STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of April 17, 2008 among INTELLISYNC CORPORATION, INFORMATICA CORPORATION, and NOKIA INC., as Guarantor of certain obligations of Seller hereunder, relating to the purchase and sale of 100% of the Common Stock of...
Exhibit 2.1
dated as
of April 17, 2008
among
INTELLISYNC
CORPORATION,
INFORMATICA
CORPORATION,
and
NOKIA
INC.,
as
Guarantor of certain obligations of Seller hereunder,
relating
to the purchase and sale
of
100% of
the Common Stock
of
IDENTITY
SYSTEMS, INC.
TABLE
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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1
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1.1.
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Definitions
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1
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1.2.
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Interpretation
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ARTICLE
II. PURCHASE AND SALE
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2.1.
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Purchase
and Sale of the Shares
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2.2.
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Closing
Date
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13
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2.3.
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Adjustments
to Purchase Price
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13
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2.4.
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Transactions
to be Effected at the Closing; Closing Deliveries
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15
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2.5.
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Post-Closing
Payments
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16
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2.6.
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Withholding
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ARTICLE
III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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3.1.
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Organization
and Good Standing
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3.2.
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Capitalization
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3.3.
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Subsidiaries
of the Acquired Company
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3.4.
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Authority
and Enforceability
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3.5.
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No
Conflicts; Consents
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3.6.
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Financial
Statements
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3.7.
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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3.8.
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Taxes
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3.9.
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Compliance
with Law; Authorizations
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3.10.
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Title
to Personal Properties
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3.11.
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Real
Property
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3.12.
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Intellectual
Property
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25
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3.13.
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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3.14.
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Contracts
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3.15.
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Litigation
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3.16.
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Employee
Benefits
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31
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3.17.
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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3.18.
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Environmental
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3.19.
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Insurance
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39
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3.20.
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Broker
and Finders
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3.21.
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Books
and Records
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3.22.
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Export
Control
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3.23.
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Reorganization;
Sufficiency of Assets
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3.24.
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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3.25.
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Customers
and Suppliers
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3.26.
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Accounts
Receivable
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3.27.
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Intercompany
Contracts; Bank Accounts
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3.28.
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Representations
Complete
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ARTICLE
IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
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4.1.
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Organization
and Good Standing
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4.2.
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Authority
and Enforceability
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43
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4.3.
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No
Conflicts; Consents
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4.4.
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Purchase
for Investment
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4.5.
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Brokers
and Finders
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43
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4.6.
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Litigation
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ARTICLE
V. COVENANTS OF SELLER
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5.1.
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Conduct
of Business
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44
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5.2.
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Negative
Covenants
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44
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5.3.
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Employee
Matters
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5.4.
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Access
to Information
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5.5.
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Resignations
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5.6.
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Notification
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5.7.
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Confidentiality
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5.8.
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Non-Solicitation
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5.9.
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Non-Compete;
Non-Solicit
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5.10.
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License
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5.11.
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Third
Party Consents
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ARTICLE
VI. COVENANTS OF BUYER
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6.1.
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Confidentiality
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6.2.
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No
Use of Certain Names
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6.3.
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Employee
Matters
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6.4.
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Support
Services
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6.5.
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Charter
Protections
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ARTICLE
VII. COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER
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7.1.
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Public
Announcements
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7.2.
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Tax
Matters
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7.3.
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Further
Assurances
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7.4.
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Purchase
of Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of Acquired Company
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ARTICLE
VIII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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8.1.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer and Seller
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8.2.
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Conditions
to Obligation of Buyer
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8.3.
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Conditions
to Obligation of Seller
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ARTICLE
IX. TERMINATION
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9.1.
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Termination
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9.2.
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Effect
of Termination
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9.3.
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Remedies
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ARTICLE
X. INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1.
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Survival
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10.2.
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Indemnification
by Seller
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10.3.
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Indemnification
by Buyer
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10.4.
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Indemnification
Procedure for Third Party Claims
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10.5.
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Indemnification
Procedures for Non-Third Party Claims
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10.6.
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Calculation
of Indemnity Payments
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10.7.
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Characterization
of Indemnification Payments
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ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
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11.1.
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Notices
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72
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11.2.
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Amendments
and Waivers
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73
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11.3.
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Expenses
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73
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11.4.
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Successors
and Assigns
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73
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11.5.
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Governing
Law
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11.6.
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Consent
to Jurisdiction
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11.7.
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Counterparts
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74
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11.8.
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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11.9.
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Entire
Agreement
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75
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11.10.
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Captions
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75
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11.11.
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Severability
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75
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11.12.
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Specific
Performance
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75
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ARTICLE
XII. GUARANTEE
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12.1.
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Guarantee
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12.2.
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Guarantor
Representations and Warranties
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iv
STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of April 17, 2008 (the “Agreement”), among Informatica
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Intellisync
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Nokia Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), as Guarantor
hereunder.
WHEREAS,
Seller is the record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock, no par value (the “Shares”), of Identity Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Acquired Company”), which
Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding Equity Securities (as
defined below) of the Acquired Company;
WHEREAS,
Seller desires to sell the Shares to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase the
Shares from Seller, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a
condition and inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement, (i) each of the
Key Employees listed on Schedule A hereto
(the “Key Employees”)
have entered into and delivered to Buyer an employment agreement, or have
executed and delivered to Buyer an offer letter, as applicable for such Key
Employee, each substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A (such
employment agreements or offer letters, an “Employment Agreement”) with
such changes as are necessary to comply with applicable Law (as defined below),
(ii) each of Buyer and Seller shall have entered into a transition services
agreement, with effect as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B (such
agreement, the “Transition
Services Agreement”), and (iii) the Side Letter shall have been executed
by the parties party thereto; and
WHEREAS,
as a material inducement of Buyer to enter into this Agreement, Guarantor has
agreed to irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee all of the obligations of
Seller under this Agreement pursuant to Article XII hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective
representations and warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged and accepted and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1, or in the applicable Section of
this Agreement to which reference is made in this Section 1.1.
“Acquired Company” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Acquired Company Assets” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(c) hereof.
“Acquired Company Benefit
Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(b)
hereof.
“Acquired Company Business” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a)(i) hereof.
“Acquired Company Intellectual
Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(b)
hereof.
“Acquired Company License” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(e) hereof.
“Acquired Company Material Adverse
Effect” means any event, circumstance, change or effect that,
individually or in the aggregate with any other events, circumstances, changes
and effects, is or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the
aggregate, materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Acquired Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any effect, to
the extent arising out of or resulting from the following, shall not be taken
into account in determining whether an Acquired Company Material Adverse Effect
has occurred: (i) conditions (or changes therein) in the U.S. or global
economy, in each case that do not have a disproportionate effect (relative to
other industry participants) on the Acquired Company or its Subsidiaries,
(ii) changes in applicable Law, IFRS or regulatory or political conditions
that, in each case, generally affect the countries, geographic regions, markets
or industries in which the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their
respective businesses, in each case that do not have a disproportionate effect
(relative to other industry participants) on the Acquired Company or its
Subsidiaries, (iii) the announcement or performance of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but only to the extent that the
Acquired Company demonstrates by specific evidence that such effect was the
result of the foregoing, (iv) acts of war, armed hostilities, or terrorism,
or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, armed hostilities, or
terrorism under way as of the date of this Agreement, or (v) any action taken or
the failure to take any action at the specific written request of Buyer or any
of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement, other than arising out of
or relating to any International Employee.
“Acquired Company Products” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a)(ii) hereof.
“Acquired Company Registered
Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.12(b) hereof.
“Acquired Company
Reorganization” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(a)
hereof.
“Acquisition” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Action” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.15 hereof.
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“Affected Employee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(a)(i) hereof.
“Affiliate” means, with respect
to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Nokia Siemens Network, BV Group of Companies
(“NSN”) shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of Nokia for the purposes of this
Agreement.
“Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto.
“Allocation Schedule” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(g) hereof.
“Applicable Survival Period”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c) hereof.
“Authorization” means any
consent, franchise, license, permit, registration or other authorization of any
Governmental Entity or pursuant to any applicable Law.
“Balance Sheet” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.6(a) hereof.
“Balance Sheet Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) hereof.
“Benefit Plan” means (a) any
“employee benefit plan” as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), including, without
limitation, any (i) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan or
arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan (as defined in ERISA
Section 3(2)), (ii) qualified defined contribution retirement plan or
arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan, (iii) qualified defined
benefit retirement plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan
(including any Multiemployer Plan (as defined in ERISA Section 3(37)), and (iv)
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan (as defined in ERISA Section 3(1)) or material
fringe benefit plan or program, and (b) any stock purchase, stock option,
severance pay, employment, change-in-control, vacation pay, company awards,
salary continuation, sick leave, excess benefit, bonus or other incentive
compensation, commission, life insurance, medical, employee assistance, motor
vehicle, discount or other employee benefit plan, allowance, assistance,
contract, program, policy, agreement or other arrangement, whether or not
subject to ERISA and whether or not in writing, applied, maintained or
contributed to by Seller, the Acquired Company, any Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Seller or of the Acquired Company or any ERISA Affiliate, for the benefit of
or relating to any Affected Employee or any other present or former employee,
officer, director, or consultant of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of
the Acquired Company or with respect to which the Acquired Company or any
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company otherwise has any present or future
Liability.
“Books and Records” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.21 hereof.
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“Business Day” means a day
other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located in New York
City, New York or San Francisco, California are authorized or required by Law to
close.
“Buyer” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto.
“Buyer 401(k) Plan” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b)(ii) hereof.
“Buyer Estimated Calculation
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect”
means any change or effect that is materially adverse to Buyer and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any such effect or change resulting
from or arising in connection with the following: (i) conditions (or
changes therein) in the U.S. or global economy, in each case that do not have a
disproportionate effect (relative to other industry participants) on Buyer,
(ii) changes in applicable Law, generally accepted accounting principles in
the U.S. or regulatory or political conditions that, in each case, generally
affect the countries, geographic regions, markets or industries in which Buyer
conducts its businesses, in each case that do not have a disproportionate effect
(relative to other industry participants) on Buyer, (iii) the announcement
or performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, but only to the extent that Buyer demonstrates by specific evidence
that such effect was the result of the foregoing, or (iv) acts of war,
armed hostilities, or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts
of war, armed hostilities, or terrorism under way as of the date of this
Agreement.
“Buyer Plans” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.3(b)(ii) hereof.
“Buyer Welfare Plans” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.3(b)(v) hereof.
“Buyer’s Objection Notice” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c) hereof.
“Canberra Lease” means that
certain Lease dated September 1, 2003 by and between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
and Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, as landlord, and Nokia Australia Pty Limited
(successor-in-interest to Identity Systems Pty Ltd, f/k/a Search Software
America Pty Limited), as tenant, for certain premises located at 0 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XXX 0000, Canberra, Australia.
“Capital Stock” means
(a) in the case of a corporation, its shares of capital stock, (b) in
the case of a partnership or limited liability company, its partnership or
membership interests or units (whether general or limited), and (c) any
other interest that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the
profits and losses of, or distribution of assets, of the issuing
entity.
“Closing” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“Closing Balance Sheet” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
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“Closing Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
“Closing Net Working Capital
Amount” means the Net Working Capital, estimated as of the close of
business on the Closing Date.
“Closing Statement” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
“COBRA” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.3(b)(i) hereof.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” means the common
stock of Acquired Company, no par value per share.
“Competing Transaction” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a) hereof.
“Confidentiality Agreement” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.7 hereof.
“Conflict” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.5(a) hereof.
“Contract” means any agreement,
contract, commitment, arrangement or understanding, whether written or
oral.
“Covered Losses” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c) hereof.
“CPA Firm” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.3(f) hereof.
“Director/Officer Resignations and
Releases” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.
“EAR” has the meaning set forth
in Section 3.22 hereof.
“Employer” has the meanings set
forth in Section 3.16(j) and Section 3.17(d) hereof.
“Employment Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Environmental Laws” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.18(b) hereof.
“Equity Securities” means
(a) shares of Capital Stock, and (b) options, warrants or other rights
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, directly or indirectly, or
otherwise entitling any Person to acquire, directly or indirectly, shares of
Capital Stock.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate” means any
entity which is a member of a “controlled group of corporations” with, under
“common control” with or a member of an “affiliated services group” with, the
Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company, as defined in
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
“Estimated Calculation Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
“Estimated Calculation Amount
Differential” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a)
hereof.
“Final Calculation Amount” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f) hereof.
“Financial Statements” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) hereof.
“Funds” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.16(j) hereof.
“General Indemnity Cap” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.2(c) hereof.
“Governmental Entity” means any
entity or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or
administrative functions of or pertaining to United States federal, state,
local, or municipal government or, foreign, international, multinational or
other government, including any court, department, commission, board, agency,
bureau, official or other regulatory, administrative or judicial authority
thereof.
“Group Company(ies)” has the
meanings set forth in Section 3.16(j) and Section 3.17(d) hereof.
“Guarantees” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.
“Guarantor” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto.
“Hazardous Materials” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.18(b) hereof.
“HSR Act” means
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended and the rules
and regulations thereunder.
“IAPL” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof
“IFRS” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.6(a) hereof.
“IISL” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof.
“ISPL” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof.
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“Indebtedness” means any of the
following: (a) any indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) any
obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
(c) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or
services, except trade accounts payable and other current liabilities arising in
the ordinary course of business, (d) any obligations as lessee under
capitalized leases, (e) any indebtedness created or arising under any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to acquired
property, (f) any obligations, contingent or otherwise, under bankers
acceptance, letters of credit, foreign exchange contracts, currency swap
agreements, foreign currency futures or options, exchange rate insurance or
similar instruments or facilities, and (g) any guaranty of any of the
foregoing.
“Indemnified Parties” means
Buyer and its directors, officers and other employees, Affiliates, agents and
other representatives.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Indemnitor” has the meaning
set forth in Section 10.4(a).
“Intellectual Property” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a)(iii) hereof.
“International Employee” means
any non-U.S. Affected Employee.
“ITAR” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.22 hereof.
“Key Employees” has the meaning
set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Knowledge” of Seller (or any
similar phrase) means (i) the actual knowledge of the following
persons: Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, in each case after having made reasonable inquiry of those senior
employees of Seller or its Affiliates having direct administrative or
operational responsibility for the matters in question and (ii) the actual
knowledge of Xxxx Xxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx.
“Law” means any statute, law,
ordinance, rule, order, administrative ruling or regulation of any Governmental
Entity.
“Leases” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.11(b)(i) hereof.
“Liabilities” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.7 hereof.
“Lien” means, with respect to
any property or asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge,
charge, security interest or other restriction or encumbrance in respect of such
property or asset.
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“Losses” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.2(a) hereof.
“Made Available” means that
Seller has posted the materials in question, on or before the fifth (5th)
Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement, to the virtual data room
maintained by Seller at xxxxx://xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
“Material Contract” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.14(c) hereof.
“Names” has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.2 hereof.
“NAPL” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof.
“Net Working Capital” means (i)
the following line items shown (to the extent there is such a balance) on the
Balance Sheet and the Closing Balance Sheet under current
assets: Cash, Short-Term Investments, Accounts Receivable, Prepaid
Expenses, Other Current Assets and any other Current Assets, as each such line
item is defined by IFRS; minus (ii) the following line items shown (to the
extent there is such a balance) on the Balance Sheet and the Closing Balance
Sheet under current liabilities: Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses,
Income Taxes Payable, Deferred Revenue, Other Current Liabilities and any other
Current Liability, as each such line item is defined by IFRS; in each case,
calculated in accordance with IFRS in a manner consistent with the preparation
of the Financial Statements and as set otherwise forth on Schedule B hereto;
provided that, for the
avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that (i) any Transaction Expenses shall be
included in the line item Other Current Liabilities, (ii) all accrued vacation
pay owing or required to be accrued or paid to any Affected Employee shall be
accrued and included in the line item Accrued Expenses, and (iii) payroll
expense for any Affected Employee (to the extent not already paid by Seller) for
the month of May 2008 shall be included in the line item Accrued Expenses, in
each case, regardless of whether such accruals would be required to be included
as current liabilities under IFRS.
“Net Working Capital Target”
means $2,800,000.
“Non-Compete Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a) hereof.
“Non-Solicitation Period” has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b) hereof.
“Notice of Claim” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a) hereof.
“NUKL” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof.
“OFAC” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.22 hereof.
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“Order” means any statute,
rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation or
determination issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Entity
of competent jurisdiction.
“Organizational Documents”
means, with respect to any entity, the certificate of incorporation, the
articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, partnership
agreement, limited liability company agreement, formation agreement, joint
venture agreement or other similar organizational documents of such entity (in
each case, as amended through and as in effect on the date of this
Agreement).
“Other Antitrust Regulations”
means the antitrust and competition Laws of all jurisdictions other than those
of the United States.
“Patents” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.12(a)(iii) hereof.
“Permitted Liens” means
(a) Liens for current real or personal property taxes that are not yet due
and payable or that may thereafter be paid without material penalty,
(b) workers’, carriers’ and mechanics’ or other like Liens incurred in the
ordinary course of business, (c) Liens that are immaterial in character,
amount and extent and which do not detract from the value or interfere with the
present or proposed use of the properties they affect.
“Pension Arrangement” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.16(j) hereof.
“Person” means an individual, a
corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust, an
unincorporated association, a Governmental Entity or any agency, instrumentality
or political subdivision of a Governmental Entity, or any other entity or
body.
“Policies” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.19 hereof.
“Pre-Closing Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(e) hereof.
“Post-Closing Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(e) hereof.
“Purchase Price” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Real Property” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.11(b)(i) hereof.
“Reorganization Agreements” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(a) hereof.
“Representatives” means the
officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and
agents of Seller.
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“Resolution Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d) hereof.
“Resolved Calculation Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d) hereof.
“Resolved Items” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(d) hereof.
“Section 338(g) Election” has
the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(f) hereof.
“Section 338(h)(10) Election”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(f) hereof.
“Seller” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble hereto.
“Seller 401(k) Plan” means a
defined contribution plan which is maintained by Seller, is qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code and includes a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement, within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code.
“Seller Benefit Plans” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a) hereof.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to Article III hereof.
“Seller Entities” has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.5 hereof.
“Seller Estimated Calculation
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Seller Group Benefit Plans”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(b) hereof.
“Seller Group Benefit Plan
Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(c)
hereof.
“Seller Guarantee” has the
meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a) hereof.
“Seller Obligations” has the
meaning set forth in Section 12.1(a) hereof.
“Shares” has the meaning set
forth in the recitals hereto.
“Side Letter” means the letter
agreement dated as of the date hereof between Buyer, Seller and Guarantor
regarding certain agreements among such parties relating to certain
International Employee matters in connection with the Acquisition.
“Specified Representations” has
the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) hereof.
“Straddle Period” has the
meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a)(i) hereof.
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“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” means, with
respect to any party to this Agreement, any corporation or other organization,
of which (a) such party or any other Subsidiary of such party is a general
partner (excluding partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held
by such party or any Subsidiary of such party do not have a majority of the
voting interest in such partnership) or (b) such party or any other
Subsidiary of such party directly or indirectly owns or controls at least a
majority of the Capital Stock or other interests having by their terms ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons
performing similar functions.
“Subsidiary Shares” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b) hereof.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all
federal, state, local, or foreign net or gross income, gross receipts, net
proceeds, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, franchise, bank shares,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, property, deed, stamp, alternative or
add-on minimum, environmental, profits, windfall profits, transaction, license,
lease, service, service use, occupation, severance, energy, unemployment, social
security, worker’s compensation, capital, premium, and other taxes, assessments,
customs, duties, fees, levies, or other governmental charges, including any
interest, penalties or additions imposed on such amounts.
“Tax Returns” means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or statement
relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.
“Third Party Claim” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.4(a) hereof.
“Third Party Consents” means
the consents and waivers set forth in Section 3.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule.
“Third Party Defense” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.4(b).
“Third Party License” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.12(f) hereof.
“Threshold” has the meaning set
forth in Section 10.2(c) hereof.
“Top Customer” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.25(a) hereof.
“Transaction Expenses” means
any Liability of the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding as
of the Closing Date in connection with any of the following: (i) any legal,
accounting, financial advisory, broker’s, consulting and other fees and expenses
of third parties (including, without limitation, those of Deloitte & Touche
Corporate Finance) in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby,
and (ii) any stay-bonus, transaction completion, change-of-control bonus,
severance or other similar payment (including any payment intended to compensate
an Affected Employee for any Tax liability resulting therefrom) required to be
made to Affected Employees before or after Closing as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether pursuant to an agreement
entered into by Seller,
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the
Acquired Company, or any Affiliate of the foregoing prior to Closing or under
any Seller Benefit Plan (including, in each case, any Taxes payable by the
Acquired Company or any of its Affiliates relating thereto).
“Transfer” has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.2 (a) hereof.
“Transfer Taxes” means sales,
use, value added, goods and services, transfer, real property transfer,
recording, documentary, stamp, registration and stock transfer and other similar
taxes and fees.
“Transition Services Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Unresolved Items” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3(f) hereof.
“$” means United States
dollars.
1.2. Interpretation.
(a) The
meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both
the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words
denoting either gender shall include both genders as the context
requires. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other
grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.
(b) The terms
“hereof”, “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless
otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement.
(c) When a
reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph,
Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article, Section, paragraph,
Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise
specified.
(d) The word
“include”, “includes”, and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, unless otherwise
specified.
(e) A
reference to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document
shall include such party’s predecessors, successors and permitted
assigns.
(f) Reference
to any Law means such Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted,
and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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(g) The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. Any rule of construction or interpretation otherwise
requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any party by
virtue of the authorship of this Agreement shall not apply to the construction
and interpretation hereof.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1. Purchase and Sale of the
Shares.
At
the Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver the Shares to Buyer,
free and clear of any and all Liens (other than Liens created through Buyer) and
Buyer agrees to purchase the Shares from Seller. The purchase price
for the Shares is $85,000,000 in cash subject to adjustment in accordance with
Section 2.3 (the “Purchase
Price”). The Purchase Price shall be paid as provided in
Section 2.4 and Section 2.5. The purchase and sale of the Shares
is referred to in this Agreement as the “Acquisition.”
2.2. Closing
Date.
The closing of the Acquisition (the “Closing”) shall take place at
the offices of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, PC, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, xx the earlier of (i) May 19, 2008, or (ii)
five (5) days after each International Employee located in the United Kingdom
has entered into and delivered to Buyer an employment agreement, or has executed
and delivered to Buyer an offer letter, as applicable (subject, in the case of
each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions
contained in Article VIII that by their nature will be satisfied at the
Closing), or such other place, time and date as Buyer and Seller may agree in
writing. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this
Agreement as the “Closing
Date”.
2.3. Adjustments to Purchase
Price.
(a) Not less
than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to
Buyer a statement (the “Closing
Statement”) setting forth a good faith estimate of the Closing Net
Working Capital Amount (the “Seller Estimated Calculation
Amount”) and attaching an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Closing Balance Sheet”), which
shall include (to the extent there is a balance) each of the line items
comprising Net Working Capital, prepared in accordance with IFRS, certified and
signed by the Chief Financial Officer or other senior financial officer of the
Acquired Company or Guarantor, in their official capacity and not
individually. Buyer shall have ten (10) Business Days following
receipt of such Closing Statement to review the Closing Statement and to provide
Seller with written notice of any objections to the Seller Estimated Calculation
Amount and the basis for such objection set forth in reasonable detail,
including Buyer’s estimate of the Closing Net Working Capital Amount (the “Buyer Estimated
Calculation
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Amount”), certified and signed
by the Chief Financial Officer or other senior financial officer of Buyer, in
their official capacity and not individually; provided that, during this
period, Seller shall grant Buyer reasonable access to the Books and Records of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries to allow Buyer to investigate any
objections to the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount that it might
have. Both the Buyer Estimated Calculation Amount and the Seller
Estimated Calculation Amount shall be made in good faith. If the
parties were able to resolve any differences between the Buyer Estimated
Calculation Amount and the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount, and agree in
writing on the Closing Net Working Capital Amount at least one (1) Business
Day prior to the Closing Date, then such agreed amount shall be the “Estimated Calculation Amount”
for purposes of
Section 2.3(b), and any written resolution as to the Estimated Calculation
Amount shall be final, binding and conclusive. If the parties are
unable to resolve the differences between the Buyer Estimated Calculation Amount
and the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount at least one (1)
Business Day prior to the Closing Date, then (i) the “Seller Estimated
Calculation Amount”
shall be the “Estimated Calculation Amount” for purposes of Section 2.3(b)
and (ii) an amount equal to the difference between the Buyer
Estimated Calculation Amount and the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount (such
difference, the “Estimated
Calculation Amount Differential”) shall be retained and held back from
the payment of the Purchase Price by Buyer, and subsequently payable by Buyer,
if required, pursuant to Section 2.5.
(b) On the
Closing Date, (i) if the Estimated Calculation Amount exceeds the Net
Working Capital Target, the Purchase Price will be increased, dollar for dollar,
by the amount of such excess; or (ii) if the Estimated Calculation Amount
is less than Net Working Capital Target, the Purchase Price will be decreased,
dollar for dollar, by the amount of such difference. If the parties
have agreed in writing on the Estimated Calculation Amount prior to the Closing
Date in accordance
with Section 2.3(a), then no further adjustments in respect of Net Working
Capital shall be made pursuant to Section 2.3(c), (d), or (f) of this
Agreement.
(c) If an
Estimated Calculation Amount Differential exists, then Buyer shall have
thirty (30) days following the Closing Date to further review the Seller
Estimated Calculation Amount. Unless Buyer delivers written notice
(the “Buyer’s Objection
Notice”) to Seller on or prior to the thirtieth (30th) day after the
Closing Date stating that Buyer continues to have objections to the Seller
Estimated Calculation Amount and describing any such objections in reasonable
detail, to the extent not already described to Seller, with reasonable
particularity, Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to the Seller
Estimated Calculation Amount.
(d) If Buyer
notifies Seller of any continued objections to the Seller Estimated Calculation
Amount pursuant to Section 2.3(c), Seller and Buyer shall, within
twenty (20) days (or such longer period as the parties may agree) following
such notice (the “Resolution
Period”), attempt to resolve their differences, and any written
resolution (the “Resolved
Calculation Amount”) by them as to any disputed amounts shall be final,
binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
item
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included
in the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount which is not objected to in the
Buyer’s Objection Notice shall be deemed to be accepted by Buyer (“Resolved Items”) and any
amounts included within such item shall be deemed to be final, binding and
conclusive.
(e) During the period of any review
or dispute pursuant to Section 2.3(c) or Section 2.3(d),
(i) Seller shall provide Buyer reasonable access, during normal business
hours at Seller’s headquarters and without significant disruption to the
business or operations of Seller, to the accountants or other internal
finance staff who assisted Seller in preparing the Seller Estimated Calculation
Amount and such Persons’ relevant supporting work papers and (ii) Buyer
shall provide Seller with reasonable access, during normal business hours at
Buyer’s headquarters and without significant disruption to the business or
operations of Buyer, to the Books and Records and accountants and employees of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries having relevant information concerning
the Estimated Calculation Amount to the extent that such information was used in
the Estimated Calculation Amount.
(f) If Seller
and Buyer do not reach a Resolved Calculation Amount by the conclusion of the
Resolution Period, any amounts remaining in dispute (“Unresolved Items”) shall be
submitted to KPMG LLP (such firm being referred to as the “CPA Firm”) or, if such firm
shall be unable or unwilling to serve in such capacity, such other nationally
recognized firm of independent accountants as may be selected by mutual
agreement of Seller and Buyer, acting in good faith (and, in such case, such
firm shall be deemed to be the CPA Firm), within ten (10) days after the
expiration of the Resolution Period. Each party agrees to execute, if
requested by the CPA Firm, an engagement letter with the CPA Firm containing
reasonable terms. The fees and expenses of the CPA Firm shall be
borne by the Party whose calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Amount
(which, in the case of Buyer, shall be Buyer’s estimate of such amount contained
in the Buyer’s Objection Notice and, in the case of Seller, shall be Seller
Estimated Calculation Amount) is farthest from the Final Calculation
Amount. The CPA Firm shall act as an arbitrator to determine, based
solely on the presentations of Seller and Buyer and not by independent review,
only the Unresolved Items. The CPA Firm’s determination of the
Unresolved Items shall be made within thirty (30) days of the submission of
the Unresolved Items to the CPA Firm, and, together with a calculation of the
Closing Net Working Capital Amount (based on the amount of Resolved Items and
the CPA Firm’s determinations of the Unresolved Items), shall be set forth in a
written statement delivered to Seller and Buyer by the CPA Firm (the “Final Calculation Amount”) and
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties for all purposes other
than in the case of manifest error by the CPA Firm. For the avoidance of doubt,
it is agreed that in no event shall the Final Calculation Amount be
(i) greater than the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount or (ii) less
than the Buyer Estimated Calculation Amount.
2.4. Transactions to be Effected
at the Closing; Closing Deliveries.
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(a) At
the Closing, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
Seller:
(i) the
Purchase Price (less any amounts withheld pursuant to Section 2.3(a) or as
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.3(b), if required) in immediately available funds
by wire transfer to an account of Seller designated in writing by Seller to
Buyer; and
(ii) all
other documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Buyer
at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) At the
Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer:
(i) a
certificate or certificates representing the Shares duly endorsed or accompanied
by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, with any required transfer stamps
affixed thereto;
(ii) the
executed Director/Officer Resignations and Releases, which resignations and
releases in each case shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been
revoked; and
(iii) all other
documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by Seller at or
prior to the Closing pursuant to this Agreement.
2.5. Post-Closing
Payments. If
the Resolved Calculation Amount or the Final Calculation Amount, as the case may
be, is equal to the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount, then Buyer shall
promptly to pay to Seller an aggregate amount of cash, in immediately available
funds, equal to the Estimated Calculation Differential Amount. If the
Resolved Calculation Amount or the Final Calculation Amount, as the case may be,
is less than the Seller Estimated Calculation Amount but greater than the Buyer
Estimated Calculation Amount, then Buyer shall promptly pay to Seller an
aggregate amount of cash, in immediately available funds, equal to (i) the
Resolved Calculation Amount or the Final Calculation Amount, as the case may be,
minus (ii) the Buyer Estimated Calculation Amount. If the
Resolved Calculation Amount or the Final Calculation Amount, as the case may be,
is equal to the Buyer Estimated Calculation Amount, then no payment shall be
required to be made by Buyer and Buyer shall be entitled to keep the Estimated
Calculation Differential Amount.
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2.6. Withholding.
Buyer shall be entitled to withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable to Seller pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Buyer is
required to withhold therefrom under the Code or under any other applicable Tax
Laws, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that
such amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax authority,
such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to Seller.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer that each statement contained in this Article
III is true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (except
where a representation or warranty is made herein as of a specified date, in
which case as of such date), subject to such exceptions as are specifically
disclosed in the disclosure schedule (which disclosure should reference the
appropriate section and subsection numbers, provided, however, that any disclosures
made therein shall apply to any other section or subsection where it is
reasonably apparent from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is
applicable to such other section or subsection) supplied by Seller to Buyer
dated as of the date hereof (the “Seller Disclosure
Schedule”).
3.1. Organization and Good
Standing. Each of Seller and the Acquired Company is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
State of Delaware, has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted
and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or conducts
any business so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be
so qualified would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Acquired
Company. Seller has Made Available to Buyer a true and correct copy
of each of the Acquired Company’s Organizational Documents, and the Board of
Directors of the Acquired Company has not approved or proposed any amendment to
any of such Organizational Document. Section 3.1 of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule lists (i) the directors and officers of the
Acquired Company as of the date hereof, and (ii) every state or foreign
jurisdiction in which the Acquired Company has employees or facilities or
currently conducts its business.
3.2. Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized Capital Stock of the Acquired Company consists of 200 shares of
Common Stock, no par value, of which 100 are issued and
outstanding. All of the Shares are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and are owned of record and beneficially by
Seller. The Shares are not subject to preemptive rights created by
statute, the Acquired Company’s
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Organizational
Documents, or any agreement to which the Acquired Company is a party or to which
it is bound. To the Acquired Company’s Knowledge, all of the Shares
have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws, including federal and
state securities Laws. There are no options, warrants, calls, rights,
convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character, written or
oral, to which Seller or the Acquired Company is a party or by which Seller or
the Acquired Company is bound obligating the Acquired Company to issue, deliver,
sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased
or redeemed, any shares of its Capital Stock or Equity
Securities. There are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or other similar rights with
respect to the Acquired Company.
(b) Upon
transfer of the Shares to Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
Buyer will receive valid title to the Shares, free and clear of Liens (other
than Liens created through Buyer).
(c) There are
no outstanding shares of Common Stock that constitute restricted stock or that
are otherwise subject to a repurchase or redemption right. There are
no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Common
Stock. Other than the Shares, the Acquired Company does not have any
outstanding shares of Capital Stock or any other Equity Securities.
(d) Neither
Seller nor the Acquired Company is a party to (i) any stockholder
agreements, voting agreements, voting trusts or any such other similar
arrangements which have the effect of restricting or limiting the transfer,
voting or other rights associated with the Shares or (ii) any agreements
relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements relating to
rights of first refusal, co sale rights or “drag along” rights) of any Capital
Stock or Equity Securities.
3.3. Subsidiaries of the Acquired
Company.
(a) Each
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company is validly existing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation, has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted and is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which it
owns or leases property or conducts any business so as to require such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably
be expected to be material to the Acquired Company or such
Subsidiary. Seller has Made Available to Buyer a true and correct
copy of each of the Acquired Company’s Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents,
and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Company nor such Subsidiary has not
approved or proposed any amendment to any of such Organizational
Documents. Section 3.3(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule lists the
directors and officers of such Subsidiary as of the date hereof.
(b) Section 3.3(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of the
Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company and sets forth, with respect to each such
Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of formation, the authorized and outstanding
Capital Stock of such Subsidiary and the owner(s) of record of
such. All of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock and Equity
Securities of each
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Subsidiary
is owned of record or beneficially by the Acquired Company, or in the case of
ISPL, owned by IAPL. All of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock
of the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company (collectively, the “Subsidiary Shares”) are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive rights created by statute, the Organizational Documents of any such
Subsidiary, or any agreement to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it
is bound, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable
Laws. There are no options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible
securities, commitments or agreements of any character, written or oral, to
which Seller, the Acquired Company or such Subsidiary is a party or by which
Seller, the Acquired Company or such Subsidiary is bound obligating such
Subsidiary to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued,
delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of its Capital Stock or
Equity Securities.
(c) Other
than the Subsidiary Shares set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company has any outstanding shares of Capital Stock
or any other Equity Securities. There are no declared or accrued but
unpaid dividends with respect to any Subsidiary Shares.
3.4. Authority and
Enforceability. Seller has the requisite power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller, and no further
corporate or shareholder action is required on the part of Seller or the
Acquired Company or any Affiliate to authorize this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Seller and, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes the valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to
creditors rights generally, and (b) the availability of injunctive relief
and other equitable remedies.
3.5. No Conflicts;
Consents. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller does not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by Seller will not conflict
with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both), give rise to a right of termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material
benefit under, or result in any Lien on the Acquired Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ respective properties or assets under (any such event, a “Conflict”) (i) the
provisions of any of the Organizational Documents of Seller, the Acquired
Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company; (ii) any Authorization,
Order or Law applicable to Seller, the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company, or any of their respective properties or assets, on the date
hereof; or (iii) any Material Contract except as set forth on
Section 3.5(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and, in the case of the
foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii), where such Conflict would not, individually or
in the aggregate,
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reasonably
be expected to (x) be material to the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or (y) prevent or materially delay or impede the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or materially impair the ability of Seller to
perform its obligations under this Agreement. Section 3.5(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth all necessary consents, waivers
and approvals of parties to any Material Contracts or any Leases as are required
thereunder in connection with the Acquisition, or for any such Material Contract
or Lease to remain in full force and effect without any material limitation,
modification or alteration after the Closing Date.
(b) No
consent, notice, waiver, Authorization or other approval of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required by, or with
respect to, Seller, the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired
Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such
Authorizations, Orders, registrations, declarations and filings as may be
required under applicable federal and state securities Laws and the Laws of any
foreign country.
3.6. Financial
Statements.
(a) True,
correct and complete copies of the Acquired Company’s unaudited consolidated
financial statements consisting of the income statement, statement of operating
cash flow and statement of assets and liabilities of the Acquired Company and
its Subsidiaries, for the years ended, and as at, December 31, 2006 and 2007 and
the quarter ended, and as at, March 31, 2008 (the “Financial Statements”) are
included in Section 3.6 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. The
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with international
financial reporting standards (“IFRS”) applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
to such Financial Statements). The Financial Statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition,
operating results and cash flows of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries as
of the dates and during the periods indicated therein. The operating
consolidated balance sheet of the Acquired Company as of December 31, 2007
is referred to herein as the “Balance Sheet” and the date
thereof as the “Balance Sheet
Date.”
(b) The
Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries maintain proper and adequate internal
accounting controls that provide assurances that (i) transactions are executed
with management’s authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of their financial statements and to maintain accountability
for their assets, (iii) access to their assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s authorization, (iv) the reporting of their assets is compared
with existing assets at regular intervals and (v) accounts, notes and other
receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate
procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and
timely basis.
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(c) Neither
Seller, the Acquired Company nor any of the Subsidiaries of the Acquired
Company, nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any Representative of any of the
foregoing has received or otherwise had or obtained Knowledge of any material
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding
the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of
the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal
accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or
claim that the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices.
3.7. No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Neither the Acquired Company nor any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company has any liabilities, Indebtedness, obligations, expenses,
claims, deficiencies or commitments of any type (whether known or unknown,
accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise, whether or not
of the nature required to be disclosed in a balance sheet prepared in accordance
with IFRS) (collectively, “Liabilities”), except (a)
those which are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet as
of the Balance Sheet Date, (b) those which have been incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the
Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (c) those which exist
under Contracts entered into by the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries
entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
(other than as a result of any breach by the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of such a Contract). Neither the Acquired Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any Indebtedness.
3.8. Taxes.
(a) Except as
set forth on Section 3.8(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all material Tax
Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to the Acquired Company,
its Subsidiaries and the Acquired Company Assets have been filed, and each such
Tax Return accurately reflects the Liability for Taxes of the Acquired Company,
its Subsidiaries and with respect to the Acquired Company Assets in all material
respects. Except as set forth on Section 3.8(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all Taxes payable in respect of the Acquired
Company, its Subsidiaries and the Acquired Company Assets shown on any Tax
Returns have been paid.
(b) To
Seller’s Knowledge, there is no audit currently pending against the Acquired
Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company in respect of any
Taxes. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the Acquired
Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company that arose in connection with
any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, other than Liens for Taxes not
yet due and payable.
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(c) Each of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries and, if applicable with respect to
Affected Employees, their Affiliates, has withheld and paid all Taxes required
to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
third party.
(d) Neither
the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect
to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(e) Neither
the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax
allocation or sharing agreement, except for any such agreement to be terminated
on the date before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.2(d) of this
Agreement.
(f) Neither
the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any Liabilities for unpaid
Taxes as of the Balance Sheet Date which have not been accrued or reserved on
the Balance Sheet, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or
otherwise. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
have incurred any Liability for Taxes since the Balance Sheet Date other than in
the ordinary course of business.
(g) The
Acquired Company has not engaged in a “reportable transaction” as set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2), including any transaction
that is the same or substantially similar to one of the types of transactions
that the Internal Revenue Service has determined to be a Tax avoidance
transaction and identified by notice, regulation, or other form of published
guidance as a listed transaction, as set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(h) The
Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries have at all times been resident for Tax
purposes in their respective countries of incorporation or formation and are not
and have not at any time been treated as resident in any other country for any
Tax purpose (including any arrangement for the avoidance of double
taxation). No claim has ever been made by an authority in a
jurisdiction where the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries do not file
returns that they are or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries are subject to Tax in any jurisdiction other than its place of
incorporation or formation by virtue of having a branch, permanent establishment
or other place of business, or a source of income in that
jurisdiction. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries are liable for any Tax as the agent of any other person or business
or constitutes a permanent establishment or other place of business of any other
person, business or enterprise for any Tax purpose.
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(i) The
Acquired Company is a member, but is not the common parent, of a consolidated
group (each within the meaning of Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section
1502 of the Code) that includes Seller.
(j) The
Acquired Company will not be required to include any material income or gain, or
exclude any material deduction or loss from income for any taxable period or
portion thereof after the Closing Date that is attributable to any income
accrued or transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing Date that
has not been recognized by the Acquired Company for Tax purposes on or prior to
the Closing Date.
(k) The
Acquired Company and its Affiliates are in compliance, in all material respects,
with all applicable transfer pricing laws and regulations. The prices for any
property or services (or for the use of any property) provided by or to the
Acquired Company or any of its Affiliates are arm's length prices for purposes
of all applicable transfer pricing laws and regulations, including Treasury
Regulations promulgated under Section 482 of the Code.
3.9. Compliance with Law;
Authorizations.
(a) This
Section 3.9 does not relate to Real Property or interests in Real Property,
such items being the subject of Section 3.11, employee benefit matters,
such items being the subject of Section 3.16, nor to environmental matters,
such items being the subject of Section 3.18.
(b) Each of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries has since January 1, 2006
complied with, is not in violation of, and has not since March 1, 2006
received any written notices of violation with respect to, any material Law to
which the business of the Acquired Company or such Subsidiary is
subject.
(c) Each of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries owns, holds, possesses or lawfully
uses all material Authorizations which are necessary for it to conduct its
business as now conducted or the holding of any interest in any of their
respective properties or assets, and such Authorizations are set forth on
Section 3.9(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. Such
Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect, and, to Seller’s
Knowledge, none of such Authorizations will be terminated or impaired or become
terminable as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.10. Title to Personal
Properties.
(a) This
Section 3.10 does not relate to Real Property or interests in Real
Property, such items being the subject of Section 3.11, or to Intellectual
Property, such items being the subject of Section 3.12.
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(b) With
respect to property that it purports to own or is necessary for the conduct of
its business, the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company owns,
and has good and valid title to, all of such properties and assets free and
clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
3.11. Real
Property.
(a) Owned Real
Property. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owns any real property.
(b) Leased Real
Property.
(i) Section 3.11(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all leases, subleases
and other oral or written occupancy agreements and any modifications or
amendments thereof under which the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company is either lessor or lessee (the “Leases”) identifying the date
of the Lease, the location of such real property and the name of any other party
thereto (the “Real
Property”). Seller has Made Available to Buyer a true, correct
and complete copy of every Lease. Each Lease is valid and enforceable
in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by
(a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws affecting
or relating to creditors rights generally, and (b) the availability of
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies). Neither the Acquired
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in the performance, observance
or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant or condition contained in the Leases,
nor to the Knowledge of Seller, is any other party thereto, and to the Knowledge
of Seller, no event has occurred which with or without the giving of notice or
lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material default or event of default
thereunder by the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice of a default, alleged failure to
perform, or any offset or counterclaim with respect to any such Lease, which has
not been fully remedied and withdrawn. There are no other parties
occupying, or, to the Knowledge of Seller, with a right to occupy, the Real
Property. Neither the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
owes any brokerage commissions or finders fees with respect to any such Real
Property or would owe any such fees if any existing Lease were renewed pursuant
to any renewal options contained in such Lease.
(ii) The Real
Property is in good operating condition and repair in all material respects, and
to the Knowledge of Seller, the Real Property is free from material structural,
physical and mechanical defects, ordinary wear and tear excepted. To
the Knowledge of Seller, neither the operation of the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries on the Real Property nor such Real Property, including the
improvements thereon, violates in any material respects any applicable building
code, zoning requirement or similar Laws relating to such property or operations
thereon, and any such non violation is not dependent on so called non-conforming
use exceptions.
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(iii) To the
Knowledge of Seller, (i) there are no Laws or Orders now in existence or under
active consideration by any Governmental Entity which could require the tenant
of any Real Property to make any expenditure in excess of $25,000 to modify or
improve such Real Property to bring it into compliance therewith, and (ii)
neither the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to
expend more than $25,000 per Lease to restore the Real Property at the end of
the term of the applicable Lease to the condition required under the Lease
(assuming the conditions existing in such Real Property as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing).
3.12. Intellectual
Property.
(a) The
following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in this
Section 3.12:
(i) “Acquired Company Business”
means all business activities as conducted at Closing by the Acquired Company
and/or its Subsidiaries, including without limitation the manufacture,
marketing, offering, selling or licensing of any Acquired Company
Products.
(ii) “Acquired Company Products”
means all products and services manufactured, marketed, offered, sold or
licensed by the Acquired Company or its Subsidiaries, including any products or
services under development, at Closing.
(iii) “Intellectual Property” means
any and all of the following, and all rights in, arising out of, or associated
therewith anywhere in the world: (i) inventions, trade secrets, know-how,
formulae and processes; (ii) patents (including all provisionals, reissues,
divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-examinations and extensions
thereof) and patent applications (collectively “Patents”);
(iii) trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark applications, service
marks, service xxxx registrations, service xxxx applications, trade names,
logos, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing; (iv) works of
authorship, technical documentation, customer lists, and other business and
financial data related to the Acquired Company Business, copyright registrations
and copyright applications, and (v) moral and economic rights of authors and
inventors;
(b) Section 3.12(b)(i)-(iii)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list that (i) includes
all Intellectual Property owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Acquired
Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company (“Acquired Company Intellectual
Property”) that is registered, or the subject of an application for
registration, with a competent authority (“Acquired Company Registered
Intellectual Property Rights”); (ii) identifies all third parties
that share rights to the Acquired Company Registered Intellectual Property
Rights with the Acquired Company, including without limitation joint owners and
co-applicants; and (iii) lists all actions that must be taken within one
hundred and twenty (120) days of the Closing Date to maintain the validity or
enforceability of the Acquired Company Registered Intellectual Property
Rights.
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(c) The
Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company, collectively, are
the sole owners or exclusive licensees of the Acquired Company Intellectual
Property, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, and have the
exclusive right to use and sublicense, without payment to any other Person
(other than in respect of exclusive licenses), all the Acquired Company
Intellectual Property. Seller has no Knowledge of any other Person
that claims to own or be the exclusive licensee of the Acquired Company
Intellectual Property.
(d) In each
case in which the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries have acquired any
Intellectual Property from any Person (including in connection with the Acquired
Company Reorganization or under the Reorganization Agreements), the Acquired
Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, has obtained, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, a valid and enforceable assignment sufficient to
irrevocably transfer all rights in such Intellectual Property to the Acquired
Company or its Subsidiary as the case may be.
(e) Section 3.12(e)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Contracts
pursuant to which any third party is granted a license under, or is otherwise
authorized to use any Acquired Company Intellectual Property (other than end
user-licenses for use of the Acquired Company Products on terms that do not
materially deviate from the Acquired Company’s form of end-user license and for
which the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries received or is due to
receive no more than $50,000) (“Acquired Company
License”).
(f) Section 3.12(f)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list that includes all
Contracts pursuant to which the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired
Company is licensed after the Closing Date to use Intellectual Property owned or
licensable by a third party (“Third Party
License”).
(g) To
Seller’s Knowledge, each Acquired Company License and each Third Party License
is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms. To Seller’s
Knowledge, neither the Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any material
obligation, covenant or condition contained in any Acquired Company License or
Third Party License, and no event has occurred which, with or without the giving
of notice or lapse of time, would constitute a default thereunder by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(h) Except as
set forth in Section 3.12(h) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither this
Agreement nor the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby will result
in any of the following to the extent that the following would not have occurred
in the absence of this Agreement or the completion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement: (i) Buyer granting to any
third party any right to, or with respect to, any Intellectual Property Right
owned by, or licensed to, Buyer, (ii) Buyer being bound by, or subject to, any
non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of its business,
(iii) Buyer being obligated to pay any royalties or other amounts to any Person
in excess of those payable prior to the Closing, (iv) the right by any third
party to terminate any Acquired Company
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License
or any Third Party License or (v) the right by any third party to receive source
code owned by or exclusively licensed to the Acquired Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(i) Except
for Intellectual Property licensed to the Acquired Company or its Subsidiaries
under Third Party Licenses, all software used in or necessary to the conduct of
the Acquired Company Business was written and created solely by either (i)
employees of the Acquired Company acting within the scope of their employment,
or (ii) by third parties who have validly and irrevocably assigned all of their
rights to such Intellectual Property, to the Acquired Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(j) Except as
set forth in Section 3.12(j) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since March 1,
2006, there have not been any claims, actions or demands pending with any
competent court or tribunal in the United States, European Union, Australia and
Canada or any jurisdiction in which Acquired Company Products are manufactured,
marketed, offered, sold or licensed, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, asserted or
threatened against the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired
Company alleging that the conduct of the Acquired Company Business violates,
misappropriates or infringes the Intellectual Property rights of any Person, or,
to Seller’s Knowledge, constitutes unfair competition or trade practices, nor to
Seller’s Knowledge is there a reasonable basis therefore.
(k) To the
Seller’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Acquired Company Business does not, and,
except as set forth in Section 3.12(k) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule will
not when conducted by Buyer, to the extent conducted in the same manner
following the Closing, infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the
Intellectual Property Rights of a third party.
(l) Except as
set forth in Section 3.12(l) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the
Acquired Company Intellectual Property together with the Third Party Licenses
constitutes all Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the conduct of
the Acquired Company Business.
(m) To
Seller’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise
violating any Acquired Company Intellectual Property.
(n) The
Acquired Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all steps that are
reasonably required to protect their rights in confidential information and
trade secrets of the Acquired Company or its Subsidiaries or provided by any
other person to the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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(o) Neither
the Acquired Company nor any Subsidiary has reproduced, incorporated, modified,
distributed or otherwise used Open Source Materials in a manner that creates
obligations with respect to any Acquired Company Intellectual Property or grants
to any third party, any rights or immunities under any Company Products
(including, but not limited to, using any Open Source Materials that require, as
a condition of use, modification and/or distribution of such Open Source
Materials that other software incorporated into, derived from or distributed
with such Open Source Materials be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code
form, (ii) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (iii) be
redistributable at no charge). “Open Source Materials” shall
mean any software or other material that is distributed as “free software,”
“open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution terms
(including but not limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL) and GNU
Lesser General Public License (LGPL)).
3.13. Absence of Certain Changes
or Events. Since the Balance Sheet Date to the date of this
Agreement, there has not occurred any Acquired Company Material Adverse Effect,
and the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action that, if
taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of
Section 5.3, other than the Acquired Company Reorganization.
3.14. Contracts.
(a) This
Section 3.14 does not relate to Leases, such items being the subject of
Section 3.11, or to Acquired Company Licenses or Third Party Licenses, such
items being the subject of Section 3.12.
(b) Section 3.14(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list, as of the date hereof,
of each Contract to which either the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company is party or by which any of them is bound:
(i) for the
purchase of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets,
which provides for (A) annual payments by the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries of $75,000 or more, or (B) aggregate payments by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries of in excess of $150,000 or more, in
each case which is not terminable by the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries by notice of not more than sixty (60) days without
penalty;
(ii) for
payments to or by the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries that involve
$75,000 annually or $150,000 in the aggregate, and is not terminable by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries by notice of not more than sixty
(60) days without penalty or cost;
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(iii) that is a
note, debenture, bond, equipment trust, letter of credit, loan, mortgage or
other Contract for the borrowing or lending of money (other than to employees
for travel expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) or agreement or arrangement for a line of credit or guarantee, pledge
or undertaking of the Indebtedness of any other Person; in any such case which,
individually, is in excess of $75,000;
(iv) that
restrains the ability of the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
engage or compete in any manner or in any business, or that includes any
non-competition, non-solicitation, “no hire” or “most favored
nation”;
(v) that
relates to the acquisition or disposition of any material assets or any interest
in any business enterprise (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or
otherwise);
(vi) that is a
collective bargaining Contract or other Contract with any labor organization,
union or association;
(vii) that
provides for surety, guaranty or indemnification obligations (other than
Intellectual Property and other indemnities granted or received by the Acquired
Company and its Subsidiaries under customer, reseller, license supply and
similar commercial Contracts entered into by the Acquired Company or any
Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice);
(viii) that is a
dealer, distribution, joint marketing, strategic alliance, affiliate or
development Contract;
(ix) that is a
sales representative, original equipment manufacturer, manufacturing, value
added, remarketer, reseller, or independent software vendor, or other Contract
for use or distribution of the products, technology or services of the Acquired
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) that is a
nondisclosure, confidentiality or similar agreement, other than those entered
into with any actual or prospective customer or vendor of the Acquired Company’s
business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(xi) that is
(A) an employment, contractor or consulting agreement, contract or commitment
with an employee or salesperson, other than at will employment agreements
providing no severance or other post-termination benefits (other than
continuation of coverage required by applicable Law); (B) an agreement, Contract
or commitment to grant any severance, change in control or termination pay or
benefits (in cash or otherwise) to any director, officer or employee; or (C) any
contractor, consulting or sales agreement, Contract, or commitment with a firm
or other organization;
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(xii) that
is an agreement or plan (including any stock option plan, stock appreciation
rights plan or stock purchase plan), any of the benefits of which will be
increased, or the vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated or may be
accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (either alone or in connection with additional or subsequent events)
or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(xiii) any power
of attorney relating to the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is
currently effective and outstanding.
(c) Each of
the Contracts required to be listed in Section 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule (such Contracts, together with any Contracts required to be disclosed
pursuant to Section 3.2 and 3.24, as well as the Reorganization Agreements, the
“Material Contracts”) is
a valid and binding agreement of the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company, as applicable, enforceable against the Acquired Company or a
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company, as applicable, in accordance with its terms
and is in full force and effect with respect to the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party
thereto, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting or relating to creditors rights generally, and (ii) the
availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. The
Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with and have
not materially breached or violated, or defaulted under, or received written
notice that they have materially breached or violated, or defaulted under, any
Material Contract, nor to the Knowledge of Seller has any party to any Material
Contract materially breached or violated, or defaulted under such Material
Contract, and to the Knowledge of Seller no event has occurred which with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
material breach or violation of, or default under such Material Contract by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any such other
party. To the Knowledge of Seller, none of the Material Contracts is
subject to any claims, charges, set offs or defenses. As of the date
hereof, there are no new Contracts that are being negotiated and that would be
required to be listed on Section 3.14 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule had they
been entered into as of the date hereof.
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3.15. Litigation. There is no
material action, suit or proceeding, claim, arbitration, litigation or formal
investigation by or before any Governmental Entity (each, an “Action”) pending or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary
of the Acquired Company, their respective properties (tangible or intangible) or
any of the Acquired Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors
in their capacities as such. There is no unsatisfied judgment,
penalty or award against the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Each
of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance, in all material
respects, with each Order, ruling, subpoena or verdict or other decision
entered, issued or rendered by any Governmental Entity to which the Acquired
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject.
3.16. Employee Benefits.
Section 3.16(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule includes a list of
all Benefit Plans (other than Benefit Plans maintained solely by the Acquired
Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company but including all Benefit Plans
to which the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company
contributes as a participating employer) (collectively, “Seller Benefit
Plans”).
(b) Section 3.16(b)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule includes a list of all Benefit Plans
maintained or contributed to solely by the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of
the Acquired Company (collectively, “Acquired Company Benefit
Plans” and together with the Seller Benefit Plans, the “Seller Group Benefit
Plans”).
(c) Seller
has Made Available to Buyer copies of (i) each such Seller Group Benefit
Plan, and (ii) the most recent summary plan description for each Seller
Group Benefit Plan for which such a summary plan description is
required.
(d) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither
Seller, the Acquired Company, any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to, (A) any (i) Employee Pension Benefit Plan which is subject
to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code,
(ii) Multiemployer Plan or (iii) “multiple employer plan” as defined
in ERISA or the Code, and (B) with respect to which Buyer or any Affiliate
thereof could be subject to any Liability (including any indirect, contingent,
secondary or successor liability).
(e) Each
Seller Group Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code is subject to a favorable determination or
opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Seller has provided
copies of the most recent determination or opinion letters from the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to each such Seller Group Benefit
Plan.
(f) Each
Seller Group Benefit Plan is in compliance, in all material respects, with all
applicable Laws in all relevant jurisdictions, including but not limited to the
provisions of ERISA and
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the Code,
and has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms,
applicable rules and such Laws.
(g) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16(g) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither Seller,
the Acquired Company, any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate has any plan or commitment to establish or enter into any new Benefit
Plan or to modify any Benefit Plan (except to the extent required by Law or to
conform any such Benefit Plan to the requirements of any applicable
Law).
(h) There are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, the Acquired Company or any
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company, threatened claims or litigation with respect
to any Seller Group Benefit Plan, other than ordinary and usual claims for
benefits by participants and beneficiaries.
(i) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the execution
and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or
subsequent events) will result in the acceleration or creation of any rights of
any person to benefits under any Seller Group Benefit Plan (including, without
limitation, the acceleration of the accrual or vesting of any benefits under any
Seller Group Benefit Plan or the acceleration or creation of any rights under
any employment, retention, severance, parachute or change in control
agreement).
(j) In
addition to the other provisions of Section 3.16 which apply to Affected
Employees outside the US as appropriate, this Section 3.16(j) applies solely to
certain Seller Group Benefit Plans maintained by Seller, the Acquired Company or
a Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Acquired Company principally for the benefit of
the Affected Employees outside of the United States:
(i) When used
in this Section 3.16(j), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Funds” means funds or accounts
into which payments are, or have been made for Affected Employees under a
Pension Arrangement.
“Pension Arrangement” means any
plan, scheme, agreement or arrangement under which pension benefits,
superannuation benefits, retirement benefits, provident benefits, social
security benefits, life assurance benefits, death or disability benefits,
pensions, annuities, gratuities or other similar benefits, are or may be
provided to or in respect of any Affected Employee.
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“Group Companies” means Seller,
the Acquired Company and any of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates and
“Group Company” means any of them.
“Employer” means a relevant
Group Company that employs an Affected Employee.
(ii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Group Company
contributes to, or has any obligation, liability or duty to make any payments to
any person in respect of any Pension Arrangements for any of the Affected
Employees.
(iii) Each
Group Company has at all times complied with all of its material obligations,
duties and liabilities in connection with all of its Pension Arrangements (and
without limitation) under applicable law and the governing rules of the
Funds.
(iv) Seller
has Made Available to Buyer complete and correct copies of all material
documents comprising the governing rules and/or terms and conditions of the
Funds.
(v) From the
date of its establishment, each Pension Arrangement and Fund has complied, in
all material respects, with all applicable laws in connection with its
operation.
(vi) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16 (j)(vi) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, the
assets of each Fund are sufficient, having regard to appropriate actuarial
valuation methods and assumptions, to meet any and all potential claims in
connection with the Fund, including (but not limited to) claims for benefits by
employees and other beneficiaries or any third parties from the
Fund.
(vii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.16 (j)(vii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no
Group Company nor the trustees of any Fund have received notice of any
complaints, actions, claims or suits in connection with that Fund.
(viii) Each Fund
complies, in all material respects, with any applicable anti-discrimination
legislation.
(ix) Full and
proper records and accounts of each Fund have been kept, are up-to-date, and
describe the true and fair view of the affairs of the Fund.
(x) The
Acquisition will not cause a material increase in the obligations of any Group
Company under any Pension Arrangement to make contributions to a Fund or
increase any benefits payable from a Fund.
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(xi) The
governing rules of each Fund have not been amended since the version provided to
Buyer.
(xii) Each Fund
has not been restructured or merged into any other funds.
(xiii) Each
Seller Group Benefit Plan that is not a Pension Arrangement is in material
compliance with all applicable Laws and has been administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and such Laws. No such Seller
Group Benefit Plan has unfunded liabilities, that as of the Closing, will not be
offset by insurance or fully accrued, or with respect to which Buyer or any
Affiliate thereof could be subject to any Liability (including any indirect,
contingent, secondary or successor liability).
3.17. Labor and Employment
Matters. Each of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries has complied
in all material respects with all applicable Laws pertaining to the employment
or termination of employment of their respective employees, including, without
limitation, all Laws relating to equal employment, fair employment practices,
worker classification, prohibited discrimination, immigration status, tax
information reporting and withholding or other similar employment practices or
acts. Each of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries does not have
any material Liability with respect to any misclassification of: (i) any
Person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, (ii) any
employee leased from another employer, or (iii) any employee currently or
formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages. The services
provided by each of the Acquired Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ U.S. employees
are terminable at will.
(b) All
current employees and consultants of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries
and their respective compensation (base salary and bonus for employees and cash
compensation for consultants) are set forth in Section 3.17(b) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule. Section 3.17(b) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of any written employment agreements
to which the Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company is a
party.
(c) Except
as set forth on Section 3.17(c) on the Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Acquired Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party or subject to any labor
union or collective bargaining Contract. There are no pending labor
disputes, work stoppages, requests for representation, pickets, work slow-downs
due to labor disagreements or any Actions or arbitrations which involve the
labor or employment relations of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company.
(d) This
Section 3.17(d) applies solely to Affected Employees and independent contractors
employed or otherwise providing services outside of the United
States:
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(i) When used
in this Section 3.17(d), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Group Companies” means the
Seller, the Acquired Company and any of their respective Subsidiaries and
Affiliates and “Group Company” means any of them.
“Employer” means a relevant
Group Company that employs an Affected Employee.
(ii) Full and
correct particulars of the Affected Employees and any independent contractors to
the relevant Group Companies have been Made Available to the Buyer for
inspection prior to the date of this Agreement.
(iii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, Seller has
not entered into any arrangements with any Affected Employee which provide an
entitlement greater than the minimum entitlement under applicable local Laws
governing the payment of notice of termination, severance, separation pay,
accrued leave, or other termination payments required to be made to the Affected
Employees upon a termination of their employment.
(iv) Seller
has delivered to Buyer accurate and complete copies of all employee manuals and
handbooks, disclosure materials, policy statements and other materials relating
to the employment of the Affected Employees.
(v) Having
made all relevant inquiries of the Employers, to Seller’s Knowledge, no Affected
Employee:
(1) intends
to terminate his/her employment with his/her Employer;
(2) has
received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with his/her
Employer’s business; and
(3) is
a party to or is bound by any confidentiality agreement, non-competition
agreement or other contract (with any Person) that may have an adverse effect
on: (1) the performance by the Affected Employee of any of his/her duties or
responsibilities as an employee of the Employer or the Buyer; or (2) the
Employer’s or the Buyer’s business or operations, except as set forth in Section
3.17(d)(v)(3) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
(vi) Except as set forth in Section
3.17(d)(vi) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Group Company has made any
contract, arrangement, understanding or representation (whether written or oral)
under which one or more Affected Employees will or may be entitled to any
benefit (monetary or otherwise) if: (i) ownership (direct or indirect) of a
Group Company changes, as
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will
occur on the sale of the Shares; or (ii) in the event of early retirement,
redundancy or other termination of employment however arising, however funded
and whether or not legally binding or (iii) the Acquisition occurs.
(vii) No claim
has been made, nor does any Group Company have knowledge of any potential claim
against any Employer, by or on behalf of any Affected Employee or past or
present employee or contractor.
(viii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(viii) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule:
(1) no
consultation is required by any Group Company with any employee or group of
employees in connection with the Acquisition; and
(2) no
notification is required to any employee or group of employees, authority or
other administrative body in connection with the Acquisition.
(ix) Except as set forth in Section
3.17(d)(ix) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, there is no issue (including the
expiry of any award, collective agreement or other instrument or agreement made
or approved under law) which may lead to industrial action by employees or any
industrial organization of employees which may disrupt the business of a Group
Company or cause it to incur financial expenditure.
(x) Having made all relevant inquiries, to
Seller’s Knowledge, each Group Company has complied with and continues to comply
with all obligations arising under law, equity, statute (including occupational
health and safety, labor, employment, leave, equal opportunity, anti
discrimination, taxation, pension, superannuation, provident fund, social
security, workers compensation and industrial laws), award, collective agreement
or other instrument or agreement made or approved under any law with respect to
its past and present employees and contractors.
(xi) Except as set forth in Section
3.17(d)(xi) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Group Company operates a
bonus, profit share or employee incentive plan or scheme for the Affected
Employees.
(xii) There are
no consultants or contractors to the Employers who would be impacted by the
Acquisition.
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(xiii) Each
relevant Group Company has maintained up-to-date, adequate and suitable records,
in each case in compliance with all applicable Laws, regarding the service and
terms and conditions of employment of each of the Affected
Employees.
(xiv) No
Affected Employee is under notice of termination from any Employer.
(xv) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xv) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Affected
Employee has transferred into the employment of any Employer by virtue of any
transfer of undertakings or transfer of business Laws applicable in any of the
relevant countries.
(xvi) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xvi) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s
Knowledge, no formal disciplinary action (including warnings, suspension with or
without pay, demotion and performance management or monitoring) has been taken
by any Employer against any Affected Employee within the previous two
years. To the extent there has been any formal disciplinary action,
the Employer has complied with any applicable obligations and Laws in connection
with the formal disciplinary action.
(xvii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xvii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no
grievance, whether pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or other
similar labor contract or otherwise, has been raised by any Affected Employee
against any Employer within the previous two years. To the extent
that there have been any grievances raised, the Employer has complied with any
applicable obligations and Laws in connection with the grievance.
(xviii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xviii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, having
made all relevant inquiries of the Employers, to Seller’s Knowledge, no Affected
Employee is currently absent from work or is reasonably anticipated to be absent
from work for any reason for a period of one month or more.
(xix) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xix) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, all
Affected Employees have a valid and subsisting visa, work permit, employment
pass or other permission to remain in the relevant country and work for the
relevant Employer and no such visa, work permit, employment pass or permission
will expire within the next 6 months.
(xx) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xx) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, other than
annual salary increases or promotions, no changes to the terms and conditions of
employment of the Affected Employees have been made in the last twelve (12)
months.
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(xxi) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xxi) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no Affected
Employee is entitled to any retention bonus or other retention entitlement or is
party to any retention arrangement with any Group Company.
(xxii) All
Affected Employees are subject to the Seller’s usual obligations in each
relevant jurisdiction protecting each Group Companies’ confidential and
proprietary information.
(xxiii) Except as
set forth in Section 3.17(d)(xxiii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, no
Affected Employee is a director or officer of any Group Company.
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Environmental.
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(a) The
Acquired Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) have not received
any notice or other communication of any alleged claim, violation of
or Liability under any Environmental Law which has not heretofore been cured or
for which there is any remaining material Liability; (ii) have not disposed
of, emitted, discharged, handled, stored, transported, used or released any
Hazardous Materials, distributed, sold or otherwise placed on the market
Hazardous Materials or any product containing Hazardous Materials, arranged for
the disposal, discharge, storage or release of any Hazardous Materials, or
exposed any employee or other individual to any Hazardous Materials so as to
give rise to any material Liability or corrective or remedial obligation under
any Environmental Laws; (iii) have not entered into any agreement that may
require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify
any other party with respect to Liabilities arising out of Environmental Laws or
the Hazardous Materials related activities of the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any other Person; (iv) have no Knowledge of any fact or
circumstance that would involve the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries
in any environmental litigation or Liability; and (v) have Made Available
to Buyer all records in the Acquired Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ possession
concerning the Hazardous Materials activities of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries and all environmental audits and environmental assessments of any
facility owned, leased or used at any time by the Acquired Company or each of
its Subsidiaries conducted at the request of, or otherwise in the possession of
Seller, the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no
Hazardous Materials in, on, or under any properties owned, leased or used by the
Acquired Company or each of its Subsidiaries such as could give rise to any
material Liability or material corrective or material remedial obligation of the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental
Laws.
(b) For the
purposes of this Section 3.18, (i) “Environmental Laws” means all
federal, state, local and foreign Laws and regulations relating to
pollution, protection of the environment, worker health and safety or
exposure of any individual to Hazardous Materials, including Laws and
regulations relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases
of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
registration, distribution, labeling, recycling, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials and including any
Hazardous
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Materials
related electronic waste, product content or product take-back requirements; and
(ii) “Hazardous
Materials” means chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic
substances, radioactive and biological materials, asbestos-containing materials
(ACM), hazardous substances, petroleum and petroleum products or any fraction
thereof.
3.19. Insurance.
Section 3.19 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
each material insurance policy and fidelity bond which covers the Acquired
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties,
assets, directors or employees (the “Policies”). Such
Policies are in full force and effect and neither the Acquired Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to its obligations (including the
payment of premiums) under any such Policy. There is no claim by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of such policies
or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or
disputed. In addition, there is no pending claim for which its total
value (inclusive of defense expenses) the Acquired Company expects to exceed the
policy limits.
3.20. Broker and
Finders. Neither Seller nor the Acquired Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has employed any broker, finder or investment bankers or incurred
any liability for any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such
Persons, the fees and expenses of which will be paid entirely and exclusively by
Seller. Other than as set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet and the
Closing Statement delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.3, there
are no Transaction Expenses.
3.21. Books and
Records. Since March 1, 2006, the minute books of the Acquired
Company and each of its Subsidiaries, all of which have been Made Available to
Buyer, contain true, correct and complete records of all meetings held of, and
corporate action taken by, the shareholders of each such company, the Board of
Directors and committees of the Board of Directors of the Acquired Company and
its Subsidiaries. Since March 1, 2006, the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries have made and kept business records, financial books and records,
personnel records, ledgers, sales accounting records, tax records and related
work papers and other books and records of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Books and Records”) that are
true, correct and complete, and that accurately and fairly reflect, in all
material respects, the business activities of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries. At the Closing, the minute books and other Books and
Records of the Acquired Company and each of its Subsidiaries will be in the
possession of Buyer.
3.22. Export Control.
The Acquired Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied with all
applicable export and reexport control Laws and regulations, including the
Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) maintained by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by the Treasury
Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and
the
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International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) maintained by the
Department of State. Specifically, the Acquired Company and each of
its Subsidiaries has not, directly or indirectly, sold, exported, reexported,
transferred, diverted, or otherwise disposed of any products, software, or
technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) to any
destination, entity, or person prohibited by the Laws of the United States,
without obtaining prior authorization from the competent Governmental Entities
as required by such Laws.
3.23.
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Reorganization; Sufficiency of
Assets.
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(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the “Acquired Company
Reorganization” shall refer to the transactions by, among and involving
the Acquired Company, its Subsidiaries, Seller, Nokia Corporation and certain
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Nokia Corporation conducted
prior to the date hereof, in which (i) the shares of Intellisync Identity
Systems Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (“IISL”) were sold by Seller to
the Acquired Company pursuant to that certain Share Transfer Agreement dated
January 14, 2008 between Seller and the Acquired Company, (ii) the
shares of Intellisync Australia Pty Ltd., a company registered under the Laws of
New South Wales, Australia (“IAPL”), were sold by Seller to
the Acquired Company pursuant to that certain Share Transfer Agreement dated
January 16, 2008 between Seller and the Acquired Company,
(iii) certain assets of Nokia Australia Pty Limited, a company registered
under the Laws of Victoria, Australia (“NAPL”), were transferred and
assigned to Identity Systems Pty Ltd., a company registered under the Laws of
New South Wales, Australia (“ISPL”), and certain
Liabilities of NAPL were assumed by ISPL, pursuant to that certain Xxxx of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated January 10, 2008 between NAPL and
ISPL, (iv) certain assets of Nokia UK Limited, a company registered in
England and Wales (“NUKL”), were transferred and
assigned to IISL, and certain liabilities of NUKL were assumed by IISL, pursuant
to that certain Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated
January 14, 2008 between NUKL and IISL, (v) all of the employees of
the business of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries were transferred from
the local jurisdiction Affiliates of Nokia Corporation to IISL, IAPL, ISPL or
the Acquired Company, as relevant, and (vi) all of the software code that
is used in the Acquired Company Business was transferred from Seller to the
Acquired Company pursuant to that certain Technology Assignment Agreement dated
February 1, 2005 between Seller and ISPL and that certain Technology Assignment
Agreement dated January 10, 2008 between Seller and the Acquired
Company. The agreements referred to in clauses (i) through
(iv) and clause (vi) of the preceding sentence shall be referred to herein
as the “Reorganization
Agreements.”
(b) Each of
Seller, the Acquired Company, each Subsidiary of the Acquired Company and the
other parties to the Reorganization Agreements (i) complied with and did
not violate any applicable Law or Order in connection with carrying out the
Acquired Company Reorganization and (ii) had the requisite power and
authority to enter into the Reorganization Agreements and
consummate
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the
transactions contemplated thereby, each of which was duly authorized by all
necessary corporate and shareholder action by the parties
thereto. Each of the Reorganization Agreements is a valid and binding
agreement of each Person party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms
and is in full force and effect. The execution and delivery of the
Reorganization Agreements by the parties thereto, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby, did not Conflict with (A) the provisions
of any of the Organizational Documents of the parties thereto or (B) any
Material Contract.
(c) The
assets currently owned by the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries, including
those assets transferred and assigned to ISPL and IISL in connection with the
Acquired Company Reorganization (the “Acquired Company Assets”) will
constitute, as of the Closing Date, all of the properties, rights, interests and
other tangible and intangible assets necessary to conduct the Acquired Company
Business in the manner in which the Acquired Company Business is currently
conducted.
3.24. Restrictions on Business
Activities. There is no Order to which the Acquired Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or, to the Knowledge of Seller, otherwise binding
upon the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has the effect of
prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the conduct of business by the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise limiting the freedom
of the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of
business or to compete with any Person, in each case, in any material
respect.
3.25.
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Customers and
Suppliers.
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(a) The
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists the twenty (20) largest customers of the
Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries on the basis of revenues collected or
accrued for the twelve (12) month period ending on the Balance Sheet Date (each
a “Top
Customer”).
(b) The
Seller Disclosure Schedule lists the suppliers to the Acquired Company and
its Subsidiaries which received payments of $100,000 or more on the basis of
cost of goods or services purchased for the twelve (12) month period ending on
the Balance Sheet Date.
(c) No such
customer has (i) ceased or materially reduced its purchases from the
Acquired Company since the beginning of such twelve (12) month period,
(ii) to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened to cease or materially reduce
such purchases or sales or provision of services or (iii) to the Knowledge
of Seller, been threatened with bankruptcy or insolvency.
3.26.
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Accounts
Receivable.
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(a) Seller
has Made Available to Buyer a list of all accounts receivable, whether billed or
unbilled, of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet
Date, together with an aging schedule (of only billed accounts receivable)
indicating a range of days elapsed since original invoice, and none of such
accounts receivable have been re-invoiced since the original invoice
date.
(b) All of
the accounts receivable, whether billed or unbilled, of the Acquired Company and
its Subsidiaries arose in the ordinary course of business, are carried at values
determined in accordance with IFRS consistently applied, are, to Seller’s
Knowledge, not subject to any valid set-off or counterclaim, do not represent
obligations for goods sold on consignment, on approval or on a sale-or-return
basis or subject to any other repurchase or return arrangement. No
Person has any Lien on any accounts receivable of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries, and no request or agreement for deduction or discount has been
made with respect to any accounts receivable of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries.
3.27. Intercompany Contracts; Bank
Accounts. There are no Contracts, including with respect to any
Indebtedness or the extension of credit (i) between the Acquired Company
and any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) between the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Seller or any of its Affiliates (other
than the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries), on the other
hand. Section 3.27 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a list of all bank accounts maintained by the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including for each such account a list of all the signatories
thereto.
3.28. Representations
Complete. None of the representations or warranties made by Seller
(as modified by the Seller Disclosure Schedule) in this Agreement contains any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller that each statement contained in this Article
IV is true and correct as of the date hereof (except where a representation or
warranty is made herein as of a specified date, in which case as of such
date):
4.1. Organization and Good
Standing.
Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its
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properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to
be so qualified would reasonably be expected to materially impair or delay the
ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.2. Authority and
Enforceability. Buyer has the requisite power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Buyer, and no further corporate
or shareholder action is required on the part of Buyer to authorize this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the other parties hereto and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto,
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
(a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
Laws affecting or relating to creditors rights generally, and (b) the
availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
4.3. No Conflicts;
Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer does not, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby by Buyer will not Conflict with
(i) the provisions of any Organizational Document of Buyer; (ii) any
Authorization, Order or Law applicable to Buyer, or any of its properties or
assets, on the date hereof, or (iii) result in the creation of any Liens upon
any of the assets owned or used by Buyer.
(b) No
consent, notice, waiver, Authorization or other approval of, or registration
declaration or of or filing with any Governmental Entity is required
by Buyer, or with respect to, Buyer in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, except for such Authorizations, Orders, registrations, declarations or
filings as may be required under applicable federal and securities Laws and the
Laws of any foreign country, the failure to obtain which would not reasonably be
expected to materially impair or delay the ability of Buyer to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
4.4. Purchase for
Investment. The Shares purchased by Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement are being acquired for investment only and not with a view to any
public distribution thereof, and Buyer shall not offer to sell or otherwise
dispose of, or sell or otherwise dispose of, the Shares so acquired by it in
violation of any of the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined
in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
4.5. Brokers and
Finders. Buyer has not employed any broker, finder or investment
bankers or incurred any liability for any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with the
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transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for such Persons, the fees and expenses
of which will be paid by Buyer.
4.6. Litigation.
There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Buyer, threatened in writing,
against Buyer relating to the transactions contemplated hereby or which would
reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect. Buyer
is not subject to any Order relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby.
ARTICLE
V.
COVENANTS
OF SELLER
5.1. Conduct of
Business.
(a) During
the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of
the termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date, except upon the prior
written consent of Buyer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed), Seller shall cause the Acquired Company and each Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company to maintain its corporate existence, carry on its business in
the ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice during the period
from March 1, 2006 to date, and use its reasonable best efforts to
(i) preserve intact its beneficial business relationships with customers,
suppliers, distributors and others having business dealings with it, and
(ii) pay all Indebtedness, Taxes and other obligations of the Acquired
Company and its Subsidiaries as they become due.
(b) Seller
shall obtain and deliver to Buyer at Closing the landlord’s consent
and assignment to Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, with respect to the Canberra
Lease.
5.2. Negative
Covenants.
Except as
expressly permitted in this Agreement, Seller shall not, and shall not permit
the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company to, without the
prior written consent of Buyer (the decision with respect to which shall not be
unreasonably withheld):
(a) sell,
assign, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of (each, a “Transfer”), any property,
assets or rights that are material to the Acquired Company or any such
Subsidiary, except (i) Transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (ii) Transfers of obsolete or
excess equipment or machinery, or (iii) Transfers pursuant to the
non-exclusive license of
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Acquired
Company Intellectual Property to customers in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(b) (i) buy
or license any Intellectual Property Rights or enter into any Contract with
respect to the Intellectual Property Rights of any Person (other than
non-exclusive licenses of Acquired Company Intellectual Property to customers in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (ii) enter
into any Contract with respect to the development of any Intellectual Property
Rights with a third party, or (iii) change in any material respect the pricing
or royalties charged by the Acquired Company to its Top Customers;
(c) terminate,
extend or materially amend, waive or modify, or violate, the terms of, any
Lease, Acquired Company License, Third Party License or Material
Contract;
(d) make any
capital expenditure or commit to make any capital expenditure which in any one
case exceeds $75,000 or capital expenditures which in the aggregate exceed
$200,000;
(e) acquire a
material amount of assets from any other Person except pursuant to existing
Contracts;
(f) mortgage,
pledge or subject to Liens, other than Permitted Liens, any properties or assets
of the Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries except pursuant to existing
Contracts;
(g) (i)
assume, incur or guarantee any Indebtedness or modify the terms of any existing
Indebtedness; (ii) except for advances to employees for travel and business
expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, grant
any loans to any Persons, or (iii) purchase debt securities of any
Persons;
(h) amend its
Organizational Documents;
(i) (i)
declare, set aside, or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions
(whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any Capital Stock of the
Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company, or split, combine or
reclassify any Capital Stock of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company, (ii) issue or authorize the issuance of any other
securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of Capital
Stock of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company, or
(iii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
shares of Capital Stock of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company (or options, warrants or other rights exercisable
therefor);
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(j) issue,
grant, deliver, sell or amend the terms of, or propose the issuance, grant,
delivery, sale or amendment of the terms of, any of its Equity
Securities;
(k) (i) increase
the wages, salaries, compensation, severance, pension or other benefits payable
to any employee, (ii) pay any bonus, severance, change in control or
termination pay or benefits or other amount to any employee (other than accrued
bonuses payable in the ordinary course of business and reflected on the Balance
Sheet), or (iii) modify in any material respect or enter into any new
Benefit Plan providing for additional or different benefits with any employee
than those payable on the date hereof, in each case other than pursuant to
existing Contracts as may be specifically required to comply with Seller Group
Benefit Plans;
(l) be party
to any merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
dissolution or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of all or any
substantial portion of the assets or any Equity Securities of, the Acquired
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(m) revalue
any material assets (whether tangible or intangible), including without
limitation writing off notes or accounts receivable, settle, discount or
compromise any accounts receivable, or reverse any reserves other than as may be
required under IFRS;
(n) pay,
settle, discharge or satisfy in an amount in excess of $75,000 in any one case,
or $200,000 in the aggregate, any claim, Action or Liability, other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice of Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Balance
Sheet and normal payroll expenses and payments to independent contractors in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice pursuant to existing
Contracts that have been Made Available to Buyer;
(o) make or
change any material Tax election, adopt or change any Tax accounting method,
enter into any closing agreement in respect of Taxes, settle any Tax claim or
assessment, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any Tax claim or assessment or file any material Tax Return or
amend any Return unless a copy of such Tax Return or amended Tax Return has been
delivered to Buyer for review a reasonable time prior to filing, and Buyer has
approved such Tax Return;
(p) initiate
any Action (other than to enforce its rights under this Agreement);
(q) enter
into any Contract to purchase or sell any interest in real property, grant any
security interest in real property, enter into any lease, sublease, license or
other occupancy agreement with respect to any real property or materially alter,
amend, modify or terminate any of the terms of any Lease Agreements;
or
(r) agree or
commit, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the
foregoing.
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5.3. Employee
Matters.
(a) Seller
and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give any and all
assistance as necessary to facilitate the Affected Employees moving to the
relevant Buyer employing entity as part of the Acquisition and to minimize any
business or financial impact on Buyer.
(b) Seller
shall and shall cause its Affiliates to discharge any and all notification
and/or consultation obligations to the Affected Employees in connection with the
Acquisition in accordance with applicable Law and shall have notified Buyer in
writing of having completed this at least 24 hours prior to the Closing
Date.
(c) Except as
may be limited or modified by the Side Letter: (i) Seller shall, for a period of
six (6) years from and after the Closing Date, be responsible for covenants to
pay or otherwise discharge and shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer against
any Liabilities or claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to or
under the Seller Group Benefit Plans, except to the extent that those
Liabilities have been expressly assumed by the Buyer or its Subsidiaries under
the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, the Side Letter,
Section 6.3 of this Agreement and the Deed of Transfer at Schedule 5.3(d)
(including without limitation as a result of the operation of the Transfer of
Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as modified by the Deed
of Transfer and article L. 122-12 of the French Labor Code); (ii) without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller shall retain and Buyer shall
not assume any options, warrants, stock appreciation, phantom stock, or other
similar rights or equity-based awards with respect to any security of Seller,
the Acquired Company, a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company or any Affiliate
thereof, and all such awards shall remain the sole responsibility of Seller or
any Affiliate thereof (other than the Acquired Company and any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company); and (iii) Seller shall be responsible for, covenants to pay
or otherwise discharge, and shall indemnify and hold harmless, Buyer against any
Liabilities or claims by Affected Employees that they are entitled to severance
or similar payments under any applicable Law or Seller Group Benefit Plan as a
result of the Acquisition or where the Acquisition is a triggering event
thereunder, including, without limitation, any Liabilities to Xxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx pursuant to the employee bonus agreements set forth in Section
3.16(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule except to the extent that those
Liabilities have been expressly assumed by the Buyer or its Subsidiaries under
the terms of the Deed of Transfer at Schedule 5.3(d) and 6.3(c)(ii) (including
without limitation as a result of the operation of the Transfer of Undertakings
(Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as modified by the Deed of Transfer
and article L. 122-12 of the French Labor Code). All of the foregoing
Liabilities, referred to herein as the “Seller Group Benefit Plan
Liabilities.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnity contained
in the first sentence of this Section 5.3(c) shall be void with respect to any
Seller Group Benefit Plan Liabilities to the extent that any such Seller Group
Benefit Plan Liabilities that would otherwise arise as a result of the operation
of the first sentence of this Section 5.3(c) are caused by the failure of Buyer
or its Subsidiaries to perform any of its obligations under this
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Agreement,
including without limitation, the Side Letter, Section 6.3 of this Agreement and
the Deed of Transfer at Schedule 5.3(d).
(d) United Kingdom International
Employees. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, Seller shall and shall procure that Nokia UK Limited
and Identity Systems (UK) Limited shall, enter into the Deed of Transfer at
Schedule 5.3(d) of this Agreement to effect the transfer under the Transfer of
Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 of the Affected
Employees identified therein from Nokia UK Limited to Informatica Software
Limited on the Closing Date. To avoid doubt and notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, such Deed of Transfer shall be governed by
the law of England and Wales and each of the parties therein submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in England and Wales in relation to the
matters contemplated by such Deed of Transfer.
(e) International Employees
Payments and Other Entitlements. Seller shall on the Closing Date or
within 48 hours after the Closing Date discharge and cause its Affiliates (as
relevant) to discharge any and all payment or other obligations, arising under
any Seller Group Benefit Plans or applicable Laws, to International Employees
who accept offers of employment from Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries, or
otherwise transfer to Buyer or one of its Subsidiaries, as part of the
Acquisition. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller indemnifies Buyer against any
liabilities or claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees) in connection with
such obligations.
(f) Seller covenants that
it will cause its Affiliate in France to enter, into an agreement between
Buyer’s Subsidiary in France, Seller’s Affiliate in France, and the France
International Employee, in order to give effect to the transfer of the France
International Employee to the Buyer’s Subsidiary in France. To avoid
doubt and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any dispute
arising under this Section 5.3(f) of the Agreement shall be governed by the Law
of France and each of the parties therein submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Courts in France in relation to the matters contemplated by this Section
5.3(f).
5.4. Access to
Information. Seller shall cause the Acquired Company and the
Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company to afford to Buyer and its accountants,
counsel and other representatives reasonable access, upon reasonable notice
during normal business hours prior to the Closing, to the personnel, properties,
books, Contracts and Books and Records of the Acquired Company and the
Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company; provided that such access
does not unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of the Acquired Company and
its Subsidiaries; provided, further, that Buyer shall not
have access to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories
or other information, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to
subject Seller, the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company
to risk of material Liability, and Buyer shall not be entitled to conduct any
invasive sampling or testing with respect to the properties of any
Person. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation
pursuant to this Section 5.4 or otherwise shall affect or
be
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deemed to
modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Acquisition in accordance with the
terms and provisions hereof.
5.5. Resignations.
On the Closing Date, Seller shall cause to be delivered to Buyer duly signed
resignations, effective immediately upon the Closing, of all directors of their
position as a director (and, if requested by Buyer in writing at least
five (5) Business Days prior to Closing, of officers of their position as
an officer) of the Acquired Company and each Subsidiary of the Acquired Company,
together with a signed release by such officer and/or director in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer (such resignations and releases, the
“Director/Officer Resignations
and Releases”); provided that no such
resignation by any individual shall be a resignation from employment with the
Acquired Company or a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company if such individual is
so employed.
5.6. Notification.
Seller shall give prompt notice to Buyer of (a) the occurrence or
non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which would
reasonably be expected to cause any representation or warranty of Seller
contained in this Agreement to be materially untrue or inaccurate at or prior to
the Closing and (b) any failure of Seller to materially comply with or
satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by
it hereunder. No disclosure by Seller pursuant to this
Section 5.6, however, shall be deemed to amend or supplement the Seller
Disclosure Schedule or prevent or cure any misrepresentations, breach of
warranty or breach of covenant.
5.7. Confidentiality.
Seller acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with
the consummation of the Acquisition is subject to the terms of a mutual
non-disclosure agreement between Buyer and Seller dated February 27, 2008
(the “Confidentiality
Agreement”), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and
which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms.
5.8. Non-Solicitation.
(a) Until the
earlier of (i) the Closing Date, or (ii) the date of termination of
this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Article IX hereof, Seller, shall
not, and shall not permit the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired
Company (nor shall Seller permit any of its or their Representatives or
Affiliates) to, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions with
any party other than Buyer and its designees: (i) solicit, initiate,
participate in any negotiations or discussions with respect to any offer or
proposal to acquire all or any portion of the business, properties or
technologies of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company,
or any amount of the Capital Stock of the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of
the Acquired Company (in each case, whether or not outstanding), whether by
merger, purchase of assets (other than the sale of assets in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices), purchase or issuance of shares or
rights to
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(b) The
parties hereto agree that irreparable harm would occur in the event that the
provisions of this Section 5.8 were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
by the parties hereto that Buyer shall be entitled to seek an immediate
injunction or injunctions, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of
money damages as a remedy and without the necessity of posting any bond or other
security, to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Section 5.8 and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United
States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which Buyer may be entitled at law or in equity. Without
limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions
set forth above by any Representative or Affiliate of Seller or the Acquired
Company or its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by
Seller.
5.9. Non-Compete;
Non-Solicit.
(a) In
consideration of Buyer’s agreement to enter into this Agreement, and as a
condition thereto, Seller hereby covenants and agrees that during the period
from the Closing Date to and including the date that is 18-months from the
Closing Date (the “Non-Compete
Period”), Seller
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shall not
(nor shall Seller permit any of its Affiliates to), directly or indirectly, in
any manner engage in the data integration, identity resolution, data quality and
master data management business (a “Competitive Business”) or in
any activity that directly competes with a Competitive Business, or manage,
control or participate in any entity or business that is engaged in a
Competitive Business, in each case, anywhere in the world; provided, however, that
nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or restrict Seller from any of the
following: (i) owning as a passive investment of less than three percent (3%) of
the outstanding Capital Stock of a Person (whether public or private) that is
engaged in the Acquired Company Business; (ii) owning a passive equity interest
in a private debt or equity investment fund in which Seller has no involvement
with such entity or its business activity other than exercising voting and
investment rights of an equity holder; or (iii) Seller (or its Affiliates)
acquiring a company or the assets thereof whose primary business is not directly
competitive with a Competitive Business, but has a business unit, subsidiary or
division which is so competitive (it being understood that in such
circumstances, Seller or its Affiliate shall have entered into an agreement to
divest such Competitive Business unit, subsidiary or division no later than six
months following the consummation of such transaction) or (iv) providing
consumers with products or services with identity matching or identity
resolution components related to such products or services (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, stand-alone identity matching or identity resolution
products or services).
(b) Seller
hereby covenants and agrees that during the period from the Closing Date to and
including the first (1st)
anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Non-Solicit Period”), Seller
shall not (nor shall Seller permit any of its Affiliates to) directly or
indirectly through another Person (i) solicit any employee of Buyer, the
Acquired Company or any of their Affiliates to leave the employ of such Person,
or intentionally interfere with the relationship between any such Person and any
employee thereof, or (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier,
licensee, licensor, agent, reseller or other business relation (other than any
employee) of Buyer, the Acquired Company or any of their Affiliates to cease or
refrain from doing business with such Person, or in any way tortiously interfere
with the relationship (or prospective relationship) between any such customer,
supplier, licensee, licensor, agent, reseller or other business relation (other
than any employee) and any such Person; provided that the foregoing
clause (i) shall not prohibit any general solicitation through non-targeted
advertisements conducted by Seller or its Affiliates.
(c) Buyer and
Seller acknowledge and agree that the covenants set forth in this Section 5.9
are reasonable with respect to period, geographical area and
scope. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.9 to the contrary,
if at any time, in any Action, any of the restrictions stated in this Section
5.9 are found by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable under circumstances then existing,
Seller agrees that the period, scope or geographical area, as the case may be,
shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to enable the court to enforce
the restrictions to the extent such provisions are allowable under applicable
Law, giving effect to the agreement and intent of the parties that the
restrictions contained herein shall be effective to the fullest extent
permissible. In addition, Seller acknowledges and agrees that money
damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the
provisions of this Section 5.9 and that, in such event, Buyer and/or its
respective successors or assigns shall, in addition to any other rights
and
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remedies
existing in their favor, be entitled to specific performance, injunctive and/or
other relief from any court having jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent
any violations of the provisions of this Section 5.9 (including the extension of
the Non-Compete Period and/or the Non-Solicitation Period by a period equal to
the length of any such violation as finally determined by any court proceedings
with respect thereto between Buyer and Seller). Any injunction shall
be available without the posting of any bond or other security. In
the event of a breach or violation by Seller or any of its Affiliates of any of
the provisions of this Section 5.9, the Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Period
will be tolled for Seller until such breach or violation ceases; provided that if Seller or
any of its Affiliates are found to have not violated the provisions of this
Section 5.9, then the Non-Compete Period and/or the Non-Solicitation Period will
not be deemed to have been tolled. Seller agrees that the
restrictions contained in this Section 5.9 are reasonable in all respects and
are necessary to protect the goodwill of the businesses of the Acquired Company
or its Affiliates.
5.10. License.
(a) Subject
to the payment of the Purchase Price and the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each of Seller, Guarantor and their Affiliates (“Licensors”) hereby grant to
Buyer a personal, nontransferable (except in connection with the sale by Buyer
of the Acquired Company), perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive,
non-sublicenseable (except as set forth in Section 5.10(b) below), worldwide,
and royalty-free license under the Licensed Claims (as such is defined below in
this Section 5.10) to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import,
distribute, and support Acquired Company Products, provided however that these
licenses under the Licensed Claims do not extend to any modifications to any
Acquired Company Product as such is provided by Seller to Buyer at Closing. For
avoidance of doubt, the licenses under the Licensed Claims do not extend only to
the extent of the specific modification, but unmodified portions of the Acquired
Company Products nonetheless remain licensed under the Licensed
Claims.
(b) With
respect to Acquired Company Products that are software, the foregoing license
allows the sublicensing of the right to use, reproduce and distribute such
Acquired Company Products to end users or to authorized agents of the Buyer or
an Affiliate of Buyer such as a distributor, replicator, VAR or OEM, solely as
necessary to exercise the rights to use, reproduce and distribute such Acquired
Company Product granted by Buyer or Buyer Affiliate. Nothing in this Section
5.10 shall be used or relied on as being an implied Patent license.
(c) If
Guarantor, Seller or any of their Affiliates (each a “Sued Party”) is threatened
with a suit, or sued, for patent infringement by Acquired Company, Buyer or any
of their Affiliates (each a “Suing Party”), then the Sued
Party may terminate or withhold the grant of patent licenses to its Licensed
Patents under this Section 5.10 to the Suing Party and its
Affiliates. Any such termination or withholding shall be applicable
only against the Suing Party and its Affiliates.
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(d) For the
purposes of this Section 5.10, “Licensed Claims” means claims
of a Patent: (a) that any Licensor now or hereafter owns, controls or otherwise
has the right to license, without an obligation to make any additional payment
of any royalty or other amounts to any unaffiliated third party as a result of
the license granted above; (b) that would be infringed by an Acquired Company
Product, as such is provided by Seller to Buyer at Closing, absent the license
granted under this Section 5.10; and (c) have a priority date on or before
Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Licensed Claims” do not include any
claims: (1) other than those set forth above, even if contained in the same
patent or patent application as a Licensed Claim; (2) covering any enabling
technologies that may be necessary to make or use any product (or a portion
thereof) or combination that implements an Acquired Company Product, (such as
hardware, software, semiconductor manufacturing, compiler, object-oriented,
operating system, protocol, programming interface or networking technologies);
(3) covering the implementation of any specification, technical documentation or
technology relating to wireless network technology that is merely referenced in
any one of the Acquired Company Products; or (4) to the extent such Licensed
Claim covers any product (or portion thereof) or combination, that is not an
Acquired Company Product as such is provided by Seller to Buyer at
Closing.
5.11. Third Party
Consents. Seller shall use its best efforts to have obtained all
the Third Party Consents set forth on Section 3.5(a) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, which on the Closing Date such consents shall be in full
force and effect and shall not have been revoked.
ARTICLE
VI.
COVENANTS
OF BUYER
6.1. Confidentiality.
Buyer acknowledges that the information being provided to it in connection with
the consummation of the Acquisition is subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference, and which will continue in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms.
6.2. No Use of Certain
Names. Buyer shall cause the Acquired Company and each Subsidiary
of the Acquired Company, promptly, and in any event (a) within
sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, to revise print advertising and
product labeling to delete all references to the Names (as defined below) and
(b) within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, to change signage
and stationery and otherwise discontinue use of the Names; provided that for a period of
sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries may continue to distribute product literature that uses any Names
and distribute products with labeling that uses any Names to the extent that
such product literature and labeling exists on the Closing Date and Buyer has
marked, or has caused the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries of the Acquired
Company to xxxx, such product literature and
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such
labeling to obliterate the Names, or, has otherwise provided notice, or has
caused the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries to otherwise provide notice,
that the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries have been sold to Buyer and are
independent of Seller. In no event shall Buyer, the Acquired Company
or their respective Subsidiaries use any Names after the Closing in any manner
or for any purpose different from the use of such Names by the Acquired Company
and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, prior to the Closing
Date. With respect to product inventory manufactured by the Acquired
Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing, the Acquired Company or its
Subsidiaries may continue to sell such inventory, notwithstanding that it bears
one or more of the Names, for a reasonable time after the Closing Date (not to
exceed six (6) months). As promptly as practicable but in no
event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause
the Acquired Company and each Subsidiary of the Acquired Company to file
applications to amend or terminate any certificate of assumed name or d/b/a or
foreign filings so as to eliminate the right of the Acquired Company and its
Subsidiaries to use the Names. Immediately prior to the Closing,
Seller shall cause the names of the Acquired Company and each of its
Subsidiaries (in each case, to the extent they make use of the Names) to be
changed to names (that do not include the Names) selected by
Buyer. “Names” means “Nokia” and
“Intellisync” or any name, logo or trademark that includes “Nokia” or
“Intellisync”, any variations and derivatives thereof and any other logos or
trademarks of Seller or its Affiliates.
6.3. Employee
Matters.
(a) Affected
Employees.
(i) As of the
Closing Date, (A) the Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries of the Acquired
Company shall cease to be participating employers under the Seller Benefit Plans
and (B) the Affected Employees (as defined below) shall cease to be active
participants under the Seller Group Benefit Plans. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Affected
Employee” means each individual who is employed by the Acquired Company,
a Subsidiary of the Acquired Company or an Affiliate thereof on the Closing Date
who is set forth in Section 6.3(a)(i) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule,
including any such individuals on an approved leave of absence (including
maternity and paternity leave, vacation, long service leave, carers’ leave,
privilege leave, study leave, sick leave, short-term or long-term disability,
workers’ compensation, military leave, jury duty and death leave).
(ii) On and
after the Closing Date, Buyer shall give the Affected Employees full credit for
purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and benefit accrual under the
benefit plans, programs or policies (other than equity compensation plans or
arrangements) maintained by Buyer and
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its
Subsidiaries, for the Affected Employees’ service with Seller and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates to the same extent recognized by Seller and its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates under the corresponding Seller Group Benefit Plans
immediately prior to the Closing Date; provided that Buyer and its
Subsidiaries shall not be obligated to provide credit for such service for
benefit accrual purposes under any defined benefit pension plan or premium
subsidy under any retiree medical plan of Buyer and its Subsidiaries; and provided, further, that such service
shall not be recognized to the extent that such recognition would result in a
duplication of benefits.
(iii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer agrees to provide each
Affected Employee whose employment is terminated by Buyer or its Subsidiaries
during the one-year period immediately following the Closing Date with severance
pay and benefits that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, than those
provided to similarly situated employees of Buyer under the Buyer Plans to the
extent that such plans exist in each relevant jurisdiction.
(b) Employee Matters for
Affected Employees Employed within the United States. For
purposes of this Section 6.3(b), references to “Affected Employees” shall
include only those Affected Employees employed within the United
States.
(i) Effective
as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall assume all liabilities and obligations of
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries, to the extent relating to Affected
Employees and their eligible dependents, to provide continuation coverage under
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) and applicable state
Law; provided that
Seller and its Subsidiaries shall remain obligated to provide any applicable
COBRA notices in respect of events occurring on or prior to the Closing Date,
and any required certificates of creditable coverage in accordance with the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 under Seller Group
Benefit Plans.
(ii) Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Section 6.3, for the one-year
period immediately following the Closing Date, Buyer shall, or shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, provide each Affected Employee with salary opportunities that
are no less favorable to such Affected Employee than those in effect immediately
prior to the Closing Date. From and after the Closing Date, each Affected
Employee shall be permitted to participate in the employee welfare benefit
plans, programs or policies (including without limitation any vacation, sick,
per personal time off plans or programs) of Buyer (the “Buyer Plans”) and any plan of
Buyer intended to qualify within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code
on terms substantially no less favorable than those provided to similarly
situated employees of Buyer (a “Buyer 401(k)
Plan”).
(iii) Buyer
shall be responsible for any WARN Act losses incurred by Buyer arising as a
result of actions taken by Buyer after the Closing Date. Seller shall
otherwise retain full
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responsibility
for any WARN Act losses incurred by Seller arising on or prior to the Closing
Date. Upon request from Buyer, Seller shall provide Buyer with
information regarding any layoffs, terminations or other similar workforce
reduction matters effectuated by Seller (with respect to the Acquired Company or
any of its Subsidiaries) within the 90-day period prior to Closing, as Buyer
reasonably requests for the purpose of assessing potential liability under the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988.
(iv) Effective
as of the Closing Date, each Affected Employee who is eligible to participate in
a Seller 401(k) Plan shall cease to participate in such Seller 401(k) Plan, and
shall be fully vested, to the extent not already vested, in his or her account,
if any, under such Seller 401(k) Plan. As of the Closing Date or as
soon as administratively practicable thereafter, Seller shall contribute to each
applicable Seller 401(k) Plan for the benefit of the Affected Employees
(i) all contributions due with respect to the last plan year ending prior
to the Closing Date, and (ii) all employer and employee contributions with
respect to the plan year including the Closing Date and relating to compensation
earned by the Affected Employees as of the Closing Date. As soon as
administratively practicable following the Closing Date, Seller shall make
distributions from each applicable Seller 401(k) Plan to the Affected Employees,
as permitted under Section 401(k)(10) of the Code and as elected by the
Affected Employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
each Affected Employee may elect to effect, and Buyer agrees to cause a Buyer
401(k) Plan to accept, a “direct rollover” to such Buyer 401(k) Plan of such
Affected Employee’s account balances in the Seller 401(k) Plan.
(v) Buyer
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) waive or cause the applicable
plans or insurance carriers to waive all limitations as to preexisting
conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and
coverage requirements applicable to the Affected Employees under any welfare
benefit plans of Buyer and its Subsidiaries (“Buyer Welfare Plans”) in which
the Affected Employees and their dependents may be eligible to participate after
the Closing Date to the extent waived under the applicable corresponding Seller
Group Benefit Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date and (B) provide
each Affected Employee with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid
prior to the Closing Date in the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs
(or, if later, in the calendar year in which Affected Employees and their
dependents commence participation in the applicable Buyer Welfare Plan) for
purposes of satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements
under any Buyer Welfare Plans in which the Affected Employees are eligible to
participate after the Closing Date; provided, however, that no credit will
be given for co-payments and deductibles (or similar payments) made during a
plan year of a corresponding Seller Group Benefit Plan completed prior to the
date the Affected Employees are transitioned to the Buyer Welfare
Plans.
(c) Employee Matters for
Affected Employees Employed Outside the United States. Subject
to local Law, on and after the Closing Date, International Employees will have
terms and
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conditions
of employment that are substantially no less favorable than those provided to
similarly situated employees of Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
subject to local Law, for the one-year period immediately following the Closing
Date, Buyer shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide each such
International Employee with salary opportunities that are no less favorable to
such International Employee than those in effect immediately prior to the
Closing Date.
(i) Australia International
Employees. As to International Employees of the Acquired
Company Business that are employed by a Group Company in Australia (Australia
International Employees), the Buyer covenants that it will cause its Subsidiary
in Australia:
(1) to offer
employment to the Australia International Employees on terms and conditions of
employment that are substantially no less favorable than their respective terms
and conditions of employment with the Group Company immediately prior to the
Closing Date;
(2) use all
reasonable efforts to encourage the Australia International Employees to whom
the offers of employment are made to accept the offers;
(3) to ensure
that such offers of employment include recognition of the period of service of
each Australia International Employee with the Group Company as service with the
Subsidiary in Australia for the purpose of all service related entitlements;
and
(4) to
recognize all leave entitlements (being annual leave, long service leave and
personal/carer’s leave) which each Australia International Employee has accrued
with the Group Company as of the Closing Date.
(ii) United Kingdom International
Employees. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, Buyer shall and shall procure that Informatica
Software Limited shall, enter into the Deed of Transfer at Schedule 5.3(d) of
this Agreement to effect the transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings
(Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 of the Affected
Employees identified therein from Nokia UK Limited to Informatica Software
Limited on the Closing Date. To avoid doubt and notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, such Deed of Transfer shall be governed by
the law of England and Wales and each of the parties therein submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in England and Wales in relation to the
matters contemplated by such Deed of Transfer.
(iii) France International
Employee. As to the International Employee of the Acquired
Company Business that is employed by a Group Company in France (France
International Employee),
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(1) the
Buyer covenants that it will cause its Subsidiary in France to offer employment
to the France International Employee on terms and conditions of employment that
are substantially no less favorable than the France International Employee’s
terms and conditions of employment with the Group Company immediately prior to
the Closing Date.
(2) Buyer
covenants that it will cause its Subsidiary in France to enter, into an
agreement between Buyer’s Subsidiary in France, Seller’s Affiliate in France,
and the France International Employee, in order to give effect to the transfer
of the France International Employee to the Buyer’s Subsidiary in
France. To avoid doubt and notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, any dispute arising under this Section 6.3(c)(iii) of the
Agreement shall be governed by the Law of France and each of the parties therein
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in France in relation to the
matters contemplated by this Section 6.3(c)(iii).
(iv) Singapore International
Employee. As to International Employee of the Acquired Company
Business that is employed by a Group Company in Singapore (Singapore
International Employee), the Buyer covenants that it will cause its Subsidiary
in Singapore:
(1) to offer
employment to the Singapore International Employee on terms and conditions of
employment that are substantially no less favorable than the Singapore
International Employee’s terms and conditions of employment with the Group
Company immediately prior to the Closing Date, other than with respect to the
Singapore International Employee’s benefits package; and
(2) use all
reasonable efforts to encourage the Singapore International Employee to whom the
offer of employment is made to accept the offer.
(v) India International
Employees. As to International Employees of the Acquired
Company Business that are employed by a Group Company in India (India
International Employees):
(1) the Buyer
covenants that it will cause its Subsidiary in India
(A) to offer
employment to the India International Employees on terms and conditions of
employment that are substantially no less favorable than their respective terms
and conditions of employment with the Group Company immediately prior to the
Closing Date;
(B) use all
reasonable efforts to encourage the India International Employees to whom offers
of employment are made to accept the offers; and
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(C) to
recognize the India International Employee’s service with the Group Company for
the purpose of calculating their service related entitlements with the Buyer’s
India Subsidiary.
(d) Administration. Following
the date of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall reasonably cooperate in all
matters reasonably necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Section 6.3, including, to the extent permitted by applicable Law,
exchanging information and data relating to workers compensation, employee
benefits and employee benefit plan coverages, and in obtaining any governmental
approvals required hereunder.
(e) No Third Party Beneficiary
Rights. Without limiting the generality of Section 11.8, or any
specific applicability thereof, with respect to the legal enforceability of the
foregoing, this Section 6.3 is intended to be for the sole benefit of the
parties to this Agreement, and this Section 6.3 is not intended to confer
upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.
6.4. Support
Services. Except as set forth herein, Buyer agrees that as of the
Closing Date, Seller shall have no obligation to provide any support or other
services to the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company
(including any of the services for which allocations were previously paid by the
Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the Acquired Company).
6.5. Charter
Protections. All rights to indemnification for acts or omissions
occurring through the Closing Date now existing in favor of the current
directors and officers of Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries as provided in
the Organizational Documents of Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries or in any
indemnification agreements shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full
force and effect in accordance with their terms.
ARTICLE
VII.
COVENANTS
OF BUYER AND SELLER
7.1. Public
Announcements. Neither Buyer nor Seller shall, nor shall any of
their respective Affiliates and advisors, without the approval of the other
party, issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as may be
required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement
with any national securities exchange or stock market, in which case the party
required to make the release or announcement shall allow the other party
reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such
issuance; provided that
each of the parties may make internal announcements to their respective
employees that are consistent with the parties’ prior public disclosures
regarding the Acquisition.
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7.2. Tax
Matters.
(a) Preparation and Filing of
Tax Returns; Liability for Taxes.
(i) Seller
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns of the Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company for
all Tax periods which begin before the Closing Date and end on or prior to the
Closing Date and shall pay all Taxes shown as due on such Tax
Returns. Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless against
(i) all Taxes of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries for all
Pre-Closing Periods (as defined below); and (ii) all Taxes for all taxable
years or periods of Seller or any member of any affiliated, combined,
consolidated or similar group of which the Acquired Company or its Subsidiaries
are or have been a member prior to the Closing Date. With respect to
any Period commencing before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date
(a “Straddle Period”),
the portion of any Tax that is attributable to the Pre-Closing Period shall be
(i) in the case of a Tax that is not based on net income, gross income,
premiums or gross receipts, the total amount of such Tax for the period in
question multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Pre-Closing
Period, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such
Straddle Period, and (ii) in the case of a Tax that is based on any of net
income, gross income, premiums or gross receipts, the Tax that would be due with
respect to the Pre-Closing Period if such Pre-Closing Period were a separate
taxable period, except that exemptions, allowances, deductions or credits that
are calculated on an annual basis (such as the deduction for depreciation or
capital allowances) shall be apportioned on a per diem basis. For
purposes hereof, all Taxes arising from the Reorganization and the Acquisition
of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries, including Taxes resulting from the
Section 338(h)(10) Election and Section 338(g) Election, shall be deemed to
be Taxes attributable to the Pre-Closing Period and shall be the responsibility
of Seller.
(ii) Buyer
shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns of the Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company for
Tax periods which begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing
Date. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with
applicable Law and in a manner consistent with all prior Tax Returns of the
Acquired Company and the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company. Buyer
shall pay all Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns (and shall be reimbursed by
Seller for any Taxes attributable to a Pre-Closing Period) and shall indemnify
and hold Seller harmless against any Taxes payable in respect of a Post-Closing
Period.
(b) Cooperation in Filing Tax
Returns. Buyer and Seller shall, and shall each cause its
Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, provide to the other such cooperation and
information, as and to the extent reasonably requested, in connection with the
filing of any Tax Return, amended Tax Return or claim for refund, determining
liability for Taxes or a right to refund of Taxes, or in conducting any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes.
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(c) Payment of Transfer Taxes
and Fees. Buyer shall pay all Transfer Taxes imposed upon the
Acquisition, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller and Seller’s
Affiliates with respect to such Transfer Taxes. Buyer shall file all
necessary documentation and Tax Returns with respect to such Transfer
Taxes.
(d) Termination of Tax Sharing
Agreements. Seller shall terminate any and all Tax allocation
or sharing agreements binding the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company as of the date before the Closing Date (other than, at the
direction of Buyer, any such agreements that are solely by and among the
Acquired Company and any of its Subsidiaries).
(e) Carrybacks. Seller
shall not be required to file amended returns for any Pre-Closing Period to
permit a carryback of any tax items relating to the Acquired Company or any
Subsidiary of the Acquired Company. “Pre-Closing Period” means any
taxable period or portion thereof that is not a Post-Closing
Period. “Post-Closing Period” means any
taxable period or portion thereof beginning after the Closing
Date. If a taxable period begins on or before the Closing Date and
ends after the Closing Date, then the portion of the taxable period that begins
on the day following the Closing Date shall constitute a Post-Closing
Period.
(f) Section 338(h)(10) Election
and Section 338(g) Election. (i) With respect to the
Acquisition, Seller shall, at the request of Buyer, join with Buyer in making a
timely election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Code and any corresponding
elections under state and local Tax Laws (collectively, the “Section 338(h)(10)
Election”) for the Acquired Company, (ii) Buyer intends to make a Section
338(g) Election for the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company (the “Section 338(g) Election”),
(iii) Buyer and Seller shall, as promptly as practicable following the
Closing Date, cooperate with each other to take all actions necessary and
appropriate (including filing such forms, returns, elections, schedules and
other documents as may be required) to effect and preserve a timely
Section 338(h)(10) Election and Section 338(g) Election in accordance with
Section 338(h)(10) and (g) of the Code or any successor provisions (and all
corresponding state and local Tax Laws) and (iv) Buyer and Seller shall
report the Acquisition pursuant to this Agreement consistent with the
Section 338(h)(10) Election and Section 338(g) Election.
(g) Allocation
Schedule. In connection with the Section 338(h)(10)
Election and the Section 338(g) Election, within ninety (90) days after
Closing, Buyer shall provide to Seller a schedule which sets forth the proposed
allocation (the “Allocation
Schedule”) of the Purchase Price paid in connection with the Acquisition
and any assumed liabilities of the Acquired Company among the assets of the
Acquired Company. Such allocation shall be made in accordance with
Section 338(h)(10) and (g) of the Code and any applicable Treasury
Regulations.
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(h) Survival. For
the avoidance of doubt, the covenants set forth in this Section 7.2 shall
survive until the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations in respect
of the applicable Taxes.
7.3. Further
Assurances. Each of Buyer and Seller shall execute such documents
and other instruments and take such further actions as may reasonably be
required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and consummate the
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
7.4. Purchase of Non-U.S.
Subsidiaries of Acquired Company. At the request of Buyer, Seller
shall cause the Acquired Company and/or IAPL to sell and transfer the Subsidiary
Shares to one or more Affiliates of Buyer, as designated in writing by
Buyer. In that event, the amount of the Purchase Price allocable to
such Subsidiary Shares shall be the fair market value of such Subsidiary Shares,
as reasonably determined by Buyer after providing Seller with a reasonable
opportunity to review and consent to such fair market value (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
7.5 International
Transfers. Buyer and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
assist and cooperate with Seller’s Affiliates in complying with all of their
obligations as are placed upon them concerning the consultation with Works
Councils or in respect of other information and consultation requirements in
France and in the United Kingdom as may be required in relation to the
Acquisition.
ARTICLE
VIII.
CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
8.1. Conditions to Obligations of
Buyer and Seller.
The obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the Acquisition are subject to
the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following
conditions:
(a) No
Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any Law or Order which is in effect and has the effect of making the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise restraining or
prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Each of
the Key Employees shall have executed and delivered an Employment Agreement,
which shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall not have been
repudiated in any respect, and no Key Employee shall have formally
notified Buyer, Seller, the Acquired Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of such employee’s intention of leaving the employ of Buyer or its
Affiliates following the Closing Date.
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(c) No more
than 50% of the International Employees (other than any Key Employees whose
Employment Agreements remain in full force and effect and have not been
repudiated at Closing and who have not formally notified Buyer, Seller, the
Acquired Company or any of its Subsidiaries of such employee’s intention of
leaving the employ of Buyer or its Affiliates following the Closing Date), shall
have exercised their right to refuse to transfer to Buyer or an Affiliate of
Buyer; provided, however, that this condition
shall not apply in respect of any International Employee where the principal
cause of failure of such employee to transfer to Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer
is due to the failure by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer to comply with its
obligations under this Agreement.
8.2. Conditions to Obligation of
Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the Acquisition is
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Buyer in its sole discretion) of each
of the following further conditions:
(a) Each of
the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement that is
qualified by materiality or “Acquired Company Material Adverse Effect” shall be
true and correct at and as of the date hereof and as of Closing Date as if made
at and as of the Closing Date, and each of such representations and warranties
that is not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects at
and as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the
Closing Date except, in each case, to the extent that such representations and
warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such
earlier date; and Buyer shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of
Seller by the President of Seller to such effect.
(b) Seller
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations
and covenants (other than the covenant contained in Section 5.1(b)) required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with at or prior to the Closing Date;
and Buyer shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Seller by the
President of Seller to such effect.
(c) There
shall not have occurred an Acquired Company Material Adverse Effect since the
date of this Agreement.
(d) Seller
shall have received the executed Director/Officer Resignations and Releases,
which resignations and releases in each case shall be in full force and effect
and shall not have been revoked.
(e) The Side
Letter shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall not have been
repudiated in any respect by Seller or Guarantor.
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(f) The
Transition Services Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect and
shall not have been repudiated in any respect by Seller.
(g) Seller
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall have satisfied all necessary Works
Councils and employee consultation requirements prior to the
Closing.
8.3. Conditions to Obligation of
Seller. The obligation of Seller to consummate the Acquisition is
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Seller in its sole discretion) of each
of the following further conditions:
(a) Each of
the representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in this Agreement that is
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct at and as of the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date and each of
such representations and warranties that is not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date, except, in each case, to
the extent that such representations and warranties refer specifically to an
earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been
true and correct as of such earlier date; and Seller shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by the Chief Financial Officer or General
Counsel of Buyer to such effect.
(b) Buyer
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with at or
prior to the Closing Date; and Seller shall have received a certificate signed
on behalf of Buyer by the Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of Buyer to
such effect.
(c) The
Transition Services Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect and
shall not have been repudiated in any respect by Buyer.
ARTICLE
IX.
TERMINATION
9.1. Termination.
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated and the Acquisition abandoned at any time prior to
the Closing:
(i) by mutual
written consent of Buyer and Seller;
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(ii) by Buyer
or Seller if the Closing does not occur on or before May 26, 2008; provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this clause (ii) shall not be available to
any party whose breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the
Closing to occur on or before such date;
(iii) by Buyer
if (A) there has been a breach by Seller of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Seller Disclosure
Schedule or if any representation or warranty of Seller shall have become
untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in
Sections 8.2(a) or 8.2(b) would not be satisfied, and (B) such
breach is not curable, or, if curable, is not cured within thirty (30) days
after written notice of such breach is given to Seller by Buyer;
(iv) by Seller
if (A) there has been a breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or if any representation or
warranty of Buyer shall have become untrue, in either case such that the
conditions set forth in Sections 8.3(a) or 8.3(b) would not be satisfied,
and (B) such breach is not curable, or, if curable, is not cured within
thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach is given to Buyer by
Seller; or
(v) by Seller
or Buyer if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an Order or taken any other
action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the Acquisition, which Order or other action is final and
non-appealable.
(b) The party
desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to clause (ii), (iii),
(iv) or (v) shall give written notice of such termination to the other
party hereto. If this Agreement so terminates, it shall become null
and void and have no further force or effect, except as provided in
Section 9.2.
9.2. Effect of
Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 9.1, this Agreement shall immediately become void and
there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Buyer or Seller or
their respective officers, directors, stockholders or Affiliates, except as set
forth in Section 9.3; provided that the provisions
of Sections 6.1 (Confidentiality), 7.13 (Public Announcements), and 9.3
(Remedies), Article XI and, to the extent applicable, Article XII of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of
this Agreement; provided, further, that each Person who
is a party hereto shall remain liable for any breaches of this Agreement prior
to its termination.
9.3. Remedies.
Any party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 shall have the
right to recover damages sustained by such party if the basis for termination is
a result of the other party’s knowing or willful breach of its representations,
warranties, covenants or other obligations hereunder; provided that
the
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party
seeking relief is not in breach of its obligations hereunder under circumstances
which would have permitted the other party to terminate the Agreement under
Section 9.1.
ARTICLE
X.
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1. Survival.
(a) All
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule,
Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive
the Closing until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date;
provided that
notwithstanding the foregoing the representations and warranties of Seller set
forth in (i) Section 3.1 and Section 4.1 (Organization and Good
Standing), Section 3.2 (Capitalization), Section 3.3 (Subsidiaries of the
Acquired Company), Section 3.4 and Section 4.2 (Authority and
Enforceability), Section 3.12 (Intellectual Property), Section 3.23
(Reorganization; Sufficiency of Assets) and Section 3.20 (Brokers and Finders)
shall survive the Closing until the second (2nd) anniversary of the Closing
Date, and (ii) Section 3.8 hereof (Taxes) shall survive the Closing
until the expiration of the relevant statute of limitations in respect thereof
(the representations and warranties set forth in Section 10.1(a)(i) and (ii),
the “Specified
Representations”); provided, further, that in the event of
fraud or willful breach relating to a representation or warranty contained in
this Agreement or in any Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to
this Agreement, as applicable, such representation or warranty shall not
terminate for purposes of such a claim.
(b) The
covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate or
other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive in
accordance with their respective terms.
(c) The
period for which a representation or warranty, covenant or agreement survives
the Closing is referred to herein as the “Applicable Survival
Period.” In the event notice of claim for indemnification
under Section 10.2 or 10.3 is given within the Applicable Survival Period,
the representation or warranty, covenant or agreement that is the subject of
such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim only until
such claim is finally resolved.
10.2. Indemnification by
Seller.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth herein, Seller shall indemnify and defend the
Indemnified Parties against, and shall hold the Indemnified Parties harmless
from, any loss, Liability, claim, charge, Action, suit, proceeding, assessed
interest, award, judgment, penalty, damage, deficiency, Tax, cost and expense
(including any reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses incurred
in connection with investigating, defending against or settling any of the
foregoing) (collectively,
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“Losses”) that may be suffered
or incurred by the Indemnified Parties, or any of them, directly or indirectly,
to the extent resulting from or arising out of:
(i) any
inaccuracies or breach of any representation and warranty of Seller contained in
this Agreement or in any Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to
this Agreement;
(ii) any
breach of or failure to comply with any covenant or agreement of Seller
contained in this Agreement (including but not limited to
Section 7.2);
(iii) any
Seller Group Plan Liabilities; provided, however, that any Losses for
which Buyer receives indemnification pursuant to the Side Letter and the Deed of
Transfer at Schedule 5.3(d) shall not be included in this Section
10.2(a)(iii);
(iv) fraud of
Seller or any of its Representatives in connection with this Agreement or any
Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement;
and
(vi) any
misclassification of any employee of the Acquired Company Business listed on
Schedule 10.2(a)(v) as exempt from overtime wages.
(b) For the
purposes of this Article X, when determining the amount of Losses that an
Indemnified Party may suffer or incur pursuant to Section 10.2(a), all
limitations as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth in any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or
in any Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement
shall be disregarded (but not, for the sake of clarity, for purposes of
determining whether there has been an inaccuracy, misrepresentation, breach or
failure to comply). Seller shall not have any right of contribution,
nor may Seller seek indemnification or advancement of expenses (under Contract,
pursuant to applicable Law or otherwise), from the Acquired Company or any of
its Subsidiaries with respect to any Loss claimed by an Indemnified
Party.
(c) Seller
shall not be liable for any Loss or Losses (i) unless the claim for such Loss or
Losses is brought within the Applicable Survival Period, (ii) unless and until
the amount of Losses arising from any single event or series of related events
or facts exceeds an amount equal to $25,000 (“Covered Losses”), in which
case the Indemnified Parties shall (subject to the other provisions of this
Article X) be entitled to recover for all such Losses so identified, and (iii)
unless and until the aggregate amount of all Covered Losses incurred by Buyer
exceeds an amount equal to $400,000 (the “Threshold”), after which the
Indemnified Parties shall (subject to the other provisions of this Article
X)
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be
entitled to recover all such Losses, including the amount of the Threshold;
provided that the
cumulative indemnification obligation of Seller under this Article X shall in no
event exceed an amount equal to twelve and one-half of one percent (12.5%) of
the Purchase Price, in the aggregate (the “General Indemnity Cap”); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) Losses
resulting from or arising out of (x) any breach of covenant set forth in
Section 10.2(a)(ii), (y) any inaccuracy or breach of the Specified
Representations or (z) any matter set forth in Section 10.2(a)(iii), in
each case, shall not be subject to the Covered Losses amount, the Threshold or
the General Indemnity Cap, and the maximum liability for indemnification
relating thereto shall be an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase
Price;
(ii) Losses
resulting from or arising out of the matters set forth in Section 10.2(a)(iv)
shall not be subject to the Covered Losses amount, the Threshold or the General
Indemnity Cap; and
(iii) Losses
resulting from or arising out of the matters set forth in Section 10.2(a)(v)
shall not be subject to the Threshold.
For the
avoidance of doubt, any Losses that do not exceed the Covered Losses amount
shall not be counted for purposes of determining whether the Threshold has been
met.
(d) In
addition to the limitations set forth in Sections 10.2(b) and 10.2(c), Seller
shall not be obligated to indemnify Buyer with respect to (i) any item
disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Schedule, (ii) any covenant or condition
waived in writing by Buyer on or prior to the Closing, or (iii) any
indirect, special, or punitive damages; provided, however, that any Losses
incurred by an Indemnified Party as a result of any final non-appealable
judgment granted to a third Person of indirect, special, incidental or punitive
damages shall not be subject to this limitation.
(e) BUYER
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, (I) WITH RESPECT
TO THE ACQUIRED COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY, THEIR
RESPECTIVE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE
SHARES OR (II) AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION REGARDING
THE ACQUIRED COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARIES OF THE ACQUIRED COMPANY FURNISHED OR
MADE AVAILABLE TO BUYER AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE
GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT,
THERE ARE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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(f) Buyer
acknowledges and agrees that its sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any
and all matters arising out of, relating to or connected with this Agreement,
the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective assets and
liabilities, the Acquisition and the Shares (other than claims of, or causes of
action arising out of fraud) shall be pursuant to the indemnification provisions
set forth in this Article X.
10.3. Indemnification by
Buyer.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth herein, Buyer shall indemnify and defend Seller and
its directors, officers and other employees, Affiliates, agents and other
representatives against, and shall hold such Persons harmless from, any Loss
that may be suffered or incurred by such Persons to the extent resulting from or
arising out of (i) any breach of or failure to comply with any covenant or
agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement and (ii) any inaccuracies or
breach of any representation and warranty of Buyer contained in this
Agreement.
(b) Buyer
shall not be liable for any Loss or Losses (i) unless the claim for such Loss or
Losses is brought within the Applicable Survival Period, (ii) unless and until
the aggregate amount of all Losses arising from any single event or series of
related events or facts exceed the Covered Losses amount, in which case Seller
and its directors, officers and other employees, Affiliates, agents and other
representatives, as applicable, shall be entitled to recover for all such Losses
so identified, and (iii) unless and until the aggregate amount of all Covered
Losses exceeds the Threshold, at which xxxx Xxxxxx and its directors, officers
and other employees, Affiliates, agents and other representatives, as
applicable, shall be entitled to recover all such Losses, including the
Threshold; provided
that the cumulative indemnification obligation of Buyer under this Article X
shall in no event exceed the General Indemnity Cap; provided, however, that Losses
resulting from or arising out of any inaccuracy or breach of the Specified
Representations, in each case shall not be subject to the Covered Losses amount,
the Threshold or the General Indemnity Cap and the maximum liability for
indemnification relating thereto shall be an aggregate amount equal to the
Purchase Price. For the avoidance of doubt, any Losses that do not
exceed the Covered Losses amount shall not be counted for purposes of
determining whether the Threshold has been met.
10.4. Indemnification Procedure
for Third Party Claims.
(a) In the
event that any claim or demand, or other circumstance or state of facts which
could give rise to any claim or demand, for which an indemnifying party under
this Article X (an “Indemnitor”) may be liable to
any indemnified party under this Article X (an “Indemnitee”) is asserted or
sought to be collected by a third party (“Third Party Claim”), the
Indemnitee shall as soon as reasonably practicable (but not later than ten (10)
days following receipt of such claim or demand) notify the Indemnitor in writing
of such Third Party Claim (“Notice of Claim”) provided, however, that no delay on the
part of any Indemnitee in notifying any Indemnitor shall relieve the Indemnitor
from any
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obligation
hereunder unless (and then solely to the extent) the Indemnitor thereby is
materially prejudiced. The Notice of Claim shall (i) state that the
Indemnitee has paid or properly accrued Losses or anticipates that it will incur
liability for Losses for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) specify in reasonable detail each
individual item of Loss included in the amount so stated, the date such item was
paid or, if applicable, accrued, the basis for any anticipated liability and the
nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of covenant or claim
to which each such item is related and the computation of the amount to which
such Indemnitee claims to be entitled hereunder. The Indemnitee shall
enclose with the Notice of Claim a copy of all papers served with respect to
such Third Party Claim, if any, and any other documents evidencing such Third
Party Claim.
(b) The
Indemnitor will have thirty (30) days from the date on which the Indemnitor
received the Notice of Claim to notify the Indemnitee that the Indemnitor
desires to assume the defense or prosecution of such Third Party Claim and any
litigation resulting therefrom with counsel of its choice (but reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnitees) and at its sole cost and expense (a “Third Party
Defense”). If the Indemnitor assumes the Third Party Defense
in accordance herewith, (i) the Indemnitee may retain separate co-counsel at its
sole cost and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim
but the Indemnitor shall control the investigation, defense and settlement
thereof, (ii) the Indemnitee will not file any papers or consent to the entry of
any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim
without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor (not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) and (iii) the Indemnitor will not consent to the entry of
any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim
without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); provided, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to withhold its
consent, in its sole discretion, to any proposed judgment or settlement that
does not include a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant in the matter
releases the Indemnitee from all Liability and obligation with respect
thereto. The parties will act in good faith in responding to,
defending against, settling or otherwise dealing with such
claims. The parties will also cooperate in any such defense and give
each other reasonable access to all information relevant
thereto. Whether or not the Indemnitor has assumed the Third Party
Defense, such Indemnitor will not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee
hereunder for any settlement entered into or any judgment that was consented to
without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed).
(c) If the
Indemnitor does not assume the Third Party Defense within fifteen (15) days of
receipt of the Notice of Claim, or if (i) the Indemnitor and the Indemnitees so
mutually agree; (ii) the Indemnitees shall have reasonably concluded that there
may be legal defenses available to them that are different from or in addition
to those available to the Indemnitor; (iii) the named parties in any such
proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnitor and the
Indemnitee and representation of both sets of parties by the same counsel would
be inappropriate due to actual or
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potential
conflicts of interest between them; or (iv) the Indemnifying Party fails to
actively and diligently pursue the defense thereof, the Indemnitee will be
entitled to assume the Third Party Defense, at its sole cost and expense (or, if
the Indemnitee incurs a Loss with respect to the matter in question for which
the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2 or 10.3,
as applicable, at the expense of the Indemnitor) upon delivery of notice to such
effect to the Indemnitor; provided that the Indemnitor
shall have the right to participate in the Third Party Defense at its sole cost
and expense, but the Indemnitee shall control the investigation, defense and
settlement thereof.
10.5. Indemnification Procedures
for Non-Third Party Claims. The Indemnitee will notify the
Indemnitor in writing promptly of its discovery of any matter that does not
involve a Third Party Claim, such notice to contain the information set forth in
the following sentence. The Notice of Claim shall (i) state that
the Indemnitee has suffered or incurred Losses or anticipates that it will
suffer or incur liability for Losses for which such Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) specify in reasonable
detail each individual item of Loss included in the amount so stated, the date
such item was paid, if applicable, accrued, the basis for any anticipated
liability and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of
covenant or claim to which each such item is related and the computation of the
amount to which such Indemnitee claims to be entitled hereunder. In
the event that the Indemnitor does not notify the Indemnitee that it disputes
such claim within thirty (30) days from receipt of such Notice of Claim,
the claim specified therein shall be deemed a liability of the Indemnitor
hereunder (subject to the Indemnity Cap and the other limitations set forth in
Section 10.2(b), as applicable). The Indemnitee will reasonably
cooperate and assist the Indemnitor in determining the validity of any claim for
indemnity by the Indemnitee and in otherwise resolving such
matters. Such assistance and cooperation will include providing
reasonable access to and copies of information, records and documents relating
to such matters, furnishing employees to assist in the investigation, defense
and resolution of such matters and providing legal and business assistance with
respect to such matters.
10.6. Calculation of Indemnity
Payments. The amount of Losses payable under this Article X by the
Indemnitor shall be reduced by any and all amounts actually recovered and
received by the Indemnitee under applicable insurance policies or from any other
Person alleged to be responsible therefor. If the Indemnitee receives
any amounts under applicable insurance policies or from any other Person alleged
to be responsible for any Losses, subsequent to an indemnification payment by
the Indemnitor, then such Indemnitee shall promptly reimburse the Indemnitor for
any payment made or expense incurred by such Indemnitor in connection with
providing such indemnification up to the amount received by the Indemnitee, set
of any expenses incurred by such Indemnitee in collecting such
amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed
that the Indemnified Parties shall have no obligation to make any claim under
any applicable insurance policies.
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10.7. Characterization of
Indemnification Payments. Except as otherwise required by
applicable Law, the parties shall treat any indemnification payment made
hereunder as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
ARTICLE
XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. Notices. Any
notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which
is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
given: (a) on the date established by the sender as having been delivered
personally, (b) on the date delivered by a private courier as established
by the sender by evidence obtained from the courier, (c) on the date sent
by facsimile, with confirmation of transmission, if sent during normal business
hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, or (d) on
the fifth (5th)
Business Day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications, to be valid,
must be addressed as follows:
If to
Buyer, to:
Informatica
Corporation
100
Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: General
Counsel
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With a
required copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx,
Professional
Corporation
650 Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx,
Professional
Corporation
Onx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If to
Seller, to:
Nokia
Inc.
100
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attn: North
America General Counsel
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
With a
required copy to:
Mintz,
Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
660 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Esq.
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
or to
such other address or to the attention of such Person or Persons as the
recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party (or
in the case of counsel, to such other readily ascertainable business address as
such counsel may hereafter maintain). If more than one method for
sending notice as set forth above is used, the earliest notice date established
as set forth above shall control.
11.2. Amendments and
Waivers.
(a) Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by
each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against
whom the waiver is to be effective.
(b) No
failure or delay by any party in exercising any right or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise
thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right, power or privilege.
11.3. Expenses. Each
party shall bear its own costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, all
legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and
expenses of third parties, whether or not the Acquisition is
consummated.
11.4. Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto
without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided that, without such
consent, Buyer
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may
transfer or assign, in whole or in part or from time to time, to one or more of
its Affiliates, the right to purchase all or a portion of the Shares, but no
such transfer or assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations
hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
11.5. Governing
Law. Except as may be limited or modified by the Side Letter,
Section 6.3 of this Agreement or the Deed of Transfer at Schedule 5.3(c), this
Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by and
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of California,
without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Laws rules or
provisions (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of California.
11.6. Consent to
Jurisdiction. Except as may be limited or modified by the Side
Letter, Section 6.3 of this Agreement or the Deed of Transfer at Schedule
5.3(c), each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
federal or state courts located in the State of California, for the purposes of
any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby. Each party agrees to commence any
such action, suit or proceeding either in the federal or state courts located in
Santa Xxxxx County, State of California. Each party further agrees
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail
to such party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of
process for any action, suit or proceeding in California with respect to any
matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this
Section 11.6. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives
any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising
out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the federal or
state courts located in the State of California, and hereby further irrevocably
and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.
11.7. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and either party hereto may
execute such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and both of which counterparts taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall
become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof
signed by the other party hereto.
11.8. No Third Party
Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise explicitly provided for herein,
no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than
the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
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11.9. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the documents, instruments and other
agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto,
including the Side Letter, the Exhibits and Schedules, set forth the entire
understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
Acquisition. All Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein are
intended to be and hereby are specifically made a part of this
Agreement. Any and all previous agreements and understandings between
or among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, whether written or
oral, are superseded by this Agreement, except for the Confidentiality Agreement
which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms.
11.10. Captions. All
captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, do
not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
11.11. Severability.
Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
11.12. Specific
Performance. Buyer and Seller each agree that irreparable damage
would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not
performed by them in accordance with the terms hereof and that each party shall
be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any
other remedy at law or equity.
ARTICLE
XII.
GUARANTEE
12.1. Guarantee.
(a) Guarantor,
as primary obligor, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees to Buyer the performance of any and all obligations of Seller
pursuant to this Agreement (the “Seller Obligations”),
including, but not limited to, the indemnification obligations under Article X
(the “Seller
Guarantee”).
(b) Buyer
shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to the Seller Obligations in
the event that Seller becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar
proceeding, and the failure of Buyer to so file shall not affect Guarantor’s
obligations hereunder. In the event that any payment to Buyer in
respect of the Seller Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned to
the payor for any reason whatsoever, Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder
with respect to the Seller Obligations as if such payment had not been
made. Where applicable to a payment of the Seller Obligations, this
is an unconditional guarantee of payment and not of
collectibility. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, Article X, upon the failure of Seller to
fulfill
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the
Seller Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, Guarantor shall, on demand
and without presentment, protest, any notice whatsoever, all such notices being
hereby waived, perform or pay Seller Obligations, and it shall not be necessary
for Buyer, in order to enforce such payment or performance by Guarantor, first
to institute suit or pursue or exhaust any rights or remedies against Seller, or
to resort to any other means of obtaining payment or performance of Seller
Obligations. Time shall be of the essence in this Seller Guarantee
with respect to all of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.
12.2. Guarantor Representations
and Warranties. Guarantor has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Seller Guarantee and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Seller Guarantee constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of Guarantor, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions. Guarantor need not give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any Governmental
Entity in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Seller
Guarantee. The execution, delivery and performance of the Seller
Guarantee have been duly authorized by Guarantor and requires no further
corporate or shareholder action.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
INFORMATICA CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer, | ||
President and Chairman |
INTELLISYNC CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: |
President
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | ||
Title: |
VP,
Finance and Control
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NOKIA INC., | |||
as Guarantor hereunder | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: | Xxx Xxxxxxx | ||
Title: |
Vice
President
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | ||
Title: | |||
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OMITTED
ATTACHMENTS TO THE STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
The
following attachments to the Stock Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant
to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Informatica hereby
undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission copies of such
documents upon request; provided, however, that Informatica
reserves the right to request confidential treatment for portions of any such
documents.
ATTACHMENT
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DESCRIPTION
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Schedule
A
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Key
Employees
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Schedule
B
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Net
Working Capital
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