Contract
Exhibit 10(u) OPTION AGREEMENTTHIS OPTION AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of November 27, 2002, between Innovex, Inc, a Minnesota corporation (“Innovex”), and Concorde XXXX II, a company incorporated under the laws of Mauritius (“Concorde”). RECITALS:A. Innovex desires to obtain an option to acquire shares of KR Precision Public Company Limited (“KRP”) from Concorde pursuant hereto and to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement in the form of Exhibit A (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”). AGREEMENTS:NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE 1
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4.2 Investment Intent. Concorde is acquiring the Innovex Shares (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) for its own account for investment purposes and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such securities or any part thereof or interest therein, without prejudice, however, to Concorde’s right, subject to the provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and in compliance with applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such registration. 4.3 Accredited Investor. At the time Concorde was offered the Innovex Shares it was, and at the date hereof it is, and at the Call Option Closing Date it will be, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act. 4.4 Experience of Concorde. Concorde, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Innovex Shares and, without prejudice to its rights under Section 6.4 hereof, has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment to its satisfaction. 4.5 Ability of Concorde to Bear Risk of Investment. Concorde is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Innovex Shares and is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. 4.6 Access to Information. Concorde acknowledges that it has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Innovex concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Innovex Shares, and the merits and risks of investing in such securities; (ii) access to information about Innovex and Innovex’s financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information which Innovex possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its investment. 4.7 Reliance. Concorde understands and acknowledges that (i) the Innovex Shares are being offered and sold to Concorde without registration under the Securities Act in a private placement that is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act; and (ii) the availability of such exemption depends in part upon the accuracy and truthfulness of the representations in Sections 4.2 through 4.6. 4.8 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Concorde and the consummation by Concorde of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other governing instrument, as applicable (each as amended through the date hereof); or (ii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Concorde is subject, except in the case of clause (ii), such violation as could not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets or financial condition of Concorde (a “Concorde Material Adverse Effect”). 4.9 Consents and Approvals. Except for any required Schedule 13D and Form 3 and 4 filings, and except for any required filing under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), Concorde is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Concorde of the Transaction Documents, other than where the failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or order or to give or make such notice or filing, would not materially impair or delay the ability of Concorde to effect the Call Option Closing and to deliver the Initial KRP Call Shares in the manner contemplated hereby and by the Stock Purchase Agreement. 4.10 Litigation Proceedings. There is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending, or to the knowledge of Concorde, threatened against or affecting Concorde before or by any court, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which would adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents in any respect or adversely impair Concorde’s ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under the Transaction Documents. -9- |
5.8 Consents and Approvals. Innovex is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Innovex of the Transaction Documents, except for the following, each of which Innovex agrees, if not validly waived, to timely file or receive or procure timely filing or receipt of: (i) the filing of the Registration Statement(s) (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”); (ii) the application(s) or any letter(s) acceptable to and approved by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) for the designation of the Innovex Shares for trading on the Nasdaq National Market (and with any other national securities exchange or market on which Innovex’s common stock is then listed); (iii) any filings, notices, solicitations or registrations under applicable federal or state securities laws and any filing that may be required under the HSR Act; (iv) any reports required to be filed with the United States Department of Commerce indicating a foreign investment by Innovex; (v) any consents of Innovex lenders to the purchase of KRP Shares; and (vi) other than, in all other cases, where the failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or order, or to give or make such notice or filing, would not materially impair or delay the ability of Innovex to effect the Call Option Closing and to deliver to Concorde the Innovex Shares in the manner contemplated hereby, by the Stock Purchase Agreement and by the Registration Rights Agreement. 5.9 Litigation; Proceedings. There is no action, suit, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Innovex, threatened against or affecting Innovex before or by any court, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) which would adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents in any respect or adversely impair Innovex’s ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under the Transaction Documents. 5.10 Innovex Shares. Innovex’s authorized capital stock consists of 30,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.04, of which, as of November 5, 2002, 15,152,175 shares were outstanding. No shares of common stock of Innovex are entitled to preemptive or similar rights, nor is any holder of the common stock of Innovex entitled to preemptive or similar rights. When issued in accordance with the terms hereof and the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Innovex Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be designated for trading on Nasdaq. Innovex will at all times during the Call Option Term maintain an adequate reserve of duly authorized shares of its common stock to enable it to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Stock Purchase Agreement. 5.11 SEC Documents. Innovex has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the three years preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”), on a timely basis, or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder and there were no liabilities as of such dates, whether or not required by generally accepted accounting principles to be included in Innovex’s financial statements in such SEC Documents, which would have an Innovex Material Adverse Effect. The financial statements of Innovex included in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Innovex as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments. Since the date of the financial statements included in Innovex’s last filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had an Innovex Material Adverse Effect which has not been specifically disclosed in the SEC Documents or in writing to Concorde by Innovex. There are no pending or current transactions between Innovex and any of its Affiliates which are not arm’s length. 5.12 No Default or Violation. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default under or in violation of any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party, except to the extent such default or violation would not constitute an Innovex Material Adverse Effect. -11- |
7.2 Complete Agreement. This Agreement and the attached Exhibits and the Reciprocal Non-Disclosure Agreement dated August 19, 2002 constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matters hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements whether written or oral relating hereto, including the Summary of Terms dated October 8, 2002. 7.3 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. If the Call Option Closing occurs, the representations and warranties contained in Articles 4 and 5 of this Agreement will survive the Call Option Closing and remain in full force and effect. If the Agreement terminates as provided in Section 7.17, all representations and warranties contained in Articles 4 and 5 of this Agreement shall survive for a period of ninety (90) days after such termination, and shall then expire, except to the extent any such representations or warranties are the subject of a claim made by a party hereto under Section 7.12 or 7.13 of this Agreement prior to the end of such 90-day period. All covenants and agreements shall survive in accordance with their respective terms. 7.4 Waiver, Discharge, Amendment, Etc. The failure of any party hereto to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement, despite a failure of any condition to such party’s obligations to occur, shall not, absent an express written waiver signed by the party making such waiver specifying the provision being waived, be construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part thereof or the right of the party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. This Agreement may be amended by Innovex and Concorde. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by Innovex and Concorde. 7.5 Notices. All notices or other communications to a party required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed), or sent by certified, registered, express mail or nationally recognized courier service, postage prepaid, as follows, or to such other address or addresses as a party designates to the other in the manner herein prescribed: if
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All notices shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above (if delivered personally or by telecopy) or on the day shown on the return receipt (if delivered by mail or delivery service). 7.6 Public Announcement. No party to this Agreement will publicly or privately disclose or divulge any provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without the other party’s written consent, except as may be required by applicable law, rule, regulation, order or stock exchange regulation, and except for communications with counsel, accountants and advisors about the transaction and communications allowed under Section 6.7. The timing, form and content of any announcements shall be subject to written approval of Concorde and Innovex. Any announcement referencing KRP or Seagate shall, if practicable, be provided to KRP or Seagate, as the case may be, for comment and approval. 7.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflict of law thereof. 7.8 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns. Except as provided in Section 2.1, neither party may assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party. 7.9 Titles and Headings; Construction. The titles and headings to the Articles and Sections herein are inserted for the convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction hereof against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted. 7.10 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person. 7.11 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement, it being understood that no parties need to sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof. 7.12 Arbitration. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including the formation, interpretation or alleged breach hereof, and all disputes seeking monetary damages, that are not amicably settled between the parties shall be exclusively resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association with the arbitration to be conducted with one arbitrator in San Francisco, California. The arbitrator shall be mutually agreed upon by Concorde and Innovex. If the parties fail to so agree, the arbitrator shall be selected as provided in the Commercial Arbitration Rules. The results of such arbitration proceedings shall be binding upon the parties hereto, and judgment may entered upon the arbitration award in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, injunctive relief shall be sought solely from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 7.13. 7.13 Specific Performance. Each party agrees that in the event of the breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement, it may be without an adequate remedy at law. Each party therefore agrees that in the event of any such breach or threatened breach of any provision of this Agreement, the other party may elect to institute and prosecute proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce specific performance or to enjoin the continuing breach of such provision. By seeking or obtaining any such relief, such party will not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which it may be entitled, including damages for breach of this Agreement, but such other relief shall be obtained only in accordance with the procedures referred to in Section 7.12 hereof. 7.14 No Duplication. It is understood and agreed, with respect to Sections 7.12 and 7.13 above, that (i) no action shall be brought before an arbitrator pursuant to Section 7.12 in respect of any claim or any subject matter that is at such time the subject of an action in a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 7.13; and (ii) no action shall be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Section 7.13 in respect of any claim or any subject matter that is at such time the subject of an action before an arbitrator pursuant to Section 7.12. In the event there are any such concurrent overlapping actions, that which was filed or commenced on the earlier date (the “First Action”) shall be allowed to proceed and each party will take such steps as are necessary to ensure that all other actions in respect of the same are stayed or suspended until such time as a resolution is reached in the First Action. At such time, all steps shall be taken to ensure that such resolution of the First Action shall be considered in any other actions relating to the same subject matter and in no event is there intended to be, nor shall there be, multiple recoveries in respect of any claim hereunder. -14- |
7.15 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from there in any action or proceeding for specific performance or injunctive relief arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such 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 law. 7.16 Expenses. Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisors, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Innovex exercises the Call Option and rescinds the same as provided in Section 2.3, Innovex shall pay Concorde’s reasonable expenses of preparing for the Call Option Closing which are incurred from the date of the Exercise Notice until the date of rescission unless such rescission is due to a material breach of any representation or warranty (as may be updated by Concorde in writing prior to the delivery by Innovex of the Exercise Notice) or failure by Concorde to meet any material obligation hereunder, in which case Concorde shall bear such expenses. 7.17 Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement. 7.18 Termination. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be terminated, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement abandoned: (i) at any time by mutual written consent of Innovex and Concorde; (ii) in the event Innovex rescinds its Exercise Notice as provided in Section 2.3(c); (iii) in the event Innovex fails to exercise its option prior to the expiration of the Call Option Term; or (iv) in the event the Stock Purchase Agreement is executed by the parties hereto but the Call Option Closing does not occur. (b) In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.17(a), this Agreement shall forthwith become void and shall have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party or its directors, officers or shareholders, subject to Section 7.16. Nothing contained in this Section 7.17(b) shall relieve any party for any breach of this Agreement, provided any claim for breach of this Agreement is made within the time period and in the manner set forth in Section 7.3 hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed in the manner appropriate for each, and to be dated as of the date first above written. |
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