ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2007 BY AND AMONG 24/7 MARKETING, LLC, and ONCALL SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT INC., and GEORGE YANG
DATED
AS OF JULY 10, 2007
BY
AND AMONG
24/7
MARKETING, LLC,
and
ONCALL
SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT INC.,
and
XXXXXX
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1.1.
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Definitions
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ARTICLE
II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE ASSETS
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2.1.
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Acquired
Assets
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2.2.
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Excluded
Assets
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2.3.
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Assumed
Liabilities
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6
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2.4.
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Retained
Liabilities
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6
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2.5.
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No
Expansion of Third Party Rights
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2.6.
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Purchase
Price
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2.7.
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Proration
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7
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2.8.
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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2.9.
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Closing
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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3.1.
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Representations
and Warranties of Selling Parties
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3.1.1.
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Corporate
Existence
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3.1.2.
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Authorization
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8
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3.1.3.
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No
Violation
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3.1.4.
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Insurance
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3.1.5.
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Governmental
Authorizations; Compliance with Laws
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3.1.6.
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Real
Property
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3.1.7.
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Tax
Matters
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3.1.8.
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Brokers;
Finders
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3.1.9.
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Title
to and Condition of Properties
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3.1.10.
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Intellectual
Property
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3.1.11.
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Contracts
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3.1.12.
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Consents
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3.1.13.
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No
Defaults or Violations
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3.1.14.
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Certain
Environmental Matters
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12
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3.1.15.
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Litigation
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12
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3.1.16.
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Inventories
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12
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3.1.17.
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Assets
Sufficient for Conduct of Business
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
3.1.18.
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Financial
Statements
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3.1.19.
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No
Material Change
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3.1.20.
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Employment
Matters
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13
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3.1.21.
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Labor
Disputes; Compliance
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13
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3.1.22.
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Accuracy
of Statements
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3.1.23.
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.1.24.
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No
Other Agreement
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3.2.
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Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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3.2.1.
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Authorization
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3.2.2.
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No
Violation
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ARTICLE
IV EMPLOYEES
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4.1.
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Employees
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4.2.
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Continuing
Employees
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4.3.
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Employment
Obligations
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4.4.
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Employees
Not Accepting Employment
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ARTICLE
V CERTAIN COVENANTS
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5.1.
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Public
Announcements
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5.2.
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Interference
with Relationships
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5.3.
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Confidential
Information
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5.4.
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Enforceability
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5.5.
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Remedies
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5.6.
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Temporary
Space
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5.7.
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE
VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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6.1.
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Conditions
to Obligation of Buyer
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6.1.1.
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Representations;
Performance
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6.1.2.
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Certain
Approvals
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6.1.3.
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Corporate
Approvals
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6.1.4.
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No
Proceeding or Litigation
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6.1.5.
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No
Material Adverse Change
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6.1.6.
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Acquired
Assets and Documents Delivered
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OF CONTENTS
(continued)
6.2.
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Conditions
to Obligation of Selling Parties
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6.2.1.
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Representations;
Performance
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6.2.2.
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No
Proceeding or Litigation
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6.2.3.
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Purchase
Price and Documents Delivered
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ARTICLE
VII INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLING PARTIES
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7.1.
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Seller
Indemnification
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7.2.
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Buyer
Indemnification
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7.3.
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Survival
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7.4.
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Procedure
for Indemnification; Third-Party Claims
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7.5.
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Right
of Setoff and Holdback
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ARTICLE
VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1.
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Expenses
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8.2.
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Assignment;
Successors
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8.3.
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Amendment
and Modification; Waivers
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8.4.
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Notices
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8.6.
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Further
Assurances; Records
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8.7.
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Governing
Law
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8.8.
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Entire
Agreement
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8.9.
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Severability
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8.10.
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Section
Headings
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8.11.
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Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution
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Schedule
1. Continuing Employees.
Exhibit
A. Form of Assignment and Xxxx of Sale.
Exhibit
B. Form of Assignment and Assumption of
Contracts.
Exhibit
C. Form of Escrow Agreement.
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This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of July 10, 2007,
by and among 24/7 MARKETING, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
(“Buyer”), ONCALL SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT INC., a duly registered
Philippine corporation and its successors and assigns (“Seller”) and
XXXXXX XXXX, of legal age, Filipino, and with a postal address at 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx (“Designated Shareholder” and together with the
Seller, the “Selling Parties”). Buyer, Seller, and Designated
Shareholder are sometimes referred to in this Agreement collectively as the
“Parties” and each individually as a “Party.”
RECITALS
A. Seller
provides a variety of business process outsourcing, telemarketing, and other
subscriber and customer services at the OSM Site (the “Business”) that
Buyer desires to acquire to assist it in attracting and retaining additional
subscribers for the business of Buyer and its Affiliates and to offer services
to other businesses.
B. Seller
wishes to sell, assign and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase
from
Seller, as a going concern, the Business and substantially all of the assets
of
Seller, owned individually or jointly by any of Seller or any of its
wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller and used in the conduct of the Business,
and
Buyer is further prepared to assume certain specified Liabilities of Seller
related to the Business, in consideration of and upon such other terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. Buyer and Seller desire that Buyer
acquire certain assets of Seller related to the Business upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
C. Designated
Shareholder, who as the owner of 75% of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of Seller, has agreed to be a Party to this Agreement as specified
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires,
initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the following
meanings:
“Accepted
Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5.3.
“Acquired
Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
“Affiliate”
means with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly,
or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or
is
under common control with such specified Person with the terms “control” and
“controlled” meaning for purposes of this definition, the power to direct the
management and policies of a Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the
ownership of voting securities or partnership or other ownership interests,
or
by contract or otherwise.
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“Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement, and includes
the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto and any amendment
hereto.
“Applicable
Law” means any applicable federal, state, local, municipal, foreign,
international, multinational or other constitution, treaty, statute, law,
by-law, ordinance, principle of common law (including any ruling or decision
of
a judicial or quasi-judicial entity), code, regulation, rule or enforceable
policy of a Governmental Authority.
“Assigned
Contracts” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(d).
“Assumed
Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3.
“Buyer”
has the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Business”
has the meaning specified in Recital A above.
“Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which commercial
banks in Phoenix, Arizona are generally closed for business.
“Claim”
means any demand, claim, action, investigation, Proceeding (whether at law
or in
equity) or arbitration.
“Closing”
and “Closing Date” have the meanings specified in Section
2.7.
“Confidential
Information” has the meaning specified in Section 5.3.
“Consent”
has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.3.
“Continuing
Employees” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
“Dispute
Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5.3.
“Disputed
Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5.3.
“Escrow
Agent” means Xxxxxx Title & Escrow, LLC.
“Escrow
Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5.6.
“Escrow
Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(b).
“Escrow
Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(b).
“Excluded
Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
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“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles as employed in the United States
of America.
“Governmental
Authority” means any (i) nation, state, county, province, city, town,
borough, village, district or other jurisdiction, (ii) federal, state, county,
local, municipal, foreign or other government, (iii) governmental or
quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any agency, branch,
department, board, commission, court, tribunal or other entity exercising
governmental or quasi-governmental powers), (iv) body exercising, or entitled
to
exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police,
regulatory or taxing authority or power, or (v) official of any of the
foregoing.
“Indemnified
Party” means each of the Seller Indemnified Parties and Buyer Indemnified
Parties.
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning specified in Section 7.4(a).
“Intellectual
Property” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(k).
“Liability”
means with respect to any Person (including any Party), any Liability of such
Person of any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, absolute
or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due,
vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, and
whether or not the same is required to be accrued on the financial statements
of
such Person.
“Lien”
means, with respect to the Acquired Assets, any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
right of others, claim, security interest, encumbrance, lease, sublease,
license, occupancy agreement, adverse claim or interest, easement, covenant,
encroachment, burden, title defect, title retention agreement, voting trust
agreement, interest, equity, option, lien, right of first refusal, charge or
other restrictions or limitations of any nature whatsoever.
“Loss”
means any and all judgments, losses, Liabilities, amounts paid in settlement,
damages, fines, penalties, deficiencies, losses and expenses (including
interest, court costs, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants
and other experts or other reasonable expenses of litigation or other
proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment).
“Notice
of Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 7.5.2.
“OSM
Site” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(i).
“Person”
means any individual, firm, partnership, association, unincorporated
organization, trust, corporation, or any other entity, including, without
limitation, a government or any department, agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“Proceeding”
means any demand, claim, suit, action, litigation, investigation, arbitration,
administrative hearing or other proceeding of any nature.
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
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“Retained
Liabilities” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4.
“Seller’s
Base Balance Sheet” has the meaning specified in Section
3.1.18.
“Seller
Closing Documents” has the meaning specified in Section
6.1.6.
“Tax”
means any income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit,
customs, vehicle, airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital
stock, franchise, employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic
withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, value added, alternative, add-on minimum and
other tax, fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge or duty of any kind whatsoever
and any interest, penalty, addition or additional amount thereon imposed,
assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority
or
payable under any tax-sharing agreement or any other contract.
“Transition
Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF THE ASSETS
2.1. Acquired
Assets. Subject to the exclusions contained in Section 2.2
and subject to and upon terms and conditions contained herein, at the Closing
Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase from Seller, free and clear from any Lien, all of the assets,
properties, rights and goodwill of Seller, wherever located, used in, or
associated with the Business (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to
as
the “Acquired Assets”), including, without limitation:
(a) all
cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, deposits, and accounts
receivable of Seller on the Closing Date;
(b) all
of Seller’s inventories and other materials, supplies, components and
accessories associated with or used in the operation of the Business whether
on
hand, in transit, or on order as of the Closing Date;
(c) all
tangible personal property associated with operating and maintaining the
Business, including all machinery, equipment, tools, materials, furniture,
hardware, computer hardware and peripherals, computer software, fixtures,
improvements and other items;
(d) all
rights and interests of Seller, as of the Closing Date, under all contracts
and
agreements pertaining to the operation of the Business (collectively, the
“Assigned Contracts”);
(e) all
prepaid items, deposits, and unbilled costs and fees relating to the Business,
if any;
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(f) all
licenses, permits, and other governmental authorizations of Seller and all
pending applications therefore or renewals thereof relating to the Business
or
any of the Acquired Assets, in each case to the extent transferable to
Buyer;
(g) all
claims of Seller against third parties relating to the Business or Acquired
Assets, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or
non-contingent;
(h) all
goodwill of the Selling Parties relating to the Business;
(i) all
right, title and interest of Seller or Designated Shareholder in the land,
structures, improvements and fixtures associated with the operation of the
Business and all rights of way, uses licenses, easements and appurtenances
thereto, including, without limitation, Seller’s rights and options with respect
to the call center owned by 24 by 7 Contact Solutions, Inc. and located at
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Building, Xxxxx Xxxxxx corner Roces Avenue, Quezon City, Metro
Manila, Philippines (the “OSM Site”);
(j) originals
or copies of all data and records (whether in print, electronic other format),
related to the operations of the Business and/or the ownership of the Acquired
Assets, including client and customer lists and records, referral sources,
research and development reports and records, production reports and records,
service and warranty records, equipment logs, operating guides and manuals,
financial and accounting records, creative materials, advertising materials,
promotional materials, studies, reports, correspondence and other similar
documents and records and, subject to Applicable Laws, copies of all personnel
records;
(k) all
of the following proprietary rights owned by, issued to or licensed to Seller
or
Designated Shareholder that are used in Seller’s operation of the Business,
along with all income, royalties, damages and payments due or payable at Closing
or thereafter (including, without limitation, damages and payments for past
or
future infringements or misappropriations thereof), the right to xxx and recover
for past infringements or misappropriations thereof and any and all
corresponding rights that, now or hereafter, may be secured throughout the
world: trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate
names together with all goodwill associated therewith (including without
limitation, the use of the current corporate name and trade names and all
translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing);
copyrights and copyrightable works; mask works; and all registrations,
applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; trade secrets and
confidential information (including, without limitation, ideas, formulae,
compositions, know-how, manufacturing and production processes and techniques,
research and development information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans,
proposals, technical data, financial, business and marketing plans, and customer
and supplier lists and related information); computer software (including,
without limitation, data, data bases, systems and related documentation); other
proprietary rights; and all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing
(in
whatever form or medium) (collectively, the “Intellectual
Property”);
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(l) Seller’s
interests in its Internet website, including the domain, site design and related
software, related electronic mail addresses, and any and all intellectual
property rights relating to the Business;
(m) Seller’s
employee files and records relating the Business, including original copies
of
any employment, noncompetition, or other similar agreements to which Seller
is a
party, and all employment-related correspondence and documentation of employee
performance reviews; and
(n) all
other tangible and intangible assets that, together with the above, would be
used or useful in connection with operating the Business after the Closing
Date.
2.2. Excluded
Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 2.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement, any property or assets of
Seller that is not listed or otherwise referenced in Section 2.1
(collectively, the “Excluded Assets”) are not part of the purchase and
sale contemplated hereunder and shall remain the property of Seller after the
Closing.
2.3. Assumed
Liabilities. With respect to the Business, on the Closing Date,
Buyer shall assume and agree to fully satisfy and discharge in accordance with
their terms only the following liabilities of Seller (the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) Seller’s
trade accounts payable relating to the operation of the Business that are
reflected on the Seller’s Base Balance Sheet (as defined below in Section
3.1.18) (and any such accounts payable arising in the ordinary course
between the dates of the Seller’s Base Balance Sheet and the Closing Date) that
remain unpaid at and are not delinquent as of the Closing Date;
(b) Seller’s
obligations arising under those real property, capital, operating or other
leases entered into in connection with operating the Business (excluding the
lease for the OSM Site during the Transition Period, including all related
Taxes, and any delinquent payment charges, interest, penalties or other
obligations arising from Seller’s failure to satisfy such obligations that arose
prior to the Closing Date); and
(c) Any
Liability of Seller directly associated with the Business or the Acquired Assets
that arises after the Closing Date Business (excluding Liability of Seller
directly associated with the Continuing Employees during the Transition Period,
including all related Taxes).
2.4. Retained
Liabilities. The Retained Liabilities shall remain the exclusive
responsibility of, and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged
exclusively by, Seller. “Retained Liabilities” shall mean
every liability (of any kind, character or description, whether known or
unknown) of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities enumerated in Section
2.3 above, including without limitation:
(a) Any
Liability of Seller directly associated with the Continuing Employees during
the
Transition Period, including all related Taxes; and
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(b) Any
Liability of Seller directly associated with the lease for the OSM Site during
the Transition Period, including all related Taxes.
2.5. No
Expansion of Third Party Rights. The assumption by Buyer of the
Assumed Liabilities, and the transfer thereof by Seller, shall in no way expand
the rights and remedies of any third party against Seller or against Buyer,
as
assignee of Seller, as compared to the rights and remedies that such third
party
would have had against Seller or against Buyer, as assignee of Seller, had Buyer
not assumed such liabilities. Without limiting the generality of the
preceding sentence, the assumption by Buyer of such liabilities shall not create
any third-party beneficiary rights.
2.6. Purchase
Price. In consideration for the Acquired Assets and the Business,
and for the covenants and obligations of the Selling Parties hereunder and
under
the Seller Closing Documents (as defined in Section 6.1.6 below), on the
Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller $4,500,000 (U.S. Dollars) for the
Acquired Assets (the “Purchase Price”), which shall be comprised of the
following amounts to be paid by Buyer or its parent, YP Corp., Inc., a Nevada
Corporation:
(a) Buyer
shall pay $4,050,000 (U.S. Dollars) to Seller by wire transfer in immediately
available funds to such account or accounts as the Selling Parties may
designate; and
(b) Buyer
shall deduct and withhold $450,000 (U.S. Dollars) (the “Escrow Amount”)
from the Purchase Price and place it in an escrow account (the “Escrow
Account”) to be administered by the Escrow Agent as security to cover
potential losses or other claims for which Buyer would be entitled to
indemnification under ARTICLE VII of this Agreement and to be distributed
to the Parties in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.5
hereof.
2.7. Proration. Buyer
and Selling Parties agree that all of the items normally prorated, including
Taxes and fees for services rendered in respect of the Acquired Assets shall
be
prorated as of the Closing Date, with Selling Parties liable or entitled to
receive payment, as applicable, to the extent such items relate to any time
period through the Closing Date, and Buyer liable or entitled to receive
payment, as applicable, to the extent such items relate to any time period
subsequent to the Closing Date. In connection with such proration, in
the event that actual figures are not available as of the Closing Date, the
proration shall be based upon the actual amount of such Taxes or fees for the
preceding year or month (or other appropriate period) for which actual Taxes
or
fees are available and such Taxes or fees shall be reprorated upon request
of
either Selling Parties or Buyer made within 60 days of the date that the actual
amounts become available. Selling Parties and Buyer agree to furnish
each other with such documents and other records as may be reasonably requested
in order to confirm all adjustment and proration calculations made pursuant
to
this Section.
2.8. Purchase
Price Allocation. Selling Parties and Buyer shall each be
entitled to prepare and rely on its own allocation of the Purchase Price for
all
Tax purposes and in all filings, declarations and reports with the appropriate
taxing authorities in respect thereof, provided that each such Party’s
allocation shall be consistent with the requirements of the National Internal
Revenue Code of 1997, as amended.
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2.9. Closing. The
closing of the purchase and sale of the Acquired Assets (the “Closing”)
will take place at the offices of Xxxxx & Xxxxxx, L.L.P. located at Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, commencing at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific
Standard time) on July 10, 2007, or at such other date, time and place as may
be
agreed upon by the Parties and shall be effective as of 12:00 a.m. (Pacific
Standard time) on July 11, 2007, which date and time is sometimes referred
to in
this Agreement as the “Closing Date.”
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1. Representations
and Warranties of Selling Parties. The Selling Parties hereby,
jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer as follows:
3.1.1. Corporate
Existence. Each Selling Party (a) if he or she is a natural
Person, is competent to, and (b) if it is an entity, is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under Philippine law and
has
full corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and to carry
on its business as now conducted. Seller has delivered to Buyer true
and complete copies of the articles of incorporation, bylaws, and/or other
organizational documents of Seller as amended to date. Designated
Shareholder is the owner of 75% of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of
Seller. Seller does not presently own, directly or indirectly, any
shares of capital stock of or other equity interest in any corporation,
partnership or other entity.
3.1.2. Authorization. Seller
has full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Seller have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate
action. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may
be
limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance or
insolvency laws affecting creditors’ rights generally. Upon the
execution and delivery by Seller of the Seller Closing Documents (as defined
below), such documents shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and
remedies generally.
3.1.3. No
Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will
not
violate or result in a default under (i) the articles of incorporation, bylaws
or other organizational documents of Seller, or (ii) subject to the receipt
of
any necessary Consents, (a) any license, permit or other governmental
authorization, or (b) any judgment, order, decree, law, rule or regulation
applicable to Seller. No consent, approval, authorization, order,
filing, registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority
or
any other Person (“Consent”) is required to be obtained by Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein except for those Consents
which have been obtained by Seller prior to the Closing Date.
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3.1.4. Insurance. Seller
has delivered to Buyer accurate and complete copies, of all policies of
insurance covering the Acquired Assets and Business of Seller as of the date
hereof. No written notice of termination of any such policy has been
received by Seller.
3.1.5. Governmental
Authorizations; Compliance with Laws. Seller has not received
written notice that it is in violation of or is in default under: (i) any
governmental licenses, franchises, permits, approvals and other governmental
authorizations that are necessary to entitle Seller to own or lease, operate
and
use its assets and properties and to conduct the Business as now conducted;
(ii)
any judgment, order or decree of any court or administrative agency applicable
to it; or (iii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it; which could
reasonably be expected to result in any liability on the part of
Seller.
3.1.6. Real
Property. Seller does not own, nor since the date of Seller’s
organization, has it ever owned, any fee simple interest in real
property. The OSM Site is the only real property in which Seller
currently holds an interest, and Seller has provided Buyer with complete copies
of all documentation pertaining to Seller’s interest in the OSM
Site. All obligations of Seller currently due and owing with respect
to the Seller’s interest in the OSM Site have been fully satisfied as of the
Closing Date. Seller does not hold, and is not obligated under or a
party to, any obligation, right of first refusal or other contractual right
to
purchase, acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any real property or any portion
thereof or interest therein. Seller’s use of any facilities or other
real property in the operation of the Business is permitted as of right under
all Applicable Laws (including zoning laws).
3.1.7. Tax
Matters. Seller has complied with all Applicable Laws with
respect to the payment of Taxes applicable to Seller, its assets (including
the
Acquired Assets) and operations. Since the date of Seller’s
organization, Seller has filed all applicable tax returns and has paid all
Taxes
applicable thereto in a timely manner. All such tax returns were
correct and complete in all material respects. All Taxes owed by or
attributable to Seller with respect to tax returns the due date of which
preceded the date of this Agreement (and for which due date no extension has
been granted by the applicable taxing authority) have been paid. No
deficiency or proposed adjustment that has not been settled or otherwise
resolved for any amount of Taxes has been asserted or assessed by any taxing
authority against Seller. There is no Proceeding or audit by any
taxing authority or any claim for refund now in progress, pending or threatened
against or with respect to Seller regarding Taxes. Seller has
withheld and paid all Taxes required to be withheld and paid in connection
with
any amounts paid or owing to Seller’s employees.
3.1.8. Brokers;
Finders. Seller has not retained any broker or finder in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein so as to give rise to
any
valid claim against Buyer for any brokerage or finder’s commission, fee or
similar compensation.
3.1.9. Title
to
and Condition of Properties. Seller has good and marketable title
to, is the lawful owner of, and has the full right to sell, convey, transfer,
assign and deliver the Acquired Assets free and clear of any
Liens. At and as of the Closing, Seller will convey the Acquired
Assets to Buyer by deed, xxxx of sale, certificates of title and instruments
of
assignment and transfer effective to vest in Buyer, and Buyer will have, good
and valid record and marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets, free and
clear of all Liens. The Acquired Assets are in good operating
condition and in a state of reasonable maintenance and repair, and are suitable
for use in connection with the operation of the Business.
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3.1.10. Intellectual
Property. All of the universal proprietary rights for
Intellectual Property is owned by Seller free and clear of all encumbrances
or
has been duly licensed for use by Seller. None of the Intellectual
Property has been or is the subject of any pending adverse claim, any threatened
litigation or claim of infringement. The products Seller manufactures
at or which are produced by or in connection with the operation of the Business,
or which the Business sells, do not, and any process, method, part, design
or
material it employs, or the marketing and use by the Business of any such
product or any service does not, to the best knowledge of Seller, infringe
any
trademark, trade name, or copyright of another, and Seller has not received
any
notice contesting its right to use any trademark, trade name, product, process,
design, computer program or written work now used by it in connection with
the
Business or the operation thereof. Seller owns or possesses adequate
rights in perpetuity in and to all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct
the business of the Business as presently conducted.
3.1.11. Contracts.
(a) Seller
has delivered to Buyer accurate and complete copies, of the following contracts
and agreements (including all amendments thereto) relating to the Acquired
Assets or the conduct of the Business:
(A) each
contract or agreement that involves performance of services or delivery of
goods
or materials by or to Seller of any amount for the current fiscal year and
each
contract or agreement that involves performance of services or delivery of
goods
or materials by or to Seller of an amount or value in excess of $2,500 in any
other fiscal year relating to the Acquired Assets or the conduct of the
Business;
(B) each
contract or agreement affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use
of
or any leasehold or other interest in any property (real or personal) used
in
the conduct of the Business;
(C) each
contract or agreement involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or
Liabilities by Seller with any other Person (other than cost-sharing
arrangements between Seller) used in the conduct of the Business;
(D) each
contract or agreement containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict
Seller’s business activity or limit the freedom of Seller to engage in any line
of business or to compete with any Person;
(E) each
contract or agreement for capital expenditures by Seller in excess of $2,500
in
any fiscal year relating to the Acquired Assets or the Business;
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(F) each
contract or agreement providing warranty coverage or relating to maintenance
and/or service for any tangible personal property; and
(G) each
written warranty, guaranty, surety and/or other similar undertaking with respect
to financial support or contractual performance extended by Seller other than
in
the ordinary course of business.
(b) Each
Assigned Contract is in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of
commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a Proceeding at law or in equity).
(c) With
respect to each Assigned Contract:
(A) Seller
is, and at all applicable times has been, in compliance with all applicable
terms and requirements of each Assigned Contract;
(B) each
other Person that has or had any Liability under any Assigned Contract is and
at
all times has been, in full compliance with all applicable terms and
requirements of such Assigned Contract;
(C) no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse
of time) may constitute or result in a breach by Seller, or give any other
Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to
accelerate the maturity or performance of, or payment under, or to cancel,
terminate or modify, any Assigned Contract;
(D) Seller
has not given to or received from any other Person any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible
or potential breach of any Assigned Contract;
3.1.12. Consents.
All
Consents required to be obtained by Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein shall have been obtained. Seller has exercised its option
under that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 20, 2007 by and between
Seller and 24 by 7 Contact Solutions, Inc. and all obligations of Seller for
payment with respect to such option have been fully satisfied as of the Closing
Date.
3.1.13. No
Defaults or Violations.
(a) Seller
has not materially breached any provision of; nor is it in material default
under the terms of; any lease, contract, commitment, agreement, indenture,
mortgage, lien, instrument, plan or license to which it is a party or under
which it has any rights or by which it is bound and which relates to the
business or operation of the Business and no other party to any such lease,
contract, commitment or agreement is in default thereunder in any material
respect, and
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(b) Seller
is not in any material violation or default of; or with respect to, any law,
governmental regulation or rule or order of any governmental authority that
is
applicable in any way to the business or operation of the
Business. None of the properties owned by Seller and included in the
Acquired Assets, or the occupancy or operation thereof; is in material violation
of any law, building, zoning or other ordinance, code or regulation applicable
to it, or is subject to any law, ordinance, code, regulation or order requiring
any change, assessment or penalty, which would adversely affect the business
of
Seller or operation of the Business, and no notice from any governmental
authority has been served upon Seller claiming any violation of any such law,
ordinance, code or regulation or requiring any work or construction or asserting
any assessment or penalty which would have an adverse effect on the business
or
operation of the Business. Seller is in material compliance with, and
no violation exists under, any law, rule, regulation or permit applicable to
the
Business and the operation thereof.
3.1.14. Certain
Environmental Matters. The operation of the Business (or any of
the Acquired Assets as currently used) does not violate any applicable
environmental law in effect as of the date hereof and no condition or event
has
occurred which, with notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute
a
violation of any such law. Seller has timely filed all reports
required to be filed with respect to the real property used in connection with
operating the Business and has generated and maintained all required data,
documentation and records under any applicable environmental laws with respect
thereto.
3.1.15. Litigation. No
action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending against Seller, and Seller
has not received written notice of any threatened action, suit, proceeding
or
investigation against Seller, which could reasonably be expected, either
individually or in the aggregate, to result in any liability on the part of
Seller. There are no actions, suits, labor disputes or other
litigation, proceedings or governmental investigations pending or, to the
knowledge of Seller, threatened against or affecting Seller, or any officers,
directors, employees or the stockholders thereof in their capacity as such,
or
any of the properties or businesses thereof; or relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Seller is not subject to any order,
judgment, decree, stipulation, or consent of or with any court, governmental
body or agency which has or may have an adverse effect on the financial
condition or the results or operation of the Business or on the Acquired
Assets.
3.1.16. Inventories. The
inventories included in the Acquired Assets are merchantable and usable in
the
ordinary operations of the Business, none of such items is obsolete and
nonsalable, none of such items has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully or
improperly removed or diverted, and none of such items has been pledged or
otherwise given as collateral or is held by Seller on assignment or
consignment. The inventories are fairly reflected in the inventory
accounts on the Seller’s Base Balance Sheet and Seller Financial Statements
(both as defined below) and are valued at the cost.
3.1.17. Assets
Sufficient for Conduct of Business. The Acquired Assets
constitute all of the assets and properties needed for the operation of the
current Business as it is presently operated by Seller in all material
respects.
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3.1.18. Financial
Statements. The balance sheet of Seller as of June 30, 2007 (the
“Seller’s Base Balance Sheet”), which was prepared in accordance with
GAAP, consistently applied, presents fairly and accurately, in all material
respects, the financial position of Seller and its subsidiaries as of its
date. Neither Seller nor any of its subsidiaries has any material
liabilities or obligations of a type that would be included in a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with GAAP except as and to the extent disclosed in
Seller’s Base Balance Sheet or incurred since the date of that balance sheet in
the ordinary course of the Business and as contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.1.19. No
Material Change. Since the date of Seller’s Base Balance Sheet,
there has not been and there is no threatened (i) any material adverse change
in
the financial condition, business, assets, properties or operating results
of
Seller or the Business; (ii) any loss or damage (whether or not covered by
insurance) to any of the assets or properties of Seller that materially affects
or impairs its ability to conduct the Business; (iii) any mortgage or pledge
of
any assets or properties of Seller or related to the operation of the Business,
or any indebtedness incurred by Seller with respect to the Business (other
than
indebtedness that is not material in the aggregate and that was incurred in
the
ordinary course of business); (iv) any increase or new grant by Seller of any
bonus, salary or other compensation to any employee of Seller (other than
salary, wage, bonus or commission increases to employees in the ordinary course
of business), or entry by Seller into any employment, severance or similar
contract or arrangement with any employee; (v) damage to or destruction of
any
material Asset, whether or not covered by insurance, except for damage that
has
been repaired or for which appropriate replacement Assets have been acquired
before the date of this Agreement; (vi) entry into, termination of or receipt
of
notice of termination of any contract or agreement having an annual value or
cost to Seller of at least $2,500; (vii) sale, lease or other disposition of
any
Asset or other property of Seller worth $2,500 or more or the creation of any
Lien on any Asset; (viii) cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights with
a
value to Seller in excess of $2,500; or (ix) contract or agreement by Seller
to
do any of the foregoing.
3.1.20. Employment
Matters. Seller has complied with all applicable laws relating to
the employment of labor, including, without limitation, the provisions thereof
relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, working conditions, and payment
of Taxes of any kind, and Seller is not liable for any arrears of wages or
any
Taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, nor does
it
have any obligations for any vacation, sick leave or other compensatory time
with respect to its employees. Seller has provided Buyer with
complete and accurate records of all salaries, expenses and personal benefits
paid to or accrued for all employees of Seller as of the date of this
Agreement.
3.1.21. Labor
Disputes; Compliance.
(a) Seller
is in compliance with all employment-related Applicable Laws, including those
relating to employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, equal
employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits,
payment of social security and similar Taxes and occupational safety and
health. Seller is not liable for the payment of any Taxes, fines,
penalties, or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with
any
of the foregoing Applicable Laws.
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(b) Seller
has not been, and is not now, a party to any collective bargaining agreement
or
other labor contract with respect to the operation of the
Business. Since the commencement of operation of the Business, there
has not been, there is not presently pending, existing or threatened, strike,
slowdown, picketing, work stoppage or employee grievance process involving
Seller. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that could
provide the basis for any work stoppage or other labor dispute in respect of
the
Business. No Proceeding relating to the alleged violation of any
Applicable Law pertaining to labor relations or employment matters, including
any charge or complaint filed with any Governmental Authority, is pending or
threatened against Seller in respect of the Business, and there is no
organizational activity or other labor dispute against or affecting the
Business, and no application or petition for an election of or for certification
of a collective bargaining agent is pending. Seller has not been
served notice of, and Seller does not otherwise have knowledge of, any grievance
or arbitration Proceeding by any employee of Seller that might have an adverse
effect upon Seller or the conduct of the Business. There is no
lockout by Seller of any employees of the Business, and no such action is
contemplated by Seller. There has been no charge of discrimination
filed against or threatened against Seller (or any of its directors, officers
or
employees) in connection with the Business with any Governmental
Authority.
3.1.22. Accuracy
of Statements. Neither this Agreement nor any statement, list,
certificate or other information furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf
of
Seller or Designated Shareholder to Buyer in connection with this Agreement
or
the transaction contemplated hereby contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact regarding Seller, the Acquired Assets or the
business or operation of the Business or omits or will omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements regarding Seller, the Acquired Assets
or
the business or operation of the Business contained herein or therein, in light
of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. There
are no other facts or circumstances known to the Seller not disclosed herein
that may materially adversely affect the value of the Acquired Assets or the
prospects of the Business.
3.1.23. No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Seller does not have any Liability in
respect of the Business or the Acquired Assets except for (i) ongoing
performance obligations under the contracts and agreements to which Seller
is a
party or by which Seller is bound, (ii) current Liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business of Seller, (iii) Assumed Liabilities and (iv)
Retained Liabilities.
3.1.24. No
Other
Agreement. Other than for sales of assets in the ordinary course
of business, neither Seller nor Designated Shareholder has any contract,
agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale or other
disposition of any assets (including the Acquired Assets) or capital stock
of
Seller except as set forth in this Agreement.
3.2. Representations
and Warranties of Buyer. Buyer hereby represents and warrants to
the Selling Parties as follows:
3.2.1. Authorization. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized
by all requisite corporate action. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes the valid, legal and binding
obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy,
fraudulent conveyance or insolvency laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally.
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3.2.2. No
Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not and will
not
violate or result in a default under the articles of incorporation and bylaws
of
Buyer or any judgment, order, decree, law, rule or regulation applicable to
Buyer, except for violations or defaults which would not prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV
EMPLOYEES
4.1. Employees. The
Parties acknowledge and agree that it is the intent of Buyer to hire as
employees of Buyer the employees working for Seller in connection with the
operation of the Business and set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and any
employee who is hired during the Transition Period for purposes of providing
services to Buyer (the “Continuing Employees”) after the expiration of a
period of 55 days after the date hereof or such other period as agreed by the
parties hereto in writing (the “Transition Period”); provided,
however, that the Parties hereby expressly acknowledge and
agree that the
foregoing shall not be construed to create any obligation on the part of Buyer
to hire all (or any) of Seller’s employees. The Selling Parties agree
to use commercially reasonable efforts to retain and keep available, or cause
to
be retained or kept available, the services of the Continuing Employees during
the Transition Period and to assist Buyer in employing any of the Continuing
Employees consistent with this Agreement after the Transition Period, including
with respect to the assignment of any applicable employment, noncompetition
or
other similar agreements from Seller to Buyer.
4.2. Continuing
Employees. Buyer shall have the right to offer employment to the Continuing
Employees during the period from the Closing Date to the end of the Transition
Period. The decision to make any such offers shall be within Buyer’s
sole discretion. Buyer will give each Continuing Employee who
receives such offer no less than 5 business days in which to accept or reject
Buyer’s employment offer. Notwithstanding the dates of acceptance by the
Continuing Employees of Buyer’s offer of employment, it is understood that
during the period from the Closing Date to the end of the Transition Period,
the
Continuing Employees shall be employees of Seller.
4.3. Employment
Obligations. Seller shall indemnify Buyer from and against any
and all actions, proceedings, costs, claims, expenses, demands, awards, fines,
orders and liabilities whatsoever relating to the employment of the employees
of
Seller prior to and including the end of the Transition Period.
4.4. Employees
Not Accepting Employment. If for any reason any of Seller’s
employees are offered but do not accept Buyer’s offer of employment described in
Section 4.1 above by the end of the Transition Period, Seller hereby
agrees to indemnify Buyer from and against any claim for termination or
severance payment, wrongful dismissal or other similar actions. Seller shall
provide any required notice or payments under the Labor Code of the Philippines
or any statutory or contractual severance arrangements with respect to the
termination of all current employees by Seller or any of its
Affiliates.
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ARTICLE
V
CERTAIN
COVENANTS
5.1. Public
Announcements. Seller shall consult with Buyer before issuing any
press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this
Agreement and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by law on the
advice of counsel.
5.2. Interference
with Relationships. From and after the Closing Date and
continuing for five years from the Closing Date, none of the Selling Parties
shall, directly or indirectly, as employee, agent, consultant, director,
equityholder, manager, co-partner or in any other capacity without the prior
written consent of Buyer, engage, recruit or solicit for employment or
engagement, any Person who is (or was within 6 months of the Closing
Date) employed or engaged by Buyer (or, with respect to periods prior to
the Closing Date, Seller) with respect to the Business, or a client or customer
of the Business, or otherwise seek to influence or alter any such Person’s
relationship with any of the foregoing.
5.3. Confidential
Information. From the date hereof and thereafter, the Selling
Parties shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, and shall not,
without the prior written consent of Buyer, furnish, make available or disclose
to any third party or use for the benefit of itself or any third party, any
Confidential Information. As used in this Section 5.3,
“Confidential Information” shall mean any information relating to (i)
this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby or (ii) the Business
and
the business or affairs of Buyer, including, without limitation, information
relating to financial statements, client or customer identities, potential
clients or customers, employees, suppliers, servicing methods, equipment,
programs, strategies and information, analyses, profit margins or other
proprietary information; provided, however, that Confidential Information shall
not include any information which is in the public domain or becomes generally
known in the public domain through no wrongful act on the part of Selling
Parties; and provided, further, that the covenants of the Selling Parties in
this Section 5.3 shall not apply to the extent disclosure of Confidential
Information (x) is reasonably necessary in order for any Selling Party to
enforce its rights or perform its obligations hereunder, or (y) is required
by
applicable Law or an order of a Governmental Authority. Selling
Parties acknowledge that the Confidential Information is vital, sensitive,
confidential and proprietary to the Business.
5.4. Enforceability. Each
of the Selling Parties recognizes that the territorial, time and scope
limitations set forth in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 are reasonable and are
properly required for the protection of Buyer’s legitimate interest in client
relationships, goodwill and trade secrets of the Business. In the
event that any such territorial, time or scope limitation is deemed to be
unreasonable by a court of competent jurisdiction, Buyer and Selling Parties
agree, and Selling Parties submit, to the reduction of any or all of said
territorial, time or scope limitations to such an area, period or scope as
said
court shall deem reasonable under the circumstances. If such partial
enforcement is not possible, the provision shall be deemed severed, and the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
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5.5. Remedies. Each
of Selling Parties acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in
this
Sections 5.2 and 5.3 hereof are reasonable and necessary for the
protection of Buyer’s business interests, that irreparable injury will result to
Buyer if a Selling Party breaches any of the terms of Sections 5.2 or
5.3, and that in the event of a Selling Party's actual or threatened breach
of any of the provisions contained in Sections 5.2 or 5.3, Buyer will
have no adequate remedy at law. Each of Selling Parties accordingly
agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by it of any of
the
provisions contained in this Sections 5.2 or 5.3, Buyer shall be entitled
to such injunctive and other equitable relief as may be deemed necessary or
appropriate by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing contained
herein shall be construed as prohibiting Buyer from pursuing any other remedies
available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery
of
any damages which it is able to prove.
5.6. Temporary
Space. During the Transition Period or such longer period as is
required to assign the lease of the OSM Site to Buyer, Seller shall provide
Buyer with full access to the OSM Site to conduct, or cause to be conducted,
the
Business in the manner in which the Business is currently conducted and
otherwise in accordance with the Terms of this Agreement. In
consideration of Buyer’s access to the OSM Site, Buyer shall reimburse Seller
its actual lease and other payments with respect to the use of the OSM Site
but
Seller shall not be entitled to any other additional consideration under this
Agreement or otherwise for such access.
5.7. Further
Assurances. Seller shall, and Designated Shareholder shall cause Seller to,
provide all assistance to Buyer to ensure consummation of this Agreement, even
after the Closing Date. For this purpose, Seller shall, and Designated
Shareholder shall cause Seller to, do and perform such acts and deeds as Buyer
shall instruct Seller for and in regard to:
5.7.1. Negotiation
and execution of any amendments that may be required to any of the Assigned
Contracts or all licenses, permits, and other governmental
authorizations;
5.7.2. All
actions
required to obtain any and all Consents required to be obtained by Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein; and
5.7.3. Liaising
and
otherwise dealing with all Government Authorities in the Philippines in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
6.1. Conditions
to Obligation of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer under this
Agreement to purchase the Acquired Assets is subject to the fulfillment, at
or
prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions, each of which may
be
waived in whole or in part by Buyer in its sole discretion, provided the failure
of any condition to be satisfied is not the result of Buyer’s breach or default
hereunder:
6.1.1. Representations;
Performance. The representations and warranties of the Selling
Parties contained herein shall be true in all material respects when made and
shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except as modified
by
transactions permitted by this Agreement. Seller shall have duly
performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
prior to or at the Closing. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth above in
this
Section 6.1.1.
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6.1.2. Certain
Approvals. All Consents required to be obtained by Seller to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein shall have been
obtained.
6.1.3. Corporate
Approvals. All necessary corporate action on the part of the
directors and shareholders of Seller approving this Agreement and the purchase
and sale of the Acquired Assets shall have been duly and validly
taken.
6.1.4. No
Proceeding or Litigation. No claim, action, suit, arbitration,
investigation or other formal proceeding shall be pending or threatened on
or
before the Closing which (i) seeks to (A) enjoin, restrain or prohibit the
transactions contemplated herein, (B) impose limitations on the ability of
Buyer
or their affiliates to exercise full rights of ownership of the Acquired Assets
or (C) require the divesture by Buyer or their Affiliates or any of the Acquired
Assets or any other assets of Buyer or their Affiliates by reason of this
Agreement, or (ii) could have an adverse effect on the Acquired Assets or the
use thereof or the transactions contemplated herein.
6.1.5. No
Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material
adverse change in the business or financial condition of Seller, the Acquired
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities. Seller shall have delivered to
Buyer a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect set forth
above
in this Section 6.1.5.
6.1.6. Acquired
Assets and Documents Delivered. Buyer shall have received at the
Closing the following documents (collectively, the “Seller Closing
Documents”) required to be delivered to Buyer by the Seller at the Closing
as provided herein:
(a) resolutions
of the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Seller approving this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) an
executed assignment and xxxx of sale for the Acquired Assets acquired from
Seller, substantially in the form and to the effect of Exhibit A attached
hereto;
(c) a
payoff letter from each holder of indebtedness with respect to any Liens,
indicating that upon payment of a specified amount such holder shall release
its
security interest and such other documents or endorsements necessary to release
of record the security interests of all such holders, and evidence of the
release or discharge of such financing statements, judgments, or other Liens
on
or against the Acquired Assets, in form and substance satisfactory to
Buyer;
(d) an
executed assignment and assumption of contracts relating to the Assigned
Contracts, substantially in the form and to the effect of Exhibit B
attached hereto;
(e) an
executed escrow agreement relating to the Escrow Account, substantially in
the
form and to the effect of Exhibit C attached hereto; and
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(f) all
other documents and items required to be delivered by the Selling Parties
validly to transfer title to the Acquired Assets to Buyer and to otherwise
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.2. Conditions
to Obligation of Selling Parties. The obligation of the Selling
Parties under this Agreement to sell the Acquired Assets is subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions,
each of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Selling Parties in their
sole discretion:
6.2.1. Representations;
Performance. The representations and warranties of Buyer
contained herein hereof shall be true in all material respects when made and
shall be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except as modified
by
transactions permitted by this Agreement.
6.2.2. No
Proceeding or Litigation. No injunction or order of any court or
administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect and no
actions by any public or governmental authority seeking any such injunction
or
order shall be pending as of the Closing Date that restrains or prohibits the
purchase and sale of the Acquired Assets or any other action to be taken in
connection herewith.
6.2.3. Purchase
Price and Documents Delivered. Seller shall have received at the
Closing the Purchase Price, and all documents required to be delivered by Buyer
on or prior to the Closing Date shall be delivered or shall be tendered by
the
Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
BY SELLING PARTIES
7.1. Seller
Indemnification. Subject to the limitations set forth elsewhere
in this ARTICLE VII, each of the Selling Parties, jointly and severally,
hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates
(collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all Losses, whether or not involving a third-party claim,
resulting from or arising out of from or in connection with:
7.1.1. any
breach of
a representation or warranty made by a Selling Party in this
Agreement;
7.1.2. the
breach by
a Selling Party of, or default in the performance by a Selling Party of, any
covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by a Selling Party pursuant
to
this Agreement or in any other certificate, document, writing or instrument
delivered by a Selling Party pursuant to this Agreement;
7.1.3. any
benefit
plan;
7.1.4. any
Retained
Liability;
7.1.5. any
intentional misstatement, fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith committed
by
any Selling Party in accordance with this Agreement; and
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7.1.6. any
Liability
arising from the failure to obtain any Consent prior to the transfer of any
Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement.
7.2. Buyer
Indemnification. Subject to the limitations set forth elsewhere in this
ARTICLE VII, from and after the Closing Date, Buyer hereby agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Selling Parties (collectively, the
“Seller Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all Losses,
whether or not involving a third-party claim, resulting from or arising out
of or in connection with:
7.2.1. any
breach of
a representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement;
7.2.2. the
breach by
Buyer of, or default in the performance by Buyer of, any covenant, agreement
or
obligation to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or in any other
certificate, document, writing or instrument delivered by Buyer pursuant to
this
Agreement;
7.2.3. any
intentional misstatement, fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith committed
by
Buyer in accordance with this Agreement; and
7.2.4. any
Assumed
Liability.
7.3. Survival. All
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement on the
part of each of the Parties shall survive the Closing, the execution and
delivery under this Agreement of any bills of sale, instruments of conveyance,
assignments or other instruments of transfer of title to any of the Acquired
Assets and the payment of the consideration for the Acquired
Assets.
7.4. Procedure
for Indemnification; Third-Party Claims.
(a) If
a claim by a third party is made against an Indemnified Party, and if such
Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnity with respect thereto hereunder,
such
Indemnified Party shall promptly furnish written notice to the other Party
(the
“Indemnifying Party”) of such Claim, setting forth the basis for such
Claim and the nature of the Claim in reasonable detail. The failure
of the Indemnified Party to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve
the Indemnifying Party of any indemnification obligation hereunder except to
the
extent that the defense of such Claim is materially prejudiced by the failure
to
give such notice.
(b) If
any proceeding is brought by a third party against an Indemnified Party and
the
Indemnified Party gives notice to the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section
7.4(a), the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in such
proceeding and, to the extent that it wishes, to assume the defense of such
proceeding, if (i) the Indemnifying Party provides written notice to the
Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party intends to undertake such defense,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party conducts the defense of the third-party Claim
actively and diligently with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party and (iii) if the Indemnifying Party is a party to the proceeding, the
Indemnifying Party has not determined in good faith that joint representation
would be inappropriate because of a conflict in interest. The
Indemnified Party shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to employ
separate counsel (who may be selected by the Indemnified Party in its sole
discretion) in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, and
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by such Indemnified
Party. The Indemnified Party shall fully cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party and its counsel in the defense or compromise of such
Claim. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a proceeding,
no compromise or settlement of such Claims may be effected by the Indemnifying
Party without the Indemnified Party’s consent unless (A) there is no finding or
admission of any violation of Law or any violation of the rights of any Person
and no effect on any other Claims that may be made against the Indemnified
Party, (B) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full
by
the Indemnifying Party and (C) the settlement includes, as an unconditional
term, the grant by the claimant to the Indemnified Party of a release of all
liabilities in respect of claims.
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(c) If
(i) notice is given by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party of the
commencement of any third-party Proceeding and the Indemnifying Party does
not,
within 10 days after such notice is given, notify the Indemnified Party of
the
Indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense of such Proceeding, (ii) any
of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section
7.4(b) above cease to be satisfied or (iii) the Indemnified Party reasonably
and in good faith determines that there is a reasonable probability that such
third-party Proceeding may adversely affect it other than as a result of
monetary damages for which it would be entitled to indemnification from the
Indemnifying Party under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall (upon
notice to the Indemnifying Party) have the right to undertake the defense,
compromise or settlement of such third-party claim, and the Indemnifying Party
shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for the reasonable costs and expenses
of
defending against such third-party claim (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses) and the Indemnifying Party shall be and remain liable for any
Losses arising from or related to such third-party claim to the fullest extent
provided in this ARTICLE VII. The
Indemnifying Party may elect to participate in such Proceedings, negotiations
or
defense at any time at its own cost and expense.
7.5. Right
of Setoff and Holdback.
7.5.1. Buyer
may set
off any amount to which it may be entitled under this ARTICLE VII against
the Escrow Amount, upon notice of a claim and determination of an award for
Buyer in accordance with this Section 7.5. Neither the
exercise of nor the failure to exercise such right of setoff or to give a notice
of a claim under this Section 7.5 will constitute an election of remedies
or limit Buyer in any manner in the enforcement of any other remedies that
may
be available to it.
7.5.2. At
any time
or times after a Closing Date and prior to the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, Buyer may make claims against the Escrow Amount for reimbursement for
claims pursuant to this Agreement. Such claims will be made by Buyer
by giving written notice of each such claim, as provided for in Section
8.4 hereof, to Seller or Designated Shareholder, as applicable, specifying
in reasonable detail the amount and basis thereof, which may be updated by
written notice at a later time (a “Notice of Claim”).
7.5.3. To
object to
any claim made in a Notice of Claim, in whole or in part, (a “Disputed
Claim”), Seller or Designated Shareholder must give written notice of such
objection (“Dispute Notice”) to Buyer at any time within 20 days after
Buyer’s delivery of the Notice of Claim. All such notices will be
delivered to Buyer as provided for in Section 8.4 hereof. If
Seller or Designated Shareholder does not provide a Dispute Notice within such
20-day period, the claim made in the Notice of Claim will be deemed to have
been
approved as a valid claim in the full amount thereof (an “Accepted
Claim”).
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7.5.4. If,
pursuant
to Section 7.5.3 Seller or Designated Shareholder provides a Dispute
Notice, in whole or in part, Buyer will retain that portion of the Escrow Amount
(from any component thereof at Buyer’s election) sufficient to pay said Disputed
Claim in full, and (i) will not make any distribution on that Disputed Claim
or
part thereof (except for the amount of any Accepted Claim as provided in
Section 7.5.3 until Buyer receives written instruction from Seller or
Designated Shareholder, or a final award of the arbitrators rendered pursuant
to
Section 8.5 hereof, indicating the amount and recipient of such award, at
which point such Disputed Claim will be deemed an Accepted Claim for purposes
of
this Agreement.
7.5.5. All
Accepted
Claims under Section 7.5.3 above may be offset by Buyer from the Escrow
Amount upon expiration of the 20-day objection period described in Section
7.5.3.
7.5.6. The
other
terms and conditions applicable to the Escrow Amount and the Escrow Account
shall be governed by a separate agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”),
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, to be executed by
the Parties and the Escrow Agent.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1. Expenses. Except
as otherwise specifically provided herein, each of the Parties shall pay all
costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by it in negotiating and preparing
this Agreement and in closing and carrying out the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
8.2. Assignment;
Successors. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any Party
without the prior written consent of the other Party, except that Buyer may
assign any or all of their rights to the enforcement of this Agreement to an
Affiliate or acquiror. This Agreement is intended for the exclusive
benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and
permitted assigns, and shall not create any rights in or be enforceable by
any
other Person, whomsoever, other than any Person entitled to indemnification
from
Seller, pursuant to Article VII hereof. This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of, and be binding on and enforceable against, the
successors and permitted assigns of the respective Parties.
8.3. Amendment
and Modification; Waivers. This Agreement or any term hereof may
be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an agreement in writing
signed by the Party against which such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought to be enforced. No waiver by a Party of any condition or of
any breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained herein
shall be effective unless in writing, and no waiver in any one or more instances
shall be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any such condition
or
breach in any other instances or a waiver of any other condition or breach
of
any other term, covenant, representation or warranty.
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8.4. Notices. All
notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and other communications
provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given, made and received when delivered against receipt, 12 hours after being
sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or 72 hours after being sent by register
or certified mail, postage prepaid, as set forth below:
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to Buyer:
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24/7
Marketing, LLC
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0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000 XXX
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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Attn.: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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a copy
to:
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&
Xxxxxx
L.L.P.
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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Attn.: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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If
to Seller or Designated
Shareholder:
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Oncall
Subscriber Management
Inc.
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 00000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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FAX: (000)
000-0000
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eMail:
xxxxxxxxxx00@xxxxx.xxx
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Attn.: Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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With
a copy
to:
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Attorney
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
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Philippine
Stock Exchange Center X-0000
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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FAX: (00-0)
000-0000
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Any
Party
may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving
notice to such other Parties of change of address in conformity with the
provisions of the paragraph for the giving of notice.
8.5. Dispute
Resolution. Except for actions for injunction or other equity
remedies contemplated in this Agreement or any of the documents referred to
in
this Agreement, any dispute or difference among the Parties, or between any
of
them, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the
documents referred to in this Agreement which such Parties are unable to resolve
themselves shall be submitted to and resolved by arbitration before a single
arbitrator, for amounts in dispute under $450,000 and otherwise before a panel
of 3 arbitrators, pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, as supplemented or modified by the provisions of this
Section 8.5. The arbitrator(s) shall consider the dispute at
issue in Phoenix, Arizona within 60 days (or such other period as may be
acceptable to the Parties to the dispute) of the designation of the
arbitrator(s). The arbitrator(s) shall be bound to follow the laws of
the State of Arizona, decisional and statutory, in reaching any decision and
making any award and shall deliver a written award, including written findings
of fact and conclusions of law, with respect to the dispute to each of the
Parties in the dispute who shall promptly act in accordance
therewith. In no event shall the arbitrator(s) have the power to
award damages in connection with any dispute in excess of actual compensatory
damages. In particular, the arbitrator(s) may not multiply actual
damages or award consequential, indirect, special or punitive damages, including
damages for lost profits or loss of business opportunity. Any award
of the arbitrator(s) shall be final, conclusive and binding on the applicable
Party or Parties; provided, however that any such Party may seek the vacating,
modification or correction of the arbitrator(s)’ decision or award as provided
under Section 10 and Section 11 of the Federal Arbitration Act 9 U.S.C.
§1-14. The applicable Party or Parties may enforce any award rendered
pursuant to the arbitration provisions of this Section 8.5 by bringing
suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. All costs and expenses
attributable to the arbitrator(s) shall be allocated between the Parties to
the
dispute in such manner as the arbitrator(s) determine to be appropriate under
the circumstances. The applicable Party or Parties may file a copy of
this Section 8.5 with any arbitrator or court as written evidence of the
knowing, voluntary and bargained agreement among the Parties with respect to
the
subject matter of this Section 8.5.
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8.6. Further
Assurances; Records. Each of the Parties shall cooperate and take
such actions, and execute all such further instruments and documents, at or
subsequent to the Closing, as either may reasonably request in order to convey
title to the Acquired Assets to Buyer, effect the assumption by Buyer of the
Assumed Liabilities and to otherwise effectuate the terms and purposes of this
Agreement. Each Party shall provide the other Party or Parties with
access to all relevant documents and other information pertaining to the
Acquired Assets that are needed by such other Party or Parties for the purposes
of preparing Tax returns or responding to an audit by any governmental agency
or
for any other reasonable purpose. Such access will be during normal
business hours and not subject to time limitations, except as provided
below.
8.7. Governing
Law. This Agreement, and all questions relating to its validity,
interpretation, performance and enforcement, shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona, notwithstanding any Arizona
or other conflict-of-law provisions to the contrary. Each of the
Parties hereto hereby consents to the jurisdiction of any State or Federal
court
located within the State of Arizona and irrevocably agrees that all actions
and
proceedings relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
may properly be litigated in such courts. Each of the Parties hereto
waives any objection that it may have to the conduct of any action or proceeding
in any such court based on improper venue or
forumnonconveniens, waives personal service of any and all
process upon it, and consents that all service of process may be made by mail
or
courier service directed to it at the address set forth herein and that service
so made shall be deemed to be completed upon the earlier of actual receipt
or 10
days after the same shall have been posted. Nothing contained in this
Section 8.7 shall affect the right of any Party hereto to serve legal
process in any other matter permitted by law or affect the right of any Party
hereto to bring any action or proceeding against any other Party hereto or
any
Party’s property in the courts in any other jurisdiction.
8.8. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Schedules and
Exhibits attached hereto, constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
among
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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8.9. Severability. Each
and every provisions set forth in this Agreement is independent and severable
from the others, and no provision shall be rendered unenforceable by virtue
of
the fact that, for any reason, any other or others of them may be unenforceable
in whole or in part. The Parties hereto agree that if any provision
of this Agreement shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, the court may appropriately limit
or
modify such provision, and such provision shall be given effect to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law.
8.10.
Section
Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for
convenience only; they form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect
its
interpretation.
8.11.
Counterparts; Facsimile
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which,
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, and this Agreement
may
be executed by facsimile provided that the Parties deliver the original
signature pages within 48 hours of the Closing.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
BUYER
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Marketing, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
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By:
YP CORP., a Nevada corporation, its manager
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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SELLER
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ONCALL
SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT INC., a Philippine corporation
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By:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
President
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DESIGNATED
SHAREHOLDER
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Xxxxxx
Xxxx
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ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED
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BY 7 CONTACT SOLUTIONS, INC., a Philippine corporation
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By:
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Title:
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