Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of January 7, 2010 by and among I.D. Systems, Inc., General Electric Capital Corporation and GE Asset Intelligence, LLC
Exhibit
2.1
EXECUTION
COPY
dated
as of January 7, 2010
by
and among
I.D.
Systems, Inc.,
General
Electric Capital Corporation
and
GE
Asset Intelligence, LLC
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I.
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.1.
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Certain
Definitions
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1
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Section
1.2.
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Interpretive
Provisions
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ARTICLE
II.
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
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Section
2.1.
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Transfer
of the Membership Interests
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Section
2.2.
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Purchase
Price
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12
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Section
2.3.
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Working
Capital Adjustment to Purchase Price
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12
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Section
2.4.
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Contingent
Payment.
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13
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Section
2.5.
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Cash
of the Business
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15
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Section
2.6.
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Closing
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15
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ARTICLE
III.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GECC
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Section
3.1.
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Organization
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Section
3.2.
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Authorization
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Section
3.3.
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Non-Contravention
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Section
3.4.
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No
Consents
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Section
3.5.
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Ownership
of Membership Interests
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ARTICLE
IV.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GECC AND GEAI REGARDING THE BUSINESS, THE COMPANY AND
GEAI
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Section
4.1.
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Corporate
Organization and Authority
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Section
4.2.
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Capitalization;
Subsidiaries
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Section
4.3.
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Financial
Statements
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17
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Section
4.4.
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Absence
of a Material Adverse Effect
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17
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Section
4.5.
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Permits
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17
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Section
4.6.
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Litigation
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17
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Section
4.7.
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Taxes
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18
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Section
4.8.
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Employee
Matters
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Section
4.9.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Section
4.10.
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Intellectual
Property
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Section
4.11.
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Contracts
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Section
4.12.
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Accounts
Receivable
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25
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Section
4.13.
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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25
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Section
4.14.
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Environmental
Matters
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25
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Section
4.15.
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Compliance
with Laws
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26
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Section 4.16.
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Insurance
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26
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Section
4.17.
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Real
Property
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Section
4.18.
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Related
Party Contracts
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27
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Section
4.19.
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Customers
and Suppliers
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Xxxxxxx
4.20.
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Undisclosed
Liabilities
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27
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Section
4.21.
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No
Consents
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Section
4.22.
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Inventory
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Section
4.23.
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Restrictive
Agreements
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28
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Section
4.24.
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Bank
Accounts
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28
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Section
4.25.
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Rights
and Assets Sufficient
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28
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Section
4.26.
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Privacy
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28
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Section
4.27.
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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29
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Section
4.28.
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NO
OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
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ARTICLE
V.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
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29
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Section
5.1.
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Organization
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Section
5.2.
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Authorization
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29
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Section
5.3.
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Non-Contravention
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Section
5.4.
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No
Consents
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Section
5.5.
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Litigation
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Section
5.6.
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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Section
5.7.
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Investment
Intention
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ARTICLE
VI.
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COVENANTS
AND AGREEMENTS
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30
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Section
6.1.
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Transfer
Taxes
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30
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Section
6.2.
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Tax
Matters
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Section
6.3.
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Non-Competition
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Section
6.4.
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Confidentiality
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Section
6.5.
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Further
Assurances
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33
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Section
6.6.
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Public
Announcements
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34
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Section
6.7.
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Employee
Matters
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34
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Section
6.8.
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Rights
to GECC Name and GECC Marks
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34
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Section
6.9.
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Intellectual
Property Maintenance
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35
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Section 6.10.
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Transfer
of Company Intellectual Property
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Section
6.11.
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Voluntary
Surrender of Trademark Registrations
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36
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Section
6.12.
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Post-Closing
Cooperation
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36
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Section
6.13.
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Excluded
Contracts
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36
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ARTICLE
VII.
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THE
CLOSING
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37
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Section
7.1.
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Deliveries
by GECC and GEAI
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37
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Section
7.2.
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Deliveries
by the Purchaser
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37
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ARTICLE
VIII.
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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38
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Section
8.1.
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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38
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Section
8.2.
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Indemnification
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Section
8.3.
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Procedures
for Third Party Claims
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Section
8.4.
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Procedures
for Inter-Party Claims
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ARTICLE
IX.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Section
9.1.
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Notices
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Section
9.2.
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Expenses
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Section
9.3.
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Headings
and Titles
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44
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Section
9.4.
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Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction
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Section
9.5.
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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44
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Section
9.6.
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Assignment;
Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries
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45
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Section
9.7.
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Severability
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45
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Section
9.8.
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Entire
Agreement
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45
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Section
9.9.
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Amendment,
Waiver or Modification
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46
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Section
9.10.
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Counterparts;
Electronic Delivery
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46
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Section 9.11.
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Disclosure
Schedules
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Employee
Matters Exhibit
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Exhibit
B
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Intellectual
Property Assignment Agreements
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Exhibit
C
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Intellectual
Property Cross-License Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Transition
Services Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Working
Capital Calculation
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Exhibit
F
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Non-Competition
Covenant
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Exhibit
G
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Consents
and Approvals
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This
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 7, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is by
and among I.D. SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”), GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“GECC”), and GE ASSET
INTELLIGENCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned
subsidiary of GECC (“GEAI”). The
Purchaser, GECC and GEAI are sometimes referred to herein individually as a
“Party” and
collectively as the “Parties.”
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
GEAI is in the business in North America of selling and re-selling Telematics
Equipment and/or Telematics Services to Persons who are manufacturers, dealers,
owners or lessees of Cargo Containers and to any other customers of GEAI
(collectively, the “Business”);
WHEREAS,
on or prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein), pursuant to the
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements and the Contribution and Assumption
Agreement dated the date hereof among GECC, GEAI and the Company, GECC and GEAI
have caused assets of the Business (other than the Excluded Contracts) to be
transferred from GEAI and any Affiliates of GEAI to Asset Intelligence, LLC, a
newly formed Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) created by
GECC and GEAI for the purposes of facilitating the sale of the Business to the
Purchaser and the other transactions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
GEAI is the owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding
membership interests in the Company (collectively, the “Membership
Interests”), as described in the Operating Agreement, dated as of
December 10, 2009, of the Company (the “Operating
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
GECC and GEAI desire to transfer, assign and sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to acquire and purchase from GEAI, all of the Membership
Interests, and thereby purchase and acquire the Business from GECC and GEAI, as
more specifically provided herein, and upon the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1. Certain
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the respective meanings set forth below:
“2008 Six Month Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“2009 Six Month Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“Accounts Receivable”
means all accounts receivable arising from or related to the
Business.
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that, at the time of
determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified
Person.
“Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble paragraph.
“Audited Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“Business” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4(a).
“Business Day” means
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday in the State of New York or
other day of the year on which commercial banks in the State of New York are
authorized or required by applicable law to close.
“Cap” has the meaning
set forth in Section
8.2(d).
“Cargo Containers”
means (i) over-the-road trailers designed to be readily tethered to and
untethered from, and propelled by, truck tractors, including dry van trailers,
refrigerated trailers, chassis and flatbeds, (ii) railroad cars designed to be
readily tethered to and untethered from, and propelled by, locomotives,
including tank, xxxxxx and refrigerated railcars, and (iii) intermodal
containers designed to be loaded on such over-the-road trailers and/or railroad
cars. For greater certainty, “Cargo Containers” do not include trucks
(including truck tractors), locomotives, any type of vehicle of any kind not
described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) in the immediately preceding sentence,
or any cargo of any kind whether inside, on or tethered or affixed to any Cargo
Container or otherwise.
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.
“Closing Statement”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a).
“Closing Working
Capital” means the Preliminary Working Capital as finally determined
pursuant to Section
2.3.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Company Intellectual
Property Rights” means all Company Proprietary Intellectual Property
Rights and all Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.
“Company Licensed
Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights
which are (i) licensed by a third party to the Company, GEAI or any of their
Affiliates, (ii) used, held for use or Contemplated for Use in the operation of
the Business, and (iii) material to the operation of the
Business.
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“Company Proprietary
Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights
which are (i) owned by the Company, GEAI or any of their Affiliates, (ii) used,
held for use or Contemplated for Use in the operation of the Business, and (iii)
material to the operation of the Business, including, without limitation, (i)
the Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Rights, (ii) the
Company Software, and (iii) the Intellectual Property Rights transferred
pursuant to the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements, and excluding any
and all rights (including goodwill) in the GECC Name and GECC Marks, except for
common law trademark rights in the United States of America and Canada for
VERIWISE, to the extent that such rights exist.
“Company Software”
means all Software that is owned by the Company, including without limitation
the Software identified on Schedule
1.1(a).
“Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4.
“Contemplated for Use”
means an intention to use or proposal to use that occurred prior to
the Closing Date as reflected in a written document or in an oral discussion
between technical and/or management representatives of Company, GEAI or any of
their Affiliates.
“Contingent Payment”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
“Contracts” has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.11.
“Contribution and Assumption
Agreements” means (i) that certain Contribution and Assumption Agreement,
dated as of January 6, 2010, among GECC, GEAI and the Company, (ii) that certain
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated January 6, 2010, between General
Electric Railcar Repair Services Corporation and GEAI, (iii) that certain
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2008, between
Transport International Pool, Inc. and GEAI and (iv) that certain Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, effective as of July 31, 2009, between General Electric
Railcar Repair Services Corporation and GEAI.
“Control” means, as to
any Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlled by,” “under common
Control with” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.
“Copyrights” has the
meaning set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
below.
“Customer” means a
Person that purchases as of the date hereof or has purchased during the one
(1)-year period ending on the Closing Date, goods or services from the Company
or GEAI or any of their Affiliates which are or were sold in the course of the
Business.
“Damages” has the
meaning set forth in Section
8.2(a).
“Deductible Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(d).
“Employee Benefit
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.9(a).
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“Employee Matters
Exhibit” means the provisions set forth in Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
“Encumbrances” has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.3.
“Environmental Laws”
means any and all applicable federal, state and local statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, or adjudications of any Governmental
Authority, or common law which regulate or govern or are related in any way to
the protection of public health and safety, worker safety and health from
Regulated Substances, protection of the environment or regulation of Regulated
Substances, including, without limitation: the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §9601, et seq.
(CERCLA), Solid Waste Disposal Act, including the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq. (RCRA), the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. §7401, et seq., the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act,
as amended, 00 X.X.X. §00000, et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. §300, et seq., the Oil Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, as amended,
42 U.S.C. §13101, et seq., the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §1251, et
seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended, 7
U.S.C. §136, et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.
§2601, et seq., and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended,
29 U.S.C. §651, et seq. (to the extent it addresses Regulated
Substances).
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any person required to be aggregated with the Company under Sections
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.
“Excluded Contract
Party” means a Person (other than GECC and its Affiliates) that is a
party to an Excluded Contract.
“Excluded Contracts”
means those certain Contracts set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) and
all right, title and interest of GEAI thereto and thereunder and all liabilities
and obligations of GEAI thereunder.
“Financial Statements”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“Fundamental
Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.1.
“GAAP” means generally
accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States on the date of
this Agreement.
“GECC” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble paragraph.
“GE Confidential
Information” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4(b).
“GE Parties” has the
meaning set forth in Section
6.4(a).
“GE Representatives”
has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4(a).
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“GE TIP” means GE
Trailer Fleet Services, or any Affiliated successor thereto.
“GEAI” has the meaning
set forth in the preamble paragraph.
“GECC Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(b).
“GECC Name and GECC
Marks” means the names or marks of GECC or any of its Affiliates,
including, but not limited to, names or marks incorporating or referencing “GE”
(in block letters or otherwise), the GE monogram, “General Electric Company,”
“General Electric” and “GE Capital,” either alone or in combination with other
words, and all marks, trade dress, logos, monograms, domain names and other
source identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing
either alone or in combination with other words, except for common law trademark
rights in the United States of America and Canada for VERIWISE, to the extent
that such rights exist.
“Governmental
Authority” means any foreign, federal, state or local government, or any
entity, authority, agency or other similar body exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or
pertaining to government.
“Indebtedness” means,
as to any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money (including reimbursement and all other obligations with respect
to surety bonds, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, whether or not
matured), (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable
and accrued commercial or trade liabilities arising in the ordinary course of
business, (d) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and similar
agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be made by
such Person, whether periodically or upon the happening of a contingency, (e)
all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person, (f) all
obligations of such Person under leases which have been or should be, in
accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (g) all indebtedness secured
by any lien on any property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of
whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person
or is non-recourse to the credit of such Person, and (h) all guarantees by such
Person of the Indebtedness of any other Person.
“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(c).
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(c).
“Independent
Accountant” means KPMG LLP.
“Intellectual Property
Assignment Agreements” means those certain (a) Assignment of Patents,
dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and General Electric
Company, (b) Assignment of Trademarks, dated as of the date hereof, by and
between the Company and GEAI, and (c) Assignment of Domain Names, dated as of
the date hereof, by and between the Company and General Electric Company, copies
of which are attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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“Intellectual Property
Cross-License Agreement” means that certain Intellectual Property
Cross-License Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company
and GECC, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
“Intellectual Property
Rights” means any and all worldwide rights in, arising from or associated
with the following, whether protected, created or arising under the Laws of the
United States or any other jurisdiction or under any international
convention: (a) all patents and applications therefor and all
reissues, divisions, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
substitutions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, and equivalent
or similar rights anywhere in the world in inventions and discoveries including,
without limitation, invention disclosures (“Patents”); (b) all
trade secrets and other proprietary information which derives independent
economic value from not being generally known to the public (collectively,
“Trade
Secrets”); (c) all copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications
therefor (“Copyrights”); (d) all
uniform resource locators, e-mail and other Internet addresses and domain names
and applications and registrations therefor (“URLs”); (e) all trade
names, corporate names, logos, slogans, trade dress, trademarks, service marks,
and trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications therefor and all
goodwill associated therewith (“Trademarks”); (f)
rights of publicity; (g) moral rights and rights of attribution; (h) computer
programs (whether in source code, object code, or other form), databases,
compilations and data, and all documentation, including user manuals and
training materials relating to the foregoing (“Software”); and (i)
any similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere
in the world.
“Interim Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“IRS” means the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service.
“Issued Units” means,
for the period commencing and including January 1, 2010 and ending and including
December 31, 2010, each unit of Telematics Equipment (other than a substitute or
replacement unit) (a) sold by the Company and/or its Affiliates or (b) with
respect to which the Company and/or its Affiliates entered into a binding
agreement or obligation to sell, in the case of the foregoing clauses (a) and
(b), regardless of the form of consideration paid for such unit, whether such
unit was financed, leased or provided in a bundled services offering by the
Company or any other Person, or the date of delivery of such unit, but excluding
each unit with respect to which the Company had a binding obligation to sell
such unit as of December 31, 2009.
“Knowledge” means the
actual knowledge of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx and
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, in each case after review of such individual’s own files and
reasonable inquiry of those executives of GECC, GEAI or the Company who would
reasonably be expected to have knowledge of the specific matter at
issue.
“Law” means any U.S.
federal, state or local or foreign law, statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, rule, code, permit, order, directive, judgment, decree or other
requirement or rule of law (including common law).
“Leased Real Property”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b).
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“Material Adverse
Effect” means any change or effect that is reasonably likely to (a) have
a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, or
results of operations of the Business (in each case, taken as a whole) or (b)
prevent or materially delay the ability of GECC, GEAI or the Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; provided, however,
that for purposes of clause (a) (x) as used with respect to the representations
and warranties in Section 4.4, any
effect resulting from or relating to applicable economic or market conditions or
the industry in which the Business operates or capital, financial, banking,
credit or securities markets generally, including changes in interest or
exchange rates, that does not have a materially disproportionate impact on the
Business as compared to similarly situated businesses shall be excluded from the
definition of “Material Adverse Effect” and from any determination as to whether
a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may occur and (y) as used with respect
to the representations and warranties in Sections 4.1, 4.4, 4.14 and
4.27, any effect resulting from or arising out of a change in GAAP or
applicable Law shall be excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse
Effect” and from any determination as to whether a Material Adverse Effect has
occurred or may occur.
“Membership Interests”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Negative Working Capital
Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(d).
“Noncompete Exhibit”
has the meaning set forth in Section
6.3.
“Notice of Units
Disagreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(c).
“Notice of Working Capital
Disagreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(b).
“Operating Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Organizational
Documents” means: (a) in the case of a Person that is a
corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation and its by-laws,
regulations or similar governing instruments required by the laws of its
jurisdiction of formation or organization; (b) in the case of a Person that is a
partnership, its articles or certificate of partnership, formation or
association, and its partnership agreement (in each case, limited, limited
liability, general or otherwise); (c) in the case of a Person that is a limited
liability company, its articles or certificate of formation or organization, and
its limited liability company agreement or operating agreement; and (d) in the
case of a Person that is none of a corporation, partnership (limited, limited,
general or otherwise), limited liability company or natural person, its
governing instruments as required or contemplated by the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization.
“Party” or “Parties” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble paragraph.
“Patents” has the
meaning set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
above.
“Payment Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section
9.6.
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“Permit” means each
authorization, approval, consent, license, registration, clearance, franchise
and permit from a Governmental Authority held by the Company or GEAI or any of
their Affiliates that are necessary for the conduct of the Business as currently
conducted.
“Permitted Assignee”
has the meaning set forth in Section
9.6.
“Permitted
Encumbrances” means (i) Encumbrances for Taxes, assessments and other
charges imposed by a Governmental Authority not yet due and payable or being
contested in good faith, (ii) statutory Encumbrances of landlords, (iii)
Encumbrances of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and repairmen
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not yet delinquent, and (iv)
Encumbrances created by, or arising as a result of, actions of the Purchaser or
its Affiliates.
“Person” means an
individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock company, unincorporated
organization or association, trust or joint venture, or a Governmental
Authority.
“Plano Xxxxxxxxx” has
the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(a).
“Plano Sublease” has
the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(a).
“Preliminary Working
Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3(a).
“Purchase Price” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
“Purchaser” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble paragraph.
“Purchaser Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(a).
“Purchaser Parties”
has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4(b).
“Purchaser
Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.4(b).
“Real Property” has
the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b).
“Registered Proprietary
Company Intellectual Property Rights” means all Registered Intellectual
Property Rights which are (i) owned by the Company or GEAI or any of their
Affiliates, (ii) used, held for use, or Contemplated for Use in the operation of
the Business, and (iii) material to the operation of the Business, including the
Registered Intellectual Property Rights identified on Schedule 4.10(a), and
excluding all Registered Intellectual Property Rights in the GECC Name and GECC
Marks.
“Registered Intellectual
Property Rights” means all U.S. and foreign: (a) issued Patents and
applications for Patents; (b) registered Trademarks, applications to register
Trademarks, including intent to use applications and other registrations or
applications related to Trademarks; (c) Copyright registrations and applications
to register Copyrights; (d) URL registrations and applications to register URLs;
and (e) any other Intellectual Property Rights that are the subject of an
application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by,
filed with, or recorded by, any state, government or other public legal
authority at any time.
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“Regulated Substances”
means and includes any element, material, compound, substance or waste that is
defined or listed as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous waste,” “toxic
substance,” “toxic waste,” “pollutant” or “contaminant” (or words of similar
connotation, import or meaning) or is otherwise regulated because of its
potential adverse effect on public health and safety and the environment or
worker health and safety under or pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
“Release” means any
release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal,
discharge, dispersal, leaching, or placement into the environment.
“Representatives” has
the meaning set forth in Section
6.4.
“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Settlement Amount”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.3(b).
“Software” has the
meaning set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
above.
“Straddle Period” has
the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(b).
“Supplier” means a
Person that sells as of the date hereof or, within the one (1)-year period
ending on the Closing Date, has sold goods or services to the Company or GEAI or
any of their Affiliates which are then or were re-sold by the Company, GEAI or
such Affiliate(s), as applicable, in the course of the Business.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means (a) any
and all U.S. federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security (or similar, including FICA), unemployment,
disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other
tax of any kind or any charge of any kind in the nature of (or similar to) taxes
imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalty, or
addition thereto, whether disputed or not and (b) any liability for the payment
of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) of this definition as a
result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group for any period, as a result of any tax sharing or tax allocation
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or as a result of being liable for
another person’s taxes as a transferee or successor, by contract or
otherwise.
“Tax Representations”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.1.
“Tax Return” 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 amendments thereof.
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“Telematics Equipment”
means equipment (including sensors in such equipment with no application outside
of such equipment), and software utilized in such equipment, which is designed
to be affixed to a Cargo Container for the purpose of (i) (a) tracking the
movements and positions of such Cargo Container, (b) monitoring certain
conditions relating to such Cargo Container and/or (c) controlling the
temperature of and/or access to such Cargo Container, and (ii) communicating
information regarding the foregoing clauses (i)(a), (i)(b) and (i)(c)
exclusively via wireless mobile communication network and/or satellite
communications.
“Telematics Services”
means the processing and delivery of data with respect to Cargo Containers in
the United States of America, Canada, Mexico or Europe, which data are obtained
either directly from Telematics Equipment affixed to such Cargo Containers or
indirectly from applications software which obtained such data from Telematics
Equipment, for the purpose of tracking the movements and positions of such Cargo
Containers, monitoring the security, temperature or condition of such Cargo
Containers, controlling the operation of such Cargo Containers, or optimizing
the fleet utilization of such Cargo Containers.
“Third Party Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section
8.3(a).
“Trade Secrets” has
the meaning set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
above.
“Trademark Co-Existence
Agreement” means that certain Coexistence Agreement, fully executed as of
September 20, 2005, by and between VeriSign, Inc. and General Electric Company,
as amended by that certain Addendum, fully executed as of December 11,
2009.
“Trademarks” has the
meaning set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
above.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the
Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements, the Intellectual Property
Cross-License Agreement and the Contribution and Assumption
Agreements.
“Transition Services
Agreement” means that certain Transition Services Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, by and between the Company and GECC, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
“Units Calculation”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b).
“Units Statement” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(b).
“Units Milestone” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.4(a).
“URLs” has the meaning
set forth within the definition of Intellectual Property Rights,
above.
“Use” means to use,
practice, reproduce, distribute, perform, display, license, sublicense, and
otherwise exploit; to prepare modifications, derivative works, or improvements
based upon; and to make, have made, sell, offer to sell, have sold, import and
otherwise commercialize products and services based upon.
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“Working Capital”
means, as of the Company’s close of business on the Closing Date, the dollar
amount of the Company’s working capital which shall be calculated by the
Purchaser in accordance with the working capital calculation set forth on Exhibit E attached
hereto. Each line item contained in such working capital calculation
will be calculated in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the
preparation of the Audited Financial Statements. In no event shall
Working Capital include cash of the Business and the Purchaser shall not be
entitled to any cash comprising part of the Business as of the Company’s close
of business on the Closing Date.
“Working Capital
Target” means the amount of Five and One-Half Million Dollars
($5,500,000).
“WARN” has the meaning
set forth in Section
4.9.
Section
1.2. Interpretive
Provisions. Unless the express context otherwise
requires: (a) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words
of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as
a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (b) terms defined
in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and
vice versa; (c) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean U.S. Dollars; (d) references
herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital, Schedule or Exhibit shall
refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Recitals, Schedules or Exhibits
of this Agreement; (e) wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is
used in this Agreement and the Exhibits, it shall be deemed to be followed by
the words “without limitation”; (f) references herein to any gender shall
include each other gender; (g) references herein to any Person shall include
such Person’s heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators,
successors and permitted assigns; (h) references herein to a Person in a
particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other
capacity; (i) references herein to any contract or agreement (including this
Agreement) means such contract or agreement as amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (j) with respect to the
determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including”
and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (k) references
herein to any Law or any Permit mean such Law or Permit as amended, modified,
codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and as in
effect from time to time; and (l) references herein to any Law shall be deemed
also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
Section
2.1. Transfer of the Membership
Interests. On the Closing Date and pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration as set
forth in Section
2.2 hereof, the Purchaser agrees to purchase and acquire from GECC and
GEAI, and GECC and GEAI agree to irrevocably sell, transfer and assign to the
Purchaser, good and marketable title to all of the Membership Interests, free
and clear of any and all Encumbrances, other than any Encumbrances created by,
or arising as a result of, actions of the Purchaser or its
Affiliates.
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Section
2.2. Purchase
Price. In consideration of GECC and GEAI’s irrevocable
transfer of all of the Membership Interests to the Purchaser, the Purchaser
shall pay to GECC (a) a purchase price equal to Fifteen Million Dollars
($15,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”),
which Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as described in Section 2.3 hereof,
and (b) the Contingent Payment, if any. At the Closing, the Purchaser
shall pay the Purchase Price to GECC (and/or its written designees) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified in writing by
GECC.
Section
2.3. Working Capital Adjustment
to Purchase Price. The Purchaser and GECC hereby acknowledge
and agree that the Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance
with the provisions of this Section
2.3.
(a) As
promptly as practicable following the Closing, but in any event on or prior to
March 1, 2010, the Purchaser shall deliver to GECC a statement (the “Closing Statement”)
setting forth the Purchaser’s calculation of the Company’s Working Capital (the
“Preliminary Working
Capital”), calculated in the manner specified on Exhibit E attached
hereto, which Closing Statement shall include all appropriate supporting
documentation.
(b) GECC
shall have thirty (30) days from the date of delivery of the Closing Statement
to review and notify the Purchaser of any dispute of any item contained in the
Closing Statement, which notice will set forth in reasonable detail the basis
for such dispute as well as the amount in dispute and GECC’s calculation of the
Preliminary Working Capital (the “Notice of Working Capital
Disagreement”). The Purchaser shall provide GECC and its
officers, employees, agents, accountants, advisors, bankers and other
representatives (i) reasonable assistance of the Purchaser’s and the Company’s
personnel and (ii) reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable prior notice, to the personnel, properties, work papers, books and
records and similar materials of the Purchaser and the Company for the purpose
of assisting GECC in its review of the Closing Statement. If GECC
does not deliver a Notice of Working Capital Disagreement within such 30-day
period, then the Preliminary Working Capital shall be deemed to be the Closing
Working Capital and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Purchaser
and GECC. If a Notice of Working Capital Disagreement is given, the
Purchaser and GECC shall attempt in good faith to resolve any such disagreement
as promptly as possible. If GECC and the Purchaser are able to
resolve such disagreement within fifteen (15) days after the date of delivery of
the Notice of Working Capital Disagreement, they shall jointly prepare a revised
Closing Statement setting forth the agreed upon Closing Working Capital, which
shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon the Purchaser and
GECC.
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(c) If
GECC and the Purchaser are unable to resolve such disagreement within fifteen
(15) days after the delivery of the Notice of Working Capital Disagreement or
such later date as the Purchaser and GECC may agree to in writing, such
disagreement shall be submitted to, and all issues having a bearing on such
disagreement shall be resolved by the Independent Accountant. The
Purchaser and GECC shall each submit to the Independent Accountant their
respective determinations of the Preliminary Working Capital that identify the
issues in dispute, which determinations may be different from such Party’s
calculations in the Closing Statement or Notice of Working Capital Disagreement,
as the case may be, so long as such determinations do not raise items not
previously disputed pursuant to the Notice of Working Capital
Disagreement. The engagement of the Independent Accountant shall
specify that the Independent Accountant shall (x) select either the Purchaser’s
or GECC’s determination of Preliminary Working Capital without any changes or
modifications, (y) make such selection based upon which calculation the
Independent Accountant determines to be most accurate using its good faith
judgment and (z) render a written decision with respect to the determination of
the Closing Working Capital. The Purchaser and GECC shall deliver to
the Independent Accountant all information reasonably requested by the
Independent Accountant to resolve such disagreement and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such determination to be made, and written notice
thereof given to GECC and the Purchaser, within fifteen (15) Business Days after
such information is provided to the Independent Accountant. The
determination by the Independent Accountant of the Closing Working Capital will
be final, binding and conclusive upon GECC and the Purchaser. The
scope of the Independent Accountant’s engagement (which will not be an audit)
shall be limited to the selection of either the Purchaser’s or GECC’s
determination of Preliminary Working Capital without any changes or
modifications and such firm will be deemed to be acting as experts and not as
arbitrators. Solely with respect to fees, expenses and costs of the
Independent Accountant incurred in connection with determining the Closing
Working Capital, 50% of such fees, expenses and costs shall be paid by GECC and
50% of such fees, expenses and costs shall be paid by the
Purchaser.
(d) If
the amount of the Closing Working Capital, is less than the amount of the
Working Capital Target, the Purchaser shall be entitled to receive, and GECC
shall pay to the Purchaser, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, an amount
equal to the difference between the Working Capital Target and the Closing
Working Capital (such amount, the “Negative Working Capital
Amount”) within five (5) Business Days after the determination of the
Closing Working Capital in accordance with this Section
2.3(a). For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser and GECC
acknowledge and agree that if the amount of the Closing Working Capital is
greater than the amount of the Working Capital Target, the Purchaser shall in no
event be required to pay any amounts to GECC.
Section
2.4. Contingent
Payment.
(a) GECC
shall be entitled to receive, and the Purchaser shall pay to GECC (the amount in
the following clause (i) or (ii), the “Contingent Payment”),
the following: (i) if the Units Calculation as determined pursuant to
this Section
2.4 is equal to or greater than 30,000 Issued Units (the “Units Milestone”), an
amount equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), or (ii) if the Units
Calculation is greater than 20,000 Issued Units, but less than 30,000 Issued
Units, an amount equal to the product of (A) Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Issued
Units in excess of 20,000 Issued Units and the denominator of which is
10,000. The Contingent Payment shall be paid by the Purchaser to GECC
by wire transfer of immediately available funds within five (5) Business Days
after the final determination of the Units Calculation in accordance with this
Section
2.4. The Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to achieve the Units Milestone.
(b) As
promptly as practicable following December 31, 2010, but in any event on or
prior to January 31, 2011, the Purchaser shall deliver to GECC a written
statement (the “Units
Statement”) setting forth the Purchaser’s calculation of the aggregate
number of Issued Units (the “Units Calculation”),
which Units Statement shall include all appropriate supporting
documentation.
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(c) GECC
shall have thirty (30) days from the date of delivery of the Units Statement to
review and notify the Purchaser of any dispute with the Units Calculation, which
notice will set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such dispute (the
“Notice of Units
Disagreement”). The Purchaser shall provide GECC and its
officers, employees, agents, accountants, advisors, bankers and other
representatives (i) reasonable assistance of the Purchaser’s and the Company’s
personnel and (ii) reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable prior notice, to the personnel, properties, work papers, books and
records and similar materials of the Purchaser and the Company for the purpose
of assisting GECC in its review of the Units Calculation. If GECC
does not deliver a Notice of Units Disagreement within such 30-day period, then
the Units Calculation contained in the Units Statement shall be final, binding
and conclusive upon the Purchaser and GECC. If a Notice of Units
Disagreement is given, the Purchaser and GECC shall attempt in good faith to
resolve any such disagreement as promptly as possible. If GECC and
the Purchaser are able to resolve such disagreement within fifteen (15) days
after the date of delivery of the Notice of Units Disagreement, they shall
jointly prepare a revised Units Statement setting forth the agreed upon Units
Calculation, which shall be deemed final, binding and conclusive upon the
Purchaser and GECC.
(d) If
GECC and the Purchaser are unable to resolve such disagreement within fifteen
(15) days after the delivery of the Notice of Units Disagreement or such later
date as the Purchaser and GECC may agree to in writing, such disagreement shall
be submitted to, and all issues having a bearing on such disagreement shall be
resolved by the Independent Accountant. The Purchaser and GECC shall
each submit to the Independent Accountant their respective determinations of the
Units Calculation that identify the issues in dispute, which determinations may
be different from such Party’s calculations in the Units Statement or Notice of
Units Disagreement, as the case may be, so long as such determinations do not
raise items not previously disputed pursuant to the Notice of Units
Disagreement. The engagement of the Independent Accountant shall
specify that the Independent Accountant shall (x) select either the Purchaser’s
or GECC’s determination of the Units Calculation without any changes or
modifications, (y) make such selection based upon which calculation the
Independent Accountant determines to be most accurate using its good faith
judgment and (z) render a written decision with respect to the determination of
the Units Calculation. The Purchaser and GECC shall deliver to the
Independent Accountant all information reasonably requested by the Independent
Accountant to resolve such disagreement and shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause such determination to be made, and written notice thereof given
to GECC and the Purchaser, within fifteen (15) Business Days after such
information is provided to the Independent Accountant. The
determination by the Independent Accountant of the Units Calculation will be
final, binding and conclusive upon GECC and the Purchaser. The scope
of the Independent Accountant’s engagement (which will not be an audit) shall be
limited to the selection of either the Purchaser’s or GECC’s determination of
the Units Calculation without any changes or modifications and such firm will be
deemed to be acting as experts and not as arbitrators. Solely with
respect to fees, expenses and costs of the Independent Accountant incurred in
connection with determining the Units Calculation, 50% of such fees, expenses
and costs shall be paid by GECC and 50% of such fees, expenses and costs shall
be paid by the Purchaser.
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(e) For
the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser and GECC acknowledge and agree that if the
Units Calculation is less than 20,000 Issued Units, the Purchaser shall not be
required to pay any amounts to GECC under this Section
2.4.
Section
2.5. Cash of the
Business. The Purchaser and GECC hereby acknowledge and agree
that (a) prior to the Company’s close of business on the Closing Date, GECC
shall be entitled to remove any cash of the Business prior to the Closing Date,
(b) Working Capital shall not include cash of the Business prior to the
Company’s close of business on the Closing Date and (c) the Purchaser shall not
be entitled to any cash comprising part of the Business prior to the Closing
Date. GEAI shall be responsible for funding all checks that have been
issued by it prior to the Closing Date, whether or not any such checks have
cleared the respective bank accounts as of the Closing Date (the “Outstanding Checks”),
and either GECC or GEAI shall fund with cash out of its own assets all
Outstanding Checks in a timely manner to enable the applicable banks to honor
such Outstanding Checks.
Section
2.6. Closing. The
closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take
place on even date herewith at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, 1251 Avenue
of the Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Time. The time and date of the Closing is referred to herein as the
“Closing
Date.”
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GECC
GECC
represents and warrants to the Purchaser, except as set forth on the Schedules
hereto (subject to Section 9.11), as
follows:
Section
3.1. Organization. GECC
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization.
Section
3.2. Authorization. GECC
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and to perform its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, all of which have been duly authorized by
all requisite corporate action on the part of GECC. This Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to which GECC is a party have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by GECC and constitute valid and binding
agreements of GECC, enforceable against GECC in accordance with their respective
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.
Section
3.3. Non-Contravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
to which GECC is a party nor the performance by GECC of its obligations
hereunder or thereunder will: (a) contravene any provision contained
in its Organizational Documents; (b) provided that all filings, authorizations,
registrations, consents and approvals described in Section 3.4 have been
made or obtained, violate or result in a material breach (with or without the
lapse of time, the giving of notice or both) of or constitute a material default
under (i) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, lease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which GECC, GEAI or the Company
is a party or (ii) any judgment, order, decree, law, rule or regulation or other
restriction of any Governmental Authority, in each case, to which GECC, the
Company or GEAI is a party or to which the Membership Interests are subject; or
(c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim, charge, mortgage,
pledge, security interest, equity, restriction or other encumbrance
(collectively, “Encumbrances”) on the
Membership Interests or any of the material assets of the Business other than
any Encumbrances created by, or arising as a direct result of, actions of the
Purchaser, except in the case of clause (b) for such violations, breaches or
defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
3.4. No
Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, no
material notice to, material filing with, or material authorization,
registration, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or other Person
is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by GECC of this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which GECC is a party, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for any
such consents or approvals that already have been obtained on or prior to the
date hereof.
Section
3.5. Ownership of Membership
Interests. GEAI owns one hundred percent (100%) of the
Membership Interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances. GEAI has
the right, power and capacity to sell, assign and transfer the Membership
Interests to the Purchaser, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, other
than any Encumbrances created by, or arising as a result of, actions of the
Purchaser. GECC owns one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and
outstanding membership interests in GEAI, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF GECC AND GEAI
REGARDING
THE BUSINESS, THE COMPANY AND GEAI
Each of
GECC and GEAI represents and warrants to the Purchaser, except as set forth on
the corresponding numbered Schedule hereto (subject to Section 9.11), as
follows:
Section
4.1. Corporate Organization and
Authority. Each of the Company and GEAI is a limited liability
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware, and has the limited liability company power and authority
to own or lease its property and assets and to carry on its business as
presently conducted. Each of the Company and GEAI is duly qualified,
licensed or admitted to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction
in which such qualification, licensing or admission is required because of the
nature of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the
business conducted by it, except where the failure to be so duly qualified,
licensed or admitted would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected have a Material Adverse Effect. GECC has delivered to the
Purchaser complete and correct copies of the organizational documents, corporate
minute books and securities ledgers of the Company through the date
hereof.
Section
4.2. Capitalization;
Subsidiaries. All of the Membership Interests have been
validly issued and no capital contributions are outstanding or due and payable
pursuant to the terms of the Organizational Documents of the
Company. Except for the Membership Interests, there are no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any
Membership Interests or securities convertible into or exchangeable for any
additional Membership Interests, nor is the Company committed to issue any such
option, warrant, right or other security. The Company is not a party
to any partnership, joint venture or other arrangement for the sharing of
profits of the Company and does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity
interest in any other Person.
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Section
4.3. Financial
Statements. GECC has delivered to the Purchaser true and
correct copies of (a) the audited financial statements (including audited
balance sheet and related statements of income (loss), GE net investment and
cash flows) of GEAI as of and for (x) the six-month period ended December 31,
2008 (the “2008 Six
Month Financial Statements”) and (y) the six-month period ended June 30,
2009 (the “2009 Six
Month Financial Statements,” and, together with the 2008 Six Month
Financial Statements, the “Audited Financial
Statements”); and (b) unaudited financial statements (including unaudited
balance sheet and related statements of income (loss), GE net investment and
cash flows) of GEAI as of and for the five (5)-month period ended November 30,
2009 (the “Interim
Financial Statements” and, together with the Audited Financial
Statements, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (x) throughout the periods
covered thereby and (y) across all of the Financial Statements (as they relate
to each other), in each case, except as described in the notes thereto, and in
the case of the Interim Financial Statements, except for normal, recurring
year-end audit adjustments and footnotes. The Financial Statements
present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Business
and the results of its operations and cash flows, as of the dates thereof and
for the periods specified therein on a consistent basis. The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Interim Financial Statements have
been prepared internally by GEAI’s management and have not been reviewed by
GEAI’s external auditors.
Section
4.4. Absence of a Material
Adverse Effect. Since November 30, 2009, there has not
occurred any Material Adverse Effect. Since November 30, 2009, each
of the Company and GEAI, as applicable, has conducted the Business in all
material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice.
Section
4.5. Permits. The
Company holds all Permits that are required for the conduct of the Business as
presently conducted, except where the failure to have any of such Permits would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Schedule 4.5 sets
forth a list of all Permits held by GEAI or the Company. Except as
set forth on Schedule
4.5, all Permits are valid and in full force and effect, and, since July
1, 2008, GEAI or the Company has been in compliance in all material respects
with all Permits. During the past twelve (12) months, (a) the Company
has not received written notice of any violation of any Permit and (b) no
action, suit or proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI,
threatened, to modify, suspend or revoke any Permit.
Section
4.6. Litigation.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.6(a),
there are no lawsuits, arbitrations, actions, proceedings, claims, orders or
investigations by or before any Governmental Authority or any other Person
pending or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, threatened, against GECC, GEAI or
the Company or any of their Affiliates (in connection with or relating to the
conduct of the Business), or against the Business, seeking to enjoin the
transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the other Transaction Documents or
relating to alleged violations of applicable Law by the Company or GEAI that, if
decided adversely to GECC, the Company or GEAI, as applicable, would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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(b) Schedule 4.6(b) sets
forth (i) all product warranty claims relating to the Business that were
resolved during the period from July 1, 2008 to December 29, 2009, (ii) all
unresolved product warranty claims relating to the Business as of December 30,
2009 and (iii) all outstanding repair and replacement commitments of the
Business as of November 30, 2009, with respect to units of Telematics Equipment
that were not under warranty.
Section
4.7. Taxes. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.7, all Tax
Returns of the Company and GEAI required to be filed with respect to the
Business have been timely filed, and all such Tax Returns and reports are
complete and correct in all material respects. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7,
all Taxes, assessments (including interest and penalties), fees and other
governmental charges owed by the Company or GEAI with respect to the Business
have been timely paid. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7, there
are no Tax Encumbrances on the Membership Interests or on any of the assets of
the Business. Each of GECC, the Company and GEAI has withheld and
paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid with respect to the
Business in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor or other third party. Neither the
IRS nor any other Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition or
collection of any Tax has asserted or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, is
threatening to assert, against the Company or GEAI any deficiency or claim for
additional Taxes with respect to the Business. At all times since its
formation, the Company has been classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes
as a disregarded entity, and is so classified at the time of the
Closing. Neither the Company nor GEAI has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes in connection with the Business or agreed to any
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency in connection
with the Business. All sales Taxes and property Taxes owed with
respect to the Business have been paid to the appropriate Governmental
Authority.
Section
4.8. Employee
Matters.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(a),
neither the Company nor GEAI has, nor has it had since July 1, 2008, any union
employees employed with the Company or GEAI, as applicable, and, to the
Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, (i) no union organization campaign is in progress
with respect to any of the employees of the Company or GEAI, and (ii) no union
representation proceeding exists respecting the employees of the Company or
GEAI. There is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown or work stoppage or
lockout pending or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, threatened against the
Company or GEAI and, since July 1, 2008, there has been no such labor strike,
dispute, slowdown or work stoppage or lockout.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8(b), each
employee of the Company and GEAI is an employee-at-will who may (subject only to
the requirements, if any, under applicable Law) be terminated at any
time. Schedule 4.8(b) sets
forth each written agreement between the Company or GEAI and any employee of the
Company or GEAI concerning the employment or compensation of, or containing any
restriction on competition or disclosure of confidential information by, such
employee. No former employee who performed any services for the
Company or GEAI, as applicable, or with respect to the Business on or after July
1, 2008, has filed, or to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, threatened to file,
any suit or claim alleging wrongful termination.
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Section
4.9. Employee Benefit
Plans.
(a) Schedule 4.9(a) sets
forth a list, as of the date hereof, of (i) all material “employee benefit
plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) all material bonus,
deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift, savings,
employee stock ownership, stock bonus, stock purchase, restricted stock and
stock option plans, (iii) all employment or severance contracts, and (iv) all
health and medical insurance plans, life insurance and disability insurance
plans, in each case pursuant to which the Company, GEAI or any of their
Affiliates has an obligation with respect to any employees of the Business,
other than governmental plans or arrangements (the plans, programs, agreements
and contracts described in clauses (i)-(iv) above are hereinafter referred to as
the “Employee Benefit
Plans”). Each Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust,
insurance contract or fund) has been operated in all material respects in
accordance with the material terms of such Employee Benefit Plan and complies in
all material respects with applicable Law, including the applicable requirements
of ERISA and the Code. Since July 1, 2008, no event has occurred or,
to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, has been threatened with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.9(b),
neither the Company nor GEAI nor any of their ERISA Affiliates currently has,
nor, since July 1, 2008, had, any material unpaid obligation or material unpaid
liability with respect to any “defined benefit plan” as such term is defined in
Section 3(35) of ERISA or to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section
3(37) of ERISA).
(c) Neither
the Company nor GEAI has received written notice from the IRS, U.S. Department
of Labor or other Governmental Authority that any Employee Benefit Plan is under
audit or investigation by the IRS, U.S. Department of Labor or other
Governmental Authority, nor, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, has any such
audit or investigation been threatened.
(d) GEAI
has paid and discharged promptly when due all material liabilities and
obligations arising under ERISA or the Code under an Employee Benefit Plan of a
character which if unpaid or unperformed would result in the imposition of an
Encumbrance or any other material claim against any of the assets of the
Business or the Company.
(e) Except
as described on Schedule 4.9(e) or as
otherwise contemplated by the Employee Matters Exhibit and other than if caused
by the actions of the Purchaser or its Affiliates, the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement in and of itself will not: (i) entitle any current
employee of the Company or GEAI performing services for the Business to
severance pay, unemployment compensation or similar payment from the Purchaser;
or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount, of
any compensation theretofore or thereafter due or granted to any current
employee of the Company or GEAI performing services for the
Business.
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(f) There
has not been in respect of the Company or GEAI any plant closing or mass layoff
of employees as those terms are defined in the Worker Adjustment Retraining and
Notification (“WARN”) Act of 1988,
as amended, or any similar state or local law or regulation within the one
hundred twenty (120) days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) The
representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.9 and in
the Employee Matters Exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit A are the
only representations and warranties being made with respect to Employee Benefit
Plans.
Section
4.10. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 4.10(a) sets
forth a true, complete, and accurate list of all Registered Proprietary Company
Intellectual Property Rights, including the record owner of such Registered
Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Rights and the jurisdictions in which
each of the Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Rights has been
issued or registered or in which any such application for issuance or
registration has been filed.
(b) Subject
to Section
4.10(j) and the Knowledge qualification contained therein, and except as
set forth on Schedule
4.10(b), the Company or GEAI or any of their Affiliates owns, or has
acquired the necessary licenses or authorization to use, all Company
Intellectual Property Rights and all Intellectual Property Rights licensed to
the Company under the Intellectual Property Cross-License
Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(b),
each Company Intellectual Property Right that is purported to be owned by the
Company or GEAI or any of their Affiliates is owned by the Company or GEAI or
any of their Affiliates and is free and clear of any Encumbrances other than
Permitted Encumbrances, non-exclusive licenses granted to customers, end-users,
and vendors under agreements granted in the ordinary course of business, options
to license, and covenants not to asset claims of infringement.
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(c),
neither GECC nor GEAI has Knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would
render any Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Right invalid or
unenforceable. Neither the Company, GEAI, nor any of their Affiliates
has misrepresented, or failed to disclose, any material facts or circumstances
in any application for any Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual Property
Right that constitutes fraud with respect to such application.
(d) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(d) and
subject to Section
4.10(j) and the Knowledge qualification contained therein, no Company
Proprietary Intellectual Property Right is subject to any proceeding or order
(excluding any proceeding before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office or
equivalent authority anywhere in the world in connection with the prosecution of
Patents included in the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights) that
restricts or conditions the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Company or
GEAI or any of their Affiliates or which would reasonably be expected to affect
in any material respect the validity, use or enforceability of such Company
Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights.
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(e) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(e), in
each case in which the Company, GEAI or any of their Affiliates acquired
ownership of any Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights from any
Person, the Company, GEAI or such Affiliate has obtained a written assignment
that, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, is valid, enforceable, and sufficient
to transfer all such Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights to the
Company, GEAI or such Affiliate.
(f) Subject
to Section
4.10(j) and the Knowledge qualification contained therein, the Company
Intellectual Property Rights and the rights to be granted pursuant to the
Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement and services identified in the
Transition Services Agreement constitute all Intellectual Property Rights
(excluding the GECC Name and GECC Marks) in use by, and necessary to the
operation of, the Business in all respects as conducted on the date of this
Agreement and as has been conducted since July 1, 2008.
(g) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(g) and
subject to Section
4.10(j) and the Knowledge qualification contained therein, all Registered
Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Rights are transferable, alienable or
licensable to the Purchaser by the Company or GEAI or their Affiliates, as
applicable, without restriction, other than Permitted Encumbrances,
non-exclusive licenses granted to customers, end-users, and vendors under
agreements granted in the ordinary course of business, options to license, and
covenants not to asset claims of infringement, and without payment of any
kind to any third party.
(h) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.10(h), to
the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, each item of Registered Proprietary Company
Intellectual Property Rights is valid and subsisting, all registration,
maintenance and renewal fees due for payment as of the Closing Date in
connection with such Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual Property Rights
have been paid by their final due date, and all necessary documents and
certificates in connection with such Registered Proprietary Company Intellectual
Property Rights have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark
or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case
may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Registered Proprietary Company
Intellectual Property Rights.
(i) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(i) and
subject to Section
4.10(j) and the Knowledge qualification contained therein, to the
Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, no third party has any rights to any Company
Intellectual Property Rights (other than non-exclusive license rights and rights
granted by the Company or GEAI or any of their Affiliates to Customers or end
users, where such rights have been granted under standard end-user agreements in
the ordinary course of business).
(j) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(j),
neither GECC, the Company nor GEAI nor any of their Affiliates has received, at
any time since July 1, 2008, and, to their Knowledge, neither the Company, GEAI,
nor any of their Affiliates is aware of any facts that indicate a likelihood of
receiving, written notice from any Person claiming that the operation of the
Business or any act, product, technology or service of the Company or GEAI or
any of their Affiliates infringes, misappropriates or dilutes any Intellectual
Property Right of any Person.
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(k) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(k), to
the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, no Person is infringing, misappropriating, or
diluting any Company Intellectual Property Rights.
(l)
To the Knowledge of GECC and
GEAI and excluding the Company Intellectual Property Rights, it is not necessary
for the Company to utilize any inventions of any of its or any of its
Affiliates’ current employees made prior to their employment by the Company or
any Affiliate to operate the Business as conducted on the date of this
Agreement.
(m) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.10(m), no
current or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, former employee or consultant of
the Company or GEAI or their Affiliates has a right, title or interest in any
Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights except any such rights that do
not materially impair the ability of the Company to operate the Business as
conducted on the date of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of GECC and
GEAI, no such employee or consultant is in default or breach of any material
term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, assignment of
invention agreement, or similar agreement relating to the protection, ownership,
or use of the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights.
(n) With
respect to the Software included in the Company Intellectual Property Rights,
(i) neither GECC, GEAI, nor any of their Affiliates has Knowledge of any
material defects in such Software, including any material error or omission in
the processing of any transactions other than defects which have been corrected,
and (ii) to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, no such Software disrupts, disables,
or otherwise impairs in a material manner the functioning of any Software in
connection with the current use of such Software by GEAI or any of its
Affiliates. During the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof,
(i) to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, there have been no material security
breaches in the information technology systems of the GEAI or any of their
Affiliates, and (ii) there have been no disruptions in the information
technology systems of the GEAI or any of their Affiliates that have adversely
affected the Business in any material respect.
(o) To
the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, and except as set forth on Schedule 4.10(o), no
open source software has been used in the creation of the Company Software
included in the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights in a manner
that would obligate GECC or GEAI or any of its Affiliates to disclose to any
third party the source code for such Company Software, and all Software licensed
under an open source licensing model has been used in compliance with the terms
of the applicable licensing agreement.
(p) Each
of the Company and GEAI and their Affiliates has taken commercially reasonable
steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of trade secrets and source
code included in any Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights and any
Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company, GEAI or
their Affiliates under a written agreement having a confidentiality
obligation. To the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, no employee of the
Company or GEAI or their Affiliates is in violation or breach of any term of any
written agreements entered into by Company, GEAI or their Affiliates and
relating to protection of know how and/or trade secrets included in the Company
Intellectual Property Rights in a manner that would impair the value of such
Company Intellectual Property Rights in any material respect.
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(q) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(q), in
the two years prior to the Closing, neither GEAI nor any of its Affiliates has
granted an exclusive license to a third party under the Company Proprietary
Intellectual Property Rights and no Company Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights have been granted to GEAI nor any of its Affiliates on
an exclusive basis from a third party.
Section
4.11. Contracts.
(a) Schedule 4.11(a)
lists all contracts, agreements, leases, commitments, instruments, or licenses,
whether written or oral, to which the Company, GEAI, GECC or any of GECC’s other
subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise bound and which relate to the Business
or the operation or conduct thereof, of the type described below (collectively,
“Contracts”)
(other than the employment agreements set forth on Schedule 4.8 and the
real property leases set forth on Schedule
4.17):
(i) any
collective bargaining agreement or other contract with any labor organization,
union or association;
(ii) agreements
that would, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby,
prohibit or materially limit the ability of the Business to compete in any line
of business activity or with any Person;
(iii) any
agreement under which the Company or GEAI is a lessor or sublessor of, or makes
available for use to any Person, any assets of the Business, which provides for
payments in excess of $25,000 per year;
(iv) any
agreement for the lease of any machinery, equipment, vehicle or other tangible
personal property owned by any Person and such lease, sublease or similar
agreement provides for annual payments in excess of $25,000 by the Business or
to the Business;
(v) any
license, option, covenant not to assert a claim of infringement, or other
agreement to which Company, GEAI, or any of their Affiliates is a party,
relating in whole or in part to the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property
Rights, other than non-exclusive license agreements granted to customers,
end-users, and vendors by the Company or GEAI or any of their Affiliates in the
ordinary course of business, which provides for annual payments in excess of
$25,000 and that is not terminable without payment or penalty upon no more than
ninety (90) days’ notice;
(vi) other
than with respect to intercompany loans that will be repaid on or prior to
Closing, any agreement under which the Company has borrowed any money from, or
issued any note, bond, debenture or other evidence of Indebtedness of the
Business to, any Person, in each case, in excess of $25,000;
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(vii) any
agreement under which the Company or GEAI or the Business has, directly or
indirectly, guaranteed Indebtedness of any other Person, in excess of
$25,000;
(viii) any
agreement under which the Company or GEAI or the Business has, directly or
indirectly, made any material advance, loan or extension of credit (other than
trade credit in the ordinary course of business that is reflected in the Interim
Financial Statements or incurred in the ordinary course of business since the
date of the Interim Financial Statements, solely to the extent that such trade
credit is at such levels or in such amounts as shall be substantially consistent
with past practices) to any Person, in excess of $25,000;
(ix) any
agreement granting an Encumbrance upon any of the assets of the Business which
secures Indebtedness in excess of $25,000 or guarantees performance of services
in excess of $25,000;
(x) any
agreement (including a purchase order) involving payment of more than $50,000 or
extending for a term of more than one hundred and eighty (180) days from the
date of this Agreement (unless terminable without payment or penalty upon no
more than thirty (30) days’ notice);
(xi) any
pending agreement for the transfer or sale of any assets of the Business in
exchange for the payment or transfer of value or other consideration in excess
of $25,000 (other than any pending agreement for the sale of any asset by the
Business in the ordinary course of business);
(xii) any
material agreement with any Governmental Authority;
(xiii) any
agreement for any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement that is not
terminable by the Company or GEAI on less than thirty (30) days’
notice;
(xiv) any
agreements with Customers which purchased $100,000 or more of goods and/or
services from July 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009;
(xv) any
agreements with Suppliers which sold $100,000 or more of goods and/or services
from July 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009;
(xvi) any
stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements or other acquisition or
divestiture agreements entered into by the Company or GEAI since July 1, 2008
(other than agreements relating to the sale of assets by the Business in the
ordinary course of business); and
(xvii) any
agreements that are material to the Business taken as a whole and which are not
otherwise required to be included on Schedule 4.11(a) by
clauses (i) through (xvi) above.
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(b) Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.11(b),
since July 1, 2008, none of the other parties to any Contracts identified on
Schedule
4.11(a) has given written notice to GECC or GEAI or the Company, or any
of their Affiliates, as applicable, (i) that it is terminating, or intends to
terminate, any Contract; (ii) that it intends to breach or not perform any of
its material obligations under a Contract; or (iii) that it is not renewing any
Contract, in each of the cases in clauses (i) through (iii) above, whether as a
result of transactions contemplated hereby or by the Transaction Documents or
otherwise. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.11(a), no
material amendments to any Contracts are currently being negotiated or
discussed.
(c) Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4.11(c),
since July 1, 2008, neither GECC, GEAI, the Company, nor any of their respective
Affiliates, has received written notice that it is in, or given written notice
of any, material default, or claimed, purported or alleged material default, on
the part of any party in the performance of any of the Contracts identified on
Schedule
4.11(a), and such material default is unresolved and existing as of the
date hereof.
(d) True,
complete and correct copies of all written Contracts (and summaries of oral
contracts) identified on Schedule 4.11(a),
including any amendments thereto, have been made available to the Purchaser by
GECC, GEAI or the Company.
Section
4.12. Accounts
Receivable.
(a) Schedule 4.12(a) sets
forth an aging, by account debtor, of the Accounts Receivable of the Business as
of November 27, 2009.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.12(b), all
of such Accounts Receivable have arisen from bona fide transactions in the
ordinary course of the Business. Since July 1, 2008, neither GEAI nor
the Company has changed its accounting policies with respect to the Accounts
Receivable of the Business.
Section
4.13. Brokers’ and Finders’
Fees. No Person is or will be entitled to a broker’s,
finder’s, investment banker’s, financial adviser’s or similar fee from the
Company, GEAI or GECC, or any of their Affiliates, in connection with this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
4.14. Environmental
Matters. The operation and conduct of the Business are in
compliance in all respects with all Environmental Laws, except where any failure
to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. No administrative or judicial
proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, threatened, that
alleges a failure to comply with any Environmental Laws in connection with the
operation and conduct of the Business. Each of the Company and GEAI
has all Permits required under all applicable Environmental Laws to operate the
Business lawfully, except where any failure to have any Permit would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of GECC and GEAI, none of the Leased
Real Property has ever been used to generate, manufacture, refine, transport,
treat, store, handle, dispose of, transfer or process Regulated Substances
except in the ordinary course of business in compliance with Environmental Laws,
except where non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There have
been no Regulated Substances generated, transported or disposed of by the
Company or GEAI with respect to the operation of the Business except in the
ordinary course of business in material compliance with Environmental
Laws. Neither the Company nor GEAI nor any of their Affiliates has
received in writing any enforcement notices under Environmental Laws with
respect to the Business since July 1, 2008. The representations and
warranties contained in this Section 4.14 are the
only representations and warranties being made with respect to compliance with
or liability under Environmental Laws related to the Business.
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Section
4.15. Compliance with
Laws. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.15(a),
since July 1, 2008, the Business has been conducted in accordance with all Laws
applicable to the Business and the properties, assets and operations of the
Business, except for violations that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(b),
since July 1, 2008, neither GECC nor GEAI nor the Company, nor any of their
respective Affiliates, has received any written notification from any
Governmental Authority of any alleged violation by the Business of any material
Laws.
Section
4.16. Insurance. The
Company and/or GEAI maintain insurance policies that the Company and GEAI
believe to be reasonable and appropriate covering the Business. Schedule 4.16 lists
all insurance policies currently in effect with respect to the
Business. Schedule 4.16 lists,
for each such policy, the name of the carrier, the policy number, the policy
period, the basic coverage afforded and the amount of
coverage. Except as otherwise noted on Schedule 4.16, all
such insurance policies provide occurrence coverage.
Section
4.17. Real
Property.
(a) Neither
the Company nor GEAI owns fee simple title to any real property. No
real property owned in fee simple by any Affiliate of the Company or GEAI is
primarily used in the operation or conduct of the Business.
(b) Schedule 4.17
contains a true and correct list of each parcel of real property leased or
subleased by the Company or GEAI or any of their Affiliates and used in the
operation or conduct of the Business as presently conducted (the “Leased Real
Property”) and includes the parties to such lease or sublease and any
amendments thereto.
(c) The
Company or GEAI, as applicable, has valid leasehold interests in all Leased Real
Property and the Company or GEAI is in possession of each parcel of Leased Real
Property.
(d) The
Company or GEAI has a valid and subsisting leasehold estate in and the right to
quiet enjoyment of the Leased Real Property. Each lease referred to
in paragraph (b) above is a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity,
and neither the Company nor GEAI has received written notice from any lessor of
any default (or any condition or event that, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) thereunder. Neither the Company nor
GEAI owes any brokerage commissions with respect to any such Leased Real
Property (including any contingent obligation in respect of future lease
extensions).
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(e) GECC
has made available to the Purchaser true and complete copies of all leases
(including any amendments and renewal letters) relating to a parcel of Leased
Real Property.
Section
4.18. Related Party
Contracts. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18, no
contracts or agreements have been entered into since July 1, 2008 between the
Company or GEAI, on the one hand, and any director, officer or employee (other
than in his or her capacity as an employee) of (a) the Company, (b) GEAI or (c)
any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand.
Section
4.19. Customers and
Suppliers.
(a) Schedule 4.19(a)(i)
lists all Customers which purchased $100,000 or more of goods and services from
the Business from July 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009; (ii) sets forth the
total dollar amount of sales to each such Customer from July 1, 2008 through
November 30, 2009; and (iii) lists all former customers of the Business that
terminated their contract or agreement with the Business or ceased transacting
business with the Business from July 1, 2008 through November 30,
2009.
(b) Schedule 4.19(b)(i)
lists all Suppliers, and groups of related Suppliers, which sold $100,000 or
more of goods and services to the Business from July 1, 2008 through November
30, 2009; (ii) sets forth the total dollar volume of purchases by the Business
from each such Supplier from July 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009; and (iii)
lists all former suppliers of the Business that terminated their contract or
agreement with the Business or ceased transacting business with the Business
from July 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009.
Section
4.20. Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20 or as
reflected in the Financial Statements, there are no liabilities of the Business
or the Company or GEAI of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or
unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, or whether due or to become
due, of a nature required to be disclosed in a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices since November 30,
2009.
Section
4.21. No
Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21, no
material notice to, material filing with, or material authorization,
registration, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or other Person
is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by the Company or GEAI
of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which the Company or
GEAI is a party, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, except for any such consents or approvals that already have been
obtained on or prior to the date hereof.
Section
4.22. Inventory. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.22, the
raw materials and finished goods inventory of the Business to the extent
reflected on the Interim Financial Statements net of reserves are usable or
saleable in the ordinary course of business of the Business and are recorded on
the books of GEAI and the Company at the lower of cost or market value in
accordance with GAAP; provided however, nothing in
this Section
4.22 shall be deemed to constitute a representation, warranty or
guarantee of the timing or prospects of the sale of any such raw materials or
finished goods inventory.
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Section
4.23. Restrictive
Agreements. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.23,
neither the Company nor GEAI is a party to any agreement or contract, commitment
or arrangement, written or oral, by which any such Person or any of its
properties or assets is bound or affected, (a) to loan money or extend credit in
excess of $25,000 (other than trade credit in the ordinary course of business,
solely to the extent that such trade credit is at such levels or in such amounts
as shall be substantially consistent with past practices) to or guarantee the
Indebtedness of any other Person (other than guarantees by way of endorsement of
negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business); (b) which involves
any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement involving sharing of profits
of the Business with any Person (other than with GECC and its Affiliates); or
(c) which would restrict the Company from carrying on the Business anywhere in
the world.
Section
4.24. Bank
Accounts. Schedule 4.24 hereto
sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the names and addresses of all
banks and other financial institutions in which the Company or GEAI or the
Business maintains an account, together with the names of all persons authorized
to draw on these accounts.
Section
4.25. Rights and Assets
Sufficient. On the Closing Date, the properties and assets
owned by, leased or licensed to or otherwise freely available in the public
domain for use by the Business, and taking into account the transactions and
licenses contemplated by the Transaction Documents, constitute all rights,
properties and assets necessary for the operation of the Business in all
material respects as it is conducted on the date of this Agreement (other than
the Excluded Contracts); provided, however, nothing in
this Section
4.25 shall be deemed to constitute a representation or warranty as to the
adequacy of the amounts of cash or Working Capital (or the availability of the
same) or a representation or warranty that the assets owned by, leased or
licensed to or available for use by the Business do not infringe upon, dilute or
misappropriate any right of any Person or constitute unfair competition or trade
practices under the laws of any jurisdiction.
Section
4.26. Privacy. Each
of the Company and GEAI complies with applicable Laws, as well as its own rules,
policies, and procedures, relating to privacy, data protection, and the
collection and use of personal information collected, used, or held for use by
the Company, GEAI and their Affiliates in the conduct of the
Business. During the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof, no
claims have been asserted or threatened against the Company or GEAI or any of
their Affiliates alleging a violation of any Person’s privacy or personal
information or data rights in any manner which, if proven or established, would,
individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any Law or rule, policy, or
procedure related to privacy, data protection, or the collection and use of
personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company or GEAI or
their Affiliates in the operation of the Business.
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Section
4.27. Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. Since July 1, 2008, each of the Company and GEAI
(including any of their respective directors, agents, distributors, employees or
other Persons authorized to act on their behalf) has not, directly or
indirectly, taken any action in material violation of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any rules or regulations thereunder or any
similar anti-corruption or anti-bribery Law applicable to the Company or GEAI or
the Business (as in effect at the time of such action), and, to the Knowledge of
GECC and GEAI, none of them has (a) made political contributions, (b) made or
authorized any payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees
in their individual capacities for the purpose of affecting their action or the
action of the Governmental Authority they represent to obtain special
concessions, or (c) made or authorized any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other similar payment, directly or indirectly, to obtain or
retain business, in each case to the extent related to the Business and in each
case, that is unlawful in any material respect.
Section
4.28. NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED
IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AS THE SAME MAY BE
MODIFIED, SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, OR IN ANY ANNEXES,
SCHEDULES, OR EXHIBITS HERETO OR THERETO, NONE OF THE COMPANY, GEAI OR GECC OR
ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS.
ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to GECC as follows:
Section
5.1. Organization. The
Purchaser is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and
authority to own or lease its property and assets and to carry on its business
as presently conducted.
Section
5.2. Authorization. The
Purchaser has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, all of which have been duly
authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the
Purchaser. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to
which the Purchaser is a party have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Purchaser and constitute valid and binding agreements of the Purchaser,
enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their terms, subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
and to general principles of equity.
Section
5.3. Non-Contravention. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents
to which the Purchaser is a party, nor the performance by the Purchaser of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder, will: (a) contravene any
provision contained in the Purchaser’s Organizational Documents; or (b) provided
that any filings, authorizations, registrations, consents and approvals
described in Section
5.4 have been made or obtained, violate or result in a material breach
(with or without the lapse of time, the giving of notice or both) of or
constitute a material default under (i) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to
which the Purchaser is a party or (ii) any material judgment, order, decree,
law, rule or regulation or other restriction of any Governmental Authority, in
each case to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or to which
any of its assets or properties are subject, except in the case of clause (b),
for such violations, breaches or defaults which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not result in a material adverse effect on the
Purchaser.
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Section
5.4. No
Consents. No material notice to, material filing with, or
material authorization, registration, consent or approval of any Governmental
Authority or other Person is necessary for the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which the
Purchaser is a party, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, except for any such consents or approvals that already have
been obtained on or prior to the date hereof.
Section
5.5. Litigation. There
are no lawsuits, arbitrations, actions, proceedings, claims, orders or
investigations by or before any Governmental Authority or any other Person
pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened, against the
Purchaser, seeking to enjoin the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of
the other Transaction Documents.
Section
5.6. Brokers’ and Finders’
Fees. The Purchaser has not incurred, nor will it incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’
commissions or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, except for those payable to Xxxxx and Company,
LLC.
Section
5.7. Investment
Intention. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and the Purchaser is acquiring
the Membership Interests solely for its own account for investment and not with
a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof in any transaction or
series of transactions that would be in violation of the securities laws of the
United States or any state thereof. The Purchaser understands that
the offer and sale by GECC of the Membership Interests being acquired by the
Purchaser hereunder has not been registered under the Securities Act by reason
of its contemplated issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and that the reliance of
GECC on such exemptions from registration is predicated, in part, on these
representations of the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
VI.
COVENANTS
AND AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1. Transfer
Taxes. All excise, sales, use, transfer (including real
property transfer or gains), stamp, documentary, filing, recordation and other
similar Taxes, together with interest, additions or penalties with respect
thereto resulting directly from the transaction contemplated by the Agreement,
shall be equally borne and paid by the Purchaser on the one hand and GECC on the
other hand. Any Tax returns required to be filed in connection with
transfer Taxes shall be prepared and filed when due by the party primarily or
customarily responsible under the applicable law for filing such Tax
returns. The party filing any such transfer Tax return shall provide
the other relevant party with a copy of such return no later than ten (10) days
prior to such filing.
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Section
6.2. Tax
Matters.
(a) Pre-Closing
Tax Periods. GECC shall prepare and file (or cause to be
filed) all Tax Returns (and other required documents in connection therewith) of
the Company and GEAI required to be filed with respect to the Business for all
tax periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date. GECC shall be
responsible for the conduct of all federal, state and local tax examinations
relating to the Tax Returns referred to in the preceding
sentence. GECC shall be liable for and pay all Taxes due in respect
of such Tax Returns, except to the extent such Taxes are reflected as a
liability in the Closing Statement.
(b) Straddle
Periods. The Purchaser shall prepare and file all Tax Returns
of the Company and the Business for all taxable periods ending after the Closing
Date and, except as provided in the following sentence, shall be liable for and
pay all Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns. GECC shall be liable
for and pay all Taxes due in respect of the portion through the end of the
Closing Date of any Tax period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date (each such Tax period hereinafter is referred to as a “Straddle Period”),
except to the extent such Taxes are reflected as a liability in the Closing
Statement. In the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any
Taxes based on or measured by gross income or receipts of the Company or the
Business for the period ending on the Closing Date shall be determined based on
an interim closing of the books as of the Closing Date and the amount of other
Taxes of the Company and the Business shall be deemed to be the amount of such
Tax for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of
which is the number of days from the beginning of the Straddle Period through
and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of
days in such Straddle Period.
(c) Purchase
Price Allocation. As soon as practicable after the Closing
Date, the Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to GECC an allocation of the
Purchase Price (plus assumed liabilities, to the extent properly taken into
account under Section 1060 of the Code) among the assets of the Company in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder. If GECC objects to such allocation, GECC
shall provide notice of such objection to the Purchaser within thirty (30) days
of receiving the allocation from the Purchaser, and GECC and the Purchaser shall
attempt to reach agreement on a revised allocation within sixty (60) days of the
Purchaser’s receipt of such notice of objection. If GECC and the
Purchaser reach an agreement on a revised allocation (or if GECC fails to
provide a timely notice of objection to the allocation provided by the
Purchaser), then GECC and the Purchaser agree to file all Tax Returns (including
IRS Form 8594 or any successor form) in a manner consistent with the allocation
provided by the Purchaser (adjusted as necessary to reflect any revisions agreed
to by the Purchaser and GECC) and agree not to take any position before any
taxing authority that is inconsistent with such allocation. If GECC
and the Purchaser shall not have agreed to a revised allocation by the sixtieth
(60) day following the Purchaser’s receipt of a notice of objection from GECC,
then GECC and the Purchaser shall have no further obligations pursuant to this
Section 6.2(c),
and each of GECC and the Purchaser shall make its own determination of the
allocation of the Purchase Price.
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(d) Cooperation
on Tax Matters. The Purchaser and GECC agree to cooperate, as
and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, in connection with
(i) the preparation and filing of any Tax Return relating to the Business, and
(ii) any examination, audit or other proceeding by a Governmental Authority with
respect to any such Tax Return. In the case of any such examination,
audit or other proceeding, such cooperation shall include the provision of
records and information which are reasonably relevant to such examination, audit
or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. The Purchaser agrees (i) to retain all books and records
with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Business relating to any Taxable
period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations, and (ii) to give GECC reasonable written notice prior to
transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if GECC
so requests, the Purchaser shall allow GECC to take possession of such books and
records.
Section
6.3. Non-Competition. The
Parties acknowledge and agree that certain non-competition covenants are set
forth in Exhibit
F hereto (the “Noncompete Exhibit”),
and each Party agrees to the terms and provisions set forth
therein.
Section
6.4. Confidentiality.
(a) GECC,
GEAI and each of their Affiliates (the “GE Parties”) shall,
and shall cause each of their respective directors, managers, officers,
employees, agents, advisors and representatives (collectively, “GE Representatives”)
to, maintain in confidence and not, directly or indirectly, use, disseminate,
disclose or publish, or use for such Person’s benefit or the benefit of any
other Person, any confidential, non-public or proprietary information of or
relating to the Company or the Business (collectively, the “Business Confidential
Information”), including in connection with any
businesses or activities that may be permitted pursuant to the terms of the
Noncompete Exhibit, or deliver or disclose to any Person any document, record,
notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such
Business Confidential Information; provided, however, that the
Business Confidential Information may be disclosed to, and used by, GE Parties
and GE Representatives who need to know such Business Confidential Information
for purposes permitted by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or to
perform obligations of the GE Parties under this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents or to pursue or enforce rights or remedies under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents. Each of GECC and GEAI acknowledges the
importance of the Business Confidential Information and the damage that could
result to the Company and/or to the Purchaser if any of the Business
Confidential Information is used or disclosed except as authorized by this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding this Section 6.4(a), in
the event any of the GE Parties or any GE Representatives are requested or
required (by oral questions, interrogatories, depositions, requests for
information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar
process) to disclose all or any part of the Business Confidential Information,
the GE Parties or any of the GE Representatives, as the case may be, agree to
(i) promptly notify the Purchaser of the existence and material terms and
circumstances surrounding such request and (ii) reasonably assist the Purchaser,
at the Purchaser’s request and expense, in opposing, limiting or otherwise
responding to such process. The term “Business Confidential
Information” does not include information that (A) is or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a GE
Party or a GE Representative in violation of this Section 6.4(a), (B)
was or is available to a GE Party or GE Representative on a non-confidential
basis from a source other than a GE Party or GE Representative or the Purchaser
or its Affiliates or (C) has been or is independently developed by a GE Party or
a GE Representative without the use of the Business Confidential Information or
in violation of this Section
6.4(a).
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(b) The
Purchaser, the Company and each of their Affiliates (the “Purchaser Parties”)
shall, and shall cause each of their respective directors, managers, officers,
employees, agents, advisors and representatives (collectively, “Purchaser
Representatives”) to, maintain in confidence and not, directly or
indirectly, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for such Person’s
benefit or the benefit of any other Person, any confidential, non-public or
proprietary information of the GE Parties made available to the Purchaser in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which is not
Business Confidential Information (collectively, the “GE Confidential
Information”), or deliver or disclose to any Person any document, record,
notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such GE
Confidential Information; provided, however, that the GE
Confidential Information may be disclosed to, and used by, Purchaser Parties and
Purchaser Representatives who need to know such GE Confidential Information for
purposes permitted by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or to perform
obligations of the Purchaser Parties under this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents or to pursue or enforce rights or remedies under this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents. Each of the Purchaser and the Company
acknowledges the importance of the GE Confidential Information and the damage
that could result to the GE Parties if any of the GE Confidential Information is
used or disclosed except as authorized by this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents. Notwithstanding this Section 6.4(b), in
the event any of the Purchaser Parties or any Purchaser Representatives are
requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, depositions, requests
for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar
process) to disclose all or any part of the GE Confidential Information, the
Purchaser Parties or any of the Purchaser Representatives, as the case may be,
agree to (i) promptly notify GECC of the existence and material terms and
circumstances surrounding such request and (ii) reasonably assist GECC, at
GECC’s request and expense, in opposing, limiting or otherwise responding to
such process. The term “GE Confidential
Information” does not include information that (A) is or becomes
generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by a
Purchaser Party or a Purchaser Representative in violation of this Section 6.4(b), or
(B) was or is available to a Purchaser Party or Purchaser Representative on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than a Purchaser Party or Purchaser
Representative or the GE Parties or their Affiliates or (C) has been or is
independently developed by a Purchaser Party or a Purchaser Representative
without the use of the GE Confidential Information or in violation of this Section
6.4(b).
Section
6.5. Further
Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions provided
herein, each of the Parties hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents. In the event that at any time after the
Closing Date, any further action is reasonably necessary to carry out the
purposes of the Transaction Documents, then the Parties or the proper officers,
managers, and/or employees thereof shall take all such action without any
further consideration therefor.
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Section
6.6. Public
Announcements. Except as may be required by Law or as
otherwise set forth in this Section 6.6, neither
GECC or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, nor the Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates, on the other hand, shall issue any press release or otherwise
publicly disclose this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents or any dealings between or among the Parties in connection
with the subject matter hereof without the prior written approval of the other;
provided, however, that the Purchaser and GECC hereby consent to the joint
issuance, upon execution of this Agreement, of a press release disclosing the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in form and substance to be mutually
agreed by the Parties. In the event that any additional press release
or other public disclosure shall be required by applicable Law, the Party
required to issue such other press release or other public disclosure shall
consult in good faith with the other Party with respect to the form and
substance of such press release or other public disclosure and shall, to the
extent practicable, allow the other Party a reasonable opportunity to comment on
such press release or other public disclosure prior to the public dissemination
thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that,
notwithstanding (and without limiting) the foregoing, nothing herein will
prohibit the Purchaser or GECC from issuing or causing publication of any press
release or public announcement to the extent that such Party reasonably
determines such action to be required by Law, or the regulations of any
Governmental Authority (including the rules of any stock exchange or automated
quotation system on which the securities of such Party may be traded or quoted),
or any other self-regulatory organization, in which case the Purchaser or GECC,
as applicable, will use reasonable efforts to allow the other Party reasonable
time to review and, to the extent practicable, comment on such release or
announcement in advance of its issuance.
Section
6.7. Employee
Matters. The Parties acknowledge and agree that employee
matters in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereunder will be set forth in the Employee Matters Exhibit and each Party
agrees to the terms and provisions set forth therein.
Section
6.8. Rights to GECC Name and GECC
Marks.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 6.8, the
Purchaser and its Affiliates (including the Company) shall cease and discontinue
all uses of the GECC Name and GECC Marks immediately upon the Closing, and the
Purchaser agrees that the rights of the Company to the GECC Name and the GECC
Marks pursuant to the terms of any trademark agreements between GECC and its
Affiliates on the one hand and the Company on the other hand shall terminate on
the Closing Date.
(b) The
Purchaser shall (i) promptly, and in any event no later than thirty (30) days
after the Closing Date, cease all use of any of the GECC Name and GECC Marks on
or in connection with all stationery, business cards, purchase orders, lease
agreements, warranties, indemnifications, invoices and other similar
correspondence and other documents of a contractual nature, (ii) promptly, and
in any event no later than two (2) months after the Closing Date, complete the
removal of any of the GECC Name and GECC Marks from all product, services and
technical information promotional brochures, and (iii) with respect to any
assets of the Business bearing any of the GECC Name and GECC Marks and use their
commercially reasonable efforts to relabel such assets or remove such GECC Name
and GECC Marks from such assets promptly, and in any event no later than six (6)
months after the Closing Date. The Purchaser agrees that after the
Closing Date the Purchaser (1) will not expressly, or by implication, do
business as or represent themselves as General Electric Capital Corporation or
its Affiliates and (2) with respect to any assets of the Business managed,
operated or leased after the Closing Date, will represent in writing to the
lessors of such assets that such assets are those of the Purchaser and not those
of GECC and its Affiliates and (3) will cooperate with GECC or any of its
Affiliates in terminating any contracts pursuant to which GECC or the Company
license any of the GECC Name and GECC Marks to customers.
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(c) The
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except to the extent expressly provided
in this Section
6.8, the Purchaser shall not have any rights in any of the GECC Name and
GECC Marks and the Purchaser shall not contest the ownership or validity of any
rights of GECC or any of its Affiliates in or to any of the GECC Name and GECC
Marks.
Section
6.9. Intellectual Property
Maintenance. Following the Closing, the Purchaser will have
the sole right (but not the obligation) to file, prosecute, and maintain, at its
sole cost and expense, any Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Domain Names
that are an item of the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property
Rights. Following the Closing, the Purchaser shall be responsible for
recording the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office and other authorities or entities as it deems appropriate,
at its sole cost and expense (including attorney fees and filing fees), provided
that the foregoing sentence shall in no way relieve GECC of its obligations to
submit the appropriate documentation to affect the transfer of the Domain Names
pursuant to the Assignment of Domain Names. Subject to the terms and
conditions provided herein, GECC shall cooperate with the Purchaser, as and to
the extent reasonably requested by the Purchaser after the Closing Date, at the
Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, to secure any further registration of, or to
enforce, prosecute, or defend, any Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, or Domain
Names that are an item of the Company Proprietary Intellectual Property Rights
and to execute assignments and any other documents, where reasonably necessary,
to effect the transfer of such Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Domain
Names. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing obligation upon GECC
includes, but is not limited to, (a) assisting the Purchaser with its
prosecution of Patents that are an item of the Company Proprietary Intellectual
Property Rights, as the Purchaser may reasonably request after the Closing Date,
by making patent counsel and inventors employed by and available to GECC as of
the date of the request, reasonably available to the Purchaser at Purchaser’s
expense and (b) cooperating with the Purchaser, as and to the extent reasonably
requested by the Purchaser after the Closing Date, at the Purchaser’s sole cost
and expense, to secure a registration of the “VERIWISE” term in the United
States, Canada, and Mexico.
Section
6.10. Transfer of Company
Intellectual Property. Subject to the terms and conditions
provided by this Agreement, to the extent that the Parties become aware of any
Company Intellectual Property Right that is not transferred to the Company prior
to the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, the Intellectual Property
Assignment Agreements or the Contribution and Assumption Agreements, but which
should have been so transferred pursuant to this Agreement, the Intellectual
Property Assignment Agreements or the Contribution and Assignment Agreements,
GECC and GEAI hereby agree to, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to,
at their sole expense, take all reasonably necessary steps to effectuate the
transfer of such Company Intellectual Property Right to the Company promptly
upon the identification of such non-transferred Company Intellectual Property
Right, including taking commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents
or approvals required for transfer of such Company Licensed Intellectual
Property Rights to the Company under the terms and conditions of the relevant
license agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, GECC and GEAI shall
only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts under this Section 6.10
to transfer Company Licensed Intellectual Property Rights that require consent
to transfer.
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Section
6.11. Voluntary Surrender of
Trademark Registrations. GECC and GEAI shall, and shall cause
their respective Affiliates to, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date,
voluntarily surrender U.S. Trademark
Registration Nos. 2,900,881 and 3,077,326 and Canadian Trademark Registration
No. 679210.
Section
6.12. Post-Closing
Cooperation.
(a) For
a period of two (2) years from the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall provide,
and shall cause the Company to provide, the officers, employees and authorized
agents of GECC, GEAI and their Affiliates with (i) reasonable assistance of
applicable Company personnel and (ii) reasonable access, during normal business
hours and upon reasonable prior notice, to the properties, work papers, books
and records and similar materials of the Business, for the purpose of assisting
GECC, GEAI and their Affiliates (x) in evaluating and/or defending any of the
matters set forth on Schedule 8.2(a) or
arising out of or relating to the Excluded Contracts, including requesting the
presence of such persons as witnesses in hearings or trials and (y) in the
accounting, closing and reporting of GEAI financial balances and legal entities;
provided, however, that the
Purchaser (and/or its Affiliates) shall be reimbursed by GECC for any reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this Section
6.12(a). The covenants contained in this Section 6.12(a) shall
not be in lieu of or otherwise limit the indemnification obligations of the
Parties pursuant to Article VIII
hereof.
(b) For
a period of two (2) years from the Closing Date, GECC shall provide, and shall
cause GEAI and its Affiliates to provide, the officers, employees and authorized
agents of the Purchaser with (i) reasonable assistance of applicable personnel
and (ii) reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable
prior notice, to the properties, work papers, books and records and similar
materials relating to the Business, for the purpose of assisting the Purchaser
with any audits, financial reporting and other regulatory compliance required by
the Business for financial periods prior to the Closing; provided, however, that GECC
shall be reimbursed by the Purchaser for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with this Section
6.12(b). The covenants contained in this Section 6.12(b) shall
not be in lieu of or otherwise limit the indemnification obligations of the
Parties pursuant to Article VIII
hereof.
Section
6.13. Excluded Contract
Damages. After the Closing Date, if a GE Party receives any
money damages from an Excluded Contract Party directly attributable to an
Excluded Contract, such GE Party promptly will pay to the Purchaser by wire
transfer in immediately available funds the amount of such money damages
received from the Excluded Contract Party, net of reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
expenses and other costs of litigation, settlement and/or
collection).
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ARTICLE
VII.
THE
CLOSING
Section
7.1. Deliveries by GECC and
GEAI. At the Closing, GECC and GEAI shall deliver to the
Purchaser the items described in this Section
7.1.
(a) Certificate
of Secretary. GECC shall deliver to the Purchaser a
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of GECC, dated as of the
Closing Date, (i) certifying as to (a) written consent of the sole member of the
Company approving this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (b) the Organizational
Documents of GECC, GEAI and the Company (in the case of each of the certificate
of incorporation of GECC and the certificate of formation of each of GEAI and
the Company, certified by the Secretary of State of the State Delaware within
five (5) days prior to the Closing Date); and (ii) setting forth (x) such good
standing certificates of GEAI and the Company as the Purchaser shall reasonably
request, including, without limitation, good standing certificates from the
Secretary of State (or the equivalent thereof) of the State of Delaware and each
jurisdiction in which the Business is registered to do business as a foreign
company and (y) an incumbency certificate with respect to all officers of GECC
and GEAI executing this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and/or any
instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby.
(b) Assignment
of Membership Interests. GEAI shall deliver an instrument of
assignment reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, evidencing the transfer and
assignment of the Membership Interests to the Purchaser.
(c) Additional
Agreements. GECC shall deliver to the Purchaser the Transition
Services Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements and the
Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, in each case, duly executed by
GECC and GEAI, as applicable.
(d) Consents
and Approvals. GECC shall deliver evidence, reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser, that all Consents and Approvals identified on Exhibit G hereto to
be obtained by GECC prior to the Closing have been obtained and will be in full
force and effect as of the Closing.
(e) Certificate
of Non-Foreign Status. GEAI shall deliver to the Purchaser a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date, sworn under penalty of perjury and in
form and substance required under the Treasury Regulations issued pursuant to
Section 1445 of the Code, stating that GEAI is not a “foreign
person.”
(f) Other
Documents. GECC and GEAI shall deliver such other documents as
the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
7.2. Deliveries by the
Purchaser. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to GECC
the items described in this Section
7.2.
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(a) Purchase
Price. The Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price to GECC, in
accordance with Article II
hereof.
(b) Certificate
of Secretary. The Purchaser shall deliver to GECC a
certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Purchaser, dated as
of the Closing Date, (i) certifying as to (a) resolutions of the board of
directors approving this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (b)
the Organizational Documents of the Purchaser (in the case of the
certificate of incorporation of the Purchaser, certified by the Secretary of
State of the State Delaware within five (5) days prior to the Closing Date); and
(ii) setting forth (x) a good standing certificate of the Purchaser from the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (y) an incumbency certificate
with respect to all officers of the Purchaser executing this Agreement, the
other Transaction Documents and/or any instrument or document contemplated
hereby or thereby.
(c) Additional
Agreements. The Purchaser shall deliver to GECC the Transition
Services Agreement, the Intellectual Property Assignment Agreements and the
Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement, in each case, duly executed by
the Purchaser.
(d) Other
Documents. The Purchaser shall deliver such other documents as
GECC may reasonably request in order to effectuate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII.
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section
8.1. Survival of Representations
and Warranties. Except as set forth below, the representations
and warranties provided for in this Agreement shall survive the date hereof and
remain in full force and effect for sixteen (16) months from the date hereof for
the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns; provided,
however, that the representations and warranties set forth in the following
sections shall survive the date hereof and remain in full force and effect for
the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns, (a) in the
case of Sections 3.1,
3.2, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.6 (collectively, the “Fundamental
Representations”), such representations and warranties shall continue in
full force and effect forever and shall not be subject to any time limitation,
(b) in the case of Section 4.7 (the
“Tax
Representations”), such representations and warranties shall survive
until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, (c) in the case
of Section 4.9,
such representations and warranties shall survive until ninety (90) calendar
days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; and (d) in
the case of Section
4.10, such representations and warranties shall survive until the earlier
of (i) ninety (90) calendar days after the expiration of the applicable statute
of limitations and (ii) three (3) years from the date hereof.
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Section
8.2. Indemnification.
(a) GECC
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser and its Affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and Permitted
Assignees (the “Purchaser Indemnified
Parties”), against and in respect of any and all claims, costs, expenses,
damages, liabilities, losses or deficiencies (including reasonable attorneys’
and accountants’ fees, and costs and expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing, defending against or prosecuting any litigation or
claim, action, suit, proceeding or demand) (collectively, “Damages”) arising out
of, resulting from or incurred in connection with: (i) any inaccuracy in any
representation or the breach of any warranty of GECC or GEAI contained in Article III and Article IV or in the
Schedules and Exhibits delivered by GECC or GEAI pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) the breach by GECC or GEAI of any covenant or agreement to be performed by
it hereunder or under the Employee Matters Exhibit and the Noncompete Exhibit
attached hereto; (iii) any Tax relating to the Company or the Business in
respect of any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect
to any Straddle Period, the applicable portion of such Straddle Period (as
determined under Section 6.2(b)); (iv)
the matters set forth on Schedule 8.2(a); (v)
any breach of the Trademark Co-Existence Agreement that results from the actions
of GECC, GEAI and/or any of their Affiliates (or any successors to any of the
foregoing); and (vi) the failure to obtain any consents of CA, Inc. or ING UOC
Plano, Inc. under the sublease listed as Item 1 on Schedule 4.17 (the “Plano Sublease”) and
the related xxxxxxxxx (the “Plano Xxxxxxxxx”), as
applicable, that are required as a result of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(b) The
Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless GECC and its Affiliates, officers,
directors, employees, agents, representatives and successors (the “GECC Indemnified
Parties”), against and in respect of any Damages arising out of,
resulting from or incurred in connection with: (i) any inaccuracy in
any representation or the breach of any warranty contained in Article V or in the
Exhibits delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement; (ii) the breach
by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement to be performed by the Purchaser
hereunder or under the Employee Matters Exhibit and the Noncompete Exhibit
attached hereto; (iii) any Tax relating to the Company or the Business in
respect of any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to
any Straddle Period, the applicable portion of such Straddle Period (as
determined under Section 6.2(b)); and
(iv) any breach of the Trademark Co-Existence Agreement that results from the
actions of the Purchaser and/or its Affiliates (or any successors to any of the
foregoing).
(c) Any
Person providing indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Section 8.2 is
hereinafter referred to as an “Indemnifying Party”
and any Person entitled to be indemnified pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 8.2 is
sometimes hereinafter referred to as an “Indemnified
Party.”
(d) The
indemnification obligations of GECC set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i)
(other than the indemnification obligations for breaches of Fundamental
Representations, breaches of Tax Representations and breaches of any
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.4 and 4.21
and (only with respect to the Plano Sublease) Sections 4.17(c) and
4.17(d), or in the case of fraudulent conduct on the part of GECC or GEAI
or any of their Affiliates) shall not apply to any claim for Damages unless and
until the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Damages that may be recovered from
GECC equals or exceeds $200,000 (the “Deductible Amount”),
in which event GECC shall only be required to indemnify the Purchaser
Indemnified Parties for any and all such Damages in excess of the Deductible
Amount; provided, that the
maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Damages which may be recovered by the
Purchaser Indemnified Parties in the event of an indemnification claim by the
Purchaser under Section 8.2(a)(i)
above (except for breaches of Fundamental Representations and Tax
Representations) shall be an amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the
Purchase Price (the “Cap”). The
indemnification obligations of GECC (x) for breaches by GECC or GEAI of
Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations, (y) indemnification claims
under clauses (ii) through (vi) of Section 8.2(a), or
(z) in the case
of fraudulent conduct on the part of GECC or GEAI, in each case, shall not be
subject to the Deductible Amount or the Cap set forth in this Section
8.2(d). The indemnification obligations of GECC for breaches
by GECC or GEAI of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.4, and
4.21 and (only with respect to the Plano Sublease) Sections 4.17(c) and
4.17(d) shall not be subject to the Deductible Amount set forth in this
Section
8.2(d).
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(e) The
indemnification obligations of the Purchaser set forth in Section 8.2(b)(i)
(other than the indemnification obligations for breaches of Fundamental
Representations or in the case of fraudulent conduct on the part of the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates) shall not apply to any claim for Damages
unless and until the aggregate amount of indemnifiable Damages that may be
recovered from the Purchaser equals or exceeds the Deductible Amount, in which
event the Purchaser shall only be required to indemnify the GECC Indemnified
Parties for any and all such Damages in excess of the Deductible Amount; provided, that the
maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Damages which may be recovered by the
GECC Indemnified Parties under Section 8.2(b)(i)
shall be an amount equal to the Cap. The indemnification obligations
of the Purchaser (x) for breaches of Fundamental Representations by the
Purchaser, (y) in the case of fraudulent conduct on the part of the Purchaser,
or (z) indemnification claims under clauses (ii) through (iv) of Section 8.2(b), in
each case, shall not be subject to the Deductible Amount or the
Cap.
(f) All
claims made during the relevant survival period described in Section 8.1 shall be
counted in determining whether the thresholds specified in subsections (d) and
(e) above have been achieved.
(g) Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, (i) no limitation on a Party’s liability
provided for herein shall apply in the event of fraudulent conduct on the part
of such Party, (ii) GECC shall not be obligated to indemnify the Purchaser with
respect to any Damage to the extent that a specific accrual or reserve for the
amount of such Damage was included in the calculation of Closing Working
Capital, and (iii) no Party shall have any liability under any provision of this
Agreement for any consequential, special, incidental, indirect or punitive
damages, lost profits or similar items (including diminution of value or loss of
business opportunity).
(h) For
all purposes of this Article VIII, “Damages” shall be net
of, with respect to a Purchaser Indemnified Party only, (i) any insurance or
other recoveries actually paid to the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates in
connection with the facts giving rise to the right of indemnification, less the
amount of any increased deductibles or fees associated with such recovery and
(ii) any net Tax benefit realized by the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates
that is attributable to such Damages, but only to the extent that such net Tax
benefit is actually realized by the Purchaser Indemnified Party in the year the
Damages are incurred (after first applying any net operating losses of the
Purchaser Indemnified Party arising in the year the Damages are paid or in an
earlier year). With respect to any insurance policies of the Company
and subject to the terms thereof, the Purchaser shall cause the Company not to
cancel or terminate prior to the end of their then current term any of such
policies (including any directors’ and officers’ liability coverage) the
premiums for which have been paid in full on the Closing Date or are reserved
for in the determination of the Closing Working Capital.
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(i)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, GECC shall have no obligation to indemnify the Purchaser with
respect to any Damage resulting from any inaccuracy in any representation or the
breach of any warranty contained in Section 4.14 to the
extent that any Purchaser Indemnified Party conducts or grants any third party
permission to conduct any environmental sampling or testing of soil, subsurface
strata, surface water, groundwater, sediments or ambient air at, on, under or
within any portion of the Leased Real Property unless (x) in response to an
immediate, imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment as
required under applicable Environmental Law, or (y) in connection with the
proposed closure of all or a portion of the Leased Real Property where required
by a Governmental Authority or Third Party Claim under Environmental Law or a
Permit required by a Governmental Authority under Environmental
Law.
(j)
Except with respect to the matters
covered by Section
2.3 or in the case of fraudulent conduct on the part of a Party and other
than with respect to any equitable remedies, the provisions of this Article VIII shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of any Indemnified Party for Damages
arising out of, resulting from or incurred in connection with any inaccuracy in
any representation or the breach of any warranty, covenants or agreements made
by the Indemnifying Party in this Agreement, in the Schedules and Exhibits
delivered by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement, or in any other
document or instrument heretofore delivered by the Indemnifying Party to the
Indemnified Party.
(k) In
calculating the amount of Damages arising from any inaccuracy in any
representation or the breach of any warranty contained in this Agreement, such
Damages shall be calculated without giving any effect to any reference to or
qualification of materiality or Material Adverse Effect.
(l)
The Parties agree to treat
all indemnification payments made pursuant to this Article VIII as an
adjustment to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes unless otherwise required
by Law.
(m) The
indemnification provided in clause (vi) of Section 8.2(a) shall
terminate immediately upon obtaining the required consents under the Plano
Sublease and the Plano Xxxxxxxxx, or upon any failure of the Purchaser or the
Company to promptly execute a proffered form of consent that does not impose any
material obligations on the Purchaser or the Company in addition to those
contained in the forms of consent that have been proffered by CA, Inc. and ING
UOC Plano, Inc., respectively, prior to the date hereof.
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Section
8.3. Procedures for Third Party
Claims.
(a) In
the case of any claim for indemnification arising from a claim of or by a third
party (a “Third Party
Claim”), an Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice to the
Indemnifying Party of any claim or demand of which such Indemnified Party has
knowledge and as to which it may request indemnification hereunder describing in
reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claim for indemnification
hereunder and the amount or method of computation of the amount of such claim
(if known); provided, however, the failure
to give such notice shall not relieve any Indemnifying Party of such
Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligation hereunder, except to the extent
such failure results in material prejudice to the Indemnifying Party with
respect to such claim. The Indemnified Party shall provide the
Indemnifying Party with reasonable access to its personnel, properties, books
and records, and such other information as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably
request, for the purpose of allowing the Indemnifying Party a reasonable
opportunity to verify any such Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying
Party shall have the right to defend and to direct the defense against any such
Third Party Claim, in its name or in the name of the Indemnified Party, as the
case may be, with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party,
including counsel fees and expenses. The Indemnified Party shall have
the right to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim with counsel
employed at its own expense; provided, however, that in the
case of any Third Party Claim that names both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and representation of both Parties by the same counsel is
determined by qualified counsel to be inappropriate because (i) one or more
legal defenses available to such Indemnified Party is different from or
additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party or (ii) there is an
actual or potential conflict of interest between the Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party in the conduct of the defense of such Third
Party Claim, then such Indemnified Party may employ separate counsel to
represent or defend it in any such Third Party Claim, and the Indemnifying Party
shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and disbursements of such
counsel. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any Third
Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the
Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the Indemnifying Party
all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in the Indemnified
Party’s possession or under the Indemnified Party’s control relating thereto as
is reasonably required by the Indemnifying Party.
(b) The
Indemnifying Party shall be authorized to consent to a settlement of any Third
Party Claim, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Party; provided that (i) the
compromise or settlement requires only the payment of cash (the “Settlement Amount”)
and (ii) the Indemnified Party is given, before or concurrent with the tender of
the Settlement Amount, a full and complete release reasonably satisfactory to
the Indemnified Party made by the party(ies) to such litigation or proposed
litigation covering all matters subject to such Third Party Claim.
Section
8.4. Procedures for Inter-Party
Claims. In the event that an Indemnified Party determines that
it has a claim for Damages against an Indemnifying Party hereunder (other than
as a result of a Third Party Claim), the Indemnified Party shall give prompt
written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, specifying the amount of such
claim and any relevant facts and circumstances relating thereto. The
Indemnified Party shall provide the Indemnifying Party with reasonable access to
its personnel, properties, books and records, and such other information as the
Indemnifying Party may reasonably request, for the purpose of allowing the
Indemnifying Party a reasonable opportunity to verify any such claim for
Damages. The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall
negotiate in good faith regarding the resolution of any disputed claims for
Damages. Promptly following the final determination of the amount of
any Damages claimed by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall pay
such Damages to the Indemnified Party by wire transfer or check made payable to
the order of the Indemnified Party. In the event that the Indemnified
Party is required to institute legal proceedings in order to recover Damages
hereunder, the cost of such proceedings (including costs of investigation and
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) shall be added to the amount of
Damages payable to the Indemnified Party.
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ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
9.1. Notices. Except
as expressly provided in this Agreement, all notices, consents, waivers,
requests or other instruments or communications given pursuant to this Agreement
shall be in writing, signed by the party giving the same, and sent to the
addresses set forth below, and shall be delivered (and shall be deemed to have
been duly delivered upon receipt) (i) in person, (ii) by facsimile with receipt
of transmittal (followed by delivery of an original via nationally recognized
overnight courier), (iii) by first class, certified or registered mail (in each
case, postage prepaid, return receipt requested) or (iv) by nationally
recognized overnight courier.
If to the
Purchaser, to:
I.D.
Systems, Inc.
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 201.996.9144
with
a copy to:
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx PC
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 973.597.2507
If to
GECC or GEAI, to:
General
Electric Capital Corporation
000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Senior
Counsel – Mergers & Acquisitions
Telephone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 203.840.6493
with
a copy to:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esq.
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King
& Spalding LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Telephone: 000.000.0000
Facsimile: 404.572.5133
Any Party
may specify any other address for the receipt of such notices, instruments or
communications in a notice given in accordance with this Section
9.1.
Section
9.2. Expenses. Each
of the Parties shall bear its own out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including
fees and disbursements of its financial advisors, legal counsel, accountants and
environmental consultants) incurred by it or its Affiliates in connection with
the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any related agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, whether or not
such transactions are consummated.
Section
9.3. Headings and
Titles. The headings and titles contained in this Agreement
are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to be full
or accurate descriptions of the contents thereof and shall not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of any part of this Agreement.
Section
9.4. Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction. This Agreement, and all matters arising,
directly or indirectly, from this Agreement, shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without
reference to the conflicts of law principles thereof. Each of the
Parties irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of
the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment
relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action
or proceeding may be served on each Party hereto anywhere in the world by the
same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this
Agreement. Each of the Parties irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the
laying of venue in such court. Each Party irrevocably waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought
in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum.
Section
9.5. WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, OR
RELATING TO, ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY) OR ANY
COUNTERCLAIM RELATED THERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION
OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B)
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HERETO HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO
THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS SECTION.
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Section
9.6. Assignment; Successors and
Assigns; No Third Party Beneficiaries. No Party shall assign
any right or obligation arising under or pursuant to this Agreement without
first obtaining the written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that at any
time on or after (a) the date on which the Contingent Payment, if any, as
finally determined pursuant to Section 2.4 is paid in full or (b) if no
Contingent Payment is due, the date on which such determination that no
Contingent Payment is due is finally determined pursuant to Section 2.4 (the date
in clause (a) or (b), as applicable, the “Payment Date”), the
Purchaser shall be entitled, without the consent of any other Party, to assign
this Agreement or any right or obligation hereunder to any Person that acquires
the Company or the Business through merger or the purchase of all or
substantially all of the equity or assets, as applicable, of the Company or the
Business, or otherwise (any assignee of the Purchaser to which the other Parties
have consented on or prior to the Payment Date, or any assignee of the Purchaser
on or after the Payment Date, shall be referred to as a “Permitted
Assignee”). Any attempted assignment that does not comply with
this Section
9.6 shall be null and void. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors,
assigns and legal representatives. Except as set forth in Article VIII, this
Agreement shall be for the sole benefit of the Parties and their respective
successors, assigns and legal representatives and is not intended, nor shall it
be construed, to give any Person, other than the Parties and their respective
successors, assigns and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim hereunder.
Section
9.7. Severability. If
any term or other provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement, or the
application of any such term or other provision (or portion thereof) to any
Person, is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (and such
determination has become non-appealable) to be invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced by any applicable Law, or public policy, such circumstances shall
not have the effect of rendering such term or provision in question invalid,
inoperative or unenforceable in any other case or circumstance, or of rendering
any other term or provision herein contained invalid, inoperative or
unenforceable to any extent whatsoever. Upon such final
determination, to the extent not reformed by such court, that any term or other
provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to
modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions
contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section
9.8. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the documents executed and
delivered in connection herewith and the other documents contemplated hereby,
(including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto), and any other
documents, agreements or instruments executed and delivered by the Parties on
the date hereof, supersedes any and all other understandings and agreements,
either oral or in writing, between the Parties with respect to the matters
covered herein and constitute the sole and only agreement between the Parties
with respect to the such matters.
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Section
9.9. Amendment, Waiver or
Modification. This Agreement (including the Schedules and
Exhibits hereto) shall be amended or modified only by a writing signed by the
Parties. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall only be
effective if signed by the Party waiving such provision, and any prior partial
or complete waiver shall not effect any future waivers, and no Party hereto
shall be obligated to execute and deliver any such waiver.
Section
9.10. Counterparts; Electronic
Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. The exchange of copies of this Agreement by facsimile or
electronic mail shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this
Agreement as to the Parties. Signatures on pages transmitted by
facsimile or electronic mail shall be deemed to be original signatures for all
purposes.
Section
9.11. Disclosure
Schedules. Disclosure of any fact or item in any Schedule
hereto referenced by a particular section in this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been disclosed with respect to every other section in this Agreement if
such disclosure would permit a reasonable person to find such disclosure
responsive to such other sections. The specification of any dollar
amount in the representation or warranties contained in this Agreement or the
inclusion of any specific item in any Schedule hereto is not intended to imply
that such amounts, or higher or lower amounts or the items so included or other
items, are or are not material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting
of such amounts or the inclusion of any such item in any dispute or controversy
as to whether any obligation, items or matter not described herein or included
in a Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as
of the day and year first above written.
I.D.
SYSTEMS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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GE
ASSET INTELLIGENCE, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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