requirement; or
(b) right
under any Contract with any Governmental Body.
Governmental
Body. “Governmental Body” shall mean
any:
(a) nation,
principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any
nature;
(b) federal,
state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
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(c) governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau,
branch, office, commission, council, board, instrumentality,
officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or
Entity and any court or other tribunal);
(d) multi-national
organization or body; or
(e) individual,
Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive,
legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military
or taxing authority or power of any nature.
Indemnified
Party. “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 10.4(a) of the Agreement.
Indemnifying
Party. “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 10.4(a) of the Agreement.
Intellectual
Property. “Intellectual Property” shall mean
advertising and promotional materials, algorithms, APIs, apparatus,
circuit designs and assemblies, confidential business information
(including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas,
compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications,
customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and
business and marketing plans and proposals), gate arrays, IP cores,
net lists, photomasks, semiconductor devices, test vectors,
databases, data collections, diagrams, formulae, inventions
(whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice),
know-how, logos, marks (including brand names, product names,
slogans, service marks, trade dress, trademarks, internet domain
names and rights in telephone numbers), methods, network
configurations and architectures, processes, proprietary
information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software,
software code (in any form, including source code and executable or
object code), subroutines, techniques, user interfaces, URLs, web
sites, works of authorship and other forms of technology (whether
or not embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible
embodiments of the foregoing, such as instruction manuals,
laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, studies and
summaries).
Intellectual
Property Rights . “Intellectual Property Rights”
shall mean all past, present, and future rights of the following
types, which may exist or be created under the laws of any
jurisdiction in the world: (A) rights associated with works of
authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights,
moral rights and mask works; (B) trademark and trade name
rights and similar rights (together with all goodwill associated
therewith); (C) trade secret rights; (D) patent and industrial
property rights; (E) other proprietary rights in Intellectual
Property; and (F) rights in or relating to registrations,
renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, and reissues of, and
applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses
“(A)” through “(E)” above.
Legal
Requirement. “Legal Requirement” shall mean any
federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
legislation, constitution, principle of common law, resolution,
ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention,
rule, regulation, ruling, directive, pronouncement, requirement,
specification, determination, decision, opinion or interpretation
that is, has been or may in the future be issued, enacted, adopted,
passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put
into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body.
LPI.
“LPI” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble
to the Agreement.
Marketing
Commitment Amount. “Marketing Commitment Amount”
shall have the meaning specified in the Recital C to the
Agreement.
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Material
Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean, with respect to the Sellers, any effect that (i) is
material and adverse to the business, operations, financial
condition or results of operations of LPI, SPI and the Print
Business taken as a whole or (ii) prevents the Sellers from
consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, other than (in
the case of both clauses (i) and (ii) above) (A) any
effect resulting from events, facts or circumstances relating to
the economy in general, including market fluctuations and changes
in interest rates, or to LPI’s or SPI’s industry in
general and not specifically relating to either LPI or SPI,
(B) any effect resulting from changes in laws, rules or
regulations, or interpretations thereof by Governmental Bodies or
from changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles that
affect in general the businesses in which LPI or SPI are engaged,
(C) any effect resulting from the occurrence of a natural
disaster or from the commencement, occurrence or continuance of an
event of force majeure or changes in global or national political
conditions, including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism, or
(D) any effect resulting from the announcement or consummation
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
New York
Lease. “New York Lease” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.2(k) of the Agreement.
Order.
“Order” shall mean any:
(a) order,
judgment, injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement,
determination, decision, opinion, verdict, sentence, subpoena, writ
or award that is, has been or may in the future be issued, made,
entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by or under the
authority of any court, administrative agency or other Governmental
Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel; or
(b) Contract
with any Governmental Body that is, has been or may in the future
be entered into in connection with any proceeding.
Ordinary
Course of Business. “Ordinary Course of Business”
shall mean the ordinary course of business consistent with past
custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
Permitted
Encumbrances . Permitted Encumbrances mean (i) any lien
for Taxes not due and payable, and (ii) carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’,
materialmen’s, repairmen’s or similar common law or
statutory liens or encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of
business which are not delinquent and remain payable without
penalty.
Person.
“Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or
Governmental Body.
PlanetOut.
“PlanetOut” shall have the meaning specified in the
Preamble to the Agreement.
PlanetOut
Indemnitees. “PlanetOut Indemnitees” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 10.3 of the Agreement.
Pre-Closing
Period. “Pre-Closing Period” shall mean the period
commencing as of the date of the Agreement and ending on the
Closing Date.
Print
Business. “Print Business” shall mean the
businesses conducted by each of LPI and SPI.
Print Business
IP. “Print Business IP” shall mean all Intellectual
Property and Intellectual Property Rights owned or licensed by LPI
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Print
Contract. “Print Contract” shall mean any
Contract:
(a) to
which LPI or SPI is a party;
(b) by
which LPI, SPI or any of their respective assets is or may in the
Ordinary Course of Business become bound or under which LPI or SPI
have, or may in the Ordinary Course of Business become subject to,
any obligation; or
(c) under
which LPI or SPI may acquire any right or interest;
provided,
however, the SunTrust Bank Agreement shall not be a Print
Contract.
Print
Employee. “Print Employee” shall mean (i) the
employees of LPI and SPI, (ii) the employees of PlanetOut
identified on Part 6.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, unless they
have terminated employment with PlanetOut, and (iii) any other
employee of PlanetOut mutually identified by PlanetOut and Buyer
after the date hereof as primarily supporting the Print
Business.
Purchase
Price. “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.3 of the Agreement.
Put.
“Put” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 2.1 of the Agreement.
Put/Call
Notice. “Put/Call Notice” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 2.1 of the Agreement.
Regent.
“Regent” shall have the meaning specified in the
Preamble to the Agreement.
Registered
IP. “Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual
Property Rights that are registered, filed, or issued under the
authority of, with or by any Governmental Body, including all
patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works and
registered trademarks and all applications for any of the
foregoing.
Representatives. “Representatives” of a Person
shall mean such Person’s officers, directors, employees,
agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives. The
Representatives of LPI and SPI shall be deemed to be
“Representatives” of PlanetOut.
Restricted
Print Contract. “Restricted Print Contract” shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.7(b) of the
Agreement.
Sellers.
“Sellers” shall have the meaning specified in the
Preamble to the Agreement.
SPI.
“SPI” shall have the meaning specified in the Preamble
to the Agreement.
Strategic
Plan. “Strategic Plan” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 5.1 of the Agreement.
SunTrust
Deposit. “SunTrust Deposit” shall have the meaning
specified in Section 6.9 of the Agreement.
Tax.
“Tax” shall mean any tax (including any income tax,
franchise tax, capital gains tax, estimated tax, gross receipts
tax, value-added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer
tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax,
occupation tax, inventory tax, occupancy tax,
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withholding tax
or payroll tax), levy, assessment, tariff, impost, imposition,
toll, duty (including any customs duty), deficiency or fee, and any
related charge or amount (including any fine, penalty or interest),
that is, has been or may in the future be (a) imposed,
assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental
Body, or (b) payable pursuant to any tax-sharing agreement or
similar Contract.
Tax
Return. “Tax Return” shall mean any return
(including any information return), report, statement, declaration,
estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election,
certificate or other document or information that is, has been or
may in the future be filed with or submitted to, or required to be
filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection
with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any
Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or
enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to
any Tax.
Transaction
Agreements . “Transaction Agreements” shall
mean:
(a) the
Agreement, including the attached Disclosure Schedule and
Exhibits;
(b) the
Marketing Agreement;
(c) the
Content Sharing and Trademark License Agreement;
(d) the
Subscription Co-Marketing Agreement;
(f) the
Security Agreement;
(g) the
Copyright Security Agreement; and
(h) the
Trademark Security Agreement.
Transactions. “Transactions” shall mean
(a) the execution and delivery of the respective Transaction
Agreements, and (b) all of the transactions contemplated by
the respective Transaction Agreements, including:
(a) the
sale of the Assets by the Sellers to the Buyer in accordance with
the Agreement;
(b) the
provision of marketing services by PlanetOut to the Buyer pursuant
to the Marketing Agreement; and
(c) the
performance by the Sellers and the Buyer of their respective
obligations under the Transaction Agreements and the exercise by
the Sellers and the Buyer of their respective rights under the
Transaction Agreements.
Transferred
Employees. “Transferred Employees” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 6.5(a) of the Agreement.
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Transactions.
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2.1 The Put
and The Call. From June 30, 2008, through August 31,
2008, so long as Seller is not in material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Marketing Agreement, LPI
and SPI have the right to transfer the Assets and the Assumed
Liabilities to the Buyer (the “ Put ”). From
May 31, 2008 through August 31, 2008, so long as Buyer is
not then in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement
or the Marketing Agreement, the Buyer has the right to acquire the
Assets and to assume the Assumed Liabilities (the “
Call ”). Exercise of the Put (by LPI and SPI) or the
Call (by the Buyer) shall be invoked by the delivery of a written
notice (the “ Put/Call Notice ”) by the party
exercising the right to the other party. The Put/Call Notice must
be delivered no later than August 21, 2008.
2.2 Sale of
Assets. At the Closing of the exercise of the Put or the Call,
the Sellers shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the
Buyer, good and valid title to the Assets, free of any Encumbrances
(other than Permitted Encumbrances), on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the manner set
forth below in this Section 2.2. For purposes of this
Agreement, “ Assets ” shall mean and
include:
(a) all equipment, materials, supplies, furniture, fixtures,
improvements and other tangible assets of LPI and SPI;
(b) all advertising and promotional materials owned by or
licensed to LPI and SPI;
(c) all Print Business IP, to the extent assignable at (or,
as contemplated under Section 6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing
(including the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property
Rights specifically identified in Part 2.2(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule);
(d) all rights of LPI and SPI under the Print Contracts, to
the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under
Section 6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing (including all
equipment leases, printing Contracts, licensing agreements and all
of the other Print Contracts identified in Part 2.2(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule);
(e) all Governmental Authorizations held by LPI or SPI, to
the extent assignable at (or, as contemplated under
Section 6.7(a) hereof, following) the Closing;
(f) all claims (including claims for past infringement or
misappropriation of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property
Rights but excluding claims related to the Excluded Assets) and
causes of action of LPI and SPI against other Persons (regardless
of whether or not such claims and causes of action have been
asserted by LPI or SPI), and all rights of indemnity, warranty
rights, rights of contribution and rights to refunds (but excluding
such rights relating to the Excluded Assets), rights of
reimbursement and other rights of recovery possessed by LPI or SPI
(regardless of whether such rights are currently
exercisable);
(g) all inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts receivable and
other current assets of LPI and SPI;
(h) all books, records, files and data of LPI and SPI
relating to the Assets (in the case of documentation of relevance
solely to the Assets, originals; in the case of other
documentation, copies only), excluding the employment records of
each Print Employee (other than the employment records of
Continuing Employees who shall have consented in writing (with
copies of such consent delivered to Sellers) to the transfer of
such records to the Buyer in connection with the acceptance of
employment);
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(i) all of the other properties, rights, interests and other
tangible and intangible assets of LPI and SPI (wherever located and
whether or not required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared
in accordance with GAAP);
(j) all rights of LPI and SPI in and to the publications
identified on Part 2.2(j) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(k) all rights of LPI for the lease of the offices located
in New York, New York, pursuant to that certain Office Lease dated
as of February 10, 2003, as amended by that certain Amendment
to Sublease dated as of May 25, 2005, by and between Reed
Elsevier Inc., as Landlord, and LPI, as Tenant (the “ New
York Lease ”); and
(l) without limiting the foregoing, the Assets shall include
all of the assets identified on Part 2.2(l) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Assets shall not
include any of the following (collectively, the “ Excluded
Assets ”): (w) any leases of real property of the
Sellers other than the New York lease, including the lease of the
Sellers in Los Angeles; (x) any of the assets of PlanetOut;
(y) any of the assets of LPI and SPI identified on
Part 2.2(x) of the Disclosure Schedule; or (z) any cash,
cash equivalents, restricted cash or deposits of the
Sellers.
2.3 Purchase
Price. At the Closing, and as consideration for the transfer of
the Assets to the Buyer following exercise of the Put or the Call
(the “ Purchase Price ”):
(a) the Buyer and Regent jointly and severally agree to pay
to the Sellers an amount in cash equal to $500,000.00 in
immediately available funds (the “ Cash Consideration
”); and
(b) the Buyer shall assume and agree to keep, observe,
perform, pay, and discharge when due the following obligations of
LPI and SPI (collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities
”):
(i) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI for
accounts payable (A) that are set forth on Part 2.3(b)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after
June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary Course of Business and in
accordance with the Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise
incurred at the direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual
agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
(ii) any and all accrued expenses related to the
Continuing Employees, including, without limitation, accrued
expenses for vacation pay and paid time off, (A) that are set
forth on Part 2.3(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (B) that
have arisen after June 30, 2008 in the Ordinary Course of
Business and in accordance with the Strategic Plan or (C) that
were otherwise accrued at the direction of the Buyer or based on
the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Sellers;
(iii) any and all other accrued expenses of LPI and
SPI (A) that are set forth on Part 2.3(b)(iii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after June 30,
2008 in the Ordinary Course of Business and in accordance with the
Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise accrued at the
direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual agreement of the
Buyer and the Sellers;
(iv) any and all deferred expenses and revenue related
to subscriptions, advertising, book publishing and ecommerce
(A) that are set forth on Part 2.3(b)(iv) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (B) that have arisen after June 30, 2008
in the Ordinary Course of Business and in accordance with the
Strategic Plan or (C) that were otherwise incurred at the
direction of the Buyer or based on the mutual agreement of the
Buyer and the Sellers;
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(v) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI arising
under the Print Contracts, provided that the liabilities arising
under each Print Contract which requires a consent and for which
such consent has not been obtained as of the Closing shall not be
assigned or assumed until such consent has been obtained;
and
(vi) any and all liabilities of LPI and SPI arising
under the New York Lease first arising on or after the Closing
Date;
provided,
however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the “Assumed Liabilities” shall not include,
and the Buyer shall not be required to assume or to perform or
discharge the following (collectively, the “ Excluded
Liabilities ”):
(1) any
liabilities arising from the real property leases of any of the
Sellers other than pursuant as set forth in
Section 2.2(b)(vi), including any liabilities arising from the
lease of the Sellers in Los Angeles and any liabilities arising
prior to the Closing Date from the lease of the Sellers in New
York;
(2) any
liabilities of any of the Sellers for the payment of any
Tax;
(3) any
liabilities of any of the Sellers to any employee of the Sellers
other than the Continuing Employees;
(4) any
inter-company liabilities or other liabilities of any of the
Sellers owed or due to an Affiliate of any of the
Sellers;
(5) any
liabilities of any of the Sellers related to any of the Excluded
Assets;
(6) any
liabilities of any of the Sellers under any “employee benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in section 3(3) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement;
(7) any
obligation of any of the Sellers to indemnify any Person by reason
of the fact that such Person was a director, officer, employee or
agent of any of the Sellers or was serving at the request of any
such entity as a partner, trustee, director, officer, employee, or
agent of another entity (whether such indemnification is for
judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in
settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such
indemnification is pursuant to any statute, charter document,
bylaw, agreement or otherwise);
(8) any
liabilities set forth on Part 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule;
and
(9) any
liabilities of any of the Sellers under any Transaction Agreements
or incurred by any of the Sellers in connection with any of the
Transaction Agreements or the Transactions.
(a) The closing of the Put or the Call (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of Howard
Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, a Professional
Corporation, at the time and on the date set forth in the Put/Call
Notice, which date shall be no later than 10 days following
the date of the Put/Call Notice (or at such other place or time as
the Buyer and the Sellers may jointly designate). For
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purposes of
this Agreement, “ Closing Date ” shall mean the
time and date as of which the Closing actually takes
place.
(i) LPI and SPI shall execute and deliver to the Buyer
such bills of sale, endorsements, and assignments in the forms
attached hereto as Exhibit A and such other documents as may
be reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign, convey, transfer
and deliver to the Buyer good and valid title to the Assets free of
any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances);
(ii) the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer the
unaudited balance sheet of each of LPI and SPI which, as of the
Closing Date, is the most recent, regularly prepared balance sheet,
and the related statements of income and retained earnings and cash
flows for the period beginning on January 1, 2008 and ending
on the date of such balance sheet;
(iii) the Buyer shall pay to the Sellers the Cash
Consideration; and
(iv) the Buyer shall execute and deliver to the
Sellers the Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(v) to provide PlanetOut with a security interest in
certain of the Print Business IP following the Closing as security
for Regent’s payment of the Marketing Commitment Amount under
the Marketing Agreement, the Buyer shall execute and deliver to the
Sellers the Guaranty, the Security Agreement, the Copyright
Security Agreement and the Trademark Security Agreement in the
forms of Exhibit C, D, E and F attached hereto,
respectively.
2.5 Allocation
of Purchase Price. Within fifteen days after Closing, the
Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer a statement setting forth the
Sellers’ good faith determination of the manner in which the
Purchase Price is to be allocated among the Assets.
SECTION 3.
Representations and
Warranties of LPI and SPI.
Except as
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, LPI and SPI jointly and
severally represent and warrant, to and for the benefit of the
Buyer, as follows:
3.1 Due
Organization; Etc. Each of PlanetOut, LPI and SPI is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary
corporate power and authority to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. Each of PlanetOut, LPI and SPI is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good
standing would have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.2 Authority;
Binding Nature Of Agreements . Each of the Sellers has the
absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into
and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution,
delivery and performance by each of the Sellers of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each of
the Sellers and each of their respective boards of directors and
officers. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Buyer, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of each of the Sellers, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, subject to (i) laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and the relief of debtors or the rights of creditors;
and (ii) rules of law
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governing
specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies and the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
3.3 No
Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party by each
of the Sellers nor the consummation by each of the Sellers of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by each
of the Sellers with any of the terms or provisions hereof or
thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the certificates of
incorporation or bylaws of such Seller or (ii) (x) violate any
Legal Requirement or Order applicable to the Sellers or any of
their respective properties or assets or (y) violate, conflict
with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any
benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice
or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under,
result in the termination of or a right of termination or
cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by or
rights or obligations under, or result in the creation of any
Encumbrance upon any of the Assets under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
deed of trust, license, lease, agreement, contract, or other
instrument or obligation to which any of the Sellers is a party, or
by which they or any of their respective properties, assets or
business activities may be bound or affected, except (in the case
of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts,
breaches, defaults or the loss of benefits which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.4 Financial
Statements. Attached as Part 3.4 of the Disclosure
Schedule are the following financial statements (collectively, the
“ Financial Statements ”): (a) the balance
sheet of each of LPI and SPI as of December 31, 2007, and the
related statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows
for the year then ended, which balance sheet and related statements
of income and retained earnings and cash flows were audited in the
course of PlanetOut’s 2007 consolidated audit; and
(b) the unaudited balance sheet of each of LPI and SPI as of
June 30, 2008, and the related statements of income and
retained earnings and cash flows for the six months then ended. The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered and
fairly present the financial position of LPI and SPI as of the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows of LPI and SPI for the periods covered thereby (subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments).
3.5
Assets. Each of LPI and SPI owns, and has good and valid title
to, or holds valid leases to or licenses for, all of the Assets,
free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances. No assets of PlanetOut are exclusively used in the
Print Business.
3.6
Intellectual Property. Part 3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a true and complete list of all of the Registered IP
included within the Assets. LPI and SPI own, or have valid licenses
to, all right, title, and interest in and to each item of Print
Business IP, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than
licenses granted by LPI and SPI under Print Contracts listed on
Part 2.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule).
3.7
Brokers. PlanetOut has not agreed or become obligated to pay,
or has taken any action that might result in any Person other than
Allen & Company LLC claiming to be entitled to receive, any
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or similar commission or
fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
PlanetOut shall be solely responsible for the payment of any such
commissions or fees due to Allen & Company LLC pursuant to the
letter agreement by and between PlanetOut and Allen & Company
LLC dated as of January 14, 2008.
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SECTION 4.
Representations and
Warranties of the Buyer
The Buyer
represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of the Sellers, as
follows:
4.1 Due
Organization; Etc. The Buyer is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and authority to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Buyer is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
limited liability company in each jurisdiction in which the failure
to be so qualified and in good standing would have a material
adverse effect on Buyer.
4.2 Authority;
Binding Nature Of Agreements . The Buyer has the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into and to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, and the execution,
delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer and its
board of directors and officers. Assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Sellers, this Agreement constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) laws
of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, and the relief of debtors or the rights
of creditors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and the
application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 No
Violation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party by the
Buyer nor the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by the Buyer with
any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will
(i) violate any provision of the charter documents of the
Buyer or its subsidiaries or (ii) (x) violate any Legal
Requirement or Order applicable to the Buyer, its subsidiaries or
any of their respective properties or assets or (y) violate,
conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss
of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default)
under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or
cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by or
rights or obligations under, or result in the creation of any
Encumbrance upon any of the respective properties or assets of the
Buyer or its subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement, contract, or other instrument or
obligation to which the Buyer or its subsidiaries is a party, or by
which they or any of their respective properties, assets or
business activities may be bound or affected, except (in the case
of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts,
breaches, defaults or the loss of benefits which, either
individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a material
adverse effect on Buyer.
4.4 Financial
Wherewithal. Each of the Buyer and Regent has sufficient cash
or cash equivalents available, directly or through one or more
Affiliates, to pay the Cash Consideration to PlanetOut on the terms
and conditions contained herein, and there is no restriction on the
use of such cash or cash equivalents for such purpose.
4.5
Encumbrances. The Print Business IP will not become subject to
any Encumbrance (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) at the
Closing as a result of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of
trust, license, lease, agreement, contract, or other instrument or
obligation to which the Buyer or its subsidiaries is a
party.
4.6
Access. The Buyer and its Affiliates have been given full
access to the assets, books, records, contracts and employees of
the Sellers, and have been given the opportunity to meet with
officers
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and other
representatives of the Sellers for the purpose of investigating and
obtaining information regarding the Print Business, operations and
legal affairs.
4.7
Brokers. The Buyer has not retained any broker or finder in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and the Buyer has not incurred or agreed to pay, or
taken any other action that would entitle any Person to receive,
any brokerage fee, finder’s fee or other similar fee or
commission with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
SECTION 5.
Covenants Related to Conduct
of Business
5.1 Conduct of
Business Prior to Closing Date. During the period from the date
of this Agreement to the Closing Date, except as disclosed in
Part 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, as expressly contemplated
or permitted by this Agreement or as approved by Buyer, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, each of LPI
and SPI shall, and PlanetOut shall cause each of LPI and SPI to:
(i) conduct the Print Business in material compliance with the
expense budgets and strategic plans set forth in PlanetOut’s
2008 budget as approved by Buyer (the “ Strategic Plan
”), a copy of which is attached as Part 5.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule; (ii) pay accounts payable on a timely
basis consistent with past practices; and (iii) collect
accounts receivable on a timely basis consistent with past
practices.
5.2
Forbearances of LPI and SPI. During the period from the date of
this Agreement to the Closing Date, except as disclosed in
Part 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedule or as expressly
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, LPI and SPI shall not,
and PlanetOut shall not permit LPI and SPI to, do any of the
following, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a) materially deviate from the Strategic Plan, including
without limitation:
(i) discontinue, eliminate or sell any existing
business,
(ii) create any new business, or
(iii) create or eliminate any position;
(b) hire any new employee;
(c) enter into any new Print Contract outside of the
Ordinary Course of Business; or
(d) agree to, or make any commitment to, take any of the
actions prohibited by this Section 5.2.
5.3 Filings
and Consents. The Sellers shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that:
(a) each material filing or notice required to be made or
given (pursuant to any applicable Legal Requirement, Order or
Contract, or otherwise) by the Sellers in connection with the
execution and delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements or in
connection with the consummation or performance of any of the
Transactions is made or given as soon as possible after the date of
this Agreement (Part 5.3(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth all such required material filings and notices);
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(b) each material Consent required to be obtained (pursuant
to any applicable Legal Requirement, Order or Contract, or
otherwise) by the Sellers in connection with the execution and
delivery of any of the Transaction Agreements or in connection with
the consummation or performance of any of the Transactions is
obtained as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement and
remains in full force and effect through the Closing Date
(Part 5.3(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all such
required material Consents);
(c) the Sellers promptly deliver to the Buyer a copy of each
filing made, each notice given and each Consent obtained by the
Sellers during the Pre-Closing Period; and
(d) during the Pre-Closing Period, the Sellers and their
Representatives cooperate with the Buyer and with the Buyer’s
Representatives, and prepare and make available such documents and
take such other actions as the Buyer may request in good faith, in
connection with any filing, notice or Consent that the Buyer is
required or elects to make, give or obtain.
5.4 No
Negotiation. Prior to the earlier of September 15, 2008 or
the date this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms,
the Sellers shall not:
(a) enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement
relating to any Acquisition Proposal;
(b) consider, or engage in any discussions or negotiations
relating to, any Acquisition Proposal;
(c) provide any information regarding the Print Business to
any party (other than to representatives of the Buyer and to
parties subject to confidentiality agreements that are evaluating
an acquisition of PlanetOut’s online business);
(d) solicit or encourage the submission of any Acquisition
Proposal; or
(e) permit any Representative or Affiliate of the Sellers to
do any of the foregoing.
Within three
(3) business days of receipt, Sellers shall notify Buyer of
any Acquisition Proposal received by any of the Sellers or their
respective representatives and Affiliates.
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SECTION 6.
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Additional
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6.1 Access and
Investigation.
(a) Subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, the Sellers
shall ensure that, at all times during the Pre-Closing Period:
(i) the Sellers and their Representatives provide the Buyer
and its Representatives with reasonable access to the
Sellers’ Representatives, personnel and assets and to all
existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other
documents and information relating to the Print Business;
(ii) the Sellers and their Representatives provide the Buyer
and its Representatives with such copies of existing books,
records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and
information relating to the Print Business as the Buyer may
reasonably request; and (iii) the Sellers and their
Representatives provide the Buyer and its Representatives with such
financial reports and statements regarding the Print Business,
including monthly balance sheets and statements of income, as are
normally prepared in the ordinary course of business. Except as
required by law, the Buyer will hold, and will cause its officers,
employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other
representatives and
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Affiliates to
hold, any nonpublic information received from the Sellers, directly
or indirectly, in accordance with the Confidentiality
Agreement.
(b) The Sellers shall not be required to provide access to
or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would
violate or prejudice the rights of customers, jeopardize the
attorney-client or other legal privilege of the institution in
possession or control of such information or contravene any Legal
Requirement, Order, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will
make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under
circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence
apply.
6.2 No
Additional Representations . The Buyer acknowledges that
neither the Sellers nor any of their respective Affiliates is
making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to
any financial or other matter with respect to the Sellers or the
Print Business, except for the representations and warranties
expressly set forth in Section 3. The Sellers acknowledges
that neither the Buyer nor any of its Affiliates is making any
representation or warranty, express or implied, as to any financial
or other matter with respect to the Buyer, except for the
representations and warranties expressly set forth in
Section 4.
6.3
Commercially Reasonable Efforts. During the Pre-Closing Period,
the Sellers shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the conditions set forth in Section 7 to be satisfied on
a timely basis. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Buyer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth
in Section 8 to be satisfied.
6.4
Confidentiality; Public Disclosure.
(a) PlanetOut and Here Network, LLC have previously executed
the Confidentiality Agreement. The Buyer hereby agrees to be bound
by the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which
are incorporated herein by reference, as a party
thereto.
(b) The Sellers and the Buyer shall consult with each other
before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public
statement or making any other public (or non-confidential)
disclosure (whether or not in response to an inquiry) regarding the
terms of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and neither shall issue any such press release or make any
such statement or disclosure without the prior approval of the
other (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), except as may be required by law or the rules of any
market or exchange on which the shares of PlanetOut may be listed
for trading, in which case the party proposing to issue such press
release or make such public statement or disclosure shall consult
with the other party before issuing such press release or making
such public statement or disclosure.
(a) On or before May 22, 2008, the Buyer shall identify
at least 75% of the Print Employees to whom the Buyer will offer
employment on or before the Closing (the “ Transferred
Employees ”) and the Buyer shall offer employment to the
Transferred Employees on terms and conditions no worse than their
current employment with one of the Sellers.
(b) At the Closing, pursuant to Section 2.3(b)(ii), the
Buyer will assume the Sellers’ liability for all accrued
vacation and paid time off for those Transferred Employees who
accept employment with the Buyer or a subsidiary of the Buyer (the
“ Continuing Employees ”), such that the
Continuing Employees shall begin employment with the Buyer with the
same vacation and paid time off balance they held with the Sellers
at the Closing. The Buyer shall indemnify and hold the Sellers
and
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their
Affiliates harmless from and against all claims, reasonable
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses and
liabilities relating to Buyer’s failure to honor such
vacation and paid time off in the ordinary course of
business.
(c) The Buyer shall indemnify and hold the Sellers and their
Affiliates harmless from and against all claims, reasonable
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses and
liabilities relating to the Buyer’s failure to comply with
all applicable Legal Requirements in connection with the employee
selection process resulting in the selection of the Transferred
Employees and the resulting termination by the Sellers of the Print
Employees other than the Transferred Employees prior to, at or
following the Closing.
6.6 Sales
Taxes. The Sellers shall bear the cost of any sales taxes or
use taxes that may become payable in connection with the sale of
the Assets to the Buyer or in connection with any of the other
Transactions.
(a) From and after the Closing Date, the Sellers shall
cooperate with the Buyer, and shall execute and deliver such
documents and take such other actions as the Buyer may reasonably
request, for the purpose of evidencing the Transactions and putting
the Buyer in possession and control of all of the Assets. Without
limiting the foregoing, following the Closing, each of the Sellers
covenants and agrees that it will duly authorize, execute and
deliver such assignments as the Buyer shall reasonably request from
time to time, and otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Buyer any Assets
which shall not have been sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or
delivered to the Buyer at or prior to the Closing (including,
without limitation, all registered copyrights and trademarks, all
URLs and all Print Contracts included among the Assets that have
not been assigned to the Buyer at or prior to the
Closing).
(b) If there are any Consents to the assignment of Print
Contracts that have not yet been obtained (or otherwise are not in
full force and effect) as of the Closing, in the case of each Print
Contract as to which such Consents was not obtained (or otherwise
is not in full force and effect) (the “ Restricted Print
Contracts ”), following the Closing, the parties shall
cooperate with each other, to obtain the Consent relating to such
Restricted Print Contract as quickly as practicable. Pending the
obtaining of such Consents relating to any Restricted Print
Contract, the parties shall cooperate with each other in any
reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide to the Buyer
the benefits of use of the Restricted Print Contract for its term
(or any right or benefit arising thereunder, including the
enforcement for the benefit of the Buyer of any and all rights of
the Sellers against a third party thereunder). Once a Consent for
the sale, assignment, assumption, transfer, conveyance and delivery
of a Restricted Print Contract is obtained, the Seller shall
promptly assign, transfer, convey and deliver such Restricted Print
Contract to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall assume the Liabilities
under such Restricted Print Contract assigned to the Buyer from and
after the Closing Date to the Buyer pursuant to a special-purpose
assignment and assumption agreement substantially similar in terms
to those of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement. On the Closing
Date, Sellers shall provide Buyer with a list of all Consents which
were not obtained prior to such date.
6.8 No
Encumbrances. Following the Closing, the Buyer shall not
directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit to exist
any Encumbrance (other than any Permitted Encumbrance) on or with
respect to the Print Business IP, or file or permit the filing of,
or permit to remain in effect, any financing statement or other
similar notice of any Encumbrance senior to the security interest
of PlanetOut under the Transaction Agreements with respect to the
Print Business IP under the Uniform Commercial Code or under any
similar recording or notice statute.
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6.9 SunTrust
Bank Deposit. The Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts
to cooperate with the Sellers to cause SunTrust Bank to release to
the Sellers as soon as practicable the $400,000 deposit currently
being held by SunTrust Bank for settling credit card purchases
relating to the Print Business (the “ SunTrust Deposit
”). The Buyer acknowledges that the SunTrust Deposit is an
Excluded Asset and will remain an asset of the Sellers following
the Closing.
6.10 Closing
Financial Statements. The Sellers shall provide the Buyer
within thirty (30) days after the Closing, an unaudited balance
sheet of each of LPI and SPI as of the Closing Date, and the
related statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows
for the period commencing June 30, 2008 through the Closing
Date.
(a) Following the Closing, in connection with the
Seller’s defense of the matter captioned Mary Doe, by next
friend and natural parent, Kent Blackwelder, and Kent Blackwelder,
individually v. SpecPub, Inc. d/b/a Specialty Publications ,
and any other claims or matters relating to the Print Business but
which are neither Assumed Liabilities nor are subject to
indemnification pursuant to Section 10, the Buyer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve all relevant documents
and shall, as reasonably requested by the Sellers, furnish books
and records, and make its personnel reasonably available as
witnesses.
(b) Following the Closing, the Buyer agrees to cooperate
with the Sellers in connection with the preparation by the Sellers
of all financial statements and Tax Returns and the filing of such
Tax Returns for periods prior to and including the Closing Date and
any audit, litigation or other proceeding concerning such financial
statements and Tax Returns. The Buyer will make available to the
Sellers, as reasonably requested, copies or originals of all
information, records or documents relating to such financial
statements or to liability for Taxes for all periods prior to or
including the Closing Date and will preserve such information,
records or documents until the expiration of any applicable statute
of limitations or extensions thereof.
6.12 New York
Lease Deposit . The Buyer and the Sellers agree that the Buyer
shall provide an amount up to and including $120,000 as a security
deposit under the New York Lease. To the extent Reed Elsevier Inc.,
as landlord under the New York Lease, requires the Buyer to provide
a security deposit in excess of $120,000, that the Sellers shall
provide the amount in excess of $120,000, up to and including
$160,000, which amount can be provided either in cash or the
delivery of a letter of credit. The Buyer agrees to cause, promptly
following termination of the New York Lease, to be returned to
Seller the amount of any security deposit made by the Sellers, or
any letter of credit provided in lieu thereof together with the
amount of any funds drawn thereon following the Closing for any
liabilities under the New York Lease first arising on or after the
Closing Date.
SECTION 7.
Conditions Precedent to the
Buyer’s Obligation to Close
The obligation of
the Buyer to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be
waived by the Buyer, in whole or in part):
7.1 Accuracy
of Representations. The representations and warranties of the
Sellers set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on such
Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties are expressly made only as of an earlier date, in which
case as of such earlier date.
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7.2 Closing
Deliveries. The Sellers shall have executed and delivered each
of the agreements required to be executed and delivered by the
Sellers pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i) and shall have delivered
the documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 2.4(b)(ii).
SECTION 8.
Conditions Precedent to the
Sellers’ Obligation to Close
The obligation of
the Sellers to consummate the Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (any of which may be
waived by the Sellers, in whole or in part):
8.1 Accuracy
of Representations. The representations and warranties of the
Buyer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on such
Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties are expressly made only as of an earlier date, in which
case as of such earlier date.
(a) The Buyer shall have made the cash payment contemplated
by Section 2.4(b)(iii); and
(b) The Buyer and Regent shall have executed and delivered
each of the agreements required to be executed and delivered by the
Buyer and Regent pursuant to Sections 2.4(b)(iv) and
(v).
9.1
Termination Events. This Agreement may be terminated prior to
the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Sellers and the
Buyer;
(b) by either the Sellers or the Buyer, if the Closing shall
not have occurred on or before August 31, 2008 (provided that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose
action or failure to act has been the cause of or resulted in the
failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date and such
action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this
Agreement);
(c) by either the Sellers or the Buyer, if any Governmental
Body of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final,
nonappealable injunction permanently enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
(d) by the Sellers, if the Buyer has breached any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the
Buyer contained in this Agreement in any material respect, which
breach would, individually or together with all such other then
uncured breaches by the Buyer, constitute grounds for the
conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or 8.2 not to be satisfied
at the Closing Date and such breach is not cured within 15 Business
Days after written notice thereof to the Buyer;
(e) by the Buyer, if the Sellers have breached any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the
Sellers contained in this Agreement in any material respect, which
breach would, individually or together with all such other then
uncured breaches by the Sellers, constitute grounds for the
conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or 7.2 not to be satisfied
at the Closing Date and such breach is not cured within 15 Business
Days after written notice thereof to the Sellers;
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(f) by the Sellers if the Buyer is in material breach of the
Marketing Agreement, which material breach is not cured within 15
Business Days after written notice thereof to the Buyer;
or
(g) by the Buyer if any of the Sellers are in material
breach of the Marketing Agreement, which material breach is not
cured within 15 Business Days after written notice thereof to the
Buyer.
9.2 Effect of
Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 9.1, no party to this Agreement shall have any other
liability or further obligation hereunder to the other party
hereto; provided, however , that: (a) the last sentence
of Section 6.1(a) (Access and Investigation), and
Section 6.4 (Confidentiality; Public Disclosure),
Section 6.5(c) (Print Employees), Section 9.2 (Effect of
Termination), Section 11.2 (Fees and Expenses),
Section 11.3 (Notices) and Section 11.8 (Governing Law)
shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii)
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
termination will not relieve a breaching party from liability for
any willful and material breach of any provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION 10.
Indemnification,
Etc.
10.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties and Covenants. The respective
representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Buyer
contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing but shall
expire on the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date, except
with respect to, and to the extent of, any claim of which written
notice specifying, in reasonable detail, the nature and amount of
the claim has been given by one party to the other prior to such
expiration. The respective covenants and agreements of the Sellers
and the Buyer contained in this Agreement (including, without
limitation, the indemnification obligations set forth in this
Section 10) shall survive the Closing, provided that any such
covenants and agreements that by their terms are to be performed
prior to the Closing Date shall survive the Closing Date only until
the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date.
10.2
Indemnification by the Sellers. Subject to the remaining
provisions of this Section 10, the Sellers shall indemnify,
defend and hold the Buyer and its officers, directors, employees,
agents, advisers, representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the
“ Buyer Indemnitees ”) harmless from and after
the Closing Date for the period set forth in Section 10.1
(including any extension thereof as expressly provided for in such
Section) from and against any Damages incurred or suffered by the
Buyer Indemnitees to the extent resulting or arising from:
(a) any inaccuracy in any of the representations and
warranties made herein by the Sellers or (b) any breach of any
covenant or agreement of the Sellers made herein. Notwithstanding
the foregoing with respect to Damages arising under
Sections 10.2(a) and (b), (i) the Sellers shall not be
liable to indemnify any Buyer Indemnitees for any individual claim
for Damages in an amount less than $5,000 (a “ De Minimis
Claim ”), (ii) the Sellers shall not be liable to
indemnify any Buyer Indemnitees against Damages unless and until
the aggregate amount of such Damages (not including any De Minimis
Claims) exceeds $75,000 and then only to the extent of such excess,
and (iii) the Sellers’ maximum liability to the Buyer
Indemnitees for Damages shall not exceed $650,000.
10.3
Indemnification by the Buyer. Subject to the remaining
provisions of this Section 10, the Buyer shall indemnify,
defend and hold the Sellers and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, advisers, representatives and
Affiliates (collectively, the “ PlanetOut Indemnitees
”) harmless from and after the Closing Date for the period
set forth in Section 10.1 (including any extension thereof as
expressly provided for in such Section) from and against any
Damages incurred or suffered by the PlanetOut Indemnitees to the
extent resulting or arising from (a) any inaccuracy in any of
the representations and warranties made herein by the Buyer, and
(b) any breach of any covenant or agreement of the Buyer made
herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to Damages
arising
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under
Sections 10.3(a) and (b), (i) the Buyer shall not be
liable to indemnify any PlanetOut Indemnitees for any De Minimis
Claim, (ii) the Buyer shall not be liable to indemnify any
PlanetOut Indemnitees against Damages unless and until the
aggregate amount of such Damages (not including any De Minimis
Claims) exceeds $75,000 and then only to the extent of such excess,
and (iii) the Buyer’s maximum liability to the PlanetOut
Indemnitees for Damages shall not exceed $650,000.
10.4
Indemnification Procedure.
(a) Promptly after the incurrence of any Damages by the
party seeking indemnification hereunder (the “ Indemnified
Party ”), including, without limitation, any claim by a
third party described in Section 10.4(d) hereof, which might
give rise to indemnification hereunder, the Indemnified Party shall
deliver to the party from which indemnification is sought (the
“ Indemnifying Party ”) a certificate (the
“ Claim Certificate ”), which Claim Certificate
shall:
(i) state that the Indemnified Party has paid or
properly accrued Damages, or anticipates that it shall incur
liability for Damages for which such Indemnified Party is entitled
to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ii) specify in reasonable detail each individual item
of Damages included in the amount so stated, the date such item was
paid or properly accrued, the basis for any anticipated liability
and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty or
breach of covenant or claim to which each such item is related and
the computation of the amount to which such Indemnified Party
claims to be entitled hereunder.
(b) In case the Indemnifying Party shall object to the
indemnification of an Indemnified Party in respect of any claim or
claims specified in any Claim Certificate, the Indemnifying Party
shall, within 10 Business Days after receipt by the Indemnifying
Party of such Claim Certificate, deliver to the Indemnified Party a
written notice to such effect and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall, within the 10 Business Day period
beginning on the date of receipt by the Indemnified Party of such
written objection, attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights
of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims to
which the Indemnifying Party shall have so objected. If the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall succeed in
reaching agreement on their respective rights with respect to any
of such claims, the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
shall promptly prepare and sign a memorandum setting forth such
agreement. Should the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party
be unable to agree as to any particular item or items or amount or
amounts, then the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party each
have the right to bring a legal action or legal proceeding pursuant
to the provisions of Section 11.9.
(c) Claims for Damages specified in any Claim Certificate to
which an Indemnifying Party shall not object in writing within 10
Business Days of receipt of such Claim Certificate, claims for
Damages covered by a memorandum of agreement of the nature
described in Section 10.4(b) and claims for Damages the
validity and amount of which have been the subject of a final and
binding judicial determination, the time for appeal having expired,
are hereinafter referred to, collectively, as “ Agreed
Claims .” Within 10 Business Days of the determination of
the amount of any Agreed Claims, subject to the limitations of this
Section 10, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the
Indemnified Party an amount equal to the Agreed Claim by
cashier’s check or wire transfer to the bank account or
accounts designated in writing by the Indemnified Party not less
than one Business Day prior to such payment.
(d) Promptly after the assertion by any third party of any
claim against any Indemnified Party that in the reasonable judgment
of such Indemnified Party may result in the incurrence by such
Indemnified Party of Damages for which such Indemnified Party would
be entitled to
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indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party shall deliver to
the Indemnifying Party a written notice describing in reasonable
detail such claim and such Indemnifying Party may, at its option,
assume the defense of the Indemnified Party against such claim
(including the employment of counsel, who shall be reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party) at such Indemnifying
Party’s expense. Any failure on the part of the Indemnified
Party to provide prompt notice shall not limit any of the
obligations of the Indemnifying Party (except to the extent such
failure materially prejudices the defense of such claim). Any
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel
in any such action or claim and to participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party unless (i) the
Indemnifying Party shall have failed, within 15 Business Days after
having been notified by the Indemnified Party of the existence of
such claim as provided in the preceding sentence, to assume the
defense of such claim or to notify the Indemnified Party in writing
that it shall assume the defense of such claim, (ii) the
employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in
writing by the Indemnifying Party, or (iii) the named parties
to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both
such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such
Indemnified Party shall have been advised by such counsel that
there may be one or more legal defenses available to the
Indemnifying Party which are not available to, or the assertion of
which would be adverse to the interests of, the Indemnified Party.
No Indemnifying Party shall be liable to indemnify any Indemnified
Party for any settlement of any such action or claim effected
without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, but if settled with
the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, or if there be a
final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the
Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless each
Indemnified Party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment, subject to the limitations set
forth in this Section 10. The Indemnified Party agrees to
fully cooperate in all matters covered by this
Section 10.4(d), including, as required, the furnishing of
books and records, personnel and witnesses and the execution of
documents, in each case as necessary for any defense of such third
party claim and at no cost to the Indemnifying Party.
10.5 Certain
Offsets. For purposes of this Section 10,
“Damages” shall be net of any insurance or other
recoveries payable to the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates in
connection with the facts giving rise to the right of
indemnification. The parties agree to treat any payment pursuant to
this Section 10 (other than the portion treated as interest)
as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
10.6 Exclusive
Remedy. After the Closing Date, this Section 10 shall
provide the exclusive remedy for any of the matters addressed
herein or other claims arising out of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.
Miscellaneous
Provisions
11.1 Further
Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute and/or cause to be
delivered to each other party hereto such instruments and other
documents, and shall take such other actions, as such other party
may reasonably request (prior to, at or after the Closing) for the
purpose of carrying out or evidencing any of the
Transactions.
11.2 Fees and
Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring such expense.
11.3
Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted to be given hereunder shall be sent to the party to whom
it is to be given with copies to all other parties as follow (as
elected by the party giving such notice) and be either personally
delivered against receipt, by facsimile or other wire transmission,
by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) or deposited with an express courier (with confirmation)
to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
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PlanetOut
Inc.
1355 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (415) 834-6216
PlanetOut
Inc.
1355 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (415) 834-6381
Howard Rice
Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin,
A Professional Corporation
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Attention: Michael J. Sullivan
Facsimile: (415) 217-5910
(b) if to the Buyer or Regent:
Regent
Entertainment Media Inc.
10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Penthouse 1800
Los Angeles, California 90024
Attention: Chairman
Facsimile: (310) 806-4265
De Castro West
Chodorow Glickfeld & Nass, Inc.
10960 Wilshire Boulevard, 14th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90024
Attention: Hilton Chodorow
Facsimile: (310) 473-0123
All notices and
other communications shall be deemed to have been given
(i) when received if given in person, (ii) on the date of
electronic confirmation of receipt if sent by facsimile or other
wire transmission, (iii) three Business Days after being
deposited in the U.S. mail, certified or registered mail, postage
prepaid, or (iv) one Business Day after being deposited with a
reputable overnight courier.
11.4 Time of
the Essence. Time is of the essence of this
Agreement.
11.5
Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of
this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
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11.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of
which, when taken together, shall constitute one
agreement.
11.7
Attorneys’ Fees. If any legal action or other legal
proceeding relating to any of the Transaction Agreements or the
enforcement of any provision of any of the Transaction Agreements
is brought against any party hereto, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and
disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which the
prevailing party may be entitled).
11.8 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and
governed in all respects by, the internal laws of the State of
California (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws).
(a) Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to
this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this
Agreement may be brought or otherwise commenced in any state or
federal court located in the Cities and Counties of San Francisco
or Los Angeles, California. Each party to this
Agreement:
(i) expressly and irrevocably consents and submits to
the jurisdiction of each state and federal court located in the
Cities and Counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
(and each appellate court located in the State of California) in
connection with any such legal proceeding;
(ii) agrees that each state and federal court located
in the Cities and Counties of Los Angeles and San Francisco,
California shall be deemed to be a convenient forum; and
(iii) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a
defense or otherwise), in any such legal proceeding commenced in
any state or federal court located in the Cities and Counties of
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, any claim that such
party is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court,
that such legal proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum, that the venue of such proceeding is improper or that this
Agreement or the subject matter of this Agreement may not be
enforced in or by such court.
(b) Each of the Sellers and the Buyer agree that, if any
proceeding is commenced against any Indemnified Party by any Person
in or before any court or other tribunal anywhere in the world,
then such Indemnified Party may proceed against the Indemnifying
Party in such court or other tribunal with respect to any
indemnification claim or other claim arising directly or indirectly
from or relating directly or indirectly to such proceeding or any
of the matters alleged therein or any of the circumstances giving
rise thereto.
(c) Each of the Sellers and the Buyer each irrevocably
waives the right to a jury trial in connection with any legal
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any
provision of this Agreement.
11.10
Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations shall be assigned by any of the
parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without
the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their
respective successors and assigns.
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11.11
Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing Date, the parties
hereto may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained herein or in any document
delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of
the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of
such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on
strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or
condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
11.12
Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified,
altered or supplemented other than by means of a written instrument
duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and
PlanetOut.
11.13
Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any Person
or set of circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid,
unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of
this Agreement, and the application of such provision to Persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or
otherwise affected and shall continue to be valid and enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11.14 Parties
in Interest. Except for the provisions of Section 10
hereof, none of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to
provide any rights or remedies to any Person other than the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if
any).
11.15 Entire
Agreement. The Transaction Agreements supersede that certain
letter of intent dated April 7, 2008 between Regent Releasing,
L.L.C.
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