MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among SOUTHPEAK INTERACTIVE CORPORATION, and October 10, 2008
Exhibit
10.1
MEMBERSHIP
INTERESTS PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and among
SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE CORPORATION,
VID
AGON, LLC
and
VID
SUB, LLC
October
10, 2008
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Other
Defined Terms
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1.3
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Interpretation
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ARTICLE
II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
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2.1
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Purchase
of the Membership Interests from the Member
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2.2
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Purchase
Price
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2.3
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Payments
of the Purchase Price
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ARTICLE
III THE CLOSING
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3.1
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Closing
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3.2
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Closing
Deliveries by the Member and the Seller
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3.3
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Closing
Deliveries by the Buyer
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER AND THE
MEMBER
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4.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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4.2
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Subsidiaries
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4.3
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Capitalization
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4.4
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Authority
Relative to this Agreement
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4.5
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No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
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4.6
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Compliance
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4.7
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Financial
Statements
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4.8
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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4.9
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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4.10
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Contracts
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4.11
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Litigation.
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4.12
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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4.13
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Employment
Matters
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4.14
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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4.15
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Title
to Property.
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4.16
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Taxes
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4.17
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Intellectual
Property
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4.18
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Brokers;
Third Party Expenses
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4.19
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Investment
Intent.
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
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5.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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5.2
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Capitalization
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5.3
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Valid
Issuance of the Warrant
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5.4
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Authority
Relative to this Agreement
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5.5
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No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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5.6
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Compliance
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5.7
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Reporting
Company Status
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5.8
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Private
Placement
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5.9
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No
Integrated Offering
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5.10
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Board
Approval
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ARTICLE
VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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6.1
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Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation.
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6.2
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Confidentiality
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6.3
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Public
Disclosure
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6.4
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Consents;
Cooperation
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6.5
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Legal
Requirements
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6.6
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Blue
Sky Laws
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6.7
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Further
Assurances
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ARTICLE
VII INDEMNIFICATION
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7.1
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Indemnification
of Buyer
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7.2
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Indemnification
Claims.
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7.3
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Limitations
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7.4
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Termination
of Indemnification.
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7.5
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No
Right of Contribution
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7.6
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Mitigation
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7.7
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Anti-Sandbagging
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ARTICLE
VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
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8.1
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Notices
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8.2
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Counterparts
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8.3
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Entire
Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in Interest
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8.4
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Severability
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8.5
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Amendment
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8.6
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Governing
Law
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8.7
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Rules
of Construction
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8.8
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Tax
Returns
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Warrant
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Exhibit B
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Assignment
of Membership Interests
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SCHEDULES
Company
Titles
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Schedule II
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Persons
responsible for knowledge
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This
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is
made and entered into this 10th day of October, 2008, by and among SouthPeak
Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”),
Vid
Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as majority member of the
Company (as defined below) (the “Member”),
and
Vid Agon, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and sole member of the
Member (the “Seller”).
WHEREAS,
the Seller owns all of the outstanding membership interests of the Member (the
“Membership
Interests”);
WHEREAS,
subject to the assignment of the membership interests held by the Seller to
the
Member prior to the date hereof (the “Restructuring”),
the
Member owns all of the Series A Preferred Units, which constitute a majority
of
the membership interests, of Gone Off Deep, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”);
WHEREAS,
the members of the Company and their respective membership interests therein
are
set forth in the LLC Agreement, subject to the Restructuring; and
WHEREAS,
the Buyer desires to acquire the Membership Interests from the Seller, and
the
Seller desires to exchange the Membership Interests for the consideration set
forth below, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises hereinafter set forth and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings
set
forth below:
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person, and the term “control”
(including the terms “controlled
by”
and
“under
common control with”)
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Business”
means
videogame development, publishing, production and distribution.
“Business
Entity”
means
any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other domestic
or foreign form of business association or organization.
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“Company
Contracts”
mean
all contracts, agreements, leases, mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds,
licenses, permits, franchises, purchase orders, sales orders, and other
understandings, commitments and obligations (including without limitation
outstanding offers and proposals) of any kind, whether written or oral, to
which
the Company is a party or by or to which any of the properties or assets of
the
Company may be bound, subject or affected (including without limitation notes
or
other instruments payable to the Company).
“Company
Products”
means
all current versions of products or service offerings of the
Company.
“Company
Titles”
means
all the videogame titles set forth on Schedule
I
attached
hereto including the versions of the videogames previously developed or under
development and any modifications, but not bona fide sequels,
thereto.
“Existing
Customer or Developer”
means
any Person (or an Affiliate thereof) to which the Seller or any Affiliate
thereof provided products related to the Business, or contracted for or agreed
to the development or production of products related to the Business, during
the
two years immediately preceding the Closing Date.
“GAAP”
mean
United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved.
“Governmental
Entity”
means
any court, administrative agency, commission, governmental or regulatory
authority, domestic or foreign.
“Governmental
Action/Filing”
means
any franchise, license, certificate of compliance, authorization, consent,
order, permit, approval, consent or other action of, or any filing, registration
or qualification with, any federal, foreign, state, provincial, municipal,
foreign or other governmental, administrative or judicial body, agency or
authority.
“Independent
Accountants”
means
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP or an independent accounting firm of national or regional
reputation which has not performed services for the Buyer, the Seller and the
Member, or any of their respective Affiliates, during the preceding three year
period, which is selected by the Buyer and the Seller (or if they cannot agree,
by the Buyer’s and the Seller’s respective independent accounting
firms).
“Intellectual
Property”
means
any or all of the following and all worldwide common law and statutory rights
in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (a) patents and applications
therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (“Patents”);
(b) inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures,
improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how, technology,
technical data and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of
the
foregoing; (c) copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications
therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world
(“Copyrights”);
(iv) software and software programs; (d) domain names, uniform
resource locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet
(e) industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor;
(f) trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark
and service xxxx registrations and applications therefor (collectively,
“Trademarks”);
(g) all databases and data collections and all rights therein; (h) all
moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however denominated, and
(i) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing (as
applicable).
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“knowledge”
means,
when referencing the Seller, the Member or the Company, the actual knowledge
or
awareness as to a specified fact or event of the Persons named on Schedule
II.
“Legal
Requirements”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict,
decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity and all requirements set forth in applicable Company
Contracts.
“Lien”
means
any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, restriction or
charge of any kind (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or
other
title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any sale with recourse
against the seller or any affiliate of the seller, or any agreement to give
any
security interest).
“LLC
Agreement”
means
that certain amended and restated operating agreement of the Company, as
amended, by and among the parties set forth therein, dated December 13,
2007.
“Losses”
means
any obligations and other liabilities (whether known or unknown, absolute or
contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due, accrued or not
accrued, asserted or unasserted), losses, claims, damages, deficiencies,
judgments, assessments, fines, fees, penalties and expenses (including amounts
paid in settlement, interest, court costs, costs of investigators, fees and
expenses of attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, consultants and other
experts, and other expenses of litigation), that may be imposed or otherwise
incurred or suffered by the specified Person; provided, however, that Losses
shall not include any punitive, exemplary, indirect, incidental, consequential
or other special damages, lost profits, damage to goodwill or loss of business
of the other party.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect, individually
or when aggregated with other changes, events, violations, inaccuracies,
circumstances or effects, that is materially adverse to the business, assets,
revenues, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects
of an
entity; provided, however, that (a) changes in general industry or economic
conditions, (b) adverse effects arising from the announcement or consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, or (c) changes GAAP that apply generally
to the industry in which the Company operates, shall not constitute a Material
Adverse Effect.
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“Permitted
Liens”
means
(a) liens for current Taxes and other statutory liens and trusts for Taxes
not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith,
(b) liens incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as carriers’,
warehousemen’s, landlords’ and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising
in the ordinary course of business, (c) liens on personal property leased
under operating leases, (d) liens, pledges or deposits incurred or made in
connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security benefits, or securing the performance of bids, tenders, leases,
contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money), statutory
obligations, progress payments, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations
of
like nature, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business,
(e) pledges of or liens on manufactured products as security for any drafts
or bills of exchange drawn in connection with the importation of such
manufactured products in the ordinary course of business, (f) liens under
Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are special property interests
in
goods identified as goods to which a contract refers, (g) liens under
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code that are purchase money security
interests, (h) such liens, imperfections or defects of title, easements,
rights-of-way and other similar restrictions (if any) that do not materially
detract from the value or materially interfere with the present or proposed
use
of the properties or assets of the party subject thereto or affected thereby,
and do not otherwise materially adversely affect or impair the business or
operations of such party, and (i) items set forth on the Disclosure Schedule
or
within the dollar threshold limits in any representation in this
Agreement.
“Person”
means
any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, limited liability
company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Entity or other entity.
“Prospective
Customer or Developer”
means
any Person (or its Affiliates) to which the Seller or an Affiliate thereof
has
submitted a written or oral proposal for the sale or provision of any products
or services related to the Business, or the development or production of
products related to the Business, during the two (2) years immediately preceding
the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary”
means
with respect to any Person, any Business Entity of which a majority of
outstanding voting securities or other voting equity interests, or a majority
of
any other interests having the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of or otherwise exert control over such Business Entity,
are owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
refers
to any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial, local and foreign taxes,
including, without limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use,
occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll,
recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, assessments, governmental
charges and duties together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to any such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or
arrangements with any other Person with respect to any such amounts and
including any liability of a predecessor entity for any such amounts.
1.2 Other
Defined Terms.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings
set
forth in the section opposite each such term:
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TERM
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SECTION
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Annual
Financial Statements
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Section
4.7(a)
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Approvals
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Section
4.1(a)
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Blue
Sky Laws
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Section
4.5(b)
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Buyer
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Preamble
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Closing
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Section
2.1
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Closing
Date
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Section
3.1
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Common
Stock
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Section
5.3
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Company
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Recitals
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Company
Intellectual Property
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Section
4.17(a)
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Confidential
Information
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Section
6.2
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Copyrights
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Section
1.1
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Deductible
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Section
7.1
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Disclosure
Schedule
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Article
IV
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Domestic
Earn-Out Amount
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Section
2.2(b)
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Earn-Out
Amount
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Section
2.2(c)
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Exchange
Act
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Section
4.5(b)
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Financial
Statements
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Section
4.7(b)
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Indemnification
Cap
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Section
7.3(a)
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Indemnified
Party
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Section
7.1
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Interests
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Section
4.3(a)
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International
Earn-Out Amount
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Section
2.2(c)
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Liability
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Section
7.1(e)
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Material
Company Contracts
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Section
4.10(a)
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Member
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Preamble
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Membership
Interests
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Recitals
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Patents
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Section
1.1
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PDF
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Section
3.1
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Personal
Property
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Section
4.15(b)
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Plans
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Section
4.12(a)
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Purchase
Price
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Section
2.2
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Restructuring
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Recitals
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Returns
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Section
4.16(a)
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Securities
Act
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Section
4.5(b)
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Seller
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Preamble
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Stub
Financial Statements
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Section
4.7(b)
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Trademarks
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Section
1.1
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Unit
Agreements
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Section
4.3(a)
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Warrant
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Section
2.2(a)
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1.3 Interpretation.
In this
Agreement, unless clear contrary intention appears:
(a) A
reference herein to days shall mean calendar days unless otherwise specified,
and any day or deadline or end of a time period hereunder which falls on a
day
other than a business day shall be deemed to refer to the first business day
following such day or deadline or end of the time period, as the case may
be;
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(b) A
reference in this Agreement to an article, section, exhibit or schedule shall
mean an article or section of, or exhibit or schedule attached to, this
Agreement, as the case may be;
(c) The
word
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;
the word “or” is not exclusive and is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or,”
and the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to
this Agreement as a whole;
(d) A
reference to document, instrument or agreement shall be deemed to refer as
well
to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto; and
(e) All
words
used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as
the
circumstances require.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS
2.1 Purchase
of the Membership Interests from the Member.
Subject
to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”),
the
Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Buyer, and the
Buyer shall purchase, acquire and accept from the Seller, all of the Membership
Interests.
2.2 Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price (the “Purchase
Price”)
to be
paid by the Buyer for the Membership Interests shall be:
(a) a
warrant
to purchase up to 700,000 shares of the Buyer’s common stock, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Warrant”);
(b) 7%
of
gross revenue reported in the Company’s financial statements, determined in
accordance with GAAP, attributable to United States sales of the Company Titles
(the “Domestic
Earn-Out Amount”);
and
(c) 7%
of
gross revenue reported in the Company’s financial statements, determined in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied, attributable to international sales
of the Company Titles net of distribution fees and advances to the extent such
distribution fees were agreed to prior to the Closing and such advances were
received prior to the Closing (the “International
Earn-Out Amount,”
and
together with the Domestic Earn-Out Amount, the “Earn-Out
Amount”).
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2.3 Payments
of the Purchase Price.
The
Warrant shall be issued to the Seller at the Closing. Payments
of the Earn-Out Amount shall be calculated and made quarterly, beginning with
the quarter ended December 31, 2008, within 60 days of the end of the applicable
quarter, subject to the provisions of this Section
2.3
and
provided that the payment related to the quarter ended December 31, 2008 may
be
made within 150 days of the quarter end. Buyer shall pay Seller
the
Earn-Out Amount by electronic wire transfer in immediately available funds
to an
account designated in writing by the Seller.
Buyer
shall provide the Seller
with
a
notice of the Earn-Out Amount for the applicable quarter, including adequate
backup documentation, and the proposed Earn-Out Payment, if any, within 30
days
after the end of such quarter. If the Seller
does
not
object in writing within 30 days of the date of the notice (such notice of
objection must contain the basis of the Seller’s
objection), then the Earnout Amount payable to the applicable quarter, if any,
shall be deemed agreed upon and shall be paid in accordance with this
Section
2.3.
If the
Seller
provides
a notice of objection within 15 days, then the Buyer and the Seller
shall
endeavor to reach agreement within the 15 day period following the receipt
by
the Buyer of any notice of objection. If the parties are unable to reach
agreement within such 15 day period, then the matter shall be submitted to
the
Independent Accountants for determination, which determination shall be final
and binding on the parties. In connection with the resolution of any such
dispute, each party shall pay its own fees and expenses, including, without
limitation, its own legal, accounting and consulting fees and expenses. If
the
determination by the Independent Accountants results in an adjustment to an
Earn-Out Amount more beneficial to the Seller
in
an
amount that exceeds $10,000.00, then the cost and expense of the Independent
Accounts shall be paid by the Buyer. If the determination by the Independent
Accounts does not result in an adjustment to the Earn-Out Amount more beneficial
to the Seller
by
an
amount that exceeds $10,000.00, then the cost and expense of the Independent
Accounts shall be paid by the Seller.
For the
purposes of this Section
2.3,
Buyer
shall, upon reasonable prior written notice, give Seller and its professional
advisors, at Seller’s sole expense, access during normal business hours to the
Company’s and the Buyer’s books and records related to the calculation of the
Earn-Out Amount.
ARTICLE
III
THE
CLOSING
3.1 Closing.
The
Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, XxXxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 at 10:00 p.m., Eastern Time,
on
October 10, 2008 (the “Closing
Date”).
The
documents to be delivered at the Closing (other than certificates evidencing
the
Warrant) may, at the election of the parties, be exchanged by facsimile or
electronic transmission in portable document format (“PDF”),
provided original executed copies shall be provided promptly following the
Closing.
3.2 Closing
Deliveries by the Member and the Seller.
The
Member, and the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer at the Closing such documents,
instruments or certificates as the Buyer may reasonably request, including
without limitation:
(a) certificates
of the Secretaries of the Company and the Member attesting to the incumbency
of
the Company’s and the Member’s officers, the authenticity of the resolutions
authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
authenticity and continuing validity of the organizational documents delivered
pursuant to Section
4.1;
(b) the
assignment of membership interests substantially in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B;
(c) the
original minute books of the Company and the Member to the extent they
exist;
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(d) all
consents, permissions, approvals, novations, authorizations or waivers, in
form
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, required to be obtained under this
Agreement;
(e) a
resignation, effective as of the Closing, of each Series A Director (as defined
in the LLC Agreement) and each officer and manager of the Member from each
such
position; and
(f) a
cross
receipt executed by the Seller for the Warrant.
3.3 Closing
Deliveries by the Buyer.
The
Buyer shall deliver to the Seller at the Closing such documents, instruments
or
certificates as the Seller may reasonably request,
including without limitation a certificate evidencing the Warrant.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER AND THE MEMBER
Except
as
set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Seller and the Member
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “Disclosure
Schedule”),
which
shall identify exceptions by specific section references, each of the Seller
and
the Member severally and jointly represent and warrant to the Buyer, as set
forth below in this Article
IV.
Except
for the representations and warranties in Sections
4.1,
4.2,
4.3
and
4.4,
all
representations and warranties of the Seller and the Member in this Agreement
shall be limited to Seller’s knowledge.
4.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) The
Company is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being or
currently planned by the Company to be conducted. The Company is in possession
of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements,
consents, certificates, approvals and orders (“Approvals”)
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate
or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being or currently planned
by
the Company to be conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals
could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Complete and correct copies of the
certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Company, as amended
and
currently in effect, have been heretofore delivered to Buyer or Buyer’s counsel.
The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate
of
formation or operating agreement.
(b) The
Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign limited
liability company and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the
character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of
its
activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such
failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that could
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. Each jurisdiction in which the Company is so
qualified or licensed is listed in Schedule
4.1(b).
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(c) The
Member is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being or
currently planned by the Member to be conducted. Complete and correct copies
of
the certificate of formation and operating agreement of the Member, as amended
and currently in effect, have been heretofore delivered to Buyer or Buyer’s
counsel. The Member is not in violation of any of the provisions of its
certificate of formation or operating agreement.
(d) Except
for the membership interests it holds in the Company, the Member does not have
any assets or properties of any kind, does not now conduct and has never
conducted any business, and has no obligations or liabilities of any nature
whatsoever except such obligations and liabilities as are imposed under this
Agreement or under the LLC Agreement.
4.2 Subsidiaries.
Except
for Gamecock Media Europe Limited, a company organized under the laws of England
and Wales and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the Company does not
directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest
convertible or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest
in, any Subsidiary. The Member is the majority member of the
Company.
4.3 Capitalization.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.3:
(a) The
capitalization of the Company consists of the Interests (as defined in the
LLC
Agreement and subject to the Restructuring) subject to the term of those certain
management restricted unit purchase agreements and incentive unit agreements
entered into between the Company and the parties thereto (the “Unit
Agreements”).
All
of the Interests are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All of the
Interests that are owned by the Member are held free and clear of any Liens
other than as a result of the LLC Agreement.
(b) The
capitalization of the Member consists of the Membership Interests, all of which
are held by the Seller. All of the Membership Interests are validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. All of the Membership Interests are held free
and
clear of any Liens and the Seller has all right to sell and transfer its
Membership Interests as contemplated by this Agreement and upon such sale and
transfer, such Membership Interests shall be acquired by the Buyer as
contemplated by Section
2.1
of this
Agreement free and clear of any Liens other than as a result of the LLC
Agreement.
(c) Except
as
set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Unit Agreements, there are no
subscriptions, options, warrants, equity securities, partnership interests
or
similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including preemptive rights),
commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company or the Member
is
a party or by which either the Company or the Member is bound obligating the
Company or the Member to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause the
repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any of the Company’s Interests or the
Member’s Membership Interests, as applicable, or similar equity security of the
Company or the Member or obligating the Company or the Member, as applicable,
to
grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of or enter into any such subscription,
option, warrant, equity security, call, right, commitment or agreement.
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(d) The
Interests and the Membership Interests have been issued in compliance with
all
applicable securities laws and other applicable laws and
regulations.
(e) Except
as
set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Unit Agreements and as contemplated
by
this Agreement, there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust,
proxy, rights plan, antitakeover plan or other agreement or understanding to
which the Company or the Member is a party or by which the Company or the Member
is bound with respect to any equity security of any class of the Company or
the
Member, as applicable.
(f) Except
as
set forth in the LLC Agreement and the Unit Agreements, the Interests and the
Membership Interests are not unvested or are subject to a repurchase option,
risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable agreement with the
Company or the Member, as applicable.
4.4 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
(a) The
Member and the Seller have all necessary power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Member
and
the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of
the
Member and the Seller and no other limited liability company proceedings on
the
part of the Member or the Seller are necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the applicable
law
and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(c) This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Member and
the
Seller, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by
the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal and binding obligation of the
Member and the Seller, enforceable against the Member and the Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity.
4.5 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Member and the Seller do not,
and the performance of this Agreement by such Persons shall not,
(i) conflict with or violate the Member’s or the Seller’s certificate of
formation, (ii) conflict with or violate any Legal Requirements, (iii)
result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice
or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or materially impair the
Company’s rights or, to the Seller’s knowledge, materially alter the rights or
obligations of any third party under, or, to the Seller’s knowledge, give to
others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
or
result in the creation of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or encumbrance
on
any of the properties or assets of the Company pursuant to, any Company
Contracts, or (iv) except as set forth in Schedule
4.5(a),
result
in the triggering, acceleration or increase of any payment to any Person
pursuant to any Company Contract, including any “change in control” or similar
provision of any Company Contract, except, with respect to clauses (ii),
(iii) or (iv), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults,
triggerings, accelerations, increases or other occurrences that would not,
individually and in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
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(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Member and the Seller does
not,
and the performance of this Agreement by such Persons shall not, require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification
to, any Governmental Entity or other third party (including, without limitation,
lenders and lessors, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act of 1933, amended (the “Securities
Act”),
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)
or
state securities laws (“Blue
Sky Laws”),
and
the rules and regulations thereunder, and appropriate documents received from
or
filed with the relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company
is licensed or qualified to do business, (ii) the consents, approvals,
authorizations and permits described in Schedule
4.5(b)
hereto,
and (iii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals,
authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would
not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company or prevent consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or otherwise prevent the parties hereto from performing
their obligations under this Agreement.
4.6 Compliance.
To the
Seller’s knowledge, the Company has materially complied with and is not in
violation of any Legal Requirements with respect to the conduct of its business,
or the ownership or operation of its business, except for failures to comply
or
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.6,
to the
Seller’s knowledge, no written notice of non-compliance with any Legal
Requirements has been received by the Company. To the Seller’s knowledge, the
Company is not in violation of any term of any Company Contract, except for
failures to comply or violations which are described on Schedule
4.6
or
which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
4.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) The
Seller has provided to the Buyer unaudited financial statements (including
any
related notes thereto) for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(the “Annual
Financial Statements”).
Except as set forth in Schedule
4.7(a),
the
Annual Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the
financial position of the Company at the respective dates thereof and the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except
that
such statements do not contain notes and are subject to normal audit
adjustments.
(b) The
Seller has provided to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of the unaudited
financial statements of the Company for the ten-month period ended July 31,
2008, (the “Stub
Financial Statements,”
and
with the Annual Financial Statement, the “Financial
Statements”).
The
Stub Financial Statements comply as to form in all material respects, and,
except as set forth in Schedule
4.7(a),
are
consistent with the Annual Financial Statements and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company at the date thereof
and
the results of its operations and cash flows for the period indicated, except
that such statements do not contain notes and are subject to normal audit
adjustments.
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(c) The
books
of account and other books and records pertaining to the Interests in the
Company have been maintained in accordance with good business practice, are
complete and correct in all material respects and there have been no material
transactions that are required to be set forth therein and which have not been
so set forth.
(d) The
accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the balance sheets included
in
the Financial Statements, and to the extent they remain outstanding,
(i) arose from bona fide sales transactions in the ordinary course of
business and are payable on ordinary trade terms, (ii) are, to the Seller’s
knowledge, legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective debtors
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable principles, (iii) to
the Seller’s knowledge, are not subject to any valid set-off or counterclaim
except to the extent set forth in such balance sheet contained therein,
(iv) to Seller’s knowledge, are collectible in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice in the aggregate recorded amounts
thereof, net of bad debt reserves and write-downs and write-offs reflected
in
the Financial Statements, and (v) are not the subject of any actions or
proceedings brought by or on behalf of the Company.
4.8 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company has no liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of
a
nature required to be disclosed on a balance sheet, or in the related notes
to
financial statements, that are prepared in accordance with GAAP and that are,
individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, results of
operations or financial condition of the Company, except: (a) liabilities
provided for in or otherwise disclosed in the Financial Statements
(b) liabilities arising in the ordinary course of the Company’s business
since July 31, 2008, none of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on
the
Company, and (c) liabilities and obligations set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule or within the dollar threshold exception in any representation to
the
Agreement.
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4.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.9
hereto,
since July 31, 2008, there has not been, to the Seller’s knowledge: (a) any
Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (b) any declaration, setting aside
or payment of any dividend on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock
or
property) in respect of, any of the Company’s Interests, or any purchase,
redemption or other acquisition by the Company of any of its Interests or any
other equity securities of the Company or any options, warrants, calls or rights
to acquire any of its membership interests or any other equity securities of
the
Company, (c) any split, combination or reclassification of any of the
Company’s equity securities, (d) any granting by the Company of any
increase in compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of
cash
and incentive compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, or any payment by the Company of any bonus, except for bonuses
made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or any
granting by the Company of any increase in severance or termination pay or
any
entry by the Company into any currently effective employment, severance,
termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement the benefits of which
are contingent or the terms of which are materially altered upon the occurrence
of a transaction involving the Company of the nature contemplated hereby,
(e) entry by the Company into any licensing or other agreement with regard
to the acquisition or disposition of any Intellectual Property other than
licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or
any
amendment or consent with respect to any licensing agreement filed or required
to be filed by the Company with respect to any Governmental Entity, (f) any
material change by the Company in its accounting methods, principles or
practices, (g) any change in the auditors of the Company, (h) any
revaluation by the Company of any of its assets, including, without limitation,
writing down the value of capitalized inventory or writing off notes or accounts
receivable or any sale of assets of the Company other than in the ordinary
course of business, (i) any attempt to accelerate the collection of any of
the
Company’s accounts receivable or defer payment of any of the Company’s
outstanding accounts payable outside the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (j) any incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any long-term
or short-term indebtedness by the Company, (k) any amendment, termination or
notice given of termination with respect to any Material Company Contract,
or
waiver of any of the Company’s rights therein, (l) any payment, declaration,
accrual or set aside of any dividends or any other distributions, in cash,
property or otherwise, on the Company’s securities, or purchase, exchange or
redemption of any of the Company’s securities, or making of any inter-company
advance, loan or payment between the Company, the Member, the Seller or any
Affiliate thereof, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice, or (m) any agreement, whether written or oral, to do any of
the
foregoing.
4.10 Contracts.
(a) Schedule
4.10
lists
the following Company Contracts to which the Company is a party (each such
Company Contract listed or required to be listed, a “Material
Company Contract”
and
collectively, the “Material
Company Contracts”):
(i) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) for the furnishing
of
services to, or the development of products for, the Company which involves
consideration in excess of $50,000;
(ii) any
Company Contract concerning confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation
(other than (A) confidentiality agreements with employees of the Company set
forth in the Company’s standard form of employee confidentiality agreement,
copies of which have previously been made available to the Buyer or (B)
Contracts that do not materially deviate from the Company’s standard form
confidentiality agreement);
(iii) any
Company
Contract
under
which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) for the lease of
personal property from or to third parties providing for lease payments in
excess of $50,000 per annum;
(v) any
Company Contract establishing a partnership or joint venture;
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(vi) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) under which the Company
has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume
or
guarantee) indebtedness (including capitalized lease obligations) involving
more
than $25,000 individually or $50,000 in the aggregate or under which it has
imposed (or may impose) a security interest on any of its assets, tangible
or
intangible;
(vii) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) involving the Member
or
any of its affiliates;
(viii) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) for the licensing
or
distribution of software, products or other personal property or for the
furnishing or receipt of services (A) which involves more than the sum of
$50,000 annually, (B) in which the Company has granted marketing or distribution
rights relating to any products or territory or (C) in which the Company has
agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services in excess of $50,000
annually or has agreed to purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain
party;
(ix) any
distributor, sales representative, franchise or similar agreements to which
the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound; and
(x) any
Company Contract (or group of related Company Contracts) requiring that the
Company obtain consent, permission, approval, novation, authorization or waiver
from any person or entity for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or any related agreement.
(b) The
Seller has made available to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of each
Material Company Contract (as amended to date). Except as set forth in
Schedule
4.10,
with
respect to each Material Company Contract: (i) the Material Company Contract
is,
to the Seller’s knowledge, in full force and effect; (ii) to Seller’s knowledge,
the Material Company Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against
the Company, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) applicable
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and (B) applicable equitable principles
(whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity); and (iii) the Company
is not, and neither the Company nor the Member has received written notice
that
any other party is in breach or default, and to Seller’s knowledge, no event has
occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a breach
or
default or permit termination, modification or acceleration, under the Material
Company Contract.
4.11 Litigation.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.17,
there
are no claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Seller’s
knowledge, threatened against the Company or any manager or officer thereof
before any court, government department, commission, agency, instrumentality
or
authority, or any arbitrator.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedules
4.6
and
4.17,
there
are no claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Seller’s
knowledge, threatened against the Company, the Member or the Seller before
any
court, governmental department, commission, agency, instrumentality or
authority, or any arbitrator that seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which could reasonably
be
expected, either singularly or in the aggregate with all such claims, actions
or
proceedings, to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or have a Material
Adverse Effect on the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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4.12 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule
4.12(a)
lists
all employee compensation, incentive, fringe or benefit plans, programs,
policies, commitments or other arrangements (whether or not set forth in a
written document) covering any active or former manager, officer, employee
or
consultant of the Company, or any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) which is under common control with the Company, with respect
to
which the Company has liability (individually, a “Plan”
and,
collectively, the “Plans”).
To
the Seller’s knowledge, all Plans have been maintained and administered in all
material respects in compliance with their respective terms and with the
requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations
which are applicable to such Plans, and all liabilities with respect to the
Plans have been properly reflected in the Financial Statements and records
of
the Company. To the Seller’s knowledge, the Company does not have any plan or
commitment to establish any new Plan, to modify any Plan (except to the extent
required by law or to conform any such Plan to the requirements of any
applicable law, in each case as previously disclosed to the Buyer in writing,
or
as required by this Agreement), or to enter into any new Plan.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.12(b),
to the
Seller’s knowledge, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute,
bonus
or otherwise) becoming due to any member, manager, officer or employee of the
Company under any Plan or otherwise, (ii) materially increase any benefits
otherwise payable under any Plan, or (iii) result in the acceleration of
the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits.
4.13 Employment
Matters.
(a) Schedule
4.13(a)
lists
all employees actively employed by the Company as of the Closing, identifying
names, material terms of employment (including, where applicable, current
commission or bonus eligibility), full or part time status, exempt or nonexempt
status (where applicable), hourly or salaried status, benefits, annual vacation
entitlement, balance of unused vacation pay (as of July 31, 2008), date of
hire
and job title. Schedule
4.13(a)
also
identifies all of the Company’s employees on short-term or long-term disability
leave, maternity leave, parental leave, family medical leave, military leave,
extended absence or any other leave or inactive status, the reasons for such
leave, as well as the dates on which the leave, extended absence or inactive
status began and is expected to end (if known).
(b) Except
for the letter dated October 9, 2008 sent from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx
IV
and Xxxx Xxxxxx, there are no claims, suits, actions, or proceedings pending
or,
to Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing between the Company or its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their respective employees or former
employees, on the other hand.
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4.14 Restrictions
on Business Activities.
To the
Seller’s knowledge, there is no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction,
order or decree binding upon the Company or its assets or to which the Company
is a party which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company, any
acquisition of property by the Company or the conduct of business by the Company
as currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the
aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
4.15 Title
to Property.
(a) The
Company and the Member do not own any real property or any options or other
contracts under which the Company or the Member has a right to acquire any
interest in real property.
(b) To
the
Seller’s knowledge, all leases of real property held by the Company, and all
personal property and other property and assets of the Company owned, used
or
held for use in connection with the business of the Company (the “Personal
Property”)
are
shown or reflected on the balance sheet included in the Financial Statements,
other than those entered into or acquired on or after July 31, 2008 in the
ordinary course of business. To the Seller’s knowledge, the Company has good and
marketable title to the Personal Property owned by it, and all such Personal
Property is in each case held free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted
Liens or Liens disclosed in the Financial Statements, none of which liens or
encumbrances has or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on such property or on the present or
currently contemplated use of such property in the businesses of the Company.
4.16 Taxes.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.16
hereto:
(a) The
Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns,
estimates, information statements and reports relating to Taxes (“Returns”)
required to be filed by the Company with any Tax authority prior to the date
hereof, except such Returns which are not material to the Company. All such
Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. The Company
has
paid, or accrued such Taxes in reserves reflected in the Financial Statements,
all Taxes shown to be due and payable by the Company or the Member on such
Returns.
(b) All
Taxes
that the Company and the Member are required by law to withhold or collect
have
been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper
Tax authorities to the extent due and payable.
(c) The
Company and the Member have not been delinquent in the payment of any material
Tax nor is there any material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed (to the
knowledge of the Seller or assessed against the Company or the Member, nor
has
the Company or the Member executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of
limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of
any
Tax.
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(d) To
the
Seller’s knowledge, no audit or other examination of any Return of the Company
or the Member by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the
Company, the Member or the Seller been notified of any request for such an
audit
or other examination.
(e) No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Company or the Member has been
proposed in writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to the Company
or any representative thereof.
4.17 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule
4.17(a)
sets
forth a complete and accurate list of (a) all Intellectual Property registered
in the name of the Company and used or proposed to be used by the Company,
all
applications therefor, and all licenses (as licensee or licensor) (other than
with respect to off-the shelf and similar commercially available software)
and
other agreements relating thereto, and (b) all written agreements relating
to
any other Intellectual Property which the Company is licensed or authorized
by
others to use or which the Company has licensed or authorized for use by others
(collectively, the “Company
Intellectual Property”).
(b) To
the
Seller’s knowledge, no Company Intellectual Property or Company Product is
subject to any material proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment,
contract, license or stipulation restricting in any manner the use, transfer
or
licensing thereof by the Company, or which may affect the validity, use or
enforceability of such Company Intellectual Property or Company Product, which
in any such case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company.
(c) To
the
Seller’s knowledge, the Company owns or has enforceable rights to use all
Company Intellectual Property required for the conduct of its business as
presently conducted or to be conducted. Except as disclosed in Schedule
4.17(c)
hereto,
to the Seller’s knowledge, the Company owns and has good and exclusive title to
each material item of Company Intellectual Property owned by it free and clear
of any Liens (excluding non-exclusive licenses and related restrictions granted
by it in the ordinary course of business); and the Company is the exclusive
owner of all material Trademarks and Copyrights used in connection with the
operation or conduct of the business of the Company including the sale of any
products or the provision of any services by the Company.
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(d) To
the
Seller’s knowledge, the operation of the business of the Company as such
business currently is conducted, including the Company’s use of any product,
device or process, has not and does not infringe or misappropriate the
Intellectual Property of any third party or constitute unfair competition or
trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction and the Company has not
received any claims or threats from third parties alleging any such
infringement, misappropriation or unfair competition or trade practices. Except
as disclosed in Schedule
4.17(d),
to the
Seller’s knowledge, (i) the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of all
right, title and interest in and to all of the Intellectual Property, and has
the exclusive right to use and license the same, free and clear of any claim
or
conflict with the Intellectual Property of others; (ii) no royalties,
honorariums or fees are payable by it to any person by reason of the ownership
or use of any of the Intellectual Property; (iii) there have been no claims
made against the Company asserting the invalidity, abuse, misuse, or
unenforceability of any of the Company Intellectual Property and no grounds
for
any such claims exist; (iv) the Company has not made any claim of any
violation or infringement by others of any of the Company Intellectual Property
or interests therein and, no grounds for any such claims exist; (v) the
Company has not received any notice that it is in conflict with or infringing
upon the asserted intellectual property rights of others in connection with
the
Company Intellectual Property, and neither the use of the Company Intellectual
Property nor the operation of its business is infringing or has infringed upon
any intellectual property rights of others; (vi) the Company Intellectual
Property is sufficient and includes all intellectual property rights necessary
for the Company to lawfully conduct its business as presently being conducted;
(vii) no interest in the Company Intellectual Property has been assigned,
transferred, licensed or sublicensed by the Company to any person;
(viii) to the extent that any item constituting part of the Company
Intellectual Property has been registered with, filed in or issued by, any
Governmental Authority, such registrations were duly made and remain in full
force and effect; (viii) there has not been any act or failure to act by
the Company or any of its directors, officers, managers, employees, attorneys
or
agents during the prosecution or registration of, or any other proceeding
relating to, any of the Company Intellectual Property or of any other fact
which
could render invalid or unenforceable, or negate the right to issuance of any
of
the Intellectual Property; (ix) to the extent any of the Company
Intellectual Property constitutes proprietary or confidential information,
the
Company has adequately safeguarded such information from disclosure; and
(x) the Company Intellectual Property will remain in full force and effect
following the Closing without alteration or impairment.
4.18 Brokers;
Third Party Expenses.
Neither
the Member nor the Seller has incurred, directly or indirectly, any liability
for brokerage, finders’ fees, agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated hereby. No
membership interests or other equity securities, options, warrants or other
securities of any of the Company, the Member or the Buyer are payable by the
Company, the Member or the Seller, or any member thereof, to any third party
by
the Company as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.19 Investment
Intent.
(a) The
Seller is acquiring the Warrant hereunder for its own account for investment
and
not for distribution, assignment or resale to others.
(b) The
Seller acknowledges that the issuance of the Warrant has not been registered
under the Securities Act in reliance upon an exemption therefrom for nonpublic
offerings
(c) The
Seller acknowledges that the Warrant may not be sold or otherwise transferred
unless such sale or other transfer is registered under the Securities Act or
an
exemption from registration is available.
(d) The
Seller represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor” as that term
is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act,
and
has had access to such financial and other information and has been afforded
the
opportunity to ask questions of the Buyer’s representatives and has received
answers thereto, as deemed necessary in connection with the Seller’s decision to
accept the Warrant hereunder.
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ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The
Buyer
represents and warrants to the Company, the Member and the Seller as set forth
below in this Article
V.
5.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Buyer is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry
on its business as it is now being or currently planned by the Buyer to be
conducted. The Buyer is in possession of all Approvals necessary to own, lease
and operate the properties it purports to own, operate or lease and to carry
on
its business as it is now being or currently planned by the Buyer to be
conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals could not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Buyer. The Buyer is not in violation of any of the
provisions of the Buyer’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws.
5.2 Capitalization.
The
Buyer’s periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K and current reports on Form
8-K filed with the SEC accurately reflect its capitalization as of the dates
indicated in such reports. The issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Buyer
(a) has been duly and validly issued; (b) is fully paid and
nonassessable; and (c) was not issued in violation of any preemptive rights
or rights of first refusal or first offer.
5.3 Valid
Issuance of the Warrant.
The
Warrant to be issued to the Seller hereunder, when issued, sold and delivered
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration expressed
herein, will be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable,
will
be free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under
this Agreement and applicable state and federal securities laws, will not be
subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights,
drag-along rights or other similar rights, and will be issued in compliance
with
applicable state and federal securities laws. The shares of the Buyer’s common
stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common
Stock”),
to be
issued, sold and delivered upon exercise of the Warrant (the “Warrant
Shares”),
in
accordance with the terms hereof for the consideration expressed herein, will
be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will be free of
restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under this
Agreement and applicable state and federal securities laws, will not be subject
to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights, drag-along
rights or other similar rights, and will be issued in compliance with applicable
state and federal securities laws. The Buyer (a) has duly and validly
authorized and reserved for issuance shares of Common Stock, which is a number
sufficient for the Warrant Shares and (b) at all times from and after the
date hereof shall have a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock duly and
validly authorized and reserved for issuance to satisfy the issuance of the
Warrant Shares in full. The Warrant and the Warrant Shares are collectively
referred to herein as the “Securities.”
Upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller
will
acquire marketable title to the Warrant free and clear of all
Liens.
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5.4 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Buyer has full corporate power and authority to: (a) execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement, and each ancillary document that the Buyer has executed
or delivered or is to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement, and
(b) carry out the Buyer’s obligations hereunder and thereunder and, to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Buyer (including the approval by its boards
of directors), and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Buyer
are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than the approval of the stockholders of the Buyer
of
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Buyer and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes the
legal and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity.
5.5 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Buyer shall not (i) conflict with or
violate the Buyer’s certificate or incorporation or bylaws or (ii) conflict with
or violate any Legal Requirements, except, with respect to clause (ii), for
any
such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would
not, individually and in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Buyer.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer do not, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Blue Sky Laws, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other
jurisdictions in which the Buyer is qualified to do business, and
(ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations
or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not, individually
or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Buyer, or prevent consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby or
otherwise prevent the parties hereto from performing their obligations under
this Agreement.
5.6 Compliance.
The
Buyer has complied with, and is not in violation of, any Legal Requirements
with
respect to the conduct of its business, or the ownership or operation of its
business, except for failures to comply or violations which, individually or
in
the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Buyer. The business and activities of the Buyer have
not
been and are not being conducted in violation of any Legal Requirements. The
Buyer is not in default or violation of any term, condition or provision of
its
certificate of incorporation or bylaws. No written notice of non-compliance
with
any Legal Requirements has been received by the Buyer.
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5.7 Reporting
Company Status.
The
Buyer is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the
Buyer
has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have
the
effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange
Act nor has the Buyer received any notification that the SEC is contemplating
terminating such registration. The Common Stock is traded on the
Over-the-Counter bulletin board and the Buyer has not received any notice
regarding, and to the Buyer’s knowledge there is no threat of, the termination
or discontinuance of the eligibility of the Common Stock for such
trading.
5.8 Private
Placement.
No
registration under the Securities Act or any applicable Blue Sky law is required
for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Buyer to the Seller as
contemplated hereby.
5.9 No
Integrated Offering.
Neither
the Buyer, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their
behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause
this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the
Buyer for purposes of the Securities Act which would require the registration
of
any such securities under the Securities Act.
5.10 Board
Approval.
The
board of directors of the Buyer (including any required committee or subgroup
of
the board of directors of the Buyer) has, as of the date of this Agreement,
unanimously (a) declared the advisability of the transactions contemplated
hereby and (b) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are in
the best interests of the stockholders of the Buyer.
ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation.
(a) Beginning
on the Closing Date and continuing for a three year period thereafter, neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates will (whether directly or indirectly,
through some Affiliate or some other Person, or in the name or on behalf of
some
Affiliate or some other Person, whether acting as an officer, director, ,
manager, stockholder, owner, partner, member, trustee, beneficiary, employee,
promoter, consultant, technical adviser, agent, lender or otherwise or as the
assign of any such Person):
(i) compete
with Buyer or its Affiliates in, or otherwise engage in, any aspect of the
Business within the United States or internationally;
(ii) divert
or
attempt to divert, solicit or attempt to solicit, interfere with or attempt
to
interfere with, take away or attempt to take away, or accept work or activities
in the Business from any Existing Customer or Developer or Prospective or
Developer within the United States or internationally; or
(iii) solicit
for employment, or induce to leave the employ of the Buyer or any Affiliate
thereof, any Person who is, or within the six months prior thereto was, an
employee of the Buyer or any Affiliate thereof working in the Business,
provided, however, that neither the Seller nor its Affiliates shall be
restricted from soliciting or hiring employees of the Buyer or any Affiliate
thereof working in the Business by means of general employment solicitations
that are not specifically targeted at Buyer or its Affiliates.
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In
the
event of a breach by the Seller or any Affiliate thereof of any covenant set
forth in this Section
6.1,
the
term of such covenant will be extended for the Seller and all of its Affiliates
by the period of the duration of such breach.
(b) The
Seller acknowledge that the periods of restriction, the geographical areas
of
restriction and the restraints imposed by the provisions of this Section
6.1
are fair
and reasonably required for the protection of the Buyer and the Business. If
a
final order declares that any term or provision of this Section
6.1
is
invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the Governmental Entity
making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability will have the power
to reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or provision, to delete
specific words or phrases or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or
provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes
closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision, and this Agreement will be enforceable against the parties as so
modified. The Seller agrees that any violation of the covenants contained in
this Section
6.1
will
cause irreparable damage to the Buyer; therefore, in addition to any other
remedies the Buyer may have under this Agreement or otherwise, the Buyer will
be
entitled to an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction restraining
the Seller and its Affiliates from committing or continuing any violation of
this Section
6.1,
without
the requirement of posting any bond or other indemnity.
6.2 Confidentiality.
At all
times from and after the Closing Date, except to the extent necessary to enforce
the Seller’s right under this Agreement, the Seller will, and will cause its
Affiliates to, keep secret and retain in the strictest confidence, and not
disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or others, any information with
respect to the Business or the Company including the Company Intellectual
Property and other know-how, trade secrets, operational methods, marketing
plans
or strategies, product development techniques, plans or processes of the
Business, that remains in or comes into its possession in any form after the
Closing, other than any of the foregoing which are in the public domain (except
through the conduct of Seller or any of its Affiliates that violates this
Section
6.2)
(collectively, “Confidential
Information”).
In
the event the Seller or any of its Affiliates is requested or required (by
oral
request or written request for information or documents in any proceeding,
interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to
disclose any Confidential Information, then the Seller will, to the extent
practicable without violating applicable legal requirements, notify the Buyer
promptly in writing of the request or requirement so that the Buyer may seek
an
appropriate protective order or waive compliance with this Section
6.2.
If, in
the absence of a protective order or receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Seller
or any of its Affiliates is, on the written advice of counsel, compelled by
law
to disclose any Confidential Information, then the Seller or such Affiliate
thereof may disclose such Confidential Information, provided that the Seller
or
such Affiliate has, (a) to the extent practicable without violating applicable
legal requirements, given the notice to the Buyer referenced within and (b)
cooperates, at the Buyer’s request and expense, with the Buyer’s efforts to
obtain an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded
to such Confidential Information.
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6.3 Public
Disclosure Unless
otherwise permitted by this Agreement, the Buyer and the Seller shall consult
with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public
statement or making any other public (or non-confidential) disclosure (whether
or not in response to an inquiry) regarding the terms of this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby, and neither shall issue any such press release
or make any such statement or disclosure without the prior approval of the
other
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), except as may be required
by law, in which case the party proposing to issue such press release or make
such public statement or disclosure shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to consult with the other party before issuing such press release or
making such public statement or disclosure. The Buyer agrees not to refer to
the
name of any Affiliate of the Seller in any press release or filing with the
SEC
without the prior approval of the Seller (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld if such reference has been required by the
SEC).
6.4 Consents;
Cooperation.
The
Member and the Seller shall promptly apply for or otherwise seek, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, all consents and approvals required
to be obtained by them for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
6.5 Legal
Requirements.
Each of
the parties hereto shall take all reasonable actions necessary to comply
promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on them with respect
to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
will
promptly cooperate with and furnish information to any party hereto necessary
in
connection with any such requirements imposed upon such other party in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and will take all commercially reasonable actions necessary to obtain
(and will cooperate with the other parties hereto in obtaining) any consent,
approval, order or authorization of, or any registration, declaration or filing
with, any Governmental Entity or other person, required to be obtained or made
in connection with the taking of any action contemplated by this
Agreement.
6.6 Blue
Sky Laws.
The
Buyer shall comply with the securities and blue sky laws of all jurisdictions
which are applicable to the issuance of the Warrant to the Member in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.7 Further
Assurances.
Each of
the parties to this Agreement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill and cause to
be
fulfilled the conditions to closing under this Agreement. Each party hereto,
at
the reasonable request of another party hereto, shall execute and deliver such
other instruments and do and perform such other acts and things as may be
necessary or desirable for effecting completely the consummation of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification
of Buyer.
The
Buyer and each of its officers, directors, employees, stockholders and agents
(each, a “Indemnified
Party”)
shall
be entitled to be indemnified by the Seller, against any and all Losses suffered
or incurred by such Indemnified Party, arising from, relating to or otherwise
in
connection with:
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty of the Company, the Member or the
Seller contained in this Agreement as modified by the exceptions thereto and
other disclosures included in the Disclosure Schedule or in any other agreement
or instrument furnished to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
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(b) any
breach or failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Member or the
Seller contained in this Agreement or any agreement or instrument furnished
by
the Company or the Member pursuant to this Agreement;
(c) any
claim
by a member of the Company, or by any other Person, seeking to assert the rights
of a member in respect of the period prior to the Closing based upon: (i)
ownership or rights to ownership of any membership interests in the Company;
(ii) any violation or alleged violation of a right of a member of the Company,
including any preemptive right or right to notice or to vote; or (iii) any
violation or alleged violation of a right under the operating agreement of
the
Company;
(d) any
legal, accounting, or advisory expenses of the Seller incurred in connection
with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; or
(e) any
Liability of the Company in excess of $8,500,000, provided that for the purpose
of this Section
7.1(e)“Liability”
shall
mean (i) all accounts payable of the Company as of the Closing
Date and (ii) any claim for damages resulting from a default by the Company
of
any Material Company Contract arising before the Closing Date and without regard
to notice, any applicable cure period or both;
provided,
however, that the Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to recover any
Losses under clauses (a) and (e) above unless the aggregate of all Losses for
which the Seller would, but for this proviso, be liable exceeds on a cumulative
basis an amount equal to $100,000 (the “Deductible”),
at
which point the Indemnified Parties shall become eligible to recover the
aggregate of all Losses in excess of the Deductible.
7.2 Indemnification
Claims.
(a) In
order
for an Indemnified Party to be entitled to any indemnification provided for
under Section
7.1
in
respect of, arising out of or involving a claim by a third party (“Third
Party Claim”),
such
Indemnified Party must notify the Seller in writing of the Third Party Claim
within 30 days after receipt by such Indemnified Party of notice of the Third
Party Claim; provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall
not
affect the indemnification provided under Section
7.1
except
to the extent the Seller has been actually prejudiced as a result of such
failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Seller, within
10 days after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and
documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating
to
the Third Party Claim. The Seller shall have the right to assume and exclusively
conduct and control the defense of such Third Party Claim and the Indemnified
Party shall have the right to observe and receive information regarding the
defense of such claim. The Seller shall not, without the prior written consent
of the Indemnified Party (such consent not to be unreasonably delayed, withheld
or conditioned), settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any such
claim or demand on a basis which would result in the imposition of a consent
order, injunction or decree that does not include an unconditional release
of
the Indemnified Party for any liability arising out of such claim or demand
or
any related claim or demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
Third Party Claims related to Section
7.1(e),
the
Indemnified Party shall conduct and control the defense of such Third Party
Claim and the Seller shall have the right to participate in the defense of
such
claim at its own expense.
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(b) In
order
for an Indemnified Party to be entitled to any indemnification provided for
under this Agreement other than in respect of, arising out of or involving
a
Third Party Claim, such Indemnified Party shall deliver notice of such claim
with reasonable promptness after discovery of any such claim to the Seller;
provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect
the
indemnification provided under Section
7.1
except
to the extent the Seller has been actually prejudiced as a result of such
failure. If the Seller does not notify the Indemnified Party within 30 days
following its receipt of such notice that the Seller disputes its liability
to
the Indemnified Party, such claim specified by the Indemnified Party in such
notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Seller under Section
7.1
and the
Seller shall pay the amount of the Losses stated in such notice to the
Indemnified Party in the manner set forth in Section
7.3
or, in
the case of any notice in which the Losses (or any portion thereof) are
estimated, on such later date when the amount of such Losses (or such portion
thereof) becomes finally determined.
7.3 Limitations.
Recourse
for indemnification for Losses (in excess of the Deductible, if applicable)
of
the Buyer and any other Indemnified Party shall be limited to 50% of the
Purchase Price (the “Indemnification
Cap”).
Indemnification for Losses of the Buyer and any other Indemnified Party shall
be
recovered exclusively by, and in the order or priority of, (a) offsetting
against 50% of any payments due the Seller under Sections
2.2(b) and
(c)
hereof,
(b) cancelling all or a portion of the Warrant (at the value thereof at the
time
the Buyer’s or Indemnified Party’s liability for such Losses is financially
determined and not subject to appeal), and/or (c) recovering from the Buyer
its
net proceeds from the disposition of the Warrant or the Warrant Shares, and
such
offset, cancellation and/or recovery shall be the sole and exclusive remedy
of
the Buyer and any other Indemnified Party for any Losses suffered or incurred
by
the Buyer or such Indemnified Party, arising from, relating to or otherwise
in
connection with matters set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that
such indemnification limitation shall not apply to fraud or criminal acts on
the
part of the Seller. The remedies of the Indemnified Parties for fraud in the
inducement or criminal acts (as determined by a final judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction) by the Member or the Seller shall not be subject to
any
limitation pursuant to this Agreement.
7.4 Termination
of Indemnification.
(a) The
obligations to indemnify and hold harmless an Indemnified Party hereto pursuant
to this Article
VII
shall
terminate on the six months anniversary of the Closing except with respect
to
any Losses as to which the Indemnified Party shall have previously made a claim
by delivering a notice of such claim to the Seller.
(b) The
representations and warranties of the Company, the Member and the Seller shall
survive the Closing and expire on the six months anniversary of the
Closing.
7.5 No
Right of Contribution.
The
Seller shall not have any right of contribution against the Company or the
Member with respect to any breach by the Company or the Member of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements.
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7.6 Mitigation.
Each
party agrees to use reasonable efforts to mitigate any Loss that forms the
basis
of a claim hereunder.
7.7 Anti-Sandbagging.
The
Buyer shall be deemed to have waived in full any breach of the Member’s and/or
the Seller’s representations and warranties and any covenants and agreements of
the Member and/or the Seller to the extent the Buyer is aware of such breach
as
of Closing and determines to proceed with the Closing.
ARTICLE
VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.1 Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or
mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via
facsimile (with confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following address
(or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
(a)
if
to the
Buyer to:
SouthPeak
Interactive Corporation
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Traurig, LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
XxXxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(b)
if
to the
Member (after the Closing) to:
Vid
Sub,
LLC
c/o
SouthPeak Interactive Corporation
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxxx
Traurig, LLP
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
XxXxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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(c)
if
to the
Seller to:
Vid
Agon,
LLC
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Fulbright
& Xxxxxxxx L.L.P.
Fulbright
Tower
0000
XxXxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
8.2 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by facsimile
and/or PDF, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each
of
the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
8.3 Entire
Agreement; Nonassignability; Parties in Interest.
This
Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements specifically
referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the Exhibits and
the
Disclosure Schedule (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, except for the Exclusivity Letter, dated October 5,
2008,
by and between the Buyer and the Seller; (b) are not intended to confer upon
any
other person any rights or remedies hereunder, and (c) shall not be assigned.
No
representations, warranties, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or
written, by or among the parties not contained herein shall be of any force
of
effect.
8.4 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable,
the
remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be
interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The
parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this
Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the
extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
8.5 Amendment.
The
parties hereto may cause this Agreement to be amended at any time by execution
of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.
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8.6 Governing
Law This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without regard to the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal
court
located within the City of Richmond, Virginia in connection with any matter
based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the matters contemplated herein,
agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the
laws
of the Commonwealth of Virginia for such persons and waives and covenants not
to
assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such
jurisdiction and such process.
8.7 Rules
of Construction.
The
parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the
negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive
the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction
providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed
against the party drafting such agreement or document.
8.8 Tax
Returns.
The
Seller shall cause to be prepared and filed for all taxable years of the Company
ending prior to the Closing Date, including the short taxable year ending on
the
Closing Date, the Company’s Forms 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income,
including any related Schedules K-1, Partner’s Share of Income, Credits and
Deductions, etc. After the Closing and in connection with the preparation of
such Returns, the Buyer shall grant or cause to be granted to the Seller, or
its
representatives, access to all of the information, books and records relating
to
the Company within the Seller’s or the Company’s possession or control and shall
furnish the assistance and cooperation of such personnel of the Buyer or the
Company as may reasonably be requested in connection therewith. Additionally,
notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Seller
shall (a) serve as the “tax matters partner” within the meaning of Section
6231(a)(7) of the Code for all taxable years of the Company ending on or prior
to the Closing Date and shall have all power and authority to take any action
contemplated by Sections 6221 through 6234 of the Code and (ii) shall have
the
right to control any audit or examination by the Internal Revenue Service,
initiate any claim for refund and contest, resolve and defend against any
assessment, notice of deficiency, or other adjustment or proposed adjustment
relating to any and all U.S. federal income Taxes for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Membership Interest Purchase Agreement has been duly
executed by the parties as of and on the date first above written.
BUYER:
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SOUTHPEAK
INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chairman
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SELLER:
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VID
AGON, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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MEMBER:
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VID
SUB, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice
President
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