ADAPTATION OF RESELLER AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
ADAPTATION OF
RESELLER AGREEMENT
RESELLER AGREEMENT
This
Adaptation of Reseller Agreement (the “Adaptation”) is effective as of December
29, 2006 (“Effective Date”) by and between Paradyne Networks, Inc. (“Paradyne”) and
Verso Technologies, Inc. (“Verso”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Paradyne entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Verso of even date herewith (the
“APA”) pursuant to which Verso has agreed to purchase certain assets from and assume certain
liabilities of Paradyne related to the business of manufacturing, selling and supporting the iMARC
product line and the 7123 TI CSU/DSU product (the “Business”), as specifically set forth in
the APA (the “Asset Purchase”). In addition, Paradyne has entered into a License Agreement
with Verso of even date herewith (the “License”) pursuant to which Paradyne has agreed to
license certain intellectual property to Verso related to the Business (the “Licensed IP”),
as specifically set forth in the License.
WHEREAS, in connection with the Asset Purchase, Paradyne has agreed to manufacture and sell units
of iMARC products and the 7123 Ti CSU/DSU product ordered by Verso (the “Products”) during
a transitional period after closing of the Asset Purchase.
WHEREAS, Zhone Technologies, Inc., Paradyne’s parent company (“Zhone”), and Verso Verilink,
LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Verso, entered into a Reseller Agreement effective as of July 1,
2006 (the “Reseller Agreement”) which is attached hereto as Attachment A. Verso and
Paradyne wish to use the Reseller Agreement as modified and supplemented by this Adaptation as the
framework for the manufacture and sale of Products by Paradyne to Verso during the transitional
period.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in exchange for the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, Paradyne and
Verso agree as follows.
1. Subject to this Adaptation, Verso shall have the rights and obligations of Reseller and Paradyne
shall have the rights and obligations of Zhone under the Reseller Agreement. Neither Verso or
Paradyne shall have any liability or obligation related to any orders and purchases made by Verso
Verilink, LLC from Zhone under the Reseller Agreement.
2. For purposes of this Adaptation, the term Products in the Reseller Agreement shall be limited
solely to the Products and not any other products listed on Schedule A of the Reseller Agreement.
Paradyne agrees to use comercially reasonable efforts to manufacture the Products in accordance
with Verso’s purchase orders and and to sell them to Verso as provided in this Adaptation. Within
thirty (30) days after Verso’s execution of this Adaptation, Verso shall provide Zhone with a
non-binding forecast of the quantity of Products, by Product type and of expected sales of Products
for the next three (3) month period (“Forecast”). By the first Friday
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of every month
thereafter, Reseller shall provide a new Forecast for the then following three (3) month period.
3. Nothing in this Adaptation or the Reseller Agreement is intended to modify or nullify any terms
or conditions set forth in the APA, the License, or the other documents delivered in connection
with the Asset Purchase (the “APA Documents”). The APA Documents shall prevail in the case
of any inconsistency between such documents and this Adaptation or the Reseller Agreement.
4. The pricing of the Products purchased by Verso under this Adaptation shall be Zhone’s standard
material cost for such Products plus 45% . Any other pricing set forth in Schedule A to the
Reseller Agreement shall not be applicable to this Adaptation.
5. Paradyne agrees that it shall not purchase any materials that qualify as Inventory as defined
in the APA without Verso’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably delayed. Verso
and Paradyne shall confer periodically to review existing Inventory and lead times and to determine
the quantities and schedule for purchases of Inventory by Paradyne. Verso shall promptly provide
Paradyne with written confirmation of the purchases of Inventory that Paradyne makes. Paradyne
shall use only Inventory to manufacture the Products unless otherwise authorized in writing by
Verso.
6. Verso and Paradyne agree that the following provisons of the Reseller Agreement are not
applicable to and shall not apply to this Adaptation: Article 1, Section 2; Article 6; Article
7; Section 8.1(b), Article 10; Article 11; Article 12; Article 14 and Section 15.9.
7. Paradyne agrees that with respect to determining under Section 8.2 of the Agreement whether a
Product fails to satisfy the warranty in Section 8.1, Paradyne shall apply standards that are no
more stringent than those applied by Paradyne with respect to Products sold by Paradyne when it
operated the Business.
8. Paradyne shall defend, at its own expense, any suit brought against Verso on the grounds that a
defect in manufacturing (but not due to a defect in design or a defect in any of the Inventory) of
Product supplied by Paradyne to Verso has caused death or bodily injury or damage to tangible
property; provided that Verso shall have (i) given prompt written notice to Paradyne of any such
claim and furnished Paradyne with all papers received in connection therewith; (ii) permitted
Paradyne to take control of the defense and settlement of any such suit; and (iii) assisted
Paradyne in every reasonable manner in the conduct of such defense. The provisions of Section 8
above shall survive the termination or expiration of this Adaptation.
9. This Adaptation shall terminate on June 30, 2007 unless Paradyne and Verso agree in writing to
extend the term of this Adaptation. Notwithstanding anything in this Adaptation to the contrary,
this Adaptation may be canceled and terminated by either party immediately upon written notice to
the other party upon the occurrence of any of the following:
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(a) In the event of the breach of any of the terms or conditions of this Adaptation by the
other party to this Adaptation, and the breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after
written notice thereof; or
(b) Upon the commencement by or against the other party to this Adaptation of insolvency,
receivership or bankruptcy proceedings or any other proceedings for the settlement of the other
party’s debts, or upon the other party making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
upon commencement of any act or action concerning the othe party’s dissolution or liquidation.
11. In the event of termination or expiration of this Adaptation (other than due to Verso’s
non-payment), Paradyne shall make shipment against Verso’s then-outstanding and accepted purchase
orders, and Verso shall pay Paradyne for all such purchase orders in accordance with this
Adaptation. The termination or expiration of this Adaptation shall in no way relieve either party
from its obligation to pay the other any sums accrued hereunder prior to such termination or
expiration. Neither this Adaptation, nor the termination or expiration of this Adaptation shall
have any effect on the Reseller Agreement between Zhone and Verso Verilink, LLC as it applies to
the other Products listed therein nor shall the terminatin of the Reseller Agreement have any
effect on this Adaptation.
12. Section 15.6 of the Reseller Agreement shall be amended for purposes of this Adaptation to
address communications to the attendtion of:
Paradyne Networks, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Verso Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: 678.589.3500
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile: 678.589.3500
13. This Adaptation, including the attachments hereto and the APA Documents reflects the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
previous written or oral negotiations, commitments and writings. This Agreement may only be
modified by a writing signed by authorized representative of both parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Adaptation to Reseller Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives.
Paradyne Networks, Inc. | Verso Technologies, Inc. | |||||||||||
By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Print Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | Print Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||||
Title:
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CFO | Title: | CFO | |||||||||
Signature Page to Adaptation of Reseller Agreement
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Attachment A
RESELLER AGREEMENT
RESELLER AGREEMENT
Adaptation of Reseller Agreement