ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between FREDERICK’S OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC. [Seller] and DOLCE VITA INTIMATES LLC [Purchaser] DATED OCTOBER 27, 2010
EXECUTION
COPY
by
and between
FREDERICK’S
OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.
[Seller]
and
DOLCE
VITA INTIMATES LLC
[Purchaser]
DATED
OCTOBER 27, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I Definitions and Terms
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1
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Section
1.1.
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Defined
Terms
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Construction
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10
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Section
1.3.
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Schedules
and Exhibits
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10
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ARTICLE
II Purchase and Sale
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10
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Section
2.1.
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Purchase
and Sale of the Purchased Assets
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10
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Section
2.2.
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Excluded
Assets of the Business.
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12
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Section
2.3.
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Assumption
of Certain Obligations of the Business
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12
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Section
2.4.
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Retained
Liabilities of the Business
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13
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Section
2.5.
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Consents
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13
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Section
2.6.
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Purchase
Price
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13
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Section
2.7.
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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14
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Section
2.8.
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Closing
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14
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Section
2.9.
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Adjustment
to Purchase Price
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15
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Section
2.10.
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Escrow
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15
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ARTICLE
III Representations and Warranties of
Seller
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15
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Section
3.1.
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Organization
and Qualification; Books and Records
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15
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Section
3.2.
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Corporate
Authority; Binding Effect.
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16
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Section
3.3.
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Non-Contravention
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16
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Section
3.4.
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Consents
or Permits
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16
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Section
3.5.
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Financial
Information
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16
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Section
3.6.
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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17
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Section
3.7.
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No
Litigation
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17
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Section
3.8.
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Compliance
with Laws
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17
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Section
3.9.
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Environmental
Matters
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18
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Section
3.10.
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Intellectual
Property; Intangible Assets
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18
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Section
3.11.
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Tax
Matters
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19
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Section
3.12.
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Operation
of the Business; Sufficiency of Purchased Assets
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19
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Section
3.13.
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Inventory
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20
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Section
3.14.
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Equipment
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20
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Section
3.15.
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Contracts.
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20
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Section
3.16.
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Labor
Matters.
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21
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Section
3.17.
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Brokers
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22
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Section
3.18.
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Suppliers
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22
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Section
3.19.
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Customers
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22
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Section
3.20.
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Products
Liability
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23
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Section
3.21.
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Permits;
Certifications
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23
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Section
3.22.
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Insurance
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23
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Section
3.23
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Capital
Stock of Cinejour.
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23
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ARTICLE
IV Representations and Warranties of
Purchaser
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24
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Section
4.1.
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Organization
and Qualification
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24
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i
Section
4.2.
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Corporate
Authority.
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24
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Section
4.3.
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Non-Contravention
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24
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Section
4.4.
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Third-Party
Approvals
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24
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Section
4.5.
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Brokers
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24
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Section
4.6.
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Litigation
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25
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ARTICLE
V Covenants and Additional
Agreements
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25
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Section
5.1.
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Further
Assurances.
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25
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Section
5.2.
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Trade
Identity; Change of Assumed Business Name
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25
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Section
5.3.
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Employee
Matters.
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26
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Section
5.4.
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Intentionally
Omitted
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26
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Section
5.5.
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Madison
Avenue Showroom
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26
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Section
5.6.
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Defective
In-Transit Inventory
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27
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Section
5.7.
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Customer
Charges/Credits
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27
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Section
5.8.
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Power
of Attorney
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27
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Section
5.9.
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Transitional
Services.
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27
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Section
5.10.
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Non-compete
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28
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Section
5.11.
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Confidentiality
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28
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Section
5.12.
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Non-Solicitation
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29
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Section
5.13.
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Air
Freight
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29
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Section
5.14.
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Customs
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29
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Section
5.15
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In-Transit
Inventory
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29
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Section
5.16
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Letters
of Credit
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30
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ARTICLE
VI Tax Matters
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30
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Section
6.1.
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Taxes
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30
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Section
6.2.
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Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
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30
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Section
6.3.
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Proration
of Personal Property Taxes
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30
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Section
6.4.
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Resale
or Other Exemption Certificates
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31
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Section
6.5.
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Bulk
Sales
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31
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ARTICLE
VII Indemnification
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31
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Section
7.1.
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Indemnification.
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31
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Section
7.2.
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Indemnification
Procedure.
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32
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Section
7.3.
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Third-Party
Claims.
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33
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Section
7.4.
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Losses
Net of Insurance, Etc
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34
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Section
7.5.
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Sole
Remedy/Waiver
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34
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Section
7.6.
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Purchase
Price Adjustment
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34
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Section
7.7.
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Limitations
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34
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Section
7.8.
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Certain
Remedies
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35
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ARTICLE
VIII Miscellaneous Matters
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35
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Section
8.1.
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Survival
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35
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Section
8.2.
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Notices
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35
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Section
8.3.
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Amendment;
Waiver
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36
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Section
8.4.
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Entire
Agreement
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36
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Section
8.5.
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Parties
in Interest
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36
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ii
Section
8.6.
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Public
Disclosure
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37
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Section
8.7.
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Expenses
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37
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Section
8.8.
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Schedules
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37
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Section
8.9.
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
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37
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Section
8.10.
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Counterparts
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38
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Section
8.11.
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Headings
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38
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Section
8.12.
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No
Strict Construction
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38
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Section
8.13.
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Severability
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38
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iii
This
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 27, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is made and
entered into by and between Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc., a New York
corporation (“Seller”), and Dolce Vita Intimates LLC, a New York limited
liability company (“Purchaser”). Seller and Purchaser are herein referred to
individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in
Section 1.1 herein.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in
the Business and owns the Purchased Assets (each as defined below);
and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire
that, at the Closing, Seller shall sell and transfer to Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall purchase from Seller, all of the Purchased Assets and assume all of the
Assumed Liabilities, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Parties, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Definitions and
Terms
Section 1.1.
Defined
Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have
the meanings set forth or as referenced below:
“Adjusted
Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.
“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person; provided
that, for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used
with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“Agreed
Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c).
“Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Allocation”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.
“Assumed
Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
“Assumed
Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Xxxx of
Sale and Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.8(a)(i).
“Books
and Records” shall mean all written information, files, books, records, data,
plans and recorded knowledge relating to the Business and the Hired Employees,
excluding all human resources and accounts payable and general ledger
information.
“Business”
shall mean the entire wholesale division of Seller, including, but not limited
to, the Movie Star, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Cinejour divisions, consisting of the
manufacture, distribution and sale at wholesale of ladies sleepwear, loungewear,
lingerie, underwear, undergarments, nightwear and related accessories under
various trademarks, tradenames and trade dress as conducted by Seller as of the
date hereof.
“Business
Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks
in New York City are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to
close.
“Business
Employee” shall mean each individual (or group of individuals) who, immediately
prior to the Closing: (i) is an employee of Seller or an Affiliate of Seller and
who primarily performs (or will, on commencing work, primarily perform) services
on behalf of the Business or shall have been employed on the Closing Date; or
(ii) shall have received an offer of employment with the Business from Seller or
an Affiliate of Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, but shall have not yet
commenced work as of the Closing Date.
“Cash and
Cash Equivalents” shall mean cash, checks, money orders, certificates of
deposit, Treasury Bills, marketable securities, short-term instruments and other
cash equivalents, funds in time and demand deposits or similar accounts, and any
evidence of Indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any Governmental
Authority.
“Certificate”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Change
in Control” means a change in control of the Seller occurring after the Closing
Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e)
of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any
similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act, whether or not the
Seller is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that,
without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if
after the Closing Date (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a person who is an officer or
director of the Seller on the Closing Date (and any of such person’s
affiliates), is or becomes “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Seller
representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
securities of the Seller without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of
the members of the Seller’s Board of Directors in office immediately prior to
such person attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Seller is a party to a
merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization, or a proxy
contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors of the
Seller in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less
than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) during any period
of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the Board of Directors (including for this purpose any new director
whose election or nomination for election by the Seller’s shareholders was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office
who were directors at the beginning of such period) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors.
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“Cinejour”
shall mean Cinejour Lingerie Inc., a Canadian wholly owned subsidiary of
Seller.
“Cinejour
Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(p).
“Closing”
shall mean the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Closing
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
“Closing
Year” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a).
“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“Collateral
Source” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.
“Confidential
Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.11.
“Contest”
shall mean any audit, court proceeding, or other dispute with respect to any Tax
matter impacted or addressed by, or otherwise relevant to, this
Agreement.
“Contract”
shall mean any written note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee, agreement,
contract, sub-contract, lease, license or franchise agreement, including all
amendments thereto (but does not include any employee benefit or health or
welfare plan or arrangement).
“Copyrights”
shall mean registered and unregistered copyrights and applications for
registration, works of authorship, and mask work rights relating to goods sold
bearing the Trademarks.
“Cost of
Purchased Inventory” shall mean the cost reflected on the cost sheets maintained
by the Seller.
“Cost of
Paid In-Transit Inventory” shall mean of the cost of Purchased Inventory less
waste and allowance (line 18 on cost sheet of the Purchaser, the form of which
has been previously provided to the Purchaser) and miscellaneous hanging and
handling charges (line 15 on cost sheet), to be adjusted for actual freight
costs.
“Customer
Charges” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(c).
“Customer
Purchase Orders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(e).
“Defective
Goods” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
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“Dollars”
and “$” shall each mean lawful money of the United States.
“Effective
Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
“Environmental
Claim” means any claim, action, cause of action, investigation or notice
(written or oral) by any person or entity alleging potential liability
(including, without limitation, potential liability for investigatory costs,
cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources damages, property
damages, personal injuries, or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting
from (a) the presence or release into the environment, of any Material of
Environmental Concern at any location, whether or not owned or operated by
Seller or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged
violation, of any Environmental Law.
“Environmental
Law” shall mean any Law, Governmental Order or other requirement of Law for or
related to the protection of human health or welfare or to the protection of the
environment, or for the manufacture, use, transport, treatment, storage,
disposal, release or threatened release of Materials of Environmental
Concern.
“Equipment”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Equipment
Leases” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Escrow
Agent” shall mean Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“Escrow
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a)(iii).
“Escrow
Amount” shall mean $250,000.00.
“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Financial
Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“GAAP”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
“Governmental
Authority” shall mean any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative
agency, commission, official or other authority of any country, state, province,
prefect, municipality, locality or other government or political subdivision
thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental
authority.
“Governmental
Order” shall mean any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation,
determination or award of any Governmental Authority.
“Hilco
Lien” shall mean the liens granted by Seller and certain of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2010, by and
among the Seller, certain of its Subsidiaries and Hilco Brands, LLC, and the
related Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 2010, by and among Seller,
certain of its Subsidiaries and Hilco Brands, LLC, each as amended and in effect
from time to time and as the interests of the lenders thereunder may be assigned
from time to time.
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“Hired
Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Indemnified
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Indemnifying
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Intangible
Assets” shall mean all material intangible personal property rights used or
arising in connection with the Business, including the phone numbers and fax
numbers listed on Schedule 2.1(m), websites, domain names and email accounts of
Hired Employees.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean any of the following: United States or foreign (i) Patents,
(ii) Trademarks, (iii) Copyrights, and (iv) trade secrets and proprietary
information not otherwise listed in (i) through (iii) above, including rights in
the design of unpatented inventions, invention disclosures, confidential
information, technical data, customer lists, computer software programs,
databases, data collections, artwork, photography, archival material (including
advertising materials, copy, commercials, catalogues, images and artwork, as
well as brand books, samples and other material reflecting the heritage of the
Business), and all other proprietary information relating to the
Business.
“Intellectual
Property Assignment Documents” shall mean trademark assignments, copyright
assignments, patent assignments and assignments of general intangibles in forms
reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, and any other documents requested by
Purchaser reasonably necessary or desirable to document or effectuate the
transfers contemplated hereunder and to record such transfers with the
appropriate offices or registries, including without limitation any releases,
powers of attorney, consents or other documents, in accordance with the law of
the United States and the laws of foreign countries, as applicable, to vest or
to reflect the vesting of all right, title and interest in the trademarks,
copyrights, patents and other Transferred Intellectual Property in the Purchaser
and to permit the Purchaser to effectuate the recordation thereof at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office and with all applicable foreign offices,
agencies, departments or authorities.
“Intellectual
Property Contracts” shall mean Contracts pursuant to which Seller is a party or
otherwise bound (i) granting or obtaining any right to use the Transferred
Intellectual Property or (ii) restricting Seller’s right to use or register the
Transferred Intellectual Property.
“Inventory”
shall mean any inventory, including goods, goods-in-transit, supplies,
containers, packaging materials, raw materials necessary for, or relating to,
unfilled orders, work-in-progress, finished goods, samples and other consumables
of the Business.
“Inventory
Date” shall mean a date mutually agreed upon by the Seller and Purchaser, which
must be prior to the receipt of Inventory at the Purchaser’s New Jersey
warehouse.
“Inventory
Purchase Orders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(c).
“IRS”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States of
America.
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“Knowledge”
shall mean the actual knowledge of Seller and such knowledge as Seller should
have had after reasonable investigation or inquiry.
“Laws”
shall include any federal, state, territorial, foreign or local law, common law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or code of any Governmental
Authority.
“Liabilities”
shall mean any and all debts, liabilities and obligations whether accrued or
fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or
determined or determinable.
“Liens”
shall mean any lien, security interest, mortgage, encumbrance or charge of any
kind.
“Listed
Intellectual Property Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.10(a).
“Loss” or
“Losses” shall mean any claims, actions, causes of action, judgments, awards,
Liabilities, losses, costs or damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses but excluding lost profits, lost revenues, lost opportunities and
consequential, indirect, punitive and other special damages regardless of the
legal theory) computed without deduction for any qualifiers for materiality or
Material Adverse Effect.
“Madison
Avenue Lease” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Madison
Avenue Showroom” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
“Material
Adverse Effect” or “Material Adverse Change” shall mean any circumstance, change
or effect that has a material adverse effect on the Purchased Assets or on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Business, other than any
adverse circumstance, change or effect arising out of (i) changes, events or
developments affecting generally the industries or markets in which the Business
operates, (ii) changes in general economic or political conditions or the
financing, currency or capital markets in general or changes in currency
exchange rates or currency fluctuations, (iii) this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the announcement hereof
or thereof or any action taken by a Party in accordance with this Agreement,
(iv) the enactment, repeal or change in any Law, or any change in GAAP or any
interpretation of any of the foregoing, (v) the announcement by Purchaser or any
of its Affiliates of its plans or intentions (including in respect of employees)
with respect to the Business, (vi) any natural disaster or any acts of
terrorism, sabotage, military action or war (whether or not declared) or any
escalation or worsening thereof, or (vii) any action required to be taken under
any Law or order or any existing Contract by which the Business or any of the
Purchased Assets is bound. For purposes of this definition, “the enactment,
repeal or change in any Law” shall mean the adoption, implementation,
promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation or proposal of any Law,
order, protocol, practice or measure or any other requirement of Law of or by
any Governmental Authority that occurs subsequent to the date
hereof.
“Material
Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).
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“Materials
of Environmental Concern” means chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes,
toxic substances, hazardous substances, radioactive materials, asbestos,
petroleum and petroleum products.
“Occurrence”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(b).
“Paid
In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory of the Business (other than Inventory
included in the Warehouses) of which any part has been paid for by Seller as of
the Closing Date and which has been shipped by the manufacturer and not
been received by a Warehouse.
“Parties”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Party”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Patents”
shall mean patents, all related continuations, continuations-in-part,
divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, and extensions thereof,
and applications therefor.
“Permit”
shall mean each permit, certificate, license, consent, approval or authorization
of any Governmental Authority.
“Person”
shall mean an individual, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a
corporation, a company, a partnership, an association, a trust, an estate, a
division or operating group of any of the foregoing or any other entity or
organization.
“Xxxxxxxxx”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(f).
“Xxxxxxxxx
Consulting Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(f).
“Pre-Closing
Accounts Receivables” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
“Proceeding”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.9(b).
“Product
Liability Lawsuits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.20(a)(i).
“Products”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a)(i).
“Purchase
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.
“Purchased
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Purchased
Inventory” shall mean the Inventory of the Business which is located in the
Warehouses as of the Closing Date and is specifically set forth on Schedule
2.1(c), subject to adjustment. Purchased Inventory does not include any
Paid In-Transit Inventory or Unpaid In-Transit Inventory.
“Purchaser”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Purchaser
Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).
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“Purchaser’s
Event of Breach” shall be and mean any one or more of the following: any
material untruth or inaccuracy in any representation of the Purchaser or the
breach of any warranty of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any misrepresentation in, or omission from, any statement,
certificate, schedule, exhibit, annex or other document furnished pursuant to
this Agreement by the Purchaser.
“Required
Disclosure” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.6.
“Retained
Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Returned
Goods” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.
“SEC”
shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Seller”
shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Seller
Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b).
“Seller’s
Event of Breach” shall be and mean any one or more of the following: any
material untruth or inaccuracy in any representation of Seller (or Cinejour
where appropriate) or the breach of any warranty of Seller (or Cinejour where
appropriate) contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
misrepresentation in, or omission from, any statement, certificate, schedule,
exhibit, annex or other document furnished pursuant to this Agreement by the
Seller.
“Showroom
Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
“Subsidiary”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation more than fifty
percent (50%) of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is owned by such Person directly or indirectly
through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership,
association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a fifty
percent (50%) equity interest.
“Tax
Return” shall mean any report of Taxes due, any information return with respect
to Taxes, or other similar report, statement, declaration or document required
to be filed under the Code or other Laws in respect of Taxes, any amendment to
any of the foregoing, any claim for refund of Taxes paid, and any attachments,
amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.
“Tax” or
“Taxes” shall mean any federal, state, county, local, or foreign tax (including
Transfer Taxes), charge, fee, levy, impost, duty, or other assessment, including
income, gross receipts, excise, employment, sales, use, transfer, recording,
license, payroll, franchise, severance, documentary, stamp, occupation, windfall
profits, environmental, highway use, commercial rent, customs duty, capital
stock, paid-up capital, profits, withholding, Social Security, single business,
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, registration, ad
valorem, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax or
governmental fee of any kind whatsoever, imposed or required to be withheld by
any Governmental Authority, including any estimated payments relating thereto,
any interest, penalties, and additions imposed thereon or with respect thereto,
and including liability for taxes of another person under Treas. Reg. Section
1.1502-6 or similar provision of state, local or foreign law, or as a transferee
or successor, by contract or otherwise.
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“Taxing
Authority” shall mean any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the
assessment, determination, collection, or other imposition of any
Taxes.
“Third-Party
Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).
“Trademarks”
shall mean registered and unregistered trademarks, trade names, design marks,
service marks, service names, brand names, trade dress, logos, Internet domain
names and corporate names and general intangibles of a like nature listed on
Schedule 2.1(d) hereto, together with the goodwill associated with any of the
foregoing, and all pending applications, registrations and renewals thereof,
owned or used by the Seller in the Business.
“Transfer
Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Transferred
Intellectual Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(d).
“Transition
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).
“Transitional
Services” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).
“UCC
Terminations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(a)(iv).
“Unpaid
In-Transit Inventory” means Inventory of the Business (other than Inventory at
the Warehouses) of which no part has been paid for by Seller as of the Closing
Date and which has been shipped by the manufacturer and not been received by a
Warehouse..
“Warehouses”
shall mean the Seller’s warehouses in Poplarville, Mississippi and Phoenix,
Arizona.
“WARN”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“WARN
Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Xxxxx
Fargo” shall mean Xxxxx Fargo Retail Finance II, LLC.
“Xxxxx
Fargo Lien” shall mean all liens granted by Seller and certain of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Financing Agreement,
dated as of January 28, 2008, by and among the Seller, certain of its
Subsidiaries and Xxxxx Fargo Retail Finance II, LLC, and the related Security
Agreement among the parties thereto, each as amended and in effect from time to
time and as the interests of the lenders thereunder may be assigned from time to
time.
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Section 1.2.
Construction.
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
any reference in this Agreement to “writing” or comparable expressions includes
a reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means of communication (but
excluding e-mail communications);
(b)
words expressed in the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa,
and words expressed in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter
genders and vice versa;
(c) references
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Recitals are references to
articles, sections, exhibits, schedules and recitals of this
Agreement;
(d) references
to “day” or “days” are to calendar days;
(e)
references to this “Agreement” or any other agreement or document shall be
construed as references to this Agreement or, as the case may be, such other
agreement or document as the same may have been, or may from time to time be,
amended or supplemented; and
(f) “include,”
“includes,” and “including” are deemed to be followed by “without limitation”
whether or not they are in fact followed by such words or words of similar
import.
Section
1.3. Schedules and
Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are
incorporated into and form an integral part of this Agreement. If an Exhibit is
a form of agreement, such agreement, when executed and delivered by the parties
thereto, shall constitute a document independent of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
Purchase and
Sale
Section
2.1. Purchase and Sale of the
Purchased Assets. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, assign and transfer to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, free
and clear of all Liens, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in the
following assets, properties and rights owned or held by Seller, in each case,
relating primarily to the Business (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”), as
the same may exist on the Closing Date:
(a) the
furniture, fixtures, equipment, computers, software, machinery and other office
related materials owned or leased by Seller and used primarily in the Business,
including those located in the Philippines (collectively, the “Equipment”, with
the leases relating to any Equipment leased being referred to herein as the
“Equipment Leases”), as specifically set forth and itemized on Schedule
2.1(a);
(b) the
Contracts relating to the Business (other than Contracts relating to the
Excluded Assets) (collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”), each as specifically
set forth on Schedule 2.1(b);
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(c) The
(i) Purchased Inventory, as adjusted, as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c)(i), and
(ii) the outstanding purchase orders with vendors relating to the Business that
are specifically set forth on Schedule 2.1(c)(ii) (the “Inventory Purchase
Orders”), which includes Paid In-Transit Inventory and Unpaid In-Transit
Inventory;
(d)
all Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and other Intellectual Property relating to
the Business or otherwise used or utilized in the Business, including without
limitation the Intellectual Property set forth in Schedule 2.1(d) and including
all goodwill associated therewith, all slopers and patterns utilized in the
Business, and all claims and rights to damages and profits by reason of
infringement of any of the foregoing, in each case as they exist anywhere in the
world (collectively, the “Transferred Intellectual Property”);
(e) the
outstanding purchase orders from customers of the Business that are specifically
set forth on Schedule 2.1(e) (the “Customer Purchase Orders”);
(f)
transferable Permits owned, utilized, held or maintained by or licensed to
Seller (subject to the terms of such Permits) relating directly and
predominantly to the Purchased Assets;
(g) all
of Seller’s vendor names and numbers used in connection with customer orders
related to the Business (to the extent permitted by the customers), all
customer, vendor, supplier, contractor, and service-provider lists and contact
information (including names, addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and
e-mail addresses) to the extent relating to the Business, and all files to the
extent relating to customers, vendors, suppliers, contractors or
service-providers of the Business;
(h) all
claims, causes of action, defenses and rights of offset or counterclaim (at any
time or in any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or
unknown, contingent or noncontingent) relating to any of the Purchased Assets or
Assumed Liabilities to be conveyed to and/or assumed by Purchaser as of the
Closing Date;
(i) the
goodwill of the Business;
(j) all
advertising, marketing, sales and promotional materials relating to the
Business;
(k) all
technology used or utilized in the Business, including all designs, methods,
techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, programs,
materials, specifications, processes, inventions (patentable or unpatentable),
creations, improvements, works of authorship and other similar materials, and
all recordings, drawings, reports, analyses and writings, and other tangible
embodiment of the foregoing, in any form whether or not specifically listed
herein, and all related technology that is used in, incorporated in, embodied
in, displayed by or relates to, or is used or is useful in, the design,
development, reproduction, maintenance or modification of, any of the products
developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by Seller, whether work in progress,
pending application or in final form;
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(l) all
rights and claims under any and all transferable warranties extended by
suppliers, vendors, contractors, manufacturers and licensors in relation to any
of the Purchased Inventory, Equipment, the Transferred Intellectual Property,
any software and hardware assets relating thereto and any other Purchased
Assets;
(m) all
Intangible Assets set forth on Schedule 2.1(m);
(n)
all Books and Records in the possession of Seller;
(o)
all samples produced or developed by Seller, all store bought samples, all
showroom samples and the sample library; and
(p)
all outstanding shares of stock of Cinejour (the “Cinejour Stock”).
Section
2.2. Excluded Assets of the
Business.
(a)
It is understood and agreed that the only assets being acquired hereunder are
the Purchased Assets and that the Seller is not selling, transferring, assigning
or conveying any Excluded Assets. The term “Excluded Assets” means any asset or
assets of Seller not set forth in Section 2.1 above or in Schedules 2.1(a),
2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.1(d) or 2.1(e) hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Excluded
Assets include all (i) rights to the trademark “Real Shapes,” (ii) Cash and Cash
Equivalents and investments and marketable securities of the Seller, including
of Cinejour, (iii) accounts receivable of Seller, including those relating to
the Business and Cinejour prior to the Closing Date (“Pre-Closing Accounts
Receivables”), and (iv) rights and obligations under the lease for showroom
space (the “Madison Avenue Showroom”) at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
(the “Madison Avenue Lease”), subject to the Purchaser’s rights under Section
5.5 of this Agreement.
(b)
After the Closing Date, Purchaser shall take all actions (or shall cause its
Affiliates to take all actions) reasonably requested by Seller to effectuate the
provisions of this Section 2.2, including the prompt return of any Excluded
Assets and any other assets not relating directly and predominantly to the
Business that are owned by Seller and are transferred inadvertently at
Closing.
(c)
Schedule 2.2(c) lists all of the Pre-Closing Accounts Receivables. Any
Pre-Closing Accounts Receivables paid to the Purchaser following the Closing
Date shall be promptly paid by Purchaser to the Seller without setoff or
deduction. Any accounts receivable of Purchaser paid to the Seller following the
Closing Date shall be promptly paid by the Seller to the Purchaser without
setoff or deduction.
Section
2.3. Assumption of Certain
Obligations of the Business. It is expressly understood by the
Parties that Purchaser is not assuming, and shall not be responsible for, in any
manner whatsoever, any Liabilities of Seller (including those of Cinejour),
except the following Liabilities of Seller specifically assumed by Purchaser
under the terms of this Agreement: (i) the Equipment Leases to be assumed by
Purchaser as specifically itemized on Schedule 2.1(a), but only with respect to
those liabilities and obligations under such Equipment Leases accruing after the
Closing Date; (ii) Assumed Contracts as specifically set forth in Schedule
2.1(b), but only with respect to those liabilities and obligations under such
Assumed Contracts accruing after the Closing Date; (iii) the unfilled
Inventory Purchase Orders existing as of the Closing Date; (iv) the unfilled
Customer Purchase Orders existing as of the Closing Date; and (v) the
obligations of Seller under the letters of credit set forth on Schedule 2.3;
(all of the foregoing liabilities and obligations to be so assumed, satisfied or
discharged being herein collectively called the “Assumed
Liabilities”).
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Section
2.4. Retained Liabilities of the
Business. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, or any
schedule or exhibit hereto, and regardless of any disclosure to the Purchaser,
except for the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser shall not assume, and Seller shall
retain and be fully responsible for, all Liabilities of the Seller (including
those of Cinejour) relating to or arising out of the operation of the Business
or the ownership of the Purchased Assets, as the case may be, prior to the
Closing Date, whether accrued or fixed, known or unknown, liquidated or
unliquidated, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, or determined or
determinable as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Retained
Liabilities”).
Section
2.5. Consents.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent agreed
to by Purchaser at the Closing, there shall be excluded from the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement any Equipment Lease, Intellectual Property
Contract, Permit, Assumed Contract, Contract or right which is not assignable or
transferable without the consent of any Person other than Seller or any
Subsidiary of Seller or Purchaser, to the extent that such consent shall not
have been given prior to the Closing; provided, however, that Seller shall have
the continuing obligation after the Closing to use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all necessary consents to the assignment or transfer thereof.
Upon obtaining the requisite third party consents thereto, such Equipment
Leases, Intellectual Property Contracts, Permits, Assumed Contracts, Contracts
or rights, as the case may be, if otherwise includable in the Purchased Assets
or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall promptly be transferred and
assigned to Purchaser hereunder. If any such consent shall not be obtained
or if any attempted assignment would be ineffective or would impair Purchaser’s
rights in and to the Purchased Assets, Seller shall, at Purchaser’s request,
without charge, cooperate with Purchaser in any other reasonable arrangement
designed to provide such benefits to Purchaser. The Parties agree to sign
any additional document as may reasonably be needed to effectuate the intent of
this Section. Nothing in this Section shall limit or affect the
representations contained in Section 3.15(c).
Section
2.6. Purchase Price.
Purchaser agrees to purchase the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed
Liabilities from Seller for an aggregate purchase price (“Purchase Price”) of
$4,469,128, subject to adjustment after the Closing pursuant to Section 2.9,
comprised of (i) $1,800,000, plus (ii) an additional amount of $2,669,128, which
amount is equal to 100% of the Cost of the Purchased Inventory and the Cost of
the Paid In-Transit Inventory as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c), subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 2.9. The Purchase Price shall be allocated as
described in Section 2.7. The Purchase Price shall be payable at Closing
in full to Seller, subject to adjustment after the Closing pursuant to Section
2.9, as follows: (i) by delivery to the Escrow Agent of the Escrow Amount by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
Escrow Agent on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) by delivery to the Seller
of an amount equal to $4,219,128 by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an account designated by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date provided that
the delivery of such funds to such account shall satisfy Xxxxx Fargo’s condition
to releasing the Xxxxx Fargo Lien.
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Section
2.7. Purchase Price
Allocation. Seller and Purchaser have agreed to the allocation of
the Purchase Price as set forth on Schedule 2.7 (the “Allocation”). Seller
on the one hand and Purchaser on the other shall (a) be bound by the Allocation
for purposes of determining any Taxes; (b) prepare and file, and cause its
Affiliates to prepare and file, its Tax Returns on a basis consistent with the
Allocation; and (c) take no position, and cause its Affiliates to take no
position, inconsistent with the Allocation on any applicable Tax Return or in
any proceeding before any Taxing Authority or otherwise. In the event that the
Allocation is disputed by any Taxing Authority, the Party receiving notice of
the dispute shall promptly notify the other Parties hereto, and Seller and
Purchaser agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to defend such
Allocation in any audit or similar proceeding.
Section
2.8. Closing. The
Closing shall take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Parties on the date reflected in the Preamble to this Agreement
(“Closing Date”). The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective as of
11:59 P.M. New York time on the day prior to the Closing Date (the “Effective
Time”). The Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxx & Hessen LLP,
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
(a)
Closing Deliveries of
Seller. Seller is delivering the following instruments, documents
or certificates to Purchaser at Closing:
(i)
An original counterpart, duly executed by Seller, of a xxxx of sale and
assignment and assumption agreement (“Xxxx of Sale and Assignment and Assumption
Agreement”) sufficient to transfer to Purchaser valid and marketable title to
all of the Purchased Assets, other than as provided in the Intellectual Property
Assignment Documents;
(ii) An
original counterpart, duly executed by Seller, of any Intellectual Property
Assignment Documents by which Seller transfers to Purchaser all of Seller’s
rights and interest in and to the Transferred Intellectual
Property;
(iii)
An original counterpart, duly executed by Seller, of an escrow agreement (the
“Escrow Agreement”) pursuant to which the Escrow Amount shall be held by the
Escrow Agent, to be held and disbursed as provided in Section 2.10 hereof and
the terms of the Escrow Agreement;
(iv)
UCC Financing Statement Amendments to be filed on the date of Closing evidencing
the termination of all Liens, including the Hilco Lien and the Xxxxx Fargo Lien,
(the “UCC Terminations”) with respect to the Purchased Assets; and
(v)
The resignations of the directors and officers of Cinejour.
(b)
Seller shall deliver the Purchased Assets to Purchaser at Seller’s facility in
New York, the Warehouses or Seller’s facility in the Philippines, as the case
may be.
(c)
Seller shall deliver the Cinejour Stock to Purchaser within three (3) Business
Days from the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the directors and
officers of Cinejour shall resign and will be replaced by designees of
Xxxxxxxxx.
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(x)
Closing Deliveries of
Purchaser. Purchaser is delivering the following instruments,
documents or certificates to Seller at Closing:
(i) The
Purchase Price;
(ii)
The Showroom Fee;
(iii)
An original counterpart, duly executed by the Purchaser, of the Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment and Assumption Agreement;
(iv)
An original counterpart, duly executed by the Purchaser, of any Intellectual
Property Assignment Documents; and
(v) An
original counterpart, duly executed by the Purchaser, of the Escrow
Agreement.
Section 2.9.
Adjustment to Purchase
Price. The portion of the Purchase Price paid for Purchased
Inventory at the Closing is based on the information set forth in Schedule
2.1(c)(i) and shall be adjusted to reflect the actual amount of Purchased
Inventory delivered to Purchaser at Closing. The adjustment to the
Purchase Price will be the unit difference between (i) the physical inventory to
be taken on the Inventory Date at the Warehouses and (ii) the perpetual
inventory on the Inventory Date, multiplied by the cost per unit on the Closing
Date.
Section 2.10.
Escrow. The
Escrow Amount shall be held in escrow until January 10, 2011 with respect to (i)
any adjustment to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.9 and (ii) any
indemnification claims by Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.1. After January
10, 2011, if the amount held under the Escrow Agreement is greater than zero,
the Escrow Agent shall distribute to Seller the balance of the Escrow minus the
aggregate amount of all then outstanding claims under the Escrow Agreement;
provided, that if the then-current aggregate amount of all then outstanding
claims under the Escrow Agreement equals or exceeds the then-current balance
held under the Escrow Agreement then no distribution to Seller shall be made
until the then-current balance held under the Escrow Agreement exceeds the
then-current aggregate amount of all then outstanding claims under the Escrow
Agreement, at which time(s) such excess shall be distributed to
Seller.
ARTICLE
III
Representations and
Warranties of Seller
Seller
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the date hereof on behalf of
itself and Cinejour where appropriate as follows:
Section 3.1.
Organization and
Qualification; Books and Records. Each of Seller and Cinejour is a
company duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. To Seller’s Knowledge, each of Seller
and Cinejour has qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in all states where such qualification is necessary and has the
corporate power and authority to own, lease, and operate its properties and
assets and carry on the Business as such operations are now being
conducted. The Books and Records are all the books and records relating to
the Business and either are contained in usable form on the Equipment delivered
to Purchaser with the Purchased Assets at Closing or have been furnished to the
Purchaser in printed form.
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Section 3.2.
Corporate Authority; Binding
Effect.
(a) Seller
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by Seller of
this Agreement and each other document, agreement or instrument to be executed
and delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement, and the performance by
Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, have been duly authorized by
all requisite corporate action on the part of Seller.
(b)
This Agreement constitutes valid and binding obligations of Seller enforceable
against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
Section
3.3. Non-Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (i)
violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or comparable
organizational document, as amended, of Seller; (ii) materially violate any
provision of any Law, or any order, judgment, decree or other restriction of any
court or other Governmental Authority to which the Seller, the Purchased Assets
or the Business is subject, (iii) subject to obtaining the consents referred to
in Schedule 3.4, materially violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of
or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or
result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, any
contract, lease, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which any of
the Purchased Assets or Business is subject; or (iv) result in the creation or
imposition of any material Lien upon any of the Purchased Assets.
Section
3.4. Consents or
Permits. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4, the execution and
delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and each other document, agreement or instrument
to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require
any consents or Permits, except where the failure to obtain such consents or
Permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
3.5. Financial
Information. (a) Seller has provided Purchaser with
true and complete copies of the audited balance sheets of the Seller as at July
31, 2010 and July 25, 2009, and the related statements of income as at and for
the periods ended on such dates, together with the notes and schedules thereto.
The financial statements described in this Section 3.5, including the notes and
schedules thereto, are referred to herein collectively as the “Financial
Statements.” The Financial Statements (i) have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, consistently with the accounting practices previously employed by the
Seller (except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the
notes thereto), (ii) present fairly the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Business as at the dates thereof and for the
periods then ended, (iii) are complete, correct, and prepared in accordance with
the books of account and records of the Seller, and (iv) can be reconciled with
the financial records maintained and the accounting methods applied by Seller
for federal income tax purposes.
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(b)
Schedule 3.5 sets forth customer sales of Seller by volume for fiscal 2009,
fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 through the Effective Time, which is true and
complete in all material respects.
Section
3.6. Absence of Certain
Changes. Since July 31, 2010 through the date hereof, except as set
forth in Schedule 3.6 or Schedule 5.13, there has not been (i) any Material
Adverse Change in the business, operations, properties, condition (financial or
other) or prospects of the Business, taken as a whole, and no factor or
condition exists and no event has occurred that would be likely to result in any
such change, (ii) any material loss, damage, or other casualty to the Purchased
Assets (other than any for which insurance awards have been received or
guaranteed), or (iii) any loss of the employment, services or benefits of any
Business Employee material to the Business. Since July 31, 2010, except as set
forth in Schedule 3.6, the Seller has operated the Business in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and has not: (i) incurred or
failed to pay or satisfy any material obligation or liability (whether accrued,
contingent or otherwise) relating to the operations of the Business, except in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) incurred or
failed to discharge or satisfy any Lien other than Liens arising in the ordinary
course of business that do not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with
the use, operation, enjoyment or marketability of any of the Purchased Assets,
all of which shall be released as of the Closing Date, (iii) sold, leased,
assigned or transferred any of the material assets of the Business or canceled
any debts or claims or waived any rights material to the Business relating to
the operations of the Business, in either case except in the ordinary course of
business, (iv) acquired (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or
assets or otherwise) any Person or division thereof pursuant to which it
acquired any assets, right or properties used in the Business; (v) made any wage
or salary increases, granted any bonuses or modified upwards any compensation
arrangement with respect to any of the employees or independent contractors of
the Business; (vi) other than this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, entered into or amended any Contract with respect to the Business or
otherwise took any action, or made any commitment, not in the ordinary and usual
course of business and consistent with past practice; or (vii) entered into any
transaction material to the Business, or materially amended or terminated any
agreement material to the Business, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or (viii) entered into any agreement or made any
commitment to do any of the foregoing.
Section
3.7. No Litigation.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.7, as of the date hereof, there is no action,
Governmental Order, suit, litigation, legal proceeding or arbitration
outstanding, pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing,
relating to the Business which would reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8.
Compliance with
Laws. Except as to matters set forth in Schedule 3.8:
(i)
Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and Governmental
Orders applicable to the ownership and operation of the Business, except to the
extent that the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(ii) Seller
possesses all Permits necessary for the conduct of the Business as it is
currently conducted, except where the failure to possess any such Permit would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Seller
has not received notice of any material violation of any law, regulation, order
or other legal requirement, nor is Seller in default with respect to any order,
writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree of any national, state or local
court or governmental or regulatory authority or arbitrator, domestic or
foreign, applicable to the Business or the Purchased Assets.
Section
3.9. Environmental
Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9: (i) the Business and
the Purchased Assets are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws in
all material respects; (ii) there are no Environmental Claims, proceedings,
investigations or actions by any Governmental Authority or other Person pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in writing in connection with the
operation of the Business or the Purchased Assets, under any applicable
Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; and (iii) there are no past or present actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, including the release, emission,
discharge, presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern that
would reasonably be expected to form the basis of any Environmental Claim
against the Seller or the Purchaser with respect to the Business or the
Purchased Assets.
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3.10. Intellectual Property;
Intangible Assets. (a) Schedule 2.1(d) sets forth a true and
complete list and brief description of each item of Transferred Intellectual
Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(d), Seller owns or has the
irrevocable, royalty-free, unrestricted right to use pursuant to law, license,
sublicense, Contract or permission, all of the Transferred Intellectual
Property, including any Patent, Trademark, service xxxx and Copyright, necessary
for the operation of the Business as presently conducted. Each item of
Transferred Intellectual Property owned or used by Seller prior to the date
hereof will be owned or available for use by Purchaser on terms and conditions
identical to those described on Schedule 2.1(d). To its Knowledge, Seller,
in the conduct of the Business, has not interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property
rights of any Person, and Seller has not ever received any charge, complaint,
claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference, infringement,
misappropriation, or violation, including any claim that Seller must license or
refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any Person. To the
Knowledge of Seller, no Person has interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any of the Transferred
Intellectual Property. Seller has taken all necessary action to maintain and
protect each item of Intellectual Property that it owns or uses. Except as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or
as set forth on Schedule 3.10(a), Seller (a) has not licensed or granted to any
Person rights of any nature to use any of the Transferred Intellectual property,
(b) does not pay, or is not obligated to pay, royalties to any Person for use of
any Transferred Intellectual property, and (c) is not otherwise a party to, or
bound by, any oral or written Contract with regard to any Transferred
Intellectual Property (the “Listed Intellectual Property Agreements”). A
true and complete copy of each of the written Listed Intellectual Property
Agreements and a true and complete summary of each of any oral Listed
Intellectual Property Agreements has been delivered to Purchaser or its counsel.
Seller has in all material respects performed all obligations required to be
performed by it to date under all of the Listed Intellectual Property
Agreements, is not in default in any material respect under any of the Listed
Intellectual Property Agreements and has received no notice of any dispute,
default or alleged default thereunder which has not heretofore been cured or
which notice has not heretofore been withdrawn. To the Knowledge of
Seller, there is no material default under any of the Listed Intellectual
Property Agreements by any other party thereto or by any other Person bound
thereunder. Each of the Listed Intellectual Property Agreements either (i)
is freely assignable to Purchaser, or (ii) requires the consent of a licensor
prior to assignment and such consent has been obtained as of the date hereof or
will be obtained as of the Closing Date.
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(b)
Schedule 2.1(m) attached hereto sets forth a list of all Intangible Assets
utilized by Seller in the Business and described thereon. Each of the Intangible
Assets is valid and in good standing, is not currently being challenged, and is
not involved in any pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened
administrative or judicial proceeding which could have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Business, and does not conflict with any material rights of any other
Person.
(c) All
of Seller’s vendor names used in connection with customer orders related to the
Business are included in the Transferred Intellectual Property.
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3.11. Tax Matters.
All Tax Returns required to be filed by the Seller prior to or on the Closing
Date in respect of the Business have been filed, and the Seller has paid,
accrued or otherwise adequately reserved for the payment of all Taxes required
to be paid by it in respect of the periods covered by such returns and has
adequately reserved for the payment of all Taxes with respect to periods ended
on or before the Closing Date for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed. The
Seller has withheld and paid over all Taxes which the Seller is obligated to
withhold from amounts paid or owing to any Business Employee, independent
contractor, stockholder, creditor or other third party. All Taxes of the Seller
in respect of the Business have been paid or adequately provided for and the
Seller knows of no proposed additional tax assessment against the Seller not
adequately reserved for in the Financial Statements. There are no material Liens
on any of the assets of the Seller that arose in connection with any failure (or
alleged failure) to pay any Tax other than Liens for Taxes not yet
due.
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3.12. Operation of the Business;
Sufficiency of Purchased Assets. No part of the Business is
operated by or through any Person other than the Seller. The Seller has good and
marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets and, at the Closing, the
Purchaser will acquire good and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets,
free and clear of all claims, Liens and objections or equities of any kind,
including, without limitation, the Hilco Lien and the Xxxxx Fargo Lien. The
Purchased Assets comprise all material assets and services required for the
continued conduct of the Business by the Purchaser as now being conducted. None
of the Purchased Assets is subject to any restriction with regard to
transferability which will not have been satisfied on or before Closing other
than as disclosed on Schedule 3.12 hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12,
no Person other than Seller owns any property or rights, tangible or intangible,
used in or related, directly or indirectly, to the Business. The Purchased
Assets are adequate for the purpose for which such assets are currently used or
are held for use, are in good repair and operating condition (subject to normal
wear and tear), and there are no facts or conditions affecting the Purchased
Assets which could, individually or in the aggregate, interfere with the use or
operation thereof as currently used or operated, or their adequacy for such
use.
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3.13. Inventory. All
goods in the Purchased Inventory and, upon receipt at the Warehouses, the Paid
In-Transit Inventory and the Unpaid In-Transit Inventory (i) are in good and
merchantable condition, free of defects in material and workmanship, and usable
and salable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) have been manufactured in
accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial, local, and municipal
Laws (whether United States Laws or otherwise), including, without limitation,
all customs requirements and country of origin regulations, all environmental
laws and regulations, all laws and regulations relating to health and safety
(e.g.,
flammability-related laws and regulations), all laws and regulations relating to
the disclosure of information to consumers, truth-in-advertising and fiber
content labeling laws and regulations, and all standards and guidelines
established by any recognized industry or trade organizations relating to human
rights and labor standards and (iii) have been fully paid for and are not
subject to any claims by the vendor thereof or for freight, customs or other
charges, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect. Seller has provided to Purchaser, for Purchaser’s review
and audit, true and correct copies of Seller’s cost sheets concerning the
inventory pricing of the Purchased Inventory.
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3.14. Equipment.
Schedule 2.1(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of each item of Seller’s
Equipment, indicating whether each item is owned or leased by Seller. Seller has
good title, free and clear of all claims, Liens, title defects and objections or
equities of any kind to the Equipment, except with respect to items of Equipment
which are leased from third parties or pursuant to the Hilco Lien and the Xxxxx
Fargo Lien (which shall be released on or before the Closing). Seller holds good
and transferable leaseholds in all of the Equipment leased by the Seller, in
each case under a valid and enforceable Equipment Lease. Seller is not in
material default with respect to any item of Equipment purported to be leased by
the Seller, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred that
constitutes or with due notice or lapse of time, or both, may constitute a
material default under any Equipment Lease.
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3.15. Contracts.
(a)
Schedule 3.15(a) and, in the case of Customer Purchase Orders and Inventory
Purchase Orders, Schedules 2.1(c) and 2.1(e) respectively, set forth a true and
complete list of all of Seller’s contracts, agreements and other instruments and
arrangements (whether written or oral) by which any of the Purchased Assets is
bound or affected in any material respect, or to which the Seller is a party or
by which the Seller is bound, in connection with the Business or the Purchased
Assets (the “Material Contracts”), including, but not limited to: (i) the
Equipment Leases; (ii) employment, consulting, collective bargaining or other
similar arrangements relating to or for the benefit of current, future or former
employees, agents, and independent contractors or consultants; (iii) brokerage
or finder’s agreements; (iv) contracts involving a sharing of profits or
expenses; (v) acquisition or divestiture agreements; (vi) service agreements,
manufacturer’s representative, license or distributorship agreements; (vii)
arrangements limiting or restraining it with respect to the Business from
engaging or competing in any lines of business or with any Person; (viii)
documents granting a power of attorney; (ix) the Customer Purchase Orders and
Inventory Purchase Orders; and (x) any other agreements or arrangements that are
material to the Business.
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(b)
All of the Material Contracts are in full force and effect and are valid,
binding and enforceable against the parties thereto in accordance with their
terms. The Seller and, to its Knowledge, each other party to the Material
Contracts, has performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date
under, and is not in default or delinquent in performance, status or any other
respect (claimed or actual) in connection with, the Material Contracts, and no
event has occurred which, with due notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a .default. The enforceability of the Material Contracts will
not be affected in any manner by the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its representatives true
and complete originals or copies of all of the Material Contracts.
(c)
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(c), the transfer and assignment of any
Material Contract to Purchaser hereunder does not require any consents, waivers,
authorizations or approvals of, or filings with, any third party.
(d)
Schedule 3.15(d) sets forth a list of markdowns, allowances, discounts and
credits approved by the Seller through the Closing Date and not yet taken by the
customer.
(e)
Schedule 2.1(c)(ii) attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list and
description of all of the purchase orders with vendors related to the Business
that are outstanding on the date hereof. All Inventory Purchase Orders are for
goods associated with Customer Purchase Orders or customer projections that have
been provided to Purchaser. To the Knowledge of the Seller, all goods that
are subject to Inventory Purchase Orders have been classified properly for
customs purposes.
(f) Schedule
2.1(e) attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list and description of
all of the purchase orders from customers of the Business that are outstanding
on the date hereof.
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3.16. Labor
Matters.
(a)
The Seller has paid and discharged all of its Liabilities arising under ERISA or
the Code of a character which, if unpaid or unperformed, would result in the
imposition of a Lien against the Purchased Assets or the Business;
(b)
The Seller is not a party to, or bound by, any material collective bargaining
agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or
labor organization relating to the Business Employees;
(c)
The Seller is not the subject of any material proceeding asserting that it has
committed an unfair labor practice or sex, age, race or other discrimination or
seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor organization as to wages or
conditions of employment relating to the Business Employees;
(d)
There are no material current or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened
organizational activities or demands for recognition by a labor organization
seeking to represent the Business Employees and no such activities have occurred
during the past 12 months;
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(e)
No material grievance, arbitration, litigation or complaint or, to the Knowledge
of the Seller, investigations relating to labor or employment matters is pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller relating to
the Business Employees;
(f) The
Seller has complied and is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws (domestic and foreign), agreements, contracts, and policies
relating to employment, employment practices, wages, hours, and terms and
conditions of employment with respect to the Business Employees and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, is not engaged in any material unfair labor practice as
determined by the National Labor Relations Board (or any foreign equivalent)
relating to the Business Employees;
(g)
The Seller has complied in all material respects with its payment obligations to
all Business Employees in respect of all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses,
benefits and other compensation due and payable to such employees under any
agreement, plan, program or any statute or other law; and
(h)
Other than as previously disclosed to the Purchaser, no disciplinary actions
have been taken by the Seller with respect to any of the Hired
Employees.
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3.17. Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee, commission or expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
Seller, except Avalon Group Ltd., which broker shall be paid by Seller pursuant
to separate agreement.
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3.18. Suppliers.
Schedule 3.18 attached hereto lists (i) the names and addresses of the ten (10)
largest suppliers of Seller with respect to the Business for the fiscal years
2009, 2010 and 2011 through October 26, 2010, together with the approximate
total dollar amount of purchases by Seller from each such supplier during each
such period and (ii) the total balance currently due to such suppliers from
Seller. Since September 25, 2010, there has been no Material Adverse
Change in the business relationship of Seller with any supplier named on
Schedule 3.18 as a going forward vendor. Seller has not knowingly breached
any agreement with, or engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect to, any
supplier of Seller or any Subsidiary.
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3.19. Customers.
(a) Schedule 3.19 attached hereto lists the names of the ten (10) largest
customers of Seller with respect to the Business for the fiscal years 2009, 2010
and 2011 through October 26, 2010, together with the approximate amount for
which each such customer was invoiced during each such year and period, and all
amounts written off by Seller with respect to each such customer during each
such year and period. To Seller’s Knowledge, since September 25, 2010,
there has been no Material Adverse Change in the business relationship of Seller
with any customer named on Schedule 3.19. Seller has not knowingly
breached any agreement with, or engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect
to, any customer of Seller or any Subsidiary.
(b)
No customer of the Business is entitled to any rebate based upon sales and/or
purchase volume achieved. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(b), no
supplier of the Business is entitled to any rebate.
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(c)
The Seller has no warranty obligations with respect to the Products.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19, Seller has made no agreements with
manufacturers or customers of the Business regarding margin
support.
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3.20. Products
Liability. (a) (i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20, there is
no notice, demand, claim, action, suit, inquiry, hearing, proceeding, notice of
violation or investigation of a civil, criminal or administrative nature before
any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign, against or involving any
products manufactured, produced, distributed or sold by or on behalf of Seller
in connection with or related to the Business (including any parts or
components) (collectively, “Products”), or class of claims or lawsuits involving
the same Product which is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened,
resulting from an alleged defect in design, manufacture, materials or
workmanship of any Product, or any alleged failure to warn, or from any breach
of express or implied warranties or representations (collectively, “Product
Liability Lawsuits”); (ii) to the Knowledge of Seller, there has not been any
Occurrence (as hereinafter defined); and (iii) there has not been, nor is there
under consideration or investigation by Seller any recall or any Product rework
or retrofit conducted by or on behalf of Seller.
(b)
For purposes of this Section 3.20, the term “Occurrence” shall mean any
accident, happening or event which takes place at any time which is caused or
allegedly caused by any alleged hazard or alleged defect in manufacture, design,
materials or workmanship including any alleged failure to warn or any breach of
express or implied warranties or representations with respect to, or any such
accident, happening or event otherwise involving, any Product that is likely to
result in a claim or loss. Notwithstanding the above, an Occurrence shall
not include any return of a Product by a retailer for alleged defect in
manufacture, design, materials or workmanship which results in a refund of the
invoice price or credit.
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3.21. Permits.
Schedule 3.21 attached hereto sets forth a true and complete list of all
Permits held by Seller relating to the Business. Seller has all Permits
required to carry on the Business as presently conducted and to offer and sell
its services and goods. All such Permits are in full force and effect,
and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no suspension or cancellation of any of such
Permits is threatened. Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all
requirements, standards and procedures of the entities which have issued such
Permits.
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3.22. Insurance.
Seller has insurance policies that are adequate to cover the liabilities
associated with the Business in accordance with normal industry
practice.
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3.23. Capital Stock of
Cinejour. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or voting
securities of or other equity interests in Cinejour (x) are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in
contravention of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or first offer
or similar rights and (y) are owned beneficially and of record by the Seller,
free and clear of any Liens. Cinejour does not own any shares of capital
stock or voting securities of or other equity interests in any other
Person. There are no outstanding (i) securities of Cinejour convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting
securities of or other equity interests in any other entity or (ii) options,
warrants or stock appreciation, phantom stock, preemptive or other rights or
agreements, commitments or understandings of any kind, including rights of first
refusal or first offer, to acquire from the Seller or Cinejour, or other
obligation of the Seller or Cinejour to issue, transfer or sell any capital
stock or voting securities of or other equity interests in or securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for capital stock or voting
securities of or other equity interests in Cinejour. There are no
outstanding obligations of the Seller or Cinejour to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any securities of the nature described in clauses (i) or
(ii).
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ARTICLE
IV
Representations and
Warranties of Purchaser
Section 4.1.
Organization and
Qualification. Purchaser is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization.
Section 4.2.
Corporate
Authority.
(a) Purchaser
has all requisite corporate or other power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and each other document, agreement or
instrument to be executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement,
and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder,
have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of
Purchaser.
(b)
This Agreement constitutes valid and binding obligations of Purchaser,
enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
conveyance, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or
by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
a proceeding in equity or at law).
Section
4.3. Non-Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not: (i)
violate any provision of the organizational documents of Purchaser; (ii)
materially violate any provision of any Law, or any order, judgment, decree or
other restriction of any court or other Governmental Authority to which the
Purchaser is subject; or (iii) materially violate or conflict with, or result in
a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required
by, any contract, lease, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Purchaser is subject.
Section
4.4. Third-Party
Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of
this Agreement and each other document, agreement or instrument to be executed
and delivered by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, do not require any consents, waivers,
authorizations or approvals of, or filings with, any third party which have not
been obtained or effected by Purchaser.
Section
4.5. Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee, commission or expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
Purchaser, except Coview Capital, Inc., which broker shall be paid by Purchaser
pursuant to separate agreement.
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Section
4.6. Litigation. There
is no material action, suit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, Contest,
hearing, inquiry, inquest, audit, examination or investigation pending or, to
the best knowledge of Purchaser, threatened, in any jurisdiction which seeks to
restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
V
Covenants and Additional
Agreements
Section
5.1. Further
Assurances.
(a) Upon
the request of the Purchaser at any time after the Closing Date, the Seller
shall forthwith (i) execute and deliver, without any payment by the Purchaser,
such further instruments of assignment, transfer, conveyance, endorsement,
direction or authorization and other documents as the Purchaser or its counsel
may reasonably request to perfect title of the Purchaser and its successors and
assigns to the Purchased Assets or otherwise to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement, and (ii) take all other actions (or shall cause its Affiliates to
take all actions) reasonably requested by Seller to effectuate the transfer of
the Purchased Assets, including the prompt delivery of any Purchased Assets that
inadvertently were not transferred at Closing.
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Seller shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and
to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable consistent
with applicable law to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious
manner practicable the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Seller
and Purchaser agree that they will use their joint best efforts following the
Closing to cooperate to provide written notice to Business customers and vendors
of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and facilitate the transition
of the Business from Seller to Purchaser in all respects as provided for in this
Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Seller
will cooperate with Purchaser in notifying all vendors that are parties to
Inventory Purchase Orders to ship the goods that are subject to such Inventory
Purchase Orders as directed by Seller (unless the goods are in-transit to the
Warehouses on the Closing Date).
(d) Seller
and Purchaser will cooperate with each other in connection with the preparation
of any press releases or any required filings with the SEC.
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5.2. Trade Identity; Change of
Assumed Business Name. Seller agrees that from and after the
Closing, the Purchaser shall have the sole and exclusive right to use and
exploit the Transferred Intellectual Property in connection with the operation
of the Business. Effective not later than the Closing Date, Seller shall change,
and shall cause its Affiliates and Subsidiaries to change, any assumed business
names it uses or they use in any jurisdiction in connection with the operation
of the Business to a name not including any name which shall be confusingly
similar to any of the Transferred Intellectual Property (or any variants or
derivatives thereof), and as Purchaser shall reasonably approve. Seller, at the
request of Purchaser, shall take such further action as may be necessary or
appropriate to enable Purchaser, effective on the Closing Date, to use any of
the trade identity embodied in the Transferred Intellectual Property.
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Section
5.3. Employee
Matters.
(a) Purchaser
has offered employment to those individuals reflected in Schedule 5.3(a). Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by Purchaser for the purpose
of facilitating Purchaser’s hiring of such employees. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Hired Employees” shall mean all Business Employees of Seller to whom
employment is offered by Purchaser as provided above and who accept employment
with Purchaser. Seller shall be responsible for giving any notices required
under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) to Business
Employees who are terminated on or prior to the Closing, and who do not
immediately become Hired Employees. Seller shall be responsible for all
obligations and liabilities under WARN and each similar state law with respect
to employees by reason of their severance or other termination of employment by
Seller on, prior to or following the date hereof or the failure by Purchaser to
hire any such employees on Closing (collectively, the “WARN
Liabilities”).
(b) Seller
shall be responsible for the payment of all wages, health and welfare benefits,
other remuneration and termination or severance amounts due to the Business
Employees up to the date of Closing. Purchaser shall bear the cost of
health insurance for Hired Employees commencing on November 1,
2010. Seller shall pay to each Hired Employee an amount equal to all
vacation time that such Hired Employee has accrued and not used as of the
Closing Date. Seller shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from
and against any claims that arise, result from, or relate in any way to any or
all employment practices, decisions, actions, or proceedings undertaken by
Seller prior to or on the Closing Date in connection with Business Employees,
including without limitation any and all claims that arise out of, result from,
or relate to (i) collective bargaining agreements, (ii) employee benefit plans,
(iii) any other matters arising out of the employment of people in connection
with the operation of the Business, such as workers’ compensation, wage and
hour, safety and health, employment discrimination, unfunded pension liability
for vested and non-vested employees, vacation accruals, and the like, and (iv)
any liability incurred by Purchaser by reason of Seller’s failure, through any
act or omission of Seller prior to or on the Closing Date, to comply with the
requirements of COBRA with respect to any “qualified beneficiary” (as defined in
COBRA).
(c) Nothing
herein expressed or implied shall confer upon any Business Employee, or other
employee or former employee of the Seller or legal representatives thereof, any
rights or remedies including, without limitation, any right to employment or
continued employment for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever,
or any right to specific terms or conditions of employment (including rate of
pay, fringe benefits or position) under or by reason of this
Agreement.
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5.4. [Intentionally
Omitted]
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5.5. Madison Avenue
Showroom. Seller shall make, and Purchaser requests Seller to
make, the Madison Avenue Showroom available to Purchaser for its use until
December 31, 2010. Purchaser shall pay Seller on the Closing Date a fee of
$16,000 for such use (the “Showroom Fee”).
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Section
5.6. Defective In-Transit
Inventory. In the event that any Paid In-Transit Inventory or
Unpaid In-Transit Inventory shipped to Purchaser is mutually determined by the
Seller and Purchaser not to be first quality saleable merchandise, then Seller
will reimburse Purchaser for what Purchaser paid for the merchandise within
thirty (30) days of receipt of notice related thereto. Purchaser shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to sell any such defective
merchandise. Purchaser will promptly pay to Seller the net proceeds
from such sale.
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5.7. Customer
Charges/Credits. (a) In
the event that any customer (i) makes claims to Purchaser for discounts,
credits, allowances or markdowns set forth on Schedule 3.15(d), or (ii) returns
goods shipped by Seller within one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the
Closing Date and mutually determined by the Seller and Purchaser to be defective
(“Defective Goods” and collectively, “Customer Charges”), Purchaser shall give
Seller prompt notice of such Customer Charges and Seller shall reimburse
Purchaser for any such amounts within thirty (30) days of receipt of such
notice.
(b) Purchaser
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell any Defective Goods that are
returned. Purchaser will promptly pay to Seller the net proceeds from
such sale.
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5.8. Power of
Attorney. Without limitation of any provision of this
Agreement, effective upon the date hereof, Seller constitutes and appoints
Purchaser and its successors and assigns, and each of them, as its true and
lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, in their own names or in the
name of Seller, but for its own benefit and at its own expense, (i) to institute
and prosecute all proceedings which any of them may deem proper in order to
collect, assert or enforce any claim, right or title of any kind in or to the
Purchased Assets, and to do all such acts and things in relation thereto as any
of them shall deem advisable, and (ii) to take all actions which they may deem
proper in order to provide for them the benefits under any claims, Assumed
Contracts, Permits, Inventory Purchase Orders, Customer Purchase Orders, or
other documents or instruments transferred or intended to be transferred to
Purchaser hereunder. Seller acknowledges that the foregoing powers
are coupled with an interest and are not revocable in any manner or for any
reason.
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5.9. Transitional
Services.
(a) Seller
agrees that it will provide transitional services (the “Transitional Services”)
to Purchaser, with regard to Purchaser’s sale and distribution of the Purchased
Inventory, as provided herein. A detailed list and description of
such Transitional Services is set forth in Schedule 5.9 hereto. By way of
explanation, but not limitation, such Transitional Services shall include, upon
the Closing, certain services in connection with the provision of customer
service and the distribution of goods. The procedures addressing the
Transitional Services are set forth on Schedule 5.9.
(b) Seller
shall provide the Transitional Services for a period to be determined by
Purchaser, but in no event after November 30, 2010, unless the parties mutually
agree to a later date (the “Transition Period”).
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(c) Purchaser
shall bear all reasonable documented expenses relating to the services requested
by Purchaser in connection with providing Transitional Services and reimburse
the Seller on a weekly basis within three (3) business days of receiving the
invoice from Seller related thereto. Purchaser will pay for all direct expenses
for Seller’s Warehouse in Mississippi, except that the cost of the Warehouse
manager’s salary shall be split equally between the Purchaser and
Seller.
(d) Seller
and Purchaser agree to share information and provide each other access to their
respective systems, on a confidential basis, to the extent necessary to allow
Seller to perform the Transitional Services. In furtherance and not
in limitation of the foregoing, Seller shall cooperate with Purchaser in the
transfer from Seller to Purchaser of data related to the Business that is
reasonably available. Purchaser shall maintain its MIS systems in place and
continue to employ MIS personnel to the extent necessary for Seller to provide
the Transitional Services during the Transition Period and in order to provide
data to Purchaser regarding the post-Closing operation of the
Business.
(e) Seller
shall make its offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, available to
Purchaser until November 30, 2010 in connection with the provision of
Transitional Services.
(f)
Seller
shall make the services of Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx (“Xxxxxxxxx”) available to Purchaser
for a period of six (6) months following the Closing Date to assist in the
provision of Transitional Services to Purchaser, as well as to provide
additional consulting services to Purchaser. Purchaser shall pay
Seller a fee of $100,000 for such services (the “Xxxxxxxxx Consulting Fee”),
provided that at or promptly after Closing Xxxxxxxxx executes a confidentiality
agreement with Purchaser in form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser,
payable in six equal monthly installments commencing on November 1,
2010. In the event that Xxxxxxxxx does not perform such consulting
services for Purchaser, Purchaser shall so advise Seller in writing and shall
have no obligation to pay any monthly installments of the Xxxxxxxxx Consulting
Fee after the date such notice is delivered. In the event Xxxxxxxxx ceases to
perform services for Purchaser prior to the end of a month, Seller shall refund
to Purchaser a pro rata portion of the monthly installment of the Xxxxxxxxx
Consulting Fee for such month.
Section
5.10. Non-compete. For
a period of three (3) years after the Closing Date, Seller will not source
product from any supplier set forth on Schedule 5.10. For a period of
one (1) year after the Closing Date, Seller will not sell products to the
customers set forth on Schedule 5.10, except in connection with (i) license
agreements, (ii) joint venture agreements, (iii) transactions outside of the
United States and Canada or (iv) any transaction following a Change in
Control.
Section
5.11. Confidentiality. (a) Following
the Closing, Seller agrees to, and agrees to cause its directors, officers and
employees who have access to information concerning the Purchased Assets and the
Business as it relates to the Purchased Assets to, (i) maintain the
confidentiality of all such information included in the Books and Records and
any confidential information or proprietary information related to the Purchased
Assets (collectively, the “Confidential Information”), in each case, being
transferred herewith to Purchaser, and (ii) not use such Confidential
Information for any purpose other than defending against any third party claims
relating to the Business, in each case except (w) as may be required by law,
rule, regulation, judgment or order to be disclosed, in which case Purchaser
shall be permitted to seek confidential treatment for such disclosed
Confidential Information except to the extent that notice of any such
proceedings is not capable of being given to Purchaser, (x) for such information
that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure by Seller or Seller’s directors, officers, employees, Affiliates,
representatives (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and
financial and other advisors) or agents in violation of this Section 5.11, (y)
as is necessary to prepare Tax returns, or (z) as is necessary for Seller to
prepare financial statements.
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(b) Within
thirty (30) days following a written request therefor from Purchaser, Seller
will, and will cause its Affiliates and personnel to, destroy or deliver to
Purchaser all Confidential Information of Purchaser, except to the extent and
for such period that Seller, its Affiliates or personnel are prohibited from
doing so by subpoena, process, government statute, rule or regulation or the
order of any judicial or administrative body. The Parties recognize
that it may not be possible to destroy separately or completely materials that
have been stored or transmitted electronically within the above thirty (30) day
time period and that destruction of such material shall be made to the extent
practicable and in accordance with Seller’s ongoing records retention
procedures. If requested by Purchaser, the fact of any such
destruction shall be certified to Purchaser in writing by an officer of
Seller.
(c) Seller
agrees to provide a list of all Persons who reviewed Confidential Information
within the six month period ending on the Closing Date relating to the sale of
the Business under confidentiality or similar agreements and Seller will
cooperate with Purchaser in enforcing rights under such agreements.
Section
5.12. Non-Solicitation. For
a period of three (3) years following the Closing Date, Seller will not, without
the prior written consent of Purchaser, hire or solicit the employment (as
employee, consultant or agent) of any Hired Employee (“Non-Solicitation
Obligation”); provided that the foregoing (i) shall not restrict general
solicitations of employment through advertisements or other means that are not
directed specifically at such Hired Employees and (ii) shall not restrict hiring
or retention of any such Hired Employee who has been terminated by Purchaser or
has voluntarily terminated employment by Purchaser.
Section
5.13. Air
Freight. Seller acknowledges that the goods identified on
Schedule 5.13 are late in delivery from the manufacturer overseas. Seller hereby
agrees to pay all airfreight charges in connection with the shipment of such
goods from such manufacturer through November 12, 2010, and represents that such
airfreight charges are not and shall not be reflected in the cost of such
goods.
Section
5.14. Customs. In
the event that any Paid In-Transit Inventory or Unpaid In-Transit Inventory has
not been classified properly for customs purposes, Seller shall reimburse the
Purchaser for any additional amounts required to be paid.
Section
5.15. Paid In-Transit
Inventory. Purchaser, upon delivery of Paid In-Transit
Inventory to the Warehouses, shall reimburse the Seller for the Cost of Paid
In-Transit Inventory within three (3) days of delivery thereof to the
Warehouses.
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Section
5.16. Letters of
Credit. Purchaser shall indemnify Seller if any letter of
credit is paid by Seller after the Closing Date and shall reimburse Seller for
any amounts paid within 72 hours. The above referenced letters of
credit are for goods associated with Customer Purchase Orders or customer
projections that have been provided to Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VI
Tax
Matters
Section
6.1. Taxes. Purchaser
shall timely pay any and all sales, use, transfer, transfer gains or similar
Taxes (“Transfer Taxes”) which result from the transfer of the Equipment
pursuant to this Agreement, and shall prepare and file any related Tax Returns
required to be filed in connection with the payment of such Transfer Taxes on a
timely basis.
Section
6.2. Cooperation on Tax
Matters.
(a) Seller
and Purchaser agree to furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, as
promptly as practicable, such information and assistance relating to the
Business as is reasonably necessary for the preparation and filing of any
return, claim for refund or other required or optional filings relating to Tax
matters, for the preparation for and proof of facts during any tax audit, for
the preparation for any Tax protest, for the prosecution or defense of any suit
or other proceeding relating to Tax matters and for the answer to any
governmental or regulatory inquiry relating to Tax matters.
(b) Purchaser
agrees to retain possession of all accounting, business, financial and Tax
records and information (i) relating to the Business in existence on the Closing
Date and transferred to Purchaser hereunder and (ii) coming into existence after
the Closing Date which relate to the Business prior to or on the Closing Date,
for a period not less than six (6) years from the Closing Date. In
addition, from and after the Closing Date, Purchaser agrees that it will not
unreasonably withhold access by the Seller and its attorneys, accountants and
other representatives (after reasonable notice and during normal business hours
and with reasonable charge), to such Books and Records relating to the Business
in existence on the Closing Date and transferred to Purchaser hereunder as the
Seller may reasonably deem necessary to properly prepare for, file, prove,
answer, prosecute and/or defend any such Tax return, filing, audit, protest,
claim, suit, inquiry or other proceeding.
Section
6.3. Proration of Personal
Property Taxes. Personal property Taxes and assessments on the
Purchased Assets shall be prorated between Purchaser and Seller as of the
Closing Date. All such prorations shall be allocated so that items relating to
time periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date shall be allocated to the
Seller and items relating to time periods beginning after the Closing Date shall
be allocated to Purchaser. The amount of all such prorations shall be settled
and paid on the Closing Date, provided that final payments with respect to
prorations that are not able to be calculated as of the Closing Date shall be
calculated and paid as soon as practicable thereafter.
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Section
6.4. Resale or Other Exemption
Certificates. At the Closing (or within such reasonable time
thereafter as may be necessary to perfect the resale or other exemption
benefits), Purchaser shall deliver to Seller fully completed and executed resale
exemption certificates or other applicable exemption certificates for all states
and localities identified by Seller in Schedule 6.4 as jurisdictions in which
Purchased Inventory is to be transferred. To the extent any jurisdiction refuses
to accept any resale exemption certificate or other applicable exemption
certificate provided by Purchaser, Seller and Purchaser agree that any Transfer
Taxes (and related interest and penalty) assessed by such jurisdiction shall be
borne by the Purchaser.
Section
6.5. Bulk
Sales. Seller shall comply with the requirements of any bulk
sales statute which may be applicable in any jurisdiction in which Purchased
Inventory is to be transferred, and shall provide Purchaser with evidence of
compliance thereof.
ARTICLE
VII
Indemnification
Section
7.1. Indemnification.
(a) Notwithstanding
the Closing or the delivery of the Purchased Assets and regardless of any
investigation at any time made by or on behalf of the Purchaser or of any
knowledge or information that the Purchaser may have, the Seller shall indemnify
and fully defend, save and hold the Purchaser, any Affiliate of the Purchaser
and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and attorneys (the
“Purchaser Indemnitees”), harmless if any Purchaser Indemnitee shall at any time
or from time to time suffer any Losses arising out of or resulting from, or
shall pay or become obliged to pay any sum on account of, any of the
following:
(i) Seller’s
Event of Breach;
(ii) any
failure of Seller duly to perform or observe any term, provision, covenant,
agreement or condition contained in this Agreement on the part of the Seller to
be performed or observed;
(iii) all
general liability claims arising out of or relating to occurrences of any nature
relating to the Business prior to or on the Closing Date which are not included
in the Assumed Liabilities, whether prior to, on or after the Closing Date, or
any claim or cause of action by any party against any Purchaser Indemnitee with
respect to the Retained Liabilities;
(iv) all
Customer Charges within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date
with respect to goods shipped or purchased by Seller prior to the
Closing;
(v) non-compliance
by Seller with any applicable bulk sales or fraudulent transfer laws;
and
(vi) any
Product Liability Claims (whether known or unknown) asserted against Purchaser
arising out of Product sold by Seller prior to Closing Date.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the Closing or the delivery of the Purchased Assets, the Purchaser shall
indemnify and fully defend, save and hold the Seller, any Affiliate of any
Seller, and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, agents and
attorneys (the “Seller Indemnitees”), harmless if any Seller Indemnitee shall at
any time or from time to time suffer any Losses arising out of or resulting
from, or shall pay or become obligated to pay any sum on account of, any of the
following:
(i) Purchaser’s
Event of Breach;
(ii) any
failure of the Purchaser duly to perform or observe any term, provision,
covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement on the part of the
Purchaser to be performed or observed; and
(iii) any
claim or cause of action by any party against any Seller Indemnitee with respect
to Assumed Liabilities.
Section
7.2. Indemnification
Procedure.
(a) Promptly
after the incurrence of any Losses by a Party pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof (an
“Indemnified Party”), including any claim by a third party described in Section
7.3, which might give rise to indemnification hereunder, the Indemnified Party
shall deliver to the other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) a certificate (the
“Certificate”), which Certificate shall:
(i) state
that the Indemnified Party has paid or anticipates it will incur Losses for
which such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Agreement; and
(ii) specify
in reasonable detail (and have annexed thereto all supporting documentation,
including any correspondence in connection with any Third-Party Claim and paid
invoices for claimed Losses) each individual item of Loss included in the amount
so stated, the date such item was paid or accrued, the basis for any anticipated
liability and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of
covenant or claim to which each such item is related and the computation of the
amount to which such Indemnified Party claims to be entitled
hereunder.
(b) In
the event that the Indemnifying Party shall object to the indemnification of an
Indemnified Party in respect of any claim or claims specified in any
Certificate, the Indemnifying Party shall, within forty-five (45) days after
receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such Certificate, deliver to the
Indemnified Party a notice of objection to such effect, specifying in reasonable
detail the basis for such objection, and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall, within the sixty (60) day period beginning on the date
of receipt by the Indemnified Party of such objection, attempt to agree upon the
rights of the respective Parties with respect to each of such claims to which
the Indemnifying Party shall have so objected. If the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party shall succeed in reaching agreement on their respective
rights with respect to any of such claims, the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party shall promptly prepare and sign a memorandum setting forth
such agreement. Should the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party be
unable to agree as to any particular item or items or amount or amounts within
such time period, then the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall
submit such dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section
8.9.
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(c) Claims
for Losses specified in any Certificate to which an Indemnifying Party shall not
object in writing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such Certificate,
claims for Losses covered by a memorandum of agreement of the nature described
in Section 7.2(b), and claims for Losses the validity and amount of which have
been the subject of judicial determination as described in Section 7.2(b), or
shall have been settled with the consent of the Indemnifying Party as described
in Section 7.3, are hereinafter referred to, collectively, as “Agreed Claims.”
Subject to Section 7.2(d) below, within ten (10) Business Days of the
determination of the amount of any Agreed Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall
pay to the Indemnified Party an amount equal to the Agreed Claim by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to the bank account or accounts
designated by the Indemnified Party in a notice to the Indemnifying Party not
less than two (2) Business Days prior to such payment.
(d) If
a Purchaser Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement,
Purchaser shall collect the amount for such claim from the Escrow Amount and
Seller as follows: first, by submitting a claim therefor against the
Escrow Amount, if any, then being held pursuant to the Escrow Agreement and
then, if there is no Escrow Amount remaining, directly against
Seller.
Section
7.3. Third-Party
Claims.
(a) If
a claim by a third party is made against an Indemnified Party with respect to
which the Indemnified Party intends to seek indemnification hereunder for any
Loss under this Article VII, the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the
Indemnifying Party of such claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have the
obligation to conduct and control, through counsel of its choosing (but subject
to the reasonable approval of the Indemnified Party), the defense of any
third-party claim, action, suit or proceeding (a “Third-Party Claim”), and the
Indemnifying Party may compromise or settle the same, provided that the
Indemnifying Party shall give the Indemnified Party advance notice of any
proposed compromise or settlement and provided further that the settlement
includes a full and complete release of the Indemnified Party with respect to
the Third Party Claim. No Indemnified Party may compromise or settle any
Third-Party Claim for which it is seeking indemnification hereunder without the
written consent of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall permit
the Indemnified Party to participate in, but not control, the defense of any
such action or suit through counsel chosen by the Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by the
Indemnified Party.
(b) The
Parties shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of any Third-Party Claim,
with such cooperation to include (i) the retention and the provision of any
records and information of the Indemnifying Party that are reasonably relevant
to such Third-Party Claim, and (ii) the making available of employees on a
mutually convenient basis for providing additional information and explanation
of any material provided hereunder.
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Section
7.4. Losses Net of Insurance,
Etc. The amount of any Loss for which indemnification is
provided under Section 7.1 shall be net of (i) any amounts recovered by the
Indemnified Party pursuant to any indemnification by or indemnification
agreement with any third party, (ii) any insurance proceeds or other cash
receipts or sources of reimbursement received as an offset against such Loss
(each Person named in subsections (i) and (ii), a “Collateral Source”), and
(iii) an amount equal to the present value of the tax benefit, if any,
attributable to such Loss. Indemnification under this Article VII shall not be
available unless the Indemnified Party first uses commercially reasonable
efforts, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, to seek recovery from all
Collateral Sources. The Indemnifying Party may require an Indemnified Party to
assign the rights to seek recovery pursuant to the preceding sentence. If the
amount to be netted hereunder in connection with a Collateral Source from any
payment required under Section 7.1 is determined after payment by the
Indemnifying Party of any amount otherwise required to be paid to an Indemnified
Party pursuant to this Article VII, the Indemnified Party shall repay to the
Indemnifying Party, promptly after such determination, any amount that the
Indemnifying Party would not have had to pay pursuant to this Article VII had
such determination been made at the time of such payment, and any excess
recovery from a Collateral Source shall be applied to reduce any future payments
to be made by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 7.1.
Section
7.5. Sole
Remedy/Waiver. The Parties acknowledge and agree that except
in respect of claims based upon fraud or willful misconduct, following the
Closing, the remedies provided for in this Agreement shall be the Parties’ sole
and exclusive remedy for any misrepresentations, breach of warranties or breach
of covenants contained in this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Parties hereby waive, effective upon the occurrence of the Closing, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any and all other rights, claims and
causes of action (including rights of contribution, if any), other than any such
rights, claims and causes of action based upon fraud or willful misconduct,
known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which exist or may arise in the
future, that they may have against Seller or any of its representatives, or
Purchaser or any of its representatives, as the case may be, arising under or
based upon any Law for any misrepresentations or breach of warranties contained
in this Agreement, except that if any of the provisions of this Agreement are
not performed in accordance with their respective terms or are otherwise
breached, the Parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms
thereof in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
Section
7.6. Purchase Price
Adjustment. Purchaser and Seller shall treat payments under
this Article VII as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for all federal, state
and local Tax purposes.
Section
7.7. Limitations. (a) Except
with respect to Losses related to Cinejour described below, the Seller’s
indemnification obligation contained in this Article VII shall not apply to any
claim for Losses until the aggregate of all such claims totals $25,000, in which
event the Seller’s indemnification obligation shall apply from the first dollar
of such Losses, subject to a maximum for all Losses in the aggregate equal to
$1,800,000. The Purchaser’s indemnification obligation contained in this Article
VII shall not apply to any claim for Losses until the aggregate of all such
claims totals $25,000, in which event the Purchaser’s indemnification obligation
shall apply from the first dollar of such Losses, subject to a maximum for all
Losses in the aggregate equal to $1,800,000. All such Claims made
during the relevant survival period shall be counted in determining whether the
thresholds specified above have been achieved.
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(b) The
Seller’s indemnification obligation contained in this Article VII related to
Losses with respect to Cinejour will not be subject to Section 7.7(a) with
respect to Losses relating to Cinejour’s operations prior to the Closing Date
(for instance, relating to compliance with Canadian law) and shall be subject to a maximum
for all Losses in the aggregate equal to (i) $1,800,000 for the first year
following the Closing Date, (ii) $1,200,000 for the second year following the
Closing Date and (iii) $600,000 for the third year following the Closing Date.
All such Claims made during the relevant survival period shall be counted in
determining whether the thresholds specified above have been
achieved.
(c) The
Seller’s obligation contained in this Article VII with respect to any Losses
arising from any delays or failure to obtain consents to assignments of the
Assumed Contracts shall not be subject to any limitations on Seller’s
indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 7.7.
Section
7.8. Certain
Remedies. Seller agrees that money damages would not be a
sufficient remedy for any breach of Sections 5.10 or 5.11 by Seller, any of its
Affiliates or any of its personnel and that in the case of such a breach
Purchaser shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive relief
as remedies. Such remedies shall not be the exclusive remedies for
the breach, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to
Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VIII
Miscellaneous
Matters
Section
8.1. Survival. The
representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing for a period of eighteen
(18) months, except (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.8 shall survive without limitation, (ii) the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.11 shall survive until six (6) months
after the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitation and (iii) all
representations and warranties with respect to Cinejour shall survive for a
period of three (3) years.
Section
8.2. Notices. Any
notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be in writing and deemed to have been duly given (i) five (5) Business Days
following deposit in the mails if sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (ii) when sent, if sent by facsimile
transmission or other electronic transmission (such as email) and, in the case
of facsimile transmission, if receipt thereof is confirmed by machine generated
receipt, (iii) when delivered, if delivered personally to the intended recipient
and (iv) two (2) Business Days following deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight courier service, in each case addressed as follows:
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To
Seller:
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Frederick’s
of Hollywood Group Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, General Counsel
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Facsimile:
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000-000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Facsimile:
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000-000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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To
Purchaser:
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Dolce
Vita Intimates LLC
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0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, President
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Xxxx
& Hessen LLP
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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Email:
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xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Section
8.3. Amendment;
Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or
waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in
the case of an amendment, by Purchaser and Seller, or in the case of a waiver,
by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by
any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as
a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege.
Section
8.4. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including all Schedules and
Exhibits) contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with respect to such matters.
Section
8.5. Parties in
Interest. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any
Person other than Purchaser, Seller, or their successors or permitted assigns,
any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
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Section
8.6. Public
Disclosure. No party shall make any public announcements in
respect of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein without the
consent of the other, which consent shall not unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided, however, that the Seller or its Affiliates may make one or more press
releases and/or filings with the SEC on Form 8-K or other appropriate form
(“Required Disclosure”) as required by law or the relevant rules of applicable
trading exchanges. Each Required Disclosure shall be provided to the Purchaser
prior to dissemination for Purchaser’s reasonable review and comment, and once
approved by the Purchaser, the Seller may continue to make the Required
Disclosure using the same or similar disclosure without prior approval.
Purchaser acknowledges that it already has approved the press release to be
disseminated by Seller upon execution of this Agreement.
Section
8.7. Expenses. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whether or not the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be borne by the Party incurring such
expenses.
Section
8.8. Schedules. The
disclosure of any matter in any Schedule to this Agreement shall be deemed to be
a disclosure for all purposes of this Agreement.
Section
8.9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the
State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of law principles of such
state to the extent that the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction
would be required thereby.
(b) With
respect to any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement (each, a
“Proceeding”), each Party irrevocably (i) agrees and consents to be subject to
the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court sitting in New York
County, New York, and (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to
the laying of venue of any Proceeding brought in any such court, waives any
claim that such Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum and further
waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceeding, that such court
does not have any jurisdiction over such Party. The foregoing consent to
jurisdiction shall not constitute general consent to service of process in the
State of New York for any purpose except as provided above and shall not be
deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the respective Parties to this
Agreement. Each of Seller and Purchaser irrevocably agrees that service of any
process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such
Party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any
action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters for which it
has submitted to jurisdiction pursuant to this Section 8.9.
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(c) EACH
OF PURCHASER AND SELLER HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION AS BETWEEN THE PARTIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR
DISPUTES RELATING HERETO. EACH OF PURCHASER AND SELLER (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY
HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.9(c).
Section
8.10. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, which may be delivered by
facsimile or email attachment, each of which shall be deemed an original, and
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section
8.11. Headings. The
heading references herein and the table of contents hereto are for convenience
purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be
deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section
8.12. No Strict
Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event any ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by all Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof
shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any
provision of this Agreement.
Section
8.13. Severability. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any term or other provision of
this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall
be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and
enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision,
and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to
other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the
application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Agreement is executed by the parties hereto on the date set forth
above.
BUYER:
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DOLCE VITA INTIMATES
LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Its:
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Managing
Member
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SELLER:
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FREDERICK’S
OF HOLLYWOOD GROUP INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Its:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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