ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT By and Among Perficient, Inc., ePairs Inc., the Principal and the Seller Shareholders Dated as of November 21, 2007
Exhibit
2.1
By
and Among
Perficient,
Inc.,
ePairs
Inc.,
the
Principal
and
the
Seller Shareholders
Dated
as of November 21, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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1.01
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Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE
II
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
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2.01
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Agreement
to Sell and Buy
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2.02
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Excluded
Assets
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2.03
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Assumption
of Liabilities.
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2.04
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Deemed
Assignment of Contracts; Cooperation
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2.05
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Purchase
Price and Related Matters
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2.06
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Adjustment
of Closing Cash Payment
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2.07
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Dispute
Resolution
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2.08
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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2.09
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The
Closing.
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2.10
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND PRINCIPAL
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3.01
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Organizational
Matters
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3.02
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Authority;
Due Execution
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3.03
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Non-Contravention;
Consents
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3.04
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Contracts
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3.05
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Title
to Acquired Assets
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3.06
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Sufficiency
of Acquired Assets
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3.07
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Financial
Statements
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3.08
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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3.09
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Accounts
Receivable
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3.10
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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3.11
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Legal
Proceedings
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3.12
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Taxes
and Tax Returns
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3.13
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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3.14
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Employment
Matters
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3.15
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Compliance;
Permits
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3.16
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Warranty
Claims
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3.17
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Customers
and Vendors
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3.18
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Properties
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3.19
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Insurance
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3.20
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Intellectual
Property
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3.21
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Affiliate
Relationships
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3.22
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Broker’s
Fees
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3.23
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Bank
Accounts
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3.24
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Copies
of Business Records and Other Materials
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3.25
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Environmental
Matters.
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3.26
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Indebtedness
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3.27
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Illegal
Payments
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3.28
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Disclosure
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER SHAREHOLDERS
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4.01
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Authority;
Due Execution
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4.02
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Non-Contravention;
Consents
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4.03
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Legal
Proceedings
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4.04
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Broker’s
Fees
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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5.01
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Corporate
Organization and Qualification
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5.02
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Authority
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5.03
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Non-Contravention
and Consents
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5.04
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Litigation
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5.05
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Buyer
Common Stock
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5.06
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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5.07
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Reports
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ARTICLE
VI
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PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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6.01
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Conduct
of Business
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6.02
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Access
to Information; Confidentiality
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6.03
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No
Solicitation of Transactions
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6.04
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Regulatory
Matters
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6.05
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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6.06
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Notification;
Disclosure Supplements
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ARTICLE
VII
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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7.01
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Non-Compete
Agreement
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7.02
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Securities
Matters
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7.03
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Registration
Rights
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7.04
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Transition
Services Agreement; Hiring of Continuing Employees
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7.05
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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7.06
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Publicity
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7.07
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Taxes
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7.08
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Accounts
Receivable
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7.09
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Tax
Reporting Documentation
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7.10
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Use
of ePairs Names
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7.11
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India
Equity Purchase
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ARTICLE
VIII
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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8.01
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation
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8.02
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Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer
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8.03
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller, the Principal and the Seller
Shareholders
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ARTICLE
IX
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TERMINATION
AND AMENDMENT
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9.01
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Termination
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9.02
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Effect
of Termination
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9.03
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Expenses
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9.04
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Amendment
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9.05
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Extension;
Waiver
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ARTICLE
X
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INDEMNIFICATION
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10.01
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Agreement
to Indemnify
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10.02
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Survival
of Indemnity
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10.03
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Additional
Provisions
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10.04
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Claim
Notice; Definitions; Third Party Claim Procedures
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ARTICLE
XI
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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11.01
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Notices
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11.02
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Interpretation
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11.03
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Counterparts
and Facsimile Signatures
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11.04
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Entire
Agreement
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11.05
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Governing
Law
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11.06
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Enforcement
of Agreement
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11.07
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Severability
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11.08
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Assignment
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11.09
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Amendment
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EXHIBIT
LIST
EXHIBIT
A
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Form
of Xxxx of Sale
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EXHIBIT
B
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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EXHIBIT
C
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Form
of Stock Restriction Agreement (Continuing
Employees)
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EXHIBIT
D
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Form
of Stock Restriction Agreement (Non-Continuing
Employees)
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EXHIBIT
E
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Form
of Transition Services Agreement
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EXHIBIT
F
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Form
of Contractor Services Agreement
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EXHIBIT
G
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Form
of Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment
Agreement
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EXHIBIT
H
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to Seller
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EXHIBIT
I
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Form
of Opinion of Counsel to Buyer
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ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated as of
November 21, 2007, by and among Perficient, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Buyer”), ePairs Inc., a
California corporation
(“Seller”), Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx (Xxxxx Xxxxxx) (the
“Principal”) and Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
(together with
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, the “Seller
Shareholders”).
WHEREAS,
Seller and
ePairs India Private Limited, an India Private Limited
company, (“ePairsIndia”
and, together with
Seller, the “Companies” and each a
“Company”)
are engaged in the business
of providing technology consulting services, technology design services,
software development services, software integration services, systems
integration services, software implementation services, technology outsourcing
services, hosting services and technology staffing services to
their customers (the
“Business”);
and
WHEREAS,
Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desire to sell to Buyer,
substantially all of the Seller’s assets and properties used or held for use in
connection with the Business, and in connection therewith, Buyer has agreed
to
assume certain of the liabilities of Seller relating to the Business, all on
the
terms and conditions set forth herein (the
“Acquisition”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties
and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby,
the
parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
or
referenced below:
“401(k)
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.05(a).
“Accounts
Receivable” means with respect to any Person any and all accounts
receivable and notes receivable of or payable to such Person, together with
all
amounts receivable for completed but unbilled services related to such Person’s
work in progress, all as of the Closing Date.
“Acquired
Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.01.
“Acquisition”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled
by
or under common control with such Person. For purposes of this
definition and this Agreement, the term “control” (and
correlative terms) means the power, whether by contract, equity ownership or
otherwise, to direct the policies or management of a Person.
“Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
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“Allocation”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08.
“Ancillary
Agreements” means the Escrow Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale and the
Transition Services Agreement.
“Applicable
Laws” means all laws, statutes, constitutions, rules, regulations,
principles of common law, resolutions, codes, ordinances, requirements,
judgments, orders, decrees, injunctions, and writs of any
Governmental Entity which has, or Seller believes is reasonably likely to have,
jurisdiction over the Companies, the Acquired Assets or the Business, as it
is
exists on or prior to the Closing Date.
“Arbitrating
Accountant” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.07.
“Assets”
means all the tangible and intangible assets owned, leased, or licensed by
Seller that are used or held for use in connection with the Business and all
the
tangible and intangible assets owned, leased or licensed by ePairs
India.
“Assigned
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(d).
“Assigned
Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(b).
“Assigned
Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.01(c).
“Assumed
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(a).
“Backlog”
means expected revenue committed under signed customer Contracts but not yet
recognized as revenue under GAAP.
“Xxxx
of Sale” means the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Xxxx of
Sale substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
“Business”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Business
Records” means any and all books related to the Business, as well
as records, files, documentation, data or information of Seller that have been
or now are used in connection with the Business.
“Buyer”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Buyer
Carved-Out Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(b).
“Buyer
Common Stock” means Buyer’s common stock, par value $0.001 per
share.
“Buyer
Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article
V.
“Buyer
Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, condition,
development or occurrence causing, resulting in or having (or with the passage
of time likely to cause, result in or have) a material adverse effect on the
business or financial condition of Buyer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
provided, however, that in no event shall any of the
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following
be deemed to constitute or be taken into account in determining a Buyer Material
Adverse Effect: any event, circumstance, change or effect that
results from (i) changes affecting the economy generally, (ii) the public
announcement or pending nature of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder, or (iii) Buyer’s compliance with the terms of this
Agreement.
“Buyer
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.05(a).
“Buyer
Stock Per Share Price” means the average closing sale price per
share of Buyer Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
for
the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the date that is one trading day
immediately preceding the Closing Date (as adjusted as appropriate to reflect
any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, reorganizations,
reclassifications or similar events).
“Charter
Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.01(a).
“Choses
in Action” means a right to receive or recover property, debt, or
damages on a cause of action, whether pending or not and whether arising in
contract, tort or otherwise. The term shall include rights to
indemnification, damages for breach of warranty or any other event or
circumstance, judgments, settlements, and proceeds from judgments or
settlements.
“Claim
Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.04(a).
“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(a).
“Closing
Cash Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05(a).
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.09(a).
“Closing
Date Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(b).
“Closing
Date Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(b).
“Closing
Stock Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05(b).
“Code”
means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. All references to the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations or
other governmental pronouncements shall be deemed to include references to
any
applicable successor regulations or amending pronouncement.
“Commercially
Reasonable Efforts” means the prompt and
persistent efforts that a prudent person desirous of
achieving a result and having an incentive to and interest in achieving such
result would use in similar circumstances to achieve that result as
expeditiously and as reasonably possible; provided, that in applying its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts a party shall be required to expend only such
resources as are commercially reasonable in the applicable
circumstances.
“Company”
and “Companies” have the meanings set forth in the
Recitals.
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“Competing
Business” means any Person that offers or is demonstrably planning
to offer Competitive Products or Services.
“Competitive
Products or Services” means any products or services that are
competitive with the products or services being offered or marketed by either
of
the Companies as of the Closing Date, including technology consulting services,
technology design services, software development services, software integration
services, systems integration services, software implementation services,
technology outsourcing services, hosting services or technology staffing
services.
“Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.20(h).
“Consents”
means all consents and approvals of third parties or Governmental Entities,
in
each case that are necessary in order to transfer the Acquired Assets to Buyer
pursuant hereto and otherwise to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Continuing
Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.04(a).
“Continuing
Independent Contractors” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.04(a).
“Contract”
means any written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, settlement
agreement, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty,
purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit
plan or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any
nature to which either of the Companies enjoys any right or benefit or
undertakes any obligation related to the Business.
“Covered
Client” means any of Buyer’s, any subsidiary of Buyer’s, or either
of the Companies’ clients as of the Closing Date.
“Current
Assets” means the sum of (i) Accounts Receivable of Seller
(net of allowances for doubtful accounts), and (ii) prepaid assets,
deposits and other current assets of Seller specifically identified on the
Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet, as revised by the Closing Date Statement;
provided, however, that such term does not include any Excluded
Assets.
“Current
Employee Benefit Plan” means each Employee Benefit Plan that is
currently sponsored, maintained, contributed to, or agreed to by either of
the
Companies or any ERISA Affiliate or under which either of the Companies or
any
ERISA Affiliate has any current or future obligations.
“Damages”
means any and all claims, demands, suits, proceedings, judgments, losses,
charges, Taxes, penalties and fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) sustained, suffered or incurred by an Indemnified
Party in connection with, or related to, any matter which is the subject to
the
indemnification provisions hereof, subject to the limitations on indemnification
set forth in Sections 10.02 and
Section 10.03. “Damages” shall
not include (i) any incidental, consequential, indirect, special or
punitive damages, (ii) any amount for which reimbursement is received by
Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, pursuant to insurance policies or
third-party payments by virtue of indemnification or subrogation
received
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by
such
party, and (iii) shall be determined net of any tax benefit actually
realized by the Indemnified Party as a result of the event giving rise to the
claim.
“Distributable
Purchase Price” means an amount equal to (a) the Purchase
Price less (b) an amount equal to (i) the number of shares of Buyer
Common Stock actually transferred to the Seller Interest Holders as contemplated
in Section 7.02(b)(ii) multiplied by (ii) the Buyer Stock Per Share
Price.
“Employee
Benefit Plan” means, whether maintained in the United States or
elsewhere and whether or not subject to ERISA, (i) any change in control,
deferred compensation, severance, stock ownership, stock purchase, stock option,
performance, bonus, incentive, vacation or holiday pay, hospitalization or
other
medical, dental, vision, accident, disability, life or other insurance, and
other welfare benefit or fringe benefit plans or policies, or agreements
providing benefits to any present or former employee, director, contractor,
or
consultant of either of the Companies or either of their Affiliates, including
ERISA Affiliates, that are established, sponsored, maintained, or contributed
to
by any such entity, (ii) any Employee Pension Benefit Plan (including any
Multiemployer Plan), (iii) any Employee Welfare Benefit Plan or fringe benefit
plan or program, (iv) any consulting or employment agreement or arrangement
or
(v) any plan, agreement or arrangement providing benefits related to clubs,
childcare, parenting, sabbatical or sick leave that is sponsored, maintained
or
contributed to by either of the Companies or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit
of the employees, former employees, directors, contractors or consultants of
either of the Companies or any ERISA Affiliate or has been so sponsored,
maintained or contributed to at any time prior to the Closing Date.
“Employee
Pension Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(2) of
ERISA and specifically includes, but is not limited to, any plan operated
pursuant to the laws of any Governmental Entity other than the United
States.
“Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(1) of
ERISA and specifically includes, but is not limited to, any plan operated
pursuant to the laws of any Governmental Entity other than the United
States.
“Encumbrances”
means any and all restrictions on or conditions to transfer or assignment,
claims, liens, pledges, security interests, deeds of trust, tenancies, other
possessory interests, conditional sale or other title retention agreements,
assessments, easements, rights of way, covenants, rights of first refusal,
defects in title, encroachments, mortgages, restrictions, and other burdens,
options, or encumbrances of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or
otherwise affecting the Acquired Assets.
“Environmental
Law” means any Applicable Law relating or pertaining to the public
health and safety or the environment or otherwise governing the generation,
use,
handling, collection, treatment, storage, transportation, recovery, recycling,
removal, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials, including, to the extent
applicable, (i) the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., as
amended, (ii) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as amended, (iii) the Clean Water Act,
33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended, (iv) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401
et seq., as amended, (v) the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et
seq., as amended, (vi) the
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Emergency
Planning and Community Right To Know Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., as amended,
and (vii) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as
amended.
“ePairs
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04(a).
“ePairs
India” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“ePairs
Names” means all trade names, logos, URLs, common law trademarks
and service marks, trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications
therefor throughout the world of Seller or ePairs India.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means any subsidiary or other entity that would be
considered a single employer with Seller or a subsidiary within the meaning
of
Section 414 of the Code.
“Escrow
Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A.
“Escrow
Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement to be entered into among
Buyer, Seller and Escrow Agent substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B, with such modifications as may be reasonably acceptable to
Buyer and Seller as requested by the Escrow Agent.
“Escrow
Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05(c).
“Estimated
Closing Date Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.06(a).
“Estimated
Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(a).
“Estimated
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(a).
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded
Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02.
“Excluded
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.02(b).
“Excluded
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(b).
“Fiduciary”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(21) of ERISA.
“Filing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.03(a).
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.07(a).
“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental
Entity” means any national, state, municipal, local or foreign
government, any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency
or
commission or
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other
governmental authority or instrumentality, or any quasi governmental or private
body exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or
quasi
governmental authority.
“Hazardous
Material” means any substance regulated or as to which liability
might arise under any applicable Environmental Law including: (a) any chemical,
compound, material, product, byproduct, substance or waste defined as or
included in the definition or meaning of “hazardous substance,” “hazardous
material,” “hazardous waste,” “solid waste,” “toxic waste,” “extremely hazardous
substance,” “toxic substance,” “contaminant,” “pollutant,” or words of similar
meaning or import found in any applicable Environmental Law; (b) petroleum
hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances, natural gas, oil, oil
and gas waste, crude oil, and any components, fractions, or derivatives thereof;
and (c) radioactive materials, asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls or radon.
“Holdback
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.06(a).
“include”,
“includes” or “including”
has the meaning set
forth in Section 11.02.
“Indebtedness”
without duplication, means (i) all indebtedness (including the principal amount
thereof or, if applicable, the accreted amount thereof and the amount of accrued
and unpaid interest thereon) of Seller or any subsidiary, whether or not
represented by bonds, debentures, notes or other securities, for the repayment
of money borrowed, whether owing to banks, financial institutions, on equipment
leases or otherwise, (ii) all deferred indebtedness of Seller or any subsidiary
for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets purchased, (iii)
all
obligations of Seller or any subsidiary to pay rent or other payment amounts
under a lease of real or Personal Property which is required to be classified
as
a capital lease or a liability on the face of a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP, (iv) any outstanding reimbursement obligation of Seller
or
any subsidiary with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or
similar facilities issued for the account of Seller or any subsidiary, (v)
any
payment obligation of Seller or any subsidiary under any interest rate swap
agreement, forward rate agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement or
other financial agreement or arrangement entered into for the purpose of
limiting or managing interest rate risks, (vi) all indebtedness for borrowed
money secured by any Encumbrances existing on property owned by Seller or any
subsidiary, whether or not indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed,
(vii) all guaranties, endorsements, assumptions and other contingent obligations
of Seller or any subsidiary in respect of, or to purchase or to otherwise
acquire, indebtedness for borrowed money of others, and (viii) all premiums,
penalties and change of control payments required to be paid or offered in
respect of any of the foregoing as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement regardless if any of such are
actually paid.
“Indemnified
Party” means a party (or its successor) who is entitled to
indemnification from a party hereto pursuant to Article X.
“Indemnifying
Party” means a party (or its successor) hereto who is required to
provide indemnification under Article X to another party.
“India
Contracts” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04(a).
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“India
Equity Purchase” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.11.
“India
Holdback Amount” means $10,000.
“India
Interestholders” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.11.
“Injunction”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(b).
“Intellectual
Property” means any or all of the following and all rights in,
arising out of or associated therewith: (i) all United States,
international and foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues,
divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations
in part thereof, (ii) all inventions (whether patentable or not), invention
disclosures, improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how,
technology, technical data and customer lists and all documentation relating
to
any of the foregoing, (iii) all copyrights, copyright registrations and
applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout
the
world, (iv) all computer programs (source code or object code), (v) all
industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout
the world, (vi) all maskworks and any registrations and applications therefor
throughout the world, (vii) all trade names, logos, URLs, common law trademarks
and service marks, trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications
therefor throughout the world, (viii) all databases and data collections and
all
rights therein throughout the world, (ix) all moral and economic rights of
authors and inventors, however denominated, throughout the world and (x) any
similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the
world.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” means any and all rights now or in the future to
Intellectual Property owned or licensed by either of the Companies and used
in
connection with the operation of the Business.
“Leased
Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.18.
“Liabilities”
means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, guarantee
or
endorsement, whether known or unknown, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether
absolute or contingent, whether due or to become due, or whether liquidated
or
unliquidated, of either of the Companies.
“Multiemployer
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of
ERISA.
“Net
Working Capital” means the amount equal to (i) Accounts
Receivable of each of the Companies (net of allowances for doubtful accounts),
less (ii) Assumed Liabilities reflected on the Estimated Statement, as
revised by the Closing Date Statement or pursuant to the procedures set forth
in
Section 2.07, as applicable.
“Net
Working Capital Threshold Amount” means $930,840.
“Non-Compete
Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending
on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
“Non-Control
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.04(b).
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“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permits”
means all licenses, permits, authorizations, certificates, franchises,
variances, waivers, consents and other approvals from any Governmental Entity
relating to the operation of the Business.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means (i) any Encumbrance for current Taxes
that are not yet due or payable, (ii) any Encumbrance for Tax assessments
and other charges or claims with respect to Taxes that are due and payable
and
the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings (as described on Schedule 3.12) and for which adequate
reserves have been established by Seller in accordance with GAAP, (iii) any
minor imperfection of title or similar Encumbrance which individually or in
the
aggregate with other such Encumbrances does not materially impair the value
of
the property subject to such Encumbrance or the use of such property in the
conduct of the Business, (iv) mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens incurred
in the ordinary course of business, (v) statutory liens of landlords’ and
workmen’s, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s and carriers’ liens and other similar
Encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of business, (vi) requirements
incurred or other Encumbrances relating to deposits made in the ordinary course
of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance,
social security, and other similar statutory requirements,
(vii) Encumbrances constituted by the terms of any Assigned Contract,
(viii) Encumbrances, deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids,
tenders, Contracts (other than Contracts for the payment of money), leases,
public or statutory obligations, surety, stay, appeal, indemnity, performance
or
other similar bonds, or other similar obligations arising in the ordinary course
of business, (ix) judgment and other similar Encumbrances arising in connection
with court proceedings, provided the execution or other enforcement of such
Encumbrance is effectively stayed and the claim secured thereby are being
actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves have been established by Seller in accordance with GAAP,
or
(x) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar Encumbrances which,
in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the occupation, use, and
enjoyment by either of the Companies of the Acquired Assets encumbered thereby
in the normal course of its business or materially impair the value of the
property subject thereto.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, or other entity.
“Personal
Property” means all of the machinery, equipment, computer
hardware, tools, motor vehicles, furniture, furnishings, leasehold improvements,
office equipment, inventories, supplies, plant, spare parts, and other tangible
personal property that is owned or leased by either of the Companies and used
in
the operation of the Business.
“Pre
Closing Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the
Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing
Tax Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.07(c)(i).
“Principal”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Prohibited
Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 406 of ERISA and
Section 4975 of the Code.
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“Property
Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.07(b).
“Prospective
Client” means any Person that, as of the Closing Date: (i) Buyer,
any subsidiary of Buyer, or either of the Companies has spent time and resources
courting or developing as a potential user of Buyer’s, any subsidiary of Buyer’s
or either of the Companies’ Competitive Products or Services as evidenced by
internal company documents and records (including e-mail); or (ii) has entered
into specific discussions with Buyer, any subsidiary of Buyer or either of
the
Companies regarding Buyer, any subsidiary of Buyer or either of the Companies
potentially providing its services or products to the Person.
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.05.
“Purchaser
Indemnification Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(a).
“Purchaser
Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(a).
“Real
Property” means all land, buildings, structures,
improvements, and fixtures thereon, together with all rights of way, easements,
privileges, and appurtenances pertaining or belonging thereto, that are owned
or
leased by either of the Companies.
“Registrable
Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.03(a).
“Registration
Period” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.03(a)(ii).
“Registration
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.03(a).
“Related
Party Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.21.
“Requisite
Regulatory Approvals” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.01(a).
“Restricted
Area” means any geographic market in which either of the Companies
conducts any material portion of the Business prior to the Closing Date (e.g.,
contacting Covered Clients or Prospective Clients to solicit material business
opportunities, contacting suppliers or vendors regarding material business
opportunities, actively conducting feasibility research of the area,
etc.).
“SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.02(a).
“Seller” has
the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.
“Seller
Carved-Out Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(a).
“Seller
Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article
III.
“Seller
Indemnification Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(b).
“Seller
Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.01(b).
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“Seller
Interest Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.02(b).
“Seller
Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, condition,
development or occurrence causing, resulting in or having (or with the passage
of time likely to cause, result in or have) a material adverse effect on the
Acquired Assets or the Business, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed to
constitute or be taken into account in determining a Seller Material Adverse
Effect: any event, circumstance, change or effect that results from
(i) changes affecting the economy generally, (ii) the public announcement or
pending nature of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder,
or
(iii) Seller’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Seller
Warranty Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(a)(iii).
“Stock
Restriction Agreements” means the Stock Restriction Agreement
(Continuing Employees) substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C and the Stock Restriction Agreement (Non-Continuing
Employees) substantially in the form as attached hereto as
Exhibit D.
“Straddle
Period” means any Tax period beginning on or before and ending
after the Closing Date.
“Straddle
Tax Return” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.07(c)(ii).
“Tax”
and “Taxes” means (a) any and all taxes, charges,
fees, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross income,
gross
receipts, premium, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise,
profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, estimated,
severance, stamp, occupation, property or other taxes, fees, assessments or
charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties
(including penalties for failure to file in accordance with applicable
information reporting requirements), and additions to tax by any authority,
whether federal, state, local, domestic or foreign; and (b) any liability for
the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) as a result
of
being a member of a affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary or similar
group
for any period; and (c) any liability of for the payment of any amounts of
the
type described in clause (a) or (b) as a result of the operation of law or
any
express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person.
“Tax
Authority” means any entity, body, instrumentality, division,
bureau or department of any federal, state or local or any foreign Governmental
Authority, or any agent thereof (third-party or otherwise), legally authorized
to assess, lien, levy or otherwise collect, litigate or administer
Taxes.
“Tax
Reporting Documentation” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.09.
“Tax
Return” means any report, return, form, declaration or other
document or information required to be supplied to any Tax Authority or any
person in connection with Taxes.
“Third
Party Claim” means any claim, action, suit, proceeding,
investigation or like matter which is asserted or threatened by a party other
than the parties hereto, their successors
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and
permitted assigns, against any Indemnified Party or to which any Indemnified
Party is subject.
“to
the knowledge of Buyer” has the meaning set forth in Article
V.
“to
the knowledge of the Principal” has the meaning set forth in
Article III.
“to
the knowledge of Seller” has the meaning set forth in Article
III.
“to
the knowledge of the Seller Shareholders” has the meaning set
forth in Article IV.
“Transition
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.04(b).
“Transition
Services Agreement” means the Transition Services Agreement to be
entered into among Buyer and Seller, substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E.
“Seller
Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph.
“Seller
Shareholder Disclosure Schedule” has the
meaning set forth in Article IV.
“without
limitation” has the meaning set forth in Section
11.02.
ARTICLE
II
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.01 Agreement
to Sell and Buy. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver to
Buyer on the Closing Date, and Buyer shall purchase on the Closing Date, all
of
the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Assets against
receipt by Seller of the Purchase Price, except the Excluded Assets set forth
in
Section 2.02 (the “Acquired Assets”), free
and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. The
Acquired Assets include the following:
(a) All
Current Assets;
(b) All
Personal Property as listed on Schedule 2.01(b), including all
rights and benefits of Seller under the lease agreements, to the extent
assignable, listed on Schedule 2.01(b) (the “Assigned
Leases”);
(c) All
Intellectual Property Rights to the extent assignable, including all rights
and
benefits of Seller under the license agreements included on
Schedule 2.01(c) (the “Assigned
Licenses”);
(d) To
the
extent assignable, all rights and benefits of Seller under the Contracts listed
on Schedule 2.01(d) (together with the Assigned Leases and Assigned
Licenses, the “Assigned Contracts”);
(e) To
the
extent transferable, all Permits of Seller;
(f) All
Choses in Action of Seller;
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(g) All
Business Records in Seller’s control or possession;
(h) All
of
Seller’s equity interest in ePairs India; and
(i) All
other
intangible assets of Seller, including goodwill.
2.02 Excluded
Assets. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall retain all right, title and interest
in
and to, and Buyer shall not acquire any right, title or interest in, the
following assets or rights of Seller (the “Excluded
Assets”):
(a) All
cash,
undeposited funds and cash equivalents of Seller as of the Closing Date, and
all
security deposits under any Excluded Contracts;
(b) All
rights and benefits of Seller under any Contracts other than the Assigned
Contracts (the “Excluded Contracts”);
(c) All
Employee Benefit Plans of Seller and all assets or funds held in trust, or
otherwise, associated with or used in connection with such Employee Benefit
Plans;
(d) All
claims for refund of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever nature
related thereto and all reserves or accounts for accrued and unpaid
Taxes;
(e) All
Choses in Action, if any, of Seller relating to any of the other assets listed
on Schedule 2.02 or any of the Excluded Liabilities;
(f) All
Business Records relating solely to: (i) internal corporate matters of Seller
or
its stockholders (including any minute books, ownership records, and seals);
(ii) personnel records and other records that Seller is required to retain,
provided, that, if requested by Buyer, Buyer is provided with a true and
complete copy of all such records to the extent that they relate to the
Continuing Employees; (iii) accounting records of Seller, provided,
that Buyer is provided with a true and complete copy of all such accounting
records to the extent such records relate to the Business; or (iv) any of the
other assets listed on Schedule 2.02;
(g) All
Personal Property, if any, identified on Schedule 2.02;
(h) All
prepaid expenses and cash surrender values relating to Seller’s insurance
policies, as identified on Schedule 2.02; and
(i) All
rights of Seller under, including Choses in Action of Seller relating to, this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, and all consideration payable to Seller
pursuant to this Agreement.
2.03 Assumption
of Liabilities.
(a) As
of the
Closing Date, Buyer shall assume and pay, perform and discharge in a timely
manner according to their terms only the following Liabilities of Seller (the
“Assumed Liabilities”):
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(i) Liabilities
of Seller arising under the Assigned Contracts on and after the Closing
Date;
(ii) Liabilities
of Seller set forth on the Estimated Statement, as revised by the Closing Date
Statement, including (A) trade account payables, payroll, payroll related
Taxes, 401(k) matching contributions and other accruals and other current
Liabilities of Seller arising in the ordinary course of business that remain
unpaid at and are not delinquent as of the Closing Date, and (B) the obligation
to provide or to perform services relating to xxxxxxxx in excess of costs or
otherwise to be delivered or performed following the Closing;
(iii) Liabilities
of Seller related to any warranty claims by Seller’s customers with respect to
work performed by Seller prior to the Closing Date pursuant to any of
the Assigned Contracts (“Seller Warranty
Liabilities”);
(iv) All
immigration-related Liabilities of or with respect to the Continuing Employees
and the family members of such Continuing Employees being sponsored by Seller
as
of the Closing Date, including such family members set forth on Schedule
2.03(a)(iv) (as such schedule may, from time to time, be amended by Seller
after the Closing to add such family members not reflected on such schedule
as
of the Closing), and any prospective employees hired in accordance with the
Transition Services Agreement; and
(v) Other
Liabilities of Seller, if any, listed on Schedule 2.03.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except as expressly set
forth in Section 2.03(a) above, Buyer shall not assume or become
liable or obligated in any way, and Seller shall retain and remain solely liable
for and obligated to pay, perform and discharge all Liabilities of Seller,
including all of the following (collectively, the “Excluded
Liabilities”):
(i) Liabilities
under any Excluded Contracts;
(ii) Except
Seller Warranty Liabilities, Liabilities arising under any Assigned Contracts
that relate to the time period prior to the Closing Date or arise out of events
occurring prior to the Closing Date;
(iii) Any
forfeiture, claim or pending litigation or proceeding relating to the Business
prior to the Closing Date;
(iv) Any
Liabilities under any Employee Benefit Plan;
(v) Any
Liabilities for severance payments or other payments incurred as a result of
the
termination of the employment of any employee or independent contractor who
is
not a Continuing Employee or Continuing Independent Contractor;
(vi) Any
Liabilities relating to a breach, violation or default under any agreement
to
which an employee of Seller is a party that relates to such employee’s
employment by Seller;
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(vii) Any
Liabilities for the broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees incurred by
either of the Companies in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; and
(viii) Any
Liabilities for Taxes (A) of Seller for all taxable periods through the Closing
Date, (B) which may be applicable to the Business or the Acquired Assets for
any
taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and for any taxable period
beginning before and ending after the Closing Date to the extent allocable
to
the portion of such taxable period ending on the Closing Date, or (C) for which
Seller is responsible pursuant to Section 7.07.
2.04 Deemed
Assignment of Contracts; Cooperation. To the extent that
the assignment hereunder of any of the Assigned Contracts shall require the
consent of any third party (or in the event that any of the same shall be
non-assignable), Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain
the
consent of such third party prior to the Closing Date; provided,
however, that neither this Agreement nor any actions taken hereunder
shall constitute an assignment or an agreement to assign such Assigned Contract
if such assignment or attempted assignment would constitute a breach thereof
or
result in a loss or diminution thereof; provided, further, that
such Commercially Reasonable Efforts shall not include any requirement to offer
or grant financial accommodations to any third party or remain secondarily
liable with respect to any Assigned Contracts; provided, further,
that from the Closing Date until January 31, 2008 (at which xxxx Xxxxxx,
unless otherwise agreed to by Seller, shall have no further obligations to
under
this proviso), to the extent that any such consent cannot be obtained on or
before the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer agree to use Commercially Reasonable
Efforts to establish a reasonable arrangement designed to provide Buyer with
the
benefits and burdens of any such Assigned Contracts, including appointing Buyer
to act as its agent to perform all of Seller’s obligations under such Assigned
Contracts and to collect and promptly remit to Buyer all compensation received
by Seller pursuant to such Assigned Contracts and, at Buyer’s expense, to
enforce, for the account and benefit of Buyer, any and all rights of Seller
against any other Person arising out of the breach or cancellation of such
Assigned Contract by such other Person or otherwise (any and all of which
arrangements shall constitute, as between the parties hereto, a deemed
assignment or transfer); and provided, further, that Buyer shall
undertake to timely pay and satisfy all corresponding Liabilities of Seller
under the terms of any such Assigned Contract to the extent that Buyer would
have been responsible therefor if such consent or approval had been obtained
on
or before the Closing Date, and such Liability shall be deemed an Assumed
Liability for all purposes of this Agreement.
2.05 Purchase
Price and Related Matters. In consideration of the sale
and transfer of all of Seller’s rights, title and interests in the Acquired
Assets, Buyer shall assume the Assumed Liabilities and shall pay to Seller
an
aggregate purchase price equal to the Closing Cash Payment, the Closing Stock
Payment and the Escrow Payment (collectively, the “Purchase
Price”), as follows:
(a) The
“Closing Cash Payment” shall be a cash payment,
subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.06 below, in the amount
of $2,500,000 less the India Holdback Amount. Buyer shall pay the
Closing Cash Payment to Seller at Closing by wire transfer of immediately
available funds in accordance with the wiring instructions provided to Buyer
by
Seller on or prior to the Closing Date;
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(b) The
“Closing Stock Payment” shall consist of one or more
certificates in the name of Seller evidencing an aggregate number of shares
of
Buyer Common Stock equal to $1,750,000 divided by the Buyer Stock Per Share
Price; and
(c) The
“Escrow Payment” shall consist of one or more
certificates in the name of Seller evidencing an aggregate number of shares
of
Buyer Common Stock equal to $750,000 divided by the Buyer Stock Per Share
Price. On the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause the Escrow Payment to
be deposited into escrow for and on behalf of Seller. The Escrow
Payment shall be held in escrow for a period of one year from the Closing Date,
subject to the provisions of ARTICLE IX hereof, pursuant to the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
2.06 Adjustment
of Closing Cash Payment.
(a) No more
than three business days prior to the Closing Date, Seller will prepare and
deliver to Buyer (i) an estimated balance sheet of the Companies as of the
Closing Date, together with supporting or back-up schedules and documentation
reasonably requested by Buyer (the “Estimated Closing Date Balance
Sheet”) and (ii) a calculation and statement of the estimated Net
Working Capital as of the Closing Date calculated from the Estimated Closing
Balance Sheet (the “Estimated
Statement”). Seller will prepare the Estimated Closing
Date Balance Sheet and Estimated Statement in good faith and all assets,
liabilities and other amounts included on the Estimated Closing Date Balance
Sheet and Estimated Statement shall be determined in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied by Seller, subject to Buyer’s good faith review and
reasonable satisfaction. If the Net Working Capital set forth on the
Estimated Statement (the “Estimated Net Working
Capital”) is less than the Net Working Capital Threshold Amount,
then the Closing Cash Payment will be reduced by the amount of such
deficiency. If the Estimated Net Working Capital is more than the Net
Working Capital Threshold Amount, then the Closing Cash Payment will be
increased by the amount of such excess, provided, that such amount (the
“Holdback Amount”) shall be held back by Buyer until
such time as the Net Working Capital is finally determined based upon the
Closing Date Statement pursuant to Section 2.06(b)
below.
(b) As
soon
as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days following the Closing Date,
Buyer will prepare and deliver to Seller a calculation and statement of the
Net
Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the “Closing Date
Statement”). Buyer will prepare the Closing Date
Statement in good faith and all assets, liabilities and other amounts included
on the Closing Date Statement shall be determined in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied, subject to Seller’s good faith review and reasonable
satisfaction. To the extent the Closing Date Statement varies from
the Estimated Statement, Buyer will furnish Seller with the Closing Date
Statement such supporting or back-up schedules and documentation as may be
reasonably necessary to confirm such variances. Seller agrees to
cooperate with Buyer in the preparation of the Closing Date Statement, including
providing Buyer with supporting or back-up schedules and documentation
reasonably requested by Buyer. After delivery of the Closing Date
Statement, Seller and Seller’s accountants shall be granted reasonable access by
Buyer to the books, records and personnel of Buyer and the Business responsible
for the preparation of the Closing Date Statement for purposes of verifying
the
accuracy of the calculation and statement of Net Working Capital in the Closing
Date Statement. Seller may submit to Buyer, not later than 30 days
from the receipt of the Closing Date Statement from Buyer, a list of any
components of the Closing Date Statement with which Seller disagrees, if any
(a
“Closing Date Dispute
Notice”), in which case the
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disagreement
shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 2.07. If Seller does not issue a Closing Date
Dispute Notice prior to such date, the Closing Date Statement, as supplied
to
Seller, shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed to by Seller, and
shall
be final and binding on the parties to this Agreement.
(c) If
the
Net Working Capital, as finally determined based upon the Closing Date Statement
or pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.07, as
applicable, is less than the Estimated Net Working Capital, then the amount
of
such deficiency shall be released promptly from the Holdback Amount, if any,
and
paid to Buyer. If the amount of such deficiency owed to Buyer is less
than the Holdback Amount, the remaining balance of the Holdback Amount shall
be
distributed to Seller. In the event that the Holdback Amount is
insufficient to satisfy the amount of such deficiency, Seller shall immediately
tender to Buyer, in cash, an amount equal to such
deficiency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may elect, in its
sole discretion, to claim any remaining portion of such shortfall as Damages
pursuant to Section 10.01. If Buyer so elects, Seller and
Buyer covenant and agree to jointly instruct the Escrow Agent in writing as
soon
as reasonably practicable after the final determination of the Net Working
Capital to make any disbursement required by this Section
2.06(c).
(d) If
the
Net Working Capital, as finally determined based upon the Closing Date Statement
or pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.07, as
applicable, is greater than the Estimated Net Working Capital, then Buyer shall
release the Holdback Amount of the Closing Payment, if any, and the Closing
Payment will be further increased by the amount of such excess and Buyer shall
promptly pay such excess to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available
funds in accordance with wire transfer instructions provided to Buyer by
Seller.
2.07 Dispute
Resolution. In the event a Closing Date Dispute Notice
is timely delivered to Buyer by Seller, Buyer and Seller shall thereafter for
a
period of up to 30 days negotiate in good faith to resolve any items of
dispute. Any items of dispute which are not so resolved shall be
submitted to a mutually agreeable accounting firm with whom Buyer and Seller
have no relationship, who shall serve as an arbitrator hereunder (the
“Arbitrating Accountant”). In connection
with the resolution of any dispute, the Arbitrating Accountant shall have access
to all documents, records, work papers, facilities and personnel necessary
to
perform its function as arbitrator. The Arbitrating Accountant so
selected shall render a written decision as promptly as practicable, but in
no
event later than 30 days after submission of the matter to the Arbitrating
Accountant. The decision of the Arbitrating Accountant shall be final
and binding upon the parties, and judgment may be entered on such decision
in a
court of competent jurisdiction. To the extent not otherwise provided
herein, the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association
as in effect at the time of any arbitration shall govern such arbitration in
all
respects. Each party shall bear its fees and expenses with respect to
any proceeding under this paragraph, and the fees and expenses of the
Arbitrating Accountant in connection with the resolution of disputes pursuant
to
this Section 2.07 shall be paid by the non-prevailing party, who
shall be determined by the Arbitrating Accountant.
2.08 Purchase
Price Allocation. Buyer and Seller agree to use their
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to agree upon an allocation of the Purchase
Price (and all other capitalizable costs) and the Assumed Liabilities among
the
Acquired Assets and the agreements set forth in Article VII in accordance
with Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations thereunder
(the
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“Allocation”)
within 30 days after the final determination of the Closing Date
Statement. In the event of any dispute regarding the Allocation, such
dispute shall be resolved by the Arbitrating Accountant pursuant to the
procedures set forth in Section 2.07; provided, that the fees
and expenses of any such Arbitrating Accountant incurred pursuant to this
Section 2.08 shall be paid 50% by Seller and 50% by
Buyer. The Allocation shall control for all purposes (including
financial accounting and tax purposes), and neither Buyer nor Seller shall
take
any position for purposes of any federal, state or local income tax with respect
to the allocation of the Purchase Price which is inconsistent with the
Allocation. Any adjustment to the Purchase Price shall be allocated
as provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.1060-1, and, in the event of
such adjustment, Buyer and Seller agree to revise and amend the Allocation
and
Form 8594 within 30 days of such adjustment.
2.09 The
Closing.
(a) Time
and Location. The closing of the Acquisition (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx LLP, The Terrace 7, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
00000, at 10:00 a.m. on November 21, 2007 or if later, the business day
following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of
the
parties contained in Article VIII to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the
respective parties will take at the Closing itself) or such other date as the
parties may mutually determine (the “Closing
Date”).
(b) Closing
Deliveries of Buyer. Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Sections 8.01 and 8.02 hereof, at the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Escrow Payment to
the
Escrow Agent and shall deliver to Seller all of the following:
(i) the
Closing Cash Payment (less any Holdback Amount);
(ii) the
Closing Stock Payment;
(iii) the
Bills
of Sale, executed by Buyer;
(iv) the
Escrow Agreement, executed by Buyer;
(v) the
Transition Services Agreement, executed by Buyer; and
(vi) without
limitation by specific enumeration of the foregoing, all other agreements,
documents, instruments, certificates, or other items required to be delivered
by
Buyer under this Agreement.
(c) Closing
Deliveries of Seller. Subject to the fulfillment or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.01 and 8.03 hereof, at the
Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer all of the following:
(i) all
tangible Personal Property and all Business Records (to the extent in Seller’s
possession or control) included in the Acquired Assets;
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(ii) the
Xxxx
of Sale, executed by Seller;
(iii) the
Escrow Agreement, executed by Seller;
(iv) the
Transition Services Agreement, executed by Seller;
(v) the
Stock
Restriction Agreements, executed by each of the Seller Stockholders and the
Seller Interest Holders;
(vi) the
Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements, executed by
Continuing Employees;
(vii) the
Contractor Services Agreements, executed by Continuing Independent Contractors;
and
(viii) without
limitation by specific enumeration of the foregoing, all other agreements,
documents, instruments, certificates, or other items required to be delivered
by
Seller, the Principal, the Seller Stockholders, the Seller Interest Holders,
the
Continuing Employees or the Continuing Independent Contractors under this
Agreement, excluding any consents for Assigned Contracts that were not
specifically designated as being required under Section 2.04,
above.
2.10 Further
Assurances. At any time and from time to time after the
Closing Date, as and when reasonably requested by Buyer, (a) Seller shall use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to promptly execute and deliver, or cause to
be
executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments and certificates and
shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as are
reasonably necessary to fully vest in Buyer title to all of Seller’s rights,
title and interests in the Acquired Assets, and (b) subject to confidentiality
obligations and other restrictions under applicable laws, Seller shall provide
Buyer with copies of any Business Records (to the extent in Seller’s possession
or control) related to Seller’s operation of the Business prior to the Closing
that are not otherwise included in the Acquired Assets.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER AND PRINCIPAL
Seller
and each Principal represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements
contained below are true and correct, except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”) delivered
by Seller and the Principal to Buyer, on the date hereof. The
disclosures in any section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Schedule
shall
qualify other sections and subsections in this Article III where it
should be reasonably apparent that such disclosure relates to other such
sections and subsections. When used herein, the phrase
“to the knowledge of Seller” means the actual
knowledge of the Principal and Prakash Chambai after reasonable inquiry of
those
employees of either Company whom such Person reasonably believe would have
actual knowledge of the matters represented. When used herein, the
phrase “to the knowledge of the Principal” means the
actual knowledge of the Principal and Prakash Chambai without any duty of
investigation or inquiry. When used in this Article III, the
term “Acquired Assets” shall include the Assets of ePairs India.
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3.01
Organizational
Matters.
(a) Organization;
Qualification and Ownership. Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of
California; ePairs India is a private limited company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of India. Each of the
Companies has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted; and is
duly qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in
which
the nature of the Business or the character or location of the properties and
assets owned by it and used in the Business makes such qualification necessary,
which jurisdictions are listed on Schedule 3.01(a), and such
jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the nature of its Business
or
the ownership or leasing of its properties and assets makes such qualification
necessary, except where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be
expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Seller has
delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation
and bylaws or other organizational documents of each of the Companies, in each
case as amended to date and currently in effect (such instruments and documents,
the “Charter Documents”). Neither of the
Companies is in violation of any of the provisions of its Charter
Documents. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Seller
is owned by the holders and in the amounts set forth in
Schedule 3.01(a). All of the issued and outstanding
equity interests of ePairs India are owned 80% by Seller (40,000 equity shares),
10% by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx (5,000 equity shares) and 10% by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx (5,000 equity shares). No Person other than the holders
set forth herein and in Schedule 3.01(a) owns any beneficial
interest, directly or indirectly, in ePairs India or Seller.
(b) Subsidiaries. Other
than ePairs India, Seller does not own, hold or have any interest in any capital
stock or other equity interests, or rights or obligations to acquire capital
stock or other equity interests in any other Person. ePairs India
does not own, hold or have any interest in any capital stock or other equity
interests, or rights or obligations to acquire capital stock or other equity
interests in any other Person.
3.02 Authority;
Due Execution.
(a) Seller
and each Principal has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Seller and
the
Principal, and the consummation by Seller and the Principal of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of Seller and the Principal and no other proceedings on
the
part of Seller or the Principal are necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by
Seller or the Principal or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
(b) This
Agreement has been, and as of the Closing Date each Ancillary Agreement will
be,
duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and the Principal, as
applicable, and, assuming due execution and delivery by and the validity and
binding effect thereof on Buyer and any other party hereto and thereto (other
than Seller, the Principal and the Seller Shareholders), this Agreement
constitutes, and on the Closing Date each of the Ancillary
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Agreements
will constitute, the valid and binding obligations of Seller and the Principal,
as applicable, enforceable against Seller and the Principal in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency (including all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
3.03 Non-Contravention;
Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
they are a party by Seller and the Principal does not, and the performance
of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Seller and the Principal will
not
(i) conflict with or violate the Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or
violate any Applicable Laws or (iii) except as set forth in
Schedule 3.03, result in any breach or violation of or constitute a
default (or any event that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
a default) under, or impair the rights of Seller or alter the rights or
obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of an Encumbrance on any Acquired Asset pursuant to any Assigned
Contract.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 3.03 and for such filings under applicable
securities laws as may be necessary in connection with the offer and sale of
the
Buyer Common Stock, no Consent is required to be obtained in connection with
the
execution, delivery or performance by Seller and the Principal of this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
3.04 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.04(a)
sets forth a list of all Assigned Contracts and Contracts of ePairs India (the
“India Contracts” and together with the Assigned
Contracts, the “ePairs Contracts”), including the name
of the parties thereto, the date of each such Contract and each amendment
thereto, and the restrictions on the assignability of such
Contract. All ePairs Contracts are in full force and
effect. All ePairs Contracts are valid and enforceable and not in
default, no payments or other obligations are past due, and no circumstance
exists that, with notice, the passage of time or both, could constitute a
default under any ePairs Contract by either of the Companies or, to the
knowledge of Seller, by any other party thereto. Neither Seller nor
ePairs India has received any notice of a default, alleged failure to perform
or
any offset or counterclaim with respect to any ePairs Contract that has not
been
fully remedied and withdrawn. Seller have provided Buyer with true
and complete copies of all Assigned Contracts including all amendments,
terminations and modifications thereof.
(b) Except
as
described in Schedule 3.04(a), each Assigned Contract is assignable
to Buyer without consent or approval of any party thereto, and the assignment
thereof to Buyer will not result in any penalty or other adverse
consequence. Except as described in Schedule 3.04(a), no
consent or approval of any party to a India Contract is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement
to which Seller is a party.
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3.05 Title
to Acquired
Assets. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.05, Seller has good and marketable title to all of the
Acquired Assets (other than any licensed or leased Acquired Assets, as to which
Seller has valid licenses or leasehold interests) and own all of such Acquired
Assets (including such licenses or leasehold interests) free and clear of any
Encumbrances. Subject to receipt of any required Consents and except
as set forth in Schedule 3.05, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by Seller at the Closing will convey
to
and vest in Buyer good title to the Acquired Assets (or valid licenses or
leasehold interests in the case of the licensed or leased Acquired Assets)
free
and clear of any Encumbrances. There is no contract, agreement or
other arrangement granting any Person any preferential right to purchase any
of
the Acquired Assets.
3.06 Sufficiency
of Acquired Assets. The Acquired Assets constitute all
of the assets used by the Companies in the conduct of the Business, except
for
the Excluded Assets. Schedule 3.06 lists all material
items of equipment owned or leased by either of the Companies in the conduct
of
the Business. Such equipment is adequate for the conduct of the
Business as currently conducted and in good operating condition, regularly
and
property maintained, subject to normal wear and tear. Seller has sole
and exclusive ownership, free and clear of any Encumbrances, or the valid right
to use, unrestricted by contract, all customer lists, customer contact
information, customer correspondence and customer licensing and purchasing
histories relating to current and former customers of the
Business. No Person other than the Companies possess any licenses,
claims or rights with respect to the use of any such customer information owned
by either of the Companies.
3.07 Financial
Statements.
(a) Seller
has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of (i) the consolidated
financial statements of the Companies (consisting of a balance sheet and
statement of operations) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, and (ii) the consolidated financial statements for the
Companies (consisting of a balance sheet and statement of operations) as of
and
for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006,
September 30, 2006, December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, and
September 30, 2007 (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements (1) have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as set forth in
Schedule 3.07(a) and that the Financial Statements do not contain
all notes required by GAAP and the interim Financial Statements are subject
to
normal year end adjustments which will not be material in amount or significance
in the aggregate) consistently applied by Seller and in accordance with historic
past practices of Seller throughout the periods involved and (2) fairly
present in all material respects the financial position and results of
operations of the Companies as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated
therein.
(b) Except
as
set forth in the Financial Statements, the Companies have no material
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course of business subsequent to the date of the most recent
Financial Statements and (ii) liabilities under Contracts incurred in the
ordinary course of business and not required under GAAP to be reflected in
the
Financial Statements, which, in both cases, are not material to the financial
condition or operating results of the Companies. None of the Acquired
Assets secure the guaranty or indemnification of any indebtedness of any other
Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07(b), for all
periods covered by the Financial Statements, the Companies have maintained
a
standard
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system
of
accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP.
3.08 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30, 2007,
the Companies have conducted the Business in the ordinary course of business
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there has not been any
Seller Material Adverse Effect and, to the knowledge of Seller, no fact or
condition specific to either of the Companies exists which would reasonably
be
expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Additionally,
since the date of the latest Financial Statements, there has not occurred,
and
neither of the Companies has incurred or suffered, any event, circumstances
or
fact that materially impairs the Acquired Assets.
3.09 Accounts
Receivable. Schedule 3.09 sets forth all
outstanding Accounts Receivable of the Companies as of the date of this
Agreement, with a range of days elapsed since the invoice date for each such
Account Receivable, each on a project-by-project basis. All such
Accounts Receivable are bona fide, arose in the ordinary course of business
and
are collectible in the book amounts thereof. None of such Accounts
Receivable is subject to any material claim of offset or recoupment or
counterclaim, and, to the knowledge of Seller, there are no specific facts
existing that would give rise to any such claim. No material amount
of such Accounts Receivable is contingent upon the performance by either of
the
Companies of any obligation which will not have been performed by such Company
prior to the Closing Date. No agreement for deduction or discount
with respect to any such Account Receivable has been made with any third
party. No Person has any Encumbrance on any of such Accounts
Receivable and no request or agreement for deduction or discount has been made
with respect to any of such Accounts Receivable.
3.10 Restrictions
on Business Activities. Schedule 3.10 sets forth
all agreements under which a Company is, or the Buyer, or any of Buyer’s
subsidiaries after the Closing would reasonably be expected to be, restricted
from selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any of its technology or
products or from providing services to customers or potential customers or
any
class of customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time or in
any
segment of any market.
3.11 Legal
Proceedings. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.11, there is no claim, action, suit or proceeding, or
governmental inquiry or investigation, pending, or to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against a Company, the Business or any Principal, nor to the
knowledge of Seller is there any basis for any such claim, action, suit,
proceeding, inquiry or investigation. There is no judgment, decree or
order against a Company or the Acquired Assets.
3.12 Taxes
and Tax Returns.
(a) (i) The
Companies have timely filed all Tax Returns that are or will be required to
be
filed before the Closing Date, (ii) the information provided on such Tax Returns
is or will be complete and accurate in all material respects, (iii) all Taxes
for which a Company is liable or which otherwise relate to the assets or the
Business have been or will be paid in full, and (iv) all Taxes that are required
by law to be withheld or collected by a Company with respect to the Business
have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been
paid
over to the proper governmental authority or are held in separate bank accounts
for such purpose.
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(b) No
claim,
assessment, deficiency, audit, investigation, or administrative proceeding
with
respect to Taxes or any Tax Return of a Company or otherwise relating to the
Assets, the Business is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, has been
threatened.
(c) There
are
no legal, administrative, or judicial proceedings pursuant to which a Seller
is
or could be made liable for any Taxes, penalties, interest, or other charges,
the liability for which could extend to Buyer as transferee of the Acquired
Assets.
(d) None
of
the Acquired Assets directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which is exempt from tax under §103(a) of the Code, and none of the Assets is
“tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of §168(h) of the
Code.
(e) There
is
not in force any extension of time with respect to the due date for the filing
of any Tax Return of or with respect to ePairs India or any waiver or agreement
for any extension of time for the assessment or payment of any Tax of or with
respect to ePairs India.
(f) ePairs
India has not entered into any agreement or arrangement with any Taxing
Authority that requires ePairs India to take any action or to refrain from
taking any action. ePairs India is in full compliance with all terms
and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction
agreement or order of a taxing authority, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any adverse effect
on
the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax exemption, Tax holiday
or other Tax reduction agreement or order.
(g) No
power
of attorney that is currently in force has been granted with respect to any
matter relating to Taxes that could affect ePairs India.
(h) ePairs
India is not subject to Tax in any jurisdiction, other than the country in
which
it is organized, by virtue of having a permanent establishment, fixed place
of
business or similar presence. All payments by, to or among ePairs
India and its Affiliates comply with all applicable transfer pricing
requirements imposed by any Taxing Authority.
3.13 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 3.13(a)
contains a true, correct and complete list of each of the Employee Benefit
Plans. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, the Companies have
delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of all plan documents and
related trust documents and favorable determination letters, if applicable,
along with the summary plan descriptions and the most recent report filed on
Form 5500 with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan required to file a Form
5500. All material reports and disclosures relating to the Employee
Benefit Plans required to be filed with or furnished to a Governmental Entity
or
plan participants or beneficiaries have been filed or furnished in all material
respects in accordance with Applicable Laws in a timely
manner. Except as set forth on the Seller Disclosure Schedule, as of
the date of this Agreement, there are no actions, suits or claims pending (other
than routine claims for benefits) or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened
against, or with respect to, any of the Employee Benefit Plans. All
material contributions required to be made to the Employee Benefit Plans
pursuant to their terms or Applicable Laws have been timely made. As
of the date of this Agreement, there is no matter pending with respect to any
of
the Employee Benefit Plans before any Governmental Entity other
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than
as
described on the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(b) With
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance
contract or fund), no event has occurred and there exists no condition or set
of
circumstances, in connection with which a Company or any ERISA Affiliate would
be subject to any liability under ERISA, the Code or any other Applicable
Law.
(c) Each
Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract or fund)
has
been administered and operated in accordance with the terms of the applicable
controlling documents and with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code
and
all other Applicable Laws. Each Employee Benefit Plan (including any
material amendments thereto) that is capable of approval by, or registration
for
or qualification for special Tax status with, the appropriate taxation, social
security or supervisory authorities in the relevant jurisdiction has received
such approval, registration or qualification or there remains a period of time
in which to obtain such approval, registration or qualification retroactive
to
the date of any material amendment that has not previously received such
approval, registration or qualification.
(d) Neither
of the Companies nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or has ever maintained,
contributes to or has ever contributed to, or has ever been obligated to
contribute to, any Employee Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA within
the
last six years preceding the Closing Date.
(e) Neither
of the Companies nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains or contributes to, nor has
a
Company or any ERISA Affiliate ever maintained or contributed to, any Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan providing medical, health or life insurance or other
welfare type benefits for current or future retired or terminated employees,
their spouses or their dependents (other than in accordance with Section 4980B
of the Code) that cannot be unilaterally terminated by a Company or an ERISA
Affiliate.
(f) With
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that a Company or any ERISA Affiliate
maintains or ever has maintained or to which any of them contributes or has
ever
contributed:
(i) There
have been no Prohibited Transactions with respect to any such Employee Benefit
Plan that would subject a Company, any ERISA Affiliate, or any officer of a
Company or an ERISA Affiliate or any of such plans or trust to a Tax or penalty
imposed pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(c), (i) or (l)
of
ERISA.
(ii) Neither
of the Companies nor any ERISA Affiliate (by way of indemnification, directly
or
otherwise) nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any Fiduciary has any liability
for
breach of fiduciary duty or any failure to act or comply in connection with
the
administration or investment of the assets of any Employee Benefit
Plan.
(iii) Neither
of the Companies has nor will have after the Closing Date any liability relating
to any Employee Benefit Plan maintained by an ERISA Affiliate except the
Employee Benefit Plans.
(g) Neither
of the Companies nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to or has ever
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contributed
to any multiple employer plan or Multiemployer Plan or has any liability
(including withdrawal liability) under any Multiemployer Plan.
(h) All
contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary
reduction contributions) that are due and owing have been paid to each Employee
Benefit Plan (or related trust or held in the general assets of a Company or
one
or more ERISA Affiliates or accrued, as appropriate), and all contributions
for
any period ending on or before the Closing Date that are not yet due have been
paid to each Employee Benefit Plan or accrued in accordance with the past custom
and practice of the Companies and the ERISA Affiliates. All premiums
or other payments for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date have
been
paid with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that is an Employee Welfare
Benefit Plan.
(i) The
execution of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements by Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not (either
alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute
an event under any Employee Benefit Plan that will or may result in any payment
(whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration of payment, forgiveness
of
indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to
fund
benefits with respect to any employee of the Companies or any ERISA
Affiliate. There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement with
an employee to which a Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a party that,
individually or collectively and as a result of the transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which a Company is a party (whether
alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events), would
reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would
not
be deductible pursuant to Section 280G of the Code.
3.14 Employment
Matters.
(a) Other
than as contemplated by this Agreement, to the knowledge of the Principal,
no
employee or independent contractor of either Company has informed either Company
of any plan or intention to terminate their employment or relationship, as
applicable, with the Companies. Schedule 3.14(a) contains
a true and complete list of all persons performing services for the Companies,
including employees and contract workers, as of the date of this Agreement
and
includes (i) the employer, (ii) the respective dates of hire of each,
(iii) a description of material compensation arrangements (other than
employee benefit plans set forth in Schedule 3.13(a)), (iv) a
list of other terms of any and all material agreements affecting such persons,
(v) whether each such person is (1) salaried or hourly,
(2) classified as exempt or non-exempt, (3) full-time or part-time,
(4) actively at work or on inactive or leave status and, if on inactive or
leave
status, the reason for such inactive or leave status, the date the inactive
or
leave status started, and the anticipated date of such person’s return to work
from such inactive or leave status, and (5) temporary or
permanent.
(b) None
of
the employees of either Company is represented by a labor union, and neither
Company is subject to any collective bargaining or similar agreement with
respect to any of its employees. There is no labor dispute, strike,
work stoppage or other labor trouble (including any organizational drive)
against either Company pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened. Neither Company has agreed to recognize any labor union
or other collective bargaining representative, nor has any labor union or other
collective bargaining representative been certified as the exclusive bargaining
representative of any employees of either Company. There
is
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no
question concerning representation as to any labor union or other collective
bargaining representative with respect to any employees of either Company,
and
no labor union or other collective bargaining representative claims to or is
seeking to represent any employees of either Company. To the
knowledge of Seller, no union organizational campaign or representation petition
is currently pending with respect to any employees of either
Company.
(c) Neither
of the Companies, nor to the knowledge of Seller, any employee or representative
of either Company, has committed or engaged in any unfair labor practice in
connection with the conduct of the business of the Companies, and there is
no
action, suit, claim, charge or complaint against either Company pending or,
to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any
labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any employee of either
Company, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination
complaints. The Companies are in compliance with all Applicable Laws
relating to employment, including laws relating to employment discrimination,
labor relations, fair employment practices, payment of wages and overtime,
leaves of absence, immigration, employee benefits, and affirmative
action. All employees of the Companies are lawfully authorized to
work in the jurisdiction in which they are employed according to applicable
immigration laws.
(d) Neither
Company has had any plant closings, mass layoffs or other terminations of
employees of such Company which would create any obligations upon or liabilities
for such Company under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
or
similar laws. Neither Company is a party to any agreements or
arrangements or subject to any requirement that in any manner restricts either
Company from relocating, consolidating, merging or closing, in whole or in
part,
any portion of the business of the Companies, subject to Applicable
Law.
3.15 Compliance;
Permits.
(a) Neither
Company is in conflict with, or in default or in violation of, any Applicable
Laws, which would result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect. No
investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is pending, or to the
knowledge of Seller, has been threatened, against a Company or with respect
to
any of the Acquired Assets. There is no agreement, commitment,
judgment, injunction, order or decree by or with any Governmental Entity binding
upon a Company or the Acquired Assets.
(b) The
Companies hold, to the extent required by Applicable Law, all Permits for the
operation of the Business as presently conducted. Schedule
3.15(b) is a complete list of all such Permits. No suspension or
cancellation of any such Permit is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened, and the Companies are in compliance in all material respects with
the terms of such Permits.
3.16 Warranty
Claims. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16,
(a) there are no warranties express or implied, written or oral, with
respect to the products or services of the Business, and (b) there are no
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened claims with respect to any
such warranty, and neither Company has liability with respect to any such
warranty, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise
and whether due or to become due. To the knowledge of Seller, no
specific facts exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any
warranty claims or warranty liability in the future.
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3.17 Customers
and Vendors.
(a) Schedule 3.17(a)
lists the customers of the Companies for fiscal year 2006 and for fiscal year
2007 through September 30, 2007 and sets forth opposite the name of each such
customer the dollar amount of sales attributable to such customer for such
periods. The Companies have a fully executed contract or other
evidence of agreement to material terms with each such
customer. Neither Company is engaged in any material dispute with any
current customer and no such customer has notified a Company that it intends
to
terminate or reduce its business relations with the Companies and to the
knowledge of the Principal no such customer intends to terminate or reduce
its
business relations with the Companies as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Seller
makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any such customer
will remain as a customer of Buyer or ePairs India after the Closing Date or
will not terminate or reduce its business relations with Buyer or ePairs India
after Closing.
(b) Schedule 3.17(b)
lists the vendors of the Companies for fiscal year 2006 and for fiscal year
2007
through September 30, 2007. Neither Company is engaged in any
material dispute with any current vendor and no such vendor has notified a
Company that it intends to terminate or reduce its business relations with
the
Companies and to the knowledge of the Principal no such vendor intends to
terminate or reduce its business relations with the Companies as a result of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however,
that Seller makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, that any
such vendor will remain as a vendor of Buyer or ePairs India after the Closing
Date or will not terminate or reduce its business relations with Buyer or ePairs
India after Closing.
(c) Schedule
3.17(c) lists all Backlog of the Business as of the date of this
Agreement, on a customer-by-customer basis.
3.18 Properties. Neither
of the Companies owns any real property, nor has either of the Companies ever
owned any real property. Schedule 3.18 sets forth a list
of all real property currently leased by the Companies or otherwise used or
occupied by the Companies (the “Leased Real
Property”), the name of the lessor, the date of the lease and each
amendment thereto and the aggregate annual rental payable under any such
lease. Seller has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all
leases, lease guaranties, subleases or other agreements for the leasing, use
or
occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right in or relating to, the Leased Real
Property, including all amendments, terminations and modifications
thereof. To the knowledge of Seller, the Leased Real Property is in
good operating condition and repair, and is sufficient and otherwise suitable
for the conduct of the Business as presently conducted.
3.19 Insurance.
(a) At
all
times since its date of formation, each Company has been covered by insurance
in
scope and amount customary and reasonable for the businesses in which it has
been engaged during such period.
(b) Schedule
3.19(b) sets forth the following information with respect to each insurance
policy (including policies providing property, casualty, liability or workers’
compensation coverage and bond and surety arrangements) to which a Company
is a
party, a named insured or
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otherwise
the beneficiary of coverage: (i) the name, address and telephone
number of the agent; (ii) the name of the insurer, the name of the
policyholder and the name of each covered insured; (iii) the policy number
and the period of coverage; (iv) the scope and amount of coverage
(including an indication of whether the coverage was on a claims made,
occurrence or other basis and a description of how deductibles and ceilings
are
calculated and operate); and (v) a description of any retroactive premium
adjustments or other loss-sharing arrangements. Each of such
insurance policies currently in effect is legal, valid, binding, enforceable
and
in full force and effect. Neither of the Companies has any liability
for unpaid premiums or premium adjustments for such policies of insurance which
are not properly reflected in the Financial Statements. Neither of
the Companies, nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other Person, is in breach
or default under any such insurance policy (including with respect to the
payment of premiums or the giving of notices), and to the knowledge of Seller,
no event has occurred that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination, modification or
acceleration, under any such insurance policy. All claims under such
insurance policies have been duly and timely filed. To the knowledge
of Seller, no party to any such insurance policy has repudiated any provision
thereof.
(c) Schedule
3.19(c) describes any self-insurance arrangements affecting the
Companies.
3.20 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.20(a), the Companies own, are licensed or
otherwise possesses legally transferable and enforceable rights to use all
Intellectual Property which is necessary for the conduct of, or used in, the
Business as presently conducted, and such rights will not be adversely affected
by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement to which Seller is a party. Neither Company has
licensed any of its Intellectual Property, including in source code form, to
any
party or entered into any exclusive or non-exclusive licenses or agreements
relating to any of its Intellectual Property with any
party.
(b) The
Companies do not own any computer programs. All computer programs
(source code or object code) material to the Business are licensed to the
Companies by third parties, and are either off-the-shelf computer programs
licensed under a shrink wrap license, or are software programs commercially
available for license.
(c) Except
for the ePairs Names, the Companies have no (i) patents or patent
applications, registered or unregistered trademarks, tradenames, service marks
or copyrights or maskworks, (ii) licenses, sublicenses and other agreements
to which a Company is a party and pursuant to which any person is authorized
to
use any Intellectual Property of the Companies and (iii) third party patents,
trademarks or copyrights incorporated in, or forming a part of any product
or
service offering of the Companies, including products or service offerings
that
are currently under development.
(d) To
the
knowledge of Seller, there is no, and there never has been any, unauthorized
use, disclosure, infringement or misappropriation, or any allegation made
thereof, of any Intellectual Property rights of the Companies or the Business
by
any third party, including any employee or former employee of the
Business. To the knowledge of Seller, there is no, and
there
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never
has
been any, unauthorized use, disclosure, infringement or misappropriation, or
any
allegation made thereof, of any Intellectual Property rights of any third party
by the Companies or by any employee of the Business in the performance of such
employee’s duties for either Company. There is no, and there never
has been any, unauthorized use, disclosure, infringement or misappropriation
of
any third party Intellectual Property Rights by the Companies or, to the
knowledge of Seller, by any employee or former employee of the Business in
the
performance of such employee’s duties for either Company. Neither
Company has entered into any agreement to indemnify any other person against
any
charge of infringement of any Intellectual Property or third party Intellectual
Property Rights.
(e) Provided
that no Intellectual Property licensed to the Companies by third parties are
transferred as part of the Acquired Assets, neither Company is, nor as a result
of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement or the consummation of any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby,
will be in breach of any license, sublicense or other agreement relating to
the
Intellectual Property or third party Intellectual Property Rights.
(f) Neither
Company (i) has been sued in any action, suit or proceeding that involves,
or otherwise been notified of, an objection or claim of infringement of any
of
its Intellectual Property or any patents, trademarks, service marks or
copyrights or violation of any trade secret or other proprietary right of any
third party, (ii) has knowledge that the manufacturing, marketing,
licensing or sale of its products or service offerings infringes, or is claimed
to infringe, any patent, trademark, service xxxx, copyright, trade secret or
other proprietary right of any third party and (iii) has brought any
action, suit or proceeding for infringement of Intellectual Property or breach
of any license or agreement involving Intellectual Property against any third
party.
(g) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.20(g), the Companies have secured valid
written assignments from all Persons who contributed to the creation or
development of the Intellectual Property of the Business owned by Seller of
the
rights to such contributions that are not already owned by the Companies by
operation of law.
(h) The
Companies have taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve
the confidentiality of all Intellectual Property of the Business not otherwise
protected by patents, patent applications or copyright (collectively,
“Confidential Information”). All use,
disclosure or appropriation of Confidential Information owned by the Companies
by or to a third party has been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement
between a Company and such third party. All use, disclosure, or
appropriation of Confidential Information not owned by the Companies has been
pursuant to the terms of a written agreement between a Company and the owner
of
such Confidential Information or is otherwise lawful.
3.21 Affiliate
Relationships. Except as disclosed in the Financial
Statements, no employee, officer or director, Seller Shareholder, Principal
or
Seller Interest Holder, nor any member of his or her immediate family, is
indebted to a Company, nor, except as disclosed in the Financial Statements,
is
either Company indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee
credit) to any of them. Except for the ownership interests of the
Companies described in Section 3.01(a) and
Schedule 3.01(a), no employee, officer, director, Seller
Shareholder, Principal or Seller Interest Holder, nor any member of his or
her
immediate family has any direct
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or
indirect ownership interest in (a) any Person with which a Company is
affiliated or with which a Company has a business relationship or (b) any
Person that competes with a Company (other than the ownership of less than
5% of
the outstanding class of publicly traded stock in publicly traded companies
that
may compete with a Company). Except as set forth on Schedule
3.21 and except for employment and employment-related arrangements with the
Companies that are not part of the Acquired Assets and the associated
Liabilities are not part of the Assumed Liabilities (“Related Party
Transactions”), no officer, director, Seller Shareholder,
Principal or Seller Interest Holder, nor any member of his or her immediate
family, is, directly or indirectly, a party to or interested in any Contract
with a Company or any of its Affiliates. The Related Party
Transactions were each entered into on an arm’s-length basis on terms no less
favorable to the Companies than any Contract entered into by a Company with
persons other than an officer, director, Seller Shareholder, Principal or Seller
Interest Holder, or any member of his or her immediate family.
3.22 Broker’s
Fees. Neither the Companies nor the Principal have
incurred, nor will they incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for
brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any transaction
contemplated hereby or thereby.
3.23 Bank
Accounts. Seller has disclosed to Buyer the identity and
location of all bank accounts and lock boxes maintained by the Companies with
respect to the Business at banks, trust companies, securities firms or other
brokers or other financial institutions with respect to which the Companies
deposit collections from Accounts Receivable of the Companies.
3.24 Copies
of Business Records and Other Materials. The Business
Records delivered or made available to Buyer on or prior to Closing Date are
complete and accurate in all material respects (to the extent that Sellers
is
currently in possession or control of such Business Records). Seller
have delivered or made available true and complete copies of each document
(to
the extent in Seller’s control and possession) that has been requested by Buyer
or its counsel in connection with its legal, accounting, financial and general
business review of the Business.
3.25 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Each
Company is and has at all times been in compliance with all Environmental Laws
in all material respects, and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice has been made, given,
filed or commenced (or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened) by any Person
against a Company alleging any failure to comply with any Environmental Law
or
seeking contribution towards, or participation in, any remediation of any
contamination of any property or thing with Hazardous Materials. Each
Company has obtained, and is and has at all times been in compliance in all
material respects with all of the terms and conditions of, all permits, licenses
and other authorizations that are required under any Environmental Law and
has
at all times complied with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions,
standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
that are contained in any applicable Environmental Law.
(b) To
the
knowledge of Seller, no physical condition exists on or under any property
that
may have been caused by or impacted by the operations or activities of the
Companies
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that
could give rise to any investigative, remedial or other obligation under any
Environmental Law or that could result in any kind of liability to any third
party claiming damage to person or property as a result of such physical
condition.
(c) All
properties and equipment used by the Companies in the Business are and have
been
free of Hazardous Materials, except for batteries, computers, building and
office fixtures, equipment and supplies, cleaning supplies and other items
normally found in an office.
(d) Seller
has provided to the Buyer true and complete copies of all internal and external
environmental audits and studies in its possession or control relating to the
Companies and all correspondence on substantial environmental matters relating
to the Companies.
3.26 Indebtedness. The
Companies do not have any Indebtedness of any type (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, matured, unmatured or other and whether or not required to be
reflected in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP) that is
not
fully reflected in Schedule 3.26. Schedule 3.26 lists
each item of Indebtedness identifying the creditor including name and address,
the type of instrument under which the Indebtedness is owed and the amount
of
the Indebtedness as of the business day immediately prior to the date
hereof. With respect to each item of Indebtedness, neither Company is
in default, no payments are past due, and to the knowledge of Seller, no
circumstance exists that, with notice, the passage of time or both, could
constitute a default by a Seller under any item of
Indebtedness. Neither Company has received any notice of a default,
alleged failure to perform or any offset or counterclaim with respect to any
item of Indebtedness that has not been fully remedied and
withdrawn. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which a Company is a party will not
cause a default, breach or an acceleration, automatic or otherwise, of any
conditions, covenants or any other terms of any item of
Indebtedness. Neither Company is a guarantor or otherwise liable for
any liability or obligation (including indebtedness) of any other
Person.
3.27 Illegal
Payments. Neither the Companies, nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, nor
any
other Person acting on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the Companies, have
made, offered or authorized, whether directly or indirectly through any other
Person, any payment, gift, promise or other advantage to or for the use or
benefit of any Person, or any political party official or candidate for office,
where such payment, gift or promise would violate the Applicable Laws of the
countries where the Companies are located or conduct business or the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq.
3.28 Disclosure. Neither
this Agreement (including any Exhibit or Schedule hereto) nor any Ancillary
Agreement to which Seller is a party nor any report, certificate or instrument
furnished to Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which Seller is a party, when read
together, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. To the knowledge of Seller, there is no information or
fact that has or would have a Seller Material Adverse Effect that has not been
disclosed to Buyer in this Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto).
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER SHAREHOLDERS
4.01 Authority;
Due Execution.
(a) Each
Seller Shareholder has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by the Seller
Shareholders, and the consummation by the Seller Shareholders of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by
all
necessary action on the part of the Seller Shareholders and no other proceedings
on the part of the Seller Shareholders are necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by
the
Seller Shareholders or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
(b) This
Agreement has been, and as of the Closing Date each Ancillary Agreement will
be,
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller Shareholders, as
applicable, and, assuming due execution and delivery by and the validity and
binding effect thereof on Buyer and any other party hereto and thereto (other
than Seller, the Principal and the Seller Shareholders), this Agreement
constitutes, and on the Closing Date each of the Ancillary Agreements will
constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Seller Shareholders, as
applicable, enforceable against the Seller Shareholders in accordance with
their
respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency (including all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
4.02 Non-Contravention;
Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
they are a party by the Seller Shareholders does not, and the performance of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements by the Seller Shareholders will
not
(i) conflict with or violate the Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or
violate any Applicable Laws or (iii) result in any breach or violation of or
constitute a default (or any event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would constitute a default) under, or impair the rights of the Companies or
alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result
in
the creation of an Encumbrance on any Acquired Asset
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pursuant
to any Assigned Contract.
(b) Except
for such filings under applicable securities laws as may be necessary in
connection with the offer and sale of the Buyer Common Stock, no Consent is
required to be obtained in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by the Seller Shareholders of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
4.03 Legal
Proceedings. There is no claim, action, suit or
proceeding, or governmental inquiry or investigation, pending, or to the
knowledge of the Seller Shareholders, threatened against a Seller Shareholder,
nor to the knowledge of the Seller Shareholders, is there any basis for any
such
claim, action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation.
4.04 Broker’s
Fees. The Seller Shareholders have not incurred, nor
will they incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’
fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrant to Seller that the statements contained below are true
and correct, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule (the
“Buyer Disclosure Schedule”) delivered by Buyer to
Seller, on the date hereof. The disclosures in any section or
subsection of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and
subsections in this Article V where it should be reasonably apparent such
disclosure relates to other such sections and subsections. When used
herein, the phrase “to the knowledge of Buyer” means
the actual knowledge of the executive officers of Buyer after reasonable inquiry
of those senior employees of Buyer whom such Persons reasonably believe would
have actual knowledge of the matters represented.
5.01 Corporate
Organization and Qualification. Buyer is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware. Buyer has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on
its
business as it is now being conducted.
5.02 Authority. Buyer
has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to perform
its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Buyer. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is
a party have been, or upon execution and delivery will be, duly executed and
delivered and constitute, or upon execution and delivery will constitute, the
valid and binding obligations of Buyer enforceable against it in accordance
with
their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency (including all laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), moratorium or
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similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
5.03 Non-Contravention
and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement
by
Buyer does not, and the performance of this Agreement and each other Ancillary
Agreement by Buyer will not, (i) conflict with or violate Buyer’s
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, in each case as amended to date and
currently in effect, or (ii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Laws
or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or impair
the rights of Buyer or alter the rights or obligations of any third party under,
or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on any of Buyer’s
assets or properties pursuant to, any obligation to which Buyer is a party
or by
which Buyer may be bound.
(b) No
Consent under any agreement to which Buyer is a party is required to be obtained
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
or
any other Ancillary Agreement by Buyer or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
(c) No
Consent of any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by Buyer
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
or
any other Ancillary Agreement by Buyer or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby.
5.04 Litigation. As
of the Closing Date, there is no claim, action, suit, inquiry, judicial or
administrative proceeding, grievance, or arbitration pending or, to the
knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement to which Buyer
is a party.
5.05 Buyer
Common Stock. The Closing Stock Payment and the Escrow
Payment, when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject
to any preemptive rights and issued in compliance with all applicable securities
laws and all other Applicable Laws.
5.06 Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees. Except for the fees, expenses and
costs of DecisionPoint International, Inc., for which Buyer shall be solely
responsible, Buyer has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly,
any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any
similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any other Ancillary
Agreement to which Buyer is a party or any transaction contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
5.07 Reports. Buyer
has timely made all filings required to be made by it with the SEC since January
1, 2004 (such filings, the “Buyer SEC
Filings”). As of their respective dates, (a) the
Buyer SEC Filings complied as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
and
(b) the Buyer SEC Filings (as
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amended,
if applicable) were true and complete in all material respects, did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, no event or
circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to Buyer or its
business, properties, operations or financial conditions, which, under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any other applicable rule or regulation,
requires public disclosure or announcement by Buyer at or before the date of
this Agreement but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
ARTICLE
VI
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
6.01 Conduct
of Business. During the period from the date of this
Agreement and continuing until the Closing or sooner termination of this
Agreement, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement
or
with the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller shall, and shall cause ePairs
India to, carry on the Business in the ordinary and usual course of business
consistent with past practice. Seller shall, and shall cause ePairs
India to, use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to preserve its business
organization, keep available the present services of its current officers,
employees and agents, and maintain the relations and good will with suppliers,
customers, landlords, creditors, employees, agents, and others having business
relationships with the Companies with respect to the Business.
6.02 Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Subject
to Section 6.02(b), Seller shall, and shall cause ePairs India to,
afford to Buyer, and shall cause each of their independent accountants to afford
to Buyer and Buyer’s accountants, counsel and other representatives, reasonable
access during normal business hours upon 24 hours prior notice during the period
prior to the Closing to all of the Business’s assets, properties and senior
management personnel, including access to all Contracts and Business Records,
and Seller shall, and shall cause ePairs India to, permit Buyer and its
representatives to make abstracts from and copies of such Contracts and Business
Records. During such period, Seller shall, and shall cause ePairs
India to, use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to furnish promptly to Buyer
all other information related to the Business, including the assets, properties
and personnel of the Business, as Buyer may reasonably request.
(b) No
party
(or its representatives, agents, counsel, accountants or investment bankers)
hereto shall disclose to any third party, other than either party’s
representatives, agents, counsel, accountants or investment bankers any
confidential or proprietary information about the business, assets or operations
of the other parties to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
except as contemplated hereby and as may be required by Applicable
Laws. The parties hereto agree that the remedy at law for any breach
of the requirements of this subsection will be inadequate and that any breach
would cause such immediate and permanent damage as would be impossible to
ascertain, and, therefore, the parties hereto agree and consent that in the
event of any breach of this subsection, in addition to any and all other legal
and equitable remedies available for such breach, including a recovery of
damages, the non-breaching parties shall be entitled to obtain preliminary
or
permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damage
by
reason of such breach and, to the extent permissible under applicable law,
a
temporary restraining order
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may
be
granted immediately on commencement of such action.
6.03 No
Solicitation of
Transactions. Until the earlier of (a) the Closing or
(b) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX, neither Seller
nor any of its directors, managers, officers, employees, representatives, agents
and advisors nor other Persons controlled by Seller shall solicit or hold
discussions or negotiations with, or intentionally assist or provide any
information to, any Person or group (other than Buyer and its Affiliates and
representatives) concerning (i) any merger, consolidation, business combination,
share exchange, or other similar transaction involving a Company or the
Business; or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, license transfer
or other disposition of any equity interests or significant assets of a
Company. Seller will promptly communicate to Buyer the terms of any
proposal, discussion, negotiation or inquiry relating to a merger or disposition
of a portion of the capital stock or assets of a Company or similar transaction
involving a Company or the Business and the identity of the party making such
proposal or inquiry, which a Company may receive with respect to any such
transaction.
6.04 Regulatory
Matters. Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with each
other and use all Commercially Reasonable Efforts promptly to prepare and file
all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions
and
filings, and to obtain as promptly as practicable all Permits, Consents,
approvals and authorizations of all Governmental Entities which are necessary
or
advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller and Buyer shall have the right to review in
advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult with the other on,
in
each case subject to applicable laws relating to the exchange of information,
all the information relating to the Companies or Buyer, as the case may be,
which appear in any filing made with or written materials submitted to, any
Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties
hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The
parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to
the
obtaining of all Permits, Consents, approvals and authorizations of all
Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and each party will keep the other apprised
of
the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated
herein. Buyer and Seller shall promptly furnish each other with
copies of written communications received by Buyer or Seller, as the case may
be, from or delivered by any of the foregoing to any Governmental Entity in
respect of the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.05 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts. Each party shall use their
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to (a) obtain all Consents required by or
necessary for the consummation of the transactions hereby, including the written
consent of applicable counterparties required for the assignment of any Assigned
Contract, and (b) take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or
cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable. No party
shall intentionally perform any act which, if performed, or omit to perform
any
act which, if omitted to be performed, would prevent or excuse the performance
of this Agreement by any party hereto or which would result in any
representation or warranty herein contained of such party being untrue in any
material respect as if originally made on and as of the Closing
Date.
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6.06 Notification;
Disclosure Supplements. Each party shall promptly give
the other party written notice of the existence or occurrence of any condition
of which it becomes aware which would make any representation or warranty herein
contained of such party untrue or which might reasonably be expected to prevent
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Prior to
the Closing, each party will supplement or amend the applicable Disclosure
Schedule delivered in connection with the execution of this Agreement to reflect
any matter which, if existing, occurring or known at the date of this Agreement,
would have been required to be set forth or described in such Disclosure
Schedule or which is necessary to correct any information in such Disclosure
Schedule which has been rendered inaccurate thereby. No supplement or
amendment to such Disclosure Schedule shall have any effect for the purposes
of
determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.02(a) hereof (unless Buyer consents in writing to such
satisfaction of conditions or elects to waive such matter by closing the
transactions contemplated hereby) or for the purposes of determining
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a) hereof
(unless Seller consent to such satisfaction of conditions or elects to waive
such matter by closing the transactions contemplated hereby).
ARTICLE
VII
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
7.01 Non-Compete
Agreement. The parties acknowledge that Buyer is
purchasing the Acquired Assets, which includes the goodwill of the Business
and
the Companies. To preserve the goodwill associated with the Business
and to further protect the ongoing business and confidential information and
trade secrets of Buyer, and in view of the fact that any activity of Seller
or
Principal in violation of the terms of this Section 7.01 would
adversely affect Buyer and its subsidiaries, Seller and Principal each hereby
agree and acknowledge as follows:
(a) Seller
and Principal each agrees not to, during the Non-Compete Period, directly or
indirectly: (i) solicit (or assist another in soliciting) any Covered
Client or Prospective Client for Competitive Products or Services, or provide
(or assist another in providing) Competitive Products or Services to any Covered
Client or Prospective Client; (ii) encourage (or assist another in encouraging)
any employee, contractor, consultant, supplier, or vendor performing services
for Buyer or any subsidiary of Buyer to terminate his or her relationship with
Buyer or any subsidiary of Buyer, as applicable, or engage, hire or solicit
(or
assist another in engaging, hiring or soliciting) for employment or other
personal service engagement any employee, any contractor or any consultant
performing services for Buyer or any subsidiary of Buyer; or (iii) offer
Competitive Products or Services within the Restricted Area (for itself to
others or on behalf of any Competing Business); provided, that Seller or
Principal may own up to 5% of any class of securities of any company that is
traded on a national securities exchange.
(b) During
the Non-Compete Period, Seller and Principal each expressly consents to and
authorizes Buyer to disclose both the existence and terms of the applicable
provisions of this Agreement to any future user of Seller’s or Principal’s
services and to take any steps Buyer deems necessary to enforce this
Agreement.
(c) Seller
and Principal each hereby acknowledges that Buyer and Buyer’s subsidiaries have
invested, and will continue to invest, significant time, cost, and effort in
developing and maintaining their customer base and in developing and maintaining
their
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prospective
customer base. Seller and Principal each further acknowledges that
Buyer’s and Buyer’s subsidiaries’ relationships with their customers and
prospective customers are intended to be continuous and long-term.
7.02 Securities
Matters.
(a) Seller
acknowledge and agree that the issuance of shares of Buyer Common Stock pursuant
to this Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and that the Buyer
Common Stock will be issued to Seller in a private placement transaction
effected in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of
the
Securities Act and in reliance on exemptions from the qualification requirements
of applicable state securities laws. In connection therewith, Seller
hereby represent and warrant as follows:
(i) Except
as
contemplated by Section 7.02(b), Seller is acquiring the shares of Buyer
Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement for Seller’s own account for investment
and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution
thereof. Seller has no present intention of distributing any portion
of the shares of Buyer Common Stock (or any interest therein) in violation
of
applicable securities laws.
(ii) Seller
is
an “accredited investor” as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated
under the Exchange Act.
(iii) Seller
has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that
it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in Buyer Common
Stock and protecting its own interests in connection with such
investment. Seller has reviewed Buyer’s most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form
8-K
of Buyer filed with the SEC since the date of such Annual Report on Form
10-K.
(iv) Assuming
the truth and accuracy of Buyer’s representations and warranties set forth in
Article V, Seller is sufficiently aware of Buyer’s business affairs and
financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about Buyer to
reach
an informed and knowledgeable investment decision with respect to acquiring
Buyer Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement.
(v) Seller
is
not acquiring the Buyer Common Stock as a result of any general solicitation
or
general advertising (as those terms are used in Regulation D under the
Securities Act), including advertisements, articles, notices or other
communications published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or
broadcast over radio or television, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees
have been invited by general solicitation or general advertising.
(vi) With
respect to the tax and other economic considerations involved in acquiring
the
Buyer Common Stock, Seller is not relying on Buyer, and Seller has carefully
considered and has, to the extent it believes such discussion necessary,
discussed with its professional legal, tax, accounting and financial advisors
the implications of acquiring the Buyer Common Stock for its particular tax,
financial and accounting situation.
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(vii) Seller
acknowledges that the shares of Buyer Common Stock so issued pursuant to this
Agreement will be “restricted securities” under Federal and state securities
laws and must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered
under
the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available.
(viii) Seller
is
familiar with Rule 144 of the Securities Act as presently in effect and each
understands the restrictions and resale limitations imposed thereby and by
the
Securities Act.
(b) Seller:
(i) may
distribute shares of Buyer Common Stock to its shareholders; provided,
that each such shareholder shall have executed and delivered to Buyer a Stock
Restriction Agreement (Non-Continuing Employees) at or prior to such
distribution; and
(ii) shall
transfer cash and/or shares of Buyer Common Stock as a bonus to certain
employees of Seller in the amounts set forth opposite their names on
Schedule 7.02(b) (such persons listed on Schedule
7.02(b) being referred to herein as the “Seller Interest
Holders”); provided that each such Seller Interest Holder shall
have executed and delivered to Buyer a Stock Restriction Agreement (Continuing
Employees) prior to or at the Closing related to any Buyer Common Stock received
in connection with such bonus.
Seller
agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the shares of Buyer
Common Stock unless such transfer shall be pursuant to registration under the
Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from
registration.
(c) The
certificates representing the Buyer Common Stock issued to each Seller and
to
the Seller Interest Holders hereunder shall bear, in addition to any other
legends required under applicable state securities laws, the following
legend:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
AND
(II) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 21, 2007 BY AND AMONG THE PARTIES
THERETO. A COPY OF THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT SHALL
BE FURNISHED BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL, IN FORM AND
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SUBSTANCE
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, TO THE EFFECT THAT ANY SALE OR TRANSFER
OF THESE SECURITIES WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
In
order
to prevent any transfer from taking place in violation of this Agreement, any
Stock Restriction Agreement or Applicable Laws, Buyer may cause a stop transfer
order to be placed with its transfer agent with respect to the Buyer Common
Stock. Buyer will not be required to transfer on its books any shares
of Buyer Common Stock that have been sold or transferred in violation of any
provision of this Agreement or applicable law.
(d) During
the two year period following the Closing Date, Buyer shall (i) use its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to make current public information available
in
accordance with Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act and to maintain the
continued listing of its shares of Common Stock for trading on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market and (ii) furnish to Seller and each Seller Interest Holder upon
written request, a written statement as to its compliance with the requirements
of Rule 144(c) and the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act.
7.03 Registration
Rights.
(a) Buyer
shall provide Seller with a draft registration statement (the “Draft
Registration Statement”) on Form S-3, or other appropriate
registration form, within 30 days after the transfers of the shares of Buyer
Common Stock as contemplated in Section 7.02(b)(ii) and shall
specify the information which is required from Seller and any Person to whom
Seller has transferred shares of Buyer Common Stock as contemplated in this
Agreement in order to complete the Draft Registration
Statement. Within ten business days after the date on which Seller
provides all such information requested by Buyer in connection with the Draft
Registration Statement, (the “Filing Date”), Seller
shall file a final registration statement (the “Registration
Statement”) with the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to
the offer and sale by Seller and the Seller Interest Holders pursuant to
Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 100% of the shares of
Buyer Common Stock (the “Registrable Securities”) and
will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause (i) the Registration
Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable thereafter, and
(ii) the Registrable Securities to be listed on the Nasdaq Global
Market. Notwithstanding the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, the sale of any shares of Buyer Common Stock by a Seller Interest
Holder under the Registration Statement shall be subject to any transfer
restrictions contained in any Stock Restriction Agreement between Buyer and
such
Seller Interest Holder.
(i) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Section 7.03 to the contrary, if Buyer shall
furnish to Seller and the Seller Interest Holders a certificate signed by the
president or chief executive officer of Buyer stating that (x) in the good
faith judgment of the board of directors of Buyer it would be seriously
detrimental to Buyer and its stockholders (including Seller and the Seller
Interest Holders) for such Registration Statement to be filed, or
(y) audited financial statements of the Companies are required to be
included in the Registration Statement and are not otherwise available, Buyer
shall have the right to defer the filing of the Registration Statement for
so
long as reasonably necessary, but no later than 150 days from the Filing
Date.
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(ii) Buyer
shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such
Registration Statement and any prospectus contained therein and any amendment
or
supplement thereto used in connection with the Registration Statement as may
be
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect
to
the disposition of all of the Registrable Securities and shall use its
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously
effective until the earlier of such time as (i) all registered Registrable
Securities have been sold under the Registration Statement or (ii) all
Registrable Securities may be immediately sold without registration, and without
restriction as to the number of securities to be sold, pursuant to Rule 144
of
the Securities Act (such period being called the “Registration
Period”).
(iii) Buyer
shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to register and qualify the
Registrable Securities for offer and sale under such securities or blue sky
laws
of such jurisdictions, which may include California, as shall be reasonably
requested by Seller or the Seller Interest Holders; provided, that Buyer
shall not be required in connection with such registration and qualification
or
as a condition to such registration and qualification (i) to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states
or jurisdictions or (ii) to subject itself to taxation in any
jurisdiction.
(b) Buyer
shall furnish to Seller and the Seller Interest Holders, prior to the filing
thereof with the SEC, a copy of any Registration Statement, and each amendment
thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the prospectus included
therein and provide Seller and the Seller Interest Holders an opportunity to
make comments thereto. Seller and the Seller Interest Holders,
collectively, may retain counsel, at Buyer’s expense in an amount not to exceed
$5,000, in connection with these registration rights.
(c) Buyer
shall ensure that:
(i) any
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any prospectus contained
therein and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material
respects with the Securities Act;
(ii) any
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not when it becomes
effective, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; and
(iii) any
prospectus forming part of any Registration Statement, including any amendment
or supplement to such Prospectus, when filed does not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in
order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(d) Buyer
shall furnish to Seller and the Seller Interest Holders a conformed copies
of
the Registration Statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in
each
case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference), and such
number of copies as Seller or a Seller Interest Holder may reasonably request
of
the prospectus contained in such registration statement (including each
preliminary prospectus and any prospectus supplement) and any other prospectus
filed under Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act relating to
the
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Registrable
Securities included in the Registration Statement.
(e) Buyer
shall promptly notify Seller and the Seller Interest Holders:
(i) when
the
Registration Statement or any prospectus used in connection therewith, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, has been filed and, with respect to such
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same
has become effective;
(ii) of
any
request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement
or prospectus included therein or for supplemental information;
(iii) of
the
issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose;
(iv) of
the
receipt by Buyer of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable
securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction; and
(v) of
the
happening of any event that requires the making of any changes in the
Registration Statement or the prospectus, including, if necessary, the filing
of
a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement.
(f) Upon
receipt of any notice under Section 7.03(e)(v) above, Seller and
each Seller Interest Holder will forthwith discontinue his or its disposition
of
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until he or it
receives copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus from Buyer and, if
so
directed by Buyer, shall deliver to Buyer (at Buyer’s expense) all copies, other
than permanent file copies, then in Seller’s or such Seller Interest Holder’s,
as applicable, possession of the prospectus relating to such Registration
Statement current at the time of receipt of such notice.
(g) Buyer
shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or of any order
suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at
the
earliest possible time.
(h) Buyer
may
require Seller or any Seller Interest Holder to, and Seller and each such Seller
Interest Holder shall, furnish Buyer with such information regarding Seller
or
such Seller Interest Holder, as applicable, and the distribution of the
Registrable Securities as Buyer may from time to time reasonably request in
writing and to otherwise cooperate in connection with such
registration. At any time during the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, if Seller or a Seller Interest Holder becomes aware
of
any change materially affecting the accuracy of the information contained in
the
Registration Statement or the prospectus (as then amended or supplemented)
relating to Seller or such Seller Interest Holder, as applicable, including
the
sale or disposition of all Registrable Securities owned by Seller or such Seller
Interest Holder, he or it will promptly notify Buyer of such
change.
(i) All
expenses, including any underwriting discounts, incurred in effecting
the
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registration
under the Registration Statement and the offer and sale of the Registrable
Securities shall be borne by Buyer; provided, however, that
Seller, the Seller Interest Holders and Buyer must consent prior to the
engagement of any underwriter in connection with these registration
rights. All selling commissions and stock transfer taxes relating to
the Registrable Securities after the initial issuance of shares of Buyer Common
Stock to Seller as contemplated in Section 2.05 shall be borne by Seller
and the Seller Interest Holders pro rata on the basis of the number of shares
of
Registrable Securities registered on their behalf.
(j) Buyer
shall, to the full extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless Seller
and the Seller Interest Holders against any expenses, claims, losses, damages
or
liabilities to which Seller or the Seller Interest Holders may become subject
under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such expenses, claims, losses,
damages or liabilities or actions in respect thereof arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, final prospectus, preliminary prospectus, or prospectus supplement
contained therein or filed with the SEC, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in
the
light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;
provided, that Buyer shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss (or actions in respect thereof) arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or omission made in any such Registration Statement,
final prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to Buyer by Seller or any Seller Interest
Holder and stated to be specifically for use therein.
(k) Seller
and each Seller Interest Holders shall, to the full extent permitted by law,
indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its directors, officers, employees, agents
and each other person, if any, who controls Buyer within the meaning of the
Securities Act, against any expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities
to
which Buyer or any such director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person
may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities arise out of or are based
upon
any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, final prospectus or prospectus supplement contained therein or filed
with the SEC, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, if such untrue
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to Buyer by such indemnifying party specifically stating
that it is for use in the preparation of such Registration Statement, final
prospectus, amendment or supplement. Seller and each Seller Interest
Holder shall also indemnify each other stockholder of Buyer who participates
in
the offering or sale under the Registration Statement, their officers,
directors, employees, agents and each other person, if any, who controls any
such participating person within the meaning of the Securities Act to the same
extent as provided above with respect to Buyer. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Section 7.03(k) to the contrary, the
obligation to provide indemnification pursuant to this
Section 7.03(k) shall be several among such indemnifying parties on
the basis of the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock of each such
indemnifying party included in the Registration Statement, and the total amount
of such indemnification shall not exceed the value as of the date hereof of
the
shares of Registrable Securities received by such indemnifying party pursuant
to
this Agreement. The foregoing indemnity shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
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of
Buyer
or any such director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person and shall
survive the transfer of such securities by such indemnifying
party.
(l) Promptly
after receipt by any party of notice of the commencement of any action or
proceeding involving a claim referred to in Section 7.03(j) or
Section 7.03(k), such party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is
to be made against another party pursuant to such paragraphs, give written
notice to the latter of the commencement of such action; provided, that
any failure of any person to give notice as provided therein shall not relieve
any other person of its obligations under Section 7.03(j) or
Section 7.03(k), as the case may be, except to the extent that such
other person is actually prejudiced by such failure. In case any such
action is brought, the party obligated to indemnify pursuant to
Section 7.03(j) or Section 7.03(k), as the case may be,
shall be entitled to participate in and, unless, in the reasonable judgment
of
counsel to any indemnified party, a conflict of interest between such
indemnified party and any indemnifying party exists with respect to such claim,
to assume the defense thereof, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified to the extent that it may wish, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying
party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party
for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the latter in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation; provided, that the indemnified party may participate in
such defense at the indemnified party’s expense. Without the consent of the
indemnified party, no indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment
or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term
thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to each indemnified party of
a
release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. No
indemnifying party shall be subject to any liability for any settlement made
without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
(m) If
the
indemnity and reimbursement obligation provided for in
Section 7.03(j) or Section 7.03(k) is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless a party entitled to indemnification hereunder
in
respect of any expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions
with
respect thereto) referred to therein, the party obligated to indemnify hereunder
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as
a
result of such expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions)
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand
in connection with statements or omissions which resulted in such expenses,
claims, losses, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations; provided, however, that the obligation to provide
contribution pursuant to this Section 7.03(m) shall be several among the
contributing Seller and Seller Interest Holders on the basis of the number
of
shares of Buyer Common Stock of each included in the Registration Statement,
and
shall not exceed the value as of the date hereof of the Registrable Securities
received by Seller or such Seller Interest Holder, as applicable, pursuant
to
this Agreement. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to,
among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the indemnifying party or the indemnified party and
the
parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties
hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant
to this paragraph were-to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph. No person guilty
of fraudulent
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misrepresentation
within the meaning of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution
from
any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
7.04 Transition
Services Agreement; Hiring of Continuing
Employees. As additional
consideration for Buyer, and as a material inducement for Buyer to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby:
(a) On
the
Closing Date, Buyer will (i) offer employment to each employee of Seller listed
on Schedule 7.04(a)(i) (the “Continuing
Employees”), and (ii) offer to enter into Buyer’s standard
Contractor Services Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit F to each independent contractor of Seller listed on
Schedule 7.04(a)(ii) (the “Continuing Independent
Contractors”). It shall be a condition to the
employment of each Continuing Employee with Buyer that such person execute
and
deliver to Buyer a Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, and a condition
to the employment of each Continuing Independent Contractor with Buyer that
such
person execute and deliver to Buyer a Contractor Services Agreement in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit F. Seller agrees to use
Commercially Reasonable Efforts to assist Buyer in obtaining executed
Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements and Contractor
Services Agreements from such Continuing Employees and Continuing Independent
Contractors.
(b) Buyer
and
Seller agree to enter into the Transition Services Agreement on or before the
Closing Date, which shall provide for certain obligations of Buyer and Seller
from the Closing Date through the date set forth therein (including any
extension of such period pursuant to the terms of the Transition Services
Agreement, the “Transition Period”).
7.05 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Except
with respect to the Perficient, Inc. 401(k) Employee Savings Plan (the
“401(k) Plan”), which the Continuing Employees shall
enter in accordance with the terms of the 401(k) Plan, Buyer shall cause each
Continuing Employee that accepts employment with Buyer to be covered (effective
January 1, 2008, to the extent not already covered by such date), under each
employee benefit plan, program, or arrangement, including any qualified
retirement, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, cafeteria, disability,
severance, nonqualified deferred compensation, or paid time-off plan, maintained
by Buyer or any of its Affiliates (“Buyer Plan”) for
which such Continuing Employee is eligible under the terms and conditions of
each such Buyer Plan. With respect to such Buyer Plans, Buyer shall
credit prior service of the Continuing Employees with Seller as reflected on
the
records of Seller provided to Buyer on or before the Closing Date for purposes
of participation and vesting under any such Buyer Plan and for purposes of
participation, vesting, and calculation of benefits for periods after the
Closing Date with respect to vacation benefits to the extent that such service
is recognized under the analogous benefit plans and programs maintained by
or on
behalf of Buyer (but this credit will not obligate Buyer to continue the
employee benefit plans and programs maintained by Buyer or otherwise alter
the
terms and conditions of the Buyer Plans or Buyer’s vacation benefits or any of
them); provided, that such service need not be credited to the extent it
will result in duplication of benefits. Any pre-existing condition
restrictions and waiting period limitations that were deemed satisfied with
respect to a particular person under any Current Employee Benefit Plan that
is a
group health plan immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed
satisfied by Buyer under their respective group health
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plans
with respect to such person on or after the Closing Date to the extent (and
only
to the extent) agreed to by the insurer, if any, of the applicable Buyer group
health plan. Seller shall pay each Continuing Employee at the Closing
such employee’s paid time-off obligations such as vacation required under
Applicable Law to be paid at termination of employment. To the extent
not required to be paid at the time of termination of employment under
Applicable Law, Buyer shall assume and honor all paid time-off obligations
such
as vacation, to the extent that such obligations are reflected on the Closing
Date Statement.
(b) The
parties hereby agree that (i) Seller or its ERISA Affiliates will retain all
Employee Benefit Plans and all associated liabilities and obligations; and
(ii)
Buyer will not assume any Employee Benefit Plan or any obligations or
liabilities thereunder, and none shall be considered to be either an “Acquired
Asset,” an “Assigned Contract,” or an “Assumed Liability” for purposes of this
Agreement, except as specifically set forth on the Estimated Statement, as
revised by the Closing Date Statement. Seller agrees that it will
maintain in force and effect any specific Employee Benefit Plan requested in
writing by Buyer that Seller maintain until no later than December 31,
2007. Seller and its ERISA Affiliates shall take such actions as may
be requested by Buyer to enable Continuing Employees to participate in the
Employee Benefit Plans of Seller or its ERISA Affiliates through December 31,
2007, and will continue to process claims thereunder subject to the terms and
conditions provided in the Transition Services Agreement. Buyer shall
be responsible for such costs incurred by Seller in connection with maintaining
any Employee Benefit Plan as set forth in the Transition Services
Agreement.
(c) Buyer
will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cause its 401(k) Plan to accept
the
“eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of section 402(c)(4) of
the Code) of each Continuing Employee who is eligible to participate in the
401(k) Plan.
7.06 Publicity. Except
as otherwise required by law or the rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market,
from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date or earlier termination
of
this Agreement, no party hereto shall issue or cause the publication of any
press release or other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make
any public statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
without the consent of, and the opportunity to review by, the other parties.
Notwithstanding the above, Seller acknowledges that Buyer, as a publicly held
company, is subject to certain disclosure requirements under federal securities
laws. Accordingly, Buyer reserves the right to disclose this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including financial
information regarding Seller and the status of negotiations, at any time it
decides that such disclosure is appropriate under the federal securities laws
or
the rules of any stock exchange; provided, however, that Buyer
shall provide Seller and their counsel a reasonable time to review and comment
upon such disclosure.
7.07 Taxes.
(a) Transfer
Taxes. Seller shall pay the cost of all sales, transfer and use
Taxes arising out of the transfer of the Acquired Assets pursuant to this
Agreement. Seller shall pay all costs and expenses (including
recording fees and real estate transfer Taxes and real estate transfer stamps)
incurred in connection with obtaining or recording title to the Acquired
Assets. The sales, use and transfer Tax returns required by reason of
said transfer shall be timely prepared and filed by the party normally obligated
by law or regulation to make such filing. Seller and Buyer agree
to
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reasonably
cooperate with each other in connection with the preparation and filing of
such
returns, in obtaining all available exemptions from such sales, use and transfer
Taxes, and in timely providing each other with resale certificates and any
other
documents necessary to satisfy any such exemptions.
(b) Property
Taxes. All ad valorem taxes, real property taxes, personal
property taxes and similar obligations (“Property
Taxes”) attributable to the Acquired Assets with respect to the
tax period in which the Closing Date occurs shall be apportioned as of the
Closing Date between Seller and Buyer determined by prorating such Property
Taxes on a daily basis over the entire tax period. Buyer shall pay or
cause to be paid, when due, to the Taxing Authorities all Property Taxes
relating to the tax period during which the Closing Date
occurs. Buyer shall send to Seller a statement that apportions the
Property Taxes as of the Closing Date between Seller and Buyer based upon
Property Taxes actually invoiced and paid to the Taxing Authorities by Buyer
for
the tax year which includes the Closing Date. This statement shall be
accompanied by proof of actual payment of such Property Taxes for such tax
year. Within five days of receipt of such statement and proof of
payment, Seller shall reimburse Buyer for its pro-rated portion of such Property
Taxes.
(c) Filing
of Tax Returns of ePairs India.
(i) Pre-Closing
Tax Returns. Seller shall prepare or cause to be prepared all
Tax Returns of ePairs India for all Pre Closing Periods
(“Pre-Closing Tax Returns”). Such Tax
Returns shall be prepared on a basis consistent with past practice except to
the
extent otherwise required by Applicable Law. Not later than 30 days
prior to the due date for filing any such Tax Return Seller shall deliver a
copy
of such Tax Return, together with all supporting documentation and workpapers,
to the Buyer for its review and reasonable comment. Buyer will cause
such Tax Return (as revised to incorporate Buyer’s reasonable comments) to be
timely filed and will provide a copy to Seller. Not later than five
days prior to the due date for payment of Taxes with respect to any Pre-Closing
Tax Return, Seller shall pay to Buyer the amount of any Taxes owed with respect
to such Tax Return pursuant to Section 10.01(a)(iv).
(ii) Straddle
Period Tax Returns. Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared
all Tax Returns of ePairs India for all Straddle Periods (“Straddle
Tax Returns”). Such Tax Returns shall be prepared on a
basis consistent with past practice except to the extent otherwise required
by
Applicable Law. Not later than 30 days prior to the due date for
filing any such Tax Return Buyer shall deliver a copy of such Tax Return,
together with all supporting documentation and workpapers, to Seller for its
review and reasonable comment. Buyer will cause such Tax Return (as
revised to incorporate Seller’s reasonable comments) to be timely filed and will
provide a copy to Seller. Not later than five days prior to the due
date for payment of Taxes with respect to any Straddle Tax Return, Seller shall
pay to Buyer the amount of any Seller Taxes owed with respect to such Tax Return
pursuant to Section 10.01(a)(iv).
(d) Proration
of Straddle Period Taxes. In the case of Taxes that are payable
with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of any such Taxes that is
attributable to the portion of the period ending on the Closing Date shall
be:
(i) in
the
case of Taxes that are either (A) based upon or related to income or receipts,
or (B) imposed in connection with any sale or other transfer or assignment
of
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property
(real or personal, tangible or intangible), deemed equal to the amount that
would be payable if the Tax period of Seller ended with (and included) the
Closing Date; provided that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are
calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization
deductions) shall be allocated between the period ending on and including the
Closing Date and the period beginning after the Closing Date in proportion
to
the number of days in each period; and
(ii) in
the
case of Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis with respect to the assets
or
capital of ePairs India, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire
Straddle Period (or, in the case of such Taxes determined on an arrears basis,
the amount of such Taxes for the immediately preceding period), multiplied
by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of calendar days in the portion
of
the period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of
which
is the number of calendar days in the entire period.
(e) Cooperation
on Tax Returns and Tax Proceedings. Buyer and Seller shall
cooperate fully as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party,
in
connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit, litigation or other
proceeding (each a “Tax Proceeding”) with respect to
Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Acquired Assets, the Business or the
assets, operations or activities of ePairs India. Such cooperation
shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s request) the provision
of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such Tax
Proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. Seller further agrees, upon request, to use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any
Governmental Entity or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce
or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed on Buyer or ePairs India (including,
but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby). Notwithstanding the above, the control and conduct of any
Tax Proceeding that is a Third Party Claim shall be governed by Section
10.04(b).
7.08 Accounts
Receivable. Following the Closing, the right to collect
payment on all Accounts Receivable of Seller included in the Acquired Assets
shall belong to Buyer. Following the Closing, to the extent that
Seller receive any cash payments with respect to any such Accounts Receivable,
or any other accounts receivable of Buyer arising from the Business from and
after the Closing Date, Seller shall remit such payments to Buyer within three
business days after the end of the week in which the cash was collected,
together with a detailed summary of all such collections and copies of any
invoices or remittance advices submitted by the applicable payor.
7.09 Tax
Reporting Documentation. Seller shall, and shall cause
each Seller Interest Holder, to provide Buyer and the Escrow Agent with a
certified tax identification number by furnishing an appropriate Form W-9 and
other forms and documents that Buyer or the Escrow Agent may reasonably request
(collectively, “Tax Reporting
Documentation”). Seller understands that if such Tax
Reporting Documentation is not provided, Buyer or the Escrow Agent, as
applicable, may be required by the Code, as amended and as it may be amended
from time to time, to withhold a portion of any payment of Purchase Price or
interest or other income earned on the investment of monies or other property
held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
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7.10 Use
of ePairs Names. Seller shall, and shall cause its
Affiliates to, by the later of February 15, 2008 and the termination of the
Transition Services Agreement, discontinue use of the ePairs Names;
provided, that each Seller may use the ePairs Names in corporate
histories, to respond to inquiries about the history of the Business, and in
other ways to fairly describe this Agreement and the relationship between the
Business, Buyer and Seller, and their Affiliates. Except as set forth
in the immediately preceding proviso, in no event shall Seller or any of its
Affiliates use any ePairs Names after the Closing other than in connection
with
the services provided under the Transition Services Agreement.
7.11 India
Equity Purchase. Buyer intends to enter into a Share
Purchase Agreement with Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx (the
“India Interestholders”) pursuant to which Seller will
agree to purchase and the India Interestholders will agree to sell all of the
India Interestholders’ equity interests of ePairs India (the “India
Equity Purchase”). The Principal shall use reasonable
best efforts to cause India Interestholders to enter into the agreement as
soon
as reasonably practical following the date hereof. Upon the closing
of the India Equity Purchase, Buyer shall pay to the India Interestholders
the
India Holdback Amount, or such other amount as is required under such Share
Purchase Agreement (the amount paid the “India Equity Purchase
Amount”). If the India Equity Purchase Amount is less
than the India Holdback Amount, then the India Equity Purchase Amount shall
be
released promptly from the India Holdback Amount and paid to
Buyer. The remaining balance, if any, of the India Holdback Amount
shall be distributed to Seller. In the event that the India Holdback
Amount is insufficient to satisfy the India Equity Purchase Amount, then the
India Holdback Amount shall be released promptly and paid to Buyer and Seller
shall immediately tender to Buyer, in cash, an amount equal to the such
deficiency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may elect, in its
sole discretion, to claim any remaining portion of such shortfall as Damages
pursuant to Section 10.01. If Buyer so elects, Seller and
Buyer covenant and agree to jointly instruct the Escrow Agent in writing as
soon
as reasonably practicable after the closing of the India Equity Purchase to
make
any disbursement required by this Section 7.11.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
8.01 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation. The respective obligation of
each party under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or
prior
to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Regulatory
Approvals. All necessary authorizations and Consents of all
Governmental Entities required to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect and
all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof shall have expired or been
terminated (all such approvals and the expiration of all such waiting periods
being referred to herein as the “Requisite Regulatory
Approvals”).
(b) No
Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No order, injunction or
decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal
restraint or prohibition (an “Injunction”) preventing
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect and
no
proceeding initiated by any Governmental Entity seeking an injunction shall
be
pending. No statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree
shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or
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enforced
by any Governmental Entity which prohibits, restricts or makes illegal any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8.02 Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to
effect the transactions contemplated hereby is also subject to the satisfaction
or waiver by Buyer, at or prior to the Closing, of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller, the
Principal and the Seller Shareholders set forth in this Agreement shall be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as
of
the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the
extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date), except
to the extent that such representations and warranties are qualified by the
term
“material” or contain terms such as “Seller Material Adverse Effect,” in which
case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all
respects as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date
(except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier
date). Buyer shall receive at Closing a certificate signed on behalf
of Seller, by an authorized officer thereof, each Principal and each Seller
Shareholder to the foregoing effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Seller, the Principal and the Seller
Shareholders. Seller, each Principal and each Seller Shareholder
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed by he or it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
and
Buyer shall receive at Closing a certificate signed on behalf of Seller, by
an
authorized officer thereof, each Principal and each Seller Shareholder to such
effect.
(c) Consents
Under Agreements. The consent, approval, waiver or amendment of
each person (other than the Governmental Entities) set forth on
Schedule 8.02(c) hereto shall have been obtained and shall be
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
(d) Xxxx
of Sale. Seller shall have executed and delivered the Xxxx of
Sale.
(e) Escrow
Agreement. Seller and the Escrow Agent shall each have executed
and delivered the Escrow Agreement.
(f) Transition
Services Agreement. Seller shall have executed and delivered the
Transition Services Agreement.
(g) Stock
Restriction Agreements. The Seller Interest Holders shall have
executed and delivered the Stock Restriction Agreements.
(h) Confidentiality
and Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements. Those Continuing
Employees listed on Schedule 8.02(h) shall each have executed and
delivered a Confidentiality and Intellectual Property Assignment
Agreement.
(i) Contractor
Services Agreements. Those Continuing Independent Contractors
listed on Schedule 8.02(i) shall each have executed and delivered a
Contractor Services Agreement.
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(j) Opinion
of Counsel for Seller. Buyer shall have received an opinion
of Ropers Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx PC, counsel for Seller, in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit H.
(k) Lien
Releases. Seller shall have delivered lien releases, pay-off
letters and UCC-3 termination statements as may be necessary to evidence the
release and termination of all material Encumbrances (other than Permitted
Encumbrances) on the Acquired Assets and on Seller’s rights, title and interests
in the Acquired Assets that are not owned by Seller.
(l) FRIPTA
Certificate. Seller shall have delivered a certificate of
non-foreign status meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation
1.1445-2(b)(2).
(m) Closing
Deliveries. All other documents and instruments required to be
delivered by Seller to Buyer in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been delivered.
(n) No
Material Adverse Changes. During the period between the execution
of this Agreement and the Closing Date, there shall not have been any Seller
Material Adverse Effect and no fact or condition specific to a Company shall
exist which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material
Adverse Effect after the Closing.
8.03 Conditions
to Obligations of Seller, the Principal and the Seller
Shareholders. The obligations of Seller, the Principal
and the Seller Shareholders to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
is
also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Seller, at or prior to the
Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer set
forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as
of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
speak as of an earlier date), except to the extent that such representations
and
warranties are qualified by the term “material” or contain terms such as “Buyer
Material Adverse Effect” in which case such representations and warranties shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and at
and
as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties
speak as of an earlier date). Seller shall receive at Closing a
certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of the company
to
the foregoing effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Buyer. Buyer shall have performed all
obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior
to
the Closing Date, and Seller shall receive at Closing a certificate signed
on
behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of the company to such
effect.
(c) Escrow
Agreement. Buyer and the Escrow Agent shall each have executed
and delivered the Escrow Agreement.
(d) Bills
of Sale. Buyer shall have executed and delivered the Bills of
Sale.
(e) Transition
Services Agreement. Buyer shall have executed and delivered
the
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Transition
Services Agreement.
(f) Opinion
of Counsel for Buyer. Seller shall have received an opinion of
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P., counsel Buyer, in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit I.
(g) Closing
Deliveries. All other documents and instruments required to be
delivered to Seller by Buyer in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been delivered.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
AND AMENDMENT
9.01 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Buyer and Seller;
(b) by
either
Buyer or Seller (provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this clause shall not be available to any party whose
breach or failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement has
been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur) if there
shall have been any material breach of any of the covenants or agreements set
forth in this Agreement on the part of Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller, on
the
other hand, or any of the representations and warranties of such party shall
cease to be materially true and correct, such that the provisions of Sections
8.02(a) and 8.02(b) or Sections 8.03(a) and 8.03(b), as
the case may be, would not be satisfied and such breach has not been cured
within 10 days after notice thereof to the breaching party; provided,
however, that no cure period shall be required for a breach which
by its
nature cannot be cured; or
(c) by
either
Buyer or Seller if the Closing shall not have occurred by February 28, 2008;
provided, however, such date may be increased by an additional 30
days at the request of a party if the Closing is delayed solely because any
Requisite Regulatory Approval has not been obtained and such party is diligently
undertaking such efforts required to obtain the same; provided,
further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 9.01(c) shall not be available to any party whose actions
or
failure to act has been a primary 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.
9.02 Effect
of Termination. In the event of termination of this
Agreement by either Buyer or Seller as provided in Section 9.01,
this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, except that
Section 6.02(b) shall survive any termination of this Agreement for
a period of two years following such termination, and there shall be no further
obligation on the part of Buyer, Seller, or their respective officers or
directors except for the obligations under such
provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities
or
damages arising out of its intentional breach of any provision of this
Agreement.
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9.03 Expenses. Regardless
of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement close, each party
shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.04 Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of each of the parties hereto.
9.05 Extension;
Waiver. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to
(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
or
(c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein
shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of
such party, but such extension or waiver shall nor operate as a waiver of,
or
estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
ARTICLE
X
INDEMNIFICATION
10.01 Agreement
to Indemnify. Following the Closing and subject to the
limitations set forth herein,
(a) Seller
and the Seller Shareholders shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Buyer and its respective Affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents (“Purchaser
Indemnitees” and, singularly, a “Purchaser
Indemnitee”) against and in respect of any and all Damages, by
reason of or otherwise arising out of:
(i) any
Excluded Liability;
(ii) any
Net
Working Capital shortfall determined pursuant to
Section 2.06;
(iii) any
claim
by an employee, former employee, independent contractor or former independent
contractor of a Seller, or any other person or entity, based upon (A) such
employee’s or former employee’s employment or such independent contractor’s or
former independent contractor’s contract with a Seller prior to the Closing
Date, (B) the termination of employment of current or former employees or
current or former independent contractors of Seller prior to the Closing Date,
or (C) any severance arrangements or payments or any benefit, salary, bonus,
commission or other compensation payments made or required to be made in
connection with such terminations prior to the Closing Date;
(iv) any
Liability for Taxes with respect to ePairs India attributable to any Pre-Closing
Tax Period or the portion of any Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date
(determined in accordance with Section 7.07(d));
(v) any
India
Equity Purchase Amount shortfall as described in
Section 7.11;
(vi) any
Seller Warranty Liabilities; or
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(vii) any
breach by Seller, a Principal or a Seller Shareholder of a representation,
warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement;
provided,
that, the Purchaser Indemnitees will not be entitled to indemnification pursuant
to this Section 10.01(a) unless the aggregate amount of all Damages
for which indemnification is sought by the Purchaser Indemnitees exceeds $50,000
(the “Purchaser Indemnification Basket”), in which
case the Purchaser Indemnitees will be entitled to indemnification for the
full
amount of such Damages; provided, further, that the Purchaser
Indemnification Basket shall not apply to any claim for indemnification based
on
(A) items (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) above or (B) item (vi) above
to
the extent such claim relates to a breach by a Seller under
Section 3.05, 3.09, 3.12, 3.22 or 3.25
(such claims collectively, the “Seller Carved-Out
Liabilities”).
(b) Buyer
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and their Affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, representatives and agents (the “Seller
Indemnitees”) against and in respect of any and all Damages by
reason of or otherwise arising out of:
(i) any
Assumed Liability; or
(ii) any
breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement;
provided,
that, the Seller Indemnitees will not be entitled to indemnification pursuant
to
this Section 10.01(b) unless the aggregate amount of all Damages for
which indemnification is sought by the Seller Indemnities exceeds
$50,000 (the “Seller Indemnification
Basket”), in which case the Seller Indemnitees will be entitled to
indemnification for the full amount of such Damages; provided,
further, that the Seller Indemnification Basket will not apply to
any
claim for indemnification based on item (i) above (the “Buyer
Carved-Out Liabilities”).
10.02 Survival
of Indemnity. The representations, warranties and
covenants of Seller, the Principal, the Seller Shareholders and Buyer, and
the
indemnification obligations related thereto pursuant to
Section 10.01 shall survive the Closing for a period of two years
after Closing, except for Damages arising from (a) any failure of Seller to
pay,
perform or discharge any Seller Carved-Out Liabilities or (b) any failure of
Buyer to pay, perform or discharge any Buyer Carved-Out Liabilities, in each
which case the obligations of the applicable Indemnifying Party pursuant to
Section 10.01 shall survive indefinitely or, if earlier, six-months after the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. Any claims for
indemnification in accordance with this Article X with respect to Damages
resulting from any representation or warranty must be made (and will be null
and
void unless made) prior to the end of the applicable survival
period. Upon expiration of such period, no Indemnifying Party shall
have any liability for Damages under such indemnification obligations unless
it
has received written notice from an Indemnified Party claiming indemnification
prior to the expiration of the applicable period as required.
10.03 Additional
Provisions.
(a) Limitations
on Indemnified Amounts of Seller and the
Seller Shareholders. In no event shall the aggregate indemnity
obligations of Seller and the Seller Shareholders exceed
an amount equal to the Distributable Purchase Price. The liability of
Seller and the Seller
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Shareholders
for indemnification under this Article X by reason of or arising out of
any breach by Seller, a Principal or a Seller Shareholder of any representation,
warranty or covenant shall not be modified, waived or diminished by any
examination or investigation conducted by Buyer of the books, records or
operations of the Companies.
(b) Limitations
on Indemnified Amounts of Buyer. In no event shall Buyer’s
aggregate indemnity obligations exceed an amount equal to the Distributable
Purchase Price; provided, however, that such limitation shall not
apply to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.01(b)
for any Assumed Liability described in Section 2.03(a)(i) or
Section 2.03(a)(iv). The liability of Buyer for
indemnification under this Article X by reason of or arising out of any
breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty or covenant shall not be
modified, waived or diminished by any examination or investigation conducted
by
Seller of the books, records or operations of Buyer.
(c) Satisfaction
of Indemnification Obligations. Buyer agrees that all
indemnifiable Damages shall be satisfied as follows:
(i) As
to
each of Seller and the Seller Shareholders, first with the Escrow Payment,
until
the aggregate amount of indemnifiable claims made for the benefit of the
Purchaser Indemnitees exceeds the value of the Escrow Payment; and
(ii) Second,
the Purchaser Indemnitees shall be free to pursue Damages directly against
Seller and the Seller Shareholders jointly and
severally subject to the maximum potential indemnification
obligation of such Indemnifying Party as provided in Section
10.03(a).
(d) No
Limitation in Event of Fraud. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, nothing in this Article X (including the provisions of paragraphs
(a) and (b) of this Section 10.03) or otherwise shall limit, in any
manner, any remedy at law or equity, to which any party may be entitled as
a
result of fraud by any Indemnifying Party or its employees, officers or
directors.
(e) Exclusivity
of Remedy; Survival of Covenants. Following the Closing, except
in respect of claims based upon fraud or any violation of federal securities
laws, the indemnification accorded by this Section shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy of the parties indemnified under this Article X in
respect of any misrepresentation or inaccuracy in, or breach of, any
representation or warranty or any breach or failure in performance of any
covenant or agreement made in this Agreement or in any document or certificate
delivered pursuant hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event of any breach or failure in performance after the Closing of any covenant
or agreement, a non-breaching party shall also be entitled to seek specific
performance, injunctive or other equitable relief. The covenants of
any party shall terminate according to the terms of such covenant and the
expiration of the applicable statutes of limitations.
(f) Subrogation. Upon
making any payment to an Indemnified Party for any indemnification claim
pursuant to this Article X, an Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated, to
the extent of such payment, to any rights that the Indemnified Party may have
against any other persons with respect to the subject matter underlying such
indemnification claim and the Indemnified Party shall take such actions as
the
Indemnifying Party may reasonably require to perfect such
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subrogation
or to pursue such rights against such other persons as the Indemnified Party
may
have.
10.04 Claim
Notice; Definitions; Third Party Claim Procedures.
(a) Claim
Notice. An Indemnified Party shall give each Indemnifying Party
from whom indemnification is sought prompt written notice (a “Claim
Notice”) of any claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or
discovery of fact upon which the Indemnified Party intends to base the claim
for
indemnification under this Article X, which shall contain (i) a
description and a good faith estimate of the amount of any Damages incurred
or
reasonably expected to be incurred by the Indemnified Party, (ii) a statement
that the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under this Article
X for such Damages, and (iii) a demand for payment; provided,
however, that no failure to give such Claim Notice shall excuse
any
Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder except to the extent the
Indemnifying Party is materially and actually prejudiced by such
failure. Buyer and Seller agree that the procedures set forth in the
Escrow Agreement with respect to Claim Notices and responses thereto shall
govern all claims made against the Escrow Payment.
(b) Third
Party Claim Procedures. The Indemnified Party may, upon
reasonable notice, tender the exclusive defense of a Third Party Claim (subject
to the provisions of this Section 10.04(b)) to the Indemnifying
Party. If (i) the defense of a Third Party Claim is so tendered and
within 30 days thereafter such tender is accepted without qualification (or
reservation of rights) by the Indemnifying Party; or (ii) within 30 days after
the date on which written notice of a Third Party Claim has been given pursuant
to this Section 10.04(b), the Indemnifying Party shall acknowledge
in writing to the Indemnified Party and without qualification (or reservation
of
rights) its indemnification obligations as provided in this Article X;
then, except as hereinafter provided, the Indemnified Party shall not, and
the
Indemnifying Party shall, have the right to contest, defend, litigate or settle
such Third Party Claim. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to
be represented by counsel at its own expense in any such contest, defense,
litigation or settlement conducted by the Indemnifying Party; provided,
that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to reimbursement therefore if
the
Indemnifying Party shall lose its right to contest, defend, litigate and settle
the Third Party Claim as herein provided. The Indemnifying Party
shall lose its right to defend and settle the Third Party Claim if it shall
fail
to diligently contest, defend, litigate and settle the Third Party Claim as
provided herein. So long as the Indemnifying Party has not lost its
right, defend, litigate and settle and/or obligation to contest, defend,
litigate and settle as herein provided, the Indemnifying Party shall have the
exclusive right to contest, defend and litigate the Third Party Claim and shall
have the right, upon receiving the prior written approval of the Indemnified
Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld unless such settlement does
not
fulfill the conditions set forth in the following sentence and which shall
be
deemed automatically given if a response has not been received within the 30-day
period following receipt of the proposed settlement by the Indemnified Party),
to settle any such matter, either before or after the initiation of litigation,
at such time and upon such terms as it deems fair and
reasonable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
contained, in connection with any settlement negotiated by an Indemnifying
Party, no Indemnified Party or Indemnifying Party (as the case may be) that
is
not controlling the defense and or settlement of the Third Party Claim (the
“Non-Control Party”) shall be required by an
Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party controlling the litigation to (and
no
such party shall) (x) enter into any settlement that does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the delivery by the claimant or plaintiff to the
Non-Control Party of a release from all liability in respect of such
claim
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or
litigation, (y) enter into any settlement that attributes by its terms liability
to the Non-Control Party or which may otherwise have an adverse effect on the
Indemnified Party’s business, or (z) consent to the entry of any judgment that
does not include as a term thereof a full dismissal of the litigation or
proceeding with prejudice. All expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by
the Indemnifying Party in connection with the foregoing shall be paid by the
Indemnifying Party. No failure by an Indemnifying Party to
acknowledge in writing its indemnification obligations under this Article
X shall relieve it of such obligations to the extent they
exist. If an Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification against
a Third Party Claim, and the Indemnifying Party fails to accept a tender of,
or
assume, the defense of a Third Party Claim pursuant to this Article X, or
if, in accordance with the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party does not have
the
right or shall lose its right to contest, defend, litigate and settle such
a
Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, without prejudice
to its right of indemnification hereunder, in its discretion exercised in good
faith and upon the advice of counsel, to contest, defend and litigate such
Third
Party Claim, and may settle such Third Party Claim, either before or after
the
initiation of litigation, at such time and upon such terms as the Indemnified
Party deems fair and reasonable; provided, that at least 20 days prior to
any such settlement, written notice of its intention to settle is given to
the
Indemnifying Party. If, pursuant to this
Section 10.04(b), the Indemnified Party so contests, defends,
litigates or settles a Third Party Claim, for which it is entitled to
indemnification hereunder as provided herein, the Indemnified Party shall be
reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party for the Damages that constitute reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other expenses of defending, contesting, litigating and/or
settling the Third Party Claim which are incurred from time to time, forthwith
following the presentation to the Indemnifying Party of itemized bills for
said
attorneys’ fees and other expenses. The Indemnified Party or the
Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, shall furnish such information in
reasonable detail as it may have with respect to a Third Party Claim (including
copies of any summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served
on
such party and any written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document
evidencing or asserting the same) to the other party if such other party is
assuming defense of such claim, and make available all records and other similar
materials which are reasonably required in the defense of such Third Party
Claim
and shall otherwise cooperate with and assist the defending party in the defense
of such Third Party Claim.
ARTICLE
XI
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
11.01 Notices. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given when delivered personally or telecopied (with confirmation from
recipient) provided that a copy of all telecopies is sent by one of the other
delivery methods set forth in this Section 11.01 within one day of
being telecopied, three days after mailed by registered or certified mail
(return receipt requested) or on the day delivered by an express courier (with
confirmation from recipient) 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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(a)
if to Buyer, to:
Perficient,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000
Xx.
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Phone:
314.995.8810
Facsimile: 314.995.8802
with
a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
&
Xxxxxx
LLP
The
Terrace 7
0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn: X.
Xxxxx
Xxx III, Esq.
Phone:
512.542.8427
Facsimile: 512.236.3216
(b) if
to
Seller, to:
ePairs
Inc.
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx
X000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 408.973.8499
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ropers
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
PC
00
X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Phone: 408.947.4802
Facsimile: 408.918.4501
(c) if
to Principal, to:
00000
Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Phone:
000.000.0000
Facsimile: 408.973.8499
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ropers
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
PC
00
X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Phone: 408.947.4802
Facsimile: 408.918.4501
(d) if
to a Seller Shareholder, to:
00000
Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx
00000
Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Phone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 408.973.8499
with
a copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:
Ropers
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
PC
00
X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Phone: 408.947.4802
Facsimile: 408.918.4501
11.02 Interpretation. When
a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such
reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever
the words “include,”
“includes” or “including”
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation.”
11.03 Counterparts
and Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed
in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need
not sign the same counterpart. Furthermore, this Agreement may be
executed by the facsimile signature of any party hereto; it being agreed that
the facsimile signature of any party hereto shall be deemed an ink-signed
original for all purposes.
11.04 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the Ancillary
Agreements and all other documents and instruments delivered pursuant hereto
or
otherwise referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes
all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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11.05 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any
applicable conflicts of law principles thereof.
11.06 Enforcement
of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that the provisions contained in
Section 6.02, 6.03 or 7.01 of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise
breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled
to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of Section 6.02,
6.03 or 7.01 of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the
terms and provisions thereof in any court of the United States or any court
located in Santa Xxxxx County, California, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
11.07 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity
or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is deemed to
be so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be
only so broad as is enforceable.
11.08 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder 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;
provided, that (a) prior to the Closing, Buyer may assign all or any
portion of its rights or obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of Buyer, and
(b) Buyer may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder
in connection with (i) the transfer or assignment of all or substantially all
of
the Business (whether by purchase of equity interests, purchase of assets,
merger or other form of transaction) or (ii) the issuance or transfer in one
or
a series of transactions of any ownership interest in Buyer (directly or
indirectly) that results in a Person that does not currently own an interest
in
Buyer owning (directly or indirectly) 50% or more of the ownership interest
in
Buyer. 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. Except for Sections
7.02 and 7.03, of which the Seller Interest Holders are express third
party beneficiaries, and as otherwise expressly provided herein (including
in
Sections 7.04 and 7.05), this Agreement (including the documents
and instruments delivered pursuant hereto or otherwise referred to herein)
is
not intended to, and shall not, confer upon any Person other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
11.09 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended with respect to any of the terms contained herein
only
by written agreement, signed by each of the parties hereto, except that no
amendment affecting Seller Interest Holders may be made without their written
consent.
[Signature
page follows.]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Seller have caused this Agreement to be executed
by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and the Principal and the
Seller Shareholders have executed this Agreement each as of the date first
above
written.
BUYER:
PERFICIENT,
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
President
and Chief
Operating Officer
SELLER:
EPAIRS
INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
|
PRINCIPAL:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
SELLER
SHAREHOLDERS:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
/s/
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx