ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of September ___ 2011 ("Effective Date"), by and among THE GASKET GUY, INC., a Florida corporation, with its principal place of business at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, and GREEN ENERGY MASTERS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (collectively, the “Seller”), XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, an individual (“Xxxxxxxxx”), XXXXX XXXXX, an individual (“Harel”, and together with Xxxxxxxxx, the “Shareholders”), and QSGI GREEN, INC., a Delaware corporation, with a principal place of business at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS, Seller is engaged in the business of manufacturing and installing gaskets for individuals, institutes, restaurants, hotels and other locations and organizations in certain states throughout the United States (the “Business”);
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to the Buyer certain of the assets related to the Business, and the Buyer desires to purchase such assets, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.
In consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below, ten dollars and for other consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
(a) All assets and properties owned by Seller and Shareholders used in connection with the Business to which Seller or any Shareholder has any right, title or interest, including, without limitation, inventory, leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment as described on Exhibit A attached hereto for the purchase price allocations as indicated on Exhibit A attached hereto;
(b) All accounting software and system, marketing and advertising material and data owned or used by Seller or any Shareholder which relate to the Assets or are used by Seller in connection with the Assets;
(c) Seller’s and Shareholders’ intangible property used in or relating to the Business, or relating to the Assets, including, without limitation: (i) the trade names “The Gasket Guy Inc.”, “AA All American Gasket”, “Green Energy Masters” and all related service marks, if any; (ii) all internet domain names, applications, reservations and registrations therefore, uniform resource locators and the corresponding internet sites; (iii) logos, slogans and associated artwork; (iv) all rights to any and all trademarks, copyrights, service marks, trade names and internet domain names used in connection with the Business; (v) to the extent assignable, all licenses and other rights of Seller and the Shareholders to software used in connection with the Business (collectively, the “Software”); and (vi) all documents related to any of the foregoing;
(d) All rights and benefits to the leases, contracts, agreements or other commitments listed on Exhibit B (the “Assumed Contracts”);
(e) All telephone numbers, customer and supplier lists of the Business and other confidential and proprietary information used in operation of the Business;
(f) Any and all other equipment, inventory, documents and materials pertaining to the Business;
(g) The goodwill and going concern value of the Business and the Assets; and
(h) The rights for any other contracts, arrangements or agreements running in favor of Seller in conjunction with the Business, not including the Excluded Assets as listed in Exhibit B.
From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, Seller shall continue to operate and use all of the Assets in the normal course of the Business and shall not dispose of any Assets except in the normal course of the Business.
(a) Any and all pension, 401(k), profit sharing and savings plans and trusts and any other “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of U.S. Department of Labor in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and any assets thereof;
(b) Seller’s corporate charter, minute books, stock books, shareholder lists, taxpayer and other identification numbers, seals, blank stock certificates and other documentation relating to the existence of Seller as a corporation;
(c) All of the Seller’s right title and interest in and to the following leases: (i) that certain Standard Sublease Multi-Tenant dated as of May 4, 2011 (the “CA Lease”) between Seller and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx for the space located at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “CA Premises”), (ii) that certain Commercial Lease dated as of March 25, 2011 (the “FL Lease”) between Seller and EBE USA, Inc. for space located at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the “FL Premises”), (iii) that certain License Agreement dated as of March 31, 2011 (the “NY Lease”, and together with the CA Lease and the FL Leases, the “Leases”) between Seller and Xxx Suites II, LLC for the space located at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “NY Premises”, and collectively with the CA Premises and the FL Premises, the “Leased Premises”); and
(d) the accounts receivable of Seller presently existing or existing on the Closing Date as set forth on Exhibit C (the “Accounts Receivable”). However, Seller agrees that Buyer shall use its best efforts to collect the Accounts Receivable in accordance with Section 3(c) hereof.
ARTICLE II.
(a) any liabilities or obligations of Seller to its creditors not paid prior to or at the Closing, including, without limitation the obligations arising under that certain Promissory Note dated as of August 13, 2010, maturing August 13, 2011 made by Seller in favor of First Bank of Commerce in the maximum principal sum of $800,000.00 (the “Bank”), and any and all obligations and instruments relating thereto (collectively, the “Existing Bank Debt”);
(b) any liabilities or obligations of Seller with respect to any transactions of Seller occurring after the Closing;
(c) any sales or income tax or other liabilities or obligations of Seller incurred in connection with Seller's operation of the Business or the Assets;
(d) any liabilities or obligations of Seller or any contingent liabilities or obligation of Seller arising under or in connection with the Excluded Assets;
(e) any liabilities or obligations for a product liability or similar claim for defective manufacture or injury to person or property, regardless of when made or asserted, which arises out of or is based upon any express or implied representation, warranty, agreement or guarantee made by Seller, or alleged to have been made by Seller, or which is imposed or asserted to be imposed by operation of law, in connection with any service performed or product designed, engineered, manufactured, produced, sold or leased by or on behalf of Seller on or prior to the Closing;
(f) any liabilities or obligations arising prior to or as a result of the Closing to any employees, agents or independent contractors of Seller, whether or not employed by Buyer after the Closing, or under any benefit arrangement with respect thereto;
(g) any liabilities or obligations of Seller arising or incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and fees and expenses of counsel, accountants and other experts;
(h) any liabilities or obligations with respect to intellectual property infringement (including patent, copyright and trademark infringement), employee injury, occupational disease or disablement, worker’s compensation, regulatory, labor, employment, unemployment, tax and negligence resulting from, relating to or arising out of Seller's conduct;
(i) any liabilities or obligations with respect to all present or future litigation, proceedings, claims or investigations based on Seller's conduct prior to the Closing Date;
(j) any liabilities or obligations associated with or relating to any salary or benefits owing to any employee of Seller or the Business prior to the Closing Date;
(k) any liabilities or obligations to indemnify any person, including, but not limited to any present or past director, officer, employee, partner or agent of Seller whether such indemnification is for judgments, damages (as that term is hereinafter defined), penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses, expenses or otherwise and whether such indemnification is pursuant to any statute, by-law, agreement or otherwise; and
(l) any liabilities or obligations of Seller for breach or failure to perform any of the covenants, representations and warranties or agreements contained in, or made pursuant to, this Agreement.
ARTICLE III.
(a) Up to $412,500, pursuant to a subordinated secured promissory note made by Buyer in favor of Seller at Closing (the “Asset Purchase Note”) in the form set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto. The parties acknowledge and agree that the Asset Purchase Note shall be expressly subordinate to the Bank Note and Buyer shall not be obligated to make any payments under the Asset Purchase Note to the extent such payments are prohibited by the terms of the Bank Note and further to the rights of Victory Park Management, LLC, Victory Park Credit Opportunities Master Fund, Ltd., for themselves and in any other capacity (“VPM”) and any and all security agreements and other documents and interests granted in connection therewith, all pursuant to that certain Settlement Agreement dated April 9, 2010 and the Order Confirming the same in Xxxx Xxxxxx 00-00000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, In re: QSGI, Inc. (the “Settlement Agreement”), as a result of a covenant default or otherwise or if such payment will result in a covenant default under the Bank Note or the Settlement Agreement; plus
(b) The Earnout (as hereinafter defined); plus
(c) The Excess A/R (as hereinafter defined), if any; less
(d) The A/R Deficit (as hereinafter defined), if any; less
(e) The Asset Purchase Note Deficit (as hereinafter defined), if any, less
(f) Expenditures made as a result of Seller’s indemnity, if any, less
(g) Charges made against EBITDA for any deficit remaining as a result of the calculations in 3.1 (a) – (e).
ARTICLE IV.
“Earnout” means the cash and shares of Earnout Stock, if any, to which Seller becomes entitled, determined as provided in this Article IV for five (5) Earnout Periods, as hereafter defined.
“Earnout Cap” means an amount equal to $25,000,000.
“Earnout Stock” means common stock in QSGI subject to the restrictions set forth in SEC Rule 145(d) of the 1933 Act.
“EBITDA” means the earnings of the Buyer before provision for interest expense and interest income, all federal, state and local income taxes for such period, depreciation and amortization, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided that, in making such determinations:
(i) fees and expenses (including prepayment penalties) in connection with financings shall be excluded as an expense in determining EBITDA unless directly attributable to the Seller;
(ii) the proceeds from and any dividends or refunds with respect to, and any increases in the cash surrender value of, any life insurance policy covering employees of the Buyer under which the Buyer is the named beneficiary or otherwise entitled to recovery, shall be included as income;
(iii) the premium expense related to any life insurance policy referred to in clause (ii) above shall be included as an expense;
(iv) any change to contingent items such as bad-debt reserves, contingent reserves or inventory write offs or write downs shall be included;
(v) for any service reasonably rendered or provided to the Buyer by any of Buyer’s affiliates, the Buyer shall be charged for such services at Buyer’s out-of-pocket cost, and such charges shall be treated as an expense;
(vi) except as may otherwise be specifically set forth herein, any of the Buyer’s reasonable costs of integration directly attributable to this transaction, not to exceed an aggregate of $50,000.00, shall be included as an expense in determining EBITDA;
(vii) any extraordinary or unusual gains or losses, and/or gains or losses from the sale of real property, investments, securities or other capital assets used by the Buyer in its operations after Closing shall be included, including, any write-off of bad debt that is deemed to be an extraordinary loss;
(viii) any other expense of the Buyer incurred in connection with this transaction shall be excluded as an expense in determining EBITDA; provided, however, that one half of the cost to have Seller’s financial statements audited if the field work is not completed within 45 days of closing, as completion is determined in the sole discretion of the independent auditors, shall be charged against Collected Receivables;
(ix) any expenses arising from the granting by Buyer of stock options or other similar arrangements to Seller or key employees of the Buyer shall be excluded as an expense in determining EBITDA;
(x) in the event that Buyer makes any acquisition of another entity during the period commencing on the Closing Date through the Earnout Period which entity’s financial results are consolidated with the Buyer for operational purposes, the income and expenses relating to such acquired entity shall be excluded, unless Seller consents to such acquisition in advance;
(xi) in the event that the employment of Xxxxxxxxx or Harel is terminated and the Buyer hires a replacement for Xxxxxxxxx or Harel, as the case may be, the amount of the annual salary, bonus payments and fringe benefits payable to such replacement, in excess of the salary, bonus and benefits which would have been payable in the absence of such termination, shall be excluded as an expense in determining EBITDA;
(xii) any charge for impairment or amortization of goodwill relating to the purchase of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement shall be excluded as an expense in determining EBITDA;
(xiii) the Accounts Receivable shall be excluded;
(xiv) any and all interest paid on the Bank Note and the Asset Purchase Note shall be excluded from the calculation;
(xv) any charge, fee, cost, or expense arising from or relating to Seller’s default under this Agreement or any agreement entered into in connection herewith shall be included in the EBITDA calculation; and
(xvi) any charge, expense or cost of goods or services provided by an affiliate of QSGI to Buyer shall be included in the EBITDA calculation.
“EBITDA Excess Amount” means the amount, if any, by which EBITDA for any period exceeds the EBITDA for highest earning prior period.
“EBITDA Multiple Amount” means, (a) a multiple of five (5) times EBITDA for the twelve (12) month Earnout period commencing October 1, 2011 an ending on September 30, 2012. A multiple of four (4) times EBITDA for the next twelve (12) month Earnout Period. A multiple of three (3) times EBITDA for each of the third, fourth and fifth Earnout Periods, as applicable.
“Earnout Period” means the period of time commencing on October 1 and ending on the last day of the twelfth month thereafter (i.e., September 30) of each twelve month period for which an Earnout is to be calculated.
“Independent Accountant” shall mean Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx or his successor if agreed to by the parties.
“Market Share Price” shall mean the value of QSGI common stock, based on the average of the last reported price per share of the Common Stock (symbol: “QSGI”) on the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock of QSGI is listed over the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Earnout Payment Date or, if the Common Stock is not listed on any such national securities exchange, then on the automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is principally quoted (it being acknowledged that such closing prices are currently reported and published in OTC Bulletin Board’s “Daily Trade and Quote Summary”), or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on any exchange or quoted on any automated quotation system, then Seller shall have the right to elect payment of the Earnout solely in cash.
“Share Price” shall mean the greater of (a) the Market Share Price, or (b) Twenty-Five Cents ($.25) per share of Common Stock of QSGI.
“QSGI” means QSGI, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(a) Seller shall be entitled to an Earnout calculated as follows:
(i) For the first Earnout Period, an amount equal to EBITDA multiplied by the EBITDA Multiple Amount for such period.
(ii) For each subsequent Earnout Period, an amount equal to the EBITDA Excess Amount for such period multiplied by the EBITDA Multiple Amount for such period. In the event there is no EBITDA Excess Amount, the Earnout shall be $0.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the total Earnout exceed the Earnout Cap.
(c) The parties acknowledge and agree that the scenarios set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto accurately exemplifies the calculation of a potential Earnout.
4.4 Earnout Dispute Resolution. If Seller reasonably believes that the Earnout Statement contains mathematical errors or has not been prepared in accordance with this Agreement or is otherwise incorrect, Seller may deliver to Buyer a written notice of such objection no later than 30 days after the date on which Buyer delivered the Earnout Statement to Seller, which notice shall specify the nature of each dispute and the basis therefor (an “Earnout Objection”). Failure by Seller to deliver an Earnout Objection within such 30-day period shall be deemed to be Seller’s acceptance of the Earnout Statement as the Final Earnout Statement. The Parties shall negotiate in good faith to reach agreement resolving all disputes in the Earnout Objection within 30 days after its delivery. If the Parties are unable to resolve any or all such disputes within such 30-day period, the Parties shall, promptly after the expiration of such period, submit for resolution all unresolved disputes to the Independent Accountants in the manner and in accordance with the same procedures set forth in Section 2.6.3. The Independent Accountants’ determination shall be final, binding and conclusive, and judgment on such determination may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction located in Palm Beach County, Florida. Buyer shall cause the books and records of the Buyer to be made readily available, upon not less than 24 hours written notice, during normal business hours, to Seller and its representatives, shall permit access to its facilities and, without undue disruption of Buyer’s business operations, Buyer shall, and shall cause the personnel of the Buyer to, cooperate fully with Seller and its representatives, in their review of the Earnout Statement and the resolution of any disputes with respect thereto.
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the mutual acceptance by Buyer and Seller of the Earnout Statement, with such changes as may be agreed upon by the parties;
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the expiration of 30 days after Seller’s receipt of the Earnout Statement, without a timely Earnout Objection by Seller in accordance with Section 4.4; or
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the delivery to Buyer and Seller by the Independent Accountants of the report of their determination of all disputed matters submitted to them pursuant to this Article IV.
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ARTICLE V.
(a) a duly executed Xxxx of Sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G dated as of Closing Date conveying to Buyer all Assets, containing warranties that Seller is the owner of the personal property contained therein, free and clear of any and all liens, claims or encumbrances of every nature or kind;
(b) appropriate evidence of Seller’s good standing and a certified copy of resolutions of the shareholders and directors of Seller authorizing: (i) the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) the execution of this Agreement and the documents required in connection herewith;
(c) an executed Assignment of Contracts and Domain Name in a form mutually agreeable to the parties;
(d) an Employment Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H executed by Xxxxxxxxx (the “Xxxxxxxxx Employment Agreement”);
(e) an Employment Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I executed by Harel (the “Harel Employment Agreement”);
(f) executed Non-Competition Agreements by Xxxxxxxxx and Harel in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J; and
(g) executed Nondisclosure and Development Agreements in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K;
(h) certification and warranty by Seller and the Shareholders that Seller’s Accounts Receivables are equal to or greater than $725,000 in the form of certification acceptable by Buyer;
(i) certification and warranty by Seller and the Seller and the Shareholders, that each knows of no matter of a material nature which will adversely impact Buyer and that all representations and warranties in this Agreement and true and correct from the date of the Letter of Intent to the time of Closing; and
(j) all other items or documents which may be required or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(a) deliver the Asset Purchase Note to Seller;
(b) accept the Assignment and Assumption of Contracts and Domain Name;
(c) deliver the Xxxxxxxxx Employment Agreement executed by Buyer;
(d) deliver the Harel Employment Agreement executed by Buyer;
(e) deliver the Non-Competition Agreement executed by Buyer;
(f) deliver the Written Consent executed by Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx; and
(g) deliver all other items or documents which may be required or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(a) The representations and warranties of Seller and Buyer contained in this Agreement or in any exhibit, list, certificate or document delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be true in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of such date, except to the extent affected by the transactions and passage of time contemplated hereby.
(b) Seller and Buyer each shall have performed or complied in all material respects with each of its agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at the Closing.
(c) All consents, approvals and authorizations (collectively, “Consents”) of any person necessary to the consummation by Seller and Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained; provided, however, that in the event such Consents are not obtained prior to Closing, the parties shall work with diligence and good faith to obtain such Consents to fully effectuate the transfer of the Assets.
(d) On the Closing Date, the value of the Accounts Receivable which remain outstanding as of Closing shall be greater than or equal to $725,000 as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto.
In the event any condition precedent is not fulfilled on the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer, in addition to any other rights, will have the option of (i) waiving the condition and closing "AS IS" (subject to any agreements to cooperate on a post-closing basis, as set forth above), or (ii) terminating this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI.
In order to induce Buyer to purchase the Assets and enter the agreements set forth in this Agreement, Seller and each of Shareholders jointly and severally represent, warrant and agree that the following are true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true and correct as of Closing:
(a) The Gasket Guy, Inc. is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, has corporate power and authority to carry on its Business as it is now being conducted and to own the properties and assets it now owns in the State of Florida.
(b) Green Energy Masters, LLC is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, has limited liability power and authority to carry on its Business as it is now being conducted and to own the properties and assets it now owns in the State of Florida.
(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Seller, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Seller and Shareholders enforceable against Seller and Shareholders, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by: i) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and conveyance laws and other similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; or ii) general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or equity.
(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, result in violation of, require the consent or approval of any third party under, conflict with, or result in any acceleration or default or any similar adverse effect under: iii) any term or provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller; or iv) assuming the consents required in connection with the assignment to Buyer of the Assumed Contracts are obtained, any provision of any instrument to which Seller or a shareholder is a party or by which Seller or the shareholders, or any of Seller’s or the Shareholders’ properties or assets are bound, except where the violation, failure to obtain consent or approval, conflict, acceleration or default would not have a material adverse effect.
(a) Indenture, note, loan or credit agreement or other contract relating to the borrowing of money by the Seller which will not be released at Closing;
(b) Covenant not to compete or confidentiality agreement;
(c) Contract for the sale of any of its assets related to or used in connection with the Business (other than inventory sales in the ordinary course of business);
(d) Contract which would prevent the sale contemplated herein or otherwise adversely impact upon Buyer’s rights pursuant to or arising under this Agreement; and
(e) Contract to which the Seller or any Shareholder is a party and by which it or any of its assets or the Business are bound or that is material to the use or operation of the acquired Assets.
ARTICLE VII.
In order to induce Seller and Shareholders to sell the Assets and enter into the restrictive covenants, Buyer represents, warrants and agrees that the following are true and correct as of Closing:
(a) Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller, constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by: v) any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and conveyance laws and other similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; or vi) general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding at law or equity.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, result in violation of, require the consent or approval of any third party under, conflict with, or result in any acceleration or default or any similar adverse effect under: vii) any term or provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Buyer; or viii) any provision of any instrument to which Buyer or a shareholder is a party or by which Buyer or the shareholders, or any of Buyer’s or the shareholders’ properties or assets are bound, except where the violation, failure to obtain consent or approval, conflict, acceleration or default would not have a material adverse effect.
ARTICLE VIII.
8.2 Intentionally deleted.
ARTICLE IX.
(a) The breach of any agreement, covenant, representation, warranty, or other obligation made or incurred under or pursuant to this Agreement or any document delivered pursuant hereto;
(b) Seller’s operation of the Business;
(c) The ownership, use, operation or maintenance of the Assets prior to the Closing Date;
(d) Any federal, state, county, local or municipal tax or assessment against Seller or arising from or in connection with the operation of the Business, the Purchased Assets, or otherwise.
(a) the breach of any agreement, covenant, representation, warranty, or other obligation of Buyer made or incurred under this agreement or any document delivered pursuant hereto;
(b) the ownership, use, operation or maintenance of the Business or the Assets by or on behalf of Buyer from and after the Closing Date unless the claim, suit, action, matter, loss, damage or damages arise from or relate to facts or occurrences which pre-date the Closing Date; and
(c) any action by QSGI, Inc.’s shareholders in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE X.
(a) Unless bound by another agreement relating to competition in which Buyer is a party, which other agreement shall control, for a period of three years after the Closing Date, Shareholders and Seller (including, but not limited to, Seller's officers, directors, shareholders, or employees) shall not, directly or indirectly, as an officer, director, employee, agent, partner, shareholder, consultant, independent contractor or otherwise, for Seller's benefit, or on behalf or for the benefit of any person, partnership, trust, corporation or other entity, for any reason whatsoever, (i) engage in any business operations offering products and/or services which are substantially similar to or competitive with those offered by the Buyer, including, without limitation, the manufacture, production and installation of gaskets; (ii) interfere with or disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, or take any action that could reasonably be expected to interfere with or disrupt, any past, present or prospective relationship, contractual or otherwise, between the Buyer and any customer, client, insurer, supplier, advertiser, sales representative, or employee of the Buyer; or (iii) directly or indirectly employ, solicit for employment or attempt to employ or solicit for employment, or assist any other person or entity in employing, soliciting for employment or attempting to employ or solicit for employment, either on a full-time or part-time or consulting basis, any employee, consultant or executive who, within one (1) year of the Closing Date, was employed by Buyer.
(b) Seller, Shareholders and Buyer recognize that the laws and public policies of the State of Florida and their interpretation may be uncertain as to the validity and enforceability of certain of the provisions contained in this Section. It is the intention of the Seller, Shareholders and Buyer that the provisions of this Section and this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible, and that the unenforceability (or the modification to conform with such laws or public policies) of any provision hereof shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of this Section or this Agreement. Accordingly, if any provision of this Section is invalid or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, this Agreement shall be deemed to delete or modify, as necessary, the offending provision and to alter the balance of this Section and the Agreement in order to render the same valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permissible as aforesaid. In the event that the provisions of this Section are found to exceed the maximum area, period of time or scope which a court of competent jurisdiction can or will enforce, said area, period of time and scope shall, for purposes of this Agreement, consist of the maximum area or period of time or scope which a court of competent jurisdiction can and will enforce.
If intended for Seller:
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The Gasket Guy, Inc.
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Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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With a copy to:
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Davidoff Xxxxxx & Hutcher LLP
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq
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If intended for Buyer:
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QSGI Green, Inc.
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Xxxxx 000
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Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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With a copy to:
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XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Any party may change its address for notice pursuant to this Section upon written notice to the other parties.
10.10 Applicable Law. This Agreement and all agreements executed in connection herewith shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Florida notwithstanding any conflicts of laws principles to the contrary.. The parties agree that venue for any and all claims, suits, actions or proceedings arising form or relating to this Agreement shall exclusively lie in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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The parties have executed this Asset Purchase Agreement as of the day first above written.
SELLER:
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BUYER:
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THE GASKET GUY, INC.
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QSGI GREEN, INC.
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By:_____________
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By: ____________________
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Name:
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Its:
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Its:
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SHAREHOLDERS:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxx
SELLER:
GREEN ENERGY MASTER, LLC
By: _________________________
Name:
Title: