ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
99.2
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of February 28, 2005 (this “Agreement”), by
and among TRESTLE ACQUISITION CORP, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”),
InterScope Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“InterScope” or
“Seller”).
WHEREAS,
InterScope is engaged in the business of developing, owning, using, licensing,
marketing, and selling a series of microscopy and telemedicine products,
applications, and services, including without limitation, (i) microscopy, and
other products developed from the same technology for microscopy applications,
(ii) products developed from the same technology for telemedicine applications,
(iii) digital scanner, (iv) digital slide, (v) workflow solutions, (vi) high
throughput scanner. (the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
Seller collectively, or through certain inactive subsidiaries own all right,
title and interest in and to the Assets comprising the Business;
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller
desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, the
Assets of Seller comprising the Business, as more particularly described herein,
free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, in consideration for the payments
from the Purchaser and the assumption of certain liabilities of the Business
each as specified herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of Seller has approved this Agreement and has determined
that the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable and in the best
interests of Seller and its creditors, have approved this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
the Creditors of Seller have approved the sale of InterScope’s assets to the
Purchaser and have determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are
advisable and in their best interests;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, intending to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ASSETS
Section
1.01 Purchase
and Sale of Assets. Except
as set forth in Section 1.02, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, Seller
shall sell, convey, transfer, assign, quitclaim and deliver to the Purchaser,
and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, free and clear
of any and all Encumbrances, all right, title and interest of Seller in and to
the following properties, assets, Contracts, rights and choses in action,
whether tangible or intangible, whether real, personal or mixed, whether
accrued, contingent or otherwise, and wherever located, that are used or held
for use in connection with the Business, as the same may exist on the Closing
Date (collectively, the “Assets”):
(a) all
Intellectual Property, goodwill associated therewith, licenses and sublicenses
granted and obtained with respect thereto, and rights there under, remedies
against infringements thereof, rights to bring all legal action, including
infringements (whether occurring before of after) and the right to recover
damages for such infringement, and rights to protection of interests therein
under the laws of all jurisdictions, including, without limitation, the
Intellectual Property identified on Schedule
3.10. Seller
shall not retain any rights, title, license or interest in any of the
Intellectual Property;
(b) all
tangible personal property (including, without limitation, inventory, machinery,
equipment, appliances and furniture), including, without limitation, the
tangible personal property located at 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000;
(c) all
accounts receivable (on and off balance sheet), notes, prepaid items and
expenses, deferred charges, rights of offset, claims for refund, and other
receivables or right to payment of any nature whatsoever (including any such
item relating to the payment of taxes), relating to the Business (collectively,
“Receivables”)
existing on the Closing Date and all such items arising thereafter, a true,
correct and complete list of which, as they existed on February 28, 2005, is set
forth hereto as Schedule
3.04(a);
(d) cash and
cash equivalents of Seller received from the Business prior to, and existing on,
the Closing Date;
(e) cash and
cash equivalents of Seller received from the Business on and after the Closing
Date;
(f) the real
and personal property lease agreements and leasehold improvements identified on
Schedule
3.06(a) and
3.06(b)
respectively;
(g) all
Software and the Contracts related thereto used or held for use in or relating
to the Business, including, without limitation, the items specified on
Schedule 3.10;
(h) all
right, title and interest of Seller in and to all Contracts, agreements,
arrangements, instruments and documents specified on Schedule 3.11 (the
“Assumed
Contracts”);
(i) all
goodwill of Seller in the Business;
(j) all
books, records, files, manuals and other similar materials, including,
advertising materials, marketing materials, brochures, business and marketing
plans and proposals, production data, sales and promotional materials and
records, purchasing materials and records, files for past, existing and
contemplated projects, media materials, accounting, financial and fiscal records
(copies), sales order files, customer lists and customer records in any form
(and all software related to any such customer records, to the extent
transferable), whether of past or present customers or potential future
customers, of the Business, advertiser lists, receipts and computer records
relating to the Assets, standard operating procedures, correspondence, customer
relation information, and any other trade secrets, confidential or proprietary
information pertaining to the Business (the “Business
Records”);
(k) all
claims, choices in action, causes of action and judgments relating to the
Business, the Intellectual Property or other Assets, provided, however, that all
avoidance actions are available to Seller under applicable law.
(l) all
certifications, franchises, approvals, permits licenses, orders, registrations,
certificates, variances and other similar permits or rights obtained from any
Governmental Entity or professional or trade organization utilized in operating
the Business and all pending applications therefore;
(m) all third
party warranties and guarantees with respect to any of the Assets;
and
(n) all
rights to receive insurance proceeds relating to the damage, destruction or
impairment of any of the Assets subsequent to the date hereof but prior to the
Closing Date.
Section
1.02 Excluded
Assets.
Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, no Seller shall sell, transfer,
convey or assign to the Purchaser the following (the “Excluded
Assets”):
(a) the
Assets set forth on Schedule 1.02;
and
(b) assets of
Seller that are not directly used or held for direct use by Seller in connection
with the Business.
Section
1.03 Assumed
Liabilities. Subject
to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at the Closing, the
Purchaser agrees to assume, pay and perform when due the following (the
“Assumed
Liabilities”): (i)
the accounts payable identified on Schedule
1.03 hereto,
as more fully described therein, which schedule shall be updated as of the
Closing Date, provided, however, the parties acknowledge and agree that the
aggregate dollar amount of all accounts payable included in Assumed Liabilities
as of the Closing Date shall not exceed 120% of the aggregate total of such
accounts payable on the date hereof; (ii) the obligations of Seller arising
under the Assumed Contracts, in accordance with their terms, after the Closing
Date with respect to acts or services to be performed by Purchaser under such
Assumed Contracts after the Closing Date, except for any obligation, (a) that
relates to any breach or default (or an event which might, with the passing of
time or the giving of notice, or both, constitute a default) under any such
Assumed Contract arising out of or relating to periods on or prior to the
Closing Date, which obligations shall remain obligations of Seller under
Section
1.05 below
regardless of when it occurs, or (b) that relates to any indemnity, defense or
hold harmless provision or agreement for occurrences prior to the Closing Date;
and (iii) all costs and expenses of maintaining or preserving the Intellectual
Property from and after the Closing Date.
Section
1.04 Excluded
Liabilities.
Purchaser shall not assume or be obligated to pay, perform or otherwise
discharge any liability or obligation of Seller or any of their Affiliates,
direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, that are not
expressly assumed by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and any ancillary
agreements entered into pursuant to the terms hereof, including, without
limitation, any accounts payable amounts as of the Closing Date that exceed 120%
of the aggregate total of all accounts payable existing as of the date hereof
(all such liabilities and obligations not being assumed being herein called the
“Excluded
Liabilities”).
Section
1.05 Assignments;
Cure Amounts. Seller
shall assume and assign all Assumed Contracts to Purchaser as of the Closing
Date. In
connection with such assumption and assignment, Seller shall provide for cure of
all monetary and non-monetary defaults arising under such Assumed
Contracts. The amount of such cure amount itemized by Assumed Contract is set
forth on Schedule
1.05, which
schedule will be updated as of the Closing Date. At Seller’s written request,
Purchaser shall provide funds at Closing to pay any such cure amount, and the
amount of the funds so provided shall be applied at Closing as a credit to
Purchaser against the Purchase Price. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign any
of the Assumed Contracts to Purchaser if an
attempted assignment thereof without the consent of a third Person would
constitute a breach thereof or preclude assignment of such Assumed Contract to
Purchaser. The cure amount under any Assumed
Contract shall be an amount determined by the Purchaser based upon its
reasonable valuation of the Assumed Contract; provided; however, any
dispute over the cure amount shall not preclude or delay the Closing of the sale
or the assignment of the affected Assumed Contract to Purchaser.
Section
1.06 Purchase
Price.
(a) The
purchase price for the Assets shall be an amount equal to One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) worth of Trestle Holdings Common Stock, 337,838 shares of commons
stock valued at $2.96 per share and One Hundred and Ninety-two Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars and Ninety-three Cents ($192,928.93) in cash.
The Company’s Common Stock is to be valued using the Company’s average closing
price over the sixty (60) days prior to the signing and execution date of this
Agreement, as reduced in accordance with Section
1.06(b) (the
“Purchase
Price”).
Trestle Holdings shall include the stock in any registration statement currently
pending to register securities with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
or in the first registration statement the Company files with the commission
following the closing.(b)The Purchase Price payable by Purchaser at Closing
shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by any cure amounts funded by Purchaser at
Closing pursuant to Section
1.05.
Section
1.07 Payment
of Purchase Price. Subject
to the conditions, representations and warranties and covenants hereof and at
the Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price as follows: (i) delivery
of stock certificate no later than ten (10) business days after the Closing
Date; (ii) on the Closing Date, One Hundred and Seventy-seven Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-eight Dollars and Ninety-three Cents ($177,928.93). Fifteen
Thousand Dollars will be paid upon receipt of the Fifteen Thousand Dollar
($15,000.00) receivable from Delta Pathology minus any adjustment pursuant to
Section 1.06(b), if any, to Seller.
Section
1.08 Taxes. Seller
shall be responsible for, and shall pay on or prior to their due date, all
municipal, county, state and federal sales taxes, use and transfer taxes
incurred and the related costs of preparing or documenting the same, if any, in
connection with the Transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Seller shall
prepare and in a timely manner sign and swear to any return, certificate,
questionnaire or affidavit as to matters required in connection with the payment
of any such tax.
Section
1.09 Allocation
of Purchase Price. The
consideration provided for herein shall be allocated among the Assets in the
manner required by Treasury Regulation §1.1060-1 (the “Allocation”). Such
Allocation shall be determined by Purchaser. Within ninety (90) days after the
Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller (a) a consolidated balance sheet
of Purchaser as of the Closing Date (the “Closing
Balance Sheet”) and
(b) its determination with respect to the Allocation (the “Closing
Allocation”). The
parties hereto agree that, except as otherwise required by law (i) the Closing
Allocation shall be binding on the parties for all federal, state, local and
foreign tax purposes and (ii) the parties shall file with its respective federal
income tax returns consistent Internal Revenue Service Forms 8594 - Asset
Acquisition Statements under Section 1060, including any required Internal
Revenue Service forms, schedules or amendments thereto which shall reflect the
allocation set forth in the Closing Allocation.
ARTICLE
II.
THE
CLOSING
Section
2.01 Closing
Date. Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the Transactions shall have been
abandoned pursuant to Article X, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions set forth in Articles VII and VIII, the closing of the
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall
take place at the offices of 00000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxx. 000X, Xxx Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000, on or about March 11, 2005, or such other place, date and time as
Seller and Purchaser shall mutually agree in writing (such date and time of the
Closing is referred to herein as the “Closing
Date”).
Section
2.02 Deliveries
at Closing.
(a) At the
Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller the
following:
(i) |
the
Purchase Price set forth in Section 1.06; |
(ii) |
a
certificate of Purchaser, duly executed by an appropriate officer thereof,
certifying to compliance with the covenants set forth in Article VI, and
satisfaction (or, as specified, waiver) of each of the conditions set
forth in VIII; |
(iii) |
true,
correct and complete copies of (1) the certificate of incorporation, as
amended to date, of the Purchaser, certified as of a recent date by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (2) the by-laws of Purchaser,
and (3) resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Purchaser evidencing the authorization of the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party
and the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
in each case, accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no
amendments have been made thereto from the date thereof through the
Closing Date; |
(b) At the
Closing, Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser:
(i) |
the
source code underlying the Owned Software; |
(ii) |
certificates
from the appropriate governmental official(s) or agencies, including
without limitation, all relevant state(s) official authorizing entities
including but not limited to the Secretary of State and Franchise Tax
Board, as applicable, as to the good standing of Seller as of a date
within seven (7) days of the Closing Date; |
(iii) |
a
duly executed Assignment, Xxxx of Sale and Assumption Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(the “Assumption
Agreement”),
executed by Seller and all such other instruments of assignment, transfer
or conveyance as shall, in the reasonable opinion of Purchaser and its
counsel, be necessary to vest in Purchaser, good, valid and marketable
title to the Assets, subject to no Encumbrances and to put Purchaser in
actual possession or control of the Assets; |
(iv) |
a
certificate of Seller, duly executed by an appropriate officer thereof,
certifying to compliance with the covenants set forth in Articles V and
VI, and satisfaction (or, as specified, waiver) of each of the conditions
set forth in Article VII; |
(v) |
true,
correct and complete copies of (1) the certificate of incorporation, as
amended to date, of Seller and the Inactive Subs, certified as of a recent
date by the Secretary of State of the applicable state of incorporation,
(2) the by-laws of Seller, (3) resolutions duly and validly adopted by (a)
the Board of Directors and (b) the majority of the Shareholders of
InterScope evidencing the authorization of the execution and delivery of
this Agreement (in the case of Trestle), the other Transaction Documents
to which it is a party and the consummation of the Transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and with respect to the resolutions of
the Board of Directors, accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that
no amendments have been made thereto from the date thereof through the
Closing Date; |
(vi) |
an
executed letter addressed to InterScope’s banking institutions on behalf
of InterScope directing such banks to deliver all amounts in InterScope’s
bank accounts to an account designated in writing by Purchaser as of the
Closing Date and thereafter; |
(vii) |
executed
letters to each of Seller’s customers, on behalf of each Seller directing
such customers to directly pay Purchaser as of the Closing Date. Such
payments to be made directly to Purchaser at Trestle Acquisition Corp.,
00000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
Attn: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx; |
(viii) |
all
Consents, waivers and estoppels from third parties as required to
consummate the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all as set
forth on Schedule
3.02(c);
|
(ix) |
delivery
of completed product documentations, including accurate, updated drawings
for all hardware components & subassemblies, source code for all
software, specifications, designs, test data, wiring diagram, assembly
instructions etc. In the even such documentation is not complete, the cost
of completing such documentation will be deducted from the amount of
reimbursable expenses. |
(x) |
warranty
that at least one fully working imager/loader device has been manufactured
and is available. In the event that such a device is not available the
cost for making this device available will be deducted form the amount of
reimbursable expense. |
(xi) |
such
other instruments and certificates of transfer as may be reasonably
requested by the Purchaser. |
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, except with respect to any particular
subsection of this Article III to the extent specifically described in the
corresponding subsection or any other subsection, if it is reasonably apparent
from the disclosure that such other subsection applies, of that certain schedule
(the “Seller’s
Disclosure Schedule”), dated
as of the date of this Agreement, delivered to the Purchaser on behalf of
Seller, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, as follows:
Section
3.01 Organization
and Qualification.
InterScope is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. InterScope has all
corporate or other power and authority, and is duly authorized by all necessary
regulatory approvals and orders, to own, lease and operate the Assets and
properties and to carry on the Business as it is being conducted, and is duly
qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
nature of the Business or the ownership or leasing of its Assets and properties
makes such qualification necessary The copies of the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Seller, as heretofore made available to Purchaser,
are correct and complete in all respects.
Section
3.02 Authority.
(a) Authority.
The Board
of Directors of Seller has taken all action to authorize and approve the
Transactions Documents and the Transactions, and Seller has all requisite power
and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and
to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of each Transaction Document to
which it is a party and the consummation by Seller of the Transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all corporate
action on the part of Seller, and do not require any other corporate proceedings
on the part of Seller to authorize each Transaction Document.
Each
Transaction Document to which Seller is a party has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its respective
terms.
Written
consent of creditors and debt holders to approve this Agreement and the
Transaction contemplated hereby on behalf of Seller.
(b) Non-Contravention. Neither
the execution and delivery by Seller of any Transaction Document to which it is
a party nor the consummation or performance by Seller of any of the Transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will contravene, conflict with or result in any
violation by Seller under any provisions of or result in acceleration,
termination, cancellation or modification of, or constitute a default
under:
(i) |
the
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other governing
documents of Seller; or |
(ii) |
to
the best of Seller’s knowledge, any Requirements of Law;
or |
(iii) |
other
than the pledge of the assets to the secured creditors which shall be set
forth in the Seller’s Disclosure Schedules, any Assumed Contract, lease or
other instrument to which Seller is now a party or by which the Business
or the Assets may be bound or affected. |
Neither
the execution nor the delivery by any Seller of any Transaction Document will
result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance of any nature whatsoever
upon the Business or Assets.
(c) Compliance.
With
regards to the Business and the Assets, to the best of Seller’s knowledge,
Seller is not, nor has been in the last two (2) years, in violation of, and
Seller has been given no notice or been charged with any violation of, any law,
order, regulation, ordinance or judgment of any Governmental
Entity.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, Seller has all material permits, licenses and
franchises from Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the Business as
currently conducted and is in full compliance with the terms thereof. To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, no violations exist and no violations have been
reported in writing in respect of such permits, licenses and franchises. To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, Schedule 3.02(d) lists
each material permit, license and franchise of Seller relating to the Business.
A true and complete copy of each such material permit, license and franchise of
Seller relating to the Business has been provided to Purchaser and as of the
date of the Closing each such permit, license and franchise shall be in full
force and effect.
Section
3.03 Title
to Properties; Liens. Seller
has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Assets, free and clear of any
Encumbrances (other than any Encumbrances arising from Seller’s secured
financing obligations). At the Closing, Seller will convey to the Purchaser
good, valid and marketable title to the Assets, free and clear of any
Encumbrances.
Section
3.04 Receivables
and Assumed Liabilities.
(a) Schedule
3.04(a) sets
forth a true, correct and complete aged list of the Receivables of InterScope
incurred through February 28, 2005, showing separately those Receivables that,
as of such date, had been invoiced or billed by InterScope and are
outstanding. At
Closing, Seller shall deliver a true, correct and complete updated list of such
Receivables as of the Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.04(a), all
Receivables outstanding as of February 28, 2005, and as of the Closing Date (i)
arose from the sale of products or services to Persons not affiliated with any
Seller and in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(ii) constitute or will constitute, as the case may be, only valid and
enforceable claims of InterScope which pursuant to the Sale Order shall not be
subject to set-off, counterclaim or other defenses, and (iii) are fully
collectible in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
after deducting the allowance for doubtful accounts of $0, which such deduction
is consistent with the allowance reflected in the InterScope’s unaudited
financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
InterScope shall on a weekly basis from the date hereof through the Closing Date
deliver to Purchaser a schedule listing the Receivables collected on and after
the date hereof.
(b) Schedule
3.04(b) sets
forth a true, correct and complete list of the Assumed Liabilities as such items
exist as of February 28, 2005. At Closing, InterScope shall deliver a true,
correct and complete updated list of such Assumed Liabilities as of the Closing
Date. Each Assumed Liability (i) has arisen from the operation of the Business
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) is
properly and accurately reflected in the Business Records of Seller. InterScope
shall on a weekly basis from the date hereof through the Closing Date deliver to
Purchaser an updated schedule identifying the Assumed Liabilities.
Section
3.05 Absence
of Certain Events. Except
with respect to any actions taken in connection with this Agreement, Seller has
conducted the Business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and there has not been any of the following, but solely insofar as
they relate to the Business or the Assets:
(i) |
any
damage of more than $10,000, destruction or loss, whether or not covered
by insurance; |
(ii) |
other
than the pledge of the assets of InterScope to the secured creditors, any
Encumbrance on any of the Business’ property or Assets, tangible or
intangible; |
(iii) |
any
sale, transfer, lease or disposal of Assets or incurrence, assumption,
cancellation or compromise of any Indebtedness or claim (other than
accounts receivable compromised in the ordinary course of business
consistent with its past practice), or waiver or release of any right;
|
(iv) |
receipt
of any notice or threat of termination of, breach of, or default on any
Assumed Contract; |
(v) |
any
change in any method of accounting or auditing practice;
|
(vi) |
write-off
as uncollectible any Receivable, except write-offs in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice; |
(vii) |
any
filing settlement or dismissal of any action, claim, demand or lawsuit by
or before any Governmental Entity for any amount, in any individual case;
or |
(viii) |
execution
of any Contract or letter of intent with respect to or otherwise committed
or agreed to do, any of the foregoing. |
Section
3.06 Leased
Real Property; Personal Property.
(a) Schedule
3.06(a) sets
forth a list of all leases of real property used in connection with the Business
(the “Leased
Real Property”), and
no other
real property is used in connection with the Business. None of such Leased Real
Property is subject to any pending suit for condemnation or other taking by any
public authority, and to the knowledge of Seller, no such condemnation or other
taking has been threatened.
(b) Schedule
3.06(b) sets
forth a list of (i) each lease or other agreement or right, whether written or
oral (including in each case, the expiration
date thereof and a brief description of the property covered) under which any
Seller is lessee of, or holds or operates, any inventory, equipment or other
tangible personal property owned by a third Person and used, or held for use in,
or otherwise relating to the Business, and (ii) all
inventory, equipment, furniture and other personal property owned by Seller
having a fair market value or book value of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or
more and used in or relating to the Business or the Assets.
Section
3.07 Litigation;
Investigations. Except
for the Filings and as specifically set forth on Schedule
3.07, there
are: (i) no claims, actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened against, relating to, or affecting either of
Seller, the Business or the Assets or, to the knowledge of Seller, any employee,
agent, officer or director of either of Seller relating to the Business, and
(ii) no orders of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against
either of Seller, the Business or the Assets or, to the knowledge of Seller, any
employee, agent, officer or director of either of Seller relating to the
Business, or that could prevent or enjoin or delay in any respect, consummation
of the Transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
3.08 Employees
and Labor Matters
(a)
As of the
date hereof, Seller employs three full-time employees and zero part-time
employees in the Business and generally enjoy a good employer-employee
relationship. Seller has no knowledge that any employee of the Business does not
plan to accept employment with Purchaser other than as detailed on Schedule
3.08.
(b) Seller
are not delinquent in payments to any of its employees, past or present, for any
wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any
services provided or amounts required to be reimbursed, relating to the
Business. There are no workers' compensation or other similar claims filed
against Seller, and Seller do not know of any injury or other event that may
give rise to any such claim, relating to the Business. There are no charges of
employment discrimination or unfair labor practices that have been filed against
or involving Seller, relating to the Business. There are no grievances,
complaints, or charges that have been filed against Seller, relating to the
Business. Seller is, and has been at all times since its effective date, in
compliance with the requirements of the Immigration Reform Control Act of 1986,
relating to the Business. Seller’s payroll systems and classification of
employees is and for eighteen (18) months prior to the Closing have been
consistent with and in compliance with the requirements of the Fair Labor
Standards Act, as amended, and any and all applicable state minimum wage and
overtime laws, relating to the Business.
Section
3.09 Absence
of Liabilities. Other
than attorney’s fees in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and
the consummation of the Transactions evidenced by this Agreement, Seller has no
Liabilities of a material nature, which are or may become material Liabilities
of the Business, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or otherwise,
whether due or to become due and whether or not the amount thereof is readily
ascertainable, that are not reflected as a Liability in the any financial
statements provided to Purchaser.
Section
3.10 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule
3.10 sets
forth a list of all Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Domain
Names owned or used by Seller that are material to the conduct of the Business
or the Assets as they are currently being operated.
(b) Schedule
3.10 sets
forth a list (showing in each case any owner, licensor or licensee) of all
Software owned by, licensed to or used by Seller that are material to the
conduct of the Business or the Assets as they are currently being operated
(other than Software licensed to Seller that is generally available in consumer
retail stores or subject to “shrink-wrap” license agreements).
(c) Schedule
3.10 sets
forth a list of all Contracts for the sale, license or assignment of (i) any
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks or Domain Names listed in Schedule
3.10, (ii)
any Trade Secrets owned by, licensed to or used by Seller that are material to
the conduct of the Business or the Assets as they are currently being operated,
or (iii) any Software listed in Schedule
3.10.
(d) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10, Seller
owns all worldwide right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property
and Software included in the Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrance.
Additionally, Seller is the exclusive, legal and beneficial owner of the
Intellectual Property
(e) The Trade
Secrets are not part of the public knowledge or literature and, to the best of
each Seller’s knowledge, have not been used, divulged or appropriated either for
the benefit of any Person (other than Seller) or to the detriment of Seller.
(f) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10: (i) all
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Domain Names identified in
Schedule
3.10 as being
owned by Seller are valid and in force, and all pending applications for any
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Domain Names so identified are in good
standing; (ii) the Intellectual Property identified in Schedule
3.10 as being
owned by Seller is valid and enforceable; and (iii) Seller have the right
to bring actions for infringement or unauthorized use of the Intellectual
Property and Software identified in Schedule
3.10 as being
owned by Seller and included in the Assets, and to the knowledge of Seller,
there is no basis for any such action. Correct and complete copies of:
registrations for all registered Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Domain
Names identified in Schedule
3.10 as being
owned by Seller; and all pending applications to register unregistered
Copyrights, Patents or Trademarks identified in Schedule
3.10 as being
owned by Seller (together with any subsequent filings relating to the pending
applications) have heretofore been made available to Purchaser by
Seller.
(g) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10, Seller
has had no notice of any claim against Seller that the operations, activities,
products, software, equipment, machinery or processes of the Business infringe
any Intellectual Property right of any other Person and, to the knowledge of
Seller, no infringement of any Intellectual Property right of any other Person
has occurred or results in any way from the operations of the
Business.
(h) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10, (i) the
Software included in the Assets is not subject to any transfer or assignment
limitations; (ii) Seller has maintained and protected the Software included in
the Assets that they own (the “Owned
Software”)
(including all source code and system specifications) with appropriate
proprietary notices (including the notice of copyright in accordance with the
requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 401), confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
and such other measures as are reasonably necessary to protect the proprietary,
Trade Secret or confidential information contained therein; (iii) the Owned
Software has been registered or is eligible for protection and registration
under applicable copyright law and has not been forfeited to the public domain;
(iv) Seller has copies of all releases or separate versions of the Owned
Software so that the same may be subject to registration in the United States
Copyright Office; (v) Seller has complete and exclusive right, title and
interest in and to the Owned Software; (vi) any Owned Software includes any or
all of the following: the source code, system documentation, statements of
principles of operation and schematics, as well as any pertinent commentary,
explanation, program (including compilers), workbenches, tools, and higher level
(or “proprietary”) language used for the development, maintenance,
implementation and use thereof, so that a trained computer programmer could
develop, maintain, support, compile and use all releases or separate versions of
the same that are currently subject to maintenance obligations by Seller; and
(vii) there are no agreements or arrangements in effect with respect to the
marketing, distribution, licensing or promotion of the Owned Software by any
other Person.
(i) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10, all
employees, agents, consultants or contractors who have contributed to or
participated in the creation or development of any material protected by
Copyrights, Patents or Trade Secrets that are material to the conduct of the
Business as it is currently being operated by Seller either: (i) are a party to
a “work-for-hire” agreement under which Seller (or any predecessors in interest,
as applicable) is deemed to be the original owner and/or the author of all
property rights therein; or (ii) have executed an assignment or an agreement to
assign in favor of Seller (or any predecessor in interest, as applicable) all
right, title and interest in such material.
(j) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.10,
all
necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees due in connection with such
Intellectual Property have been paid and all necessary documents and
certificates in connection with such Intellectual Property have been filed with
the relevant copyright, trademark or other Governmental or Regulatory
Authorities for the purposes of maintaining such Intellectual
Property.
Section
3.11 Contracts.
(a) Schedule 3.11 sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Assumed Contracts. Each of the Assumed
Contracts is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its
terms. Seller has not received written notice of cancellation of or intent to
cancel, or notice to make a modification or intent to make a modification in,
any of the Assumed Contracts. The consummation of the Transactions hereunder
will not result in the early termination of any of the Assumed Contracts. There
exists no event of default or occurrence, condition or act on the part of Seller
or, to the best knowledge of Seller, on the part of the other parties to such
Assumed Contracts which constitutes or would constitute (with notice or lapse of
time or both) a breach under, or cause or permit acceleration of, any obligation
of Seller and/or the Business, except to the extent such event of default will
be cured by Seller as of the Closing Date. Seller has delivered or made
available to Purchaser true and complete copies of each Assumed Contract listed
in Schedule 3.11.
(b) Seller is
not a party to or bound by any agreement containing non-competition,
confidentiality, standstill or similar restriction, “change of control” or other
limitations restricting the conduct of the Business or use of the
Assets.
(c) Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.11, Seller
is not a party to or bound by any of the following types of contractual
obligations relating to the Business or the Assets:
(i) |
any
mortgage, indenture, note, installment obligation or other instrument,
agreement or arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money
granting or evidencing a Lien on the Business and/or Assets or any other
Indebtedness; |
(ii) |
any
guaranty, direct or indirect, of any obligation for borrowings or
otherwise relating to the Business and/or the Assets, excluding
endorsements made for collection in the ordinary course of
business; |
(iii) |
any
obligation of the Business to make payments, contingent or otherwise,
arising out of any prior acquisition of the business, assets or stock of
other persons; |
(iv) |
any
shareholders or joint venture agreement, or partnership, joint venture,
joint development, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-packaging, or similar
agreement involving the Business or the Assets; |
(v) |
any
Contracts involving any material resolution or settlement of any actual or
threatened litigation, arbitration, claim or other dispute relating to the
Business and/or the Assets; |
(vi) |
any
powers of attorney, proxies or similar instruments to which any Seller is
bound; |
(vii) |
any
other Contracts that are material to the Business taken as a whole;
or |
(viii) |
any
license or royalty payments. |
Section
3.12 RESERVED.
Section
3.13 Major
Customers. Schedule 3.13 lists
the names of all of the customers of the Business and the amount of revenues
generated by each of them during the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 and
December 31, 2003. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, there
have been no adverse changes in the relationships between Seller and the
customers listed on Schedule 3.13, since
December 31, 2004.
Section
3.14 Customer
Files. All
materials relating to the customers of the Business (the “Customer
Files”) who
are currently or have been since December 31, 2001 customers, are complete and
accurate in all material respects. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14, Seller
has no materials or information relating to the customers of the Business other
than the Customer Files.
Section
3.15 Insurance. There
is no claim, nor to Seller’s knowledge, any set of facts and circumstances which
would give rise to a claim, by Seller under any insurance policy related to the
Business or the Assets. Neither the Business nor the Assets has had any casualty
loss or occurrence which may give rise to any claim of any kind not covered by
insurance and to Seller’s knowledge, there are no occurrences which may give
rise to any claim not covered by insurance.
Section
3.16 Product
Liabilities. Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.16, Seller
has not received a claim related to the Business for or
based upon breach of product warranty (other than warranty service and repair
claims in the ordinary course of business not material in amount or
significance), strict liability in tort, negligent manufacture of product,
negligent provision of services or any other allegation of liability, including
or resulting in product recalls, arising from the materials, design, testing,
manufacture, packaging, labeling (including instructions for use), or sale of
products or from the provision of services; and, to the knowledge of Seller,
there is no basis for any such claim. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.16, the
products sold or delivered or services rendered by the Business comply with all
contractual requirements, warranties or covenants applicable thereto and are not
subject to any material term, condition, guaranty, warranty or other indemnity
beyond the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale for such products
and services.
Section
3.17 Regulatory
Matters. Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.17:
(a) (i) to
the knowledge of Seller, Seller is in compliance in all material respects with
all current applicable statutes, regulations or rules enacted, adopted, issued,
promulgated or administered by the FDA or comparable foreign Governmental Body
with respect to or relating to the Business and (ii) Seller has not
received any notice alleging any failure by Seller to so comply;
(b) to the
knowledge of Seller, there is no false information or significant omission in
any product application or product-related submission made by Seller in
connection with the Business to the FDA or comparable foreign Governmental
Body;
(c) to the
knowledge of Seller, there is no reasonable basis for any material regulatory
action from the FDA or any comparable foreign Governmental Body in each case,
with respect to the Business; and
(d) there
have been no recalls, field notifications, alerts, seizures or other compliance
or enforcement action requested or threatened relating to the products of the
Business.
Section
3.18 Records. All
Business Records of Seller are true, accurate and complete in all material
respects.
Section
3.19 Disclosure. No
representation, warranty or statement made by any Seller in (i) this Agreement
or (ii) the Schedules attached hereto, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
Purchaser
represents and warrants to and for the benefit of Seller, as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date, except with respect to any particular subsection of
this Article IV to the extent specifically described in the corresponding
subsection or any other subsection, if it is reasonably apparent from the
disclosure that such other subsection applies, of that certain schedule (the
“Purchaser’s
Disclosure Schedule”), dated
as of the date of this Agreement, delivered to Seller on behalf of the
Purchaser, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference, as follows:
Section
4.01 Organization
and Qualification.
Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section
4.02 Authority.
(a) Authority. The
Board of Directors of the Purchaser has taken all action to authorize and
approve the Transaction Documents and the Transactions. The Purchaser has all
requisite power and authority to enter into the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party and to consummate the Transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of each Transaction
Document to which it is a party and the consummation by the Purchaser of the
Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
corporate action on the part of the Purchaser and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of the Purchaser are necessary to authorize each Transaction
Document.
Each
Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes the valid
and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with
its respective terms.
(b) Non-Contravention. Neither
the execution and delivery by Purchaser of any Transaction Document to which it
is a party nor the consummation or performance by Purchaser of any of the
Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will contravene, conflict with or
result in any violation by Purchaser under any provisions of or result in
acceleration, termination, cancellation or modification of, or constitute a
default under:
(i) |
the
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar governing
documents of Purchaser; or |
(ii) |
to
the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, any Requirements of Law applicable
to Purchaser; or |
(iii) |
any
Contract, lease or other instrument to which Purchaser is now a
party. |
(c) Statutory
Approvals. No
declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to or Consent of, any
Governmental Entity or any other Person is necessary for the execution and
delivery by Purchaser of any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the
consummation by Purchaser of the Transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section
4.03 Disclosure. No
representation, warranty or statement made by Purchaser in (i) this Agreement or
(ii) the Schedules attached hereto, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
V.
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS OF SELLER
Except
with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, Seller shall comply with the
provisions of this Article V after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date
or earlier termination of this Agreement.
Section
5.01 Ordinary
Course of Business. Seller
shall conduct the Business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in
substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and use best efforts to
preserve the Assets and the Business, preserve relationships with customers,
suppliers, franchisors, distributors and others having business dealings with it
and keep available the services of their present officers and employees, in each
case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Seller
will not take any action with the purpose or effect of causing any of the
conditions to the Seller’s or Purchaser’s obligations set forth in Article VII
hereof to not be satisfied. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement,
Seller shall not without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser:
(a) make any
payment with respect to, or in fulfillment of, any Liability, including without
limitation, any account payable;
(b) enter
into any commitment or transaction relating to the Business not in the ordinary
course of business;
(c) acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating the Business with, or by
purchasing any assets or equity securities of, or by any other manner, any
Person (other than purchases of marketable securities in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice);
(d) liquidate,
dissolve or otherwise reorganize if such action would have any effect whatsoever
on the Business or the Assets;
(e) other
than ordinary course revisions agreed to orally between the contracting parties,
enter into, modify, amend or waive any terms of any Assumed
Contract;
(f) take any
action or engage in any transaction which would cause any representation or
warranty of Seller hereunder to be untrue as of the Closing Date;
(g) accelerate
the receipt of payment with respect to receivables or slow down the payment of
payables relating to the Business, provided, however, that Purchaser’s right to
require prior written consent pursuant to the terms of this Section
5.01(g) shall be
deemed waived until such time, after the date hereof, that Purchaser invokes
such right, in its sole and absolute discretion, by providing written notice to
Seller;
(h) revalue
any of the Assets, including without limitation, writing down the value of
inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable, except as required under
GAAP and in the ordinary course of business;
(i) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or distribution in respect of any capital stock,
or purchase or redeem any shares of capital stock of Seller (including any
security convertible or exchangeable into such capital stock) or issue, grant or
otherwise create any option or right to acquire any such capital stock;
(j) enter
into any agreement with related parties relating to the Business;
(k) change
compensation;
(l) change
debt structure or outstanding debt;
(m) cancel or
waive any claims or rights
(n) make any
capital expenditures; or
(o) conduct
any layoffs.
Section
5.02 Capital
Commitments. Except
for those expenditures specifically set forth in Schedule 5.02, Seller
shall not make any capital commitments relating to the Business.
Section
5.03 Certain
Actions. Seller
shall not sell, lease, transfer, license, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose
of any Assets or incur any Liabilities or obligations of any nature whatsoever
relating to the Assets or the Business (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for Liabilities or
obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business in substantially the
same manner as heretofore conducted.
Section
5.04 Loans
and Advances. Seller
shall not make loans or advances to, capital contributions to, or investments
in, any Person, which relates to the Business.
Section
5.05 Accounting. Seller
shall not make any changes in its accounting methods relating to the Assets or
the Business, except as required by law, rule, regulation or GAAP.
Section
5.06 Insurance. Seller
shall maintain with financially responsible insurance companies (or through
self-insurance not inconsistent with such party’s past practice) insurance in
such amounts and against such risks and losses with respect to the Assets and
the Business as is currently maintained by Seller.
Section
5.07 Permits. Seller
shall use its best efforts to maintain in effect all existing material permits
pursuant to which Seller operates the Business.
Section
5.08 Actions. Seller
shall not institute, settle or dismiss any action, claim, demand, lawsuit,
proceeding, arbitration or grievance by or before any Governmental Entity
threatened against, relating to or involving the Assets or the Business of
Seller other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices.
Section
5.09 Maintenance
of Assets. Seller
shall maintain all the Assets in good repair and condition, except to the extent
of wear or use in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice or damage by fire or other unavoidable casualty.
Section
5.10 Access
and Investigation. Seller
shall use its best efforts to ensure that at all times from the date hereof
through the Closing Date:
(a) Seller
and its representatives shall provide the Purchaser and its representatives with
free and complete access at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, to the
Assets, and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other
documents and information relating to the Business;
(b) Seller
and its representatives shall provide the Purchaser and its representatives with
such copies of existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other
documents and information relating to the Business as the Purchaser may
reasonably request in good faith; and
Section
5.11 Intentionally
left blank
Section
5.12 InterScope
Attorney’s Fees.
Notwithstanding any portion of this Article V to the contrary, prior to the
Closing, InterScope shall not be permitted to pay attorney’s fees incurred on
its behalf. Attorney’s Fees shall not be assumed by the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VI.
PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS OF EACH PARTY
Section
6.01 Notification
of Certain Matters. During
the period after the date hereof but prior to the Closing (the “Pre-Closing
Period”), each
party hereto shall promptly notify the other in writing of:
(a) the
discovery by it of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred,
arose or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement or occurs, arises or
exists after the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes or could
cause or constitute a breach of any representation or warranty made by such
party in this Agreement;
(b) any
breach of any covenant or obligation made by it; and
(c) any
event, condition, fact or circumstance that may make the timely satisfaction of
any of the conditions set forth in Article VII or Article VIII impossible or
unlikely.
Section
6.02 Consents. Each
party hereto shall use its best efforts to ensure that:
(a) each
filing, notice or certificate required to be made or given (pursuant to any
applicable Legal Requirement, order or Contract, or otherwise) by it in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or in connection
with the consummation or performance of any of the Transactions is made or given
as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement;
(b) each
Consent required under Section
3.02(c) and
Section
4.02(c), if any,
required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable legal requirement, order or
Contract, or otherwise) by it in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or in connection with the consummation or performance of any of
the Transactions is obtained as soon as practicable after the date of this
Agreement and remains in full force and effect through the Closing
Date;
(c) it shall
promptly deliver to the other parties, a copy of each filing made, each notice
given and each Consent obtained by it during the Pre-Closing Period;
and
Section
6.03 This
Section Reserved.
Section
6.04 Notification
to Third Parties. During
the Pre-Closing Period, Seller covenants and agrees that it shall take any and
all steps necessary and appropriate to duly notice the sale of the Assets, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser in all respects, to all
federal, state and local Governmental Entities to which such Seller may be
subject to taxation in respect of the Assets or the Business.
Section
6.05 Cooperation. Each
Party shall cooperate fully with the other in preparing and filing all notices,
applications, submissions, reports and other instruments and documents that are
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including Seller’
cooperation in the efforts of Purchaser to obtain any consents and approvals of
any Governmental or Regulatory Authority required for Purchaser to be able to
own the Purchased Assets.
ARTICLE
VII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE PURCHASER’S OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
The
obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Business and the Assets is subject
to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of the conditions set out below.
The benefit of these conditions are for the benefit of the Purchaser only and
may only be waived in a writing signed by the Purchaser at any time in its sole
discretion.
Section
7.01 Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Seller shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except for representations and warranties that contain
qualifications as to materiality, which shall be true and correct in all
respects and except for representations and warranties that are subject to items
set forth on a Schedule hereto, which shall be true subject to such items) at
and as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that
time, and the Purchaser shall have received a certificate attesting thereto from
Seller signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller.
Section
7.02 Performance
by Seller. Seller
shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and the
Purchaser shall have received a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer
of Seller attesting to that effect.
Section
7.03 Notification
to Third Parties. Seller
shall have taken any and all steps necessary and appropriate to duly notice the
sale of the Assets, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser
in all respects, to all federal, state and local Governmental Entities to which
such Seller may be subject to taxation in respect of the Assets or the
Business
Section
7.04 This
Section Reserved.
Section
7.05 No
Litigation. There
shall not have been issued and be in effect any order of any court or tribunal
of competent jurisdiction which (i) prohibits or makes illegal the purchase by
the Purchaser of the Assets, (ii) would require the divestiture by the Purchaser
of all or any portion of the Assets or the Business as a result of the
Transactions contemplated hereby, or (iii) would impose limitations on the
ability of the Purchaser to effectively exercise full rights of ownership of the
Assets or of all or any portion of the Business as a result of the Transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section
7.06 No
Injunction. On the
Closing Date there shall be no effective injunction, writ, preliminary
restraining order or any order of any nature issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction directing that the Transactions provided for herein or any of them
not be consummated as so provided or imposing any conditions on the consummation
of the Transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
7.07 No
Encumbrances. At the
Closing, Seller shall deliver the Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances
whatsoever.
Section
7.08 Necessary
Consents. Seller
shall have received all required consents, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser in all respects, to the transactions contemplated
hereby from the other parties
to all Assumed
Contracts and to the extent necessary to validly assign to Purchaser any permits
or licenses, the Intellectual Property and Software which are used in or held
for use in or relating to the Business or the Assets, and
which are material to the Business.
Section
7.09 Deliveries. Each of
the deliveries required to be made to Purchaser pursuant to Section
2.02 shall
have been so delivered.
ARTICLE
VIII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS
TO CLOSE
The
obligation of Seller to sell the Business and the Assets is subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of the conditions set out below. The
benefit of these conditions are for Seller only and may be waived by Seller in
writing at any time in their sole discretion.
Section
8.01 Purchase
Price. Subject
to any adjustments pursuant to Section
1.06, Seller
shall have received the amounts set forth in Section
1.06, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section
8.02 Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Purchaser shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except for representations and warranties that contain
qualifications as to materiality, which shall be true and correct in all
respects and except for representations and warranties that are subject to items
set forth on a Schedule hereto, which shall be true subject to such items) at
and as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though made at that
time, and Seller shall have received a certificate attesting thereto signed by a
duly authorized officer of the Purchaser.
Section
8.03 Performance
by Purchaser. The
Purchaser shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects
with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement and
Seller shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the
Purchaser to such effect.
Section
8.04 This
Section Reserved.
Section
8.05 No
Litigation. There
shall not have been issued and be in effect any order of any court or tribunal
of competent jurisdiction which (i) prohibits or makes illegal the sale by
Seller of the Assets or the Purchase by the Purchaser of the Assets or (ii)
would impose limitations on the ability of Seller to effectively transfer full
rights of ownership of the Assets or of all or any portion of the Business as a
result of the Transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
8.06 No
Injunction. On the
Closing Date there shall be no effective injunction, writ, preliminary
restraining order or any order of any nature issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction directing that the Transactions provided for herein or any of them
not be consummated as so provided or imposing any conditions on the consummation
of the Transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
8.07 Deliveries. Each of
the deliveries required to be made to Seller pursuant to Section
2.02 shall
have been so delivered.
ARTICLE
IX.
SURVIVAL
Section
9.01 Representations
and Warranties. All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall terminate on
the Closing Date, and each of the covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement which contemplate performance after the Closing Date shall survive the
consummation of the Transactions indefinitely.
ARTICLE
X.
TERMINATION
Section
10.01 Termination
Events. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time
prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual
written consent of Seller and Purchaser;
(b) by
Purchaser, if it determines, using its sole and absolute discretion, that at the
Closing it will be unable to obtain all right, title and interest in and to any
of the Intellectual Property or the Software necessary for its operation of the
Business and the Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances;
(c) by
Purchaser, if the Closing shall not have occurred within forty-five (45) days
after the date hereof, that the failure of the Closing to occur by such
applicable date shall not have been caused by, or result from, a breach of this
Agreement by Purchaser;
(d) by
Purchaser, in the event of any material breach by Seller of any of Seller’s
agreements, representations or warranties contained herein and the failure of
Seller to cure such breach within five (5) business days after receipt of
written notice from Purchaser requesting such breach to be cured;
(e) by
Seller, in the event of any material breach by Purchaser of any of Purchaser’s
agreements, representations or warranties contained herein and the failure of
Purchaser to cure such breach within five (5) business days after receipt of
notice from Seller requesting such breach to be cured; or
Section
10.02 Notice
of Termination. Any
party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 shall
give notice of such termination to the other party to this
Agreement.
Section
10.03 Effect
of Termination.
(a) In the
event that this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to this Article X,
all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement (other than Section
12.02) shall be terminated without further liability of any party to the other,
provided that
nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for its willful breach of
this Agreement.
(b) The
parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Section
10.03 shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of Sellers with respect to any claims
resulting from or arising out of the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XI.
OBLIGATIONS
AFTER THE CLOSING
Section
11.01 Further
Assurances.
(a) Seller
will, at any time, when called upon to do so by the Purchaser, its successors,
legal representatives, or assigns, execute and deliver all documents, required
for the filing of such papers as are necessary to aid the Purchaser, its
successors, legal representatives and assigns, to (i) effectively vest in the
Purchaser good title to the Assets, (ii) consummate the Transactions
contemplated hereby, and (ii) record, obtain, enforce and renew proper
copyright, trademark, patent and other intellectual property rights in the
Intellectual Property in all countries, all without further compensation but at
the expense of the Purchaser, its successors, legal representatives and
assigns.
(b) On and
after the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have the sole right and authority to
collect, for its own account and sole benefit, all monies payable in respect of
the Assets (with respect to Transactions or events occurring after the Closing
Date), but not to collect monies payable in respect of Excluded Assets, and
Seller shall have the sole right and authority to collect, for their own account
and sole benefit, all monies payable in respect of such Excluded Assets. If
either party shall receive any such monies of the other, it shall hold all such
monies in trust for the sole benefit of the other party. Within five business
days after receipt thereof, Seller shall cause the transfer and delivery to the
Purchaser of any monies or other property which Seller may receive after the
Closing Date in payment of monies payable in respect of the Assets and the
Purchaser shall (within five business days after receipt thereof) cause the
transfer and delivery to Seller of any monies which the Purchaser may receive
after the Closing Date in payment of Excluded Assets.
(c) On and
after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide access to any books and records
relating to the Business and copies of such books and records to the extent
reasonably necessary for Seller to administer closing of InterScope
Technologies, Inc.
Section
11.02 Name
Change.
InterScope agrees to transfer, assign and convey, and hereby does transfer,
assign and convey, all rights in and to the name “InterScope Technologies Inc.,
a Delaware corporation,” and any and all derivatives thereof, to Purchaser,
other than the right to use the name solely in connection with the
administration of InterScope’s dissolution proceedings. In no event later than
twenty (20) days following the final conclusion and dismissal of the dissolution
proceedings, InterScope shall take all necessary and appropriate action to amend
its corporate charter to change its name to any name not including the words
“IntersScope,” at the direction of Purchaser and at Purchaser’s sole cost and
expense.
Section
11.03 Taxes. Seller
covenants, acknowledges and agrees that Seller shall be responsible for, and
shall pay all municipal, county, state and federal Taxes (this includes but not
limited to payroll, sales, and corporate taxes) incurred and the related costs
of preparing or documenting the same, if any, in connection with the operation
of the Assets and/or the Business prior to the Closing Date. Seller shall
accurately prepare and in a timely manner sign and swear to and file any return,
certificate, questionnaire or affidavit as to matters required in connection
with the payment of any such Taxes. Seller shall jointly and severally defend
and hold Purchaser and its Affiliates, representatives, agents and the
successors and assigns harmless in respect of any costs or expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees), claims, and damages arising from or in connection
with Seller’ failure to pay in accordance with the terms of this Section
11.03.
ARTICLE
XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
12.01 Publicity. Except
as and to the extent that any such party shall be so obligated by law or
regulation in which case the other party shall be advised and the parties shall
use their best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to
be issued, none of the parties hereto may make any press release or other public
announcement regarding this transaction or its terms without the consent of the
other parties hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed.
Section
12.02 Costs. Except
as otherwise provided for herein, the Purchaser, on the one hand, and Seller on
the other, shall each pay its own costs and expenses incurred by it in
negotiating and preparing this Agreement and in closing and carrying out the
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
12.03 Headings. Subject
headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
Section
12.04 Notices. Any
notice, demand, request, waiver, or other communication under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date of
service if personally served or sent by facsimile transmission, on the business
day after notice is delivered to a courier or mailed by express mail if sent by
courier delivery service or express mail for next day delivery and on the third
day after mailing if mailed to the party to whom notice is to be given, by first
class mail, registered, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed
as follows (or to such other address of which any such party shall give notice
pursuant to this Section 12.04):
If to
Seller to:
InterScope
Technologies, Inc.
00000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chairman & CEO
with a copy
to: Xxx
Xxxxxx, COO
InterScope
Technologies
00000Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
If to the
Purchaser, to:
Trestle
Acquisition Corp.
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Section
12.05 Assignment
and Successors. Prior to
Closing, neither the Purchaser, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other, shall
assign any rights or delegate any duties hereunder without the prior written
consent of the other.
Section
12.06 Binding
Effect. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the parties.
Section
12.07 Governing
Law/Jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of
the State of California as applied to contracts made and to be performed
entirely in the State of California without regard to principles of conflicts of
law. The parties hereto submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of
California with respect to this Agreement and its enforcement and all matters
relating thereto, or any disputes arising hereunder.
Section
12.08 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement and supersedes any and all other understandings,
negotiations or agreements between the Purchaser and Seller relating to the sale
and purchase of the Business and the Assets.
Section
12.09 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, and all of which together shall constitute a single agreement. This
Agreement may be evidenced by facsimile signatures.
Section
12.10 Severability. If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
under any present or future law, and if the rights or obligations of any party
hereto under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected
thereby, (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be
construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision
had never compromised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom, and
(d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be
added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal, valid and enforceable
provision as similar to terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and reasonably acceptable to the parties
herein.
Section
12.10 No
Prejudice. This
Agreement has been jointly prepared by the parties hereto and the terms hereof
shall not be construed in favor of or against any party on account of its
participation in such preparation.
Section
12.11 Words
in Singular and Plural Form. Words
used in the singular form in this Agreement shall be deemed to import the
plural, and vice versa, as the sense may require.
Section
12.12 Parties
in Interest. Nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to
confer upon or give to any person, firm or corporation other than the parties
hereto any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby.
Section
12.13 Amendment
and Modification. This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by written agreement executed by all
parties hereto.
Section
12.14 Waiver. At any
time prior to the Closing, the Purchaser or Seller may (i) extend the time for
the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (ii) waive
any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions of the other contained herein. Any
agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party granting
such waiver but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with
such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver
of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or future failure.
ARTICLE
XIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
13.01 Indemnification.
(a) By
Seller. From
and after the Closing, Seller shall indemnify, reimburse, defend and hold
harmless Purchaser, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all costs,
losses, liabilities, damages, lawsuits, deficiencies, claims and expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys) (collectively, the
"Damages"),
incurred in connection with, arising out of, resulting from or incident to (i)
any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller herein; (ii) the inaccuracy or
breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement; (iii)
the Excluded Liabilities and Excluded Assets; (iv) Government Rebates or Other
Rebates arising out of Seller’ fraudulent or criminal conduct; (v) Government
Rebates or Other Rebates that are payable or submitted, respectively, outside of
the ordinary course of business within six months following the Closing; and
(vi) the conduct of the Business prior to the Closing.
(b) By
Purchaser. From
and after the Closing, Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Seller, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors
and assigns from and against any and all Damages incurred in connection with,
arising out of, resulting from or incident to (i) any breach of any covenant or
agreement of Purchaser herein; (ii) the inaccuracy or breach of any
representation or warranty made by Purchaser in this Agreement; (iii) the
failure of Purchaser to assume, pay, perform and discharge any Assumed
Liabilities; (iv) the use by Purchaser or its Affiliates of the Marketing
Materials; and (v) the conduct of the Business after Closing.
(c) Procedures. The
indemnified party shall give the indemnifying party written notice (an
"Indemnification
Claim Notice") within
thirty (30) days (or such other additional reasonable period that the
Indemnified party can establish is reasonably necessary to permit it to
determine whether to make a request for indemnification) of any Damages or
discovery of fact upon which such indemnified party intends to base a request
for indemnification under Section
13.01(a) or
Section
13.01(b), but in
no event shall the indemnifying party be liable for any Damages that result from
failure to provide such notice within such period. Each Indemnification Claim
Notice must contain a description of the claim and the nature and amount of such
Damages (to the extent that the nature and amount of such Damages are known at
such time). The indemnified party shall furnish promptly to the indemnifying
Party copies of all papers and official documents received in respect of any
Damages. All indemnification claims in respect of a party, its Affiliates or
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the
"Indemnitees" and
each an "Indemnitee") shall
be made solely by such party to this Agreement (the "Indemnified
Party").
(d) Third
Party Claims. The
obligations of an indemnifying party under this Section
13.01 with
respect to Damages arising from claims of any third party that are subject to
indemnification as provided for in Section
11.01(a) or
Section
11.01(b) (a
"Third
Party Claim") shall
be governed by and be contingent upon the following additional terms and
conditions:
(i) At its
option, the indemnifying party may assume the defense of any Third Party Claim
by giving written notice to the Indemnified party at any time after the
indemnifying Party's receipt of an Indemnification Claim Notice with respect to
such Third Party Claim. The assumption of the defense of a Third Party Claim by
the indemnifying party shall be construed as an acknowledgment that the
indemnifying party is liable to indemnify any Indemnitee for Damages in respect
of such Third Party Claim. Upon assuming the defense of a Third Party Claim, the
indemnifying Party may appoint as lead counsel in the defense of the Third Party
Claim any legal counsel selected by the indemnifying party. In the event the
indemnifying party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified
Party shall immediately deliver to the indemnifying party all original notices
and documents (including court papers) received by any Indemnitee in connection
with the Third Party Claim. Should the indemnifying Party assume the defense of
a Third Party Claim, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the
Indemnified Party or any other Indemnitee for any legal expenses subsequently
incurred by such Indemnified Party or other Indemnitee in connection with the
analysis, defense or settlement of the Third Party Claim. In the event that it
is later determined that the negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified
Party caused, or was a contributing cause to, the Third Party Claim or the
Damages relating thereto, the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the indemnifying
party for the legal costs and all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees
and costs of suit) and any Damages, or its equitable proportion, as the case may
be, incurred by the indemnifying Party in its defense of the Third Party Claim
with respect to such Indemnitee.
(ii) Without
limiting Section
13.01(d)(i), any
Indemnitee shall be entitled to participate in, but not control, the defense of
such Third Party Claim and to employ counsel of its choice for such purpose;
provided, however, that such employment shall be at the Indemnitee's own expense
unless (A) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying Party in writing, or (B) the indemnifying Party has failed to
assume the defense and employ counsel in accordance with Section
13.01(d)(i) (in
which case the Indemnified Party shall control the defense).
(iii) With
respect to any Damages relating solely to the payment of money damages in
connection with a Third Party Claim and that will not result in the Indemnitee's
becoming subject to injunctive or other relief or otherwise adversely affect the
business of the Indemnitee in any manner, and as to which the indemnifying Party
shall have acknowledged in writing the obligation to indemnify the Indemnitee
hereunder, the indemnifying Party shall have the sole right to consent to the
entry of any judgment, enter into any settlement or otherwise dispose of such
Damages, on such terms as the indemnifying Party, in its sole discretion, shall
deem appropriate. With respect to all other Damages in connection with Third
Party Claims, where the indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of the Third
Party Claim in accordance with Section
13.01(d)(i), the
indemnifying party shall have authority to consent to the entry of any judgment,
enter into any settlement or otherwise voluntarily dispose of such Damages;
provided that it obtains the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The indemnifying
Party shall not be liable for any settlement or other voluntary disposition of
Damages by an Indemnitee that is reached without the written consent of the
indemnifying Party. Regardless of whether the indemnifying party chooses to
defend or prosecute any Third Party Claim, no Indemnitee shall admit any
liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third Party
Claim without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party.
(iv) Regardless
of whether the indemnifying Party chooses to defend or prosecute any Third Party
Claim, the Indemnified Party shall, and shall cause each other Indemnitee to,
cooperate in the defense or prosecution thereof and shall furnish such records,
information and testimony, provide such witnesses and attend such conferences,
discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals as may be reasonably
requested in connection therewith. Such cooperation shall include access during
normal business hours afforded to the indemnifying Party to, and reasonable
retention by the Indemnified Party of, records and information that are
reasonably relevant to such Third Party Claim, and making Indemnitees and other
employees and agents available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder, and
the indemnifying Party shall reimburse the Indemnified Party for all its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith. To the extent the
records of the Indemnitee referenced in this Section
11.01(d)(iv) are
privileged by an attorney-client relationship, the parties shall cooperate in a
manner as to preserve such privilege but to afford the indemnifying
Party with all information relevant to such Third Party Claim.
(e) THE
INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL NOT EXTEND TO SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOST
PROFITS, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THIS EXCLUSION IS NOT INTENDED
TO, NOR SHALL, EXCLUDE ACTUAL OR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE AFFECTED
PARTY.
Section
13.02 Remedies
Exclusive. From
and after the Closing, the remedies set forth in this Article XIII shall be
exclusive and in lieu of any other remedies that may be available to the
Indemnitees pursuant to any statutory or common law with respect to any Losses
of any kind or nature incurred directly or indirectly resulting from or arising
out of any breach of this Agreement (including alleged breaches or inaccuracies
of any representation, warranty or covenant or for any alleged misrepresentation
but excluding any claims for actual fraud) or the transactions contemplated
hereby; provided, however, that Purchaser or Seller may seek appropriate
equitable relief in a court of proper jurisdiction. Nothing herein is intended
to, nor shall be construed to, affect, have an interpretative effect on, modify
or terminate any other contract between either party hereto or its Affiliates or
any rights or obligations under any such contracts.
ARTICLE
XIV.
DEFINITIONS
Section
14.01 Definitions.
(a) Affiliate.
“Affiliate” shall
mean, when used with respect to any Person, (i) if such Person is a corporation,
any officer or director thereof and any Person which is, directly or indirectly,
the beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of any class of any equity
security (as defined in the Securities Act) thereof, and any officer, director,
partner or Affiliate of such beneficial owner, (ii) if such Person is a
partnership, any partner thereof, (iii) if such Person is a limited liability
company or other unincorporated association, any member or managing agent
thereof, and (iv) any other Person (other than the Purchasers) which, directly
or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including the correlative
terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with
respect to any Person, shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, the ability to
exercise voting power, or by Contract or otherwise.
(b) Allocation.
“Allocation” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.10.
(c) Acquisition.
“Acquisition” shall
mean any offer or proposal for or indication of interest in the purchase of or
the acquisition of (whether by operation of law or otherwise) any of the Assets
constituting the Business or of a substantial (more than 5%) equity interest in
InterScope or any Person that controls the Assets or the Business.
(d) Assets.
“Assets” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01.
(e) Assumed
Contracts.
“Assumed
Contracts” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(h).
(f) Assumed
Liabilities.
“Assumed
Liabilities” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
(g) Assumption
Agreement.
“Assumption
Agreement” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
(h) Reserved
(i) Reserved
(j) Reserved
(k) Dissolution
Proceedings.
“Dissolution
Proceedings” means
the proceedings involving InterScope Technologies, Inc..
(l) Reserved
(m) Business.
“Business” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
(n) Business
Records.
“Business
Records” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.01(j).
(o) Closing.
“Closing” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
(p) Closing
Allocation.
“Closing
Allocation” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.09.
(q) Closing
Balance Sheet.
“Closing
Balance Sheet” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.09.
(r) Closing
Date.
“Closing
Date” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
(s) Code.
“Code” shall
mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated there under, as in effect from time to time.
(t) Consents.
“Consents” shall
mean all governmental and third party consents, permits, approvals, orders,
authorizations, qualifications, and waivers necessary to be received by a Person
for the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(u) Contracts.
“Contracts” shall
mean all contracts, commitments, agreements, arrangements and other instruments,
whether written or oral.
(v) Copyrights.
“Copyrights” means
United States and foreign copyrights, copyrightable works, mask works, whether
registered or unregistered, and pending applications to register the
same.
(w) Customer
Files.
“Customer
Files” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.
(x) Domain
Names.
“Domain
Names” is any
alphanumeric designation registered with or assigned by a domain name registrar,
registry, or domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address
on the Internet. A Domain Name may or may not also be a Trademark.
(y) Employee.
“Employee” shall
mean any employee, officer, director or independent contractor of any
Seller.
(z) Encumbrance.
“Encumbrance” shall
mean any claim, option, pledge, security interest, Lien, charge, encumbrance,
restriction (whether on voting, sale, transfer or disposition or otherwise)
whether imposed by agreement, understanding, law or otherwise, except those
arising under applicable federal or state securities laws.
(aa) ERISA.
“ERISA” shall
mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
(bb) Reserved
(cc) Reserved
(dd) Reserved
(ee) Excluded
Assets.
“Excluded
Assets” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.02.
(ff) Excluded
Liabilities.
“Excluded
Liabilities” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.04.
(gg) FDA.
“FDA” means
the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(hh) Filings.
“Filings” has
means filings with a government entity. .
(ii) GAAP.
“GAAP” shall
mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent
basis.
(jj) Governmental
Entity.
“Governmental
Entity” shall
mean the government of the United States of America, whether state or local, and
any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or
other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or
administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
(kk) Indebtedness.
“Indebtedness” shall
mean as to the Business and the Assets and whether recourse is secured by or is
otherwise available against all or only a portion of the Business or Assets and
whether or not contingent, but without duplication: (i) every obligation
relating to the Business for money borrowed, including the current portion of
all long-term indebtedness; (ii) every obligation relating to the Business
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including
obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or
businesses; (iii) every reimbursement obligation relating to the Business with
respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued
for the account of the Business; (iv) every obligation of the Business issued or
assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
obligations incurred under purchase orders relating to future deliveries of
goods or services); (v) obligations or commitments of the Business to repay
deposits or other amounts advanced by and owing to third parties; (vi)
obligations of the Business under any interest rate, currency or other hedging
agreement; (vii) indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Assets or properties of
the Business; (vii) payments which become due as a result of the execution of
this Agreement, or the consummation of the Transactions; and (viii) guarantees
of Indebtedness.
(ll) Intellectual
Property.
“Intellectual
Property” means
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Domain Names, product names, and
other intangible property rights, together with any applications for the
foregoing relating to the Business and all Contracts that relate or pertain to
any of the foregoing.
(mm) Knowledge. All
references to knowledge of Seller shall mean to the best of the knowledge of
Seller, and, after due inquiry and consultation, of the officers and/or
employees of Seller who, because of their management and supervisory positions,
are best informed of the affairs of any of Seller.
(nn) Liabilities.
“Liabilities” shall
mean any debt, obligation, duty or liability of any nature including
Indebtedness and any undisclosed, unmatured, unaccrued, unasserted, contingent,
indirect, conditional, implied, vicarious, derivative, joint, several or
secondary liability, regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or
liability would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP and regardless of whether such debt, obligation, duty or
liability is immediately due and payable.
(oo) Lien.
“Lien” shall
mean any security agreement, financing statement (whether or not filed),
security or other like interest, conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, lease or consignment or bailment given for security purposes, lien,
mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, pledge, constructive or other trust or
attachment.
(pp) Material
Adverse Effect.
“Material
Adverse Effect” shall
mean a material adverse effect on (i) the Business or the Assets, liabilities,
operation, property, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Business or (ii) the validity or enforceability of (A) this Agreement or (B) the
rights or remedies of the Purchaser hereunder.
(qq) Patents.
“Patents” means
United States and foreign patents, patent applications, provisional
applications, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reissues, patent
disclosures, inventions (whether or not patentable or reduced to practice) or
improvements thereto (such patent disclosures, inventions and improvements
include only those made prior to the Closing Date).
(rr) Person.
“Person” shall
mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization, limited liability company, association,
corporation, institution, entity, party, or Governmental Entity or any other
juridical entity of any kind or nature whatsoever.
(ss) Purchase
Price.
“Purchase
Price” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.06.
(tt) Purchaser.
“Purchaser” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
(uu) Receivables.
“Receivables” shall
mean all of the accounts receivable of Seller arising from the
Business.
(vv) Requirements
of Law.
“Requirements
of Law” shall
mean as to any Person, provisions of the Articles or Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws or regulations or other organizational or governing
documents of such Person, or any law, code, regulation, qualification, license
or franchise or determination of any Governmental Entity, in each case
applicable or binding upon such Person or any of such Person’s property or to
which such Person or any of such Person’s property is subject or pertaining to
any or all of the Transactions contemplated or referred to herein.
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(zz) Seller.
“Seller” shall
have the meaning set forth in the Preamble;
(aaa) Seller’s
Disclosure Schedule.
“Seller’s
Disclosure Schedule” shall
have the meaning set forth in Article III.
(bbb) Software.
“Software” means
computer software programs and software systems, including all databases,
compilations, tool sets, compilers, higher level or “proprietary” languages,
related documentation, technical manuals and materials, whether in source code,
object code or human readable form and any licenses or rights with respect to
the foregoing.
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(ddd) Taxes.
“Taxes” shall
mean all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without
limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, use, license,
withholding, payroll, estimated, stamp, unemployment insurance, ad valorem,
disability, severance, social security and franchise taxes, occupation or other
taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any
interest and any penalties (including penalties for failure to file in
accordance with applicable information reporting requirements), and additions to
tax by any authority, whether federal, state or local or domestic or foreign.
(eee) Tax
Return.
“Tax
Return” shall
mean a report, return or other information required to be supplied to a
Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes including, where permitted or
required, combined or consolidated returns for any group of entities that
includes Seller and relates to the Business.
(fff) Trade
Secrets.
“Trade
Secrets” means
confidential ideas, trade secrets, know-how, confidential information, concepts,
methods, processes, formulae, reports, data, customer lists, mailing lists,
business plans, product specifications, supplier lists, manufacturing
instructions, quality guidelines, manufacturing rights, tools, dies, or other
proprietary information.
(ggg) Trademarks.
“Trademarks” means
United States, state and foreign trademarks, service marks, logos, trade dress,
trade names and Domain Names (including all assumed or fictitious names under
which the Business has been conducted), whether registered or unregistered and
pending applications to register the foregoing.
(hhh) Transaction
Documents.
“Transaction
Documents” shall
mean this Agreement, the Assumption Agreement and each document delivered
pursuant to each of the foregoing.
(iii) Transactions.
“Transactions” shall
mean the sale and purchase of the Assets and any and all other transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
set forth above.
SELLER:
InterScope
Technologies, Inc.
a
Delaware corporation
By:____________________________
Name:
_Anthony
J. Taddey_________
Title: Chairman
& CEO_________
PURCHASER:
TRESTLE
ACQUISITION CORP.
a
Delaware corporation
By:____________________________
Name:
Xxxxx
Hall_________________
Title:
President
& CFO____________