Exhibit 2.6
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of April 8, 2002 by and among
NetRatings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Buyer"), Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc.,
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a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and AdRelevance, Inc., a Washington
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corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Seller").
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W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to acquire, and Parent and Seller desire to sell,
all of the assets, properties and rights of Seller and Parent, as the case may
be, relating to Seller's online advertising tracking service (including, without
limitation, data capture facilities, customer contracts, personnel, historical
databases, intellectual property, reports and models) (collectively, the
"Business"), but excluding all other assets, properties and rights of Seller an
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Parent, including without limitation, those used in connection with the Retained
Business (as defined below), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement (the "Acquisition"); and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has determined that it is in the
best interests of Parent and Seller to sell all of the assets, properties and
rights relating to the Business to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Article I
DEFINITIONS
1.01 Definitions.
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The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
"Acquisition" is defined in the first recital of the preamble to this
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Agreement.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or
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indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such other
Person.
"Allocation Statement" is defined in Section 2.06 of this Agreement.
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"Ancillary Agreements" is defined in Section 2.07 of this Agreement.
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"Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreement" means the Assignment and
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Assumption of Lease among Buyer, Parent and Northlake Plaza Limited Partnership,
a Washington limited partnership, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
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"Assignment of Intellectual Property Agreement" means the Assignment of
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Intellectual Property Agreement among Buyer, Parent and Seller, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
"Assumed Liabilities" is defined in Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
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"Benefit Arrangement" means an employment, severance or similar contract,
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arrangement or policy and each plan or arrangement providing for severance pay,
life insurance or health care coverage (including any self-insured
arrangements), sabbatical or other leave of absence programs, flexible spending
accounts or cafeteria benefit programs under Code Section 125, workers'
compensation, disability benefits, dependent care benefits, supplemental
unemployment benefits, vacation benefits, pension or retirement benefits or
providing for deferred compensation, profit-sharing, cash or stock bonuses,
stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock purchase or other forms of
incentive compensation or post-retirement life insurance, health care or
disability coverage that (i) is not an Employee Plan and (ii) is maintained or
contributed to by Seller or any of their ERISA Affiliates.
"Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement" means the Xxxx of Sale,
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement among Buyer, Parent and Seller, in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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"Business" is defined in the first recital of the preamble to this
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Agreement.
"Buyer" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"Cash Portion" is defined in Section 2.06 of this Agreement.
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"Closing" is defined in Section 2.07 of this Agreement.
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"Closing Date" means the date of the Closing.
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"COBRA" is defined in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
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"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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"Confidentiality Agreement" means the confidentiality agreement between
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Buyer and Parent dated February 22, 2002.
"Contracts" means all contracts, agreements, leases, licenses, commitments,
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sales and purchase orders and other instruments listed on Schedule 2.01.
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"Employee Plan" means each "employee benefit plan" of Seller, as such term
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is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, that (i) is subject to any provision of
ERISA and (ii) is maintained or contributed to by either Seller or any of its
ERISA Affiliates, as the case may be.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended.
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"ERISA Affiliate" of any entity means any other entity that, together with
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such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code.
"Escrow Agent" is defined in Section 8.04 of this Agreement.
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"Escrow Fund" is defined in Section 8.04 of this Agreement.
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"Excluded Assets" is defined in Section 2.02 of this Agreement.
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"Excluded Liabilities" is defined in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.
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"Indemnified Person" is defined in Section 8.03 of this Agreement.
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"Indemnifying Person" is defined in Section 8.03 of this Agreement.
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"Intellectual Property" means any or all of the following related to the
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Purchased Assets or subject to the Assignment of Intellectual Property
Agreement: (A) U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications, patent disclosures
and all related continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, reissue,
renewal, revival, provisional, re-examination, utility, model, extensions,
certificate of invention and design patents, patent applications, registrations
and applications for registrations, (B) trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
logos, tradenames, service names and corporate names and registrations and
applications for registration thereof throughout the world ("Trademark Rights"),
Internet domain names and registrations and applications for registrations
thereof, (C) copyrights and copyrightable works, including, without limitation,
all rights of authorship, use, publication, reproduction, distribution,
performance, transformation, rights of ownership of copyrightable works and all
rights to register and obtain renewals and extensions of registrations, together
with all other interests accruing by reason of international copyright, (D) all
inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, improvements,
trade secrets, proprietary information, know how, technology, ideas,
manufacturing and operating specifications, formulae, hardware, processes,
technical data, computer software programs and applications in both source and
object code form data, sui generis database rights, and statistical models, and
all documentation relating to any of the foregoing, (E) trade secrets and
confidential business information, whether patentable or nonpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice, know-how, panel creation and maintenance,
product processes and techniques, research and development information,
copyrightable works, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and
information, (F) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing
throughout the world (including without limitation associated goodwill and
remedies against infringements thereof and rights of protection of an interest
therein under the laws of all jurisdictions) and (G) copies and tangible
embodiments thereof.
"License Agreement" is defined in Section 3.15 of this Agreement.
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"Licensed Intellectual Property" is defined in Section 3.15 of this
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Agreement.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (including any
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tax lien), pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in
respect of such asset.
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"Losses" is defined in Section 8.02 of this Agreement.
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"Material Adverse Effect" means any change in or effect on the Business of
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Seller or the Purchased Assets that, individually or in the aggregate (taking
into account all other such changes or effects), is, or is reasonably likely to
be, materially adverse to the business, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise) or results of operations of the Business taken as a whole.
"Measurement Amounts" is defined in Section 2.05 of this Agreement.
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"Office Lease" shall mean that certain Office Lease Agreement, dated as of
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January 31, 2001, between Northlake Plaza Limited Partnership, as Landlord, and
Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc., as Tenant, for 000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 0xx and 0xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx.
"Parent" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"Permits" is defined in Section 3.12 of this Agreement.
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"Permitted Liens" is defined in Section 3.07 of this Agreement.
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"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust
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or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision
or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Purchase Price" is defined in Section 2.06 of this Agreement.
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"Purchase Price Holdback" is defined in Section 2.05 of this Agreement.
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"Purchased Assets" means those assets, properties and rights used in the
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Business including, without limitation, those listed on Schedule 2.01; provided,
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however, that with respect to Shared Systems, the definition of Purchased Assets
shall only include the data contained in such Shared Systems that specifically
relates to the Business and shall not include the underlying software or
database utilized by the Shared System or the data related solely to the
Retained Business.
"Representatives" means Parent's, Seller's or Buyer's respective officers,
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directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors, agents and
Affiliates.
"Required Consent" is defined in Section 3.04 of this Agreement.
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"Retained Business" means all of Parent's existing businesses other than
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the Business, including without limitation, Parent's products and services,
Parent's site centric measurement products and services or Parent's Internet and
e-commerce research and advisory consulting products, services and events.
"Seller" is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"Shared Systems" means those financial accounting, marketing, sales and
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similar systems and databases which are not set forth on Schedule 2.01 and which
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are utilized by both the Business and the Retained Business.
"Software Programs" is defined in Section 3.15 of this Agreement.
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"Tax" is defined in Section 3.21 of this Agreement.
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"Transferred Employees" is defined in Section 6.01 of this Agreement.
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Article II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.01 Purchase and Sale. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
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Agreement, Seller and Parent, as the case may be, shall sell, convey, transfer,
assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Seller and
Parent, as the case may be, on the Closing Date, all right, title and interest
of Seller or Parent in and to the Purchased Assets.
2.02 Excluded Assets. Buyer expressly understands and agrees that all
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assets, properties and rights of Seller or Parent not listed on Schedule 2.01
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and not used in the Business (the "Excluded Assets") shall be excluded from the
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Purchased Assets, including without limitation:
(i) all cash and cash equivalents (including all bank accounts),
marketable securities and prepaid expenses, other than cash received for fees
paid in advance;
(ii) all intercompany receivables other than receivables listed on
Schedule 2.01;
(iii) all corporate records (including minute books and stock
ledgers), tax returns and financial records except as otherwise noted on
Schedule 2.01;
(iv) any Permits which may not be transferred without the consent,
novation, waiver or approval of a third person or entity and for which such
consent, novation, waiver or approval has not been obtained;
(v) all insurance policies;
(vi) any refunds, credits, prepayments or overpayments with respect to
Taxes paid or accrued by Seller or Parent; and
(vii) all assets of any Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements.
2.03 Assumption of Liabilities. On the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume and
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agree to perform all of the obligations of Seller or Parent, as the case may be,
set forth in the Contracts (other than liabilities or obligations attributable
to any failure by Seller or Parent to comply with
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the terms thereof), but only to the extent such obligations relate to periods on
or after the Closing Date (the "Assumed Liabilities"). Buyer shall not assume
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nor be liable for any liabilities of Seller or Parent or any of their affiliates
other than the Assumed Liabilities.
2.04 Excluded Liabilities. All liabilities of Seller, Parent and their
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affiliates other than the Assumed Liabilities (collectively, the "Excluded
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Liabilities") shall be retained by Seller and Parent and they shall pay and
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satisfy them in the ordinary course, including but not limited to:
(i) any obligation or liability for Tax arising from the
operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date or any other Tax for which
either Parent or Seller may be liable or any sale or transfer tax related to the
Acquisition for which Buyer may be liable;
(ii) any liabilities or obligations under any Employee Plans and
Benefit Arrangements other than liabilities for accrued vacation for the
Transferred Employees;
(iii) any liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date
pertaining to any Purchased Assets;
(iv) any liabilities or obligations for continued health care
coverage for any M&A Qualified Beneficiary (as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 54.4980 B-9, Q&A 4(a) under Code Section 4980B ("COBRA"));
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(v) any liabilities arising out of any audits conducted after the
Closing by any governmental authority, insurer, licensor, licensors' association
or other party regarding Seller's or Parent's pre-closing activities;
(vi) any liability or obligation relating to an Excluded Asset.
(vii) any intercompany liabilities (including without limitation
any payables or amounts categorized as due to/from in the Seller's balance sheet
or accounting records);
(viii) any liability to employees for claims for matters
occurring prior to the Closing Date, including but not limited to claims by
former employees regarding sales of Parent common stock.
2.05 Assignment of Contracts and Rights.
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(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this
Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any Purchased Asset or any
claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an
attempted assignment thereof, without consent of a third party thereto, would
constitute a breach or other contravention thereof or in any way adversely
affect the rights of Buyer, Parent or Seller thereunder. Parent, Seller and
Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts (but without any payment of
money by Parent, Seller or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the other parties to
any such Purchased Asset or claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder for
the assignment thereof to Buyer as Buyer may request. If such consent is not
obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be
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ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of Seller thereunder so that
Buyer would not in fact receive all such rights, Parent, Seller and Buyer will
cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Buyer would obtain the
benefits and assume the obligations thereunder in accordance with this
Agreement, including subcontracting, sub-licensing, or subleasing to Buyer, or
under which Parent or Seller would enforce for the benefit of Buyer, with Buyer
assuming either Parent's or Seller's obligations, any and all rights of Parent
or Seller against a third party thereto. Parent or Seller, as the case may be,
will promptly pay to Buyer when received all monies received by Parent or Seller
under any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising
thereunder, except to the extent the same represents an Excluded Asset. In such
event, Parent, Seller and Buyer shall, to the extent the benefits therefrom and
obligations thereunder have not been provided by alternate arrangements
satisfactory to Buyer, Parent and Seller, negotiate in good faith an adjustment
in the consideration paid by Buyer for the Purchased Assets.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including
the foregoing, subsection 2.05(a), the parties agree that with respect to the
Contracts listed on Schedule 2.05(b) hereto the following shall apply:
(i) Parent, Seller and Buyer shall use their reasonable
commercial efforts to secure the consent of the third party customers on such
Contracts to an assignment and assumption of the rights and obligations of
Parent and Seller under such Contract which pertains to the Business to the
Buyer substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (each a "Special
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Assignment"). Buyer shall be entitled to request such changes to the Special
Assignment as it shall reasonably request after the Closing prior to acceptance
of such Special Assignment by Buyer for purposes of this Section 2.05.
(ii) Buyer shall retain $1,000,000 (the "Purchase Price
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Holdback") of the Cash Portion of the Purchase Price and deposit such amount
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into the Escrow Fund at Closing. The Purchase Price Holdback shall be released
to Parent upon the assignment to Buyer of the Contracts listed on Schedule
2.05(b) hereto in such amounts and at such times as described following.
(iii) When such of the Contracts listed on Schedule 2.05(b) have
been assigned to Buyer such that the aggregate total "future xxxxxxxx" and
"deferred revenues" in the amounts as listed on Schedule 2.05(b) (without
subsequent adjustment) for all Contracts not yet assigned (such amounts being
referred to as the "Measurement Amounts"), shall be less than $729,176, Parent
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shall be entitled to receive out of the Escrow Fund $1.37 for every $1.00 below
such $729,176 to which the Measurement Amounts related to as yet unassigned
Contracts shall drop (to the extent not previously paid as provided following
and up to a total amount of payments as shall equal the Purchase Price
Holdback). Any Contract listed on Schedule 2.05(b) which has an expiration date
after June 30, 2002, shall be deemed to have been assigned for all purposes
under this Section 2.05 if Buyer and the customer under such Contract shall have
entered into a similar agreement or renewal of the Contract on terms not
substantially less favorable than those of the Contract, whether or not a
Special Assignment shall have been executed for such Contract.
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(iv) Such amounts of the Purchase Price Holdback as are required
to be paid pursuant to the preceding clause shall be released from the Escrow
Fund promptly following April 30 and May 31, 2002 as is determined based on the
Contracts which have been assigned as of such dates. Promptly following June 30,
2002 such additional amounts as may be required to be paid based on the
Contracts which have been assigned through and including June 30, 2002 shall be
released from the Escrow Fund. The balance, if any, of the Purchase Price
Holdback, which shall not be required to be released to Parent pursuant to this
Section 2.05 shall be released to Buyer and shall be a reduction in the Purchase
Price. To the extent that the final Measurement Amounts related to unassigned
Contracts shall exceed $729,176, in addition to retaining the Purchase Price
Holdback, the Buyer shall be entitled to indemnification as provided in Article
VIII hereof.
2.06 Purchase Price; Allocation of Purchase Price.
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(a) The purchase price for the Purchased Assets shall be equal to the
sum of $8,500,000 (the "Cash Portion") and the amount of the Assumed Liabilities
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less (i) the amount of any sales transfer or other taxes due upon the
Acquisition, (ii) any amounts retained by Buyer under the indemnification
provisions of Article VIII and (iii) amounts retained by Buyer pursuant to the
terms of Section 2.05, (the net amount being the "Purchase Price") and all such
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taxes shall be a liability of the Parent and Seller.
(b) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a statement (the
"Allocation Statement"), setting forth the allocation of the Purchase Price
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among the Purchased Assets, in accordance with their relative fair market
values, and Buyer, Parent and Seller agree to report the sale and purchase of
the Purchased Assets consistent with such allocation for all Tax purposes.
2.07 Closing. The closing (the "Closing") of the purchase and sale of the
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Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities hereunder shall
take place at the offices of Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc., 00 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000 on the date hereof, or at such other time or place as Buyer,
Parent and Seller may agree (the "Closing Date"). At the Closing:
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(a) Buyer shall deliver to Seller the Cash Portion, reduced by the sum
of (i) $1,000,000 (which shall be deposited by Buyer with the Escrow Agent and
released in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.05) and (ii) $375,000,
(to be held in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.03), by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated by Seller
to Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date;
(b) Parent, Seller and Buyer shall enter into the Xxxx of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Assignment and Assumption of Lease
Agreement, and the Assignment of Intellectual Property Agreement (collectively,
the "Ancillary Agreements"), and Parent and Seller shall deliver to Buyer such
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deeds, bills of sale, endorsements, consents, assignments and other good and
sufficient instruments of conveyance and assignment as the parties and their
respective counsel shall deem reasonably necessary or appropriate to vest in
Buyer all right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchased Assets;
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(c) Buyer shall deliver to Seller copies, certified by the Secretary
of Buyer, of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of Buyer
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Seller and Parent shall deliver to Buyer copies, certified by the
Secretary of each of Seller and Parent, of resolutions duly adopted by the
Boards of Directors of Seller and Parent, as the case may be, authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(e) Seller, Parent and Buyer shall also execute and deliver all such
instruments, documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the
other party that are necessary, appropriate or desirable for the consummation at
the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Article III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SELLER
Parent and Seller hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to
Buyer, subject to the exceptions specifically disclosed in writing in the
corresponding sections or subsections of the Seller Disclosure Schedule or in
any other section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Schedule if it is
reasonably apparent that such disclosure applies that:
3.01 Organization and Qualification. Each of Parent and Seller has been
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duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its respective jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. Each of Parent and Seller is duly
qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing in the State of
Washington.
3.02 Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
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Parent or Seller of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which
it is a party, and the consummation by Parent and Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby are within Parent's or Seller's respective
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of Seller or Parent, as the case may be. This Agreement and each of
the Ancillary Agreements to which either Parent or Seller is a party have been
duly executed and delivered by Parent or Seller, as the case may be, and
constitute valid and binding agreements of Seller and Parent, as the case may
be, enforceable against Seller or Parent, as the case may be, in accordance with
their respective terms, except as may be limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar law affecting
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
3.03 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent
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or Seller of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Seller
or Parent is a party do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the
corporate charter or bylaws of Parent or Seller; (ii) contravene or conflict
with or constitute a violation of any provision of any law or
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regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon or applicable to
Parent, Seller or the Business; (iii) result in the creation or imposition of
any Lien on any Purchased Asset, other than Permitted Liens; or (iv) except as
listed in Schedule 3.04 result in a breach of any agreement or Contract which is
included in the Purchased Assets or give rise to a right of termination
thereunder.
3.04 Required Consents. Schedule 3.04 sets forth each Contract or Permit
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requiring a consent, waiver, authorization or approval as a result of the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (each such consent, a "Required Consent").
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3.05 Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2001, Seller and Parent
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have conducted the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices, and, except as set forth on Schedule 3.05 hereto:
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(a) neither Parent nor Seller has entered into any material
transaction or incurred any material liability or obligation with respect to the
Business other than in the ordinary course of business;
(b) there has not been any material adverse change in the Purchased
Assets or the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Business;
(c) neither Parent nor Seller has made any representation to any
employee or former employee of the Business that Buyer would assume, continue to
maintain or implement any Employee Plan after the Closing Date; and
(d) there has not occurred:
(i) any single capital expenditure commitment in excess of Five
Thousand Dollars ($5,000) or aggregate capital expenditure commitments in excess
of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for additions to capital assets comprising
Purchased Assets that is likely to occur, in whole or in part, after the Closing
Date;
(ii) the sale, assignment, transfer, lease or other disposition
of or agreement to sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, any of
the Purchased Assets, other than the license thereof in the ordinary course; or
(iii) any material damage, destruction or other casualty loss
with respect to any Purchased Asset, whether or not covered by insurance.
3.06 Office Lease. Parent has delivered to the Buyer a correct and complete
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copy of the Office Lease and any amendment thereto. The Office Lease is legal,
valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect. Parent is not in
default, violation or breach in any respect under the Office Lease, and to
Parent's knowledge, no event, including the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, has occurred that constitutes or, with notice or the passage of time
or both, would constitute a default, violation or breach in any respect under
the Office Lease. The Office Lease grants Parent the exclusive right to use and
occupy the demised premises thereunder. Parent has good and valid title to the
leasehold estate under the Office
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Lease free and clear of all Liens. Parent enjoys peaceful and undisturbed
possession under the Office Lease.
3.07 Personal Property.
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(a) Schedule 2.01 sets forth a description of all tangible personal
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property used in the Business and included in the Purchased Assets, including
but not limited to machinery, equipment, furniture, vehicles, spare and
replacement parts, trade fixtures and fixed assets.
(b) The equipment included in the Purchased Assets has no material
defects, is in good operating condition and repair, has been reasonably
maintained consistent with standards generally followed in the industry (giving
due account to the age and length of use of same, ordinary wear and tear
excepted) and is suitable for its present uses.
(c) No Purchased Asset is subject to any Lien, except for the
following (collectively, the "Permitted Liens"):
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(i) liens for taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith;
(ii) liens for inchoate mechanics' and materialmen's liens for
construction in progress and workmen's, repairmen's, warehousemen's and
carriers' liens arising in the ordinary course of the Business; or
(iii) liens and imperfections of title the existence of which
would not materially adversely affect the use of the property subject thereto.
3.08 Sufficiency of Purchased Assets; Operation of Business. The Purchased
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Assets, together with the rights provided under the Ancillary Agreements,
constitute, and on the Closing Date will constitute, the assets, properties and
rights necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted.
3.09 Title to Purchased Assets. Upon consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby, Buyer will have acquired good and marketable title in and
to, or a valid leasehold interest in, each of the Purchased Assets, free and
clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
3.10 Litigation. There is no material action, suit, investigation or
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proceeding pending against or, to the knowledge of Parent or Seller, threatened
against or affecting the Business or any Purchased Asset before any court or
arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official. There is no judgment,
order, injunction, decree, fine, penalty or award outstanding (whether rendered
by a court, administrative agency or arbitrator) against either Seller or Parent
or by which Seller or Parent is bound which relates to either the Business or
any of the Purchased Assets.
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3.11 Material Contracts.
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(a) Except for the Contracts disclosed in Schedule 3.11, neither
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Parent nor Seller is a party to or subject to any of the following agreements,
contracts or commitments relating primarily to the Business:
(i) any real property lease;
(ii) any contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, goods,
services, equipment or other assets providing for annual payments by Seller or
pursuant to which in the last year Seller paid in the aggregate, $25,000 or
more;
(iii) any sales, distribution or other similar agreement
providing for the sale by Seller of materials, supplies, goods, services,
equipment or other assets that provides for annual payments to Seller, or
pursuant to which in the last year either Seller or an Affiliate received in the
aggregate, $25,000 or more;
(iv) any partnership, joint venture or other similar contract
arrangement or agreement;
(v) any contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or
the deferred purchase price of property (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed
or secured by an asset);
(vi) any material license agreement, franchise agreement or
agreement in respect of similar rights granted to or held by Seller;
(vii) any agency, dealer, sales representative or other similar
agreement;
(viii) any agreement, contract or commitment that substantially
limits the freedom of Seller to compete in any line of business or with any
Person or in any area or to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise
dispose of or encumber any Purchased Asset or that would so limit the freedom of
Buyer after the Closing Date;
(ix) any agreement, contract or commitment which is or relates to
an agreement with or for the benefit of any Affiliate of Seller;
(x) any employment agreement; or
(xi) any other agreement, contract or commitment not made in the
ordinary course of business which is material to the Business.
(b) Each Contract required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 3.11 is
a valid and binding agreement of either Parent or Seller as the case may be and
is in full force and effect, and the relevant party is not, nor to the knowledge
of Parent and Seller, any other party thereto is in default in any material
respect under the terms of any such Contract, nor, to the knowledge of Parent
and Seller, has any event or circumstance occurred that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute any event of default thereunder.
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3.12 Licenses and Permits. Seller possesses all material permits, licenses
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and approvals (the "Permits") necessary or used in order to carry on the
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Business. Schedule 3.12 hereto sets forth all Permits. Except as set forth on
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Schedule 3.12 hereto, the Seller is in compliance in all material respects with
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all Permits; there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller and
Parent, threatened, to revoke, suspend, cancel or modify any Permit; and, except
as set forth on Schedule 3.12 hereto, all such Permits may be assigned to Buyer
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as contemplated hereby without the consent of the issuing authority. Neither
Seller nor Parent knows of any reason why Buyer will not be able promptly to
obtain all Permits necessary in order to carry on, or used in, the Business.
3.13 Compliance with Laws. Neither Parent nor Seller is in violation in any
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material respect of any applicable law, regulation, ordinance, order or any
other requirement of any governmental body or court (including, without
limitation, matters relating to securities, loans, employment and improper
payments), and no notice has been received by Parent or Seller or any of their
respective officers or directors alleging any such violation.
3.14 Receivables. All accounts, notes receivable and other receivables
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included in the Purchased Assets are, and all accounts and notes receivable
arising from or otherwise relating to the Business at the Closing Date will be,
valid and genuine and arose in the ordinary course of business.
3.15 Proprietary Rights
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(a) Schedule 2.01 hereto contains a complete and correct list of all
Intellectual Property owned or used by Seller (other than generally available
"off-the-shelf" computer software), as well as all registrations thereof and
applications therefor, and each license and agreement relating thereto. Except
as indicated on Schedule 2.01, all of Seller's (and to the extent utilized in
the Business, Parent's) patents, patent applications, registered trademarks,
trademark applications, registered copyrights and any other intellectual
property subject to application and/or registration issued by any state,
government or other public legal entity included in the Intellectual Property
are valid and in full force and effect and remain in good standing with all fees
and filings paid as of the date hereof and consummation of the transaction
contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any such rights. To the knowledge
of Seller and Parent, except as set forth on Schedule 3.15 hereto, there is no
violation by others of any right of Seller (and to the extent utilized in the
Business, Parent) with respect to any Intellectual Property, and neither Seller
nor Parent is infringing upon, misappropriating or violating any third party's
rights that would pertain to the Business. No proceedings have been instituted
or are pending or, to the knowledge of Seller and Parent, threatened, nor any
claims made alleging any such violation or challenging or questioning the
validity, enforceability or effectiveness of the Intellectual Property. Neither
Seller nor Parent has entered into any agreement to indemnify any other person
against any charge of infringement of any Intellectual Property, other than
indemnification provisions contained in standard sales or license agreements to
end users arising in the ordinary course of business, the forms of which are
attached hereto on Schedule 3.15(a)
(b) The Intellectual Property contains only those items and rights
which are: (i) owned by Seller or Parent, as the case may be; (ii) in the public
domain; or (iii) rightfully used by Seller or Parent pursuant to a valid and
enforceable license or other agreement (the "Licensed
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Intellectual Property"), the parties, date, term and subject matter of each such
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license or other agreement (each, a "License Agreement") being set forth on
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Schedule 3.15(b). Seller or Parent owns all right, title and interest in and to
the Intellectual Property, or has valid and sufficient licenses to all rights in
the Intellectual Property necessary to carry out Seller's current Business
activities free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances, including
without limitation, to the extent required to carry out such activities, rights
to make, use, reproduce, modify, adopt, create derivative works based on,
translate, distribute (directly and indirectly), transmit, display and perform
publicly, license, rent and lease and, except with respect to the Licensed
Intellectual Property, assign and sell, the Intellectual Property. Seller or
Parent is the exclusive owner of all Trademark Rights used in connection with
the operation or conduct of the business of Seller, including the provision of
any services by Seller.
(c) Schedule 3.15(c) contains a true and complete list of all software
programs owned or used by Seller, other than software programs which are readily
commercially available or for which substitutes are available from more than one
source (the "Software Programs"). Seller or Parent, as the case may be, owns
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full and unencumbered right and good and marketable title to such Software
Programs which it owns, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens,
security interests, conditional sales agreements, encumbrances or charges of any
kind. Seller or Parent, as the case may be, has full and unrestricted rights to
use the Software Programs that it licenses, pursuant to the License Agreements.
(d) The Software Programs are free of any disabling codes that may be
used to access, modify, delete, damage or disable any Systems (as defined below)
or that may result in impaired usage thereof or damage thereto. Seller has taken
reasonable steps and implemented reasonable procedures to ensure that its
internal computer systems used in connection with the Business consisting of
hardware, software, databases or embedded control systems ("Systems") are free
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from disabling codes. The Systems' components used in connection with the
Business obtained by Seller from third party suppliers are, to the best of
Seller's knowledge, free of any disabling codes that may, or may be used to,
access, modify, delete, damage or disable any of the Systems or that might
result in damage thereto. Except as may be set forth in Schedule 3.15(d), Seller
has in place appropriate disaster recovery plans and procedures and has taken
reasonable steps to safeguard its Systems and restrict unauthorized access
thereto. Seller has provided, or will provide prior to the Closing, to Buyer an
accurate list of all errors or "bugs" in the Software Programs which are
contained in the computer databases which Seller maintains for the purpose of
tracking errors and "bugs" in the Software Programs.
(e) Neither Seller nor Parent is a party to any agreement pursuant to
which any third party has any right to manufacture, reproduce, distribute,
market or exploit any of the Intellectual Property or any adaptations,
translations, or derivative works based on the Intellectual Property or any
portion thereof. Except with respect to the rights of third parties to any
Licensed Intellectual Property, no third party has rights to manufacture,
reproduce, distribute, market or exploit any works or materials of any portion
of the Intellectual Property if such portion of the Intellectual Property
constitutes a "derivative work" (as that term is defined in the United States
Copyright Act, Title 17, U.S.C. Section 101) of an underlying work of
authorship. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(e), neither Seller nor Parent
owes or will owe any royalties or other payment to third parties in respect of
the Intellectual Property. All royalties or other payments that have accrued
prior to the Closing Date have been paid.
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(f) All designs, drawings, specifications, source code, object code,
documentation, flow charts and diagrams incorporating, embodying or reflecting
any of the Intellectual Property at any stage of their development were written,
developed and created solely and exclusively by employees of Seller or Parent
without the assistance of any third party or entity or were created by third
parties who assigned ownership of their rights to Seller or Parent pursuant to
valid and enforceable consultant confidentiality and invention assignment
agreements. Seller and Parent have at all times treated the Intellectual
Property as containing trade secrets and has not disclosed or otherwise dealt
with such items in such a manner as to cause the loss of such trade secrets by
release into the public domain, including without limitation, the use of
confidentiality agreements with all of its employees having access to the
Intellectual Property and the use of licenses with all individuals or entities
provided access to the Intellectual Property containing provisions restricting
copying and prohibiting decompiling or disassembly of the Intellectual Property.
Given the nature of the Business, to the knowledge of Seller and Parent no
employee of Seller or Parent is in violation of any term of any employment
contract, patent disclosure agreement or any other contract or agreement with
respect to (i) the Intellectual Property or (ii) the relationship of any such
employee with Seller or any other party. No current officer, director, employee,
consultant or independent contractor of Parent or Seller has and to the
knowledge of Parent and the Seller no former officer, director, stockholder,
employee, consultant or independent contractor has any right, claim or interest
in or with respect to any Intellectual Property.
3.16 Employees; Labor Matters.
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(a) Schedule 3.16(a) sets forth a true and complete list of the names,
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titles and annual salaries of all employees of Parent and Seller primarily
engaged in the Business.
(b) Schedule 3.16(b) sets forth a true and complete list of each
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Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement that covers any employee primarily engaged
in the Business. Seller has made available to Buyer copies of all documents
relating to each such Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement including (without
limitation) each: plan document; summary description; amendments; trust
documents; the most recent actuarial valuations; determination or opinion
letters; administrative services agreements, group annuity contracts and group
insurance contracts; last three years discrimination tests; last three years
annual report; any and all correspondence from any governmental agency; all
registration statements and prospectuses. At no time has Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any multiemployer
plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Neither Seller nor any ERISA
Affiliate has ever sponsored, participated in, or contributed to any pension
plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No
Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement promises or provides retiree medical or
other retiree welfare benefits to any employee primarily engaged in the
Business.
(c) Seller has performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under each Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement
and each Employee Plan and Benefit Arrangement has been established and
maintained in all material respect in accordance with its terms and in
compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations,
including but not limited to ERISA or the Code.
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(d) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(d), (i) Seller is not a party
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to any union or collective bargaining agreements covering any of the employees
of the Business listed on Schedule 3.16(c), (ii) Seller does not know of any
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activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such employees, and
(iii) Seller does not have any employment agreements with any of such employees.
Seller is in compliance with all applicable laws relating to employment and
employment practices, wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment, in
each case relating to employees primarily engaged in the Business, except to the
extent that such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(e), the execution of this
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Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not
(either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events)
constitute an event under any Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement that will or
may result in any payment, acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting,
distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits.
3.17 Finder's Fees. Except for Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Inc. (whose fees shall
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be paid by Parent), there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
Seller or Parent who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Seller or
Parent or any of their Affiliates upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.18 Export Restrictions. Seller has not exported or transmitted any of the
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Purchased Assets to any country to which such export or transmission is
restricted by any applicable United States regulation or statute, without first
having obtained all necessary and appropriate United States or foreign
government licenses or permits and complying with all other requirements in
relation thereto.
3.19 Environmental Matters. Seller is and has at all times operated its
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business in material compliance with all Environmental Laws and to the knowledge
of Seller, no material expenditures are or will be required in order to comply
with such Environmental Laws. "Environmental Laws" means all applicable
statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, permits,
licenses, consents, approvals, authorizations, and governmental requirements or
directives or other obligations lawfully imposed by governmental authority under
federal, state or local law pertaining to the protection of the environment,
protection of public health, protection of worker health and safety, the
treatment, emission and/or discharge of gaseous, particulate and/or effluent
pollutants, and/or the handling of hazardous materials, including without
limitation, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. (S) 7401, et seq., the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.(S)
9601, et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. (S) 1321, et
seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. (S) 1801, et seq.,
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. (S) 6901, et seq., and the
Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. (S) 2601, et seq.
3.20 Books and Records. All of the books and records of Seller relating to
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the Business have been made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this
Agreement and contain a true and complete record, in all material respects, of
the business, operations, financial condition, results of operations, assets and
liabilities relating to the Business. Seller has no
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books and records recorded, stored, maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or
partly dependent upon or held by any means (including any electronic, mechanical
or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are not under the
exclusive ownership and direct control of Seller or Parent.
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3.21 Taxes.
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(a) Seller and Parent have completed and duly and timely filed in
correct form with the appropriate United States, state and local governmental
agencies and with the appropriate foreign countries and political subdivisions
thereof, all Tax (as hereinafter defined) returns and reports, including
estimated Tax returns and reports and information statements returns and reports
(collectively, "Tax Returns") required to be filed on or prior to the date
hereof and will complete and duly and timely file in correct form with the
appropriate United States, state and local governmental agencies and with the
appropriate foreign countries and political subdivisions thereof, all Tax
Returns required to be filed after the date hereof. All of such Tax Returns that
have been filed were accurate and complete as filed. Seller and Parent have paid
in full all Taxes, assessments or deficiencies (A) shown to be due on those Tax
Returns that have been filed or (B) claimed to be due by any Taxing authority or
otherwise due or owing, other than those being contested in good faith. Seller
and Parent have made all withholdings of Tax required to be made under all
applicable United States, foreign, state and local tax laws and regulations; and
such withholdings have been or will be paid to the respective governmental
agencies when due and to the extent not yet due have been set aside in accounts
for purposes of such payment.
(b) The Purchased Assets are not subject to any liens for Taxes,
except liens for current ad valorem Taxes not yet due, and neither Buyer nor any
affiliate thereof will become directly or indirectly liable for, and no lien,
claim or encumbrance will be placed upon the Purchased Assets with respect to,
(A) any Taxes attributable to the ownership or use of the Purchased Assets with
respect to periods prior to and including the Closing Date (other than ad
valorem Taxes not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date) or (B) any other
Taxes (regardless of whether attributable to periods prior to and including the
Closing Date) imposed upon Seller or Parent or attributable to the actions or
activities of any of Seller or Parent.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, "Tax" (and, with correlative
meaning, "Taxes," "Taxable" and "Taxing") means (A) any net income, alternative
or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem,
transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, environmental or windfall
profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment
or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or any penalty,
addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any governmental, regulatory or
administrative entity or agency responsible for the imposition of any such tax
(domestic or foreign), (B) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the
type described in (A) as a result of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary or other group for any Taxable period and (C)
any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (A) or (B)
as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of paragraph (a) of this
Section 3.21(c), Tax (and the correlative meanings, "Taxes," "Taxable" and
"Taxing") shall not include any amount to the extent that (A) a lien, claim or
encumbrance cannot be placed upon any of the Purchased Assets with respect to
such amount and (B) neither Buyer nor any of its affiliates can be made directly
or indirectly liable with respect to such amount.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer hereby represents and warrants to each of Seller and Parent, subject
to the exceptions specifically disclosed in writing in the corresponding
sections or subsections of Buyer's disclosure schedules or in any other section
or subsection of Buyer's disclosure schedules if it is reasonably apparent that
such disclosure applies, that:
4.01 Organization and Qualification. Buyer has been duly organized and is
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validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be,
and has the requisite power and authority and all necessary governmental
approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted.
4.02 Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
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Buyer of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements, and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are
within Buyer's powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of Buyer. This Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which
Buyer is a party have been, or will be in the case of the Ancillary Agreements,
duly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitute valid and binding agreements
of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms,
except as may be limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar law affecting the enforcement
of creditors' rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.03 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of
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this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements to which Buyer is a party do
not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the organizational documents or
bylaws of Buyer, (ii) contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of
any provision of any material law or regulation, judgment, injunction, order or
decree binding upon or applicable to Buyer; (iii) constitute a material default
under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
any material right or obligation of Buyer or to a loss of any material benefit
relating to Buyer's business to which Buyer is entitled under any provision of
any material agreement, contract or other instrument binding upon Buyer or by
which any of Buyer's assets is or may be bound.
4.04 Finders' Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
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intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
Buyer who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Buyer or any of its
Affiliates upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF the parties
5.01 Best Efforts; Further Assurances.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and except
as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, each party will use its best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary or desirable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent, Seller and
Buyer each agree to execute and deliver such other documents, certificates,
agreements and other writings and to take such other actions as may be necessary
or desirable in order to consummate or implement expeditiously the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to vest in Buyer title to the Purchased
Assets as provided herein.
(b) Seller hereby constitutes and appoints, effective as of the
Closing Date, Buyer and its successors and assigns as the true and lawful
attorney of Seller with full power of substitution in the name of Buyer or in
the name of Seller, but for the benefit of Buyer, except as otherwise
contemplated hereby, (i) to collect for the account of Buyer any items of
Purchased Assets and (ii) to institute and prosecute all proceedings which Buyer
may in its sole discretion deem proper in order to assert or enforce any right,
title or interest in, to or under the Purchased Assets, and to defend or
compromise any and all actions, suits or proceedings in respect of the Purchased
Assets. Buyer shall be entitled to retain for its account any amounts collected
pursuant to the foregoing powers, including any amounts payable as interest in
respect thereof.
(c) At Buyer's request, Seller and Parent shall maintain as active all
internet website links or any and all websites maintained by them which link to
any websites pertaining to the Business for a period of up to thirty days
following the Closing. Seller and Parent agree to provide such other termination
services as may relate to the Business as may be reasonably requested by Buyer
at Buyers expenses.
(d) Seller and Parent shall provide the data to be transferred to
Buyer out of the Shared Systems to Buyer in such electronic and other formats as
Buyer may reasonably request and Seller and Parent shall maintain such data in
the Shared Systems for such reasonable amount of time following the Closing as
Buyer may request.
5.02 Certain Filings. Parent, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate with one
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another and shall use all reasonable efforts and take all reasonable steps to
obtain all consents, approvals, waivers or other documents from any third
parties, including any governmental authorities, and make all filings,
registrations and other notifications, as may be required to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and, in taking such actions or
making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith
and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
5.03 Confidentiality. The parties hereto shall comply with, and shall cause
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their respective Representatives to comply with, all of their respective
obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to the information
disclosed pursuant to this Agreement
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provided however, that, the parties shall be permitted to make such disclosures
as they shall reasonably determine are, and to the extent, required by law.
5.04 Nonsolicitation by Seller and Parent. Each of Seller and Parent agrees
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that, for a period of one (1) year following the Closing Date, neither Seller
nor Parent shall solicit or induce the employment or services of any Transferred
Employee without the prior written consent of Buyer, provided, however, that
nothing in this Section 5.04 shall be construed as prohibiting Seller or Parent
from conducting any general solicitation (including by placing advertisements in
any form or method not targeted at employees or independent contractors of
Buyer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Buyer terminates the employment of any
Transferred Employee, either Seller or Parent shall be permitted to solicit such
terminated employee.
5.05 [Intentionally Deleted]
5.06 Name Change. From and after the Closing, Seller and Parent will cease
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using the name "AdRelevance" and thereafter will not use any substantially
similar or confusingly similar names or include them in any logo. In addition,
promptly after the Closing, Seller will change its corporate name to a name that
does not contain the word "AdRelevance" or any substantially similar or
confusingly similar name, and will file that name change in all state
jurisdictions in which Seller has presently registered the name for purposes of
maintaining its corporate business and doing business as a foreign corporation.
5.07 Informational Updates. Buyer agrees that it shall provide Parent and
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Seller with such information and take such other action, as may reasonably be
requested by Parent or Seller from time to time, in connection with Parent's
reporting obligations to any governmental authority.
5.08 Covenant Not To Compete.
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(a) Each of Seller and Parent covenants and agrees that, except as
permitted under this Section 5.08, for a period of three years after the Closing
Date, it will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, engage in the
Business anywhere in the world; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be
construed to prevent Seller or Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries
from owning as a passive investor up to five percent (5%) in any person that
engages in the Business. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the
provisions of this Section 5.08 shall be enforced to the fullest extent
permitted under the laws and public policies of each jurisdiction in which
enforcement is sought. If any court determines that any provision of this
Section 5.08 is unenforceable, such court shall have the power to reduce the
duration or scope of such provision, as the case may be, or terminate such
provision and, in reduced form, such provision shall be enforceable; it is the
intention of the parties that the foregoing restrictions shall not be
terminated, unless so terminated by a court, but shall be deemed amended to the
extent required to render them valid and enforceable, such amendment to only
apply with respect to the operation of this Section 5.08 in the jurisdiction of
the court that has made the adjudication.
(b) The parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained
in this Section 5.08 are a reasonable and necessary protection of the immediate
interest of Buyer, and any violation of these restrictions would cause
substantial injury to Buyer and Buyer would not
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have entered into this Agreement without receiving the additional consideration
offered by Seller and Parent in binding itself to these restrictions. In the
event of a breach or a threatened breach by Seller or Parent or any of their
respective subsidiaries of these restrictions, Buyer shall be entitled to apply
to any court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction restraining such person
from such breach or threatened breach (without the necessity of providing the
inadequacy of money damages as a remedy); provided, however, that the right to
apply for injunctive relief shall not be construed as prohibiting Buyer from
pursuing any other available remedies for such breach or threatened breach.
5.09 Mail and Communications. Seller and Parent will promptly remit to
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Buyer any mail or other communications received by Seller or Parent relating to
the Business or the Purchased Assets and any invoices received by Seller or
Parent relating to Assumed Liabilities which are received by Seller or Parent
from and after the Closing Date. Buyer will promptly remit to Parent any mail or
other communications, including, without limitation, any written inquiries and
payments received by Buyer relating to the Excluded Assets or to any business or
activity of Parent other than the Business, and any invoices received by Buyer
relating to liabilities of Seller or Parent other than the Assumed Liabilities
which are received by Buyer from and after the Closing Date.
5.10 Public Announcements. The initial press release concerning the
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transactions contemplated hereby shall be a joint press release approved by the
parties to this Agreement.
5.11 Taxes.
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(a) Parent and Seller shall pay all Taxes imposed upon Parent and
Seller. Parent and Seller shall also pay, or indemnify Buyer for, all Taxes
imposed on Buyer or any affiliate of Buyer and any Taxes to which the Purchased
Assets are subject or for which a lien, claim or encumbrance can be placed upon
the Purchased Assets but only in each case to the extent that any such Taxes
relate to periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date
or transactions or events occurring on or prior to the Closing Date and only to
the extent related to the Business and including any sales or transfer taxes
regardless of which party may be the legal obligor under applicable law.
Liability for any Taxes that Seller is required to satisfy pursuant to this
Section 5.11 shall not constitute or be treated as Assumed Liabilities.
(b) Seller and Parent shall properly file all Tax Returns that they
are required by any applicable law to file with respect to Taxes arising in or
related to periods on or prior to the Closing Date or related to transactions or
events occurring prior to the Closing Date by the due date (including
extensions) for such returns. With respect to state and local ad valorem taxes
on the Purchased Assets (whether personal or real, owned or leased) for the
current Tax year, Seller and Parent shall as provided in Section 2.04 be
responsible for the payment of all such Taxes for the period up to and including
the Closing Date and Buyer shall be responsible for the payment of all such
Taxes for the period after the Closing Date. For all purposes of this Agreement,
(i) all such Taxes assessed on an annual basis shall be prorated on the
assumption that an equal amount of Tax applies to each day of the year,
regardless of how installment payments are billed or made and (ii) any
supplemental property Taxes or assessments which arise out of a revaluation of a
Purchased Asset which revaluation would not have occurred except for the change
in ownership of the Purchased Asset shall be allocated to periods after the
Closing Date and shall accordingly
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be borne by Buyer. Any payment of Taxes due from one party to the other pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.11 shall be paid at the Closing
Date. If the current year's Taxes and assessments are not available at the
Closing Date, for the purposes of apportionment between Seller, Parent and Buyer
and payment pursuant to this Section 5.11, the amount thereof shall be estimated
on the basis of the prior year's Taxes and assessments, and any incremental
payment shall be adjusted after receipt of the final Tax statements, but within
fifteen (15) days after such statements are provided by the tax authorities. For
purposes of this Agreement income and similar Taxes (including any franchise or
other Taxes measured by reference to income or receipts) for any taxable period
that includes the Closing Date shall be allocated to the period up to and
including the Closing Date, on the one hand, and the period following the
Closing Date, on the other hand, by utilizing the so-called closing of the books
method whereby the tax for each of such periods is separately computed as though
the Closing Date constituted the end of a taxable period.
(c) Buyer agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by Seller
and Parent to minimize any sales, use and other transfer taxes and fees incurred
in connection with the assignment, conveyance, transfer and/or delivery of the
Purchased Assets hereunder (collectively, the "Sales Taxes"), including, without
limitation the transfer via means of electronic transmission of all assets
capable of being so transmitted. Buyer further agrees to deliver all
certificates reasonably requested by Seller and Parent to verify the fact of
such electronic transmissions or other actions. Seller and Parent shall be
responsible for the payment of the amount of any Sales Taxes.
5.12 Cooperation and Records Retention. Seller, Parent and Buyer shall (i)
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each provide the other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested by
them in connection with the preparation of any Tax Returns, or in connection
with any audit or other examination by any taxing authority or any judicial or
administrative proceedings relating to liability for Taxes, (ii) each retain and
provide the other, with any records or other information which may be relevant
to any such Tax Return, audit or examination, 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 Return of the other for any period. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Seller, Parent and Buyer shall retain, until the
applicable statute of limitations (including any extensions) have expired,
copies of all Tax Returns, supporting work schedules and other records or
information which may be relevant to such Tax Returns for all tax periods or
portions thereof ending before or including 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. Buyer
shall keep the original copies of the records and, at Seller's expense, shall
provide copies of the records to Seller upon Seller's request.
ARTICLE VI
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
6.01 Employees and Offers of Employment.
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(a) Prior to Closing Date, but effective as of the Closing, Buyer
shall make offers of employment to the employees of Parent and Seller primarily
engaged in the Business and set forth on Schedule 6.01(a) (each such person,
upon accepting an offer of employment from Buyer, a "Transferred Employee").
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Each such offer shall include (i) base salary or base wages which is the same as
was in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date and (ii) employee benefits
(other than as set forth in clause (i)) which are the same as those provided to
similarly situated employees of Buyer. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the
right of Buyer to terminate the employment of any Transferred Employee following
the Closing Date.
(b) As of the Closing Date, all Transferred Employees shall cease
active participation in all Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements. As soon as
administratively feasible following the Closing Date and in accordance with the
terms of the applicable benefit plans or programs of Buyer and Affiliates, all
Transferred Employees shall be permitted to participate in the plans, programs
and arrangements of Buyer and its Affiliates relating to compensation and
employee benefits (each, a "Buyer Plan") on the same terms as similarly situated
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employees of Buyers and its Affiliates.
(c) Effective as of the Closing, Buyer shall credit each Transferred
Employee with the number of vacation days accrued and not used as of the Closing
by such Transferred Employee.
6.02 Distribution of 401(k) Plan Accounts. Seller agrees that pursuant to
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Code Section 401(k)(2), the Acquisition will result in, and constitute, a
distribution event for Transferred Employees who participate in the 401(k)
plan(s) maintained by Seller or any ERISA Affiliate (the "401(k) Plan"). Seller
further agrees that as soon as administratively feasible following the Closing
Date, Transferred Employees who participate in the 401(k) Plan shall be provided
the opportunity to take a distribution from the 401(k) Plan.
6.03 Employee NonCompetition Agreements. Parent and Seller agree that
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following the Closing all rights which either of them or any of their affiliates
may have to prevent any employees being transferred to Buyer from working in the
Business or competing therewith shall not be enforced without the consent of
Buyer. To the extent such rights have not been transferred to Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement, each of Buyer and Seller shall cooperate with Buyer, at Buyer's
expense and upon Buyer's request, to enforce such rights.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.01 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of Buyer,
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Parent and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Buyer, Parent, Seller and any other parties thereto shall have
executed and delivered to the other this Agreement and each of the Ancillary
Agreements.
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(b) Each party shall have received such closing documents as it may
reasonably request, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
requesting party.
ARTICLE VIII
SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
8.01 Survival. The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of
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the parties hereto contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other
writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the
Closing until twelve (12) months after the Closing Date or (i) in the case of
Section 5.08 (Covenant Not To Compete) for the period set forth therein; or (ii)
in the case of the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties
contained in Articles V and VI, until expiration of the applicable statutory
period of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension
thereof), if later. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any covenant,
agreement, representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity may be
sought under Sections 8.02 shall survive the time at which it would otherwise
terminate pursuant to the preceding sentence, if notice of the inaccuracy or
breach thereof giving rise to such right to indemnity shall have been given to
the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such time.
8.02 Indemnification.
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(a) Seller and Parent hereby indemnify Buyer and its officers,
directors, employees and agents against, and agrees to hold each of them
harmless from, any and all damages, claims, debts, actions, assessments,
judgments, losses, liabilities, fines, fees, penalties and expense (including,
without limitation, reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses in connection with any action, suit or proceeding)
(collectively, "Losses") incurred or suffered by any of them arising out of:
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(i) any misrepresentation or breach of representation and
warranty, covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Seller or Parent
pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; and
(ii) the failure of Seller or Parent to assume full
responsibility for any Excluded Liability or any obligation or liability of the
Business relating to the Excluded Assets and failure to pay and discharge when
due any Excluded Liability, or any claim or cause of action by any party against
such indemnities with respect to the Excluded Liability.
(b) Buyer hereby indemnifies Seller and its Affiliates and its
officers, directors, employees and agents against, and agrees to hold each of
them harmless from, any and all Losses incurred or suffered by such parties
arising out of:
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of representation and
warranty, covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; and
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(ii) the failure of Buyer to assume full responsibility for any
Assumed Liability or any obligation or liability of the Business relating to the
Purchased Assets and failure to pay and discharge when due any Assumed
Liability, or any claim or cause of action by any party against such indemnities
with respect to the Assumed Liability.
(c) Buyer shall be entitled to retain funds from the Escrow Fund
pursuant to Section 2.05 related to the non-assignment of any Contracts pursuant
to Section 2.05. To the extent that the aggregate Measurement Amounts related to
any unassigned Contracts shall exceed $729,176, Buyer shall have a claim for
losses against the Escrow Fund in an amount equal to $1.37 for every $1.00 in
excess of such $729,176.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
neither Seller or Parent on the one hand, nor Buyer on the other hand, shall be
liable under this Article VIII unless and until the aggregate Losses (without
giving effect to any materiality or material adverse effect qualifications or
materiality exceptions contained in any provision of this Agreement) to any
Indemnified Person incurred or suffered by them resulting from, relating to or
constituting any misrepresentation or breach of warranty contained in this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements exceed $100,000, and then such liability
shall be only for Losses in excess of such amount. Except with respect to claims
based on fraud, the indemnification obligations for all Losses resulting from,
relating to or constituting any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure
to perform any covenant or agreement of Seller, Parent or Buyer, as applicable,
shall be limited to the $5,000,000. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, any claims by Buyer for indemnification for any Taxes shall not
be subject to the foregoing limitation on recovery. Losses related to Buyer's
right to indemnification regarding unassigned Contracts as provided in Section
8.02 (c) and any release of Purchase Price Holdback from the Escrow Fund
pursuant to Section 2.05 shall not be subject to the foregoing $100,000
deductible limitation on recovery but shall be subject to the total $5,000,000
limitation.
(e) The indemnification obligations of the parties set forth in this
Article VIII shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties for
the recovery of money damages with respect to any and all matters arising out of
this Agreement. The parties agree that the Purchase Price Holdback amount held
in the Escrow Fund shall not be available for buyer claims for indemnification
and that the Escrow Funds shall be available to satisfy buyer's claims pursuant
to Section 8.02(c) to
8.03 Procedures; No Waiver; Exclusivity.
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(a) All claims for indemnification by an Indemnified Person pursuant
to this Article VIII shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 8.03.
(b) A party entitled to indemnification under this Article VIII (the
"Indemnified Person") shall give prompt written notification to the Person
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obligated to provide such indemnification (the "Indemnifying Person") of the
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commencement of any action, suit or proceeding relating to a third party claim
for which indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII may be sought; provided,
however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Person in notifying the
Indemnifying Person shall relieve the Indemnifying Person from any liability or
obligation under this Article VIII except to the extent of any damage or
liability caused solely by
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or arising out of such delay. Within 20 days after delivery of such
notification, the Indemnifying Person may, upon written notice thereof to the
Indemnified Person, assume control of the defense of such action, suit or
proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person,
provided (i) the Indemnifying Person acknowledges in writing to the Indemnified
Person that the Indemnifying Person shall indemnify the Indemnified Person with
respect to all elements of such action, suit or proceeding and any damages,
fines, costs or other liabilities that may be assessed against the Indemnified
Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and (ii) the third
party seeks monetary damages only. If the Indemnifying Person does not so assume
control of such defense, the Indemnified Person shall control such defense. The
party not controlling such defense may participate therein at its own expense;
provided, that if the Indemnifying Person assumes control of such defense and
the Indemnified Person is advised by counsel in writing that the Indemnifying
Person and the Indemnified Person may have conflicting interests or different
defenses available with respect to such action, suit or proceeding, the
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Person shall be
considered "Losses" for purposes of this Agreement. The party controlling such
defense shall keep the other party advised of the status of such action, suit or
proceeding and the defense thereof and shall consider in good faith
recommendations made by the other party with respect thereto. An Indemnified
Person shall not agree to any settlement of such action, suit or proceeding
without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Person, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Indemnifying Person shall not agree to any
settlement or the entry of a judgment in any action, suit or proceeding without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld (it being understood that it is reasonable to withhold
such consent if, among other things, the settlement or the entry of a judgment
(A) lacks a complete release of the Indemnified Person for all liability with
respect thereto or (B) imposes any liability or obligation on the Indemnified
Person). If Parent or Seller shall have consented to any settlement as provided
herein, they shall forfeit their right to object to any Buyer Claim against the
Escrow Fund for recovery of such amounts.
8.04 Escrow Fund. As security for the indemnity provided by Parent and
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Seller for the benefit of Parent in Section 8.02 hereof, $375,000 of the
Purchase Price plus the Purchase Price Holdback amount shall be deposited by
Buyer in an interest-bearing escrow account with X. X. Xxxxxx Trust Company,
N.A. (or other mutually acceptable institution) as Escrow Agent (the "Escrow
Agent"), as of the Closing Date, all such funds deposited to constitute an
escrow fund (the "Escrow Fund") to be governed by the terms set forth in this
Agreement and the provisions of an Escrow Agreement, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit E, to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto. Upon compliance with
the terms hereof and subject to the provisions of Sections 8.04 through 8.10
hereof, Buyer shall be entitled to obtain from the Escrow Fund indemnity for
Losses covered by the indemnity provided for in Section 8.02 hereof.
8.05 Escrow Period. The Escrow Period shall terminate at the expiration of
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one year after the Closing (the "Termination Date"); provided, however, that the
funds held in escrow related to the Purchase Price Holdback amount shall be
released as provided in Section 2.05. Notwithstanding the forgoing, such portion
of the Escrow Fund, which is necessary to satisfy any unsatisfied claims
specified in any Officer's Certificate (as defined in Section 8.06 below)
theretofore delivered to the Escrow Agent prior to termination of the Escrow
Period with respect to facts and circumstances existing prior to expiration of
the Escrow Period, shall remain in the Escrow Fund until such claims have been
finally resolved.
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8.06 Claims Upon Escrow Fund. Upon receipt by the Escrow Agent on or before
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the Termination Date of a certificate signed by the chief financial or chief
executive officer of Buyer (an "Officer's Certificate"):
(a) stating that Buyer has incurred, paid or properly accrued (in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")) or knows of
facts giving rise to a reasonable probability that it will have to incur, pay or
accrue (in accordance with GAAP) Losses in an aggregate stated amount with
respect to which Buyer is entitled to payment from the Escrow Fund pursuant to
this Agreement; and
(b) specifying in reasonable detail the individual items of Losses
included in the amount so stated, the date each such item was incurred, paid or
properly accrued (in accordance with GAAP), or the basis for such anticipated
liability, and the specific nature of the breach to which such item is related,
the Escrow Agent shall, subject to the provisions of Section 8.07 of this
Agreement, deliver to Buyer the amount of Escrow Funds necessary to indemnify
Buyer for the Losses claimed; provided, however, that Escrow Funds shall not be
delivered to Buyer as a result of a claim based upon an accrual or upon a
reasonable probability of having to incur, pay or accrue Losses until such time
as the Buyer has actually incurred or paid Losses. All Escrow Funds subject to
such claims shall remain in the Escrow Fund until Losses are actually incurred
or paid or the Buyer determines in its reasonably good faith judgment that no
Losses will be required to be incurred or paid (in which event such Escrow Funds
shall be distributed to Seller in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement).
8.07 Objections to Claims. At the time of delivery of any Officer's
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Certificate to the Escrow Agent, a duplicate copy of such Officer's Certificate
shall be delivered to the Seller and for a period of fifteen (15) days after
such delivery to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall make no delivery of
the Escrow Funds pursuant to Section 8.06 hereof unless the Escrow Agent shall
have received written authorization from the Seller to make such delivery. After
the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period, the Escrow Agent shall make
delivery of the Escrow Funds in accordance with Section 8.06 hereof, provided
that no such payment or delivery may be made if the Seller shall object in a
written statement to the claim made in the Officer's Certificate, and such
statement shall have been delivered to the Escrow Agent and to Buyer prior to
the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period.
8.08 Resolution of Conflicts; Arbitration.
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(a) In case Seller shall so object in writing to any claim or claims
by Buyer made in any Officer's Certificate, Seller and Buyer shall attempt in
good faith for sixty (60) days to agree upon the rights of the respective
parties with respect to each of such claims. If Seller and Buyer should so
agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by
both parties and shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall
be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and shall distribute the Escrow Funds
in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(b) If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation,
either Buyer or Seller may, by written notice to the other, demand arbitration
of the matter unless the amount of the Losses is at issue in pending litigation
with a third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such
amount is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such
event the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three arbitrators.
Within fifteen (15) days after such written notice is sent, Buyer and Seller
shall each select one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so selected shall
select a third arbitrator. The decision of the arbitrators as to the validity
and amount of any claim in such Officer's Certificate shall be binding and
conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement, and notwithstanding anything in
Section 8.06 hereof, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act in accordance
with such decision and make or withhold payments out of the Escrow Fund in
accordance therewith.
(c) Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be held in San
Mateo County, California under the commercial rules then in effect of the
American Arbitration Association. Buyer and Seller shall share equally all fees
and expenses of the arbitrators.
Article IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.01 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to either
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party hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopy or similar writing) and
shall be given,
if to Buyer, to:
NetRatings, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
if to Parent or Seller, to:
Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000
9.02 Amendments; No Waivers.
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(a) Any provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to
the Closing Date if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and
signed, in the case of an
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amendment, by Buyer, Parent and Seller, or in the case of a waiver, by the party
against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b) No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or
partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein
provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
9.03 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses
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incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring
such cost or expense. Buyer shall pay all sales and transfer taxes that may be
imposed by reason of the sale, transfer, assignment and delivery of the
Purchased Assets and shall timely prepare and file all tax returns related
thereto.
9.04 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this
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Agreement, no party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party
hereto and any such attempted assignment without such prior written consent
shall be void and of no force and effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns.
9.05 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with
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and governed by the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of such state.
9.06 Bulk Sales Laws. Buyer hereby waives compliance by Seller and Parent
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with the provisions of the "bulk sales", "bulk transfer" or similar laws of any
state. Seller and Parent, on one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, agree to
indemnify and hold the other harmless against any and all claims, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by such party or any of its
affiliates as a result of any failure to comply with any such "bulk sales",
"bulk transfer" or similar laws.
9.07 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any
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number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect
as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a
counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto.
9.08 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the
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Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. No representation, inducement,
promise, understanding, condition or warranty not set forth herein has been made
or relied upon by either party hereto. None of this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements or the Confidentiality Agreement is intended to confer upon any
Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
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9.09 Captions. The captions herein are included for convenience of
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reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation
hereof.
9.10 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules
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referred to in this Agreement are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
JUPITER MEDIA METRIX, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
ADRELEVANCE, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
NETRATINGS, INC.
By: Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
