ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
(AS
THE “PARENT”)
GLOBALOPTIONS,
INC.
(AS
THE “SELLER”)
AND
XXXX
GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
(AS
THE “BUYER”)
MAY
13, 2010
Table of
Contents
Page
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ARTICLE
I.
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ASSETS
TO BE PURCHASED
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1
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Section
1.1.
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Purchased
Property
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Excluded
Property
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3
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Section
1.3.
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Non-Assignment
of Certain Property
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4
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ARTICLE
II.
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ASSUMPTION
OF LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
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4
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Section
2.1.
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Assumed
Liabilities
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4
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Section
2.2.
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Retained
Liabilities
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5
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Section
2.3.
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DC
Lease Agreement
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5
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ARTICLE
III.
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PURCHASE
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6
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Section
3.1.
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Purchase
Price
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6
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Section
3.2.
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Closing
Payment
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7
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Section
3.3.
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Working
Capital Adjustment
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8
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Section
3.4.
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Accounts
Receivable True-Up
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10
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Section
3.5.
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Allocation
of Purchase Price
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11
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Section
3.6.
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Escrows
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12
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ARTICLE
IV.
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CLOSING
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12
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ARTICLE
V.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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13
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Section
5.1.
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Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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13
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Section
5.2.
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Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Seller
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15
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ARTICLE
VI.
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COVENANTS
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22
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Section
6.1.
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Access
to Records
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22
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Section
6.2.
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Preparation
of Proxy Statement; Stockholders’ Meeting
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23
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Section
6.3.
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Solicitation
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25
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Section
6.4.
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Tender
Offers
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27
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Section
6.5.
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Further
Assurances
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27
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Section
6.6.
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Announcements
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27
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Section
6.7.
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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27
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Section
6.8.
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Conduct
of the Business
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27
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Section
6.9.
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Director
and Officer Liability
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29
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Section
6.10.
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Employees
and Employee Benefits
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30
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Table of
Contents
(continued)
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Page
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Section
6.11.
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Payment
of Taxes Resulting From Sale of Property
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31
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Section
6.12.
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Payment
of Retained Liabilities
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31
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Section
6.13.
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Covenant
Not to Compete
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32
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Section
6.14.
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Consent
to Subcontract; Novations
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34
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Section
6.15.
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Registrations
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34
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Section
6.16.
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Excluded
Contracts
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34
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Section
6.17.
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China
Registered Office
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34
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Section
6.18.
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Transition
Services Agreement
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35
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Section
6.19.
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Updated
Disclosure Schedules
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36
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ARTICLE
VII.
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CLOSING
DELIVERIES
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36
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Section
7.1.
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Deliveries
by Parent and Seller
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36
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Section
7.2.
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Deliveries
by Buyer
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36
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ARTICLE
VIII.
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CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
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37
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Section
8.1.
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Conditions
to Obligation of Each Party to Effect the Transaction
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37
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Section
8.2.
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Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Buyer
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37
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Section
8.3.
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Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Seller
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39
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ARTICLE
IX.
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TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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40
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Section
9.1.
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Termination
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40
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Section
9.2.
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Effect
of Termination
|
42
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Section
9.3.
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Waiver
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42
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Section
9.4.
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Termination
Fees and Expenses
|
43
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ARTICLE
X.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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45
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Section
10.1.
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
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45
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Section
10.2.
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Indemnification
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45
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Section
10.3.
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Limitations
on Indemnification
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46
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Section
10.4.
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Procedure
for Indemnification with Respect to Third-Party Claims
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47
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Section
10.5.
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Cooperation
in the Defense of Claims
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48
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Section
10.6.
|
Escrow
Arrangements; Indemnification Payments
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48
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ARTICLE
XI.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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50
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Table of
Contents
(continued)
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Page
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Section
11.1.
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Notices
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50
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Section
11.2.
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Entire
Agreement
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51
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Section
11.3.
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Binding
Effect; Assignment
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52
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Section
11.4.
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Captions
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52
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Section
11.5.
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Amendment;
Waiver
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52
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Section
11.6.
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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52
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Section
11.7.
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Counterparts
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52
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Section
11.8.
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Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction
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52
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Section
11.9.
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Sections;
Exhibits; Schedules
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52
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Section
11.10.
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Severability
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53
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Section
11.11.
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Knowledge
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53
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Section
11.12.
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Guaranty
of Juggernaut Capital Partners
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53
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iii
TABLE OF DEFINED
TERMS
Term
|
Section
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Accounting
Firm
|
3.1(c)(iv)
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Accounts
Receivable
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1.1(b)
|
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Acquisition
Proposal
|
6.3(a)(i)
|
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Aging
Report
|
3.4(a)
|
|
Agreement
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Allocation
Certificate
|
3.5
|
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Arkansas
Lease Agreement
|
3.1(b)
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Arkansas
Security Deposit Consideration
|
3.1(b)
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Assigned
Receivables
|
3.4(d)
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Assignments
and Assumptions
|
7.1(b)
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Assumed
Liabilities
|
2.1
|
|
Audit
Firm
|
8.2(h)
|
|
Audited
Financial Statements
|
8.2(h)
|
|
Available
Employees
|
6.10(a)
|
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Bankrupt
Receivables
|
3.4(e)(i)
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Bankrupt
Receivables Amount
|
3.4(d)
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|
Xxxx
of Sale
|
7.1(a)
|
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Business
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Business
Day
|
Article
IV
|
|
Business
Unit Financial Statements
|
5.2(k)
|
|
Buyer
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Buyer
Escrow Claim
|
10.6(a)
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Buyer
Expenses
|
9.4(a)
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Buyer
Indemnifiable Claim or Claims
|
10.2(a)
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Buyer
Indemnified Party
|
10.2(a)
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Buyer
Material Adverse Effect
|
5.1(c)
|
|
Cash
Consideration
|
3.1(b)
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Century
II
|
5.2(m)(i)
|
|
Claim
Notice
|
10.6(a)
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Claimed
Amount
|
10.6(a)
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“clearance”
|
9.1(i)
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Closing
|
Article
IV
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Closing
Date
|
Article
IV
|
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Closing
Date Working Capital Statement
|
3.3(b)
|
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Closing
Escrow Agreement
|
3.6(b)
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|
Closing
Payment
|
3.2
|
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COBRA
|
6.10(c)
|
|
Code
|
6.10(c)
|
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Collection
Period
|
3.4(b)
|
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Consent
|
5.1(e)
|
|
Consent
to Subcontract
|
6.14(b)
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|
Contested
Amount
|
10.6(b)
|
|
Contracts
|
1.1(h)
|
iv
CRO
|
6.17(a)(iii)
|
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Current
Assets
|
3.3(a)(ii)
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
3.3(a)(iii)
|
|
Damages
|
10.2(a)
|
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DC
Lease Agreement
|
2.3
|
|
DC
Lease Payment
|
2.3
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Deductible
|
10.3(b)
|
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Defined
Benefit Plans
|
5.2(n)
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Deposit
Escrow Account
|
3.6(a)
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Deposit
Escrow Agreement
|
3.6(a)
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Deposit
Escrow Termination Date
|
3.6(a)
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Deposit
Escrowed Funds
|
3.6(a)
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|
DGCL
|
6.2(c)
|
|
Dispute
Period
|
10.6(b)
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Earnout
Date
|
3.1(c)(v)
|
|
Earnout
Payment
|
3.1(c)
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|
Earnout
Period
|
3.1(c)
|
|
Employee
Benefit Plans
|
1.2(k)
|
|
Employee
Liabilities
|
2.2
|
|
Employees
|
5.2(m)(i)
|
|
Encumbrances
|
1.1
|
|
Escrow
Account
|
3.6(b)
|
|
Escrow
Agent
|
3.6(a)
|
|
Escrow
Termination Date
|
3.6(b)
|
|
Escrowed
Funds
|
3.6(b)
|
|
Exchange
Act
|
5.2(j)(i)
|
|
Excluded
Property
|
1.2
|
|
Execution
Date
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Existing
Policies
|
6.9(b)
|
|
Expenses
|
9.4(a)
|
|
GAAP
|
5.2(a)
|
|
Governmental
Authority
|
5.1(d)
|
|
Indemnification
Escrow Cap
|
11.12(c)
|
|
Indemnification
Notice
|
10.4
|
|
Indemnified
Party
|
10.3(d)
|
|
Indemnified
Persons
|
6.9(a)(i)
|
|
Indemnifying
Party
|
10.3(d)
|
|
JCP
|
11.12(a)
|
|
Knowledge
|
11.11
|
|
Law
|
5.1(c)
|
|
Leased
Employees
|
5.2(m)(i)(A)
|
|
Leases
|
1.1(g)
|
|
License
Agreement
|
8.2(i)
|
|
Louisiana
Proceeding
|
6.1(c)
|
|
Maintenance
Period
|
6.17(a)
|
v
Notice
Period
|
6.3(d)
|
|
Novations
|
6.14(a)
|
|
Outside
Date
|
9.1(b)
|
|
Parent
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Parent
Board Recommendation
|
6.2(a)
|
|
Parent
SEC Document
|
5.2(j)
|
|
Parent
Stockholder Approval
|
6.3(c)
|
|
“pass
through revenues”
|
3.1(c)
|
|
Payment
Date
|
3.4(d)
|
|
Permits
|
1.1(d)
|
|
Person
|
5.2(a)
|
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
1.1(f)
|
|
Post-Closing
Working Capital Statement
|
3.3(c)
|
|
Proceeding
|
5.1(d)
|
|
Property
|
1.1
|
|
Proprietary
Rights
|
1.1(e)
|
|
Proxy
Statement
|
6.2(a)
|
|
Purchase
Price
|
3.1
|
|
Purchased
Insurance Policies
|
1.1(m)
|
|
Real
Property Leases
|
1.1(g)
|
|
Receivables
|
3.4(a)
|
|
Receivables
Notice
|
3.4(c)
|
|
Related
Agreements
|
5.1(b)
|
|
Remaining
Businesses
|
6.13(c)(i)
|
|
Response
Notice
|
10.6(b)
|
|
Restricted
Persons
|
6.13(a)
|
|
Retained
Expenses
|
6.17(c)
|
|
Retained
Liabilities
|
2.2
|
|
Revenue
|
3.1(c)
|
|
Revenue
Audit
|
3.1(c)(i)
|
|
Revenue
Objection Notice
|
3.1(c)(iii)
|
|
Revenue
Statement
|
3.1(c)(ii)
|
|
Reverse
Break-Up Fee
|
9.4(c)
|
|
Schedule
13E-3
|
6.2(a)
|
|
SEC
|
5.2(a)
|
|
Securities
Act
|
5.2(j)(i)
|
|
Security
Business
|
6.13(a)
|
|
Seller
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Seller
Escrow Claim
|
10.6(a)
|
|
Seller
Indemnifiable Claim or Claims
|
10.2(b)
|
|
Seller
Indemnified Party
|
10.2(b)
|
|
Seller
Material Adverse Effect
|
5.2(a)
|
|
Seller
Unresolved Escrow Claim
|
10.6(e)(ii)
|
|
Special
Meeting
|
6.2(c)
|
|
Staffing
Agreement
|
5.2(m)(i)
|
|
Subsidiary
|
5.2(e)
|
vi
Superior
Proposal
|
6.3(a)(ii)
|
|
Support
Agreement
|
Introductory
Paragraphs
|
|
Target
Working Capital
|
3.3(a)(i)
|
|
Terminating
Buyer Breach
|
9.1(e)
|
|
Terminating
Seller Breach
|
9.1(d)
|
|
Termination
Date
|
9.1
|
|
Termination
Fee
|
9.4(b)
|
|
Threshold
Amount
|
3.1(c)
|
|
Transferred
Employees
|
6.10(a)
|
|
Transition
Services Agreement
|
8.2(g)
|
|
True-Up
Amount
|
3.4(c)
|
|
True-Up
Amount Cap
|
3.4(c)
|
|
Uncollected
Receivables
|
3.4(c)
|
|
Unresolved
Escrow Claim
|
10.6(d)(ii)
|
|
Updated
Disclosure Schedules
|
7.1(e)
|
|
Working
Capital
|
3.3(a)(iv)
|
|
Working
Capital Adjustment
|
3.3
|
|
Working
Capital Objection Notice
|
3.3(d)
|
|
Working
Capital Payment Date
|
3.3(f)
|
SCHEDULES
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||
Schedule
1.1(a)
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–
|
Personal
Property
|
Schedule
1.1(b)
|
–
|
Receivables
|
Schedule
1.1(d)
|
–
|
Permits
|
Schedule
1.1(e)
|
–
|
Proprietary
Rights
|
Schedule
1.1(f)
|
–
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
Schedule
1.1(g)
|
–
|
Real
Property Leases
|
Schedule
1.1(h)
|
–
|
Contracts
|
Schedule
1.1(i)
|
–
|
Miscellaneous
Assets
|
Schedule
1.1(m)
|
–
|
Purchased
Insurance Policies
|
Schedule
1.2(c)
|
–
|
Excluded
Assets
|
Schedule
1.2(d)
|
–
|
Excluded
Owned Real Property
|
Schedule
1.2(e)
|
–
|
Excluded
Leased Real Property
|
Schedule
1.2(f)
|
–
|
Excluded
Contracts
|
Schedule
2.1(c)
|
–
|
Miscellaneous
Assumed Liabilities
|
Schedule
5.2(c)
|
–
|
Governmental
Approvals
|
Schedule
5.2(d)
|
–
|
Violations
|
Schedule
5.2(e)
|
–
|
Subsidiaries
|
Schedule
5.2(f)
|
–
|
Taxes
|
Schedule
5.2(g)
|
–
|
Insurance
|
Schedule
5.2(h)
|
–
|
Litigation
|
Schedule
5.2(i)
|
–
|
Compliance
with Law
|
Schedule
5.2(k)
|
–
|
Business
Unit Financial Statements
|
Schedule
5.2(m)
|
–
|
Employees
|
Schedule
5.2(q)
|
–
|
Collectability
of Accounts Receivable
|
Schedule
5.2(r)
|
–
|
Customers
|
vii
Schedule
5.2(s)
|
–
|
Prepayments
and Deposits
|
Schedule
5.2(u)
|
–
|
No
Undisclosed Material Liabilities
|
Schedule
5.2(v)
|
–
|
Title;
Property
|
Schedule
6.13(c)
|
–
|
Excluded
Employees
|
Schedule
8.2(d)
|
–
|
Required
Third Party Consents
|
Exhibits
|
|
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Support Agreement
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Closing Date Working Capital Statement
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Post-Closing Working Capital Statement
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Xxxx of Sale
|
Exhibit
E
|
Form
of Assignment and Assumptions
|
Exhibit
F
|
Form
of Transition Services Agreement
|
Exhibit
G
|
Form
of License Agreement
|
viii
THIS
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated May 13, 2010 (the “Execution
Date”), is by and among GLOBALOPTIONS GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), GLOBALOPTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (the “Seller”), and XXXX GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Buyer”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Preparedness Services unit, one of Parent’s three separate financial
reporting units, develops and implements crisis management and emergency
response plans for disaster mitigation, continuity of operations and other
emergency management issues for governments, corporations and individuals (such
separate financial reporting unit, the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
Buyer desires to purchase, and Seller desires to sell, all of Seller’s operating
assets relating to the Business, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
concurrently herewith, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Partners, LLC,
Cipher 06, L.L.C., Vicis Capital LLC and Xxxxxx Xxxxx are executing
and delivering to Buyer a Support Agreement, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other
things, such Persons (as hereinafter defined) are agreeing to vote their shares
for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein
contained, Buyer, Seller and Parent hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
ASSETS TO
BE PURCHASED
Section 1.1.
Purchased
Property. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, other than the Excluded Property (as hereinafter defined), Seller
hereby agrees to convey, sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
hereby agrees to purchase from Seller, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter
defined), free and clear of all liens, security interests, claims, pledges,
charges, encumbrances, equities, rights of use, levies, taxes, imposts and
restrictions (the “Encumbrances”), all right, title and interest of Seller in
and to certain of the assets, properties and rights (contractual or otherwise)
of Seller that are used in connection with the Business, including, without
limitation:
(a) all
equipment, furniture, office equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials,
vehicles (including Seller’s mobile communications and command center, with
vehicle identification number 1FVHA6CV37IW61318, and Seller’s 2005 Cross
Country, with vehicle identification number 0XXXXXXX00XX00000), and other
tangible personal property used in conducting the Business listed on Schedule
1.1(a);
1
(b) all
accounts receivable relating to or arising out of the operation of the Business
listed on Schedule 1.1(b) (the “Accounts Receivable”);
(c) all
miscellaneous expenses related to Accounts Receivable, including, but not
limited to, prepayments to vendors and any deposits related to any Real Property
Leases (as hereinafter defined);
(d) all
franchises, licenses, permits, Consents (as hereinafter defined) and
certificates of any Governmental Authority (as hereinafter defined) used in
conducting the Business listed on Schedule 1.1(d) (the “Permits”);
(e) all
intellectual property, registered and unregistered, patents, inventions, trade
secrets, processes, proprietary rights, proprietary knowledge, know-how, design
archives, technology, software, URLs, domain names, web sites including content
and coding, trademarks, names, service marks, trade names, copyrights, symbols,
logos, drawings, franchises and permits, and all applications therefor,
registrations thereof and licenses, sublicenses or agreements in respect
thereof, that Seller owns or has the right to use and is transferable or to
which Seller is a party and all filings, registrations or issuances of any of
the foregoing with or by any federal, state, local or foreign Governmental
Authority and all related goodwill, all as set forth on Schedule 1.1(e)
(collectively, the “Proprietary Rights”);
(f)
all leases of equipment or other tangible personal
property used in conducting the Business listed on Schedule 1.1(f) (the
“Personal Property Leases”);
(g) those
certain leaseshold interests in real property leased by Seller and used in
conducting the Business listed in Schedule 1.1(g) (the “Real Property Leases”
and together with the Personal Property Leases, the “Leases”), and, related
thereto, all sublease payments related to the DC Lease Agreement (as hereinafter
defined) and the Arkansas Lease Agreement (as hereinafter defined), as the case
may be, due and owing at any time from and after the Closing Date;
(h) all
contracts, agreements, Leases, contract rights, license agreements, third party
guaranties, indemnifications, arrangements, and understandings, whether oral or
written, to which Seller is a party, which relate to the Business, listed on
Schedule 1.1(h) (the “Contracts”);
(i)
all security deposits (including all security deposits related
to the DC Lease Agreement and the Arkansas Lease Agreement), prepaid expenses
and other miscellaneous assets of the Business listed on Schedule
1.1(i);
(j)
all books of account, customer lists, client lists, files, papers,
records, reports, materials, studies and telephone numbers used in conducting
the Business;
(k) all
causes of action, judgments, claims, demands, rights of set-off, counterclaim
and/or recoupment and other rights of Parent or Seller, relating to the
Business, of every kind or nature;
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(l)
all rights of Parent or Seller in, to and under express or implied
warranties from suppliers of the Business with respect to the Property (as
hereinafter defined);
(m) all
insurance policies and rights thereunder of Parent or Seller to the extent
relating to the Property or the Business and to the extent transferable, listed
on Schedule 1.1(m) (the “Purchased Insurance Policies”);
(n) all
contractual and leasehold rights to the Seller’s registered office in China and
all business conducted out of such office, to the extent
transferable;
(o) all
bank accounts of Parent or Seller, as the case may be, relating to the Business;
and
(p) all
goodwill relating to the Business.
All of
the assets, properties and rights (contractual and otherwise) being conveyed,
sold, transferred, assigned and delivered to Buyer pursuant to subsections (a)
through (p) of this Section 1.1 are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Property.”
Section 1.2.
Excluded
Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be
excluded from the Property the following assets and properties of Parent and
Seller related to or used in connection with the Business (collectively, the
“Excluded Property”):
(a) all
cash and cash equivalents;
(b) all
tax refunds of any kind payable to Parent and Seller;
(c) all
assets listed on Schedule 1.2(c);
(d) the
real property of Parent and Seller identified on Schedule 1.2(d);
(e) those
certain leaseshold interests in real property leased by Seller and used in the
Business listed in Schedule 1.2(e), other than the Real Property
Leases;
(f)
those certain Contracts listed on Schedule 1.2(f);
(g) all
corporate minute books, stock records, tax returns, checkbooks, bank statements
and supporting materials of Parent and Seller for all periods, all of which
shall be subject to Buyer’s right to inspect and copy;
(h) all
insurance policies and rights thereunder of Parent or Seller to the extent
relating to the Property or the Business and which by their terms are not
transferable to Buyer at Closing (as hereinafter defined), other than the
Purchased Insurance Policies;
(i)
all claims, causes of action of any sort or rights of set-off,
counterclaim and/or recoupment that Parent or Seller may have related to the
Excluded Property or the Excluded Liabilities, as the case may
be;
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(j) all
claims, causes of action of any sort that Parent or Seller may have, including,
without limitation, under any of Parent’s or Seller’s insurance policies,
against any of the officers, directors and/or stockholders of Parent or Seller
and/or the parents, spouses and lineal descendants of any such
persons;
(k) all
plans, programs or agreements that Seller or Parent has maintained, sponsored,
adopted or obligated itself under with respect to employee benefits, including
any pension or retirement plans, medical or dental plans, life or long-term
disability insurance, bonus or incentive compensation, stock option or equity
participation plans, with respect to the Employees (“Employee Benefits Plans”);
and
(l) the
Closing Payment (as hereinafter defined).
Section 1.3.
Non-Assignment of
Certain Property. To the extent that the assignment hereunder of any of
the Permits or Contracts would require the consent of any other party (or in the
event that any of the same shall be nonassignable), neither this Agreement nor
any action taken pursuant to its provisions shall constitute an assignment or an
agreement to assign if such assignment or attempted assignment would constitute
a breach thereof or result in the loss or diminution thereof; provided, however, that in each
such case, Parent and Seller shall use their respective reasonable best efforts
to obtain the Consents of any such other party to an assignment to Buyer. If
such Consent is not obtained, subject to the provisions of Section 7.1(b),
Parent and Seller shall cooperate with Buyer in any reasonable arrangement
designed to provide for Buyer the full benefits of any such Permit or Contract
including, without limitation, enforcement, for the account and benefit of
Buyer, of any and all rights of Seller against any other Person with respect to
any such Permit or Contract.
ARTICLE
II.
ASSUMPTION
OF LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
Section 2.1. Assumed Liabilities.
At the Closing, Buyer shall assume and agree to fully discharge only the
following specifically enumerated liabilities and obligations of Seller (the
“Assumed Liabilities”):
(a) any
accrued trade account payable of the Business incurred in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices which remains unpaid at the
Closing;
(b) any
obligations of Seller under any Contract, but solely to the extent that such
obligations relate to contractual rights under such Contracts whose benefits
accrue to Buyer from and after the Closing Date and are not attributable to any
breach or default by Seller which occurred prior to the Closing;
(c) any
liability of Seller described in Schedule 2.1(c);
(d) any
liability or obligations of Seller arising subsequent to Closing out of or
relating to the employment agreements between Seller and each of Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx and any termination or severance
payments due to such individuals at or upon Closing; and
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(e) the
following accrued expenses of Seller related to Accounts Receivable: any
insurance expenses, payroll taxes, sales/use taxes and retainers for unbilled
revenue.
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2.2. Retained Liabilities.
All liabilities and obligations of Parent or Seller, as the case may be,
including, without limitation any legal and accounting fees incurred by Parent
or Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
whether arising on, prior to or after the Closing Date, other than the Assumed
Liabilities, are referred to as the “Retained Liabilities”. All of the Retained
Liabilities, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any liabilities arising out
of or relating to (a) the Parent’s financial reporting units other than the
Business, (b) any management or other overhead expense of Parent or Seller that
has historically been allocated to the Business, (c) the failure of Parent and
Seller to (i) properly classify each Employee (as hereinafter defined) as either
an employee, an independent contractor or other non-employee status or an exempt
or non-exempt employee for all purposes, including but not limited to (A) tax
and tax reporting purposes and (B) requirements imposed by applicable Law (as
hereinafter defined) governing the payment of wages and/or (ii) pay all required
wages and other compensation to each and every Employee, and/or pay all other
amounts owed to any Governmental Authority or other Person relating to the
Employees (including, without limitation, any and all employment taxes,
workmen’s compensation, and disability payments (the “Employee Liabilities”) and
(d) any liabilities or obligations associated with the Employee Benefits Plans
and any other employee plans, programs or arrangements maintained or contributed
to by Parent or Seller, or as to which Parent or Seller has or could reasonably
be expected to have any outstanding liability to or in respect of or obligation
under, including but not limited to liabilities arising out of the establishment
of, maintenance of, operation of, withdrawal from or termination of any such
Employee Benefit Plans by Parent, Seller or any person with which Parent or
Seller is required to be treated as a single employer under Section 4001(b) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, will remain the
sole responsibility of and will be retained, paid, performed and discharged
solely by Parent and Seller.
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2.3. DC Lease Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Sections 2.1. and 2.2,
with respect to that certain Lease Agreement by and between SP4 0000 X Xxxxxx,
X.X. and Seller dated July 2007 (the “DC Lease Agreement”), subject to obtaining
the Consent of the landlord thereunder, Seller agrees to assign, and Buyer
agrees to assume, the DC Lease Agreement, provided, however, that, in
connection with such assignment and assumption of the DC Lease Agreement, on the
Closing Date, Parent or Seller, as the case may be, shall pay to Buyer, in
immediately available U.S. funds by wire transfer to an account designated by
Buyer, an amount equal to Two Hundred Eighty Six Thousand U.S. Dollars
($286,000), which represents Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($600,000) less One Hundred and Ninety
Four Thousand U.S. Dollars ($194,000) (an amount equal to the security deposit
for the DC Lease Agreement) and further less One Hundred and Twenty
Thousand U.S. Dollars ($120,000) (an amount equal to the sublease payments due
and owing under the existing sub-lease agreement related to the DC Lease
Agreement for that certain twelve (12) month period of time commencing after the
Closing Date) (the “DC Lease Payment”) in consideration for Parent’s or
Seller’s, as the case may be, right to occupy, for a period of twelve (12)
months from and after the Closing Date, such portion of the leased premises
currently occupied by Buyer and GlobalOptions International.
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ARTICLE
III.
PURCHASE
Section
3.1. Purchase Price. The
consideration for the Property shall consist of the following (collectively, the
“Purchase Price”), but in no event shall the maximum amounts to be paid by Buyer
to Parent or Seller, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 3.1 and, to
the extent applicable, Section 3.3 (exclusive of Assumed Liabilities), exceed
Twenty-two Million U.S. Dollars ($22,000,000):
(a) Buyer
is assuming the Assumed Liabilities;
(b) Buyer
is paying to Seller, via wire transfer of immediately available funds into an
account designated in writing by Seller, an amount equal to the sum of (i) Ten
Million U.S. Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “Cash Consideration”) plus (ii) an
amount equal to Six Thousand U.S. Dollars ($6,000) (the “Arkansas Security
Deposit Consideration”), representing the security deposits currently held by
the landlord pursuant to that certain Lease Agreement, as amended, by and
between SRM Properties, LLC and Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx Associates, a part of Global
Options Group, Inc. dated September 15, 2006 (the “Arkansas Lease Agreement”)
less the DC Lease Payment; and
(c) If
the Revenues (as hereinafter defined) earned by the Business during the twelve
(12) month period commencing as of the Closing Date and terminating on the one
year anniversary thereof (the “Earnout Period”) exceed Fifteen Million U.S.
Dollars ($15,000,000) (the “Threshold Amount”), then Buyer shall be required to
pay to Seller forty percent (40%) of any such excess (such amount, the “Earnout
Payment”); provided, however, that Seller
acknowledges and agrees that the total sum of the Earnout Payment to be paid by
Buyer to Seller pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) shall, in no event, exceed
Twelve Million U.S. Dollars ($12,000,000). As used herein, “Revenue” means any
revenues earned by the Business during the Earnout Period. As used herein “pass
through revenues” mean any out-of-pocket or incidental expenses, including, but
not limited to, travel and entertainment expenses, incurred by the Business and
which are billed by the Business to its customers and clients at cost, and any
revenues arising from or related to the Business’ activities in the Commonwealth
of Virginia and the State of Rhode Island which have not been subject to any
cost xxxx-up which are paid by the Business to its teaming partners and
subcontractors. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the calculation of Revenues
nor the Threshold Amount shall include any “pass through revenues” earned by the
Business during the Earnout Period.
(i) For
purposes of determining the final amount of any Earnout Payment, Buyer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to complete an audit of the Revenues earned by
the Business during the Earnout Period (“Revenue Audit”) no later than sixty
(60) days following the expiration of the Earnout Period.
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(ii) No
later than five (5) Business Days after the completion of the Revenue Audit,
Buyer will deliver to Seller a copy of the statement of Revenues which was
audited in accordance with this Section 3.1(c) and which contains all
information reasonably necessary to determine the Revenue, including the
appropriate supporting documentation (the “Revenue Statement”), and the Revenue
Statement shall be certified by an officer of Buyer to be true and correct to
the Knowledge (as hereinafter defined) of such officer and to have been prepared
in accordance with this Section 3.1(c).
(iii) Seller
shall give written notice to Buyer of any objection to the Revenue Statement
(“Revenue Objection Notice”) within thirty (30) days after Seller’s receipt
thereof. A Revenue Objection Notice shall specify in reasonable detail the items
in the Revenue Statement to which Seller objects and shall provide a summary of
reasons for such objections. In the event Seller does not deliver a Revenue
Objection Notice within such thirty (30) day period, Buyer’s determination of
Revenues as set forth in the Revenue Statement shall be deemed to be final and
binding on Seller. After Seller has delivered a Revenue Objection Notice in
accordance with this Section 3.1(c), Seller shall not be entitled to raise any
additional objections that would result in an increase to the
Revenues.
(iv) Buyer
and Seller shall use good faith efforts to resolve any dispute involving any
matter set forth in a Revenue Objection Notice. If the parties are unable to
resolve any dispute involving any matter set forth in a Revenue Objection Notice
within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt by Buyer of the Revenue
Objection Notice, such dispute shall be referred for decision to a nationally
recognized accounting firm chosen by Buyer and reasonably acceptable to Seller
(the “Accounting Firm”) to decide the dispute within thirty (30) days of such
referral. The decision by the Accounting Firm with respect to such dispute shall
be final and binding on Seller and Buyer and shall be based upon a review of any
relevant books and records or other documents requested by the Accounting Firm.
The cost of retaining the Accounting Firm with respect to resolving disputes as
to the Revenue Objection Notice shall be borne equally by Buyer and
Seller.
(v) If,
as of the result of a final and binding determination of the Earnout Payment,
Buyer is determined to owe an Earnout Payment, Buyer shall pay to Seller, in
immediately available U.S. funds by a wire transfer to an account designated in
writing by Seller, an amount equal to the Earnout Payment less any amount offset in
accordance with Section 3.4(g), and the parties agree that such payment shall
constitute part of the Purchase Price The date on which final determination of
the Earnout Payment amount is herein referred to as the “Earnout
Date.”
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3.2. Closing Payment. On
the Closing Date, Buyer shall (a) pay the Closing Payment (as hereinafter
defined) to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Seller not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing
Date and (b) deposit into escrow with the Escrow Agent the Escrowed Funds (as
hereinafter defined) pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement (as hereinafter
defined). As used herein, the “Closing Payment” means (i) the sum of the Cash
Consideration and the Arkansas Security Deposit Consideration less (ii) the sum
of the DC Lease Payment and the Escrowed Funds.
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Section
3.3. Working Capital
Adjustment. As used herein, the “Working Capital Adjustment” means the
amount by which the Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment on and after
Closing pursuant to the procedures specified in this Section 3.3.
(a) As
used herein, (i) “Target Working Capital” means Six Million Three Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars ($6,300,000), (ii) “Current Assets” means all accounts
receivable, net, prepaid expenses and other current assets of Seller that are
transferred to Buyer at Closing, (iii) “Current Liabilities” means all accounts
payable, deferred revenue, accrued compensation and benefits and other current
liabilities of Seller that are transferred to and assumed by Buyer at Closing,
and (iv) “Working Capital” means the difference between (A) all Current Assets,
less (B) all Current Liabilities as reflected on the Closing Date Working
Capital Statement (as hereinafter defined) or the Post-Closing Working Capital
Statement (as hereinafter defined), as the case may be. For the avoidance of
doubt, Seller’s cash and cash equivalents shall not be included in “Current
Assets” for purposes of determining “Working Capital”.
(b) Seller
shall prepare and deliver to Buyer no later than five Business Days before the
Closing Date a statement in the form of Exhibit B which shall set forth Seller’s
good faith estimate of Working Capital, as determined pursuant to Section 3.3(a)
(the “Closing Date Working Capital Statement”). The Closing Date Working Capital
Statement shall contain all information reasonably necessary to determine the
Working Capital, including appropriate supporting documentation, and shall be
certified by an officer of the Parent to be true and correct to the Knowledge of
such officer and have been prepared in accordance with Section
3.3(a).
(c) No
later than thirty (30) Business Days after the Closing Date, Buyer will prepare
and deliver to Seller a statement in the form of Exhibit C setting forth Buyer’s
determination of Working Capital, as determined pursuant to Section 3.3(a) (the
“Post-Closing Working Capital Statement”). The Post-Closing Working Capital
Statement shall contain all information reasonably necessary to determine the
Working Capital, including appropriate supporting documentation, and shall be
certified by an officer of Buyer to be true and correct to the Knowledge of such
officer and to have been prepared in accordance with Section 3.3(a). For the
avoidance of doubt, Current Assets and Current Liabilities set forth in the
Post-Closing Working Capital Statement shall not omit any category of assets or
liabilities included in the Closing Date Working Capital Statement (even if the
relevant amount is zero).
(d) Seller
shall give written notice to Buyer of any objection to the Post-Closing Working
Capital Statement (“Working Capital Objection Notice”) within thirty (30) days
after Seller’s receipt thereof. A Working Capital Objection Notice shall specify
in reasonable detail the items in the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement to
which Seller objects and shall provide a summary of reasons for such objections.
In the event Seller does not deliver a Working Capital Objection Notice within
such thirty (30) day period, Buyer’s determination of Working Capital as set
forth in the Post-Closing Working Capital Statement shall be deemed to be final
and binding on Seller. After Seller has delivered a Working Capital Objection
Notice in accordance with this Section 3.3(d), Seller shall not be entitled to
raise any additional objections that would result in an increase to the Working
Capital as of the Closing Date.
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(e) Buyer
and Seller shall use good faith efforts to resolve any dispute involving any
matter set forth in a Working Capital Objection Notice. If the parties are
unable to resolve any dispute involving any matter set forth in a Working
Capital Objection Notice within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt by
Buyer of the Working Capital Objection Notice, such dispute shall be referred
for decision to the Accounting Firm to decide the dispute within thirty (30)
days of such referral. The decision by the Accounting Firm with respect to such
dispute shall be final and binding on Seller and Buyer and shall be based upon a
review of any relevant books and records or other documents requested by the
Accounting Firm. The cost of retaining the Accounting Firm with respect to
resolving disputes as to the Working Capital Objection Notice shall be borne
equally by Buyer and Seller.
(f) If,
as of the result of a final and binding determination of the Working Capital
Adjustment, Working Capital is determined to be less than the Target Working
Capital, Seller shall be required to make a payment to Buyer pursuant to this
Section 3.3 only in the event that the Working Capital, as finally determined,
is less than Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($5,800,000), and,
in the event Seller is required to make a payment to Buyer pursuant to this
Section 3.3(f), the amount of such payment to be made by Seller to Buyer
pursuant to the terms hereof shall equal the difference between Five Million
Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($5,800,000) and the Working Capital, as
finally determined. Any payment required to be made by Seller to Buyer pursuant
to this Section 3.3(f) shall be made no later than the six month anniversary
date of the Closing Date (the “Working Capital Payment Date”) and such payment
shall be made in U.S. funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing
by Buyer not later than two Business Days prior to the Working Capital Payment
Date; provided,
however, that
in the event Seller fails to pay to Buyer any such amount by the Working Capital
Payment Date, then Buyer, at its option, may unilaterally deliver to the Escrow
Agent a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse to Buyer from
the Escrow Account an amount equal to the amount payable by Seller to Buyer
pursuant to this Section 3.3(f).
(g) If,
as of the result of a final and binding determination of the Working Capital
Adjustment, Working Capital is determined to be greater than the Target Working
Capital, Buyer shall be required to make a payment to Seller pursuant to this
Section 3.3 only in the event that the Working Capital, as finally determined,
is greater than Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($6,800,000), and,
in the event Buyer is required to make a payment to Seller pursuant to this
Section 3.3(g), the amount of such payment shall equal the difference between
the Working Capital, as finally determined, and Six Million Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars ($6,800,000). Any payment required to be made by Buyer to
Seller pursuant to this Section 3.3(g) shall be made no later than the Working
Capital Payment Date and such payment shall be made in U.S. funds by wire
transfer to an account designated in writing by Seller not later than two
Business Days prior to the Working Capital Payment Date.
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Section
3.4. Accounts Receivable
True-Up.
(a)
At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer an accounts receivable aging report
(the “Aging Report”), dated as of the Closing Date, organized by invoice number
and specifying in reasonable detail Seller’s accounts receivable, net that are
related to the Business (the “Receivables”).
(b) From
and after Closing until the six month anniversary of the Closing Date (the
“Collection Period”), Buyer shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to
collect the Receivables. Within ten (10) Business Days of the end of each
calendar month included in the Collection Period, Buyer shall provide to Seller
and Parent a Receivables aging report, organized by invoice number and
specifying in reasonable detail the collection and aging of the
Receivables.
(c) If,
upon the expiration of the Collection Period, any of the Receivables as set
forth on the Aging Report have not been collected (such Receivables, the
“Uncollected Receivables”), Parent or Seller, as the case may be, shall pay to
Buyer pursuant to Section 3.4(d) an amount (the “True-Up Amount”) not to exceed
One Million U.S. Dollars ($1,000,000) (the “True-Up Amount Cap”) with respect to
the Uncollected Receivables which are identified by Buyer in a written notice
(such notice, the “Receivables Notice”) to be delivered by Buyer to Seller no
later than ten (10) Business Days after the expiration of the Collection
Period.
(d) Within
ten (10) Business Days of the receipt of the Receivables Notice (the “Payment
Date”), Parent or Seller, as the case may be, shall pay to Buyer (i) the True-Up
Amount (subject to the True-Up Amount Cap) and (ii) to the extent applicable,
the Bankrupt Receivables (as hereinafter defined, and such amount the “Bankrupt
Receivables Amount”) in immediately available U.S. funds by a wire transfer to
an account designated in writing by Buyer. Promptly upon receipt of the True-Up
Amount and, to the extent applicable, the Bankrupt Receivables Amount, Buyer
shall assign to Seller or Parent, as the case may be, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, all of Buyer’s rights with respect to such Uncollected Receivables
and to the extent applicable, the Bankrupt Receivables (collectively, the
“Assigned Receivables”) and thereafter promptly remit any amounts received by
Buyer with respect to any such Assigned Receivables received by Buyer after the
Payment Date. With respect to any Uncollected Receivables, other than the
Assigned Receivables, each of Parent and Seller agree to promptly remit to
Buyer, from and after the Payment Date, any amounts actually received by Parent
or Seller, as the case may be, relating to any Uncollected Receivables other
than the Assigned Receivables. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall retain
all rights (including, but not limited to, collection rights) with respect to
any Uncollected Receivables other than any Assigned
Receivables.
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Sections 3.4(c) and 3.4(d), the
calculation of the True-Up Amount shall equal the face amount of all of the
Uncollected Receivables less (i) any
Uncollected Receivables arising as a result of the bankruptcy or dissolution of
any non-governmental Person identified on the Aging Report (“Bankrupt
Receivables”), which such Bankrupt Receivables Amount shall be paid by Parent or
Seller, as the case may be, to Buyer in accordance with Section 3.4(d), (ii) any
Uncollected Receivables related to that certain Consulting Services Contract by
and between the State of Louisiana, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness, and Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx Associates, a part of Parent, dated
August 24, 2007 (as the same has, or may be, amended from time to time, and
related contracts or invoices with the State of Louisiana or its agencies) and
(iii) the aggregate dollar value of any Receivables discounts granted by Buyer
pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.4(f) or otherwise.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section 3.4(c), the Buyer shall not grant
any discounts on any of the Receivables greater than five percent (5%) without
the express written consent of the Seller and Parent. All funds received by the
Buyer from any customers that have Receivables set forth on the Aging Report, as
of the Closing Date, shall in all instances be applied first to such Receivables
until such Receivables have been collected in full.
(g) In
the event Parent or Seller, as the case may be, fails to pay to Buyer the
True-Up Amount and, to the extent applicable, the Bankrupt Receivables Amount on
or before the Payment Date, Buyer, at its option, may (i) unilaterally deliver
to the Escrow Agent a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse to
Buyer from the Escrow Account an amount equal to the True-Up Amount and, to the
extent applicable, the Bankrupt Receivables Amount or (ii) offset an amount
equal to up to fifty percent (50%) of the True-Up Amount and, to the extent
applicable, the Bankrupt Receivables Amount against any Earnout Payment to be
paid by Buyer to Seller in accordance with Section 3.1(d). For the avoidance of
doubt, if the Escrow Agent makes any distribution from the Escrow Account or
Buyer makes any offset against the Earnout Payment, pursuant to this Section
3.4(g), neither Parent nor Seller shall be deemed to be in breach of non-payment
of the True-Up Amount, to the extent of such distribution from the Escrow
Account or offset against the Earnout Payment.
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3.5. Allocation of Purchase
Price. The
aggregate purchase price of the Property shall be allocated for purposes of this
Agreement and for federal, state and local tax purposes as set forth on an
allocation certificate (“Allocation Certificate”) to be agreed upon by Parent,
Seller and Buyer. The allocation shall reflect the respective book value of the
assets sold and the liabilities assumed by the Buyer. Parent, Seller and Buyer
shall file all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, including Internal
Revenue Form 8594, in accordance with the allocation set forth in such
Allocation Certificate.
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Section
3.6. Escrows.
(a) Within
five Business Days of the Execution Date or such later date as mutually agreed
upon by the parties hereto, Parent, Seller, JCP (as hereinafter defined) and a
mutually agreed upon escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) shall enter into an
escrow agreement (the “Deposit Escrow Agreement”) on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the parties thereto, pursuant to which Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) (such amount, together with all escrow
earnings thereon being defined as the “Deposit Escrowed Funds”) shall be
deposited into escrow (the “Deposit Escrow Account”) with the Escrow Agent.
Subject to any claims made in accordance herewith, the balance of the Deposit
Escrowed Funds remaining in the Deposit Escrow Account on the earlier of the
Closing Date or within ten (10) days of the termination of this Agreement by
Buyer, on the one hand, or Parent and Seller, on the other, in accordance with
Sections 9.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (h) or (i) (the “Deposit Escrow Termination
Date”) less the amount
of any claims then outstanding and unresolved shall be distributed to JCP upon
the Deposit Escrow Termination Date; provided, Parent or
Seller, as the case may be, has not commenced, within such ten (10) day period,
a wrongful termination Proceeding against Buyer with respect to a termination
effected by Buyer pursuant to any of Sections 9.1(c), (d), (f) or (i), and, in
the event that such a Proceeding has been commenced by Parent or Seller, as the
case may be, against Buyer, the Deposit Escrow Termination Date shall be
extended until the final non-appealable resolution of such Proceeding by a court
of competent jurisdiction or the mutual agreement of the parties.
(b) At
the Closing, Parent, Seller, Buyer and the Escrow Agent shall enter into an
escrow agreement (the “Closing Escrow Agreement”) on terms and conditions
reasonably satisfactory to the parties thereto, pursuant to which One Million
U.S. Dollars ($1,000,000) (such amount, together with all escrow earnings
thereon being defined as the “Escrowed Funds”) shall be deposited into escrow
(the “Escrow Account”) with Escrow Agent. Subject to any claims made in
accordance herewith, the balance of the Escrowed Funds remaining in the Escrow
Account on the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Escrow Termination
Date”) less the amount of any claims then outstanding and unresolved shall be
distributed to Seller upon the Escrow Termination Date. The parties hereto agree
that any payment of the Escrowed Funds to the Seller shall constitute part of
the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE
IV.
CLOSING
Subject
to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver by the party entitled to the
benefit thereof, of the conditions set forth in Article VIII hereof (other than
those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing), the
closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place
at the offices of Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxx, LLP, 0000 X Xxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000
at 10:00 a.m. local time on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall
be no later than the third Business Day after the date that all of the closing
conditions set forth in Article VIII have been satisfied or waived (if
waivable), unless another time, date or place is agreed upon in writing by the
parties hereto. The date on which the Closing occurs is herein referred to as
the “Closing Date”. As used herein, “Business Day” means any day that is not a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks are required to be
closed.
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ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
5.1. Representations and
Warranties of Buyer. Buyer represents and warrants to Parent and Seller
that:
(a) Company Existence.
Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws (as hereinafter defined) of the State of Delaware
and has all limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted.
(b) Authorization;
Validity. Buyer has all requisite limited liability company power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and any Related Agreement (as hereinafter
defined), to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. All necessary limited liability
company action has been taken by Buyer with respect to the execution, delivery
and performance by it of this Agreement and any Related Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Assuming the
due execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related Agreement by Parent
and/or Seller, each of this Agreement and any Related Agreement is a legal,
valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance
with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and moratorium Laws and other Laws of general application
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and the fact that
equitable remedies or relief (including, but not limited to, the remedy of
specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such
relief may be sought. As used herein, “Related Agreements” means the Xxxx of
Sale (as hereinafter defined), the Assignment and Assumptions (as hereinafter
defined), the Deposit Escrow Agreement, the Closing Escrow Agreement, the
License Agreement (as hereinafter defined) and the Transition Services Agreement
(as hereinafter defined) to the extent Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller and/or
the Parent, on the other, is a party thereto.
(c) No Violations. The
execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement and any Related Agreement and
the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby and
compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will not (i)
conflict with or violate any provision of the certificate of formation or
limited liability company agreement of Buyer, (ii) require any Consent under or
result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration) under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, lease, license, agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party or
by which its assets are bound, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon any of the properties, rights or assets of Buyer or (iv)
subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities, if any, and any
condition precedent to such Consents being satisfied, conflict with, contravene
or violate in any respect any statute (domestic or foreign), judgment, order,
writ, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority (“Law”) to which
Buyer or any of its assets or properties is subject, except, in the case of
clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, for any deviations from the foregoing that
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Buyer Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Buyer
Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, effect or circumstance that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to prevent the
ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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(d) Litigation. There is
no claim, litigation, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or inquiry,
administrative or judicial (each, a “Proceeding”), pending or, to the Knowledge
of Buyer, threatened against Buyer, at Law or in equity, before any foreign,
federal, state or local agency, authority, board, bureau, court, instrumentality
or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory
or administrative powers (each, a “Governmental Authority”), that would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually, or in the aggregate, a Buyer
Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Governmental
Approvals. No consent, approval, waiver, authorization or permit of, or
notice to or declaration or filing with (each, a “Consent”), of or with any
Governmental Authority on the part of Buyer is required to be obtained or made
in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Buyer of this
Agreement or any Related Agreement or the consummation by Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(f) Brokers and Finders.
Except for its agreement with WWC Capital Group, LLC, whose fee shall be paid by
Buyer, Buyer has not entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding
with any party as to which Parent or Seller may have any liability for a
finder’s fee, brokerage commission, advisory fee or other similar
payment.
(g) Disclosures. The
information supplied by Buyer for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (as
hereinafter defined) will not, on the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) is first mailed to stockholders of Parent, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
(h) Investigation by
Buyer. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, other than as set forth in
this Agreement and in the documents and instruments delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, none of Parent, Seller or any of their respective
directors, officers, employees, stockholders, affiliates, agents or other
representatives makes any representation or warranty, either express or implied,
as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided or made
available to Buyer or its agents or other representatives prior to the execution
of this Agreement.
(i) Disclaimer of Other
Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement and in the documents and instruments delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, neither Buyer nor any Person acting on either of
Buyer makes any representation or warranty relating to Buyer.
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Section
5.2. Representations and
Warranties of Parent and Seller. The representations and warranties of
Parent and Seller set forth in this Section 5.2 are qualified by the Disclosure
Schedules of Parent and Seller, which set forth certain disclosures concerning
Parent and Seller (provided that any fact or item disclosed with respect to one
representation or warranty shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to each
other representation or warranty, but only to the extent that it is reasonably
apparent that such disclosures, on their face, are responsive to such other
representation or warranty). Parent and Seller, jointly and severally, represent
and warrant to Buyer that:
(a) Corporate Existence.
(i) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to
own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on the Business as now being
conducted. Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified and in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined); and (ii)
Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to own,
operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Parent is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified and in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect. All of the equity securities of
Seller are owned by Parent. Parent is a holding company and does not conduct any
operations.
For
purposes of this Agreement, (y) the term “Seller Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean a material adverse effect on (A) the Business, or (B) the ability of Parent
or Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
in any such case for any such effect resulting from, arising out of or relating
to (i) general economic conditions in the U.S. or foreign countries or changes
therein, except to the extent such conditions have an impact on the Business
that is disproportionate to the Business’ share in any relevant market; (ii)
U.S. or foreign financial, banking or securities market conditions or changes
therein; (iii) any change in or interpretations of U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”), any Law, or any interpretation thereof after the
date hereof; including accounting pronouncements by the Securities and Exchange
SEC (“SEC”) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board; (iv) the non-renewal
or the non-granting of a new award by the State of Louisiana for Parent, Seller
or the Business to continue to provide disaster related services; (v) any
occurrence or condition affecting the emergency preparedness and disaster relief
recovery industry generally (including without limitation any change or proposed
change in applicable state Laws regulating the security business), except to the
extent such occurrences or conditions have an impact on the Business, that is
disproportionate to the Business’ share in any relevant market; (vi) any natural
disaster; (vii) national or international political conditions, including any
engagement in or escalation of hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the
declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or
terrorist attack occurring prior to, on or after the Execution Date; (viii) the
entry into, announcement or pendency of this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby; (ix) any private or governmental action, suit,
proceeding, litigation, claim, arbitration or investigation arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(x) the availability or cost of financing to Buyer; and (z) the term “Person”
shall mean any individual, corporation, proprietorship, joint venture, firm,
partnership, trust, limited liability company, Governmental Authority,
association or other entity.
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(b) Authorization;
Validity. Parent and Seller have all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any Related Agreements, to
perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and any Related Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, have been approved by the respective Boards of
Directors of both Parent and Seller. Assuming the due execution and delivery of
this Agreement and any Related Agreement by Buyer, each of this Agreement and
each Related Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and/or
Seller to the extent a party thereto, enforceable against each of Parent and
Seller, to the extent a party thereto, in accordance with their terms, subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and moratorium Laws and
other Laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally, and the fact that equitable remedies or relief (including, but not
limited to, the remedy of specific performance) are subject to the discretion of
the court from which such relief may be sought.
(c) Government
Approvals. No Consent of or with any Governmental Authority
on the part of Parent or Seller is required to be obtained or made in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by Parent and Seller of this
Agreement or any Related Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, other than (i) such filings as may be required
with the SEC, foreign and state securities Laws administrators and The Nasdaq
Stock Market, (ii) such filings as may be required in any jurisdiction where
Parent and Seller is qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign
corporation in order to maintain such qualification or authorization,
(iii) those Consents set forth in Schedule 5.2(c) and (iv) those Consents
that, if not obtained or given, would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No
Violations. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(d), neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Related Agreement nor the
consummation by Parent or Seller, as the case may be, of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Parent or Seller, as the case
may be, with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (i) violate or cause a
default under any Law applicable to Parent or Seller or any of their respective
properties; (ii) conflict with or violate any of the terms, provisions or
conditions of their respective certificates of incorporation or by-laws; or
(iii) require any Consent under or violate, conflict with or breach any note,
bond, agreement, contract, lease, mortgage, instrument, indenture or license to
which either Parent or Seller is a party or by which any of their respective
assets are or may be bound or constitute a default (in and of itself or with the
giving of notice, passage of time or both) thereunder.
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(e) Subsidiaries.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(e), neither Parent nor Seller has any
Subsidiaries nor owns any securities issued by another Person. As used herein,
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any party, any Person of which such party or
any subsidiary of such party owns, of record or beneficially, at least fifty
percent (50%) of the outstanding equity or voting securities or interests of
such Person.
(f) Taxes. Except as set
forth on Schedule 5.2(f):
(i) Parent
and Seller have duly filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns and
tax reports required to be filed by each of them in relation to the Business or
the Property. All such returns and reports are true, correct and complete in all
material respects, none of such returns and reports has been amended, and all
taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges due with respect to the
periods covered by such returns and reports have been fully paid;
(ii) Schedule
5.2(f) sets forth the dates and results of any and all audits of federal, state,
local and foreign tax returns of Parent or Seller related to the Business or the
Property performed by federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities. No
waivers of any applicable statutes of limitations are outstanding. All
deficiencies proposed as a result of any such audits have been paid or settled.
There is no pending or to Parent’s or Seller’s Knowledge threatened federal,
state, local or foreign tax audit of Parent or Seller in relation to the
Business or the Property and no agreement with any federal, state, local or
foreign tax authority that may affect the subsequent tax liabilities of Parent
or Seller in relation to the Business or the Property; and
(iii) There
are no proposed reassessments of any Property that would affect the taxes of
Buyer after the Closing Date. Neither Parent nor Seller has any liabilities for
taxes in relation to the Business or the Property other than those that are not
yet due and payable, and no federal, state, local or foreign tax authority is
now asserting or threatening to assert any deficiency or assessment for
additional taxes with respect to Parent or Seller in relation to the Business or
the Property.
(g) Insurance. Schedule
5.2(g) lists all policies of property, casualty, liability and other forms of
insurance currently owned or held by Parent and Seller relating to the Business,
all such policies are currently in full force and effect and all insurers whom
provide such policies are, to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, solvent. Since
December 31, 2009, (i) Parent has not received and to the Knowledge of Parent
and Seller, Seller has not received any notice from any insurer thereunder with
respect to the cancellation of any such insurance, other than notice of
cancellation for non-payment, which non-payment has been cured, (ii) there has
been no gaps in insurance coverage in respect of the Business, and (iii) Parent
or Seller, as the case may be, has not exhausted or materially diminished the
insurance limitations of any of the policies set forth on Schedule 5.2(g). All
premiums due and payable on such policies have been paid or are being financed
by the applicable insurer, and no further premium payments will be due after
Closing with respect to any periods prior to the Closing. All pending
Proceedings are fully insured.
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(h) Litigation. Except as
set forth on Schedule 5.2(h), to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, there is no
Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, threatened against
or affecting Parent, Seller or any officer or director of Parent or Seller in
connection with the Business or the Property, before any federal, state, local
or foreign court or Governmental Authority. To the Knowledge of Parent and
Seller, neither Parent nor Seller is subject to or in default with respect to
any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree that is binding upon Parent or
Seller with respect to the Business or Property.
(i) Compliance with Laws.
Except as listed on Schedule 5.2(i), to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller,
Parent and Seller are in compliance in all material respects with all Laws
applicable to the Business and the Property and have no notice or Knowledge of
any violations, whether actual, claimed or alleged, thereof.
(j) SEC Filings. For
purposes of this Section 5.2(j), “Parent SEC Document” means all reports,
statements, schedules and registration statements filed with the SEC since
December 31, 2008, together with all information incorporated by reference
therein.
(i) As
of its filing date, except as set forth in a subsequent Parent SEC Document
filed prior to the Execution Date, each disclosure related to the Business set
forth in any Parent SEC Document complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and the Securities and Exchange Act or 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), as the case may be, each as in effect on its respective filing
date.
(ii) As
of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the
Execution Date, on the date of such filing), no disclosure related to the
Business set forth in any Parent SEC Document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein related to
the Business, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(k) Financial Statements.
Attached hereto as Schedule 5.2(k) are Seller’s unaudited business unit
financial statements for the fiscals year ended December 31, 2009, December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively (the “Business Unit Financial
Statements”). Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(k), the Business Unit
Financial Statements fairly present, in conformity with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, the financial position of Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx Associates, a
separate financial reporting unit of Parent, as of the dates thereof and its
results of operations for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end
adjustments).
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(l) Proxy Statement. The
Proxy Statement will, when filed, and when first mailed to stockholders and at
the time stockholders vote on the approval of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act. At the time the Proxy Statement is first
mailed to Parent’s stockholders and at the time such stockholders vote on the
approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Proxy Statement
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(m) Employee
Matters.
(i) Schedule
5.2(m) sets forth a complete and accurate list of (A) all present personnel
retained by, or engaged in, the Business pursuant to the Restated Employee
Leasing Agreement (the “Staffing Agreement”) between Seller and Century II
Staffing, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“Century II”), or any similar
arrangement (collectively, the “Leased Employees”), which arrangements are set
forth on Schedule 5.2(m), and (B) each consultant, employee, manager, officer
and director of the Seller employed in the Business (together with the Leased
Employees, the “Employees”). Schedule 5.2(m) sets forth a complete and accurate
list, giving, name, job title, current compensation paid or payable, vacation
leave that is accrued and unused, and services credited for purposes of vesting
and eligibility to participate under any Employee Benefit Plan (as hereinafter
defined) for each Employee and identifies any Employee on leave of absence or
layoff status. With respect to the Business, Seller is not (and has not within
the past year been) a party to, involved in, or threatened by, any labor dispute
or unfair labor practice charge, and no strike, labor dispute, slow down or
stoppage is pending, or to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, threatened
against Seller. With respect to the Business, none of the Employees belongs to
any union or collective bargaining unit. With respect to the Business, Seller is
not and, to Seller’s Knowledge, Century II is not engaged in any unfair labor
practice. With respect to the Business, each of Seller and, to Seller’s
Knowledge, Century II has complied in all material respects with all
requirements of Law relating to employment, equal employment opportunity,
nondiscrimination, immigration, wages, hours, benefits, collective bargaining,
the payment of social security and similar taxes, and occupational safety and
health, any other applicable employment Law, and Seller has not, and to Seller’s
Knowledge, Century II has not, received any notice alleging that either it or
Century II, as the case may be, has failed to comply with any such Laws. With
respect to the Business, there are no pending or threatened Proceedings
regarding any alleged misclassification of Employees as independent
contractors.
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(ii) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.2(m), neither Parent nor Seller has any employment
agreement, written or oral, with any Employee, including any agreement to
provide any bonus or benefit to any such Employee.
(n) Employee Benefit
Plans. Neither Parent nor Seller has maintained any “Defined Benefit
Plans” (as defined in Section 414(l) of the Code) with respect to the
Employees.
(o) Contracts. To the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Seller has delivered to Buyer an accurate and
complete copy of each written Contract, and has provided Buyer with a true and
accurate description (in all material respects) of each oral Contract. To the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, each Contract is valid and binding against
Seller and in full force and effect. With respect to each Contract, to the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Seller and the other party thereto is in
compliance with all material terms and requirements of each Contract. To the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, there are no existing events of default under
any Contract, and no events have occurred, that with the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default of Seller under any
Contract.
(p) Intellectual
Property. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Schedule 1.1(e) sets
forth a complete and correct list of all Proprietary Rights owned by or licensed
to Seller, all of which is either owned free and clear of any Encumbrances or
licensed to Seller. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Seller is not
infringing any patent, copyright or trademark of any Person or otherwise
violating the intellectual property rights of any Person and no claim has been
made or threatened against Seller alleging any such violation and there is no
reasonable basis for such claim. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, there
has been no violation by others of any of Seller’s Proprietary Rights. To the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Seller is not bound by any license or other
agreement requiring the payment by it of any royalty or similar payment in
connection with the Business.
(q) Collectability of Accounts
Receivable. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(q), to the Knowledge of
Parent and Seller, all of the Accounts Receivable (less the reserve for bad
debts set forth on the Business Unit Financial Statement dated December 31, 2009
as updated at Closing and set forth in the Aging Report, in a manner consistent
with GAAP and past practices) are or will be at the Closing Date valid and
enforceable claims.
(r) Customers. To the
Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Schedule 5.2(r) sets forth a materially complete
and accurate customer list. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, since
December 31, 2009, Seller has not received any written notice that any customer
listed on Schedule 5.2(r) has terminated or intends to terminate its business
with Seller.
(s) Prepayments and
Deposits. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, Schedule 5.2(s) sets
forth a materially complete and accurate list of all prepayments or deposits
from customers for services to be performed after the Closing Date which have
been received by Seller as of the Execution Date.
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(t) Absence of Certain
Changes. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, since December 31, 2009,
(i) the Business has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices, (ii) there has not been any event, change or development that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a Seller Material Adverse Effect and (iii) there has not been any action or
event, nor any authorization, commitment or agreement by Parent or Seller with
respect to any action or event, that if taken or if it occurred after the date
hereof would be prohibited by Section 6.8.
(u) No Undisclosed Material
Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(u), to the Knowledge of
Parent and Seller, there are no liabilities or obligations of Seller related to
the Business of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition,
situation or set of circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in
such a liability or obligation, other than:
(i) liabilities
or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Business Unit Financial
Statement dated December 31, 2009;
(ii) liabilities
or obligations incurred that are not in excess of Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($50,000) in the aggregate;
(iii) normal
or recurring liabilities incurred since December 31, 2009 in the ordinary course
of business and consistent with past practice; and
(iv) liabilities
or obligations incurred directly pursuant to this Agreement.
(v) Title; Property.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(v), to the Knowledge of Parent and Seller,
Seller owns good title to all of the Property free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances. To the Knowledge of Parent and Seller, the Property is in good and
operable condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted. With the
exception of the Excluded Property, the Property constitutes all of the assets,
tangible, real, personal or mixed, used or held for use and necessary to
lawfully operate the Business as it is presently operated.
(w) Brokers or Finder’s
Fee. Except for Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC, whose fees shall be paid by
Parent or Seller, as the case may be, neither Parent nor Seller has entered into
any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any party as to which Buyer may
have any liability for a finder’s fee, brokerage commission, advisory fee or
other similar payment.
(x) Opinion of Financial
Advisor. On or prior to the Execution Date, the Board of Directors of
Parent received a written opinion addressed to it for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement to the effect that, as of April 21, 2010 and based upon and subject to
the matters stated in such opinion, the consideration to be received by Parent
and Seller in the transactions described herein is fair to Parent from financial
point of view.
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(y) Disclaimer of Other
Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement and in the documents and instruments delivered in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, neither Parent, Seller nor any Person acting on
either of their respective behalves, makes any representation or warranty
relating to Parent, Seller, the Business or the Property. Parent and Seller
hereby disclaim any implied warranty with respect to each of them, the Business
and the Property, including, without limitation, any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
ARTICLE
VI.
COVENANTS
Section
6.1. Access to
Records.
(a) For
a period of five years after the Execution Date (a) Parent and Seller shall
preserve those of Seller’s books and records relating to the Business as are not
delivered to Buyer hereunder and shall make available to Buyer for inspection
and copying, at Buyer’s expense, such books and records as reasonably required
by Buyer for all purposes reasonably related to this Agreement or any of the
documents and instruments delivered in accordance with its terms; and (b) Buyer
shall preserve those of Seller’s books and records as are delivered to Buyer
hereunder and shall make available to Parent and Seller for inspection and
copying, at Parent’s or Seller’s expense, such books and records as reasonably
required by them for all purposes reasonably related to this Agreement or any of
the documents and instruments delivered in accordance with its
terms.
(b) For
a period ending on the later of (i) one (1) year after the Closing Date or (ii)
the date that Parent and Seller timely file all 2010 federal, state, local and
foreign tax returns and tax reports required to be filed by each of them in
relation to the Business or the Property (subject to one six month extension by
Parent and/or Seller commensurate with Parent’s and Seller’s right to extend the
filing deadline for such tax returns and tax reports), and in all cases upon
reasonable advance notice from Parent or Seller, Buyer shall make available to
Parent or Seller, upon Parent’s or Seller’s reasonable request and at Parent’s
or Seller’s expense and in all cases at times reasonable to Buyer, certain
Transferred Employees to assist Parent and Seller in the completion of certain
audits and regulatory filings and such tax returns and tax reports; provided, however, that in no
event shall Buyer be obligated to make any Transferred Employee available to
Parent or Seller if, as reasonably determined by Buyer, such availability would
interfere with such Transferred Employee’s ability to perform his or her duties
to Buyer.
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(c) Without
limiting the generality of Section 6.1(a), from and after the Closing Date,
Buyer shall, with respect to any Proceedings related to Employee Liabilities and
the Proceedings set forth on Schedule 5.2(h), make available to Parent or
Seller, upon Parent’s or Seller’s reasonable request and in all cases at times
reasonable to Buyer, Transferred Employees with knowledge of the foregoing;
provided, however, Buyer, on
the one hand, and Parent and Seller, on the other, agree that none of Buyer or
any such Transferred Employee shall be required to incur any cost or expense
(including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of
counsel) with respect to the provision of such assistance and, for the avoidance
of doubt, Parent and Seller shall bear all costs and expenses (including but not
limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Buyer
or any such Transferred Employee in connection with the provision of such
assistance. With respect to that certain Proceeding pending in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Case No. 2:10-cv-1103-
C(3) (the “Louisiana Proceeding”), each of Parent and Seller agree to, from and
after the Closing Date until the final non-appealable resolution of the
Louisiana Proceeding, (i) keep Buyer fully informed of the status of the
Louisiana Proceeding, and (ii) not compromise or settle the Louisiana Proceeding
without Buyer’s consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Law or any
violation of the rights of any Person by the Buyer, or (B) the Buyer shall have
no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such Louisiana
Proceeding without its Consent.
Section
6.2. Preparation of Proxy
Statement; Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) As
soon as reasonably practicable following the Execution Date, Parent shall
prepare a proxy statement relating to the meeting of the Parent’s stockholders
to be held in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby that meets
the requirements of Schedule 14A (together with any amendments thereof or
supplements thereto, in each case in the form or forms mailed to Parent’s
stockholders, the “Proxy Statement”) and, to the extent applicable, a Rule 13e-3
Transaction Statement on Schedule 13e-3 that meets the requirements of Rule
13e-3 under the Exchange Act (together with any amendments thereof or
supplements thereto, in each case in the form or forms mailed to Parent’s
stockholders, the “Schedule 13E-3”) and file the Proxy Statement and, to the
extent applicable, the Schedule 13E-3 with the SEC. The Proxy Statement shall
include a recommendation of the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board
Recommendation”) that its stockholders vote in favor of the transactions
contemplated hereby (subject to Section 6.3). Subject to Section 6.2(c), Parent
shall use its reasonable efforts to (i) have the Proxy Statement and, to the
extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3 cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable
after such filing, and (ii) subject to Section 8.2(h) (to the extent
applicable), cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Parent’s stockholders
as promptly as practicable and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days
after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC.
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(b) If
at any time prior to the Closing any event shall occur that should be set forth
in an amendment of or a supplement to the Proxy Statement and, to the extent
applicable, Schedule 13E-3, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendment or supplement as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable. Parent
and Buyer shall cooperate with each other in the preparation of the Proxy
Statement and, to the extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3, and Parent shall
promptly notify Buyer of the receipt of any oral or written comments of the SEC
with respect to the Proxy Statement or, to the extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3
and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for
additional information, and shall provide to Buyer promptly copies of all
correspondence between Parent or any representative of Parent and the SEC with
respect to the Proxy Statement or, to the extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3.
Parent shall give Buyer and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment (provided that while Parent shall review any such comments in good
faith, Parent shall have no obligation to accept or incorporate any such
comments) on the Proxy Statement and, to the extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3
(including each amendment or supplement thereto) and all responses to requests
for any amendment, supplement or additional information by, and replies to
comments of, the SEC before their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. Each of
the Parent and Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts after consultation
with the other as provided herein, to respond as promptly as reasonably
practicable to all such comments of and requests by the SEC.
(c) Subject
to the last sentence of this Section 6.2(c) and applicable Law, Parent shall,
through its Board of Directors, use its reasonable best efforts to take all
action necessary, in accordance with and subject to the Delaware General
Corporations Law (the “DGCL”) and its Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws, to duly call, give notice of and convene and hold a
special meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote upon the adoption and
approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (such
special stockholder meeting, the “Special Meeting”) as promptly as practicable,
including adjourning such meeting for up to twenty (20) Business Days in order
to obtain such approval. Parent shall include in the Proxy Statement the Parent
Board Recommendation and the Board of Directors of Parent shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of the
transactions contemplated hereby and this Agreement, subject to the duties of
the Board of Directors of Parent to make any further disclosure to the
stockholders (which disclosure shall not be deemed to constitute a withdrawal or
adverse modification of such recommendation unless expressly stated) and subject
to the right to withdraw, modify or change such recommendation in accordance
with Section 6.3(e). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the
Board of Directors of Parent withdraws, modifies or changes its recommendation
of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in a manner adverse to
Buyer or resolves to do any of the foregoing, (i) Parent shall not be obligated
to call, give notice of, convene and hold the Special Meeting and (ii) Parent
shall not be required to take any of the other actions set forth in this Section
6.2.
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Section
6.3. Solicitation.
(a) As
used herein (i) “Acquisition Proposal” means any offer or proposal (other than
from Buyer) concerning any (A) merger, consolidation, business combination,
recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving
Parent, Seller or the Business, (B) sale, lease, pledge or other
disposition of assets of (1) the Business or (2) Parent or Seller representing
20% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent or Seller, in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, (C) issuance, sale or other
disposition by the Parent to any Person or group of securities (or options,
rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for, such securities) representing 20% or more of the voting power of Parent, or
(D) transaction or series of related transactions in which any Person or group
acquires beneficial ownership, or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of
20% or more of the outstanding voting equity interests of Parent, and (ii)
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that (A)
relates to more than 50% of the outstanding common stock, all or substantially
all of the Property or all or substantially all of the assets of Parent and
Seller taken as a whole, (B) is on terms that the Board of Directors of Parent
determines in its good faith judgment (after receiving the advice of its
financial advisor and after taking into account all the terms and conditions of
such Acquisition Proposal) are more favorable to Parent’s stockholders (in their
capacities as stockholders) from a financial point of view than this Agreement
(including any modifications to this Agreement agreed to in writing by Buyer in
response thereto) and (C) which the Board of Directors of Parent determines is
reasonably capable of being consummated in a timely manner.
(b) Subject
to Section 6.3(c), until the Closing or, if earlier, the termination of this
Agreement in accordance with Article IX, none of
the Parent, Seller or any of their respective representatives shall, directly or
indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage (including by way of
providing information) the submission of any inquiries, proposals or offers or
any other efforts or attempts that constitute or may reasonably be expected to
lead to, any Acquisition Proposal or engage in any discussions or negotiations
with respect thereto or otherwise knowingly cooperate with or knowingly assist
or participate in, or knowingly facilitate any such inquiries, proposals,
discussions or negotiations, or (ii) approve or recommend, or publicly propose
to approve or recommend, an Acquisition Proposal or enter into any merger
agreement, letter of intent, agreement in principle, share purchase agreement,
asset purchase agreement or share exchange agreement, option agreement or other
similar agreement providing for or relating to an Acquisition Proposal or enter
into any agreement or agreement in principle requiring Parent or Seller to
abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or
breach its obligations hereunder or propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and Seller may continue to take any of the
actions described in clauses (i) and (ii) above with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal related to Parent or Seller and not involving the Business or the
Property.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.3(b), if at any time following
the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the approval by the holders of
a majority of Parent’s issued and outstanding common stock of the transactions
contemplated hereby (the “Parent Stockholder Approval”), (i) Parent or Seller
has received an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal (whether oral or written) from
a third party that the Board of Directors of Parent believes in good faith to be
bona fide and (ii) the Board of Directors of Parent determines in good faith,
after consultation with its independent financial advisors and outside counsel,
that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to
result in a Superior Proposal, then Parent and Seller may (A) furnish
information with respect to the Business, Parent or Seller to the Person making
such Acquisition Proposal and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations
with the Person making such Acquisition Proposal regarding such Acquisition
Proposal; provided, that Parent and Seller (x) will not, and will use its
reasonable best efforts to cause its authorized representatives not to, disclose
any non-public information to such Person without entering into a
confidentiality agreement, and (y) will promptly provide or make available to
Buyer any non-public information concerning the Business provided to such other
Person which was not previously provided to Buyer. Parent and Seller shall
promptly (and in any event within two (2) Business Days) notify Buyer in the
event it receives an Acquisition Proposal or any material revisions thereto.
Without limiting the foregoing, Parent and Seller shall promptly (and in any
event within two (2) Business Days) notify Buyer if it determines to begin
providing information or to engage in negotiations concerning an Acquisition
Proposal pursuant to this Section 6.3(c).
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(d) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, at any time prior to obtaining
the Parent Stockholder Approval, Parent receives an Acquisition Proposal which
the Board of Directors of Parent concludes in good faith constitutes a Superior
Proposal and reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with
Parent’s outside counsel and financial advisors) that taking any or all of the
following actions is necessary in order to comply with its fiduciary duties
under applicable Law, and provided that none of Parent, Seller or their
representatives is and would not as a result be in material breach of any of the
provisions of this Section 6.3, the Board of Directors of Parent may (x)
terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to
such Superior Proposal or (y) withdraw or modify its approval of this Agreement
or its recommendation that Parent’s stockholders adopt this Agreement and
approve the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that Parent
shall not terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clauses and any
purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clauses shall be void and of no
force or effect, unless Parent pays the Termination Fee (as hereinafter defined)
payable pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.4; and provided, further, however, that the
Board of Directors of Parent may not take any action pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (x) and (y) unless Parent shall have provided prior written notice to at
least three calendar days in advance (the “Notice Period”), of its intention to
take such action, which notice shall include a written summary of the material
terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (including the identity of the
party making such Superior Proposal), and shall have contemporaneously provided
a copy of the relevant proposed transaction agreements with the party making
such Superior Proposal. In the event of any material revisions to the Superior
Proposal, Parent shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Buyer and
to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.3(d) with respect to such new
written notice.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section 6.3(d), the Board of Directors of
Parent shall, during the Notice Period and prior to recommending, approving or
consummating such Superior Proposal, give Buyer the opportunity to meet with
Parent and/or Seller and its outside counsel and financial advisors for the
purpose of enabling Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other,
to discuss in good faith any proposed modifications to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 6.4. Tender
Offers. Nothing contained in this Section 6.4 or elsewhere in
this Agreement shall prohibit Parent from taking and disclosing to its
stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated
under the Exchange Act; provided, any such disclosure (other than a “stop, look
and listen” letter or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule
14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) shall be deemed to be a termination pursuant to
Section 9.1(f) unless the Board of Directors of Parent expressly publicly
reaffirms at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Special Meeting its
recommendation in favor of the adoption of this Agreement.
Section 6.5. Further
Assurances. On and after the Execution Date, Parent and
Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver, at Parent’s and Seller’s expense,
such further instruments of conveyance, sale, assignment or transfer, and shall
take or cause to be taken such other or further action as Buyer’s counsel shall
reasonably request at any time or from time to time in order to perfect, confirm
or evidence in Buyer title to all or any part of the Property or to consummate,
in any other manner, the terms and conditions of this Agreement. On and after
the Execution Date, Buyer shall prepare, execute and deliver, at Buyer’s
expense, such further instruments, and shall take or cause to be taken such
other or further action as Parent’s and Seller’s counsel shall reasonably
request at any time or from time to time in order to confirm or evidence Buyer’s
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities or to consummate, in any other manner, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 6.6. Announcements.
Except as required by Law or the rules or regulations of any securities
exchange, none of the parties to this Agreement shall issue any press releases
or make any public announcements with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby without the written consent of the other
parties hereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Prior to issuing any press release or making any public announcements, the
disclosing party shall give the other parties a copy of the text of their
proposed disclosure and a reasonable opportunity to comment on it. Subject to
the obligations of Parent and Seller under applicable securities Laws and the
rules or regulations of any securities exchange, Parent and Seller, on the one
hand, and Buyer, on the other, shall jointly agree on the press release or other
public announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement which will be disseminated promptly following the execution and
delivery hereof.
Section 6.7. Reasonable Best
Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided,
the parties agree to use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the
transactions contemplated hereby, including: (a) obtaining all Consents or
Novations (as hereinafter defined), as the case may be, from Governmental
Authorities and other third parties required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and (b) Buyer agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts to consult and cooperate with, provide assistance to and furnish
information reasonably requested by Parent in the preparation and filing with
the SEC of the Proxy Statement and Schedule 13E-3 and all amendments and
supplements thereto. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the
parties agree to use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to satisfy the
conditions to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
Closing set forth herein.
Section 6.8. Conduct of the
Business. With respect to the operation of the Business from
and after the Execution Date through and including the Closing Date, unless
Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing:
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(a) Parent
shall use its reasonable efforts, and shall use its reasonable efforts to cause
Seller to:
(i) operate
the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices
and to reserve intact the Business’ relationships with its employees, clients,
customers and suppliers with the objective of preserving unimpaired its goodwill
and ongoing Business at the Closing Date;
(ii) comply
in a timely fashion with the provisions of all of the Contracts;
(iii) take
reasonable actions to maintain the Property in substantially the same condition
as such assets existed on the Execution Date and consistent with past practices;
and
(iv) maintain
in full force and effect all insurance policies related to the Business, subject
to variations required by the ordinary operations of Parent or Seller, as the
case may be, or else obtain or cause to be obtained, prior to the lapse of any
such policy, substantially similar coverage with insurers of recognized
standing.
(b)
Parent shall use its reasonable efforts to not, and shall use its reasonable
efforts to not permit Seller to:
(i) sell,
lease, license or otherwise dispose of any Property other than to fulfill
obligations arising under any Contract existing as of the Execution
Date;
(ii) acquire
any asset, obtain any Permit, or enter into any contract or agreement (whether
oral or written) that would constitute Property, except for service or sales
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(iii)
mortgage or pledge any Property or subject any Property to any
Encumbrances;
(iv) institute,
settle, or agree to settle any material Proceeding related to the Business
pending or threatened before any arbitrator, court or other Governmental
Authority;
(v) (A)
grant to any officer, employee or consultant of the Business any increase in
compensation, bonus or other benefits, (B) grant to any such officer, employee
or consultant of the Business any severance or termination pay or benefits or
any increase in severance, change or control or termination pay or benefits; and
(C) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or
collective bargaining agreement related to the Business;
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(vi) make
any material change in any method of accounting or accounting principles or
practices as it relates to the Business, except for any such change required by
reason of a concurrent change in GAAP or applicable Law; or
(vii) authorize,
commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, between the Execution Date and the
Closing Date, the Business, shall not, and Buyer shall cause its members to not,
without the prior written consent of JCP (as hereinafter defined) and Parent,
create, incur or assume any indebtedness, or assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise become liable for any obligations in excess of Fifty Thousand U.S.
Dollars ($50,000) individually or Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($250,000) in the aggregate, other than in compliance with the current budget
for the Business, which has been previously approved by Parent. For the
avoidance of doubt should any member of Buyer, including but not limited to
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx or Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, cause the Business to
breach this Section 6.8(c) then Buyer shall be deemed in breach of this Section
6.8(c).
Section
6.9. Director and Officer
Liability.
(a) (i)
All rights, including rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and
exculpation, existing in favor of, and all exculpations and limitations of the
personal liability of, the officers, employees and agents of the Business as of
the Execution Date and any other such Person who becomes a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Business prior to the Closing (such Persons
collectively, the “Indemnified Persons”) set forth in the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational documents of Seller (as
in effect as of the Execution Date) or as provided in any indemnification
agreements between Seller and such Indemnified Persons (as in effect as of the
Execution Date (or entered into after the date hereof and prior to the Closing))
with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the Closing Date shall survive
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Parent shall cause Seller
to, honor all such obligations to the Indemnified Persons.
(ii) Without
limiting the generality or the effect of subsection (i) above, from and after
the Closing Date, Parent shall cause Seller to, (A) indemnify and hold harmless
the respective Indemnified Persons of such entities to the fullest extent
permitted (whether by the DGCL, by any other applicable Laws, under the
certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational
documents of Seller, or in any indemnification agreement as in effect on the
Execution Date hereof (or entered into after the date hereof and prior to the
Closing)) and (B) fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Seller to
the Indemnified Persons pursuant to (x) any indemnification agreement as in
effect on the Execution Date hereof (or entered into after the Execution Date
and prior to the Closing), and (y) any indemnification, expense advancement and
exculpation provisions set forth in the DGCL, any other applicable law or under
the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other charter or organizational
documents of Seller as in effect on the Execution Date.
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(b) From
the Closing Date until the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, Seller shall
maintain in effect, for the benefit of the Indemnified Persons with respect to
matters occurring at or prior to the Closing Date, the existing policies of
directors’ and officers’ insurance and errors and omission insurance maintained
by Seller as of the Execution Date of this Agreement in the form delivered by
Seller to Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Existing Policies”);
provided, however, that:
(i) Seller may substitute for the Existing Policies a policy or policies of
comparable coverage; and (ii) Seller may substitute therefore at closing a
prepaid “tail” policy on the Existing Policies for a period of six (6) years
from the Closing Date providing comparable insurance coverage as provided under
their respective Existing Policies to be effective as of the Closing
Date.
(c) If
Parent or any of its successors or assigns consolidates with or merges into any
other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity
of such consolidation or merger, then, proper provision shall be made so that
the successors and assigns of Parent shall assume the obligations set forth in
this Section 6.9.
(d) The
rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 6.9 shall be in addition to
any rights such Person may have under the certificate of incorporation, bylaws
or other charter or organizational documents of Seller, or under the DGCL or any
other applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnified Person with
Seller in effect on the Execution Date hereof (or entered into after the date
hereof and prior to the Closing). These rights shall survive the Closing and are
intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified
Person.
Section
6.10. Employees and Employee
Benefits.
(a) At
least five days prior to the Closing Date, (i) Buyer shall provide Seller a
written list of the Employees that Buyer intends to offer employment from and
after the Closing Date (the “Available Employees”), (ii) Seller shall, effective
as of the Closing Date, terminate all of the Available Employees, and (iii)
subject to Section 6.10(e), Buyer shall offer, effective as of the Closing Date,
employment to all of the Available Employees at substantially the same
compensation as they received from Seller prior to the Closing, and pursuant to
a new and separate employee leasing agreement by and between Buyer and Century
II. Effective as of the Closing, the Available Employees shall cease to be
employed by Seller, and Available Employees who have accepted Buyer’s offer of
employment shall become leased employees of Buyer (such Available Employees, the
“Transferred Employees”). Buyer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to
ensure that the Transferred Employees receive credit for all of their service
with Seller and Parent under all welfare and benefit plans for purposes of
eligibility and vesting (but not for purposes of accrual of benefits under a
defined benefit pension plan). Buyer shall also use commercially reasonable
efforts to ensure that no pre existing condition, limitation or exclusion shall
apply to participation and coverage for such Transferred Employees under a group
welfare or health benefit plan. Effective as of the Closing Date and subject to
Section 6.13(c) (to the extent applicable), Seller shall release, or cause to be
released, Available Employees from the provisions of any restrictive covenants
and/or agreements with Seller so as to enable Buyer to offer employment to such
Available Employees.
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(b) It
is understood and agreed that (i) any offer of employment made by or on behalf
of Buyer as referenced in Section 6.10(a) above will not constitute any
commitment, contract or understanding (expressed or implied) of any obligation
on the part of Buyer to a post-Closing Date employment relationship of any fixed
time or duration or upon any terms or conditions other than those that Buyer may
establish pursuant to individual offers of employment consistent with the terms
herein, and (ii) employment offered by Buyer is “at will” and may be terminated
by Buyer or an employee at any time for any reason (subject to any written
commitments of Buyer to the contrary). Buyer will not have any responsibility,
liability or obligation, to the Employees or to any other Person with respect to
any Employee Benefit Plan.
(c) Seller
will be responsible for (i) the payment of all wages, fees and other
remuneration due to all of its Employees, consultants and contractors with
respect to their respective services as Employees, consultants and contractors
of Seller and/or the Business through the close of business on the Closing Date,
and (ii) compliance with all applicable Laws respecting the termination of the
Employees.
(d) Transferred
Employees (and their eligible dependents) who experience a “qualifying event”
(as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
section 4980B) after the Closing Date shall be eligible to elect health plan
continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), under Buyer’s group health plan. All other
Employees (and their eligible dependents) who are receiving (i) COBRA
continuation coverage under Seller’s group health plan prior to the Closing Date
and/or (ii) whom Buyer does not offer employment or who refuse such offer of
employment and who experience a “qualifying event” (as defined in the Code,
section 4980B) shall be eligible to elect COBRA continuation coverage under
Seller’s group health plan.
(e) From
and after the Execution Date and through and until the Closing Date, Parent
and/or Seller shall cooperate with Buyer’s efforts to negotiate and execute a
new employee leasing agreement with Century II with respect to the Transferred
Employees, pursuant to which Century II shall, to the extent requested by Buyer,
continue to employ and provide benefits to the Transferred Employees on terms
and conditions acceptable to Buyer, in its sole and absolute
discretion.
Section
6.11. Payment of Taxes Resulting
From Sale of Property. Seller shall pay in a
timely manner all taxes (other than income taxes) imposed on it resulting from
or payable in connection with the sale of the Property pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section
6.12. Payment of Retained
Liabilities. In addition to payment of taxes pursuant to Section 6.11,
Seller shall pay, or make adequate provision for the payment, in full of all of
the Retained Liabilities. If any such Retained Liabilities are not so paid or
provided for, or if Buyer reasonably determines that failure to make any
payments will impair Buyer’s use or enjoyment of the Property or conduct of the
Business of Seller previously conducted using the Property, Buyer may at any
time after the Closing Date elect to make all such payments directly, and will
be promptly reimbursed therefor by Seller, or through the Escrow Funds (but
shall have no obligation to do so).
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Section
6.13. Covenant Not to
Compete.
(a) In
consideration of the Purchase Price to be received under this Agreement, each of
Parent and Seller agrees that, for a period of two years after the Closing Date,
except for operating the business in which the Seller’s Security Consulting and
Investigations business unit (the “Security Business”) currently operates, none
of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or Parent (the “Restricted
Persons”) shall directly or indirectly, do any of the following:
(i) engage
in, or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, be employed by,
associated with or in any manner connected with, or render services or advice
to, any Person engaged in or planning to become engaged in, or any other
business whose products or activities compete in whole or in part with, the
Business, anywhere in the world, provided, however, the
Restricted Persons may passively invest in or own up to 2% of any such
entity;
(ii) induce
or attempt to induce any employee of Buyer to leave the employ of Buyer, or
solicit, offer employment to, otherwise attempt to hire, employ, or otherwise
engage as an employee, any such employee of Buyer; provided, however, the
Restricted Persons are not prohibited from (1) making general solicitations
through recruiters, newspapers, the Internet or otherwise, and (2) hiring
unsolicited persons that contact the Restricted Persons for employment;
or
(iii) induce
or attempt to induce any Person that was a customer of Buyer at any time during
the one year period preceding the Closing Date to cease doing business with
Buyer, in any way interfere with the relationship between Buyer and any such customer or
solicit the business of any such customer.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent further agrees that, for a
period of two years after the Closing Date, Parent shall not and shall cause the
Seller (including the Security Business) not to, engage in any transaction or a
series of related transactions in which Parent or Seller (including the Security
Business), as the case may be, acquires (i) the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of or (ii) all or substantially all of
the assets of, any Person engaged in, or planning to become engaged in, the
emergency preparedness and disaster relief recovery industry.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in Section 6.13(a) or Section 6.13(b) to the contrary, if
Parent or Seller (1) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and
shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such
consolidation or merger and neither Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx nor Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
are employed by, providing consulting services to, or otherwise affiliated with
such corporation or entity, or (2) transfers or conveys any or all of its
properties and assets to any Person and neither Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx nor Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx are employed by, providing consulting services to, or otherwise
affiliated with such Person, then none of the provisions of Section 6.13(a)
shall be applicable to such acquiring entity and none of the provisions of
Section 6.13(c) shall be applicable to Buyer as it relates to such acquiring
entity.
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(c) In
consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, Buyer agrees
that for a period commencing on the Execution Date and continuing for two years
after the Closing Date, Buyer shall not directly or indirectly, do any of the
following:
(i) engage
in, or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, be employed by,
associated with or in any manner connected with, or render services or advice
to, any Person engaged in or planning to become engaged in, or any other
business whose products or activities directly compete with, Parent’s fraud or
deoxyribonucleic acid businesses units (the “Remaining Businesses” and, for the
avoidance of doubt, the term “Remaining Businesses” does not include the
Security Business), anywhere in the world, provided, however, Buyer may
passively invest in or own up to 2% of any such entity;
(ii) except
for the employees set forth on Schedule 6.13(c), induce or attempt to induce any
employee of the Remaining Businesses to leave the employ of the Remaining
Businesses, or solicit, offer employment to, otherwise attempt to hire, employ,
or otherwise engage as an employee, any such employee of the Remaining
Businesses; provided, however, Buyer is not
prohibited from (1) making general solicitations through recruiters,
newspapers, the Internet or otherwise, and (2) hiring unsolicited persons
that contact the Buyer for employment; or
(iii) induce
or attempt to induce any Person that was a customer of the Remaining Businesses
at any time during the one (1) year period preceding the Execution Date to cease
doing business with the Remaining Businesses or in any way interfere with the
relationship between the Remaining Businesses and any such
customer:
provided, however, that if
Parent of any affiliate thereof enters into any definitive agreements with
respect to the sale of the Remaining Business and such definitive agreements do
not require the potential purchasers of such Remaining Business to comply with
non-competition and non-solicitation covenants substantially similar to the
covenants set forth in this Section 6.13(c), then this Section 6.13(c) shall be
of no further force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall no
longer be required to comply with the terms of this Section
6.13(c).
(d) Each
of Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand,
acknowledges that all of the foregoing provisions are reasonable and are
necessary to protect and preserve the value of the Property to Buyer, and the
Remaining Businesses, and to prevent any unfair advantage being conferred on
Parent and Seller, or Buyer, as the case may be. If any of the covenants set
forth in this Section 6.13 are held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against
public policy, the restrictive time period will be deemed to be the longest
period permissible by Law under the circumstances and the restrictive
geographical area will be deemed to comprise the largest territory permissible
by Law under the circumstances.
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Section
6.14. Consent to Subcontract;
Novations. Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other,
shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as practicable after the
Closing Date from the U.S. General Services Administration and the California
Multiple Awards Schedule, as the case may be, their respective Consents to (a)
the assignment (with a novation) to Buyer of all Contracts between such
Governmental Authority and Parent or Seller, as the case may be (collectively,
the “Novations”), and (b) concurrently therewith, the entry into a
subcontracting or delegation arrangement between the parties as it relates to
such Contracts for that certain period of time commencing after the Closing Date
and terminating on the applicable date of Novation for each such Contract (the
“Consent to Subcontract”). Each of the parties agrees to furnish all information
and take all other actions reasonably requested by the applicable Government
Authority in order to obtain each of the Consent to Subcontract and the
Novations as soon as practicable after the Closing Date.
Section
6.15. Registrations. From
and after the Closing Date, Parent or Seller, as the case may be, shall take, or
cause to be taken, all actions reasonably requested by Buyer with respect to any
submissions required by applicable Law to be filed with any state or local
Government Authority by the parties with respect to the termination of any
existing, or new applications for, registrations to do business or vendor
registrations.
Section
6.16. Excluded Contracts.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 7.1(e), Buyer
shall be permitted, at any time through and until the three week anniversary of
the Execution Date, to instruct Parent or Seller, as the case may be, to update
Schedules 1.1(h) and 1.2(f), in order to remove contracts from Schedule 1.2(f)
and, in turn, add such contracts to Schedule 1.1(h) for purposes of including
such agreements in the Property to be acquired by Buyer at Closing, subject to
the terms of this Agreement.
Section
6.17. China Registered
Office
(a) From
and after the Closing Date until the earlier of (i) the two year anniversary of
the Closing Date, (ii)(A) the liquidation (B) the dissolution or (C) a change in
ownership of more than 50% of the equity interests of Parent and Seller; or
(iii) such point in time that Buyer determines in its sole and absolute
discretion to cease the operations of Seller’s China Registered Office (the
“CRO”) (such period, the “Maintenance Period”), Parent and Seller agree to
continue to maintain in good standing the existence of the CRO and, during such
Maintenance Period, to reasonably fulfill any and all existing and future
contractual obligations of Parent or Seller, as the case may be, related to the
CRO (whether oral or written), including, but not limited to, any and all
contractual obligations arising out of or related to the real property lease
agreement in respect of the leased premises utilized by the CRO in connection
with its business and affairs, provided, however, Buyer agrees
to act as the Seller and Parent’s agent to provide, or cause to be provided, any
and all services that are necessary to continue to operate the Business in China
in the ordinary course, including but not limited to marketing and business
development services. Buyer agrees that such services shall be provided in a
manner and at a level that is timely and professional and indemnify Seller
and/or Parent from any and all claims arising from the CRO and Business in
China.
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(b) Except
as expressly contemplated by Section 6.17(a), Buyer shall have the exclusive
right to administer, direct, discharge and otherwise control the business and
affairs of the Business in China.
(c) Unless
otherwise required by contract, agreement or applicable Law (“Retained
Expenses”), Buyer shall bear all costs and expenses related to the business and
affairs of the CRO during the Maintenance Period. Buyer shall, during the
Maintenance Period, promptly reimburse Parent or Seller, as the case may be,
with respect to any Retained Expenses or out-of-pocket expenses actually
incurred by Parent or Seller, as the case may be, related to the services to be
provided pursuant to Section 6.17(a).
(d) (i)
Buyer agrees, that in the event that at any time during the Maintenance Period,
Buyer actually receives any amount (including, but not limited to, fees, refunds
or receivables) related to the business and affairs of the CRO which are
otherwise due and owing to Parent or Seller, as the case may be, Buyer shall
promptly remit such actually received amounts to Parent or Seller, as the case
may be. (ii) Each of Parent and Seller agrees, that in the event that at any
time during the Maintenance Period, Parent or Seller actually receives any
amount (including, but not limited to, fees, refunds or receivables) related to
the business and affairs of the CRO which are otherwise due and owing to Buyer,
Parent or Seller, as the case may be, shall promptly remit such actually
received amounts to Buyer.
(e) In
connection with any dissolution of the CRO, Parent and Seller agree to prepare,
execute and deliver, at Buyer’s expense (other than a dissolution occurring as a
result of an acquisition of more than 50% of the equity interests of Parent and
Seller prior to the two year anniversary of the Closing, which, in such case, at
Parent’s and Seller’s expense), such agreements or other instruments, and shall
take or cause to be taken, such actions (including, but not limited to,
obtaining any Consents) as Buyer may reasonable request, in order to effect an
orderly dissolution of the CRO in accordance with applicable Chinese
law.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section 6.17(a)(i)(C), in the event that
any Person acquires more than 50% of the equity interests of Parent and Seller,
and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx are employed by, providing
consulting services to, or otherwise affiliated with such Person, proper
provision shall be made so that such Person shall assume the obligations set
forth in this Section 6.17.
Section
6.18. Transition Services
Agreement. Within thirty-five (35) days of the Execution Date, Buyer
agrees to notify Parent or Seller, as the case may be, of its selection to
receive the Services (as such term is defined in the Transition Services
Agreement) described in Section 1(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Service Schedule
(as such term is defined in the Transition Services Agreement).
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Section
6.19. Updated Disclosure
Schedules. In the event Parent and/or Seller delivers to Buyer Updated
Disclosures (as hereinafter defined) as contemplated by Section 7.1(e), the
delivery by Parent and/or Seller of such Updated Disclosure Schedules shall not
prejudice any rights of Buyer hereunder prior to the Closing.
ARTICLE
VII.
CLOSING
DELIVERIES
Section
7.1. Deliveries by Parent and
Seller. Parent and Seller shall deliver to Buyer at Closing the
following:
(a) An
executed counterpart of the Xxxx of Sale conveying, selling, transferring and
assigning to Buyer title to all of the Property, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto (the “Xxxx of
Sale”).
(b) Executed
counterparts of Assignments and Assumptions of the Permits and the Contracts
which include the written Consents of all parties necessary in order to duly
transfer all of Parent’s and Seller’s rights thereunder to Buyer, substantially
in the form of Exhibit E hereto (the “Assignments and
Assumptions”).
(c) Resolutions
of the Parent’s and Seller’s Board of Directors and as necessary the
stockholders of Parent and Seller adopted at meetings or by consent authorizing
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Seller and the
performance of their respective obligations hereunder, certified by the
Secretaries of Parent and Seller.
(d) Updated
versions of Schedules 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.1(d), 1.1(e), 1.1(f), 1.1(g), 1.1(h),
1.1(i), 1.1(m), 1.2(f) and 2.1(c) reflecting the information required to be set
forth therein as of the Business Day immediately prior to the Closing Date
(“Updated Disclosure Schedules”).
(e) Possession
of all tangible assets comprising the Property.
(f) The
Closing Escrow Agreement, executed by Parent, Seller and the Escrow
Agent.
(g) The
Transition Services Agreement (as hereinafter defined), executed by Parent and
Seller.
(h) The
Aging Report.
(i) Such
other separate bills of sale, assignments or documents of transfer that Buyer
may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in order to perfect, confirm or
evidence title to all or any part of the Property.
Section
7.2. Deliveries by Buyer.
Buyer shall deliver to Parent and Seller at Closing the
following:
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(a) Payment
of the Closing Payment.
(b) Executed
counterparts of the Assignments and Assumptions.
(c) Resolutions
of the board of managers of Buyer authorizing the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer and the performance of its obligations hereunder, certified
by the Secretary of Buyer.
(d) The
Closing Escrow Agreement, executed by Buyer and the Escrow Agent.
(e) The
Transition Services Agreement, executed by Buyer.
(f)
Such other separate instruments of assumption that Parent or Seller may
reasonably deem necessary or appropriate in order to confirm or evidence Buyer’s
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE
VIII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO CLOSING
Section
8.1. Conditions to Obligation of
Each Party to Effect the Transaction. The respective obligations of
Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, as applicable, to
effect the transactions contemplated herein shall be subject to the satisfaction
at or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) No Order. No
Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or
other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that has the effect of
restricting in any material respect, preventing or prohibiting consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) No Challenge. There
shall not be a Proceeding before or by any Governmental Authority (i)
challenging or seeking damages in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or (ii) seeking to restrain, prohibit or limit the exercise of full
rights of ownership or operation by Buyer of all or any portion of the Business
or Property, that in either case would reasonably be expected to have a Seller
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Stockholder Approval.
The Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) DC Lease Assignment.
The DC Lease shall have been assigned to Buyer in accordance with Section
2.3.
Section
8.2. Additional Conditions to
Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to effect the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are also subject to the following
conditions:
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(a) Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of Parent and
Seller in this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and
correct, and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, without giving effect to any update or notice to Buyer, as of the
Execution Date and (except to the extent such representations and warranties
speak as of a certain date or period and except as permitted or contemplated by
this Agreement) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing
Date.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Parent and Seller shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to Closing Date.
(c) No Seller Material Adverse
Effect. Since the Execution Date, there shall not have been any change in
the financial condition, results of operations, Business or Property, taken as a
whole, which either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Third Party
Consents. The
Consents set forth on Schedule 8.2(d) shall be obtained and delivered to Buyer
by Seller, and shall be in full force and effect.
(e) Officer’s
Certificate. Buyer shall have received a certificate of an executive
officer of Parent and Seller with respect to the conditions set forth in
Sections 8.2(a), (b), (c), and (d).
(f) Closing Escrow
Agreement. Buyer shall have received the Closing Escrow Agreement,
executed by Parent, Seller and the Escrow Agent.
(g) Transition Services
Agreement. Buyer shall have received the Transition Services Agreement,
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto (the “Transition Services
Agreement”), executed by Parent and Seller.
(h) Audited Financial
Statements. Buyer shall have received the results of an audit of the
Business Unit Financial Statements (the “Audited Financial Statements”), which
such Audited Financial Statements shall be conducted by Xxxxxx LLP or other
nationally recognized auditing firm (collectively, the “Audit Firm”), selected
by Buyer in its sole and absolute discretion, at the sole cost and expense of
Buyer and shall show results and financial conditions which shall be the
same in all material respects as the Business Unit Financial Statements, except
that the Audited Financial Statements shall include statements of cash flows,
footnotes and normal period-end adjustments which are not in the aggregate
material (other than any material adjustments resulting from the inclusion in
the Audited Financial Statements of costs carried at the corporate level (which
were not otherwise included in the Business Unit Financial Statements)); provided, Buyer shall
(i) commence such audit no later than seventeen (17) days following the
Execution Date, (ii) not abandon such audit after the commencement thereof, and
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Audit Firm to complete
such audit as soon as reasonably practicable after the commencement thereof. In
the event Buyer fails to commence such audit within such seventeen (17) day
period, the closing condition contemplated by this Section 8.2(h) shall be
deemed to have been waived by Buyer for purposes of Closing. In the event, Buyer
selects an Audit Firm, other than Xxxxxx LLP, to conduct the audit, Parent’s
obligation to mail the Proxy Statement in accordance with Section 6.2 and hold
the Special Meeting in accordance with Section 9.1(i)(iii) shall be tolled until
such audit is completed by such Audit Firm.
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(i) GlobalTrack License
Agreement. Buyer shall have received a license agreement from Seller,
substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto (the “License Agreement”),
executed by Seller, pursuant to which Seller shall have (i) granted Buyer a
perpetual, exclusive, royalty free, fully paid-up right and license to use
Seller’s GlobalTrack software (and any improvement, enhancement, combination,
refinement, or modification thereof) solely in the Buyer Field (as such term is
defined in the License Agreement), and (ii) agreed not to license such software
to any other business involved (directly or indirectly) in the Buyer
Field.
(j) Lien Searches. Buyer
shall have received from Seller Uniform Commercial Code, tax lien, bankruptcy
and pending suit and judgment searches related to the Property or the Business,
as the case may be, from the appropriate jurisdictions dated not more than
thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, together with evidence that all
Encumbrances arising from, or related to, the Property or the Business, as the
case may be, have been released.
(k) Leased Employees.
Buyer shall have obtained reasonable assurances from Century II that Century II
shall, to the extent requested by Buyer, continue to employ and provide benefits
to the Transferred Employees in accordance with Section 6.10 on terms and
conditions acceptable to Buyer, in its sole and absolute
discretion.
Section
8.3. Additional Conditions to
Obligations of Parent and Seller. The obligations of Parent and Seller to
effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are also subject to the
following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer in this
Agreement that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and
those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects,
without giving effect to any update or notice to Parent or Seller, as of the
Execution Date and (except to the extent such representations and warranties
speak as of a certain date or period and except as permitted or contemplated by
this Agreement) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing
Date.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material
respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to Closing Date.
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. Seller shall have received a certificate of an executive
officer of Buyer with respect to the conditions set forth in Sections 8.3(a) and
(b).
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(d) Closing Escrow
Agreement. Parent and Seller shall have received the Closing Escrow
Agreement, executed by Buyer and the Escrow Agent.
(e) Transition Services
Agreement. Parent and Seller shall have received the Transition Services
Agreement, executed by Buyer.
(f) License Agreement.
Seller shall have received the License Agreement, executed by
Buyer.
ARTICLE
IX.
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section
9.1. Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing, notwithstanding any requisite
approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(the date of any such termination, the “Termination Date”), as
follows:
(a) by
mutual written consent of each of Parent, Seller, and Buyer duly authorized by
the Boards of Directors or board of managers, as applicable, of Parent, Seller
and Buyer;
(b) by
either Parent and Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before October 31, 2010 (the “Outside
Date”); provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be
available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the transactions
contemplated hereby to be consummated on or before the Outside Date (including,
with respect to each of Parent and Seller, Parent’s failure to fulfill its
obligation to hold the Special Meeting in accordance with Section
9.1(h));
(c) by
either Parent and Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, if any
Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any Law that is, in each case, then in effect and is final and
nonappealable and has the effect of making the transactions contemplated hereby
illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(c) shall not be
available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, any such Law to have been
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered;
(d) by
Buyer (if Buyer is not in breach of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements under this Agreement which individually or in the
aggregate would constitute a Buyer Material Adverse Effect), if there has been a
breach by Parent or Seller of any of their respective representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any
representation or warranty of Parent or Seller shall have become untrue or
inaccurate, in either case that would result in a failure of a condition set
forth in Section 8.2(a) or 8.2(b) (a “Terminating Seller Breach”); provided, however, that the
definition of Terminating Seller Breach shall not include any breach by Parent
and/or Seller that is otherwise addressed in Section 9.1(i) (and, in the event
of any such breach, the parties agree that the provisions of Section 9.1(i)
shall apply to such breach); provided, further, however, that if such
Terminating Seller Breach is reasonably curable by Parent or Seller, within 20
days after Parent or Seller has received written notice from Buyer of such
Terminating Seller Breach, through the exercise of reasonable best efforts and
for as long as Parent or Seller continues to exercise such reasonable best
efforts, Buyer may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(d) until
the earlier of the expiration of such 20-day period and the Outside
Date;
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(e) by
Parent and Seller (if neither Parent nor Seller is in breach of any of their
respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this
Agreement which individually or in the aggregate would constitute a Seller
Material Adverse Effect), if there has been a breach by Buyer of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Buyer shall have become
untrue or inaccurate, in either case that would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in Section 8.3(a) or 8.3(b) (a “Terminating Buyer Breach”);
provided, that if such Terminating Buyer Breach is reasonably curable by Buyer,
within 20 days after Buyer has received written notice from Parent or Seller of
such Terminating Buyer Breach, through the exercise of reasonable best efforts
and for as long as Buyer continues to exercise such reasonable best efforts,
Parent and Seller may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(e)
until the earlier of the expiration of such 20-day period and the Outside
Date;
(f) by
Buyer, if the Board of Directors of Parent shall have withdrawn or modified in a
manner adverse to Buyer its approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(g) by
Parent or Seller in accordance with Section 6.3(e), if the Company shall have
concurrently entered into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior
Proposal;
(h) by
Parent or Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, if, at the Special
Meeting (including any adjournment thereof), Parent Stockholder Approval is not
obtained;
(i) by
Buyer if:
(i) Parent
does not file the preliminary Proxy Statement within twenty-five (25) days after
the Execution Date; or
(ii) Parent
does not respond to comments received from the SEC within fourteen (14) days of
such receipt of such comments, provided, however, the
obligation to respond within fourteen (14) days is tolled upon receipt of
comments from the SEC related to financial information or otherwise, which
information for such response is not readily available to Parent or Seller and,
as such, Parent and Seller are required to obtain such information from a third
party, in which case Parent and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain such information from a third party as soon as practicable,
or
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(iii) Seller
does not hold the Special Meeting within thirty (30) days following the receipt
from the SEC of clearance of the Proxy Statement (subject to Section 8.2(h) (to
the extent applicable)).
provided, however, that (i) the
right to terminate by Buyer pursuant to Section (9)(i)(i) is waived if not
exercised after twenty-five (25) days from the Execution Date but prior to the
filing by Parent of the preliminary Proxy Statement with the SEC; (ii) the right
to terminate by Buyer pursuant to Section 9.1(i)(ii) is waived if not exercised
after fourteen (14) days from the receipt of written notice from Parent or
Seller, as the case may be, that such Person has received comments from the SEC,
subject to the proviso set forth in Section 9.1(i)(ii), but prior to the filing
by Parent of a response to such SEC comments or (iii) the right to terminate by
Buyer pursuant to Section (9)(i)(iii) is waived if not exercised after thirty
(30) days from the receipt of written notice from Parent or Seller, as the case
may be, that such Person has received clearance from the SEC with respect to the
Proxy Statement, but prior to Parent holding the Special Meeting.
For
purposes of this Section 9.1(i) and Section 6.2, the term “clearance” or any
derivation thereof shall mean that Parent or Seller, as the case may be, has not
received notice (whether written or oral) from the SEC that it will issue
comments with respect to the Proxy Statement within the ten (10) day comment
period contemplated by Section (a) of Rule 14a-6 of the Securities Act or Parent
has received confirmation (whether written or oral) from the SEC that it has no
comments or no further comments with respect to the Proxy
Statement.
Section
9.2. Effect of
Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there shall be
no liability on the part of any party hereto or any of their respective
affiliates or the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, employees,
agents or other representatives of any of them, and all rights and obligations
of each party hereto shall cease, except (a) as set forth in this Section 9.2
and in Section 9.4 and Article XI; and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any
party from liability for any fraud or willful breach of this Agreement occurring
prior to termination. Without limiting the foregoing, this Section 9.2, Section
9.4 and Article XI shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section
9.3. Waiver. At any time
prior to the Closing Date, the parties may (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto,
(b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by
the other parties hereto with any of the agreements or conditions contained
herein. Any such extension or waiver agreed to by a party shall be valid only if
set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such
extension, waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation,
covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel
with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
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Section
9.4. Termination Fees and
Expenses.
(a) Except
as otherwise set forth in this Section 9.4, all Expenses (as hereinafter
defined) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such Expenses, whether
or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. As used in this
Agreement, “Expenses” shall include all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, experts and consultants to a
party hereto and its affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in
connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation,
execution or performance of this Agreement, the preparation, printing, filing or
mailing of the Proxy Statement and, to the extent applicable, Schedule 13E-3,
the solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. “Buyer Expenses” means
Expenses incurred by Buyer or on Buyer’s behalf as of the Termination Date,
exclusive of any banker’s fee or commission or similar payment; provided, however, that such
amount shall in no event exceed Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars
($500,000).
(b) Each
of Parent and Seller agrees that if this Agreement shall be
terminated:
(i) by
Buyer pursuant to Section 9.1(d), then Parent and Seller shall pay Buyer, in
immediately available funds, concurrently with such termination, an amount equal
to the sum of Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($500,000) plus fifty percent (50%) of
Buyer Expenses; or
(ii) by
Buyer pursuant to Sections 9.1(f) and 9.1(i), then Parent and Seller shall pay
Buyer, in immediately available funds, concurrently with such termination, an
amount equal to the sum of Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($500,000) plus Buyer Expenses;
or
(iii) by
Parent and Seller pursuant to Section 9.1(g), then Parent and Seller shall pay
Buyer, in immediately available funds, concurrently with such termination, an
amount equal to the sum of Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars ($500,000) plus Buyer Expenses;
or
(iv) by
Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller and Parent, on the other, pursuant to Section
9.1(h), then Parent and Seller shall pay Buyer, in immediately available funds,
concurrently with such termination, an amount equal to the sum of Five Hundred
Thousand U.S. Dollars ($500,000) plus Buyer Expenses; provided, however, that if such
termination is not, in the reasonable discretion of Buyer, a result of Parent’s
and Seller’s failure to exercise good faith efforts to obtain such Stockholder
Approval at the Special Meeting (including any adjournment thereof), then Parent
and Seller shall only pay Buyer an amount equal to Buyer Expenses, in
immediately available funds, within two (2) Business Days after the Termination
Date.
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“Termination
Fee” shall mean the applicable amount payable under Sections 9.4 (b)(i),
9.4(b)(ii), 9.4(b)(iii) or 9.4(b)(iv) as outlined above.
(c) Buyer
agrees that if this Agreement shall be terminated by Parent and Seller pursuant
to Section 9.1(e), JCP shall pay to Parent and Seller an amount equal to Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) (such amount, the “Reverse
Break-Up Fee”), which amount shall be paid from the Deposit Escrow Account in
accordance with the terms of the Deposit Escrow Agreement (or, in the event the
parties fail to enter into the Deposit Escrow Agreement, JCP will directly pay
such Reverse Break-Up Fee); provided, however, that the
Reverse Break-Up Fee shall be reduced by the sum of any disbursements made by
the Escrow Agent in respect of any undisputed Claimed Amounts in accordance with
Section 10.6(c)(ii) and the Deposit Escrow Agreement. For the avoidance of
doubt, the maximum amount to be paid by JCP pursuant to this Section 9.4(c) and
Section 11.12(c) shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($250,000). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Parent’s
and Seller’s right to receive the Reverse Break-Up Fee shall be Parent’s and
Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy against Buyer or any of its affiliates,
members, directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives for any
loss, claim, damage, liability or expense suffered as a result of the failure of
the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated in circumstances giving
rise to the right to receive the Reverse Break-Up Fee, and, upon payment of the
Reverse Break-Up Fee, none of Buyer or its affiliates, members, directors,
officers, employees, agents or other representatives shall have any further
liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Each
of Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, acknowledges
that the agreements contained in this Section 9.4 are an integral part of the
transactions contemplated hereby. In the event that Parent or Seller shall fail
to pay the Termination Fee when due or JCP shall fail to deposit Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars ($250,000) with the Escrow Agent in accordance with
Section 11.12(a) or pay the amounts set forth in Sections 9.4(c) and 11.12(c)
when due, Parent and Seller or Buyer, as the case may be, shall also be required
to reimburse Buyer, or Parent and Seller, as the case may be, for all reasonable
costs and expenses actually incurred or accrued by Buyer, or Parent and Seller,
as the case may be, (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in
connection with the collection under and enforcement of this Section 9.4.
Subject to Section 9.2(b) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, Buyer’s right to receive the Termination Fee and Parent’s and
Seller’s right to receive payments pursuant to Sections 9.4(c) and/or 11.12(c)
(up to the Indemnification Escrow Cap with respect to one or more Seller Escrow
Claims), as the case may be, and, to the extent applicable, the collection
expenses pursuant to this Section 9.4 shall be Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy
against Parent and Seller and Parent’s and Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy
against Buyer, or any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, directors,
officers, employees, members, agents or other representatives for any loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense suffered as a result of the failure of the
transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated in circumstances giving rise
to the right to receive the Termination Fee or the payments under Sections
9.4(c) and/or 11.12(c), as the case may be, and, upon payment of the Termination
Fee, and, to the extent applicable, collection expenses pursuant to this Section
9.4, none of Parent or Seller or Buyer, as the case may be, or any of their
respective affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, members,
agents or other representatives shall have any further liability or obligation
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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ARTICLE
X.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
10.1. Survival of Representations,
Warranties and Agreements.
Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article X and notwithstanding any
investigation conducted at any time with regard thereto by or on behalf of
Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, all
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Parent and Seller, on
the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, in this Agreement shall survive the
Closing.
Section 10.2.
Indemnification.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article X, Parent and Seller shall
indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its affiliates and the respective
employees, officers, directors, agents and advisors of all of them (each a
“Buyer Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
damages, demands, Proceedings, judgments, assessments and costs and expenses
including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees,
any and all reasonable expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any Proceeding, commenced or threatened, and any and all
amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding (collectively, “Damages”) arising
from or in connection with the following (individually a “Buyer Indemnifiable
Claim” and collectively “Buyer Indemnifiable Claims” when used in the context of
a Buyer Indemnified Party),
(i) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations, warranties or agreements
made by Parent or Seller in this Agreement or in any certificate or other
document delivered in connection herewith or the breach or non-performance of
any covenant or obligation of Parent or Seller contained herein or in any
certificate or other document delivered in connection herewith;
(ii) any
liability arising out of or relating to the ownership or operation of the
Property prior to the Closing, other than the Assumed Liabilities;
or
(iii) any
Retained Liability.
(b) Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article X, Buyer shall indemnify and hold
harmless Parent and Seller and their respective affiliates and the respective
employees, affiliates, directors, agents and advisors of all of them (each a
“Seller Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all Damages asserted
against, resulting to, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by Seller, directly
or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the following (individually
“Seller Indemnified Claim” and collectively “Seller Indemnifiable Claims” when
used in the context of Seller Indemnified Party):
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(i) any
inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations, warranties or agreements
made by Buyer in this Agreement or in any certificate or other document
delivered in connection herewith or the breach or non-performance of any
covenant or obligation of Buyer contained herein or in any certificate or other
document delivered in connection herewith;
(ii) any
liability imposed upon Parent or Seller as a result of Buyer’s conduct of the
Business following the Closing, other than Retained Liabilities (except to the
extent Parent or Seller had any indemnification obligation with respect thereto
pursuant to Section 10.2(a)); or
(iii) the
Assumed Liabilities.
(c) For
purposes of this Article X, all Damages shall be computed net of any insurance
coverage with respect thereto that reduces the Damages that would otherwise be
sustained; provided, however, that in all
cases, the timing of the receipt or realization of insurance proceeds shall be
taken into account in determining the amount of reduction of
Damages.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall any
party hereto have any liability hereunder to any other party hereto for
consequential, indirect or incidental damages of any kind or nature or lost
profits.
Section
10.3. Limitations on
Indemnification. Rights to indemnification hereunder are subject to the
following limitations:
(a) As
to Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, the obligation
of indemnity provided herein with respect to the representations and warranties
made by them herein shall survive the Closing Date through and until the Earnout
Date, at which time such representations and warranties shall expire and become
null and void, except as to any matters with respect to which a bona fide
written claim shall have been made before such date, in which event survival
shall continue (but only with respect to, and to the extent of, such
claim).
(b) An
Indemnified Party (as hereinafter defined) shall be entitled to indemnification
hereunder with respect to a breach by the Indemnifying Party (as hereinafter
defined) of any representation or warranty only to the extent that the amount of
all Damages suffered by the Indemnified Party as a result of the breach by the
Indemnifying Party of one or more representations and warranties exceeds in the
aggregate $100,000, whereupon all amounts in excess of an aggregate of $100,000
shall be subject to indemnification (the “Deductible”); provided, however, that the
Deductible shall not be applicable to any Damages suffered by Buyer as a result
of any Employee Liabilities, and, for the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall be
entitled to indemnification from the first dollar of loss with respect to any
such Damages. In no
event shall Buyer be entitled to indemnification hereunder with respect to one
or more breaches by Parent or Seller of their respective representations and
warranties in an aggregate amount that exceeds the Cash
Consideration.
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(c) As
to Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, the obligation
to indemnify provided herein with respect to any matter other than a
representation and warranty made by them herein shall survive the Closing Date
until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
(d) If,
prior to the termination of any obligation to indemnify as provided for herein,
written notice of a claimed breach is given by the party seeking indemnification
(the “Indemnified Party”) including in detail the basis therefor to the party
from whom indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”) or a Proceeding
based upon a claimed breach is commenced against the Indemnified Party, the
Indemnified Party shall not be precluded from pursuing such claimed breach or
Proceeding, or from recovering from the Indemnifying Party (whether through the
courts or otherwise) on the Proceeding by reason of the termination otherwise
provided for above.
(e) The
right of any party hereto to commence or assert a Proceeding for Damages in
respect of the breach of a representation or warranty contained herein shall
terminate at the same time that the obligation of indemnification provided
herein with respect to such breach shall terminate.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that, except as hereinafter provided, the indemnification
set forth in this Article X, subject to the limitations contained in this
Article X, shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Party for
any breach, default, inaccuracy or failure of any of the representations and
warranties of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement and in any
document and instrument delivered in connection herewith, whether based upon
contract, tort or upon any other theory of Law.
Section
10.4. Procedure for
Indemnification with Respect to Third-Party Claims. The Indemnified Party
shall give the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice of any third party
Proceeding to which the indemnity set forth in Section 10.2 applies, which
notice to be effective must describe such claim in reasonable detail (the
“Indemnification Notice”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party
shall not have any obligation to give any notice of any assertion of liability
by a third party unless such assertion is in writing and the rights of the
Indemnified Party to be indemnified hereunder in respect of any third party
claim shall not be adversely affected by its failure to give notice pursuant to
the foregoing unless and, if so, only to the extent that, the Indemnifying Party
is materially prejudiced thereby. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to
control the defense or settlement of any such Proceeding subject to the
provisions set forth below, but the Indemnified Party may, at its election,
participate in the defense of any Proceeding at its sole cost and expense.
Should the Indemnifying Party fail timely to defend any such action (except for
failure resulting from the Indemnified Party’s failure to timely give the
Indemnification Notice), then, in addition to any other remedy, the Indemnified
Party may settle or defend such Proceeding through counsel of its own choosing
and may recover from the Indemnifying Party the amount of such settlement,
demand, or any judgment or decree and all of its costs and expenses, including
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel.
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Section
10.5. Cooperation in the Defense
of Claims. In the event that an Indemnifiable Claim is asserted, the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall each cooperate in all
reasonable respects with the other. Such cooperation shall include making
available on reasonable notice during normal business hours at the cost of the
Indemnifying Party such business records as relate to the Business and the
transactions contemplated hereby and suitable personnel with knowledge of the
foregoing.
Section
10.6. Escrow Arrangements;
Indemnification Payments.
(a) Any
indemnification claim made by a Buyer Indemnified Party prior to the Escrow
Termination Date shall be referred to as a “Buyer Escrow Claim”. Any
indemnification claim made by a Seller Indemnified Party prior to the Deposit
Escrow Termination Date shall be referred to as a “Seller Escrow Claim”. Any
Indemnified Party seeking indemnity under this Article X shall deliver a notice
to the Indemnifying Party and the Escrow Agent (each a “Claim Notice”). Each
Claim Notice shall (i) contain a brief description of the basis for such
Indemnified Party’s indemnity claim and (ii) contain a good faith, non-binding,
preliminary estimate of the aggregate dollar amount of actual and potential
Damages that have arisen and may arise as a result of the inaccuracy or breach
or other matter referred to in such Claim Notice (the amount of such estimate,
as it may be modified by such Indemnified Party in good faith from time to time,
the “Claimed Amount”).
(b) During
the 45-day period commencing upon the delivery by an Indemnified Party of a
Claim Notice (the “Dispute Period”), the Indemnifying Party, as applicable,
shall determine in good faith whether it disputes the indemnity claim or the
amount thereof, and it shall so notify the Indemnified Party (the “Response
Notice”) together with a reasonable explanation that it (i) agrees that the full
Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnified Party; (ii) agrees that part (but
asserts that not all) of the Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnified Party; or
(iii) asserts that no part of the Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnified
Party. Unless it shall have timely delivered such a notice indicating that it
disputes all or part of the claim, the Claimed Amount set forth in the Claim
Notice shall be conclusively deemed to be valid and accepted. Any part of the
Claimed Amount that is disputed by the responding party pursuant to the Response
Notice shall be referred to as the “Contested Amount” (it being understood that
the Contested Amount shall be modified from time to time to reflect any good
faith modifications by the Indemnified Party to the Claimed Amount). If a
Response Notice is timely delivered, the indemnification claim shall be “finally
determined” when (i) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in
writing, (ii) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and
non-appealable order or judgment, or (iii) an arbitration or like panel shall
have rendered a final non-appealable determination with respect to disputes the
parties have agreed to submit thereto.
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(c) (i) In
the case of a Buyer Escrow Claim, if a Response Notice is delivered agreeing
that the full Claimed Amount, or a portion thereof, is owed or no Response
Notice is timely delivered, then Parent and Buyer shall jointly execute and
deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three (3) Business Days following the
earlier of the delivery of such Response Notice or the expiration of the Dispute
Period, a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse the full
Claimed Amount set forth in the Claim Notice, or such undisputed portion, to the
Indemnified Party from the Escrow Account. In the case of a Buyer Escrow Claim,
if a Response Notice is timely delivered indicating there is a Contested Amount,
then within three (3) Business Days after the claim has been finally determined,
Parent and Buyer shall jointly execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent a written
notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse the applicable amount from the
Escrow Account.
(ii) In
the case of a Seller Escrow Claim, if a Response Notice is delivered agreeing
that the full Claimed Amount, or a portion thereof, is owed or no Response
Notice is timely delivered, then Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Escrow
Agent, within three (3) Business Days following the earlier of the delivery of
such Response Notice or the expiration of the Dispute Period, a written notice
instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse the full Claimed Amount set forth in
the Claim Notice, or such undisputed portion, to the Indemnified Party from the
Deposit Escrow Account; provided such amount does not exceed the Indemnification
Escrow Cap (as hereinafter defined). In the case of a Seller Escrow Claim, if a
Response Notice is timely delivered indicating there is a Contested Amount, then
within three (3) Business Days after the claim has been finally determined,
Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent a written notice instructing
the Escrow Agent to disburse the applicable amount from the Deposit Escrow
Account; provided that such amount does not exceed the Indemnification Escrow
Cap.
(d) The
Escrowed Funds shall be disbursed to the Seller as follows:
(i) If
the Escrow Funds as of the Escrow Termination Date exceeds the aggregate amount
of the unpaid Claimed Amounts (including the entire Claimed Amount with respect
to each indemnification claim as to which the Dispute Period has not yet expired
and no Response Notice has been delivered) associated with all unresolved Buyer
Escrow Claims as of the Escrow Termination Date, then within three (3) Business
Days thereafter Parent and Buyer shall jointly execute and deliver to the Escrow
Agent a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse to the Seller
from the Escrow Account an amount equal to the amount by which the Escrow Funds
as of the Escrow Termination Date exceeds the sum of such unpaid Claimed
Amounts.
(ii) Following
the Escrow Termination Date, each time a Buyer Escrow Claim that had not, prior
to that date, been finally determined and paid in accordance with this Article X
(an “Unresolved Escrow Claim”) is finally determined, Parent and Buyer shall
jointly execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three (3) Business Days
after the final resolution of each such Unresolved Escrow Claim and the payment
from the Escrow Account of all amounts, if any, owing to the Indemnified Party
that asserted such Unresolved Escrow Claim, a written notice instructing the
Escrow Agent to disburse to the Seller from the Escrow Account an amount equal
to the amount by which the Escrow Funds as of the date of the disbursement
exceeds the aggregate amount of the unpaid Claimed Amounts (including the entire
Claimed Amount with respect to each indemnification claim as to which the
Dispute Period has not yet expired and no Response Notice has been delivered),
if any, associated with any remaining Unresolved Escrow Claims.
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(e) The
Deposit Escrowed Funds shall be disbursed to JCP as follows:
(i) If
the Deposit Escrowed Funds as of the Deposit Escrow Termination Date exceed the
aggregate amount of the unpaid Claimed Amounts (including the entire Claimed
Amount with respect to each indemnification claim as to which the Dispute Period
has not yet expired and no Response Notice has been delivered) associated with
all unresolved Seller Escrow Claims as of the Deposit Escrow Termination Date,
then within three (3) Business Days thereafter Parent and Seller, on the one
hand, and JCP, on the other, shall jointly execute and deliver to the Escrow
Agent a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse to JCP from the
Deposit Escrow Account an amount equal to the amount by which the Deposit
Escrowed Funds as of the Deposit Escrow Termination Date exceed the sum of such
unpaid Claimed Amounts.
(ii) Following
the Deposit Escrow Termination Date, each time a Seller Escrow Claim that had
not, prior to that date, been finally determined and paid in accordance with
this Article X (a “Seller Unresolved Escrow Claim”) is finally determined,
Parent and Seller, on the one hand, and JCP, on the other, shall jointly execute
and deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three (3) Business Days after the final
resolution of each such Seller Unresolved Escrow Claim and the payment from the
Deposit Escrow Account of all amounts (subject to the Indemnification Escrow
Cap), if any, owing to the Seller Indemnified Party that asserted such Seller
Unresolved Escrow Claim, a written notice instructing the Escrow Agent to
disburse to JCP from the Deposit Escrow Account an amount equal to the amount by
which the Deposit Escrowed Funds as of the date of the disbursement exceed the
aggregate amount of the unpaid Claimed Amounts (including the entire Claimed
Amount with respect to each indemnification claim as to which the Dispute Period
has not yet expired and no Response Notice has been delivered), if any,
associated with any remaining Seller Unresolved Escrow Claims.
ARTICLE
XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
11.1. Notices. All notices
and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been duly given and made if in writing and if served either by
personal delivery to the party for whom intended (which shall include delivery
by Federal Express or similar responsible overnight service) when received or if
sent by facsimile transmission, with a copy by personal delivery, Federal
Express or similar responsible overnight service) on the same day, when
transmitted and receipt is confirmed by telephone, bearing the address shown in
this Agreement for, or such other address as may be designated in writing
hereafter by, such party:
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to Parent or Seller:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Avenue Tower
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to Buyer:
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Group Holdings, LLC
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Capital Partners, L.P.
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Section
11.2. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and the documents referred to
herein embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior and
contemporaneous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relative to said
subject matter.
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Section
11.3. Binding Effect;
Assignment. This Agreement and the various rights and obligations arising
hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Parent and Seller,
on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be transferred or assigned (by operation of Law or
otherwise) by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the
other parties. Any transfer or assignment of any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder in violation of the terms hereof shall be void and of no
force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall be permitted to
assign all of its rights to acquire the Property and to delegate its obligations
to assume the Assumed Liabilities arising under this Agreement to any entity
which is wholly-owned by Buyer prior to the Closing. Any such assignment shall
not release Buyer from its respective liabilities and obligations
hereunder.
Section
11.4. Captions. The Article
and Section headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not constitute a part of this Agreement in construing or interpreting any
provision hereof.
Section
11.5. Amendment; Waiver.
This Agreement may not be changed, amended, terminated, augmented, rescinded or
discharged (other than by performance), in whole or in part, except by a writing
executed by each of the parties hereto, and no waiver of any of the provisions
or conditions of this Agreement or any of the rights of a party hereto shall be
effective or binding unless such waiver shall be in writing and signed by the
party claimed to have given or consented thereto. Except to the extent that a
party hereto may have otherwise agreed to in writing, no waiver by that party of
any condition of this Agreement or breach by any other party of any of its
obligations, representations or warranties hereunder shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any other condition or subsequent or prior breach of the same or any
other obligation or representation or warranty by such other party, nor shall
any forbearance by the first party to seek a remedy for any noncompliance or
breach by such other party be deemed to be a waiver by the first party of its
rights and remedies with respect to such noncompliance or breach.
Section
11.6. No Third Party
Beneficiaries. Nothing herein, expressed or implied, is intended or shall
be construed to confer upon or give to any Person, firm, corporation or legal
entity, other than the parties hereto, any rights, remedies or other benefits
under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section
11.7. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.
Section
11.8. Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the domestic Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect
to any choice or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the State of
Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY
STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE
SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION AND EXCLUSIVE VENUE
FOR ANY ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLY AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE JUDGMENT RENDERED BY AN SUCH COURT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF APPEAL.
Section
11.9. Sections; Exhibits;
Schedules. Unless otherwise stated, each reference in this Agreement to a
Section, Exhibit or Schedule shall mean a Section of this Agreement or an
Exhibit or Schedule annexed to this Agreement and such Exhibit and Schedule
shall be incorporated into this Agreement by such reference.
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Section
11.10. Severability. With
respect to any provision of this Agreement finally determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such court shall have jurisdiction
to reform such provision so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent
permitted by Law, and the parties shall abide by such court’s determination. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement cannot be reformed, such
provision shall be deemed to be severed from this Agreement, but every other
provision of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Section
11.11. Knowledge. All
references herein to the “Knowledge” of Parent and Seller or words of similar
import shall mean the actual knowledge of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx. All references herein to the “Knowledge” of Buyer or
words of similar import shall mean the actual knowledge of Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx.
Section
11.12. Guaranty of Juggernaut
Capital Partners.
(a) Juggernaut
Capital Partners, L.P. (“JCP”) unconditionally guarantees to Parent and Seller
that it shall deposit an amount equal to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($250,000) with the Escrow Agent within five Business Days of the Execution
Date, subject to the execution of the Deposit Escrow Agreement in accordance
with Section 3.6(a).
(b) JCP
unconditionally guarantees to Parent and Seller that JCP will duly and
punctually pay the Reverse Break-Up Fee to Parent and Seller in accordance with
and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.4(c), and any collection
costs incurred by Parent or Seller in accordance with and subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 9.4(d).
(c) In
the event that at any time between the Execution Date and the Closing Date,
Buyer shall be required, pursuant to Article X, to indemnify any Seller
Indemnified Party for any Damages related to a Seller Escrow Claim and Buyer
fails to satisfy such indemnification obligation, JCP will duly and punctually
pay any such obligation of Buyer which such amount shall be paid from the
Deposit Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Escrow
Agreement and Section 10.6(c)(ii) (or, in the event the parties fail to enter
into the Deposit Escrow Agreement, JCP will directly pay such indemnification
obligations); provided, however, that in no
event shall any Seller Indemnified Party, individually, or Seller Indemnified
Parties, collectively, be entitled to indemnification under Article X for
Damages in respect of a Seller Escrow Claim or Claims in an amount (individually
or in the aggregate) that exceeds Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($250,000) (the “Indemnification Escrow Cap”). For the avoidance of doubt, the
maximum amount to be paid by JCP pursuant to this 11.12(c) and Section 9.4(c)
shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. Dollars
($250,000).
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(d) Subject
to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer of the conditions set forth in Sections
8.1 (to the extent Buyer is entitled to the benefit thereof) and 8.2, JCP
unconditionally guarantees to Parent and Seller that, in the event that Buyer
fails to satisfy its payment obligations under Section 3.1 and, to the extent
applicable, Section 3.3, JCP will duly and punctually pay such obligations of
Buyer.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as
of the day and year first above written.
BUYER:
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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SELLER:
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
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PARENT:
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chairman
and
Chief
Executive Officer
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For
purposes of Sections 3.6(a), 9.4(c), 10.6(e)
and
11.12, only:
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JUGGERNAUT
CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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