ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) effective April 1, 2006, by and
among VHT ACQUISITION COMPANY a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Florida (the “Buyer”), VANTAHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a
limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State
of
Pennsylvania (the “Seller”) and the members of the Seller identified on the
signature page hereto (collectively, the “Members,” and collectively with the
Seller, the “Seller Responsible Parties”).
W
I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
the Seller is engaged in the business of providing home care software and
related products and services (the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
the Buyer desires to acquire from the Seller and the Seller desires to sell
to
the Buyer substantially all of the assets utilized in and associated with the
operation of the Business (as presently conducted and proposed to be operated
in
the future) and assume certain liabilities of the Seller upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Sale”);
WHEREAS,
Xxxx Xxxxx has (i) conceived and developed the software known as the Analyzer,
(ii) performed approximately one-half of the programming for the Analyzer,
and
(iii) has personal relationships with the customers of Seller;
WHEREAS,
Xxxx Xxxxx does not have any employment contract or any covenant not to compete
with Seller;
WHEREAS,
Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the (i) intrinsic value of the Business
is
primarily due to Xxxx Xxxxx’x reputation, skill, integrity, ability, expertise
and business relationships (the “Owner Goodwill”), (ii) the Purchased Assets
have substantially insignificant value to Buyer if Buyer is unable to purchase
such Owner Goodwill with respect to the Business, and (iii) Buyer would not
have
any interest in purchasing the Purchased Assets if Buyer is unable to purchase
such Owner Goodwill;
WHEREAS,
the Members of the Seller and the Board of Directors of the Buyer have each
approved the Sale, the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein, the parties, intending legally to be bound, agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
Article
1. Purchase
and Sale
1.1 General.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Buyer shall purchase from Seller, and Seller shall sell, transfer, assign,
convey and deliver to Buyer, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to
the Business, including, without limitation, in and to all of the assets,
properties, rights, goodwill, contracts and claims of the Business, other than
the Excluded Assets, wherever located, whether tangible or intangible, real
or
personal, known or unknown, actual or contingent, as the same shall exist as
of
the Closing (such rights, title and interest in and to all such assets,
properties, rights, contracts and claims, being collectively referred to herein
as, the “Purchased Assets”). The Purchased Assets shall include, without
limitation, the following assets:
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(a) Cash
and
cash equivalents, including xxxxx cash accounts or cash on hand or in bank
accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and other similar securities
related to the Business;
(b) all
accounts receivable and notes receivable and other claims for money or other
obligations due (or which hereafter will become due) to Seller arising out
of
the Business together with any unpaid interest accrued thereon from the
respective obligors and any security or collateral therefor;
(c) all
inventory (including work in process, raw materials and finished goods), goods
in transit, unbilled revenues and other properties and rights associated with
the performance of contracts and the operation of the Business;
(d) all
Equipment and machinery owned by Seller related to the Business, including
but
not limited to computers and software, office furniture and fixtures, telephone
systems, office equipment and other tangible personal property, wherever
located;
(e) Intentionally
Omitted;
(f) all
marketing materials, office supplies and letterhead used in connection with
the
Business;
(g) all
of
Seller’s rights and interest in the Intellectual Property Rights, including,
without limitation, all results of the Business’s research and development
activities and other Intellectual Property Rights developed or acquired for.
or
licensed to the Seller in connection with, the Business, or related to, or
of
use or potential use in connection with any current or contemplated potential
future products of the Business or parts, components or subassemblies used
or
purchased by the Business;
(h) all
proceeds under any insurance contract or arrangement relating to the
Business;
(i) all
right, title and interest in, to and under certain material contracts associated
with the Business to be assigned to the Buyer at the Closing, subject in each
case to the terms of such contracts;
(j) Intentionally
Omitted;
(k) any
other
tangible assets of Seller which are used in the Business and which are of a
nature not customarily reflected in the books and records of a business, such
as
assets which have been written off for accounting purposes but which are still
used by or of value to the Business;
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(l) all
Permits which are transferable and which are used in the Business, as presently
conducted;
(m) all
rights of the Seller pursuant to any express or implied warranties,
representations or guaranties made by suppliers to the Business;
(n) all
goodwill associated with the Business (including the Owner
Goodwill);
(o) all
intangibles and contract rights associated with the Business including, without
limitation, rights under non-disclosure agreements with employees and agents
of
Seller and under confidentiality agreements with prospective purchasers of
the
Business or with other third parties to the extent relating to the
Business;
(p) the
post-closing pro-rata share, as provided in Section 1.7 below, of all deposits,
prepaid charges, insurance, sums and fees, offset credit balances in any
country, refunds, and causes of action;
(q) rights
of
set-off and rights of recoupment of Seller in connection with the
Business;
(r) any
other
assets of Seller which are used in the Business and which are of a nature not
customarily reflected in the books and records of a business, such as assets
which have been written off for accounting purposes but which are still used
by
or of value to the Business; and
(s) Seller’s
rights to any and all communication numbers and addresses (telephone, fax,
toll-free, e-mail, web sites, domain names) leased, licensed, or contracted
by
Seller for its use, together with any rights of Seller under any contract or
agreement with respect to the foregoing.
1.2 Excluded
Assets.
Seller’s past and present books and records (including such books and records as
are contained in computerized storage media) of the Business, including all
inventory, purchasing, accounting, sales, export, import, research, engineering,
manufacturing, maintenance, repairs, marketing, banking, documents and records
constituting Intellectual Property Rights, shipping records, personnel files
and
all files, customer and supplier lists, records, literature and correspondence,
inquiries, letters of intent, publications, forms and sales leads, wherever
located, shall be deemed to be excluded from the definition of Purchased Assets
(such excluded assets defined as the “Excluded Assets”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Buyer may be permitted access to such Excluded Assets upon request
to
Seller as may be reasonably requested to permit Buyer to prepare and file any
Tax Returns or other filings or reports necessary in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
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1.3 Certain
Provisions Relating to the Purchased Assets.
(a) To
the
extent that a contract, Permit or other asset which would otherwise be included
within the definition of “Purchased Assets,” or any claim, right or benefit
arising thereunder or resulting therefrom (each an “Interest” and collectively
the “Interests”), is not capable of being sold, assigned, transferred or
conveyed without the approval, consent or waiver of the issuer thereof or
the
other party thereto, or any third person (including a Governmental Authority),
and such approval, consent or waiver has not been obtained prior to the Closing,
or if such sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance or attempted sale,
assignment, transfer or conveyance would constitute a breach thereof or a
violation of any law, decree, order, regulation or other governmental edict,
this Agreement shall not constitute a sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance
thereof, or an attempted sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance
thereof.
(b) Seller
Responsible Parties and Buyer shall use their best efforts and shall cooperate
to obtain all approvals, consents or waivers necessary to convey to Buyer each
Interest as of the Closing. The failure to obtain any approval, consent or
waiver necessary to convey any Interest to Buyer shall not affect the
obligations of the parties to close hereunder. Subsequent to the Closing, the
Seller Responsible Parties shall execute and deliver any other instruments
and
take any actions, which may be reasonably required for the implementation of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
1.4 Assumption
of Liabilities.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Buyer will assume and become responsible for the following, other than the
Excluded Liabilities, liabilities and obligations of the Seller (the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) all
of
the Seller’s accounts payable (which have arisen in connection with the ordinary
course of the Business pertaining to periods falling on or before the Closing
Date), accrued expenses, unpaid commissions due to employees of Seller in
connection with sales during periods falling on or before the Closing Date,
and
the third party liabilities and obligations set forth on Schedule
1.4(a),
not to
exceed $100,000 in the aggregate;
(b) the
obligations under certain material contracts being transferred to Buyer
hereunder, a list of which is set forth on Schedule
1.4(b)
(to the
extent that such liabilities and obligations remain unsatisfied or are required
to be performed on or after the Closing Date); and
(c) all
warranty claims that arise after the Closing.
1.5 Excluded
Liabilities.
Except
for the Assumed Liabilities, the Seller and the Buyer expressly understand
and
agree that Buyer shall not assume, pay, perform or discharge or otherwise become
liable for any obligations, commitments or liabilities of any and every nature
whatsoever of the Seller, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent,
relating to the ownership of the Purchased Assets, the operation of the Business
or otherwise (the “Excluded Liabilities”), including, without limitation,
liabilities and obligations relating to or arising in connection with the
following:
(a) Intentionally
Omitted;
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(b) Seller’s
bank debt and other funded debt, including overdrafts, all of which will be
paid
or discharged in full by Seller at or prior to Closing;
(c) any
liability or obligation arising out of any claim of or for injury to persons
or
property by reason of the improper performance or malfunctioning, improper
design or manufacture, label or provide warnings as to the hazards of, any
product of the Business, where the injury giving rise to such claim occurred
on
or prior to the Closing Date;
(d) any
liability of the Seller to any plan, individual or governmental agency arising
out of any failure of the Seller to comply with the applicable provisions of
any
Employee Benefit Plans, ERISA, the Code, or other applicable Laws with respect
to its employees, including any obligation or liability of the Seller for any
penalty, fine or similar amount due from the Seller on account of any breach
of
fiduciary duty or failure to comply with applicable laws or
regulations;
(e) any
liability associated with the hiring, employment or termination of any employees
of Seller at any time prior to Closing including obligations under any
severance, deferred compensation or employment agreements, guaranteed fixed
terms of employment or retirement benefits beyond those provided under
applicable law, collective bargaining agreements, or any Employee Benefit Plan
applicable to employees of the Business generally, which arises out of any
acts
or omissions of Sellers prior to the Closing Date;
(f) any
liability associated with the Excluded Assets; and
(g) all
liabilities of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller for Taxes.
1.6 Consideration.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing
the Buyer shall acquire the Purchased Assets from the Seller for the following
aggregate consideration (the “Consideration”):
(a) $850,000
cash payable at Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
accounts specified by Seller in writing (which amount includes $300,000 to
be
paid to Xxxx Xxxxx as consideration for the Owner Goodwill);
(b) Buyer’s
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities on the Closing Date; and
(c) 100,000
shares of the common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Health Systems Solutions,
Inc. (“HSS”) to be issued in equal parts to the Members.
1.7 Certain
Provisions Relating to Liabilities.
All
obligations due in respect of periods prior to Closing, other than Assumed
Liabilities, shall be paid in full or otherwise satisfied by the Seller. All
obligations due in respect of periods after Closing, or which constitute Assumed
Liabilities, shall be paid in full or otherwise satisfied by Buyer at Closing
or
when due, if later.
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1.8 Closing
and Closing Date.
(a) The
closing (the “Closing”) of the transactions herein contemplated shall occur on
April 6, 2006, at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Suite 400, 0000 Xxxxx xx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, or at such other time and place as the
Seller and the Buyer shall agree. The transactions contemplated hereunder shall
be deemed to have been effective as of 12:01 a.m. April 1, 2006 (the “Closing
Date”).
(b) At
the
Closing, the Seller shall deliver, or caused to be delivered, to the Buyer
the
following items:
(i) a
duly
executed xxxx of sale and such other executed assignments, bills of sale or
certificates of title, each dated the Closing Date and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to counsel to Buyer, as are reasonably necessary to
transfer to Buyer all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the
Purchased Assets;
(ii) duly
executed assignments, sufficient to transfer all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in and to the Intellectual Property Rights to Buyer, in a form suitable
for recording in the various appropriate national or regional patent, trademark,
copyright offices or other governmental offices;
(iii) certificate
of a Manager of the Seller, dated as of the date hereof, (A) as to the
incumbency and signatures of the Members or representatives of the Seller
executing this Agreement and each of the agreements and any other certificate
or
other document to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, together with
evidence of the incumbency of such Secretary, and (B) certifying attached
resolutions of the Members of the Seller, which authorize and approve the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the agreements to which
Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby;
(iv) duly
executed and acknowledged assignment and assumption, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, transferring to Buyer all of Seller’s right,
title and interest in and to the contracts;
(v) duly
executed Lock Up Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto;
(vi) duly
executed Transition Services Agreement in the form of Exhibit B attached
hereto;
(vii) duly
executed Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto;
(viii) Intentionally
Omitted;
(ix) Intentionally
Omitted;
(x) Intentionally
Omitted;
and
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(xi) duly
executed Confidentiality
and
Proprietary Information Agreement between the Buyer and Xxxx Xxxxx, in form
and
substance satisfactory to the parties.
(c) At
the
Closing, the Buyer shall deliver, or caused to be delivered, to the Seller
(or
the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement, as the case may be) the following
items:
(i) the
cash
portion of the Consideration;
(ii) stock
certificates evidencing the Common Stock to the escrow agent;
(iii) certificate
of the secretary of the Buyer, dated the as of the date hereof, (A) as to the
incumbency and signatures of the officers or representatives of Buyer executing
this Agreement and each of the agreements and any other certificate or other
document to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, together with evidence
of
the incumbency of such Secretary, and (B) certifying attached resolutions of
the
Board of Directors of the Buyer, which authorize and approve the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and each of the agreements to which Buyer is a party
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
(iv) duly
executed Lock Up Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached
hereto;
(v) duly
executed Transition Services Agreement in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
and
(vi) duly
executed Escrow Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
(d) At
the
Closing, each of the parties hereto shall take, or cause to be taken, all such
actions and deliver, or cause to be delivered, all such other documents,
instruments, certificates and other items as may be required under this
Agreement or otherwise, in order to perform or fulfill all covenants and
agreements on its part to be performed at or prior to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereunder.
1.9 Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action; Cooperation.
(a) Each
of
the parties shall use its respective reasonable best efforts to take all such
action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the Closing
as
promptly as possible. If, on or at any time after the date hereof, any further
reasonable action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and to vest the Buyer with full right, title and possession to all
assets, property, rights, privileges, powers, and franchises of the Purchased
Assets, the Seller Responsible Parties shall take, in the name of the Seller
or
otherwise, all such lawful and necessary action.
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(b) The
Seller Responsible Parties and the Buyer shall generally cooperate with each
other and their respective officers, employees, attorneys, accountants and
other
agents and do such other acts and things in good faith as may be reasonable,
necessary or appropriate to timely effectuate the intent and purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Sale. In
connection with these efforts, each of the parties hereto shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper
or
advisable under any Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) obtain any third party
consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders
required to be obtained or made in connection with the authorization, execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, approvals or waivers in respect of contracts which are
being assumed by the Buyer; and (iii) make all filings and give any notice,
and thereafter make any other submissions either required or reasonably deemed
appropriate by each of the parties, with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby required under any Law, including applicable
securities and antitrust Laws.
Article
2. Representations
and Warranties of the Seller Responsible Parties.
In
order
to induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and purchase the Purchased
Assets, each of the Seller Responsible Parties severally, but not jointly,
makes
the following representations and warranties to the Buyer, which representations
and warranties shall be true and correct as of the date hereof:
2.1 Disclosure
Schedules; Due Diligence Information; Access.
(a) The
Seller Responsible Parties have delivered to the Buyer the Disclosure Schedule,
which includes the numbered schedules specifically referred to in this Article
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(the “Disclosure Schedule”). To the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties,
the information contained in the Disclosure Schedule is materially complete
and
accurate, and all documents that are attached to or form a part of the
Disclosure Schedule are complete and accurate copies of the genuine original
documents they purport to represent. References to Schedules in this Agreement
shall be to Schedules included in the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, all
of
the documents, financial statements, reports, compilations, management and
statistical reports and other information provided by the Seller Responsible
Parties to the Buyer in response to Buyer’s due diligence investigation of the
Business and the Purchased Assets are materially true, correct and
complete.
(c) The
Seller Responsible Parties have furnished
the Buyer and its representatives with such information concerning the Seller
as
the Buyer has reasonably requested.
2.2 Organization.
The
Seller is a limited liability company validly existing under the laws of the
State of Pennsylvania and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is
now
being conducted. The copies of the Seller’s articles of organization, operating
agreement or other organizational documents which have been delivered to the
Buyer are true, accurate and complete. The
Seller does not have any subsidiaries and does not own or have any right to
acquire any equity interest in any other Person. The Seller does not presently
own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest in any other corporation,
association, or other business entity. The Seller is not a participant in any
joint venture or similar arrangement.
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2.3 Binding
Agreement.
The
Seller has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement,
to
execute and deliver this Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Seller and the consummation by the Seller of its
obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
Member action on the part of the Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered on behalf of the Seller Responsible Parties and, assuming the
due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Buyer, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller Responsible Parties enforceable in
accordance with its terms, but subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
and similar laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors and
secured parties, and further subject to the application of general principles
of
equity and the availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive
relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefore may be brought. As of the Closing Date, each of the agreements,
instruments and other documents to be delivered hereunder to the Buyer at the
Closing will have been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller
Responsible Parties and will be enforceable against the Seller Responsible
Parties in accordance with its terms, but subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and similar laws of general application affecting the rights
of
creditors and secured parties, and further subject to the application of general
principles of equity and the availability of the remedy of specific performance
or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which
any
proceeding therefore may be brought.
2.4 Absence
of Violations; Required Consents.
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller Responsible Parties of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not
and will not (a) violate or result in the breach or default of any provision
of
the Seller’s articles of organization, operating agreement or other governance
documents of the Seller, (b) to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties,
violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable to the Seller Responsible
Parties or any of their respective properties or assets, (c) to the Knowledge
of
the Seller Responsible Parties, require any consent, approval, authorization
or
other order of, action by, registration or filing with or declaration or
notification to any Governmental Authority or any other Person or (d) result
in
any violation or breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving
of notice, or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, require
any
consent under, or give to others any rights of notice, termination, amendment,
acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of any Encumbrance on the Purchased Assets, or result in the imposition
or acceleration of any payment, time of payment, vesting or increase in the
amount of compensation or benefit payable, pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage
or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license or permit, or
franchise to which the Seller is a party or by which its assets are
bound.
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(b) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, there are no Required Consents.
To
the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, the Seller does not need to
give any notice to, make any filing with or obtain any authorization, consent
or
approval of any Governmental Authority in order for the parties to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, no order, stipulation, decree,
judgment, or injunction has been enacted, promulgated, entered, or enforced
nor
any other action has been taken by any Government Entity (i) which prohibits
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) which
prohibits Buyer’s ownership or operation of all or any material portion of the
Business or the Purchased Assets; (iii) which makes the purchase of, or payment
for, some or all of the Purchased Assets illegal; or (iv) which imposes material
limitations on the ability of the Buyer to acquire the Purchased
Assets.
2.5 Financial
Information.
(a) The
Seller Responsible Parties have delivered to Buyer the balance sheets of the
Seller as at December 31, 2005 (the “December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet”), December
31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, together with the statements of operations
for
the three years ended December 31, 2005, together with the notes thereto, if
any
(the “Financial Statements”).
(b) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, each of the balance sheets referred
to above (including the related notes and schedules, if any) fairly presents
in
all material respects the financial position of the Seller, as of its date
and
each of the statements of operations, owner’s equity (including any related
notes and schedules, if any), fairly presents in all material respects the
results of operations, and net income of the Seller for the periods set forth
therein, and, but solely with respect to the December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet,
in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except
as
may be noted therein.
(c) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, the Seller currently maintains
a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP with
respect to periods falling on or after January 1, 2005, and generally to
maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences. The Financial Statements are in agreement with the books and
records regularly maintained by the Seller.
2.6 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as set forth in the unaudited balance sheet of the Seller as at February 28,
2006 (“Interim Balance Sheet”) and related unaudited statement of operations for
the period months then ended (the “Interim Financial Statements”) previously
delivered to the Buyer, since December 31, 2005 to the date of this Agreement
there has not been any change in the financial condition or results of
operations or cash flows of the Business or in the condition of the Purchased
Assets and the Business has not suffered any damage, destruction or loss, in
each case which has had or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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2.7 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
2.7,
there
are no liabilities associated with the Business or the Purchased Assets (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or, to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible
Parties, otherwise), except for (i) liabilities of the Business set forth or
reserved against or disclosed in the December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet or the
notes thereto, (ii) liabilities disclosed in this Agreement or the Disclosure
Schedules hereto or the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement, (iii)
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the
December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet and set forth in Schedule 2.7, (iv) Excluded
Liabilities, and (v) potential liabilities disclosed in Section 4.11
below.
2.8 Business
Conduct.
The
Seller Responsible Parties nor any of their respective officers, directors,
employees or agents, nor Persons acting under the authority of any of the
foregoing (i) have made, or have been charged by any governmental authority
with
making, directly or indirectly, any domestic or foreign payments for bribes
or
kickbacks (governmental or commercial) or unlawful political contributions
or
other questionable or illegal payments with respect to the Business or to secure
favorable treatment for the Business or (ii) have maintained or permitted to
exist any use of “off the books” bookkeeping, secret accounts, unrecorded bank
accounts, “slush” funds, falsified books, or any other device that could have
been or could be utilized to distort records or reports of the true operating
results and financial condition of the Business.
2.9 Title
to Assets; Related Matters.
(i) The
Seller has good, valid and marketable title (as measured in the context of
their
current uses) in all of the Purchased Assets in order to conduct the Business,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, and (ii) the Purchased Assets constitute
all
the assets and rights necessary for the operation of the Business as currently
conducted, other than the Excluded Assets. Except as disclosed on Schedule
2.9,
none of
the Purchased Assets is subject to any commitment or other arrangement for
its
sale or use by any Seller Responsible Parties, their Affiliates or third
parties. The assets reflected on the December 31, 2005 Balance Sheet or acquired
thereafter are valued on the books of the Seller at or below the actual cost
less an adequate and proper depreciation charge. The Seller has not depreciated
any of the Purchased Assets on an accelerated basis (or in any other manner)
inconsistent with applicable requirements of the Code.
2.10 Equipment
and Other Tangible Assets.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
2.10,
the
Equipment and other tangible assets which are included in the Purchased Assets
are in all material respects adequate for the purposes for which such Purchased
Assets are currently used or are held for use, and are in good repair and
operating conditions (subject to normal wear and tear) and there are no facts
or
conditions affecting the Purchased Assets which could, individually or in the
aggregate, interfere with any material respect with the use, occupancy or
operation thereof as currently used, occupied or operated, or their adequacy
for
such use.
2.11 Absence
of Certain Changes, Events and Conditions.
Since
December 31, 2005, except as otherwise provided in, disclosed, or contemplated
by this Agreement, none of the Seller Responsible Parties has, except as
disclosed on Schedule
2.11:
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(a) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, sold,
transferred, leased, subleased, licensed, encumbered or otherwise disposed
of
any Purchased Assets;
(b) permitted
any of the Purchased Assets to be subjected to any Encumbrance;
(c) made
any
changes, including changes to collection practices, to be made in the operations
of the Seller;
(d) made
any
commitments for the Seller to make capital expenditures in excess of $10,000
individually or in the aggregate;
(e) made
any
amendment of the articles or organization or operating agreement of the
Seller;
(f) except
for services to be rendered by the Members to Seller in connection with the
consummation of transactions contemplated by this Agreement, permitted any
new
agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement, or amendments or modifications
to any existing such agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement, to be
entered into with any Affiliate of the Seller or any third parties that is
material to the Seller or that will continue in effect after the Closing Date
and not be terminable by the Seller on not more than 30 days’ written notice
without payment of premium or penalty;
(g) entered
into any new Material Contract or any amendments or modifications to any
existing such Material Contract;
(h) borrowed
any amount or incurred or become subject to any liabilities, except trade
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and liabilities under
contracts entered into in
the
ordinary course of business (excluding any capital lease
obligations);
(i) discharged
or satisfied any material Encumbrance or paid any material obligation or
liability, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(j) declared,
set aside or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to
its
Members except consistent with past practices;
(k) sold,
assigned or transferred any material Intellectual Property Rights or disclosed
any proprietary confidential information to any Person except for new customer
licensees or to Buyer and its representatives in connection with its due
diligence;
(l) granted
any increase, or announced any increase, in the wages, salaries, compensation,
bonuses, incentives, pension or other benefits payable to any of the officers,
employees, independent contractors or agents, including, without limitation,
any
increase or change pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan, or established,
increased or accelerated the payment or vesting of any benefits under any
Employee Benefit Plan with respect to officers or employees;
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(m) made
any
material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or policy,
including, without limitation, material changes in assumptions underlying or
methods of calculating bad debt, contingency or other reserves, or notes or
accounts receivable write-offs, or in corporate allocation methodology, in
each
case other than changes required by Law or under GAAP;
(n) suffered
any casualty loss or damage with respect to any assets, whether or not covered
by insurance;
(o) incurred
or guarantied any indebtedness for borrowed money other than indebtedness repaid
prior to the Closing or indebtedness that will constitute Excluded
Liabilities;
(p) deferred
the payment of any accounts payable except in accordance with past
practices;
(q) made
any
loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other
Person, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(r) merged
or
consolidated with, or acquired any equity or all or substantially all of the
assets of, any other Person;
(s) experienced
any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, business,
prospects, assets or rights of the Seller;
(t) conducted
the Business outside of the ordinary and usual course consistent with past
practice;
(u) compromised,
settled, granted any waiver or release relating to, or otherwise adjusted any
Action, Indebtedness or any other claims or rights; or
(v) entered
into any agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the
foregoing.
2.12 Litigation.
(a) As
of the
date hereof: (i) there are no Actions against the Seller pending, or, to the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, threatened to be brought against
the Seller or the Business, (ii) the Seller is not subject to any Governmental
Order (nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, are there any
such Governmental Orders threatened to be imposed by any Governmental
Authority), in each case with respect to the Seller or the Business; and (iii)
there is no Action pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible
Parties, threatened to be brought that seeks to question, delay or prevent
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. As of the date hereof,
no
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any United States
federal or state Governmental Authority, nor any Law promulgated or enacted
by
any United States federal or state Governmental Authority, that restrains,
enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated hereby or limits
the ability in any respect of the rights of the Seller to hold its assets and
conduct its present, planned or prospective business, or imposes civil or
criminal penalties on any stockholder, director or officer of the Buyer if
such
transactions are consummated, is in effect
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(b) Schedule
2.12
lists
the following for the period from January 1, 2004 to the present (and, in the
case of clause (z), any other matter referred to therein which is currently
in
effect): (x) all fines (civil and criminal), penalties imposed by any
governmental agency or authority (other than short or long-term disability
or
medical claims), (y) actions, administrative or arbitration proceedings
requiring a payment by the Seller in excess of $10,000 (other than short or
long-term disability claims) and (z) any final order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or other award of any court or any
governmental agency which are related to the Business or the Purchased
Assets.
2.13 Insurance.
The
Seller has all insurance that is prudent for the conduct of the Business, and
(i) all insurance policies to which the Seller is a party or under which the
Seller is covered as an additional named insured or otherwise (or replacement
policies therefor) are in full force and effect, and the Seller has paid all
premiums due and are not in default, (ii) all insurance policies are sufficient
for compliance by the Seller with all applicable requirements of Law and all
agreements to which the Seller is a party or subject, in each case with respect
to the Business, (iii) no notice of cancellation or non-renewal with respect
to,
or disallowance of any claim under, any such policy has been received by the
Seller, and (iv) the Seller has not been refused insurance, nor has coverage
been previously canceled or materially limited, by an insurer to which the
Seller has applied for such insurance, or with which the Seller has held
insurance, within the last three years.
2.14 Material
Contracts.
(a) Schedule
2.14
sets
forth all Material Contracts in effect as of the date hereof.
(b) Each
Material Contract is intended to be binding upon the parties thereto is legal,
valid and binding on the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with the
terms thereof.
(c) The
Seller Responsible Parties have performed their respective obligations under
each such Material Contract and none of the Seller Responsible Parties is in
default under any such Material Contract and no condition exists nor event
has
occurred which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would
result in a material default, material breach or event of material noncompliance
by any of the Seller Responsible Parties under any such Material
Contract.
(d) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.14 or
under
Section 4.11 below, the Seller does not have any present expectation or
intention of not fully performing all its material obligations under each such
Material Contract.
(e) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, no other party to any of the
Material Contracts has breached or is in default thereunder.
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(f) The
Seller Responsible Parties have delivered true, correct and complete copies
of
each Material Contract and all amendments thereto and documentation or
correspondence modifying the terms thereof to the Buyer.
(g) No
customer which is a party to a Material Contract is entitled to any retroactive
pricing, refund, rebate, price adjustment or other financial settlement for
charges in excess of $5,000 relating to the sales by the Business, except as
referenced in Section 4.11 below.
(h) The
sale
of the Purchased Assets hereunder will not result in a default under or the
termination of any Material Contract.
(i) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.14,
there
are no contracts for the sale of goods or services by the Seller as to which
at
the time of the most recent scheduled contract milestone for any such Contract
the work scheduled was more than sixty (60) days late, except as referenced
in
Section 4.11 below.
(j) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.14,
there
are no contracts, options or bids for the sale of goods or services by the
Seller which include a liquidated damages clause for late delivery except as
referenced in Section 4.11 below.
(k) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.14,
the
Material Contracts are assignable by Assignor without any consent of any third
parties and this assignment of the Material Contracts will not cause any default
in the performance of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or agreements
under the Material Contracts.
2.15 Accounts
Receivable.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
2.15,
all of
the accounts receivable of the Seller reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet
are
collectible, actual and bona fide receivables representing obligations for
the
total dollar amount thereof shown on its books, subject to no defenses or
counterclaims, except as referenced in Section 4.11 below. No reserves for
bad
debt in excess of the amounts thereof as of the date of the Interim Balance
Sheet are required by GAAP. The allowance for doubtful accounts set forth in
the
Interim Balance Sheet is adequate in accordance with GAAP. The revenue in
respect of the sales that gave rise to such receivables have been properly
invoiced to customers and properly recognized in accordance with GAAP. The
Seller Responsible Parties have no Knowledge of any facts or circumstances
generally (other than general economic conditions) which would result in any
material increase in the uncollectability of such receivables as a class in
excess of the reserves therefore set forth in the Financial Statements.
Schedule
2.15
hereto
accurately lists as of the date hereof, all receivables arising out of or
relating to the Business, the amount owing, and the aging of such receivable,
the name and last known address of the party from whom such receivable is owing,
and any security in favor of the Seller for the repayment of such receivable
which the Seller purports to have. Since the date of Interim Balance Sheet,
the
Seller has collected its receivables and payments under all Contracts in
accordance with past business practices and has not negotiated for or accepted
advance payments nor accelerated the collection of any such receivables or
payments.
2.16 Intentionally
Omitted.
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2.17 Permits
and Licenses; Compliance with Law.
(a) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, there are no permits or licenses
necessary to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged and to own and
use
the facilities and properties owned and used by them (collectively, “Permits”).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller has not received any
written notice from any Governmental Authority indicating that Seller has failed
to obtain any Permits required to conduct the Business.
(b) (i)
The
Seller Responsible Parties are in material compliance with all Laws (including,
without limitation, with respect to affiliate transactions) and Governmental
Orders applicable to the Business and (ii) none of the Seller Responsible
Parties has been charged at any time with a violation of any Law or any
Governmental Order relating to the conduct of the Business.
(c) Intentionally
Omitted.
2.18 Intentionally
Omitted.
2.19 Employee
Benefit Matters.
The
Seller has delivered true, accurate and complete copies of all Employee Benefit
Plans applicable to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor
or
agent of the Seller. All such Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance
with the terms of the applicable plan and the requirements prescribed by
applicable law currently in effect with respect thereto, and the Seller has
performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed
by
it thereunder. The Seller has no Union Employees. The Seller has not incurred
and no event, transaction or condition has occurred or exists which could result
in the occurrence of, any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
or any “withdrawal liability” within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA, or
any other liability pursuant to Title I or IV of ERISA or the penalty, excise
tax or joint and several liability provisions of the Code relating to employee
benefit plans, in any such case relating to any Employee Benefit Plan or any
pension plan maintained by any company that would be treated as a single
employer with the Seller under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the
Code
(an “ERISA Affiliate”). The Seller does not have in effect an Employee Benefit
Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the
Code. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will
not (i) entitle any current or former employee or officer of the Seller or
any
ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment compensation or other payment,
or
(ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of
compensation due any such employee or officer. There are no pending, or, to
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, threatened or anticipated claims
by
or on behalf of any Employee Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary
covered under any such plan, or otherwise involving any such plan (other than
routine claims for benefits). The Seller does not contribute in any
multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA) for the
benefit of any of its directors, officers, employees, independent contractors
or
agents. All contributions that are due on or before the Closing Date to any
Employee Benefit Plans, including without limitation salary reduction
contributions and matching contributions, will have been contributed as of
the
Closing Date (to the extent such accrual is required under GAAP). The Seller
shall not adopt, amend or modify any Employee Benefit Plans or otherwise
increase the salary or benefits of any of the directors, officers, employees,
independent contractors or agents of the Seller prior to the Closing Date.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby will (x) result in any payment becoming due
to
any employee (current, former or retired) of the Seller, (y) increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Employee Benefit Plan or (z) result in
the
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits.
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2.20 Intentionally
Omitted.
2.21 Customers.
(a) Schedule
2.14
contains
a list of (i) all current customers of the Business which have contracts
(including oral contracts and purchase orders) and designates customers of
the
Business whose contracts involve purchases or sales in an amount in excess
of
$5,000 per annum.
(b) None
of
the Seller Responsible Parties has received any notice or has any reason to
believe that any current customer of the Seller (i) has ceased, or will cease,
to use its products or goods, except as disclosed pursuant to Section 4.11
below, (ii) has substantially reduced or will substantially reduce, the use
of
products or goods of the Seller or (iii) has sought, or is seeking, to reduce
the price it will pay for products or goods of the Seller, including in each
case after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No customer
of the Seller described in clause (a) above has otherwise threatened to take
any
action described in the preceding sentence as a result of the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Intentionally
Omitted.
2.22 Labor
Relations.
(a) There
are
no labor organizations recognized as representing any of the directors,
officers, employees, independent contractors or agents of the Seller and (i)
the
Seller is not party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union
contract, (ii) there are no strikes, slowdowns, picketing, lockouts or work
stoppages pending or threatened between the Seller and any of its employees,
and
the Seller has not experienced any such strike, slowdown, or work stoppage
within the past two years, (iii) to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible
Parties, there are no unfair labor practice complaints or employee disputes
pending against the Seller before the National Labor Relations Board or any
other Governmental Authority or any current union representation questions
involving employees of the Seller, and (iv) Seller is in material compliance
with its obligations under all Laws and Governmental Orders governing its
employment practices, including, without limitation, provisions relating to
wages, hours and equal opportunity. To the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible
Parties, Seller is in compliance with all Laws, and all orders of any court,
governmental agency or arbitrator, relating to employment, including all such
Laws relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, discrimination, civil
rights, occupational safety and health, affirmative action and the payment
of
withholding and/or Social Security and similar taxes, except where such
non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(b) Seller
acknowledges and agrees that Buyer shall have no obligation to employ any
employee of the Business. Seller further acknowledges that the terms and
conditions of any such employment shall be determined by the Buyer in its sole
and absolute discretion.
2.23 Intellectual
Property Rights.
(a) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.23,
all
Intellectual Property Rights held by the Seller are valid and subsisting and
provide the Seller with the right to exclude all others from the use thereof
and
(i) the Seller is not, or as a result of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the performance by the Seller of their obligations hereunder will
be, in violation of any license, sublicense or other agreement applicable to
it,
or give any party the right to require the Seller to pay any amount or enter
into any restrictions in order to continue the use thereof, (ii) except for
licenses granted by Seller, the Seller owns all right, title and interest to,
or
has the right to use pursuant to a valid license, all Intellectual Property
Rights used in the Business, (iii) there have been no claims made against either
of the Seller or threatened or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, likely to be
threatened by any Person, asserting the invalidity, misuse or unenforceability
of any Intellectual Property Rights referred to in (i) above or challenging
the
ownership, validity or effectiveness of any of the Intellectual Property
Rights.
(b) The
Seller has not received any notices of any material unauthorized use,
infringement or misappropriation by, or conflict with, any present or former
employee of the Seller, principal shareholders, strategic partners or any other
third party with respect to such Intellectual Property Rights (including,
without limitation, any demand or request that of the Seller license any rights
from a third party).
(c)
The
Seller Responsible Parties have received no notice (written or otherwise) that
the conduct of the Seller Responsible Parties has not infringed, misappropriated
or conflicted with and does not infringe, misappropriate or conflict with any
Intellectual Property Rights of other Persons.
(d) To
the
Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties, the Intellectual Property Rights
owned by or licensed to the Seller have not been infringed, misappropriated
or
conflicted by other Persons.
(e) No
Intellectual Property Right is subject to any Encumbrance and there is no fact
that would render the Intellectual Property Rights invalid. No Intellectual
Property Right is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree,
stipulation or agreement restricting in any manner the licensing or exploitation
thereof by the Seller. The Seller has not entered into any agreement to
indemnify any other person against any charge of infringement relating to any
Intellectual Property Right. The Seller Responsible Parties have received no
notice (written or otherwise) that any employee of the Seller is in violation
of
any term of any confidentiality or invention assignment agreement, employment
contract (whether written or verbal), patent disclosure agreement or any other
contract or agreement relating to the relationship of any such employee with
either of the Seller or any other party (including prior employers) because
of
the nature of the business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the
Seller.
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(f) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.23
Seller
is the sole and exclusive owner of the Intellectual Property Rights and no
governmental registration of any of the rights related to the Intellectual
Property Rights has lapsed, expired or been canceled, abandoned, opposed or
the
subject of a reexamination request.
(g) Except
as
listed on Schedule
2.23,
as of
the date of this Agreement, there are no written claims which have been received
since January 1, 2004 and no proceedings are pending, or have been instituted
or, to the Knowledge of the Seller Responsible Parties are threatened or
impending which challenge the Seller’s ownership rights in respect of any of the
Intellectual Property Rights. The Seller Responsible Parties have received
no
notice (written or otherwise) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights
is
subject to any outstanding order, decree, judgment or stipulation.
(h) Neither
this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
will (i) result in the termination, suspension, breach, or violation of any
contract between the Seller and any Person relating to Intellectual Property
Rights; or (ii) will result in the termination, suspension, breach, or violation
of Intellectual Property Rights. All of the Seller’s rights under the
Intellectual Property Rights are transferable to Buyer in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Buyer will be entitled to
continue to use all of the Intellectual Property Rights to the same extent
and
under the same conditions that it has heretofore been used in the Business,
without financial obligations to any other Person.
(i) The
Intellectual Property Rights constitutes all of the intellectual property used
in, or necessary to, the operation of the Business.
2.24 Taxes.
(a) The
Seller has timely filed all Tax Returns required to be filed and all such Tax
Returns were correct and complete in all material respects. Seller has timely
paid all Taxes that are due as set forth in the Tax Returns, or claimed by
any
taxing authority to be due, or has provided, in the case of periods arising
on
or after January 1, 2005, for all such Taxes on its financial statements in
accordance with GAAP.
(b) All
Taxes
shown on such Tax Returns have been timely paid;
(c) No
audits
with respect to the Seller are in process, pending or threatened, no
deficiencies or adjustments to Tax Returns exist or have been asserted in
writing with respect to Taxes of the Seller, no notice has been received in
writing that any Tax Return or Taxes of the Seller required to be filed or
paid
has not been filed or have not been paid;
(d) There
are
no Tax liens on any of the Purchased Assets;
(e) All
Taxes
that the Seller is required to withhold or collect have been duly withheld
or
collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper Tax
authority;
(f) The
Seller (i) is not currently or has ever been a member of an affiliated group
filing a consolidated federal income tax return or (ii) has no liability for
the
Taxes of any person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), or as transferee or successor, by
contract or otherwise;
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(g) The
Seller has not ever been a party to any Tax sharing or similar
agreements;
(h) Intentionally
Omitted;
and
(i) For
purposes of Section 897 of the Code, none of the Seller Responsible Parties
are
non-resident aliens or foreign corporations.
2.25 Commissions.
There
is no broker or finder or other Person who has any valid claim against any
of
the Seller Responsible Parties, the Buyer, any of their respective Affiliates
or
any of their respective assets for a commission, finders’ fee, brokerage fee or
other similar fee in connection with this Agreement, or the transactions
contemplated hereby, by virtue of any actions taken by on or behalf of the
Seller Responsible Parties or any of their respective officers, employees,
independent contractors or agents.
2.26 Powers
of Attorney.
Seller
has provided to the Buyer a true, correct and complete list of the names of
any
persons holding powers of attorney from the Seller, true, correct and complete
copies of any instrument of appointment and a summary statement of the terms
thereof. There are and at the Closing will be no restrictions on the Seller
to
terminate any such powers immediately upon written notice.
2.27 Product
Warranties.
Set
forth on Schedule
2.27
are
representative forms of product warranties and guarantees granted or issued
by
the Seller in connection with the Business. None of the other product warranties
or guarantees granted or issued by the Seller in connection with the Business
differs in any material respect from such representative forms except as
disclosed under Schedule
2.27.
Since
January 1, 2003, Seller has received no written notice of any product warranty
or similar claims against Seller in connection with the Business. To Seller’s
Knowledge, Seller has committed no act, and there has been no omission, which
would result in, and there has been no occurrence which would give rise to,
any
material product liability or liability for breach of warranty (whether covered
by insurance or not) on the part of Seller, with respect to products sold prior
to the Closing in the operation of the Business.
2.28 Compliance
with WARN Act.
The
Seller has been exempt from, or has complied with, all applicable provisions
of
the WARN Act and the regulations thereunder in connection with all past
reductions in work force relating to the Business.
2.29 Securities
Laws.
The
Members expressly agree and acknowledges that the shares of Common Stock are
not
being registered and the Buyer has no present intention of registering such
securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the “1933 Act”) or otherwise, and the
issuance of such securities is intended to be exempt from registration under
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act as a “transaction by an issuer not involving any
public offering” and that reliance on such exemption is predicated, in part, on
the Members’ representations and warranties contained herein. Each of the
Members further acknowledge that the securities are being obtained solely for
such Member’s own account and for investment purposes only, within the meaning
of the 1933 Act, and without any plan, intention, contract, understanding,
agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate
or
otherwise transfer to any person the securities or any part thereof. The Members
understand that
the
securities
are
characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities Laws
inasmuch as such securities
are
being acquired from the Buyer in a transaction not involving a public offering
and that under such Laws and applicable regulations such securities may be
resold without registration under the 1933 Act, only in certain limited
circumstances. In this connection, the Members are familiar with SEC Rule 144,
as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby
and by the 1933 Act. Each of the Members is an “accredited investor” within the
meaning of SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently in effect.
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2.30 Exclusive
Negotiations.
Since
the date of the Letter of Intent, neither the Seller nor any of its respective
officers, directors, Members, representatives or Affiliates have, directly
or
indirectly, solicited or initiated the submission of any offer or proposal
by,
or participated in discussions or negotiations with, or provided any information
to or otherwise cooperated with, any Person (other than Buyer or any officer
or
representative of Buyer) concerning any Third Party Transaction (as defined
below). “Third Party Transaction” shall mean (a) any acquisition of any
controlling interest in, or all or a substantial portion of the Seller, (b)
the
possible disposition of any of the Purchased Assets or the Business, (c) the
possible issuance of any capital stock of Seller, or (d) any business
combination involving the Seller or the Business, whether by way of merger,
consolidation, share exchange or other transaction.
2.31 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by the Seller Responsible Parties contained in this
Agreement nor any statement or certificate furnished or to be furnished by
or on
behalf of any of the Seller Responsible Parties to the Buyer or its
representatives in connection herewith or pursuant hereto contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state
any material fact required to make the statements contained herein or therein
not misleading. There is no fact known to the Seller Responsible Parties that
has not been disclosed by the Seller Responsible Parties to the Buyer that
might
reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on the
operations of the Business.
Article
3. Representations
and Warranties of the Buyer.
In
order
to induce the Seller Responsible Parties to enter into this Agreement and sell
the Purchased Assets, the Buyer makes the following representations and
warranties to the Seller Responsible Parties, which representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of the date hereof:
3.1 Organization
and Standing.
The
Buyer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Florida and has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to conduct
its
business as it is now being conducted.
3.2 Binding
Agreement.
The
Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, to execute and deliver this Agreement, to carry out its obligations
hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer and the consummation by the Buyer
of
its obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate and stockholder action on the part of the Buyer. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Seller, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
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3.3 Absence
of Violations or Required Consents.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement does not
and
will not: (a) violate or result in the breach or default of any provision of
the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Buyer; (b) violate any Law or
Governmental Order applicable to the Buyer or any of its properties or assets;
(c) except for the Required Consents, require any consent, approval,
authorization or other order of, action by, registration or filing with or
declaration or notification to any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
or (d) result in any violation or breach of, constitute a default (or event
which with the giving of notice, or lapse of time or both, would become a
default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of
termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation
of,
or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the Buyer’s assets
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
sublease, license or permit, or franchise to which the Buyer is a party or
by
which its assets are bound.
3.4 Litigation.
There
are no Actions pending or threatened to be brought by or before any Governmental
Authority, against the Buyer or any of its Affiliates that (i) seeks to
question, delay or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to affect adversely the ability
of
the Buyer to fulfill its obligations hereunder, including without limitation,
the Buyer’s obligations under Article 1 hereof.
3.5 Valid
Issuance of Securities.
The
shares of Common Stock, that are being issued to the Seller hereunder, when
issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the
consideration expressed herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid,
and
nonassessable, and will be free of restrictions on transfer other than
restrictions on transfer under this Agreement and under applicable state and
federal securities Laws.
3.6 Commissions.
There
is no broker or finder or other Person who has any valid claim against the
Seller Responsible Parties, any of their respective Affiliates or any of their
respective assets for a commission, finders’ fee, brokerage fee or other similar
fee in connection with this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby,
by virtue of any actions taken by on or behalf of the Buyer or its officers,
employees or agents.
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4. Covenants
and Agreements.
4.1 Conduct
of Business Prior to Closing.
From
February 15, 2006 and through the Closing Date, the Seller has not permitted
the
distribution of cash or any other assets of the Seller to the Seller, Seller
Responsible Parties or any Affiliate other than consistent with past practices
and/or to satisfy the obligations of the Seller identified in the Vanta Accounts
Payable Aged Invoice Report attached hereto as Exhibit C to this
Agreement.
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4.2 Conduct
of
the Business Following the Closing.
(a) If
requested following the Closing, the Seller Responsible Parties shall deliver
an
executed letter of instruction to all of the Seller’s customers and distributors
notifying such parties of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and specifically instructing all customers to remit payment relating
to
the Purchased Assets directly to the Buyer. In the event the Seller receives
payments from any customer with respect to any accounts receivable which are
part of the Purchased Assets, the Seller shall hold such funds in trust for
the
benefit of the Buyer and immediately turnover such receipts to the
Buyer.
(b) The
parties hereto recognize that the list of payables attached as Schedule
1.4(a)
is
preliminary, and may not include payables for which invoices have not been
received as of the date hereof. Therefore, the Seller Responsible Parties shall
reconcile, within thirty (30) days following the Closing, or at such mutually
agreeable later date: (i) the amount of the payables and/or expenses being
assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement as of the Closing Date; and (ii)
the
amount of the accounts receivable and other customer and/or supplier payments
relating to the Purchased Assets as of the Closing Date. Any amounts due from
Seller to Buyer, or from Buyer to Seller as a result of such reconciliation
shall be promptly paid by the owing party.
(c) Following
the Closing, as soon as practicable the Seller shall file a certificate of
amendment with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania changing the name of Seller to a name not containing any derivative
of the trade names being acquired by Buyer hereunder.
4.3 Non-Solicitation.
Neither
the Seller Responsible Parties nor any of their respective Affiliates shall
for
the period from the date hereof through the date that is two years following
the
Closing Date, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, directly or
indirectly, solicit to hire or hire (or cause or seek to cause to leave the
employ of the Buyer) any employee, independent contractor or agent of the
Buyer.
4.4 Confidentiality.
At all
times following the Closing Date, each of the Seller Responsible Parties and
any
corporation, partnership or trust controlled, directly or indirectly, by any
of
the parties shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall not use for the
benefit of itself or others, any confidential information concerning the
Business or the Purchased Assets (the “Confidential Information”); provided,
however, that this paragraph (a) shall not restrict (i) disclosure by either
party of any Confidential Information required by applicable statute, rule
or
regulation or any court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the
non-disclosing party is given notice and an adequate opportunity to contest
such
disclosure, (ii) any disclosure on a confidential basis to the respective
attorneys, accountants, lenders and investment bankers of the parties, (iii)
any
disclosure of information which is available publicly as of the date of this
Agreement, which, after the date of this Agreement, becomes available publicly
through no fault of the disclosing party, which is disclosed to either party
by
another Person who acquired it from a third party without an obligation of
confidentiality to the Buyer or the Seller or which is independently developed
by an employee of either party who had no access to such information, (iv)
the
respective parties’ use of such information to protect or enforce their rights
under this Agreement, in connection with tax or other regulatory filings or
their use of such information to protect their rights against any third party,
and (v) the parties’ (and their respective Affiliates) use of such information
in the conduct of their own businesses if and to the extent not prohibited
by
this Section. Any and all information disclosed by the Buyer to the Seller
Responsible Parties as a result of the negotiations leading to the execution
of
this Agreement, or in furtherance thereof, which information was not already
known to the Seller Responsible Parties shall be deemed Confidential
Information.
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4.5 Public
Announcements.
Except
as otherwise required by law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated
quotation system, the parties shall not issue any report, statement or press
release or otherwise make any public announcement with respect to this Agreement
and the other transactions contemplated hereby without prior consultation with
and approval of the other parties hereto (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, either party may at any time furnish any required information
to
the SEC regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If
requested by Seller, Buyer shall send notice of the consummation of the Sale
to
its customers, vendors and distributors, in a form mutually acceptable to Seller
and Buyer.
4.6 Non-Compete.
(a) Each
of
the Seller Responsible Parties covenants and agrees on its own behalf and on
behalf of each of its Affiliates that from the date hereof and until the second
anniversary of the Closing Date, neither the Seller not its Affiliates will
directly or indirectly, engage in or have any interest in any sole
proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or business,
whether as an employee, partner, agent, security holder, consultant or
otherwise, that
directly or indirectly (or through any affiliated entity) engages in competition
with the Business (based on the business in which the Seller was engaged as
of
the Closing Date and in the geographic areas in which the Seller operated or
was
actively planning on operating as of the Closing Date).
(b) Each
of
the Seller Responsible Parties acknowledges and agrees that the covenants
provided for in this Section are reasonable and necessary in terms of time,
area
and line of business to protect the Buyer’s legitimate business interests as a
Buyer of the Purchased Assets, which includes protecting valuable confidential
business information, substantial relationships with customers throughout the
Restricted Area and customer goodwill associated with the Seller and the
Business. Each of the Seller Responsible Parties expressly authorizes the
enforcement of the covenants provided for in this Section by (i) the Buyer,
and
(ii) any successors to the ownership of the Purchased Assets and/or the
Business. To the extent that the covenant provided for in this Section may
later
be deemed by a court to be too broad to be enforced with respect to its duration
or with respect to any particular activity or geographic area, the court making
such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration or scope of
the
provision. The provision as modified shall then be enforced.
(c) It
is
agreed by each of the Seller Responsible Parties on its own behalf and on behalf
of its Affiliates that Buyer would be irreparably damaged by reason of any
violation of this Section by the Seller or its Affiliates, and that any remedy
at law for breach of such provisions would be inadequate. Therefore, the Buyer
shall be entitled to seek and obtain injunctive or other equitable relief
(including, but not limited to, a temporary restraining order, a temporary
injunction or a permanent injunction) against each of the Seller Responsible
Parties and their respective Affiliates, for breach or threatened breach of
such
provisions and without the necessity of proving actual monetary loss. It is
expressly understood by each of the Seller Responsible Parties that this
injunctive or other equitable relief shall not be the Buyer’s exclusive remedy
for any breach of this covenant and the Buyer shall be entitled to seek any
other relief or remedy that may be available by contract, statute, law or
otherwise for any breach hereof. It is agreed that the Buyer shall also be
entitled to recover any and all attorneys’ fees and expenses in the enforcement
of the provisions hereof.
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4.7 Lock
Up Agreement.
On the
Closing Date, the Buyer and each of the Members shall execute a three-year
lock
up agreement (the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A) with respect
to
the shares of Common Stock.
4.8 Transition
Services Agreement.
On the
Closing Date, the Buyer and Seller shall execute a transition services agreement
(the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B) covering the period
commencing on the Closing Date and expiring 150 days thereafter.
4.9 Employee
Matters.
The
parties agree that Buyer will offer as of the Closing Date employment at will
to
all then-current employees of Seller, on terms comparable to the terms and
conditions (including compensation and benefits) as presently being offered
by
Buyer to its employees; provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall require the continuation of any employment or any terms
of
employment after the Closing Date. Buyer shall require any employees accepting
Buyer’s offer of employment to submit a written letter of voluntary resignation
to Seller in a form acceptable to the Seller Responsible Parties. All such
employees will qualify to participate in all benefit plans presently
and hereinafter offered by Healthcare Quality Solutions, Inc. to its employees
as well as the HSS stock option plan, subject to the general eligibility and
participation provisions set forth in such plans.
4.10 Non-disparagement.
At all
times following the Closing Date, the Seller Responsible Parties along with
their respective officers, managers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives will refrain from taking any action or making any statements
which may injure or disparage the goodwill or reputation of the Buyer or its
shareholders, customers, officers, directors, attorneys, employees,
subsidiaries, related entities, successors and assigns. within the business
community or to the public at large. At all times following the Closing Date,
Buyer along with its respective officers, managers, directors, employees, agents
and representatives will refrain from taking any action or making any statements
which may injure or disparage the goodwill or reputation of the Seller and
the
Seller Responsible Parties within the business community or to the public at
large
4.11 IHC
Transaction.
The
parties acknowledge that in 2003 Seller and Intermountain Healthcare (“IHC”)
entered into an agreement regarding the sale to IHC of a certain product known
as “The Analyzer,” which product has not been implemented at IHC. The aggregate
purchase price for the sale of “The Analyzer” was $44,687 paid to the Seller by
IHC. If, on or before November 30, 2006, IHC claims a full refund of its
purchase price for “The Analyzer” then the Seller Responsible Parties shall pay
to Buyer (within 15 days of receipt of a copy of IHC’s claim for the refund) the
full amount of $44,687, which Buyer will promptly pay to IHC. and the Seller
Responsible Parties will hold the Buyer harmless from any additional amounts
claimed by IHC in connection with the subject transaction provided that Buyer
timely pays to IHC the claimed refund after receiving such payment from the
Seller Responsible Parties. The Seller Responsible Parties represent and warrant
to the Buyer that following November 30, 2006, IHC shall not be entitled to
claim any refund with respect to “The Analyzer” transaction.
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4.12 Preparation
of Financial Statements.
The
Seller Responsible Parties agree, at all times prior to the Closing and after
the Closing Date, to cooperate fully with Buyer as Buyer may reasonably request
in connection with the preparation of the financial statements that are required
by Buyer to comply with its reporting obligations and requirements set forth
on
Form 8-K and otherwise in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended and the rules promulgated thereunder.
4.13 Allocation
of Consideration.
The
parties hereto have agreed to allocate the Consideration as set forth on the
draft Form 8594 attached hereto as Exhibit
4.13.
No
party hereto will file any Tax Returns or any other documents inconsistent
with
the allocations made on Exhibit
4.13
except
to the extent revisions to Exhibit
4.13
are
agreed to post-Closing in a writing signed by all parties hereto.
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5. Tax
Matters.
5.1 Liability
for Taxes.
(a) The
Seller Responsible Parties shall be severally, but not jointly, liable for
and
shall indemnify the Buyer, for (i) all Taxes (as defined below) imposed on
the
Seller, or for which the Seller may otherwise be liable, for any taxable year
or
period that ends on or before the Closing Date (“Pre-Closing Tax Periods”) and,
with respect to any portion of a taxable year or period beginning before and
ending after the Closing Date (“Straddle Period”), the portion of such Straddle
Period ending on and including the Closing Date, and (ii) all liabilities
imposed on the Seller on or before the Closing Date under Treasury Regulations
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law)
for
Taxes of the Seller or any other corporation which is affiliated with the Seller
(other than the Seller).
(b) The
Buyer
shall be liable for, and shall indemnify the Seller Responsible Parties and
their respective Affiliates for, all Taxes imposed on the Seller or any of
its
Affiliates with respect to the Business for any taxable year or period that
begins after the Closing Date and, with respect to a Straddle Period, the
portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date.
(c) For
purposes of this Section 5.1, whenever it is necessary to determine the
liability for Taxes of the Seller for a portion of a Straddle
Period:
(i) real,
personal and intangible property Taxes (“Property Taxes”) for the Pre-Closing
Tax Period shall be equal to the amount of such Property Taxes for the entire
Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of days during the Straddle Period that are in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and
the denominator of which is the number of days in the Straddle Period;
and
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(ii) all
other
Taxes for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined by assuming that the
Seller had a taxable year or period that ended at the close of the Closing
Date.
5.2 Adjustment
to Consideration.
The
Buyer and the Seller agree to report any indemnification payment made by the
Seller under Section 5.1 as an adjustment to the Consideration, contribution
to
capital, or other non-taxable amount to the extent that there is substantial
authority for such reporting position under applicable law.
5.3 Transfer
and Conveyance Taxes.
The
Seller shall be liable for and shall pay all applicable sales, transfer,
recording, deed, stamp and other similar taxes resulting from the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.4 Survival.
Claims
for indemnification under Section 5.1 shall survive until the expiration of
the
applicable statute of the limitations (including any extensions or waivers
of
such statutes).
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6. Survival;
Indemnification.
6.1 Survival
of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements.
All
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by any Party to
this
Agreement will survive until the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date.
No
investigation by or knowledge of Buyer or its representatives will affect in
any
manner the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of Seller
Responsible Parties set forth in this Agreement (or in any document to be
delivered in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement) or Buyer’s right to rely thereon, and such representations,
warranties and covenants will survive any such investigation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the representations contained in Sections 2.3 (Binding
Agreement), 2.9 (Title to Assets; Related Matters) and 3.2 (Binding Agreement)
shall survive the Closing without limitation, and the representations contained
in Section 2.24 (Taxes) shall survive until the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations period.
6.2 Indemnification
by the Seller Responsible Parties.
Subject
in all respects to the provisions of this Article 6, each of the Seller
Responsible Parties (severally but not jointly) hereby agrees to indemnify
and
hold harmless the Buyer and its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
agents and representatives after the Closing Date from and against any Claims
and Damages incurred by them arising out of or resulting from:
(a) any
material breach on the part of any of the Seller Responsible Parties of (i)
any
representation or warranty made herein or in any certificate delivered by the
Seller pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) any covenant or agreement made by
such
Seller Responsible Party in this Agreement;
(b) any
Excluded Liability; or
(c) any
third
party claim existing as of the Closing Date, including those in which any of
the
Seller Responsible Parties is a plaintiff or defendant or any dispute initiated
by any of the Seller Responsible Parties prior to the Closing, including without
limitation arising out of any third party claim initiated following the Closing
arising out of any event that occurred prior to the Closing (a “Liability
Claim”).
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, none of the Seller Responsible Parties shall have any obligations
under this Section 6.2 until the aggregate Claims and Damages actually incurred
and or suffered by parties entitled to and seeking indemnification hereunder
exceeds Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), and provided further that (i) the
aggregate indemnification liabilities of the Seller Responsible Parties shall
in
no event exceed the value of the cash portion of the Consideration and the
value
of the Assumed Liabilities, as reconciled; (ii) amounts payable by Buyer to
IHC
as contemplated under Section 4.11 shall not be included as a Liability Claim
for which Buyer is entitled to reimbursement under this Section 6.2 to the
extent that the Seller Responsible Parties have fulfilled their obligations
under Section 4.11.
6.3 Indemnification
by the Buyer.
Subject
in all respects to the provisions of this Article 6, the Buyer hereby agrees
to
indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Responsible Parties and their respective
Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives after
the
Closing Date from and against any Claims and Damages incurred by them arising
out of or resulting from any breach on the part of the Buyer of (i) any
representation or warranty made by the Buyer in Article 3 hereof or in any
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) any covenant or agreement
made by the Buyer in this Agreement; or (iii) any warranty claims arising after
Closing.
6.4 Limitations
on Indemnification Claims and Liability.
The
respective representations and warranties of the Seller Responsible Parties
and
the Buyer set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant
to this Agreement, and the opportunity to make a claim for indemnification,
or
otherwise be indemnified or held harmless, under this Article 6 with respect
thereto or with respect to (i) any covenant or agreement relating to any action
required by this Agreement to be taken prior to or at the Closing or (ii) any
Liability Claim shall survive until a final, unappealable order is entered
with
respect to such Liability Claim and indemnification is made by the Indemnifying
Party as provided herein and as expressly limited by the terms hereof. Any
and
all covenants and agreements relating to any action required by this Agreement
to be taken after the Closing shall survive the Closing until satisfied in
full
and shall not expire with, and be terminated and extinguished upon, the
Closing.
6.5 Computation
of Claims and Damages.
Whenever an Indemnifying Party is required to indemnify and hold harmless an
Indemnified Party from and against and hold the Indemnified Party harmless
from,
or to reimburse the Indemnified Party for, any item of Claim or Damage under
this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party will, subject to the provisions of this
Article 6, pay the Indemnified Party the amount of the Claim or Damage reduced
by (i) any amounts to which the Indemnified Party actually recovers from third
parties in connection with such Claim or Damage (“Reimbursements”), and reduced
by (ii) the Net Proceeds of any insurance policy payable to the Indemnified
Party with respect to such Claim or Damage. For purposes of this Section, “Net
Proceeds” shall mean the insurance proceeds actually paid, less any deductibles,
co-payments, premium increases, retroactive premiums or other payment
obligations (including attorneys’ fees and other costs of collection) that
relates to or arises from the making of the claim for indemnification. The
Indemnified Party shall use reasonable efforts to pursue Reimbursements or
Net
Proceeds that may reduce or eliminate Claims and Damages and otherwise to
mitigate Claims and Damages. If any Indemnified Party receives any Reimbursement
or Net Proceeds after an indemnification payment is made which relates thereto,
the Indemnified Party shall promptly repay to the Indemnifying Party such amount
of the indemnification payment as would not have been paid had the Reimbursement
or Net Proceeds reduced the original payment at such time or times as and to
the
extent that such Reimbursement or Net Proceeds is actually received. The
Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party and its agents
and representatives all pertinent records, materials and information, and
provide reasonable access during normal business hours to the Indemnified
Party’s employees, properties, books and records, and shall otherwise cooperate
with and assist the Indemnifying Party and its agents and representatives in
reviewing the propriety and the amount of any Claims or Damages, including,
without limitation, the availability and/or amounts of Reimbursements and Net
Proceeds.
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6.6 Notice
of Claims.
Upon
obtaining actual knowledge of any Claim or Damage which has given rise to,
or
could reasonably give rise to, a claim for indemnification hereunder, the party
seeking indemnification (the “Indemnified Party”) shall, as promptly as
reasonably practicable (but in no event later than 30 days) following the date
the Indemnified Party has obtained such knowledge, give written notice (a
“Notice of Claim”) of such claim to the party or parties from which
indemnification is or will be sought under this Article 6 (the “Indemnifying
Party”). The Indemnified Party shall furnish to the Indemnifying Party in good
faith and in reasonable detail such information as the Indemnified Party may
have with respect to such indemnification claim (including copies of any
summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on it and any
written claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or
asserting the same). No failure or delay by the Indemnified Party in the
performance of the foregoing shall reduce or otherwise affect the obligation
of
the Indemnifying Party to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Party harmless,
except to the extent that such failure or delay shall have materially adversely
affected the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend against, settle or satisfy
any liability, damage, loss, claim or demand for which such Indemnified Party
is
entitled to indemnification hereunder.
6.7 Defense
of Third Party Claims.
If any
claim set forth in the Notice of Claim given by an Indemnified Party pursuant
to
Section 6.6 hereof is a claim asserted by a third party, the Indemnifying Party
shall have 30 days after the date that the Notice of Claim is given or deemed
given by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnified Party in writing of
the
Indemnifying Party’s election to defend such third party claim on behalf of the
Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party elects to defend such third party
claim, the Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party
and
its agents and representatives all witnesses, pertinent records, materials
and
information in the Indemnified Party’s possession or under the Indemnified
Party’s control as is reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party and shall
otherwise cooperate with and assist the Indemnifying Party in the defense of
such third party claim. Regardless of which party is defending such third party
claim, the Indemnified Party shall not pay, settle or compromise such third
party claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying
Party elects to defend such third party claim, the Indemnified Party shall
have
the right to participate in the defense of such third party claim, at the
Indemnified Party’s own expense. In the event, however, that the Indemnified
Party reasonably determines that representation by counsel to the Indemnifying
Party of both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party may present
such
counsel with a conflict of interest, then such Indemnified Party may employ
separate counsel to represent or defend it in any such action or proceeding
and
the Indemnifying Party will, subject to the provisions of this Article 6, pay
the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel when due under such
counsel’s customary billing practices. If the Indemnifying Party does not elect
to defend such third party claim or does not defend such third party claim
in
good faith, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, in addition to any
other
right or remedy it may have hereunder, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, to
defend such third party claim; provided, however, that such Indemnified Party’s
defense of or its participation in the defense of any such third party claim
shall not in any way diminish or lessen the indemnification obligations of
the
Indemnifying Party under this Article 6. If the Indemnifying Party subsequently
reasonably determines that the Indemnified Party is not defending such third
party claim in good faith, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, in
addition to any other right or remedy it may have hereunder, to elect to assume
the defense of such third party claim and, to the extent that the Indemnified
Party has not defended such third party claim in good faith, and whether or
not
the Indemnifying Party shall have subsequently assumed the defense thereof,
the
indemnification obligations of the Indemnifying Party under this Article 6
shall
be reduced or eliminated to the extent that such failure to defend in good
faith
shall have materially adversely affected the Indemnifying Party’s ability to
defend against, settle or satisfy any liability, damage, loss, claim or demand
for which such Indemnified Party is otherwise entitled to indemnification
hereunder.
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7. Definitions.
Unless
otherwise stated in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the
following meanings:
“Action”
means any action, suit, claim, arbitration, or proceeding or investigation
commenced by or pending before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly,
or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is
under common control with such specified Person.
“Agreement”
or “this Agreement” means this Purchase Agreement dated as of the date first
above written (including the Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits hereto) and all
amendments hereto made in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6
hereof.
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a) hereof.
“Business
Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks
are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of Miami,
Florida.
“Buyer”
has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this
Agreement.
“Claims
and Damages” means, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
any and all losses, claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, actions, suits,
orders, statutory or regulatory compliance requirements, or proceedings asserted
by any Person (including, without limitation, Governmental Authorities), and
all
damages, costs, expenses, assessments, judgments, recoveries and deficiencies,
including, to the extent required pursuant to Article 6, reasonable attorneys’
fees and costs, incurred by or awarded against a party to the extent indemnified
in accordance with Article 6 hereof, but shall not include any consequential,
special, multiple, punitive or exemplary damages, except to the extent such
damages have been recovered by a third party and are the subject of a third
party claim for which indemnification is available under the express terms
of
Article 6 hereof.
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“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8 hereof.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8 hereof.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common
Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(c) hereof.
“Consideration”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6 hereof.
“Control”
(including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with
respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or to cause the
direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the ownership, directly or indirectly, of securities having the
power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar body governing
the affairs of such Person.
“December
31, 2005 Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet of the Seller as of December 31,
2005.
“Employee
Benefit Plans” means all “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section
3(3) of ERISA, all bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred
compensation, retirement, supplemental retirement, severance and other employee
benefit plans, programs, policies or arrangements, and all employment,
retention, change of control or compensation agreements, in each case for the
benefit of, or relating to, any current employee or former employee of either
of
the Seller, other than any de minimis, fringe or unwritten benefit plans,
programs, policies or arrangements, the costs of which, to the Seller, are
not
material.
“Encumbrance”
means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien (including, without
limitation, tax liens), charge, encumbrance, easement, adverse claim,
preferential arrangement, restriction or defect in title.
“Equipment”
means all of the tangible personal property, machinery, equipment, vehicles,
computer hardware, databases, earth stations, head ends, rolling stock,
furniture, and fixtures in which the Seller has an interest, by ownership or
lease, together with any replacements thereof, or additions thereto made in
the
ordinary course of business between the date hereof and the Closing
Date.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18 hereof.
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“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles and practices
as in
effect from time to time.
“Governmental
Authority” means any United States federal, state or local government or any
foreign government, any governmental, regulatory, legislative, executive or
administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or
judicial body.
“Governmental
Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation,
determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Orders shall not include Permits.
“HSS”
means Health Systems Solutions, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
“Indebtedness”
means obligations with regard to borrowed money and leases classified or
accounted for as capital or financing leases on financial statements, but shall
expressly not include either accounts payable or accrued liabilities that are
incurred in the ordinary course of business or obligations under operating
leases classified or accounted for as such on financial statements.
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6 hereof.
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6 hereof.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” means all patents, trademarks, trade names, trade dress, domain
names, software, programming content, service marks and copyrights, and
applications for any of the foregoing, and other intellectual property, in
all
forms and languages, whether owned or used by, or licensed to, the Seller and
used in or related to the Business.
“Interim
Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6 hereof.
“Interim
Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6
hereof.
“Knowledge”
with respect to a party means such information as any of its officers or key
employees actually knew, without any special due inquiry or investigation,
or
(i) with
respect to Seller and/or Rivendell Technologies, Inc., additionally, but solely
with respect to information relating to the Seller or the Business concerning
sales, marketing, product development, Intellectual Property, customer contracts
and commitments, customer service, employee supervision and the general
day-to-day operations of the Seller, such information as Xxxx Xxxxx should
have
known after due inquiry; and (ii) with respect to Seller and/or ZAC Capital
Partners, LLC, but solely with respect to information relating to the Seller
or
the Business regarding financial requirements, financial reporting, accounting
matters, tax issues and employee benefit plans, such information as Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx should have known after due inquiry due to the bookkeeping and general
back office services provided to Seller by ZAC Management Group, LLC.
“Law”
means any federal, state, local or foreign constitution, statute, law,
ordinance, regulation, rule, code, injunction, judgment, order, decree or other
requirement, restriction or rule of law.
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“Liability
Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b) hereof.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any circumstance, change in, or effect on the Seller that
has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), or prospects of the Seller taken as a
whole.
“Material
Contracts” means the written agreements, contracts, policies, plans, mortgages,
understandings, arrangements or commitments to which the Seller is a party
or by
which any of the Purchased Assets are bound as described below: (i) any
agreement or contract providing for payments by the Seller to any Person in
excess of $10,000 per year or $50,000 in the aggregate over the five-year period
commencing on the date hereof; (ii) any employment agreement or consulting
agreement or similar contract; (iii) any retention or severance agreement or
contract; (iv) any distribution agreement or contract associated with the
Business; (v) any license with respect to Intellectual Property Rights (other
than licenses granted in from another Person providing for payments to another
Person in excess of $10,000 in any year; (vi) any joint venture, partnership
or
similar agreement or contract of the Seller; (vii) any agreement or contract
under which the Seller has borrowed or loaned any money in excess of $10,000
or
issued or received any note, bond, indenture or other evidence of indebtedness
in excess of $10,000 or directly or indirectly guaranteed indebtedness,
liabilities or obligations of others in an amount in excess of $10,000; (viii)
any covenant not to compete or contract or agreement, understanding, arrangement
or any restriction whatsoever limiting in any respect the ability of either
of
the Seller to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any
area;
and (ix) any of the contracts, agreements or arrangements, listed on Schedule
2.14.
“Net
Assets” means the total assets of the Seller as set forth in the Closing Date
Balance Sheet adjusted as follows: (i) all adjustments necessary to reflect
the
elimination of all Excluded Assets and Excluded Liabilities which are reflected
on the Closing Date Balance Sheet but not sold to or assumed by Buyer in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) all adjustments to the
Closing Date Balance Sheet which are necessary to remove the effects, if any,
resulting from any change in the assets or liabilities of the Business during
the period from the date of the balance sheet included in the Interim Financial
Statements, caused by any of the following: (A) any change resulting from a
change in GAAP, including those promulgated after the Interim Financial
Statements are is prepared, regardless of whether or not otherwise required
to
be made, except as agreed to between Seller and Buyer; (B) any change resulting
from a change of an accounting policy, practice, procedure, allocation method
or
estimation technique from that followed in preparing the Interim Financial
Statements; (C) any extraordinary or non-recurring gains or any transactions
not
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices of Seller;
(D)
any corrections relating to mathematical mistakes, mistakes in the application
of accounting principles, or oversight or misuse of facts that existed at the
date of the Interim Financial Statements and affected the determination of
any
amounts in the Interim Financial Statements; and (E) any change in the amount
of
Seller’s reserves for the Business from the amounts of the reserves reflected in
the Financial Statements. For all purposes of this Agreement, reserves shall
be
deemed to include (without limitation) balance sheet reserves whether related
to
accounts receivable, billed or unbilled, contracts in process, inventories,
fixed assets or any other Purchased Asset, regardless of whether any such
reserve is recorded as an offset to such Purchased Asset’s carrying value or is
included as an accrued liability in the Closing Date Balance Sheet. “Net
Proceeds” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.
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“Notice
of Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6 hereof.
“Owner
Goodwill” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Permits”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a) hereof.
“Person”
means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company,
association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as
any
syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Pre-Closing
Tax Periods” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) hereof.
“Property
Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)(i) hereof.
“Reimbursements”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.
“Required
Consents” means any consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings required under or in relation to (a) federal, state
or
local health care laws, (b) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (c)
antitrust or other competition Laws of other jurisdictions.
“Seller”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Seller
Responsible Parties” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of
this Agreement.
“Sale”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Sellers”
has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this
Agreement.
“Purchased
Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 hereof.
“Straddle
Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a) hereof.
“Subsidiary”
of any Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any
class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect
a
majority of the directors of such corporation is owned by such Person directly
or indirectly through Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, associates, joint venture or other
entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has
more
than a 50% equity interest.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes” means any and all taxes, fees, withholdings, levies, duties, tariffs,
imposts, and other charges of any kind (together with any and all interest,
penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect
thereto), fees, surcharges, contributions, or other payments including but
not
limited to administrative or regulatory fees, imposed by any local, state,
federal or foreign government or governmental agency or taxing authority,
including, without limitation, taxes or other charges on or with respect to
income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales,
use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers’ compensation,
unemployment compensation, or net worth, taxes or other charges in the nature
of
excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value added or gains taxes,
license, registration and documentation fees, and customs duties, tariffs and
similar charges.
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“Tax
Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or
filing required to be supplied to any Tax authority or jurisdiction (foreign
or
domestic) with respect to Taxes, including, without limitation, information
returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated
Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time
in
which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or other
information.
“Union
Employee” means an employee of either of the Seller whose terms and conditions
of employment are governed by the terms of any collective bargaining
agreement.
Article
8. Miscellaneous
Provisions.
8.1 Expenses.
Except
as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all out-of-pocket costs
and expenses, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel,
financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring
such costs and expenses, whether or not the Closing shall have
occurred.
8.2 Notices.
Any
notice, demand, claim, notice of claim, request or communication required or
permitted to be given under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) upon delivery if delivered
in
person, (ii) on the date of mailing if mailed by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid and return receipt requested, (iii) on the date of delivery
to a
national overnight courier service, or (iv) upon transmission by facsimile
(if
such transmission is confirmed by the addressee) if delivered through such
services to the following addresses, or to such other address as any party
may
request by notifying in writing all of the other parties to this Agreement
in
accordance with this Section.
If
to the Seller Responsible Parties:
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VantaHealth
Technologies, LLC
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00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx, President
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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and
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ZAC
Capital Partners, LLC
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Manager
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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and
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Rivendell
Technologies, Inc.
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00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx, President
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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With
copies to:
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Riezman
Xxxxxx, P.C.
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7700
Bonhomme, 0xx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
314-727-6458
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and
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ZAC
Management Group, LLC
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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If
to the Buyer:
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VHT
Acquisition Company
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000
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
X.X. Xxxxxxx
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxx
& Xxxx LLP
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0000
Xxxxx xx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Mas, Esq.
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Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Any
such
notice shall be deemed to have been received on the date of personal delivery,
the date set forth on the Postal Service return receipt, or the date of delivery
shown on the records of the overnight courier, as applicable.
8.3 Benefit
and Assignment.
This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns. There shall be no
assignment of any interest under this Agreement by any party except that the
Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any wholly owned subsidiary of the
Buyer; provided, however, that no such assignment shall relieve the assignor
of
its obligations under this Agreement. Nothing herein, express or implied, is
intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right,
benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
8.4 Waiver.
Any
party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any
of
the obligations or other acts of any other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies
in
the representations and warranties of any other party contained herein or in
any
document delivered by any other party pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions of any other party contained herein.
Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument
in writing signed by the party to be bound thereby. Any waiver of any term
or
condition shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or a
subsequent waiver of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term
or condition, of this Agreement. The failure of any party to assert any of
its
rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of any such rights.
8.5 Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions
of
this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as
the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination
that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent
possible.
8.6 Amendment.
This
Agreement may not be amended or modified except (a) by an instrument in writing
signed by, or on behalf of, the Responsible Party and the Buyer or (b) by a
waiver in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof.
8.7 Effect
and Construction of this Agreement.
This
Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior
agreements, arrangements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating
to matters provided for herein. The language used in this Agreement shall be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual
agreement, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to have been prepared by
any
single party hereto.
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8.8 Headings.
The
headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted as
a
matter of convenience and for reference purposes only and in no respect define,
limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any section
or
subsection.
8.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall
be
deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.
8.10 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of Florida, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed
entirely within that State.
8.11 Litigation. If
any
legal action is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement, or because of
an
alleged dispute, breach, default, or misrepresentation in connection with any
of
the provisions of this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party or parties
shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees, paralegal fees and other
costs incurred in that action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief
to
which it or they may be entitled. Any such legal action shall be brought in
courts of competent jurisdiction in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
8.12 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, along with the Disclosure Schedules, Exhibits and all other
agreements, instruments or documents to be delivered in connection with this
Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions,
both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof.
8.13 Specific
Performance.
Each of
the Seller acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this
Agreement, the Buyer would be irreparably and immediately harmed and could
not
be made whole by monetary damages. It is accordingly agreed that the parties
hereto (i) waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of
adequacy of a remedy at law and (ii) shall be entitled, in addition to any
other
remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, to compel specific
performance of this Agreement in any action instituted in any state or federal
court sitting in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
8.14 Remedies
Cumulative.
No
remedy made available by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended
to
be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy is cumulative and
is
in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing
at law or in equity.
Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
day
and year first above written.
BUYER:
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VHT
ACQUISITION COMPANY
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By: /s/
X. X.
Xxxxxxx
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X.
X. Xxxxxxx, President
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SELLER
RESPONSIBLE PARTIES:
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VantaHealth
Technologies, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, President
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Rivendell
Technologies, Inc.
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By: /s/
Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, President
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ZAC
Capital Partners, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Manager
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