ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN GPS INDUSTRIES, INC. AND UPLINK CORPORATION DATED: as of August 31, 2007
BY
AND BETWEEN
“BUYER”
AND
UPLINK
CORPORATION
“SELLER”
DATED:
as of August 31, 2007
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 31, 2007
(the “Agreement Date”), is by and among GPS INDUSTRIES, INC., a Nevada
corporation (“Buyer”),
on
the one hand, and UPLINK CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (“Seller”),
on
the other hand.
RECITALS
A. Seller
is
engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, leasing and servicing of
devices for use on golf courses employing global positioning systems (the
“Business”).
B. Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, all of
the
assets relating to the Business and to assume certain liabilities of Seller
associated therewith, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained
in
this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Defined
Terms.
As used
in this Agreement, the terms below shall have the following meanings. Any such
term, unless the context otherwise requires, may be used in the singular or
plural, depending upon the reference.
“Accounts
Receivable”
of
a
Person shall mean all accounts, notes, accounts receivable, payment intangibles,
contract rights, drafts, and other forms of claims, demands, instruments,
receivables and rights to the payment of money or other forms of consideration,
whether for goods or other property sold, leased or licensed, services performed
or to be performed, or otherwise, owned by that Person or in which that Person
has any interest, together with all guarantees, security agreements and other
rights and interests guaranteeing or securing the same.
“Affiliate”
has
the
meaning set forth in the Exchange Act. Without limiting the foregoing, all
directors and officers of a Person that is a corporation and all managing
members of a Person that is a limited liability company shall be deemed
Affiliates of such Person for all purposes hereunder.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
means
the Assignment of Contract Rights, the Assignment of Intellectual Property
documents, the Assumption Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale, the Employment
Agreements, the Escrow Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, and the
Non-Competition Agreements.
“Assigned
Contracts”
means
those Contracts listed on Schedule
1.3
under
the heading ‘Assigned Contracts.’
“Assigned
Leases”
means
those Leases listed on Schedule
1.3
under
the heading ‘Assigned Leases.’
“Assignment
of Contract Rights”
means
that certain assignment of contract rights, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A,
to be
entered into at Closing by Seller.
“Assignment
of Intellectual Property Rights”
means,
collectively, that certain assignment of copyrights, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
B-1,
that
certain assignment of trademarks and domain names, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
B-2,
and
that certain assignment of patents, substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B-3
each to
be entered into at Closing by Seller.
“Assumption
Agreement”
means
that certain assumption agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
C,
to be
entered into at Closing by Buyer in favor of Seller.
“Balance
Sheet”
means
the consolidated balance sheet of Seller dated the Balance Sheet Date, together
with the notes thereon.
“Balance
Sheet Date”
means
June 30, 2006.
“Benefit
Arrangement”
means
any employment, consulting, severance or other similar contract, plan,
arrangement or policy, and each plan, arrangement (written or oral), program,
agreement or commitment providing for insurance coverage (including any
self-insured arrangements), workers’ compensation, disability benefits,
supplemental unemployment benefits, retirement benefits, life, health,
disability or accident benefits or for deferred compensation, profit-sharing
bonuses, stock options, stock purchases or other forms of incentive compensation
or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits which (A) is not a
Welfare Plan, Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, and (B) is entered into,
maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to, by Seller or an
ERISA Affiliate or under which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any
liability.
“Best
Efforts”
means
the diligent, reasonable and good faith efforts that a prudent Person desirous
of achieving a result would use in similar circumstances to ensure that such
result is achieved as expeditiously as possible on commercially reasonable
terms.
“Xxxx
of Sale”
means
that certain xxxx of sale, substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
D,
to be
entered into at Closing by Seller in favor of Buyer.
“Books
and Records”
means
(i) all records and lists of Seller pertaining to the Purchased Assets, (ii)
all
records and lists pertaining to the Business or the customers, suppliers or
personnel of Seller, (iii) all product, business and marketing plans of Seller
pertaining to the Business and (iv) all books, ledgers, files, reports, plans,
drawings and operating records of every kind maintained by Seller pertaining
to
the Business.
“Breach”
means,
and a material breach of a representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or
other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement will be deemed
to
have occurred if there is or has been, any material inaccuracy in or breach
of,
or any failure to perform or comply with, such representation, warranty,
covenant, obligation or other provision.
“Business
Day”
means
any day of the year on which national banking institutions are open to the
public for conducting business and are not required or authorized to close.
“Cash”
shall
mean money, currency or a credit balance in a deposit account at a financial
institution.
“Cash
Equivalents”
shall
mean (i) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed
by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed
by
the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within
one
year from the date of acquisition; (ii) marketable direct obligations
issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision
of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one
year
form the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest
rating obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.; (iii) commercial paper issued by any Bank or any
bank holding company owning any Bank maturing no more than one year from the
date of its creation and, at the time of acquisition, having the highest rating
obtainable from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Xxxxx’x Investors
Service, Inc.; and (iv) certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition issued by any Bank or
by
any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America
or
any state thereof having combined capital and surplus of not less than
$250,000,000.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common
Stock”
means
Restricted Shares of the Common Stock of Buyer.
“Condition-Related
Material Adverse Effect”
or
“Condition-Related
Material Adverse Change”
means
any effect, change, event, circumstance or condition (other than relating to
general business conditions) which, when considered either individually or
with
other effects, changes, events or circumstances, has or causes a significant
and
substantial adverse effect or change in (i) for purposes of Section
7.2
and
Section
9.3(A)(3),
the
condition (financial or other), business, results of operations, assets,
Liabilities, properties or operations of the Business taken as a whole and/or
the Purchased Assets taken as a whole or (ii) for purposes of Section
7.1
and
Section
9.3(A)(4),
the
ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
means
the Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreement dated December 12, 2006 between
Seller and Buyer.
“Consent”
means
any approval, consent, ratification, waiver, or other authorization (including
any Permit).
“Contract”
means
any agreement, contract, note, loan, evidence of indebtedness, purchase order,
letter of credit, indenture, security or pledge agreement, covenant not to
compete, license, instrument, commitment, obligation, promise or undertaking
(whether written or oral and whether express or implied) to which Seller is
a
party or is bound and which relates to the Business or the Purchased
Assets.
“Contract
Rights”
means
all of the rights and, to the extent they are Assumed Liabilities, obligations
of Seller under the Assigned Contracts.
“Customer/User
Data”
means
the lists and databases of the Persons who are customers of the Business, have
registered on-line with the Business or who have subscribed on-line for services
or products of the Business, including, without limitation, through the
Websites.
“Default”
means
(a) a Breach of or default under any Contract or Lease which have not been
remedied or (b) the occurrence of an event that with the passage of time or
the
giving of notice or both would constitute a breach or default under any Contract
or Lease.
“Disclosure
Schedule”
means
the schedule executed and delivered by Seller to Buyer as of the Closing Date
setting forth the exceptions to the representations and warranties contained
in
Article
IV
and
certain other information called for by this Agreement. Unless otherwise
specified, each reference in this Agreement to any numbered schedule is a
reference to the corresponding numbered schedule, which is included in the
Disclosure Schedule.
“Employee
Plans”
means
all Benefit Arrangements, Pension Plans and Welfare Plans.
“Employment
Agreements”
means
the employment agreements (and separate related confidentiality agreements,
upon
Buyer’s request), substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit
E-1,
to be
entered into at Closing by Buyer and the Persons described in Section
7.2(G).
“Encumbrance”
means
any charge, claim, co-authorship, co-inventorship, or co-ownership interest,
condition, easement, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge, security
interest, right of first refusal or restriction of any kind (including any
restriction on use, voting, transfer (other than restrictions on transfer
imposed by federal and state securities laws), receipt of income or exercise
of
any other attribute of ownership).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
successor law, and regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any
successor law.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time,
and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded
Assets,”
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, means the following
assets of Seller, which are not to be acquired by Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement:
(1) the
original minute books, stock records and corporate seals of Seller; provided
that
copies thereof have been delivered to Buyer;
(2) all
personnel records and other records that Seller is required by Law to retain
in
original form; provided
that, in
each case, copies thereof have been delivered to Buyer;
(3) all
rights of Seller under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;
and
(4) such
other assets as listed on Schedule 1.6.
“Facilities”
means
all offices, warehouses, improvements and all other related facilities used
in
connection with the Business.
“Facility
Lease”
means
all of the leases of Facilities listed on Schedule
4.11(a).
“Family
Member”
means,
with respect to any individual (i) the individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse,
(iii) any other natural Person who is related to the individual or the
individual’s spouse within the second degree (including adopted children) and
(iv) any other natural Person who resides with such individual.
“Financial
Statements”
means
the Year-End Financial Statements and the Interim Financial
Statements.
“Funded
Debt”
means,
as of the Closing Date, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of Seller
for
borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of any property or services
(other than current trade liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business and payable in accordance with customary practices), (ii) any other
indebtedness of Seller which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar
instrument, (iii) all obligations of Seller under capital leases, except for
those capital leases specifically listed in Schedule
1.4,
(iv)
any Liabilities of Seller for any brokerage, investment banking or similar
fee
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, (v) all Liabilities secured by any Encumbrance on any
property owned by Seller whether or not Seller or any such Subsidiary has
assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, (vi) all guarantees
of Seller, (vii) all Liabilities of Seller for overdrafts or outstanding checks,
and (viii) all accrued but unpaid interest, any premiums payable or any other
charges on any of the obligations set forth in clauses (i) through (viii) above.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles as used in the United States, as in
effect from time to time.
“Governmental
Body”
means
any:
(1) nation,
state, county, city, town, village, district or other jurisdiction of any
nature;
(2) federal,
state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
(3) governmental
or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental
agency, branch, department, official or entity and any court or other
tribunal);
(4) multi-national
organization or body; or
(5) body
exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial,
legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power of any
nature.
“Insurance
Policies”
means
the insurance policies related to the Purchased Assets and listed on
Schedule
4.19.
“Intellectual
Property”
means:
(a) inventions and discoveries (whether or not patentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), improvements thereto, and patents, patent applications,
invention disclosures, and other rights of invention, worldwide, including
without limitation any reissues, divisions, continuations and
continuations-in-part, provisionals, reexamined patents or other applications
or
patents claiming the benefit of the filing date of any such application or
patent; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, logos, domain
names, product names and slogans, including any common law rights,
registrations, and applications for registration for any of the foregoing,
and
the goodwill associated with all of the foregoing, worldwide; (c) copyrightable
works, all rights in copyrights, including moral rights, copyrights, website
content, and other rights of authorship and exploitation, and any applications,
registrations and renewals in connection therewith, worldwide; (d) trade secrets
and confidential business and technical information, including, without
limitation, Customer/User Data Website user information, customer and supplier
lists and related information, pricing and cost information, business and
marketing plans, advertising statistics, any other financial, marketing and
business data, technical data, specifications, schematics and know-how; (e)
to
the extent not covered by subsections (a) through (d), above, software and
Websites (including all related computer code and content); (f) rights to
exclude others from appropriating any of such Intellectual Property, including
the rights to xxx for and remedies against past, present and future
infringements of any or all of the foregoing and rights of priority and
protection of interests therein; and (g) any other proprietary, intellectual
property and other rights relating to any or all of the foregoing anywhere
in
the world.
“Interim
Balance Sheet”
means
the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Seller dated the Interim Balance
Sheet Date, together with notes thereon.
“Interim
Balance Sheet Date”
means
June 30, 2007.
“Interim
Financial Statements”
means
the Interim Balance Sheet and the unaudited statements of operations, changes
in
shareholders’ equity and cash flow for the period ended on the Interim Balance
Sheet Date.
“Inventory”
means
all inventory held for resale by Seller (including inventory held on consignment
with third parties) and all of the raw materials, work in process, finished
products, wrapping, jewel cases, jewel case inserts and labels, supply and
packaging items and similar items of Seller with respect to the Business, in
each case, wherever the same may be located.
“IRS”
means
the Internal Revenue Service, a division of the United States Treasury
Department, or any successor thereto.
“Knowledge”
means
and a Person shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact or other
matter if such person is actually aware of such fact or other matter. A Person
shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if any
individual who is serving as a director or officer of such Person (or in any
similar capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of such fact or other
matter.
“Law”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal foreign, international, multinational
or
other administrative order, constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common
law, regulation, statute or treaty.
“Leased
Real Property”
means
all leased property described in the Facility Leases.
“Leasehold
Estates”
means
all of Seller’s rights and obligations as lessee under the Leases.
“Leasehold
Improvements”
means
all leasehold improvements situated in or on the Leased Real Property and owned
by Seller.
“Leases”
means
all of the existing leases of Seller listed on Schedule
4.13(a).
“Legal
Proceeding”
means
any action, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation or suit
(whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or informal) commenced,
brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any
Governmental Body or arbitrator.
“Liabilities,”
or “Liability”
means
any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, commitment, expense,
claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person of any type,
whether known or unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured,
liquidated or unliquidated or otherwise.
“Loss”
means
any claim, liability, obligation, loss, damage, assessment, penalty, judgment,
settlement, cost and expense under Article
VIII,
and
including reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements incurred
in investigating, preparing, defending against or prosecuting any
Claim.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
or
“Material
Adverse Change”
means
any effect, change, event, circumstance or condition (other than relating to
general business or economic conditions) which, when considered either
individually or with other effects, changes, events or circumstances, has or
causes a significant and substantial adverse effect or change in the condition
(financial or other), business, results of operations, assets, Liabilities,
properties or operations of Seller, the Business and/or the Purchased Assets
or
on the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means
any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section
3(37)
of
ERISA.
“Non-Competition
Agreements”
means
those certain Non-Competition Agreements between Buyer, on the one hand, and
each of Seller, Flatrock Capital Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx,
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F,
entered
into as of the Agreement Date, but to take effect, only immediately after the
Closing.
“Occupational
Safety and Health Law”
means
any Legal Requirement in effect on or prior to the Closing Date designed to
provide safe and healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational safety
and health hazards, and any program, whether governmental or private (including
those promulgated or sponsored by industry associations and insurance
companies), designed to provide safe and healthful working
conditions.
“Order”
means
any award, decision, consent decree, injunction, judgment, order, ruling,
subpoena or verdict entered, issued, made or rendered by any court,
administrative agency or other Governmental Body or by any
arbitrator.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”
or
“ordinary
course”
or
any
similar phrase means the usual and ordinary course of business of Seller,
consistent with its past custom and practice.
“Owned
Real Property”
means
all interests in real property owned in fee by Seller, including, without
limitation, all rights, easements and privileges appertaining or relating
thereto, all buildings, fixtures, and improvements located thereon and all
Facilities thereon, if any.
“Pension
Plan”
means
any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section
3(2)
of ERISA
(other than a Multiemployer Plan) which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate maintains,
administers, contributes to or is required to contribute to, or has maintained,
administered, contributed to or was required to contribute to, or under which
Seller or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability.
“Permits”
means
any approval, Consent, license, permit, waiver or other authorization issued,
granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Body or any other Person or pursuant to any Law necessary for
the
past, present or anticipated (but for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby) future conduct of, or relating to, the operation of the
Business.
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
means
the Encumbrances listed on Schedule
1.5.
“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 that an appropriate reserve is
established therefor and such liens are disclosed on Schedule
1.2;
(ii)
mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’ and similar Liens arising or
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business that are not material to the
Business, the Purchased Assets, the operations and financial condition of the
property so encumbered or to Seller; (iii) zoning, entitlement and other land
use and environmental Laws by any Governmental Body, provided that such Laws
have not been violated; and (iv) those items listed on Schedule
1.2.
“Person”
means
any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
or
limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association, organization, labor union or other entity or Governmental
Body.
“Purchased
Assets”
means
all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Business, properties,
assets and rights of any kind, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal
and constituting, or used in connection with, or related to, the Business owned
by Seller or in which Seller has any interest (other than the Excluded Assets),
including, without limitation, all of the right, title and interest of Seller
in
and to the following:
(1) all
Accounts Receivable (whether current or noncurrent), refunds, deposits,
prepayments or prepaid expenses;
(2) all
Assigned Contracts and Contract Rights;
(3) all
Assigned Leases, Leasehold Estates and Leasehold Improvements;
(4) all
Tangible Personal Property;
(5) all
Inventory;
(6) all
Books
and Records;
(7) all
Intellectual Property;
(8) all
Permits and pending applications therefor and renewals thereof, including,
without limitation, those Permits listed on Schedule
4.19,
to the
extent transferable;
(9) all
computers;
(10) all
insurance benefits, rights and/or proceeds arising from, or related to, the
Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities with respect to periods through
the
Closing Date;
(11) all
available supplies, sales literature, promotional literature, customer, supplier
and distributor lists and data, art work, display units, telephone and fax
numbers, Customer/User Data and purchasing records;
(12) all
rights under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and guarantees
made
by suppliers in connection with the Purchased Assets or services furnished
to
Seller pertaining to the Business or affecting the Purchased
Assets;
(13) all
claims, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery and rights of
set-off of any kind, against any Person, including, without limitation, any
Encumbrances or other rights to payment or to enforce payment in connection
with
products delivered by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, whether now
accrued or accruing in the future, relating to the Purchased Assets;
(14) all
goodwill and other intangible rights;
(15) all
properties, assets and rights set forth on Schedule
1.3
attached
hereto; and
(16) all
Cash
and Cash Equivalents.
“Release”
means
and includes any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, injecting, emitting,
discharging, depositing, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping or other
releasing into the Environment or the workplace, whether intentional or
unintentional and otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.
“Remedial
Action”
means
all actions to (i) clean up, remove, treat or in any other way address any
Hazardous Material; (ii) prevent the Release of any Hazardous Material so it
does not endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor
or outdoor environment; or (iii) perform pre remedial studies and investigations
or post remedial monitoring and care.
“Representative”
means
any officer, director, principal, attorney, agent, employee or other
representative.
“Restricted
Shares”
means
unregistered shares of the Common Stock of Buyer issued in reliance upon the
exemption form securities registration afforded by Section
4(2)
of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and bearing a restrictive
legend.
“Seller
Contracts”
means
all Contracts (i) relating to the Business under which Seller has or may acquire
any rights or benefits, (ii) relating to the Business under which Seller has
or
may become subject to any obligation or Liability or (iii) by which any of
the
Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities is or may become bound.
“Seller
Indemnification Obligations”
means
Seller’s indemnification obligations set forth in Article
VIII
herein.
“Seller’s
Website”
means
xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
“Subsidiary”
means
any Person of which a majority of the outstanding voting securities or other
voting equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by Seller.
“Tangible
Personal Property”
means
all machinery, equipment, tools, fixtures, furniture, office equipment, computer
hardware, supplies, materials and other items of tangible personal property
(other than Inventory) of every kind owned or leased by Seller (wherever located
(including any Tangible Personal Property in the possession of any of Seller’s
suppliers) and whether or not carried on its books) and related to the Business,
together with any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers or sellers
or
lessors of any item or component part thereof and all maintenance records and
documents related thereto.
“Taxes”
means
(i) all federal, state, provincial, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees,
imposts, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, all net
income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, escheat, ad
valorem,
value
added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license,
withholding, payroll, employment, health, social security, unemployment, excise,
workplace safety and insurance, severance, stamp, occupation, property and
estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind
whatsoever; (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional
amounts imposed by any taxing authority in connection with any item described
in
clause (i); and (iii) any joint, several or transferee liability in respect
of
any items described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) imposed by any tax
Laws.
“Tax
Return”
means
all returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns and
statements required to be filed in respect of any Taxes, and any amendments
to
any of the foregoing.
“Threatened”
describes any claim, Legal Proceeding, dispute, action or other matter if (i)
any demand or statement has been made (orally or in writing) with respect to
such claim, Legal Proceeding, dispute, action or other matter or (ii) any notice
has been given (orally or in writing) with respect thereto.
“Treasury
Regulations”
means
the treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.
“Websites”
means
the content, pages and other portions of the Seller’s Websites that are related
to the Business and/or the Purchased Assets.
“Welfare
Plan”
means
any “employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in Section
3(1)
of ERISA
which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate maintains, administers, contributes to
or is
required to contribute to, or under which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate may
incur any Liability.
“Year-End
Financial Statements”
means
the Balance Sheet and the related audited statements of operations, changes
in
shareholders’ equity and cash flow for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2006.
1.2 Other
Defined Terms; Other Definitional Provisions.
(A) Other
Defined Terms.
The
following terms shall have the meanings defined for such terms in the Sections
set forth below:
Term
|
Section
|
|
Accountant
|
2.5(c)
|
|
Acquisition
Proposal
|
6.11(a)
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Agreement
Date
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Preamble
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Allocation
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2.5(a)
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Assumed
Liabilities
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2.2
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Bank
Debt
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2.2(B)
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Business
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Preamble
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Business
Employee Plans
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4.14(a)
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Buyer
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Preamble
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Buyer
Documents
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5.2
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Buyer
Indemnified Parties
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8.2(a)
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SOS
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3.2(a)(6)
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Charter
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4.4
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Claim
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8.4(a)
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Claim
Notice
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8.4(a)
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Closing
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3.1
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Closing
Date
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3.1
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COBRA
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6.6(d)
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Consideration
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2.4
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Disclosure
Letter
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6.5
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Escrow
Agent
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8.4
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ERISA
Affiliate
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6.6(d)
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Excluded
Liabilities
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2.3
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First
Anniversary Date
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2.4.1
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First
Tranche
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2.4.1
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Former
Superior Proposal
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6.11(e)
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Licensed
Proprietary Rights
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4.12
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Losses
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8.2(c)
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Office
Lease
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3.2(a)
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Offset
Amount
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8.4
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Outside
Date
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9.3(a)
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Pending
Claim Amount
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8.4
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Owned
Proprietary Rights
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4.12
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Pending
Claim Amount
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8.5(A)
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Per
Share Repurchase Price
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2.4.1
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Potential
Employees
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6.6
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Repurchase
Right
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2.4.1
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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2.4.1
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Rehired
Employees
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6.6(b)
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Right
of Increase
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2.4.1
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Second
Anniversary Date
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2.4.1
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Second
Tranche
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2.4.1
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Seller
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Preamble
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Seller
Documents
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4.2
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Seller
Indemnified Parties
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8.2(b)
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Seller’s
Indemnification
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8.4(A)
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Shareholders’
Meeting
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6.3(a)
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Warrants
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2.4.1(d)
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Any
reference to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Annex is a reference to an Article
or Section of, or an Exhibit or Annex to, this Agreement.
Terms
defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural,
and vice
versa.
The
words
“include,” “includes” and “including” mean include, includes and including
without limitation.
All
references to “related to,” “relating to,” “pertaining to,” “in connection with”
or similar phrases with respect to the Business or Purchased Assets shall mean,
without limitation, all matters directly or indirectly related to, relating
to,
in relation to, pertaining to, involving, concerning, with regards to, and
in
connection with, the Business or Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1 Transfer
of Purchased Assets.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer,
and
Buyer shall acquire from Seller, the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than Permitted Exceptions.
2.2 Assumption
of Liabilities.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at the
Closing, Buyer shall assume only the following Liabilities of Seller
(collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”)
but
only to the extent specifically set forth in this Section 2.2:
(A) All
unpaid or unperformed obligations of Seller under the Assigned Contracts arising
after the Closing.
(B) $1,300,000
in bank debt (the “Bank Debt”).
(C) Current
operating liabilities of Seller incurred in the ordinary course of business
as
set forth on Appendix A and those additional liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business between July 1, 2007 and Closing which will be
added
to Appendix A; and
(D) Liabilities
directly associated with the Purchased Assets as set forth on Appendix A and
those additional liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business between
July 1, 2007 and the Closing which will be added to Appendix A.
2.3 Excluded
Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Buyer shall not assume,
or otherwise be responsible for (and nothing in this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement shall be construed as imposing on Buyer), except for the Assumed
Liabilities expressly assumed in Section 2.2, any Liabilities of Seller, in
each
case, whether arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the Closing
Date
(the “Excluded
Liabilities”),
which
Excluded Liabilities include, without limitation, the following:
(A) Any
Liability of Seller or its ERISA Affiliates to or in respect of any employee,
former employee or other service provider of Seller, including, without
limitation, (i) any Liability under any employment agreement or severance plan
or agreement, whether or not written, between Seller and any Person (including
without limitation under (a) that certain Employment Agreement, between Seller
and X. Xxxxxx, and (b) that certain Employment Agreement, between Seller and
X.
Xxxx, (ii) any Liability under any Employee Plan at any time maintained,
contributed to or required to be contributed to by or with respect to Seller
or
under which Seller may incur Liability, or any contributions, benefits or
Liabilities therefor, or any Liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial
withdrawal by Seller, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate from or termination
of any Employee Plan and (iii) any claim related in any way to employment,
termination of employment, pay equity, equal employment opportunity,
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, immigration,
wages, hours, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, collective
bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, occupational
health and safety, and plant closing;
(B) Any
Liability of Seller in respect of any Taxes of Seller;
(C) Any
Liability of Seller arising from any injury to or death of any Person or damage
to or destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of
warranty, strict liability, enterprise liability or any other legal or equitable
theory arising from defects in products manufactured or from services performed
by or on behalf of Seller on or prior to the Closing Date;
(D) Any
Liability of Seller under any Assigned Contract or Assigned Lease (i) accruing,
arising out of, or relating to events or occurrences on or prior to the Closing
Date, (ii) that arises after the Closing Date but that arises out of or relates
to any Default by Seller that occurred prior to the Closing Date or (iii) that
was not incurred by Seller or any Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(E) Any
Liability of Seller under any Contract or Lease that is not an Assigned Contract
or Assigned Lease;
(F) Any
Liability of Seller arising out of or resulting from its compliance or
noncompliance with any Law or Order;
(G) Any
Liability of Seller arising out of or related to any Legal Proceeding against
it
or any Legal Proceeding which adversely affects the Purchased Assets or the
Business and which was asserted on or prior to the Closing Date or to the extent
the basis of which arose on or prior to the Closing Date;
(H) Any
Liability of Seller resulting from entering into, performing its obligations
pursuant to or consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
any Ancillary Agreement (including, without limitation, any Liability of Seller
pursuant to Article
VIII
of this
Agreement);
(I) Any
Liability of Seller to or in respect of any former or current shareholders
of
Seller or any other holder of equity interests of Seller, including, without
limitation, relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(J) Except
as
expressly provided herein, any Liability of Seller for any Funded
Debt;
(K) Any
Liability of Seller arising out of any environmental or health and safety
claims, costs or damages or for violation of Environmental Laws or Occupational
Safety and Health Laws pertaining to the Purchased Assets or the Business,
which
relate to conditions or events occurring or commencing prior to the Closing
Date, including, without limitation, claims, costs or damages relating to any
Environmental, Health and Safety Liabilities;
(L) Amounts
owed to Bayfront Holdings;
(M) Except
as
set forth on Appendix A, all amounts owed to ClubCar;
(N) Any
Liability of Seller for any indemnification obligations pursuant to any claim
or
notice received prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Intellectual
Property;
(O) Any
Liability owing to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx or any affiliate of his; and
(P) Any
Liability that is not an Assumed Liability.
2.4 Consideration.
Subject
to adjustment pursuant to Section
2.4.1
hereof,
at the Closing, in exchange for the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance
and
delivery from Seller of the Purchased Assets in accordance with Section
2.1
and the
other Ancillary Agreements, Buyer shall:
(i) assume
the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ii) deliver
to Seller an aggregate amount of $18,000,000 (the “Consideration”),
as
follows:
(a) $1,200,000
(the “Cash Purchase Price”) shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated by Seller (which account shall be
designated at least three Business Days prior to the Closing).
(b) $15,500,000
shall be paid by issuing to Seller 129,166,667 shares of Common Stock (the
“GPS
Shares”) based upon a price of Seller Common Stock of $0.12 per share (the
“Per
Share Purchase Price”)
to be
deposited in Escrow pursuant to Section 8.4; and
(c) Assumption
of the Bank Debt owed to Silicon Valley Bank (not to exceed
$1,300,000).
2.4.1 Repurchase
of GPS Shares.
Subject
to Section 8.4 (Escrow), the GPS Shares shall be subject to the right of Buyer
(the “Repurchase
Right”)
to
repurchase 34% (43,916,667) of the issued shares (the “Target
Shares”).
The
per share repurchase price shall be $0.12 per share (the “Per
Share Repurchase Price”).
Buyer
may exercise this Repurchase Right as follows:
(a) First
Tranche.
(i) On
the
first anniversary of the Closing Date (the “First Anniversary Date”), Buyer may
purchase 50% of the Target Shares (the “First
Tranche”)
for
the Per Share Repurchase Price. If Buyer exercises this First Tranche Repurchase
Right, then Buyer must repurchase the full 50% of the Target Shares, and not
fewer.
(ii) If
Buyer
has elected to repurchase the First Tranche, then Seller shall have the right
(but not the obligation) to require Buyer to repurchase additional shares at
the
Per Share Repurchase Price. This “put” right will be referred to as the
“Seller’s
Right of Increase.”
Pursuant to the Seller’s Right of Increase on the First Anniversary Date, the
Seller may “put” to the Buyer any number of shares but not more than the number
of shares in the First Tranche.
(iii) If
Buyer
does not exercise its Repurchase Right with respect to the First Tranche, Buyer
shall have no further repurchase rights.
(b) Second
Tranche.
(i) If
and
only if Buyer has repurchased the full First Tranche, then on the second
anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Second
Anniversary Date”),
Buyer
may repurchase all of the remaining Target Shares (the “Second
Tranche”),
but
not fewer than all, at the Per Share Repurchase Price.
(ii) If
Buyer
repurchases the
Second Tranche, Seller may then also exercise its Right of Increase to require
Buyer to buy additional shares at the Per Share Repurchase Price. Pursuant
to
this Right of Increase on the Second Anniversary Date, the Seller may “put” to
the Buyer any number of shares but not more than the number of shares in the
Second Tranche.
(c) Registration
Rights.
Seller
or its transferee shall have piggyback registration rights with respect to
all
of the GPS Shares, subject to a proportional cutback because of Rule 415
issues pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
H
(the “Registration
Rights Agreement”).
The
Registration Rights Agreement shall cover all of the GPS Shares, including
the
Target Shares that were not repurchased, as well as the GPS Shares that were
never subject to the Right of Repurchase and shares issuable upon the exercise
of the Warrants referred to in paragraph (d) below. The GPS Shares shall be
eligible for piggyback registration rights whether or not they remain in escrow,
but may not be resold by Seller unless such Shares are released from
escrow.
(d) Warrants.
(i) If
Buyer
repurchases all of the Target Shares or any portion thereof, it will issue
at
the time of the repurchase to the holders of the Target Shares 3 year
warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase GPS Common Stock equal to 20% of the
Target Shares being repurchased at an exercise price of $0.20 per share (subject
to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, etc.).
(e) Mechanics
of Repurchase.
Each
Repurchase Right shall be exercised by Buyer providing notice to Seller and
the
Escrow Agent (the “Repurchase
Notice”)
not
less than twenty-five business days prior to the applicable anniversary date.
If
Buyer has elected to repurchase the First Tranche, Seller may elect to exercise
the Right of Increase by sending notice thereof to Buyer and the Escrow Agent
within fifteen business days from receipt of the Repurchase Notice, specifying
the number of additional Target Shares that it will require Buyer to repurchase.
Buyer shall pay the amount due by wire transfer of immediately available funds
within ten business days to an account(s) designated by Seller on or before
the
applicable anniversary date. Buyer may reduce the amount payable by any Offset
Amount.
(f) Escrow.
(i) The
proceeds received by Seller for the repurchase of Target Shares, and shares
“put” to the Buyer pursuant to the Seller’s Right of Increase, less any Offset
Amount (not previously received under the provisions of Section 8.4(B))and
Pending Claim Amount, shall be delivered to Sellers and shall not be escrowed.
If, upon final determination of a Pending Claim Amount, the amount so determined
is less than the amount of the Pending Claim Amount, such difference shall
be
promptly delivered to Seller.
(ii) Any
GPS
Shares released from escrow to satisfy the Offset Amount pursuant to Section
8.4
shall proportionately reduce the number of Target Shares.
For
example, if 100 shares are in escrow prior to the First Anniversary Date, the
number of Target Shares would be 34 (34% of 100 shares). The number that Buyer
could repurchase at the First Anniversary Date would be half of that - or 17
shares.
If
30
shares were released to Buyer in order to satisfy the Offset Amount prior to
the
First Anniversary Date, then the number of shares subject to the Repurchase
Right at the First Anniversary Date would be proportionately reduced, such
that
(100 initial shares - 30 shares released from escrow) x 34% x ½ = 70 x 17% =
11.9 shares. would be subject to the Right of Repurchase on the First
Anniversary Date.
Seller’s
Right to Increase would also be proportionately reduced. If Buyer exercised
its
Right of Repurchase at the First Anniversary Date, thus repurchasing 14 shares,
then Seller could exercise its Right of Increase to require Buyer to purchase
an
additional 14 shares at that time.
2.5 Allocation
of Consideration.
(A) The
Consideration (including, for purposes of this Section
2.5,
the
Assumed Liabilities and other items, in each case, to the extent properly taken
into account under applicable Treasury Regulations) shall be allocated among
the
Purchased Assets and, unless the parties agree otherwise, the other Ancillary
Agreements in the manner required by Section 1060 of the Code in accordance
with
the provisions of this Section 2.5 (the “Allocation”).
(B) As
soon
as practicable after the date hereof, Buyer shall propose the Allocation. If,
within ten (10) Business Days of Buyer’s delivery to Seller of the proposed
Allocation, Seller does not deliver to Buyer a written objection to such
proposed Allocation, the Allocation shall be as proposed by Buyer. If Seller
shall so object to Buyer’s proposed Allocation, Seller and Buyer shall
thereafter cooperate in good faith to resolve any dispute over Buyer’s proposed
Allocation, and the Allocation shall be amended in the manner as may be agreed
upon by the parties. If, within fifteen (15) days after Seller delivers to
Buyer
Seller’s written objection to Buyer’s proposed Allocation, the parties cannot
agree on an amended Allocation as provided in the preceding sentence, then
such
dispute shall promptly be submitted by the parties for resolution in a manner
consistent with the procedures set forth in Section
2.5(C),
and the
Allocation shall be amended pursuant to such resolution.
(C) Buyer
and
Seller shall use their respective Best Efforts for a period of ten (10) days
after Seller’s delivery of a written objection to Buyer’s proposed amendments to
the Allocation (or such longer period as Buyer and Seller shall mutually agree
upon) to resolve any disagreements raised by Seller with respect thereto. If,
at
the end of such period, Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve such
disagreements, the then principal outside accountants of Buyer and Seller,
respectively, shall jointly select a third independent auditor of recognized
national standing (the “Accountant”)
to
resolve any remaining disagreements. The Accountant will make its determination
based solely on presentations made by Buyer and Seller (made or provided by
each
party to the other at the same time it is made or provided to the Accountant)
and not by independent review. It is the intent of the parties hereto that
the
process set forth in this Section
2.5(C)
and the
activities of the Accountant in connection herewith is not intended to be and,
in fact, is not an arbitration and that no formal arbitration rules shall be
followed (including rules with respect to procedures and discovery). The
determination by the Accountant shall be final, binding and conclusive on the
parties. Buyer and Seller shall use their Best Efforts to cause the Accountant
to make its determination within twenty (20) days of accepting its engagement.
If the Accountant’s determination is in favor of Seller, Buyer shall be
responsible for the expenses related to such determination.
(D) Buyer
and
Seller agree to each prepare and file on a timely basis with the IRS
substantially identical initial, supplemental and, if required, amended Forms
8594 “Asset Acquisition Statements Under Section 1060” consistent with the
Allocation. Unless otherwise required by a “determination” as defined in
Section
1313(a)
of the
Code, Buyer and Seller further agree to be bound by the Allocation and to take
no tax or accounting position that is inconsistent with the Allocation.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section
2.5
to the
contrary, the Allocation (and any adjustments thereto) shall be made in the
manner required by Section 1060 of the Code. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Agreement, this Section
2.5
shall
survive the Closing Date without limitation.
2.6 Prorations.
Intentionally Deleted
2.7 Closing
Costs; Transfer Taxes and Fees.
Seller
shall be responsible for any documentary and transfer Taxes and any sales,
use
or other Taxes imposed by reason of the transfers of the Purchased Assets
provided under this Agreement and any deficiency, interest or penalty asserted
with respect thereto. Seller shall pay the fees and costs of recording or filing
all applicable conveyancing instruments described in Section
3.2(a).
ARTICLE
III.
CLOSING
3.1 Closing.
The
closing of the transfer of the Purchased Assets provided for in Section
2.1
(the
“Closing”)
shall
take place at 10:00 a.m. local time on October 31, 2007, or if earlier, the
date
that is three Business Days after the date on which the last of the conditions
set forth in Article
VII
hereof
is either satisfied or waived (the “Closing
Date”)
at the
offices of Xxxx & Xxxxx located at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000, or at such other place as Seller and Buyer may
mutually agree. Either party may extend the Closing Date to no later than the
Outside Date (November 15, 2007) pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.
3.2 Conveyances
at Closing.
(A) Deliveries
to Buyer.
At the
Closing, Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer, the
following:
(1) the
Club
Car Agreement as defined in Section 7.1(F),
(2) the
Assignment of Contract Rights, executed by Seller;
(3) the
Assignment of Intellectual Property documents, each executed by Seller and
in
recordable form to the extent necessary to assign the Intellectual
Property;
(4) the
Xxxx
of Sale, executed by Seller;
(5) the
Books
and Records of Seller (other than those solely related to the Excluded
Assets);
(6) a
certified copy of the Charter and a certificate of good standing with respect
to
Seller, issued by the Texas Secretary of State (the “SOS”);
(7) the
Non-Competition Agreements executed by each of Seller, Flatrock Capital
Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx;
(8) the
Employment Agreements, executed by each party to such Employment Agreement;
and
(9) the
Escrow Agreement (as defined in Section 8.4);
(10) such
other documents and such deeds, bills of sale, assignments, certificates of
title and other instruments of conveyance and transfer as Buyer may reasonably
request to evidence compliance with the conditions to this Agreement or which
may otherwise be necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(B) Deliveries
to Seller.
At the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Seller, the
following:
(1) the
Assumption Agreement, executed by Buyer;
(2) the
Consideration due at Closing;
(3) the
Employment Agreements, executed by each party to such Employment
Agreement;
(4) the
Registration Rights Agreement; and
(5) the
Escrow Agreement; and
(6) Evidence
satisfactory to Seller of the release of Seller and Seller’s guarantors from all
obligations pursuant to the Bank Debt, including but not limited to release
of
any lien on the collateral securing any and all guaranties and termination
of
any applicable financing statements.
ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that, except as otherwise set forth
in
the Disclosure Schedule, the statements contained in this Article
IV
are true
and correct as of the Agreement Date and as of the Closing Date.
4.1 Organization
and Good Standing.
Seller
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Texas and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on the Business as
it
is presently being conducted. Seller is duly qualified and in good standing
to
do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected, either
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Seller and all amendments
thereto, heretofore delivered to Buyer are accurate and complete as of the
Agreement Date.
4.2 Authorization;
Enforceability.
Seller
has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all action necessary,
including shareholder approval, to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and each other agreement, document,
instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement and/or any Ancillary
Agreement or to be executed by Seller in connection with the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation,
each
of the documents set forth in Section
3.2(a)
(such
other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates required to be
executed by Seller being referred to herein, collectively, as the “Seller
Documents”),
and,
subject only to the satisfaction of the conditions, other than conditions that
are within the control of Seller, to Seller’s obligations to close the transfer
of the Purchased Assets, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby. This Agreement and each of the Seller Documents have been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Seller and this Agreement and each of the
Seller Documents on the Closing Date shall constitute valid and legally binding
obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their
respective terms, in each case, except as such enforceability may be limited
by
(a) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and (b) the general principles of equity,
regardless of whether asserted in a proceeding in equity or at law.
4.3 Capitalization;
Subsidiaries.
(A) The
authorized capital of Seller consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share of which 610,547 shares are outstanding and
50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value of $.01 per share, of which
29,101,013 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding.
All
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of Seller are
duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. None of the
outstanding capital stock of Seller was issued in violation of any Laws.
(B) As
of the
Agreement Date, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company
having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders may vote are
issued or outstanding.
(C) As
of the
Agreement Date, there are no Subsidiaries of Seller.
4.4 Books
and Records.
Seller
has made and kept (and made available to Buyer) Books and Records and accounts,
which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect in all material
respects the material activities of Seller pertaining to the Business in all
material respects. Seller has delivered to Buyer true, correct and complete
copies of (a) the Articles of Incorporation of Seller including all amendments
thereto (as certified by the Secretary of State of Texas, the “Charter”),
as
currently in effect. Seller has not, in any manner that pertains to, or could
affect, the Business or the Purchased Assets, engaged in any transaction,
maintained any bank account or used any corporate funds except for transactions,
bank accounts and funds which have been and are reflected in the normally
maintained Books and Records of Seller which have been provided to
Buyer.
4.5 Conflicts;
Third Party Consents.
(A) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.5(a),
assuming all Consents described in Schedule
4.5(b)
have
been obtained or made, as applicable, the execution, delivery and performance
of
this Agreement and the Seller Documents by Seller shall not, directly or
indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):
(1) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation of (A) any provision of the Charter
of
Seller or (B) any resolution or other action adopted or taken by the management
or the shareholders of Seller;
(2) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or
other Person the right to challenge, any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Seller Documents or to exercise
any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any Order to which Seller
or
any assets owned or used by Seller, may be subject;
(3) contravene,
conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements
of,
or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel,
terminate or modify, any Permit that is held by Seller or that otherwise relates
to the Business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, Seller;
(4) contravene,
conflict with or result in a material violation or Breach of any provision
of,
or give any Person the right to declare a Default or exercise any remedy under,
or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or
modify, any Contract of Seller;
(5) result
in
the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of
the
Purchased Assets; or
(6) result
in
any material Breach of, or constitute a Default (or event which with the giving
of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Default) under, or give
to
any Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the Purchased Assets,
any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, Contract, agreement, Lease, license,
Permit, franchise or other instrument to which Seller is a party or by which
any
of the Purchased Assets are bound, except for purposes of clauses (ii)-(v)
above, for contraventions, conflicts, violations, revocations, withdrawals,
suspensions, modifications, breaches, Defaults, rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation, or creations of Encumbrances, that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(B) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.5(b),
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Seller Documents by Seller
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby does not,
and shall not require any Consent, or other action by, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Body or any other Person.
4.6 Financial
Statements.
(A) Attached
hereto as Annex I and Annex II are the Year End Financial Statements and the
Interim Financial Statements, respectively. The Year End Financial Statements
have been prepared from the Books and Records and fairly and accurately present
the financial condition and the results of operations, income, expenses, assets,
Liabilities (including all reserves), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash
flow of Seller as of the respective dates of, and for the periods referred
to
in, such Year End Financial Statements, in accordance with GAAP applied on
a
consistent basis throughout the periods indicated. The Interim Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for
complete financial statements.
(B) Seller
maintains a standard system of accounting established and administered in
accordance with GAAP.
4.7 Purchased
Assets.
Seller
has and will transfer good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets and
upon
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Seller
Documents, Buyer will acquire good and marketable title to all of the Purchased
Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
The Purchased Assets include, without limitation, all assets, tangible or
intangible, of any nature whatsoever, necessary for the conduct of the Business
and are sufficient for the continued conduct of the Business after the Closing
in substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Closing as well
as
the continued distribution, exploitation, development and modification of the
Intellectual Property that comprises part of the Purchased Assets. The Purchased
Assets constitute, and on the Closing Date will constitute, all of the operating
assets or property necessary for the operation of the Business as it is
currently conducted, except for the Excluded Assets. Schedule
4.7
contains
accurate lists of all Purchased Assets comprised of Tangible Personal Property
where the value of an individual item exceeds One Thousand Dollars ($1,000)
and
all descriptive information contained in Schedule
4.7
is
accurate.
4.8 Liabilities.
Other
than the Excluded Liabilities and except as set forth in Schedule
4.8,
Seller
has no Liabilities relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business due or
to
become due that are required to be reflected under GAAP on the applicable
Financial Statements except (a) Liabilities relating to the Purchased Assets
or
the Business that are reflected or for which appropriate reserves have been
made
in the Interim Balance Sheet which have not been paid or discharged since the
Interim Balance Sheet Date, or otherwise specifically disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule, and (b) Liabilities relating to the Purchased Assets or
the
Business incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the Interim Balance
Sheet Date (none of which relates to any Default under any Contract or Lease,
breach of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of any Law or Order or
arose
out of any Legal Proceeding) and none of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.9,
since
the Interim Balance Sheet Date, Seller has conducted the Business in the
Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been any:
(A) Material
Adverse Change and no event has occurred and no circumstance exists that may
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change other than
Material Adverse Changes resulting from historical seasonality of the
Business;
(B) (i)
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition by Seller of any shares
of
any such capital stock; or (ii) declaration or payment of any dividend or other
distribution or payment in respect of such shares of capital stock;
(C) amendment
to any of the charter documents of Seller;
(D) increase
by Seller of any bonuses, salaries or other compensation (including management
or other similar fees) or entry into any employment, severance or similar
Contract with any employee engaged in the Business and which Buyer desires
to
hire after Closing, other than increases in salary to employees made in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(E) adoption
of, or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any profit sharing, bonus,
deferred compensation, savings, insurance, pension, retirement, severance or
other employee benefit plan for or with any of the employees of Seller engaged
in the Business or any increase in the payment to or benefits under any Employee
Plan or other benefit obligation for or with any employees of Seller engaged
in
the Business, other than increases provided under such Employee Plan or other
benefit obligation to all employees of Seller and made in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(F) adverse
change in employee relations which has or is reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(G) damage
to
or destruction or loss of any of the Purchased Assets or to any other asset
or
property of Seller relating to the Business, whether or not covered by
insurance, that could reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse
Effect on the Business;
(H) (i)
entry
into, termination or acceleration of, or receipt of notice of termination by
Seller of (1) any material license, distributorship, dealer, sales
representative, joint venture, credit or similar agreement relating to the
Business or (2) other than Assumed Liabilities set forth on Schedule
2.2,
any
Contract or transaction involving a Liability by or to Seller for which Buyer
may reasonably be expected to be liable after the Closing or (ii) entry into,
termination or acceleration of, or receipt of notice of termination by Seller
of
any Contract or transaction involving a Liability by or to Seller in an amount
of at least Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) (individually or in the aggregate)
which will remain unpaid at Closing;
(I) sale,
lease or other disposition of any of the Purchased Assets or of any other asset
or property of Seller relating to the Business outside of the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(J) mortgage,
pledge or imposition of any Encumbrance on any Purchased Asset, including the
sale, lease or other disposition of any of its Intellectual Property relating
to
the Business;
(K) (i)
delay
or failure to repay when due any obligation of Seller, other than such items
as
have been specifically documented to Buyer in writing or (ii) delay or failure
to repay when due any obligation of Seller which could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Affect on Seller, the Business or the Purchased Assets,
in each case, including without limitation, accounts payable and accrued
expenses, except to the extent such obligation is being disputed in good faith
by Seller;
(L) accrual
of any expenses of Seller relating to the Business, except for such accruals
in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(M) capital
expenditures by Seller relating to the Business in excess of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) individually or Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in the
aggregate;
(N) cancellation
or waiver by Seller of any claims or rights with a value to Seller relating
to
the Business or the Purchased Assets in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)
individually or in the aggregate;
(O) payment,
discharge or satisfaction of any Liability by Seller, other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction of Liabilities in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(P) incurrence
of or increase in, any Liability of Seller, except in the Ordinary Course of
Business or as may be reasonably necessary to fund interim operations, or any
accelerated or deferred payment of or failure to pay when due, any
Liability;
(Q) loan
to,
or any agreement with, any Business-related employee or independent contractor
of Seller other than an employment agreement;
(R) failure
by Seller to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact the current business
organization of Seller relating to the Business, and maintain the relations
and
goodwill with its suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, employees,
licensors, resellers, distributors, agents and others having business
relationships with them relating to the Business;
(S) licensing
out on an exclusive basis or other than in the Ordinary Course of Business,
disposition or lapsing of any Intellectual Property or any disclosure to any
Person of any trade secret or other confidential information without appropriate
protections in place;
(T) change
in
the accounting methods, principles or practices used by Seller;
(U) revaluation
by Seller of any of the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, writing
down the value of Inventory or writing off notes or accounts
receivable;
(V) action
taken by Seller to accelerate the collection of any receivable or which changes
credit terms to customers;
(W) payment
to any Affiliate (or any Affiliate or Family Member thereof) of Seller, other
than payments made to such Persons in the Ordinary Course of Business for actual
obligations owed, products purchased or services rendered, in each case, in
amounts not in excess of the fair value thereof;
(X) election
made, extension granted or waiver of a statute of limitations with respect
to
Taxes of Seller or settlement or compromise any federal, state, local or foreign
claim or Liability for Taxes of Seller;
(Y) price
protection, discount, rebate, incentive, price reduction, free or discounted
upgrade offer, free or discounted bundling offer or other similar programs
affecting any of the Purchased Assets, other than a limited number of free
copies of Seller’s software products provided directly by Seller on a
case-by-case basis, which limited number of free copies could not be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(Z) existence
of any other event or condition which in any one case or in the aggregate has
or
might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business;
or
(AA) agreement,
whether oral or written, by Seller with respect to or to do any of the foregoing
other than as expressly provided for herein.
4.10 Taxes.
(A) Filing
of Tax Returns.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.10(a),
Seller
has duly and timely filed (or caused to be filed) with the appropriate taxing
authorities all Tax Returns required to be filed through the Closing Date.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.10(a),
all
such Tax Returns filed are complete and accurate in all material respects.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.10(a),
Seller
is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file
any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made against Seller or its assets by
an
authority in a jurisdiction where Seller does not file Tax Returns such that
Seller is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(B) Payment
of Taxes.
All
Taxes owed and due by Seller (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have
been
paid. The unpaid Taxes of Seller, if any, (i) did not, as of the date of its
Interim Balance Sheet, exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any
reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax income) set forth on the face of its Interim Balance Sheet (rather
than in any notes thereto), and (ii) have not exceeded that reserve as adjusted
for operations and transactions through the Closing Date in accordance with
the
past custom and practice of Seller in filing its Tax Returns. Except as set
forth on Schedule
4.10(b),
since
the date of its Interim Balance Sheet, Seller has not (A) incurred any Liability
for Taxes other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or (B) paid Taxes other
than Taxes paid on a timely basis and in a manner consistent with past custom
and practice.
(C) Audits,
Investigations, Disputes or Claims.
Other
than as set forth on Schedule
4.10(c),
currently, no deficiencies for Taxes are claimed, proposed or assessed by any
taxing or other governmental authority against Seller. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
4.10(c),
there
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened audits,
investigations, disputes or claims or other actions for or relating to any
Liability for Taxes with respect to Seller, and there are no matters under
discussion by or on behalf of Seller with any Governmental Body, or known to
Seller, with respect to Taxes that are likely to result in an additional
Liability for Taxes with respect to Seller. Audits of federal, state and local
Tax Returns by the relevant taxing authorities have been completed for the
periods set forth in Schedule
4.10(c)
and,
except as set forth in Schedule
4.10(c),
none of
Seller, any Subsidiary thereof, or any predecessor thereof has been notified
that any taxing authority intends to audit a Tax Return for any other period.
Seller has delivered to Purchaser complete and accurate copies of Seller’s
federal, state and local Tax Returns for the years ended June 30, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (federal) and December 31, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005 and 2006 (state) as well as complete and accurate copies of all examination
reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Seller
at any time. Seller has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of
Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency. No power of attorney granted by Seller with respect to any Taxes
is
currently in force.
(D) Lien.
There
are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and
payable) on any of the assets of Seller or any shares of its capital
stock.
(E) Prior
Affiliated Groups.
Seller
is not and has never been a member of an affiliated group of corporations within
the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code. Seller does not have any Liability
for
the Taxes of any Person (other than such Company) (i) under Treasury Regulations
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law),
(ii)
as a transferee or successor, (iii) by Contract, or (iv) otherwise.
(F) Tax
Sharing Agreements.
There
are no agreements for the sharing of Tax liabilities or similar arrangements
(including indemnity arrangements) with respect to or involving Seller or any
of
its assets or the Business, and, after the Closing Date, neither Seller nor
any
of its assets or the Business shall be bound by any such Tax-sharing agreements
or similar arrangements or have any Liability thereunder for amounts due in
respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.
(G) Partnerships
and Single Member LLC’s.
Seller
(i) is not subject to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement
or
contract which is treated as a partnership for Tax purposes, (ii) does not
own a
single member limited liability company which is treated as a disregarded
entity, (iii) is not a shareholder of a “controlled foreign corporation” as
defined in Section 957 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local
or
foreign law) and (iv) is not a “personal holding company” as defined in Section
542 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law).
(H) No
Withholding.
Seller
has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified
in Section 897 of the Code. Seller has withheld and paid all Taxes required
to
have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
The transactions contemplated herein are not subject to the tax withholding
provisions of Section 3406 of the Code, or of Subchapter A of Chapter 3 of
the
Code or of any other provision of law.
(I) International
Boycott.
Seller
has not participated in and is not participating in an international boycott
within the meaning of Section 999 of the Code.
(J) Permanent
Establishment.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.10(k),
Seller
does not have and has never had a permanent establishment in any foreign
country, as defined in any applicable Tax treaty or convention between the
United States and such foreign country.
(K) Parachute
Payments.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.10(l),
Seller
is not a party to any existing Contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted
or would result (upon the Closing or otherwise), separately or in the aggregate,
in the payment of any “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section
280(G) of the Code.
(L) Tax
Shelters.
Neither
Seller nor any Subsidiary has participated in and is not participating in,
any
transaction described in Section 6111(c) or (d) of the Code or Section 6112(b)
of the Code or the Treasury Regulations thereunder, or in any reportable
transaction described in such regulations.
4.11 Facilities.
Seller
does not own any Owned Real Property or any interest, other than a leasehold
interest, in any Facility or real property. Schedule
4.11(a)
lists
and describes all Facilities and real property leased by Seller and all
subleases. Except for Facility Leases and subleases listed on Schedule
4.11(a),
there
are no leases, subleases, licenses, occupancy agreements, options, rights,
concessions or other agreements or arrangements, written or oral, granting
to
any Person the right to purchase, use or occupy any Facility, or any real
property in connection with the Business or any portion thereof or interest
in
any such Facility or real property.
4.12 Intellectual
Property; Software.
(A) Schedule
4.12(a)
hereto
sets forth contains a true, correct and complete list of all Intellectual
Property owned by Seller (the “Owned
Proprietary Rights”).
Schedule
4.12(a)
hereto
also lists each material license for Intellectual Property licensed by Seller
(the “Licensed
Proprietary Rights”).
(B) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.12(b),
(i) to
the best of Seller’s Knowledge, the operation of the business of Seller,
including the use of the Owned Proprietary Rights, does not infringe or
misappropriate or otherwise materially violate the Intellectual Property rights
of any third party, and no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller alleging any of the foregoing, (ii) Seller owns,
or
with respect to the Licensed Proprietary Rights, licenses all of the
Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the business of Seller,
and
(iii) except for the Owned Proprietary Rights and the Licensed Proprietary
Rights, no material right, license, lease, consent, or other agreement is
required with respect to any Intellectual Property for the conduct of the
business of Seller.
(C) Subject
only to the terms of the licenses listed on Schedule
4.12(c)
or
licenses that are immaterial to the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company,
or except as disclosed in Schedule
4.12(c),
Seller
is (i) the sole owner of the entire and unencumbered right, title and interest
in and to each item of the Owned Proprietary Rights, and (ii) entitled to use
the Owned Proprietary Rights and Licensed Proprietary Rights in the ordinary
course of its business to the extent such Proprietary Rights are used in the
operation of the business of the Company.
(D) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.12(d),
the
Owned Proprietary Rights and Licensed Proprietary Rights include all of the
material Intellectual Property used in the Business, and there are no other
items of Intellectual Property that are material to the Business.
(E) Schedule
4.12(e) lists all material correspondence and all written opinions in its
possession relating to potential infringement or misappropriation (i) by Seller
of any proprietary rights of any third party or (ii) by any third party of
any
of the Owned Proprietary Rights or Licensed Proprietary Rights.
(F) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.12(f),
to the
Knowledge of Seller, no third party is engaging in any activity that infringes
or misappropriates the Owned Proprietary Rights or Licensed Proprietary
Rights.
(G) Seller
has a license to use all software development tools, library functions,
compilers and other third-party software that are used in the operation of
the
Business and are material to the Business, taken as a whole. To the knowledge
of
Seller, all material software used in the Business is free of all viruses,
worms
and trojan horses, and does not contain any critical bugs, errors, or problems,
in each case that reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse impact
on the Business, taken as a whole.
4.13 Contracts;
No Defaults.
(A) Schedule
4.13(a)
contains
a complete and accurate list, and Seller has made available to Buyer true and
complete copies, of all Seller Contracts of the following
categories:
(1) Contracts
that involve performance of services or delivery of goods by Seller during
any
twelve (12) month period of an amount or value, individually or, for a series
of
related Contracts, in the aggregate, in excess of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000);Contracts that involve performance of services or delivery of goods
or
materials to Seller during any twelve (12) month period of an amount or value,
individually or, for a series of related Contracts, in the aggregate, in excess
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000);
(2) Contracts
that were not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(3) Facility
Leases and Leases of Tangible Personal Property of Seller and other Contracts,
in each case, affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or
any
leasehold or other interest in, any real or personal property (except personal
property leases and installment and conditional sales agreements having a value
per item or aggregate payments, in each case, of less than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000) and with terms of less than one year);
(4) Licensing
agreements of Seller and other Contracts, in each case, with respect to patents,
trademarks, copyrights or other Intellectual Property as well as the forms
of
all agreements with current or former employees, consultants or contractors
regarding the appropriation of, or the non-disclosure of, any of the
Intellectual Property set forth on Schedule
4.12(a);
(5) collective
bargaining agreements of Seller and other Contracts, in each case, to or with
any labor union or other employee representative of a group of employees and
each other written employment or consulting agreement with any employees or
consultants;
(6) joint
ventures or partnerships (however named) of Seller and other Contracts, in
each
case, involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities by Seller
with any other Person;
(7) Contracts
containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict the business activity
of Seller or limit the freedom of Seller to engage in any line of business
or to
compete with any Person or that subject Seller to confidentiality or
non-disclosure obligations;
(8) Contracts
providing for payments to or by any Person based on sales, purchases or profits,
other than direct payments for goods;
(9) powers
of
attorney granted by or to Seller that are currently effective and
outstanding;
(10) Contracts
entered into other than in the Ordinary Course of Business that contain or
provide for an express undertaking by Seller to be responsible for consequential
damages;
(11) Contracts
for capital expenditures relating to the Business in excess of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) individually or Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in the
aggregate;
(12) Contracts
which, to the Knowledge of Seller, will result in a material loss to
Seller;
(13) Contracts
between Seller and any of its former or current stockholders or shareholders,
directors, officers and employees (other than standard employment agreements
previously furnished to or approved by Buyer and other than option and warrant
agreements with Seller’s officers, directors and employees);
(14) written
warranties, guaranties, and/or other similar undertakings with respect to
contractual performance extended by Seller, other than in the Ordinary Course
of
Business; and
(15) each
amendment, supplement, and modification (whether oral or written) in respect
of
any of the foregoing.
All
Contracts which are not in writing and/or which have not been delivered to
Buyer
(i) may be terminated by Seller at any time upon giving notice to the other
party to such Contracts and without any payment by, penalty against, or
Liability of Seller and (ii) do not contain any minimum or maximum volume,
minimum payment, exclusivity, product update, or other similar obligations
or
provisions that bind Seller.
(B) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.13(b),
to the
Knowledge of Seller, no officer, director, agent, employee, consultant or
contractor of Seller is bound by any Contract that purports to limit the ability
of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant or contractor to (i)
engage in or continue any conduct, activity or practice relating to the Business
or (ii) assign to Seller or to any other Person any rights to any invention,
improvement or discovery.
(C) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.13(c),
each
Contract set forth on Schedule
4.13(a)
is in
full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) the general principles of equity, regardless of whether
asserted in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(D) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.13(d):
(1) Seller
is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all material terms and
requirements of each Contract set forth on Schedule
4.13(a)
under
which Seller has or had any obligation or Liability or by which Seller or any
of
the assets owned or used by Seller is or was bound;
(2) to
the
Knowledge of Seller, each other Person that has or had any obligation or
Liability under any Contract set forth on Schedule
4.13(a)
under
which Seller has or had any rights is, and has been, in compliance with all
material terms and requirements of such Contract;
(3) to
the
Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with
or
without notice or lapse of time) may contravene, conflict with, or result in
a
violation or breach of, or give Seller or any other Person the right to declare
a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify, any Contract set forth on
Schedule
4.13(a);
and
(4) Seller
has not given to or received from any other Person, any written or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, other notice or other communication regarding any actual,
alleged, possible or potential violation or breach of, or default under, any
Contract set forth on Schedule
4.13(a).
(E) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.13(e), there are no renegotiations of, attempts to
renegotiate, or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material amounts paid
or
payable to Seller under current or completed Contracts, as applicable, with
any
Person and no such Person has made written demand for such
renegotiation.
(F) Contracts
relating to the provision of products or services by Seller have been entered
into in the Ordinary Course of Business and have been entered into without
the
commission of any act alone or in concert with any other Person, or any
consideration having been paid or promised, that is or would be in violation
of
any Laws.
(G) Seller
has no reason to believe that the products and services called for by any
unfinished Seller Contract cannot be supplied in accordance with the terms
of
such Contract, including time specifications, and has no reason to believe
that
any unfinished Contract will upon performance by Seller result in a loss to
Seller.
(H) All
of
the Seller Contracts set forth on Schedule
4.13(a)
are
assignable to Buyer without the consent of any other Person, except as
specifically noted on Schedule
4.5(b).
4.14 Employee
Benefits.
(A) Schedule
4.14
contains
a complete list of all Employee Plans (i) covering employees, directors or
consultants or former employees, directors or consultants in, or related to,
the
Business and/or (ii) with respect to which Buyer may incur any Liability
(“Business
Employee Plans”).
Seller has delivered or made available to Buyer true and complete copies of
all
Employee Plans, including written interpretations thereof and written
descriptions thereof which have been distributed to Seller’s employees and for
which Seller has copies, all annuity contracts or other funding instruments
relating thereto, and a complete description of all Employee Plans which are
not
in writing.
(B) Neither
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, contributes to or has an
obligation to contribute to, or has sponsored, maintained, contributed to or
had
an obligation to contribute to, any Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA,
any Multiemployer Plan or any Registered Pension Plan in Canada.
(C) Each
Welfare Plan which covers or has covered employees or former employees of Seller
or of its Affiliates in the Business and which is a “group health plan,” as
defined in Section 607(1) of ERISA, has been operated in compliance with
provisions of Part 6 of Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA and Section 4980B of the
Code at all times.
(D) There
is
no Legal Proceeding or Order outstanding, relating to or seeking benefits under
any Business Employee Plan that is pending, threatened or anticipated against
Seller, any ERISA Affiliate or any Employee Plan.
(E) Neither
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability for unpaid contributions under
Section 515 of ERISA with respect to any Welfare Plan (i) covering employees,
directors or consultants or former employees, directors or consultants in,
or
related to, the Business and (ii) with respect to which Buyer may incur any
Liability.
(F) There
are
no liens arising under the Code or ERISA with respect to the operation,
termination, restoration or funding of any Business Employee Plan or arising
in
connection with any excise tax or penalty tax with respect to any Business
Employee Plan.
(G) Each
Business Employee Plan has at all times been maintained in all material
respects, by its terms and in operation, in accordance with all applicable
laws,
including, without limitation, ERISA and the Code.
(H) Seller
and its ERISA Affiliates have made full and timely payment of all amounts
required to be contributed under the terms of each Business Employee Plan and
applicable Law or required to be paid as expenses or as Taxes under applicable
Laws, under such Employee Plan, and Seller and its ERISA Affiliates shall
continue to do so through the Closing Date.
(I) Seller
has no Business Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401 of the
Code.
(J) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14(j),
neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or other related agreements by
Seller nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
will result in the acceleration or creation of any rights of any person to
benefits under any Employee Plan (including, without limitation, the
acceleration of the vesting or exercisability of any stock options, the
acceleration of the vesting of any restricted stock, the acceleration of the
accrual or vesting of any benefits under any Pension Plan or the acceleration
or
creation of any rights under any severance, parachute or change in control
agreement).
(K) Neither
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability with respect to any
Employee Plan which may create or result in any liability to Buyer.
4.15 Labor
Matters; Employees.
Seller
is not a party to any collective bargaining or other labor Contract. There
has
not been, there is not presently pending or existing, and, to the Knowledge
of
Seller, there is not threatened (i) any strike, slowdown, picketing, work
stoppage or employee grievance process against Seller or the Business; (ii)
any
Legal Proceeding against or affecting Seller or the Business relating to the
alleged violation of any Law or Order pertaining to labor relations or
employment matters; or (iii) union organizing campaign or any application for
certification of a collective bargaining agent. No event has occurred or
circumstance exists that could provide the basis for any work stoppage or other
labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees by Seller, and no such
action is contemplated by Seller. Seller has complied with all material Laws
relating to employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination,
harassment, retaliation, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective
bargaining, the payment of social security and similar Taxes, occupational
health and safety, and plant closing. Seller is not liable for the payment
of
any compensation, damages, Taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts (including,
without limitation, amounts related to workplace safety and insurance), however
designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
4.16 Legal
Proceedings.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
there
is no Legal Proceeding or Order (a) pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened or anticipated against or affecting Seller, the Business or the
Purchased Assets (or to the Knowledge of Seller, pending or threatened, against
any of the officers, directors or employees of Seller with respect to their
business activities related to or affecting the Business); (b) that challenges
or that may have the effect of preventing, making illegal, delaying or otherwise
interfering with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(c)
related to the Business or the Purchased Assets to which Seller is otherwise
a
party. To the Knowledge of Seller, there is no reasonable basis for any such
Legal Proceeding or Order. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
to the
Knowledge of Seller, no officer, director, agent or employee of Seller is
subject to any Order that prohibits such officer, director, agent or employee
from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity, or practice relating
to
the Business. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
neither
Seller nor the Business or the Purchased Assets is subject to any Order of
any
Governmental Body and Seller is not engaged in any Legal Proceeding to recover
monies due it or for damages sustained by it. Seller is not and has not been
in
Default with respect to any Order, and there are no unsatisfied judgments
against Seller or the Business or the Purchased Assets. There are no Orders
or
agreements with, or Encumbrances by, any Governmental Body or quasi-governmental
entity relating to any Environmental Law which regulate, obligate, bind or
in
any way affect Seller or any Facility or Former Facility.
4.17 Compliance
with Law.
(A) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.17,
Seller,
to its Knowledge, and the conduct of the Business are and at all times have
been
in compliance with all Laws or Orders applicable to them or to the conduct
and
operations of the Business or relating to or affecting the Purchased Assets.
Seller has not received any notice to the effect that, or otherwise been advised
of (i) any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure
to
comply with, any such Laws or Orders or (ii) any actual, alleged, possible
or
potential obligation on the part of Seller to undertake, or to bear all or
any
portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any nature. No event has occurred
or circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) (i) may
constitute or result in a violation by Seller of, or a failure on the part
of
Seller, any such Laws or Orders or (ii) may give rise to any obligation on
the
part of Seller to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of,
any
remedial action of any nature, except, in either case separately or the cases
together, where such violation or failure to comply could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(B) None
of
Seller, or any of its directors, officers or Representatives or to the Knowledge
of Seller, any employee or other Person affiliated with or acting for or on
behalf of Seller, has, directly or indirectly, (i) made any contribution, bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment to any Person,
private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services
(A) to obtain favorable treatment in securing business, (B) to pay for favorable
treatment for business secured, (C) to obtain special concessions or for special
concessions already obtained, for or in respect of Seller or any of its
Affiliates or (D) in violation of any Laws of the United States (including,
without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15
U.S.C. Sections 78dd-1 et seq.)) or any laws of any other country having
jurisdiction; or (ii) established or maintained any fund or asset that has
not
been recorded in the Books and Records of Seller.
4.18 Permits.
Schedule
4.18
sets
forth a complete list of all Permits held by Seller or used in the conduct
of
the Business or which relate to the Purchased Assets. The Permits set forth
on
Schedule
4.18
collectively constitute all of the Permits necessary for Seller to lawfully
conduct and operate the Business, as applicable, as they are presently conducted
and to permit Seller to own and use the Purchased Assets to own and use its
assets, in each case, in the manner in which they are presently owned and used.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.18,
Seller
is and at all times has been in compliance with all material Permits applicable
to it or to the conduct and operations of the Business or relating to or
affecting the Purchased Assets. Seller has not received any notice to the effect
that, or otherwise been advised of (i) any actual, alleged, possible or
potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any such Permits or (ii)
any
actual, alleged, possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension,
cancellation or termination of, or any modification to, any Permit set forth
on
or required to be set forth on Schedule
4.18.
No
event has occurred, and to Seller’s Knowledge no circumstance exists, that (with
or without notice or lapse of time) (i) may constitute or result directly or
indirectly in a violation by Seller of, or a failure on the part of Seller
to
comply with, any such Permits or (ii) result directly or indirectly in the
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any
modification to, any Permit set forth on or required to be set forth on
Schedule
4.18.
All
applications for or renewals of all Permits have been timely filed and made
and
no Permit will expire or be terminated as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No present or former shareholder,
director, officer or employee of Seller or any Affiliate thereof, or any other
Person, owns or has any proprietary, financial or other interest (direct or
indirect) in any Permit which Seller owns, possesses or uses.
4.19 Insurance.
Schedule
4.19
sets
forth a complete and accurate list (showing as to each policy or binder the
carrier, policy number, coverage limits, expiration dates, annual premiums
and a
general description of the type of coverage provided) of all policies or binders
of insurance of any kind or nature covering Seller, the Business, the Purchased
Assets, or any employees, properties or assets of Seller relating to the
Business, including, without limitation, policies of life, disability, fire,
theft, workers compensation, employee fidelity and other casualty and liability
insurance. Seller has delivered to Buyer any statements by the accounting firm
that reviewed the Financial Statements with regard to the adequacy of coverage
or of the reserves for claims. All such policies are in full force and effect,
insures Seller in reasonably sufficient amounts, and are sufficient for
compliance with all applicable Laws and all Contracts to which Seller is a
party. Seller is not in Default under any of such policies or binders, and
Seller has not failed to give any notice or to present any claim under any
such
policy or binder in a due and timely fashion. There are no facts upon which
an
insurer might be justified in reducing coverage or increasing premiums on
existing policies or binders. There are no outstanding unpaid claims under
any
such policies or binders and there are no outstanding unpaid premiums except
in
the Ordinary Course of Business of Seller. Such policies and binders are in
full
force and effect as of the Closing Date.
4.20 Inventory;
Receivables; Payables.
(A) Schedule
4.20(a)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all Inventory constituting any part of the
Purchased Assets set forth on the Interim Balance Sheet and the addresses at
which the Inventory is located. The Inventory as set forth on the Interim
Balance Sheet or arising since the Interim Balance Sheet Date was acquired
and
has been maintained in accordance with the regular business practices of Seller,
consists of items of a quality and quantity usable or saleable in the Ordinary
Course of Business, and is valued at reasonable amounts based on the normal
valuation policy of Seller at prices equal to the lower of cost or market value
on a first-in-first-out basis. None of such Inventory is obsolete, unusable,
damaged or un-salable in the Ordinary Course of Business, except for such items
of Inventory which have been written down to realizable market value, or for
which adequate reserves have been provided, in the Interim Balance
Sheet.
(B) Schedule
4.20(b)
contains
an accurate list of accounts receivable constituting part of the Purchased
Assets. All accounts receivable of Seller constituting any part of the Purchased
Assets set forth on the Interim Balance Sheet and all accounts receivable
arising since the Interim Balance Sheet Date, have arisen from bona
fide
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business. None of the accounts receivable
of Seller constituting any part of the Purchased Assets reflected on the Interim
Balance Sheet and arising since the Interim Balance Sheet Date are subject
to
any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff and all such accounts
receivables are fully collectible in the Ordinary Course of Business at the
aggregate recorded amounts thereof, net of any applicable reserves for returns,
discounts, chargebacks, unauthorized deductions or doubtful accounts reflected
thereon, which reserves are adequate and were calculated in a manner consistent
with past custom and practice and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied
or, in the case accounts receivable arising since the Interim Balance Sheet
Date, net of any applicable reserves, the amount of which shall be reasonable
and shall not be greater than the amount of such reserves as set forth on the
Interim Balance Sheet.
(C) All
accounts payable of Seller pertaining to the Purchased Assets or constituting
any part of the Assumed Liabilities reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet
or
arising after the Interim Balance Sheet Date are the result of bona
fide
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business and have been paid or will
be
paid in Seller’s Ordinary Course of Business or are not yet due and payable (in
all cases without any extensions of payment terms or waivers of penalties being
sought or extended).
4.21 Related
Party Transactions.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.21,
none of
Seller, any Affiliate thereof, Seller’s shareholders or any Affiliate or Family
Member thereof is presently or has, since the Interim Financial Statements,
borrowed any moneys from or has any outstanding debt or other obligations to
Seller or is presently a party to any transaction with Seller relating to the
Business. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.21,
none of
Seller, any Affiliate thereof, or any director, officer or key employee of
any
such Persons (a) owns any direct or indirect interest of any kind in (except
for
ownership of less than 1% of any public company, provided, that such owner’s
role is that solely of a passive investor), or controls or is a director,
officer, employee or partner of, consultant to, lender to or borrower from,
or
has the right to participate in the profits of, any Person which is (i) a
competitor, supplier, customer, landlord, tenant, creditor or debtor of Seller,
(ii) engaged in a business related to the Business or (iii) a participant in
any
transaction to which Seller is a party or (b) is a party to any Contract with
Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.21,
Seller
has no Contract or understanding with any officer, director or key employee
of
Seller or any of Seller’s shareholders or any Affiliate or Family Member thereof
with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the consideration payable
hereunder or any other matter.
4.22 No
Brokers.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.22,
none of
Seller or any of the Affiliates or Representatives of Seller has entered into
or
will enter into any Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with
any
broker, finder or similar agent or Person which will result in the obligation
of
Buyer to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar payment in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer shall
have no responsibility, liability or obligation related to any finder’s fee,
brokerage commission or similar payment in connection with any of the items
set
forth on Schedule
4.22.
4.23 No
Other Agreements.
Neither
Seller, nor any of its shareholders, officers, directors or Affiliates has
any
legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other Person to sell, assign
or
transfer any part of the Purchased Assets (other than Inventory and fixed assets
in the Ordinary Course of Business), to sell any stock of or other equity
interest (other than warrants or options in favor of Seller’s officers,
directors or employees) in Seller or to effect any merger, consolidation or
other reorganization of Seller or to enter into any agreement with respect
thereto.
4.24 Material
Misstatements Or Omissions.
To the
knowledge of Seller, no representation or warranty made by Seller in this
Agreement or the Disclosure Schedule, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements or facts contained therein not
misleading.
ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
hereby represents and warrants to Seller that the statements contained in this
Article
V
are true
and correct as of the Agreement Date and as of the Closing Date.
5.1 Organization
of Buyer.
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Nevada.
5.2 Authorization.
Buyer
has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each
other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated by this
Agreement or to be executed by Buyer in connection with the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby (such other agreements, documents, instruments
and certificates required to be executed by Buyer being hereinafter referred
to,
collectively, as the “Buyer
Documents”),
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Buyer
Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action on behalf of Buyer.
This Agreement and each of the Buyer Documents have been duly executed and
delivered by Buyer and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by the other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement and each of the Buyer
Documents constitute, valid and legally binding obligations of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except
as
such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
(b) the general principles of equity, regardless of whether asserted in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
5.3 Conflicts;
Third Party Consents.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Buyer Documents nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor compliance
by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, will (a) conflict with,
or result in the breach of, any provision of the certificate of formation or
the
operating agreement of Buyer, (b) conflict with, violate, result in the breach
or termination of, or constitute a Default under any indebtedness, instrument,
obligation or Contract to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer or its
properties or assets are bound or (c) violate any Law or any Order of any
Governmental Body by which Buyer or its properties or assets are bound. No
Order
of, Consent or Permit from or declaration or filing with, or notification to,
any Person, including, without limitation, any Governmental Body, is required
to
be made or obtained by Buyer in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the Buyer Documents and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
5.4 Organization
and Qualification.
Buyer
and each of its Subsidiaries, if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it
is
incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease,
use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now
owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries
is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good
standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or
the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
5.5 Authorization;
Enforcement.
(i)
Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the GPS Shares, in accordance
with
the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements by Buyer and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by
Buyer’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of Buyer, its
Board of Directors, its shareholders or any third party is required, (iii)
this
Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements when executed, will be duly
executed and delivered by Buyer, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon
execution and delivery by Buyer of the Ancillary Agreements, each of such
instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its terms.
5.6 Capitalization.
(A) As
of the
date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Buyer consists solely of (i)
1,600,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 395,746,410 shares are issued
and
outstanding; 10,000,000 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to Buyer’s
stock option plans, of which options for the purchase of 9,390,000 are
outstanding; 15,000,000 shares are issuable pursuant to options not issued
pursuant to stock option plans; 638,629,284 shares are reserved for issuance
pursuant to securities exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable
for
shares of Common Stock; and 28,950,907 shares are issuable upon exercise of
warrants; and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Preferred
Stock”),
of
which 15,000,000 shares have been designated “Series A Preferred Stock” and
4,000,000 have been designated “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.” As of the
date hereof, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, and a total
of 3,124,089 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding. Except as set forth in this paragraph and in Schedule 5.6,
as of
the date hereof there are no other securities exercisable for, or convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of Buyer, and Buyer has no
contractual or other obligation to issue any shares of capital stock. There
are
no other authorized shares of capital stock or voting securities. Buyer
currently has a sufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock to cover
all shares of Common Stock that are issuable as of the date of this Agreement
if
all currently issued and outstanding options, warrants and convertible or
exchangeable securities were exercised, converted or exchanged on the date
hereof.
(B) Immediately
after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
authorized capital stock of Buyer will consist of 1,600,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, of which a maximum of 524,912,778 shares will be issued and outstanding
(assuming no exercise of currently outstanding options or warrants or conversion
of Preferred Stock.
(C) All
of
Buyer’s outstanding shares of capital stock are duly and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and were issued in compliance with state and federal
securities laws and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar
rights.
(D) The
GPS
Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized and
when issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be fully paid
and non-assessable and will be free and clear of any liens other than any liens
created by the holder thereof, and will not be issued in violation of any
preemptive or similar rights and will be issued in compliance with federal
and
state securities laws.
(E) Except
for the Shareholder Agreement entered into as of December 29, 2006 by and
between Buyer, Great White Shark Enterprises, Inc., Leisurecorp LLC, Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Xx., and Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Buyer is not a party or subject to any agreement
or understanding relating to the voting or giving of written consents with
respect to any capital stock or by a director of Buyer.
5.7 No
Conflicts.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements by Buyer and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a
violation of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or (ii)
violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement, indenture,
patent, patent license or instrument to which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any Law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations
and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which Buyer or its
securities are subject) applicable to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or by
which any property or asset of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or
affected. The businesses of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being
conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental
entity. Neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its
Articles of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither
Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any material contract,
agreement or understanding to which it is a party or by which it or its assets
or properties is bound.
5.8 SEC
Documents; Financial Statements.
Since
December 31, 2005, Buyer has timely filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant
to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing and all
exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and
documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to
herein as the “SEC
Documents”).
As of
their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects
with
the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC
Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the
statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be
amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have
been
amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their
respective dates, the financial statements of Buyer included in the SEC
Documents, including the notes thereto (the “Financial
Statements”),
complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, were complete and correct in all material respects as of their
respective dates, and were prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
indicated. The Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial
condition and operating results of Buyer at the dates and during the periods
indicated therein (subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments) Except as set forth in the Financial Statements,
Buyer has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to March 31, 2007 and
(ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course
of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles
to
be reflected in such financial statements, which in the case of (i) or (ii),
individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition
or
operating results of Buyer.
5.9 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Since
March 31, 2007, there has been no material adverse change and no material
adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties,
operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of Buyer
or
any of its Subsidiaries.
5.10 Absence
of Litigation.
Except
as set forth in the SEC Documents and Schedule
5.10,
there
is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation before or
by
any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or
body
pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened
against or affecting Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or
directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
There is no judgment, decree or order against Buyer, or to the Knowledge of
Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, against its officers or directors (in their
capacities as such) that could have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.11 Tax
Status.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 5.11,
Buyer
and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state, local and
foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required
by
any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that
Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and
has
paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material
in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside
on
its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations
apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by
the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of Buyer know of no
basis
for any such claim. Buyer has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute
of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal,
state or local tax.
5.12 Disclosure.
All
information relating to or concerning Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries set
forth
in this Agreement is true and correct in all material respects and Buyer has
not
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. No event or circumstance known to Buyer has occurred
or
exists with respect to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their
business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or
announcement by Buyer but which has not been so publicly announced or
disclosed.
5.13 Patents,
Copyrights, etc.
(i)
Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses
or
rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions,
know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks,
service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to
enable it to conduct its business as now operated; there is no claim or action
by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to Buyer’s knowledge
threatened, which challenges the right of Buyer or of a Subsidiary with respect
to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business
as
now operated; to the best of Buyer’s Knowledge, Buyer’s or its Subsidiaries’
current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any
Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and Buyer is unaware
of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
Buyer and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures
to
protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual
Property.
5.14 Environmental
Matters.
(A) There
are, to Buyer’s Knowledge, with respect to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or
any predecessor of Buyer, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws
(as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions,
activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual
obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or
any
liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and
neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect
to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge,
threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term “Environmental
Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or
protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata),
including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases
or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or
hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the
environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials,
as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters,
injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits,
plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
(B) Other
than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with
applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real
property currently owned, leased or used by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries,
and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property
previously owned, leased or used by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries during
the
period the property was owned, leased or used by Buyer or any of its
Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of Buyer’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
business.
(C) To
the
best of Buyer’s Knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks on or under
any real property owned, leased or used by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries
that
are not in compliance with applicable law.
5.15 Title
to Property.
Buyer
and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real
property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of Buyer and its Subsidiaries. Any real
property and facilities held under lease by Buyer and its Subsidiaries are
held
by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions
as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.16 Internal
Accounting Controls.
Buyer
and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient, in the judgment of Buyer’s board of directors, to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
5.17 Permits;
Compliance.
Buyer
and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
(collectively, the “Company
Permits”),
and
there is no action pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened regarding
suspension or cancellation of any of Buyer Permits. Neither Buyer nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of Buyer
Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2006, neither Buyer nor any of
its
Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts,
defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to
possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or
violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.18 Foreign
Corrupt Practices.
Neither
Buyer, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee
or other person acting on behalf of Buyer or any Subsidiary has, in the course
of his actions for, or on behalf of, Buyer, used any corporate funds for any
unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds;
violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee.
5.19 OTCBB.
Buyer
is not in violation of the quotation requirements of the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”)
and
does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be removed by the
OTCBB in the foreseeable future. Buyer and its Subsidiaries are unaware of
any
facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the
foregoing.
5.20 Certain
Registration Matters.
Assuming the accuracy of the Seller’s representations and warranties set forth
in Article IV, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the
issuance of the GPS Shares to Seller hereunder.
5.21 No
Brokers.
Neither
Buyer nor any of its Affiliates or Representatives has entered into or will
enter into any Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any
broker, finder or similar agent or Person which will result in the obligation
of
Seller to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar payment in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VI.
COVENANTS
OF SELLER AND BUYER
Seller
and Buyer each covenant with the other as follows:
6.1 Further
Assurances.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, the parties
agree, before and after the Closing, (a) to use all reasonable efforts to take,
or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (b) to execute
any
documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to carry out any of the transactions contemplated
hereunder or thereunder, and (c) to cooperate with each other in connection
with
the foregoing. As promptly as possible after the Agreement Date, Seller will
make all filings required by Law to be made by them in order to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, will obtain all other required Consents
(provided, that Buyer shall not be required to make any payments, commence
litigation or agree to modifications of the terms of any Contracts or Leases
in
order to obtain any such Consent) and Permits and will apply for any new Permits
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. As promptly as
possible after the Agreement Date, Buyer will give all notices to third parties
and make all filings required by Law to be made by it in order to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby.
6.2 Conduct
of Business.
(A) From
the
Agreement Date through the Closing Date, Seller shall, except as permitted
by
this Agreement or as consented to by Buyer in writing, conduct the Business
only
in the Ordinary Course of Business and (i) will not take any action inconsistent
with this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) will not take any
of the actions described in Section 4.9(B), (C), (D), (E), (H), (J), (K),
(L), (M), (N), (O), (P), (Q), (T), (U), (V), (W), (X), or (Z), and
(iii) use its Best Efforts to maintain the Purchased Assets in a state of
repair and condition that complies with Laws and is consistent with the
requirements of the Business as it is presently conducted. In addition and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall not, and except
as specifically permitted by this Agreement or as consented to by Buyer in
writing, take any affirmative action, or fail to take any reasonable action,
in
each case which would reasonably be expected to result in the occurrence of
any
of the changes or events listed in Section
4.9
of this
Agreement.
(B) Seller
shall provide Buyer weekly cash receipts and disbursements reports as reasonably
requested by Buyer depicting actual transactions and a running four-week
forecast of transactions. Seller shall also specifically receive Buyer
authorization to hire any additional employees or commit to any capital
expenditures greater than that set forth in Section 4.9(M) through
Closing.
(C) Subject
to compliance with the foregoing, Buyer shall arrange to cover any cash flow
shortfall from Seller’s operations as Buyer deems necessary to preserve the
Business based on the forecasts provided to Buyer. In the event that this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.3(A)(1), 9.3(A)(2)(b), or
9.3(A)(3), all funds advanced or provided by Buyer to cover Seller’s cash flow
shall be payable by Seller on demand, and Seller hereby grants a security
interest in favor of Buyer in all of the Purchased Assets to secure Seller’s
obligations hereunder. Seller shall execute and file a UCC-1 financings
statement with respect to the foregoing.
6.3 Intentionally
deleted.
6.4 Consents.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement
shall
not constitute an agreement to assign any of the Purchased Assets or any claim
or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an
attempted assignment thereof, without the Consent of a third party thereto,
would constitute a Default thereof or in any way adversely affect the rights
of
Buyer thereunder or thereto. Buyer and Seller further agree that, although
Buyer
and Seller agree to cooperate with each other in attempting to obtain all
Consents, any failure to obtain any Consents by either Buyer or Seller, as
the
case may be, for any reason whatsoever shall not constitute a Breach of this
Agreement by Seller or Buyer, as the case may be. If any of the Purchased Assets
are not assigned to Buyer on the Closing Date due to circumstances described
in
this Section
6.4,
then
Buyer shall not assume any Liabilities related to or arising out of such
non-transferred Purchased Asset until such Purchased Asset can be properly
transferred to Buyer and Buyer has all of the benefits of such Purchased Asset.
If any Consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would
be
ineffective or would affect the rights thereunder so that Buyer would not
receive all such rights, Seller will use its Best Efforts to provide to Buyer
the benefits of such Purchased Assets, including, without limitation,
enforcement for the benefit of Buyer of any and all rights of Seller against
a
third party thereto arising out of the Default or cancellation by such third
party or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
nothing contained in this Section
6.4
shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver or have any effect on the conditions to Buyer’s
obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby as set forth
in
Section
7.2(e).
6.5 Notification
of Certain Matters.
From
the Agreement Date to the Closing Date, Seller or Buyer, as the case may be,
shall give prompt notice to the other party (the “Disclosure
Letter”)
of (a)
the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event which occurrence or failure
would be likely to cause any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement or in any exhibit or schedule hereto to be untrue or inaccurate in
any
material respect and (b) any failure of Seller or Buyer, as the case may be,
or
any of such party’s Affiliates or Representatives, to comply with or satisfy any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by such Person
under this Agreement or any exhibit or schedule hereto. Seller or Buyer, as
the
case may be, shall promptly notify the other party of any default, the threat
or
commencement of any Legal Proceeding, or any development that occurs before
the
Closing that could have a Material Adverse Effect. In addition, during such
period, Seller will confer with Buyer concerning operational matters of a
material nature and otherwise report periodically to Buyer concerning the status
of the Business.
6.6 Employee
Matters.
(A) Seller
shall be solely responsible for all obligations and Liabilities arising under
or
with respect to all Employee Plans. Buyer shall not assume any Employee Plan
or
any obligation or Liability thereunder.
(B) Buyer
shall extend offers of employment to those of Seller’s employees whom it desires
to hire including those listed on Exhibit E-2 (“Potential
Employees”),
which
offers shall be on terms and conditions which Buyer shall determine in its
sole
discretion. Seller shall cause the termination of the employment of all
Potential Employees that are actually hired by Buyer (“Rehired
Employees”)
immediately prior to the Closing and shall cooperate with and use its Best
Efforts to assist Buyer in its efforts to secure satisfactory employment
arrangements with Potential Employees. The participation of each Rehired
Employee under the Employee Plans shall cease as of the Closing Date. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall confer upon any employee of Seller any right
with respect to continued employment by Buyer, nor shall anything herein
interfere with the right of Buyer to terminate the employment of any Rehired
Employee at any time, with or without cause, or restrict Buyer in the exercise
of its independent business judgment in modifying any of the terms and
conditions of the employment of the Rehired Employees. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, Buyer shall pay two weeks severance to any Rehired
Employee terminated within six months of the Closing Date.
(C) Seller
and its ERISA Affiliates (as defined below) shall comply with the provisions
of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
(“COBRA”),
as
set forth in Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, with respect to any
employee, former employee or beneficiary of any such employee or former employee
who is covered under any Group Health Plan (as defined in Section 5001(b)(1)
of
the Code) maintained by Seller and its ERISA Affiliates as of the Closing Date
or whose “qualifying event,” within the meaning of Section 4980B(f) of the Code,
occurs on or prior to the Closing Date, whether pursuant to the provisions
of
COBRA or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean
any entity which is (or at any relevant time was) a member of a “controlled
group of corporations” with, under “common control” with, or a member of an
“affiliated service group” with, Seller as defined in Section
414(b),
(c),
(m)
or
(o)
of the
Code.
(D) Buyer
and
its ERISA Affiliates shall comply with the provisions of COBRA, as set forth
in
Section 4980B of the Code and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA with respect to each
Rehired Employee after the Closing Date who is covered under any Group Health
Plan (as defined in Section 5001(b)(1) of the Code) maintained by Buyer and
its
ERISA Affiliates after the Closing Date or whose “qualifying event,” within the
meaning of Section 4980B(f) of the Code, occurs after the Closing Date, whether
pursuant to the provisions of COBRA or otherwise.
(E) No
provision of this Agreement shall create any third party beneficiary rights
in
any Rehired Employee, any beneficiary or dependents thereof, or any collective
bargaining representative thereof, with respect to the compensation, terms
and
conditions of employment and benefits that may be provided to any Rehired
Employee by Buyer or under any benefit plan which Buyer may
maintain.
(F) Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall confer upon any Rehired Employee any right
with respect to continued employment by Buyer, nor shall anything herein
interfere with the right of Buyer to terminate the employment of any Rehired
Employee at any time, with or without cause, or restrict Buyer in the exercise
of its independent business judgment in modifying any of the terms and
conditions of the employment of the Rehired Employees.
(G) For
a
period of three years after Closing, Seller shall not, directly or indirectly,
solicit for employment any employee of Seller whose employment is continued
by
Buyer after the Closing Date or any employee of Buyer or any successor or
Affiliate of Buyer which is engaged in the Business, unless Buyer first
terminates the employment of such employee or gives its written consent to
such
employment or offer of employment; provided, however, Seller shall not be
prohibited from hiring an employee of Buyer (other than a former employee of
Seller whose employment was continued by Buyer after the Closing Date) who,
with
no advance knowledge of or discussions with Seller, terminates employment with
Buyer and applies for a posted job with Seller.
6.7 Collection
of Accounts Receivable and Letters of Credit.
At the
Closing, Buyer will acquire hereunder, and thereafter Buyer or its designee
shall have the right and authority to collect for Buyer’s or its designee’s
account, all receivables, letters of credit and other items which constitute
a
part of the Purchased Assets, and Seller shall, within five business days after
receipt of any payment in respect of any of the foregoing, properly endorse
and
deliver to Buyer any letters of credit, documents or checks received on account
of or otherwise relating to any such receivables, letters of credit or other
items. Seller shall promptly transfer or deliver to Buyer or its designee any
cash or other property that Seller may receive in respect of any deposit,
prepaid expense, claim, contract, license, lease, commitment, sales order,
purchase order, letters of credit or receivable of any character, or any other
item constituting a part of the Purchased Assets.
6.8 Books
and Records.
Each
party hereto agrees that it will cooperate with and make available to the other
party, during normal business hours, all Books and Records, information and
employees (without substantial disruption of employment) retained and remaining
in existence after the Closing which are necessary or useful in connection
with
any Tax inquiry, audit, investigation or dispute, any litigation or
investigation or any other matter requiring any such Books and Records,
information or employees for any reasonable business purpose. The party
requesting any such Books and Records, information or employees shall bear
all
of the out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, but excluding reimbursement for salaries and
employee benefits) reasonably incurred in connection with providing such Books
and Records, information or employees. All information received pursuant to
this
Section
6.8
shall be
kept confidential by the party obtaining such information, subject to any
disclosure that is required to be made by such party in order to comply with
applicable Laws or the rules or regulations of any securities exchange upon
which its securities are traded.
6.9 Tax
Matters.
(A) Payment.
Seller
shall pay, or cause to be paid, when due all Taxes for which Seller is or may
be
liable that are or may become payable with respect to all taxable periods ending
on, prior to or after the Closing Date.
(B) Cooperation
and Records Retention.
Seller
and Buyer shall (i) each provide the other with such assistance as may
reasonably be requested by any of them in connection with the preparation of
any
return, audit, or other examination by any Tax authority or Legal Proceedings
relating to Liability for Taxes, (ii) each retain and provide the other with
any
records or other information that may be relevant to such return, audit or
examination, Legal Proceeding or determination, and (iii) each provide the
other
with any final determination of any such audit or examination, proceeding,
or
determination that affects any amount required to be shown on any Tax Returns
of
the other for any period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Buyer and Seller shall each retain, until the applicable statutes of limitations
(including any extensions) have expired, copies of all Tax Returns, supporting
work schedules, and other records or information that may be relevant to such
returns for all Tax periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing
Date and shall not destroy or otherwise dispose of any such records without
first providing the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and
copy
the same.
(C) Payment
of Liabilities.
Following the Closing Date, Seller shall pay promptly when due all of the
Liabilities for Taxes of Seller and other debts and Liabilities of Seller,
other
than the Assumed Liabilities.
6.10 Intentionally
Deleted.
6.11 No-Shop
Clause.
(A) From
and
after the date of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller until
the termination of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, Seller will not, without the prior written consent of
Buyer
or except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement directly or indirectly:
(i)
sell, assign, lease, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of all or any
portion of the Purchased Assets, the Business or any material portion or amount
of equity securities of Seller, whether through merger, consolidation, business
combination, asset sale, share exchange or otherwise (and including in
connection with an offer for all or a material portion of Seller’s stock or
assets) (each of such actions being an “Acquisition
Proposal”);
(ii)
solicit offers for, offer up or seek any Acquisition Proposal; (iii) initiate,
encourage or provide any documents or information to any third party in
connection with, discuss or negotiate with any person regarding any inquires,
proposals or offers relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) enter into
any
agreement or discussions with any party (other than Buyer) with respect to
any
Acquisition Proposal.
(B) Without
limiting the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions
set
forth in Section
6.11(a)
by any
of Seller’s Representatives shall be a breach of Section
6.11(a)
by
Seller. Upon execution of this Agreement, Seller shall, and shall cause its
Representatives to, cease immediately and cause to be terminated any and all
existing discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore
with
respect to an Acquisition Proposal and promptly request that all confidential
information with respect thereto furnished on behalf of Seller be
returned.
(C) Seller
shall, as promptly as practicable (and in no event later than 24 hours after
receipt thereof), advise Buyer of any inquiry received by it relating to any
potential Acquisition Proposal and of the material terms of any proposal or
inquiry, including the identity of the Person and its Affiliates making the
same, that it may receive in respect of any such potential Acquisition Proposal,
or of any information requested from it or of any negotiations or discussions
being sought to be initiated with it, shall furnish to Buyer a copy of any
such
proposal or inquiry, if it is in writing, or a written summary of any such
proposal or inquiry, if it is not in writing, and shall keep Buyer fully
informed on a prompt basis with respect to any developments with respect to
the
foregoing.
6.12 Assignment
of Agreements.
Following Closing, Seller shall use its Best Efforts to assign to Buyer as
soon
as possible following Closing (i) those agreements set forth on Schedule
4.5(b)
hereto
and (ii) those agreements which are being negotiated at the time of the
Agreement Date which are executed following the Agreement Date by Seller and
a
third party and which would have been set forth on Schedule
4.5(b)
hereto
had such agreements been executed prior to the Agreement Date (as reasonably
agreed by Buyer and Seller).
ARTICLE
VII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions
to Seller’s Obligations to Close.
The
obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions provided for hereby are
subject to the satisfaction, before or on the Closing Date, of each of the
conditions set forth below in this Section
7.1,
any of
which may be waived by Seller.
(A) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(i) All
representations and warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement, except
for
those representations and warranties the Breach of which could not (individually
or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Condition-Related Material
Adverse Affect, shall be true and correct at and as of the Agreement Date and
at
and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date, and (ii) Buyer shall
have
performed and satisfied all agreements and covenants, except for those covenants
and agreements the breach of which could not (individually or in the aggregate)
reasonably be expected to have a Condition-Related Material Adverse Affect,
required hereby to be performed by it before or on the Closing Date.
(B) No
Actions or Court Orders.
There
shall not be any Regulation or Court Order that makes the purchase and sale
of
the Business or the Purchased Assets contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise
prohibited.
(C) Ancillary
Agreements.
Buyer
shall have executed and delivered the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is
a
party.
(D) Closing
Deliverables.
Buyer
shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Seller those items set
forth
in Section
3.2(B)
hereof.
(E) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall have been no Condition-Related Material Adverse Change relating to
Buyer.
(F) Club
Car Agreement.
Buyer
shall have agreed to assume the definitive “Development Agreement” and the
IQLink patent non-exclusive license in a form acceptable to Buyer in its sole
discretion as generally outlined in the Letter of Intent dated June 28, 2007
between the Seller and Club Car, Inc. attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit J.
(G) Officer’s
Certificate.
Buyer
shall furnish to Seller with such certificates of Buyer’s officers (including
incumbency certificates) as Seller may reasonably request in order to evidence
compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 7.1.
7.2 Conditions
to Buyer’s Obligations to Close.
The
obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions provided for hereby are
subject to the satisfaction, before or on the Closing Date, of each of the
conditions set forth below in this Section
7.2,
any of
which may be waived by Buyer.
(A) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(i) All
representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement, except
for
those representations and warranties the Breach of which could not (individually
or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Condition-Related Material
Adverse Affect, shall be true and correct at and as of the Agreement Date and
at
and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date, and (ii) Seller shall
have performed and satisfied all agreements and covenants, except for those
covenants and agreements the breach of which (individually or in the aggregate)
could not reasonably be expected to have a Condition-Related Material Adverse
Affect, required hereby to be performed by it before or on the Closing
Date.
(B) No
Actions or Court Orders.
No
Action by any Governmental Body or other Person shall have been instituted
or
threatened which questions the validity or legality of the transactions
contemplated hereby and which could reasonably be expected to damage Buyer,
the
Purchased Assets or the Business materially if the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated, and which could (individually or in the aggregate)
have
a Condition-Related Material Adverse Effect. There shall not be any Regulation
or Court Order that makes the purchase and sale of the Business or the Purchased
Assets contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited.
(C) Authorization.
Buyer
shall have received from Seller a copy of resolutions adopted by the Board
of
Directors of Seller approving this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which Seller is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
and
Seller shall have obtained from its stockholders the approval of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which approval shall be by the
vote
in favor of such transactions by shares representing at least a majority of
the
shares eligible to vote.
(D) Ancillary
Agreements.
Seller
shall have executed and delivered the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a
party.
(E) Consents.
All
Permits, consents, approvals and waivers from Governmental Bodies and other
Persons set forth on Schedule
7.2(e)
shall
have been obtained, except to the extent that the failure to obtain such
Permits, consents, approvals and waivers could not reasonably be expected to
materially damage Buyer after the Closing.
(F) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall have been no Condition-Related Material Adverse Change relating to
Seller.
(G) Employees.
Each of
the employees listed on Exhibit E-2 shall have agreed to accept employment
with
Buyer pursuant to an agreement substantially in the form of the Employment
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit E-1, it being understood that the terms
may
vary based on the individual.
(H) Non-Competition
Agreements.
The
Non-Competition Agreements between Buyer and each of Seller, Flatrock Capital
Corporation, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxx, dated as of the Closing Date, in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F, shall not have terminated and shall be in
full force and effect.
(I) Officer’s
Certificate.
Seller
shall furnish Buyer with such certificates of Seller’s officers (including
incumbency certificates) as Buyer may reasonably request in order to evidence
compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section
7.2.
(J) Tax
Clearance.
Seller
shall have provided notice to any state taxing authority requiring such notice
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall have used
reasonable efforts to obtain any clearance certificate or similar document(s),
if any, that may be required by such state taxing authority in order to relieve
Buyer of any obligation to withhold any portion of the
Consideration.
(K) Non-Foreign
Status.
Seller
shall have furnished Buyer with an affidavit, stating, under penalty of perjury,
the transferor’s United States taxpayer identification number and that the
transferor is not a foreign person, pursuant to Section 1445(b)(2) of the
Code.
(L) Closing
Deliverables.
Seller
shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Buyer those items set forth
in Section
3.2(A)
hereof.
(M) ClubCar
Agreement.
The
agreement with ClubCar shall have been modified under terms agreeable to Buyer,
or new agreements created under terms agreeable with Buyer, provided that this
condition shall be satisfied if the payment received for development is at
least
$750,000 plus a royalty of at least $10 per vehicle for not less than
60,000 vehicles.
ARTICLE
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Survival
of Representations, Etc.
All of
the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive
the
Closing and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of twenty-five
months after the Closing Date. The right to indemnification, payment of Losses
or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants and
obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect
to,
or any knowledge of the party entitled to such right to indemnification acquired
(or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the Closing
Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any
such
representation, warranty, covenant or obligation.
8.2 Indemnification.
(A) By
Seller.
Subject
to Section
8.3,
Seller
hereby agrees (without duplication) to indemnify, protect, defend (at Buyer’s
request), release and hold Buyer and its directors, officers, managers, members,
employees, agents, successors, Affiliates and assigns (collectively, the
“Buyer
Indemnified Parties”)
harmless from and against any and all Losses caused by:
(1) any
Breach or material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Seller set
forth in this Agreement (as may be modified by the Disclosure Letter and any
supplements to the Disclosure Letter delivered prior to Closing) or contained
in
any certificate delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to this Agreement;
(2) any
Breach of any covenant made by Seller in or pursuant to this
Agreement;
(3) any
Excluded Liability;
(4) any
Liability imposed upon Buyer by reason of Buyer’s status as transferee of the
Business or the Purchased Assets other than any Assumed Liability;
(5) any
Liability (A) imposed upon Buyer by reason of Buyer’s decision not to hire any
of Seller’s employees, other than any Liability arising out of Buyer’s violation
of any federal or state employment discrimination Law in its hiring practices
with respect to Seller’s employees, or (B) under the WARN Act which may result
from any termination of any employees of Seller in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(6) any
Liability arising under or with respect to any and all Employee Plans, and
any
Liability with respect to any of Seller’s employees, former employees or service
providers relating to acts or omissions which occurred on or prior to the
Closing Date; or
(7) any
claim
by any Person for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments
based on any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by such Person
with Seller or any shareholder thereof (or any Person acting (or purportedly
acting) on behalf of any such Person) in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(B) By
Buyer.
Subject
to Section
8.3,
Buyer
hereby agrees (without duplication) to indemnify, protect, defend (at Seller’s
request), release and hold Seller and its directors, officers, employees,
agents, successors, Affiliates and assigns (collectively, the “Seller
Indemnified Parties”)
harmless from and against any and all Losses caused by:
(1) any
Breach or material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Buyer set
forth in this Agreement (as may be modified by the Disclosure Letter and any
supplements to the Disclosure Letter delivered prior to Closing) or contained
in
any certificate delivered by or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(2) any
Breach of any covenant or other agreement made by Buyer in or pursuant to this
Agreement;
(3) after
the
Closing, any Assumed Liability; or
(4) any
Liability with respect to the Rehired Employees, including, without limitation,
any Liability arising out of or related to termination of their employment
and
any claim for unfair labor practices, but only to the extent such Liability
arises from actions taken by Buyer after the Closing Date.
(C) The
term
“Losses” as used in this Section
8.2
is not
limited to matters asserted by third parties against any indemnified party,
but
includes Losses incurred or sustained by an indemnified party in the absence
of
third party claims.
8.3 Indemnification
Procedures.
(A) In
the
event that any Legal Proceeding shall be instituted or any claim or demand
shall
be asserted (individually and collectively, a “Claim”)
by any
Person in respect of which payment may be sought under this Article
VIII
(regardless of the provisions of Section
8.3),
the
indemnified party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice (a
“Claim
Notice”)
of the
assertion of any Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this
indemnity to be delivered to the indemnifying party; provided,
however,
that
the failure of the indemnified party to give the Claim Notice shall not release,
waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying party’s obligations with respect
thereto, except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual
loss and material prejudice as a result of such failure. If the indemnifying
party shall notify the indemnified party in writing within ten (10) Business
Days (or sooner, if the nature of the Claim so requires) that the indemnifying
party elects to assume the defense of such lawsuit or action, then the
indemnifying party shall be entitled, if it so elects, at its own cost, risk
and
expense, (i) to take control of the defense and investigation of such lawsuit
or
action, (ii) to employ and engage attorneys of its own choice, but, in any
event, reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party, to handle and defend
the
same unless the named parties to such action or proceeding (including any
impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party
and the indemnified party has been advised in writing by counsel that there
may
be one or more material legal defenses available to such indemnified party
that
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
in which event the indemnified party shall be entitled, at the indemnifying
party’s cost, risk and expense, to a single firm of separate counsel (plus any
necessary local counsel), all at reasonable cost, of its own choosing,
reasonably acceptable to the indemnifying party and (iii) to compromise or
settle such lawsuit or action, which compromise or settlement shall be made
only
with the prior written consent of the indemnified party, such consent not to
be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(B) If
the
indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise
deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified against hereunder,
fails to notify the indemnified party of its election as provided in this
Section
8.3
or
contests its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for such Losses
under
this Agreement, the indemnified party may defend against, negotiate, settle
or
otherwise deal with such Claim. If the indemnified party defends any Claim,
then
the indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for the Losses
incurred in defending such Claim upon submission of periodic bills. If the
indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any Claim, the indemnified party
may participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such Claim; provided,
however,
that
such indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense
with
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party if (i) so requested
by
the indemnifying party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of
counsel to the indemnified party, a material conflict or potential material
conflict exists between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party that
would make such separate representation required; and provided,
further,
that
the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for more than one such
counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any Claim. If the
indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any Claim, the indemnifying
party
shall obtain the prior written consent of the indemnified party before entering
into any settlement of such Claim or ceasing to defend such Claim if, pursuant
to or as a result of such settlement or cessation, injunctive or other equitable
relief shall be imposed against the indemnified party or if such settlement
or
cessation does not expressly and unconditionally release the indemnified party
from all Liabilities or obligations with respect to such Claim, with prejudice.
The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with
the defense, negotiation or settlement of any Claim.
8.4 Escrow.
(A) The
obligations of Seller pursuant to Section 8.2
(the
“Seller’s
Indemnification”)
shall
be secured by deposit of the GPS Shares with a third party reasonably acceptable
to Seller (“Escrow
Agent”)
for a
period of twenty-five months from the Closing Date, it being understood that
such deposit shall constitute a grant of a first priority security interest
in
the GPS Shares in favor of Buyer to secure the Seller’s Indemnification and that
the Escrow Agent is acting as the agent of Buyer solely for purposes of
perfecting such security interest. Such security interest shall automatically
terminate with respect to any GPS Shares released from escrow upon the release
of those Shares and Buyer shall promptly execute all such documents reasonably
requested by Seller in order to evidence such termination.
(B) In
the
event that the amount of a Loss under Section
8.2
has been
finally determined (the “Offset
Amount”),
Buyer
shall have the right to request the Escrow Agent to deliver to Buyer such
portion of the GPS Shares, valued for this purpose at $0.12 per share, as
necessary to cover such Offset Amount, it being agreed that such remedy is
reasonable under the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Buyer
shall simultaneously send written notice of the release request to the Escrow
Agent and to Seller. Seller shall have 15 Business Days in which to send to
the
Escrow Agent its written objection to the release of the applicable GPS Shares.
If Seller sends such written objection to the Escrow Agent within 15 Business
Days, the Escrow Agent shall not release the applicable GPS Shares to Buyer
unless and until the Escrow Agent receives (a) a written notice executed by
Seller and by Buyer authorizing the release of the GPS Shares to Buyer, or
(b) a
court order. In the absence of a timely objection, the Escrow Agent shall
deliver the applicable Shares to Buyer.
(C) In
determining the number of Target Shares subject to the Repurchase Right, the
percentage shall apply to and be based on the number of GPS Shares remaining
after any disposition pursuant to this Section.
(D) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of determining the number of
GPS
Shares necessary to cover the Offset Amount, the number of Shares shall be
equal
to the Offset Amount divided by $.12.
8.5 Release
from Escrow.
(A) If
Buyer
does not exercise its Repurchase Right with respect to the First Tranche, then,
on the First Anniversary Date, the Target Shares subject to such Tranche (but
only such Tranche) shall be released from escrow to the extent such Shares
are
not necessary to cover the Offset Amount or the amount that in the reasonable
and good faith judgment of Buyer may be necessary to satisfy any unresolved
or
unsatisfied Losses specified in any Claim Notice that has been delivered in
good
faith and in accordance with the terms hereof prior to the date of the scheduled
release (a “Pending
Claim Amount”).
(B) If
Buyer
elects to exercise its Repurchase Right with respect to the First Tranche,
Seller shall have the right to receive the proceeds from such exercise and
the
proceeds from Seller’s Right of Increase (but only as to the First Tranche) to
the extent such proceeds are not necessary to cover the Offset Amount or any
Pending Claim Amount.
(C) All
of
the GPS Shares (or proceeds, if Buyer has exercised its Right of Repurchase
of
the Second Tranche) remaining in escrow shall be released from escrow upon
the
Second Anniversary Date, except as may be necessary to satisfy any Pending
Claim
Amount or cover any Offset Amount.
(D) If
within
30 days after the First Anniversary Date or the Second Anniversary Date, as
applicable, Seller delivers a written notice to Buyer of the Seller’s
disagreement with Buyer’s determination of the amount necessary to satisfy any
unresolved or unsatisfied Claims, Buyer and Seller shall cooperate in good
faith
in resolving the disagreement, and if such disagreement is not resolved in
a
reasonably prompt manner, agree to seek mutually agreeable third-party dispute
resolution.
8.6 The
terms
of the escrow shall be set forth in an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”)
substantially in the form of Exhibit I.
8.7 Limitations
on Indemnifications.
An
indemnifying party shall not have any liability under Sections 8.1 or 8.2 for
any Claims unless the aggregate amount of Losses to the indemnified parties
finally determine to arise thereunder exceeds $125,000 (the “Indemnified
Amount”), in which event the indemnifying party shall be required to pay the
full amount of such Losses in excess of the Threshold Amount; provided, however,
that the maximum liability of any party hereunder shall be limited to the
consideration received by such party under this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Publicity.
No
party to this Agreement shall issue any press release or make any public
announcement regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without
the prior written approval of the other party.
9.2 Confidential
Information.
The
parties acknowledge that the transaction described in this Agreement is of
a
confidential nature and shall not be disclosed except to Representatives and
Affiliates, or as required by Law, until such time as the parties make a public
announcement regarding the transaction as provided in Section
9.1.
No
party shall make any public disclosure of the specific terms of this Agreement,
except as required by Law. In connection with the negotiation of this Agreement
and preparation for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
each party acknowledges that it will have access to confidential information
relating to the other party. Such confidential information shall be subject
to
the Confidentiality Agreement and kept confidential. Notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary set forth herein or in any other written or oral understanding
or
agreement to which the parties hereto are parties or by which they are bound,
the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any obligations of confidentiality
contained herein and therein shall not apply to the tax treatment and tax
structure of the transactions contemplated hereby upon the earlier to occur
of
(i) the date of the public announcement of discussions relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the date of the public announcement
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, or (iii) the Agreement Date, all within
the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4; provided, however, that
each party hereto recognizes that the privilege each has to maintain, in its
sole discretion, the confidentiality of a communication relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby, including a confidential communication with
its, his or her attorney or a confidential communication with a federally
authorized tax practitioner under Section 7525 of the Code, is not intended
to
be affected by the foregoing.
9.3 Termination
Events.
(A) This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(1) by
the
mutual written agreement of Buyer and Seller;
(2) by
Buyer
or Seller (as long as Closing conditions have not then been satisfied in favor
of the party electing to terminate):
(a) on
or
after October 31, 2007 if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close
of
business on such date, provided
that
such date may, from time to time, be extended by either party (with written
notice to the other party) up to and including November 15, 2007, in the event
that the conditions set forth in Section
7.1(B),(F)
or
Section
7.2(A),
(B),
(C),
(E)
or
(G)
have not
been fully satisfied, or if Buyer has not obtained the cash to pay the
$1,200,000 cash portion of the Purchase Price, (such date, as it may be
extended, the “Outside
Date”);
and
provided further,
that
the terminating or extending party may not be in default of any of its
obligations hereunder and may not have caused the failure of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to have occurred on or before such date;
or
(b) if
there
shall be in effect a final nonappealable Order of a Governmental Body of
competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; it being agreed that
the
parties hereto shall promptly appeal any adverse determination which is
appealable (and pursue such appeal with reasonable diligence);
(3) by
Buyer
if there is a Breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Article
IV
(as
modified by the Disclosure Letter and any supplements thereto delivered prior
to
Closing) not accepted by other party or any covenant or agreement to be complied
with or performed by Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and which
Breach (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have
a
Condition-Related Material Adverse Effect or the failure of a condition set
forth in Section
7.2
to be
satisfied (and such condition is not waived in writing by Buyer) on or prior
to
the Closing Date, or the occurrence of any event which results or would result
in the failure of a condition set forth in Section
7.2
to be
satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date, provided
that
Buyer may not terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing if Seller has not
had an adequate opportunity to cure such failure;
(4) by
Seller
if there is a Breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Article
V
(as
modified by the Disclosure Letter and any supplements thereto delivered prior
to
Closing) not accepted by the other party or of any covenant or agreement to
be
complied with or performed by Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
and
which breach (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected
to
have a Condition-Related Material Adverse Effect or the failure of a condition
set forth in Section
7.1
to be
satisfied (and such condition is not waived in writing by Seller) on or prior
to
the Closing Date, or the occurrence of any event which results or would result
in the failure of a condition set forth in Section
7.1
to be
satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date; provided
that
Seller may not terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing Date if Buyer
has
not had an adequate opportunity to cure such failure.
(B) Upon
the
occurrence of any valid termination event set forth in this Section
9.3,
Buyer
and/or Seller, as applicable, shall deliver written notice to the
non-terminating party. Upon delivery of such notice, this Agreement shall
terminate and the transfer of the Purchased Assets contemplated hereby shall
be
deemed to have been abandoned without further action by Buyer or Seller. Upon
such termination, Buyer shall deliver or destroy all confidential information
regarding Seller in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, Seller shall
deliver or destroy all confidential information related to Buyer to which Seller
had access in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(C) In
the
event that this Agreement is validly terminated as provided in this Section
9.3,
then
each of the parties shall be relieved of their respective duties and obligations
arising under this Agreement after the date of such termination and such
termination shall be without Liability to Buyer or Seller; provided,
however,
that
nothing in this Section
9.3
shall
relieve Buyer or Seller of any Liability for any willful Breach of this
Agreement occurring prior to the proper termination of this
Agreement.
9.4 Expenses.
Seller,
on one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall each bear its own expenses,
including attorneys’, accountants’ and other professionals’ fees, incurred in
connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other
agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
9.5 Specific
Performance.
Seller
and Buyer acknowledge and agree that the Breach of this Agreement by a party
would cause irreparable damage to the other and that the non-breaching party
may
not have an adequate remedy at law. Therefore, the obligations of Seller and
Buyer under this Agreement, including, without limitation, Seller’s obligation
to transfer the Purchased Assets to Buyer and Buyer’s obligation to purchase the
Purchased Assets from Seller, shall be enforceable by a decree of specific
performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate
injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith. Such
remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in
addition to any other remedies which any party may have under this Agreement
or
otherwise.
9.6 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each
party hereto hereby expressly waives any right to trial by jury of any claim,
demand, action or cause of action arising under or in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.7 Entire
Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.
This
Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits hereto and together with the
Confidentiality Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, represents the entire
understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any
provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific
reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of
any
such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. No action taken
pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation
by
or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party
taking such action of compliance with, nor shall it diminish or obviate in
any
way, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein or
in
any Ancillary Agreement. The waiver by any party hereto of a Breach of any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further
or
continuing waiver of such Breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent
Breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy
by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of
any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and
are
not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law. No supplement, modification
or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by
the
party to be bound thereby.
9.8 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and the rights of the parties
determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without reference
to principles of conflicts of laws.
9.9 Headings.
The
titles, captions or headings of the Articles and Sections herein are for
convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect
or restrict the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.10 Notices.
All
notices, requests, approvals, consents, demands, claims and other communications
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing
and
shall be served personally, or sent by a national overnight delivery or courier
company, or by U.S. registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, and addressed as follows:
If
to Buyer, to:
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000xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
X.X. X0X 0X0 XXXXXX
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Chief
Financial Officer
Tel:
000 000 0000
Fax:
000 000-0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxx
& Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel:
000 000 0000
Fax:
000 000 0000
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If
to Seller, to:
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Uplink
Corporation
Xxxxxxxx
XX, Xxxxx 00
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X Xxxxxx, Xx., Chief Executive Officer
Tel:
000 000 0000
Fax:
000 000 0000
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with
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Tel.:
000 000 0000
Fax:
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Any
such
notices shall be deemed delivered upon delivery or refusal to accept delivery
as
indicated in writing by the Person attempting to make personal service, on
the
U.S. Postal Service return receipt, or by similar written advice from the
overnight delivery company; provided,
however,
that if
any such notice shall also be sent by electronic transmission device, such
as
telex, telecopy, fax machine or computer to a fax number set forth above, such
notice shall be deemed given at the time and on the date of machine transmittal
(except if sent after 5:00 p.m. recipient’s time, in which case the notice shall
be deemed given at 9:00 a.m. on the next Business Day) if the sending party
receives a written send verification on its machine and sends a duplicate notice
on the same day or the next Business Day by personal service, registered or
certified U.S. mail, or overnight delivery in the manner described above. Each
party hereto shall make an ordinary, good faith effort to ensure that it will
accept or receive notices that are given in accordance with this Section
9.10,
and
that any Person to be given notice actually receives such notice. Any party
to
whom notices are to be sent pursuant to this Agreement may from time to time
change its address and/or facsimile number for future communication hereunder
by
giving notice in the manner prescribed herein to all other parties hereto,
provided that the address and/or facsimile number change shall not be effective
until five (5) Business Days after the notice of change has been
given.
9.11 Severability.
In the
event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or
in
any other instrument referred to herein, shall, for any reason, be held to
be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent
permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision of this Agreement or any other such
instrument.
9.12 Binding
Effect; Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement
shall create or be deemed to create any rights as third party beneficiaries
to
this Agreement in any Person not a party to this Agreement, except as provided
below; provided,
however,
that
any Person that is not a party to this Agreement but, by the terms of
Section
8.2,
is
entitled to indemnification, shall be considered a third party beneficiary
of
this Agreement, with full rights of enforcement as though such Person was a
signatory to this Agreement. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights
or
obligations hereunder may be made by either Seller or Buyer (by operation of
law
or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and
any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void;
provided,
however,
that
Buyer may assign this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations hereunder
(including, without limitation, Buyer’s rights to acquire the Purchased Assets
and Buyer’s rights to seek indemnification in accordance with Article
VIII)
to any
wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer. Upon any such permitted assignment, unless
the
context otherwise requires, the references in this Agreement to Buyer shall
also
apply to any such assignee; provided,
however,
that
Buyer shall nevertheless remain primarily liable for its obligations under
this
Agreement.
9.13 Attorneys’
Fees and Costs.
In the
event of any action at law or in equity between the parties hereto to enforce
any of the provisions hereof, the unsuccessful party to such litigation shall
pay to the successful party all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees, incurred therein by such successful party; and if such
successful party shall recover judgment in any such action or proceeding, such
costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees may be included in and as part of
such judgment. The successful party shall be the party who is entitled to
recover its costs of suit, whether or not the suit proceeds to final judgment.
A
party not entitled to recover its costs shall not recover attorneys’
fees.
9.14 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
9.15 Legends.
Seller
understands that the stock certificates representing the Common Stock shall
bear
any legend as required by the “blue sky” laws of any state and a restrictive
legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be
placed against transfer of such stock certificates):
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN
THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS
SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT.
9.16 Representation
by Counsel.
Each party hereto represents and agrees with each other that it has been
represented by or had the opportunity to be represented by independent counsel
of its own choosing, and that it has had the full right and opportunity to
consult with its respective attorney(s) to the extent, if any, that it desired,
it availed itself of this right and opportunity, that it or its authorized
officers (as the case may be) have carefully read and fully understand this
Agreement in its entirety and have had it fully explained to them by such
party’s respective counsel, that each is fully aware of the contents thereof and
its meaning, intent and legal effect, and that it or its authorized officer
(as
the case may be) is competent to execute this Agreement and has executed this
Agreement free from coercion, duress or undue
influence.
9.17 Schedules.
In the
event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement
and those in the Disclosure Schedules as such Schedules may be updated or
modified in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (other than an
exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedule with respect
to
a specifically identified representation or warranty), the statements in the
body of this Agreement will control.
9.18 No
Interpretation Against Drafter.
This
Agreement is the product of negotiations between the parties hereto represented
by counsel and any rules of construction relating to interpretation against
the
drafter of an agreement shall not apply to this Agreement and are expressly
waived.
(SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement, or
has
caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its respective behalf by its
respective officer(s) thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first
above written.
“Buyer”
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a
Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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“Seller”
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UPLINK
CORPORATION,
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a
Texas corporation
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. | ||
Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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