STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among E-DIALOG, INC. (a Delaware corporation), MBS INSIGHT, INC. (a Delaware corporation), and WORLD MARKETING, INC. (a Nebraska corporation) dated as of April 30, 2010
Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
MBS INSIGHT, INC.
(a Delaware corporation),
(a Delaware corporation),
and
WORLD MARKETING, INC.
(a Nebraska corporation)
(a Nebraska corporation)
dated as of April 30, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions |
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2. Sale and Purchase of the Shares; Purchase Price |
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2.1 Sale and Purchase of the Shares |
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2.2 Purchase Price |
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2.3 Estimated Closing Purchase Price |
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2.4 Payment of Purchase Price |
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2.5 Purchase Price Adjustment |
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3. Closing |
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3.1 Location; Date |
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3.2 Deliveries |
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3.3 Termination |
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4. Representations and Warranties of the Sole Stockholder |
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4.1 Organization and Standing |
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4.2 Capitalization and Ownership |
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4.3 Subsidiaries |
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4.4 Authority and Binding Effect |
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4.5 Validity of the Transactions |
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4.6 Intentionally Omitted |
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4.7 Third-Party Options |
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4.8 Financial Statements; Books of Account |
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4.9 Taxes |
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4.10 Undisclosed Liabilities |
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4.11 No Manufacturing |
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4.12 Accounts Receivable |
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4.13 Title to Assets; All Tangible Assets |
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4.14 Condition of Assets |
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4.15 Real Property |
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4.16 Intellectual Property; Software and Information Systems |
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4.17 Contracts |
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4.18 Employees/Independent Contractors |
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4.19 Governmental Permits |
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4.20 Compliance with Law and Court Orders |
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4.21 Insurance |
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4.22 Labor Matters |
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4.23 Employee Benefit Plans |
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4.24 Transactions with Affiliates |
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4.25 Absence of Certain Changes |
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4.26 Environmental Matters |
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4.27 Additional Information |
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4.28 Corporate Records |
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4.29 Brokers and Finders |
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4.30 Relationship With Customers |
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4.31 Statements and Other Documents Not Misleading |
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5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser |
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5.1 Organization and Standing |
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5.2 Authority and Binding Effect |
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5.3 Validity of the Transactions |
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5.4 No Additional Representations or Warranties |
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6. Pre-Closing Covenants |
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6.1 Access |
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6.2 No
Solicitation, Etc. |
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6.3 Operation of the Business |
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6.4 Update of Seller Disclosure Letter |
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6.5 Telephone Service and Internet Access |
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6.6 Plans |
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6.7 280G Matters |
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6.8 Financial Statement Audit |
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7. Other Covenants |
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7.1 Consents, Further Assurances |
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7.2 Covenant Not to Compete |
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7.3 Confidential Information |
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7.4 Nonsolicitation |
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7.5 Hiring of Employees |
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7.6 Affiliates |
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7.7 Injunctive Relief |
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7.8 Tax Matters |
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7.9 Conduct of the Business Following the Closing |
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7.10 Uncollected Accounts Receivable |
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8. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Purchaser |
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8.1 Required Consents |
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8.2 Transaction Documents |
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8.3 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Obligations |
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8.4 Material Adverse Changes |
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8.5 Legal Matters |
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8.6 Director and Officer Resignations |
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8.7 Key Employees |
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8.8 Financial Statement Audit |
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9. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Seller Parties |
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9.1 Transaction Documents |
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9.2 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Obligations |
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10. Indemnification |
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10.1 By the Sole Stockholder |
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10.2 By the Purchaser |
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10.3 Procedure for Claims |
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10.4 Claims Period |
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10.5 Third Party Claims |
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10.6 Effect of Investigation or Knowledge |
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10.7 Survival Period |
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10.8 No Contribution/Indemnification |
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10.9 Contingent Claims |
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11. Public Announcements |
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12. General Matters |
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12.1 Contents of Agreement |
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12.2
Amendment, Parties in Interest, Assignment, Etc. |
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12.3 Further Assurances |
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12.4 Interpretation |
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12.5 Counterparts |
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12.6 Negotiated Agreement |
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12.7 Severability |
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13. Remedies |
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14. Notices |
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15. Governing Law |
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16. General Release |
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBITS |
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Exhibit A
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Net Working Capital Calculation | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Escrow Agreement | |
Exhibit C
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Key Employee Offer Letters |
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This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April
30, 2010, by and among e-Dialog, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”), MBS
Insight, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and World Marketing, Inc., a
Nebraska corporation and the sole stockholder of the Company (the “Sole Stockholder”).
Background
The Sole Stockholder owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (the
“Shares”). The Purchaser desires to purchase from the Sole Stockholder, and the Sole
Stockholder desires to sell to the Purchaser, the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein.
Terms and Conditions
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions
For convenience, certain terms used in more than one part of this Agreement are listed in
alphabetical order and defined or referred to below (such terms as well as any other terms defined
elsewhere in this Agreement shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined).
“401(k) Plan” is defined in Section 6.6.
“Accounts Receivable” means, as of any specified date, any trade accounts receivable,
notes receivable, bid, lease or performance deposits, employee advances and other miscellaneous
receivables of the Company.
“Action” is defined in Section 10.5.
“Affiliates” means, with respect to a particular party, Persons controlling,
controlled by or under common control with that party, as well as any officers, directors and
majority-owned entities of that party and of its other Affiliates. For the purposes of the
foregoing, ownership, directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the voting stock or other equity
interest shall be deemed to constitute control.
“Agreement” means this Agreement, including all schedules, annexes and exhibits
hereto.
“Assets” means all of the Company’s assets, properties, business, goodwill and rights
of every kind and description, real and personal, tangible and intangible, wherever situated,
whether or not reflected on the Financial Statements.
“Balance Sheet” is defined in Section 4.8(a).
“Balance Sheet Date” is defined in Section 4.8(a).
“Base Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Business” means the existing and prospective business, operations, facilities and
other Assets, financial condition, results of operations, finances, markets, products, competitive
position, suppliers, customers and customer relations, and personnel of the Company.
“Business Day” means any calendar day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“Cap” is defined in Section 10.3(d).
“Charter Documents” means an entity’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
formation or organization, certificate defining the rights and preferences of securities, general
or limited partnership agreement, bylaws or operating agreement, certificate of limited
partnership, joint venture agreement or similar document governing the entity.
“Claim Notice” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Claim Response” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Closing” is defined in Section 3.1.
“Closing Balance Sheet” is defined in Section 2.5(a).
“Closing Date” is defined in Section 3.1.
“Closing Indebtedness” means the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company
that is outstanding as of the Closing, excluding the Company’s obligations under the capital leases
set forth on Section 4.17(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, determined immediately prior
to giving effect to the Closing.
“Closing Payment” is defined in Section 2.3.
“Closing Time” means 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Closing Date.
“Closing Working Capital” is defined in Section 2.5(a).
“COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Company” is defined in the Preamble.
“Company Domain Name” means all Domain Names that are used in the Business.
“Company Intellectual Property” means, collectively, the Owned Intellectual Property
and the Licensed Intellectual Property.
“Company Software” means Software that is Owned Intellectual Property.
“Company Web Sites” is defined in Section 4.16(r).
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“Confidential Information” means any information of a party, including a list,
compilation, method, technique or process that derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other Persons who can obtain economic
value from its disclosure or use.
“Contingent Claim” is defined in Section 10.9.
“Contract” means any written or oral contract, agreement, lease, plan, instrument or
other document, commitment, arrangement, undertaking, practice or authorization that is or may be
binding on any Person or its property under applicable Law.
“Copyrights” means any copyrights and registrations and applications therefor (on both
published and unpublished works throughout the world), together with all renewals, extensions,
translations, adaptations, derivative works, compilations and combinations thereof.
“Court Order” means any judgment, decree, injunction, order, ruling, writ, citation or
award of any nature of any Governmental Body or other authority that is binding on any Person or
its property under applicable Law.
“Customer Contracts” means all Contracts which provide for the performance of services
by the Company for any of its customers.
“Damages” is defined in Section 10.1(a).
“Deductible Amount” is defined in Section 10.3(d).
“Default” means (a) a breach, default or violation, (b) the occurrence of an event
that with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, could constitute a
breach, default or violation or (c) with respect to any Contract, the occurrence of an event that
with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, could give rise to a right of
termination, renegotiation, acceleration or a right to receive damages or a payment of penalties.
“Domain Name” means any domain name, URL or other address for use on the Internet or
any other computer network or communication system.
“Environmental Laws” means all Laws, policies, guidance documents, Court Orders and
Contracts with any Governmental Body related to protection of the environment, natural resources,
safety or health or the handling, use, recycle, generation, treatment, storage, transportation or
disposal of hazardous materials, and any common law cause of action relating to the environment,
natural resources, safety, health or the management of or exposure to hazardous materials.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all
regulations and rules promulgated thereunder, or any successor Law.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person that, together with the Company, is or was at any
time treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA, and any
general partner of which the Company is or has been a general partner.
“Escrow Agent” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Escrow Agreement” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
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“Escrow Amount” means $2.7 Million.
“Escrow Funds” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Excepted Representations” is defined in Section 10.3(d).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Expiration Date” is defined in Section 10.4.
“Final Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Financial Statements” is defined in Section 4.8(a).
“Financial Statement Audit” is defined in Section 6.8.
“FTP Site” means the file transfer protocol site located at
xxx://xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/ that has been established and maintained by Petsky on behalf of the
Seller Parties and to which (a) diligence materials have been posted, and (b) the Purchaser and its
representatives have been granted access prior to the date hereof.
“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
“Governmental Body” means any (a) state, commonwealth, province, territory, county,
municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature within the United States, or any
political subdivision thereof, (b) federal, state, local, municipal or other government body within
the United States or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any
governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, organization,
regulatory body or other entity and any court, arbitrator or other tribunal).
“Governmental Permits” means any permits, licenses, registrations, certificates of
occupancy, approvals, privileges or other authorizations of any nature whatsoever, granted,
approved or allowed by any Governmental Body.
“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
“Inception Date” means the date of incorporation of the Company, which is June 21,
2002.
“Income Taxes” means any United States federal, state, local or foreign tax, charge,
levy or other assessment which is imposed on or determined with reference to (a) gross or net
income or profits (including capital gains, gross receipts or minimum tax, but not including sales
or use, rental, value added, property (tangible or intangible), excise, stamp or telecommunication
taxes) or (b) multiple bases, including corporate franchise, gross receipts, net worth, privilege,
doing business or occupation taxes, if one of the bases is listed in clause (a), together with any
interest (including look-back interest reported pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section
1.460-6(f)(2)) and penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Tax
Authority.
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“Indebtedness” as applied to any Person means (without duplication) all indebtedness
of such Person for borrowed money, whether current or funded, or secured or unsecured, including
(a) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments or debt
securities, (b) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale
or other title retention Contract with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the
rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such Contract in the event of Default are limited
to repossession or sale of such property), (c) all indebtedness of such Person secured by a
mortgage or other Lien to secure all or part of the purchase price of the property subject to such
Lien, (d) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade
accounts payable and other current Liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (e) all
obligations under capital leases and those arrangements which should have been recorded as capital
leases in respect of which such Person is liable as lessee, (f) any Liability of such Person in
respect of banker’s acceptances or letters of credit, (g) all interest, fees, prepayment premiums
and other expenses owed with respect to the indebtedness referred to above, and (h) all
indebtedness referred to above which is directly or indirectly guaranteed by such Person or which
such Person has agreed (contingently or otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire or in respect
of which it has otherwise assured a creditor against loss.
“Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Indemnified Purchaser Party” is defined in Section 10.1.
“Indemnified Seller Party” is defined in Section 10.2.
“Indemnitor” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Independent Auditors” is defined in Section 2.5(b).
“Intellectual Property” means all (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d)
Domain Names, web pages, website and website content, (e) works of authorship, publications,
documentation, website content, rights in fonts and typefaces, and database rights, (f) rights of
publicity, rights of privacy, royal warrants and moral rights, (g) Trade Secrets, (h) Software, (i)
other intellectual property or similar corresponding or equivalent right to any of the foregoing or
other proprietary or Contract right relating to any of the foregoing (including remedies against
infringements thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the Laws of all
jurisdictions) and (j) copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in each case whether or not the
same are in existence as of the date of this Agreement or developed after such date and in any
jurisdiction throughout the world.
“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
“Key Employees” means each of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx.
“Knowledge,” “to the knowledge of,” or phrases of similar import, with respect
to an individual, means an individual shall be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact or
other matter if that individual is actually aware of that fact or matter, or could reasonably be
expected to become aware of such fact or matter in the performance of his or her duties to the
Company in the ordinary course.
With respect to a Person, other than an individual, “knowledge,” or phrases of similar import,
means a Person shall be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if any
individual who is serving as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of that Person (or
in any similar capacity) has Knowledge of that fact or other matter (as set forth above);
provided, that with respect to the Sole Stockholder or the Company, “knowledge,” or phrases
of similar import, means the Sole Stockholder or the Company, as the case may be, shall be deemed
to have knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if any Key Employee has Knowledge of that
fact or other matter (as set forth above).
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“Law” means any provision of any constitution, statute, law, treaty, ordinance,
regulation, charter order, code, rule or guideline of any Governmental Body, including those
covering environmental, energy, safety, health, transportation, bribery, record keeping, zoning,
antidiscrimination, antitrust, wage and hour, and price and wage control matters, as well as any
applicable principle of common law.
“Liability” means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense,
debt, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any nature, of or by any Person,
whether absolute or contingent, known or unknown, secured or unsecured, recourse or non-recourse,
filed or unfiled, accrued or unaccrued, due or to become due, or liquidated or unliquidated.
“Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property that any Person other
than the Company owns and that the Company is permitted to use in the operation of the Business,
whether or not currently used by the Company.
“Liens” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, restriction on
transferability, defect of title or other claim, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever on
any property or property interest, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt
of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.
“Liquidated Claim Notice” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Litigation” means any lawsuit, action, arbitration, administrative,
quasi-administrative or other proceeding, or any criminal prosecution or investigation or inquiry
by or before any Governmental Body.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the Company, the
Business, the Assets, or any of the financial condition, results of operations, products, customers
or customer relations of the Company, other than: (a) any economic, legal, political, industry
condition or effect that affects the U.S. economy as a whole or affects the Company’s industry on
an industry-wide basis, and in each case not specifically or uniquely relating to the Company, or
(b) any effect arising from or as a result of any natural disaster, national emergency, war or act
of terrorism, in each case where such effect did not disproportionately affect the Company relative
to similarly situated companies within the industry in which the Company operates.
“Negative Adjustment” is defined in Section 2.5(c)(iii).
“Net Working Capital” means the working capital of the Company which is the sum of (a)
Accounts Receivable (net of any reserves), (b) prepaid expenses, (c) cash and cash equivalents (to
the extent not distributed to Sole Stockholder prior to Closing), and (d) other current assets
(excluding any deferred Tax assets and Tax assets of the Sole Stockholder), minus the sum
of (x) accounts payable, (y) accrued expenses and (z) other current Liabilities that are
specifically set forth on Exhibit A excluding Indebtedness and Liabilities for Income Taxes
of the Sole Stockholder.
“Non-Disclosure Agreement” means the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement dated August 12,
2008 by and between the Purchaser and the Company.
“Officer’s Certificate” is defined in Section 8.3.
“Open Source Software” means any Software that contains, or is derived in any manner
(in whole or in part) from, any Software that is distributed as free software, open source software
or similar licensing or distribution models, including Software licensed or distributed under any
licenses or distribution models similar to GNU’s General Public License or Lesser/Library General
Public License or
any other open source license listed by the Open Source Initiative at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx/xxxxxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxxx.
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“Ordinary course” or “ordinary course of business” means, with respect to an
action taken by any Person, an action that (a) is consistent in nature, scope and magnitude with
the past practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day
operations of such Person, (b) does not require authorization by the board of directors or
stockholders of such Person (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar authority) and
does not require any other separate or special authorization of any nature, and (c) is similar in
nature, scope and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any separate or special
authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of other Persons that
are in the same line of business as such Person.
“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned, or purported to
be owned, by the Company.
“Party” means any party hereto.
“Patent” means any patents (including utility and design patents), patent
applications, Patent Cooperation Treaty filings, patent disclosures and all related extensions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, reissues, and reexaminations, utility models,
certificates of invention and design patents, and all renewals and extensions thereof.
“Permitted Liens” means (a) liens for Taxes, assessments or similar charges not yet
due and payable, (b) liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other like liens
securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the Business, (c) easements, rights of way,
claims, objections, defects, reservations, consents, tenancies, licenses and the like affecting any
Real Property, in each case of record and visible upon a physical inspection of the Real Property,
(d) liens, encumbrances, restrictions, and adverse claims of any nature whatsoever which are not
material in amount and which do not adversely affect the Company’s use or enjoyment of the property
subject thereto and (e) any other liens, encumbrances, restrictions, and adverse claims of any
nature whatsoever which are set forth on Section 4.13 of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, proprietorship, association, joint venture, trust or other legal entity.
“Petsky” means Petsky Xxxxxxx LLC.
“Plans” means any (a) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA,
including any (i) nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plan or pension plan or
arrangement which is an “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), (ii)
qualified defined contribution retirement plan or arrangement which is an employee pension benefit
plan, (iii) qualified defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement which is an employee pension
benefit plan (including any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (iv)
“employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or material fringe benefit
plan or program, or (b) stock purchase, stock option, severance pay, employment, change-in-control,
vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation, sick leave, excess benefit, bonus or other
incentive compensation, life insurance, or other employee benefit plan, contract, program, policy
or other arrangement, whether or not subject to ERISA, sponsored, maintained or contributed to or
required to be contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, for the benefit of any current
or former employee; leased employee; director; officer; stockholder; member or independent
contractor of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate. In the case of an employee benefit pension plan
funded through a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code or an organization described
in Section 501(c) of the Code, or any other funding vehicle, each reference to such employee
benefit plan shall include a reference to such trust, organization or vehicle.
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“Positive Adjustment” is defined in Section 2.5(c)(ii).
“Post-Closing Period” means any taxable period or portion thereof beginning after the
Closing Time.
“Pre-Closing Period” means any taxable period or portion thereof that is not a
Post-Closing Period.
“Prime Rate” means the prime lending rate as reported in The Wall Street
Journal, Eastern Edition, from time to time as the base rate on corporate loans.
“Purchase Price” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Purchaser” is defined in the Preamble.
“Purchaser Closing Calculations” is defined in Section 2.5(a).
“Purchaser Officer’s Certificate” is defined in Section 9.2.
“Qualified Plan” is defined in Section 4.23(c).
“Real Estate Lease” is defined in Section 4.15.
“Real Property” means all rights and interests in or to real property (including any
real estate, land, building, condominium, town house or other real property of any nature),
including all shares or stock or other ownership interests in cooperative or condominium
associations, fee estates, leaseholds and subleaseholds, purchase options, easements, licenses,
privileges, hereditaments, appurtenances thereto, rights to access and rights of way, easement or
prescriptive right and all structures, owned by the Company or used in the operation of the
Business, together with any additions thereto or replacements thereof.
“Registered Intellectual Property” means all Owned Intellectual Property, or Licensed
Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the Company, which is subject to
registrations, applications for registration, or other filings with or issuances by any
Governmental Body.
“Released Claims” is defined in Article 16.
“Released Parties” is defined in Article 16.
“Releasors” is defined in Article 16.
“Relevant Group” means the affiliated group of corporations of which the Omaha
World-Herald Company is the common parent within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code.
“Relevant Group Member” means any direct or indirect Affiliate of Omaha World-Herald
Company included in the Relevant Group.
“Required Consents” is defined in Section 4.5.
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“Response Period” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“Restricted Party” is defined in Section 7.2.
“Restricted Period” is defined in Section 7.2.
“Restricted Territory” is defined in Section 7.2.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Seller Disclosure Letter” is defined in Article 4.
“Seller Parties” means the Company and the Sole Stockholder.
“Shares” is defined in the Background.
“Software” means any computer program, operating system, applications system, firmware
or software of any nature, whether operational, under development or inactive including all
executable code, object code, source code, comment code, algorithms, menu structures or
arrangements, icons, operational instructions, scripts, commands, syntax, screen designs, reports,
designs, concepts, technical manuals, test scripts, user manuals and other documentation therefore,
whether in machine-readable form, programming language or any other language or symbols, and
whether stored, encoded, recorded or written on disk, tape, film, memory device, paper or other
media of any nature and all data bases (other than data supplied by customers) necessary or
appropriate to operate any such computer program, operating system, applications system, firmware
or software.
“Sole Stockholder” is defined in the Preamble.
“Target Working Capital” means Net Working Capital of $1.5 Million.
“Tax Authority” shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other
Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Taxes.
“Tax Returns” means all reports, returns, statements (including estimated reports,
returns, schedules or statements) and other similar filings required to be filed by a party with
respect to any Taxes.
“Taxes” means all taxes, duties, charges, fees, levies, registrations or other
assessment imposed by any Tax Authority, including income, gross receipts, value-added, excise,
withholding, personal property, real estate, sale, use, ad valorem, license, lease, service,
severance, stamp, transfer, payroll, employment, customs, duties, alternative, add-on minimum,
estimated and franchise taxes (including any interest, penalties or additions attributable to or
imposed on or with respect to any such assessment) and including any Liability for the payment of
the foregoing obligations of another Person as a result of (a) being or having been a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group of corporations, (b) being or having
been a party to any tax sharing agreement or any express or implied obligation to indemnify any
Person for taxes, or (c) being or having been a transferee, successor, or otherwise assuming the
obligations of another Person to pay the foregoing amounts.
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“Trademarks” means anything that indicates the source of the Company’s products or
services including trademarks, service marks, trade dress, brand names, certification marks, logos,
slogans, rights in designs, industrial designs, corporate names, trade names, business names,
geographic indications and other designations of source, origin, sponsorship, endorsement or
certification, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, in each case
whether registered or unregistered, and all applications and registrations therefor and any
renewals or extensions thereof.
“Trade Secrets” means any know-how, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary
information, concepts, ideas, knowledge, rights in research and development, financial, marketing
and business data, pricing and cost information, plans (including business and marketing plans),
algorithms, formulae, inventions, processes, techniques, technical data, designs, drawings
(including engineering and Auto-CAD drawings), specifications, databases, blue prints, and customer
and supplier lists and information, in each case not generally available to, or known by, the
public, whether patentable or not and whether or not reduced to practice.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and any other
certificate, instrument, Contract or document required to be delivered pursuant to the terms
hereof.
“Transaction Expenses” means those expenses incurred by the Sole Stockholder or the
Company relating to the Transactions, including legal, investment banking and accounting fees and
expenses relating to environmental reports or lien searches.
“Transactions” means the sale and purchase of the Shares, by the Sole Stockholder to
the Purchaser, as described herein and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
“Unliquidated Claim” is defined in Section 10.3(a).
“U.S.” means the United States of America.
“Web” is defined in Section 4.16(s).
“Written Resignations” is defined in Section 3.2(a)(iii).
2. Sale and Purchase of the Shares; Purchase Price.
2.1 Sale and Purchase of the Shares. At the Closing, and upon all of the terms and
subject to all of the conditions of this Agreement, the Sole Stockholder hereby sells, assigns,
conveys, and delivers to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser purchases and accepts from the Sole
Stockholder, the Shares, free and clear of all Liens.
2.2 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Shares (the “Purchase Price”),
which shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.4 and subject to adjustment in accordance
with Section 2.5, shall be equal to the sum of (a) $22.5 Million (the “Base Purchase
Price”), minus (b) the Closing Indebtedness.
2.3 Estimated Closing Purchase Price.
(a) At least three Business Days prior to the Closing, the Sole Stockholder shall deliver to
the Purchaser:
(i) a balance sheet (the “Estimated Balance Sheet”) which shall (i) set forth the Sole
Stockholder’s good faith projection of the balance sheet of the Company as of immediately prior
to the Closing Time, and (ii) be prepared in accordance with GAAP and the working capital
methodology attached as Exhibit A hereto;
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(ii) a calculation of the Sole Stockholder’s good faith estimate of the Net Working Capital as
of immediately prior to the Closing Time based on the Estimated Balance Sheet (the “Estimated
Working Capital”); and
(iii) a statement of the Sole Stockholder’s good faith estimate of the Closing Indebtedness.
(b) For purposes of Closing, the Purchase Price to be paid at Closing (the “Closing
Payment”) shall be equal to the Base Purchase Price minus Closing Indebtedness, based
on the Sole Stockholder’s estimates provided in accordance with Section 2.3(a). The
Closing Payment will be increased or decreased, as the case may be, on a dollar-for-dollar basis to
the extent that the Estimated Working Capital is greater than or less than, respectively, the
Target Working Capital.
2.4 Payment of Purchase Price.
(a) At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the Sole Stockholder an amount equal to the
Closing Payment (as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.3(b)) minus the Escrow Amount.
(b) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deposit the Escrow Amount with The Bank of New York Mellon
(the “Escrow Agent”) as escrow agent under the escrow agreement (the “Escrow
Agreement”), substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, to be entered into at the
Closing by Purchaser, the Sole Stockholder and the Escrow Agent. At any time, the amount of cash
held by the Escrow Agent related to the Escrow Amount shall constitute the “Escrow Funds.”
The Escrow Agreement sets forth the terms upon which disbursements shall be made by the Escrow
Agent.
(c) Such payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to accounts
designated by the Sole Stockholder and the Escrow Agent in writing to the Purchaser at least two
Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
2.5 Purchase Price Adjustment.
(a) Within 60 days following the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to the
Sole Stockholder:
(i) a balance sheet (the “Closing Balance Sheet”), which shall (i) set forth the
actual balance sheet of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing Time, and (ii) be
prepared in accordance with GAAP and the working capital methodology attached as Exhibit A
hereto;
(ii) a calculation of the actual Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Closing
Time based on the Closing Balance Sheet (the “Closing Working Capital”); and
(iii) a recalculation of the amount of the Purchase Price (the “Final Purchase Price”
and, together with the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working Capital, the “Purchaser
Closing Calculations”), which amount shall equal the Base Purchase Price minus the
Closing Indebtedness as calculated by the Purchaser.
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(b) The Purchaser Closing Calculations shall become final and binding upon the Parties unless,
within 30 days following Purchaser’s submission of the Purchaser Closing Calculations to
the Sole Stockholder, the Sole Stockholder notifies the Purchaser of its objection thereto in
writing, which objection may only be that the Purchaser Closing Calculations were not properly
calculated or prepared in accordance with this Section 2.5 (or for clear error or mistake,
or willful misrepresentation). If the Sole Stockholder so notifies the Purchaser of any objection
to the Purchaser Closing Calculations, the Sole Stockholder and the Purchaser shall negotiate in
good faith to resolve any differences. If, within 30 days following the receipt of such notice by
the Purchaser, any of such differences have not been resolved, the Parties shall submit the dispute
to RSM McGladrey (the “Independent Auditors”), and the Independent Auditors’ opinion
thereon and the resulting Purchaser Closing Calculations based thereon shall be final, binding and
not subject to any appeal (except for clear error or mistake, or willful misrepresentation). The
fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors in connection with any such resolution shall be paid
by the party that does not prevail in the dispute (as finally determined by the Independent
Auditors). With respect to any such fees and expenses for which the Sole Stockholder is
responsible, such portion shall be paid out of the Escrow Funds.
(c) Within 30 days following the final determination of the Closing Balance Sheet:
(i) If the Final Purchase Price is less than the Closing Payment, then the Sole Stockholder
shall be liable to the Purchaser for the amount of such deficiency. If the Closing Working Capital
is less than the Estimated Working Capital, then the Sole Stockholder shall be liable to the
Purchaser for the amount of such deficiency. If the Final Purchase Price is greater than the
Closing Payment, then the Purchaser shall be liable to the Sole Stockholder for the amount of such
excess. If the Closing Working Capital is greater than the Estimated Working Capital, then the
Purchaser shall be liable to the Sole Stockholder for the amount of such excess.
(ii) If the net effect of the obligations described in Section 2.5(c)(i) results in a
payment to the Sole Stockholder (a “Positive Adjustment”), then, on the seventh Business
Day following such determination, the Purchaser shall pay the amount of such Positive Adjustment to
the Sole Stockholder by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts
designated by the Sole Stockholder.
(iii) If the net effect of the obligations described in Section 2.5(c)(i) results in a
payment to the Purchaser (a “Negative Adjustment”), the amount of such payment shall be
promptly paid to the Purchaser out of the Escrow Funds and the Sole Stockholder and the Purchaser
shall deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent directing that the amount of the
Negative Adjustment be paid to the Purchaser by wire transfer from the Escrow Funds.
(d) Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall preclude any Party from exercising, or shall
adversely affect or otherwise limit in any respect the exercise of, any right or remedy available
to it hereunder, but neither the Purchaser nor the Sole Stockholder shall have any right to dispute
the Closing Balance Sheet or any portion thereof once it has been finally determined in accordance
with this Section 2.5 (except for clear error or mistake, or willful misrepresentation).
The rights and obligations of the Parties under this Section 2.5 are independent of and in
addition to the indemnity provisions of Article 10.
3. Closing.
3.1 Location; Date. The closing for the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall be
held at the offices of Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx
00000, at 9:00 a.m. (local time) on a date which shall be no later than three Business Days after
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles 8 and 9 or at such
other date and place as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties (the “Closing Date”),
but shall be effective for tax and accounting purposes at the Closing Time.
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3.2 Deliveries. At the Closing and as a condition to Closing:
(a) The Sole Stockholder shall have delivered to the Purchaser:
(i) any certificates for the Shares in negotiable form free and clear of all Liens, transfer
and stamp tax obligations, duly endorsed in blank, or with separate stock transfer powers attached
thereto and signed in blank;
(ii) all of the Required Consents;
(iii) written resignations of each director and officer of the Company (the “Written
Resignations”);
(iv) payoff letters relating to the Closing Indebtedness, if any;
(v) the Officer’s Certificate;
(vi) duly executed counterparts to the Transaction Documents by each Seller Party;
(vii) a certificate of the Secretary of each Seller Party, duly executed, dated the Closing
Date, as to the incumbency of each officer of such Seller Party executing a Transaction Document or
any document related thereto, attaching and certifying to the Charter Documents of such Seller
Party, all of the resolutions adopted by the board of directors of such Seller Party authorizing
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the performance by such Seller Party of
its obligations thereunder, and a good standing certificate issued by the Secretary of the
jurisdiction in which such Seller Party was incorporated;
(viii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser that all account control agreements
with respect to the Company’s bank accounts have been terminated and that all related sweeping of
such accounts will cease effective as of the Closing; and
(ix) such other documents, instruments, cross-receipts, certificates and Contracts as may be
reasonably required by the Purchaser to consummate and give effect to the Transactions.
(b) The Purchaser shall deliver to the Sole Stockholder:
(i) the Closing Payment;
(ii) the Purchaser Officer’s Certificate;
(iii) duly executed counterparts to the Transaction Documents; and
(iv) such other documents, instruments, cross-receipts, certificates and Contracts as may be
reasonably required by the Company or the Sole Stockholder to consummate and give effect to the
Transactions.
(c) Each of the Key Employees shall, unless deceased or disabled prior to the Closing (i) be
an employee of the Company, (ii) not have given notice of his or her intent to terminate his or her
employment with the Company, and (iii) have delivered duly executed offer letters, in each case in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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3.3 Termination.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date only as follows:
(i) by mutual written consent of the Purchaser and the Sole Stockholder;
(ii) at the election of either the Purchaser or the Sole Stockholder, if the Closing Date
shall not have occurred on or before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 31, 2010; provided
that no Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
3.3(a)(ii) if such Party’s failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the
primary cause of the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;
(iii) by either the Purchaser or the Sole Stockholder if a court of competent jurisdiction
shall have issued an order, decree or ruling permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the Transactions, and such order, decree or ruling shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(iv) by the Purchaser if the Purchaser is not in material breach of its obligations under this
Agreement and there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or
agreement of a Seller Party contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in
Section 8.3 would not be satisfied and such breach has not been cured within 15 calendar
days after written notice thereof to the Seller Parties; or
(v) by the Sole Stockholder if the Seller Parties are not in material breach of their
obligations under this Agreement and there has been a material breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant, or agreement of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement such that the
conditions set forth in Section 9.2 would not be satisfied and such breach has not been
cured within 15 calendar days after written notice thereof to the Purchaser.
(b) The termination of this Agreement by the Purchaser shall be effectuated by the delivery by
the Purchaser to the Sole Stockholder of a written notice of such termination. The termination of
this Agreement by the Sole Stockholder shall be effectuated by the delivery by the Sole Stockholder
to the Purchaser of a written notice of such termination.
(c) In the event that this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to this Section 3.3,
all obligations of the Parties hereto under this Agreement shall terminate and there shall be no
Liability of any Party to any other Party except (i) as set forth in this Section 3.3 and
Section 13(a), (ii) if a Party has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement due to
the material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement by another Party, then
such breaching Party’s indemnification obligations under Article 10 shall survive with
respect to any such breaches, and (iii) for each Party’s confidentiality obligations hereunder and
under the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Sole Stockholder. The Sole Stockholder hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that the
statements contained in this Article 4 are true and correct, except as set forth in the
disclosure letter dated and delivered as of the date hereof by the Sole Stockholder to the
Purchaser (the “Seller Disclosure Letter”), which is attached to this Agreement and is
designated therein as the Seller Disclosure Letter. The Seller Disclosure Letter shall be arranged
in sections corresponding to each Section of this Article 4; provided,
however, that any facts, items or exceptions disclosed in any section of the Seller
Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed in such other sections of the Seller Disclosure
Letter if the applicability of such facts, items or exceptions to such other sections would be
reasonably apparent from the relevant facts
disclosed and the context in which such disclosure has been made.
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4.1 Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, having the necessary
power and authority to carry on the Business as it has been and is now being conducted and to own,
lease, license and operate the Assets owned, leased, licensed or operated by it. The Company is
duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing or licensed in every jurisdiction
in which the Business or the character of the Assets requires such qualification or license, all of
which jurisdictions are disclosed in Section 4.1 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, except
where the failure to qualify or become licensed to do business has not had, or would not reasonably
be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Sole Stockholder nor the Company is in
default under its Charter Documents. Except as set forth in Section 4.1 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, the Company does not and has never conducted business or operations, or held
assets, in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
4.2 Capitalization and Ownership. The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of
10,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of which 1,000 shares are issued and
outstanding. All of the Shares are owned of record and beneficially by the Sole Stockholder, free
and clear of any Liens. Upon transfer of the Shares to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms
of Article 2 of this Agreement, the Purchaser will receive valid title to the Shares, free
and clear of any Liens. All of the Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and nonassessable, were not issued in violation of the terms of any Contract binding upon any
Seller Party, and were issued in compliance with all applicable Charter Documents of the Company
and all applicable federal and state securities or “blue sky” Laws. No equity securities of the
Company, other than the Shares, are issued or outstanding. There are not any preemptive rights or
rights of first refusal with respect to the issuance of the Shares. There are no (a) existing
Contracts, subscriptions, options, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, warrants,
calls, commitments or rights of any character to purchase or otherwise acquire from any Seller
Party at any time, or upon the happening of any stated event, any capital stock or other securities
of the Company, whether or not presently issued or outstanding, (b) outstanding securities of the
Company that are convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other securities of the
Company, or (c) existing Contracts, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls or rights to purchase
or otherwise acquire from the Company any such convertible or exchangeable securities.
4.3 Subsidiaries. The Company has no subsidiaries and has no stock or other equity or
ownership interest (whether controlling or not) in any corporation, association, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other Person.
4.4 Authority and Binding Effect. Each Seller Party has the necessary power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed
or delivered by it and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and, except as set forth in
Section 4.4 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, has taken all actions necessary to secure all
approvals required in connection therewith. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by each Seller Party has been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, nor the consummation or performance of the Transactions, will result in a
Default under the Charter Documents of the Seller Parties. This Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents each constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Seller Party
enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may
be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws
affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the availability of injunctive relief
and other equitable remedies.
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4.5 Validity of the Transactions. Except for any notices, filings, approvals or
consents specified in Section 4.5 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Required
Consents”), neither the execution and delivery of any Transaction Document by any Seller Party,
nor the consummation or performance of any of the Transactions by any Seller Party, will or could
reasonably be expected to (a) result in a Default, or require consent, notification or approval of
any party, under (i) any Law or Court Order which is applicable to any Seller Party, (ii) any
Contract (including any Customer Contract) relating to the Business or the Assets or to or by which
any Seller Party is a party or otherwise bound or affected or (iii) any Governmental Permit, or (b)
require any Seller Party to notify or obtain the consent of any Governmental Body or obtain any
Governmental Permits.
4.6 Intentionally Omitted.
4.7 Third-Party Options. There are no existing Contracts with, options or rights
granted to, any third party to acquire the Company, any of the Assets (other than in connection
with the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business) or any interest therein or in the
Business.
4.8 Financial Statements; Books of Account.
(a) Section 4.8(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains correct and complete
copies of compiled balance sheets of the Company as of December 30, 2007, December 28, 2008 and
December 27, 2009 and as of March 31, 2010 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) and compiled
statements of income and retained earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flow for the 12-month and
three-month periods then ended (the “Financial Statements”), and no changes to the
Financial Statements have been made since that date. Except as described in Section 4.8(a) of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Financial Statements are true, complete and correct in all
material respects, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and, subject to any qualifications
set forth in the applicable notes and schedules, fairly present in all material respects the
financial position and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods
covered. Except as described in Section 4.8(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, all
Liabilities of the Company at the Balance Sheet Date required to be reflected or reserved for by
GAAP are fully reflected or reserved for in the balance sheet of the Company as of the Balance
Sheet Date (the “Balance Sheet”).
(b) Except as described in Section 4.8(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Company
makes and keeps books, records and accounts that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect, in accordance with GAAP: (i) all transactions relating to the Company; and (ii) all items
of income and expense, Assets and Liabilities and accruals relating to the Company. The Company
has not engaged in any material transaction, maintained any bank account or used any corporate
funds except for transactions, bank accounts and funds which have been and are reflected in the
normally maintained books, records and accounts of the Company.
4.9 Taxes. Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Seller Disclosure
Letter:
(a) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to the Relevant Group Members
prior to the Closing Date have been or will be timely filed and all such Tax Returns are or will be
true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) All Taxes owed by the Relevant Group Members, whether or not shown on any Tax Return, have
been paid in full.
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(c) The amount of the Company’s Liability for unpaid Taxes as of the Balance Sheet Date did
not exceed the amount of the current Liability accruals for Taxes (excluding reserves for
deferred Taxes) shown on the Financial Statements for the Company, and the amount of the
Company’s Liability for unpaid Taxes for all periods or portions thereof ending on or before the
Closing Date will not exceed the amount of the current Liability accruals for Taxes (excluding
reserves for deferred Taxes) as such accruals are reflected on the books and records of the Company
on the Closing Date.
(d) There are no ongoing examinations or claims against or with respect to the Company for
Taxes, and no written notice of any audit, examination or claim for Taxes, whether pending or
threatened, has been received by a Relevant Group Member.
(e) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no claim has been made since January 1, 2007 by
a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where a Seller Party does not file Tax Returns that a Relevant
Group Member is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction or that the Relevant Group
Members must file Tax Returns in that jurisdiction.
(f) The Company has had a taxable year that ended on the last Sunday in December in each year
since 2006.
(g) Each Relevant Group Member has withheld and paid over to the proper Tax Authority all
Taxes required to have been withheld and paid over, and complied with all information reporting and
backup withholding requirements, including maintenance of required records with respect thereto.
(h) Copies of (i) any Tax examinations, (ii) extensions of statutory limitations for the
collection or assessment of Taxes and (iii) the applicable portions of Tax Returns for the last
three taxable years have been delivered to the Purchaser all with respect to the Company.
(i) There are (and as of immediately following the Closing there will be) no Liens (other than
Permitted Liens) on the Assets of the Company relating to or attributable to Taxes (other than
statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable).
(j) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, there is no basis for the assertion of any claim
relating to or attributable to Taxes which, if adversely determined, would result in any Lien
(other than Permitted Liens) on the Assets of the Company or otherwise have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(k) There are no Plans or other Contracts, including the provisions of this Agreement,
covering any employee, former employee, director or independent contractor of the Company that,
individually or collectively, could (i) give rise to any payment by the Company (or portion
thereof) that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162 of the Code, (ii) give
rise to any Liability on the part of the Company solely as a result of the consummation of the
Transactions, or (iii) trigger the imposition of penalty taxes pursuant to Section 409A of the Code
or excise taxes pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.
(l) Except as part of an affiliated group with the Sole Stockholder and other Affiliates of
the Sole Stockholder, the Company is not nor has been at any time, a party to a Tax sharing, Tax
indemnity or Tax allocation Contract, and the Company has not assumed any Tax Liability of any
other Person under any Contract.
(m) The Company (i) has never been a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a
consolidated federal Income Tax return other than the Relevant Group, (ii) does not own, directly
or indirectly, any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust joint venture or other legal entity, and (iii) has no Liability
for the Taxes of any
Person or other taxpayer under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision
of any other Law), as a transferee or successor, or otherwise.
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(n) With respect to the Company, no Relevant Group Member has agreed to make and is not
required to make, by reason of a change in accounting method, a proposed or threatened change in
accounting method or otherwise, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code. The Company has
not been the “distributing corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(c)(2) of the Code) with
respect to a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code within the five-year period ending as
of the date of this Agreement. No Seller Party has received (nor is it subject to) any ruling from
any Tax Authority with respect to the Company, nor has any Seller Party entered into (nor are they
subject to) any agreement with a Tax Authority with respect to the Company.
(o) The Sole Stockholder has disclosed on its U.S. federal income Tax Returns all positions
taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of U.S. federal income Tax
within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
(p) The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of
deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date as a result of any: (i) intercompany transactions or excess loss accounts described in
Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign Tax Law), (ii) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the
Closing Date, or (iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(q) Section 4.9(q) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the following
information with respect to the Company: (i) the federal, state, and local Tax basis of each of the
Company’s Assets, (ii) the amount of any net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment or
other credit, unused foreign Tax credit, or excess charitable contribution allocable to the
Company, (v) the amount of any deferred gain or loss allocable to the Company arising out of any
intercompany transaction as described in the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code,
and (vi) Tax elections affecting the Company. Within 180 days after the Closing Date, the Sole
Stockholder shall provide to Purchaser the current and accumulated earnings and profits of the
Company as of the Closing Date.
(r) No Relevant Group Member has entered into any transaction that is either a “listed
transaction” or a “substantially similar” transaction (all as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4).
(s) Neither the Company nor any other Relevant Group Member has a permanent establishment or
is engaged in a trade or business for Tax purposes outside of the United States.
(t) The Company is not, nor has it ever been, a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(u) All related party transactions involving the Company and any Relevant Group Member have
been supported by an arm’s length study in compliance with Section 482 of the Code, and to the
extent applicable, any comparable provisions of state, local, or foreign law. The Company has
maintained all necessary documentation in connection with any related party transactions in
accordance with Sections 482 and 6662 of the Code.
(v) Neither the Company nor any Relevant Group Member has waived any statute of limitations in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency
that has not expired.
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4.10 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 4.10 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, the Company does not have any Liabilities except for those Liabilities:
(a) adequately set forth or reserved for on the Balance Sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date or
the Closing Balance Sheet as of the Closing Date; and
(b) incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date and (i) set forth
or reserved for on the Closing Balance Sheet, or (ii) heretofore paid or discharged which do not,
in the aggregate, exceed $25,000.
4.11 No Manufacturing. The Company does not manufacture nor since the Inception Date
has it ever manufactured any product for sale.
4.12 Accounts Receivable. All Accounts Receivable as set forth on the Balance Sheet
for the Company or arising since the Balance Sheet Date (a) have arisen only in the ordinary course
of business for goods sold and delivered or services performed and (b) are collectible in full at
the recorded amounts thereof, net of any allowance for doubtful accounts specifically established
therefor (free of any, and subject to, no defenses, setoffs or counterclaims) in the ordinary
course of business (without resort to Litigation or assignment to a collection agency), but in no
event later than 180 days after the Closing Date. The allowance for collection losses on the
Balance Sheet, and, with respect to Accounts Receivable arising since the Balance Sheet Date, the
allowance for collection losses shown on the accounting records of the Company, have been
determined in accordance with GAAP.
4.13 Title to Assets; All Tangible Assets. Except as set forth in Section 4.13 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Company has valid title to or a valid right to use all of its
Assets, including the assets and properties set forth on its Financial Statements (except for such
as may have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the Balance Sheet Date), free
and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens, Real Property leased pursuant to Real Estate Leases
disclosed in Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter and personal properties and
assets (including Software and other Intellectual Property) that are licensed pursuant to licenses
disclosed in Section 4.16 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or leased pursuant to leases
disclosed in Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Section 4.13 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter sets forth accurate lists and summary descriptions of all tangible Assets
owned by the Company where the value of an individual item exceeds $10,000 or where an aggregate of
similar items exceeds $25,000.
4.14 Condition of Assets. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, the equipment and all other tangible assets and properties which are part of
the Assets are in operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted and are usable in
the ordinary course of the Business and conform in all material respects to all applicable Laws
relating to their use and operation as such Assets are currently used in the conduct of the
Business and, except for assets owned by Affiliates of the Company as set forth in Section 4.24
of the Seller Disclosure Letter, constitute all of the assets which are necessary to conduct
the Business as conducted during the 12 months prior to the date hereof. Except pursuant to
licenses described in Section 4.16 of the Seller Disclosure Letter or leases described in
Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and those assets owned by Affiliates of the
Company as set forth in Section 4.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, no Person other than
the Company owns any Assets used by the Company in the Business (other than immaterial items of
personal property owned by the Company’s employees).
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4.15 Real Property. All Real Property (including, all interests in and rights to Real
Property) and improvements located thereon which are leased by the Company are listed in
Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (individually, a “Real Estate Lease”
and collectively, the “Real Estate Leases”).
The Company has no ownership interest of any kind in, or rights to, any Real Property or
improvements, except solely for leasehold interests in the Real Property and improvements listed in
Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter pursuant to the Real Estate Leases described
in Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Each of the Real Estate Leases is in full
force and effect in accordance with its respective terms and the Company is the holder of the
lessee’s or tenant’s interest thereunder. Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, there exists no Default under any Real Estate Lease and, to the Knowledge of
the Sole Stockholder, no circumstance exists which could reasonably be expected to result in such a
Default. The Company has complied in all material respects with and timely performed the
conditions, covenants, undertakings and obligations on its part to be complied with or performed
under those Real Estate Leases to which it is a party. The Company has paid all rents and other
charges to the extent due and payable under those Real Estate Leases to which it is a party.
Except as set forth in Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no leases,
subleases, licenses, concessions or any other Contracts granting to any Person other than the
Company any right to the possession, use, occupancy or enjoyment of any Real Property leased by the
Company or any portion thereof.
4.16 Intellectual Property; Software and Information Systems.
(a) Section 4.16(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a correct and complete
list of all Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names and Software that is material to the operation of the
Business, including the owner, inventor (if applicable), application, registration, Patent or other
identifying number under which such right is identified, application or registration/issue date,
and jurisdiction. Except as set forth in Section 4.16(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter
and the Open Source Software identified on Section 4.16(s) of the Seller Disclosure Letter,
the Company exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Owned Intellectual
Property, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
(b) With respect to any of the Registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company, the
Company: (i) has timely satisfied all deadlines for prosecuting any applications or maintaining any
registrations or Patents (including timely payment of any maintenance, renewal or related fees)
with the relevant Governmental Body; (ii) is listed as the record title owner in the records of the
relevant Governmental Body for such Intellectual Property; and (iii) has taken all other
commercially reasonable actions with any Governmental Body reasonably required to maintain its
validity and effectiveness. All Registered Intellectual Property is valid, enforceable and
subsisting. Neither the Sole Stockholder nor the Company has taken any action or failed to take
any action that could reasonably be expected to result in the abandonment, cancellation,
forfeiture, relinquishment, invalidation, waiver or unenforceability of any Registered Intellectual
Property.
(c) Section 4.16(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter identifies all Licensed
Intellectual Property and the relevant license (except for “shrink-wrap” and similar commercially
available end-user licenses, each of which has incurred annual license fees of less than $5,000).
(d) Section 4.16(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter lists all licenses, sublicenses,
and other agreements pursuant to which the Company or the Sole Stockholder authorizes a third party
to use or grant sublicenses with respect to any Company Intellectual Property (including on such
list, whether such license is exclusive or non-exclusive).
(e) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company Intellectual Property constitutes
all of the material Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the operation of the Business as
it is currently conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted by the Sole Stockholder. To
the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company Intellectual Property owned or used by the
Company
immediately prior to the Closing will be owned or available for use (as applicable) by the
Purchaser on identical terms and conditions immediately after Closing.
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(f) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no aspect of the Owned Intellectual Property or
the operation of the Business infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property of any Person.
(g) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no Person has infringed or misappropriated, or
is infringing or misappropriating, any Owned Intellectual Property. No Litigation has been
instituted relating to any Owned Intellectual Property, or, to the Knowledge of the Sole
Stockholder, threatened relating to any Owned Intellectual Property, and none of the Owned
Intellectual Property, or, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, Licensed Intellectual Property
that is exclusively licensed to the Company, is subject to any outstanding Court Order. Except as
set forth in Section 4.16(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor the
Sole Stockholder (with regard to the Company or the Assets) has received any opinion or analysis of
counsel regarding any Patents of any other Person.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 4.16(h) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the
Company has not entered into any agreement to indemnify any other Person against any charge of
infringement of any Intellectual Property, other than indemnification provisions contained in
Customer Contracts arising in the ordinary course of business.
(i) None of the Owned Intellectual Property is now involved in any interference, reissue,
reexamination, cancellation or opposition proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or any other Governmental Body and, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, (i) no such
Litigation has been threatened and (ii) no circumstances exist which could reasonably be expected
to give rise to such a threat.
(j) Except as set forth in Section 4.16(j) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (i) all
current employees, consultants, and contractors of the Company that have contributed to the
development of Owned Intellectual Property have executed and delivered and, to the Knowledge of the
Sole Stockholder, are in compliance with, enforceable written agreements under which they have (A)
agreed to maintain the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets of the Company and (B) assigned to the
Company all Intellectual Property conceived or developed by such employees, consultants, or
contractors and, where applicable, acknowledged that works to which they contributed were “works
made for hire” and (ii) no Affiliate or current or former partner, director, stockholder, member,
officer, employee, consultant or contractor of the Company will, after giving effect to the
Transactions, own or retain any rights to use any of the Company Intellectual Property in the
conduct of their business.
(k) The Company has taken reasonable steps to protect and maintain the proprietary nature of
each item of Owned Intellectual Property and the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets of the
Company.
(l) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company has at all times complied in all
material respects with all applicable Laws, as well as its own rules, policies and procedures,
relating to privacy, data protection, and the collection, use, storage, processing and disposal of
personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company in the conduct of the
Business. No Litigation has been asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, threatened
against the Company alleging a violation of any Person’s privacy or personal information or data
rights and the consummation of the Transactions will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of
any Law or rule, policy, or procedure related to privacy, data protection, information security, or
the collection, use, storage or disposal of personal information collected, used, or held for use
by the Company in the conduct
of the Business. The Company takes reasonable measures to ensure that such information is
protected against unauthorized access, use, modification, processing, onward transfer or other
misuse.
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(m) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Software and other information technology
used to operate the Business (i) are in working order; (ii) have reasonable security, back ups and
hardware and software support and maintenance to reduce the risk of material error, breakdown,
failure, or security breach occurring and if such event does occur to reduce the risk of a material
disruption to the operation of the Business; (iii) are configured and maintained to reduce the
effects of viruses and do not contain Trojan horses or other malicious code and (iv) have not
suffered any material error, breakdown, failure, or security breach in the last 12 months that has
caused material disruption or damage to the operation of the Business or that was reportable to any
Governmental Body.
(n) The Company has, and throughout the past 12 months has had, in place, and has kept
current, a formal business continuity and disaster recovery plan that details strategies for
responses to and recovery from potential disasters that could disrupt the operations of the
Company. A true and complete copy of the current business continuity and disaster recovery plan
has been delivered to Purchaser prior to the date hereof. Over the past 12 months, the Company has
not suffered a material outage.
(o) Except as set forth in Section 4.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Company
is in possession of and the Purchaser will receive such copies of all Software, including
executable, object and (for Software internally developed and owned by the Company) source code,
and, to the extent in the possession of a Seller Party or one of its Affiliates, all related
manuals, licenses, and other documentation, as are necessary for the current conduct of the
Business.
(p) Section 4.16(p) of the Seller Disclosure Letter identifies: (i) any Contracts
pursuant to which the Company licensed or otherwise provided to any Person any source code of
Software that constitutes Licensed Intellectual Property, or Owned Intellectual Property that is
licensed to third parties; and (ii) any escrow arrangements regarding the source code of Software
that constitutes Licensed Intellectual Property, or Owned Intellectual Property that is licensed to
third parties.
(q) Set forth in Section 4.16(q) of the Seller Disclosure Letter are all Company
Domain Names currently being used by the Company. The Company is the registrant of all Company
Domain Names, and, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, all registrations of Company Domain
Names are in good standing until such dates as set forth on Section 4.16(q) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no action has been taken or is
pending to challenge rights to, suspend, cancel or disable any Company Domain Name, registration
therefor or the right of the Company to use a Company Domain Name.
(r) Since July 1, 2007, the Company has maintained in connection with its operations,
activity, conduct and business on the World Wide Web (“Web”) and any and all other
applicable Internet operations, activity, conduct, and business, at all times during such
operations, activity, conduct, and business, a written privacy statement or policy governing the
collection, maintenance, processing and use of data and information collected from users of Web
sites owned, operated, or maintained by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of the Company in
connection with or related to the Business (“Company Web Sites”). All of the Owned
Intellectual Property, including Company Software, is on servers physically located in the United
States.
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(s) Section 4.16(s) of the Seller Disclosure Letter identifies all Open Source
Software that is used by the Company. Except as disclosed in Section 4.16(s) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, all Open Source Software used by the Company is fully segregable and
independent from any
Software that is proprietary to the Company, and no Open Source Software is or has been
incorporated or otherwise integrated into, aggregated, compiled or distributed, in whole or in
part, with any proprietary Software of the Company. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the
Company’s use of Open Source Software has not (i) created any open source or other obligations for
the Company with respect to any Software of the Company or (ii) granted to any third party any
rights or immunities under any Company Intellectual Property (including, but not limited to, by
using any Open Source Software that require, as a condition of use, modification and/or
distribution of such Open Source Software that other software incorporated into, derived from or
distributed with such Open Source Software be (x) disclosed or distributed in source code form; (y)
be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works; or (z) be redistributable at no charge).
4.17 Contracts.
(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct
list of all current Customer Contracts.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 4.17(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or for
oral agreements or unwritten business practices that have not had, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company is not currently a party to any:
(i) Contract with any present or former employee, contractor, agent or consultant, including
employment, severance, stay, bonus, termination, change in control, consulting or similar Contracts
and any Contract to lend money to any present or former employee, contractor, agent or consultant;
(ii) Contracts for the purchase or lease of materials, supplies, goods, services equipment or
other assets and that involves or would involve aggregate annual payments by the Company in excess
of $10,000, or aggregate payments by the Company in excess of $25,000;
(iii) other than Customer Contracts, Contracts (A) for the sale by the Company of materials,
supplies, goods, services, equipment or other assets, and that involve a specified annual minimum
dollar sales amount in excess of $10,000 or (B) pursuant to which the Company received payments in
excess of $10,000 in the year ended December 31, 2009 or expects to receive payments in excess of
$10,000 in the year ending December 31, 2010 or any year thereafter;
(iv) Contracts requiring the Company to purchase its total requirements of any product or
service from a third party or that contain “take or pay” or other minimum purchase requirements;
(v) partnership or joint venture Contracts;
(vi) Contract for the future purchase of, or payment for, supplies, products, Intellectual
Property or services or the use thereof in excess of $25,000 per year;
(vii) Contracts for any Indebtedness of the Company;
(viii) Contract containing covenants not to compete or other covenants restricting or
purporting to restrict the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to engage in any line of
business, acquire any property, develop or distribute any product, provide any service (including
geographic restrictions) or to compete with any Person, or granting to third parties any exclusive
distribution rights, in any market, field or territory;
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(ix) collective bargaining agreements or union contracts or any other binding Contract or
memorandum of understanding with a union or other representative of employees;
(x) broker or franchise Contracts;
(xi) other than Customer Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to
which, among other things, the Company has undertaken to indemnify the customer against Liability
for third party claims that Company Intellectual Property is infringing such third party’s
Intellectual Property, Contracts providing for the indemnification of any Person with respect to
Liabilities relating to any current or former business, or other asset or property of the Company
or any predecessor;
(xii) Contracts under which there is a continuing obligation to pay any “earn out” payment or
deferred or contingent purchase price respecting the purchase of any business or assets;
(xiii) Contracts with any Governmental Body;
(xiv) Contracts for any capital expenditure or leasehold improvements in excess of $25,000
individually or $100,000 in the aggregate; or
(xv) Contracts that are otherwise material to the Company and were entered into outside the
ordinary course of business that are not otherwise disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.17.
(c) The Sole Stockholder has delivered to the Purchaser complete and correct copies of all
Real Estate Leases set forth in Section 4.15 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, as well as
all other written Contracts, together with all amendments, supplements or modifications thereto,
and accurate descriptions of all material terms of all oral Contracts, set forth or required to be
set forth in Section 4.17 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. The Company has made available
to the Purchaser the Company’s standard form of Customer Contracts.
(d) All of the Contracts (including all Customer Contracts) referenced in the Seller
Disclosure Letter are valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company in accordance with
their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights
generally, and (ii) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. The
Company has fulfilled, and has taken all action necessary to enable it to fulfill in all material
respects when due, all of its obligations under each of such Contracts. To the Knowledge of the
Sole Stockholder, all contra-parties to such Contracts have complied in all material respects with
the provisions thereof, no contra-party is in Default thereunder and no notice of any claim of
Default has been given to the Company. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, there are no
provisions of, or developments affecting, any such Contract which may prevent the Company from
realizing the benefits thereof whether before or after the completion of the Transactions. With
respect to any of such Contracts that are leases, the Company has not received written notice of,
nor is the Sole Stockholder aware of any cancellation or termination under any option or right
reserved to the lessor, or any notice of Default, thereunder. Other than negotiations in the
ordinary course of business regarding the terms of Customer Contracts, there are no renegotiations
of, attempts to renegotiate or outstanding rights to renegotiate any amounts paid or payable under
any Contract.
4.18 Employees/Independent Contractors.
(a) The Seller Parties have posted to the FTP Site a file named “G.2,” which file contains a
correct and complete list of the names and current annual salary rates or current hourly wages of
all present employees of the Company, the date of the last salary increase, the date of
commencement
of employment of each employee with the Company or a predecessor entity, and a summary of
salary, bonuses and other compensation, if any, paid or payable to each of such Persons for the
2009 calendar year. Each of such employees has a valid social security number.
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(b) Section 4.18(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter identifies each employee of the
Company that is currently on leave or sabbatical or receiving any benefits under any long-term
disability program.
(c) Section 4.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth the names of each
current independent contractor retained by the Company and the current rate of compensation paid to
each such independent contractor. Section 4.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter also
sets forth the 2009 earnings for each such independent contractor as reflected on Form 1099 for the
2009 calendar year. All such independent contractors (and all other independent contractors who
have previously rendered services to the Company) during the two years immediately preceding the
date of this Agreement have been and continue to be legally, properly and appropriately treated as
non-employees for all federal, state, local and foreign Tax purposes, as well as all ERISA and
other employee benefit purposes. There has been no determination by any Governmental Body that any
such independent contractor (or any other independent contractor who has previously rendered
services to the Company) constitutes an employee of the Company. The Company has no Liability, nor
is there any basis upon which any Liability could be imposed on the Company, for benefits with
respect to any individual that the Company has categorized as an independent contractor.
(d) Except as limited by any employment Contracts listed on Section 4.18(d) of the Seller
Disclosure Letter and except for any limitations of general application which may be imposed
under applicable employment Laws, the Company has the right to terminate the employment of each of
its employees and temporary employees at will and, except as limited by any independent contractor
agreements listed in Section 4.18(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, to terminate the
engagement of any of its independent contractors without payment to such employee, temporary
employee or independent contractor other than for services rendered through termination and without
incurring any Liability, other than Liability for severance pay in accordance with the Company’s
severance pay policy set forth in Section 4.18(d) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(e) Except as disclosed in Section 4.18(e) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, to the
Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company is, and has, during the two years immediately
preceding the date of this Agreement, been in material compliance with all applicable Laws relating
to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours
including any such Laws regarding minimum wage and overtime payments, employment discrimination,
workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, and
occupational safety and health requirements. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company
is not engaged in any unfair labor practice. The Sole Stockholder has delivered to the Purchaser
complete and correct copies of all current employee manuals and handbooks, policy statements and
other materials relating to the employment of the current employees of the Company.
(f) To the Sole Stockholder’s Knowledge, (i) in the past 12 months, no management-level
employee of the Company has received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the
Company or the Business and (ii) no management-level employee of the Company is a party to or is
bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any
Person) that may have a material adverse effect on (A) the performance by such management-level
employee of any of his duties or responsibilities as a management-level employee of the Company, or
(B) the operation of the Business.
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(g) Except as set forth on Section 4.18(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since
December 31, 2009, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no management-level employee of the
Company has indicated an intention to terminate or has terminated his or her employment with the
Company.
4.19 Governmental Permits. Section 4.19 of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets
forth a complete and correct list of all material Governmental Permits used in the operation of the
Business or otherwise held by the Company. The Company owns, possesses or lawfully uses in the
operation of the Business all Governmental Permits which are necessary to conduct the Business as
now conducted by it or to the ownership of the Assets owned by it, free and clear of all Liens
except Permitted Liens. The Company is not in Default, nor has it received any written notice of,
nor does the Sole Stockholder have Knowledge of, any claim of Default, with respect to any such
Governmental Permits. The Company has filed such timely and complete renewal applications as may
be required with respect to such Governmental Permits. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder,
no revocation, cancellation or withdrawal thereof has been threatened. No natural person is
required to hold, own or possess a Governmental Permit that is necessary for the Company to conduct
the Business as now conducted by it or to own the Assets owned by it.
4.20 Compliance with Law and Court Orders.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.20(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there is
no Litigation that is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, threatened against the
Sole Stockholder or any of its Affiliates (i) against or involving, directly or indirectly, the
Company, the Business or any Asset, or (ii) seeking to prevent or challenge any of the
Transactions. There has been no Default under any Laws applicable to the Business or any Asset and
neither the Sole Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates has received any notices from any
Governmental Body regarding any alleged Defaults applicable to the Company, the Business or any
Asset under any Laws. There has been no Default with respect to any Court Order applicable to the
Company, the Business or any Asset.
(b) The Company is not in violation of any Court Order or any Law, and the Assets are not used
or operated by the Company in violation of any Court Order or any Law. All Court Orders to which
the Company is a party or to which the Company, the Assets or the Business is subject are listed in
Section 4.20(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
(c) The Company has made all of the filings or notifications required to be made by it during
the 12 months immediately preceding the date of this Agreement under any Laws applicable to it, the
Business or the Assets.
(d) No current director or officer of the Company, nor to the Knowledge of the Sole
Stockholder, any employee, contractor or agent of, or any consultant to the Company (i) has used
any corporate funds of the Company to make any payment to any officer, contractor, consultant,
agent or employee of any government, or to any political party or official thereof, where such
payment either (A) was, at the time, unlawful under Laws applicable thereto, or (B) was, at the
time, unlawful under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (ii) has made or
received an illegal payment, bribe, kickback, political contribution or other similar questionable
illegal payment in connection with the operation of the Business.
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4.21 Insurance. Section 4.21 of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a
list of all policies of general liability, errors and omissions, directors and officers, fire,
liability, workmen’s compensation, life, property and casualty and other insurance owned or held by
the Company, specifying with respect to each policy the insurer, the amount of the coverage, the
premium, the type of insurance, indicating whether
claims made form or occurrence form, the deductibles or self-insured retentions, effective
date and the expiration date, the policy number and any pending claims thereunder. All of such
policies are in full force and effect and provide coverage as may be required by applicable Law or
by Contracts binding upon the Company. To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, there is no
Default with respect to any such policy or binder, nor has there been any failure to give any
notice or present any claim under any such policy or binder in a timely fashion or in the manner or
detail required by the policy or binder. No Seller Party has received written notice, of a
disallowance of any pending claim under, any such policy or binder. There are no unpaid, past-due
premiums with respect to any of the insurance policies. Except as set forth in Section 4.21 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no gaps in the periods covered by historical insurance
policies in force. All of such insurance policies are in full force and effect and the Company is
not in Default in any material respect with respect to its respective obligations under any of such
insurance policies. Since the respective dates of such policies, no notice of cancellation or
non-renewal with respect to any such policy has been received by the Seller Parties. Section
4.21 of the Seller Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all pending claims with respect to
all such policies, except worker’s compensation claims, claims for benefits under health insurance
policies and claims which individually are estimated to be less than $2,500. Except as set forth
in Section 4.21 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Company has no self-insurance or
co-insurance programs.
4.22 Labor Matters. The Company is not negotiating any collective bargaining
Contracts with any labor union or other representative of employees. No strike, slowdown,
picketing or work stoppage by any union or other group of employees against the Company or the
Assets wherever located, and no secondary boycott with respect to the Company’s products, lockout
by the Company of any of its respective employees or any other material labor trouble or other
occurrence, event or condition of a similar character, has occurred or been threatened during the
12 months immediately preceding the date of this Agreement. Except as set forth in Section
4.22 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, during the 90 days prior to the date hereof, the Company
has not terminated any employees.
4.23 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.23(a) of the Seller Disclosure Letter contains a list of all Plans,
which are currently maintained and/or sponsored by the Company, or to which the Company currently
contributes, or has or has had an obligation to contribute in the past 5 years, present or future
(including, any such Plan or arrangement created by any Contract). With respect to each such Plan,
the Sole Stockholder has delivered to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof true, correct and
complete copies (to the extent applicable) of all of documents pursuant to which each Plan is
maintained, funded and administered (including the plan and trust documents, any amendments
thereto, the summary plan descriptions, financial statements, actuarial reports, Form 5500 annual
reports for the most recent two years, all IRS favorable determination letters and any insurance
contracts or service provider agreements). For purposes of this Section 4.23, the term “Company”
shall also include any ERISA Affiliate.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.23(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the
Company does not have any Liability with respect to any benefit plans other than the Plans. All
Plans are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code,
HIPAA and COBRA as well as with all other applicable Laws, and have been, and continue to be,
administered, operated and managed in all material respects in accordance with their governing
documents. With respect to each Plan, all amounts withheld from employee paychecks or other amounts
payable by the Company with respect to each Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have
been timely contributed to the applicable Plan and all required payments, premiums, contributions,
distributions, or reimbursements for all periods ending prior to or as of the Closing Date have
been made or properly accrued in all material respects. The Company does not sponsor, maintain or
contribute to, and has never
sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or had any Liability with respect to, any “multiple
employer plan” within the meaning of Section 210(a) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code.
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(c) The Plans marked in Section 4.23(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, if any, as
“Qualified Plans” are the only Plans that are intended to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)
of the Code (a “Qualified Plan”). With respect to each Plan intended to qualify under
Section 401(a) of the Code, (i) the IRS has issued a favorable determination letter, which has not
been revoked, providing that each such Plan is tax-qualified and each trust created thereunder has
been determined by the IRS to be exempt from federal Income Tax under Code Section 501(a), and (ii)
to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, nothing has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur
through the Closing Date which could cause the loss of such qualification or exemption or the
imposition of any penalty or Liability on the Company other than Taxes in the ordinary course of
business. All reports and other documents required to be filed with any Governmental Body or
distributed to plan participants or beneficiaries (including, annual reports, summary annual
reports, actuarial reports, PBGC-1 Forms, audits or Tax Returns) have been timely filed or
distributed, in all material respects.
(d) Neither the Company nor a Qualified Plan nor any “disqualified person” (within the meaning
of such term under Section 4975 of the Code) or any “party in interest” (within the meaning of such
term under Section 3(14) of ERISA) has engaged in any transaction prohibited under the provisions
of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to any Plan for which an exemption
is not available. No fiduciary has any Liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure
to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any Plan.
(e) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company (as defined in ERISA Section
4001(a)14) maintains, contributes to, or in any way directly or indirectly has or had in the past
(or at the Closing Date will have) any obligation whatsoever to contribute to any “multiemployer
pension plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 4001(a)(3), nor has any withdrawal Liability whatsoever
(whether or not yet assessed) arising under Title IV of ERISA (including, Sections 4201, 4202,
4203, 4204, or 4205 thereof) been or could be incurred directly or indirectly by the Company.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, the Company has not made a plan or commitment to
create any additional Plan or to modify or change any existing Plan or to increase or improve the
compensation, benefits or terms and conditions of employment or service of any director, officer,
employee or consultant other than as required under an applicable Plan. To the Knowledge of the
Sole Stockholder, no statement, either written or oral, has been made by the Company to any Person
with regard to any Plan that was not in accordance with the Plan and that could have an adverse
economic consequence to the Company. All Plans may be amended or terminated without penalty by the
Company at any time on or after the Closing.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 4.23(g) of the Seller Disclosure Letter:
(i) there have been no terminations, partial terminations or discontinuance of contributions
to any Qualified Plan without notice to and issuance of a favorable determination letter by the
IRS;
(ii) no Qualified Plan which is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA has been
terminated;
(iii) there have been no “reportable events” (as that phrase is defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA) with respect to any Qualified Plan which were not properly reported to the PBGC;
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(iv) with respect to Plans which qualify as “group health plans” under Section 5000(b)(1) of
the Code and Sections 607(1) and 733(a) of ERISA and related regulations, the Company has complied
with all reporting, disclosure, notice, election, coverage and other benefit requirements imposed
under Sections 4980B and 9801-9833 of the Code and ERISA and other applicable Laws in all material
respects; the Company does not have any direct or indirect Liability and is not subject to any
loss, assessment, excise tax, penalty, loss of federal Income Tax deduction or other sanction,
arising on account of or in respect of any direct or indirect failure by the Company at any time
prior to the Closing Date, to comply in all material respects with any such federal or state
requirement, which is capable of being assessed or asserted before or after the Closing Date
directly or indirectly against the Company with respect to such group health plans; and no Plan
provides health, life or other benefits after an employee’s or former employee’s retirement or
other termination of employment, other than coverage mandated by applicable Laws;
(v) with respect to any Plan, there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Sole
Stockholder, threatened Litigation, investigation, or disputed claim, settlement or adjudication
with respect to any Plan, (other than routine claims for benefits) with respect to any fiduciary,
administrator, agent, party in interest or sponsor thereof (in their capacities as such);
(vi) each Plan under which the Company has exercised or will exercise discretion necessary or
appropriate to effect the Transactions provides the Company with the discretion, and the Company
has taken all such discretionary actions under such Plan to allow for the completion of the
Transactions, or will take such action prior to Closing;
(vii) no Plan contains any provision or is subject to any Law that would prohibit the
Transactions or that would give rise to any vesting or acceleration of benefits, severance,
termination, or other payments or Liabilities as a result of the Transactions (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event), and no payments or benefits under any Plan or other Contract of
the Company will be considered “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code;
(viii) the Company does not have any obligation to indemnify, hold harmless or gross-up any
individual with respect to any penalty Tax or interest under Section 4999 of Code;
(ix) the Company has paid all amounts that it is required to pay as contributions to the Plans
as of the Closing Date, and as required in accordance with GAAP, the Financial Statements as of the
Balance Sheet Date reflect the approximate total pension, medical and other benefit expense for all
Plans in all material respects as of the date thereof;
(x) the Company has not incurred Liability under Section 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA;
(xi) the Company does not maintain, have any obligation to contribute to or have any
Liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to, any benefit plan or arrangement outside the
United States and has never had any Liability with respect to any such benefit plan or arrangement;
and
(xii) the Company does not employ and has never employed any individual outside the United
States.
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(h) The Company has never been party to any arrangement that is or was a “nonqualified
deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any Plan that is
deemed to constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code
has been operated between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008 in good faith compliance with
Section 409A of the Code and the applicable notices and proposed regulations thereunder and
since January 1, 2009 has been operated in accordance with, and is in documentary compliance with,
the final regulations under Section 409A of the Code. The Company does not have any obligation to
indemnify, hold harmless or gross-up any individual with respect to any penalty tax or interest
under Section 409A of Code.
4.24 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as disclosed in Section 4.24 of the
Seller Disclosure Letter, no Affiliate of the Company or Sole Stockholder has (a) borrowed
money or loaned money to the Company which remains outstanding or (b) any current Contract with the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 4.24 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, there are no
inter-company services provided by the Company to any Affiliate of the Company or the Sole
Stockholder, or provided to the Company by any Affiliate of the Sole Stockholder (other than
services provided by any such Persons as directors, officers or employees of the Company).
4.25 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as set
forth in Section 4.25 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, since the Balance Sheet Date, the
Company has, in all material respects, conducted the Business in the ordinary course and, with
respect to the Company, there has not been:
(a) any change that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to any director or
non-manager employee, except for increases for such directors or employees made in the ordinary
course of business;
(c) any other material change in any employment or consulting arrangement between the Company
and any of its employees or consultants, except for such changes made in the ordinary course;
(d) any payment to any agent or management-level employee not in accordance with such agent’s
or management-level employee’s 2009 compensation levels;
(e) any sale, assignment or transfer of Assets, or any additions to or transactions involving
any Assets, other than those made in the ordinary course of business;
(f) other than in the ordinary course of business, any waiver or release of any claim or right
or cancellation of any debt held;
(g) any material Tax election or change made, or any material change in a Tax accounting
method, or any settlement of any claim for Taxes;
(h) other than in the ordinary course of business, any distributions or payments to any
Affiliate of the Company;
(i) any capital expenditure, except for such capital expenditures made in the ordinary course;
(j) any declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution on its capital stock,
except as otherwise allowed under this Agreement;
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(k) any incurrence of any Indebtedness (other than trade payables or expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); or
(l) a Contract to do any of the foregoing.
4.26 Environmental Matters. In addition to the representations and warranties in
Section 4.20, and not in limitation thereof, (a) to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder
the Company is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and no condition
exists since the Inception Date that could reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable
Environmental Laws, (b) no Seller Party has received any written notice with respect to the
Business from any Governmental Body or third party alleging that the Company is not in compliance
with any Environmental Law or has Liability under any Environmental Law, and (c) to the Knowledge
of the Sole Stockholder, the Company has not caused any “release” of a “hazardous substance”, as
those terms are defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., in excess of a reportable quantity.
4.27 Additional Information. Section 4.27 of the Seller Disclosure Letter
contains, to the extent not described in another section of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or in the
case of subsections (a) and (b) hereof to the extent not made available, accurate lists and summary
descriptions of the following:
(a) the names of all present officers and directors of the Company;
(b) the names and addresses of every bank and other financial institution in which the Company
maintains an account (whether checking, savings or otherwise), lock box or safe deposit box, and
the account numbers and names of Persons having signing authority or other access thereto;
(c) the names of all Persons authorized to borrow money or incur or guarantee indebtedness on
behalf of the Company;
(d) the names of all Persons holding powers of attorney from the Company and either a copy or
a summary statement of the terms thereof; and
(e) all names under which the Company has conducted any Business or which it has otherwise
used since its Inception Date.
4.28 Corporate Records. The minute book of the Company is current and contains
correct and complete copies of all Charter Documents of the Company, including all amendments
thereto and restatements thereof, and of all minutes of meetings, resolutions and other actions and
proceedings of its stockholders and board of directors and all committees thereof, and the stock
transfer records of the Company reflect the issuance of all of the Shares to the Sole Stockholder.
4.29 Brokers and Finders. Other than Petsky, acting on behalf of the Sole Stockholder
and whose fee shall be paid by the Sole Stockholder, no broker, finder or other agent will be
entitled to a commission in connection with the consummation of this Agreement or the Transactions.
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4.30 Relationship With Customers. The Company has used commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain working relationships with its current customers. Each of the Customer
Contracts which have been terminated or cancelled during the past year are set forth in Section
4.30 of the Seller Disclosure Letter. Except as set forth in Section 4.30 of the Seller
Disclosure Letter, since January 1, 2010, no customer of the Company has terminated or has
given written notice prior to the date hereof of an intention or plan to terminate any of the
Customer Contracts, or all or a material part of the purchases of services from the Company
historically made by such customer. Except as disclosed in Section 4.30 of
the Seller Disclosure Letter, and those payment or other disputes arising in the
ordinary course of business, (a) there is no material dispute or disagreement pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, threatened in writing between the Company and any of its current
customers or material suppliers, (b) to the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, no event has
occurred that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any claim, nor has any claim been
asserted, by any customer or supplier against the Company, the Business or the Assets and (c) to
the Knowledge of the Sole Stockholder, there is no reasonable basis for any such claim. Except as
set forth in Section 4.30 of the Seller Disclosure Letter, the Sole Stockholder has not
received written notice of, and has no Knowledge of any basis for, any complaint by any current
customer of the Company outside of the ordinary course of business.
4.31 Statements and Other Documents Not Misleading. Neither this Agreement nor any
other Transaction Document delivered by the Seller Parties contains any untrue statement of any
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated in order to make such
statement, document or other instrument not misleading.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby represents and
warrants to the Sole Stockholder as follows:
5.1 Organization and Standing. The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, having the necessary power
and authority to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
5.2 Authority and Binding Effect. The Purchaser has necessary power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to be executed or delivered
by it and perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and has taken all actions necessary to
secure all approvals required in connection therewith. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions by the Purchaser has been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, by (a)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to
creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
5.3 Validity of the Transactions. Neither the execution and delivery of any
Transaction Document by the Purchaser, nor the consummation or performance of any of the
Transactions by the Purchaser, will or could reasonably be expected to (a) result in a Default, or
require consent, notification or approval of any party, under (i) any Law or Court Order which is
applicable to the Purchaser, (ii) any Contract to or by which the Purchaser is a party or otherwise
bound or affected, or (iii) any Governmental Permit, or (b) require the Purchaser to notify or
obtain the consent of any Governmental Body or obtain any Governmental Permits.
5.4 No Additional Representations or Warranties. The Purchaser acknowledges that
neither the Sole Stockholder, the Company nor any of their Affiliates or any other Person has (i)
made any representation or warranty, express or implied, including any implied representation or
warranty as to the condition, merchantability, suitability or fitness for a particular purpose of
any of the Assets of the Company, or (ii) made any representation or warranty, express or implied,
as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company or the Sole
Stockholder, including estimates, projections and other forecasts and plans regarding the Company,
in each case except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or as and to the extent required by
this Agreement to be disclosed in the Seller Disclosure Letter.
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6. Pre-Closing Covenants.
6.1 Access. From the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Seller Parties
shall give the Purchaser and its counsel, accountants and other representatives access during
normal business hours to the premises of the Business, personnel, counsel, accountants and other
representatives of the Company and furnish to the Purchaser and such representatives all such
additional documents and information with respect to the Business as the Purchaser may from time to
time request.
6.2 No Solicitation, Etc. Prior to the Closing:
(a) Neither the Seller Parties nor any of their Affiliates shall directly or indirectly, make,
solicit, initiate, consider or encourage submission of proposals or offers from any persons
relating to any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or acquisition or
purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of, or any equity interest in, the Company or
any other similar transaction or business combination. The Seller Parties shall, and shall cause
their Affiliates to, cease immediately and cause to be terminated all Contracts, negotiations and
communications with third parties with respect to the foregoing, if any, existing on the date
hereof and shall promptly notify the Purchaser of each such termination; and
(b) Neither the Seller Parties nor any of their Affiliates shall participate, directly or
indirectly, in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any other Person any information with
respect to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist, any effort or attempt by any other
Person to do or seek any of the activities referred to in Section 6.2(a). Should the
Seller Parties receive any proposal, inquiry or contact about the sale of the Shares or any of the
other activities referred to in Section 6.2(a), the Seller Parties shall by the close of
the next Business Day give written notice thereof to the Purchaser in a manner that would not cause
the Company to be in breach of its Contract with Petsky.
(c) The Seller Parties shall cause their financial and other advisors, agents and
representatives to comply with each of the covenants contained in this Section 6.2.
6.3 Operation of the Business. Except as otherwise expressly permitted or required by
this Agreement, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Seller Parties shall:
(a) in all material respects conduct the Business in the ordinary course;
(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the current business organization
of the Company, keep available the services of the current officers, employees, and agents of the
Company, and attempt to maintain the relations and goodwill with suppliers, customers, landlords,
creditors, employees, agents, and others having material business relationships with the Company;
(c) not, except with the consent of the Purchaser (i) materially change the terms or
conditions of employment of any employee of the Company; (ii) terminate the employment of any
employee of the Company except for good reason or cause; (iii) make any payments to any employees
of the Company except in the ordinary course of business; (iv) enter into any employment contract,
increase the rate of compensation (including bonus compensation) payable or to become payable by it
to any officer or any other executive employee or make any general increase in the compensation or
rate of compensation (including bonus compensation) payable or to become payable to hourly
employees or salaried employees or amend the terms of any stock option or other equity award; or
(v) except in the ordinary course of business and as required by the Plans, accrue or pay to any of
its officers or employees any bonus, profit-sharing, retirement pay, insurance, death benefit,
fringe benefit or other compensation;
(d) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain in writing as promptly as possible all
Required Consents;
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(e) (i) comply in all material respects with all applicable Laws, (ii) perform all of its
Liabilities without Default, including all obligations under any Contract or license, (iii)
maintain its corporate existence in good standing in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and its
due qualification in good standing in all jurisdictions in which it is so qualified and (iv)
maintain all of its books and records in the ordinary course of business;
(f) not (i) make any change in the Company’s Charter Documents or the Company’s authorized,
issued or outstanding capital shares, (ii) grant any options or other rights to acquire, whether
directly or contingently, any of the Company’s capital shares, (iii) issue or sell any shares of
the Company’s capital stock, (iv) except for daily cash distributions from the Company to the Sole
Stockholder in the ordinary course of business, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any
other distribution in respect of the Company’s capital shares or directly or indirectly redeem,
retire, purchase or otherwise reacquire any of the Company’s shares of capital stock, (v) enter
into any type of transaction with any of the Company’s Affiliates, or (vi) sell, rent, lease or
otherwise dispose of any of Assets, except in the ordinary course of business;
(g) not (i) except in the ordinary course of business, incur any Indebtedness, (ii) make any
capital expenditures or commitments for capital expenditures or enter into any capital leases that
when aggregated with all capital expenditures or commitments incurred or capital leases entered
into since the Balance Sheet Date exceed $25,000, or (iii) create or suffer to exist any Liens,
other than Permitted Liens;
(h) at their own expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in all material
respects (i) all of the properties used or useful in the Business in substantially the same
condition as on the date hereof, normal wear and tear excepted, and (ii) all insurance covering the
Business, employees and Assets in full force and effect comparable in amount, scope and coverage to
that in effect on the date hereof;
(i) not take any action to accelerate the collection of any Accounts Receivable or to delay
the payment of any accounts payable of the Company outside the ordinary course of business;
(j) maintain in all material respects the Company’s current assets and current liabilities in
the ordinary course of business;
(k) not adopt, terminate, amend, extend, or otherwise change any Plans without the prior
written consent of the Purchaser;
(l) not make, cause to be made, or agree to make any contribution, award, or payment under,
any Plans, except at the time and to the extent required by the written terms thereof; or
(m) pay, accrue or adequately reserve for in accordance with GAAP all benefits accrued under
any Plan, withhold and transfer to the appropriate Plan all monies withheld from employee
paychecks, or received from Company participants with respect to the Plans and perform in all
material respects all of its obligations in accordance with all applicable Laws and the terms of
the Plans.
6.4 Update of Seller Disclosure Letter. Prior to the Closing, the Seller Parties
shall promptly disclose to the Purchaser in writing any information set forth in the Seller
Disclosure Letter which has become inaccurate and any information of the nature of that set forth
in the Seller Disclosure Letter which arises after the date hereof and which would have been
required to be included in the Seller Disclosure Letter if such information had existed on the date
hereof. Such disclosure shall not limit or affect any of the Purchaser’s rights hereunder
(including any right to indemnification hereunder) for or with respect to
any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty by a Seller Party or a Seller
Party’s failure to fulfill any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement, and
such disclosure shall not have the effect of curing a breach or inaccuracy of any representation or
warranty for the purposes of satisfying a condition precedent to the Closing of the Transactions
contemplated hereby for purposes of Article 8.
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6.5 Telephone Service and Internet Access. The Company shall take such commercially
reasonable actions prior to the Closing as shall be necessary in order for all telephone numbers
and Company Web Sites, e-mail addresses and other electronic communication systems, currently used
in connection with the Business to remain in operation for continued use by the Company following
the Closing.
6.6 Plans. The Company shall adopt a resolution terminating the Company’s
participation in the Omaha World-Herald Company 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) effective
as of or immediately prior to the Closing Date. No later than three Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with evidence that the Company’s
participation in the 401(k) Plan has been terminated as of the Closing Date and shall also take
such other actions in furtherance of terminating the Company’s participation in the 401(k) Plan as
the Purchaser may reasonably require.
6.7 280G Matters. The Company shall seek the necessary stockholder approval of any
payments or benefits under any Plan or other Contract which would be an “excess parachute payment”
under Section 280G of the Code as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided that any communications to the stockholders regarding such approval shall be made
available to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall have the right to review and approve (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) such communications before distribution to the
stockholders. The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser prior to the Closing reasonable evidence
that either (a) the necessary stockholder approval was solicited in conformance with Section 280G
of the Code and obtained with respect to any payments and/or benefits that were subject to the
stockholder approval, or (b) such stockholder approval was not obtained and, as a consequence, such
“excess parachute payments” shall not be made or provided, as authorized under the waivers of such
payments and/or benefits that were executed by all of the affected individuals.
6.8 Financial Statement Audit. The Seller Parties shall engage KPMG to audit the
financial statements of the Company for 2009 (the “Financial Statement Audit”) and to
perform a review for the stub period from December 28, 2009 through March 31, 2010. Purchaser
shall reimburse the Sole Stockholder and its Affiliates up to $45,000 for the cost of the work
performed by KPMG.
7. Other Covenants.
7.1 Consents, Further Assurances. Consistent with the terms and conditions hereof,
each Party will use its reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver such other documents and
take such other actions as reasonably requested by the other party to fulfill the conditions
precedent to the obligation of the other party to consummate the purchase and sale of the Shares,
or as the other Party may reasonably request in order to carry out this Agreement and the
Transactions. The Sole Stockholder shall use its reasonable best efforts and will cooperate with
Purchaser to the extent reasonably necessary to obtain all consents, approvals and waivers, if any,
from third parties required to consummate the Transactions.
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7.2 Covenant Not to Compete. No Restricted Party (defined below) shall, at any time
within the Restricted Period (defined below), directly or indirectly, engage in, or have any equity
interest in any entity that engages within the Restricted Territory (defined below) in any of the
Restricted Business Activities (defined below) in which the Company has been actively engaged in
the last 12 months
immediately preceding the Closing Date. The term “Restricted Business Activities”
means data storage, data management, data analysis and updating of databases and services related
thereto. The term “Restricted Party” means the Sole Stockholder and any Affiliate that the
Sole Stockholder controls. The term “Restricted Period” means the 5 year period following
the Closing Date. The term “Restricted Territory” means the area comprising the
continental United States. In the event of Litigation involving this Agreement, if a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that the scope of this Section 7.2 is too broad in any
respect, then the scope shall be deemed to be reduced or narrowed to such scope as is found lawful
and reasonable by such court. The Sole Stockholder hereby acknowledges that this Section
7.2 has been negotiated by the Parties and that the geographical and time limitations, as well
as the limitation on activities, are reasonable in light of the circumstances pertaining to the
Company and the Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and provided that such activities do not
interfere with the fulfillment of the Sole Stockholder’s obligations, the Sole Stockholder may
acquire solely as an investment not more than 5% of any class of securities of any entity that has
a class of securities registered pursuant to the Exchange Act so long as the Sole Stockholder
remains a passive investor in such entity. The provisions of this Section 7.2 or
Sections 7.3 or 7.4 notwithstanding, the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that (a)
the Restricted Parties currently provide clients with (i) address hygiene, postal optimization and
related list services, (ii) laser, inkjet and commercial printing services, (iii) letter-shop and
related fulfillments services, (iv) mail tracking and related services (collectively, the
“Non-Restricted Business”), and (b) no provision of this Section 7.2 or of
Sections 7.3 or 7.4 shall be deemed to restrict or otherwise limit the Restricted
Parties’ right to carry on the Non-Restricted Business.
7.3 Confidential Information. The Sole Stockholder shall not divulge, communicate or
use in any way, any Confidential Information of the Company or the Business without the prior
written consent of the Purchaser.
7.4 Nonsolicitation. During the Restricted Period, the Sole Stockholder shall not
directly or indirectly, call on or solicit for the purpose of selling the services offered by the
Company during the 5 year period prior to the Closing Date, or divert or take away from the Company
(including, by divulging to any competitor of the Company or the Purchaser the name of), any
Person, who or which at the Closing Date was, or at any time during the 12-month period prior to
the Closing Date had been, a customer of the Company or whose identity is known to the Sole
Stockholder at the Closing Date as one whom the Company intends to solicit within the succeeding
year.
7.5 Hiring of Employees. During the Restricted Period, the Sole Stockholder shall not
directly or indirectly, solicit for employment, or hire or offer employment to, (a) any (i)
management-level employee of the Company, (ii) employee of the Company involved in the development
of Intellectual Property, or (iii) employee of the Company responsible for customer account
management, in each case whose employment is continued by the Company or the Purchaser after the
Closing Date unless the Company or the Purchaser first terminates the employment of such employee,
or (b) any employee of the type referenced in the foregoing subsections (a)(i), (ii) or (iii) who
at any time during the 180-day period prior to the Closing was an employee of the Company;
provided, however, that general solicitations of employment published in a journal,
newspaper or other publication of general circulation or listed on any internet job site and not
specifically directed towards such employees shall not be deemed to constitute solicitation for
purposes of this Section 7.5.
7.6 Affiliates. To the extent that any Restricted Party is not a party to this
Agreement, the terms of Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 shall apply to such
Restricted Party as if he, she or it were a party hereto, and the Sole Stockholder shall take
whatever reasonable actions may be necessary to cause any such Restricted Party to adhere to the
terms of Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6.
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7.7 Injunctive Relief. Each of the Restricted Parties hereby expressly acknowledges
that it would be extremely difficult to measure the damages that might result from any breach of
Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 or 7.6 and that any such breach would cause irreparable
damage for which money damages could not adequately compensate. In the event of any breach or
threatened breach by any Restricted Party of any of the provisions contained in Sections 7.2,
7.3, 7.4, 7.5 or 7.6, the Purchaser, without the posting of a bond, shall be entitled
to injunctive or other equitable relief, restraining such Restricted Party from using or disclosing
any Confidential Information of the Company or the Business in whole or in part in violation of the
terms hereof, or from engaging in conduct that would constitute a breach of the obligations of a
Restricted Party contained in such Sections. Such relief shall be in addition to and not in lieu
of any other remedies that may be available, including an action for the recovery of Damages.
7.8 Tax Matters. The following provisions shall govern the allocation of
responsibility as between the Purchaser and the Sole Stockholder for certain Tax matters:
(a) Consolidated Returns. Omaha World-Herald Company or the Sole Stockholder shall, in good
faith and in a manner consistent with past practice (except as otherwise required by Law), prepare
and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, in a manner consistent with past practice all
consolidated, unitary or combined Income Tax Returns of Omaha World-Herald Company or the Sole
Stockholder that include the operations of the Company and shall timely pay all Taxes shown as due
on such Tax Returns. At the request of the Purchaser, the Sole Stockholder shall provide the
Purchaser with a copy of the portions of such Tax Returns that relate to the Company.
(b) Separate Company Pre-Closing Tax Period Returns. The Purchaser shall prepare or cause to
be prepared and file or cause to be filed in a timely manner all Tax Returns for the Company for
all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date which are required to be filed after the Closing
Date and the Sole Stockholder shall pay all Taxes reflected on such Tax Returns or due for periods
covered by such Tax Returns (except to the extent such Taxes were included in the calculation of,
and resulted in a decrease to, Net Working Capital). The Purchaser shall permit the Sole
Stockholder to review and comment (within three Business Days of the Sole Stockholder receipt of
such Tax Return) on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence prior to filing, and
shall make such revisions to such Tax Returns as are reasonably requested by the Sole Stockholder.
The Sole Stockholder shall submit to the Purchaser within five Business Days of the Sole
Stockholder receipt of such Tax Returns a check in an amount equal to all Taxes required to be paid
by the Sole Stockholder pursuant to this Section 7.8(b) (subject to the Sole Stockholder
review and comment as set forth in the preceding sentence) payable to the appropriate Tax
Authority.
(c) Separate Company Straddle Returns. The Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared in
a manner consistent with past practice (except as otherwise required by Law) or file or cause to be
filed any Tax Returns of the Company for periods which begin before the Closing Date and end after
the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period”).
(i) For all purposes of this Agreement, Taxes arising in a Straddle Period shall be allocated
among the Pre-Closing Period and Post-Closing Period as follows:
(A) In the case of Taxes arising in a Straddle Period, except as provided in Section
7.8(c)(i)(2), the allocation of such Taxes between the Pre-Closing Period and the Post-Closing
Period shall be made on the basis of an interim closing of the books as of the end of the Closing
Date.
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(B) In the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a
Straddle Period, the portion of such Taxes which relates to the Pre-Closing Period shall,
in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, or
franchise Taxes, or Taxes based on capitalization, debt or shares of stock authorized, issued or
outstanding, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Pre-Closing Period and the
denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Straddle Period.
(ii) With respect to any Tax Return required to be filed by the Purchaser for a Straddle
Period, the Purchaser shall deliver, at least ten days prior to the due date for the filing of such
Tax Return (taking into account extensions), to the Sole Stockholder a statement setting forth the
amount of Taxes that relate to the Pre-Closing Period and copies of such Tax Return. The Sole
Stockholder shall pay to the Purchaser within five Business Days of the receipt of such statement,
the amount of Taxes shown on such statement as attributable to the Pre-Closing Period portion of
the relevant Straddle Periods (except to the extent such Taxes were included in the calculation of,
and resulted in a decrease to, Net Working Capital).
(d) Cooperation on Tax Matters.
(i) The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other
party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this Section 7.8 and any
audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the
retention and (upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and information which are
reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees
available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any
material provided hereunder. The Sole Stockholder shall (A) retain all books and records with
respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the
Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by the
Purchaser or the Sole Stockholder, any extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and
to abide by all record retention Contracts entered into with any Tax Authority, and (B) give the
Purchaser reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books
and records and, if the Purchaser so requests, the Sole Stockholder shall allow the other party to
take possession of such books and records.
(ii) The Purchaser and the Sole Stockholder shall, upon request, use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Body or any
other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed
(including with respect to the Transactions).
(e) Certain Taxes. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such
Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest), if any, incurred in connection with this
Agreement shall be paid by the Sole Stockholder when due, and the Sole Stockholder will, at its own
expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such transfer,
documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other Taxes and fees, if any, and, if required by
applicable Law, the Purchaser will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any
such Tax Returns and other documentation.
(f) Tax Sharing Agreements. On the Closing Date, all Tax sharing agreements and indemnity
arrangements between (a) the Company, and (b) the Sole Stockholder or any other Person shall be
terminated effective as of the Closing and have no further effect for any taxable year or period
(whether a past, present, or future year or period), and no additional payments shall be made
thereunder with respect to any period after the Closing Date in respect of the redetermination of
Tax liabilities or otherwise.
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7.9 Conduct of the Business Following the Closing. Following the Closing, the
Purchaser, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of the Company, shall be entitled to conduct the
Business in such manner in its sole discretion as it may deem appropriate from time to time.
7.10 Uncollected Accounts Receivable. During the 180 days immediately following the
Closing Date, the Purchaser shall endeavor to collect the Accounts Receivable of the Company as
reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with the
Purchaser’s past practices. If, during the 365 days after the Closing Date, the Purchaser collects
amounts of Accounts Receivable for which a reserve or allowance for doubtful accounts was
established and set forth on the Closing Balance Sheet, or for which the Purchaser was indemnified
by the Sole Stockholder for a claim under Section 10(a) hereof, then, within 7 Business
Days of such collection, the Purchaser shall pay such amounts to the Sole Stockholder by wire
transfer of immediately available funds. All payments on Accounts Receivable received after the
Closing Date by the Company or the Purchaser, or by the Sole Stockholder on behalf of the Company,
which payments shall be remitted by the Sole Stockholder to the Company, shall be allocated to the
oldest Account Receivable.
8. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Purchaser. All obligations of the Purchaser
to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Purchaser) prior
thereto of each of the following conditions, but any particular condition that requires action by
the Purchaser shall not constitute a condition to the obligation of the Purchaser:
8.1 Required Consents. The Purchaser shall have received the Required Consents without any
modification that the Purchaser reasonably deems unacceptable.
8.2 Transaction Documents. The Purchaser shall have received from the Seller Parties executed
copies or counterparts of the respective Transaction Documents to which the Seller Parties are
parties.
8.3 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Obligations. All of the representations
and warranties of the Seller Parties contained in this Agreement that are not qualified by
reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall have been true, correct and complete in
all material respects when made on the date of this Agreement and shall be true, correct and
complete in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and
warranties which speak of a specific date which need only be true, correct and complete in all
material respects as of such dates) as though such representations and warranties had been made on
and as of such date, and all of the representations and warranties of the Seller Parties contained
in this Agreement that are qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall
have been true, correct and complete in all respects when made on the date of this Agreement and
shall be true, correct and complete in all respects on and as of the Closing Date (except for
representations and warranties which speak of a specific date which need only be true, correct and
complete in all respects as of such dates) as though such representations and warranties had been
made on and as of such date; all of the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions of this
Agreement to be complied with, performed or satisfied by the Seller Parties on or before the
Closing Date shall have been duly complied with, performed or satisfied; and the Purchaser shall
have received (a) a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by the Chief Executive Officer of
each Seller Party to the foregoing effects (the “Officer’s Certificate”).
8.4 Material Adverse Changes. Since the date hereof, there shall have been no Material
Adverse Effect, and there shall be no conditions existing or, to the Sole Stockholder’s Knowledge,
threatened, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the Purchaser
shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to the
foregoing effects.
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8.5 Legal Matters. No claim, action, suit, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding
shall be pending or shall have been brought or threatened against any Seller Party which seeks to
restrain or questions the validity or legality of the Transactions.
8.6 Director and Officer Resignations. The Purchaser shall have received the Written
Resignations.
8.7 Key Employees. The Purchaser shall have received for each Key Employee offer letters for
employment with the Company following Closing, duly executed by such Key Employee and remaining in
full force and effect.
8.8 Financial Statement Audit. KPMG shall have completed the Financial Statement Audit.
9. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the Seller Parties. All obligations of the
Seller Parties to consummate the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by each
Seller Party to which the condition relates) prior thereto of each of the following conditions, but
any particular condition that requires action by any Seller Party shall not constitute a condition
to the obligations of such Seller Party:
9.1 Transaction Documents. The Seller Parties shall have received from the Purchaser executed
copies or counterparts of the respective Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser is a party.
9.2 Representations and Warranties; Performance of Obligations. All of the representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement that are not qualified by reference to
materiality shall have been true, correct and complete in all material respects when made on the
date of this Agreement and shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects on and as
of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties which speak of a specific date which
need only be true, correct and complete in all material respects as of such dates) as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date, and all of the representations
and warranties of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement that are qualified by reference to
materiality shall have been true, correct and complete in all respects when made on the date of
this Agreement and shall be true, correct and complete in all respects on and as of the Closing
Date (except for representations and warranties which speak of a specific date which need only be
true, correct and complete in all respects as of such dates) as though such representations and
warranties had been made on and as of such date; all of the terms, covenants, agreements and
conditions of this Agreement to be complied with, performed or satisfied by the Purchaser on or
before the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with, performed or satisfied; and the Seller
Parties shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date and signed by an appropriate
officer of the Purchaser to the foregoing effects (the “Purchaser Officer’s Certificate”).
10. Indemnification.
10.1 By the Sole Stockholder. To the extent provided in this Article 10,
prior to the Closing, the Seller Parties jointly and severally, and following the Closing, the Sole
Stockholder, shall indemnify and hold the Purchaser and its Affiliates, and their respective
successors and assigns, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, stockholders,
agents, Affiliates and any Person who controls the Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified Purchaser Party”) harmless from and against:
(a) any Liabilities, claims, demands, judgments, losses, costs, damages or expenses whatsoever
(including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and other professional fees and disbursements of
every kind, nature and description incurred by such Indemnified Purchaser Party in connection
therewith) (collectively, “Damages”) that such Indemnified Purchaser Party may
sustain, suffer or incur and that result from, arise out of or relate to:
(i) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Sole Stockholder or the
Company in the Transaction Documents;
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(ii) any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Sole Stockholder or
its Affiliates set forth in the Transaction Documents;
(iii) a stockholder or former stockholder of the Company, or any other Person, seeking to
assert: (A) ownership or rights of ownership of any shares of the Company’s capital stock or other
securities issued by the Company prior to the Closing Date; (B) any rights under the Company’s
Charter Documents prior to the Closing Date; or (C) any claim that his, her or its shares of
Company capital stock were wrongfully repurchased by the Company or improperly issued or authorized
prior to the Closing Date;
(iv) except to the extent included in the calculation of, and resulting in a decrease to, Net
Working Capital or already paid by the Sole Stockholder to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
7.8(b) or Section 7.8(c):
(A) any Tax imposed on or relating to the Company with respect to any Pre-Closing Period;
(B) any Tax of the Sole Stockholder or any affiliated group of corporations of which the
Company (or any predecessor) is or was a member pursuant to Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury
Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law);
(C) any Tax attributable to the obligation of the Company to pay the Taxes of another Person
as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; and
(D) any Tax or Liability arising directly or indirectly from a breach or inaccuracy of a
representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.9, or covenant set forth in Section
7.8;
(v) any Liability of the Company owing to the Sole Stockholder;
(vi) any breach by any officer or director of the Company of any fiduciary duty owed by such
officer or director to the Sole Stockholder, which breach occurred prior to, in connection with or
as a result of the Closing and the Transactions;
(vii) the Business or Assets of the Company prior to or on the Closing Date, or out of the
actions or omissions of the Company’s directors, officers, Sole Stockholder, employees,
contractors, consultants or agents prior to or on the Closing Date (except to the extent reflected
as a current Liability on the Company’s Closing Balance Sheet);
(viii) any Transaction Expense to the extent the Company has any Liability therefor;
(ix) any Closing Indebtedness not paid at the Closing or not reflected as an adjustment to the
Final Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2.5; and
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(b) any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, allegations, demands,
assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing or to the enforcement of this Section
10.1.
10.2 By the Purchaser. From and after the Closing Date, to the extent provided in
this Article 10, the Purchaser shall indemnify and hold the Sole Stockholder and its
Affiliates, and their respective successors and assigns and each of their respective officers,
directors, employees, stockholders, agents, Affiliates, and any Person who controls the Sole
Stockholder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, an “Indemnified
Seller Party”) harmless from and against:
(a) any Damages that such Indemnified Seller Party may sustain, suffer or incur and that
result from, arise out of or relate to:
(i) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the Purchaser in the
Transaction Documents;
(ii) any nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Purchaser set forth in
the Transaction Documents;
(iii) the Business or Assets of the Company after the Closing Date, to the extent attributable
to the actions or omissions of the Company’s directors, officers, stockholders, employees,
contractors, consultants or agents after the Closing Date and not based upon the unchanged
continuation of the Company’s pre-Closing practices for a period of up to 365 days after the
Closing Date (unless such practices are set forth in the Seller Disclosure Letter in which case the
provisions of this Section 10.2(a)(iii) shall apply);
(iv) any Tax imposed on or relating to the Company with respect to any Post-Closing Period;
and
(v) any Tax or Liability arising directly or indirectly from a breach of the covenant set
forth in Section 7.8;
(b) any and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigations, allegations, demands,
assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) incident to any of the foregoing or to the enforcement of this Section
10.2.
10.3 Procedure for Claims.
(a) An Indemnified Purchaser Party or an Indemnified Seller Party that desires to seek
indemnification under any part of this Article 10 (each, an “Indemnified Party”)
shall give notice (a “Claim Notice”) to each party responsible or alleged to be responsible
for indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnitor”) prior to any applicable Expiration Date
specified below. Such notice shall briefly explain the nature of the claim and the parties known
to be involved, and shall specify the amount thereof. If the matter to which a claim relates shall
not have been resolved as of the date of the Claim Notice, the Indemnified Party shall estimate the
amount of the claim in the Claim Notice, but also specify therein that the claim has not yet been
liquidated (an “Unliquidated Claim”). If an Indemnified Party gives a Claim Notice for an
Unliquidated Claim, the Indemnified Party shall also give a second Claim Notice (the
“Liquidated Claim Notice”) within 15 days after the matter giving rise to the claim becomes
finally resolved, and the Liquidated Claim Notice shall specify the amount of the claim. Each
Indemnitor to which a Claim Notice is given shall respond to any Indemnified Party that has given a
Claim Notice (a “Claim Response”) within 20 days (the “Response Period”) after the
later of (i) the date that the Claim
Notice is given and (ii) if a Claim Notice is first given with respect to an Unliquidated
Claim, the date on which the Liquidated Claim Notice is given. Any Claim Notice or Claim Response
shall be given in accordance with the notice requirements hereunder, and any Claim Response shall
specify whether or not the Indemnitor giving the Claim Response disputes the claim described in the
Claim Notice. If any Indemnitor fails to give a Claim Response within the Response Period, such
Indemnitor shall be deemed not to dispute the claim described in the related Claim Notice. If any
Indemnitor elects not to dispute a claim described in a Claim Notice, whether by failing to give a
timely Claim Response or otherwise, then the amount of such claim shall be conclusively deemed to
be an obligation of such Indemnitor.
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(b) If any Indemnitor shall be obligated to indemnify an Indemnified Party hereunder, such
Indemnitor shall pay to such Indemnified Party within 30 days after the last day of the Response
Period the amount to which such Indemnified Party shall be entitled. If any Indemnitor fails to
pay all or part of any indemnification obligation when due, then such Indemnitor shall also be
obligated to pay to the applicable Indemnified Party interest on the unpaid amount for each day
during which the obligation remains unpaid at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, and the Prime
Rate in effect on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter shall apply to the amount of the
unpaid obligation during such calendar quarter. If the Indemnified Party shall be an Indemnified
Purchaser Party, it shall first seek payment of the Damages to which it is entitled under this
Article 10 from the Escrow Funds, but only to the extent that Escrow Funds are then being
held by the Escrow Agent and are not subject to other claims for indemnification; provided,
that if the amount of the Escrow Funds available for payment of Damages is less than the amount of
Damages to which such Indemnified Purchaser Party is entitled, then, subject to the limitations
contained in this Article 10, the Purchaser Party shall have the right to seek payment of
such Damages from (i) the Escrow Funds to the extent available and (ii) directly from the Sole
Stockholder for the remainder of such Damages in excess of the Escrow Funds. If there shall be a
dispute as to the amount or manner of indemnification under this Article 10, the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnitor may each pursue whatever legal remedies may be available to
enforce its rights under this Agreement.
(c) If the Indemnified Party is an Indemnified Purchaser Party and, pursuant to Section
10.3(b), such Indemnified Purchaser Party is obligated to seek any portion of the funds to
which such Indemnified Purchaser Party is entitled from the Escrow Funds, then, within three
Business Days from the date on which it is finally determined that such Indemnified Purchaser Party
became entitled to such funds, Purchaser and the Sole Stockholder shall provide joint written
instructions to the Escrow Agent as to (i) the amount of funds, if any, to be disbursed from the
Escrow Funds, and (ii) instructions as to the manner in which such funds shall be disbursed by the
Escrow Agent.
(d) Except as set forth below, an Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification with
respect to inaccuracy of any other representation or warranty made hereunder only when the
aggregate of all Damages actually incurred by such Indemnified Party exceeds $ [The confidential
material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.] (the
“Deductible Amount”) and then such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification
for [The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with
the Commission.]. In no event shall the Sole Stockholder be obligated to indemnify the Purchaser
under Section 10.1(a) for amounts in excess of the Escrow Amount (the “Cap”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Deductible Amount nor the Cap shall apply to [The
confidential material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the
Commission.].
(e) For purposes of [The confidential material contained herein has been omitted and has been
separately filed with the Commission.], Damages shall be calculated without regard and without
giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualification, and
Knowledge or similar qualification contained in any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement.
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(f) To the extent an Indemnified Party actually receives insurance proceeds for Damages for
which a claim under this Article 10 has be made and for which such Indemnified Party has
been indemnified by, and actually received payment from, an Indemnitor, then, within 7 Business
Days of receipt of such insurance proceeds, such Indemnified Party shall pay the amount of such
insurance proceeds to the Indemnitor by wire transfer of immediately available funds (it being
understood that an Indemnified Party shall not have any obligation to submit claims to insurance
carriers or to collect insurance proceeds).
10.4 Claims Period. Any claim for indemnification under this Article 10 shall
be made by giving a Claim Notice under Section 10.3 on or before the applicable “Expiration
Date” specified below in this Section 10.4, or the claim under this Article 10
shall be invalid. “Expiration Date” means:
(a) 30 days following the date on which the applicable statute of limitations expires (with
applicable extensions, if any) with respect to any claim for Damages related to (i) a breach of any
covenant or agreement (other than the covenants and agreements in [The confidential material
contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.], which shall
expire at the end of the Restrictive Period) to be performed at least in part after the Closing
Date, (ii) a breach of any representations or warranties of a Party that were [The confidential
material contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.], or
(iii) Excepted Representations other than those set forth in [The confidential material contained
herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.];
(b) for any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in [The confidential material
contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.], without
limitation; and
(c) for all other claims, the first day following the date that is [The confidential material
contained herein has been omitted and has been separately filed with the Commission.] after the
Closing Date.
So long as an Indemnified Party gives a Claim Notice for an Unliquidated Claim on or before the
applicable Expiration Date, such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to pursue its rights to
indemnification regardless of the date on which such Indemnified Party gives the related Liquidated
Claim Notice.
10.5 Third Party Claims. An Indemnified Party that desires to seek indemnification
under any part of this Article 10 with respect to any actions, suits or other
administrative or judicial proceedings (each, an “Action”) that may be instituted by a
third party shall give each Indemnitor prompt notice of a third party’s institution of such Action.
After such notice, any Indemnitor may, or if so requested by such Indemnified Party, any
Indemnitor shall, participate in such Action or assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that such Indemnified
Party shall have the right to participate at its own expense in the defense of such Action; and
provided, further, that the Indemnitor shall not consent to the entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement, except with the written consent of such Indemnified Party
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Any failure to give prompt notice under this
Section 10.5 shall not bar an Indemnified Party’s right to claim indemnification under this
Article 10, except to the extent that an Indemnitor shall have been materially harmed or
the rights of an Indemnitor shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure.
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10.6 Effect of Investigation or Knowledge. Any claim by the Purchaser for
indemnification shall not be adversely affected by any investigation by or opportunity to
investigate afforded to the Purchaser, nor shall such a claim be adversely affected by the
Purchaser’s Knowledge on or before the Closing Date of any breach of the type specified in the
first sentence of Section 10.1 or of any state of facts that may give rise to such a
breach; any such claim shall survive the Closing until the applicable Expiration Date. The waiver
of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of
or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not adversely affect the right to
indemnification, payment of Damages or other remedy based on such representations, warranties,
covenants or obligations.
10.7 Survival Period. All of the representations and warranties made by each Party in
this Agreement or in any Transaction Document shall survive until the relevant Expiration Date set
forth in Section 10.4.
10.8 No Contribution/Indemnification. The Sole Stockholder shall not seek, nor will
it be entitled to, contribution from, or indemnification by, the Company, under the Company’s
Charter Documents, this Agreement, applicable corporate Laws or other Laws or otherwise, in respect
of amounts due from the Sole Stockholder to an Indemnified Purchaser Party under this Article
10 or otherwise under this Agreement, and the Sole Stockholder will hold the Company and the
Indemnified Purchaser Parties harmless in respect of all such amounts and shall not seek to join
the Company in connection with any suit arising under this Agreement.
10.9 Contingent Claims. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prevent an Indemnified
Party from making a claim hereunder for potential or contingent claims or demands (a
“Contingent Claim”); provided that the Claim Notice sets forth the specific basis
for any such Contingent Claim to the extent then feasible and the Indemnified Party has reasonable
grounds to believe that such a claim may be made.
11. Public Announcements. The Sole Stockholder and the Purchaser will consult with each
other before issuing any press release or making any public statement with respect to this
Agreement and the Transactions and, except as may be required by applicable Law or any applicable
stock exchange regulations, the Sole Stockholder and the Purchaser will not issue any such press
release or make any such public statement without the consent of the other Parties, except that any
Party may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required to do so by applicable
Law or pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or stock market (in
which case the Party required to make the disclosure shall consult with the other Parties and allow
the other Parties reasonable time to comment thereon prior to issuance or release).
12. General Matters.
12.1 Contents of Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction
Documents, sets forth the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the Transactions and
supersedes all prior agreements or understandings among the Parties regarding those matters.
12.2 Amendment, Parties in Interest, Assignment, Etc. This Agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented only by a written instrument duly executed by each of the Parties. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this
Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective
heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, except as provided in Article
10. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any right, benefit or obligation hereunder. Any
term or provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party entitled to the benefit
thereof by a written instrument duly executed by such Party.
Neither the failure nor the delay by any
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right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or privilege shall preclude any other or further exercise of any
such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the
maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) no waiver that may be given by a Party shall be
applicable except in the specific instance for which it was given and (b) no notice to or demand on
one party shall be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such Party or the right of the party
giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
12.3 Further Assurances. At and after the Closing, the Parties shall execute and
deliver any and all documents and take any and all other actions that may be deemed reasonably
necessary by their respective counsel to complete the Transactions.
12.4 Interpretation. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise,
(a) references to the plural include the singular, the singular the plural, the part the whole, (b)
references to any gender include all genders, (c) “including” has the inclusive meaning frequently
identified with the phrase “but not limited to” and (d) references to “hereunder” or “herein”
relate to this Agreement. Any determination as to whether a situation is material shall be made by
taking into account the effect of all other provisions of this Agreement that contain a
qualification with respect to materiality so that the determination is made after assessing the
aggregate effect of all such situations. The section and other headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not control or affect the construction of this
Agreement or the interpretation thereof in any respect. Article, section, subsection, schedule and
exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Each accounting term used
herein that is not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning given to it under GAAP. Any
reference to a Party’s being satisfied with any particular item or to a Party’s determination of a
particular item presumes that such standard will not be achieved unless such Party shall be
satisfied or shall have made such determination in its sole or complete discretion.
12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts
(delivery of which may occur via facsimile), each of which shall be binding as of the date first
written above, and, when delivered, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
This Agreement and any Transaction Documents, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent
signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or as an attachment to an electronic mail
message in “pdf” or similar format, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original
agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were
the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party or to any such
agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof
and deliver them to all other parties. No Party or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise
the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail attachment in “pdf” or similar format to deliver
a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or
communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or as an attachment to an electronic mail
message as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such
defense. A facsimile signature or electronically scanned copy of a signature shall constitute and
shall be deemed to be sufficient evidence of a Party’s execution of this Agreement, without
necessity of further proof. Each such copy shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such
counterpart.
12.6 Negotiated Agreement. The Parties hereby acknowledge that the terms and language
of this Agreement were the result of negotiations among the Parties and, as a result, there shall
be no presumption that any ambiguities in this Agreement shall be resolved against any particular
party. Any controversy over construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to
events of authorship or negotiation.
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12.7 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under any
applicable Law in any particular respect or under any particular circumstances, then, so long as
the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party, (a) such term or provision shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect
in all other respects and under all other circumstances, and (b) all other terms, conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that
any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties
as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the Transactions are fulfilled to the
fullest extent possible.
13. Remedies. The indemnification provisions set forth in Article 10 are the
exclusive post-Closing remedies with respect to the Liability for Damages of the Sole Stockholder
or the Purchaser for the breach, inaccuracy or nonfulfillment of any representation, warranty or
covenant contained in this Agreement, provided, however, that (a) nothing herein
shall preclude any Party from seeking any remedy based upon fraud or willful or criminal misconduct
and (b) nothing shall preclude the Purchaser from seeking any remedies available to it with respect
to any breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and
7.6.
14. Notices.
All notices that are required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
sufficient if personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, facsimile message or
Federal Express or other nationally recognized overnight delivery service. Any notices shall be
deemed given upon the earlier of the date when received at, or the third day after the date when
sent by registered or certified mail or the day after the date when sent by Federal Express or
facsimile to, the address or facsimile number set forth below, unless such address or facsimile
number is changed by notice to the other Parties:
If to the Sole Stockholder:
World Marketing, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxx Xxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxx Xxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
with a required copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx P.C., X.X.X.
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
0000 Xxxxx 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
0000 Xxxxx 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
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If to the Purchaser:
e-Dialog, Inc.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxx X. XxxXxxx, Chief Financial Officer
FAX: 000-000-0000
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn.: Xxxx X. XxxXxxx, Chief Financial Officer
FAX: 000-000-0000
with a required copy to:
GSI Commerce, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
and
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn.: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
FAX: 000-000-0000
15. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal Laws of the
State of Delaware without regard to any choice of Law or conflict of Law, choice of forum or
provision, rule or principle (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that
might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive Law of
another jurisdiction. The Parties hereby irrevocably (a) submit themselves to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware and (b) waive the
right and shall not assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise in any action, suit or other
legal proceeding brought in any such court, any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of
such court, that such action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the
venue of such action, suit or proceeding is improper. Each Party also irrevocably and
unconditionally consents to the service of any process, pleadings, notices or other papers in a
manner permitted by the notice provisions of Article 14. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH
PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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16. General Release.
In consideration of the Purchase Price to be received by the undersigned Sole Stockholder, the
undersigned Sole Stockholder, for itself and its Affiliates (collectively, the
“Releasors”), hereby forever fully and irrevocably releases and discharges the Company, the
Purchaser and each of their respective Affiliates, and each of their respective directors,
officers, employees, consultants, contractors, agents, stockholders and representatives
(collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all Damages of any kind whatsoever and
causes of action of every kind and nature (including claims for Damages) which the
Releasors can, shall or may have against the Released Parties related to or arising from any
relationship any Releasor currently has or may have had with any of the Released Parties, whether
known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, unanticipated as well as anticipated and that now exist
or may hereafter accrue based on matters now unknown as well as known from the beginning of the
world to the time of the Closing (collectively, the “Released Claims”); provided,
however, that the Seller Parties do not release the Purchaser from, and the Released Claims
shall not be deemed to include, any of the Purchaser’s indemnification obligations arising under
Article 10 and the Seller Parties do not release the officers or employees of the Company
from claims for the fraud or illegal conduct of any officer or employee prior to the Closing. The
Releasors hereby irrevocably agree to refrain from directly or indirectly asserting any claim or
demand or commencing (or causing to be commenced) any suit, action, or proceeding of any kind, in
any court or before any tribunal, against any Released Party based upon any Released Claim. This
release shall be effective only upon the Closing.
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties as of the day and year
first written above.
E-DIALOG, INC., |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. XxxXxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. XxxXxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
MBS INSIGHT, INC., |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | President | |||
WORLD MARKETING, INC., |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | EVP | |||