ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between NOBLES MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. and SUTURA, INC. Dated as of December 12, 2008
Exhibit 2.1
by and between
XXXXXX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
and
Dated as of December 12, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS |
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1.1 Purchased Assets |
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1.2 Excluded Assets |
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2. ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES |
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2.1 Assumed Liabilities |
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2.2 Excluded Liabilities |
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3. PURCHASE CONSIDERATION |
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3.1 Purchase Price Escrow |
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3.2 Purchase Price Payment |
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4. CLOSING |
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4.1 Closing Date |
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4.2 Buyer Closing Deliveries |
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4.3 Seller Closing Deliveries |
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5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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5.1 Corporate Organization |
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5.2 Qualifications to do Business |
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5.3 Corporate Power and Authority |
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5.4 Conflicting Agreements, Governmental Consents |
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5.5 Actions, Suits, Proceedings |
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5.6 Title to Purchased Assets |
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5.7 Brokers and Finders |
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6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES |
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6.1 General Disclaimer of Warranties |
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6.2 Disclaimer of Representations or Warranties Regarding Regulatory Approval |
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6.3 Disclaimer of Representations or Warranties Regarding Validity of Patents or Non-Infringement
of Intellectual Property |
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7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
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7.1 Corporate Organization |
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7.2 Qualifications to do Business |
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7.3 Corporate Power and Authority |
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7.4 Conflicting Agreements, Governmental Consents |
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7.5 Actions, Suits, Proceedings |
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7.6 Availability of Funds |
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7.7 Brokers and Finders |
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8. OPERATIONS OF SELLER PRIOR TO CLOSING |
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8.1 Management by Buyer |
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8.2 Limitation on Expenses and Expenditures |
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9. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF SELLER |
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9.1 Operation of Business |
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9.2 Access to Employees |
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9.3 Assignment of Contracts |
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9.4 SEC Filings |
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9.5 Non-Solicitation |
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9.6 Notice of Certain Events |
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9.7 Reasonable Best Efforts |
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9.8 Further Assurances |
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10. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF BUYER |
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10.1 Confidentiality |
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10.2 Cooperation with SEC Filings and Seller Legal Requirements |
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10.3 Notice of Certain Events |
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10.4 Reasonable Best Efforts |
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11. MUTUAL COVENANTS |
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11.1 Tax Matters |
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11.2 Third Party Consents |
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12. CLOSING CONDITIONS |
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12.1 Closing Conditions of Seller |
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12.2 Closing Conditions of Buyer |
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13. INDEMNIFICATION. |
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13.1 Indemnification of Buyer |
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13.2 Indemnification of Seller by Buyer |
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13.3 Survival |
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13.4 Procedure for Indemnification |
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14. TERMINATION |
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14.1 Termination Events |
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14.2 Effect of Termination |
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15. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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15.1 Interpretation and Construction |
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15.2 Entire Agreement |
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15.3 Severability |
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15.4 Amendment and Waiver |
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15.5 Assignment |
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15.6 Notices |
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15.7 Expenses |
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15.8. Public Announcement |
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15.9. Choice of Law |
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15.10. Facsimile Signature; Counterparts |
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15.11. Parties in Interest |
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16. DEFINITIONS |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A — Form of Security Interest Release
Exhibit B — Form of Xxxx of Sale; Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C — Form of Waiver and Release of Seller by Xx. Xxxxxx
Exhibit D — Form of Waiver and Release of Buyer by Seller
Exhibit B — Form of Xxxx of Sale; Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C — Form of Waiver and Release of Seller by Xx. Xxxxxx
Exhibit D — Form of Waiver and Release of Buyer by Seller
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THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 12, 2008, by and
between XXXXXX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”) and SUTURA, INC., a
Delaware corporation (“Seller”).
RECITALS
A. Seller is engaged in the business of developing, marketing and selling certain proprietary
medical devices.
B. Seller wishes to sell, and Buyer wishes to purchase, substantially all of the assets of
Seller, and Buyer wishes assume certain liabilities of Seller, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.
C. Buyer and Seller have entered into that certain letter agreement dated November 3, 2008
(the “Letter Agreement”).
D. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Buyer, Seller and Escrow Agent have entered into that
certain Escrow Agreement made as of November 3, 2008, as amended December 4, 2008, under which
Buyer has deposited five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.1,
the “Buyer Escrow Fund”) with the Escrow Agent (as amended, the “Buyer Fund Escrow Agreement”).
E. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Buyer, Seller and Escrow Agent have entered into that
certain Escrow Agreement made as of November 3, 2008, as amended December 4, 2008, under which
Seller has deposited five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (the “Seller Escrow Fund”) with the
Escrow Agent (as amended, the “Seller Fund Escrow Agreement”).
F. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Buyer and its designated representatives have managed and
been in charge of the operation and day-to-day business of Seller, subject to such general
oversight by the Board of Directors of Seller (“Seller Board”) as is required for Seller Board to
exercise its fiduciary duties.
G. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Buyer, Seller and the
Secured Parties are entering into a Security Interest Release in the form of Exhibit A (the
“Secured Parties Release”).
H. Seller has received the opinion (the “Fairness Opinion”) of Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Capital Group LLC,
financial advisor to the Seller, dated December 4th, 2008, to the effect that, as of the date of
such opinion, the Purchase Price is fair to the Company from a financial point of view.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
In consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual covenants and conditions
contained herein, the Buyer and Seller hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS.
1.1 Purchased Assets.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at Closing, Seller will
sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase, acquire and accept
all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the following property, rights and assets of
Seller existing on the Closing Date (together, the “Purchased Assets”):
(i) the Cash and Securities of Seller with a value as of Closing of three million
dollars ($3,000,000); and
(ii) all of the other assets of Seller except for the Excluded Assets.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 1.1(a), the Purchased Assets will include:
(i) all accounts receivable of Seller as of the Closing Date;
(ii) all inventory of Seller as of the Closing Date;
(iii) all Intellectual Property of Seller, including Intellectual Property held by any
Seller Subsidiary, as of the Closing Date;
(iv) all property and equipment of the Seller as of the Closing Date; and
(v) all Regulatory Approvals of Seller, including all Regulatory Approvals from the
United States Food and Drug Administration and all EC Certificates of Seller, in each case
to the extent transferable pursuant to applicable Governmental Authority.
1.2 Excluded Assets. The following assets of Seller are excluded from sale to Buyer
(the “Excluded Assets”), and are not included in the Purchased Assets:
(i) Cash and Securities of Seller, except as provided in Section 1.1(a)(i);
(ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, qualifications to conduct business as a foreign
corporation, arrangements with registered agents relating to foreign qualifications,
taxpayer and other identification numbers, tax returns, seals, minute books, stock transfer
books and similar documents of Seller relating to the organization, maintenance and
existence of Seller as a corporation;
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(iii) the rights of Seller under this Agreement or any other agreement between Seller
and Buyer, whether entered into before, on or after the date of this Agreement;
(iv) all of Seller’s equity interests in (A) Technology Visions Inc., (B) HeartStitch,
Inc., (C) Sutura BV, (D) Sutura SARL, and (E) Sutura GMBH (together the “Seller
Subsidiaries”); provided, however, that any Intellectual Property held by the Seller
Subsidiaries is included in the Purchased Assets; and
(v) all of Seller’s right and obligations under that certain Option and Distribution
Agreement made as of September 20, 2002 between Seller and Xxxx Bros. & Co., Inc.
2. ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES.
2.1 Assumed Liabilities. Subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing
Date, Buyer shall assume and agrees to pay, perform and discharge in accordance with their
respective terms only the contractual Liabilities under any contract or agreement of Seller assumed
by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and which are expressly set forth on Schedule 2.1, to
the extent that such Liabilities relate to performance on or after the Closing (collectively, the
“Assumed Liabilities”).
2.2 Excluded Liabilities. Any Liabilities of Seller not otherwise assumed by Buyer
pursuant to Section 2.1 (collectively the “Excluded Liabilities”) shall remain the responsibility
of Seller.
3. PURCHASE CONSIDERATION.
3.1 Purchase Price Escrow. Buyer will deposit, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, to the Escrow Agent, at the following time, the following amounts to be held in
the Buyer Escrow Fund subject to this Agreement and the Buyer Fund Escrow Agreement:
(a) upon the execution of this Agreement, an amount such that immediately following such
deposit, the aggregate balance of the Buyer Escrow Fund is not less than two million five hundred
thousand dollars ($2,500,000); and
(b) upon the mailing of the definitive proxy statement, or final information statement, to the
stockholders of Seller regarding approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, an
amount such that immediately following such deposit, the aggregate balance of the Buyer Escrow Fund
is not less than six million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000).
3.2 Purchase Price Payment. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, in consideration of the Purchased Assets and in addition to assumption of the Assumed
Liabilities, Buyer will pay six million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($6,750,000) (the
“Purchase Price”) at Closing by delivery, in accordance with the Buyer Fund Escrow Agreement, of
written instructions, jointly executed by Buyer and Seller, to
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the Escrow Agent to transmit on behalf of Seller, the Purchase Price from the Buyer Escrow
Fund to Whitebox Advisors, LLC, as collection agent for the Secured Parties (the “Secured Parties
Payment”), by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
4. CLOSING.
4.1 Closing Date. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) will take place at 11:00
a.m., California time, as soon as practicable (and, in any event, within two Business Days) after
the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of all conditions set forth in
Section 12, unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to its terms, or at such other time
or date as Buyer and Seller may mutually agree. The Closing shall be held at the offices of
Xxxxxxx & Associates, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 11th Floor, Costa Mesa, California, or by
facsimile or other exchange of executed documents, or such other location as Buyer and Seller may
mutually agree.
4.2 Buyer Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, Buyer shall:
(a) deliver to the Escrow Agent written instructions executed by Buyer to transmit the Secured
Parties Payment;
(b) deliver to the Escrow Agent written instructions executed by Buyer to transmit to Seller
the balance of the Seller Escrow Fund in accordance with the Seller Escrow Agreement;
(c) deliver to Seller the Xxxx of Sale; Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the “Xxxx of Sale”) executed by Buyer and such other assumption documents
as Seller may reasonably request to evidence the assumption by Buyer of the Assumed Liabilities;
(d) deliver to Seller a Waiver and Release of Seller by Xx. Xxxxxx in the form of Exhibit
C hereto; and
(e) deliver to Seller copies of all necessary corporate resolutions authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, certified to be true, correct, complete, unchanged
and in full force and effect on the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of
Buyer, accompanied by such other certifications by such Secretary or Assistant Secretary as are
requested by Seller, in a form acceptable to Seller.
4.3 Seller Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, Seller shall:
(a) deliver to the Escrow Agent written instructions executed by Seller to transmit the
Secured Parties Payment;
(b) deliver to the Escrow Agent written instructions executed by Seller to transmit to Seller
the balance of the Seller Escrow Fund in accordance with the Seller Escrow Agreement;
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(c) deliver to Buyer the Xxxx of Sale, executed by Seller and such other documents of transfer
as Buyer may reasonably request to evidence the transfer to Buyer the interest of Seller in the
Purchased Assets;
(d) deliver to Buyer a Waiver and Release of Buyer by Seller in the form of Exhibit D
hereto; and
(e) deliver to Buyer copies of all necessary corporate resolutions, including any required
resolutions of the stockholders of Seller, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by
Seller of this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, certified to be true, correct, complete, unchanged and in full force and effect on the
Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Seller, accompanied by such other
certifications by such Secretary or Assistant Secretary as are requested by Buyer, in a form
acceptable to Buyer.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER. Seller hereby represents and warrants to
Buyer that:
5.1 Corporate Organization. Seller is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing, is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the corporate power
and authority to own its properties and carry on its business as now being conducted.
5.2 Qualifications to do Business. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing under the laws of the States of California.
5.3 Corporate Power and Authority. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby are within
Seller’s corporate powers and, except for obtaining the Stockholder Approval, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller. The affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding common stock, $0.001 par value, of Seller, voting to
approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Stockholder
Approval”), is the only vote of the holders of any of Seller’s equity securities necessary in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement hereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of
the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) (the “Enforcement Exceptions”).
5.4 Conflicting Agreements, Governmental Consents. The execution and delivery by
Seller of the Transaction Agreements, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby,
and the performance or observance by Seller of any of the terms or conditions thereof will not (i)
conflict with, or result in a material breach or violation of the terms or conditions of, or
constitute a material default under, or result in the creation of any lien on any of the Purchased
Assets pursuant to, the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, any
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award of any arbitrator, or any indenture, material contract or material agreement (including any
agreement with security holders), material instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule
or regulation to which Seller or the Purchased Assets is subject, or (ii) require any filing or
registration with, or any consent or approval of, any federal, state or local governmental agency
or authority, other than (A) filings required to be made by Seller with the SEC related to
execution and delivery by Seller of the Transaction Agreements, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby and the Stockholder Approval, and (B) filings to record the
termination of security interest held by third parties in the Purchased Assets required under the
Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable states.
5.5 Actions, Suits, Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6, there
are no requests, notices, investigations, claims, demands, actions, suits or other legal or
administrative proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or any
of its property in any court or before any federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency,
nor is Seller in default with respect to any order of any court or governmental agency entered
against it in respect of the Purchased Assets, or to which the Purchase Assets are subject, that
would reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the Seller’s ability to consummate the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements.
5.6 Title to Purchased Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6 and
assuming delivery of the Secured Parties Payment, and based upon the Secured Parties Release,
Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets, subject to no Encumbrances,
other than Permitted Encumbrances. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6, upon Closing,
Buyer will acquire good and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets and all Assigned
Contracts, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
5.7 Brokers and Finders. Seller has not retained or engaged any broker, finder or
other financial intermediary in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement that
will require the payment of a fee by Buyer.
6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
6.1 General Disclaimer of Warranties. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN
SECTION 5, THE PURCHASED ASSETS ARE SOLD IN THEIR “WHERE-IS, AS-IS” CONDITION WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY.
6.2 Disclaimer of Representations or Warranties Regarding Regulatory Approval.
Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1, Seller makes no representation or warranty to Buyer
regarding any regulatory approval that Seller may or may not have with respect to its products,
operations or otherwise.
6.3 Disclaimer of Representations or Warranties Regarding Validity of Patents or
Non-Infringement of Intellectual Property. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1,
Seller makes no representation or warranty to Buyer regarding the validity of any Patent included
in the Purchased Assets, and Seller makes no representation or warranty to Buyer regarding
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whether any of the Purchased Assets or Seller’s products or operations infringe the Intellectual
Property of any other Person.
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER. Buyer hereby represents and warrants to
Seller as follows:
7.1 Corporate Organization. Buyer is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing, is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the corporate power
and authority to own its properties and carry on its business as now being conducted.
7.2 Qualifications to do Business. Buyer is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing under the laws of the States of California.
7.3 Corporate Power and Authority. Buyer has the corporate power to execute and
deliver the Transaction Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. All
actions on the part of the Buyer necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of the
Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been
taken. The Transaction Agreements are, or when delivered will be, legal, valid and binding
obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms except
that the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforcement Exceptions.
7.4 Conflicting Agreements, Governmental Consents. The execution and delivery by
Buyer of the Transaction Agreements, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, and
the performance or observance by Seller of any of the terms or conditions thereof will not (i)
conflict with, or result in a material breach or violation of the terms or conditions of, or
constitute a material default under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of, Buyer, any award
of any arbitrator, or any indenture, material contract or material agreement (including any
agreement with security holders), material instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule
or regulation to which Buyer is subject, or (ii) require any filing or registration with, or any
consent or approval of, any federal, state or local governmental agency or authority.
7.5 Actions, Suits, Proceedings. There are no requests, notices, investigations,
claims, demands, actions, suits or other legal or administrative proceedings pending or, to the
Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer or any of its property in any court or before any
federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency, nor is Buyer in default with respect to any
order of any court or governmental agency entered against it that would reasonably be expected to
prevent, delay or impair the Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements.
7.6 Availability of Funds. As of the date hereof, Buyer has access to cash sufficient
to enable it to make payment of the amounts to be paid by it hereunder.
7.7 Brokers and Finders. Buyer has not retained or engaged any broker, finder or
other financial intermediary in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement that
will require the payment of a fee by Seller.
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8. OPERATIONS OF SELLER PRIOR TO CLOSING.
8.1 Management by Buyer.
(a) In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, from the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement, Buyer and its
designated representatives shall manage and be in charge of the operations and day-to-day business
of Seller, subject to such general oversight by the Seller Board as is required for Seller Board to
exercise its fiduciary duties.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 8.1(a), but subject to Section 8.2, Buyer and its designated
representatives shall not make expenditures of Seller cash, or cause Seller to incur Liabilities,
during the Buyer Management Period, that in the aggregate exceed the Expense Limitation.
8.2 Limitation on Expenses and Expenditures.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees that it will not
permit the sum of (i) the cash expenditures made by Seller during the period from November 3, 2008
to the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement (the “Buyer Management
Period”), and (ii) expenses incurred by Seller during the Buyer Management Period, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for which Liabilities remain outstanding
as of the end of the Buyer Management Period (together the “Actual Expenses”), to exceed five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) (as adjusted pursuant to Section 8.2(c), the “Expense
Limitation”). At the termination of the Buyer Management Period, Buyer will promptly reimburse
Seller for the amount, if any, by which Actual Expenses exceeded the Expense Limitation.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.2(a), Actual Expenses will not include (i) any transaction
expenses incurred by Seller in connection with the negotiation, execution and performance of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it, including financial advisor, legal and SEC
compliance expenses, in each case that are not incurred at the direction of Buyer, (ii) any
Liability incurred on behalf of Seller directly by the Seller Board or any officer of Seller who is
not affiliated with Buyer, without any action by Buyer (iii) any Liability incurred at the express
written direction of either the Seller Board or any officer of Seller which is not authorized by
Buyer and that is not both (A) in the ordinary course of business, and (B) consistent with past
practices, and (iv) any depreciation, amortization, or interest expense or income tax of Seller.
(c) If the Closing does not occur prior to or on December 15, 2008, the Expense Limitation
will increase to one million dollars ($1,000,000), with a corresponding increase in the Buyer
Break-Up Fee pursuant to Section 14.2(a). If after December 15, 2008, Buyer provides written
notice to Seller, in accordance with Section 15.6 that Buyer consents to increase the potential
Buyer Break-Up Fee pursuant to Section 14.2(a) to an amount in excess of one million dollars
($1,000,000), the amount of the Expense Limitation will be equal to the maximum amount of the Buyer
Break-Up Fee specified in such notice provided, however, that in no event will the Expense
Limitation exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).
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9. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF SELLER. Subject to Section 8, Seller agrees that from and
after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this
Agreement:
9.1 Operation of Business. Except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or the Secured Parties Release, Seller (i) will conduct its business only in the ordinary
course of business, (ii) will use reasonably commercial efforts to maintain all of its property and
equipment in their repair, order and condition as of the date hereof, (iii) will not alter its
capital structure or issue additional securities or make any distribution to stockholders or
distributions or payments to creditors (other than in accordance with Section 8), or commit to do
any of the foregoing, and (iv) will use its best efforts to preserve its present business
organization, retain the services of its employees and preserve the present relationships of Seller
with its customers and suppliers; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.1 will require
Seller to incur any obligation to any third party or make any payment that it otherwise would not
incur or be required to make.
9.2 Access to Employees. Seller will afford Buyer reasonable access to the employees
of Seller for the purpose of inducing such employees to accept employment with Buyer. Seller will
not interfere with Buyer’s discussions with such employees.
9.3 Assignment of Contracts. Seller will assign to Buyer such contracts and
agreements of Seller related to the Purchased Assets as Buyer reasonably requests, to the extent
such contracts and agreements are assignable without the consent of any third party. To the extent
any contract or agreement of Seller related to the Purchases Assets that Buyer reasonably requests
to be assigned to Buyer is not assignable without the consent of a third party or third parties,
Buyer will be solely responsible for soliciting and obtaining the applicable consents to
assignment. The sole responsibility of Seller with respect to such consents will be to countersign
such consents, provided that such consents include a release of Seller’s obligations from the
underlying contract or agreement that is acceptable to Seller in its sole discretion. Nothing in
this Section 9.3 will require Seller to incur any obligation to any third party or make any payment
that it otherwise would not incur or be required to make. The provision of this Section 9.3 will
apply to the lease related to Buyer’s facilities at 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx.
9.4 SEC Filings. Seller will make, on or before the date due, any filings required to
be made by Seller with the SEC related to execution and delivery by Seller of the Transaction
Agreements, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or the Stockholder Approval.
In addition, Seller will make as soon as reasonably possible any and all filings with the SEC
necessary or desirable to obtain, or cause to become effective, the Stockholder Approval as
promptly as reasonably possible.
9.5 Non-Solicitation.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this
Agreement, Seller will not, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives
not to, directly or indirectly solicit, seek, initiate, or otherwise facilitate any inquiries
or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to a merger, reorganization, share
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exchange, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantial assets, sale of shares of more
than 10% of the outstanding equity securities, in each case of Seller, or similar transaction
involving Seller, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (any of the foregoing,
an “Acquisition Proposal”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall
prevent Seller or the Seller Board from furnishing information to, or entering into discussions or
negotiations with, or otherwise facilitate any inquiries of, any Person in connection with an
unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal by such Person, or modifying or withdrawing its
approval and authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby or approving and authorizing an
unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, if and only to the extent that the Seller Board
believes in good faith (after consultation with its financial and legal advisors) that such action
is required for the Seller Board to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of Seller
under applicable law.
(b) Seller shall notify Buyer promptly after receipt by Seller (or its Representatives) of any
Acquisition Proposal or any request for nonpublic information in connection with an Acquisition
Proposal or for access to its properties, books or records by any Person that informs Seller that
it is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall be made orally
and in writing and shall indicate in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such proposal,
inquiry or contact. Seller shall continue to keep Buyer informed, on a current basis, of the
status of any such discussions or negotiations and the terms being discussed or negotiated.
(c) The Seller Board shall not withdraw, modify or change, or propose to withdraw, modify or
change, in a manner adverse to Buyer, the authorization and approval of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby unless the Seller Board determines that it is necessary to do so
in the exercise of its fiduciary duties.
9.6 Notice of Certain Events. Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of:
(a) any notice or other communication received by Seller from any Person alleging that the
consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
(b) any notice or other communication received by Seller from any Governmental Authority,
including the SEC, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement at
any time during the term hereof; and
(d) any failure of Seller to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be
complied with or satisfied by it hereunder.
9.7 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including Section 9.5, Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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9.8 Further Assurances. From time to time after the Closing, Seller will execute and
deliver such other instruments of transfer and take such other ministerial actions, at Buyer’s
expense, as Buyer may reasonably require to transfer the Purchased Assets to, and vest title of the
Purchased Assets in, Buyer, and to put Buyer in possession of the Purchased Assets. Without
limiting the foregoing, Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments and take such other
ministerial actions, at Buyer’s expense, as Buyer may reasonably request in connection with the
transfer to Buyer of all Regulatory Approvals of Seller, including all Regulatory Approvals from
the United States Food and Drug Administration and all EC Certificates of Seller, in each case to
the extent transferable pursuant to applicable Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 9.8, Buyer acknowledges that Seller will have little, if any, capacity
following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to take actions
beyond the execution and delivery of documents, and Seller will not be required to take any
substantive actions under this Section 9.8.
10. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF BUYER. Buyer agrees that from and after the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement:
10.1 Confidentiality. Buyer shall maintain and shall cause its Representative to
maintain, the confidentiality of all information disclosed to it or its Representatives and
designated in writing as confidential or business sensitive by Seller or its Representatives in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer will disseminate such
confidential information only to Representatives of Buyer whose duties justify a need to know such
information, and then only for the purpose of furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Buyer acknowledges that Seller is a publicly traded company and agrees, on behalf of
itself and its Representatives, that neither it nor they shall use any confidential or non-public
information to make trades in Seller’s securities.
10.2 Cooperation with SEC Filings and Seller Legal Requirements. Buyer shall
cooperate with Seller in the preparation of any SEC filings required pursuant to Section 9.4 and
shall promptly provide complete and accurate information to Seller reasonably requested by Seller
for any disclosure regarding Buyer to be included in such SEC filings. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, (i) Buyer will provide to Seller a complete and accurate initial draft
of such reasonably requested information as soon as reasonably possible following a request from
Seller for such information, and (ii) Buyer will provide to Seller complete and accurate additional
information as Seller may reasonably request to respond to any SEC comments regarding Seller SEC
filings or for Seller’s compliance with the requirements of any Governmental Authority as soon as
reasonably possible following a request from Seller for such information. Failure to company with
this Section 10.2 shall be deemed to be a material breach of a covenant of Buyer in this Agreement
for purposes of Section 14.1(b).
10.3 Notice of Certain Events. Buyer shall promptly notify Seller of:
(a) any notice or other communication received by Buyer from any Person alleging that the
consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement;
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(b) any notice or other communication received by Buyer from any Governmental Authority,
including the SEC, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in this Agreement at
any time during the term hereof; and
(d) any failure of Buyer to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be
complied with or satisfied by it hereunder.
10.4 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do,
or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
11. MUTUAL COVENANTS.
11.1 Tax Matters.
(a) Buyer shall be responsible for, and shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller harmless
against and in respect of, any and all Taxes incurred, or that may be payable to any taxing
authority, in connection with, the transactions (including the sale, transfer, and delivery of the
Purchased Assets) contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Seller will be
responsible for its own income, capital gain or similar Taxes incurred, or that may be payable to
any taxing authority, in connection with, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and for
the Taxes of Seller in the ordinary course of its business.
(b) Seller is and shall remain solely responsible for all Taxes arising from or relating to
the Purchased Assets and related businesses for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date (the
“Pre-Closing Period”). Buyer shall be solely responsible for all Taxes arising from or relating to
the Purchased Assets and related businesses for periods beginning after the Closing Date (the
“Post-Closing Period”). Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer from any Liability for, or
arising out of or based upon, or relating to any Taxes arising from the Purchased Assets during the
Pre-Closing Period. Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller from any Liability for, or
arising out of or based upon, or relating to any Taxes arising from the Purchased Assets during the
Post-Closing Period. Seller and Buyer shall cooperate concerning all Tax matters relating to this
division of responsibility, including the filing of Tax returns and other governmental filings
associated therewith.
11.2 Third Party Consents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign, prior to obtaining the
appropriate consent, any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or
resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party
thereto, would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof or in any way adversely affect
the rights of the Buyer or Seller thereunder. Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the consent of the other parties to any such Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any
benefit arising thereunder for the assignment thereof to Buyer as Buyer may reasonably request. If
such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or
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would adversely affect the rights of Seller thereunder so that Buyer would not in fact receive all
such rights, Seller and Buyer will cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Buyer
would obtain the benefits and assume the obligations thereunder in accordance with this Agreement,
including subcontracting, sublicensing, or subleasing to Buyer, or under which Seller would enforce
for the benefit of Buyer, with Buyer assuming Seller’s obligations, any and all rights of Seller
against a third party thereto.
12. CLOSING CONDITIONS.
12.1 Closing Conditions of Seller. The obligation of Seller to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to and conditioned upon satisfaction,
or waiver by Seller, at or before the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) All of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with and
performed by Buyer on or before the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all
material respects, and Buyer shall not be in breach of any such covenant or agreement and shall
have delivered on the Closing Date to Seller all of the documents and instruments which are
required to have been delivered by it on the Closing Date.
(b) All representations and warranties of Buyer contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement or any other instrument or agreement to be delivered in connection herewith shall be
true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of
the Closing Date.
(c) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by a
responsible officer of Buyer and certifying to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Sections 12.1 (a) and (b) hereof.
(d) The Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(e) No order of any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall be in
effect as of the Closing Date which restricts or prohibits the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller copies of all necessary corporate resolutions of
Buyer authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, certified to be true, correct, complete, unchanged and in full
force and effect on the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Buyer.
12.2 Closing Conditions of Buyer. The obligation of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to and conditioned upon the
satisfaction, or waiver by Buyer, at or before Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) All of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with and
performed by Seller on or before the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all
material respects, and Seller shall not be in material breach of any such
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covenant or agreement and shall have delivered on the Closing Date to Buyer all of the documents
and instruments that are required to be delivered by it on the Closing Date.
(b) All representations and warranties of Seller contained in or made pursuant to this
Agreement or any other instrument or agreement to be delivered in connection herewith shall be
true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of
the Closing Date.
(c) The Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(d) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by a
responsible officer of Seller certifying to the satisfaction of the conditions specified in
Sections 12.2 (a), (b) and (c) hereof.
(e) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer copies of all necessary corporate resolutions of
Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement, and
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, certified to be true, correct, complete,
unchanged and in full force and effect on the Closing Date by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of Seller.
(f) No order of any court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction shall be in
effect as of the Closing Date which restrains or prohibits the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a copy of the Fairness Opinion.
13. INDEMNIFICATION.
13.1 Indemnification of Buyer.
(a) Seller and its successors and assigns agree to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its
successors and assigns, all Affiliates of Buyer and their respective members, shareholders,
directors, officers, employees and agents (the “Buyer Indemnitees”) and will reimburse such persons
from and against and with respect to Losses resulting or arising from:
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the part of Seller, under
this Agreement, including the schedules hereto, the other Transaction Agreements or
any certificate, document, agreement or instrument delivered at Closing pursuant to
Section 4.3;
(ii) any non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of Seller
under this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or any certificate, document,
agreement or instrument delivered at Closing pursuant to Section 4.3;
(iii) any Liabilities of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities; or
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(iv) fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful breach by Seller.
(b) The indemnification obligations of Seller or its successors and assigns hereunder relate
to indemnification for all Losses of a Buyer Indemnitee, regardless of whether such Loss arises
from a third-party claim against such Buyer Indemnitee or otherwise.
13.2 Indemnification of Seller by Buyer.
(a) Buyer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its successors and assigns, all
Affiliates of Seller and their shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents (the “Seller
Indemnitees”) against and with respect to any and all Losses directly or indirectly resulting or
arising from:
(i) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the part of Buyer under this
Agreement, including the schedules hereto, the other Transaction Agreements, or any
certificate, document, agreement, or instrument delivered at Closing pursuant to
Section 4.2;
(ii) any non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of Buyer under
this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements or any certificate, document,
agreement, or instrument delivered at Closing pursuant to Section 4.2;
(iii) the Assumed Liabilities; and
(iv) fraud, intentional misrepresentation or willful breach by Buyer.
(b) The indemnification obligations of Buyer hereunder relate to indemnification for all
Losses of a Seller Indemnitee, regardless of whether such Loss arises from a third-party claim
against such Seller Indemnitee or otherwise.
13.3 Survival.
(a) Each representation and warranty contained herein will survive the Closing and will remain
in full force and effect, without limitation.
(b) Each covenant or agreement (and related certification) contained herein will survive
Closing and will continue in full force thereafter, subject to any limitation stated by their
respective terms.
13.4 Procedure for Indemnification. If a third-party claim is made against a Seller
Indemnitee or a Buyer Indemnitee (an “Indemnitee”), and if such Indemnitee believes that such claim
could give rise to a right of indemnification, then such Indemnitee shall give written notice to
the party obligated to provide indemnification hereunder (an “Indemnifying Party”) of such claim as
soon as reasonably practicable after such Indemnitee has received notice thereof (provided that
failure to give timely notice shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the
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Indemnifying Party hereunder except to the extent that the delay in giving, or failure to give,
such notice has materially prejudiced the ability of the Indemnifying Party to defend the claim).
The Indemnifying Party shall defend such claim, at the Indemnifying Party’s own expense and with
counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnitee, provided
that an Indemnitee shall at all times also have the right to fully participate in the defense at
its own expense (and may retain its own counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if it
shall reasonably determine that representation of it and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel
would present an ethical conflict of interest; provided that the Indemnifying Party will only be
responsible under such circumstances for the expenses of a single additional counsel for all
Indemnitees). If the Indemnifying Party shall fail to defend such claim within 15 days after
notice thereof shall have been given by an Indemnitee to the Indemnifying Party or if the
Indemnifying Party shall not diligently pursue such a defense, such Indemnitee shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to undertake the defense of, and to compromise or settle (exercising
reasonable business judgment), the claim on behalf, for the account, and at the risk and expense
(including the payment of the reasonable attorneys’ fees of such Indemnitee regardless of whether
the Indemnitee prevails against the third party claim) of the Indemnifying Party. If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of such claim, the obligation of the Indemnifying Party
hereunder as to such claim shall include taking all steps necessary in the defense or settlement of
such claim.
The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or settle or compromise
any third-party demands, claims, actions, suits or proceedings for which an Indemnitee has sought
indemnification from the Indemnifying Party unless it shall have given such Indemnitee not less
than 15 days prior written notice of the proposed consent, settlement or compromise, and afforded
such Indemnitee an opportunity to consult with the Indemnifying Party regarding the proposed
consent, settlement or compromise, and shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into
any settlement or compromise without the approval of such Indemnitee. An Indemnitee shall not
unreasonably withhold or delay its approval of a proposed consent, settlement or compromise. In
determining whether to give its approval, an Indemnitee may consider whether the proposed consent,
settlement or compromise includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant to
such Indemnitee of a release from all Liabilities in respect of such claim except the Liabilities
satisfied by the Indemnifying Party.
14. TERMINATION.
14.1 Termination Events. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing by:
(a) the written agreement of Buyer and Seller;
(b) Seller following (i) discovery of any material inaccuracy of any representation or
warranty of Buyer contained in this Agreement, or (ii) any material breach of any covenant of Buyer
in this Agreement if such breach remains uncured ten days after Seller provides notice to Buyer
thereof;
(c) Buyer following (i) discovery of any material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty
of Seller contained in this Agreement, or (ii) any material breach of
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any covenant of Seller in this Agreement if such breach remains uncured ten days after Buyer
provides notice to Seller thereof;
(d) Buyer or Seller if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to February 28, 2009; provided
that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 14.1(g) shall not be available
to any party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the failure of the Closing
to occur on or prior to such date;
(e) Seller if the Fairness Opinion is withdrawn;
(f) Seller if the Seller Board shall have withdrawn its authorization and approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby based upon receipt by the Seller Board of an
Acquisition Proposal;
(g) Buyer if the (i) Seller Board shall have withdrawn its authorization and approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby based upon receipt by the Seller Board of an
Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or prior to February 27, 2009; and
(h) Buyer if the Stockholder Approval has not been obtained within five (5) Business Days
following (i) notification from the SEC that it has no comments (or no further comments) on the
materials required to be distributed to the stockholders of Seller pursuant to the regulations of
the SEC, or (ii) the expiration of the applicable waiting period following the initial filing of
such materials with the SEC without receipt of comments from the SEC on such materials.
14.2 Effect of Termination.
(a) If Seller terminates this Agreement under Section 14.1(b), (i) Buyer will pay Seller an
amount (the “Buyer Break-Up Fee”) equal to the Actual Expenses, and (ii) Seller will immediately
join Buyer in delivering written instructions to the Escrow Agent, jointly executed by Buyer and
Seller, instructing the Escrow Agent to pay to Buyer from the Buyer Escrow Fund, in accordance with
the Buyer Escrow Agreement, the amount of the Buyer Escrow Fund in excess of one hundred and twenty
five percent (125%) of the Expense Limitation at the time of such termination. If the Buyer
Break-Up Fee becomes payable to Seller under this Section 14.2(a), Buyer will promptly join Seller
in delivering written instructions to the Escrow Agent, jointly executed by Buyer and Seller,
instructing the Escrow Agent to pay to Seller the amount of the Buyer Break-Up Fee from the Buyer
Escrow Fund in accordance with the Buyer Escrow Agreement.
(b) If Buyer terminates this Agreement under Section 14.1(c), (g), or (h) or Seller terminates
this Agreement under Section 14.1(e) or (f), Seller will pay Buyer an amount (the “Seller Break-Up
Fee”) equal to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). If the Seller Break-Up Fee becomes
payable to Buyer under this Section 14.2(b), Seller will promptly join Buyer in delivering written
instructions to the Escrow Agent, jointly executed by Buyer and Seller, instructing the Escrow
Agent to pay to Buyer the amount of the Seller Break-Up Fee from the Seller Escrow Fund in
accordance with the Seller Escrow Agreement.
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(c) If this Agreement is terminated other than by Seller under Section 14.1(b), Seller and
Buyer will immediately deliver written instructions to the Escrow Agent, jointly executed by Buyer
and Seller, instructing the Escrow Agent to pay to Buyer, in accordance with the Buyer Escrow
Agreement, the amount of the Buyer Escrow Fund.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated other than by Buyer under Section 14.1(c), (g), or (h) or
by Seller under Section 14.1(e) or (f), Seller and Buyer will immediately deliver written
instructions to the Escrow Agent, jointly executed by Buyer and Seller, instructing the Escrow
Agent to pay to Seller, in accordance with the Seller Escrow Agreement, the amount of the Seller
Escrow Fund.
(e) No termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14.1 shall relieve any party hereto
of any liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to the date of such termination.
(f) Upon any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 14.1, no party hereto shall
thereafter have any further liability or obligation hereunder, except (i) as provided in this
Section 14.2, and (ii) the obligations under Section 10.1 shall continue through and until the date
that is two (2) years subsequent to the date hereof.
15. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
15.1 Interpretation and Construction. In this Agreement:
(a) the table of contents and headings hereof are for reference purposes only and will not
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement;
(b) words such as “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as
a whole and not to the particular term or Section where they appear.
(c) terms used in the plural include the singular, and vice versa, unless the context clearly
otherwise requires;
(d) unless expressly stated herein to the contrary, reference to any agreement, instrument or
other document means such agreement, instrument or document as amended or modified and as in effect
from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof;
(e) “include,” “including” and variations thereof are deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation” and will not limit the generality of any term accompanying such word;
(f) “or” is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or” and “any” is used in the non-exclusive
sense;
(g) unless expressly stated herein to the contrary, reference to a Section, Schedule or
Exhibit is to a section, schedule or exhibit, respectively, of this Agreement;
(h) all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars and will be paid in cash in
United States currency;
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(i) each party was represented by legal counsel in connection with this Agreement and each
party and each party’s counsel has reviewed and revised, or had ample opportunity to review and
revise, this Agreement and any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be
resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation hereof; and
(j) each representation, warranty, covenant and agreement herein will have independent
significance, and if any party has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity)
that such party has not breached will not detract from or mitigate the fact that such party is in
breach of such first representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.
15.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the exhibits and schedules attached
to this Agreement, and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the entire agreement and
understanding among Seller and Buyer with respect to the sale and purchase of the Purchased Assets
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All prior representations,
understandings and agreements between the parties with respect to the purchase and sale of the
Purchased Assets and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are superseded by the
terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
15.3 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall, where possible, be
interpreted so as to sustain their legality and enforceability, and for that purpose the provisions
of this Agreement shall be read as if they cover only the specific situation to which they are
being applied. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in a specific
situation shall not affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in other situations or
of other provisions of this Agreement.
15.4 Amendment and Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived
only by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the amendment or waiver is
sought.
15.5 Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party hereto without the
prior written consent of the other party, except that Buyer may assign this Agreement to any of its
Affiliates, whether currently in existence or created subsequent to the date hereof. No assignment
by Buyer will relieve Buyer of responsibility for performance of its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their
successors and permitted assigns, and no person, firm or corporation other than the parties, their
successors and permitted assigns shall acquire or have any rights under or by virtue of this
Agreement.
15.6 Notices. All notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be delivered by hand or sent by United States registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows (or to another address or person as a party may specify on notice to the other):
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(i) | If to Seller: |
Sutura, Inc.
17000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xttention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
17000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xttention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
With a simultaneous copy to:
Xxxxxxx & Associates
500 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xx. Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
500 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xx. Xxx. 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(ii) | If to Buyer: |
Xxxxxx Medical Technologies, Inc.
17000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xttention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
17000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
Xttention: Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
With a simultaneous copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx & Associates
26000 Xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
26000 Xx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
15.7 Expenses. Each party shall pay all of the costs and expenses incurred by it in
negotiating and preparing this Agreement (and all other agreements, certificates, instruments and
documents executed in connection herewith), in performing its obligations under this Agreement, and
in otherwise consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including its attorneys’
fees and accountants’ fees. Should suit be brought to enforce or interpret any part of this
Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover, as an element of the costs of suit and
not as damages, reasonable attorneys’ fees to be fixed by the court (including costs, expenses and
fees on any appeal). The prevailing party will be entitled to recover its costs of suit,
regardless of whether such suit proceeds to final judgment.
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15.8. Public Announcement. Neither party will make any public announcement
concerning, or otherwise publicly disclose, any information with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may make any public disclosure concerning the
transactions contemplated hereby that in the opinion of such party’s counsel may be required by law
or the rules of any stock exchange on which such party’s securities trade; provided, however, that
the party making such disclosure will provide the non-disclosing party with a copy of the intended
disclosure reasonably, and to the extent practicable, prior to public dissemination, and the
parties hereto will coordinate with one another regarding the timing, form and content of such
disclosure.
15.9. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof,
as though all acts and omissions related to this Agreement occurred in the State of Delaware.
15.10. Facsimile Signature; Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and in counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original.
15.11. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies
of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.
16. DEFINITIONS.
“Acquisition Proposal” is defined in Section 9.5(a).
“Actual Expenses” is defined in Section 8.2(a).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly, or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Person. For purposes of such definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” or “under common
control with” mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Assumed Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.1.
“Xxxx of Sale” is defined in Section 4.2(c).
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day that banks in the State of
California are generally authorized or required by applicable Governmental Authority to be closed.
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“Buyer” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Buyer Break-Up Fee” is defined in Section 14.2(a).
“Buyer Escrow Fund” is defined in Recital D.
“Buyer Fund Escrow Agreement” is defined in Recital D.
“Buyer Indemnitees” is defined in Section 13.1(a).
“Buyer Management Period” is defined in Section 8.2(a).
“Cash and Securities” means all of the assets of Seller that are classified as “Cash & cash
equivalents,” “Marketable securities,” “Certificates of deposit – Short term,” “Certificates of
deposit – Long term” and “Deposits” on the balance sheet of Seller.
“Closing” is defined in Section 4.1.
“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.
“Copyrights” means all computer code or programs, whether in the source code or object code
version (together with and including any algorithm, flowchart, schematic, diagram, header file,
library, object, specification, annotation, or other documentation related thereto, and together
with and including any prebuilt solutions and scripts), artwork, illustrations, graphics, icons,
audio works, video clips, audio-visual works, photographs, descriptive or other text, data,
databases, research, reports, analyses, forecasts, and business plans, all other works of
authorship and any other works recognized as copyrightable subject matter under the laws of any
country or political subdivision thereof or any bilateral or international convention or treaty,
together with all worldwide copyrights therein (and all applications, rights to make applications,
registrations, recordations, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations thereof and
therefor).
“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, charge, royalty, license fee, lien, security interest,
easement, right of way, pledge, encumbrance or cloud on title of any nature whatsoever.
“Enforcement Exceptions” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Escrow Agent” means Farmers and Merchants Bank.
“Excluded Assets” is defined in Section 1.2.
“Excluded Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.2.
“Expense Limitation” is defined in Section 8.2(a).
“Fairness Opinion” is defined in Recital H.
“Governmental Authority” means (i) any government or any state, department, local authority or
other political subdivision thereof, or (ii) any governmental body, agency, authority
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(including any central bank, taxing authority or transgovernmental or supranational entity or
authority), minister or instrumentality (including any court or tribunal) exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Indemnifying Party” is defined Section 13.4.
“Indemnitee” is defined in Section 13.4.
“Intellectual Property” means all Copyrights, Patent rights, Trademarks, service marks and
trade dress rights, Trade Secret rights, license rights, contract rights, distribution rights,
moral rights (and waivers thereof), mask works, rights of publicity, rights in the nature of unfair
competition rights, rights to xxx for passing off, and all other intellectual property rights
therein that are, or may in the future be, recognized under the laws of any country, or any
political subdivision thereof, or under any bilateral or international convention or treaty.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge of the officers and directors
of Buyer, and those matters that would reasonably be expected to be known by the officers and
directors of Buyer based on their positions with Buyer; and, with respect to Seller the actual
knowledge of the officers and directors of Seller, and those matters that would reasonably be
expected to be known by the officers and directors of Seller based on their positions with Seller.
“Letter Agreement” is defined in Recital C.
“Liability” means any liability or obligation of whatever kind or nature (whether known or
unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or
unliquidated, or due or to become due).
“Losses” means any and all losses, injuries, damages, deficiencies, claims, Liabilities (other
than Assumed Liabilities), costs (including reasonable legal and other costs), penalties, interest,
expenses and obligations (other than Assumed Liabilities); provided, however, that Losses shall not
include punitive, exemplary, remote or speculative damages, except to the extent paid by an
Indemnitee to a third party.
“Patents” means all inventions, improvements, innovations, ideas, concepts, designs,
processes, methods and techniques and know-how (whether patentable, patented, reduced to practice
or not), and all other subject matter recognized as patentable under the laws of any country, or
any political subdivision thereof, or under any bilateral or international treaty or convention,
together with all patent rights granted therein (or applications therefor) and all reissues,
reexaminations and extensions thereof, and all divisionals, substitutions, renewals, continuations
and continuations-in-part, thereof.
“Permitted Encumbrance” means any Encumbrance for Taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges that are not due and payable as of the Closing Date.
“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or any other
business entity or association or any government authority.
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“Post-Closing Period” is defined in Section 11.1(b).
“Pre-Closing Period” is defined in Section 11.1(b).
“Purchase Price” is defined in Section 3.2.
“Purchased Assets” is defined in Section 1.1(a).
“Representatives” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, employees,
counsel, representatives, accountants and auditors.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Secured Parties” means Pandora Select Partners, L.P., Whitebox Hedged High Yield Partners,
L.P., Whitebox Convertible Arbitrage Partners, L.P., Whitebox Intermarket Partners, L.P., Xxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxx and Synapse Capital, LLC.
“Secured Parties Payment” is defined in Section 3.2.
“Secured Parties Release” is defined in Recital G.
“Seller” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Seller Board” is defined in Recital F.
“Seller Break-Up Fee” is defined in Section 14.2(b).
“Seller Escrow Fund” is defined in Recital E.
“Seller Fund Escrow Agreement” is defined in Recital E.
“Seller Indemnitees” is defined in Section 13.2(a).
“Seller Subsidiaries” is defined in Section 1.2(iv)
“Stockholder Approval” is defined in Section 5.3.
“Tax” means all federal, state, local and foreign income, alternative or add-on minimum
income, gains, franchise, excise, property, property transfer, sales, use, employment, license,
payroll, services, ad valorem, documentary, stamp, withholding, occupation, recording, value added
or transfer taxes, customs duties or other taxes of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly
or by withholding), and, with respect to any such taxes, any estimated tax, interest, fines and
penalties or additions to tax and interest on such fines, penalties and additions to tax.
“Trade Secrets” means all confidential information or other items recognized as “trade
secrets” under the laws of any country, or any political subdivision thereof, or under any
international convention or treaty.
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“Trademarks” means all trademarks, trade names, service marks, slogans, logos, trade dress,
internet domain names, other electronic communications identifications and other sources of
business identification recognized in any country, or any political subdivision thereof or under
any bilateral or international treaty or convention (whether registered or unregistered), together
with all related contract rights and all registrations, recordings and renewals thereof (and all
applications in connection therewith) and together with the goodwill associated therewith.
“Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the Xxxx of Sale; Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, the Buyer Fund Escrow Agreement and the Seller Fund Escrow Agreement.
“United States” means the Unites States of America.
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The parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized
officers as of the date and year first above written.
XXXXXX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||||
Its: | CEO | |||||
SUTURA, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||||
Its: | CEO | |||||
[Signature Page to Asset Purchase Agreement]