ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this ____ day
of July, 2007 (with an effective date of July 19, 2007 at 11:59 pm EDT, the
Effective Date”), by and between MDU Communications (USA) Inc., a Washington
corporation (the “Buyer”), and Multiband Corporation, a Minnesota corporation
(the “Seller”). The Buyer and the Seller are referred to herein individually as
a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Buyer is a provider of satellite television and high-speed Internet services
to
the United States multi-dwelling unit marketplace, and
WHEREAS,
Seller owns and operates certain private telecommunications systems and the
rights to provide video, Internet and telephony services at certain
multi-dwelling unit properties, and
WHEREAS,
the Buyer desires to acquire from the Seller and the Seller desires to transfer,
assign and convey to the Buyer, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions
of this Agreement, all of the subscribers and related equipment, right of entry
agreements and other subscriber-related tangible and intangible assets for
these
telecommunications systems in certain multi-dwelling unit properties,
and
WHEREAS,
the acquisition by the Buyer of the subscribers and related equipment, right
of
entry agreements and other subscriber related tangible and intangible assets
will be accomplished by the actions set forth in this Agreement:
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties
agree to the following terms and conditions:
1. SALE
OF ASSETS
1.1 Sale
of Assets.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller hereby agrees
to
transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Buyer at the Closing (as defined in
Section 2.1 hereof) free and clear of all liens, pledges, security interests,
encumbrances of every kind, character, and description whatsoever, those
subscribers, related equipment, right of entry agreements and other
subscriber-related tangible and intangible assets related to providing video,
Internet or telephony services to those subscribers in certain multi-dwelling
unit properties as the same exist on the Closing Date, (such are collectively,
the “Assets”), including, without limitation:
a. All
Seller’s subscribers to video, Internet and telephony systems located in the
properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1.a
(the
“Subscribers”) which shall be between 11,000 and 13,000 at the Closing Date, and
the seven (7) properties, also set forth in Exhibit
1.1.a
that are
built or a work-in process for WiFi Internet service, but excluding any
subscribers or revenue streams from subscribers that are strictly deemed
subscribers in the DIRECTV “mover’s program” as of the Closing Date. A
“Subscriber” shall be defined as each revenue generating service or unit. Thus,
a customer who has video and internet and telephone services currently from
Seller shall be considered three “subscribers”;
b. all
equipment located with the properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1.a
used to
provide video, Internet and telephony and to support the Subscribers and any
other tangible assets used in the day-to-day business and operations of
providing video, Internet or telephony services to the Subscribers (the
“Equipment”) except for (i) Seller’s fixed assets not located at the properties,
(ii) equipment that has not yet been installed in a work in process property
as
of the Closing Date, and (iii) any vehicles owned by Seller;
c. all
access or right of entry agreements (“Right of Entry Agreements”) with the
properties described in Exhibit
1.1.a
assumed
to include all the Seller’s Right of Entry Agreements in the states of Illinois,
New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. The
above-listed Right of Entry Agreements, if acquired from a third party, shall
include any non-competition, confidentiality, assignment or any other separate
agreements between the Seller and any party to a Right of Entry Agreement if
the
separate agreements relate to the subject matter of the Right of Entry Agreement
whether or not such non-competition, confidentiality, assignment or other
separate agreement are attached or cross-referenced in the Right of Entry
Agreements themselves;
d. all
other
contracts or contractual relationships necessary to the Assets, including but
not limited to vendors, broadband and telephony providers, previous bills of
sale, previous purchase agreements, previous consents to assignment, previous
non-compete and non-disclosure agreements to the extent those contracts can
be
assigned;
e. all
of
Seller's collections or outstanding accounts receivable from Subscribers for
services periods after the Effective Date of the Asset transfer. A list of
such
collections and accounts receivable which identifies the account debtor and
the
amount of each such receivable is set forth in Exhibit
1.1.e;
f. goodwill
associated with the Assets or Subscribers, including certain existing customer
and vendor relationships; and
g. to
the
extent they exist and can be readily produced, all of the records, including
all
files, books, records, manuals, correspondence, sales and credit reports,
property files, price lists, Subscriber information and lists, Equipment lists,
sales information regarding properties, property owner contacts, mailing lists,
purchasing materials and related records, papers, construction and engineering
maps and data, schematics and blueprints pertaining to the Equipment and other
data owned by Seller as of the Closing Date which are used with the Assets
or
Subscribers (“Acquired Documents”), including, but not limited to, the documents
set forth in Exhibit
1.1.g.
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1.2 Third
Party Consents or Assignments.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as an attempt by Seller to assign any
Right
of Entry Agreement or other acquired contract to the extent that by the terms
thereof such contract is not assignable without the consent, authorization
or
approval of the other party or parties thereto or of any governmental authority.
Prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall obtain
from third parties and governmental authorities all requisite consents and
acknowledgements to the assignment by Seller of the Right of Entry Agreements
and the other acquired contracts
in forms
reasonably acceptable to Buyer. Exhibit
1.2
sets
forth all Right of Entry Agreements or other acquired contracts that require
consent to assignment.
1.3 Back
Office Support.
The
Seller and the Buyer shall enter into a separate Call Center and Billing
Services Agreement on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the
Parties which
will set forth that the Seller shall provide the Buyer with certain customer
call center services and billing services for a per subscriber rate with respect
to one or more services (video, Internet, telephony, etc.) per month for the
Subscribers sold and transferred per this Agreement. If, one year from the
Effective Date of this Agreement, Buyer has failed to sign a Call Center and
Billing Services Agreement extension whereby Buyer agrees to provide Seller
with
an additional minimum 40,000 subscribers to be serviced by Seller on terms
and
conditions similar to those of the initial Call Center and Billing Services
Agreement, then Buyer shall pay Seller immediately at that time a penalty of
an
additional forty-five dollars ($45.00) per Subscriber in addition to the initial
$340.00 per Subscriber Purchase Price payment (i.e. a total of $385.00 per
Subscriber) unless either of the following has occurred, (i) Buyer has
terminated the Parties’ initial Call Center and Billing Services Agreement for
cause, or (ii) the number of Subscribers under this Agreement, after one year,
numbers less than 11,000 Subscribers in which case the penalty shall be
discounted ten dollars per Subscriber for every one thousand Subscribers less
than 11,000 that then exists. For example, if Seller’s initial 11,000 plus
Subscribers transferred equals a base of 10,000 Subscribers after one year,
then
the penalty referred to herein shall be $35.00 per Subscriber. If the Parties
do
enter into a Call Center and Billing Services Agreement extension whereby Buyer
agrees to provide Seller with an additional minimum 40,000 subscribers to be
serviced by Seller, Seller shall provide Buyer an immediate $300,000 credit
toward these services.
1.4 Residual
Revenues, Accounts Receivable, Subsidy.
Seller
shall retain all DIRECTV subsidies and residual revenues as well as all accounts
receivable for services provided to Subscribers on or before the Effective
Date.
Buyer acknowledges and understands that there is a sixty (60) day lag in
receiving any DIRECTV residual payments subsequent to the Effective Date. Buyer
agrees to be liable for any DIRECTV chargebacks with respect to the transferred
Assets if the termination resulting in the chargeback occurs subsequent to
the
Closing Date. Buyer agrees to be liable for DIRECTV joint billing charges for
services provided subsequent to the Closing Date, subject to benefits/offsets
received from DIRECTV which will be set forth in the Call Center and Billing
Agreement.
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1.5 Adjustments
to the Purchase Price.
a. Pre-Closing
Adjustment.
In the
event that Buyer discovers, prior to the Closing Date, that a negative
adjustment must be made to the Sellers’ financial statements, books and records
with respect to the Assets or Subscribers and/or Seller’s revenue related to the
Subscribers, Buyer shall have the right to an adjustment to the Purchase Price
(hereinafter defined in Section 3.1) as determined by the Parties’ mutual
written agreement.
b. Subscriber
Adjustment.
In the
event that the number of Subscribers is determined to be less than 11,000 or
more than 13,000 at the Closing Date, then the Purchase Price shall be decreased
or increased accordingly by $340.00 per Subscriber. For purposes of this
paragraph, a Subscriber must be a Subscriber, customer and/or bulk property
unit
from whom Seller has received revenues (either directly or from DIRECTV) during
the past ninety days.
1.6 Liabilities.
Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, effective as of
the
Closing Date, Buyer shall assume, pay, perform and discharge when due all of
the
following liabilities, responsibilities and obligations of Seller relating
to
the Assets arising on or subsequent to the Closing Date (the “Assumed
Liabilities”):
a. Acquired
Contracts.
All of
Seller's liabilities and obligations under the Right of Entry or other acquired
contracts which arise on or after the Closing Date.
b. Operating
Liabilities.
All
liabilities, obligations, costs and expenses arising from or related to the
operation of the Subscribers or the ownership, operation, use or maintenance
of
the Equipment or other Assets on or after the Closing Date and programming
costs
incurred prior to the Closing Date that relate to periods on or after the
Closing Date.
1.7 Excluded
Liabilities.
Other
than the Assumed Liabilities Buyer shall not assume, pay, discharge, perform
or
in any way be responsible or liable for any liabilities or obligations of Seller
(the “Excluded Liabilities”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this Agreement, Buyer does not assume any liability of Seller related to
the
ownership, operation, use or maintenance of the Assets, Equipment or Subscribers
or the operation of the telecommunications systems prior to the Closing Date,
any liabilities whatsoever with respect to the Subscribers, and without
limitation, any liabilities, lease obligations, and/or debt associated with
Equipment that is deployed or supports operational or work in progress
properties.
Seller
shall remain liable for any refund of Subscriber deposits to customers upon
customer request.
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1.8 First
Right of Refusal.
For a
period not to exceed two (2) years from the Closing Date, (i) Buyer will have
a
first right of refusal to acquire pursuant to the terms of this Agreement from
Seller all Subscribers, including related assets and Right of Entry Agreements
that Seller owns in Minnesota, North Dakota, the RangeComm properties in
Missouri, and any Property originally on Exhibit
1.1a
for
which a consent to assignment was not obtained until after September 30, 2007,
(ii) Buyer will have a first right of refusal to acquire pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement from Seller any work in process properties not included in
Exhibit
1.1.a,
and
(iii) Seller shall notify Buyer of any other Subscribers or similar assets
for
sale that are offered by a party to Seller’s System Operator Network (and are
brought to the attention of Seller) in the states being acquired by Buyer
pursuant to this Agreement.
2.
CLOSING,
EXCLUSIVITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
2.1 Closing.
The
sale and purchase provided in this Agreement shall be consummated at one or
more
virtual closings for all of the Assets or for any subset of the Assets upon
which the Parties shall mutually agree. The closings shall occur initially
on
July 18, 2007 at 12:00 Noon EDT and the remaining no later than September 30,
2007; however, the closings may occur at such places, times and dates upon
which
the Parties hereto shall mutually agree. The date and event of the sale and
purchase of the Assets are, respectively, hereinafter collectively referred
to
as the "Closing Date" and the "Closing”. If all of the Right of Entry Agreements
that are part of the Assets have not received appropriate consent to the
assignment by the Closing Date, Buyer shall agree to service these Properties
from a time period agreeable to the Parties forward and Seller will reimburse
Buyer for such costs until the consent to assignment is obtained. Unless
provided for otherwise with respect to interim Closing Dates or Closings, any
references in this Agreement to future dates calculated in reference to the
“Closing Date” or to the “Closing” shall be calculated with reference to the
Closing Date or Closing at which all of the Assets are finally and completely
transferred from Seller to Buyer. Additionally, the Parties agree that the
Effective Date of the transfer of assets pursuant to this Agreement shall be
July 19, 2007 at 11:59 pm EDT with respect to the assets sold at the initial
closing. Subsequent Effective Dates shall be mutually agreed upon between the
parties. Seller shall retain all revenues and be responsible for payment of
all
expenses prior to including July 19, 2007. Seller shall maintain the assets
in
the ordinary course of business between the initial closing and the Effective
Dates and Subsequent Effective Dates. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this agreement, Seller shall retain title to all assets not transferred at
the
initial closing until a subsequent closing occurs. Seller shall retain all
revenues and be liable for all expenses related to the aforementioned assets
not
transferred.
2.2
Exclusivity.
Except
as provide below, until September 30, 2007, Seller shall not, directly or
indirectly, through any representatives or otherwise, solicit or entertain
offers from, negotiate with or in any manner encourage, discuss, accept or
consider any proposal of any other person or entity relating to the acquisition
of the Assets or the Subscribers, in whole or in part, whether directly or
indirectly, through purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise (other than
sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business).
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2.3
Confidentiality.
The
Parties hereby agree and covenant not to disclose the actual or proposed terms
of the transaction and/or acquisition described in this Agreement or any
information concerning any aspect of the transaction and/or acquisition or
each
Party except (a) counsel or advisors on a confidential basis, (b) as required
by
law or taxing authorities, (c) as necessary to enforce or interpret the
provisions of this Agreement or the definitive documentation arising from this
Agreement, or (d) as consented to in writing by all of the Parties. This
Agreement and mutual covenant on behalf of the Parties shall survive regardless
of whether the transaction and/or acquisition contemplated by this Agreement
is
consummated.
3. THE
PURCHASE PRICE
3.1 Purchase
Price.
In full
consideration for Seller's sale of the Assets to the Buyer, the Buyer shall
pay
to the Seller as the purchase price an aggregate purchase price of Four Million
Eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($4,008,000) for the Assets (the "Purchase
Price").
3.2
Payment
of Purchase Price.
Buyer
shall pay the Purchase Price on the Closing Date by wire transfers (as
information is set forth in Exhibit
3.2)
of
immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller as
follows:
a. The
Purchase Price of Four Million Eighteen Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($4,008,000), less (ii)
the
collective dollar value of the Properties set forth in Exhibit
3.2.b
for
which a valid consent to assignment has not been obtained as of the Closing
Date
(“Consent Holdback”).
b. The
Consent Holdback shall be held by Buyer until upon a mutually determined date,
Seller is able to deliver to Buyer each third party consent required for the
assignment of a Right of Entry Agreement, not provided at the Closing Date.
Within two (2) business days following delivery of such consents, Buyer shall
release to Seller the portion of the Consent Holdback relating to the applicable
Right of Entry Agreement. If within one hundred and twenty (120) days after
the
Closing Date, Seller has not delivered all such third party consents to Buyer,
such Properties shall be deemed excluded from the transaction (“Excluded
Assets”) and Buyer shall retain all Consent Holdback amounts allocated to those
Subscribers and the Excluded Assets shall be retained by Seller.
3.3
Purchase
Price Adjustment.
a. Within
one hundred and twenty (120) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare
and deliver to Seller a statement (the “Adjustment Statement”) setting forth
Buyer’s good faith determination as of the Closing Date of (i) the actual number
of Subscribers, (ii) any material discrepancy regarding services delivered
to or
revenue received from Subscribers in the properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1.a,
(iii)
any Equipment not in materially good working order, (iv) any undisclosed
financial liabilities or liens on the Assets, and (v) any other materially
adverse circumstance affecting the Assets. The Adjustment Statement shall become
final and binding upon both Parties on the tenth (10th)
day
following delivery thereof
to
Seller unless Seller gives written notice of disagreement with the Adjustment
Statement (a “Notice of Disagreement”) to Buyer prior to such date. Any Notice
of Disagreement shall specify in reasonable detail the nature of any
disagreement so asserted and relate solely to the review of the Adjustment
Statement and the calculation of the Purchase Price adjustment. Each
of
Seller and Buyer promptly shall provide the other Party with access during
normal business hours to any books, records, working papers or other information
in its possession after the Closing Date reasonably necessary or useful in
the
preparation of the Adjustment Statement and Notice of Disagreement.
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b. If
the
Parties cannot negotiate a mutually acceptable resolution of the proposed
Purchase Price adjustment, Seller and Buyer shall submit to an independent
public accounting firm (the “Independent Accountants”) for review and resolution
all matters arising under this Section 4.3 that remain in dispute. The
Independent Accountants shall be a nationally recognized certified public
accounting firm agreed upon by Seller and Buyer, which firm shall not have
performed services for either Party or their respective affiliates during the
preceding three (3) years. The Independent Accountants shall render a decision
resolving the matters submitted to the Independent Accountants within thirty
(30) days following submission thereto (or as soon thereafter as reasonably
practicable). The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants shall be
shared equally by Buyer and Seller.
In the
event that Seller and Buyer shall have failed to agree upon the Independent
Accountants within ten (10) days after either shall have given Notice of
Disagreement, then upon application of either Buyer or Seller the Independent
Accountants shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association through
its New York office. In such case, the fees and expenses charged by the American
Arbitration Association shall be shared equally by Buyer and Seller.
c. Any
Purchase Price Adjustment in favor of Buyer shall be applied to any monies
owed
Seller by Buyer under the Call Center and Billing Services Agreement. Any
Purchase Price Adjustment in favor of Seller shall be made by wire transfer
of
immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller.
3.4
Renewal
Fees.
Seller
will receive from Buyer quarterly payments of renewal commissions (“Renewal
Commission”) for twenty four (24) months after the Closing Date if Buyer is able
to renew or extend a Right of Entry Agreement for a property set forth in
Exhibit
1.1.a
and
subject to a Return on Investment analysis. The Renewal Commission shall be
calculated pursuant to the terms set forth on Exhibit
3.4.
The
Renewal Commission shall be paid by Buyer to Seller within forty-five (45)
days
after the end of the quarter during which the Renewal Commission
applies.
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3.5
Remittance
Schedules.
All
remittances, mail, and other communications relating to the Assets or
Subscribers received by the Seller at any time after the Closing Date shall
be
immediately turned over to the Buyer by the Seller.
3.6
Allocation
of Purchase Price.
The
Purchase Price shall be allocated as set forth on Exhibit
3.6.
To the
extent the Purchase Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3, the Parties
shall
amend Exhibit
3.6
to
reflect such adjustments. The Buyer and the Seller shall file their Tax Returns
(and IRS Form 8594, if applicable) on the basis of such allocation, as it may
be
amended, and neither Party shall thereafter take a Tax Return position
inconsistent with such allocation unless such inconsistent position shall arise
out of or through an audit or other inquiry or examination by the Internal
Revenue Service or other governmental entity.
4. TRANSFER
OF ASSETS
4.1
Items
to be Delivered at Closing.
At the
Closing, the Seller shall convey the Assets, Right of Entry Agreements, property
files, consents to assignment set forth on Exhibit
1.2,
and the
Acquired Documents to the Buyer and deliver to the Buyer a xxxx or bills of
sale
warranting the Seller to be the owner of and covering all of the Assets free
and
clear of liens or encumbrances of any kind or nature at the time of the
transfer.
4.2
Transfers.
The
Seller will assist the Buyer in the process of transferring title, ownership
and
operation in all of the Assets. Such responsibilities for the transfer and
transition of the Assets from Seller to Buyer will be set forth in Exhibit
4.2.
4.3
Transfer
Taxes.
The
Buyer and Seller do not expect any state sales, transfer, and use taxes to
be
due in connection with the sale of the Assets by the Seller to the Buyer;
however, the Seller shall pay and promptly discharge when due the entire amount
of all sales, transfer and use taxes imposed by the State of Minnesota, and
Buyer shall pay and promptly discharge when due the entire amount of all sales,
transfer and use taxes imposed by the State of Washington. The Buyer and Seller
shall equally divide, and then pay and promptly discharge when due, their
respective half of all sales, transfer and use taxes imposed by any jurisdiction
other than the states of Minnesota and Washington.
4.4 Tax
Clearance.
Seller
shall join with Buyer to request from any state Director of Revenue or
comparable authority a statement showing the amount of taxes, interest,
additions to tax or penalties due and owing by Seller or a certificate showing
that no taxes, interest, additions to tax or penalties are due and owing by
Seller in those jurisdictions where the taxing authority can collect taxes
owed
by the Seller against assets transferred by the Seller to Buyer.
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5. ASSUMPTION
OF LIABILITIES.
EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE AGREED TO IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE BUYER SHALL NOT ASSUME OR AGREE
TO
ASSUME AND SHALL NOT ACQUIRE ANY LIABILITY OR OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
OF THE SELLER, DIRECT, CONTINGENT OR OTHERWISE.
6.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
6.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Seller.
The
Seller, represents, warrants, and agrees as follows:
a. Corporate
Status.
The
Seller is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of the State of Minnesota, with full corporate power and authority
to
conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own or use the properties
and assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations
under all contracts that Seller has entered into that are in effect on the
Closing Date. The Seller is duly qualified and licensed to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of Minnesota, and
each other jurisdiction in which either the property owned, leased or operated
by it or the nature of the Right of Entry Agreements or the Assets as currently
conducted makes such qualification or license necessary.
b. Legal
and Binding Obligation.
This
Agreement is, and the documents referred to herein will be, upon execution
and
delivery, the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller and enforceable
against the Seller in accordance with its respective terms. Corporate resolution
or consent approving this transaction is attached as Exhibit
6.1(b).
c. Marketable
Title.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1.c., the
Seller has and shall transfer to the Buyer good and marketable title to all
of
the Assets, and the Assets are free and clear of all pledges, mortgages, liens,
encumbrances and security interests of any kind. All UCC terminations or
amendments and any lien / lease payoff letters are attached to Schedule
6.1.c.
d. Legal
proceedings; Orders.
The
Seller is not in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction, or decree
(any “Order”) of any court or federal, state, municipal, or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality, domestic
or
foreign. No event has occurred or circumstance exists that may constitute or
result in a violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement
of
any Order to which the Seller is subject. Except as set forth on Schedule
6.1.d.,
there
is no pending or threatened proceeding (i) by or against the Seller that relates
to or may affect the Assets; or (ii) that may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The
proceedings listed on Schedule
6.1.d.
will not
have a material adverse effect
on any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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e. Performance
of Obligations.
Except
as otherwise provided in Schedule
6.1.e.,
the
Seller has performed and abided by all obligations required to be performed
by
it as of the date hereof and will continue to abide and perform such obligations
up to and including the Closing Date, and the Seller is not in default under
any
license, permit, order, authorization, grant, contract, agreement, lease, or
other document, order, or regulation to which it is a party or by which it
is
bound.
f. Power
to Convey.
The
Seller has full power to execute and perform this Agreement and to convey the
Assets as herein provided to the Buyer, and such execution and performance
does
not conflict with any provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or bylaws
or
with any contract to which it is a party or to which it is subject. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Seller have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.
g. No
Untrue Statement.
Nothing
in this Agreement, any statements delivered by the Seller, any schedule or
exhibit attached hereto or delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, or
any
documents or statement in writing which has been supplied by or on behalf of
the
Seller, or by any of the Seller's directors or officers in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, contains any untrue statement
of a
material fact, or omits any statement of a material fact necessary in order
to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
h. Taxes.
The
Seller has filed and paid all taxes with respect to the Assets and/or
Subscribers. There are no tax deficiencies or claims outstanding with respect
to
the Assets. The
Seller has delivered to the Buyer copies of, and Schedule
6.1.h.
lists,
all such Tax Returns and reports filed by the Seller in connection with the
Assets and/or Subscribers since January 1, 2005 (the “Seller Tax Returns”). All
of the Seller Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material
respects. There are no encumbrances on any of the Assets that arose in
connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any tax, and there
is no
basis for assertion of any claims attributable to taxes which, if adversely
determined, would result in any such encumbrance. Schedule
6.1.h.
contains
a complete and accurate list of all of the Seller Tax Returns that have been
audited or are currently under audit by any state or federal taxing authority
and accurately describes any deficiencies or other amounts that were paid or
are
currently being contested. No undisclosed deficiencies are expected to be
asserted with respect to any such audit. There is no threatened or actual
dispute or claim concerning any taxes of the Seller or the Asset either (i)
claimed or raised by any governmental body in writing or (ii) as to which the
Seller or its officers and directors have knowledge. There
is
no tax sharing agreement, tax allocation agreement, tax indemnity obligation
or
similar written or unwritten agreement, arrangement, understanding or practice
with respect to taxes (including any advance pricing agreement, closing
agreement or other arrangement relating to Taxes) that will require any payment
by the Seller with respect to the Assets after the date of this Agreement.
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i. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller’s financial statements as of December 31, 2006, and the Statement of
Income and Balance Sheet as of May 31, 2007, as they relate to the Assets
(collectively, the “Financial Statements”), present fairly the Seller’s
financial condition and results of operations of the Seller at and for the
periods indicated, and have been prepared in accordance with standard accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis. The Seller has no material liabilities
contingent or otherwise, except as disclosed in the Financial Statements or
as
incurred as a result of the normal and ordinary operation of its business with
respect to the Assets since December 31, 2006.
j. Vendors
and Creditors.
Attached hereto as Schedule
6.1.j.
is a
complete and accurate listing of the Seller’s current vendors and creditors who
have billed Seller in excess of ten thousand dollars over the prior 12 months
with respect to the Assets. There are no current or past vendors or creditors
to
whom any law, rule or regulation requires the delivery of notice or from whom
any form of consent is required in connection with the undertaking of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, except as otherwise
disclosed on Schedule
6.1.d.,
the
Seller is not engaged in nor is a party to any legal action, investigation,
arbitration or other proceeding before any court, administrative agency or
arbitrator with any of these vendors and creditors. The Seller shall indemnify
the Buyer against all claims made by these vendors and/or creditors against
the
Buyer solely as they pertain to claims that exist prior to the Closing Date
relating to the Assets transferred by Seller to Buyer hereunder.
k. Broker’s
Fees.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its representatives have (directly or indirectly) in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby employed
any broker or otherwise agreed to pay or incurred any obligation to pay to
any
third party any broker’s fee, any sales commission or any similar form of
compensation, except for one-half of one (0.5%) percent of the initial Purchase
Price (i.e. without regard to any Renewal Commissions) which Buyer shall pay
as
a broker’s fee to Xxx Xxxxxxx d/b/a Paradigm, and one and one-half (1.5%)
percent of the initial Purchase Price (i.e. without regard to any Renewal
Commissions) which Seller shall pay as a broker’s fee to Xxx Xxxxxxx d/b/a
Paradigm.
l. Equipment.
Schedule
6.1.l.
sets
forth a materially complete list and brief description of each item of the
Equipment, including all equipment used, held for use or intended to be used
primarily in the operation or conduct of the Right of Entry Agreements and
whether the Seller or any of its affiliates lease or own such property. All
Equipment is in good working order, is free from any material defect and has
been well maintained, and no repairs, replacements or regularly scheduled
maintenance relating to any such item has been deferred. All Equipment consists
of a quality and quantity usable and, with respect to finished goods, saleable,
in the ordinary course of business, except for obsolete items and items of
below-standard quality, all of which have been written off or written down
to
net realizable value in the Balance Sheet or on the accounting records of the
Assets as of the Closing Date, as the case may be. Seller is not in possession
of any Equipment not owned by it, including goods already sold. Equipment now
on
hand that was purchased after the date of the Balance Sheet was purchased in
the
ordinary course of business at a cost not exceeding market prices prevailing
at
the time of purchase. The quantities of each item of Equipment (whether raw
materials, work-in-process or finished goods) is not excessive and is reasonable
in the present circumstances of the Assets. Work-in-process Equipment is now
valued, and will be valued on the Closing Date, according to Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).
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m. No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Seller has no liability except for liabilities reflected or reserved against
in
the Balance Sheet with respect to the Assets and current liabilities incurred
in
the ordinary course of business of the Assets since the date of the Balance
Sheet.
n. Sufficiency
of Assets.
The
Assets comprise all of the assets employed by the Seller in connection with
the
Seller’s business with respect to the Subscribers and the Right of Entry
Agreement in Properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1.a.
Except
as set forth in Paragraph 1 and Schedule
6.1.n.,
the
Seller is transferring to the Buyer all of the assets, tangible and intangible,
of any nature whatsoever, necessary to operate the Assets and service the
Subscribers, and are sufficient for the conduct of serving the Subscribers,
immediately following the Closing, in substantially the same manner as currently
conducted.
o. Labor
Disputes; Compliance.
Since
January 1, 2005, the Seller has not been nor is the Seller a party to any
collective bargaining or other labor contract in connection with the Assets.
Since January 1, 2005, there has not been, there is not presently pending or
existing, and to the Seller’s knowledge there is not threatened, (a) any strike,
slowdown, picketing, organizing campaign, work stoppage, or employee grievance
process with respect to the Assets, (b) any proceeding against or affecting
the Seller with respect to the Assets relating to the alleged violation of
any
applicable law pertaining to labor relations or employment matters, including
any charge or complaint filed by an employee or union with the National Labor
Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any comparable
governmental body, organizational activity, or other labor or employment dispute
against or affecting the Seller or its premises, or (c) any application for
certification of a collective bargaining agent with respect to the Assets.
No
event has occurred or circumstance exists that could provide the basis for
any
work stoppage or other labor dispute. There is no lockout of any employees
or
independent contractors by the Seller in connection with the Assets, and no
such
action is contemplated by the Seller in connection with the Assets. The Seller
has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws relating to
employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration, wages,
hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security and
similar taxes, occupational safety and health, and plant closing in connection
with respect to the Assets. The Seller is not is liable for the payment of
any
compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties, or other amounts, however
designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing applicable laws,
including without limitation any retroactive workers’ compensation in connection
with respect to the Assets.
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p. Employees
and Independent Contractors.
Schedule
6.1.p.
contains
a list of the following information for each employee, director or independent
contractor of the Seller proving services with respect to the Assets, including
each employee or independent contractor on leave of absence or layoff status:
employer; name; job title; current compensation paid or payable, Fair Labor
Standards Act status as exempt or non-exempt and any change in compensation
since January 1, 2006; vacation accrued; and service credited for purposes
of
vesting and eligibility to participate under the Seller’s or any business’
pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift-savings, deferred compensation,
stock bonus, stock option, cash bonus, employee stock ownership (including
investment credit or payroll stock ownership), severance pay, insurance,
medical, welfare, vacation plan or any other employee plan. Seller
is
and shall remain responsible, until employment termination, for any and all
outstanding and future compensation for such employees and independent
contractors and any obligations accrued under the above mentioned benefit
plans.
q. No
Proprietary Rights.
To the
Seller’s knowledge, no employee, director or independent contractor of the
Seller is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement,
including any confidentiality, noncompetition, or proprietary rights agreement,
between such employee, director or independent contractor and any other person
(“Proprietary Rights Agreement”) that in any way adversely affects or will
affect (i) the performance of his duties as an employee, director or independent
contractor in connection with the Assets, or (ii) the ability of the Buyer
to
maintain the Assets, including, without limitation, any Proprietary Rights
Agreement with the Seller by any such employee, director or independent
contractor. To the Seller’s knowledge, no director, officer, or other key
employee or independent contractor of the Seller intends to terminate his
employment or contractual relationship with respect to the Assets.
r. Compliance
With Applicable Laws; Governmental Authorizations.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.1.r.(a)
(i) the
Seller is, and at all times since January 1, 2005, has been, in material
compliance with each applicable law that is or was applicable to it or to the
conduct or operation of the Assets; (ii) no event has occurred or circumstance
exists that (A) may constitute or result in a violation by the Seller in
connection with the Assets of, or a failure on the part of the Seller in
connection with the Assets to comply with, any applicable law, or (B) may give
rise to any obligation on the part of the Seller in connection with the Assets
to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of, any Remedial Action
of any nature; and (iii) the Seller has not received, at any time since January
1, 2005, any notice or other communication (whether oral or written) from any
governmental body in connection with the Assets regarding (A) any actual,
alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any
applicable law or (B) any actual, alleged, possible or potential obligation
on
the part of Seller to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost
of,
any remedial action of any nature.
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(b) Schedule
6.1.r.(b)
contains
a complete and accurate list of each governmental authorization that is held
by
Seller or the Assets that is otherwise required to operate the Assets. Each
governmental authorization listed or required to be listed on Schedule
6.1.r.(b)
is valid
and in full force and effect.
s. No
Material Adverse Change. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.1.s.,
since
January 1, 2006, there has not been any material adverse change in the Seller,
or the Seller’s assets or business related to the Assets.
t. Right
of Entry, Contracts; No Defaults. Schedule
6.1.t.(a)
contains
a list, and the Seller has delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies,
of all vendor contracts, Right of Entry Agreements and other acquired contracts
that the Seller shall assign to the Buyer with respect to the Assets (the
“Assigned Contracts”). Other than as set forth in Schedule
6.1.t.(a),
there
exists no Assigned Contract that is used in connection with or relates to the
Assets. Schedule
6.1.t.(a)
sets
forth reasonably complete details concerning the Assigned Contracts, including
the parties to the Assigned Contracts, the amount of the remaining commitment
of
the Seller under the Contracts, and the Seller’s office where details relating
to the Assigned Contracts are located. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.1.t.(b),
each
Assigned Contract identified or required to be identified on Schedule
6.1.t.(a) is
assignable by the Seller to the Buyer without the consent of any other person.
Except as set forth on Schedule
6.1.t.(c),
each
Assigned Contract identified or required to be identified on Schedule
6.1.t.(a)
(i) is
in full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its
terms; and (ii) to the knowledge of the Seller, will not, upon completion or
performance thereof have a material adverse affect on the business, assets
or
condition of the Buyer in connection with the Subscribers.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1.t.(d),
(i) the
Seller is, and at all times since January 1, 2005, have been, in full compliance
with all applicable terms and requirements of each Assigned Contract, (ii)
no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that may contravene, conflict with,
or
result in a violation or breach of, or give the Seller or any other person
the
right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the
maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate, or modify, any Assigned
Contract, and (iii) the Seller has not given to or received from any other
person, at any time since January 1, 2005, any notice or other communication
(whether oral or written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or potential
violation or breach of, or default under, any Assigned Contract or has any
reason to believe that any party to an Assigned Contract will cease to procure
the services in connection with the Assets, will substantially reduce the
procurement of services with respect to the Assets or Subscribers in the future
or modify the terms of the Assigned Contract.
There
are no renegotiations of, attempts to renegotiate, or outstanding rights to
renegotiate any material amounts paid or payable to the Seller under current
or
completed Assigned Contracts with any person and no such person has made demand
for such renegotiation.
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u. Insurance.
(a) Schedule
6.1.u.(a)
sets
forth, by year, for the current policy year and each of the five preceding
policy years with respect to the Assets a summary of the loss experience under
each policy.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.1.u.(b):
(i) all
policies of insurance to which the Seller is or has been covered as an insured
and which relate to the Assets (A) are valid, outstanding, and enforceable;
(B)
are issued by an insurer that is financially sound and reputable; (C) taken
together, provide adequate insurance coverage in connection with the Assets
for
all risks normally insured against by a person carrying on the same business
or
businesses as Seller and for all risks to which Seller is normally exposed;
(D)
are sufficient for compliance with all applicable laws and Right of Entry
Agreements related to the Subscribers; and (E) will continue in full force
and
effect for at least five years following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
v. Environmental
Matters.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.1.v. the
Seller’s conduct of business with respect to the Assets is, and at all times has
been, in full compliance with, and has not been and is not in violation of
or
liable under, any environmental law.
w. Intellectual
Property Assets. Set
forth
on Schedule
6.1.w
is a
list and description of all patents, patent rights, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, brands and copyrights (whether or not registered and, if
applicable, including pending applications for registration) owned, used,
licensed or controlled by or the Seller and all goodwill associated therewith
comprising “Intellectual Property Assets” with respect to the Assets. Such
person owns or has the right to use and the Seller shall as of the Closing
Date
own or have the right to use the names, all assumed fictitious business names,
any and all information, know-how, trade secrets, patents, copyrights,
trademarks, trade names (and all derivatives thereof), software, formulae,
methods, processes and other intangible properties that are necessary or
customarily used by Seller for the ownership, management or operation of the
Assets that otherwise comprise the Intellectual Property Assets, including
those
listed on Schedule
6.1.w.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.1.w,
(i) the Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and
interest in and to all of the Intellectual Property Assets, and has the
exclusive right to use, transfer and license the same, free and clear of any
claim or conflict with the Intellectual Property Assets of others; (ii) no
royalties, honorariums or fees are payable to any person by reason of the
ownership or use of any of the Intellectual Property Assets; (iii) there
have been no claims made against or asserting the invalidity, abuse, misuse,
or
unenforceability of any of the Intellectual Property Assets and no grounds
for
any such claims exist; (iv) the Seller has not made any claim of any
violation or infringement by others of any of its Intellectual Property Assets
or interests therein and, to the knowledge of Seller, no grounds for any such
claims exist; (v) the Seller has not received any notice that it is in
conflict with or infringing upon the asserted intellectual property rights
of
others in connection with the Intellectual Property Assets, and neither the
use
of the Intellectual Property Assets nor the operation of the Assets is
infringing or has infringed upon any intellectual property rights of others;
(vi) the Intellectual Property Assets are sufficient and include all
intellectual property rights necessary for the Seller to lawfully operate its
business with respect to the Assets as presently being operated; (vii) no
interest in any of the Intellectual Property Assets has been assigned,
transferred, licensed or sublicensed by Seller to any person other than the
Buyer pursuant to this Agreement; (viii) to the extent that any item
constituting part of the Intellectual Property Assets has been registered with,
filed in or issued by, any governmental authority, such registrations, filings
or issuances are listed on Schedule
6.1.w
and were
duly made and remain in full force and effect; (ix) to the knowledge of the
Seller, there has not been any act or failure to act during the prosecution
or
registration of, or any other proceeding relating to, any of the Intellectual
Property Assets or of any other fact which could render invalid or
unenforceable, or negate the right to issuance of any of the Intellectual
Property Assets; (x) to the extent any Intellectual Property Asset
constitutes proprietary or confidential information, such information has been
adequately safeguarded from disclosure; and (xi) to the knowledge of the
Seller, all of the Seller’s current Intellectual Property Assets will remain in
full force and effect following the Closing without alteration or
impairment.
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x. Certain
Payments. Since
January 1, 2005, neither the Seller nor any of its representatives, has directly
or indirectly (a) made any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback, or other payment to any person, private or public, regardless
of form, whether in money, property, or services (i) to obtain favorable
treatment in securing business, (ii) to pay for favorable treatment for business
secured, (iii) to obtain special concessions or for special concessions already
obtained, for or in respect of the Seller with respect to the Assets, or (iv)
in
violation of any applicable law, (b) established or maintained any fund or
asset
that has not been recorded in the books and records of the Seller with respect
to the Assets.
y. Solvency.
(a) Seller
is
not now insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. As used in this section, “insolvent” means that
the sum of the debts and other probable liabilities of the person exceeds the
present fair saleable value of the person’s assets.
(b) Immediately
after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement: (i) the Seller will be able to pay the Seller’s liabilities as they
become due in the usual course of its business; (ii) the Seller will not have
unreasonably small capital (except with respect to current cash and accounts
receivable) with which to conduct its present or proposed business; (iii) the
Seller will have assets (calculated at fair market value) that exceed its
liabilities; and (iv) taking into account all pending and threatened litigation,
final judgments against the Seller in actions for money damages are not
reasonably anticipated to be rendered at a time when, or in amounts such that,
Seller will be unable to satisfy any such judgments promptly in accordance
with
their terms (taking into account the maximum probable amount of such judgments
in any such actions and the earliest reasonable time at which such judgments
might be rendered) as well as all other obligations of such person. The cash
available to the Seller after taking into account all other anticipated uses
of
the cash, will be sufficient to pay all such debts and judgments promptly in
accordance with their terms.
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z. Suppliers. Set
forth
on Schedule
6.1.z.
is a
list of the five most significant suppliers of services (including, without
limitation, subcontractors), supplies, merchandise or other goods for the Seller
with respect to the Assets in terms of purchases for the twelve-month period
ended June 30, 2007, by the Seller with respect to the Assets, showing the
amount paid to each such significant supplier during such period. Except as
disclosed on Schedule
6.1.z.,
the
Seller
has
not
received any notice nor does the Seller have any reason to believe that any
such
supplier will not sell supplies, merchandise and other goods or other services
to the Buyer on the same terms and conditions as those used in its current
sales
to the Seller in
connection with the Subscribers,
subject
only to general and customary price increases.
aa. Disclosure. No
representation or warranty of the Seller in this Agreement omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light
of
the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. No
notice
given pursuant to Section 14.4 will contain any untrue statement or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein or in this
Agreement, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading. There
is
no fact known to the Seller that has specific application to the Seller (other
than general economic or industry conditions) and that would have a material
adverse effect with respect to the Assets.
bb.
Nature
and Term of Seller’s Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the Seller’s representations,
warranties, and covenants herein only cover the period beginning January 1,
2005
through December 31, 2008.
6.2
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Buyer.
The
Buyer represents and warrants to the Seller as follows:
a. The
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Washington.
b. The
Buyer
has the corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Buyer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. Upon execution of this Agreement by the Buyer and delivery of this
Agreement by the Buyer to the Seller, this Agreement will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in
accordance with its terms. Corporate resolution or consent approving this
transaction is attached as Exhibit
6.2(b).
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c. To
its
knowledge, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Buyer does not and will not violate, conflict with or result in the breach
of
any term, condition or provision of: (i) any existing law, ordinance, or
governmental rule or regulation to which the Buyer is subject or (ii) any
judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any court, arbitrator
or
governmental or regulatory official, body or authority which is applicable
to
the Buyer.
d. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Buyer does not
and
will not violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any term, condition
or provision of the Buyer’s articles of incorporation and/or bylaws.
e. There
is
no pending proceeding that has been commenced against the Buyer that challenges,
or may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise
interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To
the
Buyer’s knowledge, no such proceeding has been threatened.
6.3
Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Parties with respect to taxes and
environmental claims shall survive the Closing until the applicable statute
of
limitations. All of the Parties’ other representations and warranties shall
survive the Closing until December 31, 2008.
7. INDEMNIFICATION
7.1
Buyer’s
Obligations.
The
Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold the Seller harmless from and against all
damages to and liabilities resulting from or relating to demands, claims,
actions or causes of action, assessments or other losses, costs and expenses
relating thereto, including reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and
expenses by reason of or resulting from: (a) a breach of any representation
or
warranty of the Buyer contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, (b)
the
failure of the Buyer to perform or observe any term, provision or covenant
or
agreement to be performed or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement, (c)
any
actions, lawsuits or proceedings (actual or threatened and relating to
activities of the Buyer) that relate to any breach by the Buyer of the
representations and warranties made by the Buyer hereunder, or (d) the business
operations with respect to the Assets subsequent to the Closing to the extent
that such operations are not adversely impacted by such operations on or before
the Closing.
7.2
Seller’s
Obligations.
The
Seller hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Buyer and its officers,
directors, agents, and members harmless from and against all damages to and
liabilities resulting from or relating to demands, claims, actions or causes
of
action, assessments or other losses, costs and expenses relating thereto,
including reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses by reason of or
resulting from: (a) a breach of any representation or warranty of the Seller
contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, (b) the failure of the Seller
to perform or observe any term, provision or covenant or agreement to be
performed or observed by it pursuant to this Agreement, (c) any actions, suits
or proceedings (actual or threatened and relating to activities of the Seller)
that relate to any breach by the Seller of the representations and warranties
made by the Seller hereunder, (d) a breach by either Party of any “bulk sales”
or similar laws; or (e) all business operations with respect to the Assets
on or
before the Closing Date, including any third-party claims, actions, lawsuits
or
proceedings (actual or threatened and relating to activities of the Seller)
arising as a result of or in connection with the manufacture, use, handling
and
sale of the Assets or Subscribers and/or the Seller’s operations with respect to
the Assets and/or Subscribers on or before the Closing Date.
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7.3
Limitation
on Obligations.
No
claim for indemnification will be made by a Party (“Indemnitee”) with respect to
any individual item of liability or damage unless the aggregate of all such
claims by such Party shall be in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($25,000.00) (the “Basket”). In the event that the aggregate of claims
asserted by one Party against another exceeds the Basket, the claiming Party,
upon proof of entitlement to recovery, shall be entitled to recover from the
first dollar of such claims; provided, however, that in no event will a Party’s
obligations under Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 exceed the Purchase Price. The
Buyer and the Seller agree that they will have until December 31, 2008, to
bring
a claim under Section 7.1 or 7.2, as the case may be.
7.4
Right
to Offset.
The
Buyer shall have the right to offset against, or deduct from, any amounts
payable to the Seller any amounts due and payable by the Buyer to any third
party pursuant to final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, outcome
of dispute resolution proceedings, or any settlement approved by the Seller
related to any and all issues arising from a breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding Section 7.3 of this Agreement, the Buyer’s entitlement to
recovery under this Section 7.4 shall be from the first dollar of such claims.
7.5
Defense
of Claims.
If
any
Indemnitee receives notice of the assertion of any claim or of the commencement
of any action or proceeding by any entity that is not a party to this Agreement
(a “Third Party Claim”) against such Indemnitee, with respect to which an
Indemnifying Party is obligated to provide indemnification under this Agreement,
the Indemnitee will give such Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written
notice thereof, but in any event not later than ten (10) calendar days after
receipt of notice of such Third Party Claim; provided,
however,
that
the failure of the Indemnitee to notify the Indemnifying Party shall only
relieve the Indemnifying Party from its obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee
pursuant to this Article to
the
extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure
(whether as a result of the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses or
otherwise). Upon receipt of notification of a Third Party Claim, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled, upon written notice to the Indemnitee,
to
assume the investigation and defense thereof. Whether or not the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the investigation and defense of any Third Party Claim,
the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in the investigation and defense thereof; provided,
however,
that
the Indemnitee shall pay the fees and disbursements of such separate counsel
unless (i) the employment of such separate counsel has been specifically
authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party, (ii) the Indemnifying Party
has
failed to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim within a reasonable
time
after receipt of notice thereof, or (iii) the named parties to the proceeding
in
which such claim, demand, action or cause of action has been asserted include
both the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnitee and, in the reasonable judgment
of counsel to such Indemnitee, there exists one or more defenses that may be
available to the Indemnitee that are in conflict with those available to the
Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall
not be liable for the fees and disbursements of more than one counsel for all
Indemnitees in connection with any one proceeding or any similar or related
proceedings arising from the same general allegations or circumstances. Without
the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party will not
enter into any settlement of any Third Party Claim that would lead to liability
or create any financial or other obligation on the part of the Indemnitee unless
such settlement includes as an unconditional term thereof the release of the
Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim. If a
settlement offer solely for money damages is made by the applicable third party
claimant, and the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnitee in writing of
the
Indemnifying Party's willingness to accept the settlement offer and pay the
amount called for by such offer without reservation of any rights or defenses
against the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee may continue to contest such claim,
free
of any participation by the Indemnifying Party, and the amount of any ultimate
liability with respect to such Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party
has
an obligation to pay hereunder shall be limited to the lesser of (A) the sum
of
the settlement offer that the Indemnitee declined to accept or (B) the aggregate
Indemnifiable Losses of the Indemnitee with respect to such claim.
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8. DUE
DILIGENCE INSPECTION.
8.1
Due
Diligence Period.
Commencing on the Effective Date, and until the final Closing (the "Due
Diligence Period"), the Buyer, through its officers, employees, consultants,
agents, trustees, accountants, attorneys, independent appraisers or other
representatives (the “Buyer Parties”), shall perform a due diligence examination
of all information and documents relevant to this Agreement. Upon reasonable
prior notice, (1) the Buyer shall be entitled to make physical site inspections
of all real and personal property owned or leased by the Seller with respect
to
the Assets; (2) the Buyer shall be entitled to interview the Seller's personnel
with respect to the Assets; and (3) the Buyer shall be entitled to review
customer information with respect to the Subscribers during the Due Diligence
Period; provided, however, that such examination and inspection shall not
unreasonably interfere with the Seller’s normal operations. Representatives of
the Seller shall be entitled to attend any physical inspection of the Seller
with respect to any of the Assets made by the Buyer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Buyer will not conduct any interviews with any employees or
third
party customers of the Seller during the Due Diligence Period until the Buyer
and the Seller mutually agree on acceptable procedures and timing for such
interviews. Each of the Parties agrees to keep all information acquired as
a
result of these inspections or examinations, to the extent that such information
does not or shall not otherwise come into the public domain, confidential and
will not disclose it to any person or use it for any other purpose other than
as
required by law. In the event that the contemplated transaction does not close,
each Party will return to the other Party, all confidential information and
materials relating to it.
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8.2
Cooperation.
The
Seller shall cooperate with the Buyer during the Due Diligence Period in
providing, through its officers, employees, attorneys, accountants and other
representatives, reasonable access to the properties, books, records, tax papers
and other materials requested by the Buyer and a reasonable opportunity to
discuss the operations, business, and financial affairs of the Seller with
respect to the Assets, as the Buyer reasonably considers necessary or
appropriate for completion of its due diligence investigation.
9. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
The
Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be conditioned
upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before the
Closing:
9.1
Accuracy
of Representations.
All
of
the Seller’s representations and warranties in this Agreement (considered
collectively), and each of the representations and warranties (considered
individually), must have been accurate in all material respects as of the date
of this Agreement, and must be accurate in all material respects as of the
Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, without giving effect to any
supplement to the Seller’s schedules, except (a) those representations and
warranties of the Seller that are made as of a certain date, shall have been
true and correct as of such date, and (b) those representations and warranties
of the Seller that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in
all
respects.
9.2
Seller’s
Performance.
All
of
the covenants and obligations of the Seller that are required to be performed
or
complied with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing must have
been performed and complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyer.
Each
document required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement must have been
delivered.
9.3
Consents.
Each
consent identified on Schedule
6.1.t(b)
or
required pursuant to any other provisions in this Agreement where consent is
required, must have been obtained in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to
the Buyer and must be in full force and effect.
9.4
No
Proceedings.
Since
the date of this Agreement, there must not have been commenced or threatened
against the Buyer or the Seller, any proceeding (a) involving any challenge
to,
or seeking damages or other relief in connection with, any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) that may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal, or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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9.5
No
Prohibition.
Neither
the consummation nor the performance of any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse
of
time), materially contravene, or conflict with, or result in a material
violation of, or cause the Buyer to suffer any material adverse consequence
under any applicable law or order.
9.6
Due
Diligence.
The
Buyer’s reasonably satisfactory completion (in the Buyer’s sole and absolute
discretion) of a due diligence investigation related to the Assets and the
Seller.
9.7
Bank
Consent. The
Buyer
shall have received any written consents of any entity or person necessary
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to any outstanding
loan, pledge, or security agreement of Buyer.
9.8
Regulatory
Approvals.
All
required governmental and regulatory requirements must be satisfied, and this
Agreement will not violate any federal, state or local statute, rule, regulation
or order.
9.9
Due
Diligence Review.
The
results of the due diligence inspection performed by the Buyer pursuant to
Section 8.1 of this Agreement shall be satisfactory, as determined by the Buyer
in its reasonable judgment.
9.10 Non-competition
Agreement.
The
Seller shall enter into a non-competition agreement with the Buyer with respect
to the Assets, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
9.10,
pursuant to which the Seller shall agree not to engage, whether directly,
indirectly or through any affiliate, at the properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1
subsequent to the Closing (the "Non-competition Agreement"). The Non-Competition
Agreement shall not cover the Seller’s DIRECTV Master System Operator third
party program or the Seller’s third party call center services.
9.11 Compliance
with Bulk Sales Laws.
Subject
to Seller’s indemnification of Buyer set fort in Section 7.12, each Party hereby
waives compliance by the Parties with the “bulk sales,” “bulk transfers” or
similar laws and all other similar laws in all applicable jurisdictions in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10. DISPUTE
RESOLUTION. Any
dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, which cannot be resolved
by
negotiation, shall be settled by binding arbitration conducted by a single
arbitrator, selected by mutual agreement of the Seller and the Buyer, conducted
in Chicago, Illinois in accordance with the rules then in effect of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator
may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Each party to arbitration shall
pay
its own expenses and attorneys fees and the fees of each arbitrator, the
administrative fee of the American Arbitration Association shall be borne
equally by the parties., . Final resolution of any dispute through arbitration
may include any remedy or relief which the Arbitrator deems just and equitable,
including any and all remedies provided by applicable state or federal statutes.
At the conclusion of the arbitration, the Arbitrator shall issue a written
decision that sets forth the essential findings and conclusions upon which
the
Arbitrator’s award or decision is based. Any award or relief granted by the
Arbitrator hereunder shall be final and binding on the Parties hereto and may
be
enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The Parties acknowledge and
agree that they are hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action,
proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the Parties against the other
in
connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected
with this Agreement.
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11. TERMINATION
11.1 This
Agreement may be terminated by written notice of termination at any time before
transfer of the Assets to the Buyer only as follows:
a. by
mutual
consent of the Seller and the Buyer;
b. by
the
Buyer, (i) if there is a material adverse change in the make-up or financial
condition of the Assets or Seller’s business affecting the Assets (including,
without limitation, the Right of Entry Agreements), or (ii) if required
regulatory approvals for the transactions contemplated hereunder have not been
obtained or if conditions imposed by the regulatory authorities are unacceptable
in the reasonable judgment of the Buyer.
11.2
This
Agreement may be terminated by written notice of termination at any time only
as
follows:
a. by
the
Buyer, if at any time the representations and warranties of the Seller contained
in Section 6.1 hereof were incorrect in any material respect when made or at
any
time thereafter; or
b. by
the
Seller, at any time if the representations and warranties of the Buyer contained
in Section 6.2 hereof were incorrect in any material respect when made or at
any
time thereafter.
c.
by
the
Seller at anytime after September 30, 2007.
11.3 In
the
event of the termination hereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section
11.1,
this Agreement shall become void and have no effect, without any liability
on
the part of any of the Parties or their directors, officers, members, agents,
or
representatives in respect of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the
termination was made pursuant to Section 11.2 of this Agreement, the Party
whose
representations and warranties were incorrect or who breached such covenant
shall be liable to the other Party for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses
of
the non-breaching Party in connection with the preparation (including due
diligence), negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, up to
Ten
Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($10,000.00) of actual costs (including attorneys’
and accountants’ fees).
12. EXPENSES. Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party shall be responsible
for and bear all of its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the
transaction, including without limitation, all accounting, legal, finder, broker
and other fees and expenses. This agreement and mutual covenant on behalf of
the
Parties shall survive regardless of whether the Transaction contemplated by
this
Agreement is consummated. The parties agree to each pay one-half of any DIRECTV
transfer fees or charges; and that Buyer shall pay one-half of one percent
of
the initial Purchase Price (i.e. without regard to any Renewal Commissions)
as a
broker’s fee to Xxx Xxxxxxx d/b/a Paradigm.
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13. CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
13.1 The
Seller shall conduct its business and affairs in the ordinary course and
consistent with prior practice and shall maintain, keep and preserve its assets
in good condition. In addition, the Seller shall not, without the Buyer’s prior
written consent, enter into any contract, agreement or other understanding
with
respect to the Seller’s assets involving the Subscribers other than in the
ordinary course of business.
13.2 The
Seller also shall preserve for the benefit of the Buyer the goodwill of the
Seller’s suppliers and customers and maintain its current existing insurance
coverage with respect to the Subscribers.
14. GENERAL
TERMS
14.1 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement and all agreements referred to herein, all of even date herewith,
set
forth the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject
matter, merges all prior discussions and letters of intent and, as of the
Closing Date. Oral explanation or information by either Party to the other
shall
not alter the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
14.2 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles
thereof.
14.3 Modifications.
This
Agreement may only be modified by a written document executed by both Parties.
The waiver of any breach or default will not constitute a waiver of any other
right hereunder or any subsequent breach or default.
14.4 Notices.
All
notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand, by facsimile if the Party to whom the notice is
being sent has a receiving device in his office, or if dispatched by prepaid
air
courier or by registered or certified airmail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
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If to Buyer, to: | MDU Communications (USA) Inc.
00-X
Xxxxxxxx xxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
President
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
with a copy to: | MDU Communications (USA) Inc.
00-X
Xxxxxxxx xxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
If to Seller: |
Multiband Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
President
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
with a copy to: | Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Esq.
Multiband
Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
|
Notices
shall be deemed served when received by addressee, or, if delivery is not
accomplished by reason of some fault of the addressee, when tendered for
delivery. Either Party may change its address for notices by giving the other
Party notice of such change pursuant to this Section 14.4.
14.5 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is determined by a court to be unenforceable, the
Parties shall deem the provisions to be modified to the extent necessary to
allow it to be enforced to the extent permitted by law, or if it cannot be
modified, the provision will be severed from this Agreement, and the remainder
of the Agreement will continue in effect.
14.6 Attorneys’
Fees and Costs.
In the
event that any Party takes any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement,
the Party prevailing in any such action shall have the right to recover from
the
other Party all of its reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs and expenses
incurred in connection with such action.
14.7 Interpretation.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Schedule or Exhibit, such
reference shall be to a Section, Schedule or Exhibit of this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement. Whenever the words “included,” “includes” or “including” are
used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase
“without limitation.” When used in this Agreement, the word “primarily” shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase “or exclusively.” All accounting terms not
defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings determined by United States
generally accepted accounting principles. The Parties acknowledge that both
Parties have participated in the drafting and preparation of the documents
involved in this transaction to which they are Parties and agree that any rule
of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be construed against
the
drafting party shall not be applied to the construction or interpretation of
such agreements. Whenever the word “Agreement” appears it shall mean this
Agreement together with all Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
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14.8 Assignment
and Binding Effect.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this
Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned by Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, without the
prior written consent of the other.
14.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original
of
the Party whose signature appears on such counterpart and both of which together
shall constitute one instrument. The Parties agree that a signature by facsimile
shall be treated as an original signature.
[Signatures
on next page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned duly authorized representative of each Party
has executed this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the date first written
above.
SELLER:
|
MULTIBAND
CORPORATION,
a
Minnesota corporation
|
|
|
|
|
By: | ||
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Its:
President
|
BUYER:
|
MDU
COMMUNICATIONS (USA) INC.,
a
Washington corporation
|
|
|
|
|
By: | ||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Its:
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
||
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INDEX
OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
TO
THE ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1A | List of Properties and Subscribers as of June 30, 2007 | |
Exhibit 1.1E |
Revenue
Collected and Accounts Receivable for
Services to be Provided
after
the Effective Date
|
|
Exhibit 1.1H | List of Acquired Documents | |
Exhibit 1.2 | List of XXX Agreements Needing Written Consent | |
Exhibit 3.2 | Wire Transfer Instructions | |
Exhibit 3.2B | Valuation of Properties Needing Written Consent | |
Exhibit 3.4 | Renewal Commission Formula and Schedules | |
Exhibit 3.6 | Allocation of Purchase Price | |
Exhibit 4.2 | Transition Agreement | |
Exhibit 6.1B / 6.2B | Buyer / Seller Board Resolutions | |
Exhibit 9.10 | Non-Compete Agreement | |
Schedule 6.1.c | Exceptions to Good and Marketable Title to Assets | |
Schedule 6.1.d | Pending or Threatened Proceedings | |
Schedule 6.1.e | Performance Obligation Exceptions | |
Schedule 6.1.h | Tax Returns | |
Schedule 6.1.j | Current Vendors and Creditors | |
Schedule 6.1.l | Equipment / Inventory List | |
Schedule 6.1.n | Asset Transfer Exceptions | |
Schedule 6.1.p | List of Employees with Respect to the Assets / Subscribers | |
Schedule 6.1.r(a) | Exceptions to Compliance with Law | |
Schedule 6.1.r(b) | Government Authorizations | |
Schedule 6.1.s | Material Adverse Change | |
Schedule 6.1.t(a) | List and Description of Assigned Contracts | |
Schedule 6.1.t(b) | Assigned Contracts Needing Consent | |
Schedule 6.1.t(c) | Exceptions to Assigned Contracts Being in Full Force and Effect | |
Schedule 6.1.t(d) | Assigned Contract Violations, Breaches, Defaults, Renegotiations | |
Schedule 6.1.u | Insurance Policy History | |
Schedule 6.1.b | Insurance Policy Representations | |
Schedule 6.1.v | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 6.1.w | Intellectual Property | |
Schedule 6.1.z | Significant Suppliers |
EXHIBIT
1.1.A
PROPERTY
AND SUBSCRIBER COUNT LISTING
[attached]
29
EXHIBIT
1.1.E
REVENUE
COLLECTED AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
FOR
SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
[to
be determined]
30
EXHIBIT
1.1.H
ACQUIRED
DOCUMENTS
XXX
Agreements and Addendums
|
Assignment
Consents
|
Revenue
Share Detail
|
Door
Fees Detail
|
Roof
Rental Agreements
|
Property
Name, Address, Units
|
Management
Entity Contacts
|
Billing
Address
|
Property
Services Description
|
Property
Pricing Guide/Brochure
|
Property
Channel Guide
|
Customer
Agreements
|
Current
DIRECTV Subscriber Report
|
Active
Subscribers (by Property)
|
Customer
Information / Billing
|
Equipment
Lease Payoffs (if any)
|
Equipment
Impairments
|
Vendor
Statements
|
Revenue
Report by Property
|
AR
Report - Bulk
|
AR
Report - Subscriber
|
Deposit
Report
|
Bulk
Billing Rates and Reports
|
Customer
Billing Reports and Cycles
|
Billable
Items (packages / rates)
|
Rate
Increase Notices
|
Video
As-Built Diagrams
|
Video
As-Built BOM / Equipment List
|
Internet
As-Built Diagrams
|
Internet
As-Built BOM / Equipment List
|
Telecom
As-Built Diagrams
|
Telecom
As-Built BOM / Equipment List
|
System
Maintenance / Outage Logs
|
DIRECTV/SMATV/Transport
Property ID
|
Programming
Agreements
|
Data
Circuit Agreements
|
Telecom
Agreements
|
Contractor
Agreements
|
Local
Technical Contact Lists
|
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EXHIBIT
1.2
RIGHT
OF ENTRY AGREEMENTS NEEDING CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT
Property
Name
|
Property
Address
|
City
|
St.
|
Units
|
Subs
|
Brookridge
Mobile Home Community
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
477
|
206
|
Hawaiian
Isles Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
0000
|
000
|
Senate
Manor Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
365
|
89
|
River
Trails Mobile Home Parks
|
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx X
|
X.
Xx. Xxxxx
|
XX
|
243
|
44
|
River
Estates Mobile Home Park
|
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx X
|
Xx.
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
183
|
55
|
Southport
Springs Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
240
|
200
|
18th
Street Lofts
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
53
|
53
|
Hackberry
Creek Village
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
1250
|
1,000
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
000
X Xxxxxxx Xx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
176
|
000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Condos
|
000
X. Xxxxx Xx.
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
341
|
000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
0000
X.Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
162
|
162
|
East
View Park Condo. Assoc.
|
0000
X. Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
110
|
110
|
Park
100 Apts
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
158
|
62
|
Prairie
District Homes
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
177
|
196
|
Gold
Coast Condominium Assoc.
|
00
X. Xxxxxxxx Xx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
92
|
92
|
The
Bellclaire
|
0
Xxxx Xx #000
|
Xxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
70
|
73
|
Spring
Hills at Morristown
|
00
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
104
|
102
|
Tamai
Towers
|
0000
00xx Xx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
199
|
199
|
MDA
City Apartments
|
00
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
190
|
337
|
One
Carnegie Hill
|
000
Xxxx 00xx Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
462
|
35
|
The
Cloister
|
0000
X Xxxxx Xxx.
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
41
|
1
|
Hotel
Des Artiste
|
0
Xxxx 00xx
Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
108
|
6
|
50
Xxxxxx and 00 Xxxx Xxxxx
|
00
Xxxxxx Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
505
|
32
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
46
|
46
|
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EXHIBIT
3.2
WIRE
TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS
Convergent
Capital:
Associated
Bank
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xx.
Xxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
ABA#
000000000
Convergent
Capital Partners I, L.P.
000
X.
Xxxxxxx 000
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Acct.
#
9425283
Multiband:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, NA
000
Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx
XX
00000
ABA#
000000000
Account
#872-0000000
Multiband
Subscriber Services Inc
Business
Performance Savings
Xxxxxx
/ SRG:
BS
AG
STAMFORD BRANCH
ABA:
000000000
A/C
101-WA-377104-000
SWIFT:
UBSWUS33
FBO:
XXXXXX BAY FUND LP
A/C:
75200477
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Exhibit
3.2B
Valuation
of Properties Needing Consents for Assignment
|
||||||
Property
Name
|
Property
Address
|
City
|
St.
|
Value
$
|
Units
|
Subs
|
Brookridge
Mobile Home Community
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
80,000
|
477
|
206
|
Hawaiian
Isles Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
81,000
|
0000
|
000
|
Senate
Manor Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
40,000
|
000
|
00
|
River
Trails Mobile Home Parks
|
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx X
|
X.
Xx. Xxxxx
|
XX
|
14,960
|
243
|
44
|
River
Estates Mobile Home Park
|
00000
Xxxxxx Xxxx X
|
Xx.
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
28,000
|
183
|
55
|
Southport
Springs Mobile Home Park
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
207,000
|
240
|
200
|
18th
Street Lofts
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
30,000
|
53
|
53
|
Hackberry
Creek Village
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
340,000
|
1250
|
1,000
|
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
000
X Xxxxxxx Xx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
110,000
|
176
|
000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Condos
|
000
X. Xxxxx Xx.
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
115,940
|
341
|
000
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
0000
X.Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
55,000
|
000
|
000
|
East
View Park Condo. Assoc.
|
0000
X. Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
37,400
|
110
|
110
|
Park
100 Apts
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
21,080
|
158
|
62
|
Prairie
District Homes
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
73,000
|
177
|
196
|
Gold
Coast Condominium Assoc.
|
00
X. Xxxxxxxx Xx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
31,280
|
92
|
92
|
The
Bellclaire
|
0
Xxxx Xx #000
|
Xxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
24,820
|
70
|
73
|
Spring
Hills at Morristown
|
00
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
34,680
|
104
|
102
|
Tamai
Towers
|
0000
00xx Xx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
67,660
|
199
|
199
|
MDA
City Apartments
|
00
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
315,000
|
190
|
337
|
One
Carnegie Hill
|
000
Xxxx 00xx Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
27,000
|
462
|
35
|
The
Cloister
|
0000
X Xxxxx Xxx.
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
340
|
41
|
1
|
Hotel
Des Artiste
|
0
Xxxx 00xx
Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
2,040
|
108
|
6
|
50
Xxxxxx and 00 Xxxx Xxxxx
|
00
Xxxxxx Xx.
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
XX
|
11,000
|
505
|
32
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
15,640
|
46
|
46
|
34
EXHIBIT
3.4
Renewal
Commission Formula
1.
|
The
Parties have hereby agreed that Buyer shall pay to Seller, during
a period
not to exceed twenty-four (24) months from the initial Closing Date,
a
quarterly commission on renewals of Right of Entry Agreements once
the
Buyer has achieved a certain Return on Investment (“ROI”) of 30%. The
Purchase Price of $4.008 million already includes within its calculation
that Buyer will, within twenty four (24) months, renew a certain
number of
Right of Entry Agreements so as to achieve an ROI of
30%.
|
2.
|
The
current Purchase Price of $4.008 million, without any assumption
of
renewal of Right of Entry Agreements, gives Buyer an ROI of 13% (“Base
ROI”). Therefore, no renewal commissions will be owed Seller until Buyer’s
collective ROI on the transaction exceeds
30%.
|
3.
|
ROI
is the ratio of subscriber acquisition costs, including the initial
purchase price and up to one million ($1.0 million) dollars of incremental
capital costs incurred in upgrading the properties, to the total
monthly
subscriber revenue from the properties. ROI corresponds to the internal
rate of return (“IRR”) at which point the net present value (“NPV”) on the
investment is zero. The factors that impact the ROI (on an individual
property basis) either in the positive or the negative include, but
are
not limited by:
|
Positive:
a. Length
of
access agreement renewal;
b. Price
increases;
c. Additional
services offered to a property;
d. Reductions
in programming, circuit, telephony costs;
e. Increased
residuals;
f. Increased
units and/or penetration rates.
Negative:
a. Additional
capital investment, up to one million ($1.0 million) dollars ;
b. Increased
revenue share or door fees
c. Revenue
loss
d. Increase
in programming, circuit telephony costs
e. Loss
of
services to a property
f. Decrease
in units and/or penetration rates
4.
|
The
NPV calculation is based on future and present cash flows, whether
positive or negative, including without limitation, those items mentioned
in paragraph 3, above. However, up to only one million ($1.0 million)
dollars in capital costs will be included in this calculation. Any
investment by Buyer beyond this amount for capital upgrades shall
not
affect the renewal formula and shall be solely the responsibility
of
Buyer.
|
35
5.
|
Schedule
B to this Exhibit demonstrates how the ROI as of the Closing Date
(13%) is
calculated. The base ROI is determined utilizing the Purchase Price
before
any renewals or changes to existing Right of Entry Agreements. The
total
revenue and total direct costs, including revenue share, is derived
from
all the properties listed in Schedule A to this Exhibit. By way of
example
achieving a renewal rate of 50% of the Right of Entry Agreements
for a
average renewal period of four (4) years, increases the ROI to 30%
based
on the initial purchase price of $4.008M (see Schedule C to this
Exhibit).
The same ROI may be achieved assuming that fewer Right of Entry Agreements
are renewed but for periods longer than four (4) years.
|
6.
|
On
a monthly basis, Buyer will prepare a report showing which of the
Right of
Entry Agreements have been renewed, the new ROI for the renewed Right
of
Entry Agreement and the impact of the Base ROI. If and when Buyer
renews
more than 50% of the Right of Entry Agreements or for an average
of four
(4) years, or if the ROI exceeds 30% due to other increases in revenue
or
decreases in direct costs during this twenty four (24) month period,
Buyer
will pay to Seller a quarterly Renewal Commission.
|
7.
|
As
the ROI exceeds the goal of 30%, the valuation of the acquisition
will
exceed the original purchase price. The differential between the
higher
valuation and original Purchase Price will be due Seller. Once the
valuation exceeds the ROI goal of 30%, each higher ROI percent becomes
the
new basis for determining amounts due to Multiband. If, as a result
of a
negative factor listed below, the ROI should decline in certain months
below the new base, Buyer will not be required to make any payments
to
Seller for an increase in valuation back to the new ROI
base.
|
8.
|
In
no event shall the total amount of Renewal Commission payable by
Buyer to
Seller exceed the amount of four million dollars
($4,000,000).
|
9.
|
The
following chart shows the level of payments that would be owed to
Seller
once the ROI exceeds 30%:
|
[chart]
10.
|
Upon
reasonable notice and at its own expense, Seller shall have the right
to
have its own personnel or a
nationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by the
Buyer
and the Seller audit
the accuracy of Buyer’s Renewal Commission paid to Seller for the
quarterly periods.
|
11.
|
The
payment of all renewal commissions to seller shall be guaranteed
by
Buyer’s parent corporation.
|
36
SCHEDULES
A, B, C TO EXHIBIT 3.4
[attached]
37
EXHIBIT
3.6
ALLOCATION
OF PURCHASE PRICE
38
EXHIBIT
4.2
TRANSITION
AGREEMENT
39
EXHIBITS
6.1B AND 6.2B
BUYER
/ SELLER BOARD RESOLUTIONS
[attached]
40
EXHIBIT
9.10
NON-COMPETITION
AGREEMENT
41
Schedule
6.1.c
MARKETABLE
TITLE / LIENS
Filing
|
||||||||
Debtor
|
Creditor
|
Description
|
Date
|
Lien
Amount
|
Outstanding
|
|||
1
|
.
|
Multiband
|
21st
Century
|
UCC-1
#
|
8/12/2004
|
$
|
272,415.31
|
Will
be paid off at
|
Corporation
|
Satellite
|
200407638863
|
closing
|
|||||
Communications,
|
||||||||
Inc.
|
||||||||
2
|
.
|
Multiband
Subscriber
|
Crown
Bank
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
8/18/2006
|
n/a
|
Specific
leased assets
|
|
Services,
Inc.
|
200613165540
|
not
covered by APA
|
||||||
3
|
.
|
Multiband
|
21st
Century
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
8/12/2003
|
See
1, above
|
Will
be paid off at
|
|
Corporation
|
Satellite
|
200412865542
|
closing
|
|||||
Communications,
|
||||||||
Inc.
|
||||||||
4
|
.
|
Multiband
|
21st
Century
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
8/12/2004
|
See
1, above
|
Will
be paid off at
|
|
Corporation
|
Satellite
|
200412865578
|
closing
|
|||||
Communications,
|
||||||||
Inc.
|
||||||||
5
|
.
|
Multiband
Subscriber
|
Crown
Bank
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
8/21/2006
|
n/a
|
Specific
leased assets
|
|
Services,
Inc.
|
200612435780
|
not
covered by APA
|
||||||
6
|
.
|
Multiband
|
Huable
Growth
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
11/22/2004
|
$
|
457,373,02
|
Iriquois,
Rock Hill &
|
Corporation
|
Partners,
L.P., et al
|
200414085998
|
SRG
will be paid off at
|
|||||
per
UCC
|
closing
|
|||||||
amendments
|
||||||||
7
|
.
|
Multiband
Subscriber
|
Crown
Bank
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
8/21/2006
|
n/a
|
Specific
leased assets
|
|
Services,
Inc.
|
200612436345
|
not
covered by XXX
|
||||||
0
|
.
|
Xxxxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
XXX
Xxx. Stmt. #
|
4/5/2005
|
$
|
2,500,000
|
UCC
will be amended
|
Incorporated
|
Partners
1, L.P.
|
200515898131
|
at
closing and $1M
|
|||||
paid
at closing.
|
||||||||
9
|
.
|
Multiband
Subscriber
|
Convergent
Capital
|
UCC
Fin. Stmt. #
|
6/25/2005
|
See
8, above
|
UCC
will be amended
|
|
Services,
Inc.
|
Partners
1, L.P.
|
200516993534
|
at
closing and $1M
|
|||||
paid
at closing, above.
|
Terminations
/ Amendments / Payoff Letters
[attached]
42
SCHEDULE
6.1.d
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THE ASSETS
NONE
43
SCHEDULE
6.1.e
UNPERFORMED
OBLIGATIONS
None
SCHEDULE
6.1.h
SELLER
TAX RETURNS
[provided,
but not attached]
45
SCHEDULE
6.1.j
VENDORS
AND CREDITORS
Zip
|
Phone
|
||||
Vendor
Name
|
Address
|
City
|
St.
|
Code
|
Number
|
21st
Century Satellite Communications
|
XX
Xxx 000000
|
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
ACC
Business
|
X.X.
Xxx 00000
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
5882
|
AT
& T - (XXXX SOUTH)
|
X
X
XXX 00000
|
XXXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
B.I.T.
Consulting
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(352)
279-0961
Ext.
0000
|
Brion
Enterprises, Inc.
|
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0029
|
Cable
Tech Television
|
000-00
000xx Xxx.
|
Xxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(718)
528-7503
Ext.
0000
|
COMCAST
MEDIA CENTER
|
00000
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX
|
XXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
Communication
Technology Services, LLC
|
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
DIRECTV
|
0000
XX 000XX XX
|
XXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
FLORIDA
CABLE INC
|
X
X
XXX 000
|
XXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(800)
779-2788
Ext.
0000
|
FLORIDA
POWER & LIGHT CO
|
GENERAL
MAIL FACILITY
|
XXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
FOX
NEWS NETWORK
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
XXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(212)
301-3981
Ext.
0000
|
FRONT
DOOR NETWORKS
|
0000
XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
|
XXXXXX
XXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(386)
672-4075
Ext.
0000
|
Graybar
|
00000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
Halsted
Communications, LTD
|
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(518)
885-8580
Ext.
2003
|
Kamson
Corporation
|
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
K-T
COMMUNICATION CONSULTING INC
|
0000
XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX
|
XXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
LCEC
|
X
X
XXX 0000
|
XXXXX
XXXX XXXXXX
|
XXX
|
00000-0000
|
|
Xxxxx
Tech Services
|
0000
Xxxxxx Xxx
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
XXXXXX
USA
|
X
X
XXX 0000
|
XXXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
XXXXXX
USA OPERATOR SERVICES
|
Consolidated
Operator Services
000
XXXXX 00XX XXXXXX
|
XXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
XXXXXX
ALL WIRE
|
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(352)
428-2430
Ext.
0000
|
Multicom,
Inc.
|
P.O.
Box 520297
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0145
|
National
Antenna Systems, LLC
|
000
00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 00X
|
Xxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(718)
567-8470
Ext.
0000
|
NEW
EDGE NETWORKS
|
X.X.
XXX 0000 Xxxx 00
|
XXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(866)
636-3343
Ext.
0000
|
Nextel
Com/Acct# 738173318
|
XX
Xxx 0000
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
Nextel
Com/Acct# 869224088
|
XX
Xxx 0000
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
PDI
Communications, Inc.
|
0000
X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx #0
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(800)
242-1606
Ext.
0000
|
PROGRESS
ENERGY
|
P
X
Xxx 00000
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
QWEST/CO
XX XXX
|
X
X
XXX 00000
|
XXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
|
QWEST/KY
|
Business
Services
X
X
XXX 000000
|
XXXXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
SATELLITE
MGMT SVC INC
|
0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(602)
386-4444
Ext.
0000
|
XXXXX
XXXXXXXXX HOME REPAIR
|
00000
XXXXXXX XXX
|
XXXXXXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(813)
340-5825
Ext.
0000
|
TAMPA
ELECTRIC
|
X
X
XXX 00000
|
XXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
|
The
Lock UP
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(312)
464-1900
Ext.
0000
|
TONER
CABLE EQUIP INC
|
000
XXXXXXX XXXX
|
XXXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
(800)
523-5947
Ext.
0000
|
TVC
Communications, LLC
|
X.X.
Xxx 000000
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
VERIZON
FLORIDA/TX
|
P
X
XXX 000000
|
XXXXXX
|
XX
|
00000-0000
|
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
WITHLACOOCHEE
RIVER ELECTRIC COOP
|
X
X
XXX 000
|
XXXX
XXXX
|
XX
|
00000
|
|
XO
COMMUNICATIONS
|
00000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xxxxxxx
|
XX
|
00000
|
(000)
000-0000
Ext.
0000
|
47
SCHEDULE
6.1.l
EQUIPMENT/INVENTORY
[attached]
SCHEDULE
6.1.n
OTHER
ASSETS
none
SCHEDULE
6.1.p
LIST
OF ALL EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS OR SUBSCRIBERS
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx - IL
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx - IL
Xxxxx
Xxxx - IL
Xxxxxx
Illiev - IL
Xxxxx
Kindle - IL
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx - IL
Xxxx
Xxxxx - FL
Xxxxx
Xxxxx - FL
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx - FL
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx - FL
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx - FL
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx - FL
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx - NJ
50
SCHEDULE
6.1.r.(a)
NON-COMPLIANCE
WITH LAW
Not
Applicable
51
SCHEDULE
6.1.r.(b)
GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATION
Foreign
corporation status in the applicable states of operation
SCHEDULE
6.1.s
MATERIAL
ADVERSE CHANGE
None
53
SCHEDULE
6.1.t.(a)
ASSIGNED
CONTRACTS
I.
|
All
XXX Agreements for properties set forth in Exhibit
1.1.A
|
II.
|
Video
Programming Provider Contractual Relationships
|
The following providers are utilized in the properties set forth in Exhibit 1.1.A: |
· DIRECTV |
· 4Com |
· KTCom |
Programming is purchased on a month-to-month basis |
III.
|
Internet
Circuit Provider Contractual
Relationships
|
Properties
on Exhibit 1.1.A where circuits are provided by Qwest:
· |
Camp
Inn
|
· |
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
· |
MDA City Apartments
|
· |
Hawaiian Island
|
· |
Prairie District Homes
|
Properties
on Exhibit 1.1.A where circuits are provided by AT&T:
·
|
South
Port Springs
|
·
|
Blue
Parrot
|
·
|
Senate
Manor
|
[Internet
Circuit Contracts provided, but not attached]
SCHEDULE
6.1.t.(b)
ASSIGNED
CONTRACTS NEEDING CONSENT
I.
|
All
XXX Agreements for properties set forth in Exhibit
1.2
|
II.
|
Internet
Circuit Provider Contractual Relationships from Qwest and AT&T for the
following properties:
|
· Camp
Inn
· 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
· MDA
City
Apartments
· Hawaiian
Island
· Prairie
District
Homes
· South
Port Springs
· Blue
Parrot
· Senate
Manor
SCHEDULE
6.1.t.(c)
EXCEPTIONS
TO ASSIGNED CONTRACTS BEING IN FULL FORCE
AND
EFFECT
none
SCHEDULE
6.1.t.(d)
ASSIGNED
CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, BREACHES, DEFAULTS, RENEGOTIATIONS
Camp
Inn
property is disputing a xxxx
SCHEDULE
6.1.u.(a)
INSURANCE
POLICY FIVE YEAR HISTORY
To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge, it has not incurred a loss or made an insurance
claim with respect to the transferred assets during the last five
years
SCHEDULE
6.1.u.(b)
INSURANCE
POLICY REPRESENTATIONS
No
exceptions
SCHEDULE
6.1.v
ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
No
exceptions
SCHEDULE
6.1.w
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
No
exceptions
SCHEDULE
6.1.z
FIVE
MOST SIGNIFICANT SUPPLIERS
DIRECTV
QWEST
XXXX
XX
COMMUNICATIONS
PDI