AMENDED AND RESTATED ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of May 28, 2009 among PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, as Buyer, and BEARINGPOINT, INC. and THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BEARINGPOINT, INC. THAT ARE SIGNATORIES HERETO, as Sellers
Exhibit 99.1
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDED AND RESTATED ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of May 28, 2009
among
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP,
as Buyer,
and
BEARINGPOINT, INC.
and
THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BEARINGPOINT, INC. THAT ARE SIGNATORIES
HERETO,
HERETO,
as Sellers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I ASSET PURCHASE |
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1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets |
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1.2 Assumption of Liabilities |
1 | |||
1.3 Purchase Price |
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1.4 Closing |
2 | |||
1.5 Right to Modify; Cure Costs |
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1.6 Absolute Sale |
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1.7 Further Assurances |
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1.8 Good Faith Deposit |
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS |
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2.1 Organization |
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2.2 Authorization of Transaction |
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2.3 Noncontravention |
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2.4 Tax Matters |
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2.5 Ownership and Condition of Assets |
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2.6 Intellectual Property |
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2.7 Contracts |
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2.8 Permits |
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2.9 Employees |
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2.10 Employee Benefits |
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2.11 Litigation |
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2.12 Legal Compliance |
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2.13 Accounts Receivable; Backlog; Deferred Revenue |
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2.14 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
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3.1 Organization and Power |
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3.2 Authorization of the Transaction |
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3.3 Noncontravention |
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3.4 Legal Proceedings |
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3.5 Sufficient Funds |
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ARTICLE IV PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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4.1 Closing Efforts |
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4.2 Governmental and Third-Party Notices and Consents |
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4.3 Bankruptcy Covenants |
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4.4 Operation of Business |
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4.5 New Buyer Employees |
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4.6 Updated Information and Disclosure Schedule |
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4.7 Access to Information |
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4.8 Notice |
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4.9 Exclusivity |
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4.10 [Intentionally Omitted.] |
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4.11 Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement |
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4.12 FIRPTA Tax Certificate |
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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5.1 Condition to Obligations of Each Party |
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5.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer |
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5.3 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers |
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ARTICLE VI POST-CLOSING COVENANTS |
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6.1 Proprietary Information |
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6.2 Solicitation and Hiring; Termination |
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6.3 Tax Matters |
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6.4 Sharing of Data |
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6.5 Cooperation in Legal Proceedings |
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6.6 Collection of Acquired Receivables, Etc |
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6.7 COBRA Continuation Coverage |
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6.8 Employee Liability Claims |
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6.9 Employee Withholding |
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6.10 Letters of Credit |
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6.11 Access and Information |
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6.12 GDC China Failure or GDC India Failure |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION |
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7.1 Termination of Agreement |
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7.2 Effect of Termination |
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ARTICLE VIII DEFINITIONS |
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
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9.1 Publicity and Disclosures |
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9.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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9.3 Entire Agreement |
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9.4 Succession and Assignment |
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9.5 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature |
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9.6 Headings |
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9.7 Notices |
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9.8 Governing Law |
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9.9 Amendments and Waivers |
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9.10 Severability |
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9.11 Expenses |
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9.12 Submission to Jurisdiction |
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9.13 Specific Performance |
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9.14 Survival of Representations |
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9.15 Construction |
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Schedules
Schedule 1.1(a)
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- | Acquired Assets | ||
Part A — Assigned Customer Contracts and Assigned Related Contracts | ||||
Part B — Licenses and Sublicenses | ||||
Part C — Other Contracts | ||||
Part D — Other Property |
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Part E — Seller Owned Intellectual Property | ||||
Schedule 1.1(b)
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- | Excluded Assets | ||
Schedule 1.3
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- | Pre-Petition Cure Costs for Related Contracts | ||
Schedule 1.5(d)
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- | Exclusionary Terms | ||
Schedule 1.5(j)
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- | Cure Costs | ||
Schedule 4.5(d)
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- | Actions With Respect to Employees | ||
Schedule 8
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- | Permitted Liens |
Exhibits
Exhibit A
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- | Form of Cross-License Agreement | ||
Exhibit B
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- | Form of Transition Services Agreement |
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This Amended and Restated Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of
May 28, 2009 by and among PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership
(“Buyer”), on the one hand, and BearingPoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller Parent”), and
the undersigned direct and indirect subsidiaries of Seller Parent (the “Other Sellers” and
collectively with Seller Parent, “Sellers”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in ARTICLE VIII.
WHEREAS, upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sellers desire to
sell, transfer, convey and assign to Buyer and Buyer desires to purchase from Sellers, the Acquired
Assets, and Buyer desires to assume from Sellers the Assumed Liabilities;
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2009 (the “Filing Date”), Seller Parent and the Other Sellers have
filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”)
(Jointly Administered Case No. 09-10691-reg) (the “Chapter 11 Case”);
WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that the Acquired Assets will be sold, transferred, conveyed
and assigned to Buyer pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 363 and 365 as set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the Approval Order entered in the Chapter 11 Case;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
ASSET PURCHASE
1.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets.
(a) Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall purchase from
Sellers, and Sellers shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, at the Closing for
the consideration specified in Section 1.3, all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in, to and
under the Acquired Assets existing as of the Closing regardless of whether any of such Acquired
Assets existed before, on or after the commencement of the Chapter 11 Case.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.1(a), the Acquired Assets shall not include the Excluded Assets.
1.2 Assumption of Liabilities.
(a) Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall assume and
become responsible from and after the Closing for the Assumed Liabilities. The assumption of the
Assumed Liabilities by Buyer shall not enlarge any rights of third parties under Contracts or
arrangements with Buyer or Sellers and nothing herein shall prevent any party from contesting in
good faith with any third party any Assumed Liability.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 1.2(a) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
Buyer shall not assume or otherwise become responsible or liable for, and Sellers shall remain
liable for, any and all Retained Liabilities. The Retained Liabilities shall include all claims and
alleged claims in the Chapter 11 Case (except to the extent any such claim or alleged claim is an
Assumed Liability); provided, however, that nothing herein shall grant or create any rights in
favor of the holders of Retained Liabilities or create any priority to right of payment. It is
expressly understood and agreed that the Parties intend that none of Buyer, any Member Firm nor any
Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm, individually or collectively, shall be considered to be a
successor to Sellers or to any Seller by reason of any theory of law or equity and that none of
Buyer, any Member Firm, nor any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm, individually or collectively,
shall have any liability of any Seller or any of its Affiliates except for the Assumed Liabilities.
1.3 Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) to be paid by Buyer
(and/or its Affiliates or Member Firms, as applicable) for the Acquired Assets shall be (a) a cash
amount equal to the sum of (i) $44,000,000 and (ii) the amount of any Cure Costs related to any
Related Contracts that Buyer acquires at the Closing (provided that the portion of the Cure Costs
that represents pre-petition amounts for any Related Contract shall not exceed the amount set forth
on Schedule 1.3 for such Related Contract) less the GDC India Amount and less the GDC China Amount
(the “Cash Purchase Price”) and (b) the assumption by Buyer at the Closing of the Assumed
Liabilities. The Purchase Price may be adjusted pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6.12.
1.4 Closing.
(a) The Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second Business Day after the
satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions set forth in ARTICLE V (other than those conditions
that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of those conditions) or such other date as may be mutually agreeable to the Parties (the “Closing
Date”). Buyer may elect to extend the date for Closing to (x) a date no later than five (5)
Business Days after satisfaction or waiver of all the conditions set forth in ARTICLE V (other than
those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing) or (y) June 15, 2009
(provided, that if the Closing occurs on June 15, 2009, it shall be deemed to be effective as of
11:59 p.m. on such date) by delivering written notice to Sellers. Upon such election to extend the
date for Closing, Section 5.2(a) shall have no further force and effect beyond the Closing Date as
determined pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 1.4(a) and Buyer shall be deemed to have
waived any claim that Sellers have failed to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5.2(a).
(b) At the Closing: all Acquired Assets shall be sold, transferred, conveyed, assigned and
delivered, as applicable, to Buyer;
(ii) each Seller shall execute and deliver to Buyer a Xxxx of Sale, upon reasonable and
customary terms mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller Parent, and such other instruments of
conveyance as Buyer may reasonably request in order to effect the sale,
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transfer, conveyance and assignment to Buyer of valid ownership of and good title to, or valid
rights to use, the Acquired Assets being transferred at the Closing;
(iii) Buyer shall execute and deliver to each applicable Seller an Instrument of Assumption,
upon reasonable and customary terms mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller Parent, with respect
to all Assumed Liabilities being assumed at the Closing;
(iv) Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of the Approval Order;
(v) Buyer and each Seller or necessary Subsidiary of a Seller (including a Subsidiary
identified by Buyer) shall execute and deliver to each other duly executed counterparts of a
cross-license agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Cross-License
Agreement”);
(vi) Buyer, on the one hand, and the applicable Sellers and their Subsidiaries, on the other
hand, shall execute and deliver to each other duly executed counterparts to a transition services
agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Transition Services
Agreement”);
(vii) each Seller, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, shall execute and deliver to
Buyer an irrevocable release, in form and substance to Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction, pursuant to
which each of such Seller and its Subsidiaries releases from their respective employment,
confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation and related obligations to any Seller or any
Subsidiary of any Seller (A) each of the current or former employees of any Seller or any of such
Seller’s Subsidiaries set forth on a list separately provided by Buyer to Seller Parent on the date
of this Agreement and (B) each New Buyer Employee (collectively, the “Released Employees”), and any
such release shall be enforceable by Buyer and by the applicable Released Employee; provided, that
the releases described in this Section 1.4(b)(vii) shall not include (x) covenants not to disclose
confidential information of Sellers or any of their clients to any Person other than Buyer, any
Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm, (y) covenants not to solicit for employment
those individuals who are employees of Sellers as of the Closing for so long as such individuals
remain employees of Sellers or (z) only with respect to those current or former employees of Seller
described in clause (A) above, covenants not to solicit any client that is a party to an Excluded
Customer Contract to cease or refrain from doing business with Sellers for the type of business
covered by such Excluded Customer Contract;
(viii) each Seller, on behalf of itself and its bankruptcy estate, shall execute and deliver
to Buyer a full and irrevocable release, in form and substance to Buyer’s satisfaction, of all
Avoidance Actions against any counterparty to an Assigned Contract, which release shall have been
approved by the Approval Order and which release shall be enforceable by Buyer;
(ix) Sellers shall transfer to Buyer all Acquired Books and Records, provided that Sellers
shall be permitted to retain a copy of any such materials that are transferred to Buyer;
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(x) Buyer shall pay to Sellers the Purchase Price less the Deposit (subject to Section 1.8)
and less the sum of the GDC India Amount and the GDC China Amount, by wire transfer or other
delivery of immediately available funds to an account designated by Sellers.
(xi) Buyer and Sellers shall execute and deliver to each other a cross-receipt evidencing the
transactions referred to above; and
(xii) Buyer and Sellers shall provide such other customary closing deliverables as are
reasonably necessary and requested by Buyer or Sellers, as applicable.
1.5 Right to Modify; Cure Costs.
(a) Availability of Contracts. Sellers shall make available to Buyer unredacted, complete and
accurate copies of all Customer Contracts and Related Contracts and all amendments thereto within
five (5) days after the date of this Agreement in the case of a Customer Contract or Related
Contract entered into or submitted prior to the date hereof and not previously made available to
Buyer in an unredacted, complete and accurate form. In the case of any Customer Contract or Related
Contract that any Seller proposes to enter into after the date of this Agreement, Sellers promptly
shall make available to Buyer unredacted, complete and accurate copies of such Customer Contract or
Related Contract and a copy of any material correspondence related thereto prior to the execution
of such Customer Contract or Related Contract by a Seller (but in no event fewer than five (5)
Business Days prior to Closing).
(b) Additional Information Regarding Unlisted Contracts. Prior to the Closing Date, Buyer may
reasonably request from Sellers additional information with respect to any Customer Contract or
Related Contract which is not set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A on the date hereof, including
any Customer Contract or Related Contract listed on Schedule 1.1(b) (so long as such Customer
Contract has not been transferred to a third party) or any Customer Contract or Related Contract
entered into or submitted after the date hereof (each, an “Unlisted Contract”), along with
identification and unredacted, complete and accurate copies of such Unlisted Contract and all
Additional Related Contracts, which copies shall promptly be delivered to Buyer.
(c) Addition of Unlisted Contracts to Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A. From the date hereof until
five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have the right, upon written notice to
Seller Parent, but without any effect on the Purchase Price, to (i) include any Unlisted Contract
on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A as an Assigned Customer Contract or an Assigned Related Contract and
(ii) include any Additional Related Contract in respect to any Unlisted Contract identified
pursuant to clause (i) on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A as a Related Contract; provided that Buyer is
under no obligation to include on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A as a Related Contract any or all of the
Additional Related Contracts which are related to any Unlisted Contract identified pursuant to
clause (i). If Buyer does not choose to include an Unlisted Contract or Additional Related Contract
on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A pursuant to this clause (ii), then such Unlisted
Contract or Additional Related Contract shall be retained by Sellers as an Excluded Asset.
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(d) Removal of Contracts from Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A. From the date hereof until five (5)
Business Days prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have the right, upon written notice to Seller
Parent, but without any effect on the Purchase Price, (x) to remove any Customer Contract or
Related Contract from Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A (whether such Assigned Customer Contract or
Assigned Related Contract was listed on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A on or after the date hereof) for
any of the reasons listed below, (y) in the event that any Customer Contract is removed pursuant to
the foregoing clause (x), to remove any Related Contract related to such Customer Contract from
such Schedule and (z) in the event that any Related Contract is removed pursuant such clause (x),
to remove any related Customer Contract from such Schedule:
(i) such Customer Contract or Related Contract has outstanding Cure Costs that are not
satisfied at or prior to the Closing pursuant to Section 1.5(j);
(ii) Buyer determines, in its sole discretion, that such Customer Contract is, or may become,
a Prohibited Customer Contract or that such Related Contract is, or may become, a Prohibited
Related Contract as contemplated in Section 1.5(e);
(iii) (A) Buyer determines that any employee specifically named by the terms of such Customer
Contract to perform the obligations and provide the services under such Customer Contract is not
reasonably expected to accept employment with the Buyer as of the Closing Date after Buyer has made
an offer of employment to such employee pursuant to Section 4.5(b) or (B) Buyer determines that, in
light of the number of other Business Employees and/or employees of the GDC China Subsidiary or the
GDC India Subsidiary who are not reasonably expected to accept employment with Buyer or an
Affiliate, the ability of Buyer to perform such obligations and provide such services in accordance
with the requirements of such Customer Contract would be materially impaired;
(iv) Buyer determines that the services to be provided or the expected revenues to be
collected pursuant to such Customer Contract have been substantially completed or collected;
(v) the applicable Seller to which such Customer Contract or Related Contract relates has
received notice or otherwise has become aware that the counterparty to such Customer Contract or
Related Contract has provided notice of termination, or has indicated it is or will be terminating
such Customer Contract or Related Contract prior to the Closing;
(vi) Buyer has not received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing unredacted,
complete and accurate copies of such Customer Contract or Related Contract and all material related
correspondence;
(vii) Buyer determines such Customer Contract or Related Contract has any Exclusionary Terms;
(viii) (A) Buyer determines that performance of such Customer Contract or Related Contract by
Buyer after the Closing is likely to result in the recognition of a loss or that the estimated
costs to complete the remaining obligations under such Customer Contract are likely to exceed the
remaining revenues payable under such Customer Contract or (B) any of the
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representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.7 (Contracts) or Section 2.13 (Accounts
Receivable; Backlog; Deferred Revenue) are not true and correct in any material respect in relation
to such Customer Contract or Related Contract at Closing, or any of the information provided by
Sellers in the Data Room or otherwise to Buyer with respect to such Customer Contract or Related
Contract is inaccurate or misleading in any material respect (with “materiality” for the purpose of
this clause (B) being determined solely in respect of the value of such individual Customer
Contract or Related Contract and without giving effect to any materiality qualifiers contained in
the afore-numerated representations and warranties); or
(ix) Buyer determines it is in its best interest not to acquire any Related Contract.
Prior to Closing, Buyer shall indicate in writing to Seller Parent the specific sub-section(s) of
this Section 1.5(d) pursuant to which Buyer has removed any Customer Contract from the list of
Assigned Customer Contracts or has removed any Related Contract from the list of Assigned Related
Contracts. Any Customer Contract removed from the list of Assigned Customer Contracts on Schedule
1.1(a) pursuant to this Section 1.5(d) shall immediately be deemed an Excluded Customer Contract,
and any Related Contract removed from the list of Assigned Related Contracts on Schedule 1.1(a)
pursuant to this Section 1.5(d) shall immediately be deemed an Excluded Related Contract. Schedule
1.1(a) and Schedule 1.1(b) shall be amended to reflect any changes made in accordance with this
Section 1.5(d).
(e) Prohibited Contracts. If Buyer determines, from the date hereof until five (5) Business
Days prior to the Closing Date, that any Assigned Customer Contract may be, or may become, a
Prohibited Customer Contract or that any Assigned Related Contract may be, or may become, a
Prohibited Related Contract, it shall give notice of such determination to Seller Parent and shall
promptly thereafter use its Reasonable Best Efforts to determine whether such Contract is in fact a
Prohibited Customer Contract or Prohibited Related Contract. Sellers shall use their Reasonable
Best Efforts to provide Buyer with such additional information as it may need to make such
determination. Buyer may at any time designate any Customer Contract that it believes may be, or
may become, a Prohibited Customer Contract as an Excluded Customer Contract, may designate any
Related Contract that it believes is, or may become, a Prohibited Related Contract as an Excluded
Related Contract and, in the latter case, may designate any Customer Contract related to such
Excluded Related Contract as an Excluded Customer Contract.
(f) Determination by Buyer. From the Approval Date until five (5) Business Days prior to the
Closing, Buyer shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to (i) review all Customer Contracts and
Related Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A and Schedule 1.1(b) as promptly as
practicable after the Approval Date for the purpose of determining whether any addition or removal
should be made pursuant to Section 1.5(d) or (e) and (ii) notify Seller Parent in writing as
promptly as practicable after making any such determination.
(g) Substitute Purchasers. Prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall have the right to direct
Sellers in writing to assign at the Closing any Customer Contract(s) and any Related Contract(s)
relating to such Customer Contract(s) to one or more Substitute Purchasers subject to the delivery
to Sellers of each such Substitute Purchaser’s adequate assurance of
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performance of the Customer Contract(s) and/or Related Contract(s) to be acquired by it. If so
requested by Buyer, Sellers shall also assign to any such Substitute Purchaser any Acquired
Receivables and/or Acquired WIP relating to any such Customer Contract and shall negotiate in good
faith a Transition Services Agreement, for which Sellers shall be entitled to reasonable
compensation, and/or Cross License Agreement with such Substitute Purchaser comparable to the
Transition Services Agreement and Cross License Agreement to be executed and delivered by Sellers
and Buyer hereunder to the extent that the rights and services provided for thereunder are required
for such Substitute Purchaser to perform such assigned Customer Contract(s) and/or Related
Contract(s). In the event that Buyer designates any Substitute Purchaser to acquire any Customer
Contract(s) and/or Related Contract(s) hereunder, unless the context requires otherwise, any
reference to Buyer in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to Buyer and/or such
Substitute Purchaser, as applicable.
(h) Further Assurance. At the Closing, any Customer Contract not specifically set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A shall not be an Assigned Customer Contract, and any Related Contract not
specifically set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A shall not be an Assigned Related Contract.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, subsequent to the Closing, Buyer determines that
(i) one or more Customer Contracts existed on or prior to the Closing Date, the existence of which
were not disclosed to Buyer prior to the Closing and (ii) such Customer Contracts have not
terminated and have not been transferred to, or subject to a binding agreement for a transfer to, a
third party, then, upon the request of Buyer, Sellers shall (x) cooperate in good faith with Buyer
to transfer such Customer Contracts to Buyer (or a Substitute Purchaser) without additional
consideration and (y) permit Buyer (or such Substitute Purchaser) to make offers of employment to
those employees of the Sellers who provide services in connection with such Customer Contracts.
(i) Assignment and Assumption pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. At the Closing,
each Seller that is a party to an Assigned Contract shall assume and assign such Assigned Contract
to Buyer pursuant to Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(j)
Cure Costs. At least two (2) days prior to the Closing,
Sellers shall deliver Schedule
1.5(j), which shall set forth all Cure Costs known to Sellers as of
such date. Subject to Section 4.3(f), Sellers shall be responsible and liable for, and shall pay or cause to be paid on or before
the Closing, all Cure Costs.
(k) No Adjustment to Purchase Price. For the avoidance of doubt, no change to any Schedule
pursuant to this Section 1.5 shall result in a adjustment to the Purchase Price (except with
respect to any Cure Costs related to any Assigned Related Contracts).
1.6 Absolute Sale. Subject to the Approval Order, Sellers’ sale, transfer, conveyance,
assignment and delivery of the Acquired Assets to Buyer shall be free and clear of all liens,
claims, encumbrances and other interests, including Security Interests,
of any kind or character, except for the Assumed Liabilities, and at the Closing, Buyer will
become the true and lawful owner of, and will receive good title to, or (in the case of Acquired
Assets that are licensed to Buyer) valid rights to use, the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all
liens, claims, encumbrances and other interests, including Security Interests, of any kind or
character other than as created by Buyer.
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1.7 Further Assurances. At any time and from time to time upon or after the Closing, at the
request of Buyer and without further consideration, Sellers shall execute and deliver or cause
their applicable Affiliates to execute and deliver such other instruments of sale, transfer,
conveyance and assignment and take such actions as Buyer may reasonably request to effectively
transfer, convey and assign to Buyer on the terms set forth in this Agreement, and to confirm
Buyer’s rights to, title in and ownership of, the Acquired Assets pursuant to this Agreement, and
to place Buyer in actual possession and operating control of the Acquired Assets, including
requesting third parties to consent to transfer or assignment or to execute releases.
1.8 Good Faith Deposit.
(a) In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, Buyer has delivered to JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A. (the “Deposit Escrow Agent”) cash in the amount of One Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($1,250,000) as an xxxxxxx money deposit (the “Deposit”), to be held in escrow pursuant to
the terms and conditions of a customary escrow agreement which shall provide for a release of the
Deposit as provided in this Section 1.8.
(b) If the Closing occurs, Sellers and Buyer shall jointly instruct the Deposit Escrow Agent
to release the Deposit to Sellers at the Closing as partial payment of the Cash Purchase Price.
(c) If the Closing does not occur and (i) this Agreement is terminated by Sellers pursuant to
Section 7.1(c) hereto, (ii) Sellers file a suit for damages against Buyer in a court of competent
jurisdiction not later than thirty (30) days after such termination of this Agreement and (iii) a
final, non-appealable order is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to the
amount of damages for which Buyer is liable for such material breach (the “Adjudicated Damages”),
(x) Sellers shall be entitled to instruct the Deposit Escrow Agent to release such portion of the
Deposit in an amount equal to the Adjudicated Damages to Sellers and (y) Buyer shall be entitled to
instruct the Deposit Escrow Agent to release to Buyer the remainder of the Deposit, if any, in each
case, as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following the
Deposit Escrow Agent’s receipt of such instructions; provided that in the event the claim for
damages submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction by Sellers is less than One Million Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000), then Buyer shall be entitled to instruct the
Deposit Escrow Agent to release to Buyer that portion of the Deposit that exceeds the damages
claimed by Sellers as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days
following the Deposit Escrow Agent’s receipt of such instructions.
(d) If the Closing does not occur and (i) this Agreement is terminated for any reason other
than pursuant to Section 7.1(c) hereto or (ii) Sellers do not file suit for damages against Buyer
in a court of competent jurisdiction on or before thirty (30) days after termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) hereto, Buyer shall be entitled to instruct the Deposit Escrow
Agent to release the Deposit, as promptly as
practicable, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following the Deposit Escrow
Agent’s receipt of such instructions, to Buyer.
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(e) Pending its release pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Section 1.8, the Deposit shall be held by the Deposit Escrow Agent in an interest bearing escrow
account. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any interest which has accrued
with respect to the Deposit shall be released to the Buyer from time to time in accordance with
Buyer’s instructions to the Deposit Escrow Agent.
(f) Sellers and Buyer agree to prepare, execute and deliver such written instructions as the
other party or the Deposit Escrow Agent may reasonably request to ensure that the Deposit is
released in accordance with this Section 1.8.
(g) Nothing in this Section 1.8 shall be deemed to constitute a limitation on damages or limit
any remedies otherwise available to any Seller.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyer that, except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, the statements contained in this ARTICLE II are true and correct as of the
date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing as though made as of the
Closing, except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a
particular date (in which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of
such date). Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyer that, with respect to
additional assets, interests or rights that are initially designated as Acquired Assets after the
date hereof consistent with Section 4.6, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule as it may
have been updated solely with respect to such additional assets, interests or rights consistent
with Section 4.6, the statements contained in this ARTICLE II are true and correct as of the time
such additional assets, interests and rights are so initially designated and will be true and
correct as of the Closing as though made as of the Closing, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in which case such
representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such date). The Disclosure Schedule
shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections
and subsections contained in this ARTICLE II. The disclosures in any section or subsection of the
Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this ARTICLE II only to the
extent it is reasonably apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is
applicable to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of this ARTICLE II, the phrase “to
the knowledge of Sellers” or any phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual
knowledge of the executive officers of each Seller, as well as any other knowledge that such
executive officers would have possessed had they made reasonable inquiry of appropriate employees
and agents of the applicable Seller with respect to the matter in question.
2.1 Organization. Each Seller is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
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2.2 Authorization of Transaction. Subject to the Approval Order, (a) each Seller has all
requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party and to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder; (b) the execution and delivery by each Seller of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party and the performance by each Seller of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it will be a party and the consummation by each
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by
all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on the part of each Seller; (c) this
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Seller and constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of each Seller, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by
Buyer, enforceable against each Seller in accordance with its terms; and (d) each of the Ancillary
Agreements, upon its execution and delivery by each Seller that will be a party thereto and
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, will constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the applicable Seller, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its
terms.
2.3 Noncontravention. Subject to the Procedures Order and the Approval Order, neither the
execution and delivery by any Seller of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to which
such Seller will be a party nor the consummation by any Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the charter, by-laws or
governing documents of any Seller, (b) require on the part of any Seller or any of its Subsidiaries
any material notice to or filing with, or any material permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without
due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations
under, create in any Person the right to terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice,
consent or waiver under, any Assigned Contract, (d) result in the imposition of any Security
Interest upon any of the Acquired Assets or (e) violate any material order, writ, injunction,
judgment, decree or Law applicable to any Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
properties or assets.
2.4 Tax Matters.
(a) Each Seller has properly filed on a timely basis all material Tax Returns that it was
required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material
respects. Each Seller has paid on a timely basis all material Taxes that were due and payable the
non-payment of which would result in a lien. All material Taxes that each Seller was required by
Law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have
been properly paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity.
(b) Sellers have delivered or made available to Buyer (i) complete and correct copies of all
material Tax Returns relating to Taxes in respect to the Acquired Assets for all taxable periods
for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired and (ii) complete and correct
copies of all material revenue agent reports,
information document requests, notices of proposed deficiencies, deficiency notices, protests,
petitions, closing agreements, settlement agreements and any similar documents submitted by,
received by or agreed to by or on behalf of a Seller relating to such Taxes for all taxable periods
for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired. To Seller’s knowledge, no examination or
audit of any
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such Tax Return of any Seller by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress or, to the
knowledge of Sellers, threatened or contemplated the resolution of which would reasonably be
expected to result in a material tax liability. No Seller has been informed by any jurisdiction
that the jurisdiction believes that a Seller was required to file any such Tax Return that was not
filed.
2.5 Ownership and Condition of Assets. Sellers are the true and lawful owners of, and have
good title to, or have valid right to use, all of the Acquired Assets, free and clear of all
Security Interests other than Permitted Liens. At Closing, Sellers will convey (or cause to be
conveyed) to Buyer good and valid title to all the Acquired Assets free and clear of all Security
Interests (other than the Assumed Liabilities) in accordance with the Approval Order.
2.6 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Seller Intellectual Property assigned to Buyer hereunder, together with the
Intellectual Property licensed to Buyer under the Cross-License Agreement and the Intellectual
Property provided in connection with the services provided to Buyer under the Transition Services
Agreement, constitutes all of the Intellectual Property that is currently used by a Seller in the
performance of, or necessary for the performance of all obligations assumed by Buyer under, the
Assigned Customer Contracts.
(b) To the knowledge of Sellers, (i) all material Seller Owned Intellectual Property is valid,
subsisting and enforceable, and (ii) the Sellers own or otherwise hold valid rights to use all
Seller Intellectual Property.
(c) To the knowledge of Sellers, in the conduct of the business to which the Acquired Assets
relate, no Seller is infringing, violating or misappropriating any Intellectual Property Rights of
any Person in any material respect. No suit, action, reissue, reexamination, interference,
arbitration, mediation, opposition, cancellation or other proceeding to which any Seller is a party
(collectively, “Suit”) is pending concerning any claim or position that any Seller has violated, in
the conduct of the businesses to which the Acquired Assets relate, any Intellectual Property of
another Person, nor, to Seller’s knowledge, has any such Suit been threatened in writing.
(d) To the knowledge of Sellers, no Person is infringing, violating or misappropriating any
Seller Owned Intellectual Property in any material respect.
2.7 Contracts. Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of all Customer Contracts (including the Customer Contract to which any Bid corresponds) as of
March 31, 2009, which list shall be updated pursuant to Section 4.6. Sellers have provided or made
available to Buyer a complete and accurate copy of each Assigned Contract. Each such Assigned
Contract is a legal, valid, binding and enforceable agreement of the Seller party thereto and to
the knowledge of Sellers is in full force and effect. No Seller nor, to the knowledge of Sellers,
any other party, is in
breach or violation of, or default under, any such Assigned Contract, and no event has
occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, is threatened, which, after the giving of
notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a material breach or default by such
Seller or, to the knowledge of Sellers, any other Person under such Contract or Bid. Subject to the
Approval Order, each such Assigned Contract is assignable
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by the applicable Seller to Buyer without the consent or approval of any Person (except as set
forth in Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule) and will continue to be a legal, valid, binding
and enforceable agreement of the Seller party thereto and to the knowledge of Sellers in full force
and effect immediately following the Closing, in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect
immediately prior to the Closing.
2.8 Permits. Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of
all Permits included in the Acquired Assets. To Sellers’ knowledge, each such Permit is in full
force and effect; the applicable Seller is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of
each such Permit; and, to the knowledge of Sellers, no suspension or cancellation of such Permit is
threatened and there is no basis for believing that such Permit will not be renewable upon
expiration. Subject to the Approval Order, each such Permit is assignable by the applicable Seller
to Buyer without the consent or approval of any party and, to Sellers’ knowledge, will continue to
be in full force and effect immediately following the Closing as in effect immediately prior to the
Closing.
2.9 Employees.
(a) The Sellers have separately provided to Buyer a list of the Designated Employees that is
complete and accurate as of the date of this Agreement, showing for each such Designated Employee:
(i) name, position held, annual base salary and target incentive compensation, (ii) the date of
hire, (iii) city and state of residence and of primary employment (separately identifying any
Designated Employees who participate in Sellers’ work from home program), (iv) whether such
Designated Employee is being seconded to a Seller, is an independent contractor or is an employee
of any Person other than a Seller, (v) the liabilities of Sellers, as of the date of this Agreement
(and as updated pursuant to Section 4.6), for accrued pay for “personal days” (which are comprised
of vacation days, sick days and personal days) for each Designated Employee and (vi) Sellers’ good
faith estimate of any additional accruals of such “personal days” for each Designated Employee
during the period commencing on the date hereof (or such later date as requested by Buyer) and
ending on May 31, 2009. As of the date of this Agreement, to the knowledge of Sellers, no
Designated Employee or group of Designated Employees has provided any Seller with written notice of
any plans to terminate employment with a Seller or any Subsidiary of a Seller (other than for the
purpose of accepting employment with Buyer following the Closing).
(b) Except to the extent that it would not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of
Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability, there are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or
grievances pending, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating
to any labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any Business Employee, including charges
of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints, which, if adversely determined, would,
individually or in the aggregate, result in any material liability to a Seller or any Subsidiary of
a Seller. To the knowledge of Sellers, there has been no Legal Proceeding pending, or threatened in
writing, during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date hereof that involved any
material claim that any Designated Employee, in his or her capacity as such,
or any Seller, with respect to any Designated Employee, violated any Law with respect to
labor, safety or discrimination or employment matters. No Seller or any Subsidiary of a Seller has
engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the
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National Labor Relations Act. No Seller is presently, nor has it been in the past, a party to, or
bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or union contract with respect to Business Employees
and no collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated with respect to Business Employees.
(c) Except to the extent that it would not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of
Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability, the Sellers and their ERISA Affiliates are in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting employment, employment practices,
including terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, employment discrimination,
employee classification, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, the Immigration Reform
and Control Act and occupational safety and health requirements, in each case, with respect to
Designated Employees and there are no pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, any threatened or
reasonably anticipated claims, controversies, government investigations or suits with respect to
any such matters, any employment arrangements, any worker’s compensation policy or any long term
disability policy with respect to any Designated Employees.
(d) Except to the extent that it would not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of
Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability, as of the date hereof, no Seller within the past twelve
(12) months has caused (i) a plant closing as defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988, as amended (the “WARN Act”), affecting any site of employment or one or
more operating units within any site of employment of any Seller or (ii) a mass layoff as defined
in the WARN Act, nor has any Seller been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or
employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any state or local Law
similar to the WARN Act. Except to the extent that it would not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or
any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability, no Business Employee has suffered or is
anticipated to suffer an employment loss as defined in the WARN Act within the ninety (90) day
period ending on the Closing Date.
(e) Section 2.9(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Designated Employees of a Seller in
the United States who as of the date hereof are not citizens or permanent residents of the United
States, and indicates immigration status and the date work authorization is scheduled to expire.
Section 2.9(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists and describes all expatriate contracts that a
Seller has in effect as of the date hereof with any Designated Employee and all employment
contracts and independent contractor arrangements covering any Designated Employee providing
services outside the country in which they are nationals. To the knowledge of Sellers, each
Designated Employee of the Sellers working in a country other than one of which such Designated
Employee is a national has a valid work permit or visa enabling him or her to work lawfully in the
country in which such individual is employed.
2.10 Employee Benefits.
(a) The Data Room contains complete and accurate copies of all Seller Plans covering
Designated Employees. Sellers have made available to Buyer complete and accurate copies of all
Seller Plans that have been reduced to writing and written summaries of all unwritten Seller Plans,
in each case applicable to Designated Employees.
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(b) Except to the extent that it would not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of
Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability:
(i) each Seller Plan has been administered in all respects in accordance with its terms and
each Seller and its ERISA Affiliates have in all respects met their obligations with respect to
each Seller Plan;
(ii) there are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for benefits payable in the normal
operation of the Seller Plans and proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders)
against or involving any Seller Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Seller
Plan, in each case with respect to the Designated Employees; and
(iii) no Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, established, sponsored,
participated in, contributed to, or had or could have any obligation to, any (i) Pension Plan which
is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code, (ii) multiple employer plan or to any plan described in Section 413 of the Code or (iii)
Multiemployer Plan.
(c) All the Seller Plans covering Designated Employees that are intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code are so qualified and have received determination letters from the IRS to
the effect that such Seller Plans are qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are
exempt from federal Income Taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, no
such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened, and no such
Seller Plan has been amended since the date of its most recent determination letter in any respect,
and no act or omission has occurred, that would adversely affect its qualification.
2.11 Litigation. Except for the Chapter 11 Case and any motion, application, pleading or order
filed in the Chapter 11 Case that relates to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the
Procedures Order and/or the Approval Order, there is no Legal Proceeding or, to the knowledge of
Sellers any investigation, that is pending or has been threatened in writing that relates in any
material respect to the Acquired Assets or in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin,
alter or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except to the extent that it would
not subject Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm to any liability or
restrict the ownership or impair Buyer’s use of the Acquired Assets in any material respect, there
is no judgment, order, injunction or decree outstanding against any Seller that is related to the
Acquired Assets.
2.12 Legal Compliance. Each Seller and its Subsidiaries is presently conducting, and has at
all times since January 1, 2008 conducted, the businesses to which the Acquired Assets relate in
compliance in all material respects with applicable Law. No Seller has received any notice or
communication from any Governmental Entity alleging noncompliance by it with any applicable Law.
2.13 Accounts Receivable; Backlog; Deferred Revenue.
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(a) The “AR Aging USD for April 2009” report dated May 12, 2009 and provided to Buyer in the
Data Room is a true and complete list of all Accounts Receivable as of April 30, 2009 and the aging
thereof. All Accounts Receivable have arisen in connection with bona fide transactions and in
respect of services performed in a professional manner in all material respects in accordance with
the material terms of the relevant engagement. All Accounts Receivable have been recorded in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in all material respects. There is no
material claim for nonpayment or offset of any Accounts Receivable or portion thereof. Except as
expressly provided for in the applicable Customer Contract, no Seller has granted, or agreed to
grant, any material rebates, concessions, discounts, write-offs or allowances with respect to any
Accounts Receivable or with respect to any current Client engagements or proposed engagements.
(b) The “CS Revenue, Backlog & Gross Margin Report” for the three months ended March 31, 2009
and provided to Buyer in the Data Room is a true and complete list of net revenue backlog as to
each Customer Contract listed in such report and represents in all material respects an equitable
allocation of the overall fees for such engagements based on the costs incurred by Sellers with
respect to the services already performed and the costs that remain to be incurred by Buyer to
complete such engagement.
(c) The “CS Revenue, Backlog & Gross Margin Report” for the four months ended April 30, 2009
and provided to Buyer in the Data Room is a true and complete list of net revenue backlog as to
each Customer Contract listed in such report and represents in all material respects an equitable
allocation of the overall fees for such engagements based on the costs incurred by Sellers with
respect to the services already performed and the costs that remain to be incurred by Buyer to
complete such engagement, in each case taking into account intraquarter closing procedures.
(d) The “Unbilled Revenue in US Currency for April 2009” report dated May 12, 2009 and
provided to Buyer in the Data Room is a true and complete list of Deferred Revenue for each
Customer Contract as of April 30, 2009.
2.14 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Assigned Contracts or Designated Employees
were involved in the matters that gave rise to the potential exposure to liability under the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act described in Seller Parent’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers that the statements contained in this ARTICLE III are
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing as
though made as of the Closing.
3.1 Organization and Power. Buyer is a limited liability partnership duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
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3.2 Authorization of the Transaction. Buyer has all requisite power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder
and thereunder. The execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
and the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Buyer, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each Seller, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms. Each of the Ancillary
Agreements, upon its execution and delivery by Buyer and assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery by each Seller that will be a party thereto, will constitute a valid and binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
3.3 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of formation of Buyer,
(b) require on the part of Buyer any material notice to or filing with, or permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in breach of, constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of obligations under, create in any party any right to terminate, modify or cancel, or require any
notice, consent or waiver under, any contract or instrument to which Buyer is a party or by which
it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is subject, or (d) violate any material
order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or Law applicable to Buyer or any of its properties or
assets.
3.4 Legal Proceedings. Except for the Chapter 11 Case and any motion, application, pleading or
order filed in the Chapter 11 Case that relates to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the
Procedures Order and/or the Approval Order, no Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the knowledge of
the Buyer, threatened wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
would affect adversely the right of Buyer to own, operate or control any of the Acquired Assets.
3.5 Sufficient Funds. Buyer has, and on the Closing Date Buyer will have, sufficient funds on
hand to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer acknowledges that it
shall not be a condition to the obligations of
Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby that Buyer have sufficient financial
resources for payment of the Cash Purchase Price.
ARTICLE IV
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
4.1 Closing Efforts. Each of the Parties shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to take all
actions and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including using its Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure that the
deliverables to be provided by it at the Closing are delivered on a timely basis, including
entering into and causing its Affiliates to enter into good faith negotiations to reach agreement
on the terms of the Ancillary Agreements to be provided at the Closing, and to obtain all necessary
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consents and approvals with respect to such agreements. The provisions of this ARTICLE IV shall be
subject to the terms of the Procedures Order.
4.2 Governmental and Third-Party Notices and Consents.
(a) Each Party shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its expense, all waivers,
permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations from Governmental Entities, and to effect all
registrations, filings and notices with or to Governmental Entities, as may be required for such
Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to otherwise comply with all
applicable Laws in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and to permit Buyer to own the Acquired Assets following the Closing.
(b) Sellers shall use their Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at their expense, all waivers,
consents or approvals from third parties, and to give all such notices to third parties, as may be
required for such Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to
otherwise comply with all applicable Laws in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and to permit Buyer to own the Acquired Assets following the
Closing, including those waivers, consents, approvals, and notices listed in Section 2.3 of the
Disclosure Schedule; provided, that, in connection with using such Reasonable Best Efforts, except
as provided in Section 1.5(j), no Seller shall be required to (i) incur, admit or consent to any
liability or obligation or (ii) make more than a nominal out-of-pocket expenditure; and provided
further, that any failure to cure such breach or default shall not constitute a breach of this
Section 4.2(b) so long as Sellers use their Reasonable Best Efforts to cure such breach. If a
counterparty to an Assigned Contract indicates orally or in writing that there is a material
breach, default or basis for a breach or default under such Assigned Contract,
Sellers shall as soon as it is reasonably practicable inform Buyer, and Sellers shall, and
shall cause their applicable Subsidiaries to, and Buyer shall cooperate with Sellers in accordance
with Section 4.3(f), cure such breach or default and resolve such basis for a breach or default
prior to the Closing to Buyer’s satisfaction. Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer in
introducing Buyer or permitting Buyer to have access to the counterparties to the Customer
Contracts and the Related Contracts. Sellers shall keep Buyer reasonably informed, including
providing copies of correspondence and other material information, on a timely basis, as to the
status of Sellers’ efforts to cure such breach or default or resolve such basis for a breach or
default.
4.3 Bankruptcy Covenants.
(a) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(b) No Seller shall, or shall file a motion seeking to, assume or reject any Assigned Contract
under 11 U.S.C. § 365 without the prior written consent of Buyer. Sellers shall, as soon as
reasonably practicable following entry of the Procedures Order (or, for any Customer Contracts or
Related Contracts added to Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A pursuant to Section 1.5, as soon as reasonably
practicable following such designation), notify all parties to the Assigned Contracts that (i)
Sellers intend to assume and assign such Assigned Contracts to Buyer, (ii) all Cure Costs payable
in connection with such assumption and assignment, which will be made a part of such notice, and
(iii) such parties must file any objection to such
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assumption and assignment or such Cure Costs by the deadline set forth in the Procedures Order or
else waive and be estopped from any objection to such assumption and assignment or such Cure Costs.
(c) Buyer and Sellers agree to use Reasonable Best Efforts to cause the Bankruptcy Court to
enter an order of the Bankruptcy Court approving the sale of the Acquired Assets and the GDC China
Equity to, and assumption of Assumed Liabilities by, Buyer and the execution and delivery of the
GDC China Purchase Agreement, which order shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Sellers
and Buyer (the “Approval Order”). Sellers agree to provide to Buyer a draft of the Approval Order,
and Buyer agrees to promptly advise Sellers in writing of any changes that it requires for such
draft Approval Order to be in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer. Sellers and Buyer shall
thereafter cooperate to reach agreement on a form of Approval Order that is satisfactory to each
party (and any other parties in interest) and such agreed form of Approval Order shall be submitted
to the Bankruptcy Court for its approval. If Sellers thereafter propose any changes to such form of
Approval Order, Sellers shall promptly notify Buyer. If prior to, during or after the hearing on
the motion seeking approval of such form of Approval Order, the Bankruptcy Court makes any such
changes or any other modifications to such
form of Approval Order, Sellers and Buyer shall be required to raise any objections thereto in
writing (or as otherwise permitted by the Bankruptcy Court) prior to entry of the Approval Order.
Unless Sellers or Buyer raise any such objections in writing (or as otherwise permitted by the
Bankruptcy Court) prior to entry of the Approval Order, such Approval Order shall be deemed to be
in form and substance satisfactory to each party for all purposes.
(d) In the event an appeal is taken or a stay pending appeal is requested (or a petition for
certiorari or motion for rehearing or reargument is filed), with respect to the Procedures Order,
the Approval Order or any other order of the Bankruptcy Court related to this Agreement or either
GDC Purchase Agreement, Sellers shall take all steps as may be reasonable and appropriate to defend
against such appeal, petition or motion, and Buyer agrees to cooperate in such efforts. Each Party
shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain an expedited resolution for such appeal; provided
that nothing herein shall preclude the Parties from consummating the transactions contemplated
herein if the Approval Order shall have been entered and has not been stayed.
(e) From and after the date hereof, Sellers shall not, and shall ensure that none of their
Subsidiaries, take any action or fail to take any action, which action or failure to act would
reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Seller covenants and agrees
that the terms of any plan of reorganization or liquidation or proposed order of the Bankruptcy
Court that may be filed, proposed or submitted or supported by a Seller after entry of the Approval
Order or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not conflict with, supersede,
abrogate, nullify, modify or restrict the terms of this Agreement, the Procedures Order or the
Approval Order or the rights of Buyer hereunder or thereunder.
(f) For Assigned Customer Contracts subject to Cure Costs, each of Sellers, on the one hand,
and Buyer, on the other hand, shall establish and allocate $500,000 worth of employee-hours (based
on the rate prescribed by the applicable Assigned Customer Contract) to be used after the Approval
Date and prior to the Closing for the purpose of working together in a
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commercially reasonable manner to cure all defaults that may exist under any such Assigned Customer
Contracts and that may be cured by performance of the applicable employees. To the extent there are
remaining defaults, all Cure Costs associated with such remaining defaults shall be paid by Sellers
pursuant to Section 1.5(j), and nothing in this Section 4.3(f) shall limit the obligations of
Sellers under Section 1.5(j).
4.4 Operation of Business. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as required by Law
(including the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, the operation and information requirements of
the Office of United States Trustee (the “OIRR”), or any orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court in
the Chapter 11 Case), during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Closing, each
Seller shall conduct the operations of the businesses to which the Acquired Assets relate in
compliance in all material respects with applicable Laws, shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to
preserve and protect the Acquired Assets, shall pay all post-petition Taxes as they become due and
payable, shall maintain insurance on the Acquired Assets (in amounts and types in the Ordinary
Course of Business), and shall use Reasonable Best Efforts to preserve its relationships with
Designated Employees and customers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the
Closing, no Seller shall, except as required by the Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules, the OIRR, or
any orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Case, without the prior written
consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:
(a) (i) sell, lease, license or dispose of any Customer Contracts or Related Contracts (other
than Excluded Customer Contracts and their Related Contracts set forth in Schedule 1.1(b)); (ii)
sell or dispose of any of the Seller Intellectual Property assigned to Buyer hereunder; or (iii)
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, sell, license or dispose of any of the other
Acquired Assets;
(b) enter into (i) any Customer Contract or Related Contract that does not include a consent
from each counterparty to the assumption and assignment of such Customer Contract or Related
Contract if same is added to Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A pursuant to Section 1.5(c); or (ii) any
Customer Contract or Related Contract if, within five (5) days following delivery of such Contract
and related correspondence to Buyer in accordance with Section 1.5(a), Buyer notifies the
applicable Seller that such Contract may be, or may become, a Prohibited Contract;
(c) mortgage or pledge any of the Acquired Assets, or take any action or fail to take any
action that would subject any of the Acquired Assets to any Security Interest other than Permitted
Liens;
(d) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, pay any obligation or liability, in each
case related to the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities;
(e) amend its charter, by-laws or other governing documents in a manner that would have a
material and adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(f) change its xxxxxxxx, collection, or disbursement practices with respect to work in
progress or accounts receivable related to Customer Contracts, other than Excluded
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Customer Contracts, or accounts payable that would result in Assumed Liabilities, including (i)
accelerating or encouraging the acceleration of performance of services, billing, collection,
payment or other realization of cash or Excluded Assets with respect to any of such work in
progress or accounts receivable or (ii) accelerating performance of services or delaying payment of
liabilities that would become Assumed Liabilities;
(g) amend, extend, modify, terminate or waive any rights under, any Assigned Contract;
(h) other than the Chapter 11 Case and any motion, application, pleading or order filed in the
Chapter 11 Case that relates to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, the Procedures Order or
the Approval Order, institute or settle any Legal Proceeding related solely to the Acquired Assets
or that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the use of the Acquired Assets after the
Closing; or
(i) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
4.5 New Buyer Employees.
(a) Sellers’ Cooperation. During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and
continuing through the Closing Date, Sellers shall assist and cooperate with Buyer by permitting
Buyer to review compensation data and job descriptions (if any) for any Designated Employees at
Buyer’s reasonable request. Sellers shall permit Buyer to contact and interview all Designated
Employees (for those Designated Employees who in the Ordinary Course of Business are located at
Sellers’ premises such interviews may, at Buyer’s option, take place at Sellers’ premises during
normal business hours), and Sellers shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer in all such respects.
Sellers and Buyer shall cooperate to effect an orderly transition of any Designated Employee
offered employment by Buyer as a New Buyer Employee.
(b) Employment Offers. Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall make offers of “at-will” employment
effective as of the Closing Date to the Designated Employees. Any such “at-will” employment offers
will (i) be contingent on the Closing occurring; (ii) be subject to and in compliance with Buyer’s
standard human resources, ethics and compliance policies and procedures, including requirements for
proof evidencing a legal right to work in the offeree’s country of current employment; (iii) have
terms, including the position, compensation (at market-competitive levels) and responsibilities of
such Designated Employee, which will be determined by Buyer; (iv) supersede any prior employment
agreements (including management, employment, severance, consulting, relocation, retention,
repatriation, expatriation, visa, or work permit) in effect with Sellers prior to the Closing Date;
and (v) be contingent on each Designated Employee (a) completing, in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer, an employment application (including work status verification), (b) passing
a standard background check of Buyer,
(c) completing the independence verification processes and complying with the independence
policies of Buyer and (d) signing such covenants and other contractual provisions as Buyer may in
its discretion require in the ordinary course of its business. Subject to Section 6.2, nothing in
this Agreement requires Buyer to employ any Designated Employee or New Buyer Employee for any
period of time after the Closing.
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(c) Waiver. Sellers hereby agree to waive any condition or restriction that they may have the
contractual right to impose on (i) Buyer’s making of offers of employment pursuant to Section
4.5(b) or (ii) the hiring and employment by Buyer of any Designated Employee, effective at the time
of the Closing (other than any such covenants not to disclose confidential information of Sellers
or any of their clients to any Person other than Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer
or a Member Firm).
(d) Designated Employees. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date, each
Seller will not, without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or as set forth on Schedule 4.5(d), as of the date
hereof:
(i) terminate the employment of any Designated Employee other than for cause;
(ii) reassign any Designated Employee located in the United States to a non-U.S. facility of
such Seller;
(iii) encourage, facilitate or cooperate with any other Person to offer employment to a
Designated Employee;
(iv) except as required by applicable Law or written individual compensatory agreements in
effect as of the date hereof, change, increase or amend the rate of remuneration (cash, equity or
otherwise) or any other terms of employment of any Designated Employee or adopt, grant, extend,
increase or otherwise change the rate or terms of any bonus, insurance, pension or other Employee
Benefit Plan, payment or arrangement made to, for or with any Designated Employee; provided, that
this clause (iv) does not prevent Sellers from reasonably changing, on an individual basis, the
rate of remuneration or other terms of employment of any Designated Employee (a) in response to an
offer from a competitor (other than Buyer), (b) to reflect a change in responsibility, (c) if
required to retain the services of the Designated Employee or (d) in response to demands from a
client under a Customer Contract that necessitate an increase in the level of, or change in,
services from the Designated Employee;
(v) except as required by applicable Law or written individual compensatory agreements in
effect as of the date hereof, grant or increase any severance
or termination pay (whether payable in cash, stock or other equity instruments) to any
Designated Employee or adopt any new severance plan, or amend or modify or alter in any manner any
severance plan, agreement or arrangement relating to any Designated Employee on the date hereof;
provided, that this clause (v) does not prevent Sellers from making payments under written
individual agreements in effect on the date hereof; provided further, that this clause (v) does not
prevent Sellers from reasonably changing, on an individual basis, the rate of remuneration or other
terms of employment of any Designated Employee (a) in response to an offer from a competitor (other
than Buyer), (b) to reflect a change in responsibility, (c) if required to retain the services of
the Designated Employee or (d) in response to demands from a client under a Customer Contract that
necessitate an increase in the level of, or change in, services from the Designated Employee; or
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(vi) enter into or amend any individual compensatory or other agreement with any Designated
Employee; provided, that this clause (vi) does not prevent Sellers from reasonably changing, on an
individual basis, the rate of remuneration or other terms of employment of any Designated Employee
(a) in response to an offer from a competitor (other than Buyer), (b) to reflect a change in
responsibility, (c) if required to retain the services of the Designated Employee or (d) in
response to demands from a client under a Customer Contract that necessitate an increase in the
level of, or change in, services from the Designated Employee.
(e) WARN Act. Sellers shall provide any required notice under the WARN Act and any similar
applicable Law and otherwise comply with any such Law with respect to any “plant closing” or “mass
layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act) or similar event affecting employees and occurring on or
before the Closing or arising as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, with regard to
Business Employees; provided, that Sellers’ obligation to provide any such required notice shall
not apply with respect to any New Buyer Employee whose employment is terminated by Buyer in a
manner contrary to the last sentence of Section 6.2. Buyer shall only assume responsibility for any
liabilities or obligations to any New Buyer Employee arising under the WARN Act or other applicable
Law resulting from the actions (or inactions) of Buyer or any of its Affiliates after the Closing
Date with respect to the New Buyer Employees.
4.6 Updated Information and Disclosure Schedule. As a Customer Contract is added to Schedule
1.1(a) — Part A or becomes an Excluded Customer Contract, and five (5) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, Buyer, after consultation with Seller Parent, shall update the list of Designated
Employees so that the list shall include only those Business Employees that (x) Buyer determines
are necessary for Buyer to perform the Assigned Customer Contracts or (y) Buyer otherwise
determines are necessary to enhance its practice capabilities and which shall not adversely affect
any Seller’s ability to perform transition services or otherwise conduct its business activities
(provided, that
such updates need include only the names of the Designated Employees). Five (5) Business Days
prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall provide reports regarding the Accounts Receivable, backlog
and Deferred Revenue for each Customer Contract as of the most recent month-end date, each in a
form substantially similar to such reports as referred to in Section 2.13. One (1) Business Day
prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall (i) provide an estimate of the New Buyer Employee
Liabilities for all such Designated Employees as of the Closing Date and (ii) update the lists of
all Acquired Assets that Buyer has elected to purchase or not purchase pursuant to Section 1.5 (and
the lists set forth in Sections 2.7 and 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule), which updated lists shall
be approved by Buyer prior to the Closing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed). The Disclosure Schedule as modified and approved (in the case of the lists
described in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence) by Buyer pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall
become the Disclosure Schedule hereunder and given the effect set forth in ARTICLE II.
4.7 Access to Information. Each Seller shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
permit representatives of Buyer to have reasonable access (at all reasonable times, and in a manner
so as not to interfere with normal business operations) to all premises, properties, financial, Tax
and accounting records (including the work papers of the Sellers’ independent accountants),
contracts, other records and documents, and personnel, including the Designated
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Employees, of or pertaining to any of the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities. Each Seller
shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit representatives of Buyer to have
reasonable access (at normal business hours, and in such manner so as not to interfere with normal
business operations) to the counterparties to the Assigned Contracts and other relevant third
parties designated by Buyer in writing to Sellers for the purpose of conducting confirmatory due
diligence (including for the purpose of making any determination contemplated in Section 1.5)
and/or for the purpose of facilitating an orderly transition of the Acquired Assets and Assumed
Liabilities from Sellers to Buyer. In addition, Buyer may independently contact any audit client of
Buyer or any Member Firm who is a counterparty to a Customer Contract or Related Contract for such
purposes.
4.8 Notice. Sellers shall promptly notify Buyer of any litigation, arbitration or
administrative proceeding pending, or to Sellers’ knowledge, threatened against any Seller which
challenges the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.9 Exclusivity.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this
Agreement, no Seller shall, and each Seller shall cause its Subsidiaries
and such Seller’s and Subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors, managers, members,
partners, employees, representatives and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate,
solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiry, proposal, offer or discussion with, engage
in negotiations or discussions with, or enter into any agreement or understanding with, any Person
(other than Buyer) concerning any sale or other disposition of any of the Acquired Assets, the GDC
China Subsidiary, the GDC China Equity, the GDC India Subsidiary, any of the GDC India Assets or
any of the Customer Contracts or Related Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part A (an
“Alternative Proposal”) or (ii) furnish any non-public information concerning any of the Acquired
Assets, the GDC China Subsidiary, the GDC China Equity, the GDC India Subsidiary, any of the GDC
India Assets or any of the Assigned Contracts (other than to Buyer). For the avoidance of doubt,
the foregoing shall not apply to any Excluded Contract.
(b) Each Seller shall promptly notify any Person (other than Buyer) with which discussions or
negotiations of the nature described in paragraph (a) above are pending on the date hereof that
such Seller is terminating such discussions or negotiations. If, after the date hereof until the
Closing, any Seller receives any inquiry, proposal or offer of the nature described in paragraph
(a) above, Sellers shall communicate to Buyer the material terms of any such inquiry, proposal or
offer.
(c) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(d) Any Customer Contract or Related Contract that is or has been provided or made available
to any other potential acquiror of any Customer Contract shall be made available to Buyer in the
same form (whether redacted or unredacted) (i) within five (5) days after the date hereof in the
case of a Customer Contract or Related Contract that has been provided or made available to such
other potential acquiror prior to the date hereof or (ii) contemporaneously in the case of a
Customer Contract or Related Contract that is provided or made available to such other potential
acquiror on or after the date hereof, in either case by the same means (i.e., by posting to
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the Data Room or delivery of a copy), if a copy of such Customer Contract or Related Contract has
not previously or contemporaneously been made available to Buyer in an unredacted, complete and
accurate form. If Sellers make any Customer Contract or Related Contract available to Buyer by
posting such Customer Contract or Related Contract in the Data Room, Sellers shall instruct
Intralinks, Inc. to provide its customary notice contemporaneously with such posting to all
representatives of Buyer that have registered for access to the Data Room.
4.10 [Intentionally Omitted.]
4.11 Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement.
(a) In the event that (i) the Court enters a final order authorizing any Seller to sell or
otherwise transfer (A) all or any substantial or material portion of the Acquired Assets or (B) the
GDC China Subsidiary and all or any portion of the Acquired Assets, as part of a sale approved
pursuant to the Section 363 sale process contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise to any Person
other than Buyer, (ii) Sellers pursue a “stand-alone” restructuring or similar effort that does not
involve a sale of all or any substantial or material portion of the Acquired Assets or (iii) the
Court enters a final order confirming a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for one or more Sellers
that does not involve a sale of all or any substantial or material portion of the Acquired Assets
or that involves a sale of all or any substantial or material portion of the Acquired Assets other
than to Buyer, then Sellers shall pay to Buyer, on the earliest of the entry of an order described
in clause (i), the determination by Sellers to pursue a “stand-alone” restructuring or similar
effort described in clause (ii) or the entry of an order as described in clause (iii), $750,000
(the “Termination Fee”). The Termination Fee provided for by this Section 4.11(a) is intended to
cover opportunity costs incurred by Buyer in pursuing and negotiating this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and is considered by the Parties to be reasonable for such
purposes. The claims of Buyer to the Termination Fee shall constitute a first priority
administrative expense against Sellers’ bankruptcy estates, jointly and severally, under 11 U.S.C.
§ 507(a)(1).
(b) In addition to any Termination Fee that may be payable pursuant to Section 4.11(a), upon
(i) any event in which the Termination Fee is payable pursuant to Section 4.11(a) or (ii)
termination of this Agreement by (x) Sellers pursuant to Section 7.1(e) (unless the failure of any
condition precedent results primarily from a breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty or
covenant contained in this Agreement), or (y) Buyer pursuant to Section 7.1(b), 7.1(d), 7.1(g) or
7.1(h), Sellers shall reimburse up to $500,000 of the actual and documented out-of-pocket fees and
expenses incurred by Buyer, if any, and its Affiliates, in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether incurred before, on or after the Filing Date (the
“Expense Reimbursement”). The claims of Buyer to the Expense Reimbursement shall constitute a first
priority administrative expense against Sellers’ bankruptcy estates, jointly and severally, under
11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(1).
4.12 FIRPTA Tax Certificate. On or before the Closing Date, Sellers will deliver to Buyer
certifications that Sellers are not foreign persons in accordance with the Treasury Regulations
under Section 1445 of the Code.
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ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
5.1 Condition to Obligations of Each Party. The respective obligations of each Party to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing are
subject to the satisfaction of the sale of the Acquired Assets by Sellers to Buyer and the
assumption and assignment of the Assigned Contracts as contemplated by this Agreement shall have
been approved by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the Approval Order, which as of the Closing Date
shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been violated, vacated, withdrawn, overruled,
resolved or stayed, modified, vacated, reversed, amended or revoked.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction or
waiver, to the extent permitted by Law, by Buyer of the following additional conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2
shall be true and correct in all material respects and all other representations and warranties of
Sellers set forth in this Agreement (disregarding all materiality qualifications contained therein)
shall be true and correct as of the Closing as though made as of the Closing, except to the extent
such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in which case
such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date), with only such
exceptions as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) each Seller shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its agreements
and covenants required to be performed or complied with under this Agreement as of or prior to the
Closing, except that Sellers shall have performed their obligations under Section 1.5(j) in all
respects on or prior to the Closing;
(c) except for the Chapter 11 Case and the Approval Motion, no Legal Proceeding shall be
pending or threatened wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
would (i) prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) cause the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation or (iii) affect
adversely in any material respect the right of Buyer to own, operate or control any of the Acquired
Assets, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect;
(d) Sellers shall have delivered to Buyer the Sellers Certificate and shall have made the
other deliveries required in Section 1.4(b);
(e) no Legal Proceeding shall be pending or threatened pursuant to which a Person has
challenged the effectiveness of the Approval Order or any provision thereof, and the Approval Order
shall have been entered and the time period for any appeal thereof shall have expired; and
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(f) since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have been any dismissal of the Chapter
11 Case or conversion of the Chapter 11 Case to a case under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United
States Code or the appointment of a trustee or examiner in the Chapter 11 Case.
5.3 Conditions to Obligations of Sellers. The obligation of Sellers to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, to the extent permitted by Law, of the following additional conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 and
any representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement that are qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties
of Buyer set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each
case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as though made as of the Closing,
except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular
date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date);
(b) Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material respects with its agreements and
covenants required to be performed or complied with under this Agreement as of or prior to the
Closing;
(c) Buyer shall have delivered to Sellers the Buyer Certificate and shall have made the other
deliveries required in Section 1.4(b); and
(d) except for the Chapter 11 Case and the Approval Motion, no Legal Proceeding shall be
pending or threatened wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction
would (i) prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) cause the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation.
ARTICLE VI
POST-CLOSING COVENANTS
6.1 Proprietary Information. From and after the Closing, no Seller shall disclose or make use
of (except to pursue its rights under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements), and each
Seller shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause all of its Subsidiaries not to disclose or
make use of, any knowledge, information or documents of a confidential nature or not generally
known to the public which are included in the Acquired Assets (including any such information which
constitutes financial information, technical information or data relating to products, services and
names of customers),
except to the extent that such knowledge, information or documents shall have become public
knowledge other than through improper disclosure by any Seller or any of its Subsidiaries. For a
period of one (1) year after the Closing Date, each Seller shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to
enforce and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use their Reasonable Best Efforts to enforce, for the
benefit of Buyer, all confidentiality, invention assignments and similar agreements that are not
Assigned Contracts between such Seller or Subsidiary and any other Person relating to the Acquired
Assets; provided, that such
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enforcement does not adversely affect Sellers’ rights in such agreements. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall in any way restrict the use of
Residuals by Sellers or any of their respective Subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees,
agents or representatives.
6.2 Solicitation and Hiring; Termination. For a period of three (3) years after the Closing
Date, no Seller shall, either directly or indirectly (including through a Subsidiary), and each
Seller shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause all of its Subsidiaries not to, either
directly or indirectly (including through a Subsidiary): (a) solicit or attempt to induce any
Released Employee to terminate his or her employment with Buyer, (b) hire or attempt to hire any
Released Employee (provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to any individual whose
employment with Buyer has been terminated for a period of six (6) months or longer) or (c) persuade
or seek to persuade any party to an Assigned Contract to cease to do business or reduce the amount
of business under such Assigned Contract. Prior to the Closing, subject to Section 1.4(b)(vii),
each Seller shall enforce and shall cause its Subsidiaries to enforce, for the benefit of Buyer,
all non-solicitation and non-hiring assignments and similar agreements between such Seller or
Subsidiary and any other party to any Assigned Contract. Buyer shall not terminate the employment
of any New Buyer Employee within thirty (30) days after the date on which such New Buyer Employee
commences employment with Buyer in a manner that would cause a “plant closing” or “mass layoff” (as
defined in the WARN Act) with respect to such New Buyer Employee.
6.3 Tax Matters.
(a) All transfer taxes, deed excise stamps and similar charges related to the sale of the
Acquired Assets contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by Sellers at the Closing. Buyer and
Sellers shall cooperate in providing each other with any appropriate resale exemption and other
similar documentation.
(b) All real property taxes, personal property taxes and similar ad valorem obligations levied
with respect to the Acquired Assets for a taxable period which includes (but does not end on) the
Closing Date (collectively, the “Apportioned Obligations”) shall be apportioned between Seller and
Buyer based on the number of
days of such taxable period included in the Pre-Closing Tax Period (as defined below) and the
number of days of such taxable period after the Closing Date (any such portion of such taxable
period, the “Post-Closing Tax Period”). Seller shall be liable for the proportionate amount of such
taxes that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period (defined below), and Buyer shall be liable
for the proportionate amount of such taxes that is attributable to the Post-Closing Tax Period. For
purposes of this section “Pre-Closing Tax Period” shall mean (i) any Tax Period ending on or before
the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to a Tax Period that commences before but ends after the
Closing Date, the portion of such period up to and including the Closing Date. All Apportioned
Obligations shall be timely paid and all applicable filings, reports and returns shall be filed as
required by applicable Law.
(c) For U.S. Tax purposes, in the case of any service obligations that have been prepaid but
are uncompleted as of the date such Assigned Contract is assigned and assumed
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by Buyer, “Assumed Liabilities” shall be limited to the cost incurred by Buyer to perform the
uncompleted service obligations.
(d) No less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and
deliver to Sellers an allocation schedule allocating for Tax purposes the Purchase Price and the
Assumed Liabilities, including the principles, methodology and preliminary estimates used in
connection therewith which are reasonably acceptable to Sellers, among the Acquired Assets (the
“Preliminary Allocation Schedule”). As soon as practicable after the Closing, Buyer shall prepare
and deliver to Sellers an allocation schedule allocating for Tax purposes the Purchase Price and
the Assumed Liabilities (to the extent properly taken into account under Section 1060 of the Code)
among the Acquired Assets (the “Allocation Schedule”). The Allocation Schedule shall be prepared in
accordance with (i) the rules under Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, and any comparable provisions of Law relating to Taxes and (ii) the
principles, methodology and preliminary estimates used in creating the Preliminary Allocation
Schedule. Sellers shall deliver to Buyer, within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Allocation
Schedule, either a notice indicating that Sellers accept such schedule or a statement setting forth
Seller’s objections to such schedule and the reasons for so objecting. Buyer and Sellers shall use
Reasonable Best Efforts to resolve such objections. If Sellers deliver to Buyer a notice accepting
the Allocation Schedule, fail to deliver a notice objecting to the Allocation Schedule or Buyer and
Sellers resolve the Sellers’ objections, Buyer and Sellers agree (i) to be bound by the Allocation
Schedule and (ii) to act in accordance with the allocations contained in the Allocation Schedule
(as accepted by Buyer and Sellers after the resolution of any timely objections by Sellers) for all
purposes relating to Taxes, including the preparation, filing and audit of any Tax return
(including filing Form 8594 with its federal Income
Tax return for the taxable year that includes the date of the Closing). If Buyer and Sellers
are unable to resolve Sellers’ objections within thirty (30) days after delivery of Sellers’
objections to Buyer, Buyer and Seller shall jointly retain a nationally recognized accounting firm
that is independent from both Buyer and Sellers and does not have any material relationships with
either Buyer or Sellers (the “Accounting Referee”) to resolve the disputed items. Upon resolution
of the disputed items, the allocation reflected on the Allocation Schedule shall be adjusted to
reflect such resolution. The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne
equally by Buyer and Seller. Not later than 30 days prior to the filing of their respective Forms
8594 relating to this transaction, each party shall deliver to the other party a copy of its Form
8594.
6.4 Sharing of Data.
(a) Sellers shall have the right for a period of not more than seven (7) years following the
Closing Date to have reasonable access to such books, records and accounts, including financial,
Tax and accounting records, correspondence, production records, employment records and other
records that are transferred to Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for the limited
purposes of concluding Sellers’ involvement with respect to the Acquired Assets and Assumed
Liabilities prior to the Closing and for complying with their obligations under applicable Law.
Buyer shall have the right for a period of not more than seven (7) years following the Closing Date
to have reasonable access to those books, records and accounts, including financial, Tax and
accounting records (including the work papers of Sellers’
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independent accountants), correspondence, production records, employment records and other records
that are retained by Sellers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the extent that any of the
foregoing is needed by Buyer with respect to the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities after the
Closing and complying with its obligations under applicable Law. Neither Buyer, nor any Seller
shall destroy, or otherwise cease to retain, any such books, records or accounts retained by it
without first providing the other Parties with thirty (30) days prior written notice and the
opportunity to obtain or copy such books, records, or accounts during such thirty (30)-day period
at such other Party’s expense. Sellers shall, at their sole expense, undertake any and all measures
required by applicable Law in connection with the delivery to Buyer of data pursuant to this
paragraph, including measures relating to the use, disclosure and processing of personally
identifiable information.
(b) Promptly upon request by Buyer made at any time following the Closing Date, each Seller
shall authorize the release to Buyer of all files pertaining to the Acquired Assets or Assumed
Liabilities held by any federal, state, county or local authorities, agencies or instrumentalities.
6.5 Cooperation in Legal Proceedings. From and after the Closing Date, each Party shall use
Reasonable Best Efforts to cooperate with each other Party in the defense or prosecution of any
Legal Proceeding already instituted or that may be instituted hereafter against or by such other
Party relating to or arising out of the conduct of the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities prior
to or after the Closing Date (other than litigation among the Parties and/or their Affiliates
arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); it being understood that the
foregoing shall not require any Seller to retain or hire any employees. The Party requesting such
cooperation shall pay the reasonable expenses incurred in providing such cooperation (including
legal fees and disbursements and expenses for professional personnel of the Party or Parties
providing such cooperation based upon such Party’s customary cost rates for internal projects) by
the Party or Parties providing such cooperation and by each such Party’s officers, directors,
employees and agents.
6.6 Collection of Acquired Receivables, Etc.
(a) Each Seller, to the extent that it directly or indirectly owned any Acquired Assets prior
to the Closing, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints, effective as of the Closing, the Buyer
and assigns Buyer as true and lawful attorney of such Seller and its Subsidiaries with full power
of substitution to collect for the account of Buyer any Acquired Asset, including to endorse and
cash any checks or instruments payable or endorsed to such Seller or its order that are received by
Buyer and that relate to the Acquired Receivables or Acquired WIP.
(b) All payments and reimbursements received by a Seller or any Affiliate of such Seller in
connection with or arising out of the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities after the Closing,
including monies, checks, and reimbursements with respect to Acquired Receivables or Acquired WIP
as described in Section 6.6(e), shall be held by such Person in trust for the benefit of Buyer and
shall not be or become property of such Person, of any Seller, or of any Affiliate of a Seller or
of any of their respective bankruptcy estates, and, promptly upon receipt by such Person of such
payments, reimbursements, monies or checks such Person shall forward
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such payments, reimbursements, monies or checks over to Buyer without right of setoff,
recoupment, or any other deduction.
(c) All payments and reimbursements received by Buyer or any of its Affiliates in connection
with or arising out of the Excluded Assets or Retained Liabilities after the Closing shall be held
by such Person in trust for the benefit of the applicable Seller and shall not be or become
property of such Person, of Buyer, or any Affiliate of Buyer, and, promptly upon receipt by such
Person of any such payment or
reimbursement, such Person shall pay over to the applicable Seller the amount of such payment
or reimbursement without right of setoff, recoupment, or any other deduction.
(d) Each Seller shall, and shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to cause its Affiliates to,
refer all inquiries regarding the Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities to Buyer.
(e) Until such time as all Acquired Receivables and Acquired WIP are fully collected, realized
and recognized by Buyer, each Seller shall provide to Buyer such reasonable assistance as Buyer may
request with respect to the collection of any such Acquired Receivables or Acquired WIP; provided,
that Buyer pays the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Seller and its officers, directors
and employees incurred in providing such assistance.
6.7 COBRA Continuation Coverage. Sellers agree and acknowledge that the selling
group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-3(a)) of which it is a part or an entity
that purchases more than a majority of the assets of the Sellers (the “Selling Group”) will
continue to offer or otherwise ensure access to coverage under a U.S. group health plan to COBRA
Beneficiaries after the Closing Date and for any period necessary in order to fulfill all COBRA
Related Liabilities and its health care continuation coverage obligations under this Section 6.7.
Sellers and the Selling Group shall be solely responsible for providing COBRA Continuation
Coverage, including to those individuals who are M&A qualified beneficiaries (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 54.4980B-9, Q&A-4(a)) with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law, regardless of when their qualifying event occurs,
for the duration of the period during which such individuals are eligible for such coverage, or
otherwise providing alternative coverage as permitted under applicable Law in lieu of such COBRA
Continuation Coverage. Sellers shall use Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure none of Buyer, any
Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm, nor their respective employee benefits
plans are required to provide such COBRA Continuation Coverage or any alternative coverage, nor
have any liability under COBRA, arising before the Closing Date, with respect to any COBRA
Beneficiary (other than any New Buyer Employee (or his or her beneficiaries) subsequently covered
or required to be covered under a U.S. group health plan maintained by Buyer). Nothing in this
Section 6.7 shall restrict Seller from taking any action with respect to its U.S. group health
plans, subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the Bankruptcy Rules, and
the obligations set forth in this Section 6.7.
6.8 Employee Liability Claims.
(a) As between Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers and ERISA Affiliates, on the other, Sellers
and any ERISA Affiliate shall assume or retain, as the case may be, and be
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solely responsible for all of the following from and after the Closing (“Employee Excluded
Liabilities”):
(i) Employment Liabilities, including payments or entitlements that a Seller may owe or have
promised to pay to any current or former Business Employees, including wages, other remuneration,
holiday or vacation pay, bonus, severance pay (statutory or otherwise), commission, post-employment
medical or life obligations, pension contributions, Taxes, and any other liability, payment or
obligations related to current or former Business Employees, including any liability arising under
the WARN Act (other than any WARN Act liability of Buyer to any New Buyer Employee arising from or
relating to Buyer’s termination of the employment of any New Buyer Employee in a manner contrary to
the last sentence of Section 6.2), workers compensation or similar Law, if any, including any such
liabilities arising out of or resulting in connection with the Closing and/or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than with respect to such liabilities to New
Buyer Employees arising after the Closing, with respect to New Buyer Employees who are terminated
by Buyer and with respect to which the liabilities are incurred under the Buyer’s plans and
arrangements. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing is not intended to abrogate Buyer’s
obligations hereunder to assume the New Buyer Employee Liabilities;
(ii) all payments with respect to the current or former Business Employees that are due to be
paid prior to or on the Closing Date (including, without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing, pension contributions, insurance premiums and taxation) to any Person in connection with
the employment of any of the current or former Business Employees; and
(iii) any non-forfeitable claims or expectancies of any current or former Business Employees
from their prior employment with a Seller or any ERISA Affiliate which have been incurred or
accrued on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) All costs, disbursements and other liabilities incurred in connection with the termination
of any employment of any Business Employee whether or not becoming a New Buyer Employee prior to or
in connection with the Closing, whether under any policy or agreement or any applicable Law
(including any Designated Employee who does not accept an offer of employment with Buyer) shall be
borne by Sellers except to the extent constituting New Buyer Employee Liabilities.
6.9 Employee Withholding. Seller shall prepare and furnish to each of the New Buyer Employees
a Form W-2, which shall reflect all wages and compensation paid to the New Buyer Employees for that
portion of the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs during which the New Buyer Employees
were employed by Sellers and were employed in connection with the operation of the Acquired Assets.
Sellers shall furnish to
Buyer the Forms W-4 and W-5 of each New Buyer Employee. Buyer shall send to the appropriate
Social Security Administration office a duly completed Form W-3 and accompanying copies of the duly
completed Forms W-2. It is the intent of the Parties hereunder that the obligations of Buyer and
Sellers under this Section 6.9 shall be carried out in accordance with Section 4 of Revenue
Procedure 2004-53.
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6.10 Letters of Credit. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Buyer agrees to use
Reasonable Best Efforts to cause the counterparty to any Assigned Contract that is supported by an
outstanding letter of credit (each a “Relevant LC”) to release and terminate the Relevant LC. If
such counterparty releases and terminates a Relevant LC, Buyer may replace such Relevant LC or
instead obtain a back-to-back letter of credit acceptable to the current issuing bank naming the
current issuing bank as beneficiary with respect to such Relevant LC (a “Back-to-Back Letter of
Credit”). If no Back-to-Back Letter of Credit has been issued with respect to an outstanding
Relevant LC and amounts (solely related to the corresponding Assigned Contract) are drawn under
such outstanding Relevant LC after the Closing Date, Buyer shall reimburse the issuer of such
Relevant LC for any such amounts pursuant to the terms of such Relevant LC, solely to the extent
that Seller would be obligated to reimburse or pay such amounts pursuant to the terms of the
Relevant LC documents, and Buyer shall be subrogated to all rights of such issuer and Seller in
respect of any such amounts, provided, that Buyer shall have no right of reimbursement or other
recourse that the issuer has against any letter of credit lender in respect of such amounts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if amounts are drawn under a Relevant LC prior to the Closing Date
and Buyer is refunded any amounts in respect of such drawing, Buyer agrees to promptly turn over
such amounts to Seller and such amounts shall not be applied to satisfy obligations of Buyer under
the Assigned Contracts arising after the Closing Date.
6.11 Access and Information. Promptly following the Bankruptcy Court’s entry of the Approval
Order, upon Buyer’s request, Sellers shall cause all Persons, other than Buyer and its Affiliates
and representatives, who (x) have had access to the electronic data room containing information
regarding Sellers’ North American Commercial Services or Financial Services business, the Acquired
Assets and the Assumed Liabilities or (y) have received confidential information with respect the
Sellers’ North American Commercial Services or Financial Services business, the Acquired Assets and
the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to a confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement entered into in
connection with the sale of the business (other than the Confidentiality Agreement) (each, a
“Business Confidentiality Agreement”), to, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Business
Confidentiality Agreement, (i) promptly destroy or return to Sellers all documentation regarding
Sellers’ North American Commercial Services or Financial Services, the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities obtained through such access or otherwise or pursuant to the applicable
Business Confidentiality Agreements, as the case may be, and (ii) destroy (or delete if in
electronic form) all
written material, memoranda, notes, copies, excerpts and other writings or recordings
whatsoever prepared by such Person or its representatives based upon, containing or otherwise
reflecting any such information.
6.12 GDC China Failure or GDC India Failure. Effective at and after the Closing, Buyer hereby
indemnifies Seller Parent and each of its Subsidiaries (including GDC China Subsidiary and GDC
India Subsidiary) (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against and agrees to hold each of them
harmless from any and all damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable and
documented expenses of investigation, reasonable and documented attorneys’ fees and expenses and
all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the wind down of the business of the GDC
China Subsidiary and/or the GDC India Subsidiary) (“Damages”) incurred or suffered by any
Indemnified Parties arising out of any China GDC Failure (up to aggregate Damages of $3,000,000 or
its equivalent in local currency) and/or arising out of any GDC India Failure (up to aggregate
Damages of $1,200,000 or its equivalent
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in local currency), provided that the severance costs for any employee shall not exceed the
severance costs applicable to such employee if such employee were terminated as of the date of this
Agreement). In addition, (i) if an GDC India Failure occurs, Buyer shall pay Seller Parent, as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price, the GDC India Amount and (ii) if a China GDC Failure occurs,
Buyer shall pay Seller Parent, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, the GDC China Amount.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination of Agreement. The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to the Closing
(whether before or after the entry of the Approval Order), as provided below:
(a) the Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent;
(b) Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Sellers if the conditions
set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and 5.3(b) are satisfied but Seller is in breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement that would cause any condition set
forth in Section 5.2 not to be satisfied; provided, however, that in the case of a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant contained herein by any Seller, such Seller shall have ten
(10) Business Days after receipt of notice from Buyer of such breach in which to cure such breach;
(c) Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Buyer if the conditions
set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) are satisfied but Buyer is in breach of any representation,
warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement that would cause any condition set forth in
Section 5.3 not to be satisfied; provided, however, that in the case of a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant contained herein by Buyer, Buyer shall have ten (10) Business
Days after receipt of notice from Sellers of such breach in which to cure such breach;
(d) Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Sellers if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before June 30, 2009 by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section 5.2; provided, that as of the date of such termination by Buyer the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and 5.3(b) are satisfied;
(e) Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Buyer if the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before June 30, 2009 by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section 5.3; provided, that as of the date of such termination by Sellers the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) are satisfied;
(f) [Intentionally Omitted.];
(g) Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Sellers if (i) the
Bankruptcy Court has not entered the Approval Order on or before June 10, 2009 or (ii) on or after
June 15, 2009 if a Legal Proceeding shall be pending pursuant to which a Person has
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appealed the Approval Order, or the Approval Order shall have been withdrawn or rescinded; and
(h) Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Sellers if an order has
been entered dismissing the Chapter 11 Case, converting the Chapter 11 Case or appointing a trustee
or examiner in the Chapter 11 Case.
7.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, all
obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability on the part of Buyer to
any Seller or any Seller to Buyer, as the case may be, except for any liability of any Party for
its intentional breaches of this Agreement and except for Seller’s obligation, if any, to Buyer to
pay the Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement pursuant to Section 4.11; provided, however, that
this Section 7.2 and ARTICLE IX shall survive any such termination. Except for a claim of Buyer for
a Termination Fee or Expense Reimbursement, any claims arising out of or in connection with any
Seller’s intentional breach of any agreement or covenant in this Agreement shall be treated as
follows: (i) if the breach occurs prior to entry of the Approval Order or other order entered by
the
Bankruptcy Court approving this Agreement (as it may be otherwise amended or modified), then
such claims shall be treated as unsecured claims in the Chapter 11 Case, or (ii) if the breach
occurs at any time after entry of the Approval Order or other order entered by the Bankruptcy Court
approving this Agreement (as it may otherwise be amended or modified), then such claims shall be
treated as expenses of administration under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1) of Seller’s bankruptcy estate.
ARTICLE VIII
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the meaning set forth
below.
“Accounting Referee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).
“Accounts Receivable” shall mean all accounts receivable and unbilled revenue arising from or
relating to the Customer Contracts, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Acquired Assets” shall mean:
(a) the Assigned Contracts;
(b) the Acquired Receivables;
(c) the Acquired WIP;
(d) the Seller Intellectual Property, together with all income, royalties, damages and
payments due or payable to any Seller at the Closing or thereafter relating to the Seller
Intellectual Property, the right to register, prosecute, maintain and defend the rights of any
Seller in the Seller Intellectual Property, the right to xxx and recover damages for past or future
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infringements or misappropriations thereof and the right to fully and entirely stand in the place
of a Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in all matters related thereto;
(e) all other property set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part D;
(f) all Permits to the extent transferable, necessary for Buyer to perform its obligations
under the Assigned Contracts after the date of this Agreement;
(g) all claims, prepayments, deposits, refunds, causes of action, choses in action, rights of
recovery, rights of setoff and rights of recoupment (i) relating to any of the items set forth in
this definition or any Assumed Liability or (ii) of Taxes with respect to any of the items set
forth in this definition imposed on a periodic basis (including property Taxes) for all periods
ended after the Closing Date;
(h) the Acquired Books and Records, provided, that Sellers shall be permitted to retain a copy
of any such materials;
(i) all records supporting the provision of services or solutions to which any Customer
Contract or Bid relates; and
(j) all goodwill and general intangibles associated with the assets, properties and rights of
any Seller to the extent they relate primarily to the Commercial Services and Financial Services
business of Sellers, and all of Sellers’ rights (both legal and equitable) to protect their rights
and interests with respect to customers to the extent they relate primarily to the Acquired Assets
and the Assumed Liabilities.
“Acquired Books and Records” shall mean, except to the extent constituting an Excluded Asset,
all books, records, accounts, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists (including customer
and prospect lists), employment records, procedural manuals, Intellectual Property records, sales
and promotional materials, studies, reports and other printed or written materials in whatever
format (including accounting and financial records, cost accounting records and files and
correspondence), working papers, analytical models, billing files, technical data, correspondence,
memoranda and other documentation (whether owned by a Seller or produced by any Seller for the
counterparty to any of the Assigned Contracts or the Bids) primarily related to the to the assets
referred to in clauses (a) through (g) of the definition of Acquired Assets.
“Acquired Receivables” shall mean all trade and other accounts receivable and notes and loans
receivable as determined in accordance with GAAP that are payable to a Seller for products
delivered or services provided pursuant to an Assigned Customer Contract, together with (a) any
security held by a Seller for the payment thereof, as such exist as of the Closing, (b) any monies,
checks or instruments received by or on behalf of a Seller after the Closing in respect thereof,
and (c) all records supporting the provision of services to which the receivable relates.
“Acquired WIP” shall mean all recoverable costs and accrued profits with respect to an
Assigned Customer Contract based on time and materials incurred that have not been invoiced to the
customer under such Assigned Customer Contract as determined in accordance with GAAP,
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as such exists as of the Closing, together with any monies, checks or instruments received by or on
behalf of a Seller after the Closing in respect thereof and all timesheets and similar records
supporting the provision of services to which the Acquired WIP relates.
“Additional Related Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Unlisted Contract, all Contracts
of Sellers (other than Customer Contracts) relating to the provision of professional services by
Sellers under such Unlisted Contract, and in the case of Unlisted Contracts consisting of Bids, the
anticipated provision of professional services under Contracts that would be awarded if the Bid is
accepted, the development of such Unlisted Contract or the pursuit of Contract awards in connection
with such Unlisted Contract, including any Related Contracts.
“Adjudicated Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(c).
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such first Person; provided, however, that
no Member Firm shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Member Firm solely as a consequence
of such Member Firms’ participation in the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network of firms for any
purpose under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Allocation Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).
“Alternative Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.9(a).
“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Xxxx of Sale and other instruments of conveyance
referred to in Sections 1.4(b)(ii), the Instrument of Assumption and other instruments referred to
in Section 1.4(b)(iii), the Cross-License Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement (and any
corresponding documents executed and delivered in respect of any Substitute Purchaser).
“Apportioned Obligations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Approval Date” shall mean the date of entry of the Approval Order.
“Approval Motion” shall mean the motion filed by Sellers with the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to
11 U.S.C. §§ 105, 363, and 365, seeking approval of the Approval Order.
“Approval Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(c).
“Assigned Contracts” shall mean (a) all Assigned Customer Contracts, (b) all Assigned Related
Contracts, (c) all licenses and sublicenses set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) —
Part B to the extent they (i) relate to the Seller Intellectual Property and (ii) are
transferable by Sellers to Buyer, and (d) all other Contracts as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) —
Part C, as amended by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.5 prior to the Closing.
“Assigned Customer Contracts” shall mean the Customer Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1 (a)
— Part A, as amended by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.5 prior to the Closing.
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“Assigned Related Contracts” shall mean the Related Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) –
Part A, as amended by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.5 prior to the Closing.
“Assumed Liabilities” shall mean only (i) the New Buyer Employee Liabilities, (ii) those
obligations of Sellers under any Assigned Contract that accrue and are required to be performed
from and after the Closing Date, and (iii) Buyer’s share of the Apportioned Obligations as provided
by Section 6.3(b).
“Avoidance Actions” shall mean all causes of action of any Seller under Sections 544 through
553 of the Bankruptcy Code.
“Back-to-Back Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code.
“Bankruptcy Court” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Rules” shall mean the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
“Beneficiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).
“Bid” shall mean any task order, delivery order, proposal, bid, quote, award, application or
pre-qualification to bid for any Customer Contract that, if accepted, awarded or fulfilled, would
constitute or lead to a Customer Contract.
“Bidding Procedures” shall mean the bidding procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court
pursuant to the Procedures Order.
“Business Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11.
“Business
Day” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.
“Business Employee” shall mean any employee or independent contractor of a Seller or any ERISA
Affiliate who currently is, or over the course of the past twelve (12) months has been, providing
services dedicated to Sellers’ Commercial Services or Financial Services business or whose work has
primarily consisted of providing services related to such business.
“Business Information” shall mean the following, to the extent proprietary: trade secrets and
confidential business information, know-how, manufacturing and product processes and techniques,
proprietary research and development information, financial,
marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and
customer and supplier lists and information.
“Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions
specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.3 is satisfied in all respects.
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“Cash Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Chapter 11 Case” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“Closing” shall mean the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a).
“COBRA” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
“COBRA Beneficiaries” shall mean any employee or former employee of any Seller or Subsidiary
thereof, or their qualified beneficiaries under COBRA.
“COBRA Continuation Coverage” shall mean any and all health care continuation coverage that
any COBRA Beneficiary is entitled to under COBRA (including without limitation any such coverage if
Sellers terminate their U.S. health care plans).
“COBRA Related Liabilities” shall mean any and all liabilities or obligations to provide COBRA
Continuation Coverage to any
COBRA Beneficiary.
COBRA Beneficiary.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean the confidentiality agreement dated as of December 19,
2008 between Buyer and Seller Parent.
“Contract” shall mean any contract, agreement, subcontract, indenture, note, bond, mortgage,
loan, instrument, lease, sublease, conditional sales contract, purchase order, sales order, deed,
license, grant, understanding, commitment or other arrangement and any amendment or modification
thereto, whether written or oral, to which any Seller is a party.
“Control” shall mean the power to direct the affairs of a Person by reason of ownership of
voting stock (or other similar equity interest), by contract or otherwise.
“Cross-License Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(v).
“Cure Costs” shall mean all costs, other than any costs arising out of the failure of Buyer to
offer employment to a Designated Employee whose services are required pursuant to the terms of an
Assigned Customer Contract, required to pay all amounts accrued, due and to become due and all
costs and other obligations otherwise required to cure all monetary defaults that may exist under
any Assigned Contract as of the Closing, as (a) set forth on Schedule 1.5(j) or (b) otherwise
determined by a final order of the Bankruptcy Court.
“Customer Contract” shall mean any Contract (including any master service agreement, terms and
conditions, statement of work or task order) providing for the provision of consulting services or
technology solutions by a Seller of a type that has
been, is being or would reasonably be expected to be provided by either the Commercial
Services or Financial Services industry group of Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries in the United
States or any Bid.
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“Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
“Data Room” means the electronic data room established by Sellers through use of the services
of Intralinks, Inc.
“Deferred Revenue” shall mean current deferred revenue arising under the Customer Contracts,
determined in accordance with GAAP, excluding any such deferred revenue which constitutes “negative
unbilled” deferred revenue in accordance with the principles used in determining negative unbilled
deferred revenue in BearingPoint’s historical reconciliation of current deferred revenue accounts.
“Deposit”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Deposit
Escrow Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Designated Employee” shall mean (i) for purposes of providing the list referred to in Section
2.9(a), (A) those Business Employees that as of the date hereof are providing in excess of forty
(40) hours per pay cycle for (x) services for any Customer Contract set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) –
Part A or (y) support to the deployed operations of the Commercial Services or Financial Services
industry group of Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries in the United States that are necessary for
the continued performance of the Customer Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) – Part A and (B)
the other employees of Sellers named thereon, and (ii) for all other purposes hereunder, those
Business Employees named on the list referred to in Section 2.9(a), as such list is updated
pursuant to Section 4.6.
“Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedule provided by Sellers to Buyer on the
date hereof and accepted in writing by Buyer, as the same may be supplemented by the Parties
pursuant to Sections 1.5 and 4.6.
“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or
other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation,
performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or
remuneration of any kind, whether written or unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including
each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is maintained,
contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit
of any Business Employee, or with respect to which Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have
any liability or obligation.
“Employee Excluded Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.
“Employment Liabilities” shall mean any and all claims, debts, liabilities, commitments and
obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever or however arising, including all
costs and expenses relating thereto arising
under Law, permit, action or proceeding before any Governmental Entity, order or consent
decree or any award of any arbitrator of any kind relating to any Seller Plan, Employee Benefit
Plan or otherwise relating to a current or former Business Employee and his or her employment with
Sellers or any ERISA Affiliate.
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“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity that is, or at any applicable time was, a member of
(1) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (2) a group of
trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or (3) an
affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations under
Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included any Seller or Subsidiary of Seller.
“Excluded Assets” shall mean all assets, properties and rights of Sellers that are not
Acquired Assets, including the following for each Seller:
(a) all cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts and lockboxes of any Seller, any deposits of,
and any rights or interests in, Sellers’ cash management system, and all of any Sellers’ prepaid
expenses as of the Closing Date;
(b) other than the Acquired Receivables, all trade and other accounts receivable and notes and
loans receivable that are payable to such Seller, together with any security held by such Seller
for the payment thereof and any monies, checks or instruments received by or on behalf of a Seller
in respect thereof;
(c) other than the Acquired WIP, all recoverable costs and accrued profits on a Customer
Contract other than an Assigned Customer Contract based on time and materials incurred that have
not been invoiced to the customer under such Customer Contract as determined in accordance with
GAAP, together with any monies, checks or instruments received by or on behalf of a Seller in
respect thereof;
(d) all securities and equity interests owned by such Seller;
(e) all of Seller’s equipment, computers (including all copies of software installed on any
such computers, servers or other electronic equipment, and any documentation and media
constituting, describing or relating to such copies, including manuals, technical specifications
and the like), furniture, supplies, fixtures and other tangible personal property of any Seller,
except to the extent set forth on Schedule 1.1(a);
(f) all insurance policies of Sellers and all claims, credits, causes of action or rights
thereunder and proceeds thereof, including any prepaid and unearned premiums;
(g) all Avoidance Actions, to the extent not released as contemplated by Section 1.4(b)(viii);
(h) the corporate charter, qualifications to conduct business as a foreign corporation,
arrangements with registered agents relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and other
identification numbers, seals, minute books, stock
transfer books and other documents relating to the organization and existence of such Seller
as a corporation and comparable documents of such Seller as a limited liability company;
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(i) any books and records that do not relate solely to the Acquired Assets or that Seller is,
in its good faith determination, required by Law to retain, including Tax Returns, financial
statements and corporate or other entity filings;
(j) all rights of such Seller relating to refunds, recovery or recoupment of Taxes for all
periods ended on or prior to the Closing Date;
(k) all rights of such Seller under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;
(1) all Contracts, Leases, and licenses and sublicenses that are not Acquired Assets;
(m) all Trademarks, except for those listed on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part E;
(n) all
Seller Plans; and
(o) all Customer Contracts and other assets listed on Schedule 1.1(b).
“Excluded Contracts” shall mean, collectively, the Excluded Customer Contracts and the
Excluded Related Contracts.
“Excluded Customer Contracts” shall mean the Customer Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(b), as
amended by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.5 prior to the Closing.
“Excluded Related Contracts” shall mean the Related Contracts listed on Schedule 1.1(b), as
amended by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.5 prior to the Closing.
“Exclusionary Terms” shall mean the terms set forth on Schedule 1.5(d).
“Expense Reimbursement” shall mean the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(b).
“Filing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“GDC China Amount” shall mean $2,000,000.
“GDC China Equity” shall mean 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in the GDC
China Subsidiary.
“GDC China Failure” means any failure by Buyer (or its Affiliate or Member Firm) to consummate
the closing of the transactions contemplated by the GDC China Purchase Agreement when required to
consummate such closing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the GDC China Purchase
Agreement.
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“GDC China Purchase Agreement” means the Equity Transfer Agreement dated on or after the date
hereof, between Seller Parent and Information Technologies (Hong Kong) Holdings Limited.
“GDC China Subsidiary” shall mean BearingPoint Information Technologies (Shanghai) Limited.
“GDC India Amount” shall mean $3,000,000.
“GDC India Assets” shall mean the “Sale Assets” as defined in the GDC India Purchase
Agreement.
“GDC India Failure” means any failure by Buyer (or its Affiliate or Member Firm) to consummate
the closing of the transactions contemplated by the GDC India Purchase Agreement when required to
consummate such closing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the GDC India Purchase
Agreement.
“GDC India Purchase Agreement” means the Asset Sale Agreement dated Xxxxx 00, 0000 xxxxx XXX
Xxxxx Subsidiary, PWC International and BearingPoint International Bermuda Holdings Limited.
“GDC India Subsidiary” shall mean BearingPoint Business Consulting Private Limited.
“GDC Purchase Agreements” means, collectively, the GDC China Purchase Agreement and the GDC
India Purchase Agreement.
“Governmental Entity” shall mean any government or political subdivision or regulatory
authority, whether foreign or domestic, federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or
municipal, or any agency or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision or
regulatory authority, or any foreign or domestic, federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or
municipal court, arbitral or similar tribunal.
“Impermissible Service” shall mean any service that Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of
Buyer or a Member Firm is precluded from providing under any Contract or applicable Law or
applicable corporate governance requirements of a customer.
“Income Taxes” shall mean any Taxes imposed upon or measured by net income.
“Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
“Independence Rules” shall mean Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X on auditor independence (codified
at 17 C.F.R. sec. 210.2-10); the SEC’s interpretations of the independence rules (collected at
Codification of Financial Reporting Policies, Section 600-Matters Relating to Independent
Accountants, reprinted in Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 73,251 et seq.); the SEC’s Release “Strengthening
the Commission’s Requirements
Regarding Auditor Independence” and the amendments thereto (Exchange Act Release Nos. 47265
and 47265A respectively, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 86,822 (January 28, 2003) (effective May 6, 2003)
and 86,845 (March 26, 2003) (effective March 31, 2003) respectively); the SEC’s Release “Revision
of the Commission’s
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Auditor Independence Requirements” (Exchange Act Release No. 43602, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 86,406
(November 21, 2000) (effective February 5, 2001)); the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountant’s Code of Professional Conduct, Section 100, Rule 101-Independence or rules that may be
promulgated thereunder and any other rules with respect to auditor independence promulgated by the
SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants or other professional entity or Governmental Entity (including any equivalent foreign
regulatory or oversight body or professional entity).
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all:
(a) inventions, invention disclosures, patents, utility models, design registrations and
certificates of invention and other governmental grants for the protection of inventions or
industrial designs, and patent applications (including all related continuations,
continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues and reexaminations);
(b) Trademarks;
(c) copyrights and registrations and applications for registration thereof;
(d)
computer software, data and related documentation;
(e) Business Information; and
(f) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing (including remedies against
infringement thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the laws of all
jurisdictions).
“IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Law” shall mean any statute, law (including common law), constitution, treaty, ordinance,
code, order, decree, directive, judgment, rule, regulation and any other binding requirement or
determination of any Governmental Entity of any jurisdiction,
“Lease” shall mean any lease or sublease pursuant to which any Seller leases or subleases from
another party any real or personal property.
“Legal Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, proceeding, claim, opposition, challenge,
charge or arbitration by or before any Governmental Entity.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, event, occurrence or state of facts that has
resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the Acquired
Assets or Assumed Liabilities, taken as a whole, excluding any change, event, occurrence or state
of facts resulting from (a) changes in GAAP or changes in the regulatory accounting requirements
applicable to any industry in which Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries operates which occur or
become effective after the
date hereof, (b) changes in the financial or securities markets or general economic or
political conditions in the United States, (c) changes
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(including changes of applicable Law) or conditions generally affecting the industry in which
Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries operates and not specifically relating to or having a
materially disproportionate effect on Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (d)
acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural disasters involving the United States of America that
do not have a materially disproportionate effect on Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, (e) the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including any impact on customers or employees), including the conduct of the auction process as
contemplated by the Procedures Order, (f) any failure by Sellers or any of their Subsidiaries to
meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial
performance for any period, (g) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) as required by this
Agreement or at the request of Buyer, (h) any action taken by any of the Sellers pursuant to any
order of the Bankruptcy Court entered prior to the date hereof, or (h) the completion of any
Customer Contracts in the Ordinary Course of Business.
“Member Firm” shall mean an entity that is part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network
of firms other than PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or any of its Affiliates.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean any Pension Plan which is a “multiemployer plan,” as defined
in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“New Buyer Employee Liabilities” shall mean the liabilities, as of the Closing Date, with
respect to New Buyer Employees for vacation, sick and personal days in an amount equal to, for each
New Buyer Employee, the lesser of (i) twenty-four (24) days and (ii) the number of “paid time off
days” set forth on the list provided pursuant to
Section 2.9(a) as updated pursuant to
Section 4.6,
with the first two (2) of such “paid time off days” being deemed a floating holiday and any
remaining days being allocated to vacation following the Closing Date.
“New Buyer Employees” shall mean those Designated Employees who become employees of Buyer
on the Closing.
“New York Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.12.
“OIRR” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
“Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean the ordinary course of business consistent with past
custom and practice (including with respect to frequency and amount) during the year ended December
31, 2008.
“Other Seller” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph to this Agreement.
“Party” shall mean any of Buyer and Sellers and “Parties” shall mean Buyer and Sellers.
“Pension Plan” shall mean each Seller Plan which is an “employee pension benefit plan,” within
the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
“Permits” shall mean all material permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders,
approvals, franchises, variances and similar rights issued by or obtained from any Governmental
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Entity (including those issued or required under environmental laws and those relating to the
occupancy or use of owned or leased real property).
“Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b) statutory liens
which secure payments not yet due that arise, and are customarily discharged, in the Ordinary
Course of Business and (c) the encumbrances set forth on Schedule 8.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, business association, unincorporated organization, entity or Governmental Entity.
“Post-Closing Tax Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b).
“Preliminary Allocation
Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(d).
“Procedures Order” shall mean the order dated April 28, 2009 of the Bankruptcy Court in the
Chapter 11 Case.
“Prohibited Contract” shall mean a Prohibited Customer Contract or a Prohibited Related
Contract.
“Prohibited Customer Contract” shall mean any Customer Contract, the assumption and
performance of which would or could reasonably be expected to result in the performance of an
Impermissible Service or be inconsistent with or in violation of the Independence Rules or any
other applicable Law by Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm.
“Prohibited Related Contract” shall mean any Related Contract, the assumption and performance
of which would or could reasonably expected to result in the performance of an Impermissible
Service or be inconsistent with or in violation of the Independence Rules or any other applicable
Law by Buyer, any Member Firm or any Affiliate of Buyer or a Member Firm.
“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“PWC International” means PricewaterhouseCoopers (US) International LLC.
“Reasonable Best Efforts” shall mean best efforts, to the extent commercially reasonable, but
shall not require the expenditure of funds, price concessions or other adverse modifications to
then-existing terms, conditions or provisions of contracts or other arrangements.
“Related Contracts” shall mean all Contracts of Sellers (other than Customer Contracts or
Licenses) relating to the provision of professional services by Sellers under
the Customer Contracts or that are otherwise relevant to the performance of any of the
Customer Contracts, including Subcontracts which are listed on Schedule 1.1(a) – Part A as of the
Closing.
“Released Employee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(vii).
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“Relevant LC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.
“Residuals” shall mean Business Information included in the Acquired Assets which may be
retained in the unaided memory of those directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives
of Sellers or their Affiliates who have had access to such Business Information prior to the
Closing Date.
“Retained Liabilities” shall mean any and all liabilities or obligations (whether known or
unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated, whether due or to
become due, and whether claims with respect thereto are asserted before, on or after the Closing)
of any Seller or any of its Affiliates that are not Assumed Liabilities. Retained Liabilities shall
include all liabilities and obligations of a Seller or any of its Affiliates:
(a) relating to any Excluded Asset;
(b) for costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
(c) under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;
(d) for income, transfer, sales, use or other Taxes arising in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements
(except as provided by Section 6.3(b));
(e) for any Taxes of any Seller, a Subsidiary of a Seller or any other Person (except as
provided by Section 6.3(b)), including deferred taxes, any liabilities for Income Tax and FICA or
other employment related Taxes of employees of a Seller or a Subsidiary of a Seller which such
Seller or Subsidiary is legally obligated to withhold, any liabilities of a Seller or a Subsidiary
of a Seller for employer FICA, unemployment Taxes incurred or any other employment related Taxes,
and any liabilities of a Seller or a Subsidiary of a Seller for sales, use or excise Taxes or
customs and duties;
(f) under any Contracts, including all Employee Benefit Plans, Leases or licenses or
sublicenses that are not Assigned Contracts; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Retained
Liabilities shall also include any liabilities and obligations under any Assigned Contract that
accrue and are required to be performed prior to the Closing Date and provided further, that,
“Retained Liabilities” shall also include, for U.S. Tax purposes, in the case of any service
obligations that are uncompleted as of the date an Assigned Contract is assigned to Buyer, as
applicable, all liabilities in excess of the cost incurred by Buyer to perform such uncompleted
service obligations.
(g) arising out of any act, omission, event, conduct or condition existing or occurring prior
to the Closing, except to the extent constituting an Assumed Liability;
(h) to pay any Employee Excluded Liabilities under Section 6.8 or with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan, except to the extent constituting an Assumed Liability;
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(i) to indemnify any Person by reason of the fact that such Person was a partner, equity
holder, member, trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of a Seller or a Subsidiary of a
Seller or was serving at the request of a Seller or a Subsidiary of a Seller as a partner, equity
holder, member, trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of another Person (whether such
indemnification is for judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement,
losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such indemnification is pursuant to any statute, charter
document, bylaw, agreement, or otherwise), except to the extent constituting an Assumed Liability;
(j) for injury to or death of persons or damage to or destruction of property occurring prior
to the Closing (including any workers compensation claim);
(k) for medical, dental and disability (both long-term and short-term benefits), whether
insured or self-insured, and any other Employee Benefit Plan benefits, owed to employees, former
employees or retirees of a Seller or a Subsidiary of a Seller in connection with their employment
by a Seller or a Subsidiary of a Seller;
(1) for any liability or obligation for legal or accounting fees or any other expenses
incurred by any Seller in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, including any fees, expenses or other payments incurred or owed by any Seller
to any agent, broker, investment banker or other firm or Person retained or employed by any Seller
in connection with the transactions contemplated herein; and
(m) all liabilities or obligations to pay Cure Costs.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, claims,
charge or other lien (whether arising by contract or by operation of law).
“Sellers Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions
specified in clauses (a) through (c) (and with respect to clause (c), insofar as clause (c) relates
to Legal Proceedings involving any Seller) of Section 5.2 is satisfied in all respects.
“Seller Intellectual Property” shall mean the Seller Owned Intellectual Property and the
Seller Licensed Intellectual Property.
“Seller Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property that (i) is
licensed to a Seller by any third party, (ii) the license agreement pursuant to which such
Intellectual Property is licensed to the Seller is transferable by Sellers to Buyer, and (iii)
relates solely to or is used solely in connection with any of the Assigned Customer Contracts.
“Seller Owned Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by any Seller
(other than any Trademarks, except for those Trademarks set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) — Part E), in
whole or in part, that relates solely to or is used solely in connection with any of the Customer
Contracts, including such Intellectual Property set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a) — Part E.
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“Seller Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Seller Plan” shall mean any Employee Benefit Plan maintained, or contributed to, by Sellers,
any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Sellers” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Selling Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.7.
“Subcontract” shall mean any Contract pursuant to which any Seller is subcontracting any
services to be performed or goods or software to be provided under a Customer Contract.
“Subcontractor” shall mean any Person that is not an Affiliate of any Seller who is a
subcontractor party to a Subcontract.
“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any other Person (i) more than 50% of whose outstanding
shares or securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing
authority of such other Person are, now or hereafter, owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such first Person, but such other Person shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary only so long as such
ownership or Control exists, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or securities with such
right to vote, as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture or unincorporated association,
but more than 50% of whose ownership interest representing the right to make the decisions for such
other Person is, now or hereafter, owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such first
Person, but such other Person shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary only so long as such ownership or
Control exists; provided, however, that no Member Firm shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary of any
other Member Firm as a consequence of such Member Firms’ participation in the
PricewaterhouseCoopers global network of firms for any purpose under this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement.
“Substitute Purchaser” means any Person (whether or not an Affiliate of Buyer) designated by
Buyer prior to the Closing pursuant to the terms hereof to acquire from Sellers any Assigned
Customer Contract and any Related Contracts related to such Assigned Customer Contract.
“Suit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(c).
“Tax Returns” shall mean any and all reports, returns, declarations, or statements relating to
Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any related or supporting workpapers or
information with respect to any of the foregoing, including any amendment thereof.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or
liabilities in the nature of a tax, including income, gross receipts, ad
valorem, premium, value-added, net worth, capital stock, capital gains, documentary,
recapture, alternative or add-on minimum, disability, estimated, registration, recording, excise,
real property, personal property, sales, use, license, lease, service, service use, transfer,
withholding, employment, unemployment, insurance, social security, business license, business
organization, environmental, workers compensation, payroll, profits, severance, stamp, occupation,
windfall profits, customs, duties,
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franchise and other taxes of any kind whatsoever imposed by the United States of America or any
state, local or foreign government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any
interest, fines, penalties, assessments or additions to tax imposed with respect to such items or
any contest or dispute thereof.
“Termination Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.11(a).
“Trademarks” shall mean all registered trademarks and service marks, Internet domain names,
logos, trade names, corporate names and doing business designations, all registrations and
applications for registration of the foregoing, common law trademarks and services marks and trade
dress, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.
“Transition Services Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b)(vi).
“Unlisted Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(b).
“WARN Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(d).
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Publicity and Disclosures. Neither Buyer, on the one hand, nor Sellers, on the other hand,
shall issue any press release or make any public disclosure, either written or oral, concerning
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval
of the other party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed,
unless in the sole judgment of the disclosing party, disclosure is otherwise required by applicable
Law or by the Bankruptcy Court with respect to filings to be made with the Bankruptcy Court in
connection with this Agreement or by the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or
over-the-counter market on which Buyer or Seller lists securities; provided that the party
intending to make such disclosure shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to consult with the other
party with respect to the text thereof. Communications to any regulatory authority or Governmental
Entity having regulatory authority over any Party shall not be deemed a press release or public
disclosure hereunder.
9.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon
any person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and the
Beneficiaries and, solely with respect to Section 6.10, the issuers of letters of credit and the
related lenders in respect of such letters of credit (who are express third party beneficiaries of
Section 6.10, entitled to enforce the provisions thereof as if each such Person was a party
hereto).
9.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement including the Ancillary Agreements and the
Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties. This
Agreement supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the
Parties, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Asset Purchase
Agreement dated as of April 17, 2009. The confidentiality provisions of the Confidentiality
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Agreement shall terminate effective as of the Closing with respect to the Acquired Assets and the
Assumed Liabilities.
9.4 Succession and Assignment.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein
and their respective successors and permitted assigns and the Beneficiaries. No Party may assign
either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior
written approval of the other Parties; provided, that (i) Buyer may assign some or all its rights,
interests and/or obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates, Member Firms or Affiliates of a
Member Firm without the prior written approval of any other Party, but any such assignment shall
not release Buyer from its obligations hereunder, (ii) in the event that any Customer Contract or
Related Contract is to be acquired by a Substitute Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.5(g), Buyer may
assign its rights, interests and/or obligations hereunder to such Substitute Purchaser to the
extent that such rights, interests and/or obligations relate to such Customer Contract or Related
Contract and (iii) Buyer or any permitted assignee may, at or after the Closing, further assign any
of its rights, interests and/or obligations under this Agreement to any Person to which any
Acquired Asset is transferred by Buyer or such permitted assignee.
(b) Sellers acknowledge that Buyer is a member of a worldwide organization of individual
partnerships, limited liability partnerships and companies. In the course of fulfilling its
obligations under this Agreement, Buyer may, at its discretion, draw on the resources of its
Affiliates and other PricewaterhouseCoopers-related companies, including Member Firms. However, the
performance of this Agreement is, and shall be, the obligation of Buyer, and Sellers hereby agree
that they will not bring any claim, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, against any partner,
principal or employee of Buyer, any PricewaterhouseCoopers-related company, including a Member
Firm, or any partner, principal or employee of any PricewaterhouseCoopers-related company in
respect of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 9.4(b) have been stipulated by Buyer
expressly for the benefit of its partners, principals and employees, PricewaterhouseCoopers-related
companies, including the Member Firms and their partners, principals and employees (together, the
“Beneficiaries”). Sellers hereby agree that each of the Beneficiaries shall have the right to rely
on this Section 9.4(b) as if they were parties to this Agreement and will have the right (subject
to the discretion of the relevant court) to a stay in proceedings if a Seller brings any claim
against any Beneficiary in breach of this Section 9.4(b).
9.5 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature.
9.6 Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.7 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication
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hereunder shall be deemed duly delivered four (4) business days after it is sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one (1) business day after it is sent
for next business day delivery via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case
to the intended recipient as set forth below:
If to any Seller:
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BearingPoint, Inc.
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Xxxxx 000 |
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Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 | |
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
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Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
If to Buyer:
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP |
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000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attn: General Counsel
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Any Party may give any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder using
any other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other
communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by
the party for whom it is intended. Any Party may change the address to which notices, requests,
demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Party
or Parties notice in the manner herein set forth.
9.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, including as to validity, interpretation
and effect, by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of New York
applicable to agreements made and fully performed within the State of New York.
9.9 Amendments and Waivers. The Parties may mutually amend any provision of this Agreement at
any time prior to the Closing. Other than amendments to Schedules and Exhibits that may be made by
Buyer or Sellers pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, no amendment of any provision of
this Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by each of the
Parties. No waiver by any Party of any
right or remedy hereunder shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the
Party giving such waiver. No waiver by any Party with respect to any default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder shall be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent
default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any
rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
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9.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in
any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in
any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties
agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the
power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable
and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.
9.11 Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement and, as applicable, the
Ancillary Agreements, each Party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.12 Submission to Jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each party
hereto (a) agrees that any claim, action or proceeding by such party seeking any relief whatsoever
arising out of, or in connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby shall be brought only in (i) the Bankruptcy Court, if brought prior
to the entry of a final decree closing the Chapter 11 Case, and (ii) in the federal courts in the
Southern District of New York and the state courts of the State of New York, County of Manhattan
(collectively, the “New York Courts”), if brought after entry of such final decree closing the
Chapter 11 Case, and shall not be brought, in each case, in any other State or Federal court in the
United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) agrees to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court or the New York Courts, as applicable, pursuant to the
preceding clauses (a)(i) and (ii), for purposes of all claims, actions or proceedings arising out
of, or in connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (c) waives and agrees not to assert any objection that it may now
or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such claim, action or proceeding brought in
such a court or any claim that any such claim, action or proceeding brought in such a court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum, (d) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in
connection with any such claim, action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 9.7 hereto
shall be valid and sufficient service thereof, and (e) agrees that a final judgment in any such
claim, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit
on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law.
9.13 Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Party or Parties
would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement (including
Sections 6.1 and 6.2) are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are
breached. Accordingly, each Party agrees that the other Party or Parties shall be entitled to an
injunction or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in
the Bankruptcy Court, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in
equity.
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9.14 Survival of Representations. None of the representations and warranties made by the
Parties herein or the documents or certificates contemplated hereby shall survive the Closing and
there shall be no liability of any Party for any breach of any such representation or warranty.
EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH HEREIN, SELLERS ARE NOT MAKING ANY OTHER
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING SELLERS,
THE ACQUIRED ASSETS, THE ASSUMED LIABILITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT,
AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT BUYER, WITH SUCH EXCEPTIONS, TAKES THE ACQUIRED ASSETS “AS IS” AND “WHERE
IS”. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLERS HAVE NOT MADE,
AND SELLERS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM AND NEGATE, AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES, ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO,
AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES AND RELINQUISHES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION
AGAINST SELLERS AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND EACH OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR MATERIALITY OF ANY INFORMATION, DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS (WRITTEN OR ORAL)
HERETOFORE FURNISHED TO BUYER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR
AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, SELLERS ARE NOT
MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO BUYER WITH RESPECT TO ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTION OR FORECAST
RELATING TO THE ACQUIRED ASSETS OR THE ASSUMED LIABILITIES. BUYER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BUYER
HAS CONDUCTED AN
INDEPENDENT INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION OF THE ACQUIRED ASSETS AND ALL SUCH OTHER MATTERS RELATING
TO OR AFFECTING THE ACQUIRED
ASSETS AS BUYER DEEMED NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE AND THAT IN PROCEEDING WITH THE TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT FOR ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT, BUYER IS DOING SO BASED SOLELY UPON SUCH
INDEPENDENT INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
9.15 Construction.
(a) The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the
Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against
any Party.
(b) Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also
to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires
otherwise.
(c) Any reference to “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be interpreted to be followed
by the phrase “without limitation.”
(d) Any reference to $ shall be to U.S. dollars.
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(e) Any reference to any ARTICLE, Section or paragraph shall be deemed to refer to an ARTICLE,
Section or paragraph of this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Partner | |||
(Counterpart Signature Page to the Amended and Restated APA)
BEARINGPOINT, INC. |
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By: | /s/ F. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | F. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
BEARINGPOINT AMERICAS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
BEARINGPOINT GLOBAL OPERATIONS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director |
BE NEW YORK HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
METRIUS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
OAD GROUP, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
Title: | Director | |||
BEARINGPOINT SOUTHEAST ASIA LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary |
i2 NORTHWEST LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, Inc., its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Executive Vice President & Chief | |||||||
Legal Officer | ||||||||
i2 MID ATLANTIC LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT BG, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint Global Operations, Inc., its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director |
BEARINGPOINT ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, LLC |
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By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
PELOTON HOLDINGS, L.L.C. | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT RUSSIA, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT PUERTO RICO, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint Americas, Inc., its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary |
BEARINGPOINT ISRAEL, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT SOUTH PACIFIC, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT TECHNOLOGY | ||||||||
PROCUREMENT SERVICES, LLC | ||||||||
By: BearingPoint, LLC, its Sole Member | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President & Secretary | |||||||
OAD ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director |
BEARINGPOINT GLOBAL, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director | |||||||
SOFTLINE CONSULTING AND INTEGRATORS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director | |||||||
SOFTLINE ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT INTERNATIONAL I, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director | |||||||
BEARINGPOINT USA, INC. | ||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxx XxXxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Director |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CROSS-LICENSE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT