ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.; IS ACQUISITION SUB, INC.; INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS PLC; AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES OF INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS PLC Dated as of February 11, 2007
ASSET
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
XXXXX
MICRO
SOFTWARE,
INC.;
IS
ACQUISITION
SUB,
INC.;
INSIGNIA
SOLUTIONS
PLC;
AND
VARIOUS
SUBSIDIARIES
OF
INSIGNIA
SOLUTIONS
PLC
Dated
as
of February 11, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
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THE
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
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1
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1.1
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Purchased
Assets
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1
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1.2
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Excluded
Assets
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3
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1.3
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Assumed
Liabilities
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4
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1.4
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Excluded
Liabilities
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4
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1.5
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Non-Assignable
Assets
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6
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ARTICLE
2
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CONSIDERATION
FOR TRANSFER
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6
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2.1
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Purchase
Price
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6
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2.2
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Holdback
Amount
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7
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2.3
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Withholding
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7
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ARTICLE
3
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CLOSING
AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
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7
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3.1
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Closing;
Time and Place
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3.2
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Deliveries
by Selling Parties
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7
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3.3
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Deliveries
by Purchaser
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ARTICLE
4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING
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PARTIES
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4.1
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Organization,
Good Standing, Qualification
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4.2
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Authority
of Selling Parties
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10
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4.3
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Subsidiaries
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11
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4.4
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Capitalization
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4.5
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Seller
Financial Statements and Internal Controls
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12
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4.6
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Liabilities
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14
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4.7
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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14
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4.8
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Accounts
Receivable
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17
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4.9
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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17
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4.10
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Real
Property; Leases
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18
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4.11
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Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances
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19
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4.12
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Intellectual
Property
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19
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4.13
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Product
Warranties; Defects; Liabilities; Services
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23
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4.14
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Seller
Contracts
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23
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4.15
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Change
of Control Payments
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4.16
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Interested
Party Transactions
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25
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4.17
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Compliance
with Laws
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26
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4.18
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Litigation
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26
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4.19
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Insurance
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26
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4.20
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Minute
Books
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26
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4.21
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Environmental
Matters
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27
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4.22
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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28
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4.23
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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28
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4.24
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Employment
Matters
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29
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4.25
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Tax
Matters
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32
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4.26
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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33
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4.27
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Bank
Accounts
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33
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4.28
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Customers;
Distributors
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33
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4.29
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Seller
Customer Information
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33
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4.30
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Inventory
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33
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4.31
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Governmental
Authorization
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33
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4.32
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Opinion
of Financial Advisor
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34
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4.33
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Representations
Complete
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34
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE
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PURCHASING
PARTIES
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5.1
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Organization
of Purchasing Parties
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34
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5.2
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Authority
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34
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5.3
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No
Conflict
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35
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5.4
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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35
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ARTICLE
6
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PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
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35
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6.1
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Conduct
of the Business Prior to Closing
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35
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6.2
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No
Solicitation
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37
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6.3
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Certain
Notifications
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6.4
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Updating
the Disclosure Schedules
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38
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6.5
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Access
to Information
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39
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6.6
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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39
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6.7
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Consents
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39
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6.8
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Korean
Joint Venture
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39
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6.9
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Employees
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39
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6.10
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Bridge
Loan Proceeds
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39
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ARTICLE
7
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POST
CLOSING COVENANTS
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40
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7.1
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Seller
Intellectual Property
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40
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7.2
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Cooperation
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41
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7.3
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Reserved
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41
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7.4
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Return
of Purchased Assets
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41
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7.5
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Records
and Documents
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41
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7.6
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Bulk
Sales Indemnification
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41
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7.7
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Noncompetition
Agreement
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41
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7.8
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Non-Solicitation
of Employees
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42
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7.9
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Maintenance
of Government Approvals
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42
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7.10
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Enforcement
of Contracts
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43
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ARTICLE
8
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EMPLOYEES
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43
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8.1
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Transferred
Employees
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43
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8.2
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European
Union Legislation
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45
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8.3
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No
Employment Guaranteed
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46
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8.4
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Contractor
Agreements
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46
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8.5
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No
Benefit to Employees Intended
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46
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ARTICLE
9
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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46
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9.1
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Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligation to Close
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46
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9.2
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Conditions
to Seller’s Obligation to Close
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47
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9.3
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No
Legal Impediments to Closing
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48
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ARTICLE
10
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TAX
MATTERS
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48
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10.1
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Tax
Matters
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48
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ARTICLE
11
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TERMINATION
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11.1
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Circumstances
for Termination
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11.2
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Effect
of Termination
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ARTICLE
12
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INDEMNIFICATION
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12.1
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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12.2
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Indemnification
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12.3
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Limitations
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51
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12.4
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Procedure
for Claims Against Holdback Amount
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51
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12.5
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Purchase
Price Adjustment
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ARTICLE
13
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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13.1
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Expenses
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13.2
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Interpretation
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53
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13.3
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Entire
Agreement
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54
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13.4
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Amendment,
Waivers and Consents
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54
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13.5
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Successors
and Assigns
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54
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13.6
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Governing
Law
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54
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13.7
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Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Jury Trial
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54
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13.8
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Rules
of Construction
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55
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13.9
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Additional
Documents
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55
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13.10
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Severability
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55
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13.11
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Exhibits
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55
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13.12
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Notices
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55
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13.13
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Rights
of Parties
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56
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13.14
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Counterparts
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56
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iv
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(the
“Agreement”)
dated
as of February 11, 2007, by and among:
(A) XXXXX
MICRO SOFTWARE, INC., a company incorporated in Delaware (“Purchaser”);
(B) IS
Acquisition Sub, Inc., a company incorporated in Delaware and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Acquisition
Sub”):
(Purchaser
and the Acquisition Sub being collectively referred to herein as the
“Purchasing
Parties”);
(C) INSIGNIA
SOLUTIONS plc, a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales
(company no. 1961960) (“Seller”);
and
(D) the
subsidiaries of Seller as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, each of which
shall be a signatory to this Agreement (such subsidiaries and Seller
collectively referred to herein as the “Selling
Parties”,
and
each a “Selling
Party”).
The
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A
hereto,
unless otherwise defined herein.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the
Selling Parties are engaged in, among other things, providing device management
and over-the-air repair capabilities to mobile operators and terminal
manufacturers (the “Business”);
and
WHEREAS,
the
Purchasing Parties desire to purchase from the Selling Parties, and the Selling
Parties desire to sell to the Purchasing Parties, all of the assets of the
Selling Parties used in the Business, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and promises contained herein, the adequacy and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
1.1 Purchased
Assets.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Selling Parties shall
sell,
transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Purchasing Parties, and the
Purchasing Parties shall purchase from the Selling Parties, all of their
respective right, title and interest in, to and under the following
(collectively, the “Purchased
Assets”):
1
(a) Receivables.
All
accounts and notes receivable, negotiable instruments and chattel papers
of the
Selling Parties (the “Receivables”),
including the Receivables listed on Schedule
1.1(a),
to the
extent such Receivables have not been paid prior to the Closing;
(b) Inventory.
All
inventory of products and components, wherever located and whether held by
a
Selling Party or an Affiliate or third parties, including all raw materials,
work in process, samples, packaging, supplies, service parts, purchased parts
and goods and the finished goods listed on Schedule 1.1(b)
owned by
the Selling Parties or their Affiliates as of the Closing Date (collectively,
the “Inventory”),
and
any and all rights to market and sell all such Inventory;
(c) Machinery
and Equipment.
All
machinery and equipment owned by any of the Selling Parties or their Affiliates
and rights in, to and under all leases related to machinery and equipment
to
which any Selling Party or Affiliate is a party (collectively, the “Machinery
and Equipment”),
including the Machinery and Equipment listed on Schedule
1.1(c);
(d) Owned
and Leased Vehicles.
All
vehicles owned by any of the Selling Parties or their Affiliates and all
rights
in, to and under vehicle leases to which any Selling Party or Affiliate is
a
party (collectively, the “Owned
and Leased Vehicles”),
including the Owned and Leased Vehicles listed on Schedule
1.1(d);
(e) Personal
Property.
All
personal property, office furnishings and furniture, decorations, supplies
and
other tangible personal property owned by any of the Selling Parties or their
Affiliates (the “Personal
Property”),
including the Personal Property listed on Schedule
1.1(e).
(f) Leased
Real Property.
All
rights in, to and under the real estate leases listed on Schedule 1.1(f)
(the
“Real
Property Leases”),
together with all of the Selling Parties’ and their Affiliates’ right, title and
interest in and to all land, buildings, structures, easements, appurtenances,
improvements (including construction in progress) and fixtures located thereon
(the “Leased
Real Property”);
(g) Leased
Personal Property.
All
rights in, to and under leases of personal property to which any of the Selling
Parties or their Affiliates is a party (the “Personal
Property Leases”),
including the Personal Property Leases listed on Schedule 1.1(g);
(h) Intellectual
Property.
All
Seller Intellectual Property, including the Seller Intellectual Property
listed
on Schedule 1.1(h);
(i) Deposits
and Advances.
All
performance and other bonds, security and other deposits, advances, advance
payments, prepaid credits and deferred charges (the “Deposits
and Advances”),
including the Deposits and Advances listed on Schedule 1.1(i);
(j) Rebates
and Credits.
All
rights in, to and under claims for refunds, rebates or other discounts due
from
suppliers or vendors and rights to offset in respect thereof (the “Rebates
and Credits”),
including those Rebates and Credits listed on Schedule 1.1(j);
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(k) Seller
Contracts.
All
rights in, to and under any and all Contracts to which Seller or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or may be bound or receive benefits or
receive
and/or grant rights in and/or to the Seller Intellectual Property or
by
which
the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities may be affected (collectively,
“Seller
Contracts”),
including those Seller Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(k)(i);
provided,
however,
that the
Seller Contracts listed on Schedule
1.1(k)(ii)
shall
not be Purchased Assets;
(l) Governmental
Approvals.
All
Governmental Approvals (and pending applications therefor), including the
Governmental Approvals listed on Schedule 1.1(l);
(m) Claims.
All
claims, choses-in-action, rights in action, rights to tender claims or demands
to any of the Selling Parties’ insurance companies, rights to any insurance
proceeds, and other similar claims, including those listed on Schedule 1.1(m);
(n) Books
and Records.
All
books, files, papers, agreements, correspondence, databases, information
systems, programs, software, documents, records and documentation thereof
related to any of the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, or used
in
the conduct of the Business, on whatever medium (the “Books
and Records”);
(o) Cash.
All
cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities;
(p) Other
Assets.
All
other assets, properties, rights and claims related to the operations or
conduct
of the Business or which arise in or from the conduct thereof; and
(q) Goodwill.
All
goodwill of the Selling Parties of every kind and description pertaining
to or
used in the Business which will be acquired by the Purchasing Parties at
the
Closing, together with the exclusive right to represent themselves as carrying
on the Business in succession to the Selling Parties.
1.2 Excluded
Assets.
Notwithstanding Section
1.1,
the
following assets of Seller (the “Excluded
Assets”)
shall
not be included in the Purchased Assets:
(a) Certain
Debt.
Any
intercompany or intracompany receivable cash balances owed to any of the
Selling
Parties;
(b) Seller
Corporate Documents.
Seals,
certificates of organization, minute books or other similar records related
to
the organization of the Selling Parties;
(c) Employee
Benefit Contracts.
Seller
Employee Plans and contracts of insurance for employee group medical, dental
and
life insurance plans;
(d) Insurance
Policies.
All
insurance policies and all refunds for unearned premiums;
(e) Records.
All
personnel, financial, Tax and accounting records and other records that the
Selling Parties are required by law to retain in their possession;
and
(f) Tax
Refunds.
All
refunds or rights of recovery relating to Taxes of Seller.
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1.3 Assumed
Liabilities.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Selling
Parties shall assign, and the Purchasing Parties shall assume only the Assumed
Liabilities. Thereafter, the Purchasing Parties shall pay and discharge all
such
Assumed Liabilities as and when such Assumed Liabilities become due and owing.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the “Assumed
Liabilities”
shall
mean those Liabilities and payment obligations of the Selling Parties which
shall be designated by the Selling Parties prior to Closing, in an amount
not to
exceed $2,575,000 in eventual payments or net increase in balance sheet accruals
(determined in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing Date) by the Purchasing
Parties; provided that (i) deferred revenue obligations of the Selling Parties
assumed by the Purchasing Parties shall not count towards such dollar limit
on
Assumed Liabilities and (ii) the amount of Assumed Liabilities shall include
the
value of accrued vacation time that is credited to Employees who are hired
by
any of the Purchasing Parties at Closing and that is not paid by the Selling
Parties. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Purchasing Parties shall not, without the prior written
consent of Purchaser, assume liability or payment obligations for any Taxes
(other than employment-related Taxes, but excluding any interest, fines,
penalties or additions thereon) or all or any portion of the Liability described
in Section 1.4(p). If the Selling Parties shall be required to pay any amounts
included in Assumed Liabilities, then the Purchasing Parties shall reimburse
the
Selling Parties thereofor, subject to potential offset for any amounts owing
to
the Purchasing Parties by the Selling Parties.
1.4 Excluded
Liabilities.
Except
for the Assumed Liabilities, the Purchasing Parties shall not assume and
shall
not be liable or responsible for any Liability of the Selling Parties or
any
Affiliate of Seller (collectively, the “Excluded
Liabilities”).
Without limiting the foregoing, except for the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser
shall not be obligated to assume, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims
any
of the following Liabilities of the Selling Parties or their Affiliates:
(a) Any
Liability for breaches of any Seller Contract prior to the Closing or any
Liability for payments or amounts due under any Seller Contract prior to
the
Closing; except that Liabilities for obligations under Seller Contracts that
appear as Liabilities in the Seller Financial Statements, and Liabilities
for
payment obligations under the Seller Contracts listed on Schedule
1.1(k)(i)
arising
after the date of the Seller Financial Statements shall, for purposes of
this
Agreement, be Assumed Liabilities;
(b) Any
Liability for contingent liabilities to the extent not fully reflected on
the
audited balance sheet of Seller as of December 31, 2006;
(c) Any
note
payable or other Liability payable to any current or former member of Seller’s
or any other Selling Party’s board of directors, including any Liability for
accrued but unpaid fees payable to such directors;
(d) Any
intercompany or intracompany payable owed by any Selling Party to any Selling
Party;
(e) Any
Liability for Taxes attributable to or imposed upon any Selling Party or
Affiliate for any Tax period, or attributable to or imposed upon the Purchased
Assets or the Business for the Pre- Closing Tax Period, other than Taxes
that
are included in the Assumed Liabilities, including any Transfer
Taxes;
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(f) Any
Liability arising from accidents, torts, misconduct, negligence, breach of
fiduciary duty, violation of applicable law or statements made or omitted
to be
made (including libelous or defamatory statements) prior to the Closing,
whether
or not covered by workers’ compensation or other forms of
insurance;
(g) Any
Liability arising as a result of any legal or equitable action or judicial
or
administrative Proceeding initiated at any time, to the extent related to
any
action or omission prior to the Closing relating to (i) infringement or
misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Rights or any other rights
of any
Person (including any right of privacy or publicity); (ii) breach of
product warranties to the extent not reserved against in the Seller Financial
Statements; (iii) injury, death, property damage or other losses arising
with respect to or caused by Seller Products or the manufacturer or design
thereof; or (iv) violations of any Legal Requirements (including federal
and state securities laws);
(h) Any
Liability arising out of any Seller Employee Plans or any contract of insurance
for employee group medical, dental or life insurance plans;
(i) Any
Liability for making payments of any kind to current or former Employees
(including as a result of the Transaction, the termination of an employee
by a
Selling Party, or other claims arising out of the terms of employment with
a
Selling Party) of the Selling Parties or with respect to payroll taxes relating
to employees of the Selling Parties;
(j) Any
Liability incurred to any third party in connection with the making or
performance of this Agreement and the Transaction;
(k) Any
Liability to third parties for expenses and fees incurred by the Selling
Parties
incidental to the preparation of the Transaction Documents, preparation or
delivery of materials or information requested by Purchaser, and the
consummation of the Transaction, including all broker, investment banker,
financial advisor, counsel and accounting fees;
(l) Any
Liability for the violation of any Legal Requirement applicable to the Selling
Parties, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities prior to the Closing;
(m) Other
than any portion thereof specifically included in the Assumed Liabilities
under
Section
1.3,
any
Liability to any of the Selling Parties’ shareholders, members, or other equity
holders;
(n) Any
Liability with respect to options to purchase securities of, or interests
in,
any Selling Party or Affiliate;
(o) Any
Liability arising out of that certain Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement by
and
among the Seller, Kenora Ltd., the Shareholders of Kenora Ltd.,
Korrogo-Technologies Ltd., and mi4e Device Management AB, other than Liabilities
arising pursuant to Section 1.5 thereof;
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(p) Any
Liability relating to the judgment against Insignia France held by Xx. Xxxxx;
and
(q) Any
costs
or expenses associated with any Contracts not assumed by the Purchasing Parties
hereunder.
1.5 Non-Assignable
Assets.
(a) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any Seller Contract or other Purchased Asset is not assignable
or transferable (each, a “Non-Assignable
Asset”)
without the consent of, or waiver by, a third party (each, a “Required
Consent”),
either as a result of the provisions thereof or applicable Legal Requirements,
and any such Required Consent is not obtained on or prior to the Closing
Date,
this Agreement and the related instruments of transfer shall not constitute
an
assignment or transfer of such Non-Assignable Asset, and the Purchasing Parties
or their designee(s) shall not assume the Selling Parties’ rights or obligations
under such Non-Assignable Asset (and such Non-Assignable Asset shall not
be
included in the Purchased Assets). Instead, without limiting the Selling
Parties’ obligations under Section 6.7
or the
Purchasing Parties’ rights under Section
9.1,
each of
the parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all
such
Required Consents as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date
and
thereafter the Selling Parties shall assign to Purchaser or its designee
such
Non-Assignable Assets. Following any such assignment, such assets shall be
deemed Purchased Assets for purposes of this Agreement.
(b) After
the
Closing and subject to payment of the Purchase Price by Purchaser pursuant
to
Section 2.1,
the
Selling Parties shall cooperate with the Purchasing Parties in any reasonable
arrangement designed to provide the Purchasing Parties or their designee(s)
with
all of the benefits of the Non-Assignable Assets after the Closing as if
the
appropriate Required Consents had been obtained, including by granting subleases
or other rights and establishing arrangements whereby the Purchasing Parties
or
their designee(s) shall undertake the work necessary to perform under the
Seller
Contracts.
ARTICLE
2
CONSIDERATION
FOR TRANSFER
2.1 Purchase
Price.
As full
consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Purchased
Assets by the Selling Parties to the Purchaser Parties, Purchaser shall deliver
to Seller, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the Selling Parties,
consideration of Sixteen Million Dollars (US$16,000,000) (the “Purchase
Price”),
payable in the following manner:
(a) Purchaser
shall deliver to Seller for the account of the Selling Parties by wire transfer
of immediately available funds, funds equal to Thirteen Million dollars (U.S.)
(US$13,000,000), less any principal amount in excess of $1,500,000 payable
by
the Selling Parties under the Promissory Note initially delivered to Seller
on
December 22, 2006;
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(b) Purchaser
shall discharge and forgive the liabilities of Seller or its Subsidiaries
to
Purchaser pursuant to the Promissory Note initially delivered to Seller on
December 22, 2006; and
(c) One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) (the “Holdback
Amount”)
shall
be payable by Purchaser subject to and in accordance with Section
2.2.
2.2 Holdback
Amount.
As
security for the Seller Indemnification Obligations, at the Closing, Purchaser
shall retain from the Purchase Price an amount of cash equal to the Holdback
Amount. On the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date (or, if such date
is not
a Business Day, the first Business Day thereafter) (the “Holdback
Due Date”),
Purchaser shall deliver the Holdback Amount to the Seller; provided,
however,
that
Purchaser may withhold from such delivery (i) any amounts applied in
satisfaction of the Seller Indemnification Obligations and (ii) any amounts
then
in dispute related to Seller Indemnification Obligations.
2.3 Withholding.
Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration
payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any Selling
Party
such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under
any
provision of federal, state, local or foreign Tax law or under any other
applicable Legal Requirement. To the extent such amounts are properly deducted
or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement
as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts would otherwise have
been
paid.
ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
3.1 Closing;
Time and Place.
The
closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”)
shall
occur at the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx at
10:00
A.M. Pacific time on the third Business Day after the day on which all of
the
conditions to closing set forth in Article 9
are
satisfied or waived (other than conditions that are intended to be satisfied
at
the Closing), or at such other date, time or place as the parties may agree
(the
“Closing
Date”).
3.2 Deliveries
by Selling Parties.
At the
Closing, the Selling Parties shall (i) take all steps necessary to place
Purchaser in actual possession and operating control of the Purchased Assets
and
(ii) deliver each of the following items, duly executed and delivered by
the applicable Selling Party or Selling Parties, all of which shall be in
a form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Purchaser’s
counsel:
(a) General
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale.
General
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale covering all of the applicable Purchased Assets,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
(the
“General
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale”);
(b) Assignment
and Assumption Agreement[s].
One or
more Assignment and Assumption Agreements between various Seller and Insignia
Subsidiaries and various of the Purchasing Parties covering all of the Assumed
Liabilities, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C
(“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”);
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(c) Intellectual
Property Assignment.
Any and
all documents necessary to properly assign and record the assignment to the
Purchasing Parties all of the Selling Parties’ right, title and interest in and
to all of the Seller Intellectual Property, including an Intellectual Property
Assignment Agreement (the “IP
Assignment”)
substantially in the form of Exhibit D
hereto,
for all of the Seller Intellectual Property, including the Seller Intellectual
Property listed on Schedule 4.12(a);
(d) Transition
Services Agreement.
A
transition services agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
E
(the
“Transition
Services Agreement”),
obligating the Selling Parties and the Purchaser to provide certain transition
services to each other after the Closing;
(e) Offer
Letter.
An
Offer Letter, in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser (the “Offer
Letter”),
shall
be executed and delivered by Xxxx XxXxxxxx;
(f) Other
Conveyance Instruments.
Such
other specific instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment as
Purchaser may reasonably request;
(g) Books
and Records.
The
Books and Records;
(h) Seller
Contracts.
Originals of all Seller Contracts, to the extent such originals are in the
possession of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary;
(i) Assignment
of Seller Contracts.
Assignments to Purchaser or its Affiliates of the Seller Contracts;
(j) Assignment
of Leases.
Assignments of all Real Property Leases and Personal Property
Leases;
(k) Payoff
and Release Letters.
Payoff
and release letters agreeing to release all Liens against the Business or
any of
the Purchased Assets in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser;
(l) Certificate
of Representations and Warranties and Board of Directors
Approval.
A
Certificate executed on behalf of Seller by (i) an executive officer of
Seller, certifying as to the matters in Section 9.1(a)
and
(ii) its Corporate Secretary that the board of directors of Seller has
approved this Agreement and the Transaction in accordance with Section 9.1(e)
and
attaching all resolutions of the board of directors pertaining to the
Transaction;
(m) Financial
Statements.
A copy
of Seller’s audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December
31, 2006;
(n) Certificates
of Good Standing.
A
certificate from each of the jurisdictions in the United States in which
each of
the Selling Parties is organized, certifying to that Entity’s good standing and
qualification to do business in that jurisdiction and to such Entity’s payment
of all applicable franchise Taxes, as of a date no earlier than two (2) Business
Days prior to the Closing Date;
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(o) Opinion
of Counsel.
Purchaser shall have received from Fenwick & West LLP, counsel for Seller,
an opinion in the form set forth in Exhibit H
attached
hereto, which shall be addressed to Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date;
(p) FIRPTA
Certificate.
From
Insignia Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a certificate issued pursuant
to and in compliance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2), certifying
that the Selling Party is not a foreign person;
and
(q) Other
Documentation.
Such
other certificates, instruments or documents required pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement or otherwise reasonably necessary or appropriate to transfer
the Purchased Assets in accordance with the terms hereof and consummate the
Transaction, and to vest in Purchaser and its successors and assigns full,
complete, absolute, legal and equitable title to the Purchased Assets, free
and
clear of all Encumbrances.
3.3 Deliveries
by Purchaser.
At the
Closing, Purchaser shall deliver the following items, duly executed by Purchaser
as applicable, all of which shall be in a form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Seller and Seller’s counsel:
(a) Wire
Transfer.
A wire
transfer of immediately available funds, to an account of Seller designated
by
Seller in writing to Purchaser at least two Business Days prior to the date
of
such transfer, in the amount provided in Section 2.1(a);
(b) Certificate
of Representations and Warranties.
A
Certificate executed on behalf of Purchaser by its Chief Executive Officer,
certifying the matters in Section 9.2(a);
and
(c) Assignment
and Assumption Agreement[s].
Fully
executed copies of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement[s].
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLING PARTIES
Except
as
specifically set forth on Schedule 4
(the
“Seller
Disclosure Schedule”)
attached to this Agreement (the parts of which are numbered to correspond
to the
individual Section numbers of this Article 4,
and
which disclosure schedule shall qualify such referenced section and which
shall
also qualify any other representation and warranty to the extent the relevance
of such disclosure to other representations and warranties is clearly apparent
from the actual text of the disclosed exception), Seller hereby represents
and
warrants (without limiting any other representations or warranties made by
any
of the Selling Parties in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document)
to
Purchaser as follows:
4.1 Organization,
Good Standing, Qualification.
Each
Selling Party is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with all requisite
power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted and as now proposed to be conducted. Each
Selling Party is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction listed on Schedule 4.1(a)
and in
each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership,
leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary,
except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material
Adverse Effect. The copies of organizational documents (including charter,
articles of association and bylaws) of each of the Selling Parties (the
“Seller
Organizational Documents”),
each
as amended to date, and previously delivered to Purchaser’s counsel, are
complete and correct, and no amendments thereto are pending. No Selling Party
has violated its applicable Seller Organizational Documents in any respect
material to the Transaction. Schedule 4.1(b)
lists
every state or foreign jurisdiction in which each of the Selling Parties
has
facilities, maintains an office or has an Employee. None of the Selling Parties
nor any of their predecessors has conducted any business under or otherwise
used
for any purpose in any jurisdiction any fictitious name, assumed name, trade
name or other name.
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4.2 Authority
of Selling Parties.
(a) Each
of
the Selling Parties (to the extent a signatory) has full right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and any other agreements, certificates
or
documents contemplated thereby or hereby (collectively, the “Related
Agreements”,
and
together with the Agreement, the “Transaction
Documents”)
and to
consummate the Transaction. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by each of the Selling Parties has been duly authorized
by
all necessary action of such Selling Party, and no other action on the part
of
such Selling Party is required in connection therewith. The Transaction
Documents constitute, or will when executed and delivered by such Selling
Party
constitute, valid and binding obligations of such Selling Party, enforceable
in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may
be
subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium
and
similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.2(b),
no
consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, or notice to any court, administrative agency
or
commission or other international, federal, state, county, local or foreign
governmental authority, instrumentality, agency or commission (each, a
“Governmental
Entity”),
is
required by, or with respect to, the Selling Parties or any of their
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents to which such Selling Party is a party or the
consummation of the Transaction.
(c) Schedule
4.2(c)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all Required Consents. Except as set forth
on
Schedule 4.2(c),
the
execution, delivery and performance by each Selling Party of the Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents to which such Selling Party is a party, and the
consummation of the Transaction, do not and will not conflict with or violate
or
result in the violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse
of
time, or both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under,
or
result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon any of the properties
or
assets (tangible or intangible) under (i) any provision of the charter,
by-laws and any other applicable Seller Organizational Document (as amended
to
date), (ii) any Laws, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or arbitration award binding upon or applicable to any Selling
Party, and (iii) any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other
material agreement, contract, instrument, mortgage, Lien, lease, permit,
authorization, whether written or oral, to which any Selling Party is a party
or
is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the
assets or the property of such Selling Party. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.2(c),
the
execution, delivery and performance by each Selling Party of the Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents to which such Selling Party is a party, and the
consummation of the Transaction do not and will not cause such Selling Party
or
Purchaser to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any
Transfer Taxes (other
than Transfer Taxes that would not be Assumed Liabilities).
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4.3 Subsidiaries.
Except
for the Entities set forth in Schedule 4.3(a)
(the
“Insignia
Subsidiaries”)
and
the Joint Venture Interest set forth in Schedule
4.3(b),
none of
the Selling Parties owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of or
any
other equity interest in, or controls, directly or indirectly, any other
Person,
and none of the Selling Parties are or have otherwise been, directly or
indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint
venture or similar business entity. Except as specifically indicated in
Schedule 4.3(c),
none of
the Insignia Subsidiaries is material to Seller’s business, operations or
financial condition. Each Insignia Subsidiary is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Laws of
its
jurisdiction of formation. Each Insignia Subsidiary has the full corporate
power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted and as now proposed to be conducted. Each
Insignia Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in
good
standing (to the extent applicable) as a foreign organization in each
jurisdiction listed on Schedule 4.3(d)
and in
each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership,
leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary,
except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
or in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material
Adverse Effect.
4.4 Capitalization.
(a) All
of
the outstanding capital stock of, or other ownership interest in, each Insignia
Subsidiary, is owned by Seller, directly or indirectly, free and clear of
any
Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction
on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or
other
ownership interests). There are no outstanding (i) securities of any
Insignia Subsidiary convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock
or other voting securities or ownership interests in any Insignia Subsidiary
or
(ii) options or other rights to acquire from any Insignia Subsidiary, or
obligation on the part of any Insignia Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock,
voting securities or other ownership interests in, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for any capital stock, voting securities or ownership
interests in, any Insignia Subsidiary (the items in clauses (i) and (ii)
being referred to collectively as the “Subsidiary
Securities”).
There
are no outstanding obligations of any Insignia Subsidiary to repurchase,
redeem
or otherwise acquire any outstanding Subsidiary Securities. All of the
outstanding share capital of each Insignia Subsidiary has been duly authorized
and is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in
full
compliance with all applicable securities laws and other applicable Laws,
and
are free and clear of all Encumbrances.
(b) There
is
no (i) outstanding preemptive right, subscription, option, call, warrant or
other right to acquire any securities or ownership interest in any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries or any agreement to create any such obligation;
(ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become
convertible into or exchangeable for any securities of any Insignia Subsidiary;
(iii) contract under which any Insignia Subsidiary is or may become
obligated to sell, issue or otherwise dispose of or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire any of its securities; or (iv) shareholder agreement,
voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or understanding that may affect
the exercise of voting or any other rights with respect to the capital stock
or
ownership interest in any Insignia Subsidiary. There are no declared or accrued
but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of capital stock of any Insignia
Subsidiary.
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(c) No
Seller
Options or warrants issued by Seller or any other Selling Party (the
“Seller
Warrants”)
will
constitute Assumed Liabilities; following the Closing Purchaser shall have
no
Liabilities under the Seller Option Plans.
4.5 Seller
Financial Statements and Internal Controls.
(a) Since
January 1, 2003, Seller has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”)
all
material forms, registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules
and
documents (including all exhibits, post-effective amendments and supplements
thereto) (the “Seller
SEC Documents”)
required to be filed by it under each of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities
Act”)
and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
all
of which, as amended if applicable, complied in all material respects as
to form
with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Exchange
Act
and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act (“SOX”)
and
the rules and regulations thereunder. As of their respective dates (taking
into
account any amendments or supplements filed prior to the date hereof), the
Seller SEC Documents did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading.
(b) Each
of
the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Seller
(or
each former principal executive officer of Seller and each former principal
financial officer of Seller, as applicable) has made all certifications required
by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act or Sections 302 and 906 of
SOX and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with
respect
to the Seller SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications
are true and correct. For purposes of this Section 4.5(b),
“principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the
meanings given to such terms in SOX. Neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary
has outstanding, or has arranged any outstanding, “extensions of credit” to
directors or executive officers within the meaning of Section 402 of
SOX.
(c) The
consolidated financial statements of Seller included in the Seller SEC Documents
comply as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in
all
material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles effective in the
United
States (“GAAP”)
applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods indicated and consistent
with each other (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by
Form 10-Q or 8-K or the applicable rules of the SEC) applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial position of Seller
and
its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments
which
are not material). The books and records of Seller and the Insignia Subsidiaries
are maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other
applicable legal and accounting requirements.
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(d) The
consolidated financial statements of Seller as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2006 (collectively, the “Seller
Financial Statements”,
and
the balance sheet included therein at December 31, 2006 being the “Seller
Balance Sheet”
and
December 31, 2006 being the “Balance
Sheet Date”)
will
comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and will fairly
present
the consolidated financial position of Seller and its consolidated subsidiaries
as of the Balance Sheet Date and the consolidated results of their operations
and cash flows for the period then ended.
(e) Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary is a party to, or has any commitment to
become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any
similar contract or arrangement (including any contract or arrangement relating
to any transaction or relationship between or among Seller and any Insignia
Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including
any
structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person,
on the
other hand or any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of
Regulation S-K)), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such contract
or arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving,
or
material liabilities of, Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary in Seller’s or such
Insignia Subsidiary’s published financial statements or other of the Seller SEC
Documents.
(f) Seller
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared
with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken
with respect to any differences.
(g) Except
as
otherwise disclosed in the Seller SEC Documents, since December 31, 2004,
Seller
has not received from its independent auditors any oral or written notification
of a (x) ”reportable condition” or (y) ”material weakness” in Seller’s
internal controls. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “reportable
condition” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Statements of Auditing Standards 60, as in effect on the date
hereof.
(h) To
Seller’s Knowledge, no current or former Employee has provided information to
any Governmental Entity regarding the commission of any crime or the violation
of any Law applicable to Seller, any Insignia Subsidiary or any part of their
respective operations.
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(i) During
the periods covered by Seller Financial Statements, Seller’s external auditor
was independent of Seller and its management.
(j) Seller
has
in place a revenue recognition policy consistent with GAAP.
4.6 Liabilities.
(a) As
of the
Closing, neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary will have (i) any
liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty
or
endorsement of any type, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured,
unmatured or other (whether or not required to be reflected in Seller Financial
Statements in accordance with GAAP), that has not (A) been reflected or
reserved against in the Seller Balance Sheet or (B) arisen in the ordinary
course of Seller’s business consistent with past practices since the Balance
Sheet Date, other than Excluded Liabilities not assumed by any Purchasing
Party
pursuant to this Agreement or by operation of law, or (ii) any “off-balance
sheet arrangements” (as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K
promulgated under the Exchange Act).
(b) Schedule 4.6(b)
sets
forth an accurate and complete breakdown of (i) the aging of the accounts
payable of Seller and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006; (ii) any
customer deposits or other deposits held by Seller and its Subsidiaries as
of
the date hereof; and (iii) all notes payable and other indebtedness of
Seller and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
(c) As
of the
Closing all accounts payable of Seller and its Subsidiaries as of December
31,
2006 will be reflected on the Seller Financial Statements. All accounts payable
of Seller and its Subsidiaries that arose after December 31, 2006 have been
recorded on the accounting books and records of Seller. All outstanding accounts
payable of Seller and its Subsidiaries represent valid obligations arising
from
bona fide purchases of assets or services, which assets or services have
been
delivered to Seller or its Subsidiaries.
(d) Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has, at any time, (i) made a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against
it, any bankruptcy petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the
attachment or other judicial seizure of all or a substantial portion of its
assets, or (iv) been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any
felony. To the Knowledge of Seller, none of its current officers, directors
or
Employees has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any
felony.
(e) Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary is or has been a party to any agreement
whereby it has guaranteed or otherwise agreed to cause, insure or become
liable
for, or pledged any of its assets to secure, the performance or payment of,
any
obligation or other liability of any Person (other than Seller or an Insignia
Subsidiary).
4.7 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.7,
since
the Balance Sheet Date there has not been, and between the date hereof and
the
Closing there will not have, occurred or arisen any:
(a) transaction
by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practices;
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(b) amendments
or changes to any Seller Organizational Document;
(c) capital
expenditure or capital commitment by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary in
any
amount in excess of $10,000 in any individual case or $25,000 in the
aggregate;
(d) payment,
discharge or satisfaction of any claim, liability or obligation (absolute,
accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise of Seller or any
Insignia Subsidiary), other than payments, discharges or satisfactions in
the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices ;
(e) destruction
of, damage to or loss of any material assets, business or customer of Seller
or
any Insignia Subsidiary (whether or not covered by insurance);
(f) work
stoppage, labor strike or other labor trouble, or any action, suit, claim,
labor
dispute or grievance relating to any labor, employment and/or safety matter
involving Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, including charges of wrongful
discharge, discrimination, wage and hour violations, or other unlawful labor
and/or employment practices or actions;
(g) change
in
accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or
amortization policies or rates) by Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary;
(h) revaluation
by Seller or any its Subsidiaries of any of their assets, including the writing
down of the value of inventory or writing off of notes or accounts
receivable;
(i) (x) declaration,
setting aside or payment of a dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash,
stock or property) with respect to any Seller Shares or Subsidiary Securities,
or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition by Seller
or
any Insignia Subsidiary of any Seller Shares or Subsidiary Securities, other
than repurchases of Seller Shares from current and former Employees, consultants
or other Persons performing services for Seller pursuant to agreements under
which Seller has the option to repurchase such shares at cost upon the
termination of employment or other services, (y) any split, combination or
reclassification of any Seller Shares, or Subsidiary Securities, or (z) any
issuance or authorization of the issuance of any other securities in respect
of,
in lieu of or in substitution for, any Seller Shares or Subsidiary
Securities;
(j) increase
in the salary or other compensation payable or to become payable by Seller
or
any Insignia Subsidiary to any of their officers, directors, Employees,
consultants, contractors, or advisors, including the modification of any
existing compensation or equity arrangements with such individuals, or the
declaration, payment or commitment or obligation of any kind for the payment
by
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary of a bonus or other additional salary or
compensation to any such Person other than pursuant to arrangements or
commitments in effect on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule
4.7(j);
(k) employee
terminations and/or layoffs by the Seller and its Subsidiaries; between the
Balance Sheet Date and the date of this Agreement Seller and its Subsidiaries
have preserved intact and kept available the services of its employees, and
during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Seller and
its
Subsidiaries will use their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact and
keep
available the services of its employees, in each case in accordance with
past
practice, it being understood that termination of employees with poor
performance ratings or for cause shall not constitute a violation of this
clause
(k);
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(l) (i) grant
of any severance or termination pay to any director, officer or Employee,
except
payments made pursuant to written agreements outstanding on the date hereof
and
as disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (ii) adoption or amendment
of any employee benefit plan or severance plan, (iii) entering into any
employment contract, extension of any employment offer, payment or agreement
to
pay any bonus or special remuneration to any director or Employee or
(iv) increase in the salaries, wage, rates or other compensation of
Employees, other than payments made pursuant to standard written agreements
outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed in Schedule 4.7(l);
(m) entering
into of any Seller Contract (including any strategic alliance, joint development
or joint marketing agreement or any loan agreement or instrument), any
termination, extension, amendment or modification of the terms of any Seller
Contract or any waiver, release or assignment of any material rights or claims
thereunder, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past
practices;
(n) sale,
lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets or properties of
Seller
or any Insignia Subsidiary, or creation of any Lien in such assets or
properties, except non-exclusive licenses to customers in the ordinary course
of
business and consistent with past practices;
(o) loan
by
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary to any Person, incurrence by Seller or
any
Insignia Subsidiary of any indebtedness, guarantee by Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary of any indebtedness, issuance or sale of any debt securities of
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or purchase of or guaranteeing of any debt
securities of others, except for advances to Employees for travel and business
expenses in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices;
(p) waiver
or
release of any right or claim of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, including
any write-off or other compromise of any account receivable of Seller, except
in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(q) commencement,
or notice or threat of commencement, of any lawsuit or proceeding against
or
investigation of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or their affairs, or
commencement or settlement of any litigation by Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary (except for (i) any lawsuit, proceeding or investigation relating
to
claims arising out of Assumed Liabilities and (ii) any lawsuit, proceeding
or
investigation arising after the date of this Agreement if it could nor
reasonably represent a liability on the part of the Purchaser following the
Closing);
(r) (i) transfer
or sale by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary of any rights to Seller
Intellectual Property or the entering into of any license agreement (other
than
non-exclusive end-user license agreements entered into by Seller in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices that do not include any
rights
with respect to source code), distribution agreement, reseller agreement,
security agreement, assignment or other conveyance or option for the foregoing,
with respect to Seller Intellectual Property with any Person, (ii) the
purchase or other acquisition of any Intellectual Property or the entering
into
of any license agreement, distribution agreement, reseller agreement, security
agreement, assignment or other conveyance or option for the foregoing, with
respect to the Intellectual Property of any Person, or (iii) entering into,
or amendment of, any agreement with respect to the development of any
Intellectual Property with a third party;
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(s) agreement,
or modification to any agreement, pursuant to which any Person was granted
marketing, distribution, development, manufacturing or similar rights of
any
type or scope with respect to any products, services or technology of Seller
or
any Insignia Subsidiary;
(t) event,
occurrence, change, effect or condition of any character, which individually
or
in the aggregate, has had or reasonably could be expected to have a Seller
Material Adverse Effect; or
(u) agreement
by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, or any officer or Employees thereof,
to do
any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (u) (other
than negotiations with Purchaser and its representatives regarding the
Transaction).
4.8 Accounts
Receivable.
Schedule 4.8
lists
all accounts receivable of Seller and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2006,
together with an aging schedule indicating a range of days elapsed since
being
invoiced. All
of
the accounts receivable of Seller and its Subsidiaries (i) represent bona
fide
transactions that arose in the ordinary course of business, (ii) are carried
at
values determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and (iii)
as of
the Closing Date, will be good and collectible in full within 120 days of
the
Closing Date, except, with respect to clause (iii), to the extent of any
reserve
for uncollectible accounts receivable set forth on the most recent balance
sheet
included in the Seller Financial Statements and except such amounts not
collected within 120 days of the Closing Date but collected prior to the
expiration of the Survival Period. No Person has any Lien on any accounts
receivable of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, and no request or agreement
for
deduction or discount has been made with respect to any accounts receivable
of
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary.
4.9 Restrictions
on Business Activities.
(a) There
is
no Seller Contract (non-competition or otherwise) or judgment, injunction,
order
or decree to which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary is a party, subject
or
otherwise binding upon Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, that has had or
could
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any
business practice of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, any acquisition of
property (tangible or intangible) by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, the
conduct of business by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, or otherwise limiting
the freedom of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary to engage in any line of
business or to compete with any Person, in each case whether arising as a
result
of a change in control of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or otherwise.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither Seller nor any
Insignia Subsidiary has (i) entered into any agreement under which Seller
or any Insignia Subsidiary is restricted from selling, licensing, manufacturing
or otherwise distributing any of its technology or products or from providing
services to customers or potential customers or any class of customers, in
any
geographic area, during any period of time, or in any segment of the market
or
(ii) granted any Person exclusive rights to sell, license, manufacture or
otherwise distribute any of Seller’s or any Insignia Subsidiary’s technology or
products in any geographic area or with respect to any customers or potential
customers or any class of customers during any period of time or in any segment
of the market.
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(b) There
is
no Seller Contract (non-competition or otherwise) or judgment, injunction,
order
or decree to which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary is a party, subject
or
otherwise binding upon Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary that could reasonably
be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice
of Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, any acquisition of property (tangible
or intangible) by Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, the conduct of business
by Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries, or otherwise limiting the freedom
of
Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or
to
compete with any Person after the Closing Date.
4.10 Real
Property; Leases.
(a) None
of
the real property used or occupied by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary,
in each
case, together with all buildout, fixtures and improvements created thereon,
is
owned by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, nor has Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary owned any real property within the past three (3) years.
(b) Schedule 4.10(b)
sets
forth all leases, subleases and other agreements pursuant to which Seller
and
each of the Insignia Subsidiaries derives its rights in the Leased Real
Property, including, with respect to each such Real Property Lease, the identity
of the landlord or sublandlord, the addresses, the date of such Real Property
Lease and each amendment thereto, and the aggregate annual rent.
(c) The
Real
Property Leases are in good standing and are valid, binding and enforceable
in
accordance with their respective terms, and there does not exist under any
such
Real Property Lease any default by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or,
to
Seller’s Knowledge, by any other Person, or any event that, with or without
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default by Seller or
any
Insignia Subsidiary or, to Seller’s Knowledge, by any other Person. Seller has
delivered to Purchaser complete copies of all Real Property Leases, including
all amendments and agreements related thereto, and the Real Property Leases
constitute the entire agreement between Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
and
each landlord or sublandlord with respect to the Leased Real
Property.
(d) Seller
or
an Insignia Subsidiary is the holder of the tenant’s interest under the Real
Property Leases and has not assigned the Real Property Leases or subleased
all
or any portion of the premises leased thereunder. Neither Seller nor any
Insignia Subsidiary has made any alterations, additions or improvements to
the
premises leased under the Leases that are required to be removed (or of which
any landlord or sublandlord could require removal) at the termination of
the
applicable Real Property Lease term. Seller or an Insignia Subsidiary owns
all
trade fixtures, equipment and personal property located in the premises leased
under the Real Property Leases and the landlords thereunder have no Lien
thereon
or claim thereto.
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4.11 Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances.
(a) Schedule 4.11(a)
accurately identifies all equipment, materials, tangible prototypes, tools,
supplies, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, improvements and other tangible
assets
of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary with an individual book value of greater
than $5,000, and accurately sets forth the original cost and book value of
each
of such asset.
(b) Seller
and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in
the
case of Leased Real Property and leased properties and assets, valid leasehold
interests in, all of its tangible properties and assets, real, personal and
mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of any Liens.
Upon
Closing, Purchaser will acquire exclusive, good and marketable title or license
to or a valid leasehold interest in (as the case may be) the Purchased
Assets.
(c) All
facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures, vehicles, and other personal
properties owned, leased or used by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
(i) are adequate for the conduct of the business of Seller and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted,
(ii) are in good operating condition, subject to normal wear and tear, and
reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for which they are being used,
and
(iii) comply in all respects with, and are being operated and otherwise
used in full compliance with, all applicable Law.
(d) The
execution and delivery by the Selling Parties of this Agreement and any of
the
Related Agreements to which any of the Selling Parties is a party, and the
consummation of the Transaction, do not and will not result in the imposition
of
any Liens upon or with respect to any of the properties of Seller or any
Insignia Subsidiary.
4.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 4.12(a)
lists
all Seller Intellectual Property, including, without limitation (i) all
Seller Registered Intellectual Property, (ii) all hardware products and
tools, software and firmware products and tools and services that are currently
sold, published, offered, or under development by Seller and any Insignia
Subsidiary, and (iii) all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements to
which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary is a party and pursuant to which
Seller
or any Insignia Subsidiary or any other Person is authorized to use any of
Seller Intellectual Property or exercise any rights with respect thereto.
(b) Seller
has complied with all requirements of the United States and foreign patent
offices or applicable Governmental Entities to maintain Seller Patents,
including payment of all required fees to such offices or agencies. Seller
has
no Knowledge of any prior art references or prior public uses, sales, offers
for
sale or disclosures which could reasonably be expected to invalidate Seller
Patents or any claim thereof, or of any conduct the result of which could
reasonably be expected to render Seller Patents or any claim thereof invalid
or
unenforceable. The original, first and joint inventors of the subject matter
claimed in the patents and patent applications included in Seller Registered
Intellectual Property (the “Seller
Patents”)
are
properly represented in Seller Patents, and the applicable statutes governing
marking of products covered by the inventions in Seller Patents have been
fully
complied with. All Seller Patents are valid and assignable to Purchaser at
closing.
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(c) Each
item
of Seller Intellectual Property is either (i) owned solely by Seller or an
Insignia Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, or (ii) rightfully used
and authorized for use by Seller or an Insignia Subsidiary and their permitted
successors pursuant to a valid and enforceable written license. Each item
of
Seller Intellectual Property is free and clear of any Encumbrances, except
for
non-exclusive licenses granted to end-user customers in the ordinary course
of
business. All of Seller Intellectual Property that is used or held for use
by
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary pursuant to a license or other grant of
a
right by a third party to use its proprietary information is separately
identified as such in Schedule 4.12(c).
Seller
and its Subsidiaries have all rights in Seller Intellectual Property necessary
to carry out Seller’s and the Subsidiaries’ former and current activities,
including rights to make, use, exclude others from using, reproduce, modify,
adapt, create derivative works based on, translate, distribute (directly
and
indirectly), transmit, display and perform publicly, license, rent, lease,
assign and sell Seller Intellectual Property in all geographic locations
and
fields of use, and to sublicense any or all such rights to third parties,
including the right to grant further sublicenses. The Seller Intellectual
Property constitutes all the Intellectual Property Rights used in or necessary
to the conduct of the Business as it is currently conducted.
(d) Seller
and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries are in compliance with and have not
breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that any of them
have
breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of
any
license, sublicense or other agreement to which Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary is a party or is otherwise bound relating to any of Seller
Intellectual Property, nor does Seller have Knowledge of any event or occurrence
that could reasonably be expected to constitute such a breach, violation
or
default (with or without the lapse of time, giving of notice or both). Each
such
agreement is in full force and effect, and neither Seller nor any Insignia
Subsidiary is in default thereunder, nor to the Knowledge of Seller is any
party
obligated to Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary pursuant to any such agreement
in
default thereunder. Following the Closing Date, subject to receipt of any
Required Consents, Purchaser will be permitted to exercise all of Seller’s
rights under such contracts, licenses and agreements to the same extent Seller
and each Insignia Subsidiary would have been able to had the Transaction
not
occurred and without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration
other than fees, royalties or payments which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
would otherwise have been required to pay had the Transaction not occurred.
Neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary is obligated to provide any
consideration (whether financial or otherwise) to any third party, nor is
any
third party otherwise entitled to any consideration, with respect to any
exercise of rights by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or Purchaser, as
successor to Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, in Seller Intellectual
Property.
(e) To
the
Knowledge of Seller, the use of Seller Intellectual Property by Seller and
the
Insignia Subsidiaries, as previously used and as currently used, has not
infringed and does not infringe any other Person’s copyright, trade secret
rights, right of privacy, right in personal data, moral right, patent,
trademark, service xxxx, trade name, firm name, logo, trade dress, mask work
or
other intellectual property right, or give rise to any claim of unfair
competition. No funds or facilities of any university were used in the
development of Seller Intellectual Property. No claims (i) challenging the
validity, enforceability, effectiveness or ownership by Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary of any of Seller Intellectual Property or (ii) to the effect
that the use, reproduction, modification, manufacture, distribution, licensing,
sublicensing, sale, or any other exercise of rights in any Seller Intellectual
Property by Seller and its Subsidiaries or by any licensee of Seller of any
Insignia Subsidiary, infringes or will infringe on any intellectual property
or
other proprietary or personal right of any Person have been asserted against
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or, to Seller’s Knowledge, are threatened by
any Person nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, does there exist any valid basis for such
a claim. There are no legal or governmental proceedings, including interference,
re-examination, reissue, opposition, nullity, or cancellation proceedings
pending that relate to any of Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller,
other than review of pending patent and trademark applications, and neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary is aware of any information indicating
that
such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any Governmental Entity
or
any other Person. All Seller Registered Intellectual Property is valid and
subsisting. To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, infringement,
or misappropriation of any Seller Intellectual Property by any third party
or
Employee.
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(f) Seller
and the Insignia Subsidiaries have secured from all parties (including current
and former Employees) who have created any portion of, or otherwise have
any
rights in or to, Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller or any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries valid and enforceable written assignments of any such
work, invention, improvement or other rights to Seller and each Insignia
Subsidiary and have provided true and complete copies of such assignments
to
Purchaser.
(g) Upon
Closing, each item of Seller Intellectual Property will be owned by Purchaser
or
will be immediately available for use by Purchaser on terms and conditions
substantially identical to those under which Seller and the Insignia
Subsidiaries presently uses such Seller Intellectual Property, without any
affirmative act by Purchaser or any other Person. Such ownership and right
to
use are (and upon Closing, will be) free and clear of any
Encumbrances.
(h) Seller
Intellectual Property owned by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary is not subject
to any source code escrow or similar agreement.
(i) Seller
and the Insignia Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable measures
to
protect the proprietary nature of Seller Intellectual Property and to maintain
in confidence all Trade Secrets and Confidential Information owned or used
by
Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries, including by having and enforcing
a
policy requiring all current and former employees, consultants and contractors
of Seller and the Insignia Subsidiaries to execute appropriate confidentiality
and intellectual property assignment agreements. Seller has no Knowledge
of any
violation or unauthorized disclosure of any Trade Secret or Confidential
Information related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed
Liabilities, or obligations of confidentiality with respect to
such.
(j) Seller
Intellectual Property does not contain any computer code designed to disrupt,
disable or harm in any manner the operation of any software or hardware. None of
Seller Intellectual Property contains any worm, bomb, backdoor, clock, timer
or
other disabling device, code, design or routine which causes the software
or any
portion thereof to be erased, inoperable or otherwise incapable of being
used,
either automatically, with the passage of time or upon command by any
party.
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(k) Schedule 4.12(k)
lists
all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements pursuant to which Seller is
authorized to use any Intellectual Property of third Persons that is
(i) incorporated in or bundled with the Seller Products or Seller
Intellectual Property or (ii) used in connection with, any Seller Product
or Service, or any product or service currently under development.
(l) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.12(l),
the
Seller Intellectual Property does not include any Publicly Available Software.
Neither Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries have used Publicly Available
Software in whole or in part in the former, current or currently planned
development of any part of Seller Intellectual Property in a manner that
may
subject Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller, in whole or in part,
to
all or part of the license obligations of any Publicly Available Software.
To
Seller’s Knowledge, no source code licensee of Seller has received from Seller
or distributed to any third party any combination of Publicly Available Software
and Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller in a manner that may subject
Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller, in whole or in part, to all
or
part of the license obligations of any Publicly Available Software.
(m) None
of
Seller’s or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries’ professional services agreements
with their customers, agreements with merchants, agreements with outside
consultants for the performance of professional services on the behalf of
Seller, the Subsidiaries or any of their respective customers, nor any agreement
or license with any end user or reseller of Seller’s or any Insignia
Subsidiary’s products, confers upon any Person other than Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary any ownership right with respect to any Intellectual Property
developed in connection with such agreement or license.
(n) Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has transferred ownership of, or granted
any
exclusive license with respect to, any Seller Intellectual Property to any
Person.
(o) Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has participated in any standards
setting activities or joined any standards setting organizations that would
affect the proprietary nature of Seller Intellectual Property owned by Seller
or
restrict the ability of Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries to enforce,
license, or exclude others from using Seller Intellectual Property owned
by
Seller.
(p) Seller
has never agreed to indemnify any Person for or against any interference,
infringement, misappropriation, or other conflict with respect to any of
Seller
Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property that was formerly Seller
Intellectual Property.
(q) Schedule 4.12(q)
contains
a list, including names, addresses, contact names, telephone numbers,
termination date and next renewal date, of all agreements pursuant to which
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary is obligated to provide support services
(such
agreements, as supplemented below, are referred to collectively as the
“Support
Agreements”).
Copies of all Support Agreements in force on the date of this Agreement have
been provided to Purchaser. Neither the Standard Support Agreement nor any
other
agreement would obligate the Purchaser after the date of this Agreement to
provide any improvement, enhancement, change in functionality or other
alteration to the performance of any Seller Product or Service, other than
error
corrections and upgrades if and when made available to Seller’s customers
generally. The versions of the Seller Products currently supported by Seller
are
set forth on Schedule 2.14(q).
Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has granted any other Person the right
to
furnish support or maintenance services with respect to the Seller Products
to
any other third Person.
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4.13 Product
Warranties; Defects; Liabilities; Services.
(a) Each
product (including any software product) manufactured, sold, licensed, leased
or
delivered by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary (the “Seller
Products”)
has
been in conformity with the specifications for such Seller Product, all
applicable contractual commitments and all applicable express and implied
warranties, except for such violations as could not individually or in the
aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has any liability or obligation
for
replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith except
liabilities or obligations for replacement or repair incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice. No Seller Product is subject
to any guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard
terms and conditions of sale, license or lease or beyond that implied or
imposed
by applicable Law.
(b) All
services provided by Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries to any third
party (“Services”)
were
performed in conformity with the terms and requirements of all applicable
warranties and other Seller Contracts and with all applicable Laws. There
is no
claim pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against Seller or any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries relating to any Services and, to Seller’s Knowledge, there
is no reasonable basis for the assertion of any such claim.
4.14 Seller
Contracts.
(a) Schedule 4.14
lists
each of the following types of Seller Contracts (including names of parties
and
date of execution):
(i) any
collective bargaining agreement;
(ii) any
employment or consulting agreement, contract or commitment with any officer,
director, Employee, contractor, consultant, advisor or member of Seller’s or any
Insignia Subsidiary’s board of directors;
(iii) any
fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(iv) any
lease
of personal property having a value individually in excess of
$10,000;
(v) any
agreement of indemnification or guaranty to any Person;
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(vi) any
agreement containing any covenant limiting the freedom of Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary to engage in any line of business or in any geographic territory
or
to compete with any Person, or which grants to any Person any exclusivity
to any
geographic territory, any customer, or any product or service;
(vii) any
agreement relating to capital expenditures and involving future payments
in
excess of $10,000;
(viii) any
agreement relating to the disposition of assets or any interest in any business
enterprise outside the ordinary course of Seller’s or any Insignia Subsidiary’s
business or any agreement relating to the acquisition of assets or any interest
in any business enterprise;
(ix) any
mortgages, indentures, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or
other
agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or the extension
of
credit;
(x) any
purchase order or contract (including for services) involving $10,000 or
more;
(xi) any
dealer, distribution, joint marketing (including any pilot program),
development, content provider, destination site or merchant
agreement;
(xii) any
joint
venture, partnership, strategic alliance or other agreement involving the
sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities with any Person or any
development, data-sharing, marketing, resale, distribution or similar
arrangement relating to any product or service;
(xiii) any
agreement pursuant to which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary has granted
or may
be obligated to grant in the future, to any Person, a source code license
or
option or other right to use or acquire source code, including any agreements
which provide for source code escrow arrangements;
(xiv) any
sales
representative, original equipment manufacturer, value added re-seller,
remarketer or other agreement for distribution of Seller’s or any Insignia
Subsidiary’s products or services, or the products or services of any other
Person;
(xv) any
agreement pursuant to which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary has advanced
or
loaned any amount to any Shareholder or Person holding an ownership interest
in
any Insignia Subsidiary, or any director, officer, Employee, or consultant
of
Seller or of any Insignia Subsidiary, other than business travel advances
in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xvi) any
commitment to any customer or third party to deliver products or services,
including all end-user licenses;
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(xvii) any
commitment to any customer or third party to provide support or maintenance,
to
develop or customize any product or service, or to provide, support, customize
or develop any third-party product, service or platform, other than those
included in Schedule 4.12(q);
(xviii) any
contractual obligations that Seller would be required to disclose pursuant
to
Item 303(a)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange
Act;
(xix) each
proposed agreement as to which any bid, offer, written proposal, term sheet
or
similar document has been submitted or received by Seller; or
(xx) any
other
agreement that involves $10,000 or more or is not cancelable by Seller or
an
Insignia Subsidiary without penalty within 60 days.
(b) Each
Seller Contract is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and
enforceable against each party thereto in accordance with its terms. Seller
and
each of the Insignia Subsidiaries are in compliance with and have not breached,
violated or defaulted under, or received notice that they have breached,
violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any such Seller
Contract, nor does Seller have Knowledge of any event or occurrence that
would
constitute such a breach, violation or default (with or without the lapse
of
time, giving of notice or both) or Knowledge of any default by any third
party.
Seller has provided complete and accurate copies of all Seller Contracts
to
Purchaser.
4.15 Change
of Control Payments.
Schedule 4.15
sets
forth (i) each plan, agreement or arrangement pursuant to which any amounts
may become payable (whether currently or in the future) to current or former
officers, directors or Employees of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary as
a
result of or in connection with the Transaction or the Transaction Documents
and
(ii) a summary of the nature and amounts that may become payable pursuant
to each such plan, agreement or arrangement.
4.16 Interested
Party Transactions.
(a) To
Seller’s Knowledge, no officer, director or Affiliate of Seller or any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries (nor any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse of
any of
such Persons, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such
Persons has or has had an economic interest), has or has had, directly or
indirectly, (i) an economic interest in any Person which furnished or sold,
or furnishes or sells, services or products that Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell, or (ii) an
economic interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes
to,
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, any goods or services or (iii) a
beneficial interest in any Seller Contract; provided,
however,
that
ownership of no more than 1% of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly
traded corporation shall not be deemed an “economic interest in any entity” for
purposes of this Section 4.16.
(b) There
are
no receivables of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary owed by any director,
officer, current or former Employee, or consultant to Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary (or any ancestor, sibling, descendant, or spouse of any such Persons,
or any trust, partnership, or corporation in which any of such Persons has
an
economic interest), other than advances in the ordinary and usual course
of
business for reimbursable business expenses (as determined in accordance
with
Seller’s established employee reimbursement policies and consistent with past
practice). None of the Shareholders or Persons holding an ownership interest
in
any Insignia Subsidiary has agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or duty
to
guaranty or otherwise assume or incur any obligation or liability of Seller
or
any Insignia Subsidiary.
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4.17 Compliance
with Laws.
Seller
and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries has complied with and is in compliance
with, is not in violation of, and has not received any notices of violation
with
respect to, any Law, except for such violations as could not individually
or in
the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has received any written notice
from
any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding any actual, alleged,
possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Law that
has
not been cured or resolved. Seller and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries
is in
compliance with its stated privacy policies contained on any websites maintained
by or on behalf of Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries and all applicable
privacy and anti-SPAM Laws.
4.18 Litigation.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.18,
there
is no action, suit or proceeding of any nature pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened against Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries,
any of
their respective properties or assets or any of their respective officers,
directors or Employees, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, is there any reasonable
basis therefor. There is no investigation pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened against Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries, any of their
respective properties or any of their respective officers, directors or
Employees by or before any Governmental Entity. No Governmental Entity has
at
any time challenged or questioned the legal right of Seller or any Insignia
Subsidiary to conduct its operations as presently or previously conducted
or as
presently proposed to be conducted and none of Seller, the Insignia Subsidiaries
or their properties is subject to any order that materially impairs Seller’s or
such Insignia Subsidiary’s ability to operate.
4.19 Insurance.
Schedule 4.19
sets
forth all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business,
equipment, properties, operations, Employees, officers and directors of Seller,
any of the Insignia Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof, including the
type of
coverage, the carrier, the amount of coverage, the term and the annual premiums
of such policies. There is no claim by Seller or any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries or any Affiliate thereof pending under any of such policies
or
bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed or that
Seller has a reason to believe will be denied or disputed by the underwriters
of
such policies or bonds. There is no pending claim that will exceed the policy
limits. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have
been
paid (or if installment payments are due, will be paid if incurred prior
to the
Closing) and Seller, the Insignia Subsidiaries and their Affiliates are
otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds.
Seller has no Knowledge of a threatened termination of, or premium increase
with
respect to, any of such policies. None of Seller, any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries or any Affiliate of either has ever maintained, established,
sponsored, participated in or contributed to any self-insurance plan or
program.
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4.20 Minute
Books.
The
corporate minutes of Seller and the Insignia Subsidiaries have been made
available to counsel for Purchaser and contain complete and accurate records
of
all actions taken, and summaries of all meetings held, by the shareholders
and
the board of directors of Seller (and any committees thereof) since January
1,
2003. The
books, records and accounts of Seller and the Insignia Subsidiaries are true,
complete and correct, and are stated in reasonable detail and accurately
and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Seller
and the
Insignia Subsidiaries.
4.21 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Hazardous
Material.
Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has (i) operated any
underground storage tanks at any property that Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased; or (ii) released any
substance that has been designated by any Governmental Entity or by applicable
Law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to health or
the
environment, including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, urea-formaldehyde and all
substances listed as hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended,
or
defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation
and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant
to
said Laws (a “Hazardous
Material”),
but
excluding office and janitorial supplies properly and safely maintained.
No
Hazardous Materials are present, as a result of the actions of Seller or
any
Insignia Subsidiary, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, as a result of any actions of
any third party or otherwise, in, on or under any property, including the
land
and the improvements, ground water and surface water thereof, that Seller
or any
Insignia Subsidiary has at any time owned, operated, occupied or
leased.
(b) Hazardous
Materials Activities.
Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has transported, stored, used,
manufactured, disposed of, released or exposed its Employees or others to
Hazardous Materials in violation of any Law, nor has Seller or any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries disposed of, transported, sold, or manufactured any
product containing a Hazardous Material (any or all of the foregoing being
collectively referred to as “Hazardous
Materials Activities”),
in
violation of any Law promulgated to prohibit, regulate or control Hazardous
Materials or any Hazardous Materials Activity.
(c) Permits.
Seller
and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries currently hold all Seller Authorizations
and permits necessary for the conduct of their respective Hazardous Material
Activities and other business as such activities and business are currently
being conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted.
(d) Environmental
Liabilities.
No
action, proceeding, investigation, revocation proceeding, amendment procedure,
writ, injunction or claim is pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened,
concerning any Seller Authorization, Hazardous Material or any Hazardous
Materials Activity of Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries. Neither
Seller
nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries is aware of any fact or circumstance
which
could involve Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary in any environmental litigation
or impose upon Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary any environmental
liability.
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4.22 Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.22,
neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has incurred, or will incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement, the
Transaction. Seller has previously provided Purchaser with a copy of all
agreements set forth on Schedule 4.22.
4.23 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule.
Schedule 4.23(a)
sets
forth each Seller Employee Plan. Neither Seller nor any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries has any stated plan, intention or commitment to establish any
new
Seller Employee Plan, to modify any Seller Employee Plan (except to the extent
required by Law or to conform any such Seller Employee Plan to the requirements
of any applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to Purchaser
in
writing, or as required by this Agreement), or to enter into any Seller Employee
Plan.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Employee
Plan Compliance.
(i) Seller and each Insignia Subsidiary has performed all obligations
required to be performed by it under each Seller Employee Plan and each Seller
Employee Plan has been established and maintained in accordance with its
terms
and in compliance with all applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code;
(ii) no non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred with
respect to any Seller Employee Plan; (iii) there are no actions, suits or
claims pending, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened or anticipated
(other
than routine claims for benefits) against any Seller Employee Plan or fiduciary
thereto or against the assets of any Seller Employee Plan; (iv) there are
no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
threatened by the IRS or DOL with respect to any Seller Employee Plan;
(v) neither Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries nor any ERISA
Affiliate is subject to any penalty or Tax with respect to any Seller Employee
Plan under Section 501(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 through 4980D of
the Code and (vi) no Seller Employee Plan is sponsored or maintained by any
Co-Employer.
(d) Plan
Status.
None of
Seller, any Insignia Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate now, or has ever,
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any
Pension Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of
the Code. Neither Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, nor do they
reasonably expect to incur, any liability with respect to any transaction
described in Section 4069 of ERISA. No Seller Employee Plan is a Multiple
Employer Plan as defined in Section 210 of ERISA.
(e) Multiemployer
Plans.
At no
time has Seller, any Insignia Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate contributed
to
or been required to contribute to any “multiemployer plan”, as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(f) No
Post-Employment Obligations.
No
Seller Employee Plan provides, or has any liability to provide, life insurance,
medical or other employee welfare benefits to any Employee upon his or her
retirement or termination of employment for any reason, except as may be
required by Law, and neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has ever
represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to
any
current or former Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group)
that
such Employee(s) would be provided with life insurance, medical or other
employee welfare benefits upon their retirement or termination of employment,
except to the extent required by Law.
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(g) Effect
of Transaction.
(i) The
execution and delivery by the Selling Parties of this Agreement and any Related
Agreement to which such Selling Party is a party, and the consummation of
the
Transaction, will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default
under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to
a
right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any
obligation or loss of any benefit under any Seller Employee Plan, trust or
loan
that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise),
acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase
in
benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any current or former
Employee.
(h) COBRA
Continuation Coverage.
Purchaser acknowledges that the buying group (as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A 3(b)) may be responsible for providing continuation
coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985,
as
amended ("COBRA")
to
those individuals who are M&A qualified beneficiaries (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A 4(a)) with respect to the
Purchased Assets (collectively, the "M&A
Qualified Beneficiaries")
and in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9 Q&A (8)(c) once
Seller ceases to provide any and all group health coverage to its employees.
In
the event Seller ceases to provide any and all group health coverage to its
employees, Seller shall provide to Purchaser within five (5) business days
of
such cessation a list: (i) of employees whose employment related to the purchase
of the Purchased Assets and (ii) any qualified beneficiaries who are currently
receiving or have elected COBRA continuation coverage and whose employment
related to the Purchased Assets immediately prior to such individual's
qualifying event.
4.24 Employment
Matters.
(a) Schedule 4.24(a)
sets
forth, with respect to each Employee (including any Employee who is on a
leave
of absence or on layoff status subject to recall) (i) the name of such
Employee and the date as of which such Employee was originally hired by Seller
or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries, and whether the Employee is on an active
or
inactive status; (ii) such Employee’s title; (iii) such Employee’s
annualized compensation as of the date of this Agreement, including base
salary,
vacation and/or paid time off accrual amounts, bonus and/or commission
potential, severance pay potential, and any other compensation forms;
(iv) each current benefit plan in which such Employee participates or is
eligible to participate; (v) any governmental authorization, permit or
license that is held by such Employee and that is used in connection with
Seller’s business; and (vi) whether the Employee has executed Seller’s
standard form nondisclosure, confidentiality and assignment of inventions
agreement.
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(b) Schedule 4.24(b)
contains
a list of individuals who are currently performing services for Seller or
any of
the Insignia Subsidiaries and are classified as “consultants” or “independent
contractors,” the respective compensation of each such “consultant” or
“independent contractor” and whether Seller is party to a consulting or
independent contractor agreement with the individual. Any such agreements
have
been delivered to Purchaser and are set forth on Schedule 4.24(b).
Any
Persons now or heretofore engaged by Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries
as independent contractors, rather than Employees, have been properly classified
as such, are not entitled to any compensation or benefits to which regular,
full-time Employees are or were at the relevant time entitled, and were and
have
been engaged in accordance with all applicable Laws.
(c) A
copy of
each Employment Agreement and any amendment thereto has been provided to
Purchaser. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.24(c),
the
employment of each of the Employees is terminable by Seller at
will.
(d) Seller
and each Insignia Subsidiary has delivered to Purchaser accurate and complete
copies of all employment agreements relating to the employment of the current
employees.
(e) (i) None
of Seller’s Employees have given Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries
notice or any other communication terminating his or her employment with
Seller
or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries, or terminating his or her employment
upon a
sale of, or business combination relating to, Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
or in connection with the Transaction, or expressed or otherwise indicated
that
he or she will not accept employment with Purchaser; (ii) neither Seller
nor any Insignia Subsidiary has a present intention to terminate the employment
of any current employee; (iii) to Seller’s Knowledge, as of the date of
this Agreement no current employee has received, or is currently considering,
an
offer to join a business that likely would be competitive with Seller’s or any
Insignia Subsidiary’s business; (iv) to Seller’s Knowledge, no Employee,
consultant or contractor is a party to or is bound by any employment contract,
patent disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement, any other restrictive
covenant or other contract with any Person, or subject to any judgment, decree
or order of any court or administrative agency, any of which could reasonably
be
expected to have a material adverse effect in any way on (A) the
performance by such Person of any of his or her duties or responsibilities
for
Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, or (B) Seller’s business or operations;
(v) to Seller’s Knowledge, no current Employee, contractor or consultant is
in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure
agreement, noncompetition agreement, or any other restrictive covenant to
a
former employer or entity relating to the right of any such Employee, contractor
or consultant to be employed or retained by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary,
as the case may be; and (vi) neither Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary is,
and neither has ever been, engaged in any dispute or litigation with a current
or former Employee regarding intellectual property matters.
(f) Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries is presently, nor have they been
in
the past, a party to or bound by any union contract, collective bargaining
agreement or similar contract. Neither Seller nor any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries knows of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to
organize any Employees.
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(g) Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries is presently engaged or has ever
been engaged in any unfair labor practice of any nature, that, if adversely
determined, would result in any liability to Seller or any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries. There has never been any slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute
or
union organizing activity, or any similar activity or dispute, affecting
Seller,
any of the Insignia Subsidiaries or any Employees.
(h) To
the
extent applicable, the current and former Employees have been, and currently
are, properly classified under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended,
and under any applicable Law. Neither Seller nor any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries is delinquent to, or has failed to pay, any of its Employees,
consultants or contractors for any wages (including overtime), salaries,
commissions, bonuses, benefits or other compensation for any services performed
by them or amounts required to be reimbursed to such individuals. Neither
Seller
nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries is liable for any payment to any trust
or
other fund or to any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of
business and consistent with past practice).
(i) [Reserved]
(j) Seller
and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable
Laws,
agreements, contracts and promises respecting employment, employment practices,
employee benefits, terms and conditions of employment, immigration matters,
labor matters, and wages and hours, in each case, with respect to its
Employees.
(k) There
are
no claims pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, before any Governmental
Entity by any Employees for compensation, pending severance benefits, vacation
time, vacation pay or pension benefits, or any other claim threatened or
pending
before any Governmental Entity (or any state “referral agency”) from any
Employee or any other Person arising out of Seller’s or any Insignia
Subsidiary’s status as employer, whether in the form of claims for employment
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair labor practices, grievances,
wrongful discharge, breach of contract, tort, unfair competition or otherwise.
In addition, there are no pending, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims
or actions against Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries under any workers
compensation policy or long-term disability policy.
(l) Seller
and each Insignia Subsidiary, and to Seller’s Knowledge each Employee, is in
compliance with all applicable visa and work permit requirements, and no
visa or
work permit held by an Employee will expire during the six (6) month period
beginning at the date of this Agreement.
(m) To
the
Seller’s Knowledge, neither the execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents, nor the carrying on of the Business as presently
conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted, nor any activity of any
officers, directors, Employees or consultants of Seller or a Insignia Subsidiary
in connection with the carrying on of the Business as presently conducted
or as
presently proposed to be conducted, will conflict with or result in a breach
of
the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any
contract or agreement under which any of such officers, directors, Employees
or
consultants is now bound.
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4.25 Tax
Matters.
(a) Each
Selling Party has timely filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file,
and
such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects. All Taxes
shown
to be payable on such Tax Returns or on subsequent assessments with respect
thereto have been paid in full on a timely basis, and there is no Liability
for
unpaid Taxes with respect to any period ending on or prior to the Balance
Sheet
Date, whether or not shown as due or reportable on such Tax Returns, in excess
of any accruals or reserves for such Taxes established on the Seller Balance
Sheet (other than any accruals or reserves for deferred Taxes). No Taxes
will be
payable by any Selling Party with respect to any period ending after the
Balance
Sheet Date, other than Taxes incurred in the ordinary course of business
and
consistent with this Agreement. Each Selling Party has withheld and paid
all
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. There are no Liens for Taxes on the Purchased Assets or with
respect to the Business, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(b) The
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists all Tax Returns with respect to the Purchased
Assets or the Business filed by each Selling Party for all Taxable periods
since
its inception, indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates
those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of an audit. To the Knowledge
of the Selling Parties, no other audit of any Tax Return with respect to
the
Purchased Assets or the Business is currently pending or threatened. No claim
has ever been made in writing or, to the Knowledge of the Selling Parties,
orally by any Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where a Selling Party does
not
file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction
with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business. The Selling Parties
have
delivered or made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of all
Tax
Returns filed, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies assessed
or
agreed to by any Selling Party since its inception to the extent relating
to the
Purchased Assets or the Business.
(c) None
of
the Purchased Assets is an interest in any joint venture, partnership or
other
arrangement or contract which could be treated as a partnership or “disregarded
entity” for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(d) None
of
the Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities includes an obligation under
any
agreement, contract or arrangement that may result in the payment of any
amount
that would not be deductible by reason of Section 280G or Section 404
of the Code.
(e) The
Selling Parties have treated themselves as owners of the Purchased Assets
for
Tax purposes. None of the Purchased Assets is the subject of a “safe-harbor
lease” within the provisions of former Section 168(f)(8) of the Code, as in
effect prior to amendment by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
of
1982. None of the Purchased Assets directly or indirectly secures any debt
the
interest on which is tax-exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code. None of
the Purchased Assets is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of
Section 168(h) of the Code.
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(f) Insignia
Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a “United States person” within the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
4.26 Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act.
Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries (including any of their officers
or
directors) has taken any action which would cause it to be in violation of
the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any rules or regulations
thereunder.
4.27 Bank
Accounts.
Schedule 4.27
contains
a true and complete list of the name of each bank or other financial institution
at which Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary has an account, deposit or safe
deposit box, the account number thereof and the names of all Persons authorized
to draw thereon or to have access thereto.
4.28 Customers;
Distributors.
Schedule 4.28
accurately identifies, and provides an accurate summary of the revenues received
from, each customer that, together with such customer’s Affiliates, contributed
more than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of Seller
and the
Insignia Subsidiaries in fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. Neither
Seller nor any Insignia Subsidiary has received written notice from any customer
listed on Schedule 4.28
indicating that such customer intends to reduce or not continue its business
relationship with Seller and the Insignia Subsidiaries. Neither Seller nor
any
Insignia Subsidiary has received notice from any distributor of any of Seller’s
products indicating that any such distributor intends to cease acting as
a
distributor of such products or otherwise dealing with Seller and the Insignia
Subsidiaries.
4.29 Seller
Customer Information.
Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has sold, transferred, disclosed,
made available to the public or otherwise released for distribution any of
its
customer files and other customer information relating to Seller’s or any of the
Insignia Subsidiaries current and former customers (the “Seller
Customer Information”).
Except for information as provided to sales representatives (which information
is subject to a customary non-disclosure agreement), no Person other than
Seller
or one of the Insignia Subsidiaries possesses or has any claims or rights
with
respect to use of Seller Customer Information.
4.30 Inventory.
Neither
Seller nor any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has any physical inventory, as
defined under GAAP.
4.31 Governmental
Authorization.
Schedule 4.31
lists
each consent, license, permit, grant or other authorization issued to Seller,
any of the Insignia Subsidiaries or any Employee by a Governmental Entity
(i) pursuant to which Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries currently
operates or holds any interest in any of its properties or (ii) which is
required for the operation of its business as currently conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted or the holding of any such interest
(collectively, the “Seller
Authorizations”).
Seller Authorizations are in full force and effect and constitute all
authorizations required to permit Seller and each of the Insignia Subsidiaries
to operate or conduct its business as currently conducted or as currently
proposed to be conducted or to hold any interest in its properties or assets.
None of Seller, any Insignia Subsidiary nor any Employee is in violation
of any
material term of any Seller Authorization.
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4.32 Opinion
of Financial Advisor.
Seller’s financial advisor, SVB Alliant, has delivered to Seller’s board of
directors a written opinion to the effect that, as of the date of this
Agreement, the consideration to be paid by the Purchaser hereunder is fair
to
the Seller from a financial point of view.
4.33 Representations
Complete.
None of
the representations or warranties made by any Selling Party in this Agreement
or
any other Transaction Document, nor any statement made in Seller Disclosure
Schedule or any certificate furnished by any Selling Party pursuant to this
Agreement, when taken together, contains any untrue statement of a material
fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASING PARTIES
The
Purchasing Parties hereby represent and warrant (without limiting any other
representations or warranties made by any of the Purchasing Parties in this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document) to Seller as follows:
5.1 Organization
of Purchasing Parties.
Each of
the Purchasing Parties is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the Purchasing
Parties has the full corporate power and authority to own its properties
and to
carry on its business as now being conducted and is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct
of
its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties
makes
such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions where the failure
to be
so qualified or licensed or in good standing could not reasonably be expected
to
have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Purchasing Party to
perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents
and to consummate the Transaction in a timely manner (a “Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect”).
5.2 Authority.
Each of
the Purchasing Parties has all requisite corporate power and authority to
enter
into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a
party
and to consummate the Transaction. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which each Purchasing Party is a party
and the consummation of the Transaction have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of such Purchasing Party. This Agreement
has been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which each Purchasing
Party
is a party will be at the Closing, duly executed and delivered by such
Purchasing Party and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
by
the other parties hereto and thereto (other than the Purchasing Parties),
this
Agreement constitutes, and in the case of the other Transaction Documents
will
at Closing constitute, valid and binding obligations of the Purchasing Parties,
enforceable against each Purchasing Party in accordance with their respective
terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and similar Laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
No consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity, is required
by or with respect to each Purchasing Party in connection with the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the Related Agreements by each Purchasing
Party
or the consummation by the Purchasing Parties of the Transaction except for
such
other filings, authorizations, consents and approvals that if not obtained
or
made could not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.3 No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery by each Purchasing Party of this Agreement and the
other
Transaction Documents to which such Purchasing Party is a party, and the
consummation of the Transaction, do not and will not conflict with or result
in
any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or
both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification
or
acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under (i) any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of a Purchasing
Party,
as in effect on the date hereof, (ii) any material contract to which a
Purchasing Party is a party or to which they or any of their respective
properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) is subject or bound,
or
(iii) any Law applicable to a Purchasing Party or any of its respective
properties (whether tangible or intangible) or assets, except, in the case
of
(ii) or (iii), for such conflicts, violations or defaults as could not
individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect.
5.4 Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees.
No
Purchasing Party has incurred, or will incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the
Transaction.
ARTICLE
6
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
6.1 Conduct
of the Business Prior to Closing.
(a) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing, the Selling Parties shall, and
shall
cause their respective Affiliates and Representatives to:
(i) operate
the Business only in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) pay
all
of the Selling Parties’ Liabilities where failure to pay could reasonably be
expected to result in material harm to the Business and Taxes when due, subject
to good faith disputes over such Liabilities or Taxes;
(iii) maintain
insurance coverage in amounts adequate to cover the reasonably anticipated
risks
of the Selling Parties and in amounts consistent with past practice;
(iv) prosecute
pending applications for Intellectual Property registration; and
(v) operate
the Business in the ordinary course and not enter into or renew any agreement
with a customer, supplier or distributor for a term of more than one year
or
specifying the purchase or sale of more than $10,000 in products without
providing Purchaser with two Business Days prior notice and receiving
Purchaser’s written consent to the terms thereof, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
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(b) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Closing Date, Seller and the Insignia
Subsidiaries shall not, and shall cause their respective members, officers,
directors and employees, not to:
(i) Enter
into, create, incur or assume (A) any borrowings under capital leases or
(B) any obligations which would have a Seller Material Adverse Effect or a
material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to conduct the Business in
substantially the same manner and condition as currently conducted by
Seller;
(ii) Acquire
by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any equity securities
or
assets (which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to Seller)
of, or
by any other manner, any business or any Person;
(iii) Sell,
transfer, lease, license or otherwise encumber any of the Purchased Assets,
except for the sale of Inventory and the granting of non-exclusive licenses
in
the ordinary course of business;
(iv) Enter
into any agreements or commitments with another Person, except on commercially
reasonable terms in the ordinary course of business;
(v) Violate
in any material respect any Legal Requirement applicable to Seller;
(vi) Materially
change or announce any change to the Seller products or any services sold
by
Seller;
(vii) Violate
or amend in any material respect or terminate any Seller Contract or
Governmental Approval, except amendments and terminations in the ordinary
course
of business consistent with Seller’s past practices;
(viii) Commence
a Proceeding other than (A) for the routine collection of accounts receivables,
(B) for injunctive relief on the grounds that Seller has suffered immediate
and
irreparable harm not compensable in money damages if Seller has obtained
the
prior written consent of Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or (C) with respect to the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities;
(ix) Purchase,
lease, license or otherwise acquire any assets, except for supplies acquired
by
Seller in the ordinary course of business;
(x) Make
any
capital expenditure in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000),
individually or in the aggregate;
(xi) Borrow
from any Person (other than Purchaser) by way of a loan, advance, guaranty,
endorsement, indemnity, or warranty (other than an increase in amounts borrowed
under receivables financing arrangements with Silicon Valley Bank in place
on
the date hereof);
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(xii) Change
its credit practices, accounting methods or practices or standards used to
maintain its books, accounts or business records;
(xiii) Incur
or
become subject to any Liability, contingent or otherwise, except current
Liabilities in the ordinary course of business;
(xiv) Make
any
material change affecting the Business;
(xv) Amend
any
charter or organizational documents in any manner that could adversely effect
Seller’s or the Insignia Subsidiaries’ ability to consummate the Transaction and
perform its obligations hereunder;
(xvi) Hire
any
new employee other than in the ordinary course of business, terminate any
officer or key Employee of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, increase the
annual level of compensation of any Employee except for regular, scheduled
compensation increases in the ordinary course of business, establish or adopt
any Employee Benefit Plan, or grant any bonuses, benefits or other forms
of
direct or indirect compensation to any employee, officer, director or
consultant;
(xvii) Make
or
change any election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting method
in respect of Taxes, file any amendment to a Tax Return, enter into any closing
agreement, settle any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or consent
to any
extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or
assessment in respect of Taxes, in each case only to the extent such action
could (1) affect the liability of Purchaser for Taxes of Seller or Taxes
with
respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business, or (2) give rise to a Lien
on
any of the Purchased Assets or the Business or otherwise affect Purchaser’s
enjoyment of the Purchased Assets or the Business;
(xviii) Fail
to
maintain the Purchased Assets, taken as a whole, in good repair, order and
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted; or
(xix) Enter
into any Contract specifying the purchase or sale of more than $10,000 in
products or the payment of more than $10,000, or agree, in writing or otherwise,
to take any of the actions described in Section 6.1(b)(i)
through
(xxi)
above,
or any action that would make any of its representations or warranties contained
in this Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect or prevent
it from
performing or cause it not to perform in any material respect its covenants
hereunder.
6.2 No
Solicitation.
Until
the earlier of (a) the Closing and (b) the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to its terms, no Selling Party shall, and no Selling Party
shall cause its Affiliates or Representatives to, directly or indirectly,
(i) initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of furnishing
information regarding the Selling Parties, the Business or the Purchased
Assets)
any inquiries, the Business or the Purchased Assets (whether by way of merger,
purchase of capital shares, purchase of assets or otherwise, but excluding
(A) a
sale of capital shares that would not interfere with the Transaction (including,
without limitation, imposing an obligation to obtain shareholder approval
of the
Transaction) and (B) a merger following the Closing) (a “Competing
Transaction”)
or
(ii) hold any discussions or enter into any agreements with, or provide any
information or respond to, any third party concerning a proposed Competing
Transaction or cooperate in any way with, agree to, assist or participate
in,
solicit, consider, entertain, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt
by
any third party to do or seek any of the foregoing. If at any time prior
to the
earlier of (x) the Closing and (y) the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to its terms, any Selling Party is approached in any manner by a
third
party concerning a Competing Transaction (a “Competing
Party”),
Seller shall promptly inform Purchaser regarding such contact and furnish
Purchaser with a copy of any inquiry or proposal, or, if not in writing,
a
description thereof, including the name of such Competing Party, and Seller
shall keep Purchaser informed of the status and details of any future notices,
requests, correspondence or communications related thereto.
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6.3 Certain
Notifications.
From
the date hereof through the Closing, the Seller shall confer with one or
more
designated representatives of Purchaser as frequently as requested by Purchaser
or to report or update Purchaser regarding material operational matters and
the
general status of on-going operations of the Business. Seller shall promptly
notify Purchaser of any material change in the financial condition, results
of
operations, properties, business or prospects of the Business and shall keep
Purchaser fully informed of such events and permit Purchaser’s representatives
to participate in all discussions related thereto. From the date hereof through
the Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser in writing regarding
any:
(a) Action
taken by Seller not in the ordinary course of business and any circumstance
or
event that could reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) Fact,
circumstance, event, or action by Seller (A) which, if known on the date of
this Agreement, would have been required to be disclosed in or pursuant to
this
Agreement; or (B) the existence, occurrence, or taking of which would
result in any of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in
this
Agreement or in any other Transaction Document not being true and correct
when
made or at Closing;
(c) Breach
of
any covenant or obligation of Seller hereunder;
(d) Circumstance
or event which will result in, or could reasonably be expected to result
in, the
failure of Seller to timely satisfy any of the closing conditions specified
in
Article 9
of this
Agreement; or
(e) Filing
by
Seller with the SEC.
6.4 Updating
the Disclosure Schedules.
If any
event, condition, fact or circumstance that is required to be disclosed pursuant
to Section 6.3
would
require a change to the Seller Disclosure Schedule if the Seller Disclosure
Schedule were dated as of the date of the occurrence, existence or discovery
of
such event, condition, fact or circumstance, then Seller shall promptly deliver
to Purchaser an update to the Seller Disclosure Schedule specifying such
change;
provided,
however,
that no
such update shall be deemed to supplement or amend the Seller Disclosure
Schedule for the purpose of (i) determining the accuracy of any of the
representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement or
(ii) determining whether any of the conditions set forth in Article 9
have
been satisfied.
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6.5 Access
to Information.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing, but subject to the provisions
of
the Confidentiality Agreement, Seller and its Affiliates shall (i) permit
Purchaser and its Representatives to have free and complete access at all
reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal
business operations of the Business to all premises, properties, personnel,
books, records (including Tax records) contracts and documents of or pertaining
to the Selling Parties or the Business, (ii) reasonably cooperate with
Purchaser and its Representatives to obtain access to Persons having business
relationships with the Selling Parties, including suppliers, licensees,
customers and distributors, and (iii) furnish Purchaser with all financial,
operating and other data and information related to the Selling Parties or
the
Business (including copies thereof), as Purchaser may reasonably request,
including access to all information relating to Seller’s negotiations with the
customer described in Schedule
9.1(f).
No
information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this
Section 6.4
shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein
or
the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the
Transaction.
6.6 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts.
From
the date of this Agreement until the Closing, each of the Selling Parties
and
Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be fulfilled
and
satisfied all of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article 9.
6.7 Consents.
On or
prior to the Closing Date, each of the Selling Parties shall use its respective
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Required Consents and make
and
deliver all filings and notices listed or required to be listed on Schedule 4.2(c),
and
those required to transfer or assign to Purchaser all of the right, title
and
interest of the Selling Parties and their Affiliates in and to all of the
Seller
Contracts. Purchaser shall not be obligated to agree to any material changes
in,
or the imposition of any material condition to the transfer to Purchaser
of, any
Seller Contract or Governmental Approval as a condition to obtaining any
Consent.
6.8 Korean
Joint Venture.
Prior
to the Closing Date, Seller shall acquire the remaining interest in Insignia
Asia Corporation and shall cause Insignia Asia Corporation to become party
to
this Agreement as a Selling Party, and Seller shall update the Seller Disclosure
Schedules to reflect Insignia Asia Corporation as a Selling Party.
6.9 Employees.
Prior
top the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser if it learns
that
any employee receives an offer to join a business that likely would be
competitive with Seller’s or any Insignia Subsidiary’s business.
6.10 Bridge
Loan Proceeds.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Purchaser must approve,
in writing in advance, any expenditure of any funds loaned by Purchaser to
Seller from and after the date of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
7
POST
CLOSING COVENANTS
7.1 Seller
Intellectual Property.
(a) Each
of
the Selling Parties agree, from and after the Closing Date, that they will
not,
and shall cause their respective Representatives not to, use any of the Seller
Intellectual Property. If any Selling Party or any assignee of any Selling
Party
owns or has any right or interest in any Seller Intellectual Property that
cannot be, or for any reason is not, assigned to Purchaser at the Closing,
such
Selling Party shall grant or cause to be granted to Purchaser, at the Closing,
a
worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable,
sublicensable, and exclusive license to exercise all rights in and to such
Seller Intellectual Property.
(b) With
respect to each patent or trademark within the Seller Registered Intellectual
Property for which the owner of record as of the Closing date is not the
Selling
Party which is the assignor of such Seller Registered Intellectual Property
under this Agreement, the Selling Parties shall, promptly following the Closing,
use commercially reasonable efforts to procure that the Selling Party which
is
the assignor of such Registered Intellectual Property Right under this Agreement
is noted as the owner of record of such Seller Registered Intellectual Property
in all applicable patent or trademark offices (U.S. or foreign) where such
Seller Registered Intellectual Property is registered or filed (together
the
“Offices”).
(c) The
Selling Parties shall, promptly following the Closing, use commercially
reasonable efforts to procure that all Encumbrances on any Seller Registered
Intellectual Property, which Encumbrances were in existence prior to the
Closing
Date, are released and cleared from the record of each such Seller Registered
Intellectual Property. In the event that the Selling Parties are unable to
procure the release and clearance of any such Encumbrance on any Seller
Registered Intellectual Property, Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Purchaser from and against any and all Damages arising out of any
claim
against Purchaser seeking to enforce such Encumbrance.
(d) The
Selling Parties shall (i) not later than five (5) Business Days following
the
Closing, amend the Certificate of Incorporation of Insignia Solutions, Inc.
and
the organizational documents of any other Subsidiary, as applicable, so that
the
name of such company or Subsidiary, as applicable, does not include the word
“Insignia”, and (ii) include, in the next solicitation by the Seller of proxies
or written consents from the shareholders of the Seller, a proposal to change
the name of the Seller to a name not including the word “Insignia” and, subject
to receiving the requisite consent of shareholders as a result of such
solicitation, promptly take action, following the applicable meeting of
shareholders or effectiveness of the written consents, to amend the
organizational documents of Seller so that the name of Seller does not include
the word “Insignia”.
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7.2 Cooperation.
After
the
Closing, upon the reasonable request of Purchaser, each Selling Party shall
(i) execute and deliver any and all further materials, documents and
instruments of conveyance, transfer or assignment as may reasonably be requested
by Purchaser to effect, record or verify the transfer to, and vesting in
Purchaser, of such Selling Party’s right, title and interest in and to the
Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, (ii) cooperate with Purchaser, at Purchaser’s
expense, to enforce the terms of any Seller Contracts, including terms relating
to confidentiality and Intellectual Property Rights, and to transfer all
Governmental Approvals (to the extent transferable) to the Purchaser,
(iii) permit the Purchaser and its Representatives continued access to
information referred to in Section 6.5
that
remains under such Selling Party’s dominion and control and (iv) cooperate
with reasonable requests from Purchaser to ensure an orderly transfer of
customer relationships involving the Business to Purchaser. After the Closing,
each Selling Party shall promptly deliver to Purchaser (i) any mail,
packages, orders,
inquiries and
other
communications addressed to such Selling Party and relating to the Business
and
(ii) any property that such Selling Party receives and that properly
belongs to Purchaser.
7.3 Reserved.
7.4 Return
of Purchased Assets.
If, for
any reason after the Closing, any asset is ultimately determined to be an
Excluded Asset, (i) Purchaser shall transfer and convey (without further
consideration) to the appropriate Selling Party, and such Selling Party shall
accept, such asset; (ii) the appropriate Selling Party shall assume, and
agree to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge (without further consideration)
any
liabilities associated with such assets; and (iii) Purchaser and the
appropriate Selling Party shall execute such documents or instruments of
conveyance or assumption and take such further acts which are reasonably
necessary or desirable to effect the transfer of such asset back to the Selling
Party.
7.5 Records
and Documents.
Following the Closing, Purchaser shall take possession of those records and
documents related to the Business as may be necessary or useful in connection
with Purchaser’s conduct of the Business after the Closing. Purchaser shall use
its reasonable efforts to maintain such records and documents for at least
six
years after the Closing. At Seller’s request, Purchaser shall provide Seller and
its representatives with reasonable access to such records and
documents.
7.6 Bulk
Sales Indemnification.
Purchaser hereby waives compliance by each Selling Party with any applicable
bulk sales Legal Requirements in connection with the Transaction; provided,
however,
that
Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser with respect to
any
and all Damages related to, resulting from or arising out of any noncompliance
by any Selling Party with applicable bulk sales Legal Requirements in connection
with the Transaction.
7.7 Noncompetition
Agreement.
(a) Noncompetition.
For and
in consideration of the Transaction contemplated herein, during the period
commencing with the Closing Date and ending on the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date (the “Noncompetition
Period”),
no
Selling Party or any of their Subsidiaries shall engage in any Competitive
Activity anywhere in the world. For purposes of this Agreement, “Competitive
Activity”
shall
mean directly or indirectly (or having any interest in, or performing any
services for, any Person directly or indirectly) engaging in any activity
that
is the same as, or directly competitive with any part of the
Business.
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(b) Scope
and Choice of Law.
It is
the understanding of the parties that the scope of the covenants contained
in
this Section 7.7,
both as
to time and area covered, are necessary to protect the rights of Purchaser
and
the goodwill that is a part of the Business of Seller to be acquired by
Purchaser. It is the parties’ intention that these covenants be enforced to the
greatest extent (but to no greater extent) in time, area, and degree of
participation as is permitted by the law of that jurisdiction whose law is
found
to be applicable to any acts in breach of these covenants. It being the purpose
of this Agreement to govern competition by the Selling Parties, these covenants
shall be governed by and construed according to that law (from among those
jurisdictions arguably applicable to this Agreement and those in which a
breach
of this Agreement is alleged to have occurred or to be threatened) which
best
gives them effect. If any such covenants or any part of such covenants is
held
invalid, void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity, voidness, or unenforceability shall in no way render invalid,
void,
or unenforceable any other part of them or any separate agreements not declared
invalid, void or unenforceable; and this Agreement shall in such case be
construed as if the invalid, void or unenforceable provisions were
omitted.
(c) Remedy
for Breach.
The
parties agree that Purchaser shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief
against
the Selling Parties in the event of any breach or threatened breach of any
of
such covenants by the Selling Parties, in addition to any other relief
(including damages) available to Purchaser under this Agreement.
(d) Assignment
by Purchaser.
The
parties agree that the covenants of the Selling Parties not to compete contained
in this Section 7.7
may be
assigned by Purchaser to any Person to whom may be transferred all or
substantially all of the assets related to the Business. It is the parties’
intention that these covenants of Seller shall inure to the benefit of any
Person that may succeed to the Business and/or Purchased Assets of Seller
(as
acquired by Purchaser under this Agreement) with the same force and effect
as if
these covenants were made directly with such successor.
7.8 Non-Solicitation
of Employees.
From
the date hereof until two years after the Closing Date, Seller shall not,
and
shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, solicit for employment or hire the
Transferred Employees or any employee of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates
employed in any capacity related to the Business; provided,
however,
that
this Section 7.8
shall
not preclude Seller or any of its Affiliates from soliciting for employment
or
hiring any such individual who responds to a general solicitation through
a
public medium that is not targeted at the Transferred Employees or any employee
of the Purchaser or any Insignia Subsidiary employed in any capacity related
to
the Business.
7.9 Maintenance
of Government Approvals.
With
effect from the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall be solely responsible for
obtaining and maintaining all governmental approvals regarding the Business
(including, without limitation, the Governmental Approvals), as well as all
ongoing regulatory compliance relating to thereto (including, without
limitation, the reporting of adverse events).
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7.10 Enforcement
of Contracts.
Seller
and its Subsidiaries shall enforce all of their existing contracts and
agreements prohibiting or restraining competition or the solicitation of
employees.
ARTICLE
8
EMPLOYEES
8.1 Transferred
Employees.
(a) On
or
before the tenth day prior to the Closing, Purchaser or one of the other
Purchasing Parties shall offer employment commencing on the Closing Date
to each
person listed on Schedule 8.1(a)
(each, a
“Prospective
Employee”),
except with respect to any Prospective Employee who is an EU Transferring
Employee as noted on Schedule 8.1(a).
Except
as otherwise set forth on Schedule
8.1(a),
such
offers shall provide for compensation and benefits that are substantially
equivalent, taken as a whole, to those provided by Seller and its Subsidiaries.
Purchaser shall provide Seller prompt notice of any such offers. Seller shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to encourage each Prospective Employee
to
whom such an offer has been made to accept such offer of employment and to
continue his or her current employment until commencing employment with
Purchaser or a Purchasing Party. Any Prospective Employee who accepts such
an
offer of employment pursuant to the terms and conditions of such offer shall
be
referred to in this Agreement as a “Transferred
Employee”.
To the
extent a Prospective Employee is an EU Transferring Employee, the provisions
of
Section 8.2
shall
apply.
(b) The
parties intend that existing contracts of employment of any of the Prospective
Employees (other than EU Transferring Employees) shall not be assumed by
Purchaser as a result of the Transaction, but rather that the Prospective
Employees will be provided new offers of employment.
(c) Seller
shall, and shall take all action necessary to cause each Prospective Employee
who becomes a Transferred Employee or an EU Transferring Employee to, cease
active participation under all Employee Benefit Plans and any other current
or
deferred compensation, incentive, fringe benefit or payroll plan, policy
or
program maintained by Seller or its Affiliates as of the close of the calendar
month ending on or immediately after the Closing Date, or such other date
as is
required pursuant to the relevant Employee Benefit Plan. Seller shall be
solely
responsible for all obligations and liabilities for severance or termination
pay, benefits or notice under any plan, program, policy or applicable law
with
respect to any employee of Seller or any other Selling Party (each a
“Current
Employee”)
which
accrue on or prior to the Closing Date, or such other date referred to in
the
immediately preceding sentence, or with respect to any Current Employee who
is
not a Transferred Employee or an EU Transferring Employee which accrue after
the
Closing Date.
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(d) Seller
shall retain responsibility for and continue to pay all expenses and benefits
under the Employee Benefit Plans and all medical, dental, health, hospital,
life
insurance and disability expenses and benefits with respect to claims incurred
(whether or not reported) on or prior to the Closing Date by Transferred
Employees or EU Transferring Employees and their spouses and dependents,
or
incurred at any time by Current Employees and their spouses and dependents
who
are not Transferred Employees or EU Transferring Employees. For purposes
of this
Agreement, a claim shall be deemed to be incurred on the date that the event
giving rise to such claim occurs.
(e) Purchaser
agrees to assume the accured but unused vacation of each Transferred Employee
and EU Transferred Employee who consents to such assignment; Seller agrees
to
pay to each Transferred Employee and EU Transferred Employee who does not
consent to such assumption an amount equal to the value of the Employee’s
accrued but unused vacation.
(f) In
order
to secure an orderly and effective transition of the employee benefit
arrangements for Transferred Employees and EU Transferring Employees and
their
respective beneficiaries and dependents, the Selling Parties and Purchaser
shall
cooperate, both before and after the Closing Date, and subject to applicable
law, regarding the exchange information related to the Transferred Employees
and
EU Transferring Employees, including employment records and benefits
information.
(g) Each
of
the Selling Parties shall, until the Closing Date:
(i) perform
its obligations (including without limitation in respect of emoluments and
outgoings) under the contracts of employment of such Transferred Employees
and
EU Transferring Employees, subject to the Selling Parties ability to so
perform;
(ii) not
terminate, or give notice to terminate, the contract of employment of, nor
dismiss, any of the Transferred Employees or EU Transferring Employees (other
than for cause) without the prior written approval of Purchaser, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(iii) pay
to
the Transferred Employees and EU Transferring Employees all sums to which
they
are legally entitled up to and including the Closing Date, except to the
extent
Purchaser does not approve any such payments and subject to the Selling Parties
ability to so pay;
(iv) comply
in
all respects with Legal Requirements requiring prior notice by Seller or
any
Selling Party to the Transferred Employees in connection with any aspect
of the
Transaction (and to provide to the Purchaser such information that the Purchaser
may reasonably request in writing in order to verify such
compliance);
(v) not
replace, deploy or assign any other person to the Business or increase the
hours
spent by any person on the Business such as to result in the likelihood of
such
person being wholly or mainly assigned to the Business within the meaning
of the
EU Codes;
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(vi) not
make,
propose or permit any changes to the terms, conditions or working conditions
of
any EU Transferring Employees; or
(vii) introduce
any new contractual or customary practice concerning the making of any lump
sum
payment on the termination of employment of any EU Transferring
Employees.
8.2 European
Union Legislation.
To the
extent any part of the Business to be transferred under this Agreement is
situated within the territorial scope and application of the EU Codes, the
following terms shall apply:
(a) Purchaser
shall comply and procure compliance with its obligations as a transferee
under
the EU Codes in respect of the compulsory transfer of Prospective Employees
(each an “EU
Transferring Employee”)
from
Selling Parties to Purchasing Parties including, without limitation, the
terms
and conditions on which EU Transferring Employees are engaged by Purchasing
Parties after the Closing Date, to inform and consult (whether prior to or
following Closing) with EU Transferring Employees, their representatives
or any
employees of Purchasing Parties in respect of the transfer of the Business
under
this Agreement including, without limitation, any requirement to provide
information to Selling Parties in connection with measures to be taken by
Purchasing Parties in respect of EU Transferring Employees after the Closing
Date.
(b) Seller
shall comply and procure compliance with its obligations as a transferor
under
the EU Codes in respect of any requirement of Selling Parties to inform and
consult (whether prior to or following Closing) with EU Transferring Employees,
their representatives or any employees of the Selling Parties in respect
of the
transfer of the Business under this Agreement. Seller shall also use its
best
efforts to cause the EU Transferring Employees to consent to employment with
the
Purchasing Parties.
(c) Seller
warrants that it has fully and accurately disclosed to the best of its knowledge
and belief to Purchaser the employee liability information which for the
purposes of this Agreement means the following in respect of each EU
Transferring Employee: the identity, age, job title, job description, start
date, details of all amounts payable and benefits provided to, all terms
and
conditions of employment or engagement (whether contractual or otherwise),
information of any claim, threatened claim or reasonable grounds to believe
that
such EU Transferring Employee may bring a claim; any information of any
applicable collective agreement, details of all arrangements with any trade
union, employee representative body or works council, details of all strikes
or
industrial action (whether actual or threatened), details of any long-term
absence and the reason for it. Subject to applicable law, Seller shall provide
the following information in respect of each EU Transferring Employee to
Purchaser at least fourteen days prior to the Closing Date: sex, date of
birth,
performance evaluations, information of any disciplinary or grievance taken
by
or in respect of such EU Transferring Employee within the last 2 years, and
all
policies and procedures relating to their employment.
(d) Where
by
reason of the EU Codes an EU Transferring Employee after the Closing Date
is
employed by a Purchasing Party on terms and conditions less favorable than
those
which would have been offered to a Prospective Employee pursuant to Section
7.1(b)
had such
Transferred Employee not been an EU Transferring Employee, the employing
Purchasing Party shall offer to such EU Transferring Employee terms of
employment in accordance with Section
8.1(b).
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8.3 No
Employment Guaranteed.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall restrict Purchaser or any other Purchasing Party
from
terminating or modifying the conditions or benefits of the employment of
any
Transferred Employee at any time with or without cause.
8.4 Contractor
Agreements.
Seller
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to encourage each independent
contractor to whom an offer has been made to enter into a Contractor Agreement,
and to continue his or her current contracting arrangement with Seller or
a
Selling Party until commencing a contracting arrangement with Purchaser or
a
Purchasing Party.
8.5 No
Benefit to Employees Intended.
This
Article 8
is not
intended to, and does not, create any rights or obligations to or for the
benefit of any Person other than the Purchasing Parties and the Selling Parties,
and in particular creates no rights or obligations to or for the benefit
of any
Current Employee, Transferred Employee or EU Transferring Employee. Any rights
or benefits to be obtained by any Current Employee, Transferred Employee
or EU
Transferring Employee referred to in this Article 8
or
otherwise shall be granted directly by the obligor with respect
thereto.
ARTICLE
9
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
9.1 Conditions
to Purchaser’s Obligation to Close.
The
obligations of Purchaser to consummate the Transaction shall be subject to
the
satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived by Purchaser in writing:
(a) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(i) The representations and warranties of the Selling Parties in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing (or, to the extent such representations and
warranties speak as of a specific date or time, they shall be true in all
respects as of such date or time), except as otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement and except for such inaccuracies under such representations and
warranties which, taken together in their entirety, would not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse
Effect, and (ii) as of the Closing the Selling Parties shall have
performed, in all material respects, all covenants and obligations in this
Agreement required to be performed by any of the Selling Parties on or prior
to
the Closing;
(b) Material
Adverse Changes.
There
shall not have occurred since the date of this Agreement any change, event
or
effect that has had a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Documents.
Seller
shall have delivered to Purchaser all of the documents and agreements set
forth
in Section 3.2;
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(d) Consents.
Seller
shall have delivered to Purchaser all Required Consents set forth on
Schedule
9.1(d)
and
other consents required (i) for the transfer of the other Purchased Assets;
(ii) for the consummation of the Transaction; or (iii) to prevent a
breach or termination of any Seller Contract set forth on Schedule
9.1(d),
including, without limitation, the receipt by Seller of Bitfone Corporation’s
consent to the assignment of the License Agreement by and between Seller
and
Bitfone Corporation on terms satisfactory to Purchaser, such approval not
to be
unreasonably withheld;
(e) Board
of Directors Approvals.
This
Agreement, the Related Agreements and the Transaction shall have been duly
approved by the board of directors of Seller;
(f) Customer
Agreement
Seller
shall have entered into an agreement with the customer identified on
Schedule
9.1(f),
which
agreement shall have been approved by Purchaser prior to execution by Seller,
such approval not to be reasonably withheld;
(g) Financial
Statements.
Seller
shall have delivered to Purchaser audited financial statements as of and
for the
year ended December 31, 2006;
(h) Legal
Proceedings.
Seller
shall have settled all Legal Proceedings pending as of the date of this
Agreement against Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary; all Legal Proceedings
threatened against Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary, if the Legal Proceeding
could reasonably represent a liability on the part of the Purchaser following
the Closing, shall have been resolved;
(i) U.K.
Employees.
As of
the Closing Seller shall have no U.K employees; and
(j) Prospective
Employees and Contractors.
Not
less than 80% of
the
individuals listed on Schedule 9.1(j)
shall
have entered into an offer letter providing for them to become Transferred
Employees, which letter shall not have been rescinded or rendered unenforceable
prior to Closing; provided that if any such individual shall not have received
an offer letter from Purchaser on terms consistent with Section 8.1(a), not
later than the date ten days before each of the conditions set forth in clauses
(a)-(i) of this Section 9.1 shall have been satisfied or waived by Purchaser,
then such individual shall be deemed not to be listed on Schedule 9.1(j).
Purchaser agrees to provide offer letters or contractor agreements, as the
case
may be, to the individuals listed on Schedule
9.1(j)
no less
than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date.
9.2 Conditions
to Seller’s Obligation to Close.
The
obligations of the Selling Parties to consummate the Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of each of
the
following conditions, any of which may be waived by Seller in
writing:
(a) Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
(i) The representations and warranties of Purchaser in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date (or, to the extent
such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, they shall
be
true in all respects as of such earlier date), except as otherwise contemplated
by this Agreement and except for such inaccuracies under such representations
and warranties which, taken together in their entirety, would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Purchaser Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) Purchaser shall have performed, in all material
respects, all covenants and obligations in this Agreement required to be
performed by Purchaser as of the Closing Date; and
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(b) Deliveries.
Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller all of the documents and agreements
set
forth in Section 3.3.
9.3 No
Legal Impediments to Closing.
The
respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to consummate the
Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing
Date, of the following conditions, which may be waived by Purchaser or Seller,
as applicable, in writing:
(a) There
shall not be in effect any Order issued by any Governmental Entity preventing
the consummation of the Transaction, seeking any Damages as a result of the
Transaction, or otherwise affecting the right or ability of Purchaser to
own,
operate or control the Business or the Purchased Assets, nor shall any
Proceeding be pending that seeks any of the foregoing.
(b) There
shall not be any Legal Requirement prohibiting Seller from selling or Purchaser
from owning, operating or controlling the Business or the Purchased Assets
or
that makes this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction
illegal.
ARTICLE
10
TAX
MATTERS
10.1 Tax
Matters
(a) Notwithstanding
any Legal Requirements to the contrary, the Selling Parties shall be responsible
for and shall pay any Transfer Taxes when due, and shall, at its own expense,
file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all
such
Transfer Taxes; provided,
however,
that,
if required by any Legal Requirement, Purchaser will join in the execution
of
any such Tax Returns and other documentation. To the extent practicable,
the
Selling Parties shall deliver and the Purchasing Parties shall accept all
of the
Purchased Assets through electronic delivery or in another manner agreed
upon by
the parties hereto.
(b) The
Selling Parties shall be responsible for and shall pay any Taxes arising
or
resulting from or in connection with the conduct of the Business or the
ownership of the Purchased Assets attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax
Period
(other
than any Taxes included in the Assumed Liabilities).
(c) All
real
property, personal property, ad valorem or other similar Taxes (not including
income Taxes) levied with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Business
for a
Taxable period which includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date shall
be
apportioned between Purchaser and the Selling Parties based on the number
of
days included in such period through and including the Closing Date and the
number of days included in such period after the Closing Date.
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(d) On
or
before the Closing Date, Insignia Solutions, Inc. shall furnish to Purchaser
Tax
clearance certificates releasing Purchaser from liability with respect to
any
California sales and use Tax or California employment Tax liability of Insignia
Solutions, Inc.
ARTICLE
11
TERMINATION
11.1 Circumstances
for Termination.
At
any
time prior to the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated by written notice
explaining the reason for such termination:
(a) by
the
mutual written consent of Purchaser and Seller;
(b) by
either
Purchaser or Seller, if (i) the non-terminating party is in material breach
of any material provision of this Agreement and such breach shall not have
been
cured within ten (10)days of receipt by such party of written notice from
the
terminating party of such breach and (ii) the terminating party is not, on
the date of termination, in material breach of any material provision of
this
Agreement; and
(c) by
either
Seller or Purchaser, if (i) the Closing has not occurred on or prior to May
31, 2007 for any reason and (ii) the party seeking to terminate this
Agreement hereunder has not caused such failure to close.
11.2 Effect
of Termination.
Subject
to Section 11.1(c),
if this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 11.1,
all
obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for the obligations
set forth in this Article 11
(Termination) and Sections
13.1
(Expenses), 13.6
(Governing Law) and 13.7
(Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial); provided,
however,
that
nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
12
INDEMNIFICATION
12.1 Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Selling Parties set forth in this
Agreement or in any certificate, document or other instrument delivered by
or on
behalf of a Selling Party pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement
shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation by
or on
behalf of any Purchasing Party and the shall terminate at 5:00 P.M. Pacific
time
on the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Survival
Period”),
except, in all cases, with respect to any Loss, claim or breach of which
any
Indemnified Party shall have provided written notice to Seller prior to such
termination.
(b) The
representations and warranties of the Purchasing Parties set forth in this
Agreement or in any certificate, document or other instrument delivered by
or on
behalf of Purchaser pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall
terminate on the Closing Date.
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(c) The
respective covenants, agreements and obligations of the Selling Parties and
the
Purchasing Parties set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate, document
or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, any investigation by or on behalf
of
any party hereto, and the Closing Date without limitation.
12.2 Indemnification.
As an
integral term of the Transaction, the Selling Parties shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Purchasing Parties and each of their officers, directors,
employees, members, agents and Affiliates (the “Indemnified
Parties”)
against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, diminution in value,
interest and penalties, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses, and expenses of investigation and defense (collectively
“Losses”)
incurred or suffered by any such Indemnified Party directly or indirectly
as a
result of, with respect to or in connection with:
(a) the
failure of any representation or warranty of any Selling Party set forth
herein
or in any certificate, document or other instrument delivered pursuant to
or in
connection with this Agreement to be true and correct in all respects as
of the
date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (disregarding for purposes
of
this Section
12.2
any
“materiality”, “in all material respects”, “Seller Material Adverse Effect”,
“Knowledge” or similar qualification contained therein or with respect thereto
for purposes of calculating the amount of Losses);
(b) any
failure by any Selling Party to fully perform, fulfill or comply with any
covenant set forth herein or in any certificate, document or other instrument
delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement;
(c) any
claims by any current or former holder of Seller Shares, Seller Options,
Seller
Warrants or Subsidiary Securities relating to or arising out of the Transaction,
this Agreement, the Related Agreements, or any Person’s status as an equity
holder or ownership of equity interests in any Selling Party at any time
on or
prior to the date of this Agreement, including the allocation of the Purchase
Price, whether for breach of fiduciary duty or otherwise, or any claims by
any
current or former officer, director or shareholder to indemnification by
Seller,
any Selling Party or any Purchasing Party with respect to any such
claims;
(d) regardless
of any disclosure on the Seller Disclosure Schedule, any “excess parachute
payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code) made by Seller on
or prior to the Closing Date or otherwise required to be paid by Seller or
any
Selling Party pursuant to Seller Contracts entered into on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(e) any
action, suit or proceeding commenced by any Indemnified Party for the purpose
of
enforcing any of its rights under this Article 12 in connection with any
actual
breach, failure, liability or matter of the type referred to in clauses (a)
through (i) of this Section 12.2;
(f) any
claim
made by an EU Transferring Employee which relates to his employment or
termination by the Seller prior to Closing (other than with respect to any
Assumed Liability);
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(g) anything
done or omitted to be done on or before Closing by the Seller in respect
of the
employment of any person employed or engaged by the Seller on or before Closing
which by virtue of the EU Codes is deemed or will be deemed to have been
done or
to have been omitted to be done by the Purchasing Parties (other than with
respect to any Assumed Liability);
(h) anything
done or omitted to be done by the Seller by way of consultation with, or
the
provision of information to, any persons employed by the Seller on or prior
to
Closing, or any trade union or appropriate representatives of any such persons,
by which any Purchasing Party may incur pursuant to the EU Codes;
or
(i) any
Liability for Taxes attributable to or imposed upon any Selling Party or
Affiliate for any Tax period, or attributable to or imposed upon the Purchased
Assets or the Business for the Pre-Closing Tax Period, including any Transfer
Taxes (other than with respect to any Assumed Liabilities).
12.3 Limitations.
(a) No
claims
shall be made by any Indemnified Party for indemnification pursuant to
Section 12.2(a), other than a claim
arising from any breach or inaccuracy of any of the Fundamental
Representations, unless and until the aggregate amount of Losses for which
the
Indemnified Parties seek to be indemnified pursuant to Section 12.2(a)
exceed
$50,000 (the “Threshold
Amount”),
at
which time the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification for
all
such Losses (including all Losses included within the Threshold Amount).
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, claims arising from any breach or
inaccuracy of any of the Fundamental Representations may be made without
regard
to the Threshold Amount.
(b) In
no
event shall the liability of Seller with respect to the matters set forth
in
Section 12.2, other than any claim arising from any breach or inaccuracy of any
of the Fundamental Representations, exceed $5,000,000.
(c) The
limitations set forth in this Section
12.3
shall
not apply with respect to (i) fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful
breach or misconduct, (ii) any breach of which Seller or any Selling Party
had
Knowledge on or prior to the Closing Date, or (iii) any equitable remedy,
including a preliminary or permanent injunction or specific
performance.
(d) The
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of the Selling Parties,
and the rights and remedies that may be exercised by the Indemnified Parties
based on such representations, warranties, covenants and obligations, will
not
be limited or affected by any investigation conducted by Purchaser or any
other
Purchasing Party or any agent of Purchaser or any other Purchasing Party
with
respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) by
Purchaser or other Purchasing Party or any agent of any Purchasing Party
at any
time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or
the Closing, with respect to, the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance
with
any such representation, warranty, covenant or obligation. The wavier by
Purchaser of any of the conditions set forth in Article
9
will not
affect or limit the provisions of this Article
12.
12.4 Procedure
for Claims Against Holdback Amount.
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(a) Claims.
The
Holdback Amount shall be available as a non-exclusive resource to reimburse
the
Indemnified Parties for any Losses for which they are entitled to be indemnified
pursuant to Section 12.2 (the “Seller
Indemnification Obligations”).
Promptly
after becoming aware of any Losses for which they are entitled to be indemnified
pursuant to Section 12.2 (but in no event later than the Holdback Due Date),
the
Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a certificate signed by any appropriately
authorized officer of Purchaser (a “Holdback
Certificate”)
(i)
stating the aggregate amount of Losses or an estimate thereof, in each case
to
the extent known or determinable at such time, and (ii) specifying in reasonable
detail the individual items of such Losses included in the amount so stated,
the
date each such item was paid or properly accrued or arose, and the nature
of the
misrepresentation, breach or claim to which such item is related; provided,
however,
that no
delay on the part of the Purchaser in notifying Seller shall relieve Seller
of
any liability or obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Seller
has
been materially prejudiced thereby, and then only to such extent. In the
absence
of any objections to such Holdback Certificate as provided in Section 12.4(b)
by
the date set forth in Section 12.4(b), Purchaser shall, subject to the other
provisions of this Agreement, be entitled to reduce the Holdback Amount by
the
amount of such Losses in satisfaction of the Seller Indemnification Obligations.
(b) Objection
to Holdback Certificate.
(i) Seller
shall have thirty (30) days after delivery to it of a Holdback Certificate
to
deliver to Purchaser a written response to such Holdback Certificate (a
“Holdback
Response”).
If
after such thirty (30) day period Seller has not delivered a Holdback Response
to Purchaser or it has delivered a Holdback Response which does not dispute
any
portion of the Holdback Certificate, the reduction of the Holdback Amount
specified in the Holdback Certificate shall become final. If the Holdback
Response disputes any claims contained in the Holdback Certificate, Seller
and
Purchaser shall attempt in good faith for an additional thirty (30) days
to
agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such
claims. If Seller and Purchaser should so agree, a certificate setting forth
such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and Purchaser
shall
promptly pay over to Seller any portion of the Holdback Amount that it has
agreed to pay.
(ii) If
no
such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiations, either Purchaser
or
Seller may, by written notice to the other, demand arbitration of the matter,
unless the amount of the damage or loss is at issue in pending litigation
with a
third party, in which event arbitration shall not be commenced until such
amount
is ascertained or both parties agree to arbitration; and in either such event
the matter shall be settled by arbitration conducted by three (3) arbitrators.
Within fifteen (15) days after such written notice is sent, Purchaser (on
the
one hand) and Seller (on the other hand) shall each select one arbitrator,
and
the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator. The decision
of
the arbitrators as to the validity and amount of any claim in the Holdback
Certificate shall be binding and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement.
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(iii) Judgment
upon any award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction. Any such arbitration shall be conducted under the commercial
rules
then in effect of the American Arbitration Association. Any arbitration shall
be
held in County of Los Angeles, California. The non-prevailing party to an
arbitration shall pay its own expenses, the fees of each arbitrator, the
administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association, and the expenses,
including, without limitation, the reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs,
incurred by the prevailing party to the arbitration (as determined by the
arbitrator).
(c) Third-Party
Claims.
Promptly after the assertion by any third party of any claim against any
Indemnified Party (a “Third-Party
Claim”)
that,
in the judgment of such Indemnified Party, may result in the incurrence by
such
Indemnified Party of Losses for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled
to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, such Indemnified Party shall
deliver to Seller a written notice describing in reasonable detail such
Third-Party
Claim; provided,
however,
that no
delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying Seller shall relieve
Seller of any liability or obligations hereunder, except to the extent that
the
Seller has been materially prejudiced thereby, and then only to such extent.
The
Indemnified Party shall have the right in its sole discretion to conduct
the
defense of any such Third-Party Claim;
provided,
however,
that
the parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other in the choice of counsel
to defend the Indemnified Party for claims for which such Indemnified Party
would be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, and in the
conduct of the defense of any such Third Party Claim. If any such action
or
claim is settled with the prior written consent of the Seller, or if there
be a
final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action, the Indemnified Party
shall
be entitled to indemnification for the amount of any Loss relating
thereto.
12.5 Purchase
Price Adjustment.
Seller
and Purchaser agree to treat each indemnification payment pursuant to this
Article
12
as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes and shall take no position
contrary thereto unless required to do so by any applicable Legal Requirement
or
pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the
Code or an analogous provision of state, local or foreign law.
ARTICLE
13
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
13.1 Expenses.
Except
as expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, whether or not the
Transaction is consummated, each party shall pay it own costs and expenses
in
connection with this Agreement and the Transaction, including without limitation
the fees and expenses of its advisers, accountants and legal
counsel.
13.2 Interpretation.
Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed, as the context indicates, to be followed
by the
words “but (is/are) not limited to”.
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13.3 Entire
Agreement.
Except
for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive the execution of this
Agreement in accordance with its terms, this Agreement, including the other
documents and agreements specifically referred to herein, constitutes the
entire
agreement between and among the parties hereto with regard to the subject
matter
hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings with regard
to
such subject matter. There are now no agreements, representations or warranties
between or among the parties other than those set forth in the Agreement
or the
documents and agreements contemplated in this Agreement except as set forth
in
the Confidentiality Agreement.
13.4 Amendment,
Waivers and Consents.
This
Agreement shall not be changed or modified, in whole or in part, except by
supplemental agreement signed by the parties. Any party may waive compliance
by
any other party with any of the covenants or conditions of this Agreement,
but
no waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making
the
waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be deemed, or
shall
constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor
shall
any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Any consent under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically
set
forth in such writing.
13.5 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, provided,
however,
that no
party hereto may assign any right or obligation hereunder without the prior
written consent of all other parties hereto.
13.6 Governing
Law.
The
rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, and this Agreement
shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws
of the
State of California, excluding its conflict of laws rules to the extent such
rules would apply the law of another jurisdiction.
13.7 Jurisdiction;
Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Any
judicial proceeding brought against any of the parties to this Agreement
or any
dispute arising out of this Agreement or related hereto may be brought in
the
courts of the State of California or in the United States District Court
for the
Southern District of California, and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, each of the parties to this Agreement accepts the exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment
rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. The foregoing consents
to
jurisdiction shall not constitute general consents to service of process
in the
State of California for any purpose except as provided above and shall not
be
deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the parties to this Agreement.
Each of the parties to this Agreement agree that service of any process,
summons, notice or document by U.S. mail to such party’s address for notice
hereunder shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or
proceeding in California with respect to any matters for which it has submitted
to jurisdiction pursuant to this Section 13.7(a).
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives its right to a jury trial in
connection with any action, proceeding or claim arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
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13.8 Rules
of Construction.
The
parties acknowledge that each party has read and negotiated the language
used in
this Agreement. The parties agree that, because all parties participated
in
negotiating and drafting this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply
to
this Agreement which construes ambiguous language in favor of or against
any
party by reason of that party’s role in drafting this Agreement.
13.9 Additional
Documents.
Each of
the parties agree to execute and deliver such other documents and take such
further action as may be reasonably required to effectuate the provisions
of
this Agreement.
13.10 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement, as applied to either party or to any circumstance,
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable
or
void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said
provision.
13.11 Exhibits.
All
Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto shall be deemed to be a part of this
Agreement and are fully incorporated in this Agreement by this
reference.
13.12 Notices.
Any
notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be sufficient if
in
writing and (a) delivered in person or by express delivery or courier
service, (b) sent by facsimile, or (c) deposited in the mail
registered or certified first class, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested (provided that any notice given pursuant to clause (b) is also
confirmed by the means described in clause (a) or (c)) to such address or
facsimile of the party set forth below or to such other place or places as
such
party from time to time may designate in writing in compliance with the terms
hereof. Each notice shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, or
sent
by facsimile transmission, or, if sent by express delivery or courier service
one (1) Business Day after being sent, or if mailed, five (5) Business Days
after the date of deposit in the mail. A notice of change of address or
facsimile number shall be effective only when done in accordance with this
Section 13.12.
To
any of the
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Purchasing
Parties at:
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Xxxxx
Micro Software Inc.
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00
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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With
copies to:
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Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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To
any of the
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Selling
Parties at:
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c/o
Insignia Solutions, Inc.
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00
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Facsimile:
000-000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxx XxXxxxxx
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With
copies to:
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Fenwick
& West LLP
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000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Facsimile:
415-281-1350
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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13.13 Rights
of Parties.
Nothing
in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to confer any
rights
or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than
the
parties to it and their respective successors and permitted assigns, nor
is
anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or discharge the obligation
or
liability of any third person to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any
provision give any third person any right of subrogation or action over or
against any party to this Agreement. A party who is not a party to this
Agreement shall have no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Xxx
0000 to enforce any of its terms.
13.14 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be an
original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon
the same instrument.
[Remainder
of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
on
its behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized all as
of the
date first written above.
“Purchaser”
XXXXX
MICRO SOFTWARE INC.
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“Seller”
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Name:
Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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IS
ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
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INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS INC | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. | By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Name:
Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS AB | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx XxXxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
“Affiliate”
shall
mean (i) any member of the immediate family (including spouse, brother,
sister, descendant, ancestor or in-law) of any officer, director or ten percent
(10%) or greater shareholder of a party, or (ii) any corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity in which a party or any such family member
has a ten percent (10%) or greater interest or is a director, officer, partner
or trustee. The term Affiliate shall also include any entity which controls,
is
controlled by, or is under common control with any of the individuals or
entities described in the preceding sentence.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Antitrust
Laws”
shall
mean the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the HSR Act,
the
Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other federal, state and
foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, administrative and
judicial doctrines, and other laws that are designed or intended to prohibit,
restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization
or
restraint of trade.
“Acquisition
Sub”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(b).
“Assumed
Liabilities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.3.
“Balance
Sheet Date”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(d).
“Books
and Records”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1(n).
“Business”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the first Recital.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a day on which
banking and savings and loan institutions are authorized or required by law
to
be closed.
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
“Closing
Date”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
“Code”
shall
mean The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Co-Employer”
shall
mean any Person that is or was considered to be a co-employer with Seller
or any
Insignia Subsidiary.
“Competing
Party”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.2.
“Competing
Transaction”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 6.2.
“Competitive
Activity”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 7.7(a).
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean all Trade Secrets and other confidential and/or proprietary information
of
a Person, including information derived from reports, investigations, research,
work in progress, codes, marketing and sales programs, financial projections,
cost summaries, pricing formulae, contract analyses, financial information,
projections, confidential filings with any state or federal agency, and all
other confidential concepts, methods of doing business, ideas, materials
or
information prepared or performed for, by or on behalf of such Person by
its
employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, or
consultants.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Non-Disclosure Agreement between Purchaser and Seller,
dated
November 13, 2006.
“Consent”
shall
mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization
(including any Governmental Approval).
“Contract”
shall
mean any written agreement, contract, obligation, promise, understanding,
arrangement, commitment or undertaking of any nature.
“Copyrights”
shall
mean all copyrightable works and all copyrights and applications, including in
and to works of authorship and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout
the world, whether published or unpublished, including rights to prepare,
reproduce, perform, display and distribute copyrighted works and copies,
compilations and derivative works thereof (including all material unregistered
copyrights).
“Current
Employee”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
8.1(c).
“Damages”
shall
mean and include any loss, damage, injury, claim, demand, settlement, judgment,
award, fine, penalty, Tax, fee or expense of any nature.
“Deposits
and Advances”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(i).
“DOL”
shall
mean the United States Department of Labor.
“Employee”
shall
mean any current employee, officer or director of Seller or any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries.
“Employee
Benefit Plan”
shall
mean all written and unwritten plans, arrangements, programs or policies,
whether funded or unfunded, relating to Transferred Employees including (i)
retirement, savings or pension plans, (ii) other employee benefit plans or
welfare arrangements, including health and medical arrangement, life, disability
or severance and indemnity programs and (iii) bonus or other incentive,
remuneration, profit sharing, long service or deferred compensation
arrangement.
“Employment
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(e).
“Encumbrance”
shall
mean any lien (including Liens for Taxes), pledge, hypothecation, charge,
mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, equity, trust, equitable interest,
claim, preference, right of possession, lease, tenancy, license, encroachment,
covenant, infringement, interference, Order, proxy, option, right of first
refusal, preemptive right, community property interest, legend, defect,
impediment, exception, reservation, limitation, impairment, imperfection
of
title, condition or restriction of any nature (including any restriction
on the
voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or
other
asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset,
any
restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession,
exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any
asset).
“Entity”
shall
mean any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust or company or similar entity or organization (including any
limited liability company or joint stock company or foreign
entity).
“Environmental
Claim”
shall
mean any claim, action, investigation or notice against or involving Seller
or
any of its Affiliates or for which Seller or any of its Affiliates is
responsible by any person or entity alleging liability under or a violation
of
any Environmental or Safety Law or liability or for investigatory, cleanup
or
governmental response costs, or natural resources or property damages, or
personal injuries, attorney’s fees or penalties relating to the presence or
release into the environment of any Materials of Environmental Concern at
any
location.
“Environmental
and Safety Laws”
shall
mean all statutes, laws and regulations of any Governmental Entity relating
to
pollution or protection or preservation of human health or safety or the
environment, including, without limitation, statutes, laws and regulations
relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals,
pollutants, contaminants, wastes, radioactive materials, toxic or hazardous
substances or hazardous waste, petroleum and petroleum products, asbestos
or
asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, or lead
or
lead-based paints or materials (“Materials
of Environmental Concern”),
or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
generation, storage, containment (whether above ground or underground),
disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern, or
the
preservation of the environment or mitigation of adverse effects
thereon.
“ERISA”
shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
mean any Person that, together with Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries,
would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section
4001 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.
“EU
Codes”
shall
mean EU Council Directive 2001/23/EC or any regulation, law or code enacted
by
any EU Member State to implement such directive.
“EU
Transferring Employee”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(a).
“Exchange
Act”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(a).
“Excluded
Assets”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.2.
“Excluded
Liabilities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.4.
“Fundamental
Representations”
shall
mean the representations and warranties of the Selling Parties set forth
in
Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.21 and 4.25.
“GAAP”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(c).
“General
Assignment and Xxxx of Sale”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(a).
“Governmental
Approval”
shall
mean any: (a) permit, license, certificate, concession, approval, consent,
ratification, permission, clearance, confirmation, exemption, waiver, franchise,
certification, designation, rating, registration, variance, qualification,
accreditation or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made
available by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or pursuant
to
any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any Contract with any
Governmental Entity.
“Governmental
Entity”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.2(b).
“Hazardous
Material”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.21(a).
“Hazardous
Materials Activities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.21(b).
“Holdback
Amount”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
2.1(c).
“Holdback
Certificate”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.4(a).
“Holdback
Due Date”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
2.2.
“Holdback
Response”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.4(b).
“Indemnified
Party”
or
“Indemnified
Parties”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 12.2.
“Insignia
Subsidiaries”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.3.
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean any or all of the following and all rights in, arising out of, or
associated therewith (i) all United States, international and foreign
patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, divisionals,
renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part
thereof, and all patents, applications, documents and filings claiming priority
to or serving as a basis for priority thereof; (ii) all inventions (whether
or not patentable), invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets,
proprietary information, know how, computer software programs (in both source
code and object code form), technology, technical data and customer lists,
tangible or intangible proprietary information, and all documentation relating
to any of the foregoing; (iii) all copyrights, copyrights registrations and
applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout
the
world; (iv) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications
therefor throughout the world; (v) all trade names, logos, common law
trademarks and service marks, trademark and service xxxx registrations and
applications therefor throughout the world; (vi) all databases and data
collections and all rights therein throughout the world; (vii) all moral
and economic rights of authors and inventors, however denominated, throughout
the world; (viii) all Web addresses, sites and domain names and numbers
(including, without limitation, “xxxxxxxx.xxx”); and (ix) any similar or
equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
mean any or all rights in and to intellectual property and intangible industrial
property rights, including, without limitation, (i) Patents, Trade Secrets,
Copyrights, Trademarks, (ii) any rights similar, corresponding or
equivalent to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world, (iii) all other
proprietary rights, and (iv) all copies and tangible embodiments of the
foregoing (in whatever form or medium), (v) all industrial designs and any
registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (vi) all
trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark and
service xxxx registrations and applications therefor throughout the world;
(vii) all databases and data collections and all rights therein throughout
the world; (viii) all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors,
however denominated, throughout the world; (ix) all Web addresses, sites
and domain names and numbers (including, without limitation, “xxxxxxxx.xxx”);
and (x) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere
in the world.
“Inventory”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(b).
“IP
Assignment”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(c).
“IRS”
shall
mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Key
Employee”
shall
mean each of Xxxx XxXxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Viscount Bearsted and
Anders
Furehed.
“Knowledge”
(including any derivation thereof such as “known” or “knowing”) shall mean the
actual knowledge of any officer of the Seller or any of the Insignia
Subsidiaries or any Key Employee, and such knowledge as would be reasonably
expected to be known by such individuals in the ordinary and usual course
of the
performance of their professional responsibilities to the Seller and any
of the
Insignia Subsidiaries.
“Law”
shall
mean any federal, state, foreign, or local law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, writ, injunction, directive, order, judgment, administrative
interpretation, treaty, decree, administrative or judicial decision and any
other executive, legislative, regulatory or administrative
proclamation.
“Leased
Real Property”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(f).
“Legal
Requirement”
shall
mean any law, statute, legislation, constitution, principle of common law,
resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, proclamation, treaty, convention,
rule, regulation, permit, ruling, directive, pronouncement, requirement
(licensing or otherwise), specification, determination, decision, opinion
or
interpretation that is, has been or may in the future be issued, enacted,
adopted, passed, approved, promulgated, made, implemented or otherwise put
into
effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.
“Liability”
shall
mean any debt, obligation, duty or liability of any nature (including any
unknown, undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent, indirect,
conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or secondary
liability), regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or liability
would
be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether such debt,
obligation, duty or liability is immediately due and payable.
“Lien”
shall
mean any lien (including liens for Taxes), pledge, mortgage, deed of trust,
security interest, claim, lease, license, charge, option, right of first
refusal, easement, restriction, reservation, servitude, proxy, voting trust
or
agreement, transfer restriction under any shareholder or similar agreement,
or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.
“Losses”
or
“Loss”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.2.
“Machinery
and Equipment”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(c).
“Materials
of Environmental Concern”
is
defined under “Environmental and Safety Laws” in this Exhibit
A.
“Non-Assignable
Asset”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.5(a).
“Noncompetition
Period”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
7.7(a).
“Nonstatutory
Option”
shall
mean any Seller Option (or portion thereof) that is not an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
“Offer
Letter”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
3.2(e).
“Order”
shall
mean any: (a) temporary, preliminary or permanent order, judgment,
injunction, edict, decree, ruling, pronouncement, determination, decision,
opinion, verdict, sentence, stipulation, subpoena, writ or award that is
or has
been issued, made, entered, rendered or otherwise put into effect by or under
the authority of any court, administrative agency or other Governmental Entity
or any arbitrator or arbitration panel; or (b) Contract with any
Governmental Entity that is or has been entered into in connection with any
Proceeding.
“Owned
and Leased Vehicles”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1(d).
“Patents”
shall
mean all United States and foreign patents and utility models and applications
therefor and all reissues, divisions, re-examinations, revisions, renewals,
extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof,
and
equivalent or similar rights anywhere in the world in inventions and
discoveries, including invention disclosures related to the Business or any
Purchased Assets.
“Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
firm,
joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
“Personal
Property”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1(e).
“Personal
Property Leases”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1(g).
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
shall
include any Tax period ending on or before the close of business on the Closing
Date or, in the case of any Tax period which includes, but does not end on,
the
Closing Date, the portion of such period up to and including the Closing
Date.
“Proceeding”
shall
mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any
civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), prosecution,
contest, hearing, inquiry, inquest, audit, examination or investigation that
is,
has been or may in the future be commenced, brought, conducted or heard at
law
or in equity or before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator or arbitration
panel.
“Prospective
Employee”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
8.1(a).
“PTO”
shall
mean the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
“Publicly
Available Software”
shall
mean each of (i) any software that contains, or is derived in any manner
(in
whole or in part) from, any software that is distributed as free software,
open
source software (e.g., GNU General Public License, Apache Software License),
or
pursuant to similar licensing and distribution models; and (ii) any software
that requires as a condition of use, modification, and/or distribution of
such
software that such software or other software incorporated into, derived
from,
or distributed with such software (a) be disclosed or distributed in source
code
form; (b) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (c)
be
redistributable at no or minimal charge.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2.1.
“Purchased
Assets”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Purchaser”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
5.1.
“Purchasing
Parties”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Real
Property Leases”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(f).
“Rebates
and Credits”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(j).
“Receivables”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
1.1(a).
“Related
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.2(a).
“Representatives”
shall
mean officers, directors, employees, holders, attorneys, accountants, advisors
and representatives. All Affiliates of a Selling Party shall be deemed to
be
“Representatives” of such Selling Party.
“Required
Consent”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.5(a).
“SEC”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(a).
“Securities
Act”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(a).
“Seller”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Seller
Authorizations”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.31.
“Seller
Balance Sheet”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4.5(d).
“Seller
Benefit Plans”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4.10(a).
“Seller
Contracts”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 1.1(k).
“Seller
Customer Information”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.29.
“Seller
Disclosure Schedule”
shall
have the meaning specified in Article 4.
“Seller
Employee Plan”
shall
mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other
arrangement (written or oral) providing for deferred compensation, profit
sharing, bonus, severance, termination pay, performance awards, stock or
stock-related awards, fringe benefits, welfare, pension or other employee
benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether formal or informal, funded
or
unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is or has been maintained, contributed to, or
required to be contributed to, by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary or ERISA
Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former Employee, or pursuant
to
which Seller or any of the Insignia Subsidiaries has or may have any material
liability contingent or otherwise.
“Seller
Financial Statements”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(d).
“Seller
Indemnification Obligations”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.4(a).
“Seller
Intellectual Property”
shall
mean any Intellectual Property that has been used, is used, or is held for
use
in the business of Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary as previously conducted,
as
currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.
“Seller
Material Adverse Effect”
shall
mean a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or other), or results of operations of Seller or the
Insignia Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the ability of Seller or the
Insignia Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations pursuant to
this
Agreement and the Related Agreements and to consummate the Transaction in
a
timely manner, provided that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute
a Seller Material Adverse Effect: (i) any event, change or development that
results from changes or conditions affecting the industry in which Seller
operates generally or the economy in the United States or any foreign markets
where any of the Selling Parties has material operations or sales generally,
provided such changes or conditions do not have a materially disproportionate
or
unique effect on the Selling Parties, or (ii) any event, change, development
or
state of facts arising from or attributable to the announcement of this
Agreement or the pendency of the Transaction.
“Seller
Option Plans”
shall
mean Seller’s 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, 1986 Executive Share Option
Scheme and UK Employee Share Option Scheme 1996.
“Seller
Options”
shall
mean options to purchase Seller Shares, including all options outstanding
under
the Seller Option Plans.
“Seller
Ordinary Shares”
shall
mean Seller’s capital stock.
“Seller
Organizational Documents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.1.
“Seller
Patents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.12(b).
“Seller
Products”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 4.13(a).
“Seller
Real Property”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.10(a).
“Seller
Registered Intellectual Property”
shall
mean all United States, international and foreign: (i) granted Patents and
applications therefor; (ii) registered Trademarks and applications to
register Trademarks, including intent-to-use applications, Trademark renewals,
or other registrations or applications related to Trademarks;
(iii) Copyright registrations, applications to register Copyrights, and
Copyright renewals; any (iv) any other Intellectual Property Rights that
are the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other
document issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any state, government or
other
public legal authority at any time.
“Seller
SEC Documents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(a).
“Seller
Shares”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.4(d).
“Seller
Warrants”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.4(c).
“Selling
Party”
and
“Selling
Parties”
shall
have the meaning specified in the Preamble.
“Services”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.13(b).
“Shareholder”
or
“Shareholders”
shall
mean the holder(s) of the Seller Shares.
“SOX”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.5(a).
“Standard
Support Agreement”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.12(q).
“Subsidiary
Securities”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.4(a).
“Support
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.12(q).
“Survival
Period”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.1(a).
“Tax”
(and,
with correlative meaning, “Taxes” and “Taxable”) means (a) any federal, state,
local or foreign income, alternative or add-on minimum income, ad valorem,
business license, documentary, employment, environmental, excise, franchise,
gains, gross income, gross receipts, license, occupation, payroll, personal
property, premium, profits, property transfer, real property, recording,
sales,
services, severance, social security, stamp, transfer, unemployment insurance,
use, value added, windfall profit or withholding tax, custom, duty, levy
or
other governmental assessment, charge or fee in the nature of a tax (whether
payable directly or by withholding); (b) any liability for Taxes as a
transferee; (c) any liability for Taxes as a result of being or having been
a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or
foreign law), or a party to any Tax sharing, Tax indemnity, Tax allocation
or
similar agreement or arrangement; and (d) any estimated Tax, interest, fines,
penalties or additions to Tax with respect to amounts referred to in clauses
(a), (b) or (c) hereof.
“Tax
Authority”
means
any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition, assessment or collection
of any Tax (domestic or foreign).
“Tax
Return”
shall
mean any return, statement, declaration, notice, certificate or other document
that is or has been filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with
or
submitted to, any Governmental Entity in connection with the determination,
assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal
Requirement related to any Tax.
“Third-Party
Claim”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.4(c).
“Threshold
Amount”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
12.3(a).
“Trade
Secrets”
shall
mean all trade secrets under applicable law and other rights in know-how
and
confidential or proprietary information, processing, manufacturing or marketing
information, including new developments, inventions, processes, ideas or
other
proprietary information that provide any Selling Party with advantages over
competitors who do not know or use it and documentation thereof (including
related papers, blueprints, drawings, research data and results, flowcharts,
diagrams, chemical compositions, formulae, diaries, notebooks, specifications,
designs, methods of manufacture, processing techniques, data processing
software, compilations of information, customer and supplier lists, pricing
and
cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals) and all
claims
and rights related thereto.
“Trademarks”
shall
mean any and all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans,
trade
names, all material unregistered trademarks, together with all adaptations,
derivations and combinations thereof, and all goodwill associated with any
of
the foregoing throughout the world, but excluding all rights, title and
interests in Seller’s corporate name, corporate service xxxx or corporate
logo.
“Transaction”
shall
mean all transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Related
Agreements.
“Transaction
Documents”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section
4.2(a).
“Transaction
Expenses”
shall
mean all fees and expenses incurred by Seller or any Insignia Subsidiary
in
connection with the Transaction, including all “change of control,” severance,
or similar payments and all legal, accounting, investment banking, Tax and
financial advisory and all other fees and expenses of third parties incurred
in
connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement and the Transaction.
“Transfer
Taxes”
shall
mean all federal, state, local or foreign sales, use, transfer, real property
transfer, mortgage recording, stamp duty, value-added or similar Taxes that
may
be imposed in connection with the transfer of Purchased Assets or the assumption
of the Assumed Liabilities, together with any interest, additions to Tax
or
penalties with respect thereto and any interest in respect of such additions
to
Tax or penalties.
“Transferred
Employees”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
“Transition
Services Agreement”
shall
have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(d).