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