Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
Confidential Materials omitted and filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Asterisks denote omissions.
BY AND AMONG
BROADCOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,
and
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
Dated as of August 25, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1. |
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; CLOSING |
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1.1 |
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Purchase and Sale of Assets |
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1.2 |
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Excluded Assets |
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1.3 |
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Assumption of Liabilities |
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1.4 |
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Retained Liabilities |
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1.5 |
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Consideration |
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1.6 |
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Closing |
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Delivery of Assets; Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties |
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1.8 |
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Bulk Sales Laws |
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1.9 |
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Purchase Price Allocation |
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ARTICLE 2. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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2.1 |
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Organization and Qualification |
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2.2 |
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Authority Relative to this Agreement |
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2.3 |
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Title to and Sufficiency of Purchased Assets |
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2.4 |
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No Conflicts |
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2.5 |
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Books and Records; Organizational Documents |
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2.6 |
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Absence of Changes |
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2.7 |
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Business Financials; Asset Schedules; No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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2.8 |
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Taxes |
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2.9 |
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Legal Proceedings |
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2.10 |
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Compliance with Laws and Orders |
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2.11 |
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Intellectual Property |
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2.12 |
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Contracts |
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2.13 |
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Insurance |
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2.14 |
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Affiliate Transactions |
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2.15 |
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Employees; Labor Relations |
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2.16 |
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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2.17 |
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Tangible Assets |
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2.18 |
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Real Property and Facilities |
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2.19 |
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Environmental Matters |
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2.20 |
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No Brokers |
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2.21 |
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No Breach of Exclusivity Agreement |
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2.22 |
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Financial Projections |
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2.23 |
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Customers and Suppliers |
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2.24 |
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Inventory |
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2.25 |
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Warranties |
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2.26 |
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Disclosure |
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ARTICLE 3. |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
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3.1 |
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Organization and Qualification |
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3.2 |
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Authority Relative to this Agreement |
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3.3 |
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No Conflicts |
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3.4 |
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Litigation |
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3.5 |
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No Brokers |
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Funds |
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ARTICLE 4. |
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CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE CLOSING |
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4.1 |
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Conduct of the Business |
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4.2 |
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No Solicitation |
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ARTICLE 5. |
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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5.1 |
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Access to Information |
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5.2 |
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Confidentiality |
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5.3 |
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Public Disclosure |
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5.4 |
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Conditions, Approvals, Cooperation |
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5.5 |
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Compliance with Certain Laws and Regulations |
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Tax Matters |
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Employment |
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5.8 |
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Personal Information |
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5.9 |
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Preservation of Records |
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Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation |
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5.11 |
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Notification of Certain Matters |
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5.12 |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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5.13 |
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Expenses |
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ARTICLE 6. |
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CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING |
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6.1 |
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Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Closing |
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6.2 |
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of Seller |
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6.3 |
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Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser |
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ARTICLE 7. |
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SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS; ESCROW PROVISIONS |
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Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements |
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Indemnification; Escrow Provisions |
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ARTICLE 8. |
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TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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8.1 |
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Termination |
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8.2 |
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Effect of Termination |
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8.3 |
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Amendment; Waiver |
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ARTICLE 9. |
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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9.1 |
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Notices |
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9.2 |
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Entire Agreement |
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9.3 |
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Further Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation |
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Waiver; Remedies |
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Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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No Assignment; Binding Effect |
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Headings |
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9.8 |
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Invalid Provisions |
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Governing Law |
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9.10 |
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WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY |
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9.11 |
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Construction |
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9.12 |
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Counterparts |
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9.13 |
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Specific Performance |
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ARTICLE 10. |
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DEFINITIONS |
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10.1 |
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Definitions |
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10.2 |
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Construction |
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TABLE OF EXHIBITS AND PRINCIPAL SCHEDULES
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Exhibit A
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Form of China Asset Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit B
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Form of India Asset Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit C
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Form of Japan Asset Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit D
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Form of Korea Asset Purchase Agreement |
Exhibit E
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Forms of Xxxx of Sale |
Exhibit F
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Form of Patent Assignment |
Exhibit G
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Form of Trademark Assignment |
Exhibit H
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Form of Copyright Assignment |
Exhibit I
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Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement |
Exhibit J.1
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Form of Seller Counsel Legal Opinions |
Exhibit J.2
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Form of Purchaser Counsel Legal Opinions |
Exhibit K.1, K.2, K.3
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Forms of Intellectual Property License Agreements |
Exhibit L
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Form of Transition Services Agreement |
Exhibit M
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Forms of Real Property Transfer Agreements |
Exhibit N
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Election for Restrictive Covenants |
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Schedule 1.1(a)
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Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests |
Schedule 1.1(b)
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Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights |
Schedule 1.1(c)
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Listed Purchased Technology |
Schedule 1.1(d)
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Assigned Contracts |
Schedule 1.1(e)
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Assigned Prepayments |
Schedule 1.1(f)
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Assigned Permits and Approvals |
Schedule 1.1(g)
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Purchased Furniture and Equipment |
Schedule 1.1(h)
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Purchased Inventory |
Schedule 1.1(i)
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Assigned Warranty Rights |
Schedule 1.1(j)
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Assigned Insurance Proceeds |
Schedule 1.1(m)
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Separation Plan Assets |
Schedule 1.2(a)
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Excluded Contracts |
Schedule 1.2(h)
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Other Excluded Assets and Properties |
Schedule 1.6
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Purchase Price Flow of Funds by Jurisdiction |
Schedule 2.9
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Litigation |
Schedule 4.1
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Conduct of Business |
Schedule 5.7(a)
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List of Certain Business Employees |
Schedule 6.3(d)
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Certain Required Third Party Consents, Waivers and
Approvals |
Schedules 6.3(h)
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Required employees |
Schedule 10.1(CBP)
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List of Current Business Products |
Schedule 10.1(K)
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List of Persons with Knowledge |
Schedule 10.1(RBP)
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Roadmap of Business Products |
Schedule 10.1(PBP)
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List of Certain Past Business Products |
Broadcom Corporation agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any of the
foregoing exhibits or schedules to the SEC upon request.
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This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (together with the Disclosure Schedules and the other schedules
and exhibits hereto, the “
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 25, 2008, by
and among
Broadcom Corporation, a California corporation (“Purchaser”), Broadcom International
Limited, an exempted company organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands
(“
BIL”), and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Seller”).
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in
Article
10.
RECITALS
A. Seller, through its Consumer Electronics Group, is engaged, directly and through certain of
its Subsidiaries, in the Business.
B. Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, certain
of the assets of Seller and its Subsidiaries, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
C. Seller and Purchaser desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and concurrently
herewith are executing and delivering Intellectual Property License Agreements in the forms annexed
hereto as Exhibits K.1, K.2 and K.3, the licenses granted therein to be subject to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to be effective from and after
the Effective Time.
D. A portion of the cash consideration otherwise payable by Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement will be placed into escrow by Purchaser, the release of which will be contingent upon
certain events and conditions, all as set forth in Article 1 and Article 7.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the covenants, promises, representations
and warranties set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties), intending to be legally bound hereby,
the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS; CLOSING
1.1
Purchase and Sale of Assets. At the Closing, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement (and, in the case of Assets and Properties located in the
People’s Republic of China, in the China
Asset Purchase Agreement, in the case of Assets and
Properties located in India, in the India
Asset Purchase Agreement, in the case of Assets and
Properties located in Korea, in the Korea
Asset Purchase Agreement, and, in the case of Assets and
Properties located in Japan, in the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement), BIL (and/or one or more
Subsidiaries of BIL, as designated by BIL prior to the Closing) shall purchase, acquire and accept
from Seller and its Subsidiaries, and Seller shall (and shall cause each applicable Subsidiary of
Seller to) sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to BIL (and/or one or more Subsidiaries of
BIL, as designated by BIL prior to the Closing), all right, title and interest held by
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Seller and its Subsidiaries in, to and under all of the Assets and Properties described in
Section 1.1(b) and Section 1.1(c) (or such portion thereof or such fractional
interest therein as BIL shall designate prior to the Closing) and Purchaser shall (and shall cause
its designated Subsidiaries to) purchase, acquire and accept from Seller and its Subsidiaries, and
Seller shall (and shall cause each applicable Subsidiary of Seller to) sell, transfer, assign,
convey and deliver to Purchaser and its designated Subsidiaries, all right, title and interest held
by Seller and its Subsidiaries in, to and under all of the Assets and Properties (other than the
Assets and Properties described in Section 1.1(b) and Section 1.1(c), or the
portion thereof or fractional interest therein, purchased by BIL or Subsidiaries of BIL), wherever
situated and of whatever kind and nature (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and
whether or not reflected on the books and records of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates), that, other than the Excluded Assets, are primarily related to (or are otherwise
required for the operation of) the Business (provided, however, that with respect to the categories
and types of Assets and Properties set forth in Sections 1.1(a), (b), (c), (d) and (m),
only such Assets and Properties as specifically listed or described in such sections) (the
“Purchased Assets”), free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Exceptions, by
delivery of one or more Bills of Sale in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit E
hereto, Patent assignments in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit F hereto,
trademark assignments in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit G hereto, copyright
assignments in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit H hereto, an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto, Real Property Transfer
Agreements in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit M hereto (with such amendments,
reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, BIL and Seller, as may be required to obtain applicable
landlord consents thereto) and/or such other instruments of transfer and title as are contemplated
by the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Korea Asset Purchase
Agreement and the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement or as Purchaser may otherwise reasonably request,
in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, including each of the assets
described in this Section 1.1, such sales, transfers, assignments, conveyances and
deliveries to be effective immediately after midnight of the day on which the last of the acts
constituting the Closing shall be completed (the “Effective Time”):
(a) the leasehold and subleasehold interests of Seller and its Subsidiaries in the Business
Real Properties listed in Schedule 1.1(a), and all right, title and interest held by Seller
and its Subsidiaries in, to and under all tenant improvements therein and thereto (the
“Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests”);
(b) (i) the Registered Intellectual Property Rights listed in Schedule 1.1(b) (the
“Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights”), and (ii) all other Intellectual
Property Rights (other than Patents) exclusively related to the Business or to the extent
otherwise covering the Purchased Technology (the “Other Purchased Intellectual Property
Rights”);
(c) (i) all versions of the Technology listed in Schedule 1.1(c) (whether or not such
version is included in a Current Business Product existing on the date hereof) (“Listed
Purchased Technology”), and (ii) all versions of all other Technology owned by Seller or its
Subsidiaries that is exclusively related to the Business as of the Closing Date (the “Other
Purchased Technology”);
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(d) the Contracts listed or described in Schedule 1.1(d) (but not, for the avoidance
of doubt, Excluded Contracts as defined in Section 1.2) (the “Assigned Contracts”);
(e) all goods and services and all other economic benefits to be received, directly or
indirectly, by the Business subsequent to the Effective Time arising out of prepayments and
payments by Seller and its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time, including the prepayments and
payments listed in Schedule 1.1(e) (the “Assigned Prepayments”);
(f) all Permits and Approvals (including all Environmental Permits) primarily related to or
necessary for the operation of the Business or any of the Purchased Assets (to the extent such
Permits and Approvals are transferable), including those listed in Schedule 1.1(f) (the
“Assigned Permits and Approvals”);
(g) all equipment (including work stations, computers, servers, routers, hardware emulators,
third-party reference designs and laboratory equipment), furniture, furnishings, fixtures,
machinery, vehicles, tools and tooling and other tangible personal property primarily related to
(or otherwise necessary for the operation of) the Business (including all equipment, furniture,
furnishings, fixtures, machinery, vehicles, tools and tooling and other tangible personal property
used or held for use in the Business and all related warranties and guarantees, if any, whether
express or implied, existing for the benefit of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
therewith to the extent transferable), including the items listed in Schedule 1.1(g) (the
“Purchased Furniture and Equipment”), it being understood and agreed that, for the
avoidance of doubt, the following are not intended to be covered by this Section 1.1(g):
(i) software tools which are addressed pursuant to Section 1.1(c) and Section
1.1(d) of this Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement and (ii) office equipment used by
Non-transferring Employees;
(h) all inventories of raw materials, work in process, finished goods and spare parts, office
supplies, maintenance supplies, packaging materials, promotional materials and other similar
inventory primarily related to the Business, including all such items listed in Schedule
1.1(h) (the “Purchased Inventory”);
(i) to the extent such rights relate to any of the tangible Purchased Assets (but not to any
Intellectual Property Rights or Technology), all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under or
pursuant to all warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers and
contractors to the extent related to any of the tangible Purchased Assets, including the rights
listed in Schedule 1.1(i) (the “Assigned Warranty Rights”);
(j) all property and casualty insurance proceeds, and all rights to property and casualty
insurance proceeds, in each case to the extent received or receivable in respect of any of the
Purchased Assets, including the proceeds and rights to proceeds listed in Schedule 1.1(j)
(the “Assigned Insurance Proceeds”);
(k) all Business Books and Records, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable Law on
the transfer of employee files, it being understood and agreed that where such Business Books and
Records also relate to or are also required for the operation of the assets and businesses retained
by Seller, Seller may retain the originals of any such Business Books and
Records that relate primarily to other assets and businesses of Seller and may deliver copies
thereof to Purchaser;
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(l) all Assets and Properties to be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, subleased, and
delivered to Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser pursuant to the China Asset Purchase Agreement,
the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement and the Japan Asset Purchase
Agreement;
(m) all Assets and Properties being transferred pursuant to the IT Separation Plan listed on
Schedule 1.1(m) and the furniture, equipment and other Assets and Properties listed on
Schedule 1.1(m) used by Continuing Employees who are members of Seller’s ASAT Group; and
(n) the goodwill of the Business to the extent associated with the trademarks and service
marks included in the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights or otherwise exclusively
related to the Business.
1.2 Excluded Assets. Unless otherwise listed or described in any of the Asset
Schedules, nothing herein shall be deemed to sell, transfer, assign or convey the Excluded Assets
to Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, and Seller shall retain all right, title and interest in,
to and under the Excluded Assets. “Excluded Assets” means each of the following assets:
(a) any and all Contracts not expressly assigned to and assumed by Purchaser or a Subsidiary
of Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, including collective
bargaining agreements (if any) and the Contracts listed in Schedule 1.2(a) (the
“Excluded Contracts”);
(b) cash;
(c) accounts receivable for the Business Products actually shipped by Seller and its
Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(d) personnel files for employees who are not Continuing Employees;
(e) all Technology and Intellectual Property Rights other than the Purchased IP Assets. For
the avoidance of doubt, “Excluded Assets” include any processor core or product that (i) is able to
execute the object code of any AMD Processor, (ii) substantially utilizes the instruction set of
any AMD Processor, (iii) has a programmer’s model that is substantially compatible with the
programmer’s model of any AMD Processor, or (iv) is a chipset (Northbridge/Southbridge) for use
with any AMD Processor;
(f) Assets and Properties used primarily in the ASAT organization except the assets described
in Section 1.1(b), Section 1.1(c), Schedule 1.1(d), Schedule 1.1(g)
and/or Schedule 1.1(m);
(g) Assets and Properties under any Seller Benefit Plans; and
(h) Assets and Properties listed in Schedule 1.2(h).
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1.3 Assumption of Liabilities. At the Closing, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser shall (or shall cause its designated Subsidiaries
to) assume, effective as of the Closing, the following liabilities (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”) and no other liabilities, the assumption of such liabilities to be effective as
of the Effective Time:
(a) Liabilities that arise out of the ownership or use by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of,
or the exercise by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of rights under, the Purchased Assets or the
operation of the Business by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (and that relate to periods) after the
Effective Time (other than Liabilities that arise out of the use by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries of, or the exercise by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of rights under, the
Intellectual Property Rights or Technology licensed to Seller pursuant to the Intellectual Property
License Agreements) (but including, for the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities that arise out of a
continuation or recurrence of the facts or circumstances giving rise to the matters set forth in
Schedule 2.9 to the extent (but only to the extent), if any, that such facts and
circumstances continue or recur (and relate to periods) after the Effective Time and arise out of
the ownership or use by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of, or the exercise by Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries or rights under, the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Business by Purchaser
and its Subsidiaries);
(b) Liabilities for severance (if any) payable to any Continuing Employee in the event of
termination of such Continuing Employee’s employment with Purchaser and its Subsidiaries after the
Effective Time, but only to the following extent and subject in each case to the following
limitations: (i) if termination occurs more than thirty six (36) months after the Effective Time,
Purchaser shall bear and be liable and responsible for the full amount of such severance (if any)
payable to such Continuing Employee, and (ii) if termination occurs after the Effective Time and
not more than thirty six (36) months after the Effective Time, Purchaser shall bear and be liable
and responsible only for the portion of such severance amount that is calculated and payable based
on the duration of such Continuing Employee’s post-Closing service to Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries and shall not bear or be liable or responsible for the portion of such severance that
is calculated or payable based on any period of pre-Closing service, such amounts to be calculated
and paid, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7(g);
(c) other Liabilities in respect of the Continuing Employees for events occurring, and for
employment periods, after the Effective Time (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of
doubt, that with respect to severance liabilities, in the event of conflict between the provisions
of this Section 1.3(c) and Section 1.3(b), the provisions of Section 1.3(b)
shall govern, control and prevail);
(d) Liabilities for Taxes for which Purchaser is liable pursuant to Section 5.6;
(e) Liabilities under the Assigned Contracts and the leases and subleases underlying the
Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests that arise (and that relate to periods) after the
Effective Time (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt,
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that Purchaser assumes no Liability for breaches, defaults or nonperformance under any
Assigned Contract or any lease or sublease underlying any of the Assigned Leasehold and
Subleasehold Interests occurring prior to the Effective Time); provided, however that with respect
to those premises that are occupied both by employees of Purchaser and by employees of Seller (or
their respective Subsidiaries), such Liabilities shall be limited as provided under the applicable
Real Property Transfer Agreement or the applicable provisions of the Transition Services Agreement
or related statement of work;
(f) Liabilities that arise out of the use by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any of its
or their sublicensees of, or the exercise by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any of its or
their sublicensees of rights under, the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology licensed to
Purchaser pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements; and
(g) Liabilities in respect of any Action or Proceeding or claim to the extent arising out of,
relating to, or otherwise in respect of Purchaser’s or its Subsidiaries’ operation of the Business
or ownership of the Purchased Assets after the Effective Time.
1.4 Retained Liabilities. Neither Purchaser nor BIL (nor any of their respective
Subsidiaries) shall assume or be liable for any Retained Liabilities. Seller shall, and shall
cause its Subsidiaries to, timely perform, satisfy and discharge all Retained Liabilities related
to the Business in accordance with their respective terms. “Retained Liabilities” means
all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries other than Assumed Liabilities, including all
Liabilities in the following categories:
(a) Liabilities that arise out of or relate to the ownership or use of, or the exercise of
rights under, the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Business prior to the Effective Time
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, Liabilities that arise out of, or relate to, the facts,
claims, allegations or circumstances giving rise or related to the matters set forth on
Schedule 2.9 and that relate to such period prior to the Effective Time);
(b) Liabilities arising out of, relating to, or otherwise in respect of any of the Excluded
Assets (other than Liabilities that arise out of the use by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries
of, or the exercise by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries of rights under, the Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology licensed to Purchaser pursuant to the Intellectual Property License
Agreements);
(c) Liabilities arising out of the ownership or use by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of,
or the exercise by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of rights under, the Intellectual Property
Rights or Technology covered by the Intellectual Property License Agreements;
(d) Liabilities in respect of any and all products sold and/or services performed by Seller
and its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time;
(e) Liabilities in respect of Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits, and/or Releases of
Hazardous Materials, in each case to the extent arising out of or otherwise related to (i) acts or
omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time or the ownership, occupancy or operation by Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries of the Business Real Property or any other real property of Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time, or any condition thereon,
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including (A) the Release prior to the Effective Time (or continuing Release, if existing as
of the Effective Time) of any Hazardous Material, and (B) any noncompliance by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries with Environmental Laws, (ii) the Business or any of the Purchased Assets for any time
period prior to the Effective Time, (iii) the Excluded Assets or any other real property formerly
owned, operated, leased or otherwise used by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) the offsite
transportation, storage disposal, treatment or recycling of Hazardous Material generated by or
taken offsite by or on behalf of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;
(f) Liabilities for severance (if any) payable to any Continuing Employee in the event of
termination of such Continuing Employee’s employment with Purchaser and its Subsidiaries within
thirty six (36) months after the Effective Time, to the extent that such severance amount is
calculated or payable based on the duration of such Continuing Employee’s pre-Closing service to
Seller and its Subsidiaries or any of their predecessors in interest (it being understood and
agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that Seller shall not bear or be liable or responsible for the
portion of such severance that is calculated or payable based on any period of post-Closing service
to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries), such amounts to be calculated and paid, in each case, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7(g);
(g) Liabilities arising out of, relating to or with respect to (i) the employment by Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries of employees (including Liabilities for salary, wages, bonuses and other
compensation) or the performance of services by such employees prior to the Effective Time, or
termination of employment of any Business Employee by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries prior to
the Effective Time, (ii) workers’ compensation claims against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
that relate to the Continuing Employees for the period prior to the Effective Time (or to other
Business Employees for any period), regardless of whether such claims are made prior to or after
the Effective Time, or (iii) any Seller Benefit Plan, including Liabilities arising under COBRA
(regardless of when the Liability for such claims arise) (it being understood and agreed, for the
avoidance of doubt, that with respect to severance liabilities, in the event of conflict between
the provisions of Section 1.4(f) and this Section 1.4(g), the provisions of
Section 1.4(f) shall govern, control and prevail);
(h) Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any Contract that is not an
Assigned Contract and, with respect to Assigned Contracts and the leases and subleases underlying
the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests, Liabilities in respect of a breach or
nonperformance by or default of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries occurring or accruing under such
Contracts or the leases or subleases underlying such Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests,
or with respect to any period prior to the Effective Time;
(i) Liabilities arising out of, under or in connection with any non-current accounts payable
of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or accounts payable related to Assets and Properties that are
not included in the Purchased Assets;
(j) Liabilities for Taxes for which Seller and/or any of its Subsidiaries is liable pursuant
to Section 5.6;
(k) Liabilities in respect of any pending or threatened Action or Proceeding or claim to the
extent arising out of, relating to, or otherwise in respect of (i) the operation of the
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Business or the ownership of the Purchased Assets prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) any
Excluded Asset;
(l) Liabilities arising out of Indebtedness of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries;
(m) Liabilities relating to amounts required to be paid by Seller hereunder;
(n) Liabilities arising out of, relating to or with respect to WARN or similar applicable
state, local and foreign laws arising out of the termination of employment of any Business Employee
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(o) Liabilities retained by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the China Asset
Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement or the
Japan Asset Purchase Agreement, including Liabilities for customs and import duties and VAT under
the Laws of the People’s Republic of China (or any Governmental or Regulatory Authority thereunder
or subdivision thereof) relating to equipment and machinery currently under customs supervision and
previously exempted on a bonded basis.
1.5 Consideration. The aggregate consideration for the Purchased Assets shall consist
of (i) cash in the amount of one hundred ninety two million eight hundred thousand dollars
($192,800,000), minus the value of employee-related expenses calculated in accordance with
Section 5.7(d)(i) and Section 5.7(d)(iii) and subject to the provisions of
Section 5.16 (the “Purchase Price”), and (ii) the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities.
1.6 Closing.
(a) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (or the
waiver thereof by the Party entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the purchase and sale
of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities provided for in Article
1 (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and
Xxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (or at such other place as the parties may
designate in writing) at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on the second Business Day after satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the Closing), unless another time and/or date are agreed to in writing by
the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the immediately preceding sentence would require the Closing to occur (i) prior to
October 15, 2008, then the Closing shall not occur prior to such date unless otherwise mutually
agreed by Purchaser and Seller, (ii) after November 9, 2008 and before January 1, 2009, then the
Closing shall not occur (and Purchaser and BIL shall not be required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement) until after January 1, 2009 unless Purchaser in its sole and
absolute discretion agrees to an earlier date, and (iii) after January 1, 2009 and prior to January
15, 2009, then the Closing shall not occur (and Seller shall not be required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement) until January 15, 2009 unless Seller in its sole and
absolute discretion agrees to an earlier date.
(b) At the Closing: (i) Purchaser and BIL shall pay, and Purchaser shall cause the other
Subsidiaries of Purchaser designated in Schedule 1.6 to pay, to Seller (in one or more
payments, either directly or indirectly by causing an appropriate Subsidiary of Purchaser to pay
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to an appropriate Subsidiary of Seller, in accordance with Schedule 1.6) (such
schedule to be agreed by the Parties no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing) the
cash Purchase Price prescribed by Section 1.5, minus the Escrow Amount and minus the
Withheld Amount, if any, pursuant to Section 5.16, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account or accounts designated by Seller not less than two (2) Business Days
before the Closing Date; (ii) Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Escrow Amount for
deposit into the Escrow Fund and the Withheld Amount, if any, into a separate escrow fund (such
fund as mutually agreed by Seller and Purchaser); and (iv) Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the
Purchaser Closing Deliverables; and (v) Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to
Purchaser and BIL (and such other Subsidiaries of Purchaser as may be designated in Schedule
1.6) the respective Purchased Assets being acquired by them (as set forth in Section
1.1, the Foreign Asset Purchase Agreements, and the Bills of Sale) and (vi) Seller shall
deliver copies of the Technology elements of the Licensed IP Assets to Purchaser, and (vii) Seller
shall deliver to Purchaser the Seller Closing Deliverables, in each case, pursuant to Section
1.7 below.
(c) The date on which the Closing is actually held (and, if held on more than one day, the
date on which the Closing is actually completed) is referred to in this Agreement as the
“Closing Date.” All transactions occurring at the Closing shall be deemed to occur
simultaneously, and shall be effective as of the Effective Time.
1.7 Delivery of Assets; Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties.
(a) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that all Purchased Technology and Technology
elements of the Licensed IP Assets will be delivered at the Closing by electronic transmission
and/or in physical form, in each case as Purchaser shall reasonably direct within five (5) calendar
days prior to the Closing; provided, however, that the delivery of such Purchased Technology and of
the Technology elements of the Licensed IP Assets shall be governed by the applicable provisions of
the Transition Services Agreement (or related statement of work), to the extent (and only to the
extent) expressly covered thereby and expressly enumerated therein. In addition, on the Closing
Date, Seller shall deliver (i) to Purchaser at the site designated by Purchaser copies or originals
of all Business Books and Records, Assigned Contracts, Assigned Permits and Approvals and (ii) at
the locations designated by Purchaser all other Purchased Assets. With respect to any Purchased
Assets that are computer software or are otherwise determined to constitute “prewritten programs”
within the meaning of the California Sales and Use Tax Regulations (collectively, the
“Purchased Software”), Purchaser and Seller shall (and, to the extent appropriate, Seller
shall cause its Affiliates to) take all steps necessary to ensure that the transfer of the
Purchased Software is not subject to California sales or use Tax, including transferring the
Purchased Software either (i) by remote telecommunications (where Purchaser does not obtain
possession of any tangible personal property, such as storage media, in connection with the
transfer) or (ii) by Seller (and, to the extent appropriate, Seller’s Affiliates) installing the
Purchased Software on Purchaser’s computers without providing any storage media to Purchaser in
connection with the transfer.
(b) From time to time following the Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall, and shall cause their
respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further
conveyances, notices, assumptions, releases, assignments and such other
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instruments, and shall take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary (i) to assure
fully to Purchaser, BIL or any other Subsidiary of Purchaser acquiring Purchased Assets and their
respective successors or assigns, the transfer to Purchaser and the ownership, possession and
control by Purchaser of all of the Purchased Assets, (ii) to enable Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and
its and their respective successors or assigns to exercise their license rights under the
Intellectual Property License Agreements, including the delivery of the Technology elements of the
Licensed IP Assets, (iii) otherwise to make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iv) to assure fully to Seller the assumption by Purchaser of the Assumed Liabilities
and otherwise to make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (v) to seek to
obtain for Purchaser, using commercially reasonable efforts, the benefits of the performance
warranties, representations or guarantees received by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to
Contracts with third parties applicable to the Purchased Assets (including Technology); provided,
however, that (x) the delivery of such Purchased Assets and of the Technology elements of the
Licensed IP Assets shall be governed by the applicable provision of the Transition Services
Agreement (or related statement of work), to the extent (and only to the extent) expressly covered
thereby and expressly enumerated therein; (y) Seller shall deliver all the forms of the Technology
elements of the Purchased Assets and of the Licensed IP Assets then in the possession of Seller,
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, by of example, the Source Code, object code and
machine-executable forms of any Software), in accordance with Section 1.7(a); and (z) upon
identification by either Party of any prior version of Technology included in the Purchased Assets
previously undelivered, Seller shall deliver such version to Purchaser if such version then exists
in Seller’s possession. In addition, Seller may retain copies of the relevant Technology elements
of the Purchased IP Assets solely for purposes of enabling Seller and its Subsidiaries to exercise
their license rights pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements. In addition, to the
extent that Purchaser received a copy, Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take
such further action as may be reasonably necessary to deliver copies of the Technology elements of
the Purchased IP Assets to Seller and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates for purposes of enabling
Seller and its Subsidiaries to exercise their license rights pursuant to the Intellectual Property
License Agreements.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement or in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be construed as an attempt or agreement to assign (or enter into a sublease with respect to)
any Purchased Asset, Contract underlying a consent required by Section 6.3(d), or other
Contract, Permit (including any Environmental Permit), Approval, certificate, authorization or
other right, which by its terms or by Law is nonassignable (or otherwise is prohibited) without the
consent of a third party or a Governmental or Regulatory Authority or is cancelable by a third
party in the event of an assignment (or sublease) (“Nonassignable Assets”) unless and until
such consent shall have been obtained; provided, however that the Parties acknowledge and agree
that the Real Property Transfer Agreements for Seller’s Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold
Interests in Frimley, United Kingdom and Shanghai, China shall be in the form of a real property
license or similar occupancy agreement which shall not require the respective landlord’s consent,
and Purchaser’s employees shall have the right to occupy such Nonassignable Assets in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Real Property Transfer Agreements applicable thereto. Seller
and Purchaser shall, and shall cause each of its relevant Subsidiaries to, diligently and
expeditiously take such action as is necessary or advisable to obtain such consents as promptly as
reasonably practicable; provided, however, that all costs and expenses (other than costs and
expenses of Seller’s legal counsel) of obtaining any such consent,
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including consents or renegotiations of any other Contract, Permit (including any
Environmental Permit), Approval, certificate, authorization or other right constituting a consent
required by Section 6.3(d) or other arrangement that the Parties mutually agree shall be
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be the responsibility of
Purchaser (it being understood and agreed that nothing herein shall require Purchaser, in
connection with any such required consent or arrangement, (i) to pay or assume responsibility for
any unreasonable cost or expense or (ii) agree to additional terms and conditions that are adverse
to Purchaser in any material respect, in each case in connection with the applicable Contract,
Permit, Approval, or other instrument to which such required consent relates). To the extent not
prohibited by applicable Law and the terms of the Nonassignable Assets, in the event any such
consents to assignment cannot be obtained, such Nonassignable Assets shall be held, from and after
the Closing, by Seller and its Subsidiaries in trust for Purchaser and the covenants and
obligations thereunder shall be performed by Purchaser in the name of Seller and its Subsidiaries
and all benefits and obligations existing thereunder shall be for Purchaser’s account. Seller and
its Subsidiaries shall take or cause to be taken at Purchaser’s expense such actions in its name or
otherwise as Purchaser may reasonably request so as to provide Purchaser with the benefits of the
Nonassignable Assets and to effect collection of money or other consideration that becomes due and
payable under the Nonassignable Assets, and Seller and its Subsidiaries shall promptly pay over to
Purchaser all money or other consideration received by any of them in respect of all Nonassignable
Assets. From and after the Closing, Seller, on its own behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries,
authorizes Purchaser, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and the terms of the Nonassignable
Assets, at Purchaser’s expense, to perform all the obligations and receive all the benefits of
Seller and its Subsidiaries under the Nonassignable Assets. If after the Closing any Nonassignable
Asset becomes assignable (either because consent for the assignment thereof is obtained or
otherwise), Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser and transfer and assign such previously
Nonassignable Asset to Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser, as Purchaser shall designate.
(d) From time to time following the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to, make available to Purchaser such non-confidential data in personnel records of Continuing
Employees, to the extent (if any) such records have not theretofore been delivered to Purchaser as
part of the Purchased Assets, as is reasonably necessary for Purchaser to transition such employees
into Purchaser’s records; provided, however, that Seller shall have no obligation to make available
any records the disclosure of which is prohibited by Law.
(e) From time to time following the Closing, if Seller or any of its Subsidiaries receives any
payment for products sold or shipped by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or that is otherwise
due or owing to Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, Seller shall as promptly as practicable (and
in any event within ten (10) Business Days after discovery thereof) forward or remit such payment,
or pay the amount of such payment, to Purchaser. From time to time following the Closing, if
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries receives any payment for products sold or shipped by Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries or that is otherwise due or owing to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries,
Purchaser shall as promptly as practicable (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after
discovery thereof) forward or remit such payment, or pay the amount of such payment, to Seller.
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1.8 Bulk Sales Laws. Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries from and against any Liability associated with non-compliance with or under the Bulk
Sales Act (Ontario) or any other “bulk sale,” “bulk transfer” or similar Law of any other
jurisdiction that may be applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements. Subject to such indemnification, Purchaser hereby waives compliance by
Seller and its Subsidiaries with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk transfer” Laws of any
jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the sale of any or all of the
Purchased Assets to Purchaser and its designated Subsidiaries.
1.9 Purchase Price Allocation.
(a) Purchaser and BIL shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver to
Seller, within ninety (90) calendar days after the Closing Date, copies of Form 8594 under the
Internal Revenue Code (and any comparable form under any applicable Tax Law of any other
jurisdiction where any of the Purchased Assets are situated, by the date required by applicable
Law) and any required exhibits thereto (the “Asset Acquisition Statement”) allocating the
Purchase Price and the Assumed Liabilities among the Purchased Assets. Seller shall provide such
cooperation to Purchaser and BIL as may be required for the preparation of such forms and as
Purchaser and BIL may reasonably request. Thereafter Purchaser and BIL shall prepare and deliver
to Seller from time to time revised copies of the Asset Acquisition Statement (the “Revised
Statements”) so as to report any matters in the Asset Acquisition Statement that require
revision as a result of any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement. If Seller
disputes any calculation in the Asset Acquisition Statement or Revised Statements (as the case may
be), Seller shall deliver written notice of its objection to Purchaser within ten (10) calendar
days after delivery by Purchaser and BIL of the applicable Asset Acquisition Statement or Revised
Statement to Seller, specifying in reasonable detail the items and amounts in dispute and the
grounds for dispute. Seller, Purchaser and BIL shall promptly seek in good faith to resolve
amicably such dispute within ten (10) calendar days, and if amicable resolution is not reached,
either Party may refer the matter for determination to an Accountant, whose determination shall be
final and binding. The fees and expenses of the Accountant shall be borne by the non-prevailing
Party in such dispute.
(b) The final allocation of the Purchase Price shall be final and binding upon the parties for
all purposes, including the filing of all Tax Returns or other returns and the preparation of all
financial statements and other documents and records, and the Purchase Price for the Purchased
Assets shall be allocated in accordance with the Asset Acquisition Statement or, if applicable, the
last Revised Statement, provided by Purchaser or BIL (as applicable) to Seller (or, if applicable,
the Accountant’s determination), and all Tax Returns and reports filed by Purchaser, BIL and Seller
shall be prepared consistently with such allocation, unless otherwise required pursuant to a
“determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The parties
shall make jointly the necessary elections and execute and file, within the prescribed delays, the
prescribed election forms and any other documents required to give effect to the foregoing and
shall also prepare and file all of their respective Tax Returns in a manner consistent with such
elections.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Laws of any jurisdiction require
that the portion of the Purchase Price allocated to the Purchased Assets
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located in such jurisdiction be fixed and determined at or prior to the Effective Time (or
within any time period after the Effective Time that is shorter than the time period set forth in
this Section 1.9(a)), Purchaser, BIL and Seller shall agree to the allocation of such
portion prior to the Closing and shall execute and deliver at the Closing such documentation as may
be required by (or sufficient under) applicable Law to memorialize and report such allocation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser, BIL and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to agree to the allocation of that portion of the Purchase Price allocated to the Purchased Assets
located in each jurisdiction other than the United States and Canada at the Closing in connection
with the form of Xxxx of Sale or local asset purchase agreement (if any) applicable to each such
jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Purchaser, except as
otherwise set forth in the disclosure schedule and schedule of exceptions delivered by Seller
herewith and dated as of the date hereof (the “Seller Disclosure Schedule”). The parties
hereto agree that any reference in a particular section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes
of) the representations and warranties contained in the corresponding section and subsection of
this Agreement and shall not be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for
purposes of) any other representation and warranty contained in this Agreement, unless the
relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such other
representation and warranty is readily apparent from the face of such disclosure to a Person who
has read only that reference and such other representation and warranty and Seller has used
commercially reasonable efforts to provide express cross-references where applicable.
2.1 Organization and Qualification. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has full corporate power
and authority to conduct the Business as presently conducted and to own, use, license and lease the
Assets and Properties of the Business. Seller is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification, licensing or admission is necessary for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and in each case where the absence of
which would not be reasonably likely to materially interfere with the operation of the Business or
the Purchased Assets, or otherwise subject the Business or the Purchased Assets to Liability for
violation of Law. Each Subsidiary of Seller that holds any of the Purchased Assets, each of which
set forth in Section 2.1 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and has full
corporate power and authority to conduct the Business as presently conducted and to own, use,
license and lease its Assets and Properties. Each such Seller Subsidiary is duly qualified,
licensed or admitted to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the ownership, use, licensing or leasing of the Purchased Assets held by it,
or the conduct of the portion of the Business conducted by it, makes such qualification, licensing
or admission necessary, except for such qualifications, licenses or admissions the absence of which would
not have a Business Material Adverse Effect.
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2.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Seller has full corporate power and
corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Seller is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The board of directors of Seller (and, to the extent
required by applicable Law or the organizational documents of each Subsidiary of Seller
transferring any Assets and Properties pursuant to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement, each
such Subsidiary of Seller and its shareholders) have approved this Agreement and the execution and
delivery by Seller and each of its Subsidiaries of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which Seller or such Subsidiary is a party and the consummation by Seller and its Subsidiaries of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the performance by Seller and its
Subsidiaries of its and their obligations hereunder and thereunder, have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action by Seller and such Subsidiary, as applicable, and no
other action on the part of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is required to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and the consummation by Seller and its Subsidiaries of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party have been or will be, as applicable, duly and validly
executed and delivered by Seller or such Subsidiary, as applicable, and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof (and, in the case of the Ancillary Agreements to which
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, thereof) by Purchaser or its applicable
Subsidiary, each constitutes or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller or such Subsidiary enforceable against Seller or such Subsidiary in accordance
with its respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating to the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. Seller has the
power and authority to cause each of its applicable Subsidiaries to comply with the obligations
contemplated in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to perform the transactions
contemplated to be performed by such Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements.
2.3 Title to and Sufficiency of Purchased Assets. Seller and its Subsidiaries own,
are in possession of, and have good title to each of the Purchased Assets and each of the Licensed
IP Assets that they purport to own and valid leasehold interests in each of the Purchased Assets
that they purport to lease, good title or valid license rights to each of the Licensed IP Assets
that they purport to license, and valid rights under Contract with respect to the Purchased Assets
that they purport to hold (or that arise) under Contracts, in each case free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Exceptions and non-exclusive Licenses granted to customers and partners in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The Purchased Assets, together with the
Licensed IP Assets, constitute all of the material Assets and Properties used or held for use by
Seller and its Subsidiaries in the Business and all of the Assets and Properties required for
Purchaser to conduct the Business immediately after the Closing Date without interruption in the
ordinary course of business as it has heretofore been conducted by Seller without giving effect to
any changes in the conduct of the Business by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries. Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing is not intended by either Party to address issues of
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infringement of third-party Intellectual Property Rights, which are addressed in Section
2.11 below. The Purchased Technology includes, in the aggregate, all material Technology that
is exclusively related to the Business. Upon execution and delivery by Seller to Purchaser of the
instruments of sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance referred to in Section 1.1,
Purchaser will become the true and lawful owner of, and will receive good title to, the Purchased
Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens (if any) arising solely on account of
Purchaser’s actions or omissions and other than licenses to which any of the Purchased IP Assets
may be subject, as disclosed in Section 2.11(d)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. The
Asset Schedules accurately set forth, for each material Purchased Asset, the location and whether
such asset is owned by Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller, and, if owned by a Subsidiary, the
identity and jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary. Schedules 10.1(CBP), 10.1(PBP)
and 10.1(RBP), taken in the aggregate, set forth a true, correct and complete list of all of
the past and present products commercialized, or products currently planned to be designed or
developed for commercialization, by Seller or its Subsidiaries in the Purchaser Field.
2.4 No Conflicts. The execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which Seller is a party do not, and Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’
performance of (or compliance with) their obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not:
(a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of Seller’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or similar governing documents;
(b) subject to (i) such filings as may be required under applicable state or federal
securities Laws, and (ii) the making of such filings (if any) as may be required under the
Competition Act (Canada), the Investment Canada Act, or antitrust, notification, merger control,
and similar Laws of other jurisdictions, and the receipt of approvals and/or the expiration or
early termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder or therefrom, conflict with or result
in a violation or breach of any Law applicable to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its
or their Assets or Properties;
(c) subject to obtaining the consents and Approvals, making the filings and giving the notices
set forth in Section 2.4(b), if any, conflict in any material respect with or result in a
violation or breach, in any material respect, of any Law applicable to Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, the Business or any of the Purchased Assets; or
(d) (i) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, (ii) constitute a default (or an
event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under,
(iii) require Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to obtain any consent, approval or action of, make
any filing with or give any notice to any Person as a result or under the terms of, (iv) result in
or give to any Person any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or modification in or
with respect to, (v) result in or give to any Person any additional right or entitlement to any
increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed payment or performance under, (vi) result in the
creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (other than Permitted
Exceptions) upon Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Purchased
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Assets or any restriction on the Business under, or (vii) result in the loss of any material
benefit under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any of the Assigned Contracts, any
Lease Document underlying the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests, any of the Assigned
Permits and Approvals, any Contract underlying the Assigned Warranty Rights, any Contract
underlying the Assigned Prepayments, any Contract underlying the Assigned Insurance Proceeds or any
Contract underlying the Licensed IP Assets or affecting Seller’s ability to license the Licensed IP
Assets to Purchaser as contemplated by the Intellectual Property License Agreements, in each case
in any material respect.
2.5 Books and Records; Organizational Documents. The Business Books and Records
transferred hereunder are accurate and complete copies or originals in all material respects.
2.6 Absence of Changes. From March 31, 2008 to the date of this Agreement, except as
required by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements:
(a) there has not been any Business Material Adverse Effect or any occurrence or event which,
individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have any Business Material
Adverse Effect;
(b) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) entered into, terminated, amended in
any material respect, or granted any material waiver (or agreed or made any commitment to enter
into terminate, amend in any material respect or grant any material waiver) under any Contract that
constitutes (or would, but for such action, constitute) an Assigned Contract or other Purchased
Asset or which is material to the Business or Assumed Liabilities, or (ii) incurred any Liability
in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), individually or in the aggregate, that
constitutes an Assumed Liability;
(c) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into, approved or resolved to enter
into any Contract (other than Licenses, which are addressed in Section 2.6(f) and
Section 2.6(e)) involving (i) the sale, disposition or transfer of any of the Purchased
Assets, other than the sales of finished Current Business Products in the ordinary course of the
business, or (ii) any material restriction on the future conduct of the Business;
(d) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into, approved or resolved to enter
into any Contract that (i) contains noncompetition restrictions, including any covenants limiting
or purporting to limit the freedom of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any material
line of business or with any Person or in any area or which would limit the freedom of Purchaser or
any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any material line of business after the Effective Time, (ii)
grants any exclusive supply or distribution right for a Business Product in any territory, (iii)
grants from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries any “most favored nation” or similar preferred
pricing right to any of the customers of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries regarding any of the
Business Products, or (iv) grants any right of first refusal, right of first negotiation or similar
right with respect to any Business Product or any Purchased IP Asset, any Exclusively Licensed IP
Asset in the field exclusively licensed to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
Intellectual Property License Agreements, or any Listed Licensed IP
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Assets in any manner that would prevent the grant of the license to Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries thereunder pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements;
(e) there has not been any sale, disposition, transfer or grant of any Lien (not including
non-exclusive Licenses granted to customers and partners in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice) or exclusive License to any Person of any right in, to or under (i)
any Purchased IP Asset, (ii) any Exclusively Licensed IP Asset in the field exclusively licensed to
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements, (iii) any
Listed Licensed IP Asset in any manner that would prevent the grant of the license to Purchaser and
its Subsidiaries thereunder pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements, or (iv) any
other Intellectual Property Rights or Technology that, but for such sale, disposition, transfer,
Lien or exclusive License, would constitute part of (A) the Purchased IP Assets, (B) the
Exclusively Licensed IP Assets or (C) the Listed Licensed IP Assets;
(f) there has not been any grant of a License (i) of Purchased Assets or (ii) of Exclusively
Licensed IP Assets in the field exclusively licensed to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to
the Intellectual Property License Agreements, in each case, other than non-exclusive Licenses of
Software to customers and partners in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(g) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, transferred, disposed of, waived any
right to, or leased to any other Person, mortgaged, pledged or incurred or suffered to exist any
Lien, other than Permitted Exceptions, on, or terminated, accepted for surrender or failed to renew
any lease or sublease of, any Asset and Property (excluding Intellectual Property Rights and
Technology) that constitutes or, but for such action, would constitute a material Purchased Asset;
(h) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has made or agreed to make any write-off or
write-down, any determination to write-off or write-down, or revalue, any material Purchased Asset
or any material portion of the Purchased Assets, or change any reserves or liabilities associated
therewith;
(i) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to pay or otherwise satisfy any
material Liability presently due and payable that is an Assumed Liability, except such Liabilities
which are being contested in good faith by appropriate means or procedures and which, both
individually and in the aggregate, are immaterial in amount;
(j) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted, paid or made any commitment to
grant or pay to any Business Employee any bonus, stay-put, severance, or termination payment or any
other payment other than normal employee compensation in amounts established in the ordinary course
of business;
(k) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted or approved any increase of greater
than five percent (5%) in salary, rate of commissions, rate of consulting fees or any other
compensation of any Business Employee or any consultant providing services to the Business;
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(l) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has established or modified any target, goal,
pool or similar provision under, or any salary range, increased guideline or similar provision in
respect of, any Seller Benefit Plan, employment Contract or other employee compensation arrangement
or independent contractor Contract or other compensation arrangement applicable to any Business
Employee;
(m) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has adopted, entered into, amended or modified
in any material respect, or terminated (whether partially or completely), any Seller Benefit Plan
affecting any Business Employee;
(n) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) made, changed or rescinded any material
election in respect of any Tax relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, adopted or
changed any accounting or reporting method, policy or principle in respect of any material Tax
relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, (ii) entered into any Tax allocation
agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement, settlement or
compromise of any claim or assessment in respect of any material Tax relating to the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets, (iii) consented to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of any material Tax relating to the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets with any Taxing Authority or otherwise, or (iv) failed to pay and
discharge any material Tax relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, except such
Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate means or procedures;
(o) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any change in accounting policies,
principles, methods, practices or procedures relating to any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities (including for bad debts, contingent liabilities or otherwise, respecting
capitalization or expense of research and development expenditures, depreciation or amortization
rates or timing of recognition of income and expense), except for any such change required by
reason of a concurrent change in GAAP;
(p) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has commenced or terminated, or made any
material change in, any line of business included in the Business;
(q) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to renew any material insurance
policy covering the Business or any of the Purchased Assets; no material insurance policy of Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries covering the Business or any of the Purchased Assets has been cancelled
or materially amended;
(r) there has been no non-renewal or material amendment of any of the Assigned Permits and
Approvals or any of the leases or subleases underlying the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold
Interests;
(s) Seller and its Subsidiaries have taken all action reasonably necessary or appropriate (i)
to procure, maintain, renew, extend or enforce any Seller Registered Intellectual Property Right
that is (or, but for the failure to take such action, would be) included in the Purchased
Registered Intellectual Property Rights, including submission of required documents or fees during
the prosecution of patent, trademark or other applications for such Registered
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Intellectual Property Right, and (ii) to reasonably protect, maintain or enforce each other
Seller IP Asset that is (or, but for the failure to take such action, would be) included in the
Other Purchased Intellectual Property Rights or the Purchased Technology;
(t) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action with respect to the
Business not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (other than actions
already addressed by other lettered subsections of this Section 2.6 and disclosed in
Section 2.6 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule);
(u) there has been no physical damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) affecting any of the Purchased Assets or any Assets and Properties that, but
for such occurrence, would constitute Purchased Assets, except ordinary wear and tear; and
(v) neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or approved any agreement,
commitment, arrangement or understanding, to do, permit, engage in or cause or having the effect of
any of the foregoing.
2.7 Business Financials; Asset Schedules; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Attached to Section 2.7(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a correct and
complete copy of the Unaudited Business Financials. The Unaudited Business Financials were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with the books and records of Seller and its
Subsidiaries and in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods
indicated and consistent with each other (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto as
delivered to Purchaser prior to the date hereof) and fairly present, on a carve-out basis and
incorporating certain additionally allocated costs for the respective periods presented, in all
material respects the results of operations of the Business for the periods indicated, subject to
normal year-end adjustments and the omission of footnotes. The Audited Business Financials will be
prepared in all material respects in accordance with the books and records of Seller and its
Subsidiaries and in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods
indicated and consistent with each other, and fairly present, on a carve-out basis, in all material
respects, as applicable, either (i) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the net
revenues and direct expenses or (ii) the assets and liabilities, results of operations and cash
flows, of the Business as of the dates and for the periods indicated, in each case on the basis
described therein, subject, in the case of the Audited 2008 Business Financials, to normal year-end
adjustments.
(b) Attached to Section 2.7(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is a correct and
complete copy of the schedule of tangible Assets and Properties (including inventory) of the
Business as of the date hereof. Such tangible asset schedule fairly reflects in all material
respects the correct acquisition value, depreciation amount, and book value of the Assets and
Properties (including inventory) listed therein.
(c) Seller and its Subsidiaries make and keep books, records and accounts, which, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the acquisitions and dispositions of assets by
Seller and its Subsidiaries. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability
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or Indebtedness related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities other
than (i) Retained Liabilities, (ii) Liabilities that are fully reflected in, reserved against or
otherwise detailed in the Unaudited Business Financials, and (iii) Liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business of the Business since December 31, 2007 that are not material, either
individually or in the aggregate, in amount.
2.8 Taxes. Seller has filed all material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed and
paid all material Taxes due (whether or not shown as due on such returns) in respect of the
Business, the Purchased Assets and the employment of the Business Employees by Seller and its
Subsidiaries, and shall transfer such Purchased Assets to Purchaser free and clear of all Liens
relating to Taxes, except for Permitted Exceptions. The transactions contemplated by this
Agreement do not involve a disposition of “taxable Canadian property” by a Person not resident in
Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
2.9 Legal Proceedings. There is no Action or Proceeding pending or, to Seller’s
knowledge, threatened against, relating to or affecting the Business or any of the Purchased Assets
or Assumed Liabilities or which in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or
materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements. There is no fact or circumstance known to Seller that, either alone or together with
other facts and circumstances, could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material Action or
Proceeding against, relating to or affecting the Business or any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities and Seller and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice and otherwise do
not have knowledge of any Order relating to or affecting, in any material respect, the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities.
2.10 Compliance with Laws and Orders.
(a) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to Seller’s knowledge any of its or their
respective directors, officers, agents or employees in his, her or its capacity as such, has
violated in any material respect, or is currently in default or violation in any material respect
under, any Law or Permit applicable to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities, and Seller has no knowledge of a written claim for such a violation. Seller and its
Subsidiaries possess all material Permits and Approvals required by Law for the ownership and
operation of the Purchased Assets and for the ownership and operation of the Business as currently
conducted; and all such material Permits and Approvals are in full force and effect.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries that are engaged in the Business, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any agent, employee or
other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Business, has, directly or indirectly, used
any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity, made any unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government
official or employee or to any foreign or domestic political party or campaign from corporate
funds, violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended or Money
Laundering Laws, or similar legislation in applicable jurisdictions or made any bribe, rebate,
payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment.
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2.11 Intellectual Property.
(a) Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights. Section 2.11(a) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all proceedings or actions pending as of the date hereof
before any court or tribunal (including the PTO or equivalent authority anywhere in the world)
related to any of the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights. To Seller’s knowledge,
there are no inventorship challenges, opposition or nullity proceedings or interferences declared,
commenced or threatened with respect to any patents or patent applications included in the
Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries
nor any of its patent counsel has received from any Person any written notice of an inventorship
challenge, opposition or nullity proceeding or interference declared or commenced with respect to
any patents or patent applications included in the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property
Rights. Seller and its Subsidiaries and their respective patent and trademark counsel have
complied with their duty of candor and disclosure to the PTO and any relevant foreign patent or
trademark office with respect to all patent and trademark applications included in the Purchased
Registered Intellectual Property Rights and have made no material misrepresentation in such
applications; provided that the foregoing does not guarantee that (i) any patents will issue from
such applications or (ii) if any patents do issue from such applications, that the scope of the
claims granted will be the same as the claims set forth in such applications. Seller and its
Subsidiaries have no knowledge of any information that would preclude them from having clear title
to the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights or affect in any material respect the
patentability or enforceability of any Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights.
(b) Title; License Rights. Seller and its Subsidiaries have all right, title and
interest in, to and under (or valid and enforceable rights under Licenses to grant the rights to
Purchaser in accordance with the Intellectual Property License Agreements) all Purchased IP Assets
and all Licensed IP Assets. Each item of Purchased IP Assets (i) is owned exclusively by Seller
and its Subsidiaries, (ii) is free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Exceptions and
non-exclusive Licenses granted to customers and partners in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice), and (iii) will be owned or available for use by Purchaser
immediately following the Closing on substantially identical terms and conditions as it was owned
or available for use by Seller and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing. To Seller’s
knowledge, no Person is infringing, violating or otherwise misappropriating or misusing any
Purchased IP Asset listed on Schedules 1.1(b) or 1.1(c), and neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries has made any written claim of such infringement, violation, misappropriation or misuse
against any Person. Each item of Exclusively Licensed IP Assets (A) is owned exclusively by Seller
and its Subsidiaries, and (B) is free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Exceptions and
non-exclusive Licenses to customers and partners granted in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice) in the field exclusively licensed to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements.
(c) Sufficiency. The Purchased Technology listed on Schedule 1.1(c) in the
aggregate includes substantially all Technology that is both material to the operation of the
Business and exclusively related to the Business. The Purchased Registered Intellectual Property
Rights and the Purchased Technology listed on Schedule 1.1(c) and the Licensed IP Assets
listed in the schedules to the Intellectual Property License Agreements in the aggregate include
substantially all material Intellectual Property Rights and Technology that is both necessary to
the operation of the Business and exclusively or primarily related to the Business. All of the
Seller Registered Intellectual Property Rights that Seller or its Subsidiaries (or any Person
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acquired by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that is comprised in or relates to the Business)
acquired from Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. or any of its Affiliates are included in the
Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights.
(d) Contracts. Section 2.11(d)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists, as
of the date hereof, all Contracts and Licenses relating to Intellectual Property Rights or
Technology (including all inbound Licenses, other than to Non-Critical Software, and all outbound
Licenses) to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that relate to the Purchased IP
Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets, including any agreement, assignment or License pursuant
to which any Purchased IP Asset was developed or created by any Person other than Seller and its
Subsidiaries. Except pursuant to agreements listed in Section 2.11(d)(i) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has transferred ownership of,
or granted (whether expressly or by implication) (and are not obligated to grant) any License of or
other right under, any Purchased IP Asset or, in the field exclusively licensed to Purchaser and
its Affiliates pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements, any Exclusively Licensed
IP Asset to any other Person. None of the Purchased IP Assets or, in the field exclusively
licensed to Purchaser and its Affiliates pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements,
the Exclusively Licensed IP Assets is required to be licensed under any forum, consortium or other
standards body agreement. None of the Purchased IP Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets has
been submitted to any licensing entity, standards body or representative thereof for a
determination of essentiality to or inclusion in an industry standard, nor has any request been
made therefor. Section 2.11(d)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all forums,
consortiums, standards bodies or similar organizations in which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
currently, or have in the past, participated in connection with the Business, or been a member or
to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has made any disclosure of any Purchased IP Assets or
Exclusively Licensed IP Assets.
(e) Non-Infringement. The operation of the Business as presently conducted and as
conducted within the one (1) year period prior to the date hereof, and the design, development,
distribution, marketing, manufacture, use, import, license, or sale of the Current Business
Products and functional and discrete components that have been reviewed, verified and integrated
into the product database of the Business on or before the Closing Date, do not (and did not at any
time within the one (1) year period prior to the date hereof) (i) infringe or misappropriate the
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, (ii) violate any material term or provision of any
License or Contract concerning the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology of any Person, (iii)
violate any other term or provision of any License or Contract concerning such Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology which violation could result in the termination, or any material
alteration or limitation of, such License or Contract or the right to use or exercise rights under
such Intellectual Property Rights or Technology, (iv) violate any moral right, right of privacy or
right of publicity of any Person, (v) disclose any material confidential information of Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries that is not pursuant to a confidentiality agreement, other than such
disclosures made to the PTO, other patent offices, standard-setting organizations or otherwise,
which disclosures were consistent with the exercise of reasonable business judgment, (vi) disclose
any material third-party confidential information that is protected by a confidentiality agreement,
unless such disclosure was authorized by the relevant third party with the right to permit such
disclosure, or (vii) constitute unfair competition or an unfair trade practice under any Law.
Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its or their
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respective employees or Representatives has (x) received from any Person any written notice
claiming that any Business Product or the operation of the Business infringes or misappropriates
the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices
under any Law or (y) in the three (3) year period prior to the date hereof, received from any
Person and brought to the attention of the legal department of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
any written notice of third-party Patent or other Intellectual Property Rights relating to the
operation of the Business or any Current Business Product from a putative or potential licensor of
such rights. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has, within the one (1) year period prior
to the date hereof, brought or resolved any Action or Proceeding for infringement of Purchased IP
Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets or breach of any License or Contract involving Purchased
IP Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets against any Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
no event does Seller represent that operation of the Business or any Business Product or Purchased
Asset does not infringe any Patents which would necessarily be infringed by an implementation of a
required element of a Standard.
(f) Disputes. There is no Contract or License between Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Person, on the other hand, with respect to Purchased
IP Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets under which there is any material dispute (and, to
Seller’s knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances that may reasonably be expected to lead to
a material dispute) regarding the scope of such Contract or License, or performance under such
Contract or License, including with respect to any payment to be made or received by Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries thereunder.
(g) IP Protection Measures. Seller and its Subsidiaries have taken all steps
reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) consistent with reasonable business judgment to protect and
preserve ownership of all Purchased IP Assets and Exclusively Licensed IP Assets claimed or
purported to be owned by Seller and its Subsidiaries, (ii) to protect their rights in confidential
information and trade secrets of Seller and its Subsidiaries included in Purchased IP Assets or
Exclusively Licensed IP Assets, other than such disclosures made to the PTO, other patent offices,
standard-setting organizations or otherwise, which disclosures were consistent with the exercise of
reasonable business judgment, and (iii) to protect confidential information and trade secrets
provided by any other Person to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries subject to a duty of
confidentiality or a limitation on use, which confidential information and trade secrets are
included in Purchased IP Assets or Exclusively Licensed IP Assets. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, Seller and its Subsidiaries have, and enforce, a policy requiring each employee,
consultant and independent contractor (including consultants and employees who contributed to the
creation or development of all Purchased IP Assets, and all Listed Licensed IP Assets and
Exclusively Licensed IP Assets owned or purported to be owned by Seller and its Subsidiaries) to
execute proprietary information, confidentiality and invention and copyright assignment agreements
substantially in the form made available to Purchaser, which agreements, by their terms,
irrevocably transfer to Seller and its Subsidiaries all rights in such Intellectual Property Rights
and Technology (subject only to a copyright owner’s right, pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976 or
the foreign equivalent thereof, to terminate a copyright transfer), and, to Seller’s knowledge, all
current and former employees, consultants and independent contractors of Seller and its
Subsidiaries since October 25, 2006 have executed such an agreement; and copies of all such
agreements have heretofore been provided or made available to Purchaser.
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(h) Restrictions on Use. No Purchased IP Asset, the Technology in the Licensed IP
Asset or Current Business Product is subject to any Order, Action or Proceeding, settlement,
compulsory license, U.S. or Canadian government “march in” right, or, to Seller’s knowledge, any
other Governmental Authority or Regulatory “march in” right, that restricts in any manner the use,
transfer or licensing of such Purchased IP Asset, the Technology in the Licensed IP Asset or
Current Business Product by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries. For purposes hereof, a “march-in”
right is a right retained by a Governmental Authority equivalent to the rights retained by the U.S.
Government pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 203. No Purchased IP Asset, Technology in the Licensed IP
Asset, or Current Business Product is subject to (i) requirements under 35 U.S.C. §§200-212 that
products be manufactured substantially in the United States, (ii) requirements imposed by Canadian
federal or provincial government that products be manufactured substantially in Canada or in a
Canadian province, or (iii) to Seller’s knowledge, requirements imposed by any other Government or
Regulatory Authority that products be manufactured substantially in any jurisdiction. No Purchased
IP Asset, Exclusively Licensed IP Asset or Current Business Product was created or developed by or
for any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, university or academic institution, and neither
Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any funding from any such entity or otherwise has
any obligation to any such entity with respect to any Purchased IP Asset, Exclusively Licensed IP
Asset or Current Business Product. There are no restrictions, either pursuant to any Contract or
under any Law, on the transferability or ownership of any Purchased IP Assets, and the
transferability of the Purchased IP Assets is not, other than in regard to compliance with
applicable export control and embargo regulations, restricted under any Law. Schedule
1.1(b) sets forth each Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights by jurisdiction.
(i) No Changes Caused by the Transaction. Neither the execution or the consummation
of this Agreement nor the Ancillary Agreements, nor any transaction contemplated by this Agreement
or any of the Ancillary Agreements, will result in the grant of any right or license with respect
to the Purchased IP Assets or the Exclusively Licensed IP Assets to any Person (other than
Purchaser).
(j) Software List. Section 2.11(j) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of all Software which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has licensed from any third
party which is used in the Business (other than Non-Critical Software).
(k) Failure Analysis Reports. Seller has provided to Purchaser its failure analysis
reports, return material authorizations and errata with respect to the Business (including its
percentage error rates for each Business Product) from January 1, 2007 until the date hereof and
such records are accurate and materially complete.
(l) Open Source. Except as specifically set forth in Section 2.11(l) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, (i) no Open Source Software is incorporated (either directly or
indirectly, by incorporation of third-party Software that itself incorporates Open Source Software)
into any Current Business Products; (ii) no Current Business Product (A) is intermingled or bundled
by Seller or its Subsidiaries with or (B) is otherwise derived from or contains part of, or uses or
links to, any Open Source Software or any libraries or routines that constitute Open Source
Software or contains elements that previously used or were linked to
Open Source Software or any libraries or routines that constitute Open Source Software; and
(iii) the Purchased IP Assets are not Open Source Software.
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(m) Source Code Protection. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has licensed,
distributed or disclosed, and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any
distribution or disclosure by any other Person (including employees and contractors) of, any Source
Code for any Software within the Purchased IP Assets or included in any Current Business Product or
other confidential information constituting, embodied in or pertaining to such Software
(“Business Source Code”) to any Person, except pursuant to the agreements listed in
Section 2.11(m) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and Seller and its Subsidiaries have
taken reasonable physical and electronic security measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure of
such Business Source Code. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that
(with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to, and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
will not, result in the disclosure or release of any such Business Source Code by (i) Seller or any
of its Subsidiaries to any escrow agent or any other third party; or (ii) any escrow agent or other
Person to any third party either (A) pursuant to any Contract entered into by Seller or its
Subsidiaries or (B) to Seller’s knowledge, for any other reason.
2.12 Contracts.
(a) Section 2.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains, as of the date of this
Agreement, a true and complete list of:
(i) each Assigned Contract involving payments in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000) over the life of the Assigned Contract that is not terminable by Seller or its
Subsidiaries upon thirty (30) calendar days (or less) notice by Seller or its Subsidiaries without
penalty or obligation to make any payment based on such termination;
(ii) each Contract or License primarily or exclusively related to the Business, Purchased
Assets or Assumed Liabilities that contains, constitutes or provides for:
(A) material continuing design or other services (including engineering and research
and development services) by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary
course of business;
(B) any covenant or other provision which limits Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
ability to compete with any Person or in any area or territory;
(C) any strategic alliance, joint development or joint marketing Contract regarding the
Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
(D) material manufacturing, marketing, distribution, license or similar Contract of any
type or scope granted to a third party with respect to any Purchased Asset or Current
Business Product;
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(E) any Contract for employment or compensation with Business Employees or independent
contractors (including agreements with respect to bonus, stay-put, severance, termination
payments or other payments to any Business Employee or independent contractors and any
agreement with any Canadian Business Consultant) other than normal employee compensation,
performance bonuses and other fringe benefits, in each case on the terms and in amounts
established in the ordinary course of business; and/or
(iii) each other material Contract relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets or
Assumed Liabilities, including each of the Lease Documents underlying the Assigned Leasehold and
Subleasehold Interests.
(b) True and complete copies of all such Contracts or, if not reduced to writing, reasonably
complete and accurate written descriptions of which, together with all amendments and supplements
thereto and all waivers of any terms thereof, have been provided or made available to Purchaser
prior to the execution of this Agreement. Each Assigned Contract and Contract listed or required
to be listed in Section 2.12(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule is in full force and
effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable against Seller, and to
Seller’s knowledge, each other party thereto, in accordance with its terms. To Seller’s knowledge,
no other party to any such Contract is, or has received any claim or notice that it is, in
violation or breach of or default under any such Contract (or with notice or lapse of time or both,
would be in violation or breach of or default under any such Contract). Neither Seller nor any of
its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Assigned Contract set forth in Section
2.12(a)(ii)(E) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule that automatically terminates or allows
termination by the other party thereto upon consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.
2.13 Insurance.
(a) Each insurance policy to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party covering the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets is valid and binding and in full force and effect, all
premiums due thereunder have been paid when due, and neither Seller nor the Person to whom such
policy has been issued has received any notice of cancellation or termination in respect of any
such policy or is in default thereunder.
(b) Section 2.13(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all claims in
excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) made under any insurance policies covering the Business
or any of the Purchased Assets in the two years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement.
Seller has not received notice that any insurer under any policy is denying, disputing or
questioning liability with respect to a claim thereunder or defending under a reservation of rights
clause.
2.14 Affiliate Transactions. No Assumed Liability arises out of any Contract or
Liability between Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any current or former
officer or director of Seller, or (to Seller’s knowledge) any company in which such officer or
director holds a material interest, or any stockholder or Affiliate of Seller, on the other hand.
No current or former officer, director or stockholder of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any
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Affiliate of Seller (other than Subsidiaries of Seller) provides or causes to be provided any
assets (including any of the Purchased Assets), services (other than services performed by
employees, officers or directors of Seller or its Subsidiaries in their capacity as such) or
facilities to the Business.
2.15 Employees; Labor Relations.
(a) Seller has heretofore delivered to Purchaser a complete and accurate list of all (i)
employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries engaged in or otherwise supporting the conduct of
the Business by Seller and its Subsidiaries who are employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
as of the date hereof (and, with respect to the employees with the titles of manager or above, at
any time during the six (6) month period ending on the date hereof), including layout, test,
product engineering and general and administrative employees, with a description of each
individual’s respective position and responsibilities (to the extent requested by Purchaser) and
cash and non-cash compensation (with a breakdown by type and amount), and, in the case of current
employees, each individual’s (A) employee number, (B) status (i.e., full time, part time,
temporary, casual, seasonal, co-op student), (C) employment authorization or work visa status, to
the extent required for employment authorization and/or verification purposes in the applicable
jurisdiction, (D) date of hire and service dates, (E) current wages, salaries or hourly rate of
pay, benefits, vacation entitlement, commissions and bonus (whether monetary or otherwise), (F)
other material compensation paid or payable since the beginning of the most recently completed
fiscal year, (G) for any benefit that takes into account length of service to the employer, the
date upon which each such term of employment with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries became
effective, (H) jurisdiction of current employment, and (I) unless prohibited by applicable Law, age
(such current employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries hereinafter referred to as the
“Business Employees”). Section 2.15(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list of the names of all Canadian Business Consultants of Seller and
any of its Subsidiaries, whether the Canadian Business Consultant is providing services pursuant to
a written consulting Contract, the term of any Contract, the notice, if any, required for Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the consulting relationship without cause, the date the
Canadian Business Consultant first commenced providing services to Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries, the hourly fee of the Canadian Business Consultant and the annual fees paid to the
consultant for the preceding calendar year.
(b) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries in any of the jurisdictions affected by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement is a party (or is otherwise subject) to any collective
bargaining agreement, trade union agreement, or works council, employee representative or
information or consulting agreement or requirement covering any Business Employee, and there are no
unfair labor practice or arbitration proceeds pending or ongoing, or to Seller’s knowledge,
threatened with respect to the Business. To Seller’s knowledge, there is presently (and during the
three (3) years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement there has been) no organizational
effort underway or threatened involving any of the Business Employees, and there has never been any
work stoppage, strike or other concerted action by employees engaged in the conduct of the
Business. As of the Closing Date, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall have complied in all material
respects with their respective obligations to inform, consult with and/or seek consent from any
Business Employee (or such Business Employee’s representatives) concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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(c) Each Business Employee resident in the United States is employed at will and each Business
Employee resident outside of the United States is employed pursuant to applicable Laws, and no
Business Employee is represented by a union. The UK Employees and the French EU Business Employee
are the only Business Employees who are employed in any Member State of the European Union. No
Canadian Business Employee is on short-term or long-term disability leave, parental leave, extended
absence or receiving benefits pursuant to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (Ontario) or
similar workers’ compensation legislation in other jurisdictions.
(d) The completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any
payment or increased payment becoming due to any Business Employee, and, to Seller’s knowledge, as
of the date of this Agreement, no Business Employee has made any threat, or otherwise revealed an
intent, to terminate his or her relationship with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, for any
reason, including because of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
No Business Employee is employed by any outside agency.
(e) During the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of this Agreement there has been
no governmental or private individual complaint or claim based on sex, sexual or other harassment,
age, disability, race or other form of discrimination prohibited by Law, and no complaint or claim,
including any claim of wrongful termination, by any Business Employee or by any individual
performing work for the Business but provided by an outside employment agency, and to Seller’s
knowledge, no such complaints or claims are threatened or pending. Seller and its Subsidiaries
have complied in all material respects with all Laws related to the employment of the Business
Employees and the payment of all required wages and benefits to them or on their behalf, and
neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice during the three (3) years
immediately preceding the date of this Agreement of any claim that it has not complied in any
material respect with any Law relating to the employment of any of the Business Employees,
including any provisions thereof relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, the payment of
social security and similar Taxes, payment to pension plans or other required benefits under
applicable Law, equal employment opportunity, employment discrimination, WARN, employee safety, or
that it is liable for any arrearage of wages or any Tax or penalty for failure to comply with any
of the foregoing.
(f) To Seller’s knowledge, no Business Employee is bound by, subject to or obligated under any
Contract or subject to any Law that would prevent him or her from working for Purchaser or any of
its Subsidiaries or interfere with the conduct of the Business as presently conducted or as
presently proposed to be conducted. To Seller’s knowledge, neither the execution nor delivery of
this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Business as presently conducted or as presently proposed
to be conducted, nor any activity of such Business Employees in connection with the carrying on of
the Business as presently conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted, will conflict with or
result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, constitute a default under, or
trigger a condition precedent to any right under any Contract or other agreement under which any
such Business Employee is now bound. To Seller’s knowledge, no Business Employee has, either
directly or indirectly, been solicited, induced, recruited or encouraged by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives to leave his or her former employer
and accept employment with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in violation of an obligation to a
former employer.
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(g) All amounts that Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is legally or contractually required
either (i) to deduct from the salaries of the Business Employees or to transfer to such employees’
pension, life insurance, disability, or other similar fund or (ii) to withhold from Business
Employees’ salaries and pay to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, have, in each case, been
duly deducted, transferred, withheld and paid, and Seller and its Subsidiaries do not have any
outstanding obligation to make such deduction, transfer, withholding or payment.
(h) Seller has furnished Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies of all material
written employee policies, employee handbooks and employee manuals applicable to the Business
Employees.
2.16 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Neither Seller nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains or sponsors (or ever maintained
or sponsored), or makes or is required to make contributions to, any Seller Benefit Plan. None of
the Seller Benefit Plans is or was a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA and
none of the Seller Benefit Plans is or was a “defined benefit pension plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(35) of ERISA. None of the Seller Benefit Plans is or was adopted or maintained by Seller
or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of individuals who perform services outside the United
States. Seller has delivered to Purchaser true and complete copies of: (i) each of the Seller
Benefit Plans and any related funding agreements thereto (including insurance contracts) including
all amendments and (ii) the currently effective Summary Plan Description pertaining to each of the
Seller Benefit Plans.
(b) With respect to each Seller Benefit Plan that is maintained outside the jurisdiction of
the United States or Canada or primarily covers Business Employees residing or working outside the
United States or Canada, (i) such Seller Benefit Plan has been established, maintained and
administered in all material respects in compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws; (ii)
all contributions and expenses that are required to be made have been made or will be made in a
timely manner prior to or immediately following the Closing; and (iii) with respect to any such
Seller Benefit Plan that is intended to be eligible to receive favorable Tax treatment under the
Laws applying to such Plan, all requirements necessary to obtain such favorable Tax treatment have
been satisfied.
(c) Section 2.16(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate
list of all Canadian Seller Benefit Plans. Except as set forth in Section 2.16(c) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, (i) Seller has heretofore made available to Purchaser a current
copy of each Canadian Seller Benefit Plan and the funding agreements and summary descriptions of
each such plan; (ii) all Canadian Seller Benefit Plans are registered and have been administered in
all material respects in accordance with the terms of such plans, including the terms of the
material documents that support such plans, and in accordance in all material respects with all
applicable Laws; (iii) none of the Canadian Seller Benefit Plans provide for benefit increases that
are contingent upon, or will be triggered by the completion of the transactions contemplated
herein; and (iv) none of the Canadian Seller Benefit Plans provides benefits beyond retirement or
other termination of service to employees or former employees or to the beneficiaries or dependants
of such employees.
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2.17 Tangible Assets. All of the tangible assets included in the Purchased Assets are
in good working order and condition in all material respects, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
2.18 Real Property and Facilities.
(a) Section 2.18(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a correct list of each
facility and the correct address for each location where the Business is regularly conducted (or
where any of the Purchased Assets are located or any of the Business Employees is regularly
employed) (the “Business Real Properties”). Seller and its Subsidiaries have the right to
lease, assign or sublease to Purchaser the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests, and to
allow Purchaser to occupy the applicable facilities to be occupied by Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement. At the Effective Time, the premises to
be conveyed or leased to Purchaser pursuant to the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests
shall be free and clear of all occupants other than Business Employees. Seller has not granted to
any Person any options or encumbrances on the Business Real Properties, which would allow such
Person to interfere with or limit Seller’s rights in the Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold
Interests during the term thereof. No real property where the Business is regularly conducted or
any of the Purchased Assets is located or any of the Business Employees are regularly employed is
owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Subject to the terms of applicable Lease Documents, Seller and its Subsidiaries have a
valid and subsisting leasehold estate in and the right to quiet enjoyment of each of the leased
Business Real Properties related to each Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interest for the full
term of the applicable leases (including renewal periods) relating thereto. Each Lease Document
related to each Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interest is a legal, valid and binding
agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms, of Seller (or a Subsidiary of Seller, as the
case may be) and, to Seller’s knowledge, of each other Person that is a party thereto, and there is
no, and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries have received notice of any, default (or any
condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
thereunder; provided that, to Seller’s knowledge, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
breach or default under any such Lease Document, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists
which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or
default, or permit the termination, modification or acceleration of rent under any such Lease
Document.
(c) All improvements on each Business Real Property related to each Assigned Leasehold and
Subleasehold Interest (i) comply with, and the operation of the Business therein is operated in
accordance with, the applicable Lease Documents and all with applicable Laws in all material
respects and all applicable Liens, Approvals, Contracts, covenants and restrictions, and (ii) are
in all material respects in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair,
ordinary wear and tear excepted, and to Seller’s knowledge, there is no condemnation, expropriation
or appropriation proceeding pending or threatened against any of such real property or any of the
improvements thereon.
(d) True and correct copies of the documents under which the applicable Business Real Property
is leased or subleased to or utilized and/or operated by Seller and its
Subsidiaries (the “Lease Documents”) have heretofore been delivered or made available
to Purchaser. The Lease Documents are unmodified and in full force and effect.
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2.19 Environmental Matters.
(a) Seller and its Subsidiaries possess all Environmental Permits necessary to operate the
Business.
(b) Seller and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with (i) all terms,
conditions and provisions of all Environmental Permits related to the Business or any of the
Purchased Assets and (ii) all Environmental Laws applicable to the Business or any of the Purchased
Assets.
(c) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any of its or
their respective predecessors or any entity previously owned by any of the foregoing, has received
any notice of alleged, actual or potential responsibility for, any Order, or any inquiry regarding,
(i) any material Release or presence or threatened or suspected Release or presence of any
Hazardous Material involving the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, or (ii) any material
violation of Environmental Law involving the Business or any of the Purchased Assets.
(d) Regarding the Business and the Purchased Assets, neither Seller nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any of its or their respective predecessors or any entity
previously owned by any of the foregoing, has any obligation or Liability with respect to any
Hazardous Material, including any Release or threatened or suspected Release of any Hazardous
Material, that could give rise to a Liability of (or claim against) Purchaser, and there has been
no event, fact or circumstance which, either alone or in combination, would reasonably be expected
to form the basis of any such obligation or Liability.
(e) To Seller’s knowledge, no Release of Hazardous Material(s) has occurred at, from, in, to,
on, or under any Site related to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets and no Hazardous
Material is present in, on, about or migrating to or from any such Site, in each case in a manner
or in quantities reasonably likely to materially interfere with the operation of the Business or
the Purchased Assets, or otherwise subject the Business or the Purchased Assets to Liability for
violation of Environmental Law.
(f) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any of its or
their respective predecessors or any entity previously owned by any of the foregoing, has
transported or arranged for the treatment, storage, handling, disposal or transportation of any
Hazardous Material at or to any location relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets,
except in each case in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.
(g) No Site related to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets is a current or proposed
Environmental Clean-up Site.
(h) There is no Lien under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on any Site related to the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets.
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(i) To Seller’s knowledge, there is no (i) underground storage tank, active or abandoned, (ii)
polychlorinated biphenyl containing equipment, (iii) asbestos-containing material, (iv) radon, (v)
lead-based paint or (vi) urea formaldehyde at any Site related to the Business or any of the
Purchased Assets.
(j) There has been no environmental investigation, sampling data, study, audit, test, review
or other analysis conducted or commissioned by Seller or in the control, possession or custody of
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Site which has not been delivered to
Purchaser prior to execution of this Agreement.
(k) Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party, whether as a direct signatory or as
successor, assign, third-party beneficiary, guarantor or otherwise, to, and neither Seller nor any
of its Subsidiaries is otherwise bound by, any lease, sublease or other Contract related to the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets under which it is obligated or may be obligated by any
representation, warranty, covenant, restriction, indemnification or other undertaking respecting
Hazardous Materials or under which any other Person is or has been released respecting Hazardous
Materials.
(l) Seller and its Subsidiaries, and, to Seller’s knowledge, its and their respective
predecessors and each entity previously owned by any of the foregoing, have provided all
notifications and warnings, made all registrations and pre-registrations, made all reports, and
kept and maintained all records required pursuant to all Environmental Laws applicable to the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets.
2.20 No Brokers. Other than Xxxxxx Brothers, Inc., whose fees shall be paid by
Seller, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or similar fee or commission in connection with this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby based on arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.
2.21 No Breach of Exclusivity Agreement. Since May 8, 2008, neither Seller nor any of
its Subsidiaries has taken or permitted any of its or their respective Representatives to take,
either directly or indirectly, any action that is a breach of the Exclusivity Agreement.
2.22 Financial Projections. Seller has provided to Purchaser a true, correct and
complete copy of Seller’s (i) working written budget dated as of August 6, 2008 for the Business
for the balance of 2008 (the “Operating Plan”) and (ii) Project Butterfly DTV Division
Revenue Forecast dated August 6, 2008. Such plan and forecast were adopted by Seller in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there have been no amendments or
updates to such plan or forecast so adopted between the applicable dates thereof and the date of
this Agreement. From August 6, 2008 to the date of this Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries
have operated the Business in accordance with the Operating Plan.
2.23 Customers and Suppliers. Section 2.23 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of (a) (i) the top ten (10) customers, by consolidated revenue, of the Business,
and (ii) each customer that accounted for more than five percent (5%) of the revenues of the
Business, in each case during Seller’s last full fiscal year and the five-month period ended May
31, 2008 and
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the amount of revenues accounted for by such customer during each such period, and (b) each
supplier that is the sole supplier of any significant Current Business Product. To Seller’s
knowledge, no such customer has indicated to Seller that it intends to terminate or materially
adversely change its relationship with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (except, in the case of
indications first made after the date hereof, where such termination or change would not reasonably
be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect).
2.24 Inventory. The Purchased Inventory consists of a quality usable and salable in
the ordinary course of business as currently conducted. All Purchased Inventory is and immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the property of Seller and its Subsidiaries free and clear of
any Lien other than Permitted Exceptions, and is not and shall not be pledged as collateral and is
not and shall not at any time prior to the Effective Time be held by Seller and its Subsidiaries on
consignment from others.
2.25 Warranties. Section 2.25 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
description of the standard warranties currently offered or still in effect with respect to the
Business as of the date of this Agreement (other than warranties under applicable Law), and the
aggregate expenses incurred by the Business in fulfilling warranty obligations since January 1,
2007. Except for return material authorizations, errata and failure analysis reports, to the
knowledge of Seller, Seller has not received any written notice that the Current Business Products
in current production have any material defects in construction and design and do not satisfy any
and all Contract or other specifications related thereto to the extent stated in writing in such
Contracts or specifications.
2.26 Disclosure. Seller has heretofore provided or made available to Purchaser all of
the Contracts, Licenses, Permits, Approvals, and Books and Records heretofore requested on behalf
of Purchaser in writing, and all other material information concerning the Business, the Purchased
Assets and the Assumed Liabilities in the possession, custody or control of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Seller, except as
otherwise set forth in the disclosure schedule and schedule of exceptions delivered by Purchaser
herewith and dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchaser Disclosure Schedule”). The
parties hereto agree that any reference in a particular section or subsection of the Purchaser
Disclosure Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for
purposes of) the representations and warranties contained in the corresponding section and
subsection of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a
disclosure for purposes of) any other representation and warranty contained in this Agreement,
unless the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such
other representation and warranty is readily apparent from the face of such disclosure to a Person
who has read only that reference and such other representation and warranty and Purchaser has used
commercially reasonable efforts to provide express cross-references where applicable.
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3.1 Organization and Qualification. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of California. Purchaser has
full corporate power and corporate authority to conduct its business as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted and to own, use and lease its Assets and Properties. Purchaser
is duly qualified, licensed or admitted to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the ownership, use, licensing or leasing of its Assets and Properties, or the conduct or
nature of its business, makes such qualification, licensing or admission necessary, except for such
failures to be so duly qualified, licensed or admitted and in good standing that would not have a
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not involve
the acquisition of intangible Assets and Properties by a Person resident in Canada or registered
pursuant to subdivision (d) of Division V under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada).
3.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Purchaser has full corporate power and
corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it
is a party, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action by
the board of directors of Purchaser, and no other action on the part of the board of directors of
Purchaser is required to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation by Purchaser of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
Purchaser is a party have been or will be, as applicable, duly and validly executed and delivered
by Purchaser and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Seller and/or
the other parties thereto, constitutes or will constitute, as applicable, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with their respective
terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws relating to the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
3.3 No Conflicts. The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party do not, and the performance by Purchaser of its
obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not:
(a) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Purchaser;
(b) subject to (i) such filings as may be required under applicable state or federal
securities Laws, and (ii) the making of such filings (if any) as may be required under the
Competition Act (Canada), the Investment Canada Act, or antitrust, notification, merger control,
and similar Laws of other jurisdictions, and the receipt of approvals and/or the expiration or
early termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder or therefrom, conflict with or result
in a violation or breach of any Law applicable to Purchaser or its Assets or Properties; or
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(c) except as would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, (i) conflict with or result
in a material violation or breach of, (ii) constitute a material default (or an event that, with or
without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default) under, or (iii)
require Purchaser to obtain any material consent, approval or action of, make any material filing
with or give any material notice to any Person as a result of the terms of, any material Contract
or material License to which Purchaser is a party or by which any of its Assets and Properties are
bound.
3.4 Litigation. There is no Order, Action or Proceeding pending or, to Purchaser’s
knowledge, threatened against or affecting, Purchaser as of the date hereof before any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority which in any manner challenge or seeks to prevent enjoin, alter or
materially delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5 No Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or similar fee or commission in connection
with this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby based on arrangements made by or on behalf of Purchaser.
3.6 Funds. Purchaser has sufficient funds on hand to pay the Purchase Price at the
Closing.
ARTICLE 4.
CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
4.1 Conduct of the Business. During the period from the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Seller and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or
the Closing, without the advance written consent of Purchaser (which will not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed) Seller shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to), in each case
as applicable to the Business, (i) carry on the Business in the usual, regular and ordinary course
consistent with past practice, (ii) pay Liabilities and Taxes (other than Taxes and Liabilities, if
any, that are not Assumed Liabilities and that are being contested in good faith through
appropriate proceedings) consistent with Seller’s past practices (and in any event when due), (iii)
pay or perform other obligations when due consistent with Seller’s past practices (other than other
obligations, if any, that are not Assumed Liabilities and that are being contested in good faith
through appropriate proceedings), (iv) comply with all applicable Laws in all material respects,
and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the making of extraordinary
payments) to preserve intact the Purchased Assets and the Business, keep available the services of
the Business Employees, and preserve relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors,
licensors, licensees, lessors, employees, independent contractors and other Persons having dealings
with the Business, all with the purpose and intent of preserving unimpaired the Purchased Assets
and the goodwill and ongoing business of the Business at the Closing. Except as expressly required
by this Agreement, Seller shall not (and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to), without the prior
written consent of Purchaser (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), knowingly take
any action that would cause, or agree in writing or otherwise to take any action that Seller knows
would cause, any condition to Purchaser’s closing obligations in Section 6.1 or Section
6.3 (other than Section 6.3(a)) (or Seller’s closing obligations in Section 6.1
or Section 6.2) not to be satisfied. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
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during the period from the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and continuing until
the earlier of the valid termination of this Agreement or the Closing, except as expressly required
by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, and except as set forth in Schedule 4.1,
Seller shall not take, cause or permit any of the following actions, without the prior written
consent of Purchaser (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
(a) Contracts: enter into any Contract (other than standard non-disclosure
agreements or sales of Business Products under Seller’s or its Subsidiaries’ standard purchase
order and sales acknowledgment terms entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice) affecting any of the Purchased Assets, Assumed Liabilities or the Business or
that would be an Assigned Contract, or violate, amend or otherwise modify, in any material respect,
or waive any of the material terms or terminate or accept a surrender of any such Contract;
(b) Intellectual Property: (i) sell, dispose of, License or transfer to any Person
any right to, or permit the imposition of any Lien on, any Intellectual Property Rights or
Technology that constitute (or would, but for such action, constitute) any Purchased IP Assets
(other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business in connection with
sales of Business Products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); (ii)
sell, dispose of, License in the field exclusively licensed to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries
pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements, or transfer to any Person, or permit the
imposition of any Lien on, any Exclusively Licensed IP Assets (other than non-exclusive licenses
granted in the ordinary course of business in connection with sales of products in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice); or (iii) sell, dispose of or transfer to any
Person, license, or permit the imposition of any Lien on, any other Licensed IP Assets in any
manner that would prevent the grant of the license to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries under any
Licensed IP Asset pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements;
(c) Exclusive Rights: enter into or amend in any material respect any Contract
pursuant to which any other party is granted any exclusive marketing or other exclusive right of
any type or scope with respect to any Business Product or enter into a Contract involving any
material restriction on the future conduct of the Business, including any Contract that (i)
contains noncompetition restrictions, including any covenants limiting or purporting to limit the
freedom of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any material line of business or with
any Person or in any area or which would limit the freedom of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to
compete in any material line of business after the Effective Time, (ii) grants any exclusive supply
or distribution right for a material product or territory, (iii) grants from Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries any “most favored nation” or similar preferred pricing right to any of the customers
of Seller and any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) grants any right of first refusal, right of first
negotiation or similar right with respect to any Business Product or Intellectual Property Right,
any Purchased IP Asset, any exclusively Licensed IP Asset in the field exclusively licensed to
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements or any
Listed Licensed IP Assets in any manner that would prevent the grant of the license to Purchaser
and its Subsidiaries thereunder pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements;
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(d) Dispositions: sell, transfer, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of, waive any
right to, encumber, mortgage, pledge or incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than
Permitted Exceptions), terminate, accept for surrender or fail to renew any lease or sublease
of, any of the Purchased Assets (other than dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of
business consistent in nature and amount with the past practice of Seller and its Subsidiaries);
(e) Acquisitions: acquire or agree to acquire, by purchase of all or substantially
all of the assets, purchase of stock, merger, consolidation or otherwise, any business that would
constitute Purchased Assets;
(f) Revaluation: write-off, write-down, revalue or change any reserves or liabilities
associated with any of the Purchased Assets or make any determination to do any of the foregoing,
except in each case to the extent required by GAAP;
(g) Obligations: incur or fail to pay or otherwise satisfy any Liability that would
be an Assumed Liability (other than immaterial Liabilities in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice);
(h) Employee Benefit Plans; New Hires; Pay Increases: (i) terminate any Business
Employee (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for
misconduct or unsatisfactory performance and other than employees who have been conclusively
determined to be Non-transferring Employees), (ii) hire any Person to perform the functions of a
Business Employee (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
other than replacement positions for any employee (A) who has been conclusively determined to be a
Non-transferring Employee and (B) whose employment with Seller has been terminated), (iii) adopt,
modify or amend any Seller Benefit Plan, Canadian Seller Benefit Plan or stock purchase or option
plan or any employment Contract applicable to any Business Employee (other than Non-transferring
Employees), (iv) agree to any acceleration of the vesting of any options or other benefits held by
any Business Employee (other than Non-transferring Employees), (v) pay any special bonus or special
remuneration to any Business Employee (other than Non-transferring Employees) or (vi) increase the
salary, wage rate, rate of commissions or other compensation of any Business Employee (other than
Non-transferring Employees and other than as required by Contracts in effect as of the date hereof
and listed in Schedule 4.1(h)).
(i) Severance Arrangements: grant, pay or agree or commit to pay any severance,
termination, retention or stay-put payment, bonus or other payment out of the ordinary course of
business to any Business Employee (other than Non-transferring Employees);
(j) Lawsuits: commence or settle any lawsuit relating primarily or exclusively to the
Business or any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities other than (i) for the routine
collection of bills, or (ii) in such cases where it in good faith determines that failure to
commence suit would result in the material impairment of a valuable aspect of its business,
provided that Seller shall consult with Purchaser prior to the filing of such a suit;
(k) Accounts Receivable: accelerate the timing, or increase the volume, of sales or
shipments of Business Products, or offer or agree to any inducement, or otherwise take any action
or enter any arrangement with the purpose or effect of increasing the level of accounts receivable
from the Business (other than in response to bona fide unsolicited orders by
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customers) above the historical range for forecasted revenue for the third calendar quarter of
2008 set forth in Schedule 4.1(k) (to be measured consistent with Seller’s ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice);
(l) Inventory: defer, or reduce the volume of, purchase of inventory, or otherwise
take any action with the purpose or effect of reducing the level of Purchased Inventory below the
level set forth in Schedule 4.1(l) (to be measured consistent with Seller’s ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice);
(m) Taxes: (i) make, change or rescind any material election in respect of any Tax
relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, (ii) adopt or change any accounting or
reporting method, policy or principle in respect of any material Tax relating to the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets, (iii) enter into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement,
Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement, settlement or compromise of any claim or assessment
in respect of any material Tax relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, or (iv)
consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment
in respect of any material Tax relating to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets with any
Taxing Authority or otherwise;
(n) Accounting: make any change in accounting policies, principles, methods,
practices or procedures relating to any of the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities (including
for bad debts, contingent liabilities or otherwise, respecting capitalization or expense of
research and development expenditures, depreciation or amortization rates or timing of recognition
of income and expense), except for any such change required by reason of a concurrent change in
GAAP;
(o) Insurance, Leases, Permits and Approvals: fail to renew, materially amend or
cancel any (i) material insurance policy covering the Business or any of the Purchased Assets, (ii)
Assigned Permits and Approvals or (iii) any of the leases or subleases underlying the Assigned
Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests;
(p) Material Changes: commence or terminate, or make any material change in, any line
of business included in the Business; or
(q) Other: take or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions
described in Section 4.1(a) through Section 4.1(p) above, or any other action that
would prevent Seller or any of its Subsidiaries from performing, or cause Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries not to perform, any of its covenants and agreements hereunder.
4.2 No Solicitation.
(a) Until (and including) the earlier of the Closing or the date of termination of this
Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.1, Seller shall not, and shall not
authorize or permit any of its Representatives to, either directly or indirectly: (i) solicit,
initiate, encourage or facilitate any proposal or offer from, or participate or engage in or
conduct any discussions or negotiations with, any Person relating to any inquiry, contact, proposal
or offer, whether oral, written or by any other means, formal or informal, involving the
possibility of a sale, transfer or change in direct or indirect ownership or control of the
Business or any of the
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Purchased Assets (each such inquiry, contact, offer or proposal, a “Competing Proposal or
Inquiry”), (ii) provide any information concerning the Business or any of the Purchased Assets
to any Person in response to a Competing Proposal or Inquiry (or which could reasonably be expected
to be used to formulate a Competing Proposal or Inquiry), (iii) otherwise assist, cooperate with,
or facilitate or encourage any Competing Proposal or Inquiry, (iv) approve, agree to or enter into
a Contract with any Person with respect to a Competing Proposal or Inquiry, or (v) make or
authorize any statement, recommendation, solicitation or endorsement in support of any Competing
Proposal or Inquiry.
(b) Seller shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any contacts, discussions,
negotiations and other activities with any Person relating to any Competing Proposal or Inquiry.
In addition to the foregoing, if (after this Agreement is signed and delivered by Seller and prior
to the Closing or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1)
Seller or any of its Representatives receive any Competing Proposal or Inquiry, Seller shall
immediately notify Purchaser thereof and provide Purchaser with the details thereof, including the
identity of the Person or Persons making such Competing Proposal or Inquiry, and shall keep
Purchaser fully informed on a current basis of the status and details of such Competing Proposal or
Inquiry and of any modifications to the terms thereof, in each case to the extent not prohibited by
a confidentiality, nondisclosure or other agreement then in effect and entered into prior to the
date hereof; provided, however, that this provision shall not in any way be deemed to limit the
obligations of Seller and its Representatives set forth in the previous sentence.
(c) Each of Seller and Purchaser acknowledge that this Section 4.2 was a significant
inducement for Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, and that the absence of such provision would
have resulted in either (i) a material reduction in the consideration to be paid by Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) a failure to induce Purchaser to enter into this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
5.1 Access to Information. Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the
Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1, upon
reasonable written notice and subject to such limitations as are imposed by applicable antitrust
Laws (if any), Seller shall (a) give Purchaser and its officers, employees, accountants, counsel,
financing sources and other agents and representatives reasonable access to all buildings, offices,
and other facilities and to all Books and Records related primarily (or in any material respect) to
the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, wherever located; (b) permit
Purchaser to make such inspections as Purchaser may reasonably require; (c) furnish Purchaser such
financial, operating, technical and product data and other information with respect to the
Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities as Purchaser from time to time may
reasonably request, including financial statements and schedules; (d) allow Purchaser reasonable
opportunity to interview Business Employees; and (e) assist and cooperate with Purchaser in the
development of integration plans for implementation by Purchaser following the Closing; provided,
however, that no investigation pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall affect or be deemed to
modify any representation or warranty made by Seller herein. Notwithstanding anything in this
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Section 5.1 to the contrary, Seller shall not be required to provide access to any Tax
Returns or information or materials required by Law or by agreements with third parties to be kept
confidential. In the case of material protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product
immunity, Seller may, prior to and as a condition of furnishing such material, require the
recipient to enter into a reasonably appropriate agreement intended to preserve such privileges and
immunities.
5.2 Confidentiality.
(a) Except as required (in the disclosing Party’s reasonable good faith determination
following consultation with legal counsel) by Law and applicable stock exchange rules or required
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) Seller shall not (and
shall cause its Subsidiaries not to) make any public statement or disclose to any Person (other
than its Representatives) any nonpublic information concerning the Business or any of the Purchased
Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Business Products, and (ii) Purchaser shall not (and shall
cause its Subsidiaries not to) make any public statement or disclose to any Person (other than its
Representatives) any nonpublic information concerning any of the Retained Liabilities or the
Excluded Assets.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the confidentiality of the
Purchased IP Assets and of information exchanged between the Parties after the Effective Time
pursuant to the Intellectual Property License Agreements shall be governed by the confidentiality
terms set forth in the Intellectual Property License Agreements.
(c) (i) The Exclusivity and Confidentiality Agreement between the Parties dated as of May 8,
2008 (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) and (ii) the terms of the Project Addendum dated March
24, 2008 (“Project Addendum”) to the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement between the Parties
dated June 7, 2007 (the “NDA”) to the extent related or pertaining to the information or
disclosures regarding the Business, Business Products, Purchased Assets, Assumed Liabilities or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, are hereby suspended, effective immediately, and shall
automatically terminate as of the Effective Time and thereafter be of no further force or effect
(it being acknowledged and agreed that all other provisions of, and subject disclosures pursuant
to, the Project Addendum to the extent not so related or pertaining shall remain in full force and
effect). In the event that the Effective Time does not occur and this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with the provisions of Section 8.1, the full Project Addendum and Sections 2, 4,
5, 6 and 7 of the Exclusivity Agreement shall revive and continue and shall remain in effect in
accordance with their respective terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the NDA shall remain full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(d) Purchaser and Seller shall be fully liable and responsible pursuant to this Agreement for
any breach of this Section 5.2 by their respective Subsidiaries, officers, employees,
accountants, counsel and other Representatives; provided the terms of the Project Addendum, the NDA
and Exclusivity Agreement shall govern, control and prevail to the extent such agreements or their
terms survive pursuant to this Section 5.2.
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5.3 Public Disclosure. Except as (i) required for the pursuit of the third-party
consents required by Section 6.3(d), (ii) required for the performance of the parties’
obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and (iii) otherwise required by Law
(including federal and state securities Laws) or by stock exchange rules, neither Seller nor
Purchaser shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement or
disclosure to any third party of the existence or any subject matter, terms or conditions of this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements unless approved by Purchaser prior to release, announcement
or disclosure.
5.4 Conditions, Approvals, Cooperation. Subject to the limitations set forth below,
each Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each of the conditions set forth in
Article 6 to be satisfied, where the satisfaction of such conditions depends on action or
forbearance from action by such Party, and to obtain, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
date hereof, all Approvals from Governmental or Regulatory Authorities and under the Contracts to
which it is a party as are required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including the Required Purchaser Approvals, the Required
Seller Approvals, and the Approvals identified in Section 2.4 of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule and Schedule 6.3(d)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Party shall provide the other Party with such assistance and information, execute and deliver such
instruments, and do and perform such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary for
effecting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements, including all action reasonably necessary (i) to comply with all required or desirable
filings, applications and notifications under the Competition Act (Canada), the Investment Canada
Act, and any other applicable Law of any jurisdiction and to cause all waiting periods (if any)
thereunder to expire or early termination thereof to be granted, and (ii) to pursue and obtain the
Required Purchaser Approvals and Required Seller Approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither Purchaser nor (unless approved and
so directed by Purchaser in advance) Seller shall be obligated to make or consent to any
divestiture or operational limitation or activity, any waiver or modification of any right, or any
payment of money or grant of any other commercial concession, or to suffer, submit or agree to any
other materially burdensome condition or undertaking in connection with, or as a condition to
obtaining, any Approval.
5.5 Compliance with Certain Laws and Regulations.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a properly executed
statement in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser for purposes of satisfying Purchaser’s
obligations under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
(b) Seller shall be exclusively responsible for complying with WARN, COBRA (including similar
state and local laws), all similar Laws of Canada, the People’s Republic of China, India and other
applicable jurisdictions outside the United States with respect to the Business Employees until the
Effective Time (and the Business Employees who are Non-transferring Employees from and after the
Effective Time) and their qualified beneficiaries by reason of any such employee’s termination of
employment with Seller, and Purchaser shall not have any obligation or liability to provide rights
under WARN or COBRA on account of any such termination of employment. Subject to the provisions of
Section 1.3(b), Section 1.4(f) and
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Section 5.7, Seller shall indemnify and
hold Purchaser and its Affiliates harmless with respect to any Business Employee from (i) any
employment-related liability with respect to employment of
Business Employees prior to the Effective Time and employment of Non-transferring Employees at
any time; (ii) any Liability relating to, arising under or in connection with any Seller Benefit
Plan at any time; and (iii) any liability under WARN or any similar applicable state, local or
foreign laws which arises out of or results from any termination of any Business Employee as a
result of this transaction or any other employee by Seller at any time.
(c) Pursuant to the “Standard Procedure” provided in Section 5 of Revenue Procedure 96 60,
1996 2 C.B. 399, (i) Purchaser and Seller shall report on a predecessor/successor basis as set
forth therein, (ii) Seller will not be relieved from filing a Form W2 with respect to any
applicable Business Employees, and (iii) Purchaser will undertake to file (or cause to be filed) a
Form W2 for each Continuing Employee only with respect to the portion of the year during which such
Continuing Employee is employed by Purchaser, excluding the portion of such year that such
Continuing Employee was employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries.
5.6 Tax Matters.
(a) Following the Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall (i) reasonably cooperate with each other
in furnishing information, evidence, testimony and other assistance in connection with any Tax
Return filing obligations, actions, proceedings, arrangements or disputes of any nature with
respect to Tax imposed with respect to the Purchased Assets and the Business; and (ii) furnish or
cause to be furnished to each other (each at its own expense), as promptly as reasonably
practicable, such information (including access to Books and Records) and assistance, including
making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and
explanations of material provided, relating to the Purchased Assets as is reasonably necessary for
the filing of any Tax Returns, for the preparation of any audit, and for the prosecution or defense
of any claim, suit or proceeding relating to any adjustment or proposed adjustment with respect to
Taxes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Seller and their respective
Affiliates shall reasonably cooperate in the preparation of all Tax Returns for any Tax periods for
which one Party could reasonably require the assistance of the other Party in obtaining any
necessary information. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, furnishing prior
years’ Tax Returns or return preparation packages to the extent related to the Business
illustrating previous reporting practices or containing historical information relevant to the
preparation of such Tax Returns, and furnishing such other information within such Party’s
possession requested by the Party filing such Tax Returns as is reasonably relevant to their
preparation. Such cooperation and information also shall include promptly forwarding copies of
appropriate notices and forms or other communications received from or sent to any Taxing Authority
which relate to the Business, providing copies of all relevant Tax Returns to the extent related to
the Business, together with accompanying schedules and related workpapers, documents relating to
rulings or other determinations by any Taxing Authority and records concerning the ownership and
Tax basis of property, which the requested Party may possess. Purchaser and Seller and their
respective Affiliates shall make their respective employees and facilities reasonably available on
a mutually convenient basis to explain any documents or information provided hereunder.
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(b) All Income Taxes resulting from the sale of the Business and the Purchased Assets shall be
paid by Seller and its Subsidiaries. In addition, Seller shall be
responsible for and shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes of Seller and its Subsidiaries
that relate to the Business or any of the Purchased Assets that were incurred in or are
attributable to any taxable period or portion thereof ending prior to the Effective Time.
Purchaser shall be responsible for and shall pay all Taxes that relate to any of the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets that were incurred in or are attributable to any taxable period or
portion thereof beginning at or after the Effective Time, other than Income Taxes, sales, transfer,
value-added and other similar Taxes resulting from the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets
contemplated by this Agreement and other fees and charges described in Section 5.6(c),
responsibility for which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 5.6(c). In no
event shall Purchaser be responsible for any Income Taxes incurred by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries regardless of when such Taxes are due or payable. In the case of any Taxes that are
imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Tax period that includes (but does not end at)
the Effective Time, the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending
at the Effective Time shall (i) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to
income or receipts (other than Income Taxes resulting from the sale of the Business and the
Purchased Assets), be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on (and including)
the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period, and
(ii) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed equal to the
amount which would by payable if the relevant Tax period ended on (and included) the Closing Date.
Seller shall be entitled to any refunds (including any interest paid thereon) or credits of Taxes
with respect to the Business attributable to taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending prior to
the Effective Time. Purchaser shall be entitled to any refunds (including any interest paid
thereon) or credits of Taxes with respect to the Business attributable to taxable periods (or
portions thereof) beginning at or after the Effective Time. Purchaser shall forward to or
reimburse Seller for any such refunds (including any interest paid thereon) or credits due to
Seller after receipt thereof, and Seller shall promptly forward to Purchaser or reimburse Purchaser
for any such refunds (including any interest paid thereon) or credits due to Purchaser after
receipt thereof.
(c) Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver certificates
establishing that the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets as contemplated by this Agreement
are exempt from any transfer Taxes, deed excise stamps and similar charges related to the sale of
the Purchased Assets contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) To the extent that any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not
exempt from, but are subject to, such Taxes or charges, or to any other applicable sales,
use, stamp, documentary, filing, recording, transfer or similar fees or Taxes or
governmental charges (including real property transfer gains Taxes, UCC 3 filing fees, FAA,
ICC, DOT, real estate and motor vehicle registration, title recording or filing fees and
other amounts payable in respect of transfer filings), Purchaser and its Subsidiaries shall
be responsible for (and shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Seller and
its Subsidiaries against) the first three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of such
aggregate Taxes, fees and charges, and Seller and its Subsidiaries shall be solely
responsible for (and shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and
its Subsidiaries against) for all amounts in excess of three hundred thousand dollars
($300,000).
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(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (i) of this Section 5.6(c),
Purchaser shall be responsible for any “goods and services taxes” (but not Ontario retail
sales taxes, which shall be governed by clause (i) of this Section 5.6(c))
applicable to the tangible Purchased Assets transferred from any Canadian Subsidiary of
Seller to any Canadian Subsidiary of Purchaser and shall pay the same to Seller on the
Closing Date for remittance (which Seller shall promptly thereafter remit) to the applicable
Taxing Authority, and the allocation set forth in clause (i) of this Section 5.6(c)
shall not apply to such Taxes; provided, however, that to the extent the aggregate amount of
“goods and services taxes” paid by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause
(ii) exceeds the aggregate amount of refund or credit against any future Tax Liability
actually received by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries in respect of such “goods and services
taxes”, such unrefunded or uncredited excess shall count toward the satisfaction of
Purchaser’s responsibility for the first three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of
aggregate Taxes, fees and charges under clause (i) of this Section 5.6(c) and toward
the determination of the obligation of Seller and its Subsidiaries with respect to amounts
in excess of such three hundred thousand dollar ($300,000) amount under such clause (i).
(iii) The Party that is responsible (or whose Subsidiary is responsible) for such Taxes under
applicable Law shall file (or cause its applicable Subsidiary to file) all necessary documents
(including all Tax Returns) with respect to all such Taxes in a timely manner. To the extent that
any Tax described in Section 5.6(c)(i) is paid or required by Law to be paid by Purchaser
or any of its Subsidiaries, Seller shall pay or reimburse Purchaser for such Tax upon notice from
Purchaser of the amount of such Tax, to the extent that the amount of such Tax, when added to the
other Taxes, fees and charges paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.6(c)(i) plus any
such unrefunded or uncredited “goods and services taxes” paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section
5.6(c)(ii), exceeds three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000).
(d) Each Party shall timely and duly prepare and cause to be filed, at its own expense, all
Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all Taxes subject to Section 5.6 that
are required by Law to be filed by such Party, and shall timely pay to the relevant Taxing
Authority all such Taxes that are required to be paid by such Party (subject to such reimbursement
from the other Party as provided for herein).
(e) Seller shall be responsible for and shall pay or cause to be paid any Liability of Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries for the Taxes of any other Person arising under Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign law) or as a result of an express or implied
obligation to indemnify such Person, including pursuant to a Tax sharing or allocation agreement.
(f) Seller and Purchaser shall in a timely fashion jointly make an election to have subsection
20(24) of the ITA apply in respect of amounts paid for the undertaking of future obligations by
Purchaser hereunder and shall file such election with the Canada Revenue Agency with their
respective Tax Returns for their respective taxation years that include the date hereof.
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(g) On the Closing Date, or as soon thereafter as possible, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, evidence that all Taxes required to be
paid by Seller under the Retail Sales Tax Act (Ontario) have been paid; provided, that, in the case
of the Retail Sales Tax Act (Ontario), the delivery of a certificate issued under Section 6 of that
Act which covers all periods up to and including the Effective Time shall constitute satisfactory
evidence for the purposes of the Taxes required to be paid under that Act.
5.7 Employment.
(a) Continuing Employees. Except in the case of EU Transferring Employees, Purchaser
shall have the right to recruit, make offers of post-Closing employment with Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries to, and to employ (or cause a Subsidiary of Purchaser to employ) (following the
Closing) such Business Employees as Purchaser shall designate in their sole discretion, and Seller
shall (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to) cooperate with and facilitate Purchaser’s review of and
contacts with Business Employees for possible post-Closing employment; provided, that Purchaser
shall make offers of post-Closing employment to substantially all (which in no event shall be less
than ninety-five percent (95%) of the employees identified or described in Schedule
5.7(a)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall (and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to) (i) provide Purchaser and its Representatives with access to Business Employees
who wish to meet with Purchaser during normal business hours for the purpose of conducting meetings
and interviews and (ii) provide prompt written notice to Purchaser of any Business Employees who
notify Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that such Business Employee (A) intends to terminate, or
terminates, his or her employment with Seller or its Subsidiaries (as applicable) except in
connection with such employee’s acceptance of employment with Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (as
applicable) or (B) intends to not accept Purchaser’s offer of employment or intends to accept
Purchaser’s offer of employment and subsequently terminate such employment after the Effective
Time. Prior to the Closing, any personal information (as defined by applicable privacy Laws) about
Business Employees which is disclosed to Purchaser by Seller for the purposes contemplated in this
Section 5.7(a) or for any other purposes contemplated by this Agreement, shall be held by
Purchaser in strict confidence and shall not be used, disclosed or retained by Purchaser for any
other purposes, and shall otherwise be handled by Purchaser in compliance with applicable privacy
Laws. Promptly following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and in any event no later
than seven (7) calendar days (or such longer period as may be required by applicable Law) prior to
the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver, in writing, an offer of employment to the Business Employees
identified or described in Schedule 5.7(a), such employment to commence on the day
immediately following the Closing, subject to Purchaser’s standard conditions for employees in each
applicable jurisdiction (the employees accepting such offers of employment, together with the EU
Continuing Employees, being referred to herein as the “Continuing Employees”). The terms
offered to each such Business Employee will be on terms that are not less favorable, in the
aggregate, for each such Business Employee, than the terms applicable to such employee summarized
in a confidential letter delivered by Purchaser to Seller concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, it being understood that the content of such letter shall be subject to
applicable privacy Laws and shall be kept strictly confidential by Seller. Purchaser shall deliver
to Seller a preliminary schedule of the names of the Continuing Employees, to the extent then known
by Purchaser, no later than two (2) calendar days prior to the Closing, and a revised final
schedule of the names of the Continuing Employees promptly following the
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Closing. Such offers will, where permitted by Law, be on an “at will” basis and otherwise
will offer compensation packages commensurate with each Continuing Employee’s experience and
proposed title and position with Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall abide by any local or
country-specific notification or consultation requirements with respect to Continuing Employees and
shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Business Employees to
accept such offers and to consent to any changes in terms of employment. Seller shall provide
Purchaser with reasonable advance notice of any proposed written communication to or with
Continuing Employees regarding the effects of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on
the Continuing Employees and reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such communications.
Seller hereby consents to the hiring by Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser of the Continuing
Employees and waives, with respect to the employment by Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser of
the Continuing Employees, any claims or rights that Seller or any Subsidiary may have against
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, against any of its or their Representatives or against any
Continuing Employee hired by Purchaser under any non-competition, confidentiality or employment
agreement, or otherwise under any applicable Law, as a result of Purchaser’s employment of such
Continuing Employee; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not constitute a waiver of any
claim or right that Seller or any of its Subsidiaries may have against any such Continuing Employee
under any such confidentiality agreement, or against Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or their
Representatives pursuant to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement or the Ancillary
Agreements, as a result of the unauthorized disclosure (in violation of such agreement) of
confidential information not related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities.
(b) Excluded Employees. Any Business Employee who is not offered employment by
Purchaser prior to Closing or who does not accept an offer of employment by Purchaser, in each case
pursuant to Section 5.7(a), and who is not an EU Transferring Employee, is hereinafter
referred to as a “Non-transferring Employee.” Seller shall indemnify and hold Purchaser
and its Affiliates harmless with respect to all Liabilities relating to any Non-transferring
Employee, including, (i) any employment-related liability, (ii) any liability relating to, arising
under or in connection with any Seller Benefit Plan, including any liability under COBRA, whether
arising prior to, on or after the Closing Date, and (iii) any liability under WARN or similar
applicable state, local or foreign Laws. Purchaser shall have no liability or responsibility with
respect to any Non-transferring Employee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Purchaser and its Affiliates shall have no liability for any severance payment that any
Non-transferring Employee may be entitled to receive in the event of termination of such
individual’s employment with Seller or any Seller’s Subsidiaries.
(c) Termination of Certain Employees. Prior to the Effective Time, and except in the
case of EU Transferring Employees, Seller and Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts
(i) to obtain the voluntary consent of a Continuing Employee to resign his or her employment from
Seller (or the applicable Subsidiary of Seller) and to become employed by Purchaser (or the
applicable Subsidiary of Purchaser) or (ii) to obtain the voluntary consent of a Continuing
Employee to transfer his or her employment to Purchaser (or the applicable Subsidiary of Purchaser)
or (iii) to enter into an agreement with a Continuing Employee by which Purchaser assumes the
material provisions of such Continuing Employee’s employment agreement, the determination of which
shall be established by Seller and Purchaser based on applicable local Laws and standard local
practice to minimize severance payments upon the
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transfer of or resignation and immediate rehiring of Continuing Employees, as applicable, on
the Closing Date. With respect to Business Employees located in jurisdictions where local
employment Laws may be argued to provide for an automatic transfer of such Business Employees’
employment to Purchaser upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or to
provide such Business Employees with a right to continuation of employment or to continuation of
current compensation and benefits, excluding EU Transferring Employees, Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to procure such resignations, waivers, releases and agreements as
may be required to permit the employment by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of the Business
Employees listed in Schedule 5.7(a) (and no other employees of Seller and its Subsidiaries)
and their employment by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries on the terms offered by Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries. Subject to applicable Laws, on and after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have the
right to dismiss any or all Continuing Employees at any time, with or without cause, and to change
the terms and conditions of their employment (including compensation and employee benefits provided
to them).
(d) Employee Benefits.
(i) Accrued Vacation. Purchaser shall give each Continuing Employee credit for years
of service with Seller for purposes of calculating such Continuing Employee’s vacation accrual rate
with Purchaser. For Continuing Employees located in all jurisdictions other than India, the United
States, and the United Kingdom, Purchaser shall permit each Continuing Employee to carry over to
Purchaser any vacation time accrued but unused with Seller, up to a maximum of fifty percent (50%)
of such Continuing Employee’s annual vacation accrual rate with Purchaser, and Seller shall pay to
such Continuing Employee the remainder of any accrued but unused vacation time. For Continuing
Employees located in India, on the Closing Date Seller shall pay each Continuing Employee for all
accrued but unused vacation time through the Closing Date. For Continuing Employees located in the
United States, on the Closing Date Seller shall pay each Continuing Employee for all accrued but
unused vacation time through the Closing Date, unless the Continuing Employee consents to the
partial payout and carryover described in the first sentence of this Section 5.7(d)(i).
For Continuing Employees located in the United Kingdom, all Continuing Employees shall carry over
to Purchaser all accrued and unused vacation time in accordance with applicable Law. The Purchase
Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the value of all vacation time carried over by
Continuing Employees to Purchaser, calculated on the basis of each Continuing Employee’s base
compensation rate as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (or on such other basis, if
higher, as Seller actually uses in calculating the payments it makes or is required to make to
Continuing Employees pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.7(d)(i)). At
least two (2) Business Days before the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a
certificate of Seller’s chief financial officer setting forth the amount of vacation time that will
have accrued through (and including) the Closing Date for each Business Employee, the dollar amount
of each such employee’s salary (or hourly wage rate), and the resulting value of each such
employee’s accrued vacation time.
(ii) Vesting of Seller Employee Benefit Plan Benefits. Effective as of the Closing
Date, Seller shall cause the tax-qualified pension and 401(k) plans in which Continuing Employees
were eligible to participate immediately prior to the Closing Date to fully vest such employees’
accrued benefit through the Closing Date thereunder.
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(iii) Bonuses. For Continuing Employees located in China and Taiwan who are eligible
(pursuant to their existing employment terms) to receive a bonus equal to one (1) month or two (2)
months (as applicable) of such Continuing Employee’s salary (the “Month Bonus”), in lieu of
Seller paying the accrued and unpaid amount of such Month Bonus as of the Closing Date (the
“Accrued Bonus Amount”) on the Closing Date, Purchaser shall carry over the Accrued Bonus
Amount and pay the applicable Accrued Bonus Amount to the Continuing Employee in accordance with
such Continuing Employee’s existing employment terms. The Purchase Price shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the aggregate Accrued Bonus Amount for all applicable Continuing Employees. At
least two (2) Business Days before the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a
certificate of Seller’s chief financial officer setting forth the aggregate amount of the Accrued
Bonus Amount for each Continuing Employee.
(e) EU Business Employees.
(i) The provisions of Sections 5.7(a), (b) and (c), with the exception of the
definition of “Continuing Employees” insofar as it is used in any other sections of this Agreement,
shall not apply to EU Transferring Employees.
(ii) Seller and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that the contracts of employment between
Seller, or any of its Subsidiaries, and each of the EU Transferring Employees shall have effect
from the Effective Time as if originally made between Purchaser, or one of its designated
Affiliates, and the applicable EU Business Employee pursuant to the operation of the EU Transfer
Regulations in the applicable Member State in relation to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(iii) In the event that the contract of employment between Seller, or any of its Subsidiaries,
and any UK Employee does not have effect from the Effective Time as if originally made between
Purchaser or one of its designated Affiliates, and the applicable UK Employee pursuant to the
operation of the EU Transfer Regulations in the United Kingdom in relation to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the provisions of Sections 5.7(a), (b), (c) and (d) shall
apply in relation to those UK Employees whose contracts of employment do not transfer, provided
that the various time limits stated in Sections 5.7(a), (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply
and each Party shall be obliged to use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with its
respective obligations without any unreasonable delay following that Party becoming aware that the
contract of employment of the relevant UK Employee did not transfer pursuant to the operation of
the EU Transfer Regulations in the UK at the Effective Time.
(iv) Notwithstanding paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.7(e), with regard to the French
EU Business Employee, Purchaser (or its appropriate Subsidiary) shall offer to such French EU
Business Employee equivalent contractual terms and conditions of employment as those enjoyed by
such French EU Business Employee immediately before such offer is made. Such offer shall be valid
for at least six (6) weeks. Purchaser (or its appropriate Subsidiary) shall present the offer
simultaneously to the French EU Business Employee and Seller.
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(v) If the contract of employment of any person who is employed by Seller or any of its
Affiliates or by any contractor, sub-contractor or agent of Seller or any of its
Affiliates in the United Kingdom, but who is not a UK Employee, has effect as if originally
made between Purchaser or any of its Affiliates and the applicable person pursuant to the operation
of the EU Transfer Regulations in the United Kingdom in relation to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, Purchaser (or the applicable Affiliate of Purchaser) may, within fourteen (14)
calendar days of becoming aware of such effect, terminate the contract of employment of each such
relevant person. If: (A) Purchaser (or an Affiliate of Purchaser) has notified Seller in advance
of the dismissal, (B) Purchaser (or the applicable Affiliate of Purchaser) has used reasonable
endeavors to comply with the three-step dismissal procedure set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the
Employment Xxx 0000, (C) the dismissal is not by reason of, or connected to, a form of
discrimination prohibited by law in the United Kingdom, and (D) the dismissal occurs within the
stated fourteen (14) calendar day period, even if the dismissal procedure referred to above has not
been completed by that stage, then Seller agrees to indemnify Purchaser and its Affiliates against
any and all Liabilities and Losses arising from, or connected with, any and all such terminations
and against any and all reasonable sums payable to, or in respect of, the applicable person in
respect of his employment up to, and including, the date upon which his employment is so
terminated.
(vi) Prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser shall jointly deliver to each EU
Transferring Employee a notice (in a form agreed by Seller and Purchaser) to communicate to each
such EU Transferring Employee that his or her contract of employment shall have continuing effect
after the Closing Date in the manner specified in Section 5.7(e)(ii). Notwithstanding the
foregoing in this paragraph, with regard to the French EU Business Employee, Purchaser (or its
appropriate Subsidiary) shall make an offer of employment as specified in Section
5.7(e)(iv), at least six (6) weeks prior to Closing Date.
(vii) All payments, costs, expenses and charges relating to each EU Continuing Employee
(“Charges”) shall be apportioned on a time-basis so that the Charges accruing in, and/or
payable in relation to, the period prior to the Effective Time shall be borne and discharged by
Seller and the Charges accruing in, and/or payable in relation to, the period commencing from the
Effective Time shall be borne and discharged by Purchaser.
(viii) Seller shall, at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, provide to
Purchaser the information required to be given with respect to EU Transferring Employees pursuant
to the EU Transfer Regulations and copies of all contracts of employment and other agreements
relating to EU Transferring Employees. Purchaser will provide Seller as soon as reasonably
practicable on request with all information it is required to provide by the EU Transfer
Regulations in each applicable jurisdiction so that Seller may comply with its obligations to
inform and consult with the EU Business Employees under the EU Transfer Regulations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing in this paragraph, with regard to the French EU Business Employee,
Seller shall provide to Purchaser a copy of the French EU Business Employee’s contract of
employment and other agreements relating to such employee at least seven (7) weeks prior to Closing
Date.
(ix) Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide Purchaser and its
Representatives with reasonable access to each of the UK Employees and their appropriate
representatives (which term shall have the same meaning as it has in the EU Transfer Regulations,
as implemented in the United Kingdom), except to the extent that they refuse to meet with Purchaser, during normal business hours for the purpose of conducting meetings
(provided always that Seller is present).
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(f) Intellectual Property Rights. Seller and Purchaser shall jointly provide complete
and adequate notice to all Business Employees excluding EU Transferring Employees, that their
current agreements with Seller or its Affiliates concerning information and inventions and
confidentiality while continuing in full force and effect in accordance with their terms shall not
apply to their employment relationship with Purchaser, and that those who become employed by
Purchaser, excluding EU Transferring Employees, will be required, upon becoming Continuing
Employees and as a condition of employment with Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, to sign a new
employment agreement containing provisions concerning Intellectual Property Rights and Technology.
(g) Credit. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.3(b), Section
1.4(f) and Section 1.4(g), and subject further to the terms of individual offer
letters, to the extent permitted by applicable Purchaser benefit plans, Purchaser shall give each
Continuing Employee credit for prior service with Seller or its Subsidiaries for purposes of
eligibility for participation in any employee benefit plan maintained by Purchaser (but not for
purposes of benefits vesting or accrual under any defined benefit pension plan and not for purposes
of equity incentive grants).
(i) On each of the first, second and third year anniversaries of the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall deliver to Seller a complete and accurate list of (A) each Continuing Employee who is
entitled to severance due to a termination of employment with Purchaser or any Affiliate of
Purchaser that occurs during the twelve (12), twenty-four (24) and thirty-six (36) months,
respectively, following the Closing Date (“Terminated Continuing Employee”), (B) the total
severance amount paid or due to each Terminated Continuing Employee, (C) the portion of the total
severance amount paid or due to each Terminated Continuing Employee for which Seller is responsible
in accordance with Section 1.4(b) and this Section 5.7(g) (provided, however, that
with regard to severance due to a termination of employment with Purchaser prior to the last day of
the eighteenth (18th) month following the Closing Date, such portion of the total severance amount
shall not be more than the severance that such Terminated Continuing Employee would have received
if such Terminated Continuing Employee’s employment was terminated immediately prior to the Closing
Date; and provided, further, that with regard to severance due to a termination of employment with
Purchaser after the eighteenth (18th) month following the Closing Date but on or prior
to the last day of the thirty-sixth (36th) month following the Closing Date, such
portion of the total severance amount shall not total more than eight million dollars
($8,000,000)), (D) the underlying calculations of the amounts under clauses (B) and (C), and (E) a
summary description of the reason that severance is payable (“Severance Liability List”).
For purposes of this Section 5.7(g), Seller shall be responsible to Purchaser for an amount
equal to the product of (i) the total severance amount paid or due to each Terminated Continuing
Employee, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months that such
Terminated Continuing Employee was employed by Seller, and the denominator of which is the total
number of months that such Terminated Continuing Employee was employed by Seller (and/or a
Subsidiary of Seller) and Purchaser (and/or a Subsidiary of Purchaser). Notwithstanding anything
in the foregoing, Seller shall be responsible for severance of Terminated Continuing Employees
solely under the terms of (and shall not exceed the amounts payable under) Seller’s severance plans
and programs in
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existence as of the Closing Date and under statutory severance obligations in existence as of
the Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in determining the
amount of severance for which Seller shall be responsible, the amount of severance payable to
Terminated Continuing Employees shall be calculated as if such severance were payable pursuant to
the severance plans of Seller and its Subsidiaries in effect on the date hereof (or, if greater, on
the Closing Date) and under severance statutes as in effect as of the Closing Date.
(ii) As soon as practicable, Seller shall review and confirm the accuracy of the Severance
Liability List. If Seller disputes the accuracy of the Severance Liability List, Seller shall
deliver a written notice (“Severance Liability List Dispute Notice”) to Purchaser before 5
p.m. Pacific Time on the thirtieth (30th) day after the delivery of the Severance
Liability List (“Severance Liability List Review Period”).
(iii) If Seller delivers a Severance Liability List Dispute Notice to Purchaser prior to the
expiration of the Severance Liability List Review Period, then Seller and Purchaser shall attempt
in good faith to agree upon the accuracy of the Severance Liability List. If Seller and Purchaser
are unable to reach agreement on the accuracy of the Severance Liability List within twenty (20)
days after the expiration of the Severance Liability List Review Period, either Seller or Purchaser
may demand arbitration of the dispute. The dispute shall be resolved by three (3) arbitrators, one
selected by Seller, one selected by Purchaser, and the third selected jointly by the two
arbitrators previously selected by Seller and Purchaser. The decision of a majority of the three
(3) arbitrators as to the accuracy of the Severance Liability List shall be binding and conclusive
upon Seller and Purchaser. Such decision shall be written and shall be supported by written
findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the dispute which shall set forth the judgment of
the arbitrators.
(iv) Judgment to enforce the decision rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court
having competent jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in a location within the
Northern District of California under the commercial rules of arbitration then in effect of the
American Arbitration Association. Each Party shall pay its own expenses, including attorneys’
fees. The expenses and fees of each arbitrator and the administrative costs of the arbitration and
the expenses shall be borne equally by Seller and Purchaser.
(h) No Third-Party Beneficiary Rights. No provision of this Section 5.7 shall
create any third-party beneficiary rights in any Business Employee, or any beneficiary or
dependents thereof, including the compensation, terms and conditions of employment and benefits
that may be provided to any Continuing Employee or under any employee benefit plan which Purchaser
may maintain.
5.8 Personal Information. Any personal information (as defined by applicable privacy
Laws) about Business Employees which is disclosed to Purchaser by Seller for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement (including the employment of such individuals by the Purchaser and
its Subsidiaries after the Effective Time), shall be held by Purchaser in confidence and shall not
be used, disclosed or retained by Purchaser for any other purposes, and shall otherwise be handled
by Purchaser in compliance in all material respects with applicable privacy Laws.
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5.9 Preservation of Records. Seller and Purchaser agree that each of them shall
preserve and keep the records held by it or their Affiliates relating to the Business for a period
of seven (7) years from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the
other as may be reasonably required by such Party in connection with, among other things, any
insurance claims by, legal proceedings against or governmental investigations of Seller or
Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable Seller or Purchaser to comply with their
respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument
contemplated hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.9 to the
contrary, neither Seller nor Purchaser shall be required to provide access to any information or
materials required by Law or by agreements with third parties to be kept confidential. In the case
of material protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product immunity, Seller or
Purchaser (as the case may be) may, prior to and as a condition of furnishing such material,
require the recipient to enter into a reasonably appropriate agreement intended to preserve such
privileges and immunities.
5.10 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.
(a) For a period from the date hereof until the second (2nd) anniversary of the
Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Seller shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or
indirectly, own, manage, operate, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or
control of any business, whether in corporate, proprietorship or partnership form or otherwise,
engaged in the Purchaser Field (a “Restricted Business”) anywhere in the world.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to acquire a majority
equity or other majority ownership interest of a Person whose principal line of business is not a
Restricted Business, but which has a division or other operations constituting a Restricted
Business (any such division or operations, an “Acquired Competing Interest”), provided that
(i) the annual gross sales or revenues from such Restricted Business do not exceed twenty five
million dollars ($25,000,000) and in any event such gross sales or revenues from such Restricted
Business do not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the total annual gross sales or revenues of
such Person for the last completed fiscal year of such Person, and (ii) Seller shall or shall cause
its applicable Subsidiary to take all commercially reasonable steps to sell or otherwise divest the
Acquired Competing Interest as soon as reasonably practicable to an unaffiliated Person; and
provided further that if Seller and its Subsidiaries have not completed the sale or other
divestiture of the Acquired Competing Interest within six (6) months after the acquisition by
Seller and its Subsidiaries of the Acquired Competing Interest, then Seller shall immediately cause
the operations of the Acquired Competing Interest to be ceased. The parties hereto specifically
acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the foregoing will be inadequate and
that Purchaser, in addition to any other relief available to it, shall be entitled to temporary and
permanent injunctive relief without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond
whatsoever.
(b) For a period from the date hereof to the second (2nd) anniversary of the
Closing Date, Seller shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to (i) cause, solicit, induce or
encourage any employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries who are or become employees of
Purchaser or its Affiliates as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to leave
such employment with Purchaser or its Subsidiaries or (ii) hire, employ or otherwise engage any
such individual.
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(c) In addition to and without in any way limiting the obligations and restrictions set forth
in Section 5.10(b), Seller agrees that for a period of one (1) year from and after the
Effective Time, neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller will, directly or indirectly, solicit
to employ any employee of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries who was first introduced to Seller
or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with (i) the negotiation of this Agreement or (ii) the
performance by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries of the Transition Services Agreement. The
foregoing shall not prohibit or prevent Seller or any of its Subsidiaries from soliciting any
employee of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries: (A) through general solicitations in newspaper,
trade, internet or other advertisements, job fairs or similar methods, (B) through a third-party
recruiter, provided that neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries provides such third-party
recruiter with the name, title or position of any such employee of Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Transition Services Agreement, (C) who first contacts Seller or any of its Subsidiaries on his or
her own initiative, (D) who (x) is no longer employed by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, (y)
has provided notice of his or her resignation without solicitation by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or (z) has received written notice from Purchaser or the Subsidiary of Purchaser where
he or she is employed of his or her impending termination, or (E) after the date which is three (3)
months after the date on which Purchaser enters into an agreement for a sale by Purchaser (whether
by sale of stock or assets, or otherwise) of the division, business unit, department or other
operational area in which such employee is employed. In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Section 5.10(c) and Section 5.10(b), Section 5.10(b)
shall control.
(d) Purchaser agrees that for a period of one (1) year from and after the Effective Time,
neither Purchaser nor any Subsidiary of Purchaser will, directly or indirectly, solicit to employ
any current employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries who was first introduced to Purchaser or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with (i) the negotiation of this Agreement or (ii) the
performance by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of the Transition Services Agreement. The
foregoing shall not prohibit or prevent Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries from soliciting any
employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries: (A) through general solicitations in newspaper,
trade, internet or other advertisements, job fairs or similar methods, (B) through a third-party
recruiter, provided that neither Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries provides such third-party
recruiter with the name, title or position of any such employee of Seller or its Subsidiaries
obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transition
Services Agreement, (C) who first contacts Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries on his or her own
initiative, (D) who (x) is no longer employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) has
provided notice of his or her resignation without solicitation by Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries or (z) has received written notice from Seller or the Subsidiary where he or she is
employed of his or her impending termination, or (E) after the date which is three (3) months after
the date on which Seller enters into an agreement for a sale by Seller (whether by sale of stock or
assets or otherwise) of the division, business unit, department or other operational area in which
such employee is employed. The rights and interests of Seller and its Subsidiaries pursuant to
this Section 5.10(d) may not be assigned by Seller or its Subsidiaries (by operation of Law
or otherwise) without the prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent may be withheld in
Purchaser’s sole discretion) and any attempt to assign such rights and interests without consent
shall be void.
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(e) The covenants and undertakings contained in this Section 5.10 relate to matters
which are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and a violation of any of the terms of
this Section 5.10 will cause irreparable injury to the parties, the amount of which will be
impossible to estimate or determine and which cannot be adequately compensated. Therefore, each
Party agrees that the other Party shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order or other
equitable relief from any court of competent jurisdiction in the event of any breach of this
Section 5.10. The rights and remedies provided by this Section 5.10 are cumulative
and in addition to any other rights and remedies which Purchaser may have hereunder or at law or in
equity. In the event that Purchaser were to seek damages for any breach of this Section
5.10, the portion of the consideration delivered by Purchaser to Seller (or to others at the
direction of Seller) hereunder which is attributed by the parties to the foregoing covenant shall
not be considered a measure of or limit on such damages.
(f) Purchaser and Seller intend and agree that (i) the covenants set forth in this Section
5.10 shall be construed as a series of separate covenants, one for each country in the world
where the Business (or any portion thereof) is located or conducted, including the United States of
America, Canada, India, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the
United Kingdom, and France, and one for each state and province within such countries (including
the State of California and the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and the Province of
Ontario); (ii) if any court of competent jurisdiction in a final nonappealable judgment determines
that a specified time period, a specified geographical area, a specified business limitation or any
other relevant feature of this Section 5.10 is unreasonable, arbitrary or against public
policy, then a lesser time period, geographical area, business limitation or other relevant feature
which is determined to be reasonable, not arbitrary and not against public policy may be enforced
against the applicable Party; and (iii) if, in any Action or Proceeding, a court shall refuse to
enforce any of the separate covenants deemed included in this Section 5.10, even after
giving effect to clause (ii), then such unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from
these provisions for the purpose of such Action or Proceeding to the extent necessary to permit the
remaining separate covenants to be enforced.
(g) The parties agree to allocate the aggregate sum of one dollar ($1.00) of the consideration
of the Purchased Assets to the agreements, covenants and undertakings contained in Section
5.10 for the purposes of the ITA and the parties shall timely prepare and file a joint election
under proposed paragraph 56.4(3)(c) of the ITA (and analogous provincial or territorial tax
legislation) in the form of “Election for Restrictive Covenants” attached hereto as Exhibit
N, or in such successor form as may be prescribed by the Canada Revenue Agency, which shall be
filed in accordance with proposed subsection 56.4(14) of the ITA.
5.11 Notification of Certain Matters. Seller shall give prompt written notice to
Purchaser of (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of
which is likely to cause any representation or warranty of Seller in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate at or prior to the Closing in any material respect and (b) any failure of Seller in any
material respect to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with
or satisfied by it hereunder, and Purchaser shall give prompt written notice to Seller of (x) the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which is likely to
cause any representation or warranty of Purchaser in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at
or prior to the Closing in any material respect and (y) any failure of
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Purchaser in any material respect to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of
any notice pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall not limit or otherwise affect any remedies
available to the Party receiving such notice.
5.12 Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) Seller shall give Purchaser prompt written notice of the receipt by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date hereof of any summons, complaint, demand letter, offer of or invitation
to seek a license, or other written communication (each an “IP Communication”) claiming, in
substance, (a) that any Current Business Product infringes the Intellectual Property Rights or
Technology of any other Person, (b) that Seller or any of its Subsidiaries do not own or have the
right to exploit any Technology or Intellectual Property Rights required for the Business or any
Current Business Product, or (c) that any of the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology,
including the Seller IP Assets, presently embodied or proposed to be embodied in any Current
Business Product is available for licensing from a potential licensor providing the notice.
(b) Seller shall give Purchaser prompt written notice of the receipt by Seller or any of any
of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof of any IP Communication if Seller determines (or should
determine in the exercise of reasonable good faith judgment) that any such IP Communication claims,
in substance, (a) that any element or functionality of any Roadmap Product as delivered to
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement would infringe the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology
of the Person responsible for the IP Communication or the holder of the Intellectual Property
Rights or Technology asserted in the IP Communication (the “Claimant”) (b) that Seller or
any of its Subsidiaries do not own or have the right to exploit any Technology or Intellectual
Property Rights that Seller planned or required for any Roadmap Product, or (c) that any of the
Intellectual Property Rights or Technology of the Claimant presently embodied or proposed to be
embodied in any Roadmap Product is available for licensing from the Claimant.
(c) From and after the execution of this Agreement to the Closing (or the earlier termination
of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1), Seller shall take commercially reasonable
actions (x) to maintain, perfect, preserve or renew the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property
Rights, including the payment of any registration, maintenance, renewal fees, annuity fees and
Taxes or the filing of any documents, applications or certificates related thereto, and (y) to
promptly respond and prepare to respond to all requests, related to the Purchased Registered
Intellectual Property Rights, received from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority. At the
Closing, Seller shall notify Purchaser of all material actions which must be taken within the one
hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date and which are necessary to maintain, perfect,
preserve or renew the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights, including the payment of
any registration, maintenance, renewal fees, annuity fees and Taxes or the filing of any documents,
applications or certificates related thereto.
5.13 Expenses. Whether or not the Closing occurs, except as otherwise expressly
provided by this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal, accounting, financial advisory,
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consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties incurred by a Party in connection
with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, shall be the obligation of the respective Party incurring such
fees and expenses, it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Transition
Services Agreement shall govern the responsibility for all costs and expenses in connection with
the transitional services to be provided pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement and related
statements of work attached thereto (in each case on the terms and conditions expressly set forth
in such agreement and such statements of work). Except as specifically set forth in the Transition
Services Agreement, Purchaser shall be responsible for any costs and expenses incurred in
connection with Purchaser’s occupation, integration or acceptance of the Purchased Assets and the
Licensed IP Assets, and Seller shall be responsible for any costs and expenses incurred by Seller
in connection with its delivery obligations set forth in Section 1.7. Purchaser shall be
responsible for the cost of any filing fees under the Canadian Competition Act.
5.14 Shared Premises. For those Business Real Properties that Seller will continue to
occupy during Purchaser’s lease or sublease of a portion thereof, each Party shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that the business operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries
therein will not interfere or limit in any material respect the operation of the other Party and
its Subsidiaries in and from such location in compliance with the terms of the Transition Services
Agreement and the applicable related statement of work.
5.15 Certain Agreements Required for Closing. Without limiting the generality of the
Parties obligations set forth elsewhere in this Article 5, during the period from the date
hereof to the Closing Date, each Party shall (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to)
finalize, execute and deliver in good faith each of the Foreign Asset Purchase Agreements and Real
Property Transfer Agreements and such other documents and instruments, provide such materials and
information and take such other actions as the other Party may reasonably request to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Foreign Asset Purchase Agreements and the Real Property Transfer
Agreements.
5.16 Audited 2008 Business Financials. Seller shall use its best efforts to prepare
and complete the Audited 2008 Business Financials, and to cause the audit of such financial
statements to be completed on or prior to the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day after the
Closing Date. If the Audited 2008 Business Financials have not been completed and delivered to
Purchaser, but all other closing conditions are satisfied or waived, as applicable, and the Parties
effect the Closing pursuant to Section 1.6 of this Agreement, Purchaser shall deposit
fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) of the Purchase Price (the “Withheld Amount”) with
the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow (on the terms set forth below and such further terms as
Purchaser and Seller may mutually agree). If the Audited 2008 Business Financials are completed
and delivered to Purchaser on or prior to the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day after the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall cause the Escrow Agent to promptly pay the entire Withheld Amount
(including interest with respect thereto) to Seller. If the Audited 2008 Business Financials are
completed and delivered more than forty five (45) calendar days after the Closing, the Purchase
Price, and the portion of the Withheld Amount required to be paid (or caused to be paid) by
Purchaser to Seller, shall be reduced by one million dollars ($1,000,000) (plus any applicable
interest with respect thereto) for each additional day or fraction of a day beyond the end of such
forty five (45) day period until the completion and delivery to Purchaser of the Audited 2008 Business
Financials and Purchaser shall retain such Withheld Amount.
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ARTICLE 6.
CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Closing. The respective
obligations of Purchaser, BIL and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the conditions set
forth in this Section 6.1:
(a) Legal Proceedings. No Governmental or Regulatory Authority shall have commenced,
or notified in writing either Purchaser, BIL or Seller or any of their respective Representatives
of any intention to commence, proceedings to restrain, prohibit, rescind, materially condition or
take any substantially similar action with respect to any of the material transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (including the Intellectual Property License
Agreements), in a manner that would be materially adverse to the Party asserting this condition,
unless such Governmental or Regulatory Authority shall have definitively withdrawn such notice and
abandoned all such proceedings, as the case may be.
(b) No Injunctions or Regulatory Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining
order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order issued by any court or other Governmental
or Regulatory Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or
prohibition preventing or rendering unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be in effect; nor shall there be any action taken, or any Law enacted,
entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that
would prohibit or render unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or which would permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
only if certain divestitures were made or if Purchaser, BIL or Seller were to agree to limitations
on its business activities or operations.
6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at
or prior to the Closing of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2, any of
which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Seller:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Purchaser
contained in this Agreement shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement and shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties which by
their express terms are made solely as of a specified earlier date, which shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such specified earlier date).
(b) Performance. Purchaser and BIL shall have performed and complied with, in all
material respects, each agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement to be so
performed or complied with by Purchaser at or before the Closing.
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(c) Governmental and Regulatory Approvals. The Required Seller Approvals shall have
been obtained and shall be in full force and effect with no condition that would be materially
adverse to Seller.
(d) Certain Agreements. Each Ancillary Agreement (other than the IP License
Agreements executed and delivered concurrently herewith) to which Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party shall have been executed by Purchaser and/or each applicable Subsidiary of
Purchaser and delivered to Seller by Purchaser substantially in the form attached hereto, and
(assuming the execution and delivery thereof by Seller or its Subsidiaries) each such agreement
(including the IP License Agreements) shall be in full force and effect.
(e) Legal Opinions. Seller shall have received legal opinions from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP, U.S. legal counsel to Purchaser, and Torys LLP, Canadian legal counsel
to Purchaser, as to the matters set forth in Exhibit J.2.
(f) Closing Certificates. Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller a certificate,
dated as of the Closing Date and executed by an executive officer of Purchaser, certifying that the
conditions set forth in this Section 6.2 are satisfied, and a secretary’s certificate
executed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Purchaser in form reasonably acceptable to
Seller.
6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of
Purchaser and BIL to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to
the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of each of the conditions set forth in this Section
6.3, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Purchaser:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller
contained in this Agreement shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement and shall each be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing
Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties which by
their express terms are made solely as of a specified earlier date, which shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of such specified earlier date).
(b) Performance. Seller shall have performed and complied with, in all material
respects, each agreement, covenant and obligation required by this Agreement to be so performed or
complied with by Seller on or before the Closing Date.
(c) Closing Certificates. Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate,
dated as of the Closing Date and executed by an executive officer of Seller, certifying that the
conditions set forth in this Section 6.3 are satisfied, and a secretary’s certificate
executed by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Seller in form reasonably acceptable to
Purchaser.
(d) Third-Party Consents. Seller shall have received, and shall have delivered to
Purchaser, each of the Approvals listed in Schedule 6.3(d).
(e) Governmental and Regulatory Approvals. The Required Purchaser Approvals shall
have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect on terms reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser.
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(f) Legal Opinions. Purchaser shall have received legal opinions from Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx, U.S. legal counsel to Seller, and XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Canadian legal counsel to Seller, as
to the matters set forth in Exhibit J.1.
(g) Certain Agreements. Each Ancillary Agreement (other than the IP License
Agreements executed and delivered concurrently herewith) to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party shall have been executed by Seller and/or the applicable Subsidiary of Seller and
delivered to Purchaser by Seller or the applicable Subsidiary of Seller substantially in the form
attached hereto, and (assuming the execution and delivery thereof by Purchaser) each such agreement
(including the IP License Agreements) shall be in full force and effect.
(h) Employees. Each of the Business Employees named in Schedule 6.3(h)(1), at
least ninety percent (90%) of the Business Employees named in Schedule 6.3(h)(2) and at
least ninety percent (90%) of the other Business Employees who shall have received offers of
post-Closing employment by Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.7
shall have accepted offers of employment with Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser to commence
following the Closing and shall continue to be employed by Seller or a Subsidiary of Seller as of
the Closing, and none of the Business Employees named in Schedule 6.3(h)(1), not more than
ten percent (10%) of the Business Employees named in Schedule 6.3(h)(2) and not more than
ten percent (10%) of the other Business Employees who have received offers of post-Closing
employment by Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser shall have refused offers of employment by
Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser to commence following the Closing or given any notice or
other indication that they are not willing or do not intend to be employed by Purchaser or a
Subsidiary of Purchaser following the Closing or are not willing or do not intend to execute and
deliver to Purchaser Purchaser’s standard forms of Confidentiality and Invention Assignment
Agreement and associated schedules and statements without amendment or modification thereto in any
substantive respect.
(i) Audited 2007 Business Financials. The audit of the Audited 2007 Business
Financials by Seller’s independent public accounting firm shall have been completed and the opinion
of such independent public accountants on the Audited Business Financials shall contain no material
qualifications and shall otherwise be in customary form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser.
(j) India Facilities. The facilities to be established, and the equipment and
infrastructure to be installed, by Seller and its Subsidiaries for the Continuing Employees in
India shall be complete, operational, and ready for occupancy and use by such Continuing Employees,
so as to permit the uninterrupted conduct of the Business by such employees in the ordinary course
following the Effective Time in the same manner as conducted prior to the Effective Time.
(k) No Business Material Adverse Effect. No Business Material Adverse Effect shall
have occurred, and no event shall have occurred or arisen, and no circumstance shall exist, that
would reasonably be expected to result in a Business Material Adverse Effect.
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ARTICLE 7.
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND
AGREEMENTS; ESCROW PROVISIONS
7.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements.
Notwithstanding any right of Purchaser (whether or not exercised) to investigate the Business, the
Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities (whether pursuant to Section 5.1 or otherwise)
and notwithstanding any waiver or non-assertion by a Party of any applicable condition to Closing
set forth in Article 6 or any termination right set forth in Article 8, each Party
shall have the right to rely fully upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
of the other Party contained in this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the certificates and
instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith. All of the representations and
warranties of Seller and Purchaser contained in this Agreement and contained or incorporated or
referred to in the certificates and instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall
survive the Closing and continue until 11:59 p.m. California time on the day which is eighteen (18)
months after the Closing Date (the “Expiration Date”). Nothing in this Section 7.1
or any other provision of this Agreement (i) shall be construed to limit or otherwise alter the
survival of any representation or warranty of any Person in any of the Ancillary Agreements, which
shall survive the Closing and continue for the time periods set forth therein (or, if no time
period is set forth therein, indefinitely), or (ii) shall be construed to limit or alter the
survival of any covenant or agreement of Seller or Purchaser contained in this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements, which shall survive the Closing and continue for the time periods set
forth therein (or, if no time period is set forth therein, indefinitely), other than covenants and
agreements of Seller and Purchaser which by their terms are to be wholly performed prior to the
Closing, which covenants and agreements shall survive until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the
Expiration Date.
7.2 Indemnification; Escrow Provisions.
(a) Establishment of the Escrow Fund. At the Closing, without any act of Seller or
any other Person, the Escrow Amount will be deposited with the Escrow Agent by Purchaser, such
deposits to constitute the “Escrow Fund” to be governed by the terms set forth herein and
the Escrow Agreement.
(b) Indemnification; Recourse to the Escrow Fund. Subject to the limitations set
forth elsewhere in this Article 7, Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and
each of its officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates, including each Subsidiary of
Purchaser that purchases Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the
“Purchaser Indemnitees”), and the Escrow Fund shall be available to compensate Purchaser
and each of the other Purchaser Indemnitees, for any and all Losses (whether or not involving a
Third-Party Claim) paid, incurred, sustained or accrued by Purchaser or any other Purchaser
Indemnitee as a result of (i) any breach or violation of, or inaccuracy in, any representation or
warranty (either as made on the date hereof or as if made on and as of the Closing Date, other than
representations and warranties that by their express terms are made solely as of a specified
earlier date, as to which indemnification shall only be available for breaches, violations or
inaccuracies as of such specified earlier date), or any breach or violation of any covenant or
agreement, made by (or on behalf of) Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements or any certificate, agreement or instrument delivered in connection
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herewith or therewith or any claim by any third party alleging, constituting or involving such
a breach, violation or inaccuracy, (ii) any of the Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities, (iii)
any matter for which Purchaser or any other Purchaser Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
pursuant to Sections 1.8, 5.5, 5.6, or 5.7, or (iv) any matter referred to in Schedule
7.2(b)(iv); and Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and each of its officers,
directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (collectively, the “Seller Indemnitees”) for
any and all Losses (whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim) paid, incurred, sustained or
accrued by Seller or any other Seller Indemnitee as a result of (x) any breach or violation of, or
inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty (either as made on the date hereof or as if made on
and as of the Closing Date, other than representations and warranties that by their express terms
are made solely as of a specified earlier date, as to which indemnification shall only be available
for breaches, violations or inaccuracies as of such specified earlier date), or any breach or
violation of any covenant or agreement, made by (or on behalf of) Purchaser in this Agreement or
any of the Ancillary Agreements or any certificate, agreement or instrument delivered in connection
herewith or therewith or any claim by any third party alleging, constituting or involving such a
breach, violation or inaccuracy, or (y) any of the Assumed Liabilities. Purchaser and Seller each
acknowledge that such Losses, if any, would relate to unresolved contingencies existing at the
Closing, which if resolved at the Closing would have led to a reduction in the Purchase Price.
(c) Certain Limitations.
(i) Except as otherwise provided herein, an Indemnified Party may not make any claim for
indemnification for Losses in excess of the Cap resulting from the breach or violation of, or
inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement (or contained,
incorporated or referred to in any certificate delivered in connection therewith), and, further, an
Indemnified Party may not make any claim for indemnification for any breach or violation of, or
inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty unless and until the aggregate Losses paid, incurred,
sustained and/or accrued (or anticipated or be paid, incurred, sustained and/or accrued) exceed two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) (the “Threshold Amount”) (at which time claims
may be made and indemnifiable Losses shall be determined without regard to, and without deducting
or subtracting, the Threshold Amount). For purposes of this Article 7, all materiality and
Business Material Adverse Effect qualifications in the representations and warranties contained in
Article 2 or contained, incorporated or referred to in the certificate related thereto
delivered pursuant to Section 6.3(c) shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the
amount of such Losses, but shall not be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a breach of
any representation or warranty contained in Article 2 (or contained, incorporated or
referred to in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.3(c)) has occurred. Neither
the Cap nor the Threshold Amount shall apply to claims for indemnification (A) by an Indemnified
Party for Losses resulting from fraud or willful breach by the Indemnifying Party or any Person who
is or was a director, officer, Affiliate or stockholder of the Indemnifying Party in connection
with this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or any certificate, agreement or instrument
delivered in connection herewith or therewith, (B) by Purchaser for Losses resulting from any of
the Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities (in the case of indemnification claims by Purchaser
related thereto), (C) by Seller for Losses resulting from any of the Assumed Liabilities (in the
case of indemnification claims by Seller related thereto), (D) by Purchaser for any Losses for
which Purchaser or any other Purchaser Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to
Sections 1.8, 5.5, 5.6 or 5.7, (D) by Purchaser for Losses resulting from any
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Excepted Matter or (F) by Purchaser for Losses resulting from any of the matters referred to
in Schedule 7.2(b)(iv), any and all of which shall be recoverable by the applicable
Indemnified Party without respect to the Cap or the Threshold Amount (other than Item 5 under Part
II of Schedule 7.2(b)(iv), which shall be subject to the Cap but not the Threshold).
(ii) In the event of any conflict between the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, on
the one hand, and the provisions of the Transition Services Agreement or the related statements of
work attached thereto, on the other hand, the provisions of the Transition Services Agreement and
the applicable statement of work shall control, but solely with respect to the indemnification for
obligations expressly and exclusively established by the Transition Services Agreement and related
statements of work attached thereto and not with respect to any other matter or obligation (as to
each of which this Agreement shall govern, control and prevail).
(iii) For Losses that are not subject to the Cap and are not for Excepted Matters as defined
in Section 7.2(c)(v), the maximum respective liability of each of Seller and Purchaser
under this Article 7 shall be equal to the Purchase Price.
(iv) To the extent that any Loss that is the subject of a claim for indemnification under this
Article 7 is compensated by insurance proceeds paid to an Indemnified Party, such
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article 7 only with
respect to the amount of Losses that are in excess of the cash proceeds received by such
Indemnified Party pursuant to such insurance, after deducting therefrom the expenses incurred by
such Indemnified Party in obtaining such proceeds and the amount of any increase in premiums
payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of the claims made against such insurance in relation
to such matter (“Net Insurance Proceeds”). If such Indemnified Party receives such cash
insurance proceeds prior to the time such claim is paid, then the amount payable by the
Indemnifying Party pursuant to such claim shall be reduced by the amount of such Net Insurance
Proceeds. If such Indemnified Party receives such cash insurance proceeds after such claim is
paid, then upon receipt by such Indemnified Party of any cash proceeds pursuant to such insurance
with respect to such claim, such Indemnified Party shall repay any portion of such Net Insurance
Proceeds which was previously paid by the Indemnifying Party to such the Indemnified Party in
satisfaction of such claim.
(v) Absent fraud or intentional misrepresentation, and other than for Excepted Matters (as
defined below), the indemnification provisions contained in this Article 7 are intended to
provide the sole and exclusive remedy following the Closing as to all Losses any Indemnified Party
may incur arising from or relating to breaches and violations of, and inaccuracies in, the
representations and warranties of the Indemnifying Party in this Agreement; provided, that nothing
in this Section 7.2(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall affect the parties’ rights to
specific performance or other equitable remedies with respect to the covenants and agreements in
this Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreements or any of the other Ancillary
Agreements or that are to be performed at or after the Closing, and nothing in this Section
7.2(c) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to limit Seller’s responsibilities,
obligations or liabilities in respect of the Retained Liabilities or Excluded Assets, or
Purchaser’s responsibilities, obligations and liabilities in respect of Assumed Liabilities, or
either Party’s responsibilities, obligations and liabilities in respect of its respective
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covenants, agreements and obligations (whether in this Agreement, in the Intellectual Property
License Agreements or in the Transition Services Agreement (except, in the case of the Transition
Services Agreement, as set forth in Section 7.2(c)(ii))) to be performed at or after the
Closing (each an “Excepted Matter” and collectively, the “Excepted Matters”).
(d) Escrow Period; Distribution of Escrow Fund upon Termination of Escrow Period.
Subject to the following requirements, the Escrow Fund shall be in existence immediately following
the Effective Time and shall terminate at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the Expiration Date (the
period of time from the Effective Time through and including 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the
Expiration Date is referred to herein as the “Escrow Period”), and all property thereafter
remaining in the Escrow Fund shall be distributed as set forth in the last sentence of this
Section 7.2(d); provided, however, that the Escrow Period shall not terminate with respect
to such amount as may be necessary in the good faith judgment of Purchaser, subject to the
objection of Seller and the subsequent arbitration of the matter in the manner as provided in
Section 7.2(h), to satisfy any unsatisfied claims under this Section 7.2 concerning
facts and circumstances existing prior to the termination of the Escrow Period which claims are
specified in any Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Escrow Agent prior to termination of the
Escrow Period. Promptly after all such claims, if any, have been resolved, Purchaser and Seller
shall cause the Escrow Agent to deliver to Seller the remaining portion of the Escrow Fund not
required to satisfy such claims.
(e) Protection of Escrow Fund; Interest Income.
(i) Purchaser and Seller shall require the Escrow Agent to hold and safeguard the Escrow Fund
during the Escrow Period, to treat such fund as a trust fund in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and to hold and dispose of the Escrow Fund only in accordance with the terms hereof. The
Escrow Fund shall be invested only in obligations of (or guaranteed by) the U.S. Government as to
principal and interest, or such other investments as Purchaser and Seller shall direct in joint
written instructions to the Escrow Agent. Purchaser and Seller agree that in no event shall the
Escrow Agent have any liability under the Escrow Agreement for investment losses incurred on any
investment or reinvestment made in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Seller agree that the Escrow Agent shall
have no liability for any market loss on any investment liquidated prior to maturity in order to
make a payment required hereunder.
(ii) All income derived from the investment of the Escrow Fund (the “Investment
Income”) shall be deemed for Tax purposes to constitute (and shall be reported as) income of
Seller. Such Investment Income shall be deemed part of the Escrow Fund, subject to claims for
indemnification and distributions to Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, in each case in
accordance with this Article 7; provided, however, that Purchaser and Seller agree that
twenty percent (20%) of the amount of such Investment Income in each calendar quarter shall
automatically be deducted from such income and paid as a distribution by the Escrow Agent to Seller
out of the Escrow Fund on the last day of each calendar quarter, without regard to the procedures
of Section 7.2(f), (g), or (h). Except for the Investment Income, unless and until
distributed to Seller (and then only to the extent distributed to Seller), the Parties agree to
treat the Escrow Fund as owned by Purchaser and not received by Seller and to file all Tax Returns
on a basis consistent with such treatment.
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(f) Claims for Indemnification; Claims Upon Escrow Fund. Claims for indemnification
shall be made by delivery of a certificate signed by any officer of the Indemnified Party to the
Indemnifying Party (an “Officer’s Certificate”). Each Officer’s Certificate: (i) shall
state, in substance, that the Indemnified Party has paid, incurred, sustained and/or accrued (or,
in the case of indemnification claims involving anticipated Losses, that the Indemnified Party
anticipates in good faith that it will pay, incur, sustain and/or accrue) Losses, directly or
indirectly, as a result of (A) any breach or violation of, or inaccuracy in, any representation or
warranty (either as made on the date hereof or as if made on and as of the Closing Date, other than
representations and warranties that by their express terms are made solely as of a specified
earlier date, as to which the Officer’s Certificate shall state that the Losses are a result of a
breach, violation or inaccuracy as of such specified earlier date), or any breach or violation of
any covenant or agreement, made by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party in this Agreement or any
of the Ancillary Agreements or any certificate, agreement or instrument delivered by or on behalf
of the Indemnifying Party in connection herewith or therewith, or any claim by any third party
alleging, constituting or involving such a breach, violation or inaccuracy, (B) any of the Excluded
Assets or Retained Liabilities (in the case of indemnification claims by Purchaser related thereto)
or any of the Assumed Liabilities (in the case of indemnification claims by Seller related
thereto), (C) any other matter for which an Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement (including, in the case of Purchaser, Sections 1.8, 5.5, 5.6 or
5.7), or (D) any matter referred to in Schedule 7.2(b)(iv); and (ii) shall specify in
reasonable detail the individual items of Loss included in the amount so stated, the date (if
known) when each such item of Loss was paid, incurred, sustained and/or accrued (or, in the case of
anticipated Losses, the basis for such anticipated Loss), and the general nature of the
representation, warranty, agreement, covenant, Excluded Asset, Retained Liability, Assumed
Liability, or other matter to which such item of Loss or anticipated Loss is related.
(g) Objections to Claims. A copy of the Officer’s Certificate shall be delivered to
the Indemnifying Party and, in the case of indemnification claims involving a claim against the
Escrow Fund, to the Escrow Agent. The Indemnifying Party shall have twenty (20) Business Days
after delivery of an Officer’s Certificate in which to object, in whole or in part, to the
indemnification claim(s) set forth in the Officer’s Certificate. Objection shall be made by a
certificate in writing, signed by an officer of the Indemnifying Party, setting forth in reasonable
detail the basis for objection, which shall be delivered to the Indemnified Party (and, the case of
indemnification claims involving a claim against the Escrow Fund, to the Escrow Agent) prior to
5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the last day of such twenty (20) Business Day period. In the case of
indemnification claims involving a claim against the Escrow Fund, if compliant objection in writing
is made and timely delivered in accordance with the requirements of this Section 7.2(g),
Purchaser and Seller agree that the Escrow Agent shall make no delivery to the Indemnified Party of
any portion of the Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 7.2(d) unless the Escrow Agent shall
have received written authorization from the Indemnifying Party to make such delivery. If
compliant objection in writing is not made or is not timely delivered in accordance with the
requirements of this Section 7.2(g), Purchaser and Seller shall require the Escrow Agent,
as promptly as practicable following the expiration of such twenty (20) Business Day period, to pay
to the Indemnified Party, from the Escrow Fund, an amount in cash equal to the amount of Losses
claimed against the Escrow Fund in the Officer’s Certificate, in accordance with Section
7.2(f); provided, that where the basis for a claim is that the Indemnified Party anticipates
that it will pay, incur, sustain and/or accrue a Loss, no payment will be made from the Escrow Fund
for such Loss unless and until such Loss is actually paid, incurred, sustained and/or accrued.
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(h) Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration.
(i) If the Indemnifying Party has objected in writing to any claim or claims made in any
Officer’s Certificate in accordance with the procedures of Section 7.2(g), the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the
respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed
by both parties and, in the case of indemnification claims involving a claim against the Escrow
Fund, a copy thereof shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. Purchaser and Seller agree that the
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and to distribute funds from the
Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof.
(ii) If no such agreement is reached after good-faith negotiations, the Indemnified Party (or,
in the case of indemnification claims involving a claim against the Escrow Fund, either the
Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party) may demand arbitration of the dispute. If the amount
of the Loss is at issue in a pending Action or Proceeding involving a Third-Party Claim (as defined
in Section 7.2(i)), arbitration shall not be commenced until such amount is determined in
such Action or Proceeding (whether by verdict, judgment, finding of fact, settlement or other
order, stipulation or agreement) or otherwise ascertained, or both parties agree to arbitration.
Any dispute regarding a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Article 7 that is
reasonably expected to require, for its determination, the application or determination of a
substantive issue of patent law, shall, at the request of either Party, be resolved by special
confidential arbitration pursuant to the rules set forth in Schedule 7.2(h)(ii).
Otherwise, the dispute shall be resolved by three arbitrators, one selected by the Indemnified
Party, one selected by the Indemnifying Party, and the third selected jointly by the two
arbitrators previously selected by the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, in accordance
with the following provisions and procedures:
(A) The arbitrators shall set a limited time period and establish procedures designed to
reduce the cost and time for discovery of information relating to any dispute while allowing the
parties an opportunity, adequate as determined in the sole judgment of the arbitrators, to discover
relevant information from the opposing parties about the subject matter of the dispute.
(B) The arbitrators shall rule upon motions to compel, limit or allow discovery as they shall
deem appropriate given the nature and extent of the disputed claim. The arbitrators shall also
have the authority to impose sanctions, including attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred by the
parties, to the same extent as a court of law or equity, if the arbitrators determine that
discovery was sought without substantial justification or that discovery was refused or objected to
by a Party without substantial justification.
(C) The decision of a majority of the three arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any
claim in such Officer’s Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this
Agreement, and (in the case of indemnification claims involving a claim
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against the Escrow Fund), notwithstanding anything in Section 7.2(g), Purchaser and
Seller agree that the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act in accordance with such decision and
make or withhold payments out of the Escrow Fund in accordance therewith. Such decision shall be
written and shall be supported by written findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the
dispute which shall set forth the award, judgment, decree or order of the arbitrators.
(D) Judgment upon any award, judgment, decree or order rendered by the arbitrators may be
entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in a
location within the Northern District of California under the commercial rules of arbitration then
in effect of the American Arbitration Association. For purposes of this Section 7.2(h), in
any arbitration hereunder in which any claim or the amount thereof stated in the Officer’s
Certificate is at issue, the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to be the non-prevailing party if
the arbitrators award the Indemnified Party less than one-half of the disputed amount of claimed
Losses (exclusive of any amounts not in dispute); otherwise, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed
to be the non-prevailing party. The non-prevailing party to an arbitration shall pay its own
expenses, the fees of each arbitrator, the administrative costs of the arbitration and the
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the other Party to the
arbitration.
(iii) Confidentiality. In connection with indemnification and arbitration matters
pursuant to this Article 7 (including pursuant to Schedule 7.2(h)(ii)), each Party
and its Representatives shall hold in strict confidence, shall not use for any purpose other than
as permitted under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and shall not disclose to any Person,
any nonpublic information from or concerning the other Party, concerning any of the Purchased
Assets or Assumed Liabilities (in the case of Seller) or Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities
(in the case of Purchaser) (including information obtained in the course of any arbitration, in
discovery pursuant to this Section 7.2(h) or concerning the Escrow Fund or claims for
indemnification (including information concerning the assertion, existence, nature, amount, status
or outcome of any claim, objection, communication or proceeding under this Article 7).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party shall be entitled (i) to make such disclosures as are
reasonably required in good faith for the conduct of proceedings for the resolution of disputes
relating to indemnification claims, for the enforcement of arbitration awards and judgments related
thereto, (ii) to disclose such information to their Representatives and other Persons who
reasonably need to know such information for the purpose of enabling an Indemnified Party to assert
and pursue an indemnification claim or enabling an Indemnified Party to respond or pursue an
objection to an indemnification claim and who have agreed in writing to the same confidentiality
obligations and disclosure restrictions applicable to the Parties hereto) and (iii) to make such
disclosures as required by Law (including federal and state securities Laws) or by stock exchange
rules.
(i) Third-Party Claims. In the event that an Indemnified Party is served with a
complaint, counterclaim or cross-claim in litigation (a “Third-Party Claim”) which the
Indemnified Party expects may result in a claim for indemnification under this Article 7 or
a demand against the Escrow Fund, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party of such
Third-Party Claim, and the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled, at its own and sole expense, to
participate in any defense of such Third-Party Claim. Purchaser shall have the right in its sole
and absolute discretion to control the defense of any Third-Party Claim against
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Purchaser and Purchaser shall thereafter from time to time promptly provide to Seller copies
of all pleadings filed and all Orders issued in such Action or Proceeding relating to such
Third-Party Claim, and shall consult in good faith with Seller at reasonable periodic intervals on
matters regarding the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Purchaser shall have the right to settle,
adjust or compromise any such Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that (i) the amount of any
settlement shall only be indemnifiable if made with the consent of the Indemnifying Party or, if
made without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, the amount of the settlement was not
unreasonably high, does not result in the Indemnifying Party incurring any obligations other than
its indemnification obligations hereunder or the settlement was not agreed to in bad faith and
without any reasonable basis, (ii) the amount of any settlement shall not be determinative of the
amount of Losses (if any) that are subject to indemnification pursuant to this Article 7
and (iii) in no event shall Purchaser settle any claim related to the matter set forth in Item
5 of Part II of Schedule 7.2(b)(iv) without the consent of Seller. If a Third-Party
Claim in a pending Action or Proceeding against an Indemnified Party would reasonably be expected
to result in a claim for indemnification under this Article 7, then, at the Indemnifying
Party’s written request within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of the institution or
pendency of such Action or Proceeding, (A) the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter from time to
time promptly provide to the Indemnified Party copies of all pleadings filed and all Orders issued
in such Action or Proceeding relating to such Third-Party Claim and shall thereafter consult in
good faith with the Indemnifying Party at reasonable periodic intervals on matters relating to the
defense of such Third-Party Claim, and (B) the Indemnifying Party may, with legal counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, assume control of the defense of such
Third-Party Claim if, and only if, (w) the Third-Party Claim is asserted by a Person other than a
Governmental or Regulatory Authority, is solely for actual monetary damages (and not for punitive,
exemplary or similar damages, treble damages or other damages in excess of actual damages), does
not seek a declaratory judgment, injunctive or other equitable relief, or specific performance, and
the total monetary damages that may be awarded with respect to such Third-Party Claim do not exceed
the lesser of five million dollars ($5,000,000) or the amount then remaining in the Escrow Fund
after deducting therefrom the amount of all outstanding unpaid and/or unresolved claims for
indemnification, (x) the Person asserting the Third-Party Claim is not a customer, supplier or
strategic partner of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries and is not party to a material business
relationship with the Indemnifying Party that may create a material risk of a conflict between the
interests of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party with respect to the defense of the
Third-Party Claim, (y) the Third-Party Claim does not involve a criminal, quasi-criminal or
regulatory matter, and (z) no later than twenty (20) days after notice by the Indemnified Party to
the Indemnifying Party of the assertion of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall
have notified the Indemnified Party in writing of its election to assume such defense and shall
have acknowledged unconditionally that such Third-Party Claim is subject to indemnification by the
Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Article 7. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume
control of the defense of such a Third-Party Claim, (AA) the Indemnifying Party shall thereafter
from time to time promptly provide
to the Indemnified Party copies of all pleadings filed and all
Orders issued in such Action or Proceeding relating to such Third-Party Claim, and shall consult in
good faith with the Indemnified Party at reasonable periodic intervals on matters regarding the
defense of such Third-Party Claim; (BB) the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate
in such Action or Proceeding at its own expense; (CC) the Indemnifying Party shall not, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, default or confess or consent to the entry of
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judgment or any similar action with respect to any such Third-Party Claim or enter into or
agree to any settlement of any such Third-Party Claim (other than a settlement solely for payment
of money within the amounts set forth in clause (B)(w) above that contains a full release in favor
of the Indemnified Party and its Subsidiaries). If thereafter the Third-Party Claim shall be
amended or supplemented such that it no longer meets the criteria set forth in clauses (A) through
(B) above, or if at any time after the assumption of control of defense the Indemnifying Party is
failing, in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified Party after written notice to the
Indemnifying Party and reasonable opportunity for cure, to pursue the defense of such Third-Party
Claim with reasonable diligence and vigor, the Indemnified Party may, upon written notice to the
Indemnifying Party, re-assume the control and conduct of the defense of such Third-Party Claim.
Where an Action or Proceeding also involves claims that are not subject to indemnification under
this Article 7, the Indemnifying Party’s rights with respect to control of defense shall
not extend to claims that are not subject to indemnification. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, Purchaser shall have the right (and, at Seller’s request, the obligation) to
conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim to the extent that it is for (and is
acknowledged by Purchaser to be) an Assumed Liability and Seller shall have the right (and, at
Purchaser’s request, the obligation) to conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim to
the extent that it is for (and is acknowledged by Seller to be) a Retained Liability.
ARTICLE 8.
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.1 Termination. Except as provided in Section 8.2, this Agreement may be
terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual agreement of Seller and Purchaser;
(b) by Purchaser or Seller, by written notice to the other Party, if: (i) the Closing has not
occurred before 5 p.m. Pacific Time on February 27, 2009 (the “Final Date”) (provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not
be available to any Party whose willful failure to fulfill any obligation hereunder has been the
cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date, and provided
further, that the Final Date shall be extended for up to three months (but in no event beyond May
27, 2009) at the request of either Party if, as of February 27, 2009, either of the conditions set
forth in Section 6.2(c) or Section 6.3(e) are not satisfied but are reasonably
capable of being satisfied within such extended period); (ii) there shall be a final nonappealable
Order of a federal or state court in effect preventing consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) there shall be any statute, rule, regulation or order
enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority that would make consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal;
(c) by Purchaser, by written notice to Seller, if there shall be any action taken, or any Law
enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, which would: (i) prohibit Purchaser’s
ownership or operation of all or any portion of the Business or Purchased Assets, or (ii) compel Purchaser to dispose of or hold separate all or any portion of the
Purchased Assets, or limit its operation of the Business;
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(d) by Purchaser, by written notice to Seller, if there has been a Business Material Adverse
Effect or a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement on the part of Seller and (i) Seller is not using commercially reasonable efforts to cure
such breach, or such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after notice of
such breach to Seller (provided, however, that, no cure period shall be required for a breach which
by its nature cannot be cured) and (ii) as a result of such breach any of the conditions set forth
in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3, as the case may be, would not be satisfied prior to
the Closing Date;
(e) by Seller, by written notice to Purchaser, if there has been a breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on the part of
Purchaser and (i) Purchaser is not using commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach, or
such breach has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after notice of such breach to
Purchaser (provided, however, that no cure period shall be required for a breach which by its
nature cannot be cured), and (ii) as a result of such breach any of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, as the case may be, would not be satisfied as of the
Closing Date; or
(f) by Purchaser, by written notice to Seller, if any of the individuals listed in
Schedule 6.3(h)(1) or more than ten percent (10%) of the individuals listed in Schedule
6.3(h)(2) or more than ten percent (10%) of the other Business Employees to whom Purchaser has
offered employment following the Closing ceases to be employed by Seller and its Subsidiaries or
declines to be employed by Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser following the Closing.
8.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of a valid termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no
liability or obligation on the part of Purchaser, BIL or Seller, or their respective officers,
directors or stockholders or Affiliates; provided, however, that Purchaser, BIL and Seller shall
each remain liable for any breaches of their respective obligations under this Agreement prior to
its termination; and provided further that, the provisions of Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.13 and
8.2, Article 9 (exclusive of Section 9.3) and the applicable definitions set
forth in Article 10 shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of
this Agreement.
8.3 Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, and any term of this Agreement
may be waived, by the parties hereto at any time but only by an instrument in writing duly and
validly signed on behalf of and delivered to each of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE 9.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been duly given only if delivered personally or by facsimile
transmission or by nationally recognized overnight courier prepaid, to the parties at the following
addresses or facsimile numbers:
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If to Purchaser or BIL, to:
Broadcom Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
Attn.: Xxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
If to Seller, to:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Xxx XXX Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: General Counsel
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
All such notices, requests and other communications will (a) if delivered personally to the
address as provided in this Section 9.1, be deemed given upon delivery, (b) if delivered by
facsimile transmission to the facsimile number as provided for in this Section 9.1, be
deemed given upon facsimile or telephonic confirmation of successful completion of transmission,
and (c) if delivered by overnight courier to the address as provided in this Section 9.1,
be deemed given on the earlier of the first Business Day following the date deposited with such
overnight courier with the requisite payment and instructions to effect delivery on the next
Business Day or upon receipt (in each case regardless of whether such notice, request or other
communication is received by any other Person to whom a copy of such notice is to be delivered
pursuant to this Section 9.1). Any Party from time to time may change its address,
facsimile number or other information for the purpose of notices to that Party by giving written
notice specifying such change to the other Parties and, during the Escrow Period, to the Escrow
Agent.
9.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, including
the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser Disclosure Schedule and the Ancillary Agreements,
constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
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subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and
oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, except, subject to Section
5.2(c), for the confidentiality provisions of the Project Addendum and the Exclusivity
Agreement, which shall continue in force and effect and shall survive any termination of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms and the terms of Section 5.2(c).
9.3 Further Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation. At any time or from time to time
after the Closing, at the request of any Party, the other Parties shall execute and deliver to the
requesting Party such other documents and instruments, provide such materials and information and
take such other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably request to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to cause the other Party or Parties to
fulfill its or their respective obligations under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
9.4 Waiver; Remedies. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived at any
time by the Party that is entitled to the benefit thereof, but no such waiver shall be effective
unless set forth in a written instrument duly executed by or on behalf of the Party waiving such
term or condition. No waiver by any Party of any term or condition of this Agreement, in any one
or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or
condition of this Agreement on any future occasion. All remedies, either under this Agreement or
by Law or otherwise afforded, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
9.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries. The terms and provisions of this Agreement are
intended solely for the benefit of Purchaser, BIL, Seller, and their respective successors or
permitted assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary
rights, and this Agreement does not confer any such rights, upon any other Person other than any
Person entitled to indemnification under Article 7.
9.6 No Assignment; Binding Effect. Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or
obligation hereunder may be assigned (by operation of Law or otherwise) by any Party without the
prior written consent of the other Parties and any attempt to do so shall be void. Subject to the
preceding sentence, this Agreement is binding upon, inures to the benefit of and is enforceable by
the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
9.7 Headings. The headings and table of contents used in this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
9.8 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable under any present or future Law, and if the rights or obligations of any
Party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such
provision shall be fully severable, (b) this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom, and (d) in lieu of such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this
Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision as may be possible.
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9.9
Governing Law. This Agreement and, except as otherwise expressly provided
therein, the Ancillary Agreements and closing documents hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of
New York, without giving effect to
any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of
New York or any
other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of
New York;
provided, that as to transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements and closing documents that are required by Law to be governed by the Laws of another
jurisdiction, such matters shall be governed by the Laws of such other jurisdiction.
9.10 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREFROM, THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENT TO TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY HERETO OR ITS SUCCESSORS AGAINST ANY OTHER
PARTY HERETO OR ITS SUCCESSORS IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
9.11 Construction.
(a) The Parties hereto agree that this Agreement is the product of negotiation between
sophisticated parties and individuals, all of whom were represented by counsel, and each of whom
had an opportunity to participate in and did participate in the drafting of each provision hereof.
Accordingly, ambiguities in this Agreement, if any, shall not be construed strictly or in favor of
or against any Party but rather shall be given a fair and reasonable construction without regard to
the rule of contra proferentem.
(b) The China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset
Purchase Agreement and the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement are intended to supplement this Agreement
with respect to the purchase and sale of Assets and Properties in People’s Republic of China,
India, Japan and Republic of Korea, respectively. Accordingly, any matters that are not
specifically addressed in the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement,
the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement or the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement shall be governed by this
Agreement, and any matters that are not addressed in this Agreement but are specifically addressed
in the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset Purchase
Agreement or the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement shall be governed by the China Asset Purchase
Agreement, the India Asset Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement and the Korea
Asset Purchase Agreement, respectively. In the event of any conflict, inconsistency or discrepancy
between this Agreement, on the one hand, and the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset
Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement, the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement or the
Escrow Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern, control and prevail.
9.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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9.13 Specific Performance. The Parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would
occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance
with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is agreed that the Parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
ARTICLE 10.
DEFINITIONS
10.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have
the meanings indicated below (with correlative meanings for the singular or plural forms thereof):
“Accountant” means a firm of independent certified public accountants of national standing
located in the City of Los Angeles which shall be jointly appointed by Purchaser and Seller. If
Purchaser and Seller cannot timely agree on the selection of the Accountant, Purchaser and Seller
shall each propose one firm of independent certified public accountants of national standing
located in the City of Los Angeles, and the firm to serve as Accountant shall be selected by lot.
“Accrued Bonus Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(d)(iii).
“Acquired Competing Interest” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.10.
“Action or Proceeding” means any action, suit, complaint, petition, investigation, proceeding,
arbitration, litigation or Governmental or Regulatory Authority investigation, audit or other
proceeding, whether civil, regulatory, quasi-criminal or criminal, in law or in equity, or before
any arbitrator or Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Affiliate” means, as applied to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, that Person, whether through ownership of
voting securities or by Contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement.
“AMD Processor” means either of the following: (i) the x86, x86-64, and IA (Intel
Architecture)-64 families of microprocessors, or (ii) any existing or new microprocessors based on
the x86, x86-64, and IA-64 family architecture, or any new instruction set for a processor
described in clause (i) first introduced by Seller.
“Ancillary Agreements” means the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset Purchase
Agreement, the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement, the Intellectual
Property License Agreements, the Transition Services Agreement, the Bills of Sale, the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement, the Patent Assignments, the Trademark Assignments, the Copyright
Assignments, the other instruments of transfer contemplated by Section 1.1, the Real
Property Transfer Agreements and the Escrow Agreement.
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“Approval” means any approval, authorization, consent, permit, qualification or registration,
or any waiver of any of the foregoing, required to be obtained from or made with, or any notice,
statement or other communication required to be filed with or delivered to, any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or any other Person.
“Asset Acquisition Statement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.9.
“Asset Schedules” means Schedules 1.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and
(m).
“Assets and Properties” of any Person means all assets and properties of every kind, nature,
character and description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible, whether
absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise and wherever situated), including the goodwill
related thereto, operated, owned, licensed or leased by such Person, including cash, cash
equivalents, Investment Assets, accounts and notes receivable, chattel paper, documents,
instruments, general intangibles, real estate, equipment, inventory, goods and Intellectual
Property Rights and Technology.
“Assigned Contracts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Assigned Insurance Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Assigned Leasehold and Subleasehold Interests” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.1.
“Assigned Permits and Approvals” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Assigned Prepayments” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Assigned Warranty Rights” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Assumed Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.3.
“Audited 2007 Business Financials” means the audited financial statements of the Business for
the year ended December 29, 2007, in the form required by the Securities and Exchange Commission in
connection with the reporting obligations for the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Audited 2008 Business Financials” means the audited financial statements of the Business
related to the applicable periods for 2008, in the form required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the reporting obligations for the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Audited Business Financials” means the Audited 2007 Business Financials and the Audited 2008
Business Financials.
“Books and Records” means all files, documents, instruments, papers, books and records,
accounts, personnel records for Continuing Employees, and other printed or written materials,
including financial statements, internal reports, Tax Returns and related work papers and letters
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from accountants, studies, correspondence, budgets, pricing guidelines, ledgers, journals,
deeds, title policies, minute books, stock certificates and books, stock transfer ledgers,
Contracts, Licenses, patent files, prosecution and enforcement files with respect to Intellectual
Property Rights other than Patents, customer lists, computer files and programs (including data
processing files and records), retrieval programs, operating data and plans and environmental
studies and plans.
“Business” means the design, development, distribution, marketing, manufacture, use, import,
license, offer for sale, sale, maintenance, support or other disposal of the Business Products.
“Business Books and Records” means the Books and Records evidencing or primarily related to
the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities or otherwise required for the operation of the
Business.
“Business Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in
the State of California are authorized or obligated to close.
“Business Employees” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.15.
“Business Material Adverse Effect” means a change, effect, event, occurrence or circumstance
that is materially adverse to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Exclusively Licensed IP
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, or Seller’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or
under the Ancillary Agreements; provided, that none of the following shall constitute a Business
Material Adverse Effect: changes, effects, events, occurrences and circumstances that are caused
primarily and directly by (i) the announcement or pendency of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; (ii) temporary cyclical changes in the U.S. or Canadian economies or capital
markets generally or the semiconductor industry as a whole (to the extent that such changes do not
have a disproportionately adverse effect on the Business, the Purchased Assets, or the Assumed
Liabilities); (iii) changes in GAAP; or (iv) changes in applicable Law. In any dispute between
Purchaser and Seller concerning the existence or occurrence of a Business Material Adverse Effect,
the burden of proof with respect to the relevant elements and matters in dispute shall be
determined by the adjudicator of such dispute.
“Business Products” means (a) the Past Business Products, (b) the Current Business Products,
(c) the Roadmap Products, and (d) all other integrated circuit chips that Seller and its
Subsidiaries have sold within the five (5) years prior to the date hereof as commercialized
products designed specifically for use in digital televisions. “Business Products” do not include
any IP core, processor, integrated circuit or chipset that, and Software operating thereon or in
connection therewith, to the extent that any such IP core, processor, integrated circuit, chipset
or Software (i) operates as a graphics processing unit for use in PCs, servers, workstations or
Game Consoles, or (ii) a processor core or product that (A) is able to execute the object code of
any AMD Processor, (B) substantially utilizes the instruction set of any AMD Processor, (C) has a
programmer’s model that is substantially compatible with the programmer’s model of any AMD
Processor, or (D) is a chipset (Northbridge/Southbridge) for use with any AMD Processor.
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“Business Real Properties” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.18(a).
“Business Source Code” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.11(m).
“Canadian Business Consultant” means one whose relationship to Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than as a shareholder and director) is that of independent contractor. The
individual is not an employee, agent, partner or joint venturer of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Canadian Seller Benefit Plans” means any Seller Benefit Plan which any of Seller or any its
Subsidiaries sponsor, administer or contribute to on behalf of any Canadian Business Employee.
“Cap” means the Escrow Amount plus any additions thereto pursuant to Section 7.2(e);
provided, however, that for breaches or violations of or inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 2.3, “Cap” means the Escrow Amount plus (i) any additions
thereto pursuant to Section 7.2(e) and (ii) ten million dollars ($10,000,000) (such ten million
dollars ($10,000,000) to be recoverable directly from Seller by Purchaser or the applicable
Purchaser Indemnitee to the extent such amount is otherwise recoverable pursuant to Article
7).
“Charges” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(e).
“China Asset Purchase Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement of China Assets, of even
date herewith, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A.
“Claimant” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.12(b).
“Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by Section 1.6.
“Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.6.
“COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
“Competing Proposal or Inquiry” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.2.
“Continuing Employees” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(a).
“Contract” means any contract (including leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses),
commitment, agreement or other business arrangement (whether oral or written).
“Current Business Products” means the products listed in Schedule 10.1(CBP).
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Seller Disclosure Schedule and the Purchaser Disclosure
Schedule.
“Effective Time” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Environment” means air, surface water, ground water, or land, including land surface or
subsurface, and any receptors such as persons, wildlife, fish, biota or other natural resources.
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“Environmental Clean-up Site” means any location which is listed or proposed for listing on
the National Priorities List promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System, or on any
similar state list of sites relating to investigation or cleanup, or which is the subject of any
pending or threatened Action or Proceeding related to or arising from any location at which there
has been a Release or is the presence or has been a threatened or suspected Release or presence of
a Hazardous Material.
“Environmental Law” means any federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign
environmental, health and safety or other Law relating to of Hazardous Materials, the distribution
in commerce of products or articles containing Hazardous Materials or restricted substances (or the
requirement to register or provide notice of the substances contained in those products or articles
prior to distribution in commerce), including the Comprehensive, Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, the Canadian
Environmental Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx, 0000, xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxx (Xxxxxx), the European Union Restriction on
Hazardous Substances Directive, the European Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive,
the European Union REACH Directive, the California Safe Drinking Water, Toxic Enforcement Act, the
Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), the Safe Drinking Water Act (Ontario) and the Ontario
Water Resources Act.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, approval, consent, registration or
authorization required under or in connection with any Environmental Law and includes any and all
orders, consent orders or binding agreements issued by or entered into with a Governmental or
Regulatory Authority.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Escrow Agent” means X.X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx (or other institution acceptable to Purchaser and
Seller).
“Escrow Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among
Purchaser, Seller and the Escrow Agent.
“Escrow Amount” means nineteen million two hundred eighty thousand dollars ($19,280,000).
“Escrow Fund” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(a).
“Escrow Period” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(d).
“EU Business Employees” means the French EU Business Employee and the UK Employees,
collectively.
“EU Continuing Employee” shall means any EU Business Employee: (a) whose contract of
employment has effect from the Effective Time as if originally made between Purchaser, or one of
its designated Affiliates, and the applicable EU Business Employee pursuant to the
operation of the EU Transfer Regulations in the applicable Member State; or (b) who accepts an
offer of employment made pursuant to Sections 5.7(a), (b), (c) or (d) or Section
5.7(e)(iv).
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“EU Transferring Employee” means any UK Employee whose contract of employment has effect from
the Effective Time as if originally made between Purchaser or one of its designated Affiliates and
the applicable UK Employee pursuant to the operation of the EU Transfer Regulations in the UK.
“EU Transfer Regulations” means any relevant Laws of an applicable Member State of the
European Union that implements into that Member State’s national Laws the Acquired Rights Directive
(2001/23/EC).
“Excepted Matters” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(c)(v).
“Excluded Assets” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.2.
“Excluded Contracts” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.2.
“Exclusively Licensed IP Assets” means those Licensed IP Assets which are, or will be, as
applicable, exclusively licensed to Purchaser and its Affiliates in the relevant field pursuant to
the Intellectual Property License Agreements.
“Exclusivity Agreement” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.2.
“Expiration Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.1.
“Final Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 8.1(b).
“Foreign Asset Purchase Agreements” means the China Asset Purchase Agreement, the India Asset
Purchase Agreement, the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement and the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement,
collectively.
“French EU Business Employee” means the one (1) employee of Seller or its Subsidiaries located
in France as of the date hereof.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from
time to time.
“Game Consoles” means consumer electronic devices that attach to a television and are
primarily marketed for the playing of electronic games, such as, or similar to, Microsoft’s Xbox
360, Sony’s PlayStation 3 or Nintendo’s Wii, and including portable devices that are primarily
marketed for the playing of electronic games, such as Nintendo DS. “Game Console” excludes [* *].
“Governmental or Regulatory Authority” means any country (including the United States of
America, the People’s Republic of China, Canada, India, Japan, Korea, and the Republic of China);
any supranational authority or agency; any state, province, county, borough, city, parish,
municipal or other political subdivision or unit of government; any national, federal, provincial,
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xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxx, xxxxxx, local, municipal, regional, territorial, aboriginal or
other government, governmental or public department, branch or ministry; any court, tribunal,
arbitrator, authority, agency, bureau, board, commission, district, office or other instrumentality
of any of the foregoing; and any quasi-governmental body or self-regulatory organization that
exercises governmental, quasi-governmental or regulatory functions, including the
New York Stock
Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers and other stock exchanges and securities
industry self-regulatory organizations; any official, officer or other Person exercising the
authority of any of the foregoing; and any other Person exercising or entitled to exercise any
administrative, executive, judicial, ministerial, prerogative, legislative, regulatory or Taxing
authority or power of any nature.
“Hazardous Material” means (a) any chemical, material, substance or waste including,
containing or constituting petroleum or petroleum products, solvents (including chlorinated
solvents), nuclear or radioactive materials, asbestos, radon, lead-based paint, urea formaldehyde
foam insulation or polychlorinated biphenyls, (b) any chemicals, materials, substances or wastes
which are now defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous
wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic
substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminant” or words of similar import under any Environmental
Law; or (c) any other chemical, material, substance or waste which is regulated by any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority or which could constitute a nuisance.
“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Income Tax” means any income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross
receipts, franchise, profits, including estimated taxes relating to any of the foregoing, or other
similar tax or other like assessment or charge of similar kind whatsoever, excluding any Other Tax,
together with any interest and any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any
Taxing Authority responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign).
“Indebtedness” of any Person means all obligations of such Person (a) for borrowed money, (b)
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) for the deferred purchase price
of goods or services (other than trade payables or accruals incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (d) under capital leases, and (e) in the nature of a guarantee of any of the obligations
described in clauses (a) through (d) above of any other Person.
“Indemnified Party” means the Party seeking, or entitled to, indemnification under Article
7. Either Purchaser or Seller may be an Indemnified Party, as the context shall indicate.
“Indemnifying Party” means the Party obligated to provide indemnification or against which
indemnification under Article 7 is sought. Either Purchaser or Seller may be an
Indemnifying Party, as the context shall indicate.
“India Asset Purchase Agreement” means the India Asset Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B.
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“Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement” means the Intellectual Property Cross-License
Agreement of even date herewith, in the form set forth in Exhibit K.1.
“Intellectual Property License Agreements” mean the Intellectual Property Cross-License
Agreement, the IP Core License Agreement, and the Trademark License Agreement, all of even date
herewith.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all (a) trademarks and trademark rights, trade names and
trade name rights, service marks and service xxxx rights, service names and service name rights,
(b) design and utility patents and patent rights (and equivalent rights filed or granted in any
jurisdiction, including certificates of invention, as applicable), utility models and utility model
rights, patent applications, and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals,
reissues and reexaminations (collectively, “Patents”), (c) copyrights, industrial designs
and moral rights, (d) mask work rights and rights in integrated circuit topographies, (e) brand
names, trade dress, product designs, product packaging, business and product names, logos, slogans,
rights of publicity, (f) trade secrets, inventions (whether patentable or not), and know-how
(including all technical information, instructions, improvements, processes, formulae, industrial
models, algorithms, designs, specifications, technology and methodologies except that tangible
embodiments thereof are included in Technology), (g) all Web addresses, sites and domain names, (h)
all data, data bases and data collections and all rights therein, (i) any confidential or
proprietary right or information, whether or not subject to statutory registration and whether or
not reduced to practice, (j) all applications for and registrations of (and all rights to apply for
and register) any right described in subsections (a) through (e) above, and (k) other proprietary
rights relating to any of the foregoing or the Technology (including remedies against infringements
or misappropriations thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the laws of all
jurisdictions).
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Investment Assets” means all debentures, notes and other evidences of Indebtedness, stocks,
securities (including rights to purchase and securities convertible into or exchangeable for other
securities), interests in joint ventures and general and limited partnerships, mortgage loans and
other investment or portfolio assets.
“IP Communication” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.12(a).
“IP Core License Agreement” means the IP Core License Agreement of even date herewith, in the
form set forth in Exhibit K.2.
“IT Separation Plan” means the information technology separation plan attached to the
Transition Services Agreement.
“ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada).
“Japan Asset Purchase Agreement” means the Japan Asset Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit C.
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“knowledge” means, with respect to any Person, actual knowledge after due inquiry of any
applicable employee of such Person specified on Schedule 10.1(K) attached hereto.
“Korea Asset Purchase Agreement” means the Korea Asset Purchase Agreement of even date
herewith, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D.
“Law” or “Laws” means any law, statute, Order, decree, consent decree, judgment, rule,
regulation, ordinance or other pronouncement having the effect of law whether in the United States,
any foreign country, or any domestic or foreign state, province, county, city, municipality or
other political subdivision or of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Lease Documents” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.18(d).
“Liability” means all Indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities of a Person, whether
absolute or contingent (or based upon any contingency), known or unknown, fixed or otherwise, due
or to become due, whether or not accrued or paid, and whether required or not required to be
reflected in financial statements under GAAP.
“License” means any Contract that grants a Person the right (whether expressly or by
implication), or allows a Person to retain the right, to use or otherwise enjoy the benefits of any
Intellectual Property Rights or Technology (including any covenants not to xxx with respect to any
Intellectual Property Rights).
“Licensed IP Assets” means (a) the Listed Licensed IP Assets; and (b) the Intellectual
Property Rights and Technology owned by or licensed to Seller or any of its Affiliates as of the
date hereof or as of the Closing Date and which would be licensed or sublicensed by Seller and its
Affiliates to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Intellectual Property License
Agreements.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, assessment, security interest, lease, lien, easement,
license, covenant, condition, levy, charge, option, equity, adverse claim or restriction or other
encumbrance of any kind, or any conditional sale Contract, title retention Contract or other
Contract to give any of the foregoing, except for any restrictions on transfer generally arising
under any applicable federal or state securities Law.
“Listed Licensed IP Assets” means the Intellectual Property Rights and Technology which are
listed in the Schedules to the Intellectual Property License Agreements.
“Listed Purchased Technology” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c).
“Loss” means any and all damages, fines, fees, Taxes, penalties, charges, assessments,
deficiencies, judgments, defaults, settlements and other losses (including lost profits to the
extent that such lost profits are the subject of a Third-Party Claim, lost profits in connection
with the claims by Purchaser related to inventory, write-offs, write-downs and other diminution in
fair market value), and all expenses (including expenses of investigation, defense, prosecution and
settlement of claims, court costs, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other
experts) in connection with any Action or Proceeding, Third-Party Claim, or other claim or dispute
(including any claim or dispute relating to any right or asserted right under this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements against any party hereto or thereto or
otherwise), plus any interest that may accrue on any of the foregoing.
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“Mobile Devices” means battery-operated, handheld electronic personal communication devices,
such as, or similar to, cellular telephones, smart phones, PDAs, or pagers, including such devices
that are primarily marketed for purposes other than playing electronic games, even if such devices
incorporate game-playing functionality, such as, or similar to, Apple’s iPhone or Research In
Motion’s Blackberry.
“Money Laundering Laws” means applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of
the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 or the Laws administered or promulgated
by, the United States Office of Foreign Asset Controls, or similar Laws of any jurisdiction.
“Month Bonus” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(d)(iii).
“NDA” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.2(c).
“Net Insurance Proceeds” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(c).
“Nonassignable Assets” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.7(c).
“Non-Critical Software” means standard generally available commercial software having an
acquisition cost of less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) on an individual basis or per
employee or seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000) in the aggregate, but excluding any software
that comprises, is incorporated in, or is required for the development of, any Business Product.
“Non-transferring Employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(b).
“Officer’s Certificate” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(e).
“Open Source Software” means any open source or free software (including any software licensed
pursuant to a GNU public license, Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD Licenses, Artistic License,
Netscape Public License, Sun Community Source License (SCSL), Sun Industry Standards License
(SISL), Common Public License or Apache License) or other Software that requires, as a condition of
use, modification or distribution, that (a) such Software or other Software incorporated into,
derived from or distributed with such Software (i) be disclosed or distributed in source code form,
(ii) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) be redistributable at no charge,
or (iv) be licensed without imposing restrictions on sale or aggregation with third-party Software
or hardware, or (b) licenses or covenants not to xxx be granted under any Patents.
“Operating Plan” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.22.
“Order” means any writ, judgment, decree, injunction or similar requirement or binding
obligation or order of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (in each such case whether
preliminary or final).
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“Other Purchased Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
1.1(b).
“Other Purchased Technology” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1(c).
“Other Tax” means any sales, use, ad valorem, business license, withholding, payroll,
employment, excise, stamp, transfer, recording, occupation, premium, property, value added, custom
duty, severance, windfall profit or license tax, governmental fee or other similar assessment or
charge, together with any interest and any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by
any Taxing Authority responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign).
“Past Business Products” means the prior commercialized versions of the Current Business
Products and the products listed on Schedule 10.1(PBP).
“Patents” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the definition of Intellectual Property
Rights in this Section 10.1.
“PC” means an x86 xxxxxxx, x00 notebook or x86 ultra-mobile personal computer.
“PCTV Devices” means (a) computer cards and products that both (i) tune, demodulate, process
(including encoding, decoding and enhancing audio and video data), record and/or display digital
and analog broadcast television signals, and provide related services such as electronic program
guides, and (ii) are included in a PC, or require a PC for operation, and (b) Software operating on
such computer cards and integrated circuits to the extent necessary to provide the functionality
described in clause (a)(i) hereof.
“Permit” means any license, permit, franchise, authorization, approval or registration.
“Permitted Exceptions” means (i) statutory liens for current Taxes, assessments or other
governmental charges not yet delinquent or the amount or validity of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings provided an appropriate reserve is established therefor; (ii)
mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary
course of business that are not material to the Business or the Purchased Assets or Assumed
Liabilities and that are not resulting from a breach, default or violation by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries of any Contract or instrument for charges not yet delinquent or the amount or validity
of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided an appropriate
reserve is established therefor; (iii) zoning, entitlement and other land use and environmental
regulations or other requirements by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority provided that such
regulations or other requirements have not been violated; and (iv) such other imperfections in
title, charges, easements, restrictions and encumbrances which do not materially detract from the
value of or materially interfere with the present use of any Assets and Properties of Seller
subject thereto or affected thereby.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company or partnership, proprietorship, other business organization, trust,
union, association or Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
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“Project Addendum” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.2(c).
“PTO” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Purchase Price” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.5.
“Purchased Assets” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Purchased Furniture and Equipment” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Purchased Intellectual Property Rights” means the Purchased Registered Intellectual Property
Rights and the Other Purchased Intellectual Property Rights.
“Purchased Inventory” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1.
“Purchased IP Assets” means the Purchased Intellectual Property Rights and the Purchased
Technology.
“Purchased Registered Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 1.1(b).
“Purchased Software” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.7(a).
“Purchased Technology” means the Listed Purchased Technology and the Other Purchased
Technology.
“Purchaser” has the meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement.
“Purchaser Closing Deliverables” means (i) the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the
certificates and instruments required to be executed and delivered by Purchaser at the Closing
pursuant to Section 1.1 or to satisfy the conditions to Purchaser’s obligations set forth
in Article 6, in each case duly and validly executed by or on behalf of Purchaser; (ii) the
legal opinions required by Section 6.2(e); (iv) the Ancillary Agreements required to be
delivered by Purchaser to Seller at the Closing (if any) pursuant to Section 6.2(d) and not
theretofore executed and delivered by Purchaser; and (v) such other instruments of title and
transfer and such other documents as Seller may reasonably request.
“Purchaser Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of Article
3.
“Purchaser Field” means the design, development, distribution, marketing, manufacture, use,
import, license and sale of any of the following: Current Business Products, Past Business
Products, Roadmap Products (or products reasonably contemplated by Seller’s DTV Division roadmap as
of the date hereof), products developed or commercialized specifically for the [* *]
by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (other than [* *] products that incorporate [* *]
functionality but that are primarily developed and commercialized by Seller and its Subsidiaries
for use other than as single-function [* *] products), or products that
compete with any of the foregoing products; provided, however, that [* *] are not
included in the Purchaser Field.
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“Purchaser Indemnitees” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(b).
“Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” means a change, effect, event, occurrence or circumstance
that is materially adverse to the ability of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated
by, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement.
“Real Property Transfer Agreements” means the lease, sublease, real property license and
similar occupancy agreements, and forms of assignment agreements, in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit M (with such amendments, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller,
as may be required to obtain applicable landlord consents thereto).
“Registered Intellectual Property Rights” means all United States, international, foreign and
other non-U.S.: (a) Patents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, patent applications); (b)
registered trademarks and service marks, applications to register trademarks and service marks,
intent-to-use applications, other registrations or applications to trademarks or servicemarks, or
trademarks or service marks in which common law rights are owned or otherwise controlled; (c)
registered copyrights and industrial designs, applications for copyright and industrial design
registration; (d) mask work and integrated circuit topography registrations and applications to
register mask works and integrated circuit topographies; and (e) other Intellectual Property Rights
that are the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued
by, filed with, or recorded by, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing of a Hazardous Material into the Environment.
“Representatives” means officers, directors, employees, Affiliates, attorneys, investment
bankers, financial advisers, agents and other representatives.
“Required Purchaser Approvals” means (i) an advance ruling certificate or no-action letter
from the Commissioner of Competition under and in compliance with the Competition Act (Canada) with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (ii)
the approval of the Ministry of Industry under the Investment Canada Act for transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) all other Governmental or Regulatory Authority Approvals
required to be obtained by Purchaser for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including all required Approvals, if any, under the
anti-monopoly Laws of the People’s Republic of China).
“Required Seller Approvals” means (i) an advance ruling certificate or no-action letter from
the Commissioner of Competition under and in compliance with the Competition Act (Canada) with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (ii) the
approval of the Ministry of Industry under the Investment Canada Act for transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and (iii) all other Governmental or Regulatory Authority Approvals required to be
obtained by Seller for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (including all required Approvals,
if any, under the anti-monopoly Laws of the People’s Republic of China).
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“Restricted Business” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.10.
“Retained Liabilities” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.4.
“Revised Statements” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.9.
“Roadmap Products” means the products listed in Schedule 10.1(RBP).
“Seller” has the meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of this Agreement; provided, however,
that for purposes of Article 2, except where the context otherwise clearly and
unambiguously requires, each reference to Seller in Article 2 (and in the definitions and
rules of construction in this Article 10 applicable to the defined terms used in
Article 2) is intended, and shall be deemed and construed to refer, both individually and
collectively, conjunctively and disjunctively, (i) to Seller and each Subsidiary of Seller,
separately and individually, that is engaged in the Business or holds any of the Purchased Assets,
and (ii) to Seller and its Subsidiaries collectively.
“Seller Benefit Plan” means (a) each of the “employee benefit plans” (as such term is defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA), of which any of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or any member of the
same controlled group of businesses as Seller or any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA (an “ERISA Affiliate”) is or ever was a sponsor or
participating employer or as to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA
Affiliates makes contributions or is required to make contributions, and (b) any similar
employment, severance or other arrangement or policy of any of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their ERISA Affiliates (whether written or oral) providing for health, life, vision or
dental insurance coverage (including self-insured arrangements), workers’ compensation, disability
benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits or retirement benefits, fringe
benefits, or for profit sharing, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock appreciation
or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits, in
each case as applicable to any Business Employee.
“Seller Closing Deliverables” means (i) the Xxxx of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, the Patent Assignment, the Trademark Assignment, the Copyright Assignment, and the
certificates and instruments required to be executed and delivered by Seller at the Closing
pursuant to Section 1.1 or to satisfy the conditions to Purchaser’s obligations set forth
in Article 6, in each case duly and validly executed by or on behalf of Seller; (ii) the
consents required by Section 6.3(d), (iii) the legal opinions required by Section
6.3(f); (iv) the Ancillary Agreements required to be delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the
Closing (if any) pursuant to Section 6.3(g) and not theretofore executed and delivered by
Seller; and (v) such other instruments of title and transfer and such other documents as Purchaser
may reasonably request.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning ascribed to it in the forepart of Article
2.
“Seller Indemnitees” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(b).
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“Seller IP Assets” means any and all Intellectual Property Rights and Technology that (a) are
owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (including all Purchased IP Assets); (b) are licensed to
Seller or any of its Subsidiaries; (c) were developed or created by or for Seller or any of
Subsidiaries; or (d) are used, useful, held for use or intended to be used in, or is necessary for
or otherwise related to the conduct of the Business as presently or heretofore conducted or as
presently proposed to be conducted, including Intellectual Property Rights and Technology created
by any of the founders, employees, independent contractors or consultants of Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries for or on behalf or in contemplation of any such entity, whether before or after the
incorporation of such entity.
“Seller Registered Intellectual Property Rights” means all Registered Intellectual Property
Rights owned by, filed in the name of, assigned to or applied for by, Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Severance Liability List” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(g).
“Severance Liability List Dispute Notice” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.7(g).
“Severance Liability List Review Period” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.7(g).
“Site” means any of the real properties where the Business is or has been conducted that is
currently or previously was owned, leased, occupied, used or operated by Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective predecessors or any entities previously owned by any
of them, including all soil, subsoil, surface waters and groundwater.
“Software” means any computer software, firmware or RTL in any language, including any
compiled language, interpreted language or hardware description language.
“Source Code” means any human readable source code of Software or any portion or aspect of
Software, or any material proprietary information or algorithm contained in or relating to any
Software source code.
“Standard” means standard applicable to the Business that is promulgated by a standards
development organization, consortium, trade association, special interest group or like entity, for
the purpose of or as a result of widespread adoption. Standards shall include broadly-recognized
and broadly-accepted technical specifications applicable to the Business promulgated by
organizations like the ITU, ISO, IEC, 3GPP, MPEG, W3C and IETF (various standard development
organizations); Infiniband Trade Association; UPnP Forum; USB Implementers Forum, Inc; SALT Forum;
Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. (or OMA); and each of the following: (a) Dolby Digital AC-3 audio coding
standards and technology; (b) Macrovision’s Analog Protection System (“APS”); (c) MPEG-2, MPEG-3
and MPEG-4; (d) Advanced Television Systems Committee (“ATSC”) standards and technology, DVB-T and
DVB-H standards and technology; HDCP standard and related technologies; and (e) High Definition
Multimedia Interface standard and related technologies.
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“Subsidiary”, with respect to any Person, means any other Person, whether or not existing on
the date hereof, in which the specified Person directly or indirectly through subsidiaries or
otherwise, beneficially owns at least fifty percent (50%) of either the equity interest or voting
power of or in such other Person or otherwise controls such other Person.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means Income Taxes and/or Other Taxes, as the context requires.
“Tax Laws” means the Internal Revenue Code, ITA, federal, state, county, local or foreign Laws
relating to Taxes and any regulations or official administrative pronouncements released
thereunder.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, designation, election, information return,
schedule, certificate, statement, undertaking, or other document filed or required to be filed with
a Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, audit or
administration of Taxes, or, where none is required to be filed with a Taxing Authority, the
statement or other document issued by, a Taxing Authority in connection with any Tax, in each case
including any related or supporting schedules, itemizations, and other information with respect to
any of the foregoing.
“Taxing Authority” means any governmental agency, board, bureau, body, department or authority
of any United States federal, state or local jurisdiction or any foreign jurisdiction, having or
purporting to exercise jurisdiction with respect to any Tax.
“Technology” means all tangible embodiments of the Intellectual Property Rights, whether in
electronic, written or other media, including invention disclosures, data, directories, Software,
Source Code, object code, firmware, technical documentation, specifications, requirements, designs,
design, manufacturing, engineering and technical drawings, processes and quality control data,
schemes, schematics, diagrams, bills of material, netlists, build instructions, test reports, mask
works, integrated circuit topographies, design files, data sheets, reference designs, test vectors,
data sheets, algorithms, application programming interfaces, user interfaces, routines, formulae,
test vectors, net lists, photomasks, databases, lab notebooks, manuscripts, records, processes,
prototypes, samples, studies, know-how, product trees, media, diskettes, logs and access control
mechanisms relating thereto, content of web pages, graphical user interfaces, simulations, customer
and vendor lists, manuals, marketing materials and literature and other works of authorship.
“Terminated Continuing Employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5.7(g).
“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(i).
“Threshold Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.2(c).
“Trademark License Agreement” means the Trademark License Agreement of even date herewith, in
the form set forth in Exhibit K.3.
“Transition Services Agreement” means the agreement relating to transition services in
substantially the form annexed as Exhibit L.
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“UK Employees” means six (6) employees of Seller or its Subsidiaries located in the United
Kingdom as of the date hereof and specifically noted in the confidential letter provided to
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.15(a).
“Unaudited Business Financials” means the unaudited statement of operations based on the DTV
reporting unit of Seller’s consumer electronics segment (incorporating certain additionally
allocated costs as set forth therein) for the following periods: (i) the former ATI Technologies
ULC fiscal years ended August 31, 2005 and 2006, (iii) Seller’s fiscal year ended December 29,
2007, and (iv) Seller’s fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2008.
“WARN” means Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended.
10.2 Construction.
(a) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (i) words of either gender or the
neuter include the other gender and the neuter, (ii) words using the singular number also include
the plural number and words using the plural number also include the singular number, (iii) the
terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement
as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision, (iv) the terms
“Article” or “Section” or other subdivision refer to the specified Article, Section or other
subdivision of the body of this Agreement, (v) the phrases “ordinary course of business” and
“ordinary course of business consistent with past practice” refer to the business and practice of
Seller consistent with past practice since October 25, 2006, (vi) the words “include,” “includes”
and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,”; (vii) when a
reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to an Exhibit to this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated, (viii) when a statement herein with respect to a particular
matter is qualified by the phrase “in all material respects,” materiality shall be determined
solely by reference to, and solely within the context of, the specified matter and not with respect
to the entirety of this Agreement or the entirety of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ix) for
any document or other item to have been “made available” heretofore or prior to the execution or
date of this Agreement such document or other item must be deposited at least three (3) calendar
days prior to the date hereof (or if deposited more recently, provided such notice of such deposit
and a copy of thereof was give to Purchaser) into the data room heretofore established by Seller
with written notice of such deposit and a copy of such deposit was made to Purchaser and (x) all
references to “dollars” or “$” shall mean United States dollars. All accounting terms used herein
and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under U.S. GAAP, unless
otherwise expressly stated. When used herein, the terms “Party” or “Parties” refer to Purchaser
and BIL, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, and the terms “third party,” “third-party”
or “third parties” refers to Persons other than Purchaser, BIL and Seller. Without limiting the
respects in which a matter may otherwise be deemed to be material, a matter shall be deemed to be
“material” if it has a fair market value or notional value, or involves total nominal obligations,
Liabilities or Losses, or total nominal receipts or payments, in excess of two hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000).
(b) The drafting and negotiation of the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions
to the obligations of Seller, Purchaser and BIL herein reflect compromises, and certain provisions
may overlap with other provisions or may address the same or similar subject
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matters in different ways or for different purposes. It is the intention of the parties that,
to the extent possible, unless provisions are mutually exclusive and effect cannot be given to both
or all such provisions, (i) the representations, warranties, covenants and closing conditions in
this Agreement shall be construed to be cumulative; (ii) each representation, warranty, covenant
and closing condition in this Agreement shall be given full separate and independent effect; and
(iii) no limitation in or exception to any representation, warranty, covenant or closing condition
shall be construed to limit or apply to any other representation, warranty, covenant or closing
condition unless such limitation or exception is expressly made applicable to such other
representation, warranty, covenant or closing condition.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
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