Purchased Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser (or a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Purchaser identified to Seller in writing at least three (3) business days before the Closing), and Purchaser shall (or shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to) purchase and acquire from Seller and its Subsidiaries all of Seller’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest as of the Closing in the following (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens:
(a) (i) each Business License Contract and (ii) each Contract with customers (including support and services Contracts), partners, distributors or resellers of the Business (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) Contracts solely between Seller and its Subsidiaries or solely between Subsidiaries of Seller and (y) leases of real property) (collectively, (i) and (ii), together with the Contracts designated as Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 2.4(l), such Contracts or portions (to the extent related to the Business) of Contracts, the “Business Contracts”); provided that and for the avoidance of doubt, Business Contracts shall not include any Contract in respect of hosting services provided to the Business;
(b) the Transferred Leases;
(c) the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, including (other than with respect to Retained Claims) the right to seek and obtain damages for the past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, and the goodwill of the Business appurtenant to such Transferred Intellectual Property Rights;
(d) the Transferred Technology, including (other than with respect to Retained Claims) the right to seek and obtain damages for the past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Transferred Technology and the goodwill of the Business appurtenant to such Transferred Technology; provided that Seller shall be permitted to keep copies of any Transferred Technology to the extent it constitutes Shared Transferred Technology subject to the terms and conditions of the Intellectual Property License Agreement;
(e) any and all Permits primarily related to the Business (collectively, the “Transferred Permits”);
(f) any and all claims, causes of action, defenses and rights of offset or counterclaims (in any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent) at any time to the extent arising out of or related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities and the right to retain all proceeds and monies therefrom, other than any Retained Claims;
(g) any and all rights under Contracts between Seller or one of its Subsidiaries and any Transferred Business Employee to the extent they restrict the Transferred Business Employee from competing with, or soliciting employees, customers, clients, vendors, and other Persons engaged in a business relationship with, the Business;
(h) true and complete copies of the Business Books and Records; provided that Seller shall be permitted to keep copies of such Business Books and Records to the extent relating to the Retained Business or the Retained Liabilities, or otherwise to the extent reasonably necessary, and only for so long as required, for Seller’s financial reporting purposes;
(i) any and all raw materials, works-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories, including two-factor authentication tokens, to the extent related to, used in or held for use in the Business;
(j) all rights under letters of credit, performance bonds, negotiable instruments and other credit support instruments to the extent third parties provide credit support for any Business Contract or any other Purchased Assets pursuant to the foregoing (collectively, the “Transferred Financial Instruments”);
(k) any and all prepaid assets and deposits to the extent made or paid in respect of any Purchased Assets described in Section 2.4(i) or any tangible assets (including Tangible Personal Property and Information Technology) that become Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 2.4(l) (the “Transferred Prepaid Assets”);
(l) all other assets, Contracts or rights of any kind (including Tangible Personal Property and Information Technology, but excluding owned or leased real property, permits, Intellectual Property Rights (other than any Contracts) and Minority Investments), wherever located, whether personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, that are owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or has a license or other right with respect thereto, and in each case, that are primarily related to or primarily used or held for use in the Business and are not listed on Section 2.5(o) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and that have been designated as a “Purchased Asset” by Purchaser in writing in its sole discretion prior to the Asset Selection Cut-Off Time; and
(m) any and all assets set forth on Section 2.4(m) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
Acquired Assets On the Closing Date, in accordance with this Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and Buyer will purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller's and its Subsidiaries' respective right, title and interest in and to the following properties, assets and other rights, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible (collectively, the "Acquired Assets"):
(a) The Equipment of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(a), together with any Equipment transferred to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4 (c) (the "Acquired Equipment");
(b) The inventory of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(b) (the "Acquired Inventory");
(c) The Contracts of Seller and its Subsidiaries (including any future claims arising from or related to such contracts) listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto and the Backlog related to such Contracts (the "Assumed Contracts");
(d) Copies or originals of all books, records, data (in any media), papers and instruments of whatever nature and wherever located to the extent related to the Acquired Assets;
(e) All licenses, sublicenses and other contract rights held by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Business listed on Schedule 2.1(e), including all Insituform and NuPipe licenses, sublicenses and rights to use or operate under Insituform or NuPipe patents or trademarks, and intangible or intellectual property rights, including know-how, relating thereto or to the Business (the "Acquired Intellectual Property");
(f) All Permits required solely in connection with the Business in effect as of the Closing Date, to the extent such Permits are transferable (the "Acquired Permits"); and
(g) All rights to the name "Insituform", "Insituform East", "MidSouth" and "insitu" and all derivatives thereof.
Transferred Assets (a) As of the Effective Time and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will purchase from Seller, all of the rights, title and interest of Seller in the following assets associated with the Transferred Banking Center and identified in this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto and not otherwise excluded from sale pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.1(b) (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”):
(1) all leases under which land and/or the building used as the Transferred Banking Center (the “Leased Property”) were leased by the Failed Bank and are leased by the Receiver and for which the Seller has an option to assume under the FDIC Agreement (the “Banking Center Lease”) listed on Exhibit 1.1(a)(1), unless Purchaser elects not to assume the Banking Center Lease (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1.10;
(2) except as provided in Section 1.1(b), all furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements, equipment and other tangible personal property located at the Transferred Banking Center and used in conducting Seller’s business at the Transferred Banking Center (the “Personal Property,” and together with the Leased Property and the Banking Center Lease, the “Property”);
(3) all personal property leases affecting the Transferred Banking Center, including all equipment leases for equipment located at the Transferred Banking Center, but excluding personal property leases for data processing equipment and software (subject to the exclusion, the “Equipment Leases”) all as set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(3);
(4) those operating contracts under which goods or services are provided at the Transferred Banking Center, but excluding (i) all contracts that do not apply solely to the Transferred Banking Center but also apply to operations of Seller that are not the Transferred Banking Center, and (ii) all data processing contracts, regardless of scope (subject, in each case, to such exclusions, the “Assignable Contracts”) all as set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(4);
(5) the automated teller machine located at the Transferred Banking Center;
(6) all coins and currency located at the Transferred Banking Center as of the Effective Time (the “Coins and Currency”); and
(7) all outstanding balances and accrued interest of the overdraft lines of credit associated with the Deposit Liabilities and set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(5) (the “Overdraft Lines of Credit”), provided that such Overdraft Lines of Credit are not (A) in excess of $5,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate or (B) outstanding for thirty (30) days or more.
(b) Excluded from the assets, properties and rights being transferred, conveyed and assigned to Purchaser under this Agreement are Seller’s rights in and to any refund for any Taxes and, except as specifically provided in Article III, any of Seller’s or its affiliates’ corporate logos, trademarks, trade names, signs, paper stock, forms and other supplies containing any such logos, software, trademarks or trade names, trade names and logos of third parties with whom Seller has contracted to provide services to its customers and any other assets of Seller or related to the Failed Bank not set forth in Section 1.1(a) (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”). Purchaser understands and agrees that it is purchasing only the assets specified in this Agreement and, except as may be expressly provided for in this Agreement, Purchaser has no interest in or right to any other business conducted by Seller at the Transferred Banking Center.
(c) THE CONVEYANCE OF ALL THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS, INCLUDING PERSONAL PROPERTY INTERESTS, PURCHASED BY PURCHASER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE MADE, AS NECESSARY, BY SELLER’S XXXX OF SALE, “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” WITHOUT RECOURSE AND, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ASSETS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO TITLE, ENFORCEABILITY, COLLECTABILITY, DOCUMENTATION OR FREEDOM FROM LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES (IN WHOLE OR IN PART), OR ANY OTHER MATTERS.
Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Newco, between the date hereof and the Closing, the Company shall:
(i) conduct the Business only in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve the present business operations, organization (including officers and Employees) and goodwill of the Company and (B) preserve the present relationships with Persons having business dealings with the Company (including customers and suppliers);
(iii) maintain (A) all of the assets and properties of, or used by, the Company consistent with past practice, and (B) insurance upon all of the assets and properties of the Company in such amounts and of such kinds comparable to that in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(iv) (A) maintain the books, accounts and records of the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) continue to collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable and other Liabilities set forth on the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business utilizing normal procedures and without discounting or accelerating payment of such accounts or Liabilities utilizing all available cash and any available line of credit, and (C) comply with all contractual and other obligations of the Company;
(v) comply with the capital expenditure plan of the Company for 2009 set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 6.2(a)(v), including making such capital expenditures in the amounts and at the times set forth in such plan;
(vi) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws;
(vii) take steps to renew all Permits in a timely manner prior to their lapse; and
(viii) pay all maintenance and similar fees and take all other appropriate actions as necessary to prevent the abandonment, loss or impairment of all Intellectual Property of the Company.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of Newco, the Company shall not:
(i) (A) increase the salary or other compensation of any director or Employee of the Company except for normal year-end increases in the Ordinary Course of Business, (B) grant any bonus, benefit or other direct or indirect compensation to any Employee or director, (C) increase the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) severance pay, termination pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan or arrangement made to, for, or with any of the directors, officers, Employees, agents or representatives of the Company or otherwise modify or amend or terminate any such plan or arrangement (D) enter into any employment, deferred compensation, stay bonus, severance, special pay, consulting, non-competition or similar agreement or arrangement with any directors or officers of the Company (or amend any such agreement) to which the Company is a party; or (E) pay or make any dividend or distribution of cash or other property with respect to the units or other equity interests of the Company;
(ii) (A) create, incur, assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible with respect to (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) any Indebtedness except (u) the Indebtedness related to the Permitted Exceptions, (x) the Indebtedness reflected in the Balance Sheet, (y) the Indebtedness incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Balance Sheet Date, or (z) the Indebtedness set forth on Company Disclosure Schedule 4.5; (B) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, pay, prepay, accelerate, discharge, purchase, repurchase or satisfy any Indebtedness issued or guaranteed by the Company; (C) materially modify the terms of any Indebtedness or other Liability; or (D) make any loans, advances of capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;
(iii) subject to any Lien or otherwise encumber or, except for Permitted Exceptions, permit, allow or suffer to be subjected to any Lien or otherwise encumbered, any of the Purchased Assets;
(iv) acquire any material properties or assets or sell, assign, license, transfer, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any of the Purchased Assets (except for fair consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business) of the Company;
(v) except as provided in Section 6.6 hereof, enter into or agree to enter into any merger or consolidation with any Person, and not engage in any new business or invest in, make a loan, advance or capital contribution to, or otherwise acquire the securities of any Person;
(vi) cancel or compromise any debt or claim, or waive or release any material right of the Company except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) enter into, modify or terminate any labor or collective bargaining agreement or, through negotiation or otherwise, make any commitment or incur any Liability to any labor organization with respect to any Employee;
(viii) introduce any material change with respect to the operation of the Business, including any material change in the types, nature, composition or quality of products or services, or, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, make any change in product specifications or prices or terms of distributions of such products;
(ix) enter into any transaction or enter into, modify or renew any Contract which by reason of its size or otherwise is not in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) enter into any Contract, understanding or commitment that restrains, restricts, limits or impedes the ability of the Business, or the ability of Newco or Purchaser, to compete with or conduct any business or line of business in any geographic area or solicit the employment of any persons;
(xi) terminate, amend, restate, supplement or waive any rights under any (A) Material Contract, Real Property Lease, Personal Property Lease or Intellectual Property License, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) Permit;
(xii) settle or compromise any pending or threatened Legal Proceeding or any claim or claims for, or that would result in a loss of revenue of, an amount that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be greater than $50,000;
(xiii) change or modify its credit, collection or payment policies, procedures or practices, including acceleration of collections or receivables (whether or not past due) or fail to pay or delay payment of payables or other liabilities;
(xiv) take any action which would adversely affect the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xv) amend the operating agreement of the Company;
(xvi) agree to materially increase Liabilities from the amounts set forth on the Balance Sheet except in the Ordinary Course of Business under loan or credit agreements or arrangements up to the maximum amounts and other terms as in effect on the date of this Agreement; or
(xvii) agree to do anything (A) prohibited by this Section 6.2, (B) that would make any of the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement or any of the Company Documents untrue or incorrect in any material respect or could result in any of the conditions to the Closing not being satisfied or (C) that could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
Title to Purchased Assets Seller owns and has good title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of Encumbrances.
Purchase and Sale of the Purchased Assets Except as otherwise provided below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries, and Seller agrees to, and to cause the Retained Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer at the Closing, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of Seller’s and the Retained Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, owned, used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business by Seller or any of the Retained Subsidiaries (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Excluded Assets or assets and properties of any Purchased Subsidiary) (the “Purchased Assets”), including all right, title and interest of Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries in, to and under the following Purchased Assets:
(a) the Owned Real Property, together with all buildings, fixtures and improvements erected thereon;
(b) all rights under the Leases with respect to the Leased Real Property;
(i) all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, vehicles, storage tanks, spare and replacement parts, fuel and other tangible property (including all interests in personal property underlying capital leases) located at the Real Property and held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business and (ii) those assets of Seller related primarily to the Business that are located at its Corporate Technology Center facility located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which are listed on Schedule 2.02(c);
(d) all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(e) all rights under all Contracts (other than the Leases) used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business, including those listed in Schedule 2.02(e) (the “Purchased Contracts”);
(f) all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to or arising from the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, including unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties;
(g) all trade accounts receivable and other receivables (collectively, the “Accounts Receivable”) to the extent arising out of the Business;
(h) all prepaid assets to the extent arising out of the Business;
(i) all Business Intellectual Property Rights other than Business Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Purchased Subsidiaries;
(j) all Permits that are necessary to the operation of the Business; and
(k) Business Records relating primarily to the Business.
Conduct of Business Pending the Closing During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on the Business in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the Business intact and preserve the goodwill of and relationships with Governmental Entities, customers, suppliers, partners, lessors, licensors, licensees, contractors, distributors, agents, officers and employees and others having business dealings with the Business, provided that the foregoing shall not prevent Sellers from rejecting Contracts that are not Assumed Contracts. During the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, the Company shall endeavor to maintain the Net Receivables Amount, the Inventory Value and each component of Inventory at or in excess of the amounts set forth on Schedule 7.1. Without limiting the generality of the first sentence of this Section 7.1, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Buyer:
(a) abandon any rights under any of the Assumed Contracts; terminate, amend, modify or supplement the terms of any Assumed Contract; or fail to honor or perform, the Assumed Contracts;
(b) other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business or the disposition of obsolete equipment, lease, license, surrender, relinquish, sell, transfer, convey, assign or otherwise dispose of any Acquired Assets;
(c) mortgage, pledge or subject to Liens (other than Permitted Liens), any property, business or any of the Acquired Assets, other than as would not result in any Liability that would be or would increase an Assumed Liability as of or subsequent to the Closing;
(d) incur or permit to be incurred any Liability (other than Accounts Payable or in connection with the performance of Assumed Contracts) that would be or would increase an Assumed Liability as of or subsequent to the Closing;
(e) fail to replenish the Inventory and Supplies of the Business in the ordinary course of business;
(f) increase the salary of any Identified Employee at or after the time such person becomes an Identified Employee, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) make or rescind any material Tax election or take any material Tax position (unless required by law) or file any Tax Return or change its fiscal year or financial or Tax accounting methods, policies or practices, or settle any Tax Liability, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to affect the Buyer;
(h) institute, settle or agree to settle any litigation, action or Proceeding before any court or Governmental Entity relating to the Acquired Assets, or modify in any manner that is adverse to the Business or the Acquired Assets, rescind or terminate a material Permit, allowance, or credit (or application therefor) relating to the Business or the Acquired Assets;
(i) transfer or grant any rights under, modify any existing rights under, or enter into any settlement regarding the breach or infringement of, any material Intellectual Property; or
(j) enter into any Contract to do any of the foregoing.
Marketing the Property In an effort to properly and efficiently market the Property, the Seller grants the following permissions to the Agency: (Initial ALL That Apply)
Title to Acquired Assets Other than the Security Interests set forth on Section 2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule (which shall be released at or before the Closing) the Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets, free and clear of any Security Interest or restriction on transfer.
Seller For each Mortgage Loan, the seller of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
