ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of this 18th day of
July, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), by
and between IMPLANT SCIENCES CORPORATION, a Massachusetts corporation, with its
principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Seller”) and BEST
MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Virginia corporation with its principal place of
business at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (“Purchaser”). Capitalized
terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in these recitals, throughout
this Agreement.
R
E C I T A L S:
R-1 Seller has Ytterbium and
Dura Plaque products, materials, inventory, and machinery for the treatment of
cancer and other diseases (collectively referred to as “Seller’s Ytterbium
Business”); and
R-2 Purchaser is in the
business of the manufacture and distribution of products and related inventory
relating to vascular brachytherapy and radiation therapy for use in the medical
specialties of Cardiology, Oncology and Urology, including brachytherapy seeds
and related accessories (“Purchaser’s Brachytherapy
Business”); and
R-3 Seller desires to sell
and Purchaser desires to acquire Seller’s Ytterbium Business, together with all
related intellectual property, technology and know-how (“Intellectual Property
Rights”) associated therewith, and all records and other documentation
in the actual possession or control of
Seller which are reasonably relevant to the Seller’s Ytterbium Business, including (i) information
regarding the Intellectual Property Rights,
(ii) information regarding vendors to the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business, including pricing and ordering
information, contact information, purchase orders and material correspondence,
and (iii) regulatory records, including licensing records, permits, shipping
records, contact information and material correspondence) (“Records”)
(collectively referred to sometimes as the “Acquired Assets”)
upon and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the recitals set forth
above, which are hereby incorporated by reference, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Article
I.
Purchase of
Assets
1.1. Purchase of
Assets. On and subject to the terms and conditions contained
in this Agreement, at Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, convey, transfer and
deliver to Purchaser the Acquired Assets including but not limited to those
shown on Schedule
1.1, including any Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of any
and all liens, encumbrances, mortgages, pledges, charges or other security
interests (collectively, “Security Interests”)
or unassumed liabilities and obligations, and all right, title, interest and
goodwill therein of every kind and nature currently owned by the Seller, subject
only to the patent license dated as of June 30, 2008, pursuant to which Seller
has previously granted to International Brachytherapy S.A. (“IBt”) a perpetual,
exclusive worldwide, royalty-free license (together with the related Security
Agreement dated as of June 30, 2008, the “Xenation License”) to
use and practice, solely in IBt’s business of using Xenation machines to implant
Xenon-124 atoms and other ions into brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of
diseases, of (i) U.S. Patent Number 6,183,409, for which the pertinent claims
are 9 through 13; (ii) any foreign counterparts of the aforementioned patent;
and (iii) any reissue, continuation, divisional or continuation-in-part
applications claiming priority directly or indirectly from any such patent, and
such patents as may issue from any such application, and also including the
right to claim priority under any applicable statute, treaty or convention based
on any of said patent applications. A true and correct copy of the Xenation
License is attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
1.2. Assumed
Liabilities. At Closing, Purchaser shall assume all
liabilities and obligations of Seller with respect to Seller’s Ytterbium
Business agreements identified in Schedule 1.2 (“Assumed
Liabilities”), which are not delinquent or in default as of the Closing
Date. Except for the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser will not assume
any of the liabilities or obligations of the Seller, including, but not limited
to, liability for any debt, contract, claim, obligation or liability of Seller,
of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown, contingent or absolute now or
in the future.
1.3. Purchase
Price. In consideration of the conveyance to Purchaser of the
Acquired Assets, the Purchaser shall pay to Seller consideration in the amount
of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) (“Purchase
Price”). Seller and Purchaser mutually agree that the Purchase
Price shall be allocated as indicated in Schedule 1.3 and that
neither Party shall take, for tax purposes, any position inconsistent with that
allocation. Purchaser shall pay to Seller One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) of the Purchase Price upon the execution of this
Agreement. Purchaser shall pay to Seller an additional One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) within thirty (30) days after the Effective
Date. Purchaser shall pay to Seller the final Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, the date of such
payment to be mutually agreed between Purchaser and Seller and to be referred to
in this Agreement as the “Closing” or the
“Closing Date.”
All such payments shall be made by Purchaser in cash, by bank or certified check
or by wire transfer of immediatley available funds to an account designated by
Seller. None of the Purchaser’s payments shall be refundable except to the
extent set forth in Article VI of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II.
Representations and
Warranties of Seller
As used in this Article II, the term “Knowledge” (or words of such import) means, respect to the
Seller, the Knowledge of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
and any of Seller’s corporate
officers; and the “Knowledge” of any of such corporate officers means the actual
knowledge of such persons or the knowledge that such persons should have
obtained after reasonable inquiry of the matter or during the course of the
performance of such officer’s usual duties on behalf of Seller; provided, however, that no such person shall be required to consult any
docket or public records or make any inquiry of any unrelated third
parties. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as
follows:
2.1. Corporate
Organization. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and has full power and authority to transact business as it
currently does.
2.2. Authorization of
Transaction. Seller represents that the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement does not constitute a sale of
substantially all of its assets or any other transaction that would require
approval of Seller’s shareholders or the Securities and Exchange Commission in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing:
(a) Seller’s
board of directors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and has approved the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and
(b) Assuming
the due authorization and execution of this Agreement by Purchaser, this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable
against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualifications that
enforcement of the rights and remedies created hereby is subject to (i)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and
other laws of general obligation affecting the rights and remedies of creditors,
(ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in equity or at law), and (iii) the availability of specific
performance or other equitable or legal remedies specified therein.
2.3. Noncontravention. Neither
the execution, the delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the assignment to be executed
hereunder) will:
(a) violate
any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, order, decree, ruling,
charge or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, arbitrator
or court to which Seller is subject; or
(b) conflict
with, result in breach of, or constitute default under, or result in any right
to accelerate or result in the creation of any Security Interest pursuant to, or
right of termination under, any provision of any agreement of Seller, or require
the consent of any other party to any contract, note, loan agreement, indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust or other contract, license, assignment, agreement or
instrument to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound, which consent was
not received, except as set forth on Schedule 2.3(b);
or
(c) conflict
with the Articles of Organization or Bylaws of Seller; or
(d) require
the approval, authorization, consent of or notice to any government or
governmental agency in order for the parties hereto to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4. Broker Fees. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.4, Seller
has no obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller has entered into no agreement and has taken no
action that could cause Purchaser to become liable or obligated to pay any fees
or commissions due and owing to any Person identified on Schedule 2.4 or
otherwise.
2.5. Title to Acquired
Assets. Seller has good and marketable title to all of the
Acquired Assets, including tangible and intangible property rights and
intellectual property rights relating thereto and none of the Acquired Assets or
use thereof is subject to any Security Interest, restrictions, claims, licenses
(except for (i) liens for unpaid taxes which are not yet due and (ii) the
Xenation License) or rights of others of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
2.6. Business and Intellectual
Property Rights. With respect to the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and
Intellectual Property Rights to be acquired by the Purchaser hereunder, Seller
represents that, subject only to the Xenation License:
(a) Seller
owns, has the unrestricted right to use, has sole and exclusive possession of
and has good and valid title to, or possesses the right to use pursuant to a
valid and enforceable license, sublicense agreement or permission, all of the
Acquired Assets and all of the Intellectual Property Rights. Seller
has the full right and authority to transfer its right, title and interest in or
to the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual Property Rights to
Purchaser;
(b) Schedule 2.6(b)
identifies all portions of the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and Intellectual
Property Rights which Seller owns or uses by right of a license, sublicense
agreement or permission and true, correct and complete copies of any such
licenses, sublicense agreements or permissions are attached to Schedule 2.6(b)
(“License
Agreements”). All License Agreements are: (i) legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect and will continue to be legal,
valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect after the consummation
of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement; (ii) no party to any
License Agreement is in default, and no event has occurred that with notice or
lapse of time would constitute a breach or default or permit termination,
modification or acceleration thereunder; and (iii) no party to any License
Agreement has repudiated any provision thereof;
(c) Seller
owns or possesses the right to use the Acquired Assets and the Intellectual
Property Rights free and clear of any Security Interests (except for liens for
unpaid taxes which are not yet due), licenses or assignments of any kind or
nature whatsoever, or other restrictions or limitations regarding use or
disclosure. Seller is not obligated whatsoever to make any payments
by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner of, licensor of, or other
claimant with respect to the Acquired Assets or the Intellectual Property
Rights;
(d) Seller
has taken all reasonable actions to maintain and protect the confidential and
proprietary nature of the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual
Property Rights, including generally requiring that employees and agents sign
non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements, or have confidentiality clauses in
their agreements. The non-disclosure or
confidentiality agreements signed by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx are
attached to this Agreement as Schedule 2.6(d);
(e) The
Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the Intellectual Property Rights are not subject
to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or
charge. There is no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim or demand currently pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened by any Person that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability,
use or effectiveness of Seller’s ownership interest in the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business and the Intellectual Property Rights, and Seller knows of no grounds
for the same;
(f) To
Seller’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the use
of the Intellectual Property Rights by the Seller do not infringe the rights of
any Person nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, is any infringing use of the Intellectual
Property Rights ongoing by any Person. To the Seller’s Knowledge, the
Business and the use of the Intellectual Property Rights does not infringe or
violate any trade secrets, plans and specifications, patents, copyrights, trade
names, registered and common law trademarks, trademark applications, service
marks, service xxxx applications, computer programs and other computer software,
inventions, know-how, technology, proprietary processes and formulae or other
intellectual property rights of any other Person. To the Seller’s
Knowledge, the Seller has not and is not using any confidential, copyrighted,
patented and trade secret information or other intellectual property rights of
any other Person in the Seller’s Ytterbium Business or in the maintenance,
operation and use of the Intellectual Property Rights;
(g) Except as
set forth on Schedule
2.6(g), Seller has never agreed to indemnify any Person for or against
any interference, infringement, misappropriation or other conflict with respect
to the Intellectual Property Rights;
(h) No
approval of any third party will be required for the Seller to transfer Seller’s
rights in the Acquired Assets and the Intellectual Property Rights to Purchaser,
except as set forth on Schedule
2.6(h);
(i) No person
or entity other than the Seller owns, has any rights in, including any
Intellectual Property Rights, or claims any ownership of, any portion or part of
the Seller’s Ytterbium Business;
(j) Schedule 2.6(j) sets
forth a list of all license agreements, royalty agreements, development
agreements, security instruments and any other agreements or writings whereby
the Seller has given any currently enforceable interest, license, Security
Interest, exclusive or otherwise, in the Seller’s Ytterbium Business and the
Intellectual Property Rights to any Person. Copies of such agreements
are attached to Schedule
2.6(j);
(k) Seller has no Knowledge that any patent or patent
application included within the Intellectual Property Rights is unenforceable or
invalid; and Seller has no Knowledge that any patent application (or claim within
any application) included within the
Intellectual Property Rights has been or will be rejected by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office;
(l) To the
Knowledge of Seller, Schedule 1.1 sets
forth a list of all of the material tangible items in the Seller’s possession or
control that are used in or relate to the Sellers Ytterbium Business or the
Intellectual Property Rights.
2.7. Records. With respect
to the Records, Seller represents that it has exercised commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain accurate records. Seller has taken all commercially
reasonable steps necessary and desirable to maintain the confidential and
proprietary nature of its Records. No approval of any third party will be
required for Purchaser to acquire, exclusively use, own, transfer, sell or
convey the Records. Seller has provided, or will provide prior to the
Closing, full and complete access to the Purchaser to inspect such Records,
during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice.
2.8. Employee/Third Party
Confidentiality/Agreements. Seller has obtained written
confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements from its employees and consultants
to whom it has disclosed information of a confidential, proprietary or trade
secret nature concerning any of the Acquired Assets reasonably deemed to be
necessary given the proprietary nature of the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business.
2.9. Transfer of Acquired
Assets. The transfer, sale and conveyance of the Acquired
Assets is not made with the intent to delay, hinder or defraud creditors,
purchasers or other Persons.
2.10. Claims and
Proceedings. There is no legal action, suit, arbitration or
governmental proceeding or investigation pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened against or affecting Seller that could reasonably be expected to
adversely affect the Acquired Assets or prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
2.11. No
Litigation. There are no actions, suits, investigations or
proceedings pending or to the actual knowledge of the Seller threatened against
or affecting Seller with respect to the Acquired Assets in any court or before
any arbitrator, or before or by any governmental department, commission, bureau,
board, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. Furthermore,
there are no defaults by Seller under any order, writ, injunction, decree or
award of any court or arbitrator or any governmental department, board, agency
or instrumentality that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
Acquired Assets or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.12. Conduct of
Business. Seller has at all times relevant hereto and up to
the Closing, conducted Seller’s Ytterbium Business in the ordinary course,
without incurring any obligations or liabilities that would affect its
obligations under this Agreement, or without taking any actions that would cause
any customer or vendor of or to Seller’s Ytterbium Business to discontinue doing
business with Seller up to the Closing or cause said customers or vendor not to
consider doing business with Purchaser after Closing. No representation or
warranty is made, however, with respect to whether any such customer or vendor
will in fact do business with Purchaser. The Seller’s Ytterbium Business has not
had any commercial sales.
2.13. Product
Liability. The Seller has no Knowledge of any, and there is no
basis for any present or future, action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand against Seller giving rise to
any liability arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result
of the ownership, possession or use of any of the Acquired Assets.
2.14. Disclosure. No
representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement, and no
statement contained in any other document, schedule or certificate furnished or
to be furnished by or on behalf of Seller by any of its representatives pursuant
to this Agreement, when taken together as a whole, contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or intentionally and knowingly omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements provided in any such
document, certificate or schedule not misleading.
Article
III.
Representations and
Warranties of Purchaser
Purchaser
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
3.1. Corporate
Organization. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is duly
qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia to execute this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein.
3.2. Corporate
Authority. The execution and delivery of this Agreement to
Seller and the carrying out of the provisions hereof have been duly authorized
by the Purchaser’s board of directors.
3.3. Brokers. The
Purchaser has not become obligated to pay or has taken any action that might
result in any Person claiming to be entitled to receive, any brokerage
commission, finder’s fee or similar commission or fee in connection with any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4. Noncontravention. Neither
the execution, the delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the assignment to be executed
hereunder) will:
(a) violate
any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, order, decree, ruling,
charge or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, arbitrator
or court to which Purchaser is subject; or
(b) conflict
with, result in breach of, or constitute default under, or result in any right
to accelerate or result in the creation of any Security Interest pursuant to, or
right of termination under, any provision of any agreement of Purchaser, or
require the consent of any other party to any contract, note, loan agreement,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other contract, license, assignment,
agreement or instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound,
which consent was not received; or
(c) conflict
with the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or Certificate of Authority of
Purchaser; or
(d) require
the approval, authorization, consent of or notice to any government or
governmental agency in order for the parties hereto to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.5 Available
Funds. Purchaser has on hand, and will at the Closing have on
hand, without the need to obtain any financing from any third party, all of the
funds needed to pay the Purchase Price in full and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.6 Acquired
Assets. Purchaser represents, warrants, acknowledges and
agrees that, except as expressly set forth in Article II, (a) Seller is selling,
and Purchaser is acquiring, the Acquired Assets and the Intellectual Property
Rights on an “as is, where is” basis; and (b) Seller hereby disclaims all other
representations and warranties, whether express or implied, with respect to the
Acquired Assets, the Intellectual Property Rights and/or the Seller’s Ytterbium
Business, including without limitation all express or implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made with respect
to the enforceability or validity of any patent or patent application included
within the Intellectual Property Rights or whether any patent will issue based
on any patent application within the Intellectual Property Rights.
Article IV.
Pre-Closing
Covenants
4.1. General. Each
of the Parties will use its best efforts to take all action and to do all things
necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including satisfaction, but not
waiver, of the conditions precedent to Closing set forth in Article V
below).
4.2. Seller No Shop
Obligation. Unless and until this Agreement has been
terminated pursuant to Article VI, the Seller will not negotiate with other
parties as to the sale of all or any portion of the Acquired
Assets. In the case of any inquiry from a party or parties as to the
possible acquisition of all or any portion of the Acquired Assets, the Seller
will promptly advise, or use its best efforts to cause its agents to advise such
party or parties of the existence of this Agreement.
Article V.
Conditions
Precedent
5.1. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Purchaser. Purchaser’s obligation to consummate
the transactions to be performed by it in connection with the Closing is subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The
Seller shall have taken all actions (whether corporate or otherwise) which, in
the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, are necessary or appropriate to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and all documents and instruments incident to such
transactions;
(b) The
representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article II above shall be
true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date;
(c) There
shall have been no material or adverse changes to the existence, nature or
quality of the Acquired Assets;
(d) No
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing transfer of title of the Acquired Assets
shall be in effect. There shall be no suit, action, investigation,
inquiry or other proceeding by any governmental authority or any other person or
any other legal or administrative proceeding pending or threatened which
questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or seeks damages in connection therewith;
(e) The
Seller shall have satisfied, performed and complied with all agreements,
conditions and contingencies contained in this Agreement required to be
performed or complied with by it prior to or contemporaneously with
Closing;
(f) The
Seller shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate dated as of the
Closing Date in a form reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser certifying compliance with the conditions specified in
Sections 5.1(a) through 5.1(e); and
(g) Purchaser
may, in a writing signed at or prior to the Closing, (i) waive any condition
specified in this Section 5.1, if it executes a writing so stating at or prior
to the Closing; (ii) extend the Seller an opportunity to cure any of the
foregoing conditions; and/or (iii) terminate the Seller’s obligations
hereunder.
5.2. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Seller.
(a) The
Purchaser shall have taken all actions (whether corporate or otherwise) which,
in the Seller’s reasonable judgment, are necessary or appropriate to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and all documents and instruments incident to such
transactions;
(b) The
representations and warranties of Purchaser set forth in Article III above shall
be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date;
(c) Purchaser
shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions contained
in this Agreement and required to be performed or complied with by it prior to
or contemporaneously with Closing;
(d) No
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other legal
restraint or prohibition preventing transfer of title of the Acquired Assets
shall be in effect. There shall be no suit, action, investigation,
inquiry or other proceeding by any governmental authority or any other person or
any other legal or administrative proceeding pending or threatened which
questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or seeks damages in connection therewith;
(e) Purchaser
shall have delivered to the Seller a certificate dated as of the Closing Date in
a form reasonably acceptable to Seller
certifying compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 5.2(a) through
5.2(d); and
(f) Seller
may, in a writing signed at or prior to the Closing, (i) waive any condition
specified in this Section 5.2, if it executes a writing so stating at or prior
to the Closing; (ii) extend the Purchaser an opportunity to cure any of the
foregoing conditions; and/or (iii) terminate Purchaser’s obligations
hereunder.
Article VI.
Termination
6.1. Termination of
Agreement.
(a) The
parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written agreement at any time
prior to Closing.
(b) In
addition, either Purchaser or Seller may terminate this Agreement as provided
below:
(i) the
Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Seller at
any time prior to the Closing: (1) in the event the Seller has
breached any material representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement in any material respect, the Purchaser has notified the Seller of the
breach in writing, and the breach has continued without cure for a period of ten
days after the notice of breach; or (2) if the Closing shall not have occurred
on or before the 75th day
after the Effective Date, by reason of the failure of any condition precedent
under Section 5.1 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from Purchaser
breaching any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement);
and
(ii) the
Seller may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Purchaser at
any time prior to the Closing: (1) in the event that Purchaser has
breached any material representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement in any material respect, the Seller has notified Purchaser of the
breach in writing, and the breach has continued without cure for a period of ten
days after the notice of breach; or (2) if the Closing shall not have occurred
on or before the 75th day
after the Effective Date by reason of the failure of any condition precedent
under Section 5.2 hereof (unless the failure results primarily from the Seller
breaching any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this
Agreement).
6.2. Effect of
Termination. In the event that this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 6.1, such termination shall be without liability or
obligation to any party or parties and all further obligations of the parties
shall terminate, except the obligations set forth in Article X, General
Provisions, which shall survive; provided, however, that, if
this Agreement is terminated by Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(i) or by
the Seller pursuant to clause 6.1(b)(ii), it is expressly understood that the
terminating party’s right to pursue all legal and equitable remedies therefor,
including damages related thereto, shall also survive termination unimpaired. In
addition to, and not in lieu of, the foregoing, in the event that (x) this
Agreement is terminated by the Seller pursuant to clause 6.1(b)(ii), and (y) at
the time of such termination, Purchaser is not entitled to terminate the
Agreement or to give notice of breach pursuant to clause 6.1(b)(i), then any and
all portions of the Purchase Price which shall have been paid by the Purchaser
to the Seller prior to such termination pursuant to Section 1.3 shall be
retained by the Seller and shall not be refunded or refundable to
Purchaser. In addition to, and not in lieu of, the foregoing, in the
event that (x) this Agreement is terminated by the Purchaser pursuant to clause
6.1(b)(i), and (y) at the time of such termination, Seller is not entitled to
terminate the Agreement or to give notice of breach pursuant to clause
6.1(b)(ii), then any and all portions of the Purchase Price which shall have
been paid by the Purchaser shall be refunded to Purchaser.
Article VII.
The
Closing
7.1. Closing. The
Closing of the transactions provided for herein shall take place at the offices
of Seller, or such other location as the parties determine.
7.2. Closing
Date. The Closing shall take place on a date to be mutually
agreed between Purchaser and Seller, such date to be within sixty (60) days
after the Effective Date. Until this Agreement is either terminated
or the parties have agreed upon an extended Closing Date, the parties shall
diligently continue to work to satisfy all conditions to Closing.
7.3. Documents and Instruments to
be Tendered at Closing.
(a) Seller’s Deliveries to
Purchaser. On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller shall make the following
deliveries to Purchaser:
(1) Duly
executed assignments of the Intellectual Property Rights in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
B;
(2) A duly
executed Xxxx of Sale with respect to the Acquired Assets in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
C;
(3) The
executed certificate required in Section 5.1(f) hereof;
(4) All
Records;
(5) A duly
executed Assignment and Assumption of Contracts in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D;
and
(6) All other
items or documents reasonably requested by Purchaser or Purchaser’s
counsel.
(b) Purchaser’s Deliveries to
Seller at Closing. On the Closing Date, subject to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser shall make the following
deliveries to Seller:
(1) Payment
by cash, bank or certified check or wire transfer of immediatley available funds
to an account designated by Seller of the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000.00);
(2) A duly
executed resolution of the Purchaser’s board of directors authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement as having been duly
adopted and as being in full force and effect on the Closing Date;
(3) The
executed certificate required in Section 5.2(c) hereof;
(4) A duly
executed Assignment and Assumption of Contracts in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D;
and
(5) All other
items or documents reasonably requested by Seller or Seller’s
counsel.
7.4. Passage of Title and Risk of
Loss; Removal of the Acquired Assets. Legal and equitable
title to, and risk of loss with respect to, the Acquired Assets shall pass to
the Purchaser upon the Closing. Within 31 business days after the Closing,
Purchaser shall, at its sole cost and expense, remove from Seller’s premises all
of the Acquired Assets, including all Records. Seller agrees to provide
reasonable assistance to Purchaser, and to provide reasonable access to
Purchaser and its agents to such premises for the purpose of such removal. In
the event that Purchaser shall not have removed all Acquired Assets, including
all Records, from Seller’s premises within 31 business days after the Closing,
Seller may take any and all steps to remove such items from its premises,
including shipping such items to a commercial storage facility of Seller’s
choosing, at the sole cost and expense of Purchaser. Seller shall have no
liability whatsoever for any actions taken pursuant to this Section 7.4 except
in the event of its own gross negligence. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser shall not operate any portion of the
Acquired Assets which constitutes machinery, equipment or fixtures while such
machinery, equipment or fixtures are located on Seller’s premises, unless (and
only to the extent that) such operation is required for the testing, moving or
dismantling of the Acquired Assets or relates to the training described in
Section 9.3(a).
Article
VIII.
Indemnification
and Hold Harmless
8.1. Survival of Representations;
Limitations. All representations, warranties, covenants and
obligations in this Agreement shall survive the Closing and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject to the terms of this
Article VIII and other applicable provisions of this Agreement. In no
event shall the aggregate indemnity liability of Seller pursuant to Sections
8.2(a) or 8.2(b) or of Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.3(a) or 8.3(b)
exceed $400,000.00 (inclusive of attorney’s fees and costs). In no
event shall indemnification be payable by Seller pursuant to Sections 8.2(a) or
8.2(b) or by Purchaser pursuant to Sections 8.3(a) or 8.3(b) unless the
aggregate Damages (as defined in Section 8.2) incurred by all of the
Purchaser Indemnitees (as defined in Section 8.2) or Seller Indemnitees (as
defined in Section 8.3), as applicable, exceed $40,000.00 and then only for
the excess over such amount. In no event shall Seller have any
liability to Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to Section 8.2(c) or 8.2(d) or
Purchaser have any liability to Seller Indemnitees pursuant to Sections 8.3(c)
or 8.3(d) unless the aggregate Damages incurred exceed $40,000.00, at which
point Seller or Purchaser, as applicable, shall be liable for all such Damages,
and not just those in excess of such amount.
8.2. Indemnification of Purchaser
Indemnified Parties. Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees, and agents
(collectively, the “Purchaser
Indemnitees”) from and against any and all damages, costs, expenses,
losses, claims, demands, liabilities and/or obligations, including, but not
limited to, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (collectively, “Damages”), that are
paid, suffered or incurred by any of them in investigating, preparing,
defending, acknowledging, satisfying or settling any claims or other assertion
of liability asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by any of
the Purchaser Indemnitees, directly or indirectly, to the extent the Damages
result from, arise out of, or are caused by any of the following:
(a) Any
breach of any of the representations and warranties of Seller made in this
Agreement;
(b) Any
breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement made by Seller in this
Agreement;
(c) Fraud;
or
(d) Third
party claims, other than claims with respect to the Assumed
Liabilities.
8.3. Indemnification of Seller
Indemnified Parties. Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Seller and its directors, officers, employees, and agents
(collectively, “Seller
Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Damages that are paid,
suffered or incurred by any of them in investigating, preparing, defending,
acknowledging, satisfying or settling any claim or other assertion of liability
asserted against, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by any of the Seller
Indemnitees, directly or indirectly, to the extent the Damages result from,
arise out of, or are caused by any of the following:
(e) Any
breach of any of the representations and warranties of Purchaser made in this
Agreement;
(f) Any
breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement made by Purchaser in this
Agreement; or
(g) Fraud;
or
(h) Third-Party
Claims, including claims with respect to the Assumed Liabilities.
8.4. Notice of Indemnification
Claims. Any claim for indemnification must be asserted in a
written notice delivered to the other party. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, no claim for indemnification by either party
based on a breach of a representation or warranty made in this Agreement, unless
such breach rises to the level of fraud, in which case these provisions shall
not apply, pursuant to Sections 8.2(a) or 8.3(a), as applicable, or a breach of
any covenant or agreement made in this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.2(b)or
8.3(b), as applicable, against the other party may be made after the first
anniversary of the Closing Date. Claims for indemnification may be brought
pursuant to Sections 8.2(c), 8.2(d), 8.3(c) or 8.3(d), as applicable, against
the other party at any time during the applicable statute of
limitations.
8.5. Matters Involving Third
Parties, including Third Party Claims. If any third party
notifies either party (“Indemnified Party”)
with respect to any matter which may give rise to a claim for indemnification
against the other party (the “Indemnifying Party”)
under this Article VIII, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying
Party promptly in writing; provided, however, that no
delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party
shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability or obligation unless
(and then solely to the extent) the Indemnifying Party is damaged by the
delay. In the event the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified
Party within fifteen (15) days after the Indemnified Party has given notice of
the matter that the Indemnifying Party is assuming its defense, (a) the
Indemnifying Party shall defend the Indemnified Party against the matter with
counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party, (b) the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense
of such claim and may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense,
(c) the Indemnified Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or
enter into any settlement with respect to the matter without the prior written
consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
and (d) the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to the matter, or enter into any settlement which does not
include a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant in the matter releases the
Indemnified Party from all liability with respect to the claim, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed). In the event the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the
Indemnified Party within 15 days after the Indemnified Party has given notice of
the matter that the Indemnifying Party is assuming its defense, the Indemnified
Party may defend against, or enter into any settlement with respect to, the
matter in any manner it may deem appropriate.
8.6. Matters Involving the
Parties. In the event that the Indemnified Party asserts a
claim under this Article VIII (excluding claims covered by Section 8.5)
against the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall give written notice
to the Indemnifying Party specifying, in reasonable detail, the basis for the
assertion of the claim and the amount of the claim asserted. Such
assertion of liability shall be deemed accepted by such Indemnifying Party and
the amount of such claim shall be deemed a valid claim, conclusive and binding
on the Indemnifying Party, unless, within twenty (20) days after the Indemnified
Party gives written notice to the Indemnifying Party of such claim, the
Indemnifying Party gives written notice to the Indemnified Party contesting the
basis for, or the amount of, such claim. If such notice is given by
the Indemnifying Party, then the parties shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to reach agreement with respect to such claim. If no such
agreement is reached, the parties may pursue their respective rights and
remedies to the full extent of the law, subject to the terms of this
Agreement.
8.7. Mitigation. The
Indemnified Party shall take all reasonable steps to mitigate all Damages,
including availing itself as reasonably directed by the Indemnifying Party of
any defenses, limitations, rights of contribution, claims against third parties
and other rights at law, and shall provide such evidence and documentation of
the nature and extent of any Damages as may be reasonably requested by the
Indemnifying Party. Each party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts in addressing any Damages that may provide the basis for an
indemnifiable claim (that is, each party shall respond to such liability in the
same manner that it would respond to such liability in the absence of the
indemnification provided for in this Agreement). Any request for
indemnification of specific costs shall include invoices and supporting
documents containing reasonably detailed information about the costs and/or
damages for which indemnification is being sought.
8.8. Exclusive
Remedy. The parties acknowledge that the indemnification
provided in this Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy after the
Closing Date for monetary damages available to the parties to this Agreement for
breach of any of the terms, conditions, representations or warranties contained
herein; provided,
however, this exclusive remedy for damages does not preclude a party from
(a) bringing an action for specific performance or other available equitable
remedy for a breach of a covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or
(b) pursuing remedies under applicable law for fraud.
Article IX.
Other Obligations of the
Parties/Post Closing Obligations
9.1. Expenses and Tax
Liabilities. Each party hereto shall bear its expenses,
including tax liabilities incurred and arising in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.
9.2. Restrictive
Covenants. The parties acknowledge that the agreement of
Seller not to engage in direct or indirect competition with Purchaser with
respect to Seller’s Ytterbium Business, and,
constitutes a material part of the consideration granted with respect to the
transactions contemplated and to be effected hereby. Accordingly,
Seller agrees that the following covenants are necessary, reasonable and
appropriate.
(a) Covenant Not to
Compete. Seller agrees that for a period of five (5) years
from the Closing Date it shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any
business of manufacturing and selling Seller’s Ytterbium Business products or
services.
(b) Assignment of Employment
Contracts. To the extent
allowed, Seller agrees to assign to Purchaser the right to enforce any
nondisclosure or confidentiality agreements, or any other agreements restricting
competition between it and its employees or consultants, but only to the extent
that the breach or threatened breach of any such agreement would, or could
reasonably be expected to, adversely affect Seller’s Ytterbium Business as
conducted by Purchaser. Such agreements are identified in and
attached to Schedule 9.2.
(c) Remedies and
Enforcement. Notwithstanding Section 10.6 hereof, in the event
of a breach or threatened breach of this Section 9.2 and its subsections,
Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies otherwise
available to Purchaser, to an injunction enjoining and restraining such breach
or threatened or intended breach. Seller consents to the issuance of
an injunction against them in any court of competent jurisdiction without proof
of specific damages. In the event that Purchaser is required to
enforce any part of this Section 9.2 through legal proceedings, Purchaser shall
be entitled to an award of its reasonable costs, expenses and attorney’s fees
incurred.
(d) Nothing
in this Agreement or other agreements with the parties hereto shall restrict
Seller from selling xenation equipment or non-radioactive products made on
xenation equipment.
9.3. Seller’s Cooperation
Obligations. As additional consideration for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereunder, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser,
and its permitted successors and assigns, with the following assistance and
cooperation with respect to the transition to Purchaser of the benefit of the
Acquired Assets:
(a) Seller
agrees to provide Purchaser with one week of training and assistance in the use,
updating, maintenance and operation of Acquired Assets and the Intellectual
Property Rights. Such training shall commence within thirty (30) days
of the Closing Date and shall be held at Seller’s offices in Wakefield,
Massachusetts.
(b) Seller
shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the customers of, and
vendors to, Seller’s Ytterbium Business to transfer to the
Purchaser. Such best efforts shall include, but not be limited
to:
(1) Formal
introductions by phone and/or writing of Purchaser employees and agents to the
customers of and vendors to Seller’s Ytterbium Business (such introductions
shall occur, at the reasonable discretion of the Purchaser, by one or more of
the following methods: conference calls and/or written
communications);
(2) Access to
and explanation of terms and conditions previously offered by Seller to the said
customers and vendors; and
(3) Seller
agrees to provide information reasonably requested by Purchaser concerning the
said customers and vendors and to assist the Purchaser in contacting and
communication with such customers and vendors.
9.4. Current Employees of
Seller’s Ytterbium Business. Purchaser shall be permitted to
offer employment to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, upon terms and conditions satisfactory
to Purchaser. Under no circumstances shall Purchaser be responsible
for any claims of or obligations to Mr. Hollows arising prior to the Closing
Date or arising in connection with the termination of such employment by
Seller.
9.5. Confidentiality
Obligations. The Seller shall exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain as confidential the information concerning the Acquired
Assets, Records and Seller’s Ytterbium Business for a period of two years after
the Closing. During such period, Seller shall not disclose any such
confidential information to any Person; provided, however, that
Seller shall be permitted to disclose such information under compulsion of law,
e.g. valid service of process from a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction
or from a regulatory agency or as required by the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission or of any stock exchange or automatic
quotation system on which Seller’s securities are traded. In the
event that Seller receives direction to provide such information under
compulsion of law, Seller shall use its best efforts to provide Purchaser with a
minimum of five (5) business days notice of the need to provide such
information.
Article X.
General
Provisions
10.1. Incorporation of
Recitations. The recitations set forth on page 1 of this
Agreement are incorporated as part of this Agreement and made a part hereof, as
if fully set forth herein.
10.2. Survival of Representations
and Warranties/Post-Closing Obligations/ Confidentiality
Obligations. All of the representations and warranties of the
parties contained in this Agreement, indemnification obligations set forth in
Article VIII, the post-closing obligations set forth in Article IX, and the
General Provisions set forth in this Article X shall survive the Closing, unless
otherwise prescribed differently in the applicable section, for a period of one
year after Closing and shall not be affected by any investigation, verification
or approval by any party hereto or by anyone on behalf of any such
parties.
10.3. Notice. Any
notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given in
writing and sent by certified mail to the address of the party set forth herein,
unless that party shall give notice of a different address. The date
of notice shall be the date of mailing. Any party may change its
notice address by notice to the other party. Any notices under this
Agreement shall also be delivered to:
If
to
Purchaser: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, President
BEST
MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
With
copies (which shall not contitute notice)
to:
|
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel
BEST
MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
If
to Seller:
|
|
Xxxxx Xxxx, CFO
IMPLANT
SCIENCES CORPORATION
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, #0
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
With
copies (which shall
not
constitute notice) to: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, PC
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx #000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no notice shall be deemed ineffective for failure to comply with
the foregoing if either (i) the party for whom the notice was intended admits to
its receipt, or (ii) actual receipt is otherwise proven by competent
evidence.
10.4. Waiver of
Breach. Any waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any of
the provisions of this Agreement by any other party shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver by the other parties of any of the rights and privileges
of said parties hereunder or of any subsequent breach.
10.5. Controlling
Law/Construction. This Agreement shall be interpreted,
administered and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia (exclusive of its conflict of laws rules). The parties,
having been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of
construction providing that ambiguities are to be construed against the drafting
party.
10.6. Arbitration. Except
for the right of Purchaser to pursue injunctive relief for violations of the
Restrictive Covenants set forth in Article IX, the parties agree that any claim
or cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be decided by binding
arbitration conducted in New York, New York under the expedited procedures of
the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service. The prevailing party shall be
entitled to an award of reasonable attorney’s fees, administrative costs and
expenses incurred in any such arbitration proceeding; provided, however, that the
arbitrators shall not have the authority to award exemplary, punitive,
incidental, indirect or consequential damages.
10.7. Assignability. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named
herein and their respective successors and assigns. Purchaser shall
have the right to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a
subsidiary, affiliate or related person or entity, provided, however, that no
such assignment shall relieve the Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder.
10.8. Severability. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof
becomes or is declared by any tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full
force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party.
10.9. Further
Acts. Seller, at its sole cost and expense, shall, at any time
and from time to time after the Closing Date, upon request of the Purchaser, do,
execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further acts, deeds, assignments,
transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may reasonably be
required to convey, transfer to, and vest in Purchaser, and protect
the right, title, interest in, and enjoyment of, the assets of the Seller
intended to be assigned, transferred, and conveyed pursuant to this
Agreement.
10.10. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and/or conformed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed original.
10.11. No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. Except with respect to the parties identified
in Article VIII, and except for any assignee(s) or sublicense(s) of the Xenation
License, this Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person
other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
10.12. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to
herein and attached hereto) constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties
and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements or representations between
the Parties, oral or written, to the extent they relate in any way to the
subject matter hereof.
10.13. Headings. The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
10.14. Amendments;
Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Seller and the Purchaser.
10.15. Payment of Fees and
Expenses. Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible
for, and shall pay, all of its own fees and expenses, including those of its
counsel, incurred in the negotiation, preparation and consummation of the
Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seals upon this Agreement
as of the date indicated below.
IMPLANT
SCIENCES CORPORATION
7/21/08 By. /s/ Xxxxx X.
Xxxx (Seal)
Date
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, CFO
BEST
MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
7/18/08 By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx (Seal)
Date
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
President