ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 6, 2007 BY AND AMONG ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC. (THE “BUYER”), ROCAWEAR LICENSING LLC (THE “SELLER”), AND EACH OF ARNOLD BIZE SHAWN CARTER AND NAUM CHERNYAVSKY (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PRINCIPALS”)
Exhibit
2.1
DATED
AS
OF MARCH 6, 2007
BY
AND
AMONG
(THE
“BUYER”),
ROCAWEAR
LICENSING LLC
(THE
“SELLER”),
AND
EACH
OF
XXXXXX
XXXX
XXXXX
XXXXXX
AND
XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX
(COLLECTIVELY,
THE “PRINCIPALS”)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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1.
Certain
Definitions
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1
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2.
Sale
and Purchase of Assets.
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5
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2.1
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Sale
and Purchase of Assets
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5
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2.2
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Excluded
Assets
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6
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2.3
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Assumption
of Certain Liabilities
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7
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2.4
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Non-Assumption
of Excluded Liabilities
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7
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2.5
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Delivery
of Certain Assets
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8
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3.
Closing;
Purchase Price
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8
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3.1
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Closing
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8
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3.2
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Purchase
Price
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9
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3.3
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Earn-Out
Consideration
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9
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3.4
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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9
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3.5
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Reconciliation
of Royalty Advertising and Other Payment
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9
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4.
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Seller and Principals
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9
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4.1
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Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries
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9
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4.2
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Capitalization;
Options
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10
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4.3
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Authority
to Execute and Perform Agreement
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10
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4.4
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Financial
Statements
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10
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4.5
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No
Material Adverse Change
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11
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4.6
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Tax
Matters.
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11
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4.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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12
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4.8
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Permits
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12
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4.9
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No
Breach
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12
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4.10
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Consents
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12
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4.11
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Judgments
and Proceedings
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12
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4.12
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Employee
Relations
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13
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4.13
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Contracts
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13
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4.14
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Real
Property
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14
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4.15
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Books
of Account and Reports
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14
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4.16
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[Intentionally
Omitted].
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14
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4.17
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Intangibles.
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14
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4.18
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Title
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15
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4.19
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[Intentionally
Omitted].
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15
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4.20
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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15
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4.21
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Licensees
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15
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4.22
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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16
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4.23
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Insurance
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16
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4.24
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No
Broker
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16
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4.25
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Related
Party Transactions
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16
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4.26
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Investment
Matters
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16
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5.
Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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17
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5.1
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Organization
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17
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5.2
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Authorization
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17
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5.3
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Consent
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18
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5.4
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No
Violation
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18
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5.5
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No
Broker
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18
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5.6
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
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18
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5.7
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Buyer
Stock
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18
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5.8
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Financial
Ability
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19
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6.
Covenants
and Agreements
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19
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6.1
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Certain
Pre-Closing Covenants
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19
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6.2
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Notice
of Developments
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20
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6.3
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No
Solicitation of Transactions
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21
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6.4
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Pre-Closing
Tax Returns
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21
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6.5
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Cooperation
on Tax Matters
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21
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6.6
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Confidentiality
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21
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6.7
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Legal
Conditions to Transaction
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22
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6.8
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Form
8-K and Form 8-K/A Obligations
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23
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6.9
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Administration
of Specified Contracts
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23
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6.10
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Name
Change
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23
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6.11
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Account
Receivables; Royalties, Rent
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23
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7.
Conditions
to Closing.
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24
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7.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer
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24
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7.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller and Principals
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26
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8.
Deliveries
by Seller and Principals
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26
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9.
Deliveries
by Buyer
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28
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10.
Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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28
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11.
Indemnification.
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29
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11.1
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Obligation
of Seller and Principals to Indemnify
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29
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11.2
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Obligation
of Buyer to Indemnify
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29
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11.3
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Third
Party Claims
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29
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11.4
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Assistance
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30
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11.5
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Limitation
on Losses
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30
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11.6
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Right
of Set-Off
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31
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11.7
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Dispute
Resolution Procedure.
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31
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11.8
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Arbitration
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32
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11.9
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Payments
Treated as Purchase Price Adjustment
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32
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11.10
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Remedies
Exclusive; No Recourse
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33
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12.
Waiver
of Bulk Sales Compliance
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33
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13.
Expenses
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33
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14.
Termination
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33
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15.
Further
Assurances.
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34
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16.
Non
Compete; Non Disparagement.
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34
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17.
Miscellaneous.
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35
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17.1
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Publicity
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35
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17.2
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Notices
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35
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17.3
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Integration;
Schedules
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37
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17.4
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Waivers
and Amendments
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37
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17.5
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Binding
Agreement
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37
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17.6
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Governing
Law
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37
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17.7
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Assignment
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37
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17.8
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Variations
in Pronouns
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38
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17.9
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Severability
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38
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17.10
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Counterparts
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38
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17.11
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Exhibits
and Schedules
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38
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17.12
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Headings
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38
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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE
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DESCRIPTION
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2.1(4)
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Advances
on Royalties, Advertising and Other Amounts
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3.4
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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4.1
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Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries
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4.2
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Capitalization;
Options
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4.4
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Financial
Statements
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4.5
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No
Material Adverse Change
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4.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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4.8
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Permits
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4.9
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No
Breach
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4.10
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Consents
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4.11
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Judgments
and Proceedings
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4.12
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Employee
Relations
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4.13
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Contracts
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4.16
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Tangible
Property
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4.17
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Intangibles
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4.18
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Title
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4.20
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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4.21
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Licensees
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4.23
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Insurance
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4.24
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No
Broker
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4.25
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Related
Party Transactions
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6.1(3)
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Operation
of Business
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6.1(3)(e)
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Specified
Contract Changes
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
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DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit
A
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ROCAWEAR®
Marks
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Endorsement/Services Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of U.S. License
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Exhibit
E
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First
Earn-Out Consideration
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Exhibit
F
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Second
Earn-Out Consideration
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Xxxx of Sale
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of Master Trademark Assignment
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Exhibit
I
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Form
of Master Copyright Assignment
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Exhibit
J
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Form
of Worldwide Omnibus Assignment of Intellectual
Property
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Exhibit
K
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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Exhibit
L
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Form
of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit
M
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Form
of JV Agreement
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Exhibit
N
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Form
of Xxxxx Xxxxxx License Agreement
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Exhibit
O
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Form
of Opinions of Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxx
& Liss LLP
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Exhibit
P
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Form
of Opinion of Blank Rome
LLP
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v
AGREEMENT,
dated as of March 6, 2007, by and among Iconix Brand Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Buyer”), Rocawear Licensing LLC, a New Jersey limited liability
company (“Seller”), and Xxxxxx
Xxxx, a/k/a
Xxxx
Xxxx (“Bize”), Xxxxx Xxxxxx (“Xxxxxx”) and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, a/k/a Xxxxxx Xxxx
(“Xxxx” and, together with Bize and Xxxxxx, the “Principals”).
Background
WHEREAS,
Seller is engaged in the business of marketing and licensing the ROCAWEAR®
family of marks and names as more particularly set forth in Exhibit
A
for use
in connection with a wide variety of goods and services; and
WHEREAS,
the Principals indirectly own or control all of the outstanding equity,
ownership and beneficial interests of Seller; and
WHEREAS,
the Buyer desires to become engaged in the Business (as defined herein)
and to
acquire substantially all of the assets of Seller used in connection with
the
Business and to assume certain of Seller’s liabilities, and Seller desires to
sell such assets and to assign such liabilities to Buyer, all upon the
terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained
herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Certain
Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires, (1) the terms defined in this Section have the
meanings assigned to them in this Section, wherever they appear in this
Agreement (2) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned under generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied and as in effect on the date hereof (“GAAP”) and (3) all words
“herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other
subdivision.
1.1 “Affiliate”
means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that directly
or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by,
or is
under common control with, the specified Person.
1.2 “Business”
means the licensing and brand management business conducted by Seller (exclusive
of the business of any Affiliate) relating to the ROCAWEAR® family of Marks (as
hereinafter defined) and associated names for use in connection with a
wide
variety of goods and services everywhere in the world.
1.3 “Buyer
Stock” means shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Buyer.
1.4 “Closing”
means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
1.5 “Closing
Date” means the date on which the Closing occurs.
1.6 “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.7 “Consent”
means any consent, approval, order or authorization of, or any declaration,
filing or registration with, or any application or report to, or any waiver
by,
or any other action (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing)
of,
by or with, any Person, which is necessary in order to take a specified
action
or actions in a specified manner and/or to achieve a specified result or
to
avoid the occurrence of a default.
1.8 “Contract”
means any written or oral contract, agreement, instrument, order, commitment
or
binding arrangement, of any nature whatsoever.
1.9 “Contract
Right” means any right, power or remedy under any Contract, including but not
limited to rights to receive property or services or otherwise to derive
benefits from the payment, satisfaction or performance of another party’s
obligations under such Contract.
1.10 “Encumbrance”
means any lien, security interest, pledge, mortgage, easement, leasehold,
covenant, restriction, or any other encumbrance, or charge of any kind
or nature
whatsoever.
1.11 “Endorsement/Services
Agreement” means the endorsement/services agreement to be entered into between
Buyer and Xxxxxx on the Closing Date in substantially the form attached
hereto
as Exhibit
B.
1.12 “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
1.13 “Governmental
Entity” means any government or agency, district, bureau, board, commission,
court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal, taxing authority
or other instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state or local,
domestic or foreign.
1.14 “HSR
Act”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
1.15 “HSR
Filing” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.
1.16 “Indebtedness”
means all items which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included in determining
total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet as
of the
date Indebtedness is to be determined.
1.17 “Insurance
Policies” means any policy or binder for fire, public liability, product
liability, general liability, life, hospital, medical, disability,
comprehensive, automobile, property damage, workmen’s compensation, key man,
fidelity bond, theft, forgery, vehicular, or errors and omissions insurance,
or
for any other insurance of any nature whatsoever.
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1.18 “Intangibles”
means, throughout the world, the Marks (as hereinafter defined), all trade
secrets to the extent that they have been maintained as such Permits, licenses,
patterns, designs, pressbooks, promotional material, artwork, know-how,
patents,
patent applications, copyrights, copyright applications, copyright
registrations, Internet web sites, including the content contained therein
to
the extent owned by Seller, domain names, domain name registrations, designs,
formula, invention, technology, Software to the extent owned, database
or other
intangible asset of any nature (whether in use, operational, active, under
development or design, non-operative, or inactive, owned, marketed, maintained,
supported, used, licensed or otherwise held for use by, or licensed to
or with
respect to which rights are granted to a Person), and all good will, whether
or
not related to the foregoing, whether arising under statutory or common
law in
any jurisdiction or otherwise, and includes, without limitation, any and
all
Intellectual Property Rights in and to the foregoing.
1.19 “Intellectual
Property Right(s)” means any and all proprietary rights (throughout the
universe, in all media, now existing or created in the future, and for
the
entire duration of such rights) arising under statutory or common law,
Contract,
or otherwise, and whether or not perfected, including without limitation,
all:
(a) rights associated with patents, reissues and reexamined patents, and
patent
applications, whenever filed and wherever issued, and all priority rights
resulting from such applications; (b) rights associated with works of authorship
including, but not limited to, copyrights, moral rights, design rights,
copyright applications, copyright registrations, and rights to prepare
derivative works; (c) rights relating to the protection of trade secrets
and
confidential information to the extent that they have been maintained as
such;
(d) rights in and to trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, symbols,
and
the like; (e) product rights; (f) rights analogous to those set forth in
this
definition and any and all other proprietary rights relating to Intangibles
not
already included herein; (g) rights associated with divisions, divisionals,
continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, reissues and
extensions of the foregoing (as and to the extent applicable) now existing,
hereafter filed, issued, or acquired; and (h) the right to xxx for past
infringement of any Intangible and/or Intellectual Property Rights, provided
any
such Intellectual Property Right is related to the Business.
1.20 “Judgment”
means any order, writ, injunction, fine, citation, award, decree or any
other
judgment of any kind whatsoever of any foreign, federal, state or local
court,
governmental body, administrative agency, regulatory authority or arbitration
tribunal.
1.21 “knowledge”
(and phrases of similar import) of Seller means the knowledge of any of
the
Principals, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxx, or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, in each case after due
inquiry.
1.22 “Law”
means any provision of any law, statute, ordinance, order, constitution,
charter, treaty, rule or regulation enacted, approved or adopted by any
governmental, administrative or regulatory authority, including common
law.
1.23 “Liabilities”
means any direct or indirect Indebtedness, liability, Claim, loss, damage,
Judgment, deficiency or obligation, known or unknown, fixed or inchoate,
liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise whether or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth
on
financial statements.
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1.24 “Losses”
means any and all Liabilities, Proceedings, causes of action, costs and
expenses
including, without limitation, costs of investigation, actual interest
costs,
penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
1.25 “Marks”
means all names, corporate names, domain names, fictitious names, trademarks,
trademark applications, trademark registrations, service marks, service
xxxx
applications, service xxxx registrations; trade names, brand names, logos,
trade
dress, symbols, slogans or other designations used by Seller in commerce
or in
connection with the Business.
1.26 “Permit”
means any license, permit, certificate, Consent, right or privilege of
any kind
or nature whatsoever granted, issued, approved or allowed by any foreign,
federal, state or local governmental, administrative or regulatory authority
relating to the Assets or the operation of the Business, but shall not
include
any Intellectual Property Rights.
1.27 “Person”
means any individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company,
unincorporated organization, cooperative, trust, estate, government entity
or
authority (including any branch, subdivision or agency thereof), administrative
or regulatory authority, or any other entity of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
1.28 “Proceeding”
means any claim, suit, action, equitable action, litigation, investigation
undertaken by any Governmental Entity, arbitration, trademark opposition,
cancellation action, administrative hearing or any other judicial or
administrative proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever, or any formal
demand
which might lead to any of the foregoing.
1.29 “Property”
means real, personal or mixed property.
1.30 “Real
Property” means any real estate, land, building, structure, improvement or other
real property of any kind or nature whatsoever owned, leased or occupied
by
Seller, and all appurtenant and ancillary rights thereto, including, without
limitation, easements, covenants, water rights, sewer rights and utility
rights.
1.31 “Registration
Rights Agreement” means the registration rights agreement to be executed by
Buyer and Seller at the Closing, substantially in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
1.32 “Software”
means any computer program, operating system, applications system, firmware
or
software of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation,
all
object code, source code, technical manuals, user manuals and other
documentation therefor, whether in machine-readable form, a programming
language
or any other language or symbols, and whether stored, encoded, recorded
or
written on disk, tape, film, memory device, paper or other media owned
by
Seller.
1.33 “Subsidiaries”
with respect to any Person, means any other Person or business entity,
with
respect to whom 50% or more of the equity interest (or debt or other interest
convertible into an equity interest) is owned directly or indirectly by
such
Person.
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1.34 “Tangible
Property” means any machinery, buildings, fixtures, equipment, parts, furniture,
leasehold improvements, office equipment, vehicles, tools, forms, molds,
supplies, archive garments or other tangible property of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
1.35 “Tax”
or
“Taxes” means all taxes and governmental impositions of any kind in the nature
of (or similar to) taxes, payable to any federal, state, local or foreign
taxing
authority or other governmental authority, including, but not limited to,
those
on or measured by or referred to as income, franchise, profits, gross receipts,
capital, ad valorem, custom duties, alternative or add-on minimum taxes,
estimated, environmental, disability, registration, value added, sales,
use,
service, real or personal property, capital stock, license, payroll,
withholding, employment, social security, workers’ compensation, unemployment
compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation,
premiums, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and interest, penalties
and additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.
1.36 “Tax
Return” shall mean any return (including any information return), report,
statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form,
election, certificate or other document or information (including any amendments
thereto) that is, has been or may in the future be filed with or submitted
to,
or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Entity in
connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of
any Tax
or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement
of or
compliance with any Law relating to any Tax.
1.37 “Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement together with all schedules and exhibits hereto
and all other documents executed pursuant to this Agreement.
1.38 “U.S.
License” means the license agreement to be entered into between Studio IP
Holdings LLC (as defined in Section 2.5 below) and Seller on the Closing
Date in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
1.39 “WARN”
means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and all similar
federal and state Laws relating to termination of employment.
2. Sale
and Purchase of Assets.
2.1 Sale
and Purchase of Assets.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement including
those
set forth in Section 2.2, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, transfer,
convey,
assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from
Seller,
all right, title and interest of Seller in and to all of the following
assets
(collectively, the “Assets”), which Assets consist of all assets of Seller used
in connection with the operation of the Business (other than the Excluded
Assets, as hereinafter defined):
(1) All
Intangibles owned by Seller and all Intellectual Property Rights associated
therewith, all goodwill, licenses and sublicenses granted or obtained with
respect thereto, and rights thereunder, remedies against infringements
thereof,
and rights to protection of interests therein under the laws of all
jurisdictions;
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(2) All
of
Seller’s rights, powers and privileges in and to (a) the Contracts listed on
Schedule
4.13
hereto
under the caption “Specified Contracts”; and (b) any Contracts of Seller similar
in nature to those listed on Schedule
4.13
hereto
under such caption entered into during the period between the date hereof
and
the Closing Date in the ordinary course of Seller’s Business, the entry into
which by Seller does not violate the provisions of this Agreement and all
Contract Rights under (a) and (b) including all rights to royalties earned
or
accruing on or after the Closing Date (“Specified Contracts”);
(3) All
current samples, sample books, prototypes, patterns, archive files, physical
designs, promotional materials and other similar items used in or related
to the
Business);
(4) The
pro
rata portion of advances on royalties, advertising and other amounts payable
to
Seller under the Specified Contracts for periods after the Closing Date
determined in accordance with Schedule
2.1(4)
and
Section 6.11 hereto; and
(5) All
of
Seller’s claims, causes of action and other legal rights and remedies arising
subsequent to the Closing Date relating to Seller’s ownership of the Assets
and/or the Business, but excluding claims against Buyer under this Agreement
or
any Transaction Document to which Seller is a party with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein or therein.
2.2 Excluded
Assets.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, there is excluded
from the sale and purchase contemplated by this Agreement the following
assets
(the “Excluded Assets”):
(1) All
Contracts which are not Specified Contracts, whether or not relating to
an Asset
being purchased hereby;
(2) All
cash
or cash equivalents in the bank or invested on the Closing Date, except
for the
portion of advances on royalties, advertising and other amounts payable
to Buyer
under the Specified Contracts for periods after the Closing Date determined
in
accordance with Schedule
2.1(4)
and
Section 6.11 hereof.
(3) All
Tangible Property of any type or description owned or leased by Seller
other
than Tangible Property described in clause (3) of the definition of Assets
in
Section 2.1;
(4) All
rights of Seller in and to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
to
which Seller is a party, including proceeds from the sale of the Purchased
Assets;
(5) The
stock
ledger and minute books of Seller, all financial books and records of Seller
(copies of which have been delivered to Buyer) and all books and records
relating to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liabilities.
(6) Any
and
all accounts or notes receivable due on account of royalties or other amounts
due to Seller from any Affiliate of Seller for any and all periods.
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(7) All
rights of Seller to Tax refunds with respect to any period through the
Closing
Date.
(8) All
other
assets reflected on Seller’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 that are not
specifically included in the definition of Assets.
(9) A
pro
rata portion of royalties payable to Seller under the Specified Contracts
for
the period from January 1, 2007 through the Closing Date.
(10) Any
recoveries pursuant to the first two matters listed in Part 2 of Schedule
4.11
hereto.
2.3 Assumption
of Certain Liabilities.
On the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, on and
after
the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume, perform and pay all Liabilities of
Seller
and the Business arising and relating to periods after the Closing (a)
arising
under the Specified Contracts, but not including any Liabilities of Seller
under
any Contract with any Affiliate or Principal or other member of Seller,
and only
such Liabilities, to the extent the same are not incurred or resulting
from
(directly or indirectly) any breach or default by Seller under any Specified
Contract or (b) otherwise relating to the Assets transferred pursuant to
this
Agreement (the “Specified Liabilities”). Buyer shall pay or otherwise fully
discharge all of the Specified Liabilities as the same shall become due.
In the
event of any claim against Buyer by any third party with respect to any
of the
Specified Liabilities hereunder, Buyer shall have, and Seller hereby assigns
to
Buyer, any defense, counterclaim, or right of setoff that would have been
available to Seller if such claim had been asserted against Seller.
2.4 Non-Assumption
of Excluded Liabilities.
Buyer
is assuming only the Specified Liabilities from Seller and is not assuming,
and
in no event shall be liable for, any other Liability of Seller of whatever
nature, whether presently in existence or arising hereafter, including
without
limitation, the following (which shall be the “Excluded
Liabilities”):
(a) all
Liabilities arising out of or relating to the operation or conduct by Seller
of
the Business prior to the Closing Date, any business conducted by Seller
not
comprising the Business and all Liabilities to the extent arising out of
or
relating to any Excluded Asset;
(b) all
Liabilities of Seller in respect of Taxes;
(c) all
Liabilities relating to current or former employees of Seller, including
without
limitation (i) any compensation or benefits payable to present or past
employees
of Seller, including, any Liabilities arising under any Seller Employee
Benefit
Plan or other employee benefit plan and any of Seller’s Liabilities for
vacation, holiday or sick pay, and (ii) any Liabilities under any employment,
consulting or non-competition agreement, change of control agreement, indemnity
agreement, any retention or performance-based bonus or other compensation
agreement, and any similar agreements, whether written or oral, and any
Liabilities arising out of the termination by Seller of any of its employees
in
anticipation or as a consequence of, or following, consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
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(d) all
Indebtedness and capital lease obligations of Seller except to the extent
such
obligations constitute Specified Liabilities;
(e) all
Liabilities to any broker, finder or agent or similar intermediary for
any
broker’s fee, finder’s fee or similar fee or commission relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Seller is responsible
pursuant to Section 4.24;
(f) all
Liabilities with respect to any Environmental Law or environmental conditions,
events, or circumstances, including with respect to any release of Hazardous
Substances after the Closing Date to the extent said Liabilities arise
from or
in connection with conditions, events or circumstances occurring on or
before
the Closing Date, including without limitation the migration of Hazardous
Substances which were released on or prior to the Closing Date;
(g) all
Liabilities relating to any Real Property owned or leased (or formerly
owned or
leased) by or for Seller;
(h) all
Liabilities resulting from the violation by Seller of WARN; and
(i) all
Liabilities of Seller relating to or arising out of state and federal securities
laws, rules, regulations and fiduciary duties.
Seller
shall pay or otherwise fully discharge all of the Excluded Liabilities
and any
other of Seller’s Liabilities which arise after the Closing Date as the same
shall become due.
2.5 Delivery
of Certain Assets.
At the
Closing, Seller shall deliver all of its right, title and interest in the
Assets
directly to Studio
IP
Holdings LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company and Subsidiary of Buyer (“Studio LLC”). The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding this Section,
all of
the Assets, including the Assets subject to this Section, are being acquired
by
Buyer hereunder and the delivery by Seller of the Assets, subject to this
Section, to Studio
LLC
shall be
deemed to be a delivery of such Assets initially to Buyer followed by a
contribution of such Assets by Buyer to the capital of Studio
LLC.
3. Closing;
Purchase Price
3.1 Closing.
The
Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place
on
the first business day after the satisfaction of the terms and conditions
of
Section 7 but in no event later than April 30, 2007 at the offices of Blank
Rome
LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 or such other location
mutually acceptable to the parties hereto or by the exchange of documents
and
instruments by mail, courier, telecopy and wire transfer to the extent
mutually
acceptable to the parties hereto. All transactions occurring at the Closing
shall be deemed to occur concurrently.
3.2 Purchase
Price.
In
consideration of the sale, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Assets,
and
in reliance upon the representations and warranties made herein by Seller
and
Principals, Buyer shall, in full payment thereof, pay to Seller, or its
respective designees, Two Hundred Four Million Dollars ($204,000,000) at
the
Closing (the “Purchase Price”), payable by wire transfer in immediately
available funds, to an account designated in writing by Seller to Buyer
at least
three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date.
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3.3 Earn-Out
Consideration.
Seller
shall be entitled to aggregate additional consideration of up to Thirty-Five
Million Dollars ($35,000,000), as follows: (i) up to Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000) shall be payable in Buyer Stock, contingent upon the Assets
generating royalty revenues during the calendar years ending December 31,
2007,
2008 and 2009, respectively, in excess of certain thresholds, determined
in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
Exhibit
E (the
“First Earn-Out Consideration”), and (ii) up to Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000) shall be payable in Buyer Stock, contingent upon the Assets
generating royalty revenues during the calendar years ending December 31,
2007,
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, in excess of certain thresholds,
determined in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth
on Exhibit
F
(the
“Second Earn-Out Consideration”, and collectively with the First Earn-Out
Consideration, the “Earn-Out Consideration”).
3.4 Purchase
Price Allocation.
The
Purchase Price for the Assets shall be allocated in a manner set forth
on
Schedule
3.4
hereto.
In connection with the determination of such schedule, the parties shall
cooperate with each other and provide such information as any of them shall
reasonably request. The parties shall (a) prepare and, where applicable,
file
each report relating to the federal, state, local, foreign and other Tax
consequences of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including the
filing
of IRS Form 8594) in a manner consistent with such allocation schedule
and (ii)
take no position in any Tax Return or other Tax filing, proceeding, audit
or
otherwise which is inconsistent with such allocation.
3.5 Reconciliation
of Royalty Advertising and Other Payment.
Within
ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the parties shall in good faith
reconcile any royalty and advertising payments received by such parties
for
periods ending prior to or following the Closing Date and expenses with
regard
to advertising expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date pursuant to
their
rights and obligations set forth under Sections 2.1(4), 2.2(2) and 6.11
of this
Agreement. Each party agrees to forward or otherwise pay any payments it
receives to which the other party hereto is entitled.
4. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Seller and Principals.
Seller
and Principals, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer that
each
of the statements contained in this Section 4 is true and correct. Except
for
the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 4, Seller
and
Principals make no other representation or warranty (either express or
implied)
herein or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.1 Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
Seller
is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. Seller
has the
full power and authority to own, lease and operate its Assets, Properties
and
Business, to carry on its Business as and where such Business is now conducted
and to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby upon the terms and conditions herein provided. Seller
is
duly qualified as a foreign entity in good standing under the Laws of each
jurisdiction set forth in Schedule 4.1.
There
is no other jurisdiction in which the nature of Seller’s Business or location of
its Properties requires such licensing or qualification where such failure
would
result in a material adverse effect on Seller. Except as set forth in
Schedule
4.1,
Seller
does not own any Subsidiaries, or own, directly or indirectly any shares
of
stock or other equity interest in or control, alone or in combination with
others, any Persons. Schedule
4.1
sets
forth the names and titles of each of Seller’s managers and
officers.
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4.2 Capitalization;
Options.
Schedule
4.2
sets
forth the capital structure of Seller, including the numbers and types
of
membership interests authorized and the number of each type of membership
interests issued and outstanding. Schedule
4.2
contains
an accurate and complete list of: (i) the full legal names of the members
of
Seller; (ii) the addresses of such members; and (iii) the number of membership
interests, shares, warrants, options or other securities owned of record
and
beneficially by each such member and the certificate numbers of the certificates
representing such equity interests, if any. Except for the members listed
on
Schedule
4.2,
there
are no other record or beneficial owners of any membership interests of
Seller
or any other securities of Seller. Except for the membership interests
listed on
Schedule
4.2,
there
have been and currently are no other issued or outstanding equity interests.
All
of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Seller have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.2,
there
exists no right of first refusal or other preemptive right with respect
to
Seller or the equity interests, Business or Assets of Seller.
4.3 Authority
to Execute and Perform Agreement.
Seller
has all requisite power and authority and approvals required to enter into,
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and its obligations hereunder
and to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement (and all other Transaction Documents required
to
effect the transactions contemplated herein) and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Seller and each of the Principals, and constitutes Seller’s and
each Principal’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against
Seller and each Principal in accordance with its terms and conditions,
except as
the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, now or hereafter in
effect, and subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
4.4 Financial
Statements.
The
following representation and warranty shall be deemed to be made only upon
delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section
7.1(9):
Seller
has delivered to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of the audited
financial statements and notes thereto of Seller (including balance sheets
and
related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows) at and
for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006. All such statements,
including the footnotes thereto, were audited and reported upon by Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
& Co., independent certified public accountants, in an unqualified auditors’
opinion with an explanatory paragraph only and substantially as follows:
“The
accompanying financial statements are those of Rocawear Licensing, LLC
only and
are not those of the primary reporting entity. The combined financial statements
of ROC Apparel Group LLC (formerly Urban Menswear LLC) and Affiliates have
been
issued to their members as the financial statements of the primary reporting
entity for the year ended December 31, 2005. The combined financial statements
of the primary reporting entity have not yet been issued for the year ended
December 31, 2006.” The foregoing financial statements are hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”. The Financial Statements
have been prepared from the books and records of Seller, and fairly present,
in
all material respects, the financial position of Seller as at such dates
and the
results of its operations and the changes in its retained earnings and
its
financial positions for the periods then ended in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods indicated. Since December 31,
2006,
there have been no material changes in the accounting policies of Seller.
The
Financial Statements are not affected by transactions or accounts with
affiliated companies, if any, other than as set forth in Schedule 4.4.
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4.5 No
Material Adverse Change.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.5,
since
December 31, 2006 there has been no material adverse change in the assets
(including the Assets as defined in Section 2), Properties, Liabilities,
Business, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Seller. Any
change
which has occurred reflects only the ordinary and regular conduct of the
Business or the normal use or operation of the Assets. No Seller or Principal
knows of any such change which is impending, nor has there been any material
damage, destruction or loss affecting the Assets, Properties, Business
or
financial condition of Seller, whether or not covered by insurance.
4.6 Tax
Matters.
(a) Seller,
and any consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for Tax purposes
of
which Seller is or has been a member, has timely filed with the appropriate
governmental agencies all material Tax Returns required to be filed by
it, all
of which have been prepared and completed in compliance with all Laws in
all
material respects.
(b) All
Taxes
due, owing and payable have been fully paid or duly provided for in the
Financial Statements. No claim for Taxes due is being contested by
Seller.
(c) No
written claim has ever been made by any governmental authority in a jurisdiction
where Seller does not file a Tax Return that it is or may be subject to
taxation
by that jurisdiction.
(d) [Intentionally
Omitted].
(e) None
of
the Assets is subject to any liens for Taxes, other than liens for Taxes
not yet
due and payable.
(f) Seller
has complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Code relating
to the withholding and payment of Taxes, including, without limitation,
the
withholding and reporting requirements under Code sections 1441 through
1464,
3401 through 3406, and 6041 through 6049, as well as similar provisions
under
any other Laws, and has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by
Law,
withheld from employee wages and paid over to the proper governmental
authorities all amounts required.
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(g) Seller
has been properly treated as a partnership for United States federal income
tax
purposes from the time of its formation through the Closing Date.
4.7 Compliance
with Laws.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.7,
Seller
is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws relating to its
Business, operations and the Assets. Except as set forth and specifically
identified in Schedule 4.7,
neither
Seller nor Principals have received notice of any alleged material violation
of
or claim under any such Laws. Seller does not know of any basis for any
material
violation thereof which may occur in the future (either upon notice, lapse
of
time, or both), or any material pending or threatened investigation, charge,
claim or other action relating to Seller or its Business under any such
Laws.
4.8 Permits.
No
material Permits are necessary for the conduct of the Business of Seller
or the
use and operation of the Assets.
4.9 No
Breach.
Except
as set forth and specifically identified in Schedule 4.9,
the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated includ-ing, without
limitation, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the
documents required to effect the transactions herein contemplated, do not
and
will not (1) constitute a violation of or default under (either immediately
or upon notice, lapse of time or both), conflict with or result in a breach
of
(a) Seller’s organizational documents, (b) the terms of any Specified
Contract or to any Contract to which Seller is a party and to which the
Assets
are or may be bound, (c) any Judgment relating to the Assets and binding
upon Seller, or (d) any material Laws affecting the Assets; or
(2) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the
Assets or give to any Person any interest or right in any of the Assets;
or
(3) accelerate the maturity of or otherwise modify any Liability or
obligation of Seller relating to the Assets or the Specified Liabilities;
or
(4) result in the breach of any of the terms and conditions of, constitute
a default under or otherwise cause any impairment of, any Contract, or
Permits
which, if not cured, could have a material adverse effect in any one case
or in
the aggregate on Seller, the Assets or the Business.
4.10 Consents.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10
and for
the filing of notification and report forms with the United States Federal
Trade
Commission and the United States Department of Justice under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”)
and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder
(the “HSR Filing”), if required, no Consent is required of any third party in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Seller or Principals
of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby,
including, but not limited to, the assignment of any and all of the Specified
Contracts.
4.11 Judgments
and Proceedings.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.11,
there
is no outstanding Judgment against or affecting the Assets. Except as set
forth
in Schedule
4.11,
there
is no material Proceeding pending or, to the best of Seller’s knowledge,
threatened against or affecting the Assets, Business operations or prospects
of
Seller. True and correct copies of all complaints, pleadings, petitions,
notices, motions and other papers filed in connection with any such Proceeding
have been made available to Buyer.
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4.12 Employee
Relations.
Seller
is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or any other Contract
with
any labor unions or any other representatives of Seller’s employees. Seller is
not a party to any written or oral employment agreement with any of its
officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, or other Persons.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth and specifically identified in
Schedule 4.12,
(1) no grievance which might have an adverse effect on Seller or the
Business, is pending and no claim therefor has been asserted, and (2) no
collective bargaining agreement is currently being negotiated by Seller.
Seller
does not have any present or, to its knowledge, threatened labor disturbances
or
any pending arbitration, unfair labor practice, grievance, or other Proceeding
of any kind with respect to its employees and has had no such labor disturbance,
Proceeding or litigation for the past eighteen (18) months or which remains
unresolved on the date hereof. Seller does not know of any present or threatened
walkout, strike or any similar occurrence which adversely affects or may
adversely affect the Assets, or the Business, condition or prospects of
Seller.
During the past five (5) years, no union attempts to organize or represent
the
employees of Seller has been made, nor are any such attempts now threatened,
nor
has Seller or any Principal been notified by any labor organization that
it is
soliciting or intends to solicit Seller’s employees to select a bargaining
agent, nor is any such solicitation being made or, to Seller’s knowledge,
contemplated by any labor union. Schedule 4.12
is a
true and correct list of all personnel employed by Seller as of the date
hereof
and their respective salaries, wages and rates of compensation. Upon termination
of the employment of any said employees, Seller will not by reason of anything
done prior to the Closing Date be liable to any of said employees for severance
pay or any other payments, except as and to the extent set forth and
specifically identified in Schedule 4.12
and
elsewhere in this Agreement. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.12,
no
employee of Seller has indicated to Seller or any Principal an intention
to
terminate employment.
4.13 Contracts.
Schedule
4.13
sets
forth a true and correct list of all Contracts to which Seller is a party
or to
which the Assets are subject. True and correct copies of all such Contracts
have
been delivered to Buyer. All of the Contracts set forth on Schedule
4.13
are in
full force and effect; Seller is not in default in any material respect
under
any such Contract nor, to Seller’s knowledge, is any other party to any such
Contract in default in any material respect thereunder. Seller has paid
in full
or accrued all amounts due thereunder for periods on or prior to the date
hereof
and has satisfied in full or provided in full for all of its Liabilities
and
obligations thereunder for periods on or prior to the date hereof. Except
as set
forth in Schedule
4.13,
all
rights of Seller under the Specified Contracts extending beyond the Closing
Date
are assignable to Buyer and upon assignment shall continue unimpaired and
unchanged in favor of Buyer on and after the Closing Date without (a) the
Consent of any Person or (b) the payment of any penalty, (c) the incurrence
of
any additional obligation or (d) the change of any term in any manner adverse
to
Buyer. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.13,
Seller
has examined, monitored or otherwise policed, to the extent deemed prudent
by
Seller and in accordance in all material respects with customary practices
in
the industry in which Seller operates, the activities of all of the licensee
counterparties under the Specified Contracts to verify that the products
manufactured, sold or offered for sale under the Marks licensed to such
licensee
pursuant to the Specified Contracts meet, in all material respects, the
quality
control standards and requirements for use of the Marks set forth in such
Specified Contracts.
4.14 Real
Property.
Seller
does not own, nor has Seller at any time owned, all or any portion of any
Real
Property.
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4.15 Books
of Account and Reports.
Seller’s books of account and other financial books and records are true,
correct and complete in all material respects and accurately reflect
substantially all of its items of income and expense, its assets, Liabilities
and accruals are and have been prepared and maintained in form and substance
adequate for preparing financial statements in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied which are capable of being audited. Seller has delivered to Buyer
true,
correct and complete copies of its charter or other formation documents,
and all
amendments thereto. The minute book(s) of Seller contains complete and
accurate
records of all official meetings and other official corporate action of
its
members and/or managers.
4.16 [Intentionally
Omitted].
4.17 Intangibles.
(1) All
Intangibles owned, used, applied for and/or registered in the name of or
licensed to Seller are listed on Schedule 4.17.
Except
as specifically identified and disclosed in Schedule 4.17,
all of
Seller’s rights in and to the Intangibles set forth in Schedule 4.17
are free
and clear of any claims of infringement, invalidity or Encumbrance. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.17,
neither
Seller nor any Principal has notice of any adversely held Intangible of
any
other Person or or notice of any claim of any other Person relating to
any of
the Intangibles set forth in Schedule 4.17
or any
process or confidential information of Seller, and neither Seller nor any
Principal knows of any basis for any such claim. Neither Seller nor any
Principal has infringed upon or misappropriated any Intellectual Property
Rights
of any Person. The Intangibles do not infringe upon or violate the Intellectual
Property Rights or other proprietary rights of any Person. Except as set
forth
in Schedule
4.17,
neither
Seller nor any Principal has licensed any Person to use any Intangible
or other
Intellectual Property Rights of Seller, nor is Seller obligated to pay
any
royalties, licensing fees or similar payments to any Person for use of
the
Intangibles and Intellectual Property Rights.
(2) Schedule
4.17
contains
a complete and accurate list and summary description of all registrations
and
pending applications for the Marks. All registered and pending Marks have
been
registered or applied for and pending, respectively (as indicated on the
schedule) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the trademark
office of the jurisdiction to which the registration or application pertains.
The Marks are valid, subsisting, and enforceable and are not subject to
any
maintenance fees or taxes or actions falling due within sixty (60) days
after
the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.17,
(i) no
Xxxx has
been
or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation or cancellation Proceeding
or
any other Proceeding relating to the validity or registrability thereof,
and no
such action is threatened with respect to any of the Marks; (ii) there
is no
known potentially interfering trademark or trademark application of any
other
Person with regard to the Marks; (iii) none of the Marks has been challenged
or
threatened in any way by any third party; (iv) where applicable, the use
of the
Marks has been accompanied by the proper federal registration notice where
permitted by law except for where such failure to comply with proper federal
registration notice is not material to the operation of the
Business.
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4.18 Title.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.18,
Seller
owns and has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Assets, free
and
clear of all Encumbrances. There are no outstanding options or commitments
to
which Seller or any Principal is a party which relate to the Assets or
the sale
by any of them of the Assets. At Closing, Buyer shall acquire all Assets
used by
Seller in the Business, other than the Excluded Assets set forth in
Section 2.2. Within the past 10 years, Seller has not done business
under or been known by any name other than its present corporate name,
or done
busi-ness at any address other than the names and addresses set forth in
Schedule 4.18.
4.19 [Intentionally
Omitted].
4.20 Undisclosed
Liabilities.
As of
December 31, 2006, Seller has no knowledge of any Liabilities that will
not be
fully and adequately reflected in the Financial Statements upon delivery
thereof
as contemplated by Section 7.1(9) or on Schedule
4.4
hereto.
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20,
Seller
has no Liabilities, other than (1) Liabilities that will be fully
and adequately reflected in the audited Financial Statements for the year
ended December 31, 2006 and (2) those incurred since December 31, 2006 in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices. Except
as set
forth in Schedule 4.20
and
except to the extent specifically reflected or reserved against in the
Financial
Statements or elsewhere in this Agreement, Seller is not directly or indirectly
liable, by guarantee or otherwise, upon or with respect to, or obligated
to
guarantee or assume, any Liability or obligation of any Person, except
endorsements made in the ordinary course of business in connection with
the
deposit of items for collection.
4.21 Licensees.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.21,
no
single licensee provides more than five percent (5%) of Seller’s revenue. The
relationships of Seller with its licensees are satisfactory commercial
working
relationships and no licensee of Seller has cancelled or otherwise terminated,
or threatened in writing to cancel or otherwise prematurely terminate,
its
relationship with Seller or has in the last twelve (12) months decreased
materially, or threatened to decrease or limit materially, its usage of
the
products of Seller. Neither Seller nor any Principal has any knowledge
that any
such licensee intends to cancel or otherwise modify its relationship with
Seller
or that the acquisition of the Assets by Buyer will adversely affect the
relationship with any such licensee. Schedule
4.21
attached
hereto contains information relating to payments made by such licensees
under
the Specified Contracts for the Seller’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2005
and 2006 and projected payments by such licensees for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2007, including royalties, advertising royalties and other
payments
such as expense re-imbursements. The historical financial information set
forth
on Schedule
4.21
is true
and correct in all material respects. The projected financial information
set
forth on Schedule
4.21
has been
prepared by management of the Company on the basis of the assumptions set
forth
therein, which management reasonably believes is fair and reasonable in
light of
such licensees’ historical performance and of current and reasonably foreseeable
business conditions, and represent management’s best estimate of the information
therein contained.
4.22 [Intentionally
Omitted]
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4.23 Insurance.
Schedule 4.23
sets
forth all Insurance Policies held by or on behalf of Seller, specifying
the
insurer, the policy number (or covering note number with respect to binders),
the risks covered, the premium, the deductibles and the amount of coverage
provided and describing each pending claim thereunder of more than $l,000
with
respect to the Tangible and Intangible Property to be acquired. All such
Insurance Policies, true and correct copies of which have been delivered
to
Buyer, are enforceable and in full force and effect. To Seller’s knowledge,
Seller is not in default with respect to any provision contained in any
such
Insurance Policy nor has Seller failed to give any notice or present any
claim
under any such Insurance Policy in due and timely fashion. Except for claims
set
forth on Schedule 4.23,
there
are no outstanding unpaid claims under any such Insurance Policy. Seller
has not
received a notice of cancellation, non-renewal or audit of any such Insurance
Policy. Neither Seller nor any Principal has knowledge of any material
inaccuracy in any application for such Insurance Policies, any failure
to pay
premiums when due or any similar state of facts which might form the basis
for
termination of any such insurance. All Insurance Policies held by Seller
(1) are “occurrence” policies with insurance companies which are
financially sound and responsible, (2) are sufficient for compliance with
all requirements of the Law and all Contracts to which Seller is a party,
(3) insure against risks of the kind customarily insured against and in
amounts customarily carried by insureds similarly situated, and (4) provide
to Seller’s knowledge and belief adequate insurance coverage for the Assets and
operations of Seller.
4.24 No
Broker.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.24,
no
broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf
of
Seller in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled
to any
broker’s fee, finder’s fee, or similar fee or commission in connection therewith
based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Seller or any
action
taken by Seller. Any item disclosed in Schedule 4.24
will be
paid by Seller.
4.25 Related
Party Transactions.
Except
as described on Schedule
4.25
or any
other schedule, to Seller’s knowledge, there are currently no Real Property
leases, personal property leases, loans, guarantees, Contracts, transactions,
understandings or other arrangements of any nature between or among any
of the
Seller and any current or former member, owner, shareholder, partner, director,
officer or controlling Person of any of the Seller (or any of their respective
predecessors) or any other Person affiliated with the Seller (or any of
their
respective predecessors).
4.26 Investment
Matters.
To the
extent that any Earn-Out Consideration is paid pursuant to this Agreement,
the
Seller and each of the Principals represent that the Earn-Out Shares are
being
acquired for Seller’s and/or each Principal’s own account and not on behalf of
any other Person, and all such Earn-Out Share are being acquired for investment
purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any
resale
or distri-bution of such Earn-Out Shares. Each of the Seller and Principals has
received or examined Buyer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005, Buyer’s Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, Buyer’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006
and
Buyer’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated July 18, 2006. Each of the Seller and
Principals has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers
from
Buyer concerning Buyer, and have been furnished with all other information
about
Buyer which it/he has requested. Each of the Seller and Principals is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. Each of the Seller and Principals believes that it/he has been
fully
apprised of all facts and circumstances necessary to permit it/him to make
an
informed decision about acquiring the Earn-Out Shares, that it/he has sufficient
knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that it/he is
capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Earn-Out Shares,
and
that it/he has the capacity to protect its/his own interests in connection
with
the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the Seller and Principals
has been
advised by Buyer and understands that, (1) the Earn-Out Shares to be issued
hereunder, from the date of issuance until the effectiveness of the registration
statement that Buyer is required to file pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement with respect to the re-sale of the Earn-Out Shares, will not
be
registered under any federal or state securities laws, (2) such Earn-Out
Shares must be held unless and until they are subsequently registered or
an
exemption from registration becomes available, (3) except as otherwise
provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the certificates representing
such Earn-Out Shares shall bear appropriate restrictive legends, and
(4) prior to the registration of the Earn-Out Shares pursuant to the
Registration Rights Agreement or the removal of the restrictive legends
referred
to in clause (3) above, Buyer shall have the right to direct the transfer
agent
of its common stock to place a stop transfer order against such certificates.
None of the Seller nor any Principal have sold any shares of capital stock,
membership interests or other securities of either of the Seller or of
Buyer at
any time during the 30-day period ending on the Closing Date.
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5. Representations
and Warranties of Buyer.
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller and Principals that each of the statements
contained in this Section 5 is true and correct. Except for the representations
and warranties set forth in this Section 5, Buyer makes no other representation
or warranty (either express or implied) herein or with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.1 Organization.
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the
laws of the state of its incorporation. Buyer has full corporate power
and
authority to enter into this Agreement and each of the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby upon the terms and conditions herein provided.
5.2 Authorization.
The
execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This
Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of Buyer,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. Each Transaction Document
to which Buyer is a party, when executed and delivered by Buyer in accordance
with the provisions hereof, shall be valid and legally binding upon Buyer
in
accordance with its terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, and other rights affecting creditors’
rights generally from time to time in effect and as to enforceability and
general equitable principles.
5.3 Consent.
Except
for the HSR Filing, if required, no Consent is required in connection with
the
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.4 No
Violation.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any Transaction Document
to
which Buyer is a party, nor the consummation of the transactions herein
or
therein contemplated, will violate any material agreement to which Buyer
is a
party or by which Buyer is bound, or any provision of the charter or other
organizational documents of Buyer.
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5.5 No
Broker.
No
broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary has acted for or on behalf
of
Buyer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby,
and no broker, finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled to any
broker’s
fee, finder’s fee, or similar fee or commission in connection therewith based on
any agreement, arrangement or understanding with Buyer or any action taken
by
Buyer.
5.6 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(1) Buyer
has
filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) from January 1, 2005 through the date of
this Agreement (collectively, the “SEC Reports”). The SEC Reports (i) were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with the requirements of
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, as the case may be, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed
(or if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, then on the
date of
such filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading.
(2) Each
of
the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related
notes thereto) contained in the SEC Reports has been prepared in accordance
with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period involved (except
as may
be indicated in the notes thereto or in the SEC Reports), and each fairly
presents in all material respects the consolidated financial position of
Buyer
and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except
that
the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal
and
recurring year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be
material
in amount.
(3) Since
the
date of the financial statements contained in the most recent SEC Report
filed
by Buyer, there has been no event or occurrence relating to Buyer or any
of its
Subsidiaries which, in the reasonable judgment of Buyer will be required
to be
disclosed in an SEC Report or which would have a Material Adverse Effect
on
Buyer.
5.7 Buyer
Stock.
Each
share of Buyer Stock which may be issuable to Seller pursuant to Section
3.3
hereof has been reserved for issuance and when issued, sold and delivered
as
contemplated hereby will be validly authorized, issued and outstanding,
fully
paid and non-assessable, free and clear of any Encumbrance, not subject
to
preemptive or any other similar rights of the stockholders of Buyer or
others
and listed for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market or such other exchange
on
which the Buyer Stock is then listed or quoted on the date of such
issuance.
5.8 Financial
Ability.
At the
Closing, Buyer will have the financial capability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Covenants
and Agreements.
The
parties covenant and agree as follows:
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6.1 Certain
Pre-Closing Covenants.
During
the period between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (i) the
Closing
and (ii) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14:
(1) General.
Each of
the parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all action
and
to do all things necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate
and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in
Sections 7 or 8 as the case may be).
(2) Notices
and Consents.
Seller
and Buyer will give any notices to third parties and will use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any third party Consents required under any
legal
or contractual obligation necessary to complete the transactions contemplated
hereby. Subject to Section 6.7(i) each of the parties will give any notices
to,
make any filings with, and use such party’s commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals of any Governmental
Entity
and other third parties necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and the Transaction Documents.
(3) Operation
of Business.
Between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, except as expressly contemplated
hereby or
as set forth in Schedule
6.1(3),
Seller
covenants and agrees to conduct the Business only in the ordinary course
and in
a manner consistent with past practice and in compliance with applicable
Laws
and use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the present goodwill
of
Seller and its relationships with customers, suppliers and other Persons
related
to the Business. In addition to the foregoing, except as specifically permitted
by any other provisions in this Agreement, Seller shall not, between the
date
hereof and the Closing Date, directly or indirectly, take any of the following
actions without the prior written consent of Buyer:
(a) amend
its
certificate of organization or operating agreements or other organizational
documents or alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring
or
in any other fashion the structure or ownership of Seller if such amendment
or
alteration would materially adversely affect the Assets or the ability
to Seller
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing
a
substantial portion of the stock or assets of, or by any other manner,
any
business or corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other
business organization or division thereof; or any assets that are material,
individually or in the aggregate, to Seller, except purchases in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) sell,
lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any Encumbrance
or
otherwise dispose of any of the Assets, except sales or dispositions in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) incur
any
indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of another
Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to
acquire
any debt securities of Seller, guarantee any debt securities of another
Person,
or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the
foregoing, except for borrowings incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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(e) enter
into, amend, modify or terminate any Specified Contract other than as provided
for in Schedule
6.1(3)(e)
hereof,
except for immaterial changes made in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or
authorizing such a liquidation or dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization;
(g) settle
or
compromise any litigation in which Seller is a defendant (whether or not
commenced prior to the date of this Agreement) or settle, pay or compromise
any
claims not required to be paid, in any such case if doing so will materially
adversely affect the Assets or the ability of Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(h) modify
or
amend any existing Insurance Policy with respect to the Assets;
(i) make
any
changes in the existing distribution channels of the Business;
(j) intentionally
take any action that would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse
effect on the Business or on the Marks; or
(k) authorize
any of, or commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
6.2 Notice
of Developments.
Between
the date hereof and the Closing Date, Seller and the Principals, on the
one
hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, will give prompt written notice to
the
others of: (a) the occurrence or nonoccurrence subsequent to the date hereof
of
any event the occurrence or nonoccurrence of which would reasonably be
expected
to cause any representation or warranty of such parties contained in this
Agreement to be materially untrue or inaccurate, or (b) any failure of
Seller or
Principals, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other hand, materially to
comply
with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with
or
satisfied by it hereunder. No disclosure by any party pursuant to this
Section
6.2 will be deemed to amend or supplement any schedule or to prevent or
cure any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or breach of covenant unless such
disclosure is accepted in writing by the non-disclosing parties as an amendment
or supplement to such schedule, as the case may be, or as a waiver of any
misrepresentation or breach.
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6.3 No
Solicitation of Transactions.
From
the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the Closing or (ii) termination
of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 14 hereof, Seller shall not, directly or
indirectly, through any director, officer, employee, investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other agent or representative
of
Seller solicit, initiate or encourage or knowingly facilitate (including
by
furnishing non-public information) any inquiries or the submission of proposals
or offers from any person relating to any acquisition or purchase of all
or any
portion of the Assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or
Business of, or any equity interest in, Seller, or any merger, consolidation,
share exchange, amalgamation, reorganization, recapitalization, tender
offer,
exchange offer, business combination or other similar transaction involving
Seller, and, other than with Buyer or any of its Affiliates, participate
in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other person any
information with respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or
assist
or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any
other
Person to do or seek any of the foregoing. Seller shall, and shall cause
any of
its respective representatives or Affiliates to, immediately cease and
cause to
be terminated or withdrawn any existing negotiations with any parties conducted
heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing (other than in respect
of the
transactions contemplated hereby). From the date hereof until the earlier
of (i)
the Closing or (ii) termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14
hereof,
Seller shall, within two (2) business days, notify Buyer if any such proposal
or
offer, or any inquiry or contact with any person with respect thereto,
is made
and shall, in any such notice to Buyer, indicate in reasonable detail the
identity of the offeror and the terms and conditions of any proposal or
offer.
6.4 Pre-Closing
Tax Returns.
Seller
shall file all Tax Returns with respect to the Assets for all periods ending
on
or prior to the Closing Date.
6.5 Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
Seller
and Buyer shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by
the other party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant
to this
Agreement and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to
Taxes.
Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other party’s
request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably
relevant
to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees
available
on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation
of any material provided hereunder. Seller expressly agrees and acknowledges
that it shall be responsible for and shall pay any and all Taxes which
result or
arise from the sale of the Assets, except as otherwise provided in Section
13
hereof.
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6.6 Confidentiality.
Subject
to Section 17.1, without the prior written consent of the other party,
neither
Buyer nor Seller, nor their respective Affiliates shall disclose any
confidential information of the other party, which any of their respective
officers, directors, employees, counsel, agents, investment bankers, or
accountants, may now possess or may hereafter create or obtain relating
to,
without limitation, know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, supplier lists,
referral source lists, costs, profits or margin information, markets, sales,
pricing policies, operational methods, plans for future development, data
drawings, samples, processes, products, software, the financial condition,
results of operations, business, properties, assets, liabilities, or future
prospects and such information shall not be published, disclosed, or made
accessible by any of them to any other Person or entity or used by any
of them;
provided,
however,
that
such party may disclose or use any such information (i) as has become generally
available to the public other than through a breach of this Agreement by
such
party or any of its Affiliates and representatives, (ii) as becomes available
to
such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than any other
party
hereto or such other party’s Affiliates or representatives, provided that such
source is not known or reasonably believed by such party to be bound by
a
confidentiality agreement or other obligations of secrecy, (iii) as may
be
required in any report, statement or testimony required to be submitted
to any
Governmental Entity having or claiming to have jurisdiction over it, or
as may
be otherwise required by applicable Law, or as may be required in response
to
any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, (iv) as may
be
required to obtain any Governmental Entity approval or Consent required
in order
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (v) in
connection with enforcement of such party’s rights, or the defense of any
claims, arising under this Agreement or any other agreements to which such
party, one or more of the other parties hereto and/or any of their Affiliates
are parties; provided,
further,
that in
the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), the Person intending to
disclose
confidential information will promptly notify the party to whom it is obliged
to
keep such information confidential and, to the extent practicable, provide
such
party a reasonable opportunity to prevent public disclosure of such information.
In the event the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated and
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 14, each party hereto shall
return
all confidential materials to the appropriate other party or destroy such
confidential materials (and certify in writing the destruction thereof)
exchanged in connection with this Agreement. Each party acknowledges
responsibility for disclosures caused by such party and any of its respective
Affiliates and representatives.
6.7 Legal
Conditions to Transaction.
Each of
the parties hereto shall take commercially reasonable actions necessary
to
comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on such
party
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (which
actions
shall include, without limitation, filing and furnishing all information
required under the HSR Act as promptly as practicable after the date hereof),
and in connection therewith shall promptly cooperate with and furnish
information to each other in connection with any such requirements imposed
upon
either of them or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto shall (i) take
commercially reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and shall cooperate
with
each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization, order or approval
of, or
any exemption by, any Governmental Entity or other third party, required
to be
obtained or made by Seller for any of the conditions set forth in Section
7 to
be satisfied (any of the foregoing, an “Approval”) or the taking of any action
required in furtherance thereof or otherwise contemplated thereby or by
this
Agreement, (ii) diligently oppose or pursue any rehearing, appeal or other
challenge which may be available to it of any refusal to issue any Approval
or
of any order or ruling of any Governmental Entity which may adversely affect
the
ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby
or to take any action contemplated by any Approval until such time as such
refusal to issue any Approval or any order or ruling has become final and
non-appealable, and (iii) diligently oppose any objections to, appeals
from or
petitions to reconsider or reopen any Approval or the taking of any action
contemplated thereby or by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
neither Seller nor Buyer shall be required to agree to waive any substantial
rights or to accept any substantial limitation on its operations or to
dispose
of any material assets in connection with obtaining any such consent,
authorization, order, Approval or exemption. The filing fee payable under
the
HSR Act shall be paid by the Buyer.
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6.8 Form
8-K and Form 8-K/A Obligations.
At
Buyer’s election, Seller will promptly engage Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co., or
alternatively, Buyer will engage auditors of its choosing (“Auditors”), to
conduct an audit of the financial statements of the Business sold to Buyer
and
provide Buyer, prior to the Closing (or as soon as practicable thereafter),
with
audited financial statements of the Business sold to Buyer for the three
(3)
most recently completed fiscal years of Seller prior to Closing, and to
review
all interim period financial statements of the Business, that Buyer will
be
required to file with the SEC under Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X (on
Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A). Buyer will reimburse Seller for the actual costs
charged by Auditors engaged by Seller for such audit and review. In connection
with the performance of such audit and review, Seller agrees to (i) provide
Auditors, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with
full and
timely assistance and access to, and to examine and make copies of, all
books
and records of Seller and its Affiliates relating to the Business, and
authorize
the Independent Auditors for Seller and its Affiliates, to provide all
work
papers, (ii) close the books of the Business as of the Closing Date in
accordance with GAAP, (iii) prepare all appropriate income tax provisions,
(iv)
draft the combined financial statements of the Business, (v) execute reasonable
and customary “representation letters” upon completion of the audit prior to the
issuance of the Auditors’ Audit Report and (vi) if necessary, “carve out” the
necessary financial information and allocate corporate expenses in accordance
with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 55 for the audited financial statements
of
the Business to comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
6.9 Administration
of Specified Contracts.
During
any period which Seller is entitled to receive Earn-Out Consideration under
this
Agreement, Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to maximize the
royalty income payable to Buyer under the Specified Contracts and any licenses
of the Rocawear Marks entered into by Buyer or its Affiliates subsequent
to the
Closing so as to enable Seller to achieve the maximum payment of Earn-Out
Consideration pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, including without limitation
(a)
actively marketing, promoting and advertising the Marks, (b) prosecuting
third
party infringement of the Marks, and (c) acting in a commercially reasonable
manner with respect to any decisions to terminate, extend, renew, amend
or
enforce Buyer’s rights under any such Specified Contract or other license, or to
waive any rights of Buyer or such Affiliate thereunder.
6.10 Name
Change.
Seller
shall promptly after the Closing Date (and in any event within thirty (30)
calendar days) change its corporate name to a name which does not include
any of
the words “Rocawear” and will furnish a certificate, satisfactory to Buyer,
indicating such name change.
Seller
shall promptly after the Closing Date (and in any event within thirty (30)
calendar days) cause any entity controlled by or under common control with
Seller, directly or indirectly, to change its name to a name which does
not
include any of the words “Rocawear” (including “ROC”) and will furnish a
certificate,
satisfactory to Buyer,
indicating such name change.
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6.11 Account
Receivables; Royalties, Rent.
Following the Closing, Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to
collect any accounts receivable with respect to the Assets, whether pursuant
to
the Specified Contracts or a new license or similar agreement entered into
after
the Closing. In addition, Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that all
royalties under the Specified Contracts accruing for periods through the
Closing
Date are for the account of Seller, even if such royalties are not required
to
be paid by the licensees until after the Closing. If the Closing Date occurs
on
or prior to March 31, 2007, Seller shall be entitled to an amount equal
to the
total royalties received by Buyer in respect of the quarter ending March
31,
2007 multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of calendar
days from January 1, 2007 through the Closing Date and the denominator
of which
is 90, and Buyer shall be entitled to the balance of such royalties. If
the
Closing Date occurs after March 31, 2007 but on or prior to June 30, 2007,
Seller shall be entitled to an amount equal to the total royalties received
by
Buyer in respect of the six months ending June, 2007 multiplied by a fraction
the numerator of which is the number of calendar days from January 1, 2007
through the Closing Date and the denominator of which is 181, and Buyer
shall be
entitled to the balance of such royalties. Upon collection by Buyer or
an
Affiliate of any such royalties for the account of Seller, Buyer or such
Affiliate will hold such royalties in trust for Seller and will pay such
royalties to Seller not later than 15 days following receipt thereof, together
with a certification of Buyer’s Chief Financial Officer setting forth in
reasonable detail the information with respect to royalties for the quarter
ending March 31, 2007 or the six months ending June 30, 2007, as applicable,
of
the type that would be required to be reported under paragraph (a) of Exhibit
E
hereof, together with the calculation of the amount payable to Seller pursuant
to this Section 6.11 and the certifications required pursuant to such paragraph
(a). The provisions of paragraph (a) of Exhibit E hereof shall apply to
the
resolution of any dispute between Buyer and Seller relating to the calculation
of amounts payable to Seller under this Section 6.11. Without the prior
written
consent of Seller, Buyer shall not, and shall cause its Affiliate not to,
waive
any right to receive such royalties or otherwise enter into any written
or oral
agreement or understanding with a licensee under any Specified Contract
that
would have the effect of reducing the amount of royalties payable under
such
Specified Contract for the period from January 1, 2007 through the Closing
Date,
other than in a manner and amount that is consistent with past practice
of
Seller with respect to the licensee that is a party to such agreement or
understanding. Advertising fees paid pursuant to the Specified Contracts
for the
period from January 1, 2007 through the Closing Date shall be for the account
of
Seller and advertising fees payable pursuant to the Specified Contracts
for any
period after the Closing Date shall be for the account of Buyer. As promptly
as
practicable following the Closing Date, Buyer shall instruct all licensees
under
any Specified Contract who license showroom space at Seller’s Affiliates’
premises at 0000 Xxxxxxxx to pay the rent due under the Specified Contracts
in
respect of such showroom space directly to Seller’s Affiliates or its designee.
To the extent that any Specified Contract contains the contractual obligation
that a licensee pay to Seller or its Affiliates any amount for the use
and
occupancy of the Seller’s Affiliates’ premises, Buyer for such limited purpose
only does hereby reassign to Seller or its designee any and all such rights
and
the payments with respect thereto. In the event that any such payments
of rent
are received by Buyer, Buyer shall hold such payments in trust for Seller
and
promptly pay them to Seller.
7. Conditions
to Closing.
7.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer.
The
obligations of Buyer to consummate
the transactions provided herein shall be subject to the satisfaction or
waiver
of the following conditions:
(1) The
Buyer
shall have received from the Seller and/or the Principals, as appropriate,
a
duly executed copy of each Transaction Document to which Seller and/or
Principals are a party;
(2) The
Appearance and Endorsement Agreement among Xxxxxx, Seller, and certain
Affiliates of Seller, dated September 22, 2005, shall have been terminated
in
its entirety;
(3) There
shall not have occurred from the date hereof until the Closing Date, a
material
adverse change in the value of the Business or Assets;
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(4) The
representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof shall be true
and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as though
then
made, except that any such representation or warranty made as of a specified
date (other than the date hereof) shall only need to have been true on
and as of
such date;
(5) Seller
and each Principal shall have performed in all material respects all of
the
covenants and agreements required to be performed and complied with by
each of
them under this Agreement prior to the Closing;
(6) Seller
shall have obtained, or caused to be obtained, each consent and approval
required in order to complete the transactions contemplated hereby including
consents required with respect to the Specified Contracts as identified
on
Schedule
4.13;
(7) The
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
terminated;
(8) There
shall not be instituted or pending any Proceeding (i) challenging or seeking
to
make illegal, or to delay or otherwise directly or indirectly restrain
or
prohibit, Seller’s or Principals’ consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or seeking to obtain material damages in connection with such
transactions, (ii) seeking to prohibit direct or indirect ownership or
operation
by Buyer of all or a material portion of the Assets, or to compel Buyer
or any
of its Subsidiaries to dispose of or to hold separately all or a material
portion of the business or assets of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, as a result
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) seeking to invalidate or render
unenforceable any material provision of this Agreement or any of the other
agreements attached as exhibits hereto or (iv) otherwise relating to and
materially adversely affecting the transactions contemplated hereby;
(9) Seller
shall have delivered to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of the
audited
financial statements and notes thereto of Seller (including balance sheets
and
related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows) at and
for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, which financial statements
and notes thereto will have been audited and reported upon by Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
& Co., independent certified public accountants, in an unqualified auditors’
opinion without an explanatory paragraph.
(10) There
shall not be any action taken, or any Law or Judgment enacted, entered,
enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions
contemplated hereby by any Governmental Entity which would reasonably be
expected to result, directly or indirectly, in any of the consequences
referred
to in Section 7.1(8) hereof.
7.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Seller and Principals.
The
obligations of Seller and Principals to
consummate the transactions provided herein shall be subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of the following conditions:
(1) The
Seller, each Principal and, in the case of the Endorsement/Services Agreement,
Xxxxxx, shall have received from the Buyer a duly executed copy of each
Transaction Document to which Buyer is a party.
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(2) There
shall not have occurred from the date hereof until the Closing Date, a
material
adverse change in the business, assets, financial condition, results of
operations or prospects of Buyer and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole;
(3) The
representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof will be true
and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing as though then
made,
except that any such representation or warranty made as of a specified
date
(other than the date hereof) shall only need to have been true on and as
of such
date;
(4) Buyer
shall have performed in all material respects all the covenants and agreements
required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the
Closing;
(5) The
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
terminated;
(6) There
shall not be threatened, instituted or pending any Proceeding (i) challenging
or
seeking to make illegal, or to delay or otherwise directly or indirectly
restrain or prohibit, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
or seeking to obtain material damages in connection with such transactions,
(ii)
seeking to invalidate or render unenforceable any material provision of
this
Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, or (iii) otherwise relating
to
and materially adversely affecting the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(7) There
shall not be any action taken, or any Law or Judgment enacted, entered,
enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the transactions
contemplated hereby by any Governmental Entity which would reasonably be
expected to result, directly or indirectly, in any of the consequences
referred
to in Section 7.2(6) hereof.
8. Deliveries
by Seller and Principals.
At the
Closing, Seller and, where applicable, the Principals, shall deliver, or
cause
to be delivered, to Buyer or its designee, the following, which shall be
in form
and substance acceptable to Buyer and Buyer’s counsel:
8.1 Transaction
Documents and instruments of transfer for the Assets including, without
limitation, bills of sale for all Tangible Property, assignments of all
Intangibles (including all Intellectual Property Rights appurtenant thereto)
and
assignments of all assignable licenses and Permits relating to the Assets
or the
use, occupancy or operation thereof including, but not limited to, documents
substantially in the form of Exhibit
G
(Xxxx of
Sale), Exhibit
H
(Master Trademark Assignment Agreement), Exhibit
I
(Master
Copyright Assignment Agreement) Exhibit
J
(Worldwide Omnibus Assignment of Intellectual Property), Exhibit
K
(Security Release) in form to be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller,
Consent to Transfer of License and Exhibit
L
(Assignment and Assumption Agreement).
8.2 Copies
of
the minutes of the meetings of the managers and members of Seller authorizing
the execution and performance of this Agreement and the amendment of Seller’s
formation documents to change its name, certified by Seller’s
Secretary;
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8.3 Documents
sufficient to effect amendments of Seller’s formation documents to change its
name to one which is not similar to its present name, which documents shall
be
in proper form and accompanied by the proper check for filing with the
appropriate governmental body;
8.4 Copies
or
originals of all files, papers, books and records, licenses, permits, approvals,
applications, correspondence, and other documents relative to the
Assets;
8.5 Termination
statements and any other termination documents terminating all Encumbrances
in
and to the Assets;
8.6 A
certificate, dated no earlier than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date,
that
Seller is in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation;
8.7 Certificate
of incumbency and specimen signatures of all signatory officers of Seller,
certified by Seller’s Secretary;
8.8 The
U.S.
License, duly executed by Seller;
8.9 The
Endorsement/Services Agreement, duly executed by Xxxxxx;
8.10 The
Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Seller and each
Principal;
8.11 A
joint
venture agreement between Buyer and Xxxxx Xxxxxx in substantially the form
of
Exhibit
M,
duly
executed by Xxxxx Xxxxxx (the “JV Agreement");
8.12 A
license
agreement from Xxxxx Xxxxxx in favor of the entity to be formed under the
JV
Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
N,
duly
executed by Xxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Xxxxx Xxxxxx License”);
8.13 The
favorable opinions of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to
Xxxxxx, and Xxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to Seller, Bize and Xxxx, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to Buyer substantially in the forms attached
hereto
as Exhibit
O;
8.14 All
such
further documents and instruments which may be reasonable requested by
Buyer or
its counsel consistent with the provisions of this Agreement in order to
more
effectively transfer title to the Assets to Buyer, or to effectuate and
carry
out any provision of this Agreement and the transaction provided
herein;
8.15 Waivers
of defaults and/or consents required under the Specified Contracts;
8.16 Permits
and Consents from any person required for consummation of the Closing in
form
and substance satisfactory to Buyer including, without limitation, all
governmental and administrative Consents and approvals.
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9. Deliveries
by Buyer.
At the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller, or
cause
Studio
LLC to
deliver to Seller, as the case may be,
the
following, which shall be in form and substance acceptable to Seller and
Seller’s counsel:
9.1 The
Purchase Price;
9.2 The
U.S.
License, duly executed by Studio LLC;
9.3 The
Endorsement/Services Agreement, duly executed by Buyer;
9.4 The
Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by Buyer;
9.5 The
JV
Agreement executed by Buyer and the entity to be formed under the JV
Agreement;
9.6 The
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx License, duly executed by the entity to be formed under the JV Agreement;
and
9.7 The
favorable opinion of Blank Rome LLP, counsel to Buyer, dated the Closing
Date
and addressed to Seller and the Principals, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
P.
10. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties, and covenants and agreements to be performed
prior to the Closing, shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and
the
Closing hereunder until the close of business on September 30, 2008; provided
that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1 (Due
Organization and Qualification), 4.3 (Authority to Execute), 4.11 (Judgments
and
Proceedings), 4.13 (Contracts), 4.17 (Intangibles), 4.18 (Title), 4.24
(No
Broker), 5.1 (Organization), 5.2 (Authorization) and 5.5 (No Broker), hereof
shall survive until sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations for the underlying claim, including any extensions
or
waivers thereof, provided further that the representations and warranties
set
forth in Sections 5.6 and 5.7 hereof shall survive until sixty (60) days
after
the expiration of the period under which Seller may be entitled to receive
Earn-Out Consideration (collectively, the “Cut-Off Dates”). No claim for
indemnification hereunder for a breach of representations and warranties
or
covenants or agreements to be performed prior to the Closing may be brought
after the Cut-Off Date, except for claims (a) of which Seller and the Principals
have been notified in writing with reasonable specificity by Buyer prior
to the
Cut-Off Date or (b) of which Buyer has been notified in writing with reasonable
specificity by Seller or the Principals prior to the Cut-Off Date. Covenants
and
agreements to be performed after the Closing shall survive
indefinitely.
11. Indemnification.
11.1 Obligation
of Seller and Principals to Indemnify.
Subject
to Section 11.5 hereof, Seller and each of the Principals shall, jointly
and
severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates
and
their respective officers, directors, shareholders and employees (“Buyer
Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting
from the following:
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(1) any
misrepresentation or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement of Seller and Principals contained in this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement;
(2) any
and
all of the Excluded Liabilities, whether known or unknown on the Closing
Date
and whether or not such Excluded Liabilities constitute a breach of any
representation or warranty made by Seller and Principals herein;
(3) the
Proceedings described in Part 1 of Schedule
4.11
hereof;
and
(4) the
failure of Seller to comply with any applicable bulk sales laws in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
11.2 Obligation
of Buyer to Indemnify.
Subject
to Section 11.5, Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller,
each
Principal and their respective Affiliates and the officers, directors,
managers,
members and employees of any of the foregoing (“Seller Indemnitees”) from and
against any Losses incurred by such Seller Indemnitees arising out of or
resulting from the following:
(1) a
misrepresentation or a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant
or
agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered
at the Closing hereunder; and
(2) any
and
all of the Specified Liabilities and any Losses incurred by the Seller
Indemnitees arising out of the ownership or the Assets or operation of
the
Business by Buyer from and after the Closing Date.
11.3 Third
Party Claims.
If a
claim by a third party is made against any party or parties hereto and
the party
or parties against whom said claim is made intends to seek indemnification
with
respect thereto under Sections 11.1 or 11.2, the party or parties seeking
such
indemnification shall promptly notify the indemnifying party or parties,
in
writing, of such claim; provided,
however,
that
the failure to give such notice shall not affect the rights of the indemnified
party or parties hereunder except to the extent that such failure materially
and
adversely affects the indemnifying party or parties due to the inability
to
timely defend such action. The indemnifying party or parties shall have
ten (10)
business days after said notice is given to elect, by written notice given
to
the indemnified party or parties, to undertake, conduct and control, through
counsel of their own choosing (subject to the consent of the indemnified
party
or parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and at their
sole risk
and expense, the good faith settlement or defense of such claim, and the
indemnified party or parties shall cooperate with the indemnifying parties
in
connection therewith; provided: (a) (i) all settlements require the prior
reasonable consultation with the indemnified party, and (ii) all settlements
other than those involving only the payment of money by the indemnifying
party
and the full release by the claimants of all claims asserted against the
indemnified party, require the prior written consent of the indemnified
party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and (b) the indemnified
party
or parties shall be entitled to participate in such settlement or defense
through counsel chosen by the indemnified party or parties, provided that
the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the indemnified party
or
parties. So long as the indemnifying party or parties are contesting any
such
claim in good faith, the indemnified party or parties shall not pay or
settle
any such claim; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party or parties shall have
the
right to pay or settle any such claim at any time, provided that in such
event
they shall waive any right of indemnification therefor by the indemnifying
party
or parties. If the indemnifying party or parties do not make a timely election
to undertake the good faith defense or settlement of the claim as aforesaid,
or
if the indemnifying parties fail to proceed with the good faith defense
or
settlement of the matter after making such election, then, in either such
event,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to contest, settle
or
compromise (provided that all settlements or compromises require the prior
reasonable consultation with the indemnifying party and the prior written
consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) the claim at their exclusive discretion, at the risk and expense
of
the indemnifying parties.
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11.4 Assistance.
Regardless of which party is controlling the defense of any claim, each
party
shall act in good faith and shall provide reasonable documents and cooperation
to the party handling the defense.
11.5 Limitation
on Losses.
With
respect to indemnification claims under this Section 11:
(1) No
party
to this Agreement shall have an obligation for indemnification under this
Section 11 unless the aggregate Losses (other than Losses to which neither
the
Cap nor the Basket apply, as described in sub paragraph 5 of this Section
11.5)
suffered by the Seller Indemnitees or Buyer Indemnitees, as the case may
be,
under Sections 11.1 or 11.2, respectively, exceed $2,000,000 (the “Basket”).
Losses to which the Basket applies, as described in the preceding sentence,
are
hereinafter referred to as the “Basket Losses.” At such time as their Basket
Losses exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate, the Seller Indemnitees or Buyer
Indemnitees, as applicable, shall be entitled to be indemnified against
the full
amount of all such Basket Losses that have been incurred or suffered by
such
indemnitees for which they are entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement
(and not merely the portion of such Basket Losses exceeding
$2,000,000).
(2) The
maximum aggregate amount of Losses for which Seller and the Principals
on the
one hand, and Buyer on the other hand, shall be liable under this Section
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shall be $50,000,000 (the “Cap”).
(3) The
amount of any Losses incurred or suffered by any Seller Indemnitees or
Buyer
Indemnitees (i) shall be increased by any Tax incurred or reasonably expected
to
be incurred as a result of or related to any such Losses, including any
Tax
related to the inclusion in gross income of insurance proceeds or a payment,
and
(ii) shall be reduced by any Tax benefit realized or reasonably expected
to be
realized as a result of or related to any such Losses.
(4) The
amount of any Loss incurred or suffered by any Seller Indemnitees or Buyer
Indemnitees shall be reduced by any insurance proceeds or other third party
recoveries received by such Indemnitees in connection with the breach,
failure
or other event which gave rise to such Loss (net of any costs incurred
by such
Indemnitees in connection with the collection of such insurance proceeds
or
other third party recoveries).
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(5) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither the Cap nor the Basket shall apply to any Losses
arising
out of, or related to, (i) any breach of any representation or warranty
contained in Sections 4.1 (Due Organization and Qualification), 4.3 (Authority
to Execute), 4.11 (Judgments and Proceedings), 4.13 (Contracts), 4.17
(Intangibles), 4.18 (Title), 4.24 (No Broker), 5.1 (Organization), 5.2
(Authorization) or 5.5 (No Broker), (ii) any breach of any of the covenants
to
be performed under this Agreement by any of the parties hereto after the
Closing, or (iii) the Excluded Liabilities.
(6) Seller
shall only be entitled to indemnification for Losses resulting from a breach
by
Buyer of the representations or warranties set forth in Section 5.6 of
this
Agreement with respect to any Buyer Stock which is issued as Earn-Out
Consideration.
11.6 Right
of Set-Off.
In the
event that any Buyer Indemnitee has any claim against the Principals or
Seller
under this Agreement for which it is entitled to indemnification as set
forth in
this Section 11, Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation, in
its sole
and absolute discretion, to set-off such claim against any amounts that
may be
owed to Seller under this Agreement (other than the Second Earn-Out
Consideration which shall not be subject to set-off hereunder); provided,
however,
that no
set-off pursuant to this Section 11.6 shall be permitted until the resolution
of
any dispute respecting the obligation to pay any such amount by operation
of
Section 11.7 hereof.
11.7 Dispute
Resolution Procedure.
(1) In
the
event that any Indemnitee or group of Indemnitees is seeking indemnification
pursuant to this Section 11, such Indemnitee(s) shall notify the Indemnitor(s)
thereof, which notice (the “Indemnity Notice”) shall set forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances giving rise to the Losses for which
indemnity
is sought, the amount (or estimated amount) thereof (including the basis
for the
calculation of the Losses, the amount of costs and expenses incurred by
such
Indemnitee(s) and, if then known, the amount of any adjustment to or deduction
from the amount of Losses subject to indemnification as a result of the
Basket
or Cap or the other provisions of Section 11.5 hereof. If the Indemnitor(s)
disagree with any matter set forth in an Indemnity Notice, such Indemnitor(s)
shall provide the Notifying Indemnitee(s) with notice of such disagreement
(the
“Indemnity Dispute Notice”) within thirty (30) days following the date of which
the applicable Indemnity Notice was given. Such Indemnity Dispute Notice
shall
set forth in reasonable detail the nature and basis of such disagreement
together with the view of the Indemnitor(s), if any, of the amount of any
indemnity payment to which the Indemnitee(s) should be entitled. If the
Indemnitor(s) do not deliver an Indemnity Dispute Notice within such thirty
(30)
day period, Indemnitor(s) shall be deemed to have agreed with the matters
set
forth in the Indemnity Notice. If Indemnitor(s) timely provide a Dispute
Notice,
then the senior executives and principals of Indemnitor(s) and Indemnitee(s)
shall meet promptly (with their respective counsel or other representatives,
as
they may determine) and attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute.
If such
executives have met but failed to resolve such dispute within twenty (20)
days
after the date on which the Indemnity Dispute Notice is given, either
Indemnitor(s) or Indemnitee(s) may submit such dispute for final and binding
arbitration in accordance with Section 11.8 hereof. In any such arbitration,
the
Arbitrators (as hereinafter defined) shall not be permitted to award Losses
in
an amount in excess of those set forth in the Indemnity Notice or less
than the
amount set forth in the Indemnity Dispute Notice, except in either case
with
respect to amounts constituting adjustments or deductibles which were not
known
at the time the applicable notice was given.
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11.8 Arbitration.
All
disputes arising under this Agreement that are not resolved by the parties
hereto, shall be subject to binding arbitration in The City of New York
by a
panel of three (3) arbitrators (the “Arbitrators”) pursuant to the commercial
arbitration rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”), as supplemented herein, and judgment upon the award rendered by the
Arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitrator
compensation and expenses shall be advanced equally by Indemnitor(s) on
the one
hand and Indemnitee(s) on the other hand. The Indemnitor(s) and Indemnitee(s)
shall instruct the AAA to hold an administrative conference with counsel
for the
parties within twenty (20) days after the filing of the demand for arbitration.
The parties and the AAA shall thereafter cooperate in order to complete
the
appointment of the Arbitrators as quickly as possible. Within ten (10)
days
after all three Arbitrators have been appointed, the Indemnitor(s) and
Indemnitee(s) shall seek to have an initial meeting among the Arbitrators
and
counsel for the parties for the purpose of establishing a plan for
administration of the arbitration, including (a) scope, timing and types
of
discovery, which may at the discretion of the Arbitrators include production
of
documents in the possession of the parties, but may not without consent
of all
parties include depositions; (b) exchange of documents and filing of detailed
statement of claim and prehearing memoranda; (c) schedule and place(s)
of
hearing; and (d) any other matters that may promote the efficient, expeditious
and cost-effective conduct of the proceeding. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, each party shall bear its own costs and expenses in any
such
arbitration proceeding. The award of the Arbitrators may be enforced in
any
court of competent jurisdiction. The Arbitrators shall not award punitive
or
other exemplary damages respecting any dispute arising under this
Agreement.
11.9 Payments
Treated as Purchase Price Adjustment.
Any
payment pursuant to this Section 11 will be treated for tax purposes as
an
adjustment to the Purchase Price hereunder.
11.10 Remedies
Exclusive; No Recourse.
The
remedies provided in this Section 11 shall be the exclusive remedies (except
with respect to equitable remedies) of the parties hereto after the Closing
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for any
breach
or non-performance of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered at
Closing.
12. Waiver
of Bulk Sales Compliance.
Buyer
waives compliance by Seller with the provisions of Article 6 of the Uniform
Commercial Code (Bulk Sales Law) and all other Laws relating to bulk sale
in
each applicable jurisdiction. Seller and Principals will, jointly and severally,
indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from, against and with respect to, and
shall
reimburse Buyer for any and all Losses suffered or incurred by Buyer arising
out
of, relating to or by reason of such waiver or any noncompliance with such
Laws. This indemnification shall apply to, but shall not be limited to,
Losses
due to any acceleration of payment with respect to any Liability or obligation
of Seller assumed by Buyer hereunder, and is in addition to the indemnification
provided pursuant to Section 11.
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13. Expenses.
Except
as expressly provided to the contrary herein, whether or not the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be consummated, each party shall pay
its
own expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying into
effect
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller shall be
responsible for and make arrangements to pay all sales, transfer, stamp,
recording and similar Taxes, if any, incurred in connection with any Assets
conveyed to Buyer hereunder.
14. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(1) by
the
mutual consent of Buyer and Seller;
(2) by
either
Buyer or Seller if there has been a material misrepresentation, breach
of
warranty or breach of covenant on the part of the other in the representations,
warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement;
(3) by
either
Buyer or Seller if the transactions contemplated hereby have not been
consummated by April 30, 2007; provided that, neither Buyer nor Seller
will be
entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 14(3) if
such
party’s willful breach of this Agreement has prevented the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(4) by
Buyer
if, after the date hereof, there shall have been a material adverse change
in
the financial condition of the Business or Assets;
(5) by
Seller
if, after the date hereof, there shall have been a material adverse change
in
the financial condition or business of Buyer; or
(6) by
either
Buyer or Seller if any Law preventing or prohibiting consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have become final and
nonappealable.
15. Further
Assurances.
15.1 At
any
time and from time to time after the Closing Date, at Buyer’s request and
without further consideration, Seller and Principals will promptly execute
and
deliver all such further documents or perform such acts as Buyer may reasonably
request in order to more fully consummate the transactions contemplated
herein
and in order to more effectively vest, transfer the right, title and interest
of
Buyer in the Assets.
15.2 After
the
Closing Date, Seller and Principals shall do the following:
(1) Deliver
to Buyer all notices, correspondence and other items relating to the Business
and/or the Assets which are from time to time received by them or are in
their
possession.
(2) File
with
the appropriate governmental body documents sufficient to effect a change
of
Seller’s name to one not similar to its current name and send proof of such
filing and proper advertising thereof to Buyer, and file with each jurisdiction
listed in Schedule 4.1
such
documents as are necessary to effectuate such change of name in each such
jurisdiction.
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16. Non
Compete; Non Disparagement.
16.1 With
respect to Xxxxxx (and not with respect to Bize and Xxxx), the restrictive
covenants contained in Section 7(a) of the Endorsement Agreement are
incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth herein. With respect
to
each of Bize and Xxxx (and not with respect to Xxxxxx), the restrictive
covenants contained in Section 5(b) of the U.S. License are incorporated
by
reference herein as if fully set forth herein.
16.2 For
purposes of clarification, but not of limitation, each Seller and Principal
acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Section 16.1 above shall
serve as
a prohibition against it or he, during the period described therein, directly
or
indirectly, hiring, offering to hire, enticing away or in any other manner
persuading or attempting to persuade any officer, employee, agent, lessor,
lessee, licensor, licensee, customer, prospective customer or supplier
of the
Business or any business of Buyer and the Subsidiaries to discontinue or
alter
his or its relationship such business.
16.3 The
parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) Buyer would be
irreparably injured in the event of a breach by any of the Seller or Principals
of any of their obligations under this Section 16, (ii) monetary damages
would not be an adequate remedy for any such breach, and (iii) Buyer shall
be entitled to injunctive relief, in addition to any other remedy which
it may
have, in the event of any such breach. It is hereby also agreed that the
existence of any claims which Seller or Principals may have against Buyer,
whether under this Agreement or otherwise, shall not be a defense to the
enforcement by Buyer of any of the rights under this Section 16.
16.4 It
is the
intent of the parties hereto that the covenants contained in this Agreement
shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of and
public
policies of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought (the Seller
and
Principals hereby acknowledge that said restrictions are reasonably necessary
for the protection of Buyer). Accordingly, it is hereby agreed that if
any one
or more of the provisions of Section 16 shall be adjudicated to be invalid
or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, said provision shall be (only
with
respect to the operation thereof in the particular jurisdiction in which
such
adjudication is made) construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be
enforceable to the extent permissible.
16.5 The
provisions of this Section 16 shall be in addition to, and not in lieu
of, any
other obligations with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether arising
as
a matter of contract, by law or otherwise.
17. Miscellaneous.
17.1 Publicity.
Subject
to 6.6, the parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press
release with respect to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby
and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement
without the prior consent of the other parties, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided,
however,
that
Buyer may, without the prior consent of the other parties (but after prior
consultation, to the extent practicable in the circumstances) issue such
press
release or make such public statement as may upon the advice of outside
counsel
be required by Law or the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market
or
the rules of any other applicable exchange, provided that the information
contained in such press release or public statement accurately describes
the
terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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17.2 Notices.
Any
notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder
shall be
in writing and either delivered personally to the addressee, or mailed,
certified or registered mail or express mail, postage prepaid, or sent
by a
nationally recognized courier service, service charges prepaid, and shall
be
deemed given when so delivered personally, if by certified or registered
mail,
four days after the date of mailing or if express mailed or sent by a nationally
recognized courier service, two days after the date of mailing, as
follows:
(1) If
to
Buyer:
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxx, President
With
a
required copy to:
Blank
Rome LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(2) If
to
Seller:
Rocsan
Holdings LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxx
With
a
required copy to:
Xxxxx
& Liss LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
And
a
required copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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(3) If
to
Xxxxxx:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
c/o
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
With
a
required copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(4) If
to
Bize or Xxxx:
Xxxxx
& Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
and
to
such other address or addresses as Buyer, Seller or the Principals, as
the case
may be, may designate to the other by notice as set forth above.
17.3 Integration;
Schedules.
This
Agreement (including the exhibits and schedules hereto) contains the entire
agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, written or oral, with
respect thereto. Disclosure of information set forth on any schedule to
this
Agreement shall be deemed to qualify as disclosure on any other schedule
required by this Agreement (regardless of whether or not such other section
is
qualified by reference to such other schedule) so long as application to
such
section is reasonably discernible from the reading of such disclosure.
No
information set forth on any schedule shall be deemed to broaden in any
way the
scope of Sellers’ of Principals’ representations and warranties. The inclusion
of any item on a schedule is not evidence of the materiality of such item
for
purposes of this Agreement, or that such item is a disclosure required
under
this Agreement. Any description of any agreement, instrument, document,
plan,
arrangement or other item set forth in a schedule is a summary only and
is
qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, instrument, document,
plan, arrangement or item, true and correct copies of which have been provided
to Buyer. No disclosure in any schedule relating to any possible breach
or
violation of any agreement or Law shall be construed as an admission or
indication that any such breach or violation exists or has actually occurred,
or
shall constitute an admission of liability to any third party.
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17.4 Waivers
and Amendments.
This
Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded or cancelled and the terms
and
conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by
all the
parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No
delay
on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of
any party
of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other
or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege
hereunder. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumula-tive and
are not
exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party may otherwise have
at law or
in equity. The rights and remedies of any party arising out of or otherwise
in
respect of any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant
or agreement contained in this Agreement shall in no way be limited by
the fact
that the act, omission, occurrence, or other state of facts upon which
any claim
of any such inaccuracy or breach is based may also be the subject matter
of any
other representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement (or in any other agreement between the parties) as to which there
is
no inaccuracy or breach.
17.5 Binding
Agreement.
All of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure
to the
benefit of and be enforceable by each of the parties hereto and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, executors, successors and assigns.
17.6 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York applicable to agreements made, delivered and to be performed
entirely within such State.
17.7 Assignment.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall not
be
assigned by any party to any Person without the prior written consent of
the
other party; provided that Buyer may assign its rights under this Agreement
to
any Subsidiary of Buyer, but no such assignment shall relieve Buyer of
its
obligations hereunder, provided further that any of Seller, Xxxxxx, Bize
or Xxxx
with respect to the First Earn-Out Consideration and either Seller or Xxxxxx
with respect to the Second Earn-Out Consideration may direct Buyer to issue
the
Earn-Out Consideration to up to an aggregate of ten (10) Person(s) designated
by
such party, in such proportions as such party shall indicate by written
notice
to Buyer, provided that each such designee, if requested by Buyer, shall
provide
to Buyer representations, warranties and covenants substantially in the
form of
those included in Section 4.26 hereof, with such changes as reasonably
necessary
to comply with then-applicable Law. Nothing in this Agreement, unless otherwise
expressly provided, is intended to confer upon any Person, other than the
parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
17.8 Variations
in Pronouns.
All
pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or
neuter,
singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may
require.
17.9 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not
affect
the remaining provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall remain in
full
force and effect.
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17.10 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
17.11 Exhibits
and Schedules.
The
exhibits and sched-ules to this Agreement are a part of this Agreement
as if set
forth in full herein.
17.12 Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
in any
way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first
above written.
BUYER:
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SELLER:
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By:
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
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ROCAWEAR
LICENSING, LLC
By:
ROCSAN HOLDINGS, LLC, Manager
By:/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Title:
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PRINCIPALS:
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/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
XXXXXX
XXXX, a/k/a XXXX XXXX
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/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XXXXX
XXXXXX
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/s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
XXXX
XXXXXXXXXXX, a/k/a XXXXXX
XXXX
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List
of Omitted Schedules and Exhibits
Schedule
|
Description
|
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2.1(4)
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Advances
on Royalties, Advertising and Other Amounts
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3.4
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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4.1
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Due
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries
|
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4.2
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Capitalization;
Options
|
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4.4
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Financial
Statements
|
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4.5
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No
Material Adverse Change
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4.7
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Compliance
with Laws
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4.8
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Permits
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4.9
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No
Breach
|
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4.10
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Consents
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4.11
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Judgments
and Proceedings
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4.12
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Employee
Relations
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4.13
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Contracts
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4.16
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Tangible
Property
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4.17
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Intangibles
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4.18
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Title
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4.20
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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4.21
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Licensees
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4.23
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Insurance
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4.24
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No
Broker
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4.25
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Related
Party Transactions
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6.1(3)
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Operation
of Business
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6.1(3)(e)
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Specified
Contract Changes
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Exhibit
|
Description
|
|
A
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ROCAWEAR®
Marks
|
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B
|
Form
of Endorsement/Services Agreement
|
|
C
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
|
|
D
|
Form
of U.S. License
|
|
E
|
First
Earn-Out Consideration
|
|
F
|
Second
Earn-Out Consideration
|
|
G
|
Form
of Xxxx of Sale
|
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H
|
Form
of Master Trademark Assignment
|
|
I
|
Form
of Master Copyright Assignment
|
|
J
|
Form
of Worldwide Omnibus Assignment of Intellectual
Property
|
|
K
|
Form
of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
|
|
L
|
Form
of JV Agreement
|
|
M
|
Form
of Xxxxx Xxxxxx License Agreement
|
|
N
|
Form
of Opinions of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP and Xxxxx &
Liss LLP
|
|
O
|
Form
of Opinion of Blank Rome
LLP
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