ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of June 15, 2010 among Source Loop, LLC, as Seller, Joseph Foster, Christopher Lee, Daren Moore and Roberto Morson, as Members and Veramark Technologies, Inc., as Buyer
dated as of June 15, 2010
among
Source Loop, LLC, as
Seller,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, as Members
and
Veramark Technologies, Inc., as
Buyer
This Asset Purchase Agreement (the
"Agreement") is made and entered into as of
June 15, 2010, by and among (1) Source Loop, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the
"Seller"), (2) Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, who together are the owners of all of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in the Seller (the “Members"), and (3) Veramark Technologies, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the
"Buyer").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in, among other things,
conducting the Business (as defined on Schedule 1.02 to this
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Members own all of the outstanding
membership interests in the Seller; and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to purchase and Seller desires to sell substantially all of Seller's assets used in the Business (subject to certain exceptions as
described in this Agreement), upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF
CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01.
Rules of
Construction. Certain rules of construction are set
forth on Schedule 1.01, and they shall apply for all purposes of this Agreement any agreement or instrument governed by
or entered into in
connection with this
Agreement.
Section 1.02
Definitions. Each term that is defined on Schedule
1.02 to this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth on such
Schedule for all purposes of this Agreement any agreement or instrument governed by
or entered into in
connection with this
Agreement, unless otherwise
defined in such other agreement or instrument. Such definitions shall apply equally to both the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined and to the correlative forms of
such terms.
ARTICLE 2
SALE AND PURCHASE OF
ASSETS
Section
2.01.
Purchase and
Sale. Except as otherwise provided below,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller and Seller agrees to sell, convey, transfer,
assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and
delivered, to the Buyer at the Closing, free and clear of all
Liens, all of Seller's right, title and interest in, to and
under all of the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description,
wherever located, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, owned, held
or used by Seller in connection with the Business
as the same shall exist on
the Closing Date, including all assets shown on the Balance Sheet that relate to the Business and not disposed of in the ordinary
course of business as permitted by this Agreement, and all assets of
Seller thereafter acquired by Seller that are Used or Usable in connection
with the Business (the
"Purchased
Assets"), and including all
right, title and interest of Seller in, to and under:
(a)
all supplies, equipment,
computers, furniture, fixtures, and other tangible property held or Used by Seller in connection with the Business, and Seller's interest as lessee in any leases with
respect to any of the foregoing;
(b)
all of Seller's rights under (1) the subscription license agreement with MBG
Expense Management, LLC;
(2) the Assigned Contracts including Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., USA
Mobility Wireless, Inc., The Hanover Insurance Company, Asurion Insurance Services, Inc., NEW Corporation, Rivermine Software,
Inc. and Cambridge
Associates LLC, (3) the
hosting agreement with iland Internet Solutions Corporation; (4) the sourcing
software license agreement with Xxxxx.xxx, Inc.; and (5) subcontractor
agreements with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and each
of
the other Contracts listed on Schedule 2.01 (the
"Assigned
Contracts");
(c)
all Sales
Prospects;
(d)
all proprietary knowledge, Trade
Secrets, Confidential Information, computer software and licenses, patents,
copyrights, formulae, designs and drawings, quality control data, processes
(whether secret or not), methods, inventions, manuals and other similar know-how
or rights heretofore
Used in the conduct of
the Business, together with all other
Intellectual Property Rights heretofore Used in connection with the Business, including all files, manuals,
documentation and source and object codes related thereto, in particular its
source code to all products and services heretofore sold under the "Source Loop" trade name;
(e) [intentionally
omitted]
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(f) all utility, security and other deposits
and prepaid assets and expenses, other than those listed on Schedule
2.01(f);
(g) Seller's franchises, Permits and other
authorizations of third parties and Governmental Authorities (to the extent
such Permits and other authorizations of Governmental Authorities are
transferable), licenses, telephone numbers, Customer and prospective customer lists, vendor
lists, referral lists and contracts, advertising materials and data, restrictive
covenants, chooses in action and similar obligations owing to Seller from its present and former
members, officers, employees, agents and
others, together with all books, operating data and records (including
financial, accounting and credit records), files, papers, records and other data
of Seller), other than
those listed on Schedule 2.01(g);
(h) [intentionally
omitted]
(i) all of Seller's rights, claims, credits, causes of
action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to the Purchased
Assets, including unliquidated rights under manufacturers' and vendors'
warranties;
and
(j) all of Seller’s cash and cash
equivalents on hand and in banks and Seller’s accounts, notes and other
receivables (or collections with respect to such receivables) that are not
Excluded Assets pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2.02(b), 2.02(c) and
2.02(d).
Section
2.02.
Excluded Assets.
Buyer expressly understands and agrees that
the following assets and properties of Seller (the "Excluded
Assets") shall be excluded
from the Purchased Assets:
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(a)
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the Purchase Price and other
rights of Seller under this
Agreement;
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(b)
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Seller's corporate minute book and stock
records;
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(c) the lesser of $300,000 or the actual
amount of Seller’s cash and
cash equivalents on hand and in banks;
(d) the oldest of Seller’s accounts, notes and other receivables
(or collections with respect to such receivables) as of the Closing Date, up to an amount that
is equal to $300,000 less the amount of cash and cash equivalents excluded
pursuant to section 2.02(c); and, in addition, all receivables from those
customers that are designated as Excluded Assets;
(e) all insurance policies and all proceeds thereof, other than
proceeds that relate to any claims for damage to or destruction of the Purchased
Assets from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date;
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(f) Seller’s ownership interest in Invoice
IQ, LLC and all software technology developed by Invoice IQ or its co-founder,
Xxxx Pitches, that relates to the Invoice IQ business; provided, however, that
to the extent any of such software technology relates to or is Used in the
Business, Buyer shall be granted a non-exclusive, fully-paid license to use,
modify, enhance, copy, license and sublicense such software (including but not
limited to Invoice IQ) in both source code and object code
form, on terms acceptable to Buyer, in its reasonable
discretion.
(g) any Real Property or leases for Real
Property other than the Office Lease;
(h) Seller’s lease of its office space in at
00000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxx XX 00000, together with
all contents therein, other than such contents as are used in connection with
that portion of the Business that is not conducted principally at that
location);
(i) the agreement between Seller and Blue
Mile Networks pursuant to which Seller provides CDR analysis services to Blue
Mile Networks;
(j) the agreement between Seller and
Telwares, Inc pursuant to which Seller provides subcontractor services to
Level3;
(k) the subcontractor agreement between
Seller and Third Law Consulting, LLC pursuant to which Seller provides sourcing
services to FairPoint Communications;
(l) any purchased assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the
ordinary course of business and not in violation of any provisions of this
Agreement during the period from the date hereof until the Closing
Date;
(m) All fixtures, furniture, equipment,
office supplies and software (subject, however, to Section 2.02(f) above)
located in Seller’s Virginia office on the date of this Agreement;
and
(n) Seller’s domain names, domain name
registrations, web sites and the content therein, as well as the Carrier CDR Audit routines
used by the Retained Operation.
Section 2.03.
Assumed
Liabilities. Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Buyer agrees, effective at the time of the
Closing, to assume only the following liabilities (the "Assumed
Liabilities"): (1) the
Office Lease;
(2) the subscription license agreement with
MBG Expense Management, LLC; (3) the Assigned Contracts including Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., USA
Mobility Wireless, Inc., The Hanover Insurance Company, Asurion Insurance Services, Inc., NEW Corporation, Rivermine Software,
Inc. and Cambridge
Associates LLC, , (4) the
hosting agreement with iland Internet Solutions Corporation; (5) the sourcing
software license agreement with Xxxxx.xxx, Inc.; (6) subcontractor agreements
with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx; and all other contracts and agreements
listed in Schedule 3.14(a).
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Section 2.04.
Excluded
Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other writing to the
contrary, Buyer is assuming only the Assumed
Liabilities and is not assuming any other liability or obligation of
Seller (or any predecessor of Seller or any prior owner of all or part of
its businesses and assets) of whatever nature, whether presently in existence or
arising hereafter. All such other liabilities and obligations shall be retained
by and remain obligations and liabilities of Seller (all such liabilities and obligations
not being assumed being herein referred to as the "Excluded
Liabilities"). Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Seller and the Members expressly acknowledge and agree that
Seller shall retain, and Buyer shall not assume or otherwise be
obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge:
(a) any liability or obligation of
Seller and/or the Members for Taxes, whether measured by income or
otherwise;
(b) any liability or obligation for Taxes
arising in connection with any products or services sold, delivered or otherwise
provided by or on behalf of Seller prior to the
Closing;
(c) any liability or obligation relating to
employee benefits or compensation arrangements existing on or prior to the
Closing Date, including any liability or obligation of Seller under or in connection with ERISA or
any plan or benefit program or agreement;
(d) any Environmental
Liability;
(e) any product liability or warranty
pertaining to products and/or services sold, licensed, developed, manufactured
or delivered by Seller prior to the Closing
Date;
(f) any liability or obligation to a third
party with respect to any Assumed Liability to the extent such liability or
obligation relates to or arises from any act or omission taking place prior to
the Closing Date;
(g) any liability or obligation of
Seller to the Members, any Affiliate of Seller or the Members, or any Person claiming to have a right
to acquire any membership
interest in or other
securities of Seller;
(h) any liability relating to leases for
real or personal property other than the leases enumerated in Section
2.03;
(i) any liability or obligation relating to
an Excluded Asset;
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(j) any liability or obligation to provide
services or products under or in connection with any Assigned Contract
prior to the Closing Date
(it being understood that
Buyer is responsible for providing such
products or services after
the Closing Date in
accordance with the terms of such Assigned Contract); or
(k) any liability or obligation arising or relating to the pre-Closing
time period under any
Assigned Contract.
Section 2.05.
Assignment
of Contracts and Rights.
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 such assignment, without the consent of a
third party thereto, would constitute a breach or other contravention of such
Purchased Asset or in any way adversely affect the rights of the Buyer or
Seller thereunder. Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts (but without any
payment of money by Buyer) to obtain the consent of the other
parties to any such Purchased Asset or any 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 ineffective or would adversely affect
the rights of Seller thereunder so that Buyer would not in fact receive all such
rights, Seller and Buyer will diligently cooperate in good faith
in the thirty-five (35) days after the Closing to arrive at 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 sub-leasing to Buyer, or under which Seller would enforce for the benefit of
Buyer, with Buyer assuming Seller's obligations, any and all rights of
Seller against a third party
thereto. Seller will promptly pay to Buyer when received all monies received by
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.
Section 2.06
Purchase
Price.
(a) The purchase price for the Purchased
Assets (the "Purchase
Price") is One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), less any adjustment
as provided below, plus
Five Hundred Thousand shares of Common Stock. The Purchase Price
shall be paid to the Seller, and the timing of payments and the adjustments to
payments, if any, are set forth
below:
(b) The cash portion of the Purchase Price
will be paid as follows:
PERIOD
ENDING:
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CLOSING
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12/31/2010
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6/30/2011
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12/31/2011
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Cash based on
Source
Loop Cash &
A/R
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Cash and A/R up
to
a maximum cap
of
$300,000
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Additional
CASH
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$ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | ||||||||
VERAMARK
STOCK (in
shares)
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100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 |
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(c) Seller will, at Closing, be paid up to
$300,000 in cash and A/R. Payment will be all of the Seller’s cash up to $300,000. If
the Seller’s cash is less than $300,000, the
balance will be paid from collections of the Seller’s accounts receivable that are not Excluded Assets, as collected. If Seller’s
cash and accounts receivable collected on account of contracts that
are not Excluded Assets are
less than $300,000, payment and the purchase price will be adjusted
accordingly. Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to
collect the Seller’s accounts
receivable. Collections from any Customer will be applied first to the oldest
accounts. Each account
receivable will become ineligible for payment to Seller after nine months from
the payment due date, based upon the applicable invoice or contract; provided,
however, that Seller may pursue and collect amounts on account of such
receivables after such nine month period, (i) for Seller’s own account until
Seller shall have received an aggregate of $300,000 based upon (x) Seller’s cash
on hand at Closing paid to Seller pursuant to this paragraph, (y) collection of
Seller’s accounts receivable by Buyer and consequent payments to Seller pursuant
to this paragraph and (z) collections by Seller of ineligible accounts
receivable and (ii) thereafter, for the account of Buyer.
(d) All payments are subject to
adjustments if certain revenue targets are not met or if certain key employees
voluntarily resign from Buyer (other than by reason of death, disability or
termination by the Buyer without cause), as described
below:
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DESCRIPTION
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MEASURE
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ADJUSTMENT
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06/01/2010 through
12/31/2010
GROSS REVENUE FROM
SOURCE
LOOP CONTRACTS
AND
CONTACTS
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[*]
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REDUCE $300,000 CASH
PAYMENT ON 12/31/2010 BY $.50 FOR EVERY $1.00 BELOW $[*] REDUCTION NOT TO EXCEED
$300,000.
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12 MONTHS FROM
CLOSING
DATE
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[*]
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REDUCE $300,000 CASH PAYMENT ON
6/30/2011 BY [*] REDUCTION (FOR THIS ADJUSTMENT
AND THE ADJUSTMENT IN THE ROW IMMEDIATELY BELOW THIS ROW) NOT TO EXCEED
$300,000.
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12 MONTHS FROM
CLOSING
DATE
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[*]
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REDUCE $300,000 CASH PAYMENT ON
6/30/2011 [*]
REDUCTION (FOR THIS
ADJUSTMENT AND THE ADJUSTMENT IN THE ROW IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THIS ROW) NOT
TO EXCEED $300,000.
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FROM 01/01/2011 TO
12/31/2011
TEM REVENUE FOR
COMBINED
COMPANY
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TARGET = [*] plus 100% of the annualized run
rate of TEM Revenue of Buyer that is not earned by Buyer from (i)
contracts and leads included within the Purchased Assets or (ii) contracts
or leads introduced or sent to Buyer by Seller personnel post-Closing (the
“TARGET”)
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REDUCE $300,000 CASH PAYMENT ON
12/31/2011 BY
[*], REDUCTION NOT TO
EXCEED
$300,000.
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(e) The purchase price for the Purchased
Assets will be increased by $50,000 if Buyer’s total TEM Revenue for FY2011
exceeds 125% of the TARGET.
(f) All Payments will be paid within 15 days
of the completion of the corresponding quarter end financial audit as performed
by a third party accounting firm. Achievement of TARGET will be
determined based on the final audited financial reports. In connection
with all calculations (“Calculations”) made
by Buyer under this Section 2.06(f):
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(i) Buyer
shall permit Seller and its accountant to review, at reasonable times and upon
reasonable notice during normal business hours, Buyer’s financial books and
records relating to a Calculation, so that Seller can verify the accuracy
thereof.
(ii) If,
within 30 days following receipt of Buyer’s Calculation, Seller has not given
Buyer written notice of an objection as to such Calculation (which notice shall
state the basis of the objection), then the Calculation shall be binding and
conclusive on the parties.
(iii) If
Seller duly gives Buyer a notice of objection of a particular Calculation, and
if Seller and the Buyer fail to resolve the issues outstanding with respect to
the Calculation in question within 30 days of Buyer’s receipt of the objection
notice, Seller and Buyer shall submit the issues remaining in dispute to an
independent accountant of national or regional standing mutually agreeable to
the parties (acting in good faith, with the understanding that such independent
accountant shall not be an accountant of, or have performed any accounting,
auditing, consulting or similar services for, any party to this Agreement) (the
“Independent Accountants”) for resolution applying the principles, policies and
practices referred to in Section 2.06. If issues are submitted to the
Independent Accountants for resolution, (A) Seller and Buyer shall furnish or
cause to be furnished to the Independent Accountants such work papers and other
documents and information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent
Accountants may request and are available to that party or its agents and shall
be afforded the opportunity to present to the Independent Accountants any
material relating to the disputed issues and to discuss in the presence of the
other parties the issues with the Independent Accountants; (B) the determination
by the Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be delivered to both
Seller and Buyer within 60 days of the submission to the Independent Accountants
of the issues remaining in dispute, shall be final, binding and conclusive on
the parties and shall be used in the re-calculation (if and as necessary based
on the conclusion of the Independent Accountants); and (C) the non-prevailing
party in such proceeding shall, at the option of the Independent Accountants,
bear all of the fees and costs of the Independent Accountants for such
determination and if the Independent Accountants shall not determine that the
non-prevailing party shall bear all of such fees and expenses, Seller and Buyer
will each bear fifty percent (50%) of the fees and costs of the Independent
Accountants for such determination.
(g) The Restricted Stock
portion of the Purchase Price will be earned based upon achievement of the
following milestones, subject to subsection (h) below:
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RESTRICTED
STOCK
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DATE
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SHARES
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RESTRICTION
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CLOSING
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100,000
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Sign
definitive agreement
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12/31/2010
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Up
to 100,000;
5,000
earned for [*]
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2010
TEM Revenue earned by
Buyer from (i) contracts included within
the Purchased Assets or (ii) contracts or leads introduced
or sent to Buyer by Seller personnel post-Closing >
[*]
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6/30/2011
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Up
to 100,000;
5,000
earned for each [*]
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1st
half 2011 TEM Revenue > 50% of TARGET
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12/31/2011
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Up
to 200,000;
10,000
earned for each [*]
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2nd
half 2011 TEM Revenue > 50% of
TARGET
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(h)
As to paragraph g above, Restricted Stock will roll-forward to the next
milestone as a “Catch-up provision”. Previous amounts not earned, if
any, will be earned if the total, cumulative applicable TEM Revenue exceeds the
amount of the total cumulative threshold amount. The Catch-up
provision expires on December 31, 2011.
(i) TEM
Revenue will be recognized on a GAAP accrual basis.
(j) The Veramark TEM Revenue Run Rate that
is annualized to determine the TARGET shall equal the TEM Revenue recognized by
Buyer in the Fourth Quarter of 2010 (Q4 FY2010) ending December 31,
2010 that
is not
earned by Buyer from (i) contracts and
leads included within the Purchased Assets or (ii) contracts or leads
introduced or sent to Buyer by Seller personnel post-Closing.
(k) The Purchase Price shall be allocated,
apportioned and adjusted among the Purchased Assets in the manner specified in
IRS Form 8594, which shall
be prepared in good faith by Seller and furnished to Buyer within 45 days after
the Closing. In preparing said Form, Seller shall consult with
Buyer. The parties agree to abide by such
allocations for all tax reporting purposes.
Section
2.07. Closing.
(a)
Subject to the conditions stated
in Article 5 of this Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the "Closing") shall be held at the offices of
Boylan, Brown, Code, Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx, LLP, or as otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties, on the
Closing Date.
(b)
at the Closing, Buyer shall:
(i) deliver to Seller the cash required to be
delivered at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.06;
(ii) deliver to Seller the Shares required to
be delivered at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.06;
(iii) execute and deliver to the Seller
an assignment and
assumption agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
2.01(b)(iii) (the "Assignment
and
Assumption Agreement");
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(iv) enter into employment agreements in the
forms of Exhibits 2.07(b)(iv)-1 and 2.07(b)(iv)-2, with Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, respectively (the “Employment
Agreements”);
(v) enter into consulting agreements in the
forms of Exhibits 2.07(b)(v)-1 and 2.07(b)(v)-2, with Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, respectively (the Consulting
Agreements”);
(vi) deliver to the Seller a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Buyer by its
Chief Executive Officer representing and warranting after reasonable
investigation that the conditions set forth in Section 5.01(b) have been
duly satisfied.
(c)
at the Closing, Seller shall:
(i) execute and deliver to the Buyer
a xxxx of sale
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.07(c)(i) (the "Xxxx of
Sale");
(ii) deliver to Buyer evidence satisfactory to Buyer that consents have been obtained with
respect to the items set forth in Schedule 2.07(c)(ii), unless the parties agree to
effect the Closing without certain consents in hand;
(iii) deliver to Buyer possession of (x) all of its source codes for computer software programs that are
or have been used in connection with the Business and (y) all of its Customer and prospective customer
lists;
(iv) deliver to Buyer such other deeds, bills of sale,
endorsements, consents, assignments, and other good and sufficient instruments
of title as Buyer reasonably shall require to vest in
Buyer all right, title and interest in, to
and under the Purchased Assets;
(v) deliver to the Buyer a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed on behalf of Seller by its
Managing Partner and signed by each of the Members representing and warranting
after reasonable investigation that the conditions set forth in
Section 5.02(a) have been duly satisfied; and
(vi) deliver
to Buyer an opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, counsel to Seller, which is reasonable
and customary for transactions of the size and type contemplated by this
Agreement.
(d)
At or
promptly after the Closing, and except to the extent they constitute Excluded
Assets, Seller shall deliver possession of all of
originals and copies of agreements, instruments, documents, deeds, books,
records, files and other data and information within the possession of
Seller, any Member or any Affiliate of Seller pertaining to Seller, the Purchased Assets and the Business,
including all original customer license and other agreements, invoices and
correspondence.
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(e) This
Agreement may be terminated (i) by Buyer if the Closing has not occurred on or
before June 18, 2010, or such later date as the parties may agree upon in
writing, unless the Buyer is in breach of this Agreement; or (ii) by Seller if
the Closing has not occurred on or before June 18, 2010, or such later date as
the parties may agree upon in writing, unless the Seller or a Member is in
breach of this Agreement. Each party's right of termination under
this Section 2.07(e) is in addition to any other rights it may have under this
Agreement or otherwise, and the exercise of such right of termination will not
be an election of remedies. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to this Section 2.07(e), all obligations of the parties under this Agreement
will terminate, except that any
provision of this Agreement which contemplates performance or the existence of
obligations after termination or Closing shall not be deemed terminated, but shall expressly survive
such termination
and shall be binding upon
the party or parties obligated thereby in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, subject to any limitations expressly set forth in this
Agreement. If
this Agreement is terminated because of a breach of this Agreement by the
nonterminating party or because one or more of the conditions to the terminating
party's obligations under this Agreement is not satisfied as a result of the
nonterminating party's failure to comply with its obligations under this
Agreement, the terminating party's right to pursue all legal remedies will
survive such termination unimpaired.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
MEMBERS
AND SELLER
The Seller and the Members hereby jointly and severally represent
and warrant to Buyer that except as set forth in the
Schedules attached to this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that
Seller may complete any Schedule, in whole or in party, by cross-reference to
any other Schedule):
Section 3.01.
Entity
Existence
and Qualification.
Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the limited liability powers and all material governmental
licenses, authorities, permits, consents and approvals required to own, manage,
lease and hold its Properties and to carry on its Business as and where such Properties are
presently located and such Business is presently
conducted (it hereby being
disclosed that Seller is not qualified as a foreign company in the state of
Georgia). Seller owns no interest in
any other entity, other than an equity interest in Invoice IQ,
LLC.
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Section 3.02.
Authority,
Approval and Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Seller and the Members, and each of the Members and Seller has all requisite power and legal
capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and all Collateral Agreements
executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered by it in connection with the transactions
provided for hereby, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by
the Collateral Agreements, and to perform its obligations hereunder and under
the Collateral Agreements. This Agreement and each Collateral
Agreement to which any of the Members and/or Seller is a party constitutes, or upon
execution and delivery will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligation
of such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by general equitable principles or by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, or similar laws and judicial decisions from
time to time in effect which affect creditors' rights generally.
Section 3.03.
Capitalization
and Corporate Records.
(a) All issued and outstanding membership
interests in Seller are owned beneficially and of record by the
Members.
(b) The copies of the Certificate of
Formation and Operating Agreement of Seller provided to Buyer are true,
accurate, and complete and reflect all amendments made through the date of this
Agreement. Seller's minute books which were made available to Buyer
for review were correct as of the date of such review, and such minute books
contain all written actions taken by the Members, the Seller or its Managers
that materially affect the Assumed Liabilities or the Purchased
Assets. All corporate actions taken by Seller in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized or
ratified and were within
the authority of the Member or officer taking such action on behalf of
Seller. All accounts,
books, ledgers and official and other records of Seller fairly and accurately
reflect all of Seller's transactions, properties, assets and
liabilities.
(c) Seller does not own, directly or
indirectly, any outstanding voting securities of or other equity interests in
any other Person (other
than Invoice IQ, LLC).
Section 3.04.
No Member
Defaults or Consents. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Members and the performance by the Members of their obligations
hereunder will not violate any provision of law or any judgment, award or decree
or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which and of the Members is a
party, or by which the properties or assets of any Member is bound or affected,
or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse
of time or both) a default under, any such indenture, agreement or other
instrument.
Section 3.05.
No Seller
Defaults or Consents. The execution, delivery and
performance by Seller and the Members of this Agreement and each other
Collateral Agreement to which they are party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not:
(a) violate or conflict with any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Formation or Operating
Agreement of Seller;
(b) violate any Legal Requirements
applicable to Seller, the Members or the Purchased
Assets:
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(c) violate, conflict with, result in a
breach of, constitute a default under (whether with or without notice or the
lapse of time or both), or accelerate or permit the acceleration of the
performance required by, or give any other party the right to terminate, any
Contract or Permit binding upon or applicable to Seller or by which any of the
Purchase Assets may be bound;
(d) result in the creation of any Lien on
any Purchased Assets or other Properties of Seller; or
(e) require the Members or Seller to obtain
or make any waiver, consent, action, approval or authorization of, or
registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any private non-governmental
third party or any Governmental Authority.
Section 3.06.
No
Proceedings. No suit,
action, investigation or other proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of
Members and Seller, threatened against or affecting Seller, the Business or any
Purchased Asset before any Governmental Authority seeking to restrain Seller or
any of the Members or prohibit their entry into this Agreement or prohibit the
Closing, or seeking damages against Seller or its Properties as a result of the
consummation of this Agreement or the transaction contemplated
hereby.
Section 3.07.
Financial
Statements. The
Balance Sheet and the related profit and loss statement for the year ended
December 31, 2009 and the interim balance sheet as of May 31, 2010, and the related interim profit
and loss statement for the
five (5) months ended
May 31, 2010, for Seller, all of which are attached hereto as
Schedule 3.07, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP except, in the case of interim statements for
(a) the inclusion of notes and (b) normally recurring year-end adjustments, and
fairly present the information purported to be presented therein at the date and
for the period indicated therein.
Section 3.08.
Payables and
Receivables.
(a) Schedule 3.08(a) lists (i) all trade
payables and accrued expenses of Seller incurred in the ordinary course of
business that are currently due and owing as of May 31, 2010, and (ii) any other liabilities
incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of business that are currently due and
owing.
(b) Schedule 3.08(b) lists all of Seller's
accounts receivable related
to the Business as of
May 31, 2010. All such receivables
are valid, genuine and, to
the Knowledge of Seller,
fully collectible in the aggregate amount thereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.08(b), no such account has been assigned or
pledged to any other Person and no defense or set-off to any such account has
been asserted by the account obligor or exists.
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(c) All such receivables are valid, genuine
and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, fully collectible
in the aggregate amount thereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.08(b), no such account has been assigned or
pledged to any other Person and no defense or set-off to any such account has
been asserted by the account obligor or exists.
(d) Since January 1, 2010, Seller has not invoiced any
Customer for any fees (whether for maintenance,
management services or otherwise) earlier than the date on which such invoices
would normally be rendered in accordance with the manner in which the Business
was operated prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 3.09
No
Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no liabilities of
Seller or the Business of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent,
absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing
condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected
to result in such a liability, other than (a) liabilities provided for in the
Balance Sheet or disclosed in the notes thereto or (b) liabilities disclosed on Schedule
3.09.
Section 3.10.
Absence of
Certain Changes. Since the Balance Sheet
Date, Seller has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with
past practices and there has not been:
(a) any event, occurrence, development or
state of circumstances or facts which, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (whether covered by
insurance or not) on the business, operations, Properties or financial condition
of Seller or the Business;
(b) any incurrence, assumption or guarantee
by Seller of any indebtedness for borrowed money;
(c) any creation or other incurrence of any
Lien on any Purchased Asset;
(d) any damage, destruction or other
casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance) affecting the Business or
any Purchased Asset; or
(e) any transaction or commitment made, or
any contract or agreement entered into, by Seller relating to the Business or
any Purchased Asset (including the acquisition or disposition of any assets) or
any relinquishment by Seller of any contract or other right, in either case
other than transactions and commitments in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices and those contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 3.11.
Compliance
with Laws. Seller is and has been in
compliance with any and all material Legal Requirements applicable to Seller and
Business. Seller (a) has not received or entered into any
citations, complaints, consent orders, compliance schedules, or other similar
enforcement orders or received any written notice from any Governmental
Authority or any other written notice that would indicate that there is not
currently compliance with all such Legal Requirements, and (b) is not in material default under, and
no condition exists (whether covered by insurance or not) that with or without
notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a material default under, or
breach or violation of, any Legal Requirement or Permit applicable to
Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller has
not received notice of, and
to the Knowledge of Seller,
there is no basis for, any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding that
might result in a finding that Seller is not or has not been in compliance with
Legal Requirements relating to its Products.
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Section 3.12.
Litigation. Schedule 3.12 lists a true and correct
listing of (a) all settlement agreements which are binding on Seller or the
Members and (b) all actions, suits, investigations, claims or proceedings with
respect to Seller, the Business or any Purchased Asset that are currently
pending, or were settled or adjudicated. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12,
there are no claims, actions, suits, investigations or proceedings against or
affecting Seller, the Business or any Purchased Asset or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened in any court or before or by any governmental authority, or
before any arbitrator, that might have an, in any material respects, an adverse
effect (whether covered by insurance or not) on the business, operations,
prospects, properties or financial condition of Seller or the Business and there
is no basis for any such claim, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding.
Section 3.13
Properties;
Capital Leases.
(a) Schedule 3.13(a) sets forth a list of
all leases, licenses or similar agreements relating to the Business and to Seller's use or occupancy of real
property owned by a third party ("Leases"), true and correct copies of which
have previously been furnished to Buyer, in each case setting forth (i) the
lessor and lessee thereof and the commencement date, term and renewal rights
under each of the Leases, and (ii) the street address and legal description of
each property covered thereby. Seller is not, in any material respects, in
breach of any of the terms or covenants of any Leases. Seller does
not own any real property.
(b) Schedule 3.13(b) lists all capital
leases of Seller relating
to the Business.
(c) Seller has good and marketable,
indefeasible, fee simple title to, or in the case of leased real property or
personal property has valid leasehold interests in, all Purchased Assets
(whether real, personal, tangible or intangible) reflected on the Balance Sheet
or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date. Except as reflected on
Schedule 3.13(b), no Purchased Asset is subject to any Lien.
(d) There are no developments affecting any
of the Purchased Assets pending or, to the knowledge of Seller threatened, which
might materially detract from the value, or materially interfere with any present or
intended use, of such Purchased
Assets.
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Section 3.14
Contracts
and Commitments.
(a) Schedule 3.14(a) lists all material
Contracts relating to the
Business to which Seller is
a party. True and correct copies of the listed Contracts have previously been furnished
to Buyer, in each case setting forth the material terms of such
Contracts. All of the Contracts listed in Schedule 3.14(a) are valid,
binding and in full force and effect, and Seller has not been notified or
advised by any party thereto of such party's intention or desire to terminate or
modify any such Contract in any respect, except as disclosed in Schedule
3.14(a). Neither Seller nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other
party is in breach of any of the terms or covenants of any Contract listed in
Schedule 3.14(a).
(b) Schedule 3.14(b) sets forth a list of
all Contracts which are software license or management agreements with
Customers/licensees together with: (i) the name
of the Customer; (ii) the annual or other periodic
maintenance or service fees; (iii) the renewal dates; (iv) the aggregate fees
paid in 2009; and (v) the fees invoiced in 2010.
(c) Schedule 3.14(c) sets forth a list of
all Contracts which limit 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 which would so
limit the freedom of Buyer after the Closing Date. The Contract
listed on Schedule 3.14(c) will not limit the freedom of Buyer after the Closing
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.
(d) Schedule 3.14(d) sets forth a list of
all Contracts with or for the benefit of any Affiliate of Seller, if related to the Business.
(e) Schedule 3.14(e) sets forth a list of
all Contracts not made in the ordinary course of business or which were arrived
at by other than arms-length negotiation or bargaining, if related to the Business.
(f) Seller has not entered into any software
license, management services or similar agreements which obligate Seller (or any
assignee) to perform services beyond three (3) years from the Closing
Date.
Section 3.15.
Insurance. Schedule 3.15 hereto is a complete and
correct list of all insurance policies (including fire, liability, product
liability, workers' compensation and vehicular) presently in effect that relate
to Seller, its Properties, or the Business, including the amounts of such
insurance and annual premiums with respect thereto, all of which have been in
full force and effect from and after the date(s) set forth on Schedule
3.15. Such policies are sufficient, in all material respects, for
compliance by Seller with all applicable Legal Requirements and all Assigned
Contracts.
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Section
3.16. Sufficiency of and Title to
the Purchased Assets.
(a) The
Purchased Assets constitute all of the property and assets used or held for use
in the Business which are reasonably necessary to conduct the Business as
currently conducted.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement herein to the contrary, upon consummation of the
transactions 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.
Section
3.17. Intellectual
Property.
(a)
Schedule 3.17(a)(1) contains a true and complete list of each of the
registrations, applications and other material Intellectual Property Rights
included in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights. Schedule 3.17(a)(2) contains
a true and complete list of the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights reasonably
necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted.
(b)
The Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights together constitute all the Intellectual Property Rights reasonably
necessary to conduct the Business as currently conducted. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.17(b)(1), there exist no restrictions on the disclosure, use or
transfer of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.17(b)(2), the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not alter, impair or extinguish any Owned Intellectual Property
Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property Rights. Notwithstanding any disclosure
on Schedule 3.17(b)(1), Seller and the Members shall still be liable with
respect to any claim that a Customer may bring in connection with any rights
such Customer may have in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights, such claim to
be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as an Excluded
Liability.
(c)
None of Seller and any Affiliate of Seller has given to any Person an indemnity
in connection with any Intellectual Property Right, other than indemnities that
arise under a standard form sales contract used in the Business, a copy of which
is attached in Schedule 3.17(c).
(d)
The Purchased Assets do not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any
Intellectual Property Right of any third person. There is no claim, action,
suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened against, Seller or any present or former officer, director or
employee of Seller (i) based upon, or challenging or seeking to deny or
restrict, the rights of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller in any of the Owned
Intellectual Property Rights and, to the actual Knowledge of Seller, the
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) alleging that the Use of the Owned
Intellectual Property Rights misappropriates, infringes or otherwise violates
any Intellectual Property Right of any third party or (iii) alleging that Seller
or any Affiliate of Seller infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any
Intellectual Property Right of any third party. Except as set forth in Section
3.17(d), none of Seller and any Affiliate of Seller has received from any third
party an offer to license any Intellectual Property Rights of such third party
for use in the Business.
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(e)
None of the Owned
Intellectual Property Rights material to the operation of the Business has been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, all such Owned Intellectual Property Rights are valid and
enforceable.
(f) Seller
or an Affiliate of Seller holds all right, title and interest in and to all
Owned Intellectual Property Rights listed on Schedule 3.17(a)(1) free and clear
of any Lien. In each case where a patent or patent application, trademark
registration or trademark application, service xxxx registration or service xxxx
application, or copyright registration or copyright application included in the
Owned Intellectual Property is held by assignment, the assignment has been duly
recorded with the governmental authority from which the patent or registration
issued or before which the application or application for registration is
pending. Seller or an Affiliate of Seller has taken all commercially reasonable
actions necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual Property Rights
and their rights in the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, including payment
of applicable maintenance fees and filing of applicable statements of
use.
(g) To
the Knowledge of Seller, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise
violated any Owned Intellectual Property Right. Seller has taken reasonable
steps in accordance with normal industry practice to maintain the
confidentiality of all confidential Intellectual Property Rights. Except as
described in Schedule 3.17(g), none of the Intellectual Property Rights that are
material to Seller or the Business and the value of which to the Business is
contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof, has been disclosed
other than to employees, representatives and agents of Seller or an Affiliate of
Seller all of whom are bound by written confidentiality agreements substantially
in the form previously disclosed to Buyer.
(h) Seller
has taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to
preserve and maintain reasonably complete notes and records relating to the
Owned Intellectual Property Rights.
(i) As
of the Closing Date and to the Knowledge of Seller, with respect to pending
applications and applications for registration of the Owned Intellectual
Property Rights that are material to Seller or the Business, Seller is not aware
of any reason that could reasonably be expected to prevent any such application
or application for registration from being granted. To the Knowledge of Seller,
none of the trademarks, service marks, applications for trademarks and
applications for service marks included in the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights that are material to the Business has been the subject of an opposition
or cancellation procedure. To the Knowledge of Seller, none of the patents and
patent applications included in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are
material to the Business has been the subject of an interference, protest,
public use proceeding or third party reexamination request.
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(j) All
Products sold or provided by Seller or an Affiliate of Seller, or any licensee
of Seller or an Affiliate of Seller, in connection with the Business and covered
by a patent, trademark or copyright included in the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights have been marked with the notice (applicable as of the date hereof) of
all nations requiring such notice in order to collect damages.
Section
3.18. Equipment and Other Tangible
Property. Schedule 3.18 lists Seller's equipment, furniture, machinery,
vehicles, structures, fixtures and other tangible property included in the
Purchased Assets, other than Inventory, all of which are suitable for the
purposes for which intended and in good operating condition and repair
consistent with normal industry standards, except for ordinary wear and
tear.
Section 3.19.
Environmental
Matters.
(a) To
the Knowledge of Seller, no polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive material,
lead, asbestos-containing material, incinerator, sump, surface impoundment,
lagoon, landfill, septic, wastewater treatment or other disposal system or
underground storage tank (active or inactive) is or has been present at, on or
under any real property used in connection with the Business or in any Purchased
Asset or any other property now or previously owned, leased or operated by
Seller;
(b) To
the Knowledge of Seller, no Hazardous Substance has been discharged, disposed
of, dumped, injected, pumped, deposited, spilled, leaked, emitted or released
at, on or under any real property used in the connection with the Business or
any other property now or previously owned, leased or operated by Seller, other
than nominal quantities and types as are typically used in business operations
similar to that of the Seller;
(c) Seller
has been and is currently in compliance, in all material respects, with all
applicable Environmental Laws.
Section
3.20. Products, Services and
Authorizations.
(a) Schedule
3.20(a) sets forth a list of Products developed by Seller. Each such product has
been designed, manufactured, or serviced in accordance with (i) the
specifications set forth in the manuals for such product, and (ii) the
provisions of all applicable laws, policies, guidelines and any other
governmental requirements.
(b)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.20(a), there are no
claims existing or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened under or pursuant to
any warranty, whether express or implied, on Products or services sold by
Seller. There are no claims existing and, to the Knowledge of Seller,
there is no basis for any claim against Seller for injury to Persons or property
as a result of the sale, distribution, development or manufacture of any product
or performance of any service by Seller, including claims arising out of the
defective or unsafe nature of its products or services.
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Section
3.21 Employee
Matters.
(a) Neither
Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have any liability or obligations under or
with respect to the Workers Adjustment Retraining Notification Act in connection
with any of the transactions contemplated in connection herewith.
(b) Seller
is, in all material respects, in compliance with ERISA.
(c) Schedule
3.21(c) sets forth any and all employment agreements, confidentiality
agreements, non-solicitation and non-competition agreements, intellectual
property assignment and work-for-hire agreements between Seller and any of its
employees or consultants, whereby, to the extent indicated, Seller's employee or
consultant assigns to Seller any and all rights that such employee may have in
Seller's Products, Intangible Rights or covenants not to compete against Seller
or keep Seller's Confidential Information secret.
Section
3.22. Finder's Fees. There
is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been
retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Seller or the Members who might
be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
3.23. Investment Representations
of Members. In connection with its acquisition of capital stock of Buyer,
Seller and the Members hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to
Buyer as follows:
(a) In
evaluating the suitability of an investment in Buyer, Seller and the Members
have not relied upon any representations or other information (whether written
or oral) from Buyer except as expressly set forth herein and in the SEC
Filings.
(b) Seller
and the Members are aware that an investment in the Buyer involves a high degree
of risk.
(c) Seller
and the Members recognize that any information furnished by Buyer does not
constitute investment, accounting, tax or legal advice. Moreover, Seller and the
Members are not relying upon Buyer with respect to Seller's and the Member’s tax
and other economic circumstances in connection with its investment in Buyer. In
regard to the tax and other economic considerations related to such investment,
Seller and the Members have relied solely on the advice of, or have consulted
with, only their own professional advisors.
(d) Seller
and the Members are aware that the Shares are being offered and sold by means of
an exemption under the Act, as well as exemptions under certain state securities
laws for nonpublic offerings, and that it makes the representations,
declarations and warranties as contained in this Section 3.23 with the intent
that the same shall be relied upon in determining their suitability as a
purchaser of the Shares.
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(e) Seller
and each Member is aware that they cannot sell or otherwise transfer the Shares
without registration under applicable federal or state securities laws or
without an exemption therefrom, and are aware that they will be required to bear
the financial risks of their purchase for an indefinite period of time because,
among other reasons, the Shares have not been registered with any regulatory
authority of any state and, therefore, cannot be transferred or resold unless
subsequently registered under applicable state securities laws or an exemption
from such registration is available. Seller and the Members also
understand that neither Buyer is not under any obligation to register the Shares
on their behalf or to assist them in complying with any exemption from
registration under applicable state securities laws.
(f) Seller
and the Members recognize that no federal or state agency has recommended or
endorsed the purchase of the Shares or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of
the information set forth herein, and that Buyer is relying on the truth and
accuracy of the representations, declarations and warranties made by Seller and
the Members as contained herein in issuing the Shares.
(g) Seller
and the Members have at all times been given the opportunity to obtain
reasonably requested additional information, to verify the accuracy of the
information received and to ask questions of and receive answers from certain
representatives of Buyer concerning the terms and conditions of Seller's and the
Members‘ investment in the Buyer and the nature and prospects of Buyer’s
business.
(h) Seller
and the Members are purchasing the Shares for investment for their own account
and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution of the
Shares to or for the accounts of others provided that Seller may distribute the
Shares to the Members. In addition to any other transfer restrictions applicable
to the Shares pursuant to this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements, Seller
and the Members agree that they will not dispose of the Shares, or any portion
thereof or interest therein, unless and until the intended disposition is
permissible and does not violate the Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder, or the provisions of any applicable state securities laws, or any
rules or regulations thereunder.
(i)
Seller and the Members recognize that the purchase of
the Shares is a speculative investment and any financial forecasts or other
estimates which may have been made by Buyer merely represent predictions of
future events which may or may not occur and are based on assumptions which may
or may not occur. As a consequence, Seller and the Members each acknowledge and
agree that such financial forecasts or other estimates may not be relied upon to
indicate the actual results which might be attained.
(j) Each
of the Members is a resident of the States of Georgia or Virginia. Each of the
Members understands and agrees that depending upon his state of residence, a
legend in substantially the following form and in the form required by the
applicable state may be placed on all certificates evidencing the
Shares:
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THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT") NOR ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS BY REASON OF SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS THEREUNDER RELATING TO THE
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF THE OFFERING. THESE SECURITIES CANNOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY UNLESS SUBSEQUENTLY
REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IF SUCH
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
Except as
disclosed in writing in the Schedules to this Agreement, Buyer hereby represents
and warrant to the Seller as follows:
Section
4.01 Organization.
Buyer is
a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Buyer is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of any other state of the
United States in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or
in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary,
except where the failure to be so qualified or to be in good standing would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, results of operations or
financial condition of Buyer taken as a whole. Buyer has no
subsidiaries.
Section
4.02. Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of Buyer
consists of 40,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of May 31, 2010, there
were approximately 9,828,727 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. As
of May 31, 2010 options to acquire 1,718,518 shares of Common Stock were
outstanding. Buyer has no
outstanding bonds, debentures, warrants, stock appreciation rights, notes or
other obligations whereby the holders of which have the right to vote (or which
are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote)
with the stockholders of Buyer
on any matter. All such issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, as of the date
hereof, there are no existing options, warrants, calls subscriptions,
convertible securities, or other rights, agreements or commitments, other than
pursuant to the stock plans of Buyer that are described in the SEC Filings,
which obligate Buyer to
issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock of Buyer.
Section 4.03.
Authorization; Binding
Agreement. Buyer has
all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and all agreements and documents contemplated hereby. The consummation
by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby has been approved by the board
of directors of Buyer and duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement constitutes, and all agreements and documents
contemplated hereby (when executed and delivered pursuant hereto for value
received) will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of Buyer,
enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except as
such enforcement may be limited by general principles of equity whether applied
in a court of law or a court of equity and by bankruptcy, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally.
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Section
4.04. Noncontravention.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (a) conflict with or result in any breach
of any provision of the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation
or by-laws of Buyer, (b) require any consent, approval or notice under or
conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any agreement to which the Buyer is a party or by which Buyer
or any portion of its properties or assets may be bound or (c) violate any legal
requirements applicable to Buyer or any portion of Buyer’s properties or assets,
except with respect to clauses (b) and (c) such matters that, individually or in
the aggregate, have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.05. SEC Filings; Financial
Statements.
(a) As
of their respective dates, each SEC Filing (i) complied as to form in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act,
and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that
information as of a later date shall be deemed to modify information as of an
earlier date. Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or
incorporated by reference into the SEC Filings (including the related notes and
schedules) fairly presents the consolidated financial position of Buyer as of
its date, and each of the consolidated statements of income, retained earnings
and cash flows included in or incorporated by reference into the SEC Filings
(including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents the results of
operations, retained earnings or cash flows, as the case may be, of Buyer for
the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to
normal year-end audit adjustments), in each case in accordance with GAAP, except
as may be noted therein.
(b) Buyer
has no liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise) except (i) liabilities or obligations reflected on, or
reserved against in, a balance sheet of Buyer or in the notes thereto, prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
and included in the most recent SEC Filings and (ii) liabilities or obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not material in
amounts.
Section
4.06. Governmental
Approvals. No
consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Entity on the part of Buyer that has not been obtained or made is
required in connection with the execution or delivery by Buyer of this Agreement
or the consummation by Buyer of the transaction contemplated hereby, other than
(a) filings and other applicable requirements under the Exchange Act, (b) such
filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the
securities or "blue sky" laws of various states in connection with the issuance
of Common Stock contemplated under this Agreement, and (c) consents, approvals,
authorizations, declarations or filings that, if not obtained or made, would
not, individually of in the aggregate, results in a Material Adverse Effect on
Buyer or prevent Buyer from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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Section
4.07. Finder's Fees. There
is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been
retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Buyer or any Affiliate thereof
who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
5
CONDITIONS
TO SELLER'S AND BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
Section
5.01. Conditions to Obligations of
Seller. The obligations of Seller to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject, at the option of Seller, to the
satisfaction (or to the extent permitted by Legal Requirements, waiver by
Seller, which waiver may be inferred by the Seller agreeing to effect the
Closing if certain conditions below are not met) of the following
conditions:
(a) The
Buyer shall have furnished Seller with a certified copy of all necessary
corporate action on its behalf approving their execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements.
(b) All
representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be
true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing, and the
Buyer shall have performed and satisfied in all material respects all covenants
and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed and satisfied by Buyer
at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Seller
shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed on
behalf of Buyer by its President (i) representing and warranting after
reasonable investigation that the conditions set forth in Section 5.01(a) and
Section 5.01(b) have been duly satisfied.
(d) There
shall be no pending or threatened suit, action, proceeding or investigation: (i)
challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and seeking to obtain from Seller any damages
that may be material to Seller, or (iii) which relates to any transaction
contemplated by this Agreement which, if adversely determined, could have a
Material Adverse Effect on Seller.
(e) Buyer
shall have procured all consents of third-parties and Governmental Entities
necessary for it to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(f) There
shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect (or any development that,
insofar as reasonably can be foreseen, is reasonably likely to result in any
Material Adverse Effect) with respect to Buyer.
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(g) The
Buyer shall have executed and delivered the Employment Agreements.
(h) The
Buyer shall have executed and delivered the Consulting Agreements.
(i) Buyer
shall have executed and delivered to Seller the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement.
(j) Buyer
shall have executed and delivered to Seller and Xxxxxxx & Associates, Inc.
(as managing agent of landlord) an assignment agreement with respect to the
Office Lease.
Section
5.02. Conditions to Obligations of
the Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject, at the option of Buyer, to the
satisfaction (or to the extent permitted by Legal Requirements, waiver by the
Buyer, which waiver may be inferred by the Buyer agreeing to effect the Closing
if certain conditions below are not met) of the following
conditions:
(a) All
representations and warranties of Seller and the Members contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the
Closing, and Seller and the Members shall have performed and satisfied in all
material respects all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed and satisfied by them at or prior to the Closing.
(b) There
shall not have been any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually
or in the aggregate, had or might have a material adverse effect on Seller's
Business, operations, Properties or financial condition.
(c) Buyer
shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed on
behalf of Seller by each of the Members (i) representing and warranting after
reasonable investigation that the conditions set forth in Section 5.02(a)
and Section 5.02(b) have been duly satisfied, and (ii) certifying that the
Seller’s Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operation of Seller.
(d) Buyer
shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by an
authorized Member of Seller (i) attaching copies of Seller’s Certificate of
Formation or Operating Agreement, and any amendments thereto, (ii) attaching a
good standing certificate of the Seller, duly certified by the Delaware
Secretary of State, (iii) certifying that attached thereto are true and correct
copies of action by written consent or resolutions duly adopted by the managers
or members of Seller which authorize and approve the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, (iv) certifying that there are no proceedings for the
dissolution or liquidation of Seller and (v) certifying the incumbency,
signature and authority of the persons of Seller authorized to execute, deliver
and perform this Agreement and all other documents, instruments or agreements
related thereto executed or to be executed by Seller.
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(e) All
proceedings to be taken by Seller or the Members in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer and its counsel, and
Buyer and said counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or
certified or other copies of such documents as it or they may reasonably
request.
(f) Seller
shall have furnished Buyer with a certified copy of all necessary action by
Seller and the Members approving Seller's execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement.
(g) The
Board of Directors of Buyer shall have approved this Agreement, the Ancillary
Agreements and Buyer’s acquisition of the Purchased Assets and assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities as contemplated by this Agreement.
(h) No
proceeding in which any of the Members or Seller shall be a debtor, defendant or
party seeking an order for its own relief or reorganization shall have been
brought or be pending by or against such Person under any United States or state
bankruptcy or insolvency law.
(i) There
shall be no pending or threatened suit, action, proceeding or investigation: (i)
challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and seeking to obtain from Buyer any damages that
may be material to Buyer, (iii) which would materially and adversely affect the
right of Buyer to own the Acquired Assets or operate the Business; or (iv) which
relates to any transaction contemplated by this Agreement which, if adversely
determined, could have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.
(j) There
shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect (or any development that,
insofar as reasonably can be foreseen, is reasonably likely to result in any
Material Adverse Effect) with respect to the Seller.
(k) Seller
shall have procured all consents of third-parties and Governmental Entities
necessary for it to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(l) Buyer
shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, counsel to Seller, which is
reasonable and customary for transactions of the size and type contemplated by
this Agreement.
(m) Buyer
shall have received the approval of its primary lender to the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(n) Buyer
shall have entered into a loan agreement with a commercial lender reasonably
acceptable to Buyer including, among other things, the agreement of such lender
to provide Buyer with funds sufficient to pay or cause to be paid the Cash
Purchase Price and sufficient for the operation of its business and the
Business.
(o) Buyer
shall not have identified anything during its business and legal due diligence
of Seller that has or in the reasonable judgment of Buyer could be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
(p) Xxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx shall have executed and delivered to Buyer the
Employment Agreements.
(q) Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx shall have executed and delivered to Buyer the Consulting
Agreements.
(r) Seller
shall have executed and delivered to Buyer the Xxxx of Sale.
(s) Seller
and Xxxxxxx & Associates, Inc. (as managing agent of landlord) shall have
executed and delivered to Buyer an assignment agreement with respect to the
Office Lease.
(t) Buyer
and each person having an interest in the software technology referred to in
Section 2.02(f) shall have entered into the license agreement referred to
therein.
(u) Buyer
and each employee of the Seller identified by Buyer shall have entered into
employment letters pursuant to which such employees will become employees of
Buyer on terms acceptable to Buyer, in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF SELLER AND THE MEMBERS
Section
6.01. Continuation of
Business. From the date hereof and until the Closing Date, Seller shall,
and the Members shall cause the Seller to, conduct the Business in the normal
and usual manner consistent with the successful operation thereof. In
furtherance of the foregoing, Seller and the Members shall use and exert
commercially reasonable efforts between the date hereof and Closing to keep and
retain the Business as a going business with present personnel and to instruct
Buyer, through the authorized personnel and agents of Seller and Buyer,
concerning the Business and its operations, including such assistance and
cooperation as may be requested or necessary to assure the orderly transfer of
the Business to Buyer and the continuation thereof by Buyer subsequent to the
Closing. Without the prior approval of Buyer (which approval may be withheld by
Buyer for any reason in its sole discretion), Seller shall not make any change
in the policies affecting the operation and conduct of the Business nor to
commence negotiations for, or enter into, any material or unusual contracts or
agreements affecting the Business or the Purchased Assets, or extending beyond
the Closing.
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Section
6.02 Access to
Information. From the date hereof and through the Closing Date, Seller
shall, and shall cause its accountants, counsel, investment bankers, financial
advisors, consultants and other representatives, to provide Buyer and Buyer’s
accountants, counsel, investment bankers, financial advisors, consultants and
other representatives, upon reasonable notice, access to, and make available,
all books, contracts, records, reports, properties and commitments of Seller,
including, without limitation, Seller’s Tax Returns and financial statements,
(collectively, the “Records”) for Buyer’s use in connection with Buyer’s
financing.
Section
6.03 Industry Contacts.
Within 30 days after the Closing Date, each of the Members shall provide Buyer
with a list (including all pertinent contact information) of each person or
entity that is a potential customer (or an officer, employee or other
representative of a potential customer) for the Business services provided by
the Seller as of the Closing Date and will make such introductions of Buyer to
such persons from and after the Closing Date as Buyer may reasonably
request.
Section
6.04 No-Shop. From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing or the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Seller and the Member shall
not and shall not permit any of their Affiliates, directors, officers,
employees, agents or representatives, including, without limitation, any
investment banker, attorney or accountant of Seller (collectively, “Representatives”)
directly or indirectly, to (i) initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise
facilitate (including by way of furnishing information), any inquiries or the
making of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected
to lead to, proposal to acquire any of the assets of or any equity or other
interests in Seller, (ii) enter into or maintain or continue discussions or
negotiate with any Person in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain such a
proposal, (iii) agree to, approve, recommend, or endorse any such proposal, (iv)
disclose any non-public information relating to Seller or afford access to the
properties, books or records of Seller to any person that has made or may
reasonably be expected to make such a proposal or that has advised Seller or any
Member that it is or may be interested in making such a proposal, or (v)
authorize or permit any of its or their Representatives to take any such action
and Seller and the Members shall promptly notify Buyer of any such inquiries and
proposals received by any of them or their Representatives, relating to any of
such matters
Section
6.05. Non-Competition,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure.
(a) In
consideration of the payment of a portion of the Purchase Price to the Members,
and in order to induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby, each Member hereby acknowledges that he is
the beneficiary of the Purchase Price payments to Seller and that hereby
covenants and agrees as follows:
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(i) Xx.
Xxxxx shall not for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending the later
of (A) two (2) years from the Closing Date or (B) six (6) months after the date,
if any, upon which the employment of such Seller with the Buyer is terminated
either (xx) by the Buyer without “cause” as defined in such Employment Agreement
or (yy) by such person as a result of a “forced withdrawal” as defined in such
Employment Agreement or (zz) by reason of the expiration without renewal of such
Employment Agreement (x) directly, indirectly, or in concert with any other
Person (including Seller and those persons or entities in actual competition
with the Seller. (y) acquire or have any interest in, whether as a proprietor,
partner, co-venturer, financier, or investor, any person, firm, partnership,
corporation, association, limited liability company, or other entity that
directly or through an Affiliate, either (aa) offers, solicits, provides, or
engages in Conflicting Services or (bb) intends to offer, solicit, provide or
engage in Conflicting Services; or (z) be employed by or serve as director,
officer, servant, agent, representative, or consultant to any Person that
directly or through an Affiliate, either (aa) offers, solicits, provides, or
engages in Conflicting Services or (bb) intends to offer, solicit, provide or
engage in Conflicting Services. However, nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to prevent either Xx. Xxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxx from acquiring through market
purchases and owning, solely as an investment, less than five percent (5%) in
the aggregate of any publicly-traded equity securities. Each of Xx. Xxxxx and
Xx. Xxxxxx agrees that the market for the Buyer's products and services is
nationwide, so that this Section 6.05 applies to his activities within the
United States.
(ii) Xx.
Xxxxxx shall not for a period beginning on the date hereof and ending the later
of (A) eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date or (B) six (6) months after
the date, if any, upon which the employment of such Seller with the Buyer is
terminated either (xx) by the Buyer without “cause” as defined in such
Employment Agreement or (yy) by such person as a result of a “forced withdrawal”
as defined in such Employment Agreement or (zz) by reason of the expiration
without renewal of such Employment Agreement (x) directly, indirectly, or in
concert with any other Person (including Seller and those persons or entities in
actual competition with the Seller. (y) acquire or have any interest in, whether
as a proprietor, partner, co-venturer, financier, or investor, any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or other
entity that directly or through an Affiliate, either (aa) offers, solicits,
provides, or engages in Conflicting Services or (bb) intends to offer, solicit,
provide or engage in Conflicting Services; or (z) be employed by or serve as
director, officer, servant, agent, representative, or consultant to any Person
that directly or through an Affiliate, either (aa) offers, solicits, provides,
or engages in Conflicting Services or (bb) intends to offer, solicit, provide or
engage in Conflicting Services. However, nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to prevent either Xx. Xxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxx from acquiring through market
purchases and owning, solely as an investment, less than five percent (5%) in
the aggregate of any publicly-traded equity securities. Each of Xx. Xxxxx and
Xx. Xxxxxx agrees that the market for the Buyer's products and services is
nationwide, so that this Section 6.05 applies to his activities within the
United States.
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(iii)
Each of Xx. Xxx and Xx. Xxxxxx shall not for a period beginning on the date
hereof and ending on the later of (I) two (2) years from the Closing Date or
(II) six months after the date, if any, upon which (aa) his Consulting Agreement
with the Buyer is terminated by the Buyer other than pursuant to Section 7.2 of
such Consulting Agreement or (bb) such Consulting Agreement is terminated by him
pursuant to Section 7.3 of such Consulting Agreement or (zz) such Consulting
Agreement expires (x) directly, indirectly, or in concert with any other Person
(including Seller and those persons or entities in actual competition with the
Seller, (y) acquire or have any interest in, whether as a proprietor, partner,
co-venturer, financier, or investor, any person, firm, partnership, corporation,
association, limited liability company, or other entity that directly or through
an Affiliate, either (aa) offers, solicits, provides, or engages in the business
of providing companies with enterprise telecommunications expense management
services for such third parties’ own use (“ETEM Services”) or
(y) intends to offer, solicit, provide or engage in providing ETEM Services; or
(ii) be employed by or serve as director, officer, servant, agent,
representative, or consultant to any Person that directly or through an
Affiliate, either (x) offers, solicits, provides, or engages in providing ETEM
Services or (y) intends to offer, solicit, provide or engage in providing ETEM
Services. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent Xx. Xxx or Xx.
Xxxxxx from directly or indirectly engaging in the business of selling
telecommunications expense management services to companies who purchase
telephony services at ‘wholesale’ for packaging and resale to others (as a
component of services sold by such companies) (“Wholesale Clients”) or from
assisting anyone else to do so. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
prevent Xx. Xxx or Xx. Xxxxxx from acquiring through market purchases and
owning, solely as an investment, less than five percent (5%) in the aggregate of
any publicly-traded equity securities. Each or Xx. Xxx and Xx. Xxxxxx agrees
that the market for the Buyer’s products and services is nationwide, so that
this Section 6.05 applies to his activities within the United
States.
(iv) During
the period beginning on the date hereof and ending two (2) years from the
Closing Date, promptly after learning of any opportunity to provide, or to
discuss or negotiate for the opportunity to provide, ETEM Services to any person
other than a Wholesale Client, Xx. Xxx and Xx. Xxxxxx (or either of them, as the
case may be), shall notify Buyer of such opportunity and cooperate with Buyer in
attempting to procure the business of providing such services. If Buyer is
successful in obtaining such business, Buyer shall retain Xx. Xxx and/or Xx.
Xxxxxx, as appropriate in the judgment of Buyer, to provide such services,
provided that they provide such services on competitive terms, including price,
and that they are able to deliver such services as and when required by the
Customer.
(v) Nothing
contained in this Section 6.05(a) shall prevent or limit Buyer from attempting
to procure, procuring or performing contracts for the provision of ETEM Services
or from performing such contracts using its own personnel or third parties of
its selection.
(vi) Without the
prior written consent of Buyer, during the three-year period commencing on the
Closing Date, none of the Members will, directly, indirectly, or in concert with
any other Person, whether as a proprietor, partner, co-venturer, financier,
investor, director, officer, employer, employee, servant, agent, representative,
consultant or otherwise (x) request, induce, or attempt to induce any Customer
to terminate its relationship with Buyer; (y) solicit, contact, perform or offer
to perform any Conflicting Services for any Customer; or (z) interfere with or
disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, the relationship, contractual
or otherwise, between Buyer and any Customer;
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(vii) Without
the prior written consent of Buyer, for a period beginning on the date hereof
and ending one (1) year from and after the Closing Date, none of the Members
will, directly, indirectly, or in concert with any other Person, whether as a
proprietor, partner, co-venturer, financier, investor, director, officer,
employer, employee, servant, agent, representative, consultant or otherwise
offer employment to or solicit (directly or indirectly, individually or in
connection with any new employer or other business partner) any individual who
is an employee of Buyer or who had left the employ of the Buyer or Seller within
the preceding one (1) year, regardless of who initiates the contact or how the
Person comes to the Member’s attention.
(viii) None
of the Members will, at any time, divulge, communicate, use to the detriment of
Buyer or for the benefit of any other Person or Persons, or misuse in any way,
any confidential information pertaining to Seller or Buyer. Any
confidential information or data now known or hereafter acquired by the Member
with respect to Seller or the Buyer shall be deemed a valuable, special and
unique asset of Buyer that is received by such Member in confidence and as a
fiduciary, and such Member shall remain a fiduciary to Buyer with respect to all
of such information.
(ix) Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Seller or any Member having any
ownership interest in or for Xx. Xxxxxx and Xx. Xxx to have a relationship with
Seller or Invoice IQ, LLC, or to any business, operations, software technology
or other items developed by Seller or Invoice IQ, LLC (or its co-founder, Xxxx
Pitches), at any time, whether before or after the Closing.
(b) Injunction. It is
recognized and hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto that a breach or
violation by a Member of any or all of the covenants and agreements contained in
this Section 6.05 may cause irreparable harm and damage to Buyer in a monetary
amount which may be virtually impossible to ascertain. As a result, the Member
recognizes and hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer, in addition to and
not in limitation of any other rights, remedies or damages available to the
Buyer at law or in equity, shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order,
preliminary injunction and permanent injunction in order to prevent or to
restrain any such breach by the Member and any and all Persons directly or
indirectly acting for, on behalf of or with the Member, and that the Buyer shall
not be required in connection with any such order or injunction to post a bond
of any nature whatsoever.
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Section
6.06. Notification to
Customers. Within four (4) business days after Closing, as mutually
agreed by the parties hereto, Seller or Buyer, as they may agree, shall execute
and deliver letters to the Business Customers in form and content satisfactory
to the Buyer advising of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer,
beginning with its first invoice to Business Customers that applies to time
periods following the Closing, shall direct such Customers that all payments
shall be made to Buyer, at the address supplied by Buyer. Buyer and Seller agree
that any payments by Customers relating to time periods prior to the Closing
shall be paid to Seller. Buyer and Seller shall take such steps as are
appropriate, in good faith, to true up any payments that either such party
receives that, in accordance with the above, should have been paid to the other
such party.
Section
6.07 Domain Name and Web
Site. For a period of one (1) year, commencing on the Closing Date,
Seller shall post a highly visible notice on its “Source Loop” web site stating
that the Business (but not the Retained Operation) has been transferred to Buyer
and, in connection with such notice, shall provide a “button” link to Buyer’s
web site, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
Section
6.08 Use of Name. For
a period of one (1) year, commencing on the Closing Date, Seller shall not (a)
use the name “Source Loop” in competition with the Business or (b) other than an
assignment or transfer in connection with a merger or the sale of all or
substantially all post-Closing assets of Seller, transfer, license or otherwise
permit any Person other than Seller and its Affiliates to use the name “Source
Loop” without the prior written consent of Buyer, which Buyer may grant or
withhold in its sole discretion.
Section
6.09. Publicity.
Seller and the Members agree that after execution of this Agreement and
after the Closing, the Buyer shall have the sole right to determine the time,
method and manner of communicating or announcing the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement to third parties, including but not limited to Seller's
Business-related Customers. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, neither
Seller nor the Members shall issue or make, or cause to have issued or made, any
public release or other public announcement concerning this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, without the advance approval in writing of the
form and substance thereof by Buyer, except as required by law (in which case,
so far as possible, there shall be consultation among the parties prior to such
announcement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, and without consultation with Seller or the
Members, to make such announcements, and to file such reports and documents, as
it may determine, upon advice of counsel, to be required by applicable law and
regulation.
Section
6.10. Confidentiality.
After the Closing, Seller, the Members and their Affiliates will hold, and will
use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective officers,
directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to
hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative
process or by other requirements of law, all confidential documents and
information concerning the Business except to the extent that such information
can be shown to have been in the public domain through no fault of Seller or its
Affiliates. After the Closing, Buyer and its Affiliates will hold, and will
use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause their respective officers,
directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to
hold, in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by judicial or administrative
process or by other requirements of law, all confidential documents and
information concerning the Retained Operation (including without limitation the
Records described in Section 6.02 above) except to the extent that such
information can be shown to have been in the public domain through no fault of
Buyer or its Affiliates; and, without limiting the foregoing, all trade secrets
that relate to the Retained Operation obtained by Buyer as a consequence of its
due diligence review of the Seller, which are not already public, will be held
strictly confidential and will not be used by the Buyer for its own benefit or
for the benefit of any third party.
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Section 6.11. Access to Records. On
and after the Closing Date, through the end of 2011, the Seller and the Members
will afford promptly to the Buyer and its agents reasonable access to their
books of account, financial and other records (including accountant's work
papers), information, employees and auditors to the extent necessary or useful
for the Buyer in connection with any audit, investigation, dispute or litigation
or any other reasonable business purpose relating to the Business, the Purchased
Assets or the Assumed Liabilities. Buyer and its Affiliates shall treat such
items confidentially pursuant to Section 6.10 above, to the same degree as other
Records.
Section 6.12. Use of Corporate
Name. After the Closing, Buyer is permitted to use the words “Source
Loop” and “sourceloop” in connection with email addresses for Buyer’s personnel
who were, prior to the Closing, employees of Seller, for a reasonable transition
period (in any event no longer than six (6) months) until Buyer fully integrates
post-Closing logistics and operations into Buyer’s own operation. Other than as
set forth above in this Section 6.12, Buyer shall not operate under or use the
Source Loop, or any confusingly similar, name.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
OF BUYER, SELLER AND THE MEMBERS
Section
7.01. Appropriate Action;
Consents; Filings
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties
shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable law or otherwise to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable,
including without limitation (i) executing and delivering any additional
instruments reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, and to carry out fully the purposes of, this
Agreement, (ii) obtaining from any Governmental Entities any material
Licenses required to be obtained or made by Buyer or Seller, in connection with
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated herein, and (iii) making all necessary
filings, and thereafter making any other required submissions, with respect to
this Agreement required by any applicable law. Buyer and Seller shall furnish to
each other all information required for any application or other filing to be
made pursuant to the rules and regulations of any applicable Law in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b)
(i) Except as the Parties may otherwise agree, Buyer,
Seller and the Members shall each give any notices to third parties, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any third-party consents, approvals or
waivers (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement; or (ii) required to prevent a Material
Adverse Effect.
(ii) In the event that any of Buyer, Seller or Member shall
fail to obtain any third-party consent, approval or waiver described in Section
7.01(b)(i) of this Agreement, such Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts, and (without limiting the effect of Section 2.05) shall take any such
actions reasonably requested by the other Parties, to minimize any adverse
effect upon Seller and Buyer and their respective businesses resulting, or which
could reasonably be expected to result after the Closing, from the failure to
obtain such consent, approval or waiver.
(c) From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Buyer, Seller and the Members
shall promptly notify each other in writing of any pending or, to the Knowledge
of any of them, threatened action, proceeding or investigation by any
Governmental Entity or any other Person (i) challenging or seeking damages
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(ii) seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereunder or otherwise limit the right of Buyer to own or operate
all or any portion of the Business or Acquired Assets. Buyer and Seller shall
cooperate with each other in defending any such action, proceeding or
investigation, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order
entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or
reversed.
Section
7.02. Disclosure. Until
the Closing, each Party shall notify the other Parties in writing of
(i) any representation or warranty made by it in connection with this
Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate, (ii) the occurrence or
non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which would be
likely to cause any condition to the obligations of any Party to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be satisfied or
(iii) the failure of Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, to comply with or
satisfy any covenant, condition or Agreement to be complied with or satisfied by
it pursuant to this Agreement which would be likely to result in any condition
to the obligations of any Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement not to be satisfied; provided, however, the delivery
of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall not cure any breach of
any representation or warranty requiring disclosure of such matter as of the
date of this Agreement or otherwise limit or affect the rights and remedies
available hereunder to the Party receiving such notice.
Section 7.03. Further Assurances.
Following the Closing, Seller, the Members and Buyer shall execute and deliver
such documents, and take such other action, as shall be reasonably requested by
any other party hereto to carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In particular, Seller and the Members agree that Seller shall,
at the Buyer's request and expense, take all actions to enforce any
confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation or similar right it may have
against any current or former employee or contractor of Seller; and to the
maximum extent permissible, the Buyer shall be permitted to take any such action
in the name of and on behalf of Seller, and shall control any action or
proceeding commenced hereunder in the name of Seller.
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Section
7.04. Employee
Matters.
(a) Following
Closing, Seller shall retain sole responsibility for the payment of any employee
benefits or entitlement, including severance pay, accrued vacation, sick or
holiday pay, to any employee pursuant to any employment agreement with any of
the employees, any employee benefit plan, or law or regulation as a result of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The
parties acknowledge that the transactions provided for in this Agreement may
result in obligations on the part of Seller and one or more of Seller’s welfare
benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) to comply with the
health care continuation requirements of Part 6 of Title 1 of ERISA and Code
Section 4980B, as applicable. The parties expressly agree that the Buyer
and Buyer's benefit plans shall have no responsibility for compliance with such
health care continuation requirements for any employee of Seller.
(c)
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall confer upon any employee of
Seller, or any representative of any such employee, any rights or remedies,
including any right to employment or continued employment for any period, of any
nature whatsoever.
Section
7.05. Delivery of Property
Received by Seller after Closing. Seller agrees that it will
transfer or deliver to Buyer, promptly after the receipt thereof, any cash or
other property which Seller receives after the Closing Date in respect of any
claims, contracts, licenses, leases, commitments, sales orders, purchase orders,
receivables of any character or any other items transferred or intended to be
transferred to Buyer as part of the Purchased Assets under this
Agreement.
Section
7.06. Transaction
Expenses. Each
Party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection herewith,
including, without limitation, the fees of each Party’s respective legal
counsel, financial advisors, accountants, brokers, finders or investment
bankers.
ARTICLE
8
SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.01. Survival. The
representations and warranties of 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 for a period of 18 months;
provided that the representations and warranties in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.23, 4.01 and 4.02 shall survive indefinitely. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, any representation or warranty in respect of which indemnity
may be sought under this Agreement shall survive the time at which it would
otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentence, if notice of the
inaccuracy thereof giving rise to such right of indemnity shall have been given
to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to such
time.
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Section 8.02. Indemnification.
(a) Seller
and the Members hereby jointly and severally indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates,
directors, officers and employees (the "Buyer Indemnitees")
against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any and all Damages
incurred or suffered by any Buyer Indemnitee arising out of: (i) any
misrepresentation or breach of warranty (each such misrepresentation and breach
of warranty a "Warranty Breach") or
breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by the Members and/or
Seller pursuant to this Agreement or the Collateral Agreements; (ii) the
assets, business or operations of Seller prior to the Closing Date; (iii) any
Excluded Asset; (iv) any Excluded Liability; or (v) the failure of Seller to be
duly qualified to do business in a particular jurisdiction as a foreign limited
liability company.
(b)
The Buyer hereby indemnifies the Members, Seller and their Affiliates (the
" Seller
Indemnitees ") against and agrees to hold each of them harmless from any
and all Damages incurred or suffered by the Seller Indemnitees arising out of
(i) any Warranty Breach or breach of covenant or agreement (including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, payment of the Purchase Price and any
Assumed Liabilities) made or to be performed by Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement; (ii) to the extent that such Damages arise from any circumstance or
event that did not exist before or on the Closing Date, any Purchased Asset; or
(iii) any Assumed Liability to the extent that such Damages arise from the
performance or nonperformance of such Assumed Liability by the Buyer after the
Closing Date.
Section
8.03 Procedures.
(a) A Person
making a claim for indemnity under Section 8.02 is hereinafter referred to as an
"Indemnified
Party" and the party against whom such claim is asserted is hereinafter
referred to as the "Indemnifying Party."
All claims by any Indemnified Party under Section 8.02 hereof shall be asserted
and resolved in accordance with the following provisions.
(b) In
the event, from time to time, any Indemnified Party determines that it has
suffered a loss for which indemnification is available pursuant to this
Agreement, other than as a result of a third-party claim (any such
non-third-party claim, a “Loss”), the following
procedure shall be followed:
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(i) The
Indemnified Party shall give written notice of any such claim (a “Loss Notice”) to the
Indemnifying Party specifying in reasonable detail the amount of the claimed
Loss (the “Loss
Amount”), the basis for such Loss and, in the case of a Loss suffered by
the Buyer, whether (at its sole option) the Buyer intends to offset the amount
of its Loss against payments of cash or stock to become due the Seller pursuant
to this Agreement.
(ii) Within
twenty (20) days after delivery of a Loss Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall
provide to the Indemnified Party, a written response (a “Response Notice”) in
which the Indemnifying Party (i) agrees that it is responsible to indemnify the
Indemnified Party for the Loss Amount and, in the case of a claim for
indemnification made by the Buyer for which it has elected to offset against
payments of cash or stock, whether the Indemnifying Party agrees that an offset
in the full Loss Amount may be made as elected by the Buyer or
(ii) rejecting the indemnification claim because it does not constitute a
Loss for which the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under this
Agreement. If no Response Notice is delivered by the Indemnifying Party within
such twenty (20) day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have
agreed that it is obligated for the entire Loss Amount.
(iii) If the
Indemnifying Party is the Seller and the Members, if the Indemnifying Parties
agree (or are deemed to have agreed pursuant to clause (ii) above) that they are
responsible for the Loss Amount, an offset may be made in an amount equal to the
Loss Amount.
(iv) If the
Indemnifying Party in the Response Notice contests its or their obligation to
pay the Loss Amount, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any
such dispute. If any such dispute cannot be resolved within thirty (30) days
after the receipt by the Indemnified Party of the Response Notice, the Parties
shall submit the matter to the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for
binding arbitration to be conducted in Rochester, NY, in accordance with the AAA
commercial arbitration rules in effect at the time such matter is submitted. If
any such matter is submitted to the AAA as provided herein, (A) each of the
Parties will furnish to AAA such workpapers and other documents and information
as AAA may request and will be afforded the opportunity to present to AAA any
material relevant to the matter, (B) the determination by AAA, as set forth
in a notice delivered to the Parties, will be binding and conclusive on all
parties.
(v) In
connection with any such commercial arbitration, the following rules also shall
apply: (A) any party shall have the right to have counsel represent such party
at the arbitration hearing and in pre-arbitration proceedings; (B) all parties
shall be permitted to conduct discovery in accordance with the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure; (C) the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to resolve any
discovery disputes and to invoke an action to cease further discovery; (D) each
party to any arbitration proceeding shall have the right to a written transcript
made of the arbitration proceedings; (E) each party shall have the right to file
post-arbitration briefs, which shall be considered by the arbitrator(s); and (F)
each party shall bear its own costs and expenses and attorney’s fees in
connection with such arbitration.
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(vi) The
exercise of any right of offset by Buyer in good faith, whether or not
ultimately determined to be justified, will not constitute a breach of this
Agreement. Neither the exercise of nor the failure to exercise such right of
offset or reimbursement will constitute an election of remedies or limit Buyer
in any manner in the enforcement of any other remedies available to Buyer except
as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(vii) For
purposes of satisfying the indemnification obligations under this Section
8.03(b), the value of each share of Stock shall be equal to the closing price of
the Buyer’s Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date upon
which such indemnification obligations are satisfied.
(c) If
any claim or demand for which an Indemnifying Party would be liable to an
Indemnified Party is asserted against or sought to be collected from such
Indemnified Party by a third party (an “Indemnifiable Third Party Claim”), such
Indemnified Party shall with reasonable promptness notify in writing the
Indemnifying Party of such claim or demand stating with reasonable specificity
the circumstances of the Indemnified Party's claim for indemnification;
provided, however, that any failure to give such notice will not waive any
rights of the Indemnified Party except to the extent the rights of the
Indemnifying Party are actually prejudiced or to the extent that any applicable
period set forth in Section 8.01 has expired without such notice being given.
After receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such notice, then upon
reasonable notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party, or upon
the request of the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall defend,
manage and conduct any proceedings, negotiations or communications involving any
claimant whose claim is the subject of the Indemnified Party's notice to the
Indemnifying Party as set forth above if such claim is an Indemnifiable Third Party Claim,
and shall take all actions necessary, including the posting of such bond or
other security as may be required by any Governmental Authority, so as to enable
the Indemnifiable Third Party
Claim to be defended against or resolved without expense or other
action by the Indemnified Party. Upon request of the Indemnifying Party,
the Indemnified Party shall, to the extent it may legally do so and to the
extent that it is compensated in advance by the Indemnifying Party for any costs
and expenses thereby incurred,
(i) take
such action as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in connection with
such action,
(ii) allow
the Indemnifying Party to dispute such action in the name of the Indemnified
Party and to conduct a defense to such action on behalf of the Indemnified
Party, or
(iii) render
to the Indemnifying Party all such assistance as the Indemnifying Party may
reasonably request in connection with such dispute and defense.
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(b) The
Members and Seller specifically agree that any claims due and owing for
indemnification by the Buyer against the Members and Seller (or any of them)
shall, at the sole option of the Buyer, be first satisfied by deducting and
otherwise offsetting such claims against any amounts due the Seller pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement. The Buyer shall have full recourse against the
Members and Seller (including their assets of whatsoever kind or nature) for
payment of such indemnification claims. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the Members and Seller expressly agree that Buyer may
settle or compromise any individual Indemnifiable Claim for indemnity they make
hereunder to the extent that the amount of the settlement or compromise is less
than or equal to $5,000 and the settlement or compromise does not impose any
injunctive relief with respect to Seller or the Members; provided that the
aggregate amount of such claims that Buyer may settle or compromise pursuant to
the foregoing sentence is $50,000.
ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01. Notices.
Any notice, request, instruction, correspondence or other document to be
given hereunder by any party hereto to another (herein collectively called
"Notice") shall
be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail
(postage prepaid) or by recognized national courier service, return receipt
requested, as follows:
If
to Buyer:
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Veramark
Technologies, Inc.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attn: Chief
Financial Officer
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If
to Seller:
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Source
Loop, LLC
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attn: Managing
Member
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If
to Members:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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0000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Each of
the above addresses for notice purposes may be changed by providing appropriate
notice hereunder. Notice shall be effective when given.
Section
9.02. Governing Law. The
provisions of this agreement and the documents delivered pursuant hereto shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York (excluding any conflict of law rule or principle that would refer to the
laws of another jurisdiction). Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of state and federal courts located in Monroe County, New York, in
any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of
the Collateral Agreements, and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all
claims in respect of any such action or proceeding must be brought and/or
defended in such court. Each party hereto consents to service of process by any
means authorized by the applicable law of the forum in any action brought under
or arising out of this Agreement or any of the Collateral Agreements, and each
party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such court; provided that each party hereto hereby agrees that service of
any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to
such party shall be effective service of process for any such suit, action or
proceeding brought against such party in any such court. Each party hereto
agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in
any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon such party and may be
enforced in any other courts to whose jurisdiction such party is or may be
subject by suit upon such judgment.
Section
9.03 Entire Agreement; Amendments
and Waivers. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between and
among the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior agreements (including the Letter of Intent), understandings,
negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties, and there
are no warranties representations or other agreements between the parties in
connection with the subject matter hereof except as set forth specifically
herein or contemplated hereby. No supplement, modification or waiver of
this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be
bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (regardless
of whether similar), nor shall any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver
unless otherwise expressly provided.
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Section 9.04. Binding Effect and
Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted heirs,
representatives, successors and assigns; but, except in the event of an
assignment occurring by operation of law or will because of the death or
incapacity of a Member, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, benefits
or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, by
(a) Buyer without Seller’s written consent, or (b) Seller or the Members without
the Buyer's written consent; no such consent of any party to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their
respective permitted heirs, representatives, successors and assigns, any rights,
benefits or obligations hereunder. No assignment of this Agreement shall relieve
any party of its obligations hereunder.
Section 9.05.
Remedies.
The rights and remedies provided by this Agreement are cumulative, and the
use of any one right or remedy by any party hereto shall not preclude or
constitute a waiver of its right to use any or all other remedies. Such rights
and remedies are given in addition to any other rights and remedies a party may
have by law, statute or otherwise. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller and the Members shall not
be responsible for any Loss pursuant to Section 8.02 or otherwise in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby unless
and until the aggregate amount of all of such Losses shall exceed $50,000, in
which case the Seller and the Members severally shall be liable for the entire
Loss including the first $50,000. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, the Seller and the Members shall not be responsible for any Loss
pursuant to Section 8.02 or otherwise in connection with this Agreement in
excess of $750,000.
Section 9.06. Multiple
Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed and delivered, by
facsimile or otherwise, in any 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 (whether by facsimile or
otherwise) signed by the other party hereto.
Section
9.07. Survival. Any
provision of this Agreement which contemplates performance or the existence of
obligations after the Closing Date, and any and all representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be merged into or
waived by the execution and delivery of the instruments executed at the Closing,
but shall expressly survive Closing and shall be binding upon the party or
parties obligated thereby in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
subject to any limitations expressly set forth in this Agreement.
Section
9.08. Attorneys' Fees.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event any suit or other
legal proceeding is brought for the enforcement of any of the provisions of this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree that the prevailing party or parties shall
be entitled to recover from the other party or parties upon final judgment on
the merits reasonable attorneys' fees (and sales taxes thereon, if any),
including attorneys' fees for any appeal, and costs incurred in bringing such
suit or proceeding. For the purposes of this Section 9.08, Seller and
Members shall be jointly and severally liable for any payment due hereunder from
Seller and/or the Members.
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Section
9.09. Risk of Loss. Prior
to the Closing, the risk of loss of damage to, or destruction of, any and all of
Seller's assets, including the Properties, shall remain with Seller, and the
legal doctrine known as the "Doctrine of Equitable Conversion" shall not be
applicable to this Agreement or to any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section
9.10. Severability. If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the
transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order
that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally
contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section
9.11. No Third Party
Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer
upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
Without limiting the foregoing, no provision of this Agreement shall create any
third party beneficiary or other rights in any employee or former employee
(including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) of Seller or of any of its
affiliates in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) with
either Buyer or the Business or any of their Affiliates and no provision of this
Agreement shall create any such rights in any such Persons in respect of any
benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any Plan or any
plan or arrangement which may be established by Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
No provision of this Agreement shall constitute a limitation on rights to amend,
modify or terminate after the Closing Date any such plans or arrangements of
Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written
above.
Veramark
Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: President
and CEO
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Loop, LLC
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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By:
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Schedule
1.01
Rules of
Construction
(a) Whenever
the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. References in an agreement or instrument
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed to be references
to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, such agreement or
instrument unless the context shall otherwise require.
(b) General
words shall not be given a restrictive meaning because they are followed by
words which are particular examples of the acts.
(c) All
Schedules attached to an agreement or instrument shall be deemed incorporated
therein as if set forth in full therein. The words "include," "includes" and
"including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without limitation."
The word "or" is not exclusive. All references to "$" or "dollars" shall be to
the lawful currency of the United States, all references to "days" shall be to
calendar days and or all references to "months" shall be to calendar months,
unless otherwise specified.
(d) The
headings of Articles, Sections, Subsections and paragraphs in this Agreement are
for descriptive purposes only and shall not control, alter, or otherwise affect
the meaning, scope or intent of any provisions of this Agreement.
(e)
The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when
used in any agreement or instrument shall refer to such agreement or instrument
as a whole and not to any particular provision of such agreement or
instrument.
(f) Each
of the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be separate and
independent and, except as expressly provided, shall not be limited by reference
to any other representation or warranty or anything in this
Agreement.
(g) References
to a Person are also to its permitted successors and permitted
assigns.
(h) Unless
otherwise expressly provided in any agreement or instrument, any agreement,
instrument, statute, proclamation or decree defined or referred to therein or in
any agreement or instrument that is referred to therein means such agreement,
instrument, statute, proclamation or decree as from time to time amended,
modified, supplanted or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or
instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes, proclamations or
decrees) by succession of comparable successor statutes, proclamations or
decrees. References to all agreements or instruments include
attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein and references to any
statute, proclamation or decree include all rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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Schedule
1.02
Definitions
"Act" means the
Securities Act of 1933.
"Affiliate" (whether
or not capitalized) means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly
or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such
Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control," "controlled by," and
"under common control with" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
Person.
“Assignment and Assumption
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.
“Assumed Liabilities”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
"Balance Sheet" means
the unaudited balance sheet of Seller relating only to the Business, as of the
Balance Sheet Date.
"Balance Sheet Date"
means May 31, 2010.
“Xxxx of Sale” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.07.
“Business” means the
enterprise business of the Seller which provides third parties with telecom
expense management services, including but not limited to telecom cost
elimination, telecom invoice auditing, telecom sourcing and procurement, telecom
rate benchmarking, telecom network optimization and telecom network assessments.
The “Business” does not include the Retained Operation.
“Buyer Indemnitees”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02.
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.07
"Closing Date" means
June 11, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., or, subject to Section 2.07(e), such other date
and time as the parties may agree to in writing.
"Code" means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Common Stock” means
the common stock, $.10 par value per share, of Buyer.
"Collateral
Agreements" means the Xxxx of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the Consulting Agreements and any and all
other agreements, instruments or documents required or expressly provided under
this Agreement to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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"Confidential
Information" means confidential data and confidential information
relating to the Business (which does not rise to the status of a Trade Secret
under applicable law).
"Conflicting Services"
means any product, service or process which is, or is usable for, the providing
of telecommunications expense management.
"Consulting
Agreements" means the consulting agreements referred to in Section
2.07(b)(v).
"Contracts," when
described as being those of or applicable to any Person, means any and all
contracts, agreements, franchises, understandings, arrangements, leases,
licenses, registrations, authorizations, easements, servitudes, rights of way,
mortgages, bonds, notes, guaranties, liens, indebtedness, approvals or other
instruments or undertakings to which such Person is a party or to which or by
which such Person or the property of such Person is subject or bound, excluding
any Permits.
"Customer” means each
and every Person who or which, at any time during the two (2) years prior to the
Closing Date: (1) contracted for, was billed for, or received services from
Seller; or (2) was in contact with the Seller concerning the Seller's products
or services; provided, however, that this term applies only to Persons who were
solely Customers of the Business, and not of the Retained
Operation.
"Damages" means any
and all actual damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fines, judgments,
claims, deficiencies, losses, costs, expenses and assessments (including
reasonable expenses of investigation, income and other taxes, interest,
penalties and attorneys' and accountants' fees and disbursements in connection
with any action, suit or proceeding whether involving a third-party claim or a
claim solely between the parties hereto).
"Employment Agreements" means the
employment agreements referred to in Section 2.07(b)(iv).
“Excluded Assets” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Excluded Liabilities”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
"Environmental Laws"
means any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), treaty,
judicial decision, regulation, rule, judgment, order, decree, injunction, permit
or governmental restriction or any agreement with any governmental authority or
other third party, whether now or hereafter in effect, relating to the
environment, human health and safety or to pollutants, contaminants, wastes or
chemicals or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise
hazardous substances, wastes or materials.
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"Environmental
Liabilities" means any and all liabilities arising in connection with or
in any way relating to Seller (or any predecessor of Seller or any prior owner
of all or part of its business and assets), any property now or previously
owned, leased or operated by Seller, the Business (as currently or previously
conducted), the Purchased Assets or any activities or operations occurring or
conducted at the real property (including offsite disposal), whether accrued,
contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, which (1) arise
under or relate to any Environmental Law and (2) relate to actions occurring or
conditions existing on or prior to the Closing Date (including any matter
disclosed or required to be disclosed in Schedule 3.19).
"ERISA" means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied through the
relevant period.
"Governmental
Authority" means any competent governmental, administrative, supervisory,
regulatory, judicial, determinative, disciplinary, enforcement or tax raising
body, authority, agency, board, department, court or tribunal of any
jurisdiction and whether supranational, national, regional or
local.
"Hazardous Substances"
means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic, radioactive,
ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or
material or any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements
displaying any of the foregoing characteristics including petroleum, its
derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, and any substance, waste or
material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03.
"Intellectual Property
Right" means (1) inventions, whether or not patentable, reduced to
practice or made the subject of one or more pending patent applications, (2)
national and multinational statutory invention registrations, patents and patent
applications (including all reissues, divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, extensions and reexaminations thereof) registered or
applied for in the United States and all other nations throughout the world, all
improvements to the inventions disclosed in each such registration, patent or
patent application, (3) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, domain
names, trade names and corporate names (whether or not registered) in the United
States and all other nations throughout the world, including all variations,
derivations, combinations, registrations and applications for registration of
the foregoing and all goodwill associated therewith, (4) copyrights (whether or
not registered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof in
the United States and all other nations throughout the world, including all
derivative works, moral rights, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations
associated with such copyrights, now or hereafter provided by law, regardless of
the medium of fixation or means of expression, (5) computer software, (including
source code, object code, firmware, operating systems and specifications), (6)
trade secrets and, whether or not confidential, business information (including
pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and Customer and
supplier lists) and know-how (including manufacturing and production processes
and techniques and research and development information), (7) industrial designs
(whether or not registered), (8) databases and data collections, (9) copies and
tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium, (10)
all rights to obtain and rights to apply for patents, and to register trademarks
and copyrights, (11) all rights in all of the foregoing provided by treaties,
conventions and common law and (12) all rights to xxx or recover and retain
damages and costs and reasonable attorneys' fees for past, present and future
infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing.
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"Inventory" means all
goods, merchandise and other personal property owned and held for sale, and all
raw materials, works-in-process, materials and supplies of every nature which
contribute to the finished products of Seller in the ordinary course of its
business, specifically excluding, however, damaged, defective or otherwise
unsalable items.
"Knowledge of Seller" means the
knowledge of any of the Members or any of the other officers or managerial
personnel of Seller with respect to the matter in question that reasonably
should have been obtained upon diligent investigation and inquiry into the
matter in question.
“Leases” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.13.
"Legal Requirements,"
when described as being applicable to any Person, means any and all laws
(statutory, judicial or otherwise), ordinances, regulations, judgments, orders,
directives, injunctions, writs, decrees or awards of, and any Contracts with,
any Governmental Authority, in each case as and to the extent applicable to such
Person or such Person's business, operations or properties.
"Letter of Intent" means
the letter agreement dated April 20, 2010, among the Seller, the Members and the
Buyer.
"Licensed Intellectual
Property Rights" means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third
party and licensed or sublicensed to Seller or an Affiliate of Seller and held
for use or used in the conduct of the Business.
"Lien" means, with
respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such
property or asset. For the purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed
to own subject to a Lien any property or asset which it has acquired or holds
subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such
property or asset.
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“Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse effect on the assets, properties,
financial condition or business of an entity, taken as a whole.
“Notice” has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.01.
"Office Lease" means
the lease dated as of May 13, 2006 between the Seller and Royal Office
Condominium Investors, LLC relating to the premises occupied by the Seller
at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
00000.
"Owned Intellectual Property
Rights" means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by Seller or an
Affiliate of Seller and held for use or used in the conduct of the
Business.
“Parties” means Buyer,
Seller and the Members, collectively.
"Permits" means any
and all permits, rights, approvals, licenses, authorizations, legal status,
orders or Contracts under any Legal Requirement or otherwise granted by any
Governmental Authority.
"Person" (whether or
not capitalized) means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including
a Governmental Authority.
"Product" (whether or
not capitalized) means each product or service under development, developed,
licensed, distributed, sold or provided by Seller and any other products in
which Seller has any proprietary rights or beneficial interest.
"Properties" (whether
or not capitalized) means any and all properties and assets (real, personal or
mixed, tangible or intangible) owned or used by Seller, including the Purchased
Assets.
"Purchase Price" has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
"Purchased Assets "
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Retained Operation”
means the business of the Seller which generally relates to clients who purchase
telephony services for packaging and resale to others (as a cost of goods sold),
and therefore are purchasers of such services at ‘wholesale.’ The Retained
Operation does not include the Business.
“Sales Prospect” means
any person or entity with whom Seller any Member or any of their officers,
employees, agents or representatives has had any discussion with respect to the
purchase of Business-related goods or Business-related services from the Seller
during the twenty-four (24) months prior to the Closing Date.
“SEC” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“SEC Filings” means
each registration statement, report, proxy statement or information statement
(as defined in Regulation 14C under the Exchange Act) of Buyer prepared by it
since its initial public offering, in the form (including exhibits and any
amendments thereto) filed with the SEC.
“Shares” means all of
the shares of Common Stock issued to the Members pursuant to this
Agreement.
"Tax" (whether or not
capitalized) means any Federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental including taxes under Section 59A of the Code),
customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security
(or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty
or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, and "taxes" means any or all of
the foregoing collectively; and "tax return" means any return, declaration,
report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendment
thereof.
“TEM” means telecom
expense management services.
“TEM Revenue” means all revenue
recognized by Buyer, on a consolidated basis, from providing TEM services. TEM
Revenue shall mean Buyer’s gross revenues from providing managed services less
its gross revenues from providing services to call accounting Customers for the
relevant period, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Trade Secrets" means
information of Seller including technical or nontechnical data, formulas,
patterns, compilations, programs, financial data, financial plans, product or
service plans or lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers which (1)
derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to,
and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other Persons who can
obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (2) is the subject of
efforts, whether reasonable or otherwise, to maintain its secrecy.
"Used" (whether or not
capitalized) means, with respect to the Properties, Contracts or Permits of
Seller, those owned, leased, licensed or otherwise held by Seller which were
acquired for use or held for use by Seller in connection with Seller's business
and operations, whether or not reflected on Seller's books of
account.
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Schedules
and Exhibits not filed
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