ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
CARBIZ USA INC.,
MALCOLM S. BROOK,
THE BROOK FAMILY TRUST,
AND
STAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, A CALIFORNIA
CORPORATION
Dated as of June 15, 2009
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of June 15, 2009, is by
and among Carbiz USA Inc. (the “ Purchaser
”), Star Financial Services, a California corporation (the
“ Seller ”), The Brook Family Trust (the
“ Shareholder ”) and Malcolm S. Brook
[together with the “ Shareholder ” and
the Seller, the “ Seller Group
”].
RECITALS
A.
Seller owns and collects Consumer Notes (the “
Business ”);
B.
The Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires
to sell to the Purchaser, all of its right, title and interest in
and to the Purchased Assets; and
C.
Seller desires to transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
desires to accept and assume from Seller, the Assumed
Liabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises and
representations and subject to the terms and conditions herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS
“ Accounts Receivable ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1(b) .
“ Accrued Expenses” shall mean all
accrued expenses for bona fide third party expenses of Seller
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business by Seller and
outstanding as of the Closing Date.
“
Affiliate” of any Person means any person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with, any such Person and any officer, director or
controlling person of such Person.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Ancillary Agreements ” means the Bill of Sale,
the Assumption Agreement and each agreement, document, instrument
or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by
the Purchaser or any member of the Seller Group in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, in each case only as applicable to the relevant party or
parties to such Ancillary Agreement, as indicated by the context in
which such term is used.
“
Assumed Contracts ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1(d) .
“
Assumed Liabilities ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .
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“
Assumption Agreement ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.3(a) .
“
Bank Account ” has the meaning set forth in
Schedule A .
“
Business ” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals to this Agreement.
“
Claims Notice ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.2(a) .
“
Closing ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1 .
“
Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1 .
“
Closing Payment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.1 .
“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
“
Consumer Contracts ” means the Contracts
associated with the Consumer Notes.
“
Consumer Notes ” means promissory notes made by
consumers for the purchase of motor vehicles that subsequent to
their making have been purchased by or assigned to the
Seller.
“
Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.15 .
“
Copyright ” means all copyrights, copyrightable
works, mask work rights, rights in databases, data collections,
copyright registrations and applications for copyright registration
and equivalents and counterparts of the foregoing.
“
Domain Names ” means all Internet electronic
addresses, uniform resource locators and alphanumeric designations
associated therewith and all registrations for any of the
foregoing.
“
Employee Plan ” or collectively,
“ Employee Plans ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.13(a) .
“
Environment ” means soil, surface waters,
groundwater, land, stream sediments, surface or subsurface strata,
ambient air, indoor air or indoor air quality, including, without
limitation, any material or substance used in the physical
structure of any building or improvement and any environmental
medium.
“
Environmental Condition ” means any condition
of the Environment with respect to the Real Property, with respect
to any property previously owned, leased or operated by Seller to
the extent such condition of the Environment existed at the time of
such ownership, lease or operation, or with respect to any other
real property at which any Hazardous Material generated by the
operation of the business of Seller prior to the Closing Date has
been treated, stored or disposed of, which violates any
Environmental Law, or even though not violative of any
Environmental Law, nevertheless results, or could possibly result,
in any Release, or Threat of Release, damage, loss, cost, expense,
claim, demand, order or liability.
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“
Environmental Damages ” means all claims,
judgments, damages, losses, penalties, fines, liabilities
(including strict liability), encumbrances, liens, costs and
expenses of investigation and defense of any claim, whether or not
such claim is ultimately defeated, and of any good faith settlement
of judgment, of whatever kind or nature, contingent or otherwise,
matured or unmatured, foreseeable or unforeseeable, including
without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements and consultants’ fees, any of which are
incurred at any time as a result of the existence prior to the
Closing Date of Hazardous Material upon, about, beneath the Real
Property or migrating or threatening to migrate to or from the Real
Property, or the existence of a violation of Environmental Laws
pertaining to the Real Property.
“
Environmental Law ” means any Law directly
regulating the Environment or activities with respect to the
Environment, or implementing or otherwise dealing with the subject
matter thereof.
“
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“
Excluded Representations ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.3 .
“ Expiration Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.3 .
“
Family Affiliate ” means any child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling,
mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships,
of any Person.
“
Financial Statements ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.18(a) .
“
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting
principles.
“
General Enforceability Exceptions ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3 .
“
Governmental Authority ” means
any government, political subdivision or regulatory body, whether
federal, state, local or foreign, or any agency or instrumentality
of any such government or political subdivision or regulatory
authority, or any federal, state, local or foreign court or
arbitrator.
“
Guarantors ” means Malcolm S. Brook and Mark
Waks.
“
Hazardous Material ” means any pollutant, toxic
substance, including asbestos and asbestos-containing materials,
hazardous waste, hazardous material, hazardous substance,
contaminant, petroleum or petroleum-containing materials, radiation
and radioactive materials, leaded paints, toxic mold and other
harmful biological agents, and polychlorinated biphenyls as defined
in, the subject of, or would give rise to, liability under any
Environmental Law.
“
Indebtedness ” of any Person means: either (a)
any liability of any Person (i) for borrowed money (including the
current portion thereof), or (ii) under any
reimbursement
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obligation
relating to a letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or note
purchase facility, or (iii) evidenced by a bond, note, debenture or
similar instrument (including a purchase money obligation), or (iv)
for the payment of money relating to leases that are required to be
classified as a capitalized lease obligation in accordance with
GAAP, or (v) for all or any part of the deferred purchase price of
property or services (other than trade payables), including any
“earnout” or similar payments or non-compete payments,
or (vi) under interest rate swap, hedging or similar agreements, or
(b) any liability of others described in the preceding clause (a)
that such Person has guaranteed, that is recourse to such Person or
any of its assets or that is otherwise its legal liability or that
is secured in whole or in part by the assets of such Person. For
purposes of this Agreement, Indebtedness shall include (A) any and
all accrued interest, success fees, prepayment premiums, make-whole
premiums or penalties, and fees or expenses actually incurred
(including attorneys’ fees) associated with the prepayment of
any Indebtedness, (B) any and all amounts owed by the Seller to any
Affiliate of Seller including, without limitation, the Shareholder
and (C) any and all bonuses or incentive payments owed by the
Seller to any of their employees.
“
Indemnified Party ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a) .
“
Indemnifying Party ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a) .
“
Intellectual Property ” means Copyrights,
Domain Names, Patents, Software, Trademarks and Trade
Secrets.
“
Interim Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.18 .
“
IRS ” means the Internal Revenue
Service.
“ Jurisdictions ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.8 .
“
Key Man Life Insurance Policies ” means the
following policies on the life of Malcolm S. Brook:
|
Insurance
Company
|
Policy
No.
|
Beneficiary
|
|
Lincoln
National Life
|
7158282
|
Star Financial
Services
|
|
Lincoln
National Life
|
4808907
|
Star Financial
Services
|
|
Mutual of
Omaha
|
BU1083418
|
Star Financial
Services
|
“
Knowledge ” means the actual knowledge of the
Seller or the Shareholder, as the case may be, or knowledge
obtained or obtainable by either of the foregoing in the exercise
of reasonable diligence in the normal course of business or conduct
of duties.
“
Law ” means any law, statute, code, ordinance,
regulation or other requirement of any Governmental
Authority.
“
Leased Real Property ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.6(b) .
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“
Lender ” means Wells Fargo Preferred Capital,
Inc. f/k/a Wells Fargo Financial Preferred Capital, Inc.
“
Liability Claim ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 9.2(a) .
“
Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge,
encumbrance, security interest, claim, charge, defect in title or
other restriction.
“
Litigation Conditions ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b) .
“
Losses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1 .
“
Material Adverse Change ” means any change,
event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance, or effect that is, or
could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the
business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities,
financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of
the Seller taken as a whole.
“
Order ” means any order, judgment, injunction,
award, decree, ruling, charge or writ of any Governmental
Authority.
“
Ordinary Course of
Business ” shall mean the ordinary course of
business consistent with past custom and practice (including with
respect to quantity and frequency).
“ Owned Real Property ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.6(a) .
“
Patents ” means all patents, industrial and
utility models, industrial designs, certificates of invention and
other indicia of invention ownership issued or granted by any
Governmental Authority, and all applications, provisionals,
reissues, re-examinations, extensions, divisions, continuations (in
whole or in part) and equivalents and counterparts of the
foregoing.
“
Permit ” means any environmental permit,
license, approval, consent, or authorization issued by a
Governmental Authority.
“
Permitted Exceptions ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a) .
“
Person ” means any individual, sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, unincorporated society or association, trust, or other
entity.
“
Pre-Closing Tax Period ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.22(a) .
“
Prepaid Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1 .
“
Purchase Price ” means the Closing Payment and
the aggregate amount of the Subordinated Notes delivered to the
Subordinated Noteholders as set forth on Schedule 4.1
.
“
Purchased Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1 .
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“
Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Purchaser’s Business ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.1 .
“
Real Property ” means any and all real property
and interests in real property of the Seller, including the Owned
Real Property and the Leased Real Property, any real property
leaseholds and subleaseholds, purchase options, easements,
licenses, rights to access and rights of way and any other real
property otherwise owned, occupied or used by the
Seller.
“
Real Property Leases ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.6(b) .
“
Release ” means any releasing, spilling,
leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing, or dumping of a Hazardous
Material into the Environment (including, without limitation, the
abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed
receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials) and any condition
that results in the exposure of a Person to a Hazardous
Material.
“
Retained Assets ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2 .
“
Retained Liabilities ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2 . “
Returns ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.22(a) “ Seller ”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
“
Seller Group ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Seller Group Loan and Security Agreement ”
means the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated
March 13, 2003, as further amended, between Star Financial
Services, Inc. and the Lender.
“
Seller’s Confidential Information ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1 .
“
Shareholder ” has the meaning set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement.
“
Software ” means all computer software and
code, including assemblers, applets, compilers, source code, object
code, development tools, design tools, user interfaces and data, in
any form or format, however fixed.
“
Sublease ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.2(l) .
“
Subordinated Noteholders ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1 .
“
Subordinated Notes ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.1 .
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“
Tangible Personal Property ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.6(c) .
“
Tax ” means (a) any net income, alternative or
add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, license,
withholding on amounts paid to or by the Seller, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of
any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalty, addition
to tax or additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority,
whether disputed or not, (b) any liability of the Seller for the
payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing types as a result of
being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group, or being a party to any agreement or arrangement whereby
liability of the Seller for payment of such amounts was determined
or taken into account with reference to the liability of any other
entity and (c) any liability of the Seller for the payment of any
amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax sharing agreements
or arrangements (whether or not written) binding on the Seller or
with respect to the payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing
types as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify
any other Person.
“
Taxing Authority ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.22(a) .
“
Threat of Release ” means a substantial
likelihood of a Release that requires action to prevent or mitigate
damage to the Environment that might result from such
Release.
“
Trade Payables ” means bona fide trade payables
of Seller evidenced by invoices reflecting Indebtedness incurred
through the Closing Date.
“
Trade Secrets ” means all inventions,
discoveries, ideas, processes, designs, models, formulae, patterns,
compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, processes,
know-how, proprietary information, customer lists, software code,
technical information, data and databases, drawings and blueprints,
and all other information and materials that would constitute a
trade secret under applicable law.
“
Trademarks ” means all trademarks, trade names,
fictitious business names, service marks, certification marks,
collective marks and other proprietary rights to words, names,
slogans, symbols, logos, devices, sounds, other things or
combination thereof used to identify, distinguish and indicate the
source or origin of goods or services, and all registrations,
renewals and applications for registration, equivalents and
counterparts of the foregoing, and the goodwill of Seller
associated with each of the foregoing.
ARTICLE 2: PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
2.1
Assets to be Transferred . At the Closing,
the Purchaser shall purchase from the Seller, and the Seller shall
sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, all of
the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all assets,
rights and properties of every nature, kind and description,
whether tangible or intangible, owned, leased or licensed, real,
personal or mixed (collectively, the “ Purchased
Assets ”), including, without limitation, the
following:
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(a)
A ll prepaid expenses, advance
payments and other similar deposits, including, without limitation,
prepaid taxes, prepaid insurance, and deposits with suppliers and
utilities (“ Prepaid Expenses
”);
(b) All
accounts receivable, and other claims for money due to the Seller
Group, including without limitation, such receivables consisting of
payments due under the Consumer Notes, but not including the
Subordinated Note of Malcolm S. Brook (collectively, the “
Accounts Receivable ”);
(c) All
furniture, fixtures, machinery and equipment, including, without
limitation, office equipment, supplies and other tangible
property;
(d) All
rights under the Consumer Contracts (collectively, the “
Assumed Contracts ”);
(e) All
Intellectual Property;
(f) All
of Seller’s computer equipment and hardware, including
without limitation all central processing units, terminals, disk
drives, tape drives, electronic memory units, printers, keyboards,
screens, peripherals (and other input/output devices), modems,
cellular phones, digital phones, personal radios, personal data
assistants, hand held computers, laptop computers, notebook
computers, pagers, “Palm Pilots, Blackberries and their
equivalents” and other communication controllers, and any and
all parts and appurtenances thereto, used primarily in connection
with the Business;
(g) All
of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all telephone
numbers (local and toll free), cellular numbers, and wireless
numbers used by Seller in connection with the Business;
(h) All
rights, claims, and causes of action of Seller against third
parties (including Seller’s predecessors in title to the
Purchased Assets) in respect of the Business or the Purchased
Assets, including without limitation insurance claims, unliquidated
rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties,
rights of recovery, set offs, and credits, including sales tax
credits due from the State of California;
(i) All
licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of authority,
certificates of occupancy, safety, fire and health approvals, or
any waiver of any of the foregoing, issued to the Seller by any
Governmental Authority, but only to the extent
transferable;
(j) Except
for the corporate minute books and related stock records and
employment records of the Seller, all business records of the
Seller, including, without limitation, all books, records, ledgers,
files, documents, correspondence, lists, including, without
limitation, customer lists (in whatever form or medium), plats,
drawings, photographs, creative materials, advertising and
promotional materials, studies, reports and other materials (in
whatever form or medium), owned or maintained by the
Seller;
(k) All
rights, claims, and causes of action of Seller under or pursuant to
all warranties, representations, indemnifications, hold harmless
provisions, and guarantees
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made by suppliers, licensors, manufacturers,
contractors, and others (including Seller’s predecessors in
title to the Purchased Assets) in respect of the Business or the
Purchased Assets; and
(l) All
cash on hand of Seller on the Closing Date, which amount shall be
at least $13,000.
2.2
Retained Assets . Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller will retain only the
Key Man Life Insurance Policies (the “ Retained
Assets ”), and the Purchaser will in no way be
construed to have purchased or acquired (or to be obligated to
purchase or to acquire) any interest whatsoever in any of the
Retained Assets.
2.3
Delivery of Cash . In the event Seller
delivers cash to the Purchaser in an amount less than as set forth
in Section 2.1(l) at Closing, then the Seller Group
shall pay the Purchaser in immediately available funds such
shortfall no later than thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.
Such shortfall shall bear interest at eight percent (8%) per annum
until paid.
ARTICLE 3: LIABILITIES
3.1
Assumed Liabilities . At the Closing, the
Purchaser shall only assume and become responsible for, and shall
thereafter pay, perform and discharge as and when due the following
liabilities of the Seller (collectively, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”): all liabilities and obligations of
the Seller as of the Closing Date arising under or related to the
Assumed Contracts; provided , however , the Purchaser
will not assume or be responsible for any such liabilities or
obligations to be performed on or prior to the date of the Closing
or that arise from breaches of such Assumed Contracts or defaults
under such Assumed Contracts by Seller, all of which liabilities
and obligations constitute Retained Liabilities.
3.2
Retained Liabilities .
(a) Seller
shall retain all liabilities and obligations of Seller, other than
the Assumed Liabilities, including, but not limited to obligations
of Seller to pay Trade Payables and obligations of Seller to pay
Accrued Expenses (such retained liabilities and obligations of
Seller are hereinafter collectively called the “
Retained Liabilities ”).
(b)
Without limiting the foregoing, other than the Assumed Liabilities
specifically identified in Section 3.1 , Purchaser
shall not assume or take title to the Purchased Assets subject to,
or in any way be liable or responsible for, any liabilities or
obligations of Seller (whether or not referred to in any Schedule
or Exhibit hereto), it being expressly acknowledged that it is the
intention of the parties hereto that all liabilities and
obligations that Seller have or may have in the future (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated, or otherwise, whether
or not known to Seller, and whether due or to become due), other
than the Assumed Liabilities, shall be and remain the liabilities
and obligations of Seller.
(c) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser shall not
assume or take title to the Purchased Assets subject to, or in any
way be liable or
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responsible for: (a) any liabilities and
obligations of Seller relating to the Retained Assets; (b) any
liability or obligation of Seller resulting from or relating to the
employment relationship between Seller and any of Seller’s
present or former employees engaged in connection with the
ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets or the termination
of any such employment relationship on or prior to the Closing
Date, including without limitation severance pay and other similar
benefits, if any, and any claims filed on or prior to the Closing
Date or which may thereafter be filed by or on behalf of any such
present or former employee relating to the employment or
termination of employment of any such employee by Seller on or
prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation any claim
for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, unfair labor practice,
employment discrimination, unemployment compensation, or
workers’ compensation; (c) any liability or obligation of
Seller in respect of any agreement, trust, plan, fund, or other
arrangement under which benefits or employment is provided for any
of Seller’s present or former employees engaged in connection
with the ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets; or (d) any
Tax liabilities or deficiencies, whether federal, state, or local,
in each such case to the extent applicable to periods ending on or
prior to the Closing Date.
(d)
Except as set forth in Sections 8.1 and 8.3 below, Seller Group
shall have no obligation to incur any expense or liability on and
after the Closing Date for, or on behalf of, the
Purchaser.
ARTICLE 4: PURCHASE PRICE
4.1
Purchase Price . In consideration for the
Purchased Assets, (i) the Purchaser shall pay the Assumed
Liabilities when and as due on and after the Closing in the
Ordinary Course of Business, (ii) the Purchaser shall pay or cause
to be paid for the benefit of the Seller at Closing in immediately
available funds an amount sufficient to repay the Indebtedness of
the Seller to the Lender under the Seller Group Loan and Security
Agreement (the “ Closing Payment ” ),
which Closing Payment shall be paid directly to the Lender, and
(iii) the Purchaser shall deliver promissory notes in the forms
attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B
hereto (collectively, the “ Subordinated Notes
”) to the Persons set forth on Schedule 4.1
(collectively, the “ Subordinated Noteholders
”) and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 4.1
.
4.2
Allocation of Purchase Price . The Purchase
Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance
with their fair market values as set forth on Schedule
4.2 attached hereto. Each of the parties hereto shall
report the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets in accordance
with the allocations set forth on Schedule 4.2 for
all Tax purposes.
ARTICLE 5: CLOSING AND
DELIVERIES
5.1
Closing . The closing of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement (the “ Closing
” ) shall take place on June 15, 2009, or such other date
as the parties hereto may mutually determine (the date that the
Closing takes place is referred to herein as the “
Closing Date ”).
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5.2
Deliveries by the Seller Group . At the
Closing, the Seller Group shall deliver to the Purchaser the
following items:
(a) possession
of the Purchased Assets;
(b)
a reasonably current certificate of good standing of Seller issued
by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of
Seller;
(c) copies
of resolutions of the Board of Directors and shareholders of Seller
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by an officer of
Seller;
(d) a
copy of the Bill of Sale, in the form of Exhibit C
attached hereto, duly executed by the Seller;
(e)
all warranties of all machinery and equipment, and all guarantees
from all manufacturers and suppliers relating to any of the
Purchased Assets;
(f) all
contracts, files and other data and documents relating to the
Purchased Assets;
(g) appropriate
termination statements under the Uniform Commercial Code and other
instruments as may be requested by the Purchaser to extinguish all
Indebtedness of the Seller and all security interests related
thereto to the extent directed by the Purchaser;
(h) copies
of the promissory notes of the Seller made to Mark Waks and each of
the Subordinated Noteholders marked
“cancelled”;
(i)
a check in the amount of $150,000 payable to the Purchaser in
consideration for the Retained Assets;
(j) copies
of executed consents identified on Schedule 6.4
;
(k)
a copy of the Sublease Agreement, in the form of Exhibit
D attached hereto, duly executed by the Seller (the “
Sublease ”); and
(l) such
other documents and instruments as the Purchaser may reasonably
request to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.3
Deliveries by the Purchaser . At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller the following
items:
(a) An
assumption agreement in the form of Exhibit E
attached hereto, executed by the Purchaser (the “
Assumption Agreement ”);
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(b)
the Closing Payment;
(c) Subordinated
Notes to each of the Subordinated Noteholders in the amounts set
forth on Schedule 4.1 ;
(d) releases
from the Lender of the Guarantors of their guarantees to the Lender
of the payments due under the Seller Group Loan and Security
Agreement;
(e) $97,000
to Mark Waks in consideration for the cancellation of his
promissory note made by the Seller;
(f)
the Sublease, duly executed by the Purchaser;
(g)
copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser
approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, certified by an officer of the
Purchaser; and
(h) such
other documents and instruments as the Seller may reasonably
request to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
ARTICLE 6: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER GROUP
Each
member of the Seller Group, jointly and severally, hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchaser, except as set forth in
the Schedules to this Agreement, that the following representations
and warranties are true and correct, as of the date hereof, and
will be, as of the Closing Date, true and correct, except as set
forth on the Schedules attached hereto and made a part
hereof:
6.1
Existence and Good Standing . Seller is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and is
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in
good standing in the jurisdictions set forth on Schedule
6.1 . Seller is not qualified to do business in any
jurisdiction other than as set forth on Schedule 6.1
, and neither the nature of the business conducted by Seller, nor
the property that Seller owns, leases or operates requires Seller
to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in any other
jurisdiction. Other than as set forth on Schedule 6.1
, Seller does not hold, nor has a right to acquire, an equity
interest in any other Person. The Shareholder owns, together with
Maria Oronoz, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interests
of Seller.
6.2
Power . Seller has the requisite corporate
power and authority to (a) own, operate and lease its properties
and assets as and where currently owned, operated and leased, and
(b) carry on its business as currently conducted. Each member of
the Seller Group has the requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform fully his, her or its respective obligations
under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
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6.3
Validity and Enforceability . This
Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements have been duly and
validly executed and delivered to the Purchaser by the Seller
Group. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and each of the Ancillary Agreements, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of each
member of the Seller Group, as applicable, and constitute the valid
and legally binding obligations of each of the members of the
Seller Group, enforceable against each member of the Seller Group
in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited
by (a) applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance or other similar
Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
from time to time in effect and (b) the availability of equitable
remedies (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at Law or in equity) (collectively, the “
General Enforceability Exceptions
”).
6.4
No Conflict . Neither the execution of this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, nor the performance by any
member of the Seller Group of his, her or its obligations hereunder
or thereunder will (a) violate or conflict with Seller’s
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational or
governing document, as applicable, or any Law or Order, (b)
violate, conflict with or result in a breach or termination of, or
otherwise give any Person additional rights or compensation under,
or the right to terminate or accelerate, or constitute (with notice
or lapse of time, or both) a default under the terms of any
Contract, to which any member of the Seller Group is a party or by
which any of the Purchased Assets are bound or (c) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien with respect to, or otherwise
have an adverse effect upon, any of the Purchased Assets. Seller
has provided Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies of
Seller’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
6.5
Consents . Except for the consent of Lender
and as set forth on Schedule 6.5 , no consent,
approval or authorization of any Person, including any Governmental
Authority, is required to be made or obtained by the Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery by any member of the
Seller Group of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
6.6
Property .
(a)
Title . Seller has good and marketable title to, or
valid and enforceable leasehold interests in, all of the Purchased
Assets, in each case free and clear of all Liens other than Liens
of Lender, and Liens for current taxes, assessments, fees and other
charges by Governmental Authorities which are not due and payable
(collectively, the “ Permitted Exceptions
”). Other than the Permitted Exceptions, Seller has good and
marketable indefeasible fee simple title to the real property,
together with all of the improvements thereon, to those properties
set forth on Schedule 6.6(a) (the “ Owned
Real Property ” ).
(b)
Real Property Leases . Schedule 6.6(b)
sets forth a true and complete description of all real property
leased, licensed to or otherwise used or occupied (but not owned)
by the Seller (collectively, the “ Leased Real
Property ”) including the address thereof, the annual
fixed rental, the expiration of the term, any extension options and
any
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security deposits. A true and correct copy of
each such lease, license or occupancy agreement, and any amendments
thereto, with respect to the Leased Real Property (collectively,
the “ Real Property Leases ”) has been
delivered to the Purchaser, and no changes have been made to any
Real Property Leases since the date of delivery. All of the Leased
Real Property is used or occupied by the Seller pursuant to a Real
Property Lease. Each Real Property Lease is in full force and
effect and is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, fraudulent conveyance and
other similar Laws and principles of equity affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally. Expect as set forth
on Schedule 6.6(b) , there are no existing defaults
by the Seller or the lessor under any of the Real Property Leases,
and no event has occurred which (with no