asset PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
EXECUTION COPY
This Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 24, 2019 (this “Agreement”), is by and between Applied Energetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), Applied Optical Sciences, Incorporated, an Arizona corporation (“AOS”) and Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, an individual (with AOS, the “Seller”).
Seller is engaged in, among other things, the business of performing advanced research and development of photonic devices and their applications (the “Business”).
Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Assets (defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
The parties therefore agree as follows:
Article 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF CERTAIN ASSETS
(a) | all tangible assets (including, without limitation, equipment and computer hardware) wherever located, including without limitation the tangible assets listed on Schedule 1.1(a) (collectively, the “Equipment”) and equipment warranties relating to items included in the Equipment to the extent such warranties are contractually assignable by the Seller; |
(b) | subject to Section 1.3, all right, title and interest in, and claims under, all contracts, agreements, licenses, leases and commitments set forth on Schedule 1.1(b); |
(c) | all right, title and interest of Seller in and to Intellectual Property, including without limitation (i) patents, patent applications (including the right of priority), inventions (whether or not patentable), websites, domain names, trade names (registered and unregistered), trademarks (registered and unregistered), and service marks (registered and unregistered), whether domestic or foreign, (including any and all associated good will), in each case, all variations thereof and all registrations and applications therefor (including the right to use the name “Applied Optical Sciences” or “AOS” in trade or business) and all uniform resource locators, trade secrets, know-how, proprietary information, works of authorship, Software, computer programs and routines, source code, object code, html code, tools developed in support of production of Software development, databases, customer support logs, scripts, systems documentation and user manuals, remedies against infringement of the foregoing and rights to protection of interests therein under the laws of all jurisdictions; and (ii) all registered and unregistered copyrights, all published and unpublished books, newsletters, pamphlets, manuals, websites, databases, product development files, production files and art files, in any form or media, and other media embodying such copyrights, and all Software (as that term is defined in Section 4.12), including, without limitation, all computer programs and routines, source code, object code, html code, customer support logs, scripts, systems documentation and user manuals, including without limitation, the items set forth on Schedule 4.13 (collectively, the “Transferred Intellectual Property”); |
(d) | all books and records of Seller, including, without limitation, those relating to the Transferred Intellectual Property, supplier lists and product literature, whether or not such items are stored in computer or in any other form or medium; |
(e) | all property, diskettes and other data sources, as well as copies of all Assumed Contracts and all customer files and correspondence; |
(f) | to the extent transfer is permitted under applicable law or regulation, all permits, approvals, franchises, licenses or other authorizations granted to Seller by any federal, state or local court of competent jurisdiction, governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body (a “Governmental Entity”); |
(g) | all accounts, notes, and other receivables, billed and unbilled, and all rights to receive payments thereunder, other evidences of indebtedness and all other rights to receive payments (collectively, the “Accounts Receivable”); |
(h) | all of the goodwill of Seller; and |
(i) | all rights of Seller under unexpired non-disclosure or confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation agreements, assignment agreements or similar agreements with former or current employees of Seller or with third parties to the extent such agreements are assignable without the consent of the other party thereto. |
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Article 2
Consideration for assets; CLOSINg
2.1 | Consideration |
(a) Cash Consideration; Subject to the terms and upon the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall pay to Seller Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) as aggregate cash consideration for the Sale of the Assets (the “Cash Consideration”). Such Cash Consideration shall be payable in the form of a Promissory Note, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Note”), issued upon the Closing Date
(b) Equity Consideration. As additional consideration for the purchase of the Assets, the Buyer shall convey to Seller warrants to purchase up to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand (2,500,000) shares of Buyer’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.06 per share. All shares of common stock underlying such warrants will be included in the next available registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the Closing, and shall remain exercisable for a period of ten years from the Closing Date.
2.2 | Closing Deliveries by Seller. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following: |
(a) | duly executed instruments of assignment, including, without limitation, a xxxx of sale in a form acceptable to Buyer and Seller; |
(b) | a duly executed assignment and assumption agreement, in a form acceptable to Buyer and Seller; |
(c) | a duly executed patent assignment and transfer agreement, in a form acceptable to Buyer and Seller; |
(d) | a duly executed copyright assignment and transfer agreement, in a form acceptable to Buyer and Seller; |
(e) | all necessary executed third party consents to the assignment of the Assets, and all other executed third party consents received by Seller with respect to the assignment of the Assumed Contracts; |
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(f) | a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of Seller, together with all amendments thereto; |
(g) | a certificate executed by the President of Seller certifying (A) the By-laws (“By-Laws”) of Seller, (B)) the good standing of Seller under the laws of the State of Arizona; and (C) the Unanimous Written Consent of the Shareholders and Directors of Seller approving this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Seller Transaction Documents; and (D) the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Seller hereunder as of the Closing Date; |
(h) | fully executed copies of all Assumed Contracts and assignments thereof, together with consents to their transfer duly executed by each party whose consent is required for their transfer to the Seller; |
(i) | written, absolute, irrevocable waiver, in favor of Buyer, from each individual who is an author (sole or joint) of any of the Transferred Intellectual Property, in relation to all rights of paternity, integrity, attribution, disclosure, withdrawal, and any other rights that may be known as "moral rights" ("Moral Rights") vested in such author in relation to the Transferred Intellectual Property. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent that any Moral Rights are vested in Seller as an author (sole or joint) of any of the Transferred Intellectual Property, Seller hereby absolutely and irrevocably waives, in favor of Buyer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any and all claims Seller may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to all such Moral Rights in relation to the Transferred Intellectual Property; |
(j) | such other instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the terms hereof. |
2.3 | Closing Deliveries by Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller: |
(a) | the Equity Consideration |
(b) | the Note; and |
(c) | such other instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the terms hereof |
2.4 | Deliveries as Condition to Closing |
(a) Seller’s deliveries set forth in Section 2.2 shall be conditions precedent to Buyer’s obligation to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement at Closing shall constitute Buyer’s acknowledgement that Seller has satisfied the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.2 or that Buyer has waived Seller’s delivery under one or more of such conditions
(b) Buyer’s deliveries set forth in Section 2.3 shall be conditions precedent to Seller’s obligation to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller’s execution and delivery of this Agreement at Closing shall constitute Seller’s acknowledgement that Buyer has satisfied the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2. 3 or that Seller has waived Buyer’s delivery under one or more of such conditions
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2.5 Closing Date. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place, as soon as practicable but no later than 30 days from the date hereof (or on such later date as the parties shall mutually agree) (“Closing Date”), remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures in PDF format by e-mail. The Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date (“Effective Time”)
2.6 Allocation of Consideration. The Total Consideration payable under Article 2 shall be allocated to and among the Assets within the various classifications of assets as required and set forth in Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the regulations thereunder in accordance with Schedule 2.6 (the “Asset Allocation Schedule”). Buyer and Seller agree: (1) to use the allocations set forth in the Asset Allocation Schedule for Tax purposes; and (2) that any Tax returns or other Tax information they may file or cause to be filed with any Governmental Entity (defined below) or fiscal intermediary shall be prepared and filed consistently with the allocations set forth in the Asset Allocation Schedule. In this regard, the parties agree that they will each properly and timely file Form 8594 in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the regulations thereunder in accordance with the Asset Allocation Schedule. In any proceeding related to any Tax, neither Buyer nor Seller shall contend or represent a position inconsistent with the Asset Allocation Schedule. Buyer and Seller acknowledge that the transactions hereunder will be treated as a taxable sale under Section 1001 of the Code by Seller of the Assets in exchange for the Total Consideration. “Tax” or, collectively, “Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including taxes based upon or measured by gross income, profits, sales, accumulated profits or earnings, use, occupation, value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise, and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts. ”Governmental Entity” means any federal, state or local court of competent jurisdiction, governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.
2.7 .Conditions to Closing. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Buyer in its sole discretion) of the following further conditions
(a) | The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in this Agreement shall have been true and correct at and as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties refer specifically to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct as of such earlier date; |
(b) | Seller shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Seller at or prior to the Closing; |
(c) | Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date signed on behalf of Seller by the President of Seller to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 2.7(i) and (ii); |
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(d) | There shall have been no material adverse change in the Assets; |
(e) | No Action shall be pending or threatened before any court or other governmental entity or before any other person wherein an unfavorable order would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) affect adversely the right of Buyer to own the Assets or (iii) restrain or prohibit Buyer’s ownership or operation (of all or any material portion of the Assets, or compel Buyer or any of its affiliates to dispose of or hold separate all or any material portion of the Assets or all or any material portion of the business and assets of Buyer, and no such Order shall be in effect; |
(f) | No law shall have been enacted or shall be deemed applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements which has any of the effects set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) in Section 4.5; |
(g) | Seller shall have obtained the Consent of each Person whose Consent is required under the Contracts set forth in Schedule 1.1(b) and shall have provided evidence of each such Consent in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer; |
(h) | Buyer shall have received all Authorizations (including any Environmental Permits) that are necessary for it to conduct the Business substantially as conducted by the Seller Group on the Balance Sheet Date and the date of this Agreement; |
(i) | Seller shall have delivered to Buyer all agreements and other documents required to be delivered by Seller to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement; |
(j) | Buyer shall have completed and shall be fully satisfied in its sole discretion with the results of its review of, and its other due diligence investigations with respect to, the Business. |
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RESTRICTIONS ON SELLER
Seller covenants and agrees as follows:
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3.4 In the event of a material breach of this Agreement by Buyer, the restrictions provided by Sections 3.1 and 3.2 above shall be null and void.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
4.1 Organization. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Arizona, with the power and authority to carry on the Business as it is now being conducted and to own, operate and lease the Assets as currently owned, operated and leased.
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4.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Since April 30, 2019, Seller has not
(a) other than in the ordinary course consistent with Seller’s past practice (the “Ordinary Course of Business”), mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise subjected any of the Assets to any Encumbrance, or sold or transferred any of the Assets, or discounted or cancelled any material debts owed to the Business, or waived or released any material rights of the Business;
(b) leased, licensed or granted to any third party any material rights in the Business or the Assets other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) entered into any material commitment or transaction with respect to the Business, including without limitation, any material borrowing or capital expenditure, or paid any material commitment or obligation with respect to the Business other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(d) made any material change in its accounting practices or principles relating to the Business or in its methods of applying such practices and principles, except as may have been required by law or U.S. GAAP
(e) failed to pay (in whole or in part) any material payment obligation of the Business due before the Closing Date
(f) amended its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents
(g) suffered any material damage, destruction or loss to or of any of the Assets (whether or not covered by insurance)
(h) made or permitted any material amendment or termination of any Material Contract or material license relating exclusively to the Business to which it is a party, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business
(i) abandoned or disposed of any material trade secret, trademark, trade name, domain name or any other material intellectual property of the Business; or
(j) entered into any agreement to do any of the foregoing.
(a) contracts and other agreements with any current or former officer, director, employee, consultant, agent, or member of Seller;
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(b) contracts and other agreements for the sale, lease or license of products or other materials, supplies, equipment, merchandise, Intellectual Property or services where the value may be equal to or greater than $500
(c) contracts and other agreements for the purchase or acquisition of materials, supplies, equipment, merchandise, Intellectual Property or services where the obligation of the Seller is or may be greater than $500
(d) agreements with Service Providers (defined herein);
(e) contracts and other agreements for the sale of any of Seller's assets or properties other than in the Ordinary Course of Business or for the grant to any Person (defined below) of any preferential rights to purchase any of Seller’s equity, assets or properties;
(f) joint venture, co-venture, co-development or collaboration agreements;
(g) contracts or other agreements under which Seller agrees to indemnify any party where the obligation of the Seller is or may be greater than $500, to share Tax liability of any party, or to refrain from competing with any party;
(h) financing agreements
(i) contracts and other agreements containing covenants of Seller not to compete in any line of business or with any Person in any geographical area, or covenants of any other Person not to compete with Seller in any line of business or in any geographical area;
(j) any agreement between Seller and third parties relating to the exploitation by third parties of any rights in and to the Assets; and
(k) any other material contract or other agreement of the Seller, whether or not made in the Ordinary Course of Business.
Seller has heretofore delivered or made available to Buyer a true and complete copy of each written Material Contract and all amendments thereto, and a summary of the terms of any oral Material Contract. Seller has, as of the Closing Date, performed or otherwise complied in all material respects with its material obligations due to be performed prior to the Closing Date under each Material Contract. Each Material Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect with respect to Seller and each other party thereto. No other party is in material default under any such Material Contract.
4.9 Title to Assets. Seller has good and valid title to the Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrances
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(a) Schedule 4.12 sets forth (1) all inventions, issued patents and patent applications (whether provisional or non-provisional), including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutions, reissues, reexaminations, extensions, or restorations of any of the foregoing, and other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including certificates of invention, xxxxx patents, and patent utility models, (2) all domain names, trademarks, service marks and trade names, and other indicia of source of origin together with the goodwill connected with the use of same created, used and/or owned by Seller and used in connection with the Business and any registrations therefor, and (3) all copyrights, works of authorship, including all registered and unregistered copyrights (whether published or not) books, newsletters, pamphlets, manuals, websites, databases and Software (defined below) other than (x) off-the-shelf Software licensed to or used by Seller, and (y) trade secrets, discoveries, inventions, technical information, data compilations, tools, methods, processes, know-how, and confidential information. Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of each item set forth thereon. Seller has entered into binding, valid and enforceable, written contracts with each current and former employee and independent contractor, who is or was involved in or has contributed to the invention, creation, or development of any Intellectual Property during the course of employment or engagement with Seller whereby such employee or independent contractor (A) acknowledges Seller's exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property invented, created, or developed by such employee or independent contractor within the scope of his or her employment or engagement with Seller; (B) grants to Seller a present, irrevocable assignment of any ownership interest such employee or independent contractor may have in or to such Intellectual Property, to the extent such Intellectual Property does not constitute a "work made for hire" under applicable Law; and (C) irrevocably waives any right or interest, including any moral rights, regarding any such Intellectual Property, to the extent permitted by applicable Law. Seller has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of all such Contracts. The items identified on Schedule 4.12 constitute a correct, current and complete list of all of the intellectual property necessary to (1) provide the services currently provided by, or proposed to be provided by, Seller to third parties; and (2) produce, copy, modify, market and distribute the products identified in Schedule 4.12 that Seller proposes or currently manufactures, markets, sells, licenses or otherwise distributes to third parties. Each item of Transferred Intellectual Property will be owned, available for use or enforceable, as the case may be, by Buyer immediately following the Closing on substantially identical terms and conditions as it was available to or enforceable by, as the case may be, Seller immediately prior to the Closing. All of the Transferred Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable. To the extent Seller uses trade secrets, know-how, or other confidential information in the operation of the Business, such trade secrets, know-how or confidential information have been securely kept and properly documented such that (1) a Person generally familiar with the area to which the trade secret, know-how or confidential information relates could practice such trade secret, know-how or confidential information and (2) to the extent such trade secret, know-how or confidential information is written or otherwise documented, Seller will not lose any such trade secrets, know-how or confidential information should one or more of Seller’s employees no longer be available to Seller. “Software” means any application, program, routine, subroutine, object, script, applet or other collection of source code or object code or html code or data, whether in human readable or computer readable format, intended for use in connection with a computer or computer chip, customer support logs, systems documentation and user manuals
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(b) None of the Transferred Intellectual Property contains any libelous or obscene material, or injurious formula, or infringes any trade name, trademark, copyright, patent or any other proprietary right of any third party. The rights of Seller in the Transferred Intellectual Property are free and clear of any Encumbrances. Seller has no written notice of any claim of any other Person relating to any of the Transferred Intellectual Property. No Person who has not been authorized by Seller has possession of, or any right to possess or use any of the Transferred Intellectual Property. To the extent any Transferred Intellectual Property is licensed to and not owned by Seller, all amounts due under such licenses as of the date hereof have been paid or accrued for in Seller’s Financial Statements. Each item of third party software used by Seller in connection with the Business (other than off-the-shelf software) has in effect associated maintenance or support arrangements
(c) To the extent any passwords are used in the conduct of the Business, whether internally or by users of products of the Business, Seller has delivered to the Buyer upon the Closing Date a written list of all such passwords, indicating for each such password any associated user identification and where and for what purpose such password is used
(d) None of the Software included in the Transferred Intellectual Property contains any virus, disabling or malicious code, computer instructions, circuitry or other technological means intended to disrupt, damage, permit unauthorized access to, or interfere with operation of applicable software, hardware or products. The Software is functional in all material respects
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12, Seller does not use any Open-Source Software (defined below) in conducting the Business as currently conducted. Seller’s use of any Open-Source Software listed on Schedule 4.12 in conducting the Business as currently conducted (x) is permissible, (y) does not infringe upon the rights of any third party, and (z) does not violate any agreements, constraints, requirements or restrictions on or relating to such Open-Source Software. No Open-Source Software used, or held for use, by Seller in conducting the Business as currently conducted is used under any license that (i) contains restrictions or constraints that conflict with the current or intended use of such Open-Source Software, (ii) purports to inhibit the ability to preserve the proprietary nature, whether in whole or in part, of any software created by or for use by either Seller in conducting the Business as currently conducted or (iii) purports to require disclosure of the source code of any software created by or for use of Seller in conducting the Business as currently conducted. “Open-Source Software” means each of (1) “open source” code, as defined by the Open Source Initiative, (2) “Free” code, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, and (3) software for which the human readable version (or source code) is available to the general public for use, modification and/or distribution free of charge or for a de minimis charge
(f) Seller has at all times complied with all applicable laws relating to the collection, storage and use of personally identifiable information collected in the course of the operation of the Business (“PII”). No claims have been asserted or threatened against Seller, and to the Knowledge of Seller (defined below), no such claims are likely to be asserted or threatened against Seller, by any person alleging a violation of such person's rights under any such law. Seller has at all times taken all reasonable steps (including, without limitation, implementing and monitoring compliance with adequate measures with respect to technical and physical security) to ensure that PII is protected against loss and against unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. To the Knowledge of Seller, there has been no unauthorized access to or other misuse of any PII. To the Knowledge of Seller, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in any breach or violation of any of Seller’s procedures, policies or rules governing the collection, storage or use of any PII of, or with respect to, any person or violate any law with respect to PII
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(a) Seller has provided Buyer with copies of all agreements applicable to the Service Providers, including, without limitation, employment, confidentiality, non-compete, non-disclosure and invention assignment agreements;
(b) Any and all Service Providers may be terminated by Seller at any time with or without cause and without any severance or other liability, and there are no agreements or understandings in effect between Seller and any Employee that would impose any restrictions or limitations on Buyer’s ability to likewise terminate any and all Service Providers hired by Buyer;
(c) Seller is in compliance in all material respects as to the Service Providers with all federal and state laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and employment practices, immigration, wage and hour, and occupational health and safety;
(d) Seller is not delinquent in payments to any of its Service Providers for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other direct compensation for any service performed for it prior to the Closing Date hereof or amounts required to be reimbursed for expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date by such Service Providers. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and with other laws related to employment, including those related to wages, hours, worker classification, and collective bargaining. Seller has withheld and paid to the appropriate governmental entity or is holding for payment not yet due to such governmental entity all amounts required to be withheld from Service Providers prior to the Closing Date and is not liable for any arrears of wages, taxes, penalties, or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in this Agreement, Buyer shall not assume, or have any direct or indirect responsibility, liability or obligation whatsoever with respect to, any Employee Benefit Plan. No event has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in any current, pending, or threatened lien or liability on any of the Assets pursuant to Section 412(n) of the Code or Sections 4068 or 4201 of ERISA.
(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (1) result in any payment becoming due to any Employee; (2) increase any benefits otherwise payable or trigger any rights for any benefits for any Employee; or (3) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, vesting or funding of any such benefits.
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4.15 Government Authorizations and Regulations. There are no material licenses, permits, franchises or other governmental authorizations required to operate the Business.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
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COVENANTS
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(a) Seller hereby expressly acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6.1 and Article 3 are integral to the sale to Buyer of the Assets and that money damages will be impossible to calculate and may not adequately compensate Buyer in connection with an actual or threatened breach by Seller of the provisions of this Section 6.1 and Article 3. Accordingly, Seller hereby expressly waives all rights to raise the adequacy of Buyer’s remedies at law as a defense if Buyer seeks to enforce by injunction or other equitable relief the due and proper performance and observance of the provisions of this Section 6.1 and Article 3. In addition, Buyer shall be entitled to pursue any other available remedies at law or equity, including the recovery of money damages, in respect of the actual or threatened breach of the provisions of this Section 6.1 and Article 3
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INDEMNIFICATION
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7.3
Within
forty five (45) days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Party receiving the Claim Notice shall deliver to the Party filing
the Claim Notice a written response (the “Response”) in which they shall either (1) agree that the Indemnified Party
is entitled to receive the Claimed Amount (or a portion thereof), and such Claimed Amount (or applicable portion thereof) shall
be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7; or (2) dispute that the Party filing the Claim Notice is entitled
to receive any of the Claimed Amount. If no Response is delivered by the Party receiving the Claim Notice to the Party filing
the Claim Notice within such 45-day period, then the are Party receiving the Claim Notice is deemed to have agreed
that an amount equal to the entire Claimed Amount shall be payable to the Party filing the Claim Notice (subject to the terms
and limitations set forth in this Article 7) and that such Claimed Amount shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this
Article 7. If the Party receiving the Claim Notice disputes that the Party filing the Claim Notice is entitled to receive any
of the Claimed Amount, for a period of ten (10) days after delivery of the Response, the parties shall attempt to resolve the
dispute by mutual agreement before resorting to other legal means to resolve the Claim Notice and Claimed Amount.
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Article
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TO BUYER:
0000 X Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000 X
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxx X. X’Xxxx, Esq.
Masur Xxxxxxxxx + Co, LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
E-mail: xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
TO SELLER:
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
(a) Any notice, sent as provided above, shall be deemed given upon receipt at the address provided for above (or, in the event delivery is refused, the first date on which delivery was tendered).
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8.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware as to all matters, including but not limited to matters of validity, construction, effect, performance and liability, without consideration of conflicts of laws. Any disputes shall be exclusively resolved in the state or federal courts residing in the State of Arizona.
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8.13 Expenses. Seller and Buyer shall bear all their respective expenses.
8.14 Cooperation. From time to time following the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause their respective affiliates to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any further instruments, conveyances, notices and assumptions and shall take such further action as may be necessary or appropriate to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
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The parties are signing this asset purchase agreement as of the date stated in the introductory paragraph.
APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, CEO |
APPLIED OPTICAL SCIENCES, INCORPORATED,
an Arizona corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X XxXxxxx | |
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, President and Director |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X XxXxxxx | ||
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx |
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