ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among FIELDCENTRIX, INC., ASTEA INTERNATIONAL INC., AND FC ACQUISITION CORP. September 21, 2005
Exhibit
2.1
EXECUTION
ORIGINAL
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and among
FIELDCENTRIX,
INC.,
AND
FC
ACQUISITION CORP.
September
21, 2005
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
1 DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
|
1
|
|
ARTICLE
2 SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
|
12
|
|
2.1.
|
Assets
to be Acquired.
|
12
|
2.2.
|
Excluded
Assets.
|
13
|
2.3.
|
Assumption
of Certain Liabilities.
|
14
|
2.4.
|
Excluded
Liabilities.
|
14
|
ARTICLE
3 PURCHASE PRICE AND ESCROW
|
14
|
|
3.1.
|
Purchase
Price.
|
14
|
3.2.
|
Closing
Date Purchase Price Adjustment.
|
14
|
3.3.
|
Earnout
Purchase Price.
|
15
|
3.4.
|
Earnout
Calculations.
|
16
|
3.5.
|
Allocation
of Purchase Price.
|
18
|
3.6.
|
Escrow.
|
19
|
ARTICLE
4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
|
19
|
|
4.1.
|
Organization
and Capitalization.
|
19
|
4.2.
|
Corporate
Power and Authority; Legal Capacity; Enforceability.
|
20
|
4.3.
|
Non-contravention.
|
20
|
4.4.
|
Government
and Third Party Approvals.
|
21
|
4.5.
|
Maintenance
Customers.
|
21
|
4.6.
|
Title;
Properties.
|
21
|
4.7.
|
Other
Representations Regarding Purchased Assets.
|
23
|
4.8.
|
Third
Party Options.
|
23
|
4.9.
|
Financial
Statements.
|
23
|
4.10.
|
Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities.
|
24
|
4.11.
|
Litigation;
Compliance with Law, Permits and Licenses.
|
24
|
4.12.
|
Environmental
Protection.
|
24
|
4.13.
|
Insurance.
|
25
|
4.14.
|
Intellectual
Property.
|
25
|
4.15.
|
Privacy
of Customer Information.
|
30
|
4.16.
|
Labor
and Employee Matters.
|
30
|
4.17.
|
Employee
Benefits.
|
31
|
4.18.
|
Contracts,
Leases, Etc.
|
32
|
4.19.
|
Other
Transactions.
|
33
|
4.20.
|
No
Changes.
|
33
|
4.21.
|
Certain
Tax Matters.
|
34
|
4.22.
|
Brokerage.
|
35
|
4.23.
|
Warranties
and Liabilities.
|
35
|
4.24.
|
Transactions
with Affiliates.
|
35
|
4.25.
|
Assumed
Contracts; Customer Claims.
|
35
|
-i-
4.26.
|
Sufficiency
of Purchased Assets.
|
36
|
4.27.
|
Relationship
With Customers.
|
36
|
4.28.
|
Corporate
Documents.
|
37
|
4.29.
|
Veracity
of Statements.
|
37
|
4.30.
|
Export/Import.
|
37
|
4.31.
|
Securities
Law Representations.
|
37
|
4.32.
|
Investment
Company.
|
39
|
4.33.
|
Rule
145 Matters.
|
39
|
4.34.
|
Solvency.
|
39
|
4.35.
|
State
Takeover Laws.
|
39
|
ARTICLE
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION
SUB
|
39
|
|
5.1.
|
Organization,
Power, Standing and Qualification.
|
39
|
5.2.
|
Capitalization.
|
40
|
5.3.
|
Power
and Authority.
|
41
|
5.4.
|
Non-Contravention.
|
41
|
5.5.
|
Parent
Common Stock.
|
41
|
5.6.
|
Governmental
Consent, etc.
|
41
|
5.7.
|
SEC
Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided.
|
42
|
5.8.
|
Absence
of Certain Changes.
|
43
|
5.9.
|
Brokerage.
|
43
|
5.10.
|
Litigation.
|
43
|
5.11.
|
Veracity
of Statements.
|
43
|
ARTICLE
6 THE CLOSING
|
43
|
|
6.1.
|
Time
and Place.
|
43
|
6.2.
|
Conduct
of the Closing.
|
44
|
6.3.
|
No
Agreement to Assign.
|
47
|
ARTICLE
7 INDEMNIFICATION
|
47
|
|
7.1.
|
By
Seller.
|
47
|
7.2.
|
By
Parent and Acquisition Sub.
|
48
|
7.3.
|
Notice
and Defense; Costs of Defense.
|
48
|
7.4.
|
Limitation
of Indemnity.
|
49
|
7.5.
|
Characterization
of Indemnity Payments.
|
50
|
ARTICLE
8 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
|
50
|
|
8.1.
|
Representations
and Warranties.
|
50
|
8.2.
|
Covenants.
|
50
|
8.3.
|
Extension
of Survival.
|
50
|
ARTICLE
9 CONDUCT OF SELLER, PARENT AND ACQUISITION SUB AFTER THE
CLOSING
|
50
|
|
9.1.
|
Cooperation
and Further Assurances.
|
50
|
9.2.
|
Employment
of Certain Seller Employees.
|
51
|
-ii-
9.3.
|
Non-Affiliation.
|
51
|
9.4.
|
Third-Party
Correspondence.
|
51
|
9.5.
|
Rule
145.
|
51
|
9.6.
|
Board
Observation Rights.
|
52
|
9.7.
|
SEC
Filings.
|
52
|
9.8.
|
Bonus
Amount.
|
52
|
9.9.
|
Financial
Statements.
|
52
|
9.10.
|
Retention
Bonus Plan.
|
52
|
9.11.
|
Customer
Deposits.
|
52
|
9.12.
|
Conduct
of Business.
|
52
|
9.13.
|
Tail
Policy.
|
52
|
ARTICLE
10 TAXES AND EXPENSES
|
52
|
|
10.1.
|
Preparation
and Filing of Tax Returns.
|
52
|
10.2.
|
Transfer
Taxes.
|
53
|
ARTICLE
11 GENERAL
|
53
|
|
11.1.
|
Right
of Set-off.
|
53
|
11.2.
|
Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
|
53
|
11.3.
|
Headings.
|
54
|
11.4.
|
Gender.
|
54
|
11.5.
|
Schedules.
|
54
|
11.6.
|
Severability.
|
54
|
11.7.
|
Notices.
|
54
|
11.8.
|
Waiver.
|
55
|
11.9.
|
Assignment.
|
55
|
11.10.
|
Successors
and Assigns.
|
55
|
11.11.
|
Governing
Law.
|
55
|
11.12.
|
Submission
to Jurisdiction.
|
55
|
11.13.
|
Third
Party Beneficiaries.
|
55
|
11.14.
|
Public
Announcements.
|
55
|
11.15.
|
Expenses.
|
56
|
11.16.
|
Counterparts.
|
56
|
11.17.
|
Facsimile
Signatures.
|
56
|
-iii-
SCHEDULES
Schedule
2.1(a)
|
Tangible
Personal Property
|
Schedule
2.1(b)
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
Schedule
2.1(c)
|
Assumed
Contracts
|
Schedule
2.1(d)
|
Intangible
Property
|
Schedule
2.1(f)
|
Permits
|
Schedule
2.1(g)
|
Licenses
|
Schedule
2.1(h)
|
Choses
in Action
|
Schedule
2.1(i)
|
Inventory
|
Schedule
2.1(l)
|
Prepaid
Items
|
Schedule
2.2(c)
|
Certain
Excluded Assets
|
Schedule
2.3(d)
|
Certain
Assumed Liabilities
|
Schedule
3.3(a)(i)
|
Earnout
Products
|
Schedule
3.3(a)(ii)
|
Earnout
Customers
|
Schedule
4.1(a)
|
Organization
and Capitalization
|
Schedule
4.1(b)
|
Organization
and Capitalization
|
Schedule
4.3
|
Non-contravention
|
Schedule
4.5(a)
|
Maintenance
Customers
|
Schedule
4.5(b)
|
Maintenance
Customers
|
Schedule
4.5(c)
|
Maintenance
Customers
|
Schedule
4.6(a)
|
Title;
Properties
|
Schedule
4.6(b)(i)
|
Title;
Properties
|
Schedule
4.6(b)(ii)
|
Title;
Properties
|
Schedule
4.6(d)
|
Title;
Properties
|
Schedule
4.6(e)
|
Title;
Properties
|
Schedule
4.7(b)
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
Schedule
4.7(d)
|
Off-Site
Purchased Assets
|
Schedule
4.9
|
Financial
Statements
|
Schedule
4.10
|
Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
|
Schedule
4.11(b)
|
Litigation;
Compliance with Laws, Permits and Licenses
|
Schedule
4.11(c)
|
Litigation;
Compliance with Laws, Permits and Licenses
|
Schedule
4.12(a)
|
Environmental
Protection
|
Schedule
4.12(b)
|
Environmental
Protection
|
Schedule
4.13
|
Insurance
|
Schedule
4.14(a)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(b)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(e)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(f)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(h)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(i)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(j)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(n)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.14(s)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
4.16(a)
|
Labor
and Employment Matters
|
Schedule
4.16(b)
|
Labor
and Employment Matters
|
Schedule
4.16(c)
|
Labor
and Employment Matters
|
-iv-
Schedule
4.16(d)
|
Labor
and Employment Matters
|
Schedule
4.17
|
Employee
Benefits
|
Schedule
4.18
|
Contracts,
Leases, Etc.
|
Schedule
4.20
|
No
Changes
|
Schedule
4.21(b)
|
Certain
Tax Matters
|
Schedule
4.23
|
Warranties
and Liabilities
|
Schedule
4.24
|
Transactions
with Affiliates
|
Schedule
4.27(a)
|
Relationship
with Customers
|
Schedule
4.27(c)
|
Relationship
with Customers
|
Schedule
4.27(d)
|
Relationship
with Customers
|
Schedule
5.2(b)
|
Capitalization
|
Schedule
5.2(c)
|
Capitalization
|
Schedule
5.8
|
Absence
of Certain Changes
|
Schedule
5.9
|
Brokerage
|
Schedule
5.10(b)
|
Litigation
|
Schedule
6.2(a)(v)
|
Real
Property Leases
|
Schedule
6.2(a)(viii)
|
Employment
of Certain Seller Employees
|
Schedule
6.2(a)(ix)
|
Consultants
|
Schedule
9.10
|
Retention
Bonus Plan
|
-v-
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
|
-
|
Form
of Escrow Agreement
|
Exhibit
B
|
-
|
Form
of Opinion of Seller’s Counsel
|
Exhibit
C
|
-
|
Form
of Employment Letter
|
Exhibit
D
|
-
|
Form
of Xxxx of Sale
|
Exhibit
E
|
-
|
Form
of Assumption Agreement
|
Exhibit
F
|
-
|
Form
of Intellectual Property Assignment
|
Exhibit
G
|
-
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement
|
-vi-
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is
made this 21st
day of
September, 2005, by and among FIELDCENTRIX, INC., a California corporation
(“Seller”),
ASTEA
INTERNATIONAL INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”)
and FC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition
Sub”).
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS,
Seller designs, develops, licenses, distributes, implements, maintains, and
supports proprietary software, including, without limitation, the FieldCentrix
Enterprise software application suite, for field service automation solutions
(the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell to Acquisition Sub substantially all of the assets
of
Seller, other than the Excluded Assets, and Acquisition Sub desires to purchase
from Seller such assets on the Closing Date;
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to transfer to Acquisition Sub only certain enumerated
liabilities and obligations of Seller, all of which are more particularly
identified herein, and Acquisition Sub is willing to assume from Seller on
the
Closing Date only such enumerated liabilities and obligations, all of which
are
more particularly identified herein, in each case, upon the terms and subject
to
the conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS,
Acquisition Sub desires to hire certain of the Employees on the Closing Date;
and
WHEREAS,
to induce each other to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
acquisition of the Purchased Assets by Acquisition Sub and the related
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller, Parent and Acquisition
Sub
are willing to enter into this Agreement and undertake their respective
obligations as set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises,
covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound, Parent, Acquisition Sub and Seller agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the following capitalized terms have the meanings
set
forth next to such capitalized terms below:
1.1. “Accounts
Receivable”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.7(b).
1.2. “Acquisition
Sub’s Secretary’s Certificate”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(b)(xi).
1.3. “Accrued
Vacation Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(c).
1.4. “Action”
means
any action, appeal, petition, plea, charge, complaint, claim, suit, litigation,
arbitration, mediation, hearing, inquiry, investigation or similar event,
occurrence or proceeding.
1.5. “Affiliate”
of a
Person means: (i) any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with
such Person; (ii) any officer, director, partner, employer, or direct or
indirect beneficial owner of any 10% or greater equity or voting interest
of
such Person; or (iii) any other Person for which a Person described in
clause (ii) acts in any such capacity.
1.6. “Affiliated
Seller”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.17.
1.7. “Agreement”
means
this Asset Purchase Agreement, all Schedules and Exhibits, as the same shall
be
amended from time to time.
1.8. “Allocation”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.5.
1.9. “Assets”
of
a
Person means all of the assets, properties, businesses and rights of such
Person
of every kind, nature, character and description, whether real, personal
or
mixed, tangible or intangible (including, without limitation, Intellectual
Property), accrued or contingent, or otherwise relating to or utilized in
such
Person’s business, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, whether or not
carried on the books and records of such Person, and whether or not owned
in the
name of such Person or any Affiliate of such Person and wherever
located.
1.10. “Assumed
Contracts”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(c).
1.11. “Assumed
Liabilities”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
1.12. “Assumption
Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(xi).
1.13. “Astea
Shares”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
1.14. “Balance
Sheet Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9(b).
1.15. “Xxxx
of Sale”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(x).
1.16. “Bonus
Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(d).
1.17. “Books
and Records” has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(k).
1.18. “Business”
has the
meaning set forth in the Background section of this Agreement.
1.19. “Business
Customer Base”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.27(a).
1.20. “Business
Day”
means
any calendar day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday under
the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
-2-
1.21. “Business
Material Adverse Change”
or
“Business
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any event, fact, circumstance or change which results or could result in
a
material adverse effect on the Assets, Liabilities, business, operations,
results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller,
including, without limitation, the Purchased Assets, either individually
or
taken as a whole,
excluding effects reasonably attributable to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents
or
conditions generally affecting the industry in which Seller
participates.
1.22. “Cash
Assets”
means
Seller’s cash and cash equivalents.
1.23. “Cash
Escrowed Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.6.
1.24. “Claim”
means
any demand, claim, suit, Action, cause of action, investigation, proceeding
or
notice by any Person, alleging actual or potential Liability for any
Loss.
1.25. “Claim
Notice”
means
written notification as to which indemnity for a Claim or Loss under
Article
7
is
sought by an Indemnified Party, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if
any,
and describing in reasonable detail the nature of and basis for such Claim,
Litigation, or Loss, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably
ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Claim,
Litigation, or Loss.
1.26. “Closing”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
1.27. “Closing
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.1.
1.28. “COBRA”
means
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (29 U.S.C. §§
1161-1169).
1.29. “Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder or with respect thereto.
1.30. “Collateral
Documents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.2.
1.31. “Confidential
Information” has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(d).
1.32. “Contract”
means
any written or oral contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment, note, bond,
pledge, lease, mortgage, guaranty, indenture, license, undertaking,
understanding, plan, consulting agreement, supply contract, repair contract,
distribution agreement, purchase order, work order, job order, joint venture
agreement, franchise, technology and know-how agreement, employment agreement,
instrument or any other contractual commitment or document to which any Person
is a party or that is binding upon any Person or its capital stock, Assets,
or
business.
1.33. “Corporate
Books”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2(b).
-3-
1.34. “Current
Asset Adjustment Amount”
means
$760,506, which equals the Maintenance Amount, plus the Customer Deposits,
plus
the difference between the Bonus Amount and the Required Bonus Payment, less
the
Partial Month Expenses.
1.35. “Current
Balance Sheet”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9(b).
1.36. “Current
Policies”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.13.
1.37. “Customer
Consents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5(a).
1.38. “Customer
Deposits”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.27(c).
1.39. “Default”
means
(i) a violation, breach or default; (ii) the occurrence of an event which,
with
the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would constitute a violation,
breach or default; or (iii) the occurrence of an event which, with or without
the passage of time, the giving of notice or both, would give rise to a right
of
damages, specific performance, termination, cancellation, renegotiation or
acceleration (including, without limitation, the acceleration of
payment).
1.40. “Earnout
Customers”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.3(a).
1.41. “Earnout
Products”
has
the
meanings set forth in Section
3.3(a).
1.42. “Earnout
Purchase Price”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.3.
1.43. “Employees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(a).
1.44. “Employment
Letter”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(viii).
1.45. “Environmental
Laws”
means
all U.S. or foreign federal, state and local Laws relating to pollution or
protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation,
ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata),
including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§9601 et seq., the Resource
Conversation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§6901 et seq., the Clean Xxxxx Xxx,
00 X.X.X.X §§0000 et seq., the Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C.A. §§7401 et
seq.,
the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §651 et seq., the Toxic
Substances Xxxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §0000 et seq., and laws and regulations
relating to emissions, spills, leaks, discharges, releases or threatened
releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or otherwise
relating to
the
manufacture, possession, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
presence, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental
Concern.
1.46. “ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the
rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder or with respect thereto.
1.47. “Escrow
Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.6.
-4-
1.48. “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to
time.
1.49. “Excluded
Assets”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
1.50. “Excluded
Liabilities”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.4.
1.51. “Exhibits”
mean
the Exhibits to this Agreement.
1.52. “Export/Import
Laws” means
all
U.S. or foreign federal, state and local Laws relating to the export or import
of any items (commodities, software or technology), and all Laws relating
to
Customs, export controls, embargoes, quotas, antiboycott and economic sanctions,
including, without limitation, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(“ITAR”), Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”), and Defense Trade Security
Initiatives (“DTSI”) administered by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S.
Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”); the Export
Administration Regulations (“EAR”) (including, without limitation, the
antiboycott laws) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau
of
Industry and Security (“BIS”), the sanctions and assets control regulations
administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets
Control (“OFAC”), and the U.S. Customs Laws administered by the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
("CBP").
1.53. “Financial
Statements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9(b).
1.54. “GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, as applied
in the
United States of America.
1.55. “Governmental
or Regulatory Authority”
shall
mean any court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official,
agency or other instrumentality exercising governmental or regulatory authority
of the United States, any foreign country or any domestic or foreign state,
province, county, city, municipality or other political subdivision or any
quasi-governmental or regulatory body exercising authority thereunder
(including, without limitation, the United States Patent and Trademark Office
and any foreign governmental office equivalent).
1.56. “IIPI”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.15(a).
1.57. “Indebtedness”
of any
Person means all obligations of such Person (i) for borrowed money; (ii)
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments; (iii) for the
deferred purchase price of goods or services (other than trade payables or
accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business); (iv) under capital
leases; or (v) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations described in
clauses (i) through (iv) above of any other Person.
1.58. “Indemnifiable
Losses”
shall
mean the Claims, Litigation and Losses subject to indemnification obligations
of
Seller or Parent, as the case may be, pursuant to Sections
7.1
and
7.2
hereof.
1.59. “Indemnification
Threshold”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.4.
-5-
1.60. “Indemnified
Party”
means
any Person entitled to and seeking indemnification from another Person all
as
otherwise provided for under Article
7.
1.61. “Indemnifying
Party”
means
any Person obligated to provide indemnification and against whom indemnification
is being sought by another Person all as otherwise provided for under
Article
7.
1.62. “Independent
Accountants”
shall
mean an independent accounting firm mutually agreed upon in good faith by
Parent, Acquisition Sub and Seller.
1.63. “Independent
Contractors”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(b).
1.64. “Initial
Purchase Price”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
1.65. “Insolvent”
shall
mean with regard to a Person and on a particular date that: (i) such Person
is
not able to meet or satisfy its obligations as they generally become due;
(ii)
such Person is not paying its current obligations in the ordinary course
of
business as they generally become due; or (iii) the Person’s Assets are less
than the sum of all of the Person’s debts on such date.
1.66. “Intellectual
Property” means,
collectively, under applicable foreign and domestic Law, (i) patents (including,
without limitation, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, renewals,
reissues, and extensions thereof), inventions or discoveries (including,
without
limitation, processes, compositions of matter, formulas, techniques, concepts
and ideas) whether patentable or not, and whether reduced to practice or
not;
(ii) moral rights and copyrights in any work of authorship (including, without
limitation, databases and computer software, including,
without limitation, all source code, object code, firmware, development tools,
files, records and data, and all media on which any of the foregoing is
recorded);
(iii)
mask works; (iv) trademarks, service marks, Internet domain names, URLs,
logos, trade names and trade dress, brand
names, model names, corporate names and other source indicators,
and all
goodwill related thereto; (v) trade secrets and confidential information
(including,
without limitation, confidential ideas, research and development, know-how,
formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques,
technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer, sales prospect
and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and marketing plans and
proposals);
(vi) all
other intellectual property rights protectable under any Laws or international
conventions throughout the world; (vii) all improvements to or derivatives
from
any of the foregoing; (viii) registrations and applications (including, without
limitation, provisional applications), renewals, reissues and extensions
for any
of the foregoing; (ix) all joint or partial interests in any of the foregoing;
and (x) all rights to pursue, recover and retain damages, costs and
attorneys’ fees for past, present and future infringement or misappropriations
of the foregoing.
1.67. “Intellectual
Property Assignment”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(xii).
1.68. “Interim
Financial Statements”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9(b).
1.69. “Inventory”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(i).
-6-
1.70. “IP
License”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(b).
1.71. “Known,”
“Knowingly”
or
“Knowledge”
means
with respect to (i) Seller, the
actual knowledge of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx
Xxxxx, after such Persons shall have made all reasonable inquiries of those
Persons directly reporting to such Persons; and (ii) Parent and Acquisition
Sub,
the actual knowledge of Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (Xxxx) Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxx
Xxxxx.
1.72. “Law”
or
“Laws”
means
any and all codes,
laws (including,
without
limitation, common
law), ordinances, regulations, reporting or licensing requirements, orders,
decrees, edicts, rules, or statutes applicable to a Person or its Assets,
Liabilities, or business, including,
without
limitation, those
promulgated, interpreted or enforced by any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
1.73. “Lease
Consents”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.6(b).
1.74. “Liabilities”
means
all Indebtedness, obligations and other liabilities, whether direct or indirect,
and any loss, damage, cost, contingent liability, loss contingency, unpaid
expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person whether
or not ascertainable.
1.75. “Licensed
Intellectual Property”
means
Intellectual Property made, used, offered for sale, sold, imported, reproduced,
created derivative works based on, translated, distributed, transmitted,
displayed, performed, licensed or sublicensed by Seller pursuant to an agreement
between Seller and another Person.
1.76. “License
In”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(b).
1.77. “License
Out”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(b).
1.78. “Licensed
Software”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(i).
1.79. “Licenses”
means
all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises, rights, orders,
variances, easements, rights of way, and similar consents or certificates
granted or issued by any Person other than a Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
1.80. “Lien”
means
any conditional sale agreement, default or defect of title, easement,
encroachment, assessment, encumbrance, hypothecation, infringement, lien
(including,
without
limitation, federal,
state and local tax liens), mortgage, pledge, negative pledge, reservation,
restriction, restraint, option (whether consensual, statutory or otherwise),
security interest, title retention or other security arrangement, defect
of
title, or any adverse right or interest, charge, or claim of any nature
whatsoever of, on, or with respect to any Asset, other than (i) Liens for
Taxes not yet due and payable and (ii) Liens which do not materially impair
the use of or title to the Assets subject to such Lien.
1.81. “Litigation”
means
(i) any Action by, before or on behalf of any Person, including,
without
limitation, any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority; or (ii) any investigation or inquiry
asserting a violation of any Law by, before or on behalf of any Governmental
or
Regulatory Authority.
-7-
1.82. “Loss”
or
“Losses”
means
any and all damages (including,
without
limitation, direct
and special damages, but excluding incidental or consequential damages),
losses,
obligations, deficiencies, Liabilities, Liens, penalties, fines, interest,
costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs, fees and disbursements
of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other experts, or other expenses
of
investigating, prosecuting or defending any Litigation, Claim or
Default).
1.83. “Maintenance
Amount”
shall
mean $434,990 representing certain costs associated with the Prepaid Maintenance
Fees.
1.84. “Maintenance
Customers”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5(a).
1.85. “Material”
or
“material”
for
purposes of this Agreement shall be determined in light of the facts and
circumstances of the matter in question.
1.86. “Materials
of Environmental Concern”
means
any toxic, reactive, corrosive, carcinogenic, flammable or hazardous pollutant
or other substance that is the subject of regulation under Environmental
Laws,
including,
without
limitation, any
“hazardous substance,” or “hazardous waste,” as defined in Environmental Laws,
petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas or synthetic gas, material
that is
a source, special nuclear or by-product material, as defined by the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C.A. §§3011 et seq., and the regulations
promulgated thereto and “hazardous chemical,” as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part
1910.
1.87. “Non-consenting
Customers”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5(b).
1.88. “Off-Site
Purchased Assets”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.7(d).
1.89. “Order”
means
any administrative decision or award, decree, injunction, judgment, order,
quasi-judicial decision or award, ruling, or writ of any federal, state,
local
or foreign Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
1.90. “Ordinary
Course of Business”
or
“Ordinary
Course”
or
any
similar phrase means the ordinary course of the business of Seller, consistent
with past customs and practice of Seller.
1.91. “Parent
Common Stock”
means
the shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Parent.
1.92. “Parent
Companies”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.3(a).
1.93. “Parent
Indemnified Parties”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
1.94. “Parent
SEC Filings”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.7(a).
-8-
1.95. “Parent’s
Auditors”
means
the independent auditors of Parent’s financial statements from time to
time.
1.96. “Parent’s
Current Balance Sheet”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.7(c).
1.97. “Parent’s
Off-Set Claims”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
11.1.
1.98. “Partial
Month Expenses”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.6(e).
1.99. “Parties”
means,
collectively, Seller, Parent and Acquisition Sub.
1.100. “Periodic
Taxes”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
10.1.
1.101. “Permits”
means
any and all licenses, franchises, permits, registrations, certificates of
authority, easements and rights of way, variances (including,
without
limitation, zoning
variances), rights, consents, orders, approvals, certificates and other
authorizations of or issued by any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority.
1.102. “Person”
means
a
natural person or any legal, commercial or governmental entity, such as,
but not
limited to, a corporation, general partnership, joint venture, limited
partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust,
business association, group acting in concert, or any person acting in a
representative capacity, including,
without
limitation, a
Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
1.103. “Plans”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.17.
1.104. “Prepaid
Maintenance Fees”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5(c).
1.105. “Products”
means
all current products or services sold, distributed or otherwise commercially
exploited by Seller and all products or service offerings as to which
substantial development has occurred prior to the date of this
Agreement.
1.106. “Public
Software”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(p).
1.107. “Purchased
Asset Liens”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.6(a).
1.108. “Purchased
Assets”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
1.109. “Purchased
Current Assets”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(e).
1.110. “Purchase
Price”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
1.111. “Real
Property”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.6(c).
1.112. “Real
Property Leases”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.6(b).
1.113. “Registration
Rights Agreement”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(xiii).
-9-
1.114. “Required
Bonus Payment”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(d).
1.115. “Required
Consents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
1.116. “Schedules”
mean the
Schedules to this Agreement.
1.117. “SEC”
shall
mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.118. “Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to
time.
1.119. “Self-Help
Code”
means
any back door, time bomb, drop dead device, or other software routine designed
to disable a CD or computer program automatically with the passage of time
or
under the positive control of a Person other than the licensee. Self-Help
Code
does not include software routines in a computer program, if any, designed
to
permit access to licensee’s computer system(s) (e.g., remote access via modem)
for purposes of maintenance or technical support.
1.120. “Seller
Indemnified Parties”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.2.
1.121. “Seller
Intellectual Property”
means
all Intellectual Property that is used, or held for use in connection with
the
business of Seller and/or in any Product.
1.122. “Seller
Registered IP”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(a).
1.123. “Seller
Software”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.14(i).
1.124. “Seller’s
Officer’s Certificate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.2(a)(vi).
1.125. “Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.1(b).
1.126. “Software”
means
all computer software programs, including, without limitation, all firmware,
middleware, software libraries and software tools, and related objects, object
codes and source codes.
All
documentation and specifications used in connection with and related to the
Software shall be included in the definition of Software.
1.127. “Solvent”
shall
mean with regard to a Person and on a particular date that: (i) such Person
is
able to meet or satisfy its obligations as they generally become due; (ii)
such
Person is paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business
as
they generally become due; and (iii) such Person’s Assets are equal to or
greater than the sum of all of such Person’s debts on such date.
1.128. “SOX
Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
5.7(d).
1.129. “Stock
Escrowed Amount”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
3.6.
1.130. “Tail
Policy”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.13.
-10-
1.131. “Takeover
Laws”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.35.
1.132. “Tangible
Personal Property”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
1.133. “Target
Amount”
means
One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
1.134. “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
shall
mean (i) any United States federal, state or local or any foreign taxes,
levies, duties, fees, assessments, deductions, withholdings, or other similar
charges of whatever nature, including,
without
limitation, income,
gross receipts, net proceeds, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental
(including,
without
limitation, taxes
under Section 59A of the Code), customs, capital stock, franchise, profits,
employee income, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other
taxes, assessments, duties, fees, levies or other similar governmental charges,
now or hereafter levied by the United States of America or any Governmental
or
Regulatory Authority, whether disputed or not, including,
without
limitation,
any
interest, penalty or addition thereto, and including,
without
limitation, all
deposits required in connection therewith; (ii) any Liability for or in
respect of the payment of any amount of a type described in clause (i) of
this
definition as a result of being a member of an affiliated, combined,
consolidated, unitary or other group for tax purposes; and (iii) any
Liability for or in respect of the payment of any amount described in clauses
(i) or (ii) of this definition as a transferee or successor, by Contract
or
otherwise.
1.135. “Tax
Returns”
means
all returns, declarations, reports, estimates and information returns and
statements required by applicable Law to be filed with respect to
Taxes.
1.136. “Transfer
Taxes”
means
any and all sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, recording,
documentary, stamp, registration, gains, stock transfer and other similar
taxes
and fees (including,
without
limitation, any
penalty and interest) arising as a result of any transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement.
1.137. “Unassigned
Maintenance Revenue”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.5(b).
1.138. “Unauthorized
Code”
means
any virus, Trojan horse, worm, or other software routines or hardware components
designed to permit unauthorized access, to disable, erase or otherwise harm
software, hardware, or data; or to perform any other such actions.
1.139. “WARN
Act”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(e).
1.140. “Year-End
Financial Statements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9(a).
Certain
other capitalized terms are defined in other provisions of this Agreement,
and
each such term has the meaning ascribed to it in this Agreement whenever
such
capitalized term is used in this Agreement.
-11-
Unless
the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (a) words of any gender
include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number
also
include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the terms “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereby”, “hereto” and derivative or similar words refer to this
entire Agreement; and (d) the terms “Article” or “Section” refer to
the specified
Article or Section of this Agreement. Whenever this Agreement refers to a
number
of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are
specified.
ARTICLE
2
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS;
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.1. Assets
to be Acquired.
Subject
to the terms and conditions contained herein, on the Closing Date, Seller
shall
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Acquisition Sub, and Acquisition
Sub shall purchase from Seller, free and clear of all Liens, other than Assumed
Liabilities, all right, title and interest in and to the following Assets
of
Seller, whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible,
used, intended for use or required to be used (the “Purchased
Assets”):
(a) Tangible
Personal Property.
All
furniture, fixtures, machinery and related equipment, supplies, computers,
printers, spare parts, office equipment, business machines and other tangible
personal property of Seller, including,
without
limitation,
any
items purchased subject to any conditional sales or title retention agreement
in
favor of any other Person, the Off-Site Purchased Assets and all tangible
personal property set forth on Schedule
2.1(a)
attached
hereto (the “Tangible
Personal Property”);
(b) Personal
Property Leases.
All of
Seller’s leases of Tangible Personal Property, together with any options to
purchase the underlying property, including without limitation, those leases
and
options to purchase set forth on Schedule
2.1(b)
attached
hereto;
(c) Contracts.
All
Contracts to which Seller is a party or otherwise applicable to Seller’s
Business or Assets (excluding any Contract obligations set forth on Schedule
2.2
as an
Excluded Asset), including, without limitation, the Contracts set forth on
Schedule
2.1(c)
attached
hereto (collectively, the “Assumed
Contracts”),
which
Assumed Contracts shall include all IP Licenses;
(d) Intangible
Property.
All of
Seller Intellectual Property and other intangible property used in connection
with the operation of the Business, including, without limitation, the Seller
Intellectual Property and other intangible property set forth on Schedule
2.1(d)
attached
hereto;
(e) Current
Assets.
All
Cash Assets and
Accounts Receivable as of the Closing Date, not to exceed in the aggregate
the
sum of the Target Amount and the Current Asset Adjustment Amount, less $500,000
(the “Purchased
Current Assets”).
The
relative amounts of Cash Assets and Accounts Receivable included in the
Purchased Current Assets shall be determined by Seller in its sole
discretion.
-12-
(f) Permits.
All of
Seller’s Permits, including, without limitation, Seller’s Permits set forth on
Schedule
2.1(f)
attached
hereto, to the extent transferable to Acquisition Sub;
(g) Licenses.
All of
Seller’s Licenses, including, without limitation, the Licenses set forth on
Schedule
2.1(g)
attached
hereto;
(h) Choses
in Action.
All of
Seller’s Claims or right to Claims of any nature, whether or not pending,
threatened or presently contemplated, by Seller as of the Closing Date,
including, without limitation, Seller’s Claims set forth on Schedule
2.1(h);
(i) Inventory.
All of
Seller’s supplies, sales, marketing and promotional materials and supplies,
catalogs, packaging materials, artwork for packaging and marketing and
promotional materials, spare parts, raw materials, components, work in process,
finished goods and inventories, including, without limitation, those items
set
forth on Schedule
2.1(i)
attached
hereto (the “Inventory”);
(j) Warranties.
All
guarantees, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of Seller
with
respect to any Purchased Assets;
(k) Books
and Records.
All of
the files, documents, instruments, papers, books and records relating to
Seller,
including, without limitation, pricing guidelines, journals, deeds, title
policies, customer lists, computer files and programs, retrieval programs,
operating data and plans and environmental studies and plans (the “Books
and Records”);
(l) Prepaid
Items.
All of
Seller’s prepaid expenses, advances and deposits, including, without limitation,
those listed on Schedule
2.1(l)
attached
hereto; and
(m) Goodwill.
All of
Seller’s rights in and to the goodwill of Seller, the Business and the Purchased
Assets, including, without limitation, all goodwill associated with the Seller
Intellectual Property.
2.2. Excluded
Assets. The
following Assets of Seller are specifically excluded from the Purchased Assets
(“Excluded
Assets”):
(a) the
Cash
Assets and/or Accounts Receivable that are not included in the Purchased
Current
Assets, if any;
(b) the
corporate books of Seller, including but not limited to minute books and
stock
ledgers, financial statements, Tax Returns and related work papers and letters
from accountants, and such other books and records as Seller is required
to
maintain under all applicable Laws (“Corporate
Books”);
and
(c) those
Assets set forth on Schedule
2.2(c).
Title
to
the Excluded Assets is not being transferred to Acquisition Sub pursuant
to this
Agreement or otherwise.
-13-
2.3. Assumption
of Certain Liabilities. Neither
Parent nor Acquisition Sub will assume any Claims, Liabilities or obligations
of
Seller, whether Known, unknown, absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise,
and
whether or not related to the Purchased Assets or the Business, except as
expressly provided in this Section
2.3.
Acquisition Sub hereby assumes and agrees to pay, perform and discharge in
accordance with their respective terms, only the following specified Liabilities
and obligations of Seller (collectively, the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
(a) all
obligations of Seller to the other parties under the Assumed Contracts;
(b) the
Partial Month Expenses;
(c) all
obligations arising under the continuation coverage requirements of Section
4980B of the Code and by COBRA or other applicable Law with respect to the
Employees and their beneficiaries who experience a “Qualifying Event” (as
defined in COBRA) on, prior to or after the Closing Date; and
(d) those
Claims and Liabilities of Seller set forth on Schedule
2.3(d))
2.4. Excluded
Liabilities. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except for the Assumed Liabilities,
neither Parent nor Acquisition Sub does, nor shall Parent or Acquisition
Sub be
deemed to, acquire, discharge, assume or become responsible for, any Liability
of Seller of any kind or nature (collectively, the “Excluded
Liabilities”).
In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, neither Parent nor
Acquisition Sub is or shall become (i) by reason of the purchase of the
Purchased Assets, (ii) by reason of any other act or failure to act on
either of their part, or (iii) for any other reason, liable in any manner
for any Liabilities of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, and without regard to whether any
Law,
Governmental or Regulatory Authority, or other third party may impose any
Liability of Seller, in whole or in part, on Seller, neither Parent nor
Acquisition Sub shall assume, and Seller shall continue to be liable for,
all
Liabilities of Seller not otherwise specifically assumed by Parent or
Acquisition Sub under this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
Liability of Seller for Taxes.
ARTICLE
3
PURCHASE
PRICE
AND ESCROW
3.1. Purchase
Price.
The
aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase
Price”)
shall
be comprised of (a) Five Hundred Sixty Thousand (560,000) shares of
unregistered Parent Common Stock, as may be decreased or increased pursuant
to
Section
3.2
(the
“Astea
Shares”
or
the
“Initial
Purchase Price”),
plus
(b) the Earnout Purchase Price, plus (c) the assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities. Each of the Parties will treat the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement as a taxable purchase of the Purchased Assets for Tax
purposes.
3.2. Closing
Date Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) If
the
fair market value (as defined below) of Parent Common Stock at the time of
Closing is greater than Six Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($6.85) per share,
the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to Seller shall be reduced
to that number which results from dividing Three Million Three Hundred
Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($3,336,000) by the fair market value.
-14-
(b) If
the
fair market value of Parent Common Stock at the time of Closing is less than
Five Dollars and Sixty Cents ($5.60) per share, the number of shares of Parent
Common Stock to be issued to Seller shall be increased to that number which
results from dividing Three Million One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars
($3,136,000) by the fair market value, but in no event will Parent issue
to
Seller more than Five Hundred Ninety Thousand (590,000) shares of Parent
Common
Stock.
(c) The
“fair
market value” of Parent Common Stock shall be equal to the average closing price
per share of Parent Common Stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market for the five
(5)
trading days ending on (and including) the trading day immediately preceding
the
Closing Date.
(d) On
or
before the Closing Date, Parent shall submit to Parent’s registrar and transfer
agent an instruction letter including the name, address and taxpayer
identification number of Seller and the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock
payable to Seller.
3.3. Earnout
Purchase Price. The
“Earnout
Purchase Price”
shall
be equal to the sum of (i) the 2005 Earnout, (ii) the 2006 Earnout and (iii)
the
2007 Earnout, and shall be payable within forty-five (45) days following
the end
of each calendar quarter following the Closing Date and continuing through
the
quarter ended June 30, 2007.
(a) The
“2005
Earnout” shall be equal to the sum of (i) Fifty Percent (50%) of the gross
license revenue of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Parent
Companies”)
collected by Parent Companies during the period beginning on the Closing
Date
and ending on December 31, 2005, for sales (other than in connection with
the
use of Customer Deposits) of Seller’s products set forth on Schedule
3.3(a)(i)
(the
“Earnout
Products”)
(net
of third party costs but without reducing such revenues for commissions,
if any)
by Parent Companies to any of the customers of Seller set forth on Schedule
3.3(a)(ii),
which
shall consist of Seller’s existing customers as of the date hereof and Seller’s
identified pipeline opportunities (the “Earnout
Customers”),
and
(ii) Ten Percent (10%) of collected xxxxxxxx received by Parent Companies
during
the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2005
for
non-maintenance services directly related to the Earnout Products (not including
billed travel costs, but without reducing such revenues for commissions,
if
any).
(b) The
“2006
Earnout” shall be equal to the sum of (i) Fifty Percent (50%) of the gross
license revenue of Parent Companies collected by Parent Companies during
the
period beginning on January 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2006, for
sales
(other than in connection with the use of Customer Deposits) of the Earnout
Products (net of third party costs but without reducing such revenues for
commissions, if any) by Parent Companies to any of the Earnout Customers,
and
(ii) Ten Percent (10%) of collected xxxxxxxx received by Parent Companies
during
the period beginning on January 1, 2006 and ending on December 31, 2006 for
non-maintenance services directly related to the Earnout Products (not including
billed travel costs, but without reducing such revenues for commissions,
if
any).
-15-
(c) The
“2007
Earnout” shall be equal to (i) Fifty Percent (50%) of the gross license revenue
of Parent Companies collected by Parent Companies during the period beginning
on
January 1, 2007 and ending on June 30, 2007, for sales (other than in connection
with the use of Customer Deposits) of the Earnout Products (net of third
party
costs but without reducing such revenues for commissions, if any) by Parent
Companies to any of the Earnout Customers prior to January 1, 2007, (ii)
Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of the gross license revenue of Parent Companies
invoiced by Parent Companies for sales (other than in connection with the
use of
Customer Deposits) of the Earnout Products (net of third party costs but
without
reducing such revenues for commissions, if any) by Parent Companies to any
of
the Earnout Customers for the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending
on
June 30, 2007 and subsequently collected by Parent Companies prior to December
31, 2007, and (iii) Ten Percent (10%) of collected xxxxxxxx received by Parent
Companies during the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending on June
30,
2007 for non-maintenance services directly related to the Earnout Products
(not
including billed travel costs, but without reducing such revenues for
commissions, if any) invoiced by Parent Companies prior to January 1,
2007.
(d) To
the
extent Parent Companies decide to bundle any licenses of, or services directly
related to, the Earnout Products with any product or services of Parent
Companies or any other person, the “gross license revenue” or “collected
xxxxxxxx” figure used in the calculations specified in paragraphs (a)-(c) above
shall be equal to the list price of the license of, or services directly
related
to, the Earnout Products included in the bundled products, in each case
discounted at the same rate that the bundled licenses or services are discounted
from the total of the list prices for each of the bundled licenses or services,
if any such total discount is given.
3.4. Earnout
Calculations. The
calculations of the Earnout Purchase Price set forth above shall be agreed
upon
by the Parties as follows:
(a) In
the
case of the 2005 Earnout, within ten (10) Business Days of Parent’s completion
of its unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarters ending September
30, 2005 and December 31, 2005, but in no event later than November 30, 2005
and
February 28, 2006, respectively, Parent’s Auditors shall compute the respective
quarterly amount of the 2005 Earnout and Parent shall deliver such computations
to Seller together with a detailed accounting of the basis of the computations.
Each quarterly calculation of the 2005 Earnout shall become final and binding
upon the Parties unless within twenty (20) Business Days following submission
to
Seller, Seller notifies Parent of its objection thereto in writing, providing
reasonable specificity as to the basis for its objection. If Seller so notifies
Parent of its objection to any quarterly calculation of the 2005 Earnout,
Seller
and Parent shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any differences. If,
within
ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such notice by Parent, any
of
such differences have not been resolved, they shall be resolved by the
Independent Accountants and the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit
report thereon within twenty (20) Business Days or as promptly as reasonably
practicable thereafter and the resulting respective quarterly calculation
of the
2005 Earnout, reflecting any modifications recommended by the Independent
Accountants in order for the 2005 Earnout to conform to the requirements
of this
Agreement, shall be final, binding and not subject to any appeal. The fees
and
expenses of the Independent Accountants in connection with any such resolution
shall be paid by Seller, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance
with the disputed quarterly calculation of the 2005 Earnout is not modified
or
is decreased as a result of the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit,
or by Parent, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance with
the
disputed quarterly calculation of the 2005 Earnout is increased as a result
of
the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit. The payments in respect of
the respective quarterly amount of the 2005 Earnout, if any are due, shall
be
made to Seller on the earlier of (A) the date that Seller and Parent agree
on
the respective quarterly amount of the 2005 Earnout and (B) the date that
the
respective quarterly amount of the 2005 Earnout becomes final and binding
upon
the Parties in accordance with this Section.
-16-
(b) In
the
case of the 2006 Earnout, within ten (10) Business Days of Parent’s completion
of its unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarters ending March
31,
2006, June 30, 2006, September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006, but in no
event
later than May 30, 2006, August 31, 2006, November 30, 2006 and February
28,
2007, respectively, Parent’s Auditors shall compute the respective quarterly
amount of the 2006 Earnout and Parent shall deliver such computations to
Seller
together with a detailed accounting of the basis of the computations. Each
quarterly calculation of the 2006 Earnout shall become final and binding
upon
the Parties unless within twenty (20) Business Days following submission
to
Seller, Seller notifies Parent of its objection thereto in writing, providing
reasonable specificity as to the basis for its objection. If Seller so notifies
Parent of its objection to any quarterly calculation of the 2006 Earnout,
Seller
and Parent shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any differences. If,
within
ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such notice by Parent, any
of
such differences have not been resolved, they shall be resolved by the
Independent Accountants and the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit
report thereon within twenty (20) Business Days or as promptly as reasonably
practicable thereafter and the resulting respective quarterly calculation
of the
2006 Earnout, reflecting any modifications recommended by the Independent
Accountants in order for the 2006 Earnout to conform to the requirements
of this
Agreement, shall be final, binding and not subject to any appeal. The fees
and
expenses of the Independent Accountants in connection with any such resolution
shall be paid by Seller, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance
with the disputed quarterly calculation of the 2006 Earnout is not modified
or
is decreased as a result of the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit,
or by Parent, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance with
the
disputed quarterly calculation of the 2006 Earnout is increased as a result
of
the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit. The payments in respect of
the respective quarterly amount of the 2006 Earnout, if any are due, shall
be
made to Seller on the earlier
of (A) the date that Seller and Parent agree on the respective quarterly
amount
of the 2006 Earnout and (B) the date that the respective quarterly amount
of the
2006 Earnout becomes final and binding upon the Parties in accordance with
this
Section.
(c) In
the
case of the 2007 Earnout, within ten (10) Business Days of Parent’s completion
of its unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarters ending March
31,
2007, June 30, 2007, September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007, but in no
event
later than May 30, 2007, August 31, 2007, November 30, 2007 and February
29,
2008, respectively, Parent’s Auditors shall compute the respective quarterly
amount of the 2007 Earnout and Parent shall deliver such computations to
Seller
together with a detailed accounting of the basis of the computations. Each
quarterly calculation of the 2007 Earnout shall become final and binding
upon
the Parties unless within twenty (20) Business Days following submission
to
Seller, Seller notifies Parent of its objection thereto in writing, providing
reasonable specificity as to the basis for its objection. If Seller so notifies
Parent of its objection to any quarterly calculation of the 2007 Earnout,
Seller
and Parent shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any differences. If,
within
ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such notice by Parent, any
of
such differences have not been resolved, they shall be resolved by the
Independent Accountants and the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit
report thereon within twenty (20) Business Days or as promptly as reasonably
practicable thereafter and the resulting respective quarterly calculation
of the
2007 Earnout, reflecting any modifications recommended by the Independent
Accountants in order for the 2007 Earnout to conform to the requirements
of this
Agreement, shall be final, binding and not subject to any appeal. The fees
and
expenses of the Independent Accountants in connection with any such resolution
shall be paid by Seller, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance
with the disputed quarterly calculation of the 2007 Earnout is not modified
or
is decreased as a result of the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit,
or by Parent, if the amount payable by Parent to Seller in accordance with
the
disputed quarterly calculation of the 2007 Earnout is increased as a result
of
the Independent Accountants’ special purpose audit. The payments in respect of
the
respective quarterly amount of the 2007
Earnout, if any are due, shall be made to Seller on the earlier of (A) the
date
that Seller and Parent agree on the respective quarterly amount of the 2007
Earnout and (B) the date that the respective quarterly amount of the 2007
Earnout becomes final and binding upon the Parties in accordance with this
Section.
-17-
3.5. Allocation
of Purchase Price. Parent,
Acquisition Sub and Seller shall use their reasonable best efforts to agree
prior to the Closing Date to an initial allocation of the Initial Purchase
Price
and the Assumed Liabilities among the Purchased Assets (the “Allocation”).
Such
Allocation will be based on arm’s length negotiations and will be prepared in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code. In the event that Parent, Acquisition
Sub and Seller are unable to agree on the Allocation prior to the Closing
Date,
the Allocation shall be determined in the following manner. Within sixty
(60)
days following the Closing Date, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall deliver
to
Seller a proposed Allocation. Seller shall deliver written notice to Parent
and
Acquisition Sub within thirty (30) days after Seller’s receipt of Parent’s and
Acquisition Sub’s proposed Allocation either accepting or objecting to Parent’s
and Acquisition Sub’s proposed Allocation (in the absence of such written
notice, Seller shall be deemed to have accepted Parent’s and Acquisition Sub’s
proposed Allocation). If Seller so objects to Parent’s and Acquisition Sub’s
proposed Allocation, Seller, Parent and Acquisition Sub shall attempt to
resolve
their differences by good faith negotiation. If with thirty (30) days, Seller,
Parent and Acquisition Sub are unable to agree to an Allocation, such Allocation
shall be determined by the Independent Accountants. The Independent Accountants
shall use their best efforts to reach a determination as promptly as possible
and in no event later than twenty (20) days after submission of the matter
to
the Independent Accountants. All determinations of the Independent Accountants
relating to the Allocation, absent fraud, shall be final and binding on the
Parties, and all fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants shall be
borne
equally by Parent and Seller. In the event of an adjustment to the Purchase
Price and Assumed Liabilities as a result of the payment of the Earnout Purchase
Price or otherwise, the Allocation shall be adjusted in a manner consistent
with
the provisions of Section 1060 of the Code. Any disputes regarding the manner
of
adjustment shall be resolved by the Independent Accountants. Each party shall,
to the extent permitted by applicable Law, report the Tax consequences of
the
purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the
filing
of Internal Revenue Service Form 8594 in respect of the Purchased Assets)
in a
manner consistent with the Allocation, and shall not voluntarily take any
position inconsistent therewith upon examination of any Tax Returns, in any
claim for any Tax refund, in any Litigation or otherwise.
-18-
3.6. Escrow.
Pursuant
to an escrow agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the “Escrow
Agreement”)
to be
entered into on or before the Closing Date among Parent, Acquisition Sub,
Seller
and the escrow agent named therein, Seller shall deposit in the escrow an
amount
in cash equal to one-half of the Accounts Receivable, from the Cash Assets
not
included in the Purchased Current Assets (the “Cash
Escrowed Amount”),
and
Acquisition Sub will withhold from the Initial Consideration and deposit
in the
escrow Ten Percent (10%) of the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to
be
delivered at the Closing (the “Stock
Escrowed Amount”).
The
Cash Escrowed Amount will be held in escrow until one hundred twenty (120)
days
following the Closing Date, at which time there shall be distributed to
Acquisition Sub from the Cash Escrowed Amount the sum of (i) the amount of
any
Accounts Receivable included in the Purchased Current Assets which have not
then
been collected by Parent or Acquisition Sub in full, and (ii) the Unassigned
Maintenance Revenues of the Non-consenting Customers whom have not assigned
their maintenance agreement with Seller to Acquisition Sub by the date one
hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date. To the extent that
the
Cash Escrowed Amount is insufficient to make required distributions to
Acquisition Sub, any such Cash Escrowed Amount shortfall shall be funded
first
by the Stock Escrowed Amount and then second by a reduction in any payments
due
to be made by Acquisition Sub to Seller for the Earnout Purchase Price. Any
remaining amount of such Cash Escrowed Amount shall be promptly returned
to
Seller. The Stock Escrowed Amount will be held in escrow as Acquisition Sub’s
security for Parent’s Off-Set Claims. Subject to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement, the Stock Escrowed Amount will be held in escrow until one (1)
year
from the Closing Date, at which time the Stock Escrowed Amount will be disbursed
in accordance with the Escrow Agreement. For purposes of valuing the Parent
Common Stock in the Stock Escrowed Amount, each share of Parent Common Stock
shall equal the average closing price per share of Parent Common Stock on
the
NASDAQ SmallCap Market for the five (5) trading days ending on (and including)
the trading day immediately preceding the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
As
a
material inducement to Parent and Acquisition Sub to enter into this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller represents
and
warrants to Parent and Acquisition Sub as follows:
4.1. Organization
and Capitalization.
(a) Seller
is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the
Laws of the State of California, has full corporate power and authority to
carry
on the Business as it is now being conducted and to own and operate the
properties and Assets now owned and operated by it. Attached hereto as
Schedule
4.1(a)
is a
list of each and every jurisdiction in which Seller is qualified as a foreign
corporation. Seller is and has been at all times required to be, duly qualified
to transact business as a foreign corporation, and is and has been at all
times
in good standing, in each and every jurisdiction where the ownership or leasing
of its properties and Assets or the operation of the Business requires such
qualification, except where failure to do so does not have a Business Material
Adverse Effect.
-19-
(b) The
authorized capital stock of Seller consists of 45,000,000 shares of common
stock, of which 3,713,671 shares have been validly issued and are outstanding
5,991,985 shares of Series A-1 preferred stock, of which 3,378,276 shares
have
been validly issued and are outstanding, and 15,600,000 shares of Series
B
preferred stock, of which 13,811,712 shares have been validly issued and
are
outstanding (collectively, the “Shares”).
All
of the Shares are free and clear of any Liens other than restrictions on
transfer under applicable securities Laws, are fully paid and nonassessable,
were not issued in violation of the terms of any Contract binding upon Seller,
and were issued in compliance with Seller’s certificate of incorporation and
bylaws and in all material respects with all applicable federal and state
securities or “blue sky” Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.1(b),
there
are, and have been, no preemptive rights with respect to the issuance of
capital
stock by Seller, including, without limitation, the Shares. Except as set
forth
on Schedule
4.1(b),
there
are no existing Contracts, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments
or rights of any character to purchase or otherwise acquire from Seller at
any
time, or upon the happening of any stated event, any capital stock or other
securities of Seller, whether or not presently issued or
outstanding.
4.2. Corporate
Power and Authority; Legal Capacity; Enforceability. Seller
has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and each of the documents, agreements and instruments to be executed,
delivered and performed by it in connection with this Agreement, including,
without limitation, pursuant to Section
6.2
hereof
(collectively the “Collateral
Documents”),
and
Seller has all requisite power and authority to transfer the Purchased Assets
to
Acquisition Sub. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and
each of the Collateral Documents to which Seller is a party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller, including,
without limitation, the approval thereof by Seller’s shareholders, and requires
no further authorization or consent by Seller, Seller’s shareholders or any
other Person. This Agreement and the Collateral Documents to be executed
and
delivered by Seller have been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Seller
and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable
against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar
Laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles
of equity relating to the availability of equitable remedies (whether such
agreements are sought to be enforced in a proceeding at law or a proceeding
in
equity).
4.3. Non-contravention.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Collateral
Documents to which Seller is a party, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not: (a) violate, breach
or
contravene any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate
of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of Seller; or (b)
except
as set forth on Schedule
4.3
attached
hereto (the consents referred to on Schedule
4.3
being
referred to herein as the “Required
Consents”),
(i)
conflict with, constitute a Default under or otherwise impair the good standing,
validity or effectiveness of any Assumed Contract; (ii) violate any provision
of
Law, Permit or License applicable to Seller or any of the Purchased Assets;
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the Purchased
Assets or the Business; or (iv) otherwise adversely affect the good standing,
validity or effectiveness of any Assumed Contract. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.3,
there
are no restrictions of any kind that could affect Seller’s ability to enter into
this Agreement or any of the Collateral Documents, to perform any of its
obligations thereunder, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
-20-
4.4. Government
and Third Party Approvals. No
consent by, approval or authorization of, or filing, registration or
qualification with any federal, state or local authority, or any corporation,
person or other entity (including,
without
limitation, any
party
to any Contract with Seller) is required (i) for the execution, delivery
or
performance of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements by Seller; (ii)
in
connection with the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby; or (iii) in order to vest in Purchaser good and marketable title
in and
to all of the Purchased Assets upon the Closing subject to the terms and
conditions hereof.
4.5. Maintenance
Customers.
(a) Schedule
4.5(a)
contains
a correct and current list of all of Seller’s customers whom Seller has accrued
revenue for maintenance services during the preceding twelve (12) months
(collectively the “Maintenance
Customers”).
Except as set forth in Schedule
4.5(a),
Seller
has no written information and no Knowledge that any of the Maintenance
Customers intends to cease doing business with Seller or materially alter
the
amount of the business that any such Maintenance Customer is presently doing
with Seller, or will require as a condition to the continuation of its business
relationship with Parent or Acquisition Sub following the Closing Date a
change
in material terms under which any such Maintenance Customer has been doing
business with Seller. Seller has obtained unconditional consents to the
assignment to Acquisition Sub of all of Seller’s Contracts with the Maintenance
Customers that account for at least 75% of Seller’s revenues for maintenance
services during the preceding twelve (12) months (the “Customer
Consents”).
(b) Schedule
4.5(b)
contains
a correct and current list of Seller’s Maintenance Customers who have not
consented to the assignment to Acquisition Sub of Seller’s Contracts with such
customers (the “Non-consenting
Customers”).
Schedule
4.5(b)
also
contains the annual value of the maintenance contracts of the Non-consenting
Customers (the “Unassigned
Maintenance Revenue”).
(c) Seller’s
prepaid maintenance services fees as of the Closing Date, which constitute
maintenance fees collected by Seller prior to the Closing Date but which
relate
to the provision of maintenance services for any period following the Closing
Date, are set forth on Schedule
4.5(c)
(the
“Prepaid
Maintenance Fees”).
4.6. Title;
Properties.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.6(a)
(the
“Purchased
Asset Liens”),
Seller has good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets, including,
without
limitation, all Seller Intellectual Property and Seller Software free and
clear
of all Liens and no other Person has or will have on the Closing Date any
interest whatsoever in any of the Purchased Assets. The Purchased Assets
are in
good working order and fit for their intended use, ordinary wear and tear
excepted. There are no loans, leases or other financing to which such Purchased
Assets are or will be subject on the Closing Date other than the Assumed
Contracts.
-21-
(b) Schedule
4.6(b)(i)
hereto
is a true, complete, correct and current list, by address, owner and usage,
of
all real property Contracts (including,
without
limitation, all
amendments and supplements thereto) pursuant to which Seller leases, subleases
or otherwise occupies any real property (each a “Real
Property Lease”
and
collectively the “Real
Property Leases”),
copies of which have been furnished to Parent and Acquisition Sub. Pursuant
to
the Real Property Leases, except as set forth on Schedule
4.6(b)(i),
Seller
has validly existing and enforceable leasehold, subleasehold or occupancy
interests in the real property leased thereunder, in each case free and clear
of
all Liens and free from Defaults (i) by Seller and (ii) to Seller’s Knowledge,
by the other party or parties to such Real Property Leases. Except for the
Real
Property Leases, if any, described in Schedule
4.6(b)(ii)
(the
“Lease
Consents”),
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
require
any consent or approval of any landlord or sublandlord under any such Real
Property Lease, result in any increase in rent or penalty to the party which
is
a tenant or subtenant thereunder or result in the early termination of any
Real
Property Lease. Seller has not transferred, assigned, hypothecated, pledged
or
encumbered any of its rights or interest under any Real Property Lease. Seller
has not received any notice from any landlord or sublandlord or any other
party
of any Default under, or the termination of, any Real Property
Lease.
(c) The
real
property leased to Seller pursuant to the Real Property Leases constitutes
all
real property used or occupied by Seller (the “Real
Property”).
To
Seller’s Knowledge: (i) no portion thereof is subject to any pending
condemnation proceeding or proceeding by any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority or other authority and there is no threatened condemnation or
proceeding with respect thereto; (ii) the physical condition of such Real
Property is sufficient to permit the continued conduct of the Business as
presently conducted, subject to the provision of usual and customary maintenance
and repair performed in the ordinary course; (iii) there are no Contracts
to which Seller is a party, granting to any party or parties the right of
use or
occupancy of any portion of the Real Property; (iv) there are no parties
(other than Seller) in possession of any such Real Property and (v) no notice
of
any increase in the assessed valuation of any such Real Property and no notice
of any contemplated special assessment has been received by Seller, and to
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no threatened increase in assessed valuation or
threatened special assessment pertaining to any of the Real
Property.
(d) Seller
has all Permits and certificates of occupancy necessary to the use and
possession of the Real Property as such is currently being used and possessed,
and except as set forth on Schedule
4.6(d)
no such
Permits will be required, as a result of the consummation of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, to be issued, modified or supplemented after
the
Closing Date in order to permit Acquisition Sub following the consummation
of
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement to lease or operate the Real
Property as such is currently being leased and used.
(e) Seller
has no pre-paid amounts for rent, utilities, expenses or Taxes with respect
to
the Real Property for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending
on the
last day of the month in which the Closing occurs other than as set forth
on
Schedule
4.6(e)
(the
“Partial
Month Expenses”).
-22-
4.7. Other
Representations Regarding Purchased Assets.
(a) Subject
to the reserve on the Current Balance Sheet, all items of Inventory included
in
the Purchased Assets will be in good condition and suitable, usable and salable
in the Ordinary Course of Business, will not include any defective or obsolete
items, and will not include any items which could reasonably be expected
not to
be used or sold in the ordinary course of the Business within twelve (12)
months
after the Closing Date. Seller does not hold any items of inventory on
consignment or have title to any items of inventory in the possession of
others
except for items of inventory in shipment to Seller.
(b) All
of
Seller’s accounts receivable as of the date hereof are reflected on Schedule
4.7(b)
(the
“Accounts
Receivable”).
The
Accounts Receivable (i) have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business; (ii)
represent valid obligations due to Seller enforceable in accordance with
their
terms; and (iii) are collectible on or before the 90th day following the
Closing
Date in the Ordinary Course of Business in the aggregate recorded amounts
thereof, net of the reserve on the Current Balance Sheet, in accordance with
their terms.
(c) The
items
of Seller machinery, equipment and business machines, which are part of the
Tangible Personal Property, are in good working order and condition, in no
need
of any repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are fit for their intended
use.
(d) Schedule
4.7(d)
lists
all Purchased Assets, including the location thereof, located at any site
other
than a location constituting Real Property (the “Off-Site
Purchased Assets”).
Seller has the right to remove all Off-Site Purchased Assets without the
consent
or authorization of any Person.
4.8. Third
Party Options. There
are
no Contracts or rights of any kind with any third party to acquire any of
the
Purchased Assets or any portion of the Business.
4.9. Financial
Statements. Seller
has delivered to Parent and Acquisition Sub true and correct copies of the
following financial statements:
(a) the
unaudited balance sheet of Seller as of December 31, 2004 and
the
related statements of income for the 12-month period then ended (the
“Year-End
Financial Statements”);
and
(b) the
unaudited balance sheet of Seller (the “Current
Balance Sheet”)
as of
July 31, 2005 (the
“Balance
Sheet Date”)
and
the related statement of income for the 7-month period then ended (the
“Interim
Financial Statements;”
and
together with the Year-End Financial Statements, the “Financial
Statements”).
The
Financial Statements are true and correct in all material respects and have
been
prepared in accordance with the applicable Books and Records and Corporate
Books
(which Books and Records and Corporate Books are true and complete) and,
except
as set forth on Schedule
4.9,
have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of Interim Financial
Statements, for year-end adjustments and, in the case of the unaudited financial
statements, the absence of footnotes) on an accrual basis and fairly present
the
financial position and results of operations of Seller at the dates and for
the
periods covered. All Liabilities of Seller at the Balance Sheet Date required
to
be reflected or reserved for by GAAP are fully reflected or reserved for
in the
Current Balance Sheet. The books of account of Seller fairly reflect, in
all
material respects and in accordance with GAAP, (a) all transactions relating
to
Seller and (b) all items of income and expense, assets and liabilities and
accruals relating to Seller, each as required by GAAP to be so
reflected.
-23-
4.10. Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities. On
the
Closing Date, except as set forth on Schedule
4.10,
Seller
will not have any Liabilities, except for (i) those Liabilities set forth
in the
Current Balance Sheet and (ii) those Liabilities that arose after the Balance
Sheet Date and were incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business. Seller neither
Knows nor has reasonable grounds to Know of any basis for the assertion against
Seller, or against the Purchased Assets, of any Liability, other than those
set
forth in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
4.11. Litigation;
Compliance with Law, Permits and Licenses.
(a) Seller
has complied with each, and is not in violation of any Law or Order to which
Seller is subject and has not failed to obtain, or to adhere to the requirements
of, any License, Permit or authorization necessary to the ownership of the
Purchased Assets, the employment of the Employees or the operation of the
Business where such failure would have a Business Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller has not made any
offer,
payment, promise to pay or authorization for the payment of money or an offer,
gift, promise to give, or authorization for the giving of anything of value
to
any person in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.11(b),
no
Litigation is pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
Seller
or by Seller against any Person, and Seller has no Knowledge of any basis
for
any such Litigation. Seller not is a party to or subject to the provisions
of
any Order that provides limitations or instructions upon the ability to operate
the Business.
(c) Seller
has obtained all Permits and Licenses for the operation of the Business,
or as
needed in connection with the Purchased Assets, the Employees or the Business.
Schedule
4.11(c)
contains
a true and correct description of all Licenses and Permits issued in favor
of
Seller, all of which are in full force and effect, and Seller currently operates
in compliance in all material respects with the terms of each of the foregoing.
Acquisition
Sub will not be required, prior to or following the Closing Date, to file,
apply
for or obtain any Permit or License in order to purchase the Purchased Assets,
employ any of the Employees or operate the Business pursuant to this
Agreement.
4.12. Environmental
Protection.
(a) Seller
is
in compliance with all Environmental Laws and has no Knowledge of any facts
or
circumstances, and Seller has not received any Claim from any Governmental
or
Regulatory Authority, citizens group, Employee or other Person, indicating
that
it is not in compliance with any Environmental Law or the terms or conditions
of
any Permit relating to Materials of Environmental Concern or Environmental
Laws.
All Permits relating to Materials of Environmental Concern or Environmental
Laws
currently held by Seller are identified on Schedule
4.12(a)
attached
hereto.
-24-
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.12(b),
there
has not been to Seller’s Knowledge, and Seller has not received, any Claim from
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, citizens group, Employee or other
Person that there has been any past or present actions, activities,
circumstances, conditions, events or incidents, involving the release, spill,
leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping, discharge or disposal of any
Materials of Environmental Concern, that form or could form the basis of
any
Claim against Seller, the Purchased Assets, or any Person whose liability
for
any such Claim has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or
by
operation of law.
(c) To
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam insulation
contained in or forming part of any building, building component, structure
or
office space located on or in the Real Property. To Seller’s Knowledge, no
polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs) are present, in use or stored at the Real
Property, and to Seller’s Knowledge, no hydraulic fluid containing PCBs has been
utilized at the Real Property.
4.13. Insurance.
All
of
the Purchased Assets owned or leased by Seller are insured against fire and
casualty under the policies and in the amounts and types of coverage set
forth
on Schedule
4.13
attached
hereto, and Seller is insured under liability insurance policies in the amounts
set forth on Schedule
4.13
attached
hereto (collectively, the “Current
Policies”).
Within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, Seller’s current errors
and omissions insurance policy will contain a supplemental extended reporting
period for a three (3) year period beginning on the Closing Date for the
full
limits of $1,000,000, which will name Parent and Acquisition Sub as additional
insureds (the “Tail
Policy”).
The
form of the endorsement effecting the Tail Policy is attached to Schedule
4.13.
The
Current Policies and the Tail Policy are in force and the premiums thereon
paid.
All such insurance policies are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance
with their terms against the respective insurers, except as enforcement may
be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
similar Laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and general principles of
equity relating to the availability of equitable remedies (whether such
agreements are sought to be enforced in a proceeding at law or a proceeding
in
equity). To the Knowledge of Seller, no insurer of Seller is the subject
of
pending or threatened insolvency proceedings. Seller has notified its respective
insurance carriers of all Known Litigation, Known Claims, and material Known
facts and circumstances relating to the Business or the Purchase Assets that
could reasonably give rise to a Claim. Seller has not received any notice
from
its respective insurance carrier disclaiming coverage or defending a reservation
of rights clause as to any of such notifications.
4.14. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule
4.14(a)
is a
true and complete list of all Seller Intellectual Property owned by, filed
in
the name of, or applied for by, Seller that is the subject of an application,
certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by, filed with,
or
recorded by, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority at any time, indicating
for each the registration or application number, filing jurisdiction, date
of
issue or filing, and current owner (the “Seller
Registered IP”).
Each
item of Seller Registered IP is in compliance with all formal legal requirements
(including,
without
limitation, payment
of any filing, examination and maintenance fees and proofs of use). There
are no
actions that are required to be taken by Seller within one hundred eighty
(180)
days of the date hereof with respect to the Seller Registered IP that, if
not
taken, will have a Business Material Adverse Effect on any Seller Registered
IP
or the prosecution of applications or registrations relating thereto. The
Seller
Registered IP is enforceable and subsisting in all material
respects.
-25-
(b) Schedule
4.14(b)
contains
separate true and complete lists of (i) all Licensed Intellectual Property
(other than commercially available off-the-shelf license Contracts that relate
to software used by Seller (other than in or in connection with Products)
in the
Ordinary Course of Business for an aggregate license fee that is less than
$10,000) that is licensed by Seller for use, resale or otherwise from another
Person (each, a “License
In”),
indicating for each the parties, term and subject matter of each related
Contract and (ii) all Licensed Intellectual Property that is licensed by
Seller
to another Person (each, a “License
Out”),
indicating for each the parties, term and subject matter of each related
Contract (each License In and License Out, an “IP
License”);
(iii)
all Products (by name, version number, part number and other appropriate
product
identifiers, as well as all patents protecting such Product); and (iv) all
Contracts pursuant to which Seller has deposited, or is or may be required
to
deposit, with an escrow agent or other Person, any source code containing
or
embodying any Seller Intellectual Property, and all Persons who have the
right
potentially to receive such source code. Seller has delivered or made available
to Parent and Acquisition Sub accurate and complete copies of all Contracts
listed in Schedule
4.14(b).
Each IP
License (and its related Contracts) is enforceable and in full force and
effect
in all material respects except as enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting
creditor’s rights generally and general principles of equity relating to the
availability of equitable remedies (whether such agreements are sought to
be
enforced in a proceeding at law or a proceeding in equity). Neither Seller
nor,
to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party to an IP License (or its related
Contracts), is in breach thereof and to Seller’s Knowledge no circumstances
exist that would reasonably be expected by Seller to give rise to a claim
of
breach of any material provision, or a right of rescission, revocation,
termination, revision or amendment, of such IP License (or its related
Contracts).
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.14(b),
neither
Seller, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, has disclosed or delivered
to
any Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or
other
Person of, any source code containing or embodying any Seller Intellectual
Property; and no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists,
that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) shall, or would
reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery by Seller
or any
other Person acting on its behalf to any Person of any source code containing
or
embodying any Seller Intellectual Property.
(c) Seller
owns or has a License In to use all rights in the Seller Intellectual Property
used by Seller in the course of the Business, including without limitation,
the
right to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, import, reproduce, create
derivative works based on, translate, distribute, transmit, display, perform,
license, sublicense, assign, transfer and sell such Seller Intellectual
Property.
-26-
(d) Seller
has taken all commercially reasonable actions to protect the Seller Intellectual
Property owned, purported to be owned, or exclusively licensed in, by Seller
and
all measures reasonable under the circumstances to maintain the secrecy of
all
Confidential Information. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller has and
enforces a policy requiring each employee and consultant of Seller to execute
a
proprietary rights and confidentiality agreement substantially in the form
provided to Parent and Acquisition Sub and all current and former employees
and
consultants of Seller with access to Confidential Information have executed
such
an agreement. “Confidential
Information”
means
inventions, algorithms, formulas, schematics, technical drawings, ideas,
know-how, processes not otherwise protected by patents or patent applications,
source and object code, program listings and trade secrets arising from,
used
in, or otherwise relating to the Business or Seller Intellectual Property
owned,
purported to be owned, or exclusively licensed in, by Seller.
(e) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.14(e),
(i) no
legal or governmental proceedings (including, without limitation, oppositions,
cancellations, or interferences) have been instituted (for which written
notice
has been given to Seller) and are pending, or, to Seller’s Knowledge, are
threatened, against Seller, which challenge any right of a Seller with respect
to any Seller Intellectual Property (ii) no Person has made any written or
oral,
claim to Seller of any right in Seller Intellectual Property owned, purported
to
be owned or exclusively licensed in, by Seller, nor to Seller’s Knowledge is
there any valid grounds for any claim of such kind, and (iii) to Seller’s
Knowledge, no activity or Assets of any Person infringes on or misappropriates
the rights of Seller with respect to any of the Seller Intellectual
Property.
(f) Neither
the conduct of the Business as currently conducted and currently contemplated
to
be conducted (including, without limitation the making, use, offer for sale,
sale, importation, reproduction, creation of derivative works based on,
translation, distribution, transmission, display, performance, license or
sublicense of any of the Seller Intellectual Property or Products) nor the
Assets of Seller infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property or
other
right of any Person (including,
without
limitation, any
right
to privacy or publicity), or constitutes (or is used to engage in) contributory
infringement, inducement of infringement or unfair competition or trade
practices under the Laws of any jurisdiction. Except as set forth on
Schedule
4.14(f),
none of
the Seller Intellectual Property owned, purported to be owned, or exclusively
licensed in, by Seller, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, none of the other
Seller Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding Order or has been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable.
(g) The
inception, development and reduction to practice of the Seller Intellectual
Property have not constituted or involved, and do not constitute or involve,
the
misappropriation of trade secrets, other Intellectual Property or other rights
of any Person (including, without limitation, any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority).
(h) Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.14(h),
every
former and present officer, director, employee, contractor, subcontractor,
agent
and consultant of Seller is a party to a Contract under which such Person
assigned and agreed to assign any and all of its interests in and to any
Seller
Intellectual Property conceived, reduced to practice, developed or created
by
such Person to Seller.
-27-
(i) Schedule
4.14(i)
contains
a true and complete list of all Software owned, purported to be owned, or
exclusively licensed in, by (“Seller
Software”)
or
non-exclusively licensed to (“Licensed
Software”)
Seller
other than commercially available off-the-shelf license Contracts that relate
to
Software used by Seller (other than in or in connection with Products) in
the
Ordinary Course of Business for an aggregate license fee that is less than
$10,000.
(j) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14(j),
Seller
Software was: (i) developed by employees of Seller working within the scope
of their employment or as a work made for hire at the time of such development;
or (ii) developed by officers, directors, agents, consultants, contractors,
subcontractors or others who have executed appropriate instruments of assignment
in favor of Seller as assignee that have conveyed to Seller ownership of
all of
their Intellectual Property rights in the Seller Software; or (iii) acquired
in
connection with acquisitions in which Seller obtained appropriate
representations, warranties and indemnities from the transferring party relating
to the title to the Seller Software.
(k) The
Seller Software contains no defects that would prevent such Seller Software
from
performing substantially in accordance with its published specifications
and in
compliance with the terms of each License Out (and its related Contracts)
in all
material respects. The Licensed Software operates in accordance with its
published specifications and in compliance with the terms of each License
In
(and its related Contracts) in all material respects.
(l) The
Seller Software does not: (i) contain hidden files; (ii) replicate,
transmit, or activate itself without control of a Person operating computing
equipment on which it resides; (iii) alter, damage, or erase any data or
computer programs without control of a Person operating the computing equipment
on which it resides; (iv) contain any key, node lock, time-out or other
function, whether implemented by electronic mechanical or other means, which
restricts or may restrict use or access to any programs or data, based on
residency on a specific equipment configuration, frequency of duration of
use,
or other limiting criteria; (v) contain any virus or similar code; or (vi)
contain any Self-Help Code or Unauthorized Code.
(m) Seller
has the sole and exclusive right to: (i) bring Actions for past, present
and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation or unauthorized use of
the
Seller Intellectual Property owned, purported to be owned or exclusively
licensed in by Seller, injury to goodwill associated with the use of any
Seller
Intellectual Property owned by, purported to be owned by or exclusively licensed
in by Seller, unfair competition or trade practices violations of and other
violation of the Seller Intellectual Property owned, purported to be owned
or
licensed in by Seller in any country or other geographic area in the world;
and
(ii) receive all proceeds from the foregoing set forth in subsection (i)
hereof,
including, without limitation, licenses, royalties income, payments, Claims,
damages and proceeds of suit.
(n) Seller
either owns or has the right to use, pursuant to valid licenses, all software
development tools, library functions, compilers and all other third-party
software used in the creation or development of, incorporated in or required
to
create, modify, compile, operate or support any of the Seller Software. All
software development tools, library functions, compilers and all other
third-party software used in the creation or development of, incorporated
in or
required to create, modify, compile, operate or support any Seller Software
are
set forth on Schedule
4.14(n).
-28-
(o) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will neither
violate nor result in the breach, modification, cancellation, termination,
suspension of, or acceleration of any payments with respect to any Contracts
relating to Seller Intellectual Property or Licenses In. Following the Closing,
Acquisition Sub will be permitted to exercise all of the rights of Seller
under
such Contracts to the same extent Seller would have been able to had the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred and without the
payment
of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties
or
payments which Seller would otherwise be required to pay. Neither this Agreement
nor the transactions contemplated hereby, including,
without
limitation, the
assignment to Acquisition Sub of any Contracts to which Seller is a party,
will
result in (i) Acquisition Sub granting to any Person any right to or with
respect to any material Intellectual Property right owned by, or licensed
to,
Acquisition Sub, or (ii) Acquisition Sub being bound by, or subject to, any
non-compete or other material restriction on the operation or scope of the
Business.
(p) No
software covered by or embodying any Seller Intellectual Property or Product
has
been or is being distributed, in whole or in part, or was used, or is being
used
in conjunction with any Public Software in a manner which would require that
such software or Product be disclosed or distributed in source code form
or made
available at no charge. “Public
Software”
means
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., Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models, including,
without
limitation, software
licensed or distributed under any of the following licenses or distribution
models, or licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following:
(i)
GNU’s General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL), (ii) the
Artistic License (e.g., PERL), (iii) the Mozilla Public License, (iv) the
Netscape Public License, (v) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL),
(vi) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL), (vii) the BSD License, and
(viii) the Apache License.
(q) Seller
has not received notice from any Person that its operations or the manufacture,
use, sale, support, reproduction, modification or other commercial exploitation
of any Product infringes, constitutes contributory or inducement of infringement
of, or misappropriates, the Intellectual Property of any Person, violates
any
right of any Person (including,
without
limitation, any
right
to privacy or publicity), or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices
under the Laws of any jurisdiction.
(r) The
cost
of outstanding obligations of Seller (i) to perform or reperform for its
customers any installation, implementation, warranty, maintenance, modification,
upgrade, enhancement, consulting, or other services in connection with any
Seller Software, and (ii) to deliver, license, or develop software to or
for any
Person, does not exceed the aggregate payments to be received from those
Persons
attributable to each such obligation.
(s) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14(s),
Seller
has no present or future obligations to incorporate any functionality or
enhancement (including, without limitation, corrections, fixes, resolutions,
patches, avoidance procedures, work-arounds or the like to alleged defects
or
errors) into any Product or future product or service offering.
-29-
4.15. Privacy
of Customer Information.
(a) Seller
either owns or has the rights to use all individually identifiable personal
information (“IIPI”)
relating to customers, former customers and prospective customers that will
be
transferred to Acquisition Sub pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of
this
Section
4.15(a),
“IIPI”
means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural
Person.
(b) Seller’s
collection and use of such IIPI and the use of such IIPI by Acquisition Sub
as
contemplated by this Agreement complies with, in all material respects, Seller’s
privacy policy and all applicable state, federal and foreign privacy Laws
and
any Contract relating to privacy.
4.16. Labor
and Employee Matters.
(a) Schedule
4.16(a)
lists
each of Seller’s employees as of the date hereof (the “Employees”)
and
his/her (i) base salary and (ii) bonus arrangements, if any, each for fiscal
year 2004 and as of the date hereof, and the date on which the most recent
salary increase went into effect for each of the Employees and the amount
of
each such increase. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(a),
there
are no Contracts or collective bargaining agreements covering or applicable
to
any of the Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(a),
there
are no pension plans or profit sharing plans, commission agreements, bonus,
stock options, severance, other plans or Contracts providing for any Employee
to
receive any remuneration or other benefit. None of the Employees or Independent
Contractors is represented by any labor union or organization. Seller has
no
Knowledge that a union claims to represent any Employee or Independent
Contractor nor has any union made such a claim to Seller within the last
three
years, and there is no question concerning union representation as to such
Employees or Independent Contractors. There have been no labor union
organization activities or other concerted activities among the Employees
or
Independent Contractors within the last three years. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
4.16(a) or
Schedule
4.16(b),
there
is not pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened any labor strike,
dispute, slowdown, work stoppage or lockout involving any Employee or
Independent Contractor or any obligation to continue the employment or
engagement of any Employee or Independent Contractor. Except as disclosed
on
Schedule
4.16(a),
Seller
has not agreed to increase the compensation level of any of the Employees
nor is
there any obligation or understanding respecting such an increase. Seller
has no
workers’ compensation penalties or assessments pending. Seller has no Knowledge
of the intent of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority responsible for
the
enforcement of labor or employment Laws to conduct an investigation with
respect
to or relating to Seller and to Seller’s Knowledge, no such investigation is in
progress or threatened. Seller has paid all wages and wage supplements
including,
without
limitation,
salaries, commissions, bonuses, vacation pay, severance pay, sick pay, expense
reimbursements, and other compensation, if any, earned by any Employee or
Independent Contractor or due and owing to any Employee or Independent
Contractor for all periods on or before the Closing Date.
-30-
(b) Schedule
4.16(b)
contains
a list of the names of each current independent contractor retained by Seller
who currently performs services for Seller (“Independent
Contractors”)
and
the current rate of compensation paid to each such Independent Contractor.
Schedule
4.16(b)
specifies the site at which each such Independent Contractor performs services
for Seller. The Independent Contractors, and all other independent contractors
who have previously rendered services to Seller, have in the past and continue
to be legally, properly and appropriately treated as non-employees for all
Tax
purposes, as well as all ERISA and employee benefit purposes. There has been
no
determination by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, or by any tribunal
or
commission that any Independent Contractor constitutes an employee of Seller.
There has been no investigation or Claim made by or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened by any Person or Governmental or Regulatory Authority that any
Independent Contractor constitutes an employee of Seller. Seller has paid
all
compensation and all other monetary amounts earned by any Independent Contractor
or due and owing to any Independent Contractor for all periods on or before
the
Closing Date.
(c) Schedule
4.16(c)
contains
a list of the vacation pay accrued and unpaid for each of the Employees for
the
period ending on the Closing Date (the “Accrued
Vacation Amount”).
The
Accrued Vacation Amount has been paid to the Employees on or before the Closing
Date.
(d) Seller
has no retention or similar plan for its Employees other than the plan(s)
set
forth on Schedule
4.16(d).
Schedule
4.16(d)
also
sets forth a list of the amounts accrued or set aside and unpaid under such
retention or similar plan for each of the Employees for the period ending
on the
Closing Date (the “Bonus
Amount”).
Any
Bonus Amount required to be paid to any Employee under Law (the “Required
Bonus Payments”)
has
been paid to such Employee on or before the Closing Date.
(e) Since
January 1, 2000, Seller has not effectuated (i) a “plant closing” as defined in
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN
Act”),
affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities or operating units
within any site of employment or facility of Seller or (ii) a “mass layoff” (as
defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or facility of
Seller;
nor has Seller been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or
employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any
Law
similar to the WARN Act. To the Knowledge of Seller, no Employee has suffered
an
“employment loss” (as defined in the WARN Act) in the previous ninety (90)
calendar days. Seller has complied in all material respects with its applicable
obligations under the WARN Act, or any similar Law and shall be solely liable
and responsible for any debt, obligation contribution or other Liability
arising
from any failure by Seller to comply fully with the WARN Act or any similar
Law.
4.17. Employee
Benefits. Schedule
4.17
lists
all plans, policies, arrangements or understandings to which Seller is a
party
which provide any Employee or Independent Contractor (or any dependent or
beneficiary of any such Person) with (i) retirement benefits or deferred
compensation; (ii) vacation, sick leave or severance benefits; (iii) incentive,
performance, stock, share appreciation or bonus awards; (iv) health care
benefits; (v) disability income; (vi) life insurance or survivor’s benefits; or
(vii) any other type of employee benefit offered under any arrangement, whether
or not subject to characterization as an “employee
-31-
benefit
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (“Plans”).
None
of the Purchased Assets are subject to any Lien under Section 401(a)(29)
or
412(n) of the Code, Section 302(f) or 4068 of ERISA or arising out of any
Action
filed under Section 4301(b) of ERISA. All Plans conform and at all times
have
conformed in all material respects to, and are being administered and operated
(and have at all times been administered and operated) in material compliance
with the requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation,
ERISA, the Code, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, the
Family Medical Leave Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,
and Title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986,
as
amended. Neither Seller nor any Affiliated Seller (as defined below) has
incurred any Liability that could subject Parent, Acquisition Sub or any
Purchased Asset to Liability under Sections 4062, 4063, 4064 or 4069 of ERISA.
For purposes of this Section
4.17
only,
“Affiliated
Seller”
means
(x) a member of any “controlled group” (as defined in Section 414(b) of the
Code) of which Seller is a member, (y) a trade or business, whether or not
incorporated, under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c)
of the
Code) with Seller, or a member of any affiliated service group (within the
meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) of which Seller is a member. Seller
and
any Affiliated Seller do not sponsor or contribute to, and have not in the
past
sponsored or contributed to, and have no Liabilities with respect to, any
defined benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or any “multi-employer plan”
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA). Seller has delivered to Parent and
Acquisition Sub a complete copy of the Plans, including,
without
limitation, any
related trust agreement, and all amendments to the Plans or such trust
agreement.
4.18. Contracts,
Leases, Etc.
Except
as
listed and described on Schedule
4.18
attached
hereto, Seller is not a party to any Contract of the type described
below:
(a) with
any
current or former shareholder, director, or officer of Seller, or any of
their
Affiliates;
(b) with
any
labor union or other representative of the Employees;
(c) with
any
Employee;
(d) with
any
Independent Contractor
in
excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000);
(e) for
the
performance of services or the supply of products by a third party to Seller
in
excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000);
(f) to
sell
or supply products or to perform services which obligates Seller to sell
products or perform services for a third party in excess of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000);
(g) outstanding
proposal to sell or supply products or to perform services for a third party
which, upon acceptance of such proposal, would obligate Seller to sell products
or perform services for a third party in excess of Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000);
(h) where
Seller is acting as supplier or distributor or where Seller is acting as
principal or agent;
-32-
(i) under
which Seller is either lessor or lessee of personal property;
(j) under
which Seller is the lessor or lessee of real property;
(k) which
evidences Indebtedness, including,
without
limitation, capital
leases, or providing for any Lien on any of the Purchased Assets, excluding
Accounts Receivable in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) for
any
charitable or political contribution;
(m) for
any
capital expenditure in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000);
(n) limiting
or restraining Seller from engaging or competing in any lines of business
with
any Persons;
(o) license,
franchise, distributorship, joint venture, royalty or other similar Contract,
including, without limitation, those which relate in whole or in part to
any
Purchased Asset or any Intellectual Property of Seller;
(p) with
any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority;
(q) power
of
attorney granted by Seller in favor of any Person;
(r) other
Contract requiring payments or other consideration by or from Seller in excess
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) during the remainder of its term;
(s) which
involves an obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any other Person;
or
(t) other
material Contract not made in the Ordinary Course of Business.
4.19. Other
Transactions.
Since
the
Balance Sheet Date, Seller has not (a) operated the Business except in the
Ordinary Course of Business, (b) incurred any Liabilities, (c) mortgaged,
pledged or subjected to Liens, or suffered to exist any Lien on, any Purchased
Asset, tangible or intangible, (d) discharged or satisfied any Liens, or
paid
any Liabilities, or (e) sold or transferred any of its Purchased Assets or
canceled any Indebtedness or other Liabilities of any other Person, or waived
any Claims or rights of substantial value against any other Person, except,
in
each case, in the Ordinary Course of Business.
4.20. No
Changes.
Since
the
Balance Sheet Date, except as set forth on Schedule
4.20,
there
has not been:
(a) any
Business Material Adverse Change;
-33-
(b) any
damage, destruction or Loss (whether or not covered by insurance) or any
condemnation by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority which has had or
may
have a Business Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
strike, lockout, labor trouble or any event or condition of any character
having
a Business Material Adverse Effect;
(d) any
increase in the compensation payable or to become payable by Seller to any
of
the officers, Employees, Independent Contractors or agents, or any Known
payment
or arrangement made to or with any thereof, other than normal increases in
compensation to Employees consistent with past practices;
(e) any
amendments to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Seller;
or
(f) written
down or written off as uncollectible any notes or accounts receivable of
Seller.
Seller
has not taken or agreed to take, whether in writing or otherwise, either
(i) any
action described in this Section
4.20
or in
Section
4.18
(Contracts, Leases, Etc.) or (ii) any action which would result in the
occurrence of any of the events described in this Section
4.20
or in
Section
4.18.
Seller
has not omitted to take any action where the omission could reasonably be
expected to result in or lead to the occurrence of any of the events described
in this Section
4.20
or in
Section
4.18.
4.21. Certain
Tax Matters.
(a) Seller
has duly and timely filed with the appropriate taxing authority, body or
agency
all Tax Returns required to be filed, and all such Tax Returns are true,
correct
and complete in all material respects, and Seller has timely paid all Taxes
to
the extent due and payable, whether or not shown as due on any Tax Return.
All
Taxes not yet due and payable have been withheld or adequately reserved for
or,
to the extent that they relate to periods on or prior to the Balance Sheet
Date,
are reflected as a Liability on the Current Balance Sheet.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.21(b),
there
is no Tax audit or administrative or court proceeding asserted or assessed
by a
Governmental or Regulatory Authority in writing or currently ongoing in respect
of any Tax Liability of Seller. No deficiencies for any Taxes have been
proposed, asserted or assessed against Seller. No
Claim
has ever been made by a Governmental or Regulatory Authority in any jurisdiction
where Seller does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction with respect to the Business or the Purchased
Assets.
(c) Seller
has not waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to
any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(d) Seller
has properly deducted or withheld all amounts required by Law to be deducted
or
withheld for Taxes, including, without limitation, with respect to social
security and unemployment compensation relating to its employees, and has
timely
remitted all such amounts required to be remitted to the appropriate taxing
authority, agency or body. All Forms W-2 and 1099 required to have been filed
with a Governmental or Regulatory Authority with respect thereto have been
properly competed and timely filed.
-34-
(e) There
are
no liens for Taxes, other than for Taxes not yet due and payable, upon any
of
the Purchased Assets.
(f) Seller
is
not a United States real property holding corporation and has not been a
United
States real property holding corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2)
of the
Code) during any period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code.
(g) None
of
the Assumed Liabilities is an obligation to make a payment that is not
deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(h) Seller
has not failed to make any required filings pursuant to the bulk sales tax
provisions of any state.
(i) Seller
has delivered to Parent sufficient business and tax records to enable the
production of audited financial statements relating to Seller or the Purchased
Assets in compliance with the filing requirements of the SEC.
4.22. Brokerage.
Neither
Seller nor any of its respective officers, directors or Employees, has employed
or retained, or will have employed or retained on the Closing Date, any broker,
agent, finder or consultant or has incurred, or will have incurred any Liability
for any brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees or other fees in connection
with the negotiation or consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
4.23. Warranties
and Liabilities.
No
material Claims under product or service warranties or guarantees made to
customers have been received by Seller since January 1, 2003 except as set
forth
on Schedule
4.23.
The
Claims set forth on Schedule
4.23
have
been satisfied by the performance of the obligations of Seller pursuant to
maintenance agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business. Other
than the express warranties set forth in writing in the Contracts with
customers, Seller has not given or made any warranties to third parties with
respect to any products sold or services performed by it.
4.24. Transactions
with Affiliates.
There
are
no Contracts between Seller and any current or former director, officer,
shareholder, or Employee of Seller or any Affiliate of any such person relating
to the Purchased Assets or the Employees, except for those identified on
Schedule
4.24,
a
complete copy of which (including,
without
limitation, all
amendments) has been delivered to Parent and Acquisition Sub.
4.25. Assumed
Contracts; Customer Claims.
Each
of
the Assumed Contracts is a valid and existing Contract in full force and
effect,
enforceable against the parties thereto, except to the extent that
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity. Seller has made available
to Parent and Acquisition Sub true and complete copies of such Assumed
Contracts. There are no existing material Defaults of Seller under any such
Assumed Contract or, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other parties thereto.
There are no obligations of Seller to any other party to an Assumed Contract
other than those obligations of Seller that are expressly provided for in
such
Assumed Contract. No state of facts exists which would constitute valid grounds
for a Claim against Seller by any customer or former customer of Seller for
fraud.
-35-
4.26. Sufficiency
of Purchased Assets.
All
of
the Purchased Assets are used in the operation of the Business, and further,
are
sufficient for the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as
contemplated to be conducted. Except for the Excluded Assets, there are no
assets currently used in the conduct of the Business, other than the Purchased
Assets.
4.27. Relationship
With Customers.
(a) Seller
has used its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain good working
relationships with all of its customers. Seller’s Contracts with its customers
and customer relationships, which have been terminated or cancelled during
the
past year, are set forth and described on Schedule
4.27(a).
Schedule
4.27(a)
contains
a list of the names of each of Seller’s current customers (the “Business
Customer Base”),
indicating the dollar amount of sales to each such customer for the period
beginning January 1, 2005 and ending as of two (2) Business Days prior to
the date hereof. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.27(a),
none of
the customers listed on Schedule
4.27(a)
has
terminated or, to Seller’s Knowledge, given notice to Seller of an intention or
plan to terminate any Assumed Contract, and to Seller’s Knowledge none of such
customers may terminate any Contract with Seller or all or a material part
of
the purchases of products and services from Seller historically made by such
customer, whether by reason of the acquisition of the Purchased Assets by
Acquisition Sub or for any other reason. To the Knowledge of Seller, except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.27(a),
none of
the Employees or Independent Contractors primarily responsible for servicing
the
customers in the Business Customer Base has indicated in writing an intention
or
plan to terminate his or her employment or relationship, as the case may
be,
with Seller, or an intention to not accept employment with Parent or Acquisition
Sub in connection with the consummation of the transaction contemplated by
this
Agreement.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.27(a),
Seller
has not received notice of, and has no Knowledge of any basis for, any material
complaint by any of the customers in the Business Customer Base.
(b) There
are
no prepaid service fees (other than maintenance service fees) as of the Closing
Date, which constitute service fees (other than maintenance service fees)
collected by Seller prior to the Closing Date but which relate to the provision
of services for any period on or after the Closing Date.
(c) Seller’s
customer deposits as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 4.27(c)
(the
“Customer
Deposits”).
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.27(c),
as of
the Closing Date there are no Products, services or maintenance owed to any
customers in relation to the Customer Deposits.
(d) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 4.27(d),
there
are no material deliveries remaining to be made to any of the Business Customer
Base under any license or service Contract with Seller.
(e) The
Earnout Customers are Seller’s existing customers as of the date hereof and
Seller’s identified pipeline opportunities.
-36-
4.28. Corporate
Documents. Seller
has furnished to Parent and Acquisition Sub for its examination true and
correct
copies of the following:
(a) the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Seller; and
(b) the
minute books and stock books of Seller from the inception of Seller, containing
all proceedings, consents, actions and meetings of shareholders and the board
of
directors (including,
without
limitation, committee
meetings) of Seller.
4.29. Veracity
of Statements. No
representation or warranty by Seller contained in this Agreement, and no
statement contained in any certificate, Schedule or other document or instrument
furnished by or on behalf of Seller to Parent or Acquisition Sub pursuant
hereto
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains any
untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which
they were made, not misleading.
4.30. Export/Import.
(a) Seller
is
in compliance in all material respects with all Export/Import Laws and has
no
Knowledge of any facts or circumstances, and Seller has not received any
Claim
from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority, Employee or other Person,
indicating that it is not in compliance with any Export/Import Laws or the
terms
or conditions of any Permits relating to the export or import of any items
(including, without limitation, commodities, software or
technology).
(b) There
has
not been to Seller’s Knowledge, and Seller has not received, any Claim from any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority, Employee or other Person that there
has
been any past or present actions, activities, circumstances, conditions,
events
or incidents, involving any unlawful export or import of any items (including,
without limitation, commodities, software or technology), that form or could
form the basis of any Claim against Seller, the Purchased Assets, or any
Person
whose liability for any such Claim has or may have retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law.
4.31. Securities
Law Representations.
(a) The
Astea
Shares will be acquired solely for Seller’s own account without a view to the
distribution or resale thereof, and Seller has no Contract or intention to
sell
or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of the Astea Shares in any manner
to any
Person.
(b) Seller
agrees that it will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of the
Astea
Shares, in any manner, unless at the time of such transfer: (i) the Astea
Shares
to be sold, transferred or disposed of, are registered under the Securities
Act,
and Seller complies with all of the requirements of the Securities Act and
the
applicable securities Laws with respect to the proposed transaction, or (ii)
Seller has obtained and has provided to Parent and Acquisition Sub an opinion
from counsel satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub (as to both the counsel
rendering such opinion and the substance of the opinion) that the proposed
sale,
transfer or disposition of such Astea Shares does not require registration
under
the Securities Act or the applicable securities Laws
and that
Seller has complied with all requirements of the Securities Act and the
applicable securities Laws with respect to such proposed sale, transfer,
or
disposition.
-37-
(c) The
Astea
Shares have not been sold to Seller by Acquisition Sub pursuant to a
registration under the Securities Act. Except for the Registration Rights
Agreement, neither Parent nor Acquisition Sub has any obligation or intention
to
register all or a portion of the Astea Shares for sale, transfer or disposition
by Seller under the Securities Act or the applicable securities Laws. Seller
must therefore hold the Astea Shares indefinitely unless a subsequent
registration or exemption therefrom is available and is obtained. No federal
or
state agency has reviewed the transactions set forth in this Agreement or
approved or disapproved the Astea Shares for investment or any other purpose.
All of the Astea Shares have been issued and sold to Seller in reliance upon
a
specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and
applicable securities Laws which depends, in part, upon the accuracy of the
representations, warranties and agreements of Seller set forth in this
Agreement.
(d) A
legend
will be placed on the certificates evidencing the Astea Shares, and
stop-transfer instructions will be issued to Parent’s transfer agent, to ensure
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement and of the Securities Act
and
the applicable securities Laws.
(e) Seller
can bear the economic risk of the purchase of the Astea Shares,
including,
without
limitation, the
total
loss of its investment, has no need for liquidity in this investment and,
either
alone or with its advisers, has such knowledge and experience in financial
and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
Parent
and the investment in the Astea Shares.
(f) Seller
has received, among other disclosures, (i) Parent’s Annual Report to
shareholders for 2004, (ii) Parent’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
shareholders held on August 19, 2004, and (iii) Parent’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for
the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005; and that Seller has
obtained and reviewed financial statements referred to therein. Seller
understands that it may request any additional information that Seller feels
is
necessary to verify, clarify or supplement the materials already received
and
that Parent and Acquisition Sub will supply this information, unless it would
require unreasonable effort or expense to do so.
(g) Prior
to
the execution of this Agreement, Seller and its advisers have been provided
with
full and free access and opportunity to inspect, review, examine and inquire
about all books, records and information (financial or otherwise) of Parent
and
Acquisition Sub and their business and affairs, and Seller and its advisers
have
made such inspection, review, examination and inquiry as they have deemed
appropriate with respect to an investment in the Astea Shares; and Seller
and
its advisers have been offered the opportunity to ask such questions and
obtain
such additional information concerning Parent and Acquisition Sub and their
business and affairs as Seller and its advisers have requested so as to
understand the nature of the investment in the Astea Shares and to verify
the
accuracy of the information obtained as a result of their investigation.
Parent
and Acquisition Sub hereby acknowledge and agree that no such investigation
by
Seller shall affect or limit the scope of the representations or warranties
of
Parent and Acquisition Sub herein or limit the Liability of Parent or
Acquisition Sub for any breach of such representations or
warranties.
-38-
4.32. Investment
Company. Seller
is
not and will not become, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated
by
this Agreement, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder.
4.33. Rule
145 Matters. For
purposes of, and within the meaning of, Rule 145 under the Securities
Act:
(a) Seller
has not adopted a plan or agreement that provides for dissolution of
Seller;
(b) Seller
has not adopted a plan or agreement that provides for a pro rata or similar
distribution of the Astea Shares to any one or more of the security holders
of
Seller;
(c) Seller’s
Board of Directors or any committee thereof has not adopted resolutions relative
to (a) or (b) above; and
(d) the
transfer of the Purchased Assets hereby is not part of a pre-existing plan
for
the distribution of the Astea Shares.
4.34. Solvency.
(a) Seller
is
Solvent for all purposes, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not render Seller Insolvent.
(b) By
entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller does
not
intend to incur, and does not believe that it will incur, debts that will
be
beyond Seller’s ability to pay as such debts mature; and
(c) Seller
is
not entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or incurring
any obligation pursuant to this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay,
or
defraud any creditor to which Seller is or may become indebted.
4.35. State
Takeover Laws.
Seller
is
not subject to any “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price” or other
anti-takeover Laws of any state (collectively the “Takeover
Laws”)
that
would affect this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller’s
Board of Directors has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby for the purpose of such Takeover Laws.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
AND ACQUISITION SUB
As
a
material inducement to Seller to enter into this Agreement and to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, each of Parent and Acquisition Sub hereby
severally represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
5.1. Organization,
Power, Standing and Qualification.
-39-
(a) Each
of
Parent and Acquisition Sub has been duly organized, and is validly existing
and
in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has the full
power
and authority (corporate or otherwise) to carry on its business as it is
now
being conducted and as proposed to be conducted and to own and operate the
properties and assets owned and operated by it. Each of Parent and Acquisition
Sub is and has been at all times required to be, duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign corporation, and is and has been at all times in good
standing, in each and every jurisdiction where the ownership or leasing of
its
properties and assets or the operation of its business requires such
qualification except where failure to do so does not have a material adverse
effect on Parent.
(b) The
copies of Parent’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws that are identified
as exhibits to Parent’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 are true
and correct copies thereof as in effect on the date hereof. Parent is not
in
violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or
bylaws.
5.2. Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000)
shares of Parent Common Stock and Five Million (5,000,000) shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of the date hereof, (i) Two Million
Nine
Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve (2,969,912) shares of Parent
Common Stock (other than treasury shares) are issued and outstanding, all
of
which are validly issued and fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive
rights, (ii) Forty Two Thousand One Hundred Thirty Six (42,136) shares of
Parent
Common Stock are held in the treasury of Parent or by its subsidiaries and
(iii)
Four Hundred Forty One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Five (441,945) shares
of
Parent Common Stock are issuable (and such number is reserved for issuance)
upon
exercise of options outstanding as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof,
no
shares of Parent’s preferred stock are issued or outstanding. All capital stock
or other equity securities of Parent have been issued in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities Laws.
(b) Except
for the rights provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, and arrangements
and agreements set forth on Schedule
5.2(b)
or
disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, there are no options, warrants or other
rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which
Parent
or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its
subsidiaries is bound relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of
Parent
or any of its subsidiaries, or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for
such capital stock, or obligating Parent or any of its subsidiaries to issue,
sell or register any shares of its capital stock, or securities convertible
into
or exchangeable for such capital stock of Parent or any of its
subsidiaries.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.2(c)
or
disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, there are no outstanding contractual
obligations of Parent or any of its subsidiaries (i) restricting the transfer
of; (ii) affecting the voting rights of; (iii) requiring the repurchase,
redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal with
respect to; or (iv) granting any preemptive or antidilutive right with respect
to, any shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock of Parent or any
of
its subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Schedule
5.2(c),
each
outstanding share of capital stock of each subsidiary of Parent is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive
rights and is owned, beneficially and of record, by Parent or another of
its
subsidiaries, free and clear of all security interests, Liens, claims, pledges,
options, rights of first refusal, agreements, limitations on Parent’s or such
other of its subsidiary’s voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any
nature whatsoever.
-40-
(d) Parent
does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations
the
holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable
for
securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of Parent on any
matter.
5.3. Power
and Authority.
Each
of
Parent and Acquisition Sub has the requisite power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which
it is a
party and, in the case of Acquisition Sub, to purchase the Purchased Assets
from
Seller. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each
of
the Collateral Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Acquisition Sub and
requires no further authorization or consent by Parent or Acquisition Sub.
This
Agreement and the Collateral Documents, to be executed and delivered by Parent
and Acquisition Sub, have been duly and validly executed and delivered, and
constitute such party’s legal, valid and binding obligations, as applicable,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforcement may
be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar Laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles
of equity relating to the availability of equitable remedies (whether such
agreements are sought to be enforced in a proceeding at law or a proceeding
in
equity).
5.4. Non-Contravention.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Collateral
Documents to which Parent or Acquisition Sub is a party, and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not: (a)
violate, breach or contravene any provision of Parent’s or Acquisition Sub’s
respective organizational documents; (b) violate any provision of Law, Permit
or
License applicable to Parent or Acquisition Sub or to the properties or assets
of Parent or Acquisition Sub; or (c) require any consent to be obtained by
it
except as has been made or waived. There are no restrictions of any kind
that
could affect Parent’s or Acquisition Sub’s ability to enter into this Agreement
or any of the Collateral Documents to which it is a party, to perform any
of its
obligations thereunder, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or
thereby.
5.5. Parent
Common Stock. All
of
the shares of Parent Common Stock that may be issuable pursuant to this
Agreement have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance. When issued
in
accordance with this Agreement such shares of Parent Common Stock will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock
with
no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof and will be free
and
clear of all Liens other than restrictions on transfer under applicable
securities Laws.
5.6. Governmental
Consent, etc. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration
or
filing with, any Governmental or Regulatory Authority is required by or with
respect to Parent or Acquisition Sub in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each of the Collateral Documents to which
Parent
or Acquisition Sub is a party, or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby.
-41-
5.7. SEC
Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided.
(a) Parent
has timely filed all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports,
definitive proxy statements, schedules and documents required to be filed
by it
under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, since January
1, 2004 (the “Parent
SEC Filings”).
None
of Parent’s subsidiaries is required to file periodic reports with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act. Each Parent SEC Filing (i) as of the time it
was
filed, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be; and (ii) did not, at the time
it
was filed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the
statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(b) The
consolidated financial statements (including any related notes) contained
in the
Parent SEC Filings: (i) when filed, complied as to form in all material respects
with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii)
when filed, were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated
in
the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited interim
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that the unaudited
interim financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to
normal
and recurring year-end adjustments), and (iii) when filed, fairly presented
in
all material respects the consolidated financial position of Parent as of
the
respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and cash
flows of Parent for the periods covered thereby, except that the unaudited
interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments. The books and records of Parent and each of its
subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in accordance with applicable
material legal and accounting requirements.
(c) Except
as
and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and
its
consolidated subsidiaries as of June 30, 2005 (“Parent’s
Current Balance Sheet”),
none
of Parent or any of its consolidated subsidiaries has any Liabilities that
would
be required to be reflected on a balance sheet or in notes thereto prepared
in
accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of business since June 30, 2005 that would not, individually
or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Parent.
(d) Each
required form, report and document containing financial statements that Parent
has filed with or furnished to the SEC since June 30, 2002 was accompanied
by
the certifications required to be filed or furnished by Parent’s chief executive
officer and chief financial officer pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002
(the “SOX
Act”)
and
the rules and regulations promulgated under the SOX Act or the Exchange Act
relating to the SOX Act, and at the time of filing or submission of each
such
certification, such certification (i) was true and accurate and complied
in all
material respects with the SOX Act; (ii) did not contain any qualifications
or
exceptions to the matters certified therein, except as otherwise permitted
under
the SOX Act; and (iii) has not been modified or withdrawn. Neither Parent
nor
any of its officers has received notice from any Governmental or Regulatory
Authority questioning or challenging the accuracy, completeness, content,
form
or manner of filing or furnishing of such certifications. Parent’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Sections 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of
the
Exchange Act) effectively enable Parent to comply with, and the appropriate
officers of Parent to make all certifications required under, the SOX
Act.
-42-
5.8. Absence
of Certain Changes. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.8,
since
the date of Parent’s Current Balance Sheet, there has not been the occurrence of
any event or circumstance which has or is reasonably likely to have a material
adverse effect on Parent.
5.9. Brokerage.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.9,
neither
Parent, Acquisition Sub, nor any of its respective officers, directors or
employees, has employed or retained, or will have employed or retained on
the
Closing Date, any broker, agent, finder or consultant or has incurred, or
will
have incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees
or other fees in connection with the negotiation or consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.10. Litigation.
(a) Parent
has complied with each, and is not in violation of any Law or Order to which
Parent is subject, except when such compliance or violation would not have
a
material adverse effect on Parent. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Parent has not made any offer, payment, promise to pay or
authorization for the payment of money or an offer, gift, promise to give,
or
authorization for the giving of anything of value to any person in violation
of
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.10(b),
no
Litigation is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against
Parent
or any of its subsidiaries or by Parent or any of its subsidiaries against
any
Person, and Parent has no Knowledge of any basis for any such Litigation.
Parent
not is a party to or subject to the provisions of any Order that provides
limitations or instructions upon the ability to operate its
business.
5.11. Veracity
of Statements. No
representation or warranty by Parent or Acquisition Sub contained in this
Agreement, and no statement contained in any certificate, Schedule or other
document or instrument furnished by or on behalf of Parent or Acquisition
Sub to
Seller pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
6
THE
CLOSING
6.1. Time
and Place.
The
closing of the transactions relating to the sale and purchase of the Purchased
Assets (the “Closing”)
contemplated hereby shall be held at 1:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time on the
date
hereof (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP at 3000 Two Xxxxx
Square, 00xx & Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx.
-43-
6.2. Conduct
of the Closing.
On
the
Closing Date, and as a condition to the Closing, the following additional
documents, agreements, certificates and instruments shall be duly
delivered:
(a) Seller
shall deliver to Parent
and
Acquisition Sub:
(i) this
Agreement signed by Seller;
(ii) evidence,
satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that the Required Consents have
been
obtained and are in full force and effect;
(iii) evidence,
satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that the Customer Consents have
been
obtained and are in full force and effect;
(iv) evidence,
satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that the Accrued Vacation Amount
and
the Required Bonus Payments have been paid to Employees;
(v) evidence,
satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that Seller has obtained the
Lease
Consents and a one-year extension of the real property leases listed on
Schedule
6.2(a)(v);
(vi) a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Seller by
its
Vice President, Operations, to the effect that (i)(A) the certified copy
of the
certificate of incorporation for Seller, certified by the Secretary of State
of
the State of California, attached to such certificate, is true, correct and
complete, and is in effect on and as of the Closing Date, (B) the bylaws
of
Seller, attached to such certificate, are true, correct and complete, and
are in
effect on and as of the Closing Date, and (C) the resolutions of the Board
of
Directors and shareholders of Seller, attached to such certificate approving
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents
to
which Seller is a party are true, correct and complete and are in full force
and
effect as of the Closing Date; (ii) the officers of Seller executing this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which Seller is a party are incumbent
officers of Seller and that the specimen signature on such certificate are
their
genuine signatures; and (iii) Seller is presently existing and in good standing
in the State of California and in each jurisdiction where the operations
of
Seller require Seller to be qualified as a foreign corporation, except where
failure to so qualify does not have a Business Material Adverse Effect
(“Seller’s
Officer’s Certificate”).
A
certificate of good standing for each applicable jurisdiction for clause
(iii)
above certified by the applicable governmental authority as of a date not
more
than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date shall be attached to Seller’s
Officer’s Certificate as an exhibit;
(vii) a
legal
opinion of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel to Seller, in the
form of Exhibit
B
attached
hereto, signed by Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx;
(viii) Employment
Letters, in the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto (the “Employment
Letters”),
signed by each of the individuals listed on Schedule
6.2(a)(viii)
attached
hereto;
-44-
(ix) Consulting
Agreements, in a form acceptable to Parent and Acquisition Sub, signed by
each
of the individuals listed on Schedule
6.2(a)(ix).
(x) a
duly
executed Xxxx of Sale, in the form of Exhibit
D
attached
hereto (“Xxxx
of Sale”),
signed by Seller;
(xi) a
duly
executed Assumption Agreement, in the form of Exhibit
E
attached
hereto (“Assumption
Agreement”),
signed by Seller;
(xii) a
duly
executed Assignment of Intellectual Property, in the form of Exhibit
F
attached
hereto (the “Intellectual
Property Assignment”),
signed by Seller;
(xiii) a
duly
executed Registration Rights Agreement, in the form of Exhibit
G
attached
hereto (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”),
signed by Seller;
(xiv) a
duly
executed Escrow Agreement signed by Seller and evidence, reasonably satisfactory
to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that the Cash Escrowed Amount has been
transferred to the escrow agent named in the Escrow Agreement by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to such account provided by Acquisition Sub
to
Seller prior to the Closing Date;
(xv) a duly
executed UCC-3 termination statement for each of the Purchased Asset
Liens;
(xvi) a
certificate in a form acceptable to Parent and Acquisition Sub executed by
an
officer of Seller which states that as of the Closing Date, Seller is Solvent
and does not expect to become Insolvent as a result of the transactions
contemplated herein;
(xvii) a
certificate in a form acceptable to Parent and Acquisition Sub executed by
an
officer of Seller which certifies that the sum of the Cash Assets and the
Accounts Receivable as of the Closing Date is equal to or greater than
$1,260,506;
(xviii) evidence,
reasonably satisfactory to Parent and Acquisition Sub, that the Cash Assets
included in the Purchased Current Assets have been transferred to Acquisition
Sub in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account
provided by Acquisition
Sub to Seller prior to the Closing Date;
and
(xix) such
other documents, instruments, certificates and agreements as may be reasonably
required by Parent and Acquisition Sub to consummate and give effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Parent
and Acquisition Sub, as the case may be, shall deliver to Seller:
(i) a
stock
certificate evidencing that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal
to the
difference between the Astea Shares and the Stock Escrowed Amount;
-45-
(ii) this
Agreement signed by Parent and Acquisition Sub;
(iii) each
of
the Employment Letters signed by Acquisition Sub;
(iv) each
of
the Consulting Agreements signed by Acquisition Sub;
(v) the
Xxxx
of Sale signed by Acquisition Sub;
(vi) the
Assumption Agreement signed by Acquisition Sub;
(vii) the
Intellectual Property Assignment signed by Acquisition Sub;
(viii) the
Registration Rights Agreement signed by Parent;
(ix) a
duly
executed Escrow Agreement signed by Parent and Acquisition Sub;
(x) a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Parent by
its
Secretary to the effect that (i)(A) the certified copy of the certificate
of
incorporation for Parent, certified by the Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware, attached to such certificate, is true, correct and complete, and
is in
effect on and as of the Closing Date, (B) the bylaws of Parent, attached
to such
certificate, are true, correct and complete, and are in effect on and as
of the
Closing Date, and (C) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Parent,
attached to such certificate approving the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which Parent is a party are true,
correct and complete and are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;
(ii) the officers of Parent executing this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents to which Parent is a party are incumbent officers of Parent and
that
the specimen signature on such certificate are their genuine signatures;
and
(iii) Parent is presently existing and in good standing in the State of Delaware
(“Parent’s
Secretary’s Certificate”).
A
certificate of good standing for the State of Delaware certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date not more than ten
(10)
days prior to the Closing Date shall be attached to
Parent’s
Secretary’s Certificate as an exhibit;
(xi) a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Acquisition
Sub
by its Secretary to the effect that (i)(A) the filed stamped copy of the
certificate of incorporation for Acquisition Sub filed with the Secretary
of
State of the State of Delaware, attached to such certificate, is true, correct
and complete, and is in effect on and as of the Closing Date, (B) the bylaws
of
Acquisition Sub, attached to such certificate, are true, correct and complete,
and are in effect on and as of the Closing Date, and (C) the resolutions
of the
Board of Directors of Acquisition Sub, attached to such certificate approving
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents
to
which Acquisition Sub is a party are true, correct and complete and are in
full
force and effect as of the Closing Date; (ii) the officers of Acquisition
Sub
executing this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which Acquisition
Sub
is a party are incumbent officers of Parent and that the specimen signature
on
such certificate are their genuine signatures; and (iii) Acquisition Sub
is
presently existing and in good standing in the State of Delaware (“Acquisition
Sub’s Secretary’s Certificate”).
A
certificate of good standing for the State of Delaware certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of a date not more than ten
(10)
days prior to the Closing Date shall be attached to Acquisition Sub’s
Secretary’s Certificate as an exhibit; and
-46-
(xii) such
other documents, instruments, certificates and agreements as may be reasonably
required by Seller to consummate and give effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
6.3. No
Agreement to Assign.
This
Agreement will not constitute an agreement to assign any Assumed Contract
if an
attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party, would
constitute a breach thereof or in any way materially adversely affect the
respective rights of Parent, Acquisition Sub or Seller thereunder. If Seller
has
not obtained a consent or approval necessary for the assignment of any Assumed
Contract, then Seller will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
that consent or approval after the Closing Date, and, at Parent’s or Acquisition
Sub’s request, will cooperate in any reasonable arrangements requested by Parent
or Acquisition Sub to provide Acquisition Sub the benefits of that Assumed
Contract, subject to Acquisition Sub’s performance of any obligations arising
under that Assumed Contract. Nothing in this Section
6.3
will
require Parent or Acquisition Sub to enter into, or to accept as a substitute
for performance by Seller under this Agreement, any arrangement that would
impose any significant additional cost, expense or liability on Parent or
Acquisition Sub, or that would deprive Parent or Acquisition Sub of any material
benefits contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1. By
Seller.
Regardless
of any investigation undertaken or made by Parent, Acquisition Sub or any
of
their advisors prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall indemnify, defend
and
hold harmless Parent, Acquisition Sub and their Affiliates, officers, directors,
agents and employees (collectively, the “Parent
Indemnified Parties”
and,
individually, each a “Parent
Indemnified Party”),
from
and against any and all Claims (including, without limitation, Claims arising
out of facts or circumstances that have occurred on or prior to the Closing
Date, even though such Claim may not be filed or come to light until after
the
Closing Date), Litigation and/or Losses, which a Parent Indemnified Party
may
sustain, suffer or incur, resulting from, related to, or arising out
of:
(a) any
misstatement of or omission from any representation of, or any breach of
warranty by Seller contained in this Agreement, any of the Collateral Documents,
any Schedule to this Agreement, any certificate, financial statement or other
document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by Seller to Parent or
Acquisition Sub hereunder;
(b) any
breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking by Seller contained in this
Agreement, any of the Collateral Documents, any Schedule to this Agreement,
any
certificate, financial statement or other document or instrument furnished
or to
be furnished by Seller to Parent or Acquisition Sub hereunder;
(c) any
Liabilities of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities;
-47-
(d) any
Periodic Taxes prorated to Seller under Section
10.1;
(e) any
Transfer Taxes payable by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(f) any
non-compliance with applicable Law relating to bulk sales, bulk transfers
and
the like or to fraudulent conveyances, fraudulent transfers, preferential
transfers and the like by Seller; and
(g) any
Claim
or Order arising out of any of the foregoing even though such Claim or Order
may
not be filed, become final, or come to light until after the Closing Date.
7.2. By
Parent
and
Acquisition Sub. Parent
and Acquisition Sub shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller, and
its
Affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the
“Seller
Indemnified Parties”
and,
individually, a “Seller
Indemnified Party”),
from
and against any and all Claims, Litigation and/or Losses, which a Seller
Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer or incur, resulting from, related to,
or
arising out of:
(a) any
misstatement of or omission from any representation of, or any breach of
warranty by Parent or Acquisition Sub contained in this Agreement, any of
the
Collateral Documents, any Schedule to this Agreement, any certificate, financial
statement or other document or instrument furnished or to be furnished by
Parent
or Acquisition Sub to Seller hereunder;
(b) any
breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking by Parent or Acquisition
Sub
contained in this Agreement, any of the Collateral Documents, any Schedule
to
this Agreement, any certificate, financial statement or other document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished by Parent or Acquisition Sub to Seller
hereunder;
(c) any
of
the Assumed Liabilities
(d) any
Periodic Taxes prorated to Acquisition Sub under Section
10.1;
and
(e) any
Claim
or Order arising out of any of the foregoing even though such Claim or Order
may
not be filed, become filed, or come to light after the Closing
Date.
7.3. Notice
and Defense; Costs of Defense.
(a) Promptly
after acquiring Knowledge of any Litigation, Claim or Loss against which
an
Indemnified Party is or may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such
Indemnified Party shall send a Claim Notice to the Indemnifying Party, but
any
failure to so provide the Claim Notice to the Indemnifying Party shall not
relieve it from any liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party under
this Article
7
except
to the extent that the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend or mitigate such
Claim, Litigation or Loss, is materially prejudiced by the failure to give
the
Claim Notice and only to the extent thereof. The Indemnifying Party shall
be
entitled to participate in the defense of such action and to assume control
of
such defense; provided, however, that:
-48-
(i) the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such
Claim,
Litigation or Loss, and to employ counsel at its own expense to assist in
the
handling of such Claim, Litigation or Loss;
(ii) the
Indemnifying Party shall obtain the prior written approval of the Indemnified
Party (such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) before entering
into
any settlement of such Claim, Litigation or Loss or ceasing to defend against
such Claim, Litigation or Loss, if, pursuant to or as a result of such
settlement or cessation, injunctive or other equitable relief would be imposed
against the Indemnified Party;
(iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter
into
any settlement without the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party
that
does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant
or
plaintiff to each Indemnified Party of a release of each such Indemnified
Party
from Liability in respect of such Claim, Litigation or Loss; and
(iv) the
Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to control but shall be entitled
to
participate at its own expense in the defense of, and the Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to have sole control at its own expense over, the defense
or
settlement of any Claim, Litigation or Loss to the extent the Claim, Litigation
or Loss seeks an Order or other equitable relief against the Indemnified
Party
which, if successful, could materially interfere with the business, operations,
assets, condition or prospects of the Indemnified Party. In such case, the
Indemnified Party shall obtain the prior written approval of the Indemnifying
Party (such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) before entering
into
any settlement of such Claim, Litigation or Loss or ceasing to defend against
such Claim, Litigation or Loss, if, pursuant to or a result of such settlement
or cessation, injunctive or other equitable relief would be imposed against
the
Indemnified Party.
(b) After
written notice by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its
election to assume control of the defense of any such Claim, Litigation or
Loss,
the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party hereunder
for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party does not assume
control of the defense of such Claim, Litigation or Loss as provided in this
Section
7.3,
the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend such Claim in such manner
as it
may deem appropriate at the cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, and
the
Indemnifying Party will promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party therefor
in
accordance with this Section
7.3.
The
reimbursement of fees, costs and expenses required by this Section
7.3
shall be
made by periodic payments during the course of the investigation or defense,
as
and when bills are received or expenses incurred.
7.4. Limitation
of Indemnity. Neither
a
Parent Indemnified Party nor a Seller Indemnified Party shall make a Claim
for
Indemnifiable Losses pursuant to Sections
7.1(a)or
7.2(a),
as the
case may be, unless the aggregate amount of all such Indemnifiable Losses
for a
Parent Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party, as the case may be,
exceeds Forty Thousand ($40,000) (the “Indemnification
Threshold”)
at
which point the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification for
all
of such party’s Indemnifiable Losses in excess of the Indemnification Threshold.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnification Threshold shall not apply
to
any and all Claims, Litigation and/or Losses, sustained, suffered or incurred,
resulting from, related to, or arising out of any Tax Liabilities of Seller,
including, without limitation, any Transfer Taxes. The limitations on the
assertion of claims for indemnification (i.e. the Indemnification Threshold)
contained in this Section
7.4
shall
not apply to, and shall not in any way limit the right of any Parent Indemnified
Party or Seller Indemnified Party to pursue any rights, remedies or Claims
based
on fraud. In no event shall the obligations of Seller pursuant to Section
7.1
exceed
the sum of (i) the Earnout Purchase Price, (ii) the Stock Escrowed Amount
and
(iii) with respect to those matters secured by the Cash Escrowed Amount as
set
forth in Section 3.6, the Cash Escrowed Amount.
-49-
7.5. Characterization
of Indemnity Payments.
To
the
extent permitted by applicable Law, any payment made pursuant to this
Article
7
shall be
treated, for Tax purposes, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE
8
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS.
8.1. Representations
and Warranties.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or any investigation made by or on behalf
of
Seller, Parent or Acquisition Sub prior to the Closing Date, all representations
and warranties made hereunder by any party on the Closing Date shall survive
the
Closing Date for one (1) year after the Closing Date, except that the
representations and warranties made in Sections
4.1
(Organization and Capitalization), 4.6(a)
and
(b)
(Title),
4.17
(Employee Benefits), 4.21
(Certain
Tax Matters), 4.31
(Securities Law Representations) and 4.33
(Rule
145 Matters) shall survive for 180 days past the applicable statute of
limitations.
8.2. Covenants.
All
covenants made hereunder by any party on the Closing Date shall survive the
Closing Date and shall end upon the expiration of the applicable statute
of
limitations.
8.3. Extension
of Survival. Any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that would otherwise terminate
in accordance with this Article
8
will
continue to survive if notice of such Claim has been timely given prior to
the
expiration of the applicable survival period, until the related Claim for
indemnification has been satisfied or otherwise resolved as provided herein.
Notwithstanding anything herein, any breach of representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement made by any party or any written information
furnished by any party as of the Closing Date that was made by such party
fraudulently or with intent to defraud or mislead shall survive for the
applicable statute of limitations after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
9
CONDUCT
OF SELLER, PARENT AND ACQUISITION SUB AFTER THE
CLOSING
9.1. Cooperation
and Further Assurances.
Parent,
Acquisition Sub and Seller will cooperate upon and after the Closing Date
in
effecting the orderly transfer of the Purchased Assets and the Business to
Acquisition Sub and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. Seller agrees at its own expense, to obtain any UCC-3 termination
statements relating to any Indebtedness. In addition, after the Closing Date,
at
the request of any party and at the requesting party’s expense, but without
additional consideration, the other parties shall execute and deliver from
time
to time such further instruments of assignment, conveyance and transfer
(including, without limitation, any documents necessary to record the assignment
transferring ownership of any of the Purchased Assets to Acquisition Sub
with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office
and
their respective equivalents in any foreign jurisdiction), and shall take
such
other actions as may reasonably be required to accomplish the orderly transfer
to Acquisition Sub of the Purchased Assets and the Business as contemplated
by
this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
-50-
9.2. Employment
of Certain Seller Employees. Acquisition
Sub intends to offer employment to certain Employees. Any offer of employment
to
an Employee may, but need not be (1) for the same position as he or she held
with Seller immediately prior to the Closing, or (2) at the same rate of
compensation as paid by Seller to such person immediately prior to the Closing.
All such offers of employment and the actual employment of any such person
shall
be subject to Acquisition Sub’s right,
in
its sole discretion, to establish and modify from time to time the terms
and
conditions of employment and to terminate such employment at any time. Except
as
provided in Schedule
6.2(a)(viii),
any
Employee hired by Acquisition Sub will be treated as a new, at-will employee
of
Acquisition Sub. To the extent that any Employee either is not offered
employment with Acquisition Sub or refuses an offer of employment from
Acquisition Sub, neither Parent nor Acquisition Sub shall have any Liability
for
any severance or other termination benefits payable with respect to such
Employee.
9.3. Non-Affiliation.
After
the
Closing Date, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to inform
its
customers, suppliers, manufacturers, financial institutions, and other Persons
having a current or prospective business relationship with Seller that Seller
is
not affiliated or associated with any Purchased Assets beyond the Closing
Date
or with Parent or Acquisition Sub.
9.4. Third-Party
Correspondence. For
a
period of one (1) year after the Closing Date (and thereafter only in the
event
that Seller continues as a body corporate), Seller shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to forward to Parent and Acquisition Sub at the address
contained in Section
11.7
within
five (5) Business Days following the receipt of:
(a) any
mail,
written correspondence or other written communications related to the Purchased
Assets it receives on or after the Closing Date; or
(b) all
complaints about the Products, whether oral or written it receives on or
after
the Closing Date.
9.5. Rule
145. From
the
date hereof until one year after the Closing Date:
(a) Seller
shall not dissolve;
(b) Seller
shall not distribute to any security holders of Seller, whether pro rata
or by
any similar distribution, any of the Astea Shares; and
-51-
(c) Neither
Seller nor its Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) or similar
representatives of Seller shall adopt resolutions relative to (a) or (b)
above.
9.6. Board
Observation Rights. Seller
shall be permitted to name one (1) individual, reasonably acceptable to Parent,
to observe meetings of the Board of Directors of Parent until the 2007 Earnout
is final and binding on all Parties hereto.
9.7. SEC
Filings. After
the
Closing Date, Seller shall cooperate with Parent in the preparation of any
filing with the SEC which may be required by Parent related to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated herein, including without limitation, the
filing of a current report on Form 8-K announcing the Closing.
9.8. Bonus
Amount. Seller
shall promptly pay to any Employee such portion of the Required Bonus Payment
required to be paid by Seller under applicable Law to such Employee upon
any
such Employee’s termination of employment with Seller. Seller shall promptly
provide Parent and Acquisition Sub evidence of any such payments.
9.9. Financial
Statements. To
the
extent required to be filed by Parent under SEC rules and regulations, Seller
shall deliver to Parent on the later of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) November
10, 2005, audited financial statements with respect to Seller which are
compliant with GAAP and all applicable securities Laws. Parent shall pay
the
cost of the independent accounting firm, which is CEA, LLP, in connection
with
the audit of such financial statements. Seller will pay all of Seller’s other
costs in connection with the audit of such financial statements. Seller shall
cooperate with Parent to provide Parent with any additional information Parent
may reasonably require in connection with Parent’s filing obligations under SEC
rules and regulations.
9.10. Retention
Bonus Plan. Parent
will adopt as of the Closing Date a bonus plan as set forth on Schedule
9.10
to cover
all Employees hired by Parent or Acquisition Sub.
9.11. Customer
Deposits. Promptly
after March 21, 2006, Acquisition Sub shall pay to Seller in cash an amount
equal to those Customer Deposits that are used on or before March 21, 2006
to
purchase licenses of the Earnout Products. Any payment made pursuant to this
section shall be treated, for Tax purposes, as an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.
9.12. Conduct
of Business. After
the
Closing, all business decisions affecting the Earnout Purchase Price made
by the
directors and officers of Parent and Acquisition Sub will be made in good
faith
and not for the primary purpose of reducing the Earnout Purchase
Price.
9.13. Tail
Policy. Within
five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date, Seller shall pay all premiums
for
the Tail Policy and deliver to Parent and Acquisition Sub the endorsement
effecting the Tail Policy.
ARTICLE
10
TAXES
AND EXPENSES
10.1. Preparation
and Filing of Tax Returns. Seller
will be responsible for preparing and filing all Tax Returns with respect
to the
Business and the Purchased Assets for tax periods ending on or before the
Closing Date and will make all payments required with respect to each such
Tax
Return. Parent will be responsible for preparing and filing all Tax Returns
for
the Business and the Purchased Assets for all periods commencing after the
Closing Date. Personal property or other ad valorem Taxes that are imposed
on a
periodic basis (“Periodic
Taxes”)
and
are payable for a taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the
Closing
Date, shall be prorated between Acquisition Sub and Seller based on the relative
periods the Business or relevant Purchased Assets were owned by each respective
party during the fiscal period of the taxing jurisdiction for which such
Taxes
were imposed by such jurisdiction, and for the purpose of this proration,
the
Closing Date shall belong to the Seller’s period of ownership. Parent or Seller
shall promptly forward an invoice to the other party for its reimbursable
pro
rata share, if any, of any Periodic Taxes paid by such party, and the other
party shall promptly pay the amount for which such party is liable pursuant
to
the proration contemplated by this Section 10.1,
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement. Parent may, at its
sole
discretion, offset or deduct any such amounts from the Earnout Purchase Price
or
the Astea Shares in the Stock Escrow Amount.
-52-
10.2. Transfer
Taxes. Seller
shall pay all Transfer Taxes payable by reason of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Parent
and Acquisition Sub with respect to such Transfer Taxes. Seller shall, at
its
own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with
respect
to such Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding the preceding, Acquisition Sub shall
promptly pay Seller an amount not to exceed the lesser of (i) one-half of
the
Transfer Taxes and (ii) $25,000, upon Acquisition Sub’s receipt from Seller of
documentation, reasonably satisfactory to Acquisition Sub, confirming the
calculation of the Transfer Taxes and verifying Seller’s payment of the Transfer
Taxes to the applicable Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
ARTICLE
11
GENERAL
11.1. Right
of Set-off. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event and to
the
extent that any Parent Indemnified Party is entitled to any payments from
Seller
pursuant to this Agreement (whether on account of indemnification or otherwise)
(collectively, the “Parent’s
Off-Set Claims”),
the
Astea Shares in the Stock Escrowed Amount may be applied to off-set against
Parent’s Off-Set Claims. If the Astea Shares in the Stock Escrowed Amount are
insufficient to discharge said obligations, amounts payable as Earnout Purchase
Price may be applied to Parent’s Off-Set Claims and Acquisition Sub shall be
entitled to a credit for any such amounts so applied by it in respect of
any
such amounts due and owing to Seller in respect of Earnout Purchase
Price.
11.2. Entire
Agreement; Amendments.
This
Agreement, the Schedules, the Exhibits and the Confidentiality Agreement
by and
between Seller and Parent dated May 19, 2005 constitute the entire understanding
among the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and
supersede any prior understandings and agreements among them respecting such
subject matter. This Agreement may be amended and supplemented only by a
written
instrument duly executed by all the Parties.
-53-
11.3. Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
affect its interpretation.
11.4. Gender.
Words
of
gender may be read as masculine, feminine, or neuter, as required by
context.
11.5. Schedules.
Each
Schedule referred to herein is incorporated into this Agreement by such
reference.
11.6. Severability. If
any
provision of this Agreement is held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, such
illegality, invalidity, or unenforceability will not affect any other provision
hereof. The Parties authorize that the provisions of this Agreement may,
in such
circumstances, be modified to the extent necessary to render enforceable
the
provisions hereof.
11.7. Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
given to the Person either personally or by United States overnight express
mail, postage prepaid, or by nationally-recognized courier service guaranteeing
next Business Day delivery, charges prepaid, or by fax, to such party’s address
(or to such party’s fax number). All notices shall be deemed received on the
date when dispatched in accordance the foregoing sentence.
If
to
Parent or Acquisition Sub, to:
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Vice President and General Counsel
Fax
No.:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP
3000
Two
Xxxxx Square
00xx
xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax
No.:
(000) 000-0000
If
to
Seller, to:
FieldCentrix,
Inc.
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
President
Fax
No.:
(000) 000-0000
-54-
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn:
X.X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax
No:
(000) 000-0000
Notice
of
any change in any such address shall also be given in the manner set forth
above. Whenever the giving of notice is required, the party entitled to receive
such notice may waive the giving of such notice.
11.8. Waiver.
The
failure of any party to insist upon strict performance of any of the terms
or
conditions of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights
hereunder.
11.9. Assignment.
No
Party
may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of the other Parties.
11.10. Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement binds, inures to the benefit of, and is enforceable by the successors
and permitted assigns of the Parties, and does not confer any rights on any
other Persons.
11.11. Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with
the
Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to principles of
conflicts of law.
11.12. Submission
to Jurisdiction. The
Parties hereby (a) submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any state or
federal court sitting in the State of California for the purpose of any Action
arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party, and (b)
irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or
otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally
to
the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or
immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an
inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper or that this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in
or by
any of the above-named courts.
11.13. Third
Party Beneficiaries.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement are for the sole benefit of the Parties and their successors and
assigns, and they shall not be construed as conferring and are not intended
to
confer any rights on any other Persons.
11.14. Public
Announcements.
The
Parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or
making
any public statement with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby and by the Collateral Documents and, except as may be
required by applicable Law or any applicable stock exchange or regulations
of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, the Parties shall not issue
any
such press release or make any such public statement without the consent
of the
other Parties.
-55-
11.15. Expenses.
Except
as
otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by Parent or
Acquisition Sub if incurred by Parent or Acquisition Sub, as the case may
be, or
by Seller if incurred by Seller.
11.16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and any Party may
execute any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall
be
deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. The execution of this Agreement
by
any Party will not become effective until counterparts hereof have been executed
by all the Parties. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement
or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other
counterparts.
11.17. Facsimile
Signatures.
This
Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature, which shall be deemed to
be an
original for all purposes.
-56-
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the date first
above written.
FIELDCENTRIX,
INC.
|
||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
||
Title:
President
|
||
|
||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Title:
Vice President & General Counsel
|
||
FC
ACQUISITION CORP.
|
||
|
||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Title:
Vice President
|
Signature
Page to Asset Purchase Agreement