ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among AETRIUM INCORPORATED AETRIUM CORPORATION AETRIUM-WEB TECHNOLOGY, LP and WEB TECHNOLOGY, INC. Dated as of December 28, 2006
by
and among
AETRIUM
INCORPORATED
AETRIUM
CORPORATION
AETRIUM-WEB
TECHNOLOGY, LP
and
WEB
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Dated
as of December 28, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS
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1
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1.1 Transfer
of Assets
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1
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1.2 Excluded
Assets
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3
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1.3 Assumed
Liabilities of Buyer
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3
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1.4 Liabilities
Not Assumed
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4
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1.5 Assignments
Requiring Consents
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4
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1.6 Purchase
Price
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5
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1.7 Allocation
of Purchase Price
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5
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ARTICLE
II CLOSING
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6
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2.1 Closing
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6
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2.2 Deliveries
of Seller
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6
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2.3 Deliveries
of Buyer
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6
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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7
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3.1 Corporate
Organization
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7
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3.2 Authorization
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7
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3.3 Non-Contravention
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7
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3.4 Consents
and Approvals
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7
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3.5 Title
to Assets
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7
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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8
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4.1 Buyer's
Organization
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8
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4.2 Due
Authorization, Execution and Delivery; Effect of Agreement
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8
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4.3 Non
Contravention
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8
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4.4 Consents
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8
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4.5 Financial
Statements
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8
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ARTICLE
V COVENANTS
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9
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5.1 Cooperation
and Assignments
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9
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5.2 Further
Assurances
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9
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5.3 Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable
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9
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5.4 Continuation
Payments
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9
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5.5 Customer
Support
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10
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5.6 "AS
IS" Sale
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10
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5.7 Cooperation
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10
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5.8 License
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11
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5.9 Security
Deposit
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11
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ARTICLE
VI CONDITIONS TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
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11
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6.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Seller
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11
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6.2 No
Prohibition
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11
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6.3 Further
Action
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11
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6.4 Deliveries
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11
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ARTICLE
VII CONDITIONS TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
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12
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7.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Buyer
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12
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7.2 No
Prohibition
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12
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7.3 Further
Action
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12
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7.4 Deliveries
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12
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ARTICLE
VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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12
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8.1 Entire
Agreement
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12
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8.2 Successors
and Assigns
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12
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8.3 Counterparts
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13
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8.4 Headings
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13
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8.5 Modifications
and Waivers
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13
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8.6 Broker's
Fees
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13
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8.7 Expenses
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13
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8.8 Notices
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13
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8.9 Arbitration
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14
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8.10 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction
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15
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8.11 Public
Announcements
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15
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8.12 Severability
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15
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8.13 No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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15
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8.14 Rule
of Construction
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15
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EXHIBITS
A
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Product Lines
B
-
Business Balance Sheet
C
- Form
of Promissory Note
D
- Form
of Opinion of Counsel for Seller
E
- Form
of Opinion of Counsel for Buyer
F
- Buyer
Balance Sheet
DEFINITIONS
Defined
Term Page
Accounts
Receivable
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2
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Allocation
Schedule
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5
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Assets
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1
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Assumed
Liabilities
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3
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Authorit(y)(ies)
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7
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Business
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1
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Business
Balance Sheet
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2
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Buyer
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1
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Buyer
Balance Sheet
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8
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Closing
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6
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Closing
Date
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6
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Consent(s)
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7
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Encumbrances
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7
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Excluded
Assets
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3
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Facility
Lease
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4
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General
Partner
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7
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Interests
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4
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Inventory
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2
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Laws
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7
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Liabilities
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9
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Note
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5
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Product
Lines
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1
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Purchase
Price
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5
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Seller
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1
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Technology
Rights
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2
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THIS
AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 28th day of December, 2006, is by and
among WEB Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Buyer"),
and
Aetrium Incorporated, a Minnesota corporation and its affiliates Aetrium
Corporation, a Minnesota corporation, and Aetrium-WEB Technology, LP, a Texas
limited partnership (together, "Seller").
RECITALS:
FIRST,
Seller is engaged in the business (the "Business")
of the
manufacture and sale of the product lines scheduled on Exhibit A (the
“Product
Lines”);
and
SECOND,
Buyer desires to purchase and Seller desires to sell substantially all of
the
assets of the Business;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and upon the terms
and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereby agree
as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS
1.1 Transfer
of Assets
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and except as otherwise provided
in Sections 1.2 and 1.5 hereof, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined),
Seller will sell, assign, transfer, and convey to Buyer, and Buyer will
pur-chase, acquire and accept from Seller, all of Seller's right, title and
interest in and to all of the assets, properties, rights, contracts and claims
employed in connection with the Business, wherever located, whether tangible
or
intangi-ble, real, personal or mixed, as the same exist at the Closing (as
hereinafter defined) (collectively, the "Assets").
The
Assets include, without limitation, the assets, properties, rights, contracts
and claims described in the following paragraphs (a) through (l):
(a) Seller's
leasehold interests in the Business premises located at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx;
(b) title
to,
or Seller's leasehold interests in, all the furnishings, furniture, office
supplies, spare parts, tools, machinery and equipment that are used in the
operation of the Business;
(c) title
to,
or Seller's leasehold interests in, all fixed assets, other than the Equipment,
that are used in connection with the Business;
(d) all
quantities of inventory, including without limitation raw materials,
work-in-process, finished goods and supplies, used in connection with the
Business (“Inventory”);
(e) all
accounts receivable and all notes receivable (whether short-term or long-term)
from third parties arising out of the operation of the Business, together
with
any unpaid interest accrued thereon and any security or collateral therefor,
including without limitation recoverable deposits (the "Accounts
Receivable");
(f) all
rights of Seller under or pursuant to all warranties, representations and
guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers and contractors in connection
with
products or services of the Business, or affecting the Assets;
(g) all
rights and interests of Seller in and to patents and patent applications
owned
by Seller or licensed to Seller by third parties and used in connection with
the
Business, and all rights and interests of Seller in and to research, development
and commercially practiced processes, trade secrets, know-how, inventions
and
manufacturing, engineering and other technical information, whether owned
by
Seller or licensed from third parties by Seller, which are used in connection
with the Business (“Technology
Rights”);
(h) all
rights and interests of Seller in and to all trademarks, trade names and
service
marks, and registrations and applications for such trademarks, trade names
and
service marks, used in connection with the Business, exclusive of Aetrium
and
all derivatives thereof, and all rights and interests of Seller in and to
copyrights, and registrations and applications for such copyrights, used
in
connection with the Business;
(i) all
contracts, agreements, arrangements and/or commitments of any kind which
relate
to the Business or the Assets;
(j) all
customer and vendor lists relating to the Business, and all files and documents
(including credit information) relating to such customers and vendors, and
other
business and financial records, files, books and documents relating to the
Assets and/or the Business, including without limitation manuals and data,
sales
and advertising materials, and sales, distribution and purchase correspondence
relating to the Assets and/or the Business;
(k) all
prepaid charges, sums and fees and all rights to refunds per-taining to the
Business; and
(l) all
other
assets of Seller employed in connection with the Business of the nature
reflected or reserved against in the balance sheet of the Business indicated
as
transferred to/assumed by Buyer on Exhibit B attached hereto (“Business
Balance Sheet”),
including as acquired since November 25, 2006 in the ordinary course of the
Business and consistent with past practice.
1.2 Excluded
Assets.
Nothwithstanding any other terms contained herein, Seller is not hereunder
selling, assigning, transferring or conveying to Buyer the following assets,
rights and properties (the "Excluded
Assets"):
(a) any
policies of liability or casualty insurance relating to the Business or the
Assets or any prepaid premiums or other rights thereunder;
(b) any
refunds or reimbursements for income or other taxes;
(c) any
cash,
depository accounts, certificates of deposit or securitites;
(d) any
payments on Accounts Receivable made by wire transfer or electronic deposit
initiated or by check dated on or before December 31, 2006;
(e) any
intercompany accounts among Seller;
(f) any
right, title or interest in or to the name Aetrium and any derivative
thereof;
(g) except
as
provided in Section 5.7, any right, title or interest in or to Seller’s Manage
2000 enterprise management software system;
(h) except
as
otherwise set forth in the last sentence of Section 1.5 hereof, any right,
title
and interest under all leases, contracts, agreements, licenses, permits,
exemptions, franchises, variances, waivers, consents, approvals and other
authorizations which are not transferable without consent (unless such consent
has been obtained);
(i) all
other
assets of Seller employed in connection with the Business of the nature
indicated as reserved to Seller on Exhibit B attached hereto, including as
acquired since November 25, 2006; and
(j) minute
books, stock record books and corporate certificates of authority.
1.3 Assumed
Liabilities of Buyer.
Subject
to Sections 1.4 and 1.5 hereof, Buyer will assume and pay, perform and discharge
as and when due the following liabilities and obligations, whether known,
unknown, contingent, absolute, determined, indeterminable or otherwise on
the
Closing Date and whether incurred or accru-ing prior to, on or after the
Closing
Date, to the extent relating to or arising from the Business ("Assumed
Liabilities"):
(a) all
pending customer purchase orders and deposits;
(b) all
pending supplier purchase orders;
(c) all
obligations under sales representative and distributor
agreements;
(d) all
obligations under non-disclosure agreements;
(e) Lease
on
the Business premises dated December 19, 1987 with Xxxx-Xxxxxxxx 22-27, as
amended (“Facility
Lease”);
(f) Copier
leases with Savin Credit Corp. dated by Seller on January 22, 2003 and with
Ricoh Corp. dated by Seller on March 22, 2005;
(g) all
other
liabilities and obligations of Seller not performed or satisfied as of the
Closing Date under all of the other contracts, agreements and other commitments
to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of its properties is
bound;
and
(h) all
other
liabilities of Seller of the nature reflected or reserved against in the
Business Balance Sheet, including as incurred since November 25, 2006 in
the
ordinary course of the Business and consistent with past practice.
1.4 Liabilities
Not Assumed.
Notwithstanding Section 1.3 hereof, Buyer will not assume and will not be
liable
for:
(a) sponsorship
of Seller's 401(k) plan or any liabilities in connection therewith;
(b) any
intercompany accounts among Seller;
(c) accrued
compensation, severance and related payroll taxes for employees terminated
by
Seller and not hired by Buyer;
(d) all
other
liabilities of Seller indicated as reserved to Seller on Exhibit B attached
hereto, including as incurred since November 25, 2006; and
(e) expenses
and any tax liabilities incurred by Seller in connection with the negotiation
and consummation of this Agreement.
1.5 Assignments
Requiring Consents.
Seller
will use reasonable efforts, and Buyer will cooperate with Seller, to obtain
all
non-governmental approvals, consents or waivers necessary to assign to Buyer
all
leases, contracts, licenses, agreements, sales or purchase orders, commitments,
property interests, qualifications or other assets described in Section
1.1
hereof
or any claim, right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom
(the
"Interests")
as
soon as practi-cable; provided, however, that neither Seller nor Buyer will
be
obligated to pay any consideration therefor (except for filing fees and other
ordinary administrative charges which will be paid by Buyer) to the third
party
from whom such approval, consent or waiver is requested.
To
the
extent any of the approvals, consents or waivers referred to above have not
been
obtained by Seller as of the Closing, Buyer may elect by written notice to
Seller to exclude the
applicable
Interests and liabilities in connection therewith from the Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities. In the event Buyer does not make such election, and
without
limiting the rights of Buyer under this Agreement, Seller will (a) take all
reasonable steps necessary to obtain the consent of any such third party,
(b)
cooperate with Buyer in any reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to
provide the benefits of such Interests to Buyer so long as Buyer fully
cooperates with Seller in such arrangements and promptly reimburses Seller
for
all payments, charges or other liabilities made or suffered by Seller in
connection therewith (provided that nothing herein will require Buyer to
make
any payment or reimbursement of any consideration for third party consent
not
agreed to by Buyer), and (c) enforce, at the request of Buyer and at the
expense
and for the account of Buyer, any rights of Seller arising from such Interests
against such issuer thereof or the other party or parties thereto (including
the
right to elect to terminate any such Interests in accordance with the terms
thereof upon the written advice of Buyer). To the extent that Seller enters
into
lawful arrangements designed to provide the benefits of any Interests as
set
forth in clause (b) above, such Interests will be deemed to have been assigned
to Buyer for purposes of Section 1.1 hereof.
1.6 Purchase
Price.
The
aggregate purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Assets (the
"Purchase
Price")
will
be Five Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($522,000). The Purchase Price
will
be paid by delivery to Seller at Closing of a promissory note executed by
Buyer
and payable to the order of Seller, such note payable in equal quarterly
installments over two (2) years with interest at the annual rate of five
percent
(5%) and otherwise issued on the terms contained in and in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto (the "Note").
1.7 Allocation
of Purchase Price.
(a) Buyer
will prepare (or cause to be prepared) an allocation (the "Allocation
Schedule")
of the
Purchase Price (plus Assumed Liabilities and Buyer's expenses of the
transaction) among the Assets. Such allocation will be made in accordance
with
Code Section 1060 and any applicable rules or regulations thereunder. Seller
will have the right to review and reasonably approve the Allocation Schedule,
and Seller and Buyer will consult and resolve in good faith any issues arising
as a result of Seller's review of such Allocation Schedule.
(b) Seller
and Buyer (1) will be bound by the allocation contained in the Allocation
Schedule for purposes of determining any and all consequences with respect
to
Taxes of the transactions contemplated herein, (2) will prepare and file
all tax
returns to be filed with any tax authority in a manner consistent with such
Allocation Schedule (including Form 8594, "Asset Acquisition Statement"),
and
(3) will take no position inconsistent with such Allocation Schedule in any
tax
return, any discussion with or proceeding before any tax authority, or
otherwise. In the event that such Allocation Schedule is disputed by any
tax
authority, the party receiving notice of such dispute will promptly notify
the
other party thereof.
ARTICLE
II
CLOSING
2.1 Closing.
The
closing of the transac-tions contemplated hereby (the "Closing")
will
take place on December 31, 2006 or, if later, two (2) business days following
the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the parties' obligations
set forth in Articles VI and
VII,
unless the parties otherwise mutual-ly agree (the "Closing
Date").
All
matters at the Closing will be considered to take place simultaneously effective
immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date and no de-livery
of
any document will be deemed complete until all transactions and deliveries
of
documents are completed.
2.2
Deliveries
of Seller.
At the
Closing, Seller will deliver the following documents to Buyer:
(a) such
bills of sale, endorsements, assignments (together with any necessary consents),
deeds and other good and sufficient instruments of conveyance and transfer,
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and its counsel, to vest
in
Buyer valid legal title to the Assets;
(b) the
certificate required of Seller pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof;
(c) an
opinion of counsel for Seller, substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached
hereto; and
(d) any
other
documents reasonably requested by Buyer, to confirm the accuracy of the
representations and warranties and the performance of the agreements of Seller
hereunder.
2.3 Deliveries
of Buyer.
At the
Closing, Buyer will deliver to Seller the following:
(a) such
instruments of assumption, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
Seller and its counsel, to constitute an assumption by Buyer of all Assumed
Liabilities;
(b) the
Note;
(c) the
certificate required of Buyer pursuant to in Section 7.1 hereof;
(d) the
opinion of counsel for Buyer, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto;
and
(e) any
other
documents reasonably requested by Seller, to confirm the accuracy of the
representations and warranties and the performance of the agreements of Buyer
hereunder.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer that:
3.1 Corporate
Organization.
Aetrium
Incorporated, Aetrium Corporation and Aetrium-WEB Technology Inc., the general
partner of Aetrium-WEB Technology, LP (“General
Partner”),
are
each a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the Laws of the state of Minnesota, and Aetrium-WEB Technology, LP is a limited
partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws
of the state of Texas. Each Seller and the General Partner has full
organizational power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being
conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets.
3.2 Authorization.
Each
Seller and the General Partner has all requisite corporate power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance
by
Seller of this Agreement and the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational
action. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed by each Seller
and
constitutes the valid and binding legal obligation of each Seller, enforce-able
against such Seller in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
such
enforceability (a) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally,
and
(b) is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.3 Non-Contravention.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a) result in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance upon any property or assets of Seller, or
(b) violate any treaty, law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
(individually and collectively, "Law(s)")
of any
foreign, federal, state or local governmental or quasi-governmental
administrative, regulatory or judicial court, department, commission, agency,
board, bureau, instrumentality or other authority (individually and
collectively, "Authorit(y)(ies)")
to
which Seller is subject.
3.4 Consents
and Approvals.
With
respect to each Seller, no consent, approval, order or authoriza-tion of
or
from, or registration, notification, declaration or filing with, any Authority
or any individual or other private entity (individually and collectively,
"Consent(s)")
is
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement by Seller or the consummation by Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.5 Title
to Assets.
Seller
has good title or a valid lease or license with respect to all Assets (including
without limitation all assets reflected on the Business Balance Sheet, except
for such assets sold, consumed or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course
of business since the date of the Business Balance Sheet), free and clear
of all
liens, security interests, or other encumbrances of any character whatsoever
(“Encumbrances”),
except mechanics', carriers', workers' or other like liens arising in the
ordinary course of the Business with respect to obligations not yet due and
payable, liens
for
current taxes not yet due and payable, and other Encumbrances which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not have a material adverse effect on
the
condition (financial or otherwise), working capital, assets, properties,
liabilities, obligations, reserves, businesses, prospects, customers, customer
relations, goodwill or going concern value with respect to Seller or are
known
to Buyer.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
4.1 Buyer's
Organization.
Buyer
is a corpora-tion duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the Laws of the state of Delaware, and has all requisite corporate power
and
authority to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.2 Due
Authorization, Execution and Delivery; Effect of Agreement.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and
constitutes the valid and binding legal obligations of Buyer, enforceable
against it in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that such
enforceability (a) may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally,
and
(b) is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 Non-Contravention.
Neither
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a) violate or be in conflict
with any provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Buyer, or
(b) be in conflict with, or constitute a default, however defined (or an
event which, with the giving of due notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute such a default), under, or cause or permit the acceleration of
the
maturity of, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
imposition of fees or penalties under, any debt, instrument, commitment,
contract or other agreement or obligation to which Buyer is a party or by
which
Buyer or any of its properties or assets is or may be bound, or (c) result
in
the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance upon any property or assets
of
Buyer, or (d) violate any Laws of any Authority to which Buyer is
subject.
4.4 Consents.
No
Consent from any Authority or any individual or other private entity is required
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Buyer of this
Agreement or the taking of any other action contemplated hereby.
4.5 Financial
Statements.
Buyer
has furnished to Seller its unaudited balance sheet as of November 30, 2006
(the
"Buyer
Balance Sheet")
attached hereto as Exhibit F. The Buyer Balance Sheet is in accordance with
the
books and records of Buyer, has been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, and is true, complete and accurate in all
material respects
and fairly presents the financial position of Buyer as of the date thereof.
Buyer has no liabilities or other obligations (whether fixed, absolute or
contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured, known or unknown,
direct
or indirect, joint or several, or otherwise) ("Liabilities")
except
(a) Liabilities which are reflected or reserved against in the Buyer Balance
Sheet, which reserves reflected therein are appropriate and reasonable, and
(b)
Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past
practice since the date of the Buyer Balance Sheet and not resulting from,
arising out of, relating to, in the nature of or caused by any breach of
contract, tort, infringement of third party rights, violation of Law or
application of doctrines of strict liability. Since the date of the Buyer
Balance Sheet, Buyer has made no distribution or other payments of any kind
to
any shareholder or disposition of any assets.
ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
5.1 Cooperation
and Assignments.
Seller
and Buyer will each use its best efforts, and will cooperate with the other,
to
secure all necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions and
waivers
from third parties as are required in order to enable each party to effect
the
transactions contemplated hereby, and otherwise will use its best efforts
to
cause the consummation of such transactions in accordance with the terms
and
conditions hereof, provided that neither party will be obligated to incur
any
liability or expense in connection therewith, except the cost and expense
of its
employees, agents and representatives engaged in such efforts or as otherwise
expressly set forth herein.
5.2 Further
Assurances.
At any
time or from time to time after the Closing Date, either party will, at the
request of the other party and at such other party's ex-pense, execute and
deliver any further instruments or docu-ments and take all such further action
as such party reason-ably may request in order to consummate and make effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.3 Accounts
Receivable and Accounts Payable.
Seller
will pay over to Buyer, less any offsets provided hereunder and less any
sales
taxes included therein, all payments on Accounts Receivable received by Seller
(other than payments excluded under Section 1.2(d)) as received. Buyer will
pay
over to Seller any sales taxes included in any payments received directly
by
Buyer on Accounts Receivable as received. Buyer will pay the trade accounts
payable assumed by Buyer hereunder when and as due.
5.4 Continuation
Payments.
The
intent of this provision is that Seller will fund Buyer’s payroll costs for
three (3) months for employees of Seller (except Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) continuing
with the Business at Seller’s current pay rates.
(a) On
a
payroll period basis for wages earned through March 31, 2007, with respect
to
each such employee, Seller will pay Buyer:
(c) An
amount
equal to such employee’s actual gross pay, up to a maximum of (i) such
employee’s current gross pay rate, exclusive of overtime and bonus payments,
less (ii) for any employee on COBRA medical and/or dental continuation coverage
for such payroll period,
such employee’s current premium deductions for such medical and/or dental
coverage continued; and
(d) An
amount
equal to employer payroll taxes on amounts reimbursed under (a) (Social
Security, Medicare, Federal U/C and State U/C).
(b) On
a
monthly basis for insurance coverage for the months of January 2007 through
March 2007, with respect to each such employee:
· Seller
will pay Buyer as corresponding medical and dental insurance premium costs
of
Buyer become due (other than for COBRA continuation insurance under Seller’s
plans) an amount equal to (i) Seller’s COBRA premium rate for such employee’s
current medical and/or dental health plan coverage, including HRA account
contributions, less (ii) an amount equal to such employee’s current premium
deductions for such coverage;
· Seller
will pay the COBRA premium due for any medical and/or dental continuation
coverage elected by such employee for the period such coverage is in effect;
and
· Seller
will pay the COBRA premium due for continuation coverage elected by such
employee for Seller’s basic life insurance benefit, and will pay to Buyer the
COBRA premium rate for any replacement coverage.
(c)Buyer
will provide support documentation adequately in advance of each payment
as
reasonably requested by Seller.
5.5 Customer
Support.
In
addition to satisfying all warranty obligations of Seller with respect to
the
Business, during the two (2) year period ending December 31, 2008, Buyer
will
provide spare parts and customer services and support with respect to the
Product Lines at levels currently provided. During such two (2) year period,
Buyer will not make any distributions or other payments of any kind to its
shareholders in excess of amounts to fund S Corporation pass through tax
liabilities as a result of ownership of Buyer and reimbursement of expenses
incurred in the conduct of the Business, it being the intent of this provision
to preserve Buyer’s working capital to enable Buyer to satisfy its obligations
under the preceding sentence.
5.6 “AS
IS” Sale.
Seller
makes no warranties of any kind with respect to the Assets and Business,
including without limitation implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for particular purpose, except those warranties specifically expressed in
Article III hereof, and Buyer purchases the Assets “AS IS.”
5.7 Cooperation.
Buyer
will assist Seller and provide access to the Business, Assets and related
documentation as reasonably necessary, without charge, to enable Seller to
complete its financial statements and income tax returns for the year ending
December 31, 2006, and Seller’s audit and reporting requirements with respect
thereto, and to respond to audit and other regulatory inquiries by Authorities.
Buyer will give Seller at least thirty (30) days written notice and opportunity
to review and take prior to destroying any records of the Business on
transactions occurring on or prior to the Closing Date. Seller will allow
Buyer’s continued use of Seller’s Manage 2000 system for management of the
Business for up to six (6) months after Closing at a charge of Two Thousand
Dollars
($2,000) per month, which amount Seller will offset against amounts due from
Seller under this Article V through March 31, 2007 and which amount will
otherwise be due and payable from Buyer on the first day of each
month.
5.8 License.
Effective the Closing Date, Buyer grants to Seller a world-wide fully paid
nonexclusive unrestricted right and license to practice and use the Technology
Rights in Seller’s other businesses.
5.9 Security
Deposit.
Buyer
will reimburse Seller for the security deposit under the Facility Lease on
March
31, 2007, which amount Seller may offset against amounts due to Buyer under
this
Article V.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS
The
obligations of Buyer to consummate the purchase of the Assets under this
Agreement will be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Buyer) on or
prior
to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions:
6.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Seller.
Seller
will have complied in all material respects with all of their agreements
and
covenants contained herein to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date,
and
all the representations and warranties of Seller contained herein will be
true
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect
as
though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (a) as otherwise contemplated
hereby, and (b) to the extent that such representations and warranties were
made
as of a specified date (and as to such representations and warranties the
same
continue on the Closing Date to have been true as of the specified date).
Buyer
will have received a certificate of Seller, dated as of the Closing Date
and
signed by an officer of Seller, certifying as to the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in this Section 6.1.
6.2 No
Prohibition.
No
statute, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Authority will
be in
effect which prohibits Buyer from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby.
6.3 Further
Action.
All
consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions and waivers from third parties
that are required in order to enable Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby will have been obtained (except where the failure to
obtain
any such consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions and waivers would
not
have a material adverse effect with respect to the Business).
6.4 Deliveries.
Seller
will have made or caused to be made delivery to Buyer of the items set forth
in
Section 2.2 hereof.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
TO SELLER'S OBLIGATIONS
The
obligations of Seller to consummate the sale of the Assets under this Agreement
will be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Seller) on or prior to
the
Closing Date of all of the following conditions:
7.1 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of Buyer.
Buyer
will have complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and
covenants contained herein to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date,
and
all of the representations and warranties of Buyer contained herein will
be true
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect
as
though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (a) as otherwise contemplated
hereby, and (b) to the extent that such representations and warranties were
made
as of a specified date (and as to such representations and warranties the
same
continue on the Closing Date to have been true as of the specified date).
Seller
will have received a certificate of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date and
signed by an officer of Buyer, certifying as to the fulfillment of the
conditions set forth in this Section 7.1.
7.2 No
Prohibition.
No
statute, rule or regu-lation or order of any court or other Authority will
be in
effect which prohibits Seller from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby.
7.3 Further
Action.
All
consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions and waivers from third parties
that are required in order to enable Seller to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby will have been obtained (except where the failure to
obtain
any such actions, consents, approvals, authorizations, exemptions and waivers
would not have a material adverse effect with respect to the
Business).
7.4 Deliveries.
Buyer
will have made or caused to be made delivery to Seller of the items set forth
in
Section 2.3 hereof.
ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the Exhibits) constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the matters provided for herein and supersedes all
prior
and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions,
whether oral or written, of the parties. No amendment, modification or
alteration of the terms or provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless
the same is in writing and duly executed by the parties hereto.
8.2 Successors
and Assigns.
The
terms and conditions of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties
hereto. Any attempted assignment of this Agreement contrary to the terms
hereof
will be null and void and of no force or effect.
8.3 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be exe-cuted in one or more counterparts, each of which will
for
all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which will constitute
the
same instrument.
8.4 Headings.
The
headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are included for
convenience only and will not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement
or
to affect the construction hereof.
8.5 Modifications
and Waivers.
No
waiver of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or any right
hereunder will be effective unless given in a signed writing by the party
entitled to the bene-fits thereof. No waiver of any of the provisions of
this
Agreement or any rights hereunder will be deemed to or will constitute a
waiver
of any other provisions hereof or rights hereunder (whether or not similar).
No
failure or delay on the part of a party in exercising any right hereunder
will
operate as a waiver of, or impair, any such right. No single or partial exercise
of any such right will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the
exercise of any other right.
8.6 Broker's
Fees.
Each of
the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that it has had no
dealings with any broker or finder in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Seller will indemnify and hold harmless Buyer
from and against any and all liability to which Buyer may be subjected by
reason
of any broker's or finder's fee with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby to the extent such fee is attributable to any action undertaken by
or on
behalf of Seller. Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and
against
any and all liability to which Seller may be subjected by reason of any broker's
or finder's fee with respect to the transaction contemplated hereby to the
extent such fee is attributable to any action undertaken by or on behalf
of
Buyer.
8.7 Expenses.
(a) Seller
will pay all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Seller, and Buyer
will pay all costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of it, in connection
with this Agreement, the negotiations in connection herewith, and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation fees and expenses
of their respective brokers, finders, financial consultants, accountants
and
counsel.
(b) If
any
dispute between Seller and Buyer, either occurring under, relating to or
in
connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, is submitted to
a
court, arbitrator or other appropriate tribunal, then all costs and expenses
of
the parties (including tribunal costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) will
be
paid by the party against whom a determination by such court, arbitrator
or
other tribunal is made or, in the absence of a determination wholly against
one
party, as such court, arbitrator or other tribunal directs.
8.8 Notices.
Any
notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any
party hereto to any other party will be in writing and delivered person-ally,
by
telephonic facsimile transmission,
by email or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid (and if
by
telephonic facsimile transmission or email with a copy sent by mail),
if
to
Seller to:
Aetrium
Incorporated
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xx.
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
if
to
Buyer to:
WEB
Technology, Inc.
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy to:
Xxxx-Xxxxxx,
P.C.
000
X.
Xxxxxxxxx
XxXxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xxx
or
at
such other address for a party as may be specified by like notice. Any notice
which is delivered personally or by telephonic facsimile transmission or
email
in the manner provided herein will be deemed to have been duly given to the
party to whom it is directed upon actual receipt by such party (or its agent
for
notices hereunder) if delivered personally or upon completion of facsimile
transmission or email. Any notice which is addressed and mailed in the manner
herein provided will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given to
the
party to which it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the
recipient, on the third day after the day it is so placed in the
mail.
8.9 Arbitration.
Subject
to the last sentence of this Section, any controversy or claim arising out
of or
relating to any provisions of this Agreement or the breach hereof, unless
resolved by mutual agreement of the parties, will be finally settled by
arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association in effect on the effective date of this Agreement
by a
single arbitrator appointed in accordance with said Rules. The determination
of
thearbitrator
will be final and binding upon the parties to the arbitration and judgment
upon
the award rendered by the arbitrator will be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The place of arbitration will be St. Xxxx, Minnesota.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive relief with
respect to any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to any provisions
of this Agreement in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8.10 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of
the
state of Minnesota applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such
jurisdiction without reference to conflicts of law principles. Each of Buyer
and
Seller irrevocably consents that any legal action or proceeding against it
under, arising out of or in any manner relating to this Agreement or any
other
agreement, document or instrument arising out of or executed in con-nection
with
this Agreement may be brought only in an arbitration proceeding as provided
in
Section 8.9 or in a court of the state of Minnesota or in the United States
District Court for the District of Minnesota. Each of Buyer and Seller by
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, expressly and irrevocably assents
and
submits to the personal jurisdiction of the arbitrators selected pursuant
to
Section 8.9 or any of such courts in any such action or proceeding. Each
of
Buyer and Seller further irrevocably consents to the service of any complaint,
summons, notice or other process relating to any such action or proceeding
by
delivery thereof to it by hand or by mail in the manner provided for in Section
8.8 hereof. Each of Buyer and Seller hereby expressly and irrevocably waives
any
claim or defense in any action or proceeding based on any alleged lack of
personal jurisdiction, improper venue or forum non conveniens or any similar
basis.
8.11 Public
Announcements.
Buyer
and its affiliates will not make any public statements, including without
limitation any press releases, with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of Seller
(which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), except as may be required
by
law, in which case Buyer will consult with Seller concerning the timing and
content of such announcement before such announcement is made.
8.12 Severability.
If any
provision hereof is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force and effect, but
the
illegality or unenforceability will have no effect upon and will not impair
the
enforce-ability of any other provision of this Agreement.
8.13 No
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Except
as expressly permitted by this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement will
confer
any rights upon any person or entity which is not a party or permitted assignee
of a party to this Agreement.
8.14 Rule
of Construction.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each has negotiated and reviewed
the
terms of this Agreement, assisted by such legal and tax counsel as they desired,
and has contributed to its revisions. The parties further agree that the
rule of
construction that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party
will
be subordinated to the principle that the terms and provisions of this Agreement
will be construed fairly as to all parties and not in favor of or against
any
party.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to
be
executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.
AETRIUM
INCORPORATED
By
Its
President
AETRIUM
CORPORATION
By______________________________________
Its
President
AETRIUM-WEB
TECHNOLOGY, LP
By
AETRIUM-WEB TECHNOLOGY INC
Its
General Partner
By______________________________________
Its
President
WEB
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By _____________________________________
Its
President
Exhibit
A
BUSINESS
PRODUCT LINES
Acceleration
Test Equipment, including but not limited to
Series
9000 Centrifuge
Centrifuge
Fixturing & Rework Service
Series
9100 Environmental Centrifuge
Gross
Leak Detection Equipment, including but not limited to:
All
Bubble Testers
Series
7200
Series
7201 Tube Tester NID
Series
7250 NID
Series
7500 NID
Series
7600 NID
Series
7700 NID
Preconditioning
Equipment, including but not limited to:
Series
8000 Equipment (Including Model 8050)
Burn-In
Board Loader/Unloader Equipment, including but not limited to:
Series
4800 (Single Head, Dual Head, 5 Head, and 10 Head Designs)
Series
4816 (16 Head System)
Turret
Test Handler Equipment, including but not limited to:
Model
2020
Model
5308
Model
5600
Model
5800
Model
7800
Model
8816
Model
8832
Model
8832M
Semiautomatic
Bench Top Test Handler, including
Model
QT
Component
Test Systems, including
Model
ATS
6000 and its derivations
Spare
Parts, Options, and Accessories for above products
Exhibit
B
BUSINESS
BALANCE SHEET
Exhibit
C
PROMISSORY
NOTE
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned promises to pay to the order of Aetrium Incorporated
("Aetrium") at North St.Xxxx, Minnesota, the principal amount of Five Hundred
Twenty-Two Thousand Dollars ($522,000), together with interest thereon from
the
date hereof until paid in full at the annual rate of five percent (5%) (except
as provided below with respect to payments past due), in quarterly installments
of principal and interest of Sixty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($69,200)
on the last day of each April, July, October and January commencing April
30,
2007. The entire unpaid principal of this Note together with accrued and
unpaid
interest thereon will become due and payable December 31, 2008.
This
Note
may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty.
All
payments under this Note will be applied first to accrued interest and the
balance to principal.
In
the
event (i) the undersigned fails to make any payment hereunder promptly when
due,
and such failure continues for a period of ten (10) days after written notice
thereof to the undersigned, or (ii) the undersigned is unable or admits in
writing an inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or files
or
has filed against it a petition in bankruptcy or for an arrangement or a
reorganization, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors,
or
has a receiver or trustee appointed for it, or (iii) the undersigned
discontinues its operation of the Business (as defined in that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated December 28, 2006 by and among the undersigned,
Aetrium
and affiliates of Aetrium), then at any time thereafter for so long as such
condition continues, upon written demand therefor by the holder hereof all
indebtedness evidenced hereby will immediately become due and
payable.
Presentment
and other demand for payment (other than written demand as provided above),
notice of dishonor and protest are hereby waived by the undersigned. Amounts
past due hereunder will bear interest from the due date until paid in full
at
the annual rate of fifteen percent (15%) or, if less, the highest rate permitted
under applicable law. The undersigned agrees to reimburse the holder of this
Note for all fees and expenses (including attorneys fees and court costs)
incurred in connection with the collection of the indebtedness represented
by
this Note.
No
delay
on the part of the holder hereof in exercising any right hereunder will operate
as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right
hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any
other right, nor will the holder hereof be liable for exercising or failing
to
exercise any such right. The rights and remedies herein expressly specified
are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the holder hereof
may or would otherwise have.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Note effective December
31,
2006.
WEB
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By
Its
President