ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT between AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD. Dated as of August 14, 2005
Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
between
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD.
Dated as of August 14, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION |
1 | |||
1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||
1.2 |
Rules of Construction | 1 | ||
ARTICLE II SALE OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES |
2 | |||
2.1 |
Asset Purchase | 2 | ||
2.2 |
Assumption by Purchaser of Certain Liabilities; Retention by Seller of Remaining Liabilities | 2 | ||
2.3 |
Transfer of Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities | 5 | ||
2.4 |
Approvals and Consents | 6 | ||
2.5 |
Novation and Assignment | 7 | ||
2.6 |
Consents for Real Property Assignments | 8 | ||
2.7 |
Missing Consents | 11 | ||
ARTICLE III PURCHASE PRICE AND ADJUSTMENTS |
11 | |||
3.1 |
Purchase Price | 11 | ||
3.2 |
Payment of Purchase Price | 11 | ||
3.3 |
Working Capital Adjustment | 13 | ||
3.4 |
Adjusted EBITDA | 15 | ||
3.5 |
Allocation of Purchase Price | 21 | ||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
22 | |||
4.1 |
Corporate Existence | 22 | ||
4.2 |
Corporate Authority | 22 | ||
4.3 |
Governmental Approvals and Consents | 23 | ||
4.4 |
Properties | 23 | ||
4.5 |
Contracts | 25 | ||
4.6 |
Litigation | 27 | ||
4.7 |
Business Intellectual Property Rights | 27 | ||
4.8 |
Finders; Brokers | 29 | ||
4.9 |
Tax Matters | 29 | ||
4.10 |
Employment and Benefits | 30 | ||
4.11 |
Non-U.S. Benefit Plans | 31 | ||
4.12 |
Compliance with Laws | 32 | ||
4.13 |
Labor Matters | 32 | ||
4.14 |
Environmental Matters | 32 | ||
4.15 |
Financial Information; Undisclosed Liabilities | 33 | ||
4.16 |
Equity Interests | 33 | ||
4.17 |
Absence of Changes | 34 | ||
4.18 |
Related Party Transactions | 34 | ||
4.19 |
Sufficiency of Assets | 34 | ||
4.20 |
Location of Assets | 35 | ||
4.21 |
Restrictions on Business Activities | 35 | ||
4.22 |
Insurance | 35 |
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4.23 |
Customers | 35 | ||
4.24 |
Suppliers | 35 | ||
4.25 |
Products | 35 | ||
4.26 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 36 | ||
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER | 36 | |||
5.1 |
Corporate Existence | 36 | ||
5.2 |
Corporate Authority | 37 | ||
5.3 |
Governmental Approvals and Consents | 37 | ||
5.4 |
Financial Capacity | 38 | ||
5.5 |
Finders; Brokers | 38 | ||
5.6 |
Purchase for Investment | 39 | ||
5.7 |
No Other Representations or Warranties | 39 | ||
ARTICLE VI AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER AND SELLER | 39 | |||
6.1 |
Operation of the Business | 39 | ||
6.2 |
Investigation of Business; Confidentiality | 41 | ||
6.3 |
Necessary Efforts; No Inconsistent Action | 42 | ||
6.4 |
Public Disclosures | 43 | ||
6.5 |
Access to Records and Personnel | 44 | ||
6.6 |
Employee Relations and Benefits | 46 | ||
6.7 |
Non-U.S. Employees | 50 | ||
6.8 |
Closing Arrangements | 51 | ||
6.9 |
Non-Competition | 53 | ||
6.10 |
Non-Solicitation | 54 | ||
6.11 |
Intellectual Property License Agreement | 54 | ||
6.12 |
Insurance Matters | 55 | ||
6.13 |
Tax Matters | 55 | ||
6.14 |
Mail Handling; Receivables and Payables | 58 | ||
6.15 |
Financing | 59 | ||
6.16 |
Preparation and Delivery of Financial Statements | 61 | ||
6.17 |
Shared Contracts | 61 | ||
6.18 |
Licenses | 61 | ||
6.19 |
NDAs | 62 | ||
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 62 | |||
7.1 |
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller and the Other Sellers | 62 | ||
7.2 |
Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Seller and the Other Sellers | 63 | ||
7.3 |
Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Purchaser | 64 | ||
ARTICLE VIII CLOSING | 65 | |||
8.1 |
Closing Date | 65 | ||
8.2 |
Purchaser Obligations | 66 | ||
8.3 |
Seller Obligations | 66 | ||
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION | 67 | |||
9.1 |
Indemnification | 67 | ||
9.2 |
Certain Limitations | 68 |
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9.3 |
Procedures for Third-Party Claims and Excluded Liabilities | 69 | ||
9.4 |
Certain Procedures | 70 | ||
9.5 |
Remedies Exclusive | 72 | ||
ARTICLE X TERMINATION | 72 | |||
10.1 |
Termination Events | 72 | ||
10.2 |
Effect of Termination | 73 | ||
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES | 74 | |||
11.1 |
Dispute Resolution | 74 | ||
11.2 |
Notices | 75 | ||
11.3 |
Bulk Transfers | 76 | ||
11.4 |
Severability | 76 | ||
11.5 |
Further Assurances; Further Cooperation | 76 | ||
11.6 |
Counterparts | 76 | ||
11.7 |
Expenses | 76 | ||
11.8 |
Assignment | 77 | ||
11.9 |
Amendment; Waiver | 77 | ||
11.10 |
Specific Performance | 77 | ||
11.11 |
Third Parties | 77 | ||
11.12 |
Governing Law | 78 | ||
11.13 |
Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 78 | ||
11.14 |
Disclosure Letter | 78 | ||
11.15 |
Entire Agreement | 78 | ||
11.16 |
Time is of the Essence | 78 | ||
11.17 |
Section Headings; Table of Contents | 79 |
EXHIBIT A | Xxxx of Sale | |
EXHIBIT B | Assignment and Assumption Agreement | |
EXHIBIT C | Local Asset Transfer Agreement | |
EXHIBIT D | Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights Assignment | |
EXHIBIT E | Master Separation Agreement | |
EXHIBIT F | Deeds | |
EXHIBIT G | Lease Assignments | |
EXHIBIT H-1 | Lease for Boeblingen, Germany | |
EXHIBIT H-2 | Term Sheet for lease to be entered into for Yishun, Singapore | |
EXHIBIT H-3 | Term Sheet for lease to be entered into for Penang, Malaysia | |
EXHIBIT H-4 | Term Sheet for lease to be entered into for Roseville, California | |
EXHIBIT H-5 | Term Sheet for lease to be entered into for Gurgaon, India | |
EXHIBIT I | Multi-Site License | |
EXHIBIT J | Intellectual Property License Agreement | |
EXHIBIT K | Excluded Assets | |
EXHIBIT L | Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement | |
EXHIBIT M | Purchased Assets |
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This Asset Purchase Agreement is dated as of August 14, 2005 (the “Agreement”), between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd, a company organized under the laws of Singapore (“Purchaser”) (each, a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Seller and certain direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Seller are engaged in, among other things, the Business (as defined below); and
WHEREAS, Purchaser, through itself and one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, desires to purchase and assume, and Seller, through itself and one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, desires to sell, transfer and assign the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities of the Business to Purchaser and one or more of its Subsidiaries, upon the terms and subject to the conditions specified in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.1 Definitions.
Unless otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them by definition in this Agreement or in Annex A.
1.2 Rules of Construction.
(a) This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the Party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
(b) The words “hereof, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement will refer to this Agreement as a whole (including any annexes, exhibits and schedules to this Agreement) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and subsection references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include”, “including”, or “includes” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation” or words having similar import. The headings and table of contents in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The meanings given to terms defined herein will be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
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ARTICLE II
SALE OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.1 Asset Purchase.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller or such Subsidiaries, all of Seller’s and such Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, subject to the terms of any leases existing as of the date of this Agreement with respect to any Purchased Assets as disclosed in Section 2.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter.
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to sell, assign, transfer and convey to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from Seller or such Subsidiaries, as appropriate, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, including the right to pursue past damages based on third-party infringement of the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, and also including the goodwill of the Business appurtenant to Trademarks included in the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, subject to the terms of any licenses granted to third parties existing as of the date of this Agreement (including corporate patent cross-licenses, all of which cross-licenses are disclosed in Section 2.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter) or any licenses granted after the date hereof not in violation of this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Business Intellectual Property and Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, and subject to the rights granted to Seller in the Intellectual Property License Agreement.
2.2 Assumption by Purchaser of Certain Liabilities; Retention by Seller of Remaining Liabilities.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser shall assume, pay, perform and discharge when due any and all liabilities, obligations, guarantees (including lease guarantees), commitments, damages, losses, debts, claims, demands, judgments or settlements of any nature or kind, whether known or unknown, fixed, accrued, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, (collectively, “Liabilities”) of Seller and its Subsidiaries to the extent (but only to the extent) arising out of or relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, whether arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date, other than the Excluded Liabilities (the “Assumed Liabilities”). Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, except to the extent any such Liability is an Excluded Liability, the Assumed Liabilities shall include the following:
(i) all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date under the Assumed Contracts;
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(ii) all Liabilities arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date for any infringement or alleged infringement with respect to the Business of (A) the rights of any other Person relating to Technology or Intellectual Property Rights, or (B) any right of any other Person pursuant to any license, sublicense or agreement relating to Technology or Intellectual Property Rights;
(iii) all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries in respect of the Semiconductor Products sold by the Business at any time, including Liabilities for refunds, adjustments, allowances, repairs, exchanges, returns and warranty, merchantability and other claims arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date;
(iv) all accounts payable due to third parties incurred in connection with the operation of the Business as included in the calculation of Final Working Capital provided for in Section 3.3;
(v) except as provided in Section 2.2(b)(v) or as otherwise provided herein, all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries relating to any Transferred Employee;
(vi) all Business Environmental Liabilities;
(vii) all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries to the extent (but only to the extent) relating to the Camera Module Agreement or the Camera Module Business;
(viii) all Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under or in connection with Proceedings to the extent (but only to the extent) relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the other Assumed Liabilities, whether such Proceeding is brought prior to, on or after the Closing Date; and
(ix) all other Liabilities to the extent (but only to the extent) arising out of or relating to or incurred primarily in connection with the Business, including (A) the operation of the Business after the Closing Date, (B) the use of any of the Business Intellectual Property Rights by Purchaser or permissible licensees and (C) any condition arising on or prior to or after the Closing Date with respect to the Purchased Assets.
(b) Any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, Purchaser shall not be obligated to assume, pay, perform, discharge or be responsible for any of the following Liabilities of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”):
(i) any Liability to the extent arising out of or relating to the operation or conduct by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries of any Retained Business or of any business other than the Business;
(ii) subject to the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 hereof, any Liability to the extent arising out of or relating to any Excluded Asset;
(iii) any Liability in respect of Taxes that are to be borne by Seller pursuant to Section 6.13(b), any Liability for Taxes payable by Wavics Co., Ltd. (“Wavics”) or any
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of its Subsidiaries relating to a Pre-Closing Tax Period and any Liability in respect of deferred Taxes (from an accounting perspective);
(iv) except as provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, all Liabilities to or in respect of any current or former employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries other than Transferred Employees;
(v) except as provided for in Section 6.6 and 6.7, (A) all Liabilities under any Seller Plans, including any pension or retirement plan, severance plan, retention plan, workers compensation, medical, life insurance, disability or other welfare plan, expenses and benefits incurred or claimed in respect of any Transferred Employee or other current or former employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, and any claims by such Transferred Employees, their covered dependents, or any other current or former employees of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, for benefits or claims arising on or prior to the Closing Date (including any Liability with respect to the matter set forth as Item 11 of Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Letter), (B) all Liabilities arising out of or relating to any period prior to the Closing Date that would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet of the Business as of Closing prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied in a manner consistent with the Audited Business Financial Statements, excluding accrued flexible time off (FTO), which shall be an Assumed Liability and (C) all Liabilities under the Seller Plan set forth in Section 2.2(b)(v) of the Disclosure Letter, whether arising prior to or after the Closing Date;
(vi) any cost or expense or any Liability of Seller or its Subsidiaries, incurred before, on or after the Closing Date to the extent arising out of the Restructuring;
(vii) any Indebtedness;
(viii) any Liability arising out of any Environmental Claim other than the Business Environmental Liabilities;
(ix) any Liability to any broker, finder or agent for any investment banking or brokerage fees, finder’s fees or commission and any other fees and expenses payable by Seller pursuant to Section 11.7 with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(x) Leases other than Leases of the Assigned Real Property or as otherwise provided in the Real Property Agreements;
(xi) any Liability to any of Seller or its Subsidiaries other than pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents;
(xii) any Liability that would be required to be reflected as a current liability on a balance sheet of the Business as of Closing prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied in a manner consistent with the Audited Business Financial Statements, other than current liabilities included in the calculation of Final Working Capital;
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(xiii) any Liability with respect to the matter set forth as item 3 of Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Letter, except to the extent that such Liability is included in the calculation of Final Working Capital as a current liability that is an Assumed Liability; and any Liability with respect to the matter set forth as item 4 of Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Letter; and
(xiv) except as provided in Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 6.6 or 6.7, any Liabilities with respect to Contracts other than Assumed Contracts.
2.3 Transfer of Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities.
(a) The Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights shall be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, and the Assumed Liabilities shall be assumed, pursuant to transfer and assumption agreements and such other instruments in such form as may be necessary or appropriate to effect a conveyance of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and an assumption of the Assumed Liabilities in the jurisdictions in which such transfers are to be made. In addition, Intellectual Property Rights under certain computer assisted design (CAD) tool software licenses (“CAD Licenses”) will be assigned or sublicensed to Purchaser to the extent provided in Section 6.18 hereof. Such transfer and assumption agreements shall be jointly prepared by the Parties and shall include: (i) a xxxx of sale in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Xxxx of Sale”), (ii) an assignment and assumption agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), (iii) local asset transfer agreements for each jurisdiction other than the United States in which Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights or Assumed Liabilities are located in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C with only such deviations therefrom as are required by local Law (the “Local Asset Transfer Agreements”), and/or (iv) assignments in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights Assignments”) and (v) such other agreements as may reasonably be required to effect the purchase and assignment of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities, including where necessary separate agreements to effect the transfer of Real Property (collectively, clauses (i)–(v), the “Ancillary Agreements”) and shall be executed no later than at or as of the Closing by Seller and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as appropriate and Purchaser or one of its Subsidiaries. The Leases of the Assigned Real Property shall be assigned and delivered, and the related Assumed Liabilities shall be assumed, pursuant to the Lease Assignments.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless otherwise stated in the Master Separation Agreement, promptly (but in any event no later than 30 days) following the Closing Date (or such later date with respect to the expiration of the Multi-Site License or other license pursuant to clause (i) of Section 2.6(b) or as otherwise mutually agreed to by the Parties), Purchaser will: (i) at Purchaser’s cost and expense, prepare such Purchased Assets located at any facilities currently occupied by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries which are not to be purchased, assigned, subleased, transferred to or otherwise occupied by Purchaser pursuant to this
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Agreement or the Master Separation Agreement (including the Licensed Real Property upon the expiration of the Multi-Site License or any Assigned Real Property licensed pursuant to Section 2.6(b) upon the expiration or termination of such license (each such facility, a “Seller Facility”) for relocation and relocate such Purchased Assets from the relevant Seller Facility; (ii) be responsible for all data transfer, delivery, transmission and reformatting costs and expenses related to the acquisition of assets such as those set forth in paragraph (h) of Exhibit M to the extent provided in the Master Separation Agreement, and (iii) indemnify, defend and reimburse Seller for all Seller Losses arising out of any damage to any Seller Facility or any injury suffered by any Person arising out of or related to Purchaser’s removal, detachment, disconnection, or transportation of the Purchased Assets. Subject to the terms of this Section 2.3(b), Seller agrees, and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries, to cooperate with Purchaser and provide Purchaser all assistance reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection with the planning and implementation of the transfer of Purchased Assets or any portion of any of them to such location as Purchaser shall designate. Purchased Assets shall be transported by or on behalf of Purchaser, and until all of the Purchased Assets are removed from a Seller Facility, Seller will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, permit Purchaser and its authorized agents or representatives, upon prior notice, to have reasonable access to the Seller Facility to the extent necessary to disconnect, detach, remove, package and crate the Purchased Assets for transport. Purchaser shall be responsible for disconnecting and detaching all fixtures and equipment that are Purchased Assets from the floor, ceiling and walls of a Seller Facility so as to be freely removed from a Seller Facility by Purchaser. Purchaser shall be responsible for packaging and loading the Purchased Assets for transporting to and reinstalling the Purchased Assets at such location(s) as Purchaser shall determine. All risk of loss as to the Purchased Assets shall be borne by, and shall pass to, the Purchaser as of the Effective Time.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the Intellectual Property License Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to prosecute any Patents or Trademarks included in the Transferred Business Intellectual Property after the Closing Date, even if such Patents or Trademarks are the subject of any pending litigation relating to such Patents or Trademarks, and their obligations with respect to transfer of all such Patents or Trademarks shall be limited to the delivery of complete files relating thereto upon the reasonable request of Purchaser from time to time and the delivery of Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights Assignments pursuant to Section 2.3(a).
2.4 Approvals and Consents.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and subject to the provisions of Sections 2.5 and 2.6, to the extent that the sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery or attempted sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery to Purchaser of any Purchased Asset would result in a violation of any applicable Law, would require any Consent or waiver of any Governmental Authority or third party and such Consent or waiver shall not have been obtained prior to the Closing, this Agreement shall not constitute a sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery, or an attempted sale, conveyance, transfer, assignment or delivery thereof if any of the foregoing would constitute a breach of applicable Law, any Contract or the rights of any third party; provided, however, that, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions contained in Article VII, the Closing shall occur notwithstanding the foregoing without any adjustment to the Purchase Price on account of such
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required authorization. Following the Closing, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly such Consent or waiver; provided, further, however, that neither Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any consideration therefor.
(b) Once such Consent or waiver is obtained, Seller shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, transfer, convey and license such Purchased Asset to Purchaser for no additional consideration. Applicable Transfer Taxes in connection with such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or license shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.13.
(c) To the extent that any Purchased Asset cannot be provided to Purchaser following the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.4, Purchaser and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into such arrangements (including subleasing, sublicensing or subcontracting) to provide to the Parties the economic (taking into account Tax costs and benefits) and, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, operational equivalent of obtaining such Consent or waiver and the performance by Purchaser of its obligations thereunder. To the extent permitted under applicable Law, Seller shall hold in trust for and pay to Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof, such Purchased Assets and all income, proceeds and other monies received by Seller to the extent related to any such Purchased Asset in connection with the arrangements under this Section 2.4. Seller shall be permitted to set off against such amounts all direct costs associated with the retention and maintenance of such Purchased Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall have no obligation whatsoever to retain any portion of the Business, other than any individual asset or Contract (but only until such time as the transfer thereof may be effected in accordance with this Agreement), in order to obtain any such Consent or waiver referred to in this Section 2.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 2.4 applies (i) to any Consent or waiver required under any Antitrust Regulations, which Consents and waivers shall be governed by Section 6.3 or (ii) to Consents or releases with respect to the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, such Consents and releases to be obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6.
2.5 Novation and Assignment.
(a) Each Party shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or to cause to be obtained any Consent, substitution, or amendment required to novate (including with respect to any federal governmental contract) or assign all rights and obligations under Assumed Contracts) and other obligations or liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute the Assumed Liabilities or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements, so that, in any case, Purchaser will be solely responsible for such rights and Assumed Liabilities from and after the Closing Date, provided, however, that neither Party nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom such Consents, substitutions and amendments are requested.
(b) If either Party or any of its Subsidiaries is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, (i) Seller shall, or shall cause its Subsidiary to, continue to be bound by such Assumed Contracts and other obligations and, (ii) unless not permitted by the terms thereof or applicable Law, Purchaser shall, as agent or
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subcontractor for Seller or such Subsidiary, pay, perform and discharge fully, or cause to be paid, transferred or discharged all the obligations or other Liabilities of Seller or such Subsidiary thereunder from and after the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly otherwise provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents). Seller shall, without further consideration, pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to Purchaser promptly all money, rights and other consideration received by it in respect of such performance. If and when any such consent, approval, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, Seller shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary to, thereafter assign, or cause to be assigned, all its rights, obligations and other liabilities thereunder to Purchaser without receipt of further consideration and Purchaser shall, without the payment of any further consideration, assume such rights and obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall not apply to Consents or releases with respect to the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, such Consents and releases to be obtained pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.6.
(c) To the extent reasonably required in order to perfect Seller’s or an Other Seller’s chain of title to the Transferred Business Intellectual Property as recorded at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), or a corresponding office in a foreign country, upon Purchaser’s reasonable request Seller shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts (but not including payment or the transfer of other consideration to any third party) to provide, obtain, or cause to be obtained, documents sufficient to evidence the chain of title conferring ownership of such Transferred Business Intellectual Property in Seller or an Other Seller in a form suitable for recordation with the USPTO, or a corresponding office in a foreign country, and to provide said documents to the Purchaser for filing and recordation by it, or, in the sole discretion of Seller or any Other Seller, to record, or to cause to be recorded, said documents.
2.6 Consents for Real Property Assignments.
(a) Promptly following execution of this Agreement, with respect to any Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is the lessee, Seller shall or shall cause such Subsidiary to contact the Landlords of the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property and seek each Landlord’s consent to the applicable lease assignment or sublease. Seller shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Consents in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, but shall not be required to commence judicial proceedings for a declaration that a required Landlord Consent has been unreasonably withheld or delayed. Seller or such Subsidiary shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, but shall not be required, to pay any additional consideration or provide any additional security or guarantees to the Landlords. Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller or such Subsidiary in attempting to obtain the Consents set forth above, including (i) providing financial statements and references as may be reasonably requested by the relevant Landlords, (ii) entering into any amendments to the Leases of the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property as may be reasonably requested by the relevant Landlords; provided such amendments could not reasonably be expected to increase the tenant’s liability or decrease the tenant’s rights thereunder or (iii) entering into direct Leases of the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property with the relevant Landlords, if reasonably requested by such Landlords, on terms that are not materially more adverse to Purchaser in comparison to those of
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the applicable existing Lease or otherwise acceptable to Purchaser in its reasonable discretion. Purchaser shall not communicate directly with any of Seller’s, or its Subsidiaries’ Landlords without the prior written consent of Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(b) If, despite the efforts of the Parties as set forth above, a Landlord of an Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property other than a Business Critical Real Property fails to consent to the applicable lease assignment or sublease prior to the Closing Date, subject to Section 2.6(c):
(i) Purchaser shall be entitled to occupy the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property as a licensee upon the terms and conditions contained in the Lease with Seller or its Subsidiary with respect to such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property. Such license shall not be revocable due to the relevant Landlord’s failure to consent, unless (A) the relevant Landlord formally, unconditionally refuses to consent and provides written notice stating that Purchaser’s occupancy pursuant to the license violates the Lease with respect to the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, and (B) an enforcement action or forfeiture by the relevant Landlord due to Purchaser’s occupation of such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property cannot, in the reasonable opinion of Seller, be avoided other than by requiring Purchaser to immediately vacate the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property. In either such event, Seller may terminate the license by delivering written notice to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall vacate the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property immediately or by such other date as may be specified in a notice served by Seller, except that with respect to Business Significant Real Property, the Seller shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, enter into the Multi-Site License with respect to such Business Significant Real Property. Purchaser shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties from all Seller Losses incurred as a consequence of Purchaser’s occupation of such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property at any time after the Closing Date, other than such Seller Losses incurred as a result of any enforcement action taken by the relevant Landlord with respect to any breach by Seller or such Subsidiary of the relevant Lease by permitting Purchaser to so occupy the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property without obtaining the required consent (any such action, a “Lease Enforcement Action”). No Purchaser Indemnified Party shall be entitled to make any claim or demand against, or obtain reimbursement from, any Seller Indemnified Party with respect to any Purchaser Losses incurred as a consequence of being obliged to vacate an Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property or in obtaining alternative premises, including, without limitation, any enforcement action other than a Lease Enforcement Action which a Landlord may take against Purchaser.
(ii) For as long as Purchaser occupies or is entitled to occupy such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property as licensee as provided above, Purchaser shall, effective as of the Closing Date: (A) pay Seller all rents, service charges, insurance premiums and other sums payable by Seller or such Subsidiary under the relevant Lease of the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, but only with respect to the portion of the Subleased Real Property occupied by Purchaser, (B) subject to the
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provisions of Section 2.2(b) hereof, observe and perform all of the covenants, obligations and conditions of Seller or such Subsidiary contained in the relevant Lease of the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property and (C) indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless each Seller Indemnified Party from and against all Seller Losses arising on account of any breach thereof by Purchaser, other than Seller Losses incurred as a result of a Lease Enforcement Action with respect to any breach by Seller or its Subsidiaries of the relevant Lease by permitting Purchaser to occupy the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property without obtaining consent.
(c) If, despite the efforts of the Parties as set forth above, a Landlord of an Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property other than a Business Critical Real Property formally and unconditionally refuses to consent to the applicable assignment or sublease and provides written notice stating that Purchaser’s occupancy violates the Lease with respect to such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property:
(i) With respect to any such Assigned Real Property, without limiting the rights of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries as set forth in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) below, Seller may, by written notice to Purchaser elect to apply to the relevant Landlord for consent to sublease to Purchaser all of the Assigned Real Property for the remainder of the relevant Lease term at a rent equal to the rent from time to time under the relevant Lease, and otherwise on substantially the same terms and conditions as the relevant Lease and pursuant to the terms of a reasonable sublease form prepared by Seller or such Subsidiary. If Seller makes such an election after the Closing Date (or before the Closing Date, if the Landlord consent is not received before the Closing Date), the provisions of Section 2.6(b) will apply; provided that upon receipt of the consent required to sublease the relevant Assigned Real Property, Seller shall, or shall cause such Subsidiary to sublease to Purchaser the Assigned Real Property as set forth herein. If Seller makes such an election before the Closing Date and the relevant Lease consent is obtained before the Closing Date, Seller shall sublease to Purchaser the relevant Assigned Real Property on the Closing Date as set forth above.
(ii) With respect to any Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, other than a Business Critical Real Property or a Business Significant Real Property, if the Landlord takes such action prior to the Closing Date, Seller may elect by written notice to Purchaser to delete the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property from this Agreement. In such case, on the Closing Date, Seller shall not assign or sublease such Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property to Purchaser.
(iii) If Purchaser is occupying the applicable Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property as set forth in Section 2.6(b), Seller may elect by written notice to Purchaser to require Purchaser to vacate the relevant Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property, other than a Business Significant Real Property, immediately or by such other date as may be specified in the notice served by Seller as set forth in Section 2.6(b).
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary otherwise contained herein, the provisions of Section 2.6(b) and Section 2.6(c) shall not apply with respect to the Assigned Real
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Property and Subleased Real Property set forth in Section 2.6(d) of the Disclosure Letter (such Assigned Real Property and Subleased Real Property, collectively, the “Business Critical Real Property”).
(e) To the extent that the provisions of this Section 2.6 conflict with the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.5, 6.3 or 11.7 of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 2.6 shall apply as to Real Property.
2.7 Missing Consents.
Not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver a supplement to the Disclosure Letter, which supplement shall identify the Consents with respect to the Assumed Material Contracts or the Assigned Real Property or Subleased Real Property that to Seller’s knowledge have not been obtained and are subject to the provisions of Sections 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 hereof.
ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
3.1 Purchase Price.
The purchase price in respect of the purchase and sale transactions hereunder shall be (a) an amount in cash equal to (1) Two Billion Six Hundred Sixty Million Dollars and no cents ($2,660,000,000), minus (2) in the event (and only in the event) that the Closing occurs on or prior to December 16, 2005, and 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA is less than the Reference Adjusted EBITDA, 10.2386 multiplied by the amount by which 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA is less than the Reference Adjusted EBITDA (the “7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount”) minus (3) in the event (and only in the event) that the Closing occurs after December 16, 2005 and either (x) there is a 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency or (y) 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA is less than the Reference Adjusted EBITDA, the greater of (I) the 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount and (II) 5.5 multiplied by the amount by which 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA is less than the Reference Adjusted EBITDA (the “10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount”) (such amount, the “Purchase Price”) and (b) the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities, which comprises the respective purchase price to be paid for the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and the covenant not to compete contained in Section 6.9 in each respective jurisdiction as provided in the Allocation Schedule. For purposes hereof, “Reference Adjusted EBITDA” shall mean Two Hundred Fifty Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and no cents ($259,800,000) and “Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount” shall mean any required deduction pursuant to clause (2) or (3).
3.2 Payment of Purchase Price.
(a) On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay to Seller (for its own account and as agent for any Other Seller unless otherwise provided in any Local Asset Transfer Agreement) the sum of (i) Two Billion Six Hundred Sixty Million Dollars and no cents ($2,660,000,000),
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(ii) plus or minus, as applicable, the amount by which Estimated Working Capital (as defined below) at the opening of business on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Closing) is more than or less than Three Hundred Seventy-Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($376,900,000) (the “Reference Working Capital”), (iii) minus, if applicable, the amount of the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount, if any (or if the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount is not yet determined in accordance with Section 3.4, the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount (as defined below), if any) (iv) minus, the Rollover Option Amount (as defined below), if any, and (v) minus, if applicable, the amount of any reduction in the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.1(f) of Schedule 6.7 hereto. Such amount provided for in the immediately preceding sentence shall be payable in United States dollars in immediately available federal funds to such bank account or accounts as shall be designated in writing by Seller no later than the second Business Day prior to the Closing.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement:
“Dispute Promissory Note” shall mean a promissory note issued by Purchaser (or if different, the Affiliate of Purchaser which has issued the common equity securities to the equity participants pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letters), which note will (i) bear interest at the Prime Rate as in effect from time to time (but without duplication of interest payable pursuant to Section 3.4(g)), payable at the same time as the related principal, (ii) will be payable at the time, and to the extent, any adjustment is payable by Purchaser to the Seller in accordance with Section 3.4(g) (with the note cancelled to the extent any such principal and interest is not paid by operation of such section), (iii) prior to the date of issuance of such note the issuer thereof shall have obtained unconditional written commitments by the equity owners of the issuer or Affiliates thereof to purchase for cash additional equity securities of the issuer in an amount equal to at least the principal amount of the Dispute Promissory Note plus three months interest, which commitments may not be terminated or otherwise modified prior to the resolution of the related dispute regarding Adjusted EBITDA, and (iv) otherwise, as to the note and the equity commitment provided for in clause (iii), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller.
“Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount” shall mean the amount of the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount (if any) derived from the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations, as such amount may be modified by the parties in good faith in accordance with the review procedures set forth in Section 3.4; provided, however, that if as of the Closing Date the difference between the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount calculated based on the then applicable Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations (the “Proposed Seller Adjustment Amount”) and that based on the then applicable EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice (the “Proposed Purchaser Adjustment Amount”) is greater than $25.0 million, then, at the sole election of the Purchaser, the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount for purposes of the payments to be made at Closing in accordance with Section 3.2(a)(iii) shall be either: (i) an amount equal to the average of the Proposed Purchaser Adjustment Amount and the Seller Proposed Adjustment Amount or (ii) an amount equal to the full Proposed Purchaser Adjustment Amount, provided that, if Purchaser elects this clause (ii), it must also deliver to Seller on the Closing Date a Dispute Promissory Note in a principal amount equal to the full difference between the Proposed Purchaser Adjustment Amount and the Proposed Seller Adjustment Amount.
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“Rollover Option Amount” means the aggregate sum of the excess of the closing sales price of Seller’s common stock as reported on the NYSE for the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date over the per share exercise price for each Seller stock option subject to the Option Rollover.
“Estimated Working Capital” shall be based on an estimated calculation of Working Capital as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Closing) as calculated in good faith by Seller and set forth in a certificate delivered by Seller to Purchaser, together with reasonable supporting documentation for the calculation thereof, not less than seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date, it being agreed that at the time of the delivery of such certificate and continuing thereafter Seller shall provide a reasonable opportunity for Purchaser to review such supporting documentation and discuss it in good faith with responsible representatives of Seller
3.3 Working Capital Adjustment.
(a) Purchaser and Seller agree that to the extent that the Final Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Working Capital, Purchaser shall pay to Seller (on behalf of itself and as agent for any Other Seller) such excess (the “Working Capital Excess Amount”), and to the extent that the Final Working Capital is less than the Estimated Working Capital, Seller (on behalf of itself and as agent for any Other Seller) shall pay to Purchaser such shortfall (the “Working Capital Deficiency Amount”), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.3. For purposes of this Agreement, “Final Working Capital” shall mean Working Capital as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Closing) as determined pursuant to this Section 3.3. As used herein, “Working Capital” means the sum of (i) those Purchased Assets representing current assets consisting of trade accounts receivable and up to $20.0 million of other accounts receivable (“Sundry Receivables”) (in each case determined net of any applicable unapplied cash receipts, price protection, product returns and any other GAAP reserves and an allowance for doubtful accounts), and inventory, net of GAAP reserves, less (ii) all Assumed Liabilities that would be required to be reflected as current liabilities on a balance sheet of the Business as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (and without giving effect to the Closing) prepared in accordance with GAAP, excluding accrued FTO, post-retirement healthcare benefits and pension liabilities, provided that all contractual obligations to suppliers, vendors and customers in their capacity as such that would be required to be reflected as liabilities on a balance sheet of the Business as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (and without giving effect to the Closing) prepared in accordance with GAAP will be considered current liabilities for purposes of this clause (ii) and provided further that in no event shall a Section 6.7(g) Obligation or any Investment Interest, or the proceeds therefrom, be deemed an account receivable.
(b) As promptly as practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than 90 days following the Closing Date, Seller shall: (i) prepare and deliver to Purchaser (A) the Closing Balance Sheet, (B) a calculation of Working Capital as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Closing) (the “Final Closing Statement of Working Capital”), (C) a calculation of the Working Capital Excess Amount or the Working Capital Deficiency Amount, if any, and (D) a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Seller stating that the Final Closing Statement of Working Capital, Working Capital Excess Amount or
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Working Capital Deficiency Amount, if any (collectively, the “Final Calculations”) each have been prepared or calculated, as appropriate, in accordance with this Section 3.3 and (ii) make available to Purchaser all relevant books and records relating to the Final Calculations. Purchaser shall cooperate with Seller in the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the Final Closing Statement of Working Capital and the calculation of the Working Capital Excess Amount or the Working Capital Deficiency Amount, if any, as the case may be. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser shall provide Seller and its representatives with reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the facilities, personnel and accounting records of the Business acquired by Purchaser, to the extent reasonably necessary to permit Seller to prepare the Final Calculations.
(c) During the 30-day period following Purchaser’s receipt of the Final Calculations (the “Working Capital Review Period”), Purchaser and its representatives, including its independent auditors, shall be afforded the opportunity to review the Final Calculations and related supporting documentation. To the extent Seller or any of its Subsidiaries retains any information of the Business, Seller or such Subsidiary shall provide reasonable assistance to Purchaser or any representatives, including its independent auditors, in connection with such review.
(d) If Purchaser believes that the Final Calculations (i) were not prepared or calculated, as appropriate, in accordance with this Section 3.3 and (ii) are incorrect, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller, prior to the expiration of the Working Capital Review Period, a proposed adjustment notice (“Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice”) which shall contain, in reasonable detail, the alleged error and support for such belief and the adjustment thereof, together with a certificate of a responsible officer of Purchaser stating that the calculations in the Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice have been calculated in accordance with this Section 3.3. If the Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice is not delivered to Seller prior to the expiration of the Working Capital Review Period, the Final Calculations shall become final, binding and conclusive on all Parties.
(e) If a Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice is delivered within the period set forth in Section 3.3(d), Purchaser and Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute for a 30-day period (the “Working Capital Discussion Period”), commencing on the date Seller receives the Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice, to resolve such dispute. If Purchaser and Seller cannot resolve such dispute within such 30-day period, Purchaser and Seller shall retain Ernst & Young LLP to act as the arbitrator (the “Working Capital Arbitrator”) of such dispute; provided, however, that if either Party shall reasonably discover a conflict of interest (including the resulting loss of independence of an auditor to any Party) associated with Ernst & Young LLP, the Parties shall retain KPMG LLP to act as the Working Capital Arbitrator, unless such alternative Working Capital Arbitrator is also subject to a conflict of interest, in which event the Working Capital Arbitrator shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. The Parties shall retain the Working Capital Arbitrator no later than five (5) Business Days following the expiration of the Working Capital Discussion Period. In the event of a failure to retain the Working Capital Arbitrator during such time period, either Party, acting individually, shall have the right to retain the Working Capital Arbitrator on behalf of both Parties. Any arbitration shall be conducted in Santa Xxxxx County, California, and such proceedings shall be in English. The Working Capital Arbitrator shall act promptly to resolve
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any dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it being understood that the sole issues for the Working Capital Arbitrator shall be whether the Final Calculations (i) were not prepared or calculated, as appropriate, in accordance with this Section 3.3 and (ii) as a result, are incorrect. The Working Capital Arbitrator shall issue its written decision as promptly as practicable and in any event within 30 days after the appointment of such Working Capital Arbitrator, which decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on both Purchaser and Seller; provided that in no event shall any disputed item or amount be more in terms of Working Capital than that provided in the Final Calculations or less in terms of Working Capital than that provided in the Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with the Working Capital Arbitrator in connection with this Section 3.3(e). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Seller shall each promptly provide, or cause to be provided, to the Working Capital Arbitrator all information, and to make available at the arbitration proceeding all personnel, as are reasonably necessary to permit the Working Capital Arbitrator to resolve any disputes pursuant to this Section 3.3(e). The expenses of the Working Capital Arbitrator in resolving any disputes under this Section 3.3(e) shall be borne equally by Purchaser and Seller.
(f) If the Final Calculations, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3(e), result in a Working Capital Deficiency Amount, then Seller shall pay to an account designated by Purchaser in immediately available funds an amount equal to the Working Capital Deficiency Amount, plus interest thereon from the Closing Date through the date of payment at the Prime Rate as in effect from time to time during such period. If the Final Calculations, as may be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3(e), result in an Working Capital Excess Amount, then Purchaser shall pay to an account designated by Seller in immediately available funds an amount equal to the Working Capital Excess Amount, plus interest thereon from the Closing Date through the date of payment at the Prime Rate as in effect from time to time during such period. All payments under this Section 3.3(f) shall be made within ten (10) Business Days of the Final Calculations becoming final and binding in accordance with Section 3.3(d) or Section 3.3(e). The payment of any amounts pursuant to this Section 3.3(f) shall not be subject to any set-offs, hold-backs, escrows or other reductions or restrictions.
3.4 Adjusted EBITDA.
(a) For purposes of this Section 3.4, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Adjusted EBITDA” means, for the twelve months ended July 31, 2005 or October 31, 2005, as applicable, the sum of the following (without duplication):
(i) EBIT; minus
(ii) Camera Module EBIT; plus
(iii) Camera Module Asset Impairments; plus
(iv) Special Charges; plus
(v) Transaction Expenses; minus
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(vi) Investment and Other Non-Operating Gains or Losses; minus
(vii) Excluded Business EBIT, plus
(viii) Depreciation and Amortization; plus
(ix) GIO Allocations; minus
(x) Stand-Alone Costs Estimate; plus
(xi) Stand-Alone Depreciation and Amortization.
“Allocated Asset Impairments and Severance” means, for any period, all expenses and asset impairments of Seller and its Subsidiaries that are allocated to the Business that arise from or relate to (i) severance payments pursuant to the Seller U.S. Redeployment Workforce Management Severance Benefits Plan, the Seller Voluntary Severance Incentive Plan, any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan or applicable law governing the severance obligations of Seller or its Subsidiaries with respect to employees not eligible to participate in such plans, and (ii) asset impairments and expenses arising from restructurings undertaken by the Seller and its Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period; provided, however, that the foregoing (x) may not include any amounts reflected in the Statement of Operating Revenues and Expenses included in the Business Financial Statements and (y) must have been included in the “non-GAAP adjustments” externally reported by Seller as adjustments to arrive at “non-GAAP net income.”
“Allocated Other Seller Corporate Expenses” means, for any period, corporate expenses relating to public relations, corporate donations or other corporate expenses incurred for the purpose of supporting the brand, reputation or image of Seller generally allocated by Seller to the Business that are not included in GIO Allocations, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period; provided, however, that the foregoing may not include any amounts reflected in the Business Financial Statements.
“Asset Impairments, Severance and Write-Down of Nikon Stepper” means, for any period, all expenses and asset impairments arising from or relating to (i) severance payments pursuant to the Seller U.S. Redeployment Workforce Management Severance Benefits Plan and the Seller Voluntary Severance Incentive Plan, any Non-U.S. Benefit Plan or applicable law governing the severance obligations of Seller or its Subsidiaries with respect to employees not eligible to participate in such plans, and (ii) asset impairments and expenses arising from restructurings undertaken by the Business, including those matters described in Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Letter, in each case except for any such expenses and asset impairments included under the definition of Allocated Asset Impairments and Severance and only to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period; provided, however, that the foregoing (x) may not include any amounts reflected in the Statement of Operating Revenues and Expenses included in the Business Financial Statements and (y) must have been included in the “non-GAAP adjustments” externally reported by Seller as adjustments to arrive at “non-GAAP net income.”
“Camera Module Asset Impairments” means, for any period, the amount of all asset impairments arising from or incurred in connection with the Camera Module Business and/or the disposition of the Camera Module Business, including the write-down or write-off (net of any
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related reserve reversal, recovery or other adjustment) of inventory, cleanroom assets and goodwill recorded during the fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2004, January 31, 2005, April 30, 2005 and July 31, 2005, and excluding the Post-Sale Inventory Write-Off, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period.
“Camera Module Business” means the “Business,” as such term is defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated October 27, 2004 between Seller and Flextronics, as amended.
“Camera Module EBIT” means, for any period, the amount of EBIT relating to the Camera Module Business for such period (with such EBIT not being affected by any redeployment of resources, employees or assets associated with the Camera Module Business to other operations of the Business after the sale of the Camera Module Business); provided that Camera Module EBIT shall only include amounts that are reflected in the calculation of EBIT for such period. For the avoidance of doubt, if this amount is a loss, it will be reflected as a negative number for purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA (e.g. if EBIT equals $100 million and the Camera Module EBIT equals negative $25 million, the sum of clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition of “Adjusted EBITDA” will equal $125 million).
“Depreciation and Amortization” means, for any period, the depreciation and amortization expense included in EBIT for such period, other than any depreciation and amortization expense included in GIO Allocations, Allocated Asset Impairments and Severance, Asset Impairments, Severance and Write-Down of Nikon Stepper, Camera Module EBIT or Excluded Business EBIT.
“EBIT” means net income of the Business, plus net interest expense of the Business, plus income tax expense of the Business, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Excluded Business EBIT” means, for any period, EBIT attributable to any business not being acquired by Purchaser (other than the Camera Module Business), in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period. For the avoidance of doubt, if this amount is a loss, it will be reflected as a negative number for purposes of calculating Adjusted EBITDA (e.g., if EBIT equals $100 million and the Excluded Business EBIT equals negative $5 million, the sum of clause (i) and (vii) of the definition of “Adjusted EBITDA” will equal $105 million).
“Flextronics” means Flextronics Sales and Marketing (A-P) Ltd.
“GIO Allocations” means, for any period, expenses allocated by Seller to the Business for such period, to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period and consistent with the historical practice of Seller as reflected in the Business Financial Statements. For the avoidance of doubt, GIO Allocated Costs shall (i) be described as such in the Audited Business Financial Statements, and (ii) not include Allocated Asset Impairments and Severance and Allocated Other Seller Corporate Expenses or any GIO included in Camera Module EBIT.
“Investment and Other Non-Operating Gains or Losses” means, for any period, to the extent reflected in EBIT for that period, (i) gain or loss arising from the sale of investment securities or other non-current assets, (ii) equity in income of non-consolidated subsidiaries, (iii) dividends from investments, (iv) other or non-operating gain or income and (v) non-operating loss or expense provided that, in case of clause (v) such item may not include any amounts reflected in the Business Financial Statements. For the avoidance of doubt, if the amount in clause (i) is a loss or there is any amount pursuant to clause (v), it will be reflected as negative number for purposes of calculating, Adjusted EBITDA.
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“Post-Sale Inventory Write-Off” means, for any period, the amount of any expense relating to the write-down or write-off (net of any related reserve reversal, recovery or other adjustment) of inventory relating to the Camera Module Business recorded during such period, to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period.
“7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA” means Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended July 31, 2005.
“Special Charges” means for any period, the sum of:
Post-Sale Inventory Write-Off; plus
Asset Impairments, Severance and Write-Down of Nikon Stepper; plus
Wavics Charges; plus
Allocated Other Seller Corporate Expenses; plus
Allocated Asset Impairments and Severance; plus
Specified Charges.
“Specified Charges” means, for any period, any charges or expenses relating to the write-down of investment securities and other non-cash impairment charges of non-current assets and non-cash stock compensation charges, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period and not otherwise included in clauses (ii) through (ix) of the definition of “Adjusted EBITDA.”
“Stand-Alone Costs Estimate” means, for any period, One Hundred Eighty Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars and no cents ($180,700,000).
“Stand-Alone Depreciation and Amortization” means, for any period, Twenty Four Million Dollars and no cents ($24,000,000).
“10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA” means Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended October 31, 2005.
“Transaction Expenses” means, for any period, (i) all out-of-pocket expenses consisting of fees and expenses of Seller’s financial advisor, outside attorneys, accountants and other advisors, arising out of the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) in the case of 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA only, all other expenses accrued in the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2005 arising out of the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all employee retention payments (including those referenced in Section 4.17 of the Disclosure Letter) and severance expenses, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period.
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“Wavics Charges” means, for any period, the amount relating to charges and expenses for (i) bonuses paid to employees of Wavics, Inc. and its Subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition by Seller of Wavics, Inc. pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 20, 2005, and (ii) the write-down or write-off of in-process research and development during the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2005, in each case to the extent reflected in EBIT for such period.
(b) For purposes of this Section 3.4, EBIT for the twelve-month period ended on July 31, 2005 will be calculated by taking:
(i) EBIT from the Audited Business Financial Statements for the nine months ended July 31, 2005; plus
(ii) EBIT from the Audited Business Financial Statements for the year ended October 31, 2004; minus
(iii) EBIT from the Unaudited Business Financial Statements for the nine months ended July 31, 2004.
All amounts set forth in clauses (ii) through (ix) and clause (xi) of the definition of “Adjusted EBITDA” will be derived from and supported by Seller’s accounting records, and the Parties acknowledge and agree that such amounts need not comply with the requirements set forth in Regulation S-X of the Securities Act and that the adjustments provided in clauses (ii) through (xi) of such definition may or may not be consistent with the adjustments that would be reflected in an offering document relating to the sale of securities.
(c) As promptly as reasonably practical, but in no event later than five Business Days after the date of delivery of the relevant Audited Business Financial Statements, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser (i) a calculation, in reasonable detail, of 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA and, if applicable, 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA and the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount, if any, and (ii) a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Seller stating that 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA and, if applicable, 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA and the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount, if any (collectively, the “Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations”) each have been derived from and are supported by Seller’s accounting records.
(d) During the 15-day period following the delivery of the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations and the Audited Business Financial Statements, whichever is later (the “Adjusted EBITDA Review Period”), Purchaser and its representatives, including its independent auditors, shall be afforded the opportunity to review the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations and related supporting documentation. Seller or such Subsidiary shall make available to Purchaser all relevant books and records relating to the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations, shall facilitate access to the audit workpapers of Seller’s independent auditors and responsible representatives of Seller and its independent auditors, and shall otherwise provide reasonable assistance to Purchaser or any representatives, including its independent auditors, in connection with such review. The 15-day Adjusted EBITDA Review Period shall be extended to the extent the foregoing requisite access to books, records and personnel and assistance has not been reasonably provided.
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(e) If Purchaser believes that any Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations (i) were not prepared or calculated, as appropriate, in accordance with this Section 3.4(b) and (ii) are incorrect, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller, prior to the expiration of the Adjusted EBITDA Review Period, a proposed adjustment notice (“Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice”) which shall contain, in reasonable detail, the alleged error and support for such belief and the adjustment thereof, together with a certificate of a responsible officer of Purchaser stating that the calculations in the Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice have been calculated in accordance with this Section 3.4. If the Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice is not delivered to Seller prior to the expiration of the Adjusted EBITDA Review Period, the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations shall become final, binding and conclusive on all Parties (as finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.4, the “Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations”).
(f) If an Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice is delivered within the period set forth in Section 3.4(d), Purchaser and Seller shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute for a ten (10)-day period (the “Adjusted EBITDA Discussion Period”), commencing on the date Seller receives the Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice, to resolve such dispute. If Purchaser and Seller cannot resolve such dispute within such ten (10)-day period, Purchaser and Seller shall retain Ernst & Young LLP to act as the arbitrator (the “Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator”) of such dispute; provided, however, that if either Party shall reasonably discover a conflict of interest (including the resulting loss of independence of an auditor to any Party) associated with Ernst & Young LLP, the Parties shall retain KPMG LLP to act as the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator, unless such alternative Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator is also subject to a conflict of interest, in which event the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator shall be mutually agreed upon by the Parties. The Parties shall retain the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator immediately following the expiration of the Adjusted EBITDA Discussion Period. In the event of a failure to so retain the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator, either Party, acting individually, shall have the right to retain the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator on behalf of both Parties. Any arbitration shall be conducted in Santa Xxxxx County, California, and such proceedings shall be in English. The Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator shall act promptly to resolve any dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, it being understood that the sole issues for the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator shall be whether the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations (i) were not prepared or calculated, as appropriate, in accordance with this Section 3.4 and (ii) as a result, are incorrect. The Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator shall issue its written decision as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) days after the appointment of such Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator, which decision shall be final, binding and conclusive on both Purchaser and Seller; provided that in no event shall any disputed item or amount result in Adjusted EBITDA greater than that provided in the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations or less than that provided in the Adjusted EBITDA Proposed Adjustment Notice. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator in connection with this Section 3.4(f). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Seller shall each promptly provide, or cause to be provided, to the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator all information, and to make available at the arbitration proceeding all personnel, as are reasonably necessary to permit the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator to resolve any disputes pursuant to this Section 3.4(f) and determine the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations and final Adjusted EBITDA. The expenses of the Adjusted EBITDA Arbitrator in resolving any disputes under this Section 3.4(f) shall be borne equally by Purchaser and Seller.
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(g) If the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.4(f) are (i) not determined prior to the Closing Date in accordance with such Section 3.4(f), and (ii) result in the calculation of an Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount that (x) is greater than the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount prior to such adjustment, then Seller shall pay to an account designated by Purchaser in immediately available funds an amount equal to such adjustment, plus interest thereon from the Closing Date through the date of payment at the Prime Rate as in effect from time to time during such period or (y) is less than the Estimated Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount prior to such adjustment, then the Purchaser shall pay to an account designated by Purchaser in immediately available funds an amount equal to such adjustment, plus interest thereon from the Closing Date through the date of payment at the Prime Rate as in effect from time to time during such period. If a Dispute Promissory Note was issued, upon payment of the amount required to be paid by Purchaser by the immediately preceding sentence (if any), such note shall be cancelled and returned by Seller to Purchaser. All payments under this Section 3.4(g) shall be made within ten (10) Business Days of the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations becoming final and binding in accordance with Section 3.4(e) or Section 3.4(f). The payment of any amounts pursuant to this Section 3.4(g) shall not be subject to any set-offs, hold-backs, escrows or other reductions or restrictions. In the event that any amounts are required to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.4(g), the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount and related determination of 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA or 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA, as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.4(f), shall be considered the Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount, 7/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA or 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA, as the case may be, for all purposes of this Agreement.
3.5 Allocation of Purchase Price.
(a) Seller and Purchaser agree to allocate the Purchase Price (and all other capitalizable costs) among the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights and the covenant not to compete contained in Section 6.9 for all purposes (including financial accounting and Tax purposes (except as otherwise required by generally accepted accounting principles)) in accordance with an allocation schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”) prepared jointly by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Seller and Purchaser agree to cooperate with each other in the preparation of, and to negotiate in good faith to resolve any dispute with respect to, the Allocation Schedule; provided, however, that in the event that Seller and Purchaser cannot reach agreement with respect to the Allocation Schedule within thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, an internationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller shall prepare the Allocation Schedule. The costs related to having the accounting firm prepare the Allocation Schedule shall be borne equally by Purchaser and Seller.
(b) If an adjustment is made to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.3, the Allocation Schedule shall be adjusted in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and as mutually agreed by Purchaser and Seller. In the event that an agreement with respect to any adjustment is not reached within thirty (30) days after the later of (i) the date the Final Calculations become binding pursuant to Section 3.3 and (ii) the date the Adjusted EBITDA Final Calculations become binding pursuant to Section 3.4, any disputed items shall be resolved in the manner described in Section 3.5(a). Not later than ten (10) days prior to the filing of their
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respective IRS Forms 8594 relating to this transaction, each Party shall deliver to the other Party a copy of its IRS Form 8594.
(c) Purchaser and Seller shall be bound by such Allocation Schedule and shall file, according to Section 1060 of the Code, all returns (including, without limitation, filing Form 8594) and reports with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all federal, state and local Tax returns) on the basis of such allocation. In addition, Purchaser and Seller shall act in accordance with the Allocation Schedule in the course of any Tax audit, Tax review or Tax litigation relating thereto, and take no position and cause their affiliates to take no position inconsistent with the Allocation Schedule for income Tax purposes, including United States federal and state income Tax and foreign income Tax, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser, subject to the disclosures and exceptions set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by Seller to Purchaser on the date hereof and attached hereto (the “Disclosure Letter”), as follows:
4.1 Corporate Existence.
Seller and each of its Subsidiaries party to the other Transaction Documents (such Subsidiaries, collectively, the “Other Sellers”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Seller and each Other Seller has the requisite corporate, partnership or similar power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to carry on the Business as the same is now being conducted by it.
4.2 Corporate Authority.
(a) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the other agreements, instruments and documents to be executed and delivered in connection herewith, including the Master Separation Agreement, (collectively with this Agreement, the “Transaction Documents”) to which Seller or any Other Seller is (or becomes) a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby involving such Persons have been duly authorized by Seller and will be duly authorized by each applicable Other Seller by all requisite corporate, partnership or other action prior to Closing and no other proceedings on the part of Seller or its stockholders are (and no other proceedings on the part of any Other Seller or any of its equity holders will be) necessary for Seller or any Other Seller to authorize the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or to perform any of their obligations hereunder or thereunder. Seller has, and each of the Other Sellers will have at or prior to the Closing, full corporate or other organizational (as applicable) power and authority to execute and deliver the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations
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hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller, and the other Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by Seller and any Other Seller party thereto, and this Agreement constitutes, and the other Transaction Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Seller and/or any Other Seller, enforceable against it or them, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b) Except (i) for required filings under the HSR Act, and any other applicable Laws or regulations relating to antitrust or competition (collectively, “Antitrust Regulations”) and (ii) if determined to be necessary by Seller, the filing of this Agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by Seller and/or each of the Other Sellers, the performance by Seller and each Other Seller of its respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Seller and each of the Other Sellers of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (A) violate or conflict with any provision of the respective certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of Seller or any Other Seller, (B) result in any material violation or material breach of, or constitute any material default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material obligation or a loss of a material benefit under, require that any Consent be obtained or result in the creation of any Lien under, any material Contract, including material Assumed Contracts, to which Seller or any Other Seller is a party or to which any assets of Seller are subject, or (C) materially violate, conflict with or result in any breach under any provision of any material Law applicable to Seller or any Other Seller or any of their respective properties or assets.
4.3 Governmental Approvals and Consents.
Except for any requirements under any Antitrust Regulations, no material Consent, order, or license from, material notice to or material registration, declaration or filing with, any United States, supranational or foreign, federal, state, provincial, municipal or local government, government agency, court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or instrumentality (“Governmental Authority”), is required on the part of Seller or any Other Seller in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Seller and each Other Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Properties.
(a) Seller or one or more of the Other Sellers has, or at the Closing will have, and Purchaser will at the Closing acquire, good and valid title to the Purchased Assets, free and clear
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of all Liens, except Permitted Liens and Liens arising out of any actions of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Section 4.4(b) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of the Real Property. The Real Property is the only real property owned, leased, subleased or licensed by Seller or the Other Sellers and necessary for the operation of the Business.
(c) Section 4.4(c) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Owned Real Property to be transferred to Purchaser pursuant to the Deeds (“Transferred Real Property”).
(d) Section 4.4(d) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Real Property to be assigned to Purchaser in accordance with Article II (“Assigned Real Property”). True and complete copies of each Lease relating to each Assigned Real Property have been delivered, or made available, to Purchaser or its counsel. None of Seller or the Other Sellers has received a written notice from any Landlord of any default (or condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any such Lease relating to or otherwise affecting the Assigned Real Property.
(e) Section 4.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Real Property to be subleased to Purchaser in accordance with Article II (“Subleased Real Property”) and a description of the portion thereof to be subleased to Purchaser and the nature of such sublease. True and complete copies of each Lease relating to each Subleased Real Property have been delivered, or made available, to Purchaser or its counsel. None of Seller or the Other Sellers has received a written notice from any Landlord of any default (or condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any such Lease relating to the Subleased Real Property. With respect to the Subleased Real Property at Bayan Leaps Free Industrial Xxxx, 00000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx (the “Penang Property”), there is no term or condition set forth in the leases and/or other instruments and agreements pursuant to which Seller occupies and has the right to utilize the Penang Property that, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the sublease or subleases by Seller to Purchaser of the Penang Property in accordance with the terms set forth on Exhibit H-3) that would prevent or hinder Purchaser’s occupancy or utilization of the Penang Property immediately following the Closing in substantially the same manner as the Penang Property is currently occupied and utilized by Seller and the Other Sellers immediately prior to the Closing.
(f) Section 4.4(f) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Real Property a portion of which will be leased to Purchaser on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 6.8(b) (the “Leased Real Property”) and a description of the portion thereof to be leased to Purchaser and the nature of such Lease.
(g) Section 4.4(g) of the Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Real Property a portion of which will be licensed to Purchaser on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 6.8(b) (the “Licensed Real Property”) and a description of the portion thereof to be licensed to Purchaser (the Transferred Real Property, the Assigned Real Property, the Subleased Real Property, the Leased Real Property and the Licensed Real Property, collectively, the “Real Property”). True and complete copies of each Lease relating to each Licensed Real Property, where applicable, have been delivered, or made available, to Purchaser or its counsel. None of
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Seller or the Other Sellers has received a written notice from any Landlord of any default (or condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any such Lease relating to the Licensed Real Property.
(h) Each of the Leases with respect to the Assigned Real Property, the Subleased Real Property and the Licensed Real Property is in full force and effect without modification or amendment from the form delivered, or made available, to Purchaser or its counsel and are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Seller and its Subsidiaries party to the Leases have performed all material obligations required to be performed by them to date under such Leases, and are not (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or material default thereunder and, to the knowledge of Seller, no other party to such Leases is (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or material default thereunder. Except pursuant to documentation delivered, or made available, to Purchaser or its counsel, Seller and the Other Sellers have not assigned their interest under such Leases, or entered into any subleases for all or a part of the space demised thereby, to any third party. All material construction work and alterations required to be performed by the Tenant under such Leases has been completed.
(i) The plants, buildings and other structures included in the Purchased Assets (i) have no material defects, (ii) are in good operating condition and repair (giving due account to the age and length of use of same), ordinary wear and tear excepted, (iii) are suitable for use in connection with the Business, and (iv) are structurally sound, except where failure of any of the representations in clauses (i) – (iv) hereof could not be reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the conduct of the Business at the applicable Real Property.
(j) The plants, buildings and structures included in the Purchased Assets have access to (i) public roads or valid easements over private streets or private property for such ingress to and egress from all such plants, buildings and structures and (ii) water supply, storm and sanitary sewer facilities, telephone, gas and electrical connections, fire protection, drainage and other public utilities, in each case as is necessary for the conduct of the Business, except where failure of any of the representations in clauses (i) and (ii) hereof could not be reasonably expected to materially adversely affect the conduct of the Business at the applicable Real Property. None of the structures on the Real Property substantially encroaches upon real property of another Person, and no structure of any other Person substantially encroaches upon any Real Property, except where any such encroachment could not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.5 Contracts.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter, no Assumed Contract in effect as of the date of this Agreement constitutes (any Contract specified in Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter is referred to as an “Assumed Material Contract”):
(i) any Contract to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party limiting in any material respect the right of Seller or its Subsidiaries to engage in any material line of business or to compete with any Person, in each case which would apply to the activities of Purchaser after the Closing with respect to the Business;
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(ii) a lease, sublease or similar Contract with any Person under which (A) Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is lessee of, or holds or uses, any machinery, equipment, vehicle or other tangible personal property owned by any Person or (B) Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessor or sublessor of, or makes available for use by any Person, any machinery, equipment, vehicle or other tangible personal property owned or leased by Seller or its Subsidiaries in any such case that has an aggregate future liability or receivable, as the case may be, in any fiscal year in excess of $2,000,000 and is not terminable by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by notice of not more than 60 days for a cost of less than $2,000,000;
(iii) (A) a continuing Contract for the future purchase by Seller or its Subsidiaries of materials, supplies, equipment or services (other than purchase orders for inventory (i.e., raw materials, work in process and finished goods) in the ordinary course of business), (B) a management, consulting or other similar Contract for services to be provided to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) an advertising agreement or arrangement, in any such case that has an aggregate future liability in any fiscal year to any Person in excess of $2,000,000 and is not terminable by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by notice of not more than 60 days for a cost of less than $2,000,000;
(iv) a Contract (including any take-or-pay or keepwell agreement) under which (A) any Person has guaranteed indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of Seller or its Subsidiaries or (B) Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has guaranteed indebtedness, liabilities or obligations of any other Person (in each case other than endorsements for the purpose of collection in the ordinary course of business), in each case in excess of $2,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate;
(v) a Contract under which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, made any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to, or other investment (other than the Investment Interests) in, any Person (other than extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business and loans to employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice not in excess of $200,000 per employee) in excess of $2,000,000 individually or $10,000,000 in the aggregate;
(vi) a Contract granting a Lien upon any property (tangible or intangible) used in connection with the Business or any other Purchased Asset which Lien secures an obligation in excess of $2,000,000, other than Permitted Liens;
(vii) a Contract with (A) Seller or any of Seller’s Subsidiaries or (B) any officer, director, employee or Affiliate of Seller or any of Seller’s Subsidiaries;
(viii) a Contract providing for the services of any dealer, distributor, sales representative, franchise or similar representative that involved the payment or receipt in
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the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 or the nine months ended July 31, 2005 in excess of $2,000,000 by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, other than such contracts (including with original equipment manufacturers) entered into in the ordinary course of business; or
(ix) a Contract to which Seller or any Seller Subsidiary is a party pertaining to the Business that is material to the Business and not made in the ordinary course of business.
(b) All Assumed Material Contracts are valid, binding and in full force and effect with respect to Seller or its Subsidiary party thereto, and have not been amended or modified in any material respect except as set forth therein. Seller has made available to Purchaser or its counsel true and correct copies of all Assumed Material Contracts as in effect on the date hereof. Seller or its Subsidiary party thereto has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under the Assumed Material Contracts, and it is not (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or material default thereunder and, to the knowledge of Seller, no other party to any Assumed Material Contract is (with or without the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both) in material breach or material default thereunder.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 4.5 shall not apply to Business Intellectual Property Rights (which are addressed in Section 4.7), Real Property (which are addressed in by Section 4.4), Seller Plans (which are addressed in Section 4.10), and Non-U.S. Benefit Plans (which are addressed in Section 4.11).
4.6 Litigation.
Neither Seller nor any Other Seller is subject to any order, judgment, stipulation, injunction, decree or agreement with any Governmental Authority, which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. No Proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any Other Seller which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents. Except as set forth on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Letter, there are no Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any Other Sellers in respect of the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Business Intellectual Property Rights or the Seller Plans, except for (a) any pending or threatened Proceeding that (i) seeks less than $1,000,000 in damages (excluding any class or similar representative actions or any instance in which a Proceeding involving the same or similar allegations represent aggregate damages in excess of such amount) and (ii) does not seek injunctive or other similar relief, or (b) Proceedings commenced following the date hereof which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) Section 4.7(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all material Business Intellectual Property Licenses identified by Seller as of the date hereof. Seller and Purchaser shall reasonably cooperate to prepare a revised list of Business Intellectual Property Licenses
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prior to the Closing Date, with the intention that such list shall be as complete and accurate as is practicable under the circumstances. To the knowledge of Seller, (i) the Business Intellectual Property Licenses set forth in Section 4.7(a) of the Disclosure Letter are valid and in full force and effect and (ii) neither Seller nor such Other Seller, nor any other party thereto, is in material default or material breach thereunder, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or by the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(b) Seller or an Other Seller owns the Transferred Business Intellectual Property free and clear of any Liens.
(c) No Proceedings have been instituted or are pending against Seller or any Other Seller or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, which challenge the rights of Seller or any of the Other Sellers with respect to use or ownership of the Transferred Business Technology, Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(d) None of the Transferred Business Technology, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights is subject to any outstanding judgment, decree, order, writ, award, injunction or determination of an arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority affecting the rights of Seller or any of the Other Sellers with respect thereto.
(e) To the knowledge of Seller, neither Seller nor any Other Seller, nor the use by Seller or any Other Seller of the Transferred Business Technology, Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, has, in connection with the Business, infringed or violated in any material respects the valid Intellectual Property Rights of any third party, and no other term of this Agreement shall be interpreted to be inconsistent with the foregoing.
(f) As of the date hereof, Neither Seller nor any Other Seller has received any notice nor is there any pending litigation, to which Seller or any Other Seller is a party, alleging (i) that Seller or any Other Seller’s use of the Transferred Business Technology, Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights violates any valid Intellectual Property Right of any third party material to the Business, (ii) invalidity of the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, or (iii) ownership of the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights by a third party.
(g) To the knowledge of Seller, there is no material unauthorized use, misappropriation or infringement of any material Transferred Business Intellectual Property by any third party, including by any employee or former employee of Seller or an Other Seller.
(h) Seller and each Other Seller have taken commercially reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of its Trade Secrets that relate to the Business. Neither Seller nor any Other Seller is under any obligation to disclose, its material proprietary software of the Business in source code form, except to parties that have agreed to preserve the confidentiality of such
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source code. Neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has intentionally incorporated any disabling device or mechanism in the Semiconductor Products.
(i) Neither Seller nor any Other Seller has received any notice nor is there any pending litigation alleging that Seller or any Other Seller is obligated to indemnify a third party for alleged infringements or violations of Intellectual Property Rights of any other third party, except for any such infringements or violations which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.8 Finders; Brokers.
With the exception of fees and expenses payable to Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co., for which Seller shall be solely responsible, none of Seller or any Other Seller has employed any finder or broker in connection with the Purchase who would have a valid claim for a fee or commission from Purchaser in connection with the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
4.9 Tax Matters.
(a) (i) Neither Seller nor any Other Seller is currently engaged and has not been engaged during the three year period ending on the Closing Date, in any material disputes with any Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes attributable to the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) no Governmental Authority has proposed to make or has made any material adjustment with respect to Taxes attributable to the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and (iii) none of the Purchased Assets is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.
(b) There is no material liability for any unpaid Taxes in respect of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights.
(c) None of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights (i) is property that is required to be treated for Tax purposes as being owned by any other Person (other than those Purchased Assets that are leased); (ii) is tax-exempt bond financed property within the meaning of Section 168 of the Code; or (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.
(d) After the Closing Date, none of the Purchased Assets or the Business will be bound by any Tax-sharing agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Seller and each Other Seller has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
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4.10 Employment and Benefits.
(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of each material Seller Plan.
(b) With respect to each material Seller Plan, Seller has provided or made available to Purchaser or its counsel (i) a current summary plan description with respect to any Seller Plan subject to ERISA and (ii) a current summary description or plan document with respect to any Seller Plans not subject to ERISA.
(c) The Seller Plans are in compliance in all respects with all applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code, and other applicable Laws of the United States and have been administered in material accordance with their terms and such Laws, except where the failure to so comply has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. Seller’s 401(k) plan has received a determination letter from the IRS stating that it qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Code, and its trust is exempt from United States Taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and nothing has occurred since the date of such determination letter that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in the loss of such qualification or exempt status. Seller has provided or made available to Purchaser copies of any Internal Revenue Service determination letters with respect to each Seller Plan.
(d) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened claims or litigation with respect to any Seller Plans, other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(e) None of Seller, any Subsidiary of Seller, or any ERISA Affiliate of Seller contributes to, or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(f) No unsatisfied liability or withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by Seller or any Other Seller with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated “single-employer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained by either Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any entity which is considered one employer with Seller under Section 414 of the Code (an “ERISA Affiliate”) that would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(g) The consummation of the transactions described in this Agreement, in and of themselves, will not (A) other than as provided in Section 6.6, accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, or materially increase the amount payable or create any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Seller Plans or (B) result in payments under any of the Seller Plans which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(h) Each individual falling within the definition of Business Employee performs all or substantially all of his or her services for the Seller and its Subsidiaries for or on behalf of the Business.
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4.11 Non-U.S. Benefit Plans.
This Section 4.11 shall apply to Non-U.S. Benefit Plans.
(a) With respect to each material Non-U.S. Benefit Plan, Seller has provided or made available to Purchaser or its counsel a current summary description thereof. As soon as practicable following the date hereof, but no later than eighteen (18) days following the date of this Agreement, Seller will deliver to Purchaser copies of all documents governing the material Non-U.S. Benefit Plans with respect to which Purchaser shall incur or have a reasonable likelihood of incurring any Liability after the Closing and copies of all material documents governing the other Non-U.S. Benefit Plans with respect to which Purchaser shall incur or have a reasonable likelihood of incurring any Liability after the Closing, including any financing vehicles underlying the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, and a list of each material insurance policy maintained by Seller or any Other Seller with respect to any of such Non-U.S. Benefit Plans with respect to which Purchaser shall incur or have a reasonable likelihood of incurring any Liability after the Closing.
(b) Each of the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans has been maintained, operated and administered in material compliance with its terms and the provisions of applicable Law.
(c) Each Non-U.S. Benefit Plan which must be registered or qualified in the country in which it is maintained has received or timely applied for such registration or qualification, and, to Seller’s knowledge, such Non-U.S. Benefit Plan has not been amended since the date of its most recent registration or qualification (or application therefor) in a manner that would require a new registration or qualification, except where the failure to so comply has not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(d) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened claims, litigation or arbitration proceedings with respect to any Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants and beneficiaries, that have not had and would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect. All contributions, premiums, expenses and other payments required to be made by Seller or its Affiliates in connection with the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans by the Closing Date have been made, except where the failure to make such payment would not reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(e) The consummation of the transactions described in this Agreement, in and of themselves, will not, other than as provided by Law, accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding (through a trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, or materially increase the amount payable or create any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Non-U.S. Benefit Plans or any other of Seller’s employee benefit plans that provide benefits to the Non-U.S. Employees other than Retirement Benefits.
(f) No Business Employee who commenced employment with Seller or its Affiliates following January 1, 1995 has been eligible to participate in the Pensionsplan der Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH, as amended from time to time. Prior to the adoption of the
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Pensionsplan der Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH on August 1, 1982, no other plan, program or agreement provided Retirement Benefits for Business Employees employed by Seller or its Affiliates in Germany.
4.12 Compliance with Laws.
The Business is being and has been conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries in material compliance with the Laws applicable thereto. Seller and its Subsidiaries each have all material permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, franchises, variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental authorizations, consents and approvals (collectively, “Permits”) necessary to conduct the Business as presently conducted.
4.13 Labor Matters.
As of the date of this Agreement, neither Seller nor any Other Seller is (a) a party to any collective bargaining agreement in respect of the Business in the United States, Singapore, or Malaysia (collectively, the “Key Jurisdictions”), (b) subject to a legal duty to bargain (exclusive of any notification and consultation obligations) with any trade union on behalf of the Business Employees in the Key Jurisdictions or (c) to the knowledge of Seller, the object of any attempt to organize the Business Employees for collective bargaining purposes or presently operating under an expired collective bargaining agreement in the Key Jurisdictions. As of the current time and within the last 24 months, neither Seller nor any Other Seller in respect of the Business is or has been a party to or subject to any material strike, work stoppage, organizing attempt, picketing, boycott or similar activity.
4.14 Environmental Matters.
Except as disclosed in Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Letter: (a) Seller and each Other Seller in respect of the Business, the Real Property, the Purchased Assets and the Hazardous Materials Activities relating to the Real Property are and have been in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, including the possession of, and the compliance with, all material Permits required under Environmental Laws; (b) there has not been any Release of Hazardous Materials at or from any of the Business Facilities in violation of Environmental Laws or in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a material liability under any Environmental Laws; (c) neither Seller nor any Subsidiary of Seller has received any Environmental Claim relating to the Business or the Real Property, and to the knowledge of Seller, there are no Environmental Claims threatened against the Business or any of the Real Property; (d) Seller has, to its knowledge, delivered to Purchaser, or has otherwise made available to Purchaser or its counsel, true, complete and correct copies of all material environmental reports, studies, assessments, audits, sampling data, correspondence alleging any violation of Environmental Laws and other Environmental Claims in their possession relating to the Purchased Assets, the Real Property and the Business; and (e) no Person with an indemnity or contribution obligation to Seller or any Other Seller relating to compliance with or liability under Environmental Law is in material default with respect to any such material obligation relating to the Business or the Real Property.
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4.15 Financial Information; Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a) Section 4.15(a) of the Disclosure Letter contains a statement setting forth specified Purchased Net Assets as of October 31, 2004 and April 30, 2005 (the “Statement of Purchased Net Assets”) and a statement of operating revenues and expenses for the twelve-month period ended October 31, 2004 and the six-month period ended April 30, 2005 (the “Statement of Operating Revenue and Expenses” and, together with the Statement of Purchased Net Assets, the “Business Financial Statements”). The Business Financial Statements (i) have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and procedures set forth in the notes to the Business Financial Statements, (ii) are derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Seller and its Subsidiaries for the twelve (12) months and six (6) months and as of the periods ended October 31, 2004 and April 30, 2005, respectively, and (iii) fairly present in all material respects the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities as of the date of such Business Financial Statements and the results of operations of the Business for the period covered by the Business Financial Statements in accordance with the accounting principles and procedures set forth in the notes to the Business Financial Statements. The segment information as to total net revenue and income from operations for the semiconductor product segment included in Seller’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2005 and Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended October 31, 2004 has been prepared in the manner described in such Report on Form 10-Q or Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be.
(b) The Audited Business Financial Statements will present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition, cash flows and results of operations of the Business, as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The Audited Business Financial Statements will be prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied except where expressly indicated, and comply in all respects to the requirements for the form and substance of financial statements set forth in Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Act.
(c) The Assumed Liabilities do not include any Liabilities of a nature required by GAAP to be reflected in a consolidated corporate balance sheet or the notes thereto, except Liabilities that (i) will be accrued or reserved against in the Audited Business Financial Statements, (ii) were incurred in the ordinary course of business since July 31, 2005, or (iii) have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.16 Equity Interests. Section 4.16 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the capital stock, other equity interests or convertible notes (the “Investment Interests”) in any corporation, partnership or other entity that are included in the Purchased Assets. At the time of the Closing, Seller or one of the Other Sellers will have good and marketable title to all such Investment Interests described in Section 4.16 of the Disclosure Letter, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. Seller has made available to Purchaser prior to the date hereof true and complete copies of all Contracts to which Seller or any other Seller is a party with respect to the Investment Interests. Neither Seller nor any Other Seller (i) has any obligation to make any investment in, capital contribution or loan to, or guarantee for the benefit of, any Person in respect of any Investment Interests or (ii) is party to any Contract granting any other party a right of first refusal or right of first offer with respect to the sale or transfer by Seller or any Other Seller of any Investment Interest.
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4.17 Absence of Changes.
Except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement or the exhibits or schedules hereto, since October 31, 2004, Seller and the Other Sellers have conducted the Business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and other than in the ordinary course of business have not: (a) sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred any of the Purchased Assets, other than such sales, assignments, pledges, hypothecations or other transfers in the ordinary course of business; (b) suffered any material damage, destruction or other casualty loss (not covered by insurance) on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (c) increased the compensation payable or to become payable by Seller or any Subsidiary to any Business Employee, (d) increased the level of benefits under any employee benefit plan, payment or arrangement for any Business Employee; (e) cancelled, compromised, released or assigned any material indebtedness owed to the Business or any material claims held by the Business, (f) sold, transferred, licensed or otherwise conveyed or disposed of any Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, (g) changed any method of accounting or accounting practice by Seller with respect to the Business except for any such change after the date hereof required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP, (h) granted any allowances or discounts outside the ordinary course of business or sold inventory materially in excess of reasonably anticipated consumption for the near term outside the ordinary course of business, or (i) entered into an agreement to do any of the foregoing. Since October 31, 2004 through the date hereof, Seller and its Subsidiaries have not suffered any Seller Material Adverse Effect.
4.18 Related Party Transactions.
Section 4.18 of the Disclosure Letter lists all material agreements, contracts, or other arrangements between the Business and any other business or division of Seller or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof.
4.19 Sufficiency of Assets.
The transfer of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, and the Transferred Real Property, together with (ii) the Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights, Licensed Business Technology, Assigned Real Property, the Leased Real Property, the Subleased Real Property and the Licensed Real Property and the other rights, licenses, services and benefits to be provided pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, constitute all of the assets, properties and rights owned, leased or licensed by Seller and its Subsidiaries necessary to conduct the Business in all material respects as currently conducted, in each case other than (A) the Excluded Assets described in Exhibit K, (B) any Contracts or other assets or rights that pursuant to Section 2.4, 2.5 or 2.6 are not transferred to Purchaser, (C) the assets, properties and rights used to perform the services that are the subject of the Master Separation Agreement and (D) as provided in Section 4.19 of the Disclosure Letter.
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4.20 Location of Assets.
Section 4.20(a) of the Disclosure Letter lists all addresses and/or locations of any material tangible assets in the possession of the Seller and/or any of its Subsidiaries that are included in the Purchased Assets. Section 4.20(b) of the Disclosure Letter lists all locations of any material tangible assets in the possession of any third party that are included in the Purchased Assets.
4.21 Restrictions on Business Activities.
There is no Contract to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise subject limiting in any material respect the right of Seller or its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person (including the Person set forth in Section 4.21(a) of the Disclosure Letter), in each case which would apply to the activities of Purchaser after the Closing with respect to the Business.
4.22 Insurance.
Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Letter lists all insurance policies of Seller or its Subsidiaries covering the Business as of the date hereof. All such policies are in full force and effect and Seller or any of its Subsidiaries being provided insurance benefits thereunder has complied in all material respects with the provisions of such policies and as of the date hereof Seller has not received any written notice from any of its insurance brokers or carriers for such policies that such broker or carrier will not be willing or able to renew its existing coverage.
4.23 Customers.
Section 4.23 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the ten (10) largest end-user customers (meaning original equipment manufacturers) by revenue of the Business for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2005. As of the date hereof, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notification that any such customer of the Business intends to terminate or materially adversely change its relationship with the Business.
4.24 Suppliers.
Section 4.24 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the ten (10) largest suppliers of goods and services to the Business for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 and for the six-month period ended April 30, 2005. As of the date hereof, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notification that any such supplier intends to terminate or materially adversely change its relationship with the Business.
4.25 Products.
The Semiconductor Products constitute all of the products currently manufactured, sold or being developed by Seller’s semiconductor products group as described in Seller’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed prior to the date hereof, except for (a) any products of LumiLeds Lighting, (b) any products of the divested camera module business, (c) any Lateral Flow Assay, Remote Management and Diagnostics, Embedded Test, Continuous Test and
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Management or Smart Optics products, (d) such other products as are set forth in Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Letter, and (e) such changes in products as have occurred in the ordinary course of business after the date of filing of such Form 10-K.
4.26 No Other Representations or Warranties.
Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV or in the other Transaction Documents, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that none of Seller, any Subsidiaries or Affiliates of Seller nor any other Person makes any other express, implied or statutory representation or warranty with respect to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Technology, the Assumed Liabilities or otherwise, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, enforceability or non-infringement, including as to (a) the physical condition or usefulness for a particular purpose of the real or tangible personal property included in the Purchased Assets, (b) the use of the Purchased Assets and Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Transferred Business Technology, and the operation of the Business by Purchaser after the Closing in any manner other than as used and operated by Seller or its Subsidiaries, or (c) the probable success or profitability of the ownership, use or operation of the Business by Purchaser after the Closing. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV or in the other Transaction Documents, all Purchased Assets are conveyed on an “AS IS” and “WHERE IS” basis. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV or in the other Transaction Document and the indemnification obligations set forth in Article IX hereof, neither Seller nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to Purchaser or any other Person for any information provided to the Purchaser or its representatives relating to the Business or otherwise in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the confidential memorandum or other material prepared by Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. related to the Business and any information, document, or material made available to Purchaser or its counsel or other representatives in Purchaser’s due diligence review, including in certain “data rooms” (electronic or otherwise) or management presentations. The representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of Purchaser, and the rights and remedies that may be exercised by Purchaser shall not be limited or otherwise affected by or as a result of any information furnished to, or any investigation made by or knowledge of, Purchaser or any of its representatives.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER
Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller, subject to the disclosures and exceptions set forth in the disclosure letter delivered by Purchaser to Seller on the date hereof and attached hereto (the “Purchaser Disclosure Letter”), as follows:
5.1 Corporate Existence.
Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its
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obligations hereunder and thereunder. Purchaser has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate the Purchased Assets and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and to assume the Assumed Liabilities, and to carry on the Business in substantially the same manner as the same is now being conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries.
5.2 Corporate Authority.
(a) This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Purchaser is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby involving Purchaser have been duly authorized by Purchaser by all requisite corporate, partnership or other action. Purchaser has full power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser, and the other Transaction Documents will be duly executed and delivered by Purchaser, and this Agreement constitutes, and the other Transaction Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
(b) Except for the required filings under the applicable Antitrust Regulations, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by Purchaser, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (A) violate or conflict with any provision of the respective certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of Purchaser, (B) result in any violation or breach or constitute any default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien under any contract, indenture, mortgage, lease, note or other agreement or instrument to which Purchaser is subject or is a party, or (C) violate, conflict with or result in any breach under any provision of any Law applicable to Purchaser or any of its properties or assets, except, in the case of clauses (B) and (C), to the extent that any such default, violation, conflict, breach or loss would not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
5.3 Governmental Approvals and Consents.
Purchaser is not subject to any order, judgment, decree, stipulation, injunction or agreement with any Governmental Authority which would prevent or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of the Purchase or would be reasonably likely to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. No claim, legal action, suit, arbitration, governmental investigation, action or other legal or administrative proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which would prevent or materially interfere with or delay the consummation of the Purchase. Except for any requirements under any Antitrust Regulations, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, license or permit from, notice to or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority, is required on the part of Purchaser in
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connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby except for such consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, licenses or permits, filings or notices which have been obtained and remain in full force and effect and those with respect to which the failure to have obtained or to remain in full force and effect would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Purchaser, there are no filings of the nature contemplated by Sections 4.2 and 4.2(b) required to be made by Purchaser in connection with the Purchase or the other transactions contemplated hereby on account of the business or operations of Purchaser, other than the filings expressly contemplated by Sections 4.2 and 4.2(b) read together with the Disclosure Letter.
5.4 Financial Capacity.
(a) Purchaser has delivered to Seller complete and correct copies of (i) a fully executed commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) from Xxxxxx Brothers, Inc., Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Lender”), pursuant to which such Lender has committed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to provide debt financing to Purchaser in the amount of up to $1,725 million in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (together with $250 million of on-going working capital financing) and (ii) fully executed commitment letters (collectively, the “Equity Commitment Letters”) from KKR Millennium Fund (Overseas), Limited Partnership, KKR European Fund, Limited Partnership, Silver Lake Partners II Cayman, L.P., Geyser Investment Pte. Ltd. and Seletar Investments Pte. Ltd. (the “Equity Participants”) pursuant to which each has severally committed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to make an equity investment in Purchaser in the amount set forth in their respective letters which amounts aggregate $1,300 million in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Debt Commitment Letter and the Equity Commitment Letters (and any replacement commitment obtained pursuant to Section 6.15(c)) are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Commitment Letters.” The Commitment Letters are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and all commitment fees due and payable thereunder have been paid in full.
(b) Neither the equity investment contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letters, nor the commitments to provide debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter, is subject to any condition precedent or other restriction limiting the availability of such investment or financing other than as expressly set forth in the relevant Commitment Letter. As of the date hereof, Purchaser has no reason to believe that any of the conditions set forth in any of the Commitment Letters will not be satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date.
5.5 Finders; Brokers.
None of Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has employed any finder or broker in connection with the Purchase who would have a valid claim for a fee or commission from Seller in connection with the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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5.6 Purchase for Investment.
With respect to any Investment Interest listed on Section 4.15(a) of the Disclosure Letter, Purchaser is aware that such Investment Interest was not registered under the Securities Act, or any other applicable securities Laws, and was issued pursuant to exemptions therefrom. Purchaser is purchasing any Investment Interest solely for investment, with no present intention to distribute any such Investment Interest to any Person, and Purchaser will not sell or otherwise dispose of such Investment Interest except in compliance with the registration requirements or exemption provisions under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other applicable securities Laws.
5.7 No Other Representations or Warranties.
Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article V, neither Purchaser nor any other Person makes any other express or implied representation or warranty on behalf of Purchaser.
ARTICLE VI
AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASER AND SELLER
6.1 Operation of the Business.
Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Letter, Seller covenants that, in respect of the Business (it being understood that nothing in this Section 6.1 shall in any way limit Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operation of the Retained Business), until the Closing it will, and it will cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact the Business in all material respects and to maintain in all material respects the ordinary and customary relationships of the Business with its suppliers, customers and others having business relationships with it with a view toward preserving for Purchaser after the Closing Date the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and the goodwill associated therewith, provided that Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that Seller shall have the right to terminate all of the agreements and arrangements set forth in Section 4.18 of the Disclosure Letter as of the Closing Date except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Letter, from the date hereof until the Closing, without the prior written approval of Purchaser (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) Seller shall, and it shall cause its Subsidiaries in respect of the Business to, continue to operate and conduct the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Letter, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall not and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, without the prior written approval of Purchaser (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), take any of the following actions with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights or the Business:
(a) transfer, sell, lease, license or otherwise convey or dispose of, or subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, any of the Purchased Assets, other than (i) sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other transfers, leases, licenses and dispositions made in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) Permitted Liens;
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(b) grant any increase in the compensation or benefits arrangements of a Business Employee or under any Seller Plan, except for increases in the compensation or benefits of such employees: (A) in the ordinary course of business (excluding severance or bonuses, in either case payable by Seller upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, for Business Employees covered by parts (i) and (iii), but not part (ii) of such definition), (B) as a result of collective bargaining or other agreements with such employees as in effect on the date hereof, or (C) as required by applicable Law from time to time in effect or by any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement sponsored by Seller or one of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof or hire new Business Employees other than in the ordinary course of business;
(c) cancel, compromise, release or assign any Indebtedness owed to the Business or any claims held by the Business, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) terminate (other than by expiration) or amend or modify (other than by automatic extension or renewal if deemed an amendment or modification of any such contract) in any material respect the terms of any Assumed Material Contract or any Lease with respect to the Assigned Real Property, the Leased Real Property or the Licensed Real Property other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(e) sell, transfer, license or otherwise convey or dispose of, or incur or suffer the imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on, any Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, other than non-exclusive licenses in connection with sales or licenses of products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(f) enter into any material financing or guarantee arrangement, agreement or undertaking with any customer of the Business or any financial institution, leasing company or similar business that permits recourse to Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries which would constitute an Assumed Liability;
(g) grant any allowances or discounts outside the ordinary course of business or sell inventory materially in excess of reasonably anticipated consumption for the near term outside the ordinary course of business;
(h) commence or settle any material Proceeding outside the ordinary course of business;
(i) make or fail to make any material capital expenditures or commitment therefor as set forth in Section 6.1(i) of the Disclosure Letter; or
(j) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
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Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a supplement to Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter, which shall identify those Contracts entered into by Seller or its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement not in violation of the terms hereof which would have constituted “Assumed Material Contracts” if such Contracts had been in effect as of the date hereof, and such Contracts identified on such supplement to Section 4.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter shall be deemed “Assumed Material Contracts” for all purposes hereof so long as such Contracts were entered into in accordance with the terms hereof.
6.2 Investigation of Business; Confidentiality.
(a) Until the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit Purchaser and its authorized agents or representatives and financing sources to have reasonable access to the properties, books, records, Contracts and such financial (including working papers) and operating data of the Business and the Business Employees as Purchaser may reasonably request, at reasonable hours to review information and documentation and ask questions relative to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and other records of the Business and to conduct any other reasonable investigations; provided, that such investigation shall only be upon reasonable notice and shall not unreasonably disrupt the personnel and operations of Seller and its Subsidiaries, shall comply with the reasonable security and insurance requirements of Seller and its Subsidiaries and shall be at Purchaser’s sole risk and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to disclose any information the disclosure of which is subject to a confidentiality obligation in favor of any third party; provided that Seller shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain waivers under such agreements or implement requisite procedures to enable the provision of reasonable access to such information without violating such obligations. All requests for access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Subsidiaries shall be made to such representatives of Seller or its Subsidiaries as Seller shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access permitted hereunder. It is further agreed that neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives shall contact any of the employees, customers (including dealers and distributors), suppliers, joint venture partners or other Subsidiaries or Affiliates of Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, whether in person or by telephone, electronic or other mail or other means of communication, without the specific prior authorization of such representatives of Seller, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would waive the attorney-client privilege of Seller or its Subsidiaries or contravene any Law or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The relevant parties shall make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under the circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.
(b) The Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and its terms and all information, whether written or oral, furnished by either Party to the other Party or any Affiliate of such other Party in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or pursuant to Section 6.5 (“Confidential Information”) shall be treated as “confidential information” under that certain Confidential Disclosure Agreement between the Parties.
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6.3 Necessary Efforts; No Inconsistent Action.
(a) Subject to Section 6.3(b) and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller and Purchaser agree, and Seller agrees to cause its Subsidiaries, to use their respective reasonable commercial efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and to use its reasonable commercial efforts to cause the conditions to each Party’s obligation to close the transactions contemplated hereby as set forth in Article VII to be satisfied, including all actions necessary to obtain (i) all licenses, certificates, permits, approvals, clearances, expirations, waivers or terminations of applicable waiting periods, authorizations, qualifications and orders (each a “Consent”) of any Governmental Authority required for the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(b), and (ii) all other Consents (it being understood that the failure to obtain any such Consents contemplated by this clause (ii) shall not, by itself, cause the condition set forth in Section 7.3(b) to be deemed not to be satisfied and it being further understood that neither Party nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to expend any money other than for filing fees or expenses or de minimus costs or expenses or agree to any restrictions in order to obtain any Consents) necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that in no event shall Seller or any of its Subsidiaries be required or expected to retain any of the Purchased Assets (including assets that would be Purchased Assets but for the inability to obtain a Consent). Each of Seller and Purchaser agree that each Party will be given prior notice of and a reasonable opportunity to consult with the other Party regarding contacts with Governmental Authorities regarding Antitrust Regulations or related matters. The Parties shall cooperate fully with each other to the extent necessary in connection with the foregoing.
(b) In connection with the efforts referenced in Section 6.3(a), Purchaser and Seller shall timely and promptly make all filings which may be required for the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 7.1(b) by each of them in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Seller and Purchaser shall file Notification and Report Forms under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), or any other similar filings under Antitrust Regulations in the United States, any state thereof, any foreign country or the European Union as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement and in any event no later than (i) fifteen (15) Business Days following the date of this Agreement, in the case of Notification and Report Forms under the HSR Act, and (ii) the time prescribed by applicable law in the case of requirements under other applicable Antitrust Regulations to the extent a time is prescribed and, if no time is prescribed, as promptly as reasonably practicable. In addition, Purchaser and Seller agree, and Seller shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, to cooperate and to use their reasonable best commercial efforts and take all actions necessary to: obtain any Consents from Governmental Authorities required for the Closing contemplated by Section 6.3(a)(i) above (including through compliance with the HSR Act and any applicable foreign governmental reports, applications or notifications required by the Antitrust Regulations), to respond as promptly as practicable to any requests for information from any Governmental Authority, and to avoid and/or overcome any action, including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any judgment, injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that restricts,
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prevents or prohibits, or could restrict, prevent or prohibit, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that in no event shall Seller or any of its Subsidiaries be required or expected to retain any of the Purchased Assets (including assets that would be Purchased Assets but for the inability to obtain a Consent) in order to comply with its obligations in respect of the foregoing; and provided, further, that in no event shall Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries be required to take any actions which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Business following the Closing in order to comply with its obligations in respect of the foregoing. Each Party shall furnish to the other such necessary information and assistance as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with the preparation of any necessary filings or submissions by it to any Governmental Authority. Except as prohibited or restricted by Law or any Antitrust Regulations, each Party or its attorneys shall provide the other Party or its attorneys the opportunity to make copies of all correspondence, filings or communications (or memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between such Party or its representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, with respect to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the Parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Regulation.
(c) Each of Purchaser and Seller shall notify and keep the other advised as to (i) any material communication from the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) or any other Governmental Authority regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any litigation or administrative proceeding pending and known to such Party, or to its knowledge threatened, which challenges, or would challenge, the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) any event or circumstance which, to its knowledge, would constitute a breach of its respective representations and warranties in this Agreement; provided, however, that the failure of Seller or Purchaser to comply with this Section 6.3(c) shall not subject Seller or Purchaser to any liability hereunder in respect of any claim asserted after the relevant expiration date for the relevant representation or warranty; and provided further, that Purchaser may not separately recover pursuant to Article IX or otherwise for both a breach of this Section 6.3(c) and any related breach of the relevant representation or warranty. Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, Seller and Purchaser shall not take any action inconsistent with their obligations under this Agreement or, without prejudice to Purchaser’s rights under this Agreement, which would materially hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.4 Public Disclosures.
Unless otherwise required by Law or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation services on which such Party’s stock is traded or quoted, prior to the Closing Date, no news release or other public announcement pertaining to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be made by or on behalf of any Party or its Affiliates without the prior written approval of the other Party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). If in the judgment of either Party such a news release or public announcement is required by Law or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which such Party’s stock is
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traded, the Party intending to make such release or announcement shall to the extent practicable use reasonable commercial efforts to provide prior written notice to the other Party of the contents of such release or announcement and to allow the other Party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.
6.5 Access to Records and Personnel.
(a) Exchange of Information. After the execution of this Agreement, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, Seller agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to Purchaser, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor and at Purchaser’s sole expense, (x) reasonable access (including using reasonable commercial efforts to give access to third parties possessing information), during normal business hours, to the Seller’s employees and (y) such information that the Purchaser reasonably needs to comply with its obligations under Section 6.6(a)(ii) of this Agreement. After the Closing, each Party agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to each other, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor and at the requesting Party’s sole expense, reasonable access (including using reasonable commercial efforts to give access to third parties possessing information), during normal business hours, to the other Party’s employees and to any books, records, documents, files and correspondence in the possession or under the control of the other Party that the requesting Party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting Party (including under applicable securities Laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the requesting Party, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy Tax, audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation or other similar requirements or (iii) to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that no Party shall be required to provide access to or disclose information where such access or disclosure would violate any Law or agreement, or waive any attorney-client or other similar privilege, and each Party may redact information regarding itself or its Subsidiaries or otherwise not relating to the other Party and its Subsidiaries, and, in the event such provision of information could reasonably be expected to violate any Law or agreement or waive any attorney-client or other similar privilege, the Parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.
(b) Financial and Other Information. After the Closing, each Party shall provide, or cause to be provided, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, to the other Party such financial and other data and information reasonably available and in its possession (in such form as is reasonably available to it) as is reasonably requested by the other Party and reasonably necessary in order for such other Party to prepare required financial statements and reports or filings, including Tax Returns, to be provided to any third party or filed with any Governmental Authority; provided that the out-of-pocket cost to prepare any financial statements after the Closing except those specifically provided for in Section 6.16 shall be borne solely by Purchaser.
(c) Ownership of Information. Any information owned by a party that is provided to a requesting party pursuant to this Section 6.5 shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing party. Unless specifically set forth herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such information.
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(d) Record Retention. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Party agrees to use its reasonable commercial efforts to retain the books, records, documents, instruments, accounts, correspondence, writings, evidences of title and other papers relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights (the “Books and Records”) in their respective possession or control for a commercially reasonable period of time, as set forth in their regular document retention policies, following the Closing Date or for such longer period as may be required by Law or as may be reasonably requested in writing by any Party, or until the expiration of the relevant representation or warranty under any of the Transaction Documents and any related claim of indemnification related thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may destroy or otherwise dispose of any Books and Records not in accordance with its retention policy, provided that, prior to such destruction or disposal (i) such Party shall provide no less than 90 nor more than 120 days’ prior written notice to the other Party of any such proposed destruction or disposal (which notice shall specify in detail which of the Books and Records is proposed to be so destroyed or disposed of), and (ii) if a recipient of such notice shall request in writing prior to the scheduled date for such destruction or disposal that any of the information proposed to be destroyed or disposed of be delivered to such recipient, such Party proposing the destruction or disposal shall, as promptly as practicable, arrange for the delivery of such of the Books and Records as was requested by the recipient (it being understood that all reasonable out of pocket costs associated with the delivery of the requested Books and Records shall be paid by such recipient).
(e) Limitation of Liability. No Party shall have any liability to any other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Section 6.5 is found to be inaccurate. No Party shall have any liability to any other Party if any information is destroyed or lost after reasonable commercial efforts by such Party to comply with the provisions of Section 6.5(d).
(f) Other Agreements Providing For Exchange of Information. The rights and obligations granted under this Section 6.5 are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of information set forth in this Agreement.
(g) Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation. In the case of a legal or other proceeding between one Party and a third party relating to the Business, Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights, Licensed Business Technology, Transferred Real Property, Leased Real Property, Assumed Liabilities, Excluded Liabilities, this Agreement (including any matters subject to indemnification hereunder) or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any other Transaction Documents, each Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former (to the extent practicable), current (to the extent practicable) and future officers, employees, other personnel and agents of such Party as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available (other than materials covered by the attorney-client privilege), to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any legal, administrative or
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other proceeding in which the requesting Party may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such legal, administrative or other proceeding is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The foregoing shall not limit any of rights of the Parties in respect of the foregoing under Section 9.4.
(h) Confidential Information. Nothing in this Section 6.5 shall require either Party to violate any agreement with any third parties regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary information; provided, however, that in the event that either Party is required under this Section 6.5 to disclose any such information, that Party shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such third party’s consent to the disclosure of such information and implement requisite procedures to enable the disclosure of such information.
6.6 Employee Relations and Benefits.
(a) The Parties intend that there shall be continuity of employment with respect to all Business Employees as follows:
(i) Automatic Transferred Employees shall not be terminated upon Closing and the rights, powers, duties, liabilities and obligations of Seller (or the relevant Subsidiary of Seller) to the employees in respect of the material terms of employment with the employees in force immediately before Closing shall be transferred to Purchaser in accordance with local employment Laws.
(ii) For non-Automatic Transferred Employees, Purchaser shall offer employment to each Business Employee effective on the Closing Date, each such offer to be at the same general location and substantially the same terms and conditions of employment, including (A) the same or superior base salary or base wage rate, (B) substantially the same position, and (C) cash bonus and other non-equity based incentive compensation opportunities substantially similar in the aggregate as those provided to such employees by Seller or its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing Date (unless otherwise required by local Law, in which case such offer shall comply with local law) (the “Current Employment Terms”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all offers pursuant to this Section 6.6(a)(ii) to employees in jurisdictions outside the United States will be on such terms as are necessary to avoid giving rise to any severance or similar Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries as a result of any requirements of applicable local Law.
(iii) Seller shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to (and shall not encourage or assist its Affiliates to), engage in any activity intended to discourage any Business Employee from accepting an offer of employment from Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries, and Seller shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to (and shall not encourage or assist its Affiliates to), offer employment with any business of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (other than the Business) after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date (other than Business Employees who have applied for a position with Seller or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates outside the Business prior to the date hereof, who are listed in Section 6.6(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Letter to the extent permitted by
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local Law); provided, however, that Seller and its Subsidiaries shall be permitted to take any action they are legally required to take in order to comply with local employment Laws.
(iv) Those employees who are transferred to Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries in accordance with clause (i) above and those who accept the offer of employment from Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries in accordance with clause (ii) above and, in each case, who commence employment with Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries shall be referred to herein as “Transferred Employees.” For purposes hereof, “commence employment” shall mean the date that such employees become employed by Purchaser, which for Automatic Transferred Employees is the Closing Date, and for non-Automatic Transferred Employees is the effective date of the offer of employment.
(v) Starting on the Closing Date and ending on the date one (1) year after the Closing Date or any longer period as required under local employment Laws, each Transferred Employee who remains employed by Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries shall be employed by Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries on terms no less favorable than the Current Employment Terms and participate in employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements of Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries (the “Purchaser Plans”) that are substantially similar in the aggregate to the employee benefit plans, programs, policies and arrangements in effect immediately prior to the Closing Date with respect to such Transferred Employee and not inconsistent with the Current Employment Terms, and shall be offered any other additional terms and conditions of employment by Purchaser and/or one of its Subsidiaries required by local employment Laws; provided, however, that nothing herein shall obligate Purchaser or one of its Subsidiaries to provide the Transferred Employees with retiree medical benefits unless required to do so by local Laws or any defined benefit pension plans; and provided, further, that Purchaser shall provide U.S. Transferred Employees with the retiree medical accounts described in Section 6.6(a)(v) of the Disclosure Letter.
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, starting on the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, for a period ending on the date one (1) year after the Closing Date, maintain a severance pay practice for the benefit of each Transferred Employee that is no less favorable than the severance pay practice provided in Section 6.6(a)(vi) of the Disclosure Letter. Purchaser shall assume and shall indemnify Seller and its Subsidiaries against all liabilities and obligations to provide any severance or similar payments to (A) any Automatic Transferred Employees, (B) any Non-U.S. Employees who are entitled to severance or similar payments under applicable local Laws due to Purchaser’s noncompliance with Sections 6.6 or 6.7, and (C) except as otherwise provided in Section 6.6(j) or with respect to any payments under a Seller Plan, any Transferred Employee whose employment is terminated by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries following the Closing Date.
(b) Seller shall retain responsibility for and continue to pay all medical, life insurance, disability and other welfare plan expenses and benefits for each Transferred Employee with respect to claims incurred by such Transferred Employees or their covered dependents prior to the Closing Date. Expenses and benefits with respect to claims incurred by Transferred
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Employees or their covered dependents on or after the Closing Date shall be the responsibility of Purchaser. For purposes of this paragraph, a claim is deemed incurred: in the case of medical or dental benefits, when the services that are the subject of the claim are performed; in the case of life insurance, when the death occurs; in the case of long-term disability benefits, when the disability occurs; in the case of workers compensation benefits, when the event giving rise to the benefits occurs; and otherwise, at the time the Transferred Employee or covered dependent becomes entitled to payment of a benefit (assuming that all procedural requirements are satisfied and claims applications properly and timely completed and submitted).
(c) With respect to any plan that is a “welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), or any plan that would be a “welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) if it were subject to ERISA, maintained by Purchaser, Purchaser shall (i) cause there to be waived any pre-existing condition and waiting periods and (ii) give effect, in determining any deductible and maximum out-of-pocket limitations, to claims incurred and amounts paid by, and amounts reimbursed to, such employees during the plan year of the applicable plan sponsored by Seller or one of its Subsidiaries during which the Closing occurs with respect to similar plans maintained by Seller and its Affiliates immediately prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Transferred Employees shall be given credit for all service with Seller, any of its Subsidiaries, and any predecessor employer for which Seller credited service, including without limitation the Hewlett-Packard Company or its Subsidiaries, to the same extent as such service was credited for such purpose by Seller, under each Purchaser Plan in which such Transferred Employees are eligible to participate for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefits accrual (other than under any equity or quasi-equity compensation plan or under a defined benefit pension plan either (A) in which no assets are transferred or for which no other compensation, including an adjustment to the Purchase Price, is received by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or (B) which would result in the duplication of benefits accrual for the same period of service).
(e) Except as required by applicable Law or as may be agreed to by Seller and Purchaser, as of the Closing Date the Transferred Employees shall cease to accrue further benefits under the employee benefit plans and arrangements maintained by Seller and its Subsidiaries and shall commence participation in the Purchaser Plans. Seller shall take all necessary actions to fully vest the Transferred Employees in their account balances under the Seller 401(k) plan or Seller Retirement Plan and allow such Transferred Employees to rollover any associated loan notes to the extent permitted under the Seller 401(k) plan. Purchaser shall take all steps necessary to permit each such Transferred Employee who has received an eligible rollover distribution (as defined in Section 402(c)(4) of the Code) from the Seller 401(k) Plan and the Seller Retirement Plan, if any, to roll such eligible rollover distribution, including any associated loans, as part of any lump sum distribution to the extent permitted by the Seller 401(k) Plan and the Seller Retirement Plan into an account under a 401(k) plan maintained by Purchaser (the “Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and Purchaser may mutually agree following the date hereof, but prior to the Closing Date, to provide for a trust to trust transfer of the account balances of Transferred Employees under the Seller 401(k) Plan to the Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan.
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(f) Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall transfer and Purchaser shall accept the flexible spending account elections and accounts (maintained pursuant to Code Sections 105 and 129) of the Transferred Employees under Seller’s Section 125 plan flexible spending arrangement. Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall cause to be transferred to Purchaser the aggregate net cash amount (determined immediately prior to the Closing) for contributions paid (but not yet reimbursed or subject to a pending claim for reimbursement) by or on behalf of the Transferred Employees under Seller’s Section 125 plan flexible spending arrangement.
(g) With respect to any accrued but unused vacation time (including flexible time off and sick pay) as of the Closing Date to which any Transferred Employee is entitled pursuant to the vacation policy immediately prior to the Closing Date (the “Vacation Policy”), to the extent permitted by law, Purchaser shall assume the liability for such accrued but unused vacation time and allow such Transferred Employee to use such accrued vacation; provided, however, that Purchaser shall be liable for and pay in cash an amount equal to such accrued but unused vacation time to any Transferred Employee whose employment terminates for any reason subsequent to the Closing Date and Purchaser shall indemnify Seller for an amount equal to such accrued but unused vacation time paid by Seller to any Transferred Employee who is entitled to an accrued but unused vacation time payout on termination under local Law and who elects not to transfer such accrued but unused vacation time, provided that such vacation time is included in the accrual for FTO recorded in the Final Working Capital.
(h) Seller shall retain full responsibility for compliance with those provisions of the Worker’s Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended (“WARN Act”) or any comparable provision of state or local law that are binding upon Seller under any such law and shall indemnify Purchaser for any Liabilities and Losses related thereto.
(i) Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Subsidiaries with respect to any liability under COBRA or similar applicable Laws in the United States arising from the actions (or inactions) of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date. Seller shall retain all liabilities, including with respect to any “qualifying event,” (as defined under COBRA) incurred on or prior to the Closing Date or arising as a result of the transactions described herein.
(j) Purchaser shall have no liabilities associated with any retention or severance plans entered into by Seller or its Subsidiaries with regard to any Designated Employee. “Designated Employees” are Business Employees who have been chosen by Seller and/or its Subsidiaries for retention or dismissal under any current retention or severance plan of Seller prior to the Closing Date, but either whose period of retention has not been completed prior to the Closing Date or whose dismissal has not been carried out prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that Designated Employees shall not include any employee chosen by Seller, after consultation with Purchaser, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller’s liability with regard to Designated Employees is subject to the rules of the retention and severance plans of Seller as in force prior to or on the Closing Date.
(k) Seller shall take all actions necessary so that effective as of the Closing, all unvested Seller stock options held by Transferred Employees shall vest in full. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate to provide for the substitution of options to purchase the capital stock of
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Purchaser or one of its Affiliates for Seller stock options with respect to which Transferred Employees have waived their right to exercise (such substitutions, the “Option Rollover”). Purchaser shall indemnify Seller for any Liabilities incurred by Seller as a result of employee claims against Seller arising out of the Seller stock options waived and the Option Rollover.
(l) The Parties acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Section 6.6 with respect to employees are included for the sole benefit of the respective Parties and shall not create any right (i) in any other Person, including, without limitation, any employees, former employees, any participant in any Seller Plan or any beneficiary thereof or (ii) to continued employment with Seller or Purchaser.
6.7 Non-U.S. Employees.
In addition to Section 6.6 as applicable to Non-U.S. Employees, this Section 6.7 applies only to Non-U.S. Employees and certain former non-U.S. Employees (“Non-U.S. Former Employees”).
(a) This Section 6.7 and Section 6.7(a) of the Disclosure Letter shall contain covenants and agreements of the Parties on and as of the Closing Date with respect to:
(i) the Non-U.S. Employees; and
(ii) Non-U.S. Benefit Plans listed in Section 6.7(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Letter, which shall be provided to Purchaser within thirty (30) days following the date of this Agreement, provided or covering such Non-U.S. Employees and Non-U.S. Former Employees.
(b) Seller and Purchaser and their respective Subsidiaries shall comply with all obligations either under the Transfer Regulations or other applicable Laws to notify and/or consult with Non-U.S. Employees or employee representatives, unions, works councils or other employee representative bodies, if any, and shall provide such information to the other Party as is required by that Party to comply with its notification and/or consultation obligations. Seller and Purchaser shall indemnify each other against all Losses resulting from any failure of the other to notify and/or consult or to provide such information in a timely manner.
(c) Seller and its Subsidiaries will not, without Purchaser’s consent, make any material changes to the working conditions of the Non-U.S. Employees that have not either been announced or agreed to under a collectively bargained agreement between the signing of this Agreement and the Closing Date.
(d) Seller shall provide Purchaser with a supplemental schedule of collective bargaining agreements in those countries that are not covered by Section 4.13 of the Disclosure Letter no later than 30 days prior to the Closing Date.
(e) The Parties acknowledge and agree that all provisions contained in this Section 6.7 with respect to employees are included for the sole benefit of the respective Parties and shall not create any right (i) in any other Person, including, without limitation, any
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employees, former employees, any participant in any Seller Plan or any beneficiary thereof or (ii) to continued employment with Seller or Purchaser.
(f) Seller shall pay or make arrangements for the payment through Purchaser of the obligations described in Section 2.2(b)(v) of the Disclosure Letter.
(g) Seller and Purchaser agree that to the extent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement would result in an acceleration of maturity of amounts payable under obligations described in Section 6.7(g) of the Disclosure Letter (the “Section 6.7(g) Obligations”), unless otherwise required by law, Seller and Purchaser will waive any such acceleration and to the extent necessary will amend or modify such Section 6.7(g) Obligations to provide for such Section 6.7(g) Obligations when held by Purchaser after the Closing to mature on the same terms as would have applied to such Section 6.7(g) Obligations if the transactions contemplated hereby did not occur.
6.8 Closing Arrangements.
(a) Concurrently with the execution hereof, the Parties are executing and delivering a separation services agreement (the “Master Separation Agreement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
(b) At the Closing, Purchaser and Seller shall, or Seller shall cause the applicable Other Seller to, execute and deliver the following agreements with respect to the Real Property (the “Real Property Agreements”):
(i) The Deed with respect to the Transferred Real Property substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “Deed”).
(ii) Lease Assignments with respect to the Assigned Real Property substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G with such deviations therefrom or substitutes therefor as are required by local law (the “Lease Assignments”).
(iii) (A) a Lease with respect to the Leased Real Property in Boeblingen, Germany referred to in Section 4.4(f) of the Disclosure Letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H-1, with such deviations therefrom as are required by local law, (B) a Lease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser reflecting the terms set forth in Section 4.4(f) of the Disclosure Letter for the San Jose, California property referred to in Section 4.4.(f) of the Disclosure Letter, (C) a sublease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser incorporating the terms set forth in Exhibit H-2 for the Yishun, Singapore property referred to in Section 4.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter, (D) a tenancy (or sublease if required) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser incorporating the terms set forth in Exhibit H-3 for the Penang Property, (E) a sublease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser incorporating the terms set forth in Exhibit H-4 for the Roseville, California property referred to in Section 4.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter, (F) a tenancy or sublease if required in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser incorporating the terms set forth in Exhibit H-5 for the Guragon, India property referred to in Section 4.4.(e) of the
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Disclosure Letter, (G) a sublease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser reflecting the terms set forth in Section 4.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter for the Takaido, Japan property referred to in Section 4.4.(e) of the Disclosure Letter, and (H) a sublease in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to both Seller and Purchaser reflecting the terms set forth in Section 4.4(e) of the Disclosure Letter for the Shanghai, China property referred to in Section 4.4.(e) of the Disclosure Letter.
(iv) A Multi-Site License with respect to the Licensed Real Property and Business Significant Real Property to the extent provided by Section 2.6 substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Multi-Site License”).
(v) Transfer Tax forms required by applicable Governmental Authorities.
(vi) Customary title affidavits, in a form reasonably agreed to by Seller, in order to induce a reputable title company to provide Purchaser with title insurance policies insuring Purchaser’s fee or leasehold title to the Real Property, subject only to Permitted Liens. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller will not be obligated to make any statement or representation in any such title affidavit other than those contained in this Agreement or that could otherwise expand the scope of Seller’s liability under this Agreement.
(vii) A current ALTA survey of the Fort Xxxxxxx, Colorado property referred to in Section 4.4(c) of the Disclosure Letter, together with a surveyor’s certificate in connection therewith.
(c) The Parties shall negotiate in good faith and use all commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the final forms of leases for the properties set forth in Section 6.8(b)(iii)(B) through (H), inclusive, as expeditiously as possibly, and in any event no later than sixty (60) days from the date hereof.
(d) Prior to Closing, all risk of loss or damage to the Real Property shall be borne solely by Seller. In the event that Seller’s Lease with respect to a particular piece of Real Property, other than a Business Critical Real Property, to be assigned or subleased above is terminated prior to the Closing Date, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) Seller shall not be required to assign, sublease or license such Real Property (and any condition precedent in Section 7.2(e) and Section 7.3(e) shall not apply to such property), (ii) Purchaser shall not be required to accept an assignment, sublease or license of such Real Property (and any condition precedent in Section 7.2(e) and Section 7.3(e) shall not apply to such property) and (iii) neither Party shall have any further liability with respect to such Real Property hereunder.
(e) While Seller or its Subsidiary intends to grant to Purchaser or its Subsidiary at the Closing two separate subtenancies in respect of the Primary Parcel and the Other Penang Parcel (together, the “Subleased Penang Parcels”), Seller has advised Purchaser that Seller intends to make application to the relevant authorities to subdivide the portion of the Penang Property that encompasses the Primary Penang Parcel as soon as practicable after Closing. As soon as practicable following the final subdivision of the Primary Penang Parcel under applicable Law,
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the Primary Penang Parcel shall be transferred to Purchaser (the “Penang Transfer”) at a nominal purchase price of $1.00 in accordance with the subtenancy agreement and subject to the provisions set forth therein (including any documents or other instruments referenced therein). Purchaser hereby agrees to cooperate, and will cause its applicable Subsidiary to cooperate, with all reasonable requests of Seller in connection with the consummation of the various transactions described herein, and agrees to enter into, or will cause any applicable Subsidiary to enter into, such documents and other transfer instruments as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Section 6.8(e) consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including any purchase and sale agreement that is reasonably necessary and appropriate under applicable Law and local practice in connection with Penang Transfer and such other documents, including relevant application forms and similar instruments to be submitted to any applicable Governmental Authority in connection with any consents or approvals required in connection therewith.
6.9 Non-Competition.
In order that Purchaser may have and enjoy the full benefit of the Business, Seller agrees that for a period of two (2) years commencing on the Closing Date, Seller will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries not to, without the express written approval of Purchaser, engage, directly or indirectly, in a Competing Business or acquire more than fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding equity interest in any Business Competitor, in each case other than the Retained Business. For purposes of this Section 6.9: (i) “Competing Business” shall mean developing, manufacturing, selling or servicing any of the Semiconductor Products for or to third parties and (ii) ”Business Competitor” shall mean any Person that derived more than 40% of its consolidated gross revenues from Competing Businesses during the four fiscal quarters prior to Seller’s or its Subsidiaries’ entering into an agreement providing for the investment in or acquisition of such Person, for which financial statements are available, provided that LumiLeds Lighting (and any successor thereto that is no more than fifty percent (50%) owned by Seller) shall not be a “Competing Business” or “Business Competitor” for purposes hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be precluded from: (a) engaging in those businesses that are engaged in as of the date of this Agreement by Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller through the Retained Business, and reasonably expected or foreseeable extensions of those businesses and the products manufactured or sold, and the services developed or provided in connection therewith; (b) acquiring, merging with or consolidating with an entity which, at the time of the parties’ agreement to enter into such transaction is not a Business Competitor and extensions of any business of such entity or its Subsidiaries; (c) being acquired by means of any business combination (including an asset purchase, merger or consolidation) by any Person; (d) engaging in any merger, consolidation or any other business combination with any Person not subject to clause (c) if the stockholders of the Seller immediately prior to consummation of such transaction will own 50% or less of the outstanding common stock of the resulting or surviving entity (or the parent thereof); (e) the development, manufacture, supply, distribution, sale, support and maintenance of Semiconductor Products as a component of a product sold by, or incidental to, a Retained Business, a reasonably expected or foreseeable extension of a Retained Business, or any other business of Seller and its Subsidiaries that is not itself a violation of Section 6.9; or (f) engaging in any Competing Business engaged in by Seller or its Subsidiaries as a result of any transaction contemplated by clause (b) or (d) and any extensions of such Competing Business. Following any acquisition as described in the foregoing clause (c), the provisions of this Section 6.9 shall continue to apply solely to Seller and its Subsidiaries, and not
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to any other Affiliates of Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 6.9 shall not restrict Seller or any of its Subsidiaries from acquiring and operating any Business Competitor so long as (i) Seller or such Subsidiary divests all or a portion of the Competing Business conducted by such Business Competitor within one year of such transaction such that an acquisition by Seller or such Subsidiary of the retained portion of the Competing Business would be permissible under the terms of the foregoing clause (b); and (ii) while owned, Seller and its Subsidiaries do not provide such Business Competitor with any Licensed Business Technology or Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights held by Seller or a Subsidiary prior to the date of such acquisition.
6.10 Non-Solicitation.
(a) Seller agrees that for a period of two (2) years from and after the Closing Date it shall not, and it shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to (and shall not encourage or assist any of its Affiliates to), without the prior written consent of Purchaser, directly or indirectly, solicit to hire (or cause or seek to cause to leave the employ of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries) (i) any Transferred Employee or (ii) any other Person employed by Purchaser who became known to or was identified to Seller or any of its Affiliates prior to the Closing in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless in each case such Person ceased to be an employee of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries prior to such action by Seller or its Subsidiary, or, in the case of such Person’s voluntary termination of employment with Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, at least three (3) months prior to such action by Seller or its Subsidiary.
(b) Purchaser agrees that for a period of two (2) years from and after the Closing Date it shall not, and it shall cause its Subsidiaries not to (and shall not encourage or assist any of its Affiliates to), without the prior written consent of Seller, directly or indirectly, solicit to hire (or cause or seek to cause to leave the employ of Seller or any if its Subsidiaries) any Person that it or they know to be employed by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date unless such Person ceased to be an employee of Seller or such Subsidiary prior to such action by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, or, in the case of such Person’s voluntary termination of employment with Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, at least three (3) months prior to such action by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in Sections 6.10(a) and 6.10(b) shall not apply to (i) bona fide public advertisements for employment placed by any Party and not specifically targeted at the employees of any other Party, or (ii) any employee who is not a manager or an individual contributor who is engaged in the design of Semiconductor Products or processes. Section 6.10(a) shall not apply to any Person who is hired by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (A) pursuant to any existing agreement with employee representatives (such as a works council agreement) by which Seller or such Subsidiary is bound or (B) as a result of actions required to be taken by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in order to comply with local employment Laws.
6.11 Intellectual Property License Agreement.
At the Closing, Seller shall execute and deliver an agreement (the “Intellectual Property License Agreement”) in the form of the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit J.
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6.12 Insurance Matters.
Purchaser acknowledges that the policies and insurance coverage maintained on behalf of the Business are part of the corporate insurance program maintained by Seller (the “Seller Corporate Policies”), and such coverage will not be available or transferred to Purchaser (except with respect to Assumed Liabilities for which claims have been made by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries against third party insurers under such policies on or prior to the Closing Date, subject to Purchaser’s paying any applicable deductible with respect to such claim). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, Purchaser agrees not to bring any claim for recovery under any of the Seller Corporate Policies, whether or not Purchaser may be so entitled in accordance with the terms of such Seller Corporate Policies.
6.13 Tax Matters.
(a) Transfer Taxes.
(i) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Transfer Taxes” shall mean all transfer, filing, recordation (including the cost of recording the assignment or transfer of Transferred Business Intellectual Property), ad valorem, value added, bulk sales, stamp duties, excise, license or similar fees or taxes. The liability for Transfer Taxes shall be borne one-half by Purchaser and one-half by Seller; provided, however, that Purchaser shall diligently pursue the recovery of any recoverable Transfer Taxes, and if Purchaser actually receives any recoverable Transfer Taxes, Purchaser shall promptly, but in no case later than twenty (20) days after such recovery, pay to Seller an amount equal to one-half of such recovered Transfer Taxes. Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other in the provision of any information or preparation of any documentation that may be necessary or useful for obtaining any available mitigation, reduction or exemption from any Transfer Taxes.
(ii) Unless the Parties mutually agree otherwise, any Tax Returns that must be filed in connection with any Transfer Taxes shall be prepared by the Party that bears the responsibility for such Transfer Taxes, as provided in Section 6.13(a)(i) hereof. For any Tax Return required by law to be filed by a Party (the “Filing Party”) other than the Party that is responsible for preparing such Tax Return pursuant to this Section 6.13 (the “Preparing Party”), the Filing Party shall pay the Transfer Taxes shown on such Tax Return and shall collect the proper Tax from Preparing Party in accordance with Section 6.13(a)(i) hereof. The Preparing Party shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to provide to the Filing Party any Tax Returns which it is required to prepare and file at least ten days before such Tax Returns are due to be filed. Such Tax Returns shall be consistent with the allocation of the Purchase Price as determined pursuant to Section 3.4.
(b) Other Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes.
(i) Except as provided in Section 6.13(a), Seller shall be liable for and shall remit when due or cause to be remitted when due any amount of Taxes due in connection with the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, and Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights for any taxable period ending on or before the
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Closing Date. Seller shall duly file or cause to be duly filed, any Tax Return required to be filed in respect of any Tax which it is required to pay pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. Except as provided in Section 6.13(a), Seller shall be liable for any other Taxes of Seller for any taxable period (including any liability of Seller for the unpaid Taxes of any Person under Treas. Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise).
(ii) Purchaser shall be liable for and shall remit when due or cause to be remitted when due any amount of Taxes due in connection with the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, and Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights for any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt Purchaser shall not be liable for any Income Taxes of Seller or any of Seller’s Subsidiaries not transferred to Purchaser. Purchaser shall duly file or cause to be duly filed, any Tax Return required to be filed in respect of any Tax which it is required to pay pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
(iii) Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed any Tax Returns with respect to the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights for taxable periods which begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period”). Seller shall pay to Purchaser within five days after the date on which Taxes are paid with respect to a Straddle Period an amount equal to the portion of such Taxes which relates to the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 6.13(b)(iii), in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Straddle Period, the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such taxable period ending on the Closing Date shall (x) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period, and (y) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts be deemed to be equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant taxable period ended on and included the Closing Date. Any credits relating to a Straddle Period shall be taken into account as though the relevant taxable period ended on the Closing Date. All determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall be made in a manner consistent with the prior practice of Seller.
(c) Pre-Closing Settlement Payments. If, after the Closing, Purchaser or any of its Affiliates receives any refund that is an Excluded Asset or utilizes the benefit of any overpayment or prepayment of Taxes that are Excluded Assets, Purchaser shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, promptly remit or cause to be remitted to Seller the entire amount of the refund or overpayment (including any interest paid by the Governmental Authority paying the refund or the overpayment, but net of any Taxes that may be due on such refund or interest amount after giving effect to any deductions in respect of the payment of such amounts to Seller) received or utilized by Purchaser or such Affiliate. If any such refund or benefit is subsequently reduced as a result of an adjustment required by any Governmental Authority, this Section 6.13(c) shall take such adjusted refund or benefit into account. If Purchaser or any of its Affiliates pays any
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amount to Seller pursuant to this Section 6.13(c) prior to such adjustment, Seller shall repay the difference between the amount paid and the adjusted amount of the refund or benefit, as the case may be, to Purchaser, if the adjusted amount is less than the amount paid by Purchaser or such Affiliate to Seller pursuant to this Section 6.13(c), and Purchaser shall pay the difference between the adjusted amount of the refund or benefit and the amount paid by Purchaser or such Affiliate to Seller if the amount paid by Purchaser or such Affiliate to Seller is less than the adjusted amount.
(d) Cooperation and Assistance.
(i) The Parties shall cooperate with each other in the filing of any Tax Returns and the conduct of any audit or other proceeding. They each shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney and make available such other documents as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this Section 6.13.
(ii) If (A) either Party is liable under this Section 6.13, including any amounts due pursuant to Section 6.13(c), for any portion of a Tax shown due on any Tax Return required to be filed by the other Party pursuant to this Section 6.13, or (B) Seller is required to file any Tax Return with respect to Wavics or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 6.13, the Party obligated to file such Tax Return pursuant to this Section 6.13 shall deliver a copy of the relevant portions of such Tax Return (taking into account any extensions, if applicable) to the liable Party. If the Parties disagree as to the treatment of any item shown on such Tax Return or with respect to any calculation with respect to any Tax Return to be filed pursuant to this Section 6.13, an independent public accounting firm acceptable to both Seller and Purchaser shall determine, consistent with Seller’s past practice (except as otherwise required by Law), how the disputed item is to be treated on such Tax Return.
(iii) Upon request or upon payment, each Party shall deliver to the tax director of the other Party certified copies of all receipts for any foreign Tax with respect to which such other Party or any of its Affiliates could claim a foreign tax credit and any supporting documents required in connection with claiming or supporting a claim for such a foreign tax credit.
(iv) The Parties shall retain records, documents, accounting data and other information in whatever form that are necessary for the preparation and filing, or for any Tax audit, of any and all Tax Returns with respect to any Taxes that relate to taxable periods that do not begin after the Closing Date. Such retention shall be in accordance with the record retention policy of the respective Party, but in no event shall any Party destroy or otherwise dispose of such records, documents, accounting data and other information prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including extensions) and without first providing the other Party with a reasonable opportunity to review and copy the same. Each Party shall give any other Party reasonable access to all such records, documents, accounting data and other information as well as to its personnel and premises to the extent necessary for a reasonable review or a Tax audit of such Tax Returns and relevant to an obligation under this Section 6.13.
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(v) Seller shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to provide Purchaser with a clearance certificate or similar document(s) which may be required by any taxing authority to relieve Purchaser of any obligation to withhold any portion of the payments to Seller pursuant to this Agreement.
(e) Tax Controversies. A Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing promptly (but in no event later than 30 days) (a “Notification”) upon receipt of notice of any pending or threatened audits or assessments with respect to Taxes for which such other Party (or any of its Affiliates) is liable under Section 6.13. Failure to give such Notification shall not relieve the indemnifying party from liability under Section 6.13, except if and to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually prejudiced thereby. Each Party shall be entitled to take control of the complete defense of any tax audit or administrative or court proceeding (a “Tax Claim”) relating to Taxes for which it may be liable, and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense; provided, that Seller and Purchaser shall jointly control the defense of any Tax Claim relating to Taxes with respect to a Straddle Period for which Taxes are allocated to both Seller and Purchaser under Section 6.13(b)(iii) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, each Party shall be entitled to take control of the complete defense of any Tax Claim relating to Taxes for which it is obligated to file a Tax Return (but does not have any indemnification obligation hereunder) under this Section 6.13 (or by Law), and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense; provided, that such Party unconditionally releases in writing the other Party from its indemnification obligation hereunder with respect to such Tax Claim; provided further, that such Party shall take control of such Tax Claim within 60 days of the earlier of (x) the date on which such Notification is provided or (y) the date such Notification is due pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6.13(e). If one Party takes control of any such audit or proceeding, the other Party shall be entitled to participate, at its expense, in the defense of such audit or proceeding, and the Party controlling such audit or proceeding shall consider in good faith any suggestions made or points raised by the other Party. Neither Party may agree to settle any claim for Taxes for which the other may be liable without the prior written consent of such other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Section 6.13(e) shall govern to the extent it would otherwise be inconsistent with Section 9.3(a).
6.14 Mail Handling; Receivables and Payables.
(a) To the extent that Purchaser and/or any of its Subsidiaries receives any mail or packages addressed to Seller or its Subsidiaries and delivered to Purchaser not relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights or the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser shall promptly deliver such mail or packages to Seller. After the Closing Date, Purchaser may deliver to Seller any checks or drafts made payable to Seller or its Subsidiaries that constitutes a Purchased Asset, and Seller shall promptly deposit such checks or drafts, and, upon receipt of funds, reimburse Purchaser within five Business Days for the amounts of all such checks or drafts, or, if so requested by Purchaser, endorse such checks or drafts to Purchaser for collection. To the extent Seller or its Subsidiaries receives any mail or packages addressed and delivered to Seller or its Subsidiaries but relating to the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights or the Assumed Liabilities, Seller shall promptly deliver such mail or packages to Purchaser. After the Closing Date, to the extent that Purchaser receives cash or checks or drafts made payable to Purchaser
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that constitutes an Excluded Asset, Purchaser shall promptly use such cash to, or deposit such checks or drafts and upon receipt of funds from such checks or drafts, reimburse Seller within five Business days for such amount received, or, if so requested by Seller, endorse such checks or drafts to Seller for collection. Neither party may assert any set-off, hold-back, escrow or other restriction against any payment described in this Section 6.14.
(b) Seller shall promptly pay to Purchaser any payments received by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of accounts receivable of the Business reflected in the Final Working Capital or arising on or after the Closing Date; provided that to the extent such payments represent unapplied cash that reduces the amount of accounts receivable included in the Closing Balance Sheet, such amounts will be retained by Seller. To the extent that any accounts payable are included in the Assumed Liabilities, Seller will pay such accounts payable on behalf of Purchaser after the Closing provided that any such payments will be made by Seller only at such times and in such amounts as are directed by Purchaser. Purchaser will reimburse Seller for any such amounts paid by Seller at Purchaser’s direction within five Business Days of such payments.
6.15 Financing.
(a) Purchaser shall, at Purchaser’s expense, (i) use all reasonable efforts to fully satisfy, on a timely basis, each of the conditions precedent set forth in the Commitment Letters and (ii) fully enforce its rights under each Commitment Letter. Purchaser shall not, without the prior written consent of Seller (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), waive any of its rights under or amend, or agree to waive any of its rights under or amend, either Commitment Letter if such waiver or amendment is reasonably likely to materially impair, materially delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser shall keep Seller informed on a current basis with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the investment and financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and shall give Seller prompt notice after becoming aware of any material adverse change with respect to such investment or financings. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly, and in any event within two Business Days, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any Commitment Letter shall expire or be terminated for any reason, (ii) any Lender or an Equity Participant notifies Purchaser that it no longer intends to provide financing to Purchaser on terms set forth therein, or (iii) Purchaser otherwise determines that any condition precedent set forth in either Commitment Letter is not likely to be satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) If any of the events set forth in Sections 6.15(b)(i) or 6.15(b) above(ii) above occurs with respect to any of the debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters, Purchaser shall (subject to Section 6.15(a)) use its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain, and if obtained will accept and provide to Seller a copy of the related commitment letter, an alternative debt financing in an amount necessary to replace the corresponding amounts that are or will no longer be available as a result of such event; provided that Purchaser shall not be required to seek or accept any such replacement debt financing if the terms or conditions thereof are not substantially comparable to those terms and conditions in the debt financing to be replaced, and with respect to economic terms and conditions (including, without limitation, with respect to
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pricing, maturity or amortization), are not as favorable in all material respects to Purchaser as the terms and conditions for the debt financing that will be replaced, in each case as set forth in the relevant Debt Commitment Letter.
(d) Seller agrees, at its sole expense, to provide Purchaser with such cooperation in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser, including:
(i) causing senior management of the Business to participate in meetings, due diligence sessions, management presentation sessions, “road shows” and sessions with rating agencies and providing assistance to Purchaser in connection with the preparation of offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, prospectuses and similar documents and all information (including financial information) customarily contained therein;
(ii) facilitating the pledge of collateral as contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter effective as of the Closing;
(iii) using commercially reasonable efforts to cause Seller’s independent auditors to provide customary consents and comfort letters with respect to the Business Financial Statements, other financial information and such other matters that are customarily covered by auditors’ comfort letters, in connection with the completion of the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter;
(iv) permitting Purchaser’s representatives access to the supporting documentation available to Seller with respect to the preparation of the Audited Financial Statements and the Business Financial Statements and requesting that Seller’s independent auditors provide Purchaser’s representatives access to the auditors’ work papers relating to the Audited Financial Statements and the Business Financial Statements (to the extent applicable); and
(v) providing such financial and other information reasonably available and in its possession regarding the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights as may be required by the Debt Commitment Letter;
provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing Seller shall not be required to take any action that would materially interfere with the ongoing operations of Seller or its Subsidiaries, including the Business as well as other businesses of Seller or its Subsidiaries, and neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any obligation to any third party in connection with such cooperation.
(e) Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that:
(i) except in the case of breach of a representation or warranty in Article IV, none of Seller, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents shall have any Liability for any information (including information regarding the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred
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Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights) included in offering or marketing material distributed, or otherwise made available, to investors in Purchaser or other participants in any financing related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) each such prospective investor or participant will be advised that none of Seller, any of Seller’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents makes any representation or warranty with respect to such information and disclaims any Liability therefor (and any written materials distributed or made available to such investors or participants will include appropriate legends to such effect); and
(iii) Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless each of Seller, Seller’s Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents from and against any and all Losses suffered or incurred by any of them arising out of any third party claim relating to the financing contemplated by Section 6.15.
(f) Nothing in this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement or the confidentiality agreements to which Seller and Affiliates of the parties to the Equity Commitment letters are party will prohibit any of the parties to the respective Equity Commitment Letters from syndicating their respective Equity Commitment Letters so long as such parties hold a majority of the equity commitments thereunder.
6.16 Preparation and Delivery of Financial Statements. Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver to Purchaser as soon as practicable the Audited Business Financial Statements and the Unaudited Business Financial Statements. Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser, no later than ten (10) business days following the end of each month after July 31, 2005, monthly statements of revenue and expenses of the Business as currently prepared on a monthly basis for Seller, the form of which has been provided to Buyer.
6.17 Shared Contracts. Seller agrees to use its reasonable commercial efforts to seek the consent of the counterparty to any Contract which is used primarily in the Business but is not included within Assumed Contracts and to any Contract listed in Section M1 of the Disclosure Letter to partially assign or otherwise separate for the benefit of Purchaser the portion of such Contract relating to the Business.
6.18 Licenses.
(a) Seller and Purchaser shall reasonably cooperate in taking all actions required by the terms of certain corporate cross-licenses to which Seller is a party, as identified in a separate letter agreement between Seller and Purchaser dated the date hereof, in order to effect the sublicensing of rights by Seller to Purchaser or the grant of rights to Purchaser by the licensor of rights to Seller under those cross-licenses (the “Third Party Licensor”), in each case pertaining to the Business. Purchaser acknowledges that the rights to be sublicensed or licensed to it by the Third Party Licensor may be limited as set forth in such cross-licenses; that under the terms of certain of the cross-licenses the required actions may need to be taken after the Closing Date; and
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that Seller cannot control and is not responsible for the actions of any of the Third Party Licensors.
(b) In addition, with respect to the CAD Licenses that prior to the Closing Date are used in the Business, but that are not used exclusively in the Business, Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate diligently prior to the Closing Date to obtain the consent of the respective licensors of such CAD Licenses (the “CAD Licensors”) to a partial assignment, or grant of a sublicense by Seller or of a new license to Purchaser by the CAD Licensor, as the case may be, of Seller’s rights thereunder applicable to the Business. Purchaser acknowledges that any rights to be sublicensed to it may be limited as set forth in such CAD Licenses; that the terms of any new license to be granted to it by the CAD Licensors may be different from the terms of Seller’s existing licenses; and that Seller cannot control and is not responsible for the actions of any of the CAD Licensors. Seller and Purchaser further agree that any division of rights, responsibilities and credits (including credits for pre-paid fees) between them under the existing CAD Licenses or any successors thereto shall be in proportion to the actual usage (by seat count) of such licenses by the Business prior to the Closing Date, compared to the usage of such licenses by the Retained Business prior to the Closing Date.
6.19 NDAs. Seller and Purchaser agree that with respect to the confidentiality and proprietary development agreements to which Seller or its Subsidiaries is a party with the Transferred Employees and Labs Employees (the “NDAs”), Seller will enter into a partial assignment with respect to such NDAs, assigning that portion of the NDAs relating to the Business to Purchaser.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
7.1 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Seller and the Other Sellers.
The respective obligations of the Parties to consummate and cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Party for whose benefit such condition exists) on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) No Injunction, etc. No Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law which is in effect on the Closing Date which has or would have the effect of prohibiting, enjoining or restraining the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date or otherwise making such transactions illegal; and
(b) Regulatory Authorizations. (i) All Consents of any Governmental Authorities listed in Section 7.1(b) of the Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, and (ii) the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
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7.2 Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Seller and the Other Sellers.
The obligation of Seller and the Other Sellers to consummate and cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Seller) on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) Accuracy of Purchaser’s Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement (i) that are qualified as to “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties by their terms speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such date); and (ii) that are not qualified as to “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties by their terms speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such date), except for such failures to be true and correct which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect; and Seller shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser to such effect.
(b) Covenants of Purchaser. Purchaser shall have complied in all material respects with all covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be performed by it prior to the Closing; and Seller shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Purchaser to such effect.
(c) Local Asset Transfer Agreements and Ancillary Agreements. Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Ancillary Agreements and other agreements and documents contemplated by Section 2.3 to the extent a party thereto, and each such agreement and document shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Purchaser.
(d) License Agreements. Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Intellectual Property License Agreement and the Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement, and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Purchaser.
(e) Real Property Agreements. Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Real Property Agreements to the extent a party thereto, and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Purchaser.
(f) Master Separation Agreement. Purchaser shall have executed and delivered the Master Separation Agreement, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Purchaser.
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7.3 Conditions Precedent to Obligation of Purchaser.
The obligation of Purchaser to consummate and cause the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Purchaser) on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties of Seller. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (i) that are qualified as to “Seller Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties by their terms speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such date); and (ii) that are not qualified as to “Seller Material Adverse Effect” shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties by their terms speak as of an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such date), except for such failures to be true and correct which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Seller Material Adverse Effect; and Purchaser shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date signed by an authorized officer of Seller to such effect.
(b) Covenants of Seller. Seller shall have complied in all material respects with all covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be performed by it prior to the Closing; and Purchaser shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an authorized officer of Seller to such effect.
(c) Transfer Agreements. Seller shall have executed and delivered or caused each of the relevant Other Sellers to execute and deliver, the Ancillary Agreements and other agreements and documents contemplated by Section 2.3(a) to the extent a party thereto, and each such agreement and document shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Seller or the relevant Other Seller, as the case may be.
(d) License Agreements. Seller shall have executed and delivered the Intellectual Property License Agreement and the Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement, and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Seller or the relevant Other Seller, as the case may be.
(e) Real Property Agreements. Seller shall have executed and delivered or caused each of the relevant Other Sellers to execute and deliver the Real Property Agreements to the extent a party thereto, and each such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Seller or the relevant Other Seller, as the case may be.
(f) Master Separation Agreement. Seller shall have executed and delivered the Master Separation Agreement, and such agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been breached in any material respect by Seller or the relevant Other Seller, as the case may be.
(g) Financing. All conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted, waived to Purchaser’s receipt of the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter on substantially the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter or on such other terms as are reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, provided that if (x) a condition under the Debt Commitment Letter is not satisfied solely because of a failure of Purchaser to obtain sufficient equity contributions which when combined with the proceeds from the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter would be sufficient to pay the Purchase Price, assuming all
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conditions to a funding in the Equity Commitment Letter have been satisfied, or (y) Purchaser’s breach of any provision of this Agreement or the Debt Commitment Letter, then the condition contained in this Section 7.3(g) shall be deemed satisfied or waived.
(h) Financial Statements. Seller shall have delivered the Audited Business Financial Statements to Purchaser.
(i) Consents. (i) Each of the Consents set forth on Section 7.3 of the Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained in a form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and shall be in full force and effect and (ii) all other Consents required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, except in the case of clause (ii) where the failure to obtain any such Consents has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(j) No Seller Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement there shall have been no event, condition, change or development, or worsening of any existing event, condition, change or development (except as relates to Excluded Assets, the failure to transfer to Purchaser the Excluded Assets or any failure to obtain a consent with respect to CAD Licenses to the extent provided in Section 6.18 hereto) that, individually or in combination with any other event, condition, change, development or worsening thereof, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Tax Concession. Purchaser shall have received from the Economic Development Board of Singapore (the “EDB”) a tax concession agreement on terms not materially less favorable than those set forth in that certain In-Principle Support Letter from the EDB to Seller dated July 1, 2005 (the “EDB Support Letter”), and such agreement shall be in full force and effect.
(l) FIRPTA Certificate. Purchaser shall have received certification signed by Seller to the effect that Seller is not a “foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the Code.
ARTICLE VIII
CLOSING
8.1 Closing Date.
Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article X hereof, the closing of the sale and transfer of the Purchased Assets and the other transactions hereunder (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, in Palo Alto, California at 10:00 a.m., local time, and in such other places as are necessary to effect the transactions to be consummated at the Closing, on the second Business Day immediately following the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted, waiver of all of the conditions in Article VII (other than those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied or, to the extent permitted, waived at the Closing but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted, waiver of such conditions), or at such other time, date and place as shall be fixed by
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mutual agreement of the Parties (such date of the Closing being herein referred to as the “Closing Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event all the conditions in Article VII (other than those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied or, to the extent permitted, waived at the Closing) have been so satisfied or waived, the Closing may be postponed at the election of Purchaser for up to sixty (60) days (the “Extension Period”) after delivery of the Audited Business Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.16 hereof in order to facilitate the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters, provided that in the event the Audited Business Financial Statements are delivered less than sixty (60) days prior to December 15, 2005 or March 15, 2006, as the case may be, the Extension Period shall be reduced by one (1) day for each day less than such sixty (60) days that the Financial Statements are delivered, but in no event shall the Extension Period be less than forty-five (45) days. The effective time (“Effective Time”) of the Closing for tax, operational and all other matters shall be deemed to be 12:01 a.m., local time in each jurisdiction in which the Business is conducted, on the Closing Date.
8.2 Purchaser Obligations.
At the Closing, Purchaser shall, or shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries to (i) deliver the Purchase Price (subject to adjustment for the Estimated Working Capital pursuant to Section 3.3(a)) to Seller as provided in Section 3.2 and (ii) execute and deliver to Seller the following in such form and substance as are reasonably acceptable to Seller:
(a) the documents described in Section 7.2;
(b) such instruments of conveyance with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities as are referred to in Section 2.3(a) and such other assignment and conveyance documents as shall be necessary to convey the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and consummate the other transactions contemplated hereby in each jurisdiction; and
(c) such other documents and instruments as counsel for Purchaser and Seller mutually agree to be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions described herein.
8.3 Seller Obligations.
At the Closing, Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser, and Seller shall cause such of its Subsidiaries as are party thereto to execute and deliver to Purchaser, the following in such form and substance as are reasonably acceptable to Purchaser:
(a) the documents described in Section 7.3;
(b) such instruments of conveyance with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and Assumed Liabilities as are referred to in Section 2.3(a) and such other assignment and conveyance documents as shall be necessary to convey the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and consummate the other transactions contemplated hereby including the sublicense, transfer or
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acquisition of cross licenses and CAD Licenses as and to the extent provided in Section 6.18 in each jurisdiction; and
(c) such other documents and instruments as counsel for Purchaser and Seller mutually agree to be reasonably necessary to consummate the transactions described herein.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification.
(a) Following the Closing and subject to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Seller shall for itself (where it is acting as Seller) and otherwise as agent for the Other Sellers indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, assigns and successors (each, a “Purchaser Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall compensate and reimburse each Purchaser Indemnified Party for, all Losses imposed upon or incurred by such Purchaser Indemnified Party (“Purchaser Losses”), with respect to (i) any failure of any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in this Agreement or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(a) to be true and correct, (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller herein or (iii) any Excluded Liabilities, it being understood that each Purchaser Loss shall be calculated net of any Tax benefit realized by such Purchaser Indemnified Party, as set forth more fully in Section 9.3(c). Purchaser shall not be entitled to recover more than once for the same Purchaser Loss. In furtherance of the foregoing, to the extent that a Purchaser Loss has arisen from facts and circumstances which have reduced Adjusted EBITDA and have resulted in an Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount reducing the Purchase Price, then Purchaser Losses which arose from such facts and circumstances shall be reduced to the extent such reduction of the Purchase Price was attributable to such facts and circumstances.
(b) Following the Closing and subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Article IX, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders, assigns and successors (each, a “Seller Indemnified Party”) from and against, and shall compensate and reimburse each Seller Indemnified Party for, all Losses imposed upon or incurred by such Seller Indemnified Party (“Seller Losses”), with respect to (i) the failure of any representation or warranty of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.3(a) to be true and correct, (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of by Purchaser herein or (iii) any of the Assumed Liabilities, it being understood that each Seller Loss shall be calculated net of any Tax benefit realized by such Seller Indemnified Party, as set forth more fully in Section 9.3(c). Seller shall not be entitled to recover more than once for the same Seller Loss.
(c) For purposes of the foregoing Sections 9.1(a)(i) and 9.1(b)(i), in determining the amount of any Purchaser Losses or Seller Losses, as the case may be, no effect shall be given to any qualification in the relevant representations and warranties as to materiality or Seller Material Adverse Effect (other than for purposes of clause (b) of Section 4.6, Section 4.7(i), Section 4.15(c) and the last sentence of Section 4.17, none of which shall be subject to this
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Section 9.1(c)); provided that full effect shall be given to all such qualifications for purposes of determining the existence of a breach of any representation or warranty.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser Losses and Seller Losses shall not include, and in no event shall any Purchaser Loss or Seller Loss be recoverable under the terms of this Agreement to the extent it consists of, punitive, special or exemplary damages, except to the extent such punitive, special or exemplary damages are awarded against any Purchaser Indemnified Party or Seller Indemnified Party, as the case may be, in a third-party claim.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) Purchaser shall not be entitled to indemnification for a breach of Section 4.15(a) or (b) to the extent (and only to the extent) such breach arises as a result of reclassification of the expenses (including expenses included in Camera Module EBIT) described in Section 9.1(e) of the Disclosure Letter incurred during the twelve months ended July 31, 2005, and (y) if a breach of Section 4.15(a) or (b) is based upon facts or circumstances which reduced Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended July 31, 2005, then to the extent that Adjusted EBITDA for such period was greater than $259,800,000 Purchaser Losses arising from such breach to the extent it reduced Adjusted EBITDA shall be reduced by an amount equal to 10.2 multiplied by the amount that Adjusted EBITDA for such period exceeds $259,800,000, provided that in no event shall Purchaser Losses for all such breaches of Section 4.15(a) or (b) be reduced pursuant to this Section 9.1(e)(y) by more than $82,000,000 in the aggregate. For avoidance of doubt, this Section 9.1(e) shall not affect the last sentence of Section 9.1(a).
9.2 Certain Limitations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Seller (on behalf of itself and as agent for the Other Sellers) shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties for aggregate Purchaser Losses under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i) in excess of 10% of the Purchase Price; provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply with respect to a breach of a representation or warranty made by Seller in Section 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.8 or 4.9. In addition, Seller (on behalf of itself and as agent for the Other Sellers) shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties for aggregate Purchaser Losses under this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or 9.1(a)(iii)) in excess of an amount equal to the Purchase Price.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Seller (on behalf of itself and as agent for the Other Sellers) shall not be obligated to indemnify Purchaser Indemnified Parties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(i) (x) with respect to any individual Purchaser Loss or series of related Purchaser Losses of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) (the “Minimum Amount”) and (y) unless and until the aggregate Purchaser Losses (excluding individual Purchaser Losses or related Purchaser Losses less than the Minimum Amount) subject to such indemnification collectively exceed one percent (1.0%) of the Purchase Price (the “Threshold”), whereupon such indemnification shall be made by Seller only with respect to the amount of such Purchaser Losses (excluding individual Purchaser Losses or related Purchaser Losses less than the Minimum Amount) in excess of the Threshold; provided, however, that the Threshold shall not apply to any breach of a representation or warranty made by Seller in Sections 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.8 or 4.9.
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(c) The representations and warranties of Seller and Purchaser contained in Article IV and Article V, respectively, of this Agreement shall survive the Closing until March 31, 2007; provided that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.8, 5.1, 5.2(a) and 5.5 shall survive indefinitely. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing until the date or dates explicitly specified therein or, if not so specified, until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with respect to the matters contained therein.
(d) The obligations to indemnify and hold harmless a Party pursuant to Sections 9.1(a)(i), 9.1(a)(ii), 9.1(b)(i) or 9.1(b)(i)(ii) shall terminate when the applicable representation, warranty or covenant terminates pursuant to Section 9.2(c); provided, however, that such obligations to indemnify and hold harmless shall not terminate with respect to any item as to which the Seller Indemnified Party or Purchaser Indemnified Party, as the case may be, to be indemnified (each, an “Indemnified Party”) shall have, before the expiration of the applicable survival period, previously made a claim by delivering a written notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of such claim) to the Indemnifying Party.
9.3 Procedures for Third-Party Claims and Excluded Liabilities.
(a) General Procedures. Promptly (but in no event later than ten (10) days) after the receipt by any Indemnified Party of a notice of any Proceeding by any third party that may be subject to indemnification under this Article IX, including any Proceeding relating to any Excluded Liability or Assumed Liability, such Indemnified Party shall give written notice of such Proceeding to the indemnifying Party hereunder (the “Indemnifying Party”), stating in reasonable detail the nature and basis of each claim made in the Proceeding and the amount thereof, to the extent known, along with copies of the relevant documents received by the Indemnified Party evidencing the Proceeding and the basis for indemnification sought. Failure of the Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability on account of this indemnification, except if and only to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced thereby. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, promptly after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Proceeding. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of the Indemnified Party against the third party claim upon written notice to the Indemnified Party delivered within thirty (30) days after receipt of the particular notice from the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of the third party claim if it seeks as a remedy the imposition of an equitable remedy that is binding upon Purchaser or the Business. So long as the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the third party claim in accordance herewith and notified the Indemnified Party in writing thereof, (i) the Indemnified Party may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense of the third party claim, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Party after such time as the Indemnified Party has notified the Indemnifying Party of such third party claim and prior to such time as the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party that it has assumed the defense of such third party claim, (ii) the Indemnified Party shall not file any papers or consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the third party claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not to be unreasonably withheld,
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conditioned or delayed) and (iii) the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the third party claim (other than a judgment or settlement that is solely for money damages in an amount less than the remaining balance of the Indemnity Cap and is accompanied by a release of all indemnifiable claims against the Indemnified Party) without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense, such Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Party hereunder for any settlement entered into without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 9.3(a) shall not apply to any claim with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed solely by Section 6.13.
(b) Equitable Remedies. In the case of any third party claims where the Indemnifying Party reasonably believes that it would be appropriate to settle such claim using equitable remedies (i.e., remedies involving the future activity and conduct of the Business), the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall work together in good faith to agree to a settlement; provided, however, that no Party shall be under any obligation to agree to any such settlement.
(c) Treatment of Indemnification Payments; Insurance Recoveries. Any payment made pursuant to the indemnification obligations arising under this Agreement shall be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price. Any indemnity payment under this Agreement shall be decreased by any amounts actually recovered by the Indemnified Party under third party insurance policies with respect to such Loss (net of any premiums paid by such Indemnified Party under the relevant insurance policy), each Party agreeing (i) to use all reasonable efforts to recover all available insurance proceeds and (ii) to the extent that any indemnity payment under this Agreement has been paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party prior to the recovery by the Indemnified Party of such insurance proceeds, such amounts actually recovered by the Indemnified Party shall be promptly paid to the Indemnifying Party. If the amount of any Loss for which indemnification is provided under this Agreement (an “Indemnity Claim”) gives rise to a current deduction to the Indemnified Party making the claim, the indemnity payment shall be reduced by the amount of the Tax Benefit of such current deduction available to the Indemnified Party making the claim. “Tax Benefit” means, with respect to any indemnity payment, the excess, if any, of (i) the Indemnified Party’s pro forma tax Liability for the taxable year in which it accrues the indemnity payment, calculated on the basis of the facts and circumstances actually pertaining to the Indemnified Party, but assuming for purposes of this calculation that the Indemnified Party had neither suffered the loss giving rise to the Indemnification Claim nor accrued the indemnity payment, over (ii) the Indemnified Party’s Adjusted Actual Tax Liability for such taxable year in each case as calculated in good faith by the Indemnified Party. The “Adjusted Actual Tax Liability” is the actual Tax Liability of the Indemnified Party, taking into account the items excluded from the calculation in clause (i).
9.4 Certain Procedures.
(a) The Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party promptly of its discovery of any matter that may give rise to a claim for indemnification pursuant hereto. The
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Indemnified Party shall cooperate and assist the Indemnifying Party in determining the validity of any claim for indemnity by the Indemnified Party and in otherwise resolving such matters. Subject to the provisions of Section 9.3, in connection with any actual or threatened claims by, or actual or threatened litigation or other disputes with, third parties relating to Assumed Liabilities or Excluded Liabilities, any such claims, litigation and disputes being referred to as “claims” for purposes of this Section 9.4, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate in the defense by the Indemnifying Party of such claim (and the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party agree with respect to all such claims that a common interest privilege agreement exists between them), including, (i) permitting the Indemnifying Party to discuss the claim with such officers, employees, consultants and representatives of the Indemnified Party as the Indemnifying Party reasonably requests, (ii) permitting the Indemnifying Party to have reasonable access to the properties, books, records, papers, documents, plans, drawings, electronic mail, databases and computers of the Indemnified Party at reasonable hours to review information and documentation relative to the properties, books, records, papers, documents, plans, drawings, electronic mail, databases and computers, contracts, commitments and other records of the Indemnified Party, (iii) providing to the Indemnifying Party copies of documents and samples of Semiconductor Products as the Indemnifying Party reasonably requests in connection with defending such claim, (iv) permitting the Indemnifying Party to conduct privileged interviews and witness preparation of officers, employees and representatives of the Indemnified Party as the Indemnifying Party reasonably requests, (v) preserving all properties, books, records, papers, documents, plans, drawings, electronic mail and databases of the Business relating to matters relating to Excluded Liabilities (in the case of the Purchaser) and Assumed Liabilities (in the case of the Seller) in accordance with such Party’s corporate documents retention policies, or longer to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party in connection with any actual or threatened action that would reasonably be expected to result in a claim for indemnification hereunder, (vi) promptly collecting documents and extracting information from documents for the Indemnifying Party’s review and use, as the Indemnifying Party reasonably requests, or allowing the Indemnifying Party’s representatives to do the same, (vii) notifying the Indemnifying Party promptly of receipt by the Indemnified Party of any subpoena or other third party request for documents or interviews and testimony, (viii) providing to the Indemnifying Party copies of any documents produced by the Indemnified Party in response to or compliance with any subpoena or other third party request for documents, and (ix) permitting the Indemnifying Party to conduct such other reasonable investigations and studies, and take such other actions, as are reasonably necessary in connection with the Indemnifying Party’s defense or investigation of such claim. In connection with any claims, except to the extent inconsistent with the Indemnified Party’s obligations under applicable Law and except to the extent that to do so would subject the Indemnified Party or its employees, agents or representatives to criminal or civil sanctions, (1) unless ordered by a court to do otherwise, the Indemnified Party shall not produce documents to a third party until the Indemnifying Party has been provided a reasonable opportunity to review, copy and assert privileges covering such documents, (2) the transfer to the Indemnified Party by the Indemnifying Party of documents covered by the Indemnifying Party’s attorney/client or work product privileges shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, (3) unless otherwise ordered by a court, the Indemnified Party shall withhold from production to any third party any documents as to which the Indemnifying Party asserts a privilege, (4) the Indemnified Party shall defend in court any such privilege asserted by the Indemnifying Party and (5) the Indemnified Party shall permit the Indemnifying Party to prepare any employees of
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the Indemnified Party required or requested to testify or otherwise be deposed or interviewed in connection with any claim and to be present during any such testimony or interviews.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in any Local Asset Transfer Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser shall not make any claim for indemnification or otherwise in any circumstances whatsoever against any Other Seller other than by means of a claim against Seller as agent for such Other Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Purchaser shall indemnify Seller on its own behalf and as agent for the Other Sellers against any claim for indemnification made against any Other Seller contrary to this Section 9.4(b).
9.5 Remedies Exclusive.
Following the Closing, with the exception of remedies based on fraud, the remedies set forth in this Article IX shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy for money damages and shall be in lieu of any other remedies for money damages that may be available to the Indemnified Parties under any other agreement or pursuant to any statutory or common law (including Environmental Law) with respect to any Losses of any kind or nature incurred directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of any of this Agreement, the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Liabilities or the Excluded Liabilities (it being understood that nothing in this Section 9.5 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall affect the Parties’ rights to specific performance or other similar non-monetary equitable remedies with respect to the covenants referred to in this Agreement to be performed after the Closing). Seller and Purchaser each hereby waive any provision of any applicable Law to the extent that it would limit or restrict the agreement contained in this Section 9.5.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination Events.
Without prejudice to other remedies which may be available to the Parties by Law or this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated herein may be abandoned:
(a) by mutual consent of the Parties;
(b) after March 15, 2006 (the “Outer Date”), by any Party by notice to the other Party if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or prior to the Outer Date; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(b) shall not be available to any Party whose failure or whose Affiliate’s failure to perform in all material respects any of its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;
(c) by any Party by notice to the other Party, if (i) a final, non-appealable order, decree or ruling enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date has been issued by any federal or state court in the United States having jurisdiction (unless such order, decree or ruling has been
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withdrawn, reversed or otherwise made inapplicable) or any U.S. federal or state Law has been enacted that would make the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date illegal; or
(d) by either Party by notice to the other Party if an Extraordinary Event shall have occurred and the Closing shall not have taken place by December 16, 2005. Any termination (x) by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 10.1(d) will be effective immediately upon receipt by Seller and (y) by Seller will become effective on the sixteenth Business Day after receipt by Purchaser (subject to the immediately succeeding sentence). Following receipt by Purchaser of a termination notice pursuant to this Section 10.1(d)), Purchaser may, at its option, terminate the right of Seller and Purchaser to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(d) and render such termination null and void by delivering to Seller, no later than fifteen Business Days after receipt of Seller’s termination notice, (i) written notice that Purchaser has elected to exercise its rights under this sentence (a “Waiver Notice”) and (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to Seller that Purchaser’s equity and debt financing sources have amended their commitments to the extent necessary to permit the Closing to occur notwithstanding the occurrence of the Extraordinary Event and the amendments to this Agreement resulting from this Section 10.1(d). Upon delivery of a Waiver Notice (1) the definition of Seller Material Adverse Effect will automatically be amended to provide no change, circumstance, event or effect resulting from or arising out of the Extraordinary Event shall be deemed, either alone, or in combination, to constitute a Seller Material Adverse Effect and (2) for all purposes of Article III 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between any reduction in 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Extraordinary Event (with such reduction being equal to the difference between 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA determined without regard to this Section 10.1(d) and what 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA would reasonably been expected to have been if such Extraordinary Event had not occurred) and $50 million.
10.2 Effect of Termination.
In the event of any termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 10.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force and effect, all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party (or any stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such Party) to any other Party (or such other persons or entities), except that the provisions of Sections 6.2(b), 6.4 and Article XI of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the Parties shall remain bound by and continue to be subject to the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 10.2 shall not relieve either party of any liability for willful breach of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
11.1 Dispute Resolution.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, resolution of any and all disputes arising from or in connection with this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise (collectively, “Disputes”), shall be exclusively governed by and settled in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.1.
(a) Negotiation. The Parties shall make a good faith attempt to resolve any Dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement through negotiation. Within 30 days after notice of a Dispute is given by either Party to the other Party, each Party shall select a first tier negotiating team comprised of director or general manager level employees of such Party and shall meet and make a good faith attempt to resolve such Dispute and shall continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the Dispute or renegotiate the applicable Section or provision without the necessity of any formal proceedings. If the first tier negotiating teams are unable to agree within 30 days of their first meeting, then each Party shall select a second tier negotiating team comprised of vice president level employees of such Party and shall meet within 30 days after the end of the first 30 day negotiating period to attempt to resolve the matter. During the course of negotiations under this Section 11.1, all reasonable requests made by one Party to the other for information, including requests for copies of relevant documents, will be honored. The specific format for such negotiations will be left to the discretion of the designated negotiating teams but may include the preparation of agreed upon statements of fact or written statements of position furnished to the other Party. All negotiations between the Parties pursuant to this Section 11.1(a) shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of such negotiations that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future litigation.
(b) Failure to Resolve Disputes. In the event that any Dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement is not settled by the Parties within 15 days after the first meeting of the second tier negotiating teams under Section 11.1(a), the Parties may seek any remedies to which they may be entitled in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Proceedings. Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit either Party from initiating litigation or other judicial or administrative proceedings if such Party would be substantially harmed by a failure to act during the time that such good faith efforts are being made to resolve the Dispute through negotiation. In the event that litigation is commenced under this Section 11.1(c), the Parties agree to continue to attempt to resolve any Dispute according to the terms of Section 11.1(a) during the course of such litigation proceedings under this Section 11.1(c).
(d) Pay and Dispute. Except as provided herein, in the event of any dispute regarding payment of a third-party invoice (subject to standard verification of receipt of products or services), the Party named in a third party’s invoice must make timely payment to such third
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party, even if the Party named in the invoice desires to pursue the dispute resolution procedures outlined in this Section 11.1. If the Party that paid the invoice is found pursuant to this Section 11.1 to not be responsible for such payment, such paying Party shall be entitled to reimbursement, with interest accrued at an annual rate of the Prime Rate, from the Party found responsible for such payment.
11.2 Notices.
All communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given when delivered in person, upon receipt by the sender of answer-back confirmation when telefaxed, or on the next Business Day when sent by overnight courier, and
(a) If to Purchaser: |
Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. | |
c/o Silver Lake Partners | ||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
with a copies to: |
Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co., L.P. | |
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP | ||
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
(b) If to Seller: |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | |
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attn: General Counsel | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
with a copy to: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
or to such other address as any such Party shall designate by written notice to the other Party.
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11.3 Bulk Transfers.
Purchaser waives compliance with the provisions of all applicable Laws relating to bulk transfers in connection with the transfer of the Purchased Assets.
11.4 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances other than those which it is determined to be illegal, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, and Seller and Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the Parties as expressed by such illegal, void or unenforceable provision.
11.5 Further Assurances; Further Cooperation.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof (including Section 6.3), each of the Parties agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all documents and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for Seller and Purchaser, to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement, provided that all such actions are in accordance with applicable Law. From time to time, whether at or after the Closing, Seller or its Subsidiaries (as appropriate) will execute and deliver such further instruments of conveyance, transfer and assignment and take such other action, at Purchaser’s sole expense, as Purchaser may reasonably require to more effectively convey and transfer to Purchaser any of the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, including documentation necessary to permit Purchaser to record the transfer of Transferred Business Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and Purchaser will execute and deliver such further instruments and take such other action, at Seller’s sole expense, as Seller or its Subsidiaries may reasonably require to more effectively assume the Assumed Liabilities.
11.6 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 11.6.
11.7 Expenses.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not the Closing occurs, Seller and Purchaser shall each pay their respective expenses (such as legal, investment banker and accounting fees) incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement
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and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
11.8 Assignment.
This Agreement shall not be assigned by either Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment, without such consent, shall be null and void; provided, however, Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any wholly-owned (other than director qualifying shares) direct or indirect Subsidiary of Purchaser (provided that no such assignment shall release Purchaser from any obligation under this Agreement) or to a lender of Purchaser as collateral for bona fide indebtedness for money borrowed or in connection with a merger, consolidation, conversion or sale of assets of Purchaser. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
11.9 Amendment; Waiver.
This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by both Parties. No waiver by either Party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, or a failure or delay by any Party in exercising any power, right or privilege under this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained herein, and in any documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the Closing hereunder. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
11.10 Specific Performance.
The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and that the Parties shall be entitled (without the requirement to post a bond or other security) to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The rights and remedies of the Parties shall be cumulative (and not alternative).
11.11 Third Parties.
This Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any Person that is not a Party nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto (including with respect to any Business Employee) other than the provisions of Article IX hereof with respect to indemnification.
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11.12 Governing Law.
This Agreement and all claims arising out of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of California.
11.13 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
Each Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court located in Santa Xxxxx County, California, or if such court does not have jurisdiction, the superior courts of the State of California located in Santa Xxxxx County, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the Parties, further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Party’s respective address set forth in Section 11.2 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in California with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the Parties, irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding set forth above arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and for any counterclaim with respect thereto.
11.14 Disclosure Letter.
Disclosures included in the Disclosure Letter shall be considered to be made for purposes of all other sections to the Disclosure Letter to the extent that the relevance of any disclosure to any such other section of the Disclosure Letter is reasonably apparent. Inclusion of any matter or item in the Disclosure Letter does not imply that such matter or item would, under the provisions of this Agreement, have to be included in the Disclosure Letter or that such matter or item is otherwise material.
11.15 Entire Agreement.
The Confidentiality Agreements, the Transaction Documents, Annex A, the Disclosure Letter and the Exhibits hereto and any other agreements between Purchaser and Seller entered into on the date hereof set forth the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
11.16 Time is of the Essence.
Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of this Agreement.
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11.17 Section Headings; Table of Contents.
The section headings contained in this Agreement and the Table of Contents to this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Asset Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name: |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
[SELLER’S SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT – PURCHASER’S
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ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD. | ||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | |
Name: |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | |
Title: |
Director |
[PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
ANNEX A
“Adjusted Actual Tax Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(c).
“Adjusted EBITDA Deficiency Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Affiliate” of a Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first mentioned Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled by” have meanings correlative to the foregoing
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to the Agreement.
“Allocation Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Ancillary Agreements” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 2.3.
“Antitrust Regulations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
“Assigned Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(d).
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Assumed Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit M.
“Assumed Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Assumed Material Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).
“Audited Business Financial Statements” shall mean (i) if the Closing occurs prior to December 15, 2005, the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Business as of October 31, 2003, October 31, 2004 and July 31, 2005 and related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Business for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003 and October 31, 2004 and for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2005 and (ii) if the Closing occurs after December 15, 2005, the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Business as of October 31, 2003, October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2005 and related audited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Business for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2005, and in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii) and the related footnotes thereto, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with an unqualified opinion of an internationally recognized independent accounting firm.
“Automatic Transferred Employees” shall mean those Business Employees where local employment Laws, including but not limited to the Transfer Regulations, provide for an
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automatic transfer of employees upon the transfer of a business as a going concern and such transfer occurs by operation of Law.
“Xxxx of Sale” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Books and Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(d).
“Business” means the business conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries in the design, development, research, manufacture, supply, distribution, sale, support and maintenance of Semiconductor Products, any Patents relating to current research and development being conducted by Agilent Labs that are described in Schedule 1, the Project-Specific Labs Technology and any individuals employed at Agilent Labs who are listed in Schedule 4 (“Labs Employees”). The Business does not include (a) the Retained Business; (b) Seller’s interest in LumiLeds Lighting; (c) the Santa Xxxx fabrication facility; (d) the Colorado Springs Technology Center; (e) the existing projects currently known as (i) Lateral Flow Assay (LFA), (ii) Remote Management and Diagnostics, (iii) Embedded Test, (iv) Continuous Test and Measurement and (v) Smart Optics (except to the extent that technology relating to the Smart Optics project is currently being used in other parts of the Business as defined herein) and the design, development, research, manufacture, supply, distribution, sale, support and maintenance of products and services in connection with each of (i) through (v); or (f) except for the Labs Employees and the Project-Specific Labs Technology, Seller’s central research laboratory known as Agilent Labs. For the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion from the Business of items (i) through (v) in the foregoing clause (e) shall not limit the scope of any license to be granted to Purchaser by the Seller as contemplated in this Agreement.
“Business Competitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York City are permitted or required by Law to close.
“Business Employee” shall mean (i) the employees of Seller and its Subsidiaries set forth in Section A of the Disclosure Letter, including (A) any such employees on temporary leave for purposes of jury or annual two-week national service/military duty, employees on vacation and employees on a regularly scheduled day off from work and (B) any such employees who on the Closing Date are on maternity or paternity leave, education leave, military leave with veteran’s re-employment rights under federal Law, leave under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 or equivalent provisions in other jurisdictions, approved personal leave, short-term disability leave or medical leave but, unless otherwise required under local employment Laws, excluding any such employees on long-term disability or whose employment with Seller and its Subsidiaries has terminated prior to the Closing, (ii) each additional employee of Seller and its Subsidiaries hired by the Business between the date hereof and the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business or hired by Seller or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to replace employees identified in Section A of the Disclosure Letter who have terminated employment or taken leave between the date hereof and the Closing Date and (iii) each other employee of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries that Seller and Purchaser have mutually agreed to prior to the Closing Date or whose transfer to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries is required under local Law.
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“Business Environmental Liabilities” means any liability, obligation, judgment, penalty, fine, cost or expense, of any kind or nature, or the duty to indemnify, defend or reimburse any Person with respect to: (i) the presence at any time of any Hazardous Materials as of, prior to or following the Closing Date in the soil, groundwater, surface water, air or building materials of any Transferred Real Property or Assigned Real Property (“Business Contamination”); (ii) the migration at any time as of, prior to or after the Closing Date of Business Contamination to any other real property, or the soil, groundwater, surface water, air or building materials thereof; (iii) any Hazardous Materials Activity conducted on any Transferred Real Property or Assigned Real Property at any time as of, prior to or following the Closing Date (“Business Hazardous Materials Activities”); (iv) the exposure of any person to Hazardous Materials in the course of or as a consequence of any Business Hazardous Materials Activities or to Business Contamination, without regard to whether any health effect of the exposure has been manifested as of the Closing Date; (v) the violation of any Environmental Laws to the extent (but only to the extent) arising out of or relating to the Business or the Purchased Assets or in connection with any Business Hazardous Materials Activities; and (vi) any actions or proceedings brought or threatened by any third party with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Business Facility” means any facility or real property including the land, the improvements thereon, the groundwater thereunder and the surface water thereon, that is or at any time has been owned, operated, occupied, controlled or leased by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of its Business or the Purchased Assets.
“Business Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Business Intellectual Property Licenses” shall mean any agreement under which (i) a third party has licensed any Business Intellectual Property Rights to Seller or any Subsidiary that are used exclusively in the Business, or (ii) Seller or any Subsidiary has licensed any Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights to any third party, other than Customer Contracts and Supplier Contracts.
“Business Intellectual Property Rights” means Intellectual Property Rights in and to Business Technology and Intellectual Property Rights owned or used in the Business.
“Business Significant Real Property” means (i) Corvallis, Oregon: 0000 XX Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, (ii) Gurgaon, India: MM Towers 0, Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx XX, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, (xxx) Roseville, California: 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000, (iv) Boise, Idaho: 0000 X. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000, and (v) Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 00-00, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx (limited to office space leased from GEAR S.r.l).
“Business Technology” means any Technology that is used in the conduct of the Business as of the Closing.
“Business Critical Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(d).
“Camera Module Agreement” means the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2004, between Flextronics and Seller, and the other agreements relating thereto included in the definition of “Transaction Agreements” therein.
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“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Closing Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet of the Business as of the opening of business on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Closing), prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment Letters” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
“Competing Business” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9.
“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b).
“Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a).
“Contract” means any written or oral commitment, contract, subcontract, license, sublicense, lease, understanding, instrument, indenture, note or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature.
“Current Employment Terms” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(ii).
“Customer Contract” means any Contract between Seller or any of its Subsidiaries on the one hand and a customer, distributor or dealer of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries on the other hand for the purchase, sale, distribution, marketing, servicing, support or manufacturing (or similar matters) of Semiconductor Products.
“Debt Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
“Deed” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b)(i).
“Designated Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(j).
“Disclosure Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in the first sentence of Article IV.
“Disputes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
“DOJ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(c).
“Dollars” or “$”, when used in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, shall mean United States dollars unless otherwise stated.
“EDB” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(l).
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“EDB Support Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(l).
“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Environmental Claim” shall mean any written claim, proceeding, suit, complaint, or notice of violation alleging violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean any applicable foreign, federal, state or local Laws, statutes, regulations, codes, ordinances, permits, decrees, orders or common law relating to, or imposing standards regarding the protection or clean-up of the environment, any Hazardous Material Activity, the preservation or protection of waterways, groundwater, drinking water, air, wildlife, plants or other natural resources, or the exposure of any individual to Hazardous Materials, including without limitation protection of health and safety of employees. Environmental Laws shall include, without limitation, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide Rodenticide Act, Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Atomic Energy Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Toxic Substance Control Act, Clean Air Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and all analogous or related foreign, federal state or local law, each as amended.
“Equity Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
“Equity Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
“ERISA Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(e).
“Excluded Assets” shall mean the assets of Seller and its Subsidiaries other than the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, including those assets identified on Exhibit K.
“Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Extraordinary Event” means any single or series of related extraordinary events occurring after July 31, 2005 directly impacting the Business that directly or indirectly reduces 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA by more than $50 million (with such reduction being equal to the difference between 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA and what 10/31/05 Adjusted EBITDA would reasonably be expected to have been if such Extraordinary Event had not occurred).
“Final Calculations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b).
“Final Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“FTC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(c).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time applied consistently with the principles used in preparing the Seller’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004.
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“Governmental Authority” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean any infectious, carcinogenic, radioactive, toxic or hazardous chemical or chemical compound, or any pollutant, contaminant or hazardous substance, material or waste, in each case, whether solid, liquid or gas, including, without limitation, petroleum, petroleum products, by-products or derivatives and asbestos and any other substance, material or waste that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Law.
“Hazardous Materials Activity” means the transportation, transfer, recycling, storage, use, disposal, arranging for disposal, treatment, manufacture, removal, remediation, release, exposure of others to, sale, or distribution of any Hazardous Material or any product or waste containing a Hazardous Material, or product manufactured with Ozone depleting substances, including, without limitation, any required labeling, payment of waste fees or charges (including so-called e-waste fees) and compliance with any product take-back or product content requirements.
“HSR Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Income Tax” shall mean all Taxes based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (i) gross or net income or gross or net receipts or profits (including, but not limited to, any capital gains, minimum Taxes and any Taxes on items of tax preference, but not including sales, use, goods and services, real or personal property transfer or other similar Taxes), (ii) multiple bases (including, but not limited to, corporate franchise, doing business or occupation Taxes) if one or more of the bases upon which such Tax may be based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to, is described in clause (i) above or (iii) withholding taxes measured by, or calculated with respect to, any payments or distributions (other than wages).
“Indebtedness” means (i) all outstanding obligations for senior debt and subordinated debt and any other outstanding obligation for borrowed money, including that evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other instruments (and including all outstanding principal, prepayment premiums, if any, and accrued interest, fees and expenses related thereto), (ii) any outstanding obligations under capital leases and purchase money obligations (other than as included in Accounts Payable), (iii) any amounts owed with respect to drawn letters of credit and (iv) any outstanding guarantees of obligations of the type described in clauses (i) through (iii) above.
“Indemnified Party” shall mean a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party, as the case may be.
“Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
“Indemnity Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(c).
“Industry-Wide Plan” means any scheme, plan, fund or arrangement, which provides Retirement Benefits to or in respect of Automatic Transfer Employees in which employers may participate even if they are not within the same corporate group as the other participating employers.
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“Intellectual Property License Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means the rights associated with the following: (a) United States and foreign patents and applications therefor (including any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues, renewals, extensions or modifications for any of the foregoing) (“Patents”); (b) trade secret rights and all other rights in or to confidential business or technical information (“Trade Secrets”); (c) copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto (“Copyrights”); (d) trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, trade dress rights and similar designation of origin and rights therein, and all goodwill symbolized thereby and associated therewith (“Trademarks”); (e) Uniform Resource Locators, Web site addresses and domain names (“Internet Properties”); (f) industrial design rights and any registrations and applications therefore (“Industrial Designs”); (g) rights in databases and data collections (including knowledge databases, customer lists and customer databases) under the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction, whether registered or unregistered, and any applications for registration thereof (“Database Rights”); (h) mask works, and mask work registrations and applications therefor (“Mask Works”); and (i) any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing any where in the world. Intellectual Property Rights specifically excludes contractual rights (including license grants) and also excludes the tangible embodiment of any of the foregoing.
“Investment Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.16(a)
“IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“IT Infrastructure” means all IT systems; network or telecommunications equipment and software; desktop computer software; accounting, finance and database software; general software development and control systems; and tools, environments and other general IT functionality used in the operation of both the Retained Business and the Business but excluding Transferred IT Infrastructure. For the avoidance of doubt, “IT Infrastructure” does not include any data or other information with respect to the Business contained in such software, systems, tools, or environments.
“Key Jurisdictions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
To “the knowledge of” a Party shall mean, with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx, and with respect to Purchaser, the actual knowledge of Xxxx Xxxxxxx or Xxx Xxx.
“Landlord” shall mean a landlord, sublandlord, licensor or other party granting the right to use or occupy real property.
“Law” means any law, treaty, statute, ordinance, rule, principle of common law or equity, code or regulation of a Governmental Authority or judgment, decree, order, writ, award, injunction or determination of an arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority.
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“Lease” shall mean a lease, sublease, license or other agreement permitting the use or occupancy of real property, including any amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals, extensions and guaranties related thereto.
“Lease Assignments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b)(i).
“Lease Enforcement Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b)(i).
“Leased Real Property” means all Real Property used in the operation of the Business, as currently conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries, a portion of which will be leased to Purchaser on the Closing Date in accordance with Section 4.4(f).
“Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a).
“Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights” means Business Intellectual Property Rights which as of the Closing Date are owned by Seller or any Subsidiary, or to which Seller or any Subsidiary has the right to grant licenses to Purchaser of the scope granted in the Intellectual Property License Agreement without the payment of royalties or other consideration to third parties, in each case other than Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights shall include Seller’s rights under certain cross-licenses identified in the letter agreement dated the date hereof between Seller and Purchaser, to the extent of Seller’s rights to grant sublicenses thereunder to Purchaser.
“Licensed Business Technology” means Business Technology that as of the Closing Date is owned by Seller or any Subsidiary, or to which Seller or any Subsidiary has the right to grant licenses to Purchaser of the scope granted in the Intellectual Property License Agreement without the payment of royalties or other consideration to third parties, in each case other than Transferred Business Technology.
“Licensed Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(g).
“Liens” shall mean any mortgage, easement, lease, sublease, right of way, trust or title retention agreement, pledge, lien (including any lien for unpaid Taxes), charge, security interest, option or any restriction or other encumbrance of any kind.
“Local Asset Transfer Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Losses” means any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs of investigation) and expenses, including interest, penalties, settlement costs, judgments, awards, fines, costs of mitigation, losses in connection with any Environmental Law (including any clean-up or remedial action), court costs and fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses).
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“LumiLeds Lighting” means the Seller’s joint venture currently conducted through LumiLeds Lighting B.V., a limited liability company under the laws of The Netherlands, and its subsidiaries, and any successors thereto.
“Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement” shall mean a license agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L.
“Master Separation Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(a).
“Minimum Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).
“Multi-Site License” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b)(iii).
“Non-U.S. Benefit Plans” means each plan, scheme, fund or arrangement of Seller and its Subsidiaries within the Business operated outside the United States which provides Retirement Benefits to or in respect of Non-U.S. Employees, including any such plan, scheme, fund or arrangement which has not been disclosed to Purchaser, but not including any mandatory government or social security pension arrangements, or any other plans, funds or arrangements operated entirely within the United States or primarily for the benefit of employees of Seller and its Subsidiaries who are not Non-U.S. Employees.
“Non-U.S. Employees” means each Business Employee employed other than in the United States by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, other than any employees considered to be U.S. expatriates by Seller.
“Non-U.S. Former Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7.
“ordinary course of business” means in the ordinary course of the operation of the Business, consistent with past practices of the Business.
“Other Penang Parcel” means the premises consisting of approximately 118,000 rentable square feet located in Building Number 8 on the Penang Property.
“Other Sellers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“Outer Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b).
“Party” and “Parties” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Penang Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b).
“Penang Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(d).
“Permits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean (i) Liens for Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges not yet due and payable or, if due, either (A) not delinquent or (B) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (ii) mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s,
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warehousemen’s, carriers’ or other similar Liens, including all statutory Liens, arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) protective filings related to operating leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Liens that do not materially affect the ownership or use of the underlying Purchased Asset, Transferred Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Business Intellectual Property Right for the purpose it is being utilized for by Seller or its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, and (v) for purposes of Sections 4.4 and 6.8, Liens which would not, take together with all other Liens described in clauses (i) through (iv) above, reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, incorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
“Primary Penang Parcel” means the land and buildings (known as Building Numbers 1, 2 and 3) located on the Penang Property, together with shared use of certain common facilities, including sports stadium, access drives and infrastructure, all as described in Exhibit H-3.
“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest as announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase at its principal office in New York City as its prime lending rate, the Prime Rate to change when and if such prime lending rate changes.
“Proceeding” means any claim, action, arbitration, audit, hearing, inquiry, examination, proceeding, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
“Project-Specific Labs Technology” means all Technology pertaining exclusively to those certain research and development projects being conducted by Agilent Labs that are described in Schedule 4, and the residual knowledge concerning such projects in the possession of the Labs Employees. For the avoidance of doubt, Project-Specific Labs Technology does not include any Technology in the personal possession of such Labs Employees, or any residual knowledge in their possession, relating to any project, invention, or research or development activity other than those described on Schedule 4.
“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Purchased Assets” shall mean the assets set forth in Exhibit M and all of the goodwill associated therewith.
“Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to the Agreement.
“Purchaser Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
“Purchaser Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
“Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and any documents delivered or entered into in connection herewith.
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“Purchaser Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(v).
“Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(e).
“Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(g).
“Real Property Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(b).
“Reference Adjusted EBITDA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Release” shall be defined as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. § 9601 (22).
“Restructuring” shall mean the three restructuring plans of Seller which were initiated in the fourth quarter of 2001, fourth quarter of 2002 and first quarter of 2003 as further described in Seller’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004.
“Retained Business” means Seller’s Test and Measurement Business (including Seller’s Electronic Products and Solutions Business and Seller’s Communications Solutions Business), Life Sciences Business, Chemical Analysis Business, Automated Test Business, Agilent Labs (except as set forth in the definition of “Business”) and Seller’s interest in LumiLeds Lighting, together with their products, employees and services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “Retained Business” shall not include Seller’s semiconductor products group as described in Seller’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed prior to the date hereof, except for (a) LumiLeds Lighting and (b) the existing projects currently known as Lateral Flow Assay, Remote Management and Diagnostics, Embedded Test, Continuous Test and Management or Smart Optics products and the design, development, research, manufacture, supply, distribution, sale, support and maintenance of products and services in connection with such projects and such other products as are set forth in Section 4.25 of the Disclosure Letter. As used in this definition:
(i) the “Electronics Products and Solutions Business” includes test, measurement and related solutions (including components, service and support) (A) for the aerospace, defense, research and development, component manufacturing, computers and peripherals, consumer electronics, electronics manufacturing, and factory automation businesses and (B) to assist in designing, manufacturing, and deploying communication appliances, networks, and services; and specifically including MEMS, Remote Management and Diagnostics, Continuous Test and Measurement, and Smart Optics;
(ii) the “Communications Solutions Business” includes measurement systems and measurement products, infrastructure, services and support, in both wireless and wirebound environments and including pervasive measurement and monitoring, for the telecom, communications, enterprise and Internet Protocol businesses; the telecom network monitoring and management businesses; and the telecom service, performance and service quality monitoring businesses;
(iii) the “Life Sciences Business” includes products, services, and methods that are designed, developed, marketed, used or distributed for the purposes of acquisition, preparation, detection, characterization, measurement or analysis of biological, biochemical or genetic materials or the organisms from which such materials are
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procured, including instruments, supplies, consumables, reagents, reagent kits, and informatics, and specifically including Lateral Flow Assay (LFA);
(iv) the “Chemical Analysis Business” includes products, services, and methods that are designed, developed, marketed, used or distributed for the purposes of acquisition, preparation, detection, characterization, measurement or analysis of inorganic or organic chemical materials, including instruments, supplies, consumables, reagents, reagent kits, and informatics; and
(v) the “Automated Test Business” includes test, measurement and related solutions (including components, service and support) for the semiconductor test business, including Embedded Test.
For the avoidance of doubt (but without limiting Section 6.9), the Parties agree and acknowledge that the “Retained Business” includes certain products, services and other activities related to Semiconductor Products to the extent that such products, services and activities are components of products of, or are incidental to, the Electronics Products and Solutions Business, the Communications Solutions Business, the Life Sciences Business, the Chemical Analysis Business, or the Automated Test Business.
“Retirement Benefits” means any pension, lump sum, gratuity or similar benefit provided or to be provided on or after retirement (including early retirement), death or disability in respect of an Employee’s employment, but excluding benefits provided under an arrangement, the sole purpose of which is to provide benefits on the accidental injury or death of an Automatic Transfer Employee.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Seller Corporate Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
“Seller Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.
“Seller Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Seller Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Seller Material Adverse Effect” means any change, circumstance, event or effect that is materially adverse to the Purchased Assets or to the business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Business, in each case taken as a whole, provided that none of the following shall be deemed, either alone, or in combination, to constitute a Seller Material Adverse Effect: any change, circumstance, event or effect resulting from or arising out of (a) the public announcement of the entering into of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) except for the transactions contemplated by Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, the performance by Seller or any Other Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, (c) general economic conditions, including prevailing interest rates, (d) general conditions in the
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industry in which the Business is conducted, (e) any change related to the Excluded Assets that does not materially adversely affect the Business, the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights or (f) any natural disaster or any act of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war (whether or not declared) or any escalation or worsening thereof unless, in the case of the foregoing clauses (c), (d) and (f), such changes, circumstances, events or effects referred to therein materially disproportionately impact the Business relative to the industry in which the Business competes as a whole; provided that in determining whether a Seller Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to changes, circumstances, events or effects resulting from or arising out of one or more Contracts, it shall be taken into consideration whether such alternatives or replacements to such Contracts are commercially available on comparable terms without disruption to the Business.
“Seller Plans” shall mean each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)), and each severance, change in control, retention or employment plan, program or agreement, and vacation, incentive, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, and restricted stock plan, program or policy under which any employee or former employee of the Business has any present or future right to benefits and under which Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates has had or has any present or future liability.
“Seller Retirement Plan” shall mean each scheme, plan, fund or arrangement of Seller, which provides Retirement Benefits to or, in respect of Automatic Transfer Employees (not including any mandatory state or social security plan or Industry-Wide Plan in which any member of Seller participates for the benefit or, in respect of Automatic Transfer Employees).
“Seller SEC Reports” means all registration statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed by Seller with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement, including all exhibits thereto.
“Semiconductor Products” means E-pHEMT power amplifiers; film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) based filters and duplexers; Front-End Modules; acoustic transformers and data couplers based on or utilizing FBAR or MEMS technology; RF Power Modules (including E-pHEMT, FBAR and/or other devices); GaAs and silicon RFICs; FET and bipolar transistors; PIN, Schottky and GaAs Schottky diodes; and mmw GaAs and HBT MMICs; SAS/SATA controllers, FC loop switches, iSCSI software, RAID-On-Chip solutions, FC adapters, Infiniband switches, Infiniband Target and Host channel adapters, Rapid IO switches; ATM/SONET, Ethernet, storage, parallel and WDM optical transceivers; Fibre Channel controllers (Tachyon); serializer/deserializer (SerDes) chips; physical layer IC devices (gigabit transmitter/receiver chipsets, switches, Ethernet over SONET, port bypass circuits, Fiber Channel SerDes); Industrial, and Auto Fiber Optic components, transceivers, and sub-systems; iSCSI controllers; ASIC design services, fabrication and support for computer storage, networked storage and networking products; ASIC and SOC design services, fabrication and support for printer products; image sensor design, fabrication and test services for cellular phone cameras; LED- and laser-based optical navigation and mouse ICs, components and accessories; image stabilizers for image capture and inertia sensors (air mouse); phototransistors, digital, analog, gate drive and hermetic Optocouplers, PLC Line Driver, PLC DAA IC and Digital Isolators; optically isolated amplifiers; incremental and absolute, transmissive and reflective, optical position encoders; eddy
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current encoders; rotary pulse generators (RPG’s), Code Wheels and slot interruptors; Support ICs for optical encoders; Interpolation ICs and software; Software enabled input and output devices (excluding OSS probes) and time synchronization protocol chips and value added solutions; LED indicators and displays; customized displays and lightings (including LEDs + Optical Strip, LED string, and LED Light); Illumination and Color Management (ICM) solutions (not limited to just the Color Controllers and the Color Sensors, individually and in integrated form, but also inclusive of modular solution offerings which bundle LEDs, Color Controllers, Color Sensors, Light Guides, Drivers or in any other combinations to suit the needs of Display Backlighting and Solid-State-Illumination markets); IrDA transceivers; discrete IR LEDs, photodiodes and encoder/decoders (Endecs); IR proximity sensors, barcode sensors, and ambient light photo sensors; and IrDA software (protocol stacks, remote control, controller core); and Bluetooth software (protocol stacks); and SyncML (mobile data synchronization protocol) for infrared products.
“Statement of Operating Revenue and Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Statement of Purchased Net Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15.
“Straddle Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(b)(iii).
“Subleased Penang Parcel” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8(d).
“Subleased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(e).
“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” of Purchaser, Seller or any other Person means any corporation, partnership or other legal entity of which Purchaser, Seller or such other Person, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests the holder of which is generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
“Supplier Contract” means any Contract between Seller or any of its Affiliates on the one hand and a supplier of Seller or any of its Affiliates on the other hand for the purchase or sale of components, subsystems, complete systems or other materials used in the manufacture of the Semiconductor Products or to the extent relating to the Business, and agreements or arrangements with regard to purchase or return of inventory of such components, subsystems, complete systems, materials or Semiconductor Products.
“Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign income, gross receipts, profits, franchise, sales, use, occupation, property, excise, payroll, withholding, employment, estimated and other taxes of any nature whatsoever, including interest, penalties and other additions to such taxes, whether disputed or not.
“Tax Benefit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(c).
“Tax Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(e).
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“Tax Return” shall mean any return, declaration, report, election, disclosure, form, estimated return and information statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Technology” means tangible embodiments, whether in electronic, written or other media, of technology, including designs, design and manufacturing documentation (such as xxxx of materials, build instructions and test reports), schematics, algorithms, routines, formulae, software, databases, lab notebooks, specification, development and lab equipment, processes, prototypes, know-how and devices. “Technology” does not include Intellectual Property Rights, including any Intellectual Property Rights in any of the foregoing.
“Transaction Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Transfer Regulations” means the Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses (and its amendments) (collectively referred to as “Acquired Rights Directive”) and the legislation and regulations of any EU Member State implementing such Acquired Rights Directive.
“Transfer Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a)(i).
“Transferred Business Intellectual Property” means (i) the Patents listed on Schedule 1 hereto with such changes as have been agreed to by the Parties as of the date hereof and may be further agreed to in writing prior to the Closing Date, the Trademarks listed on Schedule 2 hereto, and the Internet Properties listed on Schedule 3 hereto, and (ii) those Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Industrial Designs, Database Rights and Mask Works incorporated in the Transferred Business Technology that are owned by Seller or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.
“Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights relating to the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and all Intellectual Property Rights (other than Patents, Trademarks and Internet Properties) incorporated in the Transferred Business Technology and in the tangible embodiments thereof.
“Transferred Business Technology” means the Business Technology pertaining primarily to the Business and the Project-Specific Labs Technology.
“Transferred Employees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(a)(iv).
“Transferred IT Infrastructure” means:
(a) at Transferred Real Property and Assigned Real Property, (i) all desktop computers and/or laptops used by Transferred Employees, (ii) all servers, printers and other such hardware for which 80% or more of their usage is for the benefit of Transferred Employees, and (iii) all LAN equipment, network and phone cabling and PBX and telephony equipment and software installed thereon to the extent transferable, including routers that support the LAN or connect to the WAN;
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(b) at Leased Real Property, Subleased Real Property and Licensed Real Property, (i) all desktop computers and or laptops used by Transferred Employees, and (ii) all servers, printers and other such hardware for which 80% or more of their usage is for the benefit of Transferred Employees; and
(c) to the extent not included in (a) or (b) above, all IT systems; network or telecommunications equipment and software; desktop computer software; accounting, finance and database software; general software development and control systems; and tools, environments and other general IT functionality; in each case which is used exclusively in the operation of the Business;
in each case, to the extent such Transferred IT Infrastructure is transferable (including upon receipt of a third-party consent to such transfer) and, with respect to any Transferred IT Infrastructure that is leased or licensed from a third party, subject to the terms of such lease or license and the inclusion in the Assumed Liabilities of the obligations of Seller and its Subsidiaries under such lease or license to the extent (but only to the extent) related to such Transferred IT Infrastructure.
“Transferred Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(c).
“Unaudited Business Financial Statements” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Business as of July 31, 2004 and related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Business for the nine-month period ended July 31, 2004, and the related footnotes thereto, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Vacation Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(g).
“WARN Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6(h).
“Wavics” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(iii).
“Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Working Capital Arbitrator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(e).
“Working Capital Deficiency Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Working Capital Discussion Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(e).
“Working Capital Excess Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Working Capital Proposed Adjustment Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(d).
“Working Capital Review Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c).
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF XXXX OF SALE
THIS XXXX OF SALE (the “Agreement”) is made, executed and delivered as of this day of 2005, by Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), in favor of Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Singapore (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have entered into that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 14, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”) wherein Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Assets; and
WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller now seek to consummate the assignment, conveyance and transfer of such Purchased Assets other than those assets that are conveyed pursuant to other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings for such terms that are set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Seller hereby sells, conveys, transfers and assigns to Buyer all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Purchased Assets, other than those Purchased Assets that are conveyed pursuant to other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the terms hereof, the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall govern.
3. Buyer and Seller do hereby represent that each signatory to this Agreement has due authorization and authority to bind such party to this Agreement.
4. At any time and from time to time after the date hereof, at a party’s request and without further consideration, the other will execute and deliver such other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment, and delivery and confirmation and take such action as a party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effect the transaction contemplated hereby.
5. Nothing in this instrument, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, firm or corporation other than Buyer and its successors and assigns, any remedy or claim under or by reason of this instrument or any terms, covenants or conditions hereof, and all the terms, covenants and conditions, promises and agreements contained in this instrument shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of Buyer and its successors and assigns.
6. Seller hereby constitutes and appoints Buyer, its successors and assigns, Seller’s true and lawful attorney and attorneys, with full power of substitution, in Seller’s name and stead, but on behalf and for the benefit of Buyer, its successors and assigns, to demand, receive and collect any
and all of the Purchased Assets, and to give receipts and releases for and in respect of the same, and any part thereof, and from time to time to institute and prosecute in Seller’s name, or otherwise for the benefit of Buyer, its successors and assigns, any and all proceedings at law, in equity or otherwise, which Buyer, its successors or assigns, may deem proper for the collection or recovery of any of the Purchased Assets or for the collection and enforcement of any claim or right of any kind hereby sold, conveyed, transferred and assigned, or intended so to be, and to do all acts and things in relation to the Purchased Assets which Buyer, its successors or assigns, shall deem desirable, Seller hereby declaring that the foregoing powers are coupled with an interest and are and shall be irrevocable by Seller or by its dissolution or in any manner or for any reason whatsoever, provided that no breach of the Agreement by Buyer has occurred and provided further that nothing in this Section 6 shall be deemed a waiver of any remedies otherwise available.
7. This Agreement is executed by, and shall be binding upon, the respective parties thereto and their successors and assigns, for the uses and purposes set forth above.
8. This instrument shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts entered into and performed entirely within California.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) is made and entered into as of , 2005 by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”) and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Singapore (“Assignee”).
WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 14, 2005 (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Assignee has agreed to purchase the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property and the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and assumed the Assumed Liabilities (all as defined therein); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Assignor has agreed to assign certain rights and agreements to Assignee, and Assignee has agreed to assume certain obligations of Assignor, as set forth therein;
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings for such terms that are set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Assignment and Assumption. Assignor hereby assigns, sells, transfers and sets over (collectively, the “Assignment”) to Assignee all of the Assumed Liabilities (other than those Assumed Liabilities that are conveyed pursuant to the other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Purchase Agreement). Assignee hereby accepts the Assignment and assumes and agrees to observe and perform all of the duties, obligations, terms, provisions and covenants of, and to pay and discharge, all of the Assumed Liabilities (other than those Assumed Liabilities that are conveyed pursuant to the other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Purchase Agreement). Assignee assumes no Excluded Liabilities, and the parties hereto agree that all such Excluded Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of Assignor.
3. Terms of the Purchase Agreement. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities contained in the Purchase Agreement shall not be superseded hereby but shall remain in full force and effect to the full extent provided therein. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the terms hereof, the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall govern.
4. Further Actions. Each of the parties hereto covenants and agrees, at its own expense, to execute and deliver, at the request of the other party hereto, such further instruments of transfer and assignment and to take such other action as such other party may reasonably request to more effectively consummate the assignments and assumptions contemplated by this Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
5. Consent to Assignment. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall not constitute an assignment of any claim, contract, permit, franchise, or license if the attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of the other party thereto, would constitute a breach of such claim, contract, permit, franchise, or license or in any way adversely affect the rights of Assignor thereunder. If such consent is not obtained, or if any attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of Assignor thereunder so that Assignee would not in fact receive all such rights, then Assignee may act as the attorney-in-fact of Assignor in order to obtain for Assignee the benefits thereunder.
6. No Additional Remedies. Nothing in this instrument, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or give to, any person, firm or corporation other than Assignee and its successors and assigns, any remedy or claim under or by reason of this instrument or any terms, covenants or conditions hereof, and all the terms, covenants and conditions, promises and agreements contained in this instrument shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of Assignee and its successors and assigns.
7. Governing Law. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the State of California.
8. Counterparts. This Assignment and Assumption Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
SELLER | ||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | ||
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PURCHASER | ||
Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. | ||
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF LOCAL ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT
[Note: Additional provisions may be added to this form of local asset transfer agreement (or a substitute form of equivalent substance may be used) depending on local requirements.]
THIS SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made on [ , 2005]
BETWEEN:
[·] a company incorporated under the laws of [·] whose registered office is at [·] (the “Selling Entity”); and
[·], a company incorporated under the law of [·] whose registered office is at [·] (the “Buying Entity”).
WHEREAS
(A) This Agreement is entered into pursuant to and in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Principal Agreement”) entered into on August 14, 2005, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc. (“Seller”) as Seller on its own behalf and, to the extent therein provided, as agent for the Selling Entity, and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. (“Buyer”) as Buyer on its own behalf and, to the extent therein provided, as agent for the Buying Entity for the sale and purchase of the Purchased Assets, Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights and the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities (each as defined in the Principal Agreement);
(B) In the Principal Agreement, Seller has agreed to cause the Selling Entity to sell, and Buyer has agreed to cause the Buying Entity to purchase, the Local Assets (as defined below);
(C) The Selling Entity has agreed to sell and the Buying Entity has agreed to purchase the Local Assets for the consideration and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
IT IS AGREED as follows:
APPLICATION OF TERMS OF PRINCIPAL AGREEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 This Agreement is being entered into pursuant to and in connection with the Principal Agreement and references in this Agreement to the Principal Agreement are to the Principal Agreement as amended, modified, waived or extended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
1.2 Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, words and expressions defined in the Principal Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement.
1.3 In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Principal Agreement, the terms of the Principal Agreement shall prevail.
COMPLIANCE
2.1 The Selling Entity agrees to comply with, perform and observe the obligations and undertakings under the Principal Agreement that Seller has agreed to procure from such Selling Entity, for as long as and to the extent that Seller has agreed under the Principal Agreement to procure such compliance, performance or observance.
2.2 The Buying Entity agrees to comply with, perform and observe the obligations and undertakings under the Principal Agreement that Buyer has agreed to procure from such Buying Entity, for as long as and to the extent that Buyer has agreed under the Principal Agreement to procure such compliance, performance or observance.
SALE AND ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND CONSIDERATION
3.1 Subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Selling Entity shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver and the Buying Entity shall purchase at the Local Closing all of its rights, title and interest in and to the assets and other rights referred to in Schedule 1 of this Agreement (the “Local Assets”), other than those assets and other rights that are conveyed pursuant to other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Principal Agreement.
3.2 Subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Buying Entity shall assume as of and following Local Closing, or as of such other date as provided in the Principal Agreement, such of the Assumed Liabilities as relate to the Local Assets (the “Local Assumed Liabilities”), in particular without limitation, the Liabilities referred to in Schedule 2 of this Agreement, other than those assets and Liabilities that are conveyed pursuant to other instruments of transfer executed pursuant to the Principal Agreement.
3.3 The consideration payable by the Buying Entity to the Selling Entity for the Local Assets (the “Local Purchase Price”) shall be that portion of (and deemed to be a part and paid by the delivery of) the Purchase Price as allocated by the parties to the Local Assets based upon the Allocation Schedule. The Local Purchase Price does not, for the avoidance of doubt, include any applicable Transfer Taxes, of which those allocable to Buyer pursuant to Section 6.13 of the Principal Agreement shall be paid by Buyer as agent of the Buying Entity to Seller as agent of the Selling Entity in accordance with the Principal Agreement. All Transfer Taxes shall be payable in accordance with Section 6.13 of the Principal Agreement.
3.4 In relation to itself, any of the Business conducted by the Selling Entity and the sale of the Local Assets pursuant to this Agreement, (a) the Selling Entity does not give
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any representations and warranties other than those given by Seller as agent on its behalf in Article IV of the Principal Agreement on the terms set out therein, and (b) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN ARTICLE IV OF THE PRINCIPAL AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE HEREBY SOLD ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS.
APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS
4.1 The Selling Entity hereby irrevocably appoints and instructs Seller as its sole agent (to the exclusion of itself) to do such acts and things, make such representations, warranties and indemnities, give such undertakings and covenants, undertake such obligations, make or be subject to any such claims as the Principal Agreement expressly provides are done, given, undertaken, received or made by or to be conducted through Seller as agent for the Selling Entity and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Selling Entity hereby irrevocably appoints and instructs Seller as its sole agent to receive or pay, as the case may be, any amounts owed to or by the Selling Entity pursuant to any of the provisions of the Principal Agreement, and the Selling Entity hereby acknowledges and confirms to the Buying Entity that any payment made by Buyer on behalf of the Buying Entity to Seller as agent for the Selling Entity shall be deemed to be and considered by the Selling Entity to satisfy the Buying Entity’s obligation(s) to pay any of the same to the Selling Entity and any such obligations shall be discharged thereby.
4.2. The Buying Entity hereby irrevocably appoints and instructs Buyer as its sole agent (to the exclusion of itself) to do such acts and things, make such representations, warranties and indemnities, give such undertakings and covenants, undertake such obligations, make or be subject to any such claims as the Principal Agreement expressly provides are done, given, undertaken, received or made by or to be conducted through Buyer as agent for the Buying Entity and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Buying Entity hereby irrevocably appoints and instructs Buyer as its sole agent to receive or pay, as the case may be, any amounts owed to or by the Buying Entity pursuant to any of the provisions of the Principal Agreement, and the Buying Entity hereby acknowledges and confirms to the Selling Entity that any payment made by Seller on behalf of the Selling Entity to Buyer as agent for the Buying Entity shall be deemed to be and considered by the Buying Entity to satisfy the Selling Entity’s obligation(s) to pay any of the same to the Buying Entity and any such obligations shall be discharged thereby.
LOCAL CLOSING
5.1 The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Local Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing set forth in Article VII pursuant to the Principal Agreement and is interdependent with the Closing as provided in the Principal Agreement and the steps taken at, or in contemplation of, the Local Closing shall have no effect unless the Closing as provided for in the Principal Agreement (except insofar as it includes the Local Closing) shall have taken place in accordance with the Principal Agreement.
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5.2 Subject to clause 5.1, the Local Closing shall take place on the Closing Date at [ ] ([·] time) at the offices of [·] in [·], or at such other time and such other venue as may be agreed pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Principal Agreement.
5.3 At the Local Closing, the Selling Entity shall deliver or make available (or cause to be delivered or made available) to the Buying Entity such transfer documents as are necessary to complete the sale and purchase of the Local Assets and Local Liabilities. In addition the Selling Entity shall execute, and shall procure to be executed, all such deeds, documents and other instruments as the Buying Entity may reasonably require for vesting in the Buying Entity the Local Assets.
5.4 As of and at the Local Closing, all risk of loss as to the Local Assets shall pass to the Buying Entity. The Buying Entity shall execute, and shall procure to be executed, all such documents and other instruments as the Selling Entity may reasonably require for the assumption of the Local Assumed Liabilities.
APPROVALS AND CONSENTS
6. The provisions of Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 of the Principal Agreement shall apply to the parties to this Agreement.
OTHER MATTERS
7. [Add such other provisions as may be necessary in light of the nature of the local assets and requirements of local law, including without limitation any applicable statutory exemptions from VAT/GST and/or any similar local legends or safe-harbor provisions.]
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS AND BENEFITS
8. [Such Provisions of Section 6.6 and 6.7 of the Principal Agreement to be repeated as shall apply to the parties to this Agreement. Insert country-specific employee transfer terms and conditions. To the extent required under local law, attach a schedule of employee to be transferred.]
FURTHER ASSURANCE
9. After the Local Closing, the Selling Entity and the Buying Entity shall do, execute and deliver, at the reasonable request of the other party, all such further acts, deeds, documents, instruments of assignment and transfer as may be necessary to complete the sale and purchase of the Local Assets in accordance with the terms of the Principal Agreement and this Agreement and otherwise to give effect to the terms of this Agreement.
VARIATION
10. No variation of this Agreement shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by both the Buyer and the Seller as agent on behalf of the Buying Entity and the Selling
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Entity, as appropriate. The expression “variation” shall include any amendment, modification, variation, supplement, deletion or replacement however effected.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
11. This Agreement and the Schedules hereto and the Principal Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the exhibits, schedules and appendices thereto) set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between the parties other than those set forth or referred to herein.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. News releases or other public announcements pertaining to the transaction contemplated in this Agreement or the Principal Agreement shall not be made by the Selling Entity and shall only be made by Buyer and Seller in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.4 of the Principal Agreement.
NOTICES
13. The Provisions of Section 11.2 of the Principal Agreement shall apply to the parties to this Agreement. A copy of all communications will be sent to the other party to this Agreement in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11.2 of the Principal Agreement to:
If to the Buying Entity: |
[·] | |
If to the Selling Entity: |
[·] |
or to such other address as any such party shall designate by written notice to the other party hereto.
SEVERABILITY
14. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, and parties shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the parties as expressed in such illegal, void or unenforceable provision.
COUNTERPARTS
15. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts
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for purposes of this Section 15, provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND CLAIMS
16.1 This Agreement and the relationship between the parties shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, [local] law.
16.2 In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement the provisions of Sections 11.1 of the Principal Agreement shall apply.
16.3 Any claim of whatsoever nature arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Principal Agreement shall only be enforceable by the parties to this Agreement through the agency of the Seller and the Buyer respectively upon the terms of the Principal Agreement. The Buying Entity shall not make any claim for indemnification arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Principal Agreement in any circumstances whatsoever against the Selling Entity other than through the agency of the Buyer against the Seller as agent for the Selling Entity pursuant to the terms of the Principal Agreement. The Selling Entity shall not make any claim for indemnification arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Principal Agreement in any circumstances whatsoever against the Buying Entity other than through the agency of the Seller against the Buyer as agent for the Buying Entity pursuant to the terms of the Principal Agreement. Liability in respect of any claim for indemnification arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Principal Agreement shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of the Principal Agreement.
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AS WITNESS this Agreement has been signed on behalf of the parties the day and year first before written.
SIGNED BY
SIGNED BY
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LOCAL ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT]
Agency Acceptance:
Agreed and Accepted
(Solely as it relates to accepting the agency appointment set forth in Section 4.1)
SELLER:
Agreed and Accepted
(Solely as it relates to accepting the agency appointment set forth in Section 4.2)
BUYER
SCHEDULE 1 – Local Assets
SCHEDULE 2 - Local Assumed Liabilities
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF TRANSFERRED BUSINESS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ASSIGNMENT
THIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT (“Assignment”) is effective as of the day of 2005 (“Effective Date”), between:
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (“Assignor”) is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware.
Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. (“Assignee”) is a company incorporated under the laws of the Singapore.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 14, 2005 between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Assignee (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), Seller agreed to assign or cause to be assigned to Assignee all of Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to certain intellectual property.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration (including that recited in the Asset Purchase Agreement),
1. For purposes of this Assignment, “Assigned Intellectual Property” shall mean and include all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the “Transferred Business Intellectual Property,” and the “Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights” as those terms are defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
2. Assignor hereby grants, conveys and assigns to Assignee, by execution hereof, the Assigned Intellectual Property, including without limitation the Patents listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Assigned Patents”), including any and all rights, priorities and privileges of Assignor provided under United States, state or foreign law, or multinational law, compact, treaty, protocol convention or organization, with respect to the foregoing (“Related Rights”).
3. Assignor further grants, conveys and assigns to Assignee all its right, title and interest in and to any and all proceeds, causes of action and rights of recovery for past and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the Assigned Intellectual Property.
4. Assignor further grants, conveys and assigns to Assignee all its right, title and interest in and to any and all rights of Assignor to obtain reissues, re-examinations, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions or other legal protections arising solely from the Assigned Patents and Related Rights that are or may be secured in any relevant jurisdiction anywhere in the world, including (but not limited to) the United States, its territories and possessions, now or hereinafter in effect.
5. Assignor further grants, assigns and conveys to Assignee, all of its right, title and interest in and to all Trademarks, Trademark applications and registrations, Internet Properties, and registrations and applications therefore, it may own or have acquired rights in,
anywhere in the world, to the extent included within Assigned Intellectual Property, including without limitation the trademarks listed on Schedule B hererto (the “Assigned Trademarks”), on an “as-is” basis, together with the goodwill of the Business symbolized by the Assigned Trademarks.
6. The Assigned Intellectual Property is conveyed subject to any and all licenses, permissions, consents or other rights that may have been granted by Assignor or its predecessors-in-interest with respect thereto prior to the Effective Date.
7. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assignment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date above first written.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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Name: |
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Title: |
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ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD. | ||
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EXHIBIT E
MASTER SEPARATION AGREEMENT
(See attached.)
EXECUTION COPY
MASTER SEPARATION AGREEMENT
This Master Separation Agreement (together with Annex A and Annex B hereto and the Separation Agreements (as defined herein), collectively, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 14th day of August 2005, by and between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation (“Purchaser”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of August 14, 2005 (the “Signing Date”), pursuant to which, among other things, Purchaser will acquire substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Business (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), all on the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Seller has agreed to provide to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries certain services as described herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. | Services Provided. |
1.1 | During the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the Termination Date (as defined below), subject to the terms hereof, Seller shall provide to Purchaser, or at Seller’s option shall cause one or more of its Subsidiaries or one or more third parties to provide to Purchaser and/or Purchaser’s Subsidiaries, the services and functions described in Annex A to this Agreement (each a Service and collectively with the Day One Setup Services and the Day Two Setup Services to be provided by Seller hereunder, the “Services”), until such Services are terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. Seller will perform the Day One Setup Services and the Day Two Setup Services as provided herein and in any applicable SA. |
1.2 | Seller and Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith more detailed descriptions of the Services, including those activities necessary to transition the Services to Seller and any additional Services agreed upon by the parties, in separation agreements (“Separation Agreements” or “SAs”), and any services jointly agreed to by Seller and Purchaser in such Separation Agreements will be deemed part of the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the parties to reach agreement on Separation Agreements will not relieve Seller’s obligation to provide the Services as set forth in Section 1.1. The Services (i) shall be no more extensive in scope and content than the services and functions provided by Seller to the Business immediately preceding the Signing Date except as necessary to implement the Separation Agreements and the Day One Setup Services and Day Two Setup Services, (ii) shall not include any Services that would be unlawful for Seller to |
provide, (iii) shall not include any Services which Seller’s independent auditors conclude would result in material deficiencies with Seller’s internal financial controls in connection with the keeping of its financial books and records or the preparation of its financial statements, unless such deficiencies can be avoided by a commercially reasonable change in the manner in which the applicable Services are provided, in which case, Seller shall perform the Services in such a manner as to avoid such deficiencies, and (iv) shall not include the exercise of business judgment or general management for Purchaser. To the extent that pursuant to either the foregoing clause (iii) or Section 2.2.1, Seller is unable to provide a Service, Seller will provide written notice to Purchaser as promptly as practicable, but in any event no less than sixty (60) days prior to discontinuation of such Service by Seller, and the parties will work together in good faith and use all reasonable efforts to arrange a substitute means of obtaining such Service as expeditiously as possible. |
1.3 | Seller and Purchaser may also mutually agree on consulting and similar services to be provided by Seller as Services hereunder (“Additional Services”), which Additional Services are not included in Annex A and will be of such scope and content as are agreed upon by the Parties in the applicable SA. |
1.4 | SAs. |
1.4.1 | Purchaser shall receive the Services under this Agreement and the SAs. Seller shall perform or shall cause its Subsidiaries to perform the Services for the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the applicable SA. Each such SA will incorporate the terms and conditions of this Agreement by reference, will not deviate from such terms, except as may be expressly set forth in each such SA, and shall be considered an exhibit to this Agreement and not a standalone agreement. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, all invoices for such Services will be paid by Purchaser in accordance with Section 3 below. |
1.4.2 | In the event the parties agree (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by Seller) that additional Services not included in Annex A are necessary for Seller to provide to Purchaser for the operation of the Business as conducted prior to the Effective Date, subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the parties will enter additional SAs for the provision of such additional Services. Any requests by Purchaser for additional Services (other than Additional Services) pursuant to this Section 1.4.2 must be made by Purchaser within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date. The parties agree and acknowledge that the Services provided hereunder will not include those services set forth on Annex B hereto (the “Annex B Services”). |
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Each SA will incorporate the terms and conditions of this Agreement by reference. |
1.4.3 | SAs may need to be executed at a local level between Seller’s Subsidiaries and Purchaser’s Subsidiaries in order to provide Services under this Agreement. Each such SA will incorporate the terms and conditions of this Agreement by reference, and may not deviate from such terms and conditions except as required by local laws or except as may be set forth therein, and only as documented in the applicable SA. However, no such local SAs will be binding and enforceable against Seller or Purchaser or their respective Subsidiaries unless and until they are approved in writing by the Transition Managers (defined below). In connection with such local SAs, Seller shall issue or cause its Subsidiaries to issue invoices to the Purchaser’s ordering Subsidiaries, and Purchaser shall pay or shall cause its Subsidiary to pay such invoices, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the applicable SA. |
1.5 | Transition Management. |
1.5.1 | Seller and Purchaser each agree to (i) designate an appropriate point of contact for all questions and issues relating to the Services and the related Separation Agreements during the term of this Agreement (“Transition Managers”) and (ii) make available the services of appropriate qualified employees and resources to allow for the provision of the Services and to allow each party to perform its duties, responsibilities and obligations related to the Services. The Transition Manager for Seller will be Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, and the Transition Manager for Purchaser will be Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. Except in the case of death, disability, termination or resignation of an existing Transition Manager, prior to replacing a Transition Manager, Seller will secure a replacement and use reasonable efforts to ensure such replacement works with the departing Transition Manager for a reasonable period of time to ensure an adequate knowledge transfer. Seller will use reasonable efforts to ensure any replacement Seller Transition Manager shall have a comparable title, level of authority and responsibility and experience relating to the Services as the Transition Manager being replaced. |
1.5.2 | In addition, Seller’s Transition Manager for information technology related services (“IT Services”) will be Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx and Purchaser’s IT Services Transition Manager will be Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. The IT Transition Managers may be replaced in the same manner described above in Section 1.5.1. |
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1.5.3 | Seller’s and Purchaser’s designated transition team leads for each of the Separation Agreements will be included in the SAs. |
1.6 | Purchaser shall make a commercially reasonable and good faith effort to assume performance of all of the Services as soon as practicable and for each service included in the Services on or prior to the date specified for such service on Annex A or otherwise in any related Separation Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make or obtain any approvals, permits and licenses and implement any systems as may be necessary for it to provide the Services independently in each pertinent country as soon as practicable following the Closing. |
1.7 | Purchaser shall provide Seller with such information and documentation as is reasonably necessary for Seller to perform the Services and perform such other duties and tasks as may be reasonably required to permit Seller to perform the Services. |
2. | Performance Standard. |
2.1 | Seller shall maintain directly or through third parties sufficient resources to perform its obligations hereunder. In performing the Services, Seller and each of its Subsidiaries shall provide, or ensure that any such third party will provide a similar level of service and use the same degree of care and skill as it exercises in providing similar services for itself from the Closing Date until the Termination Date. All Services shall be performed in substantial compliance with applicable law. The foregoing is subject to Section 2.2 below. |
2.2 | Limitations. |
2.2.1 | Seller has disclosed to Purchaser and Purchaser hereby acknowledges that Seller has many outsourcing relationships with, and uses software of, third parties (“Service Providers”) who may, through Seller’s obligations under this Agreement, be delivering Services to Purchaser or whose software may be used by Seller to provide Services to Purchaser. Purchaser further acknowledges that Seller’s provision of such Services or use of such software may be subject to the terms and conditions of agreements between Seller and such Service Providers. To the extent required under any such Service Provider agreements governing such Services or software, Purchaser agrees to cooperate with Seller and will assist Seller in obtaining third party consents, licenses, sublicenses, or approvals necessary to permit Seller or the applicable Service Provider to perform, or otherwise make available to Purchaser, the Services set forth in this Agreement or to permit Seller to use the applicable software to provide the Services set forth in this Agreement. |
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2.2.2 | Except as may be set forth in an SA or elsewhere in this Agreement, Seller shall not be required to provide Purchaser with extraordinary levels of Services, special studies, training, or the like or the benefit of systems, equipment, facilities, training, or improvements procured, obtained or made after the Signing Date by Seller. Nothing in this Agreement will require Seller to favor the businesses of Purchaser over its own businesses or those of any of its Subsidiaries or divisions. |
2.3 | EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 2.1 ABOVE, SELLER MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT OF A BREACH OF SELLER’S WARRANTY, PROVIDED SELLER HAS RECEIVED NOTICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PERFORMANCE, SELLER SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO RE-PERFORM OR PERFORM THE SERVICES. IF SELLER DOES NOT RE-PERFORM OR PERFORM SUCH SERVICES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF SUCH NOTICE, PURCHASER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY PROVIDED HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FEES, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 3 OR THE SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH SERVICES OR PORTION OF SERVICES NOT PERFORMED BY SELLER. |
3. | Fees. |
3.1 | Annex A attached hereto sets forth the amount to be charged on a monthly basis for the Services set forth in Annex A (for any Service, the “Monthly Charge”). The amount to be charged for any Services performed pursuant to Annex A of this Agreement shall be the Monthly Charge for any such Services received during such month as set forth on Annex A at the Service line level. Day One Setup Services and Day Two Setup Services (if any) related to the Services set forth in Annex A and Annex B are addressed in Sections 3.2 and 3.4 below. The Monthly Charge will begin to be payable starting on the Closing Date, provided that if the Closing Date does not occur at the beginning of a calendar month, the initial Monthly Charge will be pro-rated. |
3.2 | With respect to Day One Setup Services related to the Services in Annex A and Annex B, and Day Two Setup Services relating to the Services set forth in Annex A, the parties have agreed that the Day One Setup Costs and Day Two Setup Costs for such Services shall be shared by the parties as follows: |
Day One Setup Costs: |
Responsible Party: | |
Portion of Day One Setup Costs equal to $10 million or less | Purchaser pays all | |
Portion (if any) of Day One Setup Costs greater than $10 million | Seller pays all |
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Day Two Setup Costs: |
Responsible Party: | |
Portion of Day Two Setup Costs equal to $15 million or less | Seller pays all | |
Portion (if any) of Day Two Setup Costs greater than $15 million | Purchaser pays all |
3.3 | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.2, to the extent additional Services are agreed upon pursuant to Section 1.4.2, or the scope of any Service included in Annex A is changed, any Monthly Charge, Day One Setup Costs or Day Two Setup Costs with respect to such additional Services and any incremental Monthly Charge, Day One Setup Costs or Day Two Setup Costs with respect to such changed services will be paid solely by Purchaser. |
3.4 | For purposes of this Agreement, “Day One Setup Services,” will be defined as the activities necessary (i) to enable Seller to provide the Services included in Annex A to Purchaser commencing on the Closing Date (or, if later, the first day such Service is provided by Seller to Purchaser), or (ii) to separate the Business from Seller and which cannot reasonably be performed by Purchaser (or Purchaser’s service providers other than Seller) or which Seller elects to perform itself. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree and acknowledge that there are activities that will need to be conducted by Purchaser (or Purchaser’s service providers) prior to Closing to enable Purchaser to assume Annex B Services and otherwise conduct the Business after Closing that are not included in the Services (for example, it is anticipated that Purchaser will hire a CFO and potentially other employees whom Purchaser identifies to join the Business, will open bank accounts, engage payroll and benefits providers, obtain permits, retain auditors, enter into service provider and other contracts, etc.). The parties further acknowledge and agree that they will work together in good faith in the event that Purchaser (or Purchaser’s service providers) is unable to complete all such activities in a timely manner. Non-recurring setup and transition costs and expenses required to perform the Day One Setup Activities will be referred to as the “Day One Setup Costs.” Examples of Day One Setup Activities and Day One Setup Costs include (1) providing core order management and fulfillment, manufacturing, logistics and trade compliance, sales and marketing and finance functionality, (2) providing Purchaser specific customer-facing documents, separate financials etc., and (3) costs for additional hardware and software, supplier consents, data extraction and construction and other related costs to separate shared sites such as Penang. |
For purposes of this Agreement, “Day Two Setup Services,” will be defined as activities to provide data extraction, conversion and migration, separate the
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WAN/LAN, migrate specific applications to Purchaser networks and servers and access to system documentation for such applications, and any other activities mutually agreed upon by the parties, in each case to the extent requested by Purchaser and performed by Seller after the Closing Date. Non-recurring setup and transition costs and expenses required to perform the Day Two Setup Activities will be referred to as the “Day Two Setup Costs.” The labor rates used to calculate Day Two Setup Costs will be, if provided by third party contractors, the rate paid by Seller to such third party contractors, and if provided by other Seller employees, the hourly rate derived from the fully burdened cost of such employee. Seller will provide a bi-weekly report identifying any such additional labor costs. Seller will provide reasonable detail identifying the work performed upon Purchaser’s request. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent Day Two Setup Activities are performed by Seller personnel who are retained or engaged by Seller exclusively for the purposes of performing the Services included in Annex A or Day One Setup Activities, the labor costs of such persons will not count as Day Two Setup Costs.
3.5 | The Day One Setup Services and Day Two Setup Services, and the corresponding Day One Setup Costs and Day Two Setup Costs, will include, as applicable, (i) transition costs and/or fees associated with any assignment or novation of Seller’s Service Provider agreements, to the extent those options are available (including inventory transfer fees, termination fees or other similar fees) and other necessary third party consents, licenses or sublicenses, (ii) shipping and transportation costs, duties, taxes, (iii) costs or expenses incurred by Seller, its Subsidiaries or Service Providers for the extraction, conversion and transfer of data, and (iv) other fees or expenses as set forth in the SAs (“Expenses”). |
3.6 | Any Additional Services shall be billed by Seller on a time and materials basis (provided that the labor rates will be the rate paid by Seller to third party contractors where the Additional Services are provided by third party contractors, and, for Additional Services provided by Seller employees, the hourly rate derived from the fully burdened cost of such employee), and shall include reimbursement of any pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with providing such Additional Services. |
3.7 | Seller shall invoice Purchaser for the Services (including any Additional Services) provided hereunder in arrears on a monthly basis within twenty (20) days after the end of the month in which the charges accrued, except that Day One Setup Costs shall not be invoiced by Seller before the Closing Date. Purchaser shall pay any invoice for Services promptly but in no event later than thirty (30) days after the date of invoice. Late payments shall bear interest at the prime rate then in effect, plus 5% per annum or the maximum amount allowed by law, whichever is less. Purchaser shall notify Seller immediately, and in no event later than sixty (60) days following receipt of Seller’s invoice, of any disputed charges. After such sixty (60) day time period, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted Seller’s invoice. Seller shall provide supporting information and documentation as |
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reasonably requested by Purchaser to validate any amounts payable by Purchaser pursuant to this Section 3. |
4. | Security |
4.1 | In addition to the parties’ obligations under the Confidential Disclosure Agreement dated August 14, 2005, each Party will and shall cause its Subsidiaries to handle and protect from disclosure all proprietary and confidential information and systems (including Purchaser Data, as defined below, in the case of Purchaser proprietary and confidential information) disclosed to it by the other party, or accessible within Seller’s information technology infrastructure, in substantial compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any privacy regulations, and in the same general manner as it handles and protects its own information that it considers proprietary and confidential, including but not limited to any information received with respect to the products of Seller and its Subsidiaries or Purchaser and its Subsidiaries. |
4.2 | During the term of this Agreement or any Separation Agreements, Purchaser’s access to Seller’s information technology infrastructure for applications and other data processing activities shall be through secured controlled processes determined by Seller in its sole discretion, and shall be in accordance with Seller’s (including its Subsidiaries) business control and information protection policies, standards and guidelines as may be modified from time to time. Except as set forth above and except to the extent otherwise provided for in the Purchase Agreement or in connection with third party agreements assigned or novated to Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Seller shall not transfer to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall have no rights in or access to, application software/systems source code associated with shared systems through which Seller is providing Services to Purchaser hereunder. Purchaser shall not, through reverse engineering or any other technique or means, attempt to access such source code and will use the application software/systems only for their intended use. Any use of software applications as set forth herein will be subject to Seller’s standard software license terms or any additional terms that may be referenced in an SA. |
5. | Ownership. |
5.1 | This Agreement and the performance of the Services hereunder will not affect the ownership of any assets (including Purchased Assets or Intellectual Property Rights) allocated in the Purchase Agreement. Neither Party will gain, by virtue of this Agreement or the Services hereunder, by implication or otherwise, any rights of ownership of any property or Intellectual Property Rights owned by the other. Unless otherwise specified in an SA, Seller will own all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, title and interest in or pertaining to all work developed by Seller, its Subsidiaries or Service Providers to |
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perform the Services (including computer programs, deliverables and software deliverables) under this Agreement. |
5.2 | Purchaser shall own all data assigned to Purchaser pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as well as any changes or additions thereto made on behalf of Purchaser in the performance of the Services. In addition, Purchaser will own any other data with respect to Purchaser, Purchaser’s Subsidiaries or the Business to the extent (and only to the extent) such data is developed, processed, stored, used or generated by Seller on behalf of Purchaser, Purchaser’s Subsidiaries or the Business, in the performance of the Services. All such data will collectively be referred to herein as “Purchaser Data.” The provisions of this Section 5.2 do not grant Purchaser any rights to any data concerning Seller, Seller’s Subsidiaries or the Retained Business. |
6. | Limitation of Liabilities. |
6.1 | Seller, its Subsidiaries and Service Providers shall not be liable, whether in tort, breach of contract or otherwise, for any damages suffered or incurred by Purchaser or any other Person arising out of or in connection with the rendering of a Service or any failure to provide a Service, except to the extent that such damages are caused by the material breach, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Seller, its Subsidiaries or Service Providers. In no event shall Seller, its Subsidiaries’ or Service Providers’ total liability to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries or any other Person under this Agreement for any action, regardless of the form of action, whether in tort or contract, arising under this Agreement exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000). In no event shall Seller, its Subsidiaries or Service Providers, or Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, be liable for any lost profits or consequential, punitive, special or indirect damages, except to the extent awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to a third party claim. |
7. | Dispute Resolution. |
7.1 | Dispute Resolution. In the event of any dispute between Seller and Purchaser with respect to the provision of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, each of Seller and Purchaser shall designate an employee or other representative as its representative to attempt to resolve the dispute and each such representative will use reasonable commercial efforts to resolve the dispute promptly. If the individuals designated by Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve the dispute promptly, the dispute will be submitted to a member of senior management of each party. Such members of senior management will meet in person or by telephone conference at least once in the ten (10) business day period following the submission of the dispute to them and will use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute promptly. If such members of senior management are unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) business days of the submission of the dispute to them, such dispute will be resolved in accordance |
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with the procedures set forth in the Purchase Agreement with respect to disputes arising out the Purchase Agreement. |
7.2 | Audits. Seller shall invoice Purchaser for the Services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall provide reasonable documentation supporting the amounts owed. Purchaser shall have the right, on reasonable notice, to audit of the books and records and systems of Seller solely with respect to the fees and costs relating to the Day One Setup Costs and Day Two Setup Costs with respect to the Services and any Additional Services and to ensure compliance with this Agreement, provided, however, Purchaser may only conduct one discretionary audit, plus additional ones to the extent necessary to enable Purchaser to comply with Laws applicable to Purchaser. Such audit may be performed by the employees, independent accounting firm or other designated representative of Purchaser (including internal auditing personnel) at its sole cost and expense. Purchaser and its auditors may have access to any such books or records with respect to the Services and Additional Services, including process documentation and reports, and modifications thereto, in connection with developing, documenting and testing Purchaser processes and controls relating to the Services and Additional Services and in satisfying legal requirements relating to securities or debt issued by Purchaser and its affiliates, including those related to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. For the avoidance of doubt, each party is solely responsible for its own compliance with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Seller shall, at Purchaser’s expense, fully cooperate with the auditing party’s representatives to accomplish the audit as expeditiously as possible. Seller shall maintain all relevant books and records in accordance with Seller’s document retention policies, but in any event no less than three years after the Termination Date. |
8. | Term, Extension and Termination. |
8.1 | Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the Signing Date and, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, shall continue in effect until 180 days following the Closing Date (the “Initial Termination Date”) except as otherwise provided in this Section 8. All Services will be terminated on the Initial Termination Date or such earlier date as may be set forth in Annex A or the applicable Separation Agreement, unless the Termination Date is extended for one or more Extension Periods as provided in Section 8.2 below. |
8.2 | Extension of SAs and the Agreement. |
8.2.1 | Upon Purchaser’s request, Purchaser may request an extension of specific individual Services to continue past the Initial Termination Date, up to two times, provided Purchaser gives Seller at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the expiration of the applicable term for such Service (e.g., as set forth in Section 8.1 or set forth in the applicable SA) or expiration of the first Extension period, as applicable. The first such extension shall be available at Purchaser’s |
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request and shall commence on the Initial Termination Date, but the second such extension must be mutually agreed to by both Seller and Purchaser. Each of the two extensions will be in a three (3) month or quarterly increment (“Extension Periods”) unless a shorter time is set forth in the applicable Extension Period request. This Agreement shall not terminate as long as an Extension Period is effective. For purposes hereof, the “Termination Date” shall be the Initial Termination Date, or, if there are one or more Extension Periods, the last day of the last Extension Period. |
8.2.2 | With respect to the first Extension Period, Purchaser will be charged an extension fee of up to $10,000,000 (depending on which Services are requested to be extended) payable on the fifteenth day of the Extension Period. In addition, all Separation Agreement fees for the Extension Period will increase 10% from the original fees. With respect to the second Extension Period, Purchaser will be charged an extension fee of up to $25,000,000 (depending on which Services are requested to be extended) payable on the fifteenth day of the second Extension Period. In addition, all Separation Agreement fees for the second Extension Period will increase 25% from the original fees. The actual extension fee will be based on the Service(s) Purchaser elects to extend. If Purchaser requests the extension of any Service within any of the following Service categories (as such services are categorized on Annex A), and such Service is provided to Purchaser on or after the fifteenth day of the first Extension Period or second Extension Period, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the following fees for each such Service category with respect to such Extension Period: |
Service Category: |
Extension Period 1: |
Extension Period 2: | ||||
Governance (Finance) |
$ | 3 million | $ | 8 million | ||
IT (including ERP) |
$ | 6.5 million | $ | 16 million | ||
Workplace Services |
$ | 500,000 | $ | 1 million |
No extension fee will be payable for a Service category for an Extension Period if all Services in such Service category are terminated on or before the fourteenth day of such Extension Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (a) Purchaser requests an extension for the first Extension Period of the Services with respect to Everest (ERP) set forth on Annex A but not the other IT Services, Seller agrees to waive the IT Service category extension fee for the first Extension Period, or (b) Purchaser requests an extension for the first Extension Period of the IT Services but not the Everest (ERP) services, Seller agrees to decrease the IT Service category extension
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fee by $2.0 million. In addition, if Purchaser requests an extension of the Everest (ERP) services for the first Extension Period, and such Everest (ERP) services require IT infrastructure or related Services in order to function, Seller shall continue to provide such IT infrastructure or related Services to the extent necessary to support the Everest (ERP) services but Purchaser shall not be obligated to pay an extension fee for such other Services. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that during the first Extension Period and any second Extension Period, Seller may engage in upgrades, testing and related activities with respect to Everest (ERP) and Seller’s IT infrastructure, and to the extent the Services received by Purchaser during such Extension Periods continue to include Everest (ERP) or IT infrastructure, Purchaser will reasonably cooperate with such upgrades, testing and activities (with any associated costs incurred by Purchaser as a result of such cooperation being paid by Seller). |
8.2.3 | In no event will Seller provide Services beyond the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the extension fees set forth in this section will be waived with respect to the extension of a Service category to the extent Purchaser’s failure to assume the Services in such Service category itself is directly caused by a failure or delay in the performance of Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. |
8.3 | Termination. This Agreement, any individual SA or any individual Service under any SA may be terminated earlier in accordance with any of the following provisions: |
8.3.1 | By mutual written consent of both Seller and Purchaser; |
8.3.2 | By Purchaser effective as of the last day of the month immediately following the month in which written notice is given; |
8.3.3 | By either party entitled to the benefit of the performance of any of the obligations under this Agreement (the “Non Defaulting Party”), if the other party (the “Defaulting Party”) shall fail to perform or default in such performance in any material respect, subject to compliance with the remainder of this paragraph. The Non Defaulting Party shall give written notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the nature of such failure or default and stating that the Non Defaulting Party intends to terminate this Agreement with respect to the Defaulting Party if such failure or default is not cured within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notice. If any failure or default so specified is not cured within such period, the Non Defaulting Party may elect to immediately terminate the applicable SA with respect to the Defaulting Party; provided, however, that if the failure or default relates to a dispute |
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contested in good faith by the Defaulting Party, the Non Defaulting Party may not terminate this Agreement pending the resolution of such dispute in accordance with Section 7 hereof. Such termination shall be effective upon giving a written notice of termination from the Non Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party and shall be without prejudice to any other remedy which may be available to the Non Defaulting Party against the Defaulting Party; |
8.3.4 | Automatically, without notice by or to either party, if: (i) Purchaser shall (1) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its properties, (2) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (3) commence a voluntary case under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as now or hereafter in effect (the “Bankruptcy Code”), (4) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any law (the “Bankruptcy Laws”) relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or readjustment of debts, (5) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any petition filed against it in any involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code, or (6) take any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (ii) a proceeding or case shall be commenced against Purchaser in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (1) its liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or winding-up, or the composition or readjustment of its debts, (2) the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator or the like of Purchaser or of all or any substantial part of its assets, or (3) similar relief under any Bankruptcy Laws, or an order, judgment or decree approving any of the foregoing shall be entered and continue unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days, or an order for relief against Purchaser shall be entered in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code; |
8.3.5 | By Seller, effective immediately upon notice to Purchaser, if any of the following shall occur: (a) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Purchaser on a consolidated basis to any competitor or (b) any competitor acquires beneficial ownership of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Purchaser; or |
8.3.6 | By either party upon termination of the Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Purchase Agreement, provided that in the event of termination pursuant to this Section, Purchaser will not be obligated to pay Seller any amounts hereunder, including Day One Setup Costs or Day Two Setup Costs. |
8.4 | Effect of Termination. Purchaser specifically agrees and acknowledges that all obligations of Seller to provide each Service hereunder shall immediately cease upon the Termination Date, or the date of termination of such Service, and |
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Seller’s obligations to provide all of the Services for which Seller is responsible hereunder shall immediately cease upon the termination of this Agreement. |
8.5 | Survival. Notwithstanding the expiration or early termination of this Agreement or any Services hereunder, Sections 2.3, 4 through 7 and 10 through 27 will survive. |
9. | Personnel Matters. |
9.1 | Access to Seller’s Facility. Seller and Purchaser agree that all Transferred Employees located at Seller’s facilities may remain on site through the term of the relevant Separation Agreement. Purchaser will not permit any of its employees, agents or subcontractors to perform any activities at Seller’s facilities without Seller’s prior written approval. Purchaser will ensure that all obligations imposed upon Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation any Seller insurance obligations are similarly imposed upon any authorized non-Purchaser employee. Purchaser’s execution of any subcontracts or other agreements with any agents, subcontractors or other third Parties will not relieve, waive or diminish any obligation that Purchaser may have to Seller under this Agreement. |
9.2 | Access to Computer Systems. During the term of any Separation Agreements, the Transferred Employees and any other employees, agents or subcontractors of Purchaser (other than Seller, Seller’s Subsidiaries or Service Providers) who are authorized by Seller (collectively, “On-Site Personnel”) may have access to the computer systems and related equipment of Seller as detailed in the Separation Agreements that are necessary to fulfill the activities directly related to this Agreement; provided, however, that Seller may restrict such access to protect commercially sensitive resources and maintain the confidentiality of other Seller businesses. |
9.3 | Wages, Payroll Taxes, Benefits and Services. From and after the Closing Date, Purchaser will be solely responsible for the payment of all wages, benefits, social security, unemployment or similar expenses and taxes, and all services not provided pursuant to the relevant Lease Agreements, for all On-Site Personnel. |
9.4 | Identification and Activities of On-Site Personnel. Seller will provide identification badges to On-Site Personnel that identify the On-Site Personnel as non-Seller employees. Purchaser will ensure that such On-Site Personnel conspicuously display such badges at all times when present at Seller’s facility. In addition, to the extent provided by Seller to Purchaser in writing, Purchaser will ensure that On-Site Personnel are informed of and comply with all written restrictions and prohibitions associated with Purchaser’s use of Seller’s facilities, including without limitation the restriction that such On-Site Personnel may not participate in any activity reserved for Seller’s employees (e.g., use of exercise and sport facilities; participation in Seller-sponsored network groups, athletic leagues |
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or teams; attendance at social events reserved for Seller’s employees; participation in staff meetings led by Seller), and the restrictions provided by the relevant Lease Agreements and the Confidential Disclosure Agreement. |
9.5 | Conduct. Purchaser will be solely responsible for the proper conduct of all On-Site Personnel. Immediately upon the written request from an authorized representative of Seller that any On-Site Personnel be removed for misconduct, Purchaser will remove such On-Site Personnel from Seller’s facilities, and will provide written confirmation of such removal. Purchaser will also immediately take possession and return such On-Site personnel’s badge identification to Seller. Seller will not be notified of or participate in any disciplinary action regarding any On-Site Personnel. |
10. | Independent Contractor. The parties hereto understand and agree that this Agreement does not make either of them an agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose whatsoever. No party is granted, by this Agreement or otherwise, any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or responsibilities, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other party, or to bind any other party in any manner whatsoever. The parties expressly acknowledge (i) that Seller is an independent contractor with respect to Purchaser in all respects, including, without limitation, the provision of the Services, and (ii) that the parties are not partners, joint venturers, employees or agents of or with each other. |
11. | Beneficiary of Services; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, and nothing expressed or implied shall give or be construed to give any person any legal or equitable rights hereunder, whether as a third party beneficiary or otherwise. Seller and Purchaser agree, and Purchaser represents and warrants, that the Services will be provided solely to, and will be used solely by, Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and, to the extent reasonably necessary and appropriate with respect to particular Services, its suppliers. Except as set forth in Section 16, Purchaser shall not resell or provide the Services to any other Person, or permit the use of the Services by any Person other than Purchaser and its Subsidiaries. |
12. | Force Majeure. Neither party will be held liable to the other for any delay or failure of performance to the extent such delay or failure results from events beyond that party’s control, including without limitation acts of God, earthquakes, fires, floods, civil disturbance, strikes, labor disputes, and lawful governmental action (a “Force Majeure Event”). The party claiming suspension due to a Force Majeure Event shall give prompt notice to the other party hereto of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event giving rise to the delay or failure to perform under this Agreement and of its nature and anticipated duration, and such party will use its reasonable efforts to cure the cause of the delay or failure to perform promptly and shall resume performance as soon as the Force Majeure Event has ended. |
13. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior |
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agreements, understandings and negotiations, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. |
14. | Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, and any provision of this Agreement may be waived, if but only if such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by Seller and Purchaser, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. |
15. | Notices. All communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given when delivered in person or by private courier with receipt, when telefaxed and received, or three (3) days after being deposited in the United States mail, first-class, registered or certified, return receipt requested, with postage paid and, |
(a) If to Purchaser: |
Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. | |
c/o Silver Lake Partners | ||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
With copies to: |
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Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co. | ||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
and |
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Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP | ||
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||
(b) If to Seller: |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | |
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: General Counsel | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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With a copy to: |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. | ||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
or to such other address as any such party shall designate by written notice to the other party hereto.
16. | Non Assignability. |
16.1 | Except as provided in Section 16.2 below, neither party may, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, neither by operation of law or otherwise, assign or transfer this Agreement without the other party’s prior written consent. Any merger, reorganization, transfer of substantially all assets of a party, or other change in control or ownership will be considered an assignment for the purposes of this Agreement. Any attempted assignment, transfer or delegation without such prior written consent will be void. |
16.2 | Each party (including its respective Subsidiaries or its permitted successive assignees or transferees hereunder) may assign or transfer this Agreement as a whole, without consent, in connection with a corporate reorganization that leaves such party substantially equivalent in terms of business, assets and ownership as before the reorganization. |
16.3 | This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns. |
17. | Definitions and Rules of Construction. |
17.1 | Defined terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them by definition in this Agreement, in Annex A hereto or in the Purchase Agreement. |
17.2 | This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted. |
17.3 | Whenever the words “include,” “including,” or “includes” appear in this Agreement, they shall be read to be followed by the words “without limitation” or words having similar import. |
17.4 | As used in this Agreement, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. |
18. | Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together |
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shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes hereof, provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed. This Agreement shall become effective when each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. |
19. | Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. |
20. | No Publication. Neither party may publicize or disclose to any third party, without the written consent of the other party, the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, no press releases may be made without the mutual written consent of each party. |
21. | Annexes and SAs. The Annexes and SAs shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if the same had been set forth verbatim herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of any Annex or SA and the terms set forth in the main body of this Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern unless expressly stated otherwise in an SA. |
22. | Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, and Seller and Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the parties as expressed by such illegal, void, or unenforceable provision. |
23. | Subcontractors and Outsourcing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein subject to Section 2, Seller shall have the right to subcontract or outsource any of its obligations hereunder. |
24. | Other Agreements. This Agreement is not intended to amend or modify, and should not be interpreted to amend or modify in any respect the rights and obligations of Seller and Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Documents. |
25. | Taxes. All amounts expressed in each SA are exclusive of value added taxes, sales taxes and any other similar taxes. Purchaser will be responsible for all taxes (other than taxes based on net income or net profits of Seller or its Subsidiaries) imposed by applicable taxing authorities on the procurement of Services hereunder. If Seller or any of its Subsidiaries are required to pay such taxes, Purchaser shall promptly reimburse the Seller therefore. |
26. | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. |
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27. | Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence under this Agreement. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD. | ||
By: | ||
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EXHIBIT F
DEEDS
(See attached.)
SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED
THIS DEED, Made this day of , 20 , between of the . County of , State of Colorado, grantor(s) and whose legal address is of the County of , State of Colorado, garantee(s):
WITNESSETH, That the grantor(s), for and in consideration of the sum of DOLLARS the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, ha granted, bargained, sold and conveyed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, convey, and confirm, unto the grantee(s) heirs and assigns forever, all the real property, together with improvements, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of , State of Colorado, described as follows:
also known by street and number as:
assessor’s schedule or parcel number:
TOGETHER with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever of the grantor(s), either in law or equity, of, in and to the above bargained premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances;
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises above bargained and described with the appurtenances, unto the grantor(s), heirs and assigns forever. The xxxxxxxx(s), for sel , heirs and personal representatives or successors, do covenant and agree that shall and will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND and above-bargained premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the grantee(s), heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons claiming the whole or any part thereof, by, through or under the grantor(s).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the grantor(s) ha executed this deed on the date set forth above.
STATE OF COLORADO |
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County of |
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 20 .
By
Witness my hand and official seal My commission expires |
Notary Public |
* If in Denver, insert “City and”.
Name and Address of Person Creating Newly Created Legal Description (38-35-106.5, C.R.S.)
REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER DECLARATION
(TD-1000)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Purpose: The real Property Transfer Declaration provides essential information to the county assessor to help ensure fair and uniform assessments for all property for property tax purposes. Refer to 39-14-102(4), Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.).
Requirements: All conveyance documents (deeds) subject to the documentary fee submitted to the county clerk and recorder for recordation must be accompanied by a Real Property Transfer Declaration. This declaration must be completed and signed by the grantor (seller) or grantee (buyer). Refer to 39-14-102(1)(a), C.R.S.
Penalty for Noncompliance: Whenever a Real Property Transfer Declaration does not accompany the deed, the clerk and recorder notifies the county assessor who will send a notice to the buyer requesting that the declaration be returned within thirty days after the notice is mailed.
If the Real Property Transfer Declaration is not returned to the county assessor within the 30 days, the assessor may impose a penalty of $25,00 or .025% (.00025) of the sale price, whichever is greater. This penalty may be imposed for any subsequent year that the buyer fails to submit the declaration until the property is sold. Refer to 39-14-102(1)(b), C.R.S.
Confidentiality: The assessor is required to make this Real Property Transfer Declaration available for inspection to the buyer and, if the seller filed the declaration, to the seller. Information derived from the Real Property Transfer Declaration is available to any taxpayer or any agent of such taxpayer subject to confidentiality requirements as provided by law.
1. | Address and/or legal description of the real property sold: Please do not use P.O. box numbers. |
2. | Type of property purchased: Single Family Residential Townhome Condominium Multi-Unit Residential Commercial Industrial Agricultural Mixed Use Vacant Land Other |
3. | Date of closing: |
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Month Day Year
4. | Total sale price: Including all real and personal property. |
$______________________________
4. | Was any personal property included in the transaction? Personal property would include, but is not limited to, carpeting, drapes, appliances, equipment, inventory, furniture. If the personal property is not listed, the entire purchase price will be assumed to be for the real property as per 00-00-000, C.R.S. |
Yes No If yes, approximate value $ Describe
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4. | Did the total sale price include a trade or exchange of additional real or personal property? If yes, give the approximate value of the goods or services as of the date of closing. |
Yes No If yes, value $
If yes, does this transaction involve a trade under Section 1031? Yes No
4. | Was 100% interest in the real property purchased? Xxxx “no” if only a partial interest is being purchased. |
Yes No If no, interest purchased %
4. | Is this a transaction among related parties? Indicate whether the buyer or seller are related. Related parties include persons within the same family, business affiliates, or affiliated corporations. |
Yes No
4. | Check any of the following that apply to the condition of the property at the time of purchase. |
New Excellent Good Average Fair Poor To be removed
If the property is financed, please complete the following.
4. | Total down payment. $ |
4. | Total amount financed. $ |
4. | Type of financing: |
New
Assumed
Seller
Third Party
Both
4. | Terms: |
Variable Fixed
Interest Rate %
Length of time years
Balloon payment Yes No
4. | Please explain any special terms, seller concessions, or financing and any other information that would help the assessor understand the terms of sale. |
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For properties other than residential (single family detached, townhomes, and condominiums) please complete questions 15-17. Otherwise, skip to #18 to complete.
4. | Did the purchase price include a franchise or license fee? Yes No |
If yes, franchise or license fee value? $
4. | Did the purchase price involve an installment land contract? Yes No |
If yes, date of contract
4. | If this was a vacant land sale, was an on-site inspection of the property purchased conducted by the buyer prior to closing? |
Yes No
Remarks: Please include any additional information concerning the sale you may feel is important:
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4. | Signed this day of , . |
Enter the day, month, and year, have at least one of the parties to the transaction sign the document, and include an address and daytime phone number. Please designate whether buyer or seller. |
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Signature of Grantee (Buyer) |
or Grantor (Seller) | |
Address (mailing) |
Daytime Phone | |
City, State and Zip Code |
EXHIBIT G
LEASE ASSIGNMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE (this “Assignment”) is dated for reference purposes as of , 2005 and is made between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Assignor”) and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company (“Assignee”).
RECITALS
This Assignment is made with reference to the following facts and with the following intentions:
A. , or its predecessor in interest, as landlord (“Landlord”), and Assignor or a predecessor in interest to Assignor, as tenant, entered into that certain lease dated as of (the “Lease”), whereby Landlord leased to Assignor certain premises located at (the “Premises”).
B. Assignor wishes to assign all of its right, title and interest under the Lease to Assignee, and Assignee wishes to accept such assignment.
1. Assignment: For good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby grants, releases, assigns, transfers and conveys to Assignee, and Assignee’s legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, all of Assignor’s right, title and interest as “ ” in, to and under the Lease; to have and hold the same unto Assignee and Assignee’s legal representatives, heirs or successors and assigns forever, subject, however, to the terms, covenants and provisions contained in the Lease. Assignee hereby accepts such assignment and assumes all of Assignor’s obligations and rights in, under and to the Lease and the Premises from and after the Effective Date, and agrees to perform and discharge all obligations and duties of Assignor under the Lease from and after the Effective Date, for the rest of the remainder of the term of the Lease. Assignee may not expand the size of the Premises, extend the term of the Lease (whether pursuant to express expansion or extension rights or otherwise) or otherwise amend the Lease without the express prior written consent of Assignor, which may be withheld in Assignor’s sole discretion, except that this provision will not apply if Landlord agrees in writing that it will not hold Assignor liable under the Lease for any such expansions, extensions or amendments thereto.
2. Effective Date: This Assignment shall be effective (a) as of the Closing Date as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2005 between Assignor and Assignee or (b) if Landlord’s consent is required under the Lease to the assignment of the Lease as described herein, the effective date of Landlord’s written consent if same is later than the Closing Date (the “Effective Date”).
3. Miscellaneous: Assignor shall, at any time and from time to time, execute such additional documents and take such additional actions as Assignee or its successors or assigns may reasonably request to carry out the purposes of this Assignment. This Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. If either party brings any action or legal proceeding with respect to this Assignment, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Assignment shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Assignment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Assignment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment intending it to be effective as of the Effective Date.
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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a Singapore company | |||||||
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO LEASE ASSIGNMENT]
EXHIBIT H-1
LEASE FOR BOEBLINGEN, GERMANY
(See attached.)
LEASE
This Lease (this “Lease”) is entered into between , a Delaware corporation (“Landlord”) and , a (“Tenant”) as of , 2005.
1. Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, certain premises consisting of approximately _____ square meter (the “Premises”) within the building (the “Building”) owned by Landlord, commonly known as [address to be inserted], as shown on Exhibit A hereto. In connection with its use of the Premises, Tenant shall also have the non-exclusive right to use, subject to Landlord’s reasonable rules and regulations (Exhibit B – “Housing Rules”), the hallways, stairways, restrooms, break rooms and other areas of the Building that may be reasonably necessary for Tenant’s use of the Premises (the “Shared Areas”), as shown on Exhibit A hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no right to enter, and shall prevent its employees, agents, contractors, licensees and invitees from entering, portions of the Building other than the Premises and Shared Areas. The entry by Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors, invitees or licensees into any such areas shall constitute a default hereunder (provided, however, that the first such entry shall not constitute a default until after expiration of applicable notice and cure periods). Each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its agents, employees or contractors from discovering or otherwise coming into contact with confidential information of the other party. If, despite such efforts, any such confidential information is discovered by a party, such party shall promptly inform the other party of such discovery, and shall hold, and use reasonable efforts to cause its employees, agents, contractors, invitees and licensees to hold, such information confidential.
2. Term. The term of this Lease (the “Term”) shall commence on the “Closing Date” as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2005 (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) between Seller and Tenant attached as Exhibit C hereto (the “Commencement Date”). On the Commencement Date Parties will issue a hand over protocol in which the state of the Premises is laid down.
The term of the Lease will end on the day before the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, unless this Lease is sooner terminated pursuant to its terms. If the Tenant continues using the Premises after the term has expired, no automatic extension is deemed to be given. Sec 545 German Civil Code (BGB) is excluded.
3. Rent. Tenant shall pay Landlord as rent for the Premises and Shared Areas (“Base Rent”) for each month during the Term, an amount equal to _________________________________________ Dollars ($___________) or the equivalent in EURO if requested by Landlord, plus applicable VAT (currently 16 % – $_________/EUR_________), in total . $__________/EUR_________. Such amounts shall be due and payable on the Commencement Date and on the first (1st) day of each calendar month thereafter, without prior notice or demand, on the Landlord’s account
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. Base Rent for any period which is for less than one (1) month of the Term shall be a pro rata portion of the monthly installment. All amounts required to be paid by Tenant under this Lease other than Base Rent shall be deemed Additional Rent (which, collectively with Base Rent, shall be deemed “Rent”). Tenant may not claim any rental payment reduction or retention unless on the basis of (a) claims recognized by declaratory judgment, (b) incontestable claims, or (c) any initial defect in the Leased Premises.
4. Use; Compliance with Laws; Rules. Tenant may use the Premises only for office use with limited areas of desktop tester equipment Tenant shall promptly observe and comply with all laws with respect to Tenant’s use of the Premises; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be required to comply with any laws requiring the construction of alterations in the Premises, unless due to Tenant’s particular use of the Premises. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in, about or with respect to the Premises which would (a) injure the Premises or (b) vibrate, shake, overload, or impair the operation of the Premises or the building systems located therein. Tenant shall comply with all reasonable changes of the Housing Rules promulgated from time to time by Landlord.
5. Insurance. Tenant shall obtain and keep in full force and effect, at Tenant’s sole cost, a commercial general liability policy of insurance protecting Tenant against claims for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage based upon, involving or arising out of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto (including, without limitation, claims made by third persons). Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis providing single limit coverage in an amount not less than EUR 3,000,000 per occurrence. The policy shall include coverage for liability assumed under this Lease as an “insured contract” for the performance of Tenant’s indemnity obligations under this Lease, and shall name Landlord as an additional insured. In addition, Tenant shall obtain and keep in full force and effect, at Tenant’s sole cost, a policy of “all risk” property insurance insuring Tenant’s personal property in the Premises. Tenant shall deliver certificates evidencing such insurance to Landlord upon request. Each such insurance policy shall be in a form and from an insurance company reasonably acceptable to Landlord.
6. Taxes. Landlord shall pay before delinquency all real property taxes on the Building. Tenant shall pay before delinquency all taxes imposed against Tenant’s personal property.
7. Release and Waiver of Subrogation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord and Tenant hereby release each other, and their respective agents, employees, subtenants, and contractors, from all liability for damage to any property that is caused by or results from a risk which is actually insured against or which would normally be covered by “all risk” property insurance to the extent that such liability exceeds the amount of the insurance deductible under such policy, without regard to the negligence or willful misconduct of the entity so released.
8. Indemnity. Tenant shall defend, indemnify, protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all liability, loss, claim, damage and cost (including attorneys’ fees)
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arising from Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, the negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or its agents, employees or contractors or Tenant’s violation of the terms of this Lease. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Lease. In no event shall Landlord be liable for any consequential damages, including loss of profit. Landlord’s liability under this Lease shall be limited to the amount of its interest in the Premises, assuming that Landlord interest in the Premises is encumbered by a mortgage in the amount of eighty percent (80 %) of the value of the Premises.
9. Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, use, store, transport or dispose of any Hazardous Material in or about the Premises. Tenant, at its sole cost, shall comply with all laws relating to its use of Hazardous Materials. If Hazardous Materials stored, used, disposed of, emitted, or released on or about the Building by Tenant or its agents, employees or contractors result in contamination of the Building or the water or soil thereunder, then Tenant shall promptly take any and all action necessary to clean up such contamination as required by law. Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold Landlord and its officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns harmless from and against, all losses, damages, claims, costs and liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of Tenant’s use, discharge, disposal, storage, transport, release or emission of Hazardous Materials on or about the Building during the Term in violation of applicable law. “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any material or substance that is now or hereafter designated by any applicable governmental authority to be, or regulated by any applicable governmental authority as, radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment.
10. Repairs. Tenant accepts the Premises in “as is” condition. Tenant shall maintain in good order and condition the Premises.
11. Alterations. No alterations or improvements shall be made to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. All work performed in connection with alterations shall comply within all laws and applicable requirements of insurance carriers and shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner by a licensed contractor approved by Landlord. Tenant shall pay Landlord all of Landlord’s reasonable costs related to such alterations, including a construction management fee of five percent (5 %) of the cost of such alterations. Tenant shall keep the Building free of any liens arising out of work performed by or for Tenant. All alterations that cannot be removed without material damage to the Premises shall be deemed part of the Premises upon installation and shall not be removed by Tenant at the end of the term. Apart from such alterations and unless Landlord waives such right at the time it consents to any alteration, Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant to remove any alterations it constructs in the Premises upon the termination of this Lease.
12. Services. Landlord shall provide to Tenant electricity, water and heating, ventilating and air conditioning and other utilities at the levels provided immediately prior to the Commencement Date. Landlord shall not, however, be liable for the interruption of any such services or utilities for causes beyond Landlord’s reasonable control.
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13. Damage. If the Premises are damaged by any peril, Landlord shall restore the Premises to substantially the same condition as existed immediately prior to such damage, unless this Lease is terminated by Landlord or Tenant as set forth below. Landlord and Tenant shall each have the right to terminate this Lease, which option may be exercised by delivery to the other party of a written notice within thirty (30) days after the date of such damage, in the event that the damage to the Premises cannot reasonably be restored within ninety (90) days. If the Premises are damaged due to any peril, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of all Rent to the extent of the interference with Tenant’s use of the Premises occasioned thereby. Apart from this German Civil Law applies.
14. Condemnation. If all or any part of the Premises is taken by the exercise of the power of eminent domain or a voluntary transfer in lieu thereof (a “Condemnation”), and if the Premises cannot be restored within ninety (90) days of the Condemnation and made reasonably suitable for Tenant’s continued occupancy, then either Landlord or Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by delivery of written notice to Landlord within thirty (30) days of such Condemnation. If this Lease is not terminated following a Condemnation, Landlord shall make all repairs and alterations that are reasonably necessary to make the portion of the Premises not taken a complete architectural unit reasonably suitable for Tenant’s occupancy, and Rent shall be reduced in proportion to the reduction in utility to the Premises following the Condemnation. Tenant shall be entitled to receive any Condemnation proceeds for the unamortized value of alterations installed in the Premises at Tenant’s expense, Tenant’s relocation costs and lost goodwill. The balance of the award shall be the property of Landlord.
15. Assignment and Subletting. Tenant may not assign this Lease, sublet the Premises or permit any use of the Premises by another party (collectively, “Transfer”), without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion. An assignment or transfer by operation of law or otherwise in connection with a merger, consolidation, reorganization, stock sale or other like transaction shall also constitute a Transfer requiring Landlord’s consent hereunder, but such consent in this instance shall only be withheld for good cause. Landlord’s consent to one Transfer shall not constitute consent to a subsequent transfer.
16. Default. Tenant shall be in default of its obligations under this Lease if any of the following events occur: (a) Tenant fails to pay any Rent when due, when such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant of a delinquency; (b) Tenant fails to perform any term, covenant or condition of this Lease (except those requiring payment of Rent) and fails to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after delivery of a written notice specifying the nature of the breach; provided, however, that if more than thirty (30) days reasonably are required to remedy the failure, then Tenant shall not be in default if Tenant commences the cure within the thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently endeavors to complete the cure; (c) Tenant makes a general assignment of its assets for the benefit of its creditors, including attachment of, execution on, or the appointment of a custodian or receiver with respect to a substantial part of Tenant’s property or any property essential to the conduct of its business; (d) a petition is filed by or against Tenant under the insolvency laws of Germany or any other debtors’ relief law or statute, unless such petition is dismissed within sixty (60) days
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after filing; or (e) Tenant fails to perform any provisions under the Asset Purchase Agreement or related agreements.
17. Remedies. In the event of any default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the following remedies, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by any law or otherwise provided in this Lease, to which Landlord may resort cumulatively or in the alternative:
a. Landlord may, at Landlord’s election, keep this Lease in effect and enforce by an action at law or in equity all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including (i) the right to recover the Rent and other sums as they become due by appropriate legal action, (ii) the right to make payments required of Tenant or perform Tenant’s obligations and be reimbursed by Tenant for the cost thereof, (iii) the remedies of injunctive relief and specific performance to compel Tenant to perform its obligations under this Lease, and (iv) the right to recover the Rent as it becomes due under this Lease. Landlord shall have the following remedy: Landlord may continue this Lease in effect after Tenant’s breach and abandonment and recover rent as is becomes due, if Tenant has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations.
b. Landlord may, at Landlord’s election, terminate this Lease for cause by giving Tenant written notice of termination, in which event this Lease shall terminate on the date set forth for termination in such notice. Any such termination shall not relieve Tenant from its obligation to pay sums then due Landlord or from any claim against Tenant for damages or Rent previously accrued or then accruing. In the event Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled, at Landlord’s election, to damages in an amount as permitted under applicable law, including, without limitation: (i) the Rent payable under the lease until the end of the term less any expenditures saved by Landlord due to the early termination of the lease and (ii) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all detriment proximately caused by Tenant’s failure to perform Tenant’s obligations under this Lease.
18. Right to Cure Defaults. If Tenant fails to pay any sum of money to Landlord, or fails to perform any other act on its part to be performed hereunder, then Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, after passage of any applicable notice and cure periods (except in the case of an emergency, in which case no cure period is required), make such payment or perform such act. All such sums paid, and all reasonable costs and expenses of performing any such act, shall be deemed Additional Rent payable by Tenant to Landlord upon demand.
19. Surrender; Holdover. On or prior to expiration of this Lease, Tenant shall remove all of its personal property and trade fixtures and shall surrender the Premises to Landlord broom clean, in the condition as on the Commencement Date allowing for reasonable wear and tear, alterations that Landlord agrees in writing may be surrendered, casualty and condemnation, excepted. If the Premises are not so surrendered, then Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord in returning the Premises to the required condition. In the event that Tenant does not surrender the Premises upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease as required above, Tenant shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Landlord from and against all loss, cost, claim, damage and liability resulting from Tenant’s delay in surrendering the Premises and pay Landlord Rent according to sec. 546a German Civil Code (BGB).
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20. Estoppel Certificates. Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of written demand by either party, the other party shall execute and deliver to the requesting party an estoppel certificate (a) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect or, if modified, the nature of such modification; (b) acknowledging, to the best of the responding party’s knowledge, that there are no uncured defaults on the part of the requesting party; and (c) certifying such other information as is reasonably required by the requesting party.
21. Subordination. This Lease is subject and subordinate to all present and future ground leases, underlying leases, mortgages, deeds of trust or other encumbrances, and all renewals, modifications and replacements thereof affecting any portion of the Building (collectively, the “Mortgages”). Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of written demand by Landlord, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord a subordination or other agreement in the form reasonably requested by Landlord to evidence such subordination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such subordination to future Mortgages shall be conditioned upon Tenant’s receipt of a recognition agreement from the holder of the applicable Mortgage in form reasonably acceptable to Tenant.
22. Landlord’s Right to Enter. Provided Landlord complies with all of Tenant’s reasonable security measures, Landlord or its agents may, upon reasonable notice (except in the case of emergency), enter the Premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting the same, supplying any service to be provided by Landlord to Tenant, making necessary alterations or repairs or for any other purpose permitted under this Lease.
23. Late Charge. If Tenant fails to pay to Landlord any amount due hereunder within five (5) days after the due date, Tenant shall pay Landlord upon demand the interest rate provided by law.
24. Notices. Any notice given under this Lease shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered, sent by reputable overnight courier or mailed (by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid), addressed as follows: (a) if to Tenant: , Attn.: ; and (b) if to Landlord: , Attn.: . Any notice shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or, if sent by overnight courier, one (1) business day after mailing or mailed, three (3) business days after mailing.
25. Effect of Conveyance. As used in this Lease, the term “Landlord” means the owner of the Building, or the holder of a leasehold interest in the Building pursuant to a superior lease. In the event of any assignment or transfer of the Premises by Landlord, Landlord shall be and hereby is entirely relieved of all covenants and obligations of Landlord accruing after the date of such transfer, and it shall be deemed and construed that any transferee has assumed and shall carry out all covenants and obligations thereafter to be performed by Landlord hereunder.
26. Parking. Tenant shall have the right to use throughout the Term its pro rata share (based on the ratio of the square footage of the Premises to the square footage of the Building (“Pro Rata Share”) of the parking spaces in the Building’s parking lot.
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27. Signage. Landlord may, in Landlord’s reasonable discretion, upon request by Tenant, provide Tenant with directory signage and other signage (taking into consideration Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of the Building), in accordance with a design and at a location that is mutually acceptable to Landlord and Tenant and in accordance with applicable laws. Landlord is not restricted to lease other parts of the Building to competitors of Tenant.
28. Miscellaneous. This Lease shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. If any term of this Lease is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Lease shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent possible under the law, and shall not be affected or impaired. This Lease may not be amended except by the written agreement of all parties hereto. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor. Any executed copy of this Lease shall be deemed an original for all purposes. This Lease shall, subject to the provisions regarding assignment and subletting, apply to and bind the respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns of Landlord and Tenant. The language in all parts of this Lease shall in all cases be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either Landlord or Tenant. The captions used in this Lease are for convenience only and shall not be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof. When a party is required to do something by this Lease, it shall do so at its sole cost and expense without right of reimbursement from the other party unless specific provision is made therefor. Whenever one party’s consent or approval is required to be given as a condition to the other party’s right to take any action pursuant to this Lease, unless another standard is expressly set forth, such consent or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. This Lease may be executed in counterparts.
28. Exhibits
Exhibit A |
- | Plan of the leased premises and the Shard Areas | ||
Exhibit B |
- | Housing Rules | ||
Exhibit C |
- | Asset Purchases Agreement |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the day first above written.
LANDLORD: |
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a Delaware corporation |
a __________________________________________ | |||||||
By: | By: | |||||||
Name: |
Name: |
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Its: |
Its: |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GERMAN LEASE AGREEMENT]
EXHIBIT A
THE PREMISES, INCLUDING SHARED AREAS
EXHIBIT B
HOUSING RULES
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EXHIBIT C
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT H-2
TERM SHEET FOR LEASE TO BE ENTERED INTO
FOR YISHUN, SINGAPORE
Description of premises to be leased:
Manufacturing and related space in building known as Phase I
Office space in Phase I and Phase II
Total square footage approximately 250,000
Other facilities included:
Shared use of Connecting Area including reception lobby, café, central plant.
On-site parking and loading areas and proportional share of site parking.
Term:
5 years commencing on November 1, 2005. Plus 2-five year options at market rates (upon 180 days prior notice).
Tenant Improvements:
Scope and nature of work and cost sharing to be mutually agreed upon.
Rent:
Market rate to be mutually agreed on by Buyer and Seller after soliciting information from outside brokers (provide for 3 broker “arbitration” procedure if parties cannot timely agree on rental.) “Modified” triple net lease to be negotiated between the parties
Repairs and Maintenance:
Allocation of responsibilities for maintenance, repair and replacement of premises, building, building systems, and interior and exterior common areas and costs relating thereto to be negotiated in conjunction with determination of rent.
Signage:
Tenant shall have rights to install exterior building signage subject to applicable provisions of the underlying lease.
EXHIBIT H-3
TERM SHEET FOR LEASE TO BE ENTERED INTO
FOR PENANG, MALAYSIA
Description of premises to be leased:
Primary Penang Parcel: Buildings 1, 2 and 3 comprising approximately 401,000 gross square feet and on-site parking and loading areas and parking spaces in accordance with the “split” of the facility complex to be agreed upon by the parties.
Other Penang Parcel: Approximately 118,000 rentable square feet in Building 8.
Other facilities included:
Access to and shared use of sports complex. Access to and shared use of utility and other infrastructure as needed or until separated.
Term:
Primary Penang Parcel:– until the earlier of (a) end of underlying ground Lease(s) (including all option rights per underlying lease(s) or (b) subdivision of the Primary Penang Parcel from the balance of the facility complex.
Other Penang Parcel:– 2 Years commencing on the Closing Date.
Tenant Improvements: Scope and nature of work and cost sharing to be mutually agreed upon.
Rent:
Primary Penang Parcel: Straight pass through of rent under current Lease plus 10% of the land rent payable thereunder as a sublessor fee. No additional rent.
Other Penang Parcel: Market rate to be mutually agreed on by Seller and Buyer after soliciting information from outside brokers (provide for 3 broker “arbitration” procedure if parties cannot timely agree on rental). This will be a “gross” or “full service” lease with no additional rent.
Repairs and Maintenance:
Other Penang Parcel: Tenant shall keep Premises in good order, repair and condition Landlord shall keep building structure and systems in good order, repair and condition, including but not limited to roof, roof membrane, building exterior, doors and windows, main electrical systems, main plumbing lines, HVAC and elevators (if there are any), parking areas, drives, landscaping, etc.
Primary Penang Parcel– Buyer responsible as per underlying lease.
Signage:
Primary Penang Parcel: Tenant shall have rights to install exterior building signage subject to applicable provisions of underlying lease.
Other Penang Parcel: None.
Easements/Access Agreements:
Cross easements for site and buildings access and use for mutual benefit of Buyer and Seller as needed.
EXHIBIT H-4
TERM SHEET FOR LEASE TO BE ENTERED INTO
FOR ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Description of premises to be leased:
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Approximately 30,000 RSF
Other facilities included:
Building common area such as lobby and proportional share of site parking.
Term
Concurrent with underlying lease or shorter duration to be mutually agreed upon during sublease preparation.
Tenant Improvements
None.
Rent
The square foot rent rate payable pursuant to the underlying lease.
Signage
Tenant shall have rights to install exterior building signage subject to applicable provisions of underlying lease.
EXHIBIT H-5
TERM SHEET FOR LEASE TO BE ENTERED INTO
FOR GURGAON, INDIA
Description of premises to be leased:
Gurgaon, India
Approximately 8,000 RSF
Other facilities included:
Building common area such as lobby and proportional share of site parking
Term
1 year, commencing on the Closing Date
Tenant Improvements
Scope, cost and cost sharing to be mutually agreed on during Lease preparation. Currently it is anticipated that the Bali premises will need to be separated from Agilent’s premises by construction of a demising wall.
Rent
The square foot rent rate payable pursuant to the underlying lease.
Signage
Rights to install external signage for business identification purposes subject to applicable provisions of the underlying lease.
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF MULTI-SITE LICENSE
This Multi-Site License (this “License”) is entered into between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Licensor”) and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company (“Licensee”) as of , 2005.
1. Licensed Premises. Licensor hereby grants to Licensee a license, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, to use and occupy certain premises (collectively, the “Licensed Premises”) consisting of the area within the building or portion of the building owned, leased, subleased or licensed by Licensor as shown on Exhibit A hereto (such buildings or portions thereof owned, leased, subleased or licensed by Licensor, together with the related parking and exterior areas, shall be referred to herein collectively as the “Premises”) in which the employees of Licensee are currently located. In connection with its use of the Licensed Premises, Licensee shall also have (a) the non-exclusive right to use, subject to Licensor’s reasonable rules and regulations, the hallways, stairways, restrooms, kitchens, break rooms and other areas of the Premises that may be reasonably necessary for Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises (the “Shared Areas”) and (b) the right to use the office furniture and equipment located in the Licensed Premises as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee shall have no right to enter without Licensor’s oral or written permission, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its employees, agents, contractors, licensees and invitees from entering, portions of the Premises other than the Licensed Premises and Shared Areas. The entry by Licensee or its agents, employees, contractors, invitees or licensees into any such areas shall constitute a default hereunder (provided, however, that the first such entry shall not constitute a default until after expiration of applicable notice and cure periods). The parties hereto acknowledge that the Licensed Premises are not separately demised, and each party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent its agents, employees or contractors from discovering or otherwise coming into contact with confidential information of the other party. If, despite such efforts, any such confidential information is discovered by a party, such party shall promptly inform the other party of such discovery, and shall hold, and use reasonable efforts to cause its employees, agents, contractors, invitees and licensees to hold, such information confidential. No landlord-tenant relationship is intended to be created by this License. Licensee acknowledges that (1) it has inspected and accepts the Premises in an “as is, where is” condition, (2) the buildings and improvements comprising the same are suitable for the purpose for which the Premises are leased and Licensor has made no warranty, representation, covenant, or agreement with respect to the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Premises, (3) no representations as to the repair of the Premises, nor promises to alter, remodel or improve the Premises have been made by Licensor, and (4) there are no representations or warranties, expressed, implied or statutory, that extend beyond the description of the Premises.
2. Term. The term of this License (the “Term”) as to each Licensed Premises shall commence (the “Commencement Date”) on the “Closing Date”, as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2005 between Licensor and Licensee (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”), and end on the ninetieth (90th) day following the Commencement Date. Following the termination of this License as to any of the Licensed Premises, the terms “Licensed
Premises” and “Premises” thereafter shall no longer refer to such Licensed Premises or the Premises in which such Licensed Premises are located.
3. License Fee. Licensee shall pay Licensor as a license fee for the Licensed Premises (“Base Fees”) for each month during the Term, the amount set forth as to each Licensed Premises on Exhibit A attached hereto. Such amounts, prorated as provided below, shall be due on the Commencement Date, without any deduction or offset or prior notice or demand at the address indicated by Licensor from time to time and on the first (1st) day of each month thereafter for the remainder of the Term. All amounts required to be paid by Licensee under this License other than Base Fees shall be deemed additional fees (which, collectively with Base Fees, shall be deemed “Fees”). Base Fees for partial months shall be equitably prorated.
4. Use; Compliance with Laws; Rules. Licensee may use the Licensed Premises only for the uses made of the Licensed Premises by Licensor immediately prior to the Commencement Date. Licensee shall promptly observe and comply with all laws with respect to Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises; provided, however, that Licensee shall not be required to comply with any laws requiring the construction of alterations in, about or with respect to the Licensed Premises, unless due to Licensee’s particular use of the Licensed Premises. Licensee shall not do or permit anything to be done in, about or with respect to the Licensed Premises which would (a) injure the Licensed Premises or the Premises or (b) vibrate, shake, overload, or impair the efficient operation of the Licensed Premises or the Premises or the building systems located therein. Licensee shall comply with all reasonable rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by Licensor, including, without limitation, rules relating to security and access within the Premises.
5. Insurance. Licensee shall obtain and keep in full force and effect, at Licensee’s sole cost, a commercial general liability policy of insurance protecting Licensee against claims for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage based upon, involving or arising out of Licensee’s use or occupancy of the Licensed Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto. Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis providing single limit coverage in an amount not less than $3,000,000 per occurrence. The policy shall include contractual liability and shall name Licensor as an additional insured. In addition, Licensee shall obtain and keep in full force and effect, at Licensee’s sole cost, a policy of “all risk” property insurance insuring Licensee’s personal property in the Licensed Premises. Licensee shall deliver certificates evidencing such insurance to Licensor upon request. Each such insurance policy shall be in a form and from an insurance company reasonably acceptable to Licensor.
6. Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Licensee shall pay before delinquency all taxes imposed against Licensee’s personal property or fixtures in the Licensed Premises. If (i) any such taxes are levied or assessed against Licensor or Licensor’s property, and (ii) the assessed value of Licensor’s property is increased by inclusion of Licensee’s personal property and fixtures, and (iii) Licensor pays the increased taxes, then, upon demand, Licensee shall pay to Licensor the portion of any increase in such taxes which is attributable to Licensee’s personal property and fixtures.
7. Release and Waiver of Subrogation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Licensor and Licensee hereby release each other, and their respective agents, employees,
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sublessees, and contractors, from all liability for damage to any property that is caused by or results from a risk which is actually insured against or which would normally be covered by “all risk” property insurance to the extent that such liability exceeds the amount of the insurance deductible under such policy, without regard to the negligence or willful misconduct of the entity so released.
8. Indemnity. Licensee shall indemnify, protect, hold harmless and defend Licensor, its agents, employees, contractors, customers, partners, directors, officers and any affiliates (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933) of the aforementioned, (collectively, the “Licensor Affiliates”) against any and all obligations, suits, losses, judgments, claims, actions, damages or liability (including without limitation, all costs, attorneys fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith) in connection with any loss, injury or damage to any person or property occurring in, on or about or arising out of all or part of the Premises or the use or occupancy thereof, or the conduct or operation of Licensee’s business, when such injury or damage (1) shall be caused by the act, neglect, fault of, or omission of, any duty with respect to the same by Licensee, its agents, servants and employees after the Commencement Date, and/or (2) arises from a breach, violation, or non-performance of any term, provision, covenant or agreement of Licensee hereunder, or a breach or violation by Licensee of any court order or any law, regulation, or ordinance of any federal, state or local authority (collectively, the “Losses”), unless the Losses are caused wholly or in part by the negligence of Licensor and/or Licensor Affiliates, in which event this indemnity shall not apply to the allocable share of such loss resulting from the negligence of Licensor and/or Licensor Affiliates. If any such claim is made against Licensor or Licensor’s Affiliates, Licensee, at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any such claim, suit or proceeding by or through attorneys reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.
9. Hazardous Materials. Except on a basis consistent with Licensor’s activities prior to the Commencement Date, Licensee shall not, without the prior written consent of Licensor, which consent may be withheld in Licensor’s sole discretion, use, store, transport or dispose of any Hazardous Material in or about the Premises. Licensee, at its sole cost, shall comply with all laws relating to use of Hazardous Materials or otherwise relating to protection of human health or the environment. If Hazardous Materials stored, used, disposed of, emitted, or released on or about the Premises after the Commencement Date by Licensee or its agents, employees or contractors result in contamination of the Premises or the water or soil thereunder, then Licensee shall promptly take any and all action necessary to clean up such contamination as required by law. Licensee shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold Licensor and its officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns harmless from and against, all losses, damages, claims, costs and liabilities, including attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of Licensee’s use, discharge, disposal, storage, transport, release or emission of Hazardous Materials on or about the Premises or any violation of any law relating to the protection of human health or the environment during the Term. “Hazardous Materials” shall mean any material or substance that is now or hereafter designated by any applicable governmental authority to be, or regulated by any applicable governmental authority as, radioactive, toxic, hazardous, a pollutant, a waste, a contaminant or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment, including petroleum, petroleum products and asbestos.
10. Repairs. Licensee shall maintain the Premises in neat, orderly condition and shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by Licensee or its agents, employees, contractors or
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invitees. Except for obligations which are Licensee’s responsibility pursuant to the preceding sentence, or the obligations of the Master Lessor under the Master Lease (defined below), Licensor shall maintain the Premises in good, working order.
11. Alterations. No alterations or improvements shall be made to the Licensed Premises without the prior written consent of Licensor, which consent may be withheld in Licensor’s sole discretion. All work performed in connection with such alterations shall comply with all laws and applicable requirements of insurance carriers and shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner by a licensed contractor approved by Licensor and, at Licensor’s option, shall be managed by Licensor and performed by a contractor designated by Licensor. Licensee shall pay Licensor all of its reasonable costs related to such alterations, including a construction management fee of five percent (5%) of the cost of such alterations. Licensee shall keep the Premises free of any liens arising out of work performed by or for Licensee. All alterations that cannot be removed without material damage to the Licensed Premises shall be deemed part of the Premises upon installation. Unless Licensor waives such right at the time it consents to any alteration, Licensor shall have the right to require Licensee to remove any alterations it constructs in the Licensed Premises upon the termination of this License.
12. Services. Licensor shall provide or cause the Master Lessor to provide to the Premises as part of the Base Fees electricity, water and heating, ventilating and air conditioning and other utilities at the levels generally provided immediately prior to the Commencement Date, including services described on Exhibit B hereto, to the extent such services were provided with respect to a Premises immediately prior to the Commencement Date. Licensor shall not, however, be liable for the interruption of any such services or utilities for causes beyond Licensor’s reasonable control.
13. Damage. Licensee immediately shall give written notice to Licensor if the Licensed Premises or the Premises are damaged or destroyed. If the Licensed Premises or the Premises are damaged or destroyed, Licensee shall be entitled to an abatement of all Fees to the extent of the interference with Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises occasioned thereby.
14. Mechanics Liens. Licensee has no authority, express or implied, to create or place any lien or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever upon, or in any manner to bind the interest of Licensor or Licensee in the Premises or to charge the Fees payable hereunder for any claim in favor of any person dealing with Licensee, including those who may furnish materials or perform labor for any construction or repairs. Licensee covenants and agrees that it will pay or cause to be paid all sums legally due and payable by it on account of any labor performed or materials furnished in connection with any work performed on the Premises and that it will save and hold Licensor harmless from any and all loss, cost or expense based on or arising out of asserted claims or liens against the right, title and interest of the Licensor in the Premises or under the terms of this License. Licensee agrees to give Licensor immediate written notice of the placing of any lien or encumbrance against the Premises.
15. Condemnation. If all or any part of the Licensed Premises is taken by the exercise of the power of eminent domain or a voluntary transfer in lieu thereof (a “Condemnation”), this License shall terminate as to the part of the Licensed Premises taken. If this License is not terminated as to the applicable Licensed Premises following a Condemnation, Fees shall be
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reduced in proportion to the reduction in utility to the applicable Licensed Premises following the Condemnation. All Condemnation proceeds shall be the property of Licensor.
16. Assignment and Subletting. (a) Licensee may not assign this License, sublicense the Licensed Premises or permit any use or occupancy of the Licensed Premises by another party, or mortgage, hypothecate, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its interest under the License (collectively, “Transfer”), without the prior written consent of Licensor, which consent may be withheld in Licensor’s sole and absolute discretion. An assignment or transfer by operation of law or the merger, consolidation, reorganization, stock sale or other like transaction involving Licensee shall also constitute a Transfer requiring Licensor’s consent hereunder. Licensor’s consent to one Transfer shall not constitute consent to a subsequent transfer.
(b) If this License is assigned to any person or entity pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq., (the “Bankruptcy Code”), any and all monies or other consideration payable or otherwise to be delivered in connection with such assignment shall be paid or delivered to Licensor, shall be and remain the exclusive property of Licensor and shall not constitute property of Licensee or of the estate of Licensor within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code. Any and all monies or other considerations constituting Licensor’s property under the preceding sentence not paid or delivered to Licensor shall be held in trust for the benefit of Licensor and be promptly paid or delivered to Licensor. Any person or entity to which this License is assigned pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be deemed, without further act or deed, to have assumed all of the obligations arising under this License on and after the date of such assignment. Any such assignee shall upon demand execute and deliver to Licensor an instrument confirming such assumption
17. Default. Licensee shall be in default of its obligations under this License if any of the following events occur: (a) Licensee fails to pay any Fees when due, when such failure continues for five (5) days after written notice from Licensor to Licensee of a delinquency; (b) Licensee fails to perform any term, covenant or condition of this License (except those requiring payment of Fees) and fails to cure such breach within fifteen (15) days after delivery of a written notice specifying the nature of the breach; provided, however, that if more than fifteen (15) days reasonably are required to remedy the failure, then Licensee shall not be in default if Licensee commences the cure within the fifteen (15) day period and thereafter diligently endeavors to complete the cure; (c) Licensee makes a general assignment of its assets for the benefit of its creditors, including attachment of, execution on, or the appointment of a custodian or receiver with respect to a substantial part of Licensee’s property or any property essential to the conduct of its business; (d) a petition is filed by or against Licensee under the bankruptcy laws of the United States or any other debtors’ relief law or statute, unless such petition is dismissed within sixty (60) days after filing; or (e) Licensee commits any other act or omission which constitutes a default under the Master Lease, which has not been cured after delivery of written notice and passage of the applicable grace period provided in the Master Lease.
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18. Remedies. In the event of any default by Licensee, Licensor shall have the following remedies, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by any law or otherwise provided in this License, to which Licensor may resort cumulatively or in the alternative:
a. Licensor may, at Licensor’s election, keep this License in effect and enforce by an action at law or in equity all of its rights and remedies under this License, including (i) the right to recover the Fees and other sums as they become due by appropriate legal action, (ii) the right to make payments required of Licensee or perform Licensee’s obligations and be reimbursed by Licensee for the cost thereof, (iii) the remedies of injunctive relief and specific performance to compel Licensee to perform its obligations under this License, and (iv) the right to recover the Fees as they become due under this License. Licensor may also continue this License in effect after Licensee’s breach and abandonment and recover Fees as they become due.
b. Licensor may, at Licensor’s election, terminate this License entirely or as to the applicable Licensed Premises by giving Licensee written notice of termination, in which event this License shall terminate on the date set forth for termination in such notice. Any such termination shall not relieve Licensee from its obligation to pay sums then due Licensor or from any claim against Licensee for damages or Fees previously accrued or then accruing. In the event Licensor terminates this License, Licensor shall be entitled, at Licensor’s election, to damages in an amount as permitted under applicable law, including, without limitation: (i) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Fees for the balance of the term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such loss that Licensee proves could be reasonably avoided, computed by discounting such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%); and (ii) any other amount necessary to compensate Licensor for all detriment proximately caused by Licensee’s failure to perform Licensee’s obligations under this License, or which in the ordinary course of things would be likely to result therefrom.
19. Right to Cure Defaults. If Licensee fails to pay any sum of money due hereunder, or fails to perform any other act on its part to be performed hereunder, then Licensor may, but shall not be obligated to, after passage of any applicable notice and cure periods (except in the case of an emergency, in which case no cure period is required), make such payment or perform such act. All such sums paid, and all reasonable costs and expenses of performing any such act, shall be deemed Additional Fees payable by Licensee to Licensor upon demand.
20. Surrender; Holdover. On or prior to expiration of this License as to any Licensed Premises, Licensee shall remove all of its personal property and trade fixtures and shall surrender the applicable Licensed Premises to Licensor broom clean, in the same condition as exists on the Commencement Date, reasonable wear and tear, alterations that Licensor agrees in writing may be surrendered, casualty, condemnation and items which are Licensor’s responsibility to repair, excepted. If the Licensed Premises are not so surrendered, then Licensee shall be liable to Licensor for all costs incurred by Licensor in returning the Licensed Premises to the required condition. In the event that Licensee does not surrender any of the Licensed Premises upon the expiration or earlier termination of this License as to such Licensed Premises as required above, Licensee shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Licensor from and against all loss, cost, claim, damage and liability resulting from Licensee’s delay in surrendering such Licensed Premises and pay Licensor holdover Fees in an amount equal to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Base Fees payable under this License during the last month of the Term for such Licenses Premises per month. No holding over by Licensee whether with or without consent of Licensor, shall operate to extend this License except as otherwise expressly provided. The
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preceding provisions of this Paragraph 20 shall not be construed as consent for Licensee to retain possession of the Premises in the absence of written consent thereto by Licensor, or otherwise limit any of the rights and remedies of Licensor under this License or under law.
21. Estoppel Certificates. Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of written demand by either party, the other party shall execute and deliver to the requesting party an estoppel certificate (a) certifying that this License is unmodified and in full force and effect or, if modified, the nature of such modification; (b) acknowledging, to the responding party’s actual knowledge, that there are no uncured defaults on the part of the requesting party, or, if claiming a default, the nature thereof; and (c) certifying such other information as is reasonably required by the requesting party.
22. Subordination. This License is subject and subordinate to all present and future ground leases, underlying leases, mortgages, deeds of trust or other encumbrances, and all renewals, modifications and replacements thereof affecting any portion of the Premises. Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of written demand by Licensor, Licensee shall execute and deliver to Licensor a subordination or other agreement in the form reasonably requested by Licensor to evidence such subordination.
23. Licensor’s Right to Enter. Provided Licensor complies with all of Licensee’s reasonable security measures, Licensor or its agents may, upon reasonable notice (except in the case of emergency), enter the Licensed Premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting the same, supplying any service to be provided by Licensor to Licensee, making necessary alterations or repairs or for any other purpose permitted under this License.
24. Late Charge. If Licensee fails to pay to Licensor any amount due hereunder within five (5) days after the due date, Licensee shall pay Licensor upon demand a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of the delinquent amount accruing from the due date. In addition, Licensee shall pay to Licensor interest on all amounts due, at the rate of prime plus two percent (2%) or the maximum rate allowed by law, whichever is less, from the due date to and including the date of the payment.
25. Notices. Any notice given under this License shall be in writing and shall be hand delivered, sent by reputable overnight courier, or mailed (by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid), addressed as follows: (a) if to Licensee: Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., c/o Silver Lake Partners, 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, with copies to: Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co., 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, and Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.; and (b) if to Licensor: Agilent Technologies, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Attn.: General Counsel, with copies to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx. Any notice shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or, if sent by overnight courier, one (1) business day after mailing, or, if mailed, three (3) business days after mailing.
26. Effect of Conveyance. As used in this License, the term “Licensor” means the owner of the applicable Premises, or the holder of a leasehold, subleasehold or licensee interest
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in the applicable Premises pursuant to the Master Lease (defined below). In the event of any assignment or transfer of any of the Licensed Premises by Licensor, Licensor shall be and hereby is entirely relieved of all covenants and obligations of Licensor as to such Licensed Premises accruing after the date of such transfer, and it shall be deemed and construed that any transferee has assumed and shall carry out all covenants and obligations thereafter to be performed by Licensor hereunder.
27. Parking. Licensee shall have the right to use throughout the Term its pro rata share (based on the ratio of the square footage of the applicable Licensed Premises to the square footage of the applicable Premises) of the parking spaces available to Licensor in the parking lot for the applicable Premises.
28. Licensor Liability. All obligations of Licensor hereunder will be binding upon Licensor only during the period of its possession of the Premises and not thereafter. The term “Licensor” shall mean only the owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor, for the time being of the Premises, and in the event of the transfer by such owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor of its interest in the Premises, such owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor shall thereupon be released and discharged from all covenants and obligations of the Licensor thereafter accruing to the extent such covenants and obligations are expressly assumed by the new owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor and such covenants and obligations shall be binding during the License term upon such new owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor for the duration of such owner, lessor, sublessor or licensor’s ownership. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, Licensor shall not have any personal liability hereunder. In the event of any breach or default by Licensor in any term or any provision of this License, and, as a consequence, if Licensee shall recover a money judgment against Licensor, such judgment shall be satisfied only out of the proceeds received at a judicial sale upon execution and levy against the right, title and interest of Licensor in the Premises, and in the rents or other income from the Premises receivable by Licensor, and neither Licensor nor Licensor’s owners, partners or venturers shall have any personal, partnership, corporate or other liability hereunder.
29. Signage. Licensee shall not be entitled to any signage.
30. Subsidiaries. In the event any of the Licensed Premises are leased or owned by a subsidiary of Licensor, (a) Licensor shall cause its subsidiary to license the applicable Licensed Premises to Licensee and to perform all of the requirements of Licensor hereunder as to such Licensed Premises, (b) such subsidiary may exercise the rights of Licensor hereunder as to such Licensed Premises and (c) references herein to Licensor shall mean Licensor’s subsidiary as to such Licensed Premises. In addition, in the event any of the Licensed Premises are currently occupied by a subsidiary of Licensee, (i) Licensee’s subsidiary shall have the right to occupy such Licensed Premises and exercise the rights of Licensee hereunder as to such Licensed Premises, (ii) Licensee shall cause its subsidiary to perform all of the obligations of Licensee hereunder as to such Licensed Premises and (iii) references herein to Licensee shall mean Licensee’s subsidiary as to such Licensed Premises.
31. Leased Premises. In the event that any of the Premises are leased, subleased or licensed by Licensor or its subsidiary pursuant to a master lease, sublease or license (“Master Lease”) of the Premises between Licensor or its subsidiary and the owner of the Premises
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(“Master Lessor”) the following additional provisions shall apply as to such Licensed Premises: (a) if the Master Lease terminates for any reason, this License shall terminate concurrently therewith as to such Licensed Premises; (b) Licensee shall also have the non-exclusive right to use the common areas outside the applicable Premises that Licensor has the right to use under the Master Lease; (c) Licensor shall perform all of its obligations under the Master Lease to the extent Licensee has not expressly agreed to perform such obligations under this License; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent Licensor from terminating any Master Lease; (d) Licensor, with respect to the obligations of Master Lessor under the Master Lease, shall request Master Lessor in writing to perform such obligations as and when requested to do so by Licensee, and to use Licensor’s reasonable efforts to obtain Master Lessor’s performance; (e) Licensee shall not do or permit anything to be done in, about or with respect to the Premises which would violate the Master Lease, and shall comply with all restrictions set forth in the Master Lease and all rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by Master Lessor; (f) Licensee shall obtain the prior written consent of Licensor and Master Lessor with respect to any act which, if performed by Licensor, would require Master Lessor’s approval under the Master Lease, and the consent of Licensor may be withheld if Master Lessor’s consent is not obtained; (g) each provision under the Master Lease in which Licensor is required to (i) indemnify, release or waive claims against Master Lessor and (ii) execute and deliver documents or notices to Master Lessor, shall be binding on Licensee as to such Licensed Premises as if incorporated fully herein and shall run from Licensee to both Master Lessor and Licensor; (h) this License shall be at all times subject and subordinate to the Master Lease; and (i) in the event that Master Lessor objects to the occupancy of Licensee hereunder or declares or threatens to declare Licensor in default under the Master Lease due to the occupancy of Licensee hereunder, Licensee shall vacate the applicable Licensed Premises immediately upon notice from Licensor, this License shall be deemed terminated immediately as to such Licensed Premises. Licensee shall be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless Licensor, from all losses, costs, damages, claims and liabilities incurred by Licensor or Licensee as a result of any action taken by the relevant Master Lessor with respect to any breach by Licensor of the relevant Master Lease in permitting Licensee to so occupy the relevant Licensed Premises without obtaining the required consent. Licensee shall not be entitled to make any claim or demand against, or obtain reimbursement from, Licensor with respect to any costs, losses, claims, liabilities or damages incurred by Licensee as a consequence of being obliged to vacate a Licensed Premises or in obtaining alternative premises, including, without limitation, any enforcement action which a Master Lessor may take against Licensee.
32. Site-Specific Agreements. The parties shall execute or cause their applicable subsidiaries to execute any additional agreements as may be reasonably required to effectuate the intent of this License, including, without limitation, executing separate agreements as to each of the Licensed Premises.
33. Relocation Right. Notwithstanding anything in this License to the contrary, Licensor shall have the right, at any time during the Term, and from time to time, to relocate Licensee in whole or part to other space in the same Premises that is reasonably comparable to the Licensed Premises; provided, however, if Licensor so relocates Licensee, then Licensor shall pay for the reasonable costs of moving Licensee from the original Licensed Premises to the new Licensed Premises. Following such relocation, the Licensed Premises, as used in this License, shall mean, as to such location, the new Licensed Premises to which Licensee is relocated.
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34. Miscellaneous. This License shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the applicable Licensed Premises are located. If any term of this License is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this License shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent possible under the law, and shall not be affected or impaired. This License may not be amended except by the written agreement of all parties hereto. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this License in which time of performance is a factor. Any executed copy of this License shall be deemed an original for all purposes. This License shall, subject to the provisions regarding assignment and subletting, apply to and bind the respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns of Licensor and Licensee. The language in all parts of this License shall in all cases be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either Licensor or Licensee. The captions used in this License are for convenience only and shall not be considered in the construction or interpretation of any provision hereof. When a party is required to do something by this License, it shall do so at its sole cost and expense without right of reimbursement from the other party unless specific provision is made therefor. Whenever one party’s consent or approval is required to be given as a condition to the other party’s right to take any action pursuant to this License, unless another standard is expressly set forth, such consent or approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. This License may be executed in counterparts.
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EXHIBIT A
LICENSED PREMISES
EXHIBIT B
Licensor shall provide such services to a Licensed Premises only to the extent such services were provided to such Licensed Premises immediately prior to the Commencement Date.
EXHIBIT J
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT
This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is effective as of the Closing Date (as defined herein), between AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation (“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS, Seller and certain direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Seller are engaged in, among other things, the Business (as defined below);
WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2005 (“Asset Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Purchaser, through one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, shall purchase and assume, and Seller, through itself and one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, shall sell, transfer and assign substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Business to Purchaser; and
WHEREAS, as part of the foregoing, Seller desires to license to Purchaser certain of its intellectual property rights that have not been assigned to Purchaser under the Asset Purchase Agreement and Purchaser desires to license to Seller certain intellectual property rights assigned to Purchaser under the Asset Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties, and of good and valuable consideration, it is agreed by and between the parties as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Agreement the following capitalized terms are defined in this Article I and shall have the meaning specified herein: Other terms that are capitalized but not specifically defined below shall have the meaning set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
1.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. “Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Article VI.
1.2 FIRST EFFECTIVE FILING DATE. “First Effective Filing Date” means the earliest effective filing date in the particular country for any Patent or any application for any Patent. By way of example, it is understood that the First Effective Filing Date for a United States Patent is the earlier of (i) the actual filing date of the United States Patent application which issued into such Patent, (ii) the priority date under 35 U.S.C. § 119 for such Patent, or (iii) the priority date under 35 U.S.C. § 120 for such Patent.
1.3 IMPROVEMENTS. “Improvements” to Technology means (i) with respect to Copyrights, any modifications, derivative works, and translations of works of authorship, (ii) with respect to Database Rights, any database that is created by extraction or re-utilization of another database, and (iii) with respect to Mask Work Rights, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights included within the definition of Technology and not covered by Section 1.3(i) – (ii) above, any improvements of Technology. For the purposes of clarification, an item of
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Technology will be deemed to be an Improvement of another item of Technology only if it is actually derived from such other item of Technology and not merely because it may have the same or similar functionality or use as such other item of Technology.
1.4 LICENSED BUSINESS PATENTS. “Licensed Business Patents” means:
(a) every Patent other than design patents to the extent entitled to a First Effective Filing Date prior to the Closing Date, provided that Seller (or any Subsidiary of Seller):
(i) has ownership or control of such Patent, or
(ii) otherwise has the right under such Patent to grant licenses of the type and on the terms herein granted by Seller without the obligation to pay royalties or other consideration to Third Parties; and
(iii) is not restricted from granting a license under such Patents by any other agreements; and
(b) applications for the foregoing Patents described in Section 1.4, including without limitation any continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions and substitutions.
1.5 PURCHASER’S FIELD OF USE. “Purchaser’s Field of Use” means the field of the Business as currently or hereafter conducted, including the design, manufacture, supply, distribution, sale, support and maintenance of Purchaser Products.
1.6 PURCHASER PRODUCTS. “Purchaser Products” means Semiconductor Products sold by Seller and its Subsidiaries, or after the Closing, by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, and all modified versions thereof, any reasonably foreseeable extensions or improvements thereto, or any new Semiconductor Products that are developed to replace products existing as of the Closing, that are sold by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries after the Closing as Semiconductor Products.
1.7 SELLER’S FIELD OF USE. “Seller’s Field of Use” means the business of Seller, as currently or hereafter conducted, other than Semiconductor Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller’s Field of Use shall include products, services and other activities related to Semiconductor Products, but only to the extent that such products, services and activities are components of products of the Retained Business, are incidental to the development or sale of products and services of the Retained Business, or are specifically included in the definition of the Retained Business.
1.8 SELLER PRODUCTS. “Seller Products” means any and all products and services of the businesses in which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is now or hereafter engaged (including the business of making (but not having made) Third Party products for Third Parties when Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is acting as a contract manufacturer or foundry for such Third Parties), other than Semiconductor Products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller’s Products shall include products and services related to Semiconductor Products, but only to the extent that such products and services are components of products of the Retained Business, are
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incidental to the development and sale of products and services of the Retained Business, or are specifically included in the definition of the Retained Business.
1.9 THIRD PARTY. “Third Party” means a Person other than Seller and its Subsidiaries or Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE II
PATENT LICENSE GRANTS
2.1 LICENSE GRANTS TO PURCHASER. Seller grants (and agrees to cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to grant effective as of the Closing Date) to Purchaser, under the Licensed Business Patents, an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully-paid, royalty-free and non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 9.12 hereof) license, with right of sublicense as set forth below, to make (including the right to practice methods, processes and procedures), have made, use, lease, sell, offer for sale and import Purchaser Products solely within the Purchaser’s Field of Use. With respect to those Licensed Business Patents owned by a Third Party, (a) the license shall be non-exclusive, and (b) the license grant set forth in this Section shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the relevant license agreement between Seller and such Third Party.
2.2 SUBLICENSE RIGHTS OF PURCHASER. (a) Subject to Sections 2.2(a) and (b) below and to Section 2.3, Purchaser may grant sublicenses to its respective Subsidiaries within the scope of its respective license hereunder (with no right to grant further sublicenses other than, in the case of a sublicensed Subsidiary, to another Subsidiary of Purchaser).
(b) Any sublicense under Section 2.2(a) may be made effective retroactively, but not prior to the sublicensee’s becoming a Subsidiary of Purchaser.
(c) Any licenses granted by Purchaser to its distributors, resellers, OEM customers, VAR customers, VAD customers, systems integrators and other channels of distribution and to its end user customers with respect to any Purchaser Product in the form of software may include a sublicense under the Licensed Business Patents within the scope of Purchaser’s license hereunder, provided that the scope of such sublicense is limited to the exercise of the rights granted by Purchaser with respect to such Purchaser Product.
2.3 HAVE MADE RIGHTS OF PURCHASER. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the “have made” rights granted to it in Section 2.1, and the sublicenses of such “have made” rights granted pursuant to Section 2.2, are intended to cover only the products of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (including private label or OEM versions of such products), and are not intended to cover foundry or contract manufacturing activities that Purchaser may undertake through Third Parties for Third Parties.
2.4 LICENSE GRANTS BACK TO SELLER. Purchaser grants back (and agrees to cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to grant back) to Seller, under the Patents included in the Transferred Business Intellectual Property (excluding all design patents included therein), an irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully-paid, royalty-free and non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 9.12 hereof) license, with right of sublicense as set forth below, solely within
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the Seller’s Field of Use, to make (including the right to practice methods, processes and procedures), have made, use, lease, sell, offer for sale and import Seller Products.
2.5 SUBLICENSE RIGHTS OF SELLER. (a) Subject to Sections 2.5(a) and (b) below and to Section 2.6, Seller may grant sublicenses to its respective Subsidiaries within the scope of its respective license hereunder (with no right to grant further sublicenses other than, in the case of a sublicensed Subsidiary, to another Subsidiary of Seller).
(b) Any sublicense under Section 2.5(a) may be made effective retroactively, but not prior to the sublicensee’s becoming a Subsidiary of Seller.
(c) Any licenses granted by Seller to its distributors, resellers, OEM customers, VAR customers, VAD customers, systems integrators and other channels of distribution and to its end user customers with respect to any Seller Product in the form of software may include a sublicense under the Patents included in the Transferred Business Intellectual Property within the scope of Seller’s license hereunder, provided that the scope of such sublicense is limited to the exercise of the rights granted by Purchaser with respect to such Seller Product.
2.6 HAVE MADE RIGHTS OF SELLER. Seller understands and acknowledges that the “have made” rights granted to it in Section 2.4, and the sublicenses of such “have made” rights granted pursuant to Section 2.5, are intended to cover only the products of Seller and its Subsidiaries (including private label or OEM versions of such products), and are not intended to cover foundry or contract manufacturing activities that Seller may undertake through Third Parties for Third Parties.
2.7 DURATION. (a) All licenses granted herein with respect to each Patent shall expire upon the expiration of the term of such Patent; provided, however, that licenses for those Licensed Business Patents owned by a Third Party shall expire on the expiration of the term of the relevant license agreement between Seller and such Third Party.
(b) All sublicenses granted pursuant to this Agreement to a particular Subsidiary of a party shall terminate the date that the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of that party.
2.8 SALE OF PART OF A BUSINESS. (a) If either party (the “Transferring Party”), after the Closing Date, transfers a going business (but not all or substantially all of its business or assets), and such transfer includes at least one marketable product and tangible assets having a net value of at least ten million U.S. dollars ($10,000,000.00), regardless of whether such transfer is part of (i) an asset sale to any Third Party, (ii) a sale of shares or securities in a Subsidiary to a Third Party such that (A) the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary and (B) the Third Party owns at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding shares or securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority, or (iii) a sale of shares or securities in a Subsidiary such that (A) the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary and (B) no single Third Party owns at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding shares or securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority of such ex-Subsidiary;
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(b) then, upon written request to the other party (the “Non-Transferring Party”) jointly by the Transferring Party and the Transferee (as defined below) at the closing of the transfer or as soon as practicable thereafter, but not later than sixty (60) days following the transfer, the Non-Transferring Party shall grant a royalty-free license to the Transferee under the same terms as the license granted to the Transferring Party under this Agreement subject to the following:
(i) the effective date of such license shall be the effective date of such transfer,
(ii) the products, services and processes of the Transferee that are subject to such license shall be limited to the products, services and processes of the Subsidiary or the products, services and processes in the transferred business that are commercially released or for which substantial steps have been taken to commercialization as of the date of the transfer by the Transferring Party, and for new versions of such products, services and processes,
(iii) the Patents of the Non-Transferring Party that are subject to such license shall be limited to Licensed Business Patents or Patents included in the Transferred Business Intellectual Property, as the case may be,
(iv) the Transferee shall have no right to grant sublicenses except that the Transferee shall have the right to grant sublicenses to any Person at least eighty percent (80%) of whose outstanding shares or securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority are, directly or indirectly, owned by the Transferee (“Transferee Subsidiaries”), only for so long as such ownership exists, and the license to be granted by the Non-Transferring Party to the Transferee pursuant to this Section 2.8 shall not contain this provision or a provision containing terms comparable to this Section 2.8; and
(v) shall grant to the Non-Transferring Party a royalty-free license under the same terms as the license granted to the Non-Transferring Party by the Transferring Party under this agreement, such license (A) to be effective as of the effective date of the transfer, (B) to apply to all the products, services and processes of the Non-Transferring Party that are subject to the license from the Transferring Party to the Non-Transferring Party as of the effective date of the transfer, and (C) to include all Patents of the Transferee (other than design patents) that are entitled to a First Effective Filing Date on or before the date of such transfer and under which, at any time commencing with the date of the transfer, the Transferee or any of the Transferee Subsidiaries has ownership or control or otherwise has the right to grant such license without the obligation to pay royalties or other consideration to third parties;
(c) provided, further, that in the event that the Non-Transferring Party and the Transferee are engaged in litigation, arbitration or other formal dispute resolution proceedings covering Patent infringement (pending in any court, tribunal, or administrative agency or before any appointed or agreed upon arbitrator in any jurisdiction worldwide), then the Non-
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Transferring Party shall have no obligation to enter into a license with the Transferee under this Section 2.8.
(d) Each party may exercise its rights as the Transferring Party under this Section 2.8 no more than eight (8) times unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Non-Transferring Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, however, in any license granted by a Non-Transferring Party to a Transferee under this Section 2.8, the Transferring Party may elect to relinquish its license under this Agreement in the field of use covered by the license granted to the Transferee, and such license shall not count toward the limit. In making such election, the Transferring Party shall promptly notify the Non-Transferring Party.
(e) As used above in this Section 2.8, “Transferee” in the case of Sections 2.8(a)(i) and (ii) means the Third Party acquiring the going business or eighty percent (80%) of the Subsidiary and in the case of Section 2.8(a)(iii) means the ex-Subsidiary only.
ARTICLE III
OTHER LICENSE GRANTS
3.1 LICENSE TO PURCHASER. (a) Seller grants (and agrees to cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to grant effective as of the Closing Date) to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries the following irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free and non-transferable (except as specified in Section 9.12 below) licenses, with right of sublicense as set forth below, under its and their applicable Intellectual Property Rights as well as sublicensable Third Party Intellectual Property Rights, solely within the Purchaser’s Field of Use:
(i) under its and their Copyrights and sublicensable Third Party Copyrights in and to the Licensed Business Technology, (A) to reproduce and have reproduced the works of authorship included in such Licensed Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Purchaser, in whole or in part, in order to create or as part of Purchaser Products (B) to prepare Improvements or have Improvements prepared for it based upon the works of authorship included in such Licensed Business Technology in order to create Purchaser Products, (C) to distribute (by any means and using any technology, whether now known or unknown, including without limitation electronic transmission) copies of the works of authorship included in such Licensed Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Purchaser as part of Purchaser Products, and (D) to perform (by any means and using any technology, whether now known or unknown, including without limitation electronic transmission) and display the works of authorship included in such Licensed Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Purchaser, as part of Purchaser Products;
(ii) under its and their Database Rights and sublicensable Third Party Database Rights in and to the Licensed Business Technology, to develop or have developed Improvements and to extract data from the databases included in such Licensed Business Technology and such Improvements and to re-utilize such data to design, develop, manufacture and have manufactured Purchaser Products and to sell such
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Purchaser Products that incorporate such data, databases and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Purchaser;
(iii) under its and their Mask Works and sublicensable Third Party Mask Works in and to the Licensed Business Technology, (A) to develop or have developed Improvements and to reproduce and have reproduced mask works and semiconductor topologies included in such Licensed Business Technology and embodied in Purchaser Products by optical, electronic or any other means, (B) to import or distribute a product in which any such mask work or semiconductor topology is embodied, and (C) to induce or knowingly to cause a Third Party to do any of the acts described in Sections 3.1(a)(iii)(A) and (B) above; and
(iv) under its and their Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs and sublicensable Third Party Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs in and to the Licensed Business Technology, to develop or have developed Improvements and to use such Licensed Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Purchaser to design, develop, manufacture and have manufactured, offer to sell, sell, support, and maintain Purchaser Products and make Improvements to Purchaser Products
(b) With respect to Licensed Business Technology owned by a Third Party, the license grant set forth in this Section shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the relevant license agreement between Seller and such Third Party. With respect to Licensed Business Technology that is owned by Hewlett-Packard Company, Seller grants to Purchaser and its Subsidiaries a sublicense to use such Licensed Business Technology solely in the Purchaser’s Field of Use, in connection with Purchaser Products, and solely to the extent of Seller’s right to grant any such sublicense to Purchaser under the relevant provisions of the Master Separation Agreement between Hewlett-Packard Company and Seller, dated as of November 1, 1999, or any agreement ancillary thereto.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing licenses granted in Section 3.1(a) above, with respect to software included within the Licensed Business Technology, such licenses include the right to use, modify, and reproduce such software and Improvements thereof made by or for Purchaser or its Subsidiaries to create Purchaser Products, in source code and object code form, and to sell and maintain such software and Improvements thereof made by or for Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, in source code and object code form, as part of Purchaser Products; provided, however, that with respect to Seller’s software products that are commercially released as of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall be limited to using no more than ten percent (10%) of the lines of code of any such commercially released software product in any Purchaser Product sold or maintained by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries to a Third Party after the Closing Date (it being understood that such restriction shall not apply, however, to Purchaser’s or its Subsidiaries’ use of any code contained in any Purchaser Product that was commercially released by Seller as of or prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that Purchaser desires to continue to sell such Purchaser Product in a form containing such code or Improvements thereto). For purposes of this Section 3.1(c), a “commercially released” product shall mean a product that has been placed on a corporate price list by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, or (if applicable) that has been released by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Third Parties for beta testing.
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(d) The foregoing licenses in this Section 3.1 include the right to have contract manufacturers and foundries manufacture Purchaser Products for Purchaser.
(e) Purchaser may grant sublicenses within the scope of the licenses granted under Sections 3.1(a) and (b) above as follows:
(i) Purchaser may grant sublicenses to its Subsidiaries for so long as they remain its Subsidiaries, with no right to grant further sublicenses other than, in the case of a sublicensed Subsidiary, to another Subsidiary of such party; provided that any such sublicense may be made effective retroactively but not prior to the sublicensee’s becoming a Subsidiary; and
(ii) Purchaser may grant sublicenses with respect to Purchaser Products in the form of software, in object code and source code form, to its distributors, resellers, OEM customers, VAR customers, VAD customers, systems integrators and other channels of distribution and to its end user customers.
3.2 LICENSE BACK TO SELLER. (a) Purchaser grants back (and agrees to cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to grant back) to Seller and its Subsidiaries the following personal, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, fully paid, royalty-free and non-transferable (except as specified in Section 9.12 below) licenses under its and their applicable Intellectual Property Rights, together with the right to sublicense to Third Parties subject to the terms of this agreement, solely within the Seller’s Field of Use:
(i) under its and their Copyrights in and to the Transferred Business Technology, (A) to reproduce and have reproduced the works of authorship included in the Transferred Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Seller, in whole or in part, in order to create or as part of Seller Products, (B) to prepare Improvements or have Improvements prepared for it based upon the works of authorship included in the Transferred Business Technology in order to create Seller Products, (C) to distribute (by any means and using any technology, whether now known or unknown, including without limitation electronic transmission) copies of the works of authorship included in the Transferred Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Seller as part of Seller Products, and (D) to perform (by any means and using any technology, whether now known or unknown, including without limitation electronic transmission) and display the works of authorship included in the Transferred Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Seller, as part of Seller Products;
(ii) under its and their Database Rights in and to the Transferred Business Technology, to develop or have developed Improvements and to extract data from the databases included in the Transferred Business Technology and such Improvements and to re-utilize such data to design, develop, manufacture and have manufactured Seller Products and to sell such Seller Products that incorporate such data, databases and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Seller;
(iii) under its and their Mask Works in and to the Transferred Business Technology, (A) to develop or have developed Improvements and to reproduce
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and have reproduced mask works and semiconductor topologies included in the Transferred Business Technology and embodied in Seller Products by optical, electronic or any other means, (B) to import or distribute a product in which any such mask work or semiconductor topology is embodied, and (C) to induce or knowingly to cause a Third Party to do any of the acts described in Sections 3.2(a)(iii)(A) and (B) above; and
(iv) under its and their Trade Secrets, Industrial Designs and other intellectual property rights in and to the Transferred Business Technology, to use the Transferred Business Technology and Improvements thereof prepared by or for Seller to design, develop, to manufacture and have manufactured, offer to sell, sell, support and maintain Seller Products and make Improvements to such Seller Products.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing licenses granted in Section 3.2(a) above, with respect to software included within the Transferred Business Technology, such licenses include the right to use, modify, and reproduce such software and Improvements thereof made by or for Seller or its Subsidiaries to Seller Products, in source code and object code form, and to sell and maintain such software and Improvements thereof made by or for Seller or its Subsidiaries, in source code and object code form, as part of Seller Products; provided, however, that, with respect to Purchaser’s software products that are Seller Products and are commercially released as of the Closing Date, Seller shall be limited to using no more than ten percent (10%) of the lines of code of any such commercially released software product in any Seller Product sold or maintained by Seller or its Subsidiaries to a Third Party after the Closing Date (it being understood that such restriction shall not apply, however, to Seller’s or its Subsidiaries’ use of any code contained in any Seller Product that was commercially released by Seller as of or prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that Seller desires to continue to sell such Seller Products in a form containing such code or Improvements thereto). For purposes of this Section 3.2(b), a “commercially released” product shall mean a product that has been placed on a Purchaser corporate price list or (if applicable) released by Purchaser to Third Parties for beta testing.
(c) The foregoing licenses in this Section 3.2 include the right to have contract manufacturers and foundries manufacture Seller Products for Seller.
(d) Seller may grant sublicenses within the scope of the licenses granted under Sections 3.2(a) and (b) above as follows:
(i) Seller may grant sublicenses to its Subsidiaries for so long as they remain its Subsidiaries, with no right to grant further sublicenses other than, in the case of a sublicensed Subsidiary, to another Subsidiary of such party; provided that any such sublicense may be made effective retroactively but not prior to the sublicensee’s becoming a Subsidiary; and
(ii) Seller may grant sublicenses with respect to Seller Products in the form of software, in object code and source code form, to its distributors, resellers, OEM customers, VAR customers, VAD customers, systems integrators and other channels of distribution and to its end user customers.
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3.3 IMPROVEMENTS. As between the parties, after the Closing Date: (a) Seller hereby retains all right, title and interest, including all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to any Improvements to Transferred Business Technology made by or for Seller in the exercise of the licenses granted to it hereunder, subject only to the ownership of Purchaser in the underlying Transferred Business Technology and the non-competition terms agreed to by Seller pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement. Seller shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to notify Purchaser of any Improvements made by or for it or to disclose or license any such Improvements to Purchaser; and
(b) Purchaser hereby retains all right, title and interest, including all Intellectual Property Rights, in and to any Improvements to Licensed Business Technology made by or for Purchaser in the exercise of the licenses granted to it hereunder, subject only to the ownership of Seller in the underlying Licensed Business Technology. Purchaser shall not have any obligation under this Agreement to notify Seller of any Improvements made by or for it or to disclose or license any such Improvements to Seller.
3.4 DURATION OF SUBLICENSES TO SUBSIDIARIES. Any sublicenses granted to a particular Subsidiary by a party shall terminate upon the date that such Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of that party.
3.5 NO PATENT LICENSES. Nothing contained in this Article 3 shall be construed as conferring to either party by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any Patent or applications therefor, whether or not the exercise of any right herein granted necessarily employs an invention of any existing or later issued Patent. The applicable licenses granted by Seller to Purchaser and by Purchaser to Seller with respect to Patents are set forth in Article II above.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS
4.1 ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO PATENTS. Purchaser acknowledges that its employees and contractors who are former Seller employees and contractors have a continuing duty to assist Seller with the prosecution of Licensed Business Patent applications and other Patent applications owned by Seller and, accordingly, Purchaser agrees to make available, to Seller or its counsel, on reasonable advance written notice, inventors and other persons employed by Purchaser for interviews and/or testimony to assist in good faith in further prosecution, maintenance or litigation of such Patent applications, including the signing of documents related thereto. Any actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses associated with such assistance shall be borne by Seller, expressly excluding the value of the time of such Purchaser personnel; provided, however, that in the case of assistance with litigation, the parties shall agree on a case by case basis on compensation, if any, of Purchaser for the value of the time of Purchaser’s employees as reasonably required in connection with such litigation.
4.2 ASSIGNMENT OF PATENTS. Neither party shall assign or grant any rights under any of the Licensed Business Patents unless such assignment or grant is made subject to the licenses granted in this Agreement.
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4.3 RESPONSE TO REQUESTS. Seller shall, upon a request from Purchaser sufficiently identifying any Patent or Patent application, inform Purchaser as to the extent to which said Patent or Patent application is subject to the licenses and other rights granted hereunder.
ARTICLE V
CONFIDENTIALITY
5.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that all information, whether written or oral, furnished by either party to the other party or any Subsidiary of such other party pursuant to this Agreement (“Confidential Information”) shall be deemed to be confidential and shall be maintained by each party and their respective Subsidiaries in confidence, using the same degree of care to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information that the party to whom such Confidential Information is disclosed would use to preserve the confidentiality of its own information of a similar nature and in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the Closing Date all Transferred Business Technology shall be deemed the Confidential Information of Purchaser, not of Seller. Except as authorized in writing by the other party, neither party shall at any time use or disclose or permit to be disclosed any such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation or entity, (i) except as may reasonably be required in connection with the performance of this Agreement by Purchaser, Seller or its respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and (ii) except as may reasonably be required after the Closing Date (A) by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries in connection with the use of the Licensed Business Technology and the operation of the Business or (B) by Seller or its Subsidiaries in connection with the licensed use of the Transferred Business Technology and the operation of its business, and (iii) except to the parties’ agents or representatives who are informed by the parties of the confidential nature of the information and are bound to maintain its confidentiality, and (iv) in the course of due diligence in connection with the sale of all or a portion of either party’s business provided the disclosure is pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement having terms comparable to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 hereof.
5.2 EXCEPTIONS. The obligation not to disclose information under Section 5.1 hereof shall not apply to information that, as of the Closing Date or thereafter, (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure made after the execution of the Asset Purchase Agreement by the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof, (ii) was or becomes readily available to the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof on a non-confidential basis, (iii) is or becomes available to the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof on a non-confidential basis from a source other than its own files or personnel or the other party or its Subsidiaries, provided that such source is not known by the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential to be bound by confidentiality agreements with the other party or its Subsidiaries or by legal, fiduciary or ethical constraints on disclosure of such information, or (iv) is required to be disclosed pursuant to a governmental order or decree or other legal requirement (including the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the listing rules of any applicable securities exchange), provided that the party required to disclose such information shall give the other party prompt notice thereof prior to
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such disclosure and, at the request of the other party, shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in maintaining the confidentiality of such information, including obtaining a protective order or other similar order. Nothing in this Section 5.2 shall limit in any respect either party’s ability to disclose information in connection with the enforcement by such party of its rights under this Agreement; provided that the proviso of clause (v) in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the party desiring to disclose such information.
5.3 DURATION. The obligations of the parties set forth in this Article V with respect to the protection of Confidential Information, shall remain in effect until five years after (i) the Closing Date, with respect to Confidential Information of one party that is known to or in the possession of the other party as of the Closing Date, or (ii) the date of disclosure, with respect to Confidential Information that is disclosed by the one party to the other party after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
6.1 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. By written notice to the other party, either party may voluntarily terminate all or a specified portion of the license and rights granted to it hereunder by such other party. Such notice shall specify the effective date of such termination and shall clearly specify any affected Intellectual Property Rights, Technology, product or service.
6.2 SURVIVAL. Any voluntary termination by either party of the license and rights granted to it by the other party under Section 6.1 hereof shall not affect such party’s license and rights with respect to any licensed product made or service furnished prior to such termination.
6.3 NO OTHER TERMINATION. Each party acknowledges and agrees that its remedy for breach by the other party of the licenses granted to it hereunder during the applicable term of such licenses, or of any other provision hereof, shall be, subject to the requirements of Article VII, to bring a claim to recover damages subject to the limits set forth in this Agreement and to seek any other appropriate equitable relief, other than termination of the licenses granted by it in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Except as otherwise set forth herein, resolution of any and all disputes arising from or in connection with this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise (collectively, “Disputes”), shall be exclusively governed by and settled in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7.
7.1 NEGOTIATION. The parties shall make a good faith attempt to resolve any Dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement through negotiation. Within 30 days after notice of a Dispute is given by either party to the other party, each party shall select a first tier negotiating team comprised of director or general manager level employees of such party and shall meet and make a good faith attempt to resolve such Dispute and shall continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the Dispute or renegotiate the applicable Section or provision
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without the necessity of any formal proceedings. If the first tier negotiating teams are unable to agree within 30 days of their first meeting, then each party shall select a second tier negotiating team comprised of vice president level employees of such party and shall meet within 30 days after the end of the first 30 day negotiating period to attempt to resolve the matter. During the course of negotiations under this Section 7.1, all reasonable requests made by one party to the other for information, including requests for copies of relevant documents, will be honored. The specific format for such negotiations will be left to the discretion of the designated negotiating teams but may include the preparation of agreed upon statements of fact or written statements of position furnished to the other party. All negotiations between the parties pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of such negotiations that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future litigation.
7.2 FAILURE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES. In the event that any Dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement is not settled by the parties within 15 days after the first meeting of the second tier negotiating teams under Section 7.1, the parties may seek any remedies to which they may be entitled in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
7.3 PROCEEDINGS. Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit either party from initiating litigation or other judicial or administrative proceedings if such party would be substantially harmed by a failure to act during the time that such good faith efforts are being made to resolve the dispute or claim through negotiation or mediation. In the event that litigation is commenced under this Section 7.3, the parties agree to continue to attempt to resolve any Dispute according to the terms of Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof during the course of such litigation proceedings under this Section 7.3.
7.4 PAY AND DISPUTE. Except as provided herein, in the event of any dispute regarding payment of a third-party invoice (subject to standard verification of receipt of products or services), the party named in a third party’s invoice must make timely payment to such third party, even if the party named in the invoice desires to pursue the dispute resolution procedures outlined in this Article 7. If the party that paid the invoice is found pursuant to this Article 7 to not be responsible for such payment, such paying party shall be entitled to reimbursement, with interest accrued at an annual rate of the rate of interest as announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase at its principal office in New York City as its prime lending rate, the Prime Rate to change when and if such prime lending rate changes, from the party found responsible for such payment.
ARTICLE VIII
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING
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SHALL NOT, HOWEVER, LIMIT THE AMOUNT OR TYPES OF DAMAGES AVAILABLE TO EITHER PARTY FOR INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION OF ITS OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES’ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS BY THE OTHER PARTY OR SUCH OTHER PARTY’S SUBSIDIARIES, OR FOR ANY DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL (A) TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS LICENSED HEREUNDER, ARE LICENSED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT THERETO, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ENFORCEABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Asset Purchase Agreement, neither party nor any of its Subsidiaries makes any warranty or representation that any manufacture, use, importation, offer for sale or sale of any product or service will be free from infringement of any patent or other intellectual property right of any Third Party. Except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Asset Purchase Agreement, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries makes any warranty or representation as to the validity and/or scope of any Patent licensed by it to Purchaser hereunder or any warranty or representation that any manufacture, use, importation, offer for sale or sale of any product or service will be free from infringement of any Patent or other Intellectual Property Right of any Third Party.
9.2 NO IMPLIED LICENSES. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring any rights by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any Intellectual Property Right, other than the rights expressly granted in this Agreement. Neither party is required hereunder to furnish or disclose to the other any technical or other information (including copies of the Licensed Business Technology or Transferred Business Technology), except as specifically provided herein or in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
9.3 INFRINGEMENT SUITS. Neither party shall have any obligation hereunder to institute or maintain any action or suit against Third Parties for infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Right in or to any Technology licensed to the other party hereunder, or to defend any action or suit brought by a Third Party which challenges or concerns the validity of any of such rights or which claims that any Technology licensed to the other party hereunder infringes or constitutes a misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Right of any Third Party. Seller shall not have any right to institute any action or suit against Third Parties for infringement of any of the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights. Purchaser shall not have any right to institute any action or suit against Third Parties for infringement of any of the Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights.
9.4 NO OBLIGATION TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN RIGHTS IN TECHNOLOGY. Except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Asset Purchase Agreement, neither party, nor any of its Subsidiaries, shall be obligated to provide the other party with any technical assistance or
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to furnish the other party with, or obtain, any documents, materials or other information or Technology.
9.5 NO OBLIGATION TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN PATENTS OR TRADEMARKS. Neither Seller, nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to (i) file any Patent application, or to secure any Patent or Patent rights or (ii) to maintain any Patent in force. Neither Seller, nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to (i) file any Trademark application, or to secure any Trademark rights or (ii) to maintain any Trademark registration in force.
9.6 RECONCILIATION. The parties acknowledge that, as part of the transfer of Transferred Business Intellectual Property, Transferred Business Technology, and Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, Seller may inadvertently retain Technology or Intellectual Property that should have been transferred to Purchaser as part of the contemplated transfer of assets, and Purchaser may inadvertently acquire Technology or Intellectual Property that should not have been thereby transferred. Each party agrees to transfer to the other any such later discovered Technology or Intellectual Property, subject to the licenses set forth above, at the reasonable request of the appropriate owner of such Technology or Intellectual Property.
9.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the Asset Purchase Agreement constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.8 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without regard to any conflicts of laws principles.
9.9 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court located in Santa Xxxxx County, California, or if such court does not have jurisdiction, the superior courts of the State of California located in Santa Xxxxx County, for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the parties, further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth in Section 9.11 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in California with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence. Each of the parties, irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding set forth above arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection therewith and for any counterclaim with respect thereto.
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9.10 SECTION HEADINGS. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for reference purposes only and are not intended to be a part, nor should they affect the meaning or interpretation, of this Agreement.
9.11 NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by telecopy with answer back, by express or overnight mail delivered by an internationally recognized air courier (delivery charges prepaid), by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or by e-mail with receipt confirmed by return e-mail to the respective parties as follows:
If to Purchaser: | Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd. | |||||||
c/o Silver Lake Partners | ||||||||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||||||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxx | |||||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||
with copies to: | Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co. | |||||||
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||||||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP | ||||||||
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||||||
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. | |||||||
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq. | ||||||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||
If to Seller: | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | |||||||
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx | ||||||||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | General Counsel | |||||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||||
with a copy to: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP | |||||||
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||||
Attention: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. | |||||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq. | ||||||||
Fax: (000) 000-0000 |
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or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other in writing in the manner set forth above. Any notice or communication delivered in person shall be deemed effective on delivery. Any notice or communication sent by e-mail, telecopy or by air courier shall be deemed effective on the first Business Day following the day on which such notice or communication was sent. Any notice or communication sent by registered or certified mail shall be deemed effective on the third Business Day following the day on which such notice or communication was mailed. As used in this Section 9.11, “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions located in the jurisdiction in which the person to whom notice is to be provided is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
9.12 NONASSIGNABILITY. (a) Neither party may, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, assign or transfer this Agreement, without the other party’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, transfer or delegation without such prior written consent shall be voidable at the sole option of such other party; provided, however, that either party may assign this Agreement without such consent to an entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of its business or assets to which this Agreement relates, subject to the terms of Section 9.12(c) below.
(b) In addition, each party (including its respective Subsidiaries or its permitted successive assignees or transferees hereunder) may assign or transfer this Agreement as a whole, without consent, in connection with a corporate reorganization that leaves such party substantially equivalent in terms of business, assets or ownership as before the reorganization (e.g., a reorganization in another state).
(c) In the event of any assignment or transfer under this Section 9.12 that is not covered by Section 9.12(b) above, Purchaser promptly shall give notice of such acquisition to Seller. The Patent license granted to Purchaser by the Seller pursuant to Article II of this Agreement, and any sublicenses granted by Purchaser to its Subsidiaries, shall automatically become limited to the products, processes and services of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries that are commercially released or for which substantial steps have been taken to commercialization as of the effective date of the acquisition and for new versions that have merely minor incremental differences from such products, processes and services and shall not in any event include any products, processes or services of the acquiring party; provided, however, that in any event such license shall be terminable at will by the Seller if the Seller and the acquiring party are engaged in litigation, arbitration or other formal dispute resolution proceedings covering Patent infringement (pending in any court, tribunal, or administrative agency or before any appointed or agreed upon arbitrator in any jurisdiction worldwide) at the time that the acquisition agreement is entered into, or if such proceedings are initiated by the acquiring party within one hundred twenty-one days (121) days after the date that the acquisition agreement is entered into.
(d) No assignment or transfer made pursuant to Section 9.12 shall release the transferring or assigning party from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
9.13 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, and Seller and
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Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the parties as expressed by such illegal, void or unenforceable provision.
9.14 AMENDMENT; WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. This Agreement, including this provision of this Agreement, may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. No waiver by either party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the party so waiving. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party or a failure or delay by any party in exercising any power, right or privilege under this Agreement, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained herein, and in any documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and in connection with the Closing hereunder. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
9.15 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 9.15, provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
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WHEREFORE, the parties have signed this Intellectual Property License Agreement effective as of the Closing Date.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ARGOS ACQUISITION PTE. LTD. | |||||||
By: | By: | |||||||
Name: |
Name: |
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Title: |
Title: |
[SELLER’S AND PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT]
EXHIBIT K
Excluded Assets
The Excluded Assets include the following:
(a) except for cash held by Wavics and cash included in item (l) of Exhibit M (which shall be Purchased Assets), cash, bank accounts, certificates of deposit and other cash equivalents;
(b) except as provided for in Section 6.12, all insurance policies and any rights, claims or chooses in action under such insurance policies;
(c) all rights to refunds of any Tax payments, or prepayments or overpayments of any Tax, with respect to periods prior to the Closing, including recoverable payments of VAT or similar Taxes, and any deferred Tax assets associated with the purchase of Wavics;
(d) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) all Intellectual Property Rights other than the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) any Business Technology that is owned by a third party that Seller and its Subsidiaries do not have the right to provide to Purchaser hereunder and (iii) any Intellectual Property Rights under non-transferable portfolio cross-licenses other than as provided in the definition of Licensed Business Intellectual Property Rights;
(e) enterprise-deployed, centrally managed computer software and hardware used by Seller or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing, including any such computer software or hardware that is used by or for the Business prior to or as of the Closing, and all licenses or other agreements with third parties concerning the use thereof other than the hardware and software included in the Transferred IT Infrastructure and other than CAD Licenses to the extent provided in Section 6.18;
(f) all of Seller’s enterprise-wide procurement contracts;
(g) fixtures and leasehold improvements at all locations other than the Transferred Real Property and Assigned Real Property; and office furniture and office equipment at all locations other than the Transferred Real Property, Assigned Real Property, Subleased Real Property and Leased Real Property (but excluding office furniture at Xxxxxxxx 00, Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, which shall be Excluded Assets);
(h) equipment and/or fixed assets of lessees located on Seller-owned or Leased Real Property;
(i) all IT Infrastructure;
(j) except as provided in the Real Property Agreements or in this Agreement, all interests in Real Property;
(k) assets and Contracts relating to any Seller Plan or Non-U.S. Benefits Plan, except as expressly provided in Sections 6.6 and 6.7 or Schedule 6.7 of the Disclosure Letter;
(l) all equity or other ownership interests in any Person other than the Investment Interests;
(m) all Contracts between Seller and Hewlett-Packard Company except for (i) Contracts listed in Section M of the Disclosure Letter and (ii) any other such Contracts related exclusively to the Business;
(n) all assets and other rights sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of between the date of this Agreement and the Closing not in violation of the terms of this Agreement;
(o) all rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents;
(p) all books, records and other information prepared by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
(q) at the option of Seller exercised by delivering written notice to Purchaser prior to the delivery to Purchaser of Seller’s determination of Estimated Working Capital, all Sundry Receivables (it being understood that Sundry Receivables will not be an Excluded Asset unless Seller exercises its option in accordance with this clause (q)); and
(r) all rights arising from Excluded Liabilities.
EXHIBIT L
MANUFACTURING TRADEMARK
LICENSE AGREEMENT
between
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
PURCHASER
Effective as of , 2005
MANUFACTURING TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement (“License”) is effective as of the Closing Date (as defined in the APA), between Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS, Seller and certain direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Seller are engaged in, among other things, the manufacturing and distribution of Licensed Products;
WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2005 (“APA”), pursuant to which Purchaser shall purchase and assume, and Seller, through itself and one or more of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, shall sell, transfer and assign substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Business (as defined in the APA) to Purchaser;
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, Seller desires to grant to Purchaser a license to use certain other Trademarks (as defined in the APA); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties, and of good and valuable consideration, it is agreed by and between the parties as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this License, unless specifically defined otherwise in this License, all defined terms will have the meanings set forth in the APA:
1.1 AUTHORIZED DEALERS. “Authorized Dealers” means any distributor, dealer, OEM customer, VAR customer, VAD customer, systems integrator or other agent that on or after the Closing Date is authorized by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries to market, advertise, sell, lease, rent, service or otherwise offer Licensed Products.
1.2 BUSINESS. “Business” shall have the meaning set forth in the APA.
1.3 COLLATERAL MATERIALS. “Collateral Materials” means all packaging, tags, labels, instructions, warranties, Licensed Product data sheets, descriptions and specifications (including online versions thereof), and other materials of any similar type associated with the Licensed Products that are marked with at least one of the Licensed Marks.
1.4 CORPORATE IDENTITY MATERIALS. “Corporate Identity Materials” means materials that are not Licensed Products or Licensed Product-related and that Purchaser may now or hereafter use to communicate its identity, including, by way of example and without limitation, business cards, letterhead, stationery, paper stock and other supplies, signage on real property, buildings, fleet and uniforms.
1.5 CLOSING DATE. “Closing Date” means the Closing Date as defined in the APA.
1.6 FAMILY. “Family” means Semiconductor Products with similar specifications and functions to a Licensed Product, which are intentionally associated with one or more other Licensed Products and which are intended to perform similar functions. Members of the same Family of Licensed Products communicate this connection to customers by using sequential or related part numbers, similar or related product names or descriptions, and the like.
1.7 LICENSED MARKS. “Licensed Marks” means the Seller Trademarks listed on Attachment 1 to this License.
1.8 LICENSED PRODUCTS. “Licensed Products” means any Semiconductor Product that was commercially sold or offered for sale by Seller immediately prior to the Closing Date and rights to which have been transferred to Purchaser under the APA, and new versions thereof that have merely minor incremental differences from any such Semiconductor Product. Licensed Products shall also include maintenance (whether diagnostic, preventive, remedial, warranty or non-warranty), support and similar services associated with Licensed Products, pursuant to maintenance contracts or otherwise.
1.9 MARKETING MATERIALS. “Marketing Materials” means advertising, promotions, display fixtures or any of any similar type of literature or things, in any medium, for the marketing, promotion or advertising of the Licensed Products or parts therefor that are marked with at least one of the Licensed Marks.
1.10 PERSON. “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
1.11 QUALITY STANDARDS. “Quality Standards” means written standards of quality applicable to the Licensed Products, as in use immediately prior to the Closing Date, unless otherwise modified in writing by Seller from time to time during the Term and communicated to Purchaser; such modified standards to be reasonably acceptable to Purchaser.
1.12 SELL. To “Sell” a product means to sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of a product. “Sale” and “Sold” have the corollary meanings ascribed thereto.
1.13 SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCT. “Semiconductor Product” has the same meaning set forth in the APA.
1.14 SUBSIDIARY. “Subsidiary” means Subsidiary as defined in the APA.
1.15 TERM. “Term” means the term defined in Article X of this License.
1.16 THIRD PARTY. “Third Party” means a Person other than Seller and its Subsidiaries or Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
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1.17 TRADEMARK USAGE GUIDELINES. “Trademark Usage Guidelines” means the written guidelines for proper usage of the Licensed Marks, as in use immediately prior to the Closing Date and located at: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx/
User Name:
Password:
for literature, packaging, exhibit standards, emarketing, learning products, web; and third party trademark use standards located at: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxx/xxxxxxxxx/
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and product labeling standards attached hereto as Attachment 2. All such guidelines may be revised and updated in writing at the sites listed above by Seller from time to time during the Term; or by written communication to the Purchaser with regard to the product labeling standards. For avoidance of confusion with regard to product labeling embedded into the manufacturing process, any such labeling that was created by Seller and on Seller’s corporate price list as of the Closing Date, will be deemed to be in compliance with any product labeling standards, provided the embedded product labeling has not been altered by Purchaser.
ARTICLE II
LICENSES
2.1 LICENSE GRANT.
(a) Seller grants to Purchaser a personal, non-exclusive, worldwide and non-transferable (except as set forth in Section 15.8 hereof) license during the Term to use: (1) the Licensed Marks on or in connection with the Licensed Products and Collateral Materials in connection with the Sale and offer for Sale of such Licensed Products (or, in the case of Licensed Products in the form of software, in connection with licensing of such Licensed Products); the Licensed Marks in Marketing Materials for the Licensed Products; the Licensed Marks in connection with Corporate Identity Materials; and Seller Part Numbers (as that term is defined in Section 10.5(i)) in connection with Licensed Products and any other Purchaser-manufactured Semiconductor Product in the same Family. Seller covenants not to grant any licenses to any Third Party under the Licensed Marks in connection with the Sale or offer for Sale of Semiconductor Products for use of the Licensed Marks within a period of twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date.
2.2 LICENSE RESTRICTIONS. Once Purchaser abandons the use of all of the Licensed Marks on a particular Licensed Product, then Purchaser agrees that its license granted hereunder with respect to that Licensed Product shall thereupon terminate.
(b) Purchaser may not make any use whatsoever, in whole or in part, of the Licensed Marks, or any other Trademarks owned by Seller, in connection with Purchaser’s
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corporate, doing business as, or fictitious name, or on Corporate Identity Materials, except as set forth in this License.
(c) Purchaser may not use any Licensed Xxxx in direct association with another Trademark such that the two Trademark appear to be a single Trademark or in any other composite manner with any Trademarks of Purchaser or any Third Party.
(d) In all respects, Purchaser’s usage of the Licensed Marks during the Term pursuant to the license granted hereunder shall be in a manner consistent with the high standards, reputation and prestige of the Seller as represented by its use of the Licensed Marks, and any usage by Purchaser that is inconsistent with the foregoing shall be deemed to be outside the scope of the license granted hereunder. As a condition to the license granted hereunder, Purchaser shall at all times present, position and promote the Licensed Products marked with one or more of the Licensed Marks in a manner consistent with the high standards and prestige of the Seller.
2.3 LICENSEE UNDERTAKINGS. As a condition to the licenses granted hereunder, Purchaser undertakes to Seller that:
(a) Purchaser shall not use the Licensed Marks (or any other Trademark of Seller) in any manner contrary to public morals, in any manner which is deceptive or misleading, which ridicules or is derogatory to the Licensed Marks, or which compromises or reflects unfavorably upon the goodwill, good name, reputation or image of Seller or the Licensed Marks, or which might jeopardize or limit Seller’s proprietary interest therein.
(b) Purchaser shall not use the Licensed Marks in connection with any products other than the Licensed Products, including without limitation any other products sold and/or manufactured by Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may use Seller Part Numbers in connection with Semiconductor Products in a Family associated with a Licensed Product.
(c) Purchaser shall not: (i) misrepresent to any Person the scope of its authority under this License, (ii) incur or authorize any expenses or liabilities chargeable to Seller, or (iii) take any actions that would impose upon Seller any obligation or liability to a Third Party other than obligations under this License, or other obligations which Seller expressly approves in writing for Purchaser to incur on its behalf.
(d) Purchaser shall have adopted a customer facing corporate identity of its own by the Closing Date.
(e) In all external communications involving any use of the Licensed Marks on Corporate Identity Materials, Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to avoid confusion regarding the source of the communications.
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ARTICLE III
PERMITTED SUBLICENSES
3.1 SUBLICENSES TO SUBSIDIARIES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, including all applicable Quality Standards and Trademark Usage Guidelines and other restrictions in this License, Purchaser may grant sublicenses to its Subsidiaries to use the Licensed Marks in accordance with the license grant in Section 2.1 above; provided, that: (a) Purchaser enters into a written sublicense agreement with each such Subsidiary sublicensee, and (b) such agreement does not include the right to grant further sublicenses, except as set forth in Section 3.2 below. If Purchaser grants any sublicense rights pursuant to this Section 3.1 and any such sublicensed Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary, then the sublicense granted to such Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall terminate immediately upon the date of such cessation.
3.2 AUTHORIZED DEALERS’ USE OF MARKS. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, including all applicable Quality Standards and Trademark Usage Guidelines and other restrictions in this License, Purchaser (and those Subsidiaries sublicensed to use the Licensed Marks pursuant to Section 3.1) may allow Authorized Dealers, and may allow such Authorized Dealers to allow other Authorized Dealers, to Sell or otherwise distribute Collateral Materials and Licensed Products bearing the Licensed Marks, provided that such Authorized Dealers execute written agreements with Purchaser (or its Subsidiaries) that impose upon such Authorized Dealers an obligation of full compliance with all relevant provisions of this License.
3.3 ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENTS. Purchaser shall take all reasonably appropriate measures at Purchaser’s expense promptly and diligently to enforce the terms of any sublicense agreement or other agreement with any Subsidiary or Authorized Dealer and shall restrain any such Subsidiary or Authorized Dealer from violating such terms, including without limitation: (a) monitoring the Subsidiaries’ and Authorized Dealers’ compliance with the relevant Trademark Usage Guidelines and Quality Standards and causing any non-complying Subsidiary or Authorized Dealer promptly to remedy any failure, (b) if need be, terminating such agreement, and/or (c) if need be, commencing legal action. In each case, Purchaser shall use a standard of care consistent with Seller’s practices as of the Closing Date, but in no case using a standard of care less than what is reasonable in the industry.
ARTICLE IV
TRADEMARK USAGE GUIDELINES
4.1 TRADEMARK USAGE GUIDELINES. Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and Authorized Dealers shall use the Licensed Marks during the Term only in a manner that is consistent with the Trademark Usage Guidelines.
4.2 TRADEMARK REVIEWS. At Seller’s reasonable request, Purchaser agrees to furnish or make available for inspection to Seller samples of all Licensed Products, Collateral Materials and Marketing Materials of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries that are marked with one or more of the Licensed Marks. Purchaser further agrees to take reasonably appropriate measures to require its Authorized Dealers to furnish or make available for inspection to
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Purchaser samples of all Marketing Materials and Collateral Materials of its Authorized Dealers. If Purchaser is notified or reasonably determines that it or any of its Subsidiaries or Authorized Dealers is not complying with any Trademark Usage Guidelines, it shall notify Seller and the provisions of Article V and Section 3.3 hereof shall apply to such noncompliance.
ARTICLE V
TRADEMARK USAGE GUIDELINES ENFORCEMENT
5.1 INITIAL CURE PERIOD. If Seller becomes aware that Purchaser or any Subsidiary is not complying with any Trademark Usage Guidelines, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing, setting forth in reasonable detail a written description of the noncompliance and any requested action for curing such noncompliance. Purchaser shall then have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice (“Guideline Initial Cure Period”) to correct such noncompliance or submit to Seller a written plan to correct such noncompliance, which written plan is reasonably acceptable to Seller, unless Seller previously affirmatively concurs in writing, in its sole discretion, that Purchaser or its Subsidiary is not in noncompliance. If Seller or Purchaser becomes aware that an Authorized Dealer is not complying with any Trademark Usage Guidelines, Purchaser (but not Seller) shall promptly notify such Authorized Dealer in writing, setting forth in reasonable detail a written description of the noncompliance and any requested action for curing such noncompliance. Such Authorized Dealer shall then have the Guideline Initial Cure Period to correct such noncompliance or submit to Purchaser a written plan to correct such noncompliance, which written plan is reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and Seller.
5.2 SECOND CURE PERIOD. If the noncompliance with the Trademark Usage Guidelines continues beyond the Guideline Initial Cure Period, Purchaser and Seller shall each promptly appoint a representative to negotiate in good faith actions that may be necessary to correct such noncompliance. The parties shall have fifteen (15) days following the expiration of the Guideline Initial Cure Period to agree on corrective actions, and Purchaser shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of an agreement of corrective actions to implement such corrective actions and cure or cause the cure of such noncompliance (“Second Guideline Cure Period”).
5.3 FINAL CURE PERIOD. If the noncompliance with the Trademark Usage Guidelines by Purchaser or any Subsidiary (as the case may be) remains uncured after the expiration of the Second Guideline Cure Period, then at Seller’s election, Purchaser or the non-complying Subsidiary (as the case may be) promptly shall cease using the non-complying Collateral Materials until Seller reasonably determines that Purchaser or the non-complying Subsidiary (as the case may be) has demonstrated its ability and commitment to comply with the Trademark Usage Guidelines. If the noncompliance with the Trademark Usage Guidelines by an Authorized Dealer remains uncured after the expiration of the Second Guideline Cure Period, then at Purchaser’s election, such Authorized Dealer promptly shall cease using the non-complying Collateral Materials and/or Marketing Materials until Purchaser determines that such Authorized Dealer has demonstrated its ability and commitment to comply with the Trademark Usage Guidelines. Nothing in this Article V shall be deemed to limit Purchaser’s obligations under Section 3.3 above or to preclude Seller from exercising any rights or remedies under Section 3.3 above.
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ARTICLE VI
QUALITY STANDARDS
6.1 GENERAL. Purchaser acknowledges that the Licensed Products permitted by this License to be marked with one or more of the Licensed Marks must continue to be of sufficiently high quality as to provide protection of the Licensed Marks and the goodwill they symbolize.
6.2 QUALITY STANDARDS. Purchaser and its Subsidiaries shall use the Licensed Marks only on and in connection with Licensed Products that meet or exceed in all respects the Quality Standards.
6.3 QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS. At Seller’s reasonable request, Purchaser agrees to furnish or make available to Seller for inspection sample Licensed Products marked with one or more of the Licensed Marks. If Purchaser is notified or reasonably determines that it or any of its Subsidiaries is not complying with any Quality Standards, it shall notify Seller and the provisions of Article VII and Section 2.3 shall apply to such noncompliance.
ARTICLE VII
QUALITY STANDARD ENFORCEMENT
7.1 INITIAL CURE PERIOD. If Seller becomes aware that Purchaser or any Subsidiary is not complying with any Quality Standard, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing, setting forth in reasonable detail a written description of the noncompliance and any requested action for curing such noncompliance. Following receipt of such notice, Purchaser shall make an inquiry promptly and in good faith concerning each instance of noncompliance described in the notice. Purchaser shall then have thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice (“Initial Cure Period”) to correct such noncompliance or submit to Seller a written plan to correct such noncompliance, which written plan is reasonably acceptable to Seller, unless Seller previously affirmatively concurs in writing, in its sole discretion, that Purchaser or its Subsidiaries is not in noncompliance.
7.2 SECOND CURE PERIOD. If the said noncompliance with the Quality Standards continues beyond the Initial Cure Period, Purchaser and Seller shall each promptly appoint a representative to negotiate in good faith actions that may be necessary to correct such noncompliance. The parties shall have fifteen (15) days following the expiration of the Initial Cure Period to agree on corrective actions, and Purchaser shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of an agreement of corrective actions to implement such corrective actions and cure or cause the cure of such noncompliance (“Second Cure Period”).
7.3 FINAL CURE PERIOD. If the said noncompliance with the Quality Standards by Purchaser or any Subsidiary (as the case may be) remains uncured after the expiration of the Second Cure Period, then at Seller’s election, Purchaser or the non-complying Subsidiary (as the case may be) promptly shall cease offering the non-complying Licensed Products under the Licensed Marks until Seller reasonably determines that Purchaser, or the non-complying Subsidiary (as the case may be) has reasonably demonstrated its ability and
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commitment to comply with the Quality Standards. Nothing in this Article VII shall be deemed to limit Purchaser’s obligations under Section 3.3 above.
ARTICLE VIII
PROTECTION OF LICENSED MARKS
8.1 OWNERSHIP AND RIGHTS. Purchaser agrees not to challenge the ownership or validity of the Licensed Marks. Purchaser shall not disparage, dilute or adversely affect the validity of the Licensed Marks. Purchaser’s use of the Licensed Marks shall inure exclusively to the benefit of Seller and Purchaser shall not acquire or assert any rights therein. Purchaser recognizes the value of the goodwill associated with the Licensed Marks, and that the Licensed Marks may have acquired secondary meaning in the minds of the public.
8.2 PROTECTION OF MARKS. Purchaser shall assist Seller, at Seller’s request and expense, in the procurement and maintenance of Seller’s respective intellectual property rights in the Licensed Marks. Purchaser will not grant or attempt to grant a security interest in the Licensed Marks or record any such security interest in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or elsewhere against any Trademark application or registration belonging to Seller. Purchaser agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, execute all documents reasonably requested by Seller to effect further registration of, maintenance and renewal of the Licensed Marks, recordation of the license relationship between Seller and Purchaser, and recordation of Purchaser as a registered user. Seller makes no warranty or representation that Trademark registrations have been or will be applied for, secured or maintained in the Licensed Marks throughout, or anywhere within, the world. Purchaser shall cause to appear on all Licensed Products, all Marketing Materials and all Collateral Materials, such legends, markings and notices as may be required by applicable law or reasonably requested by Seller.
8.3 SIMILAR MARKS. Purchaser agrees not to use or register in any country any Trademark that infringes on the rights of Seller in the Licensed Marks, or any element thereof. If any application for registration is, or has been, filed in any country by Purchaser which relates to any Trademark that infringes the rights of Seller in the Licensed Marks, Purchaser shall immediately abandon any such application or registration or assign it to Seller. Purchaser may not adopt any trademarks incorporating the root “Agil” or any other trademark similar to the Licensed Trademarks. Purchaser shall not challenge Seller’s ownership of or the validity of the Licensed Marks or any application for registration thereof throughout the world. Purchaser shall not use or register in any country or jurisdiction, or permit others to use or register on its behalf in any country or jurisdiction, any copyright, domain name, telephone number, keyword, metatag, other electronic identifier or any other intellectual property right, whether recognized currently or in the future, or any other designation which would affect the ownership or rights of Seller in and to the Licensed Marks, or otherwise take any action which would adversely affect any of such ownership rights, or assist anyone else in doing so. Purchaser shall cause its Subsidiaries and Authorized Dealers to comply with the provisions of this Section 8.3.
8.4 INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS. In the event that the Purchaser learns, during the Term of this License, of any infringement or threatened infringement of the Licensed Marks, or any unfair competition, passing-off or dilution with respect to the Licensed
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Marks, Purchaser shall immediately notify Seller or its authorized representative giving particulars thereof, and Purchaser shall provide necessary information and assistance to Seller or its authorized representatives at Seller’s expense in the event that Seller decides that proceedings should be commenced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser is not obligated to monitor or police use of the Licensed Marks by Third Parties other than as specifically set forth in Section 3.3 hereof. Except for those actions initiated by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof to enforce any sublicense or other agreement with any Subsidiary or Authorized Dealer, Seller shall have exclusive control of any litigation, opposition, cancellation or related legal proceedings. The decision whether to bring, maintain or settle any such proceedings shall be at the exclusive option and expense of Seller, and all recoveries shall belong exclusively to Seller. Purchaser shall not and shall have no right to initiate any litigation, opposition, cancellation or related legal proceedings with respect to the Licensed Marks in its own name (except for those actions initiated by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof), but, at Seller’s request, agrees to cooperate with Seller at Seller’s expense to enforce its rights in the Licensed Marks, including to join or be joined as a party in any action taken by Seller against a third party for infringement or threatened infringement of the Licensed Marks, to the extent such joinder is required under mandatory local law for the prosecution of such an action. Seller shall incur no liability to Purchaser or any other Person under any legal theory by reason of Seller’s failure or refusal to prosecute or by Seller’s refusal to permit Purchaser to prosecute, any alleged infringement by Third Parties, nor by reason of any settlement to which Seller may agree.
ARTICLE IX
CONFIDENTIALITY
9.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The parties hereto expressly acknowledge and agree that all information, whether written or oral, furnished by either party to the other party or any Subsidiary of such other party pursuant to this License (“Confidential Information”) shall be deemed to be confidential and shall be maintained by each party and their respective Subsidiaries in confidence, using the same degree of care to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information that the party to whom such Confidential Information is disclosed would use to preserve the confidentiality of its own information of a similar nature and in no event less than a reasonable degree of care. Except as authorized in writing by the other party, neither party shall at any time disclose or permit to be disclosed any such Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation or entity: (a) except as may reasonably be required in connection with the performance of this License by Purchaser, Seller or its respective Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and (b) except as may reasonably be required after the Closing Date by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries in connection with the use of the Licensed Marks or operation of the Business, and (c) except to the parties’ agents or representatives who are informed by the parties of the confidential nature of the information and are bound to maintain its confidentiality, and (d) in the course of due diligence in connection with the sale of all or a portion of either party’s business provided the disclosure is pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement having terms comparable to Sections 9.1 and 9.2 hereof.
9.2 EXCEPTIONS. The obligation not to disclose information under Section 9.1 hereof shall not apply to information that, as of the Closing Date or thereafter: (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure made after the execution of the APA by the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any
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of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof, (b) was or becomes readily available to the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof on a non-confidential basis, (c) is or becomes available to the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential or any of its Subsidiaries or representatives thereof on a non-confidential basis from a source other than its own files or personnel or the other party or its Subsidiaries, provided that such source is not known by the party desiring to treat such information as non-confidential to be bound by confidentiality agreements with the other party or its Subsidiaries or by legal, fiduciary or ethical constraints on disclosure of such information, or (d) is required to be disclosed pursuant to a governmental order or decree or other legal requirement (including the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the listing rules of any applicable securities exchange), provided that the party required to disclose such information shall give the other party prompt notice thereof prior to such disclosure and, at the request of the other party, shall cooperate in all reasonable respects in maintaining the confidentiality of such information, including obtaining a protective order or other similar order. Nothing in Section 9.1 shall limit in any respect either party’s ability to disclose information in connection with the enforcement by such party of its rights under this License; provided that the proviso of clause (d) in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the party desiring to disclose such information.
9.3 DURATION. The obligations of the parties set forth in this Article IX, with respect to the protection of Confidential Information, shall remain in effect until five years after: (a) the Closing Date, with respect to Confidential Information of one party that is known to or in the possession of the other party as of the Closing Date, or (ii) the date of disclosure, with respect to Confidential Information that is disclosed by the one party to the other party after the Closing Date.
ARTICLE X
TERM OF LICENSE
10.1 The term of the license granted pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall begin on the Closing Date and, unless terminated sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article XII hereof, shall last for the periods set forth in Section 10.5 below.
10.2 “Term” as used herein means the foregoing periods of permissible use for the Licensed Marks.
10.3 “Non-Customer-Facing Parts” means tangible parts whose branding is not visible to end consumers in the ordinary course of use. For the avoidance of doubt, “ordinary course of business” includes normal inspection, use, calibration, maintenance, service, repair and/or failure analysis.
10.4 “Seller Branded Products” means Licensed Products on or in connection with which the Licensed Marks are used, unless such use is solely on Non-Customer-Facing Parts. Trademarks are in use “on or in connection with” a given Licensed Product if they are used on the Licensed Product itself or on Collateral Materials associated with such Licensed Product.
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10.5 Purchaser agrees to discontinue all use of the Licensed Marks as quickly as is commercially reasonable. Without limiting the foregoing, Purchaser shall have the right to use said Trademarks according to the following conditions and schedule, with which Purchaser shall comply strictly:
(a) For the thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Purchaser may use the Licensed Marks in connection with Corporate Identity Materials used for external communication which are maintained in digital format and/or as published on any website maintained by the Purchaser in connection with the conduct of the Business, on a royalty free basis;
(b) For the three (3) months following the Closing Date, Purchaser may use up any tangible stock of Corporate Identity Materials such as business cards, letterhead, stationery, paper stock and other supplies, in connection with the conduct of the Business on a royalty free basis, but only with respect to such items that, as of the Closing Date, are in hand or on order, and in all cases subject to Purchaser’s compliance with Section 2.3(e) above;
(c) For the six (6) months following the Closing Date, Purchaser may use the Licensed Marks in any external signage on a royalty free basis, provided such signage was in use as of the Closing Date;
(d) As of the dates set forth in Section 10.5(a)-(c), Purchaser must cease all use of the Licensed Marks in connection with Corporate Identity Materials;
(e) For the six (6) months following the Closing Date, Purchaser may use the Licensed Marks in Marketing Materials on a royalty free basis;
(f) As of six (6) months from the Closing Date, Purchaser must cease all use of Licensed Marks in Marketing Materials;
(g) For the twenty-four (24) months following the Closing Date, Purchaser may use the Licensed Marks on a royalty free basis on or in connection with the Seller Branded Products manufactured by Seller prior to the Closing Date or manufactured by Purchaser within the eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date;
(h) As of thirty-six (36) months following the Closing Date, Purchaser must cease all use of Licensed Marks on or in connection with all Seller Branded Products. Except as would be a violation of law, any Non-Customer-Facing Parts bearing the Licensed Marks manufactured more than thirty-six (36) months after the Closing Date shall bear a prominent label indicating that they are manufactured by Purchaser and, unless commercially unreasonable, such label shall cover the Licensed Marks on such part.
(i) Notwithstanding Section 10.5(f)-(h), Purchaser may continue to use the Seller part number alphanumerics beginning with the letter “A” (“Seller Part Numbers”) on or in connection with any Licensed Product or Semiconductor Products within the same Family as a Licensed Product until that Family is discontinued or obsoleted. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that this License does not purport to restrict Purchaser’s use of any part number that does not begin with the letter “A”.
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10.6 Purchaser agrees to provide written confirmation of compliance with the License Term at thirty (30) days, three (3) months, six (6), eighteen (18), and thirty-six (36) months. Purchaser shall also advise Seller when it has discontinued use of all remaining Non-Customer-Facing Parts bearing the Licensed Marks and discontinued or obsoleted all Families of Licensed Products.
10.7 Except as would be a violation of Law, Purchaser agrees to notify all consumers receiving parts and materials bearing the Licensed Marks that Purchaser is the source of and is the proper contact for such Licensed Products, Collateral Materials, parts and materials.
10.8 It is understood and agreed that it shall not be a violation of this License for Purchaser, its Subsidiaries or Authorized Dealers, at any time after the Term, to make accurate references to the fact that Purchaser has succeeded to the business of Seller with respect to the Licensed Products, or to advertise or promote its or their provision of maintenance services or supply of spare parts for Licensed Products previously sold under any of the Licensed Marks, provided that Purchaser, its Subsidiaries and Authorized Dealers do not in connection therewith suggest any affiliation with Seller, do not claim to be authorized by Seller in any manner with respect to such activities, and do not brand any Semiconductor Products, Marketing Materials, Collateral Materials or parts Sold after the Term with any of the Licensed Marks in a manner that is inconsistent with this ARTICLE X.
ARTICLE XI
ROYALTIES
11.1 ROYALTIES.
(a) Upon any Sale occurring: (i) less than thirty-six (36) months after the Closing Date by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries of Seller Branded Products manufactured by Purchaser more than eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, or (ii) more than twenty-four months and less than thirty-six (36) months after the Closing Date by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries of Seller Branded Products (other than repaired, refurbished or reconstructed Seller Branded Products or repair parts) manufactured by Seller prior to the Closing Date or by Purchaser less than eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay to Seller a % royalty on the Net Sales earned by Purchaser in each Seller fiscal quarter as a result of such Sale.
(b) As used in this Article XI, “Net Sales” means the gross invoice price from: (i) royalty-bearing Sales under Section 11.1(a) above, in any case less: (1) charges for handling, freight, sales taxes, insurance costs and import duties where such items are included in the invoiced price, (2) point-of-sale credits (or other similar adjustments to price) granted to independent distributors, and (3) credits actually granted or refunds actually given for returns during such Seller fiscal quarter. In the event that the foregoing Seller Branded Products are Sold for no or nominal consideration or to a Subsidiary, Authorized Dealer, affiliated company or in any other circumstances in which the selling price is established on other than an arms-length basis, the Net Sales on such Sales shall be determined on the average selling price earned
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by Seller during the preceding Seller fiscal quarter on Sales of like volumes of the applicable Seller Branded Products to unaffiliated customers in arms-length sales. However, in the event that the foregoing Seller Branded Products are Sold to Seller’s Subsidiaries, Authorized Dealers or affiliated companies for resale to Third Parties, then the royalties will be based on Net Sales from the Subsidiaries, Authorized Dealers or affiliated companies to the Third Parties and no royalties will be due on the Sales to the Subsidiaries, Authorized Dealers or affiliated companies.
(c) For the purposes of clarification, no royalty is due under this Article XI for uses of the Licensed Marks that are covered by Section 10.8. Also, no royalties will accrue at any time for the use of Seller Part Numbers.
11.2 PAYMENTS AND ACCOUNTING.
(a) With respect to the royalties set forth herein, Seller shall keep full, clear and accurate records until otherwise provided in Section 11.2(b). These records shall be retained for a period of three (3) years from the date of payment notwithstanding the expiration or other termination of this License. Purchaser shall have the right, through a mutually agreed upon independent certified public accountant (consent to which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed by Purchaser), and at Seller’s expense, to examine and audit, not more than once a year, and during normal business hours, all such records and such other records and accounts as may under recognized accounting practices contain information bearing upon the amount of royalty payable to Seller under this License. Prompt adjustment shall be made by either party to compensate for any errors and/or omissions disclosed by such examination or audit. Should any such error and/or omission result in an underpayment of more than five percent (5%) of the total royalties due for the period under audit, Purchaser shall, upon Seller’s request, pay for the cost of the audit and pay Seller an additional fee equal to a compound annual interest rate of ten percent (10%) of such error and/or omission.
(b) Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Purchaser fiscal quarter, Purchaser shall furnish to Seller a statement in suitable form showing all Seller Branded Products subject to royalties that were sold, during such quarter, and the amount of royalty payable thereon. If no Licensed Products or services subject to royalty have been sold, that fact shall be shown on such statement. Also, within such forty-five (45) days, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the royalties payable hereunder for such quarter. Purchaser and Seller will determine the form of the statement prior to submission of the first such statement. All royalty and other payments to Seller hereunder shall be in United States dollars. Royalties based on sales in other currencies shall be converted to United States dollars according to the official rate of exchange for that currency, as published in the Wall Street Journal on the last day of the calendar month in which the royalty accrued (or, if not published on that day, the last publication day for the Wall Street Journal during that month). If two consecutive Purchaser fiscal quarters pass in which no royalties are due under this License and Purchaser reasonably believes no royalties will be due, the obligations pursuant to this Article XI shall terminate. If Purchaser resumes sale of Seller Branded Products that are subject to royalties, the obligations of this Article XI shall automatically resume.
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ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION
12.1 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. By written notice to Seller, Purchaser may voluntarily terminate all or a specified portion of the licenses and rights granted to it hereunder by Seller. Such notice shall specify the effective date of such termination and shall clearly specify any affected Licensed Marks and Licensed Products.
12.2 SURVIVAL. Any voluntary termination of licenses and rights of Purchaser under Section 12.1 hereof shall not affect Purchaser’s licenses and rights with respect to any Licensed Products made or furnished prior to such termination.
ARTICLE XIII
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
13.1 NEGOTIATION. The parties shall make a good faith attempt to resolve any dispute or claim arising out of or related to this License through negotiation. Within thirty (30) days after notice of a dispute or claim is given by either party to the other party, the parties’ first tier negotiating teams (as determined by each party’s Director of Intellectual Property (or person holding a similar position or title) or his or her delegate) shall meet and make a good faith attempt to resolve such dispute or claim and shall continue to negotiate in good faith in an effort to resolve the dispute or claim or renegotiate the applicable section or provision without the necessity of any formal proceedings. If the first tier negotiating teams are unable to agree within thirty (30) days of their first meeting, then the parties’ second tier negotiating teams (as determined by each party’s Director of Intellectual Property or his or her delegate) shall meet within thirty (30) days after the end of the first thirty (30) day negotiating period to attempt to resolve the matter. During the course of negotiations under this Section 13.1, all reasonable requests made by one party to the other for information, including requests for copies of relevant documents will be honored. The specific format for such negotiations will be left to the discretion of the designated negotiating teams but may include the preparation of agreed upon statements of fact or written statements of position furnished to the other party. All negotiations between the parties pursuant to this Section 13.1 shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of such negotiations that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future litigation.
13.2 NONBINDING MEDIATION. In the event that any dispute or claim arising out of or related to this License is not settled by the parties within fifteen (15) days after the first meeting of the second tier negotiating teams under Section 13.1 hereof, the parties will attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute or claim by nonbinding mediation in accordance with the American Arbitration Association Commercial Mediation Rules. The mediation shall be held within thirty (30) days of the end of such fifteen (15) day negotiation period of the second tier negotiating teams. Except as provided below in Section 13.3, no litigation for the resolution of such dispute may be commenced until the parties try in good faith to settle the dispute by such mediation in accordance with such rules, and either party has concluded in good faith that amicable resolution through continued mediation of the matter does not appear likely. The costs of mediation shall be shared equally by the parties to the mediation. Any settlement
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reached by mediation shall be recorded in writing, signed by the parties, and shall be binding on them.
13.3 PROCEEDINGS. Nothing herein, however, shall prohibit either party from initiating litigation or other judicial or administrative proceedings if such party would be substantially harmed by a failure to act during the time that such good faith efforts are being made to resolve the dispute or claim through negotiation or mediation. In the event that litigation is commenced under this Section 13.3, the parties agree to continue to attempt to resolve any dispute or claim according to the terms of Sections 13.1 and 13.2 hereof during the course of such litigation proceedings under this Section 13.3.
ARTICLE XIV
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15.1 DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN THE APA, EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL LICENSED MARKS AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIALS LICENSED OR FURNISHED HEREUNDER ARE LICENSED OR FURNISHED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT THERETO INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, ENFORCEABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Except as otherwise set forth herein or in the APA, neither Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries makes any warranty or representation as to the validity of any Trademark licensed by it to Purchaser or any warranty or representation that any use of any Trademark with respect to any Licensed Product or service will be free from infringement of any rights of any Third Party.
15.2 NO IMPLIED LICENSES. Nothing contained in this License shall be construed as conferring any rights by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under any intellectual property right, other than the rights expressly granted in this License with respect to the Licensed Marks. Neither party is required hereunder to furnish or disclose to the other any information (including copies of registrations of the Trademarks), except as specifically provided herein or in the APA.
15.3 INFRINGEMENT SUITS. Neither party shall have any obligation hereunder to institute any action or suit against Third Parties for infringement of any of the Licensed Marks or to defend any action or suit brought by a Third Party which challenges or
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concerns the validity of any of the Licensed Marks. Purchaser shall not have any right to institute any action or suit against Third Parties for infringement of any of the Licensed Marks.
15.4 NO OBLIGATION TO OBTAIN OR MAINTAIN MARKS. Neither party, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is obligated to: (a) file any application for registration of any Trademark, or to secure any rights in any Trademarks, (b) maintain any Trademark registration, or (c) provide any assistance, except for the obligations expressly assumed in this License.
15.5 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This License and the APA constitute the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior written and oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements and understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. To the extent there is a conflict between this License and the APA between the parties, the terms of the APA shall govern, provided, however, that the terms of this License shall govern with respect to: (a) Article IX with respect to Confidential Information transferred or disclosed pursuant to this License, (b) Article XI concerning royalties and audits due under this license, (c) Article XII with respect to termination of the licenses granted hereunder, (d) Article XIII concerning dispute resolution, (e) Article XIV solely with respect to intellectual property that is licensed by one party to another party pursuant to this License, (f) Section 15.7 concerning notice, and (g) Section 15.8 concerning assignment or transfer of rights or obligations arising under this License. In addition, in the event of a conflict between this License and the Trademark Usage Guidelines or the Quality Standards, this License shall prevail.
15.6 SECTION HEADINGS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. The section headings contained in this License and the Table of Contents to this License are inserted for reference purposes only and are not intended to be a part, nor should they affect the meaning or interpretation, of this License.
15.7 NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by telecopy with answer back, by express or overnight mail delivered by an internationally recognized air courier (delivery charges prepaid), by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or by e-mail with receipt confirmed by return e-mail to the respective parties as follows:
If to Seller:
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX A3-10
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: |
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and | |
Director of Intellectual Property |
Telecopy: x0 (000) 000-0000
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If to Purchaser:
Argos Acquisition Pte. Ltd.
c/o Silver Lake Partners
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Kohlberg Kravis Xxxxxxx & Co.
0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other in writing in the manner set forth above. Any notice or communication delivered in person shall be deemed effective on delivery. Any notice or communication sent by e-mail, telecopy or by air courier shall be deemed effective on the first Business Day (as defined in the APA) following the day on which such notice or communication was sent. Any notice or communication sent by registered or certified mail shall be deemed effective on the third Business Day following the day on which such notice or communication was mailed.
15.8 NONASSIGNABILITY. Neither party may, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, whether by operation of law or otherwise, assign or transfer this License, without the other party’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, transfer or delegation without such prior written consent shall be voidable at the sole option of such other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party (or its permitted successive assignees or transferees hereunder) may assign or transfer any or all of its rights or obligations under this License to one or more Subsidiaries of such party; provided, however, that no such assignment or transfer shall release the assigning party from any of its liabilities or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, this License will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors and assigns. Notwithstanding any other provision in this License to the contrary, Purchaser may transfer its rights under this License to use Seller Part Numbers for Semiconductor Products or Families to an acquirer of all or part of the Business, with reasonable written notice to Seller, provided that the transfer is explicitly made subject to the same terms and conditions regarding the use of Seller Part Numbers as set forth herein, and provided that the transferee agrees to be bound by the choice of law and consent to jurisdiction provisions applicable to this License.
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15.9 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this License shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this License shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, and Seller and Purchaser shall negotiate in good faith to replace such illegal, void or unenforceable provision with a provision that corresponds as closely as possible to the intentions of the parties as expressed by such illegal, void or unenforceable provision.
15.10 AMENDMENT; WAIVER; REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. This License, including this provision of this License, may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. No waiver by either party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the party so waiving. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this License, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party or a failure or delay by any party in exercising any power, right or privilege under this License, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained herein, and in any documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant to this License and the APA. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this License shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. All rights and remedies existing under this License are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
15.11 COUNTERPARTS. This License may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, telefax or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 15.11, provided that receipt of copies of such counterparts is confirmed.
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WHEREFORE, the parties have signed this Manufacturing Trademark License Agreement effective as of the Closing Date first set forth above.
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EXHIBIT M
Purchased Assets
Purchased Assets consist of the following:
(a) the Transferred Real Property and Purchaser’s interest in the Real Property Agreements and any fixtures, machinery, equipment and tangible personal property attached to or located on the Transferred Real Property that relate primarily to or are used or held for use primarily in connection with the Business;
(b) Any fixtures, leasehold improvements, machinery, equipment and tangible personal property attached to or located on (i) the Assigned Real Property at 0000 X Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx; 0000 XX Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx; 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, and Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 00-00 and Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx 000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx that relate primarily to or are used or held for use primarily in connection with the Business, and (ii) all other Assigned Real Property, Leased Real Property, Licensed Real Property, and Subleased Real Property identified in Section 4.4 of the Disclosure Letter that relate primarily to or are used or held for use primarily in connection with the Business and are located in the portions of such Assigned Real Property and Subleased Real Property occupied by the Business (as opposed to those portions occupied by or shared with the Retained Business), or that relate exclusively to or are used or held for use exclusively by the Business and are located in those portions of such Assigned Real Property, Leased Real Property, Licensed Real Property, and Subleased Real Property that are occupied by or shared with the Retained Business and excluding any facility equipment shared by the Business and the Retained Business such as air handling units, chillers and similar items;
(c) all inventories to the extent used or held primarily for use in the Business (including raw materials, purchased goods, parts, containers, recycled materials, work in process, supplies, finished goods and demo and consignment inventory) on the books of Seller or its Subsidiaries, held by vendors or which otherwise are used or primarily held for use in the Business;
(d) to the extent not of a category or type described in clauses (a) or (b) above, all machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture, fixtures, tools, instruments, spare parts, supplies (including storeroom supplies), pallets, office and laboratory equipment, testing facilities, materials, fuel and other personal property, owned or leased, not normally included in inventory, that are used or held primarily for use in connection with the Business (collectively, the “Personal Property”) other than Personal Property that is part of Seller’s centralized services for information technology or other matters or that consists of equipment or infrastructure used by Seller’s Global Infrastructure Organization (GIO), which shall be Excluded Assets;
(e) all accounts receivable with respect to the Business and the intercompany loan payable by Wavics to Seller;
(f) all transferable warranties, guarantees, claims, rights, credits, causes of action, or rights of setoff, against third parties to the extent relating to or arising from any of the Business,
the Purchased Assets, the Transferred Business Intellectual Property or the Transferred Business Intellectual Property Rights;
(g) all transferable permits, certificates, licenses (excluding licenses relating to Intellectual Property Rights), orders, franchises, registrations, variances, Tax abatements, approvals and other similar rights or authorizations of any Governmental Authority exclusively related to the ownership, maintenance and operation of the Business;
(h) all customers’ files, credit information, supplier lists, parts lists, vendor lists, business correspondence, business lists, sales literature, promotional literature and other selling and advertising materials and all other assets and rights primarily related to the distribution, sale or marketing of the Semiconductor Products; provided, however, that to the extent any such materials also relate to or arise from or are used in connection with the Retained Business, or any such information is commingled with information used in the Retained Business, Seller shall have the right to use and license others to use such materials and information (provided such use and licenses to use are not in violation of or otherwise inconsistent with the terms of Section 6.9 of this Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreement or the Master Separation Agreement), and the original version of all such materials and of all tangible embodiments of such information shall not be a Purchased Asset and shall be retained by Seller with accurate and complete copies thereof to be provided to Purchaser at Closing;
(i) to the extent transferable (assuming receipt of a third-party consent to such transfer), all right, title or interest of Seller and its Subsidiaries in or to: (A) the Business Intellectual Property Licenses, the Camera Module Agreement and the Contracts with Hewlett-Packard Company listed in Section M of the Disclosure Letter and any other Contract with Hewlett-Packard Company not listed in such Section M that are exclusively related to the Business and (B) the Customer Contracts, Supplier Contracts, the maintenance or service agreements, purchase orders for materials and other services, dealer and distributorship agreements, advertising and promotional agreements, equipment leases, licenses (but excluding licenses relating to Intellectual Property Rights other than Business Intellectual Property Licenses), joint ventures, partnership agreement or other Contracts (including any agreements of Seller or its Subsidiaries with suppliers, sales representatives, distributors, agents, lessees of Personal Property, licensors, licensees, consignors and consignees specified therein (but excluding licenses related to Intellectual Property Rights other than Business Intellectual Property Licenses)) in each case in this clause (B) that are exclusively related to the Business and any utility, electricity, gas, water, sanitary, sewer and similar property-specific Contracts exclusively related to the Transferred Real Property and Assigned Real Property (collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”), and with respect to (x) any of the foregoing types or categories of Contracts in clause (B) that are primarily but not exclusively related to the Business and (y) any Contract listed in Section M1 of the Disclosure Letter, the portion thereof relating to the Business to the extent Seller and its Subsidiaries obtain the consent of the counterparty thereto to assign in part or otherwise divide such Contracts between Purchaser and Seller or its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.17 hereof and upon receipt of such consent such portion thereof shall become an Assumed Contract;
(j) all Transferred Business Technology and all Transferred IT Infrastructure;
(k) all marketing, personnel, financial and other books and all other documents, microfilm and business records and correspondence wherever located, primarily related to the Business; provided, however, that to the extent any such documents also relate to or arise from or are used in connection with the Retained Business, or any such information is commingled with information used in the Retained Business, the original version of such information shall not be a Purchased Asset (and Seller shall have the right to use such information, provided such use and licenses to use are not in violation of or otherwise inconsistent with the terms of Sections 6.9 or 6.10 of this Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreement or the Master Separation Agreement) and shall be retained by Seller with accurate and complete copies thereof to be provided to Purchaser at Closing;
(l) the Investment Interests and to the extent the right of first refusal with respect to the shares of Charter Silicon Partners Ptd Ltd included in the Investment Interests is exercised, any cash paid or payable upon such exercise and any proceeds from the $7 million promissory note by Astute Networks, Inc.;
(m) all automobiles and other vehicles owned by Seller and its Subsidiaries and used exclusively by Transferred Employees or located at the Transferred Real Property and Assigned Real Property, and, to the extent transferable, leasehold interests in all leases of automobiles and other vehicles leased by Seller or its Subsidiaries and used exclusively by Transferred Employees or located at the Transferred Real Property and Assigned Real Property;
(n) any and all assets associated with or allocated to Transferred Employees in accordance with Section 6.6 or 6.7;
(o) Section 6.7(g) Obligations; and
(p) all other assets and rights of Seller and its Subsidiaries to the extent such assets are used primarily in the Business, are not Excluded Assets and are not of a category or type described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (o).
With respect to the Purchased Assets identified in foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (d), to the extent such Purchased Assets are leased or licensed from a third party, the transfer to Purchaser will be subject to the terms of such lease or license and the inclusion in the Assumed Liabilities of the obligations of Seller and its Subsidiaries under such lease or license to the extent (but only to the extent) related to such Purchased Assets.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Purchased Assets will not include any Excluded Assets and (ii) all transfers, deliveries or transmissions of information included in the Purchased Assets pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs (h) and (k) shall be made pursuant to the terms of the Master Separation Agreement.