EXECUTION COPY Share Purchase Agreement between Aeroflex Incorporated and The Sellers named herein regarding the shares in Gaisler Research AB
EXECUTION
COPY
between
Aeroflex
Incorporated
and
The
Sellers named herein
regarding
the shares in
Gaisler
Research AB
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Article
I
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DEFINITIONS
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3
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Article
II
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
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9
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Article
III
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PURCHASE
PRICE
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9
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Article
IV
|
THE
CLOSING
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13
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Article
V
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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15
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Article
VI
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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32
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Article
VII
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COVENANTS
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32
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Article
VIII
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NON-COMPETITION;
NON-SOLICITATION
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33
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Article
IX
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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35
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Article
X
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SETTLEMENT
OF CLAIMS AND ESCROW
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39
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Article
XI
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MISCELLANEOUS
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41
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This
SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
is made
as of the 30th
day of
June, 2008 (the “Agreement”),
among
Aeroflex Incorporated, a Delaware corporation having its principal place of
business at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX Xxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (the
“Purchaser”),
and
Xxxx Xxxxxxx residing at Xxxxxxxxxxx 00, 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx (“Gaisler”),
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, residing at Första Xxxxxxxxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
(“Danielsson”)
and
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, residing at Bassåsv’xxx 00, 00000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx (“Habinc”,
and
together with Aktiebolaget Grundstenen 121346 changing name to Habinc Invest
AB,
xxx.xx. 556755-0628 (“Habinc
AB”)
to whom
Habinc conveyed his shares of Gaisler Research AB prior to the date hereof,
jointly and severally, the “Habinc
Group”),
as
the actual or putative owners of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
Gaisler Research AB, xxx.xx. 556660-0994, having its registered office at
Gothenburg, Sweden (the “Company”).
Gaisler, Danielsson and the Habinc Group (or where the context otherwise
requires, Habinc) are collectively referred to herein as the “Sellers.”
The
Purchaser and the Sellers are sometimes referred to herein as the “Parties”,
and
each of the Purchaser and the Sellers, respectively, as a “Party”
where
the context requires.
BACKGROUND
A. The
Sellers are the owners of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the
Company (the “Shares”).
The
Company is engaged in the business of developing, designing, engineering,
producing and selling and/or licensing software, programs, operational systems,
processors and other electronic products for the European aerospace and other
related markets (the “Business”).
B.
The
Purchaser is desirous of acquiring the Shares from the Sellers and the Sellers
are desirous of selling the Shares to the Purchaser upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
the
Parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Definitions.
The
following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Accounting
Principles” shall mean the accounting policies, practices and methods consistent
with those applied in preparation of the Financial Statements and the Balance
Statement to the extent that they are consistent with applicable law and Swedish
GAAP.
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“Affiliate”
means, in respect of any Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control
with the first-mentioned Person.
“Business
Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the banks in
New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed.
“Business
Lease” means that certain lease agreement dated November 1, 2007 between the
Company, as Lessee, and Xxxx Xxxxxxx Fastighets AB, org nr 556309-1289, as
Lessor, by which the Company leased space located at Forsta Xxxxxxxxx 00, 000,
00 Xxxxxxxxxx, for an initial term commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending
on
December 31, 2008, that is automatically renewable for successive one year
periods thereafter in accordance with the terms of the lease agreement or as
prescribed by applicable law.
“Closing
Date” shall mean such Business Day as the Parties may agree upon, but in no
event later than June 30, 2008.
“Confidential
Information” means information not generally available to the public, including,
without limitation, all computer software and database information, financial
information, customer and supplier lists, trade secrets, proprietary
information, information regarding operations, systems, services, Know How,
computer and any other processed or collated data, computer programs, pricing,
marketing data, methods, designs, products or processes.
“Contracts”
means all oral and written agreements, options, leases, licenses, orders,
commitments, and other instruments of any kind.
“Copyrights”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
“Domain
Names” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property.
“Due
Diligence Information” shall mean (i) the documents and any other information
made available by the Sellers for review by the Purchaser and its
representatives prior to the Closing Date and described in Schedule 5.30, (ii)
any information contained or referred to in this
Agreement
and the Schedules hereto, and (iii) any information or documentation provided
at
any meetings held by Sellers with, or presentations by the Company’s management
attended by, employees, consultants or other representatives of the Purchaser,
but, with regard to (i), (ii) and (iii), only to the extent that such
documentation and information was true, complete, accurate and otherwise not
misleading.
“Earn
Out
Table” shall mean that table attached to this Agreement as Schedule 3.3
(b).
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“EBITDA”
shall mean the income or earnings generated by the Company before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, calculated or adjusted in a manner
consistent with the Past Practice of the Purchaser, i.e., exclusive of equity
based compensation charges and management fee allocations.
“EBITDA
Profit Targets” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Earn Out
Table.
“Encumbrance”
means any mortgage, title defect, pledge, security interest, restriction,
encumbrance or charge of any kind in respect of any asset.
“Environmental
Laws” shall mean all applicable laws and regulations, statutes, directives,
codes, ordinances, judgments, orders and any other measures imposed by a
Governmental Authority in the country of operations of the Company concerning
the pollution or the protection of the environment, human health or safety,
and/or work environment and conditions in the workplace, or the generation,
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous
substance.
“Escrow
Account” shall mean that portion of the Initial Purchase Price Payment deposited
with the Escrow Agent at the Closing, together with all accrued interest
thereon, as thereafter managed, administered and distributed by the Escrow
Agent
in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow
Agent” means Swedbank.
“Escrow
Agreement” means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among
the Sellers, Purchaser and the Escrow Agent.
“Fiscal
Year” shall mean the yearly period ending on June 30.
“Governmental
Authority” means any foreign or domestic governmental authority, court,
regulatory organization or commission, administrative or other agency, or any
subdivision, department or branch of any of the foregoing.
“Indebtedness”
of any Person means all obligations of such Person (a) for borrowed money,
(b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments and
(c) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations described in
clauses (a) and (b) above of any other Person.
“Information
Technology” means all computer hardware, software, networks, microprocessors,
firmware and other information technology and communications equipment used
in
the operation of Information Technology systems of the Company.
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“Intellectual
Property” means all intellectual property owned, used or licensed (as licensor
or licensee) by the Company that is used or has been used in the Business,
or in
any Products, service, technology or process currently or formerly offered
by
the Company or in the Business, or currently under development by the Company
for use in connection with the Business, including: (i) all domestic and foreign
copyright interests in any original work of authorship, whether registered
or
unregistered, all rights under the Swedish Copyright Act, together with all
other copyright interests accruing by reason of international copyright
convention (collectively, “Copyrights”),
(ii)
all domestic and foreign patents (including certificates of invention and other
patent equivalents), patent applications and patents issuing therefrom as well
as any division, continuation or continuation in part, reissue, extension,
reexamination, certification, revival or renewal of any patent, all Inventions
and subject matter related to such patents, in any and all forms (collectively,
“Patents”);
(iii)
all domestic and foreign trademarks, service marks, trade names, icons, logos,
slogans, and any other indicia of source or sponsorship of goods and services,
designs and logotypes related to the above, in any and all forms, all trademark
registrations and applications for registration related to such trademarks
(including, but not limited to intent to use applications), and all goodwill
related to the foregoing (collectively, “Trademarks”);
(iv)
all domain name registrations (collectively “Domain
Names”);
(v)
any formula, design, device or compilation, or other information which is used
or held for use by a business, which gives the holder thereof an advantage
or
opportunity for advantage over competitors which do not have or use the same,
and which is protected from disclosure to the public (“Trade
Secrets”)
-
Trade Secrets can include, by way of example, formulas, algorithms, market
surveys, market research studies, information contained on drawings and other
documents, and information relating to research, development or testing; (vi)
novel devices, processes, compositions of matter, methods, techniques,
observations, discoveries, apparatuses, machines, designs, expressions, theories
and ideas, whether or not patentable; (vii) scientific, engineering, mechanical,
electrical, financial, marketing or practical knowledge or experience useful
in
the operation of the Business (“Know-How”);
(viii) (A) any and all computer programs and/or software programs (including
all
source code, object code, firmware, programming tools and/or documentation),
(B)
machine readable databases and compilations, including any and all data and
collections of data, and (C) all content contained on Internet site(s)
(collectively, “Software”);
(ix)
all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above,
including memoranda, manuals, technical specifications and other records
wherever created throughout the world; and (x) the right to xxx for past,
present, or future infringement and to collect and retain all damages and
profits related to the foregoing.
“Key
Employees” shall mean Gaisler, Danielsson and Habinc.
“Know-How”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property.
“Knowledge
of Sellers” means the actual knowledge of any Seller as well as the actual
knowledge of the collective group of Sellers, and shall be deemed to include
a
representation that each of such individuals has made all usual and reasonable
inquiries and all inquiries that would be reasonable in light of such
individual’s knowledge.
“Latest
Balance Statement Date” shall mean May 31, 2008.
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“Liability”
means, with respect to any Person, any liability or obligation of such Person
of
any kind, whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or
unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several,
due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable
or
otherwise.
“Losses”
means all demands, claims, actions, assessments, losses, damages, costs,
expenses, liabilities, judgments, awards, fines, sanctions, penalties, charges
and amounts paid in settlement, including reasonable costs and fees of attorneys
and other agents incurred in investigating, preparing for and defending any
thereof.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change in the business, properties,
assets, Liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise)
or prospects of the Company or its Business taken as a whole.
“Material
Contracts” shall mean any Contract, agreement, obligation, commitment, promise
or undertaking (whether written or oral, express or implied) that is legally
binding between the Company and any other Person(s), or by which the assets
and
properties of the Company are bound, having a contract value of more than
$50,000 or a remaining contract term of more than three (3) months or which
otherwise has a material significance to the Business and/or the future business
prospects of the Company, and all of which are listed on Schedule 5.18
(a).
“Net
Working Capital” shall mean the amount by which the current assets exceed the
current liabilities, as determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles,
applied in a manner consistent with Past Practice.
“New
Business Lease” shall mean the certain lease agreement dated June 16, 2008
between the Company as Lessee, and KB Inom Vallgraven 22:15, org nr 916445-7039,
as Lessor, by which the Company leases space located at Xxxxxxxxxx 00,
Xxxxxxxxxx, for a term commencing on December 1, 2008 and ending on November
30,
2011, that is automatically renewable for successive three (3) year periods
thereafter in accordance with the terms of the lease agreement or as prescribed
by applicable law.
“Ordinary
Course of Business” shall mean the ordinary course of business consistent with
Past Practice.
“Past
Practice” shall mean with respect to the Company or the Purchaser, as the case
may be, the practice and procedures utilized consistently during the three
years
prior to the Latest Balance Statement Date.
“Patents”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property.
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“Person”
shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association or other legal entity.
“Related
Documents” shall mean the Escrow Agreement and the Sellers Employment
Agreements.
“Sellers’
Allocations” shall mean Gaisler (56.65%), Danielsson (31.95%) and the Habinc
Group (11.4%).
“Software”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property.
“Subsidiary”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation as to which
more than 10% of the outstanding shares having ordinary voting rights or power
is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person and/or by one
or
more of such Person’s Subsidiaries and (ii) any partnership, joint venture
or other similar relationship between such Person (or any Subsidiary thereof)
and any other Person (whether pursuant to a written agreement or
otherwise).
“XXXXXX”
shall mean the Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate.
“Swedish
GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in Sweden as in effect
from time to time and applied consistently throughout the periods
involved.
“Taxes”
shall mean all taxes, duties, charges and levies or other assessments,
including, without limitation, income taxes, corporation tax, capital gain
tax,
transfer tax, social security fees, duties, sales tax, value added tax,
withholding tax and any other taxes which may be payable to or imposed by any
tax authority together with any interest, penalties or additions to such
taxes.
“Tax
Return” shall mean all declarations, returns, reports, forms or other
information required to be filed with respect to any Tax.
“Three
Year Total EBITDA Profit Target” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Earn Out Table.
“Three
Year Total of Earn Out Payments” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Earn Out Table.
“Trade
Secret” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property.
“Trademark”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property.
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ARTICLE
II
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
2.1 In
reliance on the representations and warranties contained herein and subject
to
all of the terms and conditions hereof, the Sellers hereby agree to sell and
transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from
the
Sellers on the Closing Date, all of the Shares free from all Encumbrances and
together with all accrued benefits and rights attaching thereto, including,
but
not limited to, accumulated but not distributed profits.
2.2 Each
of
the Sellers, if applicable, hereby waives any rights of pre-emption or right
of
first refusal which it might have under the articles of association of the
Company or conferred by any shareholders agreement.
2.3 Title
of
ownership to the Shares shall transfer to the Purchaser on the Closing
Date.
ARTICLE
III
PURCHASE
PRICE
3.1 Purchase
Price.
In
consideration of the sale of the Shares to the Purchaser, and subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, at Closing, the Purchaser shall
deliver to the Sellers the sum of Fifteen Million ($15,000,000) USD (the
“Initial Purchase
Price Payment”)
(less
Three Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,750,000 USD)), which
shall be delivered to, and administered by, the Escrow Agent as provided in
the
Escrow Agreement), by wiring to the separate accounts of each of the Sellers,
pursuant to a letter of instruction signed by the Sellers and provided to the
Purchaser prior to the Closing, the pro rata portion of the same to which each
Seller is entitled based on Sellers’ Allocations.
3.2
Purchase
Price Adjustment.
(a) A
post-Closing adjustment to the Initial Purchase Price Payment shall be made
as
follows: (i) any decrease to the Net Working Capital (as finally determined
below), and/or (ii) any decrease in the amount of cash (as finally determined
below), shall be subtracted from the Initial Purchase Price
Payment.
(b) Within
sixty (60) days following the Closing, the Purchaser shall prepare and deliver
to Sellers an unaudited balance statement of the Company as of the Closing
Date
immediately prior to Closing (the “Proposed
Closing Balance Statement”),
which
shall (A) indicate the amount of cash available as of the Closing Date
immediately prior to the Closing, and (B) include a statement of Net Working
Capital as of the Closing Date immediately prior to Closing (the “Closing
Working Capital Statement”)
prepared in a manner consistent with (i) the balance statement of the
Company as of May 31, 2008, attached as Exhibit
A
hereto
(the “Balance
Statement”),
and
(ii) the computation of the Net Working Capital as of May 31, 2008,
attached as Exhibit
B
hereto.
The Proposed Closing Balance Statement and the Closing Working Capital Statement
shall be prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles, subject to
the
exceptions thereto taken as provided in Schedule 3.2(b), and shall be consistent
with Past Practice as employed in the preparation of the Company’s audited
Financial Statements. The Proposed Closing Balance Statement shall present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of
that date.
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(c) Sellers
and their auditors shall have the right to examine and make copies of the work
papers and other documents generated or reviewed in connection with the
preparation of the Proposed Closing Balance Statement and the Closing Working
Capital Statement and to access the books and records of the Company relative
to
the preparation of the Proposed Closing Balance Statement and the Closing
Working Capital Statement (the “Post-Closing
Adjustment Documents”).
(d)
(i) Sellers
shall have thirty (30) days after the receipt of the Proposed Closing Balance
Statement and the Closing Working Capital Statement (the “Sellers’
Review Period”)
to
review the Proposed Closing Balance Statement, the Closing Working Capital
Statement, and the Post Closing Adjustment Documents.
(ii)
If
the
Sellers dispute any item(s) on the Proposed Closing Balance Statement or the
Closing Working Capital Statement, Sellers shall give the Purchaser written
notice of such disagreement prior to the expiration of the Sellers’ Review
Period specifically identifying the item(s) and amount(s) in dispute and the
basis for such dispute (the “Sellers’
Notice”).
The
Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement with
respect to such disputed items within thirty (30) days following the delivery
of
the Sellers’ Notice, or such longer period as may be agreed upon by the Parties
(the “Resolution
Period”).
(iii)
If
the
Parties mutually agree upon the Proposed Closing Balance Statement and the
Closing Working Capital Statement within the Resolution Period, such agreement
shall be binding upon the Parties. Any item(s) on the Proposed Closing Balance
Statement or the Closing Working Capital Statement not specifically identified
in writing as a disputed item before the end of Sellers’ Review Period shall be
deemed to have been accepted by Sellers and shall not be subject to any further
dispute, review or change.
(e) If
the
Parties fail to resolve any disputes with respect to the Proposed Closing
Balance Statement and/or the Closing Working Capital Statement within the
Resolution Period, the dispute(s) shall be submitted for resolution within
ten
(10) days after the expiration of the Resolution Period to, and definitely
and
finally determined by, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of
Commerce (the “Arbitration
Tribunal”)
in
accordance with Section 11.5 hereof. The Arbitration Tribunal’s determination of
such dispute(s) shall be made in a manner consistent with the principles set
forth in this Section 3.2 in a written opinion delivered not later than thirty
(30) days after the submission of the same to such Arbitration Tribunal. Any
such determination shall be final and binding. The Proposed Closing Balance
Statement and the Closing Working Capital Statement as mutually agreed to by
the
Parties or otherwise finally determined in the manner provided shall be referred
to, respectively, as the “Closing
Balance Statement”
and
the
“Working
Capital Determination”.
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(f) If
(i)
the amount of Net Working Capital determined pursuant to the Working Capital
Determination is less than Two Million Three Hundred Thousand USD ($2,300,000)
and/or (ii) the cash on the Closing Balance Statement is less than Two Million
USD ($2,000,000), then the Initial Purchase Price Payment shall be reduced
accordingly on a dollar for dollar basis by the aggregate amount of such
deficiency. Such amount, with interest thereon calculated as indicated below
(together, the “Reduction
Amount”),
shall
be paid to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account designated in writing by Purchaser, within five (5) business days
following the date on which the Closing Balance Statement and the Working
Capital Determination are finally determined (the “Determination
Date”).
The
interest shall be calculated at an annual rate of XXXXXX (30 days) plus two
(2%)
percent, as the same may change from time to time from the Closing Date through
the payment date (the “Applicable
Rate”).
The
Reduction Amount shall be treated for income tax purposes as an adjustment
to
the Initial Purchase Price Payment, and the Initial Purchase Price Payment,
as
adjusted, shall be referred to as the “Adjusted
Initial Purchase Price Payment”.
3.3
Additional
Purchase Price Payments.
(a) Subject
to whatever changes or modifications to the EBITDA Profit Targets or
corresponding Earn Out Payments that the Parties, in the exercise of their
reasonable business judgment, agree mutually it is appropriate to make from
time
to time to reflect or adjust for changed circumstances, i. e., acquisitions,
added product lines, etc., or otherwise, the Sellers shall be afforded the
opportunity to earn and be paid additionally for their Shares as hereinafter
provided for each of Fiscal Years (“FY”)
2009,
2010 and 2011, respectively, an “Earn
Out Payment”
based
on the EBITDA of the Company for 2009 and the cumulative EBITDA for FY 2010
and
FY 2011.
(b) More
particularly, in accordance with the Earn Out Table attached as Schedule 3.3(b),
for FY 2009, based on the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and the percentage of
that EBITDA Profit Target achieved by the Company for that Fiscal Year (i.e.
Levels 1 through 5 reflecting the percentage of the EBITDA Profit Target
achieved from 100% to 80%) the Sellers will be entitled to be paid an Earn
Out
Payment for that Fiscal Year that corresponds on the Earn Out Table to the
percentage of the EBITDA Profit Target achieved by the Company. Accordingly,
if
the Company were to achieve the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of $2,800,000
USD
for FY 2009, the Sellers would be entitled to be paid the Level 1 Earn Out
Payment for that Fiscal Year in the amount of $4,000,000 USD, whereas, for
example, if the Company were to achieve an EBITDA of 88% of the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx for that Fiscal Year, the Sellers would only be entitled to
receive 88% of the Level 1 Earn Out Payment, or $3,520,000 USD. On the other
hand, if the EBITDA of the Company for FY 2009 is less than 80% of the Xxxxx
0
XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Sellers would not be entitled to be paid any Earn Out
Payment for that Fiscal Year.
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(c) In
accordance with the Earn Out Table, the Earn Out Payment which the Sellers
are
entitled to be paid for FY 2010, if any, shall be equal to the greater of:
(A)
the
percentage of the Level 1 Earn Out Payment on the Earn Out Table that
corresponds to the percentage of the Level 1 EBITDA Profit Target actually
achieved by the Company by reason of (x) its operations in FY 2010 plus
(y)
the
amount, if any, by which the Company exceeded the Level 1 EBITDA Profit Target
for 2009 (the “2009
EBITDA Excess”)
or
(B)
provided that the EBITDA for FY 2009 was not less than the Level 5 EBITDA Profit
Target for such Fiscal Year on the Earn Out Table and
that the
EBITDA for FY 2010 was more than the Level 1 EBITDA Profit Target for such
Fiscal Year on the Earn Out Table, (x) the percentage of the cumulative Earn
Out
Payment on the Earn Out Table that corresponds to the percentage of the Level
1
cumulative EBITDA Profit Target actually achieved by the Company by reason
of
its cumulative operations in FY 2009 and FY 2010 less
(y) the
aggregate amount of the Earn Out Payment, if any, which the Sellers were
entitled to be paid (prior to any offsets pursuant to Section 3.3(f)) for FY
2009. If the EBITDA of the Company for FY 2010 (after giving effect to the
2009
EBITDA Excess) is less than 80% of the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx for FY
2010,
Sellers would not be entitled to be paid any Earn Out Payment for that Fiscal
Year.
(d) In
accordance with the Earn Out Table, the Earn Out Payment which the Sellers
are
entitled to be paid for FY 2011, if any, shall be equal to the greater of:
(A)
the
percentage of the Level 1 Earn Out Payment on the Earn Out Table that
corresponds to the percentage of the Level 1 EBITDA Profit Target actually
achieved by the Company by reason of (x) its operations in FY 2011 plus
(y)
the
amount, if any, by which the Company exceeded the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
for 2010 after taking into effect the 2009 EBITDA Excess, if any (the
“2010
EBITDA Excess”);
or
(B)
provided that the EBITDA for each of FY 2009 and FY 2010 (after adding the
2009
EBITDA Excess, if any) was not less than the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx for
each such Fiscal Year on the Earn Out Table and
that the
EBITDA for FY 2011 was more than the Level 1 EBITDA Profit Target for such
Fiscal Year on the Earn Out Table, (x) the percentage of the Three Year Total
of
Earn Out Payments on the Earn Out Table that corresponds to the percentage
of
the Level 1 Three Year Total EBITDA Profit Target actually achieved by the
Company by reason of its cumulative operations in FY 2009, FY 2010 and FY 2011,
less
(y) the
aggregate amount of the Earn Out Payments, if any, which the Sellers were
entitled to be paid for FY 2009 and FY 2010 (prior to any offsets pursuant
to
Section 3.3(f)). If the total of the EBITDA actually achieved by the Company
for
FY 2009, FY 2010 and FY 2011 is less than 80% of the Three Year Total EBITDA
Profit Target, and the EBITDA for FY 2011 (after giving effect to the 2010
EBITDA Excess) is less than 80% of the Xxxxx 0 XXXXXX Xxxxxx Xxxxxx for FY
2011,
the Sellers would not be entitled to be paid any Earn Out Payment for that
year.
(e) In
no
event will the Sellers be entitled to be paid more than (i) the corresponding
Level 1 Earn Out Payment on the Earn Out Table for FY 2009 or (ii) the
corresponding Level 1 cumulative EBITDA Profit Target for FY 2010 or (iii)
under
this Section 3.3, Earn Out Payments aggregating more than $15,000,000
USD.
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(f) Any
Earn
Out Payment that is payable pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be paid to each
of the Sellers, commensurate with the Sellers’ Allocations, within 120 days
after the end of the Fiscal Year for which such Earn Out Payment is payable.
The
Purchaser shall issue a statement to the Sellers setting forth the calculation
of the EBITDA for that Fiscal Year and the amount of the Earn Out Payment,
if
any, to which the Sellers are entitled in accordance with the provisions of
this
Section 3.3 (the “Earn
Out Payment Statement”).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Earn Out Payment to be
paid
by the Purchaser hereunder shall in all events be subject to an offset for
any
outstanding claims for indemnification by the Purchaser pursuant to Article
IX.
(g) Absent
manifest error, the determination of the Earn Out Payment for any Fiscal Year
shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties unless within thirty
(30)
days after the receipt of the Earn Out Payment Statement, the Sellers shall
notify the Purchaser in writing of any disagreement therewith, specifically
identifying the item(s) and amount(s) in dispute and the basis for such dispute
(the “Earn
Out Dispute Notice”).
The
Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement with
respect to such disputed items within thirty (30) days following the delivery
of
the Earn Out Dispute Notice, or such longer period as may be agreed upon by
the
Parties (the “Earn
Out Resolution
Period”).
(h)
If
the
Parties fail to resolve any disputes with respect to the Earn Out Payment as
identified in the Earn Out Dispute Notice within the Earn Out Resolution Period,
the dispute(s) shall be submitted for resolution within ten (10) days after
the
expiration of the Earn Out Resolution Period to, and finally determined by,
the
Arbitration Tribunal in accordance with Section 11.5 hereof. The Arbitration
Tribunal’s determination of such dispute(s) shall be made in a manner consistent
with the principles set forth in this Section 3.3 in a written opinion delivered
not later than thirty (30) days after submission to such Arbitration Tribunal.
Any such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on the
Parties.
ARTICLE
IV
THE
CLOSING
4.1. Place
and Date.
The
closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (the “Closing”)
shall
take place on the Closing Date at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Advokatbyrå AB, Gothenburg, Sweden (or at such other place or manner as the
Parties may agree upon in writing) concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement.
4.2 Documents
to be Delivered and Actions to be Performed by the Sellers.
At
the
Closing, the Sellers shall execute and deliver or cause the Company to execute
and deliver to the Purchaser the following:
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(i) duly
issued certificates representing all of the Shares duly endorsed to the
Purchaser together with any and all dividend coupons;
(ii) the
entry
of the Purchaser as a shareholder of the Shares into the shareholders’ register
of the Company by the board of directors of the Company;
(iii) Employment
Agreements (or amendments to the existing Employment Agreements) between Gaisler
and the Company, Danielsson and the Company and Habinc and the Company, each
effective as of the Closing Date (the “Sellers
Employment Agreements”);
(iv) the
Escrow Agreement, dated effectively as of the Closing Date, among the Escrow
Agent, Purchaser and the Sellers;
(v) waivers
in relation to any and all preemption rights the Sellers may have as to purchase
of the Shares prescribed in the articles of association of the Company or
otherwise.
(vi) written
resignations, effective as of the Closing Date, of such board members and/or
auditors of the Company as the Purchaser may request prior to the Closing Date,
and powers of attorney empowering the new board members to represent the Company
for the period until such rights have been duly registered;
(vii) a
certificate dated the Closing Date executed by the Sellers confirming that,
individually and collectively, they have duly performed and complied with all
covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed
or complied with by them prior to or on the Closing Date;
(viii) all
consents required under any of the Scheduled Contracts as a result of the
transactions contemplated herein;
(ix) confirmations
from each of the Sellers and, by way of an amendment to the employment
agreements of each of the Company’s employees, confirmations from each of such
employees, that for good and valuable consideration and compensation, each
of
them do not now have or otherwise have waived or effectively transferred to
the
Company any and all rights (including moral rights) each of them has or may
have
in or pertaining to the Intellectual Property currently or formerly used in
the
Business, including, but not limited to, used in or relating to the Company’s
products.
(x) such
other documents and instruments as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser
to vest in Purchaser title to the Shares and place Purchaser in possession
and
control of the Company and its assets.
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4.3 Documents
to be Delivered and Actions to be Performed by the Purchaser.
At
the
Closing, the Purchaser shall execute and deliver to the Sellers the
following:
(i) a
copy of
resolutions of the Board of Directors of Purchaser authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser, and a certificate
of
its secretary or assistant secretary, dated the Closing Date, to the effect
that
such resolutions were duly adopted and are in full force and
effect;
(ii)
the
Escrow Agreement;
(iii)
the
Sellers Employment Agreements;
(iv)
payment
of the Initial Purchase Price Payment pursuant to Section 3.1; and
(v) the
Purchaser shall hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting immediately
following the Closing in order to appoint new members of the board of directors
and auditors, if applicable, and shall make the required filings with the
Swedish Company Registration Office accordingly.
4.4 Chronology
of Closing Events.
All of
the above actions shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously and the
Closing shall not be deemed to have occurred until all such actions have been
finalized.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
The
Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser as of
the
Closing Date, unless otherwise indicated, as follows:
5.1. Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of Sweden and has all corporate power and authority to own,
lease
and operate its properties and assets and to carry on the Business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing in
each country or jurisdiction where the activities conducted by it or the
property or assets it owns, leases or operates, makes such qualification or
licensing necessary.
5.2. Authorization
of Agreements.
The
Sellers have the legal capacity and authority to execute and enter into this
Agreement and the Related Documents and to perform their respective obligations.
This Agreement and each of the Related Documents, respectively, (i) have been
duly executed and delivered by the Sellers and (ii) constitute binding
obligations of the Sellers enforceable against them in accordance with their
respective terms.
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5.3. Subsidiaries.
The
Company has no Subsidiaries. The Company owns no interest, directly or
indirectly, and has no commitment to purchase any interest, direct or indirect,
in any other company or association.
5.4. The
Shares.
The
Shares constitute all of the issued capital stock of the Company. There are
no
other equity interests in the Company. There has not been any change in the
share capital of the Company since the Latest Balance Statement Date. All of
the
outstanding shares of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly
issued, fully paid and are owned by the Sellers. The Sellers have and on the
Closing Date will convey to the Purchaser, valid title to the Shares, free
and
clear of any Encumbrances. There are no rights, subscriptions, options or
agreements of any kind authorized or outstanding to purchase or otherwise
acquire from the any of the Sellers, the Company or any other Person, any
shares, or other securities of any kind convertible into shares or any other
equity interest in the Company. There is no agreement or arrangement of any
kind
authorized or outstanding which restricts limits or otherwise affects the
ability to transfer or the right to vote any of the Shares. True and complete
copies of the registration certificate, articles of association and share
register of the Company are attached as Schedule 5.4.
5.5 No
Conflicts.
The
execution by the Sellers of this Agreement, the Related Documents or any other
documents in connection with it, and the performance by the Sellers of its
obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, do not and will not result in the breach of
any
term or provision of, constitute a default or result in the imposition of any
financial penalties or other sanctions, under any applicable law, order,
judgment, mortgage or any other agreement, to which any of the Sellers or the
Company is a party or by which the Sellers or the Company or any of the
Company’s assets is bound.
5.6 Financial
Statements.
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 5.6(a) are copies of (i) the Balance Statement and (ii)
the
audited balance statement and income statements for the Company for the years
ended June 30, 2005, June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, which have been provided
to Purchaser (together with the Balance Statement, the “Financial
Statements”).
(b) The
Financial Statements (i) are complete, true and correct in all material
respects; (ii) present fairly the financial position and results of operations
of the Company as of the dates thereof and for the periods then ended; and
(iii)
have been prepared or derived from the financial books and records of the
Company, and, except where specifically indicated, have been prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Principles applied on a basis consistent with
Past Practice.
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(c) Other
than to the extent disclosed or reserved for in the Balance Statement, or
otherwise disclosed in the Schedules to this Agreement, the Company has no
Liabilities, commitments or obligations whatsoever except Liabilities,
commitments and obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since
the Latest Balance Statement Date which do not exceed, in the aggregate,
$50,000.
(d) The
books
of account and other financial records of the Company are complete and accurate
in all material respects and have been properly maintained in all material
respects in accordance with applicable law.
5.7 Taxes.
(a) True
and
correct copies of the Company’s Tax Returns for the income tax years 2005
through 2007 have been delivered to, or made available for inspection by, the
Purchaser. All Tax Returns of the Company have been timely filed, and each
such
Tax Return is true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) All
Liabilities of the Company to any jurisdiction for Taxes, fees or assessments
payable to a Governmental Authority, including interest thereon and penalties
with respect thereto and Taxes payable thereunder under applicable laws and
regulations, have been timely paid by the Company or are accrued and provided
for in accordance with the Accounting Principles in the Financial Statements
for
the period ended May 31, 2008. The Company has timely paid all Taxes due during
the period from the Latest Balance Statement Date through the Closing
Date.
(c) The
Tax
Returns of the Company have not been audited by any Governmental Authority
during the past three years. No Governmental Authority has proposed any
additional Taxes with respect to the Company or for which the Company may be
liable or with respect to the Business. There are no pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, claims or assessment for Taxes,
examinations or audits with respect to Taxes by any Governmental
Authority.
(d) The
Company has not granted any waivers of any statutes of limitation with respect
to any Taxes for any Fiscal Year. The Company has not requested any extension
of
time within which to file any currently unfiled Tax Returns or declarations.
(e) There
are
no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable)
upon the properties or assets of the Company.
(f) The
Company is not liable for Taxes of any other Person and is neither currently
under any contractual obligation nor a party to any tax sharing agreement or
other agreement providing for payments by the Company with respect to
Taxes.
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(g) The
Company, as of the Closing Date, has not agreed, and will not, to the Knowledge
of the Sellers, be required, as a result of a change in method of accounting
or
otherwise, to include under applicable laws or regulations any adjustment in
taxable income for any period after the Closing Date.
(h) To
the
Knowledge of Sellers, Schedule 5.7(h) lists all of the jurisdictions where
the
Company has been required to file Tax Returns, and for the past three years,
no
written claim has been made by a Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where
the Company does not currently file Tax Returns that the Company may be subject
to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(i) The
Company has collected and withheld on a timely basis all Taxes, social security
fees and other like costs which the Company has been required to collect and
withhold with respect to the Company and the employees of the Company under
applicable laws and regulations and there is no dispute or any issue with regard
to any of the foregoing. All Tax Returns and declarations, as required by
applicable laws and regulations, have been filed by the Company for all periods
for which returns were due with respect to employee Tax withholding and social
security fees and charges, and all amounts shown thereon to be due and payable
have been paid, together with any interest and penalties that are due as a
result of the Company’s failure to file such returns when due, and pay, when
due, the amounts shown thereon to be due.
(j) The
Company has not been involved in any transaction which was intended to evade
Taxes or could reasonably be considered to be Tax evasion under applicable
laws.
5.8. Litigation.
Except
for normal debt collecting procedures, the Company is not a party to or
otherwise engaged in any material litigation or arbitration, administrative
or
other legal proceedings or investigations and, to the Sellers’ Knowledge, no
such material litigation, arbitration, administrative or other legal proceedings
or investigations are pending or threatened against the Company and, to the
Sellers’ Knowledge, there are no such material suits or proceedings pending or
threatened by the Company against any other Person. For the purpose of this
Section 5.8 “material” shall mean a disputed amount in excess of SEK 200,000 or
which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
5.9 Compliance
with applicable laws and regulations.
(a) The
Company holds all permits, licenses, orders and authorizations of all
Governmental Authorities necessary for the lawful conduct of the Business in
the
same manner and extent to which it is currently conducted. Within the last
three
(3) years, the Company has not been charged with, or received notice of, any
material violation of any applicable laws or regulations, nor, to the Knowledge
of the Sellers, is there any threatened claim of such violation or any basis
therefore. Within the last three (3) years, the Company has conducted the
Business in compliance in all material respects with applicable laws and
regulations.
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(b) The
Company does not now, and has not during the past three (3) years, manufactured,
supplied or exported “military equipment” as that term is defined under the
Swedish Military Equipment Act and the Swedish Military Equipment Ordinance.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(b), the Company does not now, and has not
during the past three years, manufactured, supplied or exported any “dual use”
items as that term is defined or understood pursuant to the Council Regulation
(EC) No. 1334/2000, as supplemented by the Swedish Act on the Control of Dual
Use Items and Technical Assistance. The Company has complied in all material
respects during the past three (3) years with all applicable law and regulations
governing or regulating the manufacture, sale, distribution and export of the
Company’s products, and the Company has not received notice of any violation (or
any investigation or proceeding involving an allegation of violation) of such
laws or regulations by any Governmental Authority. To the Knowledge of Sellers,
there are no facts or circumstances that could reasonably be deemed to
constitute such a violation or which would require the Company to make a
voluntary disclosure to any Governmental Authority regarding any past or current
violation of such laws and regulations.
5.10
Employees
and Pension Matters.
(a) There
are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, charges or
complaints before any Governmental Authority relating to a violation of
applicable laws or regulation by the Company regarding employment and terms
and
conditions of employment with respect to any of the Company’s employees, nor to
the Knowledge of the Sellers, is there any basis for any such charges or
complaints. The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement
or
other labor union contract applicable to the Company’s employees. To the
Knowledge of the Sellers, no activities or proceedings of any labor union to
organize any of the Company’s employees have occurred or are
occurring.
(b) No
Key
Employee or group of employees of the Company (A) has given written notice
of
resignation within 12 months after the Closing Date or, to the Knowledge of
the
Sellers, is intending to do so; or (B) would become entitled to any rights
as a
result of the Company entering into or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) There
are
no outstanding orders or charges against the Company under any applicable laws
and regulations and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, none has been threatened.
All material assessments and penalties made against the Company pursuant to
any
applicable laws and regulations as of the date hereof have been paid by the
Company.
(d) All
employees of the Company have been and are employed on terms and conditions
which in all material respects are consistent with normal practices.
Schedule
5.10(d) lists all of the citizenships of each of the employees employed by
the
Company.
(e) To
the
extent required by applicable law and regulations and the Accounting Principles,
full provisions have been made in the Financial Statements for the pension
undertakings to be paid to current or former directors and employees of the
Company. Except for a pension payment made to Habinc by the Company, there
have
been no pension payments, undertakings, or reservations in favor of any of
its
employees, and, under applicable law, none have been required.
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(f)
Each
employee of the Company is employed pursuant to an employment agreement, true,
complete and correct copies of which, including all amendments to date, have
been provided to the Purchaser. Except for the Sellers Employment Agreements
to
be entered into effectively as of the Closing Date, the Company has not at
any
time otherwise promised or represented to any of the current or former
directors, employees, consultants, agents or representatives of the Company
that
any of such Persons will be employed or engaged by or receive any particular
benefits from (i) the Company or (ii) the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates,
in
each case that will become or remain effective on or after the Closing Date.
To
the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Key Employee and no group of employees of
the
Company has any plan to terminate or modify their employment at the Company
after the Closing Date.
(g) Schedule
5.10 (g) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all independent
contractors and consultants of the Company as of the Closing Date.
(h) Except
as
set forth on Schedule 5.10 (h), to the extent required by applicable law or
otherwise, all payments and other obligations to individuals who are or have
been directors, employees, independent contractors, consultants, agents or
representatives of the Company for compensations or benefits of any kind have
been fulfilled, and all contributions required to be made in connection with
any
medical insurance or pension plans, have been paid, in the Ordinary Course
of
Business, through the Closing Date.
(i) Schedule
5.10 (i) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all outstanding loans
to the Sellers or any current or former employees of the Company as well as
all
dividends paid by the Company to the Sellers and any other shareholder of the
Company for the three year period prior to the Balance Statement.
(j) Each
and
every benefit plan or similar that the Company has established, maintains or
otherwise contributes to in which its current and former directors and employees
participate is fully and accurately described in detail on Schedule 5.10(j)
(the
“Company Benefit Plans”). The Company does not have any policies or benefit
plans for its current and former directors and employees other than the Company
Benefit Plans.
(k) Each
of
the Company Benefit Plans complies with applicable laws, and for the past three
(3) years the Company has materially complied, and is in material compliance
currently, with all of the requirements of each of such Company Benefit Plans
and there are no actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers,
threatened, against the Company in connection with, or against, the Company
Benefit Plans.
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(l) N-either
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will result in (a) any payment or other
consideration of what ever kind becoming due to any former or current director
or employee of the Company; (b) any increase in the amount of compensation,
benefits or fees payable to any such individual; (c) the acceleration or
creation of any other additional rights under any of the Company Benefit
Plans.
5.11. No
Adverse Changes.
Since
the Latest Balance Statement Date (i) the Business has been conducted only
in
the Ordinary Course of Business; (ii) there has been no change in the condition,
assets, liabilities, operations or prospects of the Company other than changes
in the Ordinary Course of Business; and (iii) there has been no damage, loss
or
other occurrence or development, which, either singly or in the aggregate,
has
had a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there
is no
threatened occurrence or development which could reasonably have a Material
Adverse Effect.
5.12. Conduct
of Business.
Since
the Latest Balance Statement Date, except as set forth on Schedule 5.12, the
Company has not: (i) created or incurred any Liability outside of the Ordinary
Course of Business; (ii) mortgaged or pledged or subjected to any Encumbrances
any of its properties or assets; (iii) discharged or satisfied any Encumbrance
or paid any obligation or Liability other than current Liabilities shown on
the
Balance Statement that were paid in the Ordinary Course of Business, and Taxes
and current Liabilities incurred since the Latest Balance Statement Date in
the
Ordinary Course of Business or under Contracts entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business; (iv) waived or released any claims or rights of material
value under, or terminated or materially modified, any Material Contract; (v)
entered into any settlement of any kind with respect to any claim, proceeding
or
investigation; (vi) sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of any
of
its assets, or canceled any debts or claims except, in each case, for fair
consideration in the Ordinary Course of Business; (vii) declared or paid any
dividends, or made any other distribution, or directly or indirectly, purchased,
or otherwise acquired any shares, or paid any amount or transferred any asset
to
any of the Sellers; (viii) made or become a party to any Contract or renewed,
amended, modified or terminated any Contract which individually involved an
amount in excess of $10,000 (or in the aggregate an amount in excess of $50,000,
but excluding therefrom the amount of Material Contracts entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business); (ix) except as otherwise required by applicable
laws or regulation, agreed to pay or paid, or entered into or modified any
Contract requiring it to pay, other than pursuant to an existing written
agreement, any bonus, extra compensation, pension or severance pay to any of
its
employees, or increased or altered the form of compensation of whatever kind,
from that being paid during the calendar year ended December 31, 2007 to any
of
its directors or employees; (x) increased the compensation, fees or other
remuneration payable or to become payable to any of its independent contractors,
consultants or agents; (xi) issued or sold any shares or securities convertible
into shares; (xii) announced or effected any material change of any of its
products or services; (xiii) made deliveries or provided performance of services
in connection with its backlog of orders other than in the Ordinary Course
of
Business; (xiv) made or effected any material change in the Company’s practice
of pricing or invoicing customers and collecting receivables; (xv) materially
changed any of its accounting methods or principles used in recording
transactions on its books or records or in preparing the Financial Statements;
(xvi) took or failed to take any action that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect except as may have been warranted in the Ordinary
Course of Business; (xvii) incurred any Indebtedness for money borrowed; (xviii)
entered into any Contract or commitment to do any of the foregoing; or (xix)
entered into any other transaction or taken any other action not in the Ordinary
Course of Business.
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5.13. Title
to and Condition of Assets.
The
Company has good, valid and marketable title to all of the material assets
owned
by it and valid leasehold interests in all of the assets and all of the property
leased by it, free and clear of all Encumbrances. None of the Company’s assets
is subject to any sublease, sublicense or other agreement granting any other
Person any right to the use such assets. Other than those of the Company’s
assets which are leased or licensed as set forth on Schedule 5.13, there are
no
assets used by the Company which are owned by any third party. All of the
assets, properties and specialized operating systems owned, leased or licensed
by the Company (i) are sufficient and adequate to carry on the Business as
conducted prior to the Closing Date, including the performance of all of the
Material Contracts in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) have been maintained
in
accordance with applicable industry standards or as otherwise required by any
lease of other agreement and currently are in a good operating condition as
required for the operation and use thereof in the Ordinary Course of the
Business; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Sellers, comply in all material
respects with applicable laws and regulations and with the terms and conditions
of all leases and other agreements affecting or relating to any such
property.
5.14 . Real
Property.
(a) The
Company currently does not own any real property. As set forth on Schedule
5.14(a), the premises used currently by the Company for the operation of the
Business (the “Business
Premises”)
are
leased by the Company pursuant to the Business Lease. The Company has recently
entered into the New Business Lease for other Business Premises as set forth
on
Schedule 5.14(a). Under the Business Lease until 31 December 2008, and, as
of 1
December 2008, the New Business Lease, the Business Premises are and will be
the
only premises leased by the Company.
(b) The
Sellers have delivered to Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of the
Business Lease and the New Business Lease.
(i) the
Business Lease and the New Business Lease will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms following
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(ii) all
of
the terms and conditions of the Business Lease have been observed or performed
in all material respects and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no party to
any
such lease is in breach or default, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no
event has occurred which would constitute a breach or default or permit
termination or modification hereunder;
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(iii) the
Company has maintained and operated the Business Premises in all material
respects in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the terms of
the
Business Lease and has all material approvals of Governmental Authorities that
are required; and
(iv) all
improvements or alterations on the Business Premises have been made in
accordance with the terms of the Business Lease and applicable laws and
regulations and there is no obligation on the part of the Company to remove
any
of such alterations or improvements at the conclusion of the term of the
Business Lease or otherwise.
(c) The
Business Premises is occupied solely by the Company and is being used
exclusively for, and in connection with, the Business.
(d) Upon
the
termination of the Business Lease on 31 December 2008, the Company will have
no
further Liabilities thereunder.
5.15. Environmental
Compliance.
(a) To
the
Sellers’ Knowledge, the Company has obtained or, to the extent not yet obtained,
filed applications for all permits necessary to be obtained from or filed with
the Governmental Authorities under applicable laws relating to the Business.
The
Company has not been informed by any Governmental Authority that any such
permits may be revoked or otherwise changed in a way adversely affecting the
Company.
(b) The
Company is not subject of any litigation or proceedings in any form involving
a
demand for damages, penalties, removal, remediation or other liability with
respect to violation of any applicable Environmental Laws and, to the Seller’s
Knowledge, no such litigation or proceedings may be expected.
(c) To
the
Sellers’ Knowledge, the Business has not resulted in any unlawful emission of
any hazardous substance capable of causing harm to any living organism or
capable of damaging the environment in contravention of any Environmental
Laws.
5.16. Intellectual
Property and Information Technology.
Intellectual
Property:
(a) Schedule
5.16(a) lists all of the following Intellectual Property (and the expiration
dates thereof) owned by the Company: (i) all issued Patents, if any, and all
pending applications for Patents; (ii) all registered Trademarks, if any, and
all pending applications for Trademarks; and (iii) all registered Domain Names,
if any. Except for the foregoing and other Intellectual Property identified
on
Schedule 5.16(a), the Company does not own any other Intellectual Property.
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(b) Other
than Material Contracts and Government Contracts entered into in the Ordinary
Course of Business, Schedule 5.16(b) lists all licenses, sublicenses or
agreements involving the Intellectual Property which are material to the
Company’s business, including (i) licenses by the Company to any Person of any
Intellectual Property other than licenses granted to customers in the Ordinary
Course of Business, and (ii) all licenses by any other Person to the Company
of
any Intellectual Property which are necessary for the conduct of the Business
(each, a “License”).
Each
License identified on Schedule 5.16(b) is a valid and binding agreement, in
full
force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms. With respect
to
each License, there is no default (or event that would constitute a default)
by
the Company, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any other party thereto.
There
are no pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened claims with
respect to any License. True and complete copies of all Licenses have been
made
available to Purchaser.
(c) The
Company has good and valid title and full and unrestricted ownership rights
to,
or possesses by a written License or otherwise, the right and entitlement to
lawfully use, exploit, sublicense and make changes to all Intellectual Property
necessary for the conduct of the Business, as it is currently conducted,
including, but not limited to, those Intellectual Property rights pertaining
to
the Company’s products. Except for (i) Intellectual Property owned by third
parties and (ii) licenses granted to customers in the Ordinary Course of
Business, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Person other than the Company
has
any right or interest of any kind in the Intellectual Property, or any portion
thereof, or any rights to sell, license, lease, transfer or use or otherwise
exploit the Intellectual Property or any portion thereof. The Company owns
all
Intellectual Property created by its current or former employees, including
the
Sellers, and/or any monies payable or other consideration due to any such
employees or the Sellers for the creation by such employees or the Sellers.
There is no money payable or other consideration due to any employee (or any
of
the Sellers) pursuant to applicable laws or regulations or otherwise, for the
creation by such employee of any Intellectual Property. All independent
contractors of the Company who have created Intellectual Property for the
Company have executed an agreement under which all rights, title, interest
and
ownership in and to such Intellectual Property have been assigned to the
Company. To the extent necessary under applicable laws and regulations, each
of
the consultants to, and each of the employees of, the Company, including the
Sellers, who contributed to the design or development of the Intellectual
Property has fully and finally (without any compensation remaining to be paid)
assigned all rights to such Intellectual Property to the Company, and the
Company has made all such agreements available to the Purchaser.
(d) The
Company has not received written notice that it has, or, to the Knowledge of
the
Sellers, has the Company infringed upon or misused any intellectual property
or
proprietary information of another Person. There are no pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened claims or proceedings challenging the
Intellectual Property, or the Company’s use of the Intellectual Property owned
by another Person. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Person is infringing
upon
or otherwise violating the Company’s rights in and to the Intellectual Property.
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(e) Schedule
5.16(e) contains a true and complete list of all of the Software included,
embedded or incorporated in or developed for inclusion in the Company’s products
or in websites of the Company, or used in the delivery of services or otherwise
by the Company. The Company owns and has unrestricted ownership rights to,
or
has, by valid licenses, the right and entitlement to lawfully use, exploit,
sublicense and make changes to, all Software identified on Schedule 5.16(e).
No
open source or GNU General Public License software is, in whole or in part,
embodied or incorporated in the Software. The Company has not incorporated
any
Intellectual Property owned by another Person into the Company’s Software. The
Company employs reasonable measures to ensure that the Company’s Software
contain no “viruses” which, for the purposes of this Agreement, means any
computer code intentionally designed to disrupt, disable or harm in any manner
the operation of any Software or hardware, but does not include any of the
Company’s intended features which limit a customer’s use of Software to the
scope of the customer’s license.
(f) The
Company has taken reasonable measures under applicable laws and regulations
or
otherwise to protect the proprietary nature of, and all of its vested rights
in
and to, the Intellectual Property as the same may be incorporated in its
products and systems and otherwise, and to maintain in confidence all Trade
Secrets and other confidential Intellectual Property and information owned
or
used by the Company in connection with the Business. To the Knowledge of the
Sellers, no material Trade Secret or other material confidential Intellectual
Property or information of the Company owned or used in connection with the
Business has been disclosed to any third party, other than pursuant to a
confidentiality agreement or other conditional obligation intended to protect
the Company’s proprietary interests in and to such Trade Secrets or confidential
Intellectual Property.
(g) (i)
Any
registered Trademarks, and pending applications for Trademarks, are currently
in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; (ii) No Trademark has
been
or is now involved in any opposition, infringement, unfair competition or
cancellation proceeding and, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no such action
is
threatened with respect to any of the Trademarks; (iii) No Trademark is alleged
to infringe any trade name, trademark or service xxxx of any other Person and,
to the Knowledge of the Sellers, no Trademark is infringed; and (iv) Each of
the
Company’s products displaying a Trademark which has been registered with the
appropriate Governmental Authority bears the proper registration
notice.
(h) The
Intellectual Property is free and clear of any and all
Encumbrances.
(i) The
Company uses reasonable practices to ensure the physical and electronic
protection of its information assets from unauthorized disclosure or use. To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, there has been no breach of security involving any
websites or information assets of the Company. All data which has been
collected, stored, maintained or otherwise used by the Company has been done
so
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company has not been
notified of noncompliance with applicable laws or any pertinent guidelines
or
industry standards pertaining to information security.
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(j)
Schedule
5.16 (j) is a complete and accurate list of each and every license agreement
that the Company has entered into since its inception in 2004 for or in
connection with its IP core library, and otherwise provides, truly and
accurately, the following information with regard to each such license listed:
(i) the name of the licensee; (ii) the specific type of IP covered by the
license; (iii) the date of the license agreement; (iv) the specific type of
integrated circuit or device into which the IP can be instantiated under the
license; (v) whether or not there has been a buyout of the royalty fee
obligation and, if not, the license fee paid and royalty fees payable under
the
license; (vi) the format of the IP provided; and (vii) such other pertinent
information regarding the terms of the license as would be relevant for the
Purchaser to consider in evaluating the Company’s outstanding license agreements
in connection with the acquisition of the Sellers’ stock pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement.
Information
Technology:
(k) All
Information Technology used by the Company in the conduct of the Business and
all material agreements or arrangements relating to the maintenance and support,
security, disaster recovery management and utilization (including facilities
management and computer bureau services agreements) of the Information
Technology are described on Schedule 5.16(k).
(l) The
Company owns and has unrestricted ownership rights to, or otherwise, by valid
lease or license, has the lawful right to use, all Information Technology
currently used by the Company or required by it to conduct the Business in
the
Ordinary Course and fulfill the Material Contracts, and the Company has access
to all of the source codes for all of such Information Technology owned by
it.
(m) The
Information Technology owned or used by the Company in the conduct of the
Business has the capacity and performance capability to fulfill the requirements
of the Business as conducted currently.
(n) None
of
the records, systems, controls, and/or data used by the Company to conduct
the
Business is recorded, stored, maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or partly
dependent on or held by any means whatsoever which are not under the exclusive
ownership and control of the Company.
General:
(o) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the change
in control of the Company engendered thereby will not, by virtue of any
contractual right or other contractual term or condition or otherwise under
applicable law, result in the diminution, license, transfer, renegotiation,
termination or forfeiture of the Company’s rights, title or interest in and to
any of the Intellectual Property or the Information Technology currently used
by
the Company in the conduct of the Business.
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5.17. Brokers.
No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.18. Material
Contracts.
(a) Schedule
5.18(a) lists all Material Contracts of the Company. A true, correct and
complete copy of each such written Material Contract (or written summary of
oral
Material Contracts) has been made available to Purchaser. To the Knowledge
of
the Sellers, all of such Material Contracts are fully performable by the Company
in accordance with their terms.
(b) Except
for the Material Contracts disclosed on Schedule 5.18(a), the Government
Contracts listed on Schedule 5.19(a), the Licenses, leases and other Contracts
identified in this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, there are no Contracts
or
other agreements that are material to or for the Company, the Business or the
Company’s assets other than those disclosed on Schedule 5.18(b).
(c) Except
as
specifically set forth with regard to the Material Contracts listed on Schedule
5.18(a) and those other Contracts and agreements listed on Schedule 5.18(b)
(collectively with the Material Contracts, the “Scheduled
Contracts”),
the
sale of the Shares to the Purchaser and the consummation of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate, or constitute
grounds for, the modification, renegotiation or cancellation of any of the
Scheduled Contracts or for the imposition of any penalty or the default of
any
security interests thereunder.
(d) To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, all Scheduled Contracts are valid and binding
agreements, in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms. There is not, under any Scheduled Contract, any existing
default or breach by the Company, or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, by any
other Person, or any event, condition or act (including the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the change in control of the
Company engendered thereby) which (i) would constitute a default under, or
a
breach of, any provision of any Scheduled Contract or (ii) would allow for
the
termination of any Scheduled Contract, or permit the acceleration of any
obligation of any party to any Scheduled Contract or the creation of an
Encumbrance upon any of the Company’s assets. The Company has not assigned or
otherwise transferred any of its rights or obligations with respect to any
Scheduled Contract except in the Ordinary Course of Business. No party thereto
has notified the Company of its intention to terminate or cancel any Scheduled
Contract.
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5.19. Government
Contracts.
(a) Schedule
5.19(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list of the Government Contracts,
true, complete and correct copies of which have been made available to the
Purchaser. “Government
Contracts”
shall
mean all current Contracts, having a valuation of $50,000 or more (i) between
the Company and any Governmental Authority; and (ii) between the Company and
an
entity which is a party to a Contract or other agreement with a Governmental
Authority.
(b) The
Company is not a party to any current material dispute relating to a Government
Contract. The Company has not received notice that the Company has breached
or
violated any applicable laws, certification, clearance, authorization,
representation, provision or requirement with respect to any Government
Contract. There are no current or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened
actions against the Company arising out of or relating to any Government
Contract. The Company has not received any notice of any kind or a stop work
order with respect to any Government Contract.
(c) No
Governmental Authority or any other Person has notified the Company that any
of
the Company’s directors, agents or employees have breached or violated any
applicable laws, certification, clearance, authorization, representation,
provision or requirement relating to any Government Contract.
(d) With
respect to each Government Contract, the Company has not been challenged by
the
Governmental Authority as to any cost incurred by the Company or has any cost
incurred by the Company been disallowed by the Governmental Authority. No
payment due to the Company relating to any Government Contract has been withheld
or set off, nor has any claim been made by the Governmental Authority to
withhold or set off money due to the Company under a Government
Contract.
(e) The
Company has complied in all material respects with the terms and conditions
of
each Government Contract, including all provisions and requirements incorporated
expressly, by reference or by law. The Company has, with respect to all
Government Contracts, (x) complied in all material respects with all
certifications and representations it has executed, acknowledged or set forth
with respect to each such contract; and (y) submitted certifications and
representations with respect to each such contract that were in all material
respects accurate, current and complete when submitted, and were properly
updated in all material respects to the extent required by applicable laws
and
regulations or the particular contract.
(f) The
Company has not been notified of any warranty claims relating to any Government
Contract other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(g)
The
Company has not received notice of any unfavorable past performance assessments,
evaluations, or ratings relating to any Government Contract and the Company
has
not received any written notice that monies due under any Government Contract
are or may be subject to withholding or set off.
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(h) During
the past three (3) years, the Company has not been or is not now being audited
or investigated by any Governmental Authority in respect of any Government
Contract for any reason.
(i) To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, neither the Company nor any of its directors or
employees, has knowingly or recklessly provided materially false or misleading
information with respect to the Company, or with respect to any of any of its
directors, shareholders or employees, in connection with the procurement of,
performance under, or renewal of, any Government Contract or security clearance.
(j) No
Government Contract has been totally or partially terminated for default or
for
the convenience of any Governmental Authority.
(k) During
the past three (3) years, the Company has not been suspended from doing business
with any Governmental Authority, nor has any such suspension been threatened
or
commenced. The Sellers are not aware of any circumstances that could reasonably
constitute the basis for such suspension.
(l) To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, no director, employee, agent, consultant or
representative of the Company is in receipt or possession of any competitor’s or
Governmental Authority’s confidential or proprietary information under
circumstances where the Company would have reason to believe that such receipt
or possession is unlawful or unauthorized.
(m)
There
is
not, under any Government Contract, any existing default or breach by the
Company, or any event, condition or act (including the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the change in control of the
Company engendered thereby) which (i) would constitute a default under, or
a
breach of, any provision of such Government Contract or (ii) would permit the
acceleration of the obligations of the Company, the creation of an Encumbrance
upon any of the Company’s assets, or the suspension or termination of the whole
or a portion of the Government Contract by the Governmental
Authority.
(n) To
the
Knowledge of the Sellers, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement, including the change of control engendered thereby, will not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company’s ability to procure new
Government Contracts.
5.20. Inventory.
All
material inventories that are reflected in the books of the Company are in
good
and merchantable condition in all material respects and are suitable and usable
in the Ordinary Course of the Business for the purposes for which they are
intended.
5.21. Accounts
and Notes Receivable/Payable.
All
receivables reflected in the Financial Statements or arising from the date
thereof until the Closing Date have been or will have been, generated by the
Company in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with Past Practice, and
reflect or, on the Closing Date, will reflect, a bona fide obligation for the
payment of goods or services provided by the Company.
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5.22. Insurance.
Immediately prior to the Closing, the assets, properties and operations of
the
Company were insured under various policies of insurance. The Sellers have
delivered or otherwise made available to Purchaser previously complete and
correct copies of such insurance policies. All such policies are in full force
and effect, no notice of cancellation has been received, and there is no
existing material default or event which would constitute a material default,
by
any insured hereunder. To the Knowledge of the Sellers, there currently is
no
basis for an insurance claim by the Company under any of such
policies.
5.23. Product
Warranties, Defects and Liabilities.
There
exists no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, action or
investigation by any Governmental Authority, relating to any product developed,
designed, distributed, sold or licensed by the Company and alleged to have
been
defective or produced in breach of any express or implied product warranty,
and,
to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there exists no latent defect in the design
or
manufacture of any of the products of the Business. There exists no pending
or,
to the Knowledge of the Sellers, threatened, product liability or warranty
claims against the Company, except to the extent reserved for specifically
on
the Balance Statement, and to the Knowledge of the Sellers, there is no
reasonable basis for any such inquiry, action, proceeding, investigation or
claim. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.23, with regard to the Company’s IP
Cores, operational systems and miscellaneous Software, there are no express
product or service warranties relating to the Company’s products or
services.
5.24. Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
for the Sellers’ Employment Agreements, the Company is not a party to, or bound
by, any Contract with any Affiliate, including the Sellers, other than on
arms-length terms which are no less favorable to the Company than those which
could be obtained with a third party which is not an Affiliate. No Affiliate
of
the Company owns or otherwise has any rights to or interests in any of the
Company’s properties and assets, including, without limitation, the Intellectual
Property.
5.25. Customers
and Suppliers.
Except
as described in Schedule 5.25, there are no Contracts to which the Company
is a
party under the terms of which (i) the Company is obligated to purchase any
product or services from, or sell any product or services to, any other Person
on an exclusive basis with respect to any geographic area or group of potential
customers; or (ii) any other Person is similarly obligated to the
Company.
5.26. Illegal
Payments.
Neither
the Company nor any of its directors, or to the Knowledge of the Sellers, any
of
the Company’s employees or agents has (a) directly or indirectly given or agreed
to give any illegal gift, payment or similar benefit to any supplier, customer,
governmental official or employee or other Person to assist in connection with
any actual or proposed transaction or made or agreed to make any illegal
benefit, or reimbursed any illegal political benefit made by any other Person,
to any candidate for public office (i) which violates any applicable laws,
or
reasonably could be expected to subject the Purchaser to any Losses or penalties
for any reasons, or (ii) the non-continuation of which has had or might have
a
Material Adverse Effect (b) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or
asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any
purpose.
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5.27. Company
Documents and Financial Records.
The
shareholder register, minutes from the shareholders’ meetings and board meetings
of the Company and all financial records of the Company are complete and correct
in all material respects and have been maintained by the Company in accordance
with sound business practices, applicable laws and the Accounting Principles
and
requirements, and no notice has been received or allegation made that the
shareholder register, minutes from the shareholders’ meetings and board meetings
of the Company or financial records are incorrect or should be rectified.
5.28. Backlog.
Schedule 5.28 sets forth, truly and accurately, the backlog of orders for the
products and services of the Company as of June 1, 2008. The backlog is based
on
valid and existing orders received from customers of the Company. None of the
orders included in the backlog have been cancelled, and, to the Knowledge of
the
Sellers, no customer is intending to cancel any of such orders.
5.29. Disclosure.
The
representations and warranties contained in this Article V (including the
Schedules and exhibits hereto) do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made and taking into account
the express limitations set forth in each such representation and warranty,
to
make such representations and warranties not misleading.
5.30
Due
Diligence Information.
(a) The
Due Diligence Information described in Schedule 5.30 has been compiled in good
faith with a view to create a true, accurate and fair portrait of the Company
and its prospects and to reflect the Sellers’ Knowledge that there are no facts
and circumstances relating to the affairs of the Company that have not been
disclosed to the Purchaser and which, if disclosed, would reasonably be expected
to influence the decision of a prudent purchaser to purchase the Shares on
the
terms or for the purchase price set forth in this Agreement.
(b) The
Purchaser and its representatives and advisors have conducted a due diligence
review of the Company and have been provided with, and have had the opportunity
to review, the Due Diligence Information. The Purchaser shall not be entitled
to
bring an indemnification claim against the Sellers based on a breach of any
of
the Sellers’ representations in this Article V, and the Sellers shall not be
obliged to be liable for such a claim, if, on the basis of the Due Diligence
Information, the Purchaser, at the time of Closing, had knowledge that the
representation on which such claim is based, was untrue or inaccurate in the
manner and to the extent claimed by the Purchaser in its claim for
indemnification.
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ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
6.1. Organization
and Qualification.
Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to
own
and operate its properties and to carry on its businesses as now being
conducted. Purchaser is duly qualified or licensed to do business in those
jurisdictions in which the property owned or operated by it makes such
qualification or licensing necessary.
6.2. Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
Purchaser has
the
necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Related Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Related
Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been
duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Purchaser and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of Purchaser are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding agreement of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser
in
accordance with its terms.
6.3. Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
Neither
the execution and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser nor the
consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Purchaser or any of the terms or
provisions of any Contract to which Purchaser is a party or (ii) violate
any applicable laws binding on Purchaser except for breaches or defaults which
would not have a material adverse effect on Purchaser or an adverse effect
on
the ability of Purchaser to enter into its obligations under this Agreement
or
any of the Related Documents.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1. Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the Parties hereto agrees
to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken
all
actions reasonably necessary under applicable laws to consummate and make
effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If at any time after
the Closing Date any further action is necessary to carry out the purpose of
this Agreement then the Sellers and proper representatives of the Purchaser,
as
the case may be, shall take all such necessary action.
7.2 Tax
Matters.
The
Purchaser shall have control over the Audit of any Tax Return of the Company
for
any period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date at the
Sellers’ expense; provided,
however,
that
the Purchaser shall not compromise, settle or otherwise resolve any such Audit
without the prior written consent of the Sellers (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld). The Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser with
respect of any such Audit. For purposes of this Section 7.2, “Audit”
shall
mean any audit, examination or investigation of a Tax Return or with respect
to
Taxes, including any appeal therefrom and any litigation before any Governmental
Authority relating thereto.
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7.3. Access
to Books and Records of the Company.
After
the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall permit the Sellers and their
representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours without
unreasonably interfering with the operations of the Company, to relevant books,
records, contracts and documents of or pertaining to the Company and shall
cooperate with the Sellers in connection with tax audits and investigations
of
the Sellers conducted by any Governmental Authority, and the preparation of
Tax
Returns by the Sellers relating to periods of time prior to the Closing Date.
The Sellers will keep strictly confidential all such material and information
that it receives from the Company and will not use such information except
in
connection with Audits, investigations and other tax related
matters.
7.4.
Confidentiality.
(a)
For
the duration of seven (7) years from the Closing Date or such longer period
as
may be prescribed in the Sellers Employment Agreements, the Sellers will keep
secret and not otherwise use for their own benefit or the benefit of any Person
all confidential information of the Company and its Businesses (to the extent
the relevant circumstances are not publicly known or no statutory obligation
for
publication exists).
(b)
The
Parties will keep strictly confidential all knowledge received in the context
of
the negotiation and the conclusion of this Agreement about each other and the
respective related companies and will not disclose such knowledge to any third
Person, except if such disclosure is absolutely required by law.
7.5 Company
Documents.
The
share register shall be delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Closing,
and
the complete and correct minutes from shareholders’ meetings and meetings of the
board of directors, financial and other corporate records of the Company shall
be transferred to the Purchaser by the Sellers on or before the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
VIII
NON-COMPETITION;
NON-SOLICITATION
8.1. Non-Competition
and Non-Solicitation
(a) Each
of
the Sellers agrees that in consideration of the payments made to him (or the
Habinc Group) in connection with the sale of the Shares pursuant to this
Agreement, for a period commencing on the Closing Date and continuing, at a
minimum, until the longer of (A) four (4) years from the Closing Date or (B)
twenty-four (24) months from the termination of his employment with the Company
(the “Sellers’
Restricted Period”),
he
shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser (A) offer or sell any products or services, or participate in any
business which offers or sells any products or services, which compete in any
geographic area of the Territory (as defined in Section 8.1(c) below) with
the
products or services offered or sold by the Company now or in the future, or
(B)
induce or attempt to induce, directly or indirectly, any customer of the Company
to cease doing business, in whole or in part, with the Company or solicit the
business of any such customer for any products or services which compete with
any of the products or services offered or sold by the Company. Participation
in
a business shall include, but not be limited to, serving as a director, officer,
employee, consultant, advisor, agent or representative or having a direct or
indirect interest in the business as a shareholder, partner, joint venturer
or
any other financial interest.
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Nothing
herein shall preclude the Company at any time after the Closing Date from
electing, in its sole discretion, to reduce or eliminate the restriction in
this
Section 8.1(a) with respect to any one or more of the Sellers who are then
currently employed by the Company.
(b) Each
of
the Sellers agrees that, in consideration of the payments to him (or the Habinc
Group) in connection with the sale of his Shares pursuant to this Agreement,
for
the Seller’s Restricted Period he shall not, either on his own account or for
any Person, solicit, interfere with, or endeavor to cause any employee of the
Company to leave his employment or induce or attempt to induce any such employee
to breach his employment agreement with the Company.
(c) For
purposes of this Article VIII, a “Territory”
shall
mean Europe, the United States and any other country or place where the Company
is engaging or has engaged in business in any material respect at any time
during the Sellers’ Restricted Period.
(d) Each
of
the Sellers acknowledges that both the geographic scope and length of the
restrictions imposed on him hereunder are fair and reasonable in the
circumstances and are necessary and fundamental to the protection of the
Business of the Company.
8.2 Remedies.
Each of
the Sellers agrees that if he contravenes the prohibitions contained in Sections
8.1(a) or 8.1(b), he shall pay as a penalty for each such violation an amount
equal to the sum of $250,000 USD, and that if, as a consequence of the violation
of such prohibitions, the Losses suffered by the Company exceed such penalty,
the Purchaser and the Company shall be entitled, pursuant to the provisions
of
Article IX hereof, to recover additional compensation from the Sellers involved
equal to such excess amount.
8.3. Injunctive
Reliefs.
Each of
the Sellers acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Article VIII
are a
material and necessary inducement for the Purchaser to agree to the transactions
contemplated hereby, that the Sellers have realized significant monetary benefit
from these transactions, that violation of any of the covenants contained in
this Article VIII will cause irreparable and continuing damage to the Purchaser,
that the Purchaser shall be entitled to seek injunctive reliefs from any court
of competent jurisdiction restraining any further violation of such covenants,
and that such injunctive reliefs shall be cumulative and in addition to any
other rights or remedies to which the Purchaser may be entitled as set forth
in
Section 8.2 or otherwise.
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8.4. Severability.
In case
any of the terms or provisions contained in this Article VIII shall for any
reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall not affect any other
terms or provisions hereof, but such term or provision shall be deemed modified
or deleted to the extent required by applicable laws, and such modification
or
deletion shall not affect the validity of the other terms or provisions of
this
Article VIII. In addition, if any of the restrictions contained in this Article
VIII shall for any reason be held to be unreasonable with regard to time,
duration, geographic scope or activity, the Parties contemplate and agree that
such restrictions shall be modified and shall be enforced to the full extent
compatible with applicable laws.
ARTICLE
IX
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS & WARRANTIES;
INDEMNIFICATION
9.
Survival
of Representations and Warranties; Indemnification.
9.1. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all representations
and warranties made hereunder or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall not terminate, but shall survive the Closing and
continue in effect until two (2) years following the Closing Date, except that
the representations and warranties contained in: (a) Section 5.4 shall continue
indefinitely; (b) Section 5.7 shall continue until three months after the date
such Tax has been finally and irrevocably determined; (c) Section 5.16 shall
continue for a period of four (4) years from the Closing Date; and (d) Section
5.15 shall continue for a period of six (6) years from the Closing Date;
provided,
however,
that, in each case, any such representation or warranty as to which a claim
shall have been asserted during such survival period shall continue in effect
until such time as such claim shall have been resolved or settled.
9.2. Survival
of Covenants and Agreements.
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, all covenants and agreements
made hereunder or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall
not terminate but shall survive the Closing indefinitely, limited only by the
applicable statutes of limitation governing the assertion of a claim for a
breach thereof.
9.3.
General
Indemnification by Sellers.
Subject to Section 9.9 hereof, the Sellers, jointly and severally, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Purchaser, and their respective
successors and assigns from and against any Losses, including, where applicable,
interest thereon determined at the Applicable Rate calculated from the earliest
date permitted under applicable law until the date of payment, which are caused
by or arise out of: (a) any breach or default in the performance by the
Sellers of any covenant or agreement of the Sellers contained herein or in
any
document delivered pursuant hereto; (b) any breach of warranty or
representation made by the Sellers contained herein, or in any document
delivered pursuant hereto, without regard to materiality other than under
Section 5.11, and (c) any and all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands,
judgments, reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees)
incident to any of the foregoing. To the extent that the Company or the
Purchaser receives an indemnification under any insurance policy, any amount
to
which the Purchaser or the Company otherwise would be entitled hereunder shall
be reduced accordingly by the amount of such insurance indemnification payment.
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9.4 General
Indemnification by Purchaser.
Subject to Section 9.9, Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Sellers and their respective heirs, successors and assigns from and against
any
Losses including, where applicable, interest thereon determined at the
Applicable Rate calculated from the earliest date permitted under Applicable
Law
until the date of payment, which are caused by or arise out of: (a) any
breach or default in the performance by Purchaser or the Company of any covenant
or agreement of the Purchaser contained herein or in any certificate or
instrument delivered pursuant hereto; (b) any breach of warranty or
representation made by Purchaser contained herein or in any certificate or
instrument delivered pursuant hereto; and (c) any and all actions, suits,
proceedings, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses (including
reasonable legal fees) incident to any of the foregoing. To the extent that
the
Sellers receive an indemnification under any insurance policy, any amount to
which the Sellers otherwise would be entitled hereunder shall be reduced
accordingly by the amount of such insurance indemnification payment
9.5. Specific
Indemnification by Sellers.
Subject to Section 9.9 to the extent applicable, the Sellers shall indemnify
and
hold harmless the Purchaser and the Company from and against any and all Losses
incurred or suffered by the Purchaser or the Company as a result of, or which
relate to, or arise from, any of the following:
(a) any
Liabilities arising out of, or relating to, the resignation of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
and
the sale of his equity interest in the Company in connection therewith;
and
(b) any
Tax or other Liabilities arising out of, or relating to, any transfers of the
Shares by any of the Sellers to Persons owned or controlled by
them.
9.6.
Procedure;
Notice of Claims.
(a) Any
indemnified party (the “Indemnified
Party”)
seeking indemnification hereunder shall, within the relevant limitation period
provided for in Section 9.1, give to the party obligated to provide
indemnification to such Indemnified Party (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
a notice (a “Claim
Notice”)
describing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to any claims for
indemnification hereunder and shall include in such Claim Notice (if then known)
the amount or the method of computation of the amount of such claim, and a
reference to the provision of this Agreement or any agreement or document
executed in connection herewith upon which such claim is based; provided
that
a Claim Notice in respect of any legal action by or against a third party as
to
which indemnification will be sought shall be given promptly after the action
is
commenced; and provided
further
that failure to give such notice promptly shall not relieve the Indemnifying
Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent it shall have been
prejudiced by such failure.
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(b) The
Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after the giving of any Claim
Notice pursuant hereto (the “Waiting
Period”)
to (i) agree to the amount or method of determination of the claim set forth
in
the Claim Notice and to the payment of such amount to the Indemnified Party
in
immediately available funds or (ii) provide such Indemnified Party with written
notice that it disagrees (and the reasons therefor) with the amount or method
of
determination set forth in the Claim Notice (the “Dispute
Notice”).
If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party are unable to reach an
accord regarding all of the claims asserted in the Claim Notice within thirty
(30) days after the Indemnified Party’s receipt of the Dispute Notice (the
“Negotiation
Period”),
the Indemnified Party may commence such action as it deems appropriate to
enforce the indemnification obligation of the Indemnifying Party pursuant to
the
provisions of this Article IX subject to Section 11.5 of this Agreement. The
failure to file a Dispute Notice within the time permitted shall be deemed
to
constitute an acknowledgement by the Indemnifying Party of its acquiescence
to
the amount and method of determination of the claim in the Claim Notice.
9.7. Procedure
- Third Party Claims.
(a) Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any
proceeding against it by a third party (“Third
Party Claim”),
such
Indemnified Party will, if a claim for indemnification is to be made against
an
Indemnifying Party, provide to the Indemnifying Party written notice of the
commencement of such claim (together with copies of any legal papers served),
provided,
however,
that the
failure to promptly notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any Indemnified Party,
except to the extent that the rights of the Indemnifying Party are actually
prejudiced by such failure.
(b) The
Indemnified Party shall take such action, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense,
as the Indemnifying Party may reasonably request to avoid dispute, or appeal,
settle or defend such Third Party Claim; provided,
however,
that the Indemnified Party shall not, and shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to procure that the Company shall not, accept or pay or settle or make
any submission in respect of such claims, without the Indemnifying Party’s prior
consent thereto, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Provided
that it acknowledges in writing its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified
Party, the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of any
Third
Party
Claim at
its expense, provided that (x) in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnified
Party, the Indemnifying Party has adequate resources to undertake such defense
and satisfy any indemnifiable Losses arising from such Third
Party
Claim
and (y) the selection of counsel is approved by the Indemnified Party, which
approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If the Indemnified Party determines
that the Indemnifying Party does not have adequate resources or the Indemnifying
Party fails to make such an election within twenty (20) days after it receives
notice pursuant to Section 9.7(a), the Indemnified Party shall have the right
to
defend such Third
Party
Claim at
the expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party, at its own
expense, shall have the right to retain its own counsel and participate in
the
defense of a Third
Party
Claim
defended by the Indemnifying Party.
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(d) If
the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, (A) no compromise
or settlement of such Third Party Claim may be effected by the Indemnifying
Party without the Indemnified Party’s consent which will not be unreasonably
withheld, unless (i) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are
paid
in full by the Indemnifying Party, (ii) the compromise or settlement includes
a
complete release of the Indemnified Party, and (iii) there is no finding or
admission of any violation of law or any violation of the rights of any Person
by the Indemnified Party.
(e)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a remedy sought under a Third Party Claim is for injunctive
or
other non-monetary relief for which an Indemnified Party may be liable, the
Indemnified Party may, by notice to the Indemnifying Party, assume the exclusive
right to defend or settle such proceeding at the Indemnifying Party’s cost and
expense; provided, however,
such
Third Party Claim may not be settled without the Indemnifying Party’s consent,
which will not be unreasonably withheld.
(f)
With
respect to any obligations of an Indemnifying Party and an Indemnified Party
which arise pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX, the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party agree to cooperate with each other as reasonably
requested by the other.
9.8
Remedies.
Except as otherwise may be provided in this Agreement, the sole and exclusive
remedy of the parties for breach of representations and warranties contained
in
Articles V and VI of this Agreement shall be restricted to the indemnification
rights set forth in this Article IX. Accordingly, the parties agree that the
Swedish Sale of Goods Act (1990.931) shall not apply to this Agreement, and,
except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, a deduction of the Purchase
Price is the only consequence that can be claimed by the Purchaser due to the
Sellers’ breach of the representations and warranties in Article V of this
Agreement.
9.9.
Certain
Limitations.
(a) Each
Party’s aggregate liability for indemnification for the breach of any
representation or warranty made in this Agreement or in any Related Document
shall not exceed an amount equal to fifty (50%) percent of the Purchase Price
paid by the Purchaser including the amount of Earn Out Payments which the
Sellers have earned and otherwise would be entitled to be paid (the
“Liability
Cap”),
with
the exception of Section 5.7 (Taxes) where the Sellers’ liability is limited to
the total Purchase Price.
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(b) The
Sellers shall not be liable for Losses under Section 9.3 (b) unless and until
such Losses exceed $200,000 USD, in the aggregate, without taking into account
materiality other than under Section 5.11 (the “Sellers
Basket Amount”),
it
being understood that once the amount of the Loss (or Losses) equals or exceeds
the Seller Basket Amount, the Purchaser shall be entitled to be indemnified
on a
dollar for dollar basis for the full amount of the Loss including the Sellers
Basket Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sellers Basket Amount shall
not
apply to any claims for indemnification other than those pursuant to Section
9.3(b), including the breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant in this
Agreement or any other breach of this Agreement that is not a breach of the
representations and warranties in Article V, and any claims for indemnification
pursuant to Section 9.5. No individual claim for indemnification under Section
9.3 (b) shall be valid and assertable unless it is for an amount in excess
of
$20,000 USD; provided,
however,
that to
the extent that individual claims are related to one another, they may be
aggregated for the purposes of meeting such $20,000 threshold.
(c) The
Purchaser shall not be liable for Losses under Section 9.4(b) unless and until
such Losses exceed $200,000 in the aggregate (the “Purchaser
Basket Amount”),
it
being understood that once the amount of the Loss (or Losses) equals or exceeds
the Purchaser Basket Amount, the Sellers Indemnified Parties shall be entitled
to be indemnified on a dollar for dollar basis for the full amount of the Loss,
including the Purchaser Basket Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser
Basket Amount shall not apply to any claims for indemnification other than
those
pursuant to Section 9.4(b), including the breach or non-fulfillment of any
covenant in this Agreement or any other breach of this Agreement that is not
a
breach of the representations and warranties in Article VI.
(d)
It
is agreed that for the purpose of making a claim for indemnification, the
expiration of any one survival period, as set forth in Section 9.1, of certain
representations and warranties, shall not affect the ability to make any claim
for indemnification hereunder under any other representations and warranties
still surviving; provided,
however,
that no Party shall be entitled to make a claim for indemnification more than
once on account of the same facts and circumstances.
ARTICLE
X
SETTLEMENT
OF CLAIMS AND ESCROW
10.1.
Priorities
of Payment.
Compensation for a claim by the Purchaser or the Company for breach of any
of
the warranties, covenants or agreements made or to be performed by the Sellers
under this Agreement, shall be paid as follows: first, from the Escrow Account
in accordance with the Escrow Agreement; second, should the amount available
in
the Escrow Account not be sufficient to settle the entire Loss due by the
Sellers to the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, then by way of offset against
any
Earn Out Payments that the Sellers already have earned and are then actually
entitled to but are not yet paid; and third, if there is still a deficiency,
the
Sellers shall pay the remainder of such Loss directly to the Purchaser upon
demand.
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10.2. Escrow
Claim Payments.
(a) If
the
Purchaser has asserted a claim in accordance with Section 9.6 above that is
agreed to or not timely disputed by the Sellers, the Purchaser and the Sellers
shall upon the sooner of such agreement or within five (5) Business Days
following the elapse of the Waiting Period, jointly instruct the Escrow Agent
to
pay the amount of such claim to the Purchaser (together with the interest that
has accrued on such amount during the period it has been deposited on the Escrow
Account) to the extent requisite funds are available in the Escrow Account
to
cover such claim and interest.
(b)
The
Escrow Agent shall be entitled to act in accordance with any award made and
entered by the Arbitration Tribunal which determines those of the Purchaser’s
claims that have been disputed by the Sellers, and to authorize the making
or
withholding of the Escrow Account in accordance therewith. If Purchaser and
Sellers should settle or resolve, in whole or in part, the dispute with respect
to such claim or claims, a memorandum setting forth such accord shall be
prepared and signed by each of the Parties and furnished to the Escrow Agent.
The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and to
distribute or deliver the Escrow Account in accordance with the terms
thereof.
10.3 Outstanding
Claims.
Once
asserted, a claim shall be deemed to be an “Outstanding
Claim”
until
finally resolved in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
10.4 Distributions
Out of the Escrow Account.
(a) Upon
the
first anniversary of the Closing Date (the“First
Distribution Date”),
the
Purchaser and the Sellers shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to release
and
return promptly to the Sellers in accordance with the Sellers’ Allocations, that
amount of the Escrow Account which reduces the Escrow Account then to be held
by
the Escrow Agent to $2,500,000 USD plus such additional amounts as may be
reasonably required to satisfy all of the Sellers’ liability in respect of any
Outstanding Claims. If, on the First Distribution Date, the balance of the
Escrow Account is less than the amount calculated pursuant to the preceding
sentence, no distribution to Sellers shall be made.
(b) After
the
elapse of eighteen (18) months from the Closing Date, (the
“Second
Distribution Date”),
the
Purchaser and the Sellers shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to release
and
return promptly to Sellers in accordance with the Sellers’ Allocations, that
amount of the Escrow Account which reduces the Escrow Account then to be held
by
the Escrow Agent to $1,250,000 USD plus such additional amounts as may be
reasonably required to satisfy all of the Sellers=
liability in respect of any Outstanding Claims. If, on the Second Distribution
Date, the balance of the Escrow Account is less than the amount calculated
pursuant to the preceding sentence, no distribution to Sellers shall be
made.
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(c) Upon
the
elapse of twenty-four (24) months from the Closing Date, the Purchaser and
the
Sellers shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent to pay to the Sellers that
amount of the remaining portion of the Escrow Account in excess of such amount
as may be required
to
satisfy all of the Sellers=
liability with respect to any Outstanding Claims. As soon as all Outstanding
Claims have been resolved, the Purchaser and the Sellers shall jointly instruct
the Escrow Agent to pay to the Sellers according to the Sellers’ Allocations,
the remaining portion of the Escrow Account not required to satisfy the
Sellers=
liability under Article IX.
10.5. Purchaser’s
Right of Offset.
The
Purchaser always shall have the right to withhold and then set-off against
any
Earn Out Payments payable or to be paid to Sellers, the amount of any valid
claim for indemnification asserted by the Purchaser to the extent that such
claim exceeds the amount of the balance in the Escrow Account.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. Entire
Agreement; Assignment; Amendments and Waivers.
(a) This
Agreement and the Related Documents (together with all documents referencing
to
or referred to in it or otherwise executed at the Closing Date in relation
hereto) constitute the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to
its
subject matter and replaces and extinguishes all prior agreements between the
Parties with respect to such subject matter.
(b) Neither
Party shall have the right to assign this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other Party.
(c) This
Agreement may not be amended or modified, and any of the terms, covenants,
representations, warranties, or conditions hereof may not be waived, except
by a
written instrument executed by all of the Parties hereto, or in the case of
a
waiver, by the Party waiving compliance. Any waiver by any Party of any
condition, or of the breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation,
or
warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall not
be
deemed to be nor construed as further or continuing waiver of any such
condition, or of the breach of any other provision, term, covenant,
representation, or warranty of this Agreement.
11.2. Validity. If
any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable by a Governmental Authority,
then
the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other
Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and to such end the
provisions of this Agreement are agreed to be severable.
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11.3. Notices.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery
in
person, by facsimile or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return
receipt requested) to each other party as follows:
if
to Purchaser:
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Aeroflex
Incorporated
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Att:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, President and CEO
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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XX
Xxx 0000
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Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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with
copies to:
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Moomjian,
Waite, Wactlar & Xxxxxxx, LLP
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Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
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Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Advokatbyrå AB
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Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxx
0000,
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XX-000
00 Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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Telecopier:
x00 00-000 00 00
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if
to Sellers:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
00
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00000
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Första
Xxxxxxxxx 0
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00000
Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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Aktiebolaget
Grundstenen 121346 changing name
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to
Habinc Invest AB
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Bassåsv’xxx
00
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00000
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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or
to
such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have previously
furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
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11.4.
Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
Sweden, without regard or giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law
thereof.
11.5.
Disputes.
Any
dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally
settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the Arbitration Institute
of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the “Rules”)
by
three (3) arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules; provided,
however,
that
any disputes arising under Sections 3.2 or 3.3 shall be settled by only one
(1)
arbitrator pursuant to, and using, the Simplified Procedure of such Rules.
The
place of arbitration shall be Stockholm, Sweden, and the language of the
proceedings shall be in English. Nothing herein shall prevent either Party
from
seeking injunctive relief or specific performance from any court of competent
jurisdiction as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, and/or otherwise
as
necessary to obtain execution of any arbitration decision or award.
11.6. Expenses.
All
fees and expenses, including but not limited to legal fees and expenses,
incurred by a Party in connection with the negotiations, preparation, execution
and implementation of any documents necessary to give effect to the matters
which are intended to take place under the terms of this Agreement and the
Related Documents shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing, be borne by the
incurring Party.
11.7. Specific
Performance. The
Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any Party to perform
its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all
actions as are necessary on its part to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will cause irreparable injury to the other Parties, for
which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly,
each Party hereby consents to the right of any other to seek the issuance of
injunctive relief by any Governmental Authority having competent jurisdiction
to
compel performance of such Party’s obligations and to the granting by any such
Governmental Authority of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations
hereunder.
_________________
[Signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.
AEROFLEX
INCORPORATED
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Aktiebolaget
Grundstenen 121346 changing name to Habinc Invest
AB
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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By:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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VP-Treasurer
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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