ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
2.5
THIS
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
made on this 30th day of May 2007, by and between Cytori Therapeutics, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
MacroPore Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS,
the
Company is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing, commercializing
and marketing technology and products in connection with bioresorbable implants
in its conduct of the Business (as defined in Section
7.10);
WHEREAS,
the
Company desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from the
Company, certain assets used in the Business, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth below; and
WHEREAS,
certain
capitalized terms have the meanings respectively indicated in Section
7.10
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the mutual covenants of the parties set forth in this Agreement
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ASSETS
1.1 Assets.
(a) On
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
the Company shall sell, transfer and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of all
liens, hypothecations, mortgages, charges, security interests, pledges or other
encumbrances or adverse claims or interests of any nature (“Liens”),
and
Buyer shall purchase from the Company, all of the Company’s right, title and
interest as of the Closing Date in and to the following assets that are
primarily used in, relate to or arise out of the conduct of the Business
(collectively, the “Assets”):
(i) Equipment.
All
machinery, equipment, furniture, supplies, tools, dies, molds, fixtures and
all
other tangible or movable personal property included under the “Equipment”
heading on the Specified
Assets Schedule 1.1(a)(i),
including, but not limited to, the Deposit Assets (collectively, the
“Equipment”);
(ii) Inventory
and Supplies.
All
inventory of the Company used in connection with the Business and included
under
“Inventory” on the Specified
Assets Schedule 1.1(a)(ii),
including, without limitation, raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods,
merchandise for resale, spare parts, packaging and shipping materials and other
Business manufacturing supplies, whether or not located at the Company’s
principal place of business (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(iii) Contracts.
All
rights, benefits, duties and obligations that the Company may have under the
Contracts or portions thereof listed on Schedule
1.1(a)(iii)
hereto
(the “Assumed
Contracts”);
(iv) Proprietary
Rights.
All
intellectual property, confidential information, and proprietary information
in
the world owned or used by the Company primarily in connection with the Business
including, specifically as follows (collectively, “Proprietary
Rights”):
(a) all
patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or
not
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice) as listed on Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(a)
hereto;
(b) any
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names and corporate names
specifically listed on Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(b)
hereto;
(c) all
registered and unregistered statutory and common law copyrights used primarily
in the conduct of the Business;
(d) all
registrations, applications, extensions and renewals for any of the foregoing;
(e) all
trade
secrets, confidential information, ideas, formulae, compositions, know-how,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and development
information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans, improvements, proposals,
technical and computer data, databases, documentation and software, financial,
business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and related
information used in the conduct of the Business;
(f) all
agreements, commitments, contracts, understandings, licenses, assignments or
indemnities relating or pertaining to an asset, property or right of the
character described in the preceding clauses to which the Company is a party;
(g) all
licenses or agreements pertaining to mailing lists, know-how, trade secrets,
inventions, disclosures or uses of ideas used in or relating to the Business
to
which the Company is a party;
(h) all
correspondence and memoranda between the Company and its intellectual property
counsel relating to Proprietary Rights, including without limitation all
documentation related to the protection or analysis thereof; and
(i) all
other
intellectual property, confidential information and proprietary rights used
primarily in connection with the Business;
(v) Licenses,
Permits and Approvals.
All
rights of the Company in and to the Permits identified on Schedule
1.1(a)(v),
including, without limitation, specified FDA approvals, to the extent
assignable; provided however, that all rights to regulatory approvals for the
Company’s thin film (SurgiWrap/Hydrosorb Shield) shall be subject to the
limitations and obligations mentioned in the side letters attached as Exhibit
A
to Schedule
1.1(a)(v);
(vi) Claims.
All
warranties, guarantees, refunds (other than tax refunds), covenants, indemnities
and the like, with respect to the Inventory and other Assets transferred
hereunder;
(vii) Books
and Records.
The
books and records relating primarily to the operation of the Business, including
all records, documentation of research and development, files, papers, sales
and
purchase and other correspondence, but excluding all general corporate records
and personnel files of the Company;
(viii) Customer
Information.
All
customer information, distributor information, sales representative information,
sales contact management information (from both employees and contract agents),
sales ledgers and records, in each case as specifically related to the Business
and in whatever form; and
(ix) Domain
Names.
The
websites and internet domain names relating to the Business as listed on
Schedule
1.1(a)(ix),
and the
exclusive right to display, prepare, reproduce, create derivative works based
on, and operate (as applicable) the same.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following assets of the Company and all assets described
on
the Excluded
Assets Schedule 1.1(b)
shall be
retained by the Company and are expressly excluded from the purchase and sale
contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Excluded
Assets”):
(i) Cash.
All
cash and cash equivalents of the Company;
(ii) This
Agreement.
The
Company’s rights pursuant to this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents;
(iii) Nonassignable
Permits.
Any
Permits that may not be transferred without the consent, novation, waiver or
approval of another Person and for which such consent, novation, waiver or
approval has not been obtained;
(iv) Employee
Benefit Plans.
All
monies, rights and other assets (including any insurance policy, annuity
contract or trust) maintained under, pursuant to or in direct connection with
any Employee Benefit Plan;
(v) Excluded
Contracts.
All
rights and benefits that the Company may have under any Contracts that are
not
Assumed Contracts;
(vi) Insurance.
All
insurance policies of the Company and (except as otherwise set forth in
Section
1.1(a)(vi)),
all
claims, rights and proceeds thereunder; and
(vii) Accounts
Receivable.
All
accounts receivable, notes or other indebtedness of any Person held by the
Company.
(c) It
is
understood that all specifications, drawings, samples, designs, software, and
other items and information furnished by Medtronic to the Company remain
Medtronic’s property to the same extent that such items were owned by Medtronic
(rather than the Company) immediately prior to the Closing, and such Assets
shall be delivered to Buyer hereunder, subject to any rights of Medtronic
therein (whether or not specifically disclosed by the Company to Buyer),
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary.
1.2 Assumption
of Liabilities»
.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any
Transaction Document, and regardless of whether such Liability is disclosed
in
this Agreement, in any of the Transaction Documents, on any Schedule hereto
or
thereto or otherwise, and regardless of Buyer’s or any of its directors’,
officers’, employees’ or agents’ knowledge or awareness of any Liability,
whether learned in connection with Buyer’s due diligence investigation of the
Business or otherwise, Buyer will not assume, agree to pay, perform or discharge
or in any way be responsible for any Liabilities (the “Excluded
Liabilities”),
except that Buyer will assume following the Closing the obligations arising
under the Assumed Contracts, including any royalties that are due there under
after the Closing (the “Assumed
Liabilities”);
provided,
however,
that
any Liability relating to or arising from any breach, or event, circumstance
or
condition that with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute or result
in
a breach, by the Company, on or before the Closing Date, of any of its
obligations thereunder shall be an Excluded Liability. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Buyer is not assuming or agreeing to pay, perform
or discharge or in any way be responsible for, any Excluded Liabilities, which
shall include, but not be limited to: (i) all Indebtedness, (ii) all Company
Taxes, (iii) all Liabilities related to employee compensation and employee
benefit plans or obligations of the Company (including severance, non-compete
payments, benefits, deferred compensation, continuation coverage required under
COBRA for each individual who is or becomes an “M & A Qualified Beneficiary”
(as such term is defined in the Treas. Reg. §54.4980B-9 and workers’
compensation claims) as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated this Agreement), (iv) all Liabilities related to litigation and
environmental matters with respect to the Assets for any period (or portion
thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date, (v) all Liabilities relating
to
or arising out of any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the
Transaction Documents, (vi) any Liabilities with respect to any Products, or
(vii) any other liabilities or obligations associated with the ownership of
the
Assets on or prior to Closing or the stockholders of the Company at any
time.
1.3 Conveyance»
.
At the
Closing, the Company and Buyer shall execute and deliver a Xxxx of Sale,
Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Xxxx
of Sale”),
pursuant to which the Company shall convey to the Buyer the Assets and the
Buyer
shall assume the Assumed Liabilities.
ARTICLE
II
CONSIDERATION
AND MANNER OF PAYMENT
2.1 Purchase
Price»
.
The
purchase price (the “Purchase
Price”)
to be
paid by Buyer for the Assets, and the rights and benefits conferred hereunder,
shall be Three Million One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($3,175,000),
which amount shall be payable by Buyer to the Company at Closing, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts specified
by
the Company in writing, in an amount equal to the Purchase Price minus the
Deposit Amount (the “Cash
Payment”).
2.2 Purchase
Price Allocation»
.
Buyer
shall prepare an allocation of the Purchase Price (along with the Assumed
Liabilities and any other items constituting consideration for purposes of
Section 1060 of the Code), taking into account any adjustments made thereto
pursuant to this Agreement, among the Assets and the covenants and agreements
set forth in Section
6.5
in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder
(and any similar provision of state, local or foreign law, as appropriate).
Buyer shall deliver a proposal regarding such allocation to the Company within
sixty (60) days after the Closing (the “Proposed
Allocation”).
Upon
receipt of the Proposed Allocation, the Company shall deliver to Buyer within
fifteen (15) days a written notice (the “Company
Response”)
which
shall specify either that the Company agrees with the Proposed Allocation as
final or else which portion(s) of the Proposed Allocation the Company does
not
agree with in its good faith determination; provided
that if
the Company shall not respond within such fifteen (15) day period, it will
be
deemed to have consented to the Proposed Allocation as final. Upon receipt
of
the Company Response, if any, Buyer and the Company shall in good faith attempt
to come to an agreement over any disputes within fifteen (15) days following
Buyer’s receipt of the Company Response. If Buyer and the Company cannot come to
an agreement within such period, the matter shall be referred to Deloitte &
Touche LLP, which firm shall make a final determination as to the proper
allocation within fifteen (15) days of submission of the matter to such firm.
The final allocation to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Section
2.2
shall be
binding upon the Company and Buyer for all purposes. In the event an adjustment
to the Purchase Price (or any item constituting consideration for purposes
of
Section 1060 of the Code) is made pursuant to this Agreement, the final
allocation of the Purchase Price shall be revised accordingly by Buyer and
delivered to the Company as soon as reasonably practicable. Buyer, the Company
and each of their respective Affiliates shall take all actions and properly
and
timely file all Tax Returns (including, but not limited to IRS Form 8594 (Asset
Acquisition Statement)) consistent with such allocation and shall not take
any
action inconsistent therewith. The Company and its Affiliates shall timely
and
properly prepare, execute, file and deliver all such documents, forms and other
information as Buyer may reasonably request to prepare such
allocation.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
As
a
material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement, the Company makes
to
Buyer the representations and warranties set forth in this Article
III,
which
representations and warranties are made and shall be true and correct with
respect to the Business as of the date hereof.
3.1 Authority»
.
The
Company has full power, right and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and each of the Company Transaction Documents.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the
Company Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite
action in accordance with applicable Rules, and no other proceedings are
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and each of the Company Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each of the
Company Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company and
are
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application relating to
the
enforcement of creditors’ rights and general equitable principles (whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.2 Organization
and Qualification of the Company»
.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has full power and
authority to own or hold under lease the properties and assets it now owns
or
holds under lease in connection with the Business.
3.3 Transaction
Not a Breach»
.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Company Transaction Document
by the Company nor the performance by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will:
(a) violate
or conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of any law, statute,
rule, regulation, requirement, approval, order, permit, judgment, injunction,
decree or other decision (collectively, “Rules”)
of any
court or other tribunal or any Governmental Authority binding on the Company
or
its properties, or conflict with or result in the breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions thereof;
(b) violate
or conflict with or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both)
a default under the organizational or governing documents of the Company or
any
Permit or Contract;
(c) constitute
an event which would permit any party to terminate, modify, or accelerate the
maturity of any Indebtedness or other obligation under any
Contract;
(d) result
in
the creation or imposition of any Lien upon the Assets; or
(e) require
any Permit, authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by
or
notice to any Person, court or administrative or Governmental Authority pursuant
to any Rules.
3.4 No
Consent Required»
.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.4,
no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or
registration with, any Person or Governmental Authority is required to be made
or obtained by the Company in connection with the authorization, execution,
delivery, performance or lawful completion of this Agreement, the other Company
Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.5 Financial
Information.
(a) Schedule
3.5
sets
forth the amount of Net Revenue by product line for each completed fiscal
quarter during the years 2004 through 2007. “Net
Revenue”
means
the gross revenue received by the Company or any Affiliate thereof in connection
with the Business, minus (i) any refunds, credits or allowances actually given
or credited to any party due to rejections, defects or returns of product,
(ii)
any discounts or rebates actually given or credited by the Company or any
Affiliate thereof, (iii) any Taxes, duties or other governmental charges imposed
on, and paid by the Company and its Affiliates, in connection with the
importation, exportation, use or sale of product, and (iv) any freight, postage
or insurance charges incurred by the Company or its Affiliates in connection
with product.
(b) Except
for the potential effects of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement
which has been known to Company’s sole customer, and the recent termination of
certain real property leases by Company connected to the operations of the
Business, there has not been any material change to the value of the Assets
from
that set forth in the financial information provided by the Company to Buyer
in
the course of Buyer’s due diligence investigation of the Business.
3.6 Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities»
.
The
Company has no Liabilities in connection with the Assets arising out of
transactions entered into on or prior to the date hereof, or any transaction,
series of transactions, action or inaction occurring on or prior to the date
hereof, or any state of facts or condition existing on or prior to the date
hereof (regardless of when such Liability is asserted), including, but not
limited to, Liabilities on account of Taxes or governmental charges or
penalties, interest or fines thereon or in respect thereof, except for the
Assumed Liabilities.
3.7 Assets.
(a) Title.
The
Company has the exclusive right to possess and convey, and upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company will have
conveyed and Buyer will be vested with, good and marketable title and interest
in and to the Assets, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
Assuming the Buyer enters into arrangements with Medtronic that are materially
equivalent to the Medtronic Supply Agreement, and assuming the Buyer has its
own
facilities and personnel that are materially equivalent to those with which
the
Company operates the Business, and assuming Buyer does not need any of those
patents included on the Excluded
Assets Schedule 1.1(b),
the
Assets are sufficient to enable Buyer to conduct the Business immediately after
the Closing in materially the same manner as conducted by the Company. Other
than as set forth on Schedule
3.7(a),
no
Person (other than the Company) including, without limitation, any Subsidiary
or
Affiliate of the Company, owns or has any right to the use or possession of
any
tangible personal property included in the Assets, other than lessors and
licensors of such tangible personal property constituting leasehold interests
or
licenses.
(b) Inventories.
The
Inventory: (i) consists of items of a quality and quantity useable or saleable
in the ordinary course of business, (ii) is the property of the Company free
and
clear of any Lien and (iii) is located at the real property leased by the
Company. None of the Inventory is held by the Company on consignment. The
Company has no liability to any consignor with respect to the prior sale of
any
inventory held at any time under consignment or similar
arrangement.
(c) Condition
and Location.
Schedule
3.7(c)
lists
all maintenance records of the Company relating to the tangible assets that
are
part of the Assets as described therein, true and correct copies of which have
been or will be delivered to Buyer, and to the knowledge of the Company, such
Assets are otherwise generally useable in the ordinary course of business.
The
tangible assets of the Company that are part of the Assets are in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted; provided however that
this sentence shall not be deemed to apply to any of the Deposit Assets. Except
for the Deposit Assets, none of the personal or movable property owned or leased
by the Company is located other than at the real property leased by the
Company.
(d) Equipment.
All
Equipment is free and clear of Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
3.8 Compliance
with Laws; Permits»
.
Except
for violations which would not reasonably be expected to result in a material
adverse effect on the Assets or the business, financial condition, results
of
operations or prospects of the Business, the Company is not, nor has it been
in
the past five (5) years, in violation of any Rules applicable to it in
connection with the Assets or the operation of the Business, and the Company
has
received no written notice of any such violation or alleged or potential
violation; provided, that to the extent the representations contained in other
sections of this Agreement address compliance with specific Rules (including
without limitation, representations contained in Sections
3.9,
3.14
and
3.23),
any
representations contained in this Section
3.8
are
qualified to the extent set forth in such other sections of this Agreement.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company is and has been
in
material compliance with all applicable Rules affecting the use, possession,
distribution, labeling, advertising and all forms of promotion in connection
with the sale and distribution of the Company’s products, including, without
limitation, that it and its representatives have not used or made any deceptive,
misleading, manipulative or intentionally or inaccurate marketing or advertising
materials, statements or practices. The Company holds and at all times has
held
all of the material Permits necessary for the use, occupancy or operation of
the
Business or ownership of the Assets, all of which are set forth on Schedule
3.8.
The
Company is and at all times has been in full compliance with each of such
Permits, all of which are in full force and effect.
3.9 Real
Property; Environmental and Safety Requirements.
(a) The
Company does not own any real property.
(b) To
the
knowledge of the Company, the Company (with regard to the Business) has complied
and is in compliance with all applicable Environmental and Safety Requirements,
and the Company possesses all required Permits and has filed all notices or
applications, required thereby.
(c) With
regard to the Business (i) the Company has never (other than safely and fully
in
accordance with all applicable guidelines and laws) generated, transported,
treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for the disposal of or otherwise handled
any Hazardous Materials at any site, location or facility owned or operated
or
used by the Company in the Business or at any offsite location and (ii) no
Hazardous Materials are present on, in, under or emanating from the real
property leased by the Company, and such property contains no Hazardous
Materials except as, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) above, would
not
result in a condition in violation of, or any liability under, any applicable
Environmental and Safety Requirements. To the knowledge of the Company, there
are no underground storage tanks on the property leased by the
Company.
(d) With
regard to the Business, the Company has not been subject to, nor has the Company
received any notice (written or oral) of, any private, administrative or
judicial action, order, or investigation or any notice (written or oral) of
any
intended private, administrative, or judicial action, order or investigation
relating to any violation of Environmental and Safety Requirements or the
presence or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in, under, upon, or
emanating from any real or immovable property now or previously owned or used
by
the Company in the Business or any offsite location, and, to the knowledge
of
the Company, there is no reasonable basis in fact or law for any such notice
or
action; and there are no pending or threatened actions, investigations or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, orders or proceedings (or notices of potential
actions or proceedings) from any Governmental Authority or any Person regarding
any matter relating to Environmental and Safety Requirements.
3.10 Personal
Property Leases»
.
The
Company is not a party to any lease of personal or movable property with respect
to the Assets.
3.11 Contracts»
.
Schedule
3.11
is a
correct and complete list of every Contract, correct and complete copies of
which previously have been furnished to Buyer (except for oral contracts,
written descriptions in detail of which have been previously furnished to
Buyer). Each of the Assumed Contracts, along with the remainder of the MAST
License that is not an Assumed Contract (collectively, the “R&W
Contracts”),
is
enforceable against the Company and against any third parties in accordance
with
its terms. The Company is not in default, and no event has occurred which with
the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a default
by the Company, under any R&W Contract. The Company has performed all
obligations required to be performed by it under the R&W Contracts and, to
the knowledge of the Company, no other party to the R&W Contracts is in
default, and no event has occurred which with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both could constitute a default by any other party to any
such R&W Contract under any of such R&W Contracts. Each of the R&W
Contracts is in full force and effect, is valid and enforceable in accordance
with its terms, and, to the knowledge of the Company, is not subject to any
claims, charges, set-offs or defenses. No R&W Contract is required to be
treated as a capital lease by GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.11,
all of
the R&W Contracts will continue, without change or modification, in full
force and effect after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, without the necessity of obtaining any consent, approval, novation
or
waiver of any third party.
3.12 Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees»
.
No
agent, broker, investment banker, Person or firm acting on behalf of the Company
or any stockholder thereof, or under the authority thereof, is or will be
entitled to any brokers’ or finders’ fee or any other commission or similar fee
directly or indirectly from any of the parties hereto in connection with any
of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.13 Proprietary
Rights.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.13(a),
the
Company owns, or is licensed, or otherwise possesses legally enforceable rights,
to use, sell or license, as applicable, all Proprietary Rights used, sold or
licensed in connection with the Business. Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(a),
Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(b),
Schedule
1.1(a)(ix)
and
Schedule
1.1(b) Excluded Assets together
contain a complete and correct list of all of the Company’s patents and patent
applications; trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications for
registration thereof; domain names; copyright registrations and applications
for
registration thereof; and material computer software, in each case owned or
used
by the Company and primarily related to the Business (excluding Commercial
Software in each case (as defined below)). The Company has delivered or shall
deliver to Buyer correct and complete copies of all such patents, registrations
and applications and has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies
of
all written documentation evidencing ownership and prosecution (if applicable)
of each such item. All renewal and maintenance fees in respect of the items
listed in Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(a),
Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(b)
and
Schedule
1.1(a)(ix)
(if
applicable) have been duly paid.
(b) Schedule
3.13(b)
sets
forth a compete list of all (excluding Commercial Software) licenses,
sublicenses and other agreements as to which the Company is a party (as
licensor, licensee or otherwise) and pursuant to which the Company or any other
Person is authorized to use, sell, distribute or license any Proprietary Rights
in connection with the Business. The Company has delivered to Buyer correct
and
complete copies of all such licenses, sublicenses and agreements (as amended
to
date). The Company is not in violation, in any material respect, of any such
license, sublicense or agreement and such license, sublicense and agreement
will
continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect
following the Closing.
(c) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(a)
and
Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(b),
the
Company is the sole and exclusive owner of the Proprietary Rights (free and
clear of any Liens) identified on such Schedules. The Company is not
contractually obligated to pay compensation to any third party with respect
to
any Proprietary Rights, except pursuant to the agreements disclosed on
Schedule
3.13(b).
Each
item of Proprietary Rights identified on Schedules
1.1(a)(iv)(a),
1.1(a)(iv)(b)
and
1.1(a)(ix)
will,
immediately subsequent to the Closing hereunder, be owned or available for
use
by Buyer on such terms as are substantially identical to those pursuant to
which
the Company, immediately prior to the Closing, owns or has the right to use
such
item. Immediately following the Closing, the Company shall make available to
Buyer all correspondence and memoranda between the Company and its intellectual
property counsel relating to Proprietary Rights.
(d) To
the
knowledge of the Company, it has not infringed on, misappropriated or violated
any proprietary rights of any third Persons in connection with the
Business.
(e) No
claims
with respect to the Proprietary Rights used, sold or licensed in connection
with
the Business are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by
any
Person, (i) alleging that the manufacture, sale, licensing or use of any such
Proprietary Rights as now manufactured, sold, licensed or used by the Company
in
the Business infringes on any intellectual property rights of any third party,
(ii) against the use by the Company of any technology, know-how or computer
software used in the Business as currently conducted or (iii) challenging the
ownership by the Company or the validity of any Proprietary Rights identified
on
Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(a)
and
Schedule
1.1(a)(iv)(b).
(f) The
Company has taken all reasonable measures to safeguard and maintain its property
rights in all Proprietary Rights owned by the Company in connection with the
Business. The Company is not aware of any grounds to assert a claim to, or
any
ownership interest in, any Proprietary Right as a result of having been involved
in the development of such property while employed by or consulting to the
Company. All of the computer software products within the Proprietary Rights
owned by the Company in connection with the Business that have been developed
by
employees of the Company within the scope of their employment as a “work made
for hire”, which employees were directed by the Company to work on the software
for which Proprietary Rights are owned by the Company, or by consultants who
have assigned all rights to such products to the Company.
(g) The
Company has licenses for all Commercial Software used in the Business and the
use of such Commercial Software has been in accordance with such licenses.
“Commercial
Software”
means
packaged commercially available software programs generally available to the
public.
3.14 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) No
Employee Benefit Plan is (i) subject to Section 302 or Title IV of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)
or
Section 412 of the Code, (ii) a “multi-employer plan” (as such term is defined
in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (iii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement”
(as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA).
(b) Each
Employee Benefit Plan and all related trusts, insurance contracts and funds
have
been maintained, funded and administered in compliance with their terms and
the
terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, and in compliance
with
the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable legal
requirement. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, all required payments,
premiums, contributions, distributions or reimbursements for all periods ending
prior to or as of the date hereof have been made or properly accrued on the
Company’s relevant balance sheets and financial statements.
(c) The
Company does not have any liability (or potential liability) with respect to
any
“employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) by reason of being
treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b)
of
ERISA with any trade, business or entity other than the Company. The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not transactions to evade or
avoid liability (as described in Section 4069(a) or 4212(c) of
ERISA).
(d) Each
Employee Benefit Plan that is subject to the health care continuation
requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B
of
the Code (collectively, “COBRA”)
has
been administered in compliance with such requirements.
3.15 Labor
and Employment Matters»
.
The
Company is not party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement in
connection with the Business; (ii) no labor organization or group of employees
has filed any representation petition or made any written demand for recognition
in connection with the Business; (iii) no organizing or decertification efforts
are underway or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in connection
with
the Business; (iv) since January 1, 2000, no labor strike, work stoppage,
slowdown, or other material labor dispute has occurred in connection with the
Business, and none is underway or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened;
and (v) there is no employment-related charge (including, but not limited to,
an
unfair labor practice charge), complaint, grievance, investigation, inquiry
or
obligation of any kind in connection with the Business, pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, in any forum, relating to an alleged
violation or breach by the Company (or its officers or directors) of any law,
regulation or contract.
3.16 Suppliers»
.
Schedule
3.16
is a
complete and correct list by dollar volume of the ten (10) largest suppliers
to
the Company (in terms of the Company’s purchases from such suppliers during the
relevant periods) of key materials and services and commodities, exclusive
of
utility services, with respect to the Business for each of the three most recent
calendar years (each, a “Supplier”).
Except as set forth on Schedule
3.16,
(i) all
Suppliers continue to be suppliers of the Business, and (ii) the Company is
not
involved in any material claim, dispute or controversy with any Supplier. To
the
Company’s knowledge, since December 31, 2006, there has been no material adverse
change in the relationship between the Company and any Supplier.
3.17 Customers»
.
Schedule
3.17
is a
complete list by dollar volume of sales made or services provided by the Company
to the customers of the Business (the “Customers”)
for
each of the three most recent calendar years, along with the aggregate revenue
received by the Company from each Customer during each such period. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
3.17
and as
contemplated by the Medtronic Assignment and the Transaction Documents, (i)
all
Customers continue to be customers of the Business, (ii) since December 31,
2006, no Customer has modified or, to the Company’s knowledge, indicated that it
intends to modify its relationship with the Business in a manner that is
materially less favorable to the Business than the terms and conditions provided
to the Business on such date, and (iii) the Company is not involved in any
material claim, dispute or controversy with any Customer. Except as contemplated
by the Medtronic Assignment and the Transaction Documents, no Customer has
threatened to take any of the actions described in this Section
3.17
as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the Company’s
knowledge, since December 31, 2006, there has been no other material adverse
change in the relationship between the Company and any Customer.
3.18 Distributors
and Representatives»
.
Schedule
3.18
is a
complete list of all distributors, representatives and agents for the sale
of
the products of the Business made during the most recent calendar year and
all
distributors, representatives and agents to whom the Company has given any
exclusive rights with respect to territories or products in connection with
the
Business, indicating in each case the existing contractual arrangements, if
any,
with such distributor, representative or agent.
3.19 Affiliate
Transactions»
.
Schedule
3.19
sets
forth the parties to and the date, nature and amount of each transaction (other
than the provision of service as an employee or director, and compensation
therefore) involving the transfer of any cash, property or rights to or from
the
Company from, to or for the direct or indirect benefit of any Affiliate or
former Affiliate of the Company (“Affiliate
Transactions”)
with
respect to the Business since January 1, 2005. Except as set forth on
Schedule
3.19,
no
officer, director, employee, or Affiliate or any entity in which any such Person
or individual is an officer, director or the owner of fifteen percent (15%)
or
more of the beneficial ownership interests, is a party to any agreement,
contract, commitment or transaction with the Company in connection with the
Business (other than the provision of service as an employee or director, and
compensation therefore) or has any interests in any property used by the Company
in connection with the Business. Each Affiliate Transaction was effected on
terms equivalent to those which would have been established in an arms-length
negotiation, except as disclosed on Schedule
3.19.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
3.19,
neither
the Company nor any of its Affiliates has any direct or indirect interest in
any
competitor of the Business.
3.20 Insurance
Policies»
.
Schedule
3.20
contains
a correct and complete list and description (including policy numbers, carriers,
risks insured, amounts of coverage, deductibles and expiration dates) of all
insurance policies currently owned by the Company pertaining to the Business
or
the Assets, which policies are in full force and effect, and the Company is
not
in default under any of them. The Company has received no written notice of
cancellation or intent to cancel or increase premiums with respect to such
policies nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such
action. None of such policies will terminate, lapse or be modified (with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time) by reason of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Schedule
3.20
also
contains a list of all pending claims filed by the Company with any insurance
company and any instances within the previous three (3) years of a denial of
coverage of the Company by any insurance company, in each case in connection
with the Business.
3.21 Taxes.
(a) The
Company has filed all Tax Returns that it is required to have filed prior to
the
date hereof, including any extension of time for the filing thereof, and such
returns are true and correct in all material respects and have been prepared
in
a manner consistent with prior periods.
(b) There
are
no security interests on any of the Assets that arose in connection with any
failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(c) There
are
no agreements, waivers or other arrangements providing for extension of filing
with respect to any Tax Return. There are no unexpired waivers of any statute
of
limitations with respect to any Taxes.
(d) No
claim
has ever been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does
not
file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction
in connection with the Business.
(e) The
Company has timely withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld
and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, stockholder, or other third party in connection with
the
Business, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect thereto have been
properly completed and timely filed.
(f) The
Company is not a party to any action or proceedings by any Governmental
Authority for the collection or assessment of Taxes.
(g) There
is
no dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of the Company either (i)
claimed or raised by any authority in writing or (ii) as to which any of the
directors and officers (and employees responsible for Tax matters) of the
Company has knowledge based upon personal contact with any agent of such
authority.
(h) The
Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, nor
is
a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it
to
make any payments that will not be deductible under Code §280G. The Company is
not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement (other than this
Agreement, if applicable). The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any
Person under Regulation §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise. The
Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within
the meaning of Code §897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code
§897(c)(1)(A)(ii).
(i) The
Company has not made any change in any method of accounting which could give
rise to the recognition of income or to Tax liability to Buyer following the
date hereof. The Company has not made any closing adjustment in connection
with
an audit which could give rise to the recognition of income or to Tax liability
to Buyer following the date hereof. The Company has not entered into any
installment sale transaction (aside from this Agreement, if applicable) which
could give rise to the recognition of income or to Tax liability to Buyer
following the date hereof.
3.22 Litigation»
.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
3.22,
there
are no claims, counter-claims, actions, suits, grievances, arbitrations, orders,
proceedings or, to the knowledge of the Company, investigations pending or,
to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or involving the Company
with
respect to the Business (or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against any of the officers, directors or key employees of the
Company with respect to their business activities on behalf of the Company
with
respect to the Business), the Assets, or relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby, before any court, agency, arbitrator or other Governmental
Authority; nor, to the knowledge of the Company, is there any reasonable basis
for any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation.
Except as set forth in Schedule
3.22,
the
Company is not directly subject to or affected by any order, judgment, decree
or
ruling of, or settlement enforceable in, any court or Governmental Authority
in
connection with the Business. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.22,
the
Company is not engaged in any legal action to recover monies due it or for
damages sustained by it in connection with the Business.
3.23 Product
Warranties»
.
To the
knowledge of the Company, all commercialized Products have been in conformance
with all applicable contractual commitments and all express or implied
warranties of the Company, and no Liability exists for replacement thereof,
recall or other damages in connection with such sales or deliveries at any
time
prior to the date hereof. The Company has not been notified in writing of any
claims for and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no threatened claims
for any product returns, recalls, warranty obligations or product services
relating to any of its Products (including, without limitation, information
products) or services in connection with the Business.
3.24 Defects
in Products or Designs; Product Safety.
(a) To
the
knowledge of the Company, there have been no pattern of defects in the design,
construction or manufacturing of any Product commercialized by the Company
or
its employees or agents in connection with the Business that would adversely
affect the specified performance or quality of such Product. Each commercialized
Product has been designed, manufactured, packaged and labeled in compliance
with
all regulatory, engineering, industrial and other codes applicable thereto
and
the Company has received no written notice of any alleged noncompliance with
any
such code. Each Product advertised or represented as being rated or approved
by
a rating organization, such as Underwriters’ Laboratories or other similar
organizations, complies with all conditions of such rating or
approval.
(b) Other
than standard information and reports provided with respect to medical device
products to the FDA and any local authorities, and standard international
reporting to notified bodies, and vigilance reporting, the Company has not
been
required to file, nor has it filed, a notification or other report with the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission or any other Governmental
Authority concerning actual or potential hazards with respect to any
Product.
3.25 Absence
of Certain Payments»
.
Neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any manager, officer, agent,
employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company has, with respect
to
the Business (a) used any corporate or other funds for unlawful contributions,
payments, gifts or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating
to
political activity to government officials or others or established or
maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of Section 104 of
the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. §79dd-2), as amended, or any
other applicable provincial, foreign, federal or state law; or (b) accepted
or
received any unlawful contributions, payments, expenditures or gifts or (c)
established or maintained any fund or asset that has not been recorded in the
books and records of the Company.
3.26 Government
Contracts and Funding»
.
The
Company is not, with respect to the Business, party to, or bound by the
provisions of, any contract (including purchase orders, blanket purchase orders
and agreements and delivery orders) with the United States government or any
department, agency, or instrumentality thereof or any other Governmental
Authority. The Company has not, with respect to the Business received any grant
or other funding from any Governmental Authority, including without limitation
any such grant or funding arising from a contract which contains a grant-back
provision or other encumbrance based on non-use thereof.
3.27 Regulatory
Approvals and Proceedings»
.
The
Company has made all filings and filed all reports required to be made and
filed
in connection with its manufacturing of Products in the U.S. and under European
Community Regulations. All such applications and submissions by the Company
to
Governmental Authorities, including but not limited to submissions of 510(K)
notification packages and Design Dossiers under European Community Regulations,
and all data collection, testing and analysis in connection therewith, have
been
collected in a controlled manner using methods and techniques generally accepted
by the industry, and all such applications and submissions have been true,
complete and accurate in all material respects.
3.28 Disclosure»
.
To the
Company’s knowledge, this Agreement, the Company Transaction Documents, the
schedules and exhibits hereto, and the financial information and other materials
referred to herein as having been delivered to Buyer, do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact that has not been corrected by the Company prior
to
the date hereof, and do not omit to state a material fact necessary in order
to
make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading in light of
the
circumstances under which they were made. There is no fact known to the Company
relating to the Business, its affairs, assets, prospects, operations, employee
relations or condition, financial or otherwise, that may materially adversely
affect the same which has not been disclosed in writing to Buyer by the
Company.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1 Organization
and Good Standing»
.
Buyer
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2 Authorization»
.
Buyer
has full power, right and authority to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and each of the Buyer Transaction Documents. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Buyer Transaction
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been
duly and validly authorized by all requisite action in accordance with
applicable Rules, and no other proceedings are necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Buyer
Transaction Documents. This Agreement and each of the Buyer Transaction
Documents have been duly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitute
the
valid and binding obligations of the Buyer and are enforceable against the
Buyer
in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law).
4.3 No
Violation»
.
The
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the other
Buyer Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and therein will not:
(a) result
in
the breach of any of the terms or conditions of, or constitute a default under,
or in any manner release any party thereto from any obligation under, any
mortgage, note, bond, contract, indenture, agreement, license or other
instrument or obligation of any kind or nature to which Buyer is now a party
or
by which any of its properties or assets may be bound;
(b) violate
any order, writ, injunction, regulation, statute or decree of any court,
administrative agency or Governmental Authority specifically applicable to
Buyer; or
(c) violate
any provision of the governing documents of Buyer.
ARTICLE
V
CLOSING
5.1 Closing»
.
The
transactions that are the subject of this Agreement shall be consummated at
a
closing (the “Closing”)
which
shall be held at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (or at such other place as the parties may
mutually agree) on the date hereof (the “Closing
Date”).
The
Closing shall be deemed effective at the close of business on the Closing Date
(the “Effective
Time”).
5.2 Deliveries
by the Company»
.
At the
Closing, the Company shall execute and deliver to Buyer:
(a) Instruments
of Conveyance.
The
Xxxx of Sale, a Patent Assignment to be filed with the United States Patent
and
Trademark Office immediately following the Closing, an Assignment of Domain
Name
Registrations and any other required assignments of Proprietary Rights in form
and substance satisfactory to Buyer.
(b) Opinion
of Counsel.
An
opinion of counsel of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form
reasonably requested by Buyer.
(c) Secretary’s
Certificate.
A
certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying as to (i) resolutions
of
the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents and the performance of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (ii) a certificate of good
standing of the Company, dated as of a date not more than fifteen (15) days
prior to the Closing Date, issued by the applicable Secretary of
State.
(d) Third
Party Consents.
Third
party consents for those contracts identified on Schedule
3.4.
(e) Assignment
of Medtronic Supply Agreement.
An
Assignment by the Company to Buyer of the Medtronic Supply Agreement (the
“Medtronic
Assignment”).
(f) Transition
Agreement.
A
Transition Services Agreement between the Company and Buyer (the “Transition
Agreement”).
5.3 Deliveries
by Buyer»
.
At the
Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Company:
(a) Instruments
of Assumption.
The
Xxxx of Sale, executed by Buyer.
(b) Opinion
of Counsel.
An
opinion of counsel of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form
reasonably requested by the Company.
(c) Cash
Payment.
The
Cash Payment wired to the bank account(s) designated by the
Company.
(d) Resolutions.
Resolutions of Buyer authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the Buyer Transaction Documents and the performance of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby certified by the Secretary of
Buyer.
(e) Transition
Agreement.
The
Transition Agreement executed by Buyer.
(f) Assignment
of Medtronic Supply Agreement.
The
Medtronic Assignment executed by Buyer and Medtronic.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
AFTER CLOSING
6.1 Non-Assignable
Contracts»
.
To the
extent that the assignment hereunder by the Company to Buyer of any Assumed
Contract is not permitted or is not permitted without the consent of any other
party to the Assumed Contract, this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute
an assignment of any such Assumed Contract if such consent is not given or
if
such assignment otherwise would constitute a breach of, or cause a loss of
contractual benefits under, any such Assumed Contract, and Buyer shall not
assume any obligations or liabilities thereunder. With respect to any such
Assumed Contract, the Company shall continue to use reasonable efforts to obtain
such consents and shall cooperate with Buyer in any arrangement designed to
provide Buyer with the rights and benefits (subject to the obligations) under
any such Assumed Contracts.
6.2 Payment of
Excluded Liabilities»
.
After
the Closing, the Company shall pay in full and discharge all of the Excluded
Liabilities in accordance with their stated terms, as applicable, and in a
manner that is not detrimental to any relationships of Buyer or the Business
with customers, suppliers or others.
6.3 Agreements
Regarding Tax Matters»
.
After
the Closing, the Company on one hand and Buyer on the other hand will (i)
promptly inform the other party in writing of any notice that it receives of
any
audit, investigation, request for documents or information related to Taxes
that
could affect the Tax liability of the other party, (ii) each provide the other
party with such assistance as may reasonably be requested in connection with
the
preparation of any Tax Return, audit or other examination by any taxing
authority or judicial or administrative proceeding relating to liability for
taxes, (iii) each retain and provide to the other party all records and other
information that may be relevant to any such Tax Return, audit or examination,
proceeding or determination and (iv) each provide the other party with any
final
determination of any such audit or examination, proceeding or determination
that
affects any amount required to be shown on any Tax Return of the other party
for
any period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the
Company and Buyer will retain, until the expiration of the applicable statutes
of limitation (including any extensions thereof), copies of all Tax Returns,
supporting work schedules and other records relating to tax periods or portions
thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
6.4 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by the Company.
From
and after the Closing, the Company agrees to indemnify, defend and save Buyer,
its stockholder and their respective Affiliates and Plan Affiliates, and each
of
their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, Employee
Benefit Plans and fiduciaries, plan administrators or other parties dealing
with
such plans (each, a “Buyer
Indemnified Party”),
forever harmless from and against, and to promptly pay to a Buyer Indemnified
Party or reimburse a Buyer Indemnified Party for, any and all liabilities,
obligations, deficiencies, demands, claims, suits, actions, or causes of action,
assessments, losses, costs, expenses, interest, fines, penalties, actual or
punitive damages or costs or expense of any and all investigations, proceedings,
judgments, environmental analysis, remediations, settlements and compromises
(including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other
experts) (individually and collectively, the “Losses”)
sustained or incurred by any Buyer Indemnified Party relating to, resulting
from, arising out of or otherwise by virtue of any of the
following:
(i) any
inaccuracy in or misrepresentation or breach of a representation or warranty
made by the Company herein or in the Company Transaction Documents;
(ii) any
non-compliance with or breach by the Company of any of the covenants or
agreements contained in this Agreement or the Company Transaction Documents
to
be performed by the Company;
(iii) any
Patent Infringement Claim or any action, demand, proceeding, investigation
or
claim by any third party (including Governmental Agencies) against or affecting
any Buyer Indemnified Party which, if successful, would result from a matter
constituting an inaccuracy in, misrepresentation or breach of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants of the Company in this Agreement or
any
Company Transaction Documents;
(iv) any
matter set forth on Schedule
3.13(e)
or
Schedule
3.22;
(v) any
liability or obligation of the Company or any assertion against a Buyer
Indemnified Party, arising out of or relating, directly or indirectly, to any
of
the Excluded Liabilities, including but not limited to any claim made in
connection with the Products (whether or not such claims are described in
Section
6.8);
(vi) any
claim
for payment of fees and/or expenses as a broker or finder in connection with
the
origin, negotiation, execution or consummation of this Agreement based upon
an
alleged agreement between claimant and the Company or any of its Affiliates;
and
(vii) any
non-compliance with or breach by the Company of any of the covenants or
agreements contained in the MAST License to be performed by the
Company.
(b) Indemnification
by Buyer.
From
and after the Closing, Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and save the Company,
its stockholders and their respective Affiliates, and each of their respective
officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, Employee Benefit Plans and
fiduciaries, plan administrators or other parties dealing with such plans (each,
a “Company
Indemnified Party”)
forever harmless from and against, and to promptly pay to a Company Indemnified
Party or reimburse a Company Indemnified Party for, any and all Losses sustained
or incurred by any Company Indemnified Party relating to, resulting from,
arising out of or otherwise by virtue of any of the following:
(i) any
inaccuracy in or misrepresentation or breach of a representation or warranty
made by Buyer herein or in the Buyer Transaction Documents;
(ii) non-compliance
with or breach by Buyer of any of the covenants or agreements contained in
this
Agreement or the Buyer Transaction Documents to be performed by
Buyer;
(iii) any
action, demand, proceeding, investigation or claim by any third party (including
Governmental Agencies) against or affecting any Company Indemnified Party which,
if successful, would result from a matter constituting an inaccuracy in,
misrepresentation or breach of any of the representations, warranties or
covenants of Buyer in this Agreement or any Buyer Transaction Documents;
(iv) any
liability or obligation of Buyer or any assertion against a Company Indemnified
Party, arising out of or relating, directly or indirectly, to any of the Assumed
Liabilities and/or the Buyer’s operation of the Business or usage of the Assets
after the Closing Date, except to the extent such Loss arises out of the
operation of the Business or ownership of the Assets prior to the Closing or
is
otherwise an indemnifiable Loss pursuant to Section
6.4(a);
and
(v) any
non-compliance with or breach by Buyer of any of the covenants or agreements
contained in Buyer’s Assumed MAST License to be performed by Buyer.
(c) Indemnification
Procedure for Third Party Claims.
In the
event that subsequent to the Closing any Person entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement (an “Indemnified
Party”)
receives notice of the assertion of any claim or of the commencement of any
action or proceeding by any Person who is not a party to this Agreement or
an
Affiliate of a party to this Agreement, including without limitation, a Patent
Infringement Claim, (a “Third
Party Claim”)
against such Indemnified Party, against which a party to this Agreement is
required to provide indemnification under this Agreement (an “Indemnifying
Party”),
the
Indemnified Party shall give written notice together with a statement of any
available information regarding such claim (and attaching a copy of all papers
served with respect to such claim) to the Indemnifying Party within fifteen
(15)
days after learning of such claim (or within such shorter time as may be
necessary to give the Indemnifying Party a reasonable opportunity to respond
to
such claim) (the “Claim
Notice”).
The
Indemnifying Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against
the Third Party Claim with counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice,
satisfactory to Indemnified Party, so long as (A) the Indemnifying Party
notifies the Indemnified Party in writing within thirty (30) calendar days
after
receipt of a Claim Notice (the “Control
Notice”)
that
the Indemnifying Party will undertake to assume the defense of such Third Party
Claim and will indemnify the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim,
(B) the Indemnifying Party provides the Indemnified Party with evidence
reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party that the Indemnifying Party
has
and will at all times continue to have the financial resources to defend against
the Third Party Claim and fulfill its indemnification obligations hereunder
with
respect thereto, (C) the Indemnifying Party conducts the defense of the Third
Party Claim actively and diligently at its own cost and expense and (D) the
Third Party Claim has not been initiated by any Governmental Authority. So
long
as such conditions are and remain satisfied, then the Indemnifying Party may
conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim and the Indemnified Party may
participate through counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party and paid at its
own
expense (which expense shall not constitute part of any Loss that is the subject
of indemnity under this Section
6.4
unless
the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded that counsel chosen by the
Indemnifying Party has actual or potential conflicts of interest and has so
notified the Indemnifying Party in writing). If the Indemnifying Party does
not
deliver a Control Notice within the thirty (30) day period provided above or
any
of the conditions set forth in clauses (A) through (D) above are or become
unsatisfied, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to undertake the
settlement or defense of the claim, but shall not thereby waive any right to
indemnity from the Indemnifying Party therefor. The Person handling such defense
or settlement shall pursue such defense or settlement with the customary care
that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the circumstances. If
the
Indemnifying Party decides not to undertake the conduct and control of the
settlement or defense of a claim, the Indemnified Party may undertake control
of
the settlement or defense of the Third Party Claim to the entire exclusion
of
the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party will not pay or enter into any
settlement of any Third Party Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment
with
respect to any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Furthermore, the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of any
judgment with respect to the matter, or enter into any settlement which either
imposes an injunction or other equitable relief upon the Indemnified Party
or
does not include a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant in the matter
releases the Indemnified Party from all liability with respect thereto. Any
final judgment entered or settlement agreed upon in the manner provided herein
shall be binding upon the Indemnifying Party, and shall conclusively be deemed
to be an obligation with respect to which the Indemnified Party is entitled
to
prompt indemnification hereunder.
(d) Direct
Claims.
It is
the intent of the parties hereto that all direct claims by an Indemnified Party
against a party hereto not arising out of Third Party Claims or related to
Patent Infringement Claims shall be subject to and benefit from the terms of
this Section
6.4.
Any
claim under this Section
6.4
by an
Indemnified Party for indemnification other than indemnification against a
Third
Party Claim or in connection with a Patent Infringement Claim
(a “Direct
Claim”)
will
be asserted by giving the Indemnifying Party reasonably prompt written notice
thereof, and the Indemnifying Party will have a period of thirty (30) calendar
days within which to satisfy such Direct Claims. If the Indemnifying Party
disputes the Direct Claim asserted by the Indemnified Party or fails to respond
within such thirty (30) calendar day period, such dispute shall be resolved
in
accordance with the provisions of Section
7.8(b)
hereof
and the Indemnified Party may if it so chooses proceed directly to the mediation
stage.
(e) Failure
to Give Timely Notice.
A
failure by an Indemnified Party to give timely, complete or accurate notice
as
provided in Section
6.4(c)
will not
affect the rights or obligations of any party hereunder except and only to
the
extent that, as a result of such failure, any party entitled to receive such
notice was deprived of its right to recover any payment under its applicable
insurance coverage or was otherwise damaged as a result of such failure to
give
timely notice.
(f) Survival
of Representations and Warranties: Time Limits on Indemnification
Obligations.
All of
the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or in any of
the
other Transaction Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions until they expire and
terminate on the second anniversary of this Agreement, and, for the avoidance
of
doubt, neither the Company nor Buyer shall be entitled to recovery under such
representations and warranties other than pursuant to this Section
6.4.
If
written notice of a claim has been given prior to the end of such applicable
period, the termination date with regard to such claim shall be extended until
such claim is fully resolved and the appropriate indemnification has been
tendered.
(g) Adjustment
to Purchase Price.
Any
indemnification received under this Section 6.4
shall be
treated by Buyer, the Company and their respective Affiliates, to the extent
permitted by applicable Rules, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price unless
a
Final Determination causes any such amount not to constitute an adjustment
to
the Purchase Price for Federal tax purposes. The term “Final
Determination”
shall
mean (i) any final determination of liability in respect of a Tax that, under
applicable Rules, is not subject to further appeal, review or modification
through proceedings or otherwise (including the expiration of a statute of
limitations or a period for the filing of claims for refunds, amended returns
or
appeals from adverse determinations) or (ii) the payment of Tax by Buyer or
the
Company, whichever is responsible for payment of such Tax under applicable
Rules, with respect to any item disallowed or adjusted by a taxing authority,
provided
that
such responsible party or parties determine(s) that no action should be taken
to
recoup such payment and the other party agrees in writing.
(h) Indemnification
Limits.
The
foregoing provisions of this Section
6.4
notwithstanding:
(i) the
Company shall not be liable under the indemnification obligations set forth
in
Section
6.4(a)(i)
of this
Agreement until, and then only to the extent that, the aggregate amount of
such
indemnification obligation of the Company exceeds $50,000 (the “Basket
Amount”);
(ii) the
aggregate indemnification obligation of the Company pursuant to Section
6.4(a)(i)
shall
not be greater than $3,000,000 (the “Indemnification
Cap”);
and
(iii) the
aggregate indemnification obligations of Buyer pursuant to Section 6.4(b)(i)
of this
Agreement shall not be greater than the Indemnification Cap.
(i) Special
Rule for Fraud.
Notwithstanding anything in Section
6.4(h)
to the
contrary, in the event of any breach of a representation or warranty by any
party hereto that is intentional or constitutes fraud, (a) the representation
or
warranty that has been breached will survive the execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
will
continue in full force and effect for the period of the applicable statute
of
limitations, and (b) the limitations set forth in Section
6.4(h)
shall
not apply to any Losses that any Buyer Indemnified Party or Company Indemnified
Party, respectively, may suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result
of,
arising out of, relating to, or in connection with, any such
breach.
(j) Investigation.
The
representations and warranties of the Company shall not be affected or deemed
waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of Buyer or by reason
of the fact that Buyer should have known (as opposed to “actually knew”) any
such representation or warranty might be inaccurate.
(k) Right
of Set-off.
To the
extent that any Indemnifying Party fails to satisfy an indemnification
obligation pursuant to this Section
6.4
when due
in accordance with the terms hereof, the Indemnified Party may in its sole
discretion set off the amount of such indemnification obligation against any
amounts due and payable by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying
Party.
6.5 Restrictive
Covenants.
(a) Company’s
Acknowledgment.
The
Company agrees and acknowledges that it is necessary that the Company undertake
not to utilize its special knowledge of the Business and its relationships
with
customers and suppliers of the Company to compete with Buyer and the
Business.
(b) Non-Compete.
The
Company hereby agrees that for a period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending five (5) years from the Closing Date (the “Restricted
Period”),
the
Company will not, directly or indirectly, as agent, consultant, manager, partner
or in any other capacity, operate, manage, control, engage in, participate
in ,
or act as a consultant or advisor to, or render services (alone or in
association with any Person), that provide specific Business assistance to
any
Person that engages in or owns, invests in, operates, manages or controls any
venture or enterprise that directly or indirectly engages or proposes to engage
in the Business anywhere in the world (excluding Japan) (the “Territory”).
Notwithstanding this or any other provision of Section
6.5,
the
covenants contained herein shall not restrict the Company from developing,
partnering with and/or selling regenerative cell technology to any
party
irrespective of whether such other party is involved with the Business, or
whether or not such other party might utilize regenerative cell products in
connection with the Business, or restrict the Company from any activities in
so
far as they relate to the SurgiWrap thin film biomaterials products of the
Company.
(c) Non-Solicitation.
Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 6.5(b)
above,
the Company hereby agrees that during the Restricted Period it will not,
directly or indirectly, solicit, or participate as agent, consultant,
stockholder, manager, partner or in any other capacity in any business which
solicits, business from any Person which is or was a customer or supplier of
the
Business during the three (3)-year period preceding the date of such
solicitation, or from any successor in interest to any such Person for the
purpose of securing business or contracts related to the Business other than
in
connection with the Company’s regenerative cell technology.
(d) Confidential
Information.
During
the term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Company shall keep secret and
retain in strictest confidence, and shall not, without the prior written consent
of Buyer, furnish, make available or disclose to any third party or use for
the
benefit of the Company or any third party, any Confidential Information. As
used
in this Section 6.5(d),
“Confidential
Information”
shall
mean any information relating to the business or affairs of Buyer or that is
exclusively used by Company in connection with the Business immediately prior
to
the Closing Date, and information relating to the Business financial statements,
customer identities, potential customers, employees, suppliers, servicing
methods, equipment, programs, strategies and information, analyses, profit
margins or other proprietary information used by the Company or the Buyer in
connection with the Business; provided,
however,
that
Confidential Information shall not include any information which is in the
public domain or enters the public domain through no wrongful act on the part
of
the Company, and Company may make any disclosures of such Confidential
Information as required by law provided reasonable advance notice is provided
to
Buyer to seek protective orders with respect to such disclosures.
(e) Blue-Pencil.
If any
court of competent jurisdiction shall at any time deem the term of any
particular restrictive covenant contained in this Section
6.5
too
lengthy or the Territory too extensive, the other provisions of this
Section
6.5
shall
nevertheless stand, the Restricted Period shall be deemed to be the longest
period permissible by law under the circumstances and the Territory shall be
deemed to comprise the largest territory permissible by law under the
circumstances. The court in each case shall reduce the Restricted Period and/or
Territory to permissible duration or size.
(f) Property
of the Business.
All
memoranda, notes, lists, records and other documentation or papers (and all
copies thereof), including such items stored in computer memories, or microfiche
or by any other means, which will become Buyer’s exclusive property (after the
consummation of transactions contemplated by this Agreement), shall become
Buyer’s property and shall be delivered to Buyer promptly on the request of
Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company shall be allowed to retain such
copies as necessary for legal, financial and regulatory files as necessary
for
the Company’s ongoing general corporate and compliance
responsibilities.
(g) Remedies.
The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in this
Section
6.5
are
reasonable and necessary for the protection of Buyer’s business interests, that
irreparable injury will result to Buyer if the Company breaches any of the
terms
of this Section
6.5,
and
that in the event of the Company’s actual or threatened breach of any of the
provisions contained in this Section
6.5,
Buyer
will have no adequate remedy at law. The Company accordingly agrees that in
the
event of any actual or threatened breach by it of any of the provisions
contained in this
Section 6.5,
Buyer
shall be entitled to such injunctive and other equitable relief, without the
necessity of showing actual monetary damages or posting of a bond, as may be
deemed necessary or appropriate by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting Buyer from pursuing any
other
remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the
recovery of any damages which it is able to prove.
6.6 Further
Assurances»
.
Each of
the parties hereto agrees that subsequent to the Closing Date, upon the
reasonable request of the other party hereto from time to time, it shall execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further reasonable
instruments and take such other commercially reasonable actions as may be
necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the
Transaction Documents or to vest, perfect or confirm ownership of the Assets
in
Buyer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, following the Closing,
the Company shall cause fully executed copies of the documents required to
record the transfer of the Proprietary Rights in jurisdictions located outside
of the United States to be delivered to Buyer within seven (7) days of the
Company’s receipt thereof.
6.7 Post-Closing
Access to Books and Records»
.
From
and after the Closing, except in connection with any Direct Claim, the Company
and its accountants and other representatives will be given reasonable access
upon reasonable notice to the books and records included in the Assets relating
to the period prior to the Closing Date.
6.8 Reimbursement
for Recalls»
.
To the
extent that Buyer is required to conduct a recall with respect to any Product,
Buyer shall be entitled to indemnification under Section 6.4(a)(v)
in an
amount equal to Buyer’s reasonable expense with respect to such recall; provided
however, that such amounts shall be subject to the indemnification limitations
set forth in Section
6.4(h)
hereof.
6.9 Regulatory
Consulting Services»
.
From
and after the Closing, the Company shall prepare for filing by Buyer a 510(k)
submission to the U.S. FDA for the SurgiWrap product and provide assistance
with
the Buyer’s preparation of an Assumption Application for its notified body
through the transfer of Design Dossiers to Buyer and Buyer’s notified body and
other inputs to Buyer as may reasonably be requested. In addition, the Company
shall cause Xx. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx to make himself available on reasonable notice
during normal business hours and devote no more than 25 hours of consulting
services to the performance of related regulatory consulting services as is
reasonably requested by Buyer in relation to the Business, provided that Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx shall not be required to travel in connection with such services.
The
services provided pursuant to this section shall be provided at no cost to
Buyer.
6.10 Receipt
of Certain Notice»
.
Following the Closing, the Company shall provide all necessary reports
to the Buyer of all adverse events and complaints of which the
Company has or gains knowledge, including any follow-up information
necessary to evaluate such occurrences, related to any application which
incorporates the Products or any products manufactured or sold by or on behalf
of the Buyer. Any initial reports of such events referred to in
this section should be forwarded to the Buyer as soon
as reasonably practical and in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours
following the notification to the Company of the event if the event
involves patient death or serious patient injury, or within three (3) business
days otherwise.
6.11 MAST
Licensed Business Materials»
.
(a) In
the
event that, following the Closing, Buyer enters into a new agreement between
Buyer and MAST (or an Affiliate thereof) whereby MAST grants to Buyer a license
with respect to the MAST Licensed Business Materials in form and substance
satisfactory to Buyer in its sole discretion (“Buyer’s
Direct MAST License”),
then
the parties shall attempt to cause that portion of the MAST License included
in
the Assets (“Buyer’s
Assumed MAST License”)
to be
terminated simultaneously with the execution and delivery of Buyer’s Direct MAST
License.
(b) Except
as
otherwise contemplated by Section
6.11(a),
(i) the
Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep the entire MAST
License in full force and effect following the date hereof and (ii) the Company
shall not cause or allow all or any portion of the MAST License to be amended,
revoked, altered or waived in any way without the prior written consent of
Buyer.
(c) Except
as
otherwise contemplated by Section
6.11(a),
(i)
Buyer agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to keep Buyer’s Assumed MAST
License in full force and effect following the date hereof and (ii) Buyer shall
not cause or allow all or any portion of Buyer’s Assumed MAST License to be
amended, revoked, altered or waived in any way without the prior written consent
of the Company.
6.12 License
from the Company»
.
From
and after the Effective Time, the Company hereby grants to Buyer a worldwide
(except Japan), fully paid-up, royalty-free license to: (a) sell or dispose
of
any Asset that is marked or identified with the trade or corporate name
“MacroPore” or “MacroPore Biosurgery” or any derivation thereof and (b) use the
trademark “MacroPore” in connection with the products of the Business, which use
shall include but not be limited to, the distribution, marking and
identification of products manufactured, packaged or labeled (whether before,
on
or following the date hereof) with such trademark, provided that such use is
not
in the Craniofacial Field. The licenses hereby granted shall be irrevocable
and
shall survive for so long as the Medtronic Supply Agreement (as amended and
restated on the date hereof, and as may be further amended or modified in the
future) shall remain in effect. Prior to abandoning the trademark, Company
shall
first offer the trademark to the end seller under the Medtronic Supply Agreement
identified above, and if they decline to accept, then to the Buyer.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Notices,
Consents, etc»
.
Any
notices, consents or other communication required to be sent or given hereunder
by any of the parties shall in every case be in writing and shall be deemed
properly served if (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by registered or certified
mail, in all such cases with first class postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, (c) delivered by a recognized overnight courier service, or (d)
sent
by facsimile transmission with a confirmation copy sent by overnight courier,
in
each case, to the parties at the addresses as set forth below or at such other
addresses as may be furnished in writing.
If
to
Buyer:
MacroPore
Acquisition Sub, Inc.
c/o
Xxxxxx Xxxx Corporation
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Company:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Fax
No.: (000)
000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Nand
Date
of
service of such notice shall be (w) the date such notice is personally
delivered, (x) three (3) days after the date of mailing if sent by certified
or
registered mail, (y) one (1) day after date of delivery to the overnight courier
if sent by overnight courier or (z) the next succeeding business day after
transmission by facsimile.
7.2 Public
Announcements»
.
Neither
Party shall make any public announcement or filing with respect to the
transactions provided for herein without the prior consent of the other Party
(not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), except as required by law in
the
opinion of its counsel. Any press release or other announcement or notice
regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement made by Buyer or
the
Company shall be subject to prior review by and the consent of the other Party,
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
7.3 Severability»
.
The
unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the enforceability or validity of any other provision.
7.4 Amendment
and Waiver»
.
This
Agreement may be amended, or any provision of this Agreement may be waived,
provided,
that,
any such amendment or waiver will be binding on Buyer only if such amendment
or
waiver is set forth in a writing executed by Buyer, and provided,
that,
any such amendment or waiver will be binding upon the Company only if such
amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by the Company. The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other breach.
7.5 Counterparts»
.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each
of
which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one
and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other.
This
Agreement, the Transaction Documents and each other agreement or instrument
entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or
thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and
delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission,
shall be treated in all manner and respects and for all purposes as an original
agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal
effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.
At
the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each
other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and
deliver them to all other parties, except that the failure of any party to
comply with such a request shall not render this Agreement invalid or
unenforceable. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall
raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission to deliver
a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was
transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other
electronic transmission as a defense to the formation or enforceability of
a
contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.
7.6 Expenses»
.
Each of
the parties shall pay all costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by
it in
negotiating and preparing this Agreement and in closing and carrying out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Any Transfer Taxes incurred shall
be split evenly between the Company and Buyer, provided that Company’s
obligation for such taxes shall not exceed Thirty Five Thousand Seven Hundred
Dollars ($35,700).
7.7 Headings»
.
The
subject headings of Articles and Sections of this Agreement are included for
purposes of convenience only and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation of any of its provisions.
7.8 Governing
Law; Arbitration.
(a) This
Agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicting
laws.
(b) The
parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve any controversy, dispute or
disagreement arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach of
any
provision of this Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in Section
2.2,
any
matter not resolved by negotiation shall be settled (a) first, by the parties
trying in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation under the Commercial
Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
(such
mediation session to be held in Chicago, Illinois and to commence within thirty
(30) days of the appointment of the mediator by the AAA), and (b) if the
controversy, claim or dispute cannot be settled by mediation, then by
arbitration administered by the AAA under its Commercial Arbitration Rules
(such
arbitration to be held in Chicago, Illinois before a single neutral arbitrator
selected by AAA and to commence within thirty (30) days of the appointment
of
the arbitrator by the AAA or such later date as is reasonable under the
circumstances), and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Nothing in this Section
7.8(b)
shall be
construed to prevent either party from seeking interim equitable relief through
a court of law for violations of this Agreement.
7.9 Assignment»
.
This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns, but will not be
assignable or delegable by any party without the prior written consent of the
other party, provided,
however,
that
(1) Buyer shall be allowed to assign its rights and benefits hereto (a) to
an
Affiliate so long as the Affiliate assumes Buyer’s obligations hereunder, (b) in
connection with a sale of all or substantially all of Buyer’s assets so long as
the assignee assumes Buyer’s obligations hereunder and (c) to Buyer’s lenders as
collateral for security purposes, and (2) the Company shall be allowed to assign
its rights and benefits hereto to (a) in connection with a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets so long as the assignee assumes
Company’s obligations hereunder and the Company remains fully liable therefor
and (b) to the Company’s lenders as collateral for security
purposes.
7.10 Definitions»
.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meaning set forth
below:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such Person, and any officer,
director or executive employee of such Person, and includes any past or present
Affiliate of any such Person. The term “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as applied to any Person, includes the possession, directly or
indirectly, of five percent (5%) or more of the total number of votes which
may
be cast by the holders of the total number of outstanding shares of stock of
any
class or classes of such Person in any election of directors of such Person
(or
in the case of a Person which is not a corporation, five percent (5%) or more
of
the ownership interest, beneficial or otherwise) of such Person or the power
otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
that Person, whether through voting, by contract or otherwise.
“Affiliated
Group”
means
an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504 of the Code (or analogous
combined, consolidated or unitary group defined under state, local or foreign
income Tax law).
“Business”
means
the biomaterials polymer business (developing, manufacturing, commercializing
and marketing technology and products in connection with bioresorbable polymer
implants) as conducted by the Company. This term specifically excludes any
and
all rights to Company’s thin film (SurgiWrap) polymer technology and business
for the territory of Japan, and all other rights to the thin film technology
owned by the Company for all other markets/applications other than for
applications in the Spinal Field, and also excludes all rights to the
craniomaxillofacial bioresorbable implants business which the Company sold
to
Medtronic in 2002.
“Buyer
Transaction Documents”
means
the Xxxx of Sale and any other agreement, document, certificate or instrument
to
which the Buyer is a party and which is being delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company
Taxes”
means
collectively (a) any Taxes imposed on the Company for any period, (b) any Taxes
imposed with respect to the Assets for any period (or portion of any period)
ending on or before the Effective Time and (c) Transfer Taxes in accordance
with
Section
7.6.
“Company
Transaction Documents”
means
the Xxxx of Sale and any other agreement, document, certificate or instrument
to
which the Company is a party and which is being delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Contracts”
means
any contracts, commitments, purchase orders, sales orders, licenses, leases
and
other agreements, whether written or oral, to which the Company is a party
or by
which Company is bound as are necessary in connection with the conduct of the
Business.
“Craniofacial
Field”
means
any skeletal fixation and/or reconstruction application in each case and only
to
the extent that the application pertains to neurosurgery (cranial and skull
base
only), craniomaxillofacial, oral maxillofacial, reconstructive (head/face only),
otolaryngology, orthognathic, mandibular, plastic surgery (head/face only),
and/or iliac crest.
“Deposit
Agreement”
means
that certain Deposit Agreement dated as of April 19, 2007 by and between the
Company and Buyer.
“Deposit
Amount”
means
$250,000, which amount represents the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price
that has been prepaid by Buyer to the Company pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
“Deposit
Assets”
means
the Assets as such term is defined in the Deposit Agreement.
“Employee
Benefit Plan”
means
any “Employee Pension Benefit Plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA),
“Employee Welfare Benefit Plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA),
“Multi-Employer Plan” (as defined in Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA),
pension plan, plan of deferred compensation, medical plan, life insurance plan,
long-term disability plan, dental plan, “multiple employer welfare arrangement”
(as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA) or other plan or trust providing for
or
funding of the welfare of any of the employees or former employees or
beneficiaries thereof of the Company, personnel policy (including, but not
limited to, vacation time, holiday pay, bonus programs, moving expense
reimbursement programs and sick leave), excess benefit plan, bonus or incentive
plan (including, but not limited to, stock options, restricted stock, stock
bonus and deferred bonus plans), severance, salary reduction agreement,
change-of-control agreement, employment agreement, consulting agreement or
any
other benefit, program or contract, whether or not written or pursuant to a
collective bargaining agreement, in each case of the Company.
“Environmental
and Safety Requirements”
means
all federal, state and local or municipal laws, rules, regulations, ordinances,
orders, statutes and requirements, and all common law, relating to public health
and safety, worker health and safety, pollution or protection of the
environment, all as amended or hereafter amended.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (or any successor authority) that are applicable
as
the date of determination, consistently applied.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any multi-national, national, state, provincial, local, governmental, judicial,
public, quasi-public, administrative or self-regulatory authority, agency,
commission, board, organization or instrumentality.
“Guarantees”
means
any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the Company directly or indirectly
guaranteeing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person. The
term
“guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
(A) hazardous materials, hazardous substances, extremely hazardous substances
or
hazardous wastes, as those terms are defined by the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et
seq.,
the
Resource Conservation and Xxxxxxxx Xxx, 00 X.X.X. §0000 et
seq.,
and any
other Environmental and Safety Requirements; (B) petroleum, including, without
limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof which is liquid at standard
conditions of temperature and pressure (60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 pounds
per square inch absolute); (C) any radioactive material, including, without
limitation, any source, special nuclear, or by-product material as defined
in 42
U.S.C. §2011 et
seq.;
(D)
asbestos in any form or condition; and (E) any other material, substance or
waste to which liability or standards of conduct may be imposed under any
Environmental and Safety Requirements.
“Indebtedness”
means
without duplication, all: (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or funded debt
owed by the Company, (b) Guarantees, (c) liabilities of the Company evidenced
by
notes, bonds or debentures, (d) liabilities of the Company secured by any Liens,
(e) liabilities or obligations evidenced by a note, bond or other debt
instrument, (f) the capitalized portion of lease liabilities of the Company
under any capitalized lease, (g) liabilities arising from installment purchases
of property or representing the deferred purchase price of property or services
in respect of which the Company is liable, contingently or otherwise, as obligor
or otherwise (other than trade payables and other current liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course), (h) liabilities or obligations with respect to
Severance Obligations, (i) all liabilities and obligations of the Company with
respect to outstanding letters of credit and (j) any interest, principal,
prepayment penalty, fees, or expenses, to the extent due or owing in respect
of
those items listed in clauses (a) through (i) above.
“knowledge
of the Company”
and
each phrase having equivalent meaning (e.g., “known to the Company” or “to the
Company’s knowledge”) means the facts or other information known by Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Nand and Xxxx Xxxxxxx or that would have been known
by any such Person if they had made reasonable inquiry.
“Liabilities”
means
any indebtedness (including, but not limited to, any Indebtedness), obligations
or liabilities of the Company of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether fixed
or
unfixed, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown,
liquidated or unliquidated, xxxxxx or inchoate, secured or unsecured, and
whether due or to become due and regardless of when or by whom asserted,
including, but not limited to, any obligations arising out of facts,
circumstances or events that have occurred prior to the Closing but are not
known as of the Closing but that if known would be contingent
liabilities.
“MAST”
means
MAST Biosurgery AG, a Swiss corporation.
“MAST
License”
means
collectively that certain (i) License Agreement dated May 13, 2004 between
the
Company and MAST and (ii) License Agreement dated May 23, 2006 between the
Company and MAST.
“MAST
Licensed Business Materials”
means
those certain items licensed by MAST pursuant to the MAST License that are
necessary for the conduct of the Business, including without limitation, such
items for use in the Spinal Field.
“Medtronic”
means
Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota corporation.
“Medtronic
Supply Agreement”
means
that certain Development and Supply Agreement dated as of January 5, 2000
between the Company and Medtronic, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated
December 22, 2000 and Amendment No. 2 thereto dated September 30,
2002.
“Patent
Infringement Claim”
means
a
claim or assertion by the third party that Buyer’s conduct of the Business
infringes any patent owned by or licensed to such third party for which Buyer
may reasonably be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section
6.4(a)(i), (iii)
or
(iv).
“Permits”
means
all permits, licenses, approvals and authorizations by or of Governmental
Authorities or third parties issued or granted or otherwise received primarily
in connection with the Business.
“Permitted
Liens”
means:
(A) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable; (B) statutory
liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or
rental agreements; and (C) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or
to
secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar
programs mandated by applicable law.
“Person”
means
any individual, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, company
or corporation with or without share capital, public or private association,
public utility, legal personal representative, regulatory or Governmental
Agency, or other legal entity however designated or constituted.
“Product”
means
any product of the Business manufactured or sold by the Company prior to the
Effective Time.
“Severance
Obligation”
means
all severance, stay bonus or change of control payment obligations of the
Company and other accelerations or increases in rights or benefits of the
Company’s current or former employees (whether payable or occurring prior to, on
or after the Closing Date), including without limitation any such obligations
arising in whole or in part as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
“Specified
Assets”
means
all Equipment and Inventory used in connection with the operation of the
Business as described on Specified
Assets Schedules 1.1(a) and 1.1(b).
“Spinal
Field”
means
all applications (including but not limited to: anti-adhesion, anti-scarring,
minimizing the attachment of soft tissues, or soft tissue support) related
to
the anatomy of the spine including, but not limited to, applications in the
following: spinal fixation, stabilization and/or fusion, spinal cord coverings,
exiting nerve root coverings, cauda equina coverings, lamina coverings and
vertebral column-cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. The Spinal Field does
not include distal peripheral nerve and other structures extrinsic and distal
to
the spine.
“Subsidiary”
means
any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other
entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power are owned or controlled by
(i)
the Company, (ii) one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or (iii) the Company
and one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Tax”
means
any multi-national, Federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, add on minimum, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, excise, natural resources, entertainment, amusement,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs,
duties, real property, personal property, ad valorem, capital stock, social
security, unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee or other
withholding, or other tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest,
penalties or additions to Tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing;
the foregoing shall include any transferee or secondary liability for a Tax
and
any liability assumed by agreement or arising as a result of being (or ceasing
to be) a member of any Affiliated Group (or being included (or required to
be
included) in any Tax Return relating thereto).
“Tax
Returns”
means
returns, declarations, reports, claims for refund, information returns or other
documents (including any related or supporting schedules, statements or
information and any amendment thereof) filed or required to be filed in
connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Taxes of
any
party or the administration of any laws, regulations or administrative
requirements relating to any Taxes.
“Transaction
Documents”
means
the Buyer Transaction Documents and the Company Transaction
Documents.
“Transfer
Taxes”
means
all sales, transfer, documentary, stamp, recording, conveyance and similar
taxes
and fees (including any penalties and interest) due with regard to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.11 Entire
Agreement»
.
This
Agreement, the Preamble and all the Schedules and Exhibits attached to this
Agreement (all of which shall be deemed incorporated in the Agreement and made
a
part hereof) and the Transaction Documents set forth the entire understanding
of
the parties, and supersede and preempt all prior oral or written understandings
and agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof, and shall not be
modified or affected by any offer, proposal, statement or representation, oral
or written, made by or for any party in connection with the negotiation of
the
terms hereof, and may be modified only by instruments signed by all of the
parties hereto; provided
that the
Deposit Agreement and any Nondisclosure/Confidentiality agreements in place
between the parties are not superseded or preempted hereby.
7.12 Third
Parties»
.
Except
as otherwise set forth in Section
6.4,
nothing
herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon
or
give to any Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their
respective permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or
by
reason of this Agreement.
7.13 Interpretative
Matters»
.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, (a) all references to Articles, Sections or
Schedules are to Articles, Sections or Schedules in this Agreement, (b) each
accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning assigned
to it in accordance with GAAP, (c) words in the singular or plural include
the
singular and plural, pronouns stated in either the masculine, the feminine
or
neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter and (d) the
term
“including” shall mean by way of example and not by way of limitation. The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this
Agreement. If an ambiguity or questions of intent or interpretation arises,
this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of
the
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
7.14 Waiver
of Bulk Sales Laws»
.
Buyer
and the Company hereby waive compliance in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents with the provisions
of Article 6 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in states where any
of
the Assets are located, and any other applicable bulk sales laws, in effect
as
of the date of the Closing; provided,
however,
that
the Company shall fully indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless Buyer and its
Affiliates against all liability, damages or expenses which Buyer may suffer
due
to the Company’s failure to so comply.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
THE
COMPANY:
a
Delaware corporation
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Its: CEO
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BUYER:
MacroPore
Acquisition Sub, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Its: President
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