STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between MICROSOFT CORPORATION OPENWAVE SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (FRANCE), SAS MUSIWAVE, SA and OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. Dated as of November 15, 2007
by
and between
MICROSOFT
CORPORATION
OPENWAVE
SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (FRANCE), SAS
MUSIWAVE,
SA
and
Dated
as of
November
15, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
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1
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Section
1.1
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Sale
and Transfer of Shares
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1
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Section
1.2
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Purchase
Price
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1
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Section
1.3
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Working
Capital Adjustment
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2
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Section
1.4
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Escrow
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4
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
CLOSING
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4
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Section
2.1
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Closing
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4
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Section
2.2
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Deliveries
by Seller
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4
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Section
2.3
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Deliveries
by Purchaser
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4
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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5
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Section
3.1
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Organization
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5
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Section
3.2
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Capitalization
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5
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Section
3.3
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Authorization;
Validity of Agreement
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6
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Section
3.4
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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7
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Section
3.5
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Ownership
and Possession of Shares
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7
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Section
3.6
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Good
Title Conveyed
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7
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Section
3.7
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Financial
Statements
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7
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Section
3.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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8
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Section
3.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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10
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Section
3.10
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Litigation
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10
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Section
3.11
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Labor
and Employee Matters
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10
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Section
3.12
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Tax
Matters
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13
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Section
3.13
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Intellectual
Property
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14
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Section
3.14
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Material
Non-Intellectual Property Contracts
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16
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Section
3.15
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Title
to Properties; Encumbrances
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17
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Section
3.16
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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18
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Section
3.17
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Insurance
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19
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Section
3.18
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Environmental
Laws and Regulations
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19
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Section
3.19
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Brokers;
Expenses
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19
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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19
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Section
4.1
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Organization
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19
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Section
4.2
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Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action
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20
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Section
4.3
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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20
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Section
4.4
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Litigation
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20
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Section
4.5
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Sufficient
Funds
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21
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ARTICLE
V
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CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
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21
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Section
5.1
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Interim
Operations of the Company
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21
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Section
5.2
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Remediation
of Company Software.
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24
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ARTICLE
VI
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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24
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Section
6.1
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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24
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Section
6.2
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Access
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24
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Section
6.3
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Efforts
and Actions to Cause Closing to Occur
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26
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Section
6.4
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Publicity
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26
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Section
6.5
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Tax
Matters
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27
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Section
6.6
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[Intentionally
Omitted.]
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28
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Section
6.7
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Tax
Consolidation
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28
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Section
6.8
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Repayment
of Intercompany Loan
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29
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Section
6.9
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Employee
Matters
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29
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Section
6.10
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HSR
Act and European Antitrust Filings.
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30
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Section
6.11
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Exclusivity;
Acquisition Proposals
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31
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Section
6.12
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Parent
Guaranty
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32
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Section
6.13
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Approval
of Audited Financial Statements
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32
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS
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32
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Section
7.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Closing
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32
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Section
7.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Purchaser to Effect the Closing
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33
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Section
7.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller to Effect the Closing
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34
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION
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35
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Section
8.1
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Termination
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35
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Section
8.2
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Specific
Performance and Other Remedies.
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35
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Section
8.3
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Effect
of Termination.
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36
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ARTICLE
IX
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INDEMNIFICATION
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36
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Section
9.1
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Indemnification
by Seller
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36
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Section
9.2
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Procedure
for Third Party Claims
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36
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Section
9.3
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Claims
Period; Limitation on Indemnification
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37
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Section
9.4
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Additional
Limitations on Indemnification
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38
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Section
9.5
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Fraud
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38
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Section
9.6
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Duty
to Mitigate Damages
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38
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Section
9.7
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Tax
Effect of Indemnification Payments
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38
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Section
9.8
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Exclusive
Remedy
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39
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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39
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Section
10.1
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Amendment
and Modification; Waiver
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39
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Section
10.2
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Expenses
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39
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Section
10.3
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Notices
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39
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Section
10.4
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Certain
Definitions
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41
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Section
10.5
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Counterparts
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47
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Section
10.6
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Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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47
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Section
10.7
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Severability
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47
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Section
10.8
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Governing
Law
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47
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Section
10.9
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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47
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Section
10.10
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Jurisdiction
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48
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Section
10.11
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Assignment
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ii
This
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2007, by and among MICROSOFT
CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of
Washington and with registered offices at Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000-0000 (“Purchaser”), OPENWAVE SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (FRANCE), SAS a
société par actions simplifeé organized and existing under the laws of
France and with registered offices at 000 xxx xx xx Xxxxxx 00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
registered with the Commercial Registry of Paris under number 487 830 168
(“Seller”), MUSIWAVE, SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seller and a
société anonyme organized and existing under the laws of France and
with registered offices at 00/00, xxx xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, registered
with the Commercial Registry of Paris under number 429 600 158 (the
“Company”), and, solely for purposes of Sections 6.2(b), 6.4 and Section
6.12, OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws
of Delaware and with registered offices at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Parent”);
WHEREAS,
as of the date hereof, Seller is the beneficial and record owner of one hundred
percent (100%) of the share capital of the Company;
WHEREAS,
the Company is a provider of turnkey mobile music entertainment services for
mobile operators and media companies;
WHEREAS,
each of the Board of Directors of Purchaser and Seller has approved, and deems
it advisable and in the best interests of its respective shareholders to
consummate the acquisition of the Company by Purchaser upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, intending to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I | PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES |
Section
1.1 Sale and Transfer
of Shares
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall
sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall
purchase from Seller, all the issued and outstanding Shares, free and clear
of
all Liens (the “Purchase”).
Section
1.2 Purchase
Price
“Purchase
Price” is defined as Forty-Six Million Dollars
($46,000,000). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
in consideration of the Purchase of the Shares, at Closing Purchaser shall
pay
to Seller an amount of cash equal to the Purchase Price less the Initial Escrow
Amount as defined in Section 1.4 by wire transfer of immediately available
funds
to such bank account(s) as shall be designated in writing by Seller prior to
Closing. The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustments after the
Closing as set forth in Section 1.3. All
references
to “$” or “Dollar” in this Agreement shall mean U.S. dollars, unless another
currency is expressly specified.
Section
1.3 Working Capital
Adjustment
(a) Subject
to the procedures set forth below, Company shall be obligated to deliver a
Working Capital Deficit Amount no greater than $7,168,337 (the “Base
Working Capital Deficit Amount”) at
Closing. In the event that the actual Working Capital Deficit Amount
on the Closing Date exceeds the Base Working Capital Deficit Amount by more
than
$150,000, the entire amount of such excess shall be deducted from the
Purchase Price. In the event that the actual Working Capital Deficit
Amount on the Closing Date is less than the Base Working Capital Deficit Amount
by more than $150,000, then the entire amount of such difference shall be added
to the Purchase Price. For example, if the Working Capital Deficit Amount
as finally determined pursuant to this Section 1.3 is $7,500,000, then
the final Purchase Price would be reduced by $331,663.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Working Capital Deficit
Amount” means the amount by which (i) Total Liabilities exceeds (ii)
Total Current Assets. “Total Current Assets” shall be
calculated in a manner consistent with the manner in which “Total Other Assets”
was calculated on the Balance Sheet. “Total Liabilities” shall be
calculated in a manner consistent with the manner in which “Total
Liabilities” was calculated on the Balance Sheet and shall include all
Expenses. Each of the foregoing terms shall be determined in
accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial
Statements.
(c) Working
Capital Deficit Amount will be estimated for purposes of making payment of
the
Purchase Price at Closing as follows. At least two business days prior to
the anticipated Closing Date, Company shall prepare an unaudited estimated
consolidated balance sheet of Company as of the anticipated Closing Date as
mutually expected by the parties (the “Preliminary Closing Balance
Sheet”) and a computation of the Working Capital Deficit Amount as of the
expected Closing Date (the “Preliminary Closing Date
WCDA”). The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet and the
Preliminary Closing Date WCDA calculation shall be provided and attached and
become a part of this Agreement as Exhibit 1.3(c). The Preliminary
Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and on a basis
consistent with the Financial Statements, and will fairly and accurately present
the financial position of Company as of the anticipated Closing
Date. The parties shall use the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet and
Preliminary Closing Date WCDA for purposes of calculating whether an amount
will
be added to or deducted from the Purchase Price to be paid on the Closing Date
in accordance with Section 1.3(a).
(d) Within
30 days after the Closing Date, Purchaser may prepare and deliver to Seller
(i)
an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Company as of the Closing Date,
determined in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the Financial
Statements, and which, to the knowledge of Purchaser, fairly and accurately
presents the financial position of Company as of the date of such balance sheet
(the “Proposed Closing Balance Sheet”), along with Purchaser’s
calculation of the Working Capital Deficit Amount as of the Closing Date
(“Closing Date WCDA”). In the event that Purchaser does
not deliver to Seller a Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and an accompanying
calculation of the Working Capital Deficit Amount
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within
such 30 day period, the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet and the Preliminary
Closing Date WCDA provided by Seller at least two business days prior to the
Closing Date shall be deemed to be final.
(e) Within
10 days after the delivery by Purchaser of the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet
and calculation of its Proposed Closing Date WCDA, Seller shall deliver to
Purchaser a written notice either approving or objecting to the Proposed Closing
Balance Sheet and the accompanying Closing Date WCDA calculation (the “Review
Notice”). The Review Notice shall reasonably state a description
of Seller’s differences, if any, with Purchaser’s determination of the Proposed
Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Date WCDA calculations, together with
proposed revisions (such revised Proposed Closing Balance Sheet being referred
to as the “Counter Proposed Closing Balance Sheet”), along with revisions to the
Closing Date WCDA calculations. A failure by Seller to so deliver the
Review Notice to Purchaser within such period shall be deemed an approval of
and
agreement with the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Date WCDA
calculations of Purchaser, and such Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and the
accompanying Closing Date WCDA calculations of Purchaser shall be deemed the
Closing Balance Sheet and the final and conclusive calculation of the Closing
Date WCDA (the “Final Closing Date WCDA”).
(f) If
the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and the accompanying Closing Date WCDA
calculation of Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.3(d) are disputed by Seller,
Seller and Purchaser will negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve any
differences regarding such determination. If Purchaser and Seller
agree on the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet and Closing Date WCDA, the amount
they agree upon shall be final, conclusive and binding as the Final Closing
Date
WCDA, but if the objection cannot be resolved by such negotiation within 30
days
after Purchaser’s receipt of the Review Notice (the “Reconciliation
Deadline”), the Proposed Closing Balance Sheet, the Counter Proposed Closing
Balance Sheet, the Review Notice, and all work papers related thereto
(collectively, the “Determination Materials”), shall be submitted to the
New York offices of Ernst & Young (the “Accounting Arbitrator”),
which shall review the Determination Materials and shall determine the Final
Closing Date WCDA. The Accounting Arbitrator shall not undertake any
review of any matters not specifically identified by Seller as being in dispute
in the Review Notice and may not assign a value to any item greater than the
greatest value for such items claimed by either party or less than the smallest
value for such items claimed by either party, and its determination may not
be outside the range comprised of Purchaser’s calculation of Closing Date WCDA
and Seller’s calculation of Closing Date WCDA. The Accounting
Arbitrator shall make its determination in accordance with GAAP and in
accordance with the provisions herein defining Working Capital Deficit
Amount. The Accounting Arbitrator’s decision as to Closing Date WCDA
as of the Closing Date shall be final, conclusive, and binding as the Final
Closing Date WCDA. The parties shall cause the Accounting Arbitrator
to notify the parties in writing of its determination within 30 days following
the receipt of the Determination Materials. The fees and expenses of
the Accounting Arbitrator shall be paid one-half by Purchaser and one-half
by
Seller. The parties will bear their own respective fees and expenses in
connection with proceedings before the Accounting Arbitrator. All
determinations shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the parties
hereto.
(g) If
Seller received a higher Purchase Price at Closing based on the Preliminary
Closing Date WCDA than it would have received based on the Final Closing Date
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WCDA,
then Seller will pay to Purchaser in cash in immediately
available funds within 5 business days an amount equal to such excess
amount. If Seller received a lower Purchase Price at Closing based on the
Preliminary Closing Date WCDA than it would have received based on the Final
Closing Date WCDA, then Purchaser will pay to Seller within 5 business days
in
cash in immediately available funds an amount equal to such shortfall.
(h) “Closing
Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet of Company as of the Closing Date
finally determined in accordance with this Section 1.3.
Section
1.4 Escrow
At
Closing, cash in the amount of Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,600,000) (the “Initial Escrow Amount”) receivable by Seller as part
of the Purchase Price will not be paid at Closing but rather will be deposited
by Purchaser with, and held by Mellon Investor Services LLC, (the “Escrow
Agent”), in an escrow fund in accordance with the Escrow Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.4 (the “Escrow
Agreement”) to secure claims by Purchaser for indemnification in accordance
with ARTICLE IX. The amounts remaining in escrow at any point in time
are defined as the “Escrow Amount.” The release of the Escrow
Amount will occur on the first anniversary of the Closing, subject to reduction
for any amounts that have already been paid in connection with resolved claims
or are being reserved in connection with pending claims, and will be subject
to
the terms hereof and of the Escrow Agreement; provided further, that in the
event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the
terms
of the Escrow Agreement will control.
ARTICLE II | THE CLOSING |
Section
2.1 Closing
The
sale and transfer of the Shares by Seller to Purchaser (the “Closing”)
shall take place at 10:00 a.m. U.S. Pacific time remotely via the exchange
of
documents or signature pages on the business day following satisfaction and/or
waiver of all conditions to close set forth in ARTICLE VII (other than
those conditions with respect to actions the parties shall take at the Closing
itself), unless another date or location is mutually agreed to in writing by
the
Purchaser and Seller.
Section
2.2 Deliveries by
Seller
At
the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a transfer order (ordres de
mouvement) for the transfer to Purchaser of the Shares duly executed by
Seller in favor of Purchaser and otherwise sufficient to vest in Purchaser
good
title to such Shares.
Section
2.3 Deliveries by
Purchaser
At
the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the Purchase Price in accordance
with Section 1.3.
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ARTICLE III | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
Except
as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule delivered to Purchaser simultaneously
with the execution hereof, Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as set
forth below. Each exception set forth in the Disclosure Schedule and
each other response to this Agreement set forth in the Disclosure Schedule
is
identified by reference to, or has been grouped under a heading referring to,
a
specific individual section of this Agreement, but any matter set forth in
any
section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be included
on any other section of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent such additional
inclusion is reasonably apparent to be applicable to such other
section.
Section
3.1 Organization
(a) The
Company (i) is a société anonyme duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of France; (ii) has full power and authority
to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease, use and
operate the properties and assets it now owns, leases, uses or operates; and
(iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation
and,
in jurisdictions in which such concept is recognized, in good standing, except
for those jurisdictions where the failure to be so organized, existing,
qualified, licensed, or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Seller
is a société par actions
simplifeé duly organized and validly existing under the laws of
France.
(c) Set
forth on Section 1.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and
correct list of all Company Subsidiaries, indicating the name, the jurisdiction
of organization, the capitalization, and the shareholders (with the number
of
shares of capital stock (or other equity securities) owned by such shareholders)
of each Company Subsidiary.
(d) Each
Company Subsidiary (i) is duly organized and validly existing under the laws
of
the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) has full power and authority to
carry
on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease, use and operate
the properties and assets it now owns, leases, uses or operates; and (iii)
is
duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and, in
jurisdictions in which such concept is recognized, in good standing, except
for
those jurisdictions where the failure to be so organized, existing, qualified,
licensed, or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
3.2 Capitalization
(a) The
capitalization of the Company consists of 6,107,705 ordinary shares (actions
ordinaires), par value €0.20 per ordinary share (the
“Shares”). The Shares have been duly authorized, are validly
issued and fully paid and are held of record by Seller. The Shares
have been offered, issued, and sold by the Company in material compliance with
all applicable securities laws and are not subject to any preemptive
rights.
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(b) Except
as set forth in Section 3.2(a) and in Section 3.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) there are no shares of capital stock of the Company
authorized, issued or outstanding, (ii) there are no securities, options,
warrants, calls, pre-emptive, exchange, conversion, purchase or subscription
rights, or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any kind,
contingent or otherwise, that could require the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to issue, sell or otherwise cause to become outstanding, any shares
of capital stock or other equity or debt interest in the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or require the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant or enter
into any such option, warrant, call, subscription, conversion, purchase or
other
right, agreement, arrangement or commitment, and no authorization has been
given
therefore, and (iii) there are no commitments or agreements of any kind to
which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound obligating the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to accelerate the vesting or exercisability of any instrument
referred to in clause (ii) of this paragraph as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby, either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional subsequent events.
(c) There
are no voting trusts, stockholder agreements, proxies or other agreements or
understandings in effect regarding the governance, the voting or transfer of
any
shares of capital stock or any other Equity Interests in, or any rights or
obligations of any equity holders of, the Company or any Company
Subsidiary.
(d) The
capitalization of each Company Subsidiary is set forth in Section
3.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule. All outstanding Equity
Interests of each Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized, are validly
issued and fully paid and are held of record by the Company. All
outstanding equity interests of each Company Subsidiary have been offered,
issued, and sold by such Company Subsidiary in material compliance with all
applicable securities laws and are not subject to any preemptive
rights.
Section
3.3 Authorization;
Validity of Agreement
(a) Seller
has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and
performance by Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Seller, and no other corporate action on the
part of Seller is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement or the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming due
and
valid authorization, execution, and delivery by Purchaser, this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against
Seller in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or
hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy
of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief
may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which
any proceeding therefore may be brought.
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Section
3.4 Consents and
Approvals; No Violations
Except
as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller, nor the
consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict
with or result in any breach of any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company or Seller, (ii) conflict with or result
in any breach of any provision of any of the organizational documents of any
Company Subsidiary, (iii) require any filing with, or permit, authorization,
registration, consent or approval (any of such, a “Consent”) of, any
court, administrative agency, or commission or other governmental authority
or
instrumentality, whether domestic or foreign (each a “Governmental
Entity”), except for Consents, if any, relating to the filing of a premerger
notification report and all other required documents by Parent and Company,
and
the expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods, under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR
Act”) and any similar required antitrust filings in the European Community
or other foreign jurisdiction (if applicable), and (iv) require any consent,
approval or notice under, or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or the passage of time or both) a default (or give
rise to any right of termination, amendment, cancellation, acceleration,
increase of payments) under, or result in the loss of a material benefit or
the
creation of any Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, under any Contract, or (v) violate any order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or any of their properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses
(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, any such conflict, violations, rights, breaches
or defaults or failure to obtain such permits, authorizations, consents or
approvals or to make such filings as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or a
material and adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
3.5 Ownership and
Possession of Shares
Seller
is the record and beneficial owner of all the issued and outstanding Shares.
The
certificates representing the Shares are now and at all times during the term
hereof shall be held by Seller, free and clear of all Liens, except any Liens
created by this Agreement.
Section
3.6 Good Title
Conveyed
The
stock certificates, stock powers, endorsements, assignments and other
instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller to Purchaser at the Closing
will be valid and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable in accordance
with
their respective terms, and will effectively vest in Purchaser good title to
all
the Shares, free and clear of all Liens.
Section
3.7 Financial
Statements
(a) Set
forth in Section 3.7(a) of the Disclosure Schedule are true and complete copies
of (i) the audited unconsolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30,
2007 and the related audited unconsolidated statement of income and cash
flows for the fiscal year then ended, as well as all annexes and notes thereto,
together with the reports thereon from the statutory auditors of the Company,
(ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet (the
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“Balance
Sheet”) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2007
(the “Balance Sheet Date”) and the related unaudited consolidated
statement of income and cash flows for the quarterly period then ended and
(iii) the draft audited unconsolidated balance sheet of Musiwave Asia Limited
as
of December 31, 2006, and the related draft audited unconsolidated statement
of
income for the twelve-month period then ended (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
together, the “Financial Statements”).
(b) The
Financial Statements (i) are true and correct in all material respects and
fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results
of operations (and changes in financial position, if any) of the Company at
the
dates and for the periods to which they relate and (ii) have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods presented
in the Financial Statements.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries: (i) has suspended its payments
or is unable or deemed to be unable to pay its debts as they become due, (ii)
is
in a protection procedure (procedure de sauvegarde) or a conciliation
procedure (procedure de conciliation) or entered into any moratorium or
other arrangement with its creditors generally, (iii) is in judicial
reorganization (redressement judiciaire) or judicial
liquidation (liquidation judiciaire), (iv) has been the object of any
proceedings for the reorganization or collective discharge of its liabilities
under the laws of any jurisdiction, (v) has filed any motion, request or
petition of bankruptcy, reorganization, suspension of lawsuits or claims by
its
creditors or the equivalent thereof, or (vi) is under the threat of any such
proceedings. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries
are under voluntary liquidation or winding-up or cease or propose to cease
to
carry on all or a substantial part of their respective businesses.
Section
3.8 Absence of
Certain Changes
Except
as contemplated by this Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date through the
date
of this Agreement, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has
conducted its respective business in the ordinary course and no Company Material
Adverse Effect has occurred. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement,
there has not been:
(a) any
declaration, setting aside, or payment of any dividend or other distribution,
stock split, reclassification, subdivision, or exchange with respect to
the Shares or Equity Interests of any Company
Subsidiary;
(b) any
amendment of any provision of the governing documents of, or of any term of
any
outstanding security issued by, Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(c) any
incurrence, assumption, or guarantee by Company or any Company Subsidiary of
any
indebtedness for borrowed money;
(d) a
material change to any Tax election or any accounting method, or any settlement
or consent to any claim or assessment relating to material Taxes incurred,
except in the ordinary course of business, or agreement to extend or waive
the
statutory period of limitations for the assessment or collection of material
Taxes;
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(e) except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any
(i) grant of severance or termination pay to any director, officer, or
employee of Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) entry into any
employment, deferred compensation, or other similar agreement (or any material
amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director, officer, or
employee of Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iii) increase in benefits
payable under any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment
agreements, or (iv) increase in compensation, bonus, or other benefits
payable to directors, officers, or employees of Company or any Company
Subsidiary, in each case other than those required by written contractual
agreements, applicable law or as provided in the Company’s standard form
employment agreement;
(f) any
(v) amendment or change to the exercise price of any outstanding warrants,
or (vi) acceleration of, or amendment or change to, the period of
exercisability, vesting, or exercise price of options, restricted stock, stock
bonus, or other awards granted under any Employee Benefit Plans or authorization
of cash payments in exchange for any options, warrants, restricted stock, stock
bonus, or other awards granted under any of such plans except, in each case,
as
may be required under applicable law or the existing terms of the Employee
Benefit Plan or other related agreements;
(g) any
issuance of capital stock or securities convertible into capital stock of
Company or any Company Subsidiary (including grants or other issuances of
options, warrants, or other rights to acquire capital stock of Company or any
Company Subsidiary);
(h) any
acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of
business), any acquisition or disposition of capital stock of any third party,
or any merger or consolidation with any third party;
(i) any
entry by Company or any Company Subsidiary into any joint venture, partnership,
or limited liability company or operating agreement with any
Person;
(j) any
damage, destruction, or loss to Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s properties
(whether or not covered by insurance) affecting Company’s business that would
reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Company
Material Adverse Effect;
(k) except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, any granting
by Company or any Company Subsidiary of a security interest in or lien on any
material property or assets of Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(l) any
cancellation of Indebtedness;
(m) any
capital expenditure or acquisition of any property, plant, and equipment by
Company or any Company Subsidiary for a cost in excess of $100,000 in the
aggregate;
(n) any
discharge or satisfaction by Company or any Company Subsidiary of any lien
or
encumbrance, or any payment of any obligation or liability (absolute or
contingent) other than current liabilities shown on the Balance Sheet as of
the
Balance Sheet Date and current liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet
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Date
in the ordinary course of business;
(o) any
termination, modification, or rescission of, or waiver by Company or any Company
Subsidiary of rights under, any existing contract reasonably likely to result,
individually or in the aggregate, in a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(p) any
material grant or assignment of Company IP (except to customers in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice); or
(q) any
agreement, authorization, or commitment, whether in writing or otherwise, to
take any action described in this Section 3.8.
Section
3.9 No Undisclosed
Liabilities
Except
(a) as reflected or otherwise reserved against on the Financial Statements,
(b)
for liabilities and obligations incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the
ordinary course of business, and none of which, individually or in the
aggregate, are expected to exceed $400,000 (provided that such limitation shall
not apply to liabilities and obligations relating to royalty payments, labor
costs, contingent worker expense, employee development and staffing,
telecommunications and connectivity, facilities costs, professional fees (other
than those included in Expenses), marketing costs, business fees, insurance
and
taxes, equipment repair and maintenance costs and depreciation, in each case
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices),
and
(c) for Expenses, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred
any liabilities or obligations of a nature required by GAAP to be recognized
or
disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company.
Section
3.10 Litigation
Except
as disclosed in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the
date hereof, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, investigation,
alternative dispute resolution action or any other judicial or administrative
proceeding (excluding office actions resulting from the prosecution of
Registered IP in applicable registries or offices), in law or equity
(collectively, a “Legal Proceeding”), pending (or to the Company’s
Knowledge threatened) against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to the
Company’s Knowledge any executive officer or director of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary (in their capacity as such), that, if determined adversely
to
the Company, would be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
taken
as a whole. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject
to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, decree or arbitration ruling or
judgment of a Governmental Entity binding on the Company or any Company
Subsidiary which would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially delay
the
consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
3.11 Labor and Employee
Matters
(a) Except
as disclosed in Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, no employment
contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiaries are a party or by
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which
they are bound provide for special benefits or specific entitlements which
are
in excess of the mandatory requirements of applicable law or any collective
bargaining agreements, safe for minor variations having no material
effect. There are no collective company agreements, unilateral
commitments or established custom or usage that create any obligations in excess
of the mandatory requirements of applicable law or
any applicable collective bargaining
agreements. A list of all the employees of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, including expatriate employees, which as of the date
hereof is complete and accurate in all material respects, along with details
of
their seniority, classification, base salary, any variable remuneration,
excluding the names of the employees, and any employment agreement, is set
forth on Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, provided that
information regarding expatriate employees and seniority will be provided
to Purchaser as soon as practicable following the date of this
Agreement.
(b) Except
as disclosed in Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the
date hereof, there are no complaints, lawsuits or other proceedings pending
by
or on behalf of any present or former employee or group of employees of the
Company or any Company Subsidiaries or by or on behalf of any union, works
council, employee delegate, or agency alleging any material breach of any
employment contract, any laws or contractual arrangements governing employment
or the termination thereof, or other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious
conduct in connection with the employment relationship.
(c) Except
as disclosed in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the
Company and each Company Subsidiary provides all retirement, pension, severance,
health and welfare employee benefit plans required by law and only such
retirement, pension, severance, health and welfare employee benefit plans that
are required by law. All retirement, pension, health, welfare,
equity, severance, deferred compensation, incentive and fringe benefit plans
which cover the Company’s or a Company Subsidiary’s employees or which cover
individuals who perform services for the Company or a Company Subsidiary through
an agreement with the Company or a Company Subsidiary (“Leased
Employees”) will be identified in a list to be provided by Seller to
Purchaser as soon as practicable after this Agreement is signed by the parties
and are collectively referred to herein as the “Employee Benefit
Plans.” Except as disclosed in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, no Employee Benefit Plan is intended to be qualified under Code
Section 401(a). Any Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be
qualified under Code Section 401(a) is so qualified and has been so
qualified since its creation, and its related trust is tax-exempt under Code
Section 501(a) and has been since its creation. Neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary nor any trade or business that together with the
Company or any Company Subsidiary would be deemed a “single employer” within the
meaning of Section 4001(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”) within the six-year period immediately preceding the
Closing Date has, within the six-year period immediately preceding the
Closing Date, sponsored, participated in, contributed to, or had an obligation
to contribute to, or has had any other obligation or liability with respect
to,
a pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been maintained and administered
in material compliance with its terms and with the material requirements of
applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. There are no pending
or, to the Company’s Knowledge, anticipated claims against or otherwise
involving any of the Employee Benefit Plans (excluding claims for benefits
incurred in the ordinary course of plan activities) and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, no suit, action, or other litigation has been brought against or
with
respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. All
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contributions
or premium payments to the Employee Benefit Plans, required to have been paid
by
the date of this agreement, have been paid. There are no unpaid
amounts due in respect of any Employee Benefit Plans in which the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries or their employees or Leased Employees participate
and
except as disclosed in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has obligations with respect
to
any unfunded liability under any Employee Benefit Plan and there is no
reasonable likelihood that the Company or any Company Subsidiary will incur
such
obligation. No Employee Benefit Plan is subject to any ongoing or
scheduled audit, investigation, or other administrative proceeding of the IRS,
the U.S. Department of Labor, or any other federal, state, or local governmental
entity (whether such entity is within or outside of the United States or
France). No compensation paid on or prior to the Closing Date under
any Employee Benefit Plan would subject the applicable recipient to any interest
or additional taxes by reason of Code Section 409A. Nothing in any
Employee Benefit Plan will prevent the Purchaser or Company or any Company
Subsidiary from administering such plan in a manner that avoids the imposition
on a recipient of any interest or additional taxes by reason of Code Section
409A. Any and all references in this Section 3.11(c) to any form of U.S.
law or similar U.S. authority shall apply solely to those Employee Benefit
Plans
that are subject to such U.S. law or U.S. authority.
(d) Except
as stated in Section 3.11(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, since January
13, 2006 the Company and any Company Subsidiaries have complied in all
material respects with all then applicable labor and employee laws, rules,
declarations, regulations, collective bargaining agreement(s), and with all
then
applicable orders from any Governmental Entity, relating to employment,
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, hiring, working time
regulations and payment of overtime, workforce classification (including
classification of employees, leased employees, and contract
workers), labor, social security, data privacy, employee health and safety,
and settlement agreements. Neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries is subject to any specific material proceedings by any applicable
Governmental Entity with respect to any material failures to comply with
applicable employment, labor, health and safety, and or immigration law, rules,
and regulations, or orders. The French DADS forms for the calendar years
2004, 2005, and 2006 were prepared and filed in accordance with all legal
requirements.
(e) Since
July 1, 2007, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has (i) paid
or agreed to pay any bonuses or made or agreed to make an increase in the rate
of wages, salaries or other remuneration of any of its directors or its
employees generally or any specific group or category of its employees, other
than in the ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past
practice or as dictated by the mandatory requirements of law or the applicable
collective bargaining agreements, or pursuant to existing contractual
requirements, or (ii) changed its hiring or termination policies or practices
in
any material respect.
(f) There
are no contracts, plans or arrangements covering current or former employees
or
directors of Company or any Company Subsidiary that contain any “change of
control,” severance, or similar provisions other than employment arrangements
required by law or by the written collective bargaining
agreements. As of the date hereof, except as disclosed in Schedule
3.11(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, no employee has given notice of termination
of his or her contract of employment or is under notice of dismissal (or had
his
or her employment terminated without notice).
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(g) Neither
the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
collective bargaining or similar agreement with any labor organization or work
rules or practices agreed to with any labor organization or employee association
applicable to employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries,
except for the “Convention Collective Prestataires de Service,” with
which the Company and all Company Subsidiaries have materially
complied.
(h) There
is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown, stoppage or lockout pending as of the
date hereof, or, to the Company's Knowledge, threatened against the Company
or
any of the Company Subsidiaries.
(i) Other
than discussions and negotiations relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, there are no on-going negotiations,
discussions or commitments with any works council or any trade union or any
employee representative body.
Section
3.12 Tax
Matters
(a) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has filed with the appropriate Governmental
Entity all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them. All
such Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all material
respects. The Company and each Company Subsidiary has paid
all material Taxes required to be paid or has made an adequate provision in
accordance with GAAP on the Financial Statements for all material Taxes
that have become due and payable by the Company and each Company
Subsidiary. The unpaid Taxes of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary will not, as of the Closing Date, exceed the reserves for Tax
liability set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet. None of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary currently is the beneficiary of any extension of
time
within which to file any material Tax Return.
(b) No
deficiencies for material Taxes with respect to any of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have been claimed or proposed in writing or assessed by
any
Tax authority, which claim or proposal continues to remain
unresolved. Section 3.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists any
ongoing Tax Claims to which the Company and any Company Subsidiary is
subject.
(c) There
are no material Liens for Taxes upon the assets of any of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries (other than with respect to Liens for Taxes not yet due
and
payable).
(d) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has withheld and paid all material Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or
owing
to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third
party.
(e) Subject
to Sections 6.7(b) and (c), neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any other Person (other
than the Company and any of the Company Subsidiaries), including by reason
of
Section 6.7(d), and including under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or
any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee, by
contract, or otherwise. Except as set forth in Section 6.7, the Company’s exit
from the Seller’s Tax group shall not result in any cost for the Company and the
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Company
Subsidiaries, including any Tax liability imposed on the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries as a former member of the Seller’s Tax group, including under the
last paragraph of Article 223A of the French Tax Code.
(f) Musiwave
Asia Limited is a “private company” under applicable Hong Kong corporate law
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
301.7701-2(b)(8)(iii)).
Section
3.13 Intellectual
Property
(a) Section
3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of the following Owned
Company IP as of the date hereof that is complete and accurate in all material
respects: (i) all Registered IP, in each case listing, as applicable,
(A) the filing dates and (B) the application or registration number, and (ii)
all of the material Company Software Products; except that in the case of
registered domain names, Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies only the expiration date, registrar name, and registrant
name. To the Company's Knowledge, the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest, free and clear of all Liens
in
and to all Registered IP scheduled in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule.
(b) Section
3.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list,
in all material respects, of all Contracts that are material to the Company
and
the Company Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) in effect as of the date hereof
(in each case specifying the date of and parties to the agreement) (i) under
which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is granted the right to
use
any Licensed Company IP and which licenses require payment by the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary of more than €150,000 during any fiscal year, other than
non-exclusive licenses and related services agreements for generally
commercially available software, or (ii) under which the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries has licensed to others the right to use any Company IP
and
which licenses generate revenues to the Company or any Company Subsidiary of
more than €200,000 during any fiscal year, other than non-exclusive licenses to
end users of the Company Products (such agreements described in clauses (i)
and
(ii) above, the “Company IP Agreements”). There are no
disputes pending as of the date hereof alleging that the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries are in material breach of any Company IP Agreements. To
the Company's Knowledge, all Company IP Agreements are binding and are in full
force and effect except for those Company IP Agreements that by their terms
have
expired or been terminated since the date hereof.
(c) No
current or former partner, director, stockholder, officer, or employee, or
independent contractor, of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries will,
after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, own or retain
any
rights to use any of the Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary in the conduct of the business of the Company as
currently conducted.
(d) The
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures
to
protect the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries, and to the Company's Knowledge, there are no material unauthorized
uses, disclosures or infringements of any such Trade Secrets by any
Person.
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(e) To
the Company’s Knowledge (except with respect to Copyrights), except as disclosed
in Section 3.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, the
conduct of the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries does
not materially infringe or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property of any
Person. Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date hereof, the conduct of the business of the Company
or
any of the Company Subsidiaries does not materially infringe or otherwise
violate the Copyrights of any Person. There are no such (intellectual
property infringement) claims pending or to the Company's Knowledge threatened
in writing since June 30, 2005 against any of the Companies or their
Subsidiaries. To the Company's Knowledge as of the date hereof no
Person is materially infringing or otherwise violating any Owned Company
IP. No claims that any Person is infringing or otherwise violating
any Owned Company IP are pending or threatened in writing against any Person
by
any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
(f) Except
as disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not automatically result in the loss or impairment of the Company’s
right to own or use any of the Intellectual Property as owned or used in the
conduct of the business currently conducted, except as would not reasonably
be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(g) The
Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ collection and dissemination of personal
information in connection with their business has been conducted in all material
respects in accordance with applicable privacy policies published or otherwise
adopted by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and any applicable laws
and
regulations.
(h) With
respect to the Company Software Products (i) the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries have not experienced any material defects in such Company Software
Products, other than defects which have been corrected, and (ii) to the
Company's Knowledge, no such Software contains any device or feature designed
to
disrupt, disable, or otherwise impair the functioning of any
Software.
(i) Except
as identified in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company's
Knowledge, the Company Software Products are not, in whole or in part,
governed by an Excluded License. For purposes of this Agreement, an
“Excluded License” is any license that requires, as a condition of
modification or distribution of software subject to the Excluded License, that
(i) such software or other software combined or distributed with such
software be disclosed or distributed in source code form, or (ii) such
software or other software combined or distributed with such software and any
associated intellectual property be licensed on a royalty free basis (including
for the purpose of making additional copies or derivative works). To
the Company's Knowledge, neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
distributed or published to any third party any software that is governed by
an
Excluded License.
(j) Except
as identified in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Company
nor any Company Subsidiary has participated or is participating in any standards
organization that would require the Company or any Company Subsidiary as a
result of or in connection with such participation to license or commit to
license any Owned Company IP to the members of any such
organizations.
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(k) Except
as disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither Company
nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to, and this Agreement will not give
rise
to, any obligations by Company or any Company Subsidiary of covenants not to
xxx, non-competition, most favored nation status, grants of exclusive license
rights in Owned Company IP by Company to any Person, or requirements to license
to third party Intellectual Property that will terminate if Company or any
Company Subsidiary brings a patent enforcement suit against the licensor or
relating to such Intellectual Property, except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(l) The
source code of the Company Software Products has not been delivered, licensed,
or made available to any escrow agent or other Person except for employees
and
except for contractors under appropriate confidentiality and invention
assignment agreements. Neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent, or otherwise) to deliver
into escrow the source code for any Company Software. No event has
occurred that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would result in the
delivery, license, or disclosure of any source code for any Company Software
to
any escrow agent.
(m) Company
owns or has rights to use, free and clear of Liens or unpaid past royalties,
all
rights necessary to carry out, or that otherwise are material to, the current
business of Company, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.14 Material Non-Intellectual
Property Contracts
(a) Section
3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of,
and
Seller has made available to Purchaser true and complete copies of each of
the
following types of Contracts to which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries
is
a party:
(i) Partnership
or joint-venture Contracts;
(ii) Loan
agreements, indentures, letters of credit, mortgages, security agreements,
pledge agreements, deeds of trust, bonds, notes, guarantees and other agreements
and instruments relating to the borrowing of money or obtaining of or extension
of credit pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is an obligor
or guarantor and which result in liability to the Company or any Company
Subsidiary in excess of fifty thousand euros (€50,000);
(iii) Contracts
that restrict or prohibit, in any material respect, the ability of the Company
or any Company Subsidiary to carry on its business as currently conducted,
or
that, after consummation of the Purchase, would impose a restriction on the
ability of Purchaser, to compete in any existing line of business or in any
geographic region with any other Person,
(iv) Other
than with respect to agreements listed or described in Section 3.11 of the
Disclosure Schedule, any agreement (A) in accordance with which Company or
any Company Subsidiary is or may become obligated to make any bonus or similar
payment to any current or former employee or director, or (B)
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in
accordance with which Company may be required to provide, or accelerate the
vesting of, any payments, benefits, or equity rights upon the occurrence of
any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(v) any
agreement that provides for indemnification of any officer, director, employee,
or agent of Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(vi) Contracts
with a third party in accordance with which Company or any Company Subsidiary
(A) has paid €150,000 or more during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006,
or (B) is obligated to pay €150,000 or more during the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2007;
(vii) Contracts
between Company or a Company Subsidiary and a third party with respect to which
(A) revenues greater than €200,000 were received by Company or a Company
Subsidiary during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, or (B) the third party
is
obligated to pay to Company or a Company Subsidiary €200,000 or more during the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 (to the extent, in either case, not already
listed on Section 13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule).
(viii) union
contracts or collective bargaining agreements; and
(ix) any
other Contract not otherwise listed in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the termination of which would result, or reasonably be expected
to
result, individually, in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each
contract of the type described above in Section 3.14(a), whether or not set
forth in Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, is referred to herein
as a
“Company Material Contract.” Except as disclosed on Section
3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company Material Contract is valid
and
binding on the Company and each Company Subsidiary party thereto and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, each other party thereto, as applicable, and in full force
and effect (except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect,
affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject
to
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought). The Company and each Company
Subsidiary has, in all material respects, performed its obligations under each
Company Material Contract.
(c) The
Company or Seller has made available to Purchaser, prior to the execution of
this Agreement, true and complete copies of all of the Company Material
Contracts required to be disclosed in Section 3.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule.
Section
3.15 Title to Properties;
Encumbrances
Section
3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Contracts pursuant to which Company
or
any Company Subsidiary leases real property. The Company and each of
the Company Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable title to, or, in the
case of leased properties
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and
assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its tangible properties and assets
except where the failure to have such good, valid and marketable title would
not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect; in each case subject to no Liens. The
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms
of
all material leases of tangible properties to which they are a party, except
for
non-compliance that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
on Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, all such leases are in full force
and effect, and the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful
and undisturbed possession under all such material leases, except as would
not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate a Company
Material Adverse Effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company
makes no representations in this Section 3.15 with respect to Intellectual
Property, which is the subject of Section 3.13.
Section
3.16 Compliance with Laws;
Permits
(a) As
of the date hereof, the Company and each Company Subsidiary complies in all
material respects with all laws, rules and regulations, ordinances, judgments,
decrees, orders, writs and injunctions of all federal, state, local and foreign
governments and agencies thereof, material to the business, properties or assets
of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and no written
notice has been received by the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened against the Company alleging any violation of any of the foregoing
by
the Company or any Company Subsidiary. All licenses, authorizations,
consents, permits and approvals material to the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries taken as a whole required under such laws, rules and regulations
are in full force and effect.
(b) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is in possession of all authorizations,
licenses, permits, certificates, approvals and clearances of any Governmental
Entity necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease
and
operate its properties or to carry on their respective businesses in the
ordinary course, consistent with current practice, as of the date
hereof (the “Company Permits”), and all such Company Permits are
valid, and in full force and effect, except where the failure to have, or the
suspension or cancellation of, or failure to be valid or in full force and
effect of, any of the Company Permits would be material to the Company and
the
Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(c) None
of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of
their respective officers, directors or employees has used any corporate funds
for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses
relating to political activity, made, offered or authorized any unlawful payment
to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, whether directly
or
indirectly, or made, offered or authorized any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff,
influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company makes no
representations with respect to Intellectual Property, environmental matters,
Tax matters or labor and employee matters in this Section 3.16.
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Section
3.17 Insurance
Section
3.17 of the Disclosure Schedule provides a description, including coverage
amounts, of all material policies for insurance owned or held by the
Company. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums
due and payable have been paid, and no written notice of cancellation or
termination has been received with respect to any such
policy. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material
breach or default, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken
any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of
time,
would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or material
modification of any such insurance policies. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, in and of itself, cause the
revocation, cancellation or termination of any such insurance policy, or
adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to renew, or
enter into policies substantially similar to, such insurance policies following
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
3.18 Environmental Laws and
Regulations
Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company's Knowledge (i) Hazardous
Materials have not been generated, used, treated or stored on, transported
to or
from or Released at or from any Company Property in violation of applicable
Environmental Laws; (ii) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries are
in
compliance with applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any
permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to any Company
Property; and (iii) there are no pending Environmental Claims against the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any Company Property.
Section
3.19 Brokers;
Expenses
Except
as set forth in Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, no broker, investment
banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s,
financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements
made
by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.
ARTICLE IV | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER |
Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
Section
4.1 Organization
Purchaser
is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in the State of Washington
and has the requisite corporate or other power, as the case may be, and
authority to conduct its business as now being conducted, except, for those
jurisdictions where the failure to be so organized, existing or in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, would not impair in any material
respect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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Section
4.2 Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action
Purchaser
has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming due
and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Seller, is the valid
and binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance
with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect,
affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject
to
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.
Section
4.3 Consents and
Approvals; No Violations
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the consummation
by
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by Purchaser
with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach
of any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Purchaser, (ii)
require any filing with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of,
any
Governmental Entity, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise
to
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license,
contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Purchaser or
any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound, or (iv) violate any law applicable
to Purchaser, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets,
excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) such violations,
breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
a
material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby or which arise from the regulatory status of the Company
or
the Company Subsidiaries.
Section
4.4 Litigation
As
of the date hereof, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternative
dispute resolution action or any other judicial or administrative proceeding
pending against (or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against or naming
as a party thereto) Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge
of Purchaser, is there any investigation pending or threatened against Purchaser
or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries
is
subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree, in each case,
which would, individually or in the aggregate, impair in any material respect
the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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Section
4.5 Sufficient
Funds
Purchaser
has and will have all of the funds available as and when needed that are
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform
its
respective obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V | CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER |
Section
5.1 Interim
Operations of the Company
Except
as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, as required pursuant
to
this Agreement or as agreed in writing by Purchaser (which agreement shall
not
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), from the date hereof until
the earlier of (A) the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Article VIII hereto and (B) the Closing Date, the Company shall, and shall
cause
the Company Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct their businesses in the ordinary course
and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts (A) to preserve intact their
present business organizations and (B) to maintain satisfactory relations with
and keep available the services of officers. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule, as required pursuant to this Agreement or as agreed in
writing by Purchaser (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), from the date hereof until the earlier of (x) the
valid
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII hereto and (y)
the
Closing Date, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any Company Subsidiary
to:
(a) amend
the Company Governing Documents or equivalent documents of any Company
Subsidiary or amend the terms of any outstanding security of the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary;
(b) split,
combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary, other than any such transaction by a Company Subsidiary
that remains a Company Subsidiary after consummation of such transaction, in
the
ordinary course of business;
(c) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock
or
property (or any combination thereof) with respect to the Company’s capital
stock other than dividends or other distributions payable in cash from the
Company Subsidiaries to the Company;
(d) redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire, or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire, any Equity Interests;
(e) issue,
sell, transfer, pledge, dispose of or encumber any shares of any class or series
of its capital stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or
options, warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire, any
shares of any class or series of its capital stock;
(f) acquire
(whether pursuant to merger, stock or asset purchase or otherwise) in one
transaction or any series of related transactions (i) except in the ordinary
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course
of business, any asset having a fair market value in excess of €50,000 or (ii)
any Equity Interests in any Person or any business or division of any Person
or
all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (or business or division
thereof) material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
and, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), except as permitted pursuant to
Section 5.1(l);
(g) transfer,
lease, license, sell, mortgage, pledge, dispose of, or encumber any of its
material assets, other than (i) sales in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) licenses and other dispositions of Intellectual Property in the
ordinary course of business and (iii) dispositions of equipment and
property no longer used in the operation of the business;
(h)
(i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term indebtedness in excess of
€50,000 except short-term indebtedness incurred or assumed in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; (ii) assume, guarantee,
endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly,
contingently or otherwise) for the indebtedness of any other Person, other
than
with respect to Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; or
(iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments
in,
any other Person, other than (A) loans, advance or capital contributions to,
or
investments in, Company Subsidiaries or (B) loans or advances to customers,
in
the case of (A) or (B), made in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice;
(i) other
than as required by applicable law or the terms of any agreement, or Employee
Benefit Plan existing on the date hereof, make any change in, or accelerate
the
vesting of, the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to, or
grant any severance or termination pay to, any of its officers, directors or
employees or enter into or amend any employment, consulting, severance,
retention, change in control, termination pay, collective bargaining or other
agreement with any of the foregoing or any equity based compensation, pension,
deferred compensation, welfare benefits or other employee benefit plan or
arrangement, or make any loans to any of its officers, directors or employees
or
make any material change in its existing borrowing or lending arrangements
for
or on behalf of any of such Persons pursuant to an Employee Benefit Plan or
otherwise;
(j) extend
an offer of employment to a candidate for an officer position or any position
with annual compensation equal to or greater than €65,000 without prior
consultation with Purchaser;
(k) other
than as required by applicable law or the terms of any agreement, an Employee
Benefit Plan or other plan, program, policy or arrangement (whether written
or
unwritten, formal or informal) existing on the date hereof pay, accelerate
or
make any accrual or arrangement for payment of any pension, retirement allowance
or other employee benefit pursuant to any existing plan, agreement or
arrangement to, or adopt any new such plan or amend any existing plan with
respect to any officer, director, employee or pay or agree to pay or make any
accrual or arrangement for payment to any officers, directors, employees or
affiliates of the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any amount relating
to
unused vacation days;
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(l) other
than as required by applicable law or the terms of any agreement, Employee
Benefit Plan or other plan, program, policy or arrangement (whether written
or
unwritten, formal or informal) existing on the date hereof or except as publicly
disclosed prior to the date hereof, announce, implement or effect any reduction
in labor force, lay-off, early retirement program or other program or effort
concerning the termination of employment of employees of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary other than routine terminations of non-executive employees
in
full compliance with all applicable laws, contracts, or collective bargaining
agreements;
(m) enter
into any agreements that restrict or prohibit, in any material respect, the
ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to carry on its business as
currently conducted;
(n) amend
or modify in a material and adverse respect or terminate any Company Material
Contract or enter into any contract that would be a Company Material Contract
other than in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise permitted under
this Section 5.1 (other than the repayment and termination of the Intercompany
Loan Agreement);
(o) settle,
pay or discharge any litigation, investigation, arbitration, other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business, of
such
claims, liabilities or obligations (i) disclosed in the Financial Statements
that would not require any material payment by the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries or (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the
date
of such Financial Statements;
(p) permit
any material insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payee to
be
cancelled or terminated without reasonable prior notice to
Purchaser;
(q) change
any of the accounting methods used by it materially affecting its assets,
liabilities or business, except for such changes required by GAAP or Regulation
S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act, as concurred in by Seller’s independent
registered public accountants;
(r) make
(other than consistent with past practice) or change any material Tax election,
change an annual accounting period, change any accounting method, file any
amended material Tax Returns, enter into any closing agreement with respect
to
material Taxes or settle or consent to any material Tax Claim;
(s) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the
Company;
(t) take
any action which would, directly or indirectly, restrict or impair the ability
of Purchaser to vote, or otherwise to exercise the rights and receive the
benefits of a stockholder with respect to, securities of the Company acquired
or
controlled or to be acquired or controlled by Purchaser; and
(u) enter
into any written agreement, contract, binding commitment or arrangement to
do
any of the foregoing, or authorize in writing any of the foregoing.
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Section
5.2 Remediation
of Company Software.
Until
the earlier of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII and the
Closing Date, Company shall use reasonable efforts to (a) attempt to remediate
Company Software Products as requested by Purchaser as specified in Schedule
5.2, and (b) attempt to ensure that the remediated Company Software Products
reasonably comply with the “Remediation Requirements” specified on Schedule
5.2.
ARTICLE VI | ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
Section
6.1 Notification of
Certain Matters
(a) Each
party shall give notice to the other party promptly after becoming aware of
(i)
the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event whose occurrence or non-occurrence
would be likely to cause either (A) any representation or warranty given by
such
notifying party contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any
material respect at any time from the date hereof to the Closing Date or (B)
any
condition set forth in ARTICLE VI to be unsatisfied in any material respect
at
any time from the date hereof to the Closing Date and (ii) any material
failure of such notifying party, or the Company, the Company Subsidiaries,
or
any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents thereof, to
comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied
with
or satisfied hereunder; provided, however, that (x) the delivery
of any notice pursuant to this section shall not limit or otherwise affect
the
remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice and (y) the
failure to give such notice shall not be required from and after the time the
party to whom such notice is to be given has actual knowledge of the information
required to be included in such notice.
(b) Seller
will promptly give notice to Purchaser each time an employee gives notice of
termination of his or her contract of employment or is under notice of dismissal
(or had his or her employment terminated without notice), provided that nothing
in this section shall limit obligations under any other section of this
Agreement, including those under Section 5.1.
Section
6.2 Access
(a) From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Seller shall direct the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable prior notice, give
Purchaser, its officers and a reasonable number of its employees and their
authorized representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours
to
the Company and the books, records, personnel, offices and other facilities
and
properties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall require disclosure of any information
to Purchaser, its officers, employees or authorized representatives if such
disclosure would, in the reasonable judgment of Seller, (A) cause
significant competitive harm to the Company or a Company Subsidiary if the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated or (B) violate
applicable law or the terms of any agreement to which Seller, the Company or
any
of the Company Subsidiaries is subject. In no event shall the
Purchaser initiate any contact with customers of the
Company. The confidentiality agreement, dated October 26, 2007,
between Parent and Purchaser (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) shall apply with
respect to any
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information
furnished by or on behalf of Seller, the Company or any Company Subsidiary
pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) From
and after the date of this Agreement, Seller, Company and Parent acknowledge
and
agree that:
(i) in
connection with the consideration of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement they may receive certain non-public information concerning Purchaser
and its business, financial condition, operations, assets and
liabilities. As a condition to being furnished such information,
Seller, Company and Parent agree to treat any information concerning Purchaser
(whether prepared by Purchaser, its advisors or otherwise) which in addition
to
such information includes all notes, analyses, compilations, studies,
interpretations or other documents prepared by Seller, Company, Parent or their
advisors, which themselves contain, reflect or are based upon, in whole or
part, the information furnished to Seller, Company or Parent (herein
collectively referred to herein as the “Confidential Material”) in accordance
with the terms of this Section 6.2(b). The term “Confidential
Material” does not include information which (A) is already in the possession of
Seller, Company or Parent, provided that such information is not known to
Seller, Company or Parent to be subject to another confidentiality agreement
with or other obligation of secrecy to Purchaser or another Person, (B) becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by
Seller, Company, Parent or any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents or advisors, or (C) becomes available to Seller, Company
or
Parent on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Purchaser or its
advisors, provided that such source is not known by Seller, Company or Parent
to
be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy
to
Purchaser or another Person.
(ii) The
Confidential Information will be used solely for the purpose of evaluating
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such information will be kept
confidential by Seller, Company, Parent and their advisors; provided, however,
that (A) any of such information may be disclosed to Seller’s, Company’s and
Parent’s respective directors, officers and employees and representatives of
Seller’s Company’s and Parent’s respective advisors who need to know such
information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement (it being understood that such directors, officers and employees
and
representatives, shall be directed by Seller, Company or Parent, as applicable,
to treat such information confidentially and have agreed to be bound by
obligations of confidentiality substantively similar to those contained in
this
Section 6.2(b)), and (B) any disclosure of such information may be made to
any
third party for which Purchaser gives its prior written consent.
(c) No
investigation heretofore conducted or conducted pursuant to this Section 6.2
shall affect any representation or warranty made by the parties hereunder or
any
conditions to the obligations of the parties hereunder.
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(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, neither Seller nor the Company shall
not be required to provide access to, or to disclose information, where such
access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or contravene any law, in which latter case
Seller shall direct the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to provide access
to or disclose such information to the fullest extent permitted by such law
and
shall cooperate with Purchaser (at Purchaser’s expense) in seeking all necessary
exemptions, permits or other consents or approvals to permit Seller the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries to provide Purchaser (or, if necessary, its counsel
or other representatives in lieu of Purchaser) access to, or to disclose to
Purchaser, such information.
Section
6.3 Efforts and
Actions to Cause Closing to Occur
(a) Prior
to the Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Seller shall cause Company to, and Seller and Purchaser shall use all reasonable
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to
be
done and cooperate with each other in order to do, all things necessary, proper
or advisable (subject to any applicable laws) to consummate the Closing and
the
other transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable including,
but
not limited to the preparation and filing of all forms, registrations and
notices required to be filed to consummate the Closing and the
other transactions contemplated hereby and the taking of such actions as
are necessary to obtain any requisite approvals, authorizations, consents,
orders, licenses, permits, qualifications, exemptions or waivers by any Contract
counter-party, other third party or Governmental Entity. In
addition, no party hereto shall take any action after the date hereof that
could
reasonably be expected to materially delay the obtaining of, or result in not
obtaining, any permission, approval or consent from any Governmental Entity
or other Person required to be obtained prior to Closing.
(b) In
addition to and without limiting the agreements of the parties contained above,
Purchaser and Seller shall:
(i) cooperate
with each other in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry
concerning the transactions contemplated hereby commenced by any Governmental
Entity;
(ii) use
all reasonable efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby under any antitrust law;
and
(c) advise
the other parties promptly of any material communication received by such party
from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section
6.4 Publicity
No
party hereto shall, and each shall cause its controlled affiliates not to,
issue
or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement
with
respect to the execution of this Agreement without the prior written consent
of
Purchaser (in the case of publicity by Company, Seller or Parent (together,
the
“Seller Parties”)) or the prior written
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consent
of Parent, in the case of publicity by Purchaser, which consent, in each case,
shall not be unreasonably withheld. If any party determines, after
consultation with outside counsel, that it is required by applicable law or
by
any listing agreement with, or the listing rules of, a national securities
exchange or trading market to issue or cause the publication of any press
release or other announcement with respect to this Agreement, then that party
shall endeavor, on a basis reasonable under the circumstances, to provide a
meaningful opportunity to the Purchaser (in the case of publicity by any Seller
Party) or Seller (in the case of publicity by Purchaser) to review and comment
upon such press release or other public announcement, and shall give due
consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested
thereto. No Seller Party shall make any communication to customers or
announcements to its employees with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement without the prior written consent of Purchaser.
Section
6.5 Tax
Matters
(a) Seller
shall prepare and cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns for the Company and each Company Subsidiary that are due to be filed
on
or before the Closing Date.
(b) Purchaser
shall prepare and cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns for the Company and each Company Subsidiary for all periods ending
on or
prior to the Closing Date that are due to be filed after the Closing
Date. Except as required by applicable law, such Tax Returns shall be
prepared in accordance with past practice of the Company and, to the extent
that
Seller would have an indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 9.1 of
this
Agreement with respect to amounts reported on such Tax Returns, such Tax
Returns shall be subject to Seller's approval (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) and shall be delivered to the Seller at least thirty (30)
days prior to the due date (or if less than thirty (30) days remain before
filing is due, one-third (1/3) of the days remaining between Closing and the
filing due date to the extent feasible) for review and approval. Except as
required by applicable law, for the period described in Section 9.3 hereof,
Purchaser shall not file an amended Tax Return related to any Pre-Closing
Taxable Period without the Seller’s approval (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(c) Purchaser
shall prepare and cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns for the Company and each Company Subsidiary for all periods beginning
before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date. To the
extent that Seller would have an indemnification obligation pursuant to Section
9.1 of this Agreement with respect to amounts reported on such Tax Returns,
such
Tax Returns shall be subject to the Seller's approval (which approval shall
not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and shall be delivered to the Seller at
least thirty (30) days prior to the due date (or if less than thirty (30) days
remain before the filing is due, one-third (1/3) of the days remaining between
Closing and the filing due date to the extent feasible.
(d) Purchaser
shall be responsible for, and shall have sole discretion with respect to, all
Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company and each Company Subsidiary
with
respect to any taxable period that begins after the Closing Date.
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(e) The
Purchaser and the Seller will cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably
requested by the other parties, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns
of
the Company and each Company Subsidiary and any audit, litigation or other
proceeding with respect to Taxes of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary. Such cooperation will include the retention and (upon the
other party’s request) the provision of records and information reasonably
relevant to any such audit, litigation, or other proceeding and making employees
available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information
and
explanation of any material provided hereunder. The Purchaser will
cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to retain all books and records
with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date
until one (1) year following expiration of the statute of limitations (and,
to
the extent notified by the Purchaser or the Seller, any extensions thereof)
of
the respective taxable periods.
Section
6.6 [Intentionally
Omitted.]
Section
6.7 Tax
Consolidation
(a) The
Company is part of a Tax group (the “French Tax Consolidation”) the effects of
which shall remain in force after the Closing Date solely for events related
to
fiscal years during which the Company was a member of the Seller’s French Tax
Consolidation even if any such events occur after the Closing Date.
(b) The
Company shall not be entitled to any indemnification resulting from its exit
from the Seller’s Tax group with respect to net operating losses, capital loss
carryovers and other Tax attributes which the Company might have surrendered
in
the past to the Seller’s Tax group.
(c) The
Company, as a result of its exit from the Seller’s Tax group shall reimburse the
Seller for the corporation Tax advance payments which, according to Article
223 N-2 of the French Tax Code, shall be paid by the Seller on behalf of the
Company during the twelve month period following the beginning of the fiscal
year during which the Company shall be subject to French corporation Tax on
a
stand-alone basis (less the amount already paid prior to the Closing Date by
the
Company to the Seller corresponding to corporation Tax advance
payments). This reimbursement shall occur no later than the later of
(a) five (5) days following receipt by the Company, with a copy to Purchaser,
of
a written request from the Seller or Parent specifying the due date and amount
of such Tax advance payments, or (b) three (3) days before the due date of
payment of each corporation Tax advance payment by the Seller. The
Company shall be able in their sole discretion to reduce the amount of the
corporation Tax advance payments to adjust them to the estimated income of
the
current year, to the extent the Purchaser shall retain sole responsibility
for
the payment of any penalty interest and addition which may become due because
of
such reduction.
(d) The
Company shall reimburse to the Seller the amount of any Tax assessed in respect
of the Company and paid by Parent related to the fiscal year in which the
Company was a member of the French Tax Consolidation.
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Section
6.8 Repayment of
Intercompany Loan
(a) The
Company shall repay in full and satisfy all obligations under the Intercompany
Loan Agreement according to its terms. Purchaser agrees to guarantee the
obligation of Company to repay the Intercompany Loan Agreement according to
its
terms. Purchaser further agrees that in the event any creditor of the
Company is able to clawback all or any portion of the amounts that have been
repaid to Parent by the Company pursuant to the Intercompany Loan Agreement
in
connection with the Company’s failure to pay an obligation to such creditor,
Purchaser will repay to Parent the amounts that have been clawed back by the
creditor.
(b) Purchaser
acknowledges that the Company is or may be undercapitalized.
Section
6.9 Employee
Matters
(a) Consistent
with any mandatory limitations imposed by either French employment laws or
any other applicable law, (i) Seller will and will cause the Company
and any Company Subsidiary to cooperate with regard to the recruitment and
hiring of Company and any Company Subsidiary employees by Purchaser or
continuing employment with Company and any Company Subsidiary; and
(ii) Company will present offers of continued employment to such employees
of Company designated by Purchaser. Such offers will be in a form
acceptable to Purchaser and will be presented in a manner and at times
acceptable to Purchaser, subject to any mandatory limitations imposed by
either French employment laws or any other applicable law. Company
will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Purchaser with its
recruitment efforts before Closing.
(b) Company
will cooperate with Purchaser to develop appropriate communications to Company
employees regarding the Purchase and a transition plan in contemplation of
Closing, including delivering other notices to employees as requested by
Purchaser.
(c) Purchaser
agrees to allocate an aggregate amount equal to $4,000,000.00 for certain
Company employees selected by Purchaser to, on or subsequent to the
Closing, become employees of Purchaser (or an affiliate of Purchaser) or to
continue employment with Company. The $4,000,000.00 may consist of
cash, restricted stock units for Purchaser common stock granted pursuant to
Purchaser’s equity incentive plan or a combination thereof to be determined by
Purchaser in its sole discretion. The allocation of this amount among
such employees will be at Purchaser’s discretion after consultation with
management of Company. The retention bonuses will be subject to
certain conditions and retention requirements determined by Purchaser in its
sole discretion. Each such employee will have the opportunity to earn
the amount allocated for such individual should he or she meet the requirements
established by Purchaser. In the event any such employee does not
earn the amounts allocated to him or her due to failure to meet applicable
conditions or retention requirements (including failure to accept the offer
of
employment), such amounts will remain the property of Purchaser and not be
reallocated.
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(d) For
the period of three months after the Closing Date (or such shorter time period
as requested by Purchaser), Seller and Parent will use their commercially
reasonable efforts to maintain or assist Purchaser in maintaining or procuring
benefits, excluding 401(k) participation, for the Company’s and each Company
Subsidiary’s employees and Leased Employees that are substantially comparable to
the benefits currently provided to the Company’s and Company Subsidiary’s
employees and Leased employees under the Employee Benefit
Plans. Company will reimburse Seller and Parent, as applicable, for
the direct costs incurred by them (e.g., premiums, contributions, benefit
payments). Such reimbursements will be paid within 15 days of
Company’s receipt of an invoice detailing the direct costs incurred by Seller or
Parent.
Section
6.10 HSR Act and European Antitrust
Filings.
(a) Each
of Purchaser and Company will take all reasonable steps to: (i) promptly,
but in any event no later than three business days after the date of this
Agreement, make or cause to be made the filings required, if any, of such party
or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries under HSR Act with respect to
the Purchase and related transactions under this Agreement; (ii) promptly,
but in any event no later than three business days after the date of this
Agreement, make or cause to be made any other filings with all foreign
Governmental Entities in any jurisdiction in which the parties believe it
is necessary or advisable; (iii) comply in a timely manner with any request
under any Antitrust Laws (as defined in Section 6.10(b)) for additional
information, documents, or other material received by such party or any of
its affiliates or subsidiaries from the Federal Trade Commission or the
Department of Justice or other Governmental Entity in respect of such filings,
the Purchase and related transactions; and (iv) cooperate with the other
party in connection with any such filing and in connection with resolving any
investigation or other inquiry of any such agency or other Governmental Entity
under any Antitrust Laws with respect to any such filing, the Purchase and
related transactions. With regard to any communication with any
Governmental Entity regarding such filings, each party will inform the other
party: (i) before delivering any material communication to a
Governmental Entity, (ii) promptly after receiving any material
communication from a Governmental Entity, and (iii) before entering into any
proposed understanding, undertaking, or agreement with any Governmental Entity
regarding any such filings, the Purchase and related
transactions. Neither party will participate in any meeting with any
Governmental Entity in respect of any such filings, investigation, or other
inquiry without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting and, to
the
extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, the opportunity to attend and
participate; provided however that nothing herein will preclude Purchaser from
participating in discussions with a Governmental Entity without participation
by
Company where the discussions are initiated by the Governmental Entity, or
where
the subject matter in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser cannot be effectively
discussed in the presence of Company.
(b) Each
of Purchaser and Company will take all reasonable steps to resolve such
objections, if any, as may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect
to the Purchase and related transactions under the HSR Act, the Xxxxxxx
Antitrust Act of 1890, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act of 1914, as
amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, as amended, and any other
federal, state, or foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, or decrees
that
are designed to prohibit, restrict, or regulate actions having the purpose
or
effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (collectively, “Antitrust
Laws“). In connection therewith, if any administrative or
judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted)
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challenging
the Purchase as violative of any Antitrust Law, and, if by mutual agreement
Purchaser and Company decide that litigation is in their best interests, each
of
Purchaser and Company will cooperate to vigorously contest and resist any
such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed, or overturned
any decree, judgment, injunction, or other order, whether temporary,
preliminary, or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents,
or
restricts consummation of the Purchase. Each of Purchaser and Company
will take such reasonable action as may be required to cause the expiration
of
the notice periods under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws with respect to
the
Purchase and related transactions as promptly as possible after the execution
of
this Agreement. Despite anything to the contrary in this
Section 6.10(b) or in Section 6.10(a), (i) neither Purchaser nor
any of its subsidiaries will be required to divest any of their respective
businesses, product lines, or assets, or to take or agree to take any other
action or agree to any limitation that would have a material adverse effect
on
Purchaser or the music, Zune, eLive or Mobile Communications businesses of
Purchaser, as combined with the business of Company after the Closing, and
(ii) neither Company nor any Company Subsidiary will be required to divest
any of their respective businesses, product lines, or assets, or to take or
agree to take any other action or agree to any limitation that would have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, provided that this clause (ii) will not be
read
to apply to actions acceptable to Purchaser which are required to be taken
after
the Closing.
Section
6.11 Exclusivity; Acquisition
Proposals
Unless
and until this Agreement has been terminated by either party in accordance
with
Section 8.1 hereof, Seller will not and will cause Company and the Company
Subsidiaries not to (and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure
that none of its nor Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s officers, directors,
agents, employees, or affiliates, or any investment banker, financial advisor,
attorney, accountant, or other advisor, agent, or representative (collectively,
“Representatives”)) take or cause or permit any Person to take, directly
or indirectly, any of the following actions with any party other than Purchaser
and its designees: (i) solicit, encourage, initiate, or participate
in any negotiations, inquiries, or discussions with respect to any offer or
proposal to acquire all or any significant part of Company or any Company
Subsidiary, its business, assets, or capital shares, whether by
merger, amalgamation, consolidation, other business combination,
purchase of capital stock purchase of assets, license (but excluding
non-exclusive licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business), lease,
tender or exchange offer, or otherwise (each of the foregoing, a
“Restricted Transaction”); (ii) disclose, in connection with a
Restricted Transaction, any nonpublic information to any Person other than
Purchaser or its Representatives concerning Company’s or any Company
Subsidiary’s business or properties or afford to any Person other than Purchaser
or its Representatives access to its properties, books, or records, except
as
required by law or in accordance with a governmental request for information;
(iii) enter into or execute any agreement relating to a Restricted Transaction;
or (iv) make or authorize any public statement, recommendation, or solicitation
in support of any Restricted Transaction or any offer or proposal relating
to a
Restricted Transaction other than with respect to the Purchase. If
Company or any Company Subsidiary is contacted by any third party expressing
an
interest in discussing a Restricted Transaction, Company will promptly, but
in
no event later than 24 hours following Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s
knowledge of such contact, notify Purchaser in writing of such contact and
the
identity of the party so contacting Company or any Company Subsidiary and any
information conveyed to Company or any Company Subsidiary by such third party
in
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connection
with such contact or relating to such Restricted Transaction, and will promptly,
but in no event later than 24 hours, advise Purchaser of any material
modification or proposed modification thereto.
Section
6.12 Parent
Guaranty
Parent
hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Purchaser
the
timely payment and performance of all obligations, undertakings, agreements,
covenants, representations and warranties of Seller pursuant to this Agreement,
including Seller's obligation to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse the
Indemnified Parties pursuant to Article IX (all such obligations, undertakings,
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties are referred to herein
as
“Parent Guaranteed Obligations”). This guarantee shall be a
guarantee of payment and not of collection. Parent agrees that this
guarantee shall not be discharged or otherwise affected by (i) any extension
of
time with respect to or failure to enforce any Parent Guaranteed Obligation,
(ii) any failure by Purchaser to give notice of default to Parent or any other
notice, (iii) any transfer by Parent of its interest in Seller, (iv) any
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization
of Seller, or (v) any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a
legal or equitable defense or discharge of a guarantor.
Section
6.13 Approval of Audited
Financial Statements
The
parties hereby acknowledge that
under applicable law and French auditing standards, (i) the Company’s audited
unconsolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2007 and the related audited
unconsolidated statements of income and cash flow are not considered final
until
approved by the shareholders of the Company, and (ii) a meeting of the Company’s
shareholders for the purpose of approving those audited financial statements
has
been called for November 27, 2007. If the Closing occurs on or prior
to November 27, 2007, without prejudice to the representations of Seller
contained in Section 3.7, Seller shall have no liability to Purchaser under
this
Agreement or otherwise resulting from any failure to hold a shareholders’
meeting to approve the audited financial statements or resulting from any
failure of the shareholders of the Company to approve such audited financial
statements, and Purchaser hereby covenants not to make (or to permit the Company
to make) any claim against Seller or Parent as a result of any such failure
to
hold a shareholders meeting for such purpose or any such failure of the
shareholders of the Company to approve such audited financial
statements.
ARTICLE VII | CONDITIONS |
Section
7.1 Conditions to
Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Closing
The
respective obligations of each party to effect the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each
of
the following conditions:
(a) Antitrust
Approvals. The expiration or termination of the waiting period
(and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Purchase
under
the applicable antitrust laws shall have expired or terminated and all
applicable filings shall have been made and all applicable approvals shall
have
been obtained under the applicable foreign antitrust laws.
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(b) No
Injunction. There shall be no effective injunction, writ or
preliminary restraining order or any order or ruling of any nature issued by,
and no lawsuit shall have been filed by, (i) a Governmental Entity or arbitral
body of competent jurisdiction in the United States or (ii) the European Union
Court of Justice or European Commission, or any agency thereof, ordering, ruling
or seeking an order (x) prohibiting the Purchase (or any portion thereof) from
being consummated as provided herein, or (y) restraining, conditioning or
requiring any change of any material term contained herein.
Section
7.2 Conditions to
Obligations of the Purchaser to Effect the Closing
The
obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the
following additional conditions:
(a) Governmental
Consents. Except for the approvals required under laws relating to antitrust
and competition, all consents or orders of, or registrations, declarations
or
filings with, all Governmental Entities required to be made or obtained prior
to
the Closing in connection with the execution, delivery or performance hereof
shall have been obtained or made, except where the failure to have obtained
or
made any such consent, order, registration, declaration or filing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller set
forth in Articles III (without giving effect to any materiality or Company
Material Adverse Effect qualifications) shall be true and correct as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent
such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in
which case as of such earlier date), except as would not, individually or in
the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
(provided that this Company Material Adverse Effect exception shall not apply
to
the Company representations and warranties in Section 3.2 (Capitalization),
which shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as though made on and
as
of the Closing Date).
(c) Performance
of Obligations of Seller. Seller shall have performed and
complied in all material respects with the covenants and agreements required
to
be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement, taken as a whole,
at
or prior to the Closing.
(d) No
Company Material Adverse Effect. Between the date hereof and the
Closing Date, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Organizational
Documents. All statutory registers and other books and records of
Seller relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries including but not
limited to the Company’s comptes d’actionnaires and
registre des mouvements de titres shall have been delivered by Parent and
Seller to Purchaser.
(f) Works
Council. Parent and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser evidence
that the Company’s works council has been consulted and has rendered an opinion
on the Purchase.
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(g) Escrow
Agreement. The Escrow Agreement shall have been duly executed by
Seller and the Escrow Agent and delivered to Purchaser.
(h) Resignation
Letters. Parent and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser resignation
letters for each director of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary.
(i) Other
Documents. Parent and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser such
other documents as are required to be delivered by Parent and Seller to
Purchaser at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(j) Secretary
Certificate. The Purchaser shall have received a certificate duly
executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Seller dated as of
the
Closing Date certifying the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections
7.2(a) through 7.2(d), inclusive.
Section
7.3 Conditions to
Obligations of Seller to Effect the Closing
The
obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the
following additional conditions:
(a) Governmental
Consents. Except for the approvals required under laws relating
to antitrust and competition, all consents or orders of, or registrations,
declarations or filings with, all Governmental Entities required to be made
or
obtained prior to the Closing in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance hereof shall have been obtained or made, except where the failure
to
have obtained or made any such consent, order, registration, declaration would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Purchaser set forth in Article IV (without giving effect to any materiality
qualification) shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as though made
on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier
date).
(c) Performance
of Obligations by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have
performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and
agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement,
taken as a whole, at or prior to the Closing.
(d) Escrow
Agreement. The Escrow Agreement shall have been executed by
Purchaser and the Escrow Agent and delivered to Parent and Seller.
(e) Other
Documents. The Purchaser shall deliver to Seller such other
documents as are required to be delivered by Purchaser to Seller at or prior
to
the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
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(f) Secretary
Certificate. The Shareholder shall have received a certificate
duly executed by the Secretary of the Purchaser dated as of the Closing Date
certifying the fulfillment of the conditions specified in Sections 7.3(a)
through 7.3(c) inclusive.
ARTICLE VIII | TERMINATION |
Section
8.1 Termination
This
Agreement may be terminated:
(a) in
writing by mutual consent of the parties;
(b) by
written notice from Seller to Purchaser, in the event the Purchaser shall have
breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements set forth
in
this Agreement required to be performed by it at or prior to Closing, or if
any
representation or warranty of Purchaser shall have become untrue, in either
case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3 would not be satisfied
and such failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days following
Seller having notified Purchaser of its intent to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 8.1(b);
(c) by
written notice from Purchaser to Seller, in the event either Seller shall have
breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or agreements set forth
in
this Agreement required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing Date,
or if any representations or warranty of either Seller shall have become untrue,
in either case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 would not
be
satisfied and such failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days
following Purchaser having notified Seller of its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c);
(d) by
written notice by Seller to Purchaser or Purchaser to Seller, as the case may
be, in the event the Closing has not occurred on or prior to March 15, 2007
(the
“Expiration Date”) for any reason (including the pendency of any claims,
action, suit investigation or other proceeding by any Governmental Entity or
other Person that questions the validity or legality of the Agreement or any
other transaction contemplated hereby or seeks damages in connection therewith)
other than delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such termination;
or
(e) by
written notice by Seller to Purchaser or Purchaser to Seller, as the case may
be, if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction or arbitral body shall
have issued an injunction, writ or restraining order and would prevent any
of
the conditions to the obligations of the party giving such notice contained
in
Article VII from being satisfied.
Section
8.2 Specific
Performance and Other Remedies.
Each
party hereby acknowledges that the rights of each party to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby are special, unique and of extraordinary
character and that, in the event that any party violates or fails or refuses
to
perform any covenant or agreement made by it herein, the non-breaching party
may
be without adequate remedy at law. In the event that any party
violates or fails or refuses to perform any covenant or agreement made by such
party
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herein,
the non-breaching party or parties may, subject to the terms hereof and in
addition to any remedy at law for damages or other relief, institute and
prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce specific
performance of such covenant or agreement or seek any other equitable
relief.
Section
8.3 Effect of
Termination.
In
the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article VIII, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or
obligations on the part of any party or its partners, officers, directors or
stockholders except for the obligations under the confidentiality agreement,
dated October 26, 2007, between Parent and Purchaser, Section 6.4
(Publicity), Section 6.12 (Parent Guaranty), Section 8.2 (Effect of
Termination), and Article X, each of which shall survive the termination
pursuant to this Article VIII. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
contained in this Section 8.3 shall relieve any party from liability for any
willful and material breach hereof occurring prior to the Termination
Date.
ARTICLE IX | INDEMNIFICATION |
Section
9.1 Indemnification
by Seller
Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article IX, Seller shall indemnify, hold
harmless and reimburse Purchaser and any employee, director, officer, affiliate,
or agent of Purchaser (the “Indemnified Parties”) for any payment, loss,
liability, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses)
or other damages (but excluding indirect, consequential, special, exemplary,
punitive or other similar damages) (collectively, “Damages”) arising out
of or resulting from: (a) any inaccuracy in any of the warranties or
representations of Seller in this Agreement, (b) any failure by Seller to
perform or comply with any covenant or obligation of Seller in this Agreement,
(c) any amount required to be paid by Seller to Purchaser pursuant to
Section 1.3(h) to the extent not paid in accordance with such section, or (d)
any Third Party Claim (as defined below) arising out of or resulting from
clauses (a) through (b) above.
Section
9.2 Procedure for
Third Party Claims
(a) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any
action or demand or claim by a third party (a “Third Party Claim”) which
gives rise to Damages, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against Seller, give notice to the Seller of its assertion
of such claim for indemnification and of the commencement of the action of
its
assertion of such claim for indemnification and of the commencement of the
action or assertion of the Third Party Claim with respect to which the claim
for
indemnification pertains. Failure to notify the Seller within a
reasonable period shall relieve the Seller of any liability that it may have
to
any Indemnified Party but only to the extent materially prejudiced
thereby. If any such action shall be brought or a Third Party Claim
shall be asserted against an Indemnified Party and it shall give notice to
Seller of the commencement or assertion thereof, Seller shall be entitled,
at
its own expense to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish,
to
assume the defense thereof and, after notice from the Seller to such Indemnified
Party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Seller shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this Article IX for any fees of other
counsel or any other expense
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(unless
such fees or expenses are incurred at the request of the Seller), in each case
subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense
thereof. If the Seller receives notice of any action or Third Party
Claim pursuant to this Section 9.2, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified
Party as to whether, at its expense, it intends to control the defense
thereof. If the Seller defends an action, it shall have full control
over the litigation or other proceeding, including settlement and compromise
thereof, subject only to the following: (a) no compromise or settlement thereof
may be effected by the Seller without the Indemnified Party’s consent unless (i)
there is no finding or admission of any violation of law and no effect on any
other claims that may be made against the Indemnified Party and (ii) the sole
relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Seller and
(b)
in the case of any proceeding in respect of Taxes, (i) at the request of the
Indemnified Party, the litigation shall be jointly controlled by the Seller
and
the Indemnified Party, and (ii) no compromise or settlement thereof may be
effected by the Seller without the Indemnified Party’s written consent. If
notice is given to the Seller of the commencement of any action and it does
not,
within twenty (20) days after the Indemnified Party’s notice is given, give
notice to the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense thereof,
the Indemnified Party shall have full control over the litigation,
including settlement and compromise thereof; provided, that any such settlement
shall not be determinative of the existence of or amount of Damages relating
to
such claim, except with the consent of the Seller.
(b) With
respect to any Third Party Claim subject to indemnification under this Article
IX, the parties shall cooperate in such a manner as to preserve in full (to
the
extent practicable) the confidentiality of all confidential information and
the
attorney-client and work-product privileges. In connection therewith,
each party agrees that: (i) it will use reasonable efforts, in respect of any
Third Party Claim in which it has assumed or has participated in the defense,
to
avoid production of confidential information or the other party (consistent
with
applicable law and rules of procedure), and (ii) all communications between
any
parties hereto and counsel responsible for or participating in the defense
of
any Third Party Claim will, to the extent possible, be made so as to preserve
an
applicable attorney-client or work-product privilege.
Section
9.3 Claims Period;
Limitation on Indemnification
(a) No
claim for indemnification under Section 9.1 of this Agreement may be made unless
notice of such claim or a related claim is delivered by Purchaser to
Seller on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing
Date; provided, however that the indemnity period for claims for
breaches of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in Section
3.2
(Capitalization), Section 3.3 (Authorization; Validity of Agreement), Section
3.12 (Taxes) shall be, in each case, the applicable statute of limitations
period.
(b) In
no event shall Seller’s aggregate indemnification obligations pursuant to
Section 9.1 (other than obligations relating to any inaccuracy in any of the
warranties or representations of Seller in Section 3.2 (a)-(c) (Capitalization),
Section 3.3 (Authorization; Validity of Agreement), or Section 3.12(e) in
respect of any Tax imposed upon Seller or Seller’s Tax group (i) that
constitutes a tax associated with the business, assets, or operations of Seller
or Seller’s Tax group (exclusive of the Company and any Company Subsidiary) as
distinct from the business, assets, or operations of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries, (ii) in respect of
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which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary is vicariously liable under applicable
law
and (iii) that has been paid by Company, any Company Subsidiary, Purchaser
or
any Subsidiary thereof) exceed the Initial Escrow Amount.
(c) The
provisions for indemnity contained in Section 9.1 shall become effective only
in
the event that the aggregate amount of all indemnifiable Damages for which
Seller is liable under this Article IX exceeds $400,000 (the “Indemnification
Basket”), and then only for the amount by which such indemnifiable damages
exceed the Indemnification Basket. However, the Indemnification
Basket does not apply to claims arising from any inaccuracy in any of the
warranties or representations of Seller in Section 3.2 (Capitalization), or
Section 3.3 (Authorization; Validity of Agreement).
Section
9.4 Additional
Limitations on Indemnification
The
Purchaser agrees that, for itself and on behalf of the Indemnified Parties,
that
with respect to each indemnification obligation in this Agreement, all Damages
shall be net of (i) any insurance proceeds or other payments received from
third
parties which have been recovered by the Indemnified Party in connection with
the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification under this Agreement
and
(ii) any Tax Benefit realized by the Indemnified Parties in connection with
such
Damages. In any case where an Indemnified Party actually recovers
from a third person (including an insurer) any amount, in each case in respect
of a matter for which Seller has indemnified it pursuant to this Article IX,
such Indemnified Party shall promptly pay over to the Seller the amount so
recovered after deducting therefrom the amount of expenses incurred by it in
procuring such recovery, including any prospective or increased premiums or
costs, but not in excess of the sum of (i) any amount previously paid by the
Seller to or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in respect of such claim and
(ii) any amount expended by the Seller in pursuing or defending any claim
arising out of such matter.
Section
9.5 Fraud
The
parties hereto agree that nothing in this Agreement, including but not limited
to this ARTICLE IX, shall limit or impair the obligations of any party hereto
under applicable law for Damages arising out of fraud by such
party.
Section
9.6 Duty to Mitigate
Damages
The
parties hereto agree that nothing in this Agreement shall limit or impair the
obligations (if any) of any party hereto under applicable law or equitable
principles to mitigate the Damages otherwise subject to indemnification under
this Agreement.
Section
9.7 Tax Effect of
Indemnification Payments
All
indemnity payments made by Seller to the Indemnified Parties pursuant to this
Agreement shall be treated for all Tax purposes as adjustments to the
consideration paid with respect to the Shares.
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Section
9.8 Exclusive
Remedy
Subject
to Section 9.5, the right to obtain indemnification pursuant to this Article
IX
shall be the Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy against Seller for
any breach by Seller of the terms of this Agreement, or any other claim or
cause
of action against any Seller, whether in contract, tort, under statute or
otherwise arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE X | MISCELLANEOUS |
Section
10.1 Amendment and Modification;
Waiver
(a) This
Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects,
but
only by a written instrument signed by all of the parties hereto expressly
stating that such instrument is intended to amend, modify or supplement this
Agreement.
(b) At
any time prior to the Closing Date, either party hereto may (i) extend the
time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party,
(ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other
party contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to
this
Agreement or (iii) waive compliance by the other parties with any of the
agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the
part
of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in
an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of such party. The failure
of
any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement
or
otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.
Section
10.2 Expenses
All
costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party
incurring such expenses, except as specifically provided to the contrary in
this
Agreement and except that Seller and Purchaser shall each equally bear the
fees
payable in connection with the filings under applicable antitrust
laws.
Section
10.3 Notices
All
notices or other communications made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given (a) when hand
delivered to the other parties (b) when sent by facsimile if sent during normal
business hours of the recipient with confirmation of sending to the fax number
set forth below, or if sent outside normal business hours with confirmation
of
sending, then notice shall be deemed to have been duly given on the next
business day; or (c) upon proof of delivery by an internationally recognized
courier service, such as DHL, to the parties at the following addresses (or
at
such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
(a) if
to Purchaser, to:
Microsoft
Corporation
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
XXX
Telephone: x0
000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Associate General Counsel
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
XXX
Telephone: x0
000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
and
to
Proskauer
Rose
000
xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Facsimile: x000
00 00 00 00
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
and
(b) if
to the Seller, to:
Openwave
Systems Holdings (France), SAS
000
xxx xx xx Xxxxxx
00000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Telephone: x0
000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xx
if
to the Company, to:
Musiwave,
SA
00/00
xxx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Telephone: x000
00 00 00 00
Facsimile: x000
00 00 00 00
Attention: Guillaume
Decugis
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if
to the Parent, to:
Openwave
Systems, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
X.X.X.
Telephone: x0
000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxx
Xx
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
U.S.A.
Telephone: x0
000-000-0000
Facsimile: x0
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Section
10.4 Certain
Definitions
For
the purposes of this Agreement, the term:
“Agreement”
means this Stock Purchase Agreement (including the Disclosure
Schedule).
“Accounting
Arbitrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f).
“Balance
Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
“Base
Working Capital Deficit Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(a).
“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Closing
Date” means the date on which the Closing occurs.
“Closing
Date WCDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(d).
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Company”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company
Governing Documents” means the Company certificate of incorporation and
the Company bylaws.
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“Company
IP” means Owned Company IP and Licensed Company IP.
“Company
IP Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.13(b).
“Company
Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, development,
circumstance or condition, in each case, occurring after the date of this
Agreement (an “Effect”) that has a material adverse effect on the assets,
liabilities, financial condition, business or results of operations of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that no Effects resulting from, relating to or arising out
of
the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse
Effect, and no Effects resulting from, relating to or arising out of the
following shall be taken into account when determining whether a Company
Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is expected to occur: (i) general
economic conditions (or changes therein) in the United States or European Union,
or in any country in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
conducts business or in the global economy as a whole; (ii) general changes
or
developments in any of the industries in which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary operates to the extent that such changes and developments do not
have
a materially disproportionate effect on the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies of comparable size
to the Company operating in such industry or industries, (iii) any applicable
change in law, rule or regulation or GAAP or interpretation of any of the
foregoing; (iv) conditions arising out of acts of terrorism, war, weather
conditions or other force majeure events to the extent that such
conditions do not have a materially disproportionate effect on the Company
and
the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (v) effects related directly to
the
public announcement of the execution of this Agreement, the Purchase or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the pendency of the
Purchase or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (vi)
compliance with the terms of, or taking of any action required by, this
Agreement, or the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement;
and
(vii) any action taken, or failure to take action, to which Purchaser has
expressly consented or requested.
“Company
Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.14(b).
“Company
Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(b).
“Company
Products” means products distributed and services performed by Company
or the Company Subsidiaries.
“Company
Software Products” means all software written and owned by the Company
which is in general release by the Company.
“Contract”
means any contract, agreement, obligation, undertaking, binding commitment,
lease, license, mortgage, bond, note incentive or instrument, whether written
or
oral, that is legally binding, and relates to the Company or any Company
Subsidiaries.
“Damages”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“Determination
Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f).
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“Disclosure
Schedule” means the disclosure schedule of the Company delivered by the
Company to the Purchaser dated as of the date hereof.
“Employee
Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.11(c).
“Environmental
Claims” means any written and formal administrative, regulatory or
judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, Liens, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings under any
Environmental Law or any permit issued under any such Environmental Law,
including, without limitation, (A) any such actions or claims by
Governmental Entities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedies
or
other actions or damages pursuant to applicable Environmental Law and (B) any
Environmental Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution,
indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting
from
Hazardous Materials from the Company’s operations.
“Environmental
Law” means any national or local statute, law, rule, regulation and any
judicial or administrative interpretation thereof binding on the Company or
its
operations or property as of the date hereof governing pollution or protection
of the environment, Hazardous Materials, or exposure of any Person to Hazardous
Materials.
“Equity
Interests” means options, warrants, calls, pre-emptive rights,
subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any
kind, including any stockholder rights plan, relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, obligating the Company
or any Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued,
transferred or sold any shares of capital stock or voting debt of, or other
equity interest in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, or
obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter
into
any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement,
arrangement or commitment.
“Exchange
Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Expenses”
means the fees (including financial advisory and professional fees), costs,
expenses, bonuses, and charges incurred by Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including fees for services
provided by Xxxxxxx Lynch, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Xxxxx
& XxXxxxxx or any other advisors.
“Expiration
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d).
“Final
Closing Date WCDA” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(e).
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied
on a
consistent basis.
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“Governmental
Entity” means any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or
commission or other governmental or other regulatory authority or agency,
foreign, federal, state, local or supranational entity.
“Hazardous
Materials” means (A) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive
materials, asbestos, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric
fluid containing regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas;
and (B) any chemicals, materials or substances regulated as “hazardous
substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous
wastes.” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic
substances,” or “toxic pollutants,” under applicable Environmental
Law.
“include,”
“includes,” and “including” when used in this
Agreement will be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without
limitation” if not already followed by such words or words of similar
effect.
“Indebtedness”
means all indebtedness for borrowed money, determined without duplication,
and
includes notes; capitalized leases; bank term and revolving credit loans;
obligations related to drawn letters of credit; bonds evidencing funded
indebtedness; debentures; borrowings from lending institutions other than banks;
subordinated loans and subordinated debt securities with or without stated
maturity; bank bills; bank overdrafts; obligations with respect to the factoring
or discounting of accounts receivable and other instruments; any dividends
payable to Seller; and accrued interest and expense and penalties on any of
the
foregoing (including prepayment penalties).
“Indemnification
Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4.
“Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“Intellectual
Property” means any or all U.S. and foreign: (i) patents and
applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions,
provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof
(“Patents”); (ii) copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications
therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world
(“Copyrights”); (iii) trademarks, service marks, names, corporate names,
trade names, domain names, logos, slogans, trade dress, and other similar
designations of source or origin, including any registrations and applications
for any of the foregoing, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the
foregoing (“Trademarks”); (iv) trade secrets (including, those trade
secrets defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and under corresponding foreign
statutory and common law), confidential information and know-how, including
in
databases and data collections (“Trade Secrets”); (v) any similar or
equivalent rights to any of the foregoing (as applicable), and (vi) all rights
and remedies against past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation,
or other violation thereof.
“Intercompany
Loan Agreement” means the Revolving Loan Agreement by and between the
Company and Seller dated as of May 10, 2006, as amended on January 24, 2007
and
on August 30, 2007.
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“Knowledge”
means the actual knowledge of Guillaume Decugis, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Pacôme Xxxxxx, Xxxx Li, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, François
Plancke and Xxxxxxx de la Xxxx, after reasonable inquiry.
“Legal
Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Licensed
Company IP” means all Intellectual Property that is licensed to the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries by third parties and material to
the
conduct of the business of the Company.
“Lien”
means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, security interest or similar
interest (but excluding licenses and other agreements related to Intellectual
Property granted in the ordinary course of business) other than Permitted
Liens.
“Owned
Company IP” means all Intellectual Property that is owned by the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and material to the conduct of the
business of the Company.
“Permitted
Liens” means (a) Liens reflected in a consolidated balance sheet as of
the Balance Sheet Date, (b) Liens consisting of zoning or planning restrictions,
easements, permits and other restrictions or limitations on the use of real
property or irregularities in title thereto, which do not materially impair
the
value of such properties or the use of such properties by the Company or any
of
the Company Subsidiaries in the operation of its respective business, (c) Liens
for current Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on property
not
yet due and payable and Liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which an adequate reserve has been provided
on the appropriate financial statements, (d) deposits or pledges made in
connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance or similar programs mandated by law, and (e) statutory liens in favor
of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen for labor, materials or
supplies and other like liens, and (f) statutory liens to secure obligations
to
landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements.
“Person”
means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint
venture, Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.
“Pre-Closing
Taxable Period” means any taxable period ending on or before the
Closing Date, or with respect to a taxable period ending after the Closing
Date
but beginning before the Closing, the portion of such taxable period ending
on
and including the Closing Date.
“Preliminary
Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(c).
“Preliminary
Closing Date WCDA” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(c).
“Proposed
Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(d).
“Purchase”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
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“Purchase
Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Purchaser”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Reconciliation
Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(f).
“Registered
IP” means all Intellectual Property that is registered, applied for, or
issued with or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or Internet domain
name registrar, including all issued Patents, registered Copyrights, registered
Trademarks, domain names and all applications for any of the
foregoing.
“Release”
means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping,
or emitting into or upon any land or water or air.
“Seller”
has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Shares”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Subsidiary”
means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
of
which (i) at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock
of, or other equity interests, having by their terms ordinary voting power
to
elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar
functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly
or
indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (ii)
such
Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding
any such partnership where such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person does
not
have a majority of the voting interest in such partnership).
“Tax”
or “Taxes” means all national, state, local, and foreign taxes,
and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or through
withholding), including any interest, additions to tax, or penalties applicable
thereto, imposed by any tax authority.
“Tax
Benefit” shall mean in the case of any particular Damage in respect of
which any claim that may be sought hereunder, a reduction in the tax liability
of any Indemnified Party, the Company or the Company Subsidiary, as the case
may
be, actually realized by such party or reasonably anticipated to be realized
by
such party no later than during the taxable year immediately following the
taxable year in which the indemnifying party makes a payment to the Indemnified
Party in respect of such Damage.
“Tax
Claim” means any audit, investigation, litigation or other proceeding
conducted by or with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.
“Tax
Returns” means any return, report, certificate, form or similar
statement or document or other communications required or permitted to be
supplied to, or filed with, a Governmental Entity in connection with the
determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of
any
laws relating to any Tax.
“Third
Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
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“Total
Current Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(b).
“Total
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b).
“Working
Capital Deficit Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.3(b).
Section
10.5 Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile by the parties hereto, in
any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart hereof shall have been
signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
Section
10.6 Entire Agreement; No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
This
Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule) and that certain side letter
agreement of even date herewith among Purchaser, Parent and Seller:
(a) constitute
the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and
oral, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and
(b) are
not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights
or remedies hereunder.
Section
10.7 Severability
Any
term or provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void 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 jurisdiction or
other authority declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, void
or
unenforceable, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall
have the power to reduce the scope, duration, area or applicability of the
term
or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid,
void 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.
Section
10.8 Governing
Law
This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of
Delaware, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
Section
10.9 Waiver of Jury
Trial
EACH
OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL
BY
JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF
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OR
RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section
10.10 Jurisdiction
The
parties hereto agree that any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of,
or
based on any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal court located
in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court and each of the parties
hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and
of
the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such proceeding and
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that
it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding
in any such court or that any such proceeding brought in any such court has
been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such proceeding may
be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the
jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each
party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 10.3
shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section
10.11 Assignment
This
Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
parties, except that Purchaser may assign this Agreement to a subsidiary without
the consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence,
but without relieving any party hereto of any obligation hereunder, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by
the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Purchaser, Seller, Company and Parent (solely for purposes
of
Section 6.2(b), Section 6.4 and Section 6.12) have caused this Agreement to
be
signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
first written above.
PURCHASER:
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MICROSOFT
CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SELLER:
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OPENWAVE
SYSTEMS HOLDINGS (FRANCE), SAS
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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COMPANY:
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MUSIWAVE,
SA
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PARENT:
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By:
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Name:
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SIGNATURE
PAGE TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
List
of Exhibits
Exhibit
1.3(c)
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Preliminary
Closing Balance Sheet
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Exhibit
1.4
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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