STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AEROFLEX INCORPORATED (“Seller”) AND STAR DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, LLC AND TAZ VENTURES, LLC (“Buyers”) DATED AS OF MAY 15, 2008
BETWEEN
AEROFLEX
INCORPORATED
(“Seller”)
AND
STAR
DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, LLC
AND
TAZ
VENTURES, LLC
(“Buyers”)
DATED
AS
OF MAY 15, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
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Sale
and Transfer of Shares; Closing
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6
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Section
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1.1.
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Shares
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6
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Section
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1.2.
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Purchase
Price
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6
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Section
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1.3.
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Closing
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6
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ARTICLE
II
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Representations
and Warranties of Seller
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6
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Section
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2.1.
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Organization;
Power
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6
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Section
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2.2.
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Capitalization
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7
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Section
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2.3.
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Authority;
No Violation
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7
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Section
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2.4.
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Ownership
of Shares
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7
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Section
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2.5.
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Consents
and Approvals
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8
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Section
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2.6.
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No
Sales or Options
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8
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Section
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2.7.
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Financial
Statements
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8
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Section
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2.8.
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Litigation
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9
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Section
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2.9.
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Absence
of Changes or Events
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9
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Section
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2.10.
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Compliance
with Laws: No Default
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9
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Section
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2.11.
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Real
Property
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9
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Section
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2.12.
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Material
Contracts
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10
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Section
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2.13.
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Licenses
and Permits
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10
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Section
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2.14.
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Intellectual
Property and Information Technology
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11
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Section
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2.15.
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Environmental
Matters
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11
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Section
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2.16.
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Labor
Relations; Employees
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12
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Section
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2.17.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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13
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Section
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2.18.
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Tax
Matters
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13
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Section
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2.19.
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Subsidiaries
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14
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Section
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2.20.
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Brokers’
or Finders’ Fee
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14
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Section
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2.21.
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Inventory
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14
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Section
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2.22.
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Title
to and Condition of Assets
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14
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Section
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2.23.
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Affiliate
Transactions
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14
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Section
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2.24.
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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15
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Section
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2.25.
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Warranties
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15
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Section
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2.26.
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Customers
and Suppliers
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15
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Section
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2.27.
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Disclosure
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15
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Section
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2.28.
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Limitation
of Representations and Warranties
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16
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ARTICLE
III
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Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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16
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Section
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3.1.
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Organization;
Power
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16
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Section
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3.2.
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Authority;
No Violation; Etc
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16
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Section
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3.3.
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Consents
and Approvals
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17
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Section
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3.4.
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Litigation
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17
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Section
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3.5.
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Buyer's
Sophistication
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17
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Section
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3.6.
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Due
Diligence; Access to Information; Non-Reliance
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17
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Section
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3.7.
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Investment
Intent
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18
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Section
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3.8.
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Legend
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18
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Section
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3.9.
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Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees
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18
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Section
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3.10.
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Radar
Business Receivables
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19
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Section
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3.11.
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Disclosure | 19 |
Section
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3.12.
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Limitation
of Representations and Warranties
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19
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ARTICLE
IV
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Intentionally
Omitted
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19
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ARTICLE
V
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Additional
Covenants and Agreements
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20
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Section
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5.1.
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Confidentiality;
Non-Disparagement
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20
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Section
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5.2.
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Public
Announcements
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21
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Section
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5.3..
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Obligations
with Respect to Employees
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21
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Section
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5.4.
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Certain
Costs
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22
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Section
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5.5.
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Name
Changes of Acquired Company
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22
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Section
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5.6.
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Honoring
of Existing Purchase Orders
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22
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Section
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5.7.
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Further
Assurances
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23
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Section
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5.8.
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Accounting
and Other Assistance
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23
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Section
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5.9.
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Post-Closing
Tax Matters
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24
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Section
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5.10.
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Seller
Guarantees and Existing Letters of Credit
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28
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Section
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5.11.
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Contracts
of the Non-Radar Buisnesses
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28
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Section
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5.12.
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Royalties;
Other Consideration
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29
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Section
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5.13.
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Xxxxxx
Guarantees; Liens
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.29
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Section
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5.14.
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Transition
Services
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29
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Section
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5.15.
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Expenses | 30 |
Section
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5.16.
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Good Faith Performance | 30 |
ARTICLE
VI
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Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation
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30
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ARTICLE
VII
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Closing
Deliveries
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32
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Section
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7.1.
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Deliveries
to Buyer at the Closing
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32
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Section
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7.2.
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Deliveries
to Seller at the Closing
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33
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ARTICLE
VIII
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Indemnification
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33
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Section
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8.1.
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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33
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Section
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8.2.
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Survival
of Covenants and Agreements
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34
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Section
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8.3.
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Indemnification
by Seller
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34
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Section
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8.4.
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Indemnification
by Buyer and the Acquired Company
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34
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Section
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8.5.
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Procedure;
Notice of Claims
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35
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Section
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8.6.
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Procedure-
Third Party Claims
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36
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Section
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8.7.
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Remedies
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37
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Section
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8.8.
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Certain
Limitations
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38
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Section
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8.9.
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Knowledge
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ARTICLE
IX
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Miscellaneous
Provisions
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39
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Section
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9.1.
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment; Amendments and Waivers
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39
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3
Section
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9.2.
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Validity
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40
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Section
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9.3.
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Notices
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40
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Section
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9.4.
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Governing
Law, Forum Selection, Jurisdiction
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41
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Section
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9.5.
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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42
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Section
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9.6.
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Descriptive
Headings
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42
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Section
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9.7.
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Parties
in Interest
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42
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Section
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9.8.
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Specific
Performance
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42
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Section
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9.9.
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Disclosure
Generally
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42
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Section
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9.10.
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Counterparts
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43
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Section
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9.11.
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Attorney's
Fees
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43
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Section
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9.12.
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Interpretation
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43
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Appendix
A.
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Certain
Definitions
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A-1
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This
Stock
Purchase Agreement
(the
“Agreement”), dated as of May 15, 2008, is made by and between AEROFLEX
INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), And STAR DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, LLC
AND TAZ VENTURES, LLC, each a limited liability company under the laws of the
State of Florida (hereinafter jointly and severally referred to herein as
“Buyer”).
R
E C I T A L S
A.
Aeroflex
Xxxxxx, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Xxxxxx” or the “Acquired Company”), is
engaged in the development, manufacture, sale and service of certain radar
systems (the "Radar Business").
X.
Xxxxxx
was formerly engaged in certain other product lines and businesses including
synthetic test systems and broadband systems (the “Non-Radar
Businesses”).
C.
Prior
to
the execution of this Agreement, pursuant to a certain Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, Xxxxxx transferred to Aeroflex High Speed Test Solutions, Inc.
(“Solutions”), substantially all of its assets and liabilities relating to, and
those of its employees (the “Retained Employees”) involved with, the Non-Radar
Businesses as well as all such other assets not dedicated to the Radar Business
(the “Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfer”), and to the Seller, by way of a
dividend or otherwise in respect of the inter-company indebtedness owed by
Xxxxxx to the Seller (i) all of the Licensed Technology as described in the
License Agreement (the “Radar IP Transfer”) and (ii) all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Solutions.
D.
Seller
is the sole and legal beneficial owner of 500 shares of the capital stock of
Xxxxxx (the “Shares”), which Shares constitute all of the authorized, issued and
outstanding capital stock of Xxxxxx.
E. Seller
desires to sell the Shares to Buyer and Buyer desires to purchase the Shares
from Seller for the consideration and on the terms set forth in this Agreement.
F. Certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to
such
terms in Appendix A attached to this Agreement.
A
G R E E M E N TS
In
consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants, agreements
and conditions contained herein and in order to set forth the terms and
conditions of the sale of the Shares (the “Transaction”) and the manner of
effecting the Transaction, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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ARTICLE
I
Sale
and Transfer of Shares; Closing
Section
1.1. Shares.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will
sell
and transfer the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase the Shares from
Seller.
Section
1.2. Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price to be paid by Buyer for the Shares shall be $750,000 USD (the
“Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price shall be paid at the Closing by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated in writing
by
Seller no less than two (2) days prior to the Closing.
Section
1.3. Closing.
The
consummation of the Transaction (the “Closing”) shall take place simultaneously
with the execution of this Agreement in the offices of Moomjian, Waite, Wactlar
& Xxxxxxx, LLP, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx (the date on which
the Closing takes place being referred to as the “Closing Date”). All actions
scheduled in this Agreement for the Closing Date shall be deemed to occur
simultaneously. For federal income tax purposes the Closing shall be deemed
to
be effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
II
Representations
and Warranties of Seller
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof (except as otherwise
expressly indicated) as follows:
Section
2.1. Organization;
Power.
(a) The
Acquired Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Ohio.
(b) The
Acquired Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own or
use
or lease its properties and assets that it owns or uses or leases and to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted. The Acquired Company has all
requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement
and to consummate the Transaction.
(c) The
Acquired Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the nature of the activities conducted by it or the character
of the property or assets owned, leased or operated by it makes such
qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section
2.2 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Acquired Company is 500 shares of common stock,
of which 500 shares are issued and outstanding, and comprise the Shares as
defined in the Preamble. All of the Shares have been duly authorized and validly
issued in accordance with Applicable Law, are fully paid and non-assessable,
and
have not been issued in violation of the certificate or articles of
incorporation and bylaws of the Acquired Company or the preemptive rights of
any
Person.
(b) Neither
Seller nor the Acquired Company is a party to any outstanding subscriptions,
contracts to purchase capital stock or other securities, conversion privileges,
options, warrants or rights of any kind, with respect to the purchase, sale
or
voting of any securities of the Acquired Company or of the Shares.
Section
2.3. Authority;
No Violation.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the
consummation of the Transaction have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other action on the part of Seller and the Acquired
Company. This Agreement and the Related Agreements are valid and binding
obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their
terms, except as the enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws relating to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at
law
or in equity.
(b) Neither
the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
Transaction, nor compliance by Seller with any of the provisions of the
Agreement, will:
(i) conflict
with, violate, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an event that,
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or
give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Seller, or any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Material Contract (assuming receipt
of
any necessary consents);
(ii) violate
any Order to which the Seller or the Acquired Company is subject;
or
(iii) to
Seller’s Knowledge, violate any Applicable Law to which the Seller or the
Acquired Company is subject.
Section
2.4. Ownership
of Shares.
Seller
has good and marketable title to the Shares, free and clear of any Liens, except
Permitted Liens, and has the right, power and authority to sell and transfer
the
Shares to Buyer in the manner provided herein. The Shares are not subject to
any
voting trust or voting agreement, nor is any proxy in effect with respect
thereto. At Closing, Seller shall transfer to Buyer good and marketable title
to
the Shares free and clear of any Liens except Permitted Liens.
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Section
2.5. Consents
and Approvals.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule 2.5, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Seller, and the consummation of the Transaction, will not require
any notice to, action of, filing with, or consent, authorization, order or
approval from, any Governmental Authority, or any third party under any Material
Contract.
Section
2.6. No
Sales or Options.
Except
for this Agreement, since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, the Acquired Company
has not entered into any agreement for the sale of, or given any Person an
option to purchase, all or any part of the assets of the Radar Business, other
than sales of inventory items in the Ordinary Course of Business, sales of
supplies in the Ordinary Course of Business, or the disposal of machinery or
equipment in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Section
2.7. Financial
Statements.
(a) Attached
as Schedule 2.7 are unaudited historical Financial Statements relating to
the Radar Business prior to the Radar IP Transfer. The Financial Statements
(i) were prepared in a manner consistent with Past Practice, (ii) the
balance sheets included therein, respectively, present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the Radar Business, as at the dates referred
to therein, and (iii) the income statements included therein, respectively,
present fairly in all material respects the results of operations of the Radar
Business, for the periods referred to therein.
(b) Other
than to the extent (i) disclosed on Schedule 2.7(b), (ii) reflected or reserved
against in the balance sheet as at February 29, 2008 (the “February 29, 2008
Balance Sheet”), or (iii) disclosed elsewhere in this Agreement or any other
Schedule hereto, there are no material Liabilities or obligations of the Radar
Business except Liabilities and obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course
of
the Radar Business subsequent to February 29, 2008 (the “Latest Balance Sheet
Date”).
(c) The
financial records of the Acquired Company with respect to the Radar Business
are
complete and accurate in all material respects and have been properly maintained
in all material respects in accordance with Applicable Law.
(d)
The
books
and stock records of the Acquired Company are complete and accurate in all
material respects and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices.
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Section
2.8. Litigation.
There
is
neither any suit, claim, action or proceeding pending by or against the Acquired
Company before any Governmental Authority, nor to the Knowledge of Seller,
is
any such suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation threatened against
Seller before any Governmental Authority, in each case, (i) that individually,
or in the aggregate, would (A) prevent, hinder or delay the execution and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or (B) result in this Agreement being declared unlawful
or
cause the rescission of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii)
that
individually, or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Radar Business. There are no
Orders outstanding against the Acquired Company that have had or would be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Radar
Business.
Section
2.9. Absence
of Changes or Events.
Except
for the consummation of the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfer and the Radar
IP
Transfer or as otherwise described elsewhere in this Agreement or any schedule
thereto, since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, the Acquired Company and,
particularly, the Radar Business, have been conducted in the Ordinary Course,
there has not been any event, circumstance or condition that has occurred that
has caused or is reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect to the
Radar Business, and there otherwise has been no change in the condition of
the
Radar Business other than changes in the Ordinary Course, none of which singly,
and no combination of which, in the aggregate, have caused a Material Adverse
Effect on the Radar Business.
Section
2.10. Compliance
with Laws: No Default.
The
Acquired Company (i) is not in violation of any Order to which the Acquired
Company is subject, and (ii) is not, and has not received written notice
that the Acquired Company is, in violation of any Applicable Law to which the
Acquired Company is subject.
Section
2.11. Real
Property.
(a) Schedule
2.11(a) contains a list of all Leased Real Property of the Acquired Company
which, except as set forth in Schedule 2.11(a), is used exclusively for or
in
connection with the Radar Business. A true copy of all leases (and all
amendments thereto presently in effect) for the Leased Real Property have been
delivered to Buyer.
(b)
All
of
the leases for Leased Real Property are valid and binding and in full force
and
effect.
(c) The
Acquired Company enjoys quiet possession under the leases for the Leased Real
Property which are enforceable against the lessor, as applicable, in accordance
with their terms. There is no default under any of the leases for the Leased
Real Property on the part of the Acquired Company or, to Seller’s Knowledge, on
the part of any other party thereto. To Seller’s Knowledge, no condition exists
and no event has occurred which, with or without the passage of time or the
giving of notice or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute such
default.
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(d) Schedule
2.11 (d) sets forth a description of the real property owned by the Acquired
Company which is used exclusively for or in connection with the Radar Business
(the “Owned Real Property”).
(e) A
true
copy of the deed for the Owned Real Property has been delivered to the Buyer.
The Acquired Company is in actual possession of the Owned Real Property and
has
good, indefeasible and marketable title in fee simple to, and as of the Closing
will own the Owned Real Property, free and clear of any Liens or exceptions
other than (i) Permitted Liens, (ii) those listed on Schedule 2.11 (e), (iii)
real property Taxes, if any, affecting the Owned Real Property only, not yet
due
and payable, and (iv) the state of facts shown on the latest survey as of the
date of such survey, (v) Liens or exceptions which do not adversely impair
materially the use or value of the Owned Real Property.
Section
2.12. Material
Contracts.
Schedule
2.12 sets forth a list of all Material Contracts of the Acquired Company that
relate to the Radar Business. Seller has made available to Buyer true and
complete copies of all such Material Contracts. Except where the same would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect, each such Material Contract is in full force
and
effect on the date hereof, and is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against
the Acquired Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy or other laws affecting
creditors' rights, or by general equity principles. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.12, the Acquired Company has performed all obligations required
to be
performed by it to date under, and is not in default in respect of, any such
Material Contract, and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse
of
time or both, would constitute such a default, except where such a default
would
not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Radar Business. To the best of
Seller's Knowledge, no other party to any such Material Contract is in default
in respect thereto and no event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse
of
time or both would constitute such a default, except where such a default would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Acquired Company has not received notice
of the pending or threatened cancellation, revocation or termination of any
of
the Material Contracts, nor, to the Knowledge of the Seller, are there any
facts
or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any such cancellation,
revocation or termination. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.12, the Acquired
Company has not assigned, delegated or otherwise transferred any of its rights
or obligations under or with respect to any Material Contract that relates
to
the Radar Business.
Section
2.13. Licenses
and Permits.
Except
as
listed in Schedule 2.13, the Acquired Company owns, holds, possesses or
lawfully uses all licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, resolutions,
consents and other authorizations (“Permits”) which are necessary in order to
conduct the Radar Business as it is currently being conducted, except where
the
failure to have such Permits will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Radar Business.
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Section
2.14. Intellectual
Property and Information Technology.
(a)
After
the consummation of the Radar IP Transfer, all of the remaining Radar
Intellectual Property will be owned by the Acquired Company, free and clear
of
any and all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Except for the license by Seller
of the Licensed Technology to the Acquired Company pursuant to the License
Agreement, no licenses for the use of any of the Radar Intellectual Property
will have been granted to any third parties other than those that may have
been
given in the Ordinary Course to end-users of the Acquired Company’s products.
None of the Radar Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order.
The
Radar Intellectual Property, together with the Licensed Technology is sufficient
and appropriate for the conduct of Radar Business as currently conducted and
as
conducted prior to the Radar IP Transfer and the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business
Transfer. To the Knowledge of Seller, the Radar Intellectual Property currently
used in or in connection with the Radar Business does not infringe on, or
conflict with, the intellectual property rights of any Person. No claim is
pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, is threatened, to the effect that any
such infringement, interference, or misappropriation has occurred. To the
Knowledge of Seller, there is no infringement or unlawful or unauthorized use
by
any Persons of any of the Radar Intellectual Property material to the conduct
of
the Radar Business. All required filings, if any, have been made, and all
registration, renewal and other fees payable in respect of the registered Radar
Intellectual Property, if any, have been paid except where the failure to do
so
will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Radar Business.
(b) All
Information Technology currently used by or required to carry on the Radar
Business is either owned by, or validly leased or licensed to, the Acquired
Company or the Seller and its Affiliates.
Section
2.15. Environmental
Matters.
Except
as
described in Schedule 2.15:
(a) The
Owned
Real Property and the Leased Real Property are and have been in material
compliance with all Environmental Laws, while owned, leased or operated by
the
Acquired Company;
(b) The
Radar
Business has been operated in material compliance with all Environmental Laws;
(c) None
of
the assets and properties which have been or are now owned, leased or operated
by the Acquired Company in connection with the Radar Business, have been used
by
the Acquired Company for the generation, storage, manufacture, use,
transportation, disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials, except in material
compliance with Environmental Laws;
(d) To
the
Knowledge of Seller, there has not been a Hazardous Discharge on, in, under,
from or to the Leased Real Property while the Acquired Company has been in
possession thereof or on, in, under, from or to the Owned Real Property while
owned by the Acquired Company; and
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(e)
There
are no Environmental Actions currently pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened, against the Acquired Company, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller,
any
factual basis therefor.
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2.16. Labor
Relations; Employees.
(a) Except
as
described in Schedule 2.16(a):
(i) the
Acquired Company is not party to any collective bargaining agreement with
respect to its work force;
(ii) no
employee strike, work stoppage or lock-out is pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened against the Acquired Company;
(iii) no
unfair
labor practice charge or complaint is pending against the Acquired Company,
or
to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened;
(iv) no
collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated or is subject to negotiation
or renegotiation by the Acquired Company with respect to those employees of
the
Acquired Company employed in the Radar Business (the “Radar
Employees”);
(v) no
action, suit or complaint, by or before any Governmental Authority has been
brought against the Acquired Company by or on behalf of any employee of the
Acquired Company and is pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened;
and
(vi) the
Acquired Company is in material compliance with Applicable Law with respect
to
the employment of individuals by, or the employment practices or work conditions
of, the Acquired Company or their respective terms and conditions of employment,
wages and hours.
(b)
Except
as set forth in Schedule 2.16(b): (i) each employee of the Acquired Company
is employed on an at-will basis; and (ii) none of the Radar Employees of
the Acquired Company has notified the Acquired Company that he or she plans
to
terminate his or her status as an employee of the Acquired Company (including
upon or by reason of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby)
and, to the Knowledge of the Seller, no such employee plans to do
so.
(c) Seller
has provided Buyer with a true, complete and correct list of (i) all of the
Radar Employees of the Acquired Company as of two (2) business days prior to
the
Closing Date, (ii) the base compensation and any bonus compensation
received by each such employee in the immediately preceding fiscal year of
the
Acquired Company, (iii) current base compensation (or hourly rates) of each
such employee and any bonuses paid or scheduled to be paid to any such employee
since the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Acquired Company,
(iv) the current titles and the number of years of continuous service of
each such employee, and (v) the unused and accrued vacation and personal days
entitlements, and, as of the Latest Balance Sheet Date, deferred compensation
owed to such employee.
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2.17. Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a)
All
Seller Employee Benefit Plans applicable to employees of the Acquired Company
are listed in Schedule 2.17(a). Except as listed in Schedule 2.17(a), no
Employee Benefit Plans are sponsored or maintained by the Acquired Company.
All
Employee Benefit Plans have been maintained and operated substantially in
accordance with both their terms and the requirements of Applicable Law,
including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code. All contributions required
to
be made to Employee Benefit Plans have been made. Seller, as and to the extent
requested by Buyer, has made available to Buyer an accurate and complete
description of each Employee Benefit Plan.
(b) Each
Seller Employee Pension Benefit Plan which is intended to be “qualified” within
the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined to be so qualified
by the Internal Revenue Service. There are no actions, suits or other claims
pending with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan listed on Schedule 2.17(a)
as
being sponsored by the Acquired Company, other than routine claims for benefits,
qualified domestic relations orders (as defined in ERISA Section 206(d)) and
qualified medical child support orders (as defined in ERISA Section 609).
Section
2.18. Tax
Matters.
(a) Except
as disclosed in Schedule 2.18(a):
(i) Seller
and/or the Acquired Company have timely filed all federal income and other
Tax
Returns that it or they were required to file with respect to the Acquired
Company. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete. All Taxes shown on
such
Tax Returns have been or will be paid, or are being contested in good faith.
The
Acquired Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time
within which to file any material Tax Return;
(ii) There
is
no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Acquired Company
asserted by any Governmental Authority in writing; and
(iii) The
Acquired Company has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes
or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
(b) Schedule
2.18(b) lists all federal, state, local, and foreign Tax Returns filed with
respect to the Acquired Company for Taxable Periods ended on or after December
31, 2006, indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates
those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of audit. Seller has made
available to the Buyer correct and complete copies of all such federal, state,
and local Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies
assessed against, or agreed to by the Acquired Company since December 31,
2006.
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2.19. Subsidiaries.
The
Acquired Company currently has no Subsidiaries.
Section
2.20. Brokers’
or Finders’ Fee.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.20, no agent, broker, investment banker or other person
or firm acting on behalf of Seller, the Acquired Company, or any of their
respective directors, officers or agents, or under the authority of any of
them,
is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission
or similar fee, directly or indirectly, from Seller or the Acquired Company,
in
connection with the Transaction.
Section
2.21. Inventory.
All
of
the inventory of the Radar Business on hand as of the Closing generally is
of a
quantity and quality usable and saleable in the Ordinary Course of Business
of
the Radar Business, subject to the applicable reserve on the February 29, 2008
Balance Sheet. Since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, all additions to, and
dispositions of, inventories were made consistent with Past Practice in the
Ordinary Course of the Radar Business. The reserve reflected on the February
29,
2008 Balance Sheet for excess and obsolete inventory and for physical inventory
losses of the Radar Business was established in a manner consistent with Past
Practice.
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2.22. Title
to and Condition of Assets.
The
Acquired Company has good, valid and marketable title to all of the assets
relating to the Radar Business owned by it, free and clear of all Liens except
Permitted Liens. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22, the Acquired Company
owns
or has the right to use all of the assets used to carry on the Radar Business
as
it is presently conducted and as it was conducted immediately prior to the
Radar
IP Transfer and the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfer. Schedule 2.22 lists
or
otherwise describes all of the material assets and properties owned, leased
or
licensed by the Acquired Company for or in connection with the Radar Business.
As currently used by the Acquired Company in the Ordinary Course of the Radar
Business, all of said assets are in a good state of maintenance, repair and
operating condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
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2.23. Affiliate
Transactions.
(a) With
regard to the Radar Business, except for the License Agreement, the Acquired
Company is not a party to, or bound by, any contract with any of its Affiliates,
other than on arms-length terms which are no less favorable to the Acquired
Company than those which could be obtained with a third party which is not
an
Affiliate of the Acquired Company and other than as set forth in this Agreement
or any Schedule hereto. Copies of all such contracts with Affiliates, if any,
have been provided to Buyer and are listed on Schedule 2.23(a).
(b) Except
for trade payables and trade receivables, all inter-company accounts providing
for payment of any amount between Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than
the Acquired Company), on the one hand, and the Acquired Company, on the other
hand, have been settled or assumed prior to Closing. Except for transition
arrangements pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, as of the Closing
there will be no agreements between the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other
than the Acquired Company), on the one hand, and the Acquired Company on the
other hand.
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2.24. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
The
Acquired Company has not received written notice, nor does Seller have Knowledge
that, the Acquired Company has made any payments to the representatives of
any
foreign Governmental Authority for the purpose of keeping or obtaining business
in violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended,
or
other comparable Applicable Law.
Section
2.25. Warranties.
Except
to
the extent adequately covered by applicable reserves recorded on the February
29, 2008 Balance Sheet, if any, to the Knowledge of Seller, with regard to
the
Radar Business, other than in the Ordinary Course, there are no product or
service defects or deficiencies or any incidents that have occurred prior to
the
Closing Date which are reasonably likely to result in any material Losses,
claims, damages or Liabilities based upon the breach of any express or implied
warranties given in connection with such products sold and services provided
by
the Radar Business. All known product or service defect or warranty claims
and
those of which Seller has knowledge are threatened, are set forth on Schedule
2.25.
Section
2.26. Customers and Suppliers
(a) Schedule
2.26(a) lists the five largest customers by dollar volume of the Acquired
Company during the twelve (12) month period ended February 29, 2008, and all
suppliers whose sales to the Acquired Company amounted to more than $100,000
during the twelve (12) month period ended February 29, 2008.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 2.26(b), there exists no actual or, to the Knowledge
of
the Seller, threatened, termination or cancellation of, or any materially
adverse change in, the business relationship that any of the customers or
suppliers identified in Section 2.26(a) has with the Acquired
Company.
Section
2.27. Disclosure
The
representations and warranties contained in this Article II (including the
schedules thereto) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made and taking into account the express limitations set forth
in each such representation and warranty, including, but not limited to,
materiality, Material Adverse Effect and Knowledge, to make such representation
and warranty not misleading.
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Section
2.28. Limitation
of Representations and Warranties.
EXCEPT
FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE II, SELLER
MAKES NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING THE SHARES, OR THE BUSINESS, ASSETS OR
LIABILITIES OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY OR THE RADAR BUSINESS. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT SELLER HAS NOT MADE, AND
SELLER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES, AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY
WAIVES, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, BY
STATUTE OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO, AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES AND
RELINQUISHES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION AGAINST SELLER
AND
ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR MATERIALITY
OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS (WRITTEN OR ORAL) HERETOFORE
FURNISHED TO BUYER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY OR ON BEHALF OF
SELLER.
ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller as of the date hereof (except as otherwise
expressly indicated) as follows:
Section
3.1. Organization;
Power.
(a) Each
of
Gorlin, LLC and Xxxxxx, LLC is limited liability company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida. The
members of each of Gorlin, LLC and Xxxxxx, LLC, and their respective equity
ownership interests, are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a).
(b) Buyer
has
all the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets, to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to enter
into,
execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the Transaction, and to comply
with and fulfill the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) The
Buyer
is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing in each jurisdiction where
the nature of the activities conducted by it or the character of the property
or
assets owned, leased or operated by it makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.2. Authority;
No Violation; Etc.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements and the
consummation of the Transaction have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement is a valid and binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms,
except as the enforcement may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws relating to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity,
regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at
law
or in equity.
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(b) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
Transaction, nor compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions of the
Agreement, will:
(i) conflict
with, violate, result in a breach of, constitute a default (or an event that,
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or
give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any
provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Buyer, or any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any note, lien, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, lease, contract, commitment, agreement, understanding, arrangement,
restriction or other instrument or obligation to which Buyer is a party or
by
which Buyer may be bound;
(ii) violate
any Order to which the Buyer or its assets is subject; or
(iii) to
Buyer’s Knowledge, violate any Applicable Law to which the Buyer or its assets
is subject.
Section
3.3. Consents
and Approvals.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.3, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Buyer, and the consummation of the Transaction, will not require
any notice to, action of, filing with or consent, authorization, order or
approval from, any Governmental Authority or any other third
Person.
Section
3.4. Litigation.
There
is
no suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge
of Buyer, threatened before any Governmental Authority, in each case, (i) that
questions the validity of this Agreement or any Related Agreements or any action
to be taken by Buyer in connection with this Agreement or any Related
Agreements, (ii) that, individually or in the aggregate, would (A) have a
Material Adverse Effect on Buyer, (B) prevent, hinder or delay the execution
and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or (C) result in this Agreement being declared unlawful
or
cause the rescission of any of the transactions contemplated hereby. There
are
no Orders against Buyer that have had or would have a Material Adverse Effect
on
Buyer.
Section
3.5. Buyer’s
Sophistication.
In
connection with its decision to purchase the Shares, Buyer, on behalf of itself
and its Affiliates and related parties, acknowledges, understands and agrees
that Buyer and its members are sophisticated parties with such knowledge and
experience in business matters that they appreciate the merits and risks of
purchasing the Shares and consummating the Transaction on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
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Section
3.6.
Due Diligence; Access to Information; Non-Reliance.
Buyer
and
its representatives have reviewed or otherwise had full access to, all of the
books, records, documents, contracts, properties, assets, and financial and
other information and personnel of or pertaining to the Acquired Company and
the
Radar Business to the extent that Buyer deemed necessary in order to evaluate
the same and make a considered determination to purchase the Shares and
consummate this Transaction on the terms and conditions set forth herein. In
electing to enter into this Agreement and consummate the Transaction, Buyer
is
neither relying upon, nor has it been induced by, any representations,
warranties, forecasts, projections, statements and/or promises or assurances
of
any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any of the Related
Agreements, and with respect to those representations and warranties set forth
in Article II hereof, Buyer is relying upon only those which the Buyer does
not
actually know to be untrue in any material respect as of the Closing
Date.
Section
3.7. Investment
Intent.
Buyer
is
acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment purposes only and
not
with a view to, or for sale or resale in connection with, any public
distribution thereof or with any present intention of selling, distributing
or
otherwise disposing of the Shares. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that
term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Section
3.8. Legend.
Buyer
understands that the Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under
the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from Seller
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 Securities Act of 1933, as amended, only in certain limited circumstances.
The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the certificates evidencing the Shares
shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following
form:
“THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED
FOR
INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR SOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.”
Section
3.9. Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees.
No
agent,
broker, investment banker or other Person acting on behalf of Buyer or its
directors, members, officers or agents, or under the authority of any of them,
is or will be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other commission
or similar fee, directly or indirectly, from Seller in connection with the
Transaction.
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Section
3.10. Radar Business Receivables.
Buyer
acknowledges that all of the receivables of the Radar Business except for those
created on and after May 3, 2008 have been transferred to Solutions prior to
the
Closing Date pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Section
3.11 Disclosure
The
representations and warranties contained in this Article III (including the
schedules thereto) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made and taking into account the express limitations set forth
in each such representation and warranty, including, but not limited to,
materiality, Material Adverse Effect and knowledge, to make such representation
and warranty not misleading.
Section
3.12. Limitation
of Representations and Warranties.
EXCEPT
FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE III, BUYER
MAKES NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. SELLER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN
THIS AGREEMENT BUYER HAS NOT MADE, AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND
NEGATES, AND SELLER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY,
EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO, AND SELLER
HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES AND RELINQUISHES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES
OF ACTION AGAINST BUYER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS OR MATERIALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS (WRITTEN
OR ORAL) HERETOFORE FURNISHED TO SELLER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY OR ON BEHALF
OF BUYER.
ARTICLE
IV
(Intentionally
Omitted)
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ARTICLE
V
Additional
Covenants and Agreements
Section
5.1. Confidentiality;
Non-Disparagement.
(a)
(i) The
Seller acknowledges that it has had access to, and use of, Confidential
Information of the Radar Business prior to the Closing. The Seller covenants
that, without written authorization from the Acquired Company, it shall not
at
any time hereafter, directly or indirectly, use for its own purpose or for
the
benefit of any Person other than the Acquired Company, any of such Confidential
Information, or disclose any of such Confidential Information to any Person,
provided,
however,
Seller
and its Affiliates (other than the Acquired Company) shall be entitled to use
any of such Confidential Information that they are currently using or have
used
at any time in the past with respect to any product currently being made or
made
at any time during the twelve month period immediately prior to the Closing
(including any future version of any such product) by the Seller or any of
its
Affiliates (other than the Acquired Company) or any service currently being
provided or provided at any time during the twelve month period immediately
prior to the Closing by the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the
Acquired Company).
(ii)
The
Buyer acknowledges that certain of the Radar Employees have had access to,
and
use of, Confidential Information of the Seller and the Non-Radar Businesses
prior to the Closing. The Buyer covenants that, without written authorization
from the Seller or the Non-Radar Businesses, neither it nor the Acquired Company
shall at any time hereafter, directly or indirectly, use for their own purpose
or for the benefit of any Person other than the Seller and the Non-Radar
Businesses, any of such Confidential Information, or disclose any of such
Confidential Information to any Person, provided,
however,
the
Acquired Company (and Buyer) shall be entitled to use any of such Confidential
Information that the Radar Business is currently using or has used at any time
in the past with respect to any product currently being made or made at any
time
during the twelve month period immediately prior to the Closing (including
any
future version of any such product) by the Radar Business or any service
currently being provided or provided at any time during the twelve month period
immediately prior to the Closing by the Radar Business.
(b) Nothing
herein shall prevent any disclosure required by Applicable Law or any Order
of a
Governmental Authority, provided that the Party requested to make such
disclosure (the “Disclosing Party”), prior to any such disclosure, shall give
the other Party (the “Non-Disclosing Party”) prompt notice of any such
requirement, shall cooperate with the Non-Disclosing Party in obtaining a
protective order or other means of protecting the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information at the Non-Disclosing Party’s cost, and shall disclose
only that Confidential Information that is legally required to be
disclosed.
(c) To
the
extent that the same may be appropriate, either Party shall be entitled to
seek
injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction restraining any
threatened or further violation of the covenant contained in this Section 5.1
in
addition to any other rights or remedies at law, in equity or under this
Agreement to which such Party may be entitled.
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5.2. Public
Announcements.
The
Parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press releases or
public announcements on or after the Closing Date with respect to this
Agreement, the Transactions contemplated hereby and/or the performance of the
obligations required to be performed by either or both of them hereunder, and
none of the Parties shall issue any other press release or make any public
statement pertaining to this Agreement or the Transactions contemplated hereby
prior to obtaining the other Party’s written approval, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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5.3. Obligations
with Respect to Employees.
(a) General
Obligation.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 5.3(b) hereof, the Closing of this
Agreement shall not be deemed to cause a termination of employment of the Radar
Employees of the Acquired Company.
(b) Employee
Pension Benefit Plans. Effective
as of the Closing, the Acquired Company shall cease to be a participating
employer under all Seller Employee Pension Benefit Plans, and all Radar
Employees shall be deemed to have incurred a termination of employment for
all
purposes of such plans. As of the Closing Date, all Radar Employees shall cease
to be active participants under all Seller Employee Pension Benefit Plans and
continued employment with the Acquired Company shall not be credited for any
purposes of such plans. The Radar Employees shall be entitled to a distribution
of their vested benefits from such plans, only in accordance with the terms
of
such plans and Applicable Law, based upon their service with Seller, its ERISA
Affiliates and the Acquired Company on or before the Closing Date.
(c
) Employee
Welfare Benefit Plans and other Plans.
Effective as of the Closing Date, all Radar Employees shall cease to be
participants in all Seller Employee Welfare Benefit Plans.
The
Seller shall remain responsible for all claims covered under the Seller’s Health
Plans that are incurred prior to the last day of the month in which the Closing
Date occurs (the “Coverage Termination Date”) by or relating to covered Radar
Employees and their covered spouses and covered dependents. The Acquired Company
and Buyer shall assume, retain and otherwise be fully responsible for all claims
by or relating to the Radar Employees and their spouses and dependents that
(i)
were incurred prior to the Coverage Termination Date, to the extent not covered
by the Seller’s Health Plans and/or (ii) are incurred subsequent to the Coverage
Termination Date.
(d) Other
Obligations.
Buyer
and the Acquired Company shall assume, retain and otherwise be fully responsible
for all liability of the Acquired Company and/or the Seller for and in respect
of accrued but unpaid salaries, wages, vacation pay, deferred compensation,
bonuses, commissions and sick pay of the Radar Employees.
(e) Enforceability.
This
Section 5.3 shall survive consummation of this Agreement and the Transaction,
is
intended to benefit Seller, Buyer and their respective Affiliates, and shall
be
binding on Seller, Buyer, the Acquired Company and their respective successors
and assigns. No one shall be considered a third party beneficiary of this
Section 5.3 (or any related provisions of this Agreement). Accordingly, no
one
other than the Parties to this Agreement shall have the right to enforce the
provisions of this Section 5.3 (or any related provisions of this Agreement)
or
to maintain any other legal or equitable action of any kind with respect to
such
provisions.
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Section
5.4. Certain
Costs.
In
connection with consummating the Transaction, Buyer shall pay, when due, and
comply with all relevant formalities relating to, any conveyance, transfer,
sales, use, stamp, registration, notarial, recording and other similar Taxes
and
fees, including any penalties and interest, arising out of or in connection
with
the transfer of the Shares and the assets of the Acquired Company to Buyer.
Section
5.5. Name
Changes of Acquired Company.
(a) No
later
than five (5) business days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall amend the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational documents of
the
Acquired Company to exclude any reference to “Aeroflex,” alone or in combination
with any other words or terms, or any variation of such words or terms.
Contemporaneously with the amendment of the organizational documents as herein
contemplated after the Closing Date, Buyer and Acquired Company shall cease
doing business under or utilizing as a trademark, trade name, or service xxxx,
any of the foregoing names.
(b) Subject
in all respects to Section 5.11, in connection with the obligations on the
part
of the Buyer as set forth in subsection (a) above, Buyer and Acquired Company
shall remove or cover, or shall have caused to be removed or covered, within
a
period of one (1) month after the Closing Date, the trademarks and/or trade
names “Aeroflex” alone or in combination with any other words or terms, or any
variation of other words or terms; or any other words or terms owned by, used
by, or associated with Seller or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, or any
derivative of such name or term, from labels, containers, signs, panels, flags,
brochures, manuals, literature, real property signage, vehicles and other
material or matter (regardless of medium) transferred to Buyer or used in the
business of the Acquired Company.
(c) For
the
avoidance of doubt, except as expressly provided in this Section 5.5 and as
otherwise may be required by Section 5.11 regarding the performance of Non-Radar
Business Agreements after the Closing, Buyer and the Acquired Company shall
have
no right to use any of Seller’s trademarks, trade names or service marks.
Section
5.6. Honoring of Existing Purchase Orders.
Following
the Closing, Seller agrees to, and agrees to cause its Affiliates (other than
the Acquired Company) to, honor the terms of all purchase orders between the
Acquired Company, on the one hand, and the Seller and/or any of the Seller’s
Affiliates (other than the Acquired Company), on the other hand, relating to
the
Radar Business and in existence immediately prior to Closing. Any invoices
for
products or services issued by the Acquired Company after Closing shall be
exclusively for the account of Acquired Company and Seller shall have no rights
thereto.
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Section
5.7. Further Assurances.
(a) From
and
after the Closing, upon reasonable request of Seller or Buyer, the other Party
shall, at its own expense, do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary
or appropriate to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, obtaining consents from any third party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the Closing, upon reasonable
request of Buyer, Seller shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further
acts, assurances, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney
and other instruments and papers as may be reasonably required to sell, assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to and vest in Buyer ownership of all the Shares
consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Each
Party recognizes that the other Party may need financial or other data with
respect to the Shares or assets of the Acquired Company and the Acquired
Company’s business covering several fiscal periods prior to or after the Closing
Date in order to comply with the rules and regulations of Governmental
Authorities. The Parties shall render reasonable cooperation to each other
and
their auditors to provide such information. The Party requesting assistance
shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such
assisting Party (excluding salaries and wages and related costs of benefits
of
its employees) and such assistance shall be subject to compliance by the
requesting Party with the assisting Party’s usual requirements regarding
security and confidential treatment of information. No Party shall be liable
to
any other Party for any such information or data given, or for the accuracy
or
completeness thereof, except concerning information covered by the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.
Section
5.8. Accounting and Other Assistance.
(a) Following
the Closing, Buyer shall assist Seller and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates,
where such assistance is reasonably required, in the completion of the
accounting of the Acquired Company for any period preceding the Closing and,
in
connection therewith, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist
Seller and its Subsidiaries in the completion of the financial statements for
any such period prior to the Closing and any audits that may be conducted in
connection therewith or relating thereto.
(b) From
time
to time, as may be reasonably required, in connection with claims or actions
brought by or against third parties based upon events or circumstances of the
Acquired Company’s business occurring prior to the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business
Transfer and/or the Closing Date, duly authorized representatives of Seller
shall, upon reasonable prior notice to Buyer, have access to the Acquired
Company during normal business hours at mutually agreed upon times, provided
that the operations and business of such Acquired Company is not materially
and
adversely affected thereby. In addition to the rights of access provided in
this
Section 5.8, Buyer shall, at the request of Seller, provide reasonable
information or documents (or reasonable assistance in collecting such
information or documents) in Buyer’s possession necessary for the prosecution or
defense of such claims or actions at mutually agreed upon times and will use
reasonable efforts to make Buyer’s employees available as witnesses in
connection with such claims or actions when reasonably requested by Seller.
Seller shall reimburse Buyer for all reasonable out-of pocket costs and expenses
incurred by Buyer (excluding salaries and wages and related costs of benefits
of
its employees) in providing such assistance.
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Section
5.9. Post-Closing Tax Matters.
(a) Buyer
agrees that it will not make any election under section 338 of the Code (whether
under section 338(g) of the Code or under section 338(h)(10) of the Code),
or
any comparable election under state or local law, with respect to the
acquisition of the Shares of the Acquired Company.
(b) The
following provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
Buyer and Seller for certain tax matters following the Closing
Date:
(i) Taxable
Periods Ending on or Before the Closing Date.
Seller,
with Buyer’s assistance, where reasonably required, to be provided by Buyer upon
request, shall timely prepare or cause to be prepared in a manner consistent
with Past Practice and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns that are
required to be filed for the Acquired Company for all Taxable Periods ending
on
or prior to the Closing Date that are filed after the Closing Date. Seller
shall
provide to Buyer copies (or, in the case where the Acquired Company was part
of
a group of companies filing a consolidated, unitary or combined return, pro
forma copies) of all such Tax Returns and any amendments thereto before such
Tax
Returns are required to be filed. Seller shall pay, or cause to be paid, all
such Taxes due in connection with such Tax Returns, whether shown on such Tax
Returns or determined subsequently on audit. For
the
avoidance of doubt, it is understood that any tax effect resulting from the
Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfer shall be deemed to be incurred by Seller
as
part of its consolidated Taxex prior to the Closing Date.
(ii) Taxable
Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date.
(A)
Buyer
shall timely prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
any
Tax Returns of the Acquired Company that are required to be filed for Taxable
Periods which begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date.
Buyer shall provide to Seller copies of all such Returns and any amendments
thereto at least thirty (30) calendar days before such Tax Returns are required
to be filed. Seller shall notify Buyer of any proposed revisions to such Tax
Returns within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of such Tax Returns
from
Buyer. Buyer and Seller agree to attempt to resolve in good faith any dispute
concerning the reporting of any item on such Tax Return. In the event Buyer
and
Seller are unable to resolve such dispute, Buyer and Seller shall engage the
Accounting Firm to resolve such dispute and agree that the decision of such
firm
shall be binding and conclusive on both Buyer and Seller. The Accounting Firm
shall allocate its costs associated with such decision equally between the
parties. Seller shall pay to Buyer within fifteen (15) calendar days after
the
later of (i) the date on which Taxes are paid with respect to such periods,
or
(ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, an amount equal to the portion
of such Taxes that relates to the portion of such Taxable Period ending on
the
Closing Date to the extent such Taxes are not reflected in any reserve for
Tax
liability accrued on the February 29, 2008 Balance Sheet. In the event that
the
Taxes reflected in any such reserve for Tax liability shall exceed the portion
of such Taxes that relates to the portion of such Taxable Period ending on
the
Closing Date, Buyer shall pay such excess to Seller within fifteen (15) days
after the later of (I) the date on which Taxes are paid with respect to such
period or (II) the date on which such Tax Return is filed. Neither the Buyer
nor
any of its Affiliates shall file any amended Tax Returns for any periods (or
portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date for or in respect of
the
Acquired Company without the prior written consent of the Seller, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or unduly delayed.
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(B) For
purposes of this Section 5.9, in the case of any Taxes for a Taxable Period
that
includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax that
relates to the portion of such Taxable Period ending on the Closing Date shall
be determined as follows:
(I) In
the
case of any Tax based upon or related to income, receipts or payroll, the
pre-Closing Date portion of such Tax shall be deemed equal to the amount that
would be payable if the relevant Taxable Period ended on the Closing
Date.
(II) Real
and
personal property Taxes with respect to any assets of the Acquired Company
shall
be prorated based on the ratio of the number of days in the pre-Closing Date
period to the number of days in the actual taxable period with respect to which
such Tax is due. Sales and use taxes shall be deemed to accrue as property
is
purchased, sold, used, or transferred. All other taxes (other than those
specified in clause (I)) shall accrue in accordance with local generally
accepted accounting principles.
(C)
Any
credits relating to a Taxable Period that begins before and ends after the
Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant Taxable Period
ended on the Closing Date.
(D) All
determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall
be
made in a manner consistent with the Prior Practice of the Acquired
Company.
(iii) Refunds
and Tax Benefits.
Any Tax
refunds that are received by Buyer or the Acquired Company, and any amounts
credited against Tax to which Buyer or the Acquired Company becomes entitled,
that relate to Taxable Periods or portions thereof ending on or before the
Closing Date shall be for the account of Seller, and Buyer shall pay over to
Seller any such refund or the amount of any such credit (net of any Taxes
imposed with respect to the receipt or accrual of such refund and interest
and
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with obtaining the refund) within
fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto. In addition, to the
extent that a claim for refund or a proceeding results in a payment or credit
against Tax by a taxing authority to the Buyer or the Acquired Company for
Taxable Periods ending on the Closing Date, the Buyer shall pay such amount
to
Seller within fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement thereto. Any Tax
refunds that are received by Seller and any amounts credited against Tax to
which Seller becomes entitled that relate to the assets, income or activities
of
the Acquired Company for Taxable Periods beginning after the Closing Date shall
be for the account of Buyer, and Seller shall pay over to Buyer any such refund
or the amount of any such credit (net of any Taxes imposed with respect to
the
receipt or accrual of such refund and interest and reasonable expenses incurred
in connection with obtaining the refund) within fifteen (15) days after receipt
or entitlement thereto.
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(iv) Audits
and Adjustments.
(A) Seller
will conduct and control all Tax audits of Tax Returns relating to the Acquired
Company for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall
be
responsible for the payment of any deficiency resulting from such audit insofar
and to the extent provided in this Section 5.9. Buyer shall reimburse
Seller for any payments related to such deficiencies to the extent the expected
liability for such deficiency was reflected in any reserve for Tax liability
accrued on the February 29, 2008 Balance Sheet.
(B) If
(I)
any deduction from income taken by Seller or the Acquired Company for (or
related to) periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date is ultimately
disallowed or the income for tax purposes of Seller or the Acquired Company
is
otherwise increased on audit by the Internal Revenue Service and (II) Buyer
or
the Acquired Company may realize either increased deductions or a reduction
in
gross income for or in periods ending subsequent to the Closing Date as a direct
or indirect result of such action by the Internal Revenue Service, then Buyer
shall reimburse Seller for the amount of any Tax Benefit. Such sum shall be
paid
to Seller within thirty (30) days of the realization by Buyer or its Affiliates
of any Tax Benefit. Such amount shall be treated as a purchase price adjustment
for U.S. income tax purposes.
(v) Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
(A) Buyer,
the Acquired Company, and Seller shall provide each other with such assistance,
materials and relevant information, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by
the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this
Section (including the timely filing of Tax Returns prepared by the other Party)
and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes imposed
on
Buyer, Seller, any Subsidiary or any entity affiliated with any of the
foregoing. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other
Party's request and at the time and place mutually agreed upon by the parties)
the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any
such Tax Return audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees
available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information
and
explanation of any material provided hereunder, to the extent such information
and/or explanation is readily available and within the control of the party
to
which such request is made. The responsibility to retain records and information
shall include the responsibility to (I) retain such records and information
as
are required to be retained by any applicable Tax authority and (II) retain
such
records and information in machine-readable format where appropriate such that
the requesting party shall be able to readily access such records and
information. The Acquired Company, Buyer and Seller agree (A) to retain all
books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Acquired Company
relating to any Taxable Period beginning before the Closing Date until the
expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Buyer
or Seller, any extensions thereof) of the respective Taxable Periods plus 120
days, and to abide by all record retention arrangements entered into with any
taxing authority, and (B) to give the other Party reasonable written notice
prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records
and,
if the other Party so requests, the Acquired Company, or Seller, as the case
may
be, shall allow the other Party to take possession of such books and records.
The requesting Party shall reimburse the other Party for any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, upon receipt of reasonable documentation of such
expenses or costs. Any information or explanation obtained pursuant to this
Section 5.9 shall be maintained in confidence, except (i) as may be legally
required in connection with claims for refund or in conducting or defending
any
Tax audit or other proceeding or (ii) to the extent the disclosing Party
provides written permission for such disclosure.
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(B) Buyer
and
Seller further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain any
consents, rulings, certificates or other documents from any Governmental
Authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or
eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including, but not limited to, the
transactions contemplated hereby).
(C) Buyer
and
Seller further agree, upon request, to provide the other Party with all
information that either Party may be required to report pursuant to Section
6043
of the Code and all Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(vi) Tax
Credits. In
the
event Seller or the Acquired Company has received the benefit of any Tax credit
with respect to any taxable period ending before, or including, the Closing
Date, and such credit is recaptured as a result of any action or inaction by
Buyer or the Acquired Company that is taken (or not taken) subsequent to the
Closing Date, such recapture shall be the responsibility of Buyer. Accordingly,
(I) if Seller had previously received the benefit of such recaptured credit,
Buyer shall promptly pay to Seller (on a grossed-up basis to reflect any Taxes
owed by Seller on such payment if appropriate) the amount of the recaptured
credit and (II) if the Acquired Company had previously received the benefit
of
such recaptured credit, Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Buyer
or
the Acquired Company with respect to any Loss related to such recaptured credit.
Those Tax credits of which the Seller is aware are listed on Schedule
5.9(b)(vi).
(vii) Tax
Sharing Agreements. On
the
Closing Date, all Tax sharing agreements and arrangements between (a) the
Acquired Company on one hand, and (b) the Seller and any of its Affiliates
(other than the Acquired Company), on the other hand, shall be terminated
effective as of the Closing and have no further effect for any taxable year
or
period (whether past, present, or future year or period), and no additional
payments shall be made thereunder after the Closing Date with respect to any
period in respect of the redetermination of Tax liabilities or
otherwise.
(viii) Buyer
and Seller Covenants and Indemnity. Except
as
otherwise provided herein, Buyer agrees that it will pay when due, or shall
cause the Acquired Company to pay when due, all Taxes that become due and
payable after the Closing Date and to indemnify and hold Seller and its
Affiliates harmless from and against any liability for any such Taxes, including
any Losses associated therewith. In addition, Buyer agrees that neither Buyer
nor the Acquired Company or any of Buyer’s Affiliates shall take any action, nor
refrain from taking any action, to the extent that such action (or inaction)
shall have the effect of causing Seller (or any entity that is controlled
directly or indirectly by Seller) to become liable for the payment of any Taxes
that it would not have been liable for in the absence of any such action or
inaction. Except as otherwise provided herein, Seller agrees that it will pay
when due all Taxes that become due and payable with respect to Taxable Periods
ending on or prior to the Closing Date and to indemnify and hold Buyer and
its
Affiliates harmless from and against any liability for any such Taxes. Seller
agrees that neither Seller nor any of Seller’s Affiliates (other than the
Acquired Company) shall after the Closing Date take any action, nor refrain
from
taking any action (other than exercising any of Seller’s rights under this
Agreement including, but not limited to, preparing any Tax Returns), to the
extent that such action (or inaction) shall have the effect of causing Buyer
(or
any entity that is controlled directly or indirectly by Buyer) to become liable
for the payment of any Taxes that it would not have been liable for in the
absence of any such action or inaction.
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(c) Except
to
the extent such treatment is inconsistent with other provisions of this
Agreement, any payments made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall
be treated by both Buyer and Seller for income tax purposes as an adjustment
to
the Purchase Price.
Section
5.10. Seller
Guarantees and Existing Letters of Credit.
(a) Buyer
shall make all
necessary arrangements to replace
as of the Closing Date all of the letters of credit provided by, or issued
on
the basis of the credit or under the existing credit agreement of, Seller,
that
relate to the Radar Business and are (i) outstanding on the Closing Date and
(ii) listed on Schedule 5.10(a) (the “Existing Letters of Credit”).
Buyer
also shall make all necessary arrangements to replace as of the Closing Date
with its own guarantee (“Buyer Guarantee”) any outstanding guarantees (the
“Seller Guarantees”) of the obligations of the Acquired Company relating to the
Radar Business that were issued or made by Seller or any of its Affiliates
(other than the Acquired Company) as listed on Schedule 5.10(a).
(b) In
the
event that after the Closing, Seller or any of its Affiliates is required to
make any payment under any of the Existing Letters of Credit or the Seller
Guarantees, then Buyer shall reimburse Seller within twenty (20) days after
receipt of written demand by Seller for such amount.
(c)
Buyer
is aware that because of the change of ownership of the Acquired Company which
will occur upon the consummation of this Transaction, a condition to obtaining
the consent of the Landlord as required under the terms of the lease for the
premises located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxx (the “Xxxxxx Lease”), is the
Seller’s unconditional guarantee of the Acquired Company’s performance under the
Xxxxxx Lease for the balance of the current lease term (the “Seller’s Xxxxxx
Lease Guarantee”). As security for the fulfillment of its and the Buyer’s
indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8.4 (d) (iii) in the event
that
the Seller is required to make any payments under or in connection with the
Seller’s Xxxxxx Lease Guarantee, the Buyer shall cause the Acquired Company, at
the Closing, to execute in favor of the Seller, a first mortgage and security
instrument (the “Xxxxxx Mortgage”) on that certain land owned by the Acquired
Company and described more fully in Schedule 2.11(d).
Section
5.11. Contracts of the Non-Radar Businesses.
If,
as of
the Closing Date, any contract (each, a “Non-Radar Business Agreement”) that is
intended to be transferred in connection with the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business
Transfer (i) is not capable of transfer and/or assignment, or (ii) requires
the
consent of a third party in order to effect such assignment, and such consent
has not been obtained, then, to the extent that there are obligations on the
part of the Non-Radar Businesses to perform obligations under such Non-Radar
Business Agreements, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in an arrangement
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and Seller under which the Non-Radar Businesses
would obtain, to the extent practicable, the claims, rights and benefits and
assume the corresponding obligations under such Non-Radar Business Agreements
including subcontracting, sub-licensing or sub-leasing to the Non-Radar
Businesses, or under which the Acquired Company would enforce for the benefit
of
the Non-Radar Businesses, with the Non-Radar Businesses assuming the Acquired
Company’s obligations, any and all claims, rights and benefits of the Non-Radar
Businesses against a third party thereto and the Non-Radar Businesses would
timely perform all obligations required to be performed by the Acquired Company
thereunder, in each case until the transfer thereof to the Non-Radar Businesses
(or a novation) occurs. The Acquired Company will promptly pay to the Non-Radar
Businesses all monies received by the Acquired Company under any such Non-Radar
Business Agreement or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder until
the
transfer of such Non-Radar Business Agreement to the Non-Radar Businesses is
actually consummated. In this regard,
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(i) the
Buyer
shall cause the Acquired Company to provide all reasonable facilities and
assistance to enable the Non-Radar Businesses to discharge all of their
obligations under the Non-Radar Business Agreements on terms set out in the
Transitional Services Agreement, or, if not included therein, on comparable
terms to other services provided by the Acquired Company to the Non-Radar
Businesses thereunder; and
(ii)
the
Non-Radar Businesses and the Seller agree to provide services to the Acquired
Company in relation to such Non-Radar Business Agreements on terms comparable
to
the terms on which other services, if any, are provided by the Non-Radar
Businesses and Seller to the Acquired Company under the Transitional Services
Agreement.
Section
5.12. License of Licensed Technology
At
the
Closing, the Seller and the Acquired Company shall enter into the License
Agreement pursuant to which, on the terms set forth therein, the Acquired
Company shall pay Royalties (as defined therein) to the Seller in consideration
of the license of the Licensed Technology (as defined therein) to the Acquired
Company by Seller.
Section
5.13. Xxxxxx Guarantees; Liens
Seller
shall make all necessary arrangements to have terminated or removed as of the
Closing Date, those Liens on the assets of the Radar Business, including the
mortgage on the Owned Property, listed on Schedule 5.13. Seller also shall
arrange to have all those Guarantees of the Acquired Company (the “Xxxxxx
Guarantees”) not given in connection with the obligations of the Radar Business,
released as of the Closing Date.
Section
5.14. Transition Services.
At
the
Closing, the Parties shall enter into a Transition Services Agreement pursuant
to which the Parties shall provide or make available to each other for the
periods therein provided, the services described at the rates or prices and
on
the terms and conditions set forth.
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Section
5.15. Expenses.
Unless
otherwise expressly provided herein, and subject to Section 5.4, each of the
Parties hereto shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with all
obligations required to be performed by such Party under this
Agreement.
Section
5.16. Good Faith Performance
Buyer
covenants that it will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause
and
enable the Acquired Company to perform all of its material and financial
obligations under the Material Contracts, including the Xxxxxx
Lease.
ARTICLE
VI
Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation
Section
6.1. (a)
Commencing on the Closing Date and continuing until the termination of the
License Agreement (as the same may be extended), the Seller shall not, and
shall
cause each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, manufacture, sell,
provide or offer to sell any products or services which the Radar Business
currently manufactures, sells or provides or is in the process of developing
or
has manufactured, sold or provided during the three (3) year period immediately
preceding the Closing (any such activity, a “Competitive Business”);
provided,
however,
that
Seller or any of its Affiliates (including the Non-Radar Businesses) may
continue to manufacture, sell, provide or offer to sell any products or services
which the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Acquired Company)
currently manufactures, sells or provides or is in the process of developing
or
has manufactured, sold or provided at any time during the twelve month period
immediately preceding the Closing, notwithstanding the fact that any such
activity is included in the Competitive Business. Additionally, notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, any of Seller and its Affiliates may acquire
a
business that is engaged in one or more Competitive Businesses (a “Seller
Acquired Business”), provided that (i) the sales revenues of the Competitive
Business portion of the Seller Acquired Business constitutes less than 25%
of
the aggregate sales revenues of the entire Seller Acquired Business for the
twelve-month period immediately preceding such acquisition and (ii) Seller
offers to Buyer a one-time option to purchase the Competitive Business portion
of the Seller Acquired Business in connection with its acquisition of such
Seller Acquired Business at the fair market value of such Competitive Business
portion at the time of such acquisition, such option to expire thirty
(30) days after the date of such offer. Such Seller Acquired Business shall
be treated as an Affiliate of Seller for purposes of the provisions of this
Subsection 6.1.
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(b)
Commencing on the Closing Date and continuing until the fifth anniversary of
the
Closing Date, the Buyer and the Acquired Company shall not, and shall cause
each
of their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, manufacture,
sell, provide or offer to sell any products or services of the Non-Radar
Businesses which the Non-Radar Businesses currently manufacture, sell or provide
or are in the process of developing or have manufactured, sold or provided
during the three (3) year period immediately preceding the Closing (any such
activity, a “Competitive Business”), provided,
however,
that
Acquired Company and the Buyer and any of their Affiliates may continue to
manufacture, sell, provide or offer to sell any products or services which
they
currently manufacture, sell, or provide, or are in the process of developing
or
have manufactured, sold or provided at any time in the past notwithstanding
the
fact that any such activity is included in the Competitive Business.
Additionally, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer or the
Acquired Company may acquire a business that is engaged in one or more
Competitive Businesses (a “Buyer Acquired Business”), provided that the Buyer
and the Acquired Company do not use or make available, directly or indirectly,
to such Buyer Acquired Business any of the Confidential Information of the
Seller and/or the Non-Radar Businesses in derogation of the proscriptions in
Section 5.1 (a) (ii). Such Buyer Acquired Business shall be treated as an
Affiliate of Buyer for purposes of the provisions of this Subsection 6.1
(b).
Section
6.2. (a)
During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the second
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Seller shall not, and shall cause each
of
its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, on its account or for any other
Person, solicit for hire or interfere with the employment of any Person who
is
an employee of the Acquired Company on the Closing Date without the written
consent of the then President of the Buyer; provided, however,
nothing
herein shall prohibit the Seller and its Affiliates from soliciting for hire
any
such employee who has not been employed by the Acquired Company for a period
of
at least one month or hiring any employee of the Acquired Company at anytime
in
response to an unsolicited inquiry or approach by such employee. The use of
general employment advertisements or employment agencies or search firms that
are not specifically directed to recruit employees of the Acquired Company
shall
not be deemed to be a solicitation by Seller and its Affiliates
hereunder.
(b)
During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the second
anniversary of the Closing Date, the Buyer and the Acquired Company shall not,
and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, on its
account or for any other Person, solicit for hire or interfere with the
employment of any Retained Employee without the written consent of the then
President of the Seller; provided, however,
nothing
herein shall prohibit the Buyer or the Acquired Company and their respective
Affiliates from soliciting for hire any Retained Employee who has not been
employed by the Seller or a Non-Radar Business for a period of at least one
month or hiring any Retained Employee at any time in response to an unsolicited
inquiry or approach by such employee. The use of general employment
advertisements or employment agencies or search firms that are not specifically
directed to recruit Retained Employees shall not be deemed to be a solicitation
by Buyer or the Acquired Company hereunder.
Section
6.3. Seller
and Buyer each acknowledge that the violation of any of the covenants contained
in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 could cause irreparable and continuing harm for which
the aggrieved Party has no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, as and to the
extent the same may be appropriate, the Buyer or the Acquired Company, on the
one hand, and the Seller or either of the Non-Radar Businesses on the other,
as
the case may be, shall be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief
from any court of competent jurisdiction restraining any threatened or further
violation of such covenants, such injunctive relief to be cumulative and in
addition to any other rights or remedies to which the aggrieved party may be
entitled. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each of the Parties waives
posting by the aggrieved Party of any bond necessary to secure such injunction
or other equitable relief.
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Section
6.4. If
any
provision contained in this Article VI is for any reason held invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
will not affect any other provisions of such section or article, but such
section and article each will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. It is the intention of
the parties that if any of the restrictions or covenants contained herein is
held to cover a geographic area or to be for a length of time which is not
permitted by Applicable Law, or in any way construed to be too broad or to
any
extent invalid, such provision will not be construed to be null, void and of
no
effect, but to the extent such provision would be valid or enforceable under
Applicable Law, a court of competent jurisdiction will construe and interpret
or
reform this Article VI to provide for a covenant having the maximum enforceable
geographic area, time period and other provisions (not greater than those
contained herein) as will be valid and enforceable under such Applicable
Law.
ARTICLE
VII
Closing
Deliveries
Section
7.1. Deliveries
to Buyer at the Closing.
At
the
Closing and simultaneously with the deliveries to Seller specified in Section
7.2, in addition to a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement, Seller
shall
execute and/or deliver, or cause to be executed and/or delivered, to Buyer
or to
such persons or entities as Buyer shall identify in writing, the following
items:
(a) The
Transition Services Agreement and the License Agreement executed by
Seller.
(b) A
certificate of valid existence and good standing of Seller and of the Acquired
Company issued not earlier than twenty (20) days prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) The
resignation of all of the directors and officers of the Acquired Company in
each
such person’s capacity as such, but not as an employee of the Acquired
Company.
(d) Delivery
of the bylaws, minute books, stock record books, and all similar corporate
or
organizational records of the Acquired Company to the extent not relating to
the
Non-Radar Businesses.
(e) Certificates
evidencing all of the Shares duly endorsed by and in proper form for transfer
to
Buyer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, evidencing all of the
Shares.
(f) Such
approvals by Governmental Authorities or other consents as may be required
hereunder.
(g) Such
other and further instruments, documents and other considerations as Buyer
may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable, or as may be required, to consummate
the
Transaction.
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Section
7.2. Deliveries
to Seller at the Closing.
At
the
Closing, and simultaneously with the deliveries to Buyer specified in Section
7.1, in addition to a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement, Buyer shall
execute and/or deliver, or cause to be executed and/or delivered, to Seller
or
to such persons or entities as Seller shall identify in writing, the following
items:
(a) The
Purchase Price.
(b) The
Transition Services Agreement and the License Agreement executed by
Buyer.
(c) A
certificate of valid existence and good standing of Buyer issued not earlier
than twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date.
(d) A
receipt, executed by Buyer, acknowledging that it received the certificates
evidencing all of the Shares.
(e) true
copies of any Buyer Guarantees and the irrevocable Letters of Credit (effective
as the date and upon the condition of Closing), that Buyer has obtained and
delivered to the customers or their respective designees, under, and as required
by, the Material Contracts, to substitute, wherever necessary, for the Existing
Letters of Credit and the Seller Guarantees, respectively;
(f)
the
Xxxxxx Mortgage executed by the Acquired Company;
(g) Such
other and further instruments, documents and other considerations as Seller
may
reasonably deem necessary or desirable, or as may be required, to consummate
the
Transaction.
ARTICLE
VIII
Indemnification
Section 8.1.
Survival of Representations and Warranties.
Except
as
expressly provided in this Agreement, all representations and warranties made
hereunder or pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not terminate, but shall survive the Closing and continue in effect
until twenty four (24) months following the Closing Date; provided,
however,
that
representations and warranties under Section 2.18 (Tax Matters), and 2.15
(Environmental Compliance) shall remain in effect until three (3) years
following the Closing Date and Section 2.4 (Ownership of Shares) shall survive
for so long as permitted by Applicable Law, and further provided, that any
such
representation or warranty as to which a claim shall have been asserted during
such survival period shall continue in effect until such time as such claim
shall have been resolved or settled.
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Section
8.2. Survival of Covenants and Agreements.
Except
as
expressly provided in this Agreement, all covenants and agreements made
hereunder or pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not terminate but shall survive the Closing.
Section
8.3. Indemnification by Seller.
Seller
shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates and their respective
officers, directors, successors and assigns (the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”)
from and against any claims, Liabilities, losses, damages, actions, suits,
proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorney’s fees (any one such item being herein called a “Loss”) and
all such items being herein collectively called “Losses”) which are caused by or
arise out of:
(a) any
breach or default in the performance by Seller of any covenant or agreement
of
Seller contained herein or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto at
the
Closing;
(b) any
breach of any warranty or representation made by Seller contained in Article
II
of this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto at the
Closing;
(c) any
severance or other claims made against the Acquired Company by the Retained
Employees after or as a result of the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfers;
(d) any
claims made against the Acquired Company which exclusively arise from, or relate
to, the pre closing or post closing operation of the Non-Radar Businesses;
(e)
any
Tax
liabilities that are the responsibility of Seller as contemplated by Section
5.9(b)(viii);
(f)
any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller, as Licensor, in Article
6 of the License Agreement;
(g)
the
Xxxxxx Guarantees or any of the Liens listed on Schedule 5.13; and
(h)
the
enforcement of this Section 8.3.
Section
8.4. Indemnification by Buyer and the Acquired Company.
Buyer
and
the Acquired Company (after the consummation of the Transaction), jointly and
severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and
their respective officers, directors, successors and assigns (“Seller
Indemnified Parties”) from and against any Losses which are caused by or arise
out of:
(a) any
breach or default in the performance by Buyer of any covenant or agreement
contained herein or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto
or
at the Closing;
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(b) any
breach of warranty or representation made by Buyer contained in Article III
or
in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto at the Closing;
(c) the
conduct of business of the Acquired Company from and after the Closing Date;
(d) (i)
the
Existing Letters of Credit; (ii) the Seller’s Guarantees; and/or (iii) the
Seller’s Xxxxxx Lease Guaranty;
(e)
any
Tax
Liabilities that are the responsibility of the Buyer as contemplated by Section
5.9(b)(viii);
(f) any
severance or other claims against the Seller or any of the Non-Radar Businesses
by any employee of the Acquired Company other than the Retained Employees after
or as a result of the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfers or the consummation
of
this Transaction, including, but not limited to, all Liabilities assumed
specifically by the Buyer and the Acquired Company pursuant to Sections 5.3(c)
and 5.3(d).
(g)
the
Practice (as defined in the License Agreement) by Licensee or its sublicensees
of any Licensed Technology, including, without limitation, advertising injury,
personal injury, and product liability, except to the extent such Losses result
from any acts of Seller, as Licensor, for which Buyer, as Licensee, is entitled
to indemnification under Section 8.3(f);
(h) the
failure of the Licensee to pay to Seller (as Licensor), when due, Royalties
under the License Agreement; and
(i)
the
enforcement of this Section 8.4.
Section
8.5. Procedure; Notice of Claims.
(a) Any
indemnified party (the “Indemnified Party”) seeking indemnification hereunder
shall, within the relevant limitation period provided for in Section 8.1 above,
give to the party obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnified
Party
(the “Indemnifying Party”) a notice (a “Claim Notice”) describing in reasonable
detail the facts giving rise to any claims for indemnification hereunder and
shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known) the amount or the method
of
computation of the amount of such claim, and a reference to the provision of
this Agreement or any agreement, certificate or instrument executed pursuant
hereto or in connection herewith upon which such claim is based; provided,
that
a
Claim Notice in respect of any action at law or suit in equity by or against
a
third Person as to which indemnification will be sought shall be given promptly
after the action or suit is commenced; and provided
further, that
failure to give such notice promptly shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party
of
its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been prejudiced
by
such failure.
(b) The
Indemnifying Party shall have twenty (20) days after the giving of any Claim
Notice pursuant hereto to (i) agree to the amount or method of determination
set
forth in the Claim Notice and to pay such amount to such Indemnified Party
in
immediately available funds (the “Dispute Settlement”) or (ii) to provide such
Indemnified Party with written notice that it disagrees (and the reasons
therefor) with the amount or method of determination set forth in the Claim
Notice (the “Dispute Notice”). Within a thirty (30) day period after the giving
of the Dispute Notice or if no such notice is given, the expiration of the
twenty (20) day period set forth above without a Dispute Settlement, a
representative of each Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall
negotiate in a bona
fide attempt
to resolve the matter without judicial intervention (the “Negotiation Period”).
If, upon the expiration of the Negotiation Period, all of the Indemnified
Party’s claims in the Claim Notice are not resolved, the Indemnified Party may
commence at any time thereafter such legal action or proceedings as it deems
appropriate to enforce the indemnification obligation of the Indemnifying Party
pursuant to this Article VIII.
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Section
8.6. Procedure - Third Party Claims.
(a) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any
proceeding against it by a third Person (“Third Party Claim”), such Indemnified
Party will, if a claim for indemnification is to be made against an Indemnifying
Party, provide to the Indemnifying Party written notice of the commencement
of
such claim (together with copies of any legal papers served) but the failure
to
promptly notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party
of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party, except to the extent
that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that the defense of such action is
prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice.
(b) If
any
proceeding referred to in Section 8.6(a) is brought against an Indemnified
Party
and it gives notice to the Indemnifying Party of the commencement of such
proceeding, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in such
proceeding and, to the extent that it wishes (unless (i) the Indemnifying Party
is also a party to such proceeding and the Indemnified Party upon the advice
of
counsel reasonably determines in good faith that a conflict or potential
conflict exists such that joint representation would be inappropriate under
applicable standards of professional conduct, or (ii) the Indemnifying Party
fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnified Party of its financial
capacity to defend such proceeding and provide indemnification with respect
to
such proceeding), to assume the defense of such proceeding with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the
Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the
defense of such proceeding, the Indemnifying Party will not, so long as it
diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the Indemnified Party under
this
Article VIII for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect
to
the defense of such proceeding, in each case subsequently incurred by the
Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of such proceeding. If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim and subsequently
determines that the Third Party Claim is not subject to indemnification by
the
Indemnifying Party hereunder, the Indemnifying Party shall give prompt notice
of
such fact to the Indemnified Party, after which the Indemnified Party shall
have
the right to reassume control of the defense of such claim; provided,
that
the failure by the Indemnifying Party to promptly notify the Indemnified Party
of any such determination shall not result in any liability to the Indemnifying
Party except to the extent that the Indemnified Party demonstrates that the
defense of such action has been prejudiced by the Indemnifying Party’s failure
to give such notice. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third
Party Claim and subsequently determines that such claim is not subject to
indemnification by the Indemnifying Party hereunder, the Indemnifying Party
shall have the right, following its delivery of the notice contemplated by
the
immediately preceding sentence, to withdraw from such defense, and such
withdrawal shall not result in any liability to the Indemnifying Party except
to
the extent that the Indemnified Party demonstrates that the defense of such
action has been prejudiced by the timing of the Indemnifying Party’s withdrawal.
If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a proceeding, (x) no compromise
or settlement of such claims may be effected by the Indemnifying Party without
the Indemnified Party’s consent (which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned) unless (A) there is no finding or admission
of
any violation of law or any violation of the rights of any Person and no effect
on any other claims that may be made against the Indemnified Party, and (B)
the
sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the
Indemnifying Party; and (y) the Indemnified Party will have no liability with
respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims effected without its
consent as may be required pursuant to clause (x) above. If notice is given
to
an Indemnifying Party of the commencement of any proceeding and the Indemnifying
Party does not, within twenty (20) days after the Indemnified Party’s notice is
given, give notice to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the
defense of such proceeding, the Indemnifying Party will be bound by any
determination made in such proceeding or any compromise or settlement effected
by the Indemnified Party to which the Indemnifying Party consents, which consent
may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
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(c)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the exclusive remedy sought under a Third Party Claim is
for
injunctive relief for which an Indemnified Party may be liable, the Indemnified
Party may, by notice to the Indemnifying Party, assume the exclusive right
to
defend, compromise, or settle such proceeding, but the Indemnifying Party,
although still liable for the payment of all reasonable legal fees, costs and
expenses incurred in connection therewith, will not be bound by any
determination of a proceeding so defended or any compromise or settlement
effected without its consent which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or
conditioned. In addition, if a Third Party Claim seeks both injunctive or other
non-monetary relief and monetary damages, the Indemnified Party may, by notice
to the Indemnifying Party, participate in the defense of such proceeding at
its
own cost.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Indemnifying Party shall not
be
obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for the
Indemnified Parties whenever the Indemnifying Party is required hereunder to
pay
the fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Parties.
Section
8.7. Remedies.
Except
as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the sole and exclusive remedy
of the Parties hereunder shall be restricted to the indemnification rights
set
forth in this Article VIII; provided,
however,
that no
Party hereto shall be deemed to have waived any rights, claims, causes of action
or remedies if and to the extent such rights, claims, causes of action or
remedies may not be waived under Applicable Law or actual fraud is proven on
the
part of a party by another party hereto.
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Section
8.8. Certain Limitations.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parties to this
Agreement shall only be liable to indemnify each other for compensatory damages,
and, accordingly, in the absence of actual fraud, neither party shall be
entitled to recover from the other special, indirect, punitive or consequential
damages pursuant to this Article VIII unless and then only to the extent that
the same are components of a Third Party Claim for which an Indemnified Party
is
seeking indemnification hereunder.
(b) the
aggregate liability for indemnification under Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(f) on
the
part of the Seller and Section 8.4(b) on the part of the Buyer shall not exceed
an amount equal to $2,500,000 (“Liability Cap”); provided,
however,
the
Liability Cap shall not apply to the following: (i) any Losses of any
Indemnified Party resulting from actual fraud; and (ii) any claim by the Buyer
pursuant to Section 8.3(f), but only by way of offset against Royalties that
are
due and owing to the Seller in excess of the Liability Cap.
(c) no
individual claim for indemnification under Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(f) or Section
8.4(b) shall be valid and assertable unless it is for an amount in excess of
$10,000; provided that to the extent that individual claims are related to
one
another they may be aggregated for the purposes of meeting such $10,000
threshold;
(d) no
claim
for indemnification under Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(f) or Section 8.4(b)
shall be valid and assertable unless such claim, when aggregated with all other
claims asserted against the Indemnifying Party on the same date, is for an
amount in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate (the “Threshold”), it being
understood, that once the Threshold is exceeded and subject to
Section 8.8(e) or 8.8(f) as the case may be, the Indemnifying Party shall
be liable to indemnify the Indemnified Party for the full amount of such Losses
including the Threshold;
(e) Seller
shall be liable under Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(f) for only that portion of the
Losses under such sections which, in the aggregate, exceed $125,000 (the “Seller
Basket Amount”) (it being understood that Seller shall not be liable, in any
event, for that portion of the aggregate Losses which is equal to the Seller
Basket Amount under such sections considered together);
(f) Buyer
and
the Acquired Company shall be liable under Section 8.4(b) for only that portion
of the Losses under such section which, in the aggregate, exceed $125,000 (the
“Buyer Basket Amount”) (it being understood that Buyer and the Acquired Company
shall not be liable, in any event, for that portion of the aggregate Losses
which is equal to the Buyer Basket Amount under such section);
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(g) The
amount of any Losses recoverable by way of indemnification pursuant to Article
VIII shall be calculated (a) net of any reserves or accruals for such Losses
and
(b) net of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party
from a third party insurer with respect thereto or any indemnification or
contribution from any third Person. To the extent of any indemnification payment
made by an Indemnifying Party hereunder, the Indemnifying Party shall succeed
to
all corresponding claims that the Indemnified Party may have and otherwise
shall
be subrogated to the rights of the Indemnified Party against its insurers and
any other person or security in respect of such claims, and the Indemnified
Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in seeking recovery
under such claims. The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to receive (or
retain) any and all recoveries resulting from the exercise of any rights to
which it has been subrogated (the “Subrogated Rights”), other than any amounts
in excess of the sum of the following: (i) the corresponding Losses actually
paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, (ii) the fees and
expenses actually paid by the Indemnifying Party to any third parties in
connection with the investigation or defense of the matters giving rise to
such
corresponding Losses and (iii) the fees and expenses actually paid by the
Indemnifying Party to any third parties in connection with the investigation
or
prosecution of the Subrogated Rights.
(h) It
is
agreed that regardless of whether more than one representation is breached
no
party shall be entitled to make a claim for indemnification more than once
on
account of the same facts and circumstances.
Section
8.9. Knowledge.
It
shall
constitute a defense, and any Indemnified Party hereto shall be deemed to have
waived or released, and otherwise shall be estopped from asserting, any claim
for indemnification based upon an alleged breach of a representation, warranty,
covenant, agreement or condition, if it can be shown that prior to Closing
the
Indemnified Party had Knowledge of such breach, default or condition or the
facts on which such breach or default is predicated.
ARTICLE
IX
Miscellaneous
Provisions
Section
9.1. Entire Agreement; Assignment; Amendments and
Waivers.
(a) This
Agreement (including the Schedules hereto) and the Related Agreements constitute
the entire agreement between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and
understandings both written and oral between the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. No representation, warranty, promise,
inducement or statement of intention has been made by any party that is not
embodied in this Agreement or such other documents, and none of the Parties
shall be bound by, or be liable for, any alleged representation, warranty,
promise, inducement or statement of intention not embodied herein or
therein.
(b)
This
Agreement may not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise without the
written consent of the other Parties hereto; provided,
however,
Seller
may assign its rights to receive Royalties hereunder to any of its Affiliates
without the consent of the Buyer.
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(c) This
Agreement may not be amended or modified, and any of the terms, covenants,
representations, warranties, or conditions hereof may not be waived, except
by a
written instrument executed by all of the Parties hereto, or in the case of
a
waiver, by the party waiving compliance. Any waiver by any Party of any
condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation,
or
warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall not
be
deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing waiver of any such
condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term, covenant,
representation, or warranty of this Agreement.
Section
9.2. Validity.
If
any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and to such end the provisions
of
this Agreement are agreed to be severable.
Section
9.3. Notices.
All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be
in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given
upon
receipt) by delivery in person, by national overnight courier, by facsimile
or
by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested)
to
each other party as follows:
If
to Seller:
|
Aeroflex
Incorporated
|
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, President and
Chief
Executive Officer
with a copy to: |
Moomjian,
Waite, Wactlar & Xxxxxxx, LLP
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx, XX 00000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to Buyer to: |
Star
Dynamics Holdings, LLC and
|
TAZ
Ventures, LLC
c/o
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier:
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with a copy to: |
Womble,
Carlyle, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxx
One
Atlantic Center
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
G. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Acquired Company |
Star
Dynamics Corporation
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxx
Attention:
with a copy to: |
Womble,
Carlyle, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxx
One
Atlantic Center
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
G. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
|
or
to
such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have previously
furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
Section 9.4.
Governing Law; Forum Selection; Jurisdiction.
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York without regard or giving effect to that State’s principles of
conflict of laws.
(b) Each
Party agrees that any action, proceeding or claim it commences against the
other
party pursuant to this Agreement must be brought in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware, or if there is no basis for jurisdiction
in
such court, then in any of the state courts of Delaware. Each party irrevocably
and unconditionally commits to the in
personam
jurisdiction of such courts and waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
law,
any objections which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts, any claim that
any
such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought
in an
inconvenient forum and the right to object, with respect to any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in such court, that such court does not have
jurisdiction over the person of such party. In any suit, action or proceeding,
each party waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, personal
service of any summons, complaint or other process and agrees that the service
thereof may be made by certified or registered mail, addressed to such party at
its address set forth in Section 9.3 hereof. Each Party agrees that a final
non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such
a
court shall be conclusive and binding.
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Section
9.5. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
TO
THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH OF
THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER
AS
PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF
ANY
ISSUE OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY RELATED
AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH
OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE
WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL
COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 9.5 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE
OF
THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY.
Section 9.6.
Descriptive Headings.
The
descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only
and
are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
Section 9.7.
Parties in Interest.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party
hereto and its successors and permitted assigns and nothing in this Agreement
express or implied is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any
rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of
this
Agreement.
Section
9.8. Specific
Performance.
The
Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform
its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all
actions as are necessary on its part to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will cause irreparable injury to the other Parties, for
which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly,
each Party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief by any court
of
competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such party's obligations and
to
the granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of its
obligations hereunder without the necessity of posting a bond.
Section
9.9. Disclosure Generally.
If
and to
the extent any information required to be furnished in any Schedule is contained
in this Agreement or disclosed in any other Schedule, such information shall
be
deemed to be included in any other Schedule only to the extent that such
disclosure is specifically identified by reference in such other Schedule.
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Section
9.10. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section
9.11. Attorney’s Fees.
If
any
Party hereto initiates any legal action arising out of, or in connection with,
this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover from the
other
Party all reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees and expenses incurred
by the prevailing Party in connection therewith.
Section
9.12. Interpretation.
Buyer
and
Seller have each had this Agreement reviewed by experienced and qualified
counsel and the opportunity to negotiate fully all of the provisions of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted without regard
to
any maxim or principle of law which provides that any ambiguity in any provision
in this Agreement should be construed against the Party whose counsel drafted
the particular provision or any other part of the Agreement.
[signatures
on following page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.
AEROFLEX INCORPORATED | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xx. | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title:
Senior Vice President
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STAR DYNAMICS HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Manager
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TAZ VENTURES, LLC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Manager
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Accepted
and Agreed to in all
Respects
as of the date hereof with
regard
to
Article VIII as
applicable
to the Acquired Company
AEROFLEX
XXXXXX, INC. (STAR DYNAMICS CORPORATION)
By: | R. Xxxxx Xxxx |
Name: R.
Xxxxx Xxxx
Title:
President
and CEO
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APPENDIX
A
Certain
Definitions.
“Accounting
Firm”
shall
mean the accounting firm mutually agreed upon by the Buyer and the
Seller.
“Acquired
Company”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital A of the Agreement.
“Affiliate”
shall
mean, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For
the
purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings,
the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as
applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that
Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. For purposes of this definition, a Person shall be deemed to be
“controlled by” a Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power
to vote 10% or more of the equity interests having ordinary voting power for
the
election of directors, managers or other similar positions of such Person,
as
applicable.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning defined in the Preamble of the Agreement.
“Applicable
Law”
means,
with respect to any Person, any domestic or foreign, federal, state or local
statute, law, ordinance, policy, guidance, rule, administrative interpretation,
regulation, order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment, decree or other
requirement of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any
of
its Affiliates or any of their respective properties, assets, officers,
directors, employees, consultants or agents (in connection with such officer’s,
director’s, employee’s, consultant’s or agent’s activities on behalf of such
Person or any of its Affiliates).
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital C.
“Business
Days”
means
any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the banks in New York,
New York are required or permitted by law to be closed.
“Buyer”
shall
have the meaning defined in the Preamble of the Agreement.
“Buyer
Acquired Business”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 6.1(b) of the Agreement.
“Buyer
Basket Amount”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.8(f) of the Agreement.
“Buyer
Guarantee”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.10(a) of the Agreement.
“Buyer
Indemnified Parties”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.3 of the Agreement.
“Claim
Notice”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(a) of the Agreement.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 1.3 of the Agreement.
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 1.3 of the Agreement.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Competitive
Business”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 6.1(b) of the Agreement.
“Confidential
Information”:
(a)
with regard to the Radar Business, means, as and to the extent existing on
the
Closing Date (or with regard to the Radar Technology, as of the date of the
Radar IP Transfer) and used in or in connection with the Radar Business of
the
Acquired Company as then conducted, all financial, technical and strategic
information owned or licensed by the Acquired Company and pertaining to the
Radar Business of the Acquired Company and the products of the Radar Business
which the Acquired Company treats as proprietary and confidential, including,
without limitation, all computer software and database information, personnel
information, financial information, customer lists, supplier lists, trade
secrets, proprietary information, forms, information regarding operations,
systems, services, know how, computer and any other processed or collated data,
computer programs, pricing, marketing and advertising data, methods, systems,
services, designs, marketing ideas, products or processes (whether or not
capable of being trademarked, copyrighted or patented); provided,
however,
that
Confidential Information shall not include: (i) any information that is or
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by Seller or
any
of its Affiliates of this Agreement; (ii) any information that is independently
developed by the Seller or is obtained from any source other than the Acquired
Company, provided that such source has not, to the Knowledge of the Seller,
entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Acquired Company with respect
to such information and obtained the information from a Person who is a party
to
a confidentiality agreement with the Acquired Company that prevents disclosure
of such information; and (iii) any information that is disclosed by the
Acquired Company to a third party without restriction. Information shall be
deemed “publicly available” if it is or becomes a matter of public knowledge or
is contained in materials available to the public.
(b)
with
regard to the Seller and the Non-Radar Businesses, means as and to the extent
existing on the date of the Xxxxxx Non-Radar Business Transfers, and used in
or
in connection with the business of the Non-Radar Businesses as then conducted,
all financial, technical and strategic information owned by the Seller and
pertaining to the Non-Radar Businesses and the products of the Non-Radar
Businesses which the Seller (or the Non-Radar Businesses) treat as proprietary
and confidential, including, without limitation, all computer software and
database information, personnel information, financial information, customer
lists, supplier lists, trade secrets, proprietary information, forms,
information regarding operations, systems, services, know how, computer and
any
other processed or collated data, computer programs, pricing, marketing and
advertising data, methods, systems, services, designs, marketing ideas, products
or processes (whether or not capable of being trademarked, copyrighted or
patented); provided,
however,
that
Confidential Information shall not include: (i) any information that is or
becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach by Buyer or the
Acquired Company or any of their Affiliates of this Agreement; (ii) any
information that is independently developed by the Buyer or the Acquired Company
(after the Closing) or is obtained from any source other than the Non-Radar
Businesses or the Seller, provided that such source has not, to the Knowledge
of
the Buyer, entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Seller or the
Non-Radar Businesses with respect to such information and obtained the
information from a Person who is a party to a confidentiality agreement with
the
Seller or Non-Radar Businesses that prevents disclosure of such information;
and
(iii) any information that is disclosed by the Seller or the Non-Radar
Businesses to a third party without restriction. Information shall be deemed
“publicly available” if it is or becomes a matter of public knowledge or is
contained in materials available to the public.
“Coverage
Termination Date”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.3(c).
“Disclosing
Party”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.1(b) of the Agreement.
“Dispute
Notice”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(b) of the Agreement.
“Dispute
Settlement”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(b) of the Agreement.
“Employee
Benefit Plan”
includes a plan which is either an Employee Pension Benefit Plan or an Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan.
“Employee
Pension Benefit Plan”
means
a
plan described in Section 3(2) of ERISA and subject to the requirements of
Title
I of ERISA.
“Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan”
includes a plan described in Section 3(1) of ERISA and subject to the
requirements of Title I of ERISA and any associated “cafeteria plan” that is
designed to meet the requirements of Section 125 of the Code.
"Environmental
Actions"
refers
to any compliant, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim,
litigation, investigation, proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication
from any federal, state, local or municipal agency, department, bureau, office
or other authority or any third party involving a Hazardous Discharge or any
violation of any order, permit or Environmental Laws.
“Environmental
Laws”
shall
mean all applicable international, federal, state and local statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, orders, common law, and similar provisions having
the
force or effect of law, concerning public health, or pollution or protection
of
the environment, including but not limited to, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
‘7401 et. seq., the Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. ‘1251 et seq., the Resource
Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. ‘6901 et seq., the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C ‘2601 et seq., and the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C.
‘9601 et seq. or which govern; (i) the existence, cleanup removal and/or
remedy of contamination or threat of contamination on or about the Leased Real
Property; (ii) the emission or discharge of Hazardous Materials; or (iv)
the use, generation, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, removal,
recycling, handling or recovery of Hazardous Materials, including building
materials, provided that “Environmental Laws” shall not include laws governing
worker health and safety or conditions inside structures or
buildings.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is part of the same
controlled group, or under common control with, or part of an affiliated service
group that includes the Seller, within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b),
(c),
(m), or (o) and/or ERISA Section 4001(a)(14).
“Existing
Letters of Credit”
shall
mean the letters of credit listed on Schedule 5.10(a) of the
Agreement.
“February
29, 2008 Balance Sheet”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 2.7(b) of the Agreement.
“Financial
Statements”
shall
mean (i) the unaudited balance sheets for the fiscal years 2006, 2007 and the
February 29, 2008 Balance Sheet for the Radar Business, and (ii) the unaudited
income statements for the Radar Business for the ten consecutive quarters ending
December 31, 2007.
“GAAP”
means
the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as in effect
on the date and for the period with respect to which such principles are
applied.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any foreign, domestic, federal, territorial, state or local governmental
authority, instrumentality, court, government or self regulatory organization,
commission tribunal or organization or any regulatory administrative or other
agency, or any political or other subdivision, department or branch of any
of
the foregoing.
"Hazardous
Discharge"
means
any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing, or dumping of Hazardous
Materials which violates Environmental Laws.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
any waste or other substance that is listed, defined, designated, or classified
as, or otherwise determined to be, hazardous, radioactive, or toxic or a
pollutant or a contaminant under or pursuant to any Environmental Law, including
any admixture or solution thereof, and specifically including petroleum and
all
derivatives thereof or synthetic substitutes therefore and asbestos or
asbestos-containing materials.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(a) of the Agreement.
"Indemnifying
Party"
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(a) of the Agreement.
"Information
Technology"
means
all computer hardware, software, networks, microprocessors, firmware and other
information technology and communications equipment used in the operation of
the
information technology systems of the Acquired Company and the Radar
Business.
“Initial
Royalty Period”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.12(a)(i) of the Agreement.
“Knowledge,”
“to
the
Knowledge of”
or
words of like import mean that the party to which the statement is attributed
is
actually aware of the particular fact or other matter to which the statement
refers and shall be deemed to include a representation that any identified
individuals have made all usual and reasonable inquiries and all inquiries
that
would be reasonable in light of such Person’s Knowledge. Seller will be deemed
to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx has Knowledge of such fact or other matter. Buyer
will be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if Xxxxx
Xxxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx has Knowledge of such fact or other matter.
“Latest
Balance Sheet Date”
means
February 29, 2008.
“Leased
Real Property”
means
all of the Acquired Company’s leasehold interest in and to the real property
described in Schedule 2.11(a) of the Agreement.
"Liability"
means,
with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person of any
kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested,
executory, determined, determinable or otherwise.
“Liability
Cap”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.8(b) of the Agreement.
"Lien"
means,
with respect to any asset, any mortgage, title defect or objection, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, hypothecation, restriction, encumbrance
or
charge of any kind in respect of such asset.
“License
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.12(a) of the Agreement.
“Licensed
Technology”
shall
have the meaning defined in the License Agreement.
“Loss
or Losses”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.3 of the Agreement.
"Material
Adverse Effect"
or
"Materially
Adversely Affected"
with
respect to any Person means any material adverse change in the business
properties, results of operations or financial condition of such Person or
its
business, taken as a whole;
provided, however,
that
the foregoing definition excludes the effects of changes that are generally
applicable to (i) the United States economy or securities markets or (ii) the
world economy or international securities markets or result from the outbreak
of
war, other hostilities or terrorist activities.
“Material
Contracts”
shall
mean those contracts and agreements of, or relating to, the Radar Business
identified on Schedule 2.12 of the Agreement.
“Negotiation
Period”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.5(b) of the Agreement.
“Non-Disclosing
Party”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.1(b) of the Agreement.
“Non-Radar
Businesses”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital B of the Agreement.
“Non-Radar
Business Agreements”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.11 of the Agreement.
“Owned
Real Property”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 2.11(d) of the Agreement.
“Order”
means
any order, judgment, award, ruling, decree, writ, injunction of any court,
arbitrator or Governmental Authority.
“Ordinary
Course or Ordinary Course of Business”
means
the ordinary course of business consistent with Past Practice (including,
without limitation, with respect to quantity, quality and
frequency).
“Party”
or
“Parties”
shall
refer to Buyer and Seller, as the specific context requires.
“Past
Practice”
means
with respect to the Acquired Company, and, particularly, the Radar Business,
the
practice and procedures utilized during the two years consistently prior to
the
year ended February 29, 2008.
“Permits”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 2.13 of the Agreement.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable; (b) non-monetary Liens that do
not
materially detract from the value of any asset of Acquired Company or materially
interfere with Acquired Company’s ongoing business operations or its ownership
of its assets; (c) inchoate mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairmen’s or
other similar Liens arising or incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
and
securing obligations incurred prior to Closing; (d) Liens that arise under
zoning, land use and other similar laws, that do not materially detract from
the
value of any asset of Acquired Company or materially interfere with Acquired
Company’s ongoing business operations or its ownership of its assets; (e) any
easements, covenants, conditions or restrictions of record relating to or
affecting the Leased Real Property; (f) Liens relating to deposits made in
the Ordinary Course in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security or to secure the performance of
leases, trade contracts or other similar agreements; (g) Liens relating to
capitalized lease financings or purchase money financings that have been entered
into in the Ordinary Course as disclosed in this Agreement or the Schedules
hereto; (h) in the case of leased assets, Liens set forth in the lease agreement
pertaining thereto; and (vi) Liens reflected on any Schedule hereto.
“Person”
means
any natural person, partnership, firm, corporation, Limited Liability Company,
association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.
“Xxxxxx”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital A of the Agreement.
“Xxxxxx
Guarantees”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.13.
“Xxxxxx
Lease”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.10(c).
“Xxxxxx
Mortgage”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.10(c).
“Xxxxxx
Non-Radar Business Transfer”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital C of the Agreement.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 1.2 of the Agreement.
“Radar
Business”
shall
have the meaning defined in the Preamble of the Agreement.
“Radar
Employees”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 2.16(a)(iv) of the Agreement.
“Radar
Intellectual Property”
means
all of the intellectual property pertaining to the Radar Business other than
the
Licensed Technology.
“Radar
IP Transfer”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital C of the Agreement.
“Related
Agreements”
means
the Transition Services Agreement, the License Agreement and the Xxxxxx
Mortgage.
“Retained
Employees”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital C of the Agreement.
“Seller”
shall
have the meaning defined in the Preamble of the Agreement.
“Seller
Acquired Business”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.
“Seller
Basket Amount”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.8(e) of the Agreement.
“Seller
Employee Benefit Plan”
includes a plan which is either a Seller Employee Pension Benefit Plan or a
Seller Employee Welfare Benefit Plan.
“Seller
Employee Pension Benefit Plan”
means
an Employee Pension Benefit Plan which is established or maintained by Seller
and/or an ERISA Affiliate of Seller.
“Seller
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan”
means
an Employee Welfare Benefit Plan which is established or maintained by Seller
and/or an ERISA Affiliate of Seller.
“Seller
Guarantees”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.10(a) of the Agreement.
“Seller
Indemnified Parties”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.4 of the Agreement.
“Seller’s
Xxxxxx Lease Guarantee”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 5.10(c).
“Shares”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital D of the Agreement.
“Solutions”
shall
have the meaning defined in Recital C of the Agreement.
“Subrogated
Rights”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.8(g) of the Agreement.
“Subsidiary”
means,
as applied to any Person, a Person a majority of the outstanding voting
securities of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person, or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person. For the purposes
of
this definition, “voting securities” means equity interests having voting power
for the election of directors, managers or other similar positions of such
Person.
“Tax”
means
any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding,
social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Taxable
Period”
means
any period for which Taxes are owed to a federal, state, local or foreign taxing
authority, or for which a Tax Return is required to be filed by Seller, the
Acquired Company or Buyer.
“Tax
Benefit”
means
the economic benefit received by the Buyer and its Affiliates during any Taxable
Period (or portion thereof) beginning on or after the Closing Date, in the
form
of an actual reduction in Tax liability of the Buyer or its Affiliates,
attributable to any event described in the first sentence of
Section 5.9(b)(iv)(B), computed in the case of any Taxable Period, or a
portion thereof, that begins after the Closing Date.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto,
and
including any amendment thereof.
“Third
Party Claim”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.6(a) of the Agreement.
“Threshold”
shall
have the meaning defined in Section 8.8(d) of the Agreement.
“Transaction”
shall
have the meaning defined in the Agreements section on Page 5 of the
Agreement.
“Transition
Services Agreement”
shall
mean the Transition Services Agreement between Buyer and Seller with respect
to
the provision of certain transition services from and after the Closing
Date.