EXHIBIT 2.1
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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 2, 2001
By and Among
Uniroyal Technology Corporation
Uniroyal Optoelectronics, LLC
Uniroyal Compound Semiconductors Inc.
and
Emcore Corporation
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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of August 2,
2001 by and between Uniroyal Technology Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Purchaser"), Uniroyal Compound Semiconductors Inc., a Delaware corporation,
Uniroyal Optoelectronics, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Company") and Emcore Corporation, a New Jersey corporation ("Seller" both
Seller and Purchaser each a "Party" and together the "Parties"), being the owner
of a membership interest in the Company.
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller have formed Uniroyal Optoelectronics, LLC pursuant
to a Joint Venture Agreement, dated December 31, 1997, and an Amended and
Restated Joint Venture Agreement, dated November 30, 1998 (the "Joint Venture
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Seller owns a membership interest in the Company that was acquired
pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement (the "Membership Interest");
WHEREAS, Purchaser and Seller are Parties to, have entered into, and wish to
terminate and release Seller from all obligations of (i) the Amended and
Restated Technology License Agreement dated as of November 30, 1998 between
Seller and Purchaser (the "License Agreement"), (ii) the Amended and Restated
Sublicense Agreement dated as of November 30, 1998 between Purchaser and
Uniroyal Compound Semiconductors Inc. ("UCSI"), (iii) the Amended and Restated
Sublicense Agreement dated as of November 30, 1998 between UCSI and the Company
(the Sublicense Agreements described in clauses (ii) and (iii) together, the
"Sublicense Agreements") and (iv) the Supply Agreement dated December 31, 1997
between Seller and the Company (the "Supply Agreement");
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, all of the
Seller's Membership Interest in the Company pursuant to this Agreement and to
amend the Joint Venture Agreement to reflect that as of the Closing Date (as
hereinafter defined) the Seller will not be a member of the Company; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the parties hereto that, upon consummation of
the purchase and sale of the Membership Interest pursuant to this Agreement,
Purchaser or a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser shall own the Membership
Interest of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ss. 1. Definitions.
ss. 1.1 Defined Terms. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings specified therefor below.
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such
Person; provided that, for the purposes of this definition, control (including,
with correlative meanings, the terms controlled by and under common control
with), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly
or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
by contract or otherwise and provided, further, that an Affiliate of any Person
shall also include (i) any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than
five percent (5%) of any class of capital stock or other equity interest of such
Person, (ii) any officer, director, trustee or beneficiary of such Person, (iii)
any spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of any Person described in clauses (i)
or (ii) above, and (iv) any trust for the benefit of any Person described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above or for any spouse, issue or lineal descendant of
any Person described in clauses (i) through (iii) above.
"Business Day" shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which banks located in New York, New York shall be authorized or required by law
to close.
"Governmental or Regulatory Authority" shall mean any instrumentality,
subdivision, court, administrative agency, commission, official or other
authority of the United States or any other country or any state, province,
prefect, municipality, locality or other government or political subdivision
thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority.
"Law" shall mean any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
"Lien" or "Liens" shall mean liens, security interests, options, rights of first
refusal, claims, easements, mortgages, charges, indentures, deeds of trust,
rights of way, restrictions on the use of real property, encroachments, licenses
to third parties, leases to third parties, security agreements, or any other
encumbrances and other restrictions or limitations on use of real or personal
property or irregularities in title thereto.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean, (i) when used with respect to the Company,
any materially adverse change in or effect on the business, assets, liabilities,
results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Company or (ii) when used with respect to Purchaser or Seller, as the case may
be, any materially adverse change in or effect on (including any material delay)
the ability of Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, to perform its
respective obligations hereunder.
"Material Positive Effect" shall mean when used with respect to the Company, any
materially positive change in or effect on the business, assets, liabilities,
results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the
Company.
"Order" shall mean any judgment, order, injunction, decree, writ, permit or
license of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any arbitrator.
"Person" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, a
trust, an incorporated organization and a Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
"Purchaser Shares" shall mean the shares of common stock, $0.01 par value of
Uniroyal Technology Corporation.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation more
than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is owned by such Person directly or indirectly
through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership,
association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50%
equity interest.
ss. 1.2 Additional Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined in 1.1, the
following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the
sections indicated below.
Defined Term Section Defined Term Section
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Agreement Preamble NLRB 4.15
Claims 4.18(b) Permit or Permite 4.12(b)
Closing 2.3 Purchase Price 2.2
Closing Date 2.3 Purchaser Preamble
Company Preamble Purchaser Financial 4.4
Statements
Contract 3.3 Purchaser Property 4.18(b)
Environmental Claims 4.18(b) Registration Rights 2.5
Agreement
Environmental Law 4.18(b) Release or Released 4.18(b)
Exchange Act 4.4 Respective Entities 7.1
GAAP 4.4 Returns 4.16(a)
Hazardous Materials 4.18(b) SEC 4.3
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Defined Term Section Defined Term Section
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Immigration Laws 4.15 Securities Act 2.5
Indemnified Party 6.3 Seller Preamble
Indemnifying Party 6.3 Seller Indemnitee 6.2
Intellectual Property 4.17(h) Taxes 4.16(a)
Losses 6.2(a) Transfer Agent 2.4
NASD 4.3 WARN 4.15
New License Agreement 7.(b)
ss. 1.3 Construction. In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) any reference in this Agreement to writing or comparable expressions
includes a reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means of
communication;
(b) words expressed in the singular number shall include the plural and
vice versa, words expressed in the masculine shall include the feminine and
neuter gender and vice versa;
(c) references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Recitals are
references to articles, sections, exhibits, schedules and recitals of this
Agreement;
(d) reference to day or days are to calendar days;
(e) this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall be construed as
a reference to this Agreement or, as the case may be, such other agreement or
document as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended,
varied, novated or supplemented; and
(f) include, includes, and including are deemed to be followed by without
limitation whether or not they are in fact followed by such words or words of
similar import.
ss. 1.4 Schedules and Exhibits. The Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are
incorporated into and form an integral part of this Agreement. If an Exhibit is
a form of agreement, such agreement, when executed and delivered by the parties
thereto, shall constitute a document independent of this Agreement.
ss. 1.5 Knowledge. Where any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to the knowledge of Seller or
Purchaser, Seller or Purchaser respectively confirms that it has made due and
diligent inquiry as to the matters that are the subject of such representations
and warranty.
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ARTICLE II
SALE OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
ss. 2.1 Sale of Membership Interest. On the terms, and subject to the
conditions, set forth in this Sale of Agreement, Seller agrees to and hereby
sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser on the Closing Date, and
Purchaser agrees to purchase from Seller on the Closing Date, the Membership
Interest, and both Parties agree to the amendment of the Joint Venture Agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit D. Both Parties in accordance with section 8.1
of the Joint Venture Agreement hereby consent to the transfer of the Membership
Interest from the Seller to the Purchaser.
ss. 2.2 Purchase Price. In full consideration for the purchase by Purchaser of
the Membership Interest, Purchaser shall pay to Seller, on the Closing Date,
1,965,924 Purchaser Shares (the "Purchase Price").
ss. 2.3 Closing. The sale referred to in Section 2.1 (the "Closing") shall take
place at the offices of White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
New York on the date this Agreement is executed. Such date is herein referred to
as the "Closing Date".
ss. 2.4 Purchaser Shares Transfer. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall authorize
its transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") to issue to the Seller stock
certificates registered in the name of the Seller, or in such nominee name(s) as
designated by the Seller in writing and the Purchaser will deliver one
certificate representing 1,965,924 shares of Common Stock (the "Certificate").
ss. 2.5 Exemption from Registration; Registration of Purchaser Shares. The
Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to the Agreement are exempt from, and
subject to, registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), by reason of Rule 506 of Regulation D
promulgated thereunder. The Purchaser Shares are subject to a registration
rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), in the form
substantially similar to the form attached as Exhibit A.
ss. 2.6 Vendor Financing. For good and valuable consideration, and to induce
Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Seller grants Purchaser such payment
terms and preferred vendor pricing as described on Schedule A. For good and
valuable consideration, and to induce Seller to enter into this Agreement,
Purchaser grants Seller preferred vendor status and pricing on Uniroyal Compound
Semiconductors Inc., Uniroyal Optoelectronics, LLC, Sterling Semiconductor,
Inc., and NorLux Corp. products and services.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER
ss. 3. Representations of Seller. Seller represents, warrants and agrees as
follows:
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ss. 3.1 Ownership of Membership Interest; Existence and Good Standing of Seller.
Seller is the lawful owner, beneficially and of record, of the Membership
Interest acquired pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, free and clear of all
Liens. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Seller has not transferred,
sold or assigned any portion of the Membership Interest acquired pursuant to the
Joint Venture Agreement. The delivery to Purchaser of the Membership Interest
pursuant to this Agreement will transfer to Purchaser good and valid title to
all of the Membership Interest of the Company, free and clear of all Liens.
ss. 3.2 Authority and Enforceability. Seller has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other instruments and
agreements to be executed and delivered by Seller as contemplated hereby. Seller
has the corporate power and authority to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other instruments and agreements to be executed
and delivered by Seller as contemplated hereby, including without limitation,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the New License Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the Loan and Security
Agreement and other documents and instruments evidencing the purchase of the
Membership Interest of the Seller by Purchaser, and all other instruments and
agreement to be executed and delivered by Seller as contemplated hereby, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly
authorized by Seller's Board of Directors and no other corporate action on the
part of Seller is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and such other instruments and agreements by Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement
and all other instruments and agreements to be executed and delivered by Seller
as contemplated hereby, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof,
assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such other
document by the other parties hereto and thereto, shall have been duly executed
and delivered by Seller and shall be valid and binding obligations of Seller,
enforceable against Seller in accordance with their terms, except to the extent
that their enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and to general equitable principles.
ss. 3.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the other instruments and agreements to be executed and
delivered by Seller as contemplated hereby and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a violation or
breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation,
payment or acceleration) under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of
the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under: (1)
any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Seller; (2) any
Law or Order applicable to Seller, or by which any of its properties or assets
may be bound; (3) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, guarantee, license, franchise, permit, agreement,
understanding arrangement, contract, commitment, lease, franchise agreement or
other instrument or obligation (whether oral or written) (each, including all
amendments thereto, a "Contract") to which Seller is a party, or by which they
or any of their respective properties or assets is bound except in the case of
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(2) and (3) above, for such violations, filings, permits, consents, approvals,
notices, breaches or conflicts which would not have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to Seller or the Company.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS OF PURCHASER
ss. 4. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser represents, warrants and agrees
as follows:
ss. 4.1 Organization, Standing and Power. Purchaser is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
Delaware. Purchaser has the corporate power to own its properties and to carry
on its business as now being conducted and as proposed to be conducted and is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. Purchaser is not in
violation of any of the provisions of its Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.
ss. 4.2 Authority and Enforceability. Purchaser has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other instruments and
agreements to be executed and delivered by Purchaser as contemplated hereby.
Purchaser has the corporate power and authority to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and by the other instruments and agreements to be executed
and delivered by Purchaser as contemplated hereby, including without limitation,
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the New License Agreement, the Loan and Security Agreement and other documents
and instruments evidencing the purchase of the Membership Interest of the Seller
by Purchaser, and all other instruments and agreement to be executed and
delivered by Purchaser as contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by
Purchaser's Board of Directors and no other corporate action on the part of
Purchaser is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and such other instruments and agreements by Purchaser and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement
and all other instruments and agreements to be executed and delivered by
Purchaser as contemplated hereby, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such
other document by the other parties hereto and thereto, shall have been duly
executed and delivered by Purchaser and shall be valid and binding obligations
of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with their terms,
except to the extent that their enforceability may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to general equitable principles.
ss. 4.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the other instruments and agreements to be executed and
delivered by Purchaser as contemplated hereby and the consummation by Purchaser
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in a
violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or
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lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation, payment or acceleration) under, or result in the creation of any
Lien on any of the properties or assets of the Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries under: (1) any provision of the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of Purchaser; (2) any Law or Order applicable to Purchaser, or by which
any of its properties or assets may be bound; (3) any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any Contract to which Purchaser is a party, or by which they or
any of their respective properties or assets is bound except in the case of
clauses (2) and (3) above, for such violations, filings, permits, consents,
approvals, notices, breaches or conflicts which would not have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Purchaser or the Company. No consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
governmental entity is required by or with respect to Purchaser in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser or the
consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
(i) the filing, if any, of a current report on Form 8-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") and National Association of Securities Dealers
("NASD") after the date of this Agreement, (ii) the filing of a registration
statement on Form S-3 with the SEC after the date of this Agreement covering the
resale of the Purchaser Shares issued pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) any
filings as may be required under applicable state securities laws and the
securities laws of any foreign country.
ss. 4.4 SEC Filings; Financial Statements. Except as set forth in any Purchaser
SEC filings, as of their respective filing dates, the Purchaser SEC filings
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the United States
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the
Securities Act, and as their respective filing date, the date hereof, none of
the Purchaser SEC filings contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading, except to the extent corrected by a subsequently filed
Purchaser SEC filing. Except as set forth in any Purchaser SEC filing, the
financial statements of Purchaser, including the notes thereto, included in the
Purchaser SEC filings (the "Purchaser Financial Statements") were complete and
correct in all material respects as of their respective dates, complied as to
form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as of their
respective dates, and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a basis consistent throughout
the periods indicated and consistent with each other (except as may be indicated
in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements included in
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC). The
Purchaser Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated financial
condition and operating results of Purchaser at the dates and during the periods
indicated therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal,
recurring year-end adjustments).
ss. 4.5 Complete Copies of Materials. Purchaser has delivered or made available
true and complete copies of each document that has been requested by Seller, or
its counsel in connection with the legal and accounting review of Purchaser, its
Subsidiaries and the Company including but not limited to all purchase orders
and material information that may impact the future value of the business
(whether positively or negatively).
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ss. 4.6 Brokers' and Finders' Fees. Purchaser has not incurred, nor will it
incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders' fees or
agents' commissions or investment bankers' fees or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
ss. 4.7 Purchaser Shares. The Purchaser Shares to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and
the issuance thereof will not have been subject to any preemptive rights or made
in violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law. As of the Closing, the
Purchaser Shares will be free of any and all Liens except such encumbrances as
may exist under federal and state securities laws.
ss. 4.8 Capital Structure. (a) The authorized capital stock of Purchaser
consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 1000 shares of preferred
stock. On and as of the date hereof, the following shares of capital stock of
Purchaser are issued and outstanding: 28,069,282 shares of common stock, $.01
par value per share, after giving effect to the issuance contemplated by this
agreement. There are no other outstanding shares of capital stock or voting
securities of Purchaser and no outstanding commitments to issue any share
capital or voting securities of Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. All
outstanding shares of capital stock of Purchaser are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights
or rights of first refusal created by statute, or charter or organizational
documents of Purchaser or any agreement or instrument to which Purchaser is a
party or by which it is bound. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8 there are no
options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to
which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound obligating Purchaser to
issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered,
sold, repurchased or redeemed, any share capital or voting securities of
Purchaser or obligating Purchaser to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of,
change the price of, or otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant,
call, right, commitment or agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8 there
are no contracts, commitments, voting trusts or agreements relating to voting,
purchase or sale of Purchaser's share capital or voting securities (i) between
or among Purchaser and any of its securityholders, and (ii) to Purchaser's
knowledge, between or among any of Purchaser's securityholders. All outstanding
share capital and other voting securities of Seller were issued in compliance
with all applicable laws.
ss. 4.9 Liabilities. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has
outstanding any claims, liabilities or indebtedness, contingent or otherwise, of
any kind whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and
whether or not required to be reflected in the Purchaser's financial statements
in accordance with GAAP), except (i) as set forth in the Purchaser's SEC
filings, (ii) for liabilities incurred since the date of the most recent
financial statements included in the Purchaser's SEC filings in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, and (iii) such other claims,
liabilities or indebtedness that do not have, and would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
ss. 4.10 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as set forth in any Purchaser SEC
filing , since the date of the Purchaser Balance Sheet dated October 1, 2000,
Purchaser has conducted its business in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice other than as set forth in Schedule 4.10 and
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there has not occurred any change, event or condition (whether or not covered by
insurance) that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a
Material Adverse Effect or have a Material Positive Effect on Purchaser, its
Subsidiaries or the Company since October 1, 2000.
ss. 4.11 Title to Properties; Encumbrances. The Purchaser and each of its
Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable title to, or, in the case of leased
properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, (i) all of its material
tangible properties and assets (real and personal), including, without
limitation, all the properties and assets reflected in the consolidated balance
sheet as at October 1, 2000, contained in the Purchaser's SEC filings, except as
indicated in the notes thereto and except for properties and assets reflected in
the consolidated balance sheet as at October 1, 2000, contained in the
Purchaser's SEC filings, that have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the
ordinary course of business after such date, and except where the failure to
have such good, valid and marketable title or valid leasehold interest would not
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Purchaser, and (ii) all the tangible properties and assets purchased by the
Purchaser and any of its Subsidiaries since October 1, 2000, except for such
properties and assets that have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the
ordinary course of business and except where the failure to have such good,
valid and marketable title or valid leasehold interest does not have, and would
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Purchaser; in each case subject to no encumbrances, except for (x) encumbrances
reflected or reserved against in the completed Purchaser's SEC filings and (y)
such encumbrances that do not have, and would not have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
ss. 4.12 Compliance with Laws. (a) Except where the failure to so comply does
not have, and would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Purchaser, the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,
regulations, orders, judgments and decrees applicable to their business and have
not received notification of any asserted present or past failure to so comply.
(b) The Purchaser and its Subsidiaries hold all federal, state, local and
foreign permits, consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, certificates,
rights, exemptions and orders from Governmental or Regulatory Authorities (the
"Permits") that are necessary for the operation of the business of the Purchaser
and/or its Subsidiaries as now conducted, and there has not occurred any default
under any such Permit, except to the extent that any such failure to hold
Permits and any such default does not have, and would not have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
ss. 4.13 Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding at law or in equity,
or any arbitration or any administrative or other proceeding by or before (or to
the knowledge of the Purchaser any investigation by) any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority, pending, or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser,
threatened, against or affecting the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any of their respective properties or rights that has, or would have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
There are no such suits, actions, claims, proceedings or investigations pending
or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened, seeking to prevent or
challenging the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the
Purchaser nor any of
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its Subsidiaries is subject to any judgment, order or decree entered in any
lawsuit or proceeding that has, or would have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
ss. 4.14 Purchaser Employee Benefit Plans. Each Purchaser Employee Benefit Plan,
which shall be defined as any stock option, stock appreciation right, restricted
stock, stock purchase, stock unit, performance share, incentive, bonus,
profit-sharing, savings, deferred compensation, health, medical, dental, life
insurance, disability, accident, supplemental unemployment or retirement,
employment, severance or salary or benefits continuation, change in control, or
fringe benefit plan, program, arrangement or agreement maintained by the Company
or any Affiliate thereof, is in compliance with all applicable laws (including,
without limitation, ERISA and the Code) and has been administered and operated
in accordance with its terms, in each case except as would not be reasonably
expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Purchaser.
ss. 4.15 Employment Relations and Agreements. The Purchaser and each of its
Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance with all federal, foreign, state or
other applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours, and has not and is not engaged in
any unfair labor practice as determined by the National Labor Relations Board
("NLRB") during the last two years. No material unfair labor practice charge or
complaint against the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries is pending before the
NLRB or an equivalent tribunal under applicable foreign law. There is no labor
strike, slowdown, stoppage or material dispute pending or, to the knowledge of
the Purchaser, threatened against or involving the Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries. No representation question exists respecting the employees of the
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries. No collective bargaining agreement is
currently being negotiated by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries and
neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to a
collective bargaining agreement. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its
Subsidiaries is experiencing or has experienced any material labor difficulty
during the last two years. No grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of
or under a collective bargaining agreement is pending and no claim thereunder
exists or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, is threatened with respect to the
Purchaser's or its Subsidiaries' operations. Neither the Purchaser nor any of
its Subsidiaries has any Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges or
other claims of employment discrimination pending or, to the knowledge of the
Purchaser, currently threatened against the Purchaser or any such Subsidiary. No
wage and hour department investigation has been made of the Purchaser or any of
its Subsidiaries. Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries had any
occupational health and safety claims against the Purchaser or any such
Subsidiary during the last two years. The Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries
is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and provisions of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended, and all related
regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Immigration Laws"). There has been no
"mass layoff" or "plant closing" by the Purchaser as defined in the Federal
Workers Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act ("WARN") or state law
equivalent, or any other mass layoff or plant closing that would trigger notice
pursuant to WARN or state law equivalent, within ninety (90) days prior to the
Closing Date. The Purchaser and its Subsidiaries have never been the subject of
any inspection or investigation relating to its compliance with or violation of
the Immigration Laws,
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nor have they been warned, fined or otherwise penalized by reason of any such
failure to comply with the Immigration Laws, nor is any such proceeding pending
or to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened.
ss. 4.16 Taxes. (a) Tax Returns. The Purchaser, the Company, and each of the
Purchaser's Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed or shall
file or cause to be timely filed with the appropriate taxing authorities all
material returns, statements, forms and reports for Taxes (as hereinafter
defined) (the "Returns") that are required to be filed by, or with respect to,
the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries and the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date. The Returns reflect accurately and shall reflect accurately all liability
for material Taxes of the Purchaser and each of its Subsidiaries for the periods
covered thereby and all other information presented on such Returns is true,
correct and complete in all material respects. "Taxes" shall mean all taxes,
assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges
including, without limitation, all United States federal, state, local,
non-United States and other income, franchise, gross receipts, profits, capital
gains, capital stock, transfer, sales, use, occupation, property, excise,
severance, windfall profits, stamp, license, payroll, withholding and other
taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental charges
of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether
or not requiring the filing of a Return), all estimated taxes, deficiency
assessments, additions to tax, penalties and interest, and shall include any
liability for such amounts which may be incurred as a result either of being a
member of a combined, consolidated, unitary or affiliated group, or of a
contractual obligation to indemnify any Person or other entity.
(b) Payment of Taxes. All material Taxes and tax liabilities of the
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries for all taxable years or periods that end on or
prior to the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable year or period
beginning on or prior to and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such
taxable year or period ending on and including the Closing Date, have been
timely paid or shall be timely paid in full on or prior to the Closing Date or
accrued and adequately disclosed and fully provided for on the financial
statements of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
ss. 4.17 Intellectual Property. (a) All material Intellectual Property (as
hereinafter defined) used or owned by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries
(except for unregistered copyrights, know how and trade secrets) has been duly
registered in, filed in or issued by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, the United States Copyright Office, a duly accredited and appropriate
domain name registrar, in the appropriate offices in the various states of the
United States or the appropriate offices of other jurisdictions, and each such
registration, filing and issuance remains in full force and effect as of the
Closing Date.
(b) To the extent any Intellectual Property is used under license in the
business of the Purchaser and/or any of its Subsidiaries, no notice of a
material default has been sent or received by the Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries under any such license that remains uncured, and the execution,
delivery or performance of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder shall not
result in such a default. Each such license agreement is a legal, valid and
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obligation of the Purchaser and/or its Subsidiaries and each of the other
parties thereto and is enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.
(c) The Purchaser and/or its Subsidiaries owns the entire right and
interest in and to, or is licensed to use, all of the material Intellectual
Property used in its respective business, free and clear of any encumbrances or
other adverse claims, without obligation to pay any royalty or any other fees
with respect thereto. Neither the Purchaser's nor any of its Subsidiaries' use
of Intellectual Property infringes any rights of any third party.
(d) Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice or claim from any Person challenging the right of the Purchaser
or any of its Subsidiaries to use any Intellectual Property, which notice or
claim is still pending.
(e) Neither the Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any claim in
writing of a violation, infringement, misuse or misappropriation by any Person
of its rights to, or in connection with, any Intellectual Property owned by
Purchaser or any Subsidiary of Purchaser which claim is still pending.
(f) To the knowledge of the Purchaser, there is no pending or threatened
proceedings, litigation or other adverse claims by any Person of a violation,
infringement, misuse or misappropriation by the Purchaser or any of its
Subsidiaries of any Intellectual Property owned by any Person, or of the
invalidity of any patent or registration of a copyright, trademark, service
xxxx, domain name, or trade name owned by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiary. To
the knowledge of the Purchaser, neither the Purchaser nor any of its
Subsidiaries knows of any valid basis for any such claim.
(g) There are no interferences, oppositions, or other contested
proceedings, either pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened,
in the United States Copyright Office, the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, or any Governmental or Regulatory Authority relating to any pending
application with respect to any Intellectual Property owned by Purchaser or any
of its Subsidiaries.
(h) For the purposes of this Agreement, "Intellectual Property" shall mean
all domestic and foreign patents, patent applications, trademark and service
xxxx registrations and applications therefor, copyrights and applications for
registration therefor, Internet domain names, universal resource locators and
corresponding Internet sites (including content contained therein), unpatented
inventions, know-how, know-how licenses, formulae and recipes, methods, designs,
processes, procedures and improvements and refinements thereof, technology,
source codes, object codes, computer software programs, software licenses,
databases, data collections technology, trade secrets, trademarks, service
marks, corporate and business names, trade names, trade dress, brand names, and
other indicia of origin, moral and economic rights of authors and inventors
(however denominated), customer lists, and other confidential or proprietary
information or material.
ss. 4.18 Environmental Laws and Regulations. (a) Except as does not have, or
would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on
the Purchaser, (i) Hazardous
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Materials have not at any time been generated, used, treated or stored,
transported to or from, or Released or disposed of, on any Purchaser Property
except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, (ii) the Purchaser and
each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Laws and the
requirements of any Permits issued under such Environmental Laws with respect to
any Purchaser Property, (iii) there are no past, pending or, to the knowledge of
the Purchaser, any threatened Environmental Claims against the Purchaser or any
of its Subsidiaries or any Purchaser Property, (iv) there are no facts or
circumstances, conditions or occurrences regarding any Purchaser Property that
could reasonably be anticipated (x) to form the basis of an Environmental Claim
against the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries or any Purchaser Property for
which the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to
be liable, or (y) to cause such Purchaser Property to be subject to any
restrictions on its ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any
Environmental Law, and (v) there are not now any underground storage tanks
located on any Purchaser Property.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (i) "Purchaser Property" means any real property and improvements at
any time owned, leased or operated by the Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) "Hazardous Materials" means (x) any petroleum or petroleum products,
radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that has become friable, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation, dielectric fluid containing levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas, (y) any chemicals, materials or
substances defined as or included in the definition of "hazardous substances,"
"hazardous wastes," "hazardous materials," "extremely hazardous wastes,"
"extremely hazardous substances," "restricted hazardous wastes," "toxic
substances," "toxic pollutants," or words of similar import, under any
applicable Environmental Law, and (z) any other chemical, material or substance,
exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority; (iii) "Environmental Law" means any federal, state,
foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, guideline, policy,
code or rule of common law in effect and in each case, as amended, as of the
date hereof, and any judicial interpretation thereof or order applicable to the
Purchaser or its operations or property as of the date hereof, including any
judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the
environment, health, safety or Hazardous Materials, including without limitation
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended, 42 X.X.X.xx. 9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 X.X.X.xx. 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended, 33 X.X.X.xx. 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control
Act, 15 X.X.X.xx. 2601 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.ss.7401 et seq.;
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.; Oil Pollution Act of
1990, 33 X.X.X.xx. 2701 et seq.; and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 X.X.X.xx.
300f et seq., and their state and local counterparts and equivalents; (iv)
"Environmental Claims" means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial
actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance
or violation, investigations or proceedings under any Environmental Law or any
Permit issued under any such Environmental Law (for purposes of this subclause
(v), "Claims"), including without limitation (x) any and all Claims by
Governmental or Regulatory Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal,
response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Law, and (y) any and all Claims by any third party seeking
damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief resulting from
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Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to
health, safety or the environment; and (vi) "Release" or "Released" means
disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping,
emitting, escaping, emptying or seeping into or upon any land or water or air,
or otherwise entering into the environment.
ss. 4.19 Cumulative Breach. The breaches, if any, of the representations and
warranties made by the Purchaser in this Agreement that would occur if all
references in such representations and warranties to phrases concerning
materiality, including references to the qualification "Material Adverse Effect"
were deleted, in the aggregate do not have, and would not have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Purchaser.
ss. 4.20 Representations and Warranties Complete. Purchaser has not relied on
any other representations or warranties, whether express or implied, of Seller
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except as expressly set
forth herein.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER AND SELLER
ss. 5.1 Confidentiality. Each party agrees that it shall not disclose publicly
or to any third party the existence or content of this Agreement nor the terms
of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated herein nor any negotiations
between the parties relating thereto without the prior written consent of the
other party; it being understood that each party may disclose the foregoing to
its financial, legal and tax advisors, except that each Party may file a copy of
this Agreement as part of a filing on Form 8-K with the SEC after the execution
of this Agreement.
ss. 5.2 Public Announcements. Neither Seller nor Purchaser shall, nor shall any
of their respective Affiliates, without the approval of the other party, issue
any press releases or otherwise make any public statements with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except as may be required by
applicable law or regulation or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement
with any national securities exchange so long as such party has used
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of the other party prior
to issuing such press release or making such public disclosure.
ss. 5.3 Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel. Purchaser shall provide Seller with a
favorable opinion, dated the Closing Date, of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, the General
Counsel of Purchaser, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller
and its counsel, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B.
ARTICLE VI
SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
ss. 6.1 Survival of Representations. (a) The respective representations and
warranties of Seller and Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any
Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall for
two years from the date of the Closing other than the representations and
warranties referred to in ss.6.1(b).
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(b) The representations and warranties contained in ss.4.1 (Organization,
Standing and Power), ss.4.2 (Authority and Enforceability), ss.4.4 (SEC Filings;
Financial Statements), ss.4.6 (Brokers' and Finders' Fees), and ss.4.8 (Capital
Structure) shall survive indefinitely.
ss. 6.2 Indemnification. (a) Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold Seller and
its Affiliates and their respective stockholders, officers, directors,
employees, agents, successors and assigns (each a "Seller Indemnitee"), harmless
on an after tax basis from and against damages, losses, liabilities,
obligations, claims of any kind, interest or expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively, "Losses"),
suffered, incurred or paid, directly or indirectly, through application of the
Company's or Purchaser's assets or otherwise, as a result of, in connection with
or arising out of (i) the failure of any representation or warranty made by
Purchaser in this Agreement (whether or not contained in Article IV) or in any
Schedule, Exhibit or certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement to be true
and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) any
breach by Purchaser of any of its covenants or agreements contained herein.
(b) Seller agrees to indemnify and hold Purchaser and its Affiliates and
their respective stockholders, officers, directors, employees, agents,
successors and assigns (each a "Purchaser Indemnitee"), harmless on an after tax
basis from and against Losses, suffered, incurred or paid, directly or
indirectly, through application of the Company's or Purchaser's assets or
otherwise, as a result of, in connection with or arising out of (i) the failure
of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement (whether or
not contained in Article III) or in any Schedule, Exhibit or certificate
delivered pursuant to this Agreement to be true and correct in all respects as
of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) any breach by Seller of any of its
covenants or agreements contained herein.
(c) The obligations to indemnify and hold harmless pursuant to Section
6.2(a) and (b) shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement for the time periods set forth in Section 6.1, except for
claims for indemnification asserted prior to the end of such periods, which
claims shall survive until final resolution thereof.
ss. 6.3 Third Party Claims. If a claim by a third party is made against any
Person entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof (an
"Indemnified Party"), and if such party intends to seek indemnity with respect
thereto under this Article VIII, such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify
the party obligated to indemnify such Indemnified Party (the "Indemnifying
Party") of such claims; provided, that the failure to so notify shall not
relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the
extent that the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced
thereby. The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice to assume the conduct and control, through counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnified Party at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, of
the settlement or defense thereof; provided, that (i) the Indemnifying Party
shall permit the Indemnified Party to participate in such settlement or defense
through counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party, provided that the fees and
expenses of such counsel shall be borne by such Indemnified Party and (ii) the
Indemnifying Party shall promptly be entitled to assume the defense of such
action only to the extent the Indemnifying Party acknowledges its indemnity
obligation and assumes and holds
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such Indemnified Party harmless from and against the full amount of any Loss
resulting therefrom; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be
entitled to assume control of such defense and shall pay the fees and expenses
of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party if (i) the claim for
indemnification relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding,
action, indictment, allegation or investigation; (ii) the claim seeks an
injunction or equitable relief against the Indemnified Party; (iii) the
Indemnified Party has been advised in writing by counsel that a reasonable
likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party and
the Indemnified Party; or (iv) upon petition by the Indemnified Party, the
appropriate court rules that the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to
vigorously prosecute or defend such claim. Any Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action or claim and to participate
in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall not be
at the expense of the Indemnifying Party unless (x) the Indemnifying Party shall
have failed, within a reasonable time after having been notified by the
Indemnified Party of the existence of such claim as provided in the preceding
sentence, to assume the defense of such claim, (y) the employment of such
counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party,
which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (z) the named parties
to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both such
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Party shall
have been advised in writing by such counsel that there may be one or more legal
defenses available to the Indemnified Party which are not available to the
Indemnifying Party, or available to the Indemnifying Party the assertion of
which would be adverse to the interests of the Indemnified Party. So long as the
Indemnifying Party is reasonably contesting any such claim in good faith, the
Indemnified Party shall not pay or settle any such claim. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to pay or settle any such
claim, provided that in such event it shall waive any right to indemnity
therefor by the Indemnifying Party for such claim unless the Indemnifying Party
shall have consented to such payment or settlement. If the Indemnifying Party
does not notify the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days after the receipt
of the Indemnified Party's notice of a claim of indemnity hereunder that it
elects to undertake the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right to contest, settle or compromise the claim but shall not thereby waive any
right to indemnity therefor pursuant to this Agreement. The Indemnifying Party
shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, enter into any
settlement that is not entirely indemnifiable by the Indemnifying Party pursuant
to this Article VII and does not include as an unconditional term thereof the
giving by the Person or Persons asserting such claim to all Indemnified Parties
of an unconditional release from all liability with respect to such claim or
consent to entry of any judgment. The Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified
Party shall cooperate with each other in all reasonable respects in connection
with the defense of any claim, including making available records relating to
such claim and furnishing, without expense to the Indemnifying Party and/or its
counsel, such employees of the Indemnified Party as may be reasonably necessary
for the preparation of the defense of any such claim or for testimony as
witnesses in any proceeding relating to such claim.
ARTICLE VII
MUTUAL RELEASE AND TERMINATION
ss. 7.1 Mutual Release. As of the Closing Date, the Parties hereby release and
discharge each other and each other's respective successors, predecessors,
assignees, affiliates, officers, directors, partners, employees, attorneys,
representatives, agents, and entities they control (collectively, "Respective
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Entities") from any and all suits, debts, sums of money, accounts, specialties,
covenants, agreements, damages, judgments, charges, obligations, liabilities,
causes of action, demands and claims whatsoever in law or equity, which each of
Seller, Purchaser, UCSI, the Company and their Respective Entities ever had, now
have or hereafter can, shall or may have against the other, for, upon, or by
reason of any matter, cause or thing arising out of, accruing or relating to (i)
the Joint Venture Agreement; (ii) the License Agreement; (iii) the Sublicense
Agreements; and (iv) the Supply Agreement.
ss. 7.2 Termination. (a) As of the Closing Date, each of the License Agreement,
the Sublicense Agreements and the Supply Agreement are hereby terminated in
their entirety and each shall be of no further force or effect and neither
Purchaser nor Seller or any of their Affiliates shall have any further
liability, obligation, responsibility or rights thereunder. Without limiting the
foregoing, Purchaser and Seller agree and acknowledge that (i) each of the
licenses described in the License Agreement or the Sublicense Agreements are
hereby terminated, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
in any of the License Agreement or the Sublicense Agreements, neither Purchaser
nor Seller shall have thereunder any further right, title or interest (including
without limitation, any license right or right to obtain such a license right)
in or to any Proprietary Rights, Technology or Improvements.
(b) Each of Seller and Purchaser further acknowledge that any and all
rights each may have in respect of any Technology, Improvements or Proprietary
Rights from and after the date of this Agreement shall be governed exclusively
and entirely by a license agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto (the "New
License Agreement") to be executed simultaneously herewith.
(c) For further clarity, it is expressly acknowledged that after the
Closing Date, the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall no longer be
bound by any formerly executed non-competition agreements or non-competition
clauses wherever found between the Parties and their respective subsidiaries,
restricting the competition of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
ss. 8.1 Expenses. The parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the fees
and expenses of their respective counsel and financial advisers.
ss. 8.2 Governing Law. The interpretation and construction of this Agreement,
and all matters relating hereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of
New York applicable to agreements executed and to be performed solely within
such State.
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ss. 8.3 Jurisdiction; Agents for Service of Process. Any judicial proceeding
brought against any of the parties to this Agreement on any dispute arising out
of this Agreement or any matter related hereto may be brought in the courts of
the State of New York, or in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of
the parties to this Agreement accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts,
and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in
connection with this Agreement. Purchaser shall appoint its General Counsel, as
agent to receive on Purchaser's behalf service of process in any proceeding in
any such court in the State of New York. The foregoing consents to jurisdiction
and appointments of agents to receive service of process shall not constitute
general consents to service of process in the State of New York for any purpose
except as provided above and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person
other than the respective parties to this Agreement. The prevailing party or
parties in any such litigation shall be entitled to receive from the losing
party or parties all costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees,
incurred by the prevailing party or parties. Each of Seller and Purchaser agree
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail
to such party's address set forth above shall be effective service of process
for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters for
which it has submitted to jurisdiction pursuant to this Section 8.3.
ss. 8.4 Table of Contents; Captions. The table of contents and the Article and
Section captions used herein are for reference purposes only, and shall not in
any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
ss. 8.5 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) five Business Days
following deposit in the mails if sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, (ii) when sent, if sent by facsimile transmission, if receipt thereof
is confirmed by telephone, (iii) when delivered, if delivered personally to the
intended recipient and (iv) two Business Days following deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight courier service, in each case addressed as
follows:
if to Seller, to
Emcore Corporation
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
with a copy to:
White & Case LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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and if to Purchaser, to
Uniroyal Technology Corporation
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq., General Counsel
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or such other address or number as shall be furnished in writing by any such
party.
ss. 8.6 Assignment; Parties in Interest. This Agreement may not be transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated by any party hereto without the express
written consent of the other party hereto, other than by operation of law. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
permitted assigns.
ss. 8.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
ss. 8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the other documents referred
to herein which form a part hereof, contains the entire understanding of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the
parties with respect to such subject matter.
ss. 8.9 Amendments. This Agreement may not be changed, and any of the terms,
covenants, representations, warranties and conditions cannot be waived, except
pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by Purchaser and Seller or, in the
case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance.
ss. 8.10 Severability. If any term, provision, agreement, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or
other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, agreements, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good
faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
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intent of the parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable manner
in order that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as
originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
ss. 8.11 Third Party Beneficiaries. Each party hereto intends that this
Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action in or on
behalf of any Person other than the parties hereto.
ss. 8.12 No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in
the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event any ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by all parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship
of any provision of this Agreement.
ss. 8.13 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of Purchaser and Seller hereby waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial
by jury in respect of any litigation as between the parties directly or
indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or disputes relating hereto. Each of Purchaser
and Seller (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other
party has represented, expressly or otherwise that such other party would not,
in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii)
acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into this
Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this
Section 8.13.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Purchaser and Seller has caused its corporate
name to be hereunto subscribed by its officer thereunto duly authorized all as
of the day and year first above written.
EMCORE Corporation
By: /s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title: CFO
Uniroyal Technology Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
Uniroyal Optoelectronics, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Uniroyal Compound Semiconductors Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
STATE OF NEW JERSEY )
) SS:
COUNTY OF SOMERSET )
ON THIS 2nd DAY OF August, 2001, before me personally appeared _____________ and
_______________, both to me known who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and
say that they are _____________, ______________, _______________ and
______________ respectively of UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, UNIROYAL
OPTOELECTRONICS, LLC, UNIROYAL COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS INC. and EMCORE
CORPORATION, the corporations described herein and which execute the foregoing
instrument and that they signed their names thereto pursuant to the authority
granted by UNIROYAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, UNIROYAL OPTOELECTRONICS, LLC,
UNIROYAL COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS INC. and EMCORE CORPORATION, respectively.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid.
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Notary Public
