STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between GENE LOGIC INC. (as Seller) and BRIDGE PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (as Buyer) dated as of December 15, 2006
Exhibit
2.2
EXECUTION
COPY
by
and between
(as
Seller)
and
BRIDGE
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(as
Buyer)
dated
as of
December
15, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES; CLOSING
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1
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Section
1.01.
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Purchase
and Sale of Shares
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1
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Section
1.02.
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Purchase
Price; Payment of Purchase Price; Post-Closing Adjustments
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1
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Section
1.03.
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Closing
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4
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Section
1.04.
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Allocation
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5
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Section
1.05.
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Closing
Obligations
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5
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ARTICLE
II REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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6
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Section
2.01.
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Corporate
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6
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Section
2.02.
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Authority
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6
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Section
2.03.
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No
Violation
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7
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Section
2.04.
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Brokers
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7
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Section
2.06.
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[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
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7
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Section
2.06.
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Litigation
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7
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Section
2.07.
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Investment
Intent
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7
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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7
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Section
3.01.
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Corporate
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8
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Section
3.02.
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Authority
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8
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Section
3.03.
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No
Violation
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8
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Section
3.04.
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Financial
Statements
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9
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Section
3.05.
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Tax
Matters
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10
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Section
3.06.
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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12
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Section
3.07.
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No
Litigation
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14
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Section
3.08.
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Compliance
with Laws and Orders
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14
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Section
3.09.
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Title;
Properties
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15
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Section
3.10.
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Insurance
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16
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Section
3.11.
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Material
Contracts
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16
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Section
3.12.
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Labor
Matters
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17
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Section
3.13.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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18
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Section
3.14.
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Capitalization
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20
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i
Section
3.15.
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Intellectual
Property
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20
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Section
3.16.
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Brokers
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21
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ARTICLE
IV COVENANTS
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21
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Section
4.01.
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts; Cooperation
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21
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Section
4.02.
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Retention
of Books and Records
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21
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Section
4.03.
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Expenses;
Proration
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22
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Section
4.04.
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Assignment
of Contracts, Rights, etc.
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22
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Section
4.05.
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Tax
Matters
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23
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Section
4.06.
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Rate
Adjustments
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25
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Section
4.07.
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Mail
Received After Closing
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25
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Section
4.08.
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Personnel
Matters
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26
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Section
4.09.
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Non-Compete
and Non-Solicitation
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27
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Section
4.10.
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Confidentiality
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27
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ARTICLE
V INDEMNIFICATION
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29
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Section
5.01.
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Indemnification
by Seller
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29
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Section
5.02.
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Indemnification
by Buyer
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29
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Section
5.03.
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Survival
Date
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30
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Section
5.04.
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Limitations
on Indemnification
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30
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Section
5.05.
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Definition
of Loss
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31
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Section
5.06.
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Notice
of Claims
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31
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Section
5.07.
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Third
Party Claims
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32
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Section
5.08.
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Subrogation
Rights; No Duplication
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33
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Section
5.09.
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Escrow
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33
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ARTICLE
VI POST-CLOSING AGREEMENT
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33
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Section
6.01.
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Vacation
Accrual
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33
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Section
6.02.
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Post-Closing
Notification and Cooperation
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34
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Section
6.03
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Use
of Name and Trademarks
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34
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Section
6.04
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Customer
Studies
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34
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Section
6.05
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Lawsuit
Liabilities
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35
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Section
6.06
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Lease
Letters of Credit and Guaranties
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35
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ARTICLE
VII GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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36
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Section
7.01.
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Limitation
on Warranties
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36
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Section
7.02.
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Expenses
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36
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ii
Section
7.03.
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[INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
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37
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Section
7.04.
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Entire
Agreement
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37
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Section
7.05.
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Assignment
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37
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Section
7.06.
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Parties
in Interest
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37
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Section
7.07.
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Further
Assurances
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37
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Section
7.08.
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Validity
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37
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Section
7.09.
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Notices
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37
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Section
7.10.
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Law
Governing Agreement; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial Waiver
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38
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Section
7.11.
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Specific
Performance
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39
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Section
7.12.
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Headings
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39
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Section
7.13.
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Counterparts
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39
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Section
7.14.
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Definitions
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39
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Index
of Exhibits and Schedules
Exhibits:
1.02(c)(iii)
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Working
Capital
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1.04
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Purchase
Price Allocation
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1.05(a)(ii)
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Escrow
Agreement
|
1.05(a)(iii)
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Sublease
Agreement
|
1.05(a)(iv)
|
Transition
Services Agreement
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1.05(a)(v)
|
Preferred
Partner Agreement
|
1.05(a)(vi)
|
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
|
3.15(c)
|
Form
of Confidentiality and Assignment
Language
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Schedules:
3.03(a)
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Violations
|
3.03(b)
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Required
Filings
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3.04(a)
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Company
Financial Statements
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3.04(b)
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Accounts
Receivable
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3.04(c)
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Unbilled
Services
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3.04(d)(i)
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Clean-Up
Accounts Receivable
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3.04(d)(ii)
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Clean-Up
Unbilled Services
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3.04(g)
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Liabilities
or Obligations
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3.05(a)
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Tax
Matters
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3.05(c)(i)
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Audited
Tax Returns
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3.05(d)
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Dates
of Consolidated Tax Returns
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3.05(e)
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Unpaid
Taxes
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3.06
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Changes
in Business
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3.07
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Litigation
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3.08(a)
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Noncompliance
with Laws and Orders
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3.08(b)
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Material
Permits
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3.08(c)
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Environmental
Liabilities
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3.09(a)
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Title
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iv
3.09(b)
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Real
Property Used by Company
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3.09(c)
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Lease
Disclosures
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3.09(d)
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Condition
of Leased Real Property
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3.09(e)
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Equipment
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3.10
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Insurance
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3.11(a)
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Material
Contracts
|
3.11(b)
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Contract
Disclosures
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3.11(c)
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Contracts
Prohibiting Transactions
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3.11(d)
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Contract
Obligations
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3.12
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Labor
Matters
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3.13(a)
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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3.13(g)
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Post-Employment
Welfare Benefits
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3.13(i)
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Employee
Benefit Payments Resulting From Transactions
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3.15(a)
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Registered
Intellectual Property
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3.15(b)(i)
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Intellectual
Property Contracts
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3.15(b)(ii)
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Seller
Licenses
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4.06
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Rate
Adjustments
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4.08(a)(i)
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Business
Employees
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4.08(a)(ii)
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Post-Closing
Business Employees’ Compensation
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4.08(b)(i)
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Company
Benefit Plans
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4.08(b)(ii)
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Post-Closing
Employee Benefits
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4.08(d)
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Plan
Spin-Off Agreement
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4.09(b)
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Non-Solicitation
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7.14(a)
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Customer
Study Liabilities
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7.14(b)
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Lawsuit
Liabilities
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7.14(c)
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Permitted
Encumbrances
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v
This
STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
dated as
of December 15, 2006 (the “Agreement”),
is
made by and between Gene Logic Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”),
and
Bridge Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cayman Islands company (“Buyer”).
Seller
and Buyer are referred to herein individually as a “Party”
and
collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITAL
Seller
desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the issued and
outstanding shares (“Shares”)
of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Gene Logic Laboratories Inc.
(“Company”),
for
the consideration and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. Capitalized
terms shall have the meanings set forth in Section
7.14.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Seller and Buyer hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES; CLOSING
Section
1.01. Purchase
and Sale of Shares.
(a)
Subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Closing,
Seller
will sell, assign, transfer and deliver the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase and accept the Shares from Seller, free and clear of all Liens and
encumbrances of every kind, nature and description except for Permitted
Encumbrances.
(b)
On
the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof,
at
the Closing, Buyer will pay the Purchase Price.
Section
1.02. Purchase
Price; Payment of Purchase Price; Post-Closing Adjustments.
(a)
Purchase
Price.
The
consideration to be paid for the Shares (the “Purchase
Price”)
shall
be Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00), plus or minus the Purchase Price
Adjustment.
(b)
Payment
of Purchase Price.
At the
Closing, the Purchase Price, prior to adjustment on account of the Purchase
Price Adjustment, shall be delivered by Buyer to Seller as follows:
(i)
Thirteen
Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000.00) shall be wired via
Federal Funds transfer to Seller’s account as set forth in written wire transfer
instructions delivered to Buyer by Seller at or prior to Closing;
and
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(ii)
One
Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) shall be wired via
Federal
Funds transfer to an account in the Escrow Agent’s name pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement as set forth in transfer instructions delivered to Buyer and Seller
prior to the Closing.
The
Purchase Price Adjustment shall be determined and paid in accordance with
Section
1.02(c).
(c)
Purchase
Price Adjustment.
(i)
The
“Purchase
Price Adjustment”
(which
may be a positive or negative number) will be equal to the amount determined
by
subtracting the Closing Working Capital from the Initial Working Capital.
If the
Purchase Price Adjustment is positive, the Purchase Price Adjustment shall
be
paid by wire transfer by Seller to an account specified by Buyer. If the
Purchase Price Adjustment is negative, the Purchase Price Adjustment shall
be
paid by wire transfer by Buyer to an account specified by Seller. Within
three
(3) Business Days after the calculation of Closing Working Capital becomes
binding on the Parties pursuant to Subsection
1.02(c)(v)
below,
Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, shall make the wire transfer payment
provided for in this Section
1.02(c)(i).
(ii)
“Working
Capital”
as
of a
given date shall mean the amount calculated by subtracting the aggregate
of
those Liabilities that are represented by the current liabilities line item
identified as “assumed liabilities” on the Balance Sheet (the “Assumed
Balance Sheet Liabilities”)
from
the aggregate of the assets (not including the Excluded Rate Adjustments)
that
are represented by the current assets line items identified as “assumed assets”
on the Balance Sheet (the “Acquired
Balance Sheet Assets”)
as of
such date, calculated in accordance with the Qualified GAAP Standard and
applied
consistently with the Company’s past practice. The initial Working Capital of
the Company is One Million Eight Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($1,890,000)
(the “Initial
Working Capital”).
(iii)
Seller
shall prepare a balance sheet (“Closing
Balance Sheet”)
of the
Company as of the Effective Time in accordance with the Qualified GAAP Standard
and applied consistently with the Company’s past practices and on the same basis
and applying the same methodology, accounting principles, policies and practices
used in determining the Initial Working Capital and as set forth on Exhibit
1.02(c)(iii),
in
accordance with the Qualified GAAP Standard and applied consistently with
the
Company’s past practices. Seller shall then determine the Working Capital as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Closing
Working Capital”)
equal
to the difference of the Working Capital reflected on the Closing Balance
Sheet
minus accrued and unpaid commission liabilities, accrued and unpaid bonus
liabilities as of the Closing Date, change of control payments to Business
Employees triggered by the Transactions and Sixty-Four Thousand Dollars
($64,000) in respect of certain unbilled services risks. Seller shall deliver
the Closing Balance Sheet within thirty-five (35) days following the Closing
Date to Buyer.
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(iv)
If
within
thirty (30) days following delivery of the Closing Balance Sheet and the
Closing
Working Capital calculation Buyer has not given Seller written notice of
its
objection as to the Closing Working Capital calculation (which notice shall
state the basis of Buyer’s objection), then the Closing Working Capital
calculated by Seller shall be binding and conclusive on the Parties and be
used
in computing the Purchase Price Adjustment.
(v)
If
Buyer
duly gives Seller such notice of objection, and if Buyer and Seller fail
to
resolve the issues outstanding with respect to the Closing Balance Sheet
and the
calculation of the Closing Working Capital within thirty (30) days of Seller’s
receipt of Buyer’s objection notice, Buyer and Seller shall submit the issues
remaining in dispute to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public
accountants (the “Independent
Accountants”)
for
resolution applying the principles, policies and practices referred to in
Section
1.02(c)(iii).
If
issues are submitted to the Independent Accountants for resolution, (A) Seller
and Buyer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Independent Accountants
such work papers and other documents and information relating to the disputed
issues as each party may choose to provide and the Independent Accountants
may
request and are available to that Party or its agents and shall be afforded
the
opportunity to present to the Independent Accountants any material relating
to
the disputed issues and to discuss the issues with the Independent Accountants;
(B) the determination by the Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice
to be delivered to both Seller and Buyer within sixty (60) days of the
submission to the Independent Accountants of the issues remaining in dispute,
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties and shall be used in
the
determination of the Closing Working Capital; and (C) Seller and Buyer will
each
bear fifty percent (50%) of the fees and costs of the Independent Accountants
for such determination.
(d)
Clean-Up
Accounts Receivables.
The
Uncollected AR Accounts shall be immediately (and in no event more than 10
days
after a Clean-Up Accounts Receivable becomes an Uncollected AR Account) assigned
to Seller by a written document executed by Company and in a form reasonably
acceptable to Seller in exchange on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the value
of
such Uncollected AR Accounts in the Closing Balance Sheet. At all times prior
to
any assignment to Seller of Uncollected AR Accounts, Buyer shall, and Buyer
shall cause Company to, exercise commercially reasonable efforts to collect
the
Clean-Up Accounts Receivables. After any assignment to Seller of Uncollected
AR
Accounts, Buyer shall, and shall cause Company to, cooperate with Seller
in its
collection efforts with respect to the Uncollected AR Accounts. In allocating
payments received between the Clean-Up Accounts Receivables and other
receivables of Company from the same customer, payments shall be applied
as
directed by the customer or, if not so directed, to the oldest outstanding
invoice. Buyer shall, or shall cause Company to, provide Seller with monthly
updates on the status of collection efforts with respect to the Clean-Up
Accounts Receivables. If Seller so requests, Buyer shall cause Company to
enter
into a xxxx of sale with Seller, or similar instrument of conveyance, in
a form
reasonably acceptable to Seller, documenting Company’s assignment of Uncollected
AR Accounts. Any amounts due to Buyer pursuant to this Section
1.02(d)
shall be
payable by Seller to Buyer promptly after receipt of the assignment from
Company
after the 120th day after closing with respect to any Uncollected AR Accounts.
In the event that Buyer or Company receives a check or collects any amount
from
any third party that relates to payment of an Uncollected AR Account, Buyer
agrees that (a) such Uncollected AR Account is the property of Seller, (b)
it
will hold the payment for such Uncollected AR Account in trust, and (c) as
promptly as practicable after Buyer’s or Company’s receipt of such payment for
such Uncollected AR Account, it will: (i) send by first class mail the uncashed
checks to Seller, endorsed to Seller or, (ii) if received as funds, deliver
such
amounts to an account specified by Seller. If Seller receives any payment
against any Uncollected AR
Account
made out to Company, Buyer will cause Company to remit such payment to Seller.
For purposes of this Agreement the term “Uncollected
AR Accounts”
shall
mean the amount of the Clean-Up Accounts Receivables included in the Closing
Working Capital that are not collected by Buyer within one hundred twenty
(120)
days of Closing.
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(e)
Clean-Up
Unbilled Services.
The
Uncollected Unbilled Accounts shall be immediately (and in no event more
than 10
days after a Clean-Up Unbilled Service becomes an Uncollected Unbilled Account)
assigned to Seller by a written document executed by Company and in a form
reasonably acceptable to Seller in exchange on a dollar-for-dollar basis
for the
value of such Uncollected Unbilled Accounts in the Closing Balance Sheet.
At all
times prior to any assignment to Seller of Uncollected Unbilled Accounts,
Buyer
shall, and Buyer shall cause Company to, exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to collect the Clean-Up Unbilled Services. After any assignment to
Seller of Uncollected Unbilled Accounts, Buyer shall, and shall cause Company
to, cooperate with Seller in its collection efforts with respect to the
Uncollected Unbilled Accounts. In allocating payments received between the
Clean-Up Unbilled Services and other receivables of Company from the same
customer, payments shall be applied as directed by the customer or, if not
so
directed, to the oldest outstanding invoice. Buyer shall, or shall cause
Company
to, provide Seller with monthly updates on the status of collection efforts
with
respect to the Clean-Up Unbilled Services. If Seller so requests, Buyer shall
cause Company to enter into a xxxx of sale with Seller, or similar instrument
of
conveyance, in a form reasonably acceptable to Seller, documenting Company’s
assignment of Uncollected Unbilled Accounts. Any amounts due to Buyer pursuant
to this Section
1.02(e)
shall be
payable by Seller to Buyer promptly after receipt of the assignment from
Company
after the 120th day following March 31, 2007 with respect to any Uncollected
Unbilled Accounts. In the event that Buyer or Company receives a check or
collects any amount from any third party that relates to payment of an
Uncollected Unbilled Account, Buyer agrees that (a) such Uncollected Unbilled
Account is the property of Seller, (b) it will hold the payment for such
Uncollected Unbilled Account in trust, and (c) as promptly as practicable
after
Buyer’s or Company’s receipt of such payment for such Uncollected Unbilled
Account, it will: (i) send by first class mail the uncashed checks to Seller,
endorsed to Seller or, (ii) if received as funds, deliver such amounts to
an
account specified by Seller. If Seller receives any payment against any
Uncollected Unbilled
Account made out to Company, Buyer will cause Company to remit such payment
to
Seller. For purposes of this Agreement the term “Uncollected
Unbilled Accounts”
shall
mean the amount of the Clean-Up Unbilled Services included in the Closing
Working Capital that are not collected by Buyer within one hundred twenty
(120)
days of March 31, 2007; provided that the Company or Buyer has completed
all
work relating to such Clean-Up Unbilled Services and forwarded an invoice
no
later than March 31, 2007 requesting payment within thirty days of receipt
of
such invoice to the appropriate customer.
Section
1.03. Closing.
The
purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”)
will
take place at the office of Xxxxxxx LLP located at 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000, on the date hereof (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing and all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
be
deemed to have occurred simultaneously and become effective as of 11:59 p.m.
(local time) on the Closing Date (the “Effective
Time”).
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Section
1.04. Allocation.
The
Purchase Price shall be allocated in accordance with Exhibit
1.04,
which
shall have been prepared in a manner consistent with Sections 338 and 1060
of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; provided,
however,
that such
allocation shall be adjusted, in the event that a Purchase Price Adjustment
is
made as provided in Section
1.02(c),
in a
manner that reflects the adjustments made as a result of the Closing Balance
Sheet. After the Closing, the Parties shall make consistent use of the
allocation in Exhibit
1.04
for Tax
purposes and in all filings, declarations and reports with the IRS in respect
thereof, including the reports required to be filed under the Code. Buyer
shall
prepare and deliver IRS Form 8883 to Seller at least thirty (30) days prior
to
the due date for filing with the IRS. In any proceedings related to the
determination of any Taxes, none of the Parties shall contend or represent
that
such allocation is not a correct allocation.
Section
1.05. Closing
Obligations.
In
addition to any documents to be delivered under other provisions of this
Agreement, at the Closing:
(a)
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer:
(i)
stock
certificates representing the Shares, duly endorsed (or accompanied by duly
executed stock powers);
(ii)
an
escrow
agreement in the form of Exhibit
1.05(a)(ii),
executed
by Seller and the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow
Agreement”);
(iii)
a
sublease
agreement for the 000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Facility in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit 1.05(a)(iii)
(the
“Sublease
Agreement”)
executed by Seller and Company;
(iv)
a
transition services agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.05(a)(iv)
(the
“Transition
Services Agreement”),
executed by Seller;
(v)
a
preferred partner agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.05(a)(v)
(the
“Preferred
Partner Agreement”),
executed by Seller;
(vi)
an
assignment and assumption agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.05(a)(vi)
(the
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”)
executed by the Company and Seller pursuant to which Seller shall assign
certain
assets and assume certain Liabilities of the Company (including the Retained
Liabilities) and Company shall assign certain of its assets and assign certain
of its Liabilities to Seller;
(vii)
certificates
of the good standing of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware;
(viii)
a
certificate of the Secretary of Seller certifying and attaching all requisite
resolutions or actions of Seller’s board of directors approving the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and
certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the officers of Seller executing
this Agreement and any other documents relating to the Transactions;
and
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(ix)
resignations
of Seller’s employees as officers and as directors of the Company.
(b)
Buyer
shall deliver to Seller:
(i)
Thirteen
Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000) by wire transfer to an
account specified by Seller;
(ii)
the
Escrow
Agreement, executed by Buyer and the Escrow Agent, together with the delivery
of
One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) to the Escrow Agent
thereunder, by wire transfer to an account specified by the Escrow
Agent;
(iii)
an
acknowledgement and agreement executed by Buyer relating to the execution
of
Sublease Agreement by the Company;
(iv)
the
Transition Services Agreement, executed by Buyer and Company;
(v)
the
Preferred Partner Agreement, executed by Buyer and Company;
(vi)
a
certificate of the good standing of Buyer issued by the Registry of Companies
of
the Cayman Islands; and
(vii)
a
certificate of the Secretary of Buyer certifying and attaching all requisite
resolutions or actions of Buyer’s board of directors approving the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and
certifying to the incumbency and signatures of the officers of Buyer executing
this Agreement and any other document relating to the Transactions.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
Section
2.01. Corporate.
Buyer
is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the Cayman Islands. Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments
to be
executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto and to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section
2.02. Authority.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments
to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (collectively, the
“Transactions”)
have
been duly authorized and approved by the board of directors of Buyer. No
other
or further corporate act or proceeding on the part of Buyer or its shareholders
is necessary to authorize or approve this Agreement or the other documents
and
instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement constitutes,
and,
when executed and delivered, the other documents and instruments to be executed
and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto will constitute, valid and binding
agreements of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by general
equitable principles.
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Section
2.03. No
Violation.
Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the other documents
and instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto or
thereto, nor the consummation by Buyer of the Transactions, nor compliance
by
Buyer with the terms of the Transactions (a) assuming all notices, reports
or other filings described in this Section 2.03
have been
given or made, will violate any Laws or Orders of any Governmental Entity
applicable to Buyer, (b) except for filings as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
Transactions or (c) subject to obtaining the consents described in
clause (b) above, will violate or conflict with, or constitute a default
(or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute
a
default) under, or will result in the termination of, or accelerate the
performance required by, any term or provision of the charter, bylaws or
similar
organizational documents of Buyer or of any Contract or restriction of any
kind
or character to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer or any of it assets
or
properties may be bound or affected.
Section
2.04. Brokers.
Neither
Buyer or any of its directors, officers, employees or agents has retained,
employed or used any investment banking firm, broker or finder in connection
with the Transactions or in connection with the negotiation thereof, nor
are any
of them responsible for the payment of any investment banking, broker’s or
finder’s fees.
Section
2.05. [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
Section
2.06. Litigation.
No
action,
suit, claim, investigation or proceeding (legal, administrative or arbitrative)
is pending or, to the best of Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against Buyer which
seeks to prevent, restrict or delay consummation of the
Transactions.
Section
2.07. Investment
Intent.
Buyer is
acquiring the Shares for its own account and not with a view to their
distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of
1933,
as amended.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Except
as
set forth in the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, Seller hereby
represents and warrants to Buyer as set forth in this Article
III.
Each
item disclosed in the disclosure schedules (the “Disclosure
Schedules”)
to this
Agreement shall only constitute an exception to the representations and
warranties to which it makes reference and those representations and warranties
herein to which the relevance of the item disclosed is reasonably apparent,
without the necessity of repetitive disclosure or cross-reference.
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Section
3.01. Corporate.
(a)
Company
is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware, and Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct the Business
as it is now being conducted and to own, lease or use the properties and
assets
that it purports to own, lease or use.
The
Company has no Subsidiaries.
(b)
The
Company is duly qualified or registered to transact business and is in good
standing as a foreign and/or alien corporation in Maryland and each other
jurisdiction in which the conduct of the Business as presently conducted
makes
such qualification necessary.
Section
3.02. Authority. Seller
has
the necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to
carry out their obligations hereunder and to consummate the Transactions.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by
Seller of the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Seller, and no other corporate
proceeding is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the
performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by
Seller of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer,
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles.
Section
3.03. No
Violation.
(a)
Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the other documents
and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto or
thereto, nor the consummation by Seller of the Transactions, nor compliance
by
Seller with the terms of the Transaction will (i) assuming all notices,
reports or other filings described in Schedule 3.03(b)
have been
given or made, contravene, conflict with or violate any Law or Order of any
Governmental Entity applicable to Seller or Company or by which any of Company’s
property is bound or affected or give any Governmental Entity the right to
challenge any of the Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any
relief
under any such Law or Order, (ii) violate or conflict with any term or
provision of the charter, bylaws or similar organizational documents of Seller
or Company or any resolution adopted by the board of directors or stockholders
of Company, or (iii) except as set forth in Schedule
3.03(a),
contravene, conflict with, result in any violation or breach of or constitute
a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become
a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, revocation,
suspension, amendment or cancellation of, any Contract to which the Company
or
Seller is a party or Permit, or result in the creation of a lien or
encumbrance
on any of
the assets owned or used by Company.
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(b)
Except
for
applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act and rules and regulations
thereunder, and other filings listed on Schedule
3.03(b),
Seller
and Company are not required to file or submit any notice, report or other
filing with or to any Governmental Entity, in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Transactions. No waiver, consent, Permit, approval or authorization of, or
declaration, filing, transfer or registration with, any Governmental Entity,
is
required to be obtained or made by Seller
or
Company
in connection with its execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement,
the
consummation of the Transactions, or the compliance by Seller with the terms
of
the Transactions, or for the Company to operate the Business following the
Closing in substantially the same manner as before the Closing, except (i)
as
set forth on Schedule
3.03(b)
or (ii)
to the extent necessitated by characteristics of the Buyer that are different
than those of the Seller.
Section
3.04. Financial
Statements.
(a)
Schedule
3.04(a)
sets
forth true, correct and complete copies of the unaudited balance sheet of
the
Company as of September 30, 2006 (the “Balance
Sheet”),
and
the related statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
(together with the Balance Sheet, the “Company
Financial Statements”).
The
Company Financial Statements present the financial position of the Company
as of
the dates thereof and the results of the Business’s consolidated operations for
the fiscal periods therein set forth. Each of the Company Financial Statements
is consistent with the books and records of the Company and has been prepared
in
accordance with the past practices of the Company and Seller in the preparation
of Company’s financial statements consistently applied throughout such fiscal
periods. The Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with
the Qualified GAAP Standard and applied consistently with the Company’s past
practice.
(b)
Schedule 3.04(b)
sets
forth a true, correct and complete itemization of the accounts receivable
(including aging) of the Company as of November 30, 2006 and such Schedule
3.04(b)
shall be
updated following the Closing to reflect such accounts receivable (including
aging) as of the Closing, in connection with the delivery of the Closing
Balance
Sheet (as updated by the Closing Balance Sheet, the “Accounts
Receivable”).
The
Accounts Receivable represent bona
fide
claims
against debtors for sales, services performed or other charges arising on
or
before the respective dates of recording thereof, and all of the goods delivered
and services performed which gave rise to the Accounts Receivable were delivered
or performed in accordance with applicable orders, Contracts or customer
requirements. All Accounts Receivable have been billed in accordance with
the
Qualified GAAP Standard and applied consistently with the past practice of
the
Company.
To
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no contest, claim, or right of set-off, other than
adjustments in the ordinary course of business, under any Contract or otherwise
with any obligor of an Account Receivable relating to the amount or validity
of
such Account Receivable.
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(c)
Schedule
3.04(c)
sets
forth a true, correct and complete itemization of the unbilled services account
of the Company as of November 30, 2006 (the “Unbilled
Services”).
Unbilled Services is comprised of both Debit and Credit Balances, all accounted
for in accordance with the Qualified GAAP Standard and applied consistently
with
the past practice of the Company. “Credit Balances” represent prepayments for
future services under the terms of individual customer contracts. “Debit
Balances” represent amounts relating to services performed by the Company for
which the Company does not have the right to xxxx the customer until the
next
milestone is met or a contract modification is approved.
(d)
(i)
Accounts Receivable arising from the clean-up and reconciliation of Debit
Balances for work previously performed by the Company and billed as a part
of
the reconciliation and clean-up process and shown on Schedule
3.04(d)(i),
which
will be updated by Seller following Closing to reflect such Accounts Receivable
as of the Closing (the “Clean-Up
Accounts Receivable”),
will
be collected in full, without set-off, within one hundred twenty (120) days
after the date of this Agreement pursuant to the settlement mechanism in
Section
1.02(d).
(ii)
Unbilled services arising from the clean-up and reconciliation of Debit Balances
for work previously performed by the Company and never billed prior to Closing
and shown on Schedule
3.04(d)(ii)
(which
will be updated by Seller following Closing to reflect such unbilled services
as
of Closing) (the “Clean-Up
Unbilled Services”),
will
be collected in full, without set-off within one hundred twenty (120) days
after
March 31, 2007; provided that the Company or Buyer has completed all work
relating to such Clean-Up Unbilled Services and forwarded an invoice no later
than March 31, 2007 requesting payment within thirty days of receipt of such
invoice to the appropriate customer pursuant to the settlement mechanism
in
Section
1.02(e).
(e)
No
outstanding purchase commitment of the Company presently is in excess of
the
normal, ordinary and usual requirements of the Company or was made at any
price
in excess of the then current market price or contains terms or conditions
more
onerous than those usual and customary in the Business.
(f)
Seller
maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities
and
maintains internal accounting controls that it believes, in good faith, are
proper and adequate.
(g)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has no liabilities or obligations of any nature
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than (i) those
set
forth or adequately reserved for in the Balance Sheet in accordance with
the
Qualified GAAP Standard and applied consistently with the Company’s past
practice, (ii) those current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of
business since September 30, 2006, (iii) those ordinary course performance
obligations arising from Contracts to which the Company is a party, and (iv)
those set forth on Schedule
3.04(g).
Section
3.05. Tax
Matters.
(a)
Except
as
provided on Schedule
3.05(a),
all Tax
Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Company have been filed,
and all
such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.
Copies
of all Tax Returns filed by, or on behalf of, Company for its three most
recent
fiscal years have been made available to Buyer. Except as provided on
Schedule
3.05(a),
Company
is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to
file
any Tax Return.
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(b)
Company
has paid all material Taxes it is required to pay when due (or in the case
of
overdue payments, has paid all additional amounts payable in respect of such
overdue amounts) and duly paid or withheld and paid over when due (or in
the
case of overdue payments, has paid all additional amounts payable in respect
of
overdue amounts) all material Taxes that it is required to pay or withhold
and
pay over in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, shareholder or other third party.
(c)
The
Tax
Returns of Company that are under audit or have been audited by the Internal
Revenue Service (“IRS”)
or
other applicable Tax authorities since April 1, 2004 are set forth in
Schedule
3.05(c)(i).
Except
as provided on Schedule
3.05(c)(i),
neither
Seller nor Company has received from the IRS or any other applicable Tax
authorities any written notice of underpayment or assessment of Taxes or
other
deficiency that has not been paid or any objection to any Tax Return filed
by,
or on behalf of, Company. No adjustment relating to any Tax Return filed
by the
Company has been proposed by any Governmental Entity to the Company or any
representative thereof. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.05(c)(i),
no claim
is pending, or has been made during the three (3) years prior to Closing,
by a
Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax
Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There
are
no outstanding Contracts or waivers extending the statutory period of
limitations applicable to any Tax Return.
(d)
Schedule
3.05(d)
contains
a true, correct and complete list for Company of every year that Company
was a
member of an affiliated group of corporations that filed a consolidated Tax
Return on which the statute of limitations does not bar a federal Tax assessment
and each corporation that has been a part of such group. The Company (a) is
not a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement,
nor
does the Company owe any amount under any such agreement, (b) has no
liability for the Taxes of any person under Treas. Reg. § 1.1502-6 (or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law, including any arrangement
for
group or consortium relief or similar arrangement), as a transferee or
successor, by contract, or otherwise, and (c) is not a party to any joint
venture, partnership or other agreement that could be treated as a partnership
for Tax purposes. No affiliated group of corporations of which Company has
been
a member has discontinued filing consolidated returns during the past five
(5)
years; provided,
however, that
this
Section
3.05(d)
shall not
be deemed to make any representation or warranty with regard to the Company’s
predecessor, TherImmune Research Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or
any
affiliated group of corporations with which such predecessor filed consolidated
returns within the past five (5) years.
(e)
Except
as
provided in Schedule
3.05(e),
as of
the date of the Balance Sheet the Company did not have any material liability
for unpaid Taxes that have not been accrued or reserved for on the Closing
Balance Sheet whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise, and
the
Company has not incurred any material liability for Taxes since the date
of the
Balance Sheet other than in the ordinary course of business.
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(f)
There
are
no Liens on the assets of the Company relating or attributable to Taxes,
other
than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and for which adequate reserves
have been established on the Company’s Balance Sheet.
(g)
The
Company is not, and has not been at any time, a “United States Real Property
Holding Corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(h)
The
Company has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for tax-free
treatment under Section 355 of the Code.
(i)
The
Company has not engaged in any reportable transaction under Treas. Reg.
§ 1.6011-4(b), including any transaction that is the same as or
substantially similar to one of the types of transactions that the IRS has
determined to be a tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice,
regulation, or other form of published guidance as a listed transaction,
as set
forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(j)
The
Company will not be required to include any income or gain or exclude any
deduction or loss from taxable income as a result of (a) any change in
method of accounting under Section 481(c) of the Code, (b) closing
agreement under Section 7121 of the Code, (c) deferred intercompany gain or
excess loss account under Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the
Code
(or in the case of each of (a), (b) and (c), under any similar provision
of
applicable law, (d) installment sale or open transaction disposition or
(e) prepaid amount.
Section
3.06. Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as
expressly set forth in Schedule
3.06
or
otherwise permitted or required by this Agreement, since September 30, 2006,
(a) the Business has been conducted only
in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice; (b) there has not been any
event, occurrence or development which would have a Material Adverse Effect
on
Company or the Business; (c) there has not occurred, and the Seller and
Company have not committed the Company to do, any of the following:
(i)
engage
in
any transaction except in the ordinary course of business as conducted on
that
date and consistent with past practices;
(ii)
amend
or
change the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company;
(iii)
make
any
capital expenditure or commitment exceeding $25,000 individually or
$50,000 in
the
aggregate;
(iv)
pay,
discharge or satisfy, in any amount in excess of $10,000 in any one case,
or
$25,000 in the aggregate, any claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise of Company), other than
payments, discharges or satisfactions in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practices, of liabilities reflected or reserved against
in
the Balance Sheet;
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(v)
experience
any destruction of, damage to, or loss of any material assets (whether tangible
or intangible), material business or material customer of Company (whether
or
not covered by insurance);
(vi)
learn
of
any employment dispute, including but not limited to, claims or matters raised
by any individuals or any workers’ representative organization, bargaining unit
or union regarding labor trouble or claim of wrongful discharge or other
unlawful employment or labor practice or action with respect to
Company;
(vii)
change
accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or
amortization policies or rates) by Company;
(viii)
adopt
or
change any material election in respect of Taxes, adopt or change any accounting
method in respect of Taxes, closing agreement, settlement or compromise of
any
claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or extend or waive the limitation
period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes;
(ix)
revalue
any of its assets (whether tangible or intangible), including without
limitation, writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts
receivable;
(x)
increase
the salary or other compensation payable or to become payable by the Company
to
any of its respective officers, directors, employees or advisors, or the
declaration, payment or commitment or obligation of any kind for the payment
by
Company of a severance payment, termination payment, bonus or other additional
salary or compensation to any such person;
(xi)
enter
into
an agreement, contract, covenant, instrument, lease, license or commitment
to
which Company is a party or by which it or any of its assets (whether tangible
or intangible) are bound pursuant to which the amounts paid to or from the
Company during the twelve month period following the entering into such
agreement, contract, covenant, instrument, lease, license or commitment are
reasonably anticipated to be in excess of $50,000 or any termination, extension,
amendment or modification of the terms of any such agreement, contract,
covenant, instrument, lease, license or commitment to which Company is a
party
or by which it or any of its assets are bound;
(xii)
dispose
(whether by sale, lease, license or otherwise) of any of the assets (whether
tangible or intangible) or properties of Company outside of the ordinary
course
of business, including, but not limited to, the sale of any accounts receivable
of Company, or any creation of any security interest in such assets or
properties;
(xiii)
loan
to
any person or entity, or purchase any debt securities of any person or
entity;
(xiv)
incur
any
indebtedness, amend the terms of any outstanding loan agreement, guarantee
any
indebtedness, issue or sell any debt securities of Company or guarantee any
debt
securities of others, except for advances to employees for travel and business
expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices;
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(xv)
waive
or
release any right or claim of Company, including any write-off or other
compromise of any Account Receivable or Unbilled Services;
(xvi)
commence
or settle any lawsuit by Company (or by Seller involving Company or the
Company’s business), or the commencement, settlement, notice or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threat of any lawsuit or proceeding or other investigation against
Company or its affairs, or any reasonable basis for any of the
foregoing;
(xvii)
receive
notice of any claim or potential claim of ownership, interest or right by
any
person other than Company of any Company Intellectual Property or of
infringement by Company of any other person’s Intellectual
Property;
(xviii)
experience
any event or condition of any character that has had or is reasonably likely
to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect; or
(xix)
lease,
license or sublease any Leased Real Property or any other real property by
Company.
Section
3.07. No
Litigation.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.07,
there
is
no Litigation pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against Company or,
insofar as it relates to the Business, the Seller. Except as set forth in
Schedule
3.07,
as of
the date hereof, there are no Orders that are reasonably likely to materially
affect the Company.
Section
3.08. Compliance
with Laws and Orders.
(a)
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.08(a),
Company
is in material compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as
set
forth in Schedule
3.08(a),
neither
Company nor Seller has received any written notice, or to Company’s Knowledge
unwritten notice, of any violation or alleged violation of any Laws or Orders
that has not been resolved. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.08(a),
all
reports, filings and returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Company
with any Governmental Entity.
(b)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.08(b),
Company
has all material licenses, permits, qualifications, approvals, certifications,
consents and listings of all Governmental Entities, and all material exemptions
from requirements to obtain or apply for any of the foregoing (“Permits”),
for
the conduct of the Business (as currently conducted), including in connection
with the performance of services for the U.S. Government. All such Permits
are
set forth in Schedule
3.08(b),
are in
full force and effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.08(b),
Company
(including the Business) is in material compliance with all such
Permits.
(c)
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.08(c)
(i) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) the Company has all material Permits
required under any Environmental Law relating to the Business (“Environmental
Permits”);
(iii) the Company is in compliance in all material respects with its
Environmental Permits; (iv) there are no pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened claims against Company relating to any Environmental Law or Hazardous
Substance; (v) except in a manner that could not reasonably be expected to
subject the Company to material Liability, to Seller’s Knowledge, no Hazardous
Substances are present on any Leased Real Property or were present on any
other
real property at the time it ceased to be owned, operated or leased by the
Company; (vi) to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks,
asbestos which is friable or likely to become friable or PCBs present on
any
Leased Real Property, (vii) to Seller’s Knowledge, the Hazardous Substances
Activities of the Company prior to the Closing have not resulted in the exposure
of any employee of the Company to a Hazardous Substance in a manner that
has
caused or could reasonably be expected to cause an adverse health effect
to any
such person; (viii) the Company has conducted all Hazardous Substances
Activities in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws; (ix) to Seller’s Knowledge there is no fact or
circumstance, which could result in any environmental Liability which could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
and (x) the Company has not entered into any agreement that may require it
to
guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other
party
with respect to liabilities arising out of Environmental Laws, or the Hazardous
Materials Activities of the Company.
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Section
3.09. Title;
Properties.
(a)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.09(a),
Company
has good, valid and marketable title to, or in the case of leased properties
and
assets, valid leasehold interests in, all the assets and properties that
are
material for the operation of the Business or that either are reflected on
the
Balance Sheet or were thereafter acquired, or, with respect to furniture,
fixtures, cubicles, computers, equipment and other tangible assets, that
otherwise are or have been located on the premises of the Leased Real Property
since September 30, 2006 (except for assets and properties sold, consumed
or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since such date),
and
such assets and properties are owned, free and clear of all Liens, claims
and
encumbrances, except for (i) Liens for taxes and assessments not yet due
and payable or for taxes the validity of which is being contested in good
faith
and for which adequate reserves have been established on the Company’s Balance
Sheet and (ii) Liens, claims and encumbrances to secure indebtedness
reflected on the Balance Sheet, or indebtedness (including purchase money
indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with
past practice after the date thereof and (iii) Permitted
Encumbrances.
(b)
The
Company does not own any real property. Schedule
3.09 (b)
sets
forth a list of all real property used or occupied by either (i) the Company
or
(ii) the Seller in connection with the Business (excluding the property leased
by Seller that is located at (i) 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, where, other than being the recipient of certain shared management
information services conducted from there, the Company does not use such
premises and (ii) 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, where certain
of
the Company’s equipment is stored), the name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor,
master lessor and/or lessee, the date and term of the lease, license, sublease
or other occupancy right and each amendment thereto, and, with respect to
any
current lease, license, sublease or other occupancy right, the aggregate
annual
rental payable thereunder (“Leased
Real Property”).
(c)
The
Seller
has provided Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all leases, lease
guaranties, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or
otherwise granting a right in or relating to the Leased Real Property, including
all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof (“Lease
Agreements”);
and
there are no other Lease Agreements for real property affecting the Leased
Real
Property. All such Lease Agreements are valid and effective in accordance
with
their respective terms, and there is not, under any of such Lease Agreements,
any existing default, past due rentals, or event of default (or event which
with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default). Neither Seller
nor Company have received any notice of a default, alleged failure to perform,
or any offset or counterclaim with respect to any such Lease Agreement, which
has not been fully remedied and withdrawn. The Closing will not affect the
enforceability against any Person of any such Lease Agreement or the rights
of
the Company to the continued use and possession of the Leased Real Property
for
the conduct of business as presently conducted, except as set forth in
Schedule
3.09(c).
There
are no other parties occupying, or with a right to occupy, the Leased Real
Property other than the Company, except as set forth in Schedule
3.09(c).
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(d)
Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
3.09(d),
the
Leased Real Property is, to Seller’s Knowledge, in good operating condition and
repair, free from structural, physical and mechanical defects, is maintained
in
a manner consistent with standards generally followed with respect to similar
properties, and is structurally sufficient and otherwise suitable for the
conduct of the Business as presently conducted. Neither the operation of
the
Company on the Leased Real Property nor, to the Seller’s Knowledge, such Leased
Real Property, including the improvements thereon, violate in any material
respect any applicable building code, zoning requirement or statute relating
to
such property or operations thereon, and any such non-violation is not dependent
on so-called non-conforming use exceptions.
(e)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.09(e),
the
material items of equipment owned or leased by the Company in connection
with
the Business are in good operating condition, regularly and properly maintained,
subject to normal wear and tear.
Section
3.10. Insurance.
Schedule
3.10
sets
forth a true and complete list of all insurance policies carried by Seller
with
respect to the Business, together with, in respect of each such policy, the
name
of the insurer, the policy number, the type of policy, the amount of coverage
and the deductible. True and complete copies of each such policy have previously
been made available to Buyer. All such policies insure Seller and its
Subsidiaries, including Company, are in full force and effect, no notice
of
cancellation has been received by Seller or Company with respect to any such
policy, and
neither Seller nor Company have agreed to modify or cancel any such policy
prior
to the Closing or received notice of any actual or threatened modification
or
cancellation of any such policy.
The
insurance coverage provided by such policies is, to Seller’s Knowledge,
customary for the industry in which the Company operates.
All
policies have been in full force and effect up to the Closing. Such policies
will terminate as to Company as of the Effective Time.
Section
3.11. Material
Contracts.
(a)
Schedule
3.11(a)
lists all
Contracts relating directly to the Company or the Business to which Company
or
Seller is a party and which falls within any of the following categories
(each a
“Material
Contract”):
(i) material Contracts not entered into in the ordinary course of business
pursuant to which annual payments to or from the Company in excess of $50,000
are, or are reasonably anticipated to become, due and payable pursuant to
the
terms of such Contract; (ii) leases of real property (excluding the lease
for the property located at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000); (iii) Contracts relating to any outstanding commitment for capital
expenditures in excess of $50,000; (iv) indentures, mortgages, promissory
notes, loan agreements, guarantees, letter of credit or other agreements
or
instruments of Company or commitments for the borrowing or the lending by
Company of amounts in excess of $50,000 or providing for the creation of
any
charge, security interest (excluding a security interest that is a Purchase
Money Security Interest), encumbrance or lien upon any of the assets of the
Company; (v) any non-competition agreement or any other agreement or
obligation that purports to limit in any respect the manner in which, or
the
localities in which, the Business may be conducted; (vi) any Contract that
would prohibit or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions;
(vii) any Contract with any Affiliate; (viii) any contract with a customer
of the Business with revenues of greater than $300,000 over the twelve month
period immediately preceding the date hereof or anticipated in the twelve
month
period following the date hereof; and (ix) any contract with a supplier to
the
Business with expenses payable of greater than $150,000 over the twelve months
period immediately preceding the date hereof or anticipated in the twelve
month
period following the date hereof.
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(b)
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
3.11(b),
each of
the Material Contracts were entered into in a bona fide transaction in the
ordinary course of business and is legal, valid, binding and enforceable
upon
Company or Seller and in full force and effect and there is not under any
Material Contract: (A) any existing uncured material breach or default by
Company or Seller or, to Seller’s Knowledge, by any other party thereto, or (B)
any event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
a
material default by Seller or Company or, to Seller’s Knowledge, by any other
party, or result in a right to accelerate or terminate or result in a loss
of
any material rights of Company or Seller.
(c)
Except
as
provided in Schedule
3.11(c),
(i)
there is no Contract (not to compete or otherwise), commitment, judgment,
injunction, order or decree to which Company is a party or otherwise binding
upon Company which has or may have the effect of prohibiting the Transactions
or
impairing the material assets of the Company or the value thereof in any
material respect and (ii) Company has not entered into any Contract that
materially restricts the providing of services related to the Business or
otherwise materially restricts the conduct of the Business.
(d)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.11(d),
neither
this Agreement nor
the
Transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, including the assignment to Seller, by operation of law or otherwise,
of any Contracts, will result, under the terms of any Contract, in (i) Buyer
or
Company granting to any third party any right to or with respect to any
Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed to, Buyer or Company, (ii) Buyer
or
Company being bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other restriction
on
the operation or scope of the Business, or (iii) Buyer or Company being
obligated to pay any royalties or other amounts, that individually or in
the
aggregate would be material, to any third party in excess of those payable
by
Seller upon Closing.
Section
3.12. Labor
Matters.
Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.12,
(a)
there is no unfair labor practice charge, labor grievance, arbitration or
complaint pending or , to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against Company;
(b) there is no labor strike, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against or affecting Company nor any secondary
boycott with respect to any products or services of Company; (c) no union
or labor organization represents or, to Seller’s Knowledge, is seeking to
organize any Company employees and the Company has no obligation or liability
arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements applicable to the
Company; (d) there are no administrative charges or court complaints
against Company concerning alleged employment discrimination or other
employment-related matters pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened before
the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental
Entity and (e) the Company is, to Seller’s Knowledge in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations respecting employment, employment practices, forms
and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, in each case, with respect
to
Company employees.
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Section
3.13. Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a)
Schedule
3.13(a)
sets
forth a list of all material “employee benefit plans” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) and all other material employee benefit or executive
compensation arrangements, policy, practice, contract, agreement, perquisite
programs or payroll practices applicable to Company employees, including
any
such arrangements or payroll practices providing severance pay, termination
pay,
sick leave, vacation pay, salary continuation for disability, retirement
benefits, deferred compensation, bonus pay, incentive compensation, incentive
pay, stock options, or other stock related awards, hospitalization insurance,
medical insurance, life insurance, scholarships or tuition reimbursements,
whether written or unwritten, funded or unfunded that are maintained by Company
or any entity within the same “controlled group” as Company, within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA (an “ERISA
Affiliate”)
or to
which Company, Seller or any ERISA Affiliate contributes to or is obligated
to
contribute thereunder for current or former employees, officers or directors
of
Company (the “Employee
Benefit Plans”).
(b)
Company
has delivered or made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies
of
the following documents, with respect to each of the Employee Benefit Plans:
(i) all currently effective plan and related trust documents, and
amendments thereto; (ii) the three (3) most recent Form 5500, if any; and
(iii) current summary plan descriptions, if any; (iv) the most recent
annual actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Employee Benefit Plan;
(v) if the Employee Benefit Plan is funded, the most recent annual and
periodic accounting of Employee Benefit Plan assets; (vi) all IRS determination,
opinion, notification and advisory letters; and (vii) any employee-wide
communication issued since January 1, 2005 to (A) implement a new Employee
Benefit Plan, (B) increase the benefits under an Employee Benefit Plan or
(C)
amend any Employee Benefit Plan, any of which would result in a material
liability to Company after Closing.
(c)
None
of
Company or any ERISA Affiliate, the officers or directors of Company or any
ERISA Affiliate or the administrator or trustee, if any, of the Employee
Benefits Plans which are subject to ERISA, has engaged in a non-exempt
“prohibited transaction” (as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA
or Section 4975 of the Code) or any other breach of fiduciary
responsibility under ERISA that could subject Company or any officer or director
of Company to any material tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed
by
such Code Section 4975 or to any material liability under Section 502(i) or
(l) of ERISA.
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(d)
There
are
no pending actions, claims or lawsuits which have been asserted, instituted or,
to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against the Employee Benefit Plans, the
assets of any of the trusts in their capacity as such under such plans or
the
plan sponsor or the plan administrator, or against any fiduciary of the Employee
Benefit Plans with respect to the operation of such plans (other than routine
benefit claims) which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(e)
All
Employee Benefit Plans subject to ERISA or the Code have been maintained
and
administered, in all material respects, in accordance with their terms and
with
all provisions of ERISA and the Code, respectively (including rules and
regulations thereunder), and other applicable federal and state laws and
regulations. There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to
the
knowledge of Seller or any ERISA Affiliates, threatened by the IRS or DOL
with
respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. Company and each ERISA Affiliate have
in
all material respects timely made all contributions and other payments required
by and due under the terms of each Employee Benefit Plan.
(f)
No
Employee Benefit Plan is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302
or
Title IV of ERISA, nor has any of Company or an ERISA Affiliate maintained
any
such plan for the previous 5 year period prior to the date of this Agreement.
No
Employee Benefit Plan is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA or is a “single-employer plan” subject to Section 4063 or
4064 of ERISA, nor has any of Company, Seller or an ERISA Affiliate maintained
any such plan for the previous 5 year period prior to the date of this
Agreement. With
respect to
any
Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be “qualified” under Section 401(a) of
the Code,
Seller
or the Company has provided to Buyer a copy of the latest opinion letter
and
determination letter issued by the IRS with respect to such plan’s
qualification. The Company and each ERISA Affiliate have complied in
all
material respects
with
respect to employees of the Company and their dependents with the continuation
coverage requirements of Code Section 4980B and Part 6 of Title I
of ERISA
(“COBRA”)
and, to
the extent effective, the group health plan portability, access and renewability
requirements in Code Sections 9801 through 9803 and ERISA Sections 701 through
702.
(g)
Except
as
provided on Schedule
3.13(g),
no
Employee Benefit Plan which is an “employee welfare benefit plan” under Section
3(1) of ERISA provides for post-employment welfare benefits for Company
employees including without limitation retiree life or medical insurance,
except
as otherwise required by applicable law, including without limitation Code
Section 4980B and Part 6 of Title I of ERISA.
(h)
Each
Company “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section
409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith
compliance with Section 409A of the Code and IRS Notice 2005-1. No Company
nonqualified deferred compensation plan has been “materially modified” (within
the meaning of IRS Notice 2005-1) at any time after October 3,
2004.
(i)
Except
as
set forth on Schedule 3.13(i)
(i), the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Employee Benefit
Plan, or under any trust or loan under any Employee Benefit Plan that will
or
may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration,
forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits
or
obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Company employee. No payment
or
benefit which will or may be made by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates
with
respect to any Company employee or any other “disqualified individual” (as
defined in Code Section 280G and the regulations thereunder) in connection
with
this Agreement will be characterized as a “parachute payment,” within the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code.
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Section
3.14. Capitalization.
The
authorized capital of the Company consists of One Thousand (1,000) shares
of
Common Stock, One Hundred (100) shares of which are issued and outstanding.
There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion
or
preemptive rights and rights of first refusal or similar rights) or agreements
for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any shares of its capital
stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of its capital
stock.
Section
3.15. Intellectual
Property.
(a)
Schedule
3.15(a)
lists all
of the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company that are Registered IP.
(b)
Schedule
3.15(b)(i)
attached
hereto sets forth a complete and correct list of all Contracts to which Seller
or Company is a party (i) related to the licensing to, or acquisition of,
any
material third party Intellectual Property used in the Business, other than
“shrink-wrap” or similar object code-only licenses for commercially available
software, the license fee for which is less than $10,000.00, or (ii) related
to
the sale or licensing of any material Intellectual Property of the Company,
including any covenants not to xxx thereunder. The Parties acknowledge and
agree
that the licenses set forth on Schedule
3.15(b)(ii)
are not
held by the Company and are not being transferred in connection with the
Transactions and that Buyer and the Company will not have the right to use
the
Intellectual Property subject to such licenses following Closing.
(c)
Company
has taken reasonable steps necessary to protect the proprietary status of
all
material trade secrets and other material confidential information relating
to
the Business. All personnel, including (without limitation) employees, agents,
consultants and contractors who have contributed to or participated in the
conception and development of any material Intellectual Property owned by
Company have executed a Confidentiality and Assignment Agreement containing
language substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
3.15(c).
(d)
No
written
claims, or to Seller’s Knowledge unwritten claims, have been made to Seller or
Company by any person or entity that (a) Seller or Company does not own or
have
the right to use any Intellectual Property, or (b) the use of any Intellectual
Property by Seller or Company, or the conduct of the Business, infringes
upon or
misappropriates the Intellectual Property Rights of a third party, and neither
Seller nor Company knows of any valid basis for any such claim.
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(e)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, the use of the Intellectual Property of the Company and the
conduct of the Business by Company has not and
does not,
and the use of the Intellectual Property
of the
Company and the conduct of the Business
after the
Closing in the same manner will not, infringe upon or
misappropriate the material Intellectual Property Rights of any
person.
(f)
To
Seller’s Knowledge, no person or entity is infringing or misappropriating any
Company Intellectual Property material to the Company.
Section
3.16. Brokers.
Other
than
Seller’s Financial Advisor, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled
to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made
by and
on behalf of Company. Any fees or commission due and payable in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement owed to Seller’s Financial
Advisor are the sole obligation of Seller.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
Section
4.01. Commercially
Reasonable Efforts; Cooperation.
Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the Parties hereto shall
use
its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain in a timely manner all necessary
waivers, consents and approvals and to effect all necessary registrations,
filings and notices, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
take,
or cause to be taken, all other actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
other things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective
as
promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, (a) cooperating in responding to inquiries
from, and making presentations to, customers and regulatory authorities,
(b) promptly making all regulatory filings and applications and any
amendments thereto as are necessary for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
4.02. Retention
of Books and Records.
(a)
Buyer
will
use and will cause Company and the successors of either of them to use
commercially reasonable efforts to retain and maintain, and Seller will use
and
cause its successors to use commercially reasonable efforts to retain and
maintain, in an organized and retrievable manner, all documents and records
of
the Company pertaining to the periods before the Closing in accordance with
applicable legal requirements and standards of commercial reasonableness.
Buyer
and Seller will retain and maintain all machine-sensible records, such as
computer tapes, disks, diskettes, etc., which are considered books and records
within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 6001, in accordance with
Internal Revenue procedures. Buyer and Seller will make available such documents
and records, machine sensible records, computer time, and assistance from
the
other Party’s personnel (including, with respect to Buyer, Company’s personnel)
as may be reasonably requested by the requesting Party in order to expeditiously
respond to or comply with all pertinent requests or inquiries from the IRS
and
state taxing authorities or any other Governmental Entity that relate to
periods
prior to the Closing Date.
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(b)
For
a
period of five (5) years after the Closing or such greater period legally
required for the retention of records, upon reasonable notice, each of Buyer
and
Seller will give, or cause to be given, to the others’ officers, directors,
employees, consultants, representatives and other agent, including, but not
limited to, investment bankers, attorneys and accountants (collectively,
“Representatives”)
access
to and permission to copy, at the requesting Party’s expense, during normal
business hours, records in the custody of such Party (or in the case of Buyer,
in the custody of Company) relating to periods prior to the Closing relating
to
the Company or the Business and access to its employees with knowledge of
such
matters, to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party in connection
with financial reporting matters, audits, legal proceedings, employee benefit
claims, governmental investigations and other reasonable business purposes
related to the fact of Seller’s prior ownership of the Company or the Business,
including without limitation access by Buyer Representatives to all records
and
Seller employees with knowledge relating to the preparation of the Closing
Balance Sheet; provided,
however,
that,
unless required or compelled by Laws or a court or governmental Order or
as
needed to settle disputes between the parties nothing herein will obligate
any
Party to take actions that would unreasonably disrupt the normal course of
its
business, violate the terms of any contract to which it is a party or to
which
it or any of its assets is subject, or grant access to any of its proprietary,
confidential or classified information to the extent not related to the Company
or the Business.
(c)
In
the
event and for so long as any Party actively is pursuing an affirmative recovery
or contesting or defending against any charge, complaint, action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, claim or demand in connection with (i)
the
Transactions or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to
act or
transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the Business or the
Company, the other Parties will cooperate with such Party and its counsel
in the
pursuit, contest or defense as may be reasonably requested.
Section
4.03. Expenses;
Proration.
Except
as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with
this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring
such
costs and expenses. To the extent reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet,
any
installment of rent due with respect to any leases assigned or transferred
in
connection with the Transactions, and any utility or similar charges and
assessments payable by the Company, and all expenses related to the operation
and maintenance of the Business by the Company, for the period in which the
Closing occurs shall be adjusted pro rata between Seller and Company to the
Closing Date (with Company responsible for periods of time after the Closing
Date and Seller responsible for periods of time prior to or on the Closing
Date).
Section
4.04. Assignment
of Contracts, Rights, etc.
Without
limiting the representations and warranties of Seller under this Agreement,
or
any Seller liability or Buyer remedy for any breach thereof, this
Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign the right, title or
interest of Seller or its Affiliates in, to or under any Contract, or any
claim
or right of any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if any
attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party thereto,
would constitute a breach thereof, unless and until consent has been obtained.
If, after
Seller has expended its
reasonable best efforts to obtain
any such
consent,
such
consent is not obtained, Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in any reasonable
arrangements designed to enable Seller to fulfill its obligations hereunder
and
provide Buyer with the benefits thereunder (after recovery of all costs),
including enforcement for the benefit of Company and Buyer of any and all
rights
of Seller or any of its Affiliates against such third party arising out of
the
cancellation by such third party or otherwise. If
Seller
and Buyer enter into any such arrangement in connection with any such Contract,
Buyer and Company shall be responsible for the performance of such Contract
and
any payments required to be made to the other party to such Contract to the
same
extent as would have been required if such Contract had been effectively
assigned to Buyer or Company on the Closing Date. In addition, after the
Closing, in order that the full value of every Contract and all claims and
demands with respect to such Contracts may be realized, Seller hereby agrees
that it will, at the written request and under the direction of Buyer and
as
shall be permitted by law and the terms of such Contract, take all reasonable
action and do or cause to be done all reasonable things as shall be reasonably
necessary in order that Buyer or Company may obtain the full benefit and
enjoyment of such Contracts for all periods beginning on and after the Closing
Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but
without limiting the representations and warranties of Seller under this
Agreement, or any Seller liability or Buyer remedy for any breach thereof,
the
obligations of Seller or any of its Affiliates under this Section
4.04
shall not
include any obligation to make any material payment or to incur any material
economic burden.
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Section
4.05. Tax
Matters.
(a)
Seller
will be responsible for preparation and, except as set forth in the last
sentence of Section
4.05(c),
filing
of all Tax Returns of the Company for all periods ending on or before the
date
of Closing, including any Tax Return of Seller for any period ending on or
before the Closing Date that is filed on a consolidated, combined, unitary
or
similar basis and includes the Company (an “Affiliated
Group Tax Return”),
and
shall pay all Taxes of the Company pursuant to such Tax Returns, subject
to the
right of reimbursement set forth in Section
4.05(c)
for
certain Straddle Period Taxes. Each Tax Return shall be true and correct
and
shall be completed in accordance with applicable law and consistent with
past
practice. Buyer will be responsible for preparation and, except as set forth
in
the last sentence of Section
4.05(c),
filing
of any Tax Returns of the Company required to be filed after the Closing
Date,
other than any Affiliated Group Tax Return or any other return referred to
in
the first sentence of this Section
4.05(a),
and
shall pay all Taxes of the Company pursuant to such Tax Returns, subject
to the
right to reimbursement set forth in Section
4.05(c)
for
certain Straddle Period Taxes.
(b)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in addition to any other remedy
provided by this Agreement, Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer and its
affiliates (including the Company after the Closing) harmless against any
and
all liability, obligation or commitment, whether or not accrued, assessed
or
currently due and payable, as well as related Losses for (A) any Taxes
imposed on the Company (including any Taxes attributable to the Section
338(h)(10) Elections) with respect to any Tax period (or portion thereof)
ending
on or before the Closing Date (each, a “Pre-Closing
Tax Period”),
(B) any Taxes of any other Person as a result of Treasury Regulation
§ 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law,
including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar
arrangement), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, and
(C) Taxes imposed on Buyer or any of its affiliates (including the Company
after the Closing) as a result of any breach of any representation or warranty
under Section
3.05
(Tax
Matters) or any covenant under this Section
4.05.
Buyer
agrees to indemnify Seller for any additional Tax owed by Seller (including
Tax
owed by Seller due to this indemnification payment) resulting from any
transaction engaged in by the Company outside the ordinary course of its
business on the date of Closing but after Buyer's purchase of Company stock.
Buyer further agrees to (i) pay all Taxes attributable to the operations
of the
Company during any Tax period (or portion thereof) of the Company that is
not a
Pre-Closing Tax Period; and (ii) hold Seller and its Affiliates harmless
against
any and all liability, obligation or commitment as well as related Losses
for
such Taxes, except to the extent such Taxes or Losses are attributable to
a
breach of the representations and warranties in Section
3.05
or the
covenants in this Section
4.05.
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(c)
In
the
case of any Taxes that are reported on a Tax Return covering a period commencing
before the Closing Date and ending thereafter (each such period, a “Straddle
Period,”
and
each such Tax, a “Straddle
Period Tax”),
any
such Straddle Period Taxes shall be allocable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period
as
follows: (i) the portion of any real, personal and intangible property or
ad valorem Taxes (“Property
Taxes”)
shall
be equal to the amount of such Property Taxes for the entire Straddle Period
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during
the Straddle Period that are in the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the denominator
of which is the number of days in the Straddle Period; and (ii) any Taxes
other than Property Taxes shall be computed as if such Straddle Period ended
on
the Closing Date, provided that exemptions, allowances or deductions that
are
calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization
deductions), other than with respect to property placed in service after
the
Closing, shall be allocated between the period ending on the Closing Date
and
the period after the Closing Date in proportion to the number of days in
each
period. The party required by law to pay any such Straddle Period Tax (the
“Paying
Party”),
to the
extent such payment exceeds the obligation of the Paying Party hereunder,
shall
provide the other party (the “Non-Paying
Party”)
with
proof of payment, and within ten (10) days of receipt of such proof of payment,
the Non-Paying Party shall reimburse the Paying Party for the Non-Paying
Party’s
share of such Straddle Period Taxes. The party required by law to file a
Tax
Return with respect to Straddle Period Taxes shall do so within the time
period
and in the manner prescribed by law.
(d)
Seller
shall control and bear the cost of the conduct of any audit, claim, dispute
or
controversy (“Tax
Contest”)
relating to any Tax for which Seller is responsible pursuant to Section
4.05(a),
(b)
or
(c).
Buyer
shall control and bear the cost of all other Tax Contests relating to the
Company. Seller shall not take any position on any amended Tax Return relating
to the Company (including any Affiliated Group Tax Return) or settle or
compromise any Tax Contest relating to the Company (including any Tax Contest
with respect to any Affiliated Group Tax Return), in each case that would
have
an adverse effect on Buyer or its affiliates, including the Company after
the
Closing.
(e)
Any
Tax
sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement (or similar agreement or
arrangement) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound
shall be terminated effective as of the Closing, and the Company shall have
no
liability pursuant to any such agreement.
(f)
Seller
and
Buyer shall join in making a timely irrevocable and effective election under
Code Section 338(h)(10) (and any corresponding elections under state, local
or
foreign law) (collectively, the “Section
338(h)(10) Elections”)
with
respect to the purchase and sale of the stock of the Company. To facilitate
the
Section 338(h)(10) Elections, Buyer shall deliver at Closing IRS Form 8023
and
any similar forms under applicable state, local and foreign income Tax law
(collectively, the “Forms”),
which
shall be duly executed by Buyer and Seller at Closing. Buyer shall duly and
timely file the Forms as prescribed by Treasury Regulation Section
1.338(h)(10)-1 or the corresponding provisions of applicable state, local
or
foreign income Tax law and confirm the time of such filing in writing to
Seller.
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(g)
To
the
extent relevant to the Company, each party shall (i) provide the other with
such assistance as may reasonably be required in connection with the preparation
of any Tax Return and the conduct of any audit or other examination by any
taxing authority or in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings
relating to any liability for Taxes, and (ii) maintain and provide the
other with all records or other information that may be relevant to the
preparation of any Tax Returns, or the conduct of any audit or examination,
or
other proceeding relating to Taxes.
(h)
On
the
Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to Buyer a properly executed statement
in
a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer for purposes of satisfying Buyer’s
obligations under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
(i)
The
indemnification obligations pursuant to this Section
4.05
shall
terminate at the close of business on the thirtieth (30th)
day
following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations with respect
to the Tax liabilities in question (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation
or
extension thereof). In the event of a conflict between the provisions of
this
Section
4.05
and any
other section of this Agreement, this Section
4.05
shall
govern and control. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the limitations on
indemnification set forth in Section
5.04
shall
apply to claims for indemnification pursuant to this Section
4.05;
provided,
however,
that the
limitation on indemnification set forth in Section
5.04(a)
shall
apply to claims for indemnification pursuant to this Section
4.05.
(j)
To
the
extent applicable, Seller and Buyer shall utilize the alternative procedure
set
forth in Revenue Procedure 2004-53 with respect to wage withholding for any
employees that continue as employees of the Company after the date of
Closing.
Section
4.06. Rate
Adjustments.
Adjustments resulting from the establishment of final indirect rates for
any
open years for services
provided to the United States government arising from work performed or services
provided under government Contracts prior to the Closing Date (the “Excluded
Rate Adjustments”)
are
excluded from the assets of the Company and remain with and have been assigned
to Seller. These contracts include, but are not limited to those contracts
listed on Schedule
4.06
hereto.
After the Closing Date, Buyer and Company will remit to Seller all proceeds
collected in respect of any Excluded Rate Adjustments that may be received
from
time to time by Buyer or Company. If final indirect rates for years open
at the
Closing date are established below provisional rates and a credit is owed
the
government as a result, then Seller shall pay any difference to Buyer. At
any
time before or after the Closing Date, Seller may engage in any collection
effort with respect to the Excluded Rate Adjustments at its own
expense.
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Section
4.07. Mail
Received After Closing.
(a)
Following
the Closing, Buyer may receive and open all mail addressed to Company or
Company
Employees and may deal with the contents thereof in its discretion to the
extent
that such mail and the contents thereof relate to the Company or the Business,
as conducted after Closing. Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
Seller, promptly after receipt by Buyer, all mail, including, without
limitation, payments of accounts or claims receivable, addressed to Seller
or
any of its Affiliates or to Company, if it does not relate to the Business,
as
conducted after Closing.
(b)
Following
the Closing, Seller may receive and open all mail addressed to Company and
may
deal with the contents thereof in its discretion to the extent that such
mail
and the contents thereof do not relate to the Company or the Business. Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer, promptly after receipt by
Seller, all mail, including, without limitation, payments of accounts or
claims
receivable, addressed to Company, Seller or Buyer which relates to the Company
or the Business after Closing.
Section
4.08. Personnel
Matters.
(a)
Business
Employee Compensation.
Schedule
4.08(a)(i)
sets
forth a true and complete list of all of the employees of the Business (the
“Business
Employees”)
as of
the date hereof, and also sets forth, for each employee listed thereon through
the date(s) set forth therein, (i) the employee’s 2006 base annual salary, base
hourly pay rate and/or opportunities for sales commission, as the case may
be,
(ii) the structure for determining each such Business Employee’s incentive
compensation opportunity, (iii) the vacation benefits of each such Business
Employee and (iv) the severance benefits of such Business Employees
(collectively, the “Business
Employees’ Compensation”).
Buyer
agrees to continue, or cause the Company to continue, the Business Employees
Compensation in accordance with the procedures set forth on Schedule
4.08(a)(ii).
(b)
Benefit
Plans.
Schedule
4.08(b)(i)
sets
forth a true and complete list of all of the benefits (other than any included
on Schedule
4.08(a)(i))
under
employee benefit plans made available to the Business Employees as of the
date
hereof (the “Company
Benefit Plans”).
Schedule
4.08(b)(ii)
sets
forth the benefits under employee benefit plans to be provided to the Business
Employees by Buyer following the date hereof.
(c)
COBRA.
Buyer
shall be responsible for the provision of health plan continuation coverage
in
accordance with the requirements of COBRA with respect to termination of
employment or (solely as to COBRA) other “qualifying events” as defined under
COBRA that occur after the Closing Date with respect to Business Employees
and
their dependents.
(d)
401(k)
Plan Spin-Off.
As soon
as practicable after the Closing Date, in accordance with the provisions
in the
“Plan
Spin-Off Agreement”
attached
hereto as Schedule
4.08(d)
and
incorporated herein by reference, Buyer or Company shall establish a retirement
plan that is qualified under Code Sections 401(a) and (k) (the “Buyer
401(k) Plan”),
in
which the Business Employees shall be eligible to participate, and Seller
shall
cause the accounts of the Business Employees in the Gene Logic, Inc. 401(k)
Retirement Plan (the “Seller
401(k) Plan”)
to be
spun-off and transferred to Buyer 401(k) Plan, which shall assume the
responsibility for such accounts thereafter. The Company’s participation in
Seller 401(k) Plan shall terminate as of the Closing Date and no further
contributions shall be made to Seller Plan for the Business Employees for
periods thereafter.
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(e)
Participation
in Employee Benefit Plans.
The
participation of the Business Employees in any Employee Benefit Plans maintained
by Seller for its controlled group shall be terminated as of Closing. The
Employee Benefit Plans listed on Schedule
3.13(a)
are all
maintained by Seller for its controlled group, except for the “Paid Time Off.”
Buyer agrees that it will continue at its expense the “Paid Time Off” or
substitute a similar plan under which the Business Employees will be credited
with their accrued, unused “Paid Time Off” as of the Closing Date. Buyer is also
to make arrangements at its expense for such other employee benefit plans
as are
necessary to fulfill its obligations under this Section
4.08.
Section
4.09. Non-Compete
and Non-Solicitation.
(a)
Non-Compete.
For a
period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the third anniversary of
the
Closing Date (the “Restricted
Period”),
Seller
and its Subsidiaries will not, anywhere in the world engage in the
Business, or have any financial or other interests in, any
person, firm, corporation or line of business that competes with the
Business, directly or indirectly in a material respect;
provided, however,
that the
following shall not be a violation of this Subsection
4.09(a):
(A)
ownership or control by Seller and its Subsidiaries of less than a 5% interest,
as a passive investor, of the equity securities of a publicly-traded company
which is in competition with the Business; (B) activities associated with
Seller’s and its Subsidiaries’ conduct of the Genomics Business or the Drug
Repositioning Business; and (C) activities of Seller and its Subsidiaries,
or a
division or portion of Seller, following their acquisition, whether by merger,
sale of assets, or other business combination by a Person engaged,
prior to such acquisition, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in
a
business that competes with the Business.
(b)
Non-Solicitation.
During
the Restricted Period, except as specifically permitted by the Transition
Services Agreement or other written agreement between the parties, and except
with respect to the Seller employees listed on Schedule
4.09(b),
neither
Seller or Buyer or any Affiliate thereof, nor any of their respective
Representatives, shall in any manner, directly or indirectly (i) solicit
any
employee of the other or any Affiliate of such Party to terminate his or
her
employment with such Party or its Affiliate, or (ii) otherwise recruit or
encourage any such employee to become an employee of, or a consultant to,
the
Party bound hereby unless the Party employing such individual has consented
in
advance in writing; provided,
however,
that (i)
if such an employee, independent contractor or agent of Buyer or Seller
initiates the process of seeking employment with the other Party or an Affiliate
of such other Party, such other Party or such other Party’s Affiliate may employ
such person; and (ii) an advertisement in a publication of general circulation
soliciting potential employees to submit applications for employment shall
not
be a violation of this Subsection
4.09(b).
Section
4.10. Confidentiality.
(a)
Each
Party
shall
maintain in confidence all Confidential
Information
obtained
in connection with this Agreement or the negotiation hereof and (i) will
not
disclose such Confidential
Information
to
others, except to their respective Representatives who need to know such
Confidential
Information
for
purposes of taxes, accounting, legal and other similar matters or as required
by
applicable Law, and (ii) will not use such information or data except for
the
purpose of carrying on of its respective businesses as contemplated by this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder. The restrictions and
prohibitions set forth in this Section will not apply to Confidential
Information
that (w)
at the time of disclosure is already available in the public domain, (x)
becomes
available in the public domain, (y) is independently developed without use
of
any Confidential
Information,
or (z)
is disclosed to the Receiving
Party
by a
third party without breaching any confidentiality obligations of such third
party, in each of the foregoing cases other than as a result of a breach
of this
Section
4.10.
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(b)
Each
Party
agrees that the terms and conditions, but not the existence, of this Agreement
shall be treated as the other’s Confidential Information and that no reference
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or to activities pertaining
thereto may be made in any form of public or commercial announcement or
advertising without the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided,
however, that each Party may disclose the terms and conditions of this
Agreement: (i) as required by any court or other Governmental Entity; (ii)
as
otherwise required by law; (iii) to legal counsel of the Parties; (iv) in
connection with the requirements of a public offering or securities filing;
(v)
in confidence, to accountants, banks, and financing sources and their advisors;
(vi) in confidence, in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement
or
rights under this Agreement; or (vii) in confidence, in connection with a
merger
or acquisition or proposed merger or acquisition, or the like. Except as
permitted in the preceding sentence, no Party shall issue any statement or
communication to any third party (other than their respective agents) regarding
the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
without the consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, except that this restriction shall be subject to Buyer’s
and Seller’s obligation to comply with applicable securities laws (provided that
the disclosing party shall
take
all reasonable efforts to seek confidential treatment for any provisions
of this
Agreement any other party reasonably requests be protected from
disclosure).
For
purposes of this Section
4.10,
all
Confidential Information of Company, and insofar as related exclusively to
the
Business (and not related to Seller’s other businesses or required to be filed
with a Governmental Entity) all Confidential Information of the Seller, shall
be
considered the Confidential Information of Buyer as of and following the
Closing.
(c)
Unauthorized
use by a Party of the other Party’s Confidential Information will diminish the
value of such information. Therefore, if a Party breaches any of its obligations
with respect to confidentiality or use of Confidential Information hereunder,
the other Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief to protect its
interest therein, including injunctive relief, as well as money
damages.
(d)
In
the
event the Receiving Party must disclose the Disclosing Party’s Confidential
Information pursuant to the order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other Governmental Entity, the Receiving Party shall provide prompt
notice thereof to the Disclosing Party to allow the Disclosing Party to obtain
a
protective order, and the Receiving Party shall also use its reasonable efforts
to obtain a protective order, assist Disclosing Party in obtaining a protective
order or otherwise prevent public disclosure of such information.
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ARTICLE
V
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
5.01. Indemnification
by Seller.
Subject
to
the limitations contained in this Article
V,
Seller
shall, from and after Closing, indemnify and hold Buyer harmless against
all
Losses arising out of:
(a)
any
breach
of a representation or warranty made by Seller or Company in this Agreement
or
in any other agreement between Seller and Buyer delivered at Closing in
connection with the Transactions;
(b)
the
breach
of any agreement of Seller contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement
between Seller and Buyer delivered at Closing in connection with the
Transactions, provided Buyer must provide Seller with written notice specifying
the breach and a reasonable period (but not more than 60 days) to cure such
breach (provided such breach is capable of being cured within not more than
60
days); and
(c)
all
Retained Liabilities.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) Seller shall not be required to indemnify Buyer for
liabilities arising solely as a result of changes in the Laws and (ii) the
sole
remedy for a breach of any representation or warranty made in Section
3.04(d)
shall be
the remedy provided by Section
1.02(d)
and
Section
1.02(e)
hereof
and such Section
3.04(d)
shall not
be subject to this Article
V.
Section
5.02. Indemnification
by Buyer.
Subject
to
the limitations contained in this Article
V,
Buyer
shall indemnify and hold Seller harmless against all Losses arising out
of:
(a)
any
breach
of a representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement or in any
other
agreement between Buyer and Seller delivered at Closing in connection with
the
Transactions;
(b)
the
breach
of any agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement
between Buyer and Seller delivered at Closing in connection with the
Transactions, provided Seller must provide Buyer with written notice specifying
the breach and a reasonable period (but not more than 60 days) to cure such
breach (provided such breach is capable of being cured within not more than
60
days);
(c)
any
liabilities of the Company (other than the Retained Liabilities) or the failure
by Buyer to discharge any liabilities of the Company (other than the Retained
Liabilities);
(d)
other
than
the Customer Study Liabilities, and excluding Losses within Seller’s
indemnification obligations under Section
5.01,
any
alleged deficiency or claims (including alleged regulatory compliance issues)
in
connection with or related to any study conducted or service provided by
the
Company prior to the Closing; or
(e)
except
to
the extent constituting an indemnification obligation of the Seller pursuant
to
Section
5.01
above,
the operation of the Business by Company after Closing.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Buyer shall not be required to indemnify Seller for liabilities
arising solely as a result of changes in the Laws.
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Section
5.03. Survival
Date.
The
indemnification obligations of each party (the “Indemnitor”)
obligated to provide indemnification to the other (the “Indemnitee”)
under
Sections
5.01
and
5.02
shall
lapse and become of no further force and effect with respect to all claims
not
made by Indemnitee’s delivery to the Indemnitor of written notice containing
details reasonably sufficient to disclose to Indemnitor the nature and scope
of
the claim by the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement (the
“Claim
Period”);
provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the forgoing, the Claims Period during which a claim for
indemnification may be asserted with respect to:
(a)
Retained
Liabilities shall continue indefinitely;
(b)
Sections 3.08(c), 4.05,
4.06,
5.02(c),
5.02(d),
5.02(e)
and
6.06
shall
continue indefinitely;
(c)
Sections
3.01,
3.02,
and
3.05
shall
begin on the Closing Date and shall terminate as of the date of the expiration
of the statute of limitations applicable to the subject matter thereof to
which
the claim for indemnification relates; and
(d)
Section
5.01(b)
and
5.02(b),
shall
continue in effect as to each agreement referenced in such Sections that
contemplates performance after the Closing, in accordance with the terms
of such
agreements; provided that any claim for indemnification in respect of a breach
of such agreements must be brought within one (1) year after the discovery
by
the Indemnitee of such breach.
Any
indemnification obligations arising under Section
5.01
or
5.02
shall
lapse and become of no further force and effect with respect to all claims
with
respect to which Indemnitee does not timely give notice to Indemnitor in
accordance with Section
5.06
or
Section
5.07(b),
as
applicable, except to the extent that the Indemnitor is not prejudiced by
such
failure to give timely notice and such notice is given within the applicable
Claim Period.
Section
5.04. Limitations
on Indemnification.
(a)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, no Indemnitor shall be required to indemnify
any Indemnitee unless and until the aggregate Losses of such Indemnitee exceed
One-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (the “Threshold”),
and if
such Losses are exceeded, only the amount of Losses above the Threshold,
subject
to the other limitations provided herein; provided,
however,
that
Losses arising from the items covered in Sections 4.06,
5.01(c),
6.04
and
6.06
shall not
be subject to this Subsection
5.04(a).
(b)
The
total
indemnification obligations of each Indemnitor in this Agreement shall not
exceed, in the collective aggregate, One Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000) (the “Indemnification
Cap”);
provided,
however,
that such
Indemnification Cap shall not apply to claims arising from the items covered
in
Sections
3.01,
3.02,
3.05
and
3.08(c),
4.05,
4.06,
6.06
and
Subsections
5.01(c),
5.02(c),
5.02(d)
and
5.02(e)
(the
“Uncapped
Items”).
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(c)
The
parties hereto shall have no liability to the other parties hereto (for
indemnification or otherwise) for the breach of any representation or warranty
to the extent that such other party had actual knowledge at or prior to the
time
of Closing that such representation or warranty was not true at the time
of
Closing; provided,
however,
that
Buyer shall only be deemed to have actual knowledge in event that Seller
provides clear and convincing evidence of actual knowledge by any of Xxxxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxx XxXxxx or Xxxxxxx Jeamonod.
(d)
Except
in
the case of fraud or willful misconduct, the parties hereto acknowledge and
agree, the indemnification provisions in this Article
V
shall be
the exclusive remedy of the Parties with respect to breaches of the
representations and warranties or failure to comply with any covenant or
agreement set forth in this Agreement.
Section
5.05. Definition
of Loss.
For
purposes of this Article
V,
“Losses”
shall
mean all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, deficiencies, penalties, costs
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of investigation
incurred or sustained by an Indemnitee entitled to indemnification hereunder
as
a result of a matter giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder,
including, without limitation, reasonable expenses of investigation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with any action,
suit or proceeding (“Legal
Action”)
instituted against the Indemnitee; provided,
however
that if
the amount of such Loss arising from the Uncapped Items exceeds One Million
Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) then the Loss shall be determined,
net of:
(a)
Any
insurance proceeds actually recovered and any indemnity, contribution or
other
similar payment received by the Indemnitee (it being understood that the
Indemnitee shall pursue such proceeds or payments in good faith) with respect
to
such claim (such proceeds or payments to be paid over to the Indemnitor up
to
the amount paid by the Indemnitor if received after payment of the Loss by
Indemnitor), net of any directly resulting increase in insurance premiums,
and
reasonable out-of-pocket expenditures made in connection with obtaining any
such
recovery; and
(b)
any
Tax
Benefit (as defined below) inuring to the Indemnitee on account of such Loss
which Tax Benefit is the then-present value (based on a discount rate of
five
percent (5%)) of any such Tax Benefit reasonably expected to be realized
in the
current period or realizable in any future period by the Indemnitee by reason
of
the facts and circumstances giving rise to the indemnification. For purposes
of
this subsection “Tax
Benefit”
means,
after utilizing all deductions, credits and losses otherwise available or
reasonably anticipated to be available to it, any refund of Taxes paid or
an
actual reduction in the amount of Taxes (including without limitation, by
deduction, reduction of income by virtue of increased tax basis or otherwise,
entitled to refund, credit or otherwise) that would otherwise be required
or
reasonably anticipated to be required to be paid in the particular
year.
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Article
V,
consequential, incidental and punitive damages or any damages to the extent
attributable to a failure to take commercially reasonable actions to mitigate
damages shall not constitute Losses.
Section
5.06. Notice
of Claims.
The
Indemnitee shall notify the Indemnitor in writing promptly after becoming
aware
of any Losses which an Indemnitee shall have determined has given rise to
a
claim for indemnification under this Article
V.
Such
written notice (a “Claim
Notice”)
shall
include an estimate of the Losses, if known, the method of computation thereof
and a reference to the specific provisions of this Agreement in respect of
which
it seeks indemnification. As soon as practicable after the date of such Claim
Notice, the Indemnitee shall provide the Indemnitor or his or her agents
access
to all books and records in the possession and control of the Indemnitee
which
the Indemnitor reasonably determines to be related to such claim. If the
Indemnitor notifies the Indemnitee that it does not dispute the claim or
the
estimated amount of Losses described in such Claim Notice, or fails to notify
the Indemnitee within thirty (30) days after delivery of such Claim Notice
whether the Indemnitor disputes the claim or the estimated amount of Losses
described in such Claim Notice, the Losses specified in the Indemnitee’s Claim
Notice will be conclusively deemed a Loss owed by the Indemnitor to the
Indemnitee and the Indemnitor shall pay the amount of such Losses to the
Indemnitee (to the extent available). If the Indemnitor has timely disputed
its
liability with respect to such claim or the estimated amount of Losses, the
dispute shall be resolved, and the amount, if any, of Losses payable by the
Indemnitor to the Indemnitee shall be determined, in accordance with
Section
7.10
below. It
is agreed that no delay on the part of any Indemnitee in notifying the
Indemnitor shall relieve the Indemnitor from its obligations hereunder, except
to the extent said Indemnitor is prejudiced by such failure to give notice.
The
provisions of this Section
5.06
do not
apply to third party claims referred to below in Section
5.07.
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Section
5.07 Third
Party Claims.
(a)
Each
of
the parties must follow the procedures set forth in the following paragraphs
of
this Section
5.07
in order
to be entitled to indemnification with respect to claims resulting from the
assertion of liability by persons or entities not parties to this Agreement,
including claims by any Governmental Entity for penalties, fines and
assessments.
(b)
The
party
seeking indemnification shall give prompt written notice to the party from
whom
indemnification is sought of any assertion of liability by a third party
which
might give rise to a claim by the indemnified party against the indemnifying
party based on the indemnity agreements contained in this Agreement, stating
the
nature and basis of the assertion and the amount thereof, to the extent
known.
(c)
In
the
event that any Legal Action is brought against an indemnified party with
respect
to which the indemnifying party may have liability under an indemnity agreement
contained in this Agreement, the Legal Action shall, upon the written agreement
of the indemnifying party that it is obligated to indemnify under such an
indemnity agreement, be defended by the indemnifying party and such defense
shall include all appeals or reviews which counsel for the indemnifying party
shall deem appropriate. In any such Legal Action the indemnified party shall
have the right to be represented by advisory counsel and accountants, at
its own
expense, and the indemnifying party shall keep the indemnified party fully
informed as to such Proceeding at all stages thereof, whether or not the
indemnified party is represented by its own counsel.
(d)
Until
the
indemnifying party shall have assumed the defense of any Legal Action, or
if the
indemnified and indemnifying parties are both named parties in such Legal
Action
and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be
defenses available to it that are materially different from or in addition
to
the defenses available to the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of such Legal Action, but
shall remain responsible for its obligation as an indemnitor), all reasonable
out-of-pocket legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by the indemnified
party as a result of such Legal Action shall be borne by the indemnifying
party.
In such event, the indemnified party shall make available to the indemnifying
party and its attorneys and accountants, for review and copying, its books
and
records relating to such Legal Action and the parties shall render to each
other
such assistance as may reasonably be requested to facilitate the proper and
adequate defense of any such Legal Action, at the indemnifying party’s
expense.
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(e)
The
indemnifying party shall not make any settlement or compromise of any third
party claim without the written consent of the indemnified party unless the
indemnifying party receives as part of such settlement or compromise a legal,
binding and enforceable unconditional release providing that such third party
claim is being fully satisfied by reason of such settlement or compromise
and
that the indemnified party (and the indemnifying party if it is a named party
in
such claim) is (are) being released from any and all further obligations
or
liabilities it (they) may have with respect thereto.
Section
5.08. Subrogation
Rights; No Duplication.
Any
indemnitor required to make a payment under this Article
V
shall be
subrogated, to the extent of such payment, to the rights of the entity to
which
such payment has been made for reimbursement or indemnification against third
parties relating to the claim on which such payment has been based; provided,
however,
that
Seller may only seek reimbursement for such payments from customers of Buyer
or
Company with Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Article
V
to the
contrary, the obligations of each Indemnitor and its Affiliates pursuant
to this
Article
V
shall be
without duplication as between entities to which such Indemnitor and its
Affiliates are required to make payments.
Section
5.09. Escrow.
In
the
event that pursuant to this Article
V
a final
determination is made that Seller, as Indemnitor, is required to indemnify
Buyer, as Indemnitee, for a Loss, Buyer’s sole remedy to obtain payment for such
Loss shall be from the amount deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuant to
the
terms of the Escrow Agreement and such payment from the Escrow Agent shall
be
deemed to satisfy Seller’s indemnification obligation under this Article
V;
provided,
however, that
for
claims made relating to items included in Sections
3.01,
3.02,
3.05, 3.08(c),
4.05
and
4.06
and
Subsection
5.01(c),
the
amount deposited with the Escrow Agent shall not be Buyer’s sole remedy to
obtain payment from Seller for Losses incurred in connection with such
items.
ARTICLE
VI
POST-CLOSING
AGREEMENT
Section
6.01. Vacation
Accrual.
On
the
fifth (5th)
Business
Day following the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller will
reimburse Buyer the lesser of (i) any amounts actually paid, (ii) the amounts
owed as of Closing, to any Business Employee that prior to such six (6) month
anniversary voluntarily resigned other than for Good Reason, from his or
her
employment with the Company to the extent such payments were made in
satisfaction of the Vacation Accrual Liability or (iii) Fifty-Two Thousand
Six-Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($52,650).
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Section
6.02. Post-Closing
Notification and Cooperation.
Seller
and
Buyer will, or will cause their Affiliates to, comply with any applicable
post-Closing notification or other requirements relating to this Agreement
or
the Transactions of any applicable Law of any Governmental Entity having
jurisdiction over the Business, including, but not limited to, any notification
or other requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Section
6.03. Use
of
Name and Trademarks.
(a)
Seller
hereby grants to Buyer and Company a non-transferrable, non-exclusive,
royalty-free license for a period of sixty (60) days after the Closing Date,
and
to use the word or trademark “Gene Logic” and related symbol (i) as a part of
the legal the name of the Company and (ii) on any Company advertising and
presentation materials, stationary, form documents, business cards, invoices
and
other printed materials (collectively, the “Gene
Logic Stationary”)
in
connection with external communications to third parties.
Buyer and
Company, and their respective successors, assigns and Affiliates, hereby
agree
to take all steps necessary to change the name of the Company within sixty
(60)
days of the date hereof to a name that is readily distinguishable from the
name
of the Company as the date hereof and that does not include the name “Gene
Logic.”
(b)
Buyer
and
Company may use the Gene Logic Stationary and other records of the Company
solely in connection with internal communications created prior to Closing
for a
period of three-hundred sixty-five (365) days after the Closing Date, provided
that after sixty (60) days following Closing, any reference to “Gene Logic” are
removed or no longer visible.
(c)
Buyer
shall, or Buyer shall cause Company to, remove all “Gene Logic” signs from
premises it acquires under this Agreement within sixty (60) days after the
Closing Date and such signs shall remain the property of Seller.
(d)
Other
than
as provided above in this Section
6.03,
no use
of “Gene Logic” in logo form or other trademark or service xxxx manner, or of
any other trademark or service xxxx owned by Seller, is licensed to Company
or
Buyer hereunder.
Section
6.04. Customer
Studies.
(a)
In
connection with the Customer Study Liabilities, Buyer agrees to, and agrees
to
cause Company to, take commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with the
past
practices of the Company, to cause the applicable customer to accept the
study
results “as is” without re-performance or other remedy.
(b)
Buyer
agrees to, and agrees to cause the Company to, perform any customer studies
at
Seller’s request that relate to alleged deficiencies or claims in connection
with or related to the Customer Study Liabilities. Seller agrees to pay Company
a fee for the performance of such studies equal to the direct and indirect
cost
of providing the services to re-perform such study calculated in accordance
with
the Company’s practices consistently applied following Closing; provided, that
Seller shall have the right to a reasonable audit of the Company books and
records related to the calculation of such costs and Buyer shall cause Company
to reasonably cooperate in any such audit. In the event that such audit
determines that the fee proposed or charged by Company or Buyer exceeds such
direct and indirect costs, then the fee shall be appropriately adjusted and
Buyer shall, or shall cause Company to, reimburse Seller for any excess payment
made with regard to such fee.
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Section
6.05. Lawsuit
Liabilities.
With
regard to the Lawsuit Liabilities, and any and all communications in connection
with such Lawsuit Liabilities, the Buyer shall, and shall cause the Company
to,
forward all correspondence to the Seller and direct any other communications
made to Buyer or Company relating to such Lawsuit Liabilities to be directed
to
Seller. Further, Buyer shall, and shall cause Company to, reasonably cooperate
with Seller at Seller’s expense for any out-of-pocket expenditures to third
parties in responding to, and/or defending any Legal Action taken against
Company, Buyer or Seller in connection with the Lawsuit Liabilities. Such
cooperation shall include, but is not limited to, providing Seller with access
to all relevant books and records of Company and providing the assistance
of
Buyer and Company personnel as may be reasonably requested by Seller in order
to
expeditiously respond or comply with all pertinent requests or inquiries
relating to the Lawsuit Liabilities.
Section
6.06. Lease
Letters of Credit and Guaranties.
(a)
Within
fifteen (15) days following Closing, and in connection with (i) the Lease
Agreement dated June 22, 2001, between Crown Pointe II, LLC (“610
Landlord”)
and
Company, as amended (the “610
Lease”)
and
(ii) the Lease Agreement dated October 26, 2000, between Oxbridge Development
at
Crown Pointe II, LLC (“620
Landlord”,
and
together with the 610 Landlord, the “Landlords”)
and
Company, as amended (the “620
Lease”),
Buyer
shall offer for delivery to Landlords, security deposits in the form of letters
of credit in favor of the 610 Landlords and 620 Landlords, respectively,
in such
amount as required under the 610 Lease and 620 Lease, respectively, and in
a
form of the existing letters of credit provided to the 610 Landlord and 620
Landlords, respectively, such that Landlords will be able to agree to return
to
Seller the existing letters of credit currently being held by Landlords as
security deposits under the 610 Lease and the 620 Lease. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, or anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the
event
either of the Landlords refuse to accept the replacement of the existing
letters
of credit with the letters of credit to be provided by Buyer or the Company,
Buyer shall provide an indemnification agreement, in form reasonably acceptable
to Seller, providing indemnity to Seller for any draw by such Landlords under
the relevant letter of credit, except to the extent such draw is in connection
with a matter for which Seller is required to provide Buyer indemnity under
this
Agreement. In such circumstance, upon expiration of the existing letter of
credit held by the refusing Landlords, Buyer or the Company shall provide
to
such Landlords the replacement letter of credit.
(b)
Buyer
hereby acknowledges that Seller currently has an (i) outstanding Guaranty
of the
610 Lease dated April 1, 2003 (the “610
Guaranty”)
being
held by the 610 Landlord and (ii) outstanding Guaranty of the 620 Lease dated
April 1, 2003 (the “620
Guaranty”)
being
held by the Landlord guaranteeing Company’s payment and performance obligations
under the 610 Lease and 620 Lease, respectively. Within fifteen (15) days
following the closing of the transaction contemplated hereby, Buyer must
have
entered into a replacement 610 Guaranty and 620 Guaranty or a document assigning
and assuming the 610 Guaranty and 620 Guaranty, acceptable to the 610 Landlord
and 620 Landlord, respectively, and Seller, provided that in no event shall
such
document conflict with the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.
In the
event either of the Landlords refuse to accept a replacement Guaranty or
an
assignment and assumption of the 610 Guaranty or 620 Guaranty, as applicable,
Buyer shall provide an indemnification agreement, in form reasonably acceptable
to Seller, providing indemnity to Seller for any action by such Landlords
to
pursue Seller under the relevant Guaranty, except to the extent such pursuit
is
in connection with a matter for which Seller is required to provide Buyer
indemnity under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
7.01. Limitation
on Warranties.
(a)
Except
for
the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, Seller makes no other express
or implied representation or warranty to Buyer. Buyer acknowledges that,
in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Seller other than the representations and warranties of Seller
set
forth in this Agreement or any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
(b)
Except
for
the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, Buyer makes no other express
or
implied representation or warranty to Seller. Seller acknowledges that, in
entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on any representations or
warranties of Buyer other than the representations and warranties of Buyer
set
forth in this Agreement or any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
(c)
In
connection with Buyer’s investigation of the Company, Buyer received certain
projections, including projected statements of operating revenues and income
from operations of the Business and certain Business plan information. Buyer
acknowledges that there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make
such
estimates, projections and other forecasts and plans, that Buyer is familiar
with such uncertainties and that Buyer is taking full responsibility for
making
its own evaluation of the adequacy and accuracy of all estimates, projections
and other forecasts and plans so furnished to either of them or their
representatives, including, without limitation, the reasonableness of the
assumptions underlying such estimates, projections and forecasts. Accordingly,
Buyer hereby acknowledges that Seller is making no representation or warranty
with respect to such estimates, projections and other forecasts and plans,
including, without limitation, the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying
such estimates, projections and forecasts.
Section
7.02. Expenses. Whether
or
not the Transactions are consummated, except as expressly set forth in
Section
1.02(c)(v),
all
fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
fees,
costs and expenses it being understood that any such fees, costs and expenses
of
Seller and Company shall either be paid prior to Closing or fully accrued
as
liabilities included in the Closing Date Working Capital calculation or be
paid
by Seller after Closing.
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Section
7.03. [INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED]
Section
7.04. Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes any and all other
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Section
7.05. Assignment.
Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder
shall
be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or
otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each
Party
may,
without the consent of the others,
after the
Closing, freely assign this
Agreement
to a
third party in connection with any sale of such
Party,
or all
or substantially all of the assets of such
Party
provided
such assignee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof, and provided
further, that Buyer shall not assign such rights or obligations without the
consent of the Seller until the six month anniversary of the Closing.
Subject
to
the preceding, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit
of and
be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
Section
7.06. Parties
in Interest. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party
hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to
confer
upon any other Person any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities
of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section
7.07. Further
Assurances.
Each
of
the Parties hereto shall cooperate reasonably with each other and with their
respective Representatives in connection with any steps required to be taken
as
part of their respective obligations under this Agreement, and shall (a)
furnish
upon request to each other such further information; (b) execute and deliver
to
each other such other documents; and (c) do such other acts and things, all
as
the other Parties may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out
the
intent of this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section
7.08. Validity. If
any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions
and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such
determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated
hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.
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Section
7.09. Notices. All
notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in
writing (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when received)
by
delivery in person, by facsimile, electronic mail, cable, telecopy, telegram
or
telex (if being sent electronically, a written confirmation shall be required
to
be mailed to the receiving parties), by registered or certified mail (postage
prepaid, return receipt requested), or by express mail through a nationally
recognized overnight courier, in each case to the parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by
like
notice):
(a)If
to
Seller:
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
E-Mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
LLP
000
0xx
Xxxxxx,
X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx
X.X. 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
E-Mail:
Xxxxxxxx@Xxxxxxx.xxx
(b)If
to
Buyer:
Bridge
Pharmaceuticals Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxx, Ph.D., President and CEO
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
E-Mail:
xxxxx@XxxxxxXxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C.
000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esquire
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
E-Mail:
xxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
Section
7.10. Law
Governing Agreement; Jury
Trial Waiver.
(a)
This
Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal Laws
of
the State of Maryland, excluding any choice of Law rules that may direct
the
application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.
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(b)
The
State
or Federal Courts located in the State of Maryland shall have jurisdiction
over
any and all disputes between the Parties, whether in law or equity, arising
out
of or relating to this Agreement and the Transactions and the Parties consent
to
and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each of the Parties
hereby waives and agrees not to assert in any such dispute, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i) such Party is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) such Party and
such
Party’s property is immune from any legal process issued by such courts or (iii)
any litigation or other proceeding commenced in such courts is brought in
an
inconvenient forum.
(c)
EACH
OF
THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE
ITS
AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR
COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section
7.11. Specific
Performance. The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that
the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches
of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof
in
any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being
in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
Section
7.12. Headings. 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.
Section
7.13. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall
be
deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section
7.14. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term:
“000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Facility”
shall
mean that real property and improvements leased by the Company and located
at
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx.
“Accounts
Receivable”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(b).
“Acquired
Balance Sheet Assets”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.02(c)(ii).
“Affiliate”
of
a
Person shall mean a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with,
the
first mentioned Person.
“Affiliated
Group Tax Return”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(a).
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“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Assignment
and Assumption Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(vi).
“Assumed
Balance Sheet Liabilities”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.02(c)(ii).
“Balance
Sheet”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(a).
“Business”
shall
mean all business, operations and activities of Company as conducted and
as has
been proposed or contemplated to be conducted, including all business,
operations and activities of Company, Seller and their Subsidiaries related
to
providing (a) preclinical contract research services for pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, and other chemical and biochemical products, including
preclinical toxicology services, analytical chemistry, assay development,
clinical pathology, and histopathology services, as well as (b) preclinical
services with respect to nutraceuticals, environmental contaminants and other
chemical entities. For clarity, the Business does not include assets of Seller
used in the Genomics Business or Drug Repositioning Businesses.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in the
states
of New York or Maryland are authorized or obligated to close.
“Business
Employees”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.08(a).
“Business
Employees’ Compensation”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.08(a)
“Buyer”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Claim
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.06.
“Claim
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.03.
“Clean-Up
Accounts Receivable”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(d)(i).
“Clean-Up
Unbilled Services”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(d)(ii).
“Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
“Closing
Balance Sheet”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(iii).
“Closing
Date” shall
have
the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
“Closing
Working Capital”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(iii).
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“COBRA”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.13(f).
“Code”
shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common
Stock”
shall
mean the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01.
“Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Company
Benefit Plans”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.08(b)
“Company
Financial Statements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(a).
“Confidential
Information”
means
any information: (i) disclosed by one Party (the “Disclosing
Party”)
to the
other (the “Receiving
Party”),
which,
if in written, graphic, machine-readable or other tangible form is marked
as
“Confidential” or “Proprietary,” or which, if disclosed orally or by
demonstration, is identified at the time of initial disclosure as confidential
and such identification is reduced to a writing delivered to the Receiving
Party
within thirty (30) days of such disclosure; or (ii) which is otherwise deemed
to
be “Confidential” by the terms of this Agreement.
“Contract”
shall
mean all oral and written contracts, purchase orders, sales orders, licenses,
leases and other agreements, commitments, arrangements and
understandings.
“Control”
shall
mean having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and
policies of an entity, whether through direct or indirect beneficial ownership
of more than 50% of the voting or income interest in such corporation or
other
business entity.
“Customer
Study Liabilities”
shall
mean any Liabilities of the Company following Closing arising from any of
the
pre-Closing studies listed on Schedule
7.14(a)
following
the Closing.
“Disclosing
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
7.14
within
the definition of Confidential Information.
“Disclosure
Schedules”
shall
have the meaning set forth in preamble of Article
III.
“Drug
Repositioning Business”
Seller’s
and Seller’s Affiliates use of a series of molecular pharmacology technologies,
assisting customers to more efficiently use their own compounds by (i)
identifying alternative indications for customer’s failed, stalled or
deprioritized drug candidates, (ii) expanding indications for currently marketed
drugs, and (iii) prioritizing and identifying indications for customers’
compounds in preclinical development.
“Effective
Time”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
“Employee
Benefit Plans”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).
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“Environmental
Law”
shall
mean any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other statutes, laws, ordinances,
rules or regulations and common law principles relating to regulation of
pollution or the protection of human health or the environment, including
without limitation the following federal statutes and their state counterparts,
as each may be amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder: the Atomic Energy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act,
the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
“Environmental
Permits”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(c).
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).
“Escrow
Agent”
shall
mean The Columbia Bank.
“Escrow
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(ii).
“Exchange
Act” shall
mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder).
“Excluded
Rate Adjustments”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.06.
“Forms”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(f).
“GAAP”
shall
mean United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
on the
applicable date, consistently applied.
“Gene
Logic Stationary”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
6.03(a).
“Genomics
Business”
Seller’s
and Seller’s Affiliates assisting customers worldwide in discovering and
prioritizing drug targets, identifying biomarkers, predicting toxicity and
understanding the mechanism of toxicity, and obtaining insights into the
efficacy of specific compounds through the use of gene expression and
toxicogenomics databases, toxicogenomics services, software tools, microarray
data generation and analysis and other professional services.
“Good
Reason”
shall
mean any of the following: (i) the failure by Buyer to provide compensation
and
benefits as agreed in Section
4.08;
(ii) the
assignment to an employee of any duties materially inconsistent with his
or her
position with the Company or a material adverse alteration in the nature
or
status of his or her responsibilities from those in existence as of Closing;
(iii) the failure by Buyer or Company to pay or provide to the employee,
within
30 days of a written demand therefor, any amount of compensation or any material
benefit which is, prior to the time such notice is delivered, due, owing
and
payable; (iv) relocating an employee’s place of work to a distance more thirty
(30) miles from such employee’s place of work immediately prior to Closing; or
(v) the breach in any material respect by Buyer or Company of any of its
other
obligations or agreements agreed upon prior to Closing with the employee
and the
failure by Buyer or Purchaser to cure such breach within 30 days after written
notice thereof from the employee.
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“Governmental
Entity”
shall
mean any court, arbitrator, department, commission, board, bureau, agency,
authority, instrumentality or other body, whether federal, state, municipal,
county, local, foreign or other or the Association for Assessment and
Accreditation of Laboratory Care International.
“Hazardous
Substance”
shall
mean any pollutant or contaminant or any hazardous or toxic substance, waste,
chemical, or material, including as those terms are defined in any Environmental
Law, and including (a) petroleum and petroleum products including crude oil
and any fractions thereof; (b) natural gas, synthetic gas, and mixtures
thereof; (c) radon, (d) any bio-hazardous waste; and (e) asbestos and
asbestos-containing materials.
“Hazardous
Substances Activity”
is
the
transportation, transfer, recycling, storage, use, treatment, manufacture,
removal, remediation, release, exposure of others to, sale, or distribution
of
any Hazardous Substances or any product or waste containing a Hazardous
Substances or product manufactured with Ozone depleting substances, including,
without limitation, any required labeling, payment of waste fees or charges.
“Indemnification
Cap”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.04(b).
“Indemnitee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.
“Indemnitor”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.
“Indemnification
Cap”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.04(b)
“Independent
Accountants”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(v).
“Initial
Working Capital”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(ii).
“Intellectual
Property”
shall
mean Technology and Intellectual Property Rights.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
mean the rights associated with the following: (i) all United States and
foreign patents and applications therefor; (ii) all trade-secret rights and
all other rights in or to confidential business or technical information;
(iii) all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and
all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world;
(iv) trademarks, service marks, trade dress rights and similar designation
of origin and rights therein; (v) all
rights in databases and data collections (including customer lists and customer
databases); (vi) all rights to uniform resource locators, web site
addresses and domain names; and (vii) any similar, corresponding or
equivalent rights to any of the foregoing.
“IRS”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.05(c).
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“Laws”
shall
mean any applicable statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Government Entity.
“Lawsuit
Liabilities”
shall
mean any Liability of the Company arising from the legal disputes described
on
Schedules
7.14(b).
“Lease
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(c).
“Leased
Real Property”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(b).
“Legal
Action”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.05.
“Liability”
means
any
direct or indirect indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage,
deficiency, cost, expense, obligation or responsibility, fixed or unfixed,
known
or unknown, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or
unsecured.
“Liens”
means
any mortgages, liens (statutory or otherwise), security interests, claims,
pledges, licenses, equities, options, conditional sales contracts, assessments,
levies, easements, covenants, conditions, reservations, encroachments,
hypothecations, equities, restrictions, rights-of-way, exceptions, limitations,
charges, possibilities of reversion, rights of refusal or encumbrances of
any
nature whatsoever.
“Litigation”
means
any complaint, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or other alternate dispute
resolution procedure, demand, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal
or administrative.
“Losses”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.05.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
shall
mean any change, effect, condition, factor or circumstance that is or is
reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the Business or the results
of
operations, properties, financial condition, assets or liabilities of
Company.
“Material
Contract”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(a).
“Non-Paying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(c).
“Orders”
shall
mean any order, writ, injunction, judgment, plan or decree.
“Party”
and
“Parties”
shall
have the meanings set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Paying
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(c).
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
shall
mean Liens and operating leases that are listed on Schedule
7.14(c).
“Permits”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.08(b).
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“Person”
shall
mean an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, any
unincorporated organization or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(b).
“Preferred
Partner Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.05(a)(v).
“Property
Taxes”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(c).
“Purchase
Money Security Interest”
shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 9-103 of the Commercial Law
Article of Annotated Code of Maryland.
“Purchase
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(a).
“Purchase
Price Adjustment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(i).
“Qualified
GAAP Standard”
shall
mean the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP for
interim
financial information and the instructions to the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
However, because Company financial statements are not audited and are subsidiary
financial statements, the financial statements may depart from these principles
and instructions due to differing levels of materiality and for adjustments
necessary for public reporting purposes that management may not feel necessary
for internal use, including, but not limited to, certain reclassifications.
The
financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) that the preparer considers necessary for a fair presentation
of
the financial position and operating results for the periods presented and
to
the Seller’s Knowledge include all adjustments necessary to comply with GAAP.
Although the preparer believes that the financial statements are adequate
to
make the information presented not misleading, footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been
condensed or omitted.
“Receiving
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the definition of Confidential Information
in
Section
7.14.
“Registered
IP”
shall
mean all United States, international and foreign Intellectual Property Rights
that are the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration
or
other document issued, filed with, or recorded by any state, government or
other
public legal authority.
“Representatives”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.02(b).
“Restricted
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.09(a).
“Retained
Liabilities”
shall
mean the Customer Study Liabilities, the Lawsuit Liabilities, the Liabilities
assumed by Seller pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
any
Liabilities arising from studies performed by Company for Seller prior to
Closing.
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“Section
338(h)(10) Election”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(f).
“Seller”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Seller’s
Financial Advisor”
shall
mean Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Co. Inc.
“Seller’s
Knowledge”
shall
mean the actual knowledge of V.W. Xxxxxxxxxxx, III, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Xx., Xxxx Xxxxx and/or Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“Shares”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Recital.
“Straddle
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(c).
“Straddle
Period Tax”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(c).
“Subsidiary”
shall
mean any corporation or other legal entity of which another corporation or
other
legal entity (either alone or through or together with another Subsidiary)
(a) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other
equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for
the
election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation
or other legal entity, or (b) in the case of partnerships, serves as a
general partner, or (c) in the case of a limited liability company, serves
as managing member or (d) otherwise has the ability to elect a majority of
the directors, trustees or managing members thereof.
“Sublease
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.05(a)(iii).
“Tax
Benefit”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.05(b).
“Tax
Contest”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
4.05(d).
“Tax
Returns”
shall
mean any return, declaration, report, estimate, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to, or required to be filed in connection with,
any
Taxes, including any schedule, form, attachment or amendment.
“Taxes”
shall
mean any federal, state, county, local, territorial, provincial, or foreign
income, net income, gross receipts, single business, unincorporated business,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Section 49A of the
Code),
customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, gains, withholding, social
security (or similar), payroll, unemployment, disability, workers compensation,
real property, personal property, ad valorem, replacement, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other
tax assessment, charge, duty, imposition or liability of any kind whatsoever
imposed by any Governmental Entity, including any interest, penalty, or
addition, whether or not disputed, and including any liability for such amounts
as a result of (i) being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined
or unitary group for any period (including any arrangement for group or
consortium relief or similar arrangement), (ii) any express or implied
obligation to indemnify for such amounts, or any obligation under any agreement
or arrangement with, any other person related to such amounts and (iii) any
liability for taxes of a predecessor or transferor accrued prior to Closing.
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“Technology”
shall
mean all technology, including all know-how, show-how, techniques, trade
secrets, inventions (whether or not patented or patentable) and invention
disclosures, files, databases, works of authorship, processes, SOPs, lab
notebooks, development and lab equipment, test methodologies, documentation,
software, any media on which any of the foregoing is recorded, and any other
tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing.
“Threshold”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.04(a).
“Transactions”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Transition
Services Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.05(a)(iv).
“Unbilled
Services”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
3.04(c).
“Uncapped
Items”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
5.04(b).
“Uncollected
AR Accounts”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.02(d).
“Uncollected
Unbilled Accounts”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section
1.02(e).
“Vacation
Accrual”
shall
mean the accrued paid-time-off Liability of the Business provided for on
the
Balance Sheet.
“Working
Capital”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02(c)(ii).
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have caused this Agreement to be executed as of
the
date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized.
GENE
LOGIC INC. (Seller):
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer and President
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BRIDGE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (Buyer):
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxx
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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