ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
This Asset Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is
entered into and made effective as of July 21, 2008 (“Effective Date”) by and
between AdEx Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Buyer”) and
VibrantAds, LLC, a California limited liability
company (“Seller”).
WHEREAS, Seller owns certain assets
that it uses in the conduct of the Business (as defined below);
and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase from
Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, the Purchased Assets (as defined below),
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
respective covenants and promises contained herein and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.1 “Action” shall mean
any action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitral action, governmental
audit, criminal prosecution, governmental investigation or
unfair labor practice charge or complaint.
1.3 “Books and Records”
shall mean (a) all records and lists pertaining to the
Business, including records and lists of
Seller relating to the customers, suppliers or personnel of the Business, (b) all product, business and marketing plans of Seller relating to the Business, and (c) all books, ledgers, files, reports, plans, drawings and
operating records of every kind maintained by Seller relating
to the Business.
1.4 “Business” shall mean
Seller’s integrated media marketing business which shall include but not be
limited to one or more online promotions, search and affiliate platforms,
networks and programs.
1.5 “Business Day(s)” shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday,
national holiday or other day on which banks are generally
closed in the State of California.
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1.6 “Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
1.7 “Contract” shall mean
any agreement, contract, sub-contract, note, loan, evidence of indebtedness,
lease, purchase order, letter of credit, indenture, security or pledge agreement, franchise agreement, undertaking, covenant not
to compete, employment agreement, license, instrument, obligation or commitment to which Seller is a party or is bound, whether oral or written, that is
necessarily related to one or more Purchased Assets or otherwise is material to
the Business.
1.9 “Copyrights” shall
mean United States and foreign registered copyrights,
copyright applications, and unregistered copyrights.
1.10 “Court Order” shall
mean any judgment, writ, decision, consent decree, injunction, determination,
ruling, or order of any federal, state or
local court or governmental agency, department or authority that is binding on any person or its
property under applicable law.
1.11 “Damages” shall mean
damages, Liabilities, losses (including
diminution in value), obligations, deficiencies, claims, demands, Taxes, fines, penalties, costs, and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (whether or not arising out
of third-party claims), including interest, costs of
mitigation, lost profits, attorneys’ fees and all amounts paid in investigation,
defense, or settlement of any of the
foregoing.
1.12 “Default” shall mean
(a) a breach of or default under any Contract, (b) the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time
or the giving of notice or both would
constitute a breach of or default under
any Contract, or (c) the occurrence of an event that with or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would (i) give rise to a termination,
renegotiation or acceleration under any Contract, or (ii) give rise to
a right of termination, renegotiation or
acceleration under any Contract.
1.13 “Disclosure Schedule”
shall mean a schedule executed and delivered by Seller to
Buyer as of the date hereof that sets
forth the exceptions to the representations and warranties contained in Section
4 and certain other information called for by this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, each reference in
this Agreement to any numbered schedule is a reference to
that numbered schedule that is included in the Disclosure Schedule.
1.14 “Encumbrance” shall
mean any claim, lien, pledge, option, charge, easement, security interest
(including any security interest filed pursuant to a financing statement in
order to perfect and/or establish the priority of such security interest), deed
of trust, mortgage, right-of-way, encroachment, building or
use restriction, conditional sales agreement, encumbrance
or other right of third parties, whether voluntarily incurred
or arising by operation of law, and includes any agreement to give any of the foregoing in the future,
and any contingent sale or other title retention agreement
or lease in the nature thereof.
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1.15 “Exchange Act” shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
1.17 “IT Assets” shall mean
those Purchased Assets comprised of any computers, computer software, firmware,
middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications
lines, and other information technology equipment, and all associated
documentation.
1.19 “Liabilities” shall
mean any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness,
obligation, commitment, expense, claim, guaranty or
endorsement of or by any person of any type, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or
other.
1.20 “Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean (a) with respect to the Business or the Purchased
Assets, any material adverse effect or
change in the condition (financial or other), business,
results of operations, prospects, assets, Liabilities or operations of the Business and/or the Purchased Assets or on
the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, or any
event or condition that could, with the passage of time,
constitute a material adverse effect or
material adverse change, and (b) with respect to Buyer, any material adverse effect or change in the condition (financial or other),
business, results of operations, prospects, assets, Liabilities or operations of Buyer or on the ability of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, or any event or condition that could, with the passage of time, constitute a
material adverse effect or material
adverse change.
1.21 “Ordinary Course of
Business” or “Ordinary Course”
or any similar phrase shall mean the ordinary course of the
Business consistent with Seller’s past
commercially reasonable business practice (including with
respect to frequency and quantity).
1.22 “Patents” shall mean
United States and foreign patents, letters patent,
applications for any of the foregoing, all continuations, continuations in part,
divisions, reissues, substitutions and extensions thereof, any and all rights
corresponding thereto, and all inventions and discoveries that are or may be patentable.
1.23 “Permits” shall mean
all licenses, registrations, certifications, permits, franchises, approvals,
authorizations, consents or orders of, or
filings with, any governmental authority, whether foreign, federal, state or local, or any other person, necessary or desirable for the present conduct of, or
relating to the operation of the Business.
1.24 “Proprietary Rights”
shall mean all Copyrights, Trademarks,
Patents, technology rights and licenses, computer software
(including any source or object codes
therefor or documentation relating thereto, other than
generally commercially available third party software (a) that has not been materially modified by Seller, (b) for which Seller can either freely assign its rights to a successor of Seller or that Buyer may
separately obtain on reasonable terms, and (c) that is
either subject only to a shrink wrap license agreement, or is
immaterial to the Business), Trade
Secrets, franchises, know-how, inventions, website content, designs,
specifications, plans, drawings and intellectual property rights of Seller, including the Owned
Proprietary Rights and the Licensed Proprietary
Rights.
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1.25 “Purchased Assets”
shall mean all rights, title and interest of Seller as of the
Closing Date in and to the assets set forth on Schedule
2.1.
1.26 “Regulations” shall
mean any laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, court decisions,
principles of law and orders of any foreign, federal, state or local government and any other governmental department or agency, including Environmental Laws, energy, motor vehicle safety, public utility,
zoning, building and health codes, import and export laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and occupational safety and health
and laws respecting employment practices, employee documentation, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours.
1.27 “Representative” shall
mean any officer, director, principal, attorney, agent, manager, member,
employee or other representative.
1.28 “Securities Act” shall
mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations thereunder.
1.29 “Subsidiary” shall
mean any entity with respect to which a specified person (or
a subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the voting
securities or has the power to vote or
direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the
directors.
1.30 “Tax” and “Taxes” shall mean all
taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use,
VAT, service, service use, ad
valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, capital stock, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, license, lease, withholding, social
security, payroll, employment, excise, estimated, severance, stamp, recording,
occupation, real and personal property, gift, windfall profits or other taxes, customs duties, fees,
assessments, or charges of any kind whatsoever, whether
computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or
other basis, together with any interest, fines, penalties, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed thereon
or with respect thereto imposed by any taxing authority
(domestic or foreign). The terms “Tax” and “Taxes” shall include any Liability of Seller for the payment of any amounts of any of the foregoing types
as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, or unitary group, or being a party to any
agreement or arrangement whereby Liability
of Seller for payment of such amounts was determined or taken into account with reference to the Liability of any other person.
1.31 “Trade Secrets” shall
mean all know-how, trade secrets, confidential information, customer lists,
software, technical information, data, process technology, plans, drawings, blue
prints, designs, data compilations, research results, and other
information.
1.32 “Trademarks” shall
mean United States and foreign registered trademarks,
registered service marks, trademark and service xxxx applications, unregistered
trademarks and service marks, registered domain names, trade
names, designs, and general intangibles of a like nature, together with all
goodwill related to the foregoing.
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1.33 “URLs and Domain
Names” shall mean all Internet uniform resource locators and domain names
of Seller.
2.1 Sale of
Assets
2.2 . Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, at the
Closing, Seller shall sell, convey,
transfer, assign, and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, for the consideration specified below in Section
2.3. Schedule 2.1
contains an accurate list and summary descriptions of all Purchased Assets.
2.2 No Assumption of
Liabilities. Buyer shall not assume, shall have no obligation
to pay, perform or discharge, and shall not otherwise be responsible for, any
Liabilities of Seller or its Affiliates, whether arising out of occurrences
prior to, on or after the Closing Date (the “Retained
Liabilities”), including but not limited to any (a) accounts payable of
Seller; (b) Taxes of Seller; (c) Liabilities with respect to employees of Seller
and their dependents and beneficiaries, including Liabilities with respect to
violations of labor or immigration laws, with respect to employment agreements,
with respect to any benefits or benefit programs, including accrued vacation
time, and with respect to any Tax withholdings to the extent existing or arising
at or prior to the Closing Date; (d) Liabilities for tort claims that are based
on acts or events that occurred at or prior to the Closing Date; (e) Liabilities
with respect to alleged or actual infringement of proprietary rights or other
intellectual property rights of any third party in connection with any products
developed, produced, manufactured, marketed, sold, or offered for sale by the
Business, in each case, at or prior to the Closing Date; (f) Liabilities
relating to or arising out of any Default occurring prior to or upon the Closing
Date; or (g) litigation or other matters set forth on Schedule 4.9.
2.3 Purchase Price.
(a) cash
consideration of Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000) the “Cash
Consideration”) less
any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to Section
2.5;
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(b) One
Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred (112,500) restricted shares of Buyer’s
common stock (the “Shares”, including
any additional restricted shares of Buyer’s common stock issued pursuant to
Section 2.3.2
below); and
(c) a
promissory note in favor of Seller in the principal amount of Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($60,000) with no interest thereon, and having a maturity date that is
twelve (12) months from the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A (the “Note”).
The Cash Consideration, the Shares and
the Note shall constitute the total purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) for
the Purchased Assets.
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2.3.2 Share
Reset.
(a) On such
date that is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date, Buyer shall determine the
VWAP of Buyer’s common stock for the preceding ten (10) trading days (the “Twelve Month
VWAP”). In the event that the Twelve Month VWAP is less than
Two Dollars Fifty Cents ($2.50) per share, Buyer shall issue an additional
number of restricted common shares as determined by the following
formula:
112,500 x [$2.50
- Twelve Month VWAP]
Twelve
Month VWAP
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that the Twelve Month VWAP is less than Seventy-Five
Cents ($.75) per share, the Twelve Month VWAP shall be deemed to be Seventy-Five
Cents ($.75) for purposes of calculating additional shares of restricted common
stock to be issued pursuant to the above formula (the “VWAP
Collar”).
2.3.3 Trading
Lockdown. The Shares will be subject to a lockup and share
release schedule as set forth on Schedule
2.3.3. Seller will enter into a separate Lock-Up Agreement
with the Buyer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
2.4 Purchase Price Allocation. The
Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in the manner determined by Buyer and as required by Section 1060 of the Code (the “Allocation”). The
Allocation shall be conclusive and binding upon Buyer and Seller for all purposes, and Buyer and Seller agree that all returns and
reports and all financial statements shall be prepared in a manner consistent
with (and Buyer and Seller shall not
otherwise file a Tax Return position
inconsistent with) the Allocation unless required by the
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any other applicable taxing authority. Buyer shall provide the allocation to Seller as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date. Buyer and Seller shall each prepare and file on a timely basis with the IRS substantially identical initial and supplemental IRS Forms 8594 “Asset Acquisition Statements
Under Section 1060” consistent with the Allocation.
2.5 Withholding. Buyer shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the Purchase Price such amounts as Buyer is
required to deduct and withhold under the Code, or any other tax laws, with
respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the Seller.
3. CLOSING
3.1 Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of Bullivant Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 on July 21, 2008 or on such other date as
Buyer and Seller may mutually agree (the
“Closing Date”).
3.2 Closing
Transactions. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, following execution of this Agreement
and simultaneously with the Closing:
3.2.1 To effect the sale and transfer referred to in Section 2.1, Buyer and Seller shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the other party, as
applicable:
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(a) one or more Bills of Sale,
conveying in the aggregate all of Seller’s owned personal
property included in the Purchased Assets;
(b) one or more Assignments of
Contract Rights, to the extent necessary to assign in the aggregate all Contract Rights included in the Purchased
Assets;
(c) one or more Trademark Assignments, in recordable form to the extent necessary to
assign in the aggregate all Trademarks included in the Purchased Assets;
(d) one or
more Domain Name Assignments, in recordable form to the extent necessary to
assign in the aggregate all URLs and Domain Names included in the Purchased
Assets; and
(e) such other instruments as shall be reasonably
requested by Buyer to vest in Buyer title
in and to the Purchased Assets in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
3.2.3 Seller shall file (where necessary) and deliver to
Buyer all documents necessary, and shall have otherwise made
any and all payments and taken any other actions necessary, to release the
Purchased Assets from all Encumbrances,
which documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
3.2.4 Seller shall deliver to Buyer all third party consents required for the valid transfer of
the Purchased Assets as contemplated by this Agreement.
4.1 Making of
Representations and Warranties. As
a material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, Seller hereby
makes to Buyer the representations and warranties contained
in this Section
4.
4.2 Organization and
Qualifications of Seller. Seller is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California with corporate power and authority to conduct
the Business in the manner and in the places where the Business is currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted. The copies of
Seller’s Articles of Organization, as amended to date,
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of California (the “Seller Charter”), and
of Seller’s other organizational documents, as amended to
date (together with the Seller Charter, the “Seller Organizational
Documents”), are complete and correct, and no amendments, restatements,
supplements or modifications thereto are
pending. Seller is not in violation of any term of
the Seller Organizational
Documents. Seller is duly qualified or authorized to do business as a California limited liability
company and is in good standing under the laws of California
and each jurisdiction in which the conduct of the Business
requires such qualification or
authorization.
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4.3 Authority
of Seller. Seller has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each agreement, document and instrument to be executed
and delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement and to carry out
the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the member(s) of Seller have duly authorized the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and each agreement,
document and instrument to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by Seller. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement:
4.3.2 will not violate any applicable Regulations,
including the laws of the United States
and the State of California, or any state
or other jurisdiction applicable to Seller
or require Seller to obtain any approval,
consent or waiver of, or make any filing
with, any person or entity (governmental or otherwise) that has not been obtained or made;
and
4.3.3 will not result in a breach of, constitute a Default under, accelerate any obligation under, or give rise to a right of termination of any Contract, Permit, Court Order or arbitration award to which Seller is a party or by which the real or personal property of Seller is bound or affected, or result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of Seller’s assets.
4.4 Purchased Assets. Seller has and will transfer to Buyer good, valid and marketable title to the Purchased Assets and upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer
will acquire good, valid and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances. The Purchased Assets
include all assets necessarily used in the Business as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted
4.5 Financial
Statements;
Liabilities.
4.5.1 Seller has delivered to Buyer the
statement of results of operations for the Business that
covers the year ended December 31, 2007, and a balance sheet
for the Business as of December 31, 2007, all of which are
attached hereto as Schedule 4.5.1 (collectively,
the “Seller Financial
Statements”). The December 31, 2007, balance sheet is
hereinafter referred to as the “Seller Balance
Sheet” and December 31, 2007, is hereinafter referred
to as the “Seller Balance
Sheet Date.” The
Seller Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods covered thereby, present fairly the financial condition of the Business as of such dates and the results of operations for the
periods covered thereby, are correct and complete, and are consistent with the
Books and Records.
4.5.2 As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, Seller has not had and will not
have any Liabilities relating to the Business of any nature, whether accrued, absolute or contingent (including Liabilities as guarantor or otherwise with
respect to obligations of others, or Liabilities for Taxes due or
contingent or potential Liabilities
relating to activities of Seller with respect to the
operation of the Business prior to the date hereof or the Closing, as the
case may be, regardless of whether claims in respect thereof had been asserted
as of such date), except Liabilities (i) stated or adequately reserved against on
the Seller Balance Sheet
or the notes thereto, (ii) incurred
in the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller consistent with the terms of this Agreement since the Seller Balance Sheet Date or (iii) relating to future performance obligations under Contracts, none of which relates to
any Default, breach of warranty, tort infringement, or violation of any Regulations or Court Orders or arose out of any Action.
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4.6 Absence of
Certain Changes. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.6, since the Seller Balance Sheet Date, there has not
been:
4.6.1 Any change in the Business and its real or personal properties, assets, results of operations, financial
condition, Liabilities, or prospects of
Seller with respect to the Business, which
change by itself or in conjunction with all other such
changes, whether or not arising in the Ordinary Course of Business, could have a Material Adverse Effect;
4.6.2 Any contingent Liability incurred by Seller as guarantor or otherwise with respect to
the obligations of others or any cancellation of any material
debt or claim owing to, or waiver of any
material right of, Seller with respect to the operation of
the Business;
4.6.3 Any Encumbrance placed on any of the Purchased Assets that remains in existence on the date hereof or will remain on the Closing Date;
4.6.4 Any Liability incurred by Seller in the Business other than Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with the obligations under
this Agreement (it being understood that claims relating to
the failure to perform or the improper performance of
services shall not be deemed to be incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business);
4.6.5 Any purchase, sale or other disposition, or any agreement or other arrangement for the
purchase, sale or other disposition, of any of the real
or personal properties or assets of
Seller used in the Business other than
in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
4.6.6 Any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, materially adversely affecting the
Purchased Assets or the Business;
4.6.7 Any material dispute with employees or claim of
unfair labor practices related to the Business; any change
in the compensation payable or to become payable by Seller to any of its officers, employees, agents or independent contractors involved in the operation of the Business; or any bonus payment or arrangement made to or with any of such
officers, employees, agents or independent
contractors;
4.6.8 Any payment or discharge of a material Encumbrance or Liability of
Seller relating to the Business that was
not shown on the Seller Balance Sheet or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
thereafter;
4.6.9 Any Liability incurred by Seller to any of the directors, officers or
employees of the Business, or any loans
or advances made by Seller to any of
such directors, officers or employees, except normal
compensation and expense reimbursement or severance payable
to officers or employees;
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4.6.10 Any change in accounting methods or practices,
credit practices or collection policies used by Seller; or
4.6.11 Any other transaction relating to the Business
entered into by Seller other than transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business.
4.7.1 All Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights that are owned by Seller and
used by Seller in the Business are
listed on Schedule 4.7.1(a) and
hereinafter referred to as the “Owned Proprietary
Rights.” All Proprietary Rights (other
than generally commercially available third party software (i) that have not been materially modified by Seller, and (ii) for which Seller can either freely assign its rights to a successor of Seller or that Buyer may
separately obtain on reasonable terms, and (iii) that
is either subject only to a shrink wrap license agreement, or is immaterial to the Business) that are
either licensed to Seller or are
otherwise used in the Business but are not owned by Seller are listed on Schedule 4.7.1(b) and
hereinafter referred to as the “Licensed Proprietary
Rights.”
4.7.2 The Proprietary Rights are all of the
intellectual property rights and proprietary rights that are necessary to
operate and conduct the Business as
currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted by
Seller. All Proprietary
Rights immediately prior to the Closing Date owned or licensed and available for use by Seller
will be available to Buyer on and after the Closing Date on identical terms and conditions.
4.7.3 Seller has good, valid and marketable title to all
of the Owned Proprietary Rights free and clear of any Encumbrances, and has the right to use, exploit, dispose of,
license, sublicense, grant the right to sublicense, and distribute, without the
payment of any fees, royalties or other payments all Owned Proprietary Rights.
4.7.4 All licenses and other agreements under which Seller has been granted or otherwise has the
right to use any of the Licensed Proprietary Rights are in
full force and effect, and there is no Default by Seller or any other party
thereto. To the Knowledge of Seller, the licensors under said licenses and other agreements have
and had all requisite power and authority to grant the rights purported to be
conferred thereby. Complete and correct copies of all such licenses
or other agreements, and any amendments thereto, have been
provided to Buyer. There are no payments due
or that will become due after the Closing Date from Seller or
Buyer under any of such licenses or
other agreements that are individually or collectively
material to the conduct or operation of the Business as currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted, the non-payment of which by
Seller or Buyer
would either (i) cause a breach under any such license
or other agreement, or (ii) have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.7.5 The conduct and operation of the Business,
including with respect to any technology used or products developed, produced, sold or
offered for sale by the Business, as
currently conducted or currently proposed to be conducted
and the use and exploitation by Seller of the Proprietary Rights in connection therewith, do not conflict with,
infringe upon, or misappropriate the proprietary rights
or other intellectual property rights of any third
party.
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Seller has not received notice of any claim or
allegation by any third party alleging that, in connection with the conduct and
operation of the Business as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted, Seller has infringed or misappropriated any
proprietary rights or other intellectual property rights of
such third party, or contesting the validity,
enforceability, ownership, exploitation, disposition, license, sublicense or distribution by Seller of any of the Proprietary Rights, and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, no such claim has been threatened and there are no
grounds for any such claim.
4.7.6 All of the Trademarks that have
been registered or for which registrations have been applied
for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(or the corresponding offices of other jurisdictions) are
currently in compliance with all requirements regarding post-registration filing
of affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications, are valid
and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or Taxes on actions falling due within one
hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7.6, none of such
Trademarks has been or is now involved
in any opposition, invalidation, or cancellation proceeding
and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no such
actions are threatened with respect to any of such Trademarks.
4.7.7 Seller has taken all steps required in accordance
with commercially reasonable business practices to establish and preserve its
ownership of, and the validity and enforceability of, all Proprietary Rights with respect to the products, services and
technology used in the Business. Seller has required all professional and technical employees and
all other employees having access to valuable non-public Proprietary Rights of Seller to execute written
agreements under which such employees are required to convey all of their right,
title and interest to Seller in all inventions and
developments conceived or created by them in the course of
their employment and to maintain the confidentiality of all such information of
Seller. Seller has not made any such non-public Proprietary Rights available to any person other than employees of
Seller, except pursuant to written agreements requiring the
recipients to maintain the confidentiality of such information and appropriately
restricting the use thereof. No current or former employee, officer, director, manager or member has any
rights to future royalty payments or any other fees from
Seller or Buyer
deriving from Buyer’s use or other
exploitation of the Proprietary Rights. Seller has no Knowledge of any infringement,
misappropriation or other unauthorized use, duplication
or performance by others of any Proprietary Rights of Seller with respect to
the Business.
4.7.8 Seller is in compliance in all material respects
with its privacy and security commitments, has not received any inquiries from
any governmental agency regarding such commitments, has not received any
complaints with respect to compliance with such commitments, and has not been
rejected by any applicable certification organization which has reviewed such
commitments or to which any such commitments have been
submitted.
4.8 Contracts. Except as
described on Schedule 4.8, Seller is not in Default and no circumstances
exist which would give rise to a Default under any Contract.
4.9 Litigation. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.9, Seller is not (a) subject to any
outstanding Court Order or (b) a party or, to
the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to
be made a party to any Action, in each instance that relates
to or could affect the Business.
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4.10 Compliance with
Laws. Seller is in compliance with all applicable Regulations and Court Orders promulgated by any federal, state,
municipal entity, agency, court or other governmental
authority that apply to Seller in respect of the Business.
4.11 Finder’s
Fee. Except
to the extent set forth on Schedule 4.11, Seller has not incurred or become liable for
any broker’s commission or finder’s fee relating to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. A true and complete copy of any engagement
letter pursuant to which any such broker’s commission or finder’s fee is payable
has been made available to Buyer by Seller prior to the date of this
Agreement.
4.12 Records;
Copies of Documents. Seller has made available for inspection and copying by Buyer and its counsel complete and correct copies of all documents
referred to in this Section 4 or in the Schedules delivered
to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
4.13 Transactions with Interested
Persons. Neither
Seller nor any officer, director, manager or
employee of Seller owns directly or
indirectly on an individual or joint basis any material
interest in, or serves as an officer,
director or manager in another similar capacity of, any
competitor, supplier, or customer of the Business, or any organization which has a
Contract or arrangement with Seller relating to the
Business.
4.14.1 Seller has timely filed with the appropriate taxing
authorities all declarations, reports, estimates, statements, schedules,
information returns or other information or documents with respect to all Taxes of
Seller, including any schedule or amendment thereto (collectively, “Tax Returns”), and
will timely file any such Tax Returns
required to be filed prior to or on the Closing Date. All such Tax Returns are (or, in the case of Tax Returns and information not yet filed, will be
when filed) complete and accurate in all material respects.
4.14.2 All Taxes, in respect of periods beginning
before the Closing Date, have been timely paid by Seller, or will be timely paid by Seller, and Seller does not and will not have
any Liability for Taxes in excess of the
amounts so paid.
4.14.3 There are no Encumbrances for
Taxes (other than Encumbrances for
current Taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the Purchased Assets. None of the Purchased Assets is property that is required to be treated for
Tax purposes as being owned by any other
person.
4.14.4 Seller has not
received a ruling from any taxing authority or signed an
agreement with any taxing authority that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.14.5 Seller has complied in all material respects with
all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the
payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to
Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code or similar provisions under any applicable state and foreign laws)
and has, within the time and the manner prescribed by law, paid over to the
proper governmental authorities all amounts so withheld.
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4.14.6 There are no facts of which Seller has Knowledge which would constitute
grounds for the assessment of any material amount of Taxes
payable by Seller for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
4.14.7 Seller is not subject to any Liability for Taxes (i) as
a transferee or successor, (ii) under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), (iii) by contract or (iv) otherwise, nor will Buyer be subject to any such Liability as a
direct or indirect result of Buyer’s
acquisition of the Purchased Assets. Seller has paid all Taxes for which Buyer may be held liable as a successor to the Purchased Assets.
4.15.1 Seller is not delinquent in payments to any of the
current or former employees of the Business (“Business Employees”)
for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other
direct compensation (including payment of related payroll
taxes) for any services performed for it to the date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed to
such Business Employees.
4.15.2 Seller is in material compliance with all
applicable Regulations respecting labor, employment, fair
employment practices, work place safety and health, terms and conditions of
employment, and wages and hours. There are no charges of employment
discrimination or unfair labor practices pending or threatened against or involving Seller. Seller has not received any
notice that any Business Employee intends to terminate his
or her employment with Seller prior to
the Closing or with Buyer after the Closing. Schedule 4.15
contains a complete list of all employment contracts to which the Seller is a
party.
4.16.1 Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16.1,
Seller owns exclusively or has the exclusive right to use,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, the URLs and Domain Names. All fees to maintain the URLs and Domain Names including registration,
maintenance and prosecution fees, and all professional fees incurred in
connection therewith, have been paid.
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4.16.3 All
Seller-owned software has been exclusively developed either (i) internally
by employees of Seller working within the scope of their employment or
(ii) by third parties pursuant to written work made for hire and/or
assignment agreements placing ownership of such computer software with Seller.
True and complete copies of all such agreements have been made available to
Buyer.
4.17 Privacy
Policies. Schedule 4.17 contains a
complete list of all of Seller’ privacy policies (the
“Privacy Policies”)
that are presently in effect and will be in effect on the Closing Date. Seller is in
compliance with all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Privacy Policies. No Action is pending or, to Seller’s
knowledge, threatened in writing against Seller concerning any claim that Seller
has violated the terms of any applicable privacy statement or similar policy
published by Seller. Seller does not distribute “spyware” or “adware”
in connection with the business it conducts which is in contravention of
applicable laws or Seller’s privacy policies posted on the URLs and Domain
Names. For purposes of this Section 4.17, “spyware” means any
software that gathers information regarding user online activity through the
user’s Internet connection (i.e., without notice that
such information may be gathered), other than information (i) reasonably
gathered in connection with services or information provided by Seller to such
users or (ii) that is not associated with personally identifiable
information; and “adware” means any
software that causes advertising to pop-up as a new window (over or under) on
the user’s computer based on the user’s online activity or which is used to
distribute Spyware.
4.18 No Other Agreements to Sell the Purchased
Assets. Neither
Seller nor any of its officers, directors,
employees, manager, member or Affiliates have any commitment
or legal obligation, absolute or
contingent, to any other person or firm other than Buyer to sell, assign, transfer or effect a
sale of any of the Purchased Assets.
4.19 Rule 144
Compliance. Seller represents and warrants that they are aware
that the Shares are subject to applicable United States federal and state
securities laws. Seller is aware that the Shares may not be resold
pursuant to Rule 144, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act, as amended, unless all of the conditions of such rule
are met.
4.20 Disclosure. The
representations, warranties and statements contained in this Agreement and in the exhibits and schedules hereto do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact, and, when taken together, do not omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make such representations, warranties or statements not misleading in light of the circumstances under
which they were made. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no facts, including any
Contract, which presently or are
reasonably likely in the future to have a Material Adverse
Effect that have not been specifically disclosed herein
or in a schedule furnished herewith.
5. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
5.1 Making of
Representations and Warranties. As
a material inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer
hereby makes the representations and warranties to Seller
contained in this Section 5.
5.2 Organization of
Buyer. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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5.3 Authority. Buyer has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each agreement, document and instrument to be
executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and to carry out
the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement will not violate any provision of
Buyer’s Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended to date, and of Buyer’s bylaws, as amended to
date.
6. COVENANTS
6.1 Further
Assurances. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, Seller and Buyer shall, both before and after
the Closing Date, (a) use all
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(b) execute any documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby, and (c) cooperate with each other in connection with the
foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller
shall use its best efforts (i) to obtain all necessary
waivers, consents and approvals from other parties to the Contracts (or portions of
Contracts) to be assumed by
Buyer, (ii) to obtain all necessary
Permits as are required to be obtained under any Regulations, (iii) to give all notices to,
and make all registrations and filings with third parties, including submissions of information requested by governmental
authorities, and (iv) to fulfill all conditions of this
Agreement.
6.2 Domain Name
Registrations. Seller shall, as soon as practicable following
the Closing, take all necessary steps to update all Domain Name and URL
registrations to reflect the Buyer as the current registrant and owner of such
Domain Names and URLs.
6.3.1 Use all reasonable efforts to conduct the Business only in the Ordinary Course consistent
with past operations and refrain from changing or
introducing any method of management or operations except in
the Ordinary Course of Business or as
consented to in writing by Buyer;
6.3.2 Not enter into, extend, materially modify, terminate or renew any Contract relating to the Business, except in the Ordinary Course of Business or as consented to in writing by
Buyer;
6.3.3 Not sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of the
Purchased Assets, or any interests
therein, except in the Ordinary Course of
Business or as consented to in writing by Buyer;
6.3.4 Not incur any Liability relating to the Business for long-term interest bearing indebtedness, guarantee the
obligations of others, indemnify others or, except in the
Ordinary Course of Business, incur any other
Liability relating to the Business;
6.3.5 Use all reasonable efforts to keep intact the organization of the
Business and preserve the goodwill of all suppliers,
customers, independent contractors and others having business relations with the
Business; and
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6.3.6 Permit Buyer and its authorized Representatives during normal business hours to have full access to
all of the properties, assets, Books and Records, Tax Returns, Contracts and documents relating to the Business and furnish to Buyer or its authorized Representatives such
financial and other information with respect to the Business
or properties as Buyer may from time to
time reasonably request.
The obligations of Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole
discretion of Seller, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any of which may
be waived in writing by Seller:
7.1 Representations, Warranties
and Covenants. All
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of
the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date.
7.2 Purchase
Price. Seller shall have received from Buyer the
Purchase Price as set forth in Section
2.3.
The obligations of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction, in the sole
discretion of Buyer, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, any
of which may be waived in writing by Buyer:
8.1 Representations, Warranties
and Covenants. All
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects at and
as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date.
8.2 No
Actions or
Court
Orders. No
Action by any governmental authority or
other person shall have been instituted or threatened that
questions the validity or legality
of the transactions contemplated hereby and that could
reasonably be expected (a) to materially damage the
Purchased Assets or the Business if the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated, including any Material Adverse Effect on the right or ability
of Buyer to own, operate, possess or
transfer the Purchased Assets after the Closing or (b) to
materially damage the business or financial condition of
Buyer if the transactions contemplated hereunder are consummated. There shall not be any Regulation or Court Order that makes the purchase and sale of the Business or the Purchased
Assets contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise
prohibited.
8.3 Consents;
Regulatory Compliance and Approval. All
Permits and waivers from governmental authorities and other
parties necessary or appropriate for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and for
the operation of the Business by Buyer
(including all required third party consents to the
assignment of the Contracts
or portions of Contracts to be assumed by Buyer) shall have
been obtained. Buyer shall be satisfied that all
approvals required under any Regulations to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained and that the parties shall have
complied with all Regulations applicable to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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8.4 No
Material Change. Since
the Seller Balance Sheet Date, there shall
not have been any change in the condition (financial or
other), business, results of operations, prospects, assets, Liabilities or operations of the Business or the Purchased
Assets, that could have a Material Adverse
Effect.
8.5 Employees; Independent
Contractors. The Business Employees listed on Schedule 8.5 shall
have entered into appropriate employment agreements, independent contractor
agreements and/or Proprietary Information and Invention Agreements, as the case
may be, with Buyer. Copies of such agreements are attached hereto as
Exhibits B(1) and
B(2).
9.1.1 Books and
Records. Each party shall cooperate with and make available to
the other party, during normal business hours, all Books and
Records, information and employees (without substantial disruption of
employment) retained and remaining in existence after the Closing that are necessary or useful in
connection with any tax inquiry, audit, investigation or dispute, any litigation or investigation
or any other matter requiring any such Books and Records, information or employees for
any reasonable business purpose.
9.1.2 Tax Matters. The
parties shall (i) each provide the other with such
assistance as may reasonably be requested by either of them in connection
with the preparation of any Tax Return,
audit, or other examination by any taxing authority or judicial or administrative proceedings
relating to Liability for Taxes, (ii) each retain and provide the other with any records or other information that may be relevant to such Tax Return, audit or
examination, proceeding or determination, and (iii) each provide the other with any final determination of
any such audit or examination, proceeding, or determination that affects any amount required to be shown on
any Tax Return of the other for any
period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties
shall each retain, until the applicable statutes of limitation (including any extensions) have expired, copies of all Tax Returns, supporting work schedules, and other
records or information that may be relevant to such Tax Returns for all Tax periods
or portions thereof ending on or before
the Closing Date and shall not destroy or otherwise dispose of any such records without first providing
the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and copy the
same.
9.1.3 Transition. Seller shall not to take any action that is
designed or intended to have the effect of discouraging any
actual or potential lessor, licensor, customer, supplier
or other business associate of Seller
from maintaining the same business relationship with Buyer
after the Closing as it maintained with Seller prior to the Closing.
9.2.1 All wages, salary, bonuses, severance payments and
other compensation and accrued benefits (including accrued
vacation and sick leave) owed to the Business Employees
through the Closing Date shall be paid by Seller.
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9.2.2 Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement
shall confer upon any Business Employee any right with
respect to continuance of employment by Buyer, nor shall
anything interfere with the right of Buyer to terminate the
employment of any Business Employee at any time, with or without cause, or restrict Buyer in the exercise of its independent business judgment in
modifying any of the terms or conditions of employment of
the Business Employees. No provision of this
Agreement shall create any third party beneficiary rights in
any Business Employee, any beneficiary or dependents thereof, or any collective
bargaining representative thereof, with respect to (i) the compensation, terms and conditions of employment and
benefits that may be provided to any Business Employee by
Buyer or under any benefit plan that
Buyer may maintain or (ii) any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
9.2.3 Seller shall be responsible for providing
continuation coverage as required by Section 4980B of the Code or similar state law (“COBRA”), under any
group health plan maintained by Seller, to the Business Employees and other qualified beneficiaries under COBRA with respect to such employees, who have a COBRA qualifying event (due to termination of employment with
Seller or otherwise) prior to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Continuees”). Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless
from any and all Damages incurred by Buyer as a result of (i) the failure of
Seller to comply with any of the requirements of COBRA, including applicable notice
requirements, or (ii) any
obligation imposed on Buyer to provide COBRA continuation coverage for any of the Continuees by reason of Seller and members of
its controlled group (as determined for purposes of COBRA)
ceasing to maintain a group health plan.
9.3 Survival
of Representations, Etc. Each
of the representations, warranties, agreements, covenants and obligations herein and in each agreement, document, certificate, schedule and
exhibit contemplated by this Agreement that are material,
shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the other party and shall survive
the Closing regardless of any investigation and shall not
merge in the performance of any obligation by any party hereto; provided, however, that such
representations and warranties shall expire on the same dates as and to the
extent that the rights to indemnification with respect thereto under Section
10 shall expire.
10. INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Indemnification by
Seller. Subsequent
to the Closing Date, Seller shall indemnify
and hold Buyer, its Affiliates,
successors and assigns and persons serving as officers, directors, partners,
managers, stockholders, employees, attorneys and agents thereof (individually a
“Buyer Indemnified
Party” and collectively the “Buyer Indemnified
Parties”) harmless from and against any Damages that
may be sustained or suffered by any of them arising out of
or based upon any fraud, intentional
misrepresentation or the cause or knowledge of a deliberate or willful breach of
any representations, warranties or covenants of Seller under this Agreement or in any agreement, document, certificate, schedule or exhibit delivered pursuant hereto, or any
other breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of
Seller under this Agreement or in any agreement, document, certificate, schedule or exhibit delivered pursuant hereto, or by
reason of any Action asserted or
instituted growing out of any matter or thing constituting a
breach of such representations, warranties or
covenants.
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10.2 Indemnification by
Buyer. Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller and persons serving as officers, directors, partners, managers,
members, employees and agents thereof (individually a “Seller Indemnified
Party” and collectively the “Seller Indemnified
Parties”) harmless from and against any Damages which
may be sustained or suffered by any of them arising out of
or based upon any breach of any representation, warranty
or covenant made by Buyer in this Agreement or in any agreement, document,
certificate, schedule or exhibit delivered by Buyer hereunder, or by
reason of any claim, action or
proceeding asserted or instituted growing out of any matter
or thing constituting such a breach.
11.1 Termination. At
any time prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be terminated as follows:
11.1.2 Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Seller at
any time prior to the Closing Date in the event Seller has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement in any
material respect, Buyer has notified Seller of such breach, and such breach has continued without cure
for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the notice
of breach; and
11.1.3 Seller may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Buyer at
any time prior to the Closing Date (i) in the event Buyer has breached any
representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement in any material respect, Seller has notified Buyer of such breach, and
such breach has continued without cure for a period of ten (10) Business Days after the notice of breach.
11.2 Effect of
Termination. All
obligations of the parties hereunder shall cease upon any
termination pursuant to Section 11.1; provided, however, that the
provisions of Sections
1, 2,
4, 5, 9, 10 and 12 shall survive any
termination of this Agreement.
12. MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Fees and
Expenses
12.1.1 . Except
as otherwise specified in this Agreement, each party hereto
shall pay its own legal, accounting, out-of-pocket and other expenses incident
to this Agreement and to any action
taken by such party in preparation for carrying this Agreement into effect. Notwithstanding anything in the
foregoing to the contrary, Seller shall be responsible for
any documentary and transfer taxes and any sales, use or other Taxes imposed by reason of the
transfer of the Purchased Assets provided hereunder and any deficiency, interest or
penalty asserted with respect thereto, shall file in a timely manner all Tax Returns relating to such taxes and shall hold Buyer harmless for
same.
12.2 Governing
Law. This Agreement (including any claim or controversy arising out
of or relating to this Agreement) shall
be governed by the law of the State of
California without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in the
application of any law other than the law of the State of California.
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12.3 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits hereto reflects the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all previous written or
oral negotiations, commitments and writings. No promises,
representations, understandings, warranties and agreements have been made by any
of the parties hereto except as referred to in this Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits
hereto.
12.4 Notices. Any
notice, request, demand or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been given if delivered or sent by
facsimile transmission, upon receipt, or if sent by
registered or certified mail, upon the sooner of the date on
which receipt is acknowledged or the expiration of three (3)
Business Days after deposit in United
States post office facilities properly addressed with postage
prepaid. All notices to a party will be sent to the addresses set
forth below or to such other address or
person as such party may designate by notice to each other party hereunder:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx #X000
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X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
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Wei-Xxxxx
Xx
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X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx #00
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Any
notice given hereunder may be given on behalf of any party
by its counsel or other authorized
representatives.
12.5.1 . This
Agreement shall not confer any rights or
remedies upon any person other than the parties and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
12.6 Construction. Buyer
and Seller have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises,
this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by
the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall
arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule shall be
deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein unless the Disclosure Schedule identifies the exception with
reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable detail.
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Buyer and Seller intend that each
representation, warranty and covenant contained herein shall
have independent significance. If any party has breached any representation,
warranty or covenant contained herein in
any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the
relative levels of specificity) that the party has not breached shall not
detract from or mitigate the fact that the party is in
breach of the first representation, warranty or
covenant.
12.7 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights or
obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party without
the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Buyer may, without consent, assign all such rights to any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
entity that at any time controls, is controlled by or under
common control with Buyer or to any
entity that acquires substantially all of the assets of Buyer or survives any merger with Buyer. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
12.8 Captions. The
captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of any
term or provision hereof.
12.9 Counterparts; Faxed
Signatures. For the convenience of the parties hereto and to
facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in two
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
document. The parties agree that signatures received by facsimile
shall be deemed to be original signatures.
12.10 Amendments. This
Agreement may not be amended or
modified, nor may compliance with any condition or covenant
set forth herein be waived, except by a writing duly and
validly executed by each party hereto, or in the case of a
waiver, the party waiving compliance.
12.11 Cumulative
Remedies. All rights and remedies of either party hereto are
cumulative of each other and of every other right or remedy
such party may otherwise have at law or in equity, and the
exercise of one or more rights or
remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or subsequent exercise of other rights or
remedies.
12.12 Publicity
and Disclosures. Seller shall not issue any press release
or public announcement relating to the subject matter of
this Agreement without the prior written approval of
Buyer.
12.13 Consent to
Jurisdiction. Each party hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally (a) agrees that any suit, Action or other legal proceeding arising out of
this Agreement shall be brought in any state court of
general jurisdiction located in San Francisco County, California (or, if no such court has
jurisdiction or accepts jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California); (b) consents to the
jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, Action
or proceeding; and (c) waives any
objection that such party may have to the laying of venue of any such suit,
Action or proceeding in any such
court.
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12.14 Attorney’s
Fees. If either party to this Agreement
brings an Action to enforce its rights under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses, incurred by such party in connection with such Action, including any appeal of such Action.
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In
Witness
Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their respective behalf, by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first
above written.
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VibrantAds,
LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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By:
/s/ Wei-Xxxxx
Xx
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Name: Wei-Xxxxx
Xx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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Title: Sole
Member
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EXHIBIT
A
PROMISSORY
NOTE
ii
EXHIBIT
B
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
between
WEI-XXXXX
XX and ADEX MEDIA, INC.
iii
EXHIBIT
C
LOCKUP
AGREEMENT
iv
SCHEDULE
2.1
PURCHASED
ASSETS
Names and
Trademarks
Advertising
network
VibrantAds
(unregistered)
VibrantAds
Network (unregistered)
Vibrantrax
(unregistered)
VibrantPath
(unregistered)
Domain
Names (Promotional Sites)
XxxxXxxxx.xxx
XxxxXxxxXxxxx.xxx
XxxxxxxXxxxx.xxx
XxxxXxxxxXxxx.xxx
XxxxxxXxxxxxxx.xxx
XxxxxXxxxXxxxxxxx.xxx
XxXxxxxXxxxxxx.xxx
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Domain
Names (Domain Name Parking)
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CPA
Network
VibrantAds
CPA advertising network platform developed in XXX.xxx. This platform allows
advertisers to promote their offerings online, and for publishers to run the
selected offers to generate income using banner, search, email, or other digital
media traffic source.
Administration
panel (web application)
xxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Allow
admin to add/edit/delete new or existing
advertisers
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Allow
admin to add/approve/edit/delete new or existing
publishers
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Allow
admin to add/edit/delete new online
offers
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Allow
admin to create new direct offer
templates
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Allow
admin to control offer categories, groups, images, payout, redirects,
tracking, status, and etc.
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Allow
admin to generate report on leads, sales,
conversions
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Allow
admin to upload cost and revenue
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Currently
over 400+ offers, 1000+ banners
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Publisher/affiliate
web site and control panel (web application)
xxxx://xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx,
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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General
web site describes what VibrantAds network
is
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Allow
new publisher/affiliates to sign up to the
network
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Allow
approved publisher to have access of its own control
panel
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Publisher
will be able to pull new offers from the
network
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Publisher
will be able to generate its own conversion, sales
report
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Publisher
will have access to offer banners, description, and
payout
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Incentive Promotion
Platform
VibrantAds
Incentive program allows the collection of online user data, and to generate
leads or sales for the advertisers. A scalable system that can create new
incentives and online offers with minimal production time while generate high
conversion rate.
Administration
Panel (web application)
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Display
dated records of guest, user that have signed up to the promotional
site
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Add/Edit
promotional offers
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Add/Edit
bonus offers
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Manage
user contact, gift status
information
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Manage
pending, approved users
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Manage
gift fulfillment issues
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Create/Edit
new incentive products, manage groups,
categories
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Create/Edit
new sites, landing page, campaigns, for tracking
purposes
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Upload
images for products and advertise
banners
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Upload
cost and revenue reports
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Currently
over 400+ offers from different sources, 1500+ products, and 4300+
campaigns
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Client
Side (web site)
Example:
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx,
xxxx://xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Promotional
campaigns that incentivize user for trying out advertised
offers
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Collect
user data such as email address, mailing address, age, phone number,
etc.
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Expose
user to an optional survey path for additional leads and revenue
generation
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Bonus
page for introducing other promotional
campaigns
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Offer
page to display advertised offers
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Direct Offer
Platform
VibrantAds
direct offer platform allows the promotion of advertised offer through direct
value proposition, comparison, and reviews. Non-incentivized
methods.
Client
Side (web site):
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Credit
card review site (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
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Direct
promotional offer for Marvel (xxxx://xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
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Direct
promotional offer for The Good Xxxx (xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
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Direct
promotional offer for Xxxx Q TV (xxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx)
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Others
are still pending
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Administration
Panel (web application)
xxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Allows
duplication of new direct promotional
offers
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Allow
customization of each new offers (color scheme, content,
images)
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Able
to group offers and create attributes for individual offers, allows
comparisons
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Email / Customer
database
A
detailed collection of user data such as email address, name, gender, shipping
address, and phone numbers collected since April 2006 till now. All valid users
are recorded based on the web site they have signed up, IP Address, and time
stamp.
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2
million+ email addresses
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1.25
million+ email plus mailing address
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Tangible Assets (office
equipment)
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Three
(3) Dell Optiplex desktop
computers:
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Two
Pentium 4 and One Dual Core
Processor
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Two
19” LCD monitors and One 20” wide screen LCD
monitor
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Four
(4) office desks (dark wood finish)
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Four
(4) three-drawer file cabinets (match to office
desk)
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Four
(4) synthetic leather office chairs
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SCHEDULE
2.3.3
SHARE
LOCKUP AND RELEASE SCHEDULE
Date Percent of Shares
Released
12 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 20%
13 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 15%
14 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 15%
15 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 15%
16 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 15%
17 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 10%
18 month
anniversary of Share issuance
date 10%
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SCHEDULE
4
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
x
SCHEDULE
4.5.1
SELLER
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
xi
SCHEDULE
4.7.1
PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS
Schedule
4.7.1(a) “Owned Proprietary Rights”
Schedule
4.7.1(b) “Licensed Proprietary Rights”
xii
SCHEDULE
4.15
EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACTS
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SCHEDULE
4.17
PRIVACY
POLICIES
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SCHEDULE
8.5
BUSINESS
EMPLOYEES
1.
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Wei-Xxxxx
Xx (employee)
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10655459.6
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