ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT AMONG HOPPER RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC., MEMCORP, INC., MEMCORP ASIA LIMITED and IMATION CORP. MAY 7, 2007
Exhibit 2.1
AMONG
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC.,
MEMCORP, INC.,
MEMCORP ASIA LIMITED
and
MAY 7, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I ASSET PURCHASE |
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1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities |
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1.2 Purchase Price and Related Matters |
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1.3 Earnout Amount |
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1.4 The Closing |
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1.5 Buyer Notes |
12 | |||
1.6 Consents to Assignment |
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1.7 Further Assurances |
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1.8 Withholding Obligations |
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS |
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2.1 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power |
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2.2 Authority |
14 | |||
2.3 Noncontravention |
14 | |||
2.4 Financial Statements |
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2.5 Absence of Certain Changes |
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2.6 Undisclosed Liabilities |
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2.7 Intentionally Omitted |
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2.8 Ownership of Personal Property |
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2.9 Real Property |
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2.10 Intellectual Property |
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2.11 Contracts |
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2.12 Intentionally Omitted |
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2.13 Litigation |
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2.14 Employment Matters |
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2.15 Employee Benefits |
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2.16 Environmental Matters |
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2.17 Legal Compliance |
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2.18 Permits |
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2.19 Business Relationships with Affiliates |
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2.20 Brokers’ Fees |
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2.21 Inventory |
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2.22 Intentionally Omitted |
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2.23 Insurance |
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2.24 Warranty Matters |
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2.25 Customers, Distributors and Suppliers |
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2.26 Investment |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER |
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3.1 Organization |
25 |
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3.2 Authority |
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3.3 Noncontravention |
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3.4 Litigation |
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3.5 Financial Capacity; Solvency |
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3.6 No Brokers |
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ARTICLE IV PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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4.1 Closing Efforts |
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4.2 Operation of Business |
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4.3 Access |
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4.4 Exclusivity |
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4.5 Supplement to Disclosure Schedules |
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING |
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5.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer |
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5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers |
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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6.1 Indemnification by the Sellers |
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6.2 Indemnification by the Buyer |
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6.3 Claims for Indemnification |
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6.4 Survival |
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6.5 Limitations on Indemnification by the Sellers |
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6.6 Limitations on Indemnification by Buyer |
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6.7 Exclusive Remedy; Offset Right |
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6.8 Treatment of Indemnification Payments |
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6.9 Investigation |
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6.10 Mitigation |
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6.11 Claims Involving Pre-Closing and Post-Closing Liability |
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ARTICLE VII TAX MATTERS |
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7.1 Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes |
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7.2 Allocation of Certain Taxes |
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7.3 Cooperation on Tax Matters; Tax Audits |
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7.4 Termination of Tax Sharing Agreements |
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION |
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8.1 Termination of Agreement |
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8.2 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE IX EMPLOYEE MATTERS |
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9.1 Offers of Employment |
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ARTICLE X OTHER POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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10.1 Access to Information; Record Retention; Cooperation |
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10.2 Non-Solicitation and No Hiring |
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10.3 Non-Competition |
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10.4 Payment of Assumed Liabilities |
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10.5 Insurance |
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10.6 Name Change |
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10.7 Restrictive Covenants Not Applicable to Smiths |
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10.8 Letter of Credit |
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ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS |
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12.1 Press Releases and Announcements |
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12.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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12.3 Intentionally Omitted |
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12.4 Entire Agreement |
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12.5 Succession and Assignment |
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12.6 Notices |
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12.7 Amendments and Waivers |
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12.8 Severability |
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12.9 Expenses |
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12.10 Specific Performance |
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12.11 Governing Law |
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12.12 Submission to Jurisdiction |
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12.13 Construction |
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12.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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12.15 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules |
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12.16 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature |
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12.17 No Additional Representations; DISCLAIMER |
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12.18 DISCLAIMER Regarding Estimates and Projections |
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Disclosure Schedule
Schedules: | ||||
Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) |
— | Personal Property | ||
Schedule 1.1(a)(iii) |
— | Assigned Contracts | ||
Schedule 1.1(a)(x) |
— | Excluded Claims | ||
Schedule 1.1.(b)(vi) |
— | Non-Assignable Permits | ||
Schedule 1.1(b)(xiv) |
— | Excluded Contracts | ||
Schedule 1.1(b)(xvi) |
— | Excluded Personal Property | ||
Schedule 1.2(a) |
— | Seller Accounts | ||
Schedule 1.2(a)(ii) |
— | Personal Property | ||
Schedule 1.2(a)(iii) |
— | Assigned Contracts | ||
Schedule 1.2(b) |
— | Inventory Statement | ||
Schedule 1.2(c) |
— | Allocation of Purchase Price | ||
Schedule 1.3(a)(i) |
— | Buyer Products | ||
Schedule 1.3(a)(ii) |
— | Example of Gross Margin | ||
Schedule 2.11 |
— | Standard Terms and Conditions of Sale | ||
Schedule 5.1(h) |
— | Required Third Party Consents | ||
Schedule 9.1 |
— | Employees Offered Employment by the Buyer |
Exhibits: | ||||
Exhibit A |
— | Form of Unrestricted Note | ||
Exhibit B |
— | Form of Offset Note | ||
Exhibit C |
— | Form of Xxxx of Sale | ||
Exhibit D |
— | Form of Trademark Assignment | ||
Exhibit E |
— | Form of Copyright Assignment | ||
Exhibit F |
— | Form of Assumption Agreement | ||
Exhibit G |
— | Form of Consulting Agreement | ||
Exhibit H |
— | Form of Noncompetition Agreement | ||
Exhibit I |
— | Form of Irrevocable L/C | ||
Exhibit J |
— | Term Sheet for Lease |
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This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of May 7, 2007 among
Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”), Memcorp, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“Memcorp”), Memcorp Asia Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of
Hong Kong (“Memcorp Asia”) (Xxxxxx, Memcorp and Memcorp Asia are each individually referred
to herein as a “Seller” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”),
and Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”). The Sellers and the Buyer are
referred to collectively herein as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
1. The Sellers are currently engaged in the business of sourcing and selling consumer
electronics products (the “Business”).
2. The Buyer desires to purchase from the Sellers, and the Sellers desire to sell to the
Buyer, the assets of the Sellers used in or relating to the Business described herein, subject to
the assumption of certain related liabilities and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein.
3. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Article XI.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSET PURCHASE
ASSET PURCHASE
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities.
(a) Transfer of Assets. On the basis of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, each Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer
and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer (or a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer) shall
purchase and acquire from each Seller, free and clear of all Security Interests, all of such
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following assets (collectively, the
“Acquired Assets”) used by the Sellers in or relating to the Business, in each case
to the extent owned by a Seller as of the Closing:
(i) except as otherwise described herein, all inventories, wherever located, of
Business Products to be sold under the “Memorex,” “Nickelodeon” or “Vextra” brand,
including all finished goods, consigned goods, work-in-progress,
raw materials, spare parts, packaging, accessories and all other materials and
supplies to be used, consumed, sold, resold or distributed by any Seller, and all
warranties and
guarantees, if any, express or implied, by the manufacturers or sellers of any such item or component part thereof, rights of return, rebate rights,
over-payment recovery rights and any other rights of any Seller relating to these
items (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(ii) all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, computer
hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible personal
property (other than the Inventory) used in or relating to the Business (other than
the Excluded Assets), which are set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(ii) hereto, and
all warranties and guarantees, if any, express or implied, rights of return, rebate
rights, over-payment recovery rights and any other rights of any Seller relating to
these items, in each case existing for the benefit of any Seller in connection
therewith to the extent transferable (collectively, the “Personal
Property”);
(iii) all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the contracts,
agreements, understandings or arrangements to which any Seller is party or of which
it is a third party beneficiary, in each case used in or related to the Business,
each of which is listed on Schedule 1.1(a)(iii) hereto, including without
limitation all rights to license agreements to which any Seller is a party to the
extent transferable (collectively, the “Assigned Contracts”);
(iv) all Business Intellectual Property;
(v) to the extent assignable, all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in
and to all Permits relating to the Business;
(vi) all other assets relating to existing customer relationships and all
written materials, data and records relating to the Business (in whatever form or
medium), including (i) client, customer, prospect, supplier, dealer and distributor
lists and records, (ii) information regarding referral sources, (iii) product
catalogs and brochures, (iv) sales and marketing, advertising and promotional
materials, (v) research and development materials, reports and records, (vi)
production reports and records, (vii) equipment logs, (viii) service, warranty and
claim records, (ix) records relating to the Inventory, (x) maintenance records and
other documents relating to the Personal Property, (xi) purchase orders and
invoices, (xii) sales orders and sales order log books, (xiii) material safety data
sheets, (xiv) price lists, (xv) quotations and bids, (xvi) operating guides and
manuals, (xvii) correspondence, (xviii) books, records, journals and ledgers, (xix)
product ideas and developments and (xx) plans and specifications, plats, surveys,
drawings, blueprints and photographs;
(vii) all other intangible rights and property of any Seller relating to the
Business, including (A) going concern value, (B) the goodwill of the Sellers
relating to the Business as conducted by each Seller, (C) directory, telecopy
names, numbers, addresses and listings, and all rights that any Seller may have
to institute or maintain any action to protect the same and recover damages for any
misappropriation or misuses thereof;
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(viii) all insurance benefits, including rights under and proceeds from,
insurance policies providing coverage for the Acquired Assets or the Sellers
relating to the Business, where such rights, benefits and proceeds relate to events
occurring prior to the Closing;
(ix) all rights with respect to deposits, prepaid expenses, claims for refunds
and rights to offset related to the Business, excluding rights relating to the prior
payment of Taxes and interest payable with respect to any of the foregoing;
(x) other than as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a)(x), all claims
(including claims for past infringement or misappropriation of Business Intellectual
Property or rights related thereto included in the Acquired Assets) and causes of
action of any Seller relating to the Business against any other Person, whether or
not such claims and causes of action have been asserted, and all rights of
indemnity, warranty rights, rights of contribution, rights to refunds, rights of
reimbursement and other rights of recovery of the Sellers (regardless of whether
such rights are currently exercisable) relating to the Acquired Assets, other than
Excluded Assets; and
(xi) all leasehold interests in the HK Leased Property, including all improvements and
fixtures thereon and all rights and easements appurtenant thereto.
(b) Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Acquired Assets shall not include any of the following (collectively, the
“Excluded Assets”):
(i) all real property owned by the Sellers, and all leasehold interests in all
real property leased or otherwise used or occupied by the Sellers other than the HK
Leased Property, including all improvements and fixtures thereon and all rights and
easements appurtenant thereto;
(ii) all refurbished Business Products included in the Inventory at Closing,
all Returned Products (except as otherwise provided in Section 1.1(e)) and all
inventories of Business Products other than “Memorex,” “Nickelodeon” or “Vextra”
brand products;
(iii) all cash, cash equivalents, short term investments and bank accounts of
the Sellers;
(iv) all accounts receivable and other rights to payment from customers of the
Sellers, and other accounts or notes receivable of the Sellers;
(v) all personnel records of Business Employees of the Sellers who are not
Transferred Employees;
(vi) those Permits relating to the Business that are not assignable in
accordance with their terms, all of which are listed on Schedule
1.1.(b)(vi);
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(vii) all rights in connection with, and with respect to the assets associated
with, any Business Benefit Plans;
(viii) the names “Xxxxxx” and “Xxxxxx Radio of Florida”;
(ix) subject to Section 1.1(a)(viii), all insurance policies of the Sellers and
rights thereunder;
(x) all rights to insurance claims, related refunds and proceeds arising from
or related to the Excluded Assets and Excluded Liabilities;
(xi) all securities owned by or on behalf of the Sellers, including without
limitation all capital stock of Memcorp, Memcorp Asia and Xxxxxx Asia Limited, and
all records of each Seller relating to its organization, maintenance and existence
as a corporation, namely its (A) charter documents, (B) registrations or
qualifications to conduct business, (C) taxpayer and other identification numbers,
(D) minute books, (E) share register, (F) Tax records and (G) corporate seal;
(xii) all books, records, accounts, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence,
studies, reports and other printed or written materials related solely to any
Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities and not related to any Acquired Assets or
Assumed Liabilities;
(xiii) all rights which accrue or will accrue to the benefit of the Sellers
under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements;
(xiv) Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the contracts, agreements,
understandings or arrangements listed on Schedule 1.1(b)(xiv) hereto;
(xv) any security deposit for the HK Leased Property previously paid by the
Sellers; and
(xvi) those certain items of Personal Property set forth on Schedule
1.1(b)(xvi) thereto.
(c) Assumed Liabilities. On the basis of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Buyer shall assume and agree to pay, perform
and discharge when due the following liabilities of the Sellers relating to the Business
(the “Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) all executory obligations arising under or to be performed after the
Closing under the Assigned Contracts and the Permits relating to the Business
transferred pursuant to Section 1.1(a);
(ii) all outstanding purchase orders for Business Products of any Seller;
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(iii) product returns and Warranty Obligations relating to Business Products of
any Seller that are Acquired Assets which occur after the date which is 90 days
after the Closing;
(iv) obligations to perform normal and customary service with respect to
Business Products sold by any Seller prior to Closing; and
(v) all fees and expenses payable to the Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx accounting firm in
connection with the audit of the financial statements required by Section 5.1(j).
(d) Excluded Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Assumed Liabilities shall not include the following liabilities (the
“Excluded Liabilities”), which shall remain obligations of the Sellers:
(i) all accounts payable and accrued liabilities of the Sellers and all other
indebtedness of the Sellers;
(ii) all product returns and Warranty Obligations relating to Business Products
sold by Sellers which occur prior to the date which is 90 days after Closing;
(iii) any liability under any Assigned Contract that arises prior to the
Closing or arises after the Closing but that arises out of or relates to a breach
that occurred prior to Closing;
(iv) other than as set forth on Schedule 1.1(d)(iv) hereto, any
liability arising under an Environmental Law in connection with the operation of the
Business prior to Closing or the Sellers’ leasing, ownership or operation of real
property;
(v) any liability under any Business Benefit Plan;
(vi) any liability arising out of or relating to the Sellers’ disposition of an
application for employment, the employment of any employee (including without
limitation any accrued vacation time or unpaid salary as of the Closing) or the
termination of the employment of any employee, whether or not the affected employee
is hired by the Buyer;
(vii) all liabilities and obligations arising out of or relating to the
Excluded Assets;
(viii) all liabilities and obligations for any Taxes for which any of the
Sellers or Affiliates of the Sellers are liable;
(ix) any liability arising under the escheat laws or any other laws of any
jurisdiction relating to abandoned property;
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(x) any liability to distribute to any of the Sellers’ shareholders or
otherwise apply all or any part of the consideration received by the Sellers under
this Agreement;
(xi) any liability to indemnify, reimburse or advance amounts to any officer,
director, employee or agent of the Sellers;
(xii) any liability arising out of any litigation or claims (i) pending as of
the Closing or (ii) commenced after the Closing and arising out of or relating to
any occurrence, happening or situation existing prior to the Closing, including
without limitation the litigation and claims listed in Section 2.10(b) and (e) and
Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule;
(xiii) any liability arising out of or resulting from the Sellers’ compliance
or non-compliance with any law or Permit;
(xiv) all Intercompany Liabilities;
(xv) all liabilities and obligations of any Seller for costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including without limitation any fees for financial
advisors engaged by or on behalf of the Sellers);
(xvi) all liabilities and obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements; and
(xvii) all liabilities of any Seller arising out of or relating to the
foregoing.
(e) Treatment of Product Returns and Accounts Receivable.
(i) In the event a customer of any Seller returns to a Seller or to the Buyer a
Business Product purchased by such customer from a Seller in the course of the
Business prior to the Closing (a “Returned Product”) and such customer
either claims a credit for such Returned Product against amounts owed by such
customer to the Sellers or demands payment as a result of such return, (A) the Buyer
shall be responsible for granting the credit or making the payment, as appropriate,
during the period beginning on the date which is 90 days following the Closing; and
(B) the Sellers shall remain responsible for granting the credit or making the
payment, as appropriate, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and
continuing through the date which is 90 days following the Closing.
(ii) In the event a customer claims a credit or demands payment from the Buyer
for a Returned Product with respect to which a Seller is responsible under the terms
of this Section 1.1(e), or in the event a customer claims a credit or demands
payment from a Seller for a Returned Product with respect to which the Buyer is
responsible under the terms of this Section 1.1(e), in each case the Party
responsible for such Returned Product as set forth above shall
reimburse the appropriate Party for the amount of such credit or payment promptly following
receipt of notice of the return of such Returned Product.
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(iii) The Sellers shall purchase from Buyer all Returned Products accepted by
Buyer from a customer during the 90 day period following the Closing at 100% of the
original landed cost. After the end of the 90 day period following the closing,
Buyer shall purchase Seller’s remaining Memorex, Nickelodeon or Vextra branded
Returned Products that are not Return to Vendor Products at 20% of the original
sales price to customers. If such Returned Products are refurbished, Buyer will
purchase such Memorex, Nickelodeon or Vextra branded Returned Products at 50% of the
original sales price to customers.
(iv) The Buyer shall purchase from the Sellers all Returned Products that are
Return to Vendor Products received by the Sellers during the 90 day period following
the Closing, for a purchase price equal to sixty percent 60% of the Current FOB
Factory Cost of the Return to Vendor Product.
(v) The Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to return to the
appropriate vendor any Return to Vendor Products, during the 90 day period following
the Closing. In the event that a vendor does not honor a return to vendor agreement
with respect to a Return to Vendor Product for a product that was sold by Seller
prior to Closing purchased from the Sellers in accordance with Section 1.1(e)(iv)
above, Seller shall accept such Returned Product and shall reimburse Buyer for any
applicable amount previously paid to Seller in accordance with Section 1.1(e)(iv)
and the Seller shall maintain any and all claims against such vendor for failing to
honor such return to vendor agreement.
1.2 Purchase Price and Related Matters.
(a) Purchase Price. In consideration for the sale and transfer of the Acquired
Assets, the Buyer shall at the Closing assume the Assumed Liabilities as provided in Section
1.1(c) and shall deliver to the Sellers the following (together with the value of the
Assumed Liabilities, the “Purchase Price”):
(i) at the Closing, $10,000,000 (the “Closing Cash”) by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the accounts and in the proportions set forth on
Schedule 1.2(a) hereto;
(ii) at the Closing, (A) one or more promissory notes from Buyer in the form of
Exhibit A hereto (the “Unrestricted Notes”) in aggregate principal
amount of $30,000,000, and (B) one or more promissory notes from Buyer in the form
of Exhibit B hereto (the “Offset Notes” and together with the
Unrestricted Notes, the “Buyer Notes”) in aggregate principal amount of
$7,500,000, payable to the Sellers in the proportions set forth on Schedule
1.2(a);
(iii) at the Closing, an amount (the “Inventory Amount”) agreed upon in
accordance with Section 1.2(b) hereto, equal to the sum of (A) 100% of the lower of
(x) the Landed Cost Basis or (y) the Landed Fair Market
Value, of the Business
Products not previously sold
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to customers included in the Inventory at Closing
(including without limitation any Business Products in transit from the factory) and
(B) 60% of the Current FOB Factory Cost of Return to Vendor Products that are
included in the Inventory at Closing (including without limitation any Business
Products, at the factory, in transit to the factory, or waiting to go to the
factory), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts and in the
proportions set forth on Schedule 1.2(a) hereto; and
(iv) following the third anniversary of the Closing and as further described in
Section 1.3, the Earnout Amount, if any.
(b) Inventory Valuation. Representatives of the Buyer and the Sellers shall
jointly conduct a physical inventory count of all Inventory and, as of the close of business
on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, determine the value thereof. Upon
completion of such physical count and inventory valuation, the results of the inventory
shall be set forth in Schedule 1.2(b) hereto (the “Inventory Statement”),
which shall be signed by the Buyer and each Seller on the Closing Date, and which shall be
used for the calculation of the Inventory Amount.
(c) Allocation of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Acquired Assets and the covenant
contained in Section 10.3 as set forth on Schedule 1.2(c) hereto. The Buyer and the
Sellers agree to allocate the Purchase Price among the Acquired Assets and the covenant set
forth in Section 10.3 for all purposes (including financial accounting and Tax purposes) in
accordance with Schedule 1.2(c). Each of the Buyer and the Sellers shall prepare or
cause to be prepared IRS Forms 8594 in accordance with such allocation and consistent with
one another and in accordance with the Code and Treasury Regulations. Buyer and the Sellers
shall each deliver such Forms to one another for review and comment no later than 20
business days prior to filing with the IRS.
(d) Proration of Certain Items. Except as provided in this Section 1.2,
and subject to the provision of Section 7.2 hereof, all property and ad valorem Taxes,
leasehold rentals and other customarily proratable items relating to the Acquired Assets
payable prior to or subsequent to the Closing Date and relating to a period of time both
prior to and subsequent to the Closing Date shall be prorated as of the Closing between the
Buyer, on the one hand, and the Sellers, on the other, and the prorated portion due from the
Sellers, to the extent not previously paid, shall be paid by the Sellers to the Buyer as and
when due. If the actual amount of any such item is not known as of the Closing Date, such
proration shall be based on the previous year’s assessment of such item and the parties
shall adjust such proration and pay any underpayment or reimburse for any overpayment within
thirty (30) days after the actual amount becomes known.
1.3 Earnout Amount.
(a) The “Earnout Amount” shall be an amount equal to (i) 39.0% of the Gross
Margin of the Products sold by the Buyer during the three-year period following the Closing
Date (the “Earnout Period”), minus (ii) $47,500,000; provided,
however, that the minimum Earnout Amount shall be $0 and the maximum Earnout Amount
shall be $20,000,000.
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(i) For purposes of this Section 1.3, “Products” shall mean (a) all
consumer electronic products and related accessories sold by or manufactured with
consumer electronic products sold or offered for sale by the Buyer or any of its
Affiliates on or after the Closing Date that bear the “Memorex” name, (b) all
consumer electronic products and related accessories sold by or manufactured with
consumer electronic products sold or offered for sale by the Buyer or any of its
Affiliates under any other name which products are the same as, derivate from or are
subsequent generations of or are successors to any Business Products sold by or
under development by the Sellers as of the Closing, and (c) all other consumer
electronic products and related accessories sold by or manufactured with consumer
electronic products sold or offered for sale by the Buyer or any of its Affiliates
in the United States and/or Canada under any other name which products are
substantially similar to any Business Products sold by or under
development by the Sellers as of the Closing; in each case, other than those
consumer electronic products and related accessories sold or under development by
the Buyer under the “Memorex,” “Imation” or “TDK” name as of the date of this
Agreement and listed on Schedule 1.3(a)(i) hereto. For the avoidance of
doubt, removable recordable media, including without limitation optical disks,
magnetic tape, USB flash drives, flash cards, removable hard disk drives and related
accessories therefore are not deemed to be consumer electronic products.
(ii) For purposes of this Section 1.3, “Gross Margin” shall mean (i)
the amount of the Buyer’s net sales revenues recognized during the Earnout Period
from the sale of Products, net of all discounts, rebates and returns, less (ii) the
amount of the related cost of goods sold (including freight and warehousing), in
each case as determined in accordance with United States GAAP applied in a manner
consistent with the Buyer’s accounting practices and policies in effect for the
periods in question, and an example of such calculation is attached hereto as
Schedule 1.3(a)(ii).
(b) Within 60 days of the end of each calendar year quarter, the Buyer shall provide to
the Sellers a report setting forth the Gross Margin for such period, as determined by the
Buyer, and explaining in reasonable detail the way in which such determination was made.
The Sellers may, but shall not be required to, object to any report by providing written
notice to the Buyer with such objections.
(c) The Buyer shall provide to the Sellers, no later than 60 days after the end of the
Earnout Period, a report setting forth the Gross Margin for the Earnout Period, as
determined by the Buyer, and explaining in reasonable detail the way in which such
determination was made, together with payment of any Earnout Amount amounts then due under
this Section 1.3. The Sellers shall have the right, at any time within 60 days after
receipt of the report, to conduct a review or cause their independent accounting firm to
conduct a review of the Buyer’s books and records to the extent relevant to the verification
of those amounts, and the Buyer shall provide reasonable access for such
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individuals or
accountants to the relevant books and records at reasonable times and upon reasonable
notice; provided, however, that if Buyer fails to provide reasonable access, then such 60
day period shall be extended by an additional number of days necessary for Sellers and/or
its accountants to have such access, and to deliver a report (the “Seller’s Report”)
advising whether they agree with the calculation of the Gross Margin or deem that one or
more adjustments are required. If Buyer shall concur with the adjustments proposed in the
Seller’s Report, or if Buyer shall not object thereto in a writing delivered to the Seller
within 45 days after Buyer’s receipt of the Seller’s Report, the calculations of the Gross
Margin set forth in such Seller’s Report shall become final and shall not be subject to
further review, challenge or adjustment absent fraud. If the Seller does not submit a
Seller’s Report within the 60-day period provided herein (as same may be extended as provide
herein), then the Gross Margin as calculated by Buyer shall become final and shall not be
subject to further review, challenge or adjustment absent fraud.
(d) In the event that the Sellers submit a Seller’s Report and Buyer and the Sellers
are unable to resolve the disagreements set forth in such report within 45 days
after the date of the Seller’s Report, then such disagreements shall be referred to a
recognized firm of independent certified public accountants selected by mutual agreement of
the Seller and Buyer (the “Settlement Accountants”), and the determination of the
Settlement Accountants shall be final and shall not be subject to further review, challenge
or adjustment absent fraud. Buyer and the Sellers shall request the Settlement Accountants
to use their best efforts to reach a determination not more than 45 days after such
referral. The costs and expenses of the services of the Settlement Accountants shall be
paid by the Sellers if the Earnout Amount resulting from the determinations of the
Settlement Accountants is not greater than 105% of the Earnout Amount resulting from Buyer’s
calculations as set forth in the deliveries herein; otherwise, such costs and expenses of
the Settlement Accountants shall be paid by Buyer.
(e) During the Earnout Period, the Buyer will operate the Business in the ordinary
course in good faith and will not act in bad faith for the purpose of reducing the Earnout
Amount. During the Earnout Period, the Buyer shall make capital and funding available to the
Business as commercially reasonable. The Buyer agrees that, in the event it desires to sell
all or a material portion of the Business prior to the end of the Earnout Period, it will,
concurrently with the closing of any such sale, (i) pay to the Sellers the unpaid balance
remaining on the Buyer Notes, and (ii) accelerate the payment of the Earnout Payment
assuming the maximum amount of the Earnout Payment has been earned by
the Sellers; provided, however, that such payment may, at the Buyer’s option, be (x) payable in equal quarterly
installments over the period remaining between the date of acceleration and the end of the
Earnout Period, or (y) be paid in a lump sum within 60 days after the date of acceleration,
and in either case the amount payable shall be discounted to reflect the net present value
of such payment assuming that such payment would otherwise not have been paid until 60 days
following the Earnout Period and based upon a discount rate of 6.00%.
(f) Except to the extent of any amount paid to the Sellers pursuant to Section
1.3(e)(ii) above, in the event the Buyer terminates the Consulting Agreement for Xxxxx Xxxxx
without “cause” (as defined in the Consulting Agreements)
prior to the end of the Earnout
Period,
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then within 60 days after the end of the Earnout Period, the Buyer shall pay the
Sellers an amount equal to the greater of (i) (A) 39.0% of the Gross Margin of Products sold
by the Buyer during the period beginning as of the Closing and ending on the date of such
termination, annualized as if such Gross Margin were the Gross Margin applicable with
respect to the full Earnout Period, minus (B) $47,500,000; or (ii) the amount calculated as
set forth in Section 1.3(a).
(g) Without limiting the provisions of Sections 1.3(e) and (f), each Seller
acknowledges (i) that, following completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Buyer must operate its business utilizing the Acquired Assets in the best
interests of its shareholders; (ii) that the Buyer has no obligation to utilize the Acquired
Assets in order to achieve an Earnout Amount or to maximize the amount of the Earnout
Amount; (iii) that there can be no assurance that any Earnout Amount will be received; and
(iv) that the Buyer owes no fiduciary duty or express or implied duty to the Sellers, but
instead the parties intend their contractual relationship, insofar as it relates to the
Earnout Amount, to be governed solely by the express provisions of this Agreement.
1.4 The Closing.
(a) Time and Location. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxx &
Xxxxxxx LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commencing at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the Closing
Date.
(b) Actions at the Closing. At the Closing:
(i) the Sellers shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Buyer the
various certificates, instruments, agreements and documents required to be delivered
under Section 5.1;
(ii) the Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Sellers the
various certificates, instruments, agreements and documents required to be delivered
under Section 5.2;
(iii) the Sellers shall execute and deliver a Xxxx of Sale in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit C;
(iv) each Seller owning registered trademarks included in the Acquired Assets
shall execute and deliver a Trademark Assignment in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D;
(v) each Seller owning registered copyrights included in the Acquired Assets
shall execute and deliver a Copyright Assignment in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit E;
(vi) the Buyer shall execute and deliver to each Seller an Assumption Agreement
in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F;
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(vii) the Buyer and each of Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx shall execute and
deliver to one another a Consulting Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit G (the “Consulting Agreements”);
(viii) each Seller shall transfer to the Buyer all the books, records, files
and other data (or copies thereof) within the possession of such Seller relating to
the Acquired Assets and reasonably necessary for the continued operation of the
Business by the Buyer;
(ix) the Buyer shall pay to the Sellers Closing Cash and the Inventory Amount,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds into one or more accounts designated
by the Sellers as set forth on Schedule 1.2(a);
(x) the Buyer shall deliver to the Sellers the Buyer Notes, along with an
irrevocable unconditional and nontransferable Qualified Letter of Credit as security
for the Unrestricted Notes in form attached hereto as Exhibit I;
(xi) the Buyer and the Sellers shall deliver a mutually agreed upon mutual
release of claims with respect to that certain Distributor Agreement between Hanny
Magnetics (B.V.I) Ltd. and Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., dated June 8, 1995, as
amended, and that certain License Agreement between Hanny Magnetics Limited and
Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., dated as of September 1994, as amended;
(xii) the Sellers shall deliver to Buyer a list of all open purchase orders as
of the Closing Date;
(xiii) the Sellers and the Buyer shall execute and deliver such other
instruments of conveyance as the Buyer may reasonably request in order to effect the
sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment to the Buyer of valid ownership of the
Acquired Assets owned by the Sellers; and
(xiv) the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer, or otherwise put the Buyer in
possession and control of, all of the Acquired Assets of a tangible nature owned by
the Sellers.
1.5 Buyer Notes.
(a) Each Buyer Note will be imprinted with a legend substantially in the following
form:
This Note was originally issued on
, 2007 and has not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The transfer of this Note is subject
to certain restrictions set forth in an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7,
2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the issuer of this Note and the person to
whom this Note originally was issued. The issuer of this Note will furnish a copy
of these provisions to the holder of this Note without charge upon written request.
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Each Offset Note will also be imprinted with a legend substantially in the
following form:
The payment of principal and interest on this Note is subject to certain
recoupment provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(b) The Buyer Notes shall not be transferable or assignable without the prior written
consent of Buyer. If such consent is provided, to transfer a Buyer Note, a Seller first
must furnish the Buyer with (i) a written opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer in
form and substance from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer by reason of
experience to the effect that such Seller may transfer such Buyer Note as desired
without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), and (ii) a written undertaking executed by the desired transferee reasonably
satisfactory to the Buyer in form and substance agreeing to be bound by the restrictions on
transfer and, with respect to the Offset Notes, the recoupment provisions contained herein.
1.6 Consents to Assignment. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign or transfer any
contract, lease, authorization, license or Permit, or any claim, right or benefit arising
thereunder or resulting therefrom, if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof, without the
consent of a third party thereto or of the issuing Governmental Entity, as the case may be, would
constitute a breach thereof. If a Deferred Consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment
or transfer thereof would be ineffective or would affect the rights thereunder so that the Buyer
would not receive all such rights, then, in each such case, (a) the Deferred Item shall be withheld
from sale pursuant to this Agreement without any reduction in the Purchase Price, (b) from and
after the Closing, the Sellers and the Buyer will cooperate, in all reasonable respects, to obtain
such Deferred Consent as soon as practicable after the Closing, and (c) until such Deferred Consent
is obtained, the Sellers and the Buyer will cooperate, in all reasonable respects, to provide to
the Buyer the benefits under the Deferred Item to which such Deferred Consent relates (with the
Buyer entitled to all the gains and responsible for all the losses, Taxes, liabilities and/or
obligations thereunder). In particular, in the event that any such Deferred Consent is not
obtained prior to the Closing, then the Buyer and the Sellers shall enter into such arrangements
(including subleasing or subcontracting if permitted) to provide to the Parties the economic and
operational equivalent of obtaining such Deferred Consent and assigning or transferring such
contract, lease, authorization, license or Permit, including enforcement for the benefit of the
Buyer of all claims or rights arising thereunder, and the performance by the Buyer of the
obligations thereunder on a prompt and punctual basis.
1.7 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time after the Closing
Date, as and when requested by any Party hereto and at such Party’s expense, the other Party or
Parties shall promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such
documents, instruments and certificates and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or
other actions as are necessary to evidence and effectuate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
1.8 Withholding Obligations. The Buyer shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement such
amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under
the Code or
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any other applicable Tax law and to collect any necessary Tax forms, including Forms
W-8 or W-9, as applicable, or any similar information, from the Sellers. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld by the Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the Sellers.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
The Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Buyer that, except as set forth
in the Disclosure Schedule, the statements contained in this Article II are true and correct as of
the date hereof. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections
corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Article II.
The disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other
sections and subsections in this Article II only to the extent it is reasonably clear from a
reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and
subsections.
2.1 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power. Each of the Sellers is a
corporation duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and, where applicable, in good
standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and is duly qualified to
conduct business under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned,
leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except
for any such failure to be qualified that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Business
Material Adverse Effect. Each Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on
the business in which it is now engaged and to own and use the properties now owned and used by it.
2.2 Authority. Each Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by each Seller of
this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by each Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of each Seller. This Agreement has been, and such Ancillary
Agreements will be, validly executed and delivered by each Seller and, assuming this Agreement and
each such Ancillary Agreement constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, constitutes
or will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each Seller, enforceable against each Seller
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the
rights of creditors generally and by equitable principles, including those limiting the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and those
providing for equitable defenses.
2.3 Noncontravention. Subject to compliance with applicable antitrust or
trade regulation laws, neither the execution and delivery by any Seller of this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements to which such Seller will be a party, nor the consummation by any Seller of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will:
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(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the charter or bylaws or comparable
organizational documents of such Seller;
(b) require on the part of any Seller any filing with, or any Permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, except for any filing, Permit,
authorization, consent or approval that has been obtained;
(c) other than as set forth on Section 2.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or
both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations under, create in any party
the right to terminate or modify, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, franchise, permit, indenture, agreement or
mortgage for borrowed money, instrument of indebtedness or Security Interest to which any
Seller is a party or by which any Seller is bound or to which any of their respective assets
is subject; or
(d) violate any order, writ, injunction or decree specifically naming, or statute, rule
or regulation applicable to, any Seller or any of their respective properties or assets.
2.4 Financial Statements. Section 2.4 of the Disclosure Schedule includes
copies of the Financial Statements. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP and the methodologies described in the footnotes thereto and fairly present, in all material
respects, the financial condition and combined results of operations and cash flows of the Business
as of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein in accordance with such
methodologies; provided that the Financial Statements that are unaudited are subject to year-end
adjustments (which shall not be material) and do not include footnotes. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Sellers make no representation or warranty (and specifically disclaim any
representation and warranty) with respect to Taxes and matters relating thereto that are disclosed
on the Financial Statements.
2.5 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.5, since
the Balance Sheet Date, (a) there have not been any changes in the business, financial condition or
results of operations of the Business that would reasonably be expected to result in a Business
Material Adverse Effect and (b) none of the Sellers has taken any of the actions (or permitted any
of the events to occur) set forth in clauses (i) through (xi) of Section 4.2(b).
2.6 Undisclosed Liabilities. The Business does not have any liability of a
nature which is material to the Business, except for (a) liabilities shown on the Most Recent
Balance Sheet, (b) liabilities which have arisen since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary
course of business, (c) contractual and other liabilities which are not required by GAAP to be
reflected on a balance sheet and (d) the Excluded Liabilities.
2.7 Intentionally Omitted.
2.8 Ownership of Personal Property.
(a) The applicable Seller is the true and lawful owner of, and has good and marketable
title to, or has a valid leasehold interest in or a valid license or
right to use, all of
the Personal Property purported to be owned by it, free and clear of all Security Interests.
Except as set forth on Section 2.8(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, no financing statement
under the Uniform Commercial Code with respect to any of the Personal Property is active in
any jurisdiction, and none of the Sellers has signed any such active financing statement or
any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file any such financing
statement.
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(b) Section 2.8(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists individually (i) all pieces of
Personal Property which are fixed assets (within the meaning of GAAP) having a book value
greater than $1,000, indicating the cost, location, accumulated book depreciation (if any)
and the net book value of each such fixed asset as of the Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) all
other Personal Property of a tangible nature (other than Inventory) whose book value exceeds
$1,000.
2.9 Real Property.
(a) The Sellers do not own any real property. The real properties demised by the
leases listed on Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule constitute all of the real
property leased (whether or not occupied and including any leases assigned or leased
premises sublet for which any of the Sellers remains liable), used or occupied by the
Sellers relating to the Business.
(b) The leases of real property listed on Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule as
being leased by the Company (the “Leased Real Property”) are in full force and
effect, and the Sellers hold a valid and existing leasehold interest under each of the
leases for the term listed on Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Other than as set forth on Section 2.9(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the
Sellers has received written notice of any violation of any applicable zoning ordinance or
other law relating to the Leased Real Property, and none of the Sellers have received any
notice of any such violation or the existence of any condemnation or other proceeding with
respect to any of the Leased Real Property.
(d) To the Seller’s knowledge there are no improvements made or contemplated to be made
by any Governmental Entity, the costs of which are to be assessed as assessments, special
assessments, special Taxes or charges against any of the Leased Real Property, and there are
no present assessments, special assessments, special Taxes or charges.
2.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 2.10(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all material or registered
Business Intellectual Property. The applicable Seller owns, or is licensed or to the
knowledge of the Sellers, otherwise possesses valid rights to use, each item of Business
Intellectual Property.
(b) Other than as set forth on Section 2.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, with respect
to the Business, none of the Sellers received notice that it has been
named in any pending
suit, action or proceeding which involves a claim of infringement of any patents,
trademarks, trade names, service marks or copyrights of any third party.
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(c) Each applicable Seller has performed the obligations required to be performed by it
under the terms of any agreement pursuant to which the applicable Seller has rights in any
Business Intellectual Property, and none of the Sellers nor, to the knowledge of the
Sellers, any third party is in default under any such agreement, except in each case as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Business Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Other than rights and licenses granted in the ordinary course of business, none of
the Sellers has granted to any third party any license or right to the commercial use of any
of the Business Intellectual Property.
(e) Other than as set forth on Section 2.10(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
pending, or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, threatened claims against the Sellers or any
of their respective former or current employees alleging that (i) any of the Business
Intellectual Property or the Business infringes or violates any Third Party Rights or (ii)
the Sellers or any of their respective employees has misappropriated any Third Party Rights.
(f) To the knowledge of the Sellers, neither the operation of the Business by the
Sellers nor any activity by the Sellers nor any use by the Sellers of the Business
Intellectual Property infringes or violates any Third Party Rights, and neither the Sellers
nor any of their respective employees, has misappropriated any Third Party Rights. The
Sellers have not received any written communications alleging that any of the Business
Intellectual Property is invalid or unenforceable. To the knowledge of the Sellers, no
third party has violated or infringed or is violating or infringing any of the Business
Intellectual Property. Except as listed in Schedule 2.10(f), the Sellers do not have any
licenses or other agreements under which they are granted rights by others in any Business
Intellectual Property.
(g) To the knowledge of the Sellers, no current or former employee or consultant of the
Sellers owns or has claimed any ownership rights in or to, or any right to use, any of the
Business Intellectual Property, and to the knowledge of the Sellers no employee of the
Sellers has entered into any agreement that restricts or limits in any way the scope or type
of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires the
employee to transfer, assign or disclose any Business Intellectual Property to anyone
other than the Sellers.
(h) Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.10(h), each of the Sellers (i) has not directly
or indirectly licensed or granted to anyone rights of any nature with respect to any of the
Business Intellectual Property; and (ii) is not obligated to and does not pay royalties or
other fees to anyone with respect to the ownership, use, license or transfer of any of the
Business Intellectual Property.
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2.11 Contracts.
(a) Section 2.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all of the following contracts or
agreements (and, in the case of oral contracts or agreements, includes a summary thereof) to
which any Seller is a party as of the date of this Agreement that are used in or related to
the Business (other than contracts or agreements relating to Excluded Assets or Excluded
Liabilities) (the “Designated Contracts”):
(i) any agreement (or group of related agreements with the same party) for the
lease of personal property from or to third parties providing for lease payments in
excess of $1,000 per annum or having a remaining term longer than six (6) months;
(ii) any agreement (or group of related agreements with the same party) for the
purchase of products or services (A) under which the undelivered balance of such
products and services is in excess of $1,000, (B) which calls for performance over a
period of more than one year, or (C) under which any Seller (1) has granted
manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing provisions or exclusive sales,
marketing or distribution rights relating to the Business or any products or
services of the Business, (2) has agreed to sell or purchase a minimum quantity of
goods or services in an amount greater than $1,000 or (3) has agreed to sell or
purchase goods or services exclusively to or from a third party;
(iii) any agreement (or group of related agreements with the same party) which
involves a payment to be made to any Seller in excess of $1,000, either pursuant to
a contract with a customer of the Business or pursuant to any other contract or
agreement for the sale of products or services entered into outside of the ordinary
course of business;
(iv) any agreement for the acquisition by any Seller of any operating business,
whether by merger, stock purchase or asset purchase, except for any such business
which did not or will not become part of the Business;
(v) any partnership, joint venture or other similar contract, arrangement or
agreement;
(vi) any agreement (or group of related agreements with the same party) under
which any Seller has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur,
assume or guarantee) indebtedness for borrowed money relating to the Business the
outstanding balance of which is more than $1,000, or under which any Seller has
imposed a Security Interest on any of its assets, tangible or intangible, relating
to the Business;
(vii) any agreement that prohibits or restricts the Business from freely
operating anywhere in the world or that restricts any Seller from competing in any
line of business or with any Person;
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(viii) any agreement involving any Seller’s executive officers, directors or
employees of the Business providing annual base compensation at a rate in excess of
$100,000;
(ix) any severance, “stay pay” or termination agreement with any officer or
other employee of the Business;
(x) any contract or agreement providing for the purchase of all or
substantially all of its requirements of a particular product from a supplier;
(xi) any contract or agreement which by its terms does not terminate or is not
terminable by the applicable Seller for any reason without penalty within six (6)
months after the date hereof;
(xii) any contract with any dealer, sales representative, sales agent or
distributor;
(xiii) any license agreement (as licensor or licensee);
(xiv) Intentionally Omitted;
(xv) any agreement with any Governmental Entity;
(xvi) any agreement that is with, to the Seller’s knowledge, any minority,
disadvantaged, veteran-owned and/or women-owned business enterprise;
(xvii) any agreement in which any Seller makes a representation or a commitment
relating to small, minority, disadvantaged and/or women-owned business enterprises,
including but not limited to any representation or commitment that the sale of
products or the furnishing of services by the Business will satisfy any requirements
of the customer or any Governmental Entity relating to the level of utilization of
small, minority, disadvantaged and/or women-owned business enterprises in providing
products and/or services to such customer or Governmental Entity;
(xviii) any agreement or arrangement for the storage of Inventory, including
consignment agreements with customers; and
(xix) any barter agreement with customers or suppliers involving quid pro quo
arrangements.
(b) The Sellers have delivered or made available to the Buyer a complete and accurate
copy of each written Designated Contract and a complete and accurate summary of each oral
Designated Contract. Each Designated Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the
applicable Seller, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, of each other party thereto,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the
rights of creditors
generally and
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subject to the rules of law governing (and all limitations on) specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. None of the Sellers nor, to
the knowledge of the Sellers, any other party to any Designated Contract, is in default in
complying with any provisions thereof, and no condition or event or fact exists which, with
notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default thereof on the part of the
applicable Seller or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, on the part of any other party
thereto.
2.12 Intentionally Omitted.
2.13 Litigation. Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule lists (other than
with respect to Taxes), as of the date of this Agreement, each (a) judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction of any Governmental Entity naming any Seller that relates to the Business
and (b) action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity to which any Seller is a
party and that relates to the Business.
2.14 Employment Matters.
(a) The Sellers are currently in compliance in all material respects with, and have at
all times complied in all material respects with, all applicable laws governing the hiring,
employment and classification of employees. Section 2.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of all Business Employees, describing for each such
Business Employee, the position, whether classified as exempt or non-exempt for wage and
hour purposes, date of hire, business location, annual base salary, monthly/weekly/hourly
rates of compensation, average scheduled hours per week, status (i.e., active or inactive
and if inactive, the type of leave and estimated duration) and the total amount of bonus,
severance and other amounts to be paid to such Business Employee at the Closing or otherwise
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 2.14(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Contingent Workers, describing for
each Contingent Worker such individual’s role
in the Business, fee or compensation arrangements and other contractual terms with the
applicable Seller.
(b) Each current Business Employee has entered into a confidentiality and assignment of
inventions agreement with the applicable Seller, a copy or form of which has previously been
delivered to the Buyer. Section 2.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all
Business Employees who are a party to a non-competition agreement and/or non-solicitation
agreement with any Seller (indicating the type of agreement for each such individual);
copies of such agreements have previously been delivered to the Buyer.
(c) Section 2.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each Business Employee as of the
date of this Agreement who is required by applicable law to hold a temporary work
authorization or a particular class of non-immigrant visa in order to work in any
jurisdiction in which such employee is employed (each a “Work Permit”), and shows
for each such employee the type of Work Permit held by such Business Employee and the
remaining period of validity of such Work Permit. With respect to
each Work Permit, all of
the information
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that any of the Sellers has provided to the relevant Governmental Entities
(collectively, “Immigration Authorities”) in the application for such Work Permit
was true and complete. The Sellers have received the appropriate notice of approval from
the Immigration Authorities with respect to each such Work Permit. None of the Acquired
Entities has received any notice from the Immigration Authorities that any Work Permit has
been revoked. There is no action pending or, to the Sellers’ knowledge, threatened to
revoke or adversely modify the terms of any Work Permit. Except as disclosed in Section
2.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, no employee of any of the Sellers is a non-immigrant
employee of a nationality other than that of the jurisdiction in which he or she is employed
whose right to remain in such employment would terminate or otherwise be affected by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For each employee of any of the Sellers hired
after November 6, 1986 and working in the United States, the respective Seller has retained
an Immigration and Naturalization Service Form I-9, completed in accordance with applicable
law.
(d) None of the Sellers is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement
relating to the Business, nor has any Seller, with respect to the Business, experienced,
since 2003, any material strikes, grievances, claims of unfair labor practices or other
collective bargaining disputes.
(e) To the knowledge of the Sellers, no Business Employee has any plans to terminate
employment with any of the Sellers (other than for the purpose of accepting employment with
the Buyer following the Closing) or not to accept employment with the Buyer.
(f) The employment of any terminated former employee of any of the Sellers engaged in
the Business has been terminated in material compliance with any applicable contract terms
and applicable law, and none of the Sellers has any material liability under any contract or
applicable Law toward any such terminated employee, except as may be set forth in any Plan.
(g) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.14(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of
the Sellers has made any loans (except advances for business expenses in the ordinary course
of business) to any Business Employee that have not been fully repaid, forgiven or otherwise
satisfied.
(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.14(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of
the Sellers has paid in full to all employees all wages, salaries, bonuses and commissions
due and payable to such employees and Buyer assumes no obligation for any unpaid amounts.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.14(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, there
has been no lay-off of employees or work reduction program undertaken by or on behalf of any
of the Sellers in the past two years, and no such program has been adopted by any of the
Sellers or publicly announced. No orders, awards, improvements, prohibitions or other
notices have been served upon and no other enforcement or similar proceedings have been
taken against any of the Sellers in the past two years pursuant to
any legislation,
regulations, orders or codes of conduct of any Governmental Entity in respect of employees.
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(j) There are no current negotiations for any change in the rate of remuneration or the
bonus, incentives, prerequisites or emoluments or pension benefits of any Business Employee.
2.15 Employee Benefits.
(a) Section 2.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of
all Business Benefit Plans. Complete and accurate copies of all Business Benefit Plans and
all related trust agreements, insurance contracts and summary plan descriptions have been
made available to the Buyer.
(b) The Business Benefit Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
of the Code have received determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service (the
“IRS”) to the effect that such Business Benefit Plans are qualified or are entitled
to rely on a prototype plan sponsor’s determination letter from the IRS pursuant to recent
IRS pronouncements, and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income Taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, or the period for
obtaining or relying on such a determination letter has not yet closed.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, no ERISA
Affiliate has ever maintained or been required to contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA or to any Multiemployer Plan.
(d) No act or omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any
Business Benefit Plan maintained by any Seller, any of their respective Affiliates or any
ERISA Affiliate that would subject the Buyer to any fine, penalty, Tax or liability of any
kind imposed under ERISA or the Code (other than liabilities for benefits accrued
under Business Benefit Plans for Business Employees or any Seller and their
beneficiaries). There are no criminal proceedings against, and no material civil,
arbitration, administrative or other proceedings or disputes by or against, the trustees,
managers or administrators of the Business Benefit Plans or any of the Sellers in relation
to the Business Benefit Plans and none is pending or, to the Sellers’ knowledge, threatened.
(e) There are no unfunded obligations under any Business Benefit Plan providing welfare
benefits after termination of employment to any Business Employee (or to any beneficiary of
any such employee), excluding continuation of health coverage required to be continued under
Section 4980B of the Code or other similar applicable laws.
(f) Section 2.15(f) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the policy of the Sellers
with respect to accrued vacation, personal and sick time and earned time off applicable to
the Business Employees and the total amount of such liabilities with respect to the Business
Employees as of the date hereof (and updated as of the Closing Date).
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(g) No undertaking or assurance (whether or not constituting a legally binding
commitment) has been given to any Business Employee as to the continuation of the Business
Benefit Plans after the Closing.
2.16 Environmental Matters. Except as described or identified in Section 2.16
of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the Business’ operations are currently in compliance with, and have at all times
complied with, applicable Environmental Laws and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, there are
no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future;
(ii) there is no pending civil or criminal litigation, written notice of violation or
formal administrative proceeding, investigation or claim relating to any Environmental Law
involving any Leased Real Property or any property formerly owned or operated by the
Business;
(iii) no Materials of Environmental Concern have been Released by the Business at any
Leased Real Property in violation of applicable Environmental Law; and
(iv) The Sellers are not aware of any liability under Environmental Laws of any solid
or hazardous waste transporter or treatment, storage or disposal facility that has been used
in connection with the operations of the Business.
2.17 Legal Compliance. Each Seller, with respect to the Business, has been
and remains in material compliance with all applicable laws (including rules and regulations
thereunder, other than with respect to Taxes) of any federal, state or foreign government, or any
Governmental Entity, in effect with
respect to the Business. None of the Sellers has received written notice of, or to the
Sellers’ knowledge are subject to, any pending or threatened civil, criminal or administrative
action, suit, proceeding, hearing, demand letter, investigation, claim, complaint, demand, request
for information, or notice relating to the Business (other than with respect to Taxes). There is
no act, omission, event or circumstance of which the Sellers have knowledge that would reasonably
be expected to give rise to any such action, suit, proceeding, hearing, demand letter,
investigation, claim, complaint, demand, request for information or notice (other than with respect
to Taxes).
2.18 Permits. Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Permits.
Each Permit listed in the Disclosure Schedule is in full force and effect, and none of the Sellers
is in material violation of or default under any Permit. No suspension or cancellation of any such
Permit has been threatened in writing. The Permits include, but are not limited to, those required
in order for the applicable Seller to conduct the Business under federal, state, local or foreign
statutes, ordinances, orders, requirements, rules, regulations, Environmental Laws and laws
pertaining to public health and safety, worker health and safety, buildings, highways or zoning.
None of the Permits is subject to termination as a result of the execution of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers, the
Buyer will not be required to obtain any further Permits to continue to conduct the Business after
the Closing. The Sellers have not made any false statements on, or
omissions from, any notifications, applications, approvals, reports and other submissions to any Governmental Entity or
in or from any other records and documentation prepared or maintained to comply with the
requirements of any Governmental Entity.
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2.19 Business Relationships with Affiliates. Section 2.19 of the Disclosure
Schedule lists any agreements with respect to the Business whereby any Affiliate of any Seller,
directly or indirectly, (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, which is used in
the Business, (b) has any material claim or cause of action against the Business, or (c) owes any
money to, or is owed any money by, the Business. Section 2.19 of the Disclosure Schedule describes
any commercial transactions or relationships between any of the Sellers and any Affiliate thereof
(as well as any commercial transactions or relationships between any such Affiliates and Suppliers)
which occurred or have existed since the beginning of the time period covered by the Financial
Statements.
2.20 Brokers’ Fees. None of the Sellers has any liability or obligation to
pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that would constitute an Assumed Liability.
2.21 Inventory. All of the Inventory as of the Balance Sheet Date is set
forth in Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule, which shall be updated as of the Closing.
2.22 Intentionally Omitted.
2.23 Insurance. Section 2.23 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance
policy (including fire, theft, casualty, comprehensive general liability, workers compensation,
business interruption, environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies and bond
and surety arrangements) relating to the Business to which any Seller is a party, all of which are
in full force and effect. There is no claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has
been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy, and each applicable Seller
is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies. None of the
Sellers has received written notice of any threatened termination of any such policy.
2.24 Warranty Matters. None of the Business Products manufactured, sold,
leased, licensed or delivered by any Seller is subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of return,
right of credit or other indemnity other than (i) the applicable standard terms and conditions of
sale or lease of the Business, which are set forth in Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii)
manufacturers’ warranties for which the Business has no liability or (iii) warranties imposed by
applicable law. The reserves for Warranty Obligations reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet
are reasonable in amount, are consistent with the past practice of the Sellers with respect to the
Business. Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate expenses incurred by
the Sellers in fulfilling their obligations under their guaranty, warranty, right of return and
indemnity provisions with respect to the Business during each of the fiscal years and the interim
period covered by the Financial Statements.
2.25 Customers, Distributors and Suppliers. Section 2.25 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all customers, sales representatives, dealers and
distributors (whether pursuant to a commission, royalty or other arrangement) that accounted for
$500,000 or
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more of the sales of the Business for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, showing
with respect to each, the name, address and dollar value involved (collectively, the “Customers
and Distributors”). Section 2.25 of the Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true and
complete list of all suppliers of the Business to whom during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006, the Sellers made payments aggregating $200,000 or more, showing with respect to each, the
name, address and dollar value involved (the “Suppliers”). No Customer, Distributor or
Supplier has canceled or otherwise terminated its relationship with the applicable Seller, or,
during the last twelve (12) months, has decreased materially its services, supplies or materials to
the applicable Seller or its usage or purchase of the services or products of the applicable Seller
nor, to the knowledge of the Sellers, does any Customer, Distributor or Supplier have any plan or
intention to do any of the foregoing.
2.26 Investment. Each Seller (a) understands that the Buyer Notes have not
been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws, is
being offered and sold in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving
any public offering and
will contain a legend restricting transfer; (b) is acquiring the Buyer Notes solely for such
Seller’s own account for investment purposes, and not with a view to the distribution thereof; (c)
is a sophisticated investor with knowledge and experience in business and financial matters; (d)
has received certain information concerning the Buyer and has had the opportunity to obtain
additional information as desired in order to evaluate the merits and the risks inherent in holding
the Buyer Notes; and (e) is able to bear the economic risk and lack of liquidity inherent in
holding the Buyer Notes.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The Buyer represents and warrants to each Seller that the statements contained in this Article
III are true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date
as though made as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties are
specifically made as of a particular date (in which case such representations and warranties will
be true and correct as of such date).
3.1 Organization. The Buyer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
3.2 Authority. The Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Buyer of this
Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been validly authorized by all necessary company action on the
part of the Buyer. This Agreement has been, and such Ancillary Agreements will be, validly
executed and delivered by the Buyer and, assuming this Agreement and each such Ancillary Agreement
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Sellers, constitutes or will constitute a valid
and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent
transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors
generally and by equitable principles, including those limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and
those providing for equitable defenses.
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3.3 Noncontravention. Subject to compliance with the applicable requirements
of applicable antitrust or trade regulation laws, neither the execution and delivery by the Buyer
of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which the Buyer will be a party, nor the
consummation by the Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will:
(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the organizational documents of the
Buyer;
(b) require on the part of the Buyer any filing with, or permit, authorization, consent
or approval of, any Governmental Entity, except for any filing, permit, authorization,
consent or approval that has been obtained;
(c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations under,
create in any party any right to terminate or modify, or require any notice, consent or
waiver under, any contract or agreement to which the Buyer is a party or by which the Buyer
is bound; or
(d) violate any order, writ, injunction or decree specifically naming, or statute, rule
or regulation applicable to, the Buyer or any of its properties or assets.
3.4 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, claims or legal, administrative
or arbitratorial proceedings pending against, or, to the Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against, the
Buyer which would adversely affect the Buyer’s performance under this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5 Financial Capacity; Solvency. The Buyer (i) has, and at the Closing will
have, sufficient internal cash (without taking into account any unfunded financing regardless of
whether any such financing is committed) in an aggregate amount sufficient to pay the Closing Cash
payable as required by this Agreement, (ii) has, and at the Closing will have, the resources and
capabilities (financial or otherwise) to perform its obligations hereunder and (iii) has not, and
as of the Closing, shall not have, incurred any obligation, commitment, restriction or liability of
any kind which would impair or adversely affect such resources and capabilities, including, without
limitation, after giving effect to any obligation, commitment, restriction or liability of any kind
with respect to this Agreement. Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated
hereby, the Buyer will not (x) be insolvent (either because its financial condition is such that
the sum of its debts is greater than the fair value of its assets or because the fair salable value
of its assets is less than the amount required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts
as they mature), (y) have unreasonably small capital with which to engage in its business, or (z)
have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due.
3.6 No Brokers. No Person has acted, directly or indirectly, as a broker,
finder or financial advisor for the Buyer in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in respect thereof.
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ARTICLE IV
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
4.1 Closing Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms hereof, including Section 4.1(b), each of the Parties shall
use reasonable commercial efforts to take all actions and to do all things reasonably
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including using reasonable commercial efforts to: (i) obtain all Third Party Consents, (ii)
effect all Governmental Filings, including as necessary to effect a transfer of ownership to
the Buyer of any applicable regulatory approvals, registrations, licenses or authorizations,
and (iii) otherwise comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations
in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Buyer on the one hand and the Seller on the other hand shall evenly split any out-of-pocket
costs (excluding legal fees, for which the parties will each bear their own costs)
associated with obtaining such Third Party Consents. Each of the Parties shall promptly
notify each of the other Parties of any fact, condition or event known to it that would
reasonably be expected to prohibit, make unlawful or delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each of the parties shall (i) prepare and file any Notification and Report Forms
and related material that it may be required to file with the Federal Trade Commission and
the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act within 14 days after the date hereof, (ii) supply as promptly as
practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested
pursuant to the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and (iii) use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act as soon as practicable. The Buyer shall pay the filing fee required
in connection with filings made under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act.
(b) Each of the Parties shall use reasonable commercial efforts to resolve any
objections that may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, and shall cooperate with each other to contest any challenges to the
transactions contemplated hereby by any Governmental Entity; provided, however, that the
Buyer shall have no obligation under this Section 4.1 to dispose or hold separately or make
any change in or to any portion of its business or assets (or in or to any portion of the
Acquired Assets), to incur any other burden with respect thereto or to agree to do any of
the foregoing, as a condition of such governmental clearances or approvals. Each of the
Parties shall promptly inform each other of any material communication received by such
Party from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby
(unless the provision of such information would (i) violate the provisions of any applicable
laws or regulations (including without limitation those relating to security clearance or
export controls) or any confidentiality agreement or (ii) cause the loss of the
attorney-client privilege with respect thereto).
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4.2 Operation of Business.
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, each of
the Sellers shall:
(i) conduct the operations of the Business in the ordinary course, consistent
with past practice;
(ii) maintain consistent with past practice the assets, properties, facilities
and equipment of the Business in good working order and condition as of the date
hereof (excluding ordinary wear and tear);
(iii) perform in all material respects all of its obligations under all
agreements relating to or affecting the Business or the assets, liabilities,
properties, equipment or rights thereof;
(iv) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve the Business
organization intact, (B) retain the Business’s present employees, but in no event
shall Sellers be required to increase compensation or extend bonuses and (C)
maintain the relationships and agreements with the Business’s suppliers,
distributors, customers and others having dealings with the Business, all in a
manner consistent with past practices, but in no event shall Seller be required to
extend any discounts or rebates or agree to any cost increases, in each case to the
extent inconsistent with past practice;
(v) continue in full force and effect all existing insurance policies (or
comparable insurance) relating to the Business; and
(vi) comply in all material respects with all Permits, rules, laws and
regulations applicable to the Business.
(b) Prior to the Closing, none of the Sellers shall, without the prior written consent
of the Buyer:
(i) sell, assign, transfer, lease, exchange or dispose of any portion of the
Acquired Assets, except for sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice; provided, however, that nothing in
this clause (i) shall prohibit the collection by the Sellers of accounts receivable
of the Business;
(ii) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money relating to the
Business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(iii) grant any rights to severance benefits, “stay pay” or termination pay to
any Business Employee, or increase the compensation or other benefits
payable or potentially payable to, any Business Employee under any previously existing severance
benefits, “stay-pay” or
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termination
pay arrangements except for “stay pay” or termination pay to Business Employees not to exceed $20,000 in the
aggregate;
(iv) make any capital expenditures or commitments therefor with respect to the
Business in an amount in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate;
(v) acquire any operating business, whether by merger, stock purchase, asset
purchase or otherwise (except for any business that will not become part of the
Business);
(vi) increase the current compensation or benefits of, or current level of
payments to, or enter into any employment, compensation or deferred compensation
agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any Business
Employees;
(vii) materially amend the terms of any existing Business Benefit Plan, except
as required by law;
(viii) materially change the accounting principles, methods or practices
insofar as they relate to the Business, except in each case to conform to changes in
GAAP;
(ix) enter into any contract, agreement, obligation or commitment relating to
the Business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and other than a contract terminable on 30 days or less notice;
(x) create any Security Interests in any of the Acquired Assets; or
(xi) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
4.3 Access.
(a) Each Seller shall permit representatives of the Buyer to have access (at reasonable
times, on reasonable prior written notice and in a manner so as not to interfere with the
normal business operations of the Business) to the Business Employees and the counsel and
auditors of the Sellers as well as the premises, properties, financial and accounting
records, contracts and other records and documents, of or pertaining to the Business;
provided, however, such counsel shall not be obligated to disclose any information or
documents that is covered by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product
privilege. Prior to the Closing, the Buyer and its representatives shall not contact or
communicate with the customers and suppliers of any Seller in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with the prior
written consent of
any Seller.
(b) The Sellers will provide the Buyer, the Buyer’s representatives and Buyer’s
independent registered public accountants reasonable access during normal business hours to
such books, records, workpapers, data and other information as may be reasonably requested
by the
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Buyer to allow the Buyer
and its independent registered public accountants to conduct an audit or review of the Business and Acquired Assets for
such periods as the Buyer may require for its financial reporting purposes required in
connection with any report required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Sellers shall cooperate with the Buyer and
Buyer’s independent registered public accountants in the preparation of audited and/or pro
forma financial statements in respect of the Business and Acquired Assets for such periods
as the Buyer may require; provided, that the Buyer shall be responsible for the cost of its
audit.
(c) The Buyer and the Sellers acknowledge and agree that the Confidentiality Agreement
remains in full force and effect and that Information provided by any Seller or any of their
respective Affiliates to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement prior to the Closing shall be
treated in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated
prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms. If the Closing occurs, the Confidentiality Agreement, insofar as
it covers Information relating to the Business, shall terminate effective as of the Closing,
but shall remain in effect insofar as it covers other Information disclosed thereunder.
4.4 Exclusivity.
(a) Each of the Sellers shall not, and shall require each of their respective managers,
employees, directors, officers, partners, Affiliates, attorneys, investment bankers,
accountants, representatives and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate,
solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiry, proposal, offer or discussion with
any party (other than the Buyer) concerning any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, business combination, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, lease,
sale of stock, sale of material assets, disposition or similar business transaction
involving the Business or any of the Sellers (any such inquiry, proposal, offer or
discussion, an “Acquisition Proposal”), (ii) furnish any information concerning the
Business or the properties or assets of the Sellers, including any access thereto, to any
party (other than the Buyer or customers, suppliers or distributors of the Business in the
ordinary course of business) or (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any party
(other than the Buyer) concerning any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) Each of the Sellers shall immediately notify any party with which discussions or
negotiations of the nature described in paragraph (a) above are pending that such Seller, as
the case may be, is terminating such discussions or negotiations. If any of the Sellers
receives any Acquisition Proposal, such Seller shall, within one Business Day after such
receipt, notify the Buyer of such Acquisition Proposal, including the identity of the other
party and the terms of such Acquisition Proposal.
4.5 Supplement to Disclosure Schedules.
In the event that any Seller becomes aware of any fact or condition occurring after the date
hereof that would require a change to any Disclosure Schedule (if the Disclosure Schedules were
dated as of the fact or condition) the Sellers may deliver a supplement to the Disclosure Schedules
specifying the change. The Buyer shall promptly determine prior to Closing whether it desires
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terminate the Agreement under Article 8 hereof or proceed to Closing with such changed Disclosure
Schedules. In the event that the Buyer proceeds to Closing without terminating the Agreement, the
Buyer shall be deemed to have waived its right to recover Damages from the Sellers resulting from
such change.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
5.1 Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer. The obligation of the Buyer to
consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver by the Buyer) of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Sellers set forth in Article II shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except for such representations and warranties
that are already qualified by their terms by a reference to materiality or Business Material
Adverse Effect which representations and warranties as so qualified shall be true and
correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date as if made as of the Closing Date,
except for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular
date (which shall be true and correct as of such date);
(b) each Seller shall have performed or complied with the agreements and covenants
required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement as of or prior to the
Closing;
(c) no third party action, suit or proceeding shall be pending by or before any
Governmental Entity seeking to prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and no judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction enjoining or preventing
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect;
(d) the Sellers shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer the Seller Certificate;
(e) all applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under applicable
antitrust or trade regulation laws shall have expired or otherwise been terminated;
(f) each of Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx shall have executed and delivered
to the Buyer a Noncompetition Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H;
(g) each of Xxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx shall have executed and delivered to the Buyer
the respective Consulting Agreements;
(h) the Sellers shall have obtained all Third Party Consents listed in
Schedule 5.1(h);
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(i) the Buyer shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Sellers in
their jurisdictions of organization and a certificate as to the incumbency of officers and
the adoption of authorizing resolutions;
(j) the Buyer shall have received the audited financial statements with respect to the
Business for the nine month period ending December 1, 2005 and the twelve month period
ending December 31, 2006, and such audited financial statements shall not be materially
different than the Financial Statements such that adjustments made in the audited financial
statements, individually or in the aggregate, do not result in a negative adjustment to
operating income for any such period by 5% or more; provided, that Buyer shall have notified
the Sellers within five Business Days of receipt of such audited financial statements if
Buyer determines that any such negative adjustment will cause this condition not to have
been satisfied;
(k) all statutory notice requirements under Chapter 49 of the laws of Hong Kong
(Transfer of Businesses (Protection of Creditors) Ordinance) shall have been completed, and
no actions or proceedings shall have been instituted thereunder (and no written notice that
proceedings have been instituted shall have been received) during the notice period;
(l) the Buyer shall have received a Tax Indemnification Agreement from Xxxxx Xxxxx in
the form mutually agreed upon by the Parties; and
(m) the Buyer and BJS Family Partnership, Ltd., as landlord, shall have entered into a
lease for the premises located at 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Campus at Weston, 0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, on terms summarized on Exhibit J.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Sellers. The obligation of the Sellers
to consummate the transactions to be consummated at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or
waiver by the Sellers) of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Buyer set forth in Article III shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except for such representations and warranties
that are already qualified by their terms by a reference to materiality or Buyer Material
Adverse Effect which representations and warranties as so qualified shall be true and
correct in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date as if made as of the Closing Date,
except for those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular
date (which shall be true and correct as of such date);
(b) the Buyer shall have performed or complied with its agreements and covenants
required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement as of or prior to the
Closing;
(c) no action, suit or proceeding shall be pending by or before any Governmental Entity
seeking to prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no
judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction enjoining or preventing consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect;
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(d) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Sellers the Buyer Certificate;
(e) all applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under applicable
antitrust or trade regulation laws shall have expired or otherwise been terminated;
(f) the Sellers shall have received a certificate of good standing of the Buyer in its
jurisdiction of incorporation and a certificate as to the incumbency of officers and the
adoption of authorizing resolutions; and
(g) the Sellers shall have received the Closing Cash from the Buyer.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Indemnification by the Sellers. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Article VI, from and after the Closing, the Sellers shall indemnify, on a joint and several
basis, the Buyer in respect of, and hold the Buyer harmless against, all Damages incurred or
suffered by the Buyer or any Affiliate thereof resulting from or constituting:
(a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Sellers contained in this
Agreement or the Sellers’ Certificate;
(b) any failure by any Seller to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement to be performed after the Closing;
(c) any Excluded Liabilities; or
(d) any liability for the Taxes of Sellers or any Affiliates of Sellers for any period
ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion of any Straddle Period commencing
before the Closing Date and ending on the Closing Date.
6.2 Indemnification by the Buyer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Article VI, from and after the Closing, the Buyer shall indemnify each Seller in respect of, and
hold each Seller harmless against, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by any Seller or any
Affiliate thereof resulting from or constituting:
(a) any breach of a representation or warranty of the Buyer contained in this Agreement
or the Buyer Certificate;
(b) any failure by the Buyer to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement;
(c) any Assumed Liabilities; or
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(d) any liability for the Taxes for the portion of any Straddle Period commencing after
the Closing Date.
6.3 Claims for Indemnification.
(a) Third-Party Claims. All claims for indemnification made under this Agreement
resulting from, related to or arising out of a third-party claim against an Indemnified
Party shall be made in accordance with the following procedures. An Indemnified Party shall
give prompt written notification to the Indemnifying Party of the commencement of any
action, suit or proceeding relating to a third-party claim for which indemnification may be
sought or, if earlier, upon the assertion of any such claim by a third party. Such
notification shall include a description in reasonable detail (to the extent known by the
Indemnified Party) of the facts constituting the basis for such third-party claim and the
amount of the Damages claimed. Within 30 days after delivery of such notification, the
Indemnifying Party may, upon written notice thereof to the Indemnified Party, assume control
of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or claim with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume control of
such defense, the Indemnified Party shall control such defense. The Party not controlling
such defense may participate therein at its own expense; provided that if the Indemnifying
Party assumes control of such defense and the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes, based
on advice from counsel, that the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party have
conflicting interests with respect to such action, suit, proceeding or claim, the reasonable
fees and expenses, not to exceed $25,000 per claim, of counsel to the Indemnified Party
solely in connection therewith shall be considered “Damages” for purposes of this Agreement.
The Party controlling such defense shall keep the other Party advised of the status of such
action, suit, proceeding or claim and the defense thereof and shall consider recommendations
made by the other Party with respect thereto. The Indemnified Party shall not agree to any
settlement of such action, suit, proceeding or claim without the prior written consent of
the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying
Party shall not agree to any settlement of such action, suit, proceeding or claim that
does not include a complete release of the Indemnified Party from all liability with respect
thereto or that imposes any liability or obligation on the Indemnified Party without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party.
(b) Procedure for Claims. An Indemnified Party wishing to assert a claim for
indemnification under this Article VI shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party a Claim
Notice. Within 30 days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall
deliver to the Indemnified Party a written response in which the Indemnifying Party shall:
(i) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive all of the Claimed Amount (in
which case such response shall be accompanied by a payment by the Indemnifying Party to the
Indemnified Party of the Claimed Amount, by check or by wire transfer), (ii) agree that the
Indemnified Party is entitled to receive the Agreed Amount (in which case such response
shall be accompanied by a payment by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of the
Agreed Amount, by check or by wire transfer), or (iii) contest that the Indemnified Party is
entitled to receive any of the Claimed Amount. If the Indemnifying Party in
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such response
contests the payment of all or part of the Claimed Amount, the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If such dispute is
not resolved within 60 days following the delivery by the Indemnifying Party of such
response, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall each have the right to
submit such dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions
of Section 12.12.
6.4 Survival.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Sellers and the Buyer set forth in this
Agreement, the Seller Certificate and the Buyer Certificate shall survive the Closing and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and continue until the 18-month
anniversary of the Closing Date, at which time they shall expire. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in Sections 2.1
(Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power), 2.2 (Authority) and 2.8(a) (Ownership of
Personal Property) and of the Buyer contained in Sections 3.1 (Organization) and 3.2
(Authority) shall survive the Closing and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby without limitation and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Sellers
contained in Section 2.16 (Environmental Matters) shall survive until 30 days following the
expiration of all statutes of limitation applicable to the matters referred to therein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an indemnification
claim is properly asserted in writing pursuant to Section 6.3 prior to the expiration of the
representation or warranty that is the basis for such claim, then such representation or
warranty shall survive until, but only for the purpose of, the resolution of such claim.
6.5 Limitations on Indemnification by the Sellers.
(a) Sellers’ Basket. The Sellers shall not be liable under Section 6.1(a) unless
and until the aggregate Damages for which they would otherwise be liable under Section
6.1(a) exceed $375,000 (the “Sellers’ Basket”) (at which point the Sellers shall
become liable for only amounts in excess of the Sellers’ Basket and not for the aggregate
Damages under Section 6.1(a)). For purposes solely of determining the amount of Damages for
which any Seller is liable under this Article VI, all representations and warranties of the
Sellers in Article II (other than Section 2.5) shall be construed as if the term “material”
and any reference to “Business Material Adverse Effect” (and variations thereof) were
omitted from such representations and warranties.
(b) Sellers’ Cap. The Sellers shall not be liable under Section 6.1(a) for
Damages in excess of $3,750,000.
(c) No Limitation on Certain Claims. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, the Buyer shall be entitled to dollar-for-dollar indemnification from the
first dollar and shall not be subject to the Sellers’ Basket, or any limit on Damages, or
any limitation as
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to time in seeking indemnification (except that claims for breach pursuant
to Section 2.16 shall be limited as to time as set forth in Section 6.4(a)), with respect to
Damages under:
(i) Section 6.1(a) relating to a breach of the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.8(a) and 2.16;
(ii) Sections 6.1(b), (c) and (d); or
(iii) Article VII.
6.6 Limitations on Indemnification by Buyer.
(a) Buyer’s Basket. The Buyer shall not be liable under Section 6.2(a) unless and
until the aggregate Damages for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6.2(a)
exceed $375,000 (the “Buyer’s Basket”) (at which point the Buyer shall become liable
for only amounts in excess of the Buyer’s Basket and not for the aggregate Damages under
Section 6.2(a)). For purposes solely of determining the amount of Damages for which Buyer is
liable under this Article VI, all representations and warranties of the Buyer in Article III
shall
be construed as if the term “material” and any reference to “Buyer Material Adverse
Effect” (and variations thereof) were omitted from such representations and warranties.
(b) Buyer’s Cap. The Buyer shall not be liable under Section 6.2(a) for Damages in
excess of $3,750,000.
(c) No Limitation on Certain Claims. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the Sellers shall be entitled to dollar-for-dollar indemnification from the first
dollar and shall not be subject to the Buyer’s Basket, or any limit on Damages, or any
limitation as to time in seeking indemnification, with respect to Damages under:
(i) Section 6.2(a) relating to a breach of the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2;
(ii) Sections 6.2(b), (c) and (d); or
(iii) Article VII.
6.7 Exclusive Remedy; Offset Right.
(a) Upon a Final Determination, the Buyer may elect to recoup all or any part of any
Damages it suffers by notifying the Sellers of such election and offsetting principal and/or
interest of the Offset Notes; provided, if Buyer has submitted one or more Claim Notices
prior to the maturity date of the Offset Notes and is pursuing such claim in good faith, and
such claims described therein remain unresolved as of the maturity date, Buyer may withhold
payment of such claimed amount from the unpaid principal and/or interest of the Offset Notes
until such time as the parties have reached a Final Determination for such claims or such
time as Buyer no longer actively pursues such claim. Such
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election will be considered a
permitted prepayment (without premium or penalty) under the Offset Notes as of the date of
such notice. All claims for Damages shall first be satisfied against the Offset Notes and
then satisfied by seeking payment directly from the Sellers for Damages pursuant to this
Article VI.
(b) Except with respect to claims based on fraud and claims for equitable relief,
including specific performance, made with respect to breaches of any covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement, or except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any
Exhibit hereto, the rights of the Indemnified Parties under this Article VI shall be the
sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Parties with respect to claims resulting from
or relating to any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or other provision contained in
this Agreement.
6.8 Treatment of Indemnification Payments. All indemnification payments made under this Agreement shall be treated by the Parties as
an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
6.9 Investigation. No claim for indemnity for a breach of a particular
representation or warranty or covenant shall be made after Closing if the Buyer had knowledge
(including by virtue of any Disclosure Schedule) of such breach as of the Closing; provided,
however, any disclosure of new information by the Sellers or Sellers’ representatives to the Buyer
after the date hereof shall not be deemed to be within the “knowledge” as of the Closing.
6.10 Mitigation. Prior to application of the Seller’s Basket or Buyer’s
Basket or payment of any claims under this Article VI, the amount of any Damages shall be reduced
by (i) any reimbursements or other amounts to which any of the Indemnified Parties is entitled from
third parties in connection with such Damages, and (ii) any insurance proceeds to which any of the
Indemnified Parties is entitled in connection with such Damages. The Indemnified Parties shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to pursue all such reimbursements or proceeds that may reduce or
eliminate any claims. If any of the Indemnified Parties receives any such reimbursements or
proceeds after a payment is made which relates thereto, the Buyer shall promptly deliver to the
Sellers such amount of the indemnification payment as would not have been paid had the
reimbursements or proceeds reduced the original payment.
6.11 Claims Involving Pre-Closing and Post-Closing Liability. Subject to the
procedures set forth in Section 6.3(b), in the event that any third party brings a claim relating
to the Business for a matter that involves both pre-closing and post-closing activity and the third
party successfully recovers damages resulting from that claim, then the Buyer shall be responsible
and pay for any damages relating to that portion of the activity that relates to post-closing
activity and the Seller shall be responsible for that portion of the activity that relates to
pre-closing activity.
ARTICLE VII
TAX MATTERS
7.1 Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes.
(a) The Sellers will report as part of their Tax Returns the transactions and results
of the operations of the Business and the Acquired
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Assets for taxable periods or portions
thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date and the Sellers shall pay any and all Taxes
attributable thereto.
(b) The Buyer and the Sellers shall divide equally the payment of any transfer, sales,
use, stamp, conveyance, value added, recording, registration, documentary, filing and other
non-Income Taxes and administrative fees (including, without limitation,
notary fees) arising in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, whether levied on the Buyer or the Sellers or any of their
respective Affiliates.
(c) The Buyer will report as part of its Tax Returns the transactions and results of
the operations of the Business and the Acquired Assets for taxable periods or portions
thereof beginning after the Closing Date, and the Buyer shall pay any and all Taxes
attributable thereto.
7.2 Allocation of Certain Taxes. In the case of Taxes that are payable with
respect to a Straddle Period, the portion of any Tax that is allocable to the portion of the
Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Tax Period”) shall be
calculated as though the taxable year terminated as of the close of business on the Closing Date;
provided, however, that in the case of a Tax not based on income, receipts,
proceeds, profits or similar items, Taxes allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be equal to
the amount of Tax for the entire Straddle Period (after giving effect to amounts which may be
deducted from or offset against such Taxes with respect to such periods under the relevant Tax law)
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days in the Pre-Closing Tax
Period and the denominator of which shall be the number of days in the Straddle Period. In the
case of any Tax based upon or measured by capital (including net worth or long-term debt) or
intangibles, any amount thereof required to be allocated under this Section 7.2 shall be computed
by reference to the level of such items on the Closing Date.
7.3 Cooperation on Tax Matters; Tax Audits.
(a) The Seller to which the Tax relates shall be entitled to assume and control
(including as to settlements) any Tax Audit relating to the Acquired Assets or the Business
for any taxable period that ends on or prior to the Closing Date, and shall provide written
notice to Buyer regarding whether it elects so to control any such Tax Audit no later than
30 days after receipt by Seller of written notice of such Tax Audit; provided, however, if
Seller elects to control such Tax Audit, then Buyer shall be entitled to be reasonably
informed of the status regarding any such Tax Audit.
(b) The Buyer and the Sellers and their respective Affiliates shall cooperate in the
conduct of all such Tax Audits and in the preparation of all Tax Returns or other
administrative or judicial proceedings relating to the determination of any Tax for any Tax
periods for which one Party could reasonably require the assistance of the other Party in
obtaining any necessary information. Such cooperation shall include, but not be limited to,
furnishing such information or documents within such Party’s possession as are reasonably
relevant to the preparation of such Tax Returns or conduct of such Tax Audit, promptly
forwarding copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications
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received from or
sent to any Taxing Authority which relate to the Business or the Acquired Assets, and making
the respective employees or facilities of the Parties available on a mutually convenient
basis to explain any documents or information provided hereunder.
7.4 Termination of Tax Sharing Agreements. All Tax sharing agreements or
similar arrangements with respect to or involving the Business shall be terminated prior to the
Closing Date and, after the Closing Date, the Buyer and its Affiliates shall not be bound thereby
or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods ending on or before the
Closing Date.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination of Agreement. The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior
to the Closing as provided below:
(a) the Buyer and Xxxxxx, acting on behalf of the Sellers, may terminate this Agreement
by mutual written consent;
(b) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the Sellers if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to August 31, 2007 (the “Outside Date”)
(provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be
available if the Buyer’s failure to fulfill any of its obligation under this Agreement has
been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before
the Outside Date);
(c) Xxxxxx, acting on behalf of the Sellers, may terminate this Agreement by written
notice to the Buyer if the Closing shall not have occurred on or prior to the Outside Date
(provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(c) shall not be
available if the failure of any of the Sellers to fulfill any of its obligations under this
Agreement has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur
on or before the Outside Date);
(d) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Sellers in
the event any of the Sellers is in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement, and such breach, individually or in combination with
any other such breach, (i) would cause the conditions set forth in Section 5.1(a) or Section
5.1(b) not to be satisfied and (ii) is not cured within 10 days following delivery by the
Buyer to Xxxxxx of written notice of such breach; or
(e) Xxxxxx, acting on behalf of the Sellers, may terminate this Agreement by giving
written notice to the Buyer in the event the Buyer is in breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such breach, individually
or in combination with any other such breach, (i) would cause the conditions set forth in
Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.2(b) not to be satisfied and (ii) is not cured within 10 days
following delivery by Xxxxxx to the Buyer of written notice of such breach.
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8.2 Effect of Termination. If any Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, all obligations of the
Parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability of any Party to the other Parties provided
that (a) any such termination shall not relieve any Party from liability for any willful or
intentional breach by such Party, prior to the termination of this Agreement, of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement or impair the right of any Party to obtain such remedies as
may be available to it in law or equity with respect to such a breach by any other Party and (b)
the provisions of this Section 8.2 (Effect of Termination) and Article XII (Miscellaneous) of this
Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any
termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
EMPLOYEE MATTERS
9.1 Offers of Employment.
(a) The Parties hereto intend that there shall be continuity of employment with respect
to certain Business Employees. The Sellers hereby consent to the hiring of the Business
Employees and waive, with respect to the employment by the Buyer (or an Affiliate of the
Buyer) of any Business Employees, any claims or rights the Sellers may have against the
Buyer (or an Affiliate of the Buyer) or any Business Employee under any non-competition,
confidentiality or employment agreement. The Buyer shall offer employment at will
commencing on the Closing Date to the Transferred Employees listed on Schedule 9.1 hereto.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the Buyer (or any Affiliate of the
Buyer) at any time from terminating the employment of any Transferred Employee, amending or
terminating any employee benefit plan or otherwise changing the terms and conditions of
employment of the Transferred Employees.
(b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a right in any Business
Employee to employment with the Buyer or its Affiliates and, subject to any agreement
between an employee and the Buyer or an Affiliate of the Buyer, the Business Employees who
continue employment with the Buyer or an Affiliate of the Buyer after the Closing Date shall
be employed in “at will” employment.
(c) With respect to each Transferred Employee, Buyer (or its Affiliates) shall (i)
cause any Transferred Employee that was covered under a medical or dental plan, disability
benefit plan or life insurance plan (collectively the “Benefit Plans”) of a Seller
immediately prior to the Closing Date to be covered either (A) by the Buyer’s Benefit Plans
upon the Closing, (B) by assuming one or more of the Sellers’ Benefit Plans as applicable
as of the Closing (in which case same shall become an Assumed Liability) or (C) to the
extent allowed by the Sellers’ existing Benefit Plans, keeping such Transferred Employee on
the applicable Sellers’ Benefit Plans and paying when due to Seller any and all costs of
maintaining and administering such Benefit Plans; provided, however, in any event, that each
Transferred Employee by no later than January 1, 2008 will be covered by a comparable
employee benefit plan, program, or arrangement maintained by the
Buyer (or its Affiliates), without limitations based upon pre-existing conditions (and
the amount of any expenses incurred prior to such date under the
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Benefit Plans of a Seller
shall be credited toward satisfaction of deductibles under the benefit plans of the Buyer
(or its Affiliates)), and (ii) recognize the service completed by the Transferred Employees
for purposes of determining eligibility service and vesting service under any employee
benefit plan, program or arrangement maintained by Purchaser or the Company for their
employees on or after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE X
OTHER POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
10.1 Access to Information; Record Retention; Cooperation.
(a) Access to Information. Subject to compliance with contractual obligations and
applicable laws and regulations regarding classified Information and security clearance (if
applicable), following the Closing, each Party shall afford to each other Party and to such
Party’s authorized accountants, counsel and other designated representatives during normal
business hours in a manner so as to not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of business
(i) reasonable access and duplicating rights to all Information within the possession or
control of such Party and (ii) reasonable access to the personnel of such Party. Requests
may be made under this Section 10.1(a) for financial reporting and accounting matters,
preparing financial statements, preparing, reviewing and analyzing the calculation of the
Earnout Amount, resolving any differences between the Parties with respect to the
calculation of the Earnout Amount, preparing and filing of any Tax Returns, prosecuting any
claims for refund, defending any Tax claims or assessment, preparing securities law or
securities exchange filings, prosecuting, defending or settling any litigation,
Environmental Matter or insurance claim, performing obligations under this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements, and all other proper business purposes.
(b) Retention of Records. Except as may otherwise be required by law or agreed to
in writing by the Parties, each Party shall use reasonable commercial efforts to preserve,
until six years after the Closing Date, all Information in its possession or control
pertaining to the Business prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of
retaining any specific Information, any Party may offer in writing to the other Party or
Parties to deliver such Information to the other Party or Parties, and if such offer is not
accepted within 90 days, the offered Information may be disposed of at any time.
(c) Confidentiality. Each Party shall hold, and shall use reasonable commercial
efforts to cause their respective Affiliates, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict
confidence all Information concerning the other furnished to it by the other Party or
Parties or their representatives
pursuant to this Section 10.1 (except to the extent that such Information (i) is or
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any action or inaction
by the receiving Party, (ii) was within the possession of the receiving Party prior to it
being furnished to the receiving Party by or on behalf of the disclosing Party pursuant
hereto, provided that the source of such Information was not bound by a confidentiality
agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to any
Person with respect to such Information, or (iii) is or becomes available on a
non-confidential basis to the receiving Party from a source other than the disclosing Party,
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provided that the source of such Information was not bound by a confidentiality agreement
with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to any Person
with respect to such Information), and each Party shall not release or disclose such
Information to any other Person, except its auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers
and other consultants and advisors, unless compelled to disclose such Information by
judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of law or so as not to violate
the rules of any stock exchange; provided that in the case of disclosure compelled by
judicial or administrative process, the receiving Party shall (to the extent permitted by
applicable law) notify the disclosing Party promptly of the request and the documents
requested thereby so that the disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective order or
other appropriate remedy. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the
receipt of a waiver hereunder, a Party is, in the written opinion of its counsel, compelled
to disclose any Information to any tribunal or other entity or else stand liable for
contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, such Party may so disclose the Information
without liability hereunder; provided that such Party gives written notice to the other
Party or Parties of the Information to be disclosed (including copies of the relevant
portions of the relevant documents) as far in advance of its disclosure as is practicable,
uses all reasonable efforts to limit any such disclosure to the precise terms of such
requirement and cooperates with the disclosing Party to obtain an appropriate protective
order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such
information by the tribunal or other entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sellers shall
be entitled to use and disclose any Confidential Information for any legitimate reasonable
business purpose, including without limitation, (1) for purposes under the Agreement,
including resolving disputes, (2) for Tax reporting purposes, (3) in connection with
disposition of Inventory and (4) resolving litigation.
10.2 Non-Solicitation and No Hiring.
(a) For a period of three years after the Closing Date, none of the Sellers shall,
either directly or indirectly (including through an Affiliate), (i) solicit or attempt to
induce any Transferred Employee to terminate his employment with the Buyer or any Affiliate
of the Buyer or (ii) hire or attempt to hire any Transferred Employee; provided, that this
clause (ii) shall not apply to any individual whose employment with the Buyer or an
Affiliate of the Buyer has been terminated for a period of six months or longer.
10.3 Non-Competition.
(a) For a period of three years after the Closing Date, none of the Sellers shall,
either directly or indirectly (including through an Affiliate) (i) design, develop,
manufacture, market, sell, distribute, license or provide any Business Products anywhere in
the world or (ii) engage anywhere in the world in any business competitive with the
Business; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this paragraph
shall prohibit any Seller from (x) performing its obligations under this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements, or (y) disposing of any Inventory on hand as of the Closing that is
not an Acquired Asset and any returns received by them following the Closing that the Buyer
elects not to purchase from them; provided further, however, that the foregoing restrictions
shall not be construed to
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prohibit
the ownership by the Sellers of not more than five
percent (5%) of any class of equity securities of any entity having a class of equity
securities registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are
publicly owned and regularly traded on any national securities exchange or over-the-counter
market if such ownership represents a passive investment.
(b) The Sellers and the Buyer agree that the duration and geographic scope of the
non-competition provisions set forth in this Section 10.3 are reasonable. In the event that
any court determines that the duration or the geographic scope, or both, are unreasonable
and that such provision is to that extent unenforceable, the Parties agree that the
provision shall remain in full force and effect for the greatest time period and in the
greatest area that would not render it unenforceable. The Parties intend that each of these
non-competition provisions shall be deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for
each and every county of each and every state of the United States of America and each and
every political subdivision of each and every country outside the United States of America
where this provision is intended to be effective.
(c) From and after the Closing, each Seller shall, and shall use its best efforts to
cause its Affiliates to, refer all inquiries regarding the business, products and services
of the Business to the Buyer.
10.4 Payment f Assumed Liabilities. In the event that any Seller
inadvertently pays or discharges, after the Closing, any Assumed Liabilities, the Buyer shall
reimburse such Seller for the amount so paid or discharged within 30 days of being presented with
written evidence of such payment or discharge.
10.5 Insurance. The Sellers shall provide reasonable cooperation to the Buyer in
order to afford the Buyer the right to receive payment under any insurance policies of any of the
Sellers covering the Business or the Acquired Assets prior to the Closing with respect to any claim
or loss covered by such policies that relates to any of the Acquired Assets or constitutes an
Assumed Liability. The Buyer shall promptly notify the Sellers of the basis and amount of any such
insurance claim. This Section 10.5 shall not require any of the Sellers to convert any “claims
made” policy to an “occurrence based” policy and shall not obligate the Sellers to maintain
any insurance policy in effect such that it covers claims made or events occurring after the
Closing.
10.6 Name Change. At or prior to the Closing, each of Memcorp and Memcorp Asia
shall change its name to a name not containing the word “Memcorp” and no Seller shall use the word
“Memcorp” in a commercial manner following the Closing. At the request of the Buyer, the Sellers
shall take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to permit the Buyer to qualify as a
foreign or domestic entity to do business under the name set forth above and under any similar
names in any state in which the Business is currently conducted.
10.7 Restrictive Covenants Not Applicable to Smiths. For the avoidance of doubt,
the provisions of Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 shall not be binding upon or applicable to any of Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxx Xxxxx, individually, each of whom will be subject to only those
provisions, if any, that are set forth in the separate Noncompete
Agreements executed by the Buyer
on the one hand and Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxx Xxxxx, as the case may be, on the other hand.
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10.8 Letter of Credit.
(a) The Buyer shall provide the Sellers at Closing, and will maintain until the
Unrestricted Note is fully paid, a Qualified Letter of Credit. For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Qualified Letter of Credit” means an irrevocable letter of credit
substantially in the form of Exhibit I, issued by Bank of America, N.A. or, with
respect to a Replacement Letter of Credit, any other bank or financial institution
reasonably acceptable to Sellers, in a stated amount of not less than the outstanding
principal amount of the Sellers’ Unrestricted Note and quarterly interest on such amount at
the rate of 6% per annum. The stated amount of the Qualified Letter of Credit shall reduce
automatically 30 days after each quarterly principal payment date on the Unrestricted Note
by the amount of principal to be paid on such quarterly payment date and corresponding
interest.
(b) The initial Qualified Letter of Credit will expire one year after the Closing Date,
but provide for automatic one-year renewals unless the issuer of the Qualified Letter of
Credit provides the Sellers with at least 45 days’ notice that the expiration date will not
be extended. If such a notice of non-extension is provided, the Sellers may draw on the
full available amount of the Qualified Letter of Credit, unless the Buyer provides to
Sellers a replacement letter of credit (a “Replacement Letter of Credit”)
substantially in the same form as the existing Qualified Letter of Credit, and issued by a
bank or financial institution reasonably acceptable to Sellers, no later than 15 days prior
to the then current expiration date of the Qualified Letter of Credit.
(c) The Sellers agree that prior to making any drawing on the Qualified Letter of
Credit it will provide the Buyer not less than 3 Business Days’ written notice of its intent
to draw on the Letter of Credit; provided, however, that no such notice to the Buyer need be
given if (i) the Buyer shall (A) apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee or liquidator of any of its properties or assets, (B) admit in
writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, (C) make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, (D) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or (E) file a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement
with creditors to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment
of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material
allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law; or (ii) an
order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval or consent of
the Buyer, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition seeking the
reorganization or liquidation of the Buyer or of all or a substantial part of the properties
or assets of the Buyer, or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Buyer.
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ARTICLE XI
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the meaning set forth
below.
“Acquired Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.(a).
“Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is
under common control with, the Person specified.
“Affiliated Group” shall mean a group of corporations with which any of the Sellers
has filed (or was required to file) consolidated, combined, unitary or similar Tax Returns.
“Affiliated Period” shall mean any period in which any of the Sellers was a member of
an Affiliated Group.
“Agreed Amount” shall mean part, but not all, of the Claimed Amount.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the agreements and instruments referred to in
clauses (iii) through (xvi) in Section 1.5(b) of this Agreement.
“Assigned Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(iii).
“Assumed Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c).
“Balance Sheet Date” shall mean December 31, 2006.
“Business Benefit Plans” shall mean any Employee Benefit Plan maintained, or
contributed to, by any Seller, or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of Business Employees (and
their beneficiaries) that are material to the Business.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii) a day on
which banking institutions located in New York, New York are permitted or required by law,
executive order or governmental decree to remain closed.
“Business Employees” shall mean all employees of the Sellers engaged in or associated
with the Business.
“Business Intellectual Property” shall mean all of the following that are used in or
related to the Business:
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(a) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and all related continuation,
continuation-in-part, divisional, reissue, reexamination, utility model, certificate of
invention and design patents, registrations and applications for registrations;
(b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, Internet domain names, logos, trade names
and corporate names and registrations and applications for registration thereof;
(c) copyrights and registrations and applications for registration thereof, including,
without limitation, copyrights in computer software and claims of protection in mask works;
(d) inventions, trade secrets and confidential business information, whether patentable
or nonpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, know-how, manufacturing and product
processes and techniques, research and development information, and to the extent assignable
or transferable, other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing.
“Business Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, effect or circumstance that
(a) is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, financial
condition, prospects or results of operations of the Business as a whole, provided, however, that
any such change or effect resulting from (i) any change in economic conditions generally or in the
industry in which any Seller or its Affiliates operate, (ii) any change in law, rule or regulation
or GAAP or interpretations thereof applicable to the any Seller or
its Affiliates, (iii) any change
in the financial condition or results of operation of the Sellers from the transaction that is the
subject of this Agreement or any announcement of the execution of
this Agreement, and (iv) any
actions to be taken pursuant to, or in connection with, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement,
shall not be considered when determining whether a Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred,
or (b) impairs, or could reasonably be expected to impair, the ability of the Sellers to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Business Products” shall mean products or services produced, sold or provided by the
Business.
“Business Trade Secrets” means trade secrets owned or purported to be owned or used or
held for use by the Sellers, in each case used in or related to the Business.
“Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer Basket” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a).
“Buyer Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions
specified in clauses (a) through (c) (insofar as clause (c) relates to an action, suit or
proceeding involving, or a judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injection against, the Buyer) of
Section 5.2 is satisfied.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the ability of
the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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“Buyer Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a)(ii).
“Claim Notice” shall mean a written notice which contains (i) a description and the
Claimed Amount of any Damages incurred by the Indemnified Party, (ii) a statement that the
Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under Article VI and a reasonable explanation of
the basis therefor, and (iii) a demand for payment in the amount of such Damages.
“Claimed Amount” shall mean the amount of any Damages claimed by an Indemnified Party.
“Closing Cash” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a)(i).
“Closing” shall mean the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Closing Date” shall mean such mutually agreeable date as soon as practicable (but in
no event more than three Business Days) after the first date on which the conditions to the
obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding the
delivery of any documents to be delivered at the Closing by any of the Parties, it being understood
that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the delivery of such documents) have
been satisfied or waived.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement dated
February 2, 2007 between Xxxxxx and Buyer.
“Contingent Workers” shall mean the independent contractors, consultants, temporary
employees, leased employees or other servants or agents rendering services to the Business and
classified by the applicable Seller as other than Business Employees or compensated other than
through wages paid by the applicable Seller through its payroll department and reported on a form
W-2.
“Current FOB Factory Cost” shall mean the current cost that the Seller is currently
paying the factory to purchase the Product.
“Customers
and Distributors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.25.
“Damages” shall mean any and all liabilities, monetary damages (excluding any
punitive, unforeseen, indirect or other consequential damages), fines, fees, penalties, interest
obligations, deficiencies, losses and expenses (including amounts paid in settlement, interest,
court costs, costs of investigators, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, financial
advisors and other experts, and other expenses of litigation).
“Deferred Consent” shall mean an agreement to assign or transfer any contract, lease,
authorization, license or Permit, or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting
therefrom, if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof, without the consent of a third party
thereto or of the issuing Governmental Entity, as the case may be, would constitute a breach
thereof.
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“Deferred Item” shall mean the contract, lease, authorization, license or Permit to
which Deferred Consent relates.
“Designated Contract” shall mean each contract and agreement listed or described in
Section 2.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
“Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedule provided by the Sellers to,
and accepted by, the Buyer on the date hereof.
“Earnout Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Earnout Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean (a) any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined
in Section 3(2) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan, (b) any “employee welfare benefit plan”
(as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), and (c) to the extent applicable to more than one employee,
any other written or oral plan, agreement or arrangement involving compensation, including without
limitation insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, deferred compensation,
bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other forms of
incentive compensation or post-retirement compensation, or fringe benefits, including any and all
applicable plans maintained outside the United States.
“Environment” shall mean any surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land
surface or subsurface strata, or ambient air.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any foreign, federal, state, provincial, or municipal
statute, rule or regulation as in effect on the Closing Date relating to the protection of the
Environment or occupational health and safety, including, without limitation, any statute or
regulation pertaining to (a) the presence, manufacture, processing, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transportation, handling or generation of Materials of Environmental Concern; (b) air,
water and noise pollution; (c) groundwater and soil contamination; or (d) the Release or
threatened Release of Materials of Environmental Concern to the Environment.
“Environmental Matters” shall mean any legal obligation or liability arising under
Environmental Law.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity which is a member of (a) a controlled group of
corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (b) a group of trades or businesses under
common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (c) an affiliated service group (as
defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code), any
of which includes any Seller.
“Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(d).
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“Final Determination” shall mean either (a) a final non-appealable order of a court of
competent jurisdiction determining the amount of Damages that the Indemnifying Party is required to
pay to the Indemnified Party or (b) a settlement agreement executed by the Buyer and the Sellers
determining the amount of Damages that the Indemnifying Party is required to pay the Indemnified
Party.
“Financial Statements” shall mean the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and
consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Business as of and for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity” shall mean any court, arbitrational tribunal, administrative
agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency.
“Governmental Filings” shall mean all registrations, filings and notices with or to
Governmental Entities.
“Gross Margin” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(a)(ii).
“Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act” means Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
“HK Leased Property” means that certain property located at Suites 000-0, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx.
“Xxxxxx” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Immigration Authorities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
“Income Taxes” shall mean any taxes imposed upon or measured by net income.
“Indemnified Party” shall mean the party entitled to indemnification under Article VI
of this Agreement.
“Indemnifying Party” shall mean the party from whom indemnification is sought by the
Indemnified Party.
“Information” shall mean all non-privileged records, books, contracts, instruments,
documents, correspondence, computer data and other data and information relating to the Business.
“Intercompany Assets” shall mean all accounts receivable of the Business between or
among one or more Sellers or their Affiliates.
“Intercompany Liabilities” shall mean all accounts payable, liabilities and other
obligations of the Business between or among one or more Sellers or their respective Affiliates.
“Inventory” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(i).
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“Inventory Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a)(iii).
“IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Landed Cost Basis” means the lesser of (i) the actual cost of the product plus any
duty, royalty, Taxes and inbound freight, or (ii) the book value of the product as adjusted by the
Sellers.
“Landed Fair Market Value” means the current product cost of an equivalent product
plus any duty, royalty, Taxes and inbound freight. If a product has inventory levels in excess of
60 days-of-supply (DOS), the inventory level beyond 60 DOS will be adjusted based on forecasted
market price erosion.
“Leased Real Property” shall mean all real property leased prior to the date hereof by
a Seller in connection with the Business.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” shall mean any hazardous substance, pollutant or
contaminant, as those terms are defined under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, solid waste and hazardous waste, as those terms
are defined in the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (as in effect on the date of this
Agreement) and oil, petroleum and petroleum products.
“Memcorp” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Memcorp Asia” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” shall mean the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Business as of the Balance Sheet Date.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA).
“Offset Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a)(ii).
“Outside Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Parties” shall mean the Sellers and the Buyer collectively.
“Permits” shall mean all permits, clearances, approvals, licenses, franchises or
authorizations from any Governmental Entity relating to the development, use, maintenance or
occupation of the HK Leased Property, the manufacturing, sale, distribution, advertising or
promotion of the products of the Business, or any operations of the Business.
“Person” shall mean an individual, partnership, limited liability company,
corporation, joint venture or other entity.
“Personal Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a)(ii).
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“Pre-Closing Tax Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“Products” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(a)(i).
“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a).
“Qualified Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.8(a).
“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the Environment (including
the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing any
Materials of Environmental Concern).
“Replacement Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.8(b).
“Returned Product” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(e)(i).
“Return to Vendor Product” shall mean those Products for which the Sellers have an
agreement with the factory allowing Products to be returned to the factory.
“Sales Force” shall mean the field sales force of the Business.
“Sales Taxes” shall mean all sales, use, goods and services, value added and similar
Taxes.
“Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
charge or other lien (whether arising by contract or by operation of law), other than (a)
mechanic’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s and similar liens, (b) liens arising under worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar legislation, (c)
liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case
arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (e)
liens for Taxes which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, (f) liens
relating to capitalized lease financings or purchase money financings that have been entered into
in the ordinary course of business, and (g) liens arising solely by action of the Buyer.
“Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Sellers” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Sellers’ Basket” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a).
“Seller Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in clauses (a) through (c) (insofar as clause (c) relates to an action, suit
or proceeding involving, or a judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction against, any
Seller) of Section 5.1 is satisfied.
“Straddle Period” means any Tax period beginning on or before and ending after the
Closing Date.
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“Suppliers”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.25.
“Tax Audit” shall mean any audit or examination of Taxes or other similar proceeding
by any Taxing Authority.
“Taxes” shall mean all taxes, including without limitation income, gross receipts, ad
valorem, value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, withholding,
employment, social security charges and franchise taxes imposed by the United States of America or
any state, local or foreign government, or any agency thereof, or other political subdivision of
the United States or any such government, and any interest, penalties, assessments or additions to
tax resulting from, attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax or any contest or
dispute thereof.
“Taxing Authority” shall mean any applicable Governmental Entity responsible for the
imposition of Taxes.
“Tax Returns” shall mean all reports, returns, declarations, statements, forms or
other information required to be supplied to a Taxing Authority in connection with Taxes.
“Third Party Consents” shall mean all waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other
authorizations from Governmental Entities, shareholders and other third parties which are set forth
on Schedule 5.1(h).
“Third Party Rights” shall mean the rights of any other party under any patent,
trademark, service xxxx, copyright, trade secret, confidential information or other intellectual
property.
“Transferred Employees” shall mean all Business Employees who accept offers of
employment from the Buyer and who are employed by the Buyer immediately following the Closing.
“Treasury Regulations” shall mean any applicable regulations issued by the United
States Department of the Treasury interpreting the Code.
“Unrestricted Notes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(a)(ii).
“Warranty Obligations” shall mean all liabilities and obligations arising out of or
relating to the repair, rework, replacement or return of, or any claim for breach of warranty in
respect of or refund of the purchase price of, any Business Products.
“Work Permit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(c).
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Press Releases and Announcements. From the date of execution of this
Agreement until the Closing, no Party shall issue any press release (or make any other public
announcement) related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without prior
written
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approval of the other Parties hereto, except as may be necessary, in the opinion of counsel
to the Party seeking to make disclosure, to comply with the requirements of this Agreement or
applicable law or any applicable rules of any securities market or exchange. The parties shall use
their commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate their respective announcements and
communications with employees, customers and suppliers of each of them.
12.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any rights
or remedies upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and, to the extent specified herein, their respective Affiliates.
12.3 Intentionally Omitted.
12.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to
herein) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Buyer, on the
one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand with respect to the subject matter herein. This
Agreement supersedes any prior agreements or understandings among the Buyer, on the one hand, and
the Sellers, on the other hand, including without limitation the Summary of Proposed Terms and
Conditions for the Sale and Purchase of Certain Assets of Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., Memcorp,
Inc., and Memcorp Asia Limited, and any representations or statements made by or on behalf of any
Seller or any of their respective Affiliates to the Buyer, whether written or oral, with respect to
the subject matter hereof, other than the Confidentiality Agreement, and the Parties specifically
disclaim reliance on any such prior representations or statements to the extend not embodied in
this Agreement. The Confidentiality Agreement, insofar as it covers Information relating
exclusively or primarily
to the Business, shall terminate effective as of the Closing, but shall remain in effect
insofar as it covers other Information disclosed thereunder.
12.5 Succession and Assignment. The Buyer may assign to an Affiliate of the
Buyer this Agreement, or any portion hereof, and any or all of Buyer’s rights, interests and
obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of Xxxxxx or any other Seller provided
that Buyer remains liable for its obligations hereunder. None of the Sellers may assign either
this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written
consent of the Buyer, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement, and all rights, interests and obligations hereunder,
may be assigned, without such consent, to any entity that acquires all or substantially all of a
Party’s business or assets. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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12.6 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly delivered four Business Days after it is sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one Business Day after it is sent for next Business
Day delivery via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case to the intended
recipient as set forth below:
If to the Buyer:
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Copies to: | |
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP | ||
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx 0000 | |
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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00 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Attn: General Counsel
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Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 | ||
If to any Seller:
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Copies to: | |
Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc.
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Xxxxxxxxx Traurig, P.A. | |
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
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Suite 2000 | |
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Attention: Xxxxx X. March | |
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 |
Any Party may give any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder using any
other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, facsimile, ordinary
mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication shall
be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received
by the party for whom it is intended. Any Party may change the address to which notices, requests,
demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties
notice in the manner herein set forth.
12.7 Amendments and Waivers. The Parties may mutually amend or waive any
provision of this Agreement at any time. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement
shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Parties. No waiver by
any Party of any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder, whether
intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation
or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of
any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
12.8 Severability. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.3(c), any term or
provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the
validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any
other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
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jurisdiction declares that any
term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that the body making the
determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration
or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or
unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that
comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and
this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.
12.9 Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in
this Agreement, each of the Parties shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
12.10 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other
Party or Parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement
are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly,
each Party agrees that the other Party or Parties may be entitled to an injunction or injunctions
to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement
and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court of the United States or
any state thereof having jurisdiction over the Parties and the matter.
12.11 Governing Law. This Agreement and any disputes hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without
giving effect to any choice
or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the
State of New York.
12.12 Submission to Jurisdiction. Each Party (a) submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in New York City, State of New York in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees that all claims in
respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in any such court, (c) waives
any claim of inconvenient forum or other challenge to venue in such court, and (d) agrees not to
bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court.
Each Party agrees to accept service of any summons, complaint or other initial pleading made in the
manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 12.6. Nothing in this Section 12.12 however,
shall affect the right of any Party to serve such summons, complaint or initial pleading in any
other manner permitted by law.
12.13 Construction.
(a) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by
the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be
applied against any Party.
(b) Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context
requires otherwise.
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(c) The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) Any reference herein to an Article, section or clause shall be deemed to refer to
an Article, section or clause of this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
12.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION,
ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
12.15 Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof.
12.16 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature. This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature.
12.17 No Additional Representations; DISCLAIMER. The Buyer acknowledges that
neither the Sellers nor any other Person has made or makes any representation or warranty express
or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Sellers, the
Business or the Acquired Assets except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, and the Buyer
further agrees that neither the Sellers nor any other Person will have or be subject to any
liability to the Buyer or any other Person resulting from the distribution to the Buyer, or the
Buyer’s use of, any such information, including, without limitation, any information, document or
material made available to the Buyer and its representatives in the “data room”, management
presentations or any other form in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE II, THE SELLERS MAKE
NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF THE SELLERS,
THE BUSINESS OR ANY OF THE ACQUIRED ASSETS OR ASSUMED LIABILITIES OR OPERATIONS OF THE SELLERS, AND
THE SELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY SUCH REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE II, THE BUYER AGREES THAT IT IS PURCHASING THE
ACQUIRED ASSETS ON AN “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” BASIS.
12.18 DISCLAIMER Regarding Estimates and Projections. In connection with the
Buyer’s investigation of the Sellers, the Buyer has received from or on behalf of the Sellers
certain estimates, forecasts, plans and financial projections. The Buyer acknowledges that there
are
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uncertainties
inherent in attempting to make such estimates, forecasts, plans and financial projections, that the Buyer is familiar with such uncertainties, that the Buyer is taking full
responsibility for making its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all estimates,
forecasts, plans and financial projections so furnished to it (including the reasonableness of the
assumptions underlying such estimates, forecasts, plans and financial projections), and that the
Buyer shall have no claim against the Sellers or any other Person with respect thereto.
Accordingly, the Sellers make no representation or warranty (AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY SUCH
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY) with respect to such estimates, forecasts, plans and financial
projections (including any such underlying assumptions).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
SELLERS:
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
Title: President
MEMCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
MEMCORP ASIA LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
Title: President
BUYER:
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
[Signature page to Asset Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit A
This Note was originally issued on , 2007 and has not
been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The transfer of this Note is subject to certain restrictions
set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”)
between the issuer of this Note and the person to whom this Note originally was issued. The issuer
of this Note will furnish a copy of these provisions to the holder of this Note without charge upon
written request.
PROMISSORY NOTE
$[30,000,000.00] | [ ], 2007 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Imation Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware (“Maker”), promises to pay to the order of [Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., a
Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”)], at
[
,] in lawful money of the United
States, or at such other address as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing,
the principal amount of [THIRTY MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($30,000,000.00)], together with simple
interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Note, payable in accordance with the
provisions of this Note.
This Note matures on [ ], 2010 (the “Maturity Date”). The principal amount shall be paid in
cash to Xxxxxx in equal quarterly instalments on the first day of
___, ___, ___ and
of each year (each, a “Payment Date”). On each Payment Date, the Maker will also pay in
cash to Xxxxxx all accrued interest; provided, that if a Payment Date is a Saturday, a Sunday, a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are not required to
be open (a “Legal Holiday”), then payment may be made on the next succeeding day that is not a
Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue in the intervening period. Any remaining outstanding
principal and accrued and unpaid interest of this Note shall be repaid on the Maturity Date.
Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the date hereof at a
per annum rate equal to six percent (6%). The Maker also shall pay interest on any overdue payment
of principal from the due date thereof until paid at an interest rate per annum equal at all times
to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate set forth above, which interest shall
be payable upon demand. Interest shall accrue on the basis of actual days elapsed in a year
consisting of 360 days. No provision of this Note shall require the payment or permit the
collection of interest in excess of the rate permitted by applicable law.
The principal amount hereof, together with accrued, unpaid interest hereon, may be prepaid by
Maker at any time and from time to time.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds.
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The Maker warrants and represents to Xxxxxx that (a) it is a corporation duly incorporated and
in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, (b) the execution and delivery of
this Note, and the performance by the Maker of its obligations hereunder are within the Maker’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the Maker’s
part, and (c) this Note is the Maker’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, the making and performance of which do not and will not contravene or
conflict with the Maker’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or violate or constitute a default
under any law, any presently existing requirement or restriction imposed by judicial, arbitral or
other governmental instrumentality or any agreement, instrument or indenture by which the Maker is
bound.
This Note is [one of] the “Unrestricted Notes” described in that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated May 7, 2007, by and among Maker, Xxxxxx, Memcorp, Inc. and Memcorp Asia Limited.
If any one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur, then, in any
such event, the holder hereof may, at its option, declare this Note to be immediately due and
payable, together with all unpaid interest accrued hereon, without further notice or demand,
presentment, or protest (all of which are hereby expressly waived), anything contained herein to
the contrary notwithstanding but in the case of any of the occurrence of any of events described in
paragraphs (d) or (e) below, this Note shall become automatically due and payable, including unpaid
interest accrued hereon, without notice or demand:
(a) The Maker shall default in the due and punctual payment of any installment on this
Note when the same shall become due and payable, and such default is not cured by the Maker
within three (3) Business Days thereof and Xxxxxx makes a drawing on the letter of credit
attached hereto which is dishonored by the issuer thereof;
(b) Any representation or warranty made by the Maker under this Note shall prove to
have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c) Default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement on the part of the Maker to be observed or performed pursuant to the terms of
this Note and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof or failure to maintain the letter of credit pursuant to Section 10.8 of the
Purchase Agreement;
(d) The Maker shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee
or liquidator of any of its properties or assets, (ii) admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or (v) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with
creditors to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of
debt, dissolution or liquidation
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law
or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against
it in any proceeding under any such law; or
(e) An order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval
or consent of the Maker, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition
seeking the reorganization or liquidation of the Maker or of all or a substantial part of
the properties or assets of the Maker, or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of
the Maker, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any
period of ten days.
Payment of the indebtedness hereunder is further provided for by an irrevocable letter of
credit attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the “Letter of Credit”). Any drawing on the Letter of
Credit in accordance with the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed a waiver and cure of only that
Event of Default under paragraph (a) above to which it relates and shall not be deemed a waiver of
any other Event of Default.
Xxxxxx may waive an existing Event of Default and its consequences, so long as such waiver is
in writing, duly executed, and specified the remedies waived. When an Event of Default is waived
in writing, it is cured and ceases.
No failure or delay on the part of the holder of this Note in exercising any power or right
under this Note shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof of the exercise of any other
power or right. No notice to or demand on the Maker in any case shall entitle the Maker to any
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
In the event it should become necessary to employ counsel to protect, collect or enforce this
Note, the Maker agrees to pay (to the extent permitted by applicable law) costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred by Xxxxxx in collecting or enforcing payment thereof.
The Maker hereby covenants and agrees that the Maker will not, by amendment of its Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger,
scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at
all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be
required to protect the rights of Xxxxxx of this Note.
The sums due under this Note shall not be subject to offset, deduction, or claims in the
nature thereof which Maker may have against Xxxxxx. Maker hereby waives any such claim of offset,
deduction, or any claim in the nature thereof.
This Note may be amended or supplemented only with the prior written consent of the holder of
this Note. This Note may not be assigned or transferred without the prior written consent of the
Maker.
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This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of New York (without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof). The Maker hereby
submits itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts
of the United States located in such state in respect of all actions arising out of or in
connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Note, waives any argument that venue in
such forums is not convenient and agrees that any actions initiated by the Maker shall be venued in
such forums.
IMATION CORP. | ||||||
By | ||||||
Its | ||||||
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Exhibit B
The payment of principal and interest on this Note is subject to certain recoupment provisions set
forth in an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the
issuer of this Note and the person to whom this Note originally was issued. This Note was
originally issued on , 2007 and has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The transfer of this Note is subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Purchase
Agreement. The issuer of this Note will furnish a copy of these provisions to the holder of this
Note without charge upon written request.
PROMISSORY NOTE
$[7,500,000.00] | [ ], 2007 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Imation Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Delaware (“Maker”), promises to pay to the order of [Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., a
Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”)], at [ ,] in lawful money of the United
States, or at such other address as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing,
the principal amount of [SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($7,500,000.00)],
together with simple interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Note, payable in
accordance with the provisions of this Note.
This Note matures on [ ], 200[8] (the “Maturity Date”). The principal amount shall be paid
in cash to Xxxxxx in full on the Maturity Date, together with all accrued and unpaid interest;
provided, that if the Maturity Date is a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions in the State of New York are not required to be open (a “Legal Holiday”), then
payment may be made on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall
accrue in the intervening period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as of the Maturity Date, the
outstanding claims of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Service resulting from the audit of Memcorp Asia
Limited for tax years 2003, 2004 and 2005 have not been fully and finally resolved with no further
obligation therefor of [the Sellers and their affiliates], then $3,750,000 of the principal amount
shall not be paid to Xxxxxx at the Maturity Date but shall be paid to Xxxxxx on the earlier
of (i) five Business Days after the Maker receives written evidence that such claim has been fully
and finally resolved with no further obligation therefor or (ii) , 2010. Additionally,
if, prior to the Maturity Date, the Maker receives written evidence that the outstanding claims of
the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Service resulting from the audit of Memcorp Asia Limited for tax years
2003, 2004 and 2005 have been fully and finally resolved with no further obligation therefor, then
$3,750,000 of the principal amount shall be paid to Xxxxxx within five Business Days
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after receipt
of such written evidence, and the remaining $3,750,000 of principal amount shall be paid in cash
to Xxxxxx on the Maturity Date, together with all accrued and unpaid interest.
Interest on the unpaid principal balance of this Note shall accrue from the date hereof at a
per annum rate equal to six percent (6%). The Maker also shall pay interest on any overdue payment
of principal from the due date thereof until paid at an interest rate per annum equal at all times
to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the interest rate set forth above, which interest shall
be payable upon demand. Interest shall accrue on the basis of actual days elapsed in a year
consisting of 360 days. No provision of this Note shall require the payment or permit the
collection of interest in excess of the rate permitted by applicable law.
The principal amount hereof, together with accrued, unpaid interest hereon, may be prepaid by
Maker at any time and from time to time.
Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America in
immediately available funds.
The Maker warrants and represents to Xxxxxx that (a) it is a corporation duly incorporated and
in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, (b) the execution and delivery of
this Note, and the performance by the Maker of its obligations hereunder are within the Maker’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the Maker’s
part, and (c) this Note is the Maker’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, the making and performance of which do not and will not contravene or
conflict with the Maker’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or violate or constitute a default
under any law, any presently existing requirement or restriction imposed by judicial, arbitral or
other governmental instrumentality or any agreement, instrument or indenture by which the Maker is
bound.
This Note is [one of] the “Offset Notes” described in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated May 7, 2007, by and among Maker, Xxxxxx, Memcorp, Inc. and Memcorp Asia Limited.
If any one or more of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur, then, in any
such event, the holder hereof may, at its option, declare this Note to be immediately due and
payable, together with all unpaid interest accrued hereon, without further notice or demand,
presentment, or protest (all of which are hereby expressly waived), anything contained herein to
the contrary notwithstanding but in the case of any of the occurrence of any of events described in
paragraphs (d) or (e) below, this Note shall become automatically due and payable, including unpaid
interest accrued hereon, without notice or demand:
(a) The Maker shall default in the due and punctual payment of any installment on this
Note when the same shall become due and payable and such default is not cured by the Maker
within three (3) Business Days thereof;
(b)
Any representation or warranty made by the Maker under this Note shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
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(c) Default in the due observance or performance of any covenant, condition or
agreement on the part of the Maker to be observed or performed pursuant to the terms of
this Note and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof;
(d) The Maker shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee
or liquidator of any of its properties or assets, (ii) admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts as they mature, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
(iv) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or (v) file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with
creditors to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of
debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material
allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law; or
(e) An order, judgment or decree shall be entered, without the application, approval
or consent of the Maker, by any court of competent jurisdiction, approving a petition
seeking the reorganization or liquidation of the Maker or of all or a substantial part of
the properties or assets of the Maker, or appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator of
the Maker, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for any
period of ten days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment of principal and interest on this Note is subject
to certain recoupment provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and any withholding of
principal or interest payments by Maker pursuant to the Purchase Agreement shall not constitute an
Event of Default with respect to the due and punctual payment of any installment on this Note when
the same would otherwise be due and payable.
Xxxxxx may waive an existing Event of Default and its consequences, so long as such waiver is
in writing, duly executed, and specified the remedies waived. When an Event of Default is waived
in writing, it is cured and ceases.
No failure or delay on the part of the holder of this Note in exercising any power or right
under this Note shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof of the exercise of any other
power or right. No notice to or demand on the Maker in any case shall entitle the Maker to any
notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
In the event it should become necessary to employ counsel to protect, collect or enforce this
Note, the Maker agrees to pay (to the extent permitted by applicable law) costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees incurred by Xxxxxx in collecting or enforcing payment thereof.
The Maker hereby covenants and agrees that the Maker will not, by amendment of its Certificate
of Incorporation, Bylaws or through any
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reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of
any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all of the provisions
of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of Xxxxxx of this Note.
This Note is unsecured.
This Note may be amended or supplemented only with the prior written consent of the holder of
this Note. This Note may not be assigned or transferred without the prior written consent of the
Maker.
This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State
of New York (without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof). The Maker hereby
submits itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts
of the United States located in such state in respect of all actions arising out of or in
connection with the interpretation or enforcement of this Note, waives any argument that venue in
such forums is not convenient and agrees that any actions initiated by the Maker shall be venued in
such forums.
IMATION CORP. | ||||||
By | ||||||
Its | ||||||
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Exhibit C
XXXX OF SALE
This Xxxx of Sale dated as of ,
2007 is executed and delivered by Xxxxxx Radio of
Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”), Memcorp, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“Memcorp”), and Memcorp Asia Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Hong Kong
(“Memcorp Asia”) (Xxxxxx, Memcorp and Memcorp Asia are each individually referred to herein
as a “Seller” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”), to Imation
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”). All terms used in this Xxxx of Sale and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among the Buyer and the Sellers (the “Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, each Seller has agreed to sell, convey, assign, transfer
and deliver to the Buyer, and the Buyer has agreed to purchase and acquire, all of such Seller’s
right, title and interest in and to the Acquired Assets.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in the Agreement and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Sellers
hereby agree as follows:
1. Each Seller hereby sells, conveys, assigns, transfers and delivers to the Buyer, and its
respective successors and assigns, all right, title and interest in, to and under all of the
Acquired Assets, free and clear of all Security Interests.
2. Each Seller, by its execution of this Xxxx of Sale, and Buyer, by its acceptance of this
Xxxx of Sale, hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the representations and warranties nor
the rights, remedies or obligations of the Parties under the Agreement shall be deemed to be
enlarged, diminished, modified or altered in any way by this instrument. This Xxxx of Sale is
executed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and the terms of this Xxxx
of Sale are subject to the terms and provisions of that Agreement.
3. This Xxxx of Sale shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of
laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and the Buyer have caused this Xxxx of Sale to be duly
executed under seal as of and on the date first above written.
SELLERS: | ||||||
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
MEMCORP, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
MEMCORP ASIA LIMITED | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
ACCEPTED BY:
BUYER:
By: |
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Name:
|
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Title: |
[Signature Page to Xxxx of Sale]
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Exhibit D
TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Xxxxxx Radio
of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”), and Memcorp, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“Memcorp”) (Xxxxxx and Memcorp are each individually referred to herein as a
“Transferor” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Transferors”), the
owners of the trademark applications and/or registrations identified on Schedule A,
including the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, said marks,
hereby assign to Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Buyer”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among, inter alia, the Transferors and
the Buyer, their entire right, title and interest in and to the trademark applications and/or
registrations identified on Schedule A and the trademarks which are the subject thereof,
including the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, said marks,
and the right to recover for past infringement of the trademarks. The Buyer hereby accepts said
Assignment.
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Executed
as of the ___ day of , 2007.
TRANSFERORS: | ||||||||
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC. | ||||||||
By: | ||||||||
Name: | ||||||||
Title: | ||||||||
State of Florida
County of
County of
On
this ___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
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Notary Public | ||||||||||
My commission expires: | ||||||||||
MEMCORP, INC. | ||||||||||
By: | ||||||||||
Name: | ||||||||||
Title: | ||||||||||
State of Florida
County of
County of
On this
___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
||||||||
Notary Public | ||||||||
My commission expires: |
[Signature Page to Trademark Assignment]
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ACCEPTED:
IMATION CORP.
By: |
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Name:
|
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Title: |
State of Minnesota
County of Xxxxxx
County of Xxxxxx
On this
___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
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My commission expires: |
[Signature Page to Trademark Assignment]
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Schedule A
Assignment of Trademarks
Trademark Applications
Xxxx | Country | Serial No. | Filing Date | |||
Trademark Registrations
Xxxx | Country | Reg. No. | Reg. Date | |||
to be completed by Sellers
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Exhibit E
COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENT
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Xxxxxx Radio
of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Xxxxxx”), and Memcorp, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“Memcorp”) (Xxxxxx and Memcorp are each individually referred to herein as a
“Transferor” and are collectively referred to herein as the “Transferors”), the
owners of the trademark applications and/or registrations identified on Schedule A,
including the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, said marks,
hereby assign to Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation having a place of business at 0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Buyer”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among, inter alia, the Transferors and
the Buyer, their entire right, title and interest in and to all said registered copyright
applications and/or registrations identified on Schedule A, the copyrights that are the
subject thereof and the right to recover for past infringement of such copyrights.
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Executed
as of the ___ day of , 2007.
TRANSFERORS: | ||||||
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
State of Florida
County of
County of
On this
___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
Notary Public My commission expires: |
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MEMCORP, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
State of Florida
County of
County of
On this
___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
Notary Public My commission expires: |
[Signature Page to Copyright Assignment]
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ACCEPTED:
IMATION CORP.
By: |
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Name:
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Title: |
State of Minnesota
County of Xxxxxx
On this
___ day of ___, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared
, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and
acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose.
affix seal |
Notary Public My commission expires: |
[Signature Page to Copyright Assignment]
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Schedule A
Assignment of Copyright
Title | Regis. No. | Regis. Date | ||
to be completed by Sellers
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Exhibit F
INSTRUMENT OF ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
This Assumption Agreement dated as of
, 2007, is made by Imation Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Buyer”), in favor of Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“Xxxxxx”), Memcorp, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Memcorp”), and Memcorp Asia
Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Memcorp Asia”) (Xxxxxx,
Memcorp and Memcorp Asia are each individually referred to herein as a “Seller” and are
collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”). All terms used in this Assumption
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in
the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among Buyer and the Sellers (the
“Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Buyer has agreed to assume the Assumed Liabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth in the Agreement and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Buyer
hereby agrees as follows:
1. The Buyer hereby assumes and agrees to pay, perform and discharge when due, the Assumed
Liabilities.
2. The Buyer does not hereby assume or agree to perform, pay or discharge, and the Sellers
shall remain unconditionally liable for, any and all liabilities or obligations (whether known or
unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether due or to
become due, and whether claims with respect thereto are asserted before or after the Closing) of
any Seller which are not Assumed Liabilities.
3. Buyer, by its execution of this Assumption Agreement, and each Seller, by its acceptance of
this Assumption Agreement, hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the representations and
warranties nor the rights, remedies or obligations of the Parties under the Agreement shall be
deemed to be enlarged, diminished, modified or altered in any way by this instrument. This
Assumption Agreement is executed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, and
the terms of this Assumption Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of that Agreement.
4. This Assumption Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the
application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.
Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Buyer and the Sellers have caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly
executed under seal as of and on the date first above written.
BUYER: | ||||||
IMATION CORP. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
ACCEPTED BY:
SELLERS:
XXXXXX RADIO OF FLORIDA, INC.
By: |
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Name:
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Title: |
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MEMCORP, INC. | ||||
By: |
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Name:
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Title: |
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MEMCORP ASIA LIMITED | ||||
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Name:
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[Signature Page to Assumption Agreement]
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EXHIBIT G
MASTER CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT NO:
This Master Consulting Services Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions between Imation
Corp., its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (hereinafter “Imation”), and the person identified
below (“Consultant”), concerning certain consulting services to be rendered to Imation, commencing
on the Effective Date and for the term specified below.
Consultant Information:
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxx [or an entity under Seller’s sole control – to be determined by closing] | |
Address:
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0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Telephone: |
Term: (check one and complete required information)
Effective Date:
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Closing Date of Asset Purchase Agreement | |
Term:
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Three (3) years from Effective Date. |
Invoicing:
Unless otherwise agreed in a Statement of Work, all invoices shall be sent to the following
address:
Imation Corp.
Accounts Payable
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Accounts Payable
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
By signing below, Consultant acknowledges that it has read and understood, and will act in
accordance with, all of the terms set forth in the attached document(s).
Xxxxx Xxxxx [or an entity under Seller’s sole control – to be determined by closing] | ||
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Imation Corp. | ||
Address 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Approved by Imation Legal Affairs |
1. | TERM; TERMINATION. The term of this Agreement is set forth on the cover page of this Master Consulting Services Agreement, subject to termination as described below. The Agreement may be renewed or extended thereafter upon mutual agreement. |
A. | Either party may terminate this agreement for a material breach by the other party, provided that the other party receives thirty (30) days written notice of such breach and is given an opportunity to cure such breach. | ||
B. | Imation may terminate this Agreement at any time if Consultant is unable to fulfil its obligations hereunder. | ||
C. | Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason upon sixty (60) days written notice to the other party. | ||
D. | The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not relieve Consultant from, nor minimize, Consultant’s obligations to Imation with respect to CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, COPYRIGHTS and assignment of INVENTIONS, as set forth herein. | ||
E. | Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall deliver to Imation the results of all work, whether completed or not, performed up to and including the date of termination. |
2. | SERVICES. Consultant will render to Imation the services that shall be described in a document titled “Statement of Work.” Consultant shall perform only those services described in the Statement of Work. If additional services are requested by Imation or if the parties adjust the services previously agreed to, a new Statement of Work must be added to this Agreement, of the existing Statement of Work must be amended. | |
3. | COMPENSATION. For Consultant’s services rendered, Imation shall compensate Consultant as detailed in an attached Statement of Work. | |
4. | EXPENSES. Imation will reimburse Consultant for actual, reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses for which Consultant submits a request for reimbursement itemizing such expenses; however, travel expenses incurred by Consultant will be reimbursed ONLY if such travel is requested in writing by Imation and is booked through American Express Business Travel Service or such other travel agency or service as designated by Imation. Upon request, Imation will provide the necessary contact information. Request for reimbursement shall include copies of itemized xxxx and credit card receipts for transportation and hotel expenses. The daily meal rate shall be limited to the lesser of actual expenses or $45 per day; alcohol shall not be reimbursed. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, time spent by Consultant in getting to and from a place of consultation shall not be chargeable to Imation. | |
5. | INVOICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. Unless otherwise agreed in a Statement of Work, the following payment and invoice terms shall apply: |
Payment terms are net 45 (forty-five) days from the receipt of invoice. Consultant shall provide Invoices to Imation on a quarterly basis and must be dated no earlier than performance of the relevant services. All invoices must include the Imation contract and purchase order numbers and shall include sufficient details to allow Imation to verify work performed (e.g., name of Consultant, number of hours worked, date of performance, description of work performed, detailed listing of out-of-pocket expenses). Payment of an invoice shall not constitute acceptance of services and shall be subject to adjustment for errors or defects in services or other failure of Consultant to meet the requirements of this Agreement. Consultant shall, if requested by Imation, submit supporting source documentation of all invoiced amounts. |
6. | IMATION CONTACT. Consultant’s Imation contact under this Agreement will be the Imation employee identified in the applicable Statement of Work, or someone that employee designates. | |
7. | DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY. Consultant warrants that its employees and sub-contractors assigned to Imation shall not perform services under this Agreement while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and that such employees and sub-contractors will not possess, consume, manufacture, distribute, sell or purchase illegal drugs on Imation property or while performing services under this Agreement. | |
8. | FIREARMS POLICY. The carrying or possession of handguns, other firearms, or explosives by any Company representative or employee while on Imation premises or while performing services for Imation is prohibited, regardless of whether the individual(s) is otherwise licensed. Any violation may result in immediate removal from the premises, termination of this Agreement, and other appropriate actions. | |
9. | INTENTIONALLY OMITTED. | |
10. | CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |
A. | DEFINITION: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION includes any and all information developed by Consultant as a result of Consultant’s work under or relating to this Agreement; and any other information relating to Imation’s processes and products including research, development, manufacturing, purchasing, accounting, engineering, selling, marketing, leasing, servicing, finance, and business systems and techniques; or similar information of a third party who has entrusted such information to Imation. All information which is treated by Imation as CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, or which Consultant has a reasonable basis to believe is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, shall be presumed to be CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |
B. | EXCEPTIONS: The term CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall not apply to information to the extent which: |
(1) | Consultant can establish by documentation was known to Consultant prior to receipt thereof by Consultant from Imation; or | ||
(2) | Is lawfully disclosed to Consultant by a third party without restriction on disclosure not deriving the same from Imation; or | ||
(3) | Is presently part of the public domain or becomes part of the public domain through no fault of Consultant; or | ||
(4) | Is independently developed by Consultant without using CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. |
C. | DUTIES: Consultant agrees to receive CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and except as required in Consultant’s duties to Imation under this Agreement or pursuant to express written permission from Imation, Consultant will never use, disclose or publish any CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION except for performing services under this Agreement or a subsequent agreement with Imation. | ||
D. | Upon termination of this Agreement with Imation, Consultant shall immediately deliver to Imation all records and any compositions, articles, devices, and other items which disclose or embody CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION including all copies or specimens thereof in Consultant’s possession, whether prepared or made by Consultant or others. Consultant’s obligations with respect to CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement. |
11. | INVENTIONS. |
A. | DEFINITION: INVENTIONS include any and all discoveries, improvements, ideas and works of authorship (whether or not patentable or copyrightable) made by Consultant, either solely or jointly with others, relating to any work performed by Consultant for Imation under this Agreement or based on or derived from CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. | ||
B. | With respect to INVENTIONS, as defined above, made during the period of this Agreement, Consultant shall |
(1) Promptly and fully inform Imation in writing of such INVENTIONS;
(2) Assign, and hereby assigns, to Imation all of Consultant’s rights to such INVENTIONS,
to applications for Letters Patent and/or Copyright Registrations and to Letters Patent and/or
Copyright Registrations granted upon such INVENTIONS in the United States or in any country foreign
thereto;
(3) Acknowledge and deliver promptly to Imation (without charge to Imation but at the expense
of Imation) such written instruments and do such other acts as may be necessary, in the opinion of
Imation, to obtain and maintain Letters Patent and/or Copyright Registrations and to vest the
entire right and title thereto in Imation.
NOTICE: Imation acknowledges that Consultant will perform work and have investment activities
outside of the scope of this Agreement (“Excluded Activities”). Paragraph 11.B. of this
Agreement does not apply to any Excluded Activities or an INVENTION for which no equipment,
supplies, facility, trade secret or CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION of Imation was used and which
was developed entirely on Consultant’s own time, and (1) which does not relate (a) directly
to the business of Imation or (b) to Imation’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
development, or (2) which does not result from any work performed by Consultant for Imation.
12. | CONSULTANT MATERIALS. In some cases, the performance of Consultant’s services may require that Consultant creates original materials specifically for Imation (e.g., materials in various media, surveys, reports, summaries of the services rendered or suggestions for Imation’s procedures based on the results of the services, computer software, etc., hereafter “Imation Created Materials”). In such cases, all rights, including all copyrights and proprietary rights to Imation Created Materials, shall vest in Imation and Consultant shall assign and hereby assigns to Imation any and all rights (including all copyrights) which Consultant may have or acquire in such Imation Created Materials. | |
13. | WARRANTY. Consultant warrants to Imation that (a) Consultant has the right to enter into this Agreement; (b) Consultant has no obligations to any other person or entity which are in conflict with Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement; and (c) in the event Consultant has created any original materials or used any proprietary information in rendering the services, the existence, possession or use of such materials will not infringe any copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, rights of privacy or any other rights of others. | |
14. | INDEMNIFICATION/HOLD HARMLESS. Each party shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party and its directors, officers, and employees from any claim, liability, loss, or expense, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and expenses of litigation, with respect to any claims arising out of this Agreement or Consultant services hereunder. | |
15. | ASSIGNMENT. Neither party shall assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement without the other’s prior written consent, provided that either party may assign its rights and duties to a wholly-owned subsidiary of such party that agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, and provided further that the assignor to such subsidiary is not released of its obligations as a result of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer of this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement not in compliance with this Section 15 is void and cause for termination of this Agreement. | |
16. | USE OF SUB-CONTRACTORS. Consultant shall not subcontract any or all of its obligations described in a Statement of Work without prior written consent of Imation. |
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17. | INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. Consultant is an independent Consultant. Neither Consultant nor any of its employees is an employee of Imation under this Agreement or entitled to any employee benefits available to Imation employees. Consultant is solely responsible for the payment of any taxes due on account of payments made hereunder. | |
18. | INTENTIONALLY OMITTED. | |
19. | DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Imation and Consultant shall attempt to resolve any controversy, claim, or dispute (“Dispute”) that arises out of or is related to this Agreement through good faith negotiations. Any Dispute not resolved within thirty (30) days of written notice of the Dispute shall undergo mediation in the New York City pursuant to the Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association using a mediator with a background in the industry or subject matter of the Dispute. Mediator costs and fees shall be shared equally. If despite the good faith efforts of the parties, the Dispute has not been resolved by the mediation process within sixty (60) days after commencement of the process, litigation may be initiated. The procedures of this section are exclusive and must be fully exhausted prior to the initiation of litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section shall preclude either party from taking any action necessary to prevent imminent and irreparable harm. | |
20. | GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, one of the several states of the United States of America, without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of law. Each party consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of New York. Each Party (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in New York City, State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in any such court, (c) waives any claim of inconvenient forum or other challenge to venue in such court, and (d) agrees not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each Party agrees to accept service of any summons, complaint or other initial pleading. Nothing in this section, however, shall affect the right of any Party to serve such summons, complaint or initial pleading in any other manner permitted by law. | |
21. | MODIFICATIONS IN WRITING. All modifications to this Agreement must be made in writing and must be signed by both Imation and Consultant. No waiver shall be a waiver as to any other matter or constitute a continuing waiver. |
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EXHIBIT G-1
Statement of Work No. 1_
This Statement of Work is executed pursuant to the Master Consulting Services Agreement between the
parties dated as of the Effective Date of the closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Imation Contact: Xxxx Xxxx or designate
Scope of Services: Consultant will render the following services to Imation:
Xxxxx Xxxxx will work upon the request and at the direction of Imation’s appointed leader of its
Consumer Electronics Division to help Imation to achieve its growth and profitability goals. Xxxxx
Xxxxx’x services will include assisting Imation with and working on:
- Customer relationships
- Customer deals/programs
- Supplier relationships
- Supplier deals/programs
- Logistic provider relationships
- Logistics
- Licensee programs
- Customer deals/programs
- Supplier relationships
- Supplier deals/programs
- Logistic provider relationships
- Logistics
- Licensee programs
Compensation
For Consultant’s services rendered, Imation agrees to pay Consultant during the term at the rate of
$200/hr. not to exceed $50,000 per calendar quarter.
As an alternative to the method of payment above, Imation and Consultant will also consider whether
it would make sense for Imation Corp. to instead issue stock options in Imation Corp. stock that
would replace part or all of such hourly payment.
The terms of this Statement of Work are hereby accepted by duly authorized representatives of
Imation and Consultant:
Xxxxx Xxxxx [or an entity under Seller’s sole control – to be determined by closing] | ||
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Imation Corp. | ||
Address 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Approved by Imation Legal Affairs |
EXHIBIT G-2
Statement of Work No. 1
This Statement of Work is executed pursuant to the Master Consulting Services Agreement between the
parties dated as of the Effective Date of the closing of the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Imation Contact: Xxxx Xxxx or designate
Scope of Services: Consultant will render the following services to Imation:
Xxxxx Xxxxx will work upon the request and at the direction of Imation’s appointed leader of its
Consumer Electronics Division to help Imation to achieve its growth and profitability goals. Xxxxx
Xxxxx’x services will include assisting Imation with and working on:
- Returns/refurbs process
- Operational transition
- License agreements
- Operational transition
- License agreements
Compensation
For Consultant’s services rendered, Imation agrees to pay Consultant during the term at the rate of
$150/hr. not to exceed $37,500 per calendar quarter.
As an alternative to the method of payment above, Imation and Consultant will also consider whether
it would make sense for Imation Corp. to instead issue stock options in Imation Corp. stock that
would replace part or all of such hourly payment.
The terms of this Statement of Work are hereby accepted by duly authorized representatives of
Imation and Consultant:
Xxxxx Xxxxx [or an entity under Seller’s sole control – to be determined by closing] | ||
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Imation Corp. | ||
Address 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Authorized Signature | ||
Printed Name
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Title | |
Approved by Imation Legal Affairs |
Exhibit H
NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT
THIS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT, dated as of
, 2007 (the “Agreement”), is
made and entered into by and between Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Imation”) and
, an individual and resident of the State of Florida (“Xxxxx”).
WHEREAS, Imation and each of Xxxxxx Radio of Florida, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“Xxxxxx”), Memcorp, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Memcorp”), and Memcorp Asia
Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Hong Kong (“Memcorp Asia”) (Xxxxxx,
Memcorp and Memcorp Asia are each individually referred to herein as a “Seller” and are
collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers”), are parties to that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2007 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to
which Imation has agreed to purchase from the Sellers certain assets defined therein which are used
in or relate to the business of the Sellers (the “Asset Purchase”);
WHEREAS, through his beneficial ownership interest in the Sellers, consummation of the Asset
Purchase will result in significant economic benefit to Xxxxx;
WHEREAS, it is a condition to the closing of the Asset Purchase that Imation and Xxxxx enter
into this Agreement in order to protect the goodwill that Imation is acquiring in the business
through the Asset Purchase; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall be effective at the Closing Date of the Asset Purchase (as
defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual obligations incurred and benefits obtained
hereunder, the sufficiency of which is admitted, Imation and Xxxxx agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, unless expressly defined herein, all
terms and phrases, where written with an initial capital letter, shall have the meanings assigned
to them in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
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2. Non-Competition.
(a) For a period beginning the date hereof and ending three years after the termination of
Xxxxx’x post-Closing consulting relationship with
Imation1 , Xxxxx shall not, either
directly or indirectly (including as an officer, director, partner, shareholder, employee,
consultant or through an Affiliate) (i) design, develop, manufacture, market, sell, distribute,
license or provide any products or services produced, sold or provided by the Sellers as of the
Closing anywhere in the world or (ii) engage anywhere in the world in any business competitive with
the business of selling consumer electronic products; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing contained in this paragraph shall prohibit Xxxxx from (x) assisting the Sellers with the
performance of their obligations under the Asset Purchase Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, or
(y) assisting the Sellers with the disposal of any Inventory on hand as of the Closing that is not
an Acquired Asset and any returns received by them following the Closing that Imation elects not to
purchase from them.
(b) Xxxxx and Imation agree that the duration and geographic scope of the non-competition
provisions set forth in this Section 2 are reasonable. In the event that any court determines that
the duration or the geographic scope, or both, are unreasonable and that such provision is to that
extent unenforceable, Xxxxx and Imation agree that the provision shall remain in full force and
effect for the greatest time period and in the greatest area that would not render it
unenforceable. Xxxxx and Imation intend that each of these non-competition provisions shall be
deemed to be a series of separate covenants, one for each and every county of each and every state
of the United States of America and each and every political subdivision of each and every country
outside the United States of America where this provision is intended to be effective.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Xxxxx shall be entitled,
and he shall not be deemed to have violated any provision of this Agreement solely as a result of
ownership by Xxxxx as a passive investment, of less than 5% (in the aggregate) of the outstanding
shares of capital stock or other equity interest of any corporation listed on a national securities
exchange or publicly traded on an automated quotation system.
3. Non-Solicitation and No Hiring. For a period beginning the date hereof and ending
three years after the termination of Xxxxx’x post-Closing consulting relationship with or
employment by Imation, Xxxxx shall not, either directly or indirectly (including through an
Affiliate), (i) solicit or attempt to induce any Transferred Employee to terminate his employment
with Imation or any Affiliate of Imation, (ii) hire or attempt to hire any Transferred Employee, or
(iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business
relation of the Sellers prior to the consummation of the Asset Purchase to cease doing business
with Imation or any of Imation’s Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between
any such customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation and Imation or any of
Imation’s Affiliates; provided, that clause (ii) shall not apply to any individual whose employment
with Imation or an Affiliate of Imation has been terminated for a period of six months or longer.
1 | With respect to Xxxx Xxxxx, term shall end three years after the Closing Date. |
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4. Indirect Competition. Xxxxx shall not, directly or indirectly, assist or encourage
any other Person in carrying out, directly or indirectly, any activity that would be prohibited by
this Agreement, if such activity were carried out by Xxxxx, either directly or indirectly. In
particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Xxxxx agrees that he will not,
directly or indirectly, induce any Transferred Employee to carry out, directly or indirectly, any
such activity.
5. Acknowledgment and Right to Injunctive Relief. Xxxxx agrees that (i) the
restrictions and agreements contained in this Agreement are a material inducement to Imation
agreeing to enter into the Asset Purchase Agreement and are reasonable and necessary to protect the
legitimate interests of Imation and its Affiliates, and (ii) any violation of this Agreement will
cause substantial and irreparable harm to Imation and/or its Affiliates that would not be
quantifiable and for which no adequate remedy would exist at law. Accordingly, without limiting
the remedies available to Imation and/or any of its Affiliates, injunctive relief shall be
available for any violation of this Agreement. This provision with respect to injunctive relief
shall not, however, diminish the right of Imation and/or any of its Affiliates to claim and recover
damages, or to seek and obtain any other relief available to it at law or in equity, in addition to
injunctive relief.
6. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be
deemed duly delivered four Business Days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one Business Day after it is sent for next Business Day
delivery via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case to the intended
recipient as set forth below:
If to Imation:
Imation Corp.
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Xxxxx:
Xxxxx
[Address]
Attn:
Facsimile:
[Address]
Attn:
Facsimile:
Any party may give any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder using any
other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, facsimile, ordinary
mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other communication shall
be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it
is intended. Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the
other parties notice in the manner herein set forth.
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7. Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or waived except in a
writing executed by the party against which such amendment or waiver is sought to be enforced. No
course of dealing between or among any persons having any interest in this Agreement will be deemed
effective to modify or amend any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Person
under or by reason of this Agreement.
8. Assignment. Imation may assign to an Affiliate of Imation this Agreement, or any
portion hereof, and any or all of Imation’s rights, interests and obligations hereunder without the
prior written approval of Xxxxx. Xxxxx may not assign either this Agreement or any of his rights,
interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Imation. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns
9. Governing Law and Venue.
(a) This Agreement and any disputes hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of New York.
(b) Each party (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting
in New York City, State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and
determined only in any such court, (iii) waives any claim of inconvenient forum or other challenge
to venue in such court, and (iv) agrees not to bring any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement in any other court. Each party agrees to accept service of any summons,
complaint or other initial pleading made in the manner provided for the giving of notices in
Section 6. Nothing in this Section 9(b) however, shall affect the right of any party to serve such
summons, complaint or initial pleading in any other manner permitted by law.
10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM
(WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION,
PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT
11. Complete Agreement. This Agreement contains the complete agreement between the
parties regarding Xxxxx’x ability to
engage in activities competitive or potentially competitive with Imation and/or any of its
Affiliates. This Agreement supersedes any prior
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understandings, agreements or representations by
or between the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any
way.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the
first paragraph.
IMATION CORP. | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
[Xxxxx] |
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Exhibit I
IRREVOCABLE LETTER OF CREDIT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Initial Stated | Maximum | |||||
Letter of Credit No. | Issue Date | Expiration Date | Amount | |||
[ ]
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[Closing Date], 2007 | [First Anniversary of Closing Date], 2008 | US $[30,450,000] |
[Name of Seller]
,
Attn:
Sir or Madam:
Bank of America, N.A. (the “Bank”) hereby establishes this Irrevocable Standby Letter of
Credit in your favor, at the request and for the account of Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the “Buyer”), up to the aggregate amount of
U.S. dollars
($___). Subject to the other provisions of this Letter of Credit, you may obtain the funds
available under this Letter of Credit by presentment to the Bank of your sight draft drawn on the
Bank in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The draft presented to the Bank must be signed on your behalf and
be accompanied by your certification in the form of either Annex A, Annex B or Annex C,
appropriately completed.
This Letter of Credit is effective immediately and expires on the expiration date described
below, subject to extension as set forth below.
If the Bank has received a draft as described above, your remittance instructions and one of
the certifications in the form of Annex A, Annex B, or Annex C on or prior to 10:00 a.m., Scranton,
Pennsylvania time (hereinafter referred to as “Local Time”), on a Business Day (as defined below),
the Bank will make payment by noon, Local Time, on the second Business Day thereafter. If the Bank
receives such items after 10:00 a.m. Local Time on a Business Day, the Bank will make payment by
noon, Local Time, on the third Business Day thereafter.
Drafts honored by the Bank under this Letter of Credit shall not exceed the Stated Amount
available to you under this Letter of Credit, as reduced from time to time, as described below.
Multiple drafts may be drawn under this Letter of Credit and any draft honored by the Bank will
reduce the Stated Amount available under this Letter of Credit by the amount of the draft.
[Complete chart below on Closing Date.]
Amount | Date | |
$[insert $30 million less quarterly
payment(s) to be made prior to date,
plus quarterly interest at 6 % p.a.]
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[insert 30th day following each quarterly payment date] |
Each draft presented for payment against this Letter of Credit and each accompanying
certification must be dated the date of its presentation to the Bank, and may be presented only on
a Business Day. As used in this Letter of Credit, “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than
(i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which commercial banks in Pennsylvania are authorized or
required by law or executive order to close, (iii) a day on which the Bank is closed, or (iv) a day
on which the Federal Reserve System is closed. Drafts must be marked conspicuously “Drawn under
Bank of America, N.A. Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. ___.” The certification you are required
to submit to the Bank along with your draft should be prepared in the form of a letter on your
letterhead signed by your authorized signatory. Communications with respect to this Letter of
Credit and the draft drawn hereon shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Bank at Bank of
America, N.A., Xxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Global Trading Operation –
Standby Letter of Credit Department, specifically referring to the number and date of this Letter
of Credit.
If a demand for payment made by you hereunder does not, in any instance, conform to the terms
and conditions of this Letter of Credit, the Bank shall give you prompt notice at the address
specified above that the purported demand was not effected in accordance with this Letter of
Credit, stating the reasons therefor and that the Bank is holding any documents at your disposal or
is returning them to you, as the Bank may elect. Upon being notified that the purported demand was
not effected in conformity with this Letter of Credit, you may attempt to correct any such
nonconforming demand for payment if, and to the extent that, you are able to do so.
By paying you an amount demanded in accordance with this Letter of Credit, the Bank makes no
representation as to the correctness of the amount demanded or your calculations and
representations on the certificates required of you by this Letter of Credit.
This Letter of Credit shall expire at 5:00 p.m., Local Time, on the earliest to occur of (i)
___, 2008 provided that such expiration date shall be automatically and without further action
or notice be extended for a period of one year from the present or any future expiration dates,
unless we have notified you at the address above, not later than the date which is forty-five (45)
days prior to the then current expiration date (such notice a “Notice of Non-Extension”), that the
Bank elects not to extend this letter of credit (unless sooner terminated in accordance with the
balance of this paragraph), or (ii) when any draft accompanied by your certification substantially
in the form of either Annex B or Annex C to this Letter of Credit is honored and paid by the Bank,
or (iii) when the Stated Amount of this Letter of Credit is reduced to zero.
This Letter of Credit shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the most recent
edition of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, published and copyrighted by
the International Chamber of Commerce (the “UCP”) and, to the extent not covered by the UCP, the
laws of the State of Minnesota.
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This Letter of Credit sets forth in full the Bank’s undertaking, and such undertaking shall
not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or limited by reference to any document, instrument
or agreement referred to herein or in any certification, except only the Annexes and drafts
referred to herein; and any such reference shall not be deemed to incorporate herein by reference
any document, instrument or agreement except for such Annexes and drafts.
Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By: |
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Name:
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Title:
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Annex A
(Quarterly Payment Default Drawing)
Bank of America, N.A.
Irrevocable Letter of Credit No.
Bank of America, N.A.
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Imation Corp.
We refer to your Letter of Credit No.
(the “Letter of Credit”). Any term which
is defined in the Letter of Credit shall have the same meaning when used herein. The undersigned,
a duly authorized signatory of [Seller] (the “Beneficiary”), hereby certifies to Bank of America,
N.A. (the “Bank”) that:
(1) Imation Corp. (the “Buyer”), the Beneficiary and the other sellers identified
therein have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 (as the same
may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which
the Buyer has issued to the Beneficiary its Unrestricted Note (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement). The Buyer has failed to pay the quarterly installment of principal and interest
due under the Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note, all periods for the cure of such default have
lapsed, and all notices, if any, required to be given by the Beneficiary to the Buyer under
the Purchase Agreement have been given.
(2) The Beneficiary hereby makes demand under the Letter of Credit by presentment of
the sight draft accompanying this Certificate, for payment of $ representing the
quarterly installment of principal and accrued interest due on Seller’s Unrestricted Note
payable on [insert applicable quarterly payment date],[plus accrued interest thereon of
$___ accrued at 8% per annum from such quarterly payment date to the [specify
second/third] Business Day following the date of this certification.
(3) The amount of the draft accompanying this Certificate does not exceed the amount
available on the date hereof to be drawn under the Letter of Credit, and does not exceed the
amount the Beneficiary is entitled to draw in respect of its Unrestricted Note and under the
Purchase Agreement. This amount was computed in accordance with the terms of the
Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note and under the Purchase Agreement. The date specified in
paragraph 4 below is not earlier than the date upon which the payment hereby demanded is
required to be made under the terms of the Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note. The Letter of
Credit has not terminated prior to the time of the delivery of this Certificate and the
accompanying draft.
(4) The Beneficiary requests that the payment hereby demanded be made no later than
noon, Scranton, Pennsylvania time (“Local Time”), on [if this certificate and the
accompanying draft are delivered at or before 10:00 a.m., Local time, then insert a date
which is the second succeeding Business Day; if this certificate and the accompanying draft
are delivered after 10:00 a.m., Local time, then insert a date which is a Business Day and
is no earlier than the third succeeding Business Day following the date those documents are
delivered]. Unless otherwise agreed to in a writing signed by the Bank and the Beneficiary,
[deposit/wire transfer] the amount hereby demanded to the Beneficiary’s account number
[insert account number]
with [insert name and address of
banking institution to receive funds].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Beneficiary, has
executed and delivered this Certificate on behalf of the Beneficiary
as of the ___ day of
, ___.
[SELLER] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Annex B
(Insolvency Default Drawing)
Bank of America, N.A.
Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. ___
Bank of America, N.A.
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Xxx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Imation Corp.
We refer to your Letter of Credit No.
(the “Letter of Credit”). Any term which
is defined in the Letter of Credit shall have the same meaning when used herein. The undersigned,
a duly authorized signatory of [Seller] (the “Beneficiary”), hereby certifies to Bank of America,
N.A. (the “Bank”) that:
1. Imation Corp. (the “Buyer”), the Beneficiary and the other sellers identified
therein have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 (as the same
may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which
the Buyer has issued to the Beneficiary its Unrestricted Note (as defined in the Purchase
Agreement). An “Event of Default” under clause (d) or (e) of the Unrestricted Note has
occurred and is continuing.
2. The Beneficiary hereby makes demand under the Letter of Credit by presentment of the
sight draft accompanying this Certificate, for payment of $
___ representing the
outstanding principal and accrued interest due on Seller’s Unrestricted Note.
3. The amount of the draft accompanying this Certificate does not exceed the amount
available on the date hereof to be drawn under the Letter of Credit, and does not exceed the
amount the Beneficiary is entitled to draw in respect of its Unrestricted Note and under the
Purchase Agreement. This amount was computed in accordance with the terms of the
Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note and under the Purchase Agreement. The date specified in
paragraph 4 below is not earlier than the date upon which the payment hereby demanded is
required to be made under the terms of the Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note. The Letter of
Credit has not terminated prior to the time of the delivery of this Certificate and the
accompanying draft.
4. The Beneficiary requests that the payment hereby demanded be made no later than
noon, Scranton, Pennsylvania time (“Local Time”), on
___ [if this certificate and the
accompanying draft are delivered at or before 10:00 a.m., Local time, then insert a date
which is the second succeeding Business Day; if this certificate and the accompanying draft
are delivered after 10:00 a.m., Local time,
then insert a date which is a Business Day and is no earlier than the third succeeding
Business Day following the date those documents are delivered]. Unless otherwise agreed to
in a writing signed by the Bank and the Beneficiary, [deposit/wire transfer] the amount
hereby demanded to the Beneficiary’s account number
______ [insert account number]
with [insert name and address of banking institution to receive funds].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Beneficiary, has
executed and delivered this Certificate on behalf of the Beneficiary
as of the ___ day of
, ___.
[SELLER] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Annex C
(Non-Extension Drawing)
Bank of America, N.A.
Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. ___
Bank of America, N.A.
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Onx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Global Trading Operation
Standby Letter of Credit Department
Onx Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Imation Corp.
We refer to your Letter of Credit No. ___(the “Letter of Credit”). Any term which
is defined in the Letter of Credit shall have the same meaning when used herein. The undersigned,
a duly authorized signatory of [Seller] (the “Beneficiary”), hereby certifies to Bank of America,
N.A. (the “Bank”) that:
1. The undersigned is a duly authorized officer of [Seller] (the “Beneficiary”).
2. The Beneficiary has received a written Notice of Non-Extension (as defined in the
Letter of Credit) from the Bank that the stated expiration date will not be extended beyond
the current expiration date, and Imation Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”) has not
provided the Beneficiary with a Replacement Letter of Credit, within the meaning of that
certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between
the Beneficiary, the other sellers party thereto, and the Buyer.
3. The amount of the sight draft accompanying this Certificate does not exceed the
amount available on the date hereof to be drawn on the Letter of Credit or the amount
permitted to be drawn under the Purchase Agreement and the Beneficiary’s Unrestricted Note
(as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Letter of Credit has not terminated prior to
the time of the delivery of this Certificate and the accompanying draft.
4. The Beneficiary acknowledges that upon payment by the Bank of the sight draft
accompanying this Certificate, the Letter of Credit is canceled.
5. The Beneficiary requests that the payment hereby demanded be made no later than
noon, Scranton, Pennsylvania time (“Local Time”), on
___ [if this certificate and the
accompanying draft are delivered at or before 10:00 a.m., Local time, then insert a date
which is the second succeeding Business Day; if this certificate and the accompanying draft
are delivered after 10:00 a.m., Local time,
then insert a date which is a Business Day and is no earlier than the third succeeding
Business Day following the date those documents are delivered]. Unless otherwise agreed to
in a writing signed by the Bank and the Beneficiary, please [deposit/wire transfer] the
amount hereby demanded to the Beneficiary’s account number _____ [insert account
number] with [insert name and address of banking institution to receive
funds].
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Beneficiary, has
executed and delivered this Certificate on behalf of the Beneficiary
as of the ___ day of
, ___.
[SELLER] | ||||||
By: | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
Exhibit J
LEASE TERMS
Premises:
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3200 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xampus at Weston | |
3200 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 | ||
Rent:
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$19.75 per sq. ft. | |
Total rentable area:
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8,300 sq. ft. | |
Term:
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1 year, beginning the Closing Date, renewable as negotiated | |
Other:
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Utilities, grounds maintenance and security costs to be calculated on a pro rata basis determined by usage Parking is included | |
Imation has the ability to add/improve/remove signs | ||
Furniture/fixtures included |
Additional standard lease terms to be mutually agreed by the parties.
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