ASSETS PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 21, 2007 BY AND AMONG ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC., (THE “BUYER”), DANSKIN, INC., and DANSKIN NOW, INC. (THE “SELLERS”)
Exhibit
2.1
EXECUTION
COPY
Portions
of this exhibit have been omitted and are being filed separately with the Securities
and
Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance
with Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The
location of each omitted portion is indicated by a series of three asterisks
in
brackets (“[***]”).
DATED
AS
OF FEBRUARY 21,
2007
BY
AND
AMONG
(THE
“BUYER”),
DANSKIN,
INC.,
and
DANSKIN
NOW, INC.
(THE
“SELLERS”)
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1.
Certain Definitions
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1
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2.
Sale and Purchase of Assets.
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7
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2.1
Assets
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7
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2.2
Excluded Assets
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8
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2.3
Assumption of Certain Liabilities
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8
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2.4
Non-Assumption of Excluded Liabilities
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2.5
Delivery of Certain Assets
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3.
Closing; Purchase Price.
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9
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3.1
Closing
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3.2
Purchase Price
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3.3
Earn-Out Consideration.
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10
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3.4
Purchase Price Allocation
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15
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3.5
Reconciliation of Royalty and Other Payments
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15
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4.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Sellers
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15
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4.1
Due Incorporation and Qualification; Subsidiaries
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15
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4.2
Capitalization
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4.3
Authority to Execute and Perform Agreement
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4.4
Financial Statements.
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4.5
No Material Adverse Change
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4.6
Tax Matters
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17
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4.7
Compliance with Laws
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17
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4.8
Permits
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17
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4.9
No Breach
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17
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4.10
Consents
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18
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4.11
Judgments and Proceedings
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18
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4.12
Employee Relations
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18
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4.13
Contracts
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4.14
Real Property.
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19
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4.15
Environmental Matters.
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20
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4.16
[Intentionally Omitted.]
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21
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4.17
Intangibles.
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21
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4.18
Title
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22
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4.19
Undisclosed Liabilities
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22
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4.20
Employee Benefit Plans.
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22
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4.21
No Broker
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23
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4.22
Investment Matters
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23
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5.
Representations and Warranties of Buyer
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24
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5.1
Organization
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24
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5.2
Authorization
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24
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5.3
Consent
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24
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5.4
No Violation
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24
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5.5
Validity of Buyer Common Stock
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24
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5.6
No Broker
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24
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5.7
Availability of Funds
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6.
Covenants and Agreements
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25
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6.1
Certain Pre-Closing Covenants
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25
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6.2
Pre-Closing Tax Returns
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28
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6.3
Cooperation on Tax Matters
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28
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6.4
Confidentiality
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28
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6.5
Legal Conditions to Transaction
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29
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6.6
Employee Benefit Plans
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29
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6.7
Restrictions on Sellers’ Distributions and Other Actions.
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29
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6.8
Name Change
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30
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6.9
Assistance with Financial Statements
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30
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7.
Conditions to each Parties’ Obligations to Close
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30
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7.1
No Prohibition
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30
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7.2
Conditions to Obligations of Buyer
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7.3
Conditions to Obligations of Sellers
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8.
Deliveries by Sellers
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9.
Deliveries by Buyer
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33
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10.
Indemnification.
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33
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10.1
Obligation of the Sellers to Indemnify
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10.2
Obligation of Buyer to Indemnify
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33
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10.3
Certain Limitations Regarding Indemnification.
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34
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10.4
Third Party Claims
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35
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10.5
Survival of Representations and Warranties
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35
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10.6
Assistance
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35
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11.
Bulk Sales Compliance
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36
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12.
Expenses
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36
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13.
Termination and Abandonment.
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36
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13.1
Termination
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36
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13.2
Effect of Termination.
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37
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14.
Miscellaneous.
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38
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14.1
Publicity
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38
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14.2
Further Assurances.
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38
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14.3
Notices
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38
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14.4
Entire Agreement
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39
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14.5
Waivers and Amendments
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39
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14.6
Binding Agreement
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40
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14.7
Governing Law
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40
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14.8
Assignment
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40
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14.9
Variations in Pronouns
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40
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14.10
Severability
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40
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14.11
Counterparts
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40
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14.12
Exhibits and Schedules
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40
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14.13
Headings
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40
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14.14
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service of Process
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40
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14.15
Specific Performance
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SCHEDULES
DESCRIPTION
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SCHEDULE
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Knowledge
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1.32
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Excluded
Intangibles
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2.1(a)
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Specified
Contracts
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2.1(b)
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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3.4
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Due
Incorporation and Qualification; Subsidiaries
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4.1
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Capitalization
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4.2
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Financial
Statements
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4.4(a)
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Projected
Balance Sheet
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4.4(b)
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Financial
Projections
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4.4(c)
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Compliance
with Laws
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4.7
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Permits
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4.8
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No
Breach
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4.9
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Consent
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4.10
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Judgments
and Proceedings
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4.11
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Employee
Relations
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4.12
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Material
Contracts
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4.13
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Real
Property
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4.14
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Environmental
Matters
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4.15
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Intangibles
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4.17
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Title
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4.18
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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4.19
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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4.20
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No
Broker
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4.21
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Consent
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5.3
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No
Broker
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5.6
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Contracts
to be Terminated Prior to Closing
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8(d)
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
“A”
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Master Trademark
Assignment Agreement
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Exhibit
“B”
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Master
Copyright Assignment Agreement
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Exhibit
“C”
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
“D”
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
“E”
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Consent
to Transfer of License
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Exhibit
“F”
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Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit
“G”
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Xxxx
of Sale
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Exhibit
“H”
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License
Agreement
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Exhibit
“I-1”
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
“I-2”
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
“I-3”
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
“J”
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Design
Services Agreement
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Exhibit
“K”
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Opinion
of Blank Rome LLP
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Exhibit
“L”
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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iii
THIS
ASSETS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 21, 2007, by
and among Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), DANSKIN,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Danskin Now, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Danskin Now” and collectively with the Company, the
“Sellers”).
Background
WHEREAS,
Sellers are engaged in, among other businesses, the business of designing,
manufacturing, marketing, licensing and managing the DANSKIN® brand of marks and
names for use in connection with a variety of women’s and girl’s
apparel;
WHEREAS,
Buyer desires to acquire certain assets of Sellers related to the Business
and
Sellers desire to sell such assets to Buyer, all upon the terms and subject
to
the conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained
herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Certain
Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires, (a) the terms defined in this Section have the
meanings assigned to them in this Section, wherever they appear in this
Agreement; (b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned under generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied and as in effect on the date hereof (“GAAP”); and (c) all words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other
subdivision.
1.1 “Acquisition
Proposal” means any inquiry, offer or proposal concerning any (a) merger,
consolidation, share exchange, amalgamation, reorganization, recapitalization,
business combination or similar transaction involving any Seller; (b) sale,
lease, exchange, mortgage, transfer, pledge or other disposition directly
or
indirectly of assets of any Seller representing twenty percent (20%) or more
of
the consolidated assets of any Seller in a single transaction or series of
related transactions; (c) issuance, sale, or other disposition of
(including by way of merger, consolidation, business combination, share
exchange, joint venture, or any similar transaction) securities (or options,
rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for such securities) representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting
power of any Seller; (d) any tender offer or exchange offer for securities
representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting power of any Seller
in a
transaction or series of related transactions; (e) transaction or series
of
related transactions in which any Person or group propose to acquire control
of
the assets of any Seller having a fair market value equal to or greater than
twenty percent (20%) of the fair market value of all of the assets of the
Sellers, taken as a whole, immediately prior to such transaction; (f) any
transaction or series of transactions in which any Person or group shall
acquire
beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of twenty
percent (20%) or more of the outstanding voting capital stock of any Seller;
(g) any combination of the foregoing (other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement); or (h) any public announcement of a proposal,
plan or intention to do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in
any
of the foregoing (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
1.2 “Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1.3 “Affiliate”
means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly
or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by,
or is
under common control with, the specified Person.
1.4 “Business”
means the business conducted by Sellers and their respective operations,
prospects and condition (financial and otherwise), solely as it relates to
the
designing, marketing, licensing and/or managing the DANSKIN® brand of marks and
related names for use in connection with a wide variety of goods everywhere
in
the world excluding Japan.
1.5 “Buyer
Basket” means Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
1.6 “Buyer
Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change in the ability of Buyer
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
1.7 “Closing”
means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
1.8 “Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3.
1.9 “Closing
Date” means the date on which the Closing occurs.
1.10 “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.11 “Consent”
means any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or any declaration,
filing or registration with, or any application or report to, or any waiver
by,
or any other action (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing)
of,
by or with, any Person, which is necessary in order to take a specified action
or actions in a specified manner and/or to achieve a specified result or
to
avoid the occurrence of a default.
1.12 “Contract”
means any written or oral contract, agreement, instrument, order, commitment
or
binding arrangement of any nature whatsoever.
1.13 “Contract
Right” means any right, power or remedy under any Contract, including but not
limited to rights to receive property or services or otherwise to derive
benefits from the payment, satisfaction or performance of another party’s
obligations.
1.14 “Xxx
River Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and Xxx River, Inc.,
dated September 28, 1977, as amended by amendments dated December 30, 1983
and
October 5, 1995.
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1.15 “DGCL”
means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
1.16 “Documents”
means and includes any document, agreement, instrument, certificate, notice,
Consent, affidavit, correspondence (by letter, electronic mail, telex or
otherwise), written statement, schedule or exhibit whatsoever.
1.17 “Employee
Benefit Plan” means any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, any “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” within the meaning of
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, “welfare benefit fund” within the meaning of
Section 419 of the Code, or “qualified asset account” within the meaning of
Section 419A of the Code, and any other plan, program, policy or
arrangement for or regarding bonuses, commissions, incentive compensation,
severance, vacation, deferred compensation, pensions, profit sharing,
retirement, payroll savings, stock options, stock purchases, stock awards,
stock
ownership, phantom stock, stock appreciation rights, equity compensation,
medical/dental expense payment or reimbursement, disability income or
protection, sick pay, group insurance, self insurance, death benefits, employee
welfare or fringe benefits of any nature, including those benefiting retirees
or
former employees.
1.18 “Encumbrance”
means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, easement, leasehold,
assessment, covenant, restriction, or any other encumbrance, claim, burden
or
charge of any kind or nature whatsoever.
1.19 “Environmental
Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute, code, ordinance, rule,
regulation or requirement relating to the environment and/or to the impact
thereof on human health or safety, or governing, regulating or pertaining
to the
generation, treatment, storage, handling, transportation, use or disposal
of any
Hazardous Substance.
1.20 “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
1.21 “ERISA
Affiliate” means any entity, trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that is part of the same controlled group with, common control with, part
of an
affiliated service group with, or part of another arrangement that includes,
a
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate within the meaning of Code Section 414(b),
(c), (m) or (o).
1.22 “Excluded
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
1.23 “Governmental
Entity” means any government or agency, district, bureau, board, commission,
court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal, taxing authority
or other instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state or local,
domestic or foreign.
1.24 “Hazardous
Substance” means any substance or material defined in or governed by any
Environmental Law as a dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutant, contaminant,
chemical, waste, material or substance, and also expressly includes
ureaformaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin, radon, asbestos, asbestos
containing materials, nuclear fuel or waste, radioactive materials, explosives,
carcinogens and petroleum products, including but not limited to crude oil
or
any fraction thereof, natural gas, natural gas liquids, gasoline and synthetic
gas, or any other waste, material, substance, pollutant or contaminant which
would subject the owner or operator of the Real Property to any damages,
penalties or liabilities under any applicable Environmental Law.
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1.25 “HSR
Act”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
1.26 “HSR
Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
1.27 “Indebtedness”
means all items which, in accordance with GAAP, are required to be included
as
indebtedness in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side
of
a balance sheet as of the date Indebtedness is to be determined.
1.28 “Insurance
Policies” means any policy or binder for fire, public liability, product
liability, general liability, life, hospital, medical, disability,
comprehensive, automobile, property damage, workmen’s compensation, key man,
fidelity bond, theft, forgery, vehicular, or errors and omissions insurance,
or
for any other insurance of any nature whatsoever.
1.29 “Intangibles”
means, throughout the world, all trademarks, including the Marks (as defined
in
Section 1.37), licenses, designs, patterns, pressbooks, promotional material,
artwork, trade dress, copyrights, copyright applications, copyright
registrations; web sites, including the content contained therein, domain
names,
trade secrets, permits, know-how, patents, patent applications, formula,
invention, technology, database or other intangible assets of any nature
(whether in use, operational, active, under development or design,
non-operative, or inactive, owned, marketed, maintained, supported, used,
licensed or otherwise held for use by, or licensed to or with respect to
which
rights are granted to a Person), and all goodwill, whether or not related
to the
foregoing, whether arising under statutory or common law in any jurisdiction
or
otherwise, and includes, without limitation, any and all Intellectual Property
Rights in and to the foregoing.
1.30 “Intellectual
Property Right(s)” means any and all proprietary rights (throughout the
universe, in all media, now existing or created in the future, and for the
entire duration of such rights) arising under statutory or common law, contract,
or otherwise, and whether or not perfected, including without limitation,
all
(a) rights in and to trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, symbols,
and
the like; (b) rights associated with works of authorship including, but not
limited to, copyrights, moral rights, design rights, copyright applications,
copyright registrations, and rights to prepare derivative works; (c) rights
relating to the protection of trade secrets and confidential information;
(d)
rights associated with patents, reissues and reexamined patents, and patent
applications, whenever filed and wherever issued, and all priority rights
resulting from such applications; (e) product rights; (f) rights analogous
to
those set forth in this definition and any and all other proprietary rights
relating to Intangibles not already included herein; (g) rights associated
with
divisions, divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes,
renewals, reissues and extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent
applicable) now existing, hereafter filed, issued, or acquired; and (h) the
right to xxx for past infringement of any Intangible and/or Intellectual
Property Rights, provided any such Intellectual Property Right is related
to the
Business.
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1.31 “Judgment”
means any order, writ, injunction, fine, citation, award, decree or any other
judgment of any kind whatsoever of any Governmental Entity.
1.32 “Knowledge”
shall mean the actual knowledge of the persons listed in Schedule
1.32 after
having made the due inquiry of those individuals who would be responsible
for
the matter to be represented or warranted to in this Agreement.
1.33 “Law”
means any provision of any law, statute, ordinance, order, constitution,
charter, treaty, rule or regulation enacted, approved or adopted by any
Governmental Entity, including common law.
1.34 “Liabilities”
means any direct or indirect Indebtedness, liability, claim, loss, damage,
Judgment, deficiency or obligation, known or unknown, fixed or inchoate,
liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on
financial statements.
1.35 “License
Agreement” means that certain License Agreement dated as of the Closing Date
between the Company and Buyer.
1.36 “Losses”
means any and all Liabilities, Proceedings, causes of action, costs and expenses
including, without limitation, costs of investigation, actual interest costs,
penalties and attorneys’ fees.
1.37 “Marks”
means all names, corporate names, domain names, fictitious names, trademarks,
trademark applications, trademark registrations, service marks, service xxxx
applications, service xxxx registrations; trade names, brand names, product
names, logos, trade dress, symbols, slogans or other designations owned or
used
by any Seller in commerce or in connection with the Business.
1.38 “Permit”
means any license, permit, certificate, Consent, right or privilege of any
kind
or nature whatsoever granted, issued, approved or allowed by any Governmental
Entity.
1.39 “Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company,
unincorporated organization, cooperative, trust, estate, Governmental Entity
or
authority (including any branch, subdivision or agency thereof), administrative
or regulatory authority, or any other entity of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
1.40 “Proceeding”
means any claim, suit, action, equitable action, litigation, investigation,
arbitration, trademark opposition, cancellation action, administrative hearing
or any other judicial or administrative proceeding of any kind or nature
whatsoever, or any formal demand which might lead to any of the
foregoing.
1.41 “Property”
means real, personal or mixed property.
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1.42 “Real
Property” means any real estate, land, building, structure, improvement or other
real property of any kind or nature whatsoever owned, leased or occupied
by any
Seller, all shares of stock or other ownership interests through which interests
in real estate may be held, and all appurtenant and ancillary rights thereto,
including, without limitation, easements, covenants, water rights, sewer
rights
and utility rights.
1.43 “SEC”
means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.44 “Sellers
Basket” means Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
1.45 “Sellers’
Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change: (i) in the properties,
results of operations or financial condition of the Assets taken as a whole
or
(ii) in the ability of Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
1.46 “Subsidiaries”
with respect to any Person, means any other Person or business entity, with
respect to whom 50% or more of the equity interest (or debt or other interest
convertible into an equity interest) is owned directly or indirectly by such
Person.
1.47 “Superior
Proposal” means a bona fide Acquisition Proposal (except that references in the
definition of Acquisition Proposal to the percentage “twenty percent (20%)”
shall be deemed to be “fifty percent (50%)” for the purposes of this definition)
that the Company determines in its good faith business judgment (after
consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel) would result
in a
transaction that is more favorable to Sellers, from a financial point of
view,
than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any amendments
hereto).
1.48 “Tangible
Property” means any machinery, buildings, fixtures, equipment, parts, furniture,
leasehold improvements, office equipment, vehicles, tools, forms, supplies
or
other tangible property of any kind or nature whatsoever.
1.49 “Tax”
or
“Taxes” means all taxes and governmental impositions of any kind in the nature
of (or similar to) taxes, payable to any federal, state, local or foreign
taxing
authority or other governmental authority, including, but not limited to,
those
on or measured by or referred to as income, franchise, profits, gross receipts,
capital, ad
valorem,
custom
duties, alternative or add-on minimum taxes, estimated, environmental,
disability, registration, value added, sales, use, service, real or personal
property, capital stock, license, payroll, withholding, employment, social
security, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, utility, severance,
production, excise, stamp, occupation, premiums, windfall profits, transfer
and
gains taxes, and interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed with respect
thereto.
1.50 “Tax
Return” shall mean any return (including any information return), report,
statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form,
election, certificate or other document or information (including any amendments
thereto) that is, has been or may in the future be filed with or submitted
to,
or required to be filed with or submitted to, any governmental authority
in
connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any
Tax
or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of
or
compliance with any Law relating to any Tax.
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1.51 “Trading
Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which a registration
statement, filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and covering
the
applicable Earn-Out Shares, is declared effective by the SEC or (ii) the
date on
which all of such Earn-Out Shares may be publicly sold without volume
restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act, or any successor rule,
as
determined by written opinion of counsel to Buyer.
1.52 “Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement together with all schedules and exhibits hereto,
and all other documents executed and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
1.53 “Wal-Mart
Agreement” means the agreement between Danskin Now and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(“Wal-Mart”) dated January 9, 2004.
2. Sale
and Purchase of Assets.
2.1 Assets.
At the
Closing, Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer,
and
Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Sellers, all right, title and interest
in
and to the following assets of Sellers related to the Business, and rights
of
every nature, kind and description with respect to such assets, wheresoever
located and whether or not reflected on the books and records of Sellers
(all of
which being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Assets”):
(a) All
Intangibles owned by Sellers (except as listed on Schedule
2.1(a))
and all
Intellectual Property Rights associated therewith, all goodwill,
licenses and sublicenses granted or obtained with respect thereto, and rights
thereunder, remedies against infringements thereof, and rights to protection
of
interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions;
(b) All
of
Sellers’ rights, powers and privileges in and to the Contracts described on
Schedule 2.1(b)
(the
“Specified Contracts”) and all Contract Rights thereunder;
(c) All
historical samples, sample books, prototypes, archive files or other similar
items used in or related to the Business that are not Intangibles or Excluded
Assets (defined below);
(d) All
prepaid assets (including the pro rata portion of advances or guaranteed
minimum
royalty and advertising payments (including any amounts received or receivable
pursuant to the Wal-Mart Agreement (the “Wal-Mart Payment Amounts”)) relating to
periods after the Closing Date under the Specified Contracts or payments
under
terminated license agreements related to the Marks (which are Assets) with
payments due post-Closing and any liquidated damages under the Specified
Contracts) and expenses other than rent escrows and security deposits;
and
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(e) All
of
Sellers’ claims, causes of action and other legal rights and remedies, whether
or not known as of the Closing, relating to Sellers’ ownership of the Assets,
but excluding claims against Buyer with respect to the transactions
contemplated
herein.
2.2 Excluded
Assets.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, there is excluded
from the sale and purchase contemplated by this Agreement all other assets
owned
or used by the Sellers (the “Excluded Assets”), including those Intangibles set
forth on Schedule
2.1(a).
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Contracts other than Specified
Contracts are, and shall be deemed, Excluded Assets.
2.3 Assumption
of Certain Liabilities.
On the
terms set forth herein, on and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume,
perform and pay the following Liabilities (“Assumed Liabilities”) but only to
the extent the same are not incurred or resulting from (directly or indirectly)
any breach or default by Sellers under any Contract with any Person or any
representation, warranty or covenant of Sellers noted herein:
all
Liabilities of Sellers arising and relating to periods after the Closing
in the
nature of services to be performed, payments to be made, actions to be taken
under the Specified Contracts and Assets transferred pursuant to this Agreement,
other than all Excluded Liabilities.
2.4 Non-Assumption
of Excluded Liabilities.
Buyer
is assuming only the Assumed Liabilities from the Sellers and is not assuming
any other Liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of whatever
nature, whether presently in existence or arising hereafter. Notwithstanding
anything herein capable of interpretation to the contrary, except for the
Assumed Liabilities, Sellers shall pay or otherwise fully discharge, as the
same
shall become due, all of their Liabilities existing as of the Closing Date
or
thereafter whether or not disclosed to Buyer on any Schedule hereto, and
Buyer
does not assume and shall in no event be liable for any such Liabilities
(the
“Excluded Liabilities”), including without limitation, the following (which
shall be Excluded Liabilities):
(a) all
Liabilities to the extent arising out of or relating to the operation or
conduct
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any retained businesses and
all
Liabilities to the extent arising out of or relating to any Excluded
Asset;
(b) all
Liabilities and commitments of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect
of
Taxes;
(c) all
Liabilities and commitments relating to current or former employees of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation (i) any
compensation or benefits payable to present or past employees of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation, any Liabilities arising
under any Seller Employee Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan and
any of
the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Liabilities for vacation, holiday or sick
pay, and (ii) any Liabilities under any employment, consulting or
non-competition agreement, change of control agreement, indemnity agreement,
any
retention or performance-based bonus or other compensation agreement, and
any
similar agreements, whether written or oral, and any Liabilities arising
out of
the termination by the Company of any of its employees in anticipation or
as a
consequence of, or following, consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
the Transaction Documents;
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(d) all
indebtedness and capital lease obligations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
(e) all
Liabilities to any broker, finder or agent or similar intermediary for any
broker’s fee, finders fee or similar fee or commission relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Sellers are
responsible pursuant to Section 4.21;
(f) all
Liabilities with respect to any Environmental Law or environmental conditions,
events, or circumstances, including with respect to any release of Hazardous
Substances after the Closing Date to the extent said Liabilities arise from
or
in connection with conditions, events or circumstances occurring on or before
the Closing Date, including without limitation the migration of Hazardous
Substances which were released on or prior to the Closing Date;
(g) all
Liabilities relating to any Real Property owned or leased (or formerly owned
or
leased) by or for the Sellers or any Affiliates thereof
(h) any
Liabilities of the Company and any of its Affiliates relating to or arising
out
of state and federal securities laws, rules, and regulations, fiduciary duties;
and
(i) any
Liabilities of the Company, its Subsidiaries or current or former Affiliates
thereof, if any, other than the Assumed Liabilities.
2.5 Delivery
of Certain Assets.
At the
Closing, each Seller shall deliver all of its right, title and interest in
the
Assets directly to Studio IP Holdings LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company and Subsidiary of Buyer (“Studio IP
Holdings”).
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding this Section,
all of
the Assets, including the Assets subject to this Section, are being acquired
by
Buyer hereunder and the delivery by Sellers of the Assets, subject to this
Section, to Studio IP Holdings shall be deemed to be a delivery of such Assets
initially to Buyer followed by a contribution of such Assets by Buyer to
the
capital of Studio IP Holdings.
3. Closing;
Purchase Price.
3.1 Closing.
The
Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place
at
the offices of Blank Rome LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
at
10:00 a.m. on the business day after all conditions to the parties’ obligations
set forth in Section 7
herein
have been satisfied or waived by the party entitled to the benefit of such
condition, or at such other place and on such other date as is mutually
agreeable to Buyer and Sellers. All transactions occurring at the Closing
shall
be deemed to occur concurrently.
3.2 Purchase
Price.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, as full
payment
for the transfer of the Assets by Sellers to Buyer, at the Closing,
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(a) Buyer
shall deliver to Sellers an aggregate of Seventy Million Dollars ($70,000,000),
payable in immediately available funds by wire transfer to such account as
previously designated in writing by Sellers;
(b) Buyer
shall assume all of the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof;
and
(c) Buyer
shall grant to Seller the right to receive the Earn-Out Consideration (as
herein
defined), which right shall be subject
to the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Section 3.3
hereof.
The
consideration set forth in Section 3.2(a), (b) and (c) shall collectively
be
referred to as the “Purchase Price”.
3.3 Earn-Out
Consideration.
(a) Following
the Closing, Sellers shall be entitled to additional consideration
(collectively, the “Earn-Out Consideration”) hereunder contingent upon the
earliest of the following events to occur (the date on which any such event
occurs sometimes referred to herein as the “License Event”) or a portion thereof
as provided herein:
(i) the
extension, pursuant to a written instrument, on or before December 31, 2008,
of
the [***] Agreement for at least calendar years 2009 and 2010 (a “[***]
Agreement Extension”) providing for guaranteed aggregate minimum royalties (the
“AMR”) equal to or in excess of [***] Dollars ($[***]) in the aggregate;
or
(ii) the
date
on which Buyer (or an Affiliate thereof) shall have earned and actually received
royalties or other license fees (excluding advertising, design, marketing and
other reimbursable expense payments deducted by the licensee before arriving
at
the royalty payable to the Buyer) which are generated from the Assets pursuant
to a definitive license or similar agreement entered into after the Closing
(“Royalties”), equal to or in excess of: (A) [***] Dollars ($[***]) in the
aggregate for calendar years 2009 and 2010 or (B) [***] Dollars ($[***])
in the aggregate for calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Royalties
for calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011, royalties from [***] shall be deemed
to
have been received when earned, except to the extent Buyer receives notice
from
[***] that such royalties will not be paid or would be deferred.
Such
Earn-Out Consideration shall, except as otherwise set forth herein, be evidenced
through the issuance to Sellers of certificates representing shares of common
stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Buyer (the “Earn-Out
Shares”), and shall be determined and payable as follows.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, Buyer shall become obligated to issue a
maximum number of Earn-Out Shares (the “Total Shares”) as determined by dividing
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) by the Closing Date Value of Buyer
Common Stock (as defined herein). The “Closing Date Value of Buyer Common Stock”
shall be equal to the average of the reported closing sale prices for such
securities on the NASDAQ Global Market (or such other market as at the time
constitutes the principal trading market for Buyer Common Stock) (the
“Applicable Market”) for the period comprised of all the trading days commencing
on the first trading day after the date hereof and ending on (and including)
the
last trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
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No
Earn-Out Consideration shall be due and owing hereunder in the event a License
Event shall not have occurred by December 31, 2011; provided,
however,
that
the foregoing limitation shall not restrict the Sellers’ right to receive
Earn-Out Shares in calendar year 2012 in respect of Royalties for calendar
year
2011.
Buyer
shall provide
the Sellers with a statement of
the
amount of Royalties
received
by the Buyer
for each
calendar year contemplated by this Section 3.3 within 45 days after the end
of
each such year.
Such
statement shall provide, in reasonable detail, (i) the name of each licensee
or
vendor, (ii) the category(s) of product covered by such license, (iii) the
applicable royalty rate under such license, (iv) the total Royalty received
by
the Buyer during the applicable period from such licensee or vendor, and (v)
the
aggregate amount of Royalties received. Such statement shall be accompanied
by a
certification of Buyer’s chief financial officer to the effect that such officer
has reviewed the report, as well as Buyer’s books of accounts and records, that
such statement has been prepared in accordance with GAAP as applicable, which
were applied on a consistent basis, and that, in such officer's opinion, such
statement is complete and correct.
If
Sellers
disagree
with the
Buyer’s determination of the amount of Royalties, then the amount of Royalties
shall be determined by the independent registered public accounting firm then
regularly engaged by Buyer (“Buyer’s Accountant”), and Buyer shall deliver the
report of Buyer’s Accountant to Sellers
within
90 days after the end of the year. Sellers shall have 15 days after receipt
of
such report to notify Buyer in writing of any objections thereto. If Sellers
do
not notify Buyer in writing of any objections within such period, then the
amount determined by Buyer’s Accountant shall be final and binding upon all of
the parties. If Sellers notify Buyer of any objections within such period,
and
Sellers and Buyer are unable to resolve such differences within 10 days
thereafter, then the disputed items shall be resolved as soon as
possible
by a
nationally recognized independent registered public accounting firm, selected
by
Buyer with Sellers’ consent, whose determination shall be final and binding upon
all of the parties.
The cost
of such audit shall be borne by the Sellers unless such audit uncovers an error
in Royalty computation such that Royalties reported by Buyer for any period
being reviewed are to be adjusted upward by greater than two percent (2%),
in
which case the cost shall be borne by Buyer.
(b) Except
as
otherwise set forth herein, the Earn-Out Shares, if any, to be issued by Buyer
to Sellers shall be issued within five business days after the amount thereof
has been determined in accordance herewith (the date of such issuance, the
“Earn-Out Shares Payment Date”). The Earn-Out
Shares
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the registration rights
agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit “L”, which will be entered into by Sellers and Buyer on the Closing
Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if (i) the
License Event occurs prior to September 30, 2007, and (ii) the average of the
reported closing sale prices of Buyer Common Stock on the Applicable Market
during the 3 trading days immediately prior to October 1, 2007 is less than
the
Closing Date Value of Buyer Common Stock, Buyer may, at its sole option, elect,
by written notice given to Sellers within such five business day period, to
pay
the Earn-Out Consideration in cash (in lieu of Buyer Common Stock) in an amount
equal to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000).
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(c) In
the
event (i) a License Event has occurred following October 1, 2007 and (ii) the
average of the reported closing sale prices for Buyer Common Stock on the
Applicable Market during the 3 trading days immediately prior to the occurrence
of the License Event (the “License Event Value of Buyer Common Stock”) is less
than the Closing Date Value of Buyer Common Stock, then Buyer may, at its sole
option, elect to pay the Earn-Out Consideration in cash (in lieu of Buyer Common
Stock) in an amount equal to Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000).
(d) In
the
event (i) a License Event has occurred, (ii) the Earn-Out Shares have been
issued under subparagraph (a) hereof and (iii) the average of the reported
closing sale prices for Buyer Common Stock on the Applicable Market for the
period comprised of all the trading days commencing on the first trading day
after the Trading Date and ending on (and including) the last trading day
immediately preceding the seventh trading day following the Trading Date (the
“Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock”) is less than the Closing Date Value of
Buyer Common Stock, then Buyer shall thereupon pay to Sellers, as part of the
Earn-Out Consideration, an aggregate amount, in cash, equal to the difference
between (A) Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) and (B) the product of (I) the number of
Earn-Out Shares to be issued and (II) the Trading Value of Buyer Common
Stock.
(e) The
provisions of this subparagraph (e) shall apply in respect of the following
instances where a License Event has not occurred, but a proportional amount
of
Earn-Out Consideration shall, subject to the terms and condition hereof, be
paid.
(i) If
aggregate Royalties for calendar year 2009 are equal to or in excess of [***]
Dollars ($[***]), but less than [***] Dollars ($[***]), then the Sellers shall
be entitled to receive, by no later than 50 days after the end of such calendar
year, 50% of the number of Total Shares;
(ii) if
aggregate Royalties for calendar year 2009 are in excess of [***] Dollars
($[***]), but less than [***] Dollars ($[***]), then the Sellers shall be
entitled to receive, by no later than 50 days after the end of such calendar
year, an amount of Earn-Out Shares equal to the product of (A) the number of
Total Shares, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount
of Royalties for calendar year 2009 and the denominator of which is [***]
Dollars ($[***]); and in either such case, if aggregate Royalties for calendar
years 2009 and 2010 are equal to or in excess of: [***] Dollars ($[***]), then
the Sellers shall be entitled to receive, by no later than 50 days after the
end
of calendar year 2010, the number of Earn-Out Shares determined by subtracting
(C) the number of Earn-Out Shares issuable pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii),
as
the case may be, of this subparagraph (e) from (D) the number of Total
Shares.
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Furthermore,
if aggregate Royalties for calendar year 2010 are in excess of [***] Dollars
($[***]), but less than [***] Dollars ($[***]), then the Sellers shall be
entitled to receive, by no later than 50 days after the end of such calendar
year, an amount equal to the product of (A) the number of Total Shares,
multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of Royalties
for calendar year 2010 and the denominator of which is [***] Dollars ($[***]).
If (I) less than the number of Total Shares is issued in respect of calendar
years 2009 and 2010, and (II) aggregate Royalties for calendar years 2009,
2010
and 2011 are equal to or in excess of [***] Dollars ($[***]), then the Sellers
shall be entitled to receive, by no later than 50 days after the end of calendar
year 2011, the number of Earn-Out Shares determined by subtracting (E) the
number of Earn-Out Shares issued in respect of calendar years 2009 and 2010
from
(F) the number of Total Shares. Sellers shall not be entitled to any
proportionate (or other) issuance of Earn-Out Shares in respect of calendar
year
2011 if aggregate Royalties for calendar years 2009, 2010 and 2011 are less
than
[***] Dollars ($[***]). Sellers shall not, under any circumstances, be entitled
to receive an aggregate amount of Earn-Out Shares in excess of the number of
Total Shares. If, under a [***] Agreement Extension, guaranteed AMR for 2009
and
2010 is at least [***] Dollars ($[***]) but less than [***] Dollars ($[***])
in
the aggregate, then (in addition to any other Earn-Out Shares to which they
may
otherwise be entitled under this Section 3.3, subject in all instances to the
maximum number of Total Shares issuable hereunder) the Sellers shall be entitled
to receive within thirty (30) days of the execution of the execution and
delivery of such [***] Agreement Extension, an amount of Earn-Out Shares equal
to the product of (A) the number of Total Shares, multiplied by (B) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the guaranteed AMR thereunder for calendar years
2009
and 2010 and the denominator of which is [***] Dollars ($[***]). In the event
that (i) any Earn-Out Shares are issued and delivered to Sellers pursuant to
this subparagraph (e) earlier than upon the occurrence of a License Event
(“Pro-Rata Earn-Out Shares”), and (ii) if (and only if) the Pro-Rata Trading
Value of Buyer Common Stock (as defined herein) thereof is less than the Closing
Date Value of Buyer Common Stock, then Buyer shall thereupon pay to Sellers,
as
part of the Earn-Out Consideration, an aggregate amount, in cash, equal to
the
difference (the “Excess Value”) between (A) the product of (I) Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000) and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of such
Pro-Rata Earn-Out Shares to be issued and the denominator is the number of
Total
Shares, and (B) the product of (I) the number of such Pro-Rata Earn-Out Shares
to be issued and (II) the Pro-Rata Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock. In
the
event that the applicable Pro-Rata Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock is
greater than the Closing Date Value of Buyer Common Stock, then the aggregate
Excess Value shall be deducted from any Earn-Out Consideration otherwise
thereafter payable by Buyer to Sellers hereunder. For purposes hereof, the
“Pro-Rata Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock” shall be determined in the same
manner as set forth in subparagraph (d) above with respect to the determination
of the Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock, except that if a registration
statement, filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and covering
such
Pro-Rata Earn-Out Shares, has theretofore been declared effective by the SEC,
and is at such time effective, then clause (i) of the definition of “Trading
Date” (as defined in Section 1.51 hereof) shall be deemed modified to refer
instead to the date on which such Pro-Rata Earn-Out Shares are issued. For
purposes of clarification, if any amounts are paid pursuant to this subparagraph
(e) (including Earn-Out Shares) and then a License Event occurs, Buyer shall
be
credited with any and all amounts theretofore paid under this subparagraph
(e)
in calculating any remaining Earn-Out Consideration to be paid.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall Buyer be required
to issue shares of Buyer Common Stock having an aggregate License Event Value
of
Buyer Common Stock, or aggregate Pro-Rata Trading Value of Buyer Common Stock,
in excess of Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($22,500,000).
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(g) In
the
event Sellers sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, including by way of
gift,
any Earn-Out Shares in any transactions (collectively, “Dispositions”) during
the period commencing on the Trading Date and ending on the trading day
immediately prior to the seventh trading day following the Trading Date, Sellers
shall immediately advise Buyer of the same in writing, together with reasonable
detail in respect of the Dispositions, and the gross amount of proceeds that
would have been realized by Sellers (based on then-prevailing Applicable Market
prices) in respect thereof shall be deducted from the amount of the cash
payment, if any, to be made to Sellers under this Section 3.3.
(h) Rights
to
the Earn-Out Consideration may not be pledged, hypothecated, sold or transferred
in any manner whatsoever without the consent of Buyer. Any attempted transfer
in
violation of this subparagraph (h) shall be void and without force or effect.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Earn-Out Consideration may be pledged, hypothecated or
transferred to the Sellers’ secured lender and/or to its current shareholders (a
“Proposed Transfer”) without the consent of Buyer; provided that, unless such
Proposed Transfer is registered under the Act, not later than five (5) business
days prior to such Proposed Transfer, Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer
an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to Buyer to the effect that such Proposed
Transfer is permitted under applicable federal and state securities
laws.
(i) The
number of shares of Buyer Common Stock (including the maximum number of Total
Shares) issuable hereunder, if any, shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect
any stock dividend, stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification
or
similar transaction in respect of Buyer Common Stock as
though
the Earn Out Shares had been issued at the time of such event.
No
fraction of a share of Buyer Common Stock will be issued hereunder, but in
lieu
thereof, if Sellers would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of
Buyer Common Stock, Sellers shall receive an amount of cash (rounded to the
nearest whole cent), without interest equal to the value of such fractional
share. The parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu
of
issuing fractional shares was not separately bargained for consideration, but
merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of simplifying the
corporate and accounting complexities that would otherwise be caused by the
issuance of fractional shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, in no event shall Buyer be required to issue a number of
shares of Buyer Common Stock which would be in excess of 19.99% of the total
issued and outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock at the Closing Date or
on
the Earn-Out Shares Payment Date.
(j) In
the
event the aggregate value of all Earn-Out Shares issued under this Agreement,
measured for purposes hereof as of the respective values and Trading Dates
applicable thereto, exceeds [***] Dollars ($[***]), then Sellers shall, within
thirty (30) days following the effective date of the Buyer’s most recent
registration statement filed with the SEC in respect thereof, pay bonuses,
in an
aggregate amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to the Personnel (as defined in
the
Design Services Agreement) or such other Danskin Now personnel as may be
designated by the Company, with the prior consent of Buyer which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
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3.4 Purchase
Price Allocation.
The
Purchase Price for the Assets shall be allocated in a manner set forth on
Schedule
3.4
hereto.
In connection with the determination of such schedule, the parties shall
cooperate with each other and provide such information as any of them shall
reasonably request. The parties shall (a) prepare and, where applicable, file
each report relating to the federal, state, local, foreign and other Tax
consequences of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including the filing
of IRS Form 8594) in a manner consistent with such allocation schedule and
(b)
take no position in any Tax Return or other Tax filing, proceeding, audit or
otherwise which is inconsistent with such allocation.
3.5 Reconciliation
of Royalty and Other Payments.
(a) Within
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the parties shall in good faith
reconcile any royalty payments (and like payments) under the Wal-Mart Agreement
received by such parties for periods ending prior to or following the Closing
Date pursuant to their rights and obligations set forth under Section
2.1(d)
of this
Agreement. Each party agrees to forward or otherwise pay any royalty payments
it
receives to which the other party hereto is entitled.
(b) In
addition, the parties agree that in the event the Closing occurs after March
1,
2007, Buyer shall be allocated (and shall receive upon Closing) all royalty
payments (and like payments) earned from Wal-Mart from and after March 1, 2007
through the Closing Date; provided, however, if the Closing occurs after March
13, 2007, then Buyer shall be allocated (and shall receive upon Closing) all
royalty payments (and like payments) earned from Wal-Mart for the period
commencing twelve (12) days prior to the Closing and ending on the Closing
Date.
4. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Sellers.
Knowing
that Buyer relies thereon, Sellers jointly and severally represent, warrant
and
covenant to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
follows:
4.1 Due
Incorporation and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
Each
Seller is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of formation (each of which jurisdiction is listed
in Schedule
4.1).
Each
Seller has the full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform
this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby upon the terms
and conditions herein provided. The Company will obtain, prior to Closing,
all
approvals of holders of its common stock
and
preferred stock required by applicable law, the certificate of incorporation
and
by laws thereof, by contract and otherwise regarding the transactions
contemplated hereby (the “Requisite Stockholder Approvals”). Each
Seller is duly qualified as a foreign entity in good standing under the Laws
of
each jurisdiction set forth in Schedule 4.1.
There
is no other jurisdiction in which the nature of the Business conducted by such
Seller requires such licensing or qualification except for where the failure
to
qualify or be licensed would not cause a material adverse effect with respect
to
either Seller. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.1,
the
Company has no Subsidiaries, and does not own, directly or indirectly any shares
of stock or other equity interest in or control, alone or in combination with
others, any Persons. Schedule
4.1
sets
forth the names and titles of each Sellers’ directors and officers.
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4.2 Capitalization.
The
issued and outstanding share capital of the Company consists of 68,946,537
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 7,190 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share, as more fully set forth on Schedule
4.2.
The
authorized and issued shares or other equity interests of the other Seller
is
set forth in Schedule
4.2.
All of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests
of
each of the Sellers are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
4.3 Authority
to Execute and Perform Agreement.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Sellers and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of each Seller, and this Agreement
constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of each Seller enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally, now or hereafter in effect, and subject to the availability
of
equitable remedies. Each Document contemplated by this Agreement, when executed
and delivered by Sellers in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be
valid and legally binding upon each Seller in accordance with its terms, except
as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, now or hereafter
in effect, and subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
4.4 Financial
Statements.
(a) Attached
as Schedule
4.4(a)
are
true, complete and correct copies of the unaudited balance sheets and notes
thereof of the Company, for the three years ended December 31, 2005,
December 25, 2004 and December 27, 2003. Schedule
4.4(a)
also
sets forth the Company’s unaudited balance sheets and the related statements of
income, retained earnings and cash flows at and for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006. The foregoing financial statements are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”. The Financial Statements
have been prepared from the books and records of the Company and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of each as at such dates and
the
results of its operations and the changes in its retained earnings and its
financial positions for the periods then ended in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods indicated (except that such
Financial Statements are not audited, do not contain immaterial year-end
adjustments, and except for the absence of footnotes, and certain
reclassifications for management reporting purposes). The Financial Statements
do not contain any material misstatements or omissions regarding the Business,
Assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Sellers. Since December
31,
2005, there have been no material changes in the accounting policies of the
Sellers except for any such changes required pursuant to GAAP.
(b) Attached
as Schedule
4.4(b),
is a
projected Closing Date summary unaudited balance sheet certified by the chief
financial officer of the Company reflecting the Company’s good faith best
estimate of the Company’s balance sheet as of February 2007 month end prepared
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (the “Execution Date Balance
Sheet”). The Execution Date Balance Sheet does not contain any material
misstatements or omissions regarding the Business, Assets or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Sellers.
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(c) The
financial projections attached as Schedule
4.4(c)
relating
to the Sellers’ royalties and other matters delivered to Buyer have been
prepared in good faith and are based on reasonable assumptions and constitute
Sellers’ best estimate of the information purported to be shown therein. Neither
Seller is aware of any fact or information that would lead it to believe that
such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material
respect.
4.5 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
September 30, 2006, there has been no Sellers’
Material Adverse Change. The Assets being transferred pursuant to this Agreement
are all those required to conduct the Business as currently conducted by the
Sellers.
4.6 Tax
Matters.
Except
to the extent that a failure to file a Tax Return, pay, collect or withhold
Taxes, or any inaccuracy in a Tax Return would not result in Buyer being liable
for such Taxes, (a) the Sellers have timely filed all Tax Returns that are
required to be filed, (b) the information provided on such Tax Returns is
complete and accurate in all material respects and (c) all Taxes due on such
Tax
Returns have been paid in full. No material claim has ever been made by any
Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where any Seller does not file a Tax
Return that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. None
of
the Assets is subject to any Encumbrance for Taxes, other than in respect of
Taxes not yet past due or duly reserved for and being contested in good faith
by
appropriate proceedings which suspend the collection thereof.
4.7 Compliance
with Laws.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.7,
each
Seller has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to the
Assets. Except as set forth and specifically identified in Schedule 4.7,
no
Seller has received written notice of any alleged material violation of or
material claim under any such Laws relating to the Assets of each Seller, and
to
the Knowledge of Sellers, no investigation, charge, claim or other action under
any such Laws relating to the Assets is pending or threatened.
4.8 Permits.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.8
(the
“Material Permits”), no Permits are material to the use of the Assets as
currently used. A true, correct and complete list of Sellers’ Material Permits
is set forth in Schedule
4.8.
All
Material Permits are in full force and effect, no violations are or have been
recorded in respect of any Material Permit and no Proceeding is pending or
to
the Sellers’ Knowledge threatened to revoke, terminate or limit any Material
Permit. Except as set forth and specifically identified in Schedule 4.8,
no
Seller is in default, nor has any Seller received any notice of any claim of
default, with respect to any Material Permit or of any written notice of any
other claim or Proceeding (or threatened Proceeding) relating to any Material
Permit.
4.9 No
Breach.
Except
as set forth and specifically identified in Schedule 4.9,
the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated including, without
limitation, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
documents required to effect the transactions herein contemplated, do not and
will not (a) constitute a violation of or default under (either immediately
or upon notice, lapse of time or both), conflict with or result in a breach
of
(i) any Seller’s organizational documents, (ii) the terms of any Specified
Contract or, (iii) any Judgment relating to the Assets or Business and
binding upon any Seller, or (iv) any Laws affecting the Assets or Business;
or (b) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of
the Assets or give to any Person any interest or right in any of the Assets;
or
(c) accelerate the maturity of or otherwise modify any Liability or
obligation of any Seller relating to the Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
or
(d) result in the breach of any of the terms and conditions of, constitute
a default under or otherwise cause any impairment of, any Specified Contract,
or
Material Permit, which, if not cured, could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect in any one case, or in the aggregate, on the Sellers,
the Assets or the Business.
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4.10 Consents.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10
and for
the filing of notification and report forms with the United States Federal
Trade
Commission and the United States Department of Justice under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”)
and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder
(the “HSR Filing”), if required, no Consent is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by Sellers of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited
to, the assignment of any and all of the Specified Contracts.
4.11 Judgments
and Proceedings.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.11,
there
is no outstanding Judgment against or affecting the Assets or the Business.
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.11,
there
is no Proceeding pending, or to the best of the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened,
against or affecting any of the Assets. True and correct copies of all
complaints, pleadings, petitions, notices, motions and other papers filed in
connection with the Proceedings listed in Schedule 4.11
have
been delivered to Buyer. Except as set forth and specifically identified in
Schedule
4.11,
there
are no Proceedings pending or, to the best of each Sellers’ Knowledge,
threatened, or any contingent liability which would give rise to a Sellers’
Material Adverse Change. Except as set forth and specifically identified in
Schedule 4.11 with
regard to the Specified Contracts, no breach of contract, tort, or other claim
(whether arising from the Business or Sellers’ operations or otherwise) has been
asserted by any Person against any Seller, and no claim has been asserted by
any
Seller against any Person with regards to the Specified Contracts.
4.12 Employee
Relations.
No
Seller is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or any other Contract
with any labor unions or any other representatives of Sellers’ employees. To the
best of each Seller’s Knowledge, except as set forth and specifically identified
in Schedule 4.12,
(a) no employee grievance which might have an adverse effect on the Assets
is pending and no claim therefor has been asserted, and (b) no collective
bargaining agreement is currently being negotiated by any Seller. No Seller
has
any present or threatened labor disturbances or any pending arbitration, unfair
labor practice, grievance, or other Proceeding of any kind with respect to
its
employees and has had no such labor disturbance, Proceeding or litigation within
the past eighteen months or which remains unresolved on the date hereof. No
Seller has Knowledge of any present or threatened walkout, strike or any similar
occurrence which adversely affects or may adversely affect the Assets. During
the past five years, no union attempts to organize or represent the employees
of
any Seller has been made, nor are any such attempts now threatened, nor has
any
Seller been notified by any labor organization that it is soliciting or intends
to solicit Sellers’ employees to select a bargaining agent, nor is any such
solicitation being made or, to any Seller’s Knowledge, contemplated by any labor
union.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall be liable for
the
inaccuracy in, or breach of, the representations and warranties set forth in
this Section 4.12, only if such inaccuracy or breach could reasonably be
expected to result in a Loss to Buyer.
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4.13 Contracts. Schedule 4.13
sets
forth a true and correct list of all material Contracts, including the Specified
Contracts, to which the Assets are bound or subject (“Material Contracts”). True
and correct copies of all written Material Contracts have been delivered to
Buyer and Schedule 4.13
includes
a complete and accurate description of all oral Material Contracts. All of
the
Specified Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1(b)
and
referred to in this Agreement or in the other Schedules hereto are in full
force
and effect. No Seller is in default under any Material Contracts, nor, to the
Knowledge of Sellers, is any other party to any such Material Contract in
default thereunder, nor is there any condition or basis for any claim of a
default by any party thereto or event which, with notice, lapse of time or
both,
would constitute a default thereunder, except that if there are any defaults
thereunder, the aggregate of all such defaults would not cause a Sellers’
Material Adverse Change, provided,
however,
that
the foregoing exception shall not apply in any way to any default or defaults
under the Wal-Mart Agreement; and each Seller has paid in full or accrued all
amounts due thereunder for periods on or prior to the date hereof (whether
or
not currently payable) and has satisfied in full or provided in full, and will
have satisfied in full or provided in full, for all of its Liabilities and
obligations thereunder for periods on or prior to the date hereof and at the
Closing Date. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.13,
all
rights of Sellers under the Specified Contracts extending beyond the Closing
Date are assignable to Buyer and upon assignment shall continue unimpaired
and
unchanged in Buyer on and after the Closing Date without (a) the Consent
(except for any Consent(s) which have been or will be obtained at or before
the
Closing) of any Person or (b) the payment of any penalty, the incurrence of
any additional obligation or the change of any term. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13,
such
Seller has examined, monitored or otherwise policed, to the extent deemed
prudent by each Seller and in accordance with the customary practices in the
industry in which such Seller participates, the activities of all of the
licensee counterparties under the Specified Contracts to verify that the
products manufactured, sold or offered for sale under the Marks licensed to
such
licensees pursuant to the Specified Contracts meet, in all material respects,
the quality control standards and requirements for use of the Marks set forth
in
such Specified Contracts.
4.14 Real
Property.
(a) No
Seller
is in default under any Contract relating to Real Property owned or leased
by
it, and no condition exists which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a default thereunder, and each such lease, sublease or other
agreement relating to Real Property owned or leased by Sellers is current,
valid, binding and in full force and effect, and neither the execution of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
result in any breach or acceleration of, or constitute (with written notice
or
lapse of time or both would constitute) a material default under, any such
Contract. No Seller has received any notice of any default (which has not been
cured or corrected) under any Contract relating to Real Property owned or leased
by Sellers and the leasehold interests and options of each Seller are not
subject to any Encumbrances.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.14,
none of
the Properties owned or occupied by any Seller or the use, occupancy, operation
or maintenance thereof, or any substance on or condition thereon is in violation
of any restrictive covenants or Laws, including Environmental Laws, or any
building, zoning, health, fire, safety or other ordinances, codes or regulations
in such manner as to interfere with the use and occupancy thereof in the
ordinary course of business, and no notice from any Governmental Entity has
been
served upon any Seller or upon the Real Property claiming any violation of
any
such Laws, ordinances, codes or regulations, requiring or calling attention
to
the need for any work, repairs, construction, alterations or installation,
or in
connection with said Properties which has not been complied with, or increasing
the assessments on the Real Property or claiming any monies are due with respect
to any Real Property. No condemnation Proceeding is pending or, to the best
of
Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened, against any Real Property.
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(3) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall be liable for the inaccuracy
in,
or breach of, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section
4.14,
only if such inaccuracy or breach could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Loss to Buyer.
4.15 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.15,
to the
Sellers’ Knowledge, all operations at or upon the Real Property or leased Real
Property (or any Real Property formerly owned or leased) have been and are
being
conducted in compliance in all material respects with all Laws, concerning
(a)
the management of Hazardous Substances, (b) discharges to the air, soil, surface
water, or groundwater, and (c) storage, treatment, disposal of any Hazardous
Substances at or connected with any activity at the Real Property or leased
Real
Property. Except as listed on Schedule
4.15
and
heretofore provided to Buyer, to Sellers’ Knowledge, there have been no
environmental inspections, investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews
or
other analyses conducted in relation to any property or business now or
previously owned, operated, or leased by any Seller (other than those done
on
behalf of Buyer).
(b) Except
as
set forth as Schedule
4.15,
to the
Sellers’ Knowledge, no Hazardous Substance is present at the Real Property in
such a manner as may require a response action or remediation under any
applicable Environmental Law. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.15,
no
employee has brought a claim, or to the Sellers’ Knowledge, threatened, to bring
a claim, against any Seller that he or she was harmed by workplace exposure
to a
Hazardous Substance, nor, to the Knowledge of each of the Sellers is there
any
basis for such claim.
(c) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.15,
none of
the Sellers have been notified by any Governmental Entity or third party of
any
material violation by any Seller or liability of any Seller under any
Environmental Law. There are no material pending civil, criminal, or
administrative proceedings against any Seller under any Environmental Law
arising out of or relating to the condition of the Real Property or leased
Real
Property or Sellers’ operations thereon and none of the Sellers have Knowledge
of any threatened civil, criminal or administrative proceedings under any
Environmental Law against any Seller arising out of or relating to the condition
of the Real Property or leased Real Property or Sellers’ operations thereon in
each case which would give rise to a Sellers’ Material Adverse Change.
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(d) Schedule
4.15
includes
a correct and complete listing of all facilities at which: (a) any Seller has
treated, stored or disposed of Hazardous Substances; (b) any third party under
contract with any Seller disposes or has treated, stored or disposed of
Hazardous Substances received from any Seller. The generation, treatment,
storage, transportation and disposal of such Hazardous Substances was and is
in
compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable
at
the time of generation, treatment, storage, transportation and disposal, except
where non compliance would not have a Sellers’ Material Adverse Change. Except
as disclosed on Schedule
4.15,
no
facility at which such Hazardous Substances were or are disposed, recycled,
treated or stored on the Real Property or leased Real Property is the subject
of
a legal action under any Environmental Law brought by any Governmental Entity
or
third party, or is listed or proposed for listing under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
(“CERCLA”), or under any similar state statute.
(e) None
of
the Sellers has Knowledge of any facts or circumstances relating to the Business
or the Real Property or leased Real Property that will result in the assertion
of environmental claims, liabilities or responsibilities being ascribed against
Buyer and none of the Sellers have retained or assumed by Contract, operation
of
law, a settlement agreement or otherwise, any liability or responsibility for
any environmental claim or condition or violation of any Environmental
Law.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall be liable for the inaccuracy
in,
or breach of, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section
4.15,
only if such inaccuracy or breach could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Loss to Buyer.
4.16 [Intentionally
Omitted.]
4.17 Intangibles.
(a) All
Intangibles related to the Business, owned, used, applied for and/or registered
in the name of or licensed to any Seller (other than those listed on
Schedule 2.1(a))
are
listed on Schedule 4.17.
Except
as specifically identified and disclosed in Schedule 4.17,
all
Sellers’ rights in and to the Intangibles set forth in Schedule 4.17
are free
and clear of any claims of infringement, invalidity or Encumbrance. No Seller
has received written notice of any adversely held Intangible of any other Person
or written notice of any claim of any other Person relating to any of the
Intangibles set forth in Schedule 4.17
or any
process or confidential information of any Seller, and no Seller has Knowledge
of any basis for any such claim. No Seller has infringed upon or misappropriated
any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person and none of the Intangibles
infringes upon or violates the Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary
rights of any Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17,
no
Seller has licensed any Person to use any Intangible that is included in the
Assets or other Intellectual Property Rights that is included in the Assets
of
any Seller, nor is any Seller obligated to pay any royalties, licensing fees
or
similar payments to any Person in respect of any item included in the
Assets.
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(b) Schedule 4.17
contains
a complete and accurate list and summary description of all registrations and
pending applications for the Marks. All registered and pending Marks have been
registered or applied for and pending, respectively (as indicated on the
schedule), with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the trademark
office of the jurisdiction to which the registration or application pertains,
and are currently in compliance with all applicable Laws. Except as set forth
in
Schedule
4.17,
the
Marks are valid, subsisting, and enforceable and are not subject to any
maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within sixty (60) days after
the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.17,
(i) no
Xxxx has
been
or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation or cancellation Proceeding
or
any other Proceeding relating to the validity or registrability thereof, and
no
such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks; (ii) there is no
potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any other Person
with regard to the Marks in any country throughout the world; (iii) none of
the
Marks has been challenged or threatened in any way; and (iv) where applicable,
the Assets bear Marks accompanied by the proper federal registration notice
where permitted by law.
4.18 Title.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.18,
each
Seller owns outright and has good, valid and marketable title to all of the
Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances. There are no outstanding options
or
commitments to which any Seller is a party which relate to the Assets or the
sale by any of them of the Assets. Within the past 10 years, no Seller has
done business under or been known by any name other than its present corporate
name, or done business at any address other than the addresses set forth in
Schedule 4.18.
4.19 Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.19,
no
Seller has Liabilities, other than (a) Liabilities fully
and adequately reflected in the balance sheets or income statements for the
period ended September 30, 2006 included within the Financial Statements,
(b) those incurred since September 30, 2006 in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices,
and (c)
those for which Buyer will not be liable from and after the
Closing.
4.20 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule 4.20,
neither
Sellers nor any ERISA Affiliate has (i) established, sponsored, maintained,
contributed to, or had an obligation to contribute to any Employee Benefit
Plans, (ii) proposed any Employee Benefit Plans which it will establish,
sponsor, maintain, contribute to or have an obligation to contribute to, or
(iii) proposed any changes to any Employee Benefit Plans now in effect,
other than a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA. The
Employee Benefit Plans set forth in Schedule 4.20 shall
hereinafter be referred to as “Seller Employee Benefit Plan”, when used in the
singular, and “Seller Employee Benefit Plans” when used in the
plural.
(b) Each
Seller Employee Benefit Plan is, and has been maintained and administered,
in
full compliance with its provisions and with all applicable Laws, including,
without limitation, ERISA and the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20,
there
has been no “reportable event”, as defined in ERISA and the regulations
thereunder, with respect to any Seller Employee Benefit Plan.
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(c) No
Asset
is subject to any Encumbrance under the Code or ERISA, nor has any event or
series of events occurred which could reasonably be expected to subject any
Asset to an Encumbrance under any applicable Law, including, without limitation,
ERISA and the Code.
(d) Neither
Sellers nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability, nor has any event
or
series of events occurred, which could reasonably be expected to subject Buyer
or any Asset to liability under Title IV of ERISA.
(e) Neither
Sellers nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any withdrawal liability, within
the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA, or any contingent withdrawal liability
under Section 4204 of ERISA, which liability has not been fully paid as of
the
date hereof or which could reasonably be expected to subject Buyer or any Asset
to liability. All contributions which Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate are
required to have made to a multiemployer plan as defined under Section 3(37)
of
ERISA, have been timely made.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall be liable for the inaccuracy
in,
or breach of, the representations and warranties set forth in this Section
4.20,
only if such inaccuracy or breach could reasonably be expected to result in
a
Loss to Buyer.
4.21 No
Broker.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.21,
no
broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf of
Sellers in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled to
any
broker’s fee, finder’s fee, or similar fee or commission in connection therewith
based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Sellers or any action
taken by Sellers. Any item disclosed in Schedule 4.21 will
be
paid by Sellers.
4.22 Investment
Matters.
The
Earn-Out Shares to be issued hereunder, if any, are being acquired for Sellers’
own account and not on behalf of any other Person, and all such Shares are
being
acquired for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any resale or distribution of such Earn-Out Shares. Sellers
have received or examined Buyer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005, Buyer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2006, all Forms 8-K filed by Buyer with
the
SEC after December 31, 2005 and Buyer’s, prospectus filed under Rule 424(b)(4)
of the Act on December 8, 2006. Sellers have had the opportunity to ask
questions and receive answers from Buyer concerning Buyer, and have been
furnished with all other information about Buyer which it has requested. Each
Seller is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Act. Each
Seller believes that it has been fully apprised of all facts and circumstances
necessary to permit it to make an informed decision about acquiring the Earn-Out
Shares, that it has sufficient knowledge and experience in business and
financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
an
investment in the Earn-Out Shares, and that it has the capacity to protect
its
own interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Sellers have been advised by Buyer and understand that, (a) the Earn-Out
Shares to be issued hereunder will not be registered under any federal or state
securities laws, (b) such shares must be held indefinitely unless and until
they are subsequently registered or an exemption from registration becomes
available, (c) the certificates representing such shares shall bear
appropriate restrictive legends, and (d) Buyer shall have the right to
direct the transfer agent of its common stock to place a stop transfer order
against such certificates.
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5. Representations
and Warranties of Buyer.
Knowing
that Sellers rely thereon, Buyer represents, warrants and covenants to Sellers
on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
5.1 Organization.
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer has full corporate power and authority
to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
upon the terms and conditions herein provided.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes
a valid and legally binding agreement of Buyer enforceable in accordance with
its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, now or hereafter in effect, and subject to the availability of
equitable remedies. Each Document contemplated by this Agreement, when executed
and delivered by Buyer in accordance with the provisions hereof, shall be valid
and legally binding upon Buyer in accordance with its terms, except as the
same
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, now or hereafter in effect, and
subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
5.3 Consent.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
5.3
and for
the HSR Filing, if required, no Consent is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.4 No
Violation.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated will violate any material agreement to which
Buyer is a party or by which Buyer is bound, or any provision of the charter
or
other organizational documents of Buyer.
5.5 Validity
of Buyer Common Stock.
The
Earn-Out Shares to be issued as Earn-Out
Consideration, if any, will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid,
non-assessable, duly authorized, and will be free and clear of any liens,
claims, encumbrances or third party rights of any kind.
5.6 No
Broker.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.6,
no
broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf of
Buyer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled to any broker’s
fee, finder’s fee, or similar fee or commission in connection therewith based on
any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Buyer or any action taken
by
Buyer.
Any item
disclosed in Schedule
5.6 will
be
paid for by Buyer.
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5.7 Availability
of Funds.
Buyer
has sufficient funds available to it and will, as of the Closing, have
sufficient cash to pay the Purchase Price and to pay all related fees and
expenses under this Agreement.
6. Covenants
and Agreements.
The
parties covenant and agree as follows:
6.1 Certain
Pre-Closing Covenants.
With
respect to the period between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of
(i)
the Closing and (ii) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
13:
(a) General.
Each of
the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all action
and
to do all things necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate and
make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in
Section 7).
(b) Notices
and Consents.
Sellers
and Buyer will give any notices to third parties and will use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any third party Consents required under any legal
or contractual obligation necessary to complete the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each of the parties will give any notices to, make any filings with,
and
use such party’s commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any authorizations,
consents, and approvals of Governmental Entities and other third parties
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and the Transaction
Documents.
(c) Operation
of Business.
Sellers
covenant and agree to conduct the Business only in the ordinary course and
in a
manner consistent with past practice and in compliance with applicable Laws
and
use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the present goodwill
of
Sellers and their relationships with customers, suppliers and other Persons
related to the Business. In addition to the foregoing, except as specifically
permitted by any other provisions in this Agreement, no Seller shall, between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, directly or indirectly, take any of the
following actions without the prior written consent of Buyer:
(i) amend
its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other organizational documents or
alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or in any
other
fashion the corporate structure or ownership of any Seller, except that Sellers
may amend the certificate of incorporation as may be necessary to consummate
the
transactions contemplated herein;
(ii) acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a
substantial portion of the stock or assets of, or by any other manner, any
business or corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other
business organization or division thereof; or any assets that are material,
individually or in the aggregate, to Sellers, except purchases in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(iii) sell,
lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any Encumbrance
or
otherwise dispose of any of the Assets, except sales, licenses or dispositions
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and not
otherwise in violation of the terms hereof, provided that any license hereunder
shall not conflict in any way with the terms of the License Agreement to be
entered into pursuant to this Agreement;
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(iv) incur
any
indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another
person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire
any debt securities of any Seller, guarantee any debt securities of another
person, or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of
the
foregoing, except for short-term borrowings incurred in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice;
(v) enter
into, amend, modify or terminate any Specified Contract except in the ordinary
course of business, or amend, modify or terminate any provision of the Wal-Mart
Agreement;
(vi) adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or
authorizing such a liquidation or dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization;
(vii) settle
or
compromise any litigation in which any Seller is a defendant (whether or not
commenced prior to the date of this Agreement), or settle, pay or compromise
any
claims not required to be paid, in each case involving: (i) the Marks, (ii)
any
Specified Contract, or (iii) any matter, the effect of which settlement,
compromise or payment could reasonably be expected to result in a Sellers’
Material Adverse Change;
(viii) modify
or
amend any existing Insurance Policy with respect to the Assets; or
(ix) make
any
changes in the current distribution channels of the Business;
(x) take
any
action that would reasonably be likely to have a Sellers’ Material Adverse
Change; or
(xi) authorize
any of, or commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
(d) Notice
of Developments.
Sellers
and Buyer will give prompt written notice to the other of any material adverse
development causing a breach of any of such party’s representations and
warranties in Sections 4 and 5, respectively. No disclosure by any party
pursuant to this Section 6.1(d)
will be
deemed to amend or supplement any schedule or to prevent or cure any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or breach of covenant unless such
disclosure is accepted in writing by the non-disclosing parties as an amendment
or supplement to such schedule, as the case may be, or as a waiver of any
misrepresentation or breach.
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(e) No
Solicitation of Transactions.
No
Seller, or any Subsidiary thereof, directly or indirectly, through any director,
officer, employee, investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or
other agent or representative of any Seller shall solicit, initiate or encourage
or knowingly facilitate (including by furnishing non-public information) any
inquiries or the submission of proposals or offers from any person relating
to
any acquisition or purchase of all or any portion of the Assets (other than
in
the ordinary course of business) or Business of, or any equity interest in,
any
Seller, or any merger, consolidation, share exchange, amalgamation,
reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer, business
combination or other similar transaction involving any Seller, and, other than
with Buyer or any of its Affiliates, participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any information with
respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate
in,
facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or
seek
any of the foregoing. Each Seller shall, and shall cause any of their respective
representatives or affiliates to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated
or withdrawn any existing discussions or negotiations with any parties conducted
heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing (other than in respect of the
transactions contemplated hereby). Sellers shall, within two (2) business days,
notify Buyer if any such proposal or offer, or any inquiry or contact with
any
person with respect thereto, is made and shall, in any such notice to Buyer,
indicate in reasonable detail the identity of the offeror and the terms and
conditions of any proposal or offer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board
of
Directors of the Company shall be permitted in response to an unsolicited bona
fide written Acquisition Proposal from any Person received after the date of
this Agreement to engage in any discussions or negotiations with, or provide
any
information to, any Person in response to an unsolicited bona fide written
Acquisition Proposal by any such Person received after the date of this
Agreement, if and only to the extent that, (a) the Board of Directors of the
Company shall have concluded in good faith that such Acquisition Proposal would,
if consummated, constitute a Superior Proposal, (b) the Board of Directors
of
the Company shall have determined in good faith after consultation with outside
legal counsel that such action is necessary for such Board of Directors to
be
deemed to have acted in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties under
the
DGCL and (c) prior to providing any information or data to any Person in
connection with an Acquisition Proposal by any such Person, the Board of
Directors shall have received from such Person an executed confidentiality
agreement containing terms and provisions no less favorable to the Company
than
those contained in the Mutual Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement
between Buyer (f/k/a Candie’s, Inc.) and the Company, dated as of March 22, 2005
(the “Confidentiality Agreement”). The Company shall, within two (2) business
days, notify Buyer in writing of any and all such inquiries, proposals or offers
received by, or any such discussions or negotiations sought to be initiated
or
continued with, any of its representatives, which notice shall set forth the
name(s) of such Person(s) and the material terms and conditions of any
Acquisition Proposals. The Company shall keep Buyer fully and promptly informed
of the status (including amendments or proposed amendments) of any such
Acquisition Proposal; provided,
that,
nothing in this Section 6.1(e)
shall
permit Sellers to terminate this Agreement (except as specifically provided
in
Section 13
hereof).
(f) Closing
Balance Sheet.
On or
before the Closing Date, Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a balance
sheet dated the Closing Date (the “ Closing Balance Sheet”). The Closing Balance
Sheet shall be prepared by Sellers’ personnel in accordance with GAAP, as
applied in preparation of the Financial Statements, and shall fairly and
accurately present the consolidated assets, Liabilities and financial position
of Sellers, as of the Closing Date. The Closing Balance Sheet shall be
accompanied by reasonably detailed analysis reconciling the Closing Date Balance
Sheet and the Execution Date Balance Sheet.
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6.2 Pre-Closing
Tax Returns.
Sellers
shall file all Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the Assets
on or
prior to the Closing Date.
6.3 Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
Sellers
and Buyer shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by
the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this
Agreement and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.
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 audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available
on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation
of any material provided hereunder. Sellers expressly agree and acknowledge
that
they shall be responsible for and shall pay any and all Taxes which result
or
arise from the sale of the Assets.
6.4 Confidentiality.
Subject
to Section 14.1, without the prior written consent of the other party, neither
Buyer nor any Seller, nor their respective Affiliates shall disclose any
confidential information of the other party, which any of their respective
officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents, investment bankers, or
accountants, may now possess or may hereafter create or obtain relating to,
without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, supplier lists,
referral source lists, costs, profits or margin information, markets, sales,
pricing policies, operational methods, plans for future development, data
drawings, samples, processes, products, software, the financial condition,
results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future
prospects and such information shall not be published, disclosed, or made
accessible by any of them to any other Person or entity or used by any of them;
provided,
however,
that
such party may disclose or use any such information (i) as has become generally
available to the public other than through a breach of this Agreement by such
party or any of its Affiliates and representatives, (ii) as becomes available
to
such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any other party
hereto or such other party’s Affiliates or representatives, provided that such
source is not known or reasonably believed by such party to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement or other obligations of secrecy, (iii) as may be
required in any report, statement or testimony required to be submitted to
any
Governmental Entity having or claiming to have jurisdiction over it, or as
may
be otherwise required by applicable Law, or as may be required in response
to
any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (iv) as may be
required to obtain any Governmental Entity approval or Consent required in
order
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (v) as may
be
necessary to establish such party’s rights under this Agreement; provided,
further,
that in
the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), the Person intending to disclose
confidential information will promptly notify the party to whom it is obliged
to
keep such information confidential and, to the extent practicable, provide
such
party a reasonable opportunity to prevent public disclosure of such information.
In the event the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated and this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 13,
each
party hereto shall return all confidential materials to the appropriate other
party or destroy such confidential materials (and certify in writing the
destruction thereof) exchanged in connection with this Agreement. Each party
acknowledges responsibility for disclosures caused by such party and any of
its
respective Affiliates and representatives.
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6.5 Legal
Conditions to Transaction.
Sellers
and Buyer shall take commercially reasonable actions necessary to comply
promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on such party with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (which actions shall
include, without limitation, filing and furnishing all information required
under the HSR Act), and in connection therewith shall promptly cooperate with
and furnish information to each other in connection with any such requirements
imposed upon either of them or any of their subsidiaries in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Seller and Buyer shall (i)
take commercially reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and shall cooperate
with each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization, order or approval
of,
or any exemption by, any Governmental Entity or other third party, required
to
be obtained or made by any Seller for any of the conditions set forth in Section
7 to be satisfied (any of the foregoing, an “Approval”) or the taking of any
action required in furtherance thereof or otherwise contemplated thereby or
by
this Agreement, (ii) diligently oppose or pursue any rehearing, appeal or other
challenge which may be available to it of any refusal to issue any Approval
or
of any order or ruling of any Governmental Entity which may adversely affect
the
ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or to take any action contemplated by any Approval until such time as such
refusal to issue any Approval or any order or ruling has become final and
non-appealable, and (iii) diligently oppose any objections to, appeals from
or
petitions to reconsider or reopen any Approval or the taking of any action
contemplated thereby or by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
neither Sellers nor Buyer shall be required to agree to waive any substantial
rights or to accept any substantial limitation on its operations or to dispose
of any material assets in connection with obtaining any such consent,
authorization, order, Approval or exemption.
6.6 Employee
Benefit Plans.
Buyer
shall not assume, sponsor, contribute to, or be obligated to contribute to
Sellers’ Employee Benefit Plans. Sellers shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless
from and against any Liabilities arising under or relating to Sellers’ Employee
Benefit Plans.
6.7 Restrictions
on Sellers’ Distributions
and
Other Actions.
(a) At
all
times during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the one
year anniversary thereof (the “Initial Period”), Sellers shall not make
any
distributions, dividends or other payments of cash or other assets or property
to any stockholders (“Stockholder Payments”); provided,
however,
that if
Sellers prepay to Buyer concurrently therewith the Annual Royalty, (as such
term
is defined in the License Agreement for the second Year (as defined in the
License Agreement) pursuant to the License Agreement (the “Year 2 Prepayment
Amount”), then Sellers shall have the right to make Stockholder Payments during
the Initial Period.
(b) At
all
times during the one year period beginning on the last day of the Initial Period
(the “Second Period”), Sellers shall not make any Stockholder Payments;
provided,
however,
that
Sellers shall be permitted to make a Stockholder Payment (a “Contemplated
Stockholder Payment”) if at such time (i) the amount of Sellers’ cash and cash
equivalents, calculated after taking into account the making of any such
Contemplated Stockholder Payments (“Available Cash”), is then at least equal to
the greater of: (A) an amount not less than 120% of the absolute value of the
trailing twelve (12) month Net Losses (as defined herein), if any, of the
Sellers or (B) Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (the greater of such amounts,
the “Applicable Threshold”); or (ii) Sellers pay to Buyer concurrently
therewith the Year 2 Prepayment Amount. For purposes hereof “Net Losses” shall
mean the net loss of Sellers, determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding
the
non-recurring expenses of the Sellers relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby to the extent such expenses were deducted (and not capitalized) in
computing the Net Losses.
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(c) Sellers
shall provide, at Buyer’s request and otherwise on not less than a monthly
basis, Buyer with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer of their compliance
with the foregoing covenants in this Section 6.7 until expiration of the Second
Period.
(d) Nothing
contained herein shall, subject to the provision of Section 3.3(h), prevent
the
Sellers from distributing the Earn-Out Shares and any such distribution shall
not be taken into account in any calculation under subparagraph (b) of this
Section 6.7.
6.8 Name
Change.
Each
Seller shall promptly after the Closing Date (and in any event within thirty
calendar days) change its corporate name to a name which does not include any
of
the words “Danskin,” or “Now,” and will furnish a certificate, satisfactory to
Buyer, indicating such name change.
Company
shall promptly after the Closing Date (and in any event within thirty calendar
days) cause any entity controlled by or under common control with Company,
directly or indirectly, to change its name to a name which does not include
any
of the words “Danskin,” or “Now,” and will furnish a certificate,
satisfactory to Buyer,
indicating such name change.
6.9 Assistance
with Financial Statements.
Sellers
shall, at Buyer’s expense, use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all
actions, including the making available of Sellers’ accountants and the granting
of access to Buyer and its accountants to all books and records of Sellers
used
in connection with the Business and the Assets, to assist Buyer in connection
with Buyer’s preparation of financial statements as required by Items 2.01 and
9.01 of Form 8-K
in order
for Buyer to meet its Form 8-K obligations within the applicable time period
required by such form.
7. Conditions
to each Parties’ Obligations to Close.
The
obligations of each of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions
provided herein shall be subject to the following conditions:
7.1 No
Prohibition.
No Law
shall have been enacted, entered, issued, promulgated or enforced by any
Governmental Entity, nor shall any claim have been instituted and remain pending
or have been threatened and remain so at what would otherwise be the Closing
Date, which prohibits or restricts or would (if successful) prohibit or
materially restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which
would not permit the Business to continue to operate unimpaired following the
Closing Date (and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have expired or been terminated);
7.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer.
The
obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are
subject to the following conditions:
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(a) (i)
Sellers shall have performed in all material respects all of their obligations
hereunder required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date,
(ii)
the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement shall
be true in all respects (disregarding immateriality, materiality, Sellers’
Material Adverse Change or any other derivation of any of the foregoing
contained in any such representations and warranties) when made and at and
as of
the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date (except that any
representation or warranty made as of a specified date other than the date
hereof shall only be required to have been true on and as of such date), except
where any failure of such representations and warranties to be so true in all
respects would not result in a Sellers’ Material Adverse Change), (iii) Sellers
shall have operated the Business and held the Assets in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practices and (iv) Buyer shall have received
a
certificate signed by an officer of each Seller to the foregoing effect;
(b) Sellers
shall have delivered to Buyer all of the items set forth under Section 8, unless
waived in writing; and
(c) There
shall not have occurred at any time after the date of this Agreement any
Sellers’ Material Adverse Change.
7.3 Conditions
to Obligations of Sellers.
The
obligations Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are
subject to the following conditions:
(a) Buyer
shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations hereunder
required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be
true in all respects (disregarding immateriality, materiality, Buyer Material
Adverse Change or any other derivation of any of the foregoing contained in
any
such representations and warranties) when made and at and as of the Closing
Date, as if made at and as of such date (except that any representation or
warranty made as of a specified date other than the date hereof shall only
be
required to have been true on and as of such date), except where any failure
of
such representations and warranties to be so true in all respects would not
result in a Buyer Material Adverse Change), and (iii) Sellers shall have
received a certificate signed by an officer of Buyer to the foregoing
effect;
(b) Buyer
shall have delivered to Sellers all of the items set forth under Section 9,
unless waived in writing;
(c) There
shall not have occurred at any time after the date of this Agreement any Buyer
Material Adverse Change; and
(d) The
Requisite Stockholder Approvals shall have been obtained.
8. Deliveries
by Sellers.
At the
Closing, Sellers are delivering to Buyer the following, which shall be in form
and substance acceptable to Buyer and Buyer’s counsel:
(a) Documents
and instruments of transfer for the Assets including, without limitation, bills
of sale and assignments of all Intangibles (including all Intellectual Property
Rights appurtenant thereto) and assignments of all assignable licenses and
Permits relating to the Assets or the use, occupancy or operation thereof
including, but not limited to, documents substantially in the form of
Exhibit “A”
(Master
Trademark Assignment Agreement),
Exhibit “B”
(Master
Copyright Assignment Agreement),
a
Master Patent Assignment Agreement in a form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer if any patents are included in the Assets, a Security
Release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, Exhibit
“E”
(Consent
to Transfer of License),
Exhibit “F”
(Assignment
and Assumption Agreement)
and
Exhibit
“G”
(Xxxx
of Sale);
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(b) Copies
of
the minutes of the meetings of the board of directors (or its equivalent) of
Sellers authorizing the execution and performance of this Agreement and the
amendment of each Sellers’ charter or formation documents to change (if
applicable) its name, certified by each Sellers’ Secretary;
(c) Copies
or
originals of all files, papers, books and records, licenses, permits, approvals,
applications, correspondence, and other documents relative to the Assets;
(d) All
Encumbrances, except for permitted Encumbrances set forth on Schedule
8(d),
with
respect to the Assets shall be discharged prior to the Closing and all Assets
shall be delivered at the Closing free and clear of any Encumbrances, and all
of
the Contracts set forth on Schedule 8(d)
shall
have been terminated;
(e) A
certificate, dated no earlier than five days prior to the Closing Date, that
each Seller is in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation;
(f) Certificate
of incumbency and specimen signatures of all signatory officers of each Seller,
certified by such Seller’s Secretary;
(g) The
License Agreement (the “License Agreement”), between Studio IP Holdings and the
Company, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit “H”
hereto,
signed by the Company;
(h) The
favorable opinions of Dechert LLP and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq., counsel to
Sellers, dated the Closing Date and addressed to Buyer in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;
(i) Design
Services Agreement (the “Design Services Agreement”) in substantially the form
of Exhibit
“J,”
between
Buyer and the Company, executed by the Company; All waivers of defaults and/or
consents required under Specified Contracts which are set forth on Schedule
2.1(b);
(j) The
Registration Rights Agreement executed by the Sellers;
(k) All
waivers of defaults and/or consents required under Specified Contracts which
are
set forth on Schedule 2.1(b);
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(l) The
Closing Balance Sheet, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer;
and
(m) Evidence
of the receipt by the Company of the Requisite Stockholder Approvals, in form
and substance satisfactory to Buyer.
9. Deliveries
by Buyer.
At the
Closing, Buyer is delivering, or causing Studio IP Holdings to deliver, as
the
case may be, to Sellers the following, which shall be in form and substance
acceptable to Sellers and Sellers’ counsel:
(a) An
aggregate sum of Seventy Million Dollars ($70,000,000) by wire transfer in
accordance with this Agreement;
(b) The
License Agreement executed by Studio IP Holdings;
(c) The
favorable opinion of Blank Rome LLP, counsel to Buyer, dated the Closing Date
and addressed to Sellers, substantially in the form of Exhibit “K”;
(d) An
assumption agreement in respect of the Assumed Liabilities in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Sellers;
(e) Design
Services Agreement executed by Buyer; and
(f) The
Registration Rights Agreement executed by Buyer.
10. Indemnification.
10.1 Obligation
of the Sellers to Indemnify.
The
Sellers shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer
and its officers, directors, shareholders and affiliates from and against any
and all Losses with respect to the following:
(a) Any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement of any Seller contained in this Agreement or in any Transaction
Document delivered pursuant to this Agreement; and
(b) Any
Excluded Liabilities,
including, without limitation, any Liabilities under Section 11.
10.2 Obligation
of Buyer to Indemnify.
Buyer
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sellers from and against any
Losses arising out of or due to (i) any misrepresentation or a breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this
Agreement or in any Transaction Document delivered pursuant to this Agreement
and (ii) Buyer’s use of Assets from and after the date of
Closing.
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10.3 Certain
Limitations Regarding Indemnification.
(a) Limitations
on the Sellers’ Indemnification:
Subject
to Section 10.3(a)(ii), with respect to indemnification for any Claims under
Section 10.1:
(i) The
Sellers shall not have any liability under Section 10.1 unless the aggregate
amount of Losses under Section 10.1
of this
Agreement exceeds the Sellers Basket and then only to the extent of such
excess.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the amount of indemnity
payable by the Sellers as a result of any Claims arising out of a breach of
the
following: Section 4.16 (Wal-Mart
Payment Amounts)
or
Section 10.1(b) of, and any covenants of Sellers set forth in, this Agreement
shall not be subject to the Sellers Basket. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the amount of indemnity payable by the
Sellers as a result of any Claims arising out of a breach of the following:
Section 4.1 (Due
Incorporation and Qualification),
Section 4.2 (Capitalization),
Section 4.3 (Authority
to Execute and Perform Agreement),
Section 4.6 (Tax
Matters),
Section 4.11 (Judgments
and Proceedings),
Section
4.12 (Employee
Relations),
Section
4.13 (Contracts),
Section 4.16 (Wal-Mart
Payment Amounts),
Section 4.17 (Intangibles),
Section 4.18 (Title),
Section 4.19 (Undisclosed
Liabilities)
and
Section 4.20
(Employee
Benefit Plans)
or
Section 10.1(b) of, and any covenants of Sellers set forth in, this Agreement
shall not be subject to the Indemnity Cap (as defined herein).“Claim”
means all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, fees and expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in advance of the final
disposition of any claim, suit, action, proceeding or investigation and
judgments, fines, losses, claims, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement
in
connection with any such threatened or actual claim, suit, action, proceeding
or
investigation).
(b) Limitations
on Buyer’s Indemnification.
With
respect to indemnification for any Claims under Section 10.2,
Buyer
shall not have any liability under Section 10.2
unless
the aggregate amount of Losses to the Company under Section 10.2
of this
Agreement exceeds the Buyer Basket and then only to the extent of such excess,
provided that notwithstanding the foregoing the amount of indemnity payable
by
Buyer as a result of any Claims arising out a breach in Section 10.2(ii) shall
not be subject to the Buyer Basket.
(c) Additional
Limitations on Sellers’ or Buyer’s Indemnification.
In no
event shall Sellers’ or Buyers’ liability for indemnification under
Section 10.1 or 10.2, respectively, exceed Forty Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars $42,500,000) (the “Indemnity Cap”); provided, however, that
such limitation shall not apply to Section 4.1 (Due
Incorporation and Qualification),
Section 4.2 (Capitalization),
Section 4.3 (Authority
to Execute and Perform Agreement),
Section 4.6 (Tax
Matters),
Section 4.11 (Judgments
and Proceedings),
Section
4.12 (Employee
Relations), Section 4.13
(Contracts),
Section 4.16 (Wal-Mart
Payment Amounts),
Section 4.17 (Intangibles),
Section 4.18 (Title),
Section 4.19 (Undisclosed
Liabilities)
and
Section 4.20
(Employee
Benefit Plans)
or
Section 10.1(b) of, and any covenants of Sellers set forth in, this
Agreement.
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10.4 Third
Party Claims.
If a
Claim by a third party is made against any party or parties hereto and the
party
or parties against whom said Claim is made intends to seek indemnification
with
respect thereto under Sections 10.1 or 10.2, the party or parties seeking such
indemnification shall promptly notify the indemnifying party or parties, in
writing, of such Claim; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the rights of the indemnified party or parties hereunder except
to the extent that such failure materially and adversely affects the
indemnifying party or parties due to the inability to timely defend such action.
The indemnifying party or parties shall have 20 business days after said notice
is given to elect, by written notice given to the indemnified party or parties,
to undertake, conduct and control, through counsel of their own choosing
(subject to the consent of the indemnified party or parties, such consent not
to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and at their sole risk and expense, the
good faith settlement or defense of such Claim, and the indemnified party or
parties shall cooperate with the indemnifying parties in connection therewith;
provided: (a) all settlements require the prior reasonable consultation with
the
indemnified party and the prior written consent of the indemnified party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (b) the indemnified
party or parties shall be entitled to participate in such settlement or defense
through counsel chosen by the indemnified party or parties, provided that the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the indemnified party or
parties. So long as the indemnifying party or parties are contesting any such
Claim in good faith, the indemnified party or parties shall not pay or settle
any such Claim; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to pay or settle any such
Claim at any time, provided that in such event they shall waive any right of
indemnification therefor by the indemnifying party or parties. If the
indemnifying party or parties do not make a timely election to undertake the
good faith defense or settlement of the Claim as aforesaid, or if the
indemnifying parties fail to proceed with the good faith defense or settlement
of the matter after making such election, then, in either such event, the
indemnified party or parties shall have the right to contest, settle or
compromise (provided that all settlements or compromises require the prior
reasonable consultation with the indemnifying party and the prior written
consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) the Claim at their exclusive discretion, at the risk and
expense of the indemnifying parties.
10.5 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties of Sellers and Buyer contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing and any investigation made by or on behalf of any
party hereto until the close of business on the last day of the twelfth month
following the Closing Date; provided,
that
(A) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 10.3(a)(ii) and
the proviso in the last sentence of Section 10.3(b), shall survive until sixty
(60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for
the
applicable underlying Claim, including any extensions or waivers thereof and
(B)
any Claims in connection with fraud shall survive indefinitely. A written Claim
for indemnification under this Section 10 for breach of a representation or
warranty may be brought at any time; provided,
that the
representation or warranty on which such Claim is based continues to survive
under this Section 10.5
at the
time notice of such Claim is given in accordance with Section 10.3 hereof,
and
if such written notice is given within such period, all rights to
indemnification with respect to such Claim shall continue in force and
effect.
10.6 Assistance.
Regardless of which party is controlling the defense of any Claim, each party
shall act in good faith and shall provide reasonable documents and cooperation
to the party handling the defense.
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11. Bulk
Sales Compliance.
Sellers
shall comply with all Laws relating to bulk sales and/or the sale and purchase
of the Assets. Sellers will, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold Buyer
harmless from, against and with respect to, and shall reimburse Buyer for any
and all Losses suffered or incurred by Buyer arising out of, relating to or
by
reason of any noncompliance with such Laws. This indemnification shall apply
to,
but shall not be limited to, Losses due to any acceleration of payment with
respect to any Liability or obligation of Sellers assumed by Buyer hereunder,
and is in addition to the indemnification provided pursuant to Section
10.
12. Expenses.
Whether
or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be consummated,
each party shall pay its own expenses incident to preparing for, entering into
and carrying into effect this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the fees incurred in connection with the HSR Filing. Sellers
shall be responsible for and make arrangements to pay all sales, transfer,
stamp, recording and similar Taxes, if any, incurred in connection with any
Intangibles and Tangible Property conveyed to Buyer hereunder.
13. Termination
and Abandonment.
13.1 Termination.
Except
as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement may be terminated:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Buyer and Sellers;
(b) by
Buyer
(provided,
that
Buyer is not then in material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty
or other agreement contained herein), if there has been a Sellers’ Material
Adverse Change since the date of execution of this Agreement;
(c) by
Sellers (provided,
that no
Seller is then in material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty
or
other agreement contained herein), if there has been a Buyer Material Adverse
Change since the date of execution of this Agreement;
(d) by
either
Buyer or Sellers, upon written notice to the non-terminating parties if the
Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 30, 2007 (the “Outside Date”),
unless such failure of consummation shall be due to (i) the failure of the
terminating party to perform or observe in all material respects the covenants
and agreements hereof to be performed or observed by the terminating party,
or
(ii) the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act shall not have expired
or
been terminated, then such Outside Date shall be extended to April 30,
2007;
(e) by
either
Buyer or Sellers if any Law preventing or prohibiting consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(f) by
Sellers, if the Company shall have concluded in good faith, after consultation
with outside counsel, that such action is necessary in order for it to be deemed
to have acted in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties under the DGCL
and under any other applicable Law in connection with its approval of a Superior
Proposal; provided,
that
Buyer does not make, within two (2) business days of receipt of the Company’s
written notification of its intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to
this Section 13,
an
offer that the Company’s Board of Directors determines, in good faith after
consultation with its financial advisors, is at least as favorable, from a
financial point of view, to the stockholders of the Company as such Superior
Proposal. The Company shall (A) not enter into a binding agreement with respect
to a Superior Proposal until at least two (2) business days after it has
provided the notice to Buyer required by this section and (B) notify Buyer
promptly if its intention to enter into a written agreement referred to in
its
notification shall change at any time after giving such notification;
or
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(g) by
Buyer
or Sellers, if the Requisite Stockholders Approval shall not have been obtained
by March 30, 2007.
13.2 Effect
of Termination.
(a) In
the
event of termination of this Agreement by either Buyer or Sellers pursuant
to
this Section 13, this Agreement will forthwith become void and there will be
no
liability under this Agreement on the part of either party, except (i) to the
extent that such termination results from the willful and material breach by
a
party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set
forth in this Agreement and (ii) Section 6.4 (Confidentiality)
and
this Section 13 will remain in full force and effect and will survive any
termination of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated
by
Buyer pursuant to Section 13.1(b),
Sellers
will pay to Buyer the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Buyer in connection with the negotiation, execution
and delivery of this Agreement, which fees and expenses shall not exceed [***] Dollars
($[***]).
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated
by
Sellers pursuant to Section 13.1(c),
Buyer
will pay to Sellers the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred by Sellers in connection with the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement,
which
fees and expenses shall not exceed [***] Dollars
($[***]).
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated
by
Sellers pursuant to Section 13.1(f),
then
Sellers will pay to Buyer an aggregate amount not to exceed [***] Dollars
($[***]) (the “Termination Fee”). Any Termination Fee payable under
this provision shall be payable as liquidated damages to compensate Buyer for
the damages Buyer will suffer if this Agreement is terminated under the
circumstances set forth in this Section 13.2(d),
which
damages cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. It is specifically
agreed that the Termination Fee represents liquidated damages and not a penalty.
Any payment required to be made pursuant to this Section 13.2(d)
shall be
paid prior to or contemporaneously with, and shall be a pre-condition to the
effectiveness of, termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(f).
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated
by
Buyer or Sellers pursuant to Section 13.1(g),
then
Sellers will pay to Buyer an aggregate amount not to exceed [***]
Dollars ($[***]) (the “Stockholders Approval Fee”).
Any Stockholders Approval Fee payable under this provision shall be payable
as
liquidated damages to compensate Buyer for the damages Buyer will suffer if
this
Agreement is terminated under the circumstances set forth in this
Section 13.2(e),
which
damages cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. It is specifically
agreed that the Stockholders Approval Fee represents liquidated damages and
not
a penalty. Any payment required to be made pursuant to this Section 13.2(e)
shall be
paid within one business day following termination of this Agreement pursuant
to
Section 13.1(g).
14. Miscellaneous.
14.1 Publicity.
The
parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press release with
respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and shall
not
issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the
prior
consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; provided,
however,
that any
Party may, without the prior consent of the other parties (but after prior
consultation, to the extent practicable in the circumstances) issue such press
release or make such public statement as may upon the advice of outside counsel
be required by law or the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ or the rules
of
any other applicable exchange, or applicable Law.
14.2 Further
Assurances.
(a) At
any
time and from time to time after the Closing Date, at Buyer’s request and
without further consideration, Sellers will promptly execute and deliver all
such further Documents or perform such acts as Buyer may reasonably request
in
order to more fully consummate the transactions contemplated herein and in
order
to more effectively vest, transfer, confirm, protect and defend the right,
title
and interest of Buyer in the Assets and to assist Buyer in exercising its rights
and privileges with respect thereto.
(b) After
the
Closing Date, Sellers shall deliver to Buyer all notices, correspondence and
other items relating to the Assets which are from time to time received by them
or are in their possession.
14.3 Notices.
Any
notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall
be
in writing and either delivered personally to the addressee, mailed, certified
or registered mail or express mail, postage prepaid, sent by a nationally
recognized courier service, service charges prepaid, or by facsimile or other
electronic transmission and shall be deemed given when so
delivered:
(a) If
to
Buyer:
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxx, CEO
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a
required copy to:
Blank
Rome LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(b) If
to
Sellers:
Danskin,
Inc.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
With
a
required copy to:
Dechert,
LLP
00
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
and
to
such other address or addresses as Buyer or Sellers, as the case may be, may
designate to the others by notice as set forth above.
14.4 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) contains the entire
agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, with
respect thereto.
14.5 Waivers
and Amendments.
This
Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded or cancelled and the terms and
conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by all
the
parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay
on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any
party
of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege
hereunder. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party may otherwise have at law
or
in equity. The rights and remedies of any party arising out of or otherwise
in
respect of any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement contained in this Agreement shall in no way be limited by the
fact
that the act, omission, occurrence, or other state of facts upon which any
claim
of any such inaccuracy or breach is based may also be the subject matter of
any
other representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement (or in any other agreement between the parties) as to which there
is
no inaccuracy or breach.
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14.6 Binding
Agreement.
All of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to
the
benefit of and be enforceable by each of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, executors, successors and permitted
assigns.
14.7 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York applicable to agreements made, delivered and to be performed
entirely within such State.
14.8 Assignment.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall not be
assigned by any party to any Person without the prior written consent of the
other party; provided that Buyer may assign its rights under this Agreement
to
any wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, but no such assignment shall relieve
Buyer
of its obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement, unless otherwise
expressly provided, is intended to confer upon any Person, other than the
parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
14.9 Variations
in Pronouns.
All
pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter,
singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may
require.
14.10 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect
the remaining provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall remain in full
force and effect.
14.11 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
14.12 Exhibits
and Schedules.
The
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are a part of this Agreement as if
set
forth in full herein. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of
this
Agreement, the inclusion of any Contracts, Liabilities, obligations or other
matters in respect of Sellers on any Schedules to this Agreement shall not,
in
any way, create a presumption that such Contracts, Liabilities, obligations
and
other matters constitute Assumed Liabilities hereunder, except as expressly
set
forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement.
14.13 Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in
any
way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
14.14 Consent
to Jurisdiction and Service of Process.
Any
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby may be instituted in any state or federal court in the
State
of New York, and each party waives any objection which such party may now or
hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such Proceeding, and
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such
Proceeding. Any and all service of process and any other notice in any such
Proceeding shall be effective against any party if given by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other means of mail which
requires a signed receipt, postage prepaid, mailed to such party as herein
provided. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any
party to serve process in any manner permitted by law or to commence legal
Proceedings or otherwise proceed
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14.15 Specific
Performance.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of
this Agreement to be performed following the Closing were not performed in
accordance with the terms thereof and that the parties shall be entitled to
an
injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of any such provision or to
enforce specifically the performance of any such provision in a court of
competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
BUYER
|
SELLERS
|
By:
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxx Col
Title:
CEO
|
DANSKIN,
INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Chairman
|
DANSKIN
NOW, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Chairman
|
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List
of Omitted Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule
|
Description
|
1.32
|
Knowledge
|
2.1(a)
|
Excluded
Intangibles
|
2.1(b)
|
Specified
Contracts
|
3.4
|
Purchase
Price Allocation
|
4.1
|
Due
Incorporation and Qualification; Subsidiaries
|
4.2
|
Capitalization
|
4.4(a)
|
Financial
Statements
|
4.4(b)
|
Projected
Balance Sheet
|
4.4(c)
|
Financial
Projections
|
4.7
|
Compliance
with Laws
|
4.8
|
Permits
|
4.9
|
No
Breach
|
4.10
|
Consent
|
4.11
|
Judgments
and Proceedings
|
4.12
|
Employee
Relations
|
4.13
|
Material
Contracts
|
4.14
|
Real
Property
|
4.15
|
Environmental
Matters
|
4.17
|
Intangibles
|
4.18
|
Title
|
4.19
|
Undisclosed
Liabilities
|
4.20
|
Employee
Benefit Plans
|
4.21
|
No
Broker
|
5.3
|
Consent
|
5.6
|
No
Broker
|
8(d)
|
Contracts
to be Terminated Prior to Closing
|
Exhibit
|
Description
|
A
|
Master
Trademark Assignment Agreement
|
B
|
Master
Copyright Assignment Agreement
|
C
|
[Intentionally
Omitted]
|
D
|
[Intentionally
Omitted]
|
E
|
Consent
to Transfer of License
|
F
|
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
|
G
|
Xxxx
of Sale
|
H
|
License
Agreement
|
I-1
|
[Intentionally
Omitted]
|
I-2
|
[Intentionally
Omitted]
|
I-3
|
[Intentionally
Omitted]
|
J
|
Design
Services Agreement
|
K
|
Opinion
of Blank Rome LLP
|
L
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
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